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WOMEN IN WEED: Spotlight on Bonita “Bo” Money Featuring: The Legal Weed Series RI Plant Tag Laws Patient Stories MMJ for Seniors Caregiver of the Month PLUS: Strain Reviews Product Reviews Medicated Recipes 420 Event Recaps AND MORE!

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Greetings Patients and Readers! (a few words from Uncle Henry)

Hello everyone and thanks for checking out our latest issue of the magazine. The last month has been super busy and very exciting with all of the 420 events that occurred since last time we talked.

Let’s first start with a huge thank you to Marissa and Chris from The Joint on 6 who were kind enough to write about not ONE, but TWO events for this issue. Check out their recaps of both the Viceland Weed Week Party as well as the High Times So Cal Cup. It was great hanging with them. Our own Victoria Lee did a great job recapping the NECC event in Boston and even Master Bong let us know what was up in San Fran on 420 at The EndUp, and his 15 foot bong! Wow! Speaking of the Cup, I would like to give a HUGE shout out to Nick from Advanced Nutrients (advancednutrients. com) as well as our new friend, Michelangelo from I Roll Up (irollup.com). Both are awesome products from 2 really great companies, not to mention that they’re really great guys too!

Let’s not forget Mike from Punch Edibles (punchedibles.com) - my personal favorite medicated chocolate! Always great to run into Mike. It was also a good time meeting up with old friends JC Greene and Uncle Stoner.

We are really proud to feature cannapreneur Bonita Money (Women Abuv Ground) on our cover and feature for this issue. Bonita is making great strides in empowering, educating and networking with women (particularly women of color) to get involved in the cannabis industry and really pushing the need for diversity in this growing industry. Her company “That Glass Jar” is also our featured Product Review. Good stuff!

Mark M. Ward, Ellen Lenox Smith, John Dvorak and JoAnne Leppanen are all back to weigh in on political issues, medical marijuana use, patient stories and personal stories.

Our Caregiver of the Month is Dr. Greenramp who is ex-military and has an amazing passion for helping both veterans and civilians gain access to alternative medicine.

Herb and Earth Organics are back with some great medicated recipes for you to check out - per usual, really good stuff here! Can’t wait to try the bacon cupcakes!

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Contributors to Issue 47: Wyllisa R. Bennett, WRB Public Relations Victoria Lee DJ Stone Robert Platshorn Herb and Earth Organics Dr. Greenramp Mark M. Ward Ellen Lenox Smith JoAnne Leppanen

Our friend Robert Platshorn is back writing about his fight for senior access to cannabis, his personal journey, and what’s going on in FL. Thanks to Robert for taking the time to do this!

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As always, keep medicating, seek knowledge, spread that knowledge and we are slowly but surely getting there. Gotta run! Getting ready for the next quality issue from 1000 Watts Magazine! Stay well. Shoot me an email if you like!

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CONTENTS

Women in Weed

Becoming A Medical Marijuana patient

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Ellen Lenox Smith

Legal Weed: A Musicians Canna-Comeback

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Mark M. Ward

Caregiver of the Month

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RI Plant TAXES 14

JoAnne Leppanen

Dr. Greenramp

Medicated Recipes

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Herb & Earth Organics

Remembering Cheryl Miller 28

John and Mark Dvorak

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the euphoric type of heady high then this is absolutely a strain you should check out.

OG/GHOST TRAIN HAZE

by DJ Stone

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ou know the first impression when you see a flowering bud is the way it looks, and this stuff looks amazing. Bright green, very crystalized, and once you open the container you are immediately assaulted by the strong haze smell. I am super excited to roll one up.

Breaking it up you can see the sugar like crystals. I roll with hemp paper because after all, it is the flavor that’s important now.

The flavor was not as strong as I expected after the strong smell but it was a smooth, nice sativa high, mellow yet not couch locked. My mind was relaxed and able to think straight. The joint burned a nice white ash, so it was thoroughly flushed. All said and done - not bad, but I wouldn’t brag about it.

I’d rate it 6.5 on the DJ connoisseur scale.

MOONSHINE GHOST TRAIN

by Victoria Lee

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his month the strain up for review is one called Moonshine Ghost Train. Rare Dankness created this killer cross between OG Ghost Train Haze and Moonshine Haze. I was excited to review this sativa dominant strain because I have heard wonderful things about it and I’m a huge fan of sativas. At first glance this bud looks very pretty and is loaded with trichomes. The trichomes glistened like crystals while I broke it up and prepared it for smoking. The smell of this bud was amazing, it smells like a minty version of Trainwreck and because Trainwreck is one of my favorite strains, the smell literally made me happy. Once I rolled this baby up in my joint I took a dry hit and the taste was exactly how it smelled, like a minty Trainwreck. This was a little deceiving though because when I sparked it up and hit it, my favorite Trainwreck taste disappeared and it tasted very piney. Even though I did not enjoy the actual hit as much as I enjoyed the dry hit I still liked it. The high I got from it afterwards was a very heady joyful energetic high, I really liked the feeling. I felt a sense of happiness come over me, I felt extremely silly and I was laughing at everything. I had a very euphoric experience and one of the best parts about it was that I was still energetic and able to function afterwards. I absolutely like this strain and I am glad I got a chance to review it. I enjoyed the whole experience and I will definitely be on the lookout for this strain again. If you are a fan of sativa’s and you enjoy

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EVOLUTION OF THE TUNA game: “safe legal access” for all. In 2010 I discovered the secret to legalization. Seniors! Not one reform organization was talking to or trying to educate seniors. With the help of friends like federal patient Irv Rosenfeld, super cannabis lawyer Mike Minardi, Ohio attorney Tony Clymer and volunteers from my NORML chapter, I founded “The Silver Tour”. Using TV, radio, billboards and live shows, we educated millions of seniors in more than twenty states.

With seniors on board we changed the way legislators regarded cannabis. Today our seniors are leading the fight and our legislators are listening, whether they like it or not.

The senior vote is, was, and always will be the critical vote in America.

by Robert Platshorn

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was released from prison in 2008, after serving thirty years for a non-violent marijuana first offense and facing many years of federal parole. My inclination was to help change the law so that others wouldn’t share my fate. A big ambition with little direction. My feeling at the time, was that any sort of progress would be a big win. I had no idea where to start.

I joined NORML of Florida and quickly became a director.

Our first project was to attend local city, county, and state legislative meetings. Our first meeting was the City Council of South Miami. They listened and they issued a directive signed by the mayor stating that enforcement of marijuana violations would be the lowest priority for South Miami police. South Miami is the home of the U. It felt pretty good knowing we were saving a lot of students from losing a college education or going to prison.

Next stop was a meeting of state legislators from Palm Beach County. I was given three minutes to speak. Once the legislators figured out I was pitching medical marijuana, they all managed to display total disdain by looking anywhere but at me. Figuring I had wasted my time, I headed for the door. “Mr. Platshorn, Mr. Platshorn, can you stay a few minutes? I’m Senator Clemens’ PA. The Senator may be interested in filing a medical marijuana bill in Tallahassee. Can you stay and give us some help?” NORML of Florida jumped in to help craft a bill. The result was the first medical marijuana bill filed in Florida. The bill failed, but it opened the door to the press and public discussions that eventually led to 71% of Florida voters passing medical cannabis for Florida.

My initial goal was to change our laws so that innocent Americans could no longer be sent to prison for using a plant that helps millions and hurts no one. But I lost sight of the equally important issue of access. For six years I was so busy pushing any sort of legislative action that mitigated our draconian cannabis laws, that I lost sight of the end

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I should have been elated at the rate we were helping to change our senseless cannabis laws, but something was going sideways. Being an optimist, I had for years refused to listen to warnings from experts like Chris Goldstein who teaches cannabis history at Temple University. Four years ago Chris warned me that the anti-pot cartels already had a plan B in place for newly legalized states to limit access so severely, that it would be almost impossible for patients, especially seniors, to gain “safe legal access” to effective cannabis medications. Plan B, according to Chris Goldstein, was simply, low THC, no full plant medications, no flower, few dispensaries, no home grow, make it difficult for doctors to recommend, and most importantly, to insure that licenses would be placed only in the hands of a few entrepreneurs who could be counted on to fight any state expansion of medical marijuana. I think Chris called it the Maryland Model. I countered at the time, that the only valid model for new cannabis states would be the Colorado Model. I couldn’t imagine anyone ignoring the unqualified success of Colorado in regulating and profiting from medical marijuana. The proof seemed to be overwhelming.

Wrong! First New Jersey and New York adopted most of the drug cartel’s Plan B regulations. A few southern states followed suit. Now lawmakers in states like Pennsylvania, and Florida are flirting with limiting “safe legal access” for patients, in return for huge political contributions from private prisons and drug makers. Even while Plan B was spreading from state to state, I continued to believe that once any state opened the door to medical marijuana, patient pressure and compassionate courts would liberalize restrictive regulations.

Optimism can go too far.

I wasn’t thinking about the tens of thousands The late Jimmy McShane. of patients who would

continue to suffer unnecessarily and the thousands who will die without having the best chance to live and recover until and unless they were given “safe legal access” to cannabis in all it’s forms.

It was a tiny incident that brought all this home to me.

I was doing a book signing at the California High Times Cannabis Cup to raise funds for The Silver Tour and staying with the late great activist Jimmy McShane in Palm Springs.

Each morning we’d go to the local post office where Jimmy, without charge, would mail life saving RSO to six or eight patients around the country. To cover costs, Jimmy would deliver a few pounds of pot to local dispensaries.

We always parked in the back and Jimmy would slide in by the back door with his cargo. I waited in the car. One day I noticed a tiny white haired lady sitting in her car near the dispensary back door. She just sat there for almost ten minutes watching me and the rest of the traffic on the back lot. Finally she slipped out of her car and scurried directly into the same back door. It was clear that she did not want to be seen entering a marijuana dispensary. I was surprised when Jimmy explained that most seniors and especially veterans, who feared losing their medical benefits, still feared prosecution by state, federal and even local law enforcement. Sure medical mj had been legal in California for twenty years, but even there, regulations didn’t protect patients, growers or dispensaries from arrest or prosecution.

I mulled all of this over for months as I watched state after state adopt some form of pharma’s Plan B to severely restrict “safe legal access” in a way that would negatively impact more patients than it would help. It angered me that we had worked so long and hard to bring seniors and vets not only to accept cannabis as a real medicine, but also to get them to push for and vote for legislation that in the end, would still keep them from gaining “safe legal access” to medicine they desperately needed and now wanted.

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All of this led to a reexamination of everything I thought we had accomplished. I began to realize how difficult it was for the vast majority of seniors and vets to approach their doctors to discuss marijuana. The fear of ridicule, rejection or arrest prevents most of them from even applying for a medical marijuana card. Even the small percentage who get their cards often still fear entering a dispensary. Private prisons and big pharma are spending more than ever to hold the line against patient access. We are literally in a life and death fight to widen patient access in Florida, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Not to mention the bible belt and far northern states. Our enemies are forcing us to fight the same fight over and over again in states that we already won, while they develop new expensive dangerous drugs based on our successes with cannabis.

So! This is where I am now. Our incremental approach got us to where we are now. But the vast majority of potential patients, especially seniors will never have “safe legal access” until every state has fully legalized. No medical card needed, no fear of arrest, and no paranoia about buying, growing or using cannabis. That also means they can use cannabis for relaxation, pleasure, and as a regime to prevent diseases like Alzheimers and even cancer. None of which is possible under most medical regulations. The good news is that we now have eight states and DC where any adult can walk in and buy an amazing assortment of cannabis products. In the next two years at least eight more states will vote for legalization. Pressure is building in Washington to end prohibition and let all states decide for themselves.

The anti-marijuana lobby will continue to spend vast sums to block legalization in order to give themselves time to do an end run around the natural plant. Unless we raise the temperature for full legalization we could still end up marginalized by the very industries we’ve been fighting for years.

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DID YOU KNOW? Cannabidiol is a key ingredient in cannabis, one of more than 60 compounds unique to the plant and grouped under the umbrella term “cannabinoids.”

Cannabidiol, otherwise known as CBD, and THC are usually the most common cannabinoids in the plant and are therefore the most widely studied.

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In this issue we are proud to introduce you to Dr. Greenramp, a caregiver from Oregon who helps not only his fellow veterans to heal, but civilians as well. Thanks for your service and continued sense of giving!

What is your name?

Colin Zaremba AKA Dr. Greenramp.

How many years have you been a care giver?

I have been a caregiver/cultivator for over 11 years.

How many patients do you currently have?

I currently have 4 patients, but I’m in a recreational state now, so I can help many more.

What is your motivation for being a caregiver?

My motivation is to help as many veterans and civilians as I can. Not so long ago my job was to put bodies in the ground, and now my job is to keep them out of the ground.

We as veterans have to deal with so much over medication from the VA, that I try to give my brothers and sisters a safe alternative to harsh opiate cocktails that the VA prescribes.

State of your operation?

I am currently in Oregon. I just moved here from Michigan to which I was part of the medical marijuana program there as well.

What do you use for nutrients? Why that product?

I currently use Skunkwerks. I have used many products over the years, and I have found that Skunkwerks is the best. I believe it’s the best because of the ionic formula. The plant takes what it needs and bypasses the rest. The plant is able to absorb the nutrients how it wants and when it wants without any further chelation. It has all of the essential nutrients a plant needs from start to finish. Plus it’s a all in one nutrient, so just one bottle. A lot of other nutrient lines have 7 or more different bottles. The fact that Skunkwerks is only one bottle, I feel it frees up my time to focus more on the plants needs. Plus they have won many awards including 2015 High Times trailblazer award and 2015 Michigan High Times cannabis cup first place Indica, just to name a few.

What would you say are your favorite strains? Why? This is a hard question. I can’t decide on one, but my two favorite strains are OG Kush, and Sour Diesel. I love these two because of the high THC and how easy to grow these two are. If you look at a lot strains today, one of these two are usually found in the lineage. For me it becomes about how to better treat my military disability. I personally need something with a higher THC content. These two strains also produce a heavy yield. When I grow different strains, I need

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to produce a heavier yield. If I’m producing heavier yields then I’m able to help more people.

What do you find to be the most useful piece of equipment you have purchased and why?

I would have to say the PH meter or the TDS meter. I feel these two are the most important because, you know exactly what you’re putting in your water and at what PH level. It is essential to know this information to help you dial in your nutrient regiment. A lot of nutrient lines have very specific PH parameters. Without out the PH Meter it all becomes guess work. The TDS meter is essential because, you need to know how much of the nutrients are being added to the water. It’s important because, cannabis falls in between certain PPM. If you’re too low, the plant never reaches its full potential. If you’re two high you will burn the plant, making it weaker and less potent. A weaker plant is an unhealthy plant, which opens the door for diseases, pest, and fungus.

What specific illness do your patients have? (please do not include names) They have lung cancer, brain cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver disease, asthma, PTSD, nerve damage and chronic pain.

How do feel that you have helped your patients illness/ailment?

I have been able to cure two stage 4 lung cancer patients,

curb my own asthma as well as others, I have made great progress in stopping and shrinking pancreatic cancer and brain cancer, I have been able to help others as well as myself in getting thru with PTSD struggles, and I have been able to rejuvenate the liver as well.

Do you prefer to grow Indicas or Sativas?

Why? I prefer Indica. I prefer indica for a couple of reasons. Indica usually has a faster flowering time. Faster flowering time means I can run more cycles and have more end product for the patient. The other reason I prefer indica is it’s for night time. Sativa is your day time, so you can consume Sativa and still get stuff done during the day. For me personally I can get stuff done during the day on Indica, but its because I’m hyper.

What process do you use to grow?

I use a combination of hydro and soil. I grow in soilless mix with fabric pots with a top feed drip emitter. I took my years of experience as a hydro grower and combined hydro and soil, hence the top feed drip emitter.

What type of lighting do you use to grow?

I use HID lighting. I use digital ballast, with air cooled closed hoods. I use metal halide for veg, and high pressure sodium for flower.

Do you grow from seeds or clones? Why? I do both. It just depends on what I’m trying to do. If I’m breeding I will generally grow from seed. Or if I don’t have access to the clones then I will grow from seed. I prefer to grow from clone when I can. It just speeds up the process, plus I’m guaranteed a female.

What are the most difficult challenges you have faced as a caregiver?

Convincing the old time veterans that cannabis is medicine.

These people lived through the reefer madness era. So they have been lied to their whole lives. They always tell me why should I listen to you as opposed to my doctor. I usually say look where that has gotten you this far.

Do you prefer hydro or soil? Why? I prefer soil. When I started 11 years ago I grew with hydro.

It’s a lot harder and way more time consuming. I wouldn’t change the way I started, because it made me the grower I am today. I usually tell first time growers to try all processes and find what works for you. There are many ways to skin a cat. If the off chance you start with hydro first, it will prepare you for almost all other growing environments. Its real easy for a hydro grower to switch to soil, but it’s hard to switch from soil to hydro.

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Do you flush your plants before you harvest? And if so, for how long?

This question depends on what nutrients you are using.

Some have to be flushed, while others don’t. It all depends on how clean the nutrients are that you are using. Also some believe flushing and ripening are the same thing. I’ve seen it both ways, and I have made the case for both. Again, it goes back to what product you are using. If I were to flush, I would do it the last two weeks of flowering. There are products out there that have a flushing agent, but be careful on how short of a flush time it requires. There is nothing worse than growing to perfection, to only screw up the last two weeks.

Smoking not properly flushed cannabis is horrible and can be noticed instantly.

How do you feel about compassion centers and dispensaries?

I think there is a need for both of them. Look, we live in a time that we can’t go to our local pharmacy and get the meds that we need. I think it’s great that we have safe access to obtain our cannabis outside the black market. Key emphasis on safe.

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My Story: Why I Turned to Medical Marijuana

by Ellen Lenox Smith, Columnist

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or my 63-years of life, I have endured negative reactions to medications.

I also live with two incurable conditions, sarcoidosis and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.When I was born, the pediatrician told my mother that I seemed to be allergic to my own body. Whenever I needed medication, even just aspirin or Tylenol, I seemed to have issues metabolizing the drugs. I lived through one negative reaction after another.

It was not until 2011, before having my 20th surgery to stabilize my leg with cadaver tendons, that a surgeon suggested DNA drug sensitivity testing. His hospital in Wisconsin was at a loss to help me cope with surgical pain and other issues I suffered due to reactions from medications.

Through a simple process of swabbing the inside of my cheek and sending it to the lab, I received a final report that confirmed what my pediatrician felt from the beginning: I barely metabolize any medication on the market.

But now I needed to know what I could use, since my body was destined to experience more and more pain from my serious medical conditions.

I was sent to a pain clinic for a doctor to review my records.

He reported there was nothing to offer me for pain relief except trying medical marijuana. I laughed. My whole life I had been told to stay away from “drugs” such as marijuana.

Like many, I had tried it once in college but had a bad reaction and spent the rest of the day in bed.

Marijuana did not seem like a good suggestion, and yet I was desperate for pain relief. I decided to try it one more time.

Today, my husband and I are ambassadors for the U.S. Pain Foundation and the Arthritis Foundation in Rhode Island. It means a great deal to my husband and I to do what we can for those who suffer, to share our experiences in hopes of generating change for others.

The most important part of our day is speaking with patients referred by doctors, who need help managing, coping and living with pain. Being able to help others is the most rewarding part of my life, which would not be possible if I did not have pain relief myself — relief that has allowed me to function and make a difference in this world.

And that relief comes from taking medicinal marijuana oil.

Education about the use of this form of pain relief is vital in order to change attitudes in our society. People need to know that no one dies using this medication or suffers organ damage. Society must understand that those living with pain do not get stoned or high. We get pain relief.

Because of marijuana, I rarely need to take medication during the day. This is because the oil stays in the system, providing peace and calm. When I do have tougher days, I vaporize marijuana, use a tincture or a marijuana lollipop to administer some relief.

In the state of Rhode Island, support for the medical need for marijuana has been amazing. It took time to educate people on the benefits of the drug, but now I hardly hear negative comments about this form of medicine.

I feel we all deserve pain relief, and if this drug treats pain, we all should have the right to obtain it. With pain relief, comes renewal and hope. Days become brighter again, and the chance to live a more meaningful, productive life returns.

Due to the sarcoidosis in my chest, I would not be able to administer marijuana through conventional smoking.

Instead, I was instructed on how to extract THC (marijuana’s active ingredient) into an oil base.

The first night I measured one teaspoon of the oil and mixed it with applesauce. I took it an hour before going to bed, forewarning my husband to expect another bad reaction to a medication. To my amazement, I woke up to a new day. Not only had I slept the entire night, something I hadn’t done in months, I also woke feeling clear-headed.

I have been a medical marijuana user for over six years now. I know there is a misperception that constant use can cause cognitive issues, but my husband and I disagree.

Since taking it for medicinal use, we have noticed that my vocabulary has improved along with my mental clarity. I have better control of my pain levels, which is allowing me to advocate for pain-related issues.

Ellen Lenox Smith and her husband live on a small farm in Rhode Island.

In addition to their work for the U.S. Pain Foundation and the Arthritis Foundation, they serve as board members for the Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition. Photo credit and copyright: Ryan Smith

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Safely Growing Medical Marijuana in Rhode Island New Challenges of Tags and Towns

by JoAnne Leppanen

4 – 8 plants over limit - $100 assessed per plant 9 – 12 plants over limit - $250 assessed per plant 13 – 15 plants over limit - $1000 assessed per plant 16 – 24 plants over limit - $2500 assessed per plant 25 or more plants over limit - $5000 assessed per plant Plant Tags Will Have Data: DBR regulations spell out the tag data: 1. Medical marijuana plant tags shall be printed with, electronically embedded with, or otherwise contain the following plant tag data: a. Unique numerical or alpha-numerical identifiers: (1) For a qualified patient cardholder who is growing individually, the identifier shall correspond to his or her DOH patient registry identification card number.

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hode Island MMJ patients and caregivers growing in the RI MMJ Program are facing some dramatic changes in grow rights. As of April 1, every plant must have a plant tag, purchased from the Department of Business Regulation. Low income patients (SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, Disabled Veterans, and Railroad Disability) and their caregivers qualify for free tags. Otherwise the cost is 25 dollars for a set of tags. A set covers one mature and one seedling plant.

Fines for Not Having Tags is equal to the cost of tags. So, if you are growing 6 mature plants with no tags, the fine is 25 dollars per mature plant for a total of 150 dollars.

Grounds for revocation of medical marijuana plant tags shall include, but are not limited to: failure to maintain or timely renew the required underlying qualifying patient, primary caregiver, or cooperative cultivation registration or license, as applicable, which is a legal prerequisite to obtaining the medical marijuana plant tag and being able to grow medical marijuana under the Act; having excess and/ or untagged plants; misrepresentation in applying for plant tags; permitting unauthorized use of tags by another party; growing in more than one location; and transferring plants from the registered grow location without complying with the rules for said transport.

New Fines For Exceeding Limit: If you grow more plants than you are legally allowed, DBR can assess fines in addition to the criminal penalties faced with arrest and prosecution according to the following schedule: 1 – 3 plants over limit - $25 assessed per plant

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(2) For a primary caregiver cardholder who is growing individually, the identifier shall correspond to his or her DOH caregiver registry identification card number and the number(s) of the qualified patient cardholder(s) he or she is registered with DOH to grow for.

(3) For cooperative cultivations, the medical marijuana plant tag shall contain identifiers that correspond to both the DBR license number for the cooperative cultivation as well as the DOH registry identification card numbers for the qualified patient cardholders and/or primary caregiver cardholders and their associated patients forming the cooperative cultivation. b. Expiration date of the plant tag. c. Registered or licensed grow location. d. Designation as to whether the medical marijuana plant tag is for a mature plant or seedling. e. Any other information DBR deems appropriate that is not subject to the patient privacy provisions of the Act.

Conditions for Obtaining and Maintaining Plant Tags

1. A medical marijuana plant tag holder may not grow marijuana at more than one location. R.I. Gen. Laws § 2128.6-4(q).

2. Medical marijuana plant tags will only be issued under the express and continuing condition that they will only be used for plants that are stored in a “secure indoor structure.”

The secure indoor structure shall satisfy the following parameters: a. Enclosed area with four walls and a roof.

b. Equipped with locks and any other appropriate security devices that limit access to the individual authorized to grow the marijuana. Locks must be sufficient to discourage theft and unauthorized entrance. c. Marijuana is not visible from the street or other public areas. d. Reasonable efforts must be taken to prevent marijuana plant odors from exiting the building to an extent that would significantly alter the environmental odor outside. e. For licensed cooperative cultivations, consult Section 1.8(F), for any additional location restrictions and/or security requirements.

3. Medical marijuana plant tags may only be used by the individual and/or licensed cooperative cultivation to whom and at the location for which they were issued. They may not be transferred or assigned.

4. Medical marijuana plant tags shall not be altered or duplicated.

5. As a continuing condition of holding plant tags, plant tag holders may not pursue any marijuana transaction that is in violation of the Act, including pursuing such a transaction by online advertising.

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Law enforcement may verify the validity of plant tags and plant data.

DBR may notify law enforcement if it reasonably believes a tag holder is engaged in a material violation of the MMJ Act or DBR regulations.

DBR Inspections

There is a provision in the new DBR regulations for inspections but they will not be routine or surprise. If DBR has reason to believe there is non-compliance, they can send a letter expressing those concerns to the patient or caregiver. If no response after 10 days, they can send another letter. If still no response, they can call or possibly email. Only after that, can they even attempt to schedule a visit to the garden. DBR does not have the right to just show up and demand access to anyone’s garden.

Co-ops have different inspection rules. ALL Co-ops must be licensed and inspected by DBR. If you have a co-op, you should be licensed by DBR and know the regulations for inspections, concentrates and more. It is not enough to register with state police.

Last year, it was a shock when Governor Gina Raimondo called for taxing patient and caregiver plants with grandiose pronouncements by members of her administration, such as one MMJ plant yields $17,000 dollars. She proposed a $350 dollar tax on each plant grown by a caregiver and a $175 dollar tax on each plant grown by a patient. It was a surreal time for MMJ patients growing just for themselves and for the caregivers growing for patients with serious debilitating medical conditions. We heard from countless patients and their caregivers who viewed their plants as medicine - not money. Patients and most caregivers had not thought of their plants in terms of money.

Protecting Grow Rights - Please Be Aware of Your City or Town The latest threat to grow rights are the cities and towns.

Here’s the history. Since the inception of the Rhode Island MMJ Program, eleven years ago, patients and caregivers have been successfully growing their medicine. Most patients and caregivers have never interacted with law enforcement or had a problem with the law because of their grows. When the co-op legislation passed in 2015, it required non-residential co-ops to have permission of the town or cities’ zoning officials. That was the beginning of some local interest in MMJ grows. Recently, prompted by the possibility of legalization of MJ for all adults (not just medical patients), RI Attorney General Kilmartin has been encouraging the cities and town to oppose legalization.

Assistant Attorney General Joe Linbeck has been reaching out to cities and towns, offering to educate them. Her

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RI Governor Gina Raimondo “is like watching a one-woman Reefer Madness show”, states one observer.

presentation (Raimondo), according to one observer, “is like watching a one-woman reefer madness show.”

Unfortunately, her presentation includes some horrifying alternative facts regarding the legal growing of medical cannabis. She encourages local ordinances that will limit or prohibit all growing of MJ, including legal MJ. Is it legal for a town or city to tell patients or caregivers that they cannot grow or to, in some way, limit MMJ grows? We don’t think so.

Patients and caregivers familiar with RIPAC, are also familiar with our pleas to talk to their state senators and representatives to prevent proposed restrictions to grow rights. Now, RIPAC must ask patients, caregivers and their supporters to be aware of their local city and town officials and be willing to educate them about the benefits of MMJ and the reasons why home grows are so important. Most local officials do not want to take an action that would harm patients and their caregivers. But they might take actions that would be harmful to patients and their caregivers if they do not understand the needs of patients and their caregivers. It would be great if RIPAC was so well funded that we had the resources to educate every official in the 39 cities and towns. RIPAC does not even have one staff person

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and we already have much to do. We are asking patients, caregivers and supporters to keep an eye on our local town and city governments and, where possible, educate officials about the benefits of MMJ and the need for patients and caregivers to be able to grow MMJ. As the reality of legalization for adult use grows closer in Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Attorney General has declared war on cannabis. He is reaching out and organizing law enforcement, medical and business leaders, the recovery and prevention communities, and local town and city officials to oppose legalization for adult use. Attorney General Kilmartin was a state representative in 2006 and he voted in support of the Medical Marijuana Act. As Attorney General, he has voiced his support for the medical marijuana program and its patients but has expressed concerns about growers exploiting the MMJ Program and the safety of MMJ grows. He has initiated bills to limit co-op growing and ban butane as a solvent for extractions.

He also opposed the creation of the cultivator licenses that provide cannabis to the compassion centers. Assistant Attorney General, Joe Linbeck has been delivering increasingly hostile RI Attorney General Peter testimony at the legislative hearings F. Kilmartin is organizing in recent years. If you just listened to law enforcement and his testimony, you would never know other agencies to oppose about the clear majority of patients and legalization for adult use caregivers who have been growing for of marijuana. years without the drama of catastrophic fires, explosions, police interference, etc. You would never know about the thousands of patients who are leading better healthier lives because they are successfully using medical cannabis. You might think that there was never an illegal cannabis market before the MMJ Program and that all the illegal cannabis, especially the cannabis that is in the schools, is coming from patients and caregivers who have created the illegal market.

We know better.

The AG’s opposition to legalization is hurting the MMJ patients and caregivers.

About the author: JoAnne Leppanen is the executive director of Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition (RIPAC). Please visit the RIPAC website for information about the RI Medical Marijuana Program and information about RIPAC meetings.

RIPAC

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The from TROG

Killer Weed Coloring Book: For Marijuana Lovers

“TROG’s a great artist.

He can stay in between the lines. This coloring book gets an A+ and a smiley face.” --Tommy Chong

The Best Stoner Coloring Book You’ll Find Puff, puff, and pass it on! You’ve finally found the coloring pages to soothe (or stoke) your inner (or outer) freak. Whether you are a casual fan of stoner culture or a founding member, this is the coloring book for you. Born from the mind of and attentively drawn by the wildly popular internationally recognized cannabis-friendly artist known as TROG, this super cool, irreverent coloring book is filled with insanely psychedelic pages to color.

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by Master Bong

4/20

is a very special holiday for everybody that is a smoker. Even if you are not a regular smoker, today is a day that you would partake and get high with your friends that smoke on a regular basis. I know that I look forward to every year, year after year, because it is our special holiday. Do you remember your first 420? I remember my first 420. I actually woke up at 4:20 a.m. to smoke with my friend. We both set alarms, got up, called each other and sparked up at 4:20!

appreciative and grateful for is that the universe did provide a most amazing situation for this piece to be brought to reality.

Greenrush.com was also giving away one pound of weed in their first-ever Bud Drop that was also streamed live on NowThisWeed.

What better way to bring in 4:20 then blessing everybody at a party with a pound of weed falling from the sky along with a 15 foot tall bong to smoke it out of ? Basically everybody got down with the countdown and the cannabis was released to the crowd. It felt very creative, how they did this - as they put the weed in 10 ak baggies and then inside of balloons that were blown up. I look forward to next year’s Bud Drop on 420 and the device that we will be making for that party!

This truly was a blessing and I am appreciative for greenrush.com as well as The EndUp for providing the space and manpower to create such a massive bong. Who knows how big of a bong we will make in the future but I know I will be there ready for the challenge and excited to MacGyver the next adventure with you guys.

Hippie Hill, San Francisco 4/20 2017. Photo credit: Gracie Malley.

Every year after has proven to be just as fun and an amazing experience and adventure. This 420 was no different, and with recreational cannabis making its way through the states (including California) there was a little bit of a different feel to the day. This year I stayed in California and was actually in San Francisco at a club called The EndUp. This was an event sponsored by greenrush.com where I was allowed the space to create a 15 foot tall PVC bong.

So once again hope you had a blessed 4/20 and be on the lookout for where and what we will be making next year!

PEACE MB

Yes that’s right we created a 15 foot tall bong! The biggest that I, or anybody there had ever smoked out of. Not only that, we live streamed the whole thing.

This was a dream of mine that I have had for quite some time and always envisioned doing it at my old house - but obviously that didn’t happen. What I am

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by 1000 Watts Magazine in conjunction with Wyllisa R. Bennett, WRB Public Relations.

Bonita “Bo” Money with Montel Williams where he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the CannaCool Lounge WAG event. Photo used by permission from Donna Dymallly Photography.

First of all, how did you get involved in the cannabis business?

Well, I began researching cannabis and became very interested in the healing properties of marijuana. As I traveled to cannabis-related social events and conventions, I learned the ins and outs of the cannabis business. I decided to specialize in the use of cannabis for health and beauty reasons – like oils, topicals and creams. Plus, I began infusing cannabis in my recipes, and my friends and family really enjoyed the food. I wasn’t really interested in cultivation or running a medical marijuana dispensary.

Bonita “Bo” Money. Cannapreneur and Founder, Women Abuv Ground.

Photo credit: ATTAIN Design and Marketing Communications.

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omen in weed are changing the face of the cannabis industry, and cannapreneur Bonita “Bo” Money is becoming an important voice, especially talking about the issue of diversity as it relates to gender and race. She is one of the few women of color in the emerging, billion dollar cannabis business.

Money is the founder of Women Abuv Ground (WAG), a networking organization, dedicated to introducing the cannabis business to women of color. In February, the organization awarded Emmy Award winning TV personality Montel Williams with a 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award at the first-ever CannaCool Lounge in downtown LA. She’s also the co-creator of That Glass Jar ™ , an organic, herbal cannabis-infused cream that cures Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as MRSA. Money took time out to speak with us about her activism and work in the cannabis industry.

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I understand that you’re a big advocate in the healing power of cannabis. Can you explain?

Yes, I really believe in the power of organic healing, especially with cannabis. That plant is powerful! I cocreated a topical cream, called That Glass Jar ™ with my partner Michelle Bell. That Glass Jar ™ is an organic, herbal cannabis-infused cream that cures Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as MRSA. Normally MRSA infections occur in people staying in health facilities like hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis centers.

How did you come up with the name, That Glass Jar ™ ?

Initially, I created That Glass Jar ™ for a friend – that is, Dutch actress/model Princess Inge Hazebrook of the Netherlands -- whose breast was infected with MRSA, and there was no treatment in sight. After four days of using the cannabis-based cream, Princess Inge was miraculously healed. Her doctors called it a miracle. Word spread about That Glass Jar ™ as Princess Inge shared pictures of her recovery on Facebook, and soon other friends and followers wanted the cream in “that glass jar.” The name stuck. That

Glass Jar ™ can also treat a variety of ailments from sun burns, eczema and psoriasis to arthritis, fibromyalgia and some forms of skin cancer.

Not only are you a healer, but you’re also a cannabis activist. Why did you start the organization, Women Abuv Ground (WAG)?

Well, when I initially began my venture into the cannabis business, I didn’t have much support. I had to do my own research to determine my place and career options in the industry. As a woman of color, I was looking for ways to connect with others like me, but there wasn’t an organization to nurture these types of relationships. I knew I had to change this dynamic.

So, I founded Women Abuv Ground (WAG), a professional networking organization dedicated to educating and empowering minority women in the emerging cannabis industry. I started WAG after realizing there was a void in the industry for people of color. This inspired me to create a networking group for people of color that would provide an environment of empowerment, support, education and encouragement as well as offer resources and mentorship to women interested and invested in the cannabis industry. I feel a need to reach out and give a hand to other women who may not know how or where to start a career and/or business in the cannabis business.

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As a woman of color, I was looking for ways to connect with others like me, but there wasn’t an organization to nurture these types of relationships. I knew I had to change this dynamic.

How do you think Women Abuv Ground (WAG) is making an impact in the cannabis industry?

We’re educating and empowering both women and men interested in the cannabis business. We’ve also launched the sister organization, Men Abuv Ground (MAG), Members of Women Abuv Ground (WAG). WAG provides support, connections, networking, and extensive information on the cannabis which is headed by former NFL Super Bowl winner Marvin industry. Women Abuv Ground wants to make sure that their members Washington. We’re a very inclusive group. We host a series are well-informed, up-to-date and completely confident in their mission to create generational wealth for their families. Photo credit: Wyllisa R. of networking events, called “Knowledge and Network,” which brings together professionals in the cannabis industry Bennett. for panel discussions and keynote lectures. Some of our a chance to explore new brands as well as cannabis-infused past speakers include former president of Overstock.com food and drinks. The CannaCool Lounge brought out familiar and new cannabis activist Stormy Simon; Cat Packer, the faces from various areas of the entertainment industry California policy coordinator of the Drug Policy Alliance; as well as industry leaders in the world of cannabis. The and Ariel Clark, a founding partner of Clark Neubert, LLP, celebrity-driven event gave cannabis lovers an opportunity a leading law firm in the California and national cannabis to enjoy the various offerings of cannabis in an entertaining industry, and the chair of the Los Angeles Cannabis Task setting.

Force – just to name a few.

Most importantly, WAG honored Emmy Award-winning Tell us about Women Abuv Ground’s TV personality Montel Williams with its first-ever Lifetime signature event, the CannaCool Lounge.

Achievement Award for using his celebrity to bring We officially launched WAG during Black History with a awareness to medical cannabis for the treatment of chronic splashy, pre-Grammy Awards party, called the CannaCool illnesses.

Lounge. For the 420-friendly community, the signature, lifestyle CannaCool Lounge offered cannabis connoisseurs

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The organization’s motto is “Girls compete, Women empower. ” Tell us what you mean by that.

Women are changing the face of the cannabis industry.

Women are wives, mothers, daughters, sisters, and aunts.

We’re also the breadwinners, healers and nurturers of the household, making important financial decisions for the good of the family and being fiscally responsible for the household. As states continue to legalize medical marijuana -- and therefore lessen its stigma -- it will become a viable option to manage and cure chronic health problems. It will be us, women, choosing how to medicate and heal family members.

Any final thoughts?

Again, I encourage everyone to join the green revolution!

If you have a desire to be in the cannabis industry, I encourage you to bring your talents and skill set to the cannabis industry. There are so many areas and career opportunities in the industry, and you never have to touch the plant!

What do you think are the major obstacles keeping minority women from entering the cannabis industry?

I think the major obstacles keeping women from entering the industry are finances, education and discrimination. In starting any business, you need capital. Expensive start-up and application fees, plus, having the financial resources for a start-up cannabis business can be challenging. Plus, women face racial and gender discrimination in business, along with a fair share of sexism.

Just like starting any business, you want to attend workshops and talk with other women who can offer some advice and direction. Women with an entrepreneurial spirit want to cultivate important relationships with other successful businesswomen and learn the tricks of the trade.

Do you think diversity is a problem in the cannabis business?

Currently, I feel there’s not much diversity in the cannabis industry. I’ve been talking about the gender and racial gap in the cannabis industry at various conferences around the country. I think diversity is an important topic to address, especially since African Americans and Latinos are poised to miss the “green rush” for financial, educational, and legal reasons.

African American and Latino communities have been disproportionately affected by the war on drugs, leading to mass incarceration. And because of criminal records, a large percentage of minorities are unable to participate in the business of cannabis because of state laws governing the industry.

Black and Latino men have paid a high price of going to prison for a plant that is now legal – either recreationally or medically or both -- in most states, while the White corporate suits are now capitalizing on this billion-dollar industry. For the sake of diversity, I feel we need to level the playing field and encourage inclusiveness in the industry.

We must break down the barriers of exclusion.

That’s why it was important to launch Men Abuv Ground (MAG), which is co-founded by NFL-er and Super Bowl winner Marvin Washington and cannapreneur James Malbrough. We’re able to provide opportunities and resources to men of under-represented communities in the cannabis industry.

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Bonita and Women Abuv Ground spreading the message of empowerment, education and entrepeneurship for minority women everywhere.

Media: Because of her presence in the cannabis industry, Money was featured in the “Legalization and Entertainment” special section of Variety magazine, spotlighting cannabis and named to LA Weekly’s annual “People List 2017.”

Variety/LEGALIZATION AND ENTERTAINMENT SECTION | page 72.

LA Weekly | People 2017.

About Bonita “Bo” Money A cannapreneur, Bonita “Bo” Money is one of the few women of color in the emerging, billion dollar cannabis business.

She’s the co-creator of That Glass Jar ™ , a cannabis-infused topical, and founder of Women Abuv Ground (WAG), a professional networking organization dedicated to educating and empowering minority women in the emerging cannabis industry. For more information, visit WomenAboveGround.com and ThatGlassJar.com.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

CannaCool Lounge | Friday, June 23, 2017 | 7 p.m.

Back by popular demand! Women Abuv Ground (WAG) is excited to present its CannaCool Lounge in celebration of the BET Awards. The CannaCool Lounge will be held on Friday, June 23, 2017, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Casa Vertigo, located at 828 Oak St in downtown Los Angeles.

For the 420-friendly community, the signature, lifestyle event will offer cannabis connoisseurs a chance to explore new brands as well as cannabis-infused food and drinks.

The CannaCool Lounge is a high-end, celebrity-driven event, giving cannabis lovers an opportunity to enjoy the various offerings of cannabis in an entertaining setting.

As a “purveyor of pot,” Money is thrilled to present this event on the heels of passage of Prop 64, which legalized recreational cannabis in California for adults 21 and over.

In presenting the CannaCool Lounge, Money encourages cannabis lovers to #LetsBudTogether.

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For someone who was diagnosed with RA and Fibromyalgia at 19, I have tried quite a few different types of CBD infused lotions and this one is by far the best yet! Unlike other topicals that I have used, that are waxy or hard to rub in this one has the consistency of lotion. I have even used it for chap stick in a pinch with no strong marijuana smell unlike others.

Without a strong smell, it’s very discreet. It helped with the swelling in my knee and the visual effects on my skin. Within a few days of using That Glass Jar a few times a day I could see and feel the difference!

This stuff rocks!

Want to go, visit WomenAbuvGround.com

Co-founders of That Glass Jar, Michele Bell and Bonita Money with Montel Williams.

Legal Weed: A Musicians Canna-Comeback

by Mark M. Ward

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usic and performing self-written lyrics have always been a few forms of healthy self-expression, for closet introverts like me, “I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.”- Billy Joel. In high school, before my first band, I was always one of those “fake it until you make it” type cats, posing as a popular and wellrounded social chameleon, floating seamlessly from clique to clique, even though inside I felt none of which were my own. Most often I was considered one of the smart kids by other students; which is never easy, even though I often could not find myself able to attend class. I had developed anxiety disorders, social and otherwise and had experienced some trauma very young, so I assumed no one could possibly know how I was feeling.

Even though I was young, I was no stranger to trauma.

My mother left when I was very young and my father was murdered in the city before I reached my 6th birthday. I had grown up during a very tough time in a city full of hostility bred in socioeconomic turmoil. When people lose faith of better future days, they also lose the compassion they once had for those around them, and in my city, it was no different.

Due to my unique and bulky appearance, I was often assaulted and mostly in large groups. I was regularly subject to the next altercation from individuals trying to prove their worth in violence. During senior year of high school, I was out late visiting a friend after work and while exiting his apartment building, I was rushed from behind by a mob of gang members and held against a fence while they took turns beating me and rummaging through my pockets. If it were not for a friend who witnessed this as he was driving by and had he not acted like he was going to drive into the mass beating, I was certain that they had no intention of allowing me to get away as I entered the vehicle. They had chased after the vehicle, trying to attack me through the moving car’s open door. I was only able to close the door after the last person lost grip and rolled across the pavement. Word got to me that these individuals planned on finishing what they started and these were the last days I had spent in Lowell as a youth before moving to Rhode Island to finish high school.

Then… there was metal. I had tried out for my first performing band, Sully of Souls, got in as the vocalist and I have never turned back. Writing lyrics was not merely a past time, but more so a passion and I felt as if I was causing creation with a pen. Bands I had fronted played at every

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venue possible from bars, clubs and festivals, to large scale music halls. A band I was in called Empathy even sang metal at a family oriented clambake festival once, right alongside country rock and bluegrass acts. Numerous bands and music projects later, I had played at all of my favorite local venues and it felt like I could finally communicate with those around me.

Soon though, freshly out of high school, work and quick failing health had started to take its toll. I had started training and managing at a marketing agency not long after graduation. Pressures of a young professional life and unresolved trauma of the past collided against physical ailments with an unimaginable force and a 20 year old person who recently had been able to sing in front of hundreds of people was no longer able to go outside of his home. My anxiety disorder and depression quickly spiraled into Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Agoraphobia.

Agoraphobia, for the many that do not know, is a crippling fear of leaving one’s home or safe environment. From what I can only attribute to nerves and pharmaceutical medication, I had also developed agonizing digestive disorders such as GERD and diverticulitis.

There was the bottom… and you’re always alone at the bottom. At only my young 20’s I had lost friends and loved ones as a result of illnesses that they could just not understand; some that they couldn’t even see. I was even hospitalized once when I told a doctor that I was thinking about weaning off of addictive benzo pharmaceutical pills because I felt they were making me worse. And for about 7 years following, I had barely left a room I was renting unless need be. My meals were cooked by toaster ovens and microwaves. I lost track of the time and of the days and took the pills that my doctors said would make me better, followed immediately by staring at walls for extended periods due to what could only be described as a mild state of catatonia.

When I could, I pretended like I was still a functional part of society by promoting bands, events and by promoting causes I supported via a social media group I had created called Local Noise Entertainment. During this time I wrote many a song that I felt would never be heard. Then there was a saving grace. I received a call from 20 year old Corey Agin, initiator and Executive Director of Rhode Island NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) and he explained that he was a fan of my marketing background and wanted me to work with him to help legalize cannabis. Of course, I could not help but to take him up on his offer.

During this time with RI NORML Corey had taught me more things about cannabis and cannabis laws than I have

heard from any one person. Corey would come to tell me of the ideal ways to use medical cannabis and I truly started to grasp how to really use the plant for desired therapeutic and remedial purposes. I wrapped up a degree in psychology and tried to mix and apply information that I was regularly acquiring from my new young friend and mentor. As I learned from Corey, we started to create and attend cannabis events together and I even started to manage some of my own, even though months prior I could barely leave my home. Then tragically and unexpectedly, my good friend and NORML mentor passed away a few short years later. I moved to Massachusetts, but I took Corey’s lessons with me.

While in Massachusetts I continued to fight for cannabis legalization by rallying and by taking up writing articles.

I also starting volunteering for MassCann NORML and attending their events as an educator. During this time, three significant personal milestones occurred. First of these milestones was my first publication, which was printed in DOPE Magazine entitled “Legal Weed: Are We Good to Grow Yet?” Next of these milestones was a year of sobriety free from cigarettes and addictive pharmaceutical anxiety medication. Last of these milestones was obtaining the physical health and emotional confidence to once more try out for a band and perform in concert.

An old friend from my past hay days of Massachusetts metal, had seen that I had moved back to Lowell and reached me about a band that was looking for a vocalist called Synthetic Mindset. There was no way I could pass this up because this band was one of the areas metal scene giants. I packed up my lyrics, met with the guitarist and took a drive to their practice space. I gathered my emotions and experiences and sang with as much heart as I could possibly muster without blowing out blood vessels. We worked on a few songs and had a few laughs and the guys started to pack up a couple hours later. Just when we were all about to leave, I was going to ask how my try out went but before I could say anything I heard, “See you at next practice, good jam!” as the drummer of Synthetic entered his car to back out of the driveway.

Since that day, I have been practicing and performing regularly with Synthetic Mindset and have been performing at packed concert halls all over New England. In October, we played with headlining stoner metal band Scissorfight and in September we will be performing with the band Nullset while on tour. Currently, we are nearly ready to record a new Synthetic Mindset album, which will be a first of mine. You may have even seen me speaking and teaching at cannabis events and rallies, such as the recently passed Deschedule 420 Rally in Washington DC, where activists openly lit up in civil disobedience at the White House and also this year’s Boston Freedom Rally.

It was cannabis that had saved my life, not teams of doctors, their hospitals and their barrages of addictive pharmaceutical regiments. For the first time in some years, I had felt truly free. For too long I felt as if I was a prisoner of my own mind, destined for the isolation of my own cerebral solitary confinement. This was nothing less than a new beginning, an indication of now unbridled possibilities and as my long missed outlet was made possible once again, I felt as if I was rising through the ashes of despair that once was.

Mark M. Ward is an activist. He will petition, protest, and lobby for immediate change in marijuana regulatory policy, and for the adult access to safe, quality Cannabis. “I work to move public opinion sufficiently, to legalize responsible cannabis use of adults and serve as an advocate to assure access to safe, quality cannabis.”

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DID YOU KNOW? CBD and THC levels, known as cannabinoids, vary between plants. Marijuana plants grown for recreational use tend to be high in THC and varying amounts of CBD. Industrial hemp plants are very low in THC while medical marijuana plants are typically high in CBD.

CBD can be made from medical marijuana plants or industrial hemp plants. Marijuana is illegal under federal law but legal in some states.

Industrial hemp when grown in other countries can be imported legally into the United States, making it easier for consumers to get CBD treatment without breaking the law.

CBD does not get you high like THC does. THC causes euphoria by binding to special CB1 and CB2 nerve receptors in the brain. CBD does not bind to these receptors, so cannabidiol does not get you stoned.

Scientific studies show CBD provides therapeutic medicinal benefits. According to a 2013 review published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, soothes nausea and vomiting, acts as an anti-oxidant to reduce free radicals that cause neurodegenerative disorders, and works as an anti-inflammatory to reduce swelling. CBD also stimulates appetite and relieves pain.

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CALIFORNIA CANNA-CATION 420 EDITION by @greenqueen401

WEED WEEK 4/20 PARTY

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un screen? Check. Sunglasses? Check. Bathing suit?

Check! Bags packed, we were ready to go, ready to celebrate every minute of 4/20 2017- flying across the country to the newly legalized, beautiful, sunny California.

Leaving Boston at six had us landing in Santa Ana by noon.

Off the plane, down the escalator, to the rental car place we went. We opted for the convertible, and we were not disappointed. Cruised a mile down the road to our favorite West Coast burger spot, In & Out - highly recommended.. pun intended. Top down, soaking up the Vitamin D we headed to the hotel to freshen up for the night’s activities in LA. After our first experience of California’s traffic, we quickly learned every minute counts. Each minute at the hotel was an additional 15 minutes added to our time in the car. Two hours after our original forty five minute projected journey we finally met up with Uncle Henry.

A whisper of eagerness amongst the line was present as we awaited entry into Viceland’s Weed Week Party. We provided our names for the guest list and presented our medical cards, the host gave us our wristbands and two free item vouchers as we made our way in. Understated and chic, The Well Salon and Store, typically a hair salon and fashion boutiquewas transformed into a bright white Weedland. All things Viceland; lighters, rolling papers, pill bottles filled with breath mints, water bottles, and even 3D glasses lined the walls and shelves as far as the eye could see. In true

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Viceland style, an all white decor of inanimate objects such as typewriters and chairs were astutely placed amongst the white swag throughout the venue. Greeted with CBD infused cotton candy we made our way past the bar to the next room where we are introduced to several vendors, a DJ on stage, and another bar. After sampling vapes, edibles, and mingling amongst the crowd, we made our way outside.

Approaching the door, you can already smell the delicious meat for tacos cooking on the grill. A mural colorfully painted on surrounding buildings lit up in the night by spot lights and ambient lighting hung above the crowd. The Viceland bus sat there parked in all its glory. After signing a consent form, we were able to climb aboard and smoke a jay at the top. The whole affair was a night to remember and a great start to our California canna-cation.

After sleeping off our jet lag, we gathered our gear, and made the hour’s drive to The National Orange Show Events Center in San Bernardino. Having printed our tickets at the hotel, getting into the event was a breeze. We made our way through security and immediately got in line for our medical bracelets. We had views of an outspread fountain and human sized HIGH TIMES letters, perfect for photo ops.

Once we received our bracelets- it was on! We headed to the first pavilion where we came across Punch edibles, and boy were we delighted. We loved those chocolatey treats and made several stops back during our time there. Each booth had its own groove and approach to getting people to stop by and check out their product. Infused honey, topical spa area, jars, upon jars of beautifully crafted flower were everywhere. As we explored, people offered dab, after dab, after dab.. it was crazy, crazy awesome. The difference between the LV cup and SoCal cup was pretty evident to us within the first hour of being there. My husband and I own a head shop and were looking for new products to bring into our store. We were able to network and meet so many people. We stumbled across youtube sensation @ customgrow420. When passing the RAW tent we spotted founder, Josh Kesselman. Also found IG sensation and HIGH TIMES hype man @loudpacksjay. He took the time to shake our hands and posed for some pictures. This was only our

first day! As the sun set the entire event was lit up by a large colorful ferris wheel, giving away free rides all weekend long. The NOS center is huge.

Although we had been there for hours we had barely made our way through half of the event. Vendors ranged all over the spectrum from flowers, concentrates, edibles, topicals, artists, to other ancillary cannabis related businesses.

Business for us, was coming to a close and we were ready to enjoy the music entertainment of the night. We made our way to Super VIP for opportune views of the stage. Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley rocked the night Michelangelo from I Roll Up. away with his reggae rhythm and unbeatable stage presence; we drove back to the hotel on cloud nine.

Day three of our vacation and we were ready for day two of the cup. Driving from our hotel to NOS, the views are breath taking. Each passing valley, the untouched earth in all her glory, unlike anything I’ve seen here on the East coast.

West coast living is a glorious thing. Parking was a separate cost ranging from $10-$20 a day.

Lines were scarce and we made our way through security again, very quickly. With a better sense of direction, we were on a mission to see all of the vendors. Stopping along the way at Brother’s Grimm Seeds, we had the pleasure of meeting Mr.Soul himself. He is known for his legendary work with Cinderella99. Other products such as the Triminator were there hard at work; people gathered to watch the impressive demos. Uncle Henry hung out with his buds from Advanced Nutrients; cold water, joints and dabs along with a seating area.. perfect! Our munchies taking over, we managed to find the food trucks. We chowed on juicy medicated hot wings and kush tacos. I am not sure if it was the munchies or what, but the food was delectable. So much so, we had a repeat meal the very next day.

Uncle Henry with Nick from Advanced Nutrients. There were plenty of options of both medicated and non-medicated food. We found another pavilion, this one VIP. There we discover free cold water,

fruit salad, air conditioning, some couches, and additional restrooms. While in VIP we had the chance to meet up with joint rolling artists and check out their masterpieces. Making our way back outside, through the crowd, and on to the next set of what felt like never ending tents, not a complaint! Award winning vendors such as Emerald Family Farms, 2nd place in the Sativa flower category for their Pineapple Sage and Zendo, first place in the edibles competition for their Honey Cocoa Almonds Hanging with Mike from Punch made the cup memorable too.

Edibles.

Both booths were friendly and engaging with patrons. The day came to a close and lights began to illuminate the fair grounds. People congregated in front of the stage as the nights festivities started. 50 cent performed classics such as “Magic Stick”, “Candy Shop”, and “I Get Money”. The hot sun and long day caught up with us and we called it a night.

It’s the last day, Cup day. Still swift moving through the entry process, the crowds are smallest today compared to the rest. A much more relaxed vibe has taken over the crowd. In VIP we enjoyed a beautifully packaged twax filled joint by Aficionado Mendocino and made our way through the event. We said our goodbyes to the vendors we had met and exchanged contact info for future endeavors. Over all the SoCal cup was a complete success, and blew Vegas out of the water. The cups are an opportunity for our community to come together and recognize those who work so hard for their final products. Seminars were provided all weekend long on topics from legalization and growing to cannabis on social media. In an ever growing industry, knowledge is power. The cups bring like minded people from all over the world together to enjoy cannabis and that my friends, is a beautiful thing. Awards were presented and we made our way to the gate. We left happy, fulfilled with the experience and relieved Vegas was a fluke. High Times did a superb job. I can tell you right now, this will not be our last. HIGHTIMES is making its way here in September for their first Rhode Island competition, hopefully I see you there.

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We loved seeing all the familiar faces in the industry as well as watch many entrepreneurs progress in their journeys in the cannabis industry.

by Victoria Lee, 1000 Watts Magazine Staff Writer

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his year’s New England Cannabis Convention was a huge hit in Massachusetts. Over the weekend of April 22nd & 23rd NECANN held their 3rd annual event in Boston where people packed into the Hynes Convention Center to share their love for New England’s budding cannabis industry.

Over the years NECANN has been making a name for themselves in the cannabis industry and this event was their biggest yet. The folks at NECANN have prided themselves on creating an event for New England’s rapidly growing cannabis culture. They have brought together industry leaders, investors, patients, caregivers, entrepreneurs, advocates, business’s, educators, and everyone in between with their events. As NECCAN’s website states: “We felt a locally owned & operated convention model focused on the New England market (and each state’s medical and recreational status) would be a superior alternative to the inevitable corporate convention-chains bringing their generic, national-business-focused “Mc-Canna Conventions” to New England. Rather than focusing on what the New England Cannabis Industry can do for us, we take a collaborative approach to our shows that has resulted in consistently high ROI for exhibitors, sponsors, and attendees, facilitating growth for all.”

NECANN has proved very successful, especially at this event where thousands of attendees enjoyed walking around the convention, meeting new people, sitting in the many sessions available, learning, and watching live demo’s in addition to everything else they had to offer. It was great to see so many energetic, excited people show up to support the local New England market.

There was also a large presence of people who are new to the industry and are now interested in it because of Massachusetts passing the recreational vote.

These attendees new to the cannabis world were seeking education and wanted to learn more about the cannabis market.

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While it was great to see both newcomers and veterans in the industry it was also awesome to see how the vibe of the convention has changed over the years.

NECANN has always been a very inviting event but looking back to their 1st show and comparing it to now, it’s great to see how the professional side of the industry is growing. It’s not just hippies in tye dye showing up to these events anymore! And although we love our hippies in tye dye, this event has developed and attracted more business minded people. People dressed in suits and ties ready to take on the industry and change the many stereotypes people have about cannabis.

NECANN has provided New England’s medical and recreational cannabis market with many more quality exhibitors and educators as well.

It was also great to see how local companies were able to showcase their products and business’s at this event.

The exhibitors were also very diverse. It was not just a bunch of glass companies selling their products at this event (although they were their too) there was a vast range of vendors. Over 250 vendors displayed their products and businesses which ranged from lighting, security and nutrient products to dispensaries, clothing companies, topical salves, CBD products, and everything in between.

Overall it was a great weekend at the Hynes convention center with awesome people, great education, and the response was so awesome that the event was even held for a longer period of time than the previous years.

Even though this is an event which is focused on the New England market, there was still a huge presence of national experts, businesses, and growers there. It was nice to see NECANN bring so many people, entrepreneurs, and businesses in the industry together to focus on the bigger picture of medicinal and recreational cannabis. So stay on the lookout for their next event, you won’t want to miss it!

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Remembering Cheryl Miller: Beloved Wife and Friend, Activist and Inspiration

by John and Mark Dvorak

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first met Cheryl Miller and her husband, Jim, at the 2001 NORML convention in Washington, D.C. While I had been a cannabis hemp activist for 10 years, meeting Cheryl profoundly changed my perspective. She was a woman being wheeled around in a bed by Jim, and was unable to walk and barely able to talk. Yet here she was, in the midst of hundreds of people, smiling through her pain and sharing her story of strength, perseverance and compassion.

Because what Cheryl wanted was compassion.

Compassion for herself and others that need medicinal cannabis.

Although Cheryl’s passing in 2003 saddened me greatly, I was heartened The State of Compassion flag. that her life gave so much meaning to me and to so many others. When I heard that Jim wanted to place a State of Compassion flag at Cheryl’s grave at the International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery in Norman, OK, I was struck with a feeling of “it’s a small world, isn’t it?” My father and one of my brothers are also buried at the IOOF Cemetery and my “little”brother, Mark, lives in Norman. I’m in Boston putting together an articlewith Jim in New Jersey about a memorial in Oklahoma for Ladybud Magazine, which is published out of Colorado by Cheryl’s surrogate daughter, publisher Diane Fornbacher. Mark read a statement written by Jim and also wrote an impassioned summary of his thoughts on Cheryl and medical marijuana, both of which are included below. I hope that cannabis hemp activists and patients will make the pilgrimage to Cheryl’s grave and reflect on her life, her struggles and her victories, many of which are still occurring thanks to her.

three children as a single parent on Houston Avenue in Norman. As Oklahoman as Cheryl was, it is not the people of Oklahoma who are generally even aware that one of their own is held by many nationally to have been one of the most effective and profound medical marijuana activists of our time. While it is true that she moved to New Jersey in 1986, her accomplishments reverberated nationwide at the federal level as well as in New Jersey at the state level. Considering her “activism” took place while she was in a wheelchair or hospital bed over the last 20 years of her life, her achievements are all the more remarkable, yet to this day have never once been mentioned in any sector of Oklahoma media.

Today’s purpose is not to publicly applaud Cheryl’s specific efforts or to aggrandize her unique methods of achieving her goals. It is to further what she had hoped would become her true legacy: to have been a teacher. And that can only happen if we learn from her. Today is to continue learning from the examples she set at great risk to her fragile health.

While many people rely on simply saying that you can do almost anything with whatever lot you were given in life, Cheryl tried to teach us that with “real world” physical examples so we could see it and feel it, rather than just hear someone say it.

With “bast” regards.

I am, John Dvorak =-=-=-=-=Cheryl Miller was born Cheryl Lee Williams in Heavener Oklahoma. She attended high school in El Reno and met Jim, her future husband, in Oklahoma City while raising

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Cheryl Miller and Diane Fornbacher on the day they met at the Million Marijuana March in New York City in the late 90’s.

She did what she did so we could learn from it in perpetuity. While many say “You know what you should do…”? Cheryl would say “Here is what I did.

So can you”. While others may recognize impediments to their right to Life, Liberty, and pursuit of Happiness only

to complain about it, Cheryl didn’t bother complaining.

She went straight from recognizing a problem to doing something about it.

She was told by medical marijuana opponents in the mid 1990’s that there were no clinical tests to prove her assertion that her reduction in multiple sclerosis pain and spasticity were because she began complimenting her list of daily medications with marijuana butter. She didn’t complain about the quality of such a statement. She responded by doing an illegal public test of medical marijuana’s ability to ease her MS symptoms while laying in her hospital bed, placed at the foot of the steps leading into the Statehouse in Trenton. Television crews were there to record the success of her “test” as well as the refusal of the State Police to intervene. Cheryl was then able to say to opponents that there WAS at least one test showing marijuana’s benefit on MS symptoms, and if they wanted a better test done she would join them in trying to make that possible.

A year later in 1998, there was a national outcry from medical marijuana advocates about a non-binding resolution in the House of Representatives that was about to pass overwhelmingly. It stated that it was their official opinion that marijuana was a dangerous and addictive drug and should not be legalized by any state. Cheryl didn’t complain. She went to Washington, D.C. and was arrested for eating a small bud of marijuana while in a deserving congressman’s office, in front of the world media as well as the Capitol Police. The USA Today published a picture of the event and the Associated Press made it worldwide news.

A year later congressman Bob Barr successfully prevented the implementation of the District of Columbia’s successful vote to allow medical marijuana in D.C. Cheryl didn’t complain. She went to his Washington office and asked him why he did what he did. When his answer proved unsatisfactory she had her immobile body placed in his office doorway saying to him “If you want to walk all over medical marijuana patients you can start with me.” Four years later, less than a year before she passed away, Cheryl Miller made a television commercial that helped kick Bob Barr out of office and out of the lives of medical marijuana patients.

Jim Miller (left), Cheryl next to him in the mobile bed unit, Gary Storck from Wisconsin standing (right) and Jacki Rickert seated in her wheelchair (right).

here today solely to remember Cheryl would not have been good enough for her. Coming here to her final resting place and then walking away better equipped and with a greater desire to become a more effective medical marijuana advocate on behalf of those too weak or too afraid to speak for themselves? That would have been her hope because that would define her as having been the teacher that she always hoped that she would be.

Jim Miller =-=-=-=-=My name is Mark Dvorak and I have a rare disease called Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. HSP involves the progressive degeneration of the upper motor neurons causing many problems Patient and Oklahoma including, but not limited to: balance activist Mark Dvorak at and gait disturbances, leg weakness Cheryl Miller’s gravesite (causing mobility problems), severe pain, paying his respects, bowel and bladder problems, anxiety and making a commitment depression. There is currently no cure for to carry on her mission this disease. I have tried many therapies, and placing the Flag of Compassion atop the all to no avail. The only thing that makes site to honor her. life bearable for me is opiates for pain and anxiety medication. But enough about me.

For the longest time, I wondered if marijuana could be used medicinally to help the millions upon millions of people in the world suffering from various ailments. After some self-education on the subject, I have concluded that it can! I went to a senate hearing at the Oklahoma State Capitol in 2013. At this meeting there was testimony about how CBD, a non-psychoactive component of marijuana, can be used to treat epilepsy. I heard testimony from a mother of a child with epilepsy and from two scientists that are studying cannabis and CBD. I also heard testimony from a physician that is an epilepsy specialist. They all gave unbelievable reports as to how medical marijuana is great and should be further studied. I left the meeting thinking: “could this all be true?”

I started paying more attention to medical marijuana programs on television. To my amazement, Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN had several reports as to how medical marijuana is very good for epilepsy and other ailments. I saw many other amazing documentary type shows as to how good the marijuana plant is for various medicinal uses.

Cheryl hoped that she could teach people that they could go further than lamenting about what impedes our rights as American citizens, and that we are not bound by “normal” accepted methods of speaking out about our rights. Rights that we as a country continually tell the world we have.

I went to another senate medical marijuana hearing at the Oklahoma State Capitol in 2014. Again, I heard testimony from a mother of an epileptic child patient, a grandfather of an epileptic child patient, a gentleman producing high CBD hemp in Colorado designated for epileptic patients and a scientist. They all had incredibly high praise for medical marijuana.

Cheryl Miller loved the premise of there actually being a God given right to Life and Liberty, and the possibility of pursuing one’s individual Happiness whatever it may be as long as it does not infringe on the rights of others. Coming

After attending these hearings and seeing so many good reports on television about how good medical marijuana is, I decided I was going to do all I can to make the fact known that medical marijuana can be good for everyone. Along

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my journey of finding out how good medical marijuana is, I also learned about improper incarceration, prohibition, how the drug war is not working, industrial uses of cannabis hemp, and the enormous amount of money the government can make by taxing marijuana. All of this information really got me to thinking. THE US GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO RESCHEDULE MARIJUANA SO MORE THOROUGH RESEARCH CAN BE DONE! After all, the United States put a man on the moon, so why can’t we research marijuana to its fullest extent, for the betterment of mankind?

I am making it a mission of mine to try to tell everyone I know how the marijuana plant needs to be researched more by the United States in order to reveal its potential for the good of all mankind. The terrible stigma about the plant is causing a major roadblock in the U.S. for this to happen.

We are very fortunate to have had pioneers like Cheryl Miller, a past multiple sclerosis medical marijuana activist, and Oklahoma State Senator Connie Johnson on the side of medical marijuana. Keep them both in your prayers and thoughts, for one day all those suffering will get some relief by using medical marijuana.

DID YOU KNOW? 42% of people in the U.S. have tried marijuana at least once.

Legalizing marijuana would generate $8.7 billion in federal and state tax revenue per year.

The SEX Party in Australia is looking to legalize marijuana, euthanasia, censorship, abortion, and tax the church.

Thanks for your time.

Your friend, Mark Dvorak

Over 800,000 people are arrested for marijuana in the U.S. each year.

A Marijuana-derived compound forces cancer cells to freeze and prevents them from spreading.

John Dvorak Hempologist John Dvorak has been researching and writing about cannabis hemp and its prohibition for 25 years. JD is a long time member of the Hemp Industries Association and MassCann/NORML. His website, Hempology.org, contains dozens of articles and images highlighting hemp’s rich history.

JD created the Traveling Hemp Museum and the Cannabis Curriculum to encourage research into the beneficial aspects of cannabis hemp and the devastating effects that its prohibition has on society. He serves as a hemp resource for reporters, authors, film-makers, businesses and budding hempologists. He brings his unique style of anti-prohibition activism to radio and television programs, high school and university groups, medical marijuana conferences, hemp festivals and legalization rallies.

In the U.S., a sentence of life in prison without parole was given for trying to sell US$10 of marijuana to an undercover officer.

Medicinal Marijuana is Considered Kosher in Some Cases by Judaism.

Uruguay became, in 2013, the first country in the world to make it legal to grow, sell and consume marijuana.

Marijuana is legal and is not even classified as a drug in North Korea.

California was the first U.S. state that banned Marijuana a century ago.

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Recipes courtesy of: herbandearth www.herbandearth.com

Ham & Brie Hand Pies with CannaHoney and Rosemary

1 6 oz. whole milk ricotta 2-4 tablespoons honey 1 teaspoon vanilla

INGREDIENTS: 1 package pre-made pie crust 1 package sliced ham (1) egg + 1 tbsp cold water Brie Cannabis infused honey, or bits of canna butter rosemary salt & pepper

strawberries, blueberries

DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

1. Roll out the pie crust and cut matching circles in each. 2 pie crusts will make about 4 hand pies.

2. Place ham, brie, a sprinkle of rosemary, and 1 tbsp either Cannabis infused honey or CannaButter in the center of each pie.

3. Make an eggwash by whisking 1 egg and water together, and bush the edges of both top and bottom of the pies. Place the tops on each, gently folding edges over each other and sealing. Crimp with a fork if desired. Top with more eggwash. Bake at 350 for 15-25 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown.

4. Cool on a wire rack and serve with mustard, if desired.

Enjoy!

Midsummer Mess Cake INGREDIENTS: For the honey-coconut cakes:

3 3/4 cup all purpose flour 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 1/4 cups cannabis infused canola oiL 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup honey 3 whole eggs + 3 egg yolks 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 1/2 cups full-fat canned coconut milk zest of 1 lemon 6-8 homemade or store-bought meringues edible flowers for decorating (optional) Whipped Ricotta Cream (can substitute store bought whipped cream) 4 oz cream cheese

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To assemble the cake: DIRECTIONS: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two (9’’) cake pans In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt.

In anther bowl, beat together the cannabis canola oil, sugar, honey, eggs + egg yolks and vanilla until smooth.

Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients with the mixer on low until there are no longer any clumps of flour. Add the coconut milk and mix until combined. Batter should be pourable, but not super thin. Stir in the lemon zest.

4. Pour the batter evenly into cake pans and bake 25-30 minutes, or until the tops are just set and no longer wiggly in the center.

5.Remove and let cool five minutes, then run a knife around the edges of the pan to carefully flip out and cool completely on a cooking rack.

For the whipped ricotta cream: 1. Whip the cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add the ricotta and heavy cream, continue to whip until the ricotta is smooth and the cream has fluffed, about 6-8 minutes.

Add the honey + vanilla and whip until combined. Keep the cream covered in the fridge until ready to assemble.

To assemble the cake: In a bowl, mash together 1/2 cup chopped berries.

Place one cake layer on a serving plate or cake stand and drizzle lightly with honey. Spread 1/3 of the ricotta cream over the cake and then swirl 1/3 over the mashed berries into the cream. Crumble 2-3 meringues over top. Add a handful of fresh chopped berries of you’re choosing, Repeat with the remaining 2 cake layers. Be careful not to over fill your layers with fruit or the cake will be hard to slice.

If desired, decorate the cake with edible flowers.

-adapted from Half Baked Harvest

Maple-Bourbon Cupcakes with Candied Bacon INGREDIENTS: For the Cupcakes: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 1/2 cup milk 2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted CannaButter, room temperature 3 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/4 cups sugar

For the frosting: 1. Cream butter, vanilla extract, and bourbon together. Add maple syrup and one tablespoon milk to bowl and mix in. Add powdered sugar to bowl one cup at a time, mixing on low speed between each addition.

2. When all the powdered sugar has been mixed in, run the mixer on high for a few minutes. If frosting is too thick, add another tablespoon of milk and mix to thin it out.

3. Transfer frosting to a frosting bag fitted with desired tip. Frost cooled cupcakes. Top with piece or crumbles of candied bacon.

Maple Candied Bacon: Preheat oven to 400 1. Brush bacon with maple on both sides. Put on a wrack, on top of a cookie sheet and sprinkle generously with brown sugar.

2. Bake for 10-15 minutes on one side, flip and brush more maple on the other side. Top with more brown sugar and bake again until bacon reaches desired crispness.

1/4 cup bourbon 3 egg whites For the Maple-Bourbon Frosting: 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon bourbon 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup 1-2 tablespoons milk 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted For the candied bacon: 1 LB Bacon 4 tbsp Maple Syrup Brown Sugar DIRECTIONS: For the cupcakes: Preheat oven to 375° F. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.

1. Combine the dry ingredients-whisk together flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.

2. In a separate small bowl-combine apple cider vinegar, milk and baking soda. Mixture will form and poof up a bit.

3. In a separate large bowl- cream butter, vanilla, and sugar together. Add bourbon and egg whites. Mix until just combined.

4. Add one-third of the flour mixture to the batter. Then add half of the milk mixture, repeating and ending with remaining flour.

Mix batter until everything is just combined.

5. Spoon into each liner until it’s two-thirds full. Bake cupcakes for 12-15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.

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