Utah Film Center set to open 22nd Utah Queer Film Festival, with six feature-length documentaries, international slate of 40 short films

EDITOR’S NOTE: For a detailed rundown of the 2025 slate for the Utah Queer Film Festival, see this link. At a hostile, polarizing time like now, many people understandably demur from being unapologetic about expressing their authentic selves. And,...

First picture of cannabis driver who killed girlfriend in 80mph Warwickshire crash

Joshua Bromley from Leamington Spa has been jailed for 10 years and disqualified from driving for five years for killing his girlfriend by dangerous driving(Image: Warwickshire Police) A cannabis-fuelled driver who killed his girlfriend after...

Constant protest gridlock in the CBD is symptom of how Melbourne has lost its way

There was a time when Melbourne prided itself on being the most liveable city in the world, tolerant, thoughtful, creative and diverse. We wore that badge with pride and spoke of it often with confidence, not arrogance. Ours was a city in which...

Engineered Yeast Unlocks Sustainable Production of Cannabinoids and Analogs

Newswise — By reprogramming yeast metabolism, the team achieved de novo biosynthesis of medically valuable cannabinoids, laying the foundation for scalable, climate-independent production methods. The endocannabinoid system regulates fundamental...

City of Zurich wants to extend legal cannabis dispensary

City of Zurich wants to extend legal cannabis dispensary Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close...

Akanda Corp. Increasing Its Cannabis Investment

Breadcrumb Trail Links Newsfile Article content Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – October 20, 2025) – Akanda Corp. (NASDAQ: AKAN) (“Akanda” or the “Company”), through its cannabis operating subsidiary, has furthered its cannabis investment by...

Cannabis use in adolescents is associated with more frequent psychotic-like experiences

New research published in Psychological Medicine suggests that recreational cannabis use during adolescence and young adulthood is associated with more frequent psychotic-like experiences. These experiences may resemble symptoms of psychosis but...

First Asian Hornet Nest In NI Located And Destroyed In Dundonald

20/10/2025 An Asian Hornet nest has been located and destroyed in the Dundonald area of east Belfast. The nest was found close to the location of the first reported sitting on 10 October. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has now...

Full speed ahead for P1.19 B Baguio City Integrated Terminal; Landport eyed to decongest ‘City of Pines’ CBD

Full speed ahead for P1.19 B Baguio City Integrated Terminal; Landport eyed to decongest ‘City of Pines’ CBD Megawide Construction Corp. said it will build the P1.19 billion Baguio City Integrated Terminal (BCIT) it earlier proposed to Baguio...

Experts acknowledge challenges in the hemp industry

Since the legalisation of hemp production in 2021, new markets, job creation, and rural growth have not materialised. Of over 1 000 permits issued, few producers are operational, but the industry believes hemp’s potential can be realised with...

Massachusetts Ballot Campaign to End Adult-Use Cannabis Market ‘On Track’ to Collect Enough Signatures

The signature-gathering phase is “going well” for a coalition that’s aiming to put a question before Massachusetts voters that would backtrack on adult-use cannabis legalization by wiping out the state’s licensed industry. Massachusetts Attorney...

Man caught with £90k cannabis in suitcase at Edinburgh airport jailed

15:09, 20 Oct 2025Updated 15:09, 20 Oct 2025 Tyler Stechling outside court. (Image: Alexander Lawrie ) A drug courier who was caught attempting to smuggle close to £100,000 of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport has been jailed. Tyler Stechling was...

Exploring the cannabis farms of wild, untamed Canada

Monday 20 October 2025 3:05 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Jasper Pryor worked on a cannabis farm in British Columbia In Boundary Country in British...

Huckabee Seeks To Revive Case Against Meta Over Fake CBD Endorsements

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has asked a federal appellate court to revive his lawsuit against Meta Platforms over ads that wrongly used his Earlier this year, U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Williams in Delaware threw out Huckabee's...

Kratom vs. 7-OH: Should These Drugs Be Banned?

Hundreds of years ago, somebody in a Southeast Asian jungle decided to gnaw on a leaf. It gave him a burst of energy, and he told all his friends about it. For centuries afterward, people in Southeast Asia used the plant, called kratom, for a wide...

South Africa’s top 15 award-winning luxury hotels for 2025

South Africa is firmly on the radar of global luxury travellers, and the latest recognition for its hospitality scene underlines why. In the recent Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, 757,000 readers from around the world cast hundreds of...

Cannabis helped end my debilitating illness – now I sell it as medicine

Dr Dave Howells with his wife Sam Ashton(Image: John Myers) As a student Sam Ashton occasionally smoked cannabis. She never thought about it as a medicine until she got Crohn's disease which eventually became so acute she needed major surgery to...

Why ‘Croptober’ doesn’t mean much to NJ cannabis growers

The basics: Most New Jersey cannabis is grown indoors despite Croptober‘s outdoor origins Curaleaf and Ascend emphasize year-round harvests through controlled environments Only three fully outdoor cultivation sites operate across New Jersey...

OnlyFans model jailed after arrest for Spanish drug smuggling scheme

Breadcrumb Trail Links Crime World Woman was carrying 34 kilos in her suitcase after travelling from Thailand. Published Oct 14, 2025 • Last updated Oct 14, 2025 • 2 minute read OnlyFans model Clara Wilson has been jailed after she was caught...

The SoKO Diamond Cannabis Ball

SoKO Gives the Cannabis Industry a Face Lift with Fashion, Premium Products, Culinary Artistry and More SAN DIEGO, September 11, 2019 (Newswire.com) - The founders of SoKO have found a way to bring a luxury feel to the cannabis industry and...