Thoughts Off The Stem

Tag: Cannabis Comedy

  • Swiss Chalet: They’re Supposed to Be Good at Chicken

    Restaurant Horror Stories They Had One Job This week on Thoughts Off The Stem, Justin Barone breaks down a Swiss Chalet dinner that went completely off the rails — and then takes it further with the most stomach churning restaurant horror stories the internet has ever produced. There are restaurants that try to do everything…

  • Conned By Cuteness: Kids Are Shapeshifters, Hear Me Out

    The Greatest Con In Human History Conspiracy theorists have spent years searching for shapeshifters. They’ve been looking in all the wrong places. The real shapeshifters have been right under our noses the whole time — sitting in your living room, eating your food, using your WiFi, and asking you for money. They’re called kids. In…

  • Meta Glasses: Kiss Privacy GoodBye

    Meta Glasses: Kiss Privacy GoodBye

    Meta glasses are cool. Walking through life like you’re in Minority Report is genuinely impressive. But when they’re on, they’re on — and they see everything. This week on Thoughts Off The Stem Justin Barone breaks down the real world problems that developers and consumers never think about until it’s too late. Meta glasses recording…

  • They Love to Say they Know a Stoner

    They Love to Say they Know a Stoner

    They Love to Say They Know a Stoner: Cannabis Stigma Normalization Let me paint you a picture. You’re sitting across from someone in a suit. Nice office. Firm handshake. The kind of person who irons their shirt collar and says “synergy” without irony. You’re there for a job interview, you’re trying your best to look…

  • They Love to Say they Know a Stoner

    They Love to Say they Know a Stoner

    I spent the last year in job interviews trying to break into project management after leaving the cannabis industry. And every single time — without fail — someone in a suit would pull me aside, lean in, and whisper that they know someone who smokes weed. Like it’s a secret. Like I’m supposed to react…

  • Everything is Fake: Your Reality is for Sale

    Everything is Fake: Your Reality is for Sale

    Everything is fake: Someone slid into my DMs and asked me to have the CEO of Crowds on Demand on the podcast. So I did what any self respecting pothead would do — I went down the rabbit hole. Crowds on Demand is a real company. Where you can buy a crowd of paid activists…

  • From the Manosphere to Marijuana: Big Ego’s make Cranky Toddlers

    From The Manosphere to Marijuana: Comparing Tactics and Ideologies From the Manosphere to Marijuana, what do a 1930s paper tycoon, the DuPont family, the first commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and a modern-day “Alpha” influencer have in common? They are all fueled by the same thing: A massive, fragile ego, an overabundance of…

  • When Your Girlfriend Starts Throwing Out Your Crap

    When Your Girlfriend Starts Throwing Out Your Crap

    Is your girl slowly getting rid of all your favorite crap? Do you notice that your home doesn’t look like it did a few months ago? Have you ever had to pull a 3-foot hair out of your ass crack before your morning dump? Welcome to Thoughts Off The Stem, where Justin breaks down the…

  • My First Time Using A Gravity Bong: High Lessons

    The Gravity Bong: A DIY Masterpiece (and My Biggest Fail) Whether you call it a Gravity Bong, a Bucket, or a ‘Geeb,’ this DIY stoner invention is a rite of passage. But as I learned the hard way, water pressure doesn’t care about your plans. Before we dive into the 2,700-year history of weed, let’s…

  • Stoner Moments, Buckets and Life Lessons

    Stoner Moments, Buckets and Life Lessons

    Ever had your gut tell you “Don’t do it,” only to have your brain say “Watch this” and your high self say “Hold my beer”? Welcome to Thoughts Off The Stem. In this episode, host Justin Peron recounts the legendary university story of his first Gravity Bong (Bucket) experience—a literal “atom bomb” of smoke that resulted in a…