High Network: The Stanford & MIT Pot Story
High Network: The Stanford & MIT Pot Story
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In 1971, Stanford and MIT students used ARPANET’s early email system to coordinate a small pot pickup. No payments, no storefront, just a message across the first computer network. Long... 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...
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...
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...
Glass Warfare: The Pipe Dreams Crackdown
Glass Warfare: The Pipe Dreams Crackdown
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In 2003, Operation Pipe Dreams raided 55 glass artists and shops nationwide, turning pipes into felonies. Tommy Chong served nine months, Jerome Baker lost his studio—but out of the ashes... Read more...
New York’s Gilded-Age Hashish Parlors: America’s First Cannabis Lounges
New York’s Gilded-Age Hashish Parlors: America’s First Cannabis Lounges
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In the 1880s, New York’s elite gathered in velvet-draped “hashish houses,” sipping coca tea under dragon chandeliers. These pre-prohibition lounges offered imported Nepaul resin, mirrors, and smoke a Victorian version... Read more...
The Rise, Fall & Return of Heady Glass
The Rise, Fall & Return of Heady Glass
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Heady glass began with Dead shows and color-changing pipes, survived raids, and reinvented itself with dabs. From Snodgrass to Mothership, the flame forged an artform—and though the hype cooled, the... Read more...
HALLOWEED: THE CANDY CURSE THAT NEVER WAS
HALLOWEED: THE CANDY CURSE THAT NEVER WAS
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Every Halloween, headlines warn of “THC candy in your kid’s bag.” Yet over 40 years of research show zero verified cases. The real risk isn’t strangers—it’s storage. The panic never... Read more...
710: The Titanium Age of Concentrates
710: The Titanium Age of Concentrates
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July 10, 2010—TaskRok forged titanium and history. As founder of Highly Educated, he flipped “OIL” into 7/10, inventing not just safer tools but a cultural holiday. From domeless nails to... Read more...
BLAST WAVE: The Open-Blast Era of Cannabis Oil
BLAST WAVE: The Open-Blast Era of Cannabis Oil
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Before labs, there were living rooms. The early 2010s “open-blast” era turned kitchens into chemistry sets—where ambition met butane and houses went boom. Out of the wreckage came the rules,... Read more...