We're just kind of stuck in this “you got to do it this way” [mindset]. And it's like no, you don't. That's always been the case. Also, in terms of the panels I was on with Subcool and all these people, those are all archived. Just do searches on YouTube and all that stuff is there, which is great. I mean, that's another great thing we have working for us, is the archival information that's on
panels in the past, they weren't too pleased that I mentioned that I was like 16 or 17 when I bought it. I was like 17 years old, but there they were. And that for me, was the same as Over- grow and Cannabis World in the 90’s and the aughts. It was wonderful for someone like me, and it was in a head shop. The first one was already sold out. I think it was up
this internet. Back in the day it was Over- grow and Cannabis World , right? How many people got their education from those fo- rums that are now industry leaders? And they were just basic at the time, trade se- crets that really were just common-sense logic. MICAH: Do you feel like there's still that community out there? DJ: Yeah, but there's the others, the com- peting community. And the competing community has to do with money and cap- italism, and that's what we got to get over in a few ways. One thing I've said a long time ago is that this plant, this substance, can teach us how to do capitalism right. Be- cause we haven't up to this point. We let too
to like the third or fourth issue, and I bought every one they had there. Took it home and… my god, “ I'm not alone .” NATHAN: Yeah, it might not be a black-mar- ket community anymore, but it is a commu- nity. DJ: It's great. And my advice to people in this day is hey man, find a gray market. It's still there. You have friends, right? That, and you've got a closet or you've got a backyard or whatever? Make something your friends are going to like, and then you're charging them less than what the point of sale is charging them, and it just works out nice. I know some people that are still, you know, cozy in that mindset. You've got a little of the paranoia left, but you know, we've been
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few people have way too much. We monetize tokens. We put value on a silly little thing. And if you're going to do that as a society, then it needs to be regulated 100%. Every dollar
should be accounted for. And you know, I'm sorry, a billion dollars is too much. No hu- man being should have that much. And that's where I'm at with it in terms of what High Times used to be. It's funny, too. I'm working on my memoirs right now. It's one of the things I'm doing. And I'm up to being 16 years old. I'm like 90,000 words into this thing – I'm coming up on the time with High Times . And I know back on a few
dealing with that for a long time. MICAH: A decade ago there used to be a ton of variety. But now it seems a lot of the stuff in stores is a derivative of [the strain] Cook- ies. And you’ve been a strong opponent of something you call “cookiesfication.” DJ: And yeah, I heard that Cookies may be related to Flo. Rumor comes and goes, but it wouldn't surprise me. I mean, I've been told by the genetic testing labs back in the day
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