Honeysuckle's broad look at the status of legalization across the United States. Key developments in governmental policies towards Cannabis legalization and implementation of social equity programs, an examination of the medical uses of cannabis, hemp, social stigma, product reviews, cannabis culture and lifestyle related to artists operating within the space and issues with minority representation in the cannabis industry.
Business of Cannabis: New York returns for its third annual conference on November 3rd. The exclusive summit connects 400+ visionary entrepreneurs, investors, and operators.
Black Cannabis Week 2023 took place virtually and at a live conference in Philadelphia, bringing leading lawmakers, educators, advocates, and business owners of color together to discuss pressing issues in the cannabis industry.
Multi-state operator AYR Wellness has partnered with Mudd Brothers, a cannabis company launched by Minority Cannabis Academy co-founders Brendon Robinson and Stanley Okoro. Proceeds from the collab line of concentrates will benefit MCA's community and workforce development programming.
Puff puff pass and press play on these tracks. Photographer and "plant person" Karen De Luca is the co-owner of Studio De Luca, a full-service photography agency that helps brands vibrate their highest. Her Weedsday Playlist includes dance-based hits by Alewya and Hardrive.
The hit animated comedy series "The Freak Brothers" has launched Season 2B on Tubi, with special partner Weedmaps. The celebratory "Smoke & Screen" tour for the show starring Woody Harrelson, Pete Davidson, and John Goodman closed out festivities with a bang in New York CIty.
The second Nothing But Fire invitational, conceived by cannabis legend Mikey Kush, brought together the who's who of the industry in Los Angeles. The evening highlighted legacy cultivators and the memory of patient and advocate Joey Rodriguez.
Advocate and connoisseur Celeste Mittman shares her insights on the "Sensational Sun-Grown Sensimilla" pack of flower and prerolls from sustainable cannabis brand Solful, plus Jolly Rancher from award-winning brand Ganja Pigs.
Puff puff pass and press play on these tracks. Johnny Santiago is the Field Marketing Manager for award-winning brand Humo. His Weedsday Playlist choices pair well with Humo's La Neta strain and include songs by Wiz Khalifa, Cypress Hill, and Damian Marley.
Grand Legacy Group, a craft cannabis brand in Illinois, is owned by 8 Black founding partners, 3 of whom are women. Owners Chrissy Johnson and Rod Collins explain the company's vision for creating social equity in their state's legal market.
New York's small business owners throughout the cannabis industry shared anger and pain as the state's Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) and Cannabis Control Board (CCB) expanded market access to licenses and made plans for corporate Registered Organizations to enter adult-use.
Presidential RX and ROVE launched their latest collab, the debut of new strains inside Presidential's classic Moon Rocks prerolls. The premiere event at Esco's Pizza in Los Angeles drew cannabis lovers from all walks of life.
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has passed a referendum to legalize adult-use cannabis, becoming the first jurisdiction in North Carolina to do so. This move comes in opposition to state representatives' recent "Stop Pot Act."
For Hispanic Heritage Month, we travel to Chicago and meet Yesenia Roman, founder of women's wellness platform Cannabaddie Talk. Roman shares her journey with cannabis from healing to entrepreneurship and more.
Anti-cannabis group the Cannabis Impact Prevention Coalition (CIPC) is suing New York's Office of Cannabis Management, Governor Kathy Hochul, and others in a challenge to the state's $200 million Social Equity Fund.
Puff puff pass and press play on these tracks. Saxophonist, producer, DJ and vocalist WLSH (Where Love Stops Hate) shares his own genre-blending repertoire for his Weedsday Playlist, including his latest single "Our Time."
