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Goodship

Goodship is a Seattle cannabis business, founded in 2016 by Jody Hall, a former Starbucks executive. Hall also founded Cupcake Royale, a six-location cupcake chain in Seattle. Goodship's "Higher education" lecture series began in 2015. According to High Times, it's "like college, but you don't have to pretend you're not stoned." The company was purchased in 2017 by Privateer Holdings, and in 2018, announced expansion into California.

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Goodship is a Seattle cannabis business, founded in 2016 by Jody Hall, a former Starbucks executive. Hall also founded Cupcake Royale, a six-location cupcake chain in Seattle. Goodship's "Higher education" lecture series began in 2015. According to High Times, it's "like college, but you don't have to pretend you're not stoned." The company was purchased in 2017 by Privateer Holdings, and in 2018, announced expansion into California.

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  1. date of foundation: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359450316

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