Eric Jensen feels trapped. By now, the 43-year-old thought he’d be able to travel from his home in southeastern Colorado to see his son play college ball in the Midwest. But instead, he can’t cross the border into Kansas. He’s stuck hanging around his home town, where most of the residents have turned their backs on him, believing that he’s a hardened drug dealer. Instead, he’s facing criminal charges for something that’s completely legal in Colorado: hemp.
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He’s seen as a possible Secretary of State.
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Congressman Dana Rohrbacher (R-Calif.), an industry supporter, believes Trump will leave legal states alone. The New York Times examines how California companies are adapting to the legal market.
In Maryland, Black lawmakers are furious that the state is moving forward to award dispensary licenses, despite outrage that none of the initial grow licenses were given to African-Americans.
Reason tracks the “ uneven course” of REC sales in Oregon. California may amend a tax rule favorable to MED consumers.
A few cities in south Florida have created a six-month moratorium on MED dispensaries. The new year could bring new vigor to the push for MED in Georgia.
Arkansas may delay its MED program. North Dakota too.
MED won a substantial victory in South Africa.
Cannabis private equity firm Privateer Holdings, which has raised $122M, has its eye on overseas markets.
The Financial Times does a deep dive into how the alcohol industry thinks about cannabis.
The New York Times visits a Washington grow that’s experimenting with energy efficient lights. Theworld’s largest marijuana factory could be built in Alberta. USAToday explores the $25 billion business opportunity in California.
LAWeekly asks if cannabis is a better business for Native Americans than casinos. The paper also says cannabis marketing is getting “ classier.”
The Texas Standard explains the huge proposed jump in CBD-oil business fees.
More industry trade groups are sprouting.
Due to safety concerns, Denver’s new social use rule will not include bars and other establishments with liquor licenses. Bar owners are not happy.
The NYTImes asks whether insurers will pay for patients’ MED.
New York broadened its MED law. Utah is studying its very-limited MED program.
The Onion weighs in on the possibility that weed weakens heart muscles.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has strengthened language confirming that marijuana users can’t buy guns.
The Inlander tells the story of Isaiah Wall, a teenaged police informant who ended up dead.
The Global Commission on Drug Policy, which includes former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, recommended that all drugs should be decriminalized.
Cannabis should be legalized, according to an new report from the Adam Smith Institute, a U.K. think tank. It has the equivalent of bipartisan support.
In Scotland, a court accepted a man’s explanation that his £25,000 in plants are for personal consumption.
Air travelers out of Fairbanks, Alaska can keep their weed, the TSA confirmed.
A barely-clothed model was hired to serve as a charcuterie platter during an industry party in Las Vegas. A photograph of her covered in what looks like salami, prosciutto and other cold cuts sparked some outrage. (Robert Weakley, CEO of Altai Brands, took responsibility and apologized.)
That could end with legalization.
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California companies tell Inc. that a growing number of raids on businesses in California owe to asset forfeiture laws which allow authorities to seize cash and other valuables even if criminal charges aren’t filed.
An American citizen who was invasively searched at the Texas/Mexico border in 2012 will receive a $475,000 settlement but not an admission of guilt from the U.S. Border and Customs Protection agency. She previously received $1.1M from an El Paso, Texas, hospital that conducted secondary searches.
Devontre Thomas, the Oregon teen who faces a federal misdemeanor charge for possessing “about a gram” of marijuana, allegedly had it at his boarding school which is run by the federal Bureau of Indian Education. He faces up to a year in prison.
A judge in a trafficking case has ordered Yahoo to disclose how it handles deleted emails. The evidence includes emails that, according to Yahoo’s policy should not be accessible.
Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte defended war on drugs which includes offering money to those who kill drug dealers.
Masamitsu Yamamoto, a Japanese man with liver cancer died at 58 while on trial for MED possession.
A lot of cannabis is found on federal land. The mail is a popular way to send weed and other drugs.
An Alabama prison guard was charged with using a Bible to smuggle opioids into a prison.
TV personality Montel Williams was briefly detained in Germany for MED.
At 99.9 % THC, crystalline is the strongest hash in the world. It sells for $200 a gram in southern California dispensaries.
Humboldt County, Calif. will start stamping product originating in the famed growing region. John Malkovich will star as the head of a crime family in the Netflix series “ Humboldt,” inspired by Emily Brady’s book “ Humboldt: Life on America’s Marijuana Frontier.”
Hip hop star Lil’ Wayne stormed off stage 10 minutes into his set at a High Times event in southern California. High Times said it was “baffled” and “awaiting an explanation.”
Yahoo meets Jeremy Plumb, Portland’s “wizard of weed.” The Oregon State Fair will give out blue ribbons for top pot plants. A Portland director made the first professional cannabis drink commercial/video. It features a cute song.
Billionaire Richard Branson said he has smoked pot with his son and recommended that other parents do the same. Cannabis Now interviews impresario Dr. Dina, who’s not a real doctor.
Cannabis absinthe exists, but doesn’t contain THC.
The Cannabist says little gifts of weed are not a substitute for tipping.
In The Onion, Joe Biden said it breaks his heart that so many hard working Americans can only afford “shitty ditch weed.”
Here’s the WeedWeek list of pot journalists on Twitter. Send recommendations for upcoming lists (opponents, executives, activists etc.) to [email protected]. Self-nominations welcome.
The Florida anti-medical marijuana group called “No on 2” has made a lot of noise about the supposed dangers of legalizing medical weed in Florida. Some of its claims include that weed leads to gay sex and AIDS, weed has more cancer-causing compounds than cigarettes, weed causes more accidents and ER visits, and weed dispensaries will be the new pill mills.
But the latest argument is a bizarre mix of ignorance and bewilderment, soaked in offense. It’s weird enough to be from the The Onion. No on 2’s latest claim: that Amendment 2 will lead to people being able to sell pot cookies, which would be the new date-rape drug. Setting aside the colossal obtuseness of the claim for a minute, it’s important to remember what is behind No on 2. Money. Big, big money.
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| Foie gras with mustard seeds and green onions in duck jus |
The World According To Jack
I’m Tired of Having Shit Jammed Down My Throat
Commentary By Jack Rikess
Toke of the Town
Northern California Correspondent
Gavage; (French orig., to gorge)
1. Practice of feeding an animal against their will
2. Supplying a nutritional substance by means of a plastic tube.
On July 1st of 2012, California banned Foie Gras from being sold in state’s restaurants or stores. Those epicureans among us know that Foie Gras is made from the liver of a goose or a duck that has been forcibly enlarged by being fed utilizing a long funnel that transfers corn or other grains directly into the bird’s stomach. The mash is forced down their throats many times a day fattening up the birds for slaughter while producing, some say an exquisite liver-like substance in the process. That’s basically Foie Gras, not counting thousands of years of French history.
This popular and well-known delicacy is like smashed giblets drenched with butter purée and pressed in a liver-casing that’s guarantees a creamy rich good time. Now it is prohibited to sell Foie Gras in California, just as it has been outlawed Illinois and in London for some time.
So your first thought is, when they outlaw Foie Gras, only outlaws will have Foie Gras.
Wrong, Ducky. When the ban came down prohibiting the fatty bloated liver spam, dedicated activists hardly wasted any time responding with the birth of the Foie Gras Black Market. The parallels to the prohibition on… alcohol are uncanny.
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| Stuffed Strawberries: almost like a strawberry stuffed with cheesecake, this fruity finger food recipe is always a crowd pleaser (see recipe below) |
“Let me take you down ’cause I’m going to Strawberry Fields.”
~ The Beatles
By Cheri Sicard
For me, the first arrival of local strawberries in the market — more than any other ingredient — signifies the official beginning of summer.
Here in California, strawberry season is already well underway, so I thought this would be an apropos time to explore summer’s favorite fruit from the cannabis connoisseur’s perspective, including some tasty medicated strawberry recipes, favorite strawberry marijuana strains, and even strawberry themed music to enjoy it all by.
| Chronicle Books |
After near 40 years in the business, High Times has published its first-ever cookbook. The deliciously definitive guide to cannabis-infused cooking features easy recipes and advice which demystify the experience of cooking with marijuana.
With recipes inspired by Snoop Dogg, Cheech & Chong, and Willie Nelson, as well as beautiful (and, fair warning, hunger-inducing) color photos, The Official High Times Cannabis Cookbook is authored by Elise McDonough, who started working at the magazine a decade ago.
Toke of the Town had a chance to chat with Elise about the book and about her life experiences which led up to it.
“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed researching edibles and testing recipes for this book!” McDonough told us. “I wanted to include stories from counterculture heroes, and so we included recipes for activists like Jack Herer, Brownie Mary and the folks at Wo/Men’s Alliance for Medical Marijuana (wamm.org).
| Danks List |
By Bob Starrett
And you thought you were reading the Weekly World News. They can’t cover this because they are hot on the trail of the biggest story of the year, “FACEBOOK WILL END ON MARCH 15th, 2012!” You can read that gem for yourself..
Personally, I wouldn’t miss Facebook, but the story I really wanted to read was “How to Sell Your Soul to the Devil.” I have always wondered how one goes about that. Onionesque as it is, when Weekly World News reports it, at least the rest of the story matches the headline. As far as the facts to back it up, sure, they might be more than a little questionable, but at least they make an effort.
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| If the dude’s long-haired, got a headband on, wearing a tie-dye, shooting a peace sign, and barefooted, he’s probably a damn pothead. Useful info! LOL. |
It’s the only way to be sure. Here, my friends, are the tell-tale signs of “marijuana addiction.”
No, man, this isn’t from The Onion. These folks are serious!
Rehab programs nationwide are trying, you gotta give ’em that. And being businesses, they’re always working on new angles to attract new, well, business.
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| “NCI apparently got a talking to from someone” ~ Radical Russ Belville, NORML |
Welcome to Room 420, where your instructor is Mr. Ron Marczyk and your subjects are wellness, disease prevention, self actualization, and chillin’.
Worth Repeating
By Ron Marczyk, R.N.
Health Education Teacher (Retired)
You are witnessing cannabis history in the making.
You can clearly see what happened, in the illustration above. The government has changed the verbiage regarding cannabis on the National Cancer Institute’s cancer.gov website, only 11 days after it was added.
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We demand that the original statement be re-posted as it was, and for the National Cancer Institute to stand by its original research statement.
This was a naked political move. Please call the NCI public inquiry phone line at 301-435-3848 or email them at http://www.cancer.gov/global/contact/email-us.