The Small-Business Loan Program Is Already Hitting 4 Big Snags

The small-business bailout — otherwise known as the “Paycheck Protection Program” (PPP) — was arguably the most ambitious provision of the $2 trillion stimulus bill that Congress passed last week. Under the...

These Cannabis-Growing ‘Nuns’ Are Back On Etsy After Being Kicked Off

By Javier HasseThe cannabis growing “nuns,” Sisters of the Valley, are back on Etsy.After five years off the platform, being reunited feels so good, the Sisters joke. “When Etsy rudely shut down...

Is Cannabis Legal In D.C.?

I recently relocated to Washington, D.C. to join our East Coast practice group and have been inundated with inquiries surrounding the legal framework of recreational cannabis (i.e., marijuana and hemp) in...

Tupac Shakur Murder Case Resurrected as Police Execute Search Warrant in Las Vegas

Tupac Shakur’s still-unsolved murder mystery was revived—nearly 30 years later after his murder at the peak of his career in 1996—as police agents in Las Vegas, Nevada executed a new search...

Survive the great outdoors by making your own drinkable water

In the wilderness, fighting dehydration by collecting water from streams or springs is often necessary. But a single sip from that crystal clear, ice-cold flow could mean uncomfortable gastrointestinal distress that...

The World’s 8 Most Mind-Bending Homes

In the 55-plus years since the Summer of Love kicked off in San Francisco, many of the hallmarks of the ’60s have disappeared from everyday life. Though we don’t see muttonchop...

Thailand is betting big on cannabis. Visit its first legal lab.

The unraveling of harsh anti-pot laws across the world is finally coming to Asia. In East and Southeast Asia, democracies and dictatorships alike have long skewed toward severe penalties for marijuana...

The Cannabis Industry Grew During COVID, Against All Odds: Here’s Why You Should Invest

By Nina Zdinjak“Crisis can be… a catalyst or can speed up changes that are on the way — it almost can serve as an accelerant,” said Arun Sundararajan, an NYU Stern School...

‘It Takes Two’ Is One Hell of a Couples’ Therapy Session

A couple's divorce provides the surprising foundation of the best co-op video game since Portal 2.In long-term relationships, it’s always the small things. Chore lists. Texting. “I don’t know, what do you want for dinner?” Fighting material. At the same time, love is the destroyer of scale. Small transgressions are metonymic, stand-ins for the real issues: gendered housework expectations; your partner stumbling home at midnight from god knows which club; how damn indecisive they are about everything.