Being stoned can improve certain activities, such as auditioning for a Takis commercial. Other situations are best avoided, such as legal depositions or, one would think, working out. So I was suspicious when a friend told me that he prefers lifting weights when high. As does Joe Rogan. They claim that being baked helps improve …
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A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled last week that the federal law barring people who use cannabis from owning firearms is unconstitutional, the Associated Press reports. Lawyers for Jared Michael Harrison argued that his Second Amendment rights were violated by the federal law that outlaws “unlawful users or addicts of controlled substances” to possess firearms and U.S. …
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Marijuana can be a diversion full of rituals, but when your usual tools are out of commission or missing in action, it’s time to get creative. And while necessity may be the mother of invention, “I’m out of papers” or “my pipe broke” can inspire even the most ham-fisted cannabis fan to tap into their …
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With That Badu dropping in Cookies and Lemonnade stores across California today (March 8), we got to talk to Ms. Badu about her relationship with cannabis—from getting her first contact high back in the day, to using the plant to help write songs and heal others as a doula—our chat could have gone on and on. http://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/what-are-you-smoking-erykah-badu
RIP ‘TOKELAHOMA’ — On Tuesday, Oklahoma slowed the roll of marijuana legalization across the country, voting down full legalization in a referendum by over 20 points. Since 2018, when voters backed medical marijuana legalization by double-digits, the state has earned the nickname “Tokelahoma,” with roughly 12,000 licensed marijuana businesses and nearly 400,000 patients (in a state with less than four …
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More Americans now favor legal cannabis than legal tobacco, surveys show, signaling a sharp societal shift from an era when cigarette-smoking was legal pretty much everywhere and pot-smoking was legal absolutely nowhere. Fifty-seven percent of American adults would support “a policy prohibiting the sale of all tobacco products,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in …
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If you are considering indulging, you may be considering whether to have a drink or to enjoy some cannabis. This decision may be made for you if you live somewhere where cannabis is illegal. However, if you have the choice, you may want to reconsider reaching for a bottle of booze. Study after study has …
Smoking cannabis on the street in Amsterdam’s red light district will soon be illegal, the city council has announced, as part of a range of bylaws designed to deter tourist excesses and make life more bearable for despairing local people. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/10/amsterdam-to-outlaw-cannabis-smoking-in-red-light-district-streets
Is America ready for its very first topless weed dispensary strip club? The Bill Gates and Steve Jobs of the topless weed dispensary strip club industry — Nicholas Spanola, 34, and his business partner Julius Sokol, 42 — say they’re ready to reopen the “Whately Ballet” (also known as Castaway Club) where they’re going to revolutionize …
In the Seattle area, the popularity of cannabis products easily exceeds that of cigarettes, e-cigarettes and vaping, according to new data from market-research firm Nielsen. In surveys conducted between March 2021 and January 2022, around 865,000 people age 18 and older in the Seattle market area — about 20% of the adult population — said they …
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