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Woodstock to Screen Documentary Exploring Cannabis and Creativity

On February 12, HERbal Woodstock will host a free public screening of Cannabis + Creativity at the historic Bearsville Theater, bringing together cannabis culture, artistic expression and local community under one roof. Directed and produced by Elana Frankel, the award-winning documentary explores how cannabis intersects with creative practice across disciplines. The film follows six artists,…

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Delaware Senate Votes To Override Governor’s Veto Of Marijuana Bill

The Delaware Senate has voted to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would prevent local governments from imposing onerous zoning restrictions that make it more challenging for marijuana businesses to operate in their jurisdictions. This comes months after Gov. Matt Meyer (D) vetoed the legislation from Sen. Trey Paradee (D), who pitched it…

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Texas Cannabis Policy Is at an Inflection Point

For much of the last decade, Texas has occupied a contradictory place in the U.S. cannabis landscape. It maintains one of the nation’s most restrictive medical cannabis programs and enforces strict marijuana prohibition, yet quietly became a national powerhouse in hemp production after the 2018 Farm Bill. The result is a fragmented system defined by legal gray areas, regulatory…

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Cannabis Isn’t the Most Harmful Substance

For decades, cannabis has been treated as a public menace while alcohol and tobacco were folded into daily life, policy frameworks and corporate profit models. A newly published scientific analysis out of Canada once again flips that logic on its head. A peer-reviewed study published January 27 in the Journal of Psychopharmacology finds that alcohol…

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DOJ Has No ‘Comment Or Updates’ on Marijuana Rescheduling—More Than

The Justice Department says there are currently no updates on the marijuana rescheduling process that President Donald Trump instructed the attorney general to complete “in the most expeditious manner” more than a month ago. As advocates and industry stakeholders await the completion of that process, DOJ deputy director of public affairs Wyn Hornbuckle told Marijuana…

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This 72-Year-Old Has Been to 24,000 Concerts

As a metaphor for the passage of time, The Simpsons’ episode “Homerpalooza” (season 7, episode 24) portrays Homer in an exercise in nostalgia: while reminiscing about his youth, he assures his father that despite his age, balding head, and growing belly, he’ll keep on rocking forever. Forever. Forever. The innocence and raw truth of that…

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South Carolina Lawmakers Advance Hemp Restriction Bills, Including One To

One lawmaker said the state should protect minors without “trampling all over the freedoms” of adults. By Adrian Ashford, South Carolina Daily Gazette Legislation banning or nearly banning hemp products infused with THC, providing an alternative high in a state where marijuana remains illegal, advanced Wednesday to the House floor. House Judiciary Chairman Weston Newton,…

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Whoopi Goldberg Is Talking Cannabis in New Jersey This Feb

For decades, Whoopi Goldberg has spoken about cannabis the same way she speaks about life: plainly, honestly, without pretending it started mattering yesterday. On February 10, Goldberg will bring that voice to the stage at IgniteIt’s Market Spotlight: New Jersey, joining a live, moderated conversation that centers on cannabis, wellness, and entrepreneurship. The 30-minute session,…

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Majority of Virginia Voters Favor Retail Marijuana Sales

Sixty percent of registered Virginia voters favor allowing for the sale of adult-use marijuana products by licensed dispensaries, according to statewide polling data compiled by The Wason Center at Christopher Newport University. The positive survey results bolster the prospects for legislative efforts in the House and Senate to regulate the adult-use cannabis marketplace. Newly-elected Democratic…

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Cannabis Can Be Medicine Without Being a Cure-All, New Research

New Canadian research shows medical cannabis can help with pain, mood and quality of life, but outcomes vary widely by product, dose and patient. As cannabis policy debates intensify across North America, a newly published Canadian study offers something that has become rare in the medical marijuana conversation: perspective. The study, published online January 29…

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