NatureTrak founder Jontae James was 13 years old when his father was arrested for intent to sell cannabis — it was 1994, and the war on drugs was in full effect. Flash forward to current day: James, despite — or perhaps because of — the negative experience with cannabis at such a young age, is […] The post NatureTrak Creator on Fighting Stigma and Racial Disparity in Cannabis Industry appeared first on Big Buds Magazine ..read more

No matter how you slice up the legislated cannabis industry, it’s apparent that there is a large cross section of people involved who have worked with cannabis before it became legal, and who have remained with the industry since legalization began sweeping the nation. Through determined advocacy for the plant that also fuels their respective […] The post From Black Market To Stock Market: Top Tips From Cannapreneurs Who’ve Done Just That appeared first on Big Buds Magazine ..read more

In April 2017, Keischa N. Quiles Mercado of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, was 27 and had just started her master’s program in psychotherapy, when one morning she was awoken by a series of grand mal seizures. Her mother and sister rushed her to the emergency room. At the hospital, imaging revealed a large mass lodged in […] The post Chemo, Radiation And Cannabis? Studies Exploring The Plant’s Potential As An Effective Treatment appeared first on Big Buds Magazine ..read more

As cannabis legalization continues to sweep the United States, it’s become commonplace to find folks being more open and forthcoming about their consumption of this therapeutic plant. After all, in some states, you can walk into a dispensary as easily as a liquor store, and minutes later walk out with a joint to spark up […] The post Women And Weed: Here’s Why Female Cannabis Consumers Are In Hiding appeared first on Big Buds Magazine ..read more

The bioavailability of any nutrient or medication is dependent on several factors — and cannabis is no different. When it comes to cannabis, the chemical makeup can change from plant to plant within the same crop, so truly consistent bioavailability with flower cannot presently be achieved, although cannabis in the form of extracts allows for […] The post What We Know — And Still Need To Learn — About Cannabis Bioavailability appeared first on Big Buds Magazine ..read more

Whether we choose to believe it or not, the world’s climate is changing and it is our fault. While most acknowledge this inconvenient truth in theory, in practice, the same economic forces that have contributed the greatest to climate change still hold more weight in policymaking than those who are and will continue to bear […] The post From Pillar To Post: Here’s What’s Stalling The Change In Global Cannabis Policy appeared first on Big Buds Magazine ..read more

The cannabis gods have been good to California. For decades, the Golden State has been a hub for good-quality weed grown in mass quantities. Apparently, there’s so much marijuana that has been cultivated over the past several years on the West Coast that its residents can’t even come close to consuming the glut of product […] The post Smuggler’s Blues: California Airports See Rise In Illegal Movement Of Legal Cannabis appeared first on Big Buds Magazine ..read more

A group of Democratic and Republican members of Congress are pushing for US universities that study cannabis to be protected from federal penalties. The group of lawmakers sent a letter to the House education appropriations subcommittee requesting that the 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill includes a provision that would prevent the Department […] The post Congress Wants To Offer Protections To Universities That Study Cannabis appeared first on Big Buds Magazine ..read more

I was a black-market cannabis grower and seller before the plant was legal anywhere in the United States, and it sure was a lot easier to make a good living doing back then. Prior to legalization, there were a wealth of buyers. Demand outstripped supply, so prices remained high. During the height of the black-market […] The post Illegal Tender: How Black Market Growers Can Survive A Legal Cannabis Market appeared first on Big Buds Magazine ..read more

The story of the band Doe Maar is rooted in that of another Dutch group called CCC Inc. Joost Belinfante founded CCC Inc. in 1966, and after receiving a small inheritance, he purchased a farm in the countryside in 1969. His bandmates and their girlfriends all moved to the farm and there they formed one […] The post ‘Nederwiet’: The Story Of The Biggest Band In Dutch History And Their Cannabis Anthem appeared first on Big Buds Magazine ..read more