Jason

Is a MAGA-Aligned Think Tank Using the Hemp Ban to Advance a New Federal War on Cannabis?

TL;DR: Trump’s surprise hemp ban doesn’t just wipe out a massive part of the hemp-derived market; it may also create…

8 months ago

We Now Know President Biden’s Marijuana Pardons Were Just for Show

In October 2022, President Biden issued a proclamation pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. He also called…

8 months ago

Florida Senator Moves To Let Medical Patients Grow Their Own Cannabis

Florida’s medical marijuana program could see one of its most significant expansions yet. Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith filed a bill…

8 months ago

The Government Just Outlawed Hemp Again. Now They Admit They Can’t Police It.

Congress banned most hemp-derived products, but a new CRS report says federal agencies may not have the resources or a…

8 months ago

Meet the Publisher: ‘Give It to You Raw’ — The True Story of Josh Kesselman, RAW Papers and the Spanish Factory That Shaped a Rolling-Paper Empire (Part I)

Joshua Kesselman, the man behind the RAW® brand of rolling papers and other smoking accessories, didn’t name his brand after…

8 months ago

Ashtrays Don’t Forget: A Weird, Honest Look at Cannabis Culture

The Mylar bags were whispering again. That thin, plastic whine like cheap toys haunted by bad branding decisions. They twitched…

8 months ago

Decoding the Manufactured Backlash Against Cannabis in the Trump Era – Reefer Madness 2026

For months, he's been dangling the carrot of rescheduling cannabis from Schedule I to III, teasing it like the Epstein…

8 months ago

Deconstructing Singapore’s Medical Cannabis Misinformation – The Anatomy of Propaganda

Let me show you what state-sponsored propaganda looks like in 2025. Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau recently published an infographic titled…

8 months ago

ExpoCannabis Brasil Draws 42,000 People As Brazil’s Cannabis Movement Accelerates

Who would have imagined that Latin America’s largest cannabis expo would take place in a country whose Congress still treats…

8 months ago

I Slammed a Bag of Edibles on My Lunch Break…and Somehow Ended up on the Leadership Team

Lunch breaks hit different when you’re an LA gig worker who still clocks into a day job. Warehouse in the…

8 months ago