Although consuming CBD (cannabidiol) is ever more popular for a number of health benefits and is now federally legal, it will never replace Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, or Delta-9 THC, in the hearts and minds of stoners. But, Delta-9 THC, which gives cannabis its “high,” has a cousin. Meet Delta-8 THC, a cannabinoid…
One early morning in 1974, Michael Taylor, a 14-year-old Black kid growing up in the inner-city projects of Corpus Christi, was walking to school when he heard an argument between two adults in the garage of a bike shop that drew him closer to the conversation. The argument was between…
In 2019, Dallas Cowboy and NFL Top 100 linebacker Jaylon Smith signed a $64 million contract extension to remain with the Cowboys through the 2025 season. Just three years before, Smith was a junior at Notre Dame University in Indiana when he tore two ligaments in his left knee during…
Let us blame COVID-19 for putting the Dallas music scene on permanent hold and turning Deep Ellum into a food-truck park. The pandemic continues to bring about serious destruction, but we can also still mourn for the small things we miss, like our favorite hometown bands and artists. Times like…
Just as the Texas hemp business begins to thrive, local industry professionals will have to take a step back and re-evaluate their business models as a ban on retail sales of smokable hemp flower is in full effect. In 2019, Gov. Gregg Abbott signed House Bill 1325, which legalized the…
Irving rapper Coach Tev has already become a playground legend in his hometown, and he has not even turned 30. The young man with shoulder-length dreadlocks decoded the African American matrix and went from the basketball court to paid performances and a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas,…
No matter how much we depend on them, CBD stores in Dallas were not considered essential businesses and were recently forced to close down. This started a domino effect that left thousands of patients and consumers in the area to either ration their cannabis-derived medication, or risk breaking the law…
We know how hard it is to get through this time without the things you deem essential. If you couldn’t make it to your favorite CBD store before they were forced to shut down, you will need to find a way to make what is left in your stash last…
Most people who smoke cannabis consider themselves as connoisseurs and botanists specializing in the cannabis plant. And sure, they could probably look at a bud and tell if it’s good or not, but we’d bet money that they couldn’t tell someone how that bud would make them feel without even…
Even with the confusion that has surrounded Texas’ cannabis laws in the last few years, consumers and industry professionals from across the world gathered last week at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center for the first Texas Hemp Convention. The place was flooded with people and hemp. More than 10,000 attendees…
The sound of trap music is not going anywhere soon, but do you remember what hip-hop used to sound like with the mix of drums and soul samples? Dallas recording artist Samsonyte is here to flip the script on the “Hip-Hop Is Dead” era. The underground hip-hop and rap scene…
If you are a cannabis connoisseur, chances are you know what moonrocks are and what they can do to a person who smokes them. The cannabis industry is full of highly sedated scientists and potheads who are always looking for ways to make cannabis products stronger. And why not? The…
On the heels of the federal legalization of hemp and low-THC cannabis, CBD distributors wasted no time in flooding the Dallas streets with a healthier alternative medicine. The CBD flower in particular has become a favorite among CBD users. As high THC cannabis is still illegal in Texas, people have quickly…
A few Brookhaven College students made the most of their final art project this week inspired by a campus full of fallen leaves. They created Franklin the bear, who is the size of a cub, and who could be seen standing outside of the L Building on the steps of…
During a seven-year stint in federal prison, a man who goes simply by “Judah” found something that people around the world chase after their whole lives (and still might never find): peace and meaning. The past may mold, but not define, an individual — and the Oak Cliff native and…
One young woman from Waxahachie has gained national fame for singing cover songs in a parking garage after becoming an American Idol reject. Emma Oliver, 21, now has more clarity than ever before on what she can achieve through her music. At 16, she sang her way onto the Dallas…
There aren’t many places in public where people could get away with wearing a gimp suit or fetish wear, but the 2019 Dallas Fetish Ball 20th Anniversary is encouraging people to squeeze into the sluttiest, freakiest and kinkiest shit they got tucked back in the corner of their closet. The…
Let’s be honest: the CBD game in Dallas is all fucked up. There are businesses selling people a product they know is low-quality shitty cannabis and trying to pass it off as an exotic CBD bud. People want top shelf CBD flower, just like people who purchase high-THC cannabis. There’s…
We’re not putting down Dallas clubs here, but Los Angeles has been known to push the limits of what a nightclub could and should look like. A rabbit hole experience with very few — if any — limitations on where the night could take you. We normally know where the…
Music festivals have been in full swing around Dallas, and to kick off the fall season, Texas Latino Pride will host its sixth annual LatinX Pride Music Festival in Dallas at the Longhorn Ballroom. It will be a one-day Latin-style fiesta that takes place Saturday, Oct. 5, from 2 until…
For a single weekend, Dallas became the destination for cannabis lovers from all across the country to meet one another. Farmers, doctors, entrepreneurs, lawyers, growers and cannabis enthusiasts attended the two-day expo, which included seminars and panel discussions led by cannabis industry professionals. The Lucky Leaf Hemp Expo took place…
There is only one certified diamond-selling dance hall reggae artist, and he will be performing at the Toyota Music Factory in Irving on Saturday. His name is Shaggy. Yes, the artist who wrote “It Wasn’t Me,” the got-caught-cheating-red-handed record that sat in that No. 1 Billboard spot for three weeks and…
