North Dakota

This article was originally published on June 24, 2022. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates’ purchase of 2,100 acres of farmland in North Dakota is reportedly raising hackles among local residents and has led to the state’s top prosecutor...

North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger announced Monday that a measure to legalize the private possession and retail sale of marijuana has met the requirements to appear on the November ballot. New Approach ND, the campaign organizers behind the effort, announced in July that they had turned in...

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott Strikes Down Drug Decriminalization Efforts, Vetoes Bill To Set Personal Use Amounts A measure that was considered a first step toward decriminalizing drug possession in Vermont was vetoed by Gov. Phil Scott (R) on Thursday. The bill, H.505, would have created a Drug Use...

Federal-State Marijuana ‘Policy Gap’ Continues To Grow As More States Legalizes Cannabis With more and more states legalizing both medical and recreational cannabis, the gap between federal and state cannabis policies seems to be widening, a new report showed. The Congressional Research...

This article was originally published on The Fresh Toast and appears here with permission. The majority of states that have fully embraced recreational marijuana are blue, but there are 10 red states that are making moves to go more “green” by the end of this year. Federal legalization...

Summer storms slammed several states again Tuesday, with almost 100 reports of large hail and damaging winds sent to the National Weather Service (NWS) from more than a dozen states. SONAR Critical Events and radar: Wednesday, July 1, 2020, 8 a.m. EDT; Flash flood watch areas shaded in dark...

North Dakota's lawmakers are fighting Washington state's new crude-by-rail law, saying it could curtail shipments of state-produced Bakken crude oil. Last week, the state's Congressional delegation pressed U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine Chao to confirm that Washington...

North Dakota's first medical marijuana dispensary opens next week, more than two years after legalization. On Feb. 28, Acreage Holdings Inc (OTC: ACRGF)'s The Botanist dispensary will open its doors in Fargo, the state's largest city. What Happened In September 2018, Acreage...

According to the Wall Street Journal, oil investors looking for a bargain are acquiring oil and gas wells from struggling operators in North Dakota. Or, as the Wall Street Journal described it, the "vultures are descending on North Dakota" at a time when producers are scaling back production or...

Over the weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his right to invade neighboring Ukraine in order to protect Russian interests. His statement was interpreted as a declaration of war, sending a chill through markets as investors looked for safe bets and liquid currencies. Russian...

While it’s not likely Olympic sized crowds will chant in response to the news, the US Energy Information Administration said Friday that the U.S. could become the world’s largest single producer of oil and natural gas this year. This flies in the face of much conventional wisdom that most of...