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Facebook Is No Longer Shadow Banning Marijuana

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Facebook Is No Longer Shadow Banning

How cool is that?!

Finally, marijuana is making a move in social media. For the longest time the word “Cannabis” and “Marijuana” were banned from spreading on Facebook and Instagram. Facebook had banned Cannabis content for the longest time. They we not allowing any marijuana-related posts or marijuana pages to reach out to anyone on Facebook. Cannabis Facebook pages were under a shadow ban.  A “shadow ban” is the term used for when a user’s web resource–a social-media page or a web-forum post–isn’t deleted or blocked, but is only visible to the individual user. How sucky is that?

Caregivers, Dispensaries, cultivators, were not eligible to be visible to the public. That meant that if they were to post up some kind of article on Facebook, it wouldn’t reach to anyone, except to the Facebook followers. The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) took action and started a petition on behalf of all of us, to stop Facebook from censoring these pages and over 20k people signed it! Not to get anything confused, they only approved it in on Facebook. If you were to publish on Instagram they will probably shut your account down. Just make sure you don’t get ahead of yourself and start posting content and images that will make your account look bad. The war is still not over, marijuana is still looked at as a Type 2 Drug,  but the battle of winning Facebook over was bittersweet. This is a huge movement that you will see throughout a lot of huge companies.

For more information on the new rules of Facebook Shadow, Banning Cannabis click here.

Walmart Might Start Selling Weed and Weed Products

Walmart Might Start Selling Weed and Weed Products

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Walmart Might Start Selling Weed and Weed Products

So there is lots of speculation that Walmart retailer is going to start selling cannabis products.

Trip out the huge chain is considering marijuana in stores. So far Canada are the first ones to practice this first. It is still not set as of yet. Walmart Canada representative Diane Medeiros admitted in an email to the Vancouver Sun that, though the company has no set plans for making any specific products commercially available, it is researching the potential of stocking cannabinoid-based products—specifically those containing CBD.

Can imagine Walmart selling marijuana products such as edibles, cannabis infused drinks, or even the flower. It is just a weird concept for me since retail stores only sell what you can normally find in Target or Walmart. Will they have the cannabis products in a separate section like a pharmacy? Will they be the first big retail to start the marijuana chain?

Selling marijuana in Walmart only can make you think “Are they selling me the good stuff?” Only time will tell how well the cannabis industry will do for retail stores. I am just happy to see that they are not seeing it as an illegal drug, but more of a money making product.

For full article. Please click here.

Walmart Joins List of Mega-Chains Considering New Marijuana Products

Marijuana Is Good For Your Bones

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Marijuana Is Good For Your Bones

Now that is it is the Halloween season, its time to keep it bones related. I wanted to show some legit research that proved how marijuana helps the bones heal. In a study published by The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, which was conducted by researchers from Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University, researchers discovered that a chemical found in Marijuana known as Cannabidiol or CBD, for short, increases bone strength and speeds up the healing of fractures.

Marijuana contains CBD with is a non-psycho active ingredient of cannabinoid non-psycho-active component in weed, meaning that it does not get you ‘high’.Yankel Gabet (researcher) says that CBD causes healed bones to be more resistant to damage in the future.

The team of researchers produced mild femoral fractures on rats, then injected them with Cannabis compounds, with and without THC to see whether THC would make a difference. It didn’t. The stoned rats did perform way better than the control group, who were left to heal on their own.
 
Now, before you rush to cut off your calcium pills with a fat blunt, I’m pretty sure it doesn’t work like that, but it’s worth to keep an eye on the news for more developments on this front.
 
You can read more about this here:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25801536
http://bettysbrownies.com/2018/01/17/what-are-the-great-health-benefits-of-consuming-marijuana/

Can I drive with marijuana in my car?

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Driving around with marijuana?

Know what are the rules and regulations when driving with bud on you.

January 1, 2018, possession of up to one (1) ounce of marijuana or eight (8) grams of concentrated cannabis (hashish) became legal for all adults age 21 and over in California. But the rules of driving around with marijuana is still in question here.

Possession of more than an ounce of marijuana

Yes, you are able to obtain possession of more than 28.5 grams of marijuana (slightly over one ounce) or more than eight (8) grams of concentrated cannabis (hashish) is prohibited under California’s marijuana legalization law. The Health and Safety Code 11357 HS, California’s marijuana possession law, does still make it a crime to:

Possess more than 28.5 grams (approximately one ounce) of marijuana or more than eight grams of concentrated cannabis;

Possess marijuana or concentrated cannabis if you are under 21, except in accordance with California’s medical marijuana laws; or

Possess marijuana on the grounds of a K-12 school while the school is in session.

Simple possession of excessive amounts of marijuana is a California misdemeanor for adult defendants. The potential penalties are:

Six (6) months in county jail, and/or

A fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500).

 

Driving with weed in your car, how can I carry my marijuana?

You are allowed to carry up to 28 grams. That is an ounce. But the issue here is not how much, because we all know it is for personal use.

The cannabis or cannabis product needs to be contained in a container or receptacle that is either sealed, resealed, or closed. According to California Vehicle Code 23222(b) VC is California’s “open container” law for marijuana. VC 23222(b) makes it unlawful to drive with any marijuana that is:

If it is not in a container or is in a container that has been opened or has a seal broken.

Is there a fraction or fine if there are any receptacle containing any cannabis or cannabis products, as defined by Section 11018.1 of the Health and Safety Code, which has been opened or has a seal broken, or loose cannabis flower not in a container, is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100).

California Marijuana Laws

World Largest Bong In Las Vegas Cannabis Museum

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Vegas newest attraction located Downtown Vegas is a museum celebrating all things cannabis.

The Worlds Immersive Cannabis Museum is only located on the Las Vegas’ downtown entertainment district.

Nobody will be allowed to smoke up at Cannabition, which opened Sept. 20, because of a Nevada ban on public consumption of marijuana, but visitors can learn about the plant and take pictures.

Guests can go through 12 installations where photo ops are also available such as the world’s largest bong 24-foot-tall glass bong that’s dubbed “Bongzilla”, under a glow-in-the-dark tree, next to a giant marijuana leaf meant to represent an edible gummy.

This museum in Las Vegas’ does have some educational components. Guests get an introduction from museum guides and some graphics on walls explain how concentrates are made and the differences between India and Sativa cannabis strains.

Only adults 21 and older will be allowed at Cannabition. The tour lasts up to an hour.

INFO General admission $24.20, no one younger than 21 admitted; Buy your tickets here cannabition.com

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