Photos courtesy of NUG Compared to the overall scope of the cannabis industry, there aren’t many opportunities for people from marginalized communities to enter the verdant space. This is due to a variety of factors, such as the high barriers-to-entry, the regulatory hurdles, and an ongoing War on Drugs that still overwhelmingly targets disenfranchised populations. …

Last year, the city of Denver made history by decriminalizing the possession and use of psilocybin mushrooms. Oakland and numerous other cities across the US have since passed resolutions that make natural hallucinogens the lowest priority for law enforcement to pursue. Now, activists in Oakland are looking to ride the wave of hallucinatory reform even…

As Australia’s capital city celebrates its first day of cannabis legalization, a new government report is recommending that the state of Queensland should also legalize weed — and MDMA. This week, the Queensland Productivity Commission released a new 516-page report recommending that the state government remove both cannabis and MDMA from the state’s criminal code.…

Lead image via Welcome back to Heady Entertainment, MERRY JANE’s weekly guide to just-released movies, books, and music — all fresh, dank, and THC-friendly. In specific, we choose our picks based on how they can enhance your combined consumption of cannabis and entertainment. In theaters this week, The Rhythm Section rocks with Blake Lively in…

A student at Northmont High School in Clayton, Ohio was expelled last week after he was accused of smelling like cannabis in class. Despite the claim and immediate punishment, the student was never found with pot in his possession, and even submitted to multiple drug tests, which all came back clean.  The ordeal began last…