Photo via @berner415 Berner’s Cookies brand of state-licensed weed, clothing, and other ephemera now has a store in Barcelona, Spain. And while the shop’s grand-opening signals that the California cannabis movement has the potential for global expansion, the new Cookies spot won’t be selling pot any time soon. The new store, named Cookies BCN, officially…

Adult-use cannabis legalization went into effect in California at the start of 2018, though Northern California’s Humboldt County has been at the heart of global marijuana cultivation for decades. But even in the Golden State’s weed epicenter, legalization hasn’t stopped police raids on pot farms. According to two police reports re-published by Lost Coast Outpost,…

Photo via A campaign to target and sanction Facebook, led by the National Whistleblower Center, filed its first complaint with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week. In the filing, Facebook watchdogs and a former employee said that the ubiquitous social network routinely ignores illegal drugs advertised and sold on the site, including…

Lead image by MERRY JANE // Follow Jeff Lebowe on Instagram and visit his website here Psilocybin is an active psychotropic compound found in mushrooms of the Psilocybe genus, frequently called “magic mushrooms” or “shrooms.” The genus comprises over 200 mushroom species that grow naturally on every continent, except Antarctica. These mushrooms are among the…

Image via Even as US states finally recognize the multiple benefits offered by legal cannabis, US military veterans continue to face some of the toughest obstacles when it comes to permissive and affordable access. As Politico recently reported, many veterans are disabled. Although they receive monthly payments from the government to cover their basic living…

The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) is still planning to vote on changing international cannabis laws this December, regardless of the coronavirus pandemic.  In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a review into international marijuana prohibition laws and recommended the CND re-evaluate cannabis’ classification as one of the most dangerous drugs in…

An economics professor believes that legal weed sales in Colorado’s most conservative metropolitan area could solve the city’s financial crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic. Recently, Colorado Springs made $20 million in budget cuts to account for the citywide losses of revenues from March to May. The city is now proposing an additional $18 million in…