CANNABIS CULTURE – On 9 March, the New York State’s Cannabis Control Board announced that it’s prioritizing dispensary of the first 100 cannabis licenses to applicants with past marijuana-related offenses. For ex-inmate, Coss Marte, this is a good turn of events.
Ian Aarons has long had a robust fascination with cannabis, but as the state’s long-festering push to legalize the product became a reality last year, it took his interest in a whole new direction.
A unanimous U.S. Senate has voted to expand research into cannabis to see if there are any medical benefits to the drug and its compounds, including cannabidiol.
With a slightly shortened show with three lively hosts who like joking about weed in a state where it is legal, one can only hope this year’s ceremony is elevated.