Article by Sarah Buhr, Tech Crunch The “Uber for weed” startup Eaze has grown quite a bit over the last year and it intends to expand even more. To get it there, Eaze has closed on $13 million in Series B funding from Fresh VC, Doll Capital Management (DCM) and Tusk Ventures. Eaze launched in July of 2014 to help medical ...

Article by TG Branfalt Jr, Ganjapreneur The Oregon Health Authority has issued a health alert regarding two strains sold at a McMinnville dispensary that “may have been tainted” with high levels of pesticide, the agency announced in a press release. OHA says about 130 customers purchased the tainted strains between Oct. 17 and Oct. 19. The batches of Dr. Jack ...

Article by Andrew Demillo, The Associated Press via The Cannabist Competing proposals to legalize Arkansas medical marijuana would cost the state more to administer than they would create in new tax revenue, state finance officials said Thursday, projecting they’d need as much as $5.7 million in additional funding if voters approve either measure next month. The Department of Finance and ...

Article by Amy Minsky, Global News The increasing polarization and divisiveness of American politics might prove helpful in Jesse Ventura’s ongoing battle to legalize marijuana south of the border, said the author, former professional wrestler and governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. “This could be the issue of revolution in the United States,” he told The West Block’s Tom Clark. ...

Article by Tilly Pearce, The Sun Rapper Wiz Khalifa has proven himself to be the sharing type – by handing out handfuls of Marijuana to paparazzi waiting for him outside a restaurant. The 29-year-old was spotted leaving Catch in West Hollywood with a busty raven-haired beauty carried a ziplock bag full of marijuana, alongside a giant gold grinding tin. The ...

Article by Steven Marrocco, MMJ Junkie “I’m not trying to be world champion,” Cody McKenzie tells MMAjunkie Radio. “I’m just trying to make money in the game.” The UFC vet’s mindset is a little different six years after he debuted to a national audience as an offbeat character with a unique guillotine choke on “The Ultimate Fighter 12.” McKenzie (16-9) ...

Article by Alfonso Serrano, The Guardian Marijuana legalization will unleash misery on Arizona, according to a wave of television ads that started rolling out across the state last month. Replete with ominous music, the advertisements feature lawmakers and teachers who paint a bleak future for Arizona’s children if voters approve Proposition 205, a measure that would allow people aged 21 ...

Article by TG Branfalt Jr, Ganjapreneur Creso Pharma, a developer of medicinal cannabis therapies, is the latest cannabis company to list on Australia’s ASX, according to an SBS report. The company joins MMJ Phytotech,Medlab Clinical, and MGC Pharmaceuticals as cannabis companies listed on the exchange. Boaz Wachtel, Creso co-founder and chairman, said that while the medical marijuana industry is “booming” there ...

Article by The Editorial Board, Portland Press Harold Sometimes it’s the leaders who need leadership. For decades, politicians have been clinging to outdated ideas about drug policy because they didn’t want to appear soft on crime. We support the citizen-initiated Question 1, an act to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol, because it would tell lawmakers to change course. A ...

Article by Joe LoTemplio and Lois Clermont, Press-Republican A candidate for the New York State Senate was arrested Sunday night in Tupper Lake. Stephen M. Ruzbacki, 51, of Minerva in Essex County, was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation, and for having an inadequate license-plate lamp light. Ruzbacki is the Green Party candidate for the 45th Senate District, ...