At five-foot-six with a mess of curly hair and a boyish face, Mo, 29, is not how one might picture the American narco. He doesn’t wear jewelry, sports no designer clothing, and drives a mid-2000s Jeep Liberty. Mo (“just ‘Mo”), graduated from a city college in Brooklyn, and despite a …
Read More »Riding the Green Rush: A Road Map for Cannabis Brands in 2021
The cannabis marketplace is rapidly evolving, offering tempting opportunities — and tough decisions — for brands with an appetite for growth. Established brands are at a crossroads: Is it smarter to cash in on the first-mover advantage and launch into new markets, building brand awareness and scaling geographic reach? Or …
Read More »Carlos Santana Is Starting His Own Weed Strain
Carlos Santana is switching from “Moonflower” to Marijuana flowers. The 10-time grammy winner and Hall of Fame guitarist is starting his own line of cannabis and CBD products, becoming the latest high-profile musician to use their star power to launch cannabis companies. Partnering with Left Coast Ventures, a cannabis company …
Read More »As Legal Pot Rolls Out, Boston Cannabis Week Focuses on Social Justice
This past Sunday, the Underground at Ink Block, an 8-acre underpass in Boston, transformed into the perfect festival backdrop for the final day of Cannabis Week. Headliner Lupe Fiasco impressed onlookers with a set that combined high-energy antics with masterful lyrical execution, while BIA brought raw stamina to a crowd …
Read More »Three Companies Subpoenaed in Weed Vape Illness Investigation
Update Thurs., Sept. 19, 2019: This story has been updated with comment from True Terpenes. “Our Viscosity Extract Modifier contains zero mineral oil or vitamin e acetate. It is a proprietary botanical extract. We have reason to believe this rumor is a malicious act from a competitor and are currently …
Read More »Is Vitamin E Oil Behind the Vaping Crisis?
Over the past few weeks, the FDA and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have been investigating hundreds of mysterious, vaping-related lung ailments across the country. Nearly 450 hospital cases in 33 states have been linked to vaping, while on Friday it was reported that a man in Indiana had died …
Read More »Most People Smoke Weed to Relieve Pain or Go to Sleep
Marijuana used to have a subversive reputation. But a new study from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the University of Miami found that the majority of people smoke weed for a very boring reason: they just want to get some sleep. Published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, …
Read More »Colorado Weed Revenue Surpasses $1 Billion
Revenue from legal marijuana sales in Colorado has surpassed $1 billion since recreational sales began in 2014, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue. The official number, which is just over $1.02 billion, comprises revenue from marijuana taxes, licenses and fees. Along with the overall revenue numbers, the CDOR said …
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