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CANNABIS BOWL 2023: Results of this year’s reader poll
Best Delivery Service Earth’s Healing 78 W. River Road, 520-253-7198 2075 E. Benson Highway, 520-373-5779 earthshealing.org Ask any stoner in Tucson about go-to dispensaries and they’ll mention Earth’s Healing — and for good reason. Getting cannabis from here is like getting weed from Santa Claus. With a wide selection of products and speedy delivery from…
Live Music Calendar April 13 to April 19
APRIL 13 Blue Skies Trio LaCo Tucson, 6 p.m., free Gordon Lightfoot Fox Tucson Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $40-$130 Last in Line Rialto Theatre, 8 p.m., $28 Long Beach Dub Allstars 191 Toole, 8 p.m., $25 APRIL 14 Dyer-Logue: A Musical Journey Through Time The Century Room, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., $20-$30 Greg Morton and…
The State of Cannabis: Meet the heavy hitters in the industry
Vicky Puchi runs one of Tucson’s original and very successful marijuana dispensaries. Puchi, a Tucson business owner, grew up in Nogales. When asked about hemp, Puchi said nowadays no one is growing industrial hemp for rope and plastics anymore. “They’re basically breeding the cannabis plant to make CBD, with a very low level of THC,…
America’s ‘divorce’ will be lopsided
Marjorie Taylor Greene, that hideous creature from the backwater swamps of Inbred County, Georgia, has finally done herself in. Using her incessantly flapping mouth in pursuit of ever-more-grotesque hyperbole, Greene attempted to use the arraignment of Donald Trump (the first of many to come) to score points with the drooling MAGA crowd. Knowing that the…
Sonoran Cannabis Expo is energized, educational
Energized, exclusive, educational even — these are the words event organizer Matt Baquet used to describe two special events happening in Downtown this 4/20. Presented by Earth’s Healing Dispensary and sponsored by Tucson Weekly, the Sonoran Cannabis Expo at Whistle Stop Depot will see hundreds enjoy panels, samplings and other cannabis offerings as they celebrate…
Safety report sheds light on UA shooting
The UA recently published a safety report regarding the events before, during and after last year’s fatal shooting of Dr. Thomas Meixner, head of the department of hydrology and atmospheric science (HAS). The university commissioned the PAX Group LLC to write the safety report, analyzing what happened and how incidents like these can be averted.…
We Have High Expecations About These Local Products
Tvape tvape.com Utillian 8 Price: $219.99 Purchase: tvape.com The Utillian 8 is a wax E-rig that boasts as one for the beginner to the sophisticated concentrate connoisseur. Upon first impression, the device is very sexy. The static black has a clean look, and the protective cloth around the base and intake is a nice touch…
April Stovall: A champion of sustainability
April Stovall always wanted to be a part of something great. As a child she loved roller skating and told herself that someday she would join a roller derby team. And why not? She was tough and could do anything she set her mind to. “I took great pride in developing my roller-skating abilities,” Stovall…
City Week: Weekly Picks
“Tooth Fairies in Training” Opening Party The Children’s Theatre of Live Theatre Workshop hosts a party to celebrate the opening of “Tooth Fairies in Training.” The play begins on the first day of training for Bridget Bicuspid and Marty Molar. They’re not sure they’ll make the cut, but when evil Calvin McCavity threatens the school,…
Joey Medina: Where it all began
When Joey Medina was inspired to try stand-up comedy, he was living in his car and donating plasma for money. He got up at Laff’s Comedy Caffe with no intention of becoming a comedian. At the time he just wanted to have funny friends. “I didn’t think I was good enough to be a comedian,”…
Best restaurants to satisfy the munchies in Tucson
When Tucsonans are hungry, they get a Sonoran dog. They get raspados or an eegees. It’s a no-brainer. When they’re stoned, they get two of each. There’s no shortage of yummy food to hit the spot during those high times in the desert. With so many, it’s easy for stoner brain to set in. But…
Letter to the Editor
Moving beyond stigma to strength, second chances Editor: I’m willing to bet that the overwhelming majority of us have read Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter.” And if you’re like me, you were understandably appalled that any civilized society would place an identifying mark on a person so that they would endure ongoing, public ridicule and…
High in the Desert: Cannabis, music and food
Cannabis, music and food are colliding during High in the Desert this 420 at the MSA Annex concert grounds, the first open-consumption cannabis fest in Tucson. The doors will open at 2:30 p.m. to artists such as famed hip-hop musician Grieves, local six-piece act Desert Fish and reggae headliner Iyaterra, with food overseen by a…
