Author: Alice Stephens

Lawmakers Need To Take a Stand on Marijuana Legalization

Lawmakers Need To Take a Stand on Marijuana Legalization

Posted by | Aug 5, 2016 | , |

If you watched any of the Democratic National Convention, you may have heard a little talk on cannabis. Specifically, the lieutenant governor, Gavin Newson who praised other state officials to take a stand on the issue of legalization of recreational marijuana. We can understand why Gavin Newsom is getting tired of being the only state official in the state of California to fully, outwardly and publicly endorse the legalization of recreational marijuana in California. According to him, “What we’re doing to criminalize the drug is not working…And the drug is ubiquitous. Every young person would say it’s easier to...

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Extreme Makeover: Dispensary Edition

Extreme Makeover: Dispensary Edition

Posted by | Aug 1, 2016 | , , |

Cannabis dispensaries across the United States are getting completely revamped and redesigned. Pot shops’ concerns are shifting from strictly the concern about DEA raids and federal seizures, to high-end fixtures and LED lights. They’re even hiring interior designers and architects. They are truly becoming designer dispensaries. Why? Back in 2014, a marijuana industry publicist controversially told The New York Times that dispensaries “…look like underground abortion clinics.” Obviously, this was a wake-up call. Even someone within the industry said this! But now that they are getting things figured out, and compliance in order, they can focus on other things, such as...

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Supermarket Heiress Donates Hundreds of Thousands To Fight Medical Marijuana Legalization in Florida

Supermarket Heiress Donates Hundreds of Thousands To Fight Medical Marijuana Legalization in Florida

Posted by | Jul 28, 2016 | |

The latest in marijuana news? The Miami New Times made an interesting, recent discovery: the owners of the loved Publix supermarket chain donated $800,000 to campaign against the legalization of medical marijuana in Florida. This lobbying group, Drug Free Florida, uses scare-tactics campaigning to kill Florida’s medical marijuana amendments (but still, the vast majority of the country believes that medical marijuana should be legalized). Much of their campaign is based off of misinformation, half-truths, outright lies, and Reefer Madness-style videos. Why Would Jenkins Barnett Donate So Much Money To This Anti-Marijuana Campaign? The whole situation seems a little fishy to...

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America’s First Cannabis Commercial

America’s First Cannabis Commercial

Posted by | Jul 27, 2016 | , , |

Well, it’s finally here: a minute-and-a-half commercial for a cannabis-infused soda officially exists. What’s the commercial look like? Naturally, there are dozens of Portlanders, complete with hipster facial hair and hipster glasses. You might also notice the tattoos, floral button-ups, gauges, some hats worn backwards, guitar close-ups and of course mason jars. For all these reasons, this makes the top of the daily marijuana news list. Based on the description you may think it’s an episode of Portlandia. But we swear, it is a marijuana commercial. Here is everything you need to know about the commercial: It advertises the...

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What Is Synthetic Marijuana and Why Is It Dangerous?

What Is Synthetic Marijuana and Why Is It Dangerous?

Posted by | Jul 26, 2016 | |

What’s new in marijuana news? Synthetic marijuana. Only a couple weeks ago, 33 people were hospitalized in Brooklyn in one night. The news footage of the incident shows men slumped in chairs, clinging on to their belongings, some dazed and wandering the streets and others prancing and flailing around the streets with a bowling ball. In this one neighborhood alone (Bedfod-Stuyvesant), more than 130 people have been hospitalized with overdoses of an intoxicant, often called “synthetic marijuana.” What is Synthetic Marijuana? This substance that is often referred to as “synthetic marijuana” but is also known as K2 or Spice....

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