As 2019 draws to a close, let’s review WTF just happened, because this year was akin to consuming too many strong edibles, followed by multiple shots of very expensive tequila. The cannabis industry had a tough year, losing money for investors and, as a result, thousands of industry-related jobs. This occurred with breathtaking speed for […]
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Joshua Jardine Taylor is the Mercury's Senior Cannabis columnist and correspondent, and has written "Cannabuzz" since 2015.
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Label Accuracy for CBD Products Is a Joke
DMITRY TISHCHENKO / GETTY IMAGES CBD products are all the rage, and so is the debate as to their effectiveness. Some believe it’s nothing more than modern day snake oil, predicated on baseless claims and promises. Others believe it can be a matter of the product using alcohol distillate versus full spectrum CBD. And don’t […]
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DEA to Grow Even More Garbage Cannabis in 2020
BOONCHAI WEDMAKAWAND/GETTY IMAGES It’s always good news when the only dealer that can supply your Devil’s Kale tells you they are soon going to have even more cannabis to buy. Yes! Except when it’s bad news, because your dealer is the Drug Enforcement Administration. And much like someone with untreated ADHD using a 40 watt […]
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Canna-Charity: Black Friday Edition
GeorgePeters / iStock / Getty Images Plus For many people, the holidays don’t officially kick off until Thanksgiving (AKA “Native Peoples Regret Not Building a Wall Day”), and for others it’s the following day, Black Friday. Many of us will be taking advantage of deep discounts at local dispensaries for Black Friday—especially with some stores […]
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Oklahoma’s Medical Marijuana Program Is Exploding
Rex_Wholster / iStock / Getty Images Plus There’s a great deal of justified concerns and complaints regarding how the implementation of Oregon’s recreational cannabis plan decimated the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) , the state’s long running medical cannabis system. It’s resulted in fewer growers for patients, increased regulations and expense for those remaining OMMP […]
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Cannabuzz: Newsflash—Government Grown Cannabis is Garbage
In my last column, I interviewed Elvy Musikka, one of two remaining Americans to receive medical marijuana from the federal government, which is grown at the University of Mississippi. We were both curious about the potency and terpenes in the six pounds of cannabis pre-rolls provided to her every year, so I took a few […]
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The MORE Act Wants to Legalize Cannabis. Awesome, But How Viable is It?
Matt_benoit / iStock / Getty On Wednesday, Congress is expected to begin voting on an important piece of legislation regarding cannabis—the MORE Act. We’ve touched on the MORE Act before, and how its chances fared in comparison to its cannabis banking cousin, the SAFE Act, which received a vote on September 24, and passed with […]
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Canna-Charities: Help Jayne Get Toys to Needy Kids
Jayne As they do every year, the holidays are rapidly bearing down on us like a runaway train—which makes it pretty difficult to pinpoint ways to share, care, and demonstrate goodwill toward others. Now I’m not advocating going door-to-door singing carols, because it’s cold, and if those guys showed up at my house, I’d turn […]
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Study Finds PTSD Symptoms Alleviated by Cannabis Use
SAGEELYSE / GETTY IMAGES Cannabis has a number of benefits for those who use it, including offering relief from stress, pain, insomnia, low appetite, and compromised libido. There’s also longstanding anecdotal evidence that it’s good for one of the most widespread and growing health issues: post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A study released last week shows […]
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The Feds Have a Problem with Old Man Neil Young’s Cannabis Use
MEG NANNA Today is Neil Young’s 74th birthday. He’s a grandmaster of musical artists, and the canon of recorded music is far richer thanks to the contributions of the Godfather of Grunge. He’s been recognized for his talents, having received several Grammys; the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him twice; in 2000, Rolling […]
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When Uncle Sam’s Your Dealer, It’s Not Always Easy to Get Your Meds
Elvy Musikka is one of the last patients in the country to get her weed from the federal government.
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A Portland Cannabis Facility Was Robbed Last Week
Shadowbox Farms Stealing isn’t cool. It never has been, and never will be. Be it a candy bar or an election, you shouldn’t take things that don’t rightfully belong to you. Of course, dear reader, this is something you already know, nor do you need the admonishment that you should not purchase things that have […]