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Highest Standards cannabis dispensary brings elevated experience to the Financial District with plans to expand
A new cannabis dispensary in the Financial District is hitting the ground running. Highest Standards, located at 2 Coenties Slip, is the first legal dispensary south of Wall Street, allowing people to get their high in FiDi. The store was founded…
Kaya Bliss to expand with new Kensington and Brighton Beach cannabis dispensaries • Brooklyn Paper
Kaya Bliss is rolling out more Brooklyn locations this summer, expanding its cannabis retail footprint with new dispensaries in Kensington and Brighton Beach. The company announced July 13 that it will open locations at 205 Church Ave. in…
Scientists Discover Why Cannabis Users May Stay Lean Despite Eating More
Cannabis is widely known for increasing appetite, often called having the “munchies.” Many people become hungrier after using cannabis and may eat much more than usual. Because of this, scientists have long expected regular cannabis…
Forbes Daily: States Seek To Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
California is leading an effort along with 11 other states to block the $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. California Attorney General Rob Bonta claims the megadeal, which the Trump administration greenlit in June, could harm movie…
Social equity licensed dispensaries in MD finally starting to open
Maryland issued 83 social equity dispensary licenses since 2023 Maryland Cannabis Administration oversees social equity licensing Candice Peters opened Coastal Cure Cannabis in Delmar on June 1 Crabtree Cannabis faced zoning and neighbor disputes…
Op-ed | Canna Ball NYC: When New York won't recognize us, we will recognize ourselves
New York legalized adult-use cannabis in 2021 with a promise attached: that the communities most devastated by the War on Drugs would be first in line to benefit from the industry it created. Five years later, that promise remains only partially…
AI Is Telling Every Brand's Story. Here's How Companies Are Shaping It
Using AI for Searching in Internet When a global technology company was looking for a way to manage its narrative in the market, its Chief Marketing Officer didn't start with a Google search. He asked an AI engine. The recommendation that came back…
Reefer madness: NY issues weed warning guide as ER visits skyrocket - especially among little kids
The state has issued a new guide warning about the negatives of smoking or ingesting marijuana as an alarming study discovered ER visits are skyrocketing — especially among little kids. The guide, “Talking With Young People About…
The Stoke-on-Trent dopey driver back up to his old tricks
Banned driver Mohammed Raheem was caught driving with cannabis in his system. The 23-year-old failed to stop for police and tried to give officers the slip. But he eventually stopped and police found cannabis in his possession. He was taken to…
I'm begging you' - drugs and gun accused cries and pleads with judge in court
A man charged over a Garda operation that seized drugs and firearms has cried in court as he pleaded with a judge to release him on bail. “I am begging you,” Ryan Byrne, 32, said from the dock as he asked Judge Desmond Zaidan to…
How The Next Great Brands Will Change Perception And Not Chase Attention
THE GOOD PLACE — 'Mindy St. Claire' Episode 112 — Pictured: Kristen Bell as Eleanor Shellstrop — (Photo by: Vivian Zink/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty…
She Hated Running-Until THC Gummies Changed Everything
J UDE COHEN USED to have to wait until mile three or four before a runner's high kicked in—if one kicked in at all. Her mindset predictably tanked, too, as her mileage wore on. “I would get to mile seven [of 10], and my brain would do…
The Joyconomy Is Here. Is Your Leadership Ready?
Employees who enjoy their work are 49% less likely to consider leaving, and that 'doing work I enjoy' ranks third among retention factors. When banks were failing and bread lines forming during the Great Depression, cosmetic sales rose 25%. In…
The Backlash Against Flock
Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley, soon after the company announced its own drone. This is the online edition of The Wiretap newsletter, your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe…
Plan For Loop's 2nd Weed Dispensary Could Go Up In Smoke
THE LOOP — A proposed cannabis dispensary that could become the Loop's second is facing two hurdles: another required community meeting and a court ruling that could force it to relocate. Contra LLC, which seeks to open a dispensary at 170…
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