A New High for Legal Weed. The Wunderkind Who Lost $35 Billion. Plus. . .

The Free Press· Aug 4, 2026 · 10:02 AM UTC ·5 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 4 views

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Plus. . .For the first time ever, more Americans now use marijuana daily than cigarettes or alcohol. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)A senator says his former son-in-law is unfit for Congress. How America’s enemies could hack the water supply. By The Free Press08.04.26 — The Front Page--:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narration3READ IN APPREAD IN APPIt’s Tuesday, August 4.

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▪Plus. . .For the first time ever, more Americans now use marijuana daily than cigarettes or alcohol. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)A senator says his former son-in-law is unfit for Congress.
▪How America’s enemies could hack the water supply.
▪By The Free Press08.04.26 — The Front Page--:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narration3READ IN APPREAD IN APPIt’s Tuesday, August 4.

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A New High for Legal Weed. The Wunderkind Who Lost $35 Billion. Plus. . .For the first time ever, more Americans now use marijuana daily than cigarettes or alcohol. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)A senator says his former son-in-law is unfit for Congress. How America’s enemies could hack the water supply. A dispatch from Ceuta. And more. By The Free Press08.04.26 — The Front Page--:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narration3READ IN APPREAD IN APPIt’s Tuesday, August 4. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: Audrey Fahlberg on whether Max Miller will resign. Joe Nocera on the 25-year-old who lost $35 billion. Aidan Stretch on what he saw in Ceuta.

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