Most Expensive U.S. Home Sales in 2024

As the rich get richer, $100 million homes are the new mark of the ultra-wealthy.

Since 2011, when the $100 million threshold was first crossed, there have been close to 45 homes sold at that price or above in the U.S., and the pace is accelerating: 30 of those estates have been purchased since 2020, … Read the rest

January 2025 stargazing: A parade of bright planets

As the new year of 2025 begins, the night sky of January offers an exciting lineup of celestial events for stargazing enthusiasts. These include a rare chance to see a parade of four bright planets – Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars – in one evening view.

Additionally, Venus and Saturn will appear exceptionally close to … Read the rest

Science Says Medical Marijuana Improves Quality Of Life

All we want is to live happy, productive, healthy lives right?  Who would have guessed cannabis could play a key role. According to observational data published in the JAMA Network Open, patients suffering from pain, cancer, anxiety, and insomnia report significant, sustained improvements in their health-related quality of life following the use of medical … Read the rest

Legalizing Marijuana Is Good For The Environment

Cannabis has medical benefits, it better for your body than alcohol and can calm anxiety – and with larger legalization would be better for the planet

Marijuana is increasing popular and consumer use is creeping up. Gen Z is drifting away from alcohol and embracing weed as a healthy alternative. Michigan just had a $3 … Read the rest

Unlicensed Shops in NYC Are Doing Better Well

Cannabis isn’t fresh to New York. Long before recreational (or adult-use) cannabis was legalized in 2021, there was a thriving underground cannabis market that supplied the Empire State. Decades of criminalization did not stop the spread of cannabis across the state, with New Yorkers developing a robust illicit market known for famed strains like Sour … Read the rest

Top Brands of 2023

It’s tough to make it in weed these days, but these brands show us that they can survive and thrive. Here are the cannabis companies that came out on top for us in 2023.

Dee Thai

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These solventless rosin edibles break the mold of traditional gummy flavors through the incorporation of tropical … Read the rest

A Guide To Your First Marijuana Dab

Like tequila – there are beginners and experience drinkers….each having their own journey.  In the cannabis world you have people who microdose gummies and those who want a deeper, stronger experience by dabbing. Dabbing is thought to produce a greater high than smoking marijuana. Compared to other marijuana consumption methods, dabbing delivers one of the … Read the rest

How To Microdose Marijuana

There is a school of thought lower doses of THC paired with a full spectrum cannabinoid profile may be a beneficial therapeutic solution

Microdosing is a new trend covered by everyone from The NY Times to Rolling Stone.  While more research needs to be done, it seems to beneficial.  While psychedelics started the trend, … Read the rest

Dry Farming in Humboldt

A small region along the Eel River in Humboldt County allows cultivators to grow cannabis without ever watering their plants.

Dry farms are rare in California, but the results people like Chrystal Ortiz of High Water Farm are able to pull off without watering their cannabis plants all summer are pretty amazing. Sure it takes … Read the rest

More Than 10% of Older Americans Have Used Cannabis in the Last Year

After analyzing available survey data, researchers at the University of Michigan said that 12.1% of adults in the United States aged 50-80 reported using cannabis in the past year.

“Among those who reported cannabis use, 34.2% reported using cannabis products 4 or more days per week,” the researchers said.

The researchers analyzed data extracted … Read the rest