The evolution of genetics and other factors is crucial to understanding the needs of modern cannabis production. For thousands of years, natural selection and human intervention have impacted the evolution of cannabis, creating genetically unique strains around the globe. The...
Michael “Big Mike” Straumietis is a lot of things to a lot of people—entrepreneur, celebrity, jet-setter, boss, mentor, father—but beneath everything else he’s a cannabis grower who cares. In every sense of the word, Mike Straumietis, founder and Chief Executive...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has dropped its ongoing case against Harborside Health Center. This comes after back and forth legal battles between Harborside and the federal government since 2012. Harborside is one of the largest and well-known marijuana dispensaries in...
Before Graham Gibson launched the vape pen maker KandyPens, he was a high-level consultant in the health and beauty industry. He helped create more than fifty lifestyle brands over the past ten years by spotting service voids in the industry. “I...
The Swingin' Sixties—and the birth of rock n roll—began in 1964 when Bob Dylan met the Beatles in NYC and got them high for the first time. The Fab Four were hooked. During this time, no more than 250,000 people...
“With the massive increase in availability of flower, concentrates, edibles, oils, and vape cartridges, branding and quality packaging are now more important than ever,” said Arnold Heckman, founder of Cannaline Custom Packaging Solutions. The company helps clients capitalize on an...
The Bob Marley family made headlines last fall with news of launching "the first world cannabis brand." The brand dubbed “Marley Natural” is in development with the Washington-based Privateer holdings, and is slated to roll out cannabis-infused lotions, creams and...
Advocates have spent years trying to erase the dangerous image of cannabis, especially in the eyes of seniors. The recent surge in cannabis' popularity has been widely publicized. However, the uptick in cannabis’ acceptance is not relegated to college dorm rooms...
The jars looks like a hexagonal vintage jam container from a Vermont bed and breakfast. It’s emblazoned with trees, snakes, figures from Greek mythology, and groovy Reefer Madness-esque Art Deco fonts. Flour Child launched its cannabis jams in June 2015....
Marijuana is entering a new age of marketing. In Seattle, Washington, last August, a billboard was erected with a bearded man sitting in front of a green tent holding up a Thermos among a picturesque outdoor Pacific Northwest backdrop. The billboard...