Canada Legalizes Recreational Cannabis Sales Of course, the big news is that Canada began legal sales of recreational cannabis across the nation on Wednesday, October 17th, becoming the second country in the world to do so, preceded by Uruguay. The first sale took place in Newfoundland moments after midnight. It...
Marijuana is still a hot topic in politics today with many states overturning prohibition and lawmakers working to change federal law. A contributing factor to the anti-prohibition movement is to get drugs off the streets and make it regulated. Though this plant that has, in its own right, been found...
As 29 states can attest, using cannabis for health improvement is nothing new. The medical benefits of weed are a hot topic, often discussed and sometimes actually researched (if our government is feeling particularly generous). But we often tend to access these benefits by simply ingesting the herb and letting...
As Coachella music festival comes around again, the question of marijuana has emerged. This is the first year that recreational marijuana is legal in the state of California after voters approved a measure to legalize it in last November’s election. Despite this, it is still banned from being brought in...
You may be done with 2016 but 2016 isn’t done with you. That’s pretty much the sentiment going into the holiday season this year. 2016 has undeniably been trolling pretty hard between political depression and celebrity deaths. But in the spirit of the season, I think it’s time to look...
I’ve noticed a marked cloud of confusion around friends, colleagues, and strangers regarding Prop. 64, the 2016 bill for California marijuana legalization. For those from the core of the 420 community to the very periphery, you’d imagine it was a pretty cut and dry decision. But then an article started...
Growing up in a conservative neighborhood in Southwest Florida, I clearly recall the clucking tongues and sharp whispers of poor parenting set in motion by my best friend wearing a Suicidal Tendencies t-shirt in our 3rd grade class. I can’t even imagine the PTA moms of those days fathoming a...
Painters have awoken surreal dreamscapes in its name, musicians have composed ballads to this muse, and writers have spun enthralling stories within its influence. But connecting the dots between creative inspiration and weed aren’t quite as simple as taking an artist’s word for it. Research into the effects of marijuana...
With last week’s announcement that Whoopi Goldberg will be releasing her own line of cannabis products for women, talk on many blogs has turned to the relationship between women and weed. To this day, women’s rights for body autonomy are still debated alongside issues of gender inequality in the workplace...
