Thanksgiving can be a terrifying time for families. After bravely navigating the Halloween Candy Circuit, making sure no one replaced a 40-cent candy bar with a 20-dollar cannabis edible, we have to take our families into another series of uncontrollable…
The Dipper: Classy Consumption on the Go
“I don’t know…the torch just makes it seem…a little too much like doing hard drugs…” “Toss the torch” The Splimm Team has heard this response a lot as concentrated cannabis products become more prevalent. And while we can say…
Yes, I Still Read to My 9-Year-Old Every Day
A few weeks ago a friend and I were trying to schedule a phone conversation. I mentioned casually that I couldn’t talk at 8:30 because that’s when I read to my daughter every night. She was surprised, slightly horrified even. “You still…
This is How We Normalize: Ten Tips for Splimm Parents
Despite widespread legalization and our own best efforts, we know there’s still a stigma attached to cannabis consumption. The taboo is magnified for parents, because parents are scrutinized for everything we do. ‘Are you a helicopter mom? Give that kid…
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 Nightingale. I dart out of…
High for the Holidays
The Splimm Team is spread out all over the country, and we’ve got family all over the world. This means lots of travel during the month of December. Making sure everyone’s calendar is in sync so we can reunite for…
Roadtrip Security
Packing the car for a holiday road trip with the family is a special kind of game. Everything needs to go in the right place. Activities and healthy snacks within reach, everything else far out of reach. Adding cannabis to…
Packing the Car…
Road Tripping Like Jenga The amazing Sierra Rivers Hollister contributes her first cartoon to the Splimm library: A photorealistic portrayal of what every family goes through getting ready the car ready for a road trip. Comes complete with semi-injured child!…
Cannabis Q & A
Hello Splimmers! It’s the holiday season, which means we’ve read a lot of articles about how to deal with your family during the holidays, and even a few articles about how silly those articles are. It’s been a fun waste…
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, well-travelled millennial…among other things. And,…