Cannabis History
Bud Backstories: The Origins of Alien Technology
March 24, 2026
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?…
Bud Backstories: Green Crack
March 18, 2026
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….
Sovereign Ground: Cannabis, Land, and the Kingdom of Hawaii
March 17, 2026
This story about cannabis and Hawaiian sovereignty arrived secondhand, mid-interview, at a cannabis expo. Jonah Tacoma, the founder of Dabstars, was wrapping up a conversation about economic mobility and grassroots brand-building when he pivoted. “If you haven’t talked to the…
Bud Backstories: Jack Herer
March 12, 2026
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…
Bud Backstories: Charlotte’s Web
March 2, 2026
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…
Entheogens as Cultural Technologies
February 19, 2026
When people talk about psychedelics and cannabis today, the conversation usually splits into lanes: clinical trials, Silicon Valley microdosing hacks, or wellness trends. But before they were hashtags or “treatments,” entheogens like ayahuasca, peyote, psilocybin, and cannabis carried a much…
Driver, Smuggler, Advocate: An Interview with Randy Lanier
February 17, 2026
This interview first appeared in the Prisoners issue of Fat Nugs Magazine, published February 2025. If you are over 40 years old, you can probably recall the propaganda of D.A.R.E., Just Say No, and other anti-drug campaigns of the last…
The Tye Dye Tour Guide
November 11, 2025
In a city steeped in history, Jimbo Williamson, aka The Tie-Dye Tour Guide, stands out as one of Boston’s most colorful characters—literally and figuratively. A longtime tour guide turned entrepreneur, Jimbo has reimagined what it means to explore the city…
OG Razor: Growers Highlight Series
September 30, 2025
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…
DEA vs. DEI: Marijuana Is Only as Protected as Our Most Vulnerable Stoners
September 16, 2025
They told us legalization was freedom. Headlines, campaigns, dispensary ads: “Weed is legal now.” But that’s not how it started. DEA vs. DEI It started with pity. Pity for veterans. Pity for cancer patients. Pity for people who looked sick…