Hydrolife Canada February/March 2017

“I FELT LIKE it was my responsibility
after Japan to not turn my back on
it, but to make people realize that
it wasn’t a mistake that I was using
cannabis before the Olympics.”
situation and be totally capable and be yourself. Also,
the specific aliments that are out there in regards to
medical cannabis like cancer treatments, arthritis,
and epilepsy. There is new research on brain trauma
that I think is especially promising, with regenerating
certain damage with brain cells from a concussion and
the plasma that protects itself around your brain from
a future concussion. I think it’s just amazing stuff. For
all this science to be done and to prove these things is
beyond, I think, anyone’s expectations.
HL: How many joints do you smoke a day?
R: Uh, I would say… (laughing). Let me count. I
probably have one in the morning before I go to work
and I probably have, like, three to four, maybe up to
five joints at work throughout the day and at the end
of the day, it depends if my neighbour comes over.
But, it could be anywhere from three to 20 joints a day,
depending on what I have to do in the day.
HL: So, it’s more recreational for you. It’s not medicinal.
R: I’d say there is no such thing as recreational pot
smoking. It helps you whether you want it to or not and
for me, it gets me through my day in a really positive way.
HL: You sell a $24,000 gold plated water pipe.
Obviously, you are kind of confident that pot isn’t
just for your stereotypical stoner anymore.
R: You’re right. Yeah, it’s gotta fit into the
Maserati somewhere.
HL: So, you’re pretty confident that there’s no such
thing as the stereotypical stoner?
R: There is a stereotype of a stoner, but weed smoking
comes from all walks of society —from the billionaires
right on down to the guy begging for money on the
side of the street.
HL: What other projects besides Ross’ Gold
do you have going on?
R: We have a bunch of stuff going on with the store and
the products that we are licensing out. So, we are in in
touch with the 420 Games to be involved. I’m not allowed
down to the US, I haven’t been since Nagano, basically.
So, we are waiting for them to come here, like Kelowna
or Vancouver. That’s on the back burner. We’ve got TV
shows. Trying to figure out how to do a show; there
might be a movie that is being produced right now by
some producers that you would be familiar with. I don’t
know if I can say very much about it right now. We
have a bunch of cool stuff coming out. I’m just trying
to get ready for ski season right now, cross country
skiing and downhill skiing. I went back to downhill
skiing. I used to ski race, right? I kind of got addicted
to it all over again. Taking it one step at a time. We got
the store, it’s the number one thing; it’s about to open
and there has been some delays with construction and
stuff, so it’s driving everyone nuts.
HL: That’s ok. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Everything
in moderation and time, right?
R: I tell the guys, ‘Don’t worry, it’s only going to
open one time and then it’s always going to be open
after that.’ We’re planning for 99 more stores across
Canada, so a lot on the go!
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