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With pot legalized in D.C., some are gifting marijuana for the holidays – Marijuana News

WASHINGTON - Christmas is approaching fast and this is a big week for people to load up on gifts to place under their tree.

Since Initiative 71 became legal back in February, it means this is the first holiday season you can legally give marijuana as a present to people over the age of 21 in the District of Columbia.

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5 Cannabis Cocktails for the Christmas Season – Marijuana News

'Tis the season for partying - and what better time than the holidays to combine all the vices (sugar, booze, cream, and alcohol) into a tasting course of delicious, sinful beverages?

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Put Cannabis in Your Christmas Roast – Marijuana News

No holiday table is complete without a nice, big meat roast, front and center. You could grace your table with a goose with golden-brown skin, a crispy brined turkey with truffle butter, or a pile of Cornish game hens wearing edible Santa hats. Or you could make some prime rib that truly embodies the holiday spirit.

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Amazon Developing Marijuana Dramedy Starring Margaret Cho – Marijuana News

Amazon is developing a marijuana-themed family dramedy, starring Margaret Cho, Variety has learned.

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Your Favorite Musicians Are Getting Into The Marijuana Business – Marijuana News

Marijuana has only just recently become legal in parts of the US, but that’s not stopping some of the biggest names in music from getting into the business.

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The Ohio marijuana vote that could make Nick Lachey a weed kingpin. Yes, that Nick Lachey

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If Ohio votes yes on marijuana legalization on Tuesday, the Cincinnati native and long-ago leading man of “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica” will automatically become one of the top weed kingpins in the Buckeye State.

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Bernie Sanders tells Jimmy Kimmel his stance on legalizing marijuana

 
When Kimmel asked the presidential candidate where he stood on the legalization of marijuana, Sanders discussed the excessive amount of American citizens in prison for marijuana use and emphasized putting an end to the war on drugs.
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California Record Store Amoeba Music Eyes Pot Dispensary at Berkeley Location

Move over Miles: The legendary record store wants to convert its jazz room into Berkeley's newest medical marijuana dispensary.

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Wine & Weed: Pot tourism goes upscale in the Colorado Rockies

While cannabis curiosity is still at odds with social stigmas, tours with Cultivating Spirits or a stay at 420-friendly Breck Haus are enlightening options to explore.

Pete Biggam, left, and Danny Keith have big plans for Cannabis Club TV, or CCTV. Image: Brad Kava via Los Angeles Times

Cannabis Club TV: Perfect buds of useful pot-themed programming

 
Step aside, Comedy Central. Beat it, MTV. Eat your heart out, Food Channel.

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