Surrounded by the growing fever pitch of global conglomerate interest coming from so many other industries, the stakes continue to mount for anything and everything that touches cannabis. Indeed, the cannabis industry continues to punch through full legalization while facing so many obstacles, including corporate intrusion from big-money sectors eager to strike it rich in […]
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Cannabis Capital Convention In Amsterdam: ‘Europe Will Be A Medical Market First’
The iconic, ultra-modern building of the EYE Filmmuseum in Amsterdam played host the first ever conference specifically aimed at cannabis investors based in the Netherlands. In late September, the Cannabis Capital Convention brought together investment analysts and pioneering entrepreneurs from the legal cannabis industry. Cannabis business conferences are still a rare sight in Europe. While […]
Setting The Trend In California With Gary V At The Hall Of Flowers
Hall of Flowers, one of the first legal business-to-business cannabis trade shows in California, recently took place at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa. Friendly regulations and proximity to top producing areas have made the city an ideal location, and Santa Rosa has quickly become a hub for cannabis business. Green Street Agency, no […]
Law & Border: Here’s How To Safely Cross The US Border If You Work In Canadian Cannabis
UPDATE: US Customs and Border Protection has updated its late-September statement, noting that Canadians who work in the legal cannabis industry in their country are free to cross the US border. “A Canadian citizen working in or facilitating the proliferation of the legal marijuana industry in Canada, coming to the U.S. for reasons unrelated to […]
Wine And Weed 101: On The Intoxicating Trail In Northern California
Cultivating flora is arguably the genesis of an organized society, and until such time as we humans find a deeper knowledge, agriculture will remain among our most essential functions. After all, we gotta eat to live. Over the course of many generations, we’ve also learned how to select and evolve the plant kingdom for more […]
Let’s Get Lit: One Yoga Studio Is Giving New Meaning To The Meditation High
With roots in mindfulness and relaxation, teaming yoga with cannabis seems like the perfect combination. And that is exactly what one couple has done with their studio Lit Yoga, which combines marijuana, meditation and the Hindu-based aesthetic discipline. Hannah Paxton and her partner Julian Brand first launched their concept in May 2017 and have been […]
Getting High In The Heartland: Red States Turning Green For Ganja
A bumper sticker on the minivan parked beside Marla D.’s house sums up the local political leanings in her upscale neighborhood. It reads: “I’m Catholic and I Vote.” Like most bumper-sticker proclamations, the message is simultaneously a pronouncement of steadfast personal beliefs and a stern warning to would-be offenders who might flout the moral rules. […]
Oregon’s Cannabis Excess: What Are They Going To Do With All That Extra Stash?
In this, the first decade of legal cannabis in America, we’re in the midst of lawmaking and regulations that are shaping the industry. The consequential effects of these new rules are of course having an impact on sales, especially for small-scale providers. And because these rules and regulations are not centralized, those legal US states […]