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Scoop: Senate plots pro-pot move for lame-duck Congress

In an email reviewed by Axios, the Justice Department said it would be able to implement the revised legislation.

Axios

Illinois’ weed workers pushing to unionize, seeking higher pay, better safety

Three years after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation legalizing recreational marijuana, Illinois cannabis workers have had 30 unionization elections, winning 88% of them.

Chicago Sun-Times

Oklahoma pot farm illegally obtained permit before 4 slain

Officials say the Oklahoma marijuana farm where four people were killed was operating under an illegally obtained license

The Independent UK

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Homeless boy sent to juvenile centre after found smoking ganja

PATTAYA: A 10-year-old runaway has been sent to a detention centre in Rayong province after he and another boy were photographed smoking marijuana from a hookah at a pier in south Pattaya last week.

Bangkok Post

Lake Bell jokes she’s a ‘better parent’ when she’s stoned

‘I become literally a kid’ the actor says

The Independent UK

Ex-mayor, elected at age 23, loses corruption case appeal

A federal appeals court has upheld the extortion and fraud convictions of a once-celebrated young Massachusetts mayor who was found guilty of extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars from marijuana businesses

The Independent UK

Drug Dealers Are Now Being Charged With Human Trafficking

Plus: Chinese authorities contact protesters, smoking rates fall dramatically, and more…

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Ganja-smoking shops are illegal, ministry warns

Pot-smoking shops are illegal now that the Ministry of Public Health's announcement declaring the flowers of marijuana plants to be a herb requiring strict control has taken effect, the ministry warned on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Editorial: Congress should clear way for marijuana businesses to bank

If you ask any security consultant about one of the biggest physical security risks a business can take, high up on the list would be having huge piles of cash lying around. If you ask a business consultant what one of a small business’ biggest commercial risks might be, they…

Tribune News Service

Weed shops to provide smoke spots

Cannabis sellers on Khao San Road will be told they must operate their own smoking places to help keep the local environment free of the pungent smell of marijuana. The newly built Plantopia zone is one such venue that will allow cannabis sales and smoking for visitors.

Bangkok Post

State Capitol prepares for fight over marijuana legalization in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota cannabis advocates have waited years for this moment: Democrats who support legalizing marijuana now control the governor's office and the state Legislature, and they are signaling they could act on the issue next year.

Tribune News Service

Police say hungry rats are to blame after 1,000 pounds of marijuana vanished in India

A half-ton of confiscated marijuana disappeared from a storage room in India — and police are now pointing fingers at tiny, four-legged trespassers.

Tribune News Service

Man arrested in Florida over killings at Oklahoma marijuana farm

Suspect to face murder charges after car tag reader flags his vehicle in Miami Beach

The Guardian - US

Miami police arrest man in 4 killings on Oklahoma pot farm

Authorities want a man brought to back to Oklahoma to face charges in the execution-style killings of four people at a marijuana farm after he was arrested in South Florida

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Suspect arrested in deaths of 4 at Oklahoma marijuana farm

MIAMI — The suspect in what one Oklahoma agency called an “execution” of four people at a marijuana farm was arrested in Miami Beach on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Suspect held after Chinese nationals ‘executed’ at Oklahoma marijuana farm

Suspect Wu Chen apprehended by Miami Beach police after a car tag reader ‘flagged the vehicle he was driving’

The Independent UK

Police: 4 dead at pot farm were 'executed,' Chinese citizens

Oklahoma police have identified a suspect in the weekend slayings of four people at a marijuana farm but say they aren’t releasing a name because doing so could put more people in danger

Reason

Oregon Governor Pardons 45,000 Marijuana Offenders

The ACLU of Oregon is calling on other state governors to follow suit.

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The Independent UK

Thai marijuana boosters rally to keep drug decriminalized

Around 200 backers of Thailand’s liberalized marijuana regulations have rallied in Bangkok to protest the possible rollback of the drug's recent decriminalization

Reason

Alabama Jails Woman for Endangering Her Fetus. She Wasn't Pregnant.

Plus: Jack Daniels sues Bad Spaniel, Oregon issues marijuana pardons, and more...

The Independent UK

Oregon's governor pardons thousands for pot convictions

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has announced she is pardoning an estimated 45,000 people convicted of simple possession of marijuana, a month after President Joe Biden did the same under federal law

Reason

Wallowing Around in a Gerontocracy

Plus: The editors consider what type of fresh attacks the marijuana legalization movement is likely to encounter.

Reason

New York Is Setting Up Legal Marijuana Merchants for Failure

Nearly 20 months after the state legalized recreational use, no licensed pot shops have opened, but the black market is booming.

The Independent UK

Four found dead after hostage situation at marijuana farm in Oklahoma

Midwestern state has experienced medical cannabis boom since legalising medical marijuana in 2018

The Independent UK

New York issues first licenses for legal pot dispensaries

New York has issued the first 36 cannabis dispensary licenses on Monday, taking a monumental step in establishing a legal — and lucrative — marketplace for recreational marijuana

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