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🌿 Apples, Oranges, and the Great Green Divide

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By OG Strain

Let me start by saying this loud enough for the judges’ tent to hear me all the way back in Palenville—indoor-grown cannabis and outdoor-grown cannabis should NOT be in the same competition. Period.

Now, before anybody grabs their trimmers or their torches, let’s talk facts. I was at the Damn Sam 2025 Cannabis Cup in Palenville, New York, and listen… Hudson Valley Green One took first place, and yeah, they brought that heat — no denying it. Beautiful buds, grown in a perfectly tuned indoor setup where every leaf got VIP treatment. Lights? Controlled. Humidity? Perfect. Temperature? Dialed in like a NASA mission.

But here’s the thing — that bud was indoor-grown. Meanwhile, Lazy Day Farms and Tokalotapot Seeds came in hot with second place, and guess what? Their cannabis was outdoor. Grown under real sunshine, real skies, with wind, rain, and every bit of the unpredictable personality that comes with Mother Nature herself.

Now how in the world can you put those two in the same category? It’s like lining up a Formula 1 car next to a monster truck and saying, “Alright boys, same racetrack, let’s see who wins.”

Indoor growers, I respect the craft — y’all are plant scientists. You control every photon, every molecule of air, every drop of water. Your buds are flawless because you built the environment they live in. And I salute that.

But outdoor growers? Man, that’s a whole different grind. That’s real-deal farming. You’re out there rolling with the punches — battling heat waves, bugs, storms, deer, and the occasional nosy neighbor. And somehow, you still pull buds that make people go, “Wait, that’s outdoor?!”

So when the trophies came out and first place went to indoor while outdoor came in second, I couldn’t help but think: this isn’t a fair fight. There should’ve been two competitions — one for indoor, one for outdoor. Keep it fair, keep it honest.

Because comparing indoor to outdoor is like comparing apples and oranges — or maybe more like comparing craft beer to cannabis. They both get the job done, but they come from totally different worlds.

And let me be clear — both kinds of growers deserve respect. Indoor growers create immaculate art. Outdoor growers craft pure, organic soul. But when they’re thrown in the same ring, it doesn’t celebrate their differences — it blurs them.

If we really want to honor the plant, then let’s honor the journey it took to grow. Separate the leagues. Give out two first-place trophies. Because an indoor bud can be flawless — but an outdoor bud that faced every element and still came out shining? That’s something divine.

So yeah, that’s how I feel about it. What do you think? Should they separate the categories next time or keep throwing sunshine and LED lights into the same competition?

Hit me up — I’m curious. Because to me, outdoor vs. indoor ain’t a rivalry. It’s two different love stories growing under two different skies.

— OG Strain
Host of Strain’s Strain Reviews (Talk Cannabis)
Guest Writer for The Plug’s Pages Magazine

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Why The Plug’s Pages & OG Strain Are Changing the Game for Canna Brands

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By OG Strain – Strain’s Strain Reviews (Talk Cannabis)

If you’re in the cannabis industry right now, you’ve probably noticed something — everybody’s trying to sell you exposure. They’ll flash fancy graphics, promise followers, and hit you with a $3,000-a-month contract… and what do you get? A couple of posts, a few “likes,” and no real movement.

That’s not how we do things here.

At The Plug’s Pages Magazine, we don’t just post you — we plug you into a real community that’s alive, loyal, and connected. Our mission isn’t to get you one customer. It’s to help you gain lifelong customers — the kind who know your name, love your product, and come back week after week.

When you get featured in The Plug’s Pages, you’re not just getting an article — you’re getting introduced to our entire family. We’re talking about massive reach across Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, all powered by real cannabis culture. Between Strain’s Strain Reviews (Talk Cannabis) on YouTube, our growing network of cannabis communities, and partnerships with respected platforms like Tokalotapot Seeds, Empire State Cannabis, and more — your story doesn’t just hit a few eyes. It reaches hundreds of thousands — sometimes even millions.

And here’s the difference: with us, you’re guaranteed to win.

Why? Because this isn’t some corporate-style “marketing service.” This is community-driven, cannabis-rooted promotion. When we back your brand, we don’t just put your product on a page and walk away — we make you family. And when the family rocks with you, that loyalty turns into real support. That’s why our approach works — because it’s not just business. It’s connection, culture, and trust.

So if you’ve been looking for a way to take your cannabis business to the next level — not with fake hype or overpromises, but with real community love — it’s time to plug in with The Plug’s Pages Magazine and OG Strain from Strain’s Strain Reviews (Talk Cannabis).

We’re building something special here — and the only thing missing right now… is you.

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Let’s Grow Together. Reach out today to get featured in The Plug’s Pages — where cannabis meets culture, and exposure actually means something. Because around here, you’re guaranteed to win.

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The Ultimate Cannabis Promo Package: When the Real Ones Unite

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Written by Herb Greenstein for The Plug’s Pages Magazine

In an industry as fast-moving and competitive as cannabis, visibility isn’t just important — it’s everything. The brands that rise to the top aren’t always the biggest or richest; they’re the ones who connect. And that’s exactly what The Plug’s Pages Magazine is now offering: connection on a massive scale.

We’re proud to announce a groundbreaking collaboration between The Plug’s Pages and some of the most trusted, influential names in the cannabis community — including OG Strain, the voice and face behind the hit YouTube channel Strain’s Strain Reviews (Talk Cannabis), along with several other major creators and platforms in the culture. Together, we’re introducing something that’s never been done quite like this before: The Ultimate Cannabis Promo Package.

This isn’t your average ad placement or one-time shoutout. This is a coordinated community push — a partnership between high-traffic platforms that actually live and breathe cannabis. When we work together to promote your business across multiple outlets, your brand isn’t just being seen — it’s being felt. Your message, your products, your story are amplified through the voices of real cannabis users, reviewers, and advocates who reach hundreds of thousands of active cannabis consumers across the nation.

If your brand is serious about making noise, building recognition, and creating loyal customers — this is where it happens. Because when The Plug’s Pages, Strain’s Strain Reviews, and a network of respected cannabis voices unite behind you, your exposure skyrockets from local buzz to national presence. We’re talking about turning your business from zero to one hundred — fast.

And here’s what makes it different: we’re not corporate. We’re not detached marketers who don’t understand the plant or the people. We are the culture. We are consumers, connoisseurs, growers, and advocates. We are in the same community you serve — and that’s why we care about your success like it’s our own. Because it is.

When you invest in this partnership, you’re not just buying promotion — you’re joining a movement built on unity, authenticity, and growth. As we like to say, united we stand, divided we fall. When the real ones link up, everybody wins.

So if cannabis is your passion, your business, your livelihood — then promote it right. Join forces with The Plug’s Pages, with OG Strain, and with the family that’s redefining how cannabis businesses grow in 2025.

Your success is our success — and together, we’re going to take your brand higher than ever before.

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Reach out today to The Plug’s Pages or contact OG Strain directly to learn how to become part of this powerful collaboration. Let’s grow together, fam.

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Corporate Scum: You Can’t Fake the Funk

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Written by Seymour Buds for The Plug’s Pages

Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat — if your first move in the cannabis game was to print business cards and hire a marketing team before you even rolled a joint… we see you, corporate scum.

You can’t fake the funk. You might fool a few soccer moms looking for “CBD tea,” but you’re not fooling the culture — the real heads, the growers, the grinders, the ones who’ve been trimming, coughing, and passing blunts long before legalization was cool. We are the community, and we can smell a corporate poser faster than we can smell a fresh jar of Gelato.

See, the cannabis culture was built on love, not profit margins. It’s about community, care, and connection. The real ones risked everything back in the day just to keep the movement alive — long before your polished dispensary menu and your overpriced “artisan eighths” hit the shelf.

The people who built this world didn’t come for “market share.” They came with lighters, loyalty, and lungs of steel. They came with sticky fingers and stories that could fill a grow room. They built this culture out of compassion and curiosity — not corporate greed.

And now? Now we’ve got companies run by people who don’t even smoke weed trying to sell it to us. That’s like a vegan trying to open a steakhouse. You might know the recipe, but you’ll never know the flavor.

You can tell when weed is grown with love — it’s loud, it’s flavorful, it’s got soul. But when corporate suits get involved, the bud might look perfect… yet it hits like a bag of sadness and spreadsheets.

We’re not buying into your “premium tier” hype. We want the growers who care about terpenes, not the ones who care about “quarterly returns.” We want the people who still geek out over genetics and talk about flavor profiles like sommeliers of the smoke.

So here’s a little advice for the big-money brands trying to buy their way into our world:
If you don’t love this plant — really love it — then pack up your briefcases and take your boardroom buzzwords with you. Because you can’t just throw on a flat-brim hat, say “420-friendly,” and expect to be one of us.

This isn’t a cash grab. It’s a culture. And around here, love still grows stronger than greed.

So yeah, keep your charts and projections. We’ll keep the real fire — the kind that comes from the heart, not a hedge fund.

And remember: in the cannabis community, authenticity isn’t optional. It’s inhaled.

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