Puff Puff Press Podcast

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Let's get controversial! This week: 3:50 -- Can weed smokers still get guns? Is that even the queation we should be asking? Former High Times Editor-in-Chief Ellen Holland leads a discussion on gun rights for cannabis...

Times are tough, and winter is long... so this episode we're covering how weed helps us feel productive at home, and we're spreading the love for those doing good: 1:00 -- In the depths of winter it can be hard to keep...

We're getting into CBD availability since the federal un-hemping, what bills have been filed for the hemp industry so far this year, and we're shouting out the cannabis media companies we love. 1:00 Checking in amid...

The world's got a lot going on, so this episode we're winding down with a roundtable chitchat about dry herb vapes, how to make your stash last, and tips for using cannabis to help anxiety. 1:00 -- Dry herb vaping: we...

New year, new PR plan! This episode: how cannabis profesionals can successfully get coverage across all types of media. Longtime weed writer and SDSU Journalism professor Jackie Bryant walks us through how to best pitch...

1:00 -- We discuss our experiences at the 2025 MJ BizCon event in Las Vegas -- where Sara won Content Creator of the year and Rachelle won Journalist of the year! We cover what went down at the convention, the after...

Don't panic - there may be some positives to the federal hemp ban signed into law last week. This episode: 1:00 -- Special guest MaryJane Gibson just wrote the new Rolling Stone article on the government shutting down...

The federal government has passed a funding package to end the shutdown that will also end the hemp industry as we know it. This week: 1:00 -- It's official; the sales of hemp-derived cannabinoids like Delta-8, THCA...

1:00 -- Massachusetts and Maine voters are being asked to support attempts to repeal adult-use cannabis. Rachelle Gordon walks us through the reasons for wanting to repeal legalization laws, and likelihood of renewed...

The gang's back together! Your five favorite weed journos reunite in this supersize episode to share summer experiences, from the Humboldt Pheno Hunt to the cannabis market in New York and Minnesota to adventures in...