The issue of marijuana production and consumption has reached its inevitable paradox, floating presently in a limbo between illicit crop and mainstream commodity. It is a revolution that has been smoldering for decades in the underbelly of American culture and politics. Every revolution needs an anthem. That anthem is here, delivered by underground hip-hop sensation Frankie Stones on his new album Rampant Illness. The track “Cultivating Culture” (featuring Stones' younger brother M@Lrg) addresses the current state of marijuana, not from the standpoint of criminalized substance, but from the platform of agricultural viability. On the chorus of “Cultivating Culture”, Frankie Stones declares "We're not gangsters, in fact we're much closer to farmers." The statement comes from a lifetime of familial dedication to the art and labor of cannabis, and the sentiment behind the lyrics carries deep roots. Stones' father has, for the past three decades, provided their rural community on the Northern Oregon Coast with a s