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Arkansans voted medical cannabis into law in 2016, with its marketplace opening for sales in May 2019. In the months since the launch, state retailers have appeared optimistic. Of the 40 allowable dispensaries under the law, 32 have been licensed to date. At the same time, concerns linger over...

Two U.S. officials say it is "highly likely" a Ukrainian airline that crashed in Iran was brought down accidentally by an Iranian missile. All 176 people on board the jet were killed when the plane crashed late Tuesday just after takeoff in Tehran en route to Kiev, Ukraine. The crash came...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed the legalization of adult-use marijuana during his State of the State address Wednesday in Albany.  “For decades, communities of color were disproportionately affected by the unequal enforcement of marijuana laws,” he said. “Let’s...

New Mexico will have to examine propositions for extending its medical cannabis program to help dogs who suffer from epilepsy and people with attention deficit disorder, reports the Associated Press. There were five new petitions submitted to the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board, which will meet in...

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is urging MPs to “get Brexit done.” Over the weekend, Johnson tried to win approval for his withdrawal agreement. MPs declined to vote the deal through on Saturday. The official deadline to Brexit remains Oct. 31. despite an extension request. “We...

The first cannabis sales in Maine should start by March 2020 after several years of waiting, according to The Associated Press. Legal adult-use cannabis was backed by the voters at the polls back in November 2016, but this wasn’t enough for legal sales to begin immediately. A...

One day after the nationwide “Day Without Immigrants” campaign — a pro-immigration strike prompting shutdown of businesses across the United States — rumors circulated of escalated federal efforts to deport policy violators. According to a draft memo acquired by The...

With the government shutdown underway Tuesday, one of the biggest market movers each month may not be moving any markets in the near future. The monthly jobless report is scheduled to be released Friday, but a memo from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to the Office of the Solicitor suggests that...

While Americans anxiously await election day, computer hackers have deemed it necessary to disrupt popular domains such as Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBC sites and eBay's (NASDAQ: EBAY) PayPal payment source. Although those to blame have yet to be found, the hackers in question are seemingly on a...

It might just be a coincidence, but one ETF benefited this week from the maelstrom over the NFL's replacement referees and subsequent return to work by the league's regular officials. That fund is the Market Vectors Gaming ETF (NYSE: BJK). To say the replacement officials affected football wagers...