Award-winning journalist. Best-selling author. Terp Sherpa. š²āļøš High Times | Leaf Magazine | '26 CA State Fair Judge | '26 Leaf Bowl Judge | etc.
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As part of my Mark Twain era, I'm going to reflect and speachify on 8 years of legal cannabis sales next week at the San Francisco Rotary Club. Come say High. @sfrotary
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Pot Farmerās AlmanacāNovember:
Finish drying, and cure up the outdoor crop. Begin trimming. Make bubble hash. Press rosin. Plan a harvest party. Plant a cover crop.
Full Beaver Supermoon: November 24, 2026. š
The SF muralist Apexer custom-designed some Sonoma Hills Farm terp-infused cocktails with Patron 100. He debuted them at the Beauty Bar in the Mission Tuesday night. A top-tier collection of local heads assembled--including Nina Parks and Ishaq from the ECCO Certification program.
Apexer spritzed my hazy ipa with guava runtz terps--infusing it with the smell of the harvest.
'We are on a forested slope of hundreds of verdant plants reeking of skunk, gasoline, and tropical fruit. Nary a single yellow leaf is in sight.'
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Ditch the doomscroll and touch grass. Plant a seed and envision a better tomorrow. ... See you in the lineup at Terpnami. leafmagazines.com/culture/teā¦
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Despite being the state's 5th most valuable ag product, government data sources on the crop remain abysmal.
Most counties do not even issue annual canna-ag reports, as weed is not considered 'ag'.
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'The globeās amateur and pro growers of exotic pot need to put Amsterdam breeding back on their radar this winter. A shift in the legal winds is favoring some longtime European breeders with California sensibilities.' @GroundedGenetic
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Concentrate of the Month for California Leaf: Grapefruit Starburst
'This stuff is so special, it feels like a crime to carve away creamy dabs of it with a Puffco Hot Knife.'
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Puffcon 2026 melted hashāand minds
The top strains and genetics from the ComicCon of concentrates
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