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"the taste is said to be better" Lead pipes and wine tankards tasted great to the Romans. Some believe use of lead for water transport and drinking vessels was central to everything from the Saturnalias to the fall of the empire. That's why kids eating lead has been such a problem: it tastes...

I've written about the Maine market. At first there were too few stores and prices were very high. Now two years in there's a glut of dispensaries, prices are lower in spite of inflation, and specials give low prices for good quality goods. So the competition has resulted in fantastic products...

Maryland studied how much marijuana adults consume. It’s a lot. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/05/recreational-marijuana-maryland-adult-demand/ RE: The Biggies Faking Being Locals I'm into supporting local creative business and therefore make a point of avoiding phony small...

Really good read about our mutual favorite topic! Here's a different WaPo link if that one doesn't work. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/30/marijuana-supply-sales-turmoil/ PS: If you're not familiar with the WaPo, some of the most interesting and funny comments come in the...

A national weed glut is causing prices to plummet and imperiling businesses https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/25/weed-prices-business-michigan-00075485 By the way, isn't it interesting how much space Politico gives to Cannabis News. They cover more cannabis activities than the NYT and WaPo...

Flying with Cannabis Repeat from WaPo for Holiday Travellers https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2020/02/18/6-questions-about-traveling-with-marijuana-answered/ In a nutshell: TSA is not enforcing cannabis laws, especially under an ounce of flower or 6oz of concentrates, though its still...

I live in far northern NH. Used to shop dispensaries in Mass, which was a three hour drive. For the last two years, its been Maine, as I live on the border. Maine is giving out all kinds of licenses: to sell, to grow, to process, to test, etc. Maybe they're giving out too many licenses. Over the...

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/16/schumer-cannabis-banking-bill-00074258

How the plan to pass a weed package went awry Opposition from key Republicans, most notably Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, derailed hopes of attaching cannabis provisions to a must-pass defense spending bill...

What’s in New York’s Illicit Cannabis: Germs, Toxins and Metals A report from a medical cannabis trade group found contaminants such as E. coli and salmonella in some products purchased at unlicensed dispensaries...

Big story on the latest medical scientific studies on microdosing psychedelics. Focus is on taking small doses of psylocybin for depression. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/28/well/mind/microdosing-psychedelics.html

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/24/new-yorkers-pot-convictions-first-legal-sales-00070758 'It feels surreal': New Yorkers with pot convictions prepare to launch state's first legal sales The regulations look to get right what other states that legalized marijuana may have failed: making...

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/nyregion/illegal-weed-dispensaries-shops-nyc.html How New York City Became a Free-for-All of Unlicensed Weed Shops selling weed have proliferated since the state legalized cannabis last year, thriving in confusion over their legality and a lack of enforcement.

After being out of the country for six months, it was time to resupply. So I drove to one of my favs near Portland, Seaweed, because they were having a sale. I couldn't believe how many new adult and medical dispensaries have opened in the last few months, more than a dozen on the two hour drive...

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/23/cannabis-banking-supporters-lame-duck-deal-00069551 The Senate and House are trying to get something done before cannabis-legalization-opposing Republicans take over the House in January. There are multiple "paired" bills, some supported by members of...

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/16/congress-sends-first-weed-bill-to-biden-00068082 This bill, the first pro MJ bill to pass both houses, allows more research into medical marijuana and allows doctors to discuss the potential benefits of medical weed with their patients without placing...

Though this study's focus is on sufferers from rheumatoid arthritis, the results are very impressive and probably applicable to many who suffer from a wide variety of painful conditions. Cannabis use also has a near amazing impact on patients need for more traditional pain medicines with all...

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/13/california-black-market-weed-new-york-00066470

Here's my now published comment in the NYT: Long time discriminating and aesthetic-oriented consumer here. Living in "not illegal" New Hampshire I have shopped half a dozen stores in Massachusetts and more than that in Maine. Having a second home in northern Atlantic Canada, I've also shopped...

The Golden Age of Dispensary Design Is Almost Here As cannabis legalization has become more widespread, retailers are getting increasingly serious about the design and branding of their shops. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/14/realestate/marijuana-dispensary-interior-design.html