It’s unclear if he did any good, but one pro-cannabis advocate in Tennessee just got himself in a whole lot of news headlines. Spencer Boston, 20, was in the middle of a hearing over simple weed possession and disorderly conduct when he turned a courtroom into some cross between a performance art stage and a […]
While Chicago is in the midst of birthing its regulated legal cannabis market, the city is also putting away what might be its grimiest weed dealer. Fouad Masoud has been sentenced to seven years for selling K2, a “synthetic cannabis” from his convenience store. K2 is nasty stuff all on its own, being known to […]
Somebody up and robbed the “Cannabis Amnesty Box” at Midway Airport in Chicago this week. Earlier this month, authorities installed the boxes at both Midway and O’Hare International Airports. Outgoing passengers who suddenly did not want to fly with their weed could chuck it into the box, no questions asked. All in all, a pretty […]
A Kansas native could face 25 years in prison for growing and using his own personal marijuana to treat a severe chronic condition. Arrested in 2017, Larry Burgess currently faces three felony counts: growing marijuana, manufacturing a controlled substance, and (because he posted pics of his treatment to Instagram) using a cellular or computer device […]
Detroit could have legal weed right now, except that its officials can’t decide whether it will be good or bad for violent crime in the city. Recreational adult use cannabis is legal in Michiganas of last month, but municipalities have the option to opt out of the plan. The Detroit City Council passed an ordinance […]
Medical marijuana is now totally free in the Italian region of Sicily. This week Sicilian health chief Ruggero Razza signed a decree which stated that the regional government will now cover all costs of prescription cannabis, as reported by The Local. Prescriptions are available to patients suffering from serious conditions including chronic pain, multiple sclerosis, and […]
It’s a very bad day for one cannabis courier and the Southern California weed businesses he was working for. Multiple assailants stole $145,000 in cash from the courier’s van when he briefly left it unattended outside a Santa Ana gas station. Earlier in the day, the courier had collected cash from cannabis businesses in Santa […]
Stoners don’t make the best drivers, even the ones who aren’t stoned. At least that’s the contention of a new study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. When they’re sober, heavy cannabis users were found more likely to speed, swerve into the wrong lane, run red lights, and get into accidents than their […]
One of the first two states to legalize cannabis, Colorado has been a bastion of weed freedom. Now state lawmakers are trying to fix a “glaring hole” that leaves Coloradan cannabis users vulnerable. House Rep. Jovan Melton, D-Aurora, has introduced bill which would prevent businesses from firing employees for state-legal cannabis use. “It was just […]
It’s not exactly a slow weekon Capitol Hill, what with the third presidential impeachment hearing in the nation’s history, but Congress is still finding a little time for weed. In its “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade” hearing, the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce met to discuss cannabis for the first time on Wednesday. […]
