First Australian Finally Legalizes Recreational Cannabis Canberra, the capital of Australia, has finally become the first territory of the country to legalize cannabis for recreational use. On Wednesday, the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly voted to legalize adult possession of cannabis. Adults can legally possess up to 50 grams of…
Intro To Recreational Cannabis – What’s in your Weedbox? As part of my ongoing efforts to educate new cannabis consumers in the fine art of “Getting Zonked”, I have decided to work on a series of blog posts that will outline some of the basics of cannabis consumption. With more…
Europe Cannabis News – Luxumbourg Wants to Legalized Recreational Marijuana Luxembourg Is The First EU Nation To Legalize Pot, And Wants The Rest Of European Countries To Follow Luxembourg officially becomes the first European nation to legalize cannabis, the health minister has just confirmed. “This drug policy we had over…
The Real Reason Most People Use Recreational Cannabis, According To Surveys (Hint: It Isn’t To Get High) No matter how popular and widespread recreational use of cannabis has been in the recent months, studies show that people are still buying adult-use cannabis to treat medical conditions. A study in the…
Illinois Becomes 11th Recreational Cannabis State – The Cannonball Run is Close! With all the news this week about Governor Pritzker signing into law the recreational cannabis bill, making Illinois the 11th state to approve a recreational cannabis program, one interesting fact that people are missing is that we are…
Will Mexico Legalize Marijuana by October? Mexico might beat the United States to national legalization by the end of this year. In all likeliness, the United States won’t see full scale federal legalization until 2020 or even 2021. There will be some major changes to banking and federal involvement, however…
Massachusetts Recreational Marijuana Sales Top $ 100 Million Post 420 Dan Adams of the Boston Globe gives a great rundown on the state of cannabis in the state of Massachusetts this week in his weekly email. Now that Massachusetts has actually opened a few dispensaries so that people can actually…
Guam Legalizes Recreational Marijuana Guam, a territory of the United States with a population of around 165,000 people, can now enjoy recreational cannabis. Democratic Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero just approved a law that would legalize adult-use cannabis, while finalizing regulations surrounding the retail sale and commercial production of the plant.…
UN Drug Body Slams Recreational Cannabis Legalization International drug reform is the one thing that can make a huge impact on cannabis legalization beyond the shores of the United States. Yet the drug treaties we have been mandated to follow are extremely archaic and backwards. A month following the World…
How The Junk Food Industry Is Benefiting From The Legalization Of Recreational Weed The infamous munchies that cannabis gives you has long been an aspect of stoner culture that we love and hate (weight gain!), and has also been portrayed in many hilarious pothead movies. Remember Harold and Kumar? There’s…