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The Future of Hemp Is on the Line: Here’s What You Need to Know
The hemp industry is facing the most significant federal threat since the 2018 Farm Bill. In late 2025, Congress passed — and the President...
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High Spirits, High Harvest: A New Ritual for the Season
It’s harvest season – a moment to gather what’s grown, let go of what’s not, and step into the darker months with purpose.
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Sober Curious, Not Boring: Reframing THC Drinks as Alcohol Alternatives
There’s a quiet revolution happening at happy hour, and it’s not about ordering another round. More than ever, people are questioning their relationship with...
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“Take it low and slow”: Why ER docs are concerned about growing buzz from THC drinks
Minnesotans are seeing green, and the new law legalizing pot has made an immediate impact on the accessibility and popularity of beverages with THC,...
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Did you know that the ancient Egyptians were known to use medicinal preparations of cannabis?
The earliest Egyptian references to the healing properties of the plant are found in the fragments of an almost 4000 year old scroll of...
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Did you know that the Vikings cultivated hemp over a thousand years ago?
1300 years ago, the seafaring raiders, traders and explorers from Denmark, Norway and Sweden collectively known as Vikings began to sweep across Europe, the...
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Did you know that Stigma only makes products made with natural, plant-based phytocannabinoids?
We never use synthetic alternatives like chemically-modified Delta-8-THC. Accept no substitutes for nature!
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Did you know that while the cannabis plant can potentially produce over a hundred different cannabinoids, there is one that is more powerful– and controversial– than all the rest: Delta-9-THC, or just THC for short.
THC is the primary psychoactive compound that the plant produces. It is not yet known how the cannabis plant managed to so perfectly mimic...
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Did you know… that cannabinoids can be found in places other than our bodies and cannabis plants?
In fact, one of these places where cannabinoids can be found is in a whole different form of life from humans and plants– a...
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Did you know the effects from consuming cannabis are not only caused by cannabinoids like CBD and THC, but also from the aromatic compounds it produces?
These compounds are generally known as terpenes, and they are found throughout the plant kingdom.
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Did you know… that cannabis may be the oldest of all human-cultivated plants not intended primarily for food?
This idea was first put forward by Dr. Richard Evans Schultes, who called the plant, “one of [humanity’s] oldest domesticates, dating back nearly to...
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Why do we celebrate April 20th?
The phenomena of 420 is proof that small things can grow into mighty mythologies and become something more than what it was originally. April...
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