As daily cannabis use rises to historic levels in the U.S., some longtime users are finding it harder to quit. Once celebrated as a safe alternative to alcohol or a tool for relaxation and healing, marijuana has quietly become a source of dependence for many — especially amid the spread of high-potency products. In Massachusetts, some people including regular users and former dispensary workers describe how routine use turned into addiction. Experts warn that the risks of heavy, daily use remain underrecognized as legalization and commercialization make cannabis more accessible than ever before.

The Paris prosecutor is reporting four more arrests in connection with the jewel heist at the Louvre Museum in October. Two men and two women from the Paris region were taken into custody on Tuesday morning. The loot, valued at around $102 million, hasn’t been recovered. It includes a diamond-and-emerald necklace Napoleon gave to Empress Marie-Louise, jewels tied to 19th-century Queens Marie-Amélie and Hortense, and Empress Eugénie’s pearl-and-diamond tiara.

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FILE - US and Ukrainian national flags wave to commemorate American volunteers, who were killed in battles with Russian troops defending Ukraine, their names are on flags, at the improvised war memorial in Independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)