For years, critics of cannabis reform have leaned on the same warning: legal weed will lead to more teens using marijuana. The data keeps telling a different story. According to newly released, federally funded survey data compiled by researchers at the University of Michigan, teen marijuana use has continued its long-term decline and now sits… Keep Reading
Charcoal filters have quietly become one of the most successful products in modern cannabis culture. They look scientific, they promise a smoother experience, and they come wrapped in the language of harm reduction. Cleaner smoke. Less tar. Same high. It sounds reasonable. Responsible, even. The problem is that activated charcoal does exactly what it is… Keep Reading
Few environmental tragedies have been as deeply ingrained in popular culture as the Chernobyl disaster. In 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant suffered an explosion of unprecedented proportions, earning the grim distinction of being the worst nuclear accident in history. Today, its effects still elude calculation and are the subject of heated debates: while several… Keep Reading
In recent weeks, media outlets from Fox 8 to CNN have turned up the volume on stories about Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS), a rare but very real condition tied to chronic cannabis use. The coverage is loud, graphic, and alarmist. What it isn’t? Balanced. Let’s be clear: CHS exists. It’s a documented medical syndrome involving… Keep Reading
Congress banned most hemp-derived products, but a new CRS report says federal agencies may not have the resources or a clear plan to enforce it. CRS notes that DOJ already takes a hands-off approach to marijuana enforcement and could treat hemp-derived products the same way. States are preparing to regulate on their own terms, creating… Keep Reading
Who would have imagined that Latin America’s largest cannabis expo would take place in a country whose Congress still treats the subject with deep suspicion? Yet that is what unfolded as ExpoCannabis Brasil wrapped its third edition, the most ambitious so far, revealing a cannabis culture in Brazil that is expanding despite political obstacles. One… Keep Reading
A quiet move by the U.S. Department of Justice in late September appears to have reopened the door for federal prosecutors to pursue low-level cannabis cases again. The document itself is not public, but a Justice Department press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Wyoming states that DOJ rescinded earlier guidance on simple marijuana… Keep Reading
The world used to pretend weed was a dude thing… cute. But stoner girls have always been here; rolling, sparking, sharing, passing, laughing, and living deliciously high. We are not the sidekicks, the giggling “pick me”, or the “chill girlfriend” holding the grinder. Now, attention is shifting, and who gets to be in the spotlight… Keep Reading
We got high, legally, because we have medical cards, and walked into the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires. Thirteen thousand people. Sold out. Phones locked away. The place, humming with expectation. When the lights went down, the room erupted. Full body laughter. The kind you feel in your ribs. Somewhere between the lights and the… Keep Reading
Since August 2025, U.S. naval forces have carried out missile strikes on small boats off the coasts of Venezuela and Colombia — attacks the Trump administration claims target narcotics traffickers but which critics call a new front in political warfare. Yet the scale, targets, and rhetoric surrounding these operations suggest broader political aims, namely, the… Keep Reading
