The Tragically Hip’s relationship with licensed marijuana producer Up Cannabis seemed like a natural fit for “Canada’s band.”

Especially since guitarists Rob Baker and Paul Langlois and bassist Gord Sinclair say it follows the Hip’s ethos of the last 30 years.

“You just want to be good, whatever it is,” said Baker seated beside his band mates at one of two long banquet tables at The New Farm, about 125 kilometres northwest of Toronto. gathering.

“And that was always (the Hip’s) approach. You don’t know if you’re going to write a hit. Just make it as good as you can. And I think that’s what these gals and guys (in Up Cannabis) are doing. They’re trying to do it the right way and build it slowly. I think they have the right approach and we have an affinity for the way they approach the business. It makes us a good fit.”

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