Medicial Marijuana
Why are Teens Smoking Less Weed? (Hint: It’s Not the Law)
The prohibitionists had a prediction. Legalize cannabis for adults and you’d unleash a wave of teenage stoners, a generation of red-eyed, academically ruined adolescents stumbling toward society’s exit. It was the rallying cry for decades of opposition, the rhetorical trump card pulled out every time a legalization ballot measure threatened to pass. The data, once […]
Germination Guarantee : How One Grower Tracked the Most Important Variable in Ordering Cannabis Seeds
A Hat Tip to the Grower Who Did What Nobody Else Bothered To Do There’s a certain type of person in the cannabis community who doesn’t just consume information — they generate it. They spend their own money, keep actual notes, track results over time, and then hand the whole thing to strangers on the […]
Trump Signed the Psychedelic Order, Now What?
On April 18, 2026, Donald Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office surrounded by RFK Jr., Dr. Oz, Joe Rogan, and a former Navy SEAL. He joked about wanting some ibogaine himself. The press had a field day. Advocates declared victory. Critics called it theater. I want to do something different and actually […]
Why Understanding True Manufacturing Costs Is Essential for Cannabis Business Survival
The U.S. cannabis industry generated more than $30 billion in regulated sales in 2025, yet profitability has become harder to predict. According to a recent national index report by Cannabis Benchmarks, wholesale pricing remains volatile, recently fluctuating between approximately $987 and $1,007 per pound. In an environment where pricing moves faster than cost structures adapt, […]
What You Need to Know about Trump’s Medical Cannabis State-Level Rescheduling
Rescheduling Marijuana: The Latest Updates Is rescheduling marijuana going to happen sooner than we think? Possibly so! Over the last few days, federal action on rescheduling cannabis was no longer speculative: it became reality quicker than we thought. Foundations of the industry are changing in real time! Here’s what you need to know about what […]
Engineering Consistency: Inside the Push for GMP-Compliant Cannabis
As cannabis becomes a globally traded medical commodity, cGMP compliance is reshaping how it is grown, handled, and transported. For operators working with imported biomass, controlling contamination and ensuring consistency across supply chains has become a defining challenge. That challenge was a central focus at the International Cannabis Business Conference in Berlin, where a panel […]
Inconsistent Messaging Is a Compliance Risk. Full Stop.
Picture the moment a cannabis company’s compliance team gets copied on an email from a banking partner’s risk officer. The subject line says “Questions re: public materials.” Attached is a spreadsheet. On one side, language from the company’s Florida medical dispensary website. On the other, language from the California recreational site, the New Jersey acquisition […]
Trump’s Schedule III Shuffle: A Nothing Burger With Pharma Sauce
Let’s get one thing straight before the spin machine buries it: the federal rescheduling of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III did not happen because Donald Trump had a change of heart about the plant. He didn’t wake up one morning with a profound respect for the 50-year fight cannabis advocates have waged against […]
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 […]