2025 was a weird year. Looking back, I am proud of what I accomplished, but a lot of what I wanted to accomplish, I didn't. I remember throughout the year realizing things I had planned weren't going the way I hoped and being frustrated. But now, with hindsight, I see how the journey may have varied, but I ended the year in a really exciting place. There are a couple of things that stand out when I think about last year. The first one was my trip to New York City. I didn't ha

As someone who has lived in San Diego for most of her adult life, I am no stranger to Las Vegas. In my twenties, I took the quick trip to Las Vegas easily and would go out all night and party on the strip. But as someone who no longer drinks alcohol, doesn't gamble (other than the industries I work in), and isn't really a fan of loud, crowded places, it's not where I choose to spend my time. When I used to go to Vegas, I always said, 'You can stay two nights in Vegas, or you

After the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago in June, there was some uncertainty as to what would happen with the conferences that we, in the industry, have found so beneficial. People were talking about the market spotlights that were planned for the fall, including the October California spotlight that I had attended last year. But if you went to the website, the Cannabis portion of Benzinga was nowhere to be found. And then all of a sudden, Elliot and Patrick

On September 27 th , I had the pleasure of joining the Latinas in Cannabis 3 rd  Annual Summit to celebrate the amazing Latinas in our...

In my twenties, a good friend of mine and I went to New York City to check it out. Neither of us had ever been, which we thought was odd...

It's been a month since Benzinga in Chicago, and writing that I cannot believe a month has gone by. First of all, this is the longest...

First and foremost, I hate that I am writing this (and hate that I started writing and then stopped and started again because of rumors...

I haven’t written anything in a while, and there are a couple of reasons for that. First, I’ve had quite a bit of client work recently,...

Oh, Boston. I love it so much but why does the weather have to be so extra. I moved to Boston almost exactly 12 years ago and I remember...

Something special happened in San Diego on Saturday. We had our first licensed cannabis consumption event with sales in San Diego County....

And this time it is cannabis!! A few weeks ago, I wrote about a new drug that was approved by the FDA for pain. It was very exciting...

Taxes are a necessary part of the legal cannabis market and an incentive for governments to legalize.

Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of experiencing a beautiful dinner hosted by The Greener Path Experience . It was prepared for...

Pain. It’s something we all feel but that’s about the only similarity from person-to-person because pain is complicated. There are many...

Reflecting on the past year, I’ve attended eleven major events as part of my role as Principal Consultant of Grass Goddess Consulting. In...

Life is full of interesting juxtapositions. One that I find most interesting in my life is thinking about my experience working in...

MJbizcon is the biggest conference in cannabis. People sometimes call it the Superbowl of Weed or The Pot Prom and two years ago, it was...

Last Tuesday, I had the pleasure of spending the day in Anaheim, CA participating in the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference California...

Isn't that a line from the song, This Land is Your Land? No? Well, it's the journey I've had the past couple of weeks that I'd like to...

My first Hall of Flowers experience was this past spring when I went to the show in Ventura. I really enjoyed myself but couldn't get a...