The Emerald Exchange is a marketplace where NorCal cannabis farmers and the growing LA market come together to meet and exchange ideas. This, the sixth event of it’s kind was held at The Victorian, a beautiful 15,000-square foot house built in 1892, just blocks off the warm, sandy beaches of Santa Monica. The weather was typical of SoCal in November—warm and sunny—so it was … [Read more...] about Emerald Exchange Santa Monica
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California Cannabis Awards
The California Cannabis Awards started at 4:00 p.m. I screeched into a parking space five blocks away from the event at 4:10 p.m. Concerned I would miss some of the red carpet glam, I ran five blocks with the spikes of my heels echoing against the street. I hastily passed under the flickering blue and red fluorescent lights of the Microsoft Theater and arrived outside The Novo … [Read more...] about California Cannabis Awards
Sharing the Jogger’s High
Written by Sharon Letts Trainer Brian Kaho shares that if you smoke cannabis, you are already familiar with a few of the ten breathing techniques he teaches his clients, many of whom use the herb for increased stamina, and to fight off inflammation and subsequent pain. Kaho was late to the table where cannabis was concerned, and didn’t partake until after high school, at … [Read more...] about Sharing the Jogger’s High
A Conference to Celebrate
A Celebration of Women’s Health and the Future of Cannabis A celebration can take on many forms: a raucous party, a formal affair, a casual get-together. The Celebrate Women of Cannabis conference took a novel approach by respecting and addressing the real needs and questions women have about using cannabis to heal. Hundreds of people gathered at the … [Read more...] about A Conference to Celebrate
Wanderlust
Yogis of all levels gathered at San Francisco’s Lindley Meadow Park on Sunday, April 23rd to celebrate Wanderlust 108, the world’s first and only mindful triathlon. The event brings together yoga, meditation and a 5k run/walk in a festival-type atmosphere. The global festival came to Northern California as part of its worldwide tour. Other cities on the North American leg of … [Read more...] about Wanderlust