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fromBevindustry
2 days ago

Recasting Our Point of Reference in Beverage

The beverage industry is shifting back to large brands acquiring established players rather than nurturing small, niche brands.
#craft-beer
Beer
fromPUNCH
2 days ago

Why the Craft Beer Scene Is Better Now Than Ever | PUNCH

Craft beer culture is evolving, with a return to its roots despite recent industry challenges and declining trends.
fromTasting Table
1 month ago
Beer

The 15 Most Unique Breweries In The US - Tasting Table

The United States hosts innovative and unique breweries beyond mass-market brands, with many offering distinctive locations, scenic views, and specialized brewing techniques across diverse terrain.
fromTasting Table
2 months ago
Food & drink

Craft Beer's Boom Has Flipped: More Breweries Closed Last Year Than Opened - Tasting Table

The U.S. craft beer industry is contracting: 434 breweries closed in 2025 vs. 268 openings, driven by competition, higher prices, and shifting consumer habits.
Beer
fromPUNCH
2 days ago

Why the Craft Beer Scene Is Better Now Than Ever | PUNCH

Craft beer culture is evolving, with a return to its roots despite recent industry challenges and declining trends.
Beer
fromTasting Table
1 week ago

The 15 Best Breweries To Visit In Oregon - Tasting Table

Oregon is a key hub for craft brewing, featuring award-winning breweries with unique offerings and a vibrant beer culture.
Beer
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

The 15 Most Unique Breweries In The US - Tasting Table

The United States hosts innovative and unique breweries beyond mass-market brands, with many offering distinctive locations, scenic views, and specialized brewing techniques across diverse terrain.
Social justice
fromKqed
4 days ago

CA Craft Brewers Facing Significant Economic Challenges | KQED

Small brewers face challenges from tariffs and costs, adapting by enhancing brewpub experiences with food and hospitality.
#cannabis
Cannabis
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

New York's 600th licensed cannabis store opens on Upper West Side amid hopes for budding industry, fewer regulatory hiccups | amNewYork

Pure Blossoms Cannabis is New York's 600th licensed dispensary, symbolizing community and creativity in the cannabis culture after five years of legalization.
Cannabis
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Is New York's cannabis business really flying high?

New York's cannabis market faces challenges from a thriving grey market and complicated legal status, impacting legitimate businesses and public perception.
Cannabis
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

New York's 600th licensed cannabis store opens on Upper West Side amid hopes for budding industry, fewer regulatory hiccups | amNewYork

Pure Blossoms Cannabis is New York's 600th licensed dispensary, symbolizing community and creativity in the cannabis culture after five years of legalization.
Cannabis
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Is New York's cannabis business really flying high?

New York's cannabis market faces challenges from a thriving grey market and complicated legal status, impacting legitimate businesses and public perception.
fromThe Conversation
1 week ago

This medicinal cannabis website bends the rules. Take our quiz to see why

The law is clear. Advertising prescription medicines directly to consumers in Australia is prohibited - including on football jerseys, websites, social media, and on posters or banners.
Medicine
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 week ago

Refresh Your Pantry With These 2025 Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oils - San Francisco Bay Times

The more you use a good quality olive oil, the better your food will taste. Spring is the time to seek out the newest extra virgin olive oils—the current harvest from olives picked and milled in the previous fall and early winter.
Wine
Wine
fromTasting Table
1 week ago

This Grocery Store Trick Gets You Exactly The Amount Of Grapes You Need - Tasting Table

Grapes can be purchased by weight, allowing consumers to buy only the amount they need from large bags.
Medicine
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Sparse evidence for cannabis to treat mental health conditions highlights research gap

A comprehensive review of 45 years of cannabis research finds little to no high-quality evidence supporting marijuana's effectiveness for treating anxiety, depression, or PTSD, despite widespread medical use for these conditions.
Beer
fromPUNCH
2 weeks ago

The Breweries to Know in 2026

Craft beer industry has matured, with emerging breweries innovating in low-ABV segments and creating inclusive taproom experiences to shape the market's future direction.
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Calif.'s hottest new grocery brands start inside a brightly lit convention hall

Walking through the main hall is like being at a grocery store on steroids. Big brands are out in force with elaborate displays, from Organic Valley's farmhouse-style installation featuring a photo moment with popular cartoon character Bluey to La Croix's tropical-themed display to promote its newest flavor debuting at Expo (that would be Pineapple Coconut, for bubbly water fans).
Food & drink
fromLos Angeles Times
9 years ago

My Favorite Room: Tommy Chong goes up on the roof to get deep into the weed

I used to have about 20 pot plants growing on one side, just to experiment. But we're too close to the ocean and they got mold, so we harvested them. Every chance I get. I've been a sun-tanner all my life. The sun is why we moved from Canada to California.
LA real estate
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

ZenZest is an elevated approach to cannabis | amNewYork

Cannabis consumers aren't just looking for the closest store. They're searching for the best combination of quality, service, and value. ZenZest delivers that. ZenZest has built its reputation on offering a premium dispensary experience, designed for customers who value high standards. Our shop looks like an Apple Store layout. It's a clean design; not overwhelming. There are no large brand advertisements.
Cannabis
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

When Legalization Meets Reality

In early February, Canadian researchers reported that rates of severe mental illness among young people have risen alongside increased access to high-potency cannabis (Callaghan, et al., 2022). Around the same time, a new book, A Killing in Cannabis (Kohn, 2024), revisited a 2019 California murder and highlighted how violence tied to the marijuana trade has persisted even after legalization. On February 9, 2024, an opinion piece from the New York Times editorial board
Mental health
Beer
fromwww.brewbound.com
1 month ago

The Oregon Beverage Collective Finds Power in Numbers

The Oregon Beverage Collective, comprising five Bend-area breweries, formed through long-standing owner relationships to build collective strength while maintaining individual brand identities.
Wellness
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

How Cannabis is Shaping Wellness Trends in 2026

Cannabis has become a mainstream, science-backed cornerstone of personalized wellness, offering therapeutic benefits integrated into products, practices, and holistic health routines.
History
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
2 months ago

Finding My Path: On Hemp, Hope, and Losing Your Way - San Francisco Bay Times

Hemp's resurgence exposes historical US suppression driven by industrial and political interests, while personal disillusionment with American identity intensifies amid 2025 turmoil.
Business
fromSan Jose Inside
2 months ago

How Purple Lotus Became One of San Jose's Most Beloved Family-Owned Dispensaries

Purple Lotus is a family-owned San Jose dispensary founded in 2010 that prioritizes family, community, compassion, personalized care, and sustained local outreach.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

High on ... mustard? Cannabis industry teams up with chefs in push to stand out

Food and stoner culture have always gone together, but these days chefs and cannabis professionals are working together to find thoughtful, new ways to incorporate weed into meals. For National Hot Pastrami Day on 14 January, a celebrated Jewish deli in Chicago teamed up with a local Illinois dispensary to give customers free pastrami sandwiches garnished with cannabis-infused mustard. The High on Rye event was held in the parking lot of Ivy Hall dispensary's Logan Square location.
Food & drink
Public health
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Companies can now claim 'no artificial colors' if they add plant-based color to food

FDA permits "no artificial colors" claims for products free of petroleum-based dyes even if they contain naturally derived color additives.
#open-container-law
fromKqed
2 months ago
Law

Cops Have to Treat Marijuana in Your Car Differently After New California Supreme Court Ruling | KQED

fromKqed
2 months ago
Law

Cops Have to Treat Marijuana in Your Car Differently After New California Supreme Court Ruling | KQED

US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Suspected illegal marijuana cultivation and sales operation busted at San Leandro home

Police seized about 300 pounds of processed marijuana, hashish, cash, and related materials during a raid on a suspected illegal cultivation and sales operation.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Asking Eric: We like getting high, but our kid seems so judgmental

Between the two of us, we smoke one joint after 7 p.m. about four days a week. We also enjoy it on special occasions like holidays and birthdays. Lately, when our adult child has been over to visit and we step away to share a joint, they'll comment, I thought you only smoked on certain days or something to that effect. I feel like they're keeping tabs on us, or even judging us by saying OK in a disapproving way.
Relationships
Brooklyn
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Online brand Hemper elevates cannabis experience with specialty bongs and smoking accessories amNewYork

Hemper provides premium cannabis smoking accessories and curated subscription-style products, evolving from celebrity boxes to proprietary, culture-focused product curation and specialty bongs.
SF food
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
2 months ago

Start the New Year Right at the Farmers' Market - San Francisco Bay Times

Local farmers' markets offer seasonal produce—like tender winter broccoli, diverse potatoes, and California citrus—plus vendor guidance and fresher-than-grocery produce.
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

9 Craft Distilleries In The US You Should Visit - Tasting Table

The U.S. spirits landscape has evolved far beyond the recognition of simply being the birthplace of bourbon. In recent years, we've seen a transformation in both the quality and individuality that the country's craft distilleries have been able to produce. While previous decades were dominated by the big-name distilleries, far more awards are going to craft distillers who have mastered the art of producing high-quality whiskeys, rums, gins, and more.
Food & drink
fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
2 months ago

Why Fresh Cannabis Flower Matters at Purple Lotus San Jose

For many cannabis consumers, there's one unmistakable sign that they've found the right dispensary: the flower smells alive. It's expressive, sticky, vibrant. At Purple Lotus in San Jose, that's not luck, it's the result of a freshness-first approach that begins long before the jar reaches the shelf. Fresh Flower Begins with Intentional Practices Purple Lotus restocks its flower selection every week, keeping shelves aligned with the natural rhythm of the plant.
Cannabis
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

8 Distillery Red Flags That Should Send You Running - Tasting Table

Great distilleries are open about their craft, especially aging and warehouses; secrecy and unwillingness to share indicate red flags.
fromMuse by Clios | Discover the latest creative marketing and advertising news. Muse by Clio is the premier news site covering creativity in advertising and beyond.
1 month ago

Zach Santarsiero of CannaPlanners: Cannabis Marketers Need Tighter Systems and More Reliable Data | Muse by Clios

Zach is the CMO and VP of digital marketing at CannaPlanners, where he leads a team powering SEO and digital growth for more than 150 dispensaries and 30 cannabis retailers nationwide. Zach honed his skills in the plumbing, HVAC and automotive industries, fields where success depends on mastering local search. We spent two minutes with Zach to learn more about his background, his creative inspirations and recent work he's admired.
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Beer
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

4 beer trends on tap in 2026

Beer consumption is declining, breweries face economic strain, IPAs remain popular, limited-release 'whale' beers have waned, and recent trend fads have mostly fizzled.
Cannabis
fromFood & Beverage Magazine
1 month ago

The Potency Arms Race: Why 2.5mg is the New Sweet Spot for THC Drinks - Food & Beverage Magazine

Low-dose (around 2.5mg) THC beverages enable sessionable social drinking, prevent over-intoxication, protect revenue, and reduce regulatory and consumer risks.
Cannabis
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Hemp and marijuana are the same species. So why all the different laws?

Hemp, cannabis and marijuana are botanically the same species, but legal distinctions hinge on THC content and shifting federal regulations.
Cannabis
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Angelo's Picks: Warm up this cold winter with three great cannabis products amNewYork

An elevated snow day routine built around specific New York cannabis products: morning sativa pre-rolls, midday hybrid flower, and evening indica hash-infused pre-rolls.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Chicago's United Center to offer cannabis drinks could other arenas follow?

THC-infused beverages will now be available at special events in the United Center, the home of the Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Blackhawks, which some experts suggest may pave the way for other arenas to do the same. These drinks can be sold outside of state-legal recreational dispensaries because they are part of the hemp-derived cannabis market that is currently legal on the federal level.
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