Aficionados of Augusta “Geez, dude. Is there anything in this town you don’t at least partially own?” It’s not a real question—not exactly, anyway. But it’s far more legitimate a query than one would naturally suspect in the situation. I’m in Augusta, Georgia, taking an evening stroll through the downtown district with local entrepreneur, Tony…
Hello Dear, It’s your mother. If you’re reading this, that means it’s lunch time and you’re wondering where your sandwich is. I made you a turkey and cheese on white bread just how you like it; four triangles, crust removed. I even added the Funyons. But sweetheart, you used up all of my Ziploc bags…
Berner is anything but lazy. Since 2007, the rapper has pumped out 21 collaboration albums, 14 solo albums, 10 singles and three compilations. Anymore, that’s more records than most people own in their entire collection, all put out in just over a decade. Prolific doesn’t even begin to describe that kind of output. And here’s…
Admit it. You can’t get enough CBD. You just have to figure out who’s producing legitimate, food-grade quality sourced from premium hemp buds and who’s butane blasting rope in their garage. The second option might be a bit exaggerated, but you get the idea. You need brands you can trust. And how do you find…
Ladies and gentlemen, the evolution will not be televised. I repeat, the evolution will not be televised—but it will be documented here in the magazine. Once upon a time, we inhaled our choice distillate with the aid of cotton wick atomizers. Then came the ceramic heating elements; a big step up, but not without their…
Remedy Review, a natural health product testing service, conducted tests on 15 separate CBD products including oils, gummies, and capsules. 8 out of the 15 tested products were seriously mislabeled and contained at least 20% less CBD than advertised. One of the tested products — Nature’s Tru gummies — contained zero CBD despite listing a…
Law enforcement in Southern Oregon counties already gets flooded with complaints of possibly illegal cannabis grows. Jackson County Sheriff Nate Sickler says his department receives anywhere from 10 to 15 complaints a week regarding suspicious grows. To criminally prosecute, law enforcement must prove through testing that illicit growers are cultivating plants containing THC levels above…
A scientist with ElleVet Sciences collaborated with academic researchers to examine how CBD influenced dogs’ and cats’ behavior and blood composition over 12 weeks. While dogs showed no clinically significant variations after 12 weeks, cats exhibited excessive head shaking and licking. “As we continue with our studies, we expect to narrow down dosing strategies for…
As health officials scrutinize marijuana vaping, it’s increasingly on law enforcement’s radar, too. From New York City to Nebraska farm country to California, authorities have seized at least 510,000 marijuana vape cartridges and arrested more than 120 people in the past two years, according to an Associated Press tally derived from interviews, court records, news…
Which types of CBD products should retailers offer? Twenty-three percent of consumers use CBD-infused vapor products more than the once a week, the highest of any category, according to Technomic, a research and consulting firm servicing the food and foodservice industry. This outpaces non-chocolate candy (17%) and energy drinks (15%). Despite this, consumers are…
