Gary Payton Strain, Trucker Pushback & DOJ Slams "Pocketbook" Foes

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