In California’s wine valley, a cannabis company just got caught running 16 diesel generators to keep its operation alive. Not as backup power. Not during emergencies. As the main engine of the business. On August 15, Central Coast Agriculture Inc. agreed to pay $620,000 to settle an environmental protection lawsuit with the Santa Barbara County… Keep Reading
After I became a brand ambassador for the European seed company Blimburn earlier this year, I got comments asking why I wasn’t representing OG American breeders instead. My answer is that our cannabis community has never been about drawing lines in the sand or limiting innovation to a single country. It has always thrived on… Keep Reading
The Short Version The company you invested in, High Times Holdings, no longer exists. It went under and into receivership. We (the new owners of the High Times brand) paid about $3.5 million into that receivership. That money is now with the receiver. If you have a claim, you should reach out to the receiver… Keep Reading
A company created by Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong—the iconic comedy duo known as Cheech and Chong—filed to hire a lobbyist in order to get involved with the lawmaking process in Sacramento, California. Marin, 79, and Chong, 86, are moving their interests into California politics as it impacts businesses they own. CBS News reports that… Keep Reading
The CEO of cannabis multistate operator Green Thumb Industries is pitching a merger between his company and Boston Beer Co., the manufacturer of the Samuel Adams family of brews. Green Thumb CEO Ben Kovler proposed the merger idea in a letter dated June 2 to Boston Beer chairman and founder Jim Koch, saying the move… Keep Reading
The U.S. justice system is irrefutably flawed and has a dark side, but one company rose from the ashes of a cruel ruling. Richard DeLisi is one of America’s longest-serving and most harshly-punished prisoners for a nonviolent cannabis-related crime, serving 32 years of a 90-year sentence coupled with an eight-year sentence for a total of… Keep Reading
Sticker Farmer pushes uniqueness. The branding and marketing company doesn’t want to make a copy of a copy. Founder Ben Pechetti, who’s been smoking and making art since he was a teen, has always done things his own way; his journey and his company is nothing if not unique. The artist and businessman’s career started… Keep Reading
Data and market intelligence company Headset released a report on March 15, entitled “Understanding 4/20 cannabis holiday & consumer purchasing trends,” which projects that 2022 will be one of the biggest holidays yet for cannabis sales. The data is collected by Headset’s own software, which examines real-time sales from participating retailers. “April 20 has been… Keep Reading
Jesce Horton founded LOWD, a craft cannabis company located in Portland, Oregon, in 2015. Immersed in Oregon cannabis causes and beyond, Horton was appointed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown to the Task Force for Cannabis Environmental Best Practices in 2016 and sits on the Board of Directors for both the Oregon Cannabis Business Association and… Keep Reading
Allen Iverson of NBA fame just joined forces with cannabis company Viola to produce exclusive strains. Read More Author: Addison Herron-Wheeler / High Times Keep Reading
