Growers generally create cannabis strains by breeding varieties based on their terpene profiles, which affect their psychoactive properties and drive consumer preference. Terpene profiles influence effects such as energy levels and mental clarity. 

Below are suggested strains to pair with some of your favorite activities. 

Head Out for a Night on the Town

Super Silver Haze is an excellent choice for a night out on the town.  Users report this strain will enhance your experiences by giving you an energy boost and a body buzz while reducing your weekday stress and social anxiety. 

Users say another benefit of Super Silver Haze is the enhancement of your senses. The club lights will be breathtaking, drinks taste better, and the music immerses you. This is the strain to use before starting an unforgettable night out.

Exercise

Mixing cannabis and exercise has been increasing in popularity. There are even gyms that promote the practice. pairing exercise with cannabis. The popular Durban Poison strain will likely give you bursts of energy, help you feel clearheaded, and may increase your productivity. This strain is also a popular exercise enhancer because users say it reduces fatigue and boosts motivation. 

“The majority of participants who endorsed using cannabis shortly before/after exercise reported that doing so enhances their enjoyment of and recovery from exercise, and approximately half reported that it increases their motivation to exercise,” according to a study published in Frontiers in Public Health.

Watch a Documentary

If you want a relaxing evening in front of the TV, Cereal Milk may be exactly what you are looking for. Users say this strain will calm your daily stresses while soothing your body and mind. This strain is also known to improve focus, allowing you to absorb information thoughtfully.

Laugh at a Comedy Show

One of the pronounced effects of the Tropicana Cookies strain is that it has been known to cause fits of giggles — which is why it’s an excellent option when seeing a comedian or attending an improv show. Users report this strain also increases your energy while letting you stay focused and level-headed. Because the strain is also a social enhancer, it can make a comedy show with friends even more enjoyable. 

Read a Book

There’s no better way to spend a moody evening than with a cozy blanket, a thrilling book, and some cannabis to immerse yourself in the story fully. Gelato may be just the strain for this scenario. Users say Gelato increases your focus, improves mood, relieves stress, and allows your imagination to jump into whatever adventure you are reading. 

Go on a Date

Something as special as blossoming love requires the Unicorn Poop strain. This hybrid strain is perfect for date night because many say it improves conversation, gives you a small bout of giggles, and gently puts your body and mind into a euphoric state.

Cheer on Your Team at a Sporting Event

Sporting events are known for their ice-cold beers, cheering fans, and high energy. The Lemon Cake OG is an excellent addition to your game day checklist. This strain will likely give you all the energy needed to cheer your team to a win. The stimulating buzz accompanying this strain will invigorate your body and mind, adding to the excitement of the competition. While it doesn’t guarantee a win for your team, it can offer fans an exciting experience.

Whatever your plans, consider using a special strain to get you in the right mood to experience each activity to the fullest!

As the plant’s legalization spreads to more U.S. states, musicians across genres, from Melissa Etheridge to Jay-Z, are getting in on the action. Artists are launching their own lines of cannabis products, typically pairing up with existing cultivators to get their brands on dispensary shelves.

But some musicians simply love the plant and its effects. Here are five artists, from pop stars to hip-hop artists and country musicians, and the strains that act as a creative force in their work.

Zayn 

You may not expect a former member of a kid-friendly act like One Direction to be a vocal proponent of cannabis, but Zayn Malik — who goes by the mononymous “Zayn” — isn’t your average boy band pop star. After leaving the famous “on-hiatus” U.K. five-piece group in 2015, he embarked on a solo career, collaborating with hip hop legends Timbaland and Nicki Minaj and even remixing tracks by August Alsina and Beyonce.

In 2016, he told Billboard in a cover story that he only smokes sativa strains, which the magazine helpfully (and accurately) described as “the more energizing, cerebral strain of marijuana.” While not a specific strain, it’s the one direction he prefers to go when it comes to smoking cannabis — likely for its purported creative effects.

Redman

As one of the most famous hip-hop stoners to come out of the early 1990s hip-hop scene, one might think Redman, aka Reggie Noble, would be jumping on the cannabis brand bandwagon. No ma’am. The co-star of stoner buddy flick “How High” (with frequent collaborator Method Man) is a co-founder of the political National Cannabis Party. He had some choice words for his fellow hip-hop stars who are licensing their names to cannabis brands in a June interview with CelebStoner: 

“None of them don’t know s**t about the cannabis industry,” he told journalist Steve Bloom, saying he’s turned down “mega, mega money” he could have earned endorsing cannabis strains and products. 

But of course, the songwriter of tracks like “How to Roll a Blunt” and “Smoke Buddah” has his go-to’s. He told High Times in 2017 that sativa Sour Diesel is his go-to, along with the hybrid XJ-1 — though he may have meant XJ-13. He also gave hybrid Gelato a shoutout in the same interview.

John Vanderslice

We couldn’t blame the average listener for not recognizing John Vanderslice by name, though the prolific indie singer/songwriter has released at least a dozen albums since the 1990s. But his recording studio, Tiny Telephone, has produced tracks for big alternative acts like Death Cab for Cutie, Spoon, Okkervil River, and Sleater-Kinney.

In a 2020 interview with High Times for a feature called “What’s in Your Stash?” Vanderslice gave the weed mag an inside look at his, well, stash. And it was impressive. 

In addition to the Purple Diesel, Chocolate Hashberry, and Berry White strains of flower, he also had sublingual sprays, tinctures, and edibles.

But the No. 1 go-to for the man behind some of indie rock’s iconic sounds? Homegrown indica Grape Ape: “It’s biodynamic and delicious,” he told journalist Sharon Letts in the feature.

Run The Jewels

Cannabis isn’t typically the focus of socially conscious and explicitly political hip hop duo Run The Jewels, but they know their stuff when it comes to the plant. And being responsible touring artists who don’t travel with cannabis in their vehicles, their favorite strains are determined by where they’re performing, according to a 2015 interview with Blare Magazine.

“Here it’s been Jack Herer and it’s been pretty cool. In New York, you pretty much get Diesel but it’s the best Diesel around,” Killer Mike said in the interview. 

Toby Keith

In 2017, country music superstar Toby Keith officially came out of the canna-closet with his weed-celebrating track “Wacky Tobaccy.” (To be fair, he’d talked openly about his cannabis use in interviews.)

And while he name-checks several different types of cannabis in the song, he lands on a favorite. “You got your Mexican and Jamaican with those buds of blue/Humboldt County and Hydroponic too/Okeechobee Purple from down in the South/And that ol’ stuff your uncle smokes will give you cottonmouth/Homegrown is healthy, synthetic can kill ya/My all-time favorite is Redhead Sinsemilla.”

What is Redhead Sinsemilla? Sinsemilla is a Spanish phrase that translates roughly to “seedless.” Seedless cannabis was a rare and highly potent treat through much of the 1990s until using feminized seeds that produced buds without seeds became the norm in cultivation. 

But what about the “redhead” part? Hard to know for sure, but Keith is likely referring to Red Hair Sinsemilla, so called because of the red hair-like strands sometimes found in its buds.

Keith has since launched his own cannabis company in Oklahoma, Big Dog Cannabis, and the menu contains no sinsemilla. Likely because all cannabis today is essentially sinsemilla.

Next time you’re in the mood to get in a groove and create some music, consider these favorite strains from some of the industry’s most recognizable stars. 

By JACKSON GUILFOIL | jguilfoil@times-standard.com | Eureka Times-Standard
Photo: The Reggae On The River music festival could return this year, depending on the decision from the Mateel Community Center and the festival’s management team. (Times-Standard file)

After a hiatus brought on by a 2019 cancellation, then the pandemic in the subsequent years, the Mateel Community Center’s Board of Directors are discussing whether or not to bring the Reggae On The River music festival back this year.

“We’re trying to come to a consensus internally on whether or not to pursue it happening this year. Some members of the festival management team really think it’s going to happen this year, and some are more skeptical, and that is also true of our board. We try and put out a united front when we’ve come to a consensus, but we’re still debating it internally,” Shiloh Croybaker, general manager of the community center, said.

Croybaker noted he expects an announcement regarding the festival to happen “very soon.”

Reggae On The River, which began in 1984 to benefit the Mateel Tribe, had its last show in 2018. While the festival has historically provided significant benefit to the Mateel Community Center, Croybaker listed a number of issues that contributed to the festival’s decline.

“The event had lost considerable money in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and there was debate about why it was losing money, whether it was financial mismanagement, which is one public claim, or if it was declining sales or bad predictions on attendance. There’s a lot of finger-pointing about who was to blame,” Croybaker said.

2019’s festival was canceled by High Times, a cannabis-themed production company that was putting on the event that year, ending a brief partnership with the Mateel Community Center, which was financially struggling.

Part of the internal discussion over whether to hold the event focuses on how easy it will be to conjure a compelling line-up of artists this late in the year, according to John Bruno, a board member whose wife was instrumental in the festival’s creation in 1983, then putting on the first event in 1984.

“It is just lining up all the right acts to bring the musical population here to our Southern Humboldt area. We have to start advertising at the beginning of the year, and we’re already into March,” Bruno said.

Bruno added the festival’s appeal extends beyond Humboldt County, and his friends in the Bay Area are asking if the festival will happen this year.

Regardless if the event happens this year or in 2023, Croybaker noted that it will be refreshing to attend once again with the usual cast of volunteers and helpers.

“We know that our relaunch is really important and that there will be a tremendous amount of scrutiny. We know we could do it this year, but it has to be really close to perfect,” Croybaker said.

Those seeking updates on the festival may sign up at http://www.reggaeontheriver.com/.

Jackson Guilfoil can be reached at 707-441-0506.

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From Bob Marley to Louis Armstrong, marijuana has played a vital role in their successful music career. Back in the 1930’s, when weed vaporizers were not on the market, Los Angeles County put Louis Armstrong in jail for nine days because he smoked a joint while performing and Jazz music was labeled as “Satanic.” Being a strong advocate of Potheads, Bob Marley had done a lot more than just getting high; He was a very religious person, and smoking was like a form of meditation to him. Marijuana helped him to connect with his inner spirituality. Bob Marley once famously said, “Herb is the healing of the nation; alcohol is the destruction.” One study in the 1970’s found that marijuana enhanced the ability to perceive sounds at the very top of our hearing range, around 6000Hz. Not only do individuals under the influence hear these sound better, but they also reported enjoying higher-pitched sounds more.

In the 1970’s, a study found that people who had consumed marijuana before listening to music perceive that sound increased to 6000Hz. Reportedly, people who smoke weed before listening to music get a better-quality sound as well. Modern-day hip-hop artists, including Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa are also influenced by weed. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg showed their love for weed quite evidently on their famous track, “The Next Episode.” Many great rappers are born in Michigan, such as Eminem, Royce Da 5’9” and Big Sean, etc. So, if you are a cannabis lover and stay in Michigan, you may visit any legalized medical marijuana dispensary in Ann Arbor. Weed and music always shared a romantic relationship, straight from the beginning.

Continue reading to find out more:

1.  A Major Impact: Marijuana was appreciated by the Jazz musicians in the 1920’s and 1930’s, and admiring its dignity, many popular songs were written. Everyone knows the amazing journey of The Beetles and how the band members came to India in search of higher spiritual growth. They explored different forms of ganja in the land of spirituality and promoted the same ideas in the west, through their music.

• With poetic lyrics, Bob Dylan became a legendary classic rock sensation. Bob Dylan is the person who introduced marijuana to The Beatles. 
• In 1964, in a New York City hotel, The Beatles members smoked marijuana. 

2.  Cannabis and Rap music: Two of the greatest icons in the “Stoner Rap” category are Snoop Dogg, and Wiz Khalifa. Snoop Dogg and Cypress Hill are the early 90’s rapper’s who contributed the most in establishing the term “Stoner Rap.” They were both, the first who lead a lifestyle encircling cannabis. Many of their songs are about cannabis and in their music videos, we also see them smoking. Their merchandise and their shows are also about embracing the cannabis culture. 

• All the stoner rappers have their musical genres and specific lyrical style. This includes all the genre of stoner rappers, like 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne and especially Trap music artists. And also, the genre of Nate Dogg and Eazy-E is “G-Funk,” strongly related to the cannabis culture. 
• The term “Stoner Rap” makes sense when an artist establishes a positive lifestyle based on cannabis. 

3.  Pop Influencers: Famous teen stars Miley Cyrus and pop icons like Lady Gaga and Madonna also promote smoking weed. Miley has been seen wearing dresses with weed-graffiti on them during several occasions. She even performed on stage wearing a bodysuit that showed glittered leaves of marijuana plants. Lady Gaga, a proud New Yorker, famously stated in an interview that smoking weed has helped her connect with music spiritually.

You have the power to put the usage of cannabis into a gleaming light in society, like Wiz Khalifa. Being an extraordinary father, he knows the positivity and is open to the thought altering ideas the cannabis plant offers. It helps him to work hard and to make great music. Snoop Dogg has normalized the consumption of weed during his whole music career. 

Many great artists and musicians of all ages have been inspired by the usage of cannabis. If you are a budding performer who needs a little inspiration; cannabis may serve as a motif to become a better musician. In recent years, quite a few legislation initiatives have been passed to provide people with safe access to recreational marijuana as an option.

Outside Lands unveiled its new Grass Lands area on Aug. 10, which, according to a news release, makes it “the first major U.S. music festival to have a curated cannabis experience.”

Interested parties got the chance to check out the area during Day One of the three-day festival, which continues through Aug. 12 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, and see all the cannabis themed/related products on display.

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No, people weren’t actually allowed to use or purchase pot onsite at Grass Lands. And smoking is not allowed anywhere in Golden Gate Park — something that organizers reminded people through signage. But “budtenders” and representatives of major cannabis companies were on hand to talk about their services and products.

A stroll through new #grasslands area at @sfoutsidelands pic.twitter.com/EJOV4ONjwe

— Jim Harrington (@jimthecritic) August 11, 2018

More from grasslands pic.twitter.com/w3tCu1qxGI

— Jim Harrington (@jimthecritic) August 11, 2018

Rick Farman, co-founder of Superfly, co-producers of Outside Lands, was excited to have Grass Lands join the festival’s many other themed areas, such as Wine Lands and Beer Lands.

“Much the way that Wine Lands celebrates Napa and Sonoma as the leaders in U.S. wine production, Grass Lands will shine a light on the area’s importance as pioneers in the cannabis world,” said Rick Farman, co-founder of Superfly, co-producers of Outside Lands.

“With recreational marijuana now legal in California, there is so much to discover. We are excited to be the first major festival in the country to offer attendees the chance to learn about the latest in cannabis development,” Farman says.

And it has arrived pic.twitter.com/vmvtiZhjGc

— Jim Harrington (@jimthecritic) August 11, 2018

#grasslands at @sfoutsidelands pic.twitter.com/36yXXD2a4M

— Jim Harrington (@jimthecritic) August 11, 2018

New for 2018 pic.twitter.com/sBBUTWk1xE

— Jim Harrington (@jimthecritic) August 11, 2018

For more information, visit www.sfoutsidelands.com.

While the 49-year-old son of reggae legend Bob Marley and eight-time Grammy award winner has focused past records and songs on personal growth and spiritualism as a way to achieving peace and happiness, Marley said his latest album, “Rebellion Rises,” released in March is his answer to a need for a worldwide wake-up call to pressure the powers that be to stand for humanity.

Marley said he is hoping his upcoming North American tour — which begins Friday in Southern California and will take him to Humboldt State University’s Van Duzer Theatre on Wednesday — will be more than just a show, but rather a rallying cry for peace.

Marley spoke Tuesday about his latest album, future projects and the legalization of cannabis and its effect on local culture.

WH: I wanted to get right into your latest album this year, “Rebellion Rises.” In recent interviews you’ve done, you’ve said this is one of the only albums you’ve done that you enjoy listening to more. Compared to past albums that kind of focused on a personal reflection and inner spiritualism, this one is more of a call to action to both the world and to yourself. What prompted you to speak out now more so than you have in the last 30 years of your recording history?

ZM: This is just how I feel, you know? I mean, there is nothing specific that prompted me other than I feel like the world needs some sort of inspiration to wake us up, to unify us more, to encourage us to be our best and do our best for humanity. I think there is a lack of socially conscious music on the airwaves and in the culture that we live in today. And the world needs that because the balance, we have to have to have a balance between what is entertaining and fun and what is socially conscious and needed. So, we are kind of out of balance, I feel, so I think it was the perfect time to do a record like this.

WH: There was one lyric in your song “Circle of Peace” that really stood out to me. The line was, “For my inaction there is no defense/for my action, there will be consequence.” That to me seemed to say there is no room waiting for change, for hoping for it. You have to take action or something is going to happen regardless of whether or not you do something. Was this a central message you wanted to send? What are you hoping when people listen to this album and hear these lyrics, what do you hope they will be inspired to do and take from it?

ZM: Well, I hope I hope they will be inspired to let the leaders of the world know what priority humanity has. We are human beings of the world, what do we want to see? What do we want as humanity? Not as individual persons or individual countries or even individual groups, but as humanity as a whole. What is it that we want? How do we prosper? We prosper through peace, not through divisiveness and war and violence. And so in that same song we make the point of saying that, “Only the willing will see their dreams.”

And so those of us who speak of peace and all of these great things that we want to see for each other, we must take action and we must be willing in order for these things to become a reality. Talking about it and dreaming about it is not enough. We really have to do something and I feel like the time is now to really galvanize human beings for the purpose of the betterment of humanity. To jump in at the deep end.

WH: I know you and your brothers are no strangers to Humboldt County, but this year seems to be a little different in that California has now legalized cannabis, is holding producers more accountable for having higher standards of quality and making it more readily available to the masses. At the same time, it’s transforming what people have seen as a culture in Humboldt County, this way of life out here. I know you’ve been outspoken in the past about legalizing cannabis and regulating it for safe use, especially for pesticides. Where do you see the balancing of having these standards in place and legalized, but still retain the culture?

ZM: The only thing will be like big industry takeover. We want to support small farmers and local people. You know I mean? That is the way cannabis has been throughout history. It’s small farmers, local people, you know, growing and getting the benefits of it and sharing that with the community. So, we hopefully can keep marijuana as a community-based thing and not become an overindustrialized, big corporate system, you know, because that corrupts it. So that is the balance, to make sure it doesn’t grow so big that it falls out of the hands of the community and the small, local farmers.

WH: Your brother, Stephen Marley, is going to be playing a show out in the Mateel Community Center in Redway the day before your show. Will you two get a chance to meet up or play together?

ZM: Yeah, Will, we’ll see. I don’t know. We’ll have to see what the plan is. If we can do it, we do it, you know?

WH: You’re starting off your big North American tour this month. What’s the future looking like for you?

ZM: We’re looking forward to the tour, because I hope this tour is just more than entertainment. It’s more of a rallying cry as I’ve said before. When we’re on stage on this tour, these songs and these words that we are singing, it’s more than songs, it’s more than music. It’s inspiration, it’s a call for action, but we’re using music and songs as a vehicle instead of speeches. But this is the movement we want to be part of and we want to help.

As far as future things go, I’m working on a children’s book again. I love doing stuff in that space and maybe another children’s album like we did many years ago with “Family Time,” so we’re looking forward to that.

WH: I know you’ve come to Humboldt County regularly in this past decade if not before then. What about this region makes you want to come back every couple of years?

ZM: Well, the people. I come for the people. The people love it. We love the people. And the people need it, and we need the people. So, we help each other out, you know?

WH: Alright, well, Ziggy, was there anything else you’d like to bring up that you feel is important to mention?

ZM: We have to find a way to bring the people’s agenda to the forefront of what is political agenda and the corporate agenda. And you know, peace is prosperity, man. Unity is prosperity. That is where prosperity is. So, I feel like I want to encourage everyone to come together and take a stand for humanity and the betterment of humanity and let the politicians know where the people stand. We need more, we need people to stand up more now. More people, more standing up, you know? This is what we need. Because we know we exist, we know what we want, we know we are the majority. You know, we have to show them we are the majority because they don’t believe it. They don’t see it enough, you know? We have to show them. We who want peace and love and less divisiveness and prosperity, true unity is the majority of the people on earth. They don’t believe it. They need to see it.”

If You Go

Organizers of the Chalice California marijuana festival announced they’ve postponed the event and will be issuing refunds after the city refused to give them permission to let attendees buy and consume cannabis on site.

“At this juncture, we believe it is best and safest to all of our guests,” the Chalice team wrote in a July 4 message to ticket holders.

A separate post continued: “We must take a stand that cannabis culture and business brings value to cities.”

No future date or venue has been announced, and organizers didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Bassnectar, Ludacris and other acts were set to perform at the marijuana-themed festival, which was originally expected to attract some 35,000 people to the San Bernardino County fairgrounds in Victorville July 13-15. But new laws require festival organizers to get permission from their local city or county if they want a state license that permits marijuana sales and consumption. After they got shut out by the city, the parent company behind Chalice on June 19 sued Victorville and the state, touting the event’s solid safety record and estimates that it had a $33 million impact on the high desert in 2017.

At a special meeting June 29, the Victorville City Council officially refused to approve the event, saying it conflicts with a city ordinance that bans all marijuana sales.

Chalice organizers said they’ll be refunding all tickets within the next 14 days.

Festival founder Doug Dracup wrote on Instagram that he’d rather postpone the show and “do it right” than put on a show that isn’t up to their standards.

Ticketholders took to social media to express their frustration.

“We’re out $500 because our Airbnb host wouldn’t give us a full refund after finding out this event got postponed,” one person wrote on Facebook. “We, the attendees, are losing a lot of money because of this.”

A few social media fans showed solidarity, with one person who planned to fly in from New Jersey for the event posting: “Just want to let you guys know I stand with you. … Keep on fighting for this culture.”

Tickets are on sale for the Smoke Me Out y Los Reyes Del Corrido festival set for Aug. 18.

The festival will feature many young up-and-coming bands playing various genres of regional Mexican music, including soaring rancheras, popping norteño tunes and banda music. But the event will focus on passionate corridos, the storytelling songs, and judging by the pot leaf design in the poster for the fest, expect plenty to reference marijuana.

San Diego-born singer Roberto Tapia, who blends banda, norteño and hip-hop, is among the dozen and a half artists on the lineup.

He’s joined by Sinaloan trio Los Hijos de Barron, which brings a guitar-driven sound to rancheras as well as Orange County-based norteño group Legado 7, which is known for corridos about marijuana. Also on the bill is Arsenal Efectivo, which performs a style the members have termed “trap corridos,” which landed the group on Pandora’s “Artists to Watch in 2018.”

Other artists on the bill include El De La Guitarra, Los Alegres Del Barranco, Régulo Caro, Christian Felix and Maximo Grado, Los Hijos De Garcia, Omar Ruiz, Cornelio Vega & Su Dinastia, Enigma Norteño, Noel Torres, Fuerza Regida and Adriel Favela.

Smoke Me Out is the latest in a series of festivals that are turning the Queen Mary into one hot ship.

So far this year the venue has hosted the One Love Cali Reggae Fest in February, the sold out Smoker’s Club Festival, which celebrated hip-hop culture and marijuana in April, the R&B heavy Smoking Grooves in June and on July 7 Snoop Dogg and Warren G return to Long Beach for the Summertime in the LBC show. That’s followed on Aug.12 by Alt 98.7’s Summer Camp music festival headlined by Death Cab for Cutie.

It’s all happened after a partnership with concert organizer Goldenvoice was announced late last year to put on more festivals at the ship.

Smoke Me Out y Reyes Del Corrido

When: 11 a.m.. Aug.18

Where: Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach

Tickets: $60-$150 for general admission, $150-$200 for VIP

Information: www.smokemeoutfest.com