The Year of Lord Jones

“We make great efforts to ensure Lord Jones products deliver best-in-class results on all three fronts: visual appeal, unsurpassed taste, and cannabis superiority.”—Robert Rosenheck According to founder Robert Rosenheck, the secret to Lord Jones’s success will be simple: “Make the best product and get the word out. Hype can help sell products once. Great word of mouth and repeat customers...

All in the Family

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“We run our chocolate factory the same way Godiva runs their chocolate factory.” –Ata Gonzalez A solid brand built on a foundation of family underscores G Farma’s success. G FarmaLabs has been in business for only a few years, but the company already has created a popular brand. Originally from Miami, Ata Gonzalez and his wife, Nicole, started growing in California...

Debunking The Myth of CBD Legality

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"CBD legality is perhaps more confusing and misunderstood than any other legal issue, even among attorneys with vast experience in cannabis law." At a recent cannabis business conference, I was struck by the prevalence of products that contained cannabidiol, or “CBD,” as opposed to THC. CBD is one of more than eighty cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant, cannabinoids being...

SEC: Help or Hindrance?

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SEC regulators want to help the industry grow—but they are watching it carefully. The number of businesses going public in a specific industry usually marks the maturity and health of that industry. From an investor standpoint, the cannabis industry is on life support now, but the prognosis is good. Documents are filed with regulatory agencies, such as the registration statements with...

Why Is Corporate Responsibility Important?

By Michael Ray The founder of Bloom Farms makes a powerful argument for ethical leadership by an industry actively seeking to change societal perceptions about what it is and what it does. Why is corporate social responsibility important? The real question is “Why isn’t it important?” This is a volatile moment in human history. The planet is changing and humans from across...

Greenbox24: Could This Be The End Of Budtenders?

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Designed to be vandal-proof with membership authenticated by fingerprint and facial recognition, the 24/7 self-service GreenBox24 automated budtender is out to modernize customer experience, wait times, and productivity. Just as large pharmacy chains have drive-through windows and order kiosks, the cannabis industry soon will have a self-serve solution for consumers. GreenBox24 is the world’s first fully secure and fully automated...

PocketDisc

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Brings some color and merriment to your dispensary with the PocketDisc. A cross between a hippie hat and an old-school hackey sack, the PocketDisc, made in Guatemala, first appeared at festivals like Bonnaroo and Telluride Blues & Brews a few years ago with blissed-out attendees flinging the colorful "hatbees" in parking lots. Now, the product has made its way...

Marley Naturals: Bubbler

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This fine-looking bubbler, part of Marley Naturals bespoke accessories line, is a crossbreed of a water pipe and dry pipe—not only a design marvel but very functional due to its premium filtration effect. East to clean, impressive to own! MARLEYNATURALSHOP.COM

FLytLab: H2Flo Elite

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Pretty fly for an herbal guy! This stylish herbal vaporizer features three adjustable temperature settings using a unique "Ceramic Oven Tech" convection system that provides true vaporization. Once the system reaches the optimal temperature, it extracts the active ingredients in the herbs and turns them into a smooth vapor. FLYTLAB.COM

O2 Grow Emitters

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The Minnesota-based company has created a patented technology that elevates dissolved oxygen 50-percent more than bubblers by using an electrolytic process that doesn't change water's temperature. O2's emitters use less power, protect from root disease, and activate microbes. O2GROW.COM