Look, we’ve talked about this before. More than once. Hell, I’ve practically worn out the keystrokes ranting about Connecticut’s weed policies — but somehow, this nonsense keeps popping up in my feeds like a bad edible trip that just won’t end. So here we are again, dragging these two legislative stink bombs — SB 970 and HB 7181 — back into the light where they belong.Because … [Read more...] about Connecticut’s High Horse: Now with More Cops and Less Weed
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Moldy Bud Blues: When Your Weed Gets Recalled
You ever open a fresh jar of flower, take a whiff, and think, “Huh… that smells like a basement in July?” Well, guess what? The suits at Curaleaf just admitted one of their buds might’ve gone rogue—and by rogue, I mean moldy. That’s right, folks. The state of Connecticut dropped the hammer (gently, of course) on a batch of Curaleaf Whole Flower 3.5g Auburn (H), and it’s … [Read more...] about Moldy Bud Blues: When Your Weed Gets Recalled
Dear Mom, Pass the Rig: A Love Letter to High-Functioning Moms
Let’s get one thing straight: if you’ve got a mom who raised you while simultaneously battling life, laundry, and little league schedules—and she didn't throttle you with a flip-flop—you owe her more than a Hallmark card and a half-dead bouquet. You owe her a proper sesh. And maybe a foot rub, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Mother’s Day. The annual guilt trip where … [Read more...] about Dear Mom, Pass the Rig: A Love Letter to High-Functioning Moms
Smoke Shops, Seltzers, and the Great THC Shakedown
I came across this article a few hours ago while doom-scrolling through the Hartford Courant while deep in a caffeine bender and halfway through reorganizing my spice cabinet (don’t ask). As we already know, Connecticut cops have been prowling smoke shops like a pack of bloodhounds, sniffing out THC-infused contraband like it’s Prohibition with a vape pen. And they're going to … [Read more...] about Smoke Shops, Seltzers, and the Great THC Shakedown
Legal Weed in CT: It’s a Shaky Miracle, But It’s Still a Miracle
Let’s talk about Connecticut’s dispensaries—because despite all the chaos, it’s hard to ignore the fact that you can walk into a store, hand over your ID, and leave with weed like it’s some kind of futuristic utopia. Sure, the industry’s got more issues than a Netflix documentary about corporate greed, but let’s be real: You can buy weed in a store—and that’s something we’ve … [Read more...] about Legal Weed in CT: It’s a Shaky Miracle, But It’s Still a Miracle
PGRs, Pot, And The Pursuit Of Bigger Buds
It started with a dense, unnaturally rock-hard nug that looked like it had been sculpted by Michelangelo—but smelled like drywall. That’s when the whispers started: “It’s PGR weed, man.” Plant Growth Regulators. I’d heard of them, usually in the same breath as steroids, GMOs, and other chemical boogeymen. But now they were in my bag. Suddenly I was tumbling down a horticultural … [Read more...] about PGRs, Pot, And The Pursuit Of Bigger Buds
Trump Wants Your Weed Money to Go Legit—Yes, Really
So picture this: You’re elbows deep in a bong rip shaped like the Liberty Bell when you hear that Donald J. Trump—yeah, the BigMac messiah of Mar-a-Lago—is suddenly pro-weed banking. Not pro-weed, mind you. Don’t go imagining him blazing up to Snoop Dogg in a golden robe. No, he’s just into the money part now. The green—not the leafy kind, the spendy kind.According to reports … [Read more...] about Trump Wants Your Weed Money to Go Legit—Yes, Really
4/20 with Burn N Learn: The Drive, The Smoke, The Madness
By The Guy That Should Never Be Handed a MegaPhone Getting there felt like bending time in my beat-up TIE Fighter—windows down, subwoofers rattling like blaster fire, and a trunk full of good intentions and rolling papers. I was hyperspeeding through Connecticut backroads, dodging potholes like asteroids, chasing that sacred 4/20 energy. Somewhere between Nowhere and … [Read more...] about 4/20 with Burn N Learn: The Drive, The Smoke, The Madness
Earth Day: Puff, Pass, and Save the Planet
Ah, Earth Day — that glorious, hazy moment when we all pretend we care about the planet for a whole 24 hours. But let’s be honest: what better way to honor the Earth than lighting up a fat one and contemplating the beauty of a world that could use a little more love... and a lot more weed?Picture this: you, a joint, the sun creeping through the trees, and the realization that … [Read more...] about Earth Day: Puff, Pass, and Save the Planet
Budding Discontent: Connecticut’s Weed War Isn’t Over—It’s Just Wearing a Suit Now
Let’s set the scene: Hartford, Connecticut. The air smells faintly like rain and revolution. Inside the cold, beige halls of the Legislative Office Building, a band of pissed-off, passionate cannabis advocates gather—not to smoke, but to speak. Because four years after the state legalized adult-use weed, the real grassroots folks—the ones who grew it, smoked it, got arrested … [Read more...] about Budding Discontent: Connecticut’s Weed War Isn’t Over—It’s Just Wearing a Suit Now
