The Journal
Cannabis, taught honestly.
The thing they don't teach you on a strain card. Education-first writing from the people behind the counter.
Education · 8 min read
Finding your feeling: a budtender's guide to terpenes.
Strain names are marketing. Terpenes are biology. Here's how to read a label like the people behind the counter do.
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Bud Bar · 6 min read
Why we lead with NY-grown.
An ode to MFNY, Off Hours, and the upstate craft houses that taught us what hand-poured rosin should taste like.
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How To · 4 min read
Your first dispensary visit, in twenty-five minutes.
What to bring, what to expect, what not to feel weird about. Including: dose math for first-timers.
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How To · 5 min read
Delivery, pickup, or in-store: which one's for you?
Three paths to the same shelf. Here's the trade-offs — including the ones we wish more dispensaries were honest about.
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Events · 3 min read
What's on the calendar this month.
Union Tpke cleanup, MFNY in-store tasting, community events — May at Sage Seeds.
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Culture · 7 min read
The ritual of the roll.
Why we still hand-roll, why our pre-rolls cost two dollars more, and what those two dollars actually pay for.
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