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With so many great cannabis brands releasing exciting new products in new markets, it can be hard to keep track of every release or event. So we’re rounding up a few significant happenings in the industry. This week, we look at releases by Raise, a charitable Glass House Farms collaboration, and more.  Pure Beauty: Brand

It shouldn’t need to be said, and yet it does: there’s more to weed than THC. Much more, though you wouldn’t know it on account of how tricky it can be to get a good eighth, half-ounce, or full ounce of bud clockin’ in below 25% THC.  As both a smokable-flower enthusiast and frequent visitor

Cannabichromene (CBC) is a cannabinoid in a large family of compounds produced by the hemp and cannabis plant. As the cannabis landscape continues to expand into greater legalization and mainstream acceptance, more attention is being given to the “minor cannabinoids” in weed, like cannabichromene. CBC is a non-intoxicating cannabinoid, meaning that, like CBD, it won’t

Interest in THC alternatives like Delta-8 and Delta-10 has been rapidly growing. Global Google searches for “Delta-8″ alone went up over 700% from 2020 to 2021. Before, cannabis lovers needed to only keep track of the big two cannabinoids: THC and CBD. Now, there is a quickly growing family of cannabinoids to get familiar with

Freddy’s Fuego in Washington State kills it — its flower is packed with flavor, potency, and smooth smoking experience that can make you say, “Alright yeah, that was worth the money.” We recently spoke with Freddy’s Fuego’s founders Ben Davis and Tim Haggerty about the history of the company, and the strains that made them

Lorena Cupcake, voted “best budtender in Chicago,” has answered hundreds of questions from cannabis shoppers and patients during their time as a budtender. And now they’re turning that experience into a monthly advice column, Ask a budtender. Got a question for Cupcake? Submit your questions to askabudtender@weedmaps.com. Dear Cupcake, I use edibles regularly. Over time,

For the discerning cannathusiast, dry, crumbly, aging nugs are more than an inconvenience, they are a crime against nuggetry altogether. Nug jars, stash boxes, and branded plastic baggies are perfectly suitable for stoners who smoke through their stashes weekly, since the main culprits of cannabis degradation are humidity, exposure to light, and less-than-stellar storage materials.

With so many great cannabis brands releasing exciting new products in new markets, it can be hard to keep track of every release or event. So we’re rounding up a few significant happenings in the industry. This week, we look at releases by Posibl, a Jeeter X Highsman collaboration, a dispensary opening from Embarc, and

Purple weed strains have long intrigued cannabis lovers, and who could blame them? They offer a spectrum of visual stimulation, from deep and brooding violet to lighter shades that pirouette on the lilac end of the spectrum. What makes weed purple? Originally, purple strains weren’t nearly as common. They were most often associated with indica

In this game, we have to show love to the people who have been putting in the work since way before cannabis was legal in any state. Those people who bred the original strains, were at the original events, and have truly made giving the world good weed their life’s mission. Exotic Genetix is definitely