In a sweeping act of clemency involving a drug now in widespread recreational use, Wes Moore, the governor of the U.S. state of Maryland, signed an executive order Monday pardoning 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions. Moore said the action was meant to address the injustices the state’s drug policies have had on African Americans. The pardons […]
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – A Delta Junction man was sentenced Friday to two years in prison and is required to pay over $580,000 in restitution for running a years’ long scheme to defraud nearly two-dozen investors out of over $600,000. According to court documents, from January 2017 to January 2020, Brian Corty, 53, was the organizer […]
Ottawa, ON,– Twenty-seven percent of individuals who had an emergency department visit for cannabis use developed a new anxiety disorder within three years, according to new research. Led by researchers at the Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa Department of Family Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, and ICES, this is the largest study of the relationship between cannabis use and anxiety […]
FAIRBANKS – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a husband and wife from Delta Junction with conspiracy and wire fraud for perpetrating a years’ long scheme that defrauded nearly two-dozen investors out of over $700,000 dollars. According to court documents, from 2017 until 2020, Brian Keith Corty, 52, and his wife […]