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In light of the recent psychedelic resurgence (a Covid silver lining: free time many among us used to expand our minds), techno auteur Jon Hopkins hopes his new album Music for Psychedelic Therapy, set to release on November 12, will take listeners on a new kind of meditative musical journey. It’s the English artist and producer’s first full-length...

Emily Lardner of Troy says that studying poetry led her to the great outdoors, where she found her place in the world. Emily owns Lardner the Gardener, a full-service gardening business. As a northerner, how do you satiate your need for greenery in the winter?   I baby my houseplants and treat myself to fresh-cut flowers each week. Costco...

This infused pie crust recipe will elevate your dessert game. According to the experts at San Diego’s March and Ash cannabis dispensary, cannabis is an extremely versatile plant, and one easy way to unlock its powerful effects is through baking with cannabutter. Butter that has been infused with cannabis flower, also called “cannabutter,” is a simple do-it-yourself way...

Actress Rosario Dawson, best known (say some) for playing the role of Ahsoka in The Mandalorian, has a new mission in life, and it’s a lofty one. In August the 42-year-old actress announced that she is joining the board of a California-based marijuana beverage company called Cann, which produces low-THC infused seltzers and is backed by investors like...

Developed by Jónsi Birgisson of Icelandic rock band Sigur Rós along with Vona—a collective of Icelandic artists, researchers, and farmers—Exhale CBD- based tincture combats stress by increasing the brain’s production of neurotransmitters that relax the nervous system. Each 1-ounce bottle contains 1,000 mg of broad-spectrum CBD, reishi mushroom extract, vitamin B6, holy basil leaf extract, and the amino...

In Mayville (Not Unlike Mayberry), Yes. Out-of-staters may think it’s freezing in October in the Mitten State, but in-staters know that for 30 years, the town of Mayville has held its Sunflower Festival from October 6 to 10. It’s about as down-home as you can get, with opening ceremonies honoring the festival’s Citizen and Junior Citizen of the...

Michigan Senators Jeff Irwin (D) and Adam Hollier (D) have introduced a bill to legalize the possession, cultivation, and delivery of an array of plant-and-fungus-derived psychedelics like psilocybin and mescaline. If their bill passes, it would amend state statutes to exempt people from criminal penalties for such activities so long as they are not “receiving money or other...

Thanks to the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MMRA), Michigan veterans in the state now have a cannabis advocate in their corner. A couple of months ago, the MMRA announced a grant of $20 million to fund two clinical trials to study the efficacy of marijuana in treating the medical conditions veterans face. More than half of the money,...

“I am the first majority leader to say it's time to end the federal prohibition on marijuana. As majority leader, I'm going to push this issue forward and make it a priority for the Senate,” Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, told Congress on July 12. If Schumer’s draft bill, the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, is accepted,...

According to experts at verywellmind.com, dabbing—consuming cannabis (or hash) with highly concentrated levels of THC—can be dangerous, with one study concluding that a dab can contain up to 90-percent higher THC concentration than traditional cannabis.  On July 9, the California cannabis company Sozo Health Inc. (“Sozo”) announced the release of a development to make dabbing more precise. Normally,...