“We certify cannabis that is grown under the sun, in the soil of mother earth, without chemicals by fairly paid farmers.” — Sun+Earth This summer, Emerald is on a mission to learn more about Sun+Earth Certified cannabis. Join us each week as we interview certified growers and manufacturers across the United States. Casey Branham, co-founder of Oregon’s Phoenix Rising … [Read more...] about Sun+Earth Series: Phoenix Rising Farm
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Sun+Earth Series: East Fork Cultivars
This summer, Emerald is on a mission to learn more about Sun+Earth Certified cannabis. Join us each week as we interview certified growers and manufacturers across the United States. Nathan and Aaron Howard founded East Fork Cultivars in 2015. This week, Emerald sat down with Mason Walker, CEO and Co-Owner. Join us in our conversation as we learn how business, cannabis, … [Read more...] about Sun+Earth Series: East Fork Cultivars
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”
Prepare for the Harvest Test Rush with Green Leaf Lab
By Rita Thompson Featured Image Source: Studio McDermott “Science is extremely difficult. Science is complex. Science is totally badass.” From the point of harvest, to the products hitting dispensary shelves, cannabis testing labs are the glue holding this industry together. Assisting licensed producers to bring their product to the legal market, as well as … [Read more...] about Prepare for the Harvest Test Rush with Green Leaf Lab
The Digital Dime – 10/09/2019
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 give you: The Digital Dime. Arrest Reports Are Giving Us Mixed Signals In last week’s issue of The Dime, we cited an increase in arrests … [Read more...] about The Digital Dime – 10/09/2019
