Jenji Kohan, the creator of Weeds, speaks to Entertainment Weekly about many aspects surrounding season 7 and a potential season 8 in a new interview.

One big question: Why are they jumping three years ahead between this season and last?

Kohan answers:

It was a huge decision. It was a huge decision for us because we usually start the next minute [after the season ends] and everyone yells at us because Shane’s grown 8 inches and it’s technically only two hours later. But this year, it was really a matter of “Do we want to do prison?” Did we want to go into the minutiae of her talking about Esteban’s business? Or did we want to explore witness protection? And none of those areas were things we were particularly enchanted with when we were breaking the season. So we figured, let’s just catch up to where they are and let’s just proceed from there. Prison, in a lot of ways, is lost time. It is, they call it, sitting in stir. We wanted to see her active and with her people, and it would have been two shows in one, I think.

Kohan also commented on a potential eighth season:

Q: Lastly, is this the final season?

A: My deal’s up. This is my baby, but who knows. But as far as I know, we don’t have a deal for season 8. I don’t know what the future holds.

It’s sad to think this is potentially the final season, but we’ll see how the story plays out. Hopefully it satisfies all fans!

Read more of the interview at this link.