Canopy Growth Scores Marijuana Partnership With Drake

Brendan Bures

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November 7, 2019

Canopy Growth Scores Marijuana Partnership With Drake

Despite jokes Drake doesn’t know how to smoke weed, the partnership positions Canopy Growth as the home for celebrity marijuana brands.

The stars keep coming for Canadian cannabis business Canopy Growth. The latest is none other than Drake, the Toronto-born rap superstar. Drake and Canopy Growth will collaborate on the More Life Growth Company, which will be a fully licensed joint venture that will produce and distribute marijuana in Toronto.

More Life is named after Drake’s More Life, a commercial mixtape featuring the rapper’s known associates like PartyNextDoor, Travis Scott, Jorja Smith, and Kanye West. The company plans on focusing “cannabis products and herbs, medicinal herb extracts, herbal tea, rolling papers, dried plants as well as other merch and apparel,” according to trademark applications filed in the United States and Canada last month.

Under the arrangement with the company, Drake will receive a 60% stake in a subsidiary of Canopy Growth, according to Reuters. This is another in a developing list of celebrity partnership for Canopy. Earlier this year, the company announced a similar partnership with lifestyle guru Martha Stewart to produce healthy CBD products for humans and animals alike. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg also teamed with Canopy to create Houseplant, a cannabis brand with a focus on education to “make it easier for people to learn to love cannabis.”

Drake, a master marketer and brander, has already started promoting his new cannabis venture in quiet. The rapper posted a teaser clip on his Instagram page to announce the company to his followers and his OVO team created a @morelife IG page as well, though it’s currently set to private. The company has also targeted influencers within Toronto, such as Canadian news anchor Dina Pugliese-Mirkovich, who received a care package from More Life to raise awareness for the brand.

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If you're in the Downtown core…Be on the lookout for @Drake's #MoreLife team as they're giving out flowers!! The boy is tryna brighten up your day and spread love and good vibes in the city!! pic.twitter.com/L7te6uJCTj

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Perhaps most ironic in the deal is the long-running joke that Drake doesn’t know how to smoke weed. The rapper canceled shows in Amsterdam after allegedly consuming too much marijuana backstage two years ago. Vice jokingly labeled Drake’s relationship with cannabis “the biggest conspiracy in the history of rap,” detailing all the times the rapper smoked marijuana in public. However, with his own brand underway, it appears Drake should have more practice to become a better marijuana consumer.

Consumers Draw The Line At Where Cannabis Is Sold

Rudy Sanchez

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November 7, 2019

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Consumers Draw The Line At Where Cannabis Is Sold

Even in places where cannabis is recreationally legal, distribution remains tightly controlled, with many states and Canada requiring special licenses and a multitude of regulations that pot businesses must comply with. But would consumers accept cannabis being sold in other outlets, such as convenience stores? One study provides some insight into public opinion on cannabis sales outside of marijuana dispensaries.

In Trend Source’s report on cannabis, the San Diego-based market research consulting firm found, in part, that consumer opinions towards a company that sold pot products varied based on type of business, age of consumer, and level of cannabis use.

The study found that millennials would be nearly indifferent if a business started selling cannabis, with older generations (people in their 70, 80s and 90s) being the most turned off by having weed sold alongside other products.

When asked if they would boycott a business if it started selling cannabis, over 61% of consumers said they would not stop patronizing a business selling pot, but nearly 32% of overall consumers responded that they would stop going to a fast food outlet that served cannabis products along with their burgers, tacos, and fries. When broken down by generation, over a third of boomers, 33.5%, would stop going to a fast food chain if they also sold pot.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, cannabis users opinions towards companies making or selling cannabis products increased higher than the average, with their opinions going up across the board, and non-cannabis users having the opposite sentiment by nearly the same amount.

While there are no signs pointing to cannabis being sold in drug stores, supermarkets, liquor stores, or fast food restaurants soon, a group of merchants are already preparing for the possibility. The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) has started lobbying in Washington D.C., working to position their members at-the-ready when cannabis is legalized federally and allowed wider distribution. The trade group points out that convenience stores have a lot of experience and procedures in place to legally sell age-restricted products.

The findings run somewhat counter to a cannabis consumption trend in Canada, with older consumers being the fastest growing market segment in the country. That doesn’t mean that these same older adults wouldn’t prefer their cannabis to be sold separately from their multivitamins.

Lady Gaga Speaks Out About Those Bradley Cooper Dating Rumors; Kourtney Kardashian Gets Praised for Showing Off Stretch Marks

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November 7, 2019

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Lady Gaga Speaks Out About Those Bradley Cooper Dating Rumors; Kourtney Kardashian Gets Praised for Showing Off Stretch Marks

Lady Gaga on her A Star Is Born co-star Bradley Cooper: ‘Of course we wanted people to believe that we were in love.’; Kourtney Kardashian once again shows off her (barely there) stretch marks.

Lady Gaga speaks out about the Bradley Cooper dating rumors

Via Yahoo! Entertainment:

Lady Gaga, who covers the December issue of Elle, touched on a lot of topics with interviewer Oprah Winfrey — including her rumored romance with Bradley Cooper.

Winfrey recalled asking her friend Cooper if there was something going on between him and his “A Star Is Born” co-star, who played a couple onscreen, after their smoldering Oscars performance. She went on to say, “He said his Catholic guilt would have never let him be able to look you in the eye at that piano,” as his then-girlfriend, Irina Shayk, looked on from the audience.

Winfrey praised Gaga’s handling of the gossip, to which the singer/actress/beauty mogul replied, “Quite frankly, I think the press is very silly. I mean, we made a love story. For me, as a performer and as an actress, of course we wanted people to believe that we were in love. And we wanted people to feel that love at the Oscars. We wanted it to go right through the lens of that camera and to every television that it was being watched on. And we worked hard on it, we worked for days. We mapped the whole thing out — it was orchestrated as a performance.”

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After social media went crazy and the rumor mill ran wild, especially as Cooper split from Shayk a few months later, Gaga said she and Cooper agreed, “Well, I guess we did a good job!”

The women also talked about Cooper being — in Gaga’s words — “a beautiful father” to his 2-year-old daughter, Lea De Seine.

Kourtney Kardashian Gets Praised for Showing Off Stretch Marks

Via Cosmopolitan:

The Kardashians aren’t exactly known for being the world’s biggest proponents of unedited and unfiltered photos, but Kourtney Kardashian has been ditching Facetune and Photoshop lately. And head’s up: she just hit her lifestyle website POOSH’s Instagram account to get real about her stretch marks.

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Kourtney posted a photo of herself in a bikini where you can see stretch marks on her thighs, and captioned the pic “Stretch marks: we’ve all got them.”

And her followers seemed to appreciate the authenticity, writing “Keeping it real ?❤️❤️,” and “That was a refreshingly positive and practical approach to stretch marks,” and the slightly more salty “About time ya’ll got real about something!!”

This is actually the second time this year Kourt has posted pictures of her stretch marks—she also shared this pic in August and fans were loving it:

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Saying ‘Cannabis’ Instead of ‘Marijuana’ Doesn’t Influence Public Opinion

Brendan Bures

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November 7, 2019

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Saying ‘Cannabis’ Instead of ‘Marijuana’ Doesn’t Influence Public Opinion

New research found that negative stigmas associated with the term “marijuana” have changed over time.

Over the past couple of years, marijuana has been under a microscope. We don’t mean the plant or the effects of legalization, we mean the word itself — marijuana. Whether you realize it or not, an underground movement has developed to convince you to use the word “cannabis” instead.

Primarily, a vocal minority believes we should the term marijuana because of its historical baggage, which includes racist policymaking and the War on Drugs. Instead, the argument goes, we should use cannabis, which will be more appealing to newcomers and push them to support legalization efforts. But does saying cannabis instead of marijuana actually influence public opinion?

According to a study published in the journal PLOS One, the answer is no. The authors of the study partnered with YouGov for an “original survey experiment” that polled 1,600 adults in the U.S. Researchers determined that 43% of respondents believed saying marijuana and cannabis was “morally acceptable.” Only about a quarter of participants said marijuana was “morally wrong” while 20% said the same of cannabis. The rest of those surveyed responded they were “not sure.”

“Whether asked about legalization of the drug, the moral acceptability of its use, tolerance for activities involving the drug, the harmfulness of its use, or the traits of its users—and whether they are prompted to think about medical use or use more generally—respondents offered similar opinions whether we called the drug ‘marijuana’ or ‘cannabis,’” the authors wrote.

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Only when they included the term “medical” did attitudes shift. Support for legalization increased when adding medical as a descriptor to marijuana or cannabis. In all, the researchers found that the public supported medical marijuana more than an “unspecified use” of the plant. “The public is much more supportive of legalization of medical use, more morally accepting of it, less bothered by activities involving it, less convinced that it is harmful, and more likely to attribute positive traits to its users when told that the drug is ‘medical,’” they wrote.

That isn’t to say those with adamant beliefs in the marijuana vs. cannabis debate did not once have merit. The truth is, for a long time, negative stigmas were associated with “marijuana,” the researchers report, but that has since changed.

“One possibility is that the term ‘marijuana’ once actually did conjure up special negative associations, but that the word has since shed those associations. Although we cannot test this hypothesis with our data, historical polling shows that public attitudes toward ‘marijuana’ have liberalized over time,” the authors wrote.

7-Eleven Now Has CBD Vending Machines

Maria Loreto

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November 7, 2019

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The machines ensure that their products stay fresh, but they also track consumer data, recording which products have had the most success and which haven’t.

High-tech CBD vending machines are a thing now, populating select 7-Eleven stores in Colorado. The mega-chain is the latest to join other large brands, such as CVS and Walmart, in conveniently distributing CBD products across the U.S..

These machines, developed by Greenbox Robotics, act as CBD dispensers and curators, containing select products that ensure everything inside the machine is fit for customers. This is a great way to eliminate many of the dubious products that are currently populating the CBD market, which claim to provide health benefits without having the necessary evidence to support their claims.

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According to the Daily Mail, these vending machines were designed to sell products, while also educating customers on the benefits of CBD and eliminating a trip to the dispensary. The machines ensure that their products stay fresh, but they also track consumer data, recording which products have had the most success and which haven’t.

“Greenbox makes it easy to discover, select and purchase cannabis and CBD products via self-service robot locations. We are bringing a $55-billion-plus industry over the counter with a simple consumer touch,” Zack Johnson, CEO and founder of Greenbox Robotics, tells Daily Mail.

Currently there’s only robots available in two different 7-Eleven locations, with CEOs of both companies rolling out features slowly in order to gage people’s reactions. “What we’re looking for is to generate sales and show 7-Eleven corporate that this is a value add, we’re introducing a product that is protected, not on shelves to risk theft, but we are also looking to generate sales for you in your store beyond just the CBD product,” says Johnson.

How Medical Cannabis Can Diminish Tourette’s Motor And Vocal Tics

Brea Mosley

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November 7, 2019

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How Medical Cannabis Can Diminish Tourette’s Motor And Vocal Tics

In one study, after a single dose of THC, all 2 patients saw a reduction in the amounts of tics they normally experienced.

What’s one to do when their medications still can’t seem to reduce Tourette tics, verbal outbursts and other uncontrollable movements? According to decades of research, cannabis may be the answer.

In a 2016 study, scientists administered two daily doses of THC, cannabis’s most psychoactive ingredient, to a man afflicted with treatment-resistant Tourette Syndrome. After a six-week period, the subject demonstrated a significant improvement in motor and vocal tics. And the researchers concluded cannabinoids to not only be safe, but effective.

Almost 20 years ago, in a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, researcher’s used one man’s TS to examine the effects of cannabis on tics. The 25-year old man, who was diagnosed with TS at the age of six, was administered a single dose of THC.

Using the Tourette Syndrome Global Scale, the study concluded that the patient’s tic severity decreased from 41 to seven. Also, he was able to see the reduction in tics only after 30 minutes after receiving the THC and the relieved symptoms lasted for about seven hours. No adverse side effects were noted either.

In a 2002 study, researchers conducted a double-blind placebo test with 12 patients suffering from Tourette’s. After a single dose of THC, only five of the patients noted mild or transient side effects. Even better? Every patient saw a reduction in the amounts of tics they normally experienced.

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In the following year, researchers conducted another study with 24 patients. In a six-week randomized trial, patients were given up to 10 mg. per day and resulted were evaluated six times, week one as a baseline, weeks two though four during baseline, and weeks five and six after treatment stopped and withdrawals were present.

The highest differences between the placebo group and THC group were noted during days 14-41 (when treatment was ongoing). As you can imagine the THC group fared very well during the experiment.

Ultimately, the researchers concluded: Our results provide more evidence that THC is effective and safe in the treatment of tics.

With over 20 years of researching proving THC as an effective remedy for treatment-resistant TS, hopefully the 200,000 people suffering from the illness will begin to turn to the powerful plant when traditional treatment methods fall short.

The War On Drugs Isn’t Over, According To The FBI

Brendan Bures

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November 6, 2019

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The War On Drugs Isn’t Over, According To The FBI

FBI data indicates that drug possession arrests are on the rise again, following a nine-year decline.

Here are two facts that, when read side by side, might hurt your brain. A 2018 study found no correlation between legalizing marijuana and crime rates, with some states, like California, actually experiencing a decrease in crime. However, crime is rising as it relates to marijuana in one respect: FBI data shows that marijuana arrests increased for the third consecutive year.

The War on Drugs, despite calls to treat drug addiction as a public health issue, is not over. As the New York Times highlights, drug-related arrests are on the rise once again following a nine-year decline. Arrests tied to drug possession have also increased for the past 30 years, from about 67% in 1989 to just over 86% in 2018. Small amounts of possession account for a large portion of these arrests, too.

An important note: The FBI’s data is imperfect. The federal agency compiles data submitted from 18,586 agencies at the federal, state, and local level. For 2018, only 16,659 jurisdiction sent in data. New York City was among the groups who did not submit.

The data contains another flaw—the FBI only lists the most serious criminal offense in its arrest cause report. That means someone first apprehended for marijuana possession but who was later committed for something like aggravated assault would not be included in these drug-related arrest numbers.

The FBI plans to change that, however. In 2021, the agency will unveil its National Incident-Based Reporting System, which will track crime date on a more detailed level. For example, the amount of drug someone has on their possession when arrested will be recorded. That type of information could influence policymaking.

Authors of a paper titled Sharks and Minnows in the War on Drugs: A Study of Quantity, Race and Drug Type in Drug Arrests used the FBI data in 2004, 2008, and 2012 to analyze 700,000 drug arrests. They found that 40% of all drug possession arrests were for trace amounts—a quarter of a gram or less. Drug possession between a quarter gram and one gram accounted for another 20% of all arrests. That means a majority of all drug arrests from their analysis were for a gram or less.

A big issue, as the Times reported, is that local and state agencies still use arrest numbers as a mark of achievement. By arresting more people, the thinking goes, they are doing more work. But that line of thinking has become outdated in recent years by policymakers and academics alike. You may wonder what police do when the law eliminates drug possession as a cause for arrest.

As it turns out, they do better work. Following legalization in Vermont, the Burlington Police Department decreased roadside traffics stops by 70%; The Stanford Open Police Project reported that roadside searches were cut in half in Washington and Colorado post-legalization. As these arrests falls, a different 2018 study found that police in legal marijuana states made more arrests for violent crimes, burglaries, vehicular theft, and property crime.

“Our models show no negative effects of legalization and, instead, indicate that crime clearance rates for at least some types of crime are increasing faster in states that legalized than in those that did not,” the researchers behind the study wrote.

These 10 Childhood Toys Could Make You Rich

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Maria Loreto

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November 6, 2019

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These 10 Childhood Toys Could Make You Rich

Toys from the 80s and 90s are now being sold for crazy amounts of money. And chances are not terrible that you have at least one.

Looking at your old toys and belongings is great for nostalgia purposes, but everyone always dreams of selling one of them and becoming instantly rich. Although highly unlikely, these kind of stories do happen, especially if you were a picky child who purchased a special edition toys and left them inside their box. That’s like, the plot of Toy Story 2.

Sadly, not every old Barbie you own is going to be worth $500. The toys that sell for a lot of money are generally special editions maintained in pristine conditions. Here are some toys that could make you rich if you have the right model and find the right buyer:

Cabbage Patch Kids

Cabbage Patch Kids were huge in the 80s and 90s, so obviously they’re worth a lot of money nowadays. The really old dolls can be sold for over a thousand bucks. According to Ebay’s guidelines, the dolls need to be in good conditions in order to be sold and the rarer they are the better. “Baldies” and “Red Fuzzies” are some of the most prized Cabbage Patch dolls,

A classic Nintendo console

Buzzfeed reports that some original Nintendo consoles are being sold for almost $2,000. That’s a true travesty once you realize that Nintendo has been re-releasing them and selling them for $60.

A Furby

We all had a Furby, caring for it and being awoken by it at late hours of the night. Sadly, few people had the foresight to keep it inside its box. Rare edition Furbies in pristine conditions have been sold for $100,000.

Garbage Pail Kids collectible cards

Trading cards are sold for really crazy prices, with some Garbage Pail original & unopened packs selling for $4,000.

Beanie Babies

Beanie Babies were collected by a lot of people in the 90s, and they released some really weird special editions. There’s the Princess Diana Beanie Baby and the Valentino Bear Beanie Baby, both of which sell for a couple of hundred dollars. Then there’s Peanut the Elephant Beanie Baby, which is priced between $2,000 and $5,000. Go look through your basement.

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Pokemon cards

Old school Pokemon cards, especially the shiney ones, can be sold for a lot of money nowadays. Take that, parents.

Game Boys

Game Boys in pristine conditions can be sold for over $250, especially if they have cool designs and colors. The catch is that these devices have to actually work.

“Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone”

If you own one of the first editions of Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone (only 500 were published), you might earn $40,000. While this is totally a long shot, it’s too outrageous not to include in this list!

Happy Meal toys

If you have a bucketful of Happy Meal toys, you might sell them for a substantial amount on eBay.

Hot Wheels

Several Hot Wheels toys from the 90’s can be sold on eBay for over $100. One special edition is being sold for $10,000. You never know, sometimes it pays to be a hoarder.

4 DJs Share Their Favorite Cannabis Strains

Danielle Guercio

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November 6, 2019

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4 DJs Share Their Favorite Cannabis Strains

The type of cannabis a DJ smokes is as varied as the music they play. We chatted with four DJs to get their favorite strains and these are their picks.

Music and cannabis go together like rolling papers and a lighter, so it’s important that we pay attention to their recommendations — and not just in the music realm — as we travel further down the cannabis-lined path. Music selectors are among the most important parts of a good party or night out, and their guidance can have you feeling joy that you may have been missing in between dance dates.

If you’re ever out and hear a super long disco song, you may be unknowingly dancing to that DJ’s smoke break, which is a fun little trick that the pros deploy to carve out 5 minutes for themselves, while making the rest of us enjoy life so much.

We chatted with four DJs to get their favorite strains and these are their picks.

DJ Yamez

Yamez Blannon has been on the scene shredding mixes far past the capability of 80% of NYC deejays for some time. Catch his regular mixes on his Instagram account, where you can also see his love of cannabis.

About his favorite cultivars, Blannon says:

OG Kush or Gorilla Glue. I usually smoke before I DJ and during, it kinda takes me away to my own space where I’m a lot more in tune to the music.

Julianne

California native Julianne Latino goes for the heady vibes, but only when the mood strikes. Her sets are fun-packed dance marathons, and she saves the smoke for times when she isn’t spinning.

Latino shares:

My preferred type of weed to smoke would have to be Lambs-bread, also rumored to be Bob Marley’s favorite strain, who’s a big role model of mine.

“Weed isn’t a daily thing for me, it’s more of a special ritual I’ll indulge in if i’m going to do something fun and interesting like a music concert, or an epic nature excursion.

“I look at cannabis as a way to chill me out, spark some creativity, and most importantly, make me laugh. Everything in my life is about laughing. I like my weed to feel like a cozy cloud I can bounce off of. I also f*** with edibles. I love a good body high, whereas sometimes smoking weed may hit me a little too fast and then I start forgetting words.”

The Gent

*Photo courtesy of Jimmy C*

“I love weed so there isn’t really a wrong strand for me. But I’m an Indica or Dominant Indica Hybrid by all means,” says Jimmy C, known as The Gent while on the turntables. His work brings together a vibe pulling from all eras of Hip Hop and ending with you having a great time.

The Gent also likes Gorilla Glue he says:

My go to strain when I’m in New York is Gorilla Glue. New York isn’t the West Coast, the corner still runs shifts on my block. I prefer the block over the fancy delivery services.The block is more convenient.

As a traveling deejay, Jimmy gets to try the legal market’s bounty as well, “When I’m in LA I always go for Girl Scout Cookies, that’s my default on the West Coast. I’m a bit on the old side and growing up we didn’t really have this intuitive of a system but I’m hip to it.”

Elaborating on popular GG, The Gent says, “I like Gorilla glue so much because it’s the right amount of heavy and I can still get work done. In a fast paced city such as New York with a high stress level you need a strong weed. Smoking while I’m working helps me be in tune with the music. I prefer a joint over a drink creatively. I strongly believe weed and music go hand and hand. They feed each other. The two things that bring people together universally.”

Smurfo

Photo: Maria Penaloza

Bringing the party to the Lower East Side since he could take the subway alone, Smurfo is an accomplished artist and has an ear for the best classics. Musically, he’s wise beyond his years.

Reaching for active Sativa, Smurfo shares:

My favorite strain (at the moment) is Durban Poison. It’s a kick that gets me hype to play funk and disco and rare groove and really puts me in the mood.

Don’t let a good song or a good strain pass you by. Enjoy every moment like the next you have to go home to walk the dog or relieve the babysitter, especially when you’re out enjoying the fruits of a Dj’s labor. After all, the fruits of the cannabis cultivator probably motivate you both.

5 Animal Videos To Save Your Week: November 4

Maria Loreto

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November 6, 2019

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5 Animal Videos To Save Your Week: November 4

This week’s cute animal column features an adorable dog who loves to be massaged, a kitten who’s busy dreaming…and more!

There’s no better pick-me-up than the one you get when you see a clip of an animal acting silly, which is why we’ve compiled this weekly column. These short videos feature all sorts of animals and can provide that much needed mid-week rush of endorphins, anywhere at any time.

This week’s cute animal column has animals for all sorts of people. There’s an adorable dog who loves to be massaged, a kitten who’s busy dreaming, a pug puppy falling asleep, a weird looking lizard and a running piglet. Have a look!

Who doesn’t love massages?

This adorable pit bull is willing to wait around all day giving you puppy eyes just so you can give him some massages. It’s extremely cute.

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Stretching kitty

This kitty is caught between stretching and continuing to sleep. Its also dreaming about drinking milk, which is the best part of all.

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Pug meme

There’s nothing better than a pug meme, especially if the meme stars a sleepy baby pug.

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This weirdo

This video has me kind of torn. Although the lizard has a sort of cute face, it’s also a little scary and looks like an old man. Also, what’s up with those eyes?

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Running piglet

Piglets are some of the most adorable animals you’ll find, being super tiny and adorable. They grow up though, so they’re a pet for people who know how to handle their animals.

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Despite jokes Drake doesn’t know how to smoke weed, the partnership positions Canopy Growth as the home for celebrity marijuana brands.

Lady Gaga on her A Star Is Born co-star Bradley Cooper: ‘Of course we wanted people to believe that we were in love.’; Kourtney Kardashian once again shows off her (barely there) stretch marks.

New research found that negative stigmas associated with the term “marijuana” have changed over time.

The machines ensure that their products stay fresh, but they also track consumer data, recording which products have had the most success and which haven’t.

In one study, after a single dose of THC, all 2 patients saw a reduction in the amounts of tics they normally experienced.

FBI data indicates that drug possession arrests are on the rise again, following a nine-year decline.

Toys from the 80s and 90s are now being sold for crazy amounts of money. And chances are not terrible that you have at least one.

Cabbage Patch Kids

A classic Nintendo console

A Furby

Garbage Pail Kids collectible cards

Beanie Babies

Pokemon cards

Game Boys

“Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone”

Happy Meal toys

Hot Wheels

The type of cannabis a DJ smokes is as varied as the music they play. We chatted with four DJs to get their favorite strains and these are their picks.

DJ Yamez

OG Kush or Gorilla Glue. I usually smoke before I DJ and during, it kinda takes me away to my own space where I’m a lot more in tune to the music.

Julianne

My preferred type of weed to smoke would have to be Lambs-bread, also rumored to be Bob Marley’s favorite strain, who’s a big role model of mine.

The Gent

My go to strain when I’m in New York is Gorilla Glue. New York isn’t the West Coast, the corner still runs shifts on my block. I prefer the block over the fancy delivery services.The block is more convenient.

Smurfo

My favorite strain (at the moment) is Durban Poison. It’s a kick that gets me hype to play funk and disco and rare groove and really puts me in the mood.

This week’s cute animal column features an adorable dog who loves to be massaged, a kitten who’s busy dreaming…and more!

Who doesn’t love massages?

Stretching kitty

Pug meme

This weirdo

Running piglet

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