Love Him or Hate Him, Biden Keeps Delivering Big Wins for Cannabis Featuring headlines that cannabis aficionados from the 1980s and 1990s might have mistaken for science fiction, the US government—directed by people’s advocate and President Joe Biden—changed course recently. The President’s team issued pardons and proclamations aimed at reducing the ill effects that years…
Media Lies: Navigating Reality in a Post-Truth World What do you know about cannabis? Seriously, ask yourself that question. Maybe you know how some strains affect you. You may know a few active ingredients. Perhaps you can explain a bit about how it functions within your body. But there’s a chance—and not a small one—that…
No Pressure, No Diamonds: How the Silver Surfer Vaporizer Was Born Steve Kelnhofer is a freak—and we mean that the best possible sense of the word. That’s not just because he continues to defy the odds. The Silver Surfer Vaporizer inventor’s highly relatable, yet totally DIY approach to innovation, business, and success speaks for itself,…
The Last Prisoner Project’s Director of Advocacy Tells Her Story The courtroom is full, and the people are waiting. They’re eager to see the next exhibit: a poster board featuring a lineup of the hardened criminals they’ve been hearing about during the proceedings, a long-awaited photo array of real-life gangsters involved in a drug-trafficking scheme…
Urgent Update: 21 State Attorneys General Implore Congress To Pose Strict Regulations In recent developments that could significantly impact the hemp industry, attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., have made a concerted push for Congress to make strict amendments to the 2018 Farm Bill to regulate hemp products. This move, highlighted by the…
Hemp Industry Highlights: Your Weekly Spotlight Florida Hemp Alert: Your Voice Needed Now! Florida’s hemp industry is at a pivotal juncture with the passage of Senate Bill 1698 by the legislature, setting the stage for potential sweeping changes. Despite the tight vote, reflecting the community’s strong advocacy, the bill’s current form threatens to significantly contract…
Hemp’s Future: Uncertain The hemp landscape is a perpetual state of flux as state legislators and regulators around the country continue to grapple with the emergence of federally legal THC and its various isomers—an unexpected but logical result of the language of the 2018 Farm Bill. Keeping up with new restrictions and regulations is now…
SevenSense Intl.’s Founder & CEO Demonstrates How to Make Something Out of Nothing Picture a flea market in The Deep South. The bustle of weekend shopping is dying down. Folks slip into their cars, exhausted from ambling down row upon row of knickknacks and curios, haggling and inspecting and haggling some more. Small-town business types,…
Kratom, Kava & Vapes: Durity Dishes the Dirt By Matt Weeks Seth Schaap works in pictures. The multi-hyphenate design and sales specialist at Durity Distribution spends his days focused on the eye of the beholder. The company’s portfolio boasts an array specialized in-house brands like Alternative Tonics, as well as close partnerships with staple industry…
Nurse Heather: Two Decades at the Forefront of the Cannabis Movement Since the dawn of legalized medical cannabis in America, Nurse Heather Manus has been fighting to expand access, improve products, and further education. Along the way, she’s worked with state governments (and sued them), earned degrees and manufacturing licenses, and founded a nationwide organization…
