#219 – August, 2018
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Marijuana Use Among Women on the Rise
The marijuana delivery platform Eaze harnessed data from 350,000 customers and survey responses from 15,000 users for its 2017 State of Cannabis report. Here are a few of the findings: Eaze data shows that 35% of its customers last year were women, up from 33% in 2016 and 25% in 2015. Women’s spending on products jumped…
Smoken Spoken – July, 2018
“Cannabis has that same kind of entrepreneurialism that e-commerce had in the beginning. There is a lot of money to be made in cannabis and I’m hoping that these entrepreneurs are going to be the ones to make it, because they’ve done some heavy lifting throughout these past few years.” Stormy Simon, former president of…
Marijuana isn’t so bad, m’kay?
According to a report from Marijuana Moment, Attorney General Jeff Sessions seems to have changed his tune on whether or not medical cannabis is an indeed medicine. During an appearance back in April before the Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice and Science subcommittee, Sessions admitted, “There may well be some benefits from medical marijuana,” and added that the…
Mormons Open Book on Utah Initiative
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has weighed in on Utah’s state-wide marijuana initiative, which aims to secure a spot on the November ballot. Among the LDS objections to the Marijuana Initiative is that it “Will Allow People Who Grow Their Own Marijuana to Evade Purchase and Use Limits,” “Requires the State to Destroy…
How To Deal With Zoning Regulations
Planning and preparation can help persuade lawmakers that your business is a good fit for the community Being in the zone is good thing if you’re playing hoops. If you’re in a business looking to settle in a neighborhood with restrictions, not so much. Plainly put, commercial zoning regulations control the type of activities a…
CBD Legality Still in Question
Is CBD legal? According to a federal appeals court, CBD is still considered a Schedule 1 controlled substance as mandated by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The decision, issued in early May by a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit in San Francisco, means that hemp producers can only sell cannabidiol where it is allowed under…
Puffco Peak
“Not to tote a brand, but if you look at the Puffco Peak, it’s a great example of an original new product that’s come out. The demand’s so high, you practically can’t even get it.” –Chris Ruhlin, Herbal Tea and Tobacco When an esteemed shop owner talks products, we listen, which is why we’ve opted…
Skunk Guard
Fun fact: One of the first smell-proof that bags that utilized an active carbon lining was developed by a guy who originally used the technology to make underwear liners for his flatulent wife. True story. Just to be clear, that wasn’t the Skunk line from Vatra, but they do use a new and improved version…
Tobacco Master
Before the vaporizer, before the dab rig, before the bubbler . . . hell . . . even before ol’ Bob stumbled onto color-changing glass, there was the TokeMaster. Conceived in the Summer of Love (that’s 1967, dear millennials), the TokeMaster isn’t just another acrylic water pipe; it’s a piece of history. It’s the original…
