The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) has selected Changemark Research + Evaluation as the contract research organization for its long-awaited Phase 2 trial of smoked cannabis for the treatment of PTSD in U.S. veterans. The women-owned and women-led firm will guide site selection and recruitment, with projections pointing to the first participant beginning treatment
At a time when prices on just about everything seem to be rising, luckily, that isn’t the case for weed smokers in most U.S. markets. If you keep up with cannabis news, you’re likely to read about declining prices and their impact on the regulated weed industry. Lower prices put pressure on the bottom lines
Original publication: September 2004. HOW TO NOT GET ARRESTED NYCLU.ORG Everyone has the right to engage in peaceful protest activity on public sidewalks, in public parks and on public streets in New York City. This includes the right to distribute handbills or leaflets; the right to hold press conferences, demonstrations and rallies; and the right
There’s something sacred about soil. It’s where life begins and where it returns; the quiet alchemist that transforms death into sustenance, seed into medicine, hope into harvest. On this earth, cannabis takes root like any other healing plant, drawing minerals and mystery from depths we barely understand. But it’s also the hands that tend it,
In Germany, as in so many other countries, soccer transcends sport and is woven into the fabric that brings neighborhoods together, integrates diverse communities, and builds a sense of national identity. 1. FC Union Berlin is living proof of that. Born in a working-class district, its community identity was strengthened through gestures that are now
What was discovered?Why it’s exciting79 phenolic compounds (tentative IDs)Reveals chemical complexity beyond cannabinoids25 compounds never before seen in cannabisExpands the known cannabis chemotype palette16 rare flavoalkaloids in leaves of one strainNew molecule class, brand-new to cannabis You know the buzz: THC, CBD, terpenes. But what if I told you that a whole new class of
Hemp was never all that rare. Long before it was banned and stigmatized, this ancient plant was already part of daily life, used in textiles, ship sails, ropes, paper, and even building materials. Today, in 2025, hemp is back in the spotlight of the global economy, but this time in a form that’s shaking up
Original story by Hernán Panessi for El Planteo. Wherever the GOAT appears, a revolution takes place. Ever since Messi arrived at Inter Miami in 2023, the entire United States has been feverishly tuning in to a sport that was barely noticed just five minutes ago. Thousands of people are converging on the shores of Florida
It was Bill Hicks, who, in a moment of unrelenting truth-telling, said something that combined two of my favorite things in life: music and drugs. Check it out … I think drugs have done some good things for us. I really do. And if you don’t believe drugs have done good things for us, do
Wine loosens the tongue; weed sets you free. After a few puffs, many people feel more relaxed, more introspective, or —even the toughest, prickliest types— start to open up emotionally. The right setting, next to the right person, can lead to deep, loving, and sometimes wild conversations. Smoking weed as a couple often helps you
