TedFest 2025 took over Downtown LA on August 31st, blending live performances, exclusive drops, and cannabis culture into one unforgettable festival. From Smoke DZA to Cornfed Ted, Teds Budz delivered music, community, and a summer finale to remember.
Jeeter, America’s #1 pre-roll brand, debuts in New York on September 5, 2025, entering 50+ dispensaries from Manhattan to Albany. With a Hudson Valley facility, cultural events, and exclusive strains, Jeeter is ready to make cannabis history on the East Coast.
Sluggers New York is redefining cannabis culture with collectible baseball card packs, top-tier collaborations, and solventless hash. After taking off in California, the brand is now expanding to New York, bringing craft quality and community to the Empire State.
Weedmaps Kickback LA lit up downtown with a surprise performance by Larry June, DJ Mustard on the decks, tattoos, barbers, free food and drinks, plus art from The Seventh Letter—bringing cannabis, music, and culture together in true LA style.
Royal Blunts celebrated its 30th anniversary at Sunset Social Club in West Hollywood with food, music, games, and community. The milestone event honored three decades of flavor, innovation, and cultural impact, cementing the brand’s legacy in smoking culture.
Hash Holes & Donuts, co-founded by Josh Schmidt of Sluggers and Fidels, returned to Los Angeles with another sold-out night in Burbank. The event showcased hash and rosin culture through music, vendors, and community, cementing its place as a global phenomenon.
Originals brought South LA together with its Cannabis & Classic Car event, blending lowrider culture, cannabis deals, music, and community spirit into one unforgettable day at the iconic dispensary on Stanford Avenue.
Terphogz™, creators of The Original Z, team up with Swiss innovator Future of Grow to launch Z•LED—a next-gen grow light delivering higher THC, richer terpenes, and up to 40% energy savings. Debuting at Mary Jane Berlin, U.S. rollout begins Q4 2025.
Humboldt’s own Nasha Hash just launched California’s first live rosin all-in-one vape with C-Cell digital hardware—bringing clean, solventless purity and precision terpene control to your fingertips.
From California to Portugal and Thailand, global cannabis raids reveal a persistent and dangerous illicit market—fueled by poor regulation, political inaction, and unsustainable taxation. Can lawmakers finally learn from the chaos and build systems that protect both people and the plant?
Backpack Boyz opens its first New York dispensary in Mastic, Long Island. Founder Juan Quesada calls it a dream realized: “This one is big for the squad & I in a way words could never express.” Grand opening July 25.
Green Horizons signs exclusive 5-year deal with FOHSE to power its 1M sq. ft. Coachella campus with cutting-edge cultivation lighting and tech, marking a major leap in sustainable, scalable cannabis production.
At Mary Jane Berlin, Jungle Boys’ Nate reflects on building LA’s most iconic flower brand—and why Europe is the next frontier. With their TLC Collective now closed, the team is focused on scaling globally while staying rooted in quality, community, and craft.
Wiz Khalifa and Khalifa Kush celebrated their new Modül smoking device collab with Stündenglass at LA’s Sunset Social Club, blending infused cocktails, premium flower, and tech-forward vibes—topped off with a surprise appearance from Wiz himself.
A man died running from an ICE raid at a legal cannabis farm. This isn't just about one raid—it's about an industry built on invisible labor, silence, and survival. If you're profiting from the plant, it's time to ask: Who's bleeding to keep it in your hands?
