Jeff Freeman’s earliest memory of cannabis isn’t one of smoking a joint or walking into a dispensary. It’s of walking in on his older cousins in his grandmother’s Seattle home, bagging up a quarter pound. “They were cool, had money, had girls, and Jordans to match every outfit,” he remembers. “It was strange because I
The cannabis rumor mill is buzzing: President Donald Trump is “looking at” moving marijuana from Schedule I, the same federal category as heroin, to the less restrictive Schedule III. Depending on who you ask, it’s a serious policy shift, a calculated political move, or just more Washington smoke and mirrors. So… is it real? The
The white ash conversation has been positively insufferable. Heady bois and cannabis connoisseurs from coast to coast have been posting videos of their ash on Instagram for what feels like years now, indicating that they’re smoking top-shelf product solely based on the color of the ash. As much as I hate to disappoint, not only
Original publication: July 1979. “God’s Law” By William Burroughs We have recently seen the defeat of Senator Briggs’s antigay bill (Proposition Six) in California. What did Proposition Six actually say? Well, really—protect schoolchildren from contracting homosexuality by some sorta awful osmosis oozes out of any fa**ot slime. And we are presented with the birth of
Right now, the cannabis industry is standing at one of its most defining crossroads yet. The landscape we knew even a year or two ago is dissolving in real time. Brands that were once all over dispensary menus are vanishing entirely, casualties of oversaturation, brutal price wars, and a consumer base that has evolved faster
For people like me, the mild, somewhat psychedelic effects from cannabis are nothing compared to the side effects of pharmaceutical pills. When people suggest that medical cannabis shouldn’t be used because of its impact on our daily functions, or because it’s slightly psychedelic, it’s always good for a good laugh. I learned this through lived
Original publication: September 1999. AYAHUASCA CEREMONY IN THE AMAZON BY ALBERTO RUZ BUENFIL Presenting another installment in the continuing saga of the Rainbow Peace Caravan as it travels towards the tip of South America, meeting with tribal elders and sharing care monies with every community it encounters. Here, in the heart of the Amazon jungle,
That’s it, we call it: weed is mainstream now. Dare we say normie? Sure, it’s still illegal in a ridiculous number of countries; but in places where you can safely light one up, marijuana is rapidly entering the realm of everyday life. So much so that cannabis-themed weddings have become fashionable, including perks like giving
Environmental economists tend to think everything boils down to energy. In the case of cannabis, that might actually be true. The THC-infused gummy you popped after work, the boutique pre-roll you grabbed from your local dispensary… They each come with an invisible environmental bill. Like most things these days. Except, maybe, it’s steeper than you’d
On a hot summer afternoon, I took the train from Jersey City into Manhattan, feeling increasingly confident navigating the city’s pulse. Each visit builds on the last, and this one had a special promise: a cannabis tasting hosted by PAX and Budist at Tucci, a cozy Italian restaurant known for its authentic comfort food. The
