- As He Exits Congress, Blumenauer Wants His Party to Embrace Pot Legalization
The long-serving congressman from Portland, who has become the top marijuana advocate on Capitol Hill, believes the issue could boost President Biden’s support with young voters.
- As He Exits Congress, Blumenauer Wants His Party to Embrace Pot Legalization
The long-serving congressman from Portland, who has become the top marijuana advocate on Capitol Hill, believes the issue could boost President Biden’s support with young voters.
- What Does Weinstein Reversal Mean for #MeToo?
The decision by the New York Court of Appeals is linked to legal weaknesses in the case, our reporter says.
- New York Vowed to Crack Down on Illegal Weed Shops. One Just Got a License.
New York officials had said that those who jumped the line to cash in on cannabis would not be rewarded over those who played by the rules.
- Biden frees 5 crack dealers, makes no progress on vow to release pot inmates
WASHINGTON — President Biden used his clemency powers Wednesday to order the early release of five people imprisoned for dealing crack cocaine in recognition of Second Chance Month — while making no headway on fulfilling a campaign promise to release “everyone” in prison for marijuana offenses. “America is a Nation founded on the promise of...
- New York Has a $237 Billion Budget. Here Are 5 Things to Know.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City emerged as two of the winners from a budget process that blew past the April 1 deadline.
- 4/20 starts early, ends badly for armed robber at NYC pot dispensary
The suspected robber barricaded himself in the store after ripping it off, but cops were able to smoke him out.
- The best 4/20 food deals you need to satisfy your munchies
With 4/20 activities come the munchies — which are a real thing.
- Hochul’s crackdown means a sad 4/20 for illegal weed dealers, but good news for New York
Crucially, it allows the New York City Sherriff to deputize NYPD officers to close down stores, giving a much-needed manpower boost to enforcement of weed laws.
- Why smoking pot gives you the munchies, according to cannabis research
The munchies are real — even science says so.
- ‘A roof over our people’s heads’: the Indigenous US tribe building hempcrete homes
Minnesota’s Lower Sioux Indian Community is pioneering green building with its fully integrated hempcrete facility – a first in the country When Earl Pendleton first heard about building houses out of hemp more than a decade ago, it seemed like a far-fetched idea. To start, it was still illegal to grow hemp – the non-psychoactive strain of *Cannabis sativa* – in the US. Importing it from overseas was […]...
- Workers at California cannabis-delivery service threaten ‘unprecedented’ strike
After Eaze workers unionized with United Food and Commercial Workers, company cut pay and wouldn’t address it in negotiations Delivery drivers and other workers at the US’s largest cannabis-delivery company are threatening to strike in what would likely be the biggest work stoppage to hit the cannabis industry. Nearly 600 workers at 11 depot locations owned by Eaze, a cannabis-delivery company in southern […]...
- Do you care if your employees are high at work? I don’t
Some companies operate a draconian policy on drugs and other intoxicants. Fine. But for me it’s performance that counts Cannabis. Caffeine. Adderall. Xanax. Ritalin. Vicodin. Tito’s and Jameson. These are all legal substances in most states. Some can only be used when medically prescribed. The others are used “recreationally” and more people are using them than ever before. I know this because I know […]...
- California sober: what does it mean and is it good for you?
Weed is becoming more mainstream, with more people exclusively using cannabis products – here’s what you need to know about being ‘California sober’ Cannabis, now legal in 24 states, is a $40bn industry in America. That may not be much compared to the $260bn alcohol market, but a shift is afoot. As booze trends down, with young people drinking less and beer sales in decline, sales of marijuana are […]...
- Chemical found naturally in cannabis may reduce anxiety-inducing effects of THC, researchers show
New research adds to evidence that a chemical found naturally in cannabis can -- in the right amounts -- lessen the anxiety-inducing effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive sister chemical found in cannabis.
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