Top 5 Cannabis Dispensaries in Chicago
Chicago skyline pictured from Lake Michigan. Photo: Ashokf11 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Chicago has five Illinois-licensed cannabis dispensaries that justify a Loop-to-North-Side route. Four sit inside the city limits between the Magnificent Mile and Andersonville, and one is forty miles north in Mundelein because that is where the state’s first legal cannabis consumption […]
Top 5 Cannabis Dispensaries in Detroit
Detroit skyline from the Riverwalk. Photo by TheWxResearcher via Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Detroit has five state-licensed cannabis dispensaries that justify a Woodward Avenue route. Three sit inside the city limits on 8 Mile, one is across the border in Hamtramck, and one anchors the East Jefferson riverfront on the way to Belle Isle. The other […]
A Coachella Cannabis Survival Guide: Indio Dispensaries, Festival Rules, and What to Bring
Four DCC-licensed Coachella Valley dispensaries within twenty miles of Empire Polo Club, Coachella’s actual gate policy, and the festival packing list that survives security.
The 25 Best Stoner Movies of All Time, Ranked
A ranked count of the 25 best stoner movies of all time, from the 1936 propaganda artifact at the bottom to The Big Lebowski at the top, with strain pairings on every card.
The Best Stoner Sitcoms: TV’s Cannabis Comedy Hall of Fame
From Broad City and Workaholics to Atlanta and Weeds: the canonical stoner sitcoms that built TV’s cannabis comedy tradition, ranked and reviewed.
Cooking with Weed: Cannabis Cooking Shows, Ranked
From Bong Appétit to Cooked with Cannabis to Hilary Yu on TikTok, every cannabis cooking show that mattered, ranked by craft, dose math, and recipes you can actually cook tonight.
Pineapple Express Recipe: Cannabutter Cake, Strain Pick, and Scene Snacks
Ted texted me at 4:12 on a Friday in 2008. “Got Pineapple Express on DVD and a quarter of something they swore was Pineapple Express. Movie night.” I was a freshman at Eastern Washington with a casserole dish, a hand mixer my mom mailed me, and a can of Dole rings my grandmother packed in […]
Snoop Dogg Cannabis Brands: Inside the Full Portfolio
Snoop Dogg has built the largest celebrity cannabis portfolio in the United States. Eight active ventures, a venture fund managing roughly $250 million, a media property, and a breakfast cereal that quietly out-earns the weed. The myth and the P&L do not always agree. The first cultivation deal collapsed when the retail partner sold out. […]
Mike Tyson Cannabis Brands: Tyson 2.0, Carma, the Ranch
Tyson 2.0, Carma HoldCo, Tyson Ranch, and the Holyfield Ear Bites moment, mapped end to end with founder context, product line, and where the portfolio goes next.
Willie Nelson Cannabis Brands and the Country Music Canon
Willie Nelson made cannabis inevitable for country music. A decade after Willie’s Reserve launched in Colorado, the country-cannabis brand canon includes Willie’s Remedy CBD, Margo Price’s hemp line, and a wider cohort of artists doing the cultural work without products on shelves.