A key congressional committee is calling for a stepped-up effort to eradicate illegal marijuana grows that are “not sanctioned” by state or tribal law, while also tackling money laundering issues associated with illicit Chinese-connected cannabis businesses.

WORCESTER ― A Worcester Superior Court jury on Thursday, July 24 convicted Mugisha Jeanbosco of first-degree murder in the 2019 shooting death of Gardner High School graduate Leon Wilson Jr. in Fitchburg.

Allentown City Council voted Wednesday to support a state House bill to legalize marijuana, supported by Vice President Cynthia Mota and councilmember Candida Affa.

July 25, 2025 – Madera County Sheriff's Office officials report that on Thursday the Madera County Narcotic Enforcement Team (MADNET), with assistance from Madera County Probation, executed a search warrant in the 41000 Block of Road 612 in Raymond. During this operation, deputies located and eradicated 1,667 marijuana plants.

Some research has found that consuming cannabis could have negative effects on the body, especially the brain.

A Connecticut attorney accused of giving paperwork embedded with a synthetic form of marijuana to a client being held at a detention center in Rhode Island has agreed to surrender his law license in exchange for prosecutors dropping the case.

Authorities in Pottawatomie County are investigating a robbery and murder at a marijuana grow facility in Tecumseh, where a Canadian woman was killed.

The City Council of Colorado Springs voted 6-3 Tuesday to override a veto from Mayor Yemi Mobolade regarding a procedural change related to how the city can spend tax revenues from recreational marijuana sales. It was the mayor's first veto since he took office in 2023.

Supporters of an Oklahoma campaign to legalize marijuana for people over 21 will soon start gathering signatures.