Happy Friday everyone,

In 2020 Green Wednesday was the biggest sales day of the year. Hard to believe it’s back already.

Here’s wishing you all have a great pre-holiday weekend. Those are always my favorites. 

In the newsletter:

• Berner and Weedmaps’ social venture is a go
• First case of fentanyl-laced weed confirmed

And so much more,

Alex

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Politics:

• Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), who introduced the new Republican legalization bill, said she used cannabis to treat depression after she was raped.
  Marijuana Moment
• New York City mayor elect Eric Adams (D) joked about weed with Stephen Colbert.
• Former congressman and longtime legalization supporter Beto O’Rourke is running for governor of Texas.
  KSAT
• After 45 years, the publisher of anti-pot publication The Marijuana Report is calling it quits.

Business:

• VC fund Poseidon is launching a new actively managed pot-stock ETF with AdvisorShares.
• Herbal supplement brand Irwin Naturals seeks to be the first mainstream brand to enter the THC and psychedelics industries.
  Forbes
• New York meets cannabis, marketing and NFT mogul Gary Vaynerchuk.
• Jackie Bryant asks if there’s any truth behind strain-specific edibles.
  Leafly
• The MedMen trial will soon go to the jury.
  Green Market Report 
• Business Insider has the deck that helped Pistil Data, a platform for sales reps, raise $6.5M.
• The pub also talked to hemp and ayahuasca lawyer Adriana Kertzer of Plant Medicine Law Group. She posts interviews with notable Jewish partakers at @jewwhotokes.
• Canna tech company Meadow has a new tool to facilitate “dynamic delivery,” essentially operating a dispensary out of a car.
  TechCrunch
• Business of Fashion profiles Edie Parker, a handbag brand betting on cannabis.

States:

• A group of California growers is suing El Dorado County and Sheriff for blocking REC licensing.
  MJBiz 
• Lobbyist Jacqueline McGowan says California’s cultivation tax hike is “crushing” the industry. @cannabispermits calls it “a big fuck you to the industry.”

Health and Science:

• The North Carolina Attorney General is investigating Puff Bar, teens’ favorite e-cigarette.

International:

• Indian police suspect pot smugglers of using Amazon’s e-commerce platform.
  Reuters

Fun and interesting:

• CelebStoner urges you to stop smoking blunts, for health reasons.
• Cheech Marin is launching Muncheechos, a national late-night food delivery service.
  Bar & Restaurant 
• “Flying Over Sunset” is a new, more or less true, musical about Cary Grant, Aldous Huxley and Claire Boothe Luce dropping acid together. 
  New York Times
• Here’s a map of the world colored by alcohol consumption per capita.
  Visual Capitalist
• Elon Musk referenced weed in an asinine tweet.
• Michelle Lhooq asks if you can make “God-tier” music on ketamine.
• Mike Tyson described a trip on psychedelic toad venom.

• E-commerce platform Dutchie tells stores how to prepare for “Green Wednesday.” The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is one of the year’s biggest shopping days.
• Weedmaps released a new report: “Cannabis in America.”

• Dr. Ethan Russo will discuss cannabis and women’s health at a December 2 webinar.
• The Emerald Cup announced the line-up for the Harvest Ball, December 11-12 in Santa Rosa, Calif.
• Tomorrow, the Plato Verde Social Club is holding a five-course cannabis lunch in Santa Cruz County, Calif. to benefit the Last Prisoner Project.
• Tomorrow, Luchador is hosting an event which combines wrestling, tacos and stand-up comedy in San Diego.

• Lowell Farms introduced paperless Hash Wraps.
• Infused bubbles maker Levia has a new “winter-seltzer” called Pomegranate Punch.
  Prepared Foods
• Puffco released a new “Indiglow” model of its Peak Pro collection. (Pictured)
• A company called PlantChek released home tests to determine products’ CBD and THC content.
• Just in time for Hannukah, glass shop GRAV is selling a Menorah bubbler. “Will you last for all eight bowls?” ($399)
  Mary Magazine
• Hustle Hard Media created a card game called “In Weed We Trust.”
• The L.A. Times found 21 “stoner-approved” gifts.
• Reese’s has a new pie-sized peanut butter cup. The limited edition 3.4 pound pies cost $44.99.
  @nowthisweed

• Jane Technologies exec Brian Geddes says the industry needs to embrace strict franchise rules.
• Journalist Lindsey Bartlett says brands don’t need to be gendered.
• @Sherbinski415 honored rapper Young Dolph who was fatally shot.
  Commercial Appeal
• @AIWeedArticles tweets “Ridiculous Fake #CannabisNews Headlines Generated by AI”

Do your part to make High Society possible: Get vaccinated.

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This picture is from A Night of Creativity and Cannabis at an artist’s salon hosted by Pilgrim Soul, a creativity-focused brand started by former Lowell Herb Co. CMO Shawn Gold. 

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