By Herbert Greenstein If 2025 was the year the Northeast cannabis scene found its footing, 2026 is shaping up to be the year it confidently strides...
By Herbert GreensteinThe Plug’s Pages Magazine Have you heard the chatter? People are asking loudly in dispensaries, forums, and dinner tables across the country:“Now that cannabis...
By OG StrainHost of Strain’s Strain Reviews (Talk Cannabis)Contributor, The Plug’s Pages Magazine Let me say this first, because it needs to be said: If you...
A Market Entering Its Scale Phase The legal cannabis industry in the United States is transitioning from early-stage rollout to large-scale market expansion. Two recent developments...
If you live in the Northeast — New York, Massachusetts, or anywhere that turns into a frozen tundra for half the year — winter might feel...
When you walk into a dispensary and stare at the menu like you’re choosing your final meal, one myth gets exposed real fast: everyone thinks they...
There’s a real push happening right now — a pressure you can feel in the air if you’ve been in this community long enough. Something is...
Across New York State — and especially in the 518 — cannabis culture is exploding. Dispensaries are opening, consumers are becoming more educated, and infused products...
If you’re in the cannabis industry right now — grower, owner, budtender, brand, whatever — you already know the competition is getting fierce. And if you...
You ever notice how the moment more people light up instead of pouring up — Big Alcohol starts whispering in your ear: “Marijuana is dangerous! Think...