Ya the warehouse pic, everyone knew that guy wasn't walking away...he never really did- most likely been making $ while laid up- he's been doing those collabs with secret society, probably selling pollen and cuts to other breeders for sure. No fucking way he was walking away after he saw how fast his gear flew of the shelves of every bank early last year, probably motivated him to get back in biz once he was healed up. Without doubt used the back issues and surgery to his benefit- he definitely did well enough to take a year or 2 vacation, when out with a bang of building hype so when he returns he probably have a nice following at the ready to scoop his packs. It's just kind of strange to play it like he was permanently retired because of crippling injury/ disease and wouldn't be able to grow again thus creating huge demand for all thug pug gear, all while being pretty vague about the whole thing.