Will Weed Sales Plummet When Enhanced Unemployment Benefits End?
Uncertainty abounds in the coming weeks, as the cannabis industry will learn if its business is as resilient as alcohol.
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Prosecutorial Misconduct: The Invisible Problem Behind The Police
While I understand the pain behind the calls to “Abolish the Police” etc., I think that they are simplistic and even counterproductive.
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According to reports, Illinois continues to have astronomical success in their new recreational cannabis market.
According to an analysis, police officers in New York’s capital may still be targeting Black people when it comes to marijuana law enforcement.
A full moon at the beginning of the month has your August starting off with a bang. See what else is in the stars for your sign in August 2020.
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The US Senate will soon debate over a bill that would legalize and regulate cannabis on a federal level.
The “Substance Regulation and Safety Act,” introduced last Thursday by Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, effectively making the plant completely legal. The bill also gives several federal agencies one year to establish new rules and regulations governing how marijuana could be grown, used, or sold.
The bill’s short title only suggests that it would “decriminalize and reschedule cannabis,” but the full text of the bill actually calls for descheduling cannabis – completely removing it from the federal list of prohibited substances. This descheduling would also be retroactive, so it would also apply to anyone who has ever been arrested for a federal cannabis crime. The proposal would also limit pot sales to adults aged 21 or older.
The measure does not specifically create a national adult-use cannabis market, but it would make life easier for states that have already legalized recreational or medical pot. Not only would state-legal cannabis businesses be allowed to operate without fear of federal interference, they would freely be able to open bank accounts, accept loans, and otherwise take advantage of all the opportunities afforded to federally-legal businesses.
Smith’s bill would also direct federal agencies to develop pot regulations that mirror the government’s current tobacco rules. Specifically, the bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to “regulate cannabis products in the same manner, and to the same extent,” that it does with tobacco products, according to Marijuana Moment. Under these rules, all cannabis goods would be subject to the same labeling and advertising restrictions that currently apply to tobacco products.
The bill includes a number of regulations focusing on public safety. The Department of Agriculture would be directed to create a set of quality control standards for cannabis products that would apply to the entire country. The Department of Transportation would be tasked with developing new methods to crack down on stoned drivers, and Customs and Border Protection officials would need to design regulations for safely allowing cannabis imports and exports.
HHS would also be directed to create a “national strategy to prevent youth use and abuse of cannabis, with specific attention to youth vaping of cannabis products.” The agency would also be required to “consult with civil rights stakeholders” to ensure that its new policies are not “likely to have racially disparate impacts.”
Overall, the bill is less progressive than the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, which will come up for a full House vote next month. The MORE Act has a greater appeal to cannabis reform advocates, as it includes numerous social justice provisions. But, the narrow focus of Smith’s measure might appeal more to the Senate, which has shot down pretty much every cannabis reform bill that has ever been proposed.
Senator Smith only joined Congress two years ago, taking Al Franken’s place after he resigned. But in her short time as a Senator, Smith has already cosponsored several cannabis reform bills and made numerous comments in favor of legalization.
“It’s terrific to see Senator Smith engage so substantively in the cannabis policy reform debate,” said Justin Strekal, political director of NORML, to Marijuana Moment. “We at NORML look forward to propelling many aspects of the new legislation into the broader conversation on the future of federal regulations in regards to a post-prohibition America.”
5 Ways To Turn Your Walk Into A Workout
Leisurely walks are a great excuse for leaving your house and getting some fresh air, but they’re also good opportunities to burn calories.
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WTF, Albany? In the past year, police made 134 cannabis arrests. Only four were white people.
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7 Ways To Add CBD To Your Wellness Routine
With the current state of the world, a little CBD can go a long way in helping you ease stress, anxiety and physical aches and pains.
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Hip-hop superstar Post Malone sat in on Joe Rogan’s podcast last week for an epic, psilocybin mushroom-fueled conversation that ranged from cannabis preferences to personal connections to conspiracy theories and other intoxicating topics over the course of three-and-a-half hours.
More than a thousand guests have gone mic-to-mic with Rogan thus far, but last week the Experience may have hit a new high — in every sense — when Post Malone turned on and dropped in with the assistance of shroom edibles.
“Yeah, haven’t slept, we’re on mushrooms,” Rogan said, kicking off the program. “And uh, let’s roll!” From there, the discussion seemed boundless — and it was. This was by far Rogan’s most psychedelic episode yet.
Early on, Rogan said he prefers pot to fungi because weed allows you to keep your feet on the ground a bit more easily than mushrooms. “If you do the right amount of mushrooms [and] get in a float tank, you can meet aliens,” he said. “That’s why I like weed, weed makes you vulnerable and for someone like me, that’s a good thing… Mushrooms are a different animal man. They just bring you to this weird place that’s like right next door. It’s like a hall pass to this other place, like you get a VIP bracelet, you get to go into another room.”
Malone agreed, saying he’s recently been “microdosing” mushrooms before creating music. He also brought up a “medium-intense” memory of a past UFO sighting.
“I’ve seen one,” the 25-year-old rapper said. “I was probably 16. I was in upstate New York and it would just stay there. I was looking out the window with my cousin and it was just a light that just stayed there and then just fuckin’ went off…I mean, you can’t explain it.” Malone added he’s since spotted unexplainable things flying around in the skies of Southern California and in Utah, where he currently lives.
The pair rambled on from that point about recent government disclosures regarding “off-road vehicles made not on this Earth,” along with ghosts (“They’re real,” Malone said), weather control, and who Rogan believes would be the ultimate podcast guest.
“I want to have an alien on the podcast,” Rogan said. “Can you imagine? Imagine having some three-foot tall, forty-pound dude with a giant, bulbous head and antenna-like fingers and he’s explaining how they traverse space and time instantaneously… Everyone would be like, ‘Oh my God, there’s an alien on the JRE!’”
The tripped-out talk additionally turned to terrestrial matters such as the current controversy surrounding mask regulations during the coronavirus pandemic. After saying it never feels good to be forced to do anything, Malone concluded, “At the end of the day, it all comes down to respect for other people… It’s not a government thing. You shouldn’t be forced to wear a mask— but you should. And that’s because I respect you as a fellow human.”
Since launching The Joe Rogan Experience in 2009, the podcast has skyrocketed in popularity. The reason is mostly because the comedian-turned-podcast host has mega-stars on his show — such as Elon Musk, Paul Stamets, Billy Corgan, and Lance Armstrong — and he’s extremely outspoken about cannabis, hallucinogens, and other mind-expanding phenomena. Rogan usually gets his guests to explore these topics with him all while getting stoned.