the lobsterpot< newswrap Apr 24th 23'

Were You Del(Aware)?

Delaware’s Democratic Governor, John Carney, has said that he will allow legislation for adult use cannabis in the state, repealing state-level penalties for possession and creating a regulated marketplace. 

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Speaking to the decision he said something brilliant:

“I came to this decision because I believe we’ve spent far too much time focused on this issue, when Delawareans face more serious and pressing concerns every day. It’s time to move on.”

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Couldn’t have put it better ourselves.

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Short-Worm Effects

The munchies are a universally understood side effect of being stoned. If you’ve consumed cannabis even a handful of times, you’re likely to have experienced the very particular nature of the sensation. Well, it turns out we’re not alone: it happens to worms too.

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A Journey Into Trips

Less news and more moments of interest, this piece in The New Yorker does a beautiful job of steering you through parts of history that you probably didn’t have much awareness of. So here it is, raising your consciousness about consciousnesses being raised – you’re welcome.

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Skunk-239

There’s growing frustration in Malta right now, because the whole island is in a sort of legal cannabis limbo. It’s definitely legal, but proper reform doesn’t seem to be materialising. In fact, the Maltese government’s approach has been likened to the arms’ length approach of handling plutonium. Spicy.

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An Albatross Around Quebec

We’re a little too proud of how bad that pun is. Anyway, the Canadian Supreme Court has upheld Quebec’s ban on homegrown cannabis. The whole debate centres around product quality and consumer protection. Tell that to Germany – amirite?! But seriously, this is something that Quebec is wrong on, we’ll just say it.

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Too Rich For My Blood

And because there are no other features from the festivities of last week, we thought we’d round out this week’s newswrap with, not only a celebration of cannabis, an ode to The Hitch Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. Zen Cannabis created a 420 pound chocolate bar, containing 4.2 million milligrams of THC, all for the low-low price of $42,000. Good work people.

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(p.s. please enjoy this week’s theme song)

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