Spring 2025 Editor's Note

Dear Reader,

There’s a feeling in the air lately, isn’t there? Like the deep breath before a plunge, or the quiet stretch before waking. Change is humming just beneath the surface. Here in our corner of the world, that hum is the imminent arrival of legal, adult-use cannabis— a shift so profound it feels like the landscape itself is holding its breath, ready to exhale something new.

This Spring 2025 issue of The North Bloom— BLOOM, as we call her— leans right into that feeling, exploring metamorphosis. Not the quick-change artistry, but the slow, profound unfurling. Like how growth truly happens – often in the quiet dark, tethered to periods of deep sleep and restoration. You can’t rush a bloom, can you? You have to tend to the roots and trust the process.

We see this slow transformation everywhere we look. It’s in the determined sovereignty of Tribal Nations patiently rebuilding economies, weaving cannabis into the fabric of regenerated land, honoring cycles older than any state line. It’s etched on the faces of entrepreneurs navigating the tangled path from the shadows of prohibition to the Main Street spotlight, carrying the weight of the past while planting seeds for an equitable future. Their resilience is a quiet roar.

Metamorphosis lives in the personal, too. It’s the quiet agency you discover nurturing a plant from seed, your hands in the soil. It’s understanding how cannabinoids, like the calming CBN, might gently reshape your relationship with rest, unlocking deeper levels of repair. It’s in the fierce, tender navigation of parenthood, finding ways plant wisdom supports wellbeing amidst the beautiful chaos. It’s rediscovering ancient anchors like meditation, or the simple, grounding act of making infused pesto in your own kitchen (we’ll show you how).

BLOOM exists for this moment, this collective unfolding. Like a steady hand in the current, we aim to guide, to illuminate, and to offer perspective as we all navigate this new terrain. It’s more than just access; it’s about cultivating conscious connection—to the plant, to the community, and to ourselves. It’s about acknowledging the harm, tending to the healing, and showing up for the rebuild.

Find your anchor. Tend your growth.
Prepare to bloom alongside us.

Benevolently yours,

Angelique Zerillo, CG
Editor-in-Chief
The North Bloom Magazine
@dazerillos