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Jan 7, 2025
How does cannabis affect opiate addiction?
Despite a relative lack of scientific studies of cannabis over the years thanks to pot being illegal for most of modern U.S. history, some subjects have undergone enough scrutiny that conclusions can be drawn. Among the most...
Dec 31, 2024
As expected, 2024 was a bad year for cannabusiness
As pretty much everyone expected last New Year’s Day, 2024 has turned out to be a challenging and in some respects horrendous year for cannabis in California.
The biggest hurdle to a thriving pot market in the state...
Dec 3, 2024
It’s taxing times for California cannabis
With federal legalization now—perhaps—a far-off pipe dream as Republicans descend into the White House and Congress to assume full control of the government, one of the chief hopes for California’s badly ailing pot industry has—perhaps—been dashed.
While it...
Nov 19, 2024
Nice work, pro-pot Republicans
Everybody should know that the cannabis business includes a fair number of fascists among its ranks, maybe even more than the average consumer-facing industry. And of course tons of people who just voted for Donald Trump—fascists, at...
Oct 29, 2024
Cannabis voters have a clear choice
It might seem incongruous, to say the least, but some people in the cannabis community are at least open to Donald Trump and JD Vance taking back the White House. Others seem to genuinely believe it doesn’t...
Oct 22, 2024
Busts gone bad: Weed is legal, but cops still police it
One of the weirdest outcomes of cannabis legalization is that the cops, who for decades were intent on busting people for weed on behalf of the state and its laws, now bust people largely on behalf of...
Oct 15, 2024
California weighs move to close loophole on hemp-derived THC
In 2018, a loophole in federal law created a market for potentially problematic or even dangerous hemp products that can get you high. Kids can easily buy them, and often do. The market exists in a netherworld...
