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Puff Puff Press Podcast

Puff Puff Press Podcast

By: Brit Smith and Sara Payan
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Five veteran female canna-journalists discuss the high-end news that matters from across the U.S., featuring Brit Smith, Sara Payan, Ellen Holland, Jackie Bryant and Rachelle Gordon.Brit Smith and Sara Payan Alternative & Complementary Medicine Hygiene & Healthy Living Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Dispensary Bud, Stoning on St. Patty's + Upcoming Events

    Dispensary Bud, Stoning on St. Patty's + Upcoming Events
    Mar 19 2026
    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 -- Will our kinda 'green' ever be a staple for St. Patrick's Day?
    17:00 -- A preview of the cannabis events we'll be at this year, including Hall of Flowers Ventura, NECANN Boston, ICBC Berlin, CA Leaf Bowl San Fran, and a slew of events in NYC.

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

    Find us on social media:
    @rachellethewriter
    @jacqbry
    @britthebritish
    @hollandbuds
    @saramitrapayan
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    23 mins
  • Repeal Efforts, Next to Legalize + Homegrow Haters

    Repeal Efforts, Next to Legalize + Homegrow Haters
    Mar 12 2026
    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 who hurt you so much? *cough*Safe Approaches to Marijuana*cough*
    8:30 -- Meanwhile, some states are closing in on legalization, like Pennsylvania, New Hamshire, Hawaii and Tennessee (sorry Florida, so close!)

    12:45 -- According to the LA Times there's a vaping crisis in LA high schools. Ah, those hazy hallways!
    17:30 -- And major hater alert -- why do politicians want to take away home grow so badly?

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

    Find us on social media:
    @rachellethewriter
    @jacqbry
    @britthebritish
    @hollandbuds
    @saramitrapayan
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    23 mins
  • CBD for Seniors on Medicare? + NYT Ed. Board Thinks Weed's Gone Too Far

    CBD for Seniors on Medicare? + NYT Ed. Board Thinks Weed's Gone Too Far
    Mar 5 2026
    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 receive coverage for physician-recommended federally-compliant CBD products.
    6:00 -- What the Stanley Brothers and the White House have to say about it
    14:00 -- Rates and reasons for consumption among seniors
    17:00 -- We get into the New York Times' editorial board opinion that the nation has gone too far with legalization without sufficient regulation.

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

    Find us on social media:
    @rachellethewriter
    @jacqbry
    @britthebritish
    @hollandbuds
    @saramitrapayan
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    29 mins
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