Decentralize them All, and Build from Scratch

Christmas Day, 2021 dawned fresh and bright. There were many things for which men and women get up from their beds. One of them was the comfort zone of the monthly pay, credited like clockwork to their bank accounts. Banks represent the centralized institution sucking in money and allocating them to people who deserve them …

The World’s Largest Cannabis & Psychedelics DAO

There are many reasons why the idea of a DAO interests me. Firstly, DAOs will help in scaling the organization quickly across international physical borders. Secondly, DAOs need a native currency that will be regulated as both a security asset as well as in-network currency for multiple use cases, relevant both in the online and …

Clarity after Tanking Three Jobs

Every day he would feel the same sense of discomfort. From the moment he decided to wake up till the moment he would decide to switch off for the next 7-8 hours. A sense of paranoia kept gripping him from time to time. He wasn't able to place it exactly, neither did he know how …

Blazing for Individualism, not Groupism

The vagabonds started at him for a few seconds, made eye contact and then quickly looked away. A bit confused, and blazed out of his mind; he continued walking. They - all four of them - were dressed in clothes one could only term as pitiable; while he, a privileged, middle class fuck, was decked …

Tripping All The Time And The Way Forward

I have often remarked about the feedback that people have given me about this small blog - how it seems 'cool' or 'awesome' that someone is talking about using cannabis medicinally, spiritually and practically. In return I have been more than happy about telling them why I am so open about it. Its not because …

Lessons from Chinese Capitalism, Oregon and Marcus Rashford

Gloria Indica Hi! Welcome to the 24th edition of Gloria Indica. If you’re reading this for the first time, then welcome. This is our newsletter when we tend to focus a bit more on the cannabis, business and technology narratives blazing across the world of ours today. We’re tripping as usual and counting down the …

The Quick Introduction to Modern Pot Politics

Boomtown Hi! Welcome to the 6th edition of Boomtown, our newsletter written and published every Friday at exactly 4:20 p.m. If you’re reading this for the first time, then welcome. As of this writing, not only are we completely blazed out of our minds, it also feels as if the cold coffees on our desks …

The British East India Drug Syndicate and The Blazing Captain Barbossa

Gloria Indica Hi! Welcome to the 12th edition of Gloria Indica, our newsletter written specifically for Wednesdays and Thursdays. If you’re reading this for the first time, then welcome. Wherever you’re from, whenever you’ll read this, this is our newsletter when we train our eyes a bit more specifically to the cannabis, business and technology …

The Indians, Chinese and the Information Overload Problem

The Kush Hi! Welcome to the 12th edition of The Kush, our newsletter written specifically for Mondays and Tuesdays. If you’re reading this for the first time, then welcome. The Kush is our newsletter where we trip on the narratives blowing across the world today, events that seek to shape the future in more ways …

1961 and 2020. It is Happening Again. Will it Happen Again?

The Kush Hi! Welcome to the 9th edition of The Kush, our newsletter written specifically for Mondays and Tuesdays. If you’re reading this for the first time, then welcome. Wherever you’re from, whenever you’ll read this, just remember one thing – our job is to demystify complicated narratives taking place all across the world today …

India, China and Pakistan Doing Stuff As Usual

Boomtown Hi! Welcome to the 4th edition of Boomtown, our newsletter written and published every Friday at exactly 4:20 p.m. If you’re reading this for the first time, then welcome. The weekend is almost upon us (if you still checking what day it is. We stopped checking for sometime, loosing track of a few weeks, …

Cannabis is Winning. Again.

The Kush Hi! Welcome to the 7th edition of The Kush, our newsletter written specifically for Mondays and Tuesdays. If you’re reading this for the first time, then welcome. Wherever you’re from, whenever you’ll read this, just remember one thing – Cannabis is winning, again. Cannabis Is Winning. There’s no doubt now. Can the United …

A Real World Order Among Outer Space

Gloria Indica Hi! Welcome to the 1st edition of the Gloria Indica, our newsletter written and published for Wednesdays and Thursdays, where we train our eyes on cannabis, business and technology. At the end of the day, we feel we are global citizens, and today more than ever it is necessary to think like a …

Meatless, Colombia and the War of Internets

The Kush Hi! Welcome to the 2nd edition of The Kush, our newsletter written specifically for Mondays and Tuesdays. Not because Mondays and Tuesdays need a burst of newsletter-driven dopamine, but because we think Mondays and Tuesdays deserve a special dollop of positivity and hope. So let’s get into some positivity and hope. Secondly, what …

Why is Indian Police after Cannabis?

Disclaimer: This post does not promote nor condemn the use of cannabis for recreational purposes. The aim of this post is as always, to educate and inform our readers about the multiple narratives that shape the world as we know it. India's police force is one of the world's weakest with just 144 policemen for …

Scoring Cannabis in Urban India During Coronavirus

Disclaimer: this post does not promote the use of recreational marijuana in any way. The aim of this post is as always, to educate and inform our readers about the complex narratives that give shape to our modern world as we come to know it. India is currently going through many problems, as all countries, …

How To Get Medical Cannabis Prescriptions In India And For What

Cannabis and India share a long history going back over 4000 years. The fundamental basis of using cannabis as medicine is that cannabinoids, which are chemical compounds produced naturally by the human body to regulate key functions like sleep, respiration and neuronal activity are found in the cannabis plant as well. Increasingly, not just amongst …

Where in Bangalore is India’s First Medical Cannabis Clinic Located?

2020 is going to be a big year for cannabis in India. It'll be a big year from both regulatory and commercial points of view. From the regulatory aspect, the United Nations verdict to reschedule cannabis in March, the Delhi high court's hearing on February 6th with regards to Viki Vaurora, the Great Legalization Movement's …

HempCann Solutions To Launch India’s First Medical Cannabis Clinic In Bangalore

Odisha based HempCann Solutions Private Limited has chosen Bangalore’s vibrant start-up hub, Koramangala to launch Vedi Wellness Centre, the first of its many planned wellness centres, which will offer Ayurvedic Healthcare, Natural Bodycare products, Prescription Cannabis Medicines and Doctor Consultation.   Expected to open for patients by the end of January, HempCann has spent the best …

What Does the Indian National Drugs and Psychotropics (NDPS) Act Say With Respect to Cannabis/Marijuana?

While we strongly encourage everyone to read the NDPS Act fully, we want to make it easier by specifying where to look for the clauses pertaining to cannabis/marijuana. We have interpreted their meaning and what it means for us, the general Indian public. Important words are highlighted in bold. Time to go deeper into the …

A Request To Every Indian Marijuana User

Note: This post does not promote nor discourage the use of recreational marijuana in any way. The aim of this post is always, to educate and inform. While a lot has been said about cannabis and its benefits, its evils and everything in between, not a lot has been said about the users themselves, their …

5 Reasons Why 2020 Could Be The Year Of Reckoning For Cannabis In India

Note: This post does not promote nor discourage the use of 'recreational' cannabis in any way. The aim of this post is as always, to educate and inform. Cannabis has been an integral part of India's ancient medical system, the Ayurveda, although it also makes a reference to its recreational aspect, classifying it as 'sub-poisonous', …

Where Can You Buy Medical Cannabis Products In India

Note: This post does not promote the use of any cannabis product in India that does not posses the necessary quality certifications, benchmarks and guidelines as laid down by the respective ministries of the government of India. Let's answer something basic first to clear a few misconception out of the way. Which are the different …

The New Indian Manifesto

Note: The aim of this post is as always, to educate and inform. This post is intended for everyone in the world, but primarily for the Indian youth population. Youth here, defined as men, women, boys and girls from the ages of 15 to 35. BOOM! As we draw down towards the beginning of the …

The Case For Medical Marijuana In India

Disclaimer: This post does not promote the use of recreational cannabis (marijuana) in any way. The purpose, as always is to educate and inform the complexities involved in making decisions that have a bearing on the lives of millions of individuals. To invoke a bit of philosophy to begin with, India's problems are unique and …

How To Find Weed In Bangalore

Disclaimer: This post does not promote the use of marijuana (cannabis/weed/stuff/ganja) for recreational use in any way whatsoever. The intent of this post is to advocate responsible usage since excess of anything is ultimately bad for the user. Bangalore, also known as Bengaluru is a mega-city teeming with almost 12 million residents. It is known …

The Chronicles of Sins and Starr

He didn't realize the enormity of the situation. Two hours before he was scheduled to meet the local politician, Sins had heard from his sources, that the politician had been kidnapped, murdered through multiple stab wounds and his body had been thrown face down into a low lying drain. Sins had reached the spot to …

Stoners, Accept Hemp Based Apparel In India.

Before getting to the gist of today's article, as I've done a few times before, it is important to educate and create awareness as to why the industrial lobby (in the USA, where else, the root of all evil), in the pursuit of their chemical-driven cornucopia of dreams, sought to undermine the properties of hemp …

Building A Marijuana-Based Ecosystem For India

Marijuana and Economy