If MMJ wins the lawsuit, there is a route that could remove marijuana from the CSA and give medical cannabis a legal substance in America. While rescheduling is better than nothing, the true goal of the industry should be to remove all criminal stigma…
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So You Want to Grow Weed in Your Backyard or Garden, Do Ya? – DIY Step-By-Step Guide to Growing Marijuana Plants in Your Yard
Outdoor cannabis cultivation in a garden or backyard presents a cost-effective, enjoyable, and rewarding endeavor. By leveraging natural sunlight, understanding soil composition, employing natural pest management, and mastering cannabis pruning, grower…
Can Magic Mushrooms Make You Paranoid Like Weed Sometimes Does? – No, New Study on Psilocybin Says No Risk of Paranoia
The study finds that therapeutic doses of psilocybin generally result in tolerable acute adverse effects that typically subside within 24 to 48 hours. However, less common adverse effects like paranoia and prolonged visual perceptual effects merit atte…
A 420 Walkthrough of the Evolution of 420s Over the Past 52 Years
So, while the 420 of today may look different from the 420 of our grandparents’ generation, the heart and soul of the movement remain intact. It’s a time to honor the pioneers who fought for legalization, to celebrate the progress we’ve made, and to lo…
Criminalizing Cannabis Doesn’t Work at All – Marijuana Use Identical in Legal and Non-Legal Weed States New Gallup Poll Shows
A recent Gallup poll has called into question the very foundation upon which the edifice of prohibition is built. The survey found that rates of marijuana use are nearly identical in states that have legalized the substance compared to those that conti…
New Triploid Cannabis Plants Could Revolutionize the Marijuana Industry – Stronger, Bigger, and Shorter Grow Time
Triploid cannabis plants are merely created through an extra pair of chromosomes, which then give you a sterile, seedless plant. It can be induced by using a special chemical, and treating cannabis plants so that they grow as triploids on purpose. In t…
Has Medical Marijuana Already Priced Itself Out of the Cannabis Market? – 60% of Utah MMJ Patients Use the Black Market for Meds
According to Cache Valley Daily, around 60% of Utah’s medicinal cannabis users obtain their cannabis from sources other than the state’s authorized market. The study, done by Cannabis Public Policy Consulting (CPPC) on behalf of the Utah Department of …
Cannabis Research Fraud? – Over Half of the $1.5 Billion Spent on Marijuana Research Was to Find Harmful and Adverse Effects
A 2020 analysis published in Science magazine revealed a striking disparity in cannabis research funding. Of the $1.56 billion directed to the topic between 2000 and 2018 in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, roughly half was spent on i…
A Quality Seal of Assurance on Hemp Products? – Would It Quiet Fears about Hemp-Derived Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC?
The United States Hemp Authority is working to assure the quality of Delta-8 THC through an upcoming certification procedure. This effort intends to set stringent standards and promote self-regulation in the Delta-8 sector, which is subject to relative…
Smoking Hemp and Getting High? – Here is Why…Over 90% of Smokable Hemp Products Are Actually Just Weed Says Testing Lab
Of the hemp samples tested, approximately 93% exceeded the federal 0.3% limit, and nearly half of the provided online documents from manufacturers differed from the corresponding product labels. In a comparison between NIST results and online documenta…