The (Green) Goddess Lives in Mexico City
Mexico City’s Goddess Energy Lives in the Everyday The goddess lives in Mexico City. She animates women in dark sunglasses, shoulders squared with Bolo bags against the morning rush. She flickers in candlelight at paint-peeling churches dressed in lavish devotion to the Virgin Mary. She hangs low in Plaza de la Conception, where cannabis smoke […]
The Cannabis Component CBG Shows Promise In Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis With Its ‘Anti-Inflammatory Capacity,’ Study Finds
A lesser known cannabis component known as CBG could represent a novel treatment in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a new study. Researchers at the Rambam Health Care Campus in Israel released preclinical findings from a study examining cannabigerol, a non-intoxicating cannabinoid, and its potential to reduce inflammation associated with arthritis. While […]
Inside Scarlet Reserve Room and Jersey’s Legacy Weed Culture
As legal cannabis drifts toward corporate sameness, Scarlet Reserve Room is holding onto something harder to manufacture: culture, authenticity, and the people who survived prohibition long before investors showed up. Legal weed has gotten very good at looking expensive. Walk into enough dispensaries today and they start blurring together: white walls, glowing menus, polished branding, […]
Virginia Hemp Groups Say Governor’s Marijuana Sales Veto Is An ‘Opportunity’
A coalition of hemp businesses that asked Virginia’s governor to veto legislation to legalize recreational marijuana sales before she did so this week says the move presents an “opportunity” to craft better cannabis policy. The Cannabis Small Business Association said in a press release on Tuesday that while its members support the idea of creating […]
What It Means For 2027
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger vetoed the bill that would have launched legal adult-use cannabis sales, five years after the state legalized possession. She campaigned on supporting a retail market. The veto likely pushes any legal sales to 2028 or later. Virginians still can’t legally buy the weed they’ve been allowed to possess since 2021. Gov. […]
Medical Cannabis Meets Clean Energy in Colombia’s New Solar Farm
In Baranoa, Colombia, a medical cannabis company has just launched a solar farm to power part of its own operation. The project, presented by the Ministry of Mines and Energy as the first initiative of its kind in the Colombian Caribbean, brings together 147 solar panels, self-generated energy and medical weed cultivation under one agroindustrial […]
Ilhan Omar Thinks ‘A Lot Of People’ In Congress Smoke Weed. Then She Flashed A Peace Sign And Left.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, told TMZ there are “a lot of people who smoke cannabis in Congress.” Then she flashed a peace sign and walked off. The serious point underneath the peace sign What the administration actually did Somebody in Congress is holding, and Rep. Ilhan Omar isn’t naming names. […]
Virginia cannabis sales bill vetoed by governor (Newsletter: May 20, 2026)
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Marijuana Legalization Is Linked To ‘Significant Reductions’ In Opioid Overdoses, Federally Funded Study Finds
States that legalize medical or recreational marijuana see “significant reductions” in opioid overdoses among adults with employer-sponsored health insurance—indicating that a “substitution” effect may be at play—according to a new federally funded study. While numerous studies have linked state-level legalization to reduced opioid deaths, researchers at the University of Kentucky’s College of Public Health said […]
Army Reminds Soldiers Of ‘Zero-Tolerance’ Marijuana Policy, Warning That Even CBD Lotion Remains Banned
Even as the Trump administration recently finalized a medical marijuana rescheduling rule—and the president has pushed to maintain the legal status for full-spectrum CBD—the U.S. Army is making clear that it views all forms of cannabis and its derivatives as dangerous drugs that soldiers are banned from using. In a blog post on Thursday, officials […]