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
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
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
Court: Drug dog sniff is unconstitutional search The Supreme Court says police using a dog to sniff outside a Miami-area house being used to grow marijuana violated the homeowner's constitutional rights. More
Rapper creating deluxe medical marijuana strain Bone Thugs-N-Harmony member Stanley "Flesh-N-Bone" Howse has partnered with a medical marijuana facility in Otisville, Mich., to create a new strain for patients in the area. More
Top US drug agency a notable holdout in Biden’s push to loosen federal marijuana restrictions The Biden administration’s push to reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous drug is going forward without the support of the nation’s premier narcotics agency. 05/20/2024 - 2:14 pm | View Link
Cannabis-Related Pediatric ER Visits Decline 21.5% In Virginia, Louisiana Eliminates Recreational THC Products, Indiana Tables Marijuana Reform For Now, NJ Hemp News Louisiana: Bill Killing Recreational THC Products Approved In House Committee Louisiana House committee passed a measure last week sponsored by Sen. Thomas Pressly (R) that would eliminate ... 05/20/2024 - 4:26 am | View Link
Marijuana may soon be a Schedule III drug: What will change? (NEXSTAR) – The Justice Department took a major step this week, formally moving to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The process isn’t finalized yet, but if approved, the plan would drop ... 05/19/2024 - 5:22 am | View Link
Virginia experts weigh in on potential marijuana reclassification At the federal level, marijuana could soon go from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug. Right now, it’s considered as dangerous and addictive as heroin. On Thursday, May 16, President Biden ... 05/17/2024 - 3:13 pm | View Link
DOJ moves to reclassify marijuana. What happens next? President Joe Biden called a new move to reclassify cannabis “monumental,” Thursday, but the proposal is facing some pushback. 05/17/2024 - 9:40 am | View Link
Diaper rash is a common childhood ailment, affecting up to a third of babies at some point. While most common between the ages of 9 and 12 months, it can happen any time diapers are being worn.
Treating diaper rash focuses on soothing the current outbreak and establishing a barrier against moisture to prevent future rashes.
MIAMI — For as long as he can remember, Augustin Lorfils had refused to confront the tragedy that had defined his life, which made national headlines but remained a taboo subject even within his immediate family.
That all changed a few years ago when a chance encounter with a guest at the South Beach hotel where he worked began to provides to answers to questions he had long had.
Camping may bring to mind roasting food on a stick over a fire, but there are times when a campfire isn’t an option. This could be either due to a burn ban or because you have a more elaborate camping experience in mind. The right camp stove can make your camping trip easier and more comfortable whether you only need to boil water or you’re planning an outdoor feast.
Camp stove types
There are three types of camp stove:
Two-burner: For casual camping, two-burner stoves are excellent for their ability to let you multitask.
By ADRIAN SAINZ (Associated Press)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Actor Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley, is fighting plans to publicly auction his Graceland estate in Memphis after a company tried to sell the property based on claims that a loan using the king of rock ’n’ roll’s former home as collateral was not repaid.
A public auction for the estate had been scheduled for Thursday this week, but a Memphis judge blocked the sale after Keough sought a temporary restraining order and filed a lawsuit, court documents show.
A public notice for a foreclosure sale of the 13-acre estate posted earlier in May said Promenade Trust, which controls the Graceland museum, owes $3.8 million after failing to repay a 2018 loan.
A trove of almost 100 South Florida restaurants and food trucks posted flawless inspections last month.
These “gold-star” restaurants made the April 2024 list of perfect inspections because not one violation — minor, intermediate or high-priority — was red-flagged at the time of the surprise visit from Florida safety and sanitation inspectors.
Dear Amy: My fiancé and I are getting married this summer.
I’m from a very small family. I have one sister and very few cousins. Our dad died, and we don’t have any male family members I feel close to.
I asked my mom to walk me down the aisle to give me away, but she doesn’t want to do this.