Germany joins legal cannabis club
Industrial hemp plants of the Futura 75 variety are kept in a specially secured room at the Hemp Museum. Sebastian Christoph Gollnow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany on …
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Prosecutors say major Hunter Biden source a liar, tied to Russian intelligence. Now what?
A former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts with Russian intelligence-affiliated officials, …
Oregon decriminalized drugs in 2020. Now officials are declaring a fentanyl state of emergency
The governor of Oregon has declared an emergency in the city of Portland a few years after the state became the first in the nation to largely decriminalize drug use. …
B.C. asks appeal court to reconsider decision allowing drug consumption in public spaces
B.C.’s attorney general is appealing a court decision that put the brakes on the province’s plans to crack down on drug use in public spaces. B.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Christopher …
Parasite director Bong Joon-ho calls for investigation into death of actor Lee Sun-kyun
Oscar-winning Parasite director Bong Joon-ho and other artists in South Korea have called for a thorough investigation into the death of popular actor Lee Sun-kyun, who played the head of a …
This man wants to stop drinking but is struggling to get into rehab without a fixed address
Davy Short is afraid he’s going to die, either from the alcohol or the elements, or some combination of both. The St. John’s man, homeless since September, says alcoholism is …
B.C. Supreme Court pauses legislation banning drug consumption in public spaces, citing ‘irreparable harm’
A British Columbia Supreme Court Justice has granted a temporary injunction against the B.C. NDP government’s legislation banning all drug use in a wide range of public spaces, pausing the law three days …
More addiction treatment needed as B.C. drug decriminalization pilot enters 2nd year: doctors, advocates
A narrow, winding corridor at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital leads to a clinic offering quick access to addiction treatment for people seeking help on their own or after a referral …
Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning Parasite found dead, South Korean officials say
Lee Sun-kyun, a popular South Korean actor best known for his role in the Oscar-winning movie Parasite, was found dead in a car in Seoul on Wednesday after weeks of an intense …
Hiding stowaways, capsized boat lead Colombia navy to nearly 1,000 pounds of cocaine
Largest-ever “narco sub” found off Colombia Largest-ever “narco sub” intercepted off Colombia 00:45 Officers in the Colombian navy came upon nearly 1,000 pounds of illicit cocaine while working two unrelated …