This week, the Detroit City Council unanimously voted to extend a temporary ban on legal cannabis sales through March 31 in order to give the city time to create a social equity program for its new industry. In the meantime, local police are working to crack down on black market pot shops that have sprung…

Image via An Ohio man charged with possessing 91 pounds of cannabis walked free after prosecutors failed to determine if his massive stash was actually marijuana or merely hemp. According to Cleveland’s ABC affiliate, News 5, journalists learned about the 91-pound bust that went, well, bust after contacting attorneys about a similar story involving Browns…

Santa Cruz just became the second US city to decriminalize nearly every plant- or fungi-based psychedelic substance. On Tuesday night at 8:44pm, Santa Cruz, California City Council voted unanimously 7-0 in favor of the measure. The original draft measure states that it’s a: Resolution declaring that the investigation and arrest of individuals twenty-one (21) years…

Photo via A Los Angeles police officer was arrested and had his gun and badge confiscated after a surveillance camera caught the cop padding his pockets with stolen money during a raid on a black market cannabis grow. According to KTLA, officer Louis Mota has been remanded to home leave while he faces theft charges…

A San Antonio, Texas man was caught orange-handed this week after police officers discovered four ounces of cannabis hidden in a bag of Cheetos during a routine traffic stop. According to the San Antonio Current, 33-year-old Carmelo Deleon was pulled over earlier this month after cops said he ran a red light. While he was…