Oakland-based cannabis brand GasHouse, run by two Black entrepreneurs, is making a name for itself in California’s burgeoning legal marijuana market. From its roots as a clandestine grow operation in suburban Atlanta, GasHouse has become one of California’s most coveted brands. The company’s signature strain Pluto has been mentioned on more than one hip-hop track, …
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U.S. pot sellers stash cash as banks leave them high and dry
The U.S. cannabis business has a very big problem. Too much cash! Although marijuana can be sold legally in dozens of states, it’s still illegal on the federal level, so most banks won’t service the industry. And, with a surge in sales during the pandemic, producers, manufacturers, and retailers are all awash in cash – …
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Legal Cannabis Market Projected To Rack Up $43 Billion By 2025, Says New Study
With 10 newly legalized states set to begin retail cannabis sales in 2021 or 2022, the legal market is projected to reach $43 billion by 2025. This eye-opening finding is one of several made in a recently published new study. The projected market size seems to get bigger with every new study.https://www.forbes.com/sites/irisdorbian/2021/06/18/legal-cannabis-market-projected-to-rack-up-43-billion-by-2025-says-new-study/
JOE EXOTIC LAUNCHING HIS OWN CANNABIS LINE … Straight from the Joint!!!
You know things are getting out of hand when a convicted felon is launching his own cannabis line from behind bars in federal prison. We are talking about the former zookeeper professionally known as Joe Exotic, is currently serving 22-year prison sentence for plotting to kill someone. News reports indicate that he is directly involved …
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Inside one woman’s effort to normalize marijuana in homes and get equity ‘baked into the laws’
Shanel Lindsay first started using cannabis at 17 to treat a cyst. Now she helms a Boston company that sells the country’s first all-in-one cannabis cooker — a kitchen appliance designed to activate and prepare cannabis for baking, melting, and infusing. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/inside-one-woman-s-effort-normalize-marijuana-homes-get-equity-n1261553
Paul Pierce to launch ‘Truth’ marijuana brand in Massachusetts
Another high-profile celebrity enters the cannabis market. This time it’s Celtic great and NBA champion Paul Pierce. He’s launching a line of recreational marijuana products in Massachusetts under the “Truth” brand, in partnership with marijuana operator The Hub Craft. Pierce’s nickname will appear on various edibles, concentrates, and cannabis lotions by the end of the …
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A Black Woman’s Mission To Make Washington D.C. The Capital Of Cannabis
If you’re looking for cannabis in Washington D.C., most local residents will tell you to visit Linda Mercado Greene’s dispensary called Anacostia Organics. Along with being one of the first Black women to own a medical cannabis dispensary east of the Anacostia River, Mercado Greene is also a leading voice on the legalization of marijuana in the …
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Start Spreading The News: New York Could Displace California As Cannabis Capital Of The World
California passed its adult use legislation way back in 2016 but much of the state is still without cannabis dispensaries, manufacturing, or cultivation – because of a law that did not do much of it was supposed to do. New York cannabis activists, on the hand, seems to have gotten just about everything they wanted …
New Book Explores The Art Of Marijuana Etiquette
Enjoying marijuana with friends can involve a wealth of social customs and etiquette whether in a large party or informal smoke session. New rules emerged during the pandemic and these social norms will continue to evolve as legalization expands and the stigma associated with marijuana diminishes. As such, avid weedsters may welcome this new book …
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Gift guide: 10 cannabis products your dad will love
Father’s Day is just a little over a week away. Are you still looking for the perfect gift for good ol’ dad? Not the kind of dad for whom a necktie or wallet would be appropriate. A stoner dad! Or maybe a dad who is using CBD for whatever. Here are a few gift suggestion …
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