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Preferred Gardens: Mastering Mixed-Light to Rival Top Indoor — original nuggnotes Instagram artwork
Preferred Gardens: Mastering Mixed-Light to Rival Top Indoor
November 2, 2026 at 8:27 pm|By nuggnotes Media
Founded by David Polley in 2015, Preferred Gardens developed from California's Proposition 215 medical market into an independent, family-operated cultivation brand. With 50,000 square feet of mixed-light greenhouses, a 6,000-square-foot... Read more...
MedMen: "Apple Store of Weed" That Crashed & Burned — original nuggnotes Instagram artwork
MedMen: "Apple Store of Weed" That Crashed & Burned
November 2, 2026 at 8:27 pm|By nuggnotes Media
Co-founders Adam Bierman and Andrew Modlin built MedMen into one of America's most recognizable cannabis retail companies, reaching a $1.6 billion valuation by 2018. But lavish spending, mounting losses, leadership... Read more...
Vader Extracts: Return of the Twins — original nuggnotes Instagram artwork
Vader Extracts: Return of the Twins
November 2, 2026 at 8:00 pm|By nuggnotes Media
The Vader twins developed their cannabis operation from late-1990s Los Angeles street sales into dispensary supply, a pre-ICO shop pulling $30K+ per day by 2006, Vader Extracts in 2011 supplying... Read more...
Turtle Pie Co: Baked in the Bay — original nuggnotes Instagram artwork
Turtle Pie Co: Baked in the Bay
November 2, 2026 at 8:00 pm|By nuggnotes Media
Founded by Matt "Turtle," Turtle Pie Co grew from Bay Area garage cultivation and legacy-market experience into a licensed California cannabis brand built around the Turtle Pie strain, monthly mixtape-style... Read more...
The Origins & Story of Archive Seed Bank: Preserving Cannabis Heritage — original nuggnotes Instagram artwork
The Origins & Story of Archive Seed Bank: Preserving Cannabis Heritage
November 2, 2026 at 8:00 pm|By nuggnotes Media
Founded by Fletcher "ThaDocta" Watson in 2006, Archive Seed Bank began as a mission to protect heirloom cannabis genetics from disappearing under prohibition, building a decentralized network of trusted growers,... Read more...
Buddy's Bodega: The Delivery Brand Shaping NY Cannabis — original nuggnotes Instagram artwork
Buddy's Bodega: The Delivery Brand Shaping NY Cannabis
November 2, 2026 at 8:00 pm|By nuggnotes Media
Founded in New York City in 2018, Buddy's Bodega developed from an underground delivery operation into a New York cannabis brand built on bodega culture, Latino roots, curated California flower,... Read more...
The House Always Melts: The Hash House Story — original nuggnotes Instagram artwork
The House Always Melts: The Hash House Story
November 2, 2026 at 8:00 pm|By nuggnotes Media
Hash House grew from a Florida sports-betting operation into a solventless cannabis brand known for six-star cold-cure rosin, strict extraction standards and exclusive releases. Its founder's journey from bookmaking to... Read more...
Neck Deep in the Game: The Doja EK Blueprint — original nuggnotes Instagram artwork
Neck Deep in the Game: The Doja EK Blueprint
November 2, 2026 at 7:59 pm|By nuggnotes Media
Enrique "Doja EK" rose from San Jose and Sacramento into a central role at Doja Pak, helping build the brand through street-level marketing, pop-ups, event hosting and flower judging, and... Read more...
Kalya Extracts: The Pursuit of Perfect Hash — original nuggnotes Instagram artwork
Kalya Extracts: The Pursuit of Perfect Hash
November 2, 2026 at 7:59 pm|By nuggnotes Media
Founded by Northern California hashmakers Marc Hammond and Joe Ryan, Kalya Extracts emerged from California's Proposition 215 medical cannabis scene to become a solventless brand defined by competition wins, small-batch... Read more...
If You Grow It, They Will Come: Inside Sluggers Hit — original nuggnotes Instagram artwork
If You Grow It, They Will Come: Inside Sluggers Hit
November 2, 2026 at 7:30 pm|By nuggnotes Media
The original account presents Sluggers Hit as launched in 2021, when four cannabis industry veterans identified an opportunity to offer single-source, top-shelf flower pre-rolls instead of terpene-sprayed, trim-based infused pre-rolls. Read more...
Anwar Carrots: Rooted in Style, Lit by Culture — original nuggnotes Instagram artwork
Anwar Carrots: Rooted in Style, Lit by Culture
November 2, 2026 at 7:30 pm|By nuggnotes Media
Anwar “Carrots” Washington developed his streetwear identity through early experiences in New Jersey, Florida and Los Angeles, from a $200 Rogue Status hoodie to Peas & Carrots, Carrots by Anwar... Read more...
Feel Good: Inside the Smiley Bucket Legacy — original nuggnotes Instagram artwork
Feel Good: Inside the Smiley Bucket Legacy
November 2, 2026 at 7:30 pm|By nuggnotes Media
Feel Good emerged from Los Angeles' legacy solventless scene in 2019, building recognition through smiley-marked buckets, cold-cure and fresh press hash, and collaborations built on source genetics. Read more...