When Hotbox Magazine was first conceived, it seemed like maybe it could work. Ten months later as the magazine prepares for launch, the economy is in the crapper, the Democrats have been restored to power in the United States, the Mexican drug war is spilling across the continent, and despite the massive decline of the print publishing industry, we endeavour to launch a print edition of this magazine. This means Hotbox comes at an auspicious time for the legalization movement, and offers something new to the community.