Source: Dan’s Papers, Oliver Peterson
When Eric Roddy, known to everyone as Taboo, started growing weed on the Shinnecock reservation in Southampton a decade ago, managing fear and stress was as much a part of his efforts as balancing soil pH, moisture and light. Today he runs Peshaun, a fully legitimate, state-licensed cannabis supplier with multiple growing facilities — and some seriously dank nuggets.
“I was growing 10 years ago, when nobody was. I was guerrilla growing. When there were helicopters flying above, like there is every summer, I was like this…can they see me?” he says, mimicking the old days of scanning the sky…