Shannon Najmabadi

5 days ago | post-gazette.com | Seth Borenstein |Brittany Peterson |Carolyn Kaster |Shannon Najmabadi

WASHINGTON — Health officials want you to think twice before buying one of those brightly colored little bottles often sold at gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops. Sometimes called “gas station heroin,” the products are usually marketed as energy shots or cognitive supplements but actually contain tianeptine, an unapproved drug that can be addictive and carries risks of serious side effects.

5 days ago | post-gazette.com | Matthew Perrone |Kenya Hunter |Shannon Najmabadi |Kyle Melnick

INSIDE A TEXAS HAILSTORM — Wind roared against the SUV’s windows as its tires sloshed through water dumped onto the road by the downpour. A horizon-wide funnel cloud loomed out the window, several miles away. Then came the loud metallic pings on the roof. First one, then another. Then it was too fast to count and too loud to hear much of anything else. Hailstones were pelting down, and the car was driving toward them.

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Shannon Najmabadi

States are rushing to ban or restrict sales of intoxicating cannabis drinks that have exploded in popularity in a market lackingmany ofthe regulations imposed on marijuana. The drinks get their psychoactive properties from hemp, marijuana’s less potent and less regulated cousin. They can be sold outside dispensaries — in some states, to minors — and are increasingly drawinga variety of consumers including sober-curious drinkers and craft beer enthusiasts, industry experts say.

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Shannon Najmabadi

At Lua in Des Moines, patrons consume Climbing Kites hemp drinks. Iowa last year enacted a law limiting the amount of THC in drink servings and cans. Photo / KC McGinnis, The Washington PostAmerican states are rushing to ban or restrict sales of intoxicating cannabis drinks that have exploded in popularity in a market lacking many of the regulations imposed on marijuana. The drinks get their psychoactive properties from hemp, marijuana’s less potent and less regulated cousin.

1 week ago | postguam.com | Shannon Najmabadi

States are rushing to ban or restrict sales of intoxicating cannabis drinks that have exploded in popularity in a market lacking many of the regulations imposed on marijuana. The drinks get their psychoactive properties from hemp, marijuana's less potent and less regulated cousin. They can be sold outside dispensaries - in some states, to minors - and are increasingly drawing a variety of consumers, including sober-curious drinkers and craft beer enthusiasts, industry experts say.