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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…
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureHSBC CEO: ‘some’ senior staff face redundancySome senior HSBC staff should brace for job cuts after the bank’s latest restructuring, the bank’s new chief executive Georges Elhedery told staff in a memo seen by Reuters.After announcing one of the bank’s biggest shake-ups in recent years, he wrote in the memo to staff: Inevitably some of our colleagues will face redundancies as we streamline duplicative senior roles. The leadership team will spend more time with you in the coming days to explain these changes in more detail and to give…
How cornbread gummies affected your sleep”I had a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep and this product worked for me. This is my favorite CBD product I've ever tried (and ) This is the most consistently effective product I've used for sleep.The 50mg dose started about 15-20 minutes after I took it and I started feeling a pleasant heaviness and drowsiness.”I only want to use these products for sleep (at least a 50mg dose) because they are very effective for sleep. And this is probably due to the fact that they were given to me for free for testing.…