This article first appeared in the Psychedelics issue of Fat Nugs Magazine, published in July 2025. While you’re perusing your dispensary’s menu or checking out what’s hot in cannabis, some names can stick out and get stuck in your head….
This story about cannabis and Hawaiian sovereignty arrived secondhand, mid-interview, at a cannabis expo. Jonah Tacoma, the founder of Dabstars, was wrapping up a conversation about economic mobility and grassroots brand-building when he pivoted. “If you haven’t talked to the…
“Good governance is not about control, it is about clarity of responsibility.” — Peter Drucker I am a cannabis accountant, tax preparer, and business advisor. I spend considerable time helping company founders, investors, and operators clean up problems incepted long…
This article first appeared in the Higher Education issue of Fat Nugs Magazine, published in October 2025. Way before “cannabis education” became a marketing pillar, education was the center of cannabis advocacy. It was the most effective way to undo…
The Hotbox with Dustin Hoxworth isn’t your polished PR interview. It’s me getting stoned and asking people the questions they probably aren’t ready for. These aren’t cold reads or copy-paste Q&As; I sit with my guests, usually multiple times, and…
The Hawai’i Cannabis Expo The Immersion The Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall — 65,000 square feet of air-conditioned exhibit space in Honolulu— is a lot of open concrete floor, and at 9 a.m. on a Thursday, every square foot of…
In part two of this conversational series, Fat Nugs photographer Ky tackles the topic of cannabis and hemp with her Iraqi neighbor. Ky describes their conversations as between “an infidel and a terrorist” because of their perceived opposing viewpoints. But…
This article first appeared in the Pets issue of Fat Nugs Magazine, published in July 2024. Welcome back to my basement and to my little corner of the Pet Edition! I like to somehow link the theme of each issue…
Founder & CEO of LuvBuds LLC | NEW Phoenix Holdings LLC The Hotbox with Dustin Hoxworth isn’t your polished PR interview. It’s me getting stoned and asking people the questions they probably aren’t ready for. These aren’t cold reads or…
This interview first appeared in the Kids & Cannabis Issue of Fat Nugs Magazine, published December 2025 An Interview with Kate Avruch If you’re talking about cannabis and kids, you won’t get very far in the conversation until autism comes…
The Neuroscience of Cannabis and Sound Before you even light up, music is doing serious work on your brain and body. This isn’t poetic metaphor—it’s measurable biology. Across every culture and age group, music reliably shifts mood, attention, and physical…
