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Five Things Big Weed Wants From the Government
From cracking down on the illicit market to scrapping the sin tax for patients, legalization still has a ways to go.
Scandal Forces Canadian Company to Destroy $77 Million Worth of Weed
Getting rid of $65 million of inventory and $12 million worth of plants is CannTrust’s latest move to deal with its illegal cannabis growing fiasco.
This Company Built a Private Surveillance Network. We Tracked Someone With It
Repo men are passively scanning and uploading the locations of every car they drive by into DRN, a surveillance database of 9 billion license plate scans accessible by private investigators.
Cheap Whites: Inside Berlin's Cigarette Black Market
For years Vietnamese gangs have dominated the black market for cigarettes, which is more profitable than drug trafficking. Now, Syrian gangs are pushing their way onto the scene.
“Stick with Beer”: Why Counterfeit Booze Might Be Killing People in the Dominican Republic
Of the 10 Americans who have mysteriously died during their trips to the Dominican Republic in the last year, nine showed symptoms commonly associated with methanol poisoning.
Weed CEO Backtracks After Repeating Claim About Fentanyl-Laced Weed On Fox
Canopy Founder Bruce Linton walked back the comments in an interview with VICE.
RCMP Backtracks on Its Claim That Weed Edibles Can Kill Kids
Police made the claim after raiding a dispensary in Nova Scotia.
Black Market Weed Could Make Up 72% of Canada’s Recreational Sales in 2019
That’s because there’s a bottleneck in the legal weed supply chain, analysts say.
A Couple Are Urging Thieves to Water Their Stolen 400-Year-Old Bonsai
The tree is estimated to be worth $127,700, and the owners are worried that it won't be taken care of.
Teen Who Sold a Kidney for an iPhone Is Now Bedridden for Life
"Why do I need a second kidney? One is enough," said Wang Shangkun, who has since suffered organ failure.
Ontario Could See Hundreds of Weed Stores Open in April
New regulations state operators will be allowed to open a maximum of 75 stores each.
Here’s What Happens to the Black Market Now That Weed Is Legal
We spoke to dealers, cannabis farmers, and edible bakers about their plans post-legalization.