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Best Cam Sites: Top 15 options for Live Sex in 2025
Explore the Best Cam Girl Sites for Adult Webcam Shows, Private Chatrooms & Real-Time Pleasure Live cam sites have exploded in popularity over the past decade, and now they’re more interactive, diverse, and accessible than ever. Whether you’re...

New vape shop restrictions head to full Atlanta City Council vote
ATLANTA — After getting unanimous approval in the Atlanta City Council Zoning Committee, an ordinance IS adding new restrictions to where vape shops can be opened and what they’re defined as. The ordinance would set a limit of 1,000 feet between...

Best in Grass: Thousands of Michiganders will help pick the state’s best weed this summer
The Best in Grass competition is returning to Michigan this summer, where everyday stoners will have a chance to crown the state’s best weed. Judging kits drop June 28. MICHIGAN—You don’t need a lab coat, a special badge, or your own weekly...

CBD Shows Promise in Easing Behavior Challenges in Autism
Summary: Summary: A new clinical trial found that cannabidiol (CBD) is safe and potentially helpful in reducing problematic behaviors in boys with severe autism. While broad behavioral measures showed no significant differences from placebo,...

The Business of Cannabis
Newswise — As can be expected of any nascent industry, the legalization of recreational cannabis has come with economic twists and turns requiring some fashion of foresight. The Cannabis Policy Institute at UNLV (CPI) was created in order to get a...

MSO Nar Cannabis opens NJ dispensary near Philadelphia (photos)
Michigan-based multistate operator NAR Cannabis is making its New Jersey debut. Located at 4004 Church Road in Mount Laurel, the adult-use dispensary is set to mark its opening with a June 28 celebration featuring giveaways, entertainment and...

Announcing The World's Largest Organic Medical Cannabis Deal
New Zealand’s leading medical cannabis grower Puro has made history by signing the largest organic medical cannabis export agreement ever at the New Zealand High Commission in London. The landmark £7M agreement with UK-based IPS Pharma comes as...

Property Insider: Foodstuffs' $380m expansion with new Pak'nSave sites in the works
New Zealand’s biggest supermarket business has embarked on an Auckland and Christchurch expansion, via separate southern and northern co-ops. How much may be spent fixing or rebuilding the fire-damaged New World Victoria Park is not yet known but...

With prospects of a THC ban eroded, Texas hemp industry supports age restrictions, more regulation enforcement
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. With a ban off the table for now, Texas hemp industry leaders said they are amenable to state lawmakers imposing more...

Ruby Tuesday Matthews looks exhausted as she reveals she is taking CBD gummies to 'get her through' motherhood with her three children
Ruby Tuesday Matthews has revealed she is taking cannabidiol (CBD) gummies to 'get through life' and the chaos of raising three children. The influencer, 31, shares sons Rocket, nine, and Mars, eight, with ex Ryan Heywood and daughter Holiday,...

TGA sues News Corp, Mamamia for medicinal cannabis testimonials
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has taken federal proceedings against News Corp Australia, Mamamia, and a Sydney-based PR agency for unlawfully promoting medicinal cannabis products in articles published between 2022 and 2023. The TGA...

Dublin Airport passenger found with cannabis worth over €400k in luggage
A Dublin Airport passenger has been found with cannabis worth over €400k in their luggage. The find by Revenue officers was made as part of an intelligence-led investigation. They were found with almost 21kg of cannabis worth an estimated...

Central Texas hemp shops saved as Abbott vetoes THC ban
The veto saves more than 8,000 retailers statewide and preserves 50,000 jobs in the $8 billion hemp industry. BELTON, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott delivered a last-minute reprieve to Texas hemp businesses Sunday night, vetoing a controversial bill...

National cannabis symposium to be facilitated by agriculture ministry in July
Dominica News Online - Monday, June 23rd, 2025 at 1:47 PM The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy has announced the organization of a National Cannabis Symposium, themed “Regulatory and Economic Environment for a Viable...

Texan Rene Pena reflects on business amid hemp regulation shake-up
Rene Pena praises Abbott for his support of small businesses but plans to set up shop in legal markets. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Small business owners in the hemp industry are rejoicing over the news that Governor Greg Abbott has vetoed SB 3,...

Ette restaurant and bar launches in Sydney CBD
Ette has opened its doors on the ground floor of an office tower on Bridge Street in Sydney’s CBD, serving up a range of $9.50 ‘snackettes’, free focaccia on arrival, and a late closing time of 2am. The venue is brought to the city by Michael...
Brisbane news live: Budget day arrives with blanket of fog | Bail for man accused of assaulting bus driver
Labor’s former industrial relations minister Grace Grace has responded to calls to condemn CFMEU protesters, saying “there is no place” for abusive behaviour in the union movement. In an interview on 4BC yesterday, Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie...

Best mattresses 2025: for allergies, back pain and more
You spend up to a third of your life in bed, so what you sleep on really is important for long-term health and wellbeing. Top Santé test drives some of the best new mattresses designed to give you a better night’s rest. NOTE: Before you buy, check...

More women are using medical cannabis – but new research shows barriers push some into illegal markets
The number of women using medicinal cannabis is growing in New Zealand and overseas. They use cannabis treatment for general conditions such as pain, anxiety, inflammation and nausea, as well as gynaecological conditions, including endometriosis,...

New Poll Shows Most Utah Voters Support Marijuana Legalization, But Top GOP Lawmakers Reiterate Opposition To Reform
A majority of Utah voters back legalizing marijuana, another new polls shows. But despite that support, the state’s top Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate are reiterating their opposition. The survey from The Deseret News and Hinckley...