Ahmed Rasfiyan

Culture Cannabis And Psychedelics Panels Return To SXSW As Public Voting Opens For 2026 Festival Public voting is now open for panels being considered for inclusion at next year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, giving anyone the opportunity to influence which topics—and which voices—will take the stage in 2026. Once again, cannabis and psychedelics are […]

Culture As More Americans Choose Marijuana Over Alcohol, Mainstream Media Notices The ‘Cousin Walk’ Thanksgiving Tradition The Rise of the “Cousin Walk”: How Cannabis Culture Is Making Its Way to Thanksgiving Tables For some in the cannabis community, the Thanksgiving “cousin walk”—an annual ritual where younger adults step outside to share a joint before the

Culture Joe Rogan Criticizes Federal Hemp Ban Signed Under Trump, Points To Alcohol Industry Influence Joe Rogan Criticizes Congress for Hemp THC Restrictions, Citing Patient Harm Podcaster Joe Rogan is calling on Congress to fix what he calls a “really bad” mistake after lawmakers included a prohibition on consumable hemp products in a recent federal

Business Marijuana Company Sues DoorDash, Total Wine Over Alleged Illegal Hemp THC Sales Jushi Subsidiary Sues DoorDash, Total Wine Over Alleged Violations of Virginia Hemp Law A subsidiary of multi-state cannabis company Jushi Holdings Inc. is suing DoorDash, Total Wine, and several other businesses for allegedly violating Virginia hemp laws by marketing cannabis products that

Business Marijuana Consumers Are More Likely To Shop At Target Following Decision To Sell Cannabis-Infused Drinks, Poll Shows A new poll suggests that Target’s recent decision to sell THC-infused beverages at select locations is resonating with cannabis consumers—and could influence shopping behavior. The survey, conducted by cannabis telehealth platform NuggMD, asked 285 cannabis users whether

Business Ohio Dispensaries Sell Over $1 Billion in Legal Marijuana in 2025 Ohio dispensaries sold more than $1 billion worth of legal marijuana in 2025, marking the first full year of recreational cannabis sales in the state. According to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Cannabis Control, recreational sales totaled $836 million, while medical

Business Why Pre-Rolls Are Now a Core Pillar of Cannabis Retail Strategy By Harrison Bard, CEO & Co-Founder, Custom Cones USA and DaySavers Pre-rolls are no longer a novelty in the cannabis industry—they are a cornerstone of retail success. Once treated as a secondary add-on, pre-rolls have evolved into one of the most dynamic, reliable,

Science & Health Cannabidiol, a non-intoxicating cannabis compound, may fight multiple aggressive cancers by slowing their growth and spread. cientists found was that CBD doesn’t seem to target just one of these systems and instead nudges several of them at once, pushing cancer cells toward collapse through overlapping and complementary effects. In colon cancer models,