Inside Puffcon 2024

8,000 people celebrating h@sh at block party in Los Angeles

“Of all the fancy expensive dab devices, splurging on a Puffco is worth it just to get access to Puffcon tickets.”

I tell people this while budtending when I see them eyeballing the Puffco devices. They seem unsure if they want to spend that much money on a fancy smoking device.  

Honestly, I was hesitant about dabbing when I was first introduced to it. These high potency concentrates felt intimidating and I don’t enjoy being so high that I barf. Watching people set up elaborate rigs, e-nails, torches, glass slurpers and spinny things along with a suitcase full of accessories looked like a lot of effort to get high. And it is, but there’s a vibrant subculture here. 

For the ultimate c****bis connoisseur, a dab or concentrates are pure flavor paired with potent effects. A well-crafted solventless live rosin, ice water hash, or piatella are highly sought-after and prized. Making high quality h@sh is an ancient art form that takes years of apprenticeship to master.

Just like having the right glass to fully appreciate and open up the nuanced aromas and flavors of a fine wine, having a rig or device to properly enjoy h@sh at the perfect temperature is its own art form. Hence the suitcase full of unwieldy accessories.  

Enter Puffco. This LA-based company revolutionized the dabbing experience by making beautifully designed, high tech portable dab vaporizers. Founder/CEO Roger Volodarsky has become an revered industry celebrity, known as Jolly Roger.  

What I love about Puffco: 

• Stylish quality devices I want to use and show off.  

• Excellent customer service.

• Every Puffco employee I’ve met is so nice and helpful. 

• All about nurturing their community, and it shows.    

The level of fandom Puffco has cultivated is impressive. Puffcon is grassroots community marketing at its best and most authentic. Read on to find out what they do, why it’s brilliant brand marketing, and my honest no bullshit review of devices I’ve been gifted. 

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Highlights from Puffcon 2024

The first Puffcon in 2021 was free to attend if you owned a Puffco device. Serial numbers for your device are required to get a ticket. There were about 2.5K attendees. Flatbush Zombies, and Action Bronson were the main music headliners at the first-ever Puffcon Block Party. I sat with friends on a grassy patch in the sunshine taking in the vibes, people, music, and thought this was one of the best w**d event I’d attended.