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Dan Zaharoni, Erudite CEO: From The Earth Responds To Five Succinct Questions

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From The Earth CEO Dan Zaharoni PHOTO COURTESY: FROM THE EARTH

Warren Bobrow: Why cannabis? When was the first time that you discovered our plant?

Dan Zaharoni=DZ: My opportunity to enter the cannabis industry began when I was approached by From The Earth founders, Jayson Quinones and Kintu Patel. When I saw what they had created and the brand that they had built, I realized that an industry was literally rising from zero and would, by all accounts, grow into a $100B market in the course of just a few years. Moreover, there were no entrenched national brands dominating the field and a highly fractured regulatory framework so that smaller, more nimble players could easily obtain licenses and gain a following. I saw this as the opportunity of a lifetime as we could take our network, resources and a strong business plan to immediately create a recognized player in the cannabis market.

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Cannabis Social Tonic, Cann, Raises $5 Million To Expand Within California And Beyond

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The recent backlash to alcohol may just push cannabis into the mainstream – and provide investors an opportunity. As an increasing number of Americans explore healthier ways to socialize, more adults are extending their alcohol detoxes beyond Dry January. The rise of the trendy sober curious movement, where people take a prolonged break from their boozy nights out for the sake of wellness, is being noticed by cannabis brands and investors alike. 

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11 Of Our Favorite Cannabis Journalists To Follow On Twitter

Cannabis journalists spread the word on industry-related happenings across the globe. Whether it’s local or international news, these reporters have shared stories on all channels, sometimes gaining traction through just a single tweet.

We love following cannabis journalists on Twitter because they share their own insights about the industry while paying close attention to report accurately and fairly. They allow us to partake in experiences with them, whether it’s baking ziti, traveling the world, or learning incredibly timely updates in the industry.

This holiday season, we wanted to give thanks to these cannabis journalists who allow us to get a glance at their perspectives. We thought a great way to show our appreciation would be to showcase some of these rockstar reporters. So, we’ve compiled a list of our 11 favorite cannabis journalists to follow on Twitter.

We thought the number 11 would be a perfect fit. Some say it’s unbalanced. Asymmetrical. We think there’s something special about this truly unique number. Even though 11 can’t begin to quantify the number of journalists we love to follow on Twitter, we thought it’d be a great start to shine some light on some of our favorites.

https://nisonco.com/2020/01/20/11-of-our-favorite-cannabis-journalists-to-follow-on-twitter/
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Chris Driessen President -US SLANG Worldwide Talks Cannabis CPG Strategies In Five Questions

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Chris Driessen, President Slang Worldwide PHOTO COURTESY: SLANG WORLDWIDE

Warren Bobrow=WB: Where are you from? Why cannabis? Did you go to business school? Who is your mentor?

Chris Driessen=CD: I am originally from the Dallas area, but moved to Colorado almost 20 years ago. I’ve had a love affair with the plant since I was 16, so when legalization came about in Colorado, it was a natural fit. This industry has allowed me to combine my passion for cannabis with my professional skills, all while building a purpose-driven organization. When passion, purpose and hustle align, magic happens. I never did go to B-school—I went to Texas Tech University for communications, which was great until my social agenda interrupted my education. Subsequently, they asked me not to come back. With my tail tucked between my legs, I moved back to my parents’ house in the Metroplex. I then finished up my degree in Public Relations from the University of North Texas.

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TerrAscend Corporation Issued Permit 2020 Cultivation In New Jersey

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TORONTO, Jan. 16, 2020 /CNW/ – TerrAscend Corp. (CSE: TER; OTCQX: TRSSF) (“TerrAscend” or “the Company”), the first and only global cannabis company licensed for sales in Canada, the U.S., and the EU, today announced that TerrAscend NJ, LLC (“TerrAscend NJ”) has been issued a permit to cultivate medical marijuana by the New Jersey Department of Health (“NJ DOH”). TerrAscend NJ is the second entity to receive its cultivation permit among the six applicants chosen by the NJ DOH in December 2018. Cultivation operations will commence immediately at its facility in Boonton Township, located in northern New Jersey.

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Meet The Modern-Day Apothecary Teaching The Art Of Cannabis Cocktails

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Mad mixologist Warren Bobrow is, you could say, continuing a family tradition. “My grandfather was in the snake oil business,” says the author of four ornately-titled cocktail books (including Apothecary Cocktails: Restorative Drinks from Yesterday and Today, Whiskey Cocktails: Rediscovered Classics and Contemporary Craft Drinks Using the World’s Most Popular Spirit, and Bitters and Shrub Syrup Cocktails: Restorative Vintage Cocktails, Mocktails, and Elixirs).

He says his grandfather, Matthew Rosenhaus, was among the creators of Geritol, a boozy patent medicine ultimately investigated in 1959 by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and its manufacturers hit with heavy fines for making misleading claims about its health benefits.

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Gillian Levy: Co-Founder & CEO/Humboldt Apothecary Digs Deeply Into 2020

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I love the company named Humboldt Apothecary because they have bridged the gap between traditional mixology, my former world in liquor meets the all grown up newest age movement, cannabis. Cannabis has filtered its way into a variety of materials. From non-reactive CBD to fully reactive THC, it’s ironic to me that many of the new “apothecary” products are from long ago. Hence the Humboldt Apothecary. I’d heard about them a couple years ago, primarily because I wrote the book, Apothecary Cocktails back in 2013. It propelled my career in mixology using ingredients more akin to the early apothecary shop. They are authentic and contain the memories of a lifetime of healing. When you had a belly-ache in the early days of our country what did you do? Folk healing was the lay of the land. Herbs, spices and liquors were utilized into potent sipables, known today as cocktails.

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Würk’s Keegan Peterson Alleviates Vexing Challenges In Legal Cannabis

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Panel: From L to R, Keegan Peterson, CEO and Founder of Wurk, Carter Davidson, CRO of Vangst, Kyle Sherman, CEO & Founder, Flowhub and Nick Stevens, Software Engineer at Native Roots 
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Cannabis often has the reputation of being an unpredictable industry to work in, but Wurk’s Keegan Peterson is aiming to alleviate the numerous challenges businesses in his world come up against. Human capital services can be tedious for mainstream businesses to handle but a logistical nightmare for even compliant cannabis companies to navigate due to convoluted regulatory and banking constraints. Peterson is challenging preconceived notions around the intersection of cannabis and HR, making the payroll and human capital industries work for cannabusinesses instead of against them. By tailoring Wurk to meet the specific needs of the cannabis industry, Peterson has redefined what human capital providers are capable of in this ever changing political and regulatory landscape. Wurk is powered by cutting edge cloud computing that is designed to help small businesses scale nationally and step in and efficiently fill in any operational gaps when mainstream human resources and payroll providers suddenly drop cannabis companies, which is unfortunately a cumbersome, expensive, a frequent occurrence in the industry. 

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Ascend Wellness Holdings Receives Provisional License For Landmark Dispensary In Boston

The five-story metro-based store in the heart of downtown is positioned to become the largest dispensary on the East Coast

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January 9, 2020 – BOSTON, MA – Ascend Wellness Holdings (AWH), a multi-state, vertically-integrated cannabis operator, announced today that its subsidiary, Ascend Mass, received its provisional license from the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission for what will be the largest dispensary on the East Coast. 

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Deep Dive For 2020, Five Crisp Questions For Joe Peters Glass

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I’m the lucky one, to be passionate about Venetian and signed Tiffany art glass. But what happens when the usual vessels, bowls, prisms, stained glass windows, vases and even hand blown glass pipes are not raising the bar? These styles of fine art glass pieces need elevation! But how? By using borosilicate glass that’s how. Borosilicate has a much higher temperature resistance than your typical hand blown glass. Why is this important? Because these fine glass devices are not just beautiful to look at, they provide a purpose as well. And that purpose is? Dabbing. Concentrates. Getting ripped with ultra-potent victuals. The kind. Luxury Cannabis. You know what I’m talking about, right? Sit right there for a moment. That little glass bong-like device costs some serious codder. Like several tens of thousands of dollars. Why? Because talented glass artists like Joe and Dave Peters and their crew at DreamLab have the intellectual and physical know-how to build a seven thousand dollar dab rig. All this in Cannabis Friendly/Legal, Colorado, instead of Venice, Italy. Getting back to the luck equation. No, I didn’t buy a Dreamlab dab rig, I really cannot afford one, but I did smoke out of an amazing hand-crafted and hand-assembled rig from their shop. I’ll just say it was just like inhaling fine cannabis vapors through a signed Tiffany lamp. This is handcrafted elegance in motion.

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