Bud Backstories: Black Mamba
Bud Backstories: The Origin of Chemdawg
Bud Backstories: Anslinger’s Demise
Bud Backstories: Durban Poison
This article first appeared in the Destinations issue of Fat Nugs Magazine, published in April 2025. Some people travel to find new cannabis experiences, and some travel to find ancient ones. If you’re into strains that carry centuries of history in every puff, then come with us on a trip to the roots of one…
Bud Backstories: The Origins of Alien Technology
This article first appeared in the Technology edition of Fat Nugs Magazine, published in December 2024. I have been obsessed with aliens since I don’t know when. Not IF they exist – WHERE they exist. Are they hiding amongst us? Have they already been here and decided to leave? Are they hiding in the ocean?…
Bud Backstories: Green Crack
This article first appeared in the Psychedelics issue of Fat Nugs Magazine, published in July 2025. While you’re perusing your dispensary’s menu or checking out what’s hot in cannabis, some names can stick out and get stuck in your head. Ever since I heard of Green Crack, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about…
Bud Backstories: Jack Herer
This article first appeared in the Higher Education issue of Fat Nugs Magazine, published in October 2025. Way before “cannabis education” became a marketing pillar, education was the center of cannabis advocacy. It was the most effective way to undo the damage done by the US government after it spent decades spreading misinformation that targeted…
Bud Backstories: Charlotte’s Web
This article was first published in the Kids & Cannabis issue of Fat Nugs Magazine, published December 2025. Generally, it’s a good idea to keep kids and cannabis separate. They don’t need to be shielded, but I think we can agree there’s no reason for an 8-year-old to be smoking a doobie with their buddies….
Green Doesn’t Always Mean Go
Owners of NJ Dispo Blue Violets Talk About Their Legal Fight To Open Their Doors and Using Terpene Education As Their Not-So-Secret Weapon As a born-and-raised Jersey girl who loves to “garden,” I was stoked when The Garden State finally legalized cannabis. After a few years of having to hunt for dispensaries nearby, imagine my…