Marijuana Culture

Longtime Michigan cannabis advocate Dale “Rick” Thompson died on Monday following a battle with cancer. He was 57-years-old.

The two-day Miracle in Mundelein music festival is set to be the first concert in Illinois with state-approved cannabis consumption; the festival will feature rolling stations and dab bars with complimentary grinders, lighters, papers, and rolling trays.

A new Gallup poll found that at least half of Americans have tried cannabis at some point, with 17% saying they “smoke marijuana” — a new high recorded by the pollster.

Twitch, the popular online streaming platform owned by Amazon, recently updated its branding policy to ban cannabis companies from sponsoring channels on the platform.

A recent poll found that a 53% majority of Americans believe that openly consuming cannabis is socially acceptable.

A recent survey found that 40% of employed cannabis consumers said they are planning to take the day off from work for 4/20 this year.

Another federal judge ruled last week that the federal ban on cannabis consumers possessing firearms is unconstitutional.

Human hair samples recovered from a cave in Spain revealed the use of psychedelics by people at least 3,000 years ago.

Seven police officers who helped carry out a raid on Afroman’s house in Ohio last year are now suing the artist over his use of footage from the raid, which depicts the officers’ faces, in music videos and on social media. The rapper says he plans to countersue.

A recent study found that cannabis appears to have a positive impact on the sex lives of those who consume it.

A recent survey found that 61% of American adults plan on incorporating cannabis in their Valentine’s Day celebrations.

A recent survey found that 21% of people doing Dry January — where participants abstain from alcohol for the entire month of January — are replacing their alcohol consumption with cannabis and CBD products.

Snoop Dogg is launching a new cannabis brand, this time in California, under the Death Row Records music label, which he acquired in early 2022.

A Buffalo, New York firefighter who was terminated for using doctor-recommended medical cannabis has been reinstated following a successful lawsuit.

A new analysis of the latest Gallup poll found that Americans aged 18-29 are far more likely to smoke cannabis than cigarettes.

Longtime cannabis advocate, author, entrepreneur, and investor Steve DeAngelo published an op-ed this week that decries the cannabis industry’s drive for “scale” and calls for the widespread return of small, artisan operators.

The rapper Afroman released security camera footage on social media this week of law enforcement raiding his Ohio home. During the raid, armed police officers confiscated a vape pen, a couple of roaches, and cash.

According to the latest Gallup poll, more Americans report having smoked cannabis in the past week than tobacco.

A federal survey found that U.S. young adults aged 19 to 30 used more cannabis and hallucinogens in 2021 than in any previous year.

In a recent podcast interview, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers credited the psychedelic ayahuasca for what he called “the best season” of his career.

The Great New York State Fair will allow cannabis consumption in areas where tobacco smoking is allowed. 

Cannabis sommelier Derek Gilman was featured on the “Today Show” last week as part of its On the Job series.

The Colorado town of Moffat is considering changing its name to Kush. The proposal comes from a local cannabis entrepreneur seeking to revitalize the town’s identity.

Fox News host Laura Ingraham recently suggested that the rising consumption and normalization of cannabis is an attributing factor to mass shootings in the U.S.