Marijuana Culture

Ahead of the Illinois’ planned legalization roll-out in January, cannabis-related enforcement has reportedly dropped dramatically in the suburbs of Chicago.

In an effort to highlight and help end the cannabis plant’s global stigma, Canada’s 2019 Miss Universe contestant represented the country’s legalization of cannabis during the competition’s “National Costume” segment.

The MLB may remove cannabis from its banned substances list for minor league players; major league players are already not tested for cannabis use.

The alternative, off-season football league XFL will not include cannabis among its drug testing protocols when the new league launches next spring.

Hightimes Holding Corp. disclosed doubts about the High Times magazine’s ability to continue operations due to “recurring operating losses, net operating cash flow deficits, and an accumulated deficit.”

According to polling data from the major metro areas of Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco, there are more adults 18-and-older who have used cannabis recently than smoked cigarettes.

The MassRoots cannabis social network is apparently dead after the website and related app went dark a few weeks back.

Cannabis media company American Marijuana is offering a $36,000 salary for a full-time cannabis reviewer “dream job.”

Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young has encountered hiccups in his application process for U.S. citizenship because of his cannabis use.

High Times CEO Kraig Fox confirmed the restructuring in an email to Ganjapreneur. Going forward, DOPE’s content will be produced at the High Times Los Angeles headquarters.

The American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts will offer a certificate program in legal cannabis starting in spring 2020.

A recent study investigating social responses to the words “cannabis” and “marijuana” found that word choice does not influence the public’s perception of the plant.

After the Pro Golf Association’s recent suspension of two-time tour winner Matt Every for cannabis use, the disparity between pro sports’ cannabis policies and public sentiment has grown even more apparent.

A recent investigation based on research by Cowen and Co. found that binge drinking rates in states where adult-use cannabis has been legalized have fallen 9 percent below the national average.

Multiple U.S. students studying to become nurses or other medical professionals have filed lawsuits against schools that enacted punishments against them for their use of medical cannabis.

Gallup polling data suggests that 66 percent of American voters continue to support the nationwide legalization of cannabis; when Gallup first asked the question in 1969, just 12 percent of voters supported such reforms.

A judge in Hanover County, Virginia has tossed a cannabis possession charge after a laboratory supervisor claimed in court that their lab could not differentiate between illegal cannabis and legal hemp CBD flower.

A study found that three out of four Canadians believe adult-use cannabis legalization has not had an impact on workplace health and safety incidents.

The first cannabis cafe/restaurant in the U.S. where open consumption is allowed opened its doors today in West Hollywood.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has formally announced his support for adult-use cannabis legalization and called for lawmakers to craft legislation to end cannabis prohibition in the state.

A CBD shop in Chicago is suing its landlord after being told they couldn’t display their logo, which contains a hemp leaf, on local signage because the landlords claim it would promote “marijuana usage.”

Uncle Ike’s dispensary in Seattle, Washington recently ran a barrage of lab tests on cannabis vaporizers in the shop to search for vitamin E acetate, the compound linked to a recent swell of vape-related hospitalizations. 100% of the products passed the tests.

New Mexico Hemp Services has secured a $250,000 state grant to provide job training for hemp industry workers in the state.

Is this new CBD-infused sportswear line from Acabada a real breakthrough in activewear apparel, or is the extraordinary hype surrounding CBD leading startups down increasingly bizarre paths?