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What is Cold Cure Rosin?

Farmer Felon

September 12, 2022

What is Cold Cure Rosin?

Deep knowledge from our friends at KALYA Bubble Hash What is Ice Water Hash (Bubble Hash)? To understand what rosin is you first need to know about Ice Water Hash. Ice Water Extraction (IWE) is when you take the ice, water, and cannabis flower and put it into a vessel. After agitating the cannabis in the vessel using the ice, the trichomes of the cannabis plant get suspended in the water. We then drain the water through a series of filters trying to only catch the fully intact gland hea...

Farmer and the Felon Launches 2022 Champion Infused Pre-Roll Series

Farmer Felon

June 17, 2022

Farmer and the Felon Launches 2022 Champion Infused Pre-Roll Series

Talk about ending on a high note… Hot on the heels of their respective multiple Emerald Cup win...

Farmer and the Felon SWEEPS the Emerald Cup 2022

Farmer Felon

June 14, 2022

Farmer and the Felon SWEEPS the Emerald Cup 2022

By: Dante Jordan The 18th annual Emerald Cup Awards took place in Los Angeles, California on May ...

Farmer and the Felon SWEEPS the Emerald Cup 2022

Farmer Felon

June 14, 2022

Farmer and the Felon SWEEPS the Emerald Cup 2022

Farmer and the Felon virtually swept the competition at the 18th annual Emerald Cup Awards, winning ...

Good News, Bad News: National Study on Drug Arrests and Imprisonment

Farmer Felon

April 8, 2022

Good News, Bad News: National Study on Drug Arrests and Imprisonment

In a classic case of “good news, bad news,” a national study finds that even as overall incarceratio...

The Lack of Attention on Brittney Griner  Could Be a Matter of Life or Death

Farmer Felon

April 7, 2022

The Lack of Attention on Brittney Griner Could Be a Matter of Life or Death

It’s been almost two months since Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia, acc...

What are F+F Hash Pre-Rolls?

Farmer Felon

March 22, 2022

What are F+F Hash Pre-Rolls?

Pre-rolls are one of the most convenient ways to consume cannabis on the go. They’re not only perfec...

Rap Music is On Trial and It’s Way Past Time to Free the Speech

Farmer Felon

March 12, 2022

Rap Music is On Trial and It’s Way Past Time to Free the Speech

For far too long there’s a battle brewing in the rap scene between the judicial system and those ble...

How Self-Care, Awareness, and Cannabis Is Helping This Formerly Incarcerated Woman Find Peace

Farmer Felon

March 9, 2022

How Self-Care, Awareness, and Cannabis Is Helping This Formerly Incarcerated Woman Find Peace

Through the act of self-care, formerly incarcerated women can remember that they are their best thin...

Expungement Meets Obstacles in Montana Too

Farmer Felon

February 23, 2022

Expungement Meets Obstacles in Montana Too

Voters in Montana approved a cannabis legalization initiative in 2020, which included language expli...

NYS Prisoners Punished for 'False Positive' Drug Tests - Including for Synthetic Cannabinoids

Farmer Felon

February 15, 2022

NYS Prisoners Punished for 'False Positive' Drug Tests - Including for Synthetic Cannabinoids

An official study in New York reveals numerous false positives in drug tests carried out by the stat...

Rikers Island Hunger Strike

Farmer Felon

February 4, 2022

Rikers Island Hunger Strike

New York’s new mayor has inherited a real human rights crisis at Rikers Island, the city’s principal...

Atlanta Rapper Faces Sentencing on Federal Cannabis "Conspiracy" Charge

Farmer Felon

January 21, 2022

Atlanta Rapper Faces Sentencing on Federal Cannabis "Conspiracy" Charge

Atlanta rapper Terrell Davis, better known by his stage-name Ralo, has been held for nearly four yea...

What are PGRs, and Why Do Growers Use Them For Weed?

Farmer Felon

December 3, 2021

What are PGRs, and Why Do Growers Use Them For Weed?

PGRs are like steroids for cannabis flowers, pumping them up and making them look big for better bag...

Road Blocks: Cannabis Conviction Expungement Faces Obstacles

Farmer Felon

November 30, 2021

Road Blocks: Cannabis Conviction Expungement Faces Obstacles

Proposition 64 authorizes re-sentencing and destruction of records for people with prior marijuana c...

The Promise of Legalization: Former Prison Converted into Cannabis Grow Facility

Farmer Felon

November 23, 2021

The Promise of Legalization: Former Prison Converted into Cannabis Grow Facility

We talk a lot about the importance of freeing non-violent cannabis drug offenders. It’s a cause that...

VA Still Blocking Veterans’ Access to Medicinal Cannabis

Farmer Felon

November 9, 2021

VA Still Blocking Veterans’ Access to Medicinal Cannabis

A growing number of veterans are looking to cannabis to provide relief from PTSD and to manage chron...

Erasing Criminal Records: A State-by-State Update on Cannabis Law Reform

Farmer Felon

October 5, 2021

Erasing Criminal Records: A State-by-State Update on Cannabis Law Reform

Cannabis reform continues to grow across the country. As of May 2021, 31 states and the District of ...

New Product Announcement: Multipack Prerolls Now Available!

Farmer Felon

September 9, 2021

New Product Announcement: Multipack Prerolls Now Available!

We’ve heard our fans loud and clear, and we’ve been busy rolling up more solutions to your smoking n...

Growing with Seeds vs. Clones

Farmer Felon

May 19, 2021

Growing with Seeds vs. Clones

When starting a cannabis garden, you have two options: start with seeds or start with clones. Both h...

Super Soil Grows Dank Weed

Farmer Felon

May 3, 2021

Super Soil Grows Dank Weed

If you want to grow some fire outdoor cannabis at the crib, it all starts with the quality of the so...

Farmer and the Felon Wins Best Sungrown Flower at the Emerald Cup

Farmer Felon

April 13, 2021

Farmer and the Felon Wins Best Sungrown Flower at the Emerald Cup

It’s a beautiful day when you can wake up to a First Place win in one of the biggest cannabis compet...

The Felons of Fire Season

Farmer Felon

April 9, 2021

The Felons of Fire Season

California has used felon firefighters for almost a century. In a given year, 30 to 40% of Californi...

How a Cannabis Strain is Created

Farmer Felon

March 29, 2021

How a Cannabis Strain is Created

If you’ve ever wondered how new cannabis strains get made, then you’ve come to the right place. Beca...

Drug War POW Katree Darriel Saunders Speaks Out

Farmer Felon

March 18, 2021

Drug War POW Katree Darriel Saunders Speaks Out

Katree Darriel Saunders is another victim of America's failed war on Drugs. In 2011, she was arreste...

WAMM Phytotherapies Partner Series Honors Cannabis Activist Valerie Corral

Farmer Felon

March 5, 2021

WAMM Phytotherapies Partner Series Honors Cannabis Activist Valerie Corral

As part of Women’s History Month, Farmer and The Felon presents a special collaboration with Valerie...

Farmer and the Felon Wins the High Times So-Cal Cannabis Cup

Farmer Felon

March 5, 2021

Farmer and the Felon Wins the High Times So-Cal Cannabis Cup

We are happy to announce that Farmer and the Felon's Lemon Sponge Cake won 1st Place Best Sungrown F...

Starting Over with Cannabis POW Evelyn LaChapelle

Farmer Felon

February 19, 2021

Starting Over with Cannabis POW Evelyn LaChapelle

“In my opinion, the entire industry making billions is built off the backs of those who did it illeg...

THC Percentage is Not the Main Indicator of Cannabis Quality

Farmer Felon

February 9, 2021

THC Percentage is Not the Main Indicator of Cannabis Quality

A lot of people think the THC percentage on a product is the end-all-be-all of quality, and that’s w...

Top 5 Customer Fave Strains of 2020

Farmer Felon

December 28, 2020

Top 5 Customer Fave Strains of 2020

This year, consumers ran through the gamut of Farmer and the Felon strains to enjoy a good smoke whi...

Farmer and the Felon Partner Series: Sun+Earth

Farmer Felon

November 25, 2020

Farmer and the Felon Partner Series: Sun+Earth

Sun+Earth Certified Products are cultivated in a regenerative model, with robust standards to uphold...

Croptober

Farmer Felon

October 26, 2020

Croptober

October, better known as Croptober, is cannabis harvest season. It’s the time where sun-grown cannab...

Climate Change and Cannabis Part 1: An Industry Under Siege

Farmer Felon

October 23, 2020

Climate Change and Cannabis Part 1: An Industry Under Siege

Climate change is real. The science is there, and the fires are right in front of us. Wildfires have...

Know Your Farmer: Dennis Hunter

Farmer Felon

August 31, 2020

Know Your Farmer: Dennis Hunter

For our second edition of “Know Your Farmer,” we introduce another co-founder of the Farmer and Felo...

Indoor vs. Outdoor Cannabis Growing: What's Better?

Farmer Felon

August 10, 2020

Indoor vs. Outdoor Cannabis Growing: What's Better?

The indoor vs outdoor cannabis debate is as old as The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones. And truthfull...

Know Your Farmer: Ned Fussell

Farmer Felon

July 29, 2020

Know Your Farmer: Ned Fussell

For our inaugural edition of “Know Your Farmer,” we introduce Ned Fussell, co-founder of the Farmer ...

What is Terroir and How Does it Affect Cannabis?

Farmer Felon

July 22, 2020

What is Terroir and How Does it Affect Cannabis?

Wine charted the path cannabis will take to adopt the concepts of terroir and appellation, a journey...

The Long, Racist History of Cannabis Prohibition

Farmer Felon

July 14, 2020

The Long, Racist History of Cannabis Prohibition

As the world screams “Black Lives Matter!,” many institutions are looking inward to examine their ro...

Cannabis Curing for a Satisfying Smoke

Farmer Felon

July 8, 2020

Cannabis Curing for a Satisfying Smoke

Curing is one of the most crucial steps to great weed, one that deserves much more attention. We div...

Free Michael Thompson! Last Prisoner Project Update.

Farmer Felon

June 11, 2020

Free Michael Thompson! Last Prisoner Project Update.

Imagine sitting in a cell for years, decades, or even life, convicted of an activity that is no long...

Does Indica Versus Sativa Really Mean Anything?

Farmer Felon

June 9, 2020

Does Indica Versus Sativa Really Mean Anything?

With a litany of effects, it seems ridiculous to classify cannabis using a binary system of Indica v...

How to Judge a Prerolled Joint

Farmer Felon

May 26, 2020

How to Judge a Prerolled Joint

Prerolls are one of the most popular cannabis products available. But how do you decide what’s a tas...

The History of Cannabis Prohibition in California, Part 1: The Back to the Land Movement

Farmer Felon

April 17, 2020

The History of Cannabis Prohibition in California, Part 1: The Back to the Land Movement

In 2020 cannabis is legal in California but it hasn't always been that way. Dive into the history of...

The History of Cannabis Prohibition in California, Part 2: The CAMP Years

Farmer Felon

April 16, 2020

The History of Cannabis Prohibition in California, Part 2: The CAMP Years

Growing cannabis hasn't always been legal. In the 80s, prohibition in CA and around the world left f...

The History of Prohibition in Cannabis California, Part 3: The Medical Marijuana Movement

Farmer Felon

April 15, 2020

The History of Prohibition in Cannabis California, Part 3: The Medical Marijuana Movement

The medical marijuana movement led to massive changes in the way Americans view cannabis and brought...

The History of Cannabis Prohibition in California, Part 4: The Transition to Legalization

Farmer Felon

April 14, 2020

The History of Cannabis Prohibition in California, Part 4: The Transition to Legalization

In 2020 cannabis is legal in California but it hasn't always been that way. Dive into the history of...