Offline Recs: 4/20 Hang with Lindsay MaHarry and Mary Carreón
Tips for defying capitalism and celebrating our connection to the Earth from two of our favorite reporters in the drugs space.
On the surface, 4/20 is all about smoking weed, but if you ask the experts, it goes much deeper than that. For today’s edition of Offline Recs, we’re joined by two California-based reporters who have dedicated their careers to exploring our connection with plants and fungi that nourish and heal us, along with the powerful economic and political forces that are constantly getting in the way of it.
One of them is Lindsay MaHarry, a cannabis journalist and content creator (@_oystergirl_) who covers the culture of medicinal plants and fungi around the world for places like Uproxx, Weedmaps, and her own Substack, Hot Tokes with Oystergirl. The other is Mary Carreón, an independent journalist, editor, and podcaster (@maryyyprankster) who reports on the environment, Schedule I drugs, and the intersection between the two, with a focus on accessibility, the environment, and marginalized communities. You …