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Australia’s ‘booming’ medicinal cannabis trade on track this year to quadruple 2022 sales

As market nudges $1bn, industry report calls for government to replace current criminalised model with a regulated adult-use approach

The Guardian - AU

Conor McGregor rape accuser telling ‘web of lies’, court hears

Nikita Hand, who is also known as Nikita Ni Laimhin, is claiming civil damages.

The Independent UK

Newcastle ranked high among Australia's worst areas for drug overdose death

'The inaction around reducing drug overdose is deplorable.'

Newcastle Herald

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Why an avoidable club racing rumpus has caused uproar

Anyone getting a sense of deja vu? Does the governing body launching a consultation on clumsy proposals without a proper explanation of the reasoning behind them sound familiar?

Autosport

62yo who faced cannabis charge says go for crime gangs not people like me

Why do medicos highlight cannabis harm over pharmaceutical harm?

Newcastle Herald

Cannabis gummies like ‘a glass of wine with dinner’ for a growing number of Australians

More people are turning to the edibles instead of alcohol, but experts warn they cannot be sure what they are consuming

The Guardian - AU

Opioid-laced cocaine 100 times more potent than heroin sparks Victorian health warning

Drugs sold in Melbourne found to contain protonitazene, which has resulted in ‘serious harm’

The Guardian - AU

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Most Victorians want weed decriminalised: survey

A poll shows most Victorians would support the state following the ACT and other parts of the world by decriminalising recreational cannabis use for adults.

AAP

How a Northwest tribe is escaping a rising ocean

The Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state is gradually moving the village of Taholah away from a rising Pacific Ocean. Other communities in the U.S. may need to take a similar approach.

WEKU

Obama’s massive prisoner release led to Jesse Webster’s Chicago success story and three failures

President Barack Obama granted executive clemency to more than 1,900 federal prisoners, a record. Jesse Webster made the most of his freedom. Three others are back in jail.

Chicago Sun-Times

Wage subsidy gets pass mark for engaging Māori – in inexplicable change

Ministry of Social Development bosses pushed back against original performance score in wage subsidy scheme assessment, reports David Williams

Newsroom.co.nz

'Overdose crisis': Hunter drug deaths revealed

'It is no exaggeration to talk about an overdose crisis.'

Newcastle Herald

Auditor-General wants review of council reporting: 'I see the pressure'

After a Newsroom investigation, Parliament's Speaker is considering whether the Auditor-General should be called before a select committee to account for average audit fee increases of 43 percent for local councils. But first, John Ryan offers the public an explanation.

Newsroom.co.nz

Verdict on $19b wage subsidy lands, a year late

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Chicago Sun-Times

In Alsip red-light-camera investigation, feds have done new interviews, issued subpoenas

Investigators recently approached or interviewed current and former village officials, asking how Alsip chose SafeSpeed as its red-light-camera contractor.

Wales Online

Paedophile fell to knees and wept after being found with baby rape video

Desmond Wright, 38, of Pontypridd, was found with more than 1,000 images of child abuse on various devices, which he downloaded from file-sharing sites

Daily Mirror

Royal Ascot 2023 tips: Newsboy's day one selections for all seven races plus NAP

Irish 2,000 Guineas hero Paddington is our man's nap to score in the St James's Palace Stakes while he also fancies Frankie Dettori to bag a winner as the five-day meeting gets underway

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Less and less tolerable

Junior doctors on the picket line PLUS Drop in homelessness AND Bailout for GM transport, but is it enough?

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The Guardian - AU

NDIA admits missing red flags in case of malnourished brothers found in house with dead father

Senior counsel assisting told royal commission one brother’s 12-month plan was worth $102,000, but only $361 was spent

The Guardian - AU

Victoria Greens to push for greater access to safe injecting rooms with proposed bill change

Exclusive: Proposed amendment would make North Richmond facility permanent and widen eligibility criteria

Fortune

Thieves stole $100k in dimes from a truck in a Philadelphia Walmart parking lot

“There’s dimes all over the parking lot, all down the street,” Police Captain John Ryan said.

Irish Mirror

Irish women in hospital with severe liver damage from alcohol doubled during pandemic

Professor John Ryan warned a shift in drinking habits has resulted in record numbers of females seeking help for cirrhosis of the liver.

Irish Mirror

Irish professor warns frequent drinkers to abandon pandemic habit

Non-drinking days during the week can be a “huge benefit” to people's health

Irish Mirror

Michael Healy Rae blasts calls for new safe drinking advice and says friend lived to 108 drinking whiskey every night

The Kerry TD and publican says those suggesting it need to get themselves examined

Irish Mirror

Government urged to follow Canada's example and advise people to drink two pints a week maximum

New guidelines on safe drinking from Canadian health authorities recommend less than two drinks a week

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