PuffCon dropped into downtown LA like it owned the lot. Not metaphorically. Literally. A working film studio became the backdrop for two full days of rosin, glass, beats, heat, and everything in between. The streets were fake, but the sesh was real. There were prop LAPD cruisers parked in one area, glassblowers throwing flame just…
We Tried the New Puffco Proxy at PuffCon LA: Here’s Read More »
Lately, the Western world has been peeking into India through social media: quirky tourist spots (there’s a temple filled with rats!), the timeless beauty of the Taj Mahal, unsanitary but viral street food clips, Goa’s trippy nightlife, and the country’s obsession with Argentina’s national soccer team. No wonder so many content creators and tourists are…
‘It’s Complicated In India…’: Cannabis Myths & Realities in the Read More »
We reached out to Northern California cultivators as they prepped for one of their busiest months of the year in October and the massive 2025 fall harvest. As October begins, farmers are already deep in the home stretch. They’ve been checking resin quality, monitoring the weather, watching for pests, and hoping none of those factors…
Croptober 2025: California Farmers Prep for the Biggest Harvest of Read More »
From the onset of cannabis criminalization, prohibitionists have sought to advance their agenda — to unduly influence public opinion — by sensationalizing the supposed strength of cannabis. In the 1930s, while lobbying for the first-ever federal ban on cannabis, Bureau of Narcotics Commissioner Harry Anslinger alleged that the marijuana of a century ago was so uniquely potent…
Debunking Pot Potency Hysteria: The Truth About ‘Super-Strong’ Weed Read More »
“That becomes a problem, because we’re at the beginning of this industry and this market. Time and money are at a premium.” By Brian Arola, MinnPost Whether it comes from courtrooms or the Capitol, Minnesota’s cannabis laws look in need of clarification in response to wide interpretations by cities. Local governments by law can cap…
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A Texas state senator who defied Gov. Greg Abbott’s call to regulate hemp-derived cannabinoid products in a pair of special sessions is now trying to influence the outcome of the governor’s executive order.Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, requested on Sept. 19 that the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) and the Texas Department of State Health Services…
Texas Senator Who Pushed Hemp THC Ban Now Trying to Read More »
Most scholars believe the Hashashin’s love for their namesake substance is an exaggeration, if not an outright fabrication. When the Italian merchant Marco Polotraveled through the Middle East on his way to China, he was told a story about a group of assassins known as the Hashashin, who lived in a hilltop fortress ruled by…
Did the Legendary Order of Assassins Really Smoke Hashish? Read More »
Dr. Tod Mikuriya was a critical force in the successful and ground-breaking effort to legalize medical marijuana in California in the 1990s. Now his papers are available to researchers through a newly archived collection at the National Library of Medicine. The Berkeley psychiatrist, who died in 2007, was hailed as the grandfather of the medical…
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If there have been two burning topics in Barcelona this summer, they’re tourism and the future of cannabis clubs. Two issues where the city council plays a key role—both by action, with the crackdown on clubs that began earlier this year, and by omission, through the lack of policies to regulate the city’s ever-growing gentrification,…
Cannabis Clubs vs. Gentrification: When Tourists Take Over Barcelona Read More »
Post-harvest can often feel like a bottleneck. But for JJ Fabian, Director of Business Development and Sales at Eteros, it’s where true innovation begins. “When we started in 2016,” said Fabian, “the cannabis automation space was new, and early machines didn’t seem to match the needs of processors demanding both high quality and high volume…
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