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

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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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly delivering her first state-of-the-state speech to a joint session of the Legislature in 2019.

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

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 Haines

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

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

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Cannabis plants.

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

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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A man drips CBD extract into a bucket.

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

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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A Kansas City police officer administers a sobriety field test.

Special KCPD Unit Focuses on Saving Lives, One Drunk at a Time

Meet Kansas City police officer Douglas Davidson. He has the distinction of arresting more people for drunk or otherwise impaired driving than any other member of law enforcement in Missouri.

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A computer-enhanced composite image of magic mushrooms.

Kansas Citians Embrace Magic Mushrooms and Altered States

Even though the use, possession or distribution of psychedelics is a felony, more Kansas Citians are embracing magic mushrooms as scientific evidence mounts that they can help deal with a variety of emotional disorders.

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Nick Haines

Nick’ Picks | The Week’s Hot News Items Include the Weather and Chiefs

Nick’s Picks for this week’s top news items include unseasonably warm weather, the red hot Kansas City Chiefs and the future of Kansas City Police Department Chief Rick Smith.

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Melissa Nelson-Baldwin catches hemp hurds as they fall out of the decorticator at South Bend Industrial Hemp.

‘Highway to Hemp’: Waves of Fiber and Grain

South Bend Industrial Hemp, located at the outskirts of Great Bend, Kansas, is at the cutting edge of the emerging industrial hemp economy.

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Delta-8 THC.

How Delta-8 THC is Shaking Up the KC Cannabis Industry

Delta-8 has surged in popularity since the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp and products with less than 0.3% THC, the intoxicating component of cannabis plants that delivers the “high.”

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