Author: David Holt

Cannabis retail comes to a mall and an airport near you

Cannabis retail comes to a mall and an airport near you

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At least in some cases, frequent cannabis use does not dampen business smarts. It also can make for  strange business partnerships. Rapper and cannabis entrepreneur Snoop Dogg has an estimated net worth of $150 million. He and media icon Martha Stewart are in the pot business together and have become good friends. Going back a few years, his surreal movie Soul Plane is one of the classic stoner movies, according...
This BC family business helps you recover from life

This BC family business helps you recover from life

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]THE COMPANY IN ACTION Backforty Blends creates topical products made from organic materials and infused with CBD. With a focus on pain and recovery, Backforty’s products soothe the body to ensure that you can re-discover a pain-free life. Utilizing unique ingredients including Canadian Kisolite® BMP – Biogenic Mineral Clay (Canadian Glacial Clay), arnica, and peppermint, Backforty formulates muscles rubs and rejuvenating creams like no other. Founders: the Routley brothers, Bryden...
4/20: A holiday that’s hard to keep

4/20: A holiday that’s hard to keep

For those of us who remember, 1971 was a year. Mount Etna erupted. Intel released the first microprocessor. The giant Aswan Dam was completed in Egypt. Charles Manson and three of his followers received the death penalty. On a lighter note, Walt Disney World Resort opened in Florida, the Rolling Stones released Sticky Fingers, and Zep first performed Stairway to Heaven. Starbucks, a small chain of coffee shops, brewed their...
Cannabis under the microscope

Cannabis under the microscope

Cannabis is one of man’s oldest crops. In Siberia, seeds from burial mounds date back to 3,000 BC. The Chinese were using cannabis as a medicine thousands of years ago. Some of the Founding fathers of the United States grew hemp. From the prehistoric hunters and gatherers to ancient China and Viking ships, author Barney Warf describes how cannabis use originated thousands of years ago in Asia, eventually spreading to...
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