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Cannabis compounds show promise as topical antifungals
New Atlas
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June 14, 2025
Two bioactive ingredients in cannabis have been found to have antifungal properties when applied topically, according to a groundbreaking new study. The discovery comes as the World Health Organization urgently calls for new treatments for...
Maryland’s first quarter 2025 cannabis tax revenue topped $17.5 million
Business Monthly - Maryland
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June 14, 2025
According to a quarterly report issued by the Maryland Comptroller’s Office on June 13, the state collected more than $17.5 million in cannabis sales tax revenue between January and March 2025. The largest share of revenue was generated in...
Colchester couple behind 'successful' CBD Healing store in the city centre
Gazette & Essex County Standard
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The business, run by husband-and-wife team Lucia and George Miranda, has been operating for more than three years — first online, and now from their shop in Colchester. “We started the business online, but soon realised that CBD products need...
Delaware Bill Would Limit THC Beverage Sales To Liquor Stores, Closing Out Existing Hemp Retailers
Marijuana Moment
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June 14, 2025
“This bill effectively shuts small [hemp] retailers out of a market they helped create.” By Briana Hill, Spotlight Delaware A rift has emerged between the alcohol industry and hemp store operators as each lobbies lawmakers over a pair of state...
Find fresh juices, healthy eats and hemp products all at this Midland stop
MLive - Michigan
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June 14, 2025
MIDLAND, MI – Steve Scott has had a strong entrepreneurial drive since high school, leading him to present day with several operational businesses out of Midland. Continuously searching for the “Fountain of Youth,” Scott said he wanted to bring...
Bucks drug dealer, 19, jailed after police seize £22,000 haul of cash and cannabis
Bucks Free Press
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June 13, 2025
Karol Wieczorkowski was sentenced to a total of two years, three months in prison at Amersham Crown Court after police executed two warrants at his address. The court heard how on October 18, 2024, police attended the 19-year-old's Milton Keynes...
Health regulator raises alarm over fraudulent cannabis dispensaries
Alberton Record
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Cannabis dispensaries, displaying fake licences to gain public trust and allow them to operate as a seemingly legit business, are increasing, says the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA). SAHPRA has warned the public to...
U.S. House bill may limit hemp THC products in Arizona
Phoenix New Times - Arizona
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The Republican-controlled Congress is pushing forward a federal ban on THC products derived from hemp, including Delta-8. If it passes, it could spell disaster for Arizona’s hemp industry. On June 5, a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee...
Best CBD Gummies for Sleep in 2025
South Africa Today
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June 14, 2025
If you struggle to fall asleep, stay asleep, or wake up feeling groggy, you’re not alone. Insomnia and sleep disturbances affect millions of people—and many are now turning to CBD Gummies for Sleep as a gentle, natural alternative to...
Gardai seize cocaine and cannabis after intercepting car close to Limerick/Kerry border
Limerick Leader
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June 14, 2025
A MAN is being questioned by gardai following a significant drugs seizure in north Kerry - close to the Limerick border. In an update, investigating gardai say the drugs were seized on Friday night during a pre-planned operation targeting the sale...
Saving Sevan: Huge Investment Needed to Save Lake that Contributes $400 Million Annually to Armenia’s Economy
Hetq
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June 14, 2025
Armenia’s Lake Sevan contributes $400 million annually to the national economy according to a two-year project is being implemented with the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), with the participation of the Armenian Ministry of...
Gaucho accused of mobilising goons to disrupt anti-finance bill, Albert Ojwang' murder protests
The Standard
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Calvin Okoth, popularly known as Gaucho, is under fire on social media after a video surfaced allegedly showing him directing a group of boda boda riders to disrupt anti-Finance Bill protests in Nairobi’s CBD. The clip, widely shared on X and...
Gardaí stop car in Kerry and seize €170k of cannabis and cocaine
Cork Beo
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June 14, 2025
Gardaí in Kerry intercepted a car in Kerry last night and seized €170,000 worth of drugs. Officers from the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit and local Crime Unit arrested the driver, a man in his 20s, as part of national anti-drugs project Operation...
Three notorious suspects arrested in Nairobi CBD; 75 mobile phones, 7 computers and 25 flashing gadgets recovered
TV47
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June 14, 2025
Police officers from Nairobi Region Sierra Team on Friday, June 13 evening conducted an intelligence-led operation along Tsavo Street in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD), in a bid to flush out notorious criminals. During the operation,...
Selangor Customs foils RM2.6m cannabis, meth smuggling attempt via KLIA courier hub
Malay Mail
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June 14, 2025
SHAH ALAM, June 14 — The Royal Malaysia Customs Department (Customs) foiled four drug smuggling attempts and seized 22,348 grams (g) of drugs worth RM2.61 million from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Pos Malaysia Mail and Courier...
Cocaine and cannabis worth €170,000 seized in late-night garda raid in Kerry
Irish Examiner
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June 14, 2025
Cocaine and cannabis worth an estimated €170,000 were seized in a Kerry town last night.Gardaí intercepted a car in Listowel shortly after 10pm on Friday and seized the drugs. The driver of the car, a man in his 20s, was arrested at the scene....
Police Bust CBD-Based Phone Theft Syndicate, Recover 75 Phones
Kenyans.co.ke
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June 14, 2025
An intelligence-led operation by the National Police Service resulted in the arrest of three suspects believed to be part of a Nairobi-based phone theft syndicate. Through a statement, officers revealed the arrest of the three on Friday, June 13,...
Attorneys General Group Hosts Meeting On State-Level Regulation Of Intoxicating Hemp Products
Marijuana Moment
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June 13, 2025
Current and former state officials, advocates and business representatives met last week to discuss the legal landscape around hemp-derived cannabinoid products, including what led to the explosion of intoxicating products across the country,...
Cocaine and cannabis worth €170k seized after gardaí intercept car in Co Kerry
The Journal
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June 14, 2025
A MAN HAS been arrested after gardaí seized €170,000 worth of drugs in Co Kerry. Shortly after 10pm last night, gardaí intercepted a vehicle in Listowel as part of ongoing investigations targeting the sale and distribution of controlled drugs and...
Hemp’s American Arrival: Tariffs An Unexpected Ally
Textile World
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June 13, 2025
Hemp yarn spinning in action. (Image courtesy of U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, New Orleans) Will uncertainty in global supply chains created by tariffs create opportunities for hemp in the textile industry? By Aaron...