National Cannabis News

Leafly  According to the Leafly 2022 Jobs Report, the cannabis industry (both medical and adult-use) supports over 428,000 jobs across cultivation, production, testing, and retail. A lot of those jobs are budtenders, and unlike Canada, the US has no standardized certification or training program for preparing budtenders to serve the public. Employees get a lot […]

Leafly  Lifestyle Published on October 5, 2022 Don’t be that guy. You know—that guy. (Jesse Milns/Leafly) For many of us, cannabis helps us keep our cool. A bad day at work never seems so acute after a nice joint or a couple of gummies; a hit of the vape pen soothes the anxieties of our […]

The Fresh Toast  Marijuana stores are popping up in unexpected places all over New York state; in the case of Native lands, tribal members have taken matters into their own hands, creating a functioning marijuana business that’s exempt from the state’s law. This means that marijuana shops are popping up in unorthodox locations, including gas […]

Leafly  Politics Published on October 5, 2022 (Alik Kaplicz / Associated Press) Failed cannabis screenings will no longer disqualify Air Force or Space Force members. With enlistment down across the armed services, will other branches permanently drop their ban on trees? The U.S. military is struggling to recruit new members. So much so that some […]

Leafly  Here’s why this eco-friendly building material rocks. Last month, the International Code Council (ICC) approved hempcrete–a mixture of the woody innards of hemp stalk and lime–as an acceptable material for in-fill construction in US homes. The change comes thanks to the US Hemp Building Association (USHBA), which filed a proposal for the policy in […]

The Fresh Toast  By As marijuana prices in some states drop, cannabis companies blame oversupply and are demanding a halt on the issuance of new licenses. Medical marijuana (MMJ) sales in Colorado have significantly declined. So far this year, total sales have reached more than $1 billion, yet MMJ sales for July reached just over $18 million, […]

The Fresh Toast  Within the past year, there have been different ideas to scale up the cannabis industry. One of the popular strategies was for growers considering identifying geographic locations where cannabis is widely grown. The growers said they got their idea from appellation and terroir designations in agriculture and winemaking. Terroir is a phrase […]

Leafly  Health Published on October 4, 2022 (Sasha Beck/Leafly) Potato chips, pizza, nachos—anyone who’s gotten high has experienced their own unique (or downright bizarre) snack choice when the munchies attack. If there’s one classic trope associated with cannabis, it’s a stoner with the munchies.  Weed can kick off fierce cravings and enhance your enjoyment of […]

Leafly  Canada Published on October 4, 2022 Grab you sweater and fav sativa for an autumn hike amongst the changing leaves. (fahrwasser/Adobe Stock) Once Labour Day is safely in the rearview mirror, it’s cable-knit and copious cups of PSLs all the time because — it’s fall, y’all.  Cringe aside, Canadian autumn is one of the […]

Leafly  Health Published on October 4, 2022 (Ann Clancy / Leafly) Contrary to myths that psychoactive drugs fry your brain, new research published yesterday (October 3) in Nature Communications has found that some hallucinogens may enable more dynamic mental function. Scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine reviewed recordings from fMRI scans that suggest these substances essentially […]

Leafly  As the German saying goes, aller anfang ist schwer: All beginnings are hard. Here’s what lies ahead for the country as it prepares to become the first major European weed market by 2024. When you think of the world’s largest adult-use cannabis market, your mind probably doesn’t go to Europe. But get ready to […]