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Texas Senate Signals Renewed Push to Ban Consumable Hemp THC

Senators say rising hospital visits and more newborns testing positive for THC justify filing a ban that would build on recent state rules.

JAMA Study Links 988 Rollout to Fewer Suicides Among Young People

Hyderabad Launches 'Operation Safe School' to Halt Tobacco Sales Near Campuses

Michigan House Passes Bill to Ban Kratom, Sending Measure to Senate

Global Study Ties Ultra-Processed Foods to Youth Mental Declines as India Weighs Action

Clinton Township Advances 21+ Kratom Sales Ordinance With ID Checks, $500 Fines

Ozon Pulls Veterinary Gabapentin Listings as Duma Deputies Seek Age Limits

Kentucky Grants Provisional Licenses to Tobacco and Vape Retailers as New Law Takes Effect

Police Warn of Dangerous Drugs After Three Suspected Drug Deaths in Rügen/Stralsund

New CMAJ Papers Highlight Rising Youth Opioid Harm as Prescribing Declines

State Duma Backs First-Read Ban on Tobacco and Vape Sales at Transit Stops

Mexico’s Lower House Approves Ban on Energy-Drink Sales to Minors

Suspected Etomidate Vape Trafficker Charged After CNB’s First Major Raid Under New Law

France Formalizes 2026 Ban on Nicotine Pouches and Other Oral Nicotine Products

Boy, 12, Hospitalized After Consuming Tyson Fury Energy Gum, Prompting Calls for Tighter Controls

UK Proposes Under-16 Sales Ban on High-Caffeine Energy Drinks in England, Launches 12-Week Consultation

Judge Signals Tougher Sentences as Alleged Kpod Seller Faces New Charge in Singapore Crackdown

Shane Tamura’s Years-Long Headache Treatments Surface as CTE Autopsy Remains Pending

Supreme Court Expands Notices in PIL Targeting Online Betting Apps

Supreme Court Allows Vaping Industry to Challenge FDA in 5th Circuit