Picture a master chef in their element. Inside of a beautiful kitchen, they are tasting a sauce for seasoning balance, feeling the texture of pasta between their fingers to test doneness, watching the color change as onions caramelize, inhaling the aromatic steam rising from a perfectly timed sear. They are totally focused, immersed, and one with the food. Professional chefs understand that exceptional cuisine emerges from engaging all five senses throughout the cooking process.

Few platforms have brought cannabis icons together around solventless concentrates like Hash Church, the long-running YouTube series hosted by Marcus “Bubbleman” Richardson. More than just a talk show, Hash Church is a gathering place, a digital roundtable where some of the most respected voices in cannabis extraction, cultivation, science, and activism come together to share insights, stories, and expertise.

There's something special that happens when you get the world's most passionate hash makers in one room. Ideas flow like live resin, techniques get shared freely, and the collective knowledge elevates everyone's craft. The second annual Masters of Rosin event in New York City wasn't just a competition—it was a celebration of how far solventless extraction has come and a glimpse into where it's headed next.

At long last, the United States Federal Government is changing its tune on cannabis! For decades, the DEA has waged a futile “war on drugs”, with cannabis as the standout target. As a Schedule 1 drug, cannabis was grouped with heroin as a drug with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. With the wave of scientific studies over the last two decades that have demonstrated the medicinal value of cannabis, this classification of cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug didn’t have legs to stand on.

Frenchy’s impact on the cannabis community helped shape an entire industry and forever changed the way that hash is recognized and appreciated. He inspired countless individuals during his life, and even after his passing, he will undoubtedly inspire many more. Although he was based in Northern California, his reach wasn’t confined by his geography. Earlier in his life, he traveled to the traditional hash-making regions of the world, learning the craft and eventually bringing it to the Emerald Triangle.