Photo by Jasperdo from Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Article via JDSupra Montana Governor Greg Gianforte recently signed two bills designed to establish the framework for recreational cannabis and to begin to implement Constitution Initiative 118 (CI-118) and Initiative 190 (I-190), which were adopted by vote in the...
Image via The Circle. Article by Winona LaDuke and catwhipple, via The Circle. While armchair and facebook critics are blasting away at those of us transforming the world, blasting Alexandria Ocasio Ortiz, Ilhan Omar, and others for having a dream of an ecologically and socially beautiful world,...
Image by Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis via Getty. Article by Sarah Milov, via The Atlantic. Especially because Americans of color have borne the brunt of the drug war, they deserve to share in the marijuana boom now taking hold across the country. And if America’s long...
Photo by Brett Levin via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Article by Jacqueline Howard via CNN Marijuana use among young people in the United Statesoverall has climbed in recent years, but a new paper suggests that in states where recreational marijuana has been legalized, marijuana use among youth may actually...
Photo by Lokal_Profil via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 2.5) Article by Jade via The Shade Room Illinois has now become the 11th state to officially legalize marijuana. The news was announced Tuesday after the state’s new Democratic governor signed a bill legalizing its use. According to ABC News, the Illinois General...
Photo by Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports Article via usatoday.com SKEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — In striking an agreement with the NFL Players Association this week that calls for further study of alternative therapies for pain management, the NFL is sending signals that it has an open mind on...
Photo by Desmond Alexander Article via marijuanamoment.net According to an 11-page summary of the legislation obtained by Marijuana Moment on Friday, Illinois residents will be allowed to possess 30 grams of cannabis flower, five grams of concentrates and 500 milligrams of THC contained in cannabis-infused products. Non-residents of...
Image By America Tonight Article via Reuters.com KINGSTON, Jamaica (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ras Iyah V. describes himself as confrontational, especially with the police. Well known in Jamaica for his outspoken support of the marijuana industry, the Rastafarian - who sports a long, white beard and dreadlocks -...
Photo by Steve Hillebrand Article by Pat Beggan, via Ganjapreneur The analysis reveals no connection between additional miles of border fence and the rate of cannabis seizures but does reveal a large drop in seizures following the launch of state-legal sales. An analysis of Border Patrol cannabis seizures...
Photo by Ian Willms/Getty Images Article by Dan Bilefsky, via New York Times MONTREAL — Canada on Wednesday became the first major world economy to legalize recreational marijuana, beginning a national experiment that will alter the country’s social, cultural and economic fabric, and present the nation with its...