Chris White Tesla CEO Elon Musk pushed back against claims he uses Twitter and other social media to seek revenge against journalists and his opponents. “I use my tweets to express myself,” the tech entrepreneur told “60 Minutes” co-host Lesley Stahl. “Some people use their hair. I tweet.” Musk also objected to claims that he uses the medium to…
by Chris White [social_warfare] NASA is ordering an investigation into SpaceX’s culture and commitment to safety after company CEO Elon Musk took a hit off a marijuana cigarette in September on a livestreamed podcast. The agency’s review will look at both Boeing and SpaceX, both of which are responsible for transporting astronauts to the International Space…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr The Democratic governor of Pennsylvania is “disturbed” by Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ attempt to roll back protections for state medical marijuana laws and threatened legal action in a letter Thursday. Gov. Tom Wolf is reacting to a request from Sessions to Congress to eliminate a rule barring…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Recreational marijuana legalization promises to rake in more than $5 billion for California in 2018, but nearly one-third of smokers will continue buying black market weed. A new study from the University of California Agricultural Issues Center shows taxes and red tape surrounding the state’s burgeoning recreational market…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr The mayor of Philadelphia is advocating state lawmakers fully legalize marijuana and make it available for sale only through state-run liquor stores. Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney made the suggestion during a local radio interview Wednesday, explaining it will benefit Philadelphia and the state by making it harder for…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr The marijuana industry is expected to rake in windfall profits for the annual 4/20 weed holiday, celebrated by smokers across the country. Dispensaries in states with legal marijuana are estimating anywhere from a 30 to 40 percent spike in sales, as smokers load up on supplies to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr The first business in the nation to offer legal marijuana at a drive-thru window is opening Thursday in Colorado on the unofficial cannabis holiday 4/20. The business, called Tumbleweed Express, turned a rundown building previously used for car washes into a drive-thru marijuana store in Parachute, a town in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Steve Birr Fiery rhetoric on marijuana legalization from Attorney General Jeff Sessions is prompting some states to preemptively act to limit federal power over local pot laws. “They could start issuing a bunch of threat letters, they could begin raiding and arresting people in various states,” Tom Angell, chairman…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Congressman Matt Gaetz is from Florida’s most conservative district, and he is taking an approach to the “war on drugs” that many may not expect to come from such a place. See, Gaetz, according to his Facebook page, is teaming up with Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) to file a bill…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Dries Van Thielen After his 2015 election, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote his newly-elected Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould a mandate letter. One of the issues Trudeau wanted to tackle, were Canada’s strict drugs policies, he stated: “Working with the Ministers of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Health,…