On a humid summer afternoon in Washington Heights, a teenage James Adames lit up in an alleyway he thought was safe. The ritual was familiar, but so was the risk. At just 16, he was stopped, frisked, and arrested for cannabis. Three nights in jail followed. “It was a very scary experience,” he remembers. What… Keep Reading
If there have been two burning topics in Barcelona this summer, they’re tourism and the future of cannabis clubs. Two issues where the city council plays a key role—both by action, with the crackdown on clubs that began earlier this year, and by omission, through the lack of policies to regulate the city’s ever-growing gentrification,… Keep Reading
On a hot summer afternoon, I took the train from Jersey City into Manhattan, feeling increasingly confident navigating the city’s pulse. Each visit builds on the last, and this one had a special promise: a cannabis tasting hosted by PAX and Budist at Tucci, a cozy Italian restaurant known for its authentic comfort food. The… Keep Reading
Original publication: November 1986. MORE POT ON THE WAY FOR ’87 JORGE CERVANTES Whew! The summer marijuana drought is over! The law of supply and demand drove the summertime marijuana price sky high. This scarcity created a run on last year’s harvest of quality outdoor buds. As soon as the pot surfaced on the street,… Keep Reading
This past summer, as the US military exited Afghanistan, and the country has fallen back into a transitional phase. Afghanistan first became a nation just over 100 years ago in 1919, but one thing that has always transcended the country’s rocky political history is its legendary hash scene. Despite the Mujahideen, Taliban or communists, Afghanistan’s… Keep Reading
The Portland Pickles—a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat team based in Portland, Oregon—will become the first sports team in the U.S. to legally sell THC products at live sports events. The baseball team announced Tuesday an exclusive partnership with Cycling Frog, makers of hemp-derived THC-based seltzer drinks. The team began selling the infused drinks at… Keep Reading
It’s the start of a new festival season, as music lovers far and wide prepare for a summer full of multi-day events featuring some of their favorite artists and DJs, along with plenty of dancing. For many, the festival experience also involves consuming a variety of drugs to amp up the experience. This year’s Drug… Keep Reading
When the Hollywood Strain Premiere Party initially launched in the summer of last year, it was the place to be when it came to weed in Los Angeles. For an event that had no public advertising and for which the address and method for entering were a secret, attendance was regularly packed. Smokers looking for… Keep Reading
Though the Summer of 2023 has been flush with great musical events, from jam band farewells to EDM gatherings, there has also been the unfortunate reality of drug-related police activity resulting in numerous arrests and large amounts of party favors confiscated. Much of this article will be centered around one particular locale where some of… Keep Reading
This past summer, as the US military exited Afghanistan, and the country has fallen back into a transitional phase. Afghanistan first became a nation just over 100 years ago in 1919, but one thing that has always transcended the country’s rocky political history is its legendary hash scene. Despite the Mujahideen, Taliban or communists, Afghanistan’s… Keep Reading
