Columnists November 7, 2020 Wine and Cannabis Industries Should Evolve Together By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside The annual Wine and Weed Symposium brings together two "frenemy" industries that have a lot to work out to work together. Read More 0
Columnists November 1, 2020 Beware The Annual Cannabis-infused Candy Scare Stories By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside Parents, police and news reports seem to be realizing that that no one wants to give away their pricy pot to kids. Read More 2
Columnists October 24, 2020 Biden And Harris Support Pot Legalization, But Will The Senate? By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside Stock-pickers seem to have already “priced in” a Democratic victory on Election Day when it comes to cannabis companies. Read More 4
Columnists October 18, 2020 The Rise of ‘Weedfluencers’ is Leading to Industry Distrust By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside Celebrities, from Tommy Chong and Roseanne Barr to Martha Stewart, have flocked to weed to enhance their “brands.” Read More 1
News October 12, 2020 New State Cannabis Laws Move Needle, But Only Marginally By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside Hoped-for fundamental changes to state law on matters like high taxes and over-regulation will have to wait until next year. Read More 2
Columnists September 26, 2020 Interstate Commerce And Pot Don’t Mix, But That May Change By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside If green-lit, contracts between states would spur an “explosion of new investment, expansion, and business formation.” Read More 0
Columnists September 19, 2020 Some have long used pot to sleep, now science may affirm them By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside A new study, by scientists at UC San Diego, moves the needle just a little on research around cannabis and sleep, and results are promising. Read More 3
News September 12, 2020 Gimme MORE: Key Vote on Federal Pot Legalization Coming By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act (MORE) is slated for a vote in the House later this month. Read More 3
Business September 8, 2020 Is Cannabis an ‘Industry’ in the U.S? Depends Who You Ask By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside Language is important in the pot world in surprising ways, and a new debate over what to call the business is brewing. Read More 2
News August 29, 2020 Is a 2020 Biden and Harris Ticket Good for Cannabis Legalization? By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside The elevation of Harris to the national ticket has elicited a collective sigh of relief from worried legalization advocates. Read More 0
News August 16, 2020 Hazy Science: Medical CBD Proponents Rely on Anecdotes But Push For Research By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside CBD Nation is a documentary based largely on anecdotes, but refreshingly, the filmmakers are up front about that as research lags. Read More 1
News August 11, 2020 Covid-19 Cases Jump Throughout Calif. Due to Computer Glitch By San Jose Inside Based on data received over the weekend, the county reported 751 new cases Monday, which includes test results from over a month ago. Read More 5
News August 10, 2020 County Adds Free Appointment-Only Covid-19 Testing Sites By San Jose Inside Testing can identify Covid-19 before a person feels unwell or before they spread it to another individual with potentially deadly consequences. Read More 0
News August 4, 2020 Great America to Remain Closed for Remainder of 2020 By San Jose Inside The amusement park plans to reopen in 2021 with a new South Bay Shores waterpark and a host of special events Read More 0
News August 3, 2020 New Mural Honors Lives of San Jose’s Homeless Residents By San Jose Inside Designed by tattoo artist Benny Arana O’Hara, the mural painted on West Virginia Street depicts two fists coming together against a red line. Read More 18
News August 2, 2020 Here’s Where to Find COVID-19 Testing in Santa Clara County By San Jose Inside The sites use a system in which people are assigned a testing time later in the day; all slots are often claimed within hours of availability. Read More 6