When I was in college, nothing was as fun and unregulated like First Thursday in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. For those of you unfamiliar – which I presume are most of you – First Thursday was somewhat a rite of passage. Eighteen, nineteen and twenty-something year-old college kids from across the Rio Grande Valley would make…
One-stop-shop is a phrase that’s thrown around a lot in the smoke shop industry. But it’s a perfect description of Smoke Tokes, an international distributor and wholesaler of smoking products, general merchandise, and related accessories. Founded in 2009 by Raheel Lakhany and Shahib Jumani, Smoke Tokes is known for their extensive collection of all major…
What are the busiest times at your store? According to data compiled by Simmons Market Research Bureau, between the hours of 2 pm and 4 pm on any given Saturday or Sunday, you can find 11.6 percent of Americans out shopping. The second highest amount of traffic occurs during the weekend lunch rush from noon…
Rhode Island state lawmakers who want to legalize recreational marijuana before retail pot shops open in Massachusetts are proposing a scaled-back alternative. Legalization advocates announced the plan after their earlier legislation stalled. They’re calling it “incremental legalization,” because it would legalize adult marijuana possession but wouldn’t yet authorize retail sales. Specifically, the compromise legislation would:…
California’s impending legal cannabis market could mean a $5 billion boost for its economy, a new state-sponsored study by the University of California Agricultural Issues Center has revealed. About 29 percent of all cannabis consumers, however, may continue to fuel the illegal market at the get-go to avoid the costs of new regulations that require…
Despite the toxic ingredients commonly found in e-cigarettes and other vaping products, many adults don’t think secondhand e-cigarette aerosol poses a risk to children, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About one-third of adults surveyed didn’t know if secondhand aerosol caused harm to children, and 40 percent of the…
People who regularly use electronic cigarettes are less dependent on their product than those who regularly use traditional cigarettes, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. Researchers found that compared with cigarette smokers, e-cigarette users waited longer to start using their product after waking up. Vapers were less likely to consider themselves addicted, to…
“Cannabis needs a chance to be regulated like any other business in this country –that’s what we believe, and what we fight for every day. I don’t see a rationale in cherry-picking states’ rights. Politicians on either side of the aisle, have some consistency: let states govern.” -Southern California Coalition (SCC) Executive Director Adam Spiker CBD…
Jason Newman and Jesse Utterback are sending a message — you might say Smoke Signals — with their Tampa, Florida smoke shop. Friends since high school, Jason, 36, and Jesse, 38, opened Smoke Signals in July 2016 with a goal to break the stereotype that some still associate with the old school tie-dye-hippie head shop….
Artificial intelligence may already exist. And if it does, it plays the role of Shana Wilkinson, the visionary, hardworking owner of Smokey Shay’s Tobacco Shop in the great state of North Carolina. But put down the pitchforks and torches. This is merely a hypothesis, and if it holds true, it means A.I. has manifested itself…
