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‘Game Of Thrones’ Watch: Jaime And Brienne Get Romantic In Season 8?

Brendan Bures
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‘Game Of Thrones’ Watch: Jaime And Brienne Get Romantic In Season 8?

Though the premiere of the “Game of Thrones” series finale is still several months away, speculation has never been fiercer. From analyzing Maisie Williams’ cryptic Arya tribute to breaking down every second of teaser footage HBO has released, fan anticipation has never been higher.

Part of this stems from the show’s actors dribbling out morsels of gossip in interviews. Like Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who discussed Season 7’s plotlines and teased what we might expect next year in an interview with the Huffington Post. What did he say that has everyone so excited on social media?

Well after he finished reading the final “GoT” scripts, Coster-Waldau told the writers, “I don’t think you could’ve done a better job at finishing this story.”

“To me, it was very satisfying but also very surprising and all the things that I was hoping for,” he said. “It still made sense. It wasn’t like one of those where the killer is suddenly revealed in the last act and you go, ‘Oh! I didn’t see that coming.’ Here, they’ve done a really, really good job.”

But the biggest nugget the actor who plays Jaime revealed was about his character’s relationship with Brienne of Tarth. Together the characters have shared one of the more fascinating relationships on the show, exhibiting respect and sexual tension where it might not be expected. When the interviewer asked what we might expect from Jaime this season, here’s what he said:

“Well, he is heading north. I don’t think you can assume that he’s going to make it up there, but who knows. For sure, we see him head north. He might be eaten by dragons, you never know. Or he might just stumble, things happen. Or he might find the love of his life and suddenly he’s like, ‘God, this is it. No more.'”

When the reporter suggested that Brienne was the “true love” of Jaime’s life, Coster-Waldau didn’t deny that possibility, saying, “Ohhh, well, who knows? [Laughs] I don’t, well, I know how it ends but … no, I can’t comment on that,”

Don’t worry, we’ll only have to wait until early 2019 to know if there’s validity to this rumor, or if Coster-Waldau is having some fun with fans.

US Territory Sends Cannabis Legalization Bill To Governor

Mary Schumacher
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US Territory Sends Cannabis Legalization Bill To Governor

US territory sends cannabis legalization bill to Governor. Deep in the Pacific, lawmakers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) sent a bill to the governor to legalize marijuana. The legislation was voted in at 6-0, which speaks volumes to popular opinion.

Governor Ralph Torres has 28 days to sign the bill or if he doesn’t, it becomes law automatically. If the bill is enacted, it will make CNMI the first U.S. jurisdiction to go from having outright prohibition straight to legalization.

It’s the most progressive bill ever concocted by lawmakers and if it passes it will be the first true example of legalization via legislation. Eight of the nine states plus D.C. all voted in their measures for legalization and, though Vermont passed a lower level law for possession and growing your own, it didn’t allow for sales.

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves on the potential for this latest legalization just yet though. Gov. Torres has expressed concern over public wellbeing if cannabis were to be legalized. Still, advocates and activists are hoping that he will either sign the bill into law or simply do nothing, thereby enacting the law.

After three years in the Senate, Gerry Palacios Hemley of the advocacy group Sensible CNMI told Marijuana Moment that, “The only thing left to do was act on it and vote.” Said vote took less than 7 minutes to pass.

Karen O’Keefe, Marijuana Policy Project’s state policies director, said the following in a statement,“This is a historic moment, as it is the first time a governing body in the U.S. has ever enacted legislation to both end marijuana prohibition and establish a system of regulation to replace it. Adults and medical cannabis patients will finally be able to access marijuana safely and legally, and products will be regulated and controlled to ensure they are safe for consumers. This legislation will allow for the establishment of new businesses that create jobs and generate new tax revenue that can support important programs and services.”

If the bill were to be enacted, it would also mean that those over 21 years of age and those who are younger, but qualify for medical, will be able to possess up to an ounce, and also carry and imbibe in infused products and extracts. Growing your own ganja will be allowed and state licenses will be issued by regulators for cannabis manufacturers, lab testing facilities, retail and wholesale operations and lounges.

There’s a chance that the Governor will sign the bill immediately, there’s a chance he’ll just say no and there’s the chance that he’ll stay neutral and let the bill pass on its own. It’s an exciting time for CNMI, and will be especially so if the law is enacted.

Meme Of The Week: Popular Netflix Movie Creates Wordiest Meme Ever

Maria Loreto
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Meme Of The Week: Popular Netflix Movie Creates Wordiest Meme Ever

“To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” was an overnight Netflix sensation. The movie made a star out of its two leads, reintroduced the YA source novel to the public, and sparked a legion of devoted fans that are begging for a sequel. Even though the movie was released a couple of weeks ago, you can still catch a couple of references and mentions of it on any social media site.

That’s where the “To All The Boys” meme comes in. It’s taken over Twitter with sweet, funny, sad and sometimes very thoughtful confessions from users who consider this an opportunity to get creative and make a good joke.

The meme uses the movies’ rambling title to make a self-deprecating comment on people’s past experiences with the boys in their lives. It’s kind of complex once you think about it, and very versatile, best illustrated with a real example.

While sometimes these confessions are honest and cute, the best versions of the meme come from people who have a lot of fun with it, making some sort of commentary that results in laughs, but mostly a depressing feeling because it’s so damn relatable and truthful.

It’s strange when one meme gives you the ability to vent about your personal problems, comment on toxic masculinity and the nature of sad relationships — sometimes combining all of these things using less than 280 characters. Situations like this prove how adept we’ve become at these types of communications. And that’s pretty deep for a meme.

Charlotte’s Web And The $100 Million IPO

Mary Schumacher
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Charlotte’s Web And The $100 Million IPO

Charlotte’s Web, the producers and distributors of the hemp-based wellness products that first convinced Dr. Sanjay Gupta of the medicinal properties of cannabis, went public August 30 with a projected $100 million initial public offering in the Canadian exchange (CWEB).

It’s an astounding number that speaks volumes to the weight behind not only the inspirational story of little Charlotte Figi, whose seizures were ceased by this specific strain of cannabis based medicine, but of the substance added by a rightfully famous doctor of medicine.

According to a press release, “The offering included a treasury issuance by the Company of Common Shares…and a secondary offering of Common Shares…for total gross proceeds of C$115,115,000.”

Charlotte’s Web Holdings, Inc., is the producer of Charlotte’s Web, created by Stanley Brothers. While it is certainly not the only high-CBD breed of cannabis on the market, it is the one that’s best known and has garnered a sort of infamy.

With Charlotte’s Web now bringing the full hemp extract into the public sector, they’re solidifying that successful breeding and branding and using that success, notoriety and good medicine to parse out shares to the public.

Charlotte’s Web sold 13,312,150 Common Shares under the Offering, for total gross proceeds to the Company of C$93,185,050. The Selling Shareholders sold an aggregate of 3,132,850 Common Shares pursuant to the Secondary Base Offering and the Over-Allotment Option for total gross proceeds to the Selling Shareholders of C$21,929,950. The Company, however, did not receive any proceeds from the Secondary Base Offering or the Over-Allotment Option.

Charlotte’s Web completed its Initial Public Offering at C$7.00 per share per the Company’s closing press release the morning of August 30 and is now officially being publicly traded in Canada.

This marks a large occasion for the non-psychoactive strain of cannabis and its products that are now ready to take the market by storm. Should so much ride on a strain’s origin history and public opinion? Should other CBD strains be gaining in notoriety themselves? Perhaps to both, but no matter the case, the cards fell in the favor of Charlotte’s Web and now the world is watching with dollar-signs in their eyes.

Lethal Pesticides Still A Problem In Legal Marijuana States

Mike Adams
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Lethal Pesticides Still A Problem In Legal Marijuana States

It has been said there is nothing certain in life except death and taxes. Still, some Californians have continued to frequent the black market for marijuana to avoid paying the piper. After all, weed is weed, right? Well, not exactly. While this frugality tactic may save cheap cannabis users a few bucks, here and there, a recent report finds that consuming weed from illicit sources may be a detriment to their health.

Nearly nine out of ten of the illegal grow operations busted in the Golden State in 2018 were found riddled with dangerous pesticides. These chemicals have been shown to infiltrate the human body and essentially poison it from the inside out. But there is also an environmental concern. The chemical remnants left behind after these crops are harvested are contaminating public lands and national forests — harming the wildlife and waterways.

Researchers at the Integral Ecology Research Center recently conducted a series of tests of the soil, water and other aspects of the almost 100 illegal cannabis cultivation sites discovered this year in Northern California. They found that 89 percent of these sites were positive for “highly deadly toxic chemicals,” including carbofuran, which has been proven lethal in large animals even when only ingested in small amounts.

Unfortunately, these types of operations have continued to flourish in the wake of the state’s taxed and regulated pot market. Since they are not held to any sort of standard in terms of farming practices, the use of harsh chemicals are often implemented to produce higher yields. This presents dangers to the environment and the consumer.

In fact, even if the farms were growing tomatoes, these types of pesticide practices would be illegal.

“This isn’t about the marijuana, it’s about the damage that’s being done,” said U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott, according to the Associated Press. “What is happening here is illegal under anybody’s law.”

Scott and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra are the guiding forces behind California’s crackdown on illegal grow operations. It is a battle that has, so far, led to the discovery and seizure of around 640,000 cannabis plants, 25,000 pounds of processed bud, a number of weapons, hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and the arrest of close to 80 people.

And to clean up these contaminated sites is no easy task.

Scott said crews have scrubbed 160 sites, but there is still more than 800 waiting to be serviced. A lot of times, the level of pesticides is so high that cleanup crews are forced to wait before taking action.

Lethal pesticides is not just a California problem. Federal officials say illegal drug operations have been found in 72 national forests in 21 states.

GOSSIP: Kanye West Shares His Private Text Messages From Caitlyn Jenner; Tyga Takes Credit For Some Of Kylie’s Success

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GOSSIP: Kanye West Shares His Private Text Messages From Caitlyn Jenner; Tyga Takes Credit For Some Of Kylie’s Success

KANYE WEST JUST SHARED HIS PRIVATE TEXT MESSAGES FROM CAITLYN JENNER, AND WE CAN’T LOOK AWAY

Caitlyn Jenner is still in touch with Kim’s husband. And, thanks to private text messages that Kanye has shared with the world, we’re getting a front-row seat to the conversations that go down between the two when no one is seemingly looking.

On August 29, the rapper used his Twitter feed to share a screen capture of a text conversation that had gone down between himself and Jenner.

The texts showed a photo of Caitlyn’s alleged girlfriend, Sophia Hutchins, wearing Yeezy lewks. To caption the shot, Jenner wrote: “Sophia loved the first set of looks your team left and went all yeezy for her travel outfit today! We love your looks!!” She continued: “Thanks again.”

Kanye responded with a jovial: “So awesome. [You’re] welcome.”

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1034986885855113216

TYGA HAS TAKEN CREDIT FOR SOME OF KYLIE JENNER’S SUCCESS

During Thursday night’s Queen Radio broadcast, Nicki Minaj secured a phone interview with Tyga and spoke openly about his feelings towards ex-girlfriend Kylie Jenner.

When asked if he missed the reality TV star/beauty mogul, Tyga simply replied: “Nah, I’m good, love. Enjoy.”

Though we admit the comment was only mildly shady, Tyga didn’t stop there.

He went on to talk about Kylie’s influence, and even went so far as to claim he played a huge role in her current success.

“You need black people to f**k with you cause you need culture,” he said about Kylie’s relevance. “I had a lot to do with all that.”

Tyga then addressed the rumors about his ongoing beef with Travis Scott, the father of Kylie’s child. Unlike Nicki, Tyga insists he doesn’t have any issues with the ASTROWORLD rapper.

“We ain’t got no beef. It’s his time right now,” Tyga admitted on the radio show. “You gotta let it ride. I ain’t got no beef with him.”

JENNIFER LOPEZ AND ALEX RODRIGUEZ LEFT A RESTAURANT TO AVOID SEEING HER EX

Jennifer Lopez, out with current squeeze Alex Rodriguez, ran into her ex, dancer Casper Smart, at West Hollywood restaurant Craig’s on Monday night.

JLO left the eatery via a back door a few minutes after Casper’s arrival. A source told Entertainment Tonight that the couple and Casper didn’t see or speak to each other in the restaurant.

Meghan Markle’s TV Dad Has Some Advice For Her Real Father

Maria Loreto
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Meghan Markle’s TV Dad Has Some Advice For Her Real Father

Thomas Markle has managed to develop a permanent spot in the tabloids for his tirades, despite the fact that Meghan Markle has been keeping a low profile and hasn’t acknowledged any of her father’s accusations.

By making clicky comments, such as comparing the royal house with the cult of Scientology and claiming that Meghan looked “terrified” ever since she got married, Thomas Markle has become a despised public figure who’s latched on to his daughter’s fame and has chosen to embarrass everyone in the process.

In an interview with The Telegraph, “Suits” actor Wendell Pierce, who played Markle’s father in the show, said that Thomas Markle’s comments and problems shouldn’t be made public. “If you love your daughter, just love your daughter. It’s not for public consumption.”

Pierce also said that he expected Meghan to drop “Suits” as soon as she got involved with her royal duties, creating a media whirlwind.  “From the increased security I saw around her, I figured something might happen,” he said.

Wendell Pierce isn’t the first celebrity to speak out against Thomas Markle. Back in July, model Chrissy Teigen tweeted that he sucked and that he should just let his daughter be happy.

Despite the fact that everyone’s sick of Thomas Markle and his ridiculous drama, new opportunities keep presenting themselves for him to speak out against his daughter and the royal house.

Become The Best With DJ Khaled’s New Furniture Collection

Brendan Bures
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Become The Best With DJ Khaled’s New Furniture Collection

Humans have tried in vain to contest this fundamental truth about our universe — that no auditory experience surpasses that of hearing DJ Khaled Khaled shouting out at the beginning of a musical track, “Another one!” The second-best auditory experience, of course, is hearing Khaled say, “We the best.” The music stylings of Beethoven, Miles Davis, and Beyoncé rank somewhere below all that.

Thankfully, Khaled has decided to bless more than our ears with his latest creation: “We the Best Home” furniture collection. In collaboration with Goldition, Khaled will launch the new flagship Lion Collection, Major Key Collection, the No They Collection, and more. Furnishings include gold sofas, “Key to Success” artwork, as well as gold and onyx lions.

But the premiere piece of the collection is the “Kingdom of Khaled Throne Chair.” Lined with red velvet and an ornate wood-carved backing, it “truly represents DJ Khaled, his heart, his soul, and his zest for extravagance and all things regal.” Wait, there’s more. “Overseen by a lion emblem that protects the throne’s occupant from negativity, deception and ‘they’….this ICONIC masterpiece is the ultimate expression of what it means to be a king or a queen.”

You might be surprised to learn this chair was designed by DJ Khaled himself. Many experts in the interior design space consider the piece a steal at only $2,500. The collection fully launched Thursday at the El Dorado Furniture in Miami before soon going, to quote Khaled, “worldwide.” Indubitably, this collection counts as “another one” for this creative maestro.

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Is San Francisco The Most Weed Friendly City In The US?

Danielle Guercio
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Is San Francisco The Most Weed Friendly City In The US?

When visiting a rec legal state, you also need to get to know the local lingo.

Though you may find a pack of business casuals puffing discreetly in an alley in L.A., it’s not as out in the open as some of California’s other cities, namely San Francisco. San Fran is where, on the same lawn, you have babies and bongs, tightrope walkers and tight blunt rollers, and no one bats an eyelash at either.

At face value, recreational spaces are less welcoming of cannabis, with their fines for public use and lack of consumption permitted spaces, and that can be especially true if you’re a marginalized person. Breaking the legal mold in the first year, San Francisco has been among the first to allow social consumption spaces from the get-go, and arguably the first to look the other way at public cannabis use.

From multiple parks carpeted with jovial gatherings to little tucked away vape lounges, it’s hard to not call it right away in favor of the Bay Area, but let’s take a closer look before the final score.

You really have your pick in San Francisco, with almost 200 shops in the larger Bay Area and even more delivery services large and small to bring weed products right to your door; even in the pre-legal years, hundreds of medical shops operated to serve the card holding population. Being right under the Emerald Triangle, it’s no surprise that the black market continues to thrive and benefit Bay residents trying to avoid a tax on purchase that can be as high as 30 percent.

Though there are laws on the books about public consumption of cannabis, San Francisco is positively saturated in the stuff, and has been for decades. This tolerance is responsible for the level of skilled professionals that come out of Northern California; a long love affair with cannabis requires connoisseurship and trusted networks.

Budtender Nicole Dasig from Barbary Coast Dispensary grew up in San Francisco, and she says that if not the friendliest city to cannabis, San Francisco is the most tolerant. With so many serious issues like opioids and homelessness, a bit of cannabis is pretty low on the enforcement list. Working in a fancy shop with a quality gig, she’s even seen her mom’s old school opinions shift as normalization spreads.

Dasig and her cohorts help people from all over the world not only select strains and products for every budget, they tend to the adjacent combustion friendly lounge. People who perhaps would be subject to fines on the street are able to partake indoors without fear. You can’t get more friendly than housing credit card flick to lighter flight under one very well ventilated roof.

Being that other cities aren’t as open to consumption spaces and still hand out public use tickets, it appears that in 2018, San Francisco holds the title of most weed friendly city. With places like Alaska considering cracking open a veritable Pandora’s Box of consumption and sales permits, and Las Vegas’ growing pains setting right, they could lose that title any day, but it wouldn’t make it any less of a green friendly place.

Photo by Maria Penaloza

How To Make A Marijuana Tea That Will Please Everyone

Terry Hacienda
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How To Make A Marijuana Tea That Will Please Everyone

Infusing tea with marijuana has been around since 2737 B.C. when China’s Emperor Sheng Neng prescribed the concoction to combat a host of maladies. Since the Bronze Age, marijuana tea has been enjoyed by countless cultures as a medicine, a ceremonial drink, an offering to gods and an intoxicant.

Now that you’ve had your history lesson, let’s talk science before you put the tea kettle on the burner.

Making cannabis tea is not as simple as seeping leaves in hot water. You could do it that way, but it’s pretty much a waste of herb – and money. THC is not water soluble; it needs to bind to fat (butter, whole milk, coconut oil, etc.) in order to activate its full potential.

You should also understand a little about decarboxylation. Most of us know that THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is the psychoactive constituent in marijuana responsible for the high. But raw cannabis is full of THCA (tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) which has neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory qualities but will not get you high. In order to covert THCA to THC, you need heat and time.

One last thing: Drinking – or eating – cannabis is a different kind of experience than smoking or vaping. THC is absorbed through the digestive tract, so the effects will take a bit longer to kick in – and will last longer too. But, generally, the high is milder. Enough history and science. Let’s get to the tea.

The tastiest tea recipe I’ve tried is also the easiest.

Basic Cannabis Tea

Ingredients:

  • 1 tea bag
  • 1 tsp. cannabis butter (see recipes here)
  • 1 cup boiled water

Directions:

Place tea bag and cannabis butter in your favorite teacup. Add boiling water. Allow the butter to melt and the tea to seep. Remove tea bag and enjoy.

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