FOR most of his 67 years, Verald Vassell has preached ganja’s medicinal and religious virtues. Until last year, those who listened were largely from his Rastafarian faith.
As revelers poured in to Colorado last month to mark the unofficial “4/20” holiday celebrated by cannabis enthusiasts worldwide, some soon learned the limits of the state’s marijuana law.
Local pot activist Jodi Emery says Washington State’s soon-to-be-realized legal marijuana industry could have a negative impact on tourism in B.C., as south-of-the-border pot enthusiasts will no longer have to drive north to get a taste of cannabis culture.
Marijuana tourism is on the way to Colorado, under a recommendation made Tuesday by a state task force to regulate the drug made legal by voters last year.
Marijuana tourism is on the way to Colorado, under a recommendation made Tuesday by a state task force to regulate the drug made legal by voters last year.
A Dutch judge in The Hague Friday upheld a law banning foreigners from entering the country's famous marijuana coffee houses. That means that as of next week, foreigners will be unable to purchase marijuana at coffee houses in three southern border provinces.