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Friday on FNC’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for her double standard of justice on WNBA player Brittney Griner.

Popular podcaster Joe Rogan recently questioned the outrage over the 9-1/2-year prison term WNBA star Brittney Griner got in Russia.

Highly potent strains of marijuana known to have large concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) have created an uptick in addictions worldwide, according to a UK study.

A Chinese drug trafficking syndicate known as the “Bang de Fujian” has been building a high-tech indoor marijuana cultivating empire in Chile since at least 2020, multiple news reports in the country confirmed this week, citing the Investigations Police of Chile (PDI).

The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC)’s 2022 World Drug Report, published this week, warned that the growing international movement to legalize marijuana for medical and recreational uses is creating a “significant carbon footprint.”

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced the formation of a commission to study the decriminalisation of marijuana in the British capital

State officials in New York are considering greenlighting licenses that would allow food establishments to sell weed-infused food, per a report.

The White House repeated Wednesday President Joe Biden’s belief that no one should be in jail for using illegal drugs.

Republicans remain split on legalizing marijuana, a Wednesday CBS News poll revealed, while overall 66 percent of Americans support the move.

A daycare owner in Virginia has been arrested after authorities say three babies were exposed to THC, a psychoactive compound in cannabis.

A Texas high school football player who was accused of attacking a referee during a game in December is in trouble again.

Famed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is now selling pot gummies in the shape of an ear with a bite taken out of it.

A suspect in Texas who was allegedly in a sexual relationship with his sister is accused of beating the woman to death when he learned she slept with someone else, prosecutors explained.

“Wasteful” NIH-funded animal experiments have come under fire for alleged violations of federal spending transparency law.

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

A South Dakota man was arrested after his mother unwittingly took pot brownies he made to a community center card game, an affidavit states.

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. 

Attorneys general in several states have issued warnings about cannabis products that apparently resemble standard snacks and candies, CBS News reported Thursday.

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.”

The NFL has given former Seahawks receiver Josh Gordon the greenlight to be an active player after multiple suspensions over substance abuse.

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.