Today, “equity” is a watchword in the cannabis legalization movement, as state and local governments try to craft models for an adult-use market designed to correct the social harms of prohibition and the War on Drugs. But this public consciousness is due to the work of many who pushed the issue long before doing so…
Sister Somayah Kambui: An Early Visionary of Cannabis Equity Read More »
Dozens of hemp farmers from Kentucky are urging their state’s senior U.S. senator to back off from his push to recriminalize some products that are derived from their crops. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who successfully championed the federal legalization of hemp through the 2018 Farm Bill, has been working this year to roll back that…
Farmers Tell Mitch McConnell His Push To Ban Hemp Products Read More »
A new federally funded study shows that while the AI function of the popular social media platform Snapchat will readily provide users with information on hemp-based cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC, as well as alcohol, it applies a different standard to marijuana. The research, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, assessed AI behavior on…
Snapchat AI Blocks Marijuana Answers While Providing Info On Alcohol Read More »
From the onset of cannabis criminalization, prohibitionists have sought to advance their agenda — to unduly influence public opinion — by sensationalizing the supposed strength of cannabis. In the 1930s, while lobbying for the first-ever federal ban on cannabis, Bureau of Narcotics Commissioner Harry Anslinger alleged that the marijuana of a century ago was so uniquely potent…
Debunking Pot Potency Hysteria: The Truth About ‘Super-Strong’ Weed Read More »
For the first time, Latin America will host a gathering of the world’s leading minds in psychedelics, mental health, and longevity. On October 8–10, Buenos Aires will become the stage for LaPsyConf, a three-day conference bringing together scientists, regulators, entrepreneurs, and investors to explore the future of therapeutic innovation. Psychedelics at the Center of a…
Rick Doblin, David Nutt and More Global Psychedelics Leaders Gather Read More »
As a marijuana rescheduling proposal awaits President Donald Trump’s decision, some GOP members of Congress are urging him to move forward with the reform—with one lawmaker taking a jab at former President Joe Biden by joking that it’s possible the prior administration “must have not been able to find the autopen in time” to complete…
Biden Failed To Reschedule Marijuana Because He Couldn’t ‘Find The Read More »
Argentina has been selected as the stage for the inaugural Global CannaForum, a new international B2B event that will gather cannabis executives, investors, policymakers, and scientists in Buenos Aires on October 15, 2025. Unlike consumer expos or cultural festivals, the Global CannaForum is designed with a singular focus: to connect global capital with Latin America’s…
Argentina to Host International B2B Cannabis Forum This October Read More »
As prohibitionist policies tighten, drug users find loopholes to keep using, often at the expense of their own health. There even seems to be a direct relationship: the stricter the state control, the more dangerous the alternative substances developed to circumvent the law. Because there’s no shortage of opportunists who, in the absence of efficient…
A Specter Haunting Asia: What Is Etomidate, or ‘Zombie Juice,’ Read More »
Minnesota officials have granted the state’s first-ever marijuana event organizer license, allowing adults to buy and consume cannabis products on-site at a festival this weekend. Artists famed for their embrace of cannabis culture—including Killer Mike, Warren G and Afroman—are set to preform at the event. The state Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) awarded the special…
Minnesota Awards First Marijuana Event License Allowing On-Site Sales And Read More »
Marijuana reform advocates are forcefully pushing back against a new poll commissioned by a prohibitionist group that purports to demonstrate that a majority of Americans oppose a pending marijuana rescheduling proposal—when, in reality, the survey is based on two leading questions that play into hypotheticals about potential consequences related to youth and foreign cartels. Smart…
Marijuana Reform Advocates Slam ‘Misleading’ Rescheduling Poll From Prohibitionist Group Read More »
