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It’s been several months since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III within the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). On paper, the recent executive order, entitled “Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research,” is a huge step in the right direction for cannabis smokers across the country.
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With a last name like hers, it’s only fitting that Liz Grow ended up in the cannabis industry. Born and raised in Texas, Liz returned to her home state almost a decade ago to start Grow Haus Media with her husband, producer Patrick Pope. However, her personal journey with cannabis started back in 2011.
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An old adage tells us not to judge a book by its cover, but A Woman’s Guide to Cannabis: Using Marijuana to Feel Better, Look Better, Sleep Better–and Get High Like a Lady makes a powerful statement about the role of beauty and femininity in the cannabis industry before you even read the first page.
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Even without the representation and recognition they deserve, women have always been at the center of the cannabis movement.
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When Adelia Carrillo (Fakhri) and Parisa Rad first sat down for brunch in Phoenix, AZ, with a few other women in the cannabis industry, they had no idea how that moment would change the trajectory of their lives. “The energy in that room was transformative,” Adelia says.
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Kunda Wellness isn’t your average CBD brand. It was founded by two Doctors of Physical Therapy who have spent their careers treating pelvic floor dysfunction and helping people reconnect with a part of their body that’s often overlooked, dismissed, or wrapped in shame.
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Sometimes, it’s good to be obsessed. In an industry heavy with similar products, it’s often the little things on the margins that separate great products from good ones.
Cannabis and comedy go hand-in-hand. After all, who hasn’t smoked a joint and immediately caught a case of the giggles? Who hasn’t taken a huge bong rip, only to have your best smoking buddy crack a joke as soon as you inhale?
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How Aaron Pavloff made Field Tryp an exclusive luxury event for big-time buyers and vendors.
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Hemp is often considered for the things that it is not. It is not intoxicating, it is not illegal, and it is not marijuana. However, now we are seeing a focus back to what it can be. The plant is moving into the level of wine and chocolate and becoming a movement and a culture.
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It’s been several months since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III within the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). On paper, the recent executive order, entitled “Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research,” is a huge step in the right direction for cannabis smokers across the country.
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For years, we’ve been told that this industry is the Wild West: a place where the only law amounts to whatever the guy with the gun says. But over the last 12 months, state governments have passed a spate of new regulations that promise to swap the relative lawlessness of poor enforcement of vague rules with real law and order.
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“Winter rain
Now tell me why
Summers fade
And roses die.”
– Bob Weir, “Weather Report Suite”
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For years, Jennifer Mansour felt them coming.
“You can’t stop one,” she said. “As soon as I’d notice that the lights felt a little too bright, I knew I was done for. I’d tell my boss, and then I’d get in the car and pop on my sunglasses because I could feel another one coming on, and I couldn’t do a thing to stop it.”
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We love a good music festival here at HQ Magazine. Now that the major music festivals in the U.S. are starting to release their initial lineups, we figured it would be a great time to review some of the best 2026 music festivals in cannabis-friendly states.
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Several weeks ago, the death of Jamie Garcia—a worker at a state-licensed cannabis cultivation site in Los Angeles—during an ICE raid sent shockwaves through the medical cannabis community.
The medical-industrial complex loves its FDA-approved gums and patches, yet real-world evidence shows vaping annihilates traditional nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in smoking cessation efficacy.
The rise of nicotine vaping as an alternative to traditional smoking has sparked never-ending complaints about its safety, with propylene glycol (PG), a common ingredient in e-liquids, often targeted as a health concern.
While a few may have held some hope for Cannabis into Trump's 2nd term, campaign talk doesn’t mean action. However Trump's focus is quite clearly elsewhere.
The anti-vaping crusade was dealt another serious blow following the retraction of a study in May claiming nicotine “plays a critical role” in the progression of breast cancer.
It’s not a coincidence that the company’s name is Servd Distribution. The entire operation rests on the concept of customer service.
