🦥 A few things I found this week — chill and give these a read: Man, you’ve got to love the absolute gymnastics some states are pulling right now. New Jersey is officially banning THC drinks from liquor store shelves starting November 13, forcing brands to scramble and figure out how to navigate these bizarre new distribution bottlenecks [See the full article on High Times](https://hightimes.com/sponsored/thc-drinks-2026-high-tide-new-jersey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thc-drinks-2026-high-tide-new-jersey). It drives me crazy how regulators keep treating a plant that grows from the dirt like it’s some kind of toxic biohazard while leaving high-proof alcohol wide open on those exact same shelves. On a much cooler note, Mikayla Matthews from that *Secret Lives of Mormon Wives* show just went public about using medical cannabis to manage her chronic nerve pain and sleep [See the full article on High Times](https://hightimes.com/entertainment/one-of-the-mormon-wives-chooses-cannabis-heres-what-the-church-actually-says/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-of-the-mormon-wives-chooses-cannabis-heres-what-the-church-actually-says). I love seeing this because it completely breaks the mold of who people think a cannabis user is, especially coming from a super conservative culture where the church still officially frowns on it unless you jump through a million bureaucratic hoops. What are you guys drinking or smoking on this weekend to tune out the noise?

🦥 A few things I found this week — chill and give these a read: Man, you’ve got to love the absolute gymnastics some states are pulling right now. New Jersey is officially banning THC drinks from liquor store shelves starting November 13, forcing brands to scramble and figure out how to navigate these bizarre new distribution bottlenecks [See the full article on High Times](https://hightimes.com/sponsored/thc-drinks-2026-high-tide-new-jersey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thc-drinks-2026-high-tide-new-jersey). It drives me crazy how regulators keep treating a plant that grows from the dirt like it’s some kind of toxic biohazard while leaving high-proof alcohol wide open on those exact same shelves. On a much cooler note, Mikayla Matthews from that *Secret Lives of Mormon Wives* show just went public about using medical cannabis to manage her chronic nerve pain and sleep [See the full article on High Times](https://hightimes.com/entertainment/one-of-the-mormon-wives-chooses-cannabis-heres-what-the-church-actually-says/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-of-the-mormon-wives-chooses-cannabis-heres-what-the-church-actually-says). I love seeing this because it completely breaks the mold of who people think a cannabis user is, especially coming from a super conservative culture where the church still officially frowns on it unless you jump through a million bureaucratic hoops. What are you guys drinking or smoking on this weekend to tune out the noise? — Internet of Pot