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Valentine's Gifts for the Cannabis Lover You Love

Picking the right cannabis accessories for Valentine’s Day is super important. You could accidentally get your hands on some dope purple and get stuck to the couch. There goes that dinner reservation you booked in September because you’re a thinker....
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On the Road to Cleaner Cannabis in 2019

Cannabis testing labs certainly weren't the only ones facing the challenges of the state’s new standards for clean cannabis. This week we’ll cover the the perspectives of the rest of the supply chain, with a dash of lab insight from one of the experts looking in....
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Cannabis Labs Were Thrilled to Say Farewell to the Challenges of 2018

The trials encountered by the cannabis lab testing industry in 2018 were notable as it adapted to new regulations. We got the take from the labs, distributors and producers on how it all went down. In the first of our two-part series, this week we’ll get the labs' take on what they had to face in 2018. Next week we'll hear from distributors and dispensaries....
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Happy Holidays to the Weed User in Your Life

As the cannabis industry works to redefine itself for the masses on days that aren't April 20, nowhere is it warmer and friendlier than the holiday season. In businesses once afraid to invest anything beyond plastic bags, or glass jars if they really loved us, the holidays are all the rage these days. And it's not just dispensaries with Christmas trees; folks at all levels of the industry are getting in on the action with gift packs, holiday flavors and other generally awesome stuff....
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Pot Gives Back, Led by Bloom Farms' World Food Day Campaign to Help Local Food Bank

As the season of giving kicks off, the cannabis industry continues its year-round effort to give back, recently highlighted by some of California's biggest brands and a ton of local dispensaries joining forces to raise awareness of hunger on United Nations' World Food Day. Led by Bloom Farms, which since 2014 has fed more than 1.4 million meals to Californians in need, the companies kicked off a monthlong effort starting Oct. 16, which is World Food Day....
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Cannabis Tech Finds a Friendly Welcome in L.A.

Two of L.A.'s fastest-growing sectors, tech and cannabis, have collided to get the ball rolling on innovations that likely will have a big impact well beyond the world's largest cannabis market in Southern California....
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The 5 Hypest Cannabis Strains This Fall

While the debate concerning the best cannabis in L.A. would be lengthy and likely require an event series, we can assure you this quintet of cultivars is not too far from the top of the mountain. They also represent a cross-section of fantastic genetics, both old and new. So whether it's fresh and exciting or has stood the test of time, this is all absolute certified heat....
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National Expungement Week Brings Legal Aid to L.A. on Saturday

National Expungement Week hits Los Angeles with clinics across the county helping people clear their record and get a second chance at life. A coalition of more than 20 organizations working at the intersection of the cannabis industry, racial equity and reparative justice organized the weeklong legal services tour in conjunction with events across the country, hoping to help some of the 77 million Americans with convictions on their record....