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4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday
SEATTLE (AP) — Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on campus quads and pot shops in legal-weed states thank their customers with discounts. This year’s edition provides an occasion for...
New York closing in on $237B state budget with plans on housing, migrants, bootleg pot shops
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state lawmakers are on the verge of passing a $237 billion budget that includes sweeping plans to build housing, shutter unlicensed cannabis storefronts and help manage the city's migrant crisis. The raft of proposals is expected to pass through the...
Cannabis seizures at checkpoints by US-Mexico border frustrate state-authorized pot industry
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol is asserting its authority to seize cannabis shipments — including commercial, state-authorized supplies — as licensed cannabis providers file complaints that more than $300,000 worth of marijuana has been confiscated in recent months at highway...
The West African Sahel is becoming a drug smuggling corridor, UN warns, as seizures skyrocket
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Drug seizures soared in the West African Sahel region according to figures released Friday in a new U.N. report, indicating the conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential route for drug trafficking. In 2022, 1,466 kilograms, (3,232 pounds), of cocaine...
Kentucky governor announces lottery to award initial round of medical cannabis business licenses
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will use a lottery system to award an initial round of licenses to businesses competing to participate in the state's startup medical cannabis program, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday. The governor called it a fair way to give each applicant that...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune. April 12, 2024. Editorial: Make smart changes to Minnesota marijuana laws Lawmakers should keep working on improvements to legislation legalizing cannabis. Even as Minnesota’s new law on recreational marijuana went into...
Editorial Roundup: Alabama
Decatur Daily. April 13, 2024. Editorial: Medical marijuana goes back to square one Medical marijuana is legal in some form in 38 states, and recreational marijuana is legal in 24 states. Yet somehow Alabama can’t do what most other states have done....
No weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens
BERLIN (AP) — You can get drunk at Bavaria's world-famous Oktoberfest, but don't get high. The southern German state will ban smoking cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the Oktoberfest, the world's most popular beer festival, the state's government...
Bill meant to improve math skills passes as Kentucky lawmakers reach end of legislative session
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation aimed at improving the math skills of Kentucky students won final passage Monday as lawmakers considered the final stacks of bills before concluding this year's legislative session. A measure intended to reduce the Bluegrass State’s maternal...
Hochul announces budget outline as lawmakers continue to hash out details
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced the framework of a $237 billion budget that includes broad plans to drive new housing construction, address the influx of migrants and crack down on illegal marijuana shops. Hochul, a Democrat, described the...
