I should start by noting that I’ve been part of a cannabis couple for more than ten years. I met my wife Elise McDonough while we were both working at High Times magazine. She’s now Leafly’s NorCal Product Specialist, author of the recently published Bong Appetit cookbook, and a sought-after expert on the cannabis industry. […]
Cannabis is so powerful that it’s transformed Valentine’s Day. Single or taken? Who cares? There’s infused chocolate, friends, and enough of it to ensure that no person should ever be unhappy on Valentine’s Day regardless of their dating status. We’re talking fancy truffles, gourmet bars, caramels, bon bons; in fact, if your heart can dream […]
The most romantic holiday of the year is right around the corner, and you might be wondering how to express your gratitude towards your cannabis-loving sweetie. Thankfully, there is a wide variety of CBD products that also have an intimate touch—just right for Valentine’s Day. Leafly contributor Danielle Corcione tried a handful of products firsthand. […]
Earlier this month, a trendy crowd squeezed into a makeshift gallery at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), to see cannabis make its debut on the modern art stage. The timing of the event couldn’t have been more apt, as New York legislators are currently crafting a bill that would legalize an adult-use […]
California is the world’s biggest, most influential cannabis market, and the adult-use industry is just gathering momentum. The ink is barely dry on the state’s final regulations, and the next 12 to 18 months could pick the winners and losers for a generation. If you want to be part of that action, or understand what’s […]
This week, New York City’s flourishing CBD market hit a colossal roadblock. On Tuesday, the city’s Department of Health put out a dire warning to any restaurant, bar, or café that offers food or beverages containing CBD: Get rid of CBD or, beginning July 1, face a fine of up to $650. According to the […]
A coalition of President Donald Trump’s allies are looking into whether they could privately fund a wall along the Mexican border … made of hemp. Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said that the group, which also includes former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and former Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Sheriff David Clarke, is […]
The cannabis plant’s use goes back thousands of years and spans many regions. In Ancient China, it was used for clothing, as fabric for burial chambers and even for bowstrings on weapons of war. Archaeologists have found pottery with hemp cord markings that date back to 10,000 BC. Sacred Hindu texts dating as far back […]
It’s the moment we’ve been waiting for. That’s right folks, the worlds of cannabis and pro wrestling have finally collided. All thanks to wrestler Daniel Bryan, who unveiled a new, “eco-friendly” version of his WWE Championship belt, reportedly made of “100 percent sustainable hemp.” Daniel Bryan just threw the WWE title in the trash because, […]
Industrial hemp production significantly increased in the U.S. in 2018, with farmers cultivating three times as many acres of the crop as compared to the previous year, according to a report released Jan. 28, 2018. Farmers grew more than 78,000 acres of legal hemp last year, the advocacy group VoteHemp reported. In 2017, they grew […]
