Texas Built a Weed Market Without Legalizing Weed
Texas still prohibits adult-use marijuana, but hemp legalization, a restricted medical program, and uneven enforcement have created an active market, hiding in plain sight. Texas has not legalized adult-use cannabis. It has, however, spent the past several years creating conditions in which a person can walk by “Free Weed” signs into a store, buy an […]
Mushrooms Got 10x Stronger Since 2019. World’s Biggest Shroom Church Built A Calculator So You Don’t Run Naked Down The Street.
Oakland’s Church of Ambrosia says mushroom potency is rising fast, and its new psilocybin calculator aims for fewer “Naked Ninja” emergencies. The Old Eighth-of-Shrooms Rule Is Dead The Old Eighth-of-Shrooms Rule Is Dead It may be time to sunset the old college rule of eating 3.5 grams of mushrooms and holding on for the ride. […]
Regulated, Untamed, and Built to Last: Inside Montana Cannabis
How Montana built a legal cannabis market from a thin medical marijuana law, federal raids, ballot fights, and two decades of stubborn local pressure. “There’s marijuana stores in Montana?” When it comes to Famous Last Words, those were mine. It was October of 2009. I was sitting on my usual stool at the coffee counter […]
Slapwoods Built a Brand Around the Blunt Ritual
Before pre-rolls were everywhere and convenience became a selling point, the blunt already had a seat in the session. It was in the studio, in the car before the show, outside the skate spot, passed between friends while somebody queued up the next track. It was never just about smoking. It was timing, taste, patience, […]
The Cannabis Industry Forgot Who Built It
Legal cannabis promised legitimacy. Instead, many of the people who carried the culture through prohibition are being priced, regulated, and pushed out of the industry they helped build. I am beyond angry. A lot of us are. People who have lived this industry are not slightly disappointed. Many of us are livid because cannabis is […]