Jimi Devine

May 3, 2024 | hightimes.com | Jimi Devine

Hop latent viroid (HLVd) is one of the most devastating things ever to hit cannabis, with researchers estimating it could be costing the industry up to $4 billion per year in financial loss. But are the streets safer than the recreational mega-farms that were decimated in the transition to legalization? We reached out to some hitters from both sides of the fence to see if HLVd has had the same impact on the underground cannabis market that it’s had on the recreational market.

Apr 19, 2024 | laweekly.com | Jimi Devine

The stars aligned for Xzibit as he celebrated the soft opening of Xzibit’s West Coast Cannabis in Bel Air. Let’s just start with, thank God. There is an argument to be made this will end up being one of the most valuable retail sites in Los Angeles and the world when using the zip code standard. That means the higher the median income in a zip code, the more disposable income they have to spend on cannabis for recreational purposes.

Mar 27, 2024 | greenstate.com | Jimi Devine |Rachelle Gordon |Cara Wietstock

In this episode of Smoke & Bridges, Jimi Devine sits down with famed roller Marcos “CGO” Surita. The Sacramento star and founder of CGO Lifestyle (short for Connoisseur Grade Only) shines a light on the rise of the roller, his foray into events, and the evolution of the hash hole market. Expert rollers like CGO earn top dollar for their creations, and contests celebrating the art of the roll are seeing game-changers like Surita at the top of the class.

Mar 22, 2024 | hightimes.com | Jimi Devine

Over the last few years, the world of professional joint rollers has exploded with Bruno Van Holland right amongst the front of the pack. Best known as simply Bruno, Van Holland’s attempt to elevate the live rolling experience with his always dapper haircut, tuxedo vest, and giant smile has endeared him to the cannabis world. And I mean that in the most literal sense as I’ve personally accompanied him to the Canary Islands and Denmark, not to mention all of our domestic adventures.

Mar 19, 2024 | laweekly.com | Jimi Devine

For many years Luke Scarmazzo represented the worst of what could happen when you dedicated your life to cannabis and rapped about the feds a pinch, but these days things are looking up. Scarmazzo is a couple of months into his latest cannabis adventure, Prophet Brands. On top of that, he just released his book, High Price. He wrote the book in solitary confinement while waiting out his punishment for testing positive for THC while incarcerated.