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From Peace Corps To Peace Pipes: Steve Sakala Shows CBD Companies How To Be Eco-Friendly
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 - 8:52am | 663Read More...There's zero excuse for consumer packaged goods companies to not be plastic negative, says Steve Sakala. Take his work in the cannabis industry. Like most industries, the world of weed has a major sustainability problem. It creates at least 150 million tons of waste annually, mainly due to...
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Hawaii Says "Aloha" To Amazon Air
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 3:54pm | 573Read More...Amazon Air launched cargo operations in Maui and on Hawaii Island last week to help facilitate speedier deliveries for Prime customers. The retail giant's two newest regional gateways are at Kahului Airport and Kona International Airport, the company said in a news release shared with FreightWaves...
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Hawaii Legislators Introduce First Steps To Legalize Psilocybin, Magic Mushrooms
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 7:17am | 749Read More...Two members of the Hawaii Legislature introduced a set of resolutions aimed at studying the medicinal applications of psilocybin in order to develop a plan that ensures the availability of the compound for adult patients in the state. Psilocybin is a psychedelic derived from some species of...
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Surf's Up! Here's How You Can Get A Discount Flight To Hawaii Based On The Size Of Waves
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - 12:00pm | 318Read More...When the Hawaiian surf is up, the price to get to the waves goes down. Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) said starting Wednesday, Alaska Airlines is partnering with surf forecasting website Surfline to set airfares to and from Hawaii based on the size of the waves. When the waves are big, the...
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Former MLB All-Star Shane Victorino Talks Plans To Give Back To Hawaii Through New Cannabis Venture
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 4:05pm | 641Read More...Scores of athletes have entered the cannabis space in recent years. A few notable names include former Heisman winner Ricky Williams, pro golfer Bubba Watson and NBA great Gary Payton. Former two-time World Series champion Shane Victorino is one of the latest to get involved. Victorino's...
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Scoop: Arcadia Biosciences Announces Joint Venture For Hemp Project In Hawaii
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 - 5:11am | 422Read More...Arcadia Biosciences (NASDAQ: RKDA) is expected to announce Tuesday a joint venture with Legacy Ventures Hawaii to grow, extract and sell superior hemp products, Benzinga has learned exclusively. The new venture will operate under the name Archipelago Ventures. Legacy Ventures Hawaii’s...
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Hawaii Becomes 26th US State With Decriminalized Cannabis
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - 4:27pm | 334Read More...On Tuesday, a new bill became a law in Hawaii that decriminalized marijuana. Even though the state still has not legalized it, the move is seen as an improvement. What To Know The bill decriminalizing cannabis was introduced in the Congress in January and the Democrat-controlled legislature passed...
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Today's Pickup: Hawaii's Governor Says No To Inter-Island Transport Of Medical Cannabis
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 - 11:12am | 631Read More...Good day, Hawaii Gov. David Ige plans to veto a bill that would allow limited transport of medical cannabis between the islands. Ige, a Democrat, announced that he will kill HB290 because Hawaii's airspace and parts of its water territory come under the jurisdiction of the federal government. The...
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Arcadia Biosciences Granted New Hawaiian Hemp License
Monday, March 4, 2019 - 4:34pm | 413Read More...Arcadia Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: RKDA), an agricultural food ingredient company, rose nearly 8 percent Monday after the company was granted an Industrial Hemp Pilot Program License by Hawaii’s Department of Agriculture. What To Know The license in question allows for the cultivation of...
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Why North Korean Tensions Are To Blame For Hawaiian Holdings Stock Downgrade
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 - 10:59am | 306Read More...Ongoing political tension and the threat of war with North Korea is reason enough for analysts at Buckingham Research Group to downgrade Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). The firm's Daniel McKenzie downgrades Hawaiian Holdings' stock rating from Buy to Neutral with a price target slashed from $...
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Calexit: California Secession Movement Gains Traction, Could See Vote In 2018
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 3:54pm | 564Read More...California’s movement to secede from the nation, dubbed “Calexit,” is beginning to gain traction as it appears likely it will garner the half a million votes it needs to hit the gubernatorial ballot in 2018. Calexit Yes California Independence Campaign, a fringe political group,...
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Olympics May Not Produce Continuous Ratings Gold for NBC
Monday, August 13, 2012 - 7:45am | 479Read More...Although the Olympics are known to bring in hundreds of millions of viewers every four years, Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) may have banked too heavily on promoting NBC programs throughout the competition. According to The New York Times, NBC will be unable to maintain its currently high ratings from the...
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Strengthening Yen Good For Delta Airlines (DAL)
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 1:26pm | 213Read More...The strengthening yen is good for Japanese travelers and the companies they fly with, according to Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) President Edward Bastian. Bastian was upbeat in a news conference Thursday in Tokyo as Japanese travelers are taking their spending power to U.S. locations such as Hawaii...
