What Are You Smoking?

This week on the show, Dante is joined by Leafly news editor Bruce Barcott to talk about myths that surround neighborhood cannabis dispensaries.

You'll learn about some of the most pernicious myths that opponents try to hang on cannabis shops, and what data actually tells us about issues like crime rates, underage use, and property values near dispensaries.

We'll also chat about how dispensaries can act as anchor stores, how they may drive gentrification, and what shops can do to be good neighbors in their communities. And we'll talk about some of our favorite shops in the Seattle area—and our favorite products from them.

This week on the show, Treehawk Farms founder and CEO Jason Olsen talks about developing new strains, the challenges of bringing novel genetics to dispensary shelves, and and how the market for hash, rosin, and other solventless concentrates is evolving and changing in Washington.

This week, Will and Dante give some local Washington cannabis products a trial run. Then, our hosts put on their public service hats to field listener questions about carb caps, dab storage, and more. Tune in for insights, advice, and suggestions on how to improve your cannabis experience.

If you've got a burning cannabis question you want our hosts to answer on the next mailbag episode, email us at [email protected].

This week on the show, we're time-traveling back to SXSW 2019, which is where Will sat down with Aliza Sherman, co-founder and CEO of Ellementa, which aims to connect women with the right cannabis products for them.

Listeners will learn about how cannabis companies need to rethink the way they market to women, why education has to come before marketing throughout the industry, and why consumers should try out multiple products so they can best understand what's right for them. We'll also hear about Sherman's journey to cannabis after a storied career in the tech space, and find out what she looks for in her cannabis, whether she's consuming at home in Alaska or testing partner products on the road.

The Avid Dabber, Will Hyde, sits down with Sam and Esther of Session Goods to discuss the many ways product design can impact the cannabis experience, for better or worse. They cover how Session designed their innovative line of glass smokeware and what other products they are developing to bring an elegance to the modern smoke session.

You'll also hear how they are working to bring that same style and innovative design to dabbing and of course what Sam, Esther, and Will are smoking this week.