Canni-News

This Congressman Could Be Sabotaging Legal Cannabis

An Article from High Times: Congressman Dana Rohrabacher of California may be one of the most vocal proponents of legal cannabis on Capitol Hill. But in some circles, he is also considered a lunatic. For nearly 30-years, this Republican soldier has been waving the freak flag in Washington D.C. Yet,...
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Should We Lower Legal Adult-Use Marijuana Laws to 18?

An article from High Times: hould we lower legal adult-use marijuana laws to 18? Now that more states are legalizing weed, it’s definitely something to consider. But why does the default age for legal consumption seem to be 21? The United States has been sending 18-year-olds into combat for years...
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Damian Marley Is Growing Weed In An Abandoned Prison

An Article from High Times: Bob Marley’s youngest son doesn’t believe in using prisons to take the freedoms of people that grow, sell and use cannabis. Instead, Damian Marley is growing weed in an abandoned prison. We got our first look at the prison turned pot farm in Damian’s latest music video....
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AutoNation Stops Discrimination Against Weed Users

An Article from High Times: Hiring practices and employment-related drug tests are some of the tension points that seem to surface when states legalize weed. If cannabis is legal in a state, can employers still drug test job applicants or employees for weed? Can they refuse to hire...
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Dennis Peron, activist who helped legalize medical marijuana, dies

An article from The SF Gate: Dennis Peron, an activist who helped legalize medical marijuana in California, died Saturday afternoon in a San Francisco hospital. He was 71. Peron was a force behind a San Francisco ordinance allowing medical marijuana, a win that later helped propel the 1996 passage...
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Greece Gears Up To Approve Medical Marijuana Program

An Article from HighTimes: As Greece gears up to approve medical marijuana program, many are hoping the foreign investment in legal weed can help dig the country out of its financial problems. Greece’s economy has been in a downward trend for the past several years. The country has since been...
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In Vermont, lawmakers lead the way on legalizing recreational pot

Another article from The LA Times: A total of eight states have legalized marijuana for recreational use. That left-leaning Vermont is poised to join them is hardly a surprise. But unlike the other states, which all legalized pot through ballot measures, Vermont lawmakers are taking...
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