Smoke Signals by Headstash

Smoke Signals by Headstash

Your private wire for strain intel, culture drops, and trusted dispatches. For real ones only.

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When the Hype Runs Out: What Hashstoria’s Shutdown Really Says

When the Hype Runs Out: What Hashstoria’s Shutdown Really Says

A closer look at the headlines, the filings, and the questions still hanging over Newark’s most high-profile cannabis launch

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Legacy to LegalLegacy to Legal
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💨 Illegally Enlightened

💨 Illegally Enlightened

In the pre-mylar era, before dispensaries and white papers, we passed the wisdom hand to hand, because we had to. From ziplocks to zoning laws, this issue is about remembering who really educated the culture.

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Real StoriesReal Stories
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Cannabis Crossroads 2025: Forecasting the Path Forward in an Industry Under Siege

Cannabis Crossroads 2025: Forecasting the Path Forward in an Industry Under Siege

Market forces are demanding immediate strategic decisions that will determine which businesses thrive in the post-boom cannabis economy.

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Black-Owned BrandsBlack-Owned Brands
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Issue X: Cannabis, Community, and Connection

Issue X: Cannabis, Community, and Connection

From neighborhood economies to family conversations, this week’s issue explores how cannabis builds wealth, heals divides, and keeps culture alive.

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Real StoriesReal Stories
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The Green Fight: How equity entrepreneurs are navigating pressure, policy, and the push to keep cannabis culture intact

The Green Fight: How equity entrepreneurs are navigating pressure, policy, and the push to keep cannabis culture intact

From small equity founders turning down corporate buyouts to returning citizens breaking into the legal market, this week we’re looking at the people, policies, and power moves shaping who truly gets to own cannabis culture.

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Real StoriesReal Stories
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Adapt or Perish: The Cannabis Industry's Brutal Reckoning

Adapt or Perish: The Cannabis Industry's Brutal Reckoning

Traditional retailers face extinction as corporate overlords dominate an industry where only immediate adaptation means survival.

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Real StoriesReal Stories
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Cannabis Crossroads 2025: Forecasting the Path Forward in an Industry Under Siege

Cannabis Crossroads 2025: Forecasting the Path Forward in an Industry Under Siege

Market forces are demanding immediate strategic decisions that will determine which businesses thrive in the post-boom cannabis economy.

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💨 Roots Matter - This Is Still the Weed Business

💨 Roots Matter - This Is Still the Weed Business

This issue breaks down the full game and unpacks how real operators build brands with staying power through structure, substance, and more than just a pretty bag.

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Legacy to LegalLegacy to Legal
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💨 Illegally Enlightened

💨 Illegally Enlightened

In the pre-mylar era, before dispensaries and white papers, we passed the wisdom hand to hand, because we had to. From ziplocks to zoning laws, this issue is about remembering who really educated the culture.

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Real StoriesReal Stories
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💨 Tapped In.

💨 Tapped In.

The rhythm, the recipe, the rituals.

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Local SpotlightsLocal Spotlights
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💨 From Ritual to Retail - Weed, Wellness & What’s Real

💨 From Ritual to Retail - Weed, Wellness & What’s Real

From spiritual rituals to terpene tastings, this week’s drop explores how cannabis lives in our care, our culture, and the communities creating new blueprints for healing — not curated, not commercial, just real stories of how we rest, resist, and restore.

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Black-Owned BrandsBlack-Owned Brands
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💨 Pressure Makes Legacy

💨 Pressure Makes Legacy

No hype, just homegrown hustle. Spotlighting 3 cannabis entrepreneurs in New Jersey, the price of licensing, and a Herban Conversation with The Library’s Charles Penn & Corey Dishmen

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Consumer EducationConsumer Education
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💨 All Smoke. No Fluff.

💨 All Smoke. No Fluff.

This issue hits on real reparations, smart design, and all the hype and history behind the word Zaza.

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Spotlight SeriesSpotlight Series
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Signal One: Let’s Put Something in the Air 💨

Signal One: Let’s Put Something in the Air 💨

The first drop from Headstash’s private wire. Welcome to Smoke Signals.

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