VMP Magazine

Life in record stores can be frustrating. From happy couples who have never patronized your shop taking engagement photos in the aisles, to bargain shoppers photographing items just to walk out and buy them online, the brave souls who devote their lives to selling records face specific challenges in addition to the usual retail headaches.

Even before Cab Calloway first asked "Have You Ever Met That Funny Reefer Man," cannabis has been inextricably linked with jazz. The effects of THC on inhibition, imagination and the perception of time has allowed both musicians and aficionados to immerse themselves in a genre based on the willingness to experiment.