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Marijuana, Utility Contracts: Records Show Continued FBI Interest in Independence Deals

By | January 19, 2022 | 0
Independence City Hall

The line of questioning in a sworn deposition provides fresh details into an FBI probe that’s transfixed state and local politics ever since news of it surfaced in 2019.

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A Glut of Cash and Issues from Tax Cuts to Medical Marijuana Await Kansas Lawmakers

By | January 10, 2022 | 0
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly delivering her first state-of-the-state speech to a joint session of the Legislature in 2019.

Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly wants to use billions in surplus cash to cut taxes. But Republican leaders appear reluctant to go along in an election year.

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Nick’s Picks | Chiefs, COVID Dominate Headlines This Week

By | January 10, 2022 | 0
Nick Haines

The Kansas City Chiefs’ first playoff game and the ever-evolving COVID pandemic promise to dominate our lives this week.

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These Cannabis Products Sold in Kansas Could Get You High, and Maybe Arrested

By | January 7, 2022 | 0
Cannabis plants.

Shops in Hays, Kansas, have been told to turn over their stocks of delta-8 THC products to law enforcement, or they could face criminal repercussions.

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Highway to Hemp: ‘Wild West’ of the CBD Market

By | January 6, 2022 | 0
A man drips CBD extract into a bucket.

Prices for CBD plummeted in 2019 as producers flooded the market, but those who stayed in the game are hopeful that FDA approval will blossom the industry.

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