Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf tweeted on August 18: "Marijuana legalization is long overdue in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvanians want it. I’m for it." But how can he flip a Republican legislature that's not for it?
Claiming to be a "family-friendly resort," Showboat Atlantic City has hastily canceled this weekend's New Jersey Cannabis Festival because the event "does not match that image." The festival organizer plans to sue.
Arrested several times for mega-grows in Northern California, Eddy Lepp spent eight years in jail from 2008 to 2016. An unrelenting cannabis activist like his friend Jack Herer, Lepp passed from cancer today in California. He was 69.
Dallas rapper Yella Beezy went to jail on August 12 after he was arrested during a traffic stop. Police claim Beezy possessed illegal cough syrup; he says it was just hand sanitizer.
New York Governor-designate Kathy Hochul has been touched by the opioid crisis - her nephew died from an overdose. She plans to "champion policies to eradicate the specter of heroin and opioid abuse" as governor.
In a stunning new Harper's Bazaar cover story/pictorial, Beyoncé reveals her love of CBD and plans to grow hemp. "It helped with my restless nights and the agitation that comes from not being able to fall asleep," the Grammy winner notes.
Pat McBride started his career performing with the soft-rock band, New Colony Six. Today, he's a successful designer responsible for the Margaritaville restaurant chain and other retail designs, including the Grass Monkey dispensary in Maine.
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone recently signed a $900 million contract with Viacom. What do they plan to do with all that money? Launch Tegridy Farms, says Stone.
With the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after the release of a damning investigation into "allegations of sexual harassment," Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will take over as of August 24, becoming the state's first female governor She's in full support of the legalization legislation that passed in March.
Team USA Women's Soccer may not have taken the gold at the Tokyo Olympics, but finishing in third place is nothing to be embarrassed about. In the semifinal game against Australia, CBD advocate Megan Rapinoe scored two goals, leading the US to a 4-3 victory to earn the bronze.
