“Cannabis gummies, Myron. Your Aunt Miriam and Uncle Irv swore by them—Irv said it helps with his gout—so your mother and I figured, look, why not, let’s give them a shot. What’s the harm, right? You ever try edibles?” “No.” “That’s his problem.” That was Myron’s mother, squawk-shouting in the background. This was how they always operated—one parent on the phone, the other shouting color commentary. “Give me the phone, Al.” Then: “Myron?” “Hi, Mom.” “You should get high.” “If you say so.” “Try the stevia strain.” Dad: “Sativa.” “What?” “It’s called sativa. Stevia is an artificial sweetener.”
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