Please keep your edibles away from your furry friends! Vets report that cannabis intoxication among dogs has been increasing by leaps and bounds. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-30/dogs-stoned-cannabis-edibles-reports-increase
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Former NBA star Chris Webber opening $175M cannabis ‘compound’ in Detroit
Former NBA super star Chris Webber has announced that he’s opening a multimillion-dollar cannabis “compound” in his native city of Detroit. What’s this with sports stars and cannabis? And NBA athletes, in particular. https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/574411-former-nba-player-chris-webber-opening-175m-cannabis-compound?rl=1
Amazon workers fired for cannabis use can reapply for jobs
Amazon seems to be getting more and more engaged with cannabis and especially with issues related to fairness and, in particular, with respect to its own actions and employees. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-reconsiders-worker-cannabis-marijuana-screening-142918217.html
Entertainers and athletes double down on Presidential request for mass cannabis pardons
Over 150 influencers, advocates. politicians, and experts, including Drake are urging President Biden to deliver on his promise to pardon all non-violent cannabis offenders. https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/entertainers-athletes-double-down-on-biden
Italy will likely hold a referendum on decriminalizing cannabis next year
People vacation in Italy for lots of different reasons. Many people go for the historic sites in cities like Rome and Florence; some go for the food; you may have other interests. Italy is planning a referendum to decriminalize marijuana next year giving potheads a whole new set of reasons for an Italian vacation. https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/18/europe/italy-cannabis-referendum-scli-intl/index.html
Amazon’s Answer to Delivery Driver Shortage: Recruit Pot Smokers
Amazon has a plan to address its critical shortage of delivery drivers. The company is advising its delivery partners — the mom and pops that operate its ubiquitous blue Amazon vans — to prominently advertise that they don’t screen applicants for marijuana use
The cannabis industry is booming, but for many Black Americans the price of entry is steep
Cannabis is booming. US sales topped $18bn last year and the industry currently accounts for 321,000 full-time jobs across 37 states. Cannabis is also creating jobs faster than any other industry in the US. But for many Black Americans – who are close to four times as likely to be arrested for cannabis charges as white people …
Do you trust your doctor about cannabis?
Barely a quarter of cannabis users trust their doctor to provide them with reliable information about medical cannabis and how to use it to treat their medical or health conditions, according to a recent survey. https://cannigma.com/research/do-you-trust-your-doctor-about-cannabis/
NBA’s Kevin Durant and Weedmaps Team Up Against Cannabis Stigma
NBA all-star Kevin Durant and Weedmaps have announced a new partnership will make the basketball star and online cannabis marketplace teammates in a campaign to address the ongoing stigma against cannabis. Under the multiyear agreement, Durant and his financial enterprise Thirty Five Ventures will work to break down the negative stereotypes associated with cannabis while …
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I Wanted to Join the Legal Cannabis Industry. Now I’m Sitting in Prison.
Jonathan Wall has been incarcerated for the last 12 months at the Chesapeake Detention Facility, a supermax security lock up in Baltimore, Maryland for selling weed. If convicted, he could be sentenced to anywhere from 10 years to life in prison without any possibility of parole. https://truthout.org/articles/i-wanted-to-join-the-legal-cannabis-industry-now-im-sitting-in-prison/
