Cannabis A to Z: Henry Mahncke of BrainHQ and Alex Mazin of Bud’s Goods
Cannabis Talk A to Z: an Educational Odyssey * Frankie’s guests are Henry Mahncke of BrainHQ and entrepreneur Alex Mazin to discuss cannabis and bitcoin/crypto currency. Dr. Henry Mahncke, Ph.D. is CEO of BrainHQ. Dr. Mahncke got his doctorate in neuroscience in the lab at UCSF that discovered the brain remains plastic – capable of […]
Grown In: Operators Worry in Mass. that Inflation Raises Illicit Cannabis’ Appeal
Increased legal market supply may be driving down Massachusetts’ cost of adult use cannabis, but with inflation on the rise, some legal operators worry that prices in the legal market will still drive consumers to the underground market. “It’s sort of a perfect storm in Massachusetts where it’s finally getting an oversupply of product […]
Thrillist: The Best Recreational Weed Dispensaries in and Around Boston
What a difference a couple of years makes. Where once we had to travel far afield to hit up an adult-use dispensary, Greater Boston is now awash in new choices weed shops, including many national chains. But we’re still most enamored by all the locally grown businesses in and around the city and the social […]
Worcester Business Journal – Best of Business 2022: Food, Drink & Marijuana
Bud’s Goods & Provisions cannabis dispensary, based in Worcester, has in the last 15 months expanded from one employee to 60, said Founder and CEO Alex Mazin. He’s hoping to have more than 100 people on the team by the end of next year. “Finding good people is the No. 1 job,” Mazin said. “It’s […]
Elevated Flavors: Local Chefs Try To Take A Food-First Approach To Cannabis Edibles At Massachusetts Dispensaries
As students at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Cambridge, Christopher Kittredge and his buddy Michael Villaronga had a running routine about their plans to open up a pot dispensary and launch a line of cannabis edibles after graduating.
Worcester Business Journal – Who buys weed? Nearly three years online, the Central Mass. cannabis market caters to a variety of consumers
Adult-use cannabis retailers in Massachusetts amassed more than $2 billion in lifetime sales by the end of August this year, signaling an eager, and likely growing, consumer base. And despite persistent, bad-faith tropes, and often racist stereotypes
MG Magazine: 5 Takeaways from MJBizCon 2021
LAS VEGAS – Following hot on the heels of September’s Hall of Flowers in Santa Rosa, California, the cannabis industry’s other big trade show, MJBizCon 2021, descended upon the Las Vegas Convention Center for four days of business-to-business schmoozing, engaging, and reconnecting.
Affordable marijuana shop with ‘Willy Wonka’ visuals finds a home in Abington – Enterprise News
ABINGTON — When you walk into Bud’s Goods & Provisions, the modern Americana feel is everywhere, from the movie box office theme check-in to the sports memorabilia and movie posters.
‘An immigrant-Worcester story’: Bud’s Goods’ owner shares American dream with parents
WORCESTER — When local cannabis business owner Alex Mazin’s family immigrated to the United States from the former Soviet Union in 1990, they were fleeing in fear of uncertainty in a region where Jews had been persecuted through much of the 20th century.
Bud’s Goods named top pot shop in New England
Abington’s Title Town reputation now extends to one of its newest businesses. Bud’s Goods and Provisions, the town’s first marijuana retailer, was named New England’s best cannabis business at the recent New England Cannabis Convention.
