Breaking Down Cannabis Automation’s Road to Success
There’s a moment most cannabis operators hit where hustle stops being enough. At first, production is manageable. A few employees can hand-fill pre-rolls, package flower, label jars, and keep orders moving out the door. But once demand starts climbing, the cracks show up fast. Labor costs spike. Consistency slips. Packaging becomes a bottleneck. Teams start […]
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 […]
A U.S. Weed Company Finally Cracked The NYSE. It Had To Leave The Recreational Pot Behind.
The Door Opened In April A Second Green Rush. Maybe? Trulieve becomes the first U.S. cannabis company to trade on the NYSE on June 10. To get through the door, it carved the recreational weed out of the company entirely. Wall Street is letting in a U.S. weed company for the first time. Just not […]
Medical Cannabis Behind the Wheel: NSW Proposes ‘Three Strikes’ Before Penalties
In New South Wales, Australia, patients can legally use medical cannabis with a prescription. So far, so good. But the question that has complicated the lives of thousands of patients for years goes beyond that: what if you take your medication, get behind the wheel, get pulled over, and test positive for THC? Can authorities […]
5 Hemp-Derived Drinks To Pour This Summer
From a black currant sour to an espresso martini riff, here are five THC cocktails to pour this summer, plus the bottles worth keeping in the fridge. No hangover required. There is a moment at almost every summer party when the bar opens. The wines, the whiskeys, the canned cocktails, the cold beers. I am […]
Amber Senter, Architect of Oakland’s Cannabis Equity Program, Says Founders Should Skip the Dispensary
Amber Senter co-founded Supernova Women, the organization that helped shape America’s first cannabis social equity program. A decade later, she says the licenses meant to repair the War on Drugs sent Black founders into the industry’s most expensive, lowest-margin, hardest-to-survive corner. “You need $2 million to open a dispensary. If you have $50,000, you can […]
He Won A Jet On MrBeast. Now He’s Linked To A 577-Pound Marijuana Trafficking Case.
A story that once sounded like peak internet fantasy has taken a very real turn. From Viral Aviation Dream to Alleged Trafficking Case Who Owned the Plane? Jabari Brown, the young pilot who went viral after winning a private jet in a MrBeast challenge, was arrested in Paraguay after authorities said he was one of […]
How Many Times Was Paul McCartney Arrested for Weed?
We take a trip down memory lane tracing Paul McCartney’s multiple cannabis-related run-ins with the law, from minor fines to his nine-day detention in Japan in 1980. Paul McCartney, Weed, and His Encounters With the Law The relationship between music and weed surprises exactly no one. In particular, the connection between the plant and The […]
Inside Marengo: The Mob Trial No Lawyer Will Touch
For nearly a decade, the Netherlands has been trying to put Europe’s most dangerous drug lord behind bars. The cost has been lawyers in prison, journalists shot in the street, and a justice system that no longer feels safe defending its own rules. Key Takeaways The Marengo trial exposed a criminal network so deeply embedded […]
Marc Shepard Built NECANN for the Locals
The first NECANN show should have been a disaster. February in Boston. Seven feet of snow. A venue with frozen steps. A Patriots Super Bowl scheduling scramble. Marc Shepard was outside at 5 a.m., smashing ice off the entrance to a beer hall and wondering what the hell he had gotten himself into. Then the […]