Consumer Trends & Product Reviews
Emerging cannabis products, user reviews, market trends, and consumer preferences worldwide.
A Veteran’s Guide to Civil Disobedience When you spit into the wind, expect a wet face. When you shit where you eat, expect to be shown the door. All’s fair and whatnot. Just like when I finally opened up to my VA headshrinker, I knew it came with consequences: like the end of my career. …
Inside Uncle Rico’s Dojo: The Burn Slow Doctrine, A Veteran’s Read More »
“It’s unacceptable for humanity to demonize a sacred medicinal plant. It was more of a political decision than a scientific one.” By Mattha Busby, Filter The World Health Organization had a historic opportunity to ease a strict global ban on the coca leaf—a prohibition, campaigners said, with “racist and colonial” roots. But the agency has…
World Health Organization Won’t Ease Coca Leaf Ban, Even As Read More »
In industries built on culture as much as commerce, the right storyteller can shape how your brand is understood. Cannabis and psychedelics companies do not simply sell products. They communicate trust, purpose, and transformation. Choosing a journalist or podcast to represent your voice is not only a marketing decision. It is a reputational investment. After…
A Practical Guide to Choosing Cannabis or Psychedelics Journalists and Read More »
Strains We’ve selected some samples strains that will bring that classic scent of pine away from the evergreen and into your pipe, vaporizer or joint wherever you may find space to enjoy cannabis this holiday. Published on December 5, 2025 As the mainstream acceptance of cannabis use rumbles ever forward across the globe, the time…
Cannabis for Christmas: Strains to Celebrate the Season Read More »
The State of CBD in Japan I’ve just come from my first trip to Japan, a country notorious for their hardcore stance against illegal drugs – even medications! However, while marijuana and psychedelics are absolutely illegal in Japan, the non-psychoactive compound cannabidiol (CBD) is legal. That said, regulations of CBD are stricter compared…
CBD in Japan? Can You Have It? Use It? Read More »
Grief has a way of hollowing you out. For many, it’s a darkness we try to numb or outrun. But for a growing number of people—myself included—cannabis isn’t about escape. It’s about connection, healing, and learning to live again. After my father passed, I found myself in a fog where life felt unrecognizable. Nothing made…
When the Smoke Cleared: Finding Purpose Through Grief and Grass Read More »
A Democratic senator is holding up nearly 90 of President Donald Trump’s administrative nominees—including the president’s pick for White House drug czar who he says is among many “unqualified” candidates who threaten to “undermine the rule of law and our national security.” The Senate Judiciary Committee in October advanced the nomination of Sara Carter Bailey…
Senator Blocks Confirmation Of Trump’s ‘Unqualified’ White House Drug Czar Read More »
Kentucky’s governor says the state is “very, very close” to launching its medical marijuana program, which he expects to happen “within the next couple of weeks”—a move he says will help thousands of patients find an alternative to opioids for pain management. During a press briefing on Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) was asked by…
Kentucky’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Will Open In ‘Next Couple Read More »
The Biden administration was evidently concerned about potential legal liability in federal cases for people convicted of violating gun laws simply by being a cannabis consumer who possessed a firearm, documents obtained by Marijuana Moment show. The previously unpublished 2024 guidance from former President Joe Biden’s Justice Department generally cautioned U.S. attorneys to use discretion…
DOJ Knew Gun Ban For Marijuana Users Is Vulnerable To Read More »
Congressional researchers say it “remains unclear” how the federal government might enforce a newly enacted law that takes effect next year banning hemp THC products—flagging concerns about a potential lack of resources on the part of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). After President Donald Trump signed appropriations legislation late…
It’s ‘Unclear’ How Feds Will Enforce Hemp THC Product Ban, Read More »
