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FEATURES 18 Boston’s 2018 Holiday
PRETTY HANDY and other fancy gizmos for everyone.
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32 The Wonder Of Dogs
For many of us, life without animal companions would be a lesser life.
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from vehement supporters of the #overgrowandshare school of thought. Overall stigma still remains, as evidenced by the shenanigans the city pulled around the Boston Freedom Rally in the fall, and the claims that all the pot was bringing chaos and madness to the common. Meanwhile, the Red Sox did the baseball goodly again, so the city threw them the requisite Duck Boat parade resulting in half a dozen arrests, public drunkenness and urination, and at least one friend of mine who lives in an apartment along the parade spillover route who posted about the giant hot shit some blacked out Sox fan left on his doorstep during the party. Booze vs cannabis people. Cannabis always the classier crowd when the chips are down. Lastly, East Boston-born hallowed hall of greasy pizza, Papa Gino’s, perfectly demonstrated why labor unions need to come together and protect the working classes considering the brass at the chain unexpectedly shuttered almost 100 locations, casting longtime employees into the cold with zero warning just before the holidays as they filed for bankruptcy on the heels of poor corporate profits. If there was a final note about how legalizing weed in the Bay State earlier could have potentially helped out a local business to survive perilous business times, I’m not sure where to find a better one. See you in 2019.
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Behold, your new Lovejoy Wharf go-to for first-date excellence For years, Tom Schlesinger-Guidelli was a standout and supremely knowledgeable libations liaison, making everyone’s experience at a litany of top-notch local eateries around the Hub a memorable one. And years after getting his start at the famed and now-shuttered East Coast Grill in Inman Square, and cutting his teeth in places like Eastern Standard and Island Creek Oyster Bar, Guidelli has finally brought his first official haunt to life to the glee of industry insiders and local diners seeking out a primo first-date locale with Harbor views. Boston, meet Alcove.
Situated at Lovejoy Wharf, at the edge of the West End/North End, Alcove promises to be a killer wine and classic-cocktails-with-a-twist kind of haunt and aims to be an homage to farm coasts and Mediterranean flavors and techniques (think: prosciutto-wrapped branzino, house-made bigoli with Rohan duck ragu, Jonah crab), all while hyping strong roots in the Bay State and ample New England sourced ingredients. The new construction comes packaged in a sleek coastal aesthetic feel (stone and grey/blue Cape Cod cottage vibes), reportedly inspired by a room at Guidelli’s family home in Westport. No, you can’t go visit his parents. But you can visit here instead. ALCOVE BOSTON // 50 Lovejoy Wharf, Boston 617-248-0050 // ALCOVEBOSTON.COM
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A socially responsible pop-up musicthemed clothing brand plants roots on Newbury Street A few years ago former Villanova frat brothers, Casey Paton and Mark Lisavich, decided to ditch their careers and switch things up, both in terms of industry focus and life direction. The aim: Get into social philanthropy and create a brand and clothing line that would loosely parallel the moxie and successes of Life is Good, a local powerhouse brand (launched by another Villanova alum), as well as the Greatful Dead’s Rex Foundation. Basically anything that supports individuals and small organizations doing community-driven charity work and leans heavy on corporate social responsibility. The result was the test flight of Encore Apparel Company vis-à-vis a temporary pop-up storefront in the Charlestown Navy Yard. But that was a few years ago.
Additionally, the whole shop is designed to feel like a record store-slash-musician hangout, which explains
Fast forward to fall 2018, and Encore has moved on
why their hoodies come packaged like a vinyl album
up to Newbury Street with its new brick-and-mortar
(note: Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam has reportedly already
“re-imagined record shop” storefront in the Back Bay,
visited), so between their aesthetic and hopes for the
stocked with the brand’s lines of hoodies, graphic tees,
shop to be a hybrid of live performances and cof-
and ‘60s-inspired Americana clothing. But staying true
feeshop vibe, as well as a pledge for social responsibil-
to their philanthropic roots, it’s also giving a stage for
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get behind.
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BNEG turns downtown’s GEM into a free play barcade of its own. I had dinner once at GEM, the former restaurant-then-nightclub hybrid watering hole located spitting distance from Marliave and Sam LaGrassa’s in Downtown Crossing. That’s…about all I can remember of the experience. Which is fine, because owners Big Night Entertainment Group (Red Lantern, The Grand, Scorpion Bar, Empire) have scrapped that idea and gone in a new en-vogue direction of nightlife around town—namely, stripping the place of whatever former sexy vibes it had and turning it into a funky street-art-meetshipster-funhouse of beer, bar food, and arcade games. Versus, as the name implies, is an arcade bar. Think: tons of classic (Air Hockey, Skee Ball, Ms. Pac Man) and nu-classic stand-up games (‘90s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles multi-player, X-Men vs Street Fighter, Buck Hunter), as well as console play, vintage pinball, party-style hands-touch-the-game lawn Jenga, and Connect 4, all falling under the delightful “free play” mantra for all games and machines. There are also bar pizzas. Never a bad thing to have a new spot for those. One caveat: Free play can sometimes mean “this damn thing doesn’t even work.” Fortunately, this is one arcade where you don’t have to chase down a change bro to reimburse your two bits devoured by a busted Donkey Kong unit. –DM
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by DA N M C C A R T H Y A N D J A M E S O N V I E N S 18 DECEMBER 2018 Boston
IN THE OCTOBER 15 ISSUE OF BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK, IN A SPRAWLING INVESTMENT FEATURE WITH
“Pot of Gold?”
PRINTED ACROSS THE COVER AND FEATURING A SMALL NUG ON
THE SPREAD, THERE WAS AN INTERESTING SIDEBAR DISCUSSING THE LEAPS AHEAD IN MARKET SHARE AND INDUSTRIAL SCALE THE CANADIAN CANNABIS MARKET HAS ALREADY HIT IN THE NASCENT EARLY DAYS OF ITS COUNTRYWIDE LEGALIZATION. One of the data points estimated our northern neigh-
Oh, don’t forget most analysts predict that legal canna-
bor has somewhere in the (conservative) neighborhood
bis sales are expected to rise to $11 billion this year, up from
of 210,000 kilograms of available cannabis for the entire
$9 billion in 2017, and according to several analysts we’ve
market—which is a big number, until you realize the es-
spoken with, as well as a recent report out of Cannacord
timated demand numbers clocked in at over three times
Genuity Group, the dosed beverage and wellness vertical
that. Considering roughly 36 to 48 hours after Canada
should hit $600 million in the United States by 2022.
became the first G7 country to legalize cannabis nationally, and only the second country after Uruguay, the en-
This is all good information. But that’s not why you’re here. You’re here to buy stuff.
tire province had practically exhausted its entire lead-
BEHOLD! Your day has come, and your booty hath ar-
up-to-game-day stockpile of government-grown and
rived. Before you, set in these pages is the first annual
legally sold cannabis, that…sounds about right.
Sensi Boston Holiday Gift Guide Extravaganza (patent
With the National Institute of Drug Abuse reporting
pending), a grand sexytime smorgasbord of the kind of
that from July 2016 through September 2017 opioid over-
random products and excursions and giftables (both lo-
doses increased 30 percent alone, ample peer-reviewed
cal and non-local) we’re guessing a direct cross section
evidence and reportage leads anyone to speculate pain
of the kind of readers we have amassed in our short time
management and opioid treatment could be one of the
in the Hub would either get for someone, want for them-
main areas where cannabis will be most profitable as a
selves, or maybe even both.
blossoming cottage industry. With physicians and law
Give it a perusal, tuck it away for shopping, or leave it
enforcement across the country (particularly in hard-hit
at your local coffeeshop for your fellow human burdened
geographical areas like the Northeast) watching help-
by the plight of holiday shopping, if needs be. But what-
lessly as the opioid epidemic spins out of control, seeking
ever you do, don’t forget to remember you can always
alternative treatments continues to push cannabis closer
just gift a fat sack of stinky leaf to the right person.
to the pole position needed for the nation at large to turn
The classics never go out of style.
to the plant that continues to improve and save lives.
Happy Holidays.
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Recall if you will the early CGI cinematic treasure, Lawnmower Man, where Pierce Brosnan uses a wireless finger-based keyboard and mouse while birthing pure digital evil. If you are too young or never saw it, TAP is a doohickey that slips onto your fingers like comfy brass knuckles, allowing for wearable, complete keyboard and mouse functionality. Great gift for gamers, professionals, writers, or anyone wanting a tactile (meaning works with any surface) accessory that will definitely make people say, “Whoa, what’s that?” $179, TAPWITHUS.COM
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FOR THE THRILL SEEKER OR P R O S P E C T I V E G E TA W AY D R I V E R
For the person looking to release some steam built over ample traffic gridlock, pot holes, and construction in Boston, Team O’Neil Rally School is a privately owned New Hampshire compound sprawled across 500 acres of isolated wilderness. There, you’ll spend up to five days behind the wheel of tricked-out competition rally cars, training, sliding and drifting across varied terrain, road conditions, and tracks. There’s even an option of driving with night-vision goggles. Because sure, why not, right?
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of either prey or predator? Know someone who wants to make one of those dirt-based forest ovens to make weird stews? Or just make a smokeless fire? Weapons to make early-man hunter gatherers jealous? If there was a no, yes, no, and no to those queries, then check out The Roots School in Bradford, Vermont, with daily, weekend, and even an immersive nine-month training course concluding in an extended survival trip to put your new knowledge to use. Good luck. For courses and scheduling, visit ROOTSVT.COM/ADULTS/WILDERNESS-SURVIVAL-IMMERSION-PROJECT
F O R T H E S O C I A L LY C O N S C I O U S o r R E F I N E D S N E A K E R H E A D
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Lamont Price Cannabis Lover And Boston Standup Comic
If I were calling the shots I’d like marijuana to be as publicly legal as they claimed after the 2016 election which saw recreational adult use of cannabis legalized in the state. In addition to the obvious medical benefits, of which there are many, in the world we currently live in we need to relax now more than ever. Can a man partake in a few puffs of nature’s sweet, sweet nectar whilst feeding some ducks in the Boston Common? That’s the America I want to live in. An America with high ducks.
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Robert “Bobby Nuggs” Divincenzo Cannabis Activist And Entrepreneur
I would like to see social consumption licenses become available to citizens in Massachusetts. Social nightlife and different events that take place in the cannabis community are the backbone that is supporting the directional flow of this ever-growing industry, and social consumption will allow for more opportunities. It is the perfect meeting ground for networking business owners, growers and entrepreneurs alike.
FOR THE SELF GIFT
Poets have written lovingly about the relationship with man and wood, in all its various meanings and subtexts. That relationship will solidify for anyone finding a Maine Cedar Hot Tub flanking wherever they lay their head. Natural Cedar Tubs are made utilizing a “cold-moulding” process that has been practiced by custom yacht manufacturers over several decades, which is a way of saying these things are gorgeous, waterproof, and strong as oak. Or cedar, that is. If you’re a renter, please consult your landlord before installing.
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FOR CITY SLICKER ESCAPE
Camping. It’s fun. Sorta. If you like roughing it. But if you like roughing it with less “rough,” these cushy yurts on the American Prairie Reserve, a remote location in southern Montana, accommodate nine people. Provided those nine friends of yours are cool with a fully equipped fridge, bathrooms, solar power, and a posh little base camp before exploring big-sky country. With camping options from novice to experienced, backcountry hikers all levels of outdoorsy will be good to go. Sure, you can just hang there if you want. American Prairie Hut Rentals. For pricing and reservations, visit AMERICANPRAIRIE.ORG/HUTS
F O R T H E P R O F E S S I O N A L C O U C H P O TAT O
Desperate times call for desperate measures. For those poor forgotten souls doomed to wear glasses while laying down, having them smeared across one’s face can be a cruel fate, indeed. This creative solution, the LaySee Pillow, allows the bespectacled to fall asleep while scrolling through endless queues of unwatched Netflix shows like the rest of us. Glasses remain undisturbed thanks to a gap between two raised pads, and by
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Sonia Erika Co-Founder Massachusetts Recreational Consumer Council And The Cannabis Cultural Association
I hope the cannabis industry brings cannabis cafes, justice, and shared profits. This means seeing the rise of cannabis co-operatives, easier ways to clear expungement records for past cannabis crimes, and access to social consumption to help individuals who live in public housing, rent, and even tourists. This will take effort at the community level, the municipal level, the CCC. The state will have to create a process for automatic expungement and legal relief, and as far as social consumption, the state will have to create a framework for municipalities to accept social consumption initiatives, and the CCC will have to create guidelines for it as well. Municipalities will have to create bylaws and consumers will have to advocate for bring your own cannabis (#BYOC) cannabis lounges and cafes, as well as accessible zoning and locations. Ultimately, I hope 2019 brings coffee joints and justice!
F O R P E O P L E W H O A LWAYS B R E A K T H E I R B E AC H C H A I R S
Known for their heavy-duty coolers and drinking vessels, Yeti has flexed its brawn and stepped into the outdoor furniture category. Picture a tank of a camping chair that weighs in at more than 16 pounds and can hold up to 500 pounds (with a breaking point tested at over a 3,000 pounds, so feel free to double up)— great for multi-use tailgating, beach-going, camping, concerting, and anything requiring this beast for one’s butt. You really can’t go wrong with this as a gift here. Especially for dad. Feels dad-ish. Yeti Hondo Base Camp Chair. $299.99, YETI.COM/HONDO-BASE-CAMP-CHAIR/YHBCC.HTML
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your average Hot Pot, the Magic Butter Machine should be a go-to for
tionality. Besides being a USA-made product with a lifetime warranty,
anyone with even a passing interest in making cannabis infused…any-
the Grasshopper boasts quick startup time, lengthy battery life, and a
thing. Oils. Honey. Tinctures. Butter. Sauces. Reductions. Batters. What-
high level of discretion for the suit-wearing clandestine-dosing class-
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Thinking about my wish for 2019, lots of things come to mind. While I would love to see things like social consumption, delivery services, and expungement of cannabis related offenses, the biggest thing I would like to see would be more participation from the cannabis community. The only way we will achieve progressive rights and the end of generational stigma is through a unified approach. These actions require people to step forward. If you come out for the Freedom Rally, then please join us on the battlegrounds.
F O R T H E C U LT I V AT I O R I N T H E M A K I N G
With cultural attitudes turning in favor of legalization across the country, as well as local laws allowing for home grows, it seems fitting that senior cultivation editor and all-around weed wizard for High Times, Danny Danko, has released his first book synthesizing a career spent educating people on growing great weed. The tome, Cannabis: A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Marijuana, is precisely that. Simple instructions and
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FOR THE ON-THE-GO DAB BLASTER
You’re busy. Which is why it’s good to keep tabs on ways to bring a little bit of home on the road with you whenever you go, um, on the road. And if you’re not one to travel with a queen’s luggage of your favorite dab rigs and paraphernalia (not that there’s anything wrong with that), then MJ Arsenal, overlords of the “mini rigs” whose recent line of gorgeous ladies are adorable, affordable (we love the Jammer for $49.99), and pack a wicked little punch. Especially when you rocking that diamond sauce, brah. For units and prices, visit MJARSENAL.COM/COLLECTIONS/MINI-RIG
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FOR THE CONNISSEUR
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I’d like to see the 20 percent of adults who consume cannabis treated like who they are—normal, responsible, law-abiding citizens—instead of criminals. If they haven’t harmed others or asked for help, we should let them work and go about their lives like anyone else, including using cannabis and growing or purchasing it. As part of this vision, I hope to see a safe, equitable, and thriving cannabis industry and will continue to work toward that.
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THE WONDER OF
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DO
OGS For many of us, life without animal companions would be a lesser life. by L E L A N D
RUCKER
I had a dog once that played music. REALLY. ANY TIME MY FRIEND GIL AND I GOT OUT OUR GUITARS, RICKY GRABBED A SQUEAKY TOY, PLANTED HIMSELF BETWEEN US, AND STARTED MAKING NOISE. HE HAD NO SENSE OF TIME OR RHYTHM—IT WAS PURE SKRONKING JAZZ—BUT THIS BELGIAN TERVUREN WAS INTO THE MUSIC. WHENEVER HE HEARD THE CHEERS THEME ON TV, HE BEGAN, UH, SINGING ALONG. WE HAVE MANY AUDIO TAPES, BUT ALAS, NO VIDEO OF HIM WHILE HE WAILED. HE WOULD BE A VIRAL SENSATION TODAY. It’s been more than 20 years since Ricky died, but I think
I was afraid of dogs as a child and grew up with the gen-
of him a lot. I think often about all the dogs that have
eral belief that non-human animals—we are all animals,
graced my life. No other canine has shown any degree of
after all—acted solely by instinct. The difference between
musical aptitude, though I have tried mightily. But each
humans and other animals, we were told, is that we hu-
one has been a good friend, and each has taught me some-
mans are sentient, conscious, emotional beings, and other
thing about myself. I couldn’t live without a dog. They are
animals aren’t. Animals belong to us, the reasoning went.
my companions, friends, and teachers.
Not being around them, I didn’t give it much thought until I
Humans, especially Americans, are animal crazy. Last
got my first dog at age 27. I’ve never been without one since.
year, according to Statista, a statistics portal for market data,
A big part of the disconnect about whether animals are
60 percent of US households included a dog, and 47 million
conscious beings is that they can’t tell us what or how
had a cat. That’s 80 to 90 million dogs, give or take a few mil-
they’re feeling or how intelligent they are in a language
lion. Many have both, and that doesn’t count the multitude
that, as smart as we are, we can understand. Their “intel-
of fish, rabbits, ferrets, iguanas, snakes, birds, guinea pigs,
ligence,” such as it is, might not resemble ours, but that
mice, hamsters, and other animals we keep. Maybe we’re
doesn’t mean it’s not there. It’s not hard to find Youtube
not all Leona Helmsley, the hotelier who left most of her in-
videos that show ravens and crows making complex deci-
heritance to Trouble, a Maltese who lived in luxury until she
sions to get food. Border collies have been trained to distin-
died at age 12, yet we managed to spend almost $70 billion
guish between hundreds of words. Watching the famous
on our companion animals last year, half of that on food and
video of Robin Williams and Koko the ape interacting, it’s
treats, and we’re on target to spend more this year.
hard not to suggest they are showing genuine empathy for sensimag.com DECEMBER 2018 33
each other while rubbing each other’s bellies and laughing. We can put Go-Pros on their heads to see the world from their point of view, and the New York Times reported recently that a canine researcher is performing MRIs on dogs to try to see inside their brains, but there is still no way we can experience life as animals do. That’s a secret they keep to themselves, and it drives us crazy. When I once suggested to a researcher in Yellowstone it would be cool to be inside a coyote’s brain for five minutes, he replied that he would give anything for just one second inside there.
Dominion vs. Domination The way we look at animals has changed a lot, especially over the last 50 years, and we are finally coming to terms with animal sentience, or at least the concept that animals have feelings, too. The Biblical injunction comes early, in its first chapter. “And God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness,’” Genesis 1:26 reads. “And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.” That one word in there—dominion—has proved problematic. What does dominion really mean? Does it mean we humans must exert control over all other creatures or be their caretakers? Marc Bekoff is an ethologist (someone
CBD 4 K9s CBD is all the rage these days—and not only for humans. More and more veterinarians are learning about this compound and are now suggesting it to their canine patients for pain relief, anxiety and behavior issues, and inflammation, especially in older dogs. A clinical study from Cornell released earlier this year suggests that CBD oil can help increase comfort for dogs with osteoarthritis. My local humane society now stocks CBD products, and my vet says she hasn’t found any real downsides, although she suggests talking with a doctor about medications the dog might already be taking before starting a CBD protocol. There are lots of choices, but one place to start might be Mary’s Whole Pet, a new farm-to-table line from Mary’s Medicinals and Elite Botanicals. All plants used for the oil are grown on an organic, chemical- and pesticide-free family farm in Colorado, and the list of products includes drops (in two potencies based on weight), capsules of different dosages, and a transdermal gel pen for fast-acting relief for dry skin, cracked nose or paws, or surface wounds. One warning: THC, the compound generally associated with the cannabis high, should never be given to dogs. Keep your edible products away from your canine companions. Because it’s federally illegal, no scientific tests have been done on dosage levels for animals. As suggested with humans, start low and go slow to find the right dose. And always remember that every animal is different; what works for some won’t work for others.
who studies the science of animal behavior) and researcher who has been working with animals his entire life. “A lot of this is driven from the view that as humans we are a superior species, and we are allowed to do what we want,” he says. “But dominion doesn’t mean domination.” Religion has played its role, he explains, in passages like the one above that claim only humans have souls. “Another reason is that if you distance yourself from other animals,” Bekoff says, “it allows you to do what you want.” This kind of detachment allows us to control animals, whether that means shooting them for trophies, keeping them in zoos, or producing them for research purposes. “In terms of industry, you can understand where people come from,” Bekoff says. Allowing that animals have feelings changes that dynamic considerably and begs even more questions. That humans are unique was accepted dogma for most of human history. Charles Jonkel, the recently deceased bear
until he graduated that he was able to pursue his real studies.
biologist, grew up poor but learned to trap and hunt at an
Bekoff has worked with and written books with Jane
early age as part of a subsistence family. When he went to
Goodall, perhaps the best-known ethologist for her work
school in the 1950s, bear biology was a relatively new field.
with apes. When they started writing about animal sen-
Jonkel already knew a thing or two about animal behavior,
tience, they ran into the same kind of resistance for ques-
but he also knew to keep his opinions about animal intelli-
tioning established beliefs. “For a long time, Jane and I were
gence and sensitivity to himself because, as he explained it,
kinda sideshows,” he admits. “We got heavily criticized for
that wouldn’t help get you a degree. In those days, he said,
talking about the emotional lives of animals. But I basically
you didn’t talk about that kind of stuff out loud, and it wasn’t
really believed in what I was doing and kept doing it.”
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Bekoff’s view of dominion has more to do with stewardship than domination, based around the concept that hu-
instead of an owner suggests a different way to approach your responsibility toward your animal companions.
mans, the dominant species, are charged with taking care of
One of the best places to learn about dog behavior is
what we have. And though humans might consider them-
dog parks, the fastest growing segment of city parks
selves more intelligent than animals, we really have to try
these days. Most major US cities have at least one, and
and see things from the animal’s perspective. “It’s not how
they have become a kind of a cultural phenomenon. In his
smart an individual animal is, it’s what they feel,” Bekoff says.
new book, Canine Confidential: Why Dogs Do What They
“We’re all smart in some ways, but there are different types of
Do, Bekoff says dog parks are like rich petri dishes of dog
intelligence. Rats are really smart. Maybe not as smart as hu-
culture, working classrooms for human/canine under-
mans, but they have emotional lives just the same.”
standing and citizen science on the subject.
Companion Animals What does this have to do with the way we interact with our dogs? I scoffed originally when the city of Boulder, Colorado, changed the word “owner” to “guardian” in its ordinances almost two decades ago. It’s nothing more than a symbolic gesture, one of those “only in Boulder” things, I told myself, agreeing with a city attorney who at the time called it “social engineering.” I have since come to appreciate the distinction. Ownership, as noted above, suggests that you can do whatever the hell you want, and, at its worst leads to behavior that obliterates all distinctions and leads to atrocities like dog- or cockfighting. Thinking of yourself as a guardian
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“They’re gold mines for learning about both dogs and
ter way to look at my dog. Rather than drag her away
people,” he writes. “Visits can serve as myth breakers or
when she wants to spend time sniffing at a certain spot
icebreakers. For hours on end, the interactions never stop:
or chastising her every time she gets into a scuffle, I try to
dogs are watching dogs, people are watching dogs, dogs
see it from her point of view.
are watching people, and people are watching one anoth-
It’s taken me a long time to realize that, if we just allow
er as they care for, play with, and try to manage their dogs.”
them, dogs can be our teachers and not just our pets. We
I’ve spent some time in dog parks in the last few years,
can learn a lot from them. I have had an exceptionally dif-
and Canine Confidential, which is written in a casual, con-
ficult time with my dogs’ deaths. But I have also come to
versational style, reinforces the things I’m learning and
realize that, hard as they are, those deaths are a reminder
pushes me to learn even more. “Life is very vivid to animals.
that life is precious and that grieving is a part of it, too. It’s
In many cases, they know who they are,” says Carl Safina,
their final lesson for us, and it’s a big one.
whose Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel is a
Though I’m still looking for another dog that can make
scientific and observational study of elephant, wolf, and
music like Ricky, I’ve learned that every dog is unique
whale interaction and societies. “They know
and special in its own way. We have come
who their friends are and who their ri-
a long way, but we still have a long
vals are. They have ambitions for
way to go, and it can never
higher status. They compete.
come too quickly for Be-
Their lives follow the arc of
koff. “The bottom line,”
a career, like ours do.” Thinking
about
he says, “is that if we’re an-
going to make change,
imals in that context
we need to recognize
provides a much bet-
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K R AY- K R AY:
T H I S
P L A N T
H E A L S
Kratom shows promise in treating analgesia, inflammation, depression, anxiety, and opioid withdrawal. Of course, it’s being vilified. by R O BY N G R I G G S L AW R E N C E
Paul Bloom is an explorer. HIS BUSINESS TAKES HIM TO THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH, AND HE’S HAD A LIFELONG FASCINATION WITH NATURAL REMEDIES AND LIFE-ENHANCING BOTANICAL COMPOUNDS. SO, WHEN HE READ ABOUT
kratom, A MEDICINAL HERB NATIVE
TO SOUTHEAST ASIA THAT CAN PRODUCE A STIMULANT EFFECT AT LOWER DOSES AND RELAXING, EUPHORIC EFFECTS AT HIGHER DOSES, HE HAD TO GIVE IT A TRY. Bloom* found a young man selling kratom tea and
making it a Schedule 1 drug in 2017, though it back-
powder at a farmers’ market and bought some to try
tracked after a passionate campaign by kratom users
during his nightly sunset walk on the beach. He washed
(who call themselves kratomites) to keep it legal.
down a teaspoon of the powder with grapefruit juice, as
Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Tennessee, Vermont,
he’d been instructed to do, and sat down in the white
Wisconsin, the District of Columbia, Denver, San Diego,
sand to watch the sun set over the Gulf of Mexico. After
and Sarasota, Florida, have banned kratom. It’s avail-
about 45 minutes, euphoria and tranquility settled over
able at head shops in most other states and is readily
him. His shoulders relaxed, and his mental acuity sharp-
available online, though it is not to be sold for human
ened as a warm sense of wellbeing washed through his
consumption because it has not been through the Food
mind and body. He enjoyed the kratom’s effects for sev-
and Drug Administration’s extensive testing to ensure
eral hours, and when he returned home immediately
it’s safe.
embarked on an extensive research project to better understand this plant.
Bloom believes authorities are vilifying kratom because of “ignorance and fear of the unknown and a gen-
“Kratom seems like one of the safest botanicals I
eral knee-jerk reaction to any natural product that peo-
have run across,” Bloom concluded, but he had to wade
ple take a keen interest in because it may have euphoric
through a lot of scare-mongering headlines and propa-
effects.” Most kratomites agree that, like cannabis, kra-
ganda about the plant before he got there. A member of
tom is misunderstood and misrepresented in the media.
the coffee family, kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) has been
Some also take the cynical view that pharmaceutical
used in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and
companies oppose it because it has the potential to re-
Thailand for centuries to manage pain and boost energy,
place opiates with a less expensive, safer, and cheaper
but is under siege in the United States and other coun-
alternative that is too easily accessible to develop into a
tries. The Drug Enforcement Administration considered
high-profit medicine.
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*Name has been changed to protect Bloom from any legal repercussions that could stem from using this particular plant. We hate having to do this for a plant.
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Kratom was blamed in a string of overdose deaths
IN LIMITED DOSES,
for stomach aches and di-
KRATOM BOOSTS
Since I started drinking a
a few years ago, and those headlines are what prompt-
E N E R G Y, C L A R I T Y, A N D
ed the DEA’s move to outlaw it. But if you dig a little deeper, you’ll find that most of the victims had other substances, including synthetic opithey died and there were oth-
DOSES, IT’S MUCH
have cleared up. It feels like
AND PSYCHOACTIVE
As Murray A. Holcomb, MD, an acute care surgeon at Seton Healthcare Family Center in Round Rock, Texas, explained in Clinical Psychiatry
kratom powder every day, gastrointestinal issues that
WITH SEDATIVE
er underlying causes.
protein shake made with
FOCUS. AT LARGER MORE OPIATE-LIKE,
oids, in their systems when
arrhea. (I can attest to this.
had plagued me for years a miracle.) On the flip side of that, overuse or overdose can cause stomach upset and vomiting in some people. According to a 127-page
EFFECTS, EVEN
analysis by the drug policy
HALLUCINATIONS.
sociates, kratom’s effects are
News: “Kratom is a partial ag-
consulting group Pinney Asgenerally mild and caffeine stimulant-like at lower dos-
onist. It doesn’t make you euphorically high, it doesn’t make
ages. “Consumption does not typically interfere with work
you quit breathing, and you don’t really have any withdraw-
or social activities and commitments,” the group observed
al symptoms, and no one is going to overdose on a natural
in recommending kratom be regulated as a natural supple-
plant—because it will make them sick to their stomach.”
ment like St. John’s wort or valerian under the Food and Drug Administration’s Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. “There
“Remarkably Low Risk of Serious Adverse Effects”
appears to be remarkably low risk of serious adverse effects
Kratom leaves contain alkaloids, including mitragy-
from kratom consumption as compared to opioids and oth-
nine and 7-hydroxymitragynine, that scientists believe
er common drugs of abuse,” the group stated.
act as agonists at the human opioid receptor. Studies
Green, red, and white strains of the plant are available,
have found it can be helpful in treating analgesia, in-
and each offers slightly different effects. Those effects are
flammation, depression, anxiety, and opioid withdrawal.
also dose-dependent. In limited doses (1 to 3 grams), kratom
Like synthetic opioids, kratom also slows food’s move-
boosts energy, clarity, and focus—much like coffee. At larger
ment through the digestive tract, which is why it’s been
doses (10 to 25 grams), it is much more opiate-like, bringing
used in Thailand and Indonesia as a traditional remedy
on sedation and psychoactive effects, even hallucinations
S
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A
I
N
S
R E D - V E I N strains—the most popular and widely available—are calming and sedating. W H I T E - V E I N strains are more stimulating and energizing. G R E E N - V E I N strains enhance focus and energy, but are a bit more subtle. P U R P L E usually refers to a blend of several strains, usually with all three colors. Most strains also indicate the name of the country or region where the strain originated. Some popular names are Bali, Malaysia, Indo, Thai, Sumatra, Borneo, and Maeng da. Much like cannabis, kratom’s many different strains have different effects on every individual, so experimenting is the best way to find the right one for you. Some generalities do apply. 42 DECEMBER 2018 Boston
are reported, though rarely. A typical dose is 1 to 8 grams. When you start to approach 10 grams, Joe Rogan explained in a recent podcast: “This will fuck you up, this stuff.” For Bloom, who has come to the conclusion that less
R
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I
P
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S
Miracle Kratom Protein Shake
is more with kratom, 1.5 to 2.5 grams swallowed in cap-
• 1–3 grams kratom powder (or preferred dose)
sules in the evening is just right. He doesn’t enjoy the
• 1/3 cup protein powder
taste of kratom and citrus juice in the “toss and wash”
• 1 cup frozen fruit(s) of choice
method many people use to ingest it, and he also finds
• 1 banana
dosing more accurate and predictable with capsules.
• 1 1/2 cup almond or coconut milk
“I think it’s important for everyone to do their own research and draw their own conclusions,” Bloom says. “A good place for people to start is on Reddit. People should spend a bunch of time on the message boards there, where they will learn from the best source of data—the
TO MAKE: Combine ingredients and blend until
smooth. (I mix mine in a Bilaca single-serve blender with Garden of Life raw organic protein powder and a kratom strain called Red Vein Borneo.)
people who actually use it.”
Kratom Tea
Extractions for Potency and Tripping
• 1–3 grams kratom powder (or preferred dose)
Kratom can also be blended into other food or brewed
• 1–2 cups boiling water
into tea. For more psychoactive effects, kratomites ex-
TO MAKE: Combine ingredients in small saucepan.
tract the alkaloids and partial mu opioid agonists using
Simmer gently over low heat for 30 minutes.
alcohol and/or heat, just like cannabis users extract can-
Strain into a cup using a fine mesh strainer. Can
nabinoids. Extracts are much more potent than pure raw
be drunk hot or cold.
powder, which generally delivers few if any psychoactive effects, and should be taken in much smaller doses.
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Many experts believe extracts are more addictive and suggest avoiding them, as Bloom does, because he prefers the natural product, literally ground leaves from the trees, usually harvested by small family businesses deep in the rainforests of southeast Asian countries. Although rare in the United States, some users in Thailand looking to get high make a kratom cocktail called a 4x100, a mixture of dried kratom leaves, cough syrup, Coca-Cola, and ice that’s popular there, where kratom has been illegal since 1943 (which has more to do with boosting opium taxes than anything else). Because these are often adulterated with things like tranquilizers, methamphet-
RESOURCES
amine, opiates, benzodiazepines, and even DEET mosqui-
Kratom is available online and at head shops in states where it’s legal, though quality varies drastically. It’s imperative you do your homework before investing. Debate about how to find the best, consistent kratom vendors rages online. Some people connect directly with farmers via social media, while others rely on retailers. Some of these retailers refer to kratom as an ingredient for candlemaking or some other guise because of the FDA restriction on human consumption.
to repellent (a required ingredient in many recipes), these cocktails have done a lot to contribute to kratom’s bad name, even though most users in the United States consume it in simple, natural, and safe powder and tea form. It’s up to everyone who benefits from kratom to fight back when the government and media make inaccurate statements and vilify the plant, Bloom says. “After doing your own research and getting comfortable that it is a good thing for you—and society at large—write your Congress members, spread the word, and correct misinformation out there whenever you can.”
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CULINARY ADVENTURES
What: Culinary Adventures Panel Where: WGBH Food & Wine Festival When: October 13, 2018
There’s no question that cannabis is entering the mainstream around these parts. But no greater proof of that is the fact WGBH, Boston’s NPR affiliate and a beacon of community funded PHOTOS COURTESY OF MELISSA OSTROW
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{HereWeGo } by DA N M C C A R T H Y
WILL WENDELL’S NEVER CEASE?
Buffalo wings are a funny thing. For some, they are a
dons that sentiment altogether. Because the real deal, in
tasty snack to chase with cold beers and tubs of dipping
fact, is just that. The real deal. And if you can believe it, the
sauces of all stripes. But for refined palates and the ro-
real deal for wings is found in Norton, Massachusetts.
tund waistlines that tend to accompany them, wings are hallowed, sacred ground.
For the woefully unaware, Wendell’s of Norton is a nofrills, no-nonsense, townie honky-tonk of your wing-sav-
Most of the time, the mere suggestion of a place that
aging dreams. Perched just beyond Foxboro and close by
could unseat their chosen “best of” locale, home recipe,
to the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Wendell’s exists almost
or hidden secret for buffalo sauce-ensconced wings are
to spite every other Buffalo Wild Wings trash hole and
most often met with skepticism and scorn. Sometimes
mall-chain wanker attempting to do what Wendell’s has
they just throw you out of their house.
been doing better than anyone else for years.
At best, the word-of-mouth suggestion is set off with
The inside looks like Cosmo Kramer’s living room (wood
a preamble like, “Oh man, I know the best place for wings
paneling!), sprinkled as it is with bar swag on the walls,
worth a specific trip to.” And yet, such endorsements run
glowing beer signs offsetting the permanent place Keno
the risk of encountering ersatz wings that make people
and New England sports occupy on the bar TV screens. At
regret ever deviating from their belief systems, resulting
this point, locals should have a picture of this kind of place,
in a sub-par wing parlor calamity.
because most towns around the Bay State have their own
We mention this to make sure anyone readying their loins for a lackluster suggestion of must-try wings aban50 DECEMBER 2018 Boston
Wendell’s as far as local townie haunts go. But make no mistake, they are no Wendell’s in the wing department.
PHOTO BY KERRY J. BYRNE
Buffalo wings so good you’ll want to go to Norton just to eat them.
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