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Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. The ongoing debate over cannabis legalization in the United States continues, as more states are taking steps to legalize its use. Currently, 18 states have fully legalized cannabis for both medical and recreational purposes, while others have varying degrees of...

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Ohio State

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is reiterating that it retains the right to arrest people over marijuana regardless of state legalization laws—though it’s “not our intent” to go after simple possession cases, a spokesperson said. With Ohio cannabis shops now open up for adult-use sales, the...

DEA Says It Can Still Arrest People For Marijuana Regardless Of State Legalization, But It’s ‘Not Our Intent’ To Go After Possession Cases

The Marijuana Herald

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Twenty-four states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana, with all but one allowing licensed retail outlets. In this article, we’ll provide a breakdown of these 24 states and the specifics of their recreational marijuana laws. This November, three more states will consider initiatives to legalize marijuana for recreational use, potentially raising the total to … 
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The 24 Legal Marijuana States

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The evolving landscape of marijuana legalization has led many to believe that recreational and medicinal cannabis use is widely accepted across all professions. However, this assumption couldn’t be further from the truth. Despite the growing acceptance of marijuana in many states, several surprising industries and job roles still enforce strict no-tolerance policies when it comes to weed. Whether it’s due to federal regulations, safety concerns, or company policies, there are certain careers where cannabis use can be a significant barrier to employment.

7 surprising jobs you can’t get hired for if you smoke weed

Florida State

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Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Maine State

Apple Valley News Now

BANGOR, Maine — Operators of illegal marijuana grow enterprises hidden inside rural homes in Maine don’t have to worry much about prying neighbors. But their staggering electric bills may give rise to a new snitch.

Utility company's proposal to rat out hidden marijuana operations to police raises privacy concerns

Marijuana joints and buds, also known as "flower," are viewed on May 24, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo Illustration by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Lawmakers voted 4-1 on Tuesday to finalize a nearly 70% hike to the price of a medical marijuana business license. Sen. Red Dawn Foster, D-Pine Ridge, was...

Lawmakers make it official: Annual fees for medical pot businesses will jump 70%

Atlanta, GA

Tallahassee, FL

The Spun

A Florida State Seminoles cheerleader went viral during her team's big upset loss to Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon. The Seminoles fell to the Yellow Jackets in the first game of the 2024 college football regular season on Saturday. Georgia Tech topped Florida State with a game-winning field ...

Florida State Cheerleader Goes Viral During Saturday's Big Upset Loss

Reuters

(Reuters) - Shares of cannabis companies sank on Tuesday after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) postponed its cannabis reclassification hearing to Dec. 2, after the U.S. presidential election.

Pot stocks fall as US DEA pushes cannabis reclassification hearing to December

A new study finds that rates of delta-8 THC exposures reported to poison centers in the U.S. are significantly lower in states where marijuana is legal and regulated and in those that banned the specific cannabinoid. “This is likely attributable, in part, to less market competition from ∆9-THC products in...

States That Keep Marijuana Illegal See More Delta-8 THC Exposures Reported To Poison Centers, Study Shows

California State

Among cannabis consumers in states with legalization laws, nearly 8 in 10 say they purchase all or most of their marijuana from licensed retailers—seemingly supporting advocates’ arguments that enacting regulated markets can detract from illicit sellers. That’s according to a new poll conducted by the cannabis telehealth platform...

Most People Who Use Marijuana Obtain It From Licensed Retailers, New Survey Finds

Fox News

Smoking and vaping in public in Florida may soon be a thing of the past if a bill by Florida GOP sate Sen. Joe Gruters becomes law. The bill would be introduced if weed in the state is legalized.

Florida GOP lawmaker wants to ban smoking on streets, but supports legalizing marijuana

Colorado State

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Lawmakers from 33 different states are now sponsoring federal legislation to deschedule marijuana, and to respect state marijuana laws. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, filed in April 2023 in the US House of Representatives, now has 94 sponsors, while the Senate’s Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) has 18 sponsors. The MORE … 
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Federal Legislation to Deschedule Marijuana and Respect States’ Rights Sponsored by Lawmakers From 33 States

New York Post

Two people were killed and a third seriously injured when a tire exploded as it was being removed from a Delta Air Lines plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

The explosion took place at the airport’s maintenance area early Tuesday, killing a Delta employee and a contractor while leaving another airline worker badly injured, according to local outlet WSB2.

Delta expressed its condolences to the victims in a statement issued Tuesday.

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“The Delta family is heartbroken at the...

Delta plane tire explodes at Atlanta airport, leaving two dead and one seriously injured

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Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Virgo season will progress well on August 27. Three struggling zodiac signs will tap Gemini’s immense energy which will help them end their grief. The Half Moon will test their resolve to heal and desire to continue facing hardships. Still, Gemini’s healing vibe will inspire them to end their hardships and change existing circumstances.

3 Zodiac Signs Whose Hardships End on August 27, 2024

Axios NW Arkansas

Jay Price could make your worst nightmares come true. Think robot revolution and AI overlords.Fortunately, he's super affable and talks with the joy of a kid at Christmas. He's not likely to flip on Terminator's SkyNet.Why it matters: Price, who runs NWA Apps as his full-time job, uses "bots" to scrape the internet, then create artificial intelligence-generated content for a local news site (OkayNWA.com) and an events-calendar app (OkayNWA).Each entry is accompanied by a piece of AI-generated art as a visual representation.State of play: Price launched the app about a year ago as a try at resolving a common gripe...

AI enters Northwest Arkansas' local news and party scene

Wyoming State

Cheyenne, WY

WyoFile

WHITE MOUNTAIN—“That’s a lot of horses,” lamented Cheyenne resident Robyn Smith from a high-desert ridgeline. It wasn’t her first exasperated exclamation. “Argh, oh crap,” was her immediate reaction to learning a federal judge had given the Bureau of Land Management the OK to proceed with plans to fully remove two wild horse herds from the landscape in southwest Wyoming.

BLM wins two lawsuits, clearing way for elimination of two Wyoming wild horse herds

Brooklyn, NY

Axios

Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli must turn over all digital copies of Wu-Tang Clan's unreleased album "Once Upon A Time in Shaolin" by Friday, a judge in Brooklyn ruled. Why it matters: Shkreli, who was nicknamed "Pharma Bro" after gaining notoriety for having raised the price of an AIDS drug...

Martin Shkreli ordered to surrender all copies of rare Wu-Tang Clan album

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Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Teen marijuana use down as more adults are purchasing marijuana via legal cannabis channels as reported in a complication of studies by AlamogordoTownNews.org . A new study released has revealed that teen marijuana use is trending downward and is down in states with legalization. Federal researchers have released a pair of surveys confirming that teen marijuana use has declined sharply over the last decade — during the same time which nearly half of all U.S. states have moved to legalize the substance.

Studies Find Teen Cannabis Use Down with Legalization As More Adults Purchase Via Legal Channels

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Georgia's new CBD rules would cap delta-9 THC

A new Georgia law to create rules and regulations on the state's growing legal hemp industry is going to change the way you eat gummies and...

Georgia's new CBD rules would cap delta-9 THC

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