Hempfest Seattle 2017
By Seth MacKenzie IG: @culinaryanarchy culinaryanarchy.com Once a year people gather in Seattle at the shores of Myrtle Edwards park to celebrate, make new friends and partake in some of the best weed in the world. While other cities are fighting over statues, we a building a better future and a true sense of community. They label it as a “Free Speech”...
The Great Maple: Greatest Brunch Ever
By Kathleen McLean FB: @kathleenmclean I have wanted to try the Great Maple for a while now. If you put the best brunch San Diego in the Yelp search bar, this restaurant ALWAYS shows up. Why hadn't I gone sooner one might ask, and my answer would be the reviews all complain about a long line. I love a good brunch,...
The Space Queen
By Sarah Jane IG: @projectspacequeen thespacequeen420@gmail.com Space Queen in Humboldt is a series of events from the perspective of a chick working on a pot farm in the magical Emerald Forest Wilderness. I need to explain the sadness and anger I feel in regards to this dichotomy unfolding each day that passes in this country, with most recently the Confederate Nazi rally...
Interview With Ryan Anthony
“I’m just a lowkey, hella regular dude that grew up in San Diego.” Photo credit: Jay Manning @Jays_Visions Barely See the Beach is a socio-political statement. Spring Valley’s Ryan Anthony has chosen to be the voice of “all the inner cities in the city,” and has done so in convincing fashion. Southeast San Diego is a 30-minute drive from some of...
MMJ World Wide
At a glance: A small intro to medicinal marijuana policies from other countries. By Marieval Yebra As most of you know, the issue of medicinal cannabis has been under scrutiny for the last 30 years, of course, that’s not counting the amount of time that the public has looked at marijuana as a stage one drug. So yeah we all know...
Cannabis Working Class
By T. Raabe As California legalization spreads, there are more and more entry level jobs available and federal pay stubs to boot. Moving to Humboldt only five years ago, I always felt as though I was getting the glimpse of an era. An era of wild, unlicensed, unregulated grow culture and lifestyle. Few dispensaries dotted between cities and countless secret grows...
Hempcon Hula Hoops Back Into The Cow Palace
By Benjie Cooper IG: @nuglifenews YouTube: Lucid's Vlog On a cool, breezy weekend in the Bay Area, Hempcon arrived at Daly City's Cow Palace and opened its doors once again to legal adults with doctor's recommendations for three days of giveaways, deals, and free dabs. The weekend event happens multiple times each year and usually takes place at the Cow Palace, though...
Nipton, Powered By The Green
By Cara Anderson IG: @carajojo Nipton, California, an unincorporated town inhabited by six people, was recently bought by American Green. Nipton is on the Northeastern border of the Mojave National Preserve, about an hour from Las Vegas. In 1905, a pocket of gold was found near what is now Nipton, which drew the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad company to build...
Stoners Taking The Initiative
By Kathleen McLean Currently throughout California groups are putting together initiatives to create change for the cannabis community. An initiative, by definition, is a procedure by which a specified number of voters may propose a statute, constitutional amendment, or ordinance, and compel a popular vote on its adoption. Each city has a group, whether it is backed by politicians and/or investors,...
DreCat
By Nate Whitsell @sdloveshiphop “Making it to me is when my art can pay the bills.” We all fell in love with ‘Ye as a College Dropout, and this juncture in DreCat’s journey will prove to be a time when we fall in love with his music as well. Similar to the aforementioned hip hop icon, DreCat has chosen to go the...
