Georgia woman Brooke Bestpitch accused of yanking child with dog leash in disturbing footage
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Georgia woman Brooke Bestpitch accused of yanking child with dog leash in disturbing footage

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A Georgia woman was arrested after investigators uncovered disturbing footage of a toddler in her care hogtied with belts and yarn – just months after she was cuffed for giving the child weed, cops said. Brooke Morgan Bestpitch, 24, was collared Friday on…

How New York’s Plan for Reparations Became a Debt Trap for Marijuana Retailers
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How New York’s Plan for Reparations Became a Debt Trap for Marijuana Retailers

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Other retailers said they were treated like Mr. Conner: By the time they were presented with the loan agreement, they were too deeply invested to turn it down. They had little say in how their stores were designed, built and furnished, but the…

Who Is Marc Fogel? The American Teacher Caught in a Global Power Struggle.
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Who Is Marc Fogel? The American Teacher Caught in a Global Power Struggle.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Marc Fogel had traveled readily to and from Russia many times before his fateful last return to the country in August 2021. He had taught history for almost a decade, mostly to the children of diplomats, at the Anglo-American School in Moscow. But…

Will Trump’s new marijuana position — key in Florida — help him win swing states?
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Will Trump’s new marijuana position — key in Florida — help him win swing states?

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Former President Donald Trump can make news 24/7 — and that includes on an otherwise sleepy Saturday on Labor Day weekend. While many readers were having breakfast, the Republican presidential nominee broke with Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Florida leaders, supporting the Adult Personal Use of Marijuana citizen initiative that…

Weed contaminated with fentanyl found in Connecticut smoke shop
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Weed contaminated with fentanyl found in Connecticut smoke shop

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Police in Connecticut found marijuana laced with deadly fentanyl during a raid on an unlicensed weed shop Friday. Cops were executing a search warrant at the ZaZa Smoke Shop in Norwalk when they seized cannabis products containing THC from the store for lacking a cannabis license, the Norwalk Police Department…

Hochul takes victory lap on illegal pot crackdown — after her botched rollout opened the door
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Hochul takes victory lap on illegal pot crackdown — after her botched rollout opened the door

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What are they smoking? Gov. Kathy Hochul raved on Wednesday about a new crackdown on hundreds of illegal pot shops in the Empire State — but failed to mention how the boom in unlicensed weed dealers was a direct result of the New York’s failed roll out of legalized marijuana….

John Larroquette claims he was paid to narrate ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ in weed
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John Larroquette claims he was paid to narrate ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ in weed

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He was paid a high price. John Larroquette revealed Thursday that he and the director of the 1974 slasher film “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” made a deal that Larroquette would narrate the prologue of the film in exchange for marijuana, reports Parade. “Totally true,” confirmed Larroquette, 75, “He gave me some…

What will change if federal marijuana ban is loosened?
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What will change if federal marijuana ban is loosened?

ByNews Polite

U.S. President Joe Biden’s pardon for thousands of Americans convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law has profound impact, experts and individuals say, even if it affects fewer people than similar state and local initiatives. Biden has called on governors to issue similar pardons regarding state marijuana offenses. WHO…