Okay, to be fair, outbreaks of the munchies CAN sometimes be blamed on cannabis. wildpixel/Getty Images As wonderful as cannabis can be, it’s important we don’t view it as the be-all and end-all to solve every issue, and its limited drawbacks should be owned. The way I see it, there are two legitimate problems with […]
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Hempโs Legal Now, But CBD Still Faces an Uphill Battle
YARYGIN / GETTY IMAGES Cannabisโand the devilโs cannabinoid, THCโare all the rage, but hemp and CBD have recently been gaining just as much national attention. The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill made hemp farming legal, which led many to assume that hemp, and the CBD that can be processed from it, would immediately be […]
Busted for Cannabis in Washington State? Get Your Conviction Vacated
(Not actually the seal of the state of Washington.) traffic_analyzer/Getty Images If you were unlucky enough to be convicted for misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor cannabis offenses in Washington State prior to cannabis being legalized, well, that really sucks, and I’m sorry. The vile absurdity of how we treat those who partook of weed before it […]
Hempโs Legal Now, But CBD Still Faces an Uphill Battle
Despite the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, the feds havenโt figured out how to deal with CBD.
The FDA Is Cracking Down on CBD Products
yavdat/Getty Images By now, every gas station, bodega, tire repair store, shoeshine stand, salsa dance studio, wig shop, and sex club for furries is selling CBD products, which as we all know will quickly and cheaply regrow hair, fix your flaccid penis, end insomnia, make you taller, and cure cancer while helping you lose weight […]
Tokin’ Tunes for Summertime
THEO WARGO / GETTY IMAGES Itโs summer, and that means itโs time to get together with friends and family, some of whom definitely partake. Do you have a playlist for these times? Itโs not hard to put together a banging summer soundtrack for these barbecues, parties, and al fresco sessions. A cannabis-themed collection of cuts […]
A California Music Festival Had Onsite Cannabis Sales and Consumption
Bartfett/Getty Images Last week, I wrote about how Lowell Farms’ cannabis cafรฉ is opening next month in West Hollywood, California. It’ll be the first space of its kind in the US, allowing guests to purchase and consume cannabis onsite. Over the weekend, another first-of-its-kind cannabis event took place in Northern California, and the organizers state […]
“Cannabis Isn’t for Having Fun,” Says Canadian Government, Which Needs to Smoke More Cannabis
manonallard / Getty Oregon has some issues with how we regulate our cannabis programs, with truly baffling and seemingly self-defeating rules and regulations. For example, those who grow and process cannabis are forbidden from sharing samples with legal-aged consumers, because, um… look, donโt worry about why, they just are, okay? Rules are rules! Even if […]
Summerโs the Time for Tokinโ Tunes
Some tips for putting together a banging summer soundtrack.
A New Way to Consume Cannabis: Through Your Belly Button
yktr / iStock / Getty There are many ways to consume cannabis: smoking, vaping, eating, sublingually, topically, and even via rectal and vaginal suppositories. All have their particular benefits, and that list would seemingly encompass every manner of getting THC and CBD into your bodyโexcept for cannabis nasal sprays and ear drops, because Iโm not […]
Los Angeles Gets a Cannabis Cafe, While Oregonians Are Stuck Hotboxing in Their Subarus
Justin Sullivan / Getty Something that should have been a claim to fame for Oregon is now the subject of bragging rights for Californiaโand, like a donut made by a livid baker, I am filled with both jelly and anger. Next month will see the debut of Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Cafe, a space in […]
Documentary Examines the Leadership Roles of Women in the Cannabis Industry
maryjanesfilm.com Women have taken leadership roles in every conceivable aspect of the cannabis industry, and a recent documentary captures the depth and diversity of the successes of these women, whom the filmmakers have dubbed “Puffragettes,” as you well know from the classic David Bowie track “Puffragette City.” (Goddammit, Josh…โEd.) On Wednesday, July 17, the Northwest […]
