This is the pitchwork review. I'm Pooja Patel, the editor-in-chief.

And I'm Jeremy Larson, the reviews director.

And today we're talking about that influential ingredient that has its fingerprints on generations

of artistic creativity and the experience of listening to music.

Yes, folks, I'm talking about weed.

That influential ingredient,

Pugia, there is so much lore wrapped up

in how cannabis satifa unlocks the mind.

Stories of everyone from Hendricks to Rihanna,

Louis Armstrong, Lady Gaga,

long studio jams are enlightened writing sessions fueled by a never-ending supply of marijuana.

Here's the thing.

I can talk about read.

I don't think I can read about.

You're reading about weed in an earnest way.

It's really something.

Now it's been largely decriminalized in the United States, and it's widely available,

which has kind of changed the conversation and brings us to a new place in talking about

weed and music and creativity, and how it's influenced all of that.

We couldn't think of a better person to help us unpack it

all than contributing editor Andy Cush. Hello, Andy. Hello, Pooja. Hello, Jeremy. Let's start

with this. When we say, like, weed music or stoner albums, you definitely know what I'm talking about, right?

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