Article by Calem McMillan, Cannabis Life Network There is a municipal document floating around expected to be the blueprint for municipal cannabis regulations province-wide. While the document is full of factual errors, one glaring observation is this false dichotomy: Legalization vs. Decriminalization Legalization refers to the repeal or abolishment of laws that prohibit the use, sale and possession of cannabis and/or the ...

Article by Jennifer Boeder, Cannabis Culture Ophelia Chong needed information about medicinal marijuana. She was researching its health benefits on behalf of her sister, who suffers from an autoimmune disease. But as Chong looked online, she noticed something: cannabis content featured virtually no images of Asian people. People of color were largely missing, or portrayed with problematic stereotypes. Seniors and ...

Article by Melia Robinson, Business Insider Happy hour at the Bud+Breakfast inn smells funkier than most. At 4:20, guests pile into the living area for hors d’oeuvres and good company as they light up marijuana pipes and joints. “What happens at this bed and breakfast doesn’t happen anywhere else,” Joel Schneider, owner of Colorado’s Bud+Breakfast hotel, told Business Insider. In 2016, Schneider brought ...

Article by Mick Akers, Las Vegas Sun If someone purchases legal weed in Las Vegas and has it with him upon arriving to McCarran International Airport, there is now a legal way to dispose of the drug before entering the premises. The first 13 of a planned 20 marijuana amnesty drop boxes were installed Friday, with 10 bins outside of McCarran ...

Article by Kim Bellware, Rolling Stone In the minds of many American small government supporters, Europe is the quintessential nanny state – a place where big government intrudes on personal choices to protect citizens from themselves. But when it comes to regulating cannabis, it’s Europe that values personal responsibility over prohibition. For years, PBS star Rick Steves has tried to persuade ...

Article by Judith Stamps, Cannabis Digest ONE FACT, TWO RULES, AND A DEFINTION FACT: inequality in wealth and power is increasing in our world.  The richest one percent of adults own over 40% of the world’s wealth (land, buildings, food, resources, machinery, weapons, technology, and cash), a figure that, according to Credit Swisse, will rise to over 50% by 2016.  RULE ONE: In relations ...

Articel by Elianna Lev, Lift News There are more than 235,000 Canadians registered with Health Canada to access medicinal cannabis. As that number grows, some are learning that having medical authorization from a doctor to use the drug can complicate matters in the workplace. Some patients who have disclosed medical cannabis use to their employers are asked to answer questions about their diagnosis, ...

Article by Mike Okada, Cannabis Life Network A big sign of the changing public perceptions of cannabis can be seen in the evolving positions of traditionally conservative industries like insurance and finance. As we inch closer and closer to legalization cannabis will only become increasingly accepted, and before more banks and insurance companies jump in, let’s take a look at ...

Article by Chris Keam, Lift News What will marketing efforts for recreational cannabis look like? It’s a good question: One that federal government regulators can’t yet answer, leaving Canada’s licensed cannabis producers in limbo as big budget plans and potential profits hang in the balance. With legal recreational marijuana looming on the horizon this summer (or later), Health Canada’s rules for ...

Article by Ian Hanomansing, CBC News “It has been a wild ride.” Ross Rebagliati could have been describing his athletic adventure 20 years ago in Nagano. His gold medal win in the first-ever Olympic snowboarding event came as such a surprise, even well-briefed sports broadcasters had no idea how to pronounce his name. That was just the beginning of an Olympic ...