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Higher Education Now Playing a Role in Diversifying the Cannabis Industry

Blunt Talk Blog / / / 11 minutes of reading

Diversity matters in every industry, but in the fast-growing cannabis field, it’s important that people in underserved and underrepresented communities who previously bore the racial impact of cannabis’ illegal status, are now part of this booming space. Several barriers to entry in the cannabis industry remain since a 2017 study done by Marijuana Business Daily […]

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Cannabis professionals look ahead to 2023, while expressing gratitude for developments in 2022

Blunt Talk Blog / / / 7 minutes of reading

Challenges in the cannabis industry are numerous, but we’re encouraged by entrepreneurs coming up with new creations and business services in this fast-growing industry. Now that we’re looking forward to more positive changes in 2023, it’s good to reflect on some exciting developments in 2022.  From President Biden’s actions of pardoning all federal cannabis possession

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Lo Friesen focuses on education and transparency at her Heylo cannabis extracts business

Blunt Talk Blog / / / 5 minutes of reading

By Tait Manning Lo Friesen is the founder and CEO of Heylo Cannabis Extracts, a cannabis extracts processor based in Seattle, Washington. When this entrepreneur from Northeast Ohio started her business at age 25, it was among the very few woman-owned extraction brands in the cannabis industry – making her among the youngest business owners

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Why Andrew Rayburn, founder of Buckeye Relief is optimistic about Ohio’s medical marijuana industry

Cultivators, Dispensaries / / / 4 minutes of reading

Andrew Rayburn is the founder and CEO of Buckeye Relief, Ohio’s first large-scale cultivation facility to have the first harvest after receiving the highest score in the state’s competitive licensing process. With 62 employees, the Eastlake-based company is finding ways to improve, from more efficient cultivation to smoother shipping methods. Since receiving its certification in

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