It's 2017 and paces are changing! Over winter the first surf team associated with marijuana slid into the most luxurious mansion above Sunset Beach. Weedmaps brought along their skate and moto team, had each night sponsored by supporting brands, and made a move historic for the cannabis movement with their eyes on a Red Bull-esq horizon. With Bruce, Barca, Nate and Joel in tow, we flew out to watch the grandiose plan unfold, uncertain of what would transpire. By day, it was a health and wellness centre, fit with ice baths, IV treatments, yoga, MMA courtesy of Barca. Every night they threw a party, each gaining momentum and talk of the “weed” house echoed up and down the miracle. Winter in the Pacific was slow, and down days on the North Shore can be a fruitless affair. While the lack of surf was a real complaint, spending time poolside, above the sand overlooking Sunset was for the wise. With an open door, the faces around the house revolved. Everyone from Uncle Eddie Rothman to Herbie Fletcher, Jack Robinson to Al Knost, left their shoes at the entrance and waltzed with the WM.