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America’s Seniors Are Sparking Up: What New Cannabis Data Reveals About Aging, Wellness, and…
Jun 6, 2025, 3:07 pm By Bluntness Editorial via RSS
As cannabis becomes increasingly mainstream, one demographic is quietly but significantly driving the trend: seniors. A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that cannabis use among adults aged 65 and older has surged in recent years, revealing…

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Legal Cannabis Markets Hit Historic $25 Billion Tax Revenue Milestone
Jun 6, 2025, 2:06 pm By Harrison Wise via RSS
Legal cannabis markets have generated more than $24.7 billion in cumulative state tax revenue since 2014, with 2024 setting a record $4.4 billion — but California's proposed July 2025 tax hike from 15% to 19% reveals a fundamental contradiction in cannabis…

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Queer Activism and Medical Marijuana: A Shared History
Jun 6, 2025, 10:00 am By Harrison Wise via RSS
Over the past 50+ years, LGBTQ+ communities around the world have fought tirelessly for their rights and equality. From the watershed moment of the Stonewall Riots in 1969 to the ongoing push for trans rights and protections, LGBTQ+ history is a narrative of…

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Meta's Censorship Circus: Cannabis and Psychedelics Face the Axe While Sex and Violence Get the…
May 30, 2025, 12:47 pm By Harrison Wise via RSS
Instagram has long touted itself as a community-safe, family-friendly platform—but that claim rings hollow for cannabis and psychedelics advocates who’ve watched their educational, legal, and medically backed content get flagged, shadowbanned, or…

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New Study Debunks “Lazy Stoner” Myth: Cannabis Use Not Linked to Physical Inactivity
May 15, 2025, 12:19 pm By Bluntness Editorial via RSS
For decades, cannabis users have been portrayed as sluggish, couch-bound slackers — a trope immortalized in movies, media, and even public health messaging. But new research out of Belgium, alongside multiple studies from the United States, shows that this…

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Revelry Buyers' Club Proves New York’s Cannabis Industry Is Finally Hitting Its Stride
May 15, 2025, 11:58 am By Harrison Wise via RSS
If you want to understand the state of New York’s legal cannabis industry, look no further than the most recent Revelry Buyers’ Club, held May 14 at Basilica Hudson. What began as a scrappy, community-led gathering has evolved into the beating heart of New…

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California’s Cannabis Tax Hike Is a Death Blow to the Legal Market
May 8, 2025, 12:49 pm By Harrison Wise via RSS
California, the birthplace of modern cannabis culture and the largest legal weed market in the world, just pushed its struggling legal industry even closer to collapse.On July 1, 2025, the state’s cannabis excise tax will rise from 15% to 19% — a…

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Elders and Integrity in Psychedelic Culture
May 8, 2025, 12:28 pm By Bluntness Editorial via RSS
It was probably 3 a.m. The fire was burning bright and hot. Tobacco was being offered in prayer, and a story was being shared.The medicine man was telling us about when he was younger, sitting in ceremony with one of his elders. It had been a traumatic night…

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The Travel Agency Lands in SoHo — A Cannabis Retail Experience That Doubles as a Gallery
May 8, 2025, 12:03 pm By Bluntness Editorial via RSS
In a city packed with dispensaries, The Travel Agency isn’t just selling weed—it’s curating wonder. And with its latest destination at 598 Broadway, right in the heart of SoHo, the brand doubles down on its mission to elevate cannabis retail into an…

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PA House Pushes Forward with State-Operated Marijuana Stores
May 8, 2025, 10:54 am By Bluntness Editorial via RSS
Pennsylvania just lit a match under its long-simmering marijuana legalization debate — and this time, it could go up in smoke or spark something entirely new.On Tuesday, in a razor-thin 102-101 vote, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives advanced House…

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New York's Budding Cannabis Industry: Wins, Woes, and What's Next
May 1, 2025, 2:27 pm By Bluntness Editorial via RSS
Two years into New York's adult-use cannabis rollout, the state's Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has dropped its most comprehensive look yet at the market's performance, challenges, and opportunities. The 2024 OCM Market Report is packed with impressive…

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Transparency in NY's Cannabis Market: The NYMCIA Controversy
May 1, 2025, 10:17 am By Bluntness Editorial via RSS
Authored by: Veterans Holdings CEO Jason AmbrosinoLast week, the New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association (NYMCIA) issued a press release accusing licensed dispensaries of selling "out-of-state cannabis" and undermining the integrity of the legal market.…

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Why Is Some Weed More Expensive Than Others? Understanding Cannabis Pricing
Apr 30, 2025, 12:56 pm By Bluntness Editorial via RSS
Step inside a cannabis dispensary for the first time and the experience can be overwhelming. The meticulously labeled glass jars showcase dozens of strains with names like "Wedding Cake" and "Blue Dream," while refrigerated cases display concentrates, edibles,…

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Move Over Budtenders—The Rise of the Ganjier Is Changing How We Experience Cannabis
Apr 24, 2025, 12:27 pm By Bluntness Editorial via RSS
In the back of a sleek Oakland dispensary, a small but growing revolution is taking shape—not in policy, not in politics, but in palates.Here, customers aren’t just handed a pre-roll and sent on their way. They’re guided through the nuanced aromas of…

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Cannabis & Cancer: The Evidence Is In—So Why Is the Medical Establishment Still Dragging Its Feet?
Apr 24, 2025, 11:58 am By Bluntness Editorial via RSS
If you've ever watched a loved one battle cancer—or been on that journey yourself—you already know the harsh truth: the pain is real, the nausea is relentless, the appetite is gone, and the side effects of treatment often feel worse than the disease. So…

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