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...
House lawmakers in Maine voted to decriminalize possession of all drugs on the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s declaration of the federal government’s war on drugs.
The approved bill – LD 967 – passed in a 77 to 62...
It’s not often that the head of a federal agency acknowledges they’ve been completely wrong about an issue that falls under their remit. Or, even rarer, admit they knowingly upheld a lie because it was politically prudent for them...
If you've ever tried and failed to grow marijuana, sell it, or build a legal retail franchise to sell it for you, you may want to check out Hemp Inc, a new video game that immerses players in the...
Illinois expected this problem, and now it’s here. Despite the state’s legalization of recreational weed, dispensaries are running out -- repeatedly. That’s due to a number of factors, of course, but it’s probably not going to get too much...
Las Vegas has succeeded over the years in proving to the rest of the United States that it is possible to legalize, safely regulate, and profit from certain ‘vices’ that are often frowned upon by most of...
If you’ve ever heard the old question, “which came first, the chicken or the egg?” you may ask that same question with the following information. Turns out marijuana use among Americans is at an all-time high -- but why?...
People are getting creative during quarantine. In Europe, drug dealers are using a variety of clever methods to get their products into the hands of eager consumers. You may have been wondering how in the world one might get...
For decades, the U.S. government had prohibitions on cannabis research. Whether it was for political reasons or simply due to the legality of the situation, research at the federal level was extremely limited for quite some time....
There's a story opponents of marijuana reform love to tell: Smoking pot, they say, is a gateway to bigger, badder things - cocaine, heroin, meth. Start small, end up dead.
The myth was debunked long ago, yet it lingers. A...
