The pace of life today is fast and stress is an inevitable part of that, but it doesn’t have to take over your daily experience. Stress can be turned into a helpful ally by cultivating a better relationship with it, thereby increasing resilience, and improving your overall well-being. The article discusses the role of the…
Category: Features
Herb•age strives to bring you fresh content every month. We cover a wide range of cannabis culture and medical marijuana-related issues from around the state of Oklahoma and beyond. In other words, It is our mission to be the voice of the growing cannabis industry in the state. Through fair and open discourse we hope to continue the trend of bringing cannabis out of the shadows and into the mainstream where it belongs. So, please join us and help us grow with Oklahoma!
HERBAGE MAGAZINE MARCH ‘23
Digital edition of the MARCH 2023 print issue #51 of Herbage Magazine. Herb•age strives to bring you fresh content regularly. We cover a wide range of cannabis culture and medical marijuana-related issues from around the state of Oklahoma and beyond. In other words, It is our mission to be the voice of the growing cannabis…
Feminine Divine: Bailee Bruce
Harnessing the Goddess energy that exists in all of us, through breath, movement, nature, and meditation. Bailee is a guide, visionary, gatherer, mover, teacher, & a student of life. I’ve always admired what she’s created, the experiences she provides, through shining her light and turning inward, while listening to her own inner wisdom. Through her social…
Cannabis Inamorata
The average Valentine date includes a gift, flowers, a nice meal, maybe wine, chocolates, and (hopefully) a little sexy time. For the newly coupled, this opportunity to lovebomb one another can feel giddy. For seasoned lovers, it can be a tool for reinvigorating romance. For the unattached, hopefully the heart-shaped holiday inspires a commitment to…
Dict For V-Day
by James Bridges I broke up with that disgusting and dreadful monster 4-years-ago and I think about her every day. I couldn’t help the temptation. The blissful period when the thoughts stopped swirling in my head was my muse. She was, without a doubt, the one that would always be there to comfort me when…
About The Cover – Czr Prz
Czr Prz czr-prz.com February 2023 Star Child 16’x20′ painted for Plaza Walls Mural Festival Oklahoma City OK 2022 Czr Prz is an urban contemporary artist working in sculptural fabrication, large scale aerosol murals, and all manner of design. Born and raised in working class Chicago, Prz’s 20 year creative career has spanned America all the…
HERBAGE MAGAZINE FEBRUARY ‘23
Digital edition of the February 2023 print issue #50 of Herbage Magazine. Herb•age strives to bring you fresh content regularly. We cover a wide range of cannabis culture and medical marijuana-related issues. In other words, It is our mission to be the voice of the growing cannabis industry in the state. Through fair and open…
Steve Miller – Essential Tremors Breakthrough Using Cannabis
This is an update and a breakthrough discovery regarding Steve Miller and his battle with essential tremors. Miller has suffered from severe tremors his entire life. A group of cannabis researchers have come up with a formula they believe could lead to a solution for many who suffer the same. Steve Miller By Michael…
Herbage Golf – Spring 2023
THE BLUNT & BOGEY TOUR – Spring 2023 BEST BALL SCRAMBLE WIN PRIZES & ENJOY AN AFTERNOON WITH FRIENDS! WHEN: Saturday, April 8, 2023, 10:00 AM SIGN UP HERE Plan to arrive by 10:00 AM for registration. Shotgun start at 11:00 AM. Look forward to having fun and enjoying friends while your team participates in…
For Obvious Reasons, No Receipts
For Obvious Reasons, No Receipts By Kathleen Barker Oh how far we’ve come from 1986 and getting our weed through reefer Rick! Though I think many of us can agree that we’d drop a lot of cash to do a deal with Eddie Munson. But here’s my question, what kind of flower does our favorite…
Pressing For Gold – Wellevate Farms
By James Bridges We pulled into the parking lot of what was obviously a structure built to move heavy machinery and vehicles, I noticed the sign for Wellevate Farms, but I couldn’t help but wonder. I thought to myself, “Why is that large, roughly 75 foot tall, gas rig blocking my parking space?” Then I…
Herbage Magazine January 2023
Digital edition of the January 2023 print issue #49 of Herbage Magazine. Herb•age strives to bring you fresh content regularly. We cover a wide range of cannabis culture and medical marijuana-related issues from around the state of Oklahoma and beyond. In other words, It is our mission to be the voice of the growing cannabis…
The Feminine Divine
Nobody Puts Tessy in a Corner; From Crunching Numbers to Liberating Oklahomans, a Woman’s Story of the Reclamation of Her Own Power by Jessi Lane, Patient Advocate Tessy Copeland-Dukes, EA is a trusted, kind-hearted woman with a take-no-bull disposition. She understands that you can catch more flies with sugar than you can vinegar. She strives…
Survive To Educate
By James Bridges I pulled around the corner of the large empty parking lot. It was mid-afternoon. I could barely stand the sweltering heat radiating from that giant gas globe in the sky. I needed something cold. Something with some sort of quench at the end of it. There was a coffee lounge and an…
Cover Artist – Sean Vali
By Sean Vali I get so hypnotized when I’m drawing or painting. everything around me can disappear in a deep State of Trance that can really place you inside of the moment. Creating for me is trying to capture a vision that’s popped into my head and attempting to translate it into a physical form….
HERBAGE MAGAZINE AUGUST 2022 ISSUE 45
Digital edition of the AUGUST 2022 print issue of Herbage Magazine. Herb•age strives to bring you fresh content regularly. We cover a wide range of cannabis culture and medical marijuana-related issues from around the state of Oklahoma and beyond. In other words, It is our mission to be the voice of the growing cannabis industry…
Let’s Get Mowdy
By James Bridges “We’ve all been in this together. I remember Temple Kush put us on the map. Now look at us. We are rocking and rolling and we can’t stop right now. I keep telling Joe, ‘you got to have a gig and stick with it, try like hell to be the best at…
Feminine Divine – Ebony Jones
Keeping the Faith; a Woman’s Story of Generational Resilience and Healing through Curated Experiences and Sweet Potato Pie by Jessi Lane, Patient Advocate Ebony Jones, of 8Twenty8, is a cannabis Pastry Chef paving the way for other people of color following her path. “Being one of the few known Black women in the Oklahoma cannabis…
Happy Father’s Day
By James Bridges I peaked over the top of the couch to see if I could catch what was happening outside. Something was going on that made my sister, mom, and the voices going on in this 8-year-old boy’s little head. I watched as my family’s belongings were taken away. They were stripped away in…
Perspectives
(Taking a look at Neurodivergence and Cannabis) By Kathy Barker Have you ever missed a stair in the dark? It’s like your heart stood up too fast, whilst being in the process of a dizzying white out blindness, before pulling on your lungs for support. SO. naturally, your chest tightens and you start sweating because…
The Chronissuer – DOC FERGUSON
Time To Dab Reviewed by Hopper Written by Pamela Jayne If you would have told me 30-years-ago, 20-years-ago, 10-years-ago…hell even 5-years-ago, that I’d be setting up a cannabis grow operation with intentions of it to be tracked by law enforcement, I would have bet money that would never happen…but here we are. Fresh out of…
Strain Of The Month – GREAT SPIRITS
By James Bridges I am standing inside of a room and I have a metal suit on. On each side of me there are magnetized walls. That’s what it feels like and it impairs me when I’m anxious. I have a feeling of displacement and cannot begin to start doing anything that has any kind…
ABOUT THE COVER
JUNE/JULY 2022 Shannon Seitter worked in conjunction with “The Happy Festival” to create this month’s cover of Herbage Magazine. Shannon began a career in art at an early age self teaching to sketch..Shannon was inspired by the junior high art teacher. Shannon watched her paint across canvas and was awestruck by her ability to bring…
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The Feminine Divine
Feel This the Holy Energy Making a Planetary Impact By Jessi Lane Patient Advocate Photography by Justen Christensen Asma (“Ess-mah”) is a Palestinian Refugee, an entrepreneur, and a military spouse. She is an advocate for holistic healing and mindful living- a fierce protector of her family, of her personal goal and of our planet. She…
Freedom Flower
By Chet Tucker At what point did we wake up to realize that we’ve been indoctrinated into a system that curbs our natural instincts of being at one with ourselves and our provider, earth? Who decided that a truancy officer could enforce a dictated governmental (govern mental states) school systems that box our thinking and…
Could Raw Cannabis Be The New Superfood?
Written by Dr. Pepper Hernandez ND, Ph.D., CTC Award-winning, Board Certified Holistic Health Professional So did you know that cannabis is a superfood? I have been well aware of that starting over a decade ago when I started juicing leaves for health and wellness benefits. Cannabis is an incredibly unique plant that contains over 400…
The Andrew Lopez Story
By Michael Kinney By all accounts, Andrew Lopez seems to be living the ideal life. The retired Army Staff Sgt., who spent 22 years in the military, is married with five kids and three grandchildren. Almost nothing brings a smile to his face more than when talking about his family, except maybe his passion for…
Heartland Farms
Where Does It End By James Bridges Photography by Justen Christensen If I were to get involved in a sporty game of “who would you rather” and the topic was: Who would you rather ride for two hours in a car with? I know my answer. The rules are simple. No tunes and the conversation…
The Chronisseur – Essential Flowers
Words by Pamela Jayne Review by Hopper Photo by Ron Eberhart And we’re back! I want to start by giving a huge shout out to everyone I saw and smoked with on 4/20 at The Brickhouse block party. It was a perfect day, with nothing but good vibes and great, likeminded people at a chill…
Compliance In A Country Of Cannabis
Country Cannabis By Michael Kinney When Donnie Pyatt was asked to describe Country Cannabis, some of the first words he uttered were ‘veteran-owned’. As the Chief Compliance Officer of the Oklahoma-based dispensary, he could have used a myriad of different phrases, but that seemed to be the one that was most important to him. It’s…
The House Bills of 2022
Change on the Horizon of the Oklahoma Cannabis Industry Landscape By Jessi Lane The Oklahoma cannabis industry is preparing to buckle down in light of the May 26 roll out of METRC, Oklahoma’s contracted seed-to-sale and tagging system, as well as the introduction of several new House Bills designed to tighten up our Medical Marijuana…
Dr. Carl Hart
A Scientist on a Mission to Spread Knowledge in Support of Health and Happiness of Drug Users by Jessi Lane, Patient Advocate Jessi Lane, Patient Advocate is a writer and Oklahoma cannabis industry professional since 2018. She is a Certified Cannacian III and Trichome Institute Certified Cannabis Consultant with a “full spectrum” Postpartum Wellness background….
Tarostrology: Taurus Season
April 20, 2022 – May 21, 2022 by Anna Ervin When I think of Taurus season, I picture myself visiting a local lake as a kid and absolutely covering myself in Oklahoma’s cool, red mud. This is one of my favorite times of the year, and not just because opening day falls on my favorite…
Lessons 27 taught me
by Anna Ervin Photography by Ginny Dorsey | The Herb Chronicles I cry every year on my birthday. I know this might sound a little dramatic, but as far back as my 17th birthday, I can’t remember a single year that tears were not shed on this supposedly celebratory day. And while I rarely find…
It’s a Brickhouse
By Michael Kinney Driving into downtown Shawnee, the Brickhouse is kind of hard to miss. The large, red brick building stretches into the Eastern Oklahoma sky. From the day it opened in 1910 the Brickhouse has been a mainstay of the business district in Shawnee. Now, more than a century later…
A Face of a Million Faces
By Michael Kinney Trying to pin Andrew Martin down on a simple answer can seem like trying to drink water out of a thimble. The co-founder of Sherweed Forest admits it is a problem, especially when trying to explain what his company is. Martin sees what Sherweed Forest is, but also what it can become. …
War Party: Battles from the Field
War Party Battles from the Field By Charles “Uncle Chuck” Duncan Most of my articles in Herbage Magazine are opinion pieces or basic cannabis education. But once in a while I get to do a company profile. Especially when the boss asks you to do one. In reality, I enjoy doing them as they…
The Gaffney
The Gaffney By Michael Kinney From 2015-20 one of the hottest television shows was “Empire,” the fictional drama focused on the Lyon family, which had started from the ground up to build an empire in the music industry. While the show featured banging music and eye-catching fashion, the core of the show was about a…
Progressively Growing
Progressively Growing By James Bridges A true vertical grow with family orientation. That’s what I had set out to go visit. I wanted nothing more than to feel as if I were around close families during the holidays. I believe I got my wish. Brian Goodwin was practicing pharmacy in Ada, OK with…
24-Carat Trajectory
24-Carat Trajectory by Contracted Writer They say the Snozzberries taste like Snozzberries. Now, I don’t know what a Snozzberrry tastes like, but I do know the Golden Trends Reserve unique 100% glass one gram Snozzberry cartridge is sure to be Golden Trend’s best seller, offering a delectable, quenching flavor profile you can only expect…
Canadian Cultivator in Oklahoma Committed to Producing only Top Shelf Medicine: Canokie Buds
Canadian Cultivator in Oklahoma Committed to Producing only Top Shelf Medicine: Canokie Buds Feminine Divine by Veronica Castillo “It took just diving in and putting myself out there to find out.” From northern Ontario to the southern region of the United States (though, in cannabis, Oklahoma is considered the wild west), Holly Mills with…
The Hermetic Way
The Hermetic Way By James Bridges I had the opportunity to meet another man one day that completely and utterly inspired me to learn more about what I was doing with my life. I thank the universe I did. I hadn’t heard much about this person. I assumed he was just another grower of the…
The Feminine Divine with Woman Cultivator, Heidi Allen with Higher Flower Garden
The Feminine Divine with Woman Cultivator, Heidi Allen with Higher Flower Garden by Veronica Castillo “Like most kids growing up in the 70’s and 80’s I learned that Cannabis and anything related to it was just plain bad and bad for you.”- Heidi Allen From death row guard, to professional truck driver, to cannabis cultivator;…
How To Entertain A Cannabis Cowboy
How To Entertain A Cannabis Cowboy By Michael Kinney It’s no secret that cannabis and music go hand in hand. It has been that way since before groups like the Grateful Dead and Snoop Dogg became synonymous with the magical plant. “It absolutely does, and it has for years, right? You sit back, you…
The Feminine Divine Highlights, Woman Owned and Operated: Pro Gro Farms
The Feminine Divine Highlights, Woman Owned and Operated: Pro Gro Farms by Veronica Castillo “Maintaining a small-batch standard by taking extra measures at each step to preserve quality and isolated control on a plant by plant basis.” Founded by woman, operated by woman, cannabis grown by woman, Pro Gro Farms is an indoor cultivation growing…
The Machine Is Alive: Robot Pharmer
The Machine Is Alive: Robot Pharmer by James Bridges & Wendy Elena Wendy Elena is a cannabis industry compliance and regulation expert. Thenakedgrower.com “This thing started in a garage in West Seattle!” The excitement to talk about Robot Pharmer was filling the air as we finally got a chance to sit down with the creators…
The Art Of Producing Dreams
The Art Of Producing Dreams Cover Artist Spotlight – Chad Mathews by Michael Kinney Chad Mathews can’t get it out of his blood. Ever since he was a young boy growing up in Bethel (Ok.) being some kind of artist has been his No. 1 dream. Whether it was writing, painting or playing…
Fighting Back RAKEEM WILLIS
Fighting Back RAKEEM WILLIS by Michael Kinney As manager of Everything’s OK Dispensary, one of the first faces a customer sees is Rakeem Willis. Better known as Kemo, the 32-year-old stands behind the counter dressed crisp and fresh, and looking to help people find the perfect strain or edible for the right occasion. To see…

















































