West Coast Gifts: Back to the Beginning When the first glass pipe from West Coast Gifts‘ GEAR Premium officially licensed by the Grateful Dead hits shelves this month, it will mark a complete circle in Howard Franklin’s career. The founder of North America’s largest glass pipe designer, manufacturer, and distributor learned how to create color-changing…
Social Media: Our Filtered Reality Author’s Note: This is the second part of HQ’s investigation into “What Do We Really Know?” Part I examined how our sense of reality gets warped by blatant lies from politicians, unverified media reports, and the looming threat of artificial intelligence. For our second installment, we’ll dive into the effect…
Media Lies: Navigating Reality in a Post-Truth World What do you know about cannabis? Seriously, ask yourself that question. Maybe you know how some strains affect you. You may know a few active ingredients. Perhaps you can explain a bit about how it functions within your body. But there’s a chance—and not a small one—that…
Kratom, Kava & Vapes: Durity Dishes the Dirt Seth Schaap works in pictures. The multi-hyphenate design and sales specialist at Durity Distribution spends his days focused on the eye of the beholder. The company’s portfolio boasts an array specialized in-house brands like Alternative Tonics, as well as close partnerships with staple industry brands, such as…
