The governor of Connecticut signed a bill into law that will legalize recreational cannabis use for adults 21 and older starting July 1, 2021. The measure allows for adult-use sales but they’re not expected to launch until next year.
The...
There are thousands of podcasts, and no shortage of shows and documentaries about weed. But one of the great things about podcasts is that because they’re relatively easy to produce, we get some absolutely thrilling stories that would have...
Cannabis dispensaries across Illinois were expected to open on January 1, 2020, when the state’s prohibition was lifted. Stores were allowed to open as early as 6AM on New Year’s Day, although a shortage could still occur. That’s not...
During the riot in Washington D.C. on January 6, a huge number of participants took selfies and posted them on social media. This has made the job of the FBI just a little bit easier, as the agency has...
There was once a prevailing theory that mere access to drugs, or even exposure to them at any level, would warp the teenage mind to the extent that a kid was compelled to “try reefer” or whatever drug you...
South Park’s latest season once again finds cannabis as a central theme with one of the central character’s families. “Tegrity Farms” continues to be the touchstone for parody in the long-running comedy series that’s skewered everything from livestreaming gamers...
By the time Oregon made marijuana legal in 2014, the idea was old hat. Colorado and Washington had already passed legalization two years earlier, so the vote in Oregon got much less attention (the same was true in Alaska...
New York’s recent move to legalize recreational weed is already paying dividends. New York City cops can no longer use the smell of pot as a justification to carry out a vehicle stop and search.
The NYPD issued a memo...
For every cause, there is an effect. For every push, a pull. For every win, a loss.
This applies to marijuana as much as anything else. The spread of legalization promises to impact a wide range of industries, but it...
It makes perfect sense. Legal marijuana threatens the profit interests of the pharmaceutical companies that make competing medications. But now there's proof of the outsize role the industry is playing in the fight to stop pot reform.
Reports in September...
