I didn’t start out with press credentials to big ass events like MJBIZCON, where all access passes run $1,500. I started with passion, a pen, and the audacity to tell everyone I was covering the cannabis industry. The thing about building a career as a published artist: your portfolio is your currency; and if you…
Read moreHigh school graduations have a shared end-point in the Kindergarten to 12th grade public education system. At these points, students make decisions to enter markets, military webs, and/or further explore institutions. My end-point experience was full of confusion, uncertainty, interest, and desire to have a safer institution to write at. My acceptance to California State…
Read moreImage of Author; Kristie Filippello Gutierrez The moment I knew I was a writer was when I realized the desire I had to learn and grow. I remember the day. I was on a 3 hour flight delay at Orlando International Airport in 2019. I was overwhelmed and over stimulated, casually walking around burning through time….
Read moreBook Review: The Traveling Cannabis Writer’s Guide to America’s Hidden Gems Source: High Times Every so often, a cannabis book comes along that feels like it has been missing from the shelf for years. Veronica “Vee” Castillo’s Cannabis Legacy Chronicles Series: The Traveling Cannabis Writer’s Guide to America’s Hidden Gems – Part 1: The 30,000-Foot View is…
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