THE FIRST CYCLE of weed legislation has allowed Texas a few theoretical baby steps into the cannabiz, but as we close in on one year after passage of Senate Bill 339, what actually is happening in Texas—to activists and entrepreneurs...
Hepburns’s solventless ice-water hash pre-rolls are heating up the California market with their juicy, smooth consistency, fashionable packaging, and do-it-yourself small-batch approach. Hepburns officially came together in January 2015, but founder Allie Butler dreamed up the concept years earlier during...
THE MASS ARRESTS linked to President Richard Nixon’s War on Drugs continues to display its influence on U.S. policy. Recently, an unreleased interview with Nixon aide, John Ehrlichman, surfaced bringing the controversial anti-drug effort of the 1970’s back in the spotlight. In...
Immigration has been a hot button issue in the United States for years. As we approach the 2016 presidential election, the passion elicited from this topic seems to be even more palpable. There have been frequent politically charged discussions on...
After raising a cool $46.7 million, PAX Labs Inc. is loading up for massive expansion of a nine-year-old, vape-turned-lifestyle brand. Here, founders Adam Bowen and James Monsees talk year-on-year growth, the secrets to PAX’s spectacular rise, targeting dispensaries and non-traditional...
There has long been a great divide between cosmopolitan cities and small town America. With traditional industries such as coal and manufacturing on the decline, many young people have been compelled to leave their small town setting for a career...
JUST STEPS FROM THE STRIP, Oasis Medical Cannabis in Las Vegas is a sleek wink to a downtown art gallery. Also offering yoga, meditation, and wellness classes, the business has emerged as the imaginative gemstone of Las Vegas dispensaries. In one of cannabis’s...
Named best cannabis soda of 2015 by Edibles List, Sprig is gaining attention from the cannabis industry. Sprig’s mission is to deliver a consistent beverage that tastes good and will not overpower patients. Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Michael Lewis...
The Los Angeles cannabis community is in chaos and, if the powers that be have their way, it’s about to get a whole lot worse. Under proposed legislation—legislation that flies in the face of both state law and widespread...
An increase in supply due to legalization seems to decrease prices for marijuana. Marijuana has existed mostly on the black market for the past century. This has contributed to higher prices, as growers and dealers have to risk breaking the...