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Florida will vote on marijuana, abortion in an election that will test GOP's dominance

Nov. 04, 2024 00:06 AM EST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's election will test whether the state maintains its new reputation as a Republican stronghold, or whether Democrats make some gains by tapping into the support for abortion and marijuana ballot questions and the new energy Vice President Kamala Harris brings to...

Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song

Nov. 01, 2024 10:22 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and if you're lucky enough to have a statue built in your honor in your city, remember that it is just something you've “got to go down and clean off the pigeon...

Canadian Mounties bust massive drug 'super lab' linked to transnational organized crime

Oct. 31, 2024 18:46 PM EDT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian police dismantled what they said Thursday is the largest, most sophisticated illicit drug “super lab” in the country. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police believe organized crime ran the operation where there was mass-production and...

Recreational marijuana home delivery to begin in Arizona

Oct. 30, 2024 16:34 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona residents will be able to get recreational cannabis delivered to their homes beginning Friday, marking a new milestone for a state program that until now had allowed the service only for medical marijuana patients. The Arizona Department of Health Services is...

Missouri sports betting ballot measure highlights national debate about tax rates

Oct. 30, 2024 11:12 AM EDT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The ads promoting a November ballot measur e to legalize sports betting in Missouri tout the potential for millions of new tax dollars devoted to schools. If voters approve the measure, it's a good bet they will see even more ads offering special promotions for bettors....

A New York City law used to padlock suspected illegal pot shops is ruled unconstitutional

Oct. 29, 2024 20:08 PM EDT

A law that New York City has relied on to padlock scores of suspected unlicensed marijuana shops is unconstitutional because it violates the rights of store owners, a judge ruled Tuesday. Mayor Eric Adams' administration moved immediately to appeal, saying the city had successfully...

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program

Oct. 29, 2024 17:10 PM EDT

Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big step forward Monday when a state-run lottery selected...

Delta-8 hemp and Texas medical marijuana industries to face off in the upcoming legislative session

Oct. 23, 2024 12:15 PM EDT

Jack Stinnett got life-changing news in 2020 when he learned the lump that appeared on the side of his neck was tongue and mouth cancer. He and his wife Karen quickly enrolled him at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where he underwent five and a half rounds of chemotherapy and 33 treatments of...

China has deported a VW executive for allegedly using drugs while in Thailand

Oct. 23, 2024 06:34 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — A senior executive for Volkswagen in China has been deported for allegedly using cocaine and marijuana while on vacation in Thailand, according to Chinese authorities and German media reports. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that a...

An Alabama judge appoints a mediator in a long-running medical marijuana dispute

Oct. 22, 2024 22:46 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday appointed a mediator in the long-running dispute over who gets licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana in Alabama. Montgomery Circuit Judge James Anderson named retired Circuit Judge Eugene Reese to act as mediator in the case....