Headlines- After talks in Washington on Tuesday that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as a "historic opportunity" for peace, Israel and Lebanon agreed to hold direct talks.
- Iran talks could resume "over the next two days," according to US President Donald Trump, after the failure of last weekend's first round in Pakistan.
- Six merchant ships turned around after "direction from US forces," according to the US, and no ships were able to pass through the blockade in the first 24 hours.
- According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, there were at least 35 deaths and 159 injuries in Lebanon on Tuesday.
- The southern Lebanon district of Bint Jbeil has been hit by an Israeli airstrike.
- "The short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil already stranded at sea is set to expire in a few days and will not be renewed," according to the US Treasury Department.
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In Thailand’s Weed Wonderland,Who Will Win?
After the government just made cannabis cultivation and possession, with some restrictions, legal, Thailand has entered a weed frenzy
Confusion,Hospital Visits Trail in Wake of...
Thailand’s partial decriminalization of cannabis appears to have caused a haze of confusing problems, including health-related ones and some that aren’t necessarily a result of smoking or ingesting the weed known here as “ganja”
Thailand Makes Cannabis Partially Legal But...
Thailand partially decriminalized cannabis as of Thursday, allowing users to possess, consume and grow low-potency plants, but it discouraged smoking the weed in public by attaching a hefty fine and jail sentence for those who are a nuisance while lighting up
Cannabis Economy of Zimbabwe
To Encourage Investment On The Plant For Industrial And Therapeutic Uses, Zimbabwe Recently Relaxed Rules Requiring Sole State Ownership Of Cannabis Farms. Zimbabwe Is Africa’s Top Tobacco Producer
Lesotho Cannabis
The tiny southern African mountain nation of Lesotho made history in 2017 by becoming the first on the continent to issue licenses for the production of medical cannabis. It made history again, when it signed tens of millions of dollars worth of deals with foreign investors to develop the lucrative marijuana industry and to manufacture the complete products in Africa
Malawi Looks to Cannabis to Supplement...
Malawi is the latest African country to look at legalizing cannabis – the plant that produces hemp and marijuana – after similar moves in Lesotho, South Africa, and Zimbabwe
South Africa Cannabis Ruling Leads to...
Marijuana activists say this could just be the beginning and that the famous plant could do much more for the national economy