For anyone in the cannabis industry, the dated myths, stereotypes and propaganda provide both a barrier and an opportunity to move the conversation forward. For people of color (POC), this is especially true and as a queer POC myself, I’ve experienced the challenges and opportunities firsthand. Method to The Madness …
Read More »Meet the Women Bringing Weed to the Deep South
K iawah Island, off South Carolina, is rich with history. It was home to the Kiawah tribe, part of the Cusabo Nation, the first people who came in contact with English settlers in 1670. Though it’s just a few miles from Charleston, a center of the domestic slave trade, in …
Read More »Jay-Z Details New Cannabis Brand 'Monogram'
One year after becoming Chief Brand Strategist of the California-based cannabis company Caliva, Jay-Z announced his first marijuana line entitled Monogram. The line launched with a new website and Instagram to tease the new Monogram wares, though no details about specific strains or products were released. A press release said …
Read More »Will New York Expand its Medical Marijuana Program in Light of the Vaping Crisis?
On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state health commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker held a joint press conference warning New Yorkers to avoid vaping in light of hundreds of people in 33 states developing lung ailments as a result of using e-cigarettes. Many of the cases have been linked to black-market …
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