Article and photo submitted by LGN. In the shifting landscape of drug policy reform, Indonesia remains one of the most resistant frontiers. Cannabis is still classified as a Schedule I narcotic under the 2009 Narcotics Law, a status that places it in the same category as heroin and methamphetamine. The law insists the plant has “no medical benefit,” and those who … [Read more...] about Riyadh Fakhruddin: Leading Indonesia’s Cannabis Movement into a New Era
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Weed is not the Enemy
Essay by K.A.H. Conway. Photo by Rushay1977. Content Warning: This essay includes references to substance abuse, grief, and emotional trauma. He stumbled in reeking of rage and rum. Slurred accusations. Tight jaw. Fists clenched like grief had crawled back inside him. I didn’t flinch. I didn’t cry. I didn’t scream. I just sat there, calm, present, inhaling peace … [Read more...] about Weed is not the Enemy
How Regenerative Cannabis Expresses its Fullest Potential in Nature
Photo credit: Wirestock Dr. Pepper Hernandez ND, Ph.D., CTC, CNHP in ECS and Naturopathic Medicine, is a cannabis therapy consultant, founder and education director of the Cannabis Holistic Institute. As a regenerative organic farmer and cannabis therapy consultant, I’ve come to understand a deep truth: cannabis is a plant of the sun, the soil, the wind, and the rain. It … [Read more...] about How Regenerative Cannabis Expresses its Fullest Potential in Nature
Pass the Grits and the Pre-Roll: It’s Time to Bring Southern Hospitality to Cannabis
Opinion story by Brad Harvey. Photo courtesy of Dexter Co. Brad Harvey is a former marketing executive turned cannabis hospitality advocate based in Arkansas. He’s the founder of Dexter Co and a writer exploring how Southern traditions and cannabis culture can create more meaningful moments around the table. Southern hospitality has been described by outsiders as an … [Read more...] about Pass the Grits and the Pre-Roll: It’s Time to Bring Southern Hospitality to Cannabis
Nurturing Creative Flow: Mindfulness and Cannabis
Opinion piece and graphic by Gina Mostafa Gina Mostafa MPH, is the founder and director of Queering Existentialism, an education and connection initiative based in New York City. “It is only when the mind is open and receptive that learning and seeing and change can occur.” — Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn As a community workshop organizer whose life has been … [Read more...] about Nurturing Creative Flow: Mindfulness and Cannabis