Vote no on Question 8 to keep marijuana sales legal

by Kimberly Querry-ThompsonTue, October 20, 2026 at 3:01 PMUpdated Tue, October 20, 2026 at 5:42 PMMan charged after 844 marijuana plants found in Oklahoma City (Stock photo)OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Authorities say an Oklahoma man has been charged after police say he illegally grew marijuana on a property in Oklahoma City. On Oct. 7, 2025, investigators served a search warrant at a marijuana grow in the 3700 block of S. Bryant Ave. in Oklahoma City. According to the probable cause affidavit, officers discovered 844 marijuana plants in various stages of growth during a search of the property. Agents with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics took a sample of the plants and confirmed that it was cannabis, a Schedule I substance. As a result, Dung Tuan Vo was charged with one count of cultivation of marijuana and one count of use of a firearm while committing a felony.

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's weekly health newsletter, CommonHealth. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. A decade after Massachusetts voted to legalize recreational marijuana, another ballot question this fall seeks to topple what’s since grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry. Question 8 proposes to repeal adult-use marijuana sales and put new limits on individual possession of the drug. (Cannabis for medical use would still be allowed.)My colleague Simón Rios reported a great explainer on the arguments for and against Question 8. But today, I wanted to take a closer look at the health-related arguments fueling much of the debate with a focus on kids, teens and regulations. Let’s start with kids, up to age 12. A study from Massachusetts General Hospital found some worrisome effects of legalization for kids. The researchers compared emergency room visits for “cannabis intoxication or poisoning” in the three years before dispensaries began retail sales to adults in the state and in the three years after. They found that ER visits for children ages 0-5 were more than four times higher after the start of retail sales.

FORDHAM, The Bronx (WABC) -- A suspected illegal cannabis grow house containing 30 marijuana plants was discovered in a Marion Avenue apartment in the Bronx when a city marshal was carrying out an eviction, according to the New York City Sheriff's Office. Residents of the building said the odor coming from the apartment had been overwhelming for months, with some fearing it posed a safety risk. "Not safe for the building - the whole building gotta be smelling that," one resident said. Another resident said, "I'm thinking that there was a dead corpse here somewhere - when I find out it's a freaking drug lab yo! "Authorities confiscated 30 cannabis plants from the apartment. Neighbors said the operation appeared extensive despite being run out of a small unit. Evelyn Arredondo, who lives next door to the apartment, said she had previously reported concerns about the smell to the Fire Department of New York. "Itch my throat, my eyes and my nose. And just I called the fire department - you know - I said maybe there's gas around but they didn't find nothing," Arredondo said. FDNY crews returned Monday with hazardous materials trucks after the grow operation was discovered.

EDMONTON – It was a battle of the NHL’s big guns, and the Edmonton Oilers’ hotshots ended up making the most noise at the end. Evan Bouchard scored the overtime winner in a 4-3 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Tuesday as the Oilers (7-1-1) continued their strong start to the season. The game was a matchup of the league’s top goal scorer, Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov, versus top point producer Connor McDavid. With the Wild serving a too-many-men penalty in overtime, Bouchard scored his seventh goal of the season with a bomb of a shot with 1:28 remaining in overtime. The Wild battled back from a 3-1 deficit after two periods. Bouchard produced the OT winner on his 27th birthday. “You take what they give you. At that point in time, it was that shot,” Bouchard said. Story continues below advertisement

A row of Honeycrisp apple trees at Belkin Family Lookout Farm in South Natick. Dave EpsteinThe same thing happens to me every October: I pick too many apples and end up with more than my refrigerator can hold. If you’ve been to one of our local farms this season, you might be in the same spot. An apple tree at Belkin Family Lookout Farm in South Natick. Dave EpsteinFortunately, there’s no end to the fruit’s versatility; I could cook with apples everyday and never repeat the same pie, crisp, cake, chutney, or savory saute. Over the past few weeks, my Globe colleagues have shared a slew of recipes that would quickly use up a peck’s worth of fresh-picked fruit. These pork chops from Sheryl Julian capture fall in a skillet with chunky apple slices, onions, bacon, and potatoes; and Sally Pasley Vargas zeros in on easy desserts with crumb-topped Apple Pie Bars and an elegant, One-Bowl Apple Olive Oil Cake. Bags of apples at Belkin Family Lookout Farm in South Natick. Pat Greenhouse/Globe StaffBut sometimes it’s easier to process all the apples in one fell swoop, and for that I have three ideas to share: cider, applesauce, and apple butter.