Views: 11 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is backing an “Anti-420 Day” initiative aimed at discouraging youth marijuana use through a social media campaign. Organized by the nonprofit Johnny’s Ambassadors, the campaign recruits high school and college students to create short-form Instagram videos warning their peers about the dangers of THC consumption. A bulletin posted […]
Views: 4 Virginia is in a bit of a bind. After legalizing marijuana in 2021, Governor Glenn Youngkin came to power and brought his very anti-marijuana stance along with him. The initial bill only legalized possession of marijuana. It required additional legislation to set up a market in the state, and that’s where it’s been […]
Views: 9 In 2012, Chris Emerson faced a career crossroads. Fresh out of the U.S. Navy, where he worked as a Chinese interpreter, and completing a postdoc in small molecule chemistry at Stanford University, Emerson was expected to follow one of two traditional paths: academia or pharmaceuticals. But instead, he took an unconventional leap—one that […]
Views: 6 Turns out Ted Cruz has a podcast! That shines a little light into the my media diet’s blind spots, but that changes now that he had Elon Musk on for a chat. The discussion was pretty much as expected, with a good amount of smoke being blown up Musk’s anus, but a joke […]
Views: 10 In a move signaling a potential shift in Florida’s hemp industry, a combined House workgroup wrapped up its final meeting last Thursday with a consensus: while lawmakers want to avoid stifling a multi-billion-dollar industry, they acknowledge that more regulations are necessary to ensure consumer safety. The 24-member panel, led by Escambia County Republican […]
Views: 2 It’s probably not a great look to take CBD through intravenous infusion, but turns out it’s also illegal. Pico IV is a company in California that sells CBD through injection. It’s supposed to help with chronic pain, Crohn’s disease, and arthritis. The FDA sent the company a letter saying that by marketing CBD […]
Views: 4 It was Pi Day yesterday, and a pizza shop in Chicago partnered with a dispensary to celebrate in the coolest way possible: they made a gigantic weed pizza. Paulie Gee’s and Ivy Hall (which is Chicago’s first social equity dispensary) made the pizza together. It was 64-by 32 inches and was served up […]
Views: 4 Some recent court documents were released that make an argument for the DEA, the department that was supposed to be arguing for a rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to III, being against the move from the start. On February 17th, a group of doctors who were not allowed into rescheduling process, created […]
Views: 4 At an event for conservative lobbyists and activists, a proponent for legal marijuana says he had a conversation with a Trump staffer who invited him to submit a proposal detailing why Trump should legalize marijuana at the federal level. The specialist, Howard Wooldridge of Citizens Against Prohibition, says the staffer was open to […]
Views: 9 In a recent appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, actor and longtime cannabis advocate Woody Harrelson revealed his dream smoking companion: none other than reggae legend and marijuana icon Bob Marley. Harrelson, who co-owns the Los Angeles-based marijuana dispensary The Woods alongside comedian Bill Maher, was asked by Colbert who—living or […]
