Cocktail WhispererJavier Hasse Senior Contributor Vices I write about all things cannabis, hemp, CBD and psychedelics.
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For the most part, seeing executives from major mainstream companies migrate into the cannabis industry is no longer a novelty. I had become quite obsessed with this trend in previous years, reporting on “The Migration Saga” extensively on Forbes.
WB: Where are you from? What brought you to the plant? Tell me about the first time you used cannabis? Do you remember who you were with?
Mahlate Hagos=MH: My parents came to the states from Ethiopia right before I was born to provide a better life + better opportunity for the family. My uncle lived in Oakland so that’s what gravitated my family over here. I grew up in West Oakland, California my whole life. And I still live here!
WB: Why CBD? Why Cannabis? What brought you to the plant?
David Belsky, Founder and CEO of FlowerHire
WB: Where are you from? What is your professional background? How did you find that you had advanced people skills? What age were you?
Cannabis Subscription Boxes Hit the Market
Subscription boxes are all the rage in recent years with hundreds of industries joining in on the monthly delivery craze. Thousands of companies have turned retail into a SaaS-model, delivering monthly boxes of everything from makeup and clothing to dirt of the month and scavenger hunt tools. Now, cannabis is about to join the ranks of BarkBox, ipsy and StitchFix.
WB: Please tell me about yourself? Where are you from? How did you get to the place where you are now in cannabis? Why THC?
WB: Please tell me about yourself? Where are you from? How did you get to the place where you are now in cannabis and specifically CBD. What motivated you to seek CBD over THC?
As legal cannabis becomes more accessible than ever across the country, one company is determined to help consumers find novel and better ways to enjoy their products. Greenlane is one the largest cannabis accessories retail platforms in the world. The company has more than 11,000 national retail partners and has struck exclusive deals with dozens of industry leaders including Pax and Select. In addition to its enormous market reach, Greenlane is one of the few accessories distributors acting as a brand accelerator to help companies fine tune their products and bring them to market.
This is the year that we can celebrate Father’s Day from the comfort and safety of our own home. There was nothing wrong with going to Dad’s House prior, this year unfortunately the rules have changed. Cannabis has added much healing to the equation and your dear dad can medicate from his own home, with your educated suggestions of course. Suggest to him the brand new DaVinci IQ2 to gently heat and then precisely vaporize his fine flowers that you bought him for Father’s Day, so generous of you to even remember dear old dad.
With May being Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, there is no better time to honor the intersection of Asian American culture and cannabis consumption. I interviewed a small handful of Asian business leaders in the cannabis industry to learn about their own experiences with cannabis and gain insight about their thoughts on the cultural changes occurring within the space today.
Ophelia Chong, Founder, Asian Cannabis Alliance
