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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEBRUARY 2015 THE ENTERTAINMENT ISSUE ISSUE 1

16 STRAIN OF THE MONTH

TRAVEL

EDIBLES

OG GHOST TRAIN HAZE

10

18 NO DABS IN THE DAM’

RED VELVET COOKIES - LOVE’S OVEN

24 FEATURE

SLIGHTLY STOOPID

30 TECHNOLOGY

BREATHALYZER

36

38

FEATURE

PIECES

ADAM DUNN

EYCE BONG

44 CONCENTRATE OF THE MONTH SOUR JILLY

40 ENTERTAINMENT

MEDICAL MARIJUANA RESEARCH TO GO “FULL-STEAM AHEAD” IN COLORADO

GARDEN FEATURE SHIFT CANNABIS

56

52

48

WORLD NEWS

PATIENT PROFILE CANNABIS DELIVER US FROM ILLNESS

62 GROW

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STRAIN OF THE MONTH

OG GHOST TRAIN HAZE Grown and provided by: L’Eagle Services in Denver, Colorado

GENETICS First produced by the Colorado cannabis breeding company Rare Dankness, Ghost Train Haze crosses the Indicadominant Ghost OG Kush with the

resulting in a unique, Sativadominant hybrid producing vibrant, long-lasting highs with significant healing properties.

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The flavor profile for this top shelf breed is very indicative of a Sativa-dominant hybrid. The sweet and sour citrus taste blends well with its piney, minty aroma.

Notes of lemon and anise come through on the exhale, and its fresh, earthy scent makes for an herbaceous exhale leaving a mild menthol aftertaste.

LOOKS This robust strain can be identified by its lime green coloration, tan to orange hairs, and broad constellations of frosty, crystal-capped trichomes. Crisp to the touch without being too brittle, it boasts dense, well-cured buds with just the right amount of firmness.

MEDICAL BENEFITS

Like all products sold by L’Eagle

Those seeking relief from depression

Services, their

and persistent fatigue will find Ghost

particular strain

Train Haze especially valuable.

of Ghost Train

Expect increased energy, heightened

Haze is organically

focus, cerebral stimulation, appetite

grown without

enhancement, and minor pain relief

pesticides,

(migraines, arthritis, PMS). At 22.5%

facilitating

THC, less experienced smokers may want

a smooth,

to exert caution, beginning with lower

flavorful smoking

doses, as this high can be quite intense.

experience.

SMELL

PHOTO

FLAVOR

Sativa-dominant Neville’s Wreck,

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EFFECT Lower doses of Ghost Train Haze yield

Ghost Train Haze

creative energy, a calming body buzz, and

will definitely fill

mental clarity, while higher doses may

your home with its

induce bouts of haziness and shoe gazing.

pungent odor, and

In general, highs are often euphoric,

could be mistaken

with mood elevation and stress reduction

for a pine-

common byproducts, and the strain’s

scented candle

exceptional potency is particularly

by unsuspecting

conducive to regular users with high

houseguests.

tolerances.

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THC = 22.5% CBD = 0% CBN = 0% THCV = 1% CBG = 1.2% CBC = 0% TESTED BY: L’EAGLE SERVICES

EDIBLES

TASTE THE LOVE

WRITER & PHOTO

CHRISTI TURNER

Red Velvet Cookie is latest delicious treat from Love’s Oven Bakery

For your next edible experience, bite into a cookie that tastes like cake.

or recreational customers.

Co-owner Peggy Moore says her distinguished bakery only staffs talented, classically-

Created by pastry chef Michele Fishman of Love’s Oven, the Red Velvet cookie brings the aroma of cocoa, the sweet snap of chocolate and the buttery, luxurious texture of its namesake cake.

White chocolate chips fleck the crimson-colored dough, a contrast that evokes the distinctive, classic red velvet layers. Since the cookie’s conception in November, each small batch of Red Velvets has been baked with an artisan’s care at Love’s Oven Bakery in Denver, Colorado. Since its founding in 2009, Love’s Oven has remained committed to sourcing local, organic and all-natural ingredients to craft its more than 20 varieties of scrumptious infused

edibles, whether for medical

trained pastry chefs who can infuse each creation with the utmost quality and care – and love, of course.

The Red Velvets available at Denver’s L’Eagle are infused with their own organically grown L’Eagle Sativa blend, using the Love’s Oven proprietary chemical-free heat-extraction process. A package of 10 individually wrapped cookies, at 10 smooth milligrams of THC each, retails for about $20.

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TRAVEL

NO DABS IN THE DAM’

WRITER RYAN ABERNATHY

How The World’s Most Cannabis Friendly City Views Dabbing

WHEN I get nostalgic and

laws. An entire generation

think back to the dark days of

has grown up and matured

cannabis prohibition, there

in states where cannabis

was one city in the world

use and sales have been nor-

where the closeted, frac-

malized. With the threat of

tured, global cannabis tribe

incarceration diminishing,

could meet. A place where

a whole new wave of innova-

we could all come together

tive products and production

and out ourselves as cannabis

techniques are entering the

users. Not only a physical

marketplace. Dispensaries,

location, but a spiritual home

access points, collective

where the daily feelings

gardens, or retail stores;

of repression were lifted.

there are many names for the

Amsterdam, a magical city

modern day marijuana store

in the Netherlands where

in the United States, our ver-

cannabis sales, posses-

sion of the Dutch coffee shop

sion, and consumption have been tolerated since the

Concentrates, more potent

1970’s.

than cannabis and traditional

Coffee shops that sold cannabis and allowed consumption on their premises proliferated over the last several decades. If only for a short while, one could leave the horrible weight of prohibition behind for a special moment along the canal, smoking a spliff of blueberry haze or eating a space cake.

Flash forward ten years since my first adventure in Amsterdam, and cannabis has come a long way! Thirty states in the US and the District of Columbia have all THE ONLY KIND OF OIL CELEBRATED IN AMSTERDAM; VAN GOGH OIL PAINTING MASTERPIECES,

voted in some type of medical or recreational marijuana

forms of hash, are increasingly popular in both medical and recreational marijuana access points across all demographics. Hash oil, concentrates, BHO, dabs; these are the next generation of refined cannabis products.

They can be used to infuse edibles, tinctures, salves, and other medicinal products, and they are also completely illegal under Dutch law, carrying penalties more akin to hard drugs.

Upon heading back to Amsterdam for the first time since 2006, I had many heightened expectations.

NEE

Knowing our progress in

illegal substance in public

years of liberalism towards

The flight home brought

America, I could not wait to

flashed on his face, I felt

soft drug use.

strange new liberating

see how the Dutch cannabis

guilty pangs wash over my

scene had progressed in this

body. He quickly rushed out

For the rest of the trip we

to Seattle, now one of the

new, enlightened age.

of the store just as the shop

smoked spliffs at coffee

most cannabis friendly cit-

owner begged us to wrap

shops and out in public,

ies in the modern world. No

up our inaugural Amster-

but had to consume all of

longer did we need to fly

dam dab session. We looked

our concentrates in pri-

thousands of miles to for-

like criminals to them,

vate. I could not help but

eign lands just to be free as

instead of fellow members

have mixed feelings. On

cannabis users. America has

of the cannabis commu-

one hand, we all have the

gone from being the leader

nity. Not at all that free and

Netherlands to thank for

in eradicating this amazing

liberating feeling I remem-

introducing much of the

plant from the earth, to a

ber from previous trips.

world to the reality that

pioneer in a new world of

The reality now is while the

adult use of cannabis is

medical and adult use in just

rest of the world becomes

normal and can fit into so-

a decade.

more liberal in their view of

ciety. On the other, it’s a

personal cannabis consump-

shame to see cannabinoids

tion, the Dutch pendulum is

so misunderstood after forty

swinging the other direc-

years of tolerated use there.

tion.

A refined cannabis product

After landing and meeting with friends and locals at a seed store, we excitedly pulled out our Motherships and torches! Dabs in the Dam! Promptly, I was educated by a local regarding the current reality of the Netherlands pot laws.

Cannabis concentrates are equally illegal to using or processing heroin, or other hardcore drugs, as they do not fall under the cannabis laws and there is zero tolerance for hard drug use in the Netherlands.

As I inhaled a delicious Tangerine Power dab, I made eye contact briefly with a customer in the shop. As the horrified look of seeing someone consuming such an

feelings as I headed back

being segregated as more The Dutch government

illegal seems absurd, and

has tried numerous times

ignorance towards modern

in the past decade to reel

day products and consuming

in the once wide-open pot

techniques should not limit

culture that purveyed for so

access to certain cannabis

long. Many feel their more

products.

conservative views are reactionary towards the last forty

Shortly after touching down I found myself dabbing amongst friends, enjoying not being viewed differently than my peers just because I choose to consume cannabis in it’s purest form. This trip was a great reminder of how much work we still have to do to liberate this plant. So remember, no dabs in the Dam, for now.

BUSINESS

TISSUE CULTURE THE FUTURE IS HERE Out of the Closet and Into the Labs

ESSENTIAL to the rise of

potent, and hopefully stable,

human civilization, agriculture

offspring. This process has

– more specifically the

been constantly improving

selecting of desired traits

cannabis and has given us the

in crop species – has been

beautifully formed, dense and

a part of our DNA since

frosty buds that we are the

the dawn of time. We owe

lucky beneficiaries of today.

everything to the first farmers, those pioneers of genetic

As we find ourselves in

modification that saved seeds

the twenty-first century,

of wild wheat and hand-picked

given advances such as

the strongest strains from

smart phones, cloning,

their fields in order to pass

and atmospheric drones, it

increasingly superior crops

was only a matter of time

down through the millenia.

until cannabis headed down the scientific rabbit-hole

Fast-forward more than ten

toward petri dishes and

thousand years and you will

microscopes. Tissue culture,

find marijuana breeders and

or micropropagation, is

seed collectors throughout

seemingly out of a science-

the world that are still using

fiction novel; a method

largely the same techniques.

of cloning that makes it

Out of a 10-pack of seeds,

possible to regenerate, store,

a grower may only find one

and transport the genetics

phenotypical variety that they

of cannabis with nothing

want to keep while the rest

more than a small piece of

are deemed unsuitable and

leaf or stem. The relative

thrown out. Once a strong,

simplicity of which has seen

healthy female plant with

it gaining traction as a viable

desirable traits is found, it is

method of pot proliferation

generally turned into a mother

in recent years. It is based

plant in order to propagate

on the fact that plant cells

clones and keep the distinct

are able to continue living

genetic profile in tact. When

and multiplying after being

strong male plants are found,

separated from the plant and

they’re often turned into

placed in a sterile, artificial,

‘studs’ by breeders looking

nutrient rich medium. The

to use their pollen to cross

explant (tissue that is being

with the coveted females in

cultured), once placed in the

order to create even more

nutrient-rich agar gel and

WRITER

R.Z. HUGHES

under lights, begins to

on the ideal way to grow

scientists that have been

grow into an unwieldy

tobacco in tissue culture

working on tissue culture

green mass that can

and resulted in a new

have another major benefit

eventually be subcultured

growth medium for such

under their sleeve that is

and transplanted into soil

experimental propagation.

often overlooked – due to

to continue its exponential growth.

drug trafficking laws, it is Since 2007, many well-

highly illegal and unwise

heeled breeders with

to send seeds, clones, or

It wasn’t until 2007 that

access to laboratories

finished product across

a published report of

have begun working with

state or national lines,

a successful method of

cultured cannabis bringing

yet, these harmless cuts of

cannabis tissue culture.

the numerous benefits

stems and leaves amount

Uncle Sam’s official weed

to light. As the cultures

to no more than blades of

garden at Ole Miss, came

are genetic clones, the

grass and are unregulated

out with a paper outlining

positive traits remain with

under our Draconian

the medium used and ways

the plant, while ridding it

drug laws. Finally there

in which they achieved a

of systemic pathogens and

is a viable way to spread

95% success rate for tissue

diseases. It is also possible

– and save – high-quality

culture. Their success

to create hundreds of

cannabis genetics across

was heavily influenced by

baby plants from what

the globe without the

the research of Doctors

essentially the genetic

consideration of illegal

Murashige and Skoog,

code of the mother; what

contraband and fear of

done at the University

was once just a minuscule

imprisonment.

of Wisconsin in the the

smattering of otherwise

early 1960’s, it focused

useless cells. The mad

MICROPROPAGATION may sound like more trouble than it’s worth, and to some folks it might be, but it is simpler that it sounds. Some petri dishes, nutrient gel, a sterile environment, and sterilized explant are really all one needs to make a household tissue culture. A step forward in the way cannabis is perceived as a plant deserving of scientific study and improvement rather than a weed relegated to damp basements and stuffy closets.

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LOCAL LEVITATION Elevating the Classic Blend of Cannabis and Music in Colorado

WRITER

CHRIS MARCUS

THERE’S no better pairing than

you’re new to the Colorado scene, the

First up was Ivita’s Trill OG. A cross

delicious cannabis and great music. If

podcast is great resource for staying up

between White Dog and Fire OG, it’s one

you’re seeking that classic combo, most

to speed on the local culture quickly

of Ivita’s most popular strains with a 26-

likely dating back to the discovery of

developing in the booming cannabis

28% THC content. Some of the phrases

cannabis, Victor McCrae of the Local

industry.

used by our brave testers (tough job

Levitation “Potcast” in Denver has you covered.

right?) to describe Trill OG were “fresh During one of their recent potcasts,

river taste” and “it had a nice outdoor

the show invited Ivita Wellness and

hiking feel”. This strain already appears

There’s much going on here in Denver,

local Denver jam band Debauchary

it was custom bred for an outdoorsy state

where cannabis industry trade shows and

Tomorrow to their live downtown studio.

like Colorado.

innovative new products are the norm

After meeting Diane and Matt, who are

rather than the exception. Once you’ve

managers from the Ivita location on 1660

Of course the only thing better than

got your bowls, bongs, and grinders and

Pearl St. in Denver, the samples quickly

testing a strain of cannabis is testing

you’re ready for some entertainment while

started flying, and let’s just say Ivita really

two, and next up was a bowl of Girl

you puff, you’ll want to add the Local

brought the goods!

Scout Cookie. While Matt packed it,

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Diane described how they grow all of

their own strains in house, generally carrying 48-60 varieties at any given time. Using their own homegrown trim for their concentrates helps them to ensure consistent purity and quality. Apparently Girl Scout Cookie was a big success as well and was hailed by the host as “tasting like S’mores”. Yum….

Next up on this podcast was a discussion of the Denver hash scene where Matt and Diane explained what hash really is and how it’s being made, even pointing out how some cultivators are growing bud specifically to create hash products. The band can be heard “dabbing around” in the background in preparation for their appearance, adding to the preconcert, party vibe. After a healthy round of hash for all involved (I know, I know… this reporter’s job is full of sacrifices), Debauchary Tomorrow was introduced and proceeded to accentuate the already great vibe everyone had going. I found myself wondering if this might be what the 60’s were like, and I feel grateful in 2015 Ivita Wellness in Denver is facilitating the magical blend of music and cannabis for others to witness.

Check out this podcast and others at www.locallevitation.com and visit the other Ivita Wellness locations at 3980 Franklin St. and 2209 W. 32nd Ave. - both in Denver, Colorado. A special thanks to Local Levitation, Ivita Wellness, and Debauchary Tomorrow for inviting Dope Magazine to a rocking good time with some truly amazing samples!

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RECREATIONAL STORE

COMPLETELY L’EAGLE “We Are the Conversation”

“DO YOU WANT THE QUICK 5-MINUTE TOUR?” Thus begins an hour-plus adventure through the showroom and grow room of the illustrious L’Eagle, alongside energetic founder John Andrle.

The list of “onlys” starts in the retail space, as one-byone, Andrle pops open labeled mason jars and shares the distinctive aroma of each strain.

“We’re the only facility in the state that notes the harvest date on the jars,” he says - easy to track, because L’Eagle strains are all painstakingly cultivated and dried in-house.

“The longer (it’s dried) the better – it makes for clean, smooth smoke.”

All L’Eagle edibles, on bright display, are made with the company’s own marijuana.

“That is the safest, most wonderful thing about us,” Andrle says. “All of our food is pesticide-free.” Even L’Eagle’s hash is extracted – safely and chemical-free – with ice water.

The water evaporates, leaving behind the “best hash in the world,” according to Andrle and a number of critics. The store has never and will never

sell “that bunk bullshit trendy hash” made using propane, hexane or butane, packed with unsavory residual chemicals.

Profiles of each strain hang on clipboards across a wall.

“We’re the only facility in the state that has its own on-site testing lab,” he adds, and as we pass into the office he explains the thin-layer chromatography L’Eagle uses to heat its cannabis and test THC percentage.

Behind the scenes, professional horticulturalists oversee a massive multi-room cultivation facility, monitoring the health of each and every plant from cutting through maturity, mixing the organic soil nutrients, and cloning, transplanting, pruning and harvesting by hand. “These are all scientists,” Andrle says. “They’re not pot growers, they’re not artists – they’re scientists.”

Long banners still grace the walls; this once was an Olympic licensing facility, printing schwag and souvenirs until L’Eagle’s arrival in 2010.

“Amazing Awaits,” the banners promise, à la Beijing 2008. L’Eagle does not disappoint.

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Make no mistake, Andrle says: “We are the conversation of the best pot in Colorado.”

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THE PATIENT’S WINTERTIME COUCH COMPANION Staying Occupied and Happy In The Winter

WRITER

JOHNNY HALFHAND

WINTER weather -

quite depressing, but

bring similar pain-

injured does not mean

the first time. If you

unless you’re a skier,

this limitation need not

reducing effects. One

you do not deserve to

have intractable pain,

can increase grumbling,

be the end of the world

may achieve flow in

find a wealth of joy,

consider it an excuse

especially with chronic

- just the end of an old

meditation, crafting,

meaning, and energy

to become a cultural

pain sufferers. Frigid

world. We can find

writing, gaming,

in whatever you are

maven in the area of

temperatures often

creative ways to adapt

or in a number of

passionate about. You

your choosing. If no

bring increased pain

to our limitations, after

other ways, primarily

are important, so let

one has ever told you

levels for a number

all, the best direction in

through the union of

your true untarnished

this, then PLEASE

of afflictions, and it

life is forward!

passionate interest

self shine through your

consider this your

and concentration.

flow. It all starts with

permission!

hits my arthritis like a full body beatdown,

Positive psychology

Another colloquial

letting go, relaxing the

courtesy of Jack Frost.

has launched a study of

way to describe this

pain, and allowing the

Distraction is a

It becomes difficult

Flow, led by Professor

phenomenon is getting

ego to relax its grip.

powerful weapon

to leave the house and

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

‘in the zone’. Find a

simply dangerous to do

at Claremont Graduate

skill you want to go

Try something new,

Access your flow when

so when there’s snow

University. Flow refers

buck wild in - just don’t

discover a new book,

you can, and treat

and ice.

to such intensive

stress over it!

a show, a game, or

yourself to something

practice a new skill!

nice when you might

concentration on an

against deep pain.

Such limitations can be

activity that the ego

Of course, actually

Dive into a fandom,

be suffering. If you

incredibly taxing on the

falls away; it has long

disengaging one’s mind

write a short story,

need some ideas for

chronically ill, and may

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from pain is far easier

take up painting or

what to check out

leave a person feeling

embedded in Eastern

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while medicating and

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I know that struggle

Perhaps you would like

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In this sci-fi flick, the world is entirely frozen over in an apocalyptic ice age. Humanity’s sole survivors live on in a perpetually running train, segregated by class, with the aristocracy in the front of the train, and the proletarians in the back.

Snowpiercer is rife with symbolism and serves as a

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jarring meditation on the moving, evolving project of human society.

MARCO POLO

Netflix’s new dramatized retelling of Marco Polo’s adventures in Asia is well done, and includes many historical figures. Although the retelling can be inaccurate at times (whole wars are simplified into cinematic duels), it’s still a complex political drama akin to a historical Game of Thrones, complete

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with romance, intrigue, political infighting, battle, and… did I mention intrigue?

DESTINY TITAN (PS3/PS4//XboxOne/Xbox360)

Bungie’s much-hyped game for PS3 and Xbox contains a rich world and a compelling backstory of benevolent and villainous aliens battling with each other, while humanity is stuck in between. This hybrid shooter-role-playing game receives high

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Learn some mind-bending factoids and some scientific insight to break out on your friends.

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HIGHLY SMART A SITDOWN WITH SLIGHTLY STOOPID

WRITER

MEGHAN RIDLEY

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PHOTOS

JEFF PLISKIN OF RAISED FIST PROPAGANDA

SLIGHTLY Stoopid

in just five words, the

has been around for a

answer was simple:

minute.

“All different styles of music.” And while

Rooted in the mid-

we’ve been under the

90s SoCal music

influence of the Slightly

scene, their music

Stoopid sound for a

is synonymous with

couple solid decades,

cannabis culture.

just who they’re

They’ve rolled with

influenced by deserved

Sublime and rolled

with Bradley Nowell and Sublime:

people--besides the

Well that’s simple:

music. We are truly

“Cannabis makes

We were never signed,

blessed to get to go out

everything better. It’s

on the road with them

like music in the fact

in family style.

that it soothes your

but more taken in, by Brad and Miguel. They make our first record-

What’s up with Stoopid Records?

-it was a dream come

Stoopid Records is just

true for us at the time,

an outlet that is used

exploration. . .

and to this day is still

to help a lot of our

the biggest honor to

friends to release their

I could likely fathom.

On their musical influences:

us. Our musical dreams

projects. Karl Denson,

were helped made true

The Expendables,

Their eclectic approach

Metallica made us

by our biggest musical

our keyboard player

wanna play guitar to

hero, then and still.

Paulie’s band The

more joints than you or

to making music, with a fusion of elements from everything from metal to blues to reggae to folk, has produced a total of ten albums-seven in the studio and three live. With such versatility, it is no surprise that I can personally name both skateboarders and stockbrokers that consider them a favorite.

When asked to summarize their highly-evolved sound

learn all their songs.

They are the reason we started. Then there’s bands like Mötley Crüe and all the old 80s bands that we grew up on. As we got older, we grew and our range and love for different kinds of music grew as well.

We love everything from roots to classic rock to Afro Cuban,

gave a helping hand to

Knock Out Machine,

On their current touring:

and Organically Good.

All this music is dope

We are fortunate to

and made by our really

play, and have played, with a lot of our musical heroes. We’ve played

have such an outlet to

Carlos, Half Pint, The

help our friends and

Marleys and Cypress

musicians who are so

Hill. It’s a pleasure

talented, as well as such

and an honor to travel and jam with people we grew up listening to.

On the topic of their collaborations

of the best musicians

They show us that a lot that we love to listen to--are also the best

consider family. We are happy to be able to

with G Love, Don

jazz, and blues.

good friends who we

soul.”

On the topic of cannabis legalization: We never really thought about it because we never thought there was nothin’ wrong with it.

It’s not bad. It helps people with all kinds of ailments and helps people find peace.

What’s not to like about it? And why it’s such a crime has always seemed stupid to us.

Now seeing how much it has helped people with everyday life, stimulated the economy in places that it’s now

hard working people.

legal, as well as help

And now to the plant. Just what is Slightly Stoopid’s collective viewpoint on pot?

and disease, it is crazy

people with sickness that people can’t use it legally everywhere.

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Their thoughts on cannabis consumption: We enjoy big fat cones and spliffs, but Miles likes the glass bong. Edibles can knock your dick in the dirt, so we prefer to smoke it--Cactus Cooler, Tokyo OG, Grape Ape and Wet Dream. But you really can’t go wrong with a weed crispy treat, reefer peanut butter cup, or some stoneos.

Which state has the best weed?

“Everywhere has good strains.

We’re from Cali though, so we’re spoiled and we know it.”

A few words on cannabis culture:

“We’ve seen a lot of stoners and appreciate them all; except that one guy.”

If there’s one take-away from our sit down with Slightly Stoopid, it’s the concept of community that cannabis irrevocably brings to the world.

Their embodiment of this culture of sharing and caring reserves their place as icons of the cannabis movement.

And with these musicians both willing and able to keep spreading the good word, both our ears and our lungs will be thanking them for years to come.

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CANNABIS BREATHALYZERS How Far Have They Come…?

AS MORE and more states

published in The Journal

legalize the use of cannabis,

of Clinical Chemistry in

many have implemented

2012 (Cannabis Effects on

new DUI-D laws specific for

Driving Skills) looked at

the drug. While significant

the brain’s chemistry and

debate still remains

driving under the influence

regarding what blood

of cannabis and indicated

levels of THC constitute

that blood concentrations

impairment ( 5ng/ml in

of 5ng/ml was sufficient to

Colorado and Washington),

produce substantial driving

National Institute on Drug

impairment, particularly

Abuse data shows that THC

in occasional smokers.

ranks second after alcohol

The key word here is

in the blood of impaired

“occasional smokers”.

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HEATH LASLO

THC (TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL) )MOLECULECULAR STRUCTURE

drivers, as well as crash victims and auto fatalities.

A roadside sobriety and a blood test at the policy

In addition, more and more

station is the current

employers are testing their

standard operating

employees for cannabis use,

procedure when you

particularly for employment

get pulled over and are

positions deemed to be

suspected of driving under

hazardous in nature. The

the influence of cannabis.

biggest issue here is that

Handheld breathalyzers

the majority of tests used

for measuring blood

are urine analysis, which

alcohol consumption

looks for the metabolite of

(BAC) have been available

THC called THC-COOH.

to law-enforcement for

THC-COOH stores itself

years, but when it comes

in our fat cells for up to a

to cannabis, on the spot

month after use, hence, a

breathalyzer technologies

urine analysis is good for

aren’t currently available.

monitoring compliance but

That is about to change,

terrible at measuring on the

as researchers and

spot impairment.

corporations alike race to develop a cannabis

So how did Washington

breathalyzer to eliminate

and Colorado come to use

the need for invasive blood

the 5ng/ml level of THC

tests.

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“BREATHE AND PUT YOUR HANDS UP.” (COMING SOON?)

ONE COMPANY that

and WSU doctoral student are

is leading the charge is

working on a handheld device

Cannabix Technologies Inc.

that uses a technique called

Cannabix Technologies Inc.

ion mobility spectrometry

is the developer of the patent

to detect THC in someone’s

pending “Cannabix Marijuana

breath.

Breathalyzer” being created primarily for law enforcement

As previously discussed,

and employers. The Cannabix

currently officers and

Breathalyzer is based on

prosecutors rely on blood

breath testing technology that

tests to determine how much

has been developed to test

active THC is present in a

individuals for recent THC

driver’s blood. Those test

consumption of less than two

results aren’t immediately

hours.

available to patrol officers who suspect someone is driving

The device would be used to

high. Initially, the cannabis

provide detection of THC

breath test under development

at the roadside, identifying

at WSU probably won’t be able

drivers intoxicated by the

to pinpoint the level of THC

use of cannabis. The device

in the body; it will only tell

will also be useful for other

officers that some active THC

practical applications such

is present.

as testing employees in workplaces where intoxication

“We believe at least initially

from THC can be hazardous.

that it would lower the false

The device is currently in

positives that an officer

prototype development and

would have,” Hill said. “They

may possibly reach the market

would have a higher level

within 2015.

of confidence in making an

Corporations aren’t alone

arrest.”

in the rush to develop a

Law enforcement agencies

roadside cannabis breathalyzer

still would have to obtain

as a team of researchers at

follow-up test results to use

Washington State University

as evidence in court, just as

(WSU) announced that they

they do following a positive

were working on prototype

preliminary breath test for

recently.

alcohol impairment.

WSU chemistry professor

Hill said he and his research

Herbert Hill said that existing

team plan to finish laboratory

technologies, including

tests with a prototype

those already used by airport

marijuana breath test this

security and customs agents to

year, then start testing human

detect drugs and explosives,

breath between January and

could be re-purposed to test

June of 2015.

breath for THC. Hill said he

“The Cannabix Breathalyzer is based on breath testing technology that has been developed to test individuals for recent consumption (<2hrs.) of the THC component of cannabis.”

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BUSINESS

DENVER CONSULTING GROUP Come Grow With Us

WRITER

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PHOTOS

D.C.G.

AS THE wave of legalization seems to spread across our great nation, the ‘green rush’, as it has been coined, is drawing lots of attention from entrepreneurs and investors. Due to marijuana’s national status as a Schedule I controlled substance, one would imagine that a large number of these people have not had extensive hands-on experience with the cannabis industry. That’s where Denver Consulting Group comes in. They offer anything and everything that a cannabusiness owner would need in order to operate according to the law and create a quality product. And not just in Colorado – they offer services in every state with legal or medical pot. A true one-stop shop for all your cannabis consulting needs.

The six-person ownership group at Denver Consulting led by Greg Gamet and Justin Jones have all been heavily involved in the Colorado cannabis scene. They opened their first dispensary, DANK, a grassroots dispensary, in September of 2009, as well as being among the first groups to open a recreational shop on January 1st of last year. They have seen it all firsthand and will be able to answer any questions or concerns you may have about setting up marijuana business no matter what it is whether that be compliance with the constantly changing laws, how to track your inventory, implement new software, experts in MERTC and much more. “With the team of real industry experts we have assembled here at Denver Consulting Group we can help you get started and run your marijuana business no matter what facet of the industry you want to operate in.” states Greg Gamet co-founder of

FRANK FALCONER AND JAY GRIFFIN DISCUSSING THE TAGGING AND HEALTH OF MARIJUANA CLONES

Denver Consulting Group, Dank, and

offer classes that will make a difference

Kush Bottles Colorado. Kush Bottles

in the way someone may run his or her

Colorado, a cannabis packaging company,

business,” added Justin Jones, “from

opened its doors in February after inking

a troubleshooting METRC class to a

a distributorship deal from Kush Bottles

packaging and labeling class we offer it

California – the industry leader in child

all”. Denver Consulting Group has a state

safe packaging, set to go public this

of art classroom and will soon be offering

March.

webinars. A new shop owner can bring his entire staff here and have them trained

One of the most desired services of

on how to run a business that is unique to

the Denver Consulting Group is their

this industry, whether that’s budtending,

informative and accessible classes. “We

making sense of the daily sales reports, or

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Denver Consulting Group has been crucial in giving banks the

in, take a class, and let the masters at Denver Consulting Group

confidence they need to begin a conversation with businesses

impart their wealth of knowledge upon you.

that have thus far been shunned. With a new software system, CannaScore, set to be released nationwide in February, banks,

Business owners in the legal markets of Colorado and

landlords, and other interested parties will have the capability

Washington have been dealing with challenges associated with

to assess a marijuana business in real time thus instilling confidence to work with such ventures. This software is available to for licensing by other consultants as well, making it the industry standard when it comes to compliance ratings. Whether you are new to the cannabis industry, or long established and looking for new tools to help run your business smarter, keep Denver Consulting Group in mind.

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Reach Denver Consulting Group at 720-890-7344.

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TROGS “THE COOKED BOOK”

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120 pieces of herb-fueled artwork

PHOTO

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THE first thing that stands out upon opening The Cooked Book are the striking

colors

and

contrasts.

Each

piece seems to be leaping off the page; so frantic with action and prolific detail that there is a feeling that there is not enough canvas in the world for Trog and his neo-psychadelic posters. Many of the artworks in the book are posters for weed related events such as Seattle Hempfest, HempCon, and the Hash Bash, along with many others. Hailing from Australia, Trog does a lot of work for bands like The Offspring, Kottonmouth Kings, and Slightly Stoopid, grounding him strongly in the West Coast cannabis scene.

The art has an anti-authoritarian, counter-culture bend to it, reminiscent of classic psychedelia of the 1960’s, with a modern twist. There is enough going on in every page that you can come back and look through it time and again, finding new pieces that you may not have appreciated fully the first time. There is very little text in this book, other than a tongue-in-cheek reminder on page 63 to load another bowl before you finish the rest of it. A great coffee-table book for anyone who wants to zone out, relax, and check out some groovy art, the mind of Trog abounds with creatures, characters, and many assorted substances (a perfect present for your friends who hate the man and drink a lot of 40’s).

DOPE: Who are your biggest influences?

DOPE: Any exciting new pieces?

Trog:Underground comix — all things

Trog: Hell yeah! I just finished up some

Rick Griffin, Robert Williams, Robert

pieces for Cavi Gold and Hedpe. Just

Crumb, Stanley Mouse, Ed Roth...

finished up some artwork for the Hash

DOPE: Does cannabis help you work?

Trog: It sure does!

night actually, I finished up a killer new tour poster for an Australian band known for smoking a whole lot of weed

DOPE: What’s your favorite strain?

Trog: I’d have to say ATF would be the one... I get stoned real easily and get to rate a whole heap of strains but I really enjoy ATF.

Bash and Bong-A-Thon 2015. And last

— The Bennies!!

DOPE: How long does it usually take for you to finish a canvas?

Trog: I can’t really answer that correctly... It depends what I’m on, where I’m at, and what I’m doing. But a good one might take me about thirty hours.

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ADAM DUNN

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FEATURE

WRITER

ADAM DUNN

LAUREN TERRY

Ahead of the cloud

PHOTO

DANIEL ERICH & JASON GOLD

ONE could say that Adam Dunn has a

of things I found up in the attic. I called

purposes, so that the different colors

knack for cannabusiness. He followed

it ‘Scrapoponics’ at the time, because it

show each strain. Well, they ended up

his pipe dream to Amsterdam at 19 years

was a bunch of sink parts and dishwasher

looking a lot like Trix cereal. I called up

old, arriving well before the Red Light

hoses.”

a friend in the States, had him mail me a

District became an official stop on college

box of cereal, poured them into a bowl,

euro-trips. Armed with a grounded sense

After four years, he’d found a few

and snapped a photo.” Dunn then placed

of humor and youthful ambition, he

like-minded individuals with a passion

a text above the image that read, “Silly

started several companies, resulting in

for growing and was able to start his

Growers, Tricks are for Kids.” On the

his multi-million dollar enterprise today.

first business, C.I.A, “Cannabis in

other side of the flyer, he placed images

His seed company, THSeeds and his

Amsterdam.” The familiar acronym

of his seeds: natural seeds, free of any

store, Hempworks, are doing well back

is no accident: Integrity is something

chemicals or dyes, and let the seeds speak

in Amsterdam, and his clothing company,

Dunn takes very seriously. His ideas are

for themselves. It gave him an edge, and

Hoodlamb, is advancing hemp fashion

embedded in a desire for transparency and

showed that he’s having fun with his craft,

far beyond rasta colored loungewear with

truth. “CIA was sort of about counter-

while reminding customers how out of

chic, modern styles and textiles. However,

information, we wanted to tell the truth

touch his contemporaries were. Dunn

as 2010 approached, Dunn took notice of

about cannabis. We were going to try to

was able to make playful, eye-catching

the changes in the Netherland’s drug laws.

figure it all out. We were young guys who

ad campaigns without much more than a

Rules were tightening up in Europe, while

knew this was going to go somewhere

subtle comparison between traditional

the United States began to beckon with

and didn’t know where to start.” They

methods and his own.

possibility from across the pond. He made

ended up trying the retail route first,

his way back to the States five years ago,

buying a lot of hemp clothing to sell, but

Though such enduring prosperity usually

ventured around to check out the progress

the uncomfortable, ill-fitting designs

signals a shrewd businessman, Dunn set

within the industry, and eventually settled

weren’t very popular. “We knew we could

out from the start to foster connections

in Colorado. Ever the entrepreneur, he

do better than the stuff we were seeing.

and work cooperatively. That doesn’t

hasn’t ignored the increasing buzz around

We started making baseball jerseys, of

mean he isn’t careful. “With cannabis,

the Northwest cannabis industry. During

course, as Americans in Holland, and put

there are always going to be more partners

a visit to Portland, Oregon last month,

a little paper dispenser in a secret pocket

and more breakups. Many times it comes

DOPE got the chance to sit down with him

as an attractive detail.” American tourists

down to one person having the brains,

and hear his story first hand.

were thrilled, and would immediately buy

and the other having the money, and the

their team’s jersey, but it didn’t catch on

money tends to win. I have people who

“When I arrived in Amsterdam, I had one

as they’d imagined with the locals. They

consider themselves my ‘partners’ all over

phone number, a friend of my mom who’d

needed a bolder declaration of American

the world, and I like to make people feel

been living there for about fifteen years.

ingenuity in order to turn heads.

like that. In most industries I’m about two

She had this great apartment and offered

degrees apart from someone I needed to

to let me stay for $90 a month. I ended

“There was a particular Dutch grower who

work with on my next project, but very few

up going home, selling everything I had,

spoke poorly of any of us Americans when

people have gotten me to sign a contract.

then came back with the means to build

our backs were turned-- I was always out

On the other hand, cannabis in general

my first grow room upstairs in the same

to beat him at the Cup. One year, he’d

is about collaborations, especially from

building. It was like a junkyard - a mess of

done colored seeds. It’s an old practice,

a seed point of view, every strain is a

scrap bike parts and other crap, but I was

you take fungicide and colored powder,

collaboration.”

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Amidst the hubbub of recreational

built into it, that’s how it all works. If it

Adam Dunn’s career trajectory is much

legalization, he hasn’t lost focus on the

doesn’t, it’s not a great strain. Why would

more than the Stoner Dream. This is

industrial hemp game -- and that focus far

you fight over a shitty strain?”

both the high-fi entrepreneurial pursuit

exceeds retail clothing. “I’ve worked a lot

of building empires abroad, and the

with Rocky Mountain Hemp, we harvested

His current project is to get to the bottom

tale of success by pure creativity and

six acres this past year by hand. It’s still in

of one of the most disputed legendary

intuition. Dunn didn’t have a blue

the infantile stages, which is where I want

strains: OG Kush. “This one guy who’d

blood’s inheritance, a network of helpful

to be before everything happens. I like to

been listening to my show, he got in

connections in Europe, or a formal

say that this industry is like a big spear:

touch and talked about how we’ve been

education in international agricultural

the tip of it is cannabis, as far as medical

lied to about wars, we’ve been lied to

business. He had to prove himself to

and recreational goes, and everybody’s

for hundreds of years. There’s so much

skeptical Dutch growers, dismissing

focused on the tip. No one’s looking at

disinformation going around that in just

the American growers with amusement,

the rest of the spear coming up. Things

19 years with this one plant, we’re already

and he persevered setting a professional

are going to get so real...we’re going to

at the point where only a few people

example for a man of this industry, by any

have tons of hemp. Building houses out of

remain on the planet who know the true

country’s standards. We all benefit from

it, plastic and compounds, not to mention

story behind OG Kush. So we started the

his work providing real information about

research.” He went on to mention how

O-Genome project. We’re going to collect

cannabis and the business of agriculture.

big of a breakthrough it will be when

every base strain we know, and we’ve got

Tune in to The Adam Dunn Show and

legislation surrounding industrial hemp is

the foundation of OG or the Ogre, then

learn more about his progress with the

streamlined, and how the United States’

we have Bubba, Chem, and Sour; basically

O-Genome Project, and don’t forget to

climate will allow us to be the world’s

everybody from the original crew. Start

listen on 4/20 when they announce the

leader in industrial hemp production.

with them, then take everybody else’s

results live in Denver. Until then, Dunn

and figure out where they fit on the map.

has 96 samples and a wide range of origin

Dunn now hosts a show on iCannabis

We’re going to make some people stars,

stories to review. Ssshh, quiet...genius at

Radio, “The Adam Dunn Show,” which

and we’re going to call some people out.

work.

covers marijuana happenings as they

A little bit like Maury Povich, you know?

merge with mainstream culture. “One

‘You are not the father!’ We want to

of the things I do on my show is work

dispel the myths, and certify the real

to unravel the origins of the really great

deals.” So yes -- you’ll finally be able to

strains, and bring those people back

tell that one friend who claims his ex-

into the fold, because they’ve been

roommate created Headband that he’s

disenfranchised by a lot of infighting.

full of it.

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THE Eyce bong is one of the most innovative pieces we have ever seen.

It comes with a mold, mouthpiece, downstem, and attachment – none of which can be smoked out of right away.

The Eyce bong is a process, a journey, an adventure, and one you’ll be happy to have taken when all is said and done. In order to make this work, you’ll need a large freezer, with at least a foot of free vertical space to stand up the mold, and some patience. The mouthpiece is placed at the bottom of the mold with the downstem in the middle, then fill the mold with water and place it in the freezer. Once it’s entirely frozen (this will take longer than you think) then it is time to take it out, rinse with warm water, and let it sit for twenty minutes. After this, you should be ready to unsheath your new creation, and if the job has been done right, enjoy your fancy looking bong that keeps the hits cool and refreshing.

As your new pipe is literally made of ice, do not handle it more than necessary or keep in room temperature for very long.

It holds its shape surprisingly well and if it doesn’t melt too much you can always throw it back in the freezer for later use.

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MMJ IN THE NEWS

WRITER

MEDICAL MARIJUANA RESEARCH TO GO “FULL-STEAM AHEAD” IN COLORADO

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$8 Million Dedicated to Revealing the Medical Benefits of Cannabis

THIS month brings excellent

understand the biochemical

Colorado’s Health Department

thank you Colorado! Much

news for Colorado residents,

effects of prescribed cannabis,

explained, “This is not to

effort must be exerted to

and the rest of the world.

establish proper dosages and

be the be-all and end-all of

break through the walls of

The Colorado Department

help Colorado determine

research on these clinical

doubt that surround cannabis.

of Health has revealed it is

which medical conditions

conditions. This is to try

This medicinal plant must

happily dedicating a cool $8

should be added to the state’s

and provide meaningful

be studied longer, and on

million towards research to

list of ailments for patient

contributions to the body of

human subjects, to remove

study the health benefits of

eligibility.

research that already exists.”

the skepticism within the

cannabis.

medical community and University researchers will

According to the International

governmental agencies - if for

This decision will not only

bring credibility to the

Cannabinoid Research

no other reason than to halt

boost and legitimize the

studies, intended to provide

Society, (ICRS) an impartial

the longstanding federal fight

medical marijuana industry

evidence of cannabis as a

scientific research group.

against its legalization.

in Colorado. It will fund

valuable medicinal cure. This

“Use of cannabis as a medicine

multiple grants for essential

enormous amount of money

for numerous conditions has

An Economist at Harvard

scientific investigations into

is designated to programs

a well-documented history

University, Jeff Miron, is a

the healing and therapeutic

intended to expound on

stretching back thousands

strong voice in support of

affects of Cannabinoids

California’s Center for

of years” Wolk added, “and

medical marijuana being

(CBD) on people across our

Medicinal Cannabis Research,

recent clinical trials point to

legalized in all states, and he

country – offering a virtual

which has already spent $8.7

the prospect of cannabis as a

explains the dilemma many

life raft for those who have

million over a twelve year

medication in the treatment

states face, and why Congress

tried everything and are still

period.

of multiple sclerosis and

must address a federal

numerous other medical

cannabis policy quickly. He

conditions.”

says,”Despite the compelling

suffering.

Dr. Larry Wolk, the executive The findings will

director at

help physicians better

case for legalization, and It’s about time for the benefits of CBD to become mainstream, so

progress toward legalization at the state level, ultimate success is not assured. Federal law still prohibits marijuana, and existing

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jurisprudence (Gonzales v. Raich 2005) holds that federal law trumps state law when it comes to marijuana prohibition.”

However, the success achieved in California’s Medicinal Cannabis lab is

PHOTO COURTESY OF (AP PHOTO/BRENNAN LINSLEY)

unquestionable. After testing more than 300 subjects they found that cannabis

MIRACLES:

The side effects from

of cannabis, and with

hear her voice at all,

definitely offers broad

CBD has been called

the medications were

astonishing success.

just her crying. I

benefits to those who

a miracle cure by

atrocious, and the

At age 6 Charlotte is

can’t imagine that I

suffer, and their funds

many patients and

seizures continued.

a thriving little girl.

would be watching

for further research

alternative physicians.

Charlotte’s mother

The previous life

her making these

have dwindled , until

Some may scoff at this

Paige discovered

threatening seizures

gains that she’s

now.

statement, but it has

CBD helped a boy

have reduced to two

making, doing the

been the only hope

with the disorder

or three per month,

things that she’s

Further evidence of its

and remedy for many

while researching

and occur mostly in

doing (without the

benefits is highlighted

patients that face

Dravet . Charlotte

her sleep.

medical marijuana).

by the droves of

insurmountable odds.

was having 300 grand

people moving to

I don’t take it for

mal seizures per week

According to the

granted. Every day is a blessing.”

Colorado and other

CHARLOTTE:

by the time Paige

Fiji’s the result of

legal states, seeking

Many may recall the

discovered CBD.

the treatments were

help for their sick

story of Charlotte, the

During some of them

stunning. “I literally

Hundreds of

family members. With

little girl who at age

her heart stopped,

see Charlotte’s brain

thousands of success

kids in tow they seek

three months began

forcing her parents to

making connections

stories abound,

the plant’s healing

having such severe

perform CPR to save

that haven’t been

and many experts,

properties to ease

seizures increasing

her, and the doctors

made in years,” Matt

advocates, and

symptoms of diseases

over time that they

to put Charlotte in

said. “My thought now

doctors believe it’s

such as childhood

eventually became

a medically induced

is, why were we the

time for these stories

epilepsy, seizures,

life threatening.

coma.

ones that had to go

to be heard by a

post-traumatic stress

Her parents, Paige

out and find this cure?

wider audience. This

disorder (PTSD),

and Matt Figi were

Charlotte was 5 years

This natural cure?

sizeable research

Parkinson’s, extreme

at a loss to help

old when Paige and

How come a doctor

grant gives us hope

pain, cancer– and

her. Doctors, after

Matt learned there

didn’t know about

for a brighter future

much more. Cannabis

putting her on heavy

was nothing more

this? How come they

with medical cannabis

is healing ailments and

medication such as

the medical industry

didn’t make me aware

being available to all

diseases that could not

barbiturates and

could do for her.

of this?”

that need it.

be addressed, solved,

benzodiazepines,

After cutting through

prevented, or cured

eventually diagnosed

mountains of red tape

“I didn’t hear her

by any other medical

her with Dravet

and negative hype,

laugh for six months,”

treatment.

Syndrome.

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CANNABINOIDS AND THE HEALTHY HEART

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CARDIOVASCULAR, or

immune response in balance.

tion of the stress response,

learn new things.

Heart Disease, and its compli-

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the release of reactive oxygen

It is neuroprotective and has

cations are the leading cause

like those found in fresh ber-

species (ROS), and an increase

antifungal and antibacterial

of death in the world today.

ries, vegetables and greens

in systemic inflammation.

properties.

Atherosclerosis, a progres-

also balances the inflammatory

sive condition where arterial

response.

The phytocannabinoids CBD,

THCV or Tetrahydrocan-

THCV and CBC have all

nabivarin is also a potent

damage occurs in the walls of the blood vessels resulting in

Looking to the Endocan-

demonstrated activity at the

anti-inflammatory. Research

narrowing of the arteries and a

nabinoid System, research has

has shown that THCV has

subsequent decrease in blood

shown that it is the activa-

CB 2 receptor site, and the

ability to balance the inflam-

the ability to reduce appetite

flow, affects all organs and

tion of the CB 2 receptor that

matory and immune system

and food intake and is being

limits the body’s inflammatory

response. CBD, standing for

studied as a possible treat-

response. The CB 2 receptor

Cannabidiol, balances blood

ment for diabetes and obesity.

is found on circulating blood

glucose levels and increases

THCV also enhances 5-HT or

because it causes a shortage

immune system cells, in the

cellular sensitivity to insulin.

serotonin receptor activation,

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It improves the metabolism

decreasing symptoms of psy-

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Concentrates and Extracts Are Officially A-OK

Possible New Species in Australia

R.Z. HUGHES

AUSTRALIA CALIFORNIA LEBANON USA

An entirely new species of cannabis has been found deep in Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s In late December, California 3RD District Court ruled that concentrated forms of cannabis are indeed covered under the Compassionate Care Act as part of the plant. The case started when a twenty two year old with a medical recommendation, also on probation, was found in possession of .05 grams of hash oil. The judge found this in violation of his probation, even though the weed he had on him apparently wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an issue.

Upon appeal, however, the court decided that extracts are indeed covered under the law, so oil makers and consumers in California can rest knowing their part of the market is now protected.

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Blue Mountains. Hikers found only one specimen of the strange shrub on a hike in 2010 and brought it back to the University of Sydney for further analysis. Testing revealed that the plant was indeed cannabis, although it barely resembled it. The strain is resistant to freezing temperatures, which has pricked up the ears of breeders across the globe hoping to make outdoor growing possible

worldwide.

Unfortunately,

subsequent trips into the same region have proved fruitless, and left the world to wonder what else is out there? *Update* As of January 21 this news story was unfortunately confirmed a hoax.

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Lebanon’s Hashish Valley Armed Against ISIS

2 Chainz Takes Nancy Grace to School

Nancy Grace is at it again, spewing The US Government is funding a study on the heels of what they are calling a nationwide

‘epidemic

of

marijuana

use disorders’. Youths and adults up to the age of twenty four in treatment for cannabis addiction will receive an app on their smart phones to help them stop using cannabis. Momentary self-monitoring

and

feedback

plus

motivational enhancement therapy, or the MOMENT app, intervenes in real time when triggers to indulge in cannabis are experienced. The idea behind this is that young people respond strongly to stimuli, emotional states, and social contexts, and kids who use cannabis may be deterred with a simple text message of motivation. It seems laughable, but perhaps DARE school assemblies just aren’t as effective.

Cannabis farmers and hash producers in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley have recently taken up arms as a clash with ISIS seems imminent. While officially illegal and not common in Lebanon outside the valley, families have been producing hash in Bekaa for centuries, even using it as currency in the time of Ottoman rulers. As recently as 2012, however, they have had to deal with eradication efforts by the state which has caused many of the farmers to heavily arm themselves in order to protect their livelihood and culture. As ISIS wages war against villages just thirty minutes away in Syria, burning cannabis farms to the ground, the Lebanese farmers are ready for anything and have arsenals of RPGs, mortars, AK-47s, and even rocket launchers to help the fend off the extremist scourge.

her deluded, half-baked, incendiary viewpoints across the television sets of America. Grace recently debated cannabis legalization with hip hop artist 2 Chainz and was left looking out-oftouch and confused over simple facts of reality. Her sentences were fragmented, her accusations loud and silly, and she didn’t appear to understand her own points past the idea that ‘it’s bad for the kids’. After this 2 Chainz, always the gentleman, politely outlined how it is wasteful of taxpayer’s money to prosecute people for weed possession (to which she even agreed!). He then went on to point out how smart drug policy could help balance our national budget. Even the ostensibly pro-Nancy Grace crowd proceeded to call her out in her live Twitter feeds, with her hashtag #pot2blame definitely NOT trending.

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THE FAILED War on Drugs has ingrained

into a green wellness train to legal states and

negativity for the plant into the psyches of the

healing.

average American for decades now, with the only enlightenment coming from those who

The past four years I’ve covered four states

have the insight and courage to experiment

and met with myriad patients suffering from

medicinally. When the plant helps, the stigma

illnesses unheard of in my lifetime. Standing in

is broken and those who can are compelled to

line at any dispensary I see patients lining up

share their experience with others.

only to buy flower to smoke for symptoms that could be quelled by ingesting, if they only knew

That’s my story. I was the stoner from the 70s

how or where to begin.

who ingested for pain, then for cancer, finding the plant turned my health and life around for

My own daily dosing has been refined to the

the better. Now I’m able to share my personal

point where I feel confident to share my unused

journey of healing with others and patients

cannabis with others. Medicating with cannabis

write to me on a daily basis from all over the

can be the most proactive health care path you’ll

world asking for help. Inside the cannabis

go down. The medicine is real and it’s in there;

community there is compassion like no other,

you only need to access it and use it, because it

with the green recreational rush quickly turning

won’t work unless you work it – as they say.

DAILY RUB Chronic pain from a partially disable knee with PATIENT PROFILE

a chipped patella can shut me down regularly.

Compensating for the knee has left both legs, feet and lower back challenged, and I’ve learned to use a medicated salve throughout the day for immediate pain relief without psychoactive effects.

AN EXPERIENCED PATIENT’S GUIDE TO CANNABIS CONSUMPTION

There are many good salves and lotions out there, but I’ve learned to make my own with coconut solid which is both edible and topical, and can be mixed in body or face lotion for added protection from skin cancers and other skin conditions.

If eaten, this salve is psychoactive, as it’s made with heat and THC or Tetrahydrocannabinol is activated with heat.

Think inflammation and infection when using a Cannabis salve for uses on bug bites, burns, cuts, sores, etc. It can also be mixed with

WRITER & PHOTOS

SHARON LETTS

stronger concentrates, such as RSO, or Rick Simpson Oil for more serious skin disorders.

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MEDICATED COCONUT SALVE • 1 Tub Coconut Solid (78 oz. Costco round $20) • 1 ounce Trim (leaves, stems, small buds or crystal shake) Put all in a crock pot and let simmer on low for four hours. I shut mine down and let sit overnight, then warm it up in the morning again, (checking for color which equates to strength, this is a personal call, the darker the stronger).

Strain with cheese cloth and put into containers.

Liquid with solidify.

Store salve at room temperature.

WAKE AND BAKE

Agoraphobia are just two menopause

I’ve often said, even the most arduous

issues I deal with on a daily basis, and

recreational user insisting cannabis

smoking helps gets me off my duff and out

isn’t medicine is getting the benefits

into the world.

of the plant and are warding off pain, stroke, heart, lung disease and more

If bronchial issues from carbon keep you

unknowingly, just by smoking. If they

from enjoying smoking, a vaporizer is the

suffer from neurological disorders such

answer, giving relief for upper respiratory

as depression, anxiety, or anything under

ailments such as Asthma and COPD –

the ever widening autistic spectrum, they

replacing steroid inhalers.

will be still be helped by burning the herb.

For those that need that neurological

I go back and forth between vaping and

lift there is nothing compared to the

smoking – getting pure medicine into

ritual of cutting up bud and loading up

my lungs and blood stream for a clean

the morning bowl. For the plant lifts

dose when needed. This has become a

endorphins like a morning jog, lifts you

maintenance process for me, as I do enjoy

up out of bed and helps you to have a day.

smoking.

For myself, smoking helps me be a

Never be ashamed to smoke cannabis, as

productive human. Depression and

the benefits are greater than the stigma.

MORNING GREEN

It’s been more than

I first began ingesting

three years since I began

leaf when I saw a mass in

drinking my medicine

my right breast during a

daily. Inspired by Dr.

routine mammogram, then

William Courtney of

ultra sound that mimicked

California, after he healed

Lobular Carcinoma, a type

his lovely wife Kristen of

of breast cancer affecting

Lupus, I began blending

10 to 15 percent of all

leaf with water, then

women in this country.

straining it. Now I blend without straining, using

By the time the first biopsy

thicker beneficial juices

was scheduled five weeks

like green drink or coconut

later part of the mass was

water with aloe Vera,

gone. As detailed in my

adding fruit and yogurt

essay on the experience,

for a smoothie. This way

I added Rick Simpson

I get the whole plant with

Oil or RSO, and the mass

roughage, which aids in my

disappeared completely.

digestive issues associated

During the treatment all

with thyroid disease.

MORNING DOSE • 1 heaping handful of leaf (bottom, fan, small or large with stems removed) • 1 banana • ½ cup fruit (frozen or fresh) • 1 cup aloe Vera coconut juice or pre-made green or protein drink Blend to liquefy

my symptoms from thyroid disease, which had plagued me for more than thirteen years, went away.

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INCREDIBLE EDIBLE MEDIBLES If I’m out of RSO and a tincture just isn’t enough, I’ll reach for a medible.

Eating cannabis is a different kind of feeling – especially for depression. It’s also perfect for those needing extended relief with a slower release, and those who prefer to avoid smoking.

Ingesting medibles can be tricky as the recipes and strengths can vary depending on the type of cannabis strains used. The rule of thumb is, eat a small amount initially, then wait an hour before eating more. As you continue to ingest your tolerance will build and the THC won’t affect you as strongly.

hUse this budder as you would butter in any cooking recipe, using the stepup dosing method of taking a small amount initially, waiting an hour, then dosing again. If you ingest too much lay down and take a nap. Sleeping is part of healing.

BUDDER • 1 pound of butter • 1 ounce of trim (leaf, stem, smalls or use whole bud for a stronger dose) • 1 quart water Simmer in a crock pot for four hours on low. I let the mixture sit overnight, and then turn it on again in the morning, checking strength.

Put the entire mixture into the refrigerator. The plant material will separate from the budder in the water, with the budder forming a solid on top. The green of the plant, or the bitter taste, will be absorbed in the water and the budder will have a light green color.

CANCER DOSE… The treatment for putting cancer into remission is 60 grams of RSO in 90 days, with a step-up dosing regimen allowing the patient to get used to the concentrate slowly, as it is extremely strong.

Patients who take too much can end up in the emergency room and are often treated with a Valium induced sleep. Unlike opiates and other prescription meds, cannabis will not stop your heart and only affects the central nervous system causing paranoia and shakes when taken in excess.

Patients discover (as I did) that while doing the treatment symptoms from other ailments fell away. The oil is said to help

EVENING DOSE More than ten years ago Canadian Rick

Taking this dose at night helps me

Simpson was told to put his houses

sleep through my double diagnosis of

in order after being diagnosed with

hormonal issues with thyroid disease

terminal skin cancer. He whipped up a

combined with menopause. Relieving a

batch of strong oil from cannabis flower

myriad of symptoms from both ailments,

and put his own cancer into remission.

I’ve been able to do away with more than eight prescription meds.

He’s been sharing the recipe ever since with astounding results, helping people put the most invasive cancers into remission in less than three months, righting some of the most difficult disorders and diseases such as diabetes, lupus, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, stroke recovery, rheumatoid arthritis and more in the process.

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maladies such as multiple sclerosis, lupus, diabetes, and more, with the maintenance dose being a spot the size of a grain of rice.

The recipe for RSO can be found in a You Tube video from The Phoenix Tears Foundation – an organization set up to support the oil’s use worldwide. www. phoenixtearsfoundation.com www. phoenixtears.ca The oil, which is typically dispensed in a measured syringe can be taken orally or put into suppositories along with coconut oil for a faster delivery that bypasses the digestive system.

THE COMMON COLD

STONED OR WELL?

GOT CURE?

No, cannabis won’t cure the common

Though growers are actively hybridizing

While the American Cancer Society is

cold, but it will strengthen your immune

the plant back to its original state

still looking for a cure, and former Vice

system, warding off infection and illness.

with less THC, the debate for CBD or

President Al Gore and posse are fighting

For the last four winters since ingesting

cannabinoid only strains continues to

for the environment, cannabis patients are

I’ve kept colds and serious flu at bay by

grow. We know we need the THC – I need

already saving the world and its people

upping my intake when I feel a fever,

it to sleep at night - but just how much we

one plant at a time. This is probably the

aches and pains, or stomach upset coming

need is the crux of the issue. Along this

most serious joke of the century, but it’s

on. I never fully get the flu, as pain and

same topic, historians speculate the Holy

very real.

fever are a cannabis specialty – and for

Anointing Oil that Jesus used in the Bible

bronchial issues the vaporizer clears up

was cannabis, containing perhaps just two

My own physician had just a bleary view of

the lungs like nothing else.

to four percent THC, and we know from

cannabis until I presented my newfound

current experience that small THC doses

health to her. Now she can suggest it to

can still be quite effective medicinally.

other patients with confidence – and is happy to do so. Don’t be shy about talking to your doctor about cannabis. Those who know must evangelize this plant, for until the words come out of our mouths, the truth will not be heard.

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Adding a little nature to your nutrients.

ALL too often organic lovers hate on

adding just the right amount of nature

of photosynthetic bacteria, but that’s

hydroponics. Not this guy! With rapid

back into hydroponic growing.

only if you’re into that sort of thing.

vegetative growth and heavy yields, it’s

When I first started hydro growing

While I realize each line of nutrient

no wonder so many turn to nutrient

I tried almost every line available.

products has its own strengths and

lines and hydroponics. Nutrient lines

They all seemed to lack three crucial

weaknesses, adding this power trio

provide many of the plant’s needs,

things; Fungal and beneficial bacteria

from nature will not only drastically

but they can’t cover all the bases. In

inoculants, enzyme and enzyme

effect the quality of your final product,

order to reach the next level additional

producing bacteria, and nitrogen

but the maintenance of your entire

organics can be added to the mix,

consuming bacteria. I’m also a big fan

system for the better.

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ENZYMES are something we all learned about in high school and likely have no clue what they actually do and how they

ENDOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGI

An easy fix, use liquid kelp meal and fish

creates a symbiotic relationship with

emulsion. These liquid nutrients feed

the plant enhancing the uptake of

fungal structures helping to minimize

various nutrients, especially our beloved

root shock during transplant, increase

flowering chemicals. There are a ton of

the uptake of phosphorus and potassium

fungal and bacterial inoculants available,

during peak growth periods and rapidly

but you want one with a broad spectrum

decompose decaying plant matter to resist

of beneficial bacteria, trichoderma and

other bacterial and fungal infections.

endomycorrhizae. It may feel like I just

So why don’t hydro companies add it

hit you with the biology dictionary but I

to their lines? You have to have part

promise it gets easier!

two, enzymes! Just as probiotics create enzymes to break down our food and clean

Most chemical grow lines don’t have what

our intestines, enzyme producing bacteria

it takes to feed the plant and the fungi.

do the same for plants!

work. Basically we’ve all seen food rot or leaves turn to compost. The way some of it breaks down is by bacteria slowly decomposing the matter, the other is by enzymes. Unlike bacteria, enzymes fit perfectly into the compound and instantly decompose it. They continue to bounce

N

N

from compound to compound breaking down the dead matter.

Using enzymes in hydroponics is key because plants shed root cells and structures similar to how humans shed skin. If this dead stuff builds up, which it will rapidly, disease causing bacteria, algae and fungi will grow to eat it. Plant based enzymes break up the dead matter and keep the bad guys from having a free meal. Ever seen the nasty slimy stuff that builds in corners? Enzyme producing bacteria, such as Lactobacillus, rapidly decompose the more complex amino acid chains and fatty acids that often cause biofilm!

LASTLY, NITROGEN fixing bacteria

rhizosphere increases the production

is a money saver if nothing else. Nitrogen

of a natural plant growth hormone. It’s

isn’t a stable compound in any liquid

no wonder this product is used to grow

fertilizer and much of it escapes the

competition sized pumpkins!

reservoir into the atmosphere. Outside of the first few days of your reservoir change,

The obvious benefit of all this will be

there isn’t much nitrogen available and

the swelling calyxes of the danky dank

over compensating can result in nutrient

growing in your closet. For most,

burned plants. Solution: recapture the

that’s reason enough. On top of it all,

nitrogen that moves into the atmosphere

these three changes work together

and make the most of what’s still in the

with your plant to increase its ability to

reservoir. As Nitrogen breaks down

use nutrients and fight off all types of

and attempts to escape, Azospirillum or

diseases. They will also be less susceptible

Rhizobium bacteria capture the gas form

to nutrient burn, pH changes and any of

of the chemical and feed it to the plant.

the unforeseen challenges that arrive.

To top it off, this new interaction in the

Until next time, happy gardening!

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