Los Angeles helped shape the early legal cannabis economy, a cultural hub, a brand engine, a magnet for operators who wanted to build the future. But today, insiders say the city has become one of the hardest places in the country to operate. After years of shifting rules, enforcement confusion, high fees, and a licensing
By Mike Davis on behalf of the Veterans Action Council (VAC) Across generations, U.S. military Veterans have stood on the front lines of both war and reform. From the battlefields abroad to the policy trenches at home, they’ve been instrumental in shaping the entire cannabis movement, transforming stigma into science and sacrifice into social change.
Editor’s Note: This story contains descriptions of suicide and mental health struggles that may be distressing for some readers. If you or someone you know is in crisis, you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or visit 988lifeline.org for free, confidential support. I came back from Baghdad in 2005 in
Hurricane Melissa recently struck Jamaica with a fury the country hadn’t seen since the legendary Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. This Category 5 storm, with winds of nearly 185 mph and torrential rain, left 32 people dead, entire communities cut off, widespread structural damage across the island, and a humanitarian crisis in motion. On top of
Lucy showed up at the Kinneman farm as a six-month-old Weimaraner mix who needed a home. She fit into the rhythm of the place the way some dogs do instinctively. Farm life is routine: gates, feed, and shadowing whoever holds the bucket. Lucy attached herself to Kurt Kinneman. Kurt eventually left Wisconsin and went west
You can now major (or minor) in cannabis in college. Years ago, “I majored in cannabis” meant you smoked a lot of weed. Today it means something very different: colleges are training students to become professionals in a multi-billion-dollar, highly regulated industry. The spark? Jobs. Cannabis is one of the fastest-growing industries in America. Vangst,
The government might reopen. But only if Congress agrees to something else first: banning intoxicating hemp nationwide. On Sunday, Senate leadership inserted a hemp-recriminalization clause into the must-pass funding bill that would end the longest shutdown in American history, reported Marijuana Moment. On Monday, Cannabis Business Times confirmed that intoxicating hemp is being targeted as
You can spot a real brand in the wild. It walks into a room before the founder does. You see the logo on a skateboard, a guitar case, the back of someone’s neck. That’s the test. If people wouldn’t tattoo your brand on their skin, maybe it’s not a brand. Maybe it’s just merch. Josh
The cannabis reform movement has a new way to influence lawmakers and policy at every level of government, and the organizers want to hear directly from consumers. NORML (the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) has launched its 2025 Cannabis Consumer Survey, inviting people who use cannabis, recreationally or medically, as well as
“We are being erased,” asserts American writer Bruce Wagner, but he’s far from sensationalism, even breathing a certain amount of relief. His latest book, The Marvel Universe: Origin Stories, weaves fables of broken characters and updates his biting, satirical take on the world of entertainment, bringing it into the era of social media. Raised in
