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With cannabis employ and cultivation becoming more mainstream, both legally and culturally, it's no surprise that more artists and musicians are joining the industry. One of the latest rappers to venture into the business side of cannabis as an entrepreneur is Dave East, the Harlem-based rapper and actor, who has launched his cannabis visitor, Due east Co.

Due east began his career in rap music and entered the scene around 2010, and since then has released 15 mixtapes and three albums, one with Styles P, and one with Harry Fraud. East was signed to Nas' record visitor Mass Appeal, and has worked with everyone from Wiz Khalifa to Snoop Dogg, B-Existent, Berner, Mac Miller, Chris Brown, and many others in the hip-hop music scene.

East is also an thespian, and has appeared on such shows equally Dave and Ridiculousness, as well every bit most recently playing Method Man, in the Hulu serial Wu Tang: An American Saga, a drama series based on the legendary hip-hop icons.

East took time recently from one of his West Declension visits, while at a Lemonnade cannabis store in Van Nuys, to chat with High Times nigh his new music and acting endeavors, his excitement for his legal cannabis business, his previous legal troubles with cannabis, and his love of OG Kush.

"I ever wanted to do this, it was e'er in the back of my heed, but I was just waiting for them to legalize it," Due east said. "I linked upwardly with my bro Steve Lobel from Weed Working Studios, and created my own Strain, East Co. OG. We put together something that I wanted to smoke. It'due south the bloom that I like. I get a lot of different weed from a lot of unlike people, and finally I just realized I need to come with my own strain. I figured if I practise it, I'm gonna practise it right."

Eastward said that he was there from the seed to flowering process, and specifically picked an OG, due to his love of the heavy indica and aroma. "I prefer the OG myself," he said. "I'thousand not too into exotics and sativas. I salute all the guys that smoke it and grow it, I mean I don't knock information technology at all, only I just personally adopt the best, strongest, heaviest OG. And correct now, that's basically what dominates the East Coast, OG Kush. I was a huge fan of Marathon OG, Jet Fuel OG, and some others that were fired. I recall when there were iv or 5 flavors, but now in that location's a new strain everyday, and still, I but always prefer an OG, which is why I created E Co. OG."

Due east said that he flew dorsum and forth from New York to the Westward Declension throughout the entire procedure regularly to bank check up on his cultivation and connect with the farmers. "I was there from the beginning when it came to the cultivation of this OG," he said. "I had the seed in the studio; I was there with those guys in the farm; I watched the plants grow, and saw the whole process. I made a real connectedness with the constitute and with the people. It was something I really appreciate. It had such proficient vibes, and I am happy with the results."

East Co. offers flowers, concentrates, vapes, and edibles. At the moment it is only bachelor on the West Coast, in legal cannabis states, with many stores throughout Northern and Southern California. "East Co. is too a merch company likewise equally a make and we have shirts, bags and all kinds of clothes and apparel."

However, when it comes to cannabis, East said he is very proud of his E Co. OG, and its heavy effects, which true cannabis connoisseurs will enjoy. "With my East Co. OG it'due south very heavy, if you're not a smoker it will put you downwardly," he said. "It's got a nifty clean super fresh sense of taste, very sweet, simply I would non recommend anyone drive on this weed, it is a burrow potato body high blazon of weed that y'all put on when you wanna simply relax, lay on the burrow and watch a practiced movie and express joy, or get a skillful nighttime's remainder."

Eastward said that since his weed was grown on the West Declension, he had a lot of positive feedback on his bloom, from people in California. "I got the approval from California smokers, because anybody knows California has the best weed on the planet, easily down," he said. "I have smoked everywhere from Amsterdam and all over, and it's known that California has the best. Smokers I know in California gave me the thumbs up on my OG and so I know I got some burn."

East said he is in awe of the legality of cannabis, a plant he was previously incarcerated for. "This is crazy as shit. I have been locked up for weed so many times over the years, in New York, New Jersey, Philly, and all across the East Coast," he said. "So to be able to do this all legally merely shows how far this shit came. It's amazing really, just I'1000 happy to be doing it legally."

East said he also thinks at that place are some positive aspects to cannabis, and respects and supports medical cannabis and recreational use for adults every bit well. "I think cannabis also fuels a lot of creativity; people are known to make better music once they light upwards. For me information technology relaxes me actually; it just calms me down," he said. "That'southward why I love that indica, that OG, the loftier THC strong shit, the best heaviest bud. It only takes my listen off of anger and helps me to mellow out and really relax and enjoy life. It'southward definitely helped me, not hurt me that's for sure."

Though East. Co'due south cannabis products are available but on the Due west Coast at the moment, E said he is working on changing that for the E Coast and eventually all legal cannabis states. "Correct now nosotros have our line in every Cookies store in California, Vegas, and Colorado," he said. "I'm trying, and we're in the early stages of getting out to the East Coast, similar Massachusetts and other legal weed states soon. For a list of all the locations nosotros're available, people can bank check out the East Co. official IG Page."

East did say that Eastward Co. has a special new strain coming out next month. "I want to announce that I'm doing a special collaboration, and adjacent calendar month I will take my East Colato, my version of the famous strain of Gelato," he said. "I know I dear the OG but the Gelato does have a proficient flavor," he said. East said additional collaborations, hybrids, and new strains will be available in the time to come. "I'k open to working with anyone that has the all-time strains, so it's possible I could do a collaboration with Berner, we'll see. In the meantime my Eastlato will be on burn down."

Every bit if being a cannabis entrepreneur wasn't enough, and manifestly, East is still pushing forward with his music and only dropped his latest release, the EP, How Did I Get Hither?, which features guest appearances from Benny The Butcher, Musiq Soulchild, Anthony Hamilton, and Method Man, among others.