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Upstate Cannabis Farms vs. Long Island Cannabis Tours
If you’re reading this in mid-2026, you already know the vibe has shifted. Gone are the days of meeting a guy behind a bodega or waiting for a “gift” delivery that takes three hours to arrive. We’re in the golden era of New York weed, and the options for a weekend getaway are getting as…
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From the Bronx to Bilbao: My First Spannabis Adventure & The Future of Global Cannabis
There’s a certain electricity in the air when you know you’re about to witness history. For years, I’ve been holding it down in the New York cannabis community, documenting the grind, the activism, and the sheer brilliance of our local entrepreneurs. But this April, things are moving to a whole different frequency. I’m packing my…
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The High Cost of Equity Part 3: NY Cannabis Blueprint
By PoppaDukes Serrano A vision for the future where the New York cannabis community owns its destiny through cooperative economics and legislative reform. Listen, family. We’ve spent the last two installments of this series walking through some heavy terrain. We looked at the “Loan-to-Own” traps in Part 1 and traced the historical erasure of our…
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