Anni tease

PUFF PIECE: “Pervasive drug use where you could smell marijuana seeping from various offices and openly used in common areas and lounges.” With those beautiful words (reported back in April by The Hollywood Reporter and then everyone else) began the legend of Universal Music Publishing Group’s Santa Monica offices as a notorious pot haven. Tales of whistleblower security guards, literally smoke-filled rooms and red-eyed pop stars followed; we’ve never looked back. The forthcoming HITS 27th Anniversary Issue examines this extraordinary story in depth. And by “examines” we mean “savors like a reeking blunt of the finest sativa.” You’ll want to clear your schedule (and refrain from operating heavy machinery) when it arrives. (8/13a)