Paraguayan authorities seized 261.6 kg of marijuana and cannabis worth $3.6 million from a private jet. One of the arrested passengers, Jabari Brown, previously won a private jet in a contest hosted by MrBeast. The pilot, Keith Sella, is a fugitive.
Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice will serve 30 days in jail after violating probation with a positive marijuana test. He will miss team activities and is due for release June 16.
Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice sentenced to 30 days in jail for testing positive for marijuana, violating probation for a 2022 crash. He pleaded guilty to felony charges and received deferred probation.
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Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the killings of two Bangladeshi doctoral students at the University of South Florida. Zamil Limon and his girlfriend Nahida Bristy disappeared April 16; Limon's remains were found in a trash bag on the Howard Frankland bridge last Friday, and a body believed to be Bristy was recovered from a nearby waterway Sunday. Abugharbieh had a prior 2023 arrest for battery against his brother and mother, during which he was delusional and taken under the Baker Act for involuntary mental health observation.
La Polizia di Crotone ha sequestrato oltre 450 grammi di infiorescenze di marijuana light in cannabis shop durante controlli disposti dal questore Renato Panvino dopo le modifiche normative del Decreto Sicurezza. Il gestore dei distributori automatici è stato denunciato per detenzione di stupefacenti ai fini di spaccio, con sanzioni amministrative per circa 18.000 euro. L'attività segue le direttive del procuratore Domenico Guarascio contro lo spaccio tra i giovani.
President Trump has ordered the Navy to shoot and kill any boat attempting to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping has nearly stopped due to fears of mines, Iranian attacks and ship seizures. Trump says he's prepared to wait for the best deal to end the war with Iran. Meanwhile, Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks, the DOJ is rescheduling medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, and wildfires have destroyed nearly 90 homes in South Georgia.
Ongoing U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz strands thousands of seafarers, Trump administration eases rules on medical marijuana, Wildfires fueled by drought continue to spread in parts of Georgia.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, marking the most significant U.S. cannabis policy shift in 50 years. The change doesn't legalize marijuana federally but grants medical marijuana operators their first federal tax break, eases research barriers, and legitimizes programs in 40 states. The administration also announced a June hearing for broader reclassification.
The Trump administration has moved to reclassify medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. While not full legalization, the shift aims to reduce tax burdens on cannabis firms and improve their financial outlook.
«Ces mesures permettront de mener des recherches plus ciblées et plus rigoureuses sur la sécurité et l’efficacité de la marijuana», a notamment affirmé le ministre américain de la Justice par intérim Todd Blanche.
The US Department of Justice is reclassifying FDA-approved and state-licensed marijuana as a less dangerous drug, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Thursday. The announcement does not legalise marijuana across the United States. In a post on X, Blanche said the Justice Department was “immediately rescheduling FDA-approved marijuana and state-licensed marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III”. The department is also initiating an expedited hearing to consider the broader rescheduling...
The US Department of Justice announced Thursday it is reclassifying FDA-approved and state-licensed marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, representing one of the most significant federal changes to marijuana policy in decades. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the move removes barriers to researching the drug's safety and efficacy. The decision follows a December executive order from President Donald Trump directing the DOJ to loosen marijuana restrictions, though the rescheduling does not legalize marijuana across the United States.
The Trump administration announced Thursday the reclassification of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal law, marking the most significant federal shift on marijuana policy in decades. The change will immediately move FDA-approved cannabis products and state-regulated medical marijuana to Schedule III, while a June hearing will consider formal reclassification. The move lowers research barriers, exempts cannabis companies from IRS Code Section 280E, and opens banking access.
The Trump administration announced Thursday that the Department of Justice will reclassify cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal law, marking the most significant federal shift on marijuana policy in decades. The change would not legalize cannabis at the federal level but would expand scientific research, exempt cannabis companies from IRS Code Section 280E, and open banking access. FDA-approved marijuana products and state-regulated medical marijuana items will move to Schedule III immediately, with a formal reclassification hearing scheduled for June.
The Trump administration moved marijuana into a category of drugs on par with Tylenol with codeine to increase research and access.
The Trump administration announced Thursday that medical marijuana will be moved from Schedule I to Schedule III, a category shared with Tylenol with codeine and anabolic steroids. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the change allows for research on safety and efficacy, providing patients better care. The rescheduling applies only to FDA-approved and state-regulated medical marijuana products. Cannabis businesses in state medical programs would receive tax relief under Section 280E, and researchers would no longer need Schedule I licenses. The DEA will hold hearings on broader rescheduling on June 29.
New York's 420 crowds filled Washington Square Park and Tompkins Square Park as revellers marked legal cannabis with music, joints and shifting police controls.
