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Experimental musical group discusses investigating CBD and how marijuana factors into their creative process. For over a decade, the Bay Area trio Beats Antique has been carving out a niche for themselves by blending a dazzling mix of far-flung styles \u2014 often from eras long past \u2014 with inventive grooves that, on stage, are accompanied by Zoe Jakes\u2019 riveting dance performances. Their tenth album, \u2018Shadowbox,\u2019 released in October 2016, further celebrates their adventurous spirit through a series of ambitious collaborations recorded across the globe: from Moscow to Tel Aviv, London to New Orleans. Fresh off a massive U.S. tour, the group\u2019s Jakes and Tommy Cappel explain the significant, and sometimes unexpected, role that cannabis has played in both their band and their personal lives. Cannabis Now: What is your relationship with cannabis? Jakes: David [Satori, the group\u2019s third member] was in a bad car accident this winter. An intoxicated driver ran a red light and smacked right into his car. It was a kid mixing alcohol and Vicodin, ironically enough; he was almost passed out. David had to take some heavy, addictive medication like Vicodin, and he had a really hard time getting off of it. The only thing that helped him was CBD. That was my \u201ccome to Jesus\u201d moment. Cannabis just doesn\u2019t work for my body, personally, but when I saw that happen to David, I was sold. I have a friend whose nephew died after getting in an accident, and being on all these incredibly heavy pills. He became a heroin addict. Having those personal moments really put it in perspective for me. Tommy, I understand that you use cannabis to treat epilepsy. Have you been doing so for a long time? Cappel: I do use cannabis to treat my seizures and quite a few other things as well. I play drums on tour every night for almost two hours. It takes a toll on my muscles. Around the time [of David\u2019s accident] I had a couple seizures. It had been a long time since I had one; it came out of the blue, [and I thought] I need to get back up on CBDs. Since then I\u2019ve been fine. You have to have a personal experience with it, until then you kind of don\u2019t believe [how powerful cannabis can be]. When I moved out to California, which happened to coincide with when I started to smoke really good weed (laughs), my seizures started to change. I started intentionally taking CBD pills that have no THC in them. At the same time, I started doing tinctures. I wasn\u2019t taking these every day; a couple of times a week. There were some patches that I tried, too. What it came down to, however, was the vape pens. That was the best way for me to do CBDs, I did that on this whole tour. It was magnificent. Jakes: There\u2019s [a perspective out there] that marijuana can cure everything, but I tend to sit somewhere in the middle. It\u2026
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