NIH Releases Scientific Paper on the Therapeutic Value of Acidic Cannabinoids
A new scientific review published in the National Library of Medicine (NIH) shines a spotlight on one of the most overlooked areas of cannabis science: the untapped benefits of acidic cannabinoids naturally produced by Cannabis sativa — THCA, CBDA, CBGA, and CBCA. These compounds are the biosynthetic precursors to THC, CBD, CBG, and CBC. But […]
Yale Scientists Reveal The Surprising Mental Health Benefits of Psychedelic Mushrooms
For several decades, psychedelic mushrooms were considered nothing more than hallucinogenic drugs. Magic mushrooms, as they were fondly referred to, were treated as a symbol of counterculture for most of the 20th century. Ironically, psychedelic mushrooms were used by Indigenous cultures for rituals and ceremonies. Most notably, they were used by the Mexican Mazatec people, […]
The Curious Case of Cannabis and Autism: The Data Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About
Cannabis and Autism: The Data Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About I’m going to level with you right from the start: if you’re a parent of an autistic child, you’ve already been failed by the medical establishment. Not because they’re cruel or incompetent—though some are—but because the system they operate within is designed to prioritize […]
The Cannabis Retailer’s Survival Guide to 2026
2025 saw most businesses scrutinizing their operations to trim margins and survive the tumultuous market. 2026 is about digging deeper to uncover hidden costs that will further improve their bottom line. Tom Zuber, partner at Zuber Lawler, led a panel discussion at the recent IgniteNJ event, where experts offered advice on margin discipline and where […]
How Legalizing Organic Drugs Is the Only Way to Win America’s Chemical War with China
Let me tell you something they won’t say on cable news, something that makes too much sense to survive the standard political discourse: the United States is losing a chemical war, and the only way to win it is to get its citizens legally, safely, and gloriously high. Not on the Chinese stuff. Not on […]
The Cannabis Psychosis Paradox: Why Society Fears the Wrong Things
The Psychosis Paradox: Why Society Fears the Wrong Things Let me tell you something that’s going to piss off every pearl-clutching prohibitionist from here to Capitol Hill: your kid has a better statistical chance of losing their grip on reality from living in your “safe” metropolitan neighborhood than from smoking a joint on the weekends. […]
What Cultivators Are Talking About in New Jersey
New Jersey is a highly desirable cannabis market for new operators because of its rapid billion?dollar growth, strong consumer demand, and status as one of the most profitable yet undersupplied markets on the East Coast. Cultivators came together at the recent IgniteIt event to share their perspectives on the market. Genetic preservation, price compression, the […]
Why Economists Can’t Understand Why Kids Get High: The Tax Deterrence Delusion
The Tax Deterrence Delusion: Why Economists Don’t Understand Why Kids Get High There’s a special kind of academic hubris that emerges when economists try to solve social problems without ever talking to the humans involved. It’s the same energy that brought us “rational actor theory” and other beautiful mathematical models that work perfectly on paper […]
The Fox News Reefer Madness Moment: When a Combat Veteran Schooled the Hypocrites
There are moments in media that cut through the bullshit so cleanly, you can actually hear the narrative collapse in real-time. Combat veteran Staff Sergeant (Ret.) Johnny “Joey” Jones just delivered one of those moments on Fox News—and the network’s desperate attempt to spin it back into prohibitionist talking points was almost as revealing as […]