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Gossip: Meghan Markle’s Former Friend Sold Her Out; Beyoncé And Kim Kardashian Still Not Friends

Priddy was Meghan’s maid of honor at her first wedding, to Trevor Engelson (the same guy who recently sold a TV pilot about an ex-wife who marries a prince).

Ninaki Priddy on Meghan’s wedding day: ‘Meg literally shone with happiness. We’d been like sisters since we were two years old, so I knew she’d always wanted to get married. To see her finally doing that was . . . well, it was a big deal. It was such a moving wedding. I started crying the moment I saw her in her dress. We had the ceremony on the beach. It was so beautiful to watch, beautiful to be a part of. They each wrote their own vows. They loved each other so much…. It was an exciting time. This was the man she wanted to have children with.’

What she says as she looks through the old photos which she sold to the DM: ‘The person I knew is not there any more. Meg used to tell me she couldn’t imagine a life without Trevor. She said if anything were to happen to him she wouldn’t be able to go on. He cherished her, too. You should have seen the way he used to hold her face in his hands. We all felt he was her eternal love. It was such a shock when she told me they were getting divorced. After about three seasons of Suits, she called me and said she wanted me to know because it was going to come out in the papers. I knew they fought sometimes, but it wasn’t anything huge. The only obstacle was the distance because she was living in Toronto and Trevor was based in LA. But I thought that they were manoeuvring through it as best they could. Trevor would take his work to Canada to be with her and run his office remotely. I wasn’t aware there were any problems in the marriage.’

Priddy took Trevor’s side: ‘I had to accept what she said, but then . . .’ Ninaki hesitates. She has loved Meghan dearly for most of her life and is not the sort of person to easily betray somebody. Choosing her words carefully, Ninaki says she no longer recognises the girl with whom she shared her childhood. More to the point, she feels desperately for Trevor, for whom the ignominy of seeing his former wife now lovestruck with her very own Prince Charming is almost too much to bear. He truly believed they would grow old together. ‘A month after the divorce, I wanted to see how Trevor was doing. We met and talked. It’s not up to me to speak for Trevor, but I know he was travelling to Toronto every few weeks and would have walked the earth to make their marriage work. I don’t believe she gave him enough of an opportunity. I think there was an element of “out of sight, out of mind” for Meghan. The way she handled it, Trevor definitely had the rug pulled out from under him. He was hurt.’

The friendship breakup: ‘I tried to get details from her, but she wouldn’t tell me. What came to light after Trevor and I spoke ended my friendship with Meghan. I think everybody who knew them both was in shock. All I can say now is that I think Meghan was calculated — very calculated — in the way she handled people and relationships. She is very strategic in the way she cultivates circles of friends. Once she decides you’re not part of her life, she can be very cold. It’s this shutdown mechanism she has. There’s nothing to negotiate. She’s made her decision and that’s it…Meg always wanted to be famous. She just loved to be the centre of attention. We used to imagine her receiving an Oscar. She used to practise announcing herself.’
[From The Daily Mail]

Beyoncé And Kim Kardashian Still Do Not Like Each Other

While some media outlets reported that the two mingled at Serena Williams’ wedding, sources say that is not what happened at all.

An insider says “there was no interaction at all. Beyonce was heard saying that Kim looked ridiculous.

Love the fresh dirt we bring over daily from Naughty Gossip? Let us know in the comments!

5 Weed Hacks If You’re Having Trouble Getting High

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At some point in your life, if you smoke weed daily, you are probably going to get to a point where the highs start to lag, where euphoria starts to feel sluggish and and hard to conquer. If that’s you, here are five tricks you can try to help get you where you want to be.

Change Your Environment

Try smoking in a new place. It might not get you higher, but a change of scenery might help inject a different kind of high. So instead of smoking in your room or on you couch, take a walk. Find a new spot. And light up. Shaking things up is usually not a bad thing, regardless of outcome.

Smoke It Slow

Take nice slow hits. Instead of filling your entire lung capacity with smoke, try filling it about one-third of the way. Fill the rest with fresh air. You’ll make that joint last longer, if nothing else.

Take A Tolerance Break

Perhaps the reason you’re not feeling the high these days is because you’ve been smoking too much and you just. can’t. get. there. This is basically your body adapting to being high all the time.

Try giving up the hits for a few days or a couple of weeks — enough time for your cannabinoid receptors to replenish. Afterwards, you might just return to those highs you remember having when you first started smoking.

Ghost Hits

The pros know this trick. Just hold the smoke in your lungs until it’s gone. When you breathe out, hardly any smoke, if any, should be released.

Drink Alcohol

study in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence showed that alcohol (ethanol) increased the rate of marijuana effects, citing: “For many of the drug combinations, when subjects consumed ethanol they detected marijuana effects more quickly, reported more episodes of euphoria and had higher plasma THC levels than when they consumed placebo ethanol.

These data suggest that ethanol may increase the absorption of THC resulting in an increase in the positive subjective mood effects of smoked marihuana and contributing to the popularity of this drug combination.” Just be careful and know your tolerance!

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New Study Finds Marijuana Legalization Is Hurting Alcohol Industry

A new study suggests that alcohol sales go down when marijuana legalization is enacted.

Three researchers set out to find the numbers using a scanning method to record alcohol sales both pre- and post-legalization. The authors wrote of their findings:

“We find that marijuana and alcohol are strong substitutes. Counties located in MML states reduced monthly alcohol sales by 15 percent, which is a consistent finding across several empirical specifications. When disaggregating by beer and wine we find that legalization of medical marijuana had a negative effect on corresponding sales by as much as 13.8 and 16.2 percent, respectively.”

It’s no wonder that the alcohol industry has paid so much into anti-marijuana campaigns.

There’s a lot to be thankful for in this study, for one, it shows that cannabis is a substitute to alcohol, not a complement to it. This makes for safer roads and safer people. While alcohol users tend to get drunk and rowdy, oft times reckless or even aggressive, cannabis imbibers really want to chill, talk a bit deeply, maybe watch something funny and eat the free bar nuts.

According to Mother Jones, there are still some caveats in the study’s findings. It’s based on scanner data, while not all alcohol is sold in stores. Also, there were a wide range of controls, like, “county economic conditions such as unemployment rate and median household income…total population, percentage of male and Hispanic population, and the share of population by age groups.”

All in all, the results are a good thing. Cannabis is far less harmful than alcohol on many levels, from physical to mental to the safety of others. Alcohol kills one’s liver, can be quite addictive and can be very dangerous when there are cars or fists involved. On the other hand, marijuana helps build new neural connections, heals the body, is not difficult to quit and, though one should never drive stoned, fists are not likely to be raised. If they are, giggles may ensue.

Alcohol and cannabis may both be great ways to unwind after a long day, but it’s clear that cannabis is the safer alternative. And according to this study, if you live in a legal state, you may already have dusty shot glasses in your cupboard.

Why GOP Tax Plan May Actually Entice States To Legalize Cannabis

The GOP tax bill, passed hastily Friday night in the Senate, may wind up giving states a huge incentive to legalize recreational marijuana. That’s the analysis of Bradley Tusk, a New York political strategist and venture capitalist.

Why? Here is how Tusk, writing for CNBC, explains his theory:

Ironically, in getting revenge on blue states by eliminating the state and local tax deduction (SALT) in the new federal tax bill, the Republican Congress and Donald Trump may be giving all of those states every incentive to legalize recreational marijuana today – and eventually legalize other drugs too.

 Take New Jersey and New York. Both are very high tax states where eliminating the SALT deduction will hit residents and local governments especially hard. Now that New Yorkers and New Jerseyites are going to see their federal taxes rise by as much as 7 to 8 percent, they’re going to have to find savings somewhere.

As Tusk points out, this is the same path states took when legalizing casino gambling and lotteries:

One state, looking for new revenue without wanting to pass unpopular tax increases, authorizes licenses for riverboat casinos or poker rooms or tracks with slot machines.

The state next door sees its residents cross the border to gamble and they inevitably say to themselves, “Why are we losing all of this revenue to Indiana/ New Jersey/ Arizona?” Then they authorize their own casinos to try to recapture the revenue (and it’s far easier to justify the decision when the state next door is already doing it).

Tusk ends his story saying the most obvious way for the GOP to prevent this possibility is to Just Say No. To tax reform:

As someone who strongly believes that the War on Drugs is immoral, ineffective and idiotic, I’d be thrilled to see this happen. But when Trump, Mike Pence Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, Orin Hatch, Kevin Brady and their colleagues were sitting around laughing about how they could finance tax cuts and punish blue states at the same time, you can bet they didn’t think they were also creating an express lane to legalize a host of recreational drugs.

Currently, eight states allow retail sales of recreational marijuana and 29 states have some form of medical marijuana.

5 Sexy Subscription Boxes Perfect For The Holidays

The holiday season is meant for celebrating; hanging out with your closest friends and family members, and giving and receiving a whole lot of presents. Subscription boxes are the best, because even though they offer special discounts on holiday season, they’re also a year long deal. It’s the definition of a gift that keeps on giving. In a good way.

There are subscription boxes for all things, for your pets, for a book lover, for people who love clothes, etc. Let’s talk about the sexy ones because SEX.

Check out these 5 sexy subscription boxes that are so worth your time:

The Fantasy Box

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These subscription boxes are advertised as the ultimate companion for a date night, providing you with all the fun and sexy elements you may need. They come with themes and instructions, so that each box ends up pushing you a little bit out of your comfort zone and making the night very special.

Unbound

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Unbound has developed some really cool Naughty & Nice boxes that are perfect for some holiday themed sex, providing the best supplies and sex toys you can think of, including lingerie, lubricants and more.

Adore Me

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This subscription box includes lingerie that’s perfectly designed for your body, making you look and feel super sexy. By taking a quiz, you can explain what you like and the website will provide the option that suits you best.

Spicy Subscriptions

This website provides a monthly box of sexy things that include candles, oils, toys, and many other romantic items that will spark up your sex life.

The Pleasure Pantry

The Pleasure Pantry relies on your input to send you especially tailored Pleasure Packages every month, including different items that are guaranteed to surprise you each time.

The Battery In This New Phone Fully Charges In Minutes

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Samsung’s always had a head start when it comes to the battery life of their smartphones. While iPhones are the general population’s phone of choice, Samsung has managed to stay in business and provide a sizable competition, being the second smartphone option for people from all over the world.

One of the main differences between Samsung and Apple is the fact that Samsung, aside from developing phones, computers and tablets, is also known for developing technology and small parts that can be sold and used by other companies, including Apple.

Samsung’s Advanced Institute of Technology recently announced that their latest battery will be able to charge faster than any of their previous batteries, an impressive development considering that Samsung’s fast charging ability was one of the main perks of the device. These batteries will completely charge devices in just 12 minutes. Their previous smartphone models were able to have full batteries with an hour of charge.

This new battery technology will not be only limited to phones; the company is planning on using it on electric cars and mobile devices, laptops and tablets. Samsung announced that these batteries will all have affordable prices but no one knows if the company is planning on sharing the technology with their competition, or on selling parts for them, like they’ve done in the past.

When it comes to Apple, the company just launched the iPhone X that, although beautiful and impressive, is worth 1000 dollars. We’ll have to wait and see if Samsung launches a phone that can compete with that price range.

That Time The Rock Cried Nerd Tears Over Hulk Hogan On ‘Jumanji’ Set

Press junkets tend to be boring affairs. But every once in a while, the mass interview mechanism does deliver funny and revealing tidbits about our biggest stars. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson sat down with the film critic Kevin McCarthy on the Jumanji set. McCarthy apparently loved the original film enough that he brought his Jumanji ticket stub from 1995. (Who knew there were real Jumanji heads out there?) Johnson was impressed that “his friend” McCarthy and it spurred Johnson to tell a story of his own fandom over Hulk Hogan.

Here’s the transcript via Uproxx:

“When Hulk Hogan came into the WWF in 1983 or ’84, I can’t remember … And this was when getting ready to blow up. Vince McMahon said, ‘You’re going to be my guy, I’m giving you the ball. I’m giving you the baton, and I want you to go.’ Hulkamania running wild, right?

“Right there, right when he came in … he was wrestling at Madison Square Garden, and he had a white headband that said ‘HULKSTER.’ Do you remember that? He came in the ring, and I was at Madison Square Garden. I was sitting there front row with my mom, I was watching the matches. And he came out. And I’ll never forget, he was wrestling Paul Orndorff, Mr. Wonderful. And he takes the thing off, and he throws it to the crowd. And I caught it. And it was a big nerd-out moment. … It was amazing.

“My dad was wrestling on the card that night … I was so happy that I caught this thing from Hulk Hogan. I go in the back of the dressing room when the matches were over. I go to my dad and I said, ‘Look. I caught Hulk Hogan’s headband.’ And he was like, ‘Oh, that’s cool. That’s awesome,’ you know”

‘Take it home.’ And I’m like, ‘Okay.’

“But then Hulk Hogan was right over there taking off his wrestling boots, getting ready to shower. And I’m like damn, I want to go over and just say hello to him. So I went over to him, and I was like, ‘Mr. Hogan … I caught your headband.’ And he goes, ‘Oh man! That was my last one! I didn’t want to throw it out! Thank you so much! … Thanks man!’ And I’m like, ‘Oh, okay. You’re welcome, Hulk.’ …

“He did [take it back], but he didn’t know how bad I wanted it. But here’s how cool Hulk Hogan was. Two or three weeks later, he had thousands [of headbands] made. Went to my dad, he goes, ‘Hey, I signed this for your son. He gave me my only one back, and I needed that one, as one to make a thousand other copies. Give this back. Give this to him.’

“And I have one of those. Isn’t that the coolest thing. So Hogan, if you’re watching, I appreciate it, brother. I still have it.”

The moral of the story here kids: Keeping pieces of paper for more than 20 years does incur some value, even if that value is just inspiring wrestling stars/actors to tell wild stories about their idols.

It’s also heartwarming to see The Rock reach out on social media to thank Hulk Hogan once again for the memory. Hogan even replied, saying he learned the gracious attitudes from Johnson’s fathers.

Check it out below.

The Once-A-Week Rule And How It Can Help Your New Relationship

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If you’ve met the love of your life, or even just someone whose clothes you want to rip off every time you see them, experts have some advice if you’d like to see the infatuation stage last past the first month: here’s the deets on the Once-A-Week Rule.

Psychologist Seth Meyers recommends limiting your time together to just once per week. He tells Psychology Today:

While the drive to want to be with that person is understandable, the real-world realities often ultimately stress the new relationship and cause it to end.

He says seeing each other too often “intensifies emotions,” which could lead to heartbreak if it’s with someone you don’t know very well.

“The problem with this dynamic is that seeing each other too frequently at the very beginning forges an illusion of intimacy and dependence, even though each person does know that it takes months — or even years — to truly get to know someone.”

Same deal if the person you’re crushing on doesn’t have the same relationship goals as you — you could end up heartbroken and/or feeling lonely. But if the two of you are on the same page? Great! It’s just that that rarely happens.

Meyers recommends that new couples see each other once a week for the first month and then increase the frequency after that. And to those who believe new lovers should throw caution to the wind and go with what feel natural, Meyers disagrees: “I would respond by saying that two people who are meant to be together will end up together, regardless of whether they see each other once a week or five times a week.”

5 Marijuana Stocks We’re Watching Today: December 4th, 2017

Out of over 200 marijuana stocks, there’s 5 that we’re going to be watching as the markets open due to breaking news out this morning and more.

Here’s 5 cannabis companies to watch today including Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB) (OTC:ACBFF) and more.

22nd Century Group Inc. (NYSE:XXII)

This morning, 22nd Century Group, Inc. announced the hiring of Juan Sanchez Tamburrino, Ph.D., as the Company’s Vice President of Research and Development. Dr. Tamburrino was previously the head of the Plant Biotechnology Division of British American Tobacco.

Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB) (OTC:ACBFF)

This morning, Aurora Cannabis Inc. had two major announcements that are moving shares of the company. Aurora announced that further to the investor rights agreement between both companies, as announced on November 6, 2017Aurora will make a further investment in Radient Technologies Inc. for a total of $12 million. Also, Aurora announced that it is increasing its ownership stake in Cann Group Ltd.from 19.9% to 22.9%.

Cann Group Ltd. (ASC:CAN) (OTC: CNGGF)

This morning, Aurora Cannabis Inc. announced that it is increasing its ownership stake in Cann Group Ltd. from 19.9% to 22.9% by participating in Cann’s latest, fully underwritten Placement of Shares, priced at $2.50 AUD per share.

Emblem Corp. (TSX:EMC) (OTC:EMMBF)

Today, Emblem Corp. announced its growth plans for 2018. Incoming President and CEO, Nick Dean, will be moving forward under a new paradigm focused on building capacity to meet the expected surge in demand, ramping up patient acquisition on the medical cannabis market, and embarking on a number of strategic partnerships that will position it well for the adult-use cannabis market.

GW Pharmaceuticals Plc. (NASDAQ:GWPH)

This morning, GW Pharmaceuticals Plc. filed its financial results for the fourth quarter and year-ended 30 September 2017 with the SEC in a form 20-F.

These Minor Instagram Celebs Were Arrested For Showing Their Butts At A Temple

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A San Diego couple known to thousands on Instagram as “Traveling Butts” is now infamous for a very different reason: they were arrested for baring their bottoms at a holy site.

Joseph and Travis Dasilva were in Bangkok when they decided to snap a pic of their bare butts at Wat Trai Mit Witthayaram (Golden Buddha temple) and post it to their 14-thousand followers (since then, they deleted their account and reactivated it). The publicity drew lots of attention, including that of local police who arrested the duo at the Bangkok airport.

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The pair face charges of public indecency and possible prison time, according to the Bangkok Post, which reports that the pair was fined 5,000 baht (about $153) for their nakedness, the heaviest permissible amount for the offense.

The station chief told Bangkok Post police are preparing more charges against the couple, “because they posted their photos on the internet and took photos of their naked body parts at a religious site.” The couple face charges for posting pornographic pictures online and insulting a religion — the former carrying a punishment of up to five years in jail and/or a fine of up to 100,000 baht ($3,066) and the latter carrying a jail sentence of up to 7 years and/or a fine of up to 40,000 baht ($1,226).

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Back in San Diego, the two men reached out to City Commissioner Nicole Murray-Ramirez for help. He says he’s currently talking to American authorities on what to do next.

He tells San Diego Gay & Lesbian News: “Though I am very disappointed in their actions, I am talking to U.S. government officials to see what assistance we can give them.”

Col. Choengron Rimpadee, deputy spokesman with the Thai immigration police, told the BBC: “Once they are through with the charges, the Thai immigration police will revoke their visas and push for deportation,” and that they would not be allowed to return to Thailand.

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