Culture & Society
Cannabis in global culture, lifestyle, music, art, and its impact on social movements
Medical marijuana has become an essential treatment option for many patients in Virginia. It provides relief from chronic pain, anxiety, epilepsy, and a variety of other medical conditions. If you rely on medical cannabis for your health, ensuring that your medical marijuana card remains valid is critical. Not only does it allow you legal…
Renewing Your Medical Marijuana Card in Virginia: What You Need Read More »
Ontario’s legal cannabis market is moving more product than ever, but selling it is becoming a losing game for many shop owners. New data from the Ontario Cannabis Store’s 2024 By the Numbers report shows a record-breaking $2.15 billion in retail sales, an 11% increase from 2023, with nearly 409 million grams of tested flower…
The Legal Weed Meltdown Ontario Doesn’t Want You to See Read More »
There are two stories behind why people start using cannabis: for fun, or to ease the mind. A new paper from King’s College London, published in BMJ Mental Health, says those two starting points are linked to different mental-health trajectories. But I think we need to do some debunking here. For starters, it isn’t the…
Does Self-Medicating with Cannabis Raise Paranoia? The Real Issue Is Read More »
An Ohio bill to significantly revise the state’s marijuana program, while adding new restrictions to the hemp market, has hit a roadblock—with the Senate soundly rejecting the latest amended version that advanced out of the House. The legislation from Sen. Stephen Huffman (R) first passed the Senate in February before reaching the House floor last…
Ohio Senate Rejects House Changes To Bill Scaling Back Voter-Approved Read More »
The first look at Don’t Be A Clown just landed. Watch it on High Times’ YouTube, then circle December 1 for the full short film. High Times has teamed up with Official Cannabis Seed Company on the project from filmmaker Dan Levy Dagerman, founder of High Concept Entertainment and the mind behind You, Me &…
Watch the Trailer for ‘Don’t Be A Clown’: A Sharp, Read More »
“The industry can’t afford to sit this out… National trade groups, operators and investors should help fund and coordinate local opposition now.” By Joanne Caceres and Hannah King, Dentons Two under-the-radar signature drives in New England could become the biggest political test for cannabis legalization in a decade—and the industry is largely ignoring them. In…
The Cannabis Industry Is Sleeping On Threat To Repeal Legalization Read More »
There’s another effort brewing to undermine a state voter-approved marijuana law—this time in Maine, where a citizen initiative backed by GOP operatives has been submitted in hopes of rolling back the commercial adult-use market. Almost 10 years after Maine voters passed a recreational legalization measure at the ballot, a group of voters—including a Republican state…
New Maine Ballot Initiative Would Roll Back Marijuana Legalization Law Read More »
Cannabis use is associated with sustained reductions in analgesia and improvements in glycemic control in patients suffering from diabetic neuropathy, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Biomedicines. Israeli researchers assessed the adjunctive use of inhaled cannabis in a cohort of 50 patients suffering from treatment-resistant diabetic neuropathy. Study participants inhaled standardized, medical-grade cannabis…
Longitudinal Study: Inhaled Cannabis is “Safe and Effective” for Treating Read More »
“All of them was very delightful, you know, but we’ll see what happens.” By Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star A heavyweight in the legal cannabis industry visited Pennsylvania’s Capitol to meet with state lawmakers Wednesday. Known as “the baddest man on the planet” at the height of his boxing career, former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson entered…
Mike Tyson Talks Marijuana With Pennsylvania Governor And Top Lawmakers Read More »
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is promoting an anti-drug ad campaign from a Trump-affiliated nonprofit—including one spot that links fentanyl-contaminated marijuana to overdose deaths and depicts a lit cannabis joint as part of the macabre PSA. The ads, which were created by the organization Make America Fentanyl Free (MAFF), reportedly received input from President Donald…
DEA Promotes Ad Campaign From Trump-Linked Group Blaming Marijuana Laced Read More »
