Even with federal legalization on the horizon, the current level of federal cannabis prohibition on THC is still an obstacle for consumers and businesses alike. With the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp-derived cannabinoids were placed in a legal gray area...
Around the U.S. voters have had opportunities to vote on state laws, and in many cases in the past decade they’ve chosen to legalize marijuana. In state after state where legalization has been put to popular vote, there have...
Thailand has been a pioneer in Asia when it comes to marijuana. First it allowed citizens to grow weed and sell it to the government, and now the region’s first medical marijuana clinic has opened in Bangkok. This is...
It makes perfect sense. Legal marijuana threatens the profit interests of the pharmaceutical companies that make competing medications. But now there's proof of the outsize role the industry is playing in the fight to stop pot reform.
Reports in September...
There’s more scrutiny on vaping as the industry’s growth skyrockets. Whether it’s because someone wants to quit smoking, or because it’s a lifestyle choice many see as a healthier alternative to starting to smoke, people are flocking to vaporizers...
Although Mark Zuckerberg gets a lot of criticism on both sides of the political divide, he’s also been an advocate of criminal justice reform. This topic has especially seen bipartisan support swell over the past decade, with an acknowledgement...
You may have heard of freezing your weed before, in the context of keeping it fresh. Well, don’t do that. Freezing breaks off the trichomes, those tasty THC crystals on cured buds. Freezing also slows down decarboxylation, which can...
For decades now, the debate over legalizing marijuana has focused on the drug's two primary uses: medical and recreational. Medicinal cannabis use gained public and political support far faster than the recreational kind, and that discrepancy remains.
But what is...
Pain pills that aren’t addictive are the holy grail of the pharmaceutical industry. After years of litigation, however, we found out that opioids like oxycontin were billed as “non-addictive” to doctors, who then prescribed them in droves, and created...
Let’s talk terpenes. You know about cannabinoids, like THC and CBD, but terpenes are hydrocarbons found in many plants (mostly conifers) and some insects. If you’re familiar with essential oils, you’re familiar with terpenes. Fun fact: Vitamin...
