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  • Revisited: Science of Smokability, Social Media Bans + How Products Can Stand Out

    Revisited: Science of Smokability, Social Media Bans + How Products Can Stand Out
    2025/04/17
    While we're off this week, enjoy revisiting our chat about:

    1:00 - The Science of Smokeability Study (Ellen Holland)
    13:00 - Social media bans and content tips (Brit Smith)
    25:00 - What makes a new brand or product stand out? (Rachelle Gordon)

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    38 分
  • Post-Surgery Smokes, Pre-420 Parties + Is Weed Still Cool?

    Post-Surgery Smokes, Pre-420 Parties + Is Weed Still Cool?
    2025/04/10
    This episode:



    • Can we safely use marijuana instead of opioids yet? Brit Smith asks how people in addiction recovery can switch opioids for weed after surgery.
    • SF Spacewalk is on - Ellen Holland tells us about the Bay Area's week long lead up to 4/20 with pot-inspired art exhibit "Keep Glowing" at Haight Street Art Center.
    • Easter falls on 4/20 this year! Sara Payan asks how we're planning to celebrate both holidays and Ellen recalls the 4/20 when icon Jane West got arrested on a bud brunch bus in Denver in 2014!
    • And is weed still cool? Rachelle Gordon reflects on whether it's still about sticking it to the man that makes cannabis cool. Youths?! Waddaya think?!
    Navigate this episode:
    1:00 - Post-surgery pot use (Brit Smith)
    5:00 - SF Space Walk (Ellen Holland)
    17:00 - Easter 4/20 (Sara Payan)
    28:00 - Is weed still cool? (Rachelle Gordon)


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    @rachellethewriter
    @jacqbry
    @britthebritish
    @hollandbuds
    @saramitrapayan
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    42 分
  • Federal Vibe Check, Appreciating High Tech + Spannabis!

    Federal Vibe Check, Appreciating High Tech + Spannabis!
    2025/04/03
    This week we're talking about:




    • Two months into a new U.S. government, the vibes in legal weed and psychedelic communities are tense. Jackie Bryant discusses widespread concerns of re-illegality and the likelihood of tokers being pushed back underground.
    • New technology has changed the growing and dab games for sure (laser bong anyone?!) but where do technology and AI really belong in the cannabis world? Rachelle Gordon asks what we love and hate about the newest high-tech highs.
    • Settle down for story time, as Ellen Holland reads her latest piece on smoking in Spain with weed legends Ed Rosenthal, Mila the Hash Queen, the Dank Duchess, Box Brown and more, and asks us about the coolest rooms cannabis has put us all in.

    • And we review this year's Spannabis event in nothern Spain, as Sara Payan gets into how Barcelona's historic counterculture makes it the perfect setting for the biggest cannabis conference in Europe.

    Navigate This Episode:
    1:00 - Federal government vibe check (Jackie Bryant)
    16:45 - High tech weed (Rachelle Gordon)
    29:00 - Rooms cannabis has put us in (Ellen Holland)
    39:00 - Spannabis (Sara Payan)

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    @britthebritish
    @hollandbuds
    @saramitrapayan
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    1 時間 1 分
  • Hall of Flowers, How Bud Changes Lives + Immigrant Issues

    Hall of Flowers, How Bud Changes Lives + Immigrant Issues
    2025/03/27
    We're back, baby! After a few weeks away at various cannabis conferences, we're talking about:




    • Rachelle Gordon's review of her trip to The Hall of Flowers; a major B2B cannabis conference in Ventura CA where women were taking the lead this year. Woo!
    • Ellen Holland leads a chat about how cannabis has changed each of our lives, from career moves to health benefits to meeting husbands.
    • Brit Smith's got a little friendly advice for her fellow immigrants who enjoy weed after recent issues at the border for some visa and green card holders who have ties to the plant.
    • And we're gearing up for next month's high holiday with a preview of what we're doing for 4/20!

    Navigate This Episode
    2:00 Hall of Flowers (Rachelle Gordon)
    14:15 How Pot Changed our Lives (Ellen Holland)
    25:15 Advice for Immigrants Who Toke (Brit Smith)
    31:45 Previewing 4/20

    Follow the show on social media: @puffpuffpresspod
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    Email us: puffpuffpresspodcast@gmail.com

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    @rachellethewriter
    @jacqbry
    @britthebritish
    @hollandbuds
    @saramitrapayan
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    38 分
  • Lab Lies, Being Too High + ADHD/Anxiety

    Lab Lies, Being Too High + ADHD/Anxiety
    2025/03/06
    This episode:




    • Cannabis testing labs in several states are being called out and shut down for falsely reporting high THC levels and okaying mold-infested bud; how we can make sure we're smoking the good stuff (Sara Payan)

    • We've all been too high once upon a time. We share stories on our bad smokes, and tips for how to lessen your high if you're feeling uncomfortable (Rachelle Gordon)

    • Hormones, stress levels, ADHD and anxiety - we cover everything else you're experiencing that could impact how cannabis makes you feel (Jackie Bryant)


    Navigate This Episode:




    • 1:00 - Labs are lying
    • 14:30 - Too high
    • 39:40 - ADHD/anxiety

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    Email us: puffpuffpresspodcast@gmail.com

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    @rachellethewriter
    @jacqbry
    @britthebritish
    @hollandbuds
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    56 分
  • Best Bits: Story Time With Ellen

    Best Bits: Story Time With Ellen
    2025/02/27
    Some of us are out sick this week, so let's all cuddle up and enjoy story time with our friend and yours, writer/editor Ellen Holland of CannabisNow and High Times Magazine!

    Navigate This Episode:
    • 0:33: Farm Cut Weed (from ep. 4)
    • 5:30: California Cannabis Historical Society (from ep. 2)
    • 15:11: Dab-A-Doo and Mila the Hash Queen (from ep. 5)
    • 28:37: Nikon Small Photography Winner; Kandid Kush (from ep. 9)

    Check out Ellen's book "Weed: Eat it, Grow it, Smoke it, Love it" here


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    Check out our website: www.puffpuffpresspodcast.com
    Email us: puffpuffpresspodcast@gmail.com

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    @rachellethewriter
    @jacqbry
    @britthebritish
    @hollandbuds
    @saramitrapayan
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    35 分
  • Re-Reefer Madness, 1st Time Highs + Year Of The Bong!

    Re-Reefer Madness, 1st Time Highs + Year Of The Bong!
    2025/02/20
    This week:
    • Re-Reefer Madness: With the new U.S. President and Administration, is reefer madness back? And how can mainstream journalists be less biased when reporting on cannabis? (Jackie Bryant)
    • Swiss Smoke: A look at how Switzerland might legalize with its new bill for adult-use weed, which would include government-run stores (Sara Payan)
    • First Time Highs: Apparently it's called HIGH school for a reason! A discussion on our first times smoking pot (Rachelle Gordon)
    • Bongs: Gravity Bongs, Kasey Musgraves, and much more as we praise the bongs in our life and dub 2025 the Year of the Bongloads! (Ellen Holland)

    Navigate This Episode:

    1:00 - Reefer Madness is Back (Jackie Bryant)
    21:00 - Switzerland's legalization bill (Sara Payan)
    30:00 - First Times Smoking (Rachelle Gordon)
    45:00 - The Year of The BongLoad (Ellen Holland)

    Follow the show on social media: @puffpuffpresspod
    Check out our website: www.puffpuffpresspodcast.com
    Email us: puffpuffpresspodcast@gmail.com

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    @rachellethewriter
    @jacqbry
    @britthebritish
    @hollandbuds
    @saramitrapayan
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    1 時間 1 分
  • Hemp Beverages, Infused Dinners + Ice Cream

    Hemp Beverages, Infused Dinners + Ice Cream
    2025/02/13
    It's all about edibles this week!
    • Hemp drinks; Rachelle recaps all the hemp drink offerings at last week's Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America Conference in Colorado, and discusses how the Midwest has taken to the mixing of weed and alcohol.

    • THCV gummies; Brit discusses her upcoming edible trial of Bountiful Farms' new THCV gummies, a minor cannabinoid said to boost energy and help with pain and nausea.

    • High-dining; Infused 4-course dinner in the rolling NorCal hills, anyone? Sara tells us about the latest fine dining experience put on by Chef Solomon and Cannescape, including bud, wine, chocolate, and high-end infused meals.

    • Ice cream pairing; And to top it off, Ellen describes her weekend trying top-notch weed and ice cream at a dank dessert pairing event in Sonoma.
    Navigate This Episode:
    1:00 - Hemp Beverages at WSWA (Rachelle Gordon)
    20:00 - THCV gummy experiment (Brit Smith)
    28:00 - Cannescapes' infused dinner experience (Sara Payan)
    37:30 - Ice cream and weed pairing (Ellen Holland)


    Follow the show on social media: @puffpuffpresspod
    Check out our website: www.puffpuffpresspodcast.com
    Email us: puffpuffpresspodcast@gmail.com

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    @rachellethewriter
    @jacqbry
    @britthebritish
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    @saramitrapayan
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    49 分