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What to know as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Minnesota on Aug. 1 07/28/2023 07:49am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesotans can legally possess and grow their own marijuana for recreational purposes starting Tuesday, Aug. 1, subject to limits meant to keep a lid on things while the state sets up a full-blown legal cannabis industry. The Democratic-controlled Minnesota Legislature approved Drake: new 'For All the Dogs' album may drop in ‘a couple of weeks’ 07/21/2023 03:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Hip-hop’s top dog is readying a new album, and it could be here sooner than you think. Drake told a capacity-filled Barclays Center crowd in Brooklyn Thursday night that his upcoming project, “For All the Dogs,” would drop in approximately “a couple of weeks.” The 36-year Pot sales approved for events in New York after farmers complain there are too few dispensaries 07/19/2023 04:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Marijuana can legally be sold at festivals and other events in New York under a measure approved by state regulators Wednesday, after farmers complained that there are too few dispensaries to sell what they harvest. The initiative approved by the Cannabis Control Board will allow New York prosecutor begins crackdown on illegal cannabis shops with $400K deal with shop owner 07/18/2023 02:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City entrepreneur who illegally sold marijuana at a dozen shops across Manhattan must pay more than $400,000 in taxes and proceeds from illicit sales of cannabis, as part of a crackdown on the thousands of unlicensed operations across the city. The Manhattan District Att Why a group is recommending a screen-free day for Fairfax Co. schools next year 07/07/2023 03:06pm • Fairfax County's School Health Advisory Committee is recommending that the Virginia school system set districtwide guidelines for technology use by grade level and set a cap for the amount of time the youngest learners spend on screens every day. In its 2022-23 annual report to the school board, Montgomery Co. reports uptick in students arrested on school grounds 07/05/2023 02:16pm • At least thirteen students were arrested on the grounds of Montgomery County Public Schools in the most recent school year — up from three during the academic year prior. The data was shared by school officials in a presentation on student well-being and safety during a June 27 Board of Educati Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 07/03/2023 02:14pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Legal recreational weed hits Md. dispensary shelves 07/01/2023 05:43pm • Recreational marijuana dispensaries throughout Maryland opened their doors to curious and excited customers for the first time Saturday, many of whom said it was about time they could buy legal cannabis. Milton Sorrel lined up about an hour before the RISE Dispensary in Silver Spring opened and tol Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 06/30/2023 01:23pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Vice Diet: The Financial Upside to Quitting Stuff That's Hurting You 06/29/2023 08:00pm • If you're doing something that's not so great for you but gives you pleasure, consider the financial vice diet, which can help you avoid that behavior. Although moderation can usually keep the damage in check, if you indulge too much and too often, it can have a negative effect on many aspects of yo Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 06/29/2023 01:08pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 06/28/2023 01:11pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov 4 things you need to know about marijuana retail sales in Maryland 06/28/2023 04:45am • On July 1, Maryland joins D.C. and Virginia in legalizing recreational marijuana — but unlike those other jurisdictions, a regulated and functional retail market for marijuana will also open up. "It's going to be extremely busy," said Brandon Barksdale, the co-CEO of Remedy, a marijuana dispens Thousands of unauthorized vapes are pouring into the US despite the FDA crackdown on fruity flavors 06/27/2023 09:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000 since 2020, driven almost entirely by a wave of unauthorized disposable vapes from China, according to tightly controlled sales data obtained by The Associated Press. The surge Vaporizadores no autorizados llegan a EEUU, pese a fuertes medidas de la FDA 06/27/2023 04:59pm • La cantidad de diferentes dispositivos de cigarrillos electrónicos vendidos en Estados Unidos casi se ha triplicado a más de 9,000 desde 2020, impulsados casi en su totalidad por una ola de vaporizadores desechables no autorizados de China, según datos de ventas estrictamente controlados obtenido