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A Florida judge has dismissed a cannabis company’s lawsuit against the state Republican Party over last year’s failed constitutional amendment that sought to legalize adult-use marijuana. Trulieve, which spent nearly $100 million trying to pass Amendment 3, filed a defamation suit against the party ahead of November’s election, alleging the GOP knowingly deceived voters about...

Your weekly dose of psychedelic insights and news Colorado Cities Grapple with Implementing Psilocybin Service Centers On the heels of Colorado issuing its first psilocybin business license, cities across the state push back on Prop. 122 with moratoriums and strict zoning laws. In a significant development for Colorado’s nascent psychedelic therapy industry, Colorado Springs —...

When billionaire Elon Musk introduced Grok 3, his AI company xAI’s latest flagship model, in a livestream last Monday, he described it as a “maximally truth-seeking AI.” Yet it appears that Grok 3 was briefly censoring unflattering facts about President Donald Trump — and Musk. Over the weekend, users on social media reported that when asked, “Who is the biggest misinformation spreader?” with the “Think” setting enabled, Grok 3 noted in its “chain of thought” that it was explicitly instructed not to mention Donald Trump or Elon Musk. The chain of thought is the “reasoning” process the model uses to…

It’s been almost five years, and I’m still waking up in a body I don’t recognize. I was among the first wave of New Yorkers who contracted Covid-19 in the spring of 2020 — during the early days of lockdowns, before we were even wearing masks — and like the tens of millions of Americans...

Bitcoin’s price has been fluctuating more than it has since last summer, the shifts spurred largely by worries about the U.S. economy, Donald Trump’s erratic trade moves and other macroeconomic uncertainties. The top cryptocurrency’s 30-day volatility, which tracks the standard deviation of daily returns over the past month, hit 3.6% on Wednesday, according to the crypto...

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the United States – Mexico – Canada agreement, known as USMCA, during a visit to Dana Incorporated, an auto supplier manufacturer, in Warren, Michigan, January 30, 2020.Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty ImagesDETROIT — President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada would hit automotive suppliers harder than automakers, but their problems could quickly have ripple effects on the broader industry. Most vehicles produced in North America meet the requirements for free trade under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, but far fewer individual parts meet the stringent standards under the 2020 North American trade deal that…

Ron Baron, founder of Baron Capital.Anjali Sundaram | CNBCBillionaire investor Ron Baron is standing by Elon Musk’s Tesla even in the face of its dramatic sell-off. The stock plunged 15% on Monday, its biggest one-day loss since September 2020.”I can’t believe how cheap they are, things that we look at,” Baron said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “I was thinking we would make four times over the next 10 years. I think we’re going to make more than that now from these prices.”The Baron Capital chair and CEO first invested $400 million in Tesla between 2014 and 2016, and that…

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“Marijuana” is one of nearly two dozen “controversial or high-profile topics” that staff and researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) are required to clear with higher-ups before writing about, according to a newly leaked memo from within the federal agency. The government directive puts marijuana and opioids on a list along with vaccines, COVID-19,...

Welcome back to The Drop In, DoubleBlind’s newsletter serving up news, culture, and independent journalism about psychedelics straight to your inbox. Today’s originally reported stories are about the growing number of resources available for mothers interested in learning about taking psilocybin mushrooms — a topic near and dear to our hearts at DoubleBlind. Our other...