Galexi Jones did not discover cannabis through branding. She inherited it through family, work, and place. “I’m originally from Humboldt County, California,” she told me. “I grew up in a grow room. I come from generational growers.”
That upbringing shaped how she hears the world. It shaped how she moves through the music industry, too. Jones left Northern California for Los Angeles, built experience in studios and creative circles, and eventually landed in New York, where she now splits her time between releasing music and building infrastructure for other artists through her agency.
But the real thread isn’t geography. It’s integrity. Jones grew up inside a culture where cannabis wasn’t a costume and community wasn’t a buzzword. When she talks about music, that same ethic shows up. She wants artists to get paid, get protected, and get smart, while still making work that feels alive.
And she wants the vibe to mean something.
A Festival Childhood That Wired Her Musical DNA
If you want to understand Galexi’s sound, start in Humboldt County, where cannabis, music, and community aren’t separate lanes. They overlap. They raise you.
“Reggae on the River specifically has the biggest hold on my family and my heart,” she said. “My parents actually met at Reggae on the River. I was conceived at Reggae on the River.”
For her, that festival was not just a lineup. It was family history, annual reunion, and economic engine all at once.
“That was the place that every single year you’re seeing all of the friends that you make throughout the years and all my family,” she said. It also brought real money into the region: “Huge community aspect and also a huge economic boost in August.”
Her mother worked at directing traffic at …
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Author: Kyle Rosner / High Times
