Looking in the rearview mirror to see what I can see.
The decision to leave Alabama and head north ending up in Michigan in 18′ was probably one of the best decisions I made in the later stages of my life. The medical care in Alabama was horrendous to say the least. I will confess the weather was a downside as winter doesn’t agree with me.
The thing is that after heading north with no clear direction of where or what I wanted to do with my life I ran into two old friends that are like family to me. Neil Dawg and Ron Dawg, the ones who gave me my nickname and after not seeing or talking to either of them since around 95′ I was happy they welcomed me back with open arms.
Soon after I was introduced to a friend of Ron’s, Frank who was opening a headshop and found out I used to have one online back in the early teens. He offered me the position of manager and soon I was on my feet and growing ‘Lefties’ into a thriving business. Around this time two dispensaries opened in the small town I was living and working in and I talked them into letting me leave business cards in their stores offering 10% off of anything purchased at Lefties if they showed a receipt from them. It worked out great and strong bonds were made all around.
This helped my lost confidence and I started to open back up to society. When I wasn’t working I would go over to Ron’s and hang out. Ron has always been into growing marijuana and as younger men we dabbled in growing low grade homegrown. Ron had made giant strides in his knowledge over the years we were apart and in 07′ he placed sixth in the world cannabis cup in Amsterdam resulting in having his mug on the cover of High Times magazine. I was impressed to say the least.
Ron had 3 acres of plants and was soon paying me to help him out and this is where I learned to grow. He owned Caveman genetics and his knowledge was passed on to me with an eagerness from both sides. I stand by the decision to move up here and the knowledge of growing will be forever planted in my heart from a brother who passed way to soon in life. Love and miss ya Ron Dawg.
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