Hey, now that weed is legal in many states, did you think there won't be an app for that? We bet you didn't, and you were right to expect a bunch of new stoner apps for marijuana aficionados, connecting the potheads of the world, and complete with indispensable dispensary info.
Besides advising you in those funky strain names, and what each one means, finding the nearest dispensary, or educating you on the history of cannabinoids, there are apps with a more social network vibe, connecting you to other pot lovers in places near and far.
These apps have their work cut out for them, as potheads are usually a social bunch, too. In short, there are more than a few apps now, catering to the weed subculture, and we've rounded up a few of the quality ones for you
The grandmaster of all things cannabinoid, Leafly is a veritable encyclopaedia when it comes to weed 101 questions, strains, history, usage scenarios, recipes, and nearby dispensary information. Moreover, Leafly serves like Yelp for strains and dispensaries, with reviews and ratings for each - one might say its app is indispensable for every self-respecting pothead to have on their phone
High There!, also known as the "Tinder for potheads," will duke it out just like your run-of-the-mill dating app. You create a profile, post a pic with a bud, and are on your Mary Jane way. Being a ganja-lover dating app, however, besides the usual interests like cycling, gardening or building Lego robots, you post your preferred way to enjoy cannabis - vaping, edibles, puffing the magic dragon, and so on.
Well, hopefully that cute curly girl on the other end who just said she spiced up some brownies for you isn't a DEA agent in desperation to fill their monthly quota.
Just as it says on the tin, the Weedmaps app will automatically pinpoint your location, and direct you to the nearest dispensary, doctor, or you can search by city, zipcode, and even menu items. Weedmaps will also show you reviews of the place from real "patients," with hundreds of thousands of user reviews.
Even after the legalization, MassRoots, another social smoking network, was briefly absent from the App Store, but is back in full force, and with presence at events like the massive 420 Rally celebration of the first legal weed year, or endorsements from the Cypress Hill clan, the future seems brighter for MassRoots.
"On MassRoots there are three feeds full of marijuana experiences that you can explore. The ‘Buds’ feed displays all posts made from the friends you decide to follow on the network. The local feed shows all the content from the buds closest to your area. Many of our buds use the local feed to find new friends who love cannabis as much as we do! The global feed is a live feed of every post on the entire network, and is a great way to discover marijuana enthusiasts all over the country, and all over the world."
Games might be a gateway experience to violence, sound alarmists, so what better game than the peaceful business of growing a relaxing strain. In Pot Farm you get to be the harvester, run your own dispensary, and deal with others, creating a smorgasbord of funny characters around you, just like in real life. Speaking of realism, the game even has its own pothead-oriented social network, called... you guessed it... Budbook!
