Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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...
We already know medical marijuana does a lot of amazing things. It prevents nausea, it fights cancer, and it stops seizures in epileptic children, among many other health benefits. Now scientists say they've discovered a new medicinal use for cannabis:...
It seems cannabis sales have exploded around the country after the pandemic, and it’s not just legal sales that have grown. Against all odds, people are buying more pot -- even where there are stiff penalties if caught. In...
Where would the pot smoking community be without stoner music? Forming a significant part of the pot myth and mystique, pot anthems play as much of a role in propagating and uplifting the stoner culture as anything else. Although...
The IRS has accused the partners in an Oregon accounting firm of running an elaborate scheme to grow weed illegally and ship it out of state. In documents filed in federal court, tax agents said Jeremy Swanlund and Nathan Wheeler...
Research into the benefits of medical marijuana is a relatively new phenomenon, mostly because almost every country in the world severely restricts what scientists can learn about the drug. But we have had hints of its medicinal qualities for...
One of the biggest flops of the dotcom era was Flooz, an “e-currency” that predated Bitcoin. Do you remember when anything dealing with the internet had an “e” in front of it? Anyway, Flooz hired Whoopi Goldberg...
More than half a dozen medical marijuana states take part in a reciprocity program that allows for out-of-state licenses to be accepted within their borders. Arkansas, Hawaii, Michigan, Missouri, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Arizona, D.C., and...
Urban legend has it that the Bill of Rights was written on hemp paper. The reality is less clear-cut: While drafts of the Constitution and its initial amendments were probably written on hemp, the actual, official document was written on...
The show High Maintenance on HBO depicts a weed delivery man, known only as the Guy, biking around New York and delivering his wares to a diverse customer base. For now, recreational pot is still illegal in New York....