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With all the ongoing uncertainty in the Cannabis industry, people seem to be on edge. So, we at the Leaf felt that we could use a reminder of why we spent our quarters in the first place – because it's supposed to be fun! And what represents the thrill of overcoming challenges quite like an exciting round of pinball? Frequent Leaf Magazines contributor Joshua Boulet(theeyebehind StoneyBaloney'ssignatureartworkeachmonth) capturedtheadventureofkeepingtheballin playthroughallthecurlyloopsandbanging bumpersofaCannabis-themedmachine, illustratingtheparallelsofhowtheweedgame canbeananxiety-filledblast!

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Contributors

Thanks for picking up The Fun Issue of the Leaf!

Over the last 14 years of publishing Cannabis magazines I’ve had a lot of fun moments, from throwing major parties like our Leaf Bowls with free tickets to smoke and revel in the best of Cannabis, to the early days of High Times Cannabis Cups and hot dabs in parking lots from Denver to Seattle. But as I look back on my personal history with weed, it occurs to me that most of the fun I’ve had with Cannabis was when it was illegal.

Now don’t get me wrong – as someone who was arrested and charged for a single gram of weed in college, and harassed by cops and security for smoking many times – I don’t wish to go back into the dark ages. However there was something magical about getting a bag of weed, plotting a time and place to get high, and linking up in the woods to smoke mids that always brought laughter and friendship.

In the early medical days this feeling of fun was amplified. Farmer’s markets proliferated on the West Coast and patients had access to an unimaginable variety of strains, edibles, topicals, and later concentrates. Walking into a medical dispensary felt like winning the Golden Ticket to Willy Wonka’s Factory – where every month there were new strains or techniques making the plant better and helping to heal the patients needing relief. I would characterize the vibe of medical Cannabis as a hippie-rebel-healer movement that was unabashedly fun, helping others with a middle finger to the government and a lawyer on speed dial.

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