The dispensary chain is also giving out swag bags at its 23 locations on the 20th of every month.
PUFF Cannabis is turning 4/20 into a year-round holiday with a new promotion that offers customers 50% off top brands, swag bags, and triple points for reward members.
Beginning Sept. 20, customers at any of PUFF’s 13 dispensaries in Michigan will find half-off deals on some of Michigan’s most popular products, including Peninsula Gardens, Doghouse, Jeeter, Mitten Extracts, Platinum, and Wyld, among many others.
The first 100 people in the door will get free swag bags.
“PUFF loves and appreciates its customers, and this is yet another way we wanted to show it throughout the year,” PUFF President Justin Elias said.
The vertically integrated cannabis company, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Troy, operates dispensaries in Hamtramck, Center Line, Madison Heights, Utica, River Rouge, Traverse City, Bay City, Sturgis, Oscoda, Kalamazoo, Monroe, Menominee, and New Buffalo.
PUFF also grows and processes cannabis in-house.
Stores are open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. More information is available at shoppuff.com.
Watch Flagman light it up (figuratively) at Will’s Pub on 4/20
Yes, you could spend your 4/20 at home, partaking and zoning out to Wizard of Oz synced to Dark Side of the Moon or whatever strikes your fancy, but given that April 20 is a Saturday this year maybe hit the town and take your chances. You’ll be sure to find kindred spirits at concerts, so here’s a rundown of four possibly very 420-friendly shows on the big day that are sure to have you blissfully nodding your head along to the music. Wait, what were we talking about again?
Reggae Day at Boxi Park Noon, Boxi Park, 6877 Tavistock Lakes Blvd., $20-$25 Reggae and 4/20 go hand in hand. Especially if both of those hands are rolling a doobie. But seriously, marijuana and reggae have a longstanding harmonious relationship, far predating even the immortal lyric from Bob Marley’s 1971 record Kaya where he sings “I’m so high, I even touch the sky.” The second annual Reggae Day at Boxi Park sees Lake Nona mellowing out and getting into the 420 spirit in earnest. The mini-fest is headlined by Jemere Morgan, grandson of reggae legend Denroy Morgan. Morgan formerly fronted New York City reggae act the Black Eagles, but now he’s a solo artist performing and recording both covers and original music. Plus, Orlando locals Shamanic Rootz will bring the infectious energy and good vibes. Shamanic Rootz have established a devoted fanbase locally and internationally due to their impassioned lyrics and devotion to reggae music. Rik Jam, Dal-Wayne, King Tappa, NostalJah, EarthKry, and Jah Sun fill out the bill ably. The music won’t stop until midnight, with DJ Crossfire and DJ RED spinning between bands.
420 Fest 4:20 p.m. (cough), West End Trading Co., 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford, free West End’s first-ever 420 Fest is a free street party and celebration of 420 with a lineup of reggae bands starting at — but of course — 4:20 p.m. This fest is hosted by actor Greg Runge, from The Cops Did It or Extinction Level Event. The lineup features familiar Florida faves The Intracoastals, Oklahoma Stackhouse, Smyrna Erb, Inity Rebel Music, Neverless, Vibes Farm and Root Sea. Guests can grab a famous Sunshine State Bomb at the West End and take in the sights of West End Live and the Wild Wild West End, then do it all again — no one’s judging if you’ve forgotten which spots you’ve hit. Keep the good vibes rolling at the new weed-themed concept The Joint at West End and try their new pre-roll wraps, blazed wings, dope sliders and more. Festivalgoers can also take the high road over to get a medical card exam from Cannabis Card Orlando. An outdoor party means it’s that much easier to light up outside, and the clouds of smoke no doubt billowing from the stage will provide much-needed cover. Sounds dope!
Stoned Mary 6 p.m., Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park, $15-$20. To quote William Shakespeare, what’s in a name? Well, plenty, if you happen to have the word “stoned” in your moniker and are playing Orlando on April 20, when these Tampa rockers play a live and loud bill of Central Florida acts that lean toward the heavier side at Conduit. Despite the name, Stoned Mary are neither a stoner-rock band nor a jam band. Instead, they whip up a hooky storm of Paramore-esque serrated pop grooves, which … you know what? You’re already in the door, you’re feeling suddenly very agreeable, so you might as well stay. Also appearing on the bill are Burial Joy, Nailwound, Fiends, Werewolves and NOT, who may or may not kill that buzz. You can’t smoke inside Conduit, but you might be able to furtively light up in the smoking area out front. (That’s on you, space cowboy. Security might want a word.) Post-show or between sets, the nearby two-fer of Subway and Fratello’s should ease any and all cases of the munchies, regardless of palates.
Flagman 7 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., $15 Orlando freakout rockers Flagman evoke the unhinged musical adventurism of Primus, Faith No More and Tool — and you’d best believe those FFOs are music to any dual stoner/music head’s ears. If you’d like to stick around the Mills 50 area and have your psyche duly fried, this locals-heavy show is the move on Saturday. Also appearing on the bill are Elders, Space Corolla, Cloutchasr and Sky Navy. You can take your chances in the Dirty Laundry patio out back, but we’re not suggesting anything. (Though Big Tree Park at night seems like a gorgeous spot to … stargaze.) Tako Cheena being close at hand should provide you with any munchie-related sustenance you need.
With seven NAACP theater awards, Kinnik Sky (above) was also a contestant on the reality competition series American Idol. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice
With seven NAACP theater awards, Kinnik Sky shines as a beacon of artistic brilliance. As a multifaceted producer, actor, and playwright, she prepares to entertain Atlantans with her latest theatrical work, “Peace Be Still.”
Sky’s journey as a former hopeful contestant on “American Idol” weaves an exciting narrative, but her love for the arts began long before her national television debut. For example, her youth was filled with impromptu performances in front of a one-person audience.
“Since I was a small child, I would go in my room and get my church shoes and tell my daddy to watch me tap, but I never took a tap dance class in my life,” Sky said.
Yet, it is not just her flair for entertainment that defines her. Sky credits her work ethic to her late father’s emphasis on consistency and professionalism.
“My dad is my work ethic,” Sky said. “The principles that he instilled really stayed with me and have carried me to the point that I am in life today.”
Although many might see her time on the fifth season of “American Idol” as her big break, Sky views it as a significant learning experience.
“It almost broke me, my spirit, literally,” Sky said. “I look at the experience very differently, but I am moving into a place of not having regrets and just understanding that everything that I experienced created who I am, and I was meant to experience it for whatever reason.”
However, it was through navigating Hollywood and the entertainment industry’s intricacies that she found her true calling: writing, acting, and producing for the stage, a medium that she said offers a direct connection between the artist and their audience.
“It took me a long time to realize that just as much as you have people cheering you on, you have people that detest that somehow you’re still always able to make it happen,” Sky said. “When you eliminate the middleman, it’s a harder, longer, harder, longer, harder, longer journey.
Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice
But it puts me in a different position because then I’m able to give my art directly to my audience without someone else telling me what I can and cannot do,” Sky said.
Sky’s plays “Pieces” and its sequel, “Peace Be Still,” encompass the complexities of life and relationships and draw audiences into an introspective journey that challenges their perceptions.
And as both the writer and producer, she ensures that each production carries her unmistakable mark of authenticity and professionalism and pushes the limits of independent theater.
Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice
“You’re watching more than just a playwright. You’re watching more than just somebody who decided to do stage plays,” Sky said. “I fell into my purpose. And my purpose for my audiences is life changing. In the most beautiful, complex, messy, real way.”
As she gears up for the premiere of “Peace Be Still” at the Ferst Center for the Arts, located on the campus of Georgia Tech, she extends an invitation to experience a production that promises not just entertainment but a transformative encounter with art and storytelling.
“There’s not an emotion that you will not feel deeply by the time you leave that theater,” Sky said. “So, if God is giving you the opportunity to know about this, you need to come [and] get your whole life on April 20, let’s be clear.”
