Now that the marijuana movement has proved successful enough to give life to a whole new LEGAL industry, it has given rise to an incredible wave of growth. Some of this is clearly making things better for the consumer; great product options, easy availability, steady pricing, no shady meet ups with a guy that’s a friend of a friend of a guy. Some of it is arguably making it worse; companies driven by production and marketing forces can cut corners on other key quality metrics. Also lost is the experience of sneaking away with your close friends to defy the expectations of others and defend your sacred community. We cannot lose sight about what led to this moment however. The important culture, and community that rose together to defy and fight back against the oppression in the name of a plant.