Author: Stone Slade

Born into the chaos and creativity of the counterculture, my childhood was steeped in the sounds of the Grateful Dead and long nights backstage at Willie Nelson shows. My father captained the Dead’s Pleasure Crew and smuggled cannabis across the Mexican border in the ’60s and ’70s, leaving me with a lifelong hunger for adventure and storytelling. That love of story first carried me onto national television in 2013 with A&E’s Modern Dads, where I found my footing as a charismatic on-screen personality. Since then, I’ve poured my energy into normalizing cannabis through every medium available, hosting and producing Hittin’ the High Road, a travel-docuseries in the spirit of Anthony Bourdain that blends exploration, food, music, and culture to illuminate the diverse ways cannabis connects us. Off the road, I contribute regularly as a correspondent for High at 9 News and as a columnist and feature writer for Blazed Magazine, where my work highlights the cultural, political, and personal dimensions of cannabis. Through curiosity, humor, and a deep respect for human connection, my mission is simple: to shed light on the many ways cannabis intersects with our lives and to help move it from the shadows into the fabric of everyday American culture.