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There are Cyber Monday specials for stoners too! * This article was originally published here

Mayor Lori Lightfoot encourages cannabis industry to spread the wealth. * This article was originally published here

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These holiday gifts are sure to please the new or seasoned cannabis consumers in your life. * This article was originally published here

And technically, it's not 28. * This article was originally published here

Microdosing is great , but when life finds you lost in the depths of a Mercurial retrograde, you need a macrodose of the interstellar variety. Enter moon rocks, the uber-potent, uber-affordable way to get out-of-this-world high, harkening back to the days before full-ish legality, long before dosage caps, child proof packing, and astronomical taxes changed the game.  Moon rocks — nugs that have been covered in a sticky concentrate then rolled in kief — exist somewhat outside the current zeitgeist of weed culture. In a world where mindfulness and wellness trump the heady highs and bloodshot eyes of the pre-legalization era, moonrocks triumph as a relic of yesteryear, reminding you it can still be fun to be too high to do anything but belly laugh and lay around.  So, what are moon rocks exactly? Why would you want to smoke them? And, of course, how do you smoke them, you ask? Never fear. Weedmaps News is here to moonwalk you through the process, from countdown to blastoff.   What ar...

The Arthritis Foundation, for the first time ever, released a series of CBD suggestions for adults with arthritis. * This article was originally published here

Sounds like it's time to clean clean your pipe, but how? * This article was originally published here

The G Pen Connect is a dab rig alternative. * This article was originally published here

Drug policy reform advocates and lawmakers celebrated on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, after a key congressional committee approved a bill to end federal marijuana prohibition for the first time in history . The House Judiciary Committee voted 24-10, including two “aye” votes from Republican lawmakers, to advance the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is the bill's sponsor. The legislation would federally deschedule cannabis, provide expungement and resentencing relief and impose a five percent federal tax on marijuana sales to support investments in communities most harmed by the drug war. It would also protect immigrants from being denied citizenship over cannabis and prevent federal agencies from denying public benefits or security clearance due to its use. Here's how people are reacting to the bill's historic passage  House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) I thank @HouseJudiciary for marking up the Mariju...

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As former Vice President Joe Biden faces a backlash over his suggestion that marijuana could be a 'gateway' drug, rival presidential candidates such as Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Kamala Harris (D-CA), as well as entrepreneur Andrew Yang, are touting their own support for cannabis reform proposals.  One day after Biden said he doesn't support national cannabis legalization because there's “not nearly been enough evidence that has been acquired as to whether or not it is a gateway drug ,” Sanders offered a competing vision, emphasizing in a speech that he wants to “make marijuana legal in every state in the country,” rather than allow prohibition to continue in certain states. The senator also discussed other elements of a cannabis reform plan he released last month , including his pledge to “expunge the records of those arrested for possession of marijuana” and provide funding to promote participation in the legal industry by individuals from communities most i...

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It's almost Thanksgiving time again and you know what that means — going back home to get grilled by your extended family, reuniting with old friends, and maybe getting blackout drunk .  Whether you call it “Drinksgiving,” “Blackout Wednesday,” or just getting trashed at your hometown bar, the night before Thanksgiving has become one of the biggest drinking holidays of the year for college students and young adults. But over the last few years, the cannabis industry has been pushing a greener holiday that can prevent you from being severely hungover at Thanksgiving dinner. Cannabis retailers have dubbed “ Green Wednesday ” the Black Friday for weed-lovers by offering major sales on flower, edibles, vape pens , and more on the day before Thanksgiving. The cannabis industry makes the case that it's the perfect opportunity to stock up on your products of choice on the assumption that young people will find it easier to answer invasive questions from grandma about their dating li...

Is there a relationship between smoking, pesticides, and Parkinson's? * This article was originally published here

Support for legalizing marijuana continues to increase in the United States. * This article was originally published here

To many, Thanksgiving is a day in which you have a huge meal with loved ones to celebrate posterity and togetherness. But for others, however, the complexities that come along with the holiday — the historical inaccuracies, genocide it preempted, and the wildly uncomfortable interactions with the relatives we barely know — make Thanksgiving a pressure cooker of a day. The steam needs somewhere to go, right?  Enter Blackout Wednesday . This recently-coined, widespread tradition refers to the act of getting inebriated at hometown bars with everyone you knew growing up the night before Thanksgiving. The only problem, besides contributing to drinking culture and the potential for drunk driving, is the Thanksgiving Day Hangover. Nothing is worse than feeling like you're going to throw up grandma's “famous oyster stuffing,” or experiencing a mind-altering headache as your mother complains that someone (probably you) forgot the green beans.  It's truly terrifying stuff. So let u...

Less than two weeks after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) opened a public comment period on proposed hemp regulations, more than 500 people have already weighed in. USDA issued an interim final rule last month , laying out basic regulatory guidelines for hemp manufacturers. It contains information on a wide-range of issues, including licensing, THC testing requirements and the disposal process for crops the exceed potency limits. Advocates and industry stakeholders have expressed mixed feelings about the rules. While the release of the regulations represents a positive development, with farmers soon to be equipped with the tools needed to fully enter the market, there are certain provisions that businesses have regarded as excessively restrictive and possibly damaging to the industry. Those concerns, and others, are reflected in the comments submitted so far. Here are some highlights: Frustration over THC limits and 'hot' hemp.  Christopher Gromek, a Washington...