Filmmaker Ben Proudfoot used his Academy Award acceptance speech to urge President Joe Biden to take steps to free American basketball player Brittney Griner, who is being detained in Russia after allegedly being caught with cannabis vape cartridges at an airport.
Previously he reported for Marijuana.com and MassRoots, and handled media relations and campaigns for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and Students for Sensible Drug Policy.
The Kentucky Democratic Party tweeted, “And there you have it, folks — despite support from 9 out of 10 Kentuckians, medical marijuana won’t be legalized this year thanks to Republican politicians. Denis Villeneuve said the spice vision scenes in his film Dune were inspired by a “bad trip” he had after eating a marijuana-infused banana cake made by his son.
London, England’s mayor ordered police to enact stricter controls on searches based on the odor of cannabis following outrage over the case of a teenage girl who was strip-searched by officers who said they smelled marijuana.
The For Alternative Approaches to Addiction, Think & do tank published a paper arguing that it is possible for countries to legalize non-medical marijuana while still complying with international anti-drug treaties.
is being sued by its former chief operating officer, who alleges he ended up with a sizable tax bill after the company retroactively reclassified stock options he exercised.