Meet the “Weed Nuns” – dedicated to growing cannabis and selling medicinal products derived from it. Based in Merced (which means “mercy”, by the way), California, the organization has been working since 2015 and is composed of women of all ages with a very clear goal: to share the medicinal benefits of cannabis and achieve …
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CANNABIS DECRIMINALIZED IN NEW ORLEANS, PARDONS 10,000 CANNABIS CONVICTIONS
The New Orleans City Council has passed a series of articles to pardon cannabis-related charges and effectively decriminalize cannabis. By unanimous vote the city council also pardoned an estimated 10,000 people. The city is also making an effort to work with the NOPD to end the war on weed – freeing the department to focus more …
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Black Entrepreneurs in Cannabis Industry Push for a Piece of the Profits
Black people comprise only a small percentage of those profiting from the burgeoning legalized pot market, according to state data. Public initiatives and private funds, like one started by Jay-Z, aim to boost minority participation. https://www.wsj.com/video/series/in-depth-features/black-entrepreneurs-in-cannabis-industry-push-for-a-piece-of-the-profits/D36458C9-EF9B-43E7-8441-52175B2DE271
‘Queen B:’ Beyoncé To Build Cannabis Farm To Get Her Own CBD
What do you do if you fall in love with CBD and want to guarantee a regular supply? If you’re Beyonce, you build your own cannabis farm. The R&B queen and multi-award-winning singer announced that she is building a cannabis farm to obtain her own CBD. In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, she said that …
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Study Shows Cannabis Consumers Are Successful, Motivated, Health-Conscious: Snoop Dogg Weighs In
The long-standing, negative stereotypes about cannabis consumers have contributed to a decades-long stigma that lingers to this date, even as legalization spreads across the world and while birthing one of the fastest-growing industries of our time. But a new study shows that cannabis consumers are successful, motivated and health conscious. Now, will y’all stop? https://www.forbes.com/sites/javierhasse/2021/08/11/study-shows-cannabis-consumers-are-successful-motivated-health-conscious-snoop-dogg-weighs-in/
Get the munchies with cannabis ice cream
In the latest twist on the sweet treat, Boston-based ice cream brand Emack & Bolio’s is partnering with cannabis operator MariMed to create cannabis-infused ice cream. The duo will “create a line-up of cannabis-infused vegan and dairy ice cream in outrageous flavors” that contain the same whole-plant cannabinoid and terpene formulations found in MariMed’s products …
Former Anti-Marijuana Congressman And Top Trump Health Official Joins Cannabis Company Board, Documents Show
Tom Price, a former congressman who repeatedly voted against marijuana reform has joined the board of directors of a medical marijuana business in Georgia. As health and human services secretary in the Trump administration, he was empowered to initiate proceedings to formally recognize cannabis’s medical value and reschedule it under federal law—a move he chose …
Authorities No Longer Seizing Under Three Ounces Of Marijuana At New York Airports
You can now fly fearlessly into New York airports with your weed. Just don’t carry too much. Small amounts of marijuana found on passengers in New York’s airports are no longer being seized by local authorities, four months after the state legalized recreational cannabis use. Currently, travelers will only be arrested if they carry more …
High Country: Cannabis-friendly weddings are trending
Do you know that cannabis weddings are now a thing? If you are a “canna couple” looking to incorporate a weed bar, cannabis gift bags or bud bouquets into your wedding, there are wedding planners who can make that happen. Even a professional budtender. This, of course, depends on the legal status of cannabis in …
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Republican Lawmakers Seek Ban On Welfare Benefits Spending At Dispensaries
We know that some of you deadbeats are already thinking about using your welfare checks to buy weed. But the government is not going to allow this to happen. Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that would ban the spending of federal welfare benefits at cannabis dispensaries. Two pending pieces of legislation include language to prohibit …
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