Top 5 Bitcoin IRA Companies: 5 things to know before Investing | The Spokesman-Review

If you are stashing cash to fund your retirement, price inflation means that the real value of your cash diminishes. This is why canny investors save for their retirement using other assets: stocks, ETFs, real estate, and physical precious metals like gold and silver. Bitcoin is not subject to deflationary pressure , because the supply […]

Washington cannabis bill seeks to make industry more diverse, equitable | The Spokesman-Review

In 2020, House Bill 2870 established the Marijuana Social Equity Program, an application-based process intended to provide people of color, harmed by the war on drugs, opportunities to become more involved in the burgeoning marijuana economy. The bill currently before the Legislature incorporates many of the policies recommended by the task force, and would create […]

Like and follow: Social media marketing a challenge for cannabis brands | The Spokesman-Review

Alice Moon is a Los Angeles-based publicist and social media strategist with Trailblaze, a public relations agency specializing in cannabis brands. “Also, these are global brands,” Moon pointed out in a telephone interview. If you try searching for certain names and terms on social media platforms – like “Spokane cannabis” if you are searching for […]

Can cannabis use violate your rental agreement? | The Spokesman-Review

Even in states where cannabis is legal, property managers and landlords are not automatically obligated to allow it on their private property. It would be similar to a lease agreement specifically prohibiting cocaine or heroin, rather than a general “avoid all illegal activity and substances” section. However, for landlords that want to look ahead to […]

Start dreaming of a Green Wednesday New cannabis holiday designed to help with long weekend

Your cousin’s poor decision to marry “that bum.” All things you’re going to have to listen to sober for the seventh year in a row this Thanksgiving if you don’t come prepared with something that takes the edge off, spurs your appetite for dry turkey and drier stuffing, and maybe even makes you giggle a […]

Are Amazon and Apple paving the way to cannabis legalization? | The Spokesman-Review

For example, when Apple removed its ban on cannabis apps, other restrictions still apply. “Apps that encourage consumption of tobacco and vape products, illegal drugs, or excessive amounts of alcohol are not permitted on the App Store. Apps that encourage minors to consume any of these substances will be rejected. Eaze was the first app […]

Cooking with Cannabis: Celebrate with Toni’s Truffles | The Spokesman-Review

This recipe is one I adapted from a Brazilian confection from the 1940s to honor my great friend Toni Case. Liberally oil a 9-inch square baking dish. Give directly to The Spokesman-Review’s Northwest Passages community forums series — which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper — by […]

Cannabis Social Equity Task Force continues its efforts | The Spokesman-Review

“Black/African Americans were left out of the original effort to legalize cannabis, and continue to be left out of today’s cannabis economy. Applicants are defined as businesses that have majority ownership and control by at least one person in a disproportionately impacted area; a majority owner convicted of a misdemeanor marijuana offense; or who meets […]

Around the Remote: ‘KISStory’ documentary is ‘definitive’ account of iconic band’s decades of drama

DON’T MISS: “Biography: KISStory” – “We were just four idiots off the streets of New York,” recalls Gene Simmons in this four-hour, two-night documentary that celebrates KISS, one of the most iconic rock bands of all time. In addition to the four current KISS members, other notable musicians show up to reflect on the band’s […]

Former Idaho state Rep. Green sentenced to federal prison for role in tax fraud scheme

The former Republican representative from Post Falls was ordered to pay nearly $680,000 in restitution and will be on probation for three years after his imprisonment ends. Give directly to The Spokesman-Review’s Northwest Passages community forums series — which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper — by […]

Shanel Lindsay: Advocate for change in the cannabis industry

Lindsay was building her law career in Boston, but had health issues. Marijuana had been decriminalized in Massachusetts, but one day on her way to work, Lindsay was stopped for a minor traffic infraction. When she asked why she was arrested, she was told, “We had probable cause.” She became incensed, and immediately realized, as […]

Local marketing company Victory Media now accepting Bitcoin as payment

“We’ve been watching what’s been happening in the cryptocurrency world in the last sixth months to a year, and we first saw a need for it in the giving and nonprofit space,” he said. Victory Media is assisting Spokane Valley-based HRC Ministries with accepting bitcoin donations on the nonprofit’s website via Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange […]