Cannabis Blog

Seattle’s 25th annual HEMPFEST® is upon us! And, Clear Choice Cannabis, a Tacoma-based cannabis club, will be adding a little flavor to the “protestival.” Clear Choice will host Sir Mix-a-Lot at their booth for a “meet and greet,” where fans will have an opportunity to mingle with the legendary hip-hop and crossover icon. Clear Choice Cannabis is also sponsoring a performance by solo-act, Chief Greenbud, one of the cannabis industry’s most recognized musicians.

Adam Schmidt, co-founder of the Tacoma cannabis club, Clear Choice Cannabis, said, “We are excited for the opportunity to help the artists reach the local Cannabis community and further spread the knowledge of what an amazing plant Cannabis is.”

Read More:http://www.theweedblog.com/clear-choice-cannabis-joins-music-legends-chief-greenbud-and-sir-mix-a-lot-at-seattle-hempfest/

Jilly Bean (Hybrid)

Like the name implies, this is a sweet, fruit flavored bud that tastes like a mix of jellybeans and pineapple. The Jilly bean strain is a mostly indica variety of orange velvet crossed with space queen. Jilly bean has a dark forest green color with some red hairs and lots of sticky resin. The high from this strain is mellow, giddy, and friendly. It%u2019s good for daytime use and can be used to treat depression and chronic pain.

Although support for marijuana reform has historically been less than favorable in the state of Tennessee, a few city council members in Nashville have taken leadership on the issue by introducing a modest proposal aimed at eliminating the criminal penalties associated with minor pot possession.

On Tuesday, the council puts its initial seal of approval on a measure that would make the possession or casual exchange of up to a half-ounce of weed punishable with a $50 fine rather than jail. The measure, which was brought to the table by Metro Councilman Dave Rosenberg and two others, also comes with a secondary option that would allow the offender to pay off his or her debt to society through 10 hours of community service.

Read More:http://hightimes.com/news/nashville-could-be-on-its-way-to-decriminalizing-marijuana/

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Cannabis Culture Lounge has everything a pothead might need to feel right at home: $3 marijuana buds, bongs for rent, bags of Skittles and Doritos for sale, and black leather couches where customers can recline in zoned-out contemplation in a pungent haze. Never mind that it is all technically prohibited by Canadian law.

Still, some enthusiasts have higher hopes for the business, which opened more than a decade ago as a kind of speakeasy for marijuana smoking — long tolerated by the city’s authorities. The lounge began selling marijuana after Justin Trudeau was elected prime minister in November.

Read More:http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/world/americas/canada-legal-marijuana-justin-trudeau.html