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PALEOLITHIC PIPES
Smoking has been part of human civilization since 5000 BC, when it was practiced during shamanistic rituals. The traditional form of smoking is through a pipe made from materials such as stone, clay, wood, corn cobs, glass or metal. Native American culture has a rich history of pipe smoking that dates back before the arrival […]
Make The Journey
NORTHERN NIGHTS MUSIC FESTIVAL By Kerry Reynolds If you distill everything that is playful, wise, stylish and funky about the Emerald Triangle—that edgy outlaw cannabis-growing community nestled throughout the hills of Humboldt, Mendocino and Trinity counties in Northern California—into three sunny days by the South Fork of the Eel River and unending nights in the […]
High-End and Handcrafted
Historically, partaking of a fine cigar that’s hand-rolled with tobacco leaves was considered the height of sophistication. Add cannabis, and the experience is not only more healthful, it adds a new level of refinement to the cannabis industry’s high-end offerings. Handmade by skilled craftspeople, the cigar became a trademark of celebrities and politicians alike. A […]
Crafting Freedom
Roach likely came from the cannabis lyrics added to the old Spanish/ Mexican folk song “La Cucaracha,” the cockroach. 1920s and 30s: Harlem Renaissance/ Jazz Age. 1940s: Zoot Suit Riots. 1950s: Beat Generation. One thing all these have in common is resistance to persecution fueled by cannabis. Both the oppression and the defiance had cannabis […]
Cannastudio
High Definition Art The creative world is helping to re-brand the new generation of legal cannabis, shedding the “counter” part of “counterculture.” For the Portland-based business, Cannastudio, this means re-visualizing the cannabis plant through photography and design. The studio showcases kaleidoscope-like designs, created by Eliav Cohen, founder and CEO of the […]
Dank Canvas
Come to Create or Medicate, Either Way, You Elevate Pink doughnuts in the sky and owl eyes, rise high with Dank Canvas, LA’s premiere puff and paint workshop. Jennifer Korsen started the cannabis infused art class in early March 2017. Dank Canvas appeared on my Instagram feed a few days before the event, and I […]
Immortal Element
What Happens When You Take Scraps and Set Them On Fire Burn it. Hit it. Cut it. No matter how they crush, heat, or twist it, copper is the undying power behind Immortal Element. The art, jewelry, furniture, and home decor-creating and marketing duo, Aaron and Heather Houser, do everything “in-house” as a husband and […]
The Art and The Leaf with Julia Krase
Written by Art Cosgrove Cannabis and artistic expression go hand-in-hand. Now that the industry has come out of the shadows, so have the genres of art it inspires. Julia Krase is riding this wave. She primarily works as a sequential artist, a medium that uses images to tell a story, and supplements her income […]