For years, cannabis legalization opponents have repeated the same warning: If marijuana becomes legal for adults, more teenagers will use it. There is just one problem with that argument—the numbers keep moving in the opposite direction. According to the federal government’s 2025 National Survey on Drug Use...
Cannabis may be legal in your state. You may have used it responsibly years ago. But when you apply for certain federal jobs or security clearances, that history can still follow you into the interview. A new bipartisan bill in Congress could finally begin changing that. The...
Sometimes cannabis history is stranger than fiction. More than 50 years ago, future High Times founder Tom Forçade pushed a pie into the face of a federal commissioner during a protest. The stunt made headlines—but it also became part of the government’s justification for denying him...
Imagine opening a legal business, following your state’s rules, paying your taxes—and then discovering that ordinary business insurance is difficult or expensive to obtain because the federal government still considers your industry illegal. Welcome to the cannabis industry. Now, some of the nation’s largest insurance trade groups...
The federal government gave America’s hemp industry 29 extra days before restrictive new THC rules are scheduled to take effect. Unfortunately, hemp farmers, manufacturers and retailers do not operate 29 days at a time. Companies must order ingredients, reserve manufacturing space, print packaging and negotiate distribution agreements...
Is smokable hemp flower still legal to possess in Texas? The most honest answer in September 2026 is not a reassuring one: nobody appears to know for certain. Texas law still contains language protecting hemp and the naturally occurring cannabinoids found inside it. At the same time,...
The hemp industry did not receive a rescue. It received a little more time. On September 3, 2026, President Donald Trump signed legislation delaying much of the new federal hemp framework from November 12 until December 11, 2026. That additional 29 days gives hemp manufacturers and...
Four years ago today, Tampa got a mushroom dispensary. On September 19, 2022, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay published a headline that probably made more than a few people stop scrolling: “Tampa now has a magic mushroom dispensary.” The story introduced Tampa Bay to what we were doing at...
Reefer madness did not disappear. It got better graphics, more respectable language, and occasionally a subscription paywall. Recent reporting from The New York Times has raised alarms about stronger cannabis products and the number of Americans reportedly experiencing cannabis use disorder. Those are legitimate subjects worth...
Florida’s hemp beverage industry is warning that a looming federal rule could wipe many popular THC drinks off store shelves—not because the products suddenly became more dangerous, but because Congress imposed a limit so low that almost none of them could realistically comply. Beginning November 12,...