OK, Boomer: Marijuana Use On The Rise Among Older Adults
Changing attitudes and public education around cannabis likely influenced the consumption habits of older Americans, study finds.
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Voting Is More Likely To Get You Laid Than Not, So Says OKCupid
A survey conducted by OKCupid found that voting is an important issue for dating, making it more likely for users to get matches and messages.
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The study compares three states with legalized cannabis to five states without it.
Drone Makes It Rain Marijuana To Protest Cannabis Laws In Israel
The Green Drones group is a cannabis legalization advocacy group in Israel and promotes a “free love” slogan. Apparently, that includes free weed.
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An illicit delivery service is staging a series of cannabis drops in Israel.
Top 5 Fresh Toast Stories Of The Week: Sept. 4, 2020
ICYMI: Here are the headlines making headlines this week on The Fresh Toast.
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What is it that we vote for when we vote to legalize cannabis?
For most, it’s the notion that people of legal age can easily purchase affordable, safe-to-consume cannabis products. At least that was the idea that the majority of California voters thought they were voting for in 2016 with Proposition 64. What they ended up voting for turned out to be different.
In December 2019, Weedmaps started interviewing 20 people from all areas of the cannabis industry — political activists and attorneys, veterans and medical patients, small business owners and city workers — in an effort to understand how California’s forward-thinking, compassionate, and adventurous cannabis culture turned into a restrictive, profit-driven, and inequitable system and industry.
Uprooted: California’s complicated road to cannabis legalization is Weedmaps’ 3-part docu-series that shines a light on how California lost its way and what needs to be done to get it back.
Full of interviews with John Entwistle, Jr., Alphonso “Tucky” Blunt Jr., Kika Keith, Joe Airone and others, each episode dissects the different parts of California’s legal market.
Watch all three episodes at Uprooted.
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Wifisfuneral is a musician from the Bronx who is currently based in Los Angeles, California. He fits in this pocket of new wave Rap/R&B hybrids where lo-fi melodies and vocal ranges push the boundaries of what those genres really even mean. Or better, exposing that, at this point, they don’t really mean anything.
“I feel like I’m so versatile. At that point, do I say I’m a rapper? I’m an artist, I just make music, ’cause I feel like it’s a broader understanding if I say I make music. Theoretically, I’m using my flow and voice as an instrument,” he told us.
The name was inspired by Wifis’ reclusive nature and his Seshollowaterboyz fanhood. “I always played the underground character as far as my demeanor and how I would present myself. I was a huge fan of Seshollowaterboyz and that whole movement, so I was like Wifisfuneral would be funny. After that, it started to take on different meanings.”
After years of mixtapes and EPs, Wifisfuneral recently dropped his debut album PAIN? And it’s fucking fire. From start to finish, it rides out. To Wifis, it’s his best and most complete project ever. “It’s a big ass melting pot, you never know exactly what you’re going to hear. I feel like this is the first time I made a project that, from start to finish, makes fucking sense. Putting out an album is different than proving that you can rap.”
It’s true, PAIN? Is full of all kinds of music. Melodic R&B joints that turn on LED lights, video game soundtrack possibilities, songs that make you want to tut, shoulder-bouncers, toe-tappers, and everything in between. Most of the songs have a pretty dark feel to them that make PAIN? the perfect late night album when you’re getting deeply existential. Just press play and let it ride.
In addition to music, Wifisfuneral (I’m just now realizing I should’ve asked about the Wifi OG strain) is a huge stoner. Like big, real big. On his smoking habits, he said, “I smoke everyday. I probably smoke like an ounce a day.” As he said this, you could hear his manager bust out laughing off-camera adding, “No cap. He’s so serious right now.” On his reasons for smoking, he continued, “It was never like, ‘I’m going to go smoke weed today.’ It kind of just presented itself. It came to me. And ever since then, I would just be way more calm, I could focus a lot more. Mind you, I be a little bit sluggish and a little bit lazier, but I can be productive at the same time. I can smoke a whole ounce and make five songs.”
With Wifisfuneral being such a cannabis enthusiast, after talking music, we had to talk about some of his favorite things to smoke. Here are the five cannabis products he can’t live without.
Wifisfuneral is a huge flower boi. When we first checked in, he was smoking a fat ass joint of Frosted Flakes. “I’m old school. I be fucking with concentrates and shit like that, but I’m flower all the way,” he told us.
Wifisfuneral likes to smoke, and I quote, “that dessert-type shit.” Black Cherry Gelato and Gushers instantly popped out when asked which strains he’s come across that specifically stood the test of time.
Black Cherry Gelato is an indica-dominant cross of Black Cherry Funk and Acai. It’s got a cherry funk smell to it and tends to be a pretty heavy high.
Gushers is a Cookie Fam cross between Triangle Kush and Gelato #41. It’s got a sweet and fruity taste that reminds people of the classic kid’s snack. It’s also called White Gushers or Fruit Gushers.
Some of his other favorites are White Runtz, Turtle Pie, Cereal Milk, Runtz OG, and Obama Runtz. Basically, Wifisfuneral smokes Cookies.
Though Wifis isn’t big on concentrates, he still likes puffing on a vape pen here and there. He was puffing on a vape cartridge during our Zoom call and said it had him “fucking ripped.” He told us, “They creep on you, I’m like damn. It gets uncomfortable, but then it gets comfortable.”
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A common theme amongst rappers lately is the transition from blunts to joints. Wiz was the godfather of it, of course. Wifis is in the same boat, taking his health into consideration. He told us, “right now I’m transitioning from Backwoods to joints. When I used to smoke Backwoods, I’d go through two or three packs a day, and that shit fucked up my throat really bad. I had an interview with B Real (of Cypress Hill) and he was like “Yo, you know your throat’s going to be fucked up? I was like nah, I’ll be alright. Three years later my shit’s clapped. I was like, damn.”
RAW is his favorite brand of rolling papers.
You can’t smoke an Adrian Peterson per day and not have a grinder on deck. (Adrian Peterson’s number has been 28 for the majority of his career). In the end, Wifisfuneral is a pretty classic smoker when it comes to his smoking habits. “Flower; roll-up; grinder; lighter, and that’s really it. As long as I got all of that, I’m straight.”
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How To Approach A Friend Who Refuses To Wear A Mask
Before you lose your cool on a loved one who thwarts face coverings during a raging pandemic, try to get your message of concern across by follow these simple tips.
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This Tuesday, Pakistan’s Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry tweeted that the country has approved its first-ever license for the industrial and medical use of hemp. The minister called it a “landmark decision” that will allow Pakistan to compete in the billion-dollar global CBD market.
Pakistan’s new hemp laws closely mirror the regulations established in the US last year. The country now classifies hemp as cannabis plants containing 0.3 percent or less THC content by dry weight. Cannabis plants containing more than 0.3 percent THC are still classified as marijuana, and will remain illegal. Government officials have made it clear that the new law does not allow citizens to grow, sell, or smoke weed.
The Ministry of Science and Technology specifically requested that Pakistan legalize industrial hemp cultivation, arguing that it would present a major financial opportunity for the country. Over the course of this year, several government ministries met to debate the proposal, and eventually chose to accept it.
Now that the approval has been granted, the country will begin importing a specific variety of hemp seeds and begin planting. The science ministry has already identified areas in the Potohar region of northern Punjab that would be ideal for growing hemp. Once the plants are mature, the raw flower can be used to develop new medications, and the thick stems can be used to produce clothing, rope, and other products. Hemp seeds can also be used to produce raw CBD oil.
“Worldwide, this fibre is replacing cotton,” said Chaudhry at a press conference, the Hindustan Times reports. “Clothes, bags, and other textile products are being made using this plant’s fibre. This is a $25 billion market and Pakistan can take a big share in this market. This is under government control, so further research can be done and adequate safeguards through ministry of narcotics can be placed.”
The minister explained that it will take about three years to get hemp production underway, giving businesses ample time to begin growing, processing, and researching hemp. The country will also allow industrial and medical hemp imports and exports, and hopes to market its domestic products overseas. Once the market is mature, Chaudhry expects that it will be able to generate $1 billion in revenue each year.
Chaudhry explained that the “CBD compound plays an important role in therapeutic medicine… After 2016, a breakthrough research was unveiled which prompted China to set up a cannabis research department and is now cultivating hemp on 40,000 acres, and Canada is cultivating it on 100,000 acres.”
Although most Southern and Southeast Asian countries remain firmly opposed to marijuana, some countries are finally beginning to relax their restrictions on hemp. Thailand approved low-THC CBD hemp extracts last year, and South Korea now allows imports of two synthetic cannabinoid medications.