In 2017, medicinal cannabis was legalized in Mexico. On March the 10th, 2021, the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill that would turn Mexico into the biggest cannabis market in terms of population (129.000.000 people). Mexico could join Uruguay and Canada and become the third country to fully legalize cannabis. […]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the NBA isolated its players (Orlando bubble). To avoid unnecessary risks, the NBA and the NBPA (NBA’s Player Association) suspended testing for recreational drugs. This measure was extended to the 2020-2021 season. The focus of random-testing programs will now be on performance-enhancing products and […]

Is there a Weed Emoji? Emojis are digital images and icons that first appeared on Japanese phones in the 1990s. Their use in informal communication is such a commonplace nowadays that some conversations seem to need the support of emojis in order to add more specification to it. There are […]

When talking about Europe and cannabis, we tend to think of The Netherlands, Amsterdam and its coffeeshops. Yet, cannabis is not totally legal in this country. Possession, trade and recreational use are tolerated but technically illegal. Other countries like Germany, Portugal and Spain have taken the decriminalization path (on different […]

A new report from the University of Barcelona has indicated that a legal recreational cannabis market in Spain would generate 100,000 new jobs and over €8 billion for the Spanish economy.   It would also position Spain firmly as leader in the European cannabis industry, and ideally placed to supply […]

Sticky Monkey GG#4, a feminized photoperiod cannabis seed variety, took 1st Prize at the Soft Secrets 2018 European Plant Of The Year cannabis cup contest in Amsterdam. It’s the first Cannabis Cup for Seedstockers, and a prestigious one. Sticky Monkey won the ‘Hybrid Category’, traditionally this is the category with […]