Costa Rica’s Election Draws Near: What Are the Candidates’ Positions on Weed?
Presidential elections in Costa Rica are scheduled for February 1, 2026, and we’re looking at quite a broad landscape. Amid fragmentation and indecision, Costa Ricans will have to choose from a vast array of candidates. Some of them have publicly stated their positions on cannabis legalization. Since 2022, Law 10.113 has been in effect, regulating […]
Key GOP Congressional Committee Chairman Pushes To Delay Hemp THC Ban, Saying It Will Hurt Farmers
The Republican chair of a key congressional committee is joining with farmers to push for a delay in the planned enactment of a federal law that threatens to recriminalize hemp-derived THC products. “The hemp industry is facing significant challenges and growing uncertainty, and is long past time for Congress to provide farmers and business owners […]
Federal hemp THC ban would be delayed for two years under new bill (Newsletter: January 14, 2026)
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Libertarians and the Long Road to Cannabis Legalization
For decades, both Democrats and Republicans have skirted around marijuana reform, but only one party has stood firmly for full legalization since day one: the Libertarian Party. Advocacy Through the Decades The Libertarian Party and the Future of Cannabis Freedom Founded in 1971, the Libertarian Party emerged in direct contrast to President Nixon’s newly declared […]
Ohio Attorney General Rejects Cannabis Referendum Petition, Saying It’s ‘Misleading’
Ohio’s attorney general has rejected activists’ referendum petition to block parts of a restrictive marijuana and hemp law from going into effect, saying its summary is “misleading” and must be revised in order to proceed. “Upon review of the summary, we identified omissions and misstatements that, as a whole, would mislead a potential signer as […]
A Dispensary Burned. If This Was a Pharmacy Fire, Nobody Would Be Joking
In mid-December, a small cannabis and CBD shop in Leadville, Colorado, caught fire. It was a structure fire in an old building, complicated by hidden voids in the walls. Fire crews from multiple counties responded. Nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution. Local officials issued an air quality alert, advising residents to stay indoors or […]
Teen Dies After Seeking AI Drug Advice: The Risks of Turning to a Chatbot for Comfort
A teenager in California died from an overdose after spending months asking ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot, about drug use and so-called “safe” dosages. He had friends. He studied psychology. He liked video games. According to his mother, the clearest signs of anxiety and depression didn’t show up in his social life, but they appeared […]
Inside the World’s First Plastic-Free Dispensary
It is in your food. It’s in your body. It’s in almost everything you live with, and everything you interact with, and well, it’s just not healthy. Plastic. It’s the thing that’s become so ubiquitous that most people don’t even think about it, even though it’s estimated that we are ingesting about 250 grams of […]
Hemp’s Death Sentence Gets a Stay of Execution
A bipartisan bill would push the federal hemp THC ban to 2028, buying time for farmers, brewers, and lawmakers to replace prohibition with regulation. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is moving to slow down the federal hemp THC ban that Congress quietly enacted during last year’s government shutdown, giving the industry more time to adjust […]
Joe Rogan Surprised After GOP Senator Says Marijuana And Alcohol Industries Jointly Backed Push To Ban Hemp THC Products
Joe Rogan seemed stunned to hear Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tell him on a new episode of his podcast that certain marijuana businesses joined hands with the alcohol industry to lobby in favor of a federal ban on most hemp THC products. During a wide-ranging interview on the Joe Rogan Experience that aired on Tuesday, […]