One of the beautiful things about cannabis legalization is the opportunity to make whimsical ideas a reality. Oregon has been quick to turn its fantasies into commodities. Standards like flower and stony baked goods are represented in full force, and now the long-tail, whimsical, and niche products are coming online for consumers. RELATED STORY Find […]
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As diverse a group as we are, it’s safe to say that almost all cannabis smokers have a common dream: to see cannabis integrated into the public spaces of our everyday lives. And while a few states like Oregon are currently leading the way when it comes to offering space for cannabis public consumption, it […]
If you live in Southern Ontario, you’ve probably seen thousands of buildings like 2670 Plymouth Drive in Oakville. It’s an ugly, low-slung poured-concrete warehouse trying its best to be beige, just like so many others in a region — I can’t really call it a neighborhood — defined by the confluence of the QEW and […]
At Come Back Daily, a new dispensary-style CBD storefront in Manhattan’s bustling TriBeCa neighborhood, anyone who enters the cavernous space is immediately greeted by a bar. There’s no booze to be found here, however; instead, the stout white bar is stocked with various CBD tinctures that any visitor can sample, free of charge. “We want […]
In a call with reporters after November’s midterm election, US Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) predicted that 2019 would be a big year for cannabis. “The incoming Congress will be better than ever,” he said on a Nov. 7 conference call. “I think that we will continue to see more bipartisan progress.” “It’s good to be […]
Former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson has been all over the mainstream media this past week, peddling fear and falsehoods in the guise of objective reporting. Berenson’s premise is simple: Harry Anslinger may have been a racist, but he was right about the harms of marijuana. His new book, Tell Your Children: The Truth […]
It was 2015 when Toronto quartet Dilly Dally saw the release of their youth-spirited, ear-piercing debut album, Sore. The punk outfit made up of vocalist/guitarist Katie Monks, guitarist Liz Bell, bassist Jimmy Tony, and drummer Benjamin Reinhartz, harnessed a sound energized by apathy and fury, spearheaded by Monks’ signature wallowing howl, and laced together with […]
Medical cannabis gained substantial scientific validation in 2018. Studies have furthered our understanding of the beneficial effects of cannabis on a range of conditions including pain, depression, anxiety, healthy aging, and neuroprotection. RELATED STORY The Most Important Cannabis Studies of 2018 Pharmaceutical companies and beverage behemoths are hedging on cannabis’ widespread appeal and therapeutic benefits, […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bipartisan group of Kentucky lawmakers have introduced a bill to legalize medical marijuana, including a Republican state senator who said he “smoked a joint” when he was diagnosed with cancer seven years ago. Republican state Sen. Dan Seum said he was given a bottle of OxyContin seven years ago when […]
Available for Interview: Drug Policy Alliance Experts Can Separate Fact From Fiction and Discuss Harms of Failed Marijuana Prohibition Alex Berenson’s forthcoming book “Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence,” is generating extensive national media attention despite being riddled with inaccuracies, cherry-picked evidence, and straw men. Experts from the Drug Policy Alliance […]
