MOUNTAIN LIFE - Coast Mountains | Fall Winter 2018

FALL/WINTER 2018 MLCM 145 1. PUFF, PUFF, PASS In the mountains, survival can depend on fairly-distributed resources. And that sense of fairness is what separates us from the beast. So don’t bogart that joint and don’t mess with the rotation—puff, puff, give. (Or as the hippie founders of Whistler ski culture would say, “Don’t bogart that joint, man.”) 2. R.E.S.P.E.C.T Great song, even better rule to live by (for anyone), so don’t blow your smoke in someone’s face. Even though it’s legal, smoking the holy herb is still a lifestyle choice. Which means it’s bad form to light up anything without asking those around you if they mind. Imagine if someone sprayed a whole can of dollar store hairspray in your face in the gondola. That’s legal too. (It’s worth noting here that smoking anything on Whistler Blackcomb property is strictly forbidden. It’s like the old days, with cops too.) 3. DON’T SMOKE AND DRIVE Yeah, we know… it’s possible. But that doesn’t make it safe or legal. This one was actually a law before, and it still is. The main difference is that now they gonna enforce the heck out of it. (And yes, of course your cab driver will stop at the Husky.) 4. KNOW WHEN TO HOLD ‘EM, KNOW WHEN TO FOLD ‘EM Know when to walk away, know when to run. (Wait, what were we talking about again?) 5. LEARN THY HERBAL ALPHABET a, b, c, d, t, h, c, c, b, d, w, e, e, d Really though, it's taken a long time to shed the stoner, slacker stereotype, but there IS more to weed than just getting high. Enlighten thyself to some of the ways medicinal marijuana is helping Canadians. You know, in case someone asks (then you can hit them with your corrupt government taxation theory). 6. PUT A FILTER IN THERE, BUD You’re out West now, act accordingly. ILLUSTRATION BY DAVE BARNES BACK PAGE WEED: THE COAST MOUNTAIN RULES OF ENGAGEMENT In a sudden “Whoa, Grade 9 me was actually right” motion, the Canadian government has legalized recreational marijuana use. But just because something’s legal, doesn’t mean the rules no longer apply.