Propaganda

2 days ago

Highly Suspect Police Action in Highland Park

Here's a head-scratcher from the ABC news affiliate in Detroit, WXYZ: [Trigger warning, this story is about police mistreating cannabis...

4 days ago

Social Equity Concerns in New Jersey

Spotted an article in NJ.com with a heartwarming headline: “How These Black Families are Helping Each Other to Enter N.J.’s Legal Weed...

May 13

A Word About Cannabis Heroes

I have a confession: I have not been living up to the incredible introduction I get from the fellas on the State of Cannabis News Hour....

May 10

WaPo Reveals Big Player in the Opioid Machine

While cannabis, also known as "God's Favorite Plant", is under assault by Prohibitionists across the US and around the world, no less...

May 9

Senators Protecting Tribal Sovereignty Over Cannabis

Let's start here today: “Senators Urge Biden Attorney General To Respect Indian Tribes’ Marijuana Policies” from the very fine industry...

May 8

Mothers Day: 44 Cannabis Mom Stories

It's Mothers Day again, and a darn good time to celebrate the heroic sacrifices made by mothers with children suffering from serious...

May 4

US: Cannabis is Fifth Most Valuable Crop! THEM: Shhhhh....

A whole bunch of numbers coming at you this morning, with some pretty impressive sums being rung up by our cannabis farmers across the US...

May 2

The Most Dangerous OTC Drug is Tylenol

My story today starts with an article from BEST LIFE.com. “This Popular Med Is "The Most Dangerous OTC Drug," According to Doctors” THE...

Apr 27

Hemp for Prosthetics

My story today is inspired by an article in The Denver Affiliate of ABC News “Sustainable Solutions: How Hemp is Being Used to Make...

Apr 27

Liz Carmouche: CBD Champion is MMA Champion

I’m sure everyone here has a favorite female mixed martial arts fighter, right? Or used to. But now that Ronda Rousey has retired and...

Apr 25

Times Are A-Changing in Montana

Good morning, Dear Readers, my story today is based on an article in The Daily Montanan. “Montana is Now a Pot State, Not a Coal One — So...

Apr 22

New York's Cannabis Circus

Building on the California movement to allow cannabis farmers to sell “Direct -to-Consumers” a few times a year at Farmers Markets and...

Apr 20

Boomer Benefits Blow Away Cannabis Stigma

Good morning, American Cannabis Report Fam and Happy 420!! My story today is a mashup of a few articles in The Fresh Toast. For a long...

Apr 18

Cannabis Legalization is Working; DEA So Sad

I went on a little Easter Egg Hunt yesterday and found a frosty nugget hidden in Marijuana Moment, by Kyle Jaeger. “DEA Says Illegal...

Apr 15

Cannabis Reduces Need for Foster Care

My story today comes from the Daily Planet of Cannabis, otherwise known as Marijuana Moment, by their very own Jimmy Olsen whose true...

Apr 12

Delay Masked as Progress in UK Medicinal Cannabis

Recently, the British government has been patting itself on the back for authorizing 2 trials of medicinal cannabis almost four years...

Apr 11

Indigenous Peoples Left Out of Cannabis

I don’t typically pimp my own work on the American Cannabis Report here, but about a month ago I interviewed Mary Jane Oatman, whom many...

Apr 8

Cannabis Miracles to Share

Mother’s Day is just around the bend, and right on time, the Universe has landed another Mama Bear story on my desktop. Two, actually, in...

Apr 7

Home Grown Apothecary Voted One of Oregon's Best Dispensaries

We at the American Cannabis Report are delighted and not in the least bit surprised to see Home Grown Apothecary make Leafly's list of...

Apr 4

Cannabis' Enemies are Inside the Wire

A little squirrely, I’ve been feeling lately. A little nervous, I am. I've fretted to my State of Cannabis teammates (listen, they do...

INTERVIEWS

The American Cannabis Report with Christopher Smith goes beyond the headlines in mainstream media to spotlight the innovators, pathbreakers and changemakers in the cannabis community. Smith helps celebrate the passion and diversity of our most interesting thought leaders during on-camera 1-on-1 interviews. Guests include cannabis experts and industry pros, cannabis celebrities and and cool-unknowns, from all parts of the cannabis and hemp industry worldwide. Smith is Publisher of the American Cannabis Report and California Correspondent for PCM-TVs’ “Weed Talk News.”