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CHECKMATE MOTION: HOW ICE DA BISHOP RUNS THE BOARD
CHECKMATE MOTION: HOW ICE DA BISHOP RUNS THE BOARD
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From co-founding OI Flower Co at 18 to running Bishop Boyz CA, Icedabishop blends licensed storefronts with legacy distro. Known for candy-gas flower, infused joints, and AIOs, he moves like... Read more...
La Fav Farms: A Lifestyle Too Loud To Waste
La Fav Farms: A Lifestyle Too Loud To Waste
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From eBay flips to LA’s legacy cannabis lanes, La Fav Farms blends top-shelf exotics with fashion-first branding. Known for Yuzu, Suki, and scarce collabs, the brand thrives on direct-to-collector drops—proving... Read more...
GLAZED And INFUSED: THE MUST BE NICE METHOD QUEENS-BUILT, SOCAL-BAKED
GLAZED And INFUSED: THE MUST BE NICE METHOD QUEENS-BUILT, SOCAL-BAKED
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From Queens streetwear to SoCal solventless, Must Be Nice built its name on hash stix, donut rolls, and mascot-driven merch. Now licensed and coast-to-coast, the brand’s rosin-fueled cones set the... Read more...
JET FUEL And MENTHOL MAGIC: THE WY’EAST FARMS STORY
JET FUEL And MENTHOL MAGIC: THE WY’EAST FARMS STORY
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After parting with Compound Genetics in 2019, Jeff launched Wy’east Farms, blending jet fuel gas with icy menthol into solventless-friendly hybrids like Cold Snap, Candy Chrome, and Horchata. Oregon-based but... Read more...
SOHO TERPS: LORD OF HASHHATTAN
SOHO TERPS: LORD OF HASHHATTAN
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Soho Terps runs NYC’s most exclusive hash table—invite-only, solventless-first, and stocked with LA’s rarest jars within 24 hours of drop. Part palate, part plug, he curates melt, glass, and lifestyle... Read more...
BLACK SAMURAI THAILAND: HASH HONOR IN THE LAND OF SMILES
BLACK SAMURAI THAILAND: HASH HONOR IN THE LAND OF SMILES
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In Thailand’s post-legalization chaos, Black Samurai Thailand stands for discipline over hype—earning terp trial respect, breeding elite genetics, and judging top-tier hash. With craft as their blade, they’ve carved a... Read more...
DON OF PIATTELLA: UNCLE’S FARM RISE IN THE EURO HASH SCENE
DON OF PIATTELLA: UNCLE’S FARM RISE IN THE EURO HASH SCENE
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From a secret Barcelona club, Uncle’s Farm turned piattella into a global solventless icon—soft-cured like cake, terp-rich, and oxidation-proof. Faceless founder “Zio” built a cult on mystery, mastery, and melt,... Read more...
MATT RIZE And THE RISE OF ICE WAX: A SOLVENTLESS LEGACY
MATT RIZE And THE RISE OF ICE WAX: A SOLVENTLESS LEGACY
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From Midwest kitchen experiments to coining “ice wax,” Matt Rize shaped the solventless playbook—microplanes, 45–120µ full melt, and no-till, vegan flower. A healer over hype-chaser, he turned hash into medicine,... Read more...
ELEPHANT IN THE BLOOM, CANNABIS FOR THE 1 Percent
ELEPHANT IN THE BLOOM, CANNABIS FOR THE 1 Percent
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From hand-built cold rooms to UV-blocking violet glass jars, @elephants_growth crafts flower for the few. Living soil, spiritual cultivation, and OG-level precision yield $150 eighths and $1K zips—luxury cannabis where... Read more...
HIGH BELTS And HIGHER TERPS: MEET UP THE HILL
HIGH BELTS And HIGHER TERPS: MEET UP THE HILL
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From SoCal OG roots to NorCal hash trophies, Up the Hill built a brand on grit, discipline, and small-batch gas. Seed hunts, self-washed resin, and Proper Cup wins define a... Read more...
TRAP TESTAMENTS: THE BOOK OF PAUL And THE 91 OG
TRAP TESTAMENTS: THE BOOK OF PAUL And THE 91 OG
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Vegas-born “Trap Jesus” built his legend on a sacred ’91 OG cut, trap-grown perfection, and a gospel of letting the hood eat. From Proper Cup wins to a 400+ post... Read more...
RIBBIT & RIP IT: HOW WEST COAST CONNOISSEURS LEAPT INTO ELITE GENETICS.
RIBBIT & RIP IT: HOW WEST COAST CONNOISSEURS LEAPT INTO ELITE GENETICS.
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From Seattle roots to global reach, West Coast Connoisseurs built its name on exclusive genetics, award-winning drops like Toad Venom, and a culture of scarcity. With small-batch releases and worldwide... Read more...