Deep East Oakland Farms, otherwise known as DEO, is a cannabis breeder based out of Oakland, California. DEO has come a long way since its humble beginnings in a handmade, 10-by-10-foot grow room …
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Lucas Henkel
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12/22/22
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As the weather gets colder, there is no better time than now to curl up inside with a good book. For those looking to learn more about cannabis or the rocky road to legalization, check out some of these books that I highly …
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Lucas Henkel
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12/15/22
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Let’s get scientific, fellow stoners of Lansterdam: There are more than 100 cannabinoids in the average cannabis plant. Two of the most talked-about cannabinoids are THC and CBD. THC is the …
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Lucas Henkel
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12/8/22
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A “budtender” is someone who works in a dispensary or store where medical or recreational cannabis is sold. They answer questions, showcase products and do their best to provide an …
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Lucas Henkel
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11/24/22
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Stoners of Lansing, rejoice! Your votes have been counted, and I’m here to highlight some of the winners of this year’s Top of the Town contest for the Cannabis category. Hundreds of votes were cast in the Lansing area to determine which brands and growers are the best of the best. Here’s a breakdown of this year’s winners: …
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Lucas Henkel
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11/16/22
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Subscription boxes are everywhere. From groceries to pet supplies, the convenience of getting curated items based on personal taste delivered to your door is a still-growing industry. While …
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Lucas Henkel
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11/10/22
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Last week I wrote about some of the current hottest edibles on the local market. This week, I’m turning the heat up a few hundred degrees and talking about my favorite …
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Lucas Henkel
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10/27/22
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Michigan’s edible market has always been top-shelf. If you can dream it, some Michigander has probably found a way to infuse it with cannabis. (Thank you, by the way.) In August, …
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Lucas Henkel
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10/20/22
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My wife and I got married on Oct. 1. We had cannabis at our wedding reception, and I’m here to tell you how it went.
Since 2019, I’ve been active in the cannabis industry in …
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Lucas Henkel
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10/14/22
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Last week, I attended the grand opening of Pure Roots’ first Lansing location, at 515 N. Larch St. And while some locals might question if yet another dispensary is needed, this top-notch pot …
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By Lucas Henkel
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9/29/22
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Consistency. Quality. Passion. That’s what Glorious Cannabis shoots for with everything it produces. Located in Rochester Hills, the company specializes in flower-infused pre-rolls, never using …
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Deon Gladney
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9/1/22
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Leslie Pinder
Franklin Fields
3535 Capital City Blvd., Lansing
Before Leslie Pinder entered the cannabis industry, she was a psychology major working in a group …
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Miranda Dunlap
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8/25/22
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Budtender Spencer Donley was drawn to the budding world of cannabis years before his official start in the industry, with a little help from his family.
“My dad was among the first …
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Miranda Dunlap
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8/18/22
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Some things just go perfectly together. There’s chocolate and peanut butter, wine and cheese, and, for the 420-friendly crowd, weed and music.
With that last one in mind, CEP …
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Sarah Spohn
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8/11/22
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Well, this is it: The final Lansterdam in Review by me. After more than two years of blowing through more weed than I’d care to measure in order to bring you this column every week, it’s …
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/4/22
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Nowadays, there’s simply too much cannabis news in Michigan for me to keep track of it all in one column every week. So, to help keep local stoners informed, here’s another installment of …
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Kyle Kaminski
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7/21/22
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I get a lot of emails about fun happenings in the cannabis world. Most messages from California have been trained to land in my spam filter. But this West Coast tech startup was a bit different: …
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Kyle Kaminski
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7/14/22
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The Capital Region International Airport is under siege from its southern front, where a blossoming cannabis confederation is still expanding its ever-growing empire in …
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Kyle Kaminski
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7/7/22
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Lansing is on the fast track to regaining its title as the Cannabis Capital of Michigan this summer with yet another dispensary opening its doors here this month — this time with a shop called …
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Kyle Kaminski
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6/30/22
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If you feel like I just wrote about a new pot shop coming to Lansing this summer, that’s because I did. Pure Roots is still expected to open on Larch Street soon — though company …
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Kyle Kaminski
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6/23/22
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