“This is not your grandfather’s marijuana,” said every anti-pot politician and prohibitionist since 2014. Stronger weed is one of the anti-cannabis movement’s favorite talking points. According to the haters, increased potency also increases the risk for brain damage, psychosis, addiction, and laziness. But is today’s marijuana actually stronger, and what, exactly, do we mean by…

Erick Raúl Alemán Ramírez, known to his fans as El Alemán, said local cops extorted him and his friends of 5 grams of weed and the US equivalent of $400.  On 4/20, the international weed holidaze, Alemán released the much-anticipated follow-up to his 2019 album Humo en la Trampa, aptly titled Humo en la Trampa…

CBD could help stop the growth of intractable brain cancer in both humans and dogs, according to a new study conducted by Colorado State University (CSU). In a new study that has yet to be fully published, researchers investigated the effects of medical cannabis on glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer. Survival rates for…

Not every psychedelic experience is a kaleidoscopic thrill ride of epically-fantastic proportions. Some trips feel downright nightmarish, but a fail-safe option may soon arrive to pull people out of unwelcomed LSD trips.  Canada’s Mind Medicine Inc., aka MindMed, recently announced a research partnership with the Liechti Laboratory at the University Hospital Basel in Switzerland. Switzerland…

If quarantine has you dreaming of alternate career paths, and too much Netflix has convinced you it’s time to join the CIA, we’ve got good news. America’s spy agency says it’s cool with past drug use, so long as applicants come clean about their consumption history before suiting up for Uncle Sam. The new CIA…