The First Annual Yuy Fest
Photos Courtesy of Author The first annual community mushroom festival titled “Yuy Fest” just wrapped up in the historic center of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. ‘Yuy’ is the Tzotzil indigenous word for ‘Amanita’, a genus of mushrooms that contains over 600 species including the fabled Amanita Muscaria, a psychoactive red and white mushroom…
OKAY Cannabis Press Release
Photos Courtesy of Okay Cannabis OKAY Cannabis brings an unparalleled experience by merging Dispensary, Cannabis Consumption Lounge, and Bakery/Cocktail Bar in Chicago Chicago, IL – OKAY Cannabis, a new cannabis dispensary, has unveiled a unique twist to the dispensary scene by offering a distinctive and welcoming experience to its customers in Chicago and its suburbs. OKAY…
The Cannabis Beverage Revolution
Photos Courtesy of Author As long as humans have recorded history, we’ve been using cannabis for a multitude of health benefits, spiritual practices, and recreational purposes. This cannabis use was largely smoking flower or consuming edibles, leaving large swaths of consumption methods untapped. Even with legalization of marijuana in various states, certain consumption pathways remained…
The Exxus Go Plus Vaporizer Changed My Mind About Dabbing
Photo Provided by Author I must admit, I’m a huge flower girl – there is nothing like a traditional joint. The ritual art of rolling one up, whether I’m alone or with friends, is almost as curative as the cannabis itself. It really wasn’t until I got to college my freshman year that I dabbled…
Cannadelic Summer: A Psychedelic St. Petersburg Experience
All Photos Provided by Author Last weekend on a hot summer Saturday, the town of St. Petersburg, Florida was painted in psychedelic fun! Cannadelic Miami took its cannabis and psychedelics conference up to Florida’s west coast – where the cannabis and psychedelic community joined with hundreds of exhibitor booths and brand activations to fill up…
Cannabis in Malta Part I: Market & History
Art By Dustin Hoxworth Introduction Governments worldwide are engaging in debates and decisions regarding their stance on cannabis. Malta is a pioneering country that legalized medical cannabis in 2018 and became the first in the EU to legalize recreational cannabis in 2021. With strategic geographical positioning in the Mediterranean and the potential for growth in…
‘Cross-pollination’ Leads to Good Ideas
Art By Rebekah Jenks Guest Writer ‘Mark G.’ is a San Francisco BayArea – based product inventor and consultant, entrepreneur and CEO of product companies in the cannabis and PPE industries, as well as an instructor at the Academy of Art University, and founder/partner of rogue innovation + design consultancy. Priuses. Labradoodles. OG Kush. Although…
Cannarchy In The UK Part 1: The Decline of The British Hempire
Art Courtesy of Rebekah Jenks Dave Barton, co-founder and creative director of thermidor< – a cannabis-focused, content-led creative agency – unpicks the UK’s fractured relationship with all things Mary Jane in this first of a two-part series. Much like Britain and its Royal Family, here and now in 2023 the UK and cannabis have a complicated…
Respect Thy Budtender
Art Courtesy of Rebekah Jenks It’s a bright, clear day, the kind where you’re called to be outside in nature feeling the warm embrace of the sun. You pull up to an impressive storefront decorated with ribboned panels of wood and live succulents in hues of green and purple. The glint of gold and glass…
“Stoned-Over, Forever”
Art Courtesy of Rebekah Jenks My first encounter with ‘marihuana’ was at the very ripe age of 13, growing up in Los Angeles, CA; or, ‘The Valley’ (for all you other CLUELESS fans like me out there). Yep – believe it or not, my first ‘toke’ occurred approximately 3 miles from where CLAIRE was mugged…
Why Dispensaries Should Invest in Their Sales Staff
Art Courtesy of Rebekah Jenks My career started in marketing, and I budtended as a second job because I really wanted to be part of the cannabis industry. I had gained a ton of knowledge on my own as a casual cannabis user and social media warrior. I followed cannabis accounts and soaked up their…
Last Tolerance Break in Paris
Ahhhhh…. The T-Break, AKA the tolerance break: A topic that’s pervasive in both the medical and recreational cannabis space these days. No matter what your thoughts – whether you are a cheerleader or chastiser, a willing participant, or in my case, had the T-break foisted upon you, this is not a diatribe on the pros…