Imagine this. You’re researching locales for your next vacation. An ad pops up for Bermuda, featuring a couple sipping champagne on a balcony overlooking a light pink beach, where gentle waves roll ashore from shimmering, crystal waters that stretch out…
IN THE BEGINNING Read Part I, THE BEGINNING. THE BACKSTORY: I’ve been a performing artist since childhood, attending conservatories and extracurricular programs, primarily in musical theatre. As an only child, I often performed alongside adults, using performance to gain…
Before becoming the editor of Fat Nugs Magazine, I worked as a birthkeeper and postpartum care provider for nearly a decade. I still do this work for my community because it has become undeniable to me that birth and motherhood…
Almost all of the reefer madness pioneers smoked cigarettes while demonizing cannabis, claiming that tobacco smoking was medicinal. For centuries, tobacco was thought to have medicinal properties and was used to treat various ailments. In the 16th century, doctors even…
THE BEGINNING: I’ll never forget a co-worker asking to meet for a break that day. This was strange, since he hadn’t for quite some time. We had both been promoted to managing different states on different teams, and were effectively…
Bueno Verde is the stoniest little town in all of California. And nobody was stonier, or smarter for that matter, than Raefer Bogart. But nobody ever called him Raefer (except his lady), and you better not call him “Bogart,” because…
Psychedelics are here to stay as cities and states explore alternative litigation. Colorado is pushing to decriminalize now, with measures around trip-sitting and elderly care included. There are a lot of “psychedelic” substances; we’re going to focus specifically on the…
Unlike the well-known Grateful Dead song, lately, it occurs to me…what a short, commonplace jaunt this has been. I just started microdosing psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in “magic” mushrooms. I researched two different dosing schedules, the Paul Stamets and Fadiman…
Aphananthe is a small genus of five species, one of which was discovered by the legendary French botanist Jules Émile Planchon (1823-1888), a man who named countless growing vines, twigs, and trees. He studied pharmacy and medicine in Montpellier and…
I am burnt out. I hate typing out those words, but it’s true. I am burnt out, and I have to play the cards I’ve been dealt. Let’s talk about burnout. What is Burnout? According to WebMD, burnout is a…
In April, the cannabis magnate KushCon approached me on social media with hopes that I could spread marketing throughout Tampa. As a Tampa native, I was overjoyed to complete this mission. Then, in June, the stars aligned as my beloved…
Hello sweet portal, we meet once more. It took only two puffs to open the door. The voices have quieted, and heartbeat has slowed. My feet keep me rooted as I start to decode. She moves through me softly so…
