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Colin Fraser’s life has been punctuated by moments that could have ended him. He was shot eight times. He was wrongly incarcerated on cannabis-related charges. He came home with scars, a record, and the weight of proving himself in a society that rarely forgives. What he did next, however, changed everything. He was looking to build something larger than himself. Caring for his mother during her cancer treatment, Fraser witnessed the gaps in medical cannabis access firsthand: how older patients were ignored in outreach, how little guidance existed beyond trial and error, and how isolated people felt navigating medicine without…

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I tiptoed through a creaky hallway overlaid with vinyl, careful as if not to wake sleeping parents. Sock-footed in solidarity, the sixty or so people inside The Berkeley Alembic filled a humble conference room already buzzing. Five minutes late, I slid into a chair just as the contact high hit—was I being possessed?  It was clear from the start of the “jam-sesh,” an installment of the monthly psychedelic salon called The Chalice, that the flight from the corn-sweat-tinged dairylands of Wisconsin was going to be worth it. Images courtesy of Michelle Lhooq The Wunderground This visit to the San Francisco…

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Trump allies talk cannabis rescheduling: Poll: Marijuana biz not optimistic about reform this year; NE medical marijuana rules Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Before you dig into today’s cannabis news, I wanted you to know you can keep this resource free and published daily by subscribing to Marijuana Moment on Patreon. We’re a small independent publication diving deep into the cannabis world and rely on readers like you to keep going. Join…

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It’s no secret: weed, whether medicinal or recreational, is wonderful. It’s good for a great number of things, and it makes you feel good. But you know what they say about ‘too much of a good thing’: problematic cannabis use does exist, though it can be overcome with effort and perseverance. The latest celebrity to learn this cold truth is Scott Mescudi, better known as Kid Cudi, who has just published an autobiography recounting the experiences that shaped his career. Among those experiences is his problematic cannabis use and the rehabilitation that led him to a healthier relationship with the…

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Members of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission have approved additional regulations limiting patients’ ability to access medical cannabis products. The passage of the new rules, which await final approval from Republican Gov. Jim Pillen, mark the latest effort by regulators to undermine the state’s 2024 voter-approved medical cannabis access law, which Nebraskans supported by a margin of more than 2 to 1. Previous rules approved by the Commission in July repeal patients’ access to botanical cannabis, limit the total number of state-licensed dispensaries to no more than twelve, and require physicians to specify which cannabis formulation, potency, and dose is appropriate…

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RFK talks psychedelics with CO gov; Poll: 2/3 of voters back legalizing marijuana; NE legalization initiative; DE’s “strong” 1st month cannabis sales Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Free to read (but not free to produce)! We’re proud of our newsletter and the reporting we publish at Marijuana Moment, and we’re happy to provide it for free. But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen. If you value…

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Original publication: November 2004. 30 YEARS OF HIGH TIMES Joint Communiqué In the early 1970s, before the advent of High Times, I was living on a horse farm in Maine, supporting my writing habit by smuggling pot, when Rolling Stone assigned me to do a story on Rochdale College in Toronto. Rochdale had been conceived as an educational experiment, an open university located in a downtown Toronto high-rise, but had quickly morphed into the most concentrated soft-drug distribution center in North America. The war in Vietnam was impacting our society in more ways than any of us would comprehend for…

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Texas medical marijuana expansion; Oregon cannabis lounge ballot initiative; Study: CBD shows “promising” results for skin care Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Before you dig into today’s cannabis news, I wanted you to know you can keep this resource free and published daily by subscribing to Marijuana Moment on Patreon. We’re a small independent publication diving deep into the cannabis world and rely on readers like you to keep going. Join us…

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The era of noisy IPOs, debt-fueled expansion and corporate promises of dominance appears to be behind us. A quieter cannabis era is taking shape, defined by grounded projects and a return to the plant. In this High Times exclusive, we reveal one of them: a collective built around breeder recognition, born from late-night concerts and gatherings of cannabis OGs. They’ve assembled some of the most influential names in contemporary genetics. That collective is Arcana, and its founders are blunt about why they believe the industry needs a reset. The legal cannabis industry has failed to live up to expectations and…

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GOP lawmakers push against marijuana rescheduling; DE gov vetoes cannabis zoning bill; CA marijuana tax relief; KY & MS psychedelics hearings Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… BREAKING: Journalism is often consumed for free, but costs money to produce! While this newsletter is proudly sent without cost to you, our ability to send it each day depends on the financial support of readers who can afford to give it. So if you’ve got…

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