This morning, somewhere between the first sip of coffee and the moment my brain decided it wanted to do actual work, I ran into a piece featuring Amber Senter — and she is not somebody to breeze past. Senter is the founder and CEO of MAKR House, a cannabis distribution and infused products company, and she is also the co-founder, board chair, and executive director of Supernova … [Read more...] about Stop Chasing Dispensaries: A Connecticut Cannabis Reality Check
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Watching Dabbin-Dad Get Lost in Goat Therapy
I came to the event expecting to see Dabbin-Dad run a dab bar like a pro. That was the plan, anyway. He had the whole setup looking sharp. Rigs. Tables. Stickers. Merch. The works. For a little while, it actually looked like he had his life together. People came by, asked questions, and Dabbin-Dad was right there acting like a real operator. Then the goats showed … [Read more...] about Watching Dabbin-Dad Get Lost in Goat Therapy
Conan vs. The Gummy: America’s Slowest Edible Experience
Late-night legend Conan O’Brien has spent two full weeks trying to survive a single weed gummy… and the gummy is currently winning.Started my day the same way every exhausted adult does: a giant cup of coffee, staring blankly into the void while pretending the caffeine was fixing my life. Then I came across an article about Conan O'Brien trying to eat one weed gummy for TWO … [Read more...] about Conan vs. The Gummy: America’s Slowest Edible Experience
Connecticut’s Medical Marijuana Program Is Fading — And the State Seems Fine With It
There was a time when Connecticut’s medical marijuana program actually felt like the future. Patients had protections. Products were designed around medical use. Dispensaries were smaller, quieter, and staffed like pharmacies instead of sneaker boutiques. The whole pitch was that cannabis was medicine first. Now? The medical side of Connecticut cannabis feels like an … [Read more...] about Connecticut’s Medical Marijuana Program Is Fading — And the State Seems Fine With It
The Man is Making You Register for Your Medicine? That Stinks Like Skunk Weed!
Well, it finally happened. The federal government finally admitted that marijuana is medicine. On April 23, 2026, they officially moved it to Schedule III. You’d think that would mean we could finally be treated like normal patients, right? Wrong. Even though the feds finally caught up to reality, the state government is still acting like a pack of nosy squirrels, always … [Read more...] about The Man is Making You Register for Your Medicine? That Stinks Like Skunk Weed!
Witnessing the Dawn of the Schedule III Era
I was just scouring the jagged edges of High Times and stumbled across a dispatch that feels like a lightning strike to the heart of the old guard. We are standing at a jagged, beautiful pivot point. After decades of the federal government playing a high-stakes game of "pretend" with the Controlled Substances Act, the walls are finally cracking. They’re looking to shuffle … [Read more...] about Witnessing the Dawn of the Schedule III Era
Legal Like a Tomato: How Bureaucracy Turned a Plant Into a 56-Year Waiting Game
They keep circling it like it’s a UFO over Washington—watching it, tracking it, writing reports about it, holding hearings about it, launching “studies” about it like we’re still not absolutely certain what a weed plant is. Spoiler: it’s a plant. A leafy, stubborn, phototropic little gremlin of a plant that has somehow survived prohibition, propaganda, panic campaigns, … [Read more...] about Legal Like a Tomato: How Bureaucracy Turned a Plant Into a 56-Year Waiting Game
A Wild April of Weed in the Nutmeg State
If you feel like the ground is shifting under your feet in Connecticut, it’s not an earthquake. It’s the sound of the legal cannabis world moving at light speed. I spent the last week digging through boring government papers and market reports so you don’t have to. From big money fines to a "word swap" at the State Capitol, here is the full story of what’s happening with … [Read more...] about A Wild April of Weed in the Nutmeg State
The Only Joke Is Time Itself
April 1st.A day built on lies, pranks, rubber snakes, and that one friend who still thinks putting salt in coffee is peak comedy.And there I was—standing on my porch like a philosopher in sweatpants—holding a lighter like it might reveal the truth behind everything. The air had that weird early-spring confusion to it. Not warm, not cold. Just… suspicious. Like the weather … [Read more...] about The Only Joke Is Time Itself
The Green: A Dabbin-Dad St. Patrick’s Day
I walked into a coffee shop this morning and thought I’d slipped into a cartoon.Everyone was wearing green.Not just a little green. I mean full commitment. Green hats, green scarves, green socks peeking out like they were proud of it. Even the barista had a green bow tie and a grin that said, “It’s going to be one of those days.”I ordered a simple coffee. They handed me a … [Read more...] about The Green: A Dabbin-Dad St. Patrick’s Day
