I’m fascinated by tiny in cannabis. Since I smoke alone most of the time, there really is no reason for me to spark up a one gram joint as much as I might want to. I cannot possibly finish a full gram joint in one sitting, it’s just too much for me. Imagine my delight when I discovered Highrize pre-rolls! They’re tiny, weighing about .35 grams or fewer per pre-roll. And as my title reads, they are both friend makers and dog-walkers. You just need a dog to walk. They last about as long as you need to walk your dog, or your metaphysical dog. You know, the one that is there- and then it is not. A new friend is made in every step.
I was just over in Germany for the Berlin Bar Convent and while I was there I led a panel on cannabis and beverages. Afterwards I spent some time wandering around the city parks. I had many opportunities to purchase some European hashish, but I didn’t do it this time and it’s too bad because European hashish is completely different than the most of the stuff that is called hashish in the United States. The last time I smoked some Middle Eastern hash, I was in Paris and it was about twenty years ago. The little “Temple Ball” felt to my hands like warm oil and fragrant cannabis flowers that were softly pressed (all by hand) until they combined to make a paste, which was then further rolled into a tiny ball. The source of this product was impeccable, it was not purchased in the park but came to me through locals who knew the trade well.
I’m very familiar with the STIIIZY vape-pen system since these marvelous contraptions have accompanied me back and forth (several times) across the country via air. Thus they pass the most important test of my many vape cartridges. That would be the leaking under pressure test. STIIIZY passes, every time.
I’m a massive fan of the “High” end of the cannabis flower business. It stems from my background in boutique rum for about a year. In a life much unknown to my cannabis friends, I was the national brand ambassador for a craft-centric rum company owned by a Russian company. They brought me to the Moscow Bar Show and they helped me in my quest to seek and sell the finest craft spirits over the mundane, mass-produced corporate ones. Their specialty was un-manipulated rum, which brings me to my current day dilemma. Too many multi-state cannabis brands focus on mass quantities of any given cultivar. I’m happy that their deeply corporate metrics allow them to grow three hundred thousand square feet of only a couple strains of cannabis, but really what I’m looking for is an adherence to quality over sheer quantity.
Christopher Louie DAVE TOMANOVICH IG: DAVES_NOT_H3R3_MAN
Cannagars are my passion and the people who make them are equally as intriguing. I love to seek cannagars out in my quest to discover the art of ultra-high-end cannabis. Until a couple of years ago, no one had any idea what a cannagar was, or what valuable ingredients goes into one. That was then.
When Christopher Louie moved to Colorado from New York, the market had not been established yet. He saw the financial opportunity to do something brilliant and educational too. To smoke one a hand-made Xiaolin Cannagar is an emotional and philosophical experience. And while not everyone can say that they’ve enjoyed a Xiaolin Cannagar, they are available legally in Colorado.
The Master At Work DAVE TOMANOVICH IG: DAVES_NOT_H3R3_MAN
We spoke to three cannabis influencers on how to bring cannabis to the dinner table.
Gin & Juice with a canna-twist
With the simplest of ingredients, one can make a delicious canna-punch. Warren Bobrow, the Cocktail Whisperer, says the key ingredient in his take on the classic Gin and Juice is the orange juice made with roasted oranges. The botanical gin, says Bobrow, “acts as a guide dog, if you will, for the THC. It’s really lovely!”
Ingredients
2 oz. botanical gin of your choice, with 0.25 g of THC-rich cannabis 4 oz. roasted orange juice 2 oz. ginger beer syrup (Bobrow uses Pickett’s) 4 oz. club soda Fee Brothers Cardamom Bitters
Directions
Heat the cannabis in a 240 degree F oven for 45 minutes. Cool and set aside.
Add cannabis and the botanical gin to an iSi whipped cream maker.
Force two or three Nitrous oxide (N2O) cartridges into the cannabis and the gin. Strain and set aside.
Add the ginger beer syrup.
Float roasted orange juice on top.
Finish with 4 oz. club soda.
Stir well and dot with Fee Brothers Cardamom Bitters.
For a final finish, Bobrow suggests a celebratory swizzle.
Farechild event “It’s Lit” was a great success! Photo credit: Josh Flynn PHOTO CREDIT: JOSH FLYNN
I originally interviewed David Tran and James Zachodni for Forbes mere hours before they announced that Dope Media was acquired by High Times, allowing both highly regarded cannabis industry entrepreneurs to evolve into a new chapter of their professional lives. David and James are going forward into places not unknown in their former lives, drawing from decades of experience in nightlife, media, marketing, and event production.
Writer & Producer Sharon Letts’ life is all about the plant
Sharon Letts’ life is all about the plant, but what does that mean? Well, to start with, Sharon Letts is a brilliant published author and journalist. She has worked in television and also is a determined poet. But what I find most intriguing about Sharon is her deep humility. She has faced many, many struggles and survived to live another day. May I please present, a cancer fighter and winner, Ms. Sharon Letts.
