10 Jun Top Stories From The Edge – Week of June 5th

A Weekly Roundup of Stories We Found Interesting – From The Profound To The Profane

Nevada’s July Start Date for Recreational Weed Is In Danger
Trying to get a share of the cannabis distribution profit, a group of liquor wholesale distributors filed a legal challenge to a licensing deadline, arguing they have the first rights ahead of existing medical dispensaries to distribute recreational pot; thereby endangering the July launch date.

What is That Smell in The Cleveland Cavaliers Locker Room
After game 2 of the NBA final, ESPN reporter tweeted that he smelled a “strong reefer aroma” in the Cavaliers’ locker room. There must be a whole lot of aches and pains in there, especially after the Warriiors clinically took apart the Cavs defense.

Hemp Comes Out of the Marijuana’s Shadow
It’s “Hemp History Week” this week. Here is a short, and tumultuous history on hemp, and its journey from celebratory to forbidden. Its reputation is bouncing back yet again in recent years.

Platinum Cookies Ready for Its Closeup
Sam Elliott plays an over-the-hill Western actor whose career long past its prime. Diagnosed with cancer, he is forced to come to grips with his mortality, and regrets. Marijuana plays a major role in the plot, as Elliott’s character exclaimed, ‘“Platinum Cookies, the real good shit”.

For Marijuana Legalization, 2017 is a Year to Forget
Simply put, it is not an election year. Legalization happens during election years because lawmakers are too scared to introduce legalization bills. With the exception of Vermont, where the state legislature passed the landmark bill that was confoundingly vetoed by the state’s Republican governor.

Marijuana Industry Gets A New Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency is all the rage right now. The trend goes beyond Bitcoin of which value shot up 5 times in just the past year. Vancouver-based company First Bitcoin Capital Corp issues a new currency simply called WEED. The process of obtaining the new WEED coin is complicated, but it is worth the effort.

DCP Commissioner Approves Three More Conditions for Medical Marijuana
The Department of Consumer Protection commissioner has agreed to make three more conditions eligible for medical marijuana treatment in Connecticut. They are Intractable headache, Intractable migraines, and Trigeminal neuralgia. Surprisingly, Anxiety disorders was one of those rejected by the Board of Physicians.