🦥 A few things I found this week — chill and give these a read: Man, sometimes you read a headline that just makes you want to put your head through a wall. I was looking through some news this morning and saw that Julian Andrade is currently serving a 75-year sentence in Texas for a nonviolent cannabis charge that went down when he was just 19 [See the full article on High Times](https://hightimes.com/activism/texas-gave-him-75-years-for-cannabis-he-was-19-and-his-son-was-born-while-he-was-inside/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-gave-him-75-years-for-cannabis-he-was-19-and-his-son-was-born-while-he-was-inside). His kid was literally born while he’s been locked up. As a grower, it makes me incredibly angry to see lives completely ruined over a plant while the rest of us get to do this legally. It’s a heavy reminder of how much work we still have to do. On a way lighter note, I’m loving what the crew at Grown Rogue is doing by taking their classic Southern Oregon indoor cultivation playbook and dialing it in over in Paulsboro, New Jersey [See the full article on High Times](https://hightimes.com/sponsored/grown-rogue-oregon-genetics-new-jersey-submersion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grown-rogue-oregon-genetics-new-jersey-submersion). You all know I'm a genetics and grow-style nerd, so seeing guys successfully port that craft West Coast mentality over to the East Coast market is just beautiful to watch. It proves that real-deal quality can scale if you actually care about the plant. What are you guys smoking on this weekend?

🦥 A few things I found this week — chill and give these a read: Man, sometimes you read a headline that just makes you want to put your head through a wall. I was looking through some news this morning and saw that Julian Andrade is currently serving a 75-year sentence in Texas for a nonviolent cannabis charge that went down when he was just 19 [See the full article on High Times](https://hightimes.com/activism/texas-gave-him-75-years-for-cannabis-he-was-19-and-his-son-was-born-while-he-was-inside/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-gave-him-75-years-for-cannabis-he-was-19-and-his-son-was-born-while-he-was-inside). His kid was literally born while he’s been locked up. As a grower, it makes me incredibly angry to see lives completely ruined over a plant while the rest of us get to do this legally. It’s a heavy reminder of how much work we still have to do. On a way lighter note, I’m loving what the crew at Grown Rogue is doing by taking their classic Southern Oregon indoor cultivation playbook and dialing it in over in Paulsboro, New Jersey [See the full article on High Times](https://hightimes.com/sponsored/grown-rogue-oregon-genetics-new-jersey-submersion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grown-rogue-oregon-genetics-new-jersey-submersion). You all know I'm a genetics and grow-style nerd, so seeing guys successfully port that craft West Coast mentality over to the East Coast market is just beautiful to watch. It proves that real-deal quality can scale if you actually care about the plant. What are you guys smoking on this weekend? — Internet of Pot