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Pax Cannabica: How the Plant Became a Geopolitical Tool in a World at War

Cannabis is quietly emerging as a geopolitical tool in 2026, reshaping global trade, diplomacy and soft power amid energy crises…

6 months ago

THC Drinks Hit Governors Ball With ayrloom—And New York Culture Won’t Look The Same

New York has always been a proving ground for culture. Music, fashion, street energy—it all collides here first, then ripples…

6 months ago

Buddhist Monks Caught Smuggling $3.6M in Weed Through Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan authorities arrested 22 individuals after uncovering a sophisticated cannabis trafficking operation involving Buddhist monks carrying over 220 pounds…

6 months ago

The State of Indigenous Cannabis: Sovereignty, Healing, and the Future We’re Building Now

By Rob Pero, Founder of Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association The most exciting future for cannabis in the U.S. isn’t coming…

6 months ago

Trump’s Schedule III Shuffle: A Nothing Burger With Pharma Sauce

Let's get one thing straight before the spin machine buries it: the federal rescheduling of cannabis from Schedule I to…

6 months ago

Does Rescheduling Help Home Growers? Even Cannabis Lawyers Are Split

The Trump administration’s rescheduling order moved FDA-approved marijuana drug products and certain state-regulated medical marijuana products from Schedule I to…

6 months ago

Matt Zorn and the Next Phase of America’s Drug Policy Revolution

By Hirsh Jain via Cannabis Confidential newsletter. Subscribe here. How Zorn’s trajectory from litigator to policymaker echoes Thurgood Marshall. As…

6 months ago

Your Plastic Pots Are Slowly Killing Your Plants

Plastic pots are the default choice for most growers, but they may be quietly limiting your yields, stressing your plants…

6 months ago

Hidden in the Rescheduling Order: Could the DEA Become the Nation’s Biggest Weed Dealer?

This article originally appeared on IgniteIt and is republished here with permission. The Trump administration’s rescheduling order contains a little-noticed…

6 months ago

The Highest Mayor in Cannabis

How weed, music, and the mountains shaped my life—and put me in office. I didn’t set out to become a…

6 months ago