Insider panel shares advice on best approach to finding a job in a diversifying cannabis industry
Cannabis Culture September 21, 2018 0
With the advancement of big data, quality-assurance testing and cultivation methods, more career opportunities are becoming available in the marijuana industry in STEM-related fields. To take advantage, leaders in the industry gathered in the District of Columbia last week to help women and minorities navigate the market and learn... Read more
The Cannabist People’s Choice Awards 2017 results: Dispensaries and Budtenders
Cannabis Culture September 21, 2018 0
The people have spoken! Presenting The Cannabist People’s Choice Awards 2017. We asked you to vote for your favorite cannabis consumables, people and places for 2017. As we’ve had a little excitement in the weed world in January (looking at you, Jeff Sessions), it’s taken us a little longer... Read more
Can the new cannabis industry in struggling Puerto Rico keep the territory afloat?
Cannabis CultureIndustryMedical Marijuana September 20, 2018 0
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jesus Aponte pushes a door open to reveal hundreds of aromatic, spiky green plants, a crop that Puerto Rico hopes will help it ease a grinding economic crisis by generating millions in revenue and tens of thousands of jobs. Aponte, a 29-year-old biologist and... Read more
Meet Canada’s only certified kosher cannabis producer
Cannabis Culture September 20, 2018 0
Roughly 1.5 percent of the Canadian population is Jewish. Up until last month, however, there was no way for them to access medical marijuana that complied with their belief system. In other words, there was no kosher cannabis. Enter the Hydropothecary Corporation, Quebec’s only licensed cannabis producer and Canada’s... Read more
Compton, famous for “The Chronic,” says no to legal marijuana sales
Cannabis Culture September 20, 2018 0
COMPTON, Calif. — Of the many cultural touchstones born on the streets of Compton, one of the most lasting is “The Chronic.” Dr. Dre’s classic 1992 album brought the nickname for high-grade cannabis into the mainstream, and, to the disdain of many Compton residents, cemented the city as the... Read more
Chelsea Handler announces her own marijuana brand on Instagram
Cannabis Culture September 20, 2018 0
Another celebrity has announced plans to enter into the retail marijuana industry. Comedian Chelsea Handler announced to her 3.3 million Instagram followers today that she plans to get into the cannabis business with her own line of marijuana. “I want everyone to know that I’m going to a weed... Read more
Who trashed Civic Center? Park was clean after Denver 4/20 rally, organizers say
Cannabis CultureColorado September 20, 2018 0
Denver woke up Friday to piles and piles of trash covering Civic Center the morning after the annual 4/20 rally downtown. The garbage was mostly strewn around trash cans and appeared to have been pulled out of bags and boxes that had been emptied and tossed aside. UPDATE: Videos... Read more
Denver cannabis church’s debut doesn’t go exactly as planned
Cannabis CultureColorado September 20, 2018 0
A musky marijuana bouquet wafted into a south Denver neighborhood as 4:20 p.m. approached on 4/20. The International Church of Cannabis, which claims marijuana as its primary sacrament, officially opened for services at 3 p.m. Thursday in a 113-year-old house of worship at 400 S. Logan St. in the West... Read more
Ten of the best 420-friendly vacation destinations around the globe
Cannabis Culture September 19, 2018 0
For travelers in search of a far-flung adventure, there are a growing number of states and countries where cannabis is tolerated if not embraced. There are now eight states that let adults legally consume marijuana, with established cannatourism markets in states like Colorado while Nevada aims to hit the... Read more
From working against legalization to leading a cannabis advocacy non-profit
Cannabis Culture September 19, 2018 0
Barinder Rasode distinctly remembers the moment she changed her mind about cannabis. It was nearly three years ago today that she watched as her friend’s cancer-stricken mother used cannabis to curb her pain and nausea. Within that same household, she watched as the woman’s husband used cannabis to help... Read more
