Articles tagged “cannabis”

Tourism

Amsterdam Looks to Dim Red Light District Tourism

Amsterdam is trying to find a balance between its international reputation as an open and free city and resident quality of life. As it pursues its objective, it will have take on some restrictive measures in the Red Light District that run the risk of challenging its reputation.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

Amsterdam Looks to Dim Red Light District Tourism

Tourism

Thailand’s Marijuana Sellers Tip Tourism Rush After Cannabis Decriminalization

As the first Asian country to legalize the growing of marijuana, Thailand gets a headstart in the region in welcoming backpackers back to its beaches.

Juarawee Kittisilpa, Reuters | 2 years ago

Thailand’s Marijuana Sellers Tip Tourism Rush After Cannabis Decriminalization

Hotels

Daily Podcast: Hotels Slow Their Price Hikes

Good morning from Skift. It's Monday, June 13 in Puerto Rico (where the Skift Team is meeting). Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Daily Podcast: Hotels Slow Their Price Hikes

Skift Meetings

Atlantic City — A Budding Destination for Cannabis Events

An effort is underway to make Atlantic City a premier cannabis convention destination. There is talk of a cannabis campus that will grow, cultivate, and sell various forms of marijuana. Can weed do for AC what gambling could not?

2 years ago
Atlantic City — A Budding Destination for Cannabis Events

Tourism

Relaxed Rules on Medicinal Marijuana Could Create a Buzz for Thailand Tourism

Southeast Asia’s biggest changes toward cannabis liberalization continue to unfold in Thailand. Some speculate boom times are ahead for Thailand tourism with medical cannabis now legal. But don't expect ailing patients to flock there for cannabis treatments anytime soon.

Yixin Ng, Skift | 4 years ago

Relaxed Rules on Medicinal Marijuana Could Create a Buzz for Thailand Tourism

Hotels

Hotels Are Confused by Rise of Legal Marijuana: Opportunity or Liability?

The legalization of marijuana by states is getting murkier in the eyes of the federal government, which has still not legalized pot. Thirty-three states have, meaning that hotels have to deal with it whether they like it or not. Some hotels are embracing certain forms of cannabis. Others don’t want the potential liability. How do they figure out what to do?

Nancy Trejos, Skift | 4 years ago

Hotels Are Confused by Rise of Legal Marijuana: Opportunity or Liability?

Luxury

Buzzy Wellness Beverages Fend Off Brand Copycats

It’s no surprise that companies want to replicate the success of popular wellness beverages like Recess and Oatly. But considering how much brand recognition each of those companies has already built up, it’ll be hard for newcomers to find a way to the top.

Leslie Barrie, Skift | 5 years ago

Buzzy Wellness Beverages Fend Off Brand Copycats

Luxury

Beverage Brands Get In on Growing ‘Sober Curious’ Movement

If a bar doesn't serve alcohol, is it really a bar? If a beer doesn't get you buzzed, is it really a beer? As alcohol purveyors and entrepreneurs seek to cash in on the trend of healthy beverages, twists on nonalcoholic adult drinks are popping up everywhere.

Laura Powell, Skift | 5 years ago

Beverage Brands Get In on Growing ‘Sober Curious’ Movement

Luxury

How Healthcare’s Gender Bias Created a Booming Wellness Industry

Ask any woman, and she’ll likely tell you she’s been told by a medical doctor, either implicitly or explicitly, that “it’s all in your head.” The medical industry’s tendency to dismiss many of the health concerns of female patients has been a big factor in the rise of the wellness industry.

Laura Powell, Skift | 5 years ago

How Healthcare’s Gender Bias Created a Booming Wellness Industry

Luxury

Walgreens and CVS Signal CBD’s Mainstreaming

It’s another win for CBD brands, as two major U.S. drugstore chains will now carry hemp-based pain-relief and skincare products. And it’s only a matter of time before each chain expands its offerings.

Leslie Barrie, Skift | 5 years ago

Walgreens and CVS Signal CBD’s Mainstreaming