Author: Eric Stober
About the author
Eric Stober
Eric is an experienced journalist that enjoys cannabis for its many creative benefits. He has written for Global News, Post City magazine, The Grid and many more blogs.
COLUMN: Adventures with Weed and Spirituality
“I’m not that spiritual, I still go out all the time to department stores.” That’s a lyric I really like from the song Quiet Light, by The National. Since 2018, I’ve taken a closer look...
Cannabis Legacy: How Can Weed Get Back to Its Roots?
“It’s very distressing to see how [legalization] has unfolded,” says long-time Canadian cannabis activist Jodie Emery. She says that many of the activists that fought so hard to get the drug legal have now been...
COLUMN: From Now On, I’m Taking It Slow
From now on, I’m going to take it slow. Over the weekend, I did something simple that felt like an act of rebellion. I decided to walk slowly. I felt each footstep, how it hit...
COLUMN: Vivid Dreams, Slow time — This Is What ‘Dry January’ Is Like
Speaking with my Dad on the phone last December, he told me to keep one word in my mind: “detox.” He had noticed I was sounding a little down and he wasn’t wrong. I had...
First Mover Status: How Pot Dispensaries Are a Retail Experiment
Robin Wilson has a long road ahead of her. She is the new marketing director of Quadz Inc., an all-woman-led cannabis dispensary company with ambitious plans to expand across Canada, adding to five locations currently...
COLUMN: I Got Sweaty at a Boxing Weed Event and Loved It
As many people can attest, the cannabis industry is shaping up to not be the most diverse one ever. Similar to tech, it is being led mostly by white males — which is ironic, given...
Here Are the Cannabis Trends That Will (Likely) Dominate 2020
2019 was a monumental year for the sprightly cannabis plant. Canada saw its first full year of legalization, and other places began to follow in its footsteps. Sure, there were some pain points, but that’s...
Cannabis and Dating: How Weed Is Changing the Dating Game
Cannabis can be a pretty big part of people’s lives. Some people are daily smokers and many of them define their lifestyles in terms of using the drug. So what happens when you add in...