After months of silence and bureaucratic stalling, the DEA finally has a new boss: Terrance Cole, confirmed by the Senate earlier this week. That might not sound like major weed news since it’s the DEA and all, but it is. The federal effort to reschedule cannabis — perhaps the biggest shift in US drug policy
So you want to work in weed? Not just post about it. Not just scroll past it. But really do it. Grow it. Study it. Sell it. Heal with it. Build something lasting. Turns out, there’s a scholarship for that. It’s called the Higher Potential Scholarship, and it’s offering free education, mentorship, and industry access
The California State Fair got a little higher this year. And not just because of the on-site consumption lounge. On July 22, legendary hip-hop group and certified cannabis icons Cypress Hill were awarded the Golden Advocacy Award at the California Cannabis Awards, held inside the California State Fair in Sacramento. The honor celebrates their three-decade
In 1984, my grandfather took his last breath and shuffled off this mortal coil after a nasty bout with cancer. I was only 13 at the time, and probably didn’t fully understand the pain he was in. Not just physically, but mentally, too. He always put on a brave face, but the depression he battled
Original publication: November 1986. SPECIAL HARVEST ’86 ED ROSENTHAL The plants have ripened in the late autumn sun. This top is in the second stage of flowering: the rapid growth. Like an anenome’s tentacles searching for food, the pistils push into the air trying to meet stray pollen. Starting with the first stage of pubescence,
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This past summer, as the US military exited Afghanistan, and the country has fallen back into a transitional phase. Afghanistan first became a nation just over 100 years ago in 1919, but one thing that has always transcended the country’s rocky political history is its legendary hash scene. Despite the Mujahideen, Taliban or communists, Afghanistan’s
Since its inception, efforts to criminalize the marijuana plant and stigmatize those who consume it have been predicated almost entirely upon gross exaggerations, racial stereotypes, and outright lies. The initial push for cannabis criminalization, which began in earnest more than a century ago, had little to do with promoting public health or safety. Instead, the
John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne has passed away at the age of 76. Known to most as the frontman of Black Sabbath and a solo force of nature, Ozzy wasn’t just the godfather of heavy metal — he was one of us. A weed-smoking, boundary-breaking, chaos-loving rock and roll outlaw who never stopped waving the freak
Minnesota’s relationship with weed is getting more creative by the minute. As the state rolls out its recreational cannabis sales in 2025, one city is already making headlines with a bold, very berry-flavored move: launching its own line of government-branded THC gummies. But that’s not all. They’re asking residents to help name them. Welcome to
