Grown In Nuggets
Break-in at Verano cultivation center; new cannabis VC fund; Michigan’s cannabis-infused election scorecard
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Notable news and nuggets pertaining to Illinois and Michigan-based cannabis industries.
Opinion
Despite $61 million in July sales, a buzz-kill may await the next wave of Illinois cannabis retailers
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Consumers within the proximity of dispensaries with reliable supply are living in groovy times. Dispensary owners that don’t control their own supply, however, remain nervous.
Leader Interview
CannaRegs founder–turned Fyllo Chief Strategy Officer Amanda Ostrowitz on creative compliance in advertising cannabis
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Amanda Ostrowitz discusses her approach to entrepreneurial problem-solving, “feelings”-based cannabis marketing techniques, and what type of brands are resonating with Illinois consumers in the Covid-infused summer of 2020.
Illinois
Equilibria co-founder Marcy Capron Vermillion on the science, humanity and passion of personalized CBD dosing recommendations
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Marcy Capron Vermillion co-founded Equilibria, a Chicago-based startup that cultivates its own plant which is then dispensed with thoughtful advice to subscribing individual customers.
Illinois
Wanda James has some sage advice for Illinois cannabis entrepreneurs
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Wanda James shares how she got into the cannabis industry to combat mass incarceration and how her love of the plant keeps her focused on the business.
Illinois
Illinois Craft Grow applicants receiving deficiency notices from the state
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In a welcome signal of bureaucratic progress, the Illinois Department of Agriculture is sending deficiency notices to those applying for Adult Use Cannabis craft grow licenses.
Illinois
Pot pioneer Sparky Rose on cannabis 2.0, doing time, and industry pathways for creative professionals
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Stories and insights from cannabis pioneer Sparky Rose, who was so early to the legal pot business, the feds tossed him in jail.
Illinois
Kitchen Toke’s Joline Rivera harnesses healing honey with hemp in new venture
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Chicago-based media entrepreneur, food expert and culinary cannabis expert Julene Rivera just launched Kitchen Toke Hemp Honey, a sweet way to feed endocannabinoid systems made entirely from bees.
Illinois
Over 50 and Canna Curious, but don’t know where to begin? This Zoom’s for you…
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When cannabis became recreationally legal to consume in Illinois on July 1, permission was granted to those who were curious about its healing and transformative properties, but unwilling to break a law or apply for a medical card.
Illinois
Grown In Webinar: Dispensary owners across Illinois continue to face supply shortages
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Three Illinois dispensary owners met in a Grown In webinar to discuss their biggest concerns.