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Christopher Gavigan: Founder And CEO Of Prima

Christopher Gavigan
Christopher Gavigan
PHOTO COURTESY: PRIMA

Although I didn’t realize at the time that the CBD cream that I’ve found real relief with in regards to my torn meniscus on my right knee is from Prima. I didn’t make the connection initially, my apologies to you all. It’s really fine stuff.

WB: Please tell me about yourself? Where are you from ? What was your path to your healing products? 

Christopher Gavigan=CG: I’m an East Coast native and always knew that my mindset and lifestyle choices were more attuned to the emerging, future-forward perception of health and wellbeing. I was always an outlier with my health-consciousness and environmental advocacy, so as a 20-year-old, I headed westward (of course!) to Santa Barbara, became a vegetarian, studied Environmental Sciences, and lived in a VW bus on the cliffs of the Pacific. I had known the recreational properties of cannabis then, but became deeply engaged in optimizing my body, energy, and mind to the plant sciences and botanical ingredients that promote healthful recovery. I was learning about the physiological impacts of certain toxicants from our living environments that had correlations to disease, illness, and health challenges — especially for kids and families — and this connected me to the best researchers and academics (at Mt. Sinai, Johns Hopkins, Berkeley and Yale).

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Total Food

Vodka Is Dead And Gin Is In!

Gin is huge in Berlin! Really. Especially Spanish Gin. At the recent Berlin Bar Convent I discovered that vodka is dead and gin is in! The favorite way to enjoy gin in Berlin is the classic gin and tonic, but that is where the drink that we know in the USA and the one in Berlin differ.

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An Interview With Greater Goods Founders Carrie Solomon And Jody Ake, Defiantly Optimistic

Carrie Solomon and Jody Ake, Founders of Greater Goods. Photo credit: Sam Gehrke
Carrie Solomon and Jody Ake, Founders of Greater Goods. 
PHOTO CREDIT: SAM GEHRKE

I love the flavors of Greater Goods — Mint Hibiscus Chocolate, Mocha Crunch Chocolate, Orange Ginger Chocolate and Marshmallow Bon Bons. When I started digging a bit deeper and I saw that Greater Goods founders, wife and husband team Carrie Solomon and Jody Ake, are the duo behind Oregon-based recreational cannabis company Leif Goods…well, I was immediately intrigued. They launched Greater Goods this year as an extension of their successful and delicious line of cannabis infused products to deliver inspired and whimsical creations to the CBD market nationwide. So now, everyone outside of Oregon can experience the joy their confections bring….

Greater Goods. Photo Credit: Ben Mund
Greater Goods 
PHOTO CREDIT: BEN MUND

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Meet me in New Jersey!

Friday, November 8, 2019 8 – 9:30 pm
219 High Street, Burlington NJ 08016

Master Mixologist Warren Bobrow is taking over! Taking over Riverview’s bar, that is, to serve up some of his creative cocktail creations. On Friday, November 8th the Upstairs Lounge at Riverview opens at 6pm with guitarist Bill Corvino, then at 8pm join author, chef and “Cocktail Whisperer” Warren Bobrow for a lively evening of conversation & craft cocktails. Banter back and forth with Bobrow as he mixes original and classic drinks from any of his six books– and then give these amazing aperitifs a taste! Bobrow’s books will be available for purchase to be signed following the event. Your $35 ticket includes the music & event, a selection of appetizers, and a sampling of the Cocktail Whisperer’s favorite drinks! Additional drinks available to order.

Warren Bobrow is a mixologist, chef, and writer known as the Cocktail Whisperer. Bobrow is a freelance mixologist specializing in Craft Spirits. He has developed bar programs and implemented their cocktail and ice programs. Warren served as master mixologist for several brands of liquor, including the Busted Barrel rum produced by New Jersey’s first licensed distillery since Prohibition. https://cocktailwhisperer.com/

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Books: Apothecary Cocktails: Restorative Drinks from Yesterday and Today (2013), Whiskey Cocktails: Rediscovered Classics and Contemporary Craft Drinks (2014), Bitters and Shrub Syrup Cocktails: Restorative Vintage Cocktails, Mocktails & Elixirs (2015), Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails & Tonics: The Art of Spirited Drinks & Buzz-Worthy Libations (2016), The Craft Cocktail Compendium: Contemporary Interpretations and Inspired Twists on Time-Honored Classics (2017).

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Hello Again Is Taking On Menopause: At The Source With Cannabis

Hello Again
Carrie Mapes and Patty Pappas PHOTO COURTESY: HELLO AGAIN

Initially I was hesitant to take on this topic, menopause. Why? Being a man, I couldn’t possibly understand (I don’t, really) nor would I ever experience the thrills and deep joys of menopause. (I wouldn’t have that sports car either from what is described as Male Menopause. It doesn’t exist for men, no matter how we plead.) But actually I have experienced menopause from afar, however I won’t go into that in this article. Good thing really. But enough of what I know or better yet, don’t know about menopause. What I do know is that THC and CBD when combined in carefully metered doses (at the source) offer a deep form of relief that just has to be shared in my column. No matter what your personal thoughts are about taking any form of cannabis, this product that I discovered named Hello Again is Taking on Menopause… at the Source. Check it out!

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Recipes

Bosporus cocktail: Raise a cannabis-infused toast to ring in legalization 2.0

Photo provided by Warren Bobrow.
Photo provided by Warren Bobrow.

Raki is an all-purpose, age-old remedy for any and every occasion. The signature sweetened, anise-flavoured drink of Turkey is “the go-to spirit for celebrating a promotion or a birthday or for muting the pain of a job loss or the end of a relationship,” notes an article on CNN Travel.

As Canadians celebrate legalization 2.0, raki is also the recommended choice for a THC infusion, Bosporus cocktail. “The infused mix is delicious and gets you stoned without anyone smelling anything—it’s a non-confrontational way to consume cannabis,” Warren Bobrow, known as the Cocktail Whisperer in the hospitality industry, tells The GrowthOp.

Mixologist, bartender and contributing writer for Forbes, Bobrow is the author of, among other books, Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails & Tonics: The Art of Spirited Drinks and Buzz-Worthy Libations.

His only piece of advice: “The cannabis strain that you use must not be CBD. In my opinion, CBD is useless; I don’t work with hemp, either. It does nothing other than lighten your pocketbook,” he says.

https://www.thegrowthop.com/cannabis-culture/taste-of-turkey-with-some-thc-bosporus-cocktail
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Five Rational Questions For Christopher Louie, Founder/CEO Xiaolin Cannagars

Xiaolin
Christopher Louie
 DAVE TOMANOVICH
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Cannagars are my passion and the people who make them are equally as intriguing. I love to seek cannagars out in my quest to discover the art of ultra-high-end cannabis. Until a couple of years ago, no one had any idea what a cannagar was, or what valuable ingredients goes into one. That was then.


When Christopher Louie moved to Colorado from New York, the market had not been established yet. He saw the financial opportunity to do something brilliant and educational too. To smoke one a hand-made Xiaolin Cannagar is an emotional and philosophical experience. And while not everyone can say that they’ve enjoyed a Xiaolin Cannagar, they are available legally in Colorado.

Xiaolin
The Master At Work
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Recipes

Why not put some real pot in Thanksgiving potluck?

We spoke to three cannabis influencers on how to bring cannabis to the dinner table.

Gin & Juice with a canna-twist

With the simplest of ingredients, one can make a delicious canna-punch. Warren Bobrow, the Cocktail Whisperer, says the key ingredient in his take on the classic Gin and Juice is the orange juice made with roasted oranges. The botanical gin, says Bobrow, “acts as a guide dog, if you will, for the THC. It’s really lovely!”

Ingredients

2 oz. botanical gin of your choice, with 0.25 g of THC-rich cannabis
4 oz. roasted orange juice
2 oz. ginger beer syrup (Bobrow uses Pickett’s)
4 oz. club soda
Fee Brothers Cardamom Bitters

Directions

  1. Heat the cannabis in a 240 degree F oven for 45 minutes. Cool and set aside.
  2. Add cannabis and the botanical gin to an iSi whipped cream maker.
  3. Force two or three Nitrous oxide (N2O) cartridges into the cannabis and the gin. Strain and set aside.
  4. Add the ginger beer syrup.
  5. Float roasted orange juice on top.
  6. Finish with 4 oz. club soda.
  7. Stir well and dot with Fee Brothers Cardamom Bitters.

For a final finish, Bobrow suggests a celebratory swizzle.

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Tiny But Mighty: Sundae School Mini-Joints Charm

Sundae School
Tiny But Mighty WARREN BOBROW: IPHONE XR

From the very first glance, be it on an angle, or straight into your hand, lighting your tiny, but mighty joint and inhaling deeply brings solace. Through inhaling the healing vapors you can feel into your very soul that Sundae School mini-joints are something extremely special. If you think that you’ve tried excellent cannabis in the past I implore you to seek out Sundae School’s offerings in the cannabis vein. The tiny tin boxes come emblazoned with the messages of the moment. Eureka. Uplift. Brain, Cardio, Boost. They are known professionally as Bullets. I’ve always thought of this size of joint as a dog-walk joint, just enough to walk your dog and make a new friend at the same time.

Sundae School is the smokable incarnation of much dreaming.

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