Government Is A Beast
CANNABIS CULTURE – How South Africa’s first members-only cannabis club fell to police violence (and what they plan to do about it.)
Cannabis Culture Magazine
Cannabis Culture is an activist magazine dedicated to liberating marijuana, freeing pot-prisoners around the globe, and bringing an end to the vicious worldwide war on drugs.
Shiva’s Divine Elixir (Bhang Drinkers at the Maha Shivaratri Festival)
CANNABIS CULTURE – Shiva, the infamous god of destruction, was allegedly fond of consuming bhang while he roamed the Himalayas living as a recluse – here’s how you can too. In India, a traditional Hindu festival called Maha Shivratri (Maha meaning great, Shiv referring to the god the festival is celebrated for, and ratri meaningRead More
Israeli Researchers Engineer “Enhanced Cannabis”
CANNABIS CULTURE – “Israel has the ability to make its mark on the cannabis industry and be among the world’s leaders,” Agricultural Minister Oded Forer said in a statement.
The Complicated World of Medical Cannabis in India
CANNABIS CULTURE – How does an emerging medical cannabis extracts industry exist in a country which has 10 years to death penalty for (commercial) cannabis possession?
Swaziland’s Cannabis Grandmas Trampled Under Legalization
CANNABIS CULTURE – Rural grandmas in Swaziland risk arrest to grow, harvest, and trade cannabis because they have no other means with which to feed the orphans left behind by the raging HIV-Aids crisis.
Zimbabwe’s Tobacco Growers Vow To Plant Cannabis Instead
CANNABIS CULTURE – Zimbabwe has 145 000 registered tobacco farmers according to Meanwell Gudu, chief executive of the Zimbabwe Tobacco Industry Marketing Board. The country is one of the world´s most respected producers of Virginia leaf tobacco strain. Industry experts now predict a marked decline on Zimbabwe´s tobacco auction floors, and cannabis seems destined toRead More
From Bud to Blockchain (Dispensary Banking in the Crypto Age)
CANNABIS CULTURE – One of the largest problems facing the cannabis industry is the limited availability of banking options due to restrictions imposed at the federal level, industry players say.
African Governments Militarize Cannabis Production, Create Prison Grow-Ops
CANNABIS CULTURE – Across Africa, the cannabis market has become a more and more militarized scene: from Zambia´s army foray into cultivation, Zimbabwe´s army dropping the first seeds of hemp, to South Africa and Swaziland where armies have a confrontational history with Indigenous growers.
Ex-Inmate Hails NYC´s Cannabis Licensing as Inclusive, Fantastic
CANNABIS CULTURE – On 9 March, the New York State’s Cannabis Control Board announced that it’s prioritizing dispensary of the first 100 cannabis licenses to applicants with past marijuana-related offenses. For ex-inmate, Coss Marte, this is a good turn of events.
Elephant in the Room : New Approaches to Mental Health
CANNABIS CULTURE – “The elephant in the room is that there’s something really sick in our world,” says Dr. Michael Verbora, Medical Director of Field Trip Health in Toronto.
