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Brittney Griner Not Selected For US Women’s Olympic Qualifying Roster

February 5, 11:09 PM

Griner has plenty to keep her busy. She's partnering with Walt Disney Co to produce a documentary feature with ESPN Films, a scripted limited series through ABC Signature and a sit-down interview with ABC News' Robin Roberts. The documentary will chronicle Griner's journey, from her rise to basketball stardom to her arrest, imprisonment and release from prison in Russia

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Jon Stewart Returns To ‘The Daily Show’ For 2024 Elections, To Help ‘Make Sense Of Insanity And Division’ In US

By Maureen Meehan

January 24, 5:51 PM

Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) announced Wednesday that Jon Stewart is returning to host "The Daily Show" for the duration of the 2024 election cycle.

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DOJ To Federal Court: Don’t Disrupt DEA’s Rescheduling Process, Drop Cannabis Industry Lawsuit — Legal Tug-Of-War Continues

By Maureen Meehan

January 24, 11:53 AM

The DOJ's emphasis on the ongoing DEA rescheduling process suggests a potential willingness to reconsider cannabis's classification.

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Ron DeSantis Predicts Favorable Outcome For Marijuana Legalization Ballot In Florida

By Maureen Meehan

January 22, 10:12 PM

DeSantis said at his last GOP campaign event before dropping out that he thinks the court will approve the ballot to vote on legal marijuana.

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Sofia Vergara, Netflix Sued By Drug Lord’s Family To Stop Release Of ‘Griselda’ Series

By Maureen Meehan

January 21, 9:30 AM

Michael Blanco says the show's creators used his private artistic literary work without permission and wants to stop the series from opening.

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DEA Seizes Largest Amount Of Fentanyl In Its History: 386M Lethal Doses, Enough ‘To Kill Every America’

By Maureen Meehan

January 20, 3:56 PM

The DEA acknowledges the challenge of stopping the influx of fentanyl from Mexico where it's produced with precursor chemicals from China.

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12 State Attorneys General To DEA: Reschedule Marijuana To ‘Defend Public Safety,’ Cannabis Stocks Jump

By Maureen Meehan

January 12, 5:19 PM

In a major development in the ongoing debate over marijuana policy, 12 Democratic state attorneys general have formally requested the Drug Enforcement Administration to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act.

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Remembering The Weed-smoking Capitol Rioter Who Compared Himself To Elon Musk And Called Jan. 6 A ‘Beautiful Day’?

By Maureen Meehan

January 7, 1:47 PM

Brandon Fellows, who represented himself in trial wherein he was convicted of one felony count of obstruction and four misdemeanors for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, famously said in his opening statement that he didn’t see anything wrong with his actions. He called Jan.

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Psychedelics Developer Secures $100M In Series A Funding, Will Support MDMA Approval To Treat PTSD

By Maureen Meehan

January 6, 4:59 PM

A decade after it was founded as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), MAPS Pub

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Florida GOP Representative Throws Wrench Into Proposed Cannabis Legalization Initiative With Bill To Cap THC Levels

By Maureen Meehan

January 5, 5:30 PM

Florida State Rep. Ralph Massullo (R) preemptively filed a bill on Friday that, if adopted, would impose limitations on the potency of marijuana ahead of the legalization initiative expected to appear on the ballot in November 2024.

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