Jamaica created a new route into its regulated cannabis market, but a permit alone cannot guarantee that traditional farmers will share in the profits. The Cubans have cigars, and Jamaicans have ganja. So why have the traditional farmers behind Jamaica’s most celebrated crop struggled to find a place in its legal cannabis industry? In April… Keep Reading
Mary Jane Berlin brought tens of thousands of people into one building and reminded them why they fell for this plant. Then came the other side of Germany’s cannabis story, a pharmaceutical grow so strict it took half an hour of biosecurity just to reach the plants, and a castle where the industry felt like… Keep Reading
Episode two of our World Cup cannabis series heads down the shore and into Philadelphia. The cheesesteak comes infused. The dispensary has a roll-up window. And the edible catches up with Ethan Zohn right on camera. A dispensary with a roll-up window. A cheesesteak with THC in everything but the bread. A Survivor winner slowly… Keep Reading
Sweetlife is turning New York’s old-school cannabis relationship into something licensed, polished, and built around being taken care of. Anyone who has lived in New York long enough has a version of the same memory. A number saved under a name that wasn’t his. A text that said nothing incriminating and everything at once: you… Keep Reading
The Wayans brothers’ new Scary Movie is leaning all the way into weed culture. There’s an official PAX vaporizer collab, a stoner parody series, a bong in the trailer, and a popcorn bucket shaped like a water pipe that the studio posted but nobody can confirm is actually for sale. The Wayans are back, and… Keep Reading
How a 52-year-old first-time grower turned trial and error into a show-stopping harvest The first time I zipped open my grow tent, I didn’t just see a plant. I saw proof. Proof that a 52-year-old guy from Cincinnati—born and raised—could still learn something new. Proof that cannabis doesn’t belong only to corporations, legacy farms, or… 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
An investigation into the infrastructure, incentives, and revenue streams behind prohibition advocacy — using professional writer Alex Berenson’s career as a case study in how misinformation survives evidence. Key Takeaways Six years after Alex Berenson’s predictions of cannabis-driven crime and psychosis epidemics, the data show neither materialized. Being wrong has not ended his media career… Keep Reading
Thirty years into the transition to regulated cannabis markets, teen use and ease of access are at or near the lowest levels ever recorded. It’s prohibition — not legalization — that put kids most at risk. This is an op-ed contribution from Adam J. Smith, Executive Director of the Marijuana Policy Project. The views expressed… Keep Reading
Walk into almost any smoke shop in America, and you’ll likely find it. Sitting near the register or burning quietly in the background, Smoke Odor Exterminator has become a subtle but consistent presence in the culture. From rental cars to hotel rooms to apartments, it’s the kind of product people rely on when it actually… Keep Reading
