Emma Chasen—A Rising Star in the Cannabis Industry

When Emma Chasen’s supervisor at the Brown University Oncology Research Group declined her request for cannabis trials and instead, encouraged an expensive pharmaceutical drug, Chasen knew her journey would lead to greener meadows elsewhere. Now, an industry consultant and cannabis educator, named Portland’s Best Budtender 2016, featured on television and podcasts, Newsweek, MG Magazine, Stoner Magazine, High Times Magazine, The Oregon Leaf and Teen Vogue, Chasen is changing lives by helping people heal and understand the scientific powers of the plant.  

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Meet our Founder—Coming Out Green

If you had told me a year ago that I’d be sitting here writing this, I’d think you had lost your mind. At the time I had just moved home to the SF Bay Area from a two-year stint in Kansas City where I’d battled daily with myself for being a ‘stoner.’ In my mind, I was some sort of criminal, always afraid of getting caught. Professionally, I feared my reputation as a photographer would get tarnished or potential clients would stereotype me as a lazy pothead. After working for two decades building my name in the industry, I did not want to mark myself with a scarlet letter (or emerald in this case).

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On the Cover: Chelsea Leyland, DJ, Cannabis & Epilepsy Activist

Issue 01: Change is Her(e)

DJ/Activist Chelsea Leyland goes against the grain to defy the stigma, raise awareness, and live an extraordinary life as she chronicles her mission to change the laws and ultimately save her sister in her upcoming documentary ‘Separating the Strains’.

By Brittney Mesica

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White Rabbit High Tea

If you didn't know, now you do: the cannabis industry has been undergoing a tremendous re-branding shift. Strategic marketing by entrepreneurs has re-framed our favorite herbal remedy as a luxury commodity; making weed fashionable, if you will. White Rabbit High Tea — an upscale event planning company — is one such business to have honed in on the discriminating and lucrative market of the luxury cannabis consumer.

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Lifestyle Editorial: Farm Like a Girl

MJ Lifestyle took a romp through the Sierra Foothills to document a day's work, life & love on the farm with Gypsy Trap.  Let's just say, we never wanted to leave!  The lifestyle they have single-handedly created was so inspiring, and while we know it was all through lots of hard work & perseverance, they make it look so easy & invigorating!  

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CULTUREJennifer Skog
Empower your Mornings with Kyra from Kyrious

Jumping into spring, it’s the perfect time to gather the wisdom within us and around us to make us stronger and healthier. We let go of old feelings and negative self-talk and open ourselves up to connecting more deeply to what nourishes us from the inside out. We realize that how we start our mornings sets the tone for the rest of our day. By carrying out daily self-care rituals when we wake up, we are renewed, refreshed and receptive to the world around us. We see things in a different light than if we were anxious, stressed or fatigued.

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