Jason

Think You Can Sell ‘Skittles Weed’? See You in Court — Trademark Law Doesn’t Care About Cannabis’ Illegality

TL;DR: The “illegality defense” is dead. From Skittles to RAW, cannabis copycats keep losing in court. Infringement is infringement. Some…

11 months ago

The Rent is [Over] Due: The Shasta Cannabis Story

There is a particular kind of clarity that comes only from packing everything you own into a small Ford Focus…

11 months ago

New Federal Study Proves That Cannabis Treats Anxiety and Depression – The Push for Schedule 3 That Was Needed?

More importantly, there are clear political implications. When federally funded research shows that cannabis can have positive mental health benefits,…

11 months ago

Will Trump Cut Staffing at the DEA if Cannabis is Rescheduled to 3 or Descheduled?

After over fifty years of existence, the Drug Enforcement Administration has compiled a track record that would make any other…

11 months ago

Woodstock Goes Weed: The Festival’s Legacy Now Comes in a Can

Woodstock once meant guitars screaming under the rain, joints passed from hand to hand, and a field of kids chasing…

11 months ago

10 Hard Truths Every Cannabis Breeder Learns

Breeding cannabis is both art and science, a dance between instinct and data, between heritage and innovation. Every breeder who…

11 months ago

URB’N Dispensary: From pharmacist to cannabist

When Ramez Maxemous, a.k.a. Max, tells you he’s a pharmacist turned dispensary owner, you might raise an eyebrow. After all,…

11 months ago

The Cookie Cutter Crusade: Taking Down the Tired Talking Points of Cannabis Prohibitionists

Here we go again, folks. Just when you think the cannabis prohibition debate might evolve beyond the same tired talking…

11 months ago

Amsterdam’s Green Paradox: How the Dutch Made Weed Global Without Legalizing It

I still keep, in my phone’s notepad, the list of strains I smoked and the coffeeshops where I scored them—a…

11 months ago

From Prison to Precision: How Colin Fraser is Using Cannabis to Build Economic & Health Equity

Colin Fraser’s life has been punctuated by moments that could have ended him. He was shot eight times. He was…

11 months ago