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Hitting the Books: Renee Descartes had his best revelations while baked in an oven
In the hilarious and enthralling new book, "Edison's Ghosts," Dr. Katie Spalding explores the illogical, unnerving, and downright wacky behaviors of history's greatest geniuses.
Andrew Tarantola05.28.2023
The dry herb and concentrate vape pens you need to enjoy a vaporous 4/20
The High Holiest of Herbal Holidaze is once again upon us, here's what you'll need to get the most out of your green day.
Andrew Tarantola04.20.2023
Twitter opens its advertising platform to cannabis companies
Twitter is loosening its advertising policies to allow cannabis companies to promote their brands on the service.
Karissa Bell02.15.2023
Black market fears are hampering cannabis waste recycling efforts in California
In California, the nation’s largest legal cannabis market, 510-thread cartridges are popular to the point of ubiquity but, due to the state’s strict hazardous waste disposal regulations, difficult to dispose of in a responsible manner.
Andrew Tarantola11.16.2022
Uber Eats now delivers cannabis in Canada
The company says it's the first time a major third-party platform has offered weed delivery anywhere.
Kris Holt10.17.2022
Hitoki Trident hands-on: I'm in love with a $500 laser-blasting water pipe
The Hitoki Trident is a desktop flower water pipe that goes pew pew pew to get you high high high, and I am in love love love.
Andrew Tarantola07.28.2022
Puffco's Proxy packs the power of Peak Pro into a palm-sized pipe
PuffCo has once again refined its vaporizing system — further shrinking the heating element and doing away with the water chamber entirely — into a one-handed vape experience, the Proxy.
Andrew Tarantola06.15.2022
Uber Eats users in Ontario can now buy cannabis through the app
But orders are for pickup only.
Kris Holt11.22.2021
Amazon workers fired for cannabis use can reapply for jobs
Amazon has revived the possibilty of employment for workers and candidates who were rejected during cannabis screenings.
Jon Fingas09.22.2021
Puffco Peak Pro: A more refined stoner experience
The innovative smart cannabis vaporizer is back with many improvements.
Andrew Tarantola10.21.2020
PAX skirts Apple's vape app ban with a web version
Apple may have banned vape software from the App Store, but PAX is betting a web app will be enough for some smokers.
Jon Fingas06.01.2020
PAX introduces the Era Pro, a smarter vape for cannabis nerds
Vape "mods" are pretty straightforward; they're mostly just batteries. That said, the original PAX Era was actually pretty smart. It can dial in a specific temperature via a companion app (or you can choose a preset temperature without it). There's also control for your dosing so you don't get too high, and there's even a handful of games built-in. With the newly announced Era Pro, things get even smarter. And at $70, it's also a little pricier.
James Trew01.06.2020
Vape maker PAX launches PodID to explain what's in your cannabis oil
Consumers want to know what's in the stuff they buy and where it comes from, whether that's food, electricals or clothing -- so why should cannabis be any different? Vape company PAX Labs is rolling out a new feature for its mobile app which gives users detailed information about what makes up their oil concentrate.
Rachel England11.12.2019
Chicago will use an algorithm to clear pot convictions
California is no longer the only state using an algorithm to reverse marijuana convictions. Illinois' Cook County will now use the Code for America technology, Clear My Record, to automatically dismiss tens of thousands of eligible cannabis convictions. State's Attorney Kimberly M. Foxx and Code for America announced the partnership this week.
Christine Fisher08.28.2019
Firefly 2+ is a smart and stylish vape for cannabis connoisseurs
The Firefly 2 turned more than a few heads when it was released back in 2016. Lighter, sleeker and smarter than its clunky and cumbersome predecessor, it felt like the future of cannabis consumption. But in the following three years, the world turned. Today, pre-packaged concentrates and edibles are all the rage. Do dry herb vapes still have a place in today's cannabis market? The Firefly 2+ makes a compelling argument that yes, they do.
Andrew Tarantola07.04.2019
Omura's Series 1 cannabis vaporizer uses 'flower cartridges'
Cannabis vaporizers have come a long way. As weed becomes legal in more states, companies are free to devise new methods to administer the herb. Enter Omura and the Series 1. At first glance, it looks like a conventional — if not more stylish — flower vaporizer. The Series 1 takes a different approach to most though, using pre-filled "flower cartridges" over the bring-your-own approach of rivals like PAX.
James Trew05.24.2019
Hanu Labs' Stone vaporizer hits like a ton of bricks
It's not hard for us to guess what the oil vape in your pocket looks like. If it's a 510, chances are it looks pretty much like every other 510 in existence. Even the new generation of vapes with specialized pods all tend to look reasonably the same. But the Stone from Hanu Labs doesn't look like any that's come before it.
Andrew Tarantola05.13.2019
Have robots roll your joints and infuse your budder this High Stoner Holiday
Ugh, when did getting stoned become so much work? Back in my day, there was one kind of weed: whatever strain your dealer had in stock. And there were only three ways to enjoy it: through a perforated apple, rolled up in a crude approximation of a joint, or out of a brass pipe you had a homeless guy buy for you on Haight Street. (Thanks again, Igloo!) Never did I have to worry about whether I had the right kind of charging cable or port adapter, only whether my BIC lighter still had gas. Now I've got to consider indicas vs sativas, THC vs CBD, and whether I want to smoke, vape, sublimate, eat or drink my weed. It's all getting to be just a bit much. That's why this 4/20, I'm going back to basics. I'm going to roll a couple monster joints and eat as much weed butter-smeared sourdough toast as my belly will hold. Of course that doesn't mean I'm going old school all the way and doing this all by hand. Here are the gadgets I'll be using to stoner-proof the process.
Andrew Tarantola04.20.2019
The next frontier for cannabis vapes: mood-specific formulas
"In New York, my bicycle messenger really had two types of cannabis. It was either green or brown." Michael Ray is the CEO of Bloom Farms, a California-based cannabis company that specializes in vape cartridges and CBD tinctures. Ray's reflecting on cannabis's current cultural explosion. As an increasing number of states fully legalize it, alongside countries like Canada, the curtain of illegitimacy is slowly lifting. For the first time, cannabis can be explored and experimented with in plain sight. The result: an emerging trend of tailored and targeted vape products that claim to do more than get you lifted. Cannabis is going a la carte.
James Trew04.20.2019
Weed is worse than murder, if you're selling a video game
Developers at Polish studio Vile Monarch had never made a tycoon game before Devolver Digital tapped them to build Weedcraft Inc. -- a business-simulation title about the legal cannabis market. Weedcraft Inc.'s gameplay mechanics fell well outside of Vile Monarch's wheelhouse, whose past releases included Oh...Sir!! The Insult Simulator and a sequel, both of which were fighting games where players battled with rude words. So, Devolver sent a legendary tycoon-game creator to consult with Vile Monarch on Weedcraft Inc. However, the developer had one condition. "He let us know from the beginning that he didn't want his name in any way associated or to be credited," Devolver founder Mike Wilson told Engadget.
Jessica Conditt04.12.2019