Most of those in the JFK assassination research community believe that a primary reason for the assassination was Kennedy’s reluctance to back a U.S. coup against Fidel Castro. Certainly, the number of anti-Castro Cuban figures around Lee Harvey Oswald, Davie Ferrie, and others at the ground level logically suggests that.
But as I have pointed out many times, to what is usually the total silence of my fellow researchers, if this was indeed a major motive for the assassination, then what changes resulted? LBJ never even mentioned Cuba during his presidency, and neither did anyone else in the political world. Cuba died as an American political issue along with JFK in Dealey Plaza. There was no second Bay of Pigs, this time with air cover. The CIA stopped trying to kill Castro. Neither Johnson nor Nixon ever even suggested trying to overthrow Castro. What about Reagan, great anti-commie that he was? Castro was still in power during the 1980s. What did Reagan do about that?
Decades of researching these subjects, starting with the JFK assassination, have taught me that motives are sometimes hard to discern in these matters. This is not because the motives are unclear, but because those seemingly investigating them create distractions. They send us in the wrong direction. This is what magicians do. Get you looking the other way. The entire Cuban connection to the JFK assassination, in my view, is one of these smokescreens. It bears repeating; if you assassinate Kennedy because he wanted rapprochement with Castro, then an invasion or coup in Cuba should logically come afterwards. It never did. So the conspirators failed, if that was their goal.
Vietnam was another issue, and there the policy did change. JFK’s newly implemented withdrawal process, as delineated in National Security Action Memorandum 263, called for all U.S. advisors (there were no actual troops under JFK) to be out by 1965. On November 21, 1963, National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy drafted NSAM 273, which totally contradicted NSAM 263, and paved the way for the disastrous escalation to follow. Kennedy never saw it, and would never have signed it. So if you want a conspirator with prior knowledge, look at Bundy. JFK would have fired him for even writing it. Israel was another real factor, as behind the scenes JFK was engaged in a war of words with them over their burgeoning nuclear program. With his assassination, that certainly changed, as LBJ was extremely pro-Israel.
For a long time, these distractions; the Cuban exiles, along with the Mafia, with perhaps a few “rogue” elements of the CIA, have been the most popular conspirators within the JFK research community. We see the same kind of limited hangout option with the Republicucks who are pushing the “lab leak” theory to explain COVID. In other words, China, China, China! As my new book Masking the Truth demonstrates, no “bioweapon” was leaked by the dastardly Chinese in Wuhan, because there was no deadly virus. It was the flu and pneumonia. The bioweapon was the warp speed vaccine that the elite created to combat a phantom enemy. Stop looking at Wuhan, and pay attention to the empty hospitals and dancing nurses. This was a worldwide production. A Plandemic.
We saw the same thing with 9/11. Donald Trump and others tried to emphasize the 28 pages connected to “terrorism” that were withheld from a joint Senate-House Committee. Which, of course, supported the primary lie, that “terrorist” bogeymen, armed with boxcutters and plastic knives, had attacked us. Because they “hated our freedom.” Like our own leaders, I guess, who are trying to eliminate what’s left of our freedom. Limited hangout. So what if Saudi Arabia gets blamed? Or the Mafia? Or anti-Castro Cubans and “rogue” CIA agents? That doesn’t impact our corrupt leaders one bit. Most of the hobgoblins are foreign. But some are domestic, and serve the same purpose.
Speaking of terrorists, what happened to them anyway? Where is Al Qaeda now? Isis? The Taliban? Isn’t that why we gave up our rights under the Patriot Act? Created the unconstitutional monstrosity Homeland Security? We were told this was an endless war. It appears that COVID-19, while never being isolated or proven to exist, managed to expunge terrorism from the world. The only “terrorists” now are the domestic variety. The kind that point out their corruption. You’re probably considered a “domestic terrorist” for reading my rantings. Well, if COVID could make the flu disappear, as it did in 2020, it can eliminate “terrorism” just as easily. It’s a psyop thing, you wouldn’t understand.
Look at the response to the new film The Sound of Freedom. The entire mainstream media is up in arms about it. This kind of unilateral objection to a piece of entertainment happened only once before, when Oliver Stone’s JFK was released in 1991. The hobgoblin here is QAnon. You know, the obvious American intelligence psyop designed to explain Donald Trump’s complete lethargy as president, and now to further demonize “conspiracy theorists.” To our state controlled media, QAnon is responsible for this unwanted new movie. Despite the fact it was apparently written before the emergence of Q, that doesn’t deter those who will not, under any circumstances, permit exposure of corruption to go unchecked.
I myself, in my 2014 book Hidden History, included a long section on child sex scandals, including the Franklin Credit scandal and McMartin Preschool scandal. This was obviously pre-Q. I don’t think I was inspired by a psyop that hadn’t even been implemented yet. Was “Pizzagate” the fault of QAnon as well? “Pizzagate” grew out of the emails from Democratic Party honcho John Podesta, which were leaked by exiled Thought Criminal Julian Assange in March 2016. Before the election of Trump. Before QAnon. And no, it hasn’t been proven that Comet Ping Pong didn’t have a basement. And those pictures on that Instagram account were very, very disturbing. But talking about it is a “conspiracy theory.” A QAnon conspiracy theory.
Sandy Hook was well before QAnon. Doesn’t matter. It gets dragged in there, too. If you disagree, we may prosecute you multiple times for your illegal opinion, as they’ve done symbolically to Alex Jones. Election Fraud? Again, that’s all Q. I had a section on that in my 2014 book, too. Before Trump was even a politician. Before the 2020 election. If we didn’t throw you in prison already, and deny you all due process, keep “denying” the sanctity of that election. The most secure in all recorded history. QAnon triggered all doubts about electoral integrity, and was the cause of January 6. Don’t be an election denier. Or a COVID denier. Or a science denier.
My point here is that, something very powerful behind the scenes is orchestrating all this. They produced the Trumpenstein Project. They made “COVID” into The Greatest Psyop in the History of the World. It isn’t the “Democrats.” Or Black Lives Matter. Or Antifa. They are all controlled by this same unseen force that so clearly manipulates events and personalities to suit its own twisted interests. I quoted many famous political figures from the past and present in my Hidden History books. So many of them said the same thing; that the real rulers are behind the scenes. People like Woodrow Wilson. And FDR. Even Bill Clinton. JFK was the last one to think he was really in charge. The puppets know they’re not running things.
And they make sure no real opposition to them emerges. As Lenin said, the best way to defeat the enemy is to lead them. This they have done, by planting undercover assets in all extremist movements, since at least they infiltrated the likes of the KKK and the Black Panthers. They set up a Gloria Steinem to lead the feminist movement, and the CIA financed her Ms. magazine. The CIA also used Timothy Leary to push LSD, and declare, “Trust no one over 30.” To paraphrase the opening of the Outer Limits, they control the horizontal and the vertical. They invent fake opposition, just like Immanuel Goldstein in Orwell’s 1984.
So who is in charge? Who’s running this show? Probably the #1 suspect in this regard are “The Jews.” And there are valid reasons to examine this theory critically. After all, Jews represent a paltry two percent of the U.S. population. And yet they are at the top of every motion picture studio. Every television network. When newspapers and magazines wielded influence, they ran them, too. Record company executives? Publishing houses? Sports franchise owners? Producers, directors, agents, entertainers, screenwriters? Jews are disproportionately represented in these key areas of cultural influence to an almost unimaginable degree. Is it possible for such disproportionate dominance to happen naturally, or innocently?
Now, whenever someone famous hints at this, observe the response. Look at the artist formerly known as Kanye West. I think he lost millions after his brief foray into Jew obsession. He appears to have returned to normalcy. NBA star Kyrie Irving caught some negative scrutiny as well, but he also was an outspoken vaccine skeptic. The Blacks seem more likely to mention the Jews (see Louis Farrakhan), but woe unto any White who dares broach the subject. RFK, Jr. may be finding this out in the very near future, after alluding to Ashkenazi Jews being less ethnically impacted by COVID than mere mortals. The unchosen. Look, if you claim you’re the “Chosen” people of God, you have to expect some blowback. What does that make the rest of us?
If you want to discourage “hate” speech accusing you of having undue power, then you might want to examine the heavy-handed reaction to such claims. However you slice it, those who make “anti-Semitic” remarks certainly seem to be punished in the manner you’d expect, if they were criticizing a group that runs the world. The old expression that “if you want to know who’s in charge, look at who you can’t criticize,” seems appropriate here. It certainly isn’t “White Supremacists” or “racists.” I don’t think I need to even address them; they have absolutely zero free speech.
But as I’ve pointed out, the definition of a Jew nowadays is in flux. There has been a great deal of intermarriage with the Goyim (that’s what the Talmud supposedly calls us non-Jews, and it allegedly translates into “Cattle”). Most of my relatives are part Jewish, as I’ve explained many times. However you look at it, all that concentrated power, which has never been addressed let alone explained, must be juxtaposed against the reality that 99.9% of all Jews, half-Jews, and quarter-Jews, are not privy to any world domination secrets. They aren’t in “The Club” either. It’s unfair to generalize like that. But we shouldn’t be “cancelled” for asking the question.
Another strong, favored candidate for the elusive Them are the Freemasons. Now, it seems like they have a lot less power than they used to have, but we still see all those public figures, flashing those unnatural hand gestures. Freemasons have a lot of secret signs. As JFK said, secrecy is repugnant in a free society. Freemasonry revolves around secrecy. The lowest level initiates into the order are sworn to an oath of secrecy, on the penalty of having their tongue torn out and thrown into the high tide. Even as a symbolic rite, that’s pretty gruesome. Look at all those old photographs, of Civil War figures and the like. Why did they all pose with one hand tucked inside their coat? Because that’s one of the countless signs of Freemasonry.
The conspiracy people claim that once you reach the highest degree- 33rd degree- you learn the true secret of masonry. That the “Great Architect” you worship is actually Lucifer. I have no way of knowing that for certain without joining them. I’m not planning to do that. Supposedly, all the astronauts involved in the Apollo fraud were big Freemasons. That “33” number pops up everywhere. I lived the first 19 years of my life in a house with the address of 3333. There were no masons in my family. I hope that doesn’t diminish my credibility. As the otherwise worthless Sigmund Freud said, sometimes a cigar is a cigar.
Those who finger the Vatican and/or the Jesuits, are basically citing the same material used to point at the Jews. Some of it is literally word for word, just a different villain. Just look at the depiction of Catholics in all popular media, and you have to wonder why they wouldn’t have demanded a more positive portrayal, if the Vatican was really in charge. “International bankers” and “globalists” are in many ways code words for Jews. Zionist control, or ZOG (Zionist Occupied Government) comes closer, because it factors in the many non-Jews who obviously have great power.
If forced to choose, I’d say we are ruled by simple, garden variety Satanists. We are in a spiritual war. Can anyone doubt that the transgender lunacy, for instance, is inspired by anything less than the darkest force we can comprehend? The Devil? The occult, Satanic symbolism is even more prevalent than the Freemasonic imagery in America, and around the world. That many celebrities forming a circle around one eye, or displaying their fingers in some awkward manner, cannot be coincidence. So clearly they are flashing the likes of the “hook ‘em horns” sign, not because they all support Texas football, but because of loyalty to something else. The ultimate evil.
I could go with something like the Illuminati as well, which is not mythical- it was a very real group which both Thomas Jefferson and George Washington personally commented on. Whether they call themselves that or not, whether they call themselves anything at all, this is probably the reality. A group of ultimate elitists pulling the strings behind the curtain. As the Illuminati was originally conceived by former Jew turned Catholic priest Adam Weishaupt, most members would not know who the other members were. Kind of a super secretive, Amway type pyramid scheme. You only knew the one who recruited you, and anyone you recruit. It’s actually a pretty brilliant concept. Evil, but brilliant. You gotta give the Devil (pun) his due.
I quote former Secretary of Defense James Forrestal often, who said that, if there wasn’t a huge conspiracy, once in a while they’d make a mistake in our favor. There obviously is a huge conspiracy, being run by conspirators from central casting. It’s all they know- their only way of doing business. But those are the ones we see. The great sci-fi trilogy Illuminatus, which was highly influential on my own writing, postulated five individuals who actually run the world. Of course, the authors claimed that one of them was Mark Lane, my old mentor, , who they said was in charge of Chaos. So what did they know?
But someone or something is unquestionably in charge. Pulling the strings and making sure the puppets dance to their orders. If there was the least bit random factor involved, good leaders would do good things, at least once in a while. Let the record show that never happens, and really never has happened. We are always in crisis mode, with nonstop doses of fear porn to keep us preoccupied and subservient. And they thoughtfully provide enticing but false alternatives. We can only try to better ourselves, to be what we expect of others. And to have faith in God, be on the side of light, and rage against the darkness. Whoever is really in charge here, they serve the father of lies, whether or not they know it.
Author of the cult classic novel “The Unreals,” and the best-sellers “Hidden History,” “Survival of the Richest,” “Crimes and Cover-Ups in American Politics: 1776-1963” “Bullyocracy,” and “On Borrowed Fame.”
Wholesale cannabis prices in Michigan have finally begun stabilizing after years of historically low prices. Much like several other states with legal cannabis markets, Michigan was inundated with multitudes of sellers who flooded the market with cannabis flower soon after the controversial plant was legalized, thereby causing oversupply issues.
The cannabis industry had proven to be incredibly lucrative at that point, and plenty of players were attracted by the prospect of making significant returns on their investments. However, the oversupply of cannabis flower in Michigan caused wholesale prices to plummet by 74% from $351 per ounce in December 2020 to an all-time low of only $91 for an ounce of recreational cannabis flower in December 2022.
More than six months into 2023, wholesale prices in the state have leveled off and even enjoyed modest increases, giving producers hope that prices may not dip to the lows of previous years. The average price of cannabis flower per pound in February 2021 was $1,510 before dropping by 27% to $789 in February 2023. Prices have been on the rise since then, increasing to $832 per pound in April, $907 in May and $963 last month.
Industry experts believe that the stabilization of wholesale cannabis flower prices was due to several factors. For starters, the market was able to absorb much of the outdoor cannabis remaining from the previous season. There was also an increase in municipal governments that allow retail cannabis sales, and authorities stepped up their efforts to curb activity in the illicit cannabis market. Cannabis executive Narmin Jarrous explains that such illicit players often bring illegal cannabis into the market and sell it for pennies, making it extremely difficult for licensed sellers to compete and make a profit.
Michigan is projected to be the second-largest cannabis market in the United States after California, and addressing the illicit market as soon as possible can prevent Michigan from ending up like California where the illicit market regularly outsells licensed retailers.
Retailers in the Michigan cumulatively sold $2.3 billion worth of cannabis in 2022, and they are projected to sell up to $3.1 billion worth of cannabis this year. However, despite the recent stabilization in wholesale cannabis prices, some industry insiders expect several market factors to continue pushing cannabis prices down. This includes the fact that Michigan currently doesn’t have a statewide cap on the total number of marijuana business licenses, meaning the market is still at risk of dealing with oversupply issues.
This stability in the wholesale cannabis market is likely to spur existing growers to invest in better cultivation equipment from suppliers such as Advanced Container Technologies Inc. (OTC: ACTX) in order to optimize their operations and boost their margins.
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The Massachusetts for Mental Health Options (MMHO) committee recently kicked off efforts to add a psychedelics legalization measure on next year’s ballot. The recently formed committee has filed paperwork to put a measure that would legalize therapeutic psychedelic use in front of voters in November 2024.
With legislators, reform activists and mental-health professionals pushing for the legalization of therapeutic psychedelics, Massachusetts isn’t the first state to consider legalizing hallucinogenics, and it likely won’t be the last. Several states are considering legalizing psychedelics amid a national mental-health crisis that has left millions of Americans grappling with conditions such as depression with little relief from conventional treatment methods.
Advancements in psychedelic research have revealed that despite being classified as dangerous drugs with no medical applications, psychedelics have the potential to revolutionize the psychiatric industry. Hallucinogenics such as psilocybin, MDMA and ayahuasca have exhibited significant potential against various mental-health conditions, providing long-term relief at lower doses and with significantly fewer side effects.
The MMHO submitted psychedelic legalization documents to the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF), officially beginning its efforts to place psychedelics on the 2024 ballot. According to a statement from the organization, the group’s main objective is to increase the number of treatment options for people with mental-health disorders in Massachusetts by granting them access to natural psychedelics.
The filing notes that the psychedelic legalization question posed to voters in the upcoming ballot will focus on providing access to psychedelic-assisted therapy and eliminating criminal penalties for people charged with possession of natural psychedelics. Natural or classic psychedelics refers to psychedelic compounds that occur naturally in nature such as psilocybin, mescaline and DMT.
Research has found that these psychedelics can treat mental health issues such as anxiety, treatment-resistant depression, eating disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Legalizing psychedelics would allow tens of millions of Americans to access more effective treatments that require significantly less dosage to be effective, offer long-term relief from symptoms and have minimal, if any, side effects.
However, the move to add psychedelic legalization onto the 2024 ballot has met some resistance. Those opposed aren’t comfortable with an open question asking voters the degree to which the committee behind the initiative should engage with local advocacy groups that have helped to pass psychedelic decriminalization measures in six cities in Massachusetts. Florida State University College of Law professor and cofounder of Harvard Law School’s Petrie-Flom Center suggests that increased involvement with such groups would likely tie the committee to the New Approach PAC.
The work being done by psychedelics-focused businesses such as Mind Medicine Inc. (NASDAQ: MNMD) (NEO: MMED) (DE: MMQ) has likely played a role in the growing interest in psychedelic treatments since the studies that these companies conduct help to dispel the myths about these substances while also bringing to light their therapeutic potential.
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In Canada, each province and territory has a unique cannabis distribution model. Though by no means perfect, many retailers and LPs rank Saskatchewan and Manitoba among the best.
“In Saskatchewan, an LP can sell directly to a retail store,” says Ian Chadsey, VP Corporate Affairs at Delta 9 Cannabis, an LP with retail operations in the two provinces. “Manitoba also doesn’t take possession of the cannabis—there is no warehouse —but the government will take orders through its portal and add excise fees. We then deliver directly.”
In both examples, retailers have a lot of leeway in terms of ordering what they want.
Saskatchewan, for example, allows for direct relationships with LPs. Retailers can have net terms for all orders, which is reflective of a true B2B model, and has a positive impact on cash flow. There is a wholesaling option that allows for next-day delivery and quick adjustments, with credit for defective products. Emergency orders are also possible.
“This can all be done in a timely manner, direct with producers,” says Kerri Michell, president of Farmer Jane Cannabis, which has 14 retail stores in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. “In Saskatchewan, there’s a large product selection and variety, with LPs typically giving price reductions on aged inventory, especially products that can’t be sent to the larger government wholesalers. The province is almost at the point where a retailer could use a single wholesaler for 90-95% of product if they wished.”
By comparison, Manitoba offers simplified purchasing using the MBLL portal. This is a one-stop shop for all cannabis, which ensures accuracy for orders.
“In Manitoba, a retailer can set weekly payments and credits,” says Michell. “The province can also have a larger database of SKUs than in other provinces because the products aren’t physically held in a Manitoba warehouse.”
The good and the bad
In Saskatchewan, independent distributors help LPs to get their product to market. Some of these are owned by or have special relationships with large LPs or retail chains and have been criticized for not having smaller retailers’ interests at heart.
“These distribution companies make money on the backs of the struggling retailers for their own benefit, unlike the cooperative model,” says RJ Fafard, Director of Retail Operations at the Pot Shack, which has four retail locations in Saskatchewan. “From my perspective, the Weed Pool cooperative is the best option. It offers a two-day order turnaround, free delivery, and a low percentage markup on products, given that they’re only covering costs. There’s a large craft selection, and immediate invoicing.”
However, distributors in Saskatchewan, no matter their business model, will sometimes demand exclusivity, which can limit opportunity.
“The Weed Pool is a very good partner for us, but we can only sell to the stores they sell to in Saskatchewan,” says Alex Kratz, CEO of Western Cannabis, a family-run LP in Saskatchewan. “However, it’s normal and understandable for a distributor to want some exclusivity. In return, we get excellent support.”
Many LPs will have an exclusive contract with one distributor, and that’s it, which can place limits on market access. If multiple distributors are used, there’s a risk that an LP won’t receive favoured treatment. By comparison, in Manitoba every store has an equal chance to purchase any product they want.
“I’m a fan of how Manitoba does it,” says Kratz. “It is very open, with one distribution model that allows for all stores to have an equal chance to buy our product. We can then support the market in various ways, including popups and swag for independent stores. Every independent store in Manitoba has bought our product—whereas I can’t say the same for Saskatchewan.”
That said, dealing with a distributor in Saskatchewan has its advantages.
“The Weed Pool ordering system is one of the best,” says Kratz. “It’s so smooth—that’s definitely one of the perks. Order, buy, ship—it’s fast and simple.”
Manitoba also has its challenges, particularly on the retail side.
“We pay upfront for products that may not hit our stores for four to six weeks,” says Michell from Farmer Jane. “We’ve seen improvement overall, but there’s little recourse for slow delivery timelines from LPs. There have been several instances of extreme delivery delays.”
Many LPS also don’t like to have to ship to every store, regardless of volumes, which can reduce the interest in Manitoba as a market.
“This can result in worse service and higher prices, with LPs preferring to do business in other provinces,” says Michell. “Although a store in Manitoba can order weekly, many producers still ship bi-weekly. This means multiple orders from the same PO can arrive at once, causing confusion with packing slips. Also, listed products sometimes aren’t in supply with producers, and when this happens, there’s no ability to sub a different product.”
Scaling what works
Given the diverse views of market participants, there are differing ideas on what would improve the distribution systems in the two provinces—if anything. For some, minimal government involvement, as in Saskatchewan, is by far the best possible route.
“The Saskatchewan cannabis market works the best for us, as we can sell directly to the retail store,” says Chadsey from Delta 9 Cannabis. “It’s similar to the cigarette industry that supplies products directly to the retail outlet. There’s no need for the provincial government to be the middle person in the supply chain.”
However, Saskatchewan is a relatively small market—its population is only 1.2 million—which may make a hands-off approach more viable. Applying this laissez-faire model to larger markets could create complications.
“The Saskatchewan model imposes additional shipping costs on LPs, so the impact would be amplified in a larger market,” says Michell. “However, there are lucrative offsets that may balance out those expenses.”
It’s also uncertain how private distributors would scale their operations. Could exclusivity be enforced in multiple jurisdictions, and would that be problematic? As it stands, within the present model in Saskatchewan, Kratz says that Western Cannabis’s stance has been to sell to the Weed Pool, and to explore other markets.
“As a local LP, it would be nice to be in every city in Saskatchewan that has a cannabis store, but that’s impossible with the current model,” he says. “Thankfully, both Saskatchewan and Manitoba made it so that we could survive through our first couple of years as an LP. They’ve supported us from the beginning.”
Before the cabbage worm moved into my garden, my kale had never looked so good. Perfect, dark green leaves stood tall in the raised beds, impressing friends and family alike. People actually commented on how amazing the kale looked! Beyond being a conversation starter, It tasted incredible; just a few nights before discovering the wretched worm devouring my crop, we enjoyed it in white bean quesadillas. But things went downhill from there.
Just Like That…
It all happened so quickly. One morning, I was out in the garden, backfilling potato buckets and securing plants to trellises, when my husband asked me what was lurking around the kale.
Completely panicked, I scissor-jumped two other raised beds to investigate (you got me; scissor-jumping is not something I’m physically capable of doing, but I did get there fast).
The Damage
It was a sad scene over there in the kale section. My once gorgeous leaves were riddled with holes; some were completely eaten, with only the rib standing. They were skeletons of themselves, really.
The plants were covered in poop, and when I looked closely, I found many green caterpillars camouflaged on the center rib of the leaves.
I grabbed my copy of Susan Mulvihill’s The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook and learned I had a cabbage worm infestation.
Cabbage Worms
According to the book, cabbage worms (Pieris rapae) are the larvae of imported cabbage white butterflies. The female butterflies lay their yellowish eggs on the underside of the leaves; the resulting caterpillars are about 1.5” long, pale green with fuzzy hairs and a yellow line running down their backs.
They’re common in most veggie gardens and love cabbage family crops like arugula, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kohlrabi, radishes, rutabagas, and turnips.
Once the caterpillars hatch, they quickly eat whatever they can. In a matter of days, my kale beds looked like a page in Eric Carl’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Natural Predators
Many natural predators will help control cabbage worms, including damsel bugs, hoverflies, parasitic wasps, spiders, green lacewings, and more.
Plant things like marigolds and nasturtiums nearby to attract the beneficial bugs to the area so they might feast on the worms.
Do It Yourself
But sometimes, you can’t wait for nature to handle the problem, and you need to take matters into your own hands.
Some practical ways to eliminate cabbage worms include the following:
Manually remove the caterpillars and the eggs from the leaves
Protect the crop with floating row covers from seed to harvest
Clean plant debris from the garden bed
Use plant extracts; cabbage worms hate mint, rosemary, cinnamon, clove, and lemongrass
Spray plants with neem oil or bacillus thuringiensis (BT).
Remember, spraying the plants with any pest control, even organic, can hurt and kill beneficial bugs and pollinators.
Kale TLC
I spent about an hour with my kale plants, handpicking the caterpillars and eggs off of the plants and washing away the poo.
Later that evening, I went through it again, removing a few caterpillars I had missed in Round 1 and reuniting them with their now very dead cabbage worm friends.
I also transplanted some marigolds and nasturtiums to help with any future problems. My efforts seem to have done the trick; in the weeks that followed the kale massacre, I haven’t seen any evidence of another attack.
Observation Is Key!
When we talk about garden vigilance, this is what we mean; walk through your garden daily to see what problems might be starting. Pests and diseases take over quickly, and the sooner you identify and resolve an issue, the better your garden will grow.
Cannabis Drinks Expo to be held in Chicago, IL on August 1, 2023. The much-awaited event is set to bring together the greatest and brightest minds in the cannabis-infused beverages industry.
As the leading event for the cannabis drinks industry, Cannabis Drinks Expo (“CDE”) offers a unique platform for distributors, retailers, and businesses, to network, learn, and grow. The Expo will feature a wide range of product demos, educational seminars, and networking opportunities.
The Cannabis Drinks Expo 2023 will provide a diverse mix of exciting features, including:
A spacious exhibit hall to enable product exhibition for brands
An educational session focused on the technology and cannabis industry
Unlimited networking opportunities for attendees to connect with business leaders
A product sampling area where participants can sample the newest cannabis drinks
Advancements in the Cannabis Drinks Industry
The Cannabis Drinks Expo 2023 is the perfect event for professionals in the cannabis drinks industry. The Expo will feature an advanced product demo area where participants can sample the latest cannabis drinks. It’s a great opportunity to try different products and experience the latest advancements in the cannabis drinks industry.
By providing unlimited networking opportunities, the CDE 2023 promises to deliver an incredible learning platform for attendees where they can connect, share ideas, and learn from business experts about the latest industry trends and products.
The keynote speakers of the CDE 2023 will include:
Jeremiah Mosteller, Policy Director at Americans for Prosperity
Amor Mena, Founder, and CEO of Amada Tea + Co.
David Dinenberg, CEO of Cannabrand
Dr. Ethan Russo, Chief Medical Officer of the International Cannabis Association
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(Globe Newswire) Toronto — Red White & Bloom Brands Inc. and Aleafia Health Inc. are announcing the mutual termination of the binding letter agreement entered into between the parties on June 6, 2023 in respect of the proposed business combination transaction, as detailed in the joint press release issued on June 7, 2023.
The termination is without liability or cost to either party.
Pursuant to the letter agreement, and as a pre-requisite to closing the previously announced proposed transaction, the approval of holders of Aleafia convertible debentures issued under the amended and restated debenture indenture providing for the issue of certain convertible debentures dated as of June 27, 2022 between Aleafia and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as the trustee, as supplemented by: (a) the first supplemental indenture dated as of June 27, 2022 (providing for the issue of the 8.5 per cent Series A Secured Convertible Debentures due June 30, 2024); (b) the second supplemental indenture dated as of June 27, 2022 (providing for the issue of the 8.5 per cent series B Secured Convertible Debentures due June 30, 2026), and (c) the third supplemental indenture dated as of June 27, 2022 (providing for the issue of 8.50 per cent Series C Secured Debentures due June 30, 2028) was required to settle all outstanding amounts due to them for an aggregate amount of $6 million in exchange for the cancellation of all Aleafia convertible debentures.
While Aleafia had received support in writing from certain holders of the outstanding Aleafia convertible debentures, certain other holders representing more than 33 1/3 per cent of the outstanding Aleafia convertible debentures, as represented by their designated representatives, have communicated to Aleafia and RWB that they will not accept the terms of the settlement set out in the letter agreement. As a result, a key condition of the proposed transaction cannot be satisfied and the parties have mutually agreed to terminate the letter agreement.
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Pursuant to an assignment of indebtedness and security dated June 6, 2023, NE SPC II LP sold to RWB, all indebtedness of Aleafia and certain of its affiliates in connection with the loan agreement made as of December 24, 2021, as amended on March 28, 2022, June 17, 2022, April 26, 2023, May 15, 2023, and May 31, 2023.
Aleafia is currently in breach of certain covenants under the Aleafia senior secured loan agreement, and while RWB has not, to date, taken steps to formally note Aleafia in default or immediately enforce its security, RWB has not waived any outstanding breaches and has reserved all of its rights and remedies under the Aleafia Senior Secured Loan Agreement and related security. RWB is currently considering all available options.
As a result of the termination of the Letter Agreement, and in light of the status of the Aleafia Senior Secured Loan Agreement, disinterested members of the board of directors of Aleafia continue to explore and evaluate potential strategic alternatives that may be available to Aleafia with the goal of maximizing value for Aleafia stakeholders. Aleafia does not intend to comment further with respect to the ongoing strategic review process unless and until it determines that additional disclosure is appropriate in the circumstances and in accordance with applicable securities laws.
With the amping of summertime energy and the visceral fast-moving of industry and of technology, there’s a near audible buzz of electricity, a current in the air, and half the time I can’t tell if it’s coming from a wireless network or from nature.
It’s strange to think the two can be compared – an electronic device and a rolling ocean as it churns negative ions – but they can. And now here we are beyond the threshold of AI immersion, attempting to merge the two.
Regardless of inventor apprehension (Elon Musk with Neuralink), we simply can’t help not knowing how far we can push the envelope, so we’ll give it a go, melding the forward-thinking of industry and the optimization of technology with our biological bodies. Or in the case of the regulated cannabis industry: AI tech with an ancient plant and all of her sacredness.
I see these two phenomena, nature and “the machine,” as the ultimate dichotomy – similar to the duality created by reason and intuition.Another opposition, when woven together, has the capacity to create endless abundance.
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So, I instruct Open AI to poeticize what I’ve just written and here’s what it comes up with:
The air hums with the electricity of the ages, a strange melody of technology and of nature. The potential thrumming, a millennia-spanning symphony of invention, influenced by invention, built to reason and intuit further invention still. The wheels of progress and progress itself, rounding the bend to an as-of-yet unknown future.
With a regal, three tier AI-generated cake on the cover of our magazine, we nod (holler?) to the times in this anniversary issue and take a pause to circle the date and reflect on how far we’ve come and how much further we have to go.
This issue operates as an exclamation mark punctuating Grow Opportunity’s five-year anniversary covering this industry, in conjunction with the five-year anniversary of Canada’s legal market, this Fall.
When you examine the leaves on the cake, you can see their imperfections – cannabis leaves with 12-plus points, lacking symmetry and consistency. It’s cute, I think, how AI hasn’t quite mastered the composition of a pot leaf. But allow it another handful of years and it becomes child’s play.
This issue seeks to illuminate the current market conditions at a time when tech infiltrates most of our processes for better or worse and, of course, the deep gratitude our team has for this space as it continues to mature with each passing day (albeit slower than AI).
Around legalization, I was working as a legacy journalist, so I took the liberty of sharing a couple throwback photos from 4/20 in Vancouver, 2016. I’m thrilled that the maturity of my own journey has led me to the unique B2B media domain, polarizing the B2C I was doing back then.
Yet at the end of the day, the question still remains: how do you reconcile seeming opposites?
I recently heard the equation 1+1=3. Maybe this relates to mergers in cannabis, but could it also be applied here?
Rather than the duality working to cancel itself out, perhaps there’s a third point we’re after. The middle path. Perhaps the union of opposites, in this case of nature and technology, can create a better third option. And maybe there’s a way to achieve it without tipping the scales toward our tendency for self-destruction.
The philosophical questions mostly end here, though it’s certainly fun to mull over in the sun, with a free joint.
I present to you our latest issue, complete with brilliantly critical and articulate writers touching on some of the most pressing topics of our time in cannabis. Look around now, because in five years’ time, everything will be different again.
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