Thinking About Jack Herer.
Forbes recently published a thoughtful piece about the legendary Jack Herer, father of modern cannabis activism (pictured above with Dennis Peron, who himself is as much a pillar of the…
Native Americans Take The USDA To Court Over Hemp Cultivation.
https://cannabisnow.com/south-dakota-tribe-sues-usda-over-hemp/ The Native Americans have long been stalwart supporters of hemp cultivation. Without the eloquent activism of such strong presences as John Trudell, Winona LaDuke and others, the attachment of…
Stigma Featured In Mpls St. Paul Magazine!
Mpls St. Paul Magazine recently featured Stigma in a well-done piece entitled "Is Everyone Taking CBD?" Spoiler alert: not everyone is taking CBD but in our opinion perhaps they should…
Updates On The FDA’s Hearings On CBD.
Some updates on CBD's status at the federal level from Vote Hemp:"U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) met with Acting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Ned Sharpless…
CBD & Golfing
Some choice information regarding CBD's usefulness out on the links by Golf Digest, in a balanced and well-written piece entitled, "Is CBD Golf's Magic Potion?". Be sure to check out…
Happy Birthday 80th To The Hemperor!
https://hightimes.com/sponsored/honoring-the-legend-jack-herer/ We all owe Jack Herer a great debt-- without his 1985 book 'The Emperor Wears No Clothes' that reawakened America to it's hemp-laden past history as well as his…
Cannabis In Minnesota, 2019 (Part 2): State Licensed Medical Producers In The Red.
https://www.twincities.com/2019/06/04/mn-medical-marijuana-companies-lost-a-combined-2-4-million-in-2018-but-they-are-optimistic-about-their-future/ An addendum to the previous post, the Pioneer Press illuminates the struggle facing the state's licensed cannabis producers under the absurdly restrictive structure of the Minnesota medical cannabis program.…
Cannabis In Minnesota, 2019: Regulatory Updates.
https://www.twincities.com/2019/05/25/mn-marijuana-what-happened-at-the-capitol-with-medical-and-recreational-pot/ For those wondering what's been happening with Minnesota's struggling medical cannabis program and ongoing evolution towards legalizing adult use of the plant, the Pioneer Press sums up the current…
Cannabis Evolved In Tibet 28 Million Years Ago.
https://www.ganjapreneur.com/study-cannabis-evolved-in-tibet-28m-years-ago/ Eminent cannabis researcher John McPartland and his research team at the University of Vermont have published an exciting new study speculating that the plant's origin stretches back 28 million…
Getting To Know The Cannabinoid Family: CBG
https://cannabisnow.com/cbg/ Stigma Hemp Co.'s resident cannabis expert Timothy Anderson, writing for Cannabis Now Magazine, explores CBG-- the 'mother' cannabinoid to both CBD and THC.
