“Cannabis is very important for me personally, because it allows me to go into the zone. it allows me to focus, be in the moment, to play music, to do sonic art or visual art,” Hart told me. "It’s just very creative, and it’s very pleasurable. But you have to pick your moments.”

He added, “I might smoke before I play, I might not. My routine is always in flux."

“It’s never an average day.”

Speaking of visual art - that’s Hart’s work adorning the tins carrying the Magic Minis. It’s a psychopomp, "a guide of the soul to the other side." Hart explains. "It’s an old mythological figure in Europe and many places, but that’s my version.”

Shortly after the launch of Mind Your Head, Hart will be hitting the road with Dead and Company, playing classic Dead tunes alongside fellow Grateful Dead alums Bob Weir and Bill Kreutzmann, as well as guitarist John Mayer. A new generation of fans is coming out to these stadium shows. “It's been passed down to them by their mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers who shared this with them,” adding that "it’s amazing how [the Dead] seeped down into the culture and the fabric of America."

He recalls a quote from Jerry Garcia, who compared the band to licorice. "If you really like us you’ll love us. And if you don’t, you won’t. You won’t ever get it."

But whatever your stance on the Dead, Hart is confident that Mind Your Head will be a hit with cannabis consumers everywhere. 

"I can't really see into my crystal ball but I think it's going to be a very positive reaction."