Indian hemp is grown in Osun but the warehouses are in Ibadan—Tunde Omotosin, NDLEA Zone 9 Commander

•Wants parents to monitor their children The Zonal Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Zone 9, Assistant Commander-General of Narcotics, ACGN Tunde John Omotosin, was at the Tribune House, Imalefalafia Street, Ibadan,...

Rwanda nears completion of first medical cannabis plant

Rwanda is poised to become a key player in the global medical cannabis market with the near completion of its first cannabis pharmaceutical processing facility. The country has partnered with Kgog Global to establish a High Value Therapeutic crop...

Global drug addiction mortality rates double despite fewer new cases

Despite fewer new addiction cases worldwide, a sweeping analysis finds drug-related deaths surging, exposing critical failures in global harm-reduction and recovery systems. Study: The evolving burden of drug use disorders: a comprehensive...

Cannabis-based drug helps cancer patients by giving them the munchies

A cannabis-based drug that harnesses “the munchies” has helped cancer patients maintain and even increase their body weight in its first double-blind clinical trial. The “exciting” results offer hope to millions of cancer patients suffering from...

The Radical Legacy of the “Poorest President in the World”

I met the “poorest president in the world” in late 2023. I had seen him before, at an event in Washington, DC, ten years earlier, but at that time, he was surrounded by wild throngs of adulators — shaking hands, snapping selfies, kissing babies....

More than 400 officers stationed around CBD, French Quarter for NBA YoungBoy concert

New Orleans police increase security for NBA YoungBoy concert HUNDREDS OF EXTRA POLICE OFFICERS WILL BE ON PATROL IN NEW ORLEANS THIS SUNDAY AND MONDAY, AS CONCERNS MOUNT OVER THE NBA YOUNGBOY CONCERTS SET FOR THE SMOOTHIE KING CENTER. AND THIS...

Sex-Specific FT Genes Impact Cannabis and Hops Blooming

In a groundbreaking study published in BMC Genomics, researchers have unveiled new insights into the complex genetic underpinnings of flowering time variations in Cannabis and hops. This study, conducted by Dowling et al., presents a detailed...

Person of the Day | Becky Henderson: Medical-Cannabis Patient’s Advocacy Inspires Others

Becky Henderson sat in her motorized wheelchair beside her mother, Sherry Henderson, at a long wooden table full of lawmakers and doctors in a meeting room at the Mississippi Capitol building in Jackson, Mississippi. She had come to a Mississippi...

The War on News: Union-Busting PM, CBD Homeless Shock & Antarctic Methane Leaks

🪧 Luxon Attacks the Unions for His Own Failures: After weeks of bashing teens on welfare, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon now blames the unions for daring to strike. His claim? That striking workers are “prioritising politics over patients.”...

In the news on this date: October 23

Local history 50 years ago: Oct. 23, 1975 The Altoona Area High School team, Linda Rickens and Shelley Stoltenburg co-captains and Kerry Jo Ruffner advisor, won the 10th annual Jaffa Shrine Cheerleading Contest. Roosevelt, Cheryl Cassidy, Renee...

Bobby Brown Foundation Charity Golf Tournament: A Star-Studded Day of Giving and Community Support

When music legend Bobby Brown stepped onto the greens at Tierra Rejada Golf Club on October 13, 2025, he wasn’t just playing for par: he was playing for purpose. The sixth annual Bobbi Kristina Serenity House Celebrity Golf Tournament brought...

Psychedelic experiences linked to reduced cannabis use and greater psychological flexibility

A new study published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs has found that psychedelic experiences are linked to reductions in cannabis use and improvements in psychological flexibility. Participants who reported a personally meaningful experience...

Substantial Cannabis Factory Discovered In Co Down

17/10/2025 The PSNI have seized cannabis plants worth an estimated value of around £83,000 and approximately £10,000 in harvested cannabis at a property in County Down. A substantial cannabis factory was discovered by police at a house in on...

Lifelong Humboldt County Cultivator Goes Global to Fight Cratering Prices

Jason Gellman remembers when farmers in his hometown of Garberville could sell a pound of their Humboldt County cannabis for $5,000. That was back around 1990, when the California county known for growing the best weed on planet Earth served most...

Which European Country Consumes the Most Cannabis?

Italy leads the European Union in cannabis use among young adults, according to the latest European Drug Report by the European Union Drugs Agency. The report reveals that 21.5% of Italians aged 15 to 34 reported using cannabis in the past year,...

‘Our pilots are diligent’ — Philip Agbese asks Orji Kalu to retract Indian hemp remark

Philip Agbese, deputy spokesperson of the house of representatives, has asked Orji Uzor Kalu, senator representing Abia north, to withdraw remarks that some pilots in Nigeria use Indian hemp. Kalu, a former governor of Abia state, made the claim...

International property buyers spent over R1 billion in Cape Town in five months (ooba)

While skyrocketing property prices in particularly central areas of Cape Town are delivering returns for the City, locals are virtually being priced out of the market. In the first five months of 2025 alone, international homebuyers spent over R1...

Nairobi’s youth turning lenses into livelihoods

Street photographers at workOn a typical weekday, Nairobi CBD hums with relentless motion, matatus hooting, traders calling out to customers and hurried footsteps echoing through the streets. Space is scarce, time even scarcer. But come Saturday...

Court upholds asset freeze against doctor facing cannabis-related charges

The First Hall of the Civil Court has dismissed a case filed by Andrew Agius, a licensed medical practitioner and owner of The Pain Clinic in Paola, who claimed that a blanket freezing order issued against him breached his fundamental rights....

World should unite to dismantle criminal drug networks – Marwa

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Mohamed Buba Marwa, has urged the international community to stand together, be resolute and united to dismantle criminal drug networks that threaten peace, stability,...