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CultureSan Francisco just voted to let you eat a sandwich at your dispensary lounge
The Board of Supervisors cleared cannabis cafes on a 7-4 first vote, teeing up food, tea, and live comedy inside consumption lounges that used to be sales-only.
3mo ago · 4 min read
CultureThe stigma is gone — and the fastest-growing customer isn't who you'd guess
A majority of U.S. adults now call marijuana use acceptable. The growth segment brands are chasing is older, not younger.
3mo ago · 4 min read
CultureThe UN's new numbers say cannabis is still winning the global drug-of-choice race
256 million people used cannabis in 2024 — more than opioid, amphetamine, cocaine, and ecstasy users combined.
3mo ago · 4 min read
Culture300 workers just staged the first-ever Teamsters strike at a cannabis grow house
Ascend Wellness's cultivation facility in downstate Illinois feeds dispensaries statewide — and it's been on strike since 2 a.m. Thursday.
3mo ago · 4 min read
CultureStrikes and smoke lounges: what cannabis culture looks like in a down market
Ascend workers walked out and New Jersey cleared a consumption lounge — two snapshots of an industry growing up under pressure.
3mo ago · 4 min read
CultureThe budtender economy: meet the creators turning the counter into content
A new class of dispensary staff is building real audiences — and brands are paying attention.
3mo ago · 3 min read
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