Andrew DeAngelo PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDREW DEANGELO.
Cannabis industry pioneer Andrew DeAngelo, like his brother Steve, is a visionary leader. And, that’s what the world needs more than anything right now, strong leaders like Andrew and Steve to help shepherd us through these trying coronavirus times. After 37 years of working in the cannabis industry, Andrew has learned a few things about navigating crisis and was kind enough to share insight on the topic: “People need cannabis when they are in crisis more than when they are not. I’ve always sold more weed in times of distress.”
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I discovered the new technology that Rosinbomb utilizes through a mutual friend who is really into dabbing concentrates. His name is Otto Sabina and I believe that he knows more about this genre of *dabbing thc* than most anyone I’ve met. (Thank you Otto for teaching me about the art and the science of what I clearly don’t know anything about…)
I discovered the new technology that Rosinbomb utilizes through a mutual friend who is really into dabbing concentrates. His name is Otto Sabina and I believe that he knows more about this genre of *dabbing thc* than most anyone I’ve met. (Thank you Otto for teaching me about the art and the science of what I clearly don’t know anything about…)
BTucky Blunt in front of his childhood store, about 300 feet from where he caught his case. … SWEDISH PUBLIC TV 2018
I had the honor of meeting Tucky through a mutual friend a couple months ago- thank you. This fortuitous meeting, when times were different- only a couple months ago, led to a visit to blunt & moore in Oakland, California, back in December. I’m deeply impressed by Tucky and his family business. He speaks with deep honesty and from his heart. I know what he is successful doing, my path isn’t that far from his experience, just the names were changed to protect the guilty, or was I innocent? Probably not, but I grew up on a farm in New Jersey, really far from the inner city. My friends were only smoking the good stuff because I got it out in California, from friends in the know. Otherwise we’d have been smoking Mexican rag weed with paraquat or worse! When I tasted what Tucky was doing with his flowers, it brought me back to the time, way back into time. And without having to say a word, I knew he understood that I understood. It’s a language and a Tao of what is known and what cannabis does to the richly initiated. It opens their minds and heals the body. Great cannabis does that for me, thus my meeting with Tucky. It was just meant to be. I’m the one who can learn so much from such a interesting man.
Tucky Blunt live from blunts and moore dispensary.
Bakers_Reddiamond COURTESY: BAKER’S CANNABIS COMPANY
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to disrupt daily life and shut down businesses across the country, the detrimental impact of the economic downturn is becoming increasingly clear. Last week, the Department of Labor announced that an additional 6.6 million people filed for unemployment, bringing the total number of new unemployment claims to over 16 million since March.
John Bayes=JB: I’ll start with genetics, a bit of youth, then make a go from there. I’m a 1/2 Korean 1/2 white(Irish/Scottish/German) military brat, that moved every couple years or so. Which, was a little rough, but “it’s character building” they said. Generally teetering between being a scrappy inquisitive loner or having a really close friend or two when things were good. From an early age I was always intrigued spiritually, at the same time extremely mischievous and hard to contain. I’ve wanted to be a youth pastor, as well as wanting to go into the special forces. At around 18, I started regularly smoking herb, and soon to follow, randomly experimenting with psychedelics, then less randomly and more frequently. Getting more comfortable, bad trip here and there, ultimately helping me realize the military might not be the best future for my karma. At around the same time, think it was 97-98’ I moved back to Eugene from Georgia. Luckily my love of cannabis and Eugene seemed to go hand in hand. The culture here held good herb higher than most anything, quality genetics and entheogens were embedding in the community, almost as a way of life.
Black Girls Rock Curaleaf POSTER COURTESY: CURALEAF
With social-distancing efforts holding strong, many state legislators cancelled 4/20 celebrations in public outdoor spaces, including the massive gathering at Robin Williams Meadow in San Francisco. However, this national holiday is impossible to quell, especially with the growing movement of cannabis legalization sweeping the country. Hundreds of companies and industry leaders put their heads together to navigate the stay-at-home orders and organize virtual events to ensure the celebration continues safely in the face of COVID-19. Boy, did they succeed in their efforts.
Allen Stein CEO COURTESY OF AFTER MIDNIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
WB: I had a PowerHitter while I was going to prep school in the 1970’s in New Jersey. It seemed like everyone had one. I got mine at a Grateful Dead show. It appears that they have been lovingly re-created for the present day imbiber of any material, Hemp, CBD, even a hand-rolled tobacco cigarette. This isn’t like a bong. You can smoke a veritable plethora of materials out of it, not just cannabis- yet they were all seized at the border. From my view, this is a strange thing because so many devices pertaining to the use of illegal and legal smokable products are manufactured overseas, especially in Far Eastern countries. This is one product that used to be sold in the USA, for years. Why suddenly would it be illegal. And why now? No one seems to know or would even comment. With 4/20 rapidly approaching, I cannot buy one because our benevolent government deems them inappropriate for sale to an adult.
Mezzrole Cocktail from Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails and Tonics. The cocktail was named for Louis … [+] GLENN SCOTT PHOTOGRAPHY
There is no category in the cannabis industry that has received more investment or positive speculation than infused beverages. According to a recent report on the global cannabis-based ‘alcoholic beverages market,’ this sector, which includes non-alcoholic cannabis-infused beers, wines, and spirits, is expected to grow by 19% or $155 million between 2020 and 2024 making it the fastest-growing segment of the cannabis industry. Constellation Brands was one of the first companies to eye this trend when it made an almost $4 billion investment in Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC).
I had the great, good fortune to make a friendship with some dyed in the wool New York City B-Boy kids who are well on their way to making it big in life. What they do for a “living” is work in the legal cannabis industry within their alternate universe known as “Talking Terps”. Music, cannabis and Talking Terps? What do they have to do with each other? Should you be in the place and time to know what Talking Terps are, and more importantly what they represent, please read on. I was pleasantly surprised as to their maturity and their deep knowledge of the universe. Through Talking Terps, a wheel of discovery spins opposite of what we all know is going forward. You move forward and then back, expansion and retraction. To me, this represents the balance of the universe. To truly succeed in life one needs to push forward and then retract, then move forward again. Exactly what Talking Terps are all about. Confusing? Not at all. Hard work is the engine of success. Thank you friends, you did it your way. Through hard work and fortitude.
Over the past decade, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the city known for its close proximity to the local Amish, has been reinventing itself, investing in its downtown by encouraging a vibrant arts scene and welcoming boutique shops.
