Prosecutors working with not-for-profit tech group to use algorithms to find eligible cases in decades-old court documents Los Angeles moved this week to dismiss nearly 66,000 marijuana convictions, years after the state voted to legalize the drug. The county is working with a not-for-profit technology organization, Code for America, to use algorithms to identify eligible […]
Former government advisor David Nutt says alcohol is more damaging than harder drugs Alcohol is the leading cause of drug harm, outstripping even heroin and crack cocaine, according to former government adviser David Nutt. Prof Nutt, who was A graphic showing the ‘harm score’ of alcohol compared to other drugs Alcohol doesnt protect you, he […]
Police find cannabis-flavoured wine, olives, coffee and tuna at home of Sicilian celebrity chef Carmelo Chiaramonte A well-known Sicilian chef arrested with drugs at his home justified their presence by saying he was looking for new flavours for contemporary cuisine, Italian media have reported. Officers say they found a pair of two-metre tall marijuana plants […]
420 BLAZEIT SEND TWETE !!!Image: vicky leta / mashable art team It’s 4/20 baby!!! It’s Saturday, you’re lit, brain perfectly calibrated to toasted, sparking your joy, blowing smoke rings so on point it feels criminal not to share on your Instagram story. But something stops you from posting. And it probably sounds like the voice […]
(CNN)A Democrat wants to legalize sex work. A Republican governor is trying to legalize sports betting in his state. The vast majority of Democrats running for President want to legalize marijuana. It’s a huge shift from just three years ago, when Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton took a more wait-and-see approach. In 2008, Barack Obama was […]
Ranking global leader Jack Gerard said they were thrilled to be part of effort to alleviate human pain and suffering The Mormon church joined lawmakers, the governor and advocates to back a deal on Thursday that would legalize medical marijuana in conservative Utah after months of fierce debate. The compromise comes as people prepare to […]
No deaths were reported, officials said, after a bad batch of K2 caused vomiting and breathing problems At least 76 people have overdosed at or near a park that runs alongside Yale University from a suspected bad batch of K2 synthetic cannabis, authorities said on Thursday. No deaths have been reported, but officials on Wednesday […]
Oregon farmers have grown three times what their customers can smoke in a year, causing bud prices to plummet and panic to set in A recent Sunday afternoon at the the state is inundated with legal weed. It turns out Oregonians are good at growing cannabis too good. In February, state officials announced that 1.1m […]
Supermarket takes advantage of law change to sell relaxing tobacco alternative You may have heard about their cut-price stollen, and possibly their surprisingly flavoursome jam. But you probably wont have sampled the latest range offered by the supermarket chain Lidl: locally grown cannabis. Two products derived from hemp flowers are being offered in Swiss stores […]
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