{"id":593,"date":"2017-01-02T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T08:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamppu.net\/portal\/?page_id=593"},"modified":"2021-09-24T13:43:23","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T10:43:23","slug":"news-in-english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hamppu.net\/portal\/news-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"News in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feedzy-39b9aeb311f4c79564ff536aa04372e1 feedzy-rss\"><ul><li  style=\"padding: 17px 0 28px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/19\/us-news\/tsa-quietly-starts-letting-passengers-bring-weed-on-planes-with-a-catch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"TSA quietly starts letting passengers bring their weed on planes \u2014 with a big catch\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/rss_default43.png);\" title=\"TSA quietly starts letting passengers bring their weed on planes \u2014 with a big catch\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"222.66666666667\" height=\"167\" src=\"\/images\/rss_default43.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/19\/us-news\/tsa-quietly-starts-letting-passengers-bring-weed-on-planes-with-a-catch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">TSA quietly starts letting passengers bring their weed on planes \u2014 with a big catch<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small><span class=\"entry-meta entry-date\"><a style=\"text-decoration:none\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/19\/us-news\/tsa-quietly-starts-letting-passengers-bring-weed-on-planes-with-a-catch\/\">19.5.2026 &nbsp;15:21 &nbsp; nypost.com<\/a><\/span><\/small><p>The friendly skies just got a little friendlier.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 17px 0 28px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/17\/hemp-ban-medicare-medicaid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"How US hemp ban could criminalize CBD products \u2013 and derail Medicare plan\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/rss_default43.png);\" title=\"How US hemp ban could criminalize CBD products \u2013 and derail Medicare plan\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"222.66666666667\" height=\"167\" src=\"\/images\/rss_default43.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/17\/hemp-ban-medicare-medicaid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">How US hemp ban could criminalize CBD products \u2013 and derail Medicare plan<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small><span class=\"entry-meta entry-date\"><a style=\"text-decoration:none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/17\/hemp-ban-medicare-medicaid\">17.5.2026 &nbsp;11:00 &nbsp; theguardian.com<\/a><\/span><\/small><p>Pilot program to reimburse patients for hemp-derived products could be  undermined by ban passed by Congress  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently started a new pilot  to reimburse patients for hemp-derived products \u2013 like CBD \u2013 ...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 17px 0 28px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/16\/us-news\/pets-getting-into-owners-weed-stash-landing-them-at-the-emergency-vet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Pets are getting into owners\u2019 weed stash \u2014 landing them at emergency vet in record numbers\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/rss_default43.png);\" title=\"Pets are getting into owners\u2019 weed stash \u2014 landing them at emergency vet in record numbers\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"222.66666666667\" height=\"167\" src=\"\/images\/rss_default43.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/16\/us-news\/pets-getting-into-owners-weed-stash-landing-them-at-the-emergency-vet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Pets are getting into owners\u2019 weed stash \u2014 landing them at emergency vet in record numbers<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small><span class=\"entry-meta entry-date\"><a style=\"text-decoration:none\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/16\/us-news\/pets-getting-into-owners-weed-stash-landing-them-at-the-emergency-vet\/\">16.5.2026 &nbsp;11:18 &nbsp; nypost.com<\/a><\/span><\/small><p>A new survey revealed that when people have marijuana in the home, their  pets can accidentally ingest it, causing them to get sick, and need care  from a veterinarian.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 17px 0 28px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/15\/world-news\/jk-rowlings-father-ran-illegal-cannabis-operation-from-secret-cellar-in-house-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"JK Rowling\u2019s father \u2018ran illegal cannabis operation\u2019 from secret cellar in house: book\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/rss_default43.png);\" title=\"JK Rowling\u2019s father \u2018ran illegal cannabis operation\u2019 from secret cellar in house: book\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"222.66666666667\" height=\"167\" src=\"\/images\/rss_default43.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/15\/world-news\/jk-rowlings-father-ran-illegal-cannabis-operation-from-secret-cellar-in-house-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">JK Rowling\u2019s father \u2018ran illegal cannabis operation\u2019 from secret cellar in house: book<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small><span class=\"entry-meta entry-date\"><a style=\"text-decoration:none\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/15\/world-news\/jk-rowlings-father-ran-illegal-cannabis-operation-from-secret-cellar-in-house-book\/\">15.5.2026 &nbsp;15:03 &nbsp; nypost.com<\/a><\/span><\/small><p>?When he visited me at one point in 1997, he told me that over the previous  few years, he had been one of the largest growers of marijuana in South  West England and Wales,\u201d Rowling's cousin claims in the book.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 17px 0 28px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/15\/business\/pot-inc-may-finally-be-inching-closer-to-the-us-bank-access-it-craves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Pot Inc. may finally be inching closer to the US bank access it craves\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/rss_default43.png);\" title=\"Pot Inc. may finally be inching closer to the US bank access it craves\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"222.66666666667\" height=\"167\" src=\"\/images\/rss_default43.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/15\/business\/pot-inc-may-finally-be-inching-closer-to-the-us-bank-access-it-craves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Pot Inc. may finally be inching closer to the US bank access it craves<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small><span class=\"entry-meta entry-date\"><a style=\"text-decoration:none\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/15\/business\/pot-inc-may-finally-be-inching-closer-to-the-us-bank-access-it-craves\/\">15.5.2026 &nbsp;8:28 &nbsp; nypost.com<\/a><\/span><\/small><p>At this point, the key barrier is GOP opposition \u2013 mainly in the US Senate.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 17px 0 28px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2026\/may\/14\/after-a-hard-fought-victory-to-legalise-medical-cannabis-in-the-uk-why-is-it-still-so-hard-to-access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"After a hard-fought victory to legalise medical cannabis in the UK, why is it still so hard to access?\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/rss_default43.png);\" title=\"After a hard-fought victory to legalise medical cannabis in the UK, why is it still so hard to access?\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"222.66666666667\" height=\"167\" src=\"\/images\/rss_default43.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2026\/may\/14\/after-a-hard-fought-victory-to-legalise-medical-cannabis-in-the-uk-why-is-it-still-so-hard-to-access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">After a hard-fought victory to legalise medical cannabis in the UK, why is it still so hard to access?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small><span class=\"entry-meta entry-date\"><a style=\"text-decoration:none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2026\/may\/14\/after-a-hard-fought-victory-to-legalise-medical-cannabis-in-the-uk-why-is-it-still-so-hard-to-access\">14.5.2026 &nbsp;4:00 &nbsp; theguardian.com<\/a><\/span><\/small><p>Two mothers fought British bureaucracy to obtain lifesaving cannabis  medicines for their children. But most patients are having to go private \u2013  at huge cost  In the summer of 2012, Britain was in a festive mood. It was the year of  the queen\u2019s di...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 17px 0 28px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/12\/us-news\/police-unearth-300-pounds-of-illegal-marijuana-in-nyc-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Police enforcing eviction order recover 300 pounds of illegal marijuana in NYC building\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/rss_default43.png);\" title=\"Police enforcing eviction order recover 300 pounds of illegal marijuana in NYC building\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"222.66666666667\" height=\"167\" src=\"\/images\/rss_default43.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/12\/us-news\/police-unearth-300-pounds-of-illegal-marijuana-in-nyc-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Police enforcing eviction order recover 300 pounds of illegal marijuana in NYC building<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small><span class=\"entry-meta entry-date\"><a style=\"text-decoration:none\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/12\/us-news\/police-unearth-300-pounds-of-illegal-marijuana-in-nyc-building\/\">12.5.2026 &nbsp;21:55 &nbsp; nypost.com<\/a><\/span><\/small><p>Wild photos captured cops in masks hauling dozens of bushels of bud out of  the apartment and examining rows of plant beds.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 17px 0 28px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/wellness\/2026\/may\/08\/cannabis-addiction-recovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"I didn\u2019t think I could get addicted to weed. I was wrong \u2013 and I\u2019m not alone\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/rss_default43.png);\" title=\"I didn\u2019t think I could get addicted to weed. I was wrong \u2013 and I\u2019m not alone\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"222.66666666667\" height=\"167\" src=\"\/images\/rss_default43.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/wellness\/2026\/may\/08\/cannabis-addiction-recovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">I didn\u2019t think I could get addicted to weed. I was wrong \u2013 and I\u2019m not alone<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small><span class=\"entry-meta entry-date\"><a style=\"text-decoration:none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/wellness\/2026\/may\/08\/cannabis-addiction-recovery\">8.5.2026 &nbsp;16:00 &nbsp; theguardian.com<\/a><\/span><\/small><p>There are misconceptions about the addictiveness of cannabis and many users  are struggling with dependency  Amy knew it wasn\u2019t great. But there she was, at the bottom of a dumpster,  desperately searching for the THC vape cartridge she\u2019d thrown aw...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 17px 0 28px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/06\/us\/politics\/louise-lucas-fbi-raid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Office of Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas Searched by F.B.I. Agents\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/rss_default43.png);\" title=\"Office of Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas Searched by F.B.I. Agents\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"222.66666666667\" height=\"167\" src=\"\/images\/rss_default43.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/06\/us\/politics\/louise-lucas-fbi-raid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Office of Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas Searched by F.B.I. Agents<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small><span class=\"entry-meta entry-date\"><a style=\"text-decoration:none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/06\/us\/politics\/louise-lucas-fbi-raid.html\">7.5.2026 &nbsp;2:00 &nbsp; nytimes.com<\/a><\/span><\/small><p>Two people familiar with the case said the search of a lawmaker\u2019s business  office was related to a Biden-era investigation of possible corruption and  bribery related to marijuana dispensaries.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 17px 0 28px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/04\/well\/cannabis-marijuana-health-risks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"What Doctors Want You to Know About Cannabis and Health\" style=\"width:222.66666666667px; height:167px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/rss_default43.png);\" title=\"What Doctors Want You to Know About Cannabis and Health\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"222.66666666667\" height=\"167\" src=\"\/images\/rss_default43.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/04\/well\/cannabis-marijuana-health-risks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">What Doctors Want You to Know About Cannabis and Health<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small><span class=\"entry-meta entry-date\"><a style=\"text-decoration:none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/04\/well\/cannabis-marijuana-health-risks.html\">4.5.2026 &nbsp;9:01 &nbsp; nytimes.com<\/a><\/span><\/small><p>The government recently loosened medical marijuana rules. Experts separate  fact from fiction about the drug\u2019s safety and benefits.<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> .entry-header { display:none !IMPORTANT; } #message.error { display:none !IMPORTANT; } .entry-content .rss_item:before { height: 0;}<\/style>\n<p><!--News in English from: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rss.sciencedaily.com\/mind_brain\/marijuana.xml\" rel=\"noopener\">ScienceDaily<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/svc\/collections\/v1\/publish\/http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/topic\/subject\/marijuana-and-medical-marijuana\/rss.xml\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nypost.com\/tag\/marijuana\/feed\/\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/tag\/marijuana\/feed\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Time<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/cannabis\/rss\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/topics\/marijuana\/index.xml\" rel=\"noopener\">The Economist<\/a>.--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ScienceDaily , The New York Times , New York Post , Time , The Guardian , and The Economist .&#8211;><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":420024,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamppu.net\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/593"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamppu.net\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamppu.net\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamppu.net\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/420024"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamppu.net\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/hamppu.net\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1398,"href":"https:\/\/hamppu.net\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/593\/revisions\/1398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamppu.net\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}