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California-based Alien Labs has been kicking out premium flower since the golden days of cannabis. Recently, I hopped on a video call with the brand’s founder, Ted Lidie, to speak about its legacy and the products that helped build the company up into one of California’s most recognizable brands. The Alien Labs origin story Alien

Recreational legalization has advanced more than the science of cultivation; breakthroughs in canna-tech are also ubiquitous to this infused era of enlightenment. Vaporizers once relegated to tabletops are now handheld, the gravity bong has become a prestige consumption device, and Hitoki, a novel producer of cutting-edge smoke-tech, has produced an all-inclusive waterpipe that uses an

Antuanette Gomez was a holistic nutritionist at a chronic pain clinic in 2015 when she learned just how often her patients used cannabis to manage their pain.  The eye-opening revelation made her curious about the endless medicinal applications cannabis could provide. Seeing this, she decided to create easier access to quality cannabis for all, which

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games — which, due to COVID-19, were actually held in summer 2021 — saw the introduction of a variety of new events, including BMX freestyle. Nick Bruce, an elite BMX athlete with a reputation for nailing tough tricks, including the flair windshield wiper, was one of nine competitors riding for Team

There’s certainly no shortage of high-THC cultivars lining dispensary shelves, but to conflate higher THC percentages with a more luxurious, complex, or altogether more effective high is at best misguided and at worst, a bit dangerous. Though canna-tech advancements continue to progress the agricultural end of cannabis cultivation, high-THC cannabis and cannabis products simply aren’t

This month of The Drop, Dante Jordan’s column rounding up all the can’t-miss strains and dabs from the best brands and growers, looks at anticipated releases from Pure Beauty, Grizzly Peak, and Cannabiotix. A new month and a whole new batch of strains you should be putting in your pipe and smoking. Here are the

Lorena Cupcake, voted “best budtender in Chicago” in 2019, 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, For years, I’ve struggled

With so many great cannabis brands releasing exciting new products in new markets, it can be hard to keep track of every release. So we’re rounding up a few significant releases. This week, we look at releases by 5to9 Wellness, Glass House Farms, and more.  5to9 Wellness: New CBD tincture CBD brand 5to9 Wellness released

Though the years have been relatively few, the post-prohibition era of cannabis has produced tectonic shifts in how we process and consume the plant. And no other corner of the modern weed market exemplifies these shifts better than edibles. What was once — and, depending on your age, still is — synonymous with high-powered, homemade

West Coast topicals brand Papa & Barkley was founded by Adam Grossman and Guy Rocourt in the summer of 2016. Known for its infused creams, balms, and tinctures, it’s been successful since day one.  I recently hopped on a Zoom with Rocourt, the brand’s co-founder and Chief Product Officer, to discuss Papa & Barkley’s story