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Science Backed Wellness Products: CBD + Vitaldiol

Innovative CBD Company Vitaldiol to Set New Precedent for Cannabis Industry with Science Backed Wellness Products

Centering the Silent Cry: Post Traumatic Prison Disorder and Shawanna W76337

Shawanna Vaughn, founder of the nonprofit Silent Cry Inc., delves into her personal experience with the prison system and the multitude of injustices facing the incarcerated population.

Psychedelics

Native Tribes Should Have More Say in the Psychedelic Movement

At the Psychedelic Liberty Summit, many voiced concerns over land conservation, the peyote sacrament, and the role of native voices in legislative reform. As activists and scientists work toward a post-prohibition paradigm, with entheogenic plants and compounds on the path to becoming decriminalized, FDA-approved, or legal in therapeutic contexts, there’

Cannabis

Artist Ludi Leiva On Designing Aster Farms’ Mimosa Pre-Roll Packaging for Pride

The sustainable cannabis brand partners with queer artist Ludi Leiva for a colorful pre-roll salute to elevating equality and amplifying good causes.

culture

The Artists of Trauma-Informed Tattooing and Working Outside the Studio System

In this documentary video exclusive, tattoo artists Julia Suh and Audrey Scalese explain how their approach to the practice considers trauma, sensitivity, and DIY craftsmanship.

culture

Can Psychedelics Help Us Face Our Fear of Death?

There are no treatments available to help people cope with dying. Are psychedelics the answer?For all its inevitability, death in our society is still dreaded and feared—an unspeakable adversary to be fought at all costs. But as baby boomers begin to cross the threshold into old age, they

culture

What Removing the “Hallucinations” from Psychedelics Means for Psychotherapy

A growing number of companies and researchers are attempting to make psychedelics that don’t cause hallucinations or visions. But will they work as well? Something about eating LSD just feels magical. It’s staggering how a tasteless shred of paper stimulates so much colorful distortion. How even trace amounts

Cannabis

The City of Portland and Cannabis Policy Oversight Team Advances on Three Focus Areas for 2021

PORTLAND, Ore.—The Cannabis Policy Oversight Team (CPOT) was convened in 2019 to provide recommendations on future cannabis policy to the Office of Community & Civic Life. In the past two years, this volunteer advisory body has provided insight and policy recommendations that strive to deliver industry diversity, equity, accessibility,

CBD

2021's Best CBD Deals

2021: A new year, new you! Whether you made a resolution to eat healthier after the holidays, meditate more, or find time during the week to savor life’s little essentials, we have great suggestions to do just what you want with the help of CBD. CBD, or cannabidiol, is

culture

From Election to Inauguration, New York Public Sentiment for President-Elect Joe Biden Remains From Ambivalent To Ecstatic

With inauguration on the horizon, Honeysuckle is taking a moment to look back on reactions to the 2020 Election. While some were overjoyed with President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris heading to the White House, others felt disillusioned and ambivalent, at best. Both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

2020 election

Reactions from the Media: Trump's Georgia Campaign Rally For Senators Perdue and Loeffler

All eyes were on the State of Georgia Saturday night, as President Donald Trump took to the stage at a long awaited campaign rally for the benefit of Georgia Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. Perdue and Loeffler are both engaged in a heated Senate runoff campaign that will determine

Cannabis

Cannabis-Themed Holiday Gifts For the Serious Smoker

‘Tis the season! As the holidays draw nigh, and more states in the nation are legalizing adult-use cannabis (hello Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota), Team Honeysuckle seeks to answer the eternal question: What makes you dream of a Green Christmas? Or Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa… We discovered that no

Cannabis

My Courtship of Cannabis

There’s apparently some “stigma” attached to cannabis. So, let me just say it loud and proud. I’m a cannabis grower.

Cannabis

Cannabis Industry Disrupted with a Bhang™

We begin our conversation and she speaks with an ease reminiscent of catching up with an old friend, not one of the first female presidents of a publicly-traded, globally-distributed, OG cannabis company.

Black Culture

White Black Girl

When you are a part of the inferior percentage, as I am, you are taught early in life that if you want to have a chance to succeed you must learn how to bleach your darkness

culture

Parenting My Mom During a Pandemic

With no voice and a lack of control of my body, I felt isolated and defeated. My fear of dying had never been higher. I think of the patients on ventilators now, and I grieve for them.

Girls Who Dab Cannabis vs Vape CBD

o really, WTF is a dab?! Simply put, dabs are concentrated doses of cannabis. It is an alternative method of consuming pot by extracting the THC and cannabinoids (CBD).

culture

The Media Spread Reefer Madness; Now It Can Spread The Truth

As we finally begin to undo the seemingly endless harm caused by the war on drugs, the media still plays a vital role: moving the conversation forward to a place of honesty, science, and humanity.

culture

Celebrating Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary with Hemp Fashion

Cotton, silk, satin, and lace might be up against some strong competition in the next few years thanks to the growing use of sustainably produced hemp in textiles and fashion. Hemp, which is no stranger to the textile world, has actually been cultivated globally for centuries for fabric.

Pandemic World: How My Communal Past Helps Me Cope

Life is surreal, it’s dizzying and heartbreaking to keep up with new information and rising numbers of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. With no national plan, it’s the perfect storm of our time, and when I focus on these tragedies, I feel overwhelmed.

Cannabis

Moms of MMJ Minors: A School Suspension Saga

I am here on behalf of the countless other kids who remain in need of support to shift from stigma and stereotype.

book review

Strung Out: One Last Hit and Other Lies that Almost Killed Me (Review)

Khar’s book promotes understanding and compassion for those trapped in opioid hell.