A new marijuana dispensary is set to open in Tabernash in the coming months, offering recreational cannabis and a laid-back, easygoing atmosphere. The new store, Bonfire Cannabis Co., is located off Highway 40 just down the street from IgadI, Grand County’s largest dispensary. The owner of the store, Dane Casterson, recently purchased two other recreational…
DetailsWhen I was young, I dreaded getting older. I thought if I kept myself strong, I could avoid the aches and pains that come with age. I always did intense workouts and often found myself lifting weights in some crazy positions without thinking about how my form would impact my back or joints later in…
DetailsTake two aspirin and call him in the morning. Attorney General Jeff Sessions thinks the U.S. could easily combat the growing opioid crisis by taking over-the-counter medications for pain and “tough it out.” “I am operating on the assumption that this country prescribes too many opioids,” Sessions said Wednesday as he touted the Trump administration’s…
DetailsAn anonymous San Diego-area Girl Scout sold hundreds of boxes of her organization’s trademark cookies outside a local pot shop. Her story reveals the bizarre rules that dictate where Girl Scouts can sell cookies — and how this comes into play with city zoning laws for marijuana businesses. The sun rises, the sun sets, and…
DetailsThere was plenty of green to go around among Aspen’s marijuana dispensaries in 2017, and more than enough to top liquor stores in revenue, as well. Legal-pot purveyors hauled in $11.3 million in revenue last year compared with $10.5 million for liquor stores, marking the first time marijuana sales outpaced booze for the year in…
DetailsA former Budweiser executive was “way, way wrong” when he likened the cannabis industry to craft beer, the founder of Lagunitas Brewing Co. told marijuana industry leaders. “I think (cannabis) is going to be way, way, way, way bigger,” Tony Magee said Wednesday in the opening keynote address at the National Cannabis Industry Association’s two-day…
DetailsCannabis data clearinghouse New Frontier Data has made a move to bring hemp into its fold with the acquisition of Denver-based Hemp Business Journal, the firms are expected to announce Wednesday. Financial terms of the transaction between the privately held companies were not immediately disclosed. The deal was finalized late last week, and Hemp Business…
DetailsResearchers from the RAND Corporation found that only states with loosely regulated dispensaries and few roadblocks to medical marijuana access for patients were associated with lower levels of opioid deaths. The relationship between medical marijuana and lower opioid death rates is far more complex than previously believed, according to recent report from the RAND Corporation.…
DetailsWith the state led legalization of both adult recreational and medical cannabis, there is a need for comprehensive and reliable analytical testing to ensure consumer safety and drug potency. Cannabis-testing laboratories receive high volumes of test requests from cannabis cultivators for testing quantitative and qualitative aspects of the plant. The testing market is growing as…
DetailsEVIO Labs recently became the first cannabis laboratory in Florida to obtain ISO 17025 accreditation. Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. (PJLA), an organization that provides third-party assessments to ISO/IEC 17025, accredited EVIO Labs. The assessment process that lead to ISO 17025 accreditation for EVIO Labs included a thorough review of their quality management system, their…
DetailsNorth Andover, Massachusetts lost a massive factory, which provided thousands of jobs to the town, more than a decade ago. When an also-massive marijuana operation came along to replace them, the townsfolk turned it down — in fear of what pot could do to their community. Even if you have never heard of the Western…
DetailsOn Feb. 1 and 2, the International Cannabis Business Conference came to San Francisco for its fourth year. In a world of pop-up cannabis business conferences, where it’s not always clear if the organizers have smoked the plant they are promoting, ICBC has stood out over the past few years because of the quality of…
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