CANNABIS CULTURE – Mozambique is a curious outlier among her neighbors in Southern Africa region. Her ban on cannabis whether medicinal or recreational is stiff and strict. However, among Mozambique’s affluent class (doctors etc.), high-end processed c…
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Terpene Technologists Report Anti-Covid Breakthrough
CANNABIS CULTURE – Israeli-based Technologies firm Eybna says a recently discovered combination of terpenes and CBD has the potential to manage the symptoms of COVID-19, and may even prevent infection altogether. “We used our database and advanced dat…
After a Bright Start, Zimbabwe’s Legal Cannabis Market Hits the Skids
CANNABIS CULTURE – Zimbabwe’s cannabis legalization initiative once held great promise, but now government overreach and excess taxation have ground progress down to a halt — and sent many back to the black market. Zimbabwe has just found out how mar…
Prison-Grown Pot Profits Fight The Drug War
CANNABIS CULTURE – How many businesses use their earnings to fight the Drug War? And how many grow their cannabis in an old private prison? “There are victims of the war on drugs, and they deserve a seat at the table,” says Casey Dalton, co-owner of Oc…
What to Know About New York State’s Weed Legalization Rollout in 2021
It’s high time weed became legal in the Empire State — and here’s everything you need to know about it. On Wednesday, New York lawmakers struck a deal to legalize recreational marijuana, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo calling the move “essential” to the state…
Biden White House Asks Staffers to Resign Over Past Marijuana Use: Report
A number of White House staffers were asked to resign or demoted for past marijuana use — regardless of whether those employees had been in one of the 14 states where the drug is legal, according to a report. The Biden administration had required worke…
“Lung Damaging Agent” Approved By Health Canada
CANNABIS CULTURE – Health Canada’s Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has added chloropicrin to the list of pesticides permitted to be used in outdoor cannabis farms. As a soil fumigant, it is cheaper and more effective than currently approv…
Veterans Try Cannabis To Treat PTSD
CANNABIS CULTURE – The results are now in after the first-ever legal clinical trial into the use of cannabis to treat PTSD, but did the DEA’s rules taint the outcome? “One of the biggest takeaways from this study is that veterans with PTSD can use cann…
Portrait of the Artist, RIP Alan Sayers
CANNABIS CULTURE – Prolific Downtown East -Side Artist Alan Sayers has died. You may not know his name, but if you are Vancouver resident or a regular follower of this magazine — you’ve seen his work. Celebrated for his “rockstar” portraits and evoca…
Cancer Patients Sue the DEA, Demand Psilocybin
CANNABIS CULTURE – Attorney Kathryn Tucker, who filed the petition said this is a first-of-its-kind lawsuit. “The case is about seeking to ensure that patients with serious, life-threatening illness are able to realize the promise of state and federal …