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Americans Pay Double for Drugs, Biden Fact-Checkers Find
President Joe Biden said Americans are paying double for prescription drugs, and his comments check out according to fact-checkers.
April 1, 2024
Stripe Says No to Funding Cannabis Journalism, Backs Down After a Fight
The payment platform, Stripe, claims cannabis journalism “violates its terms of sale,” while continuing to support cannabis and paraphernalia sales.
March 25, 2024
Weed is Magic: A Rant in Two Parts
Ngaio Bealum provides a not so gentle reminder that cannabis is magic and hemp can save the world from the ravages of unchecked capitalism.
March 1, 2024
Local Bank To Become First To Fully Serve Guam’s Cannabis Industry
A local financial institution in Guam announced this week the launch of a new cannabis division, becoming the first bank in the U.S. territory to serve every part of the marijuana industry.
February 22, 2024
Stop Being Stupid: Learn to Read (the Signs)
Over the past few years our collective understanding of who we can trust has diminished in favor of entertaining talking heads. We’ve got to course-correct this before it’s too late.
December 15, 2023
Recreational Pot Surges in Rhode Island’s First Year of Legal Sales
Legal cannabis sales kicked off a year ago in Rhode Island. Twelve months on, business is booming.
December 5, 2023
St. Louis Fails To Collect $500,000 in Pot Taxes
A bureaucratic error at St. Louis City Hall has caused a delay in the collection of a new cannabis sales tax leading to a loss of an estimated $500,000 in revenue.
November 27, 2023
New Wisconsin Report Shares Cannabis Revenue Estimates
The report shows that cannabis tax revenue totals could reach $170.5 million by the third year.
November 7, 2023
2 Million Dimes, Crab Legs, Jose Cuervo Among Haul of Stolen Loot From Philadelphia Crime Spree
Multiple felony charges have been filed against a group of men who allegedly ripped off a series of cargo-carrying trucks in Spring of this year, which netted them a long list of somewhat random stolen goods and ended in thousands of small coins being strewn across a Philadelphia parking lot.
October 25, 2023
Scams of the Scene: 6 Common Ways To Lose Your Lunch in Cannabis
Internet meme king Sourwavez returns to put you on to the lowest of the low right now.
October 13, 2023