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Jay-Z has unveiled the first ad campaign for his cannabis line Monogram—just in time for 4/20. Shot by famed creative Hype Williams, the campaign is a play on the iconic work of Slim Aarons, the late mid-century photographer who is best known for capturing the leisure lifestyles of the upper crust. The photos were shot at the legendary Frank Sinatra House […]
Uber’s CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, says that the company might get into the cannabis delivery business once federal regulations make it legal. Those comments were made on Monday during the CNBC program TechCheck. “When the road is clear for cannabis, when federal laws come into play, we’re absolutely going to take a look at it,” he said. […]
An NYPD officer was arrested on Monday near her home in the Bronx on marijuana charges, New York Daily News reports. A warrant was filed for the arrest of Catherine Soto, 31, after she allegedly sold marijuana and a small amount of painkiller to an investigator for the Internal Affairs Bureau in November and December […]
Virgina has become the first southern state to legalize marijuana. On Wednesday, the state’s Democratic-controlled Legislature voted to approve Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed amendments to a legalization bill. One such change was to legalize marijuana possession beginning July 1, 2020, rather than the initial date of Jan. 1, 2024. Though the bill will allow adults 21 and over […]
On Wednesday, Lil Wayne’s cannabis brand GKUA announced the rapper will play a Los Angeles event entitled ‘Young Money and Friends’ this August. GKUA, which launched at the end of 2019, has entered into an exclusive agreement with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for “all 4/20 events for years to come.” As part of the […]
London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced he’s looking into the logistics of decriminalising cannabis. The announcement comes as Khan and other mayoral candidates lay out their policies and plans ahead of May’s elections. If Khan is re-elected on May 6, he says he will set up an independent London drugs commission to explore the potential […]
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer wants to move forward with legislation to federally legalize marijuana. In a new interview with Politico, Schumer says he’s heading in the direction of legalization with or without President Biden. But Schumer will continue to have an “ongoing conversation with him” to tell him how his views have evolved. Schumer’s […]
New Mexico state legislatures voted in favor of passing the Cannabis Regulation Act, which would legalize recreational marijuana use in the state, while also decriminalizing past offenses for possession, USA TODAY reports. The bill will be sent to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who has already stated via Twitter that her “signing pen is ready.” According to Rolling […]
New York City officers can no longer conduct vehicle searches based on the smell of marijuana alone. The order was outlined in a new NYPD memo that details the state’s new laws pertaining to cannabis sales, possession, and use among adults 21 and older. “Effective immediately, the smell of marijuana alone no longer establishes probable cause of a crime to […]
A number of White House staffers have reportedly been suspended or asked to resign due to their past marijuana use, despite initial promise it would be overlooked. The Daily Beast reports that dozens of young staff members of Biden’s White House have been fired or forced to work remotely, although the Biden administration had promised them […]
