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Number of Scottish cannabis users being hospitalised with psychiatric issues has soared since the drug was semi-decriminalised.

A multi-state cannabis company baked an 850-pound weed brownie “that is believed to be the world’s largest THC-infused brownie ever made.”

Penn State student Justine Gross, 19, died after she fell 11 stories from a garbage chute in her apartment building, police say. 

Authorities have arrested two men for allegedly attempting to fly cell phones into a Virginia prison using a drone. 

Marijuana dealers in New York City set up shop over the weekend in Manhattan’s Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village.

A South Carolina elementary school teacher has been accused of allegedly keeping weed edibles in her student reward box, according to Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon.

A Florida sheriff is making waves on social media with a humorous post about a seizure of 770 pounds of marijuana. The sheriff joked that the “rightful owner” should contact the office’s “narcotics agents” in order to “reunite” the owner with their “lost property.”

A recent study showed young adults who used cannabis were twice more likely to experience a heart attack.

Sha’Carri Richardson made a disappointing return to competition Saturday finishing in dead last place at the Prefontaine Classic in Oregon.

U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson’s exclusion from the Tokyo Olympics after being caught smoking marijuana may be the last time an athlete is denied a place for such a personal indiscretion, the president of international track body World Athletics said Tuesday.

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) says they have no authority to change the one-month suspension of U.S. Olympic runner Sha’Carri Richardson, because that power resides with the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Pat Mahomes is no fan of USA Track & Field’s (USATF) decision to leave sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson off the Olympic roster.

Banned sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was not on the Olympic roster released Tuesday by USA Track and Field, a decision that means the American champion’s positive test for marijuana will cost her a chance at running on the relay team in Tokyo, in addition to her spot in the 100-meter individual race.

Amid public outrage, a MoveOn petition calling for Sha’Carri Richardson to remain a participant in this month’s Olympic Games in Tokyo has received more than 500,000 signatures.

Seth Rogen — who spent over a decade starring in and propping up Hollywood’s stoner movie genre with Knocked Up (2007), Pineapple Express (2008),  Neighbors (2014 and it’s 2017 sequel), and most recently Long Shot (2019) — accused the U.S. Olympic Committee of racism for suspending runner Sha’Carri Richardson after she tested positive for marijuana.

“The California Legislature on Monday approved a $100-million plan to bolster California’s legal marijuana industry,” reports the far-left Los Angeles Times.

Residents in Washington state who are of legal age may get a free joint at licensed marijuana stores if they choose to get an on-site coronavirus vaccine, officials announced Monday.

Questions abound after Florida Agriculture Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried amended a financial disclosure form with $351,480 before her campaign announcement.

E-commerce and tech giant Amazon is reportedly showing support for new federal legislation to legalize marijuana and is pledging to no longer screen some of its workers for certain drugs.

The California Republican Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland to take action against the “dangerous increase of illegal marijuana grows in southern California.”

An Ardmore, Oklahoma, marijuana dispensary clerk shot and killed an alleged armed robber Friday night around  8 p.m.

A judge has turned in his judicial robes in protest at the decision not to try a Malian migrant alleged to have beaten an elderly Jewish woman and thrown her to her death from a balcony while shouting “Allah Akbar!” on grounds that he was suffering from a delirious episode induced by heavy cannabis abuse. 

Over a hundred protestors gathered outside the French Consulate in New York City on Tuesday to express outrage over a decision by the highest court in France not to put a man who killed a Jewish woman while screaming Allah hu Akbar on criminal trial because his consumption of marijuana triggered a “delirious episode” that made him not responsible for his actions.

A marijuana activist is planning to hand out free joints in New York’s Union Square Park on Tuesday to adults with a valid coronavirus vaccination card.

Members of Albanian drug gangs are reportedly claiming to be victims of modern slavery to avoid serving jail time in Britain, as they continue their push to corner the marijuana black market. Albanian “gardeners” are being brought into the country

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has signalled that he would push to decriminalise marijuana if re-elected in the upcoming election, in his latest ‘green’ agenda campaign promise. Though the Mayor of London does not have the power to introduce legislation, Mr

The NYPD has issued new orders on enforcement of marijuana-related offenses after New York legalized recreational use on Wednesday.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told Politico this week the Senate will push marijuana reform legislation, even without President Biden’s support.

New York State legalized marijuana for recreational use on Wednesday, making it the 15th state in the country to do so.

The highest court in France on Wednesday began deliberations on whether to overrule a lower court’s decision not to put the alleged antisemitic murderer of a Jewish woman on criminal trial because his excessive consumption of marijuana triggered a “delirious episode” that made him not responsible for his actions.

The Biden administration issued new marijuana guidelines on Friday to quickly “fill key White House positions.” Recreational marijuana use has been an unexpected hurdle for the White House’s personnel department. 

Democrat New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation Monday to set up a recreational marijuana marketplace, decriminalize pot, and loosen laws barring underage possession of cannabis and alcohol.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) proposed Sunday that his state make marijuana legal for recreational purposes.

National legalization of marijuana will provide politicians with another means of enrichment through corruption, warned Peter Schweizer.

A GAI’s “Cannabis Croynism” investigation detailed potential corruption within the $21 billion marijuana industry, explained Eric Eggers.

A man who has the state of Florida tattooed on his face was arrested early Sunday after he dialed 911 twice for a ride home, authorities said.