There was a particular type of restaurant in the 1930’s called an Automat -- a sort of automated diner, the precursor to today’s vending machines. Back then, there was a kitchen making food but the “server” was just a...
Restaurant workers comprise a good portion of the millions who have filed for unemployment since COVID-19 shut down entire swaths of the U.S. economy. It also looks like an unsure future as to when, exactly, that sector of the...
Some things during a pandemic make sense, like less traffic from people staying home more often. But college enrollment going up might seem counter-intuitive, as some predicted a drop in college. Perhaps kids are taking a gap year, or...
One of the harder hit sectors of the job market due to the pandemic has been live performance. Sure, musicians and comedians and even theatre actors have had opportunities to ply their wares on various meeting and streaming platforms,...
A major concern that surrounded the effort to legalize was the notion that kids would get their hands on more pot if it were somehow “more available.” Of course, in every state with legalization there’s been a regulatory framework...
Fells Point, a trendy neighborhood along the Patapsco River in Baltimore, may be the new location of Maryland’s first Medical Cannabis Lounge later this year. This decision comes just a few months after the Baltimore State Attorney...
Patents in the U.S. are intended to provide the inventor with an incentive for creating and sharing their inventions. The patent-holder gets protection for their invention in the form of “exclusive rights” for a time, and during that period...
Since there are no Federal regulations on cannabis -- outside of the parameters set in the 2018 Farm Bill that fully legalized hemp -- brands are pretty much free to do as they please when it comes to naming...
An Israeli cannabis news site, Cannabis Magazine (link in Hebrew), reports that the country’s imports of cannabis have exceeded 6 metric tons. Sure, that’s a lot of weed, but it’s also the first time the country has beat Germany...
Snoop Dogg is many things. He's a rap impresario and a foundational figure in modern hip-hop. He's a not-all-that-terrible actor. He knows how to play his public image to maximum effect. And damn is the dude a pothead.
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