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World news
fromThe Atlantic
1 day ago

What Trump Wants From Cuba

The Trump administration's blockade on Cuba is intended to destabilize its government and force diplomatic negotiations.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Cuba to pardon more than 2,000 prisoners as US eases fuel blockade

Cuba plans to pardon 2,010 prisoners as a humanitarian gesture during Holy Week amid US pressure for political change.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
19 hours ago

Cubans study oil tanker diplomacy for signs of progress in secret talks with US

The arrival of a sanctioned Russian oil tanker in Cuba suggests ongoing negotiations between the US and Cuba despite the oil blockade.
Miami food
fromThe Nation
2 days ago

Solidarity Under Siege

US Customs and Border Protection targeted American citizens returning from a humanitarian aid convoy to Cuba, seizing their electronics and questioning them for hours.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 day ago

Cuba announces release of over 2,000 prisoners as a humanitarian and sovereign gesture'

Cuba released over 2,010 prisoners as a humanitarian gesture amid U.S. negotiations and an ongoing energy embargo.
Miami food
fromenglish.elpais.com
5 days ago

Fuel shipments from the US to Cuban private companies: a drop in the desert that angers the exile community

Fuel shipments from South Florida to Cuba are increasing, raising concerns about supporting the Cuban regime amid U.S. sanctions.
World news
fromThe Atlantic
1 day ago

What Trump Wants From Cuba

The Trump administration's blockade on Cuba is intended to destabilize its government and force diplomatic negotiations.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Cuba to pardon more than 2,000 prisoners as US eases fuel blockade

Cuba plans to pardon 2,010 prisoners as a humanitarian gesture during Holy Week amid US pressure for political change.
Mission District
from48 hills
2 days ago

John Elberling, advocate for economic and housing justice, dies at 79 - 48 hills

John Elberling advocated against gentrification and for housing justice in San Francisco, emphasizing the human cost of unchecked commercial growth.
#san-francisco
from48 hills
3 days ago
SF politics

SF budget picture improves as mayor tries to cut the tax that is part of the recovery - 48 hills

SF politics
from48 hills
3 days ago

SF budget picture improves as mayor tries to cut the tax that is part of the recovery - 48 hills

San Francisco's financial outlook is improving, driven by increased tax revenues, particularly from high-end real estate transactions.
#cannabis
Cannabis
fromwww.amny.com
4 days ago

New York's 600th licensed cannabis store opens on Upper West Side amid hopes for budding industry, fewer regulatory hiccups | amNewYork

Pure Blossoms Cannabis is New York's 600th licensed dispensary, symbolizing community and creativity in the cannabis culture after five years of legalization.
Cannabis
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Is New York's cannabis business really flying high?

New York's cannabis market faces challenges from a thriving grey market and complicated legal status, impacting legitimate businesses and public perception.
Cannabis
fromwww.amny.com
4 days ago

New York's 600th licensed cannabis store opens on Upper West Side amid hopes for budding industry, fewer regulatory hiccups | amNewYork

Pure Blossoms Cannabis is New York's 600th licensed dispensary, symbolizing community and creativity in the cannabis culture after five years of legalization.
Cannabis
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Is New York's cannabis business really flying high?

New York's cannabis market faces challenges from a thriving grey market and complicated legal status, impacting legitimate businesses and public perception.
#cannabis-legalization
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago
Germany news

Success or total flop'? Report on Germany's cannabis legalisation fails to settle debate

Germany's cannabis legalization has sparked debate over its effects on consumption, youth welfare, and organized crime, with mixed results reported so far.
fromSpectrumlocalnews
3 weeks ago
Cannabis

New York cannabis grower to be featured in upcoming reality series

New York's five-year-old recreational marijuana legalization faced slow rollout challenges, but licensed growers like Honest Pharm Co. are now succeeding with products in 100 dispensaries statewide.
Germany news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Success or total flop'? Report on Germany's cannabis legalisation fails to settle debate

Germany's cannabis legalization has sparked debate over its effects on consumption, youth welfare, and organized crime, with mixed results reported so far.
Brooklyn
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Inside the Grassroots Campaign That Pushed a Drone Company Out of Brooklyn

Protesters occupied Building 77 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to oppose the lease of Easy Aerial, linked to the Department of Homeland Security and Israeli military.
Healthcare
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 week ago

Alvarado: Billionaire tax could save Santa Clara County health care - San Jose Spotlight

Potential health care closures in Santa Clara County threaten patient care and require a one-time tax on billionaires for funding solutions.
East Bay real estate
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 weeks ago

How an Ohlone nonprofit quickly became one of the wealthiest Indigenous land trusts in the nation

Sogorea Te' Land Trust is removing 80+ years of asphalt from a Fourth Street parking lot to restore it as an Indigenous-controlled green space honoring Ohlone history and culture.
Medicine
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Sparse evidence for cannabis to treat mental health conditions highlights research gap

A comprehensive review of 45 years of cannabis research finds little to no high-quality evidence supporting marijuana's effectiveness for treating anxiety, depression, or PTSD, despite widespread medical use for these conditions.
#cuba-energy-crisis
NYC parents
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Skepticism in Cuba over talks with the United States: It's as if the people are to blame for not reinventing themselves'

Cuba announced dialogue with the United States amid severe fuel shortages and blackouts affecting daily life across the island.
NYC parents
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Skepticism in Cuba over talks with the United States: It's as if the people are to blame for not reinventing themselves'

Cuba announced dialogue with the United States amid severe fuel shortages and blackouts affecting daily life across the island.
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
3 weeks ago

Good Morning, News! Moda Center Lobbyists' Money Grab, Crappy Willamette News, Day, Iran War Going According to God's Plan (Horribly), and NYC Mayor Condemns Anti-Muslim Rhetoric (We Do Too)

Portland faces heavy rain causing sewage overflow into the Willamette River, while lobbyists pressure officials to fund a billionaire's arena renovations amid budget crises.
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

New York-based cannabis brand Veterans Choice Creations focuses on easing pain and accessibility | amNewYork

Jason Ambrosino, the CEO and Founder of Veterans Choice Creations, shared his experience of being prescribed numerous medications for severe pain, stating, 'They had me on a lot of different medications, a lot of gabapentin and the typical combination that the military sees. It turned me into a zombie, I couldn't handle it.' His struggle with medication led him to seek alternatives.
Cannabis
California
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Poison-pill effort to cancel proposed billionaire tax hits voters' mailboxes

California voters face competing ballot initiatives: one proposing a 5% tax on billionaire assets for healthcare, and another poison-pill measure designed to nullify it by redirecting new taxes to the general fund.
Mission District
fromStreetsblog
3 weeks ago

Weekend Roundup: Activists Install Posts in S.F., Hopkins Fight Renews in Berkeley - Streetsblog San Francisco

Activists installed temporary traffic calming infrastructure at a deadly San Francisco intersection after a child was killed, demonstrating that safety improvements can be implemented quickly when city officials delay action.
Miami
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Miami is more anxious than ever for the fall of Castroism: Let whatever has to happen, happen, otherwise we will never be free'

Cuban exiles in Miami are experiencing renewed hope for political change in Cuba, envisioning opportunities to return and rebuild their businesses and lives on the island.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Caribbean countries pledge humanitarian support for Cuba amid rising tensions with US

The decision to send humanitarian assistance to Cuba was announced during a press conference on Friday to mark the end of the four-day Caribbean Community (Caricom) meeting in St Kitts and Nevis, which secretary of state Marco Rubio attended to discuss US relations with Caribbean governments.
World politics
US politics
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Locked Out: Can Congress Fix the Housing Crisis?

The House passed a bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act to increase affordable housing supply by streamlining federal regulations, modernizing grant programs, and supporting local lending without requiring additional spending.
NYC real estate
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

New York lawmakers want to give your favorite dive bar a rent freeze

New York State lawmakers propose commercial rent stabilization legislation to address rising rents forcing small businesses to close across NYC.
#us-cuba-relations
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Rubio says Cuba needs to get new people in charge' as US ratchets pressure

The Trump administration intensifies pressure on Cuba through fuel embargoes and sanctions threats, demanding governmental change while threatening unspecified action against the island nation.
World news
fromThe Washington Post
2 weeks ago

Rubio says Cuba's efforts to improve its economy are failing

Cuba's centralized economy cannot be fixed through current reforms, which are insufficient, as the U.S. applies economic pressure through sanctions and an embargo while banking on economic collapse and regime change.
Cannabis
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Op-Ed | The crisis facing New York's licensed hemp industry | amNewYork

New York hemp retailers face systematic regulatory crackdowns and six-figure tax penalties from state agencies, forcing many businesses to close despite operating legally under state and federal hemp laws.
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

When Legalization Meets Reality

In early February, Canadian researchers reported that rates of severe mental illness among young people have risen alongside increased access to high-potency cannabis (Callaghan, et al., 2022). Around the same time, a new book, A Killing in Cannabis (Kohn, 2024), revisited a 2019 California murder and highlighted how violence tied to the marijuana trade has persisted even after legalization. On February 9, 2024, an opinion piece from the New York Times editorial board
Mental health
World news
fromThe Washington Post
2 weeks ago

Trump has choked off Cuba's oil supply. China is stepping in with solar.

China provides renewable energy assistance to Cuba as the U.S. imposes an oil blockade, while leveraging this support as geopolitical leverage amid deepening security ties.
fromNew York Post
4 weeks ago

NY ramps up pot production to snuff out potential massive weed shortage

An analysis released Thursday by the Office of Cannabis Management claims that, without action, the shortage of flowered marijuana could reach 365,000 pounds over the next year. Citing the gap between supply and demand, OCM Acting Executive Director John Kagia said the state could issue licenses for 100 additional pot growers this year - while allowing dozens of existing cultivators to grow more flower.
Cannabis
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Cuba tells exiles doors are open' to invest in businesses in the country

Cuba removes barriers to foreign investment and invites Cuban Americans and exiles to own businesses on the island, signaling economic flexibility amid economic crisis and US sanctions.
World news
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Cuba Reportedly Seeking Investments From Cuban Descendants Living Abroad as Trump Plots Friendly Takeover'

Cuba is opening its economy to foreign investment from Cuban descendants abroad and U.S. companies to revitalize its struggling economy across mining, tourism, and infrastructure sectors.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

High Times, Flying Once More

Last year, he and a partner, Matt Stang, purchased High Times, a fifty-plus-year-old cannabis culture brand that had fallen into receivership, for three and a half million dollars. They are in the process of reviving the High Times print magazine, which once published Charles Bukowski and William S. Burroughs, as a quarterly. The relaunch issue, featuring the rapper Rick Ross on the cover, is out this month.
Cannabis
History
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
2 months ago

Finding My Path: On Hemp, Hope, and Losing Your Way - San Francisco Bay Times

Hemp's resurgence exposes historical US suppression driven by industrial and political interests, while personal disillusionment with American identity intensifies amid 2025 turmoil.
Real estate
fromMission Local
1 month ago

Mission BUZZ: Housing, a brewery and an owner who stands her ground on cannabis

A seven-story, 11-unit residential building with two affordable units and expedited SB 423 permitting is planned at 19th and Guerrero, costing $8.2 million.
Social justice
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Puerto Rico's Mothers Against War Turn to Revolutionary Love

A Puerto Rican mother founded Mothers Against War after her son's enlistment, connecting maternity, colonial sterilization history, and opposition to U.S. military interventions.
US politics
fromJewish Insider
1 month ago

Nearly half of New York City Council joins JVP, CODEPINK in pro-Cuba appeal

New York Democrats joined a campaign funded by China-aligned tycoon Neville 'Roy' Singham to provide solar panels and generators to embargoed Cuba.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
2 months ago

SF Crypto Baron and Political Megadonor Kicks Down $5 Million to Revitalize Tenderloin's Larkin Street

Chris Larsen donated $5 million to revitalize Larkin Street with decorative backlit security gates, improved lighting, daily pressure-washing, and expanded street ambassador teams.
fromMission Local
2 months ago

San Francisco joins nationwide anti-ICE walkouts with Dolores Park rally

San Franciscans will descend upon Dolores Park on Friday afternoon to join the "ICE Out" walkouts and protest taking place in dozens of cities across the country today. Organizers are hoping to replicate the success of a "general strike" that took place on Jan. 23 in Minneapolis, when hundreds of businesses shut down and thousands of people filled the streets to lambast Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Social justice
SF politics
fromKqed
2 months ago

Neighborhood, Small Business Groups File Lawsuit Over San Francisco Rezoning Plan | KQED

Lawsuit seeks to pause San Francisco's Family Zoning Plan, arguing it risks displacement of renters, small businesses, and strain on infrastructure.
US politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Listen to Bad Bunny: Abolish Act 22

Act 22 allows wealthy Americans to establish residency in Puerto Rico and avoid most US federal taxes, driving displacement, cultural loss, and cross-border gentrification impacts.
SF politics
fromMission Local
1 month ago

S.F. supervisor proposes tax to fund a public bank

San Francisco will tax financial institutions to fund a municipal public bank offering low-cost loans for affordable housing, small businesses, and green infrastructure.
San Francisco
fromKqed
2 months ago

Neighborhood, Small Business Groups File Lawsuit Over San Francisco Rezoning Plan | KQED

Plaintiffs filed suit to pause San Francisco's Family Zoning Plan, arguing it risks displacement of renters and small businesses and seeks stronger protections.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

The future of many Cubans in the US depends on a long legal saga

Half a million Cuban immigrants (2019–2023) face legal limbo because I-220A release forms are not recognized as parole under the Cuban Adjustment Act.
fromConsequence
2 months ago

Working Families Party to Host Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show Watch Parties

The Working Families Party has announced that it's hosting a series of free, nationwide watch parties for Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX Halftime Show. Dubbed the "Bad Bunny Bowl," the series consists of five nationwide watch parties to experience the artist's 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show and give fans a safe opportunity to celebrate it together.
US politics
fromSun Sentinel
2 months ago

DeSantis agency's order to election supervisors could damage Florida marijuana referendum effort

Last week, the Secretary of State's Office - which is run by a DeSantis appointee - issued a directive to the state's 67 county supervisors of elections that changed the process for signature verification. It gives instructions that several supervisors of elections said aren't backed up by state statute or case law established by previous court decisions. The directive included a final sentence that grabbed the attention of its recipients: "Please note that the Attorney General's Office is copied on this email."
US politics
Cannabis
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Hemp and marijuana are the same species. So why all the different laws?

Hemp, cannabis and marijuana are botanically the same species, but legal distinctions hinge on THC content and shifting federal regulations.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

GOP lawmaker demands congressional investigation into Bad Bunny's "gay sexual acts" - LGBTQ Nation

"The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show was pure smut," Ogles declared on X, "brazenly aired on national television for every American family to witness. Children were forced to endure explicit displays of gay sexual acts, women gyrating provocatively, and Bad Bunny shamelessly grabbing his crotch while dry-humping the air." Ogles went on to say that Bad Bunny's "lyrics openly glorified sodomy and countless other unspeakable depravities."
US politics
US politics
fromFortune
2 months ago

Trump cancels Puerto Rico solar project designed to help 30,000 low-income families in rural areas | Fortune

The U.S. canceled millions in solar projects for Puerto Rico, redirecting funds to grid repairs amid claims that distributed solar threatens grid reliability.
US politics
fromBitcoin Magazine
2 months ago

Rhode Island Reintroduces Bill To Study Blockchain And Crypto

Rhode Island will form a legislative commission to study blockchain, NFTs, and crypto and recommend pro-business policies with consumer protections.
US politics
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

MSOS ETF Drops 26% in One Month as Federal Cannabis Policy Stalls

MSOS performance is driven mainly by uncertain federal cannabis policy, despite executive actions, leaving regulatory and banking obstacles for multi-state operators.
US politics
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

Stopping the Slow Creep of ICE

Surge of violence by immigration enforcement in early 2026 prompted calls to suspend ICE operations and intensified efforts to prevent ICE detention infrastructure in Oregon.
World news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Caribbean cannabis growers eye budding domestic sales and exports

Caribbean nations are cultivating diverse medicinal cannabis strains, leveraging favorable climate, expanding legal markets, and pushing for broader liberalization beyond decriminalisation.
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

An AI startup founder says he's planning a 'March for Billionaires' in protest of California's wealth tax | TechCrunch

Vilifying billionaires is popular. Losing them is expensive.
US politics
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

The US Supreme Court Is Quietly Aiding an Economic War on Cuba

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear cases enabling corporations to reclaim long-expropriated Cuban assets, potentially extending U.S. law extraterritorially to profit private claimants.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Fox's Joey Jones Furious' With American Hypocrisy' on Weed: USA Has No Problem' Bashing Pot But Don't Attack Alcohol!'

I think we are on this precipice, teetering on this little thing where we have no problem discussing how bad marijuana is but don't attack alcohol, because that's a part of our culture. Well you know what, people get behind the wheel drinking everyday and kill people. I'd much rather smell weed on the side of the street than liquor on someone's breath trying to talk to me. So I think we can be hypocrites about it.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Life in Cuba after Trump's threats: This is a ship adrift'

Sixty-seven years have elapsed, and Havana still remembers the triumphant entry of Fidel Castro and his bearded revolutionaries. After departing from a military academy in the morning, a convoy of trucks advances at midday from the Malecon, traversing the city along the same original route. Riding atop the olive-green trucks are young men and women with red flags, raised fists, and shouts of Long live Fidel!
World news
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Five Basic Truths About America's Immigration Debate

Failure to control immigration allows demagogues to exploit public concern and enables harsh, violent enforcement that fuels cyclical political backlash and civil‑rights harms.
World news
from48 hills
2 months ago

As Trump threatens Cuba, a solidarity visit shows the impact of US sanctions - 48 hills

International activists gathered at ICAP's Julio Antonio Mella Camp to celebrate ICAP's 65th anniversary and express solidarity amid US pressure on Cuba and Venezuela.
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 months ago

Environmental groups organize to protest Chevron, military action in Venezuela

A coalition of Bay Area environmental groups are planning to protest at Chevron's Richmond refinery and a Berkeley Chevron station this weekend to oppose the Trump administration's actions in Venezuela and the company's role in contributing to pollution in Richmond. The corporate giant is the only U.S. oil company operating in Venezuela and is poised to benefit from the U.S. intervention there.
World news
US politics
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

From rent control to recreational pot, these 11 questions could be coming to Mass. ballots this fall

Massachusetts may face a record number of 2026 ballot questions covering rent control, election changes, conservation funding, legislative pay reform, and recreational pot shop elimination.
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

'This isn't America anymore': Thousands rally against ICE in SF's Dolores Park

A drum circle pulsed through the crowd - with maracas shaking and a cowbell clanging - as teens waved signs bearing cheeky slogans like, "We are skipping our lessons to teach you one," "End the ICE age," and "Sex is good but have you ever tried f--ing the system?" Cars passing the park honked in support while chants of "Minnesota to the Bay ICE
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