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States Are Still Missing The Mark On Social Equity
Access to capital without execution, accountability, or ongoing operational support is not equity. It is a system for failure.
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The Fight Against New York’s METRC Monopoly Heats Up
How New York’s Cannabis Industry is Forced to Subsidize a Private Vendor’s Business Model
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2026: The Year of the Great Cannabis Battles
And now, as we enter 2026, we're facing what can only be described as an existential threat to cannabis legalization. Multiple states are considering rolling back their legal markets entirely. Federal rescheduling turned out to be a corporate giveaway rather than real reform. Hemp bans are crushing a thriving industry. The propaganda machine is working overtime with "scromiting" scares and heart attack fears.
Does THC Make You Fat and Lazy, or is That an Outdated Myth?
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 medicine, science, and culture.