OG Razor: Growers Highlight Series
Before there was an industry, there were outlaws Before cannabis had CEOs, investors, and glossy packaging, it was moved by people who risked everything for the plant. Andrew Lopas, better known as OG Razor, is one of them. His roots go deep, back to a trading post outside Roswell, New Mexico, where his great-great-grandmother grew…
Susurros del Corazón: A Love Letter to Mexico’s Hidden Paradise
There are moments in life when the world slows down. When the noise fades, the edges soften, and you remember what it means to just be. For my 50th birthday, I wanted and needed that kind of moment; something to recharge my soul, somewhere unforgettable. So, my partner Cecily and I flew into Puerto Vallarta…
The Hotbox with Jake Kuczeruk
The Hotbox with Dustin Hoxworth isn’t your polished PR interview. It’s me getting stoned and asking people the questions they probably aren’t ready for. These aren’t cold reads or copy-paste Q&As; I sit with my guests, usually multiple times, and I’ve likely met them in person, which gives me a window to learn who they…
The Hotbox with Þórunn Þórs Jónsdóttir
The Hotbox with Dustin Hoxworth isn’t your polished PR interview. It’s me getting stoned and asking people the questions they probably aren’t ready for. These aren’t cold reads or copy-paste Q&As; I sit with my guests, usually multiple times, and I’ve likely met them in person, which gives me a window to learn who they…
The Hotbox: Daniel Fountain
The Hotbox with Dustin Hoxworth isn’t your polished PR interview. It’s me getting stoned and asking people the questions they probably aren’t ready for. These aren’t cold reads or copy-paste Q&As; I sit with my guests, usually multiple times, and I’ve likely met them in person, which gives me a window to learn who they…
The Hotbox: Angela Pih
The Hotbox with Dustin Hoxworth isn’t your polished PR interview. It’s me getting stoned and asking people the questions they probably aren’t ready for. These aren’t cold reads or copy-paste Q&As; I sit with my guests, usually multiple times, and I’ve likely met them in person, which gives me a window to learn who they…
This Is What Cannabis Normalization Looks Like: Fat Nugs Magazine at the 2025 California State Fair
From the Faces of Cannabis lounge to the Golden Bear Awards, Fat Nugs Magazine captured the people, the passion, and the plant at the only state fair in the world where cannabis is celebrated out in the open. A Lounge, a Lens, and a Whole Lot of Love There are moments in cannabis history that…
Crema D’uva by Hometown Genetics Strain Review
Strain Review Fast Facts Strain: Crema D’uva Grown by Kerry Bennett Parents: Grapple Cake x Candy Rain Type: THC Dominant Indica Hybrid Total Cannabinoids: 35.41% Total THC: 30.01% Total CBD: .08% Total CBG: .90% Total Terpenes: 2.86% Carving out time for reviews these days isn’t easy. Between running a publication and media company, traveling, and…
Product Review: Kanha Live Rosin Belts, A Deliciously Elevated Throwback
There are edibles, and then there are these long pieces of delightful experiences wrapped in lightly sweet dust of nostalgia and infused with terpene-rich rosin. Kanha’s new Live Rosin Belts are an adult upgrade to the candy I used to inhale as a kid, now with the added bonus of getting me comfortably and reliably…
First Time at Benzinga: Cannabis Capitalism Meets the Community and Culture of the Industry
There’s something about cannabis conferences that feels a little like heading back home for a long-overdue family reunion. The weird uncle is still weird. The cousin you used to beef with shows up, and suddenly you’re talking like old friends. You run into the siblings you haven’t seen in years and somehow pick up right…
The Stigma of Silence Around the Negative Impacts of Cannabis
For years now, I’ve watched as countless individuals in the cannabis industry consistently overstate the industry’s unwillingness to examine and discuss potentially harmful aspects of cannabis consumption. You can see this happening almost daily on platforms like LinkedIn, where people who mean well try to force the industry into conversations that a lot of us,…
Booze Industry: Hands Off Our Plant
There’s a stench in the air, and no, it’s not the sweet funk of a fat hash hole slowly burning on warm, sunny, spring afternoon. It’s the rank hypocrisy of the alcohol industry, wheezing and limping into the cannabis space like it owns the joint. These corporate dinosaurs, clinging to their rotting empires, have decided…