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

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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

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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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Future’s DJ, DJ Esco, Did 56 Days In A Dubia Prison

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On January 13, Future‘s affable DJ Esco (real name: William Moore) returned to his mother’s home cooking after an unexpectedly long stay in the United Arab Emirates. He’d traveled there to perform with Future atthe 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, a swanky weekend also attended by Kim Kardashian, Prince Harry, and the Spice Girls. Future would later call his experience in Dubai “priceless” and something he would “never forget.”

Esco will also never forget his experience in Dubai, which began when he was arrested at the airport for marijuana possession. He ended up spending 56 long days in a prison where few others spoke English. As he tells it, during his stay he met a Taliban legend, learned about Islam, and befriended a warden who would ultimately help facilitate his release. “I wasn’t pissed that I was the one that got caught,” he said, recalling his experience for The FADER a week after he got home. “I was more focused on how to get out then how I got in.” Here, in his own words, is his crazy, terrifying, and totally riveting story.

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