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I remember buying weed from my friend’s boyfriend one muggy day the summer after I graduated high school. After whispering an ashamed “hello” to his wheelchair-ridden grandfather in the living room and avoiding the tiny, yapping pomeranians nipping at my ankles, he shuffled me up the stairs. His loft, if you could call it that, consisted of no more than an old couch in front of a massive television with an XBOX and some crooked Grateful Dead posters pinned to the scuffed walls. The smell of half-smoked joints and Nag Champa hung thick in the air. “You can sit if…

THC is the active compound in cannabis that causes you to feel high. The compound is the main reason people consume cannabis, either for fun or for medical benefits. When you smoke, vape, eat an edible, or do a dab, you can thank THC for the high.  THC’s scientific name is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or delta-9 for short. Delta-9 is a cannabinoid. The cannabis plant contains many cannabinoids and terpenes, plus other compounds. Cannabinoids in the plant (phytocannabinoids) interact with cannabinoids in the body (endocannabinoids) to cause effects and make you feel high. Some other cannabinoids include (plus many more): CBDDelta-8Delta-10CBGCBNTHCA THC…

This app-enabled smart growing system offers a whole new level of interconnected control. You might be familiar with the term, “Internet of Things,” the name for a concept popular with technologists in the 2000s who dreamt of connecting all of the items in a house so they could be integrated and controlled together through the internet, transforming a regular house into a “smart” house, for example. The concept is now widely applied in some products—like televisions and refrigerators—but as technology improves, we’re starting to see its application reach a new set of systems. Happily, for the cannabis cultivator, this includes…

The holidays can dish out as many headaches as heartwarming moments, but here’s one reason to give thanks: Prices for weed edibles keep falling. Average edible prices declined 30% in Michigan and 13.5% in Massachusetts this year, analytics firm Headset reported last month. Legal THC remains deflationary. We’ll cheers to that. Whether you’re a boomer giving your lungs a break, or a bohemian tripping the astral plane—it’s time to vibe out, couch-melt, and enjoy some best-selling, delectable THC gummies, chocolates, caramels, and cookies.  Seen it all? Live a little with Leafly’s list of weird new concoctions like cranberry drinks, infused…

In last Tuesday’s election, 25 of Oregon’s 36 counties, along with numerous individual cities, voted to ban psilocybin use, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms. These bans come two years after the landmark 2020 vote to allow psilocybin use in the state. The practice of “opting out” is nothing new,this happens with cannabis all the time when adult-use cannabis laws are passed at the state level, but local municipalities then ban the plant in their individual jurisdictions. For example, 62% of counties in California do not allow the sale or possession of cannabis despite it being legal at the state level.…

A large dose of psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, was shown to help people suffering from a type of severe depression in a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study builds on previous research on psilocybin and depression, becoming the largest clinical trial of its kind to date, involving 233 participants across Europe and North America. Some people who experience depression try various treatments, including antidepressant medications, which are sometimes ineffective for those suffering from “treatment-resistant depression.” This severe form of depression is thought to affect over 100 million people worldwide.  For this…

The removal of all forms of cannabis from drug status in Germany will help to end the stigmatization of hemp, and support the reform of cannabis and commercial hemp policy at the European level, according to leading industry groups. Under language in a recently released draft “key points” memo, which outlines sweeping measures focused mainly on the legalization of recreational marijuana, “cannabis for human consumption, medical cannabis and commercial hemp will be completely excluded from the scope of application of the BtMG (German Narcotics Act).” “Thanks to the push by the Federal Republic of Germany to legalize cannabis, we are…

Posted By: HempToday® November 4, 2022 Prosecutors in Ohio say two men pocketed nearly $800,000 in investor funds collected in a bogus medical cannabis and CBD business. A Warren County grand jury indicted Aaron Pitman, and Ryan R. Goldschmidt on charges of theft, corrupt activity, unlawful securities practices and fraud in their dealings with investors through Oak Street Group, GGB Assets, and Excelsior Leasing and other business entities. Misrepresentation Prosecutor David P. Fornshell said as the defendants pitched investors for a cannabis cartridge manufacturing business, they misrepresented themselves as licensed securities brokers and posed as experienced in the business of medical…

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As the Canadian cannabis industry takes shape, small growers are struggling to survive and many have lacked the means to even enter the market. Vancouver Island-based Sitka Legends wants to change that. The micro-park leases cultivation spaces on its 55-acre industrial parcel to micro-cultivators. Growers can then sell high-quality wholesale flower back to Sitka where it is processed, packaged, and sold in Sitka retail stores in a relationship that both parties have found successful. The brand’s Bruce Banner is one of the longest-running SKUs on the market. They accomplished that without any marketing or data agreements, their sole focus has…