February 2021 Welcome

It’s February! Normally, that would mean a surge in flower sales and dinner reservations at the Cheesecake Factory, but in a world still wracked by a pandemic, how we’ll choose to observe the Hallmark Holiday this year is really anyone’s guess.  Likely, it’s going to be a lot of “Netflix and chill,” but we’re kind of hoping everyone starts walking around in personal plastic bubbles. Then, we can just pretend it’s a giant Flaming Lips concert and life won’t seem so glum. 

Whatever happens, we’re just going to continue doing our best over here to help keep your spirits up and your mind sharp through the turmoil. This month be sure and check out our rant on why the Republican opposition to the MORE Act was some of the dumbest rhetoric witnessed in the dumbest year on record. Also, don’t forget to check out our Shop of the Month column, where we explain why Gatlinburg’s Tennessee Hemp Care is more than just the O’Doul’s brewery of dispensaries. 

We’ve got all sorts of fun stuff packed in this issue, so strap in, roll a fatty, and enjoy yet another installment of the publication that brings you the information you need to thrive, exactly when you need it. We’ll catch you on the flipside! 

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.”