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3 Predictions for 2023

2023 is scheduled to be a banner year for cannabis - sure, the public market isn’t a short term winner but cannabis is here to stay so buckle up. ...

WTF: NY Cannabis - January 2023

What you need to know about legal cannabis in New York today - January 2023.

Traveling with Cannabis

Listen - you don’t need to explain yourself. Maybe your family is super stressful, maybe cannabis is your medicine and you take it wherever you g...

Northeast Weed Update

You live in the NE (NY, NJ, MA, CT - we see you) and you are pumped… Now that weed is “legal” you are ready to dive into the world of cannabis and ...

Mother's Day

We are living in a time where there is a renewed interest in natural beauty solutions. Consumers want to know what’s in their beauty products and t...

Buying the “Right” CBD

According to the 2018 Farm Bill (also known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018), hemp-derived CBD is nationally legal as long as it has les...

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Earth Day: The Most Useful Plant on the Planet, Hemp

On this cloudy and overcast day, I am drawn to the idea of plunging past the superficial. I woke up with an old Anais Nin quote in my head that wou...

Office Hours with Dr. Ethan Russo MD, Founderof CReDO Science and Daygold

Dr. Ethan Russo, MD, is a board-certified neurologist, psychopharmacology researcher, and author. His accolades abound (read them all here). So, we...

High from Beryl: April Edition

Happy April! To most, April signifies Spring -warmer temperatures, vacations, cherry blossoms, Easter and Passover… you get the picture. In the wo...

Using CBD Effectively

CBD is not just a one-trick pony, or a one-form pony, for lack of better analogies. That’s a common misconception that needs to be corrected. Many ...

Opting Out is the Dangerous Choice

By Beryl Solomon Jackowitz Towns all over New York - and particularly Long Island - are choosing to “opt out” of allowing cannabis dispensari...

The Many Benefits of Chamomile

By Amiah Taylor When you were little, did your parents read you “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” as a bedtime story? ...