Long weekend outing starting with a beer on Commercial Dr. and a fresh sack of stinky weed - with Herr Meister Funbov and Cousin Herb - before heading off to the Richmond Asian Night Market to sample okonomiyaki, bacon treats, bubble tea, cheap products, Chinese singing and discussing the uniting force of meat on sticks, then finishing the movable feast with a big joint with 4 kinds of kind bud at Trout Lake Park.
A hemp-ed up guide to conscious travel in Japan as Uncle Weed (on the hoof) waxes nostalgic about backcountry squatting in abandoned villages with graves with offerings, wild mushrooms and counter-culture festivals. He relays practical tips on getting around the islands, finding hidden cannabis culture and exploring the natural beauty from sacred sites and hemp fields in Shikoku to high in the Nagano Mountains to wild ganja harvest in Hokkaido - features some unique Okinawan folk music.
Hemp Culture in Japan(.pdf) - a 1992-7 ground-breaking treatise on the history and cultural significance of hemp in Japan. Hemp Culture in Japan is available in .html or .pdf. For alternate versions, visit Taima.org, a site dedicated to Hemp in Japan.
On Halloween in San Francisco’s Castro district, Uncle Weed and amigo MadDog witness a shooting with resultant police and crowd mayhem while strolling in geta sandals, plus meet a forlorn yet peace-loving friend on the bus before Weed heads back to the historic Palace hotel. Music by Jerry Garcia Band and Grateful Dead (in case you couldn’t tell).
At a pagan-ish pageant on Pender Island, Uncle Weed views kayak ballet, dreadlocked Father Time and burning suns while enjoying microbrews, doobs, sparklers, and recalling O Shogotsu in Japan.
Yup, it's a podcast - featuring Uncle Weed on random sound-seeing adventures around Vancouver and international exploits spieling on with anecdotes and observations about communities, public policy, transportation, economics, architecture, entrepreneurship and enjoying herb, ya know ganja.
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