Drugs - Page 97

February 29, 2024

VA legislators pass recreational marijuana sales bill, Republican Gov. Youngkin to review

VA legalized recreational marijuana in 2021, but not its retail sale. If a new bill is approved by GOP Gov. Youngkin, recreational retail sales of marijuana will begin next year.

February 29, 2024

Liberal San Francisco on brink of drug-testing welfare recipients: 'The pendulum is swinging'

San Francisco voters appear poised to deliver yet another major blow to progressive policies on criminal justice next week, according to a new report.

February 29, 2024

New York governor urges online sites to hide illegal cannabis stores

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, facing a surge in unlicensed cannabis dispensaries despite efforts to curb them, is urging online sites to refrain from listing them.

February 29, 2024

Drug addict used bizarre object in attempted post office robbery: police

A Nottinghamshire magistrate sentenced Jelanie Scott to a drug rehabilitation program and ordered him to pay around $360 in fines and fees to the court.

February 29, 2024

Newsom’s California is a mess of crime and a huge warning to the nation

California isn't a model for the nation. Gov. Newsom’s state is a mess of crime, drugs and homelessness. That disaster should serve as a huge warning to Americans.

February 28, 2024

New Zealand officials appeal world-first tobacco ban

Tobacco banning rules were appealed in New Zealand after officials said the law to lessen tobacco accessibility and discourage usage should be approached differently.

February 28, 2024

Idaho death row inmate, 1 of the longest-serving in the US, to be executed via lethal drug

One of the longest-serving death row inmates is set to be executed in Idaho. The convicted murderer has been imprisoned since 1974, but family members say he has a "gentle soul."

February 28, 2024

Oregon nurse could face dozens of lawsuits for switching fentanyl drips with tap water

The first lawsuit against Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in OR seeks up to $11.5 million on behalf of a patient who died after a nurse replaced his fentanyl drip with tap water.

February 27, 2024

Canadian mass murderer Myles Sanderson died of cocaine overdose, pathologist says

Myles Sanderson, a 32-year-old Canadian man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others in a 2022 attack, died of a cocaine overdose after being taken into custody.

February 26, 2024

Florida Uber driver sold drugs to detectives in town for narcotics investigation convention: authorities

A Crestview, Florida Uber driver was arrested last week after allegedly trying to sell LSD and mushrooms to detectives in town for a narcotics officers' convention.