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The Best Weed Goes Head To Head For $120,000 Today

The Proper Cup High Rollers bracket reaches its final round today, with $120,000 on the line and two undefeated runs colliding live. At 4:20 PM PT, Preferred Gardens faces Up The Hill in the High Rollers Bracket Finale, streaming live on YouTube. https://youtube.com/watch?v=xMkcS9i2o1o&feature=oembed This is not a showcase. It is not a judging panel

2026-01-18T22:16:10+00:00January 18th, 2026|Cannabis, Feed|Comments Off on The Best Weed Goes Head To Head For $120,000 Today

What 900 Veterans Taught Me About Cannabis, Pain, and the Cost of Staying Alive

The moment that changed me happened in our office in Central Florida. I remember one Veteran who stayed behind after his evaluation, sitting on the couch in the lobby.  He talked about the years he’d spent trying to manage pain and PTSD with whatever prescriptions were handed his way. What surprised him that day wasn’t

2026-01-18T15:16:10+00:00January 18th, 2026|Cannabis, Feed|Comments Off on What 900 Veterans Taught Me About Cannabis, Pain, and the Cost of Staying Alive

How The NY Post Found a Boring Cannabis Study and Turned It Into a Scare Story

Once again, it’s debunking time. The New York Post headline — “Bombshell cannabis study reveals hidden risks of medical pot” — is a textbook example of how cannabis continues to be treated differently from almost every other therapeutic substance in mainstream media. The problem is not the study itself, but what this media outlet does

2026-01-17T16:16:10+00:00January 17th, 2026|Cannabis, Feed|Comments Off on How The NY Post Found a Boring Cannabis Study and Turned It Into a Scare Story

The Hard Truth About Washington and Cannabis Reform: Time, Money, and More Time

Guest Op-Ed by Gretchen Gailey, President of Project Champion If there is one lesson the cannabis industry should have learned by now, it’s this: Washington does not run on urgency. It runs on process, power, and patience. For more than a decade, advocates, entrepreneurs, veterans, patients, investors, and policymakers have been told that federal cannabis

2026-01-16T21:16:11+00:00January 16th, 2026|Cannabis, Feed|Comments Off on The Hard Truth About Washington and Cannabis Reform: Time, Money, and More Time

Heavy Hangs the Head that Wears the Helmet: NFL Players Open Up About Psychedelic Use

What happens when the stereotype of the NFL player—tough, strong, impenetrable—cracks? When bodies trained for collision, force, and victory slow down for a moment, open up, and start talking about pain, vulnerability, and the role psychedelics play in life off the field? That was the story shared by three NFL players—Jordan Poyer of the Buffalo

2026-01-16T20:16:11+00:00January 16th, 2026|Cannabis, Feed|Comments Off on Heavy Hangs the Head that Wears the Helmet: NFL Players Open Up About Psychedelic Use

Music for Mushrooms Isn’t What You Think It Is

East Forest wants your attention for two hours. In 2025, that’s borderline illegal. I called East Forest from Buenos Aires. He answered from Boise, Idaho, inside what he casually referred to as “my studio.” Same planet, same year.  Culturally, though, the gap closed fast. Two urban guys on opposite ends of the hemisphere, talking through

2026-01-16T17:15:43+00:00January 16th, 2026|Cannabis, Feed|Comments Off on Music for Mushrooms Isn’t What You Think It Is

Big Alcohol’s Weed Panic Isn’t Random. The Data Explains It

As cannabis beverages gain ground, study after study shows alcohol consumption dropping. You don’t need a conspiracy to explain the panic. You just need the numbers. Alcohol sales are down. Cannabis beverages are up. And suddenly, a lot of people are very concerned about weed making people puke. That timing is hard to ignore. When

2026-01-16T17:15:44+00:00January 16th, 2026|Cannabis, Feed|Comments Off on Big Alcohol’s Weed Panic Isn’t Random. The Data Explains It

Costa Rica’s Election Draws Near: What Are the Candidates’ Positions on Weed?

Presidential elections in Costa Rica are scheduled for February 1, 2026, and we’re looking at quite a broad landscape. Amid fragmentation and indecision, Costa Ricans will have to choose from a vast array of candidates. Some of them have publicly stated their positions on cannabis legalization. Since 2022, Law 10.113 has been in effect, regulating

2026-01-15T15:15:11+00:00January 15th, 2026|Cannabis, Feed|Comments Off on Costa Rica’s Election Draws Near: What Are the Candidates’ Positions on Weed?

Hemp’s Death Sentence Gets a Stay of Execution

A bipartisan bill would push the federal hemp THC ban to 2028, buying time for farmers, brewers, and lawmakers to replace prohibition with regulation. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is moving to slow down the federal hemp THC ban that Congress quietly enacted during last year’s government shutdown, giving the industry more time to adjust

2026-01-14T15:15:10+00:00January 14th, 2026|Cannabis, Feed|Comments Off on Hemp’s Death Sentence Gets a Stay of Execution

Teen Dies After Seeking AI Drug Advice: The Risks of Turning to a Chatbot for Comfort

A teenager in California died from an overdose after spending months asking ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot, about drug use and so-called “safe” dosages. He had friends. He studied psychology. He liked video games. According to his mother, the clearest signs of anxiety and depression didn’t show up in his social life, but they appeared

2026-01-14T14:15:13+00:00January 14th, 2026|Cannabis, Feed|Comments Off on Teen Dies After Seeking AI Drug Advice: The Risks of Turning to a Chatbot for Comfort
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