Photo Credit: LEUNE. Female-led cannabis lifestyle brand, LEUNE, aims to transcend the cannabis culture landscape with purpose-driven and design-forward plant products. CEO and founder Nidhi Lucky Handa was dissatisfied with the cannabis industry's offerings and sought to create a brand that would appeal to a wider demographic. So, she founded LEUNE in 2018. Since then, … [Read more...] about LEUNE: A Cannabis Brand Dedicated to the Customer Experience and Social Justice
Research Finds Fungi Help Ease Climate Change and Benefit the Environment
Poisonous red and white fly-agaric mushroom in Autumn. Photo Credit: Elegant01 via Envato Elements. Scientists have determined that fungi species are essential to the survival of our planet — and they may even be crucial in combating climate change. Fungi are a group of eukaryotic organisms that include mushrooms, yeasts, mildews, and other … [Read more...] about Research Finds Fungi Help Ease Climate Change and Benefit the Environment
New York’s Adult-Use Market Prioritizes Farmers and Former Cannabis Offenders
Officials are preparing to launch New York's adult-use market and setting a social equity gold standard. Photo Credit: iStock. On March 10th, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the Seeding Opportunity Initiative. The initiative will allow those with prior cannabis-related criminal offenses to make the first adult-use cannabis sales with products grown by New York … [Read more...] about New York’s Adult-Use Market Prioritizes Farmers and Former Cannabis Offenders
NEWYORK Brings Recreational Cannabis to the Hudson Valley
Ty Johnson, owner of the High Lounge in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on February 28. Photo Credit: Patrick Oehler via Poughkeepsie Journal. Nearly a year has passed since New York legalized recreational cannabis. Since then, recreational cannabis has made its way to the Hudson Valley with the opening of Monogram Coffee Shop and Dispensary and the High Lounge in … [Read more...] about NEWYORK Brings Recreational Cannabis to the Hudson Valley
Connecticut’s new Adult-use Recreational Cannabis Market: What to Expect
Graphic by: Julia Meyer. In June 2021, Connecticut legalized adult-use cannabis. Since then, adults 21 and older have been able to legally possess 1.5 oz of cannabis. While residents are able to possess certain amounts of cannabis for recreational use, they cannot buy it. Retail sales will likely not be available until at least the end of 2022, according to the … [Read more...] about Connecticut’s new Adult-use Recreational Cannabis Market: What to Expect
