Tech is coming for the weed industry
Now that cannabis is big business, entrepreneurs are eager to bring tech to the weed industry, which means that cannabis is on the blockchain and machine learning has come …
Medical Cannabis
how cannabis became chic
There’s nothing we like more than a good makeover. Whether it’s Rachael Leigh Cook falling downstairs in that red dress in She’s All That, or the slightly abusive computer who forced people to remove …
Weed and luxury in Las Vegas
At the very end of my tour of the world’s largest cannabis dispensary, CEO Bob Groesbeck takes me outside to see the lotuses. Sticking out from the top of …
Weed May Play a Role in Weight Loss
The day cannabis became legal in Canada, media coverage included jokes about grocery stores selling out of Doritos and tales about a plucky Girl Guide selling out of cookies outside of a dispensary. …
It’s a Really Good Time to Be a Weed Smuggler
When a man I’ll call Mark made the move from Michigan to Oregon nearly two years ago, he had every intention of joining the legal cannabis market. Like many …
Marijuana advocates celebrate after Jeff Sessions is ousted
Cannabis businesses and advocates are celebrating the forced resignation of famously anti-marijuana Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Stocks are up for marijuana companies, especially because Sessions’ ousting comes after three states voted to …
Everybody Loves Weed, Midterms Suggest
Photo illustration by author. A lot was at stake in the 2018 midterm election, including weed. Though the issue of legalization didn’t dominate campaigns to the extent that healthcare, immigration, …
Three states vote in favor of marijuana
Three states voted in favor of marijuana legalization in yesterday’s midterm elections. Voters in Utah and Missouri approved the drug for medical use, while Michigan voters passed an amendment that …
Government bans on pot research have created room for marijuana health hype
For most of her life, Elizabeth (who requested we use a pseudonym) avoided marijuana. She came from a conservative family of the “just say no” variety, and her first …
Now That Weed Is Legal in Canada, We Asked College Students if It’s Still Cool
This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. Canada finally did it. Forty years after singer Peter Tosh’s immortal call to action, Canada’s about two weeks deep into the promised land …
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