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Bryce Garcia was born and raised in Bellingham, andevery time hes moved away, he found himself coming right back. After travelingaway for part of his college career and checking out life in other states, heonce again lives in his hometown, and has taken a job with Satori, the only downtown Bellingham cannabis store.

I ask what led him to work at a pot shop. Part ofit was how cannabis had played a role in my life. I struggled with anxiety andADHD for a long time, and had a tough time managing my task list. It helps meslow down and do things one by one, Garcia explains.

After graduating from Western, Garcia went toHawaii. It was beautiful, but wasnt necessarily what I needed. When I cameback, I started working at Satori. I never really saw myself working in a potshop because there was that stigma there, but it opened me up to being able totry a lot of different products.

An avid athlete, Garcia soon found himself replacing his old-fashioned liniments and salves with products that include CBD, a medicinal chemical found in marijuana plants.

My big thing is topicals, he says. Theyre a huge part of my recovery as an athlete. Im really big on [them] because my grandma can use themand she doesnt want to feel high at all; because topicals are absorbed through the skin, theres not enough to enter your bloodstream and cause a psychoactive effect.

Garcia got his start in sports as a youngster oncommunity and school teams, and stuck with it as he transitioned to college. Iwas trying to get a football scholarship; I was going to walk on at EasternWashington University. Then I decided that I didnt really want a whole lot ofconcussions, he says with a laugh. Instead, he attended Western after hisfreshman year and played lacrosse. I could be one of the big guys on the fieldat 5 feet 10 inches and 195 pounds, as opposed to being one of the small guyson the football field.

After college, he continued lifting weightsand discoveredyogabut found the gym life to be a little routine and repetitive. And then,through Facebook and Instagram, he saw something that caught his eye: parkour.What is this crazy sport? he asked himself, and soon discovered his newpassion. I do lot of parkour and free running.

Even if youre not familiar with these activities,theres a chance youve seen an example online, on television, or in a movie. Arunner will bounce off of walls, grapple their way up onto balconies, leap fromone rooftop to another, all while twisting and twirling, and making it all lookeasy.

Free running is seen as getting from Point A toPoint B with style, while parkour is getting from A to B with speed, Garciasays. Free running features flips and twists, whereas parkour is more aboutdoing vaults and jumps to cover distance. Beyond being a fun way to keepactive, it can change the way you look at the world around you. Now when I goto a big city like Vancouver or Seattle, Im able to see stairs andarchitecture as a beautiful playground, something that I can interact with.

But these activities come with a price tag. Mymuscles are always sore from working out three or four hours a day, he says. Garciawants to stay fit so that he can enjoy life to the fullest, and for as long aspossible. But a certain level of soreness comes with that, and I can taperthat down a bit with cannabis.

He credits working at Satori with opening his eyesto the wide range of choices available for just that purpose, especially thetopicals. There are salves, balms, gels and more are built on a variety ofbases, from the menthol that Garcia prefers, to those that have less of ascent. And if all of that sounds intimidating, bear in mind that Garcia and hisco-workers are there to explain how they work and point out their favorites.

Satori also staffs its store with state-certified medical consultants, who are licensed to discuss specific medical issues. Their doors are open from 9:00 a.m. every day, until 11:00 p.m. (10:00 p.m. on Sundays) to answer questions, and help you find the relief that will work best for you.

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