The Smoking Spot

Tripper Magazine: A cannabis travel guide to Toronto

Welcome to the Smoking Spot! This week's episode features Amanda's newest project: TRIPPER Magazine! The first cannabis tourism magazine for the wanderers, the weedheads and the canna-curious travellers. Light up and look around! Tripper is the path less travelled for the path less travelled. In fact, there is no path. We’re here for the weird and wonderful sesh spots, chasing graffiti across alleyways and exploring a new city after the joint’s lit.Every issue is a new destination city, and this one brings us to Toronto aka the 6ix. One of my favourite cities, it's a weedsmoker's dream: walkable neighbourhoods, parks on every corner, and more dispensaries than Tim Hortons. So, whether you're here for a farm tour, the dankest strains, unforgettable meals or unhinged public art— Welcome to the 6ix. Let's Trip.Tripper Cover Artist: Spencer Charlton @cratercrater Support Toronto's cannabis industry artists, creatives, contributors, and local businesses! Get your copy at www.trippermagazine.com or find it on instagram @tripper.magazine The biggest THANK YOU to Tripper Magazine's Print Sponsors: Paper Chase Press & Hemlock PrintersFind The Smoking Spot Podcast on instagram @the.smokingspot

Going Noseblind. Hard-To-Smell Scents That Make An Impact

Are you "noseblind" to some of the most popular scents? Amanda and Ryan dive deep into the world of long-chain musks, the secret ingredient behind fragrances like Another 13, Baccarat 540 Extrait, Cloud 2.0, and Juliette Has A Gun. Explore the fascinating phenomenon of musk anosmia, uncover why these scents drive some wild (hint: it's primal), and learn about the historical impact of our obsession (we did hunt the musk civet to near extinction). Get ready for a scentsational journey into a hidden fragrance category you never knew existed.

From Seed to Salary: Entering the Industry and Navigating Your Value in the Cannabis World

Amanda and Ryan have been holding it down in the industry for over a decade, witnessing its evolution firsthand. Now, we're bringing our combined experience to the table—or rather, to the jar—with actionable advice for breaking into the business. We’ll show you where to start, how to stand out, what you should be earning, and how to recognize when it’s time to level up or move on.Whether you're ready to replace your manager or finally launch that hash-rosin company you’ve been dreaming about, we’ve got you covered. We’ll walk you through landing roles with real growth potential and even break down how to start your own consulting business—using nothing more than your phone.So grab your clearest Sativa and dust off that résumé. This week on The Smoking Spot, we’re showing you how to get in, stand out, and start getting paid what you’re worth.. Check our professional work educating on and formulating scent and flavor profiles @Scentelligence Follow us on Instagram @the.smokingspot to join the conversation. Amanda is on Instagram @emerald.temple.living Ryan, too @theloud100

Get High and Read a Book!

We disappeared for a hot minute but we're back! After taking a couple months to launch some new projects, Ryan Herron and Amanda Breeze are back in the studio with some new book recommendations for 2025 Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas by Caitlin Donohue Chill: The Wine Lover's Guide to Cannabis by Jackie McAskill Buzz Kill: The Corporatization of Cannabis by Michael Devillaer All the books featured on this episode were released in 2024 and part of the Cannabis Literary Showcase! New! Get your Cannabis Aroma Wheel Poster! www.ScentelligenceProject.com Find us on insta @the.smokingspot FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE!

High Standards: Differentiating Your Vape Brand with Amanda Breeze and Ryan Herron

Essentially a cheat sheet for how to start a vape brand. Cannabis purists step aside, the vape market is dominated by botanical terpene profiles, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Amanda Breeze and Ryan Herron discuss how vape brands can set themselves apart from their competitors and muse over the fact that most don't put the effort in. We talk about the restrictive effect descriptions Canadians are dealing with, what exactly Houndstooth tastes like, and what to do when the terps you ordered smell like a literal garbage fire. Finally, we quick-fire some questions we ask our clients when starting a new vape project and discuss common pitfalls when launching a new flavor. Hit a few blinkers and start writing that business plan you told your Dad was already a done deal, we're launching Vape brands this week on The Smoking Spot. Check our professional work educating on and formulating scent and flavor profiles @Scentelligence Follow us on Instagram @the.smokingspot to join the conversation. Amanda is on Instagram @emerald.temple.living Ryan, too @theloud100