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A B O U T T H E C OV E R For this month’s cover, we looked to Leaf Creative Director Daniel Berman to create an impactful image that could encapsulate everything we are feeling about equality in the Cannabis industry at this unique moment in time. Seattle-based Cannabis stylist Malina Lopez (@malinalopez) has collaborated with us on more than twodozen cover shoots, and really brought home this fun concept. Our thanks as well to House of Cultivar for supplying the fresh live Cannabis, and to our models @devon_manier, @yourflynessthrifts, @jessiesfitclub, @1208garcia and @malinalopez for their time and energy.

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Editor’s Note Thanks for picking up the 3rd annual Equality Issue of the Leaf!

My intention for this issue’s cover was to highlight the many hands of our Cannabis community, all brought together by the plant that has helped heal us. Special thanks to House of Cultivar in Seattle for providing the plants, Malina Lopez for her creative styling and approach to bring my idea to life, and to Daniel Berman for nailing the shot. This issue is an expression of our whole team, and our commitment to telling stories that can open eyes and help usher in a new era for humanity.

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Sadly our country has a lot of healing to do in order to right the ravaging effects of the war on drugs. For the last century, Americans – especially minorities – have been systematically locked away, lost jobs or children, and been killed by police for using Cannabis and other drugs.

While I go deeper into this history in my Endless War on Humanity piece (read it online at LeafMagazines.com), I bring it up here to illustrate my point in relation to this issue’s theme.

In the eyes of the Government and Law Enforcement, anyone who chooses to use Cannabis or other drugs is considered a second class citizen. I think it’s high time we address that situation by considering the very foundation of America – the Declaration of Independence – which guarantees “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the IN TODAY’S pursuit of Happiness.”

‘FREE Is there any greater expression of humanity than using drugs to expand and explore new forms of consciousness, emotions, feelings and experiences? The human condition can be wonderful, painful, and utterly boring in our modern journey. Why is it still thought of as morally wrong to use drugs when happy hour and pharmaceuticals dominate the culture?

AMERICA,’ THOSE WHO USE DRUGS CAN STILL LOSE THEIR FREEDOM.

And is there no greater perversion of this statement in today’s context than the continued war on drugs? In today’s “free America,” those who use drugs can still lose their freedom.

And to be clear, this isn’t about weed only. I’m with Dr. Carl Hart (look up his work) in that all drugs should be legal for recreational and/or medicinal use, with their abuse treated as a social and mental health issue, not a criminal one. We should celebrate our humanity without criminalizing our pursuit of happiness, whether with Cannabis, entheogenic plants like peyote or psilocybin mushrooms, or even with harder drugs.

Treating those addicted to drugs like humans – giving them safe-use sites and social services instead of criminalizing addiction – has reduced drug use in parts of Europe. In America, the difference between a good drug and a bad drug is if a pharmaceutical company can profit from it while advertising on TV. For-profit pharmaceuticals have got to end and legalizing Cannabis is only the beginning … especially with the controlled-commercialized-taxed form of “legal” weed that we accept today. In conclusion (mainly because I’m out of space), when the most dangerous aspect of possessing a drug is being caught with it, nobody who chooses to use it is equal.

Ending the war on drugs could be the greatest step toward all of us being equal, and begin the process by which we can heal as one country, together.

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alifornia Governor Gavin Newsom on May 14 proposed a temporary tax cut for the state’s struggling legal Cannabis industry, reports KTLA. But the plan falls short of what’s needed to revive a struggling adult-use weed market, according to some marijuana business owners.

Adult-use Cannabis sales began in California back in 2018. But hefty taxes approaching 50% in some areas burden the nascent industry.

It doesn’t help that there’s also costly regulation and stiff competition from a thriving untaxed market. Industry analysts estimate the untaxed market to be at least twice the size of the legal one. Meanwhile, a glut of Cannabis from corporate-scale farms has sent wholesale prices into a tailspin and left some growers unable to make a profit. Industry leaders warned Democratic Gov. Newsom in December that the state’s adult-use industry was verging on collapse. They asked for expedited tax relief and a speedy expansion of retail outlets to survive. Photo by Gage Skidmore.

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he government of Thailand announced this week that it will give away 1 million free Cannabis plants for home cultivation. Thailand’s public health minister, who has spearheaded the nation’s weed decrim, made a Facebook post in May with the plans. Industry analysts say the moves could help lure more international visitors to Thailand and strengthen medical tourism (tourism accounted for as much as a fifth of Thailand’s pre-Covid economy).

But foreign tourists should exercise extreme caution: current Thai law forbids the THE GOVERNMENT IS DISTRIBUTING THE non-medical use of highly PLANTS WHEN MOST potent marijuana. Tourists conLEGAL RESTRICTIONS victed of possessing the herb can ARE LIFTED JUNE 9. face a draconian 15 years in prison.

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MISSOURI ACTIVISTS TURN IN LEGALIZATION SIGNATURES

SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS AXE MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL

egal Missouri wants adult-use Cannabis legalized in the ShowMe State. They turned in more than 385,000 signatures to put the initiative on the ballot — more than double the amount needed (the group needed only 171,592 valid signatures to get the measure on the November election ballot). The proposed constitutional amendment would allow Missourians who are 21 and older to possess, consume, purchase and cultivate marijuana.

arduous seven-year struggle to pass a medical marijuana bill ended with a whimper last month in South Carolina. A Republican House leader ruled the proposal contains an unconstitutional tax increase. South Carolina’s medical Cannabis law would have been one of the most restrictive in the U.S. Only residents with medical conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma, sickle cell, autism and PTSD would be able to access marijuana. Smoking weed would be illegal; patients would be instructed to use oil, salves, patches or vaporizers.

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uthorities say a man was making up to $2,000 per day by running a marijuana vending machine outside his house. Marcellus Cornwell used it to sell marijuana and pills, according to a criminal complaint. The tip also alleged Cornwell had numerous firearms and was selling weed and guns to minors. ATF agents conducted surveillance at Cornwell’s home, twice buying “suspected marijuana” from the vending machine in February and March, according to the criminal complaint.

AGENTS WITH THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES GOT A TIP THAT HE WAS OPERATING THE MACHINE BESIDE HIS HOUSE.

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of every 10 Biden voters support national marijuana legalization.

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of Texans support medical marijuana legalization, according to a new poll.

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alifornia-based Steep Hill recently became the first Cannabis laboratory starting the ISO accreditation process in Mississippi. Steep Hill, one of the oldest medical marijuana testing companies, already has laboratories in nine states, Canada and Mexico. Construction of the new laboratory, Steep Hill Mississippi, was completed in mid-May as testing instruments and equipment arrived. The laboratory will test marijuana for THC levels and terpenes, along with pesticides, fungus and bacteria.

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pounds of marijuana were seized in Utah on May 15, after troopers pulled over a tractor-trailer for expired registration.

$1.9m of marijuana was sold on the first day of legal adult-use sales in New Jersey.

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HOW HAS YOUR EXPERIENCE IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY CARRIED OVER TO THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY? From my time at Starbucks, everything revolves around providing a good environment for everybody that walks in the door. To bring my ‘have a great day’ attitude to every single person helps to build small connections with them – and eventually they’re fistbumping me as they come in and out.

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HOW MUCH HAVE YOU SEEN THE DEPTH OF PRODUCTS CHANGE IN MARYLAND OVER THE YEARS? I have been in the industry for 19 months, starting here at Health for Life and staying the entire time. The change in products is crazy, man – we’re seeing branding changes that are not only appealing to the eye, but also a lot more specific products tailored for illnesses, like the new X-bites from Select. On the other hand, there are the companies and products that have stuck around and stood strong over the years.

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HOW DID YOU GET INTO AUDIO ALWAYS TOLD ME IF ENGINEERING? It all started out ANY OF OUR FRIENDS in high school when I started a WOULD BE SELLING band with my buddy Zach called CANNABIS LEGALLY, “The Screams” with a couple IT WOULD BE ME.” friends, and as someone who wasn’t great instrument-wise, I loved the idea of making music sound good in the studio. I went to Sheffield for audio engineering, because it was so cool being able to take something that sounds amazing in a room, sounds crappy on the first recording, and going through the process of making it sound amazing on your speakers.

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WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR PASSION FOR MEDICAL CANNABIS? I remember my first time talking about Cannabis in 2008, when my mom and I were reflecting on my dad’s fight with cancer. Out in California, Cannabis was being used to stimulate appetite, and we later learned it can help to fight cancer. While we can’t spend too much time reflecting on the past, I am so happy that patients have access to this medicine now.

WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO GET INTO THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY? It was my own choice to get into the industry. I had been doing customer service jobs for a while, and had a passion for Cannabis since my first use in middle school. Cannabis has made a huge impact on my life since a surgery gone wrong left me with IBS. I use specific strains like Ray Charles and Birthday Cake to calm down my symptoms. I knew the difference between terpenes like caryophyllene and myrcene before we even had medical Cannabis in Maryland. My buddies always told me if any of our friends would be selling Cannabis legally, it would be me.

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AC CALLANAN is extremely thankful to be a part of the Cannabis industry, and this Budtender of the Month feature comes at the recommendation of the patients he serves.

A shining star at Health for Life, Mac tries to brighten the day of his patients while giving

them the expertise and education they’re looking for. Stop in and have a chat with Mac if you’re interested in meeting someone who truly knows — and deeply cares — about this plant.

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WHAT IS THE MOST REWARDING PART OF BEING A BUDTENDER? It’s the small things for me. A patient comes in and says the strain or product I recommended enabled them to get up and do laundry for the first time in who knows how long. That might not seem significant, but it can mean so much more to someone than you can imagine to be able to do tasks like these. Also, seeing people grow up and grow in life is very rewarding. Having kids, getting married – you name it. I am with patients for the long run, and get to have a glimpse into their life in a completely different way than they see into mine.

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“IT’S GREAT TO SEE TERPENE-RICH FLOWER DOMINATING MENUS AND PROVIDING A TRULY MEDICINAL APPROACH TO CANNABIS.” SETTING & VIBE This shop feels a lot like walking into a West Coast dispensary when you enter their impressive showroom. Several brands have their own sections in the store, providing a space for immersive brand pop ups with custom swag. This allows for patients to interact with the brands they are purchasing their medicine from like never before. They also have Maryland’s only “Cookies Corner” – which provides access to exclusive Cookies brand merch. And the menu is stocked nicely with Cookies products of all kinds.

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The menu at Remedy is always exceptional and the Baltimore location is a prime example of that. Dozens of strains of flower can be found from every brand in Maryland on a regular basis. During the time of my visit they had a flower in stock that nearly pushed 6% terpenes.

It’s great to see terpene-rich flower dominating menus and providing a truly medicinal approach to Cannabis.

CONCENTRATES Bubble hash, live rosin, rosin cartridges, RSO, live budder/badder and sauce can be found while cruising through this impressive concentrate selection. The purchasing managers at Remedy stay on top of the latest drops and keep them coming in on a regular basis.

From first-time dabbers to the most experienced of connoisseurs, they have a product for any level of experience.

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EDIBLES The variety of forms of edibles available at Remedy is top tier and any type you’re after can likely be obtained here. Once Maryland opens up the floodgates to a wider range of edible products, we will likely see cookies, brownies, and even savory goods and additives like medicated hot sauce. It’s exciting to see how far Maryland has come with edibles, while also realizing how much more there is to explore.

QUICK HIT Most of Maryland’s medical Cannabis patients are familiar with the Remedy brand from their Columbia location. The new store in Baltimore is by far the largest dispensary space I have ever seen – including Maryland and all over the country. While focusing on the medical needs of their patients, they also are providing a fun environment that exceeds the expectations of everyone who visits. Whether you want to place your order on a kiosk in the store and get out quickly, or play a game of 2K or NBA Jam for a few hours, they have you covered.

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CANNABIS FOR A BETTER LIFE

TEN YEARS AFTER SUFFERING A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY during a flag football game, Kylie Davis is still taking hits. However, the former “straight-edge” turned Cannabis influencer prefers the taste of limonene to the charging shoulder of an over-ambitious jock. “[Those types of strains] get me high in the right spot and relieve the pressure in my head,” said Kylie, who has used Cannabis to stifle debilitating migraines that resulted from the incident. “[Those types of strains] get me high in the right spot and relieve the pressure in my head,” said Kylie, who has used Cannabis to stifle debilitating migraines that resulted from the incident.

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kylie davis Kylie spent much of the next two months in her room smoking her pain away. Finally, the day arrived when she woke up without a headache. The door to a new life had been opened.

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A graduate from the University of Maryland, Kylie doesn’t remember much from the game that forever altered the course of her life.

“I had the ball and didn’t stop running,” she recalled. “Unfortunately, neither did he.”

Kylie was knocked unconscious for over a minute. When she awoke, she was plagued with a lengthy spell of amnesia, unable to decipher those closest to her. In the months to follow, Kylie dealt with mood swings, as well as light and sound sensitivity, impacting her studies as a sophomore at UMD. “Just walking to school and doing the things normal college kids did left me incredibly depressed,” she said. “I wanted to kill myself.”

Kylie was given Topamax, an antiepileptic drug, to try and prevent migraines. The side effects were prominent, proving to be untenable when she passed out during a workout at the gym. Hitting rock bottom, a friend suggested smoking Cannabis.

“Right away, it worked to relieve the pain,” the 29-year-old recalled. “I said to myself, ‘I’m never letting this feeling go.’ That was the first moment of relief I had felt [since the incident].

Kylie spent much of the next two months in her room smoking her pain away. Finally, the day arrived when she woke up without a headache. The door to a new life had been opened.

“I went to class that day and I didn’t stop,” she said. “I graduated with a great degree that I love and now I am very successful in what I do. Some people find it comical that I smoke as much as I do and still excel. It’s not for everyone. But it’s literally the only way I can go about life without being on any pharmaceuticals.”

Kylie estimates she smokes 7-10 grams per day, varying her medication by way of flower, concentrates and edibles.

“I used to be a blunt queen, but I learned how to roll joints during the pandemic and I’ve never looked back,” she said.

In 2014, Kylie ventured out into the Cannabis world as an influencer, kicking off the year with an Instagram account called PotPixies that generated over 12,000 followers. In 2015, she began a two-year stint with the Washington Vape Company in D.C. Kylie joined GTI in 2017, helping the company push their way into Maryland with the launch of the Rythm brand.

She then took six months away to pursue PotPixies as an LLC, showcasing names such as Stiiizy, 710 Labs, and a variety of accessory and glass brands. Unfortunately, her Instagram account was deleted multiple times, turning her back to the Maryland market where she has spent time with Culta and Terrascend. She currently serves as the Director of Wholesale Operations for Curaleaf.

“I think for every influencer, stability is non-existent,” she said. “I got deleted five times and just couldn’t keep my social media online. It just didn’t make financial sense to keep going.”

Kylie acts as the director of sales – the leading expert for Curaleaf in the Maryland market. The job keeps her busy, traveling to a variety of states such as Florida, Maine, Massachusetts and California, where she is conducting this interview by phone.

Time on the road means time away from her husband, and their two cats. The long hours and a yearning for the comfort of home can bring about stress, which can lead to migraines. For that, Kylie turns to Cannabis and proper hydration – something she says is vital in the battle. Armed with a one-two punch, Kylie says she hasn’t had a migraine in over a year.

“At this point, Cannabis is a complete preventative,” she said. “For a child who didn’t smoke anything and barely drank, my parents are incredibly surprised that I chose [this route]. But it works.”

The drug has been a savior, she concludes. But the community has also provided another layer of relief.

“My friends at college would smoke just to get high,” she said. “I wanted to find a community that was for me. Creating PotPixies allowed me to find other people who were using Cannabis as medicine.”

“All of this – my life – was created because my friend and I chose to create an image of a fairy smoking a joint,” Kylie continued. “Beer doesn’t do that. Cannabis does. I’ve made this plant my life and career to hopefully help more people find relief like I have.”

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HEMP INDUSTRY

chemically equivalent. Each has its own ratio of lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose.

Wood is ground into small pieces in order to make paper. X percent of hemp can probably be added to wood in existing factories. On the other hand, cotton is spun or woven, so any hemp fibers need to work without new machines. Hemp is known for its long, strong fibers – if farmers grow tall plants, the resultant fibers could be blended without a whole new factory.

The first question anyone in the textile or paper industry will ask is: “Yes, blends are great – but can you guarantee a steady supply of hemp once we commit to integrating it into our product line?”

From a business point of view, this is a key question for farmers on the front end and existing manufacturers on the receiving end.

Farmers and processors need to make long-term commitments to grow the industry together. The good news is that shifting away from cotton and wood is good for the planet (and possibly cheaper too), but the only way the hemp fiber market is going to grow is if farmers have customers. Nothing will spur them to grow more hemp than signed purchase agreements in-hand before they plant.

I agree that what I’m saying is a classic chicken-and-egg conundrum. No big company is going to introduce a product line that will run out of materials once they start selling. The bulk of the hemp being grown today is for CBD extraction, not fiber.

Hemp farmers need to plant fiber cultivars and lots of them, too. The only way the fiber industry can scale up profitably is if the farms are close to the manufacturing plants. I love small family What if hemp replaced farms, but my guess is WHILE BLENDS MAY NOT a fraction of cotton, wood that 50 acres of hemp BE AS SEXY AS 100% HEMP, or plastic? We all want is the smallest profitable EACH INDUSTRY LIKELY HAS to wear hemp jeans and harvest size. t-shirts. Can I interest you The marketplace will A SWEET SPOT WHERE A in clothing that is 20% or be the final arbitrator.

HEMP BLEND WOULD REQUIRE Farmers who grow even 10% hemp fiber?

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“I’m a flower guy, man.

I like a pipe and flower.

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When it comes to icons of Cannabis culture, few are more universally recognized or revered as the legendary comedy duo of Cheech and Chong. From their humble beginnings as an improv act at a Vancouver strip club in the late 1960s, Richard “Cheech” Marin and Thomas Chong rose to counterculture stardom in the ‘70s and early ’80s with a string of gold and Grammy-winning comedy albums, followed by a series of hilarious films featuring characters that were laughable-yetlovable exaggerations of stoner stereotypes. Sadly, in 1985 – after nearly 20 years of entertaining audiences – the pair reached a creative impasse and decided to part ways.

As a solo artist, Marin transcended typecasting – appearing in dozens of films and television shows, including “Born in East L.A.” (which he wrote and directed) and the popular program “Nash Bridges,” as well as countless cameos and voiceover roles (including several animated Disney characters).

Then in 2012, to the delight of their fans, Cheech and Chong announced that they were reuniting.

They’ve since done several live comedy tours and an animated film together, and have launched their own Cannabis brands – further solidifying their status as reefer royalty.

But Cheech isn’t just an icon in the worlds of Cannabis and entertainment … he’s also an icon in the Mexican-American community. Marin has dedicated much of his life to illuminating and elevating Chicano culture and has spent decades amassing one of the most impressive collections of Latino art in the world. Now, he’s sharing that collection with the world via a sensational new museum bearing his name that opens its doors in Riverside, Calif. later this month. One month before the grand opening, Cheech sat down for a conversation with Leaf’s own Bobby Black to discuss his career, his thoughts on legalization, and his lifelong passions for art and marijuana.

When did you first get turned on to marijuana? I was 19 and a

freshman in college. I came home one night and there was a party going on in my apartment. My roommate passed this cigarette thing to me and I said, ‘What’s this?’ He says, ‘Marijuana.’ … So I smoked it and passed it around, and by the time it came back, I was high. Everything was going slower, more mellow, and the music sounded better. From that day forward, I was like, ‘Oh, so what else have they been lying about?’

After moving to Canada in the late ‘60s to avoid the draft, you met Tommy and began doing improv shows together – eventually signing a record deal with Lou Adler and releasing a series of comedy albums. The most famous of these is probably “Big Bambu,” which looked like a huge pack of rolling papers and even came with a giant rolling paper inside. Whose idea was that?

That was a guy named Craig Braun, who had this graphics company and made album packages. He also made the Rolling Stones album “Sticky Fingers” with the zipper. He came to Lou with the idea, and Lou went for it.

“Big Bambu” went on to become the best-selling comedy album in history at the time. I’m guessing you guys must have smoked a joint rolled with that giant paper at some point? Numerous times! We’d be on the road, and kids would bring them to us and say, ‘We were saving this to smoke with you!’

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From albums, you soon transitioned into films – starting with 1978’s cult classic “Up In Smoke.” You went on to make six movies together, including “Nice Dreams” which featured an appearance by LSD guru Timothy Leary. What was he like, and did you guys trip out with him? Yeah, sure! [laughs] Timmy was one of our best friends. He was like a psychedelic Irish pub rabble-rouser. He was incredibly intelligent and the most fun guy you could ever meet. He knew a lot about astronomy, and he used to come over to our house and point out all the stars and the constellations to us. We spent a lot of time together.

about the word marijuana? Do you think it’s negative and should be canceled? I don’t really subscribe to that argument. Marijuana, Cannabis … it doesn’t matter to me.

The fact that it’s a Spanish word means more to me. So for me, it’s a totally positive word.

What’s your favorite Cheech and Chong film, and why? Probably ‘Up in Smoke’ because it encompassed a lot of the bits we were doing before and it was a big hit worldwide, but also because it was our first movie. Your first movie is really special, like your first love.

Some states are trying to rectify the War on Drugs’ injustices against people of color via social equity programs. What’s your assessment of where things are in terms of social equity for Hispanics and Chicanos?

I think it’s wide open right now. Anybody who cares to join, it seems, can … but it depends on what state you’re in and who controls that state. That’s the problem. So the big answer is to make it legal federally, and that wipes out a whole bunch of problems. We have to get it de-scheduled. I mean, when you have 39 out of 50 states that have some form of legalized marijuana, whether it be medical or recreational, how is that not legal? You gotta legalize it.

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As you know, the word “marijuana” originated in Mexico as a slang term for Cannabis. Do you know much about how the word originated and was used? It was used to denigrate [Cannabis] and give it this Mexican hue so that the police could use that as an excuse to stop Mexicans. It was also used to denigrate jazz musicians and black guys – like only them and Mexicans smoke this shit.

Well, yes … but that’s how Harry Anslinger and yellow journalists who had racist agendas used it against Mexicans. But it wasn’t a bad word among Mexicans, was it? No, no – it was a salve. They made salve out of marijuana. They boiled it down … just like you have CBD now. Mexicans were using it for all kinds of ailments – to rub on their skin and make it hurt less. So from the very beginning, it’s always been a medicine.

There are some wokesters now who are claiming that the word “marijuana” itself is racist and that it shouldn’t be used anymore. As the world’s most famous and beloved Chicano pothead, how do you feel

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“I just get happy on weed.”

Are there any equity organizations you’ve been involved in supporting? I like the Last Prisoner Project. We’ve been supporting that a lot.

Because there are some guys still in jail for having a joint, you know? It’s ridiculous. It was a way to suppress that community, and they’re still trying to. But there’s no segment of society now that marijuana doesn’t enter – it affects the whole country.

In 2018, you launched your own Cannabis brand, Cheech’s Stash.

How’s that been going? It’s going very well. We’ve got everybody

in the family working on it. My daughter, who’s a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago, she handles all our graphics and social media. And my son is heavily involved in sales and … well, let’s call it ‘quality control.’ [laughs] But it’s hard to make a celebrity brand go because everybody has like “Elvis wine” or something, you know?

If anybody has enough cred to put out a weed brand, it should be you. Well yeah, if it’s good … cause everybody’s gonna catch on real quick if it’s not. And so our motto is, ‘It will always be good.’ It may not always be the same, but no matter what strain it is, if it has our name on it, it will always be good.

Have you ever grown your own weed? Were you any good at it? Yeah, but the less I did, the better it got. [laughs] A friend of mine who will go nameless – although his name is Jan Michael Vincent – he was an actor and a very good friend of mine. And one day he came to me and said, ‘Hey, I’m growing a bunch of plants here, and I’m gonna give you a couple.’ I said, ‘Oh, okay, great … where should I put ‘em?’ He told me, ‘Just put ‘em over there by those bushes.’ Then I went out on tour and when I came back, there were these Christmas trees that had grown through the bottom of the pot! They were huge,

museums a lot because you have to see paintings in person to get the full value. So when I had enough money all of a sudden, with the success of Cheech and Chong, I could actually afford to buy art. That’s when I discovered the Chicano painters.

I said, ‘Whoa – I see what these guys’ influences are; they’re all international art and Mexican culture and their neighborhoods, and wow – how come they’re not being shown? Why aren’t they getting shelf space in museums and galleries?’ So I said, ‘OK, well, I’m gonna start collecting this art’ – because all the masterpieces of Chicano art were basically still out there for purchase. So I was the right guy at the right place at the right time.

with giant colas on them, and it was like, ‘Holy shit, man!’ And this had just coincided with the advent of the Seal-a-Meal, so you could vacuum-seal all your food. I thought, ‘Should work for marijuana, too’ – so we vacuum-sealed all the biggest buds and we had great weed for a long time.

You and Tommy are also launching a new Cannabis brand together now, right? Yeah, it’s called Cheech and Chong’s Cannabis Company. We still have our own separate lines, but there’s a lot of value in being together rather than apart, and there was a company that thought so and put the money behind it. The original intention was to open Cheech and Chong dispensaries, but that doesn’t seem like such a viable thing now because you don’t really need brick and mortar dispensaries in a lot of cases, and that’s a real big overhead.

So we decided to just do our products, sell them to everybody and increase the presence of our brands.

Do you still get high pretty often?

Define pretty often … like every minute? [laughs] Well, maybe not every minute, but every day – sometimes all day. I just get happy on weed.

What’s your preferred method? I’m a flower guy, man. I like a pipe and flower.

But I’m getting to like edibles more.

What about dabs, do you like dabs?

Yeah, as a matter of fact, I do – very much.

How I got introduced to it is that I had to have my second knee replacement about a year or two ago. For the first one, I was prescribed these opioids to ease the pain and the rehabilitation. That was a long journey – I got kind of hooked on them, and at the end, it wasn’t working no matter how many I took. It got very depressing because the pain was still there, and nothing I was doing was helping.

Then, after six months, one day it just stopped. I waited 10 years before the next operation because I didn’t want to go through that again. And that’s when I found dabs. A buddy of mine introduced me to dabs, she said, ‘This will help ease that pain.’ So I did it, and it was unbelievable. I mean, you got high, but it was a body high – it kind of invaded your whole body and took the edge off the pain. And then the rehabilitation was just two months and I was ready to go – I could walk, run, do anything.

ABOVE: the facade of The Cheech at dawn.

LEFT: The yetuntitled 26-foot lenticular artwork

by Einar & Jamex de la Torre, seen standing with Cheech Marin at its base during installation on April 26, 2022.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM

How would you compare the classic strains from the ‘70s to modern weed? Well, the new weed doesn’t pop your eye out if a seed explodes. [laughs] You always had to watch for that, man. You know, ‘Pop! Oh, geez – it almost got me!’

Because it was Mexican weed, and they just chopped it down and bundled it up.

Let’s shift away from Cannabis and talk about your other great passion – art.

Tell us how that incredible collection of yours came about. Well, I was always interested in art from a very early age because I had this group of Chicano cousins who were very bright, and they started assigning us topics to go out and find out about – and I got assigned art.

So I went to the library and took out all the art books and was like, ‘Oh – that’s what Picasso looks like, that’s what Michelangelo and DaVinci and Miro look like.’ And that’s how I learned about art. From that day forward, I used to go to

And now, that collection is serving as the foundation of a new museum in Riverside that’s opening this month called The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture.

Or, as the intimates like to call it, ‘The Cheech.’

This has obviously been in the works for a long time, so I bet you’re very excited about it. Tell us how it all came together.

I’m so excited, I can’t tell you! I was doing a show with part of the collection at the Riverside museum there, and it was the biggest show they ever had attendance-wise. It was unbelievable. And so they had this beautiful mid-century building, which was the town library, but they were gonna build a new library down the street and they had to repurpose the building. So the town manager saw the show and came up with this big idea: He said, ‘Why don’t we give the building to Cheech, and he’ll house the collection there.’ I said, ‘OK – sounds good to me!’ That was five years ago. It got delayed due to Covid, but now on June 18 the museum is finally going to open, and it’s spectacular. I mean, I’ve been in a lot of museums in my life, and this one is really spectacular.

So, what can attendees expect on opening day? Is there going to be a big party? Oh yeah — We’re gonna have three days of festivities before we open. We’re even gonna have a low rider parade come up to the front of the museum. And people can expect to see a really unbelievable museum with art they’ve generally never seen before. Because my mantra is: You can’t love or hate Chicano art unless you see it.

ABOVE: Artwork

by Frank Romero in Cheech’s personal art collection.

What’s next for you after this? You know, Woody Harrelson just opened a smoke lounge in West Hollywood … I know you said you’re not opening dispensaries, but what about a smoke lounge with a Cheech and Chong theme and decor? That would be really cool. I actually just finished working with Woody on a picture this December in Winnipeg, and we had a great time. He’s an old buddy. But yeah, sure – I mean, if some smoke lounge opens up and it makes sense, we’d be interested. You never know.

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In early 2022, POSIBL launched Humo (meaning “smoke” en español) with an array of aptly named cultivars, including Pastelito (“little cakes”) and “So much of the Cajeta in honor of one of Mexico’s most beloved goat’s normalization and milk caramel confections. de-stigmatization Humo is one of the first Mexhappening in the ican American brands availLatino community is able throughout California that’s not only targeting the coming through the Latine demographic, but also relieving of pain.” creating an authentic cultural -SUSIE PLASCENCIA | HUMO aesthetic of proud Latine stoners – sans the cartel and gang stereotypes.

“Just because our brand is Latino-owned doesn’t mean that it’s automatically associated with the cartels,” says Susie Plascencia, brand partner for Humo and Cannabis entrepreneur who’s devoted to dismantling Cannabis’ stigma in the Latine community.

“Part of our mission with the community we are building on social media is making sure people see [the plant] for what it is, which is medicine. It’s something to help the community. So much of the normal“When we asked our brand partners ization and de-stigmatization happening in the Latino why there are no Latino brands, they said community is coming through the relieving of pain.” because everyone lacked the authenticity Roni Melton, founder of Zapata Cannabis Co., to do it, and everything in branding is says non-Latines often make inaccurate assumpabout authenticity,” says tions that Mexicans in Cannabis Jesus Burrola, CEO are connected to drug kingpins of POSIBL, a 12-acre akin to Pablo Escobar or Griselgreenhouse cultivation da Blanco. But the stereotyping project in Salinas, sometimes extends beyond the Caif. – wholly owned, shadows of the cartel and into operated and funded by fictionalized, two-dimensional Latin Americans. cartoon characters.

“My clients kept ask“This is why our brand is focused ing me, ‘Why don’t you on Mexican and minority revoludo it?’” tionaries,” says Melton, referring Zapata Cannabis Co. showcases Mexican Burrola, who was to Zapata’s strains named after and minority revolutionaries on their born and raised in Geronimo, an Apache warrior packaging in order to provide education northern Mexico, says born in northern Mexico that’s now as well as reclaim their cultural icons. he never intended to New Mexico, and Pancho Villa. dive into the branding side of Cannabis.

“People within the culture often don’t know that But he realized the large-scale Latine weed Emilio Zapata, our namesake, was a hero in the Mexibrand wouldn’t materialize unless his team can Revolution and will ask if he’s the Tapatio man! did it.

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It’s clear the drug war is a scam.

The pop-history of Reagan’s “Just Say No” fails to paint a complete portrait of America’s anti-drug ethos. It even predates Nixon’s vapid fear of LSD and naked hippies, and Harry Anslinger’s racist weed propaganda of the ‘30s. America’s drug phobia – and specific hatred of Cannabis – began when an influx of Mexicans migrated into the U.S. to flee the Mexican Revolution in 1910. Many brought Cannabis with them over the border, making it a target of racist demonization by the U.S. Government.

Mexicans have a storied history with the plant in the United States. What’s more, the 2020 Census reported that 39 percent of California’s residents are Latine. Despite technically accounting for the largest portion of the state’s population, relatively no Cannabis brands cater to the Latine demographic. Sure, there are a few big Latine names in Cannabis – such as Sherbinski, Berner and B-Real. But they aren’t necessarily making products for the Latine community.

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Low-quality flower is another Mexican/Cannabis stereotype. But that gets squashed quickly as soon as products come out of the packaging.

Humo, for instance, sells clean greenhouse bud grown under the Monterey County sun, with THC percentages in the 30s.

Zapata Cannabis Co. sells premium indoor flower with THC also in the 30s.

Neither brand sells seedy weed that smells like sunbleached hay scraps.

Latin American “Selling really high-qualReclamation of demonized ity weed at affordable price words and symbols is how representation points is how you break Daniel Torres, Founder and CEO in the global the stigma of ‘Mexican dirt of Mari y Juana (a California weed,’” says Melton.

Cannabis industry edibles and infused-drinks brand) Latin American represenis educating the public about is growing via tation in the global CannaCannabis’ Latine roots. bis industry is growing via “We were told that the word education groups, education groups, cooper‘marijuana’ was used with racist cooperatives and rhetoric in the early days of atives and nonprofits. There nonprofits. are groups in New York, Cannabis prohibition,” Torres such as the Latino Cannasays. “It was used bis Association, the Latino to demonize MexiCannabis Industry Association, and High can and Filipino immigrants and Mi Madre. There’s Cannalatino in Denver, other people of color. I learned from the Bay Area Latino Cannabis Alliance researching it that, in Mexico, the (BALCA) in Oakland, Fundación Daya in Spanish word used was ‘marihuaSantiago, Chile, and Mama Cultiva in na,’ and it wasn’t a bad word. I want Buenos Aires, Argentina. to take control of the word and reclaim it to There are several Latin American-owned show people that it’s not racist and that it was dispensaries, too – from Javier’s Organour word to begin with.” ics in Oakland to La Mota in Oregon to Torres’ family is from Jalisco, Mexico, Bwell Healing Center in Puerto Rico – all where their Indigenous lineage dates back of which are dedicated to the same thing: centuries. He pays homage to his ancesrepairing the damage of vilification. tors by incorporating Mexican art and food

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Mari y Juana’s ¡Mota Mix! is among the most popular infused drink in their lineup.

It was a legacy market favorite before Torres and his team jumped into the legal game.

Now Mari y Juana offers infused tamarindo, piña, mandarín and guava soft drinks.

“Mari y Juana is here to represent Mexicans and people of Mexican descent in the California Cannabis industry,” Torres says.

“It’s a representation of history and tradition. Through our brand and product offerings, we want to share our traditions and history with everyone. I feel Mexican culture is meant to be appreciated by all.”

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I also appreciate the healthy amount of humulene and linalool, which aid in digestion and provide general calming effects, as they are ideal complements to the profile at large. It truly is a perfect end-of-day dab, ideal for a full belly and starting the trip to bed. The high is like walking down a gentle path in the woods towards a sun-warmed bed of moss, rich with the gentle nuances of a dreamlike headspace.

While it doesn’t immediately sit you down and knock you out, it nevertheless starts one on the path toward a blissful rest.

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The aroma is reminiscent of the famous GMO line, but heavier on the spice. There is pepper, cardamom and lavender in the aroma mingled with notes of lemon, cedar and moss that, again, complement an after-meal moment perfectly.

Each sugar crystal twinkles lovingly up at you as if to say, “Let’s wind the day down and relax my friend.”

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T E S T R E S U LT S 78.77% Thc 5.17% Total Terps 1.73 Caryophyllene .9 Limonene .54 Myrcene .51 Humulene .46 Linalool .45 Pinene .2 Fenchol .11 Camphene

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tastes of summer JUNE ROCKS. And it’s Pride Month. The weather tends to be good … hopefully warm, not crazy hot. From Alaska to SoCal to the East Coast and beyond, we all should be able to enjoy some outdoor merrymaking. My strain of the month is Life Coach from Noble Farms. First of all – and I hate to be shallow – it’s pretty. But more importantly, as the love child of Orange Cookies and Biscotti, it’s sweet, fruity and quite uplifting. Oh Cannabis, I love you.

Serves four | 5mg THC per serving

ARUGULA SALAD EXTRAORDINAIRE 4 strips bacon 1 large shallot, peeled and minced 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced 2 tablespoons brown sugar 6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 3 tablespoons orange juice 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 2/3 cup olive oil 4 teaspoons canna olive oil 4 large handfuls of arugula 4 large handfuls mixed salad greens 20 large cooked shrimp, cut in pieces if desired 1 red onion, thinly sliced 20 grape tomatoes 1 avocado, pitted, peeled, cut in chunks and tossed with lemon juice salt and pepper

1. In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp. Transfer to paper towels to drain off grease, reserving the fat in the pan. Chop bacon.

2. Heat the bacon drippings in the skillet, over medium heat. Add shallot and garlic and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add brown sugar and stir to dissolve.

3. Scrape the contents of the skillet into a blender.

Add the vinegar, juice, mustard and oils. Blend well.

4. In a large serving bowl, toss the greens with the shrimp, red onion, tomatoes and avocado. Add the dressing and toss again. Season with salt and pepper.

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FANCY FISH TACOS

R EC I P E S by LAU RIE WOLF P HOTOS by B RUC E WOLF

Serves four | 5mg THC per serving

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2 tablespoons olive oil 4 teaspoons canna olive oil 2 ounces pancetta or lardons of bacon, cut in small pieces 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 large eggs ½ cup freshly grated parmesan, plus more for garnish 1 pound spaghetti salt and pepper

1. In a large saute pan, heat both of the oils over medium heat. Add the pancetta and cook for 2-3 minutes, until starting to get crisp around the edges. Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs with the cheese.

3. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and cook according to the directions on the package. The pasta needs to be hot for this dish to be successful. Drain the pasta and immediately add to the saute pan.

4. Remove pan from the heat, add egg mixture to pasta and stir fast to coat pasta.

5. Season with salt and pepper and serve with additional cheese, if desired.

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¼ cup cooking oil 8 small flour tortillas 4 radishes, thinly sliced 3 scallions, sliced ½ yellow bell pepper, cut in chunks 1 avocado, cut in cubes and tossed with lemon juice 2 tablespoons chopped red onion 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and minced ½ pound cod or other white fish salt and pepper 4 teaspoons canna olive oil 1 tablespoon olive oil parsley, cilantro, lemon slices to garnish

1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, heat the oil. Saute the tortillas quickly on both sides and place on paper towels or a clean dish towel.

2. In a medium bowl, combine the radishes, scallions, pepper, avocado, red onion and garlic.

3. Place the fish on your work surface. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a medium saucepan, combine the canna and olive oils. Break the fish into pieces and saute quickly, about 3-4 minutes, tossing to cook evenly.

4. Add the fish to the vegetable mixture in the bowl, tossing gently to combine.

5. Place two tortillas on each plate. Top each tortilla with some of the fish mixture. Garnish with the parsley, cilantro and lemon slices. Salt and pepper to taste.

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The ruins of the temple fortress at Tel Arad in Israel’s Negev desert.

Below: Tokin’ Jew seder plate.

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Highlighting the history of Jews and Cannabis.

It’s well established that, for Grav Labs’ menorah bong. millennia, Cannabis has been used as food and fiber, as well as for medicinal and sacramental purposes by many ancient cultures … but would it surprise you to know that the Hebrews were among them?

Now, a new exhibit at New York City’s YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is showcasing the age-old relationship between the Chosen Cairo Geniza fragment.

TEXTS & TEXTILES People and their apparent drug of choice. Titled “Am Yisrael But these are hardly the High: The Story of Jews and Cannabis,” the exhibit contains only references to Cannabis in ancient Hebrew a number of contemporary items – including a shofar pipe, a Yiddish translation of the book “Hashish” and a menorah texts. The Talmud (the primary source of Jewish bong by Grav Labs, which curator Eddy Portnoy says served religious law) discusses growing hemp and how as the inspiration for the exhibit. It also features a sampling it should be kept separate from other crops. of documents from the Cairo Geniza: a collection of around There are also references to Jews using hemp 400,000 Jewish manuscript fragments discovered in the textiles to make religious garments such as tallitot (prayer shawls), tzitzit (knotted fringes Ben Ezra Synagogue in Old Cairo in the 1800s. Among the or tassels), and even burial shrouds. gems found in this treasure trove of material are song lyrics “It’s most prominent in clothing and about a Jew high on hashish and wine with a severe case of is considered to have a form of spiritual the munchies, and a “purchase order” for protection, so it was used very comhashish in exchange for silver dating from monly in burying the dead in Israel,” the 13th century CE.

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Tokin’ Jew shofar pipe.

says Rabbi Yosef Glassman, MD, who spoke at the exhibit’s opening. “It’s believed that when there’s resurrection of the dead in the future, people will be wearing Cannabis clothing.”

Hemp was often used to build Schach (Sukkah roofs), and in the Shulchan Aruch (Code of Jewish Law) it’s also recommended as the preferred material for wicks in Shabbat lamps and candles.

KANEH BOSEM There are also several places in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) that refer to a spice called kaneh bosem, which may or may not be Cannabis. The Aramaic term (also referred to as kanabos) appears five times in the Old Testament – most significantly in Exodus, where God lists it among the five spices in the recipe for holy anointing oil he dictates to Moses.

Historically, most sources have translated kaneh bosem as “sweet cane” – a vague description that makes identifying it difficult. Some scholars have interpreted it to be calamus, while others even believe its identity was purposely kept a secret because it was so sacred.

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TEL ARAD TEMPLE In May 2020, the academic journal of Tel Aviv University’s Institute of Archaeology published an article revealing that Can- Above: Tel Arad’s “Holy of nabis residue had been Holies.” Inset: Cannabis discovered on one of two resin residue on the altar. altars in the 2,700-yearold Judean temple known as Tel Arad (located in the Negev Desert about 59 miles south of Tel Aviv). The two limestone altars, which contained traces of burnt offerings, were located at the entrance of the temple’s inner sanctum – also known as the “holy of holies.” The larger of the two altars contained remnants of frankincense, while the smaller was found to contain traces of Cannabis resin (including cannabinoids THC, CBD and CBN) and animal dung, which archeologists believe was likely used to heat the hashish. Researchers also noted that since Cannabis wasn’t typically utilized for its fragrance, it was almost certainly burned for its psychotropic effects.

“It seems likely that Cannabis was used at Arad as a deliberate psychoactive, to stimulate ecstasy as part of cultic ceremonies,” they wrote. “If so, this is the first such evidence in the cult of Judah.”

MEDICAL USE & THE MIDDLE AGES There’s ample evidence that Jews continued to use Cannabis spiritually and medicinally throughout antiquity and the Middle Ages.

In 1992, an archaeological dig in a cave at Beit Shemesh (about 35 miles west of Jerusalem) uncovered evidence of hashish in the stomach of the 1,623-year-old

remains of a 14-year-old girl who was nine months pregnant – leading researchers to conclude it had likely been used as an anesthetic during childbirth as early as the 4th century CE. In the 12th century, Maimonides – the most influential Jewish scholar/physician of the Middle Ages – recommended using Cannabis oil for colds, headaches, respiratory problems and clogged ears. In the 13th century, a Kabbalistic grimoire called the “Sefer Raziel” suggested Cannabis as a preventative for keeping demons away. And in the 16th century, the chief rabbi of Cairo, Rabbi ben Solomon ibn Abi Zimra, stated that the “leaves of Cannabis make one happy.”

And then there’s Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer (aka Baal Shem Tov), who founded the Hasidic sect in the 18th century. A mystic and kabbalist whose teachings emphasized the importance of joy and direct connection with God, Eliezer was reported to “pray ecstatically,” make medicines from wild grasses and barks, and smoke from a water pipe which he claimed produced aliyat neshama (ascension of the soul). In fact, his biographer once said, “he would give his entire portion in this world, Hasidism and in the world to come, founder Baal just for a taste of what the Shem Tov. Ba’al Shem Tov got from his pipe.”

MOROCCAN MERCHANTS Though it’s always been claimed it was tobacco that Eliezer was smoking, it’s certainly possible there was some hashish sprinkled in. After all, Jews were among the biggest tobacco and hash merchants in the Middle East at the time.

Yiddish translation of When Morocco became “Hashish” (1911). one of the world’s largest YIVO LIBRARY producers of hashish in the 17th century, it was the Jews who brokered most of the export deals between the farmers in the Rif Mountains and the Arabic-speaking city dwellers.

“The Jews, in general, did not grow Cannabis … but they received a monopoly from the king for the sale of tobacco in Morocco, and that included sales of the Cannabis plant and the hashish produced from it,” explained Moroccan Jewry expert Dr. Doron Danino in a 2019 interview with the Times of Israel. “Jews used to speak several languages, and they had a business sense, which made it a mutually beneficial partnership.”

According to Dr. Danino, some Jews were even sprinkling hash into their shakshuka dalashubh — a couscous dish served as part of their preparation for celebrations and events.

FROM RABBIS TO RADICALS During the rise of America’s counterculture, Jews were consistently at the forefront of Cannabis activism. Jazz musician Mezz Mezzrow, aka the Muggles King, was Louis Armstrong’s reefer dealer and one of the plant’s earliest public advocates. It was allegedly Mezzrow who first turned on Beatnik icon Allen Ginsburg, who later “Am Yisrael High” exhibit poster co-founded America’s first featuring Allen Ginsberg. marijuana legalization advocacy group LeMar in 1964 and led the first pro-marijuana march in New York’s Lower East Side. Ginsberg, in turn, helped mentor the Yippies in the late ’60s, most of whose prominent members (Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, A.J. Weberman and Aron “Pie Man” Kay) were also Jews.

Even President Richard Nixon acknowledged the connection between Jews and Cannabis in his infamous 1971 racist Oval Office recording: “You know, it’s a funny thing, every one of the bastards that are out for legalizing marijuana are Jewish.”

In addition to activism, Jews have also led the way in Cannabis science via Israeli scientist Dr. Raphael Mechoulam – considered the “father of Cannabis research” for discovering THC, CBD and the endocannabinoid system in the 1960s – as well as the “godfather of medical marijuana,” Harvard professor/psychiatrist Dr. Lester Grinspoon.

Other prominent Jewish marijuana advocates have included “The Emperor Wears No Clothes” author Jack Herer, grow guru Ed Rosenthal, and Drug Policy Alliance founder Ethan Nadelmann, among many others.

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Despite the similarity in phonetics, it wasn’t until 1936 that a Polish etymologist named Sula Benet first put forth the theory that kaneh bosem might be Cannabis. In her paper “Early Diffusion and Folk Uses of Hemp,” Benet argued that, after analyzing numerous ancient texts and comparative etymologies, she was convinced that the term had been mistranslated – explaining that the root “kan” actually translated to “hemp” and bosem meant “aromatic.”

If Benet’s theory were correct, it would mean that ancient Jews not only used Cannabis as a textile, but also in their religious ceremonies – a hypothesis recently borne out by archeological evidence.

Sula Benet (1936).

MODERN MITZVAH So, where does Jewish religious leadership stand on Cannabis in the modern age? Though it was declared forbidden under Jewish law by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein in 1973, that stance has since softened significantly. In 2013, Rabbi Efraim Zalmanovich stated that Cannabis was permitted for medical use and three years later, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky ruled that it could be consumed during Passover. Since then, several brands have been certified as Kosher by the Orthodox Union, including Vireo, Mitzvah Herbal, and Mazel Tov Farms (who co-sponsored the YIVO exhibit).

“There is no question that the plant has a holy source, God himself,” says Glassman. “Marijuana usage…is an aspect of Jewish law and tradition that had long been buried, and one that deserves resurfacing and exploration.”

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NO MATTER HOW WELL you take care of your body, gravity will eventually pull you back to earth to be reclaimed by the soil. And although very smart people on this planet have developed stunning scientific methods to prolong the everlasting blink, when your train is whistling into the station, you’ll need to politely disembark to clear space for new passengers. This is the end of the line – no pill, no surgery – and no more birthdays.

But you can’t be mad. Being atop the food chain doesn’t mean you live forever – just that you live well, longer. In fact, you’ll most likely dwell here about five times longer than the average caveperson ever did, so be grateful that you don’t have to be worried about being eaten by a razor-toothed land shark. That poor hairy dude didn’t have a gun, a car, or an electric razor … much less a Home Depot.

Yes, there are clams that live over 500 years and there are some trees that live thousands of years. But for you, large brain or not, 120 loops around the glowing orb are what you get – give or take a decade or 10 depending on how well you attract lightning. And that’s a generous estimation, mostly reserved for women living on some isolated island in Japan or Italy with simple diets and a daily glass of vino, sequestered from our instant gratification society of processed foods and secondhand smoke.

So, there’s no denying that some people have temporarily circumvented death. But just as there are clever roundabouts and shortcuts en route to your final destination, the tick of the almighty timepiece will eventually come to a halt. And when that clock finally stops, let’s hope it gets stuck on 4:20.

After all, the best way to go is up in smoke.

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