Kiwis have voted no on a cannabis legalization referendum, 53%-46%, the New Zealand government announced. This is particularly bad for the country's Māori indigenous minority, who are arrested for possession three times more often than non-Māori.
Marijuana measures in Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota are on the November 3 ballot. Plus, in Oregon, there's drug decrim and psilocybin therapy to consider, as well as in Washington, DC.
Dr. Mary Clifton offers her take on the controversial condition known as Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, which results in nausea and repeated vomiting after consumption.
Former Senate minority leader Tom Daschle is another high-level politician who's "evolved" on marijuana legalization. Currently on the advisory board of Clever Leaves, he's taken a position in favor of Amendment A and Measure 26 in South Dakota.
It's been a tough go for the marijuana industry's most famous magazine, High Times. While the company continues to seek investors and a stock exchange listing, the venerable pot journal was put on hold in April, but is back with a new issue.
