When a 14-year-old rescue named Miss Daisie began standing over her water bowl and forgetting how to drink, Angela Ardolino knew something was wrong. The dog wasn’t sick—she was slipping away. “She’d get up and go to the water bowl and just stand there,” Ardolino recalled. “My partner said, ‘I think she’s got Alzheimer’s.’ He…
Nature’s Nootropics: How Cannabis and Mushrooms Are Helping Dogs Fight Read More »
Scott Blakey never set out to be a legend — but after our recent talk, it’s clear the breeder known as Shantibaba helped shape how modern cannabis is grown, tested, and understood. Indoor Growing Changed Everything Scott described his early cultivation days in Melbourne, Australia, in the 80s, studying sciences at the university. He would…
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President Donald Trump signed a spending measure Nov. 12, funding federal operations through January and ending the longest government shutdown in US history after 43 days. The Senate had approved the measure the previous day, with seven Democrats crossing party lines to reach the needed 60-vote majority. They were won over by a Republican pledge to revisit the question of…
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Every November, Americans take a collective breath to honor those who’ve worn the uniform, the ones who stood watch in silence, who carried both pride and pain home with them, and who continue to serve in quieter ways long after their military careers end. For many veterans, returning home can be its own kind of…
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[PRESS RELEASE] – LAS VEGAS, Oct. 30, 2025 – Triminator, a pioneering force in cannabis processing solutions since its inception in Northern California, announced its strategic evolution through integration with Mobius, forming the world’s largest manufacturer of post-harvest processing equipment for the cannabis industry.This transition combines Triminator’s storied legacy of innovation with Mobius’ advanced in-house…
Triminator Evolves With Mobius to Usher in New Era of Read More »
Researchers have developed a new glossary to describe cannabis aromas, debunking certain theories about what gives marijuana strains their unique smell profiles and creating a lexicon to better classify varieties for consumers and businesses. Notably, they found that— contrary to popular belief—terpene content is a poor predictor of cannabis’s scent profile. For the study, published…
Scientists Develop New Glossary Of Marijuana Aromas That Industry Could Read More »
It’s a blazing hot 92-degree (33°C) day at the Casa Flor farm in Willits, California, and the first attribute of the towering cannabis plants that I take in is their ability to shade me from the sun. Two days after the autumnal equinox, the coolest place to be is down in the dirt among the…
Chaos in a Jar: Field-Testing Flower for Hash Read More »
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Oct. 11 that had aimed to expand patient access to medical cannabis in the nation’s oldest legalized marketplace.The legislation, Assembly Bill 1332, would have allowed licensed microbusinesses to ship medical cannabis directly to patients in California using a common courier, such as UPS or FedEx, under limited…
California Governor Vetoes Bill to Allow Medical Cannabis Home Shipments Read More »
Over the last few years, the industry has seen a spike in lawsuits filed by cannabis operators against regulators, service providers, and even other operators as once-booming markets decline.California and Colorado, for example, have been home to some particularly headline-dominating litigation as business owners attempt to force state agencies to update insufficient regulations, all in…
A Recipe For Avoiding Disaster: How Strong Trade Associations Can Read More »
This November, the cannabis community heads to São Paulo, Brazil, where some of the biggest names in cultivation, branding, and extraction are teaming up for something new. It’s called Beyond Cultivation Bootcamp (BCB), and it promises to reshape how the world learns, grows, and launches cannabis. It’s not a trade show. Not a lecture circuit.…
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