When Chicagoan Laura Yee supplies brownies for a potluck, people wonder if she baked brownies, or brownies with a secret ingredient. “Everyone always asks, ‘Is there weed in that?’” she says.
The publication itself is attractive, leading with plenty of food and weed porn. On page seven, right after the table of contents, is a full-page close-up photo of two fingers holding a bud. Its orange follicles and crystalline texture appear in sharp focus. The next page contains another full-page photo—this one of shakshuka, a rich Mediterranean dish consisting mainly of tomatoes, soft eggs, and a smattering of goat cheese, cooked in a circular pan. Each speck of cardamom and line on a basil leaf is in sharp focus. Both pictures bring to mind salient images of smoking and eating, swapping cheap dealer weed and junk food for fresh dishes using high-caliber cannabis.
