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 and heading […]
Author: 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 cannabis hustlers […]
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, it serves […]
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 federal agency […]
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 peace and […]
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 works with […]
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, it’s not […]
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 points from […]
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 personal archive […]
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 wrongly incarcerated […]