- With Germany legalising cannabis, Europe is reaching a tipping point. Britain, take note | Steve Rolles
Regulating cannabis use is no longer radical but an increasingly normalised strategy. The ‘tough on drugs’ approach is archaic Germany’s cannabis reforms were approved this week, overcoming the final legislative hurdle when the Bundesrat, Germany’s upper house, voted through the bill that passed with a huge majority in the Bundestag (lower house) last month. Germany is a significant addition to the […]...
- NYC man caught with whopping 123 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop in Virginia
A Queens man was caught with a whopping 123 pounds of marijuana when he was pulled over for speeding on an interstate in Virginia Wednesday.
- Weed and Exercise: Why Some People Use Cannabis Before a Workout
Some exercisers say cannabis eases their pain and anxiety — and makes fitness more fun.
- California police hand deliver $800K worth of cannabis to distributor after illegal raid
"They were very arrogant. They were very aggressive."...
- What’s Going on With Legal Marijuana in New York?
Get up to speed on the state’s nascent cannabis industry with the New York Times reporter who covers it.
- Mike Tyson selling edibles shaped like a chewed ear — and now you can get them in New York
Former boxing champ Mike Tyson's has traded in packing a punch to knock out an opponent to peddling pot to cannabis lovers with his "Mike Bites" edibles.
- A Legal Pot Pioneer Was Busted in Idaho With 56 Pounds. He Has a Plan.
At 77, Dana Beal is charged with trafficking marijuana. It could be the finale for a man who never stopped crusading even after the victory was won.
- State board approves 114 new licenses for New York’s embattled cannabis industry
Gov. Kathy Hochul this week announced the approval of more than 100 new state licenses to sell pot -- even as New York’s embattled cannabis program is in the midst of a complete overhaul.
- New York’s Marijuana Scorecard: 85 Legal Shops, 2,000 Illegal Ones
The lack of legal dispensaries and the overwhelming proliferation of illegal ones are the biggest concerns of the rollout three years after legalization.
- Lee Harris obituary
My father, Lee Harris, who has died aged 87, ran what is believed to have been London’s first “headshop”, selling cannabis-related accoutrements. He established the business in the early 1970s in London, and called it Alchemy. Attracting customers from all over the world, it was a popular institution for more than four decades, until he closed it down on his retirement in 2016 at the age of 80. Lee set […]...
- New York Must Figure Out How to Fix Cannabis Mess, Hochul Orders
Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered a review of the way New York State licenses cannabis businesses after calling the sluggish rollout of legal cannabis a “disaster.”...
- Why are our leaders pushing to deregulate pot and other drugs research shows are dangerous?
As the medical and scientific study of cannabis and psychedelics intensifies in the search for therapeutic uses, the inherent dangers are also becoming more and more apparent.
- Massachusetts to pardon ‘hundreds of thousands’ with marijuana charges
Governor Maura Healey announces plans to pardon all simple marijuana possession charges from the state The Massachusetts governor, Maura Healey, announced plans to pardon all simple marijuana possession charges from the state, which could impact “hundreds of thousands” who have faced charges. “We believe this is the most sweeping cannabis pardon announced by any governor in the United States. The reason […]...
- Delta-8-THC use reported by 11% of 12th graders in 2023
Approximately 11% of 12th-grade students across the United States reported past-year use of delta-8- tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8-THC, or delta-8 for short), according to an analysis of data from the 2023 Monitoring the Future survey. Delta-8 is a psychoactive substance that is typically derived from hemp, a variety of the Cannabis sativa plant. Delta-8 has intoxicating effects similar to delta-9-THC […]...
- ‘They’re all high’: Louisiana police say rats eating marijuana in evidence room
New Orleans superintendent tells council committee that rodents have infested the building and requests to move headquarters Cops in New Orleans are on the tail of a brazen gang of narcotics traffickers who broke into the evidence room at police headquarters and pilfered all the pot: a swarm of rodents with a hankering for the high life. “The rats are eating our marijuana. They’re all high,” Anne […]...
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