Author: Adam Chen
About the author
Adam Chen
Adam Chen has written for publications such as BuzzFeed and HuffPost, and is passionate about sharing stories. Currently based in Toronto.
High as an Angel: A Guide to L.A.’s Bustling Legal Weed Scene
What the hell am I doing smoking weed in L.A.? I’m from Toronto, Canada, where we legalized pot nationwide in 2018. It’s been a slow rollout, with a handful of edibles finally hitting the shelves...
From Naughty to Nice: Our Guide to a Perfect (Weed Lovers’) Valentine’s
Is this love that I’m feelin’? Sure, we’re all aware that Hallmark probably invented Valentine’s Day as a way to sell greeting cards – inadvertently also creating many of our most panic-filled, “d’oh!” moments as...
From ‘Conservative’ Teacher to Cannabis CEO: How Mike Reynolds’ Son Got Him to Start His Own Cannabis Company
When Mike Reynolds took a leap into the cannabis industry, he never looked back. He says it felt like he didn’t have a choice. In 2013, Reynolds was finishing up his first decade as a...
The Greencamp Cannabis Gift Guide for Holiday Season 2019
With the holiday’s coming ‘round the corner, it’s time to get shopping! With parents, loved ones, in-laws, coworkers, all those Secret Santas can really begin to build up. Since legalization’s begun and spread across North...
The Future of Women and Weed
“Why feel bad about making ourselves feel good? It’s high time we celebrated pleasure for pleasure’s sake.” This reads the description of a poster for an interactive cannabis installation, inviting visitors to “look around, smell,...
Vaping vs Smoking: Will Cannabis Legalization 2.0 Be the Death of Smoking Pot?
Joint-rolling is an artform I could never quite master. My spliffs often resemble pale, broken pinky fingers. And when it came time to smoking them, I’d often have to go out into the winter cold,...
Marijuana In China: Why The World’s Second-Largest Hemp Producer Can’t Stand Cannabis
Growing up part of the Chinese-Canadian community, the prevailing attitude my seniors had towards cannabis was always the same – it’s addictive, and it will ruin your life. And now that we’re in a post-legalization...
Should teens ditch the dutchie? A new study suggests yes
A new study by the Université of Montréal shows that cannabis can harm teenage cognitive development. During a convention run by the Canadian Association of Neuroscience in Toronto from May 22 to 25, Dr. Patricia...