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I usually fill my stash with homegrown, but I’ve been equal parts consumer and wholesaler the past few months, and there are few things I wish every dispensary would do: 1. Carry prepackaged ounces. At least a few strains and a couple of cultivators. There’s no world where an ounce consumer wants to buy 4-8 individual packages. And if your ounces are over $150 they’re not competitive with what’s out there. 2. List the cultivator on the menu in addition to the brand. Brands come and go, and you can find the cultivator with some research, but give them credit and let the consumer know. We have preferences and don’t want to be fooled into buying flower from a grow we don’t prefer. 3. List the strain description, the lineage, and ideally the breeder. If all I see is “dried cannabis flower is primarily ingested via inhalation. Activation time is roughly about 5 minutes…” I’m not buying it. I’m sure there are many more ways we could improve the buying experience. And I know how hard it to is to manage dutchie, COAs, software, compliance, turnover, and everything that keeps menus from getting better. But there’s an enormous game of telephone going on between growers and consumers and we need to make it better. Shout out to Mass Alternative Care - a beautiful $130 ounce of Zephyr flower, listed accurately with strain and breeder info on the menu at East Boston Cannabis - pictured below! #cannabisindustry

Pro-Tip: with full metabolization and 100% efficacy ~20 millagrams cannabinoids (eg. lipsomal CBD) is enough active base molecules to flood every CB1 receptor in the average human body. key takeaway--- the single most massive point of acceleration in todays cannabis marketplace is centred on the issue of Dosage Delivery Devices, developing trusted NETWORKs and Appliances needed to improve rates of active product metabolism and preserve shelf-stable efficacy (!).

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NY Plans to Let You Grow 5lbs of Weed at Home Photo: Branding Pot / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock) New Yorkers volition yet beryllium capable to turn their ain acknowledgment to caller ordinances acceptable for a ballot by the state’s Cannabis Control Board. If the projected regulations are finalized, authorities residents volition beryllium allowed to cultivate up to 12 cannabis plants and support 5 pounds of self-produced cannabis angiosperm successful their shoebox apartments. You won’t beryllium capable to merchantability your idiosyncratic stash without a license, but the instrumentality says it’s conscionable good to stock the writer arsenic a gift. Modern Yet Retro | JBL Spinner BT Review The 2021 authorities law that legalized weed possession for adults cleared New Yorkers to turn weed astatine home, but that proviso has been connected clasp portion the state’s Office of Cannabis Management works connected guidelines. Empire State residents 21 and older tin already transportation up to 3 ounces of store-bought herb, but the projected rules would good up to 5 pounds of trimmed angiosperm erstwhile they spell into effect. Residential weed farms would beryllium constricted to six mature cannabis plants with disposable buds and an further six immature plants. That would use nary substance however galore radical unrecorded successful the home. The Cannabis Control Board was acceptable to ballot connected the rules Wednesday, but the gathering was postponed to February. Once the regulations are approved, they’ll beryllium unfastened for a 60-day nationalist remark play earlier they spell into effect. Even erstwhile location growers get the greenish light, the odor could inactive beryllium a problem. The caller regulations accidental you would person to bash thing astir the odor if your location cognition gets truthful dank that it bothers your neighbors. There volition beryllium different limitations arsenic well. NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents are retired of luck, for example, due to the fact that the buildings are nether the jurisdiction of the US authorities and cannabis is amerciable astatine the national level. New York’s bumbling rollout of ineligible weed has been a spot of an embarrassment for regulators, creating an astir anything-goes chaotic westbound for ganja fans. There are only 11 licensed dispensaries successful Manhattan for example, and conscionable 51 state-wide. You wouldn’t cognize it from a locomotion astir the 5 boroughs though, arsenic weed is connected show successful bodegas connected conscionable astir each corner—not to notation the technically amerciable dedicated weed stores cropping up each implicit the city. It’s astir apt for the champion that law enforcement has adopted a hands-off attack to the contented portion authorities ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif - The California State Fair Cannabis Awards announced its Gold and Silver medal winners. Judges awarded more than 100 medals across nine categories and 44 subcategories, including outdoor flower, mixed light flower, pre-rolls, concentrates, cartridges, edibles, beverages and wellness products. Gold medal winners are now vying for nine coveted “Best of California” Golden Bear trophies, likened to the new “Michelin Guide” of cannabis products. With more than 500 entries in 2024—double that of 2023—the California State Fair Cannabis Awards is the largest sanctioned cannabis competition in the world. For 170 years, the California State Fair has awarded farmers from California’s traditional agricultural industries for their best-in-class bounty. In response to California voters’ overwhelming support for cannabis legalization and in recognition of the tremendous role cannabis plays as one of the state's top-ranking crops by value, the California State Fair has included cannabis in these prestigious awards for the past three years. Embarc Budist California State Fair Cannabis Awards Continuing reading at the link below.

In the world of cannabis, a good #story can make all the difference. 🌱 It's what sets a bud apart in a sea of well-grown, well-manicured inflorescence. And who better to tell that story than the farmers themselves? The New York Office of Cannabis Management's new initiative, the Grower's Showcase, allows cultivators to become characters in their own narrative. By presenting their own products at pop-up markets, farmers can connect with consumers on a personal level. It's not just about selling a product; it's about sharing a journey from seed to sale. But the story doesn't end with the farmers. It's carried forward by the budtenders, the unsung heroes of the cannabis industry. When these pop-up markets occur in a retail establishment, budtenders get to meet and know the growers. They become the narrators, passing on the growers' stories to the customers long after the farmers have returned to their fields. What do you think of this initiative? I’m from Canada so WTFDIK. Is this initiative is a step in the right direction? The New York State Cannabis Control Board is opening an additional 212 retail licenses, but this is still insufficient to meet the overwhelming demand and cater to the large number of licensed cultivators. Here’s a few visualizations of cannabis farm stands in #nyc https://lnkd.in/gzXVHFsP #CannabisIndustry #NewYork #Innovation #Regulation

In today’s entry, we talk about how to navigate the garden of cannabis and Pick Your Flower. Plus, local dispensary recommendations for buds of all shades of the rainbow. Picking Your Flower: https://lnkd.in/g8pCFu8Z

Did you know that the world's greatest weed experiment is happening today in Minnesota? Well, every day for that matter. Just when I was ready to give up on my long-held belief that a whole new set of cannabis consumers is lurking (my retail/brand friends have beat me down on this one) comes evidence from the great hemp experiment in Minnesota suggesting I hold out longer. In Minnesota, people are accessing THC beverages (and edibles) at places they already shop at (grocery, liquor stores). In packages that look like products they already buy (like alternative cocktails). And surrounded by people who feel like 'their' people (their neighbors). And apparently the products are flying off the shelves! How do I know sales are not just driven by the legacy/heavier consumer that many regulated businesses have chosen to focus on? I don't for sure - except maybe by the dosage limits imposed on these hemp-derived products (5MG or less of THC). This is not a dose level legacy buyers are attracted to, as evidenced by the fact that in regulated markets this dose is harder and harder to come by. I guess packaging, distribution and stigma are indeed critical factors for newcomers after-all. Admittedly, I've been on the fence about the hemp-derived market. Joe Hodas has kindly let me vent over coffee for months now. I've just struggled with the suddenly imbalanced playing fields...after sitting front row to the shit-show that is over-regulation across USA/Canada. But these fearless entrepreneurs behind upstarts in Minnesota are making a huge difference - and proving that lower barriers, more comfortable environments and familiarity widens the industry's addressable market. (Some regs to protect the consumer - and the market - that insure quality and consistency will still help.) Sure legalization in Canada and multiple US states over the past many years have been remarkable experiments. But in terms of convincing the industry, investors and the world at large that weed is not just for stoners - Minnesota appears to takes the cake. PS. Thank you David Standa for some on-the-ground insights. And Paulo Lacerda Sobral for the image. #hemp #cannabis #cannacurious