The 2016 election was a big shaker, a rumbler felt throughout the world. Cannabis victories across the nation were somewhat shadowed by the presidential contest. But cannabis won big, with residents of California, Massachusetts, Nevada and Maine voting to legalize recreational cannabis and residents of Arkansas, Florida, Montana and North Dakota approving various medicinal … [Read more...] about The Marijuana Business Conference – A look into the Future of the Industry
Archives for December 2016
The Emerald Exchange: California Green Lit Weed and Farmers are Ready with Open Jars.
The Emerald Exchange hosted its second ganja farmers market at a private ranch in Malibu, California on Nov. 12. Our team left from downtown Los Angeles that Saturday afternoon with our 215 recommendations in hand. Our first mission: fight through the mobs of presidential protests. The 101 freeway was gridlocked in both directions. Cops blocked the on ramps. Cars sat surrounded … [Read more...] about The Emerald Exchange: California Green Lit Weed and Farmers are Ready with Open Jars.
Emerald Pharms Dispensary Review
Driving through Mendocino County on U.S. Highway 101 gives you a chance to see what this California region is best known for -- wilderness, waves and wineries. You can now add “weed” to that list of highlights available right off the 101 as the cannabis community has begun to step out of the shadows. In the heart of Mendocino’s wine country, Emerald Pharms in Hopland is a … [Read more...] about Emerald Pharms Dispensary Review
Mellow Brick Road: A Journey to the Emerald City
Oh, the weather outside is weather! Happy holidays, Emerald family. This is the first holiday season I will spend outside of the Golden State and inside of Seattle where it is uncomfortably cold. Fortunately, this is the time of year when it’s completely acceptable to do less, eat more and quit shaving above the knee. This year has been a wild ride and it’s coming rapidly … [Read more...] about Mellow Brick Road: A Journey to the Emerald City
VINUM, ET AL THE EMERALD, WINE & SPICE
Winter cuisine in my house means a constant parade of spicy concoctions – soups, stews, and goulashes made with any number of foraged fridge, veggies and various leftovers that are usually on the brink of heading to the rubbish bin. What can I say? My mom was a WWII generation Scott and nothing went to waste in her busy kitchen. She was an accomplished and thrifty culinary … [Read more...] about VINUM, ET AL THE EMERALD, WINE & SPICE