Let me be clear right from the start: this is not a flex.This is a confession. Back then, I was just a kid in my early...
There’s a question I come back to often—one that feels especially relevant in an industry growing as fast, loud, and crowded as cannabis: Why do we...
Every once in a while, you run into someone in the 420 community who tells on themselves without even realizing it. You’ll be talking about culture,...
If you’d told me a year ago that a disabled guy with one working hand, bad hips, a limp, and a cane would be juggling YouTube,...
Sometimes, the universe throws a little curveball — or in this case, a venue issue — and just when you think your plans are going up...
Take a walk through Schenectady and count the smoke shops. Go ahead—I’ll wait. One on the corner. One mid-block. Sometimes two on the same stretch of...
By OG Strain — Strain’s Strain Reviews (Talk Cannabis) for The Plug’s Pages Magazine If you’ve ever walked into a smoke shop, you’ve seen it: rows...
If you’ve ever looked at the longest night of the year and thought, “This could really use more weed, music, and community magic,” congratulations—you’re my kind...
I was 19 years old, cruising through the spring of 1997, and my life—and my lungs—were about to experience something unforgettable. One of my best friends...
If cannabis culture had a guardian angel, she’d probably show up wearing glitter, holding a nug the size of a baby dragon, and sprinkling terpene-scented pixie...