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“In addition to potential criminal penalties, the veto will force them, collectively, to lay off dozens of employees and will cost them millions of dollars in investments and lost sales.” By David Beasley, The Center Square The state of Ohio has until Friday to respond to a lawsuit by breweries challenging Gov. Mike DeWine’s (R)…
Ohio Officials Face Friday Deadline To Respond To Hemp THC Read More »
Florida’s Supreme Court has shut down a marijuana campaign’s appeal that sought judicial intervention to restore tens of thousands of signatures that the state invalidated for a legalization ballot initiative. After Smart & Safe Florida submitted the appeal last month, the court on Monday said it was declining to review the petition over 71,000 invalidated…
Florida Supreme Court Rejects Marijuana Campaign’s Appeal To Restore Legalization Read More »
“Do you know why I stopped you this evening?” “No sir, I was going the speed limit…” “You have a taillight out, and you failed to stop before entering the roadway back there at the gas station. Do you have your license and registration?” “Uh, yeah, it’s right here… I’ll get that fixed as soon…
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The best weed ads don’t feel like ads anymore. They feel like content built to survive the algorithm and earn the repost. A high-stakes poker table. One last infused drink. A fight that escalates into clean, choreographed chaos. That’s the premise of a new brand film from Pharos, built around Hollywood actor, filmmaker and stunt…
Censored Everywhere, Cinematic Anyway: The New Weed Ad Playbook Read More »
The Colorado House of Representatives has sent a bill to the governor that would allow terminally ill patients to use medical marijuana in healthcare facilities such as hospitals—with recently added provisions that advocates argue undermine the measure’s original intent. Weeks after advancing through the Senate, with amendments, the legislation from Sen. Kyle Mullica (D) cleared…
Colorado Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Use In Hospitals Heads Read More »
In High Times’ new documentary on Rove, one of cannabis culture’s most enduring rituals gets rebuilt through craft, consistency and modern product design. In a new film centered on Rove’s latest product, High Times looks past the hype and into a bigger question: what happens when one of cannabis culture’s most enduring rituals gets reworked…
New High Times Documentary Explores the Blunt’s Next Chapter Read More »
Just one dose of psilocybin combined with therapy is associated with “significantly increased long-term abstinence” from cigarettes compared to nicotine patches, according to a new study published by the American Medical Association (AMA) that indicates the psychedelic “holds potential in the treatment of tobacco use disorder.” Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and…
Psilocybin Helps People Quit Cigarettes More Effectively Than Nicotine Patches Read More »
Before New Constellations started turning heads with dreamy synth-pop and soft-focus heat, Harlee Case was already building a different kind of scene in Portland: femme, weird, welcoming, and very, very stoned. “Females first. In cannabis there are plenty of heady bros doing things, we wanted to create a space for women and one where they…
Before Weed Learned To Fake Female Empowerment, Harlee Case Made Read More »
Yesterday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro appeared before the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, where he firmly criticized outdated anti-drug policies (such as cannabis prohibition) and proposed alternatives to state violence.Weed for protest, cocaine for capital, fentanyl for the apocalypseCoca cultivation in Colombia: Alternatives to combat drug trafficking This is far from the first time Petro…
Colombian President Says ‘Weed Was for Protest, Cocaine Is the Read More »
The Arizona Senate has passed a bill to penalize people who create “excessive” amounts of marijuana smoke or odor—a policy that’s received pushback from advocates who say the proposals amount to overreach that wasn’t envisioned under the state’s voter-approved legalization law. After being significantly dialed back in response to that criticism, the bill from Sen.…
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