This past weekend, large images of 19 wrongfully detained Americans abroad, including WNBA star and Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner appeared on buildings throughout New York City as meetings of world leaders at the United…
Criminal defense attorney Steve Zissou and his client the convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who is serving out a 25-year sentence in federal prison, are looking forward to making big news when/if the prisoner swap takes place. The…
Coming soon to a Texas town near you: a roving cannabis dispensary with a purpose. The CannaBus is setting out soon for its “Ride For Your Rights” tour as part of…
The owner of a Suwanee County farm is in line to become Florida’s first Black medical marijuana operator, beating out 11 other applicants competing for a license earmarked for a Black…
A Michigan man was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison on felony and misdemeanor charges for his role in the Trump-inspired Jan. 6 mob attack on the Capitol that sought to…
The U.S. Coast Guard recovered nearly 30,000 pounds of cocaine and cannabis, valued at more than $475 million, offloading it on Thursday at the Base Miami Beach, Florida. The drugs retrieved by…
For the first time ever, the 15th edition of the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, underway in Chicago September 13-14, presented a series of Benzinga Cannabis Awards. “Finding the best of the best in cannabis is…
Norway’s $1.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund will not invest directly or indirectly in four Canadian cannabis stocks because they produce recreational marijuana, which remains illegal within its borders. Fund manager Norges Bank Investment Management…
The armed forces of Venezuela announced Monday that they’d made the largest marijuana bust in a decade. Members of the armed forces intercepted a vessel carrying more than 3.1 tons of marijuana, nearly 18 pounds of cocaine and outboard…
The lawyer for Russian criminal mastermind Alexander Vinnik, accused of laundering more than $4 billion through the digital currency bitcoin (BTC/USD), urged Moscow on Monday to begin negotiations with the United States…
In case you were enjoying the last days of summer over the long Labor Day weekend and missed the Saturday MAGA rally in Pennsylvania, here’s an update you might find…
As so often reported, hemp-based CBD has numerous uses in the development of medicines for a variety of conditions and illnesses. But with Labor Day upon us, how about we look at…
The U.S. Ambassador to Russia on Sunday ended his tenure as America’s top diplomat in Moscow after nearly three years. Spanning the Trump and Biden administrations, Ambassador John Sullivan will retire…
At least 32 Americans have signed up to play in Russia’s top basketball league this coming season despite Brittney Griner’s harrowing experience, according to USA TODAY. Griner had been playing for…
When Canada became the second country in the world, after Uruguay, to legalize cannabis, weed companies were viewed as pioneers in “the green frontier.” Their stocks and their fortunes soared.…
Yes, you heard that correctly…a physician is making fun of a man for having a stroke. It seems that Republican Senate candidate and celeb TV doctor Mehmet Oz has stooped to a new…
U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed said the conditions Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan are being kept in are most likely “terrible” based on his own experience. He said his time in Russian detainment…
We’re getting down to the wire so don’t put off until tomorrow what you really should do today and save money. Also, think of the disappointment you’ll experience if you miss…
The police in Casablanca aborted an international drug trafficking attempt at the weekend, according to a statement released Monday by Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security (DGSN). The suspect was using…
Brittney Griner’s sentencing to nine years in a Russian penal colony, which let’s admit, evokes some scary images and brings to mind Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.” Set in…