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A church for marijuana lovers is planning its official grand opening in Denver, Colorado on April 20 (world weed day). The new church known as International Church of Cannabis has taken over a former Christian church building and claims to be the first large venue in the world where cannabis can be legally consumed in a social environment. The church says it will "offer a home to adults everywhere who are looking to create the best version of themselves by way of the sacred plant." Members of the church call themselves Elevationists, founding member Steve Berke through the church's website said: "Our lifestance is that an individual’s spiritual journey, and search for meaning, is one of self-discovery that can be accelerated with ritual cannabis use. Elevationists claim no divine authority, nor authoritarian structure, therefore, those of all religious and cultural background are welcome to visit our chapel and take part in our celebrations." The group is ...

Canada is set to legalise marijuana for recreational use by July next year. Such use is already allowed in the US states of Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska as well as California, Massachusetts, Maine and Nevada. But Canada would become the first G7 industrialised nation to do so nationwide. Marijuana for medical purposes is already legal but annual sales of recreational marijuana could be as high as £5.2bn. The Liberal government in Ottawa has put forward legislation to end the prohibition of pot, and would let adults possess 30g of the drug in public. It set the legal age at 18, but said it would be up to each province to decide if it should be higher and also how the drug is distributed and sold. Public health experts have mostly backed a minimum age of 21 as the brain continues to develop to about 25, according to a government-backed panel. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau believes the new measures would restrict youngsters' access to marijuana and reduce ...

Drake’s More Life has just hit another milestone. The massively popular playlist, which has topped the Billboard 200 for three weeks straight, has already surpassed one billion streams, according to Billboard. This is a staggering feat that dwarfs competitors. Ed Sheeran’s ÷, for instance, has amassed 599 million streams of its songs and it’s been out for five weeks. Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic — which has been out for 20 weeks — has reached 470 million streams. Both are whopping figures that pale in comparison to Aubrey’s latest numbers. The 6 God has seen this before. His last album, Views, is the most streamed LP of all time with more than 3.48 billion on-demand audio streams to date, according to the report. Released last month, More Life opened with major figures, selling 505,000 equivalent album units in its first week. It went on to top the charts and helped Drake shatter streaming records almost immediately.

2017 Billboard Music Award Nominations Revealed The 2017 Billboard Music Awards are quickly approaching and organizers are now proud to announce this year’s nominees. Leading the pack with 22 nominations are Drake and The Chainsmokers, followed by Twenty One Pilots at 17, Rihanna with 14, The Weeknd with 13, and Beyoncé rounding out the top six with eight of her own. Drizzy already broke a Spotify record last month for his More Life album, however any honors he gets during this year’s event will come from the triple platinum project Views. See the list of categories and nominations below, and be sure to tune into ABC on May 21st for the 2017 Billboard Music Awards. Top Artist: Adele Beyonce Justin Bieber The Chainsmokers Drake Ariana Grande Shawn Mendes Rihanna Twenty One Pilots The Weeknd Top New Artist: Alessia Cara Desiigner Lil Uzi Vert Lukas Graham Zayn Billboard Chart Achievement Award Presented by Xfinity: Luke Bryan Nicki Minaj The Chainsmokers The Weeknd Twenty ...

Kendrick Lamar has revealed collaborations with Rihanna and U2 on his forthcoming album. The rapper released the track listings for his fourth studio album, titled DAMN, on Tuesday, along with the cover artwork. Rihanna and U2 feature on two separate songs, Loyalty and XXX. The follow-up to 2015's To Pimp A Butterfly features 14 new tracks in total, including Blood, DNA, Fear, and Lamar's latest single, Humble. Fans on social media were excited by the appearance of Rihanna on the record, but not as keen on U2. One user said: "Kendrick has a song featuring... U2. Okay," while another added: "I really do not need to hear U2 on a Kendrick album." "Really excited about the new Kendrick album but that U2 feature... lol," wrote another user. In a recent interview with Pitchfork, Lamar teased the album, saying: "My focus is ultimately going back to my community and the other communities around the world where they're doing the...

Not long ago, Washington University introduced a class for students centered around the politics of Kanye West. Now, for his final lecture on the course this semester, Dr. Jeffrey McCune will use Kanye West in a case study for mental illness.  Professor McCune explains the idea behind the lecture saying,  'ultimately what I’m getting at in this lecture is not just about Kanye, it’s also about the larger notion of crazy and how we utilize it”. He adds that  “I want to give people permission to be enraged. Give people permission to be upset, to be angry, to be frustrated. Give people permission to have moments where they break. Give people permission to have moments where they experience depression. I want to give them permission to have those moments without being characterized as being some type of deviant figure in the community. I don’t want to take away that experience and call it crazy. It’s reasonable, and it must be addressed with love, compassion, care...

Just one week after premiering “Come Closer” with Drake, WizKid pays tribute to his native Africa in the dance-heavy video. Directed by DAPS, the visual is a colorful myriad of scenes layered with paint and special effects. While the Starboy and his team of dancers whine across the clip, paint splashes and kaleidoscope effects create dazzling images. Soundtracked by Afrobeat production, the visual also has beautiful nods to Africa. This is depicted in the headdresses and face paint worn by the gorgeous models, in some of the clothing, and the continent even decorates one of the dancers’ necklaces. Drake isn’t in the video, but he’s building quite a relationship with WizKid, who hails from Nigeria. The two previously collaborated with Kyla on their massively popular “One Dance” collaboration. Previously titled “Hush Up the Silence,” “Come Closer” is the lead single off WizKid’s forthcoming RCA Records debut album, Sounds From the Other Side.