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The Full Boof


Trulieve Declares Victory, Retreats From Battlefield With 40% Casualties
Trulieve calls it “pruning to bloom.” The reality? Exiting California, Massachusetts, and Nevada while bragging about 725,000 loyalty members — and still ignoring the death of Lorna McMurrey. Our exposé uncovers regulator silence, financial spin, and a company pivoting straight into a mountain.
Aug 273 min read


AN ANCESTRY.COM SPINOFF JUST PROVED YOUR WEED ISN’T SPECIAL
Canncestry.com™, the cannabis DNA test from Ancestry.com, just confirmed your $65 eighth is the same Blue Dream you smoked in 2012. Turns out genetic transparency isn’t good for business.
Aug 213 min read


The Federal Cannabis Throuple Just Added a Fourth — and It’s Trump
Trump mentioned weed. The agencies are still broken. And now the federal cannabis strategy is a four-way clusterfuck with no safe word. Rescheduling is the headline — but the chaos behind it is where the real story lives.
Aug 143 min read


NEW YORK’S $1.5B SEED-TO-SALE SYSTEM IS NOW JUST A FANCY DOWNLOAD SCREEN
New York’s $1.5B cannabis market is now monitored by a login screen no one can access — thanks to vendor chaos, OCM delays, and the Track-and-Trace Grift Economy™.
Aug 123 min read


The Cannabis Testing Lab Cartel — Who's Profiting Off Your Poison
Cannabis labs across the U.S. are inflating THC, hiding mold, and dodging regulators. Meanwhile, brands and MSOs play along to chase profits. We break down the financial rot—lab by lab, state by state.
Aug 72 min read


Inside the DEA’s Mid-2025 Cannabis Control Brief
The DEA’s mid-2025 cannabis report proves reform is a farce. Quotas stay. Licenses stall. Rescheduling is just theater. Boof breaks down the real playbook.
Aug 42 min read


From Snack Aisle to Smoke Circle: Lil Debbie Goes THC
McKee Foods enters the THC arena with “Lil Debbie,” a Black cartoon reboot of their iconic snack cake brand—now selling infused brownies at gas stations. It’s not a rebrand. It’s weaponized nostalgia for stoners, with a side of corporate cringe.
Jul 293 min read


The California Exit Index: MSOs Keep Fleeing, State Keeps Dying
Cresco just bailed on California. Again. Their $825M distro dream is now part of the California Exit Index — a growing graveyard of MSOs who thought capital beats culture. Here's why they failed, what it says about weed finance, and who’s next.
Jul 253 min read


Too Much Weed, Not Enough Brain Cells: Michigan’s Cannabis Crash
Oversupply, sales drops, and total desperation — Michigan’s cannabis market is falling apart. Some dispensaries are stuffing weed in ceiling tiles to hit quotas.
Jul 233 min read


Germany’s Cannabis Future: Bureaucracy, Blunt Trauma, and Bundesboof
Germany’s weed rollout is what happens when bureaucrats get high on paperwork and paranoia. No dispensaries, no fun — just clubs, quotas, and confusion. We break down why Europe’s cannabis dream looks a lot like an American MSO’s bankruptcy hearing.
Jul 183 min read


TRULIEVE PLEDGES $250K TO GAETZ IN HISTORIC BID TO LEGALIZE WEED, BRIBE A CONGRESSMAN, AND KILL A BRAND — ALL AT ONCE
Trulieve just pledged $250K to Matt Gaetz if he can convince Trump to federally legalize weed. This is not satire. Well, not just.
Jul 143 min read


TERRASCEND FLEES MICHIGAN, LEAVES WORKFORCE FUCKED
TerrAscend just nuked its Michigan operations, screwing over workers and blaming the market. Boof du Jour breaks down the spin, the bullshit, and the brand's next doomed move.
Jul 112 min read


European Vacation: U.S. Cannabis MSOs Head to Europe After Failing Spectacularly at Home
The next chapter in American cannabis growth isn’t federal reform, profitability, or a better product. It ’s Europe. Because when all...
Jul 93 min read


Cannabis Industry Sees Banking Reform as Glimmer of Hope, Mistakes It for Profitability
Boofonomics Special Report – “Cash Poor, Hope High” Edition The cannabis industry is absolutely losing its fucking mind over the latest...
Jul 74 min read


Insuring A Cannabis Company in 2025 Now Costs More Than Starting One
Underwritten by panic, tailored by fear, and sold by brokers who treat you like Mafia collateral. Cannabis operators across the U.S. are...
Jul 33 min read


Hemp Goes to Court: The 8th Circuit Hands the Market Back to Cops, Lawsuits, and Confused Retailers
“The only certainty in hemp is that your business plan is about to get fucked.” Market Shock: 8th Circuit Delivers Legal Whiplash to Hemp...
Jul 23 min read


Hemp is Over: Congress Accidentally Votes to Ban Half the Industry While Thinking About Their Grandkids
In a bold pivot toward nostalgia, the House aims to kill hemp-derived THC nationwide—protecting children, consolidating power, and once...
Jun 244 min read


Verano's Failed Acquisition Is The Most Successful Thing They've Done All Year
Lawsuit alleges breach of deal. Investors just relieved someone still wants to buy weed from them at all. In what may be the least...
Jun 183 min read


Minnesota Taxes Weed Like It Owes Child Support—And You're Paying The Arrears
With a 30% combined cannabis tax rate, the Land of 10,000 Lakes just became the Land of 10,000 Regrettable Receipts Minnesota has...
Jun 183 min read


EXCLUSIVE: Sticker Farmer to Launch Buyback Program for Dead Brands
We recycle failure — and rebrand it with better fonts. The Tears-to-Mylar™ Buyback Program. A place where broken dreams go to get...
Jun 183 min read
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