Who Killed the U.S. Cannabis Market? Blame Canadian Investment Bankers
How speculative finance and distorted incentives hollowed out American weed. On a sunny afternoon in Santa Monica in the spring of 2018, I sat on a hotel patio with the owners of two up-and-coming cannabis businesses: one a popular low-cost brand and the other a NorCal farming co-op. I had an all-cash offer from investors […]
37% of U.S. Hip-Hop and Rap Videos Show Weed, Study Finds
In case anyone still doubted that hip-hop is one of cannabis’ most powerful cultural platforms, a new academic study has finally put hard numbers behind what the culture has been saying for decades. According to research published in the journal Substance Use & Misuse, more than 37% of hip-hop and rap music videos produced in […]
U.S. Supreme Court Schedules Hearing In Case On Marijuana Consumers’ Gun Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of a federal law banning people who use marijuana or other controlled substances from buying or possessing firearms. About two months after agreeing to take the case, justices on Friday set a date of March 2 to consider the conflicting arguments […]
The U.S. Military Is Funding MDMA-Assisted Therapy Research for PTSD (For Real)
A Department of Defense (DoD)-funded clinical trial will study MDMA-assisted therapy paired with Massed Prolonged Exposure for PTSD in active-duty service members. For decades, MDMA lived far outside the walls of official medicine. Let alone the U.S. military. That wall just moved. The U.S. Department of Defense is funding a $4.9 million clinical trial investigating […]