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Two States Nominate Pro-Pot Candidates for Governor

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Two States Nominate Pro-Pot Candidates for Governor

It has been slow for sure, but it seems that with every passing year, there are more political figures standing in support of marijuana legalization. Tuesday’s primary elections show that this platform is no longer just something embraced by deadbeat alternative parties that stand no chance of ever making it into office. More Democratic gubernatorial candidates are getting behind the movement to drag weed out of the underground and give it legitimacy in the realm of American commerce. Two of the recent gubernatorial primary victories gave way to the possibility of states being run by pro-cannabis leaders. Other candidates are still dipping their toes in the water.

In Colorado, which was one of the first states to legalize the leaf for recreational use, the voters supported U.S. Representative Jared Polis at the polls. The congressman, who has represented the state’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House for almost the past decade, has made it one of his missions to stand up for marijuana legalization on Capitol Hill. He has criticized the anti-pot decisions of current governor John Hickenlooper and if elected as governor, he says he plans to continue that fight at the state level.

The cannabis advocacy group NORML, which endorsed Polis earlier this year, is pleased with the outcome of the election.

“The results from the Democratic Gubernatorial Primary are not just a victory for Jared Polis and supporters of sensible marijuana policy, they are a victory for anyone who believes that our prohibition on marijuana was a failure and that states should be free to set their own policies when it comes to cannabis, free from federal incursion,” NORML PAC Executive Director Erik Altieri said in a statement.

“Jared Polis has been the preeminent champion for ending our nation’s failed federal prohibition on marijuana while in Congress and an unrelenting force in standing up for Colorado’s legalization and medical marijuana laws. Just as he has always stood and fought by our side against federal prohibition, we will continue to fight for Jared Polis until he takes his rightful place in the governor’s mansion.”

In Maryland, former NAACP leader Ben Jealous won the Democratic primary for governor. The candidate, who supports full-blown legalization, said during a campaign debate that he smoked marijuana with comedian Dave Chappelle, according to the Baltimore Sun. In fact, the infamous comedian is the person credited with getting Jealous to change his tune on weed and support the concept of ending prohibition.

“To end the era of mass incarceration, we need to finally legalize marijuana for adult use,” Jealous said in a Twitter post, adding, “It’s time that we confront the racial and economic injustices that result from disproportionate enforcement and make our communities safer at the same time.”

In other states, including Oklahoma and South Carolina, the cannabis stances of the Democratic and Republican victors fell somewhere between decriminalization and it’s a “bad idea.”

Ron Perlman Peed On Hand Before Handshake With Harvey Weinstein; Kanye Thought Kim Kardashian Might Divorce Him Over Slavery Comments

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Ron Perlman Peed On Hand Before Handshake With Harvey Weinstein; Kanye Thought Kim Kardashian Might Divorce Him Over Slavery Comments

The actor who played Hellboy says he once pulled a devilishly disgusting move on Harvey Weinstein.

Ron Perlman confessed on Twitter Monday that he urinated on his own hand before shaking hands with the now-disgraced movie mogul.

Perlman, 68, who also starred on “Sons of Anarchy” and “Hand of God,” wrote that he stepped into the men’s room at a charity event, peed on his hand, and then made a beeline to greet Weinstein in the receiving line.

Kanye West Thought Kim Kardashian Might Divorce Him Over Slavery Comments

As recently as a month and a half ago, Kanye West had serious doubts about the future of his marriage to Kim Kardashian.

In a new interview with The New York Times, the rapper revealed that he had a “real conversation” about the possibility of a divorce over controversial remarks he made during an unfiltered appearance on TMZ Live. In May, West sparked widespread backlash when he said slavery was a choice, a statement he also told the NYT was taken out of context.

As Kanye recalled, “There was a moment where I felt like after TMZ, maybe a week after that, I felt like the energy levels were low, and I called different family members and was asking, you know, ‘Was Kim thinking about leaving me after TMZ?’ So that was a real conversation.”

Florida Attorney Wants To Put Recreational Weed On The Ballot

Amy Hansen
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Florida Attorney Wants To Put Recreational Weed On The Ballot

Florida attorney and Democratic fundraiser John Morgan has his sights set on legalizing marijuana.

A proponent of the $15 minimum wage, Morgan wants to get both the “living wage” and recreational marijuana measures on the ballot in 2020. According to The Orlando Sentinel, Morgan is the same guy who was behind the successful referendum to approve medical marijuana in 2016,.

He tells the Sentinel that a referendum to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida “would pass overwhelmingly,” adding, “And I believe in light of President Trump’s position, America is ready and willing.”

He’s referring to Trump’s statement earlier this month that he supports bipartisan cannabis legislation — a bill opposed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Morgan says he thinks he’d be able to raise enough money to  get recreational marijuana on the ballot, telling the Sentinel, “The industry is huge, and I believe I would have no problem getting big money from big players.”

Via The Orlando Sentinel:

Morgan has been on the offensive against Gov. Rick Scott for not allowing smokable medical pot after Leon Circuit Judge Karen Gievers ruled last month the smoking ban violated the constitutional amendment passed in 2016.

The state appealed the ruling, with the state Department of Health saying it “goes against what the Legislature outlined when they wrote and approved Florida’s law.”

Morgan’s request that the appeal go directly to the Florida Supreme Court was rejected Tuesday, and it will be heard by an appeals court.

Morgen didn’t mince words when he told the Sentinel: “Our governor has said ‘FU’ to the people of Florida. The people of Florida could speak unequivocally and loudly. These bitter old men who are stopping it are just dead wrong.”

Does Vitamin Weed Slow The Aging Process

Brendan Bures
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Does Vitamin Weed Slow The Aging Process

If you research what neuroscientists say about the medical power of cannabis and cannabinoid therapy, you’re sure to stumble across Dr. Michelle Ross. She served as a drug researcher for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, but transformed into a medical marijuana advocate after her frustration mounted from the giant gap in education when it came to the endocannabinoid system. But does Vitamin Weed slow the again process?

Dr. Ross also advocates for “vitamin weed,” or daily cannabis usage, which she believes everyone can benefit from. As she explained on an episode of the Reset with Amber Lynn podcast, the way we discuss cannabis as a potential medicine may need expansion.

Related Story: This Study Demonstrates The Amazing Promise For CBD

“Cannabis is the key to unlocking preventative medicine,” says Dr. Ross.  “It helps protect your DNA from damage so it can actually slow down the aging process. I think everyone should use cannabis oil, you should learn about it, you shouldn’t be afraid.”

Dr. Ross herself is a cannabis patient. After being diagnosed with fibromyalgia, neuropathy, and chronic pelvic pain, she found cannabis as the only solution that reduced her symptoms and allowed her to resume her work. Now she uses Rick Simpson Oil daily to achieve what she describes as “endocannabinoid homeostasis.” She’s also witnessing how cannabis affects the aging process firsthand.

“Even myself—I had wrinkles before and they’ve gone away. My skin looks better, everything looks better since I’ve started using cannabis on a daily basis,” she admitted.

Related Story: FDA Approves Cannabis-Based Drug For The First Time Ever

The whole podcast is worth checking out, as is the rest of Dr. Ross’ work. As medical cannabis and its legalization becomes a key political issue this election season, it’s important to remember medicine isn’t just for “sick” people.

“We have a medication here that can make people happier, make people more connected, just enhance people’s lives,” Dr. Ross said. “And everyone can benefit from that. You don’t need to have epilepsy to benefit from the power of cannabinoid therapy.”

A Market Is Selling CBD Water And Health Experts Are Rolling Their Eyes

Sara Somerset
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A Market Is Selling CBD Water And Health Experts Are Rolling Their Eyes

British supermarket Holland & Barrett is now selling bottled water infused with two milligrams of CBD. Selling CBD water in a mainstream marketplace is viewed as a progressive move in a cautious, conservative kingdom that still does not have a medical marijuana program in place. However, CBD water is a gimmick.

Love Hemp Water is the latest product produced by a flock of bandwagon jumping companies that hope to rope in consumers and cash in on the CBD craze.

Green Rush Daily published an article stating, “The World Health Organization has done extensive research regarding CBD water. Unsurprisingly, their findings have shown that the water can provide a variety of health benefits.”

In fact, according to the spokesperson for the WHO, they have never heard of this mythical research. “The team has no idea where this journalist got his information. Perhaps, ask him to provide the report he mentions.” the WHO spokesperson wrote in an email.

Well, there you have it, folks. The WHO is not endorsing CBD water.

In fact, the WHO only recently commissioned their first-ever preliminary cannabis study, and their Expert Committee on Drug Dependence has not officially endorsed the results.

That aside, there are only two milligrams of natural hemp extract in Love Hemp Water, which is virtually useless. To provide a visual, two milligrams of powder would fit on the end of a toothpick or a toothbrush bristle.

While hemp CBD is beneficial to the human body’s endocannabinoid system, depending on the manufacturing process, the minuscule amount of CBD it contains is most likely rendered ineffective when housed in a clear container that is exposed to light for an extended period of time. This includes sitting in a brightly-lit supermarket fridge or storage facility all day. CBD products should be bottled in opaque containers that are kept out of direct light for the CBD not to destabilize.

Some manufacturing processes may be able to keep the components stable while exposed to light in the short term, but it will not remain stable if the water is sitting on a shelf for months.

Furthermore, a daily dose of at least 10-25mg is recommended to be beneficial to the human body’s endocannabinoid system, for non-medical reasons. At that rate, a person would have to drink five to thirteen bottles of Love Hemp Water per day, provided it is stored in the dark, such as in a wine cellar, before purchase.

Additionally, when the body needs the benefits of CBD right away, the efficacy of a 2mg serving is non-existent. GW Pharmaceuticals doses at five to ten milligrams per kilogram of body weight. That means a person who weighs 120lbs would theoretically need 50kg (50,000 grams) of CBD or 500mg (.5 grams) of CBD per day, as opposed to two milligrams.

“We do not yet understand what a healthy amount of cannabidiol in the body for chronic use is.  I take 45mg per day and have done so for about a year and a half. What level is right for everyone is honestly still to be determined by emerging science. Our research had led us to believe everyone should have a little bit of cannabidiol in their body every day. In high doses, it is well tolerated,” said Chris Bunka, CEO of Lexaria BioScience. Mr. Bunka’s company holds four patents in the USA and Australia and has 45 patents pending on the delivery of cannabinoids.

“Love Hemp Water is not designed — I certainly hope — to treat any medical condition. I hope they are positioning themselves as more of a supplement company,” he added.

So, three cheers to the conservative U.K. for selling CBD water — just don’t take it too seriously. Treat is as you would any other brand of (unicorn-tears-infused) bottled water. Take their revolutionary, beneficial claims with a grain of salt, because that is about how much CBD Love Hemp Water contains.

Nobody Wants To Buy This Ridiculous $188 Million Mansion

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Nobody Wants To Buy This Ridiculous $188 Million Mansion

Housing cost have increased  but this house is ridiculous!

Bel Air is known as an expensive real estate market with average home values among the highest in the nation, often exceeding $3.7 million, due to its exclusivity and luxurious properties. Despite the amount of money being tossed around in the star studded neighborhood, nobody wants to buy this ridiculous $188 million mansion. Back in January of last year, an obscenely opulent mansion in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles made headlines for its $250 million price tag. At the time, it was the most expensive home in the country. Fast forward to now and this mega-mansion has now been reduced in price to some pocket change: $188 million.

“It just reeks of quality and looks absolutely spectacular,” developer Bruce Makowsky told Bloomberg back in January 2017. “It gives you the feeling you can only get if you go to heaven.” As The Fresh Toast reported at the time:

The home’s art also reeks. The decorations include a chainsaw with its blade replaced with Rolls Royce hood ornaments, an onyx stone sculpture of an Hermès Birkin handbag, giant photos of Cher, jewel-encrusted guitars, a giant shiny replica of a Leica camera. There’s also something called a “champagne pinball machine,” a chrome-plated machine gun, and an entire wall covered with candy dispensers.

Lucky for the buyer, the home comes furnished.

RELATED: Take A Look Inside A Luxe $250 Million House

“I just believe that if you build the very best, there will be a buyer,” Makowsky said, adding, “I understand how rich people want to live, because I’m very wealthy. The right person is going to walk into this house and lose their mind.”

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As for the living spaces, there are two master suites, 10 “oversized VIP” suites for guests, 21 bathrooms, three separate and fully equipped kitchens, and no fewer than five bars.

Makowsky is the same guy responsible for the $70 million Beverly Hills house sold to Minecraft founder Markus “Notch” Persson in 2014, according to BI.

Here’s a virtual tour of the home.

State Democrats Turning Cannabis Legalization Into Party Platform

Brendan Bures
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State Democrats Turning Cannabis Legalization Into Party Platform

Recently, state chapters of national political parties have used marijuana to advance their agenda by making marijuana legalization as part of their party platform. The Fresh Toast previously reported that Texas Republicans demonstrated a change of a heart toward cannabis this summer, supporting cannabis decriminalization and an expansion of the state’s extremely limited medical marijuana program.

Now, other state parties are doing the same. And Texas Republicans only have to look across the aisle to see the proof. Texas Democrats announced a broadening of their previous positive attitude toward marijuana legalization and decriminalization. The party announced their 2018 platform would include legalizing the recreational use and possession of marijuana.

The party formerly held views toward cannabis mirroring the new attitudes of Texas Republicans, chiefly including the immediate decriminalization of the drug and loosening of the restrictive Compassionate Use Act — the piece of legalization that legalized low-THC cannabinoid oil for Texas patients with intractable epilepsy.

Texas Democrats are going one step further as well, including marijuana in their conversations around health care. Here’s how the Texas Tribune summed it up:

In their discussions surrounding loosening the state’s marijuana laws, delegates also voiced their approval for an additional plank ensuring that medical cannabis prescriptions are covered under their proposed healthcare plan. Since the medicine is currently federally illegal, insurance companies don’t foot the bill — leaving families in charge of paying for CBD oil out of pocket.

New Hampshire Democrats were also inspired by their neighbors, and have added into their 2018 platform that “marijuana should be legalized, taxed and regulated”. The state party also advocates the immediate removal of marijuana from its current Schedule 1 status in the federal government.

“It’s clearly a matter of when and not if marijuana gets legalized in New Hampshire,” Chris Pappas, a Democratic executive councilor, told WMUR. “I think that at the point in time when it is legalized we need to be ready to make sure that public safety is protected.”

Cannabis legalization would place New Hampshire with surrounding states. Recreational cannabis sales will begin in Massachusetts later this year while Maine has voted to legalize recreation marijuana, much to the chagrin of Republican Gov. Paul Lepage. Earlier this year Vermont became the first state to legalize recreational marijuana through the legislature.

Oklahoma Approves Medical Marijuana Despite Large Opposition

Maria Loreto
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Oklahoma Approves Medical Marijuana Despite Large Opposition

On Tuesday, Oklahoma voters approved State Question 788, electing to legalize medical marijuana despite a strong opposition that involved leaders of different backgrounds. This approval is the results of two years of hard work from activists who fought for every signature, trying to get the state to grow and sell cannabis for medicinal purposes.

With this ruling, Oklahoma becomes one of the most conservative states to approve the use of medicinal marijuana. Even though cannabis succeeded, CBS News reports that the bill was heavily criticized for its broad language, which opposers claimed could lend itself for the recreational use of the plant. “I think it’s not written right. I think it’s just so people can get marijuana,” said Connie Givens, a Republican from Oklahoma City.

The group “SQ 788 is Not Medical” launched a $500,000 media blitz that claimed the proposal was a way to legalize recreational marijuana. “This is a bad public health policy that does not resemble a legitimate medical treatment program,” said Dr. Kevin Taubman, chairman of the group.

Polls conducted in the state of Oklahoma show that attitudes towards cannabis have shifted in recent years, with younger people and half of Republicans backing it.

Robert Pemberton, another citizen of Oklahoma City, said he supports the bill due to the positive impact legal cannabis has had on other states. “They’ve got excess money, and we need that, especially for our teachers. I think we need the revenue from it. Our state’s in trouble financially and I think it would really help.”

It is now the job of lawmakers to advance the law. Oklahoma House Majority Leader Jon Echols believes the implementation process of legal marijuana will be faster than in other pioneer states. “The citizens of the state have decided that they are in support of this law, so there aren’t necessarily any changes that need to be made.”

4 Worst Summer Trends That Need To Go Away Immediately

Maria Loreto
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4 Worst Summer Trends That Need To Go Away Immediately

Summer is the time where you can finally ditch your coat and long sleeves and allow your extremities to get much needed sun. Even though everyone is trying to be as naked as possible, fashion faux pas are still a thing.

While upgrading your wardrobe is always a little annoying, here are a few quick things you can do to improve your looks while also switching things up. Cosmopolitan compiled a list of summer trends you can adopt. Here are 4 of our favorites:

Layered Necklaces

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While chokers aren’t exclusively limited to the summer season, we can all agree that they’re a little overused. If you want to do something different while still keeping your neck adorned, consider layering delicate and matching necklaces. This style has been used by tons of celebrities and influencers.

Any Other Print Aside From Floral

Floral prints seem to be everywhere during the summer. According to Cosmo, cherry prints are a good replacement for florals, since they’re equally bright and cheerful, but also less popular.

Straw Bags

Straw bags are great for the summer, giving you an airy and breezy look, while replacing awful options like fanny packs (which people are using again for some strange reason). Straw bags are normally light and comfortable, allowing you to use them across your body or over your arm.

Bra Tops

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Bra tops are super comfy and perfect for the summer, providing the least amount of warmth and friction possible. While they take a little bit of guts to wear, using one is basically like going to the beach. These tops are much less popular than crop tops and can also be used with matching shorts or high waisted jeans.

Why Cheap Chargers And Cords Will Ruin Your iPhone

Maria Loreto
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Why Cheap Chargers And Cords Will Ruin Your iPhone

There have always been rumors claiming that cheap chargers ruin phones, but no one really knew why. And it’s certainly easier to find cheap cords and charging blocks, which are available in most gas stations, than to find an Apple store.

It’s important to know that the term “bad chargers” includes bad charging bricks, bad charging blocks, and bad charging cords. All of these could ruin your phone. According to iFixit Answers, damage from a bad charging cord is extremely common. The post has thousands of comments and over 45,000 views, and that’s only for iPhone 5C devices.

How do you know if the charger/cord/block you’re buying is bad? For starters, if the price is too good to be true then it’s probably bad for your phone. If the device comes from sketchy brands or looks weird and is poorly assembled, then steer clear from them, if for no other reason than to be safe. Lithium batteries are highly unstable; you don’t want to add an extra stressor.

According to Motherboard, you should purchase Apple charging devices or those that have MFi certification, which guarantees that it was made for iPhone, iPad or iPod. MFi cables have a chip that will protect your device from voltage fluctuations that could cause some serious damage. While MFi certification doesn’t guarantee that your device won’t be affected, it dramatically lowers the risk of damage.

A knockoff charging cord is bad news because it wants to give your phone unlimited power, and iPhones can’t handle all of that. This could lead to a fried Tristar chip, which would then ruin your phone’s ability to charge properly. To make matters even worse, damage of this sort affects your phone’s motherboard, so it can’t be fixed by replacing the charging port or the battery. Not even Tim Cook could fix damage of this level. Bye Bye iPhone forever.

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