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A weekly Minneapolis lifestyle podcast for the 90s-baby mid-30s crowd. Concerts, restaurants, art fairs, Mystic Lake shows, what's actually good in MPLS this week — plus a strain review, a chaotic story, and a hot take you didn't ask for. Sponsored by mncannabishub.com, mplsveganhub.com, Dr. Bronson at Uptown Core (uptowncore.com), and Quiet Coyote (quietcoyotemn.com).© 2026 Highly Recommended. All rights reserved. Scienze sociali Scrittura e commenti di viaggio
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  • Hash Burger: Leafly's 2025 Strain of the Year & Jameson Williams' $27K Weed Fine Appeal

    Hash Burger: Leafly's 2025 Strain of the Year & Jameson Williams' $27K Weed Fine Appeal
    Oct 18 2026
    Daisy brings home Leafly's Strain of the Year and immediately gets removed from the timeline — then the hosts dig into the NFL overturning Jameson Williams' touchdown-celebration fines. In this episode: Hash Burger named Leafly's Strain of the Year 2025, bred by California Seed Bank — a Han Solo Hash Plant × Double Burger cross testing 28–35% THC.Slightly indica-dominant (~60/40), with reported effects of sleepy, relaxed, and euphoric — a classic couch-lock evening flower.Dominant terpenes: myrcene, caryophyllene, and limonene — mango, pepper, and lemon on paper, skunk and ammonia in the jar.Aroma reality check: Leafly describes it as skunky, garlicky, earthy, with notes of ammonia, umami, and onion — Daisy's "cheeseburger in a glove box" verdict stands.The anti-burger paradox: a strain named Hash Burger that makes you physically incapable of making a burger (cereal over the sink was involved).NFL rescinds two fines totaling $26,867 against Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams for his Week 2 puff-pass celebration against Buffalo.Williams' winning appeal argument: "marijuana is legal in some states" — Michigan's adult-use legalization is the backbone of the defense.Hall-of-Fame LB Derrick Brooks, the appeals officer, rescinded the fines on October 13, 2026 but added a dad-note about celebrating "in the best professional manner possible." Sources: Leafly — Hash Burger strain profileGreenState — Hash Burger: 2025 Strain of the YearNBC Sports — Jameson Williams wins appeal of smoking celebration finesWILX — Lions' Jameson Williams wins appeal over celebration fineThe Marijuana Herald — NFL rescinds nearly $27,000 in fines Subscribe: mncannabishub.com Full transcript Daisy: Okay so I bought it. I bought the burger weed. Astoria: Daisy. Daisy: What. Astoria: You said you were done impulse-buying flower because of the name. Daisy: This is different. Astoria: Why. Daisy: Because Leafly named it Strain of the Year. 2025. It's not an impulse buy, it's RESEARCH. Astoria: Oh, it's research now. Daisy: Astoria, it is deeply researched. By them. Not me. Astoria: Right. You outsourced the research to a website and bought a cheeseburger. Daisy: A hash burger. Astoria: What is the difference. Daisy: Okay so Hash Burger is a cross of two things. Han Solo Hash Plant, which — I know, incredible name — and Double Burger. Astoria: Who is naming these. Daisy: Men. The answer is men. Daisy: And it is slightly indica-dominant, so like a 60/40 lean, which means it's gonna put you on the couch. Astoria: Mm. Daisy: And it tests, Astoria, HIGH. Like 28 to 35 percent THC range. Astoria: That is not a range, that is a spectrum. Daisy: That is a spectrum, yes. Astoria: Okay. So you bought a very strong indica named after food. Walk me through what happened. Daisy: Right so first — the smell. Astoria: Which is. Daisy: Okay I had read the Leafly write-up. I had done the homework. They say the aroma is like... skunky. Garlicky. Earthy. With notes of ammonia, umami, and onion. Astoria: Stop. Daisy: I am quoting. Astoria: That is not a cheeseburger. That is a cheeseburger that has been in a glove box. Daisy: THANK YOU. That is exactly what I said at the dispensary. Astoria: Out loud? Daisy: Out loud. To the budtender. And he just goes, "yeah." Daisy: Like he's heard it. He has heard the glove box line before. Astoria: He has absolutely heard it. Daisy: So I get it home, right, I open the jar — Astoria, my apartment immediately smells like someone was fighting in a fast food parking lot. Astoria: Oh no. Daisy: My neighbor knocked. Astoria: Daisy. Daisy: She was like, are you cooking? And I was like... yes. Spiritually. Astoria: You said that. Daisy: I said that. Astoria: Okay. And then? Daisy: And then I smoked a very small amount. Because I am a professional. Astoria: You are not a professional. Daisy: I am a professional of this. Astoria: Fair. Daisy: And twenty minutes later I was lying on the kitchen floor explaining the plot of a movie to my cat. Astoria: Which movie. Daisy: I don't remember. Astoria: You don't remember the movie you explained for forty-five minutes. Daisy: I don't even know if it was a real movie. I think I may have made up a movie. Astoria: Oh my god. Daisy: The reported effects, by the way, are sleepy, relaxed, and euphoric. Astoria: Which is a polite way to say you will not be a person anymore. Daisy: You will not be a person anymore, correct. Astoria: What are the terpenes. Daisy: You care about terpenes now? Astoria: I care enough to pretend. Daisy: Myrcene, caryophyllene, limonene. Which, if I remember right — Astoria: Mango, pepper, lemon. Daisy: Look at you. Astoria: I retain things. Daisy: Myrcene is the sleepy one, right? That's the couch locker. Astoria: I think so. Daisy: Honestly I am not a hundred percent on that. I know it's one of them. Astoria: Okay. Daisy: But between the myrcene and the 30-ish percent THC, this strain's whole brand is "you were going to do laundry, ...
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    10 min
  • Blue Dream, NY Hits $4B, Massachusetts Question 8 Repeal Vote

    Blue Dream, NY Hits $4B, Massachusetts Question 8 Repeal Vote
    Oct 11 2026
    Daisy and Astoria break down the Blue Dream strain (and one unfortunate dental appointment), then dig into New York's $4 billion legal cannabis milestone and the Massachusetts ballot measure that could repeal recreational weed. In this episode: Blue Dream explained: a sativa-dominant hybrid crossing Blueberry x Haze, popular across North America for over a decadeReported effects per Leafly user data: creative, euphoric, happy — with dry mouth, dry eyes, and dizziness as the common downsidesPotency can test above 20% THC with very low CBD; Leafly calls it a fan favorite for both novices and veteransNew York cumulative adult-use cannabis sales cross $4.1 billion since the market launched in late 2022, announced at the Oct. 1, 2026 Cannabis Control Board meetingQ3 2026 alone pulled $512.6 million, with roughly $1.41 billion through the first nine months of 2026Massachusetts Question 8 on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot would make it the first state to repeal recreational legalizationLatest UNH poll shows 71% of Massachusetts voters plan to vote NO on repeal, up from 63% in the springWBUR pegs the Massachusetts industry at roughly $8 billion; medical cannabis would remain legal regardless of the vote Sources: Leafly — Blue Dream strain profileMarijuana Moment — NY dispensaries cross $4BMarijuana Herald — NY Q3 2026 record salesShanken News Daily — NY on track for record yearWBUR — Massachusetts Question 8 explainerNORML — MA voters oppose Question 8 repealCannabis Business Times — MA governor urges "no" vote Subscribe: mncannabishub.com Full transcript Daisy: —and that's when I realized I was explaining the plot of Shrek to my dentist. Astoria: Daisy. Daisy, you were in the chair? Daisy: I was in the chair. Mouth open. Just... Shrek. Astoria: Okay but WHY. Daisy: Because I had a Blue Dream pen in my car and I thought, you know what, dental anxiety, I'll take the edge off. Astoria: Oh, the edge. Sure. Daisy: Listen— Astoria: You didn't take the edge off, you took the whole knife. Daisy: I took the drawer. Astoria: You took the drawer. Daisy: And here's the thing, Blue Dream is sativa-dominant, right? So it's not supposed to glue you to the couch. Astoria: Right. Daisy: It's supposed to be the "clean the garage" strain. Astoria: And instead you were... Daisy: Recapping an animated film to a man with a drill. Astoria: Oh my god. Daisy: In my defense, he asked a question. Astoria: He asked you to open wider. Daisy: That is NOT what I heard. Astoria: Okay, so this is the strain of the week. Confirmed. Daisy: Blue Dream. The Toyota Camry of weed. Astoria: Is that your line or did you steal it. Daisy: It's... borrowed. From the collective consciousness. Astoria: Mm. Daisy: But seriously, Blue Dream is like, if a budtender recommends it, one of two things is happening. Astoria: Which are? Daisy: Either they genuinely trust it and they want you to have a good day... Astoria: Okay. Daisy: Or they do not want to talk to you anymore and this is the fastest way to end the conversation. Astoria: That's so mean. Daisy: It's the truth! It's a cross of Blueberry and Haze. Astoria: And people say it tastes like a blueberry muffin. Daisy: They do say that. And I want to push back on that. Astoria: Why. Daisy: Because I have never, in my LIFE, smoked anything that tasted like a muffin. Astoria: Fair. Daisy: It tastes like berries. Sweet berries. Sure. But muffin implies, like, a crumb. Astoria: A crumb situation. Daisy: There is no crumb! There is no butter! Astoria: Okay, okay. Daisy: Anyway. Per Leafly, people report it as creative, euphoric, happy. Astoria: That tracks with the Shrek incident. Daisy: Very creative. Deeply euphoric. Weirdly happy about dental work. Astoria: And the downsides? Daisy: Dry mouth. Dry eyes. Dizziness. Astoria: Oh, the holy trinity. Daisy: The holy trinity. And can I just... can I just say something about dry mouth. Astoria: Please. Daisy: Why does it feel personal. Astoria: What? Daisy: Like, my mouth isn't just dry, it feels... offended. Astoria: Offended. Daisy: It feels like my tongue is mad at me. Astoria: Daisy, your tongue is a muscle, it does not have feelings. Daisy: Astoria, you don't know my tongue. Astoria: I don't WANT to know your tongue. Daisy: Also — can test above 20% THC. Very low CBD. Astoria: So it hits. Daisy: It hits. Which is why Leafly calls it a fan favorite for novices AND veterans, which, by the way, is a wild sentence. Astoria: Why. Daisy: Imagine any other product being great for total beginners AND experts. Astoria: Like what. Daisy: Like, "this surgical scalpel — fantastic for first-time users and professional surgeons." Astoria: Okay, that's a nightmare. Daisy: It's a nightmare! But with Blue Dream it's somehow true. Astoria: Because it's balanced. Daisy: It's balanced. Cerebral stimulation, full-body relaxation. Astoria: Hence: Shrek, dentist. Daisy: Hence Shrek, dentist. Yeah. Astoria: Okay I want to move us. Daisy: Move me. Astoria: New York. ...
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    9 min
  • Hash Burger: Leafly's 2025 Strain of the Year & NY Hits $4B

    Hash Burger: Leafly's 2025 Strain of the Year & NY Hits $4B
    Oct 4 2026
    The hosts break down Leafly's 2025 Strain of the Year — Hash Burger — and pivot to New York's legal cannabis market crossing a $4 billion milestone. Expect garlic-onion-ammonia tasting notes and a record-smashing Q3. In this episode: Leafly names Hash Burger its 2025 Strain of the Year — an indica-leaning hybrid that averages ~33% THC.Lineage breakdown: Double Burger (Donny Burger × GMO) crossed with Han Solo Hash Plant (Han Solo Burger × Black Triangle Kush).Flavor profile: garlic, onion, cheese, and black pepper over a skunky, ammonia-tinted base.Reported effects per Leafly: body relaxation, mood lift, then gentle sedation; used for anxiety, stress, and depression.Riff on how strain naming has gone fully off the rails — from Blue Dream and Northern Lights to Hash Burger and GMO.New York adult-use cannabis sales cross $4 billion program-to-date, announced Oct 2, 2026 at the Cannabis Control Board meeting.2026 quarterly pace: Q1 $421M → Q2 $479.9M → record Q3 of $512.6M, with YTD sales over $1.4B.Market shape: 1,981 licensed adult-use businesses, 548 retail dispensaries, 370 CAURD stores, and ~64% of new licenses going to social and economic equity applicants. Sources: Leafly: Hash Burger — Strain of the Year 2025Marijuana Moment: NY dispensaries top $4 billion in recreational salesThe Marijuana Herald: NY cannabis Q3 record $512.6M; $4.1B program-to-date Subscribe: mncannabishub.com Full transcript Daisy: okay so I'm looking at this bag and the budtender goes "it's called Hash Burger" and I'm like... sir. Astoria: sir? Daisy: SIR. I came here to get high, not to order lunch. Astoria: I mean the name is doing a lot. Daisy: It's doing EVERYTHING. It's doing cardio. Astoria: what does that even mean. Daisy: I don't know Astoria, I'm just vibes right now. Astoria: Okay but Hash Burger is actually... that's Leafly's strain of the year. Daisy: Wait, for real? Astoria: 2025 strain of the year. They crowned a cheeseburger. Daisy: oh my god. Astoria: It's a Double Burger crossed with a Han Solo Hash Plant. Daisy: I'm sorry — Han Solo Hash Plant? Astoria: Han Solo Hash Plant. Daisy: So it's a burger... stacked on a burger... stacked on hash. Astoria: Essentially yes. Daisy: That's not a strain, that's a dare. Astoria: it's a dare at a diner. Daisy: Okay and here's the part that got me. It tests at like 33% THC on average. Astoria: Wait, average? Daisy: Average! Some cuts go higher. Astoria: Daisy, the "strong" shelf at most dispos tops out in the mid-twenties. Daisy: Right? This thing reads your resume and still lays you down. Astoria: it reads your resume— Daisy: It reads your resume, nods politely, and then just... closes your eyes for you. Astoria: That's a felony. Daisy: That's a weighted blanket with a felony record. Astoria: okay you have to tell them what happened. Daisy: Do I. Astoria: You do. You absolutely do. Daisy: okay. So. I had like a crumb. Astoria: A crumb. Daisy: A crumb! I didn't know it was 33%, I'm thinking it's a normal Tuesday. Astoria: You were not thinking. Daisy: I was not thinking, you are correct. So I take one hit, I go "oh that's nice," and I decide to make a snack. Astoria: Uh huh. Daisy: I open the fridge... and I just stand there. Astoria: for how long. Daisy: Astoria. Astoria: How long. Daisy: I don't want to say. Astoria: HOW LONG. Daisy: Forty minutes. Astoria: forty— Daisy: Forty minutes of just... reviewing the fridge. Like a landlord. Astoria: Like a landlord! Daisy: Clipboard energy. I'm appraising a yogurt. Astoria: you were appraising a yogurt. Daisy: And then I close the fridge and I go "I'll think about it." Astoria: You negotiated with your own groceries. Daisy: I did! And I lost! Astoria: Okay, okay. So, in your defense— Daisy: Thank you. Astoria: —in your defense, the Leafly write-up says the effects go body relaxation, then mood lift, then gentle sedation. Daisy: That's exactly what happened. I was relaxed. I was happy. I was... horizontal. Astoria: In that order. Daisy: In that order! It's a three-act play. Astoria: And the reported uses are like, anxiety, stress, depression. Daisy: Yeah which, respectfully, if I eat a crumb of a cheeseburger and nap for four hours, my anxiety is GONE. Astoria: it's gone because you are gone. Daisy: It's gone because I'm GONE. Astoria: Okay the other thing I wanted to ask you about— Daisy: Yeah. Astoria: —the flavor profile. Have you smelled it. Daisy: Oh I have smelled it. Astoria: Describe it. For the people. Daisy: oh it's a top note of garlic... Astoria: Mmhm. Daisy: ...a middle note of onion... Astoria: Classic. Daisy: ...and a long, lingering finish of cheese and black pepper. Astoria: you sound like you're reviewing a wine at a steakhouse. Daisy: And then underneath all of that there's just this... skunk. Little hint of ammonia. Astoria: Ammonia? Daisy: Leafly said ammonia! I'm not making this up! Astoria: Hold on — so you're telling me the strain of the year smells like a burger... with ...
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