Bath native debuts local music video for stoner summer anthem

Country singer-songwriter Sadie Bass’ “Wake N’ Bake” is the stoner song of the summer. Laingsburg dispensary Local Roots Cannabis and Michigan-based cannabis company Redemption Cannabis played a major role in making that happen.

Local Roots and Redemption produced and sponsored the music video for the song, which was released Thursday (April 20). It shows Bass and friends soaking up rays and smoking joints on a pontoon boat at a lake near Laingsburg.

This setting isn’t unusual for Bass. When she isn’t on tour with country music stars like Brantley Gilbert and Chase Rice, she can often be found hanging out on the lake in her home state with friends, family and her close acquaintance Mary Jane. 

“I spend most of my lake days on Bass Lake up in Vestaburg, about an hour north of where I grew up,” said Bass, 26, a Bath native. “We have a little cabin up there — nothing fancy but perfect for me! We take the pontoon round and round while my dad catches fish and we wake and bake.” 

Folks can stream “Wake N’ Bake” on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. Bass will return to Local Roots on Oct. 8 for a special homecoming show. After the show, she’ll head to South Carolina to perform at the Greenville Country Music Fest alongside artists like Brooks & Dunn, Travis Tritt and Cody Johnson. 

“Wake N’ Bake” isn’t just a catchy stoner anthem; it aims to normalize cannabis use, helping break the stigma that surrounds the drug, and highlights brands and organizations that are fighting to free those who have been harmed by the war on drugs. Ryan Basore, CEO of Redemption Cannabis and president of the Great Lakes Expungement Network, said recently that almost 900 Michiganders are in jail for marijuana-related charges. 

“We don’t want to forget them or their families. We want to help them as much as we can,” Basore said. The Redemption Foundation “puts money on their commissary funds, we offer support to their families, and we offer expungement services for free. Since we started two and a half years ago, we have expunged the cannabis records of almost 1,000 Michiganders.”

The folks at Local Roots also believe Bass’ song has the power to break the stigma surrounding cannabis and the people who consume it. Last year, while Bass was a contestant on NBC’s “The Voice,” she debuted the song at the dispensary alongside Lansing guitarist Zach Hayes. Roy Liskey, co-owner and operator of Local Roots, heard the song and immediately wanted to be involved in creating the music video. 

“There are a million songs about drinking beer. We need more cannabis songs,” Liskey said. 

Local Roots is a family-owned and operated dispensary that offers in-store shopping, curbside pickup and online ordering. Its mission is to provide high-quality, reasonably priced products and excellent customer service. It also offers a wide array of products from Redemption Cannabis. The shop is open every day from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Redemption provided a number of products for the video, including pre-rolls of Bass’ favorite strain from Redemption, Mafia Funeral. This hybrid strain, cultivated by Driven Grow, is a cross between Garlic Grove and The Menthol, a perfect combination for folks that are looking for a strain that will make it so you “can’t remember what you’re forgetting,” as Bass said.

“My favorite part about making the video for ‘Wake N’ Bake’ was getting to have the day off to soak up the sun and hang out with my friends — and Mary Jane!” Bass said. “A lot of my friends that are in the video are also in the music industry, so it’s hard to find a time for us all to get together with our crazy schedules. It was amazing — memories that I’ll cherish forever.”