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Legal counsel representing the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) filed a motion on Feb. 12 to consolidate with Ellen Brown, another pro-rescheduling designated participant, for the Schedule III hearing process that’s currently delayed amid an interlocutory appeal.Khurshid Khoja, founder of minority-owned law firm Greenbridge Corporate Counsel P.C., sent the motion to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA)...

You can’t please all the people all of the time — even if you’re as popular as Taylor Swift. Having attained a somehow higher level of mega-celebrity with her record-breaking Eras Tour and a closely followed romance with Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs (who are headed back to the Super Bowl as the...

Popular Telegram game Farm Frens admitted to an error-filled launch of its FREN token on Ethereum layer-2 network Base earlier this week, sharing a number of next moves on the horizon as it aims to regain trust from players and investors.Due to be claimable by eligible participants pursuant to its January 20 snapshot, the Farm...

Bringing back the stories you love—no paywall, just joy. The First Black-Owned Psychedelic Church In the US Is Now Open in Oakland Akoma recently opened its doors in Northern California, offering a safe, soulful space for ancestral healing, community, and education. Last August, I found myself in the beating heart of Oakland, California. The air...

A nonprofit organization of medical professions in support of evidence-based cannabis regulation filed a brief on Feb. 17 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit related to its exclusion from the rescheduling hearing process.Doctors for Drug Policy Reform (D4DPR) and its president, Bryon Adinoff, M.D., argue in the 56-page brief that the...

A big game in the Big Easy calls for big commercials, and this year’s roster delivered. From the snack brands (Lay’s and Taco Bell) to the streamers (Disney+), and a generous sprinkling of Matthew McConaugheys thrown in for good measure, here’s our annual rundown of the cream of the crop to the cringe. Best: Jeep,...

Crypto markets have turned red after top digital assets exchange Bybit was hit by a $1.4 billion hack, plus investors were spooked by renewed inflation concerns.CoinGecko data shows that big digital coins Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP are all down, among other high-cap coins.Bitcoin, the biggest cryptocurrency, is trading for $96,300, a more than 2% drop over...

Are underground guides being left out of psilocybin’s future? | DoubleBlind Mag Plus, psilocybin mushroom deliveries, orgasms, and the accessibility of ayahuasca Article by Mary Carreon Published on February 17, 2025Updated February 20, 2025 DoubleBlind Mag Welcome back to The Drop In, DoubleBlind’s newsletter serving up news, culture, and independent journalism about psychedelics straight to...

This article was updated on Feb. 20, 2025.Plummeting prices, less revenue, fewer licenses, debt, wildfires and the ongoing threat of a tax hike—that’s the tip of the iceberg for California’s cannabis market in early 2025.Specifically, California is set to increase its cannabis excise tax at retail from 15% to 19% starting on July 1, 2025,...

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Celsius Holdings — The energy drink maker skyrocketed more than 31% after surpassing expectations for fourth-quarter earnings and entering an agreement to acquire Alani Nutrition in a cash and stock deal. Celsius earned an adjusted 14 cents per share on $332 million in revenue, while analysts polled by LSEG penciled in 11 cents in earnings per share and $326 million in revenue. Dropbox — Shares of the cloud software company fell more than 9% on mixed quarterly results. Block reported a non-GAAP gross margin of 83.1% in the fourth quarter, in…