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New Study Shows Chromatin Accessibility as Key Factor in Cannabis Potency and Flavor
Genetics determines cannabis potency, flavor, and therapeutic value. Choose the right cultivar, stabilize the right traits, and the chemistry will follow. But a new in-depth biological study suggests that genetics may be only part of the equation. A recent study published in Frontiers in Plant Science reveals that chromatin accessibility—an epigenetic mechanism that determines whether […]
What Really Happens to Your Body When You Replace Alcohol with Weed for 30 Days?
What Happens When You Replace Alcohol With Weed For 30 Days Everyone Needs To Try This Alcohol has been the default stress-reliever, social lubricant, and go-to ‘fun juice’ for decades, all over the world. Have a glass or two after work to decompress. Destress with friends over happy hour. Pour a bottle during celebrations. Indulge […]
The Fight Against New York’s METRC Monopoly Heats Up
There is a growing fear among New York cannabis operators that the lawsuit challenging Metrc’s Retail ID program will “kill track and trace” and return the state to the chaos of inversion and inventory failures experienced last year. That fear is understandable. It is also wrong. Retail ID is not track-and-trace. Retail ID is a […]
2026: The Year of the Great Cannabis Battles
Since 2012, when Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational cannabis, the trajectory seemed clear: forward. State after state, the dominoes fell. Public support grew. The industry flourished. Medical patients found relief. Tax revenues poured in. The sky didn’t fall. It felt inevitable that cannabis prohibition’s days were numbered. But something changed […]
Does THC Make You Fat and Lazy, or is That an Outdated Myth?
Does THC Lower Motivation, Or Is That An Outdated Myth? It’s Time Reefer Madness Stereotypes Are Put To Sleep THC has unfairly been stereotyped as a drug that causes laziness and lack of motivation. Stoners were unnecessarily referred to as couch potatoes, disengaged, and unproductive. Unfortunately, this stigma is still around despite revolutionary advancements in […]
Why Most Cannabis COGS Would Fail an Audit — and How Operators Can Fix It
For cannabis operators, the cost of goods sold (COGS) is far more than an accounting line item. It’s the most critical financial number in the entire business. Under IRC Section 280E, most ordinary business deductions are disallowed, making COGS the primary mechanism for reducing taxable income. At the same time, COGS drives pricing decisions, product […]
Never Having to Buy Weed, Again : The Self-Sufficient Stoner’s Guide to Growing Your Own Year-Round Supply
The Self-Sufficient Stoner’s Guide: Growing Your Year-Round Supply Let’s talk about self-sufficiency. Not in the libertarian “off-grid compound” sense (though if that’s your thing, cool), but in the practical “I’d like to stop spending hundreds of dollars a month at dispensaries and grow my own goddamn medicine” sense. With hemp bans looming, state repeals being […]
Building a Cannabis Banking Eco-System with Terry Mendez
The cannabis industry is still operating within a cobbled-together financial system—one defined by workarounds, instability, and uncertainty. Most major banks remain unwilling to work with cannabis businesses due to the risk and compliance burdens associated with serving a federally illegal industry. In 2014, former Safe Harbor Financial CEO Sundie Seefried helped establish one of the […]
First Cannabis.net, Then High Times, What is Scromiting and Why is It Going Viral?
What Is Scromiting and Why Is It Going Viral You might have seen some viral news going around that cannabis causes scromiting. Scromiting is the slang term used for cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), an actual medical condition characterized by episodes of both screaming and vomiting among some users of cannabis – hence the term scromit. […]