If the global markets can resume their pre-pandemic courses in the foreseeable future, the cannabis industry could reach $89 billion in sales by 2024.  On Wednesday, Mordor Intelligence, an international marketing insights firm, projected that the cannabis market would soar due to its intersections with other industries, such as cosmetics, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, food, and…

Photo via Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt is giving new meaning to the pop punk band’s 2004 hit “Wake Me Up When September Ends” — after all, when you’re a cannabis entrepreneur, it’s best to be fully functioning when harvest season starts every October.  Following in the footsteps of everyone from Willie Nelson and Jenny…

The former heavyweight champion of the world wants to step into a new arena, and he wants his name in lights. As Mike Tyson continues to make his name in the cannabis and CBD industries, the boxer and his business partners are looking at a new form of advertising for their next venture: stadium naming…

The world’s most famous anthropologist just gave her blessing to the sweet leaf by co-developing a line of CBD products with a licensed cannabis company. Parts of the products’ proceeds will go toward rainforest conservation.  Jane Goodall, whose 60-year career in primatology and anthropology forever changed the way humans viewed their relationships to animals, recently…

A dozen or so decades back, creative types referred to the psychedelic drink absinthe as “the green fairy.” That was then, weed is now. So forget the green fairy; to ignite fresh ideas and light a fire under your ass to make them happen, weed is nothing short of “the green dragon.” It’s a friendly…

You’ve heard of ethical chocolate and coffee. Even drug dealers on the Darknet market ethical cocaine. Now, “ethical” marijuana is popping in Mexico, too — and, unlike the Darknet’s supposed “woke coke,” this weed is actually grown violence-free. As reported by VICE, small, independent weed farmers in Sinaloa are paving the way for Mexican craft…

Activists working to bring therapeutic psilocybin to Oregon just came up with a new plan to help their ballot initiative succeed. Since last year, the Yes On IP 34 campaign has been working to place an initiative to legalize psilocybin-assisted therapy on this year’s general election ballot. The ballot measure, officially known as the Oregon…

Photo via As quarantine continues with no end in sight, people are getting restless. But more than just going back to work or dining in a restaurant, companies are beginning to explore what our favorite pastimes might look like in a future marred by viral fear. For one California tech startup, that means festival-goers watching…