We’ve got the inside scoop on how to enhance your 420 vibes with the power of CBD and hemp-derived goodies. These essentials are here to make your experience highly enjoyable [wink, wink]. Did you know that CBD oil has been used for centuries to soothe pain (NLM)? Yep, since 2900 B.C., folks have been turning to this green goodness for relief.

LA’s cannabis history dates back to the 1960s, when hippies and musicians gathered in Laurel Canyon, passing around joints and jamming to tunes. It was a time of peace, love, and some seriously good weed. Fast-forward to today and LA boasts boutique dispensaries with budtenders who know their terpenes, and delivery services that arrive faster than your post-smoke munchies.

In order to form the most perfect session, establish the best ways to elevate 2024, and ensure domestic tranquility, we convene on the 20th of April to exercise our pursuit of happiness with a communal ignition of liberty. Much like the Constitution lays the foundation for laws and rights, 420 lays a blanket of unity over stoners everywhere. It’s a day when the ‘smoke of the people’ rises in a peaceful assembly, celebrating not just a plant, but a symbol of shared values and culture.

With the advent of legalization in many US states, convenience may eventually win out over the traditional, but for now flower is still the best-selling cannabis product. For some of us, rolling a joint or smoking a bowl with our buddies is a nostalgic ritual we are loath to give up. We will always want to feel and smell the raw power of the flower. Here are the flower brands you need to know as we head into 2023.

There are over 7000 cannabis dispensaries in the US. Add those to the 2500 or so in Canada, and North America accounts for 96.8% of the world cannabis market (statista.com). Consumers here are becoming more informed and educated about cannabis and the myriad of products available as they gain better access to retail establishments. Whatever kind of experience you are looking for, sophisticated or fun, boutique or bodega, the right dispensary (or delivery service) is out there. We weeded through the best in the country to find our top 10.