Following important cannabis news articles every day can be a real burn-out, we know. That’s why the Emerald rolls up a chronicle of the headiest news hits, and passes them to you at the end of each week. We Bring You: The Dime. Written by Katie Bryan | Emerald Magazine Hot Box Trailer U.S. Border patrol agents policing the Rio Grande River in Laredo, … [Read more...] about The Dime: 9/11/2020
Archives for September 2020
Montauk Brewing Company Faces Backlash for Supporting BLM
“The founders and team at Montauk Brewing Company support the movement with all our hearts. Black Lives Matter. We have donated and will continue to support organizations that further the cause. Come as you are.” This message of solidarity and of support for the Black Lives Matter movement was posted in early June on a blackboard outside a local Long Island Brewery in … [Read more...] about Montauk Brewing Company Faces Backlash for Supporting BLM
Did the Du Pont Family Catalyze Cannabis Prohibition?
In 1937, congress passed the Marihuana Tax Act , a law which made cannabis restrictive in the U.S. The act was passed because it “seemed to be that addicts would move from one drug, like heroin, to others, like marijuana, in search of a legal and accessible high,” said Erin Krcatovich, political science professor on Study.com. In order to eliminate drug use, the government … [Read more...] about Did the Du Pont Family Catalyze Cannabis Prohibition?
What We Know About Jacob Blake
Protests have once again sprung up throughout the U.S. after the police shooting of yet another Black man, Jacob Blake. On August 23rd, 2020 in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Jacob S. Blake, a 29-year-old African-American, was shot by officer Rusten Sheskey seven times in the back. The shooting came only three months after the death of George Floyd, an unarmed … [Read more...] about What We Know About Jacob Blake
Florida Will now Allow Edibles Sales
Just one week after Florida health officials signed guidelines for edible cannabis products, THC-infused candies have officially hit the market in Tallahassee. The change came nearly three years after Florida voters passed a law carrying out a 2016 constitutional amendment legalizing medical cannabis. Who? What? Where? The first edibles on the Florida … [Read more...] about Florida Will now Allow Edibles Sales