by Leah Maurer | Mar 2, 2021 | Innovation, Parenting
Witnessing children with life-threatening diagnoses survive as a result of cannabis therapy has created an empathetic wave and propelled cannabis legalization. We’ve watched as the hearts of politicians have been tugged to give a few more families hope that their...
by Barbara Platts | Feb 23, 2021 | Innovation, Parenting
This personal essay was originally published on Lunch Ticket, a literary and art journal dedicated to issues of social, economic, and environmental justice. Click here to see the original post. I’ve never been particularly good at change. When I was nine years...
by MAMAFitWhit | Jun 25, 2020 | Innovation, Parenting
Superwoman Syndrome pushes mothers to do it all, but what about our well-being? Superwoman, much like mothers, is … Perfect. Strong. Beautiful. Independent. As a young girl I remember my mother coming home from work, setting her stuff down on the table and...
by Luna Reyna | Jun 12, 2020 | Innovation
Editor’s Note: We met the Colored Cannabis Collective in August of 2019, long before the horrific and racist event of George Floyd’s death by MInneapolis police on May 25, but long after continual attempts for racial equality in America. Of late, the Colored Cannabis...
by Nadia Imafidon | Jun 2, 2020 | Innovation, Women
The Weed Head, Global Cannabis Advocate, Executive Strategist and Visionary “My journey to cannabis legally started in 2016, and it was through something that was relatively catastrophic. My mom unexpectedly passed away from liver cancer. She was my only parent, and...
by Rachelle Gordon | May 27, 2020 | Innovation
Cannabis Doing Good unites cannabis companies and Colorado non-profits to minimize the impacts of the coronavirus Social responsibility, equality for all, and neighborhood engagement have long been pillars in the cannabis world. The plant brings people together in a...
by Katy Ibsen | May 12, 2020 | Innovation
If cannabis media doesn’t treat consuming parents with dignity, who will? EDITOR’S NOTE: Soon after publishing this letter, Merry Jane updated the featured image to the article along with an editor’s note about the feedback from readers. We...
by Barbara Platts | May 9, 2020 | Innovation
Cannabis brand Garden Society teams up with competitors in uncertain times In a time when all small businesses are feeling the effects of the restrictions put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, a gourmet chocolate edibles company based in Northern California...
by MAMAFitWhit | May 9, 2020 | Innovation, Parenting
MamaFitWhit Reflects on Motherhood “Mother” to me is one’s influence on children. It’s how I witnessed my own mother use her own intuition and discernment. In turn it’s now how I stand, speak, and treat other people including my children. That is motherhood in my...
by Barbara Platts | Apr 27, 2020 | How To, Innovation, Seniors
Editor’s Note: This story was inspired by the New York Times piece, How to Buy Wine: Five Questions to Ask as part of our If Weed Was Legal column. You don’t have to be a cannabis connoisseur to find your way around a dispensary. Just start your shopping...
by Katy Ibsen | Apr 17, 2020 | Innovation
Professional garden writer Johanna Silver launches a new book that makes growing cannabis a no-fuss activity for backyard crusaders “I really think that gardening, period, relieves anxiety or it should. It often doesn’t because people tend to freak out because...
by Rachelle Gordon | Apr 14, 2020 | Innovation
Wash your hands. Keep your distance. Keep shopping. During times of crisis, we often ask ourselves what we can do to help. The coronavirus pandemic has already caused immense strife for so many families, both in terms of the number of sick and the impact on the...
