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Spencer Boston was a man with a plan. On Monday, the 20-year-old was in a Tennessee court for a simple marijuana possession charge, CNN reports. As he faced the judge, he began to share his views on the legalization of weed. And to drive that point home, he reached into his jacket pocket, pulled out a […]
Oregon marijuana sales on the Idaho border are an estimated 420 percent higher than the state average. While Oregon is a recreational weed state, Idaho is not, an unfortunate reality for Idahoans that makes the higher-than-average sales along the states’ border possible. The fitting stat comes from the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis (OEA) by […]
CNN reports that it was a Happy New Year indeed for Illinois, which saw a haul of nearly $3.2 million in sales of recreational marijuana on its first day. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation revealed that the state’s 37 dispensaries accounted for 77,128 transactions, which totaled more than $3.17 million. According to the Chicago Tribune, Illinois’ first-day sales were one of the […]
Illinois just became the eleventh state to legalize recreational marijuana, which resulted in thousands of drug-related convictions cleared. Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker announced on Tuesday that he had granted over 11,000 pardons for minor marijuana convictions. He added that this is the first of multiple expungement that will arrive as the state moves to address “the […]
A biotech company is set to send cannabis to the International Space Station in an effort to learn more about how the plant thrives in outer space. Well, they aren’t sending the cannabis you might be thinking of. They won’t be sending the plant Cannabis sativa, rather, they’re sending cell cultures of hemp, which is […]
Authorities confiscated 70 pounds of marijuana following Juice WRLD’s sudden death after a seizure on Sunday. As TMZ reports, the Death Race for Love rapper flew into Chicago’s Midway airport via private jet. After he was rushed to hospital, the FBI confiscated the weed from several suitcases. Sources close to the situation also alleged that Juice WRLD took several pills […]
Today in (alleged) chicken sandwich fuckery (a continuing series), a man named Jeremy Merdinger claims that he was having one of those coveted menu items from a NYC Popeyes when a half-smoked joint abruptly fell out of his food. Merdinger told the New York Post that this had actually occurred one week ago, but that […]
Drake has something up his sleeve. On Tuesday, the rapper’s team headed to downtown Toronto to promote a mysterious business venture called “More Life Growth Co.” The crew spent the day delivering flower bouquets wrapped in More Life-branded paper—a nod to Drake’s 2017 mixtape. The gifts were also sent to various Toronto media outlets without explanation; however […]
After receiving some apparently titillating info on multiple hemp cultivation sites, California authorities discovered the sites were housing what they call “illicit marijuana gardens.” In a statement, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office said the initial tip kicked off a joint investigation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. […]
During a recent panel discussion on the cannabis industry, Snoop Dogg said the implementation of a minority clause should be considered as a way to fend off those who are merely flocking to the weed business for financial gain without keeping affected communities in mind. “I think there should be some sort of minority clause, […]
