Know Your Herbs

A bipartisan group of 34 members of Congress is calling on House leadership to include language in the next coronavirus stimulus bill to allow marijuana businesses to access federal disaster relief that is available to other industries. “The state-legal cannabis industry is a major contributor to the U.S. economy and workforce, employing over 240,000 workers across 33 states and four territories, and generating $1.9 billion in state and local taxes in 2019,” the lawmakers wrote. “State-legal cannabis businesses need access to CARES Act programs to ensure they […]

The first time I encountered a CBD pre-roll, I was at work. As a writer for a cannabis lifestyle website, brands would send all kinds of products our way, the bulk of which contained high levels of THC. This was back in early 2017 when CBD had just begun taking off and the idea that you would smoke something with less than 20% THC—let alone none at all—sounded absurd. As we examined the cigarette-like filter and packaging, my coworker laughed. “The only thing that’s good for is […]

With the country adhering to shelter-in-place practices, many within the cannabis community and weed culture openly worried about what would happen to their favorite day of the year: 4/20.  On Monday, April 20, Weedmaps is celebrating 4/20 by hosting “Higher Together: Sessions from Home,” a live streamed event with exclusive concerts, comedic stand-up sets, artist interviews and smoke sessions to celebrate 4/20.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Weedmaps (@weedmaps) on Apr 13, 2020 at 4:20pm PDT Since announcing the live stream, we’ve been […]