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‘Social Equity’ policies aren’t helping victims of the drug war Image Cannabis News May 1, 2023 Social equity is a trendy term among lawmakers, regulators, and advocates working to create legal marijuana markets and undo the harms of the War on Drugs. Unfortunately, many of the policies intended to helpContinue Reading

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Georgia’s Medical Cannabis dispensaries open for business Image Cannabis News May 1, 2023 Trulieve Georgia, one of two companies awarded a state license to produce and sell medical cannabis, opened the doors to its shops in Marietta and Macon on Friday. Why it matters: The 27,000+ Georgians who signed upContinue Reading

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The dark side of working in the Weed industry Image Cannabis News May 1, 2023 A Holyoke cannabis worker’s job site death points to safety issues in the booming industry. There’s a memory that haunts Laura Bruneau, like a video playing over and over. She remembers the unremarkable “Have aContinue Reading

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ChatGPT and Weed: Cannabis startups try AI for everything Image Cannabis News May 1, 2023 There’s been a lot of hope and hand-wringing over how artificial intelligence will reshape medicine, education and our understanding of reality itself. It seems worth asking how it could affect one of the most popularContinue Reading

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In this week’s cannabis round-up, Singapore executes Tangaraju Suppiah for cannabis delivery; Delaware legalizes adult use cannabis in an unusual way; Colorado announces new funding opportunities for cannabis businesses; put your best foot forward in CBD sneakers and record sales reported for this year’s 420. Singapore Executes Man Accused ofContinue Reading

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Former national football league (NFL) quarterback Jake Plummer has seen the medicinal benefits of plants since growing up in Idaho. Now, he wants the world to take advantage of them to treat pain, inflammation and anxiety. The 48-year-old Plummer, known as “Jake the Snake,” who played in the NFL forContinue Reading

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With adult-use cannabis now legal in 22 states and Washington, DC, it’s hard to remember a time when federal agencies raided dispensaries in California to stop medical marijuana patients from accessing their medicine. But back in 2010, the threat was all too real. American Pot Story: Oaksterdam chronicles the journeyContinue Reading

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The Colorado House of Representatives has given initial approval to a Senate-passed bill to create a regulatory framework for legal psychedelics under a voter-approved initiative. The chamber approved the legislation from Senate President Steve Fenberg (D) on second reading in a voice vote on Friday, following its consideration by committees earlierContinue Reading

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A bipartisan marijuana banking bill that House and Senate lawmakers refiled this week is getting praise from many of the major marijuana industry stakeholders and financial institutions who’ve backed earlier versions of the reform. And key advocates— including critics of the measure’s limited equity provisions—are giving tepid support for revisionsContinue Reading