Sticker Farmer is known for helping build successful weed brands through things like logo design and packaging (think the mylar bag that weed comes in). By applying his skillset to the NFT space, the company dreamed up the idea of the “Featured Underdog Club,” a series of pot-smoking birds that are “underdogs.”
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Last Thursday, June 9th at a release party by Hollywood Strain Premiers, indie weed brand Doja Exclusive dropped their latest strain Permanent Marker. Created and cultivated by SeedJunky Jbeezy and selected by Doja, Permanent Marker is sure to be one of the standout strains of 2022.
Lucha Libre, aka Mexican wrestling, has been big in Southern California since the 80s. In the past year, Luchador has been bringing Lucha Libre to weed dispensaries throughout SoCal in order to promote the brand and bring the community together.
Los Angeles cannabis cultivator Edgar Peña aka Masonic with Masonic Seeds is best known for his Wilson strain, which has found its way into numerous strains in the industry. This past Saturday, his shop Masonic’s on Fairfax was the place to get his new drop, a side project called the “No Wilson” Line.
It was the 18th annual Emerald Cup, a competition that has always sought to award the best cannabis in the state of California. The event brought together Northern California growers and Southern California culture. For being a weed-plus-Hollywood event, the fashion was tame–there was a noticeable lack of flamboyance. The mixture among the crowd of causal and formal, high and low, fashion and function was more fun than the usual LA ostentatiousness.
After years of releasing music with some top names in the underground scene, rapper Bully Wiz joined up with the Backpack Boyz weed brand. Today, the brand has grown up to be a powerhouse in the recreational market, while Bully Wiz the musician is at work on his first full-length album in years.
Cartel Money was originally a clothing brand, according to founder Brandon Maravilla. Even now as they’ve moved to selling weed the fashion element is a big part of what the brand represents. Once Cartel Money teamed up with the Backpack Boyz, the whole crew now reps merch for both brands.
Currently the Backpack Boyz drop fresh flavors on an almost weekly basis, and they’ve become known for doing collaborations with independent artists and brands. Their latest collaboration is the brand Uncle Snoop, with Snoop Dogg himself. Now they have three dispensaries open in the state, including two in highly competitive Los Angeles.
LA Traffic is a local small-batch quality indie brand that grows fire weed in Downtown LA. The brand started during the Prop 215 days, around 2016. These days they’ve made a name for themselves with their Zlushie strains.
In 2018, Conejo was released after a year and half in the LA County Jail. The first thing he was…
