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Not Your Average Weed Comedian by Rachelle Gordon

The writer, comedian, musician, and creator of Tinder Live on how she does the pot, how solitude helped her build community, and her dreams of an infused dinner future.

Lane Moore is the polar opposite of a lazy stoner. The New York-based creator of Tinder Live is an artistic dynamo who seemingly does it all. Multiple books written? Check. Popular podcast? Check. Uber-hip band? Check. U.S. tour where she swipes on guys while being cheered on by a raucous crowd? Big ass check.

How precisely does she do it all? Weed, of course.

“Cannabis opens this incredible door to where my brain is able to rest, relax, and feel like this excited, giggly, pure little kid—and that’s really important because you need to be able to rest and relax to refuel enough to keep touring, to keep creating art,” Moore recently told Cannabis & Tech Today. “Plus, it really helps when you’re on the road, and you have jet lag and can’t sleep or still have adrenaline after your show and just want to unwind but cannot. It’s a good cure-all in some ways.”

It wasn’t always this way. Moore, a self-described “lonely kid who didn’t fit in,” used to spend hours locked away, hyper-focused on honing seemingly every creative pursuit she could. She would closely watch comedy legends and mimic singers until she could hit every note, read, and write with a furious passion—all while taking in early 2000s dating shows.

The creative solitude framed the unique voice Moore has cultivated today. The common thread of finding community in the depths of despair and isolation is the backbone of nearly every project she develops, from Tinder Live to her books, How To Be Alone: If You Want To And Even If You Don’t and You Will Find Your People: How To Make Meaningful Friendships As An Adult.

“We’re all struggling, we’re all seeing nightmare profiles, we’re all getting weird messages, and then I can make jokes, we all get to laugh, and feel less alone.”

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By the time Moore’s wildly popular Tinder Live stage show took off a decade ago, she was everywhere. From editor of Cosmopolitan magazine to Good Morning America to a role in the acclaimed series Girls, her schedule was non-stop. It’s an exciting lifestyle, no doubt, but exhausting as well. Moore found herself unable to recharge the proverbial batteries.

“It’s nearly impossible for my brain to shut off and just relax and chill,” she shared. “My nervous system is activated so much of the time, which comes in handy when I’m doing Tinder Live and have to improvise 10 jokes about a chaotic dating profile on stage, but it’s hard when you just wanna experience peace.”

Fortunately, that all changed after a show several years ago in Baltimore. A grateful fan gifted Moore two joints. At first, she felt unsure; inconsistent (and uncomfortable) experiences in the past made her fearful to try pot again. Luckily for Moore, she decided to give the plant another go—and this time, it was smooth sailing.

“All my anxiety was gone, my depression lifted, I just felt silly and free and peaceful. I’ve loved it ever since,” Moore said.

With THC edibles on her side, Moore is only getting busier by the day. If touring the country and producing a podcast isn’t enough, she recently launched an advice newsletter called Are You Mad At Me. Her band, Is It Romance, is set to release its second album next year. She also really wants to be invited to an infused dinner one day

When asked how she keeps it all together, Moore points to her fans—and the plant.

“I’m so grateful that my fans are into all of it—it’s the best feeling to hear someone say, ‘My girlfriend knew about you from your band, and I knew you from Tinder Live, and now we’re obsessed with both.’ That was the childhood dream for sure.

“That, and audience members giving you really good weed after shows.”

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