President Donald Trump has made his wind power aversion well known. On at least five separate occasions recently, he called windmills ugly, expensive and altogether useless. His Transportation Department canceled $679 million in federal funding that would have benefited offshore wind projects, and his Interior Department ordered work to stop on a major wind project off Rhode Island that was nearly finished. Other WRAL Top Stories The...

The year 2025 saw something cannabis workers and users have been advocating, working for, and hoping to come to pass – rescheduling cannabis. It’s a big deal. Here’s what that will mean…probably.   What’s the Schedule? The Controlled Substance Act is overseen by the Federal Drug Administration and Drug Enforcement Administration, and lists all controlled substances...

Nearly two decades after individual states began allowing cannabis to be used for medicinal purposes, many licensed dispensaries still can’t accept credit or debit cards because payment processors won’t take them on as clients. They also have trouble getting loans from traditional banks, where cannabis companies are viewed as high-risk clients. Ever since the Controlled...