Marijuana Culture

In celebration of the 4/20 holiday this month, we are using the whole month of April to focus on courageous cannabis and drug policy pioneers. Today, on what would have been his 89th birthday, we celebrate Baba Ram Dass, who helped legitimize the psychedelic revolution of the 1960s and awaken the public to the immorality of prohibition.

The first federal prisoner in the U.S. to die from the novel coronavirus was locked up on nonviolent drug charges.

Cannabis advocacy group Last Prisoner Project has launched a round-up change donation program for cannabis retailers that will aid the organization’s efforts to free all prisoners locked up on cannabis charges.

This year, 4/20 lasts for the whole month of April. To commemorate the cannabis holiday, we will be focusing on courageous pioneers and change-makers who helped pave the way for modern society’s acceptance of cannabis.

In honor of Women’s History Month, we asked some founding women in cannabis: “What advice do you have for women looking to make an impact in the cannabis space?” Here are their responses.

Here is a list of quality cannabis reading options to help keep you company during the social isolation/social distancing of COVID-19.

Steve DeAngelo, the founder of the Last Prisoner Project, issued a video statement calling for the release of all cannabis prisoners as the novel coronavirus spreads into the U.S. prison system.

Castleton University in Vermont is launching a Cannabis Studies Certificate program that will cover the business, cultivation, history, and culture of cannabis.

The NFL’s new collective bargaining agreement has removed the threat of league suspension for positive cannabis tests by players.

A recent Statistics Canada survey found that that the rate of teenagers aged 15-17 who use cannabis has fallen from 20 percent to 10 percent in the years since legalizing.

The long-running Hash Bash celebration in Michigan has been canceled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

A recent survey of cannabis consumers in Canada suggests that the ideal dosage for infused edibles products is 5 milligrams of THC or less per serving.

MLB officials have announced that, while players are allowed to use cannabis in their personal lives, they are not allowed to partner with or accept sponsorships from cannabis companies.

In his new Netflix special, Pete Davidson accuses Louis CK of reporting his frequent cannabis use to his boss, Lorne Michaels, in an attempt to have him fired.

The City of Subdued Excitement once again welcomes the family-friendly cannabis event to educate, celebrate, and stimulate the Washington cannabis business and culture.

A recent study shows that cannabis use has increased dramatically among U.S. adults aged 65 and older.

Spannabis — the premier cannabis trade show in Barcelona, Spain — has disputed an announcement last week by High Times that said the organizations would partner to present the first-ever High Times Cannabis Cup in Spain.

The NFL and NFL Players Association could soon reach a collective bargaining agreement that would drastically reduce the penalties for cannabis use in the league.

Data from the Adopt a Highway Maintenance Corporation shows that about two-thirds of the roads sponsored by Clean Colorado’s Sponsor a Highway program are funded by cannabis companies.

New York’s University of Buffalo School of Law is offering its first cannabis industry bridge course covering compliance and other issues important to the cannabis space.

Survey results suggest that cannabis use among Utah teenagers has relatively stabled out despite multiple neighboring legalized markets, including Colorado and Nevada.

A recent study suggests that while cannabis use has increased among college students in states that have legalized, binge drinking of alcohol has decreased among students.

Residents in Snowflake, Arizona have grown used to an early morning light purple glow from cannabis cultivator Copperstate Farms — last week, however, was something uniquely different.