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Change happened
because people
stepped forward,
at personal risk,
and pushed to make
things better.”
from the
EDITOR
TG
Toby Gorman
Welcome to our first annual edibles,
extracts, and concentrates special issue.
While it’s hard to believe it has been a year
since our inaugural issue went to press, it
is even harder to believe how the world has
changed in the past 12 months.
COVID-19, a shattered economy, and an
uprising against racism, among many other
issues, have all collided in a very short
window of time to create a lot of uncertainty,
unrest, and unraveling.
If you have been thrown off your regular
axis, you’re not alone. You wouldn’t be
human if you weren’t. As an international
publication, we are fortunate to be
connected to a global community. Over
the past few weeks and months, we have
chatted with our writers, readers, clients,
and friends from around the world and
worked with them to put this issue together.
The message from each corner of the world
has been the same when talking about
the state of the society; sadness, fear,
uncertainty, anger, and disappointment are
all emotions that have risen to the surface.
But there has also been resilience, hope,
and demand for a better way forward.
A short time ago, the legalization of
marijuana was a revolution in itself. People
demanded it, they affected change, they
stood up. And look how far this industry has
come in just a few years. Change happened
because people stepped forward, at personal
risk, and pushed to make things better.
The same is happening on many fronts
right now: racism, LGBTQ, gender equality,
climate change, wage-gap disparity, police
brutality… the list goes on. So, keep fighting,
keep making a difference, and keep your
foot on the gas, because you’re making a
difference. And who knows, maybe by the
time the second annual edition of this issue
comes out next summer, we’ll be living in a
more just, kind, and better world.
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