Bluntly Zen / Blog
Stories from the higher life.
Creators, comedy, lounges and the laws behind every trip, checked against their sources.
Where to eat with cannabis: lounges with food and infused dinners
Cannabis cafés that serve food, new rules in San Francisco and Palm Springs, and the chefs running infused supper clubs in LA, Phoenix and Chicago.
November 5, 2026 · 4 min readCannabis and music: the artists, brands and festivals to know
From Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson to B-Real and Method Man, the musicians behind today's cannabis brands, plus the festivals where music and cannabis culture meet.
November 5, 2026 · 4 min readLawsWhat the 2026 midterms mean for cannabis laws
Democrats won Congress, voters rejected limits on legal cannabis in Massachusetts and Idaho, and Texas elected a lieutenant governor who opposes the hemp THC crackdown. Here's what could change, and what won't, before your next trip.
November 5, 2026 · 5 min readPlacesThe Gallery Nomad: where art meets cannabis, now in Dumbo too
The Gallery started in NoMad as a place to linger, not just shop. Now it has a second home in Dumbo, with rotating work from New York artists and a new artist every month.
November 2, 2026 · 3 min readCreatorsReggie Kush: the GOAT from St. Louis
How a north St. Louis kid with punchlines and bars became a New York comedy-and-rap double threat, and landed on the Heavyweights lineup at TYSON 2.0.
November 2, 2026 · 3 min readCreators28 cannabis creators to follow before MJBizCon 2026
The official MJBizCon 2026 creator roster, plus how to plan a legal, low-stress cannabis trip to Las Vegas for the show.
October 27, 2026 · 4 min readCultureWhere you can actually light up: consumption lounges in 2026
Buying legal cannabis is easy. Finding a legal place to use it is not. A city-by-city look at the lounges that are open now.
October 27, 2026 · 6 min readLawsTexas hemp after July 31: what's still legal
Texas banned delta-8, delta-10 and THCA flower this summer, and federal hemp changes land Nov. 12 and Dec. 11. Here's what that means for Austin's hemp lounges.
October 27, 2026 · 4 min readCultureThe unwritten rules of cannabis travel
Seven habits that keep a cannabis-friendly trip legal, respectful and relaxing, wherever you land.
October 27, 2026 · 3 min read