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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Actor and lifelong environmentalist Woody Harrelson has opened the doors of his dispensary in West Hollywood, California, called The Woods . The grand opening on May 13, 2022, included guests Bill Maher, Steven Gutenberg, and Harrelson dancing on a table to celebrate the evening. The dispensary was redesigned over two years by architect Thomas Schoos . The space is green and woodsy— true to its name—with trees on the interior, skylights, wooden displays, and an outdoor space that Harrelson hopes will be a consumption lounge in the near future. A ribbon-cutting ceremony drew crowds including Mayor Lauren Meister and Genevieve Morrill, the head of West Hollywood’s chamber of commerce. West Hollywood has been particularly welcoming to cannabis businesses and even recently dubbed itself The Emerald Village . Harrelson’s cannabis-centric weekend culminated when he was the recipient of The Emerald Cup’s Lifetime … [Read more...] about Woody Harrelson Talks Cannabis At The Woods Dispensary Opening

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new budget priorities include a proposal to eliminate the state’s cannabis cultivation tax, offering licensed marijuana growers relief from high costs that insiders say are threatening the viability of the regulated pot industry. Newsom unveiled his budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year on Friday, showing a record surplus of nearly $100 billion for the state’s coffers. According to the proposed budget, Newsom will ask the state legislature to eliminate the cultivation tax that cannabis growers are required to pay, usually before their crop has even been sold. Under the current tax structure, cultivators are assessed a tax of $10.08 for every ounce of dried cannabis flower they produce. Newsom’s proposal would amend the recreational marijuana legalization ballot measure approved by California voters in 2016, which means eliminating the cultivation tax must be approved by a two-thirds majority … [Read more...] about California Governor Proposes Tax Relief For Marijuana Growers

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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin As with most new technologies in an early adoption phase, blockchain solutions, too, can flourish only in the right regulatory framework. For the retail and ecommerce industries specifically, financial authorities need to devise clear guidelines for how blockchain can be utilized. Without such guidelines, companies around the world will be reluctant to adopt blockchain solutions due to the risk of legal ambiguity. A number of multinational companies are adopting or have dabbled in blockchain technology in the ecommerce space to enhance their security and track their supply chains. Household names such as Amazon AMZN , Walmart WMT , IKEA, Nestle, Alibaba have collaborated with tech giants such as IMB and Microsoft MSFT to explore blockchain solutions. According to Brent Hale from TechGuided, “ecommerce platforms tend to integrate the technology to create a chain of information that vendors and customers can … [Read more...] about Smart Regulations Can Boost Blockchain Adoption In Retail And Ecommerce

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Trends never occur in a vacuum. The ones that create major changes and stick around longer than fads are bolstered by the convergence of many factors. The more points of convergence, the more likely that they will take hold and create powerful change, culturally, in the marketplace, or both. Trend convergence is like a fire. It can start very small, smolder a bit, but with the right conditions it can become a blaze. Such is the case with the secondhand market. The sources of combustion are many and varied, including the contraction of the middle-class, the internet and social media to Generation Y and Z’s recognition of the fashion industry’s detrimental environmental effects. These are coalescing to build a highly sustainable, sustainability movement. And the kicker is that this trend knows no societal or socioeconomic boundaries. All segments of mainstream fashion, the gig economy and even teen fashionistas are becoming … [Read more...] about With the Rise of Poshmark, ThredUp, and The RealReal, might ReMerch Malls and Re-Tailors be Next ?

Outgoing White House press secretary Jen Psaki choked up during her last day at the podium Friday, thanking various people involved in the administration as well as the press corps. Psaki announced May 5 that her last day as press secretary would be May 13. She’ll be replaced by deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who has served in various senior communication and political roles for President Joe Biden. Prior to taking questions from reporters for one last time from behind the podium, Psaki noted that she “wanted to start with a series of thank you’s.” The press secretary added that she “promised” herself she “wasn’t going to get emotional,” but still choked up throughout her brief speech. “I want to say thank you to the president and the first lady,” Psaki began. “They entrusted me in serving this role for the last fifteen months, and I talked about this a little bit before, but during my first conversation with them, which was in November of 2020 after the election, … [Read more...] about Psaki Chokes Up As She Addresses Press One Final Time Before Leaving For Reported MSNBC Gig

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin If you want your employees to actually take an interest in the latest iteration of the company handbook, start by reaching out to high-performing workers for ways to make it more relevant and fun to read. That requires a striking balance of need-to-know policy highlights and other helpful learning resources that speak to the brand's voice and culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. Below, Forbes Human Resources Council members discuss 16 common mistakes HR leaders make—and should avoid—if they want the company to remain compliant with employment laws, flexible, and transparent with their employees. 1. It's OverSaturated With Boring Content An employee handbook is sent to new employees, but it’s rarely referred to after onboarding. Why? Because they’re often oversaturated with lengthy, boilerplate policies that are unwelcoming, and frankly, boring to read. Make an impact with your handbook by using it as a … [Read more...] about Here’s Why HR Leaders Are Missing The Mark On Employee Handbook Creations

Representative image In perhaps the most expensive deal in South Delhi’s Vasant Vihar during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the founder of a chain of educational institutes has bought a 2,000 sq yard property for around Rs 100 crore, sources told Moneycontrol . The main road-facing property was registered on April 6, 2021 in the name of J C Chaudhry of Aakash Educational Services Ltd and the seller was Aditya Techno Build Private Limited, documents shared by Zapkey.com showed. There was no response so far from the buyer to the query sent by Moneycontrol . It should be remembered that in the first week of April, India’s biggest online-education startup Byju’s signed a deal to acquire tutorial chain Aakash Educational Services Ltd for $1 billion. The deal was one of the largest edtech acquisitions in the world. The Bengaluru-based Byju’s is valued at $12 billion. All this while Blackstone Group-backed Aakash Educational Services had been running Aakash … [Read more...] about Aakash Educational founder, fresh off Byju’s deal, buys Delhi bungalow for around Rs 100 crore

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Often misunderstood, Redesign Health’s model is a very different way to create, fund and launch healthcare startups, but will it pay off over the long term? Typically, a story starts with what a company is. In the case of Redesign Health , perhaps it’s best to start with what it isn’t. Redesign Health is not a venture capital (VC) firm, despite the fact that it's often listed among other VCs in funding press releases . It’s not a startup studio or accelerator, even though it’s named as a partner in building many early-stage healthcare companies. Instead, Redesign Health styles itself as “a company that powers innovation in healthcare by developing technologies, tools, and insights that lower the barriers to change across the industry.” What does that mean? After conversations with Redesign Health CEO Brett Shaheen, in addition to other entrepreneurs in the Redesign Health family, the answer is seemingly … [Read more...] about Inside Redesign Health’s Bid To Change The Healthcare Innovation Cycle

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin From NFTs to token sales and memes, there is no shortage of hype around crypto. Beneath this noise, though, Chicago has been hard at work creating a premier crypto and Web3 ecosystem driven by purposeful public and private leadership. Building on the momentum of being recognized as one of the country’s leading innovation hubs last year, Chicago is uniting the Midwest as the gateway to some of the world’s most cutting-edge innovation in this sector. In addition to homegrown talent, many crypto companies have chosen to locate significant parts of their teams in the Windy City. Chicago is home to over 70+ crypto and Web3 industry innovators, such as Galaxy, Gemini, Stripe, PayPal, and most recently, FTX. Although my firm, HPA , has expertise in this sector and has invested in firms such as Stacked , an investment platform enabling smart crypto investing for everyone, and Glidera, which was acquired by cryptocurrency … [Read more...] about 20 Top Innovators Building The Chicago Crypto And Web3 Ecosystem