“I want patients to walk in, see our products, and feel comfortable, like something you would see at the grocery store,” said Krystal Kitahara, owner of Yummi Karma. The company creates edibles that “help people medicate discreetly. Overall, our...
The founder of Forever Flowering Greenhouses, illuminates the philosophy underlying his newest project, The Cannabis Conservancy. When a consumer walks into a dispensary in today’s regulated cannabis market, lack of information about products makes caveat emptor a reality. Whether the...
Criminal defense attorney Heather Burke of Nevada County, California, talks about cultivation issues and the looming death knell for growers in California’s mid-state counties. What is the current situation for growers in Nevada County and the surrounding areas?  Nevada County and...
Even if advertisers are increasingly focusing on their efforts on targeted online consumers, there still seems to be some cache in plastering a message across a billboard. The marijuana advocacy group Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol has put up several marijuana billboards...
“The idea came from David Sibley,” said N2 Packaging Systems’ Kendall Jorgensen, a former craft-cannabis grower in Southern Oregon. “He had been running a business that sold nitrogen-preserved foods and ammunition for emergency preparedness.” Sibley immediately saw the opportunity...
I first fell in love with macarons during my childhood in France. Macarons are by far the most sought-after pastry for special parties and events. The desire to help expand the cannabis legalization movement brought me to San Francisco, and...
Will voters decide to legalize recreational marijuana this November? In a sense, California can be considered the godfather of the modern marijuana movement. With the efforts of activists and Dennis Peron, California made history in 1996 when voters passed Proposition 215...
“Our mission is to provide fun, efficient, and valuable goodies without customers having to drive miles to their dispensary,” said Elle Fine, founder and chief executive officer of 420 Goody Box. “We provide a monthly surprise box of goodies...
California State Assemblyman, Travis Allen, and other legislators add to a barrage of bills, cottage grows, bong bans, and Tribal Lands Reservations. Now comes the overkill season in the California State Legislature’s budding relationship with cannabis. Months after passing landmark laws...
WITH A STAFF OF WELL-DRESSED PROFESSIONALS AND A DAZZLING, TIMELESS CHALET AMBIENCE, THE SILVERPEAK APOTHECARY HAS BEEN A BIG HIT IN THE BESPOKE MOUNTAIN RESORT TOWN. When Silverpeak launched, its mantra was, “Move over merlot. Cannabis has arrived!” With tony...