Puff Puff Press Podcast

This episode we’re talking New York weed, Mary Todd Lincoln's hemp history, judging competitions, how weed made Mark Twain funny, and should we be smoking on OnlyFans?! 

2:00 — NYC weed + the Revelry Buyer’s Club  
7:00 — Buying buds on Broadway + cannabis tourism 
10:00 — Special guest Ellen Kompf, head of NORML CA, tells us about Mary Todd Lincoln and Queen Victoria's affinity for the plant 
13:00 — It's competition season, and we're judging prerolls at the MA Harvest Cup + edibles at the MJ Bowl 
24:00 — Storytime with Ellen²: Ellen Holland + Ellen Kompf take us on a weed history tour of SF — stoned Mark Twain, Fitz Hugh Ludlow books + the Aldrich's cannabis ephemera collection  
40:00 — Weed meets the Housewives franchines, plus a Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star is  normalizing visits to medical dispensaries 
47:00 — A bonus story from Jackie Bryant! You made it this far. You deserve a little treat. 

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Welcome to Season 3!

A summer recap of stoney events: the CA State Fair's Cannabis Awards, Haight Street Art Center's Grateful Dead Art Show, IgniteIt in Chicago, and the Minnesota State Fair.

Then, our favorite stoner celeb Billy Strings is coming to SF soon, Ellen recalls seeing the late great Dolly Parton play in Golden Gate Park, and Brit talks about the weed culture at UK music festivals this summer.

Finally, we talk about including weed in our new summer hobbies, like pottery, disc golf, live music, and visiting art galleries. And we give our predicitons for fall news stories (MA repeal we're watching you!) Oh, and btw... is hacky-sack coming back?

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This episode we're talking all about California!

1:00 -- As one of the judges, Rachelle Gordon discusses the CA state fair's cannabis competition. It's the only one in the country, there's on site sales and consumption near fried food, and one of this year's new categories includes homegrown! What could be cooler?! Check it out in Sacrmento July 18-August 2.

12:00 -- CA's Harvest Report shows a shift in where cannabis is being grown in the golden state. Ellen Holland talks about the Budists, who review products and further education, and the DCC's stats on how much and where marijuana is being grown in the state's outdoor market.

15:00 -- A quick trip down history lane with Jackie Bryant as we delve into the early cannabis roots in Humboldt county, NorCal, in the 60s.

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This week, cannabis journalists Brit Smith, Jackie Bryant, Ellen Holland and Rachelle Gordon discuss: 

1:00 -- The new TSA rules allowing medical marijuana in airplane luggage

10:00 -- What else is happening with the rescheduling of MMJ?

19:00 -- Why are some strains so hard to pronounce? (Greenstate's got a new article about it!)

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1:00 - Three cannabis journalists reflect on their 4/20 experiences (Jazz Dispensary, Spacewalk SF, and smoking with HVAC workers! Oh my!)
5:00 - Massachusetts changed a bunch of cannabis laws this week, Brit Smith breaks down what's different now
8:00 - Trump signed an Executive Order on psychedelic research, Rachelle Gordon tells us what it really means
12:00 - Ellen Holland talks about her interview with Dr. Peter Grinspoon on his new book "Aging Well with Cannabis." Read the interview soon at Greenstate.com
18:00 - Rachelle reflects on the arrest that lead to her dream job as a cannabis writer, and how we can better support those in jail for weed. Read her article now at Greenstate.com
32:00 - Brit and Ellen discuss their articles coming soon to Northeast Leaf Magazine


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Happy holidaze to all who celebrate! This 4/20 episode:

1:00 -- Rachelle Gordon asks how we judge cannabis competitions, what we love and hate about being judges, and out favorite categories.

13:00 -- Jimmy Kimmel's "4x20: Quick Hits" is coming to Hulu, and Sara Payan saw it getting filmed! We discuss what mainstream cannabis content usually says about the culture, what it could do better, and how it's helping ease stigma.

20:00 -- Behind the scenes details on Sara's interview with Tommy Chong for the Planted podcast.

23:00 -- Our 4/20 plans this year.

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3:30 -- If you write about weed like we do, a lot of platforms ban you from making money off it. Jackie Bryant talks about a new finanical book that includes her fight gainst financial censorship by Stripe and Substack, which is happening to many content creators who are connected to cannabis. We also discuss how business and banking impacts the marijuana industry, and how it's all being covered in Rainey Reitman's new book "Transaction Denied."

21:00 -- The art on cannabis packaging is also often censored. Ellen Holland discusses her experience at San Francisco's "Get to the Bag" exhibition, which showcased countless amazing cannabis mylar bags covered in dope artwork.

27:00 -- Speaking of packaging art -- won't somebody think of the children?! We talking about how and why teens are vaping and taking edibles in the high school hallways, and how the packaging has very little to do with how they get their hands on it.

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We're asking the important questions...

2:00 -- Why does dispensary weed suck so much right now? And how would a national market help?
7:30 -- Hawaii's cannabis culture sounds cool -- is it worth a weedy vacay?
11:00 -- Will our kinda 'green' ever be a staple for St. Patrick's Day?
17:00 -- A preview of the cannabis events we'll be at this year, including Hall of Flowers Ventura, NECANN Boston, ICBC Berlin, CA Leaf Bowl San Fran, and a slew of events in NYC.

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Who's repealing and who's legalizing legal weed right now? And why does SAM have everything to do with it?!

2:20 -- Anti-weed advocates are trying to repeal cannabis laws in Massachusetts, Maine, and Arizona. Why? Like who hurt you so much? *cough*Safe Approaches to Marijuana*cough*
8:30 -- Meanwhile, some states are closing in on legalization, like Pennsylvania, New Hamshire, Hawaii and Tennessee (sorry Florida, so close!)

12:45 -- According to the LA Times there's a vaping crisis in LA high schools. Ah, those hazy hallways!
17:30 -- And major hater alert -- why do politicians want to take away home grow so badly?

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Let grandma know there could soon be CBD for seniors on Medicare! 

1:00 -- We discuss the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' pilot program, set to launch as early as April 2026, that would allow some seniors to receive coverage for physician-recommended federally-compliant CBD products.
6:00 -- What the Stanley Brothers and the White House have to say about it
14:00 -- Rates and reasons for consumption among seniors
17:00 -- We get into the New York Times' editorial board opinion that the nation has gone too far with legalization without sufficient regulation.

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