Our Cannabis Education Network

Hub Sites

TryCannabis.org

Hub — Education

Research-backed cannabis education for adults. Covers dosing, safety, medical conditions, cannabinoid science, drug interactions, consumption methods, and state law summaries for all 50 states. The central knowledge base of the network.

75 pages • Covers all 50 U.S. states

CannabisTravel.org

Hub — Travel

International cannabis travel guide covering 50+ countries. Tourist-friendly destinations (Canada, Netherlands), decriminalized countries, high-risk zones, DUI laws by state, border rules, travel insurance, and the critical immigration warning for non-U.S. citizens.

63 pages • 50+ countries covered

CannabisDependence.org

Hub — Support

Cannabis use disorder support and resources. Self-assessment tools, withdrawal timelines, treatment options, harm reduction strategies, recovery stories, and connections to professional help. A judgment-free resource for anyone concerned about their cannabis use.

53 pages • Evidence-based support

CannaScience.org

Hub — Science

Graduate-level cannabis science education. The endocannabinoid system, cannabinoid pharmacology (THC, CBD, CBN, CBG, Delta-8), terpene science, drug interactions (CYP450), medical evidence reviewed against NASEM standards, safety research, the lab testing crisis, and emerging frontiers. Named researchers, clinical trial data, and what the evidence actually shows.

42 pages • Evidence-based science

CannabisSpeakers.com

Hub — Industry

Cannabis industry speaker directory. Find keynote speakers, panelists, workshop leaders, and subject-matter experts for conferences, corporate events, podcasts, and educational programs. Browse by topic: law, science, business, social equity, cultivation, compliance, and more.

Speaker directory • All cannabis topics

CannabisEvents.org

Hub — Industry

Cannabis industry events guide. 60+ conferences, trade shows, festivals, science events, and awards worldwide. Master 2026 calendar with confirmed dates, individual event profiles, attendance tips, and a US/international filter. Tracks discontinued and rebranded events as the industry consolidates.

60+ events • US-focused with international coverage

CannaIntelligence.com

Hub — Intelligence

Cannabis market intelligence and research. Green Forecast industry outlooks, City and State Reports, sector analyses, and commissioned research for operators, investors, regulators, and journalists. The for-profit research arm of the network.

34 pages • Green Forecast • City/State Reports

HistoryOfCannabis.org

Hub — History

A primary-source history of cannabis from Neolithic fiber to Schedule I — cited to the documents, not the mythology. 70 routes across origins (China, India, Islamic world, Africa, Europe, colonial America), the 19th century (O’Shaughnessy, pharmacopoeia, Kentucky hemp, Ludlow), prohibition (Anslinger, Tax Act, Gore Files, Hearst), the War on Drugs, reform (Prop 215, Cole Memo, state-by-state), hemp (Herer thesis parsed, Farm Bills), and 14 biographical profiles. Corrects both prohibitionist propaganda and activist mythology.

70 routes • Primary-source methodology • Myth debunking

Specialty & Demographic Sites

CannabisVeterans.org

Specialty — Veterans

Evidence-based cannabis information for U.S. veterans. VA policy, PTSD and chronic pain research, disability compensation rules, state medical card access, veteran-owned brands, and the active congressional push to remove cannabis barriers for VA patients. Built for the community with the highest per-capita cannabis use in America.

130 routes • VA policy tracker • Evidence-first

CannabisDrugTest.org

Specialty — Drug Testing

The definitive guide to cannabis drug testing in America. Urine, saliva, hair, blood, and oral fluid test detection windows, THC metabolite science, employer testing policies, the shift to impairment-based testing, legal protections state by state, commercial detox product reality, and what to do before a test.

129 routes • Science-based • State-by-state

CannabisExpungement.org

Specialty — Legal

Clear your cannabis record. 50-state tracker, step-by-step expungement process, free legal resources, immigration warnings for non-citizens, Biden pardon coverage, the 40,000+ still incarcerated for cannabis, and the critical difference between expungement, sealing, and pardon.

28 routes • 50-state tracker • Free legal aid directory

CannabisEtiquette.org

Specialty — Culture

The modern guide to cannabis manners, social norms, and unwritten rules. Puff-puff-pass origins, dispensary etiquette, gifting laws, hosting a session, workplace navigation, travel, weddings, Thanksgiving, and the A–Z slang dictionary. Inspired by Lizzie Post’s Higher Etiquette.

165+ routes • Culture, manners, and slang dictionary

CannabisForSeniors.org

Specialty — Seniors

Evidence-based cannabis education for adults 50+, caregivers, and clinicians. Named drug interactions with warfarin, Eliquis, Xanax, and other geriatric-relevant medications. Evidence badges (strong/moderate/limited/emerging) adapted from the NASEM 2017 framework. Conditions covered include chronic pain, sleep, anxiety, Parkinson’s, arthritis, and palliative care. Strong “talk to your pharmacist” framing throughout. No age gate — the audience is seniors.

57 pages • Drug interactions focus • Evidence-first

CannabisGlossary.org

Specialty — Reference

The cannabis dictionary — 470+ terms defined across botany, chemistry, products, effects, law, medicine, industry, culture, and slang. The Investopedia of cannabis: sourced, neutral, and encyclopedic. Browse by category or search for a specific term.

470+ terms • Cross-referenced • Encyclopedic

U.S. State Sites — Recreational

AlaskaCannabis.org

Alaska Recreational

Alaska legalized in 2014 via Ballot Measure 2. The site covers the Ravin v. State constitutional right to private use (1975), federal land warnings for national parks, frontier dispensaries from Anchorage to Fairbanks, consumption lounges, the AMCO regulatory framework, and home cultivation rules.

43 pages • Legal since 2015

CannabisInArizona.org

Arizona Recreational

Arizona’s dramatic arc: medical won by 4,341 votes (2010), rec lost by 3 points while a fentanyl company funded the opposition (2016), then passed with 60% support (2020) and made the first sale in 8 weeks — the fastest launch in history. Covers $6.8B in cumulative sales, Copperstate Farms’ 40-acre greenhouse, the social equity failure (25 of 26 licenses captured by corporations), tribal cannabis policy, and the unprecedented 2026 repeal ballot initiative.

41 pages • Legal since 2021 • $6.8B cumulative sales

COCannabis.org

Colorado Recreational

The state that changed the world. Colorado made the first legal recreational sale on January 1, 2014, generating $18.1B in cumulative sales and $3.1B in tax revenue. Covers the Charlotte’s Web CBD story, the 2014 edibles crisis that created the 10mg standard, Denver’s 186 dispensaries and consumption lounges, the oversupply crisis ($608/lb wholesale), cannabis-funded college scholarships in Pueblo, Trinidad’s border-town collapse, and Colorado Springs’ decade-long ban that ended in 2025.

45 pages • Legal since 2014 • The pioneer

CaliCannabis.org

California Recreational

The nation’s largest cannabis market at $5B+ annually. The state-level hub tying together San Francisco, Los Angeles, and East Bay city sites. Covers Prop 64, the Department of Cannabis Control, the Emerald Triangle, regional guides, social equity, consumption lounges, and the complex regulatory landscape that defines American cannabis.

54 pages • Legal since 2016 • #1 U.S. market

CTCannabis.org

Connecticut Recreational

Connecticut built the most equity-centered cannabis program in the nation — 50% of all licenses reserved for social equity applicants, revenue allocation rising to 75% for community reinvestment by 2028, and a unique Equity Joint Venture model. Covers SB 1201 (signed on the 50th anniversary of the War on Drugs), the potency-based excise tax, 42 qualifying medical conditions, casino-region dispensaries, and 44,000+ automatic conviction erasures.

45 pages • Legal since 2023 • 50% equity set-aside

CannabisDelaware.org

Delaware Recreational

Delaware legalized via HB 1 in April 2023 and launched recreational sales August 2025. A small state on the I-95 corridor with big border dynamics — PA, NJ, and MD all have different cannabis laws. Covers all 15 dispensary locations, the 15% excise tax (on a state with no sales tax), the SB 75 zoning fight, and border comparison guides for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland visitors.

37 pages • Legal since 2023 • I-95 corridor guide

ILCannabis.org

Illinois Recreational

The first state to legalize adult-use cannabis legislatively with social equity provisions built into the law. Illinois has generated $9.2B in cumulative sales, cleared 800,000+ criminal records, and built the nation’s third-largest market. Covers the up-to-41% Chicago tax burden, the troubled social equity licensing saga, the R3 community reinvestment program ($280M+), border-town economics, airport amnesty boxes, and the craft grower crisis.

43 pages • Legal since 2020 • $9.2B cumulative • #3 U.S. market

JerseyCannabis.org

New Jersey Recreational

New Jersey legalized by ballot in 2020 and launched recreational sales in April 2022. Covers the NYC corridor dynamic with New York, the CRC regulatory framework, social equity provisions, the ~13% effective tax rate (one of the lightest nationally), and dispensary guides from the Shore to North Jersey.

45 pages • Legal since 2022

CannabisMaine.org

Maine Recreational

Maine’s caregiver market outsells the recreational market — a unique dynamic in American cannabis. Covers craft cannabis culture, the medical caregiver program, Portland’s dispensary scene, and the state’s independent, community-oriented approach to legalization.

42 pages • Legal since 2020

MassCannabis.org

Massachusetts Recreational

The East Coast cannabis pioneer — first recreational sales east of the Mississippi (November 2018) and the first state to mandate social equity participation. Now a $1.65B market with 416+ dispensaries and the cheapest prices in the Northeast ($4/gram). Covers the three ballot initiatives (2008/2012/2016), the CCC governance drama, the 2026 repeal ballot threat, Host Community Agreement abuse ($53M extracted), craft cannabis culture, and the 70%+ price collapse.

46 pages • Legal since 2018 • East Coast pioneer

CannabisMaryland.org

Maryland Recreational

Maryland legalized recreational cannabis in July 2023, generating $1.16 billion in sales and over $100 million in tax revenue in its first full fiscal year. Covers the Cannabis Reform Act, 108 dispensaries, the Baltimore-DC corridor dynamics, social equity programs, and the competitive pressure on neighboring DC and Virginia.

25 pages • Legal since 2023 • $2.3B total sales

CannabisMichigan.org

Michigan Recreational

Michigan operates the third-largest cannabis market in the U.S. at $3B+ annually with some of the cheapest prices in the country ($8.61 average item). Covers the caregiver system, tax controversy, Detroit’s social equity program, and regional dispensary guides.

45 pages • Legal since 2019 • $3B+ market

CannabisMinnesota.org

Minnesota Recreational

Minnesota accidentally legalized THC edibles in 2022 before intentionally legalizing recreational cannabis in 2023. Covers the OCM regulatory rollout, local control battles, and the transition from accidental to intentional legalization.

44 pages • Legal since 2023

CannabisMissouri.org

Missouri Recreational

Missouri legalized by constitutional amendment in 2022, becoming one of the first deep-red states to approve recreational cannabis. Covers the expungement program, the constitutional protection framework, and dispensary guides across the state.

38 pages • Legal since 2023

CannabisMontana.com

Montana Recreational

Montana legalized in 2020 and launched recreational sales in 2022. Covers rural access challenges, tribal dispensaries, the unique opt-out dynamics in a geographically vast state, and dispensary guides for major communities.

30 pages • Legal since 2022

NevadaCannabis.com

Nevada Recreational

Nevada’s cannabis market is built around tourism, with roughly 60% of Las Vegas dispensary customers coming from out of state. Covers 24-hour dispensaries, consumption lounges, the CCB regulatory framework, and comprehensive dispensary guides for Las Vegas, Reno, Henderson, and rural Nevada.

51 pages • Legal since 2017 • Tourism-driven

CannabisNewMexico.org

New Mexico Recreational

One of America’s most accessible cannabis markets with 1,500+ retail licenses and one of the fastest seed-to-sale timelines in history (11 months). Covers the $2B+ cumulative market, the oversaturation crisis (61% flower price compression), federal Border Patrol interior checkpoints that seize state-legal cannabis, green chile cannabis edibles, Madrid’s heirloom strains from the 1970s, consumption lounges, Texas border tourism, and tribal sovereignty across 23 nations.

49 pages • Legal since 2022 • Fastest launch in U.S.

NYStateCannabis.org

New York Recreational

The most dramatic legalization story in America. New York’s MRTA (2021) promised the nation’s most ambitious equity program, then delivered the most chaotic rollout — 4 executive directors in 2 years, 2,800 unlicensed shops, a $200M equity fund debacle, and now an exploding legal market at $1.69B in 2025 with 582 dispensaries. Covers borough-by-borough NYC guides, the NJ rivalry, celebrity brands (Wu-Tang, Carmelo Anthony), Hudson Valley craft cannabis, and Long Island’s opt-out crisis.

48 pages • Legal since 2021 • Largest site in network

CannabisOH.org

Ohio Recreational

Ohio’s 11.8 million residents voted 57% for Issue 2 in November 2023, then watched the legislature rewrite the law via SB 56. The market generated $836M in its first full year across 204 dual-use dispensaries. Covers the voters-vs-legislature clash, AG Yost’s antitrust lawsuit against 9 MSOs, the strictest OVI law in the nation (2 ng/mL per se), social equity provisions gutted by SB 56, craft cannabis culture, and city guides for Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati.

45 pages • Legal since 2024 • $836M first year

CannabisOregon.org

Oregon Recreational

Oregon legalized in 2014 and built the cheapest cannabis market in America through unlimited open licensing. Covers the oversupply crisis, the intersection with psilocybin legalization (Measure 109), Portland’s craft cultivation scene, and the state’s unique regulatory approach.

42 pages • Legal since 2015 • Cheapest prices in U.S.

CannabisRhodeIsland.org

Rhode Island Recreational

Rhode Island’s 7–8 dispensaries generate the highest per-store revenue in America at roughly $17 million annually. The fastest legalization-to-sales timeline in the Northeast (6 months). Covers the compassion center history (2nd state after California), the supply crisis (57 cultivators competing for 8 stores), the Jensen v. CCC Dormant Commerce Clause case, the TetraHydro Club Dutch-style coffeeshop, and the first state with worker-cooperative license reservations.

38 pages • Legal since 2022 • $17M per store

CannabisVT.org

Vermont Recreational

The first state to legalize adult-use cannabis through its legislature (H.511, 2018) — but without commercial sales, which didn’t arrive until October 2022. Vermont’s craft cannabis identity mirrors its famous beer, cheese, and maple syrup industries. Covers the Craft Pledge, Sun+Earth certified regenerative farms, the CannaTrail Passport (23 dispensaries), ski resort federal land warnings, S.278’s interstate commerce provisions, maple-infused THC products, and Canada border rules.

40 pages • Legal since 2018 • First legislative legalization

WashingtonCannabis.org

Washington Recreational

Washington legalized alongside Colorado in 2012 via I-502 but took a different path: a 37% excise tax (the highest in the nation) and a ban on home growing that remains unique among recreational states. Covers Seattle’s dispensary scene, the LCB regulatory framework, and tax revenue distribution.

42 pages • Legal since 2014 • 37% tax rate

U.S. State Sites — Medical Only & Transitional

CannabisFL.org

Florida Medical Only

Florida operates one of the nation’s largest medical programs with 930,000+ patients and 28 vertically integrated MMTCs running ~740 dispensary locations. Recreational failed in 2024 (56% vs. the required 60% supermajority). Covers the step-by-step card process, the dual renewal trap, the rolling supply system, $30M+ licensing costs, Amendment 3’s $145M campaign, and the delta-8/hemp federal threat.

37 pages • Medical since 2016 • 930K patients

HICannabis.org

Hawaii Medical Only

Hawaii offers a unique 329v temporary medical card for visiting patients — one of the few states with medical reciprocity for tourists. Covers inter-island transport rules, the dispensary landscape across the islands, qualifying conditions, and the push for recreational legalization.

38 pages • Medical since 2000

CannabisKentucky.org

Kentucky Medical Only

Kentucky launched its medical cannabis program January 1, 2025 under SB 47. Covers the Cornbread Mafia history, the pivot from tobacco to hemp and cannabis, Appalachian eradication programs, the opioid crisis connection, qualifying conditions, and the 36 initial dispensary licenses.

33 pages • Medical since 2025 • Bourbon-state transition

OKCannabis.org

Oklahoma Medical Only

Oklahoma’s medical program became America’s wildest cannabis experiment — virtually no license caps led to a “green rush” of 2,600+ dispensaries, then a dramatic collapse amid organized crime, license fraud, and market oversaturation. Recreational legalization failed by 2 points in 2023.

37 pages • Medical since 2018

PennsylvaniaCannabis.org

Pennsylvania Medical Only

Pennsylvania has a robust medical program with growing political momentum for recreational legalization. Covers qualifying conditions, the dispensary network, and the ongoing legislative push for adult-use access.

23 pages • Medical since 2016

CannabisVirginia.org

Virginia Transitional

Virginia legalized possession and home growing in 2021 but has no legal retail sales — creating a gray market where “gifting” has become the primary distribution method. Covers the “Retail 2027” timeline, the gifting gray market, home cultivation rules, and the political dynamics blocking retail implementation.

29 pages • Possession legal since 2021 • No retail sales

CannabisTexas.org

Texas Prohibition / Hemp

Texas keeps cannabis criminal but lets hemp-derived THC fill the vacuum — a $5.5B unregulated market inside a prohibition state. Covers the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP), the Delta-8 loophole, municipal decriminalization battles (Austin, Dallas, Denton), border enforcement, and the quiet reform momentum building in a state that still sentences people to years for possession.

35 pages • Prohibition + $5.5B hemp market

U.S. City Sites

BostonCannabis.org

Boston, MA City Guide

Boston’s cannabis scene through the lens of neighborhoods, equity, and community. Covers the city’s equity program, neighborhood-by-neighborhood dispensary guides, and the intersection of cannabis with Boston’s cultural identity.

25 pages • First city site in the network

ChicagoCannabis.org

Chicago, IL City Guide

Chicago’s cannabis landscape across its distinctive neighborhoods, plus the Michigan price gap that drives cross-border shopping. Covers neighborhood dispensaries, Illinois’ tiered tax structure, and the social equity program.

20 pages

DCCannabis.org

Washington, DC City Guide

America’s strangest cannabis market. Legal to possess since 2015, but one congressman’s annual budget rider blocks commercial sales. Covers Initiative 71, the Harris Rider, 65+ medical dispensaries, the $600M gifting economy, 29% federal land where cannabis is a crime, the self-certification workaround, and go-go/hip-hop cannabis culture.

24 pages • Legal since 2015 • No retail sales

EastBayCannabis.com

East Bay, CA City Guide

Oakland and the East Bay have one of America’s deepest cannabis legacies. Covers the Oakland Cannabis Trail, legacy operators, the equity program, and the distinctive culture that separates the East Bay from San Francisco’s scene.

21 pages

LasVegasCannabis.org

Las Vegas, NV City Guide

The tourist-focused companion to NevadaCannabis.com. Covers Strip-area dispensaries, consumption lounges, 420-friendly hotels, Planet 13 (the world’s largest dispensary), and everything visitors need for cannabis in Las Vegas.

25 pages • ~60% out-of-state customers

LosAngelesCannabis.org

Los Angeles, CA City Guide

LA’s cannabis scene at the intersection of celebrity culture and California law. Covers West Hollywood consumption lounges, celebrity cannabis brands, neighborhood dispensary guides, and California’s regulatory framework.

27 pages

PortlandCannabis.org

Portland, OR City Guide

Portland has the cheapest cannabis prices in America (~$3.33/gram) and a craft culture that rivals its beer scene. Covers the dispensary landscape, Oregon’s oversupply dynamics, and the city’s unique cannabis culture.

23 pages • Cheapest prices in U.S.

SanFranciscoCannabis.org

San Francisco, CA City Guide

San Francisco is where American cannabis culture began. Covers consumption lounges, the origin story from Dennis Peron and the Brownie Mary era through Prop 215, the LGBTQ+ community’s role in cannabis activism, and neighborhood dispensary guides.

27 pages • Where it all started

International Sites

CannabisCanada.org

Canada International

The world’s #1 cannabis tourist destination. Canada legalized federally in 2018 via the Cannabis Act, and any tourist with a passport can walk into one of 3,761 licensed stores and buy recreational cannabis — no medical card, no residency required. Covers all 13 provinces and territories with individual guides, consumption lounges (New Amsterdam Cafe, Club Lit), border rules (never cross borders with cannabis), domestic flight rules, and C$5.5B annual market data.

39 pages • Federally legal since 2018 • First non-U.S. site

CannabisAmsterdam.org

Amsterdam & the Netherlands International

The world’s original cannabis capital. 167 coffeeshops, the gedoogbeleid tolerance policy, neighborhood-by-neighborhood coffeeshop guide, the closed chain experiment, Dutch genetics that changed the world, smartshops, and the most comprehensive English-language Amsterdam cannabis guide available.

30 pages • The original cannabis capital

CannabisGermany.org

Germany International

The EU’s largest country legalized cannabis in April 2024 — but created no retail sales. Covers the Cannabis Act, 397 social clubs (no tourist access), Berlin’s cannabis capital scene, Bavaria’s war on legalization, the booming medical program (800K+ patients), and the tourist paradox of a country where you can possess but cannot buy.

26 pages • Legal since 2024 • No retail sales

CannabisJapan.com

Japan International

Japan maintains some of the strictest cannabis laws in the developed world, with possession carrying up to 5 years in prison. Covers the 2023 Cannabis Control Act reform, cultural context, CBD legality (legal with <0.3% THC), and critical warnings for travelers.

15 pages • Strict prohibition

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