Culture & Society
Cannabis in global culture, lifestyle, music, art, and its impact on social movements
In any business, the cover-up is often worse than the crime. Cannabis operators face scrutiny and high expectations as one of the most highly regulated emerging industries in the United States. However, regulators are often limited in their capacity to monitor and enforce within each state’s regime.To shift some of the burden, operators are required…
Cultivating Compliance: Self-Reporting Incidents to Regulators Read More »
Baltimore. It’s a city perhaps known more as the setting for award-winning television shows than for the artists who call it home. Never mind Tupac’s brief stint living in B-more as a young teen. From every corner of the musical spectrum, including the city’s own long-standing, eponymous dance music genre known as “Baltimore Club,” Charm…
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The divide between cannabis and hemp has never been more volatile. A new chapter in the cannabis movement unfolds, but instead of progress, we’re seeing fragmentation. Social stigma and commonly held misconceptions surrounding hemp-derived THC, but most specifically Delta-8, Delta-9 and other psychoactive cannabinoids, is intensifying and highlights a significant need for education. This dramatic…
Inside the Industry’s Identity Crisis – Cannabis & Tech Today Read More »
Senate panel slams Schedule I marijuana & psychedelics limitations; PA senator on legalization; MS ibogaine hearing; TX hemp poll; LSD for dog anxiety Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment…
Major pharma & alcohol companies lobbied Congress on cannabis (Newsletter: Read More »
A powerhouse partnership is taking shape in California’s Coachella Valley, where cannabis operator Green Horizons has signed a five-year master service agreement with FOHSE, a leader in high-performance cultivation lighting and technology. The strategic alliance signals a major step forward for scalable cannabis production, merging advanced engineering with a vision for industry-leading efficiency. Under the…
Green Horizons and FOHSE Join Forces to Power the Future Read More »
Before Nature’s Heritage was a premium cannabis brand, it was a lesson learned the hard way—through a failed California venture that sparked something more enduring. MariMed, the company behind Nature’s Heritage, has roots that stretch back to 2008, when co-founders Bob Fireman and Jon Levine entered the cannabis industry through an investment in a California…
Nature’s Heritage Brings Old-School Genetics to the Modern Market – Read More »
Humans have loved cannabis for millennia, but historically the edibles category has lacked true innovation and underperformed. Traditional edibles have been plagued by unpredictable onset and offset, poor taste, imprecise dosing and limited infusion methods. In 2024, gummies alone accounted for $2.57 billion in U.S. sales. But while the category is growing, many products still…
We’re at a Tipping Point in the Edibles Category – Read More »
“Fast Glass” is a term coined by Susie Plasciencia, founder of Latinas in Cannabis and co-founder of MOTA Glass. She is referring to the inferior functional glass products that are mass produced and pushed on consumers to make a quick buck. Plasciencia is an entrepreneur who went to USC and had to break away from…
MOTA Fuels the American Glass Revolution – Cannabis & Tech Read More »
Welcome to the latest edition of “Last week in Weed,” catching you up on the latest breaking news and industry developments in the world of cannabis. Here’s what you may have missed over the last week: Congress Moves to Block Cannabis Rescheduling Despite momentum earlier this year, a key congressional panel just threw a wrench…
July 8- July 15, 2025 – Cannabis & Tech Today Read More »
Cannabis dispensaries need all the brand awareness they can get. But when major corporations have big enough pockets to inundate search engine advertisements, it’s difficult to break through the noise. That’s where SEO (search engine optimization) comes into play. SEO, when done strategically, can alter the trajectory of a dispensary’s success (and revenue). Every week,…
How to Drive More Traffic and Convert Visitors into Customers Read More »
