
The Herb Column: Cannabis Dispensaries vs. Opioid Overdoses
UC Davis professor Greta Hsu on her groundbreaking study about cannabis availability and opioid-related mortality
The study’s findings show that as the number of dispensaries increase, the number of opioid deaths drop.

The Herb Column: Living Earth
For cannabis farmers in the regenerative agriculture movement, it’s all about the soil
Small cannabis farmers are contributing to the regenerative agriculture movement by cultivating polycultures rather than growing just one crop.

The Herb Column: Keeping on Track
A conversation with Davina Smith, manager of the City of Sacramento Office of Cannabis Management
Davina Smith hopes to help set the course for the department’s future.

The Cannabis Recession Test
This economic collapse offers the first trial of how the legal recreational weed industry performs in a downturn
Certain product sectors came through the 2008 Great Recession relatively unscathed. Will cannabis get through this one?

The Struggle to Enter California’s Cannabis Market: ‘So Much Heartache, So Much Pain’
Even with state programs designed to close the gap, experts and advocates say the cost of entry and long list of requirements are still keeping people of color and low-income applicants from entering the state’s lucrative legal market.

The Herb Column: A ‘Heart-Centered’ Approach
The CEO of a Sacramento cannabis-products manufacturing company on how she is positioned for growth
Khemia Manufacturing’s Mindy Galloway says her company is almost halfway through a $1 million seed funding round.

The Herb Column: Microdosing Against COVID-19
Cannabis users are switching products and how they use them, dispensary owners say
In this time of enforced boredom laced with extraordinary stress, many people in the Capital Region are turning to cannabis for relief from both.

Cannabis and Cocktails amid Coronavirus? State Says Carry On
In a series of new orders and regulations, state authorities have eased restrictions on cannabis dispensaries and on restaurants in the booze business to help them weather the financial impact of shelter-in-place orders.

The Herb Column: High Hopes in El Dorado County
The passage of five ballot measures in 2018 could lead to a thriving legal marijuana industry
Many local leaders and members of the commercial cannabis community are still optimistic about the November 2018 passage of five ballot measures in El Dorado County that lay the groundwork for a fully legalized and regulated cannabis industry.

The Herb Column: SMUD Sees Green Energy
Sacramento’s municipal power company is helping cannabis-growing customers be more energy efficient
SMUD is exploring ways to meet increased energy demands where cannabis cultivation operations are concentrated.