If you’ve been around the East Coast cannabis scene lately, it’s highly likely you’ve run into the crew from the Cultural Cannabis Association (CCA). From Boston down to D.C., the CCA has been …
The Best Possible Bill: MCBA Policy Summit & Model Legislation
In late October 2016, the Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) held their first ever policy summit in Washington D.C. This event brought some of the brightest minds in minority cannabis toget…
The Biggie Quiz
March 9, 2017 marks the 20th anniversary of the death of rap superstar Biggie Smalls. Biggie, whose real name was Christopher Wallace, was born in 1972 in Brooklyn, New York. During his brief time in …
Old Man Sam
Old man Sam sits in his 3×5 foot cubicle and hacks away at his plain off white key board, hen pecking the keys with the index fingers of each hand. Peck, peck, pecking the keys into submission. S…
Becoming a Canna Parent
I’m a cannabis smoker, and I have been for about 15 years. And I’m good at it; it’s become something I’m sort of known for. I’m also a new parent. I’ve been a father for a little over a month. To say …
The Concentrate Conversion of 2017
The birth of my son in April 2016 has brought nothing but change for my family. Over the last nine months I’ve watched the little one transform from being barely mobile and cooing, to a crawlin…
Worthy Distractions: The Crown, Dr. Strange & Kubo
A few suggestions for your viewing pleasure this holiday season, with and without children. The Crown Want to escape from the utter boringness of your family this holiday? How would you like to…
A Night with the Nightingales
“You see the lights up there on that porch? Jump out of the car and run as fast as you can toward those lights.” Those are my instructions from Pittsburgh attorney and NORML Director, Patrick Nighting…
The Thanksgiving Leftover Sandwich
The days after Thanksgiving have become a quasi-holiday unto themselves, filled with their own traditions and ritual. Black Friday, the Simpsons marathon, and sending your family back from whence they…
We Go High, I’m Kevin Cranford!
For people like us High, I’m Kevin Cranford: new father, old smoker, and a founding member of the Splimm team. I’m also an avid reader, TV nut, history buff, and political junkie, a highly educated, w…