Cannabis has an Inclusivity Problem: CannaClusive wants to solve it Approximately 4 percent of businesses in the cannabis industry in the U.S. are owned or founded by black Americans, according to a survey conducted in 2017 by Marijuana Business Daily. Yet, 80 percent of people in federal prisons, and 60 percent in state prisons, who are serving time for drug offenses are … [Read more...] about Cannabis has an Inclusivity Problem
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Crosby Aims for a Joint Venture
Written by Dave Johnstone Among a few other things, David Crosby knows cannabis. And he knows everyone. And everyone knows, and remembers, his name. He knew what time it was, back when 420 was still just a triad of digits, and before “4 + 20” was the eighth track on Déjà Vu. Soon, he hopes, the man who inspired Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider character will again let his freak … [Read more...] about Crosby Aims for a Joint Venture
CannaGather: Bringing the Best of the Industry Together
The cannabis industry is getting bigger and better and is making waves in the global marketplace. According to Statista, U.S. retail sales of medical cannabis are projected to reach between $4.9 and $6.1 billion by next year. The U.S. consumer cannabis market is projected to reach $37.3 billion in combined recreational and medical sales. As in any industry, advertising and … [Read more...] about CannaGather: Bringing the Best of the Industry Together
Mary Janes’ Movement
A Look at the Puffragettes Who Are Breaking the Grass Ceiling Mary Janes: The Women of Weed has won Best Documentary at the Artemis Film Festival and the Visionary Award at the Palm Springs Cannabis Film Festival and Summit, as well as other distinctions at festivals throughout the nation. In the classic 1980s “Just say no” public service announcement, an egg … [Read more...] about Mary Janes’ Movement
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
