Is Weed Messing With Your Sperm? Let’s Talk Science.

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We don’t talk enough about sperm. Male reproductive cells rarely come up in everyday conversation (of course, it’s not a topic for the family dinner table with Grandma, but it definitely should be addressed with the seriousness it deserves), and as a result, men rarely dare to open up about it with their doctors. Is…

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Meet The Blunt for People Who Think Most Blunts Are Weak

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The new 2-gram Ice Packs Blunts are loaded with rosin, diamonds, hash, and a glass tip. More importantly, they come from a brand that usually does something rare in cannabis: it delivers. Rove has launched a new product, but the interesting part is not just what’s inside it. It’s the name on the box. The…

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Teens Didn’t Just Discover Weed. So Why Is The Wall St. Journal Acting Like They Did?

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Vapes are newer. Teen cannabis use isn’t. The Wall Street Journal frames a familiar school problem like legalization invented it, even as the data says youth use has declined. The Wall Street Journal has a new teen-cannabis panic on offer: vape clouds in school bathrooms, sneaky hits during class and administrators playing cat-and-mouse with students…

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The New York Times Calls It a ‘Marijuana Problem.’ ‘South America’s WSJ’ Calls It an Economy. That’s the Tell

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While U.S. legacy outlets recycle moral panic, South America’s business establishment is already treating cannabis like a real market, and demanding rules that actually work. In the United States, cannabis is stuck in a weird loop. No real federal program that matches reality. Fifty different rulebooks pretending they’re a country. A hemp market that keeps…

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How a Bronx Chef Built the First Licensed Dispensary in the Hamptons

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From the Bronx to Brown Budda. “I grew up in the Bronx. My mother’s a type two diabetic.”  Marquis Hayes’s entry into cannabis was personal. He recalls waking up to medical emergencies at home–moments that forced responsibility early. “I would usually wake up to a mom that had a sugar coma, and I would have…

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Brazil’s Cannabis Crossroads: New Rules, Old Truths, and the Road Ahead

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Co-authored by Paulo Thiessen “Let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm.” —Grateful Dead Brazil entered 2026 not with a celebration, but with a reckoning. In the final week of January, the country approved a new regulatory framework for medicinal cannabis, and in doing so crossed a line it had spent decades carefully circling.…

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Colombia’s First Specialized Medical Cannabis Pharmacy Opens In Medellín: Inside Green Marketplace

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Medellín just added a new landmark to Colombia’s medical cannabis landscape: a specialized pharmacy designed to dispense cannabis-derived products under prescription, with a strong emphasis on patient guidance and product traceability. It’s called Green Marketplace Pharmacy Medellín, and it opened inside the Santafé Shopping Center. Founder Henry Muñoz framed the concept in practical terms: a…

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As New Jersey Cannabis Matures, Beth Conway Builds Community

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When I first moved back to my home state of New Jersey, I was trying to get a read on what was real and what was noise. This state has momentum, but it also has a cloud of uncertainty surrounding it. Everyone’s “in cannabis.” Everyone’s “launching.” Everyone’s “building community.” Then you show up somewhere and…

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Can You Drive the Next Morning After Weed? Study Finds No Significant Impairment 12–15 Hours Later in Frequent Users

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Researchers tested frequent cannabis users 12–15 hours after smoking and found no significant differences in simulator performance versus non-users, even with THC still present. A new study in the Journal of Cannabis Research takes aim at one of the messiest questions in cannabis policy: what, exactly, does “the morning after” look like when it comes…

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Virginia’s 139–0 Vote Makes Medical Cannabis Easier to Get, Delivered, and Easier to Read

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In a rare unanimous vote, Virginia lawmakers approved clearer medical cannabis labels and officially allowed deliveries to patients’ homes. Cannabis legislation in Virginia has often looked like a political tug-of-war. Legalization debates stall, regulators hesitate and the rules shift depending on who’s in power. But this week, lawmakers across the political spectrum managed to agree…

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