Photo by Ipolly80 Regenerative farming has become a defining feature of New York’s legal cannabis industry, shaping cultivation practices, brand identity, and regulatory alignment. As the state builds out a market designed around sustainability and equity, many cannabis farmers are adopting regenerative agriculture as both an environmental commitment and a competitive … [Read more...] about Building Symbiosis into New York’s Cannabis Infrastructure
Wellness
Staying Sharp While You Spark: Weed and Brain Fog
Photo by GoldenDayz A thought slips away mid-sentence. Someone walks into a room and forgets why they went in there. Or maybe the brain just feels like it’s moving slower than it should be. For a regular cannabis user, this feeling might be familiar. Brain fog has become a cannabis-user cliché. It's the hallmark of the couch-potato stoner stereotype that has … [Read more...] about Staying Sharp While You Spark: Weed and Brain Fog
Cannabis Research and Lung Health
Photo by LunaKate 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. Over the last two decades, cannabis research has evolved dramatically. As legalization expanded and scientific restrictions loosened, researchers began comparing the respiratory … [Read more...] about Cannabis Research and Lung Health
Green Alternatives: How Communities Are Fighting the Opioid Crisis
Photo by mstandret For millions of Americans, the opioid crisis is not an abstract public health statistic, but a lived reality. Over the past two decades, rates of opioid-related overdose and death have soared nationwide, with synthetic opioids like fentanyl now driving the majority of fatalities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), … [Read more...] about Green Alternatives: How Communities Are Fighting the Opioid Crisis
Psychedelics Beyond the Individual: Group Integration Circles
Photo by LightFieldStudios Although a psychedelic experience is intensely private and individually felt, sharing it with others through integration can be instrumental in understanding it. Integration, the process of incorporating insights from a trip, can be done communally, adding a dimension that individuated integration lacks. These groups are called “integration … [Read more...] about Psychedelics Beyond the Individual: Group Integration Circles