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A weekly Minneapolis lifestyle podcast for the 90s-baby mid-30s crowd. Concerts, restaurants, art fairs, Mystic Lake shows, what's actually good in MPLS this week — plus a strain review, a chaotic story, and a hot take you didn't ask for. Sponsored by mncannabishub.com, mplsveganhub.com, Dr. Bronson at Uptown Core (uptowncore.com), and Quiet Coyote (quietcoyotemn.com).
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This week we tried Sub Zero — Leafly's breakout hybrid of 2026 — and lived to tell the tale (barely). Then we break down San Francisco's brand-new cannabis café ordinance, signed into law July 23rd. Sub Zero strain is a hybrid bred by Grow More Fire Genetics, crossing Super Boof with Oreoz — and yes, those are both real names Leafly included Sub Zero in its Hot Weed Strains of 2026 roundup, describing it as delivering a warm, relaxing high ideal for cozy indoor use Flavor profile per Leafly: heavy diesel funk with minty undertones and a slice of sharp citrus Pro tip from this episode: pre-plate your snacks before you sit down with this one SF Mayor Daniel Lurie signed the cannabis café ordinance on July 23, 2026, after the Board of Supervisors approved it 7–4 The ordinance takes effect August 23, 2026 — cafés can offer on-site cannabis consumption alongside non-cannabis food, non-alcoholic drinks, and live entertainment No alcohol, no tobacco, and nothing leaves the building — San Francisco becomes the first Bay Area city to greenlight this Amsterdam-style model under California AB 1775 Actual café openings depend on permits and inspections through the SF Office of Cannabis, so grand opening day is a vibe, not a date Leafly: Hot Weed Strains of 2026 KQED: San Francisco Approves Cannabis Cafés CBS News SF: Cannabis Café Ordinance Approved Marijuana Moment: Cannabis Rescheduling Newsletter Subscribe: mncannabishub.com Full transcript Daisy: —and that is HOW I ended up eating cold spaghetti out of a colander at three in the morning, Astoria. Standing up. Over the sink. Like a raccoon with a lease. Astoria: I have SO many questions and I don't want the answer to any of them. Daisy: Ask. Ask me anything. Astoria: Why a colander. Daisy: Because every other dish was dirty and I had, in that moment, the executive function of a damp sponge. Astoria: Okay so this is a Sub Zero story, isn't it. Daisy: This is ENTIRELY a Sub Zero story. Astoria: I knew it. The second you walked in with that little smug face I was like, she smoked the weird strain again. Daisy: It's not weird! Leafly literally put it in their hot strains of 2026 roundup. It's, like, an official hot strain. Astoria: Official hot strain. Cool. Cool cool cool. That still doesn't explain the colander. Daisy: Okay so, context. Sub Zero. Hybrid. It's Super Boof crossed with Oreoz— Astoria: I'm sorry, Super WHAT. Daisy: Super Boof. Astoria: Daisy. Daisy: I did not name it! Astoria: Super Boof. Crossed with a cookie. Daisy: Crossed with Oreoz, which yes, is a cookie. So the parents of this strain are "Super Boof" and "Cookie." Astoria: This reads like a Cheesecake Factory menu. Daisy: That is EXACTLY what I said. That is verbatim what I said in my head when I bought it. I was like, is this weed or is this a dessert with fourteen adjectives. Astoria: "Our new Super Boof Oreoz Sub Zero Sundae, drizzled with—" Daisy: Stop. Stop, I'll die. Astoria: Okay so what does it actually, like... do. Besides colander crimes. Daisy: Leafly's words, not mine — warm, relaxing high. They say it's ideal for cozy indoor use in cold weather. Astoria: In cold weather. Daisy: In cold weather. Astoria: The strain called SUB ZERO. Daisy: The strain called Sub Zero. Astoria: For staying warm. Daisy: For staying warm indoors. Astoria: The branding department took the day off. Daisy: The branding department took a personal week. The branding department is at a silent retreat in Ojai. Astoria: "We're calling it Sub Zero." "Great, what's it for?" "Getting toasty by the fire." "...perfect, ship it." Daisy: Ship it! Ship it immediately! Astoria: Okay but the fl
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This week: the Gary Payton strain gets the Camry-of-weed treatment, and 2026 cannabis policy goes full split-screen — Senate legalization bill on Wednesday, Pentagon "stand down" memo on Thursday. In this episode: Gary Payton strain deep dive — hybrid cross of Snowman × The Y from Cookies × Powerzzzup Genetics, ~22% THC, essentially no CBD. Why Leafly named Gary Payton a breakout strain to watch in 2026 — caryophyllene-forward, "anxiety-slaying" chill profile. Reported effects (giggly, relaxed, euphoric) and the apricot-pepper-lavender flavor profile that sounds like a farmers-market jam. July 17, 2026: Schumer, Booker, and Wyden re-file a Senate bill to federally legalize and tax cannabis with restorative-justice programs. July 16, 2026: Department of War memo reminds service members marijuana use and possession remain punishable, even as rescheduling advances. Michigan Supreme Court bars trial judges from making "no marijuana" a blanket probation condition in a legal-weed state. Georgia expands its medical program — new qualifying conditions, vaping of flower allowed, adjusted THC potency limits. Idaho legalization initiative fails to qualify for the ballot; California pulls contaminated cannabis products in a pesticide recall. Sources: Leafly: Gary Payton strain profile Leafly: Hot weed strains to watch in 2026 Marijuana Moment: Senate federal legalization bill (July 17, 2026) Marijuana Moment: Military anti-cannabis warning (July 16, 2026) Marijuana Moment: Georgia, Idaho, and California cannabis updates Marijuana Moment: Michigan Supreme Court probation ruling Subscribe: mncannabishub.com Full transcript Daisy: —no but that's the thing, I walked into the dispensary already high, which is like showing up to the DMV drunk, it's just RUDE. Astoria: Daisy. You did not. Daisy: I did! And the budtender goes, "what are you looking for today," and I said, and I quote, "something that talks trash to my anxiety." Astoria: Okay that's actually a solid brief. Daisy: Right? And he goes, "Gary Payton." And I was like, sir, I know who Gary Payton is, I need a STRAIN. Astoria: Oh no. Daisy: And he just stared at me. Like, dead-eyed. And slowly turned the jar around. Astoria: So the strain is named after— Daisy: The Glove. Yeah. Hall of Fame point guard, trash-talked everybody into the ground, don't fact-check me on the specifics. Astoria: Great, love that for our research standards. Daisy: Astoria, it's a podcast, not a deposition. Astoria: Okay so tell me about the actual weed. Daisy: So it's a hybrid. Cross of Snowman and The Y, bred by Cookies with Powerzzzup Genetics, which sounds like a My Little Pony villain. Astoria: Powerzzzup. Daisy: Powerzzzup! Like she has a lightning bolt on her flank and a Soundcloud. Astoria: Stop. Daisy: Around twenty-two percent THC, basically no CBD, and Leafly is calling it one of the breakout strains to watch this year. Astoria: Wait, this year meaning 2026? Daisy: Twenty twenty-six, yeah. They did a whole "hot strains" piece and Gary Payton is on it. Caryophyllene-forward, which they described as, and this is where I got sold, "anxiety-slaying." Astoria: Anxiety-slaying. Daisy: Anxiety-SLAYING. Astoria. My anxiety needs to be slain. It needs a Viking funeral. Astoria: Okay okay. Daisy: Effects people report are giggly, relaxed, euphoric. Leafly literally calls it "middle-of-the-road." Astoria: Middle-of-the-road weed. Daisy: It's the Toyota Camry of weed. Astoria: That is not a compliment— Daisy: It IS a compliment! Everyone owns a Camry. Camrys never die. You
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Daisy and Astoria spotlight the Gary Payton hybrid — a Cookies x Powerzzzup Genetics cross of Snowman and The Y — then race through two weeks of cannabis-culture news, from trucker safety letters to the DOJ calling out "pocketbook interests" in the rescheduling fight. In this episode: Gary Payton strain deep dive: ~22% THC, ~1% CBD, top user-reported effects giggly, relaxed, euphoric (per Leafly). Why Leafly named Gary Payton a hot strain for 2026 — caryophyllene-forward, quietly percolating since 2019 with early-2020s Cannabis Cup wins. American Trucking Associations and transportation/safety groups send a letter to federal officials citing "serious safety concerns" about rescheduling. DOJ files a brief slamming a drug-testing group and pharma company for "pocketbook interests served by keeping all marijuana in schedule I." Georgia's medical program expands: new qualifying conditions, flower vaping allowed, and adjusted THC potency limits. Delaware lawmakers override Gov. Matt Meyer's veto of a bill blocking restrictive county zoning of marijuana businesses. Wyoming AG Keith Kautz blocks state-level rescheduling that would otherwise auto-trigger from the federal reclassification. NIST publishes a report to help states set requirements for scales used to sell cannabis — plus a poll showing most consumers don't expect full rescheduling this year. Sources: Leafly: Gary Payton strain profile Leafly: Hot weed strains 2026 Marijuana Moment: Inside DEA's cannabis rescheduling hearing (July 6, 2026) Marijuana Moment: DOJ slams "pocketbook interests" opposing rescheduling Marijuana Moment: Feds issue report on cannabis scales Marijuana Moment: Most consumers don't expect full rescheduling this year Subscribe: mncannabishub.com Full transcript Daisy: —and I'm just saying, if you name a strain after Gary Payton, THE GLOVE, the guy who talked so much smack he made Michael Jordan look zen... you'd expect it to make you, like, aggressive. Astoria: You'd expect to hit it once and start trash-talking your own furniture. Daisy: Right?? Like I'd take one puff and go, "your legs are CROOKED, coffee table. Everybody knows it." Astoria: But it doesn't do that. Daisy: Astoria. It does NOT do that. I looked it up on Leafly, okay, and the top user-reported effect is... giggly. Astoria: Giggly. Daisy: GIGGLY. Then relaxed. Then euphoric. The Glove strain makes you giggle. Astoria: So the universe does have a sense of humor. Daisy: The universe is a comedy writer and she is UNDERPAID. Astoria: Okay wait, hold on— is it actually good though, or is this just a bit? Daisy: It's actually good! It's a hybrid, it's Snowman crossed with something called The Y— Astoria: The Y. Daisy: The Y! I don't know what The Y is, I'm not gonna pretend— Astoria: Wow, humility, on this show. Daisy: Log it. Date it. Frame it. But it's a Cookies collab with Powerzzzup Genetics, which sounds like a dude who sells pre-workout out of a Sprinter van— Daisy: —and Leafly literally put it on their hot strains list for 2026. Like officially. It's been quietly cooking since 2019, won some Cannabis Cups in the early twenties, and now it's having a moment. Astoria: A late bloomer strain. Daisy: A late bloomer. Which is very Gary Payton, actually, because that man played until he was like forty— Astoria: Sure. Daisy: —and I respect the metaphor even though I did not intend it. Astoria: Okay, potency. Because I feel like every time you recommend something you leave out the part where it flattens me. Daisy: That was ONE time. Astoria: That was every time. Daisy: Okay it's a
This week: a strain named after the loudest man in NBA history that reviewers say shuts you up, plus the DEA rescheduling hearing finally opens and weed hits the NYSE. In this episode: Gary Payton strain deep-dive: hybrid cross of The Y × Snowman, bred by Powerzzzup Genetics with Cookies, higher-than-average THC per Leafly. Reported effects — giggly, talkative, relaxed, clear-headed brain buzz then a mellow body settle; flavor notes of sweet, fuel, and stone fruit. Why Leafly's 2026 hot strains preview flagged Gary Payton as caryophyllene-forward and "anxiety-slaying." The DEA's rescheduling hearing officially opened June 29, 2026, on moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III. NORML and NCIA are cranky about the witness list tilting toward opponents of rescheduling. Cannabis businesses intervened in the anti-rescheduling lawsuit — to defend the Schedule III move. Glass House Brands approved to list on the NYSE, the second plant-touching US operator on a major exchange after Trulieve (mid-June 2026). Bipartisan cannabis banking bill re-filed in the Senate and House. Sources: Leafly: Gary Payton strain Leafly: Hot weed strains 2026 DEA: Rescheduling hearing begins June 29 Marijuana Moment: DEA hearing testimony preview Marijuana Moment: Businesses intervene in anti-rescheduling lawsuit Marijuana Moment: Cannabis banking bill re-filed Business of Cannabis: DEA hearing opens, Glass House on NYSE Subscribe: mncannabishub.com Full transcript Daisy: —no but that's the thing, that's the WHOLE thing, it's named after Gary Payton. Astoria: The basketball guy. Daisy: The basketball guy! The Glove. The trash-talk guy. The guy whose entire brand was making other grown men cry at half court. Astoria: Okay. Daisy: And the strain... makes you shut up. Astoria: Wait what. Daisy: I'm serious. It's like they named a muzzle after a megaphone. Astoria: Daisy. That can't be right. Daisy: Astoria, I have receipts. Well. I have a Leafly page and a personal incident. Which is basically peer review. Astoria: That is NOT peer review. Daisy: It's a hybrid. It's a cross of The Y and Snowman, bred by like, Powerzzzup Genetics with Cookies, and Leafly says the THC runs higher than average. Astoria: Higher than average how? Like... Daisy: Like, higher. Than. Average. That is the technical term Leafly used and I am not going to pretend I know the number. Astoria: Fair. Daisy: I don't! I truly don't. I looked at the page and my eyes did the... the thing where they scroll but don't read. Astoria: The scroll-glaze. Daisy: The scroll-glaze, yes. Anyway. Reviewers say giggly, talkative, relaxed. Clear-headed brain buzz up front, then a mellow body thing settles in. Astoria: Okay so it's not a couch strain. Daisy: It's... it's a couch strain that lets you keep the conversation going. Which is a lie my body did not respect. Astoria: Here we go. Daisy: So Sunday. Right? Sunday. I'm at Marco's, we're gonna watch a movie, I bring like a little bit of Gary Payton because I'd read this Leafly 2026 hot strains preview thing— Astoria: Oh you did HOMEWORK. Daisy: I did homework! For weed! Astoria: You've never done homework for anything. Daisy: I did homework for weed and taxes, and one of those I did badly. Astoria: Which one. Daisy: Not telling. Astoria: Okay. Movie night. Go. Daisy: Movie night. I take one hit. ONE. Because Leafly said caryophyllene-forward, anxiety-slaying, chill-inducing, and I was like great
Daisy and Astoria break down Hash Burger, the umami-forward indica hybrid Leafly crowned 2025 Strain of the Year, then pivot to the federal cannabis news dropping this week — including the DEA rescheduling hearing that kicks off the day after this episode. In this episode: Why Leafly named Hash Burger its 2025 Strain of the Year The genetics: Han Solo Hash Plant × Double Burger, a ~60/40 indica-leaning hybrid Flavor notes — garlic, onion, cheese, pepper over a skunky, ammonia-tinted base Potency reality check: typical 28-35% THC and why "couch-lock as a service" is the move The DEA's formal Schedule I → Schedule III hearing runs June 29 through July 15, 2026 in Arlington, VA The fight over livestream access to the rescheduling hearing Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's deal to finally legalize recreational cannabis sales ATF preparing new guidance on cannabis consumers' Second Amendment gun rights after the SCOTUS ruling Sources: Leafly: Hash Burger strain profile Leafly: Hash Burger named Strain of the Year 2025 DEA: Marijuana rescheduling hearing begins June 29 Marijuana Moment: DEA's pre-hearing testimony stance Marijuana Moment: Judge pressed on livestream access Marijuana Moment: Virginia recreational sales deal reached Marijuana Moment: Virginia plan heads to governor's desk Marijuana Moment: ATF to clarify cannabis consumer gun rights Subscribe: mncannabishub.com Full transcript Daisy: —no, no, you have to let me finish, because the bag literally said "Hash Burger" on it and I thought it was a joke. Astoria: It's not a joke. That's the actual name. Daisy: I KNOW that now, Astoria. I did not know that on Sunday night at ten p.m. when my budtender handed me a jar and went, "this is the one." Astoria: Okay so you walked in totally blind. Daisy: I walked in blind, I walked out high, and I woke up Monday on the floor next to a half-eaten quesadilla. Astoria: Of course you did. Daisy: The quesadilla had ONE bite out of it. One. Like I committed and then my body went, nope, we sleep now. Astoria: That's the strain working as intended, babe. Daisy: Is it though? Is it? Astoria: Yes. Leafly named Hash Burger Strain of the Year for 2025. Like, officially. Daisy: Wait, that's a real award? Astoria: No, Daisy, I made it up on the drive over. Daisy: Okay, fair. Astoria: It's a real thing. Strain of the Year. And they gave it to a nug that tastes like a cheeseburger. Daisy: See, that's what I want to talk about, because that's INSANE. Astoria: It's a little insane. Daisy: A whole industry of like, brilliant breeders, lab coats, terpene charts, and the winner is named after the thing you order at two a.m. Astoria: To be fair, the thing you order at two a.m. is the most important food group in this house. Daisy: Truly our love language. Astoria: So here's the part I think you're going to love. The flavor notes? Garlic. Onion. Cheese. Pepper. Daisy: Stop. Astoria: Over a skunky, kind of ammonia-tinted base. Daisy: Ammonia? Ammonia is a flavor note now? Astoria: According to the people who write these things, yes. Daisy: Babe, ammonia is what I smell when I clean the litter box. Astoria: And yet. Daisy: And yet I'm supposed to grind it up and put it in my lungs. Astoria: You
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