26 July 2025: Kpods, Vapes, Moral Panic And Punishment
This week’s wrap is also an Altering States issue, because there’s been an absolute deluge of articles about vapes and Kpods in the local press...
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Footscray CBD Safety Blitz
A joint public safety operation in Footscray yesterday led to five arrests, six warrants being executed, and the seizure of illicit drugs. Uniform police -...
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Op-Ed: Ward D Needs Common-Sense Regulation Of Smoke Shops
Police raided Oz Tobacco and Vape in April 2023. As a candidate for Jersey City’s Ward D Council seat, I’ve spent the past several months...
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Solicitor Killed By Housemate Gripped By Princess Diana Delusion
A solicitor was bludgeoned to death in his own home by his mentally-ill housemate who believes she is Princess Diana’s secret daughter, a court heard....
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Deadly Queensland Mums Are Going Smoke And Vape Free
A new Indigenous-led campaign is encouraging pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women across Queensland to go smoke and vape free during pregnancy. Deadly Choices'...
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California Ranks Lowest Of All States For Youth Vaping
A selection of flavored e-cigarettes. (Photo courtesy of San Diegans vs. Big Tobacco) According to a study by the American Lung Association, California ranks the lowest...
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Mummies on cannabis gummies: meet the mothers getting high at home
Stacy Allen lives in a white wooden house with a perfect lawn and a labradoodle in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. She’s a mum of...
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No ‘magic Mushrooms’ In Vape Liquids, Confirms NCID Director
KUALA LUMPUR: There is no such thing as "magic mushroom" in vape liquids, despite claims circulating on social media, says Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan....
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D.C. Natives Light Up The Stage At The 2025 National Cannabis Festival
Heat, humidity and occasional rain didn’t dampen the power of the 2025 National Cannabis Festival (NCF), a weekend that promoted peace, positivity and progress through...
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Vape Operation In Greeneville Finds Six Stores Allegedly Sold To Underage Customers
Recently the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) ran an underage vape operation in Greeneville, checking 22 stores. Of those 22 stores, six allegedly sold vape...
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Best CBD Shop 2025
Best Of San Antonio 2025 Shopping Readers' Choice Winner: Bee’s Wellness Cafe & Juicery 3030 Thousand Oaks Drive, Suite 102 (210) 836-8141 beeswellnesscafe.com Bee's Wellness...
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Inflammation Influences Cannabiss Effects On Anxiety And Sleep – Neuroscience News
Summary: A new study shows that inflammation levels influence how cannabis affects anxiety and sleep quality. Researchers found no overall change in inflammatory markers after...
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New Mexico Teacher In Trouble After Police Report
A Gallup teacher has been fired after school officials say they discovered he was allowing students to vape and use nicotine and THC, and was...
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Report: Youth Vaping Down But Hollywood Still Glamorizes Tobacco
By Suzanne Potter, Producer Hundreds of millions of American young people are exposed to vaping and smoking in popular movies, TV shows and music videos...
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Genesee County Sheriff
GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - U.S. officials are intensifying efforts to combat a surge in illegal vaping products entering the country, and the Genesee County...
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