For the Culture By The Culture
A Blacklight investigation into how celebrity cannabis branding has warped the meaning of icon and overshadowed the activists, caregivers, and families who carried the plant through criminalization. This feature exposes the cultural amnesia that elevates market-friendly faces while burying the movement’s real architects and the sacrifices that made modern legalization possible.
Tom Rhodes has done what most comics only dream about: crushed stages across five continents, hosted Dutch late-night TV, and built a global audience without selling out. From biker bars in Florida to interviews with the Dutch Prime Minister, this Vault feature revisits a stand-up lifer who’s still writing, still touring, and still torching crowds worldwide.
In the aftermath of Tom’s stunning revelation, the friends are forced to confront their past and decide whether their bond can withstand the weight of unspoken truths. As they grapple with raw emotions and deep regrets, they find a renewed sense of purpose that could change everything.
Tensions explode as Jesse confronts Mike about his past and everything that kept him stuck in the small town. When fists fly and secrets are revealed, the group is left reeling. Can they find a way to move forward, or are some wounds too deep to heal
As the group’s time at Cedar Lake continues, tension builds between Mike and Jesse, and the cracks in their friendship deepen. Secrets remain unspoken, but the quiet is growing heavier. Catch the rising storm in Catching the Last High as everything starts to unravel
The group returns to Cedar Lake for a long-awaited reunion, but beneath the nostalgia, old tensions and new secrets begin to simmer. As Tom, Jesse, Sara, and Mike struggle to reconnect, the weight of their individual problems threatens to pull them further apart
