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| Written by Xander Harding | |||
| Monday, 17 November 2008 00:31 | |||
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The Premise Hotbox magazine is very much like many other magazines interested in relating news and entertainment in narrative form. The magazine seeks out writers who are passionate about what they do and above all are talented, intelligent people who have an interesting story to tell. Hotbox bears no illusions as to its bias. It is, indeed, a cannabis culture magazine and naturally finds the idea of defending legalization of cannabis—be it for recreational consumption or for the purposes of its industrial utility—to be well within its mandate. This is ultimately where Hotbox runs into controversy. Open, sweeping support for cannabis is a subject that is taboo in mainstream media. Cannabis users are portrayed as imbeciles who inevitably get themselves into all kinds of trouble on their half-baked schemes. The reality is that there are many intelligent people who smoke pot. Hotbox Magazine provides a forum for discussing topics that are taboo in intellectual thought. So, within the same pages that one may find intelligent discussion of politics, history, art, and theatre, one will also find photographs of nude women smoking pot. We may well be accused of pandering to the lowest common denominator in selling our magazine using controversy to surge forward in the magazine business, but our accusers would merely prove the point we’re trying to make. People are afraid to speak publicly of the subjects of erotica and cannabis and there is no reason they ought to be. Perverts, stoners, call us what you will. But the fact of the matter is, sex and pot are on the minds of more people than some may realize. This magazine offers an opportunity to take part in a community that doesn’t believe in censoring itself in these matters. The Rationale There are a variety of reasons we think this magazine will be successful. Public perception of cannabis is changing, and when prohibition is lifted, this magazine will already be a well-established community. Some statistics: Pornography*: Every second - $3,075.64 is being spent on pornography Every second - 28,258 Internet users are viewing pornography Every second - 372 Internet users are typing adult search terms into search engines Every 39 minutes - a new pornographic video is being created in the United States 12 per cent of all Internet websites are pornographic. 25 per cent of all search engine requests are porn-related. In 2001, there was an average of 18.75 million unique monthly visitors to porn websites. By 2005, that number had increased to 75 million. One in three of these visitors are women. (Source: TopTenREVIEWS) Cannabis In 1975, 26 per cent of Canadians were in favour of legalization of cannabis. In 2006, that number increased to 45 per cent. (Source: The Boomer Factor) * Though we differentiate our photographic content from pornography (we prefer the term erotica), the statistics on it here are useful in illustrating that there is a large number of people who have demonstrated (albeit privately) that sexual content is omnipresent in their daily activities. Further, if this magazine were to be included in such a survey, it would likely be placed into the same category. Canadian government legislation: In 2003 and again in 2004, legislation proposed decriminalize small amounts of cannabis possession, but each died when parliament prorogued in 2003 and when an election was called in 2006. With the Conservative party in power, no new bills have been introduced on the subject, and the government has announced plans for stricter regulation of drug use in Canada. However, the Conservative party holds only 37 per cent of the popular vote and doesn’t accurately represent popular Canadian opinion. As such, it seems unlikely the current government will be able to successfully prevent the decriminalization and eventual legalization of marijuana for long. What this shows:
How to get involved Anyone can write for Hotbox, and it all starts out with a blog. When you sign up on the website, you automatically get a blog. Once you’ve written some solid, well thought out entries, one of the editors may approach you and ask you to write a story that’ll be included in the print edition of the magazine. The idea is to develop a community that can keep up with the more minor stories that may later be part of a larger feature-length story that can be published in the magazine. Although we expect the bulk of our content will be written and consumed by a North American audience, Hotbox is meant to appeal to an international audience. The sections: Current Affairs Current Affairs is the news and opinions section. Topics can be on just about anything, and is not merely limited to cannabis related news and commentary. Ordinarily, the CA editor will contact you assign a story, but pitches may also be made. For more information on how to write a story for this section, see the HowTo guide here. The editor for this section is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Entertainment This section covers anything entertainment or art related. This may include music, books, film, or perhaps even fiction. The editor for this section is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Cannabis Anything from adventures, strain reviews and ingenuity may be included in this section. For more information on how to write a story for this section, see the HowTo guide here. The editor for this section is Janus Jones. Models This contains models who have made the cut and been photographed by one of our staff photographers. For more information on modeling, e-mail our photo editor, Andi vonDoom.  
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