Medicial Marijuana
Yes, Cannabis Beverages are Replacing Alcohol…and the Numbers are Staggering!
Cannabis Beverages Are Replacing Alcohol … And the numbers are striking! Fewer people than ever are drinking alcohol. You might even be noticing the change that yes, some people still drink, but they’re drinking something else: cannabis beverages instead of harmful alcohol. Booze was once the dominant social lubricant of choice for bars, social circles, […]
How to Evaluate Cannabis Packaging Suppliers Before You Commit
Cannabis packaging decisions have downstream consequences for compliance, operations, customer perception, and margins. This article offers a practical framework for evaluating packaging suppliers across five dimensions: compliance, product quality, operational fit, customization, and partnership reliability. It closes with a pre-commitment checklist that operators can use before signing any supplier agreement. Cannabis packaging is no longer […]
420 Consciousness and the War Machine – When Opposites Collide
Every April 20th, somewhere between the smell of smoke and the echo of Bob Marley drifting from a Bluetooth speaker, a quiet act of cultural defiance plays out. Most people call it a holiday. I call it a reminder. A reminder that the same plant governments spent 50-plus years criminalizing, demonizing, and weaponizing against their […]
Are The Feds Finally Going To Let Medicare Cover CBD and Even THC?
According to a recent article by Marijuana Moment, the United States government has made final a rule allowing specific hemp products to be offered with coverage based on the Medicare Advantage plan. Based on the ruling, products that are legal federally as well as at the state level can be reimbursed, which is a huge […]
Move Over Flower, Pre-roll is King
Driven by innovation and convenience, pre-roll sales in 2025 not only had the strongest growth of any major category, topping $3.6 billion in sales and moving 383 million units, but supplanted flower as the most units sold for the first time in the industry’s history, according to a new report from Custom Cones USA. It’s […]
Can AI Replace Your Medical Marijuana Doctor? – No, But Here is What It Can Do Right Now
AI Isn’ t A Substitute For A Doctor But Here’s When You Can Turn To AI For Medical Advice For most people these days, seeking medical advice is no longer about paying expensive doctors and waiting weeks, sometimes even months, just for a consultation with them. These days, the “consult” doesn’t happen in a clinic […]
Colorado Pushes to Normalize THC Beverages in Bars as Federal Pressure Mounts
As federal policymakers move toward restricting hemp-derived cannabinoid products, a new state-level effort in Colorado is taking the opposite approach by moving to integrate low-dose THC beverages into mainstream hospitality. A coalition led by Colorado-based attorney Brian Vicente, partner at Vicente LLP, has formed the Colorado THC Beverage Coalition and introduced legislation that would allow […]
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Preserve State Control as Federal Hemp Crackdown Looms
As the U.S. hemp industry braces for potential federal disruption later this year, a new bipartisan bill aims to give states a way to maintain control over intoxicating hemp products and potentially keep the category alive. Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) have introduced the Hemp Safety Enforcement Act, legislation […]
Operational Efficiency Is Driving the Next Phase of Cannabis Growth
For years, the cannabis industry operated in an environment where expansion was the primary signal of success, and investors were excited to get involved. New markets opened, and rapid growth often took priority over efficiency. Companies could move quickly and sort out the details later, trusting that scale would eventually smooth things out. That environment […]
1926: The Year America Almost Got It Right About Cannabis
The clipping in the image above this article is dated 1926. It’s a piece from Science and Invention magazine, reporting on an inquiry to the Bureau of Plant Industry about hemp growing wild across the country. The headline: “Our Home Hasheesh Crop.” Read it carefully and you’ll find something remarkable — not alarm, not moral […]