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The growth of head shops has exploded, especially in states that are riding the wave of cannabis legalization. In some cities, head shops now outnumber gas stations, creating a surreal new retail landscape.
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Some things are just not working, and the clock’s ticking. Whether you’re having trouble moving inventory, getting customers in the door, or just letting people know you exist, you might need to take a clear-eyed look at how you’re operating and make some strong, strategic moves to update your business.
Before you pop the champagne (or, in my case, spark the bowl) on New Year’s Eve, don’t forget to tie up any remaining loose ends with your business. Unfinished tasks could cost you thousands if left dangling for too long, so start the New Year off right by taking care of any unresolved issues before January 1st.
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There’s no holiday more prone to mythmaking than Christmas. Across our TVs, stories enshrine ridiculous origins to modern traditions, cartoon characters regularly save the holiday from the forces of grinchdom, and modern love flourishes for career women stuck in small towns. But these yuletide concoctions aren’t merely dessert; they’re flavoring added to medicine. Our stories cover up an uncomfortable truth: many of our holiday traditions stem from pagan revelry that included everything from psychedelics to orgies.
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For Sammie Pyle, cannabis has been a life-changing medicine, and she wants everyone to know about it. A registered nurse with a background in critical care and travel nursing, Sammie became a frontline healthcare worker in 2020, working in COVID ICUs across the country. As a result of that work, she was diagnosed with PTSD, survivor’s guilt, and insomnia. “The doctor wanted to give me a lot of prescriptions, but I already felt numb,” she says. “I needed something to bring me back to myself. So I chose a different path: the cannabis route.”
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Tina Ulman is reshaping cannabis policy and expanding access, from changing Nevada laws to launching brands that bring new consumers to the plant.
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As a lifelong stoner, feminist, and teacher, Luna Stower does know how intersectional plant medicine can be.
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Ali Bianco wants to elevate the cannabis world one pink pre-roll at a time. Since high school, she’s been sick of the stigma around weed and the idea that stoners are lazy and unkempt. Inspired by Blake Lively’s character smoking pink cigarettes in the 2011 film Hick, Ali decided to “make weed something beautiful” with a feminist kick.
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Attorney, professor, entrepreneur, and plant healer, Laury Lucien wears many hats. No matter her role, it’s immediately evident that Laury brings her intentionality, spirituality, and deep love of the natural world into everything she does.
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Explore the mission of NORMLS in the ongoing cannabis reform. Learn why the fight for legalization is far from over.
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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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Several weeks ago, the death of Jamie Garcia—a worker at a state-licensed cannabis cultivation site in Los Angeles—during an ICE raid sent shockwaves through the medical cannabis community.
The medical-industrial complex loves its FDA-approved gums and patches, yet real-world evidence shows vaping annihilates traditional nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in smoking cessation efficacy.
The rise of nicotine vaping as an alternative to traditional smoking has sparked never-ending complaints about its safety, with propylene glycol (PG), a common ingredient in e-liquids, often targeted as a health concern.
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While a few may have held some hope for Cannabis into Trump's 2nd term, campaign talk doesn’t mean action. However Trump's focus is quite clearly elsewhere.
