Kentucky awards the first business license for its startup medical cannabis program

Kentucky awarded the first business license for its startup medical cannabis program on Thursday, selecting a laboratory that will be assigned to test the products before being offered to patients. Gov. Andy Beshear called it another step toward ensuring that Kentuckians suffering...

US health authorities need to play a larger role in cannabis policy, a new report says

With more Americans using ever-stronger marijuana, a federal advisory panel is calling for a public health approach that’s a big departure from “Just Say No.” Thursday's report proposes a health-focused strategy with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention taking a...

Illinois' top court says odor of burnt marijuana isn't enough to search car

CAMBRIDGE, Ill. (AP) — An odor of burnt marijuana doesn't justify a search of a car without a warrant in Illinois, the state Supreme Court said Thursday. The court affirmed lower court rulings that threw out evidence of a small amount of marijuana discovered during a traffic stop...

Former Arsenal soccer player arrested for alleged $800,000 drug smuggling from Thailand

LONDON (AP) — A soccer player who once appeared for Arsenal in the Champions League has been charged in connection with trying to smuggle cannabis worth 600,000 pounds ($800,000) through a British airport. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, who currently plays for Scottish second-tier team...

Connie Chung launched a generation of Asian American girls named Connie. She had no idea

NEW YORK (AP) — Some public figures are honored with namesake buildings or monuments. Veteran broadcaster Connie Chung has a strain of marijuana and hundreds of Asian American women as legacies. Chung was contacted five years ago by a fellow journalist, Connie Wang, whose Chinese...

Nebraska will vote on pro-pot measures despite some invalid signatures

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska certified two ballot measures Friday to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican attorney general said their supporters may have submitted at least several thousand invalid signatures, which could keep them from becoming law. ...

US man sentenced to prison in Bermuda after pleading guilty to smuggling $1 million worth of drugs

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. man who pleaded guilty to smuggling more than $1 million worth of marijuana, cocaine and heroin into Bermuda has been sentenced to seven years in prison. The accused, who is from Arizona, claimed he was manipulated into transporting the drugs...

Nebraska attorney general alleges thousands of invalid signatures on marijuana ballot petitions and 1 man faces charges

Thailand's slumping economy is new leader Paetongtarn's focus in her first parliamentary speech

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra vowed Thursday in her inaugural speech to Parliament to continue many of her predecessor’s plans to solve the country’s economic woes. Paetongtarn, the leader of the ruling Pheu Thai Party and daughter of...

Could America's divide on marijuana be coming to an end?

The U.S. is divided when it comes to state and federal marijuana policy, but recent political developments could move the country toward a greater acceptance of cannabis. Both major presidential candidates have signaled support for a federal policy change to reclassify marijuana as...