A new report reveals the cities in Europe with the highest concentrations of cannabis and cocaine use, based on sewage surveys. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Dutch cities including Amsterdam and Rotterdam took home some of the top spots for the cities with the highest concentrations of cocaine and cannabis use, respectively,... Read more
The median reported potency of regulated weed in California has been steadily dropping over the past six months, according to a report from Bay Area news source SFGate. The drop in potency, which includes a decline of 7% in just the past three months, coincides with the recent implementation... Read more
Bliss + Lex is a Black woman-owned cannabis dispensary in Manhattan and its team says it’s the first dispensary of its kind to do so in a March 20 announcement. Licensed adult-use cannabis businesses are beginning to appear in New York City as they compete with unlicensed businesses. “This... Read more
A new study suggests that the use of full-spectrum psychedelic mushroom extract has a more powerful effect than chemically synthesized psilocybin alone, which could have implications for psychedelic-assisted therapy. The findings imply that the experience of entheogenic mushrooms may involve a so-called “entourage effect” similar to what’s observed with... Read more
A Democratic congressman laid into a top Biden administration official on Wednesday over the “political malpractice” that is the president’s failure to end marijuana prohibition. The top federal health official promised to deliver that message to the White House, but also deferred responsibility for delays in an ongoing review... Read more
Germany may avoid a scenario where marijuana legalization is delayed as advocates have worried in recent weeks, with top cabinets official pledging to make certain changes to the legislation passed by parliament in hopes of averting a mediation committee referral. While the Bundestag passed the cannabis legalization bill last... Read more
When President Joe Biden visited his Wisconsin campaign headquarters last week, Chris Syrrakos caught the president’s attention. The CBD business owner—who had just recently been cleared in a cannabis-related case—was holding a sign in support of the president’s position that “no one should be in jail for using or... Read more
Another House committee in Hawaii has advanced a bill that would legalize and regulate adult-use marijuana in the state, making one amendment concerning labor peace agreement for cannabis businesses before signing off on the legislation. The House Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee voted 7–3 on Tuesday to advance the... Read more
Elon Musk says that he benefits from the use of ketamine –– and investors should be pleased that he takes it –– but when he posts late at night on the social media platform he owns, he insists that he is rarely under the influence. The Tesla CEO made all... Read more