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A highly venomous snake suddenly appeared in a lunchtime crowd after attempting to emerge from its hiding place at a Sydney cruise terminal.The native snake was spotted by an eagle-eyed pedestrian as it tried to escape through a bar at The Rocks next to Sydney Harbor Bridge.A video posted on Tik Tok shows the snake flicking its tongue and darting in and out of a grate on the wall as people walk by.While some people were alarmed by the strange sight in Sydney's CBD, many found the encounter amusing, with the woman joking that “even snakes need a lunch break”.”He…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WKYT) – The future of Georgetown's proposed “Triple Crown” regional business park is in jeopardy after the City of Richmond voted against participating in the project and contributing $500,000 to the project. It's going to be different.Six government agencies from Scott, Fayette, and Madison counties were scheduled to participate. But after about an hour of discussion in Richmond on Tuesday night, that number was reduced to five.The City of Richmond voted 3-2 against the motion, with Mayor Robert Blythe casting the final vote. This will be a financial blow to the project, as each participant will be funded…
Victorian firefighters who took part in a rally against the state government while on duty will have their pay cut after protesters accused them of misusing public resources and blocking access to hospitals.The rift between the Labor government, Fire and Rescue Victoria (FRV) and the United Firefighters Union (UFU) has deepened in recent months over new pay deals and claims of inadequate equipment.On Wednesday, the UFU held a rally in Melbourne's CBD to vent anger over low pay, poor conditions and dangerous old equipment.The FRV and UFU are locked in a difficult negotiation hearing before the Fair Work Commission after…
SHARON — Residents have renewed efforts to allow retail marijuana sales in town, filing a petition calling for a second vote on the issue. Last week, voters rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed the sale of recreational marijuana products in the city by just two votes. On Monday, the town clerk's office received a “petition to reconsider the retail cannabis opt-in vote,” Town Clerk Kathryn Sarter said Wednesday. The petition contains 72 valid signatures, meeting the 5% threshold of registered voters needed to encourage a vote. The Oct. 15 vote itself was prompted by a petition started by…
Police are searching for witnesses after a man was stabbed in Melbourne's CBD last month.A 30-year-old North Melbourne man is understood to have been involved in an altercation with another unknown man outside a licensed store on King Street in Melbourne's CBD at around 11.50am on September 22. .A man wearing white clothing was seen running from the scene.Victoria Police released the footage in hopes of speaking to the man in the photo.Just as the 30-year-old man was leaving in a taxi, an unknown man stabbed him twice.On Thursday, Victoria Police released CCTV footage of a man they would like…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week in a case involving truck driver Douglas Horn, who lost his job after testing positive for THC after ingesting a CBD tincture that was advertised as completely free of psychoactive compounds. We considered. Mr. Horn sued the companies that manufactured and sold the tinctures under the Racketeering and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), alleging that the defendants' mail and wire fraud had “damaged his business and property.” The issue in Medical Marijuana Co. v. Horne is whether the economic loss suffered by Horne fits within the language of the statute, as the U.S. Court…
Tesla is scheduled to report earnings, and Wall Street will be keeping an eye on the company's core auto business. Analysts will be keeping an eye on Tesla's profit margins as the hype around its robotaxis fades. Tesla stock is down more than 12% this year, compared with a 22% rise in the S&P 500. . Thank you for registering! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed on the go. Download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our settings page or…
Canandaigua dispensary owner fined $9.5 million for selling marijuana without a license and ignoring cease-and-desist notices NEW YORK – New York State Attorney General Letitia James today secured a $9.5 million judgment against the operator of an unlicensed cannabis dispensary in Ontario County. George West, owner of unlicensed dispensary Jadega 7.0, ignored an order and notice from the Office of Cannabis Control (OCM) to cease unlicensed operations in June 2023. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and OCM obtained a judicial closure order to shut down Jadega 7.0 in November 2023. The money judgment entered today requires West to…
The cultural image of the stoner was that of a kid who would skip chemistry class to go get high in the back of the gym, but if a stoner really wanted to immerse himself in his hobby, he would go to class and take notes. . Every time you light it up, a magical world of chemistry is born. THCa stands for tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, which is basically the mom (or dad) of THC. By itself, it has no psychoactive effects that will get you high. However, when heated or smoked, THC undergoes chemical changes that result in a high.…
(Photo provided by: BLACKDAY) Written by Cam Buchan In what is being called the Definitive Trial of the Perioperative Use of Cannabidiol (CBD), a team from Schulich Medicine and Dentistry and the University of Michigan investigated how CBD treatment affected the need for opioid painkillers after knee replacement surgery. We plan to conduct a large-scale study to determine whether . With a more than $6 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant, Dr. Joel Gagnier, associate professor of epidemiology, biostatics, and surgery at Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and his colleagues will follow 380 patients over five years. We…