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Take the High Road Cannabis meets reality television in a new series starring Stone Slade.

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11 EDITOR’S NOTE 16 THE LIFE Contributing to your health and happiness 12 THE BUZZ MUSHROOM LOVE Fungus News, tips, and tidbits to keep you in the loop BETTER BILLFOLD The wallet reimagined OUT OF THIS WORLD

Florida’s UFO sightings CELESTIAL CONJUNCTION

Planet 13 Hits FLA BOTECO DO MANOLO

Check out Brazilian food done right.

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32 THE SCENE Hot happenings and hip

hangouts around town GROWING UP A guide to vertical gardening

34 THE END The Design District celebrates social justice through art.

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Reality TV icon Stone Slade thinks weed is as American as apple pie. See page 24.

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exciting changes, growth, and expansion. While we enjoy sunny, luxurious temperatures (75°F? I’ll take it!), it doesn’t put too much of a damper on our spirits when it rains, bringing fresh skies and happy vegetation.

Though another election year looms, our state’s bright and diverse voices have gained strength. This is happening all over the country, where communities rally for cannabis legalization, decimalization, and acceptance. People are standing up for their rights and that of their neighbors’ every day.

Despite negative news, young people are stepping up and inspiring us all. Take Harper Gage, a six-year-old with hearing loss that placed in the top 10 of a World Karting Association Race in Daytona. ArtReach Orlando is connecting students from underserved communities with art. Several teenagers from Parramore painted a beautiful mural on Arlington Street.

Spring is the time of rebirth, and for all of us to get to celebrate residents making change in Florida, following their dreams while making the world a better place for us all.

That is what spring is all about: Planting seeds, watching them sprout, knowing they will become nourishing outcomes. It’s a time to deep clean our homes and discard old habits and attitudes that are no longer serving us and our communities.

Sensi believes in the power of community to make Florida an even better place to work, live, and play. We look forward to celebrating that progress with you, our readers.

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The Wallet Redux Did you know that the wallet was first designed when paper currency was introduced in the US in the 1600s? Though cash is quickly becoming a thing of the past, today we still use wallets for essentials like driver’s licenses and credit cards.

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The wallet is perfect for slim storage and quick card access. The built-in aluminum cardholder fans out cards at the click of a button and protects them against skimming. Customers can add a tracker card to make it unlosable.

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5 FLAGS

CELESTIAL CONJUNCTION

Planet 13 comes to the Sunshine State.

Pensacola is known as the City of 5 Flags, having been under the control of three foreign countries, the Confederacy, and the United States.

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Florida Ranks No. 2 in the US in UFO sightings Since the beginning of recorded history, untold numbers of people have reported UFOs, unidentified flying objects, a phrase coined by the United States Air Force in 1953. Since founded in 1974, the National UFO Reporting Center has documented nearly 90,000 UFO sightings. Stacker ranked each state with the most reported UFO sightings, and Florida came in at No. 2. The believers in the Sunshine State reported 5,826 sightings of holograms, abductions, odd spacecraft, lights in the sky, and other UFOs. (California took No. 1, reporting 10,333 sightings.)

A fun fact: almost three-quarters of all UFO sighting reports in the US occur between 4 p.m. and midnight and peak between 9 and 10 p.m. Alien protection insurance is available, which offers monetary relief should a loved one get carted away by an extraterrestrial. Don’t believe the hype? Ask one of the 4 million Americans who believe aliens have abducted them as suggested in 1991 Roper Poll.

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Planet 13, the largest dispensary in Las Vegas located on the Strip, is a favored stop for tourists and Nevada locals. Already a leading brand in cannabis entertainment complexes and dispensaries, Planet 13 is now in the process of opening centers in Florida.

Planet 13’s cannabis and cannabis-derivative products are currently available online and will soon be available at its new dispensaries in Florida. Planet 13 recently secured its license to operate as a Medical Cannabis Treatment Center in the state, authorizing it to cultivate, process, transport, and dispense cannabis and cannabis derivative products to certified patients and caregivers. According to CEO Larry Scheffler, Planet 13 is eager to serve Florida’s 20 million residents and 130 million annual visitors.

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Mush Love Fungus could fun up your bedroom.

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In the South Pacific, legend tells of women writhing in sexual ecstasy after eating mushrooms they found growing wild in the forest.

Normans fed grooms a dish made from a pound of mushrooms to prepare them for their wedding night, and Mataco Indians in Chiapas, Mexico, rubbed the red underside of bracket fungus on their faces to boost their sex appeal. In the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church banned highly sought-after cardoncello mushrooms for the unforgiveable sin of making parishioners horny.

When it comes to sexy time, shrooms have a history.

Flesh colored and globular, they come by their reputation naturally. But not all the 14,000 species of mushrooms have the

the skirt-wearing sex and erotic and lustful memories among the beard-wearing sex,” European gastronome Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin wrote in 1825. “This honorable parallelism comes not only from the fact that this esteemed tuber is delicious, but also because it is still believed to bring about potenTruffles cy, the exercise of which Ancient Greeks believed brings sweet pleasure.” truffles were created Also known as white when lightning impregdiamonds, truffles are nated the earth with its seed, and they’ve been one of the most coveted called the earth’s testicles. foods in the world, and They have been legendary their price tag—anysince ancient Rome, when where from $1,500 to $4,000 per pound—rePliny offered six ways to flects that. Like caviar prepare the delicacies in and fine champagne, they his compendium of aphseduce by being elusive rodisiacs. Napoleon was and expensive. Fungi that said to be a fan. live symbiotically with “Truffles. As soon tree roots, truffles can be as the word is spoken, it awakens lustful and found in only a few placerotic memories among es on earth. They emit a power of sexual persuasion. Only a handful have stood as aphrodisiac champions down through the centuries. Here’s a rundown of the naughty mushrooms and a little bit about how to eat them, something to chew on when planning your next romantic interlude.

chemical called androstenol, which is nearly identical to a male pig sex hormone and also found in men’s underarm sweat (there’s no accounting for what turns us humans on). While we swoon for the smell of truffles after they’ve been harvested, human noses don’t have what it takes to find them underground. Pigs and dogs can be trained to root them out for us, but that’s not cheap.

In Brillat-Savarin’s day, the upper classes showed off by stuffing hens with truffles.

That’s not the best way to enjoy them. To get the most out of truffles, serve them raw, grated, or sliced with a truffle slicer (yes, there’s such a thing) over fresh pasta, sauces, soups, risotto, or scrambled eggs. You can also make truffle butter—use

MAKE YOUR OWN

TRUFFLE HONEY INGREDIENTS

½ ounce fresh black or white truffles, cleaned 8 ounces raw organic honey INSTRUCTIONS

• Using a microplane grater, grate truffle into honey. Stir until well integrated.

• Replace lid and refrigerate for 48 hours. Keep in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

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it to sauté mushrooms for a real treat—or truffle honey, which is amazing when drizzled over gorgonzola crostini or baked brie. (You can also buy truffle butter and truffle honey in gourmet stores or online.)

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Cordyceps In India and China, Cordyceps sinensis has been used as an aphrodisiac for centuries. Also known as “Himalayan Viagra,” it’s a rare fungus that gets inside a ghost moth caterpillar burrowed in the soil for the winter then slowly consumes and digests it from within. In the spring, the bright yellow, wormlike fungus blossoms up and out of the ill-fated cater-

pillar’s head. Legend has it that Tibetan yak herders were the first to notice their yaks had more energy and vitality when they ate cordyceps, and now it’s being touted as an alternative to pharmaceuticals for combating sexual dysfunction. Eating powdered cordyceps supports blood flow and oxygen supply, and clinical studies have found it supports healthy blood circulation in the penis and increases sperm count and quality.

Wild cordyceps will run you $20,000 per pound and up, but you can buy much cheaper cultured Cordyceps militaris, which are vegan-grown on brown rice or soy (no caterpillars have to die). Eat them raw, cooked in food,

or made into tea. They can be sautéed or stewed with meat if you’re a carnivore.

Cordyceps powder can be blended into coffee or chai or added to stir-fries, soups, salads, or pasta.

one to spice up your love life, be aware that reishi can also put you to sleep.

Reishi powder and dried reishi are readily available at health food stores and online. When buying reishi powder, Reishi look for organic brands In Asia, reishi mushrooms that use hot-water exhave been known as the traction, which retains magic mushrooms of the the most nutrients. With bedroom for thousands a smoky, almost chocoof years. Reishi supports laty flavor, reishi is great the kidney and urinary in smoothies, teas, and as system, which is the seat a coffee alternative. of sexual power in traditional Chinese mediShiitake cine. Great for the brain, Fleshy and juicy, shiitaemotional well-being, ke mushrooms check all and the immune system, the aphrodisiac boxes. reishi can help the body They’re full of zinc, which become more resilient to gets the blood flowing stress—the number-one and boosts testosterone; cock blocker—over time. and lentinan, which is beIf you’re considering this lieved to enhance erectile

MAKE YOUR OWN

TRUFFLE BUTTER INGREDIENTS

1 pound quality unsalted butter, room temperature 1–3 teaspoons white truffle oil Sea salt, to taste INSTRUCTIONS

• Place butter in mixing bowl and add truffle oil 1 teaspoon at a time, tasting each time. Stir to combine. Add salt to taste.

• Form into a 1-inch-thick log and wrap tightly with plastic. Keep in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

Congregating Cordyceps The “caterpillar fungus” is said to be the world’s most valuable parasite.

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raise children—another leap for humankind.

That’s something to think about, though it’s admittedly a little academic. Bottom line is that many people, including famous ethnobotanists, consider psilocybin an aphrodisiac even though it doesn’t in and of itself increase libido. It does open your mind and cause your brain to pump out the feel-good neurotransmitter serotonin. Your skin gets more sensitive, and touch feels more pleasurable. With the right person or persons, magic mushrooms can spark intense, intimate conversation, mind-blowing orgasms, and cosmic-level cuddling.

Good Shiitake Psilocybin mushThese powerful mushrooms rooms should be heated have antiviral, antibacterial, to at least 140 degrees and antifungal properties.

Fahrenheit and preferably above 200 degrees function. In a study of ger. They’re great in stir- increased male potency Fahrenheit to release voles fed shiitake extract fries and soups (miso in and opened up worlds of their nutrients, get rid for three weeks, males particular). possibilities, like invent- of harmful pathogens with withering libido saw ing languages and having and toxins, and soften their sexual motivation Psilocybin group sex. “Everyone the tissues to make them restored with 1.5 times If you believe ethnobotwould get loaded around more digestible. You can more ejaculations. Donko anist Terence McKenna’s the campfire and hump eat them fresh, dried, shiitake, which have Stoned Ape theory of in an enormous writhing and ground, or made into white designs on their human evolution, the psi- heap,” McKenna is quot- tea. Pairing them with tops, are believed to pack locybin mushroom’s aph- ed as saying. These magic mint and lemon can help the most punch. rodisiac qualities were mushroom–fueled orgies ward off any early nausea You can find shiitakes key to humans’ survivled to genetic diversifithey might induce. at your local grocer. Slice al as a species. McKencation, making humans Legality varies, so find the meaty cap and sauté na wrote that primitive more disease-resistant. out what you need to it in olive oil or duck fat. humans’ experimenAnd with no way to trace know based on where you Shiitake pair well with tation with high doses who was whose daddy, live if you’re considering onions, garlic, and ginof magic mushrooms communities formed to a psilocybin trip.

MAKE YOUR OWN

VEGAN REISHI GOLDEN MILK

Serves 2

INGREDIENTS

3 cups plant milk (almond, coconut, oat, cashew) 5 teaspoons maple syrup 1 teaspoon reishi powder 3 teaspoons ground turmeric ¼ teaspoon ground ginger 2 cinnamon sticks 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom Ground pepper, to taste INSTRUCTIONS

• Whisk ingredients together in a saucepan over low heat until well combined. Pour into mugs and serve.

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tone Slade was born for this. Literally. The reality TV star’s first breath, at a hospital in Guadalajara in 1971, was laced with cannabis smoke from a hit his father shotgunned in his newborn face—a rite of passage that seemed completely normal among the big, crazy family of rock stars, drug smugglers, and assorted other characters Slade grew up with.

Slade’s dad, whom he describes on Instagram as an “OG Legacy market player,” toured with the Grateful Dead and was a member

of the Pleasure Crew (your guess is as good as Slade’s as to what that means—but we’re talking the Dead here, so make it your best guess). Slade spent his first 10 years hanging out on tour buses and running around arenas before his family settled in Austin and started hanging out on Willie Nelson’s ranch.

Slade describes his childhood as “something between Almost Famous and a light episode of Narcos.” Everyone smoked weed—they

called it “whistle” so an unwitting kid wouldn’t accidentally out them to a teacher or another parent— and Slade was often a designated joint passer. As a teenager, he dipped into his dad’s stash.

“Cannabis is as American as apple pie,” Slade says. “Those weren’t criminals who were smoking around me; those were my parents, dear friends, people I saw every day.”

Then, when he was a junior in high school, his dad didn’t come home one night. Slade’s father had gone to help a friend buy a pound of weed and got caught in a DEA sting. “Of all the way more crazy things he was involved with, this is what got him,” Slade says.

“He was gone for five years—the end of my high school years.”

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A CANNABIS ROAD TRIP Slade’s lifelong love for cannabis and extremely personal reasons for pushing legalization are the impetus for Hittin’ the High Road with Stone Slade & Sensi Magazine (stream the show here: hittinthehighroad.com), a show he is hosting and co-producing with Justin Netti. Best known for his role on A&E’s Modern Dads series, Slade is bringing his content creation skills and on-screen cred to a show designed to demystify and destigmatize cannabis and the cannabis industry.

The show concept came to Slade as he and his wife were waiting in line at a Los Angeles dispensary on 4/20. He was

thinking about the current state of cannabis TV. “I like what’s out there, but I feel like I like it because I’m a stoner,” Slade says.

“We all know there’s a much larger contingent of people who just might not stay tuned for the goofiness in most of the stoner shows out there.”

Hittin’ the High Road follows Slade on a cannabis road trip across America, meeting with the people behind the industry, from dispensary owners to medical patients to farmers, for lighthearted yet serious No Reservations-esque segments. The show is meant to appeal to a broader spectrum of viewers, from connoisseurs to the canna-curious.

“So many people are about to enter this journey,” Slade says, referring to the flood of new cannabis patients and consumers stepping into the market as more and more states legalize. Hittin’ the High Road will make it easier for first timers and consumers who have been away from cannabis for a long time. “The first time M A R C H 2022

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I walked into a dispensary, I felt so weird,” Slade says, “like I was doing something wrong.”

With such a great concept, his extensive network of industry contacts, and what seemed like perfect timing, Slade figured he’d have the show on the air in no time. He couldn’t believe it when the mainstream networks shut him down again and again, even after he showed them how his concept was different, better, educational. No one picked up on his vision.

“It’s still taboo, really,” he says.

“Until cannabis loses that Schedule I designation, we’re not going to see a big flood of normalcy in television.”

CANNABIS FOR LIFE In 2013, just as Slade was dadding it up with his daughter Danica on Modern Dads, his own father was diagnosed with liver cancer. The only thing that could ease his father’s pain, aside from hard-core, stupor-inducing pharmaceuticals, were Bhang chocolate bars smuggled in from Colorado.

Slade’s father passed on November 1, Day of the Dead. If that weren’t symbolic enough, he died at an oddly apropos time.

“We were mourning him,” Slade says, “but when the guy read out the time of death at 4:20 p.m., we couldn’t help but just laugh.”

Under his father’s influence, Slade adds, he has embraced cannabis for his entire life.

“I spent the majority of my life as a casual user,” he says, “then the legal end came in when I lost Dad for those five years and the medical side when we lost him for good in 2013.”

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Upward Growth Maximize the beauty and harvests of vertical gardening.

This spring, consider going vertical to expand your outdoor gardening space, create privacy, and add beauty to bare walls and fences. This centuries-old technique has been used to grow food and flowers, cultivating productivity from the ground up.

Gardening on a small city lot, balcony, or deck?

Maximize the space to expand your gardening opportunities.

Ideal vertical plants include pole beans, peas, squash, melons, tomatoes, and other vining edible plants. With supports, growing these crops vertically saves space, reduces the risk of disease, and makes harvesting much easier.

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to further maximize growing space. Trellises train vines upward while arches allow you to grow two layers of plants— one over the trellis and one below.

Grow annual vines for quick cover and perennial vines for years of beauty. Mix the two to quickly cover the trellis with the annual vine while waiting for the perennial to establish and reach its mature size. Plant two vines with different bloom times on one trellis to extend the colorful flower display. Or look for those that bloom at the same time to double the floral impact.

Vertical gardening techniques can also be used when gardening in containers. Create your own or purchase a support that securely

fits and supports vines growing in the container.

Some containers come with an integrated trellis.

Further reduce maintenance by utilizing a self-watering pot like the City Jungle Self-Watering Tomato Planter large enough to grow and support two indeterminate tomatoes. Some containers can be mounted on a wall or fence or stacked and secured vertically to increase growing space.

Systems like the Vigoroot 4-Tiered Balcony Garden provide lots of planting space in just a few square feet.

Decorative supports add beauty or a focal point year-round. Select the style—rustic, formal or colorful—that complements your garden design, furnishings, and personality. Make sure

whatever you choose is strong enough to support the plants you grow. Mask rain barrels, compost bins and other functional areas in the landscape with a wall of plants. Leave space for easy access as you fill your compost bin or harvest finished compost and rainwater.

Use trellises and arbors to brighten often overlooked spaces. A vine-covered arbor makes a nice floral welcome at the entrance to a walkway or colorful transition between garden areas. Make sure the opening is large enough to accommodate visitors and any equipment needed. Dress up a lamp or mailbox post with a vine covered support. Create your own from chicken wire or

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Grow a vegetable garden vertically in a compact space, whether on a balcony or patio.

A B O U T T H E AU T H O R

Melinda Myers is the author of more than 20 gardening books, including Small Space Gardening. She hosts The Great Courses How to Grow Anything DVD series and the Melinda’s Garden Moment TV & radio program. Myers is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine. Her web site is melindamyers.com.

purchase a curved trellis like the Bosmere Trellis (gardeners.com) suitable for this application.

You can easily dress up a bare wall or fence,

screen a bad view, or create privacy with a plant-covered trellis.

Leave space between the wall and trellis when gardening next to a

building. This space allows airflow between the building and plants, reducing the risk of mildew on the wall and diseases infecting the plants.

No matter your style and location, vertical gardening can help you maximize your growing space and garden’s beauty.

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Power in Words The Design District celebrates social justice through art.

The Design District in Miami collaborates with artists to express social thought using art and design.

The double billboard by Miami artist Adler Guerrier espouses social and racial justice with art featuring the saying “claimed for living, for love and trouble.”

Commissioned by For Freedoms and the Design District, it is installed on the side of the Moore Elastika Building on Northeast Second Avenue.

Guerrier, originally from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is based in Miami and has exhibited in museums and public collections. He creates visual dialogues using various materials and techniques, while improvising between form and function. Guerrier constructs messages about race, ethnicity, class, and culture. Adler combines the nature of the col34

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The Moore Elastika Building, built in 1921, is the Design District’s most historic venue and is now the furniture showroom space for Moore and Sons. The unique building features four floors of arcaded spaces totaling more than 21,000 square feet. The central atrium can accommodate 1,000 to 2,000 people for events.

Also, the Design District developer Dacra provided a 2,400-square-foot empty retail store for art gallery VACO Studio, Dissolve Collective, and artist Abstrk’s pop-up “Give A F*CK.” The installation combines art, videos, giveaways, and socially distant yoga classes to encourage millennials and Gen Z viewers to vote.

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