California awards nearly $30M in cannabis research grants to study THC drinks, tribal equity, cultivation effects, and public health. In a move both data-driven and deeply cultural, California officials just dropped nearly $30 million into
A new cannabis e-commerce partnership between High Times and Hoodie Analytics turns strain reviews into click-to-pickup orders while keeping sales compliant at licensed retailers. If you shop for weed in Arizona, you already know the
Wiz Khalifa’s nine-month jail sentence for lighting a joint at a Black Sea festival in Romania exposes how global cannabis culture keeps colliding with prohibitionist drug laws. For more than a decade, Wiz Khalifa has
On December 18, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that could radically reshape federal cannabis policy. The move directs the Department of Justice to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under
Trump’s plan offers tax and research benefits but marijuana rescheduling falls short of full legalization, leaving banking and legal gaps unresolved. In a rare move with real policy teeth, former President Donald Trump is expected
Conservative legal petition challenges federal authority to ban marijuana, urging the Court to revisit long-standing precedent on congressional power. Core Legal Challenge: Supreme Court Petition A conservative legal advocacy group has filed a certiorari petition
Michigan lawmakers debate 32% wholesale cannabis tax, pitched to fund roads, amid warnings it may drive consumers to the illicit market. When Michigan voters approved legal recreational marijuana in 2018, they did so with the
New York dispensaries secured a 2026 buffer zone delay after a legal fight over school distance rules threatened over 150 equity shops. In a state where cannabis legalization was sold as a step toward justice,
Thailand’s cannabis policy could stabilize under PM Anutin, offering hope for businesses amid past regulatory chaos. When Thailand decriminalized cannabis in 2022, it wasn’t just a bold policy shift — it was a shot across
An in-depth report on how cannabis regulations favor large firms and exclude social equity applicants through licensing, zoning, and tax policy. More than a decade into the era of legal cannabis, the rules governing the
As states like Arizona fund ibogaine studies and clergy embrace ayahuasca, psychedelics are becoming modern spiritual sacraments. No longer confined to the margins of counterculture or the sterilized corridors of clinical research, psychedelics are now
Carl Sagan’s “Mr. X” essay reveals his private cannabis use, offering insights into creativity, empathy, and the cosmic worldview that defined his public life. Carl Sagan’s name evokes a celestial authority in science communication. The