Alone on Christmas? Unraveling the Loneliness Epidemic
In an age of unprecedented connectivity through technology, paradoxically, many individuals find themselves grappling with a pervasive and silent epidemic: loneliness. This blog post delves...
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Scammers and Spammers: The Dark Side of Social Media and How it Works to Steal Your Identity and Money
The social media giants connect billions of people worldwide, and have become a breeding ground for a less savory element of the internet: scammers and...
Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and How to Cope With It
As winter descends and daylight dwindles, many people find themselves grappling with a noticeable shift in mood and energy levels. For some, this goes beyond...
Embracing the Light: The Winter Solstice Effect on Well-Being
As the winter solstice unfolds, there’s a perceptible shift in the air—a subtle but profound change that many individuals experience. It’s not just the calendar...
Immersive Technology: Shaping Tomorrow’s Creative Naratives
In thе ever-evolving landscapе of tеchnology, thе realm of immersive tеchnology stands as a bеacon of crеativity, molding tomorrow’s narrativеs in ways prеviously unimaginablе. As...
Skill-based Hiring: a Dive Into Tailoring Recruitment to Specific Competencies
Are you tired of sifting through countless resumes and conducting endless interviews, only to find that many candidates lack the necessary skills for the job?...
This state may soon require higher education for dispensary workers (no pun intended)
As the cannabis industry expands, the need for skilled workers continues to increase. Several plant-centric education platforms have popped up to meet this demand, hoping...
Buying a Business? 5 Things You Should Know
If you are looking to buy an established business, you’ll need to tick numerous boxes before the sale is finalized. Let’s go over the most...
Bridging the Gap: Creating Opportunities for Women in Stem Careers
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) professions are among the most sought-after and lucrative positions accessible in the modern world. Women continue to be underserved...
The Impact of Authentic Leadership on Organizational Culture
There is an undeniable connection between the caliber and expertise of leadership in an organization and that organization’s ability to sustain a strong culture and...
Ole Miss adds master’s degree in medical marijuana
The cannabis industry continues to expand, creating thousands of jobs every year. Sensing the need for accredited education on the plant, colleges across the country...
The Power of Routines in Everyday Life
If you spend any time at all on social media, you’ve probably been suggested and have watched numerous videos about people’s daily routines. Have they...
Engaging in Rage Applying? It Will Backfire!
If you are angry over mistreatment at work, watch your step. Reacting impulsively, such as sending out job applications while in a rage, will backfire. ...
10 Perfect Books to Get Your Fall Reading List Started
As fall is upon us, nothing sounds better than cozying up with a good book. Whether you’re looking for a tear-jerker or a fast-moving thriller,...
The Financial Advantages of Outsourcing Content Moderation
The digital landscape continues to evolve, bringing with it a myriad of opportunities and challenges. One aspect that has surged in importance is content moderation....
6 Ways to Nail Your Next Job Interview
Job interviews are significant events that may determine the course of your career. They offer a one-of-a-kind opportunity to display your talents, experience, and personality...
How Exercise Can Change Your Mood and Your Life
Exercise is one of the best ways to improve your life. Contrary to what you might expect, it won’t make you feel more tired. It...
Don’t Let Your Credentials Box You In: Advice for Making Dreams Come True
In today’s world, we’re often led to believe that our credentials map out our future, pointing us toward what we can—and cannot—do. If you have...
Overcoming Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Thriving with Healing
For over two decades, I suffered from the debilitating effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and, as the trauma multiplied, Complex PTSD (C-PTSD). It...
Essential Skills for Remote Professionals in 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a major disruption to the day-to-day work routine and brought many changes to the workforce. Of the changes to the workforce,...
Worried about Your Future? You’re not Alone
It’s completely natural to be worried about your future and rest assured – you’re not alone in your thoughts. Many people have concerns and uncertainties...
Interviewing Goes Both Ways: Three Signs of a Dysfunctional Employer
A job search is full of rejection. When you are seeking a new position, you will send dozens of cover letters and résumés and often...
Why the Health Benefits of Play Extend Well Beyond Childhood
Everyone searches for a way to be healthier when they grow up, but they don’t realize that the past can affect them more than they...
Three Ways to Satisfy Your Wanderlust on a Budget
Over the past two years, travel has steadily risen to the top of people’s to-do lists. And that’s no surprise. After all, the “revenge travel”...
Empowering Women for Retirement: A Financial Readiness Guide
Retirement is supposed to be a reward after many years of working hard while building your financial portfolio. Ideally, you will finally have the time...
How To Get What You Want In Your Career By Nailing The Hard Asks
Nearly all of us at some point in our careers desperately want something from the boss, but we are hesitant about broaching the subject. Maybe...
Staying Safe at Work or Play: Personal Safety Tips for Women in 2023
Whether at work or relaxing during some well-deserved down time, safety is always a priority. Now this doesn’t mean that you need to live in...
Taking Command of a Room: 6 Tips to Use Even if You’re Not the Boss . . . Yet
Taking command of a room is a powerful skill to learn and cultivate, even if you’re not in a position of formal authority… yet. Doing...
Lawmakers seek to soften stance on cannabis in the military
A trio of amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act that would ease restrictions on cannabis for veterans as well as active military members is...
How to Make What Matters Most, Matter Most, This Summer
Summer is the season that beckons us to unwind, let go of our worries, and come alive. We long to embrace the sun-filled days of...
Work-Life Balance is Bullshit: Embrace the Organic Flow of Life
Are you an ambitious, and unapologetically goal-getter? If so, you are in the right place. If you are anything like me your plate is full,...
Stress is a Silent Killer: Six Ways to Manage It
According to the American Psychological Association, three in four adults reported increased stress levels in 2022. Moreover, the same survey discovered that 27% of people...
Five Latina-made cannabis products consumers love
September 27, 2022 Latinos make up only a portion of the 10% of minorities-owned cannabis businesses, according to a 2017 report. Another study found that...
Budding Interests | ‘Trim’ looks at legalization through the eyes of women
By ISABELLA VANDERHEIDEN | ivanderheiden@times-standard.com | Times-Standard Photo Caption: A new documentary, “Trim: Women in Cannabis” takes a look at the shift to legalization in California from 2007 through...
‘We’ve got to evolve’: Humboldt County cannabis industry looks to tourism
Struggling legacy farmers need tax breaks, promotion to move into future, local leaders say By ISABELLA VANDERHEIDEN | ivanderheiden@times-standard.com | For the last year, Humboldt County’s cannabis farmers have...
Pot grower gears up for recreational market in New Mexico.
By Associated Press Cannabis provider Ultra Health says it has completed the purchase of a former bakery and adjacent land in southern New Mexico that...
The Cannifornian Podcast is Now Live!
The Podcast is available on any of these platforms. We’ve been working on something special and we are excited to finally be able to share...
‘People are stocking up’: Cannabis dispensaries see sales surge
By Sonia Waraich | swaraich@times-standard.com | Cannabis is flying off the shelves at local dispensaries as people prepare to stay at home for the next few weeks. Half a...
How to get a job in the cannabis industry
The cannabis industry is hiring. To date, more than 211,000 people have full-time cannabis jobs in legal states, and more than 64,000 of those jobs...
Cannabis industry could create thousands of jobs for Illinois
Photo of J.B. Pritzker by Paul Natkin/Getty Images A recreational cannabis bill Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign could bring hundreds of new jobs...