Ore. smokejumpers skydive into illegal pot garden A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season. The six smokejumpers from a base in Redmond found the site Monday evening, when there was a rash of lightning strikes. More
FBI says tests link deadly ricin to Miss. suspect A dust mask and other items linked to a Mississippi martial arts instructor contained ricin, a deadly poison found in letters sent to President Obama, a U.S. senator and a state judge, according to an FBI document released Tuesday. More
Police confiscate 4-foot, 2-pound marijuana joint California police confiscated a mammoth joint during a 4/20 pot rally on Saturday, reports the Los Angeles Times. As the paper notes, hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students gather each year for the event, and each year campus police confiscate things like bongs and dime bags. More
Ricin-laced letters leading to a Miss. mystery Of three ricin-laced letters mailed this month to public officials, only one made it into the hands of an intended target, 80-year-old Mississippi judge Sadie Holland. Investigators are working to piece together what motivated someone to send the letters to her, President Barack Obama and U.S. More
On Marijuana Tax, Colorado Asks: What’s Too High? If marijuana is legalized and properly regulated, its proponents have long said, it could generate millions of dollars in state tax revenue. But how the drug should be taxed has proved to be a thorny question. More
Kentucky's new medical marijuana law is now in effect; here's what to know Kentucky's new medical marijuana law allows applications for medical marijuana cards starting Wednesday, Jan. 1. 01/1/2025 - 1:46 am | View Link
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You can now apply for a Kentucky medical marijuana card. See how in our step-by-step guide In five days, on January 1, patients and caregivers can apply for a medical cannabis card in Kentucky. Learn more about becoming a cardholder and how to apply here: https://t.co/JMV4cdc0Mj pic.twitter ... 12/31/2024 - 9:00 pm | View Link
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Perhaps my most impactful work has been the disability job-training program I launched and have operated since 2020.
President-elect Donald Trump recently announced his intent to create a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), with a focus on dismantling government bureaucracy, cutting wasteful expenditures, slashing excess regulations and restructuring federal agencies. Florida TaxWatch commends the president-elect for this bold and long-overdue attempt to reign in government spending and make government more accountable.
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Occasionally, she brings her boyfriend, whose company we also enjoy.
Recently, her mom texted us and told us that we were not to allow her daughter to bring the boyfriend to our house for weekends.
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President-elect Donald Trump made an appearance Saturday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who was visiting his Mar-a-Lago club.
Meloni follows Argentina President Javier Milei, who became the first world leader to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago after his Election Day victory in November. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungry also traveled to Florida to meet with the president-elect.
Trump appeared at a screening of a documentary detailing challenges some conservative lawyers report facing in the legal system.