Marijuana Goes Legal At 12:01 AM In Alaska And Washington D.C.

America is getting greener every day. Voter approved ballot initiatives to fully legalize marijuana passed last November in Alaska and Washington D.C. This week they are going into effect. 

Up north in The Last Frontier State, Alaskans gained their cannabis freedom yesterday. In the nation’s capitol, at 12:01 a.m. tonight, it will become legal to possess and grow marijuana.

What makes things more interesting is that there are no retail stores opening anytime soon in either locality. In D.C. ,  Congress may also have a say.

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Snoop Dogg Starting A Venture Capital Fund For Marijuana Start Up Companies

Following Snoop Dogg’s investments in entertainment website Reddit, and zero-fee stock trading platform Robinhood, the marijuana aficionado has decided to focus his efforts towards an industry in which he has a lot of expertise. The rapper is hoping to gather a fund of $25 million USD to finance cannabis-related startups, with weed delivery service Eaze being a potential recipient. As medical and recreational marijuana legalization continues, startups within the industry is ripe for investment, and the Long Beach rapper is hoping to reap some of the inevitable profit.

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