Words and images by Dutch Passion Auto MAC #1 was grown indoors by a seasoned Dutch Passion grower known as The Artist. He is a quality-focused grower specializing in small homegrown plants using fine-quality cannabis seeds. Grow Light:  SANlight Q6W, 215W LED light Light cycle:  20 hours of light, 4 hours of darkness Grow techniques:  None, other than defoliation and lower branch removal Grow medium:  50/50% mix of lightmix and coco substrate Nutrients:  Bio Rhizotonic root stimulator, BAC grow, bloom, and PK booster.  Biotabs were also added to t ..read more

Written by Ben Stevens Image source: Paid for on license via Adobe Firefly. Italy’s hemp industry has called on the European Commission (EC) to intervene after the government moved to ban the cultivation, production and marketing of hemp. Several Italian cannabis and agricultural trade groups have written to the EC arguing that a recent amendment to the country’s Security Bill could ‘violate European Union law on free competition and movement of goods.’ The groups have called for the amendment to be canceled by the EC, stating it would wipe out the country’s entire hemp industry, leading to ..read more

Written by Dario Sabaghi Published in Weed World magazine issue 168 Image source: Paid for on license via Adobe Firefly & Duncan Lewis via unsplashed.com   Japan is known to have one of the strictest policies on cannabis, but something has been moving forward in recent months. The country’s parliament passed a bill in December to legalize medical products containing cannabinoids, amending the Cannabis Control Law. However, at the same time,  it established new criminal penalties for the use of cannabis, putting an end to the legal loopholes that have surrounded cannabis consump ..read more

Written by Dario Sabaghi Published in Weed World magazine issue 168 Image source: Paid for on license via Adobe   Several news reports and social media posts in the United States have claimed the presence of fentanyl-laced cannabis in the illegal market in recent years. News reports have documented cases of people overdosing where fentanyl-laced cannabis was implicated. However, in most instances, follow-up investigations found no connection between the overdose and contaminated cannabis. But despite numerous debunking articles, such reports have perpetuated a myth surrounding cannabis ..read more

Alternative Products Expo – Medellín 2024 Date: [18 and 19th of May] Location: [Plaza Mayor Convention Center]   The Premier Showcase for Innovations in Specialized Stores and More   A New Horizon in Medellín: Alt Pro’s Focus   Positioning itself as the key meeting point for pioneering brands and retailers in South America, Alternative Products Expo, in collaboration with our esteemed main sponsor Trinity Hemp, is charting new territories in the heart of Colombia. Emerging from the ambition to showcase the best of vaping products, hemp, CBD, mushrooms, kratom ..read more

Image source: Created via Firefly Adobe for WW Colorado cannabis businesses have sold approximately $15.5 billion in cannabis products in the past decade with annual sales hitting an all-time high of $2.2 billion in 2021. But sales have slowed considerably since that highpoint, dropping to $1.768 billion in 2022 and then $1.529 billion in 2023. The sharp decrease in sales is attributable to numerous factors, but it has led to a sizable number of operators, particularly cultivators, leaving the market. A dramatic drop Colorado’s cannabis sales soared during the first two years of the pandemic ..read more

BY Paul James Photo credit: Firefly by Adobe created for WW Published in Weed World magazine  issue 168 Since cannabis affects the regulation of emotions, some have argued that it can help in relieving stress from personality disorders. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a condition that most affects emotional regulation and impulse control. Being that it’s often caused by trauma, it shares similar traits to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). And there’s been a lot of research revealing cannabis can help with that mental condition. ¹ However, with cannabis’s psychoactive prope ..read more

Written BY ZEKE MILLER, JOSHUA GOODMAN, JIM MUSTIAN AND LINDSAY WHITEHURST Image source: Created via Firefly Adobe for WW     The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy. The proposal, which will be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget, would recognize the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledge it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs. However, it would not legalize marijuana ..read more

BY Bethan Bee Rose Photo credit: Releaf via Cannabis Images Published in Weed World magazine  issue 168 On November 1, 2023, cannabis advocates across the United Kingdom rejoiced at the realization that medical cannabis legalization was not a fleeting decision by the government. That particular date marked a five-year milestone for Great Britain’s legal market, which materialized into reality in 2018 following Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s urge for a review of the plant’s legal status – a move inspired by intense lobbying from plant medicine supporters and the heartstring-pulling cases o ..read more

A Natural Born Champion from Sweet Seeds® Words: Tommy L. Gomez Photos: Tommy L. Gomez and GreenForce The journey to glory is often paved with dedication and hard work, and in that sense, our hobby is no exception. With the determination and perseverance of both a great cannabis grower and the R&D Department of Sweet Seeds®, one of the seedbank’s new releases, Diablo Rojo XL Auto® (SWS110), achieved the 1st Place as Best New Autoflower Strain 2024 at the Autoflower World Cup, recently celebrated in Barcelona. In this article, you can read the full story about this strain, the award, and th ..read more