Smoke DZA on Weed, Anxiety, and Why Curren$y Doesn’t Share His Stash
In the ever-expanding world of Hip-Hop, few names resonate as strongly with both lyricism and lifestyle as Smoke DZA. Known to fans as The Kushed God, the Harlem native has built a career on sharp wordplay, timeless collaborations, and a devotion to the culture that raised him. But beyond his catalog, DZA stands tall as […]
Could Weed Gummies Send a Basketball Star to Death Row in Indonesia? This is What We Know So Far
US born basketball player Jarred Shaw, a standout in Indonesia’s professional league, was arrested in May for importing 132 THC-infused gummies to treat his Crohn’s disease. In a country known for some of the world’s harshest drug laws, his case sparks an uncomfortable debate: medicine for some, a crime for others. The case, in context […]
Michigan House Fast-Tracks 24% Weed Tax, Industry Says It’s a Death Blow
Michigan lawmakers are moving ahead with a plan to impose a 24% wholesale tax on marijuana, a move the cannabis industry warns could “decimate” the state’s market and drive consumers back underground. The bill, passed 78–21 by the House last week, is part of a larger road funding deal expected to generate as much as […]
Marshawn Lynch Goes All In on Weed With Originals Collab
NFL legend Marshawn Lynch has always played the game his own way. Now he’s doing the same in cannabis. His brand Dodi, born in the Bay, is teaming up with Originals in Los Angeles to take things to a new level. From Oakland to L.A. Dodi started as a Northern California flower line with a […]
Four Ways Trump Could Change Weed Laws Without Congress
By Brian Vicente As the world waits for an announcement from the Trump Administration regarding rescheduling, alternatives arise. The path forward on federal marijuana policy may come from executive actions on anything from banking to Tribal sovereignty. After a years-long process, the rescheduling of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the federal Controlled […]
Debunking Pot Potency Hysteria: The Truth About ‘Super-Strong’ Weed
From the onset of cannabis criminalization, prohibitionists have sought to advance their agenda — to unduly influence public opinion — by sensationalizing the supposed strength of cannabis. In the 1930s, while lobbying for the first-ever federal ban on cannabis, Bureau of Narcotics Commissioner Harry Anslinger alleged that the marijuana of a century ago was so uniquely potent […]
Grow Better Weed With Living Soil and Microbes
Every grower wants bigger buds. Healthy plants. The kind of trichomes that glisten, with terpene and cannabinoid content that deliver the perfect full-spectrum high. That’s the goal, whether your setup is in the backyard, a basement, or squeezed into a spare closet—you want your plants to reach their full potential. But somewhere along the way, […]
From Screens to Pharmacies: Is Germany About to Say ‘Nein’ to Online Weed Prescriptions?
Everything seemed on track… until it wasn’t. Germany made history as the European country that went furthest with cannabis regulation, both on the recreational and medical fronts. In no time, record-breaking imports rolled in, the market expanded, and thousands of patients found relief thanks to easier access. Legalizing medical cannabis opened up economic opportunities, but […]
‘We Will Never Legalize It’: Venezuela’s President Slams Weed and Calls Out the US
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro addressed news reports linking him to drug trafficking after Brazilian authorities intercepted a small plane carrying cannabis from Venezuela. At a press conference with international media, he stated: “In Venezuela, it is still illegal and will remain illegal. In Venezuela, we will not fall into the foolish trend of legalizing any […]
Weed, Shrooms And Black Confidence: JayWood’s ‘Leo Negro’ Explained
JayWood is in motion. The Montreal-based artist, born Jeremy Haywood-Smith, has released Leo Negro on Captured Tracks, a record already chosen as Bandcamp’s “Album of the Day.” It’s an album about identity, reinvention, and controlled chaos, threaded with sounds that bend genres and voices that bend expectations. But his story is not only about music. […]