Chandler Jones, brother of the UFC’s Jon Jones was allegedly hospitalized due to a bad reaction to synthetic marijuana on Sunday.

Last night, it was reported that Chandler Jones of the New England Patriots, and brother of UFC fighter Jon Jones, was hospitalized following a pill overdose. Today, much more information regarding the incident has come to light and it is now being reported that Jones actually had a reaction to synthetic marijuana. Chris Gasper of The Boston Globe tweeted about it:

Source with knowledge of the situation confirms it was synthetic marijuana that caused Chandler Jones’ bad reaction and hospitalization.

— Christopher Gasper (@cgasper) January 13, 2016

Located about a block away from the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver is the legal marijuana dispensary Good Chemistry. 

By Steve Brown

DENVER, Colo. There is a distinct possibility that legalized recreational marijuana could soon arise as a new industry in Massachusetts. And with an expected ballot question on the horizon, some state lawmakers are taking new measures to help the body prepare for such a change.

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Members of a Massachusetts Senate panel plan to visit Colorado next week to learn more about that state’s experience with the legalized use of recreational marijuana.

The Senate Special Committee on Marijuana was created last year in response to a likely 2016 ballot question that — if approved by voters — would allow pot to be used recreationally in Massachusetts.

A draft itinerary for the four-day trip starting Monday includes meetings and discussions with Colorado state regulators, legislators and law enforcement officials.

Doctors call it an important drug, lawmakers see it raising tax revenue and voters are likely to make it legal.

FALL RIVER — Marijuana will be king in 2016.

It is all coming together for pot in the coming year. Doctors call it an important drug, lawmakers see it raising tax revenue and voters are likely to make it legal.

Marijuana growers are also promising a few hundred well-paid jobs locally if they get their way. There are currently four separate proposals to build grow houses in the area.

Fall River and Freetown have both put out the welcome mat to companies that want to build and operate facilities to grow pharmaceutical-grade marijuana.

A medical marijuana dispensary, operated by the same company that has one in Northampton, is set to open in mid-January in Brookline.

The town’s selectmen earlier this week handed a license to operate to a medical marijuana dispensary to the New England Treatment Access, Inc.

“There remain a few additional approvals to be issued before we begin serving patients, but this was the biggest hurdle and we are moving forward full steam ahead,” the company said in an email, adding that they expect to open halfway through January.

“For the first few weeks, we will be operating on an appointment-only basis to help ensure a smooth opening,” the company added.

The Massachusetts Secretary of State’s office today certified 70,739 signatures submitted by the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, clearing the way for the petition to move forward toward the 2016 state ballot.

“Today’s announcement confirms that the people of Massachusetts want to vote on an initiative to regulate marijuana and end the practice of punishing adults for using a substance less harmful than alcohol,” said Campaign Manager Will Luzier. “We are excited to have reached this milestone and look forward to the legislative debate over the benefits of ending prohibition and regulating and taxing marijuana.”

A proposal to make marijuana legal and tax it like liquor has cleared another hurdle on its way to the 2016 ballot.

Secretary of State William F. Galvin said the proposed law had exceeded a minimum petition signature requirement of 64,750, along with five other proposals.

Other measures include proposals to do away with the Common Core education standards in Massachusetts, open more charter schools, and ban the sale of eggs that aren’t “cage-free.”

Galvin sent the initiative petitions to the Legislature. It has until May to act on them. If the proposals are not adopted, petitioners only need to gather an additional 10,792 signatures to place their question on the ballot.

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Solicitor General, Donald Verrilli Jr., issued a statement Wednesday advising the Supreme Court not to hear a lawsuit Nebraska and Oklahoma filed against Colorado’s marijuana legalization law last December.