In 1973, when the punk rock movement was just barely beginning to coalesce from the garage rock movement into something much more extreme, a man named Hilly Kristal took possession of a restaurant and bar that had been a 19th century saloon, a biker bar and finally a dive bar. He had opened an earlier club there that had failed and then re-opened it with a bigger focus on live performances than his earlier attempt.



Kristal was the son of two Russian Jewish immigrants who settled in New York, and after a stint in the Marines, he managed his first club, a jazz joint called The Village Vanguard. In 1966, he and a partner, Rob Deisener, founded the Rheingold Central Park Music Festival. However, by 1968, Kristal left the partnership and opened his own bar in the Bowery section of New York city, which promptly closed within a few years.



It was then that Kristal decided to try something a little different and his next venture would change...

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Did you know that edibles represent one of the fastest growing consumer product categories within the Cannabis industry nationally? If you prefer to avoid smoking or vaping cannabis, or can’t tolerate smoke, cannabis infused edibles are a great alternative. This article will focus on both homemade and industry cannabis edibles. This first one will introduce you to the basics regarding the making and processing of edibles and your first steps in making your own.



The process of making edibles is very similar to making cannabis concentrates; the goal being a pure, therapeutic combination. The main difference is that edibles typically utilize a fatty, food-grade solvent such as butter, as opposed to a hydrocarbon like butane, to extract the cannabinoids from the originating material. There are literally hundreds of ways to make edibles, and most of them will work to some degree. Edibles can be made using nearly any cannabis product. Just keep in mind that the quality and potency of...

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