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Many new laws and policies have made marijuana more accessible — like Pennsylvanias medical cannabis law passed in 2016 — and less punitive, such as the decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana enacted by several cities, including Pittsburgh. These smaller marijuana victories have been championed by advocates, but despite efforts leading to legalization of marijuana in neighboring states near Pennsylvania, including both New York and Virginia just last week, weed for recre...

Branded merch at Curated Flame Curated Flame owner Anthony “Mo” Rabinovitz set out to open a shop selling everything a smoker could possibly need, ranging from artful pipes to fun snacks, as well as CBD and Kratom. That effort also extends to making and selling creative, custom branded merchandise featuring special designs. Since its opening in July 2020, Curated Flame has sold limited-edition sweatshirts and hats featuring a smoking nun — created in partnership with Maria Coughanour...

Photo: Nick Prezioso, courtesy of Ashley Bianca Corts Ashley Bianca Corts Ashley Bianca Corts is best known for Black Forge Coffee, her metal-themed coffee shops located in Allentown and McKees Rocks, but now she is expanding her expertise to weed. In January 2021, her business went mobile when she kicked off a nationwide Save Our Stages tour, foc...

“Jurassic Spark” Grinder Pennsylvanians can still technically get jammed up for owning paraphernalia related to marijuana use, but it’s not always heavily enforced, especially in Allegheny County. (Read more about enforcement in our story “Marijuana Misdemeanors.”) And Pennsylvania medical marijuana users are technically not allowed to smoke the dry leaf they order, either; legally, it’s available for vaporization only. With that in m...

Pittsburgh City Paper staff writer Kimberly Rooney and her cat Toaster got to test out some CBD cat treats this week, and we can’t let felines have all the fun. These local stores offer CBD-infused products for hyperactive pups in need of some chillout time. Zen Dog Pumpkin Dog Treats These organic, gluten- and grain-free biscuits contain a list of ingredients, including pumpkin, molasses, oats, and 4 milligrams of CBD with the goal of helping dogs with “pain, anxiety, epilepsy, inflamma...

HURRICANE, W.Va. — Located near the Teays Valley exit of Interstate 64 in Hurricane, West Virginia, Area 34 is a meeting space that’s home of the Putnam Chamber of Commerce, the Putnam County Convention Center and Visitors Bureau and the Putnam County Solid Waste Authority. It’s also home of a quaint coffee shop. Established in 2019, Drip Coffee proved successful and spun off a second location on Main Street in October 2019. Both coffee shops are owned and operated by Rob Vanater...

“How have you never been to Blue Plate?” When I first moved to Salt Lake City as a freshman at Westminster College, Blue Plate Diner was the restaurant that my peers shamed me the most for having never tried. Now, that Blue Plate’s owners have announced they’re shutting down, after two decades in business, I’m not sure if anything can replace it as the east side’s how-have-you-not-eaten-here place. Blue Plate Diner’s popularity with college students—and r...

Photo: Courtesy of Dr. Brittany Trotter Dr. Brittany Trotter For Black musicians in Pittsburgh, there are often hoops to jump through to get the recognition, funding, and support that comes more easily to their white counterparts. On top of the already fraught world of underfunded arts programs, Black artists say they have to deal with bias and bein...

Retired Brigadier General and professor at the private Istanbul Aydın University, Naim Babüroğlu, demands a Turkish reaction to the arrival of 30 American Black Hawk and Apache helicopters to Demokritos airport in Alexandroupolis. The selection of Alexandroupolis as the base for the American helicopters, which will take part in the upcoming allied “Defender Europe 2021” exercise, continues to provoke reactions in Turkey. Retired Brigadier General and professor at the private Istanbul Ayd...

Today Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Hard freeze expected. Low 24F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.. Tonight Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Hard freeze expected. Low 24F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: April 1, 2021 @ 11:10 pm