Canada Could Make Billions From Legal Pot
Canada faces one last hurdle to becoming the first G7 nation to legalize recreational marijuana – and it could make the country billions.
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Canada faces one last hurdle to becoming the first G7 nation to legalize recreational marijuana – and it could make the country billions.
Coffee is one of the most consumed drinks in the world and with your jolt of caffeine, you may also get a little buzz. And as marijuana becomes legal in more and more states, the cannabis industry is looking for new ways to cash in.
About one-quarter of cancer patients have used marijuana in the past year.
The legal use of marijuana is the latest temptation available to the tens of millions of people who visit Las Vegas each year. But there's a catch.
Although it was assumed law-and-order Attorney General Jeff Sessions would come out against the legalized marijuana industry with guns blazing, the task force he assembled to find the best legal strategy is giving him no ammunition, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
One of the nation's largest cannabis companies bought the entire California desert town of Nipton and they have some plans for it.
Nevada has become the fifth state in the U.S. with stores selling marijuana for recreational purposes, opening a market early Saturday that's expected to eventually outpace any other in the nation thanks to the millions of tourists who flock to Las Vegas.
A new insurance study linked legalized recreational marijuana use to increased car crash claims.
Opa-locka police have arrested a 52-year-old man they said was growing a mass amount marijuana in a warehouse.
The Florida Department of Health ordered a medical-marijuana operator to stop selling a "whole flower" product which can easily be smoked.
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A CBS News poll released Thursday morning shows the number of Americans in favor of legalizing marijuana has reached a new high.
Thursday marks cannabis culture's high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on campus quads and when pot shops in legal weed states thank their customers with discounts.
Florida patients may be able to vape or munch on medical-marijuana products but they almost certainly won't be allowed to light up joints or take bong hits, under a compromise being worked on by House and Senate leaders.
Colorado is considering an unusual strategy to protect its blossoming marijuana industry from a potential federal crackdown, even at the expense of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax collections.
A northwest Miami-Dade home where marijuana was being grown lit up in flames Monday morning.
Some doctors are increasing their warnings about the harmful effects of marijuana on teens amid more lax laws and attitudes on its use.
The Justice Department will be stepping up enforcement of federal law against recreational marijuana, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Thursday, offering the Trump administration's strongest indication to date of a looming crackdown on the drug, even as a solid majority of Americans believe it should be legal.
Modern Health Concepts – one of seven licensed pot operations in Florida – has joined forces with an out-of-state investor to help expand.
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During the election some critics of Donald Trump said his supporters must be high if they voted for him.
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While the public's attitude on pot may be softening, changing marijuana laws aren't necessarily making weed more welcome in the workplace.
While weed is winning in the polls, with a majority of Americans saying it should be legal, it does not mean the federal government will let dozens of state pot businesses play out.
A football player who was once a prized recruit for the University of Miami is now facing legal trouble.
The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup schedule was released Saturday, which included the slate of matches coming to Hard Rock Stadium.
Deputies are investigating how a man and woman wound up shot to death in Southwest Miami-Dade on Saturday afternoon.
"We're reviewing the process, and we'll see," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. "Whatever we were to decide to release, we'd have to be very responsible about reviewing that right now."
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"We're reviewing the process, and we'll see," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. "Whatever we were to decide to release, we'd have to be very responsible about reviewing that right now."
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
"We're reviewing the process, and we'll see," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. "Whatever we were to decide to release, we'd have to be very responsible about reviewing that right now."
President Trump presented medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony.
Two people who survived an early September U.S. attack on an alleged drug boat were waving overhead before they were killed in a now-controversial second strike, according to two sources.
Florida's Republican-dominated congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to drop a plan that would allow new oil drilling off the state's coast.
The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide the legality of President Trump's executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
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Experts say the original warnings from more than 20 years ago were based on outdated information and were "overly broad."
Kian Sadeghi, the 25-year-old founder and CEO at Nucleus Genomics, tells "CBS Mornings" that parents have every right to select the qualities and traits they desire in their child.
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, a critic of government vaccine mandates, has been quietly appointed to one of the CDC's top positions.
Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.
ByHeart said it can't rule out that all of its baby formula across all product lots could be contaminated, citing recent test results.
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
President Trump presented medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony.
Japanese officials said Jeremy O Harris, known for his Tony-nominated "Slave Play" and his role in the series "Emily in Paris," was arrested on the island of Okinawa on Nov. 16.
Nardiz Cooke was immediately transfixed by the mask she wore while receiving treatment for late-stage cancer.
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