VOL 84 WEEKLY ZINE

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Cannabis

Psychedelics

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Jessica Reilly-Chevalier Faces of Cannabis Photo by Derrall Peach

jessica reilly-chevalier This week, we’re shining a light on someone who rarely steps into it, yet shapes nearly everything you read, see, and feel inside Fat Nugs Magazine.

Someone who is equal parts architect, protector, visionary, and warrior for the integrity of this publication. Someone who has taken a scrappy, independent cannabis magazine and, through sheer force of talent, discipline, and creative instinct, turned it into a trusted cultural voice that punches far above its weight.

This week, we honor Jessica Reilly-Chevalier, our Editorin-Chief, our narrative compass, our creative anchor, and the badass leader this magazine didn’t just deserve, but desperately needed.

Jessica is a rare blend of power and precision. She’s the one insisting that every sentence has purpose, every story has impact, and every edition reflects the culture with honesty and depth. Ninety-nine percent of our editorial flows through her hands; not out of obligation, but out of unwavering commitment to greatness. She is the fearless defender of the FNM voice, the person who makes sure we never sell out, soften up, or slip into safe territory. If it hits hard, reads clean, and feels intentional, it’s because Jessica demanded that it be so.

But what makes Jessica truly unique is that she doesn’t just curate cannabis culture, she lives it. Jessica grows and cultivates cannabis the same way she cultivates stories: with patience, intuition, reverence, and grit. Her relationship with cannabis is not theoretical or transactional, it’s intimate, experiential, and foundational. It informs her insistence that the stories we tell honor the people and the plant at the center of this community.

Creatively, Jessica is a force. She’s deeply connected to her art, her writing, and the emotional texture behind everything she creates. She pushes herself constantly, and not because anyone asks her to, but because she refuses to stop evolving. She studies, experiments, learns and refines , and brings it all back to the FNM team to fuel our growth.

Before joining us, Jessica lived an entire chapter of life that reads like a novel. She’s a New Yorker with wanderlust carved into her bones. She and her husband Michael spent a full year living in a van, crossing the country in search of perspective, silence, chaos, beauty…whatever the road offered. That journey didn’t just change her geography; it shaped her worldview, sharpened her intuition, and expanded her sense of story. It taught her to see people, places, and narratives with a clarity most editors never reach.

Today, she calls Taos, New Mexico home. It’s a place of open skies, wild creativity, old magic, and artists who refuse to conform. It’s the perfect ecosystem for someone like Jessica: bold, visionary, raw, and deeply rooted in both craft and community.

Fat Nugs Magazine would not be what it is without her.

Our voice would not be as strong. Our standards would not be as high. And our stories would not hit as hard. So, this week, we honor the mind, the maker, the protector, and the leader behind it all.

Jessica Reilly-Chevalier - the creative engine shaping the future of FNM.

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Weekly Digital Magazine designed by Erin Cullison and Dustin Hoxworth

November

Weekly zine vol. 84

Pg. 1: Editor-in-Chief Jessica Reilly-Chevalier

By Dustin Hoxworth

Pg. 12: Latinas in Cannabis Launches 'Seeds of Change" - Small Business Grants Program to Empower Women Entrepreneurs at MJBizCon 2025 Pg. 16: Cannabis, Psychedelics, & the Endocannabinoid Link Part 1 - By RN Collins

Pg. 6: Market Report Hoodie Analytics

By Bethany Niebauer & Erin Cullison

Pg. 22: Pickleball & Cannabis

By Casey Renteria Pg. 24: Weight Lifting & Cannabis - An Interview With Syd Smiles

By Daniel Crawford

Pg. 8: Crafting Compassion - Why Technology Alone Can’t Replace Human Connection

By Brendan McKee

Pg. 28: Duke & The West Coast Fantasy: A Skywalker OG Review

By Lucas Indrikovs

Pg. 32: The Hotbox w/ Kim Bruen

By Dustin Hoxworth

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“The plant doesn’t heal you. It reminds your body that it already knows how.”

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“For some people, cannabis is the first time their mind and body decide to stop fighting each other.”

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“Healing isn’t always loud or dramatic.

Sometimes it’s a slow inhale and a softer day.”

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“For many, cannabis is the difference between surviving the day and actually experiencing it.”

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“Cannabis isn’t a crutch. It’s a tool. And every tool becomes powerful in the hands of someone who learns to use it well.”

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“Wellness is personal.

Cannabis simply meets you where you are.”

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“Health begins when you stop numbing the pain and start understanding it. Cannabis helps people make that shift.”

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“Cannabis won’t fix your life. But it will help you sit still long enough to start repairing it.”

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