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Cannabiz Innovation − Monarch Waste Co. Partners with St. Louis Dispensaries to Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries
Ask Leah −How Can the ECS and THC Benefit Our Overall Wellness? Out & About Missouri − The Faces of the Missouri Cannabis Industry Budtender Picks − Budtender Gift Picks for the Holidays Patient Education − Cannabis for Arthritis Helping Veterans − Patriot Pop— A Gummy with Purpose Home Growers Corner − Your Seed-To-Harvest Pocket Grow Guide Cannabis Wellness −Love, Laughter, and a Little Leaf— How Cannabis Can Deepen( or Damage) Relationships During the Holidays
Canna Gift Ideas − Gifts & Gadgets for the Holidays— 10 Fun Picks to Make Your Shopping Relaxing
Feature of Month − Algorithms, Unauthenticity, and AI— Tis The Season for Face-To-Face Conversations
New Products − SINSE Cannabis Juicy Distillate Disposable Vapes Add Flavor to Your Holiday Season
Micro Biz News − Craft Cannabis and Christmas Stockings— A Micro Maker’ s Holiday Launch
Wellness −Leveling Up or Staying Behind?
Reflections− Whatever Karin Spinks Does, She Does It Passionately
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Cannabis Friendly Health Care Services Crossword or 6-Way Puzzle of the Month Doctors Guide to Missouri Med-ID Certification
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Dispensaries Guide for KC, Western & Central Missouri Dispensaries Guide for St. Louis & Eastern Missouri CBD Store Guides ― Missouri & Kansas
► Cover: This month’ s cover celebrates the holiday season. It’ s unlikely a cannabis plant in Missouri would ever be covered in snow, so for fun, and with the help of multiple images and Photoshop skills, we created this cover image to celebrate the beauty of the plant and the season with a plant covered in snow and Christmas tree decorations. Victoria Cromwell took some amazing photos of the Northern Lights on 11 / 11 / 25, one of which we included as the background sky. We hope you enjoy it.
( Cover art by Bill Cromwell)