Psychedelics are back in vogue. Take a minute to let that sink in and then pinch yourself to verify you’re not dreaming—or on drugs. Over the next several issues, we’ll be taking an extended look into entheogens, the benefits they offer, the movement they’ve inspired, and what it all means for smoke shops and cannabis accessory outlets.

According to industry sources, a group of individuals representing US-based cannabis industry vendors were detained earlier this week by Mexican customs officials. The individuals in question were attendees of the C3 counterculture B2B trade show in Cancun, Mexico. The event held January 9-13, 2023, is billed as the “leading Counter Culture Expo” for “cannabis, vape, and counter-culture industries' top brands, stores, websites, and manufacturers.”