From a black currant sour to an espresso martini riff, here are five THC cocktails to pour this summer, plus the bottles worth keeping in the fridge. No hangover required. There is a moment at almost every summer party when the bar opens. The wines, the whiskeys, the canned cocktails, the cold beers. I am… Keep Reading
After getting fired from multiple legal-sector jobs, Fergie Baby started secretly filming music videos inside Empire’s offices. Instead of firing him, the label signed him. Fergie Baby’s signing story sounds less like a polished industry tale and more like the kind of Harlem legend that gets better every time somebody tells it outside the studio… Keep Reading
A new AI-assisted sci-fi satire from filmmaker Dan Levy Dagerman and the Space Weed Universe collective premiered its trailer at Cannes. Martians arrive, get high, and deliver a verdict on the difference between cinema and content. The cannabis angle is older than humanity. “Where I’m from, movies like the one you’re watching would never be… Keep Reading
Sam Adler grew up hyperactive in Manhattan, learned chess from a Russian janitor at age five, and eventually decided that cannabis and the Royal Game belong together. His father used to write record reviews for High Times. His mother hosts a PBS cooking show. Neither is particularly surprised by where he ended up. Sam Adler… Keep Reading
Notes from the road, and where pre-rolls are taking us Before you light up, think about what you reach for when you want a joint. A fat cone, a slim dog walker, an infused rocket, a glass tip blunt, a spliff cut with tobacco, a hand roll in thin paper that burns like a ribbon.… Keep Reading
Over the past decade, cannabis has shifted from taboo to a regulated global industry, with expanding legalization, medical adoption, and economic impact. Yet in 2026, early “Green Rush” expectations have given way to a more complex reality shaped by bureaucracy, uneven policies, and ongoing cultural and political debate. Riding the wave of social media trends… Keep Reading
By Hirsh Jain via Cannabis Confidential newsletter. Subscribe here. How Zorn’s trajectory from litigator to policymaker echoes Thurgood Marshall. As we look back on the most consequential week in the modern history of American drug policy, much of the attention and fanfare has focused on President Trump, and for good reason. Trump displayed a unique… Keep Reading
From tip fatigue to tip theft, the humble dispensary tip jar has become a window into some of the cannabis industry’s biggest unresolved labor questions. It’s just a jar on a counter, but the tip jar at the dispensary has a way of making things complicated. Some consumers happily toss a few dollars in appreciation… Keep Reading
On April 23, 2026, the Trump administration moved medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III — the biggest federal cannabis policy shift in decades. It was historic. It was also incomplete. Tens of thousands of Americans remain incarcerated for cannabis offenses that are now legal in most of the country. Advocates say rescheduling without… Keep Reading
The Trump administration is preparing to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act as soon as today, according to reporting from Axios. This would mark the most significant federal cannabis policy shift in decades. It is not legalization. Here’s what you need to know right now. As of publication,… Keep Reading
