Celebrate Pride With These 5 Brands

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Celebrate Pride With Camino By Kiva 2022 marks the fifth year of Kiva’s Camino ‘Proud’ gummies. The much-anticipated product features a new Passionfruit Punch flavor and features San Francisco’s historic Pink Triangle. Once a symbol of hate and intolerance, the Pink Triangle brings attention to the past persecution of the gay community and reminds us…

SPARC Looks to the Future of Cannabis Tourism Following Local Approval for Sonoma Farm

Erich Pearson at the SPARC Farm

You can’t yet take tours of the cannabis farms of Northern California or sit down in a tasting room to sample products and discuss the complex flavors of different varietals. But those days may be coming, and SPARC has just taken a first step toward eventually making cannabis tourism a reality — in the heart…

The 2020 Election Showed Broad Support for Cannabis Legalization; When Will It Happen?

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With a new Democratic majority in the Senate, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Congress will respond to public opinion and fully legalize recreational cannabis in the next year or two. And the November election showed increasing and broad support for decriminalization and legalization in both red and blue states. Conservative states…

Cook With These CBN- and THC-Infused Products to Spice Up (or Mellow Out) Your Holiday Table

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The universe of cannabis pantry products continues to grow, and SPARC has some new items in the store that would make for great holiday gifts as well as great additions to your cannabis cooking repertoire. Potli is a company that specializes in honey — fresh-farmed honey that is infused with either CBD or CBN, the…

Jump-Start the Holiday Spirit With New, Seasonal-Flavored Cannabis Products

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The holidays are upon us, and even in this often gloomy and stressful year, everyone needs to reward themselves for getting through it with some Yuletide cheer. And while there may not be any office parties or house parties this year, you can ring in the season safely at home — and with fewer hangovers…

What is Cannabis Distillate?

What is Cannabis Distillate?

Cannabis Distillate is a newer production technique for distilling cannabinoids to create a concentrate from plant matter. Because this production technique essentially creates a cannabis extract with a pure molecular level, Cannabis Distillate is often called “The Pure.” Touted as the next evolution in cannabis science, Cannabis Distillation enables extracts to grow in popularity because…

SPARC’s Lead Cultivator Talks About the 2020 Growing Season on the Farm

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While 2020 has been a revolving nightmare for many people both personally and financially, it’s been something of a big and positive year for harvests at the rebuilt SPARC farm in Sonoma County. Wildfires have ravaged other parts of California in the last month, including an area about 35 miles away in Sonoma, but so…

How Fire Has Shaped California History, and the SPARC Farm

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Wildfires have been a natural part of California’s geography going back millions of years. The history of fire in the state can partly be told through the rings of giant redwood trees — some of the naturally fire-resistant giant sequoias in Sequoia National Park are 3,000 years old, and they tell the story of fires…

U.S. House of Representatives Set to Take Historic Vote On Cannabis Legalization

Speaker of the House, Nanci Pelosi

Before the election in November, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives is set to vote on some historic legislation that would mark the first time that the United States Congress has voted on legalization of marijuana at the federal level. While it is largely just a gesture of political good will for the growing cannabis industry…

How to Appreciate Cannabis Through The Senses

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Our sensory systems are powerful, intricate components of the perceptual experience of reality. In short, our senses create that reality. It is essential, then, to understand how we can use our sensory processing to appreciate the more beautiful things in life like food (taste), fragrance (smell), and music (sound). Our team at Sparc believes that…

Best Ways to Smoke Weed Without a Pipe

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It’s a common situation where you want to smoke after a long day, but in your haste, you’ve accidentally broken your precious pipe! You can always replace a pipe, but let’s say you’re tired of continually having to rely on a single method of consuming your cannabis.  Contrary to what you may initially think, there…

SPARC’s MBA Summer Intern on What Cannabis Customers Want Now

This summer, SPARC employed a virtual MBA summer intern. His name is Dale Henriques, and he’s between his first and second year of at Stern business school at New York University, and because of the pandemic he was able to apply for this internship across the country and fulfill his duties remotely. Dale has spent…

The Ultimate Guide to Cannabis Plant Anatomy

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When looking at a cannabis bud, you’ve probably noticed the complexity in the different parts that you can see. From the little sugar crystals to the bright, colorful hairs, a cannabis plant’s anatomy is fascinating. What are these different features, and what function do they serve for the plant? Related: Activism, Equity, and the Future…

SPARC Founder Erich Pearson on Activism, Equity, and the Future of Cannabis

Erich Pearson CEO of SPARC

When he first came to California to grow weed with a friend in Sonoma County, Erich Pearson couldn’t have known that he would land in the middle of a statewide and later a national fight for legalization, or that he would end up owning one of the most successful dispensaries in the Bay Area. His…

How to Become a Budtender: A Complete Guide

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The business of bud is exploding with an increase of 30% of the marijuana market since its legalization. With more and more demands for medical and recreational use, dispensaries require talented, passionate, and reliable individuals to face and advise their customers. That is where budtenders come into play. Here’s how to become the cannabis expert…

Cannabis Activists Take On Criminal Justice Reform Seeking to Free Drug Offenders

As the U.S. begins waking up to the tragedy that our prisons are filled with inmates who did little to land in jail besides sell — or possess — a little bit of weed, non-profits and legal-defense organizations are stepping up efforts to get those inmates freed. The possession, sale, and growing of cannabis for…

How Long Does Weed Stay in Your System? Everything You Need to Know

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Cannabis is something to be enjoyed, but it’s essential to know just how long weed stays in your system. It’s important because you would never want to put yourself into a situation where it compromises your safety or others’ safety. Being clued up on this information will ensure you can use weed for the benefits…

How Does It Feel When You Take CBD?

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Known for its calming and rejuvenating properties on both the body and mind, CBD is becoming increasingly popular due to its many health benefits, minus the intoxicating side effects commonly associated with marijuana. Made by mixing extracted and diluted CBD with a carrier oil such as coconut, CBD oil is an effective remedy for many…

A Brief History Medical Marijuana In California

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When people talk about medical cannabis in the U.S., most everyone thinks of the state laws enacted in the last three decades, beginning with California’s Compassionate Use Act (Prop. 215) in 1996. But medical use of cannabis in the U.S. dates back to the 1840s, when cannabis oil was widely available as an over-the-counter medication…

Actress Turned Talk Show Host Turned Documentary Producer: Ricki Lake Talks Cannabis

Ricki Lake turns 52 in September, and she’s already had at least four careers in that time. Starting out as a young actress in John Waters’ films and landing her own, wildly popular talk show at age 24, Lake has always been one of the more candid and authentic celebrities in Hollywood, especially when it…

How Humans Started Consuming Cannabis, For Both Ritual and Pleasure

As Americans continue to share under-reported narratives about our historically unjust culture, cannabis can’t be left out of the conversation. Criminal justice reform in this country begins with discussions of the over-policing and over-prosecution of drug crimes, particularly where marijuana is concerned, and state prosecutors are only beginning to grapple with decades of unjust mass…

Introducing the Sonoma County Land Where Marigold Cannabis Is Grown

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SPARC’s Marigold line of sungrown marijuana is unique even among Northern California’s rich history and array of outdoor cannabis cultivation. As a brand, Marigold stands for quality, minimal environmental impact, and the core principles of organic and biodynamic farming. And it’s grown on especially fertile land that has been used for farming in the Sonoma…

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