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HOW TOTALKTOYOURDOCTOR ABOUTMEDI CALMARI J UANA L et ’ si mmedi a t el ya ddr es st heel epha nti nt her oom: r i j ua nai sac ont r ov er s i a ls ubs t a nc ewhi c hha sbeen ma pa i nt ed i na ni nt ens el ynega t i v el i ghtbydec a desof mor a l c ondemna t i on, puni t i v el egi s l a t i on, a ndf ea r monger i ngmedi ac ov er a gea ndpubl i cs er v i c ea nnounc ement s .F orma nypa t i ent s ,pa r t i c ul a r l yt hos ea mongt he ol dergener a t i ons ,a s k i ng t hei rdoc t ora boutmedi c a l ma r i j ua naj us ti s n’ ta sea s ya si nqui r i nga boutt hebene t sof “ nor ma l ” medi c a t i onspr oduc edbypha r ma c eut i c a l ma nuf a c t ur er s .S pea k i ngf r a nk l y , bes t s el l i ng, na mebr a ndpr es c r i pt i ondr ugs a r enots c hedul eds ubs t a nc es : t heys i mpl ydon’ t i nv ok et hes a mea t t i t udesa nda nx i et i es .

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T hes ea r ea l li mpor t a ntques t i ons .Don’ tbes hya bout s pea k i ng up:y ou des er v es ound,neut r a l ,pr of es s i ona l medi c a la dv i c ewheni tc omest ot a k i ng c a r eofy our hea l t h. l ei t ’ si mpor t a ntt oa s kques t i ons , y ourdoc t orma ynot Whi ber ea dywi t ht hei ndept ha ns wer sy ouneed.

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T hough r ec enti mpr ov ement si n genet i ct es t i ng ha v ema dedi a gnos i ngBa t t endi s ea s emuc hqui c k era nd mor er el i a bl e ,f a mi l i est el lofv er yl ongdi a gnos t i cj our ney s , of t eny ea r sa f t ert he r s ts i gnsofs ei z ur esorl os sof s i ght .

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WHOI SNORA? Nor ai sa10y ea rol dl i t t l egi r lwhol i v eswi t hher3 ot hers i bl i ngsa ndhermom J es s i c ai nWes t mi ns t er , MA, a s ma l ls k it owna l ongt hes out hf a c eofWa c hus et tMount a i n.

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Awa r r i or , a ght er , a er c e a dv oc a t ewhor ef us est ot a k enof ora na ns werwheni t c omest ot her i ght sa ndhuma nemedi c a l t r ea t mentof her needi es tc hi l d.J es s i c aAbbot tMont v i l l ei saf or c et obe r ec k onedwi t h.

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S heha sa c t ua l l ys t a r t edt oha v es omel i mi t edv er ba l c ommuni c a t i ona swel la sr es pondi ngt os i mpl eques t i onst ha tc a nbea ns wer edwi t ha“ y es ” or “ no” a ns wer .

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But , a sac a nna bi s t r i mmer ,i tmea nsma nybea ut i f ulc a nna bi spl a nt st ha t wi l l needl ov ewi t hl ongda y sof c r ea t i ngma s t er pi ec esof gor geousc r y s t a l l i z edma ni c ur edbuds( nugs ) .

Ha r v es t i ngCa nna bi si nc l udesmul t i pl es t epsf r om c ut t i ngpl a nt sdownt or ought r i mmi ng,dr y i ng,t hen ma ni c ur i ngt o na l l yc ur i ng.

Ma nyCa nna bi sf a r mer sf ol l ow t hei rownpr oc es s t ok nowwhent hei rpl a nt sa r er ea dyf orha r v es t .

F ori ns t a nc e , s omec a r ef ul l ywa t c ht hec ol orof t hei rpl a nt s ’ t r i c homeswhi l ec a r i ngf ort hem.

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Onc et hi s i sa c hi ev ed, t heywi l l c utt hei rpl a nt sdowna ndt heha r v es t i ngpr oc es sbegi ns .

T heCa nna bi spl a nt swi l l bev er ydens ea ndf ul l of moi s t ur e .T heywi l lneedabi tofdr y i ng.F a r mer swi l l br ea k downt hepl a nt si nt ol a r gera nds ma l l erbr a nc hes ma k i ngs ur et oc uta wa ya l l t hel a r gef a nl ea v esa swel l a s t hewa t erl ea v est oa l l owa smuc ha i rt or ea c ht he ower budsa spos s i bl e .

T hi si sk nowna sr ought r i mmi ngs i nc e nota l l l ea v esorunwa nt edpl a ntma t er i a l sa r er emov ed a tt hi st i me .

T hepl a nt swi l l nowber ea dyt obet a k ent o ada r k , c ool a nddr ys pa c e .

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T hepl a nt sbr a nc hesa r e t hen hung“ buds i de ”down us i ng dr y i ng l i nes .T hi s begi nst hedr y i ngpr oc es s .Dependi ngont hepl a nt ' s s i z e ,buddens i t y ,a ndmoi s t ur el ev elt hi sc a nt a k ea ny wher ef r om 3t o5da y st obec ompl et ea ndber ea dyf or ma ni c ur i ng(na lt r i mmi ng) .Bes ur et omoni t ory our pl a nt smoi s t ur el ev el sc l os el ydur i ngt hi st i met opr ev ent ov er dr y i ngorunder dy i ngwhi c hc a nc a us emol di ng.

Onc ey ouf eel t heya r edr y , t r yt os na pt hes t em, i ts houl d s na pwi t hea s ewi t houtha v i ngt hebudc r umbl eorf a l l a pa r t .

T hent hepl a nt sa r er ea dyt os t a r tt hene x ts t epi n t heha r v es t i ngpr oc es s .

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Her ei swhent hemani c ur i ngf unbegi ns .

F a r mer swi t hl a r gerc r opsha v ebeenk nownt ous et r i mmi ng ma c hi nes .But ,not hi ngc ompa r est oat i ght ,nea ta nd s c ul pt ur ednugf r om a na l ha ndt r i m.

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Ca nna bi sma ni c ur i ng/ t r i mmi ng i sa n Ar t .I ti s a l mos tl i k ebei ngaha i rs t y l i s t .Y ou’ r egi v i ngea c hnug a na t t r a c t i v el i t t l eha i r c ut .Y ous ha pea nds c ul ptt he budsr emov i ngunwa nt edl ea v est r y i ngt oc r ea t et he mos ta t t r a c t i v ec ol l ec t i onofr es i ngl a ndsa ndpl a ntma t er i a l .

Knowi ngt hea na t omyof t heCa nna bi spl a nthel ps agr ea tdea lwi t h nema ni c ur i ng.

Y ouk nowwha ty ou v es eendi s pl a y eda spr i z ewi nni ngnugsa tCa nna bi s ha c ompet i t i onsa nddi s pens a r i es , orev enwha ty ou, y our s el fdes i r ei tt ol ookl i k ewheny ou’ r epur c ha s i ngmedi c a l ma r i j ua na .

Ma ni c ur i ngc a na l s obedonet ooc l os el y whi c hc a nda ma ger es i ngl a ndsf oundont hebudsa s wel la st hes ma l l erl ea v es .

Y es ,i ti ss ma r tt ot r i ma wa y t hel a r gerl ea v es , s t ems , def ec t i v el ea fma t t erwhi l ey ou s c ul pta nds ha pet henugs .

Howev er , bes ur et oha ndl e y ourbudswi t hc a r ebec a us ec a nna bi sr es i ngl a ndsa r e l i k et i nyf r a gi l eeggs , a ndi fr upt ur ed, t hec a nna bi noi ds wi l l i mmedi a t el ybegi nt odet er i or a t e .

Remember ,a l lofy ourc a nna bi spl a ntma t er i a l s a r eus ef ul .

Y ouma ywa ntt ogot hr ougha nds a v ey our ma ni c ur edt r i mmi ngs .

I f y oudo, a l wa y ss t or et r i mmi ngs i na na ppr opr i a t ec ont a i ner , t r yt os t a ya wa yf r om us i ng pl a s t i c .Ma k es ur et heya r ei nc ool ,dr ypl a c e ,outof di r ec tl i ghtunt i l y oua r er ea dyt opr oc es si t .

Y ouc a nus e i tt oma k ebubbl eha s h, but a nehoneyoi l sorev enc a nna but t erf orc ook i ngav a r i et yof medi bl es .

T ha t ’ sj us tt o na meaf ew.

Now, t ha tweha v ema ni c ur edt hes el i t t l ebea ut i es .

T heya r en’ tf ul l yr ea dyy et .

T hi si swhent hel onges tpr oc es swi l l bet a k en.

T hemos ti mpor t a nts t ep,i f y ouwa nt at r ul ygr ea tout c omeof y ourc a nna bi sha r v es t .Lett he Cur i ngpr oc es sBEGI N!

Wha tI ha v ec omet ol ea r na ndnot i c ei smos tf a r mer spr ef ert oc ur et hei rnugsus i nggl a s sors t a i nl es ss t eel c ont a i ner s .

T her ei sagr ea tr ea s onf ort hi s .

Why ?T hi si s bec a us egl a s sa nds t a i nl es ss t eel ha v ebeenf oundt obe t heonl yt wot r ul ys a f ema t er i a l st os t or ec a nna bi si nf or al ongper i odoft i me .

Al s o, T HCa ndot herr es i ngl a nds degr a dewi t hr oughha ndl i ngoft hebudsa sIs t a t ed bef or e .S o, Idobel i ev et hi st hebes twa yt ok eepy our c a nna bi ss a f ewhi l ei ti si nt hec ur i ngpr oc es s , a swel l a s f orf ut ur es t or a ge .

Y ouwi l l wa ntt ol l ea c hc ont a i nerwi t hnugsa nd l ea v eas ma l la r eaf ora i r .Att hi st i me ,y ouma yl ea v e t hem unc ov er ed.

Dependi ngont hehumi di t yl ev el a nd s t emsnowbei ngr emov edy ourbudsmoi s t ur el ev el wi l l v a r ya ndt hebudswi l ldehy dr a t ef a s t er .

Whent hedes i r edmoi s t ur el ev eli sr ea c hedy ouc a nt henc ov ert he c ont a i ner swi t ht hel i ds .

Y ouwi l l not i c e , dur i ngt hi spr oc es s ,t hebudswi l lr ehy dr a t ea ndc ompa c ta l ongt he bot t om oft hec ont a i ner s .

Y ouwi l lt hen gent l ys ha k e a nd ufft henugst oma k es ur et hebot t om budsa r e nowont het opa ndv i s ev er s a .

T hi swi l la l l owa l l a i rt obe c i r c ul a t ed wi t hi nc ont a i ner s .Ma nyF a r mer sc a l lt hi s met hodbur pi ng.T hi ss houl dber epea t edt hr eet i mesa da yf ora bout15mi nut esunt i ly ou’ r es a t i sedt ha tt he nugsha v er ea c hedt heper f ec t l ydr ys t a t e .

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s t or ey ourbea ut i f ul l yha r v es t ed,t r i mmed,a nd c ur ed nugsi nac ool ,dr y ,a nds ec ur epl a c e .

Y ourc a nna bi swi l l s t or ewel li nt hes ec ont a i ner swi t houtneedi ngt obe ba ggedf ormont hsonend.

I t r ul yhopet hi sha sa ns wer edmos t , i f nota l l of y our ha r v es tques t i ons .

I ti sas c i enc ef r omgr owi ngt oha r v es t i ng butt hef undoes n’ ts t op t her e .T hr oughy ea r sof wa t c hi ngma nydi ffer entc a nna bi sf a r mer sha r v es tt hei r pl a nt s ,t her ei sonedet a i lIha v ec omet or es pec t ,t ha t t her ei snot r ue“ Ri ght ”wa y .E a c ha ndev er yf a r merha s t hei rownpr oc es st ha tt heyc hoos et of ol l ow.Al t hough, noma t t erhow i ti sdone ,wea l wa y sc omet ot hes a me endr es ul t s .Wi t ha l lt hedi ffer ents t epsc ompl et edt he per f ec tc ur ei sunder wa y .

Wec a nnowc el ebr a t ea not her wonder f ulha r v es tofagr ea tna t ur a lmedi c i net obea dmi r ed, s mok ed, a nds ha r eda mongs tt heCa nna bi sCommuni t y

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J a ma i c ama ys eenl i k eamec c af ort heCa nna bi sac i ona do,butt hepl a ntwa s n' ta c t ua l l ydec r i mi na l i z ed unt i l F ebr ua r y2015.

T heGa nj al a wa mendmenta l l owed ha v i ngt woounc esor l es st obeat i c k et a bl eoffens e .

Al s o, c ul t i v a t i onof v eorl es spl a nt si snowper mi t t ed.

Bei ng c a ughtwi t ht woounc eswon' tgoa ga i ns ty ourc r i mi na l r ec or d,a ndt heRa s t a f a r ic ommuni t yc a nnow us et he s a c r edga nj apl a ntf orr el i gi ouspur pos eswi t houtr eper c us s i ons .

J a ma i c a ngov er nmentoffic i a l swi l la l s ohel pwi t h mi nor sa nddr uga ddi c t swhot heybel i ev et obea ddi c t edt oma r i j ua nabyr ef er r i ngt hem t oT heNa t i ona l Dr ug Abus e Counc i l .Pr ev i ous l y ,i fc a ughtwi t h ma r i j ua na , t her e wer es ev er ec ons equenc esi nc l udi ng j a i lt i me , l a r ge nes ,a ndac r i mi na lr ec or d.J us tbec a us ega nj ai s dec r i mi na l i z eddoes n' tmea nt hepol i c ewi l ll i ght enup ont r a ffic k i nga ndt r a ns por t i ngt hough.

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T heUni v er s i t yofT ec hnol ogya ndt heUni v er s i t yofWes t I ndi esMonagotper mi s s i ont os t udya ndc ul t i v a t eCa nna bi sf orl ega lpr ogr es s i ona ndmedi c a lpur pos es .

T he r s t l ega lc a nna bi s owerwa spl a nt edont heMonac a mpus a f t ert heDa nger ousDr uga c twa sa mendedf orma r i j ua na .

Gov er nmentoffic i a l sa r ee x c i t edf ort her es ul t sof wha t t hes euni v er s i t i eswi l l di s c ov era nda r ehopef ul ofapos i t i v ec ha nget ot hei rhea l t hc a r ef ut ur e .

Wi t ht hepr ogr es s i onoft hema r i j ua namov ement , J a ma i c awi l li nc r ea s et hei rec onomya ndc a nna bi swi l l bec omel ega l .T heJ a ma i c a ngov er nmentha snotdi s c l os edwheni twi l lbec omet a x a bl ebut , f ort our i s t swho getahea l t hper mi t , t heyc a npur c ha s eupt ot woounc es ofma r i j ua naf ormedi c a lpur pos es .

T hegov er nmentwi l l c ont i nuet omoni t orr ea c t i onsont hedec r i mi na l i z a t i on r onti nhopest omov ef or wa r dwi t hf ul ll ega l i z a t i onof f Ca nna bi s .

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J a ma i c awi l l ha v eac ompet i t i onof i t ' sownt ha twi l l onl y be open t oJ a ma i c a n ga nj a ,gr own e x c l us i v el y by J a ma i c a nf a r mer s .T heuni quej udgi ngpa nel swi l li nc l udet r a di t i ona lRa s t a f a r i a ne x per t sa swel la spr of es s i ona lHi ghT i mesc onnoi s s eur s .

Ca t egor i eswi l li nc l ude S a t i v a , I ndi c a , Hy br i d, a ndHa s h.

I nourl a s ti s s uewer epor t edont heWes t mor el a nd Hempa ndGa nj aF a r mer ’ sAs s oc i a t i onwher ewei nt r oduc edy out oRa sI y a hV, CE OofRa s t a f a r i I nI ni t y( RI I ) .

Ac c or di ngt oRa sI y a hV,t hegoa loft heov er a l l pr oj ec ti st opr oduc eac ompr ehens i v e ,educ a t i ona l a nd wel l or ga ni z ed Ra s t a f a r iev entt ha tc el ebr a t es Ra s t a f a r ii deol ogy ,l i v i t ya ndc ul t ur e ,whi l et el l i ngt he t r ues t or yofRa s t a f a r i ' ss t r uggl ef ort hel ega l i z a t i onof ga nj a , a ndc el ebr a t i ngi t sdec r i mi na l i z a t i oni nJ a ma i c a . " Ra s t a f a r iRoot z f es twa sc onc ept ua l i z ed a sa n a nnua lga nj af es t i v a l , c ons umere x po, t r a des howa nd c ompet i t i on, "not edRa sI y a hV. " Whenwea nnounc ed i ta ta nev enti nCol or a doea r l i ert hi sy ea r , t her ec ept i on f r om t he8, 000t o9, 000per s onswhower epr es entwa s unbel i ev a bl e . " T hea mendment st oJ a ma i c a ' sDa nger ousDr ugs Ac t ,whi c hbec a mel a w onApr i l15,2015,r ec ogni z ed t her i ght sofRa s t a f a r it ous ega nj aa sas a c r a menti n t hei rev ent s , s et t i ngt hes t a gef ort hepr oduc t i onof t he r s ti nt er na t i ona lwel l nes sf es t i v a l ,whi c hc el ebr a t es J a ma i c a ' si ndi genouspeopl esa ndt hei rc ul t ur a lher i t a ge , i nc l us i v eofeduc a t i ona l s emi na r s , c ommer c e , a r t a ndmus i c .

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Whet hery ou’ r eapa t i ent , c a r egi v er , c a nna i s s eur , i nv es t ori nt er es t edi nt hebus i nes s , orj us tapotent hus i a s t , t her ei sa nev entoutt her ef ory ou.

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