This blog is a daily debrief about the ins-and-outs of the downtown eastside Vancouver. Crazy things happen when you work for a not for profit in this hood. People are set on fire, circular saws are pulled out, guys gush blood, and I’m asked to identify random substances and pills brought to the counter…. No, I’m sorry, I honestly don’t know the difference between Percocet and a Multi-Vitamin. I can tell you the difference between a rock (crack) and a Multi-Vitamin. Not to mention that people on the streets are certainly not taking Vitamin C for health benefits, other than the fact it breaks down crack faster and makes it easier to take. And yes, I call it “doing pot” because I am all too aware that there are too many ways of digesting, smoking, and incorporating it into beauty products. Hello Mama Ganja, just let me give you a sample of our latest beauty application, “O.G. Kush” a magnificent lip balm, that’s (yup, you guessed it) organic. But then again, the cocaine down here is also organic, gluten free, and free-range. So enjoy. I certainly do.

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Oh yes, and I have terrible grammar and bad spelling. This blog is a *debrief*. As long as all the crazy comes out in a form of venting, I’m cool with it not being perfect.