Welcome to Bud Voyage, the Emerald‘s monthly column by Ashley Laderer discussing all things travel, cannabis, and how combining the two can make your adventures that much better. Wanderlust may ensue…so pack your bags, prepare for takeoff, and get ready to join the other mile high club. Laderer is an avid traveller, and writer who splits most of her time between New York and … [Read more...] about Bud Voyage: Medical Migrants Are Traveling the U.S. in Pursuit of Cannabis
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New Jobs Report Finds Cannabis Industry is “America’s Single Greatest Job Creation Engine”
Cannabis is the nation’s number one job producer. So far, the industry has created nearly a quarter of a million jobs in America, according to a newly released 2020 Jobs Report by Leafly. The annual report—now in its fourth year—finds that the industry supports 243, 700 full-time jobs as of early 2020. More than 33,000 of those jobs were added in 2019 alone. … [Read more...] about New Jobs Report Finds Cannabis Industry is “America’s Single Greatest Job Creation Engine”
The Digital Dime: 2/7/2020
By Samantha Wahl Following important cannabis news articles every day can be a real burn-out, we know. That’s why the Emerald rolls up a chronicle of the headiest news hits, and passes them to you at the end of each week. We Bring You: The Digital Dime. Legal Cannabis Helps Businesses Thrive We love to see the success legal cannabis brings communities around the … [Read more...] about The Digital Dime: 2/7/2020
Colorado Doctors Can Now Prescribe Medical Cannabis in Place of Opioids
The opioid crisis has been striking the U.S. since the late 1990s when healthcare providers began prescribing the pain relievers at rapid rates after pharmaceutical companies reassured the medical community that patients would not become addicted. Today, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, opioid addiction kills nearly 130 people every day, totaling more than … [Read more...] about Colorado Doctors Can Now Prescribe Medical Cannabis in Place of Opioids
Coda Signature Edibles
Written by Ashley Priest Cannabis-Infused edibles can vary from bite-to-bite. Not only do they help this writer, and many others, get much needed sleep, but they also help to reduce stress, anxiety and pain. New Frontier Data released a report showing that senior cannabis consumption in the United States had increased by 250 percent between 2006 and 2013. Imagine the … [Read more...] about Coda Signature Edibles