BuzzFeed News Has Launched Its Own Cannabis Brand
Sadly it’s not called BuzzWeed, a total missed opportunity. Free Book Preview Cannabis Capital Learn how to get your business funded in the Cannabis economy! August 9, 2021 3 min read This story originally appeared on Benzinga If you had been listening to Benzinga’s Cannabis Hour on Thursday, you would have heard the news. If not, here it is: BuzzFeed, the global digital media company and 2021 winner of a Pulitzer Prize has now decided that in addition to reporting about one of the fastest-growing industries in the U.S., it will be joining it. BuzzFeed has launched its own cannabis brand. And, no, the cannabis line is not called BuzzWeed, which some…
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Curaleaf CT eyes major expansion into state’s recreational cannabis market – Hartford Business
Simsbury-based Curaleaf Connecticut is planning to triple its cannabis production output, as the company prepares to enter the state’s new adult-use recreational market. Curaleaf, a multistate operator headquartered in Massachusetts, currently runs one of Connecticut’s four medical cannabis grow facilities. Patrik Jonsson, Curaleaf’s regional president of the Northeast, said the company is currently in the design and engineering phase of expanding its Simsbury outpost to accommodate the increased production. Patrik Jonsson “We believe that there’s a way for us at our current location to expand, and we’re also looking at secondary sites, if that’s an option,” Jonsson said. “But we’d…
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$30M venture cannabis fund offers window into recreational marijuana industry’s financing options – Hartford Business
It wasn’t long ago when people looking to spend tens of millions of dollars bankrolling cannabis entrepreneurs were frowned upon by society, not to mention performing an illegal act. But these days, as an increasing number of states legalize marijuana for recreational use, the financiers are people like Devin Schleidt, owner of Greater Hartford-based business advisory firm Schleidt Works, who is launching a $30 million venture fund to help seed up-and-coming cannabis businesses in Connecticut. Schleidt’s fund, Connecticut Cannabis Capital LLC, will invest in prospective cannabis growers, dispensaries and manufacturers looking to get into the state’s recently-established recreational marijuana market,…
Read More »Shop At The Westbrook Outlets For Back To School Fun! – Patch.com
ESSEX, CHESTER, DEEP RIVER, CT — Shopping is a pleasurable past-time that many of us took for granted prior to Covid-19 and the pandemic. Since the world has reopened, shopping experiences have looked a bit different. However, it is still fun to get out with friends and family, ramble through stores filled with stylish clothing and footwear, as well as, home accessories and more, searching for what you need and want. The Westbrook Outlets have always been a great place to do just that, and now, post-pandemic shut down, the stores at the Outlet are open and ready for business….
Read More »Feds evaluate cannabis testing labs (Newsletter: August 9, 2021) – Marijuana Moment
CO gov talks marijuana with South Park creators; GOP congressman: psychedelic therapy “sounds amazing”; Record MI cannabis sales Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Free to read (but not free to produce)! We’re proud of our newsletter and the reporting we publish at Marijuana Moment, and we’re happy to provide it for free. But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen. If you value Marijuana Moment, invest in…
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GMA’s Robin Roberts shares rare selfie with partner Amber during unbelievable date night to mark major… – HELLO!
August 08, 2021 – 15:25 BST Hanna Fillingham Good Morning America star Robin Roberts took to Instagram to share a rare selfie with her partner Amber Laign during an unbelievable date night Robin Roberts has an incredibly strong relationship and while her partner Amber Laign is notoriously private, she occasionally features in posts on the star’s social media. MORE: Robin Roberts announces courageous career move in emotional post And most recently, the Good Morning America co-anchor took to Instagram to share some impressive photos from an extra special date night. The date night in question was to celebrate Robin…
Read More »The Ganjier: A New Class of Cannabis Professional
With the dawn of the legal cannabis world several years ago, many of us in the fledgling business realized that education was key to breaking the age-old stigmas around this healing plant. The public needed to learn that we were promoting Reefer Gladness, not Reefer Madness. To accomplish this, we asked ourselves how we could best spread the word about the benefits of cannabis. Green Flower Media in Southern California, under the guidance of CEO and Co-Founder Max Simon, landed on a great solution: They created a strong online presence with a website that featured classes available to everyone, taught…
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‘I just want to grow my weed’: Danbury hemp farmers say equity is key in city’s marijuana discussions – Danbury News Times
DANBURY – The short version of how two labor union activists from Harlem and Queens wound up growing hemp in the semi-rural hills of western Danbury is that they were fed up with New York City. But the longer story is a certain amount of destiny played a role in the couple’s year-old farming venture, as well as their decision to speak up for people of color as city leaders debate the future of legal marijuana in Danbury. “I just want to grow my weed,” says Hector Gerardo with a laugh that belies how seriously he believes in giving people…
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