January 2021 Welcome

Ladies and Gentlemen, 2020 is officially over. We repeat: 2020 is officially over. Good firkin Lord, what even was that and who in their right mind would have considered that an acceptable year? We have no idea who’s responsible for managing years, but when we find out, they’re getting a damn earful. We’re going full ‘Karen’ on them.  

 

Welcome to 2021. To your left, you’ll soon notice a presidential Twitter feed that is significantly less prolific than to which you’ve become accustomed, while just around the bend, you’ll encounter a subsiding of the pandemic, thanks to scientific breakthroughs achieved by the private sector in strategic partnership with the previous administration.   

 

For those who are especially savvy, there is a trade show just ahead that promises to be the most innovative, luxurious and productive booth show the industry has yet to experience. You’ll want to pay especially close attention to that one. It will likely be the new standard for our market. Beyond that, we see at least 11 more issues packed with insightful and informative content catered specifically to your needs from the longest running publication in the industry.  

 

Happy 2021! 

Recent Articles

North Carolina might save us all. A new state bill may be the industry’s best option to save itself from demise when new federal cannabinoid bans take effect in November. And it could use your support.
Hemp is often considered for the things that it is not. It is not intoxicating, it is not illegal, and it is not marijuana. However, now we are seeing a focus back to what it can be. The plant is moving into the level of wine and chocolate and becoming a movement and a culture.
It’s been several months since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III within the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). On paper, the recent executive order, entitled “Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research,” is a huge step in the right direction for cannabis smokers across the country.
For years, we’ve been told that this industry is the Wild West: a place where the only law amounts to whatever the guy with the gun says. But over the last 12 months, state governments have passed a spate of new regulations that promise to swap the relative lawlessness of poor enforcement of vague rules with real law and order.
With a last name like hers, it’s only fitting that Liz Grow ended up in the cannabis industry. Born and raised in Texas, Liz returned to her home state almost a decade ago to start Grow Haus Media with her husband, producer Patrick Pope. However, her personal journey with cannabis started back in 2011.
Kunda Wellness isn’t your average CBD brand. It was founded by two Doctors of Physical Therapy who have spent their careers treating pelvic floor dysfunction and helping people reconnect with a part of their body that’s often overlooked, dismissed, or wrapped in shame.
“Winter rain Now tell me why Summers fade And roses die.” – Bob Weir, “Weather Report Suite”
For years, Jennifer Mansour felt them coming. “You can’t stop one,” she said. “As soon as I’d notice that the lights felt a little too bright, I knew I was done for. I’d tell my boss, and then I’d get in the car and pop on my sunglasses because I could feel another one coming on, and I couldn’t do a thing to stop it.”