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A Phish fan who was banned from Sphere and other Madison Square Garden Entertainment-operated venues after taking a bong hit at a 4/20 show at the Las Vegas venue is no longer barred. In a statement to Rolling Stone on Saturday, a Sphere Entertainment spokeswoman said, “There was a breakdown …

A Phish fan’s bid for stoner glory at a 4/20 concert has earned him a burn notice that extends to some of the biggest arenas in the country, but he’ll always be able to claim he was the first — and perhaps last — to take a bong rip in …

Andrew Huberman is such a successful podcaster and wellness guru that his most devoted male followers are known by a teasing nickname: “Huberman Husbands.” But when recording his show Huberman Lab, Huberman has plenty that an influential podcasting superstar like, say, Joe Rogan, doesn’t: a PhD in neuroscience and a …

The cannabis industry has experienced rapid growth over the past decade alone, and it’s only predicted to increase over time, with global sales predicted to hit $149 billion by 2031. This means there is abundant opportunity for those interested in dipping their toes in the cannabis space and the vast …

In 2014, I was in Denver for 4/20. It was a heady time. Colorado had recently legalized recreational cannabis, and High Times was capitalizing on the moment by throwing a two-day weed extravaganza known as the Cannabis Cup. I was an editor for them, and I’d been pressed into service …

I thought I knew what I was getting into when I went to open a cannabis bank account two years ago. After all, I’m an attorney; I’m also a cannabis business owner. I’ve been through the process before. I thought opening a cannabis account for my own business would be …

O n a rainy day toward the end of September, a longtime underground marijuana grower we’ll call Shawn coasted up I-86 from the Hudson Valley to Rochester to meet with a legal farmer. The farmer hadn’t been able to sell his harvest for over a year, despite owning a fully …

A majority of states have already legalized cannabis to some degree, and only some 10 percent of Americans believe it should remain prohibited in every form. Yet some Republicans have continued to oppose a decades-long effort to remove the drug from the federal list of Schedule I drugs — those …

Is the cannabis and psychedelic renaissance a movement or an industry? Is it a medicine or a medication? If you see it as a movement, then I believe it is critical to address the colonized mind to divert the ills that capitalism has brought to Earth. I believe that to …

In recent years, a transformative cultural shift has been brewing — pun intended. Gone are the days when a cold beer or a glass of wine were the only socially acceptable ways to unwind. Enter the ‘Sober CA’ movement: a rising tide of consumers, organizations and brands advocating for cannabis …