(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 […]
Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work. Silicon Valley is no stranger to cannabis culture, so it’s no surprise that tech companies are driving innovation in the pot world. And guess what? They’ve got some seriously impressive […]
The largest U.S. auto-dealer chain has lightened up on lighting up. AutoNation Inc. no longer refuses to hire job applicants who test positive for marijuana in drug screenings, Chief Executive Officer Mike Jackson said in an interview. The shift, which Jackson said was made quietly two years ago, shows that corporate America’s hiring practices are […]
Battle lines between liberal politicians and the president intensified this week as Trumps administration targeted cannabis, immigrants and the environment In the first hours of 2018, Californians largest legal pot market in the world. Three days later, Donald Trumps administration announced a California’s marijuana muddle video explainer The federal governments war on the Golden State […]
The long read: Since it decriminalised all drugs in 2001, Portugal has seen dramatic drops in overdoses, HIV infection and drug-related crime When the drugs came, they hit all at once. It was the 80s, and by the time one in 10 people had slipped into the depths of heroin use bankers, university students, carpenters, […]
Anyone with a cable TV subscription can relate to the onslaught of prescription drug commercials, and the laughable formula they all use in order to push you to inquire about them with your doctor. The commercials are messed up on so many levels, but to truly grasp their absurdity, a parody is necessary. Poking fun […]