🔮 Why Kava Can’t Capture The Functional Category

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Within the broader landscape of the functional beverage boom, Pacific Islands-indigenous root  kava had already planted roots well before other calming ingredients like ashwagandha and CBD worked their way into trendy liquids. 

What’s the cost of drinking toxic water? For a group of five children and three adults that consumed water labeled as “alkaline” from manufacturer Real Water, the answer was severe liver problems from the presence of the chemical hydrazine. And for a Las Vegas jury tasked with assigning punitive damages in a lawsuit brought by the group, the answer was a staggering $3 billion, plus another $89.75 million in compensatory damages, too. Become an Insider to understand all that went wrong at Real Water and how the jury determined the cost of damages.

Marijuana can now traverse the high seas between mainland Massachusetts and its two largest island communities, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, after the Commonwealth’s Cannabis Control Commission issued an administrative order allowing for maritime transport of legal cannabis within the state’s territory. Become an Insider to learn what this ruling means for an industry often restrained by distribution regulations.

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