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The Social Story of Cannabis While cannabis in its essence is just a plant, attached to it are perspectives and internal narratives that shape our societal relationship with it. If you’re an extreme conservative puritan, you might see it as evil, a dangerous drug that destroys one’s soul. If you’re a regular human being, you’ll…
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TL;DR: Cannabis is meant to be enjoyable for adults. But when products start looking like candy or cartoons, the line gets blurry. Tobacco’s history shows that even the appearance of marketing to kids can trigger harsh regulations. If cannabis wants a sustainable future, it has to prove it can draw that line for itself. Cannabis…
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From an outside perspective, the American cannabis industry has always been a contradiction. It combines deep cultural roots and commercial brilliance, but under a fragmented legal framework that complicates even the basics. Changes come frustratingly slow, despite years of debate and efforts to improve the system to secure everything from medical research to safe banking.…
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Times Square has always been a billboard for America. Broadway musicals, candy brands, soda giants, sneakers, all glowing for the world to see. Now, cannabis is part of that light show. The Daily Green, a licensed New York dispensary, recently lit up a towering vertical sign spelling out CANNABIS across from the TKTS red stairs.…
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“Today is a significant day for the commission and Rhode Island. This milestone represents the culmination of years of work and collaboration.” By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Currant For nearly three years, prospective business owners have eagerly waited for the date they could join Rhode Island’s budding retail cannabis market. That day is now here.…
Rhode Island Marijuana Dispensary License Application Process Officially Launches Read More »
A GOP-controlled congressional committee has approved a bill to repeal a Washington, D.C. law expanding expungements for marijuana possession. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, chaired by Rep. James Comer (R-KY), voted on Wednesday to approve the legislation—one in a series of proposals the panel advanced targeting a variety of local D.C. policies. The…
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Water is an essential part of a cannabis plant’s life; however, as a beginner grower, it can be challenging to know just how much water to give them. We have all been there as first-time growers, wondering what the right amount to provide them with is. In this article, I will cover everything you need…
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A California bill to put a pause on a recently enacted tax hike on marijuana products is now heading to the governor after a final unanimous vote in the Assembly. On Thursday, the Assembly voted 57-0 to concur with recent Senate changes to the legislation from Assemblymember Matt Haney (D), meaning it will go to…
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Carmelo Anthony just made basketball history. The ten-time NBA All-Star was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this September, a moment that cements his place among the game’s greats. Now, the New York legend is marking that milestone in a very different way: with weed. Anthony’s STAYME7O Cannabis is teaming up with…
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For decades, marijuana consumers have debated whether using a bong, where smoke is pulled through water before inhalation, is any safer than inhaling smoke from a joint. Conventional wisdom has long held that water filtration makes for a cleaner, less harmful consumption experience. But a new study, by authors affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison…
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