About Ed Zwirn

Ed Zwirn is a journalist/editorial professional with a focus on financial trends and practices. He lives out in the woods in Bethel, NY, not far from where the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival was held in 1969. As a financial writer, his work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, CFO Magazine and news services including Dow Jones Newswires and Informa Global Markets. Ed also spent three years in Ukraine, where he ran an English-language news service. He now divides his time between his freelance journalism, song and poetry writing, and barbequing and lawn-mowing on his 2.5 acre property.

Marijuana votes an election diversion

By Ed Zwirn (New York Post, Nov. 6 2016)

Never mind Clinton vs. Trump: Millions of Americans can expect to wake up Wednesday and indulge in a soothing palliative to take the edge off the results of a contentious presidential election.

A needed distraction

A needed distraction

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California, Here I Come

 

 

Image result for california, here i comeCalifornia, Here I Come Sung by Larry DeAngelo. Along with April Showers, this song premiered in the 1921 Broadway musical Bombo, starring Al Jolson. The song was written by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Meyer, with Jolson often listed as a co-author. Jolson recorded the song in 1924. It is often called the unofficial state song of California and has been featured prominently not only in popular culture but also as a theme song for California politicians like Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.

High time for hemp

(Soap, Perfumery & Cosmetics, November 2016)

With marijuana prohibition sliding, the American personal care sector is looking to boost the use of hemp, says Ed Zwirn

Hemp Spa Gift SetAs a decades-long prohibition on the production and sale of the Cannabis sativa plant and its components are falling away throughout North America, the use of hemp as a personal care product ingredient is on the rise. Continue reading