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For the uninitiated, G Pen is an accessory brand that produces exclusive-feeling vaporizers at a number of inclusive price points. Its product line features water-filtered e-rigs, proprietary pod batteries, handheld convection vapes, and now, with the inclusion of the Micro+, a dab straw/e-rig/510 cartridge battery hybrid that fits in the palm of a hand. The

When it comes to cannabis culture and products, few names ring off in the streets like Cookies. Its genetics have been used to create some of the most popular strains in the world; and as a lifestyle brand, it’s put the absolute clamps on cannabis in pop culture. With big blue buildings popping up in

Since I learned how to use cannabis as a tool for productivity, I’ve been gravitating toward products that make me feel good, as opposed to those that make me feel intoxicated. Part of my journey in becoming a more effective stoner has been incorporating adaptogens like ashwagandha and functional mushrooms like Lion’s Mane or cordyceps

As a teenager growing up in Southern California during the transition from “medicinal marijuana” to “legal cannabis,” the idea of a pack of joints existing like a pack of cigarettes was but a spark of excitement for a distant future. Now, not only is the joint pack a reality, it’s a multi-dimensional universe.  Infused joints,

Siskiyou Sungrown has been a ubiquitous presence in Oregon dispensaries since its founding in 2014. Its shelves held some of the first inky black syringes filled with Rick Simpson Oil (RSO), a high-potency edible concentrate. This display invited customers, whose familiarity with cannabis was limited to flower or conventional edibles, to learn more about RSO

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 Trulieve, Select, and more. GRiZ: Launch of two cannabis lines Electro-funk artist GRiZ just launched two new

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 Papa & Barkley, a new store opening from Caliva, and more. Papa & Barkley: New cannabis line

Great weed that’s grown with mama’s love — that’s what craft cannabis is all about. By taking some class-A genetics and putting every minute into growing the plants with extreme daily attention, you’ll come away with some of the best weed this world has to offer. But what exactly does craft cannabis mean, and more

Charles Eddy Lepp, known fondly as Eddy, was a cannabis freedom fighter, advocate, and friend who passed away this Monday at the age of 69. Weedmaps’ Mary Schumacher remembers his life and legacy. My life would be very different had I not known Eddy. We met in late 2004 at an Oregon NORML conference. Eddy

Visual artist Scott Campbell is known for tattooing A-list stars and selling out gallery shows around the world. He also helped pioneer the luxury cannabis movement in the mid 2010s with his uber-chic brand Beboe, which became part of the Green Thumb Industries family in 2019.  Dubbed the “Hermes of Marijuana” by the NYT in