When many hear “Bend, Oregon,” they think epic skiing, insane snowboarding, and dank craft beers, but Bend is home of another trailblazer, Magic Number. The company claims to be Oregon’s first canned cannabis beverage company, which is what first peaked my interest. Their canned cannabis soda drinks contain, “100% all natural ingredients and flash frozen, […]Read More
These days there are plenty of complaints about fake news. Some people loudly complain – or even convulse – when publications publish inaccurate, misleading, or pure click-bait headlines. But what makes our collective blood boil is when publications just outright make shit up. We all want real, tangible and verifiable information; just as we all […]Read More
By: Katriñe Arnedo, Strategic Partnerships Coordinator for Community Food Share Rick is a caregiver for his mom, who has early onset dementia. Since December, Rick has been unable to work and, for the first time in life, needed to ask for food assistance this March. “It has really helped through this rough period of time, […]Read More
One of the many vexing problems facing lawmakers these days is how to keep the COVID-19 virus away from vulnerable, tightly-packed prison populations. Efforts continue to early release non-violent inmates, including cannabis offenders, from prison because of the pandemic.Read More
And if you see me tonightWith an illegal smileIt don’t cost very muchAnd it lasts a long whileWon’t you please tell the manI didn’t kill anyoneI was just trying to have me some fun.— John Prine 1971 John Prine insisted that “Illegal Smile” is not about cannabis. Of course, it is. What else could it […]Read More
Charlotte Figi, the young girl with Dravet’s syndrome whose story became the face of the healing properties of cannabidiol and helped change laws around the world, died Tuesday, likely of complications from the COVID-19 virus. This is sad news indeed. Figi’s story was first seen on the Sanjay Gupta CNN specials, Weed and Weed 2, […]Read More
By Emily Kleeman, Executive Director of The Reentry Initiative Through The Gates, A Warm Welcome The waiting area in prison is bustling with DOC Officers checking in for their shifts. They lay out their belongings one by one, silver handcuffs, keys, a badge and a lunch box. It’s only 7:30 am and you can feel […]Read More
By: Kathleen McGoey, Executive Director of Longmont Community Justice Partnership When I talk to someone new to the concept of restorative justice, the most common responses I hear are: “That sounds like common sense. Why aren’t we doing more of that? This country needs more restorative justice!” The data tells us that beyond the appeal […]Read More
Terrapin Care Station is committed to planting local roots. From our entrance into the cannabis industry in 2009, Terrapin Care Station has aimed for success, not only in business but in creating a socially-conscious movement to ensure our connection to the communities in which we operate. We believe that Terrapin Care Station has a duty […]Read More
I typically don’t get emotional at the site of promotional logos, yet there I was. As a small string section entertained the well-dressed attendees gathered inside the Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s atrium in September 2017 for a fundraiser for The Gathering Place – an organization committed to serving women, children and transgender individuals […]Read More
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