Despite the growing acceptance and accessibility of cannabis in states where it’s been legalized, many outdated stigmas surrounding the plant remain. That means that even people who use cannabis for recreational or medical purposes might know more about its associations with party culture or old-school anti-marijuana films that depicted it as a societal menace (remember […]
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Conversation, creativity, and coping strategies
Chicago musician Mike Vinopal is the bandleader, songwriter, and guitarist of upbeat funk ensemble Local Motive, the lead guitarist of moody rock band Badcandy, and a pet dad. A former special education teacher, and mental health advocate and speaker, his lived experiences with mental health challenges have inspired his fierce dedication to bettering himself and […]
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Kelley O’Hern: An Interview with Nature’s Grace’s Canna-Mom
How has becoming the owner of one of Illinois’s first cannabis cultivations contributed to your family’s agricultural legacy? My husband’s family has farmed in Fulton and McDonough County for six generations. This in itself is the legacy and something to be proud of. It has been generations of hard work and family effort that made […]
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Drink Your High: Cannabis Beverages v. Traditional Edibles
Whether you’re trying cannabis for the first time or an avid consumer, edibles are seen as an approachable method of consumption. They are clearly dosed and straightforward to use- no additional papers, fire, or gear required. There are options for everyone – vegan, gluten free, sugar free – as well as a wide variety of […]
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The future of CBD is female
Two local women entrepreneurs entering the cannabis industry are bringing holistic wellness, better access, and equity to the game.
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Build your own Chicago bar cart
The at-home bar cart starter kit that supports local businesses
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Bliss CBD Shop offers a new vision for self-care
This girly stoner heaven sells CBD products, smoking accessories, and sex toys.
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Legalizing equity
Advocates say the adult-use cannabis legislation doesn’t go far enough to help diverse entrepreneurs enter the budding market.
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CBD is here to stay—even with legalization around the corner
The cannabidiol craze is not just a fad for business owners who have identified a market that isn’t chasing a high.
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Should a CBD user be worried about drug tests at work?
Our expert says: it depends.
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A morning at CBD Kratom is a study in serenity
Natural alternatives to illicit and prescription drugs stimulate this weed-adjacent business.
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Rodrick Markus wants to be your green tea pusher
Frequent visitors to Rodrick Markus’s lair expect to encounter powerful aromas such as truffle, strawberry, or barrel-aged tea. No one expects it to smell like weed. But that was the unmistakable perfume I inhaled one recent afternoon as we sat at the table in his twilit warehouse-tasting-room/laboratory at Rare Tea Cellar in Ravenswood. Between us […]
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Rocio Vargas’s cannabis catering company helps the medicine go down
With the Planda Group the chef can throw a party, and teach the ailing to cook.
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Chicago-based Kitchen Toke, the first zine devoted to cooking with weed, preaches the green word
Along with providing recipes, the new quarterly demystifies weed as a stoner staple.
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Herbal Notes is planting the seeds of culinary cannabis in Chicago
Weed Week: Chef Manny Mendoza’s pop-up dinner series combines good food, good feels, and responsible cannabis consumption.