Know Your Herbs

For a long time, much of society regarded cannabis and its users in a negative light. They treated it like a dangerous drug that needed to be controlled. To many, it had no benefits, and all it did was destroy lives. This was nothing but misinformation and fear-mongering spread by anti-cannabis supporters, often with nefarious ulterior motives. And while over the years science has proven that cannabis has many medicinal values; unfortunately, a great deal of damage had already been done. Entire communities were destroyed by the […]

According to a 2018 NBC News story, more than 77 tons of weed is consumed in New York City per year, making New York City and the Greater New York area among the biggest cannabis markets in the world — this is despite not having legal retail outlets.  While New Yorkers seem to largely support adult-use legalization and the state government wants in on the potential profits, the effort to legalize stalled out in June 2019 over disagreements on how revenue would be allocated and is currently […]

Whether it be Mike Tyson’s foray into flower production, Tyson Ranch, or Martha Stewart’s new Snoop Dogg-approved role as “America’s Cool Weed Grandma,” celebrity involvement in the cannabis industry is at an all time high. However, it’s important to remember that no mainstream genre has been more influential, or vocal, in weed’s journey toward public acceptance than rappers. From artists touting their involvement in the business of selling weed long before it was a legal business to be in, to the Snoop Doggs and Wiz Khalifas of […]