Pizza Movie Pushes the Stoner Comedy Into Stranger Territory
The old stoner-comedy blueprint is still here in Pizza Movie. It just gets pushed through panic, psychedelia and Gen Z chaos until it starts to feel new again. There was a time when the drug comedy had a pretty reliable shape. Someone gets high, something small becomes catastrophic, and the whole movie lives in the […]
Why Ganja Should Be Re-Legalized in India
Author Ed Rosenthal traces how international pressure criminalized a plant long woven into Indian life, and why he believes it is time to bring ganja back under regulation. Follow Ed on Instagram. Introduction: Returning to India With Purpose When I first visited India in 1981, cannabis cultivation was still legal in certain regions. During that […]
A Single Cannabis Offense No Longer Disqualifies You From Joining the Army: Why Now?
For decades, a mark on your record for weed possession could shut many doors—one in particular: military service. Today, that narrative is starting to break down. The U.S. Army announced that, starting April 20, 2026 (yes, on 4/20, no joke), individuals with a single conviction for cannabis possession or drug paraphernalia will be able to enlist […]
Art, Genetics, and a New Cannabis Wave
There’s a new kind of cannabis brand emerging—one that doesn’t lean on tired stereotypes or nostalgia to sell you a dream. It’s sharper than that. More intentional. Built for people who don’t just smoke weed—they do something with it. Hypno Seedsis stepping into that space with a clear point of view: cannabis isn’t about checking […]
The Last Garden: Maine’s Medical Cannabis Program Under Siege
Maine built one of the most vibrant, patient-driven medical cannabis markets in America. Now a contamination panic, a powerful tracking company and a regulatory crackdown threaten to squeeze it into something else entirely. There is a farm in Maine where a woman grows cannabis outdoors, off-grid, on land certified organic by the state’s own agricultural […]
Big Alcohol’s Push to Save Hemp THC Drinks Comes With a Catch
As a federal ban nears, alcohol industry power players are pushing to keep hemp THC beverages alive through a regulatory system they already know well. Big Alcohol has spent years watching hemp THC beverages eat into its territory. Now that a federal crackdown is on the horizon, the industry is not asking Congress to leave […]
Ohio, Texas And South Carolina Are All Tightening Hemp Rules, Just Not The Same Way
Ohio’s new law is already in effect. South Carolina’s Senate went with a narrow regulate-it-don’t-ban-it model. Texas is about to wipe smokable hemp off shelves while squeezing the rest with tougher rules and steeper fees. Same plant, same loophole, three very different state responses. The hemp fight did not move in one direction this month. […]
San Francisco’s Weed Week Is Back: SF Space Walk Returns This April
Running April 14 through April 20, SF Space Walk 2026 brings growers, lounges, new flower releases and citywide cannabis culture back into focus, with a month of related programming beginning April 3. San Francisco is getting its weed week back. SF Space Walk, the city’s annual 4/20-season cannabis festival curated by journalist and author David […]
Two Economies, One Plant: South Africa’s Cannabis Divide
The road into the Mzintlava River Valley is not on any investment map. It bends past a school with a broken bell, past two spaza shops, and then the tar gives up. What follows is dust, goats, and small fields that look untidy to anyone trained by brochures. This is where South Africa’s cannabis story […]
Why “Washers” Are Changing Cannabis
When I first started writing this, I thought it would be a quick explainer of what people mean when they say they’re “growing to wash.” The more time I spent talking to hashmakers and growers who live in the ice water world, the more I realized this isn’t just a technique. It’s a different mindset. […]