Author: Dan Wilson

The dispensary chain Sixty Four & Hope aims to empower each of its dispensary owners, all of whom have a Social Equity background, to create community and to succeed in the industry. The first Sixty Four & Hope location opened in Mid-City last year. This past Sunday, September 18th, owner Aja Allen held a one-year anniversary event to celebrate making it this far while surrounded by friends and family—including animals. “I highlighted all the brands that have been supportive to me,” Allen said, about the participants in the event. “I highlighted what I love which is animals and community and…

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On Saturday, September 10th, Maven Genetics held the opening celebration of their new flagship storefront located in Tarzana. By offering the freshest top-shelf flower and small-batch previews, the store is a way for Maven fans to have access to the very best of the brand’s line of flower as it develops. The Maven Genetics brand has legacy ties, having been founded by growers in the San Fernando Valley during the early 2000s when OG Kush was blowing up. After years of cultivating a select strain library, the brand was formed in 2015 during the Prop 215 era, and transitioned to…

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When Berner of Cookies drops his new double album “From $eed to $ale” this October 27th, he will release 1,000 packs of seeds of a unique strain that each come with a signed CD. The idea is that buyers of the limited drop of 1k seeds will grow the plant and enter it into the “From $eed to $ale Cup” competition. The best pheno/best cultivated entry will win an exclusive cut of the strain. For the project, Berner teamed up with Plant More Seeds, a community-oriented breeder of cannabis genetics with a vast strain library. The strain they’re releasing is…

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On Friday September 2, new indie brand Serge Cannabis debuted their first drop with the strain Blackberry Gary. The strain was a collab between Serge Cannabis founder Serge Damirdjian and Kenny Powers of Powerzzzup, creator of the Gary Payton strain that Cookies carries. Serge hunted out a Sunset Sherb x Zkittlez BX2 cross and then crossed that with a cut of Gary Paton given to him by Powers. Serge says that the as-yet-unnamed strain that he hunted down was the basis for the new cross. At Friday’s launch, both Blackberry Gary and the Unnamed strain were available. “One of them…

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B Eazybuds has made a splash in places like New York, New Jersey, and Texas thanks to Cali-grown strains like Duck Sauce and Terpz and Caicos. Now the brand is set to make their products available in California dispensaries. Bobby, co-founder of the indie weed brand B Eazybuds, moved to LA from Boston two years ago on a whim. After decades selling in the streets, he came to California to build a brand that Bobby plans to take to the recreational market. The brand, named after the common Boston send-off “be easy,” was built with the help of social media…

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On August 26 the community and staff of the Gorilla Rx Wellness dispensary in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles gathered to take an historic portrait in celebration of completing one year as a licensed Social Equity dispensary. Gorilla Rx is the first Black women owned and led Social Equity dispensary in LA, and it came about after its founders challenged the city of LA to expand and correct its Social Equity license program. The dispensary and its founders have not only impacted the industry in LA broadly, but have purposely built strong local connections to the South [Central] LA…

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On Saturday, August 6th, fans of great weed flocked to Goat Global’s new South Los Angeles location for a highly anticipated Grand Opening event. The day celebrated being a new dispensary which offers “one of the best selections in the state,” according to the founders. The South LA location is just the first in a string of openings planned this year and next. The Goat Global dispensary chain first began in Humboldt County, where some of the best weed in the world is cultivated. Now these admitted connoisseurs are opening a chain of dispensaries, consumption lounges, private membership clubs and…

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On Friday August 26th at 3:33pm NBA Legend Scottie Pippen made an appearance at the Backpack Boyz LA dispensary to drop his No. 33 strain Sky Hook. The strain is the second that Pippen produced with the Backpack Boyz, the first being 33. The No. 33 brand was born out of this initial collaboration, and the new strain expands on the brand’s offering. Pippen says he’s excited to have his own strain for the second time. “Feels great, this is the second one. It’s been a lot of fun. I think a lot of people have really enjoyed the flower.…

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Globally recognized queen of bounce music Big Freedia recently announced the launch of Royal Bud, a new cannabis and culture brand in California created and curated personally by the “Queen Diva” herself. The brand debuted its initial product drop Monday, August 22 exclusively at Green Qween, a queer-led and social equity licensed dispensary in downtown Los Angeles. Last Friday, an in-store meet and greet with Big Freedia took place at the dispensary, attended by fans of the musician. According to a statement by the brand, “Royal Bud kicks off its launch with three Freedia focused fire strains in limited glass…

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