Tower Bridge and downtown Sacramento; photo via Kirkikis Recreational weed is barely over a month away from being legal all throughout sunny California, and local legislatures are scrambling to get the necessary regulations in place to handle the expected demand …
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Connecticut Gubernatorial Candidate Dan Drew Says He Will Legalize Weed if Elected – News
Lead photo via Facebook user Dan Drew There’s still almost an entire year before Connecticut residents head back to the polls and elect a new governor, but with even minor local elections holding increased weight in our drastically polarized political …
Read More »A Swiss Cannabis Company Is Using Legal Loopholes to Supply CBD to Europe – News
Photo via Bim The medical cannabis industry is one of the fastest-growing markets in the world today, and many entrepreneurs have been willing to risk bending the law to provide medicine to an increasing number of users. Swiss canna-business CBD420 …
Read More »Recreational Cannabis in New Jersey Could Put a Dent in Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Industry – News
Photo via Flickr user WeedPornDaily The prospects for legal weed in New Jersey are looking better than ever after voters elected Phil Murphy to the governor’s office this month. But while the Garden State is eagerly anticipating the great financial …
Read More »Legal Weed Ads Have Little Influence on Cannabis Consumption, Says Public Health Study – News
Lead photo via Twitter user Dewey Farms As legal cannabis continues to make headway integrating into society’s mainstream, industry entrepreneurs and regulators in 420-friendly states have had to switch gears, turning their collective attention away from public smoking arrests and …
Read More »Need To Know: Net Neutrality, Ajit Pai, and Breaking the World Wide Web – News
Image via Flickr user Credo Action Here at MERRY JANE we’re convinced that the world revolves around cannabis. From politics to culture, civil rights to economics, you can find keef dusted across every facet of modern life. But in these …
Read More »Washington State Tells British Columbia Not to Worry About Legal Weed as Canada Releases Draft Rules – News
Image via Flickr user Jay Inslee The Canadian federal government has released its proposed cannabis regulations ahead of the planned July 2018 deadline to legalize recreational cannabis across the country, reports CBC News. These regulations will control the licensing, tracking …
Read More »The Number of CBD Users in the UK Has Doubled Since Last Year – News
The number of CBD users in the U.K. has doubled over the past year, despite the uncertain legality of the drug. Official regulatory data reports that there are currently around 250,000 users in the U.K., double the 125,000 reported this …
Read More »New Senate Bill Could End the Ban on Legal Cannabis Sales in Washington D.C. – News
Image via MikeyLPT A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate this week would allow Washington D.C. to finally take steps to begin recreational cannabis sales, Marijuana Moment reports. Cannabis use has been in a legal grey area since the …
Read More »Pennsylvania Couple Sues Local Police Department After Cops Mistook Hibiscus for Marijuana – News
Lead photo via Flickr user Forest and Kim Starr A couple in Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania is suing their local police department and the Nationwide Insurance Company after a bit of routine yard work lead to a false drug bust. The couple claims …
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