Last October, a Lake Research Partners poll found that 58% of voters between the ages of 18 and 25 supported rescheduling of marijuana. That’s actually not as high as I would expect, but it’s still a solid majority. So now that rescheduling is in the process of happening, is it helping Biden? While polls aren’t […]
Two years ago, Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha decided to decriminalize marijuana in order to bolster tourism in the country. The results were swift, with weed cafes sprouting up all over Bangkok and the notorious smell of the plant becoming inescapable. But the backlash was just as swift, and now polls are showing that 75% […]
Last week the group of Senate Democrats that have been making the most noise about marijuana reintroduced a bill that would decriminalize marijuana all across the country. Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, and Cory Booker, all co-authored the bill, titled the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA). Mainly, the legislation would remove weed from the Controlled […]
In probably the biggest marijuana news of the year, the Drug Enforcement Administration has agreed to move marijuana to Schedule III in the US. This was initially recommended by the US Department of Health and Human Services last year. The repercussions are huge. This would mean that marijuana businesses can finally get federal tax deductions, […]
The marijuana industry continues to grow in the US, and this will hopefully be news that can sway even the most skeptical of politicians when it comes to legalization. 12% more than 2023, the impact of marijuana in 2024 is projected to be at $112.4 billion. This comes even when some mature markets like California […]
A study out of the State University of New York Upstate Medical University (maybe they should consider consolidating that title…) found that consuming marijuana can lower the risk of cognitive decline by 96%. That’s a gigantic number and right away my skepticism radar pinged. But it seems that even the authors of the study themselves […]
In a sign of the robustness of the marijuana industry in the US, the Vangst Jobs Report has found that as of 2023, there are 440,445 full-time marijuana-related job positions being filled. This number has probably risen since last year, considering 440,000 was a 5.4% increase from the year before. In other good news, the […]
2024 is one of those lucky years where 4/20 lands on a Saturday, and to celebrate the occasion, there’s a plethora of things going on across the US. Here’s a list of some of the big ones. Cannabis Festival in Washington DC This one’s gonna be huge. Taking place both tomorrow and Saturday, the festival […]
Trailing behind marijuana has always been a league of fearmongerers. I grew up directly in the “gateway drug” era. Today, the fear manifests itself in a concern for highly potent weed that has a link to psychosis. This time, however, some of this is backed up in science. But where do we draw the line […]
People use the psychoactive aspect of marijuana in a huge variety of ways. It runs the gamut, from creativity to focus to pure zone out bliss. But one of the biggest lingering assumptions is that it makes you deeply lazy. So what to make of the many people who enjoy a toke before a heavy […]
