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What Happens to Your Brain the First Time You Try Psychedelics: New Scientific Research Unlocks the Truth
What Does The Latest Scientific Research Tell Us About How A Psychedelic Trip Affects The Brain For The First Time? Psychedelics were long treated as dangerous drugs, often associated with the counterculture, thanks to the War on Drugs… For many decades, they were linked to music festivals, hippies, and underground cultures, so much so that […]
Dear Wall Street Journal: Your Students Need Better Legalization Arguments
The Wall Street Journal’s Future View recently asked college students whether marijuana should be legal. Several of them wrote thoughtful pieces. A few of them wrote arguments that collapse the moment you apply them consistently. I respect the exercise, and I respect that these are young people working through genuinely complex policy questions. But bad […]
Pre-Roll Packaging in 2026
Pre-rolls generated $4 billion in sales in 2025 and are projected to grow faster than any other top cannabis category, at a 10% compound annual growth rate, according to BDSA retail tracking data. Infused formats now account for 43% of the segment, and the category has grown by 271% since 2020. That kind of volume […]
The Army Wants You Ready. Ready For What, Exactly?
On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Army published an article titled ‘Breaking Down Cannabinoids: How They Compromise Readiness.’ The piece, written by two staffers from the Directorate of Prevention, Resilience and Readiness, runs through the standard arguments: cannabinoids impair judgment, Delta-8 can cause false positives, CBD is banned regardless of what your state law says, […]
Dispensaries Are Winning on Google and Disappearing on ChatGPT
SOCi’s 2026 Local Visibility Index analyzed more than 350,000 business locations across 2,751 brands and found a gap every dispensary operator should take seriously. ChatGPT recommends 1.2% of those locations. Perplexity recommends 7.4%. Gemini reaches 11%. Google’s local 3-pack surfaces 35.9% of the same locations. That is not a small gap. It is a different […]
Why Physician Guidance Still Matters for Medical Marijuana Patients
Medical marijuana is becoming increasingly mainstream across the United States, with millions of patients now using cannabis to manage conditions such as chronic pain, anxiety, PTSD, insomnia, epilepsy, and cancer-related symptoms. But as legalization expands and dispensaries become easier to access, an important issue is getting lost in the excitement: physician guidance still matters. Many […]
Trump’s Hemp Problem, America’s Missed Opportunity?
On May 5, 2026, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy dropped a 195-page National Drug Control Strategy. Buried inside this document, alongside the standard alarm bells about fentanyl and ‘youth access,’ was an affirmation of the incoming federal recriminalization of hemp-derived THC products. High-potency marijuana got its own section of concern. The […]
Vegan Delta 9 Gummies: What They Are and Why More Consumers Prefer Them
Cannabis gummies have become one of the most popular ways to consume hemp-derived cannabinoids. They feel convenient, discreet, and beginner-friendly compared to smoking or vaping. But recently, another category has started gaining attention: vegan Delta 9 gummies. Consumers today care about more than just THC content. Many now check ingredient labels as carefully as cannabinoid […]
5 Reasons Why Mylar Bags are the Go-to Solution for Cannabis Brands
Packing is meant to provide protection and preservation for the contents, but some products require an additional layer of safety. Just like cannabis related products, they can’t be packed in unreliable packaging that poses the risk of degradation of the quality. In this article, we’ll explore the reason why Mylar bags are the ideal option […]
Glass vs. Plastic for Cannabis Concentrates
Choosing between glass and plastic packaging for cannabis concentrates is a strategic decision with downstream consequences for product integrity, compliance, consumer perception, margins, and brand positioning. This article compares the two materials across five dimensions and offers a decision framework for operators to match packaging to product type, brand strategy, and operational scale. Why packaging […]