Snack sales jump in states where weed is legal
Legal weed is apparently prompting an epidemic of the munchies in states that sell recreational cannabis, with stoners there gobbling up more candy and snacks than people who live where it remains...
View ArticleJudge stopped a homicide prosecutor from fleeing the courtroom
What are the difficulties of being a judge? The Honorable Harriet Farber Klein knows. The retired New Jersey Superior Court judge shares her best courtroom stories in this episode of “Professional...
View ArticleOne-third of young NYC residents smoke pot: study
New York is turning into a real Baked Apple. A third of Gotham residents ages 18 to 25 smoke, vape or otherwise ingest cannabis, according to the first-ever report on marijuana use by the city’s Health...
View ArticleOregon pushes forward with public vote to legalize psychedelic mushrooms
It’s not a hallucination — Oregon is now one step closer to becoming the first state to legalize psychedelic mushrooms. Organizers say they have received over 164,000 signatures on Initiative Petition...
View ArticleMagic mushrooms, marijuana and sex ed: What to look for on 2020 ballots
Tuesday’s election isn’t all about Trump vs. Biden. Voters in 32 states and the District of Columbia will also have their say on 120 local ballot measures — including legalizing the use of “magic...
View ArticleWashington DC poised to decriminalize the use of psychedelic mushrooms
Washington DC on Tuesday night seemed poised to pass a ballot measure that would effectively decriminalize the use of magic mushrooms and other psychedelic plants. By around 10:30 p.m. Initiative 81...
View ArticleDelta-8-THC is legal—but is it safe? What to know about ‘weed lite’
There’s an increasingly popular, possibly legal, solution for nervous Nellies who’d like to get high on THC but can’t handle the paranoia. A hemp derivative known as Delta-8 is gaining steam among...
View ArticleNow that weed is legal, New Yorkers can expect these 8 things to happen
For those who grew up in the age of marijuana prohibition, New York’s newly legal status may take some adjustment. After decades of arrests, code words, smuggling and fear, cannabis possession suddenly...
View ArticleAmazon backs effort to legalize pot, drops weed testing for some jobs
Amazon’s public policy team will be “actively supporting” the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act.
View ArticleLondon Mayor Sadiq Khan visits LA cannabis facility, plans to decriminalize pot
Mayor Sadiq Khan is looking to legalize lighting up joints in London as he hopes the city's first-ever Drugs Commission will help put his vision into fruition.
View ArticleCanada responds to British Columbia drug crisis by decriminalizing narcotics
The three-year experiment in British Columbia is set to begin Jan. 31 and will allow anyone 18 or older to possess up to 2.5 grams of drugs like opioids, coke, meth and MDMA/ecstasy for personal use.
View ArticleMagic mushroom shop the Shroom House opens in Portland, Oregon
The first over-the-counter magic mushroom shop in the US is open in the liberal city -- with a semi-legal set-up flaunting Oregon's trailblazing psilocybin therapy legislation.
View ArticleIllegal weed is killing licensed California bud shops—NY may be headed for...
Legal weed businesses across California have been hit hard by the proliferation of unregulated bud businesses across the Golden State.
View ArticleWeed ruins young men’s mental health, study shows: STOP legalization
Researchers analyzing the health data of 6.9 million people have linked weed use to hugely increased mental-illness rates among adolescent males.
View ArticleOregon’s decriminalization disaster, DeSantis’ debate game plan and other...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “allies are banking on the governor to perform well at the first Republican primary debate of the year later this month..."
View ArticleSwiss city considers legalizing cocaine for recreational use in pilot...
"Cocaine isn't healthy - but the reality is that people use it," one expert said. "We can't change that, so we should try to ensure people use it in the safest, least damaging way."
View ArticleNJ may legalize magic mushrooms for medicinal, recreational use — and allow...
New Jersey is reportedly trying to become only the third state in the union to decriminalize so-called “magic mushrooms” — and has even proposed letting Garden State residents grow their own supply...
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