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Marketing
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.
Wine
fromInsideHook
1 day ago

Turns Out There's a Way to Get Drunk Without Booze

Auto-brewery syndrome causes the body to produce alcohol naturally, leading to intoxication without drinking.
Mission District
fromSFGATE
1 day ago

The Lower Haight corner store named Whole Foods

Haight Fillmore Whole Foods Co. symbolizes community resilience and healthy living in San Francisco's Lower Haight neighborhood since 1978.
#craft-beer
Beer
fromPUNCH
1 day 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
fromPUNCH
1 day 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.
Agriculture
fromFood & Beverage Magazine
2 days ago

Discover the SUNSET Tomato Branch: Innovative Packaging

The SUNSET® Tomato Branch introduces innovative triangular packaging that enhances consumer experience and sustainability while extending shelf life for tomatoes.
Remodel
fromApartment Therapy
3 days ago

People Are Buying Multiple of These Gigantic Costco Planters and I Get Why

Costco offers large ceramic pots ideal for houseplants, priced at $85 each, perfect for spring re-potting.
Social justice
fromKqed
3 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.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

Tilray Sinks 4%: 3 Reasons the Market Isn't Impressed Despite Record Q3 Revenue

Tilray's stock declined despite record Q3 results due to EPS miss and ongoing dilution concerns.
#cannabis
Cannabis
fromwww.amny.com
4 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
4 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
Portland
fromPortland Monthly
2 weeks ago

Oregon Nursery Rancho Cacto Is All About the Succulents

Rancho Cacto, founded by Molly Malecki near Aurora, Oregon, cultivates thousands of cacti and succulents across multiple greenhouses, supplying over 50 regional plant shops following the pandemic-driven houseplant boom.
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.
Agriculture
fromPortland Monthly
2 weeks ago

A Flower CSA Will Keep You in Portland-Grown Blooms All Season Long

Local flower farms in Portland offer community supported agriculture subscriptions providing weekly fresh blooms at $30-45 per bouquet, an alternative to imported flowers dominating the market.
Food & drink
fromFuturism
4 weeks ago

Chocolate Company Announces Plans to Produce Lab-Grown Cocoa

Lab-cultured chocolate technology offers an alternative to traditional cocoa farming, potentially disrupting a supply chain unchanged since the 1800s while addressing consumer concerns about additives and exploitation.
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
fromSFGATE
4 weeks 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
Wellness
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Smoke a joint and get deep with flowers at this guided floral design workshop in DTLA

Abriana Vicioso hosts monthly Flower Hour wellness workshops combining herbal tea, cannabis, and floral arrangement creation to help participants connect with the therapeutic properties of flowers.
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.
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Agriculture
fromTasting Table
4 weeks ago

Growing Strawberries? This Brilliant Backyard Method Is So Easy - Tasting Table

Growing strawberries in gutters is an accessible beginner-friendly method requiring minimal space, drainage holes, soil, and eight hours of daily sunlight for successful vertical gardening.
Cannabis
fromSpectrumlocalnews
3 weeks ago

New York cannabis grower to be featured in upcoming reality series

New York's five-year-old recreational marijuana legalization faced slow rollout challenges, but licensed growers like Honest Pharm Co. are now succeeding with products in 100 dispensaries statewide.
#bay-area-cafes
Beer
fromBevindustry
1 month ago

Tilray Brands acquires BrewDog

Tilray Brands acquired BrewDog's global brand, U.K. brewing operations, and 11 brewpubs for £33 million, with ongoing negotiations for U.S. and Australian assets.
Cannabis
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Op-Ed | The crisis facing New York's licensed hemp industry | amNewYork

New York hemp retailers face systematic regulatory crackdowns and six-figure tax penalties from state agencies, forcing many businesses to close despite operating legally under state and federal hemp laws.
Agriculture
from48 hills
1 month ago

When you eat broccolini, remember the farmworkers who harvest it for you - 48 hills

A 1963 train-truck collision killed 32 bracero workers near Salinas, sparking outrage that led to the bracero program's termination two years later.
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
fromNew York Post
4 weeks ago

NY ramps up pot production to snuff out potential massive weed shortage

An analysis released Thursday by the Office of Cannabis Management claims that, without action, the shortage of flowered marijuana could reach 365,000 pounds over the next year. Citing the gap between supply and demand, OCM Acting Executive Director John Kagia said the state could issue licenses for 100 additional pot growers this year - while allowing dozens of existing cultivators to grow more flower.
Cannabis
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.
Cannabis
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

L.A. cannabis businesses owe $400 million. The city may get only $30 million

Los Angeles cannabis businesses owe $400 million in back taxes and fees, but an amnesty program would allow them to pay taxes over three years while forgiving late fees and interest, resulting in only $30 million collected by the city.
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.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

High Times, Flying Once More

Last year, he and a partner, Matt Stang, purchased High Times, a fifty-plus-year-old cannabis culture brand that had fallen into receivership, for three and a half million dollars. They are in the process of reviving the High Times print magazine, which once published Charles Bukowski and William S. Burroughs, as a quarterly. The relaunch issue, featuring the rapper Rick Ross on the cover, is out this month.
Cannabis
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.
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.
US politics
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

MSOS ETF Drops 26% in One Month as Federal Cannabis Policy Stalls

MSOS performance is driven mainly by uncertain federal cannabis policy, despite executive actions, leaving regulatory and banking obstacles for multi-state operators.
Coffee
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

7 Places To Find Gourmet Coffee For A Bargain - Tasting Table

Gourmet coffee offers traceable, higher-quality beans with nuanced flavors, and several retailers offer bargain-priced gourmet options.
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.
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.
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
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
2 months ago

The 5 Grocery Stores With The Best Selection Of Produce - Tasting Table

Grocery stores that offer the best produce know it's crucial to nail a few key factors. First, produce needs to be fresh - that feeling when you get home and open a packet of cucumbers only to find that they're soggy and covered in slime is not a good one. Second, fruits and vegetables need to be priced right. While shoppers can expect to pay a premium of about 50 percent more for organically grown vegetables, anything more than that starts to feel unreasonable.
Food & drink
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.
Agriculture
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

My rare plants sell for five figures. The business helps me support my extended family, but I work about 100 hours a week.

A mathematician turned rare-plant hobbyist launched a full-time plant business, leaving academia to support an extended family through plant sales.
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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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.
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.
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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.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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