OAKLAND, CA | 2 YEARS
THE CULTURE CULTURE ISSUE ISSUE THE
CHAOS GIBBONS
Co-founder, The Farmaceuticals Company
JEI SHEPHERD
Professional jeweler, artist, tattooist
HOW/WHEN DID YOU MEET? In New Orleans about 14 years ago. Chaos was working
in the traditional California Cannabis market, and Jei was at a mutual friend’s house when Chaos stopped by with some flower.
FIRST TIME YOU GOT HIGH TOGETHER? On our second date – we went to the Hella Gay
dance party. We met outside and walked to Chaos’ car to smoke some weed before going in. FAVORITE THING(S) TO DO TOGETHER WHILE HIGH? Hosting dress-up-themed dinner/
dance parties in our living room, or hiking with our pup in the Redwoods.
WOULD YOU BE WITH YOUR PARTNER IF THEY DIDN’T SMOKE WEED? Absolutely not
– we both find it difficult to connect with folks who are anti-Cannabis.
GREATEST CHALLENGE YOU’VE FACED TOGETHER? Navigating the shifting landscape
of regulated Cannabis as a small, queer-woman-owned business in the land of giant corporations.
PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENT(S) IN THE CANNABIS SPACE? Winning the High Times
Cannabis Cup for Best CBD and sweeping the WeedCon competition this year!
HIGHER LOVE CANNABIS COUPLES SHARE THEIR STORIES
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IT CAN BE A CHALLENGE finding one’s stoner soulmate – someone you can grow with (both figuratively and literally), who not only tolerates your daily dab habit but can actually go toke-for-toke with you. For hardcore heads, true romantic chemistry, it seems, must include THC as part of the formula. Because as those lucky enough to find their perfect pot-smoking partner will tell you, there’s nothing quite like that “higher love.” I would know – my wife April and I met (then three years later, got engaged) at the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam and held a weed-themed wedding before that became a “thing.” For us, like so many others, Cannabis has been both the catalyst that brought us together and an invaluable ally in WASILLA, AK | 15 YEARS
JOSIE & ROB GUSTAFSON Owners, RockHardNugzAK Cannabis
On match.com – we were both super excited that the other smoked weed!
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WHAT ROLE HAS CANNABIS PLAYED IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP? Cannabis
allows us to relax together. Being able to relax after a very stressful day is so important to maintaining a healthy relationship. Josie has a very hard time winding down, and Cannabis helps. FAVORITE THING TO DO TOGETHER WHILE HIGH? Let’s be real – sex while
high is awesome.
WOULD YOU BE WITH YOUR PARTNER IF THEY DIDN’T SMOKE WEED? Proba-
bly not. We’ve both had relationships in the past where the other partner didn’t smoke and what can I say … I’m with Rob now.
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BRAD & CHRISTINA ZUSMAN Owners, Mellow Vibes & Blaze Edibles
maintaining harmony in our relationship. So to celebrate Valentine’s Day this month, we asked some of our favorite Cannabis couples to weigh in on how their love of the plant relates to their love for one another. RUTLAND, MA | 30 YEARS
HOW/WHEN DID YOU MEET?
GRESHAM, OR | 30 YEARS
JENN & JEREMY BORJESON Owners, The Harvest Cup Competition & Tradeshow
WHAT ROLE HAS CANNABIS PLAYED IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP? Cannabis has played
a huge role. Jeremy is a grower and I’ve always used Cannabis medically for just about everything – from alleviating nausea due to migraines to treating my ulcerative colitis. WOULD YOU BE WITH YOUR PARTNER IF THEY DIDN’T SMOKE WEED? I doubt we
would’ve ended up together. Cannabis was always a huge part of our lives, so I don’t think either of us would have lasted with a partner who didn’t use it. GREATEST CHALLENGE YOU’VE FACED TOGETHER? Dealing with all of the arrests, threats of taking our
children away, having our names published in the paper, having our homes raided three times, etc.
HOW/WHEN DID YOU MEET?
At the LGBTQI+ festival at the Portland waterfront in 1991. Christina was contracted to assist Brad’s catering company vending at the festival. FIRST TIME YOU GOT HIGH TOGETHER?
It’s crazy to think it took 12 years together before Christina used Cannabis! It was the first medical crop we grew together in our house … Christina got so stoned from two bong hits she slept for 15 hours! DID YOU HAVE A WEEDY WEDDING?
We set up a smoke station in the gazebo with assorted Cannabis and infused homemade wine provided by Christina’s parents. MOST ROMANTIC DATE/TRIP INVOLVING CANNABIS? Brad took me to Hawaii for our
anniversary once, and we snuck over some Cannabis and edible treats. We were told not to indulge on the property, so we walked over to some trees on the beach, sat down on a blanket, drank wine, and smoked while watching the waves crash into the rocks.