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The Vlasic Classic golf tour is growing into a uniquely powerful networking event. Founded by cannabis entrepreneur Willy Vlasic, the annual nationwide charity golf tournament is a movement built on purpose, community and philanthropy, all while spending a day on the green—literally and figuratively. Now in its third year, Vlasic Classic supports organizations like the…
A Summer on the Green With Vlasic Classic Charity Golf Read More »
Massachusetts lawmakers have approved a bill to establish a pilot program for the regulated therapeutic use of psychedelics. The pilot program proposal from Sen. Cindy Friedman (D) advanced through the legislature’s Joint Committee on Health Care Financing on Thursday. It’s now been referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing for further consideration. The…
Massachusetts Lawmakers Approve Bill To Create Psychedelic Therapy Pilot Program Read More »
Delta-8 and delta-10 THC are illegal, and state law that prohibits businesses from selling hemp-derived products without a license is constitutional, the Appellate Court of Maryland ruled on Sept. 9.The ruling reverses a lower court’s decision to grant a preliminary injunction to the Maryland Hemp Coalition and several hemp retailers, producers, farmers and consumers, who…
Appellate Court Rules Delta-8, Delta-10 THC Prohibited in Maryland Read More »
Capitalism doesn’t just create material inequality: it also inflicts pain and lays the groundwork for drugs to become a form of escape. “People whose lives have been wrecked by capitalism end up turning to drugs,” says activist Vince Tao, as quoted by Morbo. In Vancouver, Canada, that equation comes to life in neighborhoods like the…
From the Dark Web to the Streets: Meet the Canadian Read More »
A GOP-controlled congressional committee has scheduled a hearing to discuss what’s described as a Chinese “invasion” of the U.S. through illicit marijuana operations. The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, & Accountability set the hearing—titled “Invasion of the Homeland: How China is Using Illegal Marijuana to Build a Criminal Network Across America”—for Thursday, September…
[PRESS RELEASE] – WARWICK, R.I., Sept. 12, 2025 – The Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) opened the application period for adult-use cannabis retail licenses, marking the beginning of the largest expansion to Rhode Island’s cannabis industry. The commission is authorized under the Rhode Island Cannabis Act to license up to 24 retail establishments statewide, divided equally across…
Rhode Island Opens Applications for 24 Adult-Use Dispensary Licenses Read More »
It started, as these things usually do, on Reddit. A stoner with too much time and too little flower looked into his grinder, saw nothing but seeds, stems, and powdery shake, and had a revelation: this worthless detritus is still more real than the U.S. dollar. Within weeks, Shakecoin was born—the world’s first memecoin backed…
Shakecoin Turns Cannabis Crumbs Into the New Gold Standard – Read More »
Sometimes the best victories against prohibition come not from grand gestures, but from bureaucratic oversights that slowly unravel the entire system. That’s exactly what’s happening right now in North Carolina and across the country, where the legalization of hemp has accidentally created one of the most beautiful legal clusterfucks I’ve ever witnessed. Picture this: Officer…
How Legal Hemp Accidentally Broke the War on Weed: When Read More »
Members of the California Assembly and Senate have approved Assembly Bill 564, which halts a recently-enacted excise tax hike on commercially available cannabis products. The measure now awaits action from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is anticipated to sign it into law. California NORML is among the advocacy organizations that spearheaded the bill. In March, it coordinated a lobby…
California Lawmakers Advance Legislation Halting Cannabis Tax Hike Read More »
California lawmakers didn’t act quickly enough to halt the state’s cannabis excise tax rate from increasing to 19% on July 1, but industry stakeholders celebrated a better-late-than-never victory on Sept. 10.The California Senate voted, 39-1, on Wednesday to approve an Assembly-passed bill that will roll back the increase to 15% starting on Oct. 1 and…
California Cannabis Excise Tax Going Back to 15% Next Month Read More »
