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This article explores these drawbacks, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy requirements, water usage, and waste management, while providing insight into how today’s growers can decrease the carbon footprint of small and large gardens alike.
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Sara Payan and Brit Smith have had a standing monthly phone date for years, and now the rest of us are lucky enough to listen in.
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As an enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe of the Columbia River Plateau and a descendant of Chief Looking Glass, Mary Jane Oatman is on a mission to bring Indigenous communities back into the conversation around cannabis, hemp, and plant-based healing.
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Back in the early ‘90’s, starting a business was a radically different game. In the small beach town of Palm Harbor, Florida, an art school phenomenon with a massive entrepreneurial streak turned a passionate side gig into one of the region’s most effervescent smoke shops, YB Norml.
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The Account Executive for HQ is a certified platinum talker. As the former No. 1 sales rep for long-distance carrier MCI’s Bilingual Division and a veteran of the tough-as-nails construction industry, she’s honed her skills in some of the most competitive arenas imaginable.
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It’s not every company that creates products for Hobbits and space travelers alike, but AFG Distribution has never been like most companies.
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Joey DeStefano’s journey from a young entrepreneur & musician to Chief Commercial Officer at Puff Brands is an inspiring tale of innovation, passion, and perseverance.
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It’s not often that a spark of interest is literally a spark. But that’s how it all started for Josh Kesselman, the energetic, shaggy-haired force behind RAW.
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As HQ Magazine celebrates a quarter century, it’s only right that we pause to consider its journey. How did a print magazine launched at the turn of the century grow old enough to finish grad school? To find out, we went directly to the source: Sandy Caputo, the hard-charging president of HQ.
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This article explores these drawbacks, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy requirements, water usage, and waste management, while providing insight into how today’s growers can decrease the carbon footprint of small and large gardens alike.
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As a head shop owner, this is a high sales season. The biggest question is how you can create buzz and sales without breaking the bank.
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Police code? Dylan tune? Cannabinoid count? There are many false origin stories behind the meaning of 420. You’d think with decades of internet and cannabis legalization, most of these myths would have faded. But a combo of cultural and technological factors may have planted the seeds of rumors that took root.
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As you prepare for 4/20 and an influx of customers, it’s time to adjust your playlist. A mix of mid-tempo, feel-good tracks is key. Think non-inflammatory, upbeat, and just enough to make your customers tap their feet. Forget the obvious cannabis-themed hits, though. Let’s dive into some hidden gems that’ll give your 4/20 playlist the perfect research-backed vibe.
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While Deadheads view the skull as a playful symbol of countercultural freedom, its visual similarities to the Totenkopf are difficult to ignore . . . Are these parallels coincidental, or does the Grateful Dead’s imagery reflect a deeper, subconscious resonance with fascist aesthetics?
This article is the second in a two-part series examining the impact of international policy on domestic cannabis legalization. This installment shifts focus to recent global milestones, such as Canada’s federal legalization and Mexico’s ongoing reforms, and considers how these changes could shape America’s fragmented cannabis policies.
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In the battle against smoking, you might assume that any tool promoting smoking cessation would be celebrated. Sadly, that assumption is false, and the opposition of many anti-tobacco groups to nicotine vaping illustrates why.
Americans are taught many myths about how the federal government operates. One of the most dangerous goes like this: the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) protects public health by regulating the foods and medicines we consume and by helping us “get the accurate, science-based information” we need to “maintain and improve” our health.
There’s no polite way to say this: public health experts continue to lie to adult smokers about the benefits of vaping. Nicotine vapor products have been on the market for over two decades, and the evidence produced over that time has consistently shown that they are far safer than combustible tobacco.
In a bid to check the FDA’s abuse of power, 30 vapor manufacturers have sued the agency . . . one of those cases, originally brought by Triton Distribution, has finally made its way to the US Supreme Court.
It’s time for a bit of good news on the public health front. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that youth vaping has dropped to the lowest level in a decade. Over the last five years, it has declined by 70 percent. Just 1.55 percent of students in the survey vaped daily.
