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CBD modern family: Today’s mom-and-pop shop is selling hemp from a downtown OP storefront

By Tommy Felts / April 24, 2019

With it’s storefront nestled in a mature, but re-emergent Overland Park neighborhood, walking through the door of 8124 Floyd St. shatters the misconceptions of curious customers, said Heather Steppe. “Its not [shady] … it doesn’t feel like a head shop,” Steppe, co-owner of KC Hemp Co., said of the almost bohemian vibe that radiates from…

Will CBD get me high? Plus three more burning FAQs about the cannabis cousins

By Tommy Felts / April 24, 2019

Selling CBD is about more than the bottom line, said Heather Steppe, co-owner of KC Hemp Co. “Ninety-percent of what we do is educate. We have people come in here and ask questions and they go home and think about it,” she said from her business’ Downtown Overland Park storefront, noting that the general public…

Niall luxury watches founder, longtime friend: Time to harvest hemp potential in the heartland

By Tommy Felts / April 24, 2019

With a traditional business mindset and solid entrepreneurial track record, James DeWitt and Michael Wilson could have done just about anything they wanted in life. Uniquely bold, each in their own regard, the longtime friends didn’t want to stick to the status quo as they looked for new ventures after their former acts burned down,…

Evolving attitudes, laws dissolving risks on mainstream CBD, hemp ventures, experts say

By Tommy Felts / April 24, 2019

The smoke is lifting on cannabis as a commodity, Heather Steppe said, grateful for the entrepreneurial opportunity a waning stigma has created for her family.   “Our farmers are finally getting an opportunity to grow this plant and, by God, we’re going to be some of the people who support them,” Steppe said, looking out…

H&R Block co-founder, legend of KC entrepreneurism Henry Bloch dies at 96

By Tommy Felts / April 23, 2019

Henry Bloch’s contributions to Kansas City will last generations, business leaders said Tuesday, as word spread of the H&R Block co-founder’s death. “Henry Bloch was an absolute champion of Kansas City in everything he did,” said Joe Reardon, president and CEO of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. “From business endeavors involving H&R Block,…