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Garlic Born: The Chem Cookies Phenom That Became GMO
Garlic Born: The Chem Cookies Phenom That Became GMO
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For years GMO moved quietly as “that garlic cut” through NorCal, Colorado and Michigan. Extractors crowned it early as a wash monster. By 2017, High Times wins pushed the forum... Read more...
Found in the Bag: Cookie Dough And Grandma’s Cookies
Found in the Bag: Cookie Dough And Grandma’s Cookies
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What started as chance finds became two of the Bay’s most coveted pre-legalization cuts. Grandma’s Cookies carried the original cookie soul; Cookie Dough sharpened the structure and gas. No breeder... Read more...
High Feast, Higher Vibes: The Danksgiving Story
High Feast, Higher Vibes: The Danksgiving Story
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As legalization grew, Green Wednesday surged and Danksgiving evolved from a joke into a cultural marker. Infused dishes, fall-harvest feasts, and chef-driven menus turned the holiday into a moment of... Read more...
Smoke in the Hills: The Santa Cruz Original Haze Story
Smoke in the Hills: The Santa Cruz Original Haze Story
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In 1969 Santa Cruz, a surfer called G planted Colombian Punto Rojo seeds that were accidentally pollinated by another exotic sativa. That unplanned cross became the seedstock G and Robert... Read more...
Made in Frisco: The Seerious Strains Story
Made in Frisco: The Seerious Strains Story
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In early 2010s San Francisco, Seerious 415 shaped strain culture from small grow rooms, stabilizing the “Ethiopia” cut into what he renamed Animal Cookies. His work spread through tight Bay... Read more...
Sacramento: The "Quiet" Cannabis Capital
Sacramento: The "Quiet" Cannabis Capital
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Overshadowed by LA and the Bay, Sacramento quietly became the heart of California cannabis. From Prop 215 roots to Zlympics champions, its roster—Connected, Alien Labs, CAM, Seven Leaves, Blueprint, and... Read more...
No Torch, No Problem: The Birth of the E-Nail
No Torch, No Problem: The Birth of the E-Nail
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In early 2013, Highly Educated unveiled the world’s first e-nail—an electric, temp-locked nail that eliminated torches and standardized dabbing. Debuting at the American Glass Expo, it sparked a tech wave... Read more...
Eddy Lepp: The Farm That Defied the Feds
Eddy Lepp: The Farm That Defied the Feds
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Eddy Lepp built one of California’s first large-scale compassion farms, openly growing for patients under Prop 215. The DEA raided, the courts ignored state law, and he served 8½ years—returning... Read more...
Operation Green Merchant: The Day the Lights Went Out
Operation Green Merchant: The Day the Lights Went Out
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In 1989, the DEA raided 46 states in one day—119 arrests, 22 hydro shops shuttered. Dubbed Operation Green Merchant, it targeted grow stores and even High Times advertisers, equating cultivation... Read more...
Lawsuit in the Garden: Raw Garden’s “Live Resin” Controversy
Lawsuit in the Garden: Raw Garden’s “Live Resin” Controversy
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In 2020 a class-action lawsuit accused Raw Garden of misrepresenting its cartridges as “Live Resin” when defendants allege they were actually distillate with added terpenes. Filed in San Francisco Superior... Read more...
Catalyst’s Rebrand: When “Connected SoCal” Became “Catalyst Cannabis Co.”
Catalyst’s Rebrand: When “Connected SoCal” Became “Catalyst Cannabis Co.”
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When Southcorp’s retail arm split from its Connected license, California’s cannabis map shifted. Catalyst Cannabis Co. emerged as the blue-collar “Weed to the People” brand—built on advocacy, access, and litigation... Read more...
Cannatique: Runtz to Lemon Cherry Gelato — The Greatest Rebrand in Cannabis
Cannatique: Runtz to Lemon Cherry Gelato — The Greatest Rebrand in Cannabis
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From Oakland to the world, Cannatique Farms turned a trademark setback into a flavor empire. When their Runtz license ended, they crossed their verified cut, rebranded with Backpack Boyz, and... Read more...