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  • Company Profile: Smoken Promises

    Fri 11:25pm By Matt Jackson
    The newest Cannabis to drop in California this month comes from a partnership between California giant Connected and the heartfelt and passionate couple behind the popular lifestyle brand Broken Promises. Jason Blake and Mandee Bence founded the company almost…
  • Cannthropology: Cypress Hill

    Feb 15, 2025, 3:21 am By Bobby Black
    High on the Hill  From Snoop and Dre, to Meth and Red, to Berner, Cudi and Khalifa — many rap icons have made Cannabis an integral part of their music and personas throughout the years. But when it comes to the true OGs of reefer rhymes, the musical…
  • Glass Artist: JD Maplesden

    Feb 12, 2025, 1:54 pm By Northwest Leaf Staff
    Whether it’s losing his phone in Croatia and still making a friend’s wedding logistics a dream, bouncing around Barcelona or visiting Teotihuacán with his Mom and checking another box on her bucket list, JD is always always ready for an adventure! JD…
  • Patient of the Month: Connor Sheffield

    Feb 10, 2025, 11:16 pm By Maryland Leaf Staff
    In his dorm room at the University of Maryland, Connor Sheffield experiences a typical dilemma amongst college students: a dying laptop in the middle of a video call with no charger in sight. Connor is quick to take action though, a skill that has carried over…
  • Budtender of the Month: Dishant Patel

    Feb 10, 2025, 11:03 pm By Wyatt Early
    Dishant moved to the United States from India at the age of 16, noting a vast cultural difference surrounding Cannabis. He genuinely enjoys and thrives off of making people’s day better when they visit the store. Holding a strong belief that the Cannabis…
  • Shop Review: Nirvana Center Dispensaries

    Feb 10, 2025, 10:54 pm By Wyatt Early
    A very happy 5th anniversary to Nirvana Center Dispensaries, which first opened its doors in Baltimore in February 2020. Something about this store has always had a hometown feel, from the employees to the atmosphere and everything in between. They now have a…
  • Shop Review: Cannabis Country Store

    Feb 10, 2025, 8:52 pm By Mike Ricker
    From Feed to Weed  Awarded the first and only license for the city, these Battle Ground natives have taken the responsibility of showing the locals in this small town how it’s done properly. Originally the owners of a local feed store, they opened this weed…
  • Shop Review: Humboldt’s Premium

    Feb 9, 2025, 10:11 pm By Mike Ricker
    Going with the Flow When the construction industry saw a significant dip after the real estate crash over a decade ago, professional contractor James Alvesand and his wife, Amy, looked toward the Cannabis biz for their next venture. Starting with a collective,…
  • Shop Review: Xclusives Taste

    Feb 9, 2025, 9:27 pm By Oregon Leaf Staff
    Opened in August 2023, Xclusives Taste has the distinction of being one of the very few Black-owned dispensaries in the state of Oregon. Sherman Brown, owner and operator of the retail space, originally grew up in Louisiana with dreams of building his own…
  • Company Profile: Gem Nuggets

    Feb 9, 2025, 9:15 pm By Amanda Day
    In Oregon’s bustling Cannabis scene, handcrafted cannagars stand out as a unique and artisanal way to enjoy the plant on a special occasion. Few makers embody this artistry and passion better than private, custom cannagar maker Ebony G. Miles, creator of Gem…
  • Grow Tour: Smokey Point Productions

    Feb 9, 2025, 8:32 pm By Northwest Leaf Staff
    No matter how many garden tours I have the privilege of going on, I’m always amazed. Today was no different. The team here at Smokey Point Productions has built an amazing bridge between the commercial side of Cannabis production and the custom-cultivar,…
  • Budtender of the Month: Connor Gregory

    Feb 9, 2025, 12:07 am By Northeast Leaf Staff
    Connor Gregory just won New Jersey’s Budtender of the Year award at The Cannademix Budtenders Ball & Community Awards for his work at Hashery in Hackensack. He earned the honor in part because of his deep love of concentrates and passion for educating…
  • Budtender of the Month: Gabriel Sicangco

    Feb 8, 2025, 10:23 pm By Mike Ricker
    This dude spends a lot of time training in Muay Thai as a respectful student of martial arts. He’s also a creative who plays jazz instruments like guitar, drums and standup bass (and even sings a little, too). Follow him on Instagram @canna_pino. So,…
  • Patient of the Month: James Joung, Oilhead

    Feb 8, 2025, 6:05 am By Wes Abney
    The longtime Cannabis advocate, concentrates connoisseur and always smiling founder of Oilhead shares his health journey and what’s next for the product line. How did you start your journey with Cannabis?I started as a teenager, smoking weed with my friends…
  • Budtender Of The Month: Junior Morales

    Feb 8, 2025, 5:46 am By Mike Ricker
    If he’s not building his motorcycle, you may find him at the drag strip or drift track with his buddies. He’s also into playing “Call of Duty” and “Forza Horizon” on his Xbox, but in the summer months, look for him outside at a music festival or…
  • An Interview With The Dandy Warhols

    Feb 8, 2025, 5:10 am By Northwest Leaf Staff
    It’s dim and bustling in the mid-level bar at the McMenamins Elks Temple in Tacoma, Wash., on a cold December day. A sold-out crowd begins to swell outside for ’90s psychedelic and shoegaze rock darlings The Dandy Warhols, who are celebrating the 30th…
  • Blockchain Renaissance: WEB3’s NFTs Transforming Cannabis

    Feb 8, 2025, 4:37 am By Northwest Leaf Staff
    New Age Internet Powered by the People As we navigate the shifting landscapes of digital innovation, Cannabis commerce and creative culture, Web3 and nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are shaping the future of how we connect, trade and transcend borders. This electric…
  • The Reign Man: An Interview with Shawn Kemp

    Feb 8, 2025, 4:12 am By Mike Ricker
    The 1990s was an epic decade for Seattle. As grunge rock sparked a music craze that put this city in the upper-left corner of the country into the spotlight of global popular culture, so too were the National Basketball League’s Seattle SuperSonics, who…
  • Herb ‘n’ Legends: The Curse of the White Lighter

    Feb 8, 2025, 3:27 am By Matt Jackson
    Over the years, those instantly recognizable BIC disposable lighters have become part of a Cannabis smoker’s essentials. But have you ever loaned somebody your lighter only to have them recoil in fear and horror? Just like athletes and gamblers, stoners are…
  • From Kingpin to Gentlemen: An Interview with Barry Foy

    Feb 7, 2025, 8:35 pm By Baxsen Paine
    Guess who’s back, back again? Captured by federal law enforcement in 1986, Barry “Flash” Foy was at the center of the largest drug investigation in U.S. history at the time. Foy was on the run for two years before authorities cuffed him at New York’s…

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