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Booze producers want weed to follow their rules. The Globe and Mail reports that the drink marketing lobby has been pushing to ensure a level playing field, so that any new federal weed regulations are consistent with those affecting alcohol (which, under Canadian law, can't be advertised as something enjoyed by humans). Meanwhile, on the other end of the spectrum, here's a National Post story on how a mob-linked crime figure nicknamed “Tony Large” was a major player in the medical marijuana industry.
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The Cult’s Electric at 30. Released on April 7, 1987 was a record with notable Toronto ties: Ian Astbury, the Hamilton-raised howler for a British goth band, heard some early Beastie Boys tracks and was inspired to call their producer, Rick Rubin, with an idea to give the act a goofy makeover. So, here’s a thesis—and accompanying playlist—positing that this was a seminally stupid album:
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"Master Raghav” got his witchcraft charge dropped. But the astrologer, real name Murali Muthyalu, who was visiting from India when he asked for $101,000 from a customer who wanted an evil spirit removed from a family member, pleaded guilty to fraud. He has to pay $67,100 restitution and can’t come back to Canada for at least three years.
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GUIDED BY THE BEAUTY OF OUR WEAPONS
MSNBC's Brian Williams channeled Leonard Cohen's lyric from "First We Take Manhattan" while anchoring coverage of missile strikes on Syria.
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