Whoopi & Maya, the medical cannabis company co-founded by Whoopi Goldberg, is closing up shop, according to a statement posted on its website. In an interview with CNN Business, Rick Cusick, a Whoopi & Maya board member who helped found the company with Goldberg and Om Edibles founder Maya Elisabeth, said he received word Friday […]
Edibles & Infused Processors
Arizona Tea maker enters the cannabis market
Marijuana products will soon hit the masses, as the maker of Arizona Tea enters the cannabis market, starting with vape pens and THC-infused gummies. Privately held Arizona Beverage announced Tuesday that it reached a licensing deal with Dixie Brands, which makes and sells drinks, chocolates, gummies and topical creams that are laced with marijuana. Through […]
Pioneering Partners: Wana Brands selects Buckeye Relief to bring medical marijuana infused products to Ohio
PRESS RELEASE America’s Best-selling Sour Gummies to be available to Ohio Medical Marijuana Patients in Q3 2019 Eastlake, Ohio (June 11, 2019) — As Ohio’s medical marijuana program ramps up, Wana Brands—America’s No. 1 cannabis edibles producer—has announced that it will partner with Buckeye Relief, the operator of an environmentally friendly, state-of-the-art medical marijuana cultivation […]
Carl’s Jr. Testing CBD-Infused Burgers on 4/20 in Denver
You don’t need to smoke a joint or play hooky to celebrate 4/20 anymore. Just hit up a certain Carl’s Jr. in Denver that is testing CBD-infused burgers all day on Saturday, April 20. Available only on 4/20 at the Carl’s Jr. located at 4050 Colorado Boulevard, the Rocky Mountain High CheeseBurger Delight will come topped […]
The CBD Crackdown Has Begun
If you like cannabidiol cupcakes and live in New York City, it’s time to learn how to bake your own. The city’s health department confirmed in a statement Tuesday that it had begun a crackdown on restaurants that use the compound—better known as CBD—as a food additive, embargoing products and warning of fines to come. […]
Flying Dog Brewery Gets Into The Marijuana Beverage Game
If there is one particular facet of the cannabis industry that is on the verge of exploding onto the scene and causing a raucous so massive that high timers soon forget that weed can be smoked, it’s the uprising of marijuana-infused beverages. Nearly every major alcohol company has entered into a deal to launch a stoner […]
Marijuana Prices Are Dropping, So Why Aren’t Edible Prices?
Anyone who shopped at dispensaries last year likely noted that marijuana prices were dropping, with flower going as low as $15 an eighth and concentrates like shatter and wax selling for $10 or $12 per gram. So why didn’t edibles get cheaper, too? With wholesale marijuana prices dropping almost 40 percent from the end of 2017 […]
How to Succeed in the Cannabis Edibles Market
For entrepreneurs who want to get into the cannabis industry, edibles is a growing category that could be a viable option. In recent years, edibles and topicals have seen little price change, and while growth hasn’t skyrocketed, it has been steady based on data from BDS Analytics. Edibles sales in Arizona, California, Colorado, and Oregon […]
High-End California Chefs Are Cashing In On Cannabis
Leave it to California to combine high-end cuisine with the kind of ingredients that might actually get you high. It’s an increasingly lucrative niche for chefs in San Francisco and Los Angeles — cities already well known for trendy food culture. Chefs and entrepreneurs making cannabis-infused foie gras and “stoner souffles” have been featured on […]
Why these marijuana edibles are prohibited by Michigan regulators
For state regulators, not all pot pies are created equal. Fruit pies, like the All-American apple, beautiful blueberry and positively peach get the thumbs-up from the state Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs as confections that can carry the label of an acceptable medical marijuana-infused edible. But pumpkin, banana cream and lemon meringue got the bum’s […]
