By Chris Black CLICK HERE for the previous installment. Enjoy! Next, work your vendors (sorry, advertisers.) Squeeze every possible drop of savings out of them. A big part of that is knowing who you’re dealing with. Those big vendors with plenty of cash flow don’t necessarily need distributor-level order to cut you a better deal….
Chaiah Sullivan has spent most of his 28 years as a resident of Paonia on Colorado’s Western Slope, a region comprised of high desert, sculpted cliffs and red rock country. It’s here amidst the solitude and the beauty of nature where Chaiah draws inspiration for his art. Colorado may be best associated with aspen, spruce and…
“OK. So again, don’t tell your mom I brought you here. I’m pretty sure she’d put my balls in a vice for this. Don’t tell Pastor Kevin either. Actually, just don’t tell anyone. Got it?” I hesitated, then answered with a slight, tense nod. I really wasn’t sure if I was ready to walk through…
B.O.B. Headquarters, a small smoke shop in the prairie city of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Located about an hour north of the North Dakota border, Brandon is the second-largest city in the province, after Winnipeg. But even with a population of 40,000, it wasn’t big enough to support Ritchot’s goal to increase and diversify his product offerings. It’s for that…
The United Nations International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) recently issued its 2017 annual report, and the takeaway with regard to cannabis is clear: The INCB is deeply concerned with the spread of adult-use legalization. Countries pursuing legalization are acting in ‘clear violation’ of the UN’s 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, says the International Narcotics Control…
Cannabis infused edibles are losing their popularity as consumer and brand sophistication pushes forward. According to Bethany Gomez, Director of Research for Brightfield Group, while initially popular in legal markets, baked goods like brownies and cookies are declining rapidly as dispensaries look for products with a longer shelf life and consumers look for more discreet and easily micro-dosed options.
Astronauts haven’t landed on Mars yet, but when they do, they will be able to grow marijuana there thanks to breakthroughs in extraterrestrial cannabis cultivation. A biologist at the University of Guelph in Canada has developed a cultivation chamber called ‘The Fridge,’ which can grow edible vegetation on the Red Planet. The theory goes that if the “Controlled…
Canadians will have to wait until at least early August or later to legally purchase recreational marijuana. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has insisted it is on track for legalization in July. But given a new Senate timetable to pass the legislation, Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor conceded it won’t be done in July. Provincial…
When President Donald Trump implemented the sweeping 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, most of America wasn’t concerned with how the legal cannabis industry would be affected. But a recent study from New Frontier Data, an analytics firm serving the legal cannabis industry, predicts that legal pot would generate $105.6 billion in tax revenue over the…
“I’m always willing to try anything. You got one life to live, why not?” – Actress, Charlize Theron, on her personal marijuana use.
