Photo via Police in Chula Vista, California went the extra mile during the raid of an unlicensed cannabis dispensary this week. In addition to confiscating hundreds of pounds of weed and thousands in cash, cops also brought along heavy duty construction equipment that was used to extract and destroy large shelving and display cabinets from…

Image via The black widow spider strikes fear in humans by broadcasting its deadliness with a vibrant red hourglass shape across its abdomen. White Widow weed, however, promises just the opposite: Tokers can expect a grand ol’ time after burning down this strain’s milky trichomes into salubrious soot.  In the ‘90s, White Widow got its…

Image via A new marketing insights survey found that just over half of US respondents who said they had “some knowledge” of psychedelics believed that psilocybin should be legalized in some capacity.  The survey, which interviewed 1,000 adults across the US, found that, overall, 38 percent of respondents believed psilocybin mushrooms should be permitted in…

With live streams, what you see is what you get, as it’s happening, right then and there. No bleeps, no cuts, no edits. Just a slice of real life in real-time. And what’s realer than seeing an artist and noted toker make some fresh ‘n trippy tie-dye shirts from scratch, unrehearsed and unfiltered? This Thursday…

Two campaigns to enact wide-scale drug reform in Oregon have just submitted petitions to be included on this year’s general election ballot. And unlike many other drug reform and legalization efforts that were planned for 2020, these petition efforts may actually survive the COVID-19 pandemic. One of these campaigns is for the Drug Addiction Treatment…

Image via A two-month-old British baby has just become the world’s first infant to take part in a groundbreaking medical cannabis trial. Oscar Parodi was delivered by an emergency cesarean section at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) on March 11. Unfortunately, the baby was diagnosed with neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), a condition caused by…

A new bill making its way through the Massachusetts state legislature would legalize supervised drug injection sites and allow residents to safely consume narcotics in an effort to curtail overdoses and death. According to the Associated Press, the harm reduction-focused drug bill was passed by The Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Recovery late…

Lead image via Alaskan Thunderfuck is not a weed strain commonly spotted in today’s medical dispensaries or recreational retail stores. Come to think of it: Have you ever seen it sold at a pot shop? Its extreme rarity may be partially due to its strange name, though it goes by a few others: Matanuska Thunder…