Culture & Society
Cannabis in global culture, lifestyle, music, art, and its impact on social movements
“The voters deserve to have more input. I think it’s clear the voters want this, and this is giving an opportunity to have a board that is directly accountable to the people and will be more reflective.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner A legislative bill introduced Friday would make the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission an…
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World Breeders, a cannabis seed company with who is making good on its promise to export seeds worldwide, has three founders, and it’s taken them all to shape the trajectory they have now—from working in cannabis on the “underground side,” as co-director Gorka Cid Luaces says, to an enterprise with operations on three continents and…
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Congressional leaders have reached a deal on another spending bill—and this one would continue to block Washington, D.C. from legalizing recreational marijuana sales while also warning local officials about approving cannabis dispensaries near schools. The appropriations legislation and attached reports, covering Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) as well as National Security, Department of State,…
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“We’re absolutely laser-focused on doctors, because they are really the patients’ first entry point into the program, by asking your physician if you qualify.” By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune After lawmakers blunted expansion for years, Texas’s medical marijuana industry is slated to see more marijuana operators coming online, current ones opening more facilities and…
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I don’t know if the United States remembers how they were founded. I think the general American culture has long forgotten that they are descendants of dissidents, defiant rebels who rebelled against a swollen empire that ruled the world for a hundred years with an iron fist. We used to be the people who told…
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What Is Scromiting and Why Is It Going Viral You might have seen some viral news going around that cannabis causes scromiting. Scromiting is the slang term used for cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), an actual medical condition characterized by episodes of both screaming and vomiting among some users of cannabis – hence the…
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A Maine Republican lawmaker and marijuana industry advocates are sounding the alarm about alleged misleading petition tactics being used by a campaign seeking to put an initiative on the November ballot to roll back the state’s voter-approved cannabis legalization law. A video shared by Rep. David Boyer (R) on Friday features an image of a…
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More than a third of popular U.S. hip hop and rap music videos referenced marijuana in 2024, according to a new government-supported study. Artists like Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have helped drive that trend by promoting a “chilled” lifestyle, the researchers said. According to the analysis—which was funded by the Ministry of Justice and…
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After decades of advocacy, research, and state-level experimentation, cannabis has finally been rescheduled from Schedule I to Schedule III—and that’s a really big deal. This federal shift recognizes cannabis as legitimate medicine, tears down research barriers that have stood for generations, and opens real pathways for economic growth and social healing. It’s a moment worth…
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How California, Colorado, and Oregon reshaped American cannabis policy On January 1, 2014, Colorado made history when the world’s first legal recreational cannabis stores opened their doors. Lines stretched around city blocks as curious consumers and cannabis advocates witnessed a milestone that seemed impossible just decades earlier. This moment marked the culmination of nearly a…
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