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Interviews with top pot, stoner, and marijuana advocates, about their past and current projects.
Lauren Mundell Making the World Hi-Curious
Lauren Mundell is on the verge of discovering a new niche within the cannabis industry. After a lengthy career in the PR world, Lauren discovered her love for the amazing flower and soon found that expression on the topic was still quite limited. This led to the creation of Hi-Curious, an app where cannabis connoisseurs and enthusiasts can not only talk about their love for the plant and how it helps them in their daily lives, but also to get first-hand knowledge and learn things they may not have known before from peers and experts alike.
By Carlos Lacayo5 years ago in Potent
Freedom from PTSD
I've never had PTSD, but I've been with many a friend and family member who has, and still is, dealing with it. It can be crippling not only to the individual who has it, but also to the family and friends of that person as well. It's not something to take lightly, ever.
By Erin Hayes-Oliver6 years ago in Potent
Katonah Doctor Offering Medical Marijuana Consultations in Mt. Kisco
You don’t have to wait long on late night TV for some comedian to take shots at the idea of people using marijuana for medical purposes. Dr. Lynn Parodneck, whose private practice in Mt. Kisco is now offering marijuana consultations, has no problem joining in lightheartedly. “The jokes are funny,” she freely admits. But she hasn’t taken up the cause to be part of a national punchline. The closure of St Vincent's in Manhattan gave her the impetus to leave behind her gynecological practice and take the opportunity to help people who are suffering.
By Rich Monetti8 years ago in Potent
A Real Joint Venture. Top Story - September 2017.
Few things say “normal” like television, our public square, our soapbox in Hyde Park, our platform for the popular and unpopular alike. For friends of herb who watch TV, BurnTV, a new West Coast-based entertainment channel, hopes to fill a niche with programming that both informs and enlivens — presented through the lens of the marijuana experience more than 40 million Americans enjoy on a regular basis. Americans for whom pot is utterly, totally normal.
By Michael Eric Ross8 years ago in Potent
The Future of Cannabis Marketing with Jared Mirsky
At 34 years old, Jared Mirsky has built an empire all his own—one that most people would never have believed could exist 20 years ago—primarily because his clients wouldn't have been able to legally sell their products in the United States.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart9 years ago in Potent
Interview with Cannabis Cultivator and Chemist Edward Rupert
Despite having worked in the marijuana industry decades before it was fashionable (or partially domestically legal), you would be hard pressed to find an individual more antithetical to the old-school stoner stereotype than California chemist Edward Rupert.
By Rachel G. David9 years ago in Potent
Interview with James Thomas of Silver Stem Fine Cannabis
Why Cannabis? I have always felt Cannabis was unfairly condemned by the government as well as liquor and pharmaceutical industry lobbyists. After all, this is just a plant we are talking about. We are passionate about being part of the movement to give communities safe access to one of the greatest natural healing products available.
By Willie's Reserve9 years ago in Potent
Interview with 'Ganjaman' Creator Jim Stewart
Ganjaman is a superhero of an atypical strain, but a superhero nonetheless; this part-cannabis plant, part-human dynamo has been fighting "for the rights of tokers" since UK based creator Jim Stewart first started drawing his character in 1995. Ganjaman stories have since appeared in numerous publications including Stewart's self-published editions of Ganjaman Presents, which feature recurring alliances, enemies, and stoner-centric predicaments.
By Natasha Sydor9 years ago in Potent
Underground Comix Artist Gilbert Shelton
Underground comix was a counter culture art form with a large cult following. Like a hall of mirrors, they distorted and exaggerated reality, turning the sublime into the ridiculous, the serious into absurdity, tickling the rib and poking an outrageous finger at social convention and humbug. The golden age of underground comix spawned artists like Gilbert Shelton and Robert Crumb, among others, with their unique and anarchic talents. Gilbert Shelton was the creator of Those Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, a regular in comix. His perceptions of the 1960's and the future of counter culture movements, in his own words is both enlightening and fortuitous.
By Frank White9 years ago in Potent
How to Harvest a Marijuana Field
A group of enterprising young Americans packed up their belongings and moved to a secluded spot along a coast, where they spent the summer alternately lounging in the warm sun and learning how to harvest a marijuana field. They grew 1,000 plants, harvested the crop, and packed it into neat little tins. Everybody who bought it agreed it was good shit.
By Potent Staff9 years ago in Potent
