The SA parliament has presented a bill to legalize cannabis for medical, economic and industrial purposes. IFP MP Mario Oriani-Ambrosini made an emotional speech, urging the bill to be passed. Oriani-Ambrosini admitted that he uses marijuana for medical reasons. According to the MP, he wouldn’t be able to stand in front of parliament without it.
An app called Leafly will help you find the best strains of mary jane out there. Sure to help you tell the difference between Sour Diesel and Pineapple Express.
With the the $1.4 billion legal marijuana market expected to grow to $10.2 billion in the next five years, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists alike are climbing into the newly formalised weed economy. No more the breeding grounds of syndicates and criminals, astute businessmen aim to capitalise on the “high-tech” weed industry flourishing in US states like California and Colorado.
With every new year come new possibilities. And with the rafts of societal, economic and social changes that happened in 2013, this year absolutely reeks with possibility.
The United Nations has just just released the World Drugs Report for 2012. The information shared is pretty interesting. For example, what percentage of South Africans do you think smoke weed? Take a guess.
The Global Marijuana March is a yearly event embracing cannabis culture as a personal lifestyle choice. Around 700 different cities worldwide, including Cape Town, have signed up since 1999. This highly anticipated celebration took place over the weekend. How did Capetonian dagga supporters celebrate? Find out inside.
Some people are calling this ‘tourism suicide’. The Dutch government has announced that by the end of the year, the marijuana-selling coffee shops for which the country is famous will be closed to foreigners.
Today is a pretty significant day for those in the marijuana smoking community, as 20 April is totally considered International 420 Day. At 16h20 this afternoon blunts, bongs and blunts (did we say that? Ah well) will be lit all around the globe in celebration of a small-to-medium sized plant.
If you are not familiar with the laws of the State of California, in the United States, then you might not know that Pot is legal… If you have a prescription from your doctor. Suffice it to say, there are a lot more sickly people in California than there used to be, all in desperate need of the calming effects of the Mary Jane.