Cannabis & Psychedelics
Emerald Cup 2024 Session Review
Last weekend, I caught a morning flight from Las Vegas to Oakland for Day 1 of the Emerald Cup! The event was held in the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center on the south side of Lake Merritt. When I arrived, the line was wrapped around the building to get in, but things moved quickly. I ended up running into the man himself, Mr. Tim Blake, the founder of the Emerald Cup right inside the doors...
Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference - Spring 2024
I attended Benzinga’s Cannabis Capital Conference for the third time earlier this month. It took place in Hollywood, Florida, April 16th and 17th. It’s a long flight to the east coast from Vegas, so I spent a day in the plane and got some work done with in-flight wifi. Arriving at my Airbnb late Monday night, I caught some of the sunset over the beach and did some last-minute conference prep for the two days to come…
Cannabis Consumption at Coral Cove, Jamaica
I landed in Jamaica early in the morning; the airport was still opening up. A few folks were walking with me through long hallways leading to customs past Jamaican advertisements and Bob Marley quotes to the arrivals lobby…
Time for Tinctures: Spiked Flamingo
Tinctures have not been part of my cannabis connoisseurship efforts until this year. I’ve been trying some different consumption methods as I experiment with my cannabis moderation and medication…
Balancing Acts: Kendama & Cannabis Moderation
There’s an aspect of balance across all areas of life from work to health, personal to public and everything in between. I’ve been working to balance my cannabis use and moderate consumption…
Cannabis Connoisseurship for Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas
Super Bowl LVIII is right around the corner with an epic rematch featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas…
Elevate your Grind: One Turn at a Time with Bear Grinder
There are few pieces in the smoker’s kit more essential than the grinder. To get the most out of your flower, roll even joints and pack full bowls, getting a consistent grind is key…
Round 1 Revisited: Missouri’s Cannabis License Lottery
Growing up in Missouri, my family would sometimes gift lottery scratch cards or get one or two randomly because “you never know.” I can remember thinking about the potential while searching for some loose change to do my scratching…
Cypress Connections: Exploring Inzane in the Membrane
The lineage of the cultivar Inzane in the Membrane by Ethos genetics is unknown and listed as Noneya x Business. The lineage of Cypress Hill is quite different…
Trade Roots - An Interview with Jesse Pitts & Carl Giannone
Co-Founders of Trade Roots, Jesse Pitts and Carl Giannone, run the state’s first social equity status, full vertical cannabis business. Operating a lab, garden and retail storefront, they have gone above and beyond…
Flower Mill: Stop Grinding & Start Milling
As we all know, the grinder is an essential piece of the cannabis consumer’s toolkit. From plastic to wood to steel with varying designs and complexity, a grinder does what it has always done, breaking down delicious trichome covered buds for consumption…
Apartment 113 Joins the Chamber of Cannabis
The Las Vegas Chamber of Cannabis is a community-driven organization that is dedicated to creating a more inclusive and equitable cannabis industry. As a new member of the Chamber…
Switzerland's Cannabis Industry Test Drive
Interesting news from Switzerland this week as they take the next steps towards cannabis legalization…
Lucky Leaf Expo, Kansas City 2023
As I walked out of the plane in Kansas City last Thursday to go to Lucky Leaf Expo, there was a moment or two of surprise…
OG Raphael Mechoulam
The Cannabis Industry and Culture lost one of the great ones this month. Dr. Raphael Mechoulam passed away at 92 years old...
German Cannabis, Reform on the Way
In Germany, cannabis litigation has been moving forward this year after some big moves were made last year to prepare…
What’s the deal with the US Cannabis Patent 6630507?
Way back when in 2009, I wrote a paper in Psycho-Biology at Kansas State University about the effects of cannabinoids on the neurodegenerative disease Alzheimer’s…
Sensitization Protocol, Reset your Relationship with Cannabis
With all the positive, therapeutic and financial potentials of cannabis being super powered by the legal industry, moderation is rarely discussed…
Down with High THC
Standing in line at the dispensaries here in Las Vegas, one can overhear customers ask for the highest THC products constantly…
New Shoots with Ancient Roots
The cannabis industry is in full bloom for many states in the US and starting to open up more across the globe….
