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Germany seizes tons of cocaine and suspects are arrested in Spain
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities said Wednesday they have seized more than 8 metric tons of cocaine from a container that was supposed to be carrying cacao beans, and two suspects were later arrested in Spain. German customs investigators put…
Nigeria’s anti-drug agency shut down large meth laboratory in a raid
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s anti-drug agency said it has busted a transnational organized drug syndicate involving Nigerians and Mexicans in the southwestern region of the country. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said late Wednesday that its special operations…
Chiefs’ Rashee Rice ordered to jail after testing positive for marijuana
DALLAS (AP) — Chiefs’ Rashee Rice ordered to jail after testing positive for marijuana.
Michigan teen tobacco use ticks up as prevention funding lags
While teen tobacco use in Michigan remains far below historic highs, data shows it’s beginning to rise again, fueling renewed calls to boost prevention spending that has fallen far short of federal recommendations. Tobacco use among high school students rose…
Rapper Kodak Black arrested in Florida on felony MDMA trafficking charge and pleads not guilty
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Rapper Kodak Black was arrested this week on a drug trafficking charge in central Florida in his latest run-in with law enforcement. The rapper, whose real name is Bill Kapri, was booked into the Orange County…
Federal authorities arrest 18 for alleged drug distribution around Los Angeles park
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities said they arrested 18 people Wednesday on charges related to selling illicit drugs including fentanyl and methamphetamine around a Los Angeles park. The area, called MacArthur Park, is a densely populated immigrant neighborhood west…
FBI searches Virginia Senate leader’s office as part of corruption probe, AP sources say
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader’s hometown office and her neighboring cannabis shop Wednesday, bringing into public view what two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press was a corruption investigation. One…
Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas has been vocal advocate for marijuana legalization
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas has carved out a reputation as a fierce and outspoken advocate during her political career. One issue, in particular, has been at the forefront of her agenda: legalization of marijuana, which…
Will Trump’s reclassifying of medical marijuana have any impact on criminal justice reform?
The Trump administration’s historic move to reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug was cheered by some advocates but for others, it fell far short for the thousands still incarcerated on federal cannabis-related convictions. The executive order, which acting…
Prediction markets, filled with 24/7 bets, are regulated differently than traditional gambling
Prediction markets let people wager on just about anything — from basketball games to elections. And among the more jarring bets recently, the U.S. military capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The raid has evolved into an insider trading…
Weapons-grade chemical carfentanil surges as dangerous substitute for fentanyl
Nearly two decades after drug addiction sent him to rehab as a teenager, 36-year-old Michael Nalewaja had settled into a quiet life in Alaska where he worked as an electrician. That all came crashing down days before Thanksgiving 2025, when…
Bag containing weed and cash accidentally donated to a New Zealand charity shop
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two teenagers mistakenly left a knapsack containing marijuana and cash at a donation area outside a New Zealand charity shop then returned in a panic to retrieve the bag, police said Monday. A volunteer at…
A Supreme Court case over whether marijuana users can own guns is creating unusual alliances
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun rights and cannabis legalization are usually on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but both movements have brought about seismic shifts in the United States in recent decades. Now those forces are lining up for a…
Romanian court rejects Wiz Khalifa’s appeal against 9-month jail sentence for drug possession
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Romanian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by American rapper Wiz Khalifa to annul his nine-month jail sentence handed down for drug possession in the Eastern European country. The Constanta Court of Appeal’s decision came…
Cannabis smoke fills the air as Nepal marks Shivaratri festival
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hindu holy men and mostly young devotees openly puffed on cannabis smoke on Sunday, marking one of Nepal’s biggest annual festivals. Tens of thousands lined up to pray at the Pashupatinath, the temple of the Hindu…