Cannabis Policy & Legalization
Global cannabis legislation, decriminalization efforts, and legal battles shaping the industry.
We discovered Weedgets last year through the Maze-X pipe and it was clear this wasn’t your average cannabis accessory brand; they engineer with intention: making smoking healthier, cleaner, and more enjoyable. With the launch of the X7 Smoke Filtering One-Hitter Pipe, the brand has raised the bar again. Design & Features The X7 takes the…
Review: Weedgets X7 One-Hitter Pipe Read More »
You know those tequila shops in Mexico? The tourist traps in every major resort town that try to pass off random blends of grain spirits as the real-deal Holyfield blue agave tequila? Yes, this may come as a shock to our audience, but if you have even the slightest sense of what defines a quality…
The Toking Traveler: Why Amsterdam Weed Is Mostly Boof Read More »
“A total of $1.5 billion has been spent on medical marijuana since the state’s first dispensary opened in May 2019.” By Sonny Albarado, Arkansas Advocate Arkansans spent $10 million more on medical marijuana so far this year than during the first eight months of 2024, putting the state on track to exceed a record set…
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Sales Are On Track To Set A Read More »
New Study Cites Psychedelics And Cannabis As Best Treatments For Eating Disorders Eating disorders still affect approximately 5% of the population, most especially affecting young adults. There are different types of eating disorders but anorexia nervosa and bulimia are the most common in women. However, these conditions can affect any gender and any…
Best Treatments for Eating Disorders? Read More »
The Social Story of Cannabis While cannabis in its essence is just a plant, attached to it are perspectives and internal narratives that shape our societal relationship with it. If you’re an extreme conservative puritan, you might see it as evil, a dangerous drug that destroys one’s soul. If you’re a regular human being, you’ll…
The Social Story of Cannabis Read More »
TL;DR: Cannabis is meant to be enjoyable for adults. But when products start looking like candy or cartoons, the line gets blurry. Tobacco’s history shows that even the appearance of marketing to kids can trigger harsh regulations. If cannabis wants a sustainable future, it has to prove it can draw that line for itself. Cannabis…
When Cannabis Brands Blur Into Youth Culture, Regulators Notice: Lessons Read More »
From an outside perspective, the American cannabis industry has always been a contradiction. It combines deep cultural roots and commercial brilliance, but under a fragmented legal framework that complicates even the basics. Changes come frustratingly slow, despite years of debate and efforts to improve the system to secure everything from medical research to safe banking.…
A Green Light for Cannabis? Europe Waits While the U Read More »
Times Square has always been a billboard for America. Broadway musicals, candy brands, soda giants, sneakers, all glowing for the world to see. Now, cannabis is part of that light show. The Daily Green, a licensed New York dispensary, recently lit up a towering vertical sign spelling out CANNABIS across from the TKTS red stairs.…
Times Square Welcomed Its Brightest Cannabis Billboard Yet Read More »
“Today is a significant day for the commission and Rhode Island. This milestone represents the culmination of years of work and collaboration.” By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Currant For nearly three years, prospective business owners have eagerly waited for the date they could join Rhode Island’s budding retail cannabis market. That day is now here.…
Rhode Island Marijuana Dispensary License Application Process Officially Launches Read More »
A GOP-controlled congressional committee has approved a bill to repeal a Washington, D.C. law expanding expungements for marijuana possession. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, chaired by Rep. James Comer (R-KY), voted on Wednesday to approve the legislation—one in a series of proposals the panel advanced targeting a variety of local D.C. policies. The…
Congressional Committee Votes To Repeal Marijuana Expungements Law In Washington, Read More »
