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CultureSober October poll: two-thirds of cannabis users say weed cut into their drinking
A telehealth survey finds nearly a third of state-legal consumers say cannabis has fully replaced alcohol for them.
The Crushed Desk · 1w ago · 3 min read
CultureAn LA mayoral hopeful wants weed cafes open before the 2028 Olympics and a much lighter tax
Councilmember Nithya Raman would swap the flat 10 percent tax for a 0.25 to 6 percent sliding scale and pilot consumption cafes.
2w ago · 4 min read
CultureHouston's DA is running a one-day clinic to wipe old weed cases off the books
Harris County's Clean Slate Day offers free on-site expunctions for young adults with dismissed marijuana possession and other misdemeanor charges.
3w ago · 3 min read
CultureA majority of Americans now say weed just isn't that dangerous
A new Rasmussen survey has 55% of adults calling marijuana use not dangerous, continuing a slow year-over-year drift away from seeing it as risky.
1mo ago · 3 min read
CultureSan Francisco just wrote the rulebook for its marijuana cafés
The city's Office of Cannabis opened public comment on operating rules for on-site consumption lounges, live entertainment included, through September 25.
1mo ago · 4 min read
CultureFor the first time, Gallup says more Americans smoke weed than cigarettes
A new Consumption Habits poll pegs marijuana smoking at an all-time high of 17% while cigarette smoking hits a record low — and opinion on cannabis remains split down the middle.
1mo ago · 4 min read
CultureKristen Stewart's directorial-debut stoner comedy hit theaters this week
"The Wrong Girls," directed by Stewart's wife Dylan Meyer, puts weed-and-telepathy hijinks in front of a real distributor and real reviews.
2mo ago · 3 min read
CultureMore Americans now use cannabis daily than drink or smoke cigarettes daily
Federal survey data released July 28 shows marijuana has overtaken alcohol and cigarettes as the country's most common daily habit.
2mo ago · 5 min read
CultureNebraska still can't legally sell you weed. Support for it just hit a new high anyway.
A statewide survey found 47% of Nebraskans now back recreational legalization, with medical support pushing past 80%.
2mo ago · 3 min read
CultureNew Jersey's cannabis sales reps just unionized. That's a first.
The Botanist's New Jersey sales team joined UFCW Local 360, pushing cannabis organizing past the grow room and the dispensary floor.
3mo ago · 3 min read
CultureThe Pentagon wants troops to know: rescheduling doesn't mean you can smoke
As the DEA's hearing wrapped and legalization keeps spreading state by state, the Department of War sent a blunt reminder that none of it applies if you're in uniform.
3mo ago · 3 min read
CultureLong Beach's first equity dispensary is open — with a $350K assist from the city
Off the Charts opened on Atlantic Avenue as the first storefront licensed through Long Beach's Cannabis Equity Program — a rare case of equity grant money turning into an actual open door.
3mo ago · 3 min read
CultureThe first World Cup with legal weed didn't go how anyone expected
Seattle dispensaries braced for a green wave of soccer tourists — instead they got window-shoppers, a few curious Australians, and one budtender calling their own shop a "stoner zoo."
3mo ago · 5 min read
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