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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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year 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,…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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,…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year ago