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14 MEDICAL STRAIN OF THE MONTH MK ULTRA

16 RECREATIONAL STRAIN OF THE MONTH

EDIBLES

EVERGREEN HERBAL 420 BARS

LAUGHING BUDDHA VASHON VELVET

20 CANNA-NEWS COLORADO HEMP PROJECT

24 CANNA-NEWS D.C> SEEDSHARE?

42 MEDICAL STORE PUGET SOUND HEALTH ALTERNATIVES

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FUTURE OF FARMING

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Included in this list of issues are many you are probably thinking about already – energy use, water conservation, organic growing methods and certification. Maybe you are even taking the concept of sustainability in cannabis so far as to include things like packaging choices or supply chain resource use. All of these are important and growing issues growers, retailers, politicians, and consumers are taking into consideration as they interact with different market segments.

In business school a mantra often repeated was “structure drives behavior.” From nature, to the corporate boardroom, to the family around the dinner table – when we look at our surroundings through the lens of “structure drives behavior” it is remarkable just how universal this concept is. Right now in Washington State legislators are crafting, refining, and negotiating structures that will drive the behavior of our medical cannabis market, integrating it into structures already built to manage our recreational market behavior.

Unlike traditional business wisdom and structures preaching shareholder value as the single bottom line that matters, the business of sustainability is built on three fundamental bottom lines, including shareholder value. The other two are minimizing negative environmental impacts, and maximizing social value. Applying this “triple bottom line” perspective to the cannabis economy, the time is now to ask other structural questions that will influence the behavior and values of cannabis markets.

For example: how will the cannabis economy choose to value labor? Every major commodity industry in our nation’s history has gone through similar processes to address this question. Historically labor has been fungible – interchangeable, able to be replaced easily. So the question in 2015 is: do we want to repeat history, or write a new one? Do we want to grow a market that pays livable wages and sees health insurance as a worker’s right?

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In this month’s issue of DOPE Magazine we dedicate some of our attention to the growing questions around sustainability issues and implications of a rapidly expanding cannabis market, medical and recreational.

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Another sustainability question not immediately attributable to maximizing shareholder value is: will the cannabis economy bake-in racial and gender equity as it lays its structural foundations? Research proves the point that racial and gender equity in the workplace pays for itself over time by increasing a business or an entire economy’s resilience – its ability to cope with change and innovate new solutions. In a cannabis economy that is growing by leaps and bounds, collectively we have an opportunity to facilitate the inclusion and expectation of racial and gender equity in every market, medical or retail, in every state.

I spent a lot of years living in Alaska where more than a few pickup trucks bare bumper stickers pleading “Please God, give us one more oil boom.

We promise not to piss it away this time.” As the cannabis economy continues to boom, let’s remember that this is our time! It’s our time to choose the future we want in our cannabis economy and to not piss away the opportunities we are being given to write history, not repeat it.

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WHEN INHALED, MK Ultra’s effects vary according to dosage. The cannabinoid and terpenoid profile reveal this strain is a mild sedative with anti-inflammatory effects specific to the digestive system. It contains the terpenoid a-pinene, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, helping to preserve memory formation, and ß-caryophyllene, which acts directly on CB2 receptors to balance the immune system and inflammatory response.

MK ULTRA is unique among the indica

A MILDLY spiced pine flavor is softened by a lemony sweetness when smoked and Humulene provides a mild bitter flavor, more evident in its concentrated form. The trim, or small ‘sugar leaves’ make a flavorful tea that is nurturing to the digestive system. Cannabis tea can be non-psychotropic or have psychotropic effects depending on preparation and ingestion method and timing.

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dominant varieties in that it is able to relax the body from stress, digestive discomfort and muscle pain, while simultaneously stimulating, instead of dulling, cognitive function.

MK Ultra is rich in the terpenoids humulene, a-pinene, caryophyllene, limonene, and myrcene. These terpenoids are anti-inflammatory, anti-depressant, memory preserving, and digestive system healers. MK Ultra usually tests at 20% ∆9 THCA with 2-3% CBDA.

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determine its usually strong scent, which can vary among samples depending on chemotype differences, grow methods, curing methods, etc. It has a light pine scent, enriched by overtones of sweet lemon scent from limonene, a terpenoid with an anti-depressant effect.

GENETICS MK ULTRA is an indica dominant hybrid,

classified in Ed Rosenthal’s Big Book of Buds V2 as being over 90% indica. Its genetic parents are the indica dominant G-13, and the sativa dominant OG Kush. For this review two chemovars of TJ’s MK Ultra from TJ’s Organic Gardens were analyzed, along with a third anonymously grown sample.

“NATURE’S FIRST green is gold…” perfectly describes MK Ultra. Dense golden green buds are punctuated with dark green flecks of sugar leaf and subtly dispersed red highlights.

Tiny trichomes on densely packed stalks appear almost fur-like under high magnification.

Covered in a blanket of tiny crystals, MK Ultra makes some of the most beautiful full melt ice water hash in the hands of skilled, dedicated artisans.

SMELL AT FIRST not much, however, once it is cracked it unleashes a bouquet of aromas.

The smell of Dutch Treat is present, tinged with a diesel undertone, however the alluring scents of pineapple and coconut make one feel like they’re in a Tiki lounge.

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LAUGHING BUDDHA – VASHON VELVET ACTIVITIES TO ENJOY WITH SUMMERTIME just around

the corner, the legendary Northwestern hiker is sure to show its face soon. The Laughing Buddha is a great companion for outdoor activities. Whether that be paddleboarding or rock climbing, you’ll keep a clear head and a smile on your face.

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strain comes to us from Thailand and Jamaica by way of a breeder in the Netherlands. Barney’s Laughing Buddha is an award-winning cross of two landrace strains, a Thai sativa and Jamaican hybrid, that showcases its worldly ancestry with big exotic buds.

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IT TASTES like weed, man. No really, it tastes like some real pot. The stuff you haven’t had since high school. The type that had you giggling like a maniac for hours over nothing more than a mispronounced word. Loaded with fresh herbal skunkiness, its flavor is mild, but tasty.

sized buds of a deep forest green. The wild sativa attributes are apparent, as this plant clearly likes to stretch, giving the strain the long skinny dense flowers that are a pleasure to trim.

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Buddha exhibits its sativa characteristics wonderfully with an intense spacy high.

These qualities make it optimal for seeking higher inspiration or embarking on an outdoor adventure.

Its energizing, clearheaded buzz makes the world seem just a little bit brighter.

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H’s reputation as a producer of consistently high potency edibles proceeds them, so we just had to try their flagship 4:20 Bar. Containing 4.20g of dried cannabis per bar, each full bar packs in an impressive 180mg of THC, and divides into six, 30 mg segments. Consistently ranked by patients as one of the most effective medibles on the market, the 4:20 bar is a seriously potent infused treat, and not for the faint of heart!

Easily digestible fats in chocolate help THC absorb in a shorter time than many baked goods, especially when melted slowly in the mouth. There’s a reason why these can be found in nearly every Washington collective. They are delicious and they work.

Some edible companies print the mg. of hash oil per serving on their labels instead of THC, which can be misleading. For example, if 100mg of oil is listed but the oil is only 50% THC, then the edible only contains 50mg of THC. At Evergreen Herbal they aren’t playing that game, and their chocolate bars have 180mg of THC every time. They also offer lower strength bars in the rec stores, where rules limit the dosage strength to 10mg per serving. For those seeking pain relief without the pleasant buzz, EH will soon offer a long anticipated CBD bar.

The 4:20 Bar comes in six flavors - Milk Chocolate, Milk Chocolate Toffee, Dark Chocolate with Popping Candy, Dark Chocolate Hazelnut, Dark Chocolate with Seasalt, and our personal favorite, Milk Chocolate Hemp Crunch, which had the perfect crackle to compliment the silky chocolate.

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Colorado Hemp Project is poised to be a national leader in hemp education and innovation as policy begins to shift to a more sensible approach.

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and most versatile crop is finally, once again, being legally grown in the U.S., after having been criminalized since the 1930vs. Hemp, or the non-psychoactive version of Cannabis Sativa, has become legal in states with recently legalized cannabis, but the rush to sow fields of industrial-grade hemp is not materializing at the same rate as its THC containing cousin. Colorado Hemp Project is a farm located in Sterling, Colorado and one of the first in the state with the licensing and ability to produce and manufacture hemp.

Colorado Hemp Project is located on a nearly 200-acre farm, two acres of which were seeded with hemp last spring. The first harvest went primarily into making an all-organic line of body products, Nature’s Root, found in Colorado, online, and even at Whole Foods in New Mexico. That is only the beginning though, as CHP plans to involved themselves in every aspect of hemp’s normalization in the coming years.

With an industry that is so new, and still seen as taboo across much of the nation due to scare-tactics used during the Reefer Madness-era, farmers looking to grow hemp are basically starting from the

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ground up. A united community is key for success and Colorado Hemp Project is helping to bring farmers together, share knowledge, spread the word, and facilitate the production of hemp everywhere.

Even with plans to expand to 300-acres of hemp at their farm, its small potatoes compared to what they envision as a new national miracle crop. CHP knows that there would be better land and a healthier population if people grew hemp locally across the country, providing a boon to humans as well as natural habitats.

For instance, hemp grown last year by CHP was only watered three times all season, where corn in an adjacent field needed water eight times. Not only was the hemp environmentally friendly, but it grew taller and produced a larger and more profitable harvest than the corn. Hemp has intrigued American farmers for years in part due to its seemingly endless list of costsaving and beneficial attributes. It takes a fraction of the amount of seeds to sow a field of hemp compared with other crops.

It rids the soil of heavy metals leaving the soil healthier in its wake, instead of depleting it, like other more traditional crops. All you need to grow hemp is land and water, no pesticides needed.

Colorado Hemp Project is poised to be a national leader in hemp education and

innovation as policy begins to shift to a more sensible approach. Collaborating with university professors and farmers across the country the Colorado Hemp Project is working to develop strains higher in CBD. They are also helping to resurrect hemp-farming techniques that have been lost in American culture for almost a century. Aside from the nutritional benefits and the relative ease of growing it, CHP is also excited about the aspects of hemp that would seem more at home in a sci-fi film. The bast fibers of hemp, basically the stringy inner-bark, carry an electrical charge and have recently been called “better than graphene” in terms of making super capacitors, or storing energy. They are also effusive regarding the durability of the lightweight composite plastics that can be produced, which are said to be stronger than steel.

In the next couple of years CHP is hoping to have stabilized their genetics enough to offer seed packets at home and garden stores – national policy permitting. The fact that there is a foreseeable future in which hemp will be treated like any other plant is enormously encouraging.

Perhaps now we will be able to utilize hemp’s thousands of spectacular properties, harnessing the power of this plant for a stronger society.

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Navigating The Confusing Cannabis Landscape In Our Nation’s Capital

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evolving in Washington D.C. is placing an interesting heat on the federal government and its antiquated stance regarding the plant. Nonetheless, while wandering our nation’s capital, one can’t help but notice what scent is still missing in the breeze here—the smell of that sweet sweet cheeba.

However, it’s a hot topic of conversation, regardless of the circles you travel in. So when I asked D.C. native, Teddy, just

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where the weed was, his response was quick and to the point: “DC culture is alcohol heavy. We’re talking three martini lunches here. Cannabis is here, but it’s a very novel concept in D.C.” Then he showed me the two transdermal cannabis patches he had on his wrists and chuckled. Given that medical cannabis has been legal since January 1, 2011 and full legalization was realized February 26, 2015, one would assume that the plant is around town. But just where is it and what do people think about it?

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SEED SHARES: The DCMJ project is making sure the cannabis freedom recently enacted takes root in actual plant production—gifting a total of 3000 seeds on two different occasions.

MMJ: Takoma Wellness Center—D.C.’s original dispensary—under perpetual scrutiny and still can’t get a functioning bank account.

AMERICANS FOR SAFE ACCESS UNITY 2015 CONFERENCE: Leading advocates in medical cannabis converge for thought provoking research and heartwrenching dialogue surrounding the fight for patient rights. Plus the hospitality suite is poppin’ off with the finest folks and cannabis you’ll find in the city.

WHITE HOUSE/GREEN HOUSE: The Obama Administration has shake-ups coming--most notably the DEA chief Michelle Leonhart’s retirement.

WASHINGTON COURT HOTEL Bartender reflects on a recent DEA conference his hotel hosted—Do you want your kid babysat by someone on pot?

LIBERTY POLE ON NATIONAL MALL: 3rd St. SW Cannabis activists are chained to the pole in the name of keeping congress out of D.C. cannabis evolution.

Traveling from one Washington to another, you can’t help but notice that freedom smells a bit different in our nation’s capital. The bizarre argument the federal government is having with itself concerning cannabis lingers like a confusing haze over our changing legislation. While Washington D.C. is definitely warming up to Mary Jane, they aren’t exactly burning one down…yet.

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and the culture itself hold claim to many admirable characteristics too often lost in mainstream culture and the war on drugs. While the red eyed couch potato somehow became our mascot, generations of cannabis enthusiasts have grown beyond unfocused hippie agendas, to arrive as driven environmentalists, political lobbyists, and medical pioneers working

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to change laws and lives for the better.

As society marches forward with legalization, and medical trials continue to support evidence for cannabis as a medicine, let us not lose sight of the huge carbon footprint that could be left behind!

I believe as a grower I have an obligation to our plant and our planet to grow in sustainable, and even in restorative, ways. Sustainability sounds fancy, but it’s actually cheaper, more efficient, and easier to maintain than you would think.

Lighting is obviously one of our most important components, but so many cannabis growers use too much light at the wrong times, and not enough when they need it!

During vegetative growth turn down 1000w ballasts as much as 50%.

Clones can even be rooted under T8 fluorescents instead of high intensity T5s. Crank them up as the plants grow or when you flip to flower.

One of the biggest lighting choices is between single and double-ended bulbs. Most growers use single ended HID lamps, but double ended lights such as Gavita or PL Lighting produce 30% more usable light. Comparing, even the best single ended 1000w HPS bulb produces only 1,800 uMol, in comparison to the 2,100 uMol produced commonly by the 1000w DE systems. While it won’t benefit your electric bill, it will benefit your wallet, and the environment, since more light equals a higher yield with the same amount of power.

1) Next to the lamp itself, the reflector is the next most important tool for a grower and if you are indoors, get an air-cooled one as big as they come. A lumen or two may be lost due to the glass, but the money you save will pay to keep your room cool, and spreading the light out evenly is well worth it. Insulated ducting can also help reduce cooling costs, and running an inline fan is much cheaper than running the AC unit.

2) The time of day that the lamps are on, and how you wire your room, can make a drastic difference in how much energy you waste or conserve. Since most of an indoor grower’s equipment creates excess heat, allow dark periods to fall during the warmest part of the day. Lighting overnight reduces heating costs during the cold winter nights and reduces cooling costs during hot summer days. While the temperatures here in the PNW don’t change too drastically throughout the seasons, this saved me hundreds of dollars while growing in Colorado.

When wiring, always use the shortest cord possible to reach an outlet. Using a 100ft extension cord to cross a 10ft room is a big waste of energy, as much energy being pushed through is lost to resistance while traveling through the cord!

3) Soil and nutrients can make a huge difference in the amount of light needed. While it’s hard to drastically reduce the amount of electricity used indoors, what you feed your plants, and what medium you plant in, can make a huge difference in their resilience.

“While the red eyed couch potato somehow became our mascot, generations of cannabis enthusiasts have grown beyond unfocused hippie agendas, to arrive as driven environmentalists, political lobbyists, and medical pioneers working to change laws and lives for the better.”

Debate is rising over chemical nutrients and how they might affect plant growth, potency, health, and quality. What is known currently is that chemical nutrients are hard on the environment and are obviously not sustainable in the nature, in that they must be man-made. Similar problems exist with bottled “organic” fertilizers because of the high levels of heavy metals needed to sustain shelf stable products. To keep it simple, soil is the most sustainable and eco-friendly way to grow for many reasons. It retains water well, meaning you lose less to the AC and give more to the plants. With a “super soil” blend you don’t have to blend nutrients every time you water, ass watering breaks down the organic matter, delivering more nutrients to the roots. A healthy soil can even defend against root aphids, and all of this without high amounts of heavy metals or agrochemicals.

One of the best advantages of soil is that you can reuse it. Unlike coconut coir, rockwool, peat moss, and many other soilless mediums, it can be broken apart, mixed with more soil and eventually reused. Some growers will even plant again directly into the hole remaining from the previous root ball. Because soil can support such diverse bacteria and fungi, the soil stays alive, helping to prevent diseases such as damping off, root rot, and insect pests.

As the cannabis industry continues to expand across the United States, we are presented with a truly unique opportunity to demonstrate how we see the world today and how we would like to see it tomorrow.

I believe we can provide a novel and profound example by maintaining the values we already hold dear like hard work, honesty and unconditional care for our planet and everyone living on it.

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Rooftops make up a huge portion of urban surface area. What if a small portion of that space was converted to green space?

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already shown great change is happening, yet even more is in store; the world is urbanizing, and new technology is allowing for innovative solutions. In particular, the world of agriculture is poised for massive changes. In a three part series, we’ll explore the potential changes just around the corner in the future of farming.

Conventional wisdom holds that food production is for rural regions, while urban regions focus on maximum housing, production, and entertainment, and import food from the countryside in a massive scale. Urbanization has been accelerating across the globe since the Industrial Age, and just this century we’ve reached a point where over 50% of humans live in a city.

According to some estimates, that share is probably due to rise to over 80% by 2100.

our cities could not only have skyscrapers of people, but full of crops as well.

With space so limited in cities, wisely recycling vacant space is paramount. In Seattle tillable land is in extremely short supply but the demand for cannabis is high.

Many grows take place in converted industrial spaces, rigged with lighting and hydroponics, to optimize growing conditions in the rainy city. Old factories and warehouses are prime spaces for these developments. There is something beautiful here about these Rust Belt relics going ‘back to the earth.’

Rooftops make up a huge portion of urban surface area. What if a small portion of that space was converted to green space? In March, France passed a new law mandating all new commercial buildings install green rooftops.

Businesses can opt to install solar panel arrays, in addition to the vegetated areas on their rooftops, to generate needed electricity.

A question arises then; if most people live in cities, what will our relationship with nature turn into? How will we feed all these people? How will we manage this stress? In highly urbanized Japan, some have taken to ‘forest-bathing’ in an effort to defuse the stress of a fast-paced urban lifestyle, and the city’s depersonalized sterility.

While a city can be a vibrant cosmopolitan confluence of peoples and cultures, an everexpanding sea of concrete hardly seems like a healthy place for people to truly thrive.

Environmentalists say this will help reduce the carbon footprint of commercial development, manage storm runoff flow, and offer a pleasant shelter for birds, and an increase in use of solar panels will help reduce demand on France’s powergrid. Perhaps Parisian rooftop gardens will be the new posh fine dining experience in a few years’ time, complete with locally grown vegetables. The green rooftop movement is just starting to take off in Europe, and with local advocacy, it may be spreading to the US soon!

There is still the limitation of space, and for this reason, vertical farming is being considered to improve agricultural output in a high-density urban environment. This entails stacking up plant beds like shelves, optimizing space and maximizing output; the trick is mainly to make sure all the plants get the right nutrients and conditions from top to bottom.

With further research and development,

In New York City, community members banded together to advocate for the refurbishment of the High Line, an abandoned railway trestle than runs along the West Side of Manhattan. With the help of sponsors, city officials, and railway owners CSX Transportation (who donated the plot to the city) the High Line reopened in September 2014, after years of preparation. Instead of

a rusting structure looming over Chelsea, the High Line is now an oasis planted with gardens and grasses. There is ample seating for hanging out; a Tai Chi group meets there regularly, and there is a path for running and walking the length of the park.

As cities grow larger and larger, these communal spaces will become more important. These green spaces are precious windows into the natural world, where we can learn from the force that has nourished us. Community gardens, now considered somewhat passé versions of victory gardens, will likely see resurgence as store-brand food becomes more highly processed. Keep Growing Detroit is a community organization undertaking the cause of ‘food sovereignty’.

They seek to educate community members about healthy eating habits, and in the shadow of Detroit’s economic suffering, this is an incredibly valuable lesson.

With time, we may see our cities developing new ways to allow for highly efficient agriculture, while maintaining maximum space efficiency. However, considering the role money plays in American politics, this won’t happen without extensive citizen advocacy and will depend almost entirely on local support for local ideas.

Perhaps in one hundred years, urban families will live in towering apartment complexes with farms on the rooftops, each unit taking a share of the produce in exchange for some light volunteer gardening. While cities began as humanity’s escape from our own agricultural work, perhaps we are destined to return to that work in order to fully understand the harmony of our planet, and our food chain.

Next month: Future Farming, Part 2 where we’ll cover advancements in home gardening!

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Located in the heart of central Tacoma, a small white stone building with neon lime-green trim contains everything a 21+ cannabis enthusiast needs to get their legal high on. A comfortable lobby opens up into a large budroom, with gorgeous hardwood floors, an ATM, sizeable TV, and all the cannabis anyone could ever want.

Their informative daily menu listed a constantly updated inventory, and looked straight out of a nice restaurant.

Customers can peruse their entire selection at their leisure; each product is clearly labeled with test results, strain, brand and prices (including tax to avoid surprises at checkout).

The first rec shop to open in Tacoma last August, Rainier on Pine was previously a medical cooperative for four years, and their experience shows in their professional attitude, clean shop, and selection of quality products. Friendly budtenders are helpful and work together efficiently while keeping lines to a minimum. With a gram of BHO going for only $59, it was encouraging and surprising to see how close their prices are getting to the prices of the medical market.

The great atmosphere and great service has clearly caught on, as a large number of their customers are regulars and the budtenders know many by name. Commonly offering discounts that keep people coming in, their member rewards program gives customers 10% off of their order every seventh visit, and with such reasonable prices that could add up quickly.

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HEN CHOOSING a favorite collective, there are many different factors that come into play. The purity and selection of the meds, a friendly knowledgeable staff, and comfortable environment all play a role, and Puget Sound Health Alternatives is covering all the bases to ensure happy patients.

PSHA is located in Interbay, in one of the most professional looking health centers in the state. Greeted at the reception desk by two smiling faces and an enormous tropical fish tank, I thoroughly enjoyed sinking into their plush leather chairs while watching brightly colored fish swim about lazily.

In fact, they may just have the most relaxing waiting room in town but don’t get too comfy, the real magic happens in their bud room, a sanctuary for all things medical cannabis.

Walking inside, seemingly endless jars of herb line up, and the sidewalls are entirely covered with edibles and topicals.

They carry multiple brands of nearly every product, so if you have a favorite chances are PSHA will have it. As if this wasn’t enough, two large coolers hold a wide selection of beverages and frozen treats including infused ice cream!

There’s so much to see, I almost didn’t notice the dab station directly behind me, complete with a Torchless Nail and plenty of extracts to choose from.

One of the original collectives in Seattle, and under new ownership for the past year, Puget Sound Health Alternatives has turned an already great collective into a powerhouse. With more than forty strains at any time and an enormous selection of edibles, the ethos of PSHA is simple: The best quality at great prices. Top shelf buds run $10g along with bargain strains at $7, and their organically grown artisan line is cured for six months and includes heirloom strains like Malawi and Panama Red. The patient base here is loyal and it’s easy to see why. With daily deals, a product sampling room, and high standards for excellence, there’s no reason not to love this place.

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s the defense made their closing arguments in the trial against former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez for the murder of Odin Lloyd, it seemed his freedom depended on whether or not the jury believed he would kill his “bluntmaster�. By many accounts Hernandez smoked an upwards of an ounce a day and shared his passion for cannabis with Lloyd, so offing the guy who rolled it up for him seems like a bad move.

However, looked at another way, it seems like one of the most ludicrous defenses in history.

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Police on the island of Koh Pha-Ngan found over 300 grams at the house along with plenty of hand-carved pieces. Let this be a lesson for all you Instagram hustlers: a little discretion goes a long way.

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Indiana’s much-maligned Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which allows businesses to deny service to people based on religious beliefs, has spawned at least one positive change. Bill Levin has created the First Church of Cannabis, where worshipers, or Cannaterians, are free to partake in the herb for religious sacrament.

While there are no real winners with legislation that protects private companies at the expense of individual freedoms, it did leave some large loopholes that many are sure to take advantage of.

Hard Time In Texas

For just seven brownies and what looks like a half ounce of cannabis, two Texas men are facing life behind bars. Yes, that’s right, the ENTIRE REST OF THEIR LIVES could be spent in prison because of Texas’s bassackward laws that count the entire weight of a substance containing THC, instead of the actual amount of THC! This means that they were carrying over a pound of a controlled substance, instead of the reality of barely more than an ounce. Regardless, it’s a stark reminder that many Americans still live in fear of prosecution for something many others rely on as medicine and sometimes take for granted.

Cop’s Bonfire Gets Indonesian Town Blazed

Police in Indonesia have unwittingly contributed to, quite literally, what they work so hard to stop: a steady flow of drugs throughout their city streets. Residents of a western neighborhood of Jakarta were treated to fumes wafting from a police bonfire where they were destroying over 1,000 pounds of cannabis at a precinct. The cops destroying the stash wore gas masks, but people in the surrounding areas were not alerted and locals and journalists reported feeling dizzy.

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ACK IN February the nations new U.S. Surgeon General,

Dr. Vivek Murthy, appeared on TV for the first time since being appointed to office. The primary agenda for the 5 min. interview on CBS “This Morning” show was to address the resurgence of measles in our country.

Specifically, his primary goal was to assure the public that the studies support the safety of the vaccine.

“I think what we need to focus on in this conversation is the science because the science ultimately, more than personal anecdotes and more than anything else, should drive our decisions as individuals and as families,” Fast forward four minutes into the interview and the news anchor abruptly stops and asks; “ Mr. Surgeon General while I have you on the record, how do you feel about the legalization of cannabis and what concerns do you have?”

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New Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is the first S.G. in history that has supported medical research of cannabis.

Dr. Murthy is the youngest doctor in history to be appointed to the position.

Says cannabis “can be helpful” for some medical conditions, although he wouldn’t name which.

Dr. Murthy responds, “We have some preliminary data showing that for certain medical conditions and symptoms, that cannabis can be helpful”.

He then went on to say; “So I think we have to use that data to drive policymaking, and I’m very interested to see where that data takes us”.

This historical event was covered by a number of media outlets and while he was there primarily to get people to vaccinate their kids for measles, the real question of interest was “with so many states legalizing cannabis – when are we going to see it legalized nationally and when is it going to be removed off the schedule I drug list?

WHO IS THE SURGEON GENERAL The U.S. Surgeon General is nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by a majority vote of the Senate. He/she serves a four-year term.

The Surgeon General is the leading spokesperson on matters of matters of public health within the federal government.

Writes the warning box you see on the packs of Camel Lights (or whatever you young bucks are smoking these days) telling you that smoking cigarettes has been linked to more cancers than you can pronounce.

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When cannabis is rescheduled (likely schedule II or III), his office would be responsible for the verbiage warning consumers of the possible negative health implications, similar to tobacco (in a retail or recreational setting).

Any prescription (Rx) cannabis preparations, like the oral spray that GW Pharmaceuticals is studying Duvet Syndrome and refractory cancer pain in the US, the FDA would take the lead in approving and regulating these products just like any other prescription.

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Finding our way back to the garden HAT IS your good medicine?

Fragrant herbs beckon us to them for health and well-being. When the sun shines we are drawn to its warmth. We are hydrated by the coolness of water, and comforted and strengthened by the food we eat. The way we move helps our biological systems to function, and if we are stagnant our bodies tell us with aches, pains, and illness.

The things that keep us healthy and alive are simple – good food equals good medicine, and good medicine grows from the ground – not made in a laboratory from heavy metals and synthetic compounds. Real food to nourish is made by human hands, not manufactured by machines with “modified fillers and flavor enhancers.”

Medicine Grows Terpenes are the medicinal compounds in the essential oils and are the active beneficial ingredients in plants. The fragrance of plants calls us to them, because we need them. It’s a symbiotic relationship, and the more flavorful and fragrant the plant, the more benefits it has medicinally.

Beta-caryophyllene (BCP) is a terpene that mimics cannabis as it activates the CB2 receptor, acting as a non-psychoactive antiinflammatory. Freshly ground black pepper is said to have an abundance of BCP, and a strong whiff is said to relieve the paranoia often experienced with too much THC to the central nervous system.

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As cannabis patients we know the plant helps us. When we smoke, it immediately elevates endorphins as quick as a morning jog, relieving aches and pains and enhancing the effects of prescription meds. When ingested, it replaces both over the counter meds and pharmaceuticals.

This knowledge has come to us at a price, after years of fighting through the prohibition of a plant demonized with misinformation.

Enlightenment comes out of struggle, and no one has struggled more to free the plant than those that understand what good medicine it really is. It’s also opened the door to education and enlightenment regarding other herbs, spices and medicinal plants, as medicine makers realize adding other beneficial plants to the mix only adds to the healing.

Calming Chamomile A study found in the National Institute of Health’s U.S. National Library of Medicine Web site, authored in part by CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC2995283/), states that chamomile is one of the “most ancient medicinal herbs known to mankind.” A member of the Asteraceae/ Compositae family, there are two common varieties used medicinally, Roman and German.

In reading a list of the medicinal properties of chamomile, the mild herb tea known for making one sleepy at night surprisingly mimics cannabis in its healing benefits. Antiinflammatory, anti-bacterial, and antifungal qualities help ease rheumatoid pain, gastrointestinal disorders, and fevers, similar to the effects of cannabis, without the psychoactive effects.

In fact, without THC affecting the central nervous system, chamomile is incredibly calming. It can help with anxiety, panic attacks, and most symptoms under the autistic spectrum, and for overall calming when used in an alcohol-based tincture or stronger oil.

The study gets interesting when cancer is mentioned, stating chamomile was found to inhibit growth on normal cells and “showed significant reductions in cell viability in various human cancer cell lines” in skin, prostate, breast and ovarian cancers.

But the plot thickens, as it is not only chamomile that mimics cannabis when ingested in a strong concentrate. According to another study found on the NIH site (www.ncbi.nlm. nih.gov/pubmed/20657472) eleven aromatic, or terpene heavy, beneficial plants were studied for their antioxidant and antibacterial properties in Northern Italy in 1993. Via steam distillation, essential oils were analyzed from lavender, thyme, Roman chamomile, French tarragon, bitter and sweet fennel, with Roman chamomile exhibiting the highest antioxidant rate.

Yet another study on the same site (www.ncbi. nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20657472) shows thyme having the highest concentration of antibacterial activity towards human cancer cells when administered in a strong concentrate.

Interestingly, a combination of thyme,

cinnamon and rose oils killed acne in less than five minutes on contact.

In 2012 Chinese researchers studied the essential oil of Rosmarinus officinalis L., commonly known as rosemary (http:// naturalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/ molecules-17-02704.pdf), and found it to have strong antibacterial, antioxidant and cancer fighting properties when ingesting in strong oil distilled with steam. The study specifically sights a need for plant-based concentrates for fighting cancer and other modern day ailments – stating chemotherapy harms good cells, whereas plants to not.

The success rates listed in various studies claim 90 percentiles on putting tumors and cancers into remission when ingesting a strong oil, with chamomile giving a 93 percent reduction, and as high as 97 percent reduction with thyme, oregano, and rosemary. This information gives serious food for thought when contemplating using herbs in teas and tinctures to quell symptoms, or when making stronger oils to put serious ailments into remission.

Relax; it’s Coca, not Cocaine Author and researcher Bill Drake has long known of the medicinal properties of plants bastardized by humans penning his first effort, “The International Cultivator’s Handbook of Coca, Opium & Hashish” in 1981. Recently, he’s written specifically on the coca plant with his e-book, “Coca Leaf Papers,” expounding on the healthful benefits of the plant that humans break down with acetone and chemicals, creating what’s commonly known as “cocaine,” a highly addictive and destructive synthetic drug.

Drake describes how the beneficial properties of the raw plant – that could just as easily

be made into a tincture – mimic cannabis and other beneficial herb’s effects listed in this story. Inflammation, infection, pain, digestive issues such as Crohn’s disease, Hashimoto’s, and Alzheimer’s, are just a few of the serious ailments that may be helped with real medicine from the coca plant (being actively made in Bolivia today).

This thread of plant based research weaves together a common and reoccurring theme, herbal and medicinal plants are not put on this planet solely to manipulate for recreation and profit.

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A quick stop at my own local herb shop here in Humboldt County disappointed, though, when I shared the news of essential oils putting cancers into remission. The issue is the type of oil sold in most of these shops is barely above food grade, and not advised for daily ingesting.

In my mind, this does not mean we can’t do it, it means we need a better grade of oil to use against serious illness. The oil sold now is used topically, or as needed and not considered part of a daily regiment for wellness the way cannabis patients know the plant.

Student of medicine, Nicole Stevens, MS, dissertation on therapeutic-grade essential oils was made into a protocol for cancer. She reports the treatment is currently being used by cancer patients, doctors in private practice, and in U.S. hospitals.

WHAT IS YOUR GOOD MEDICINE?

Movement is crucial to humans for good health. Amber Gean and business partner Yanna Nicole founded Yoga Ah Studio in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2014. Its mission is to help people connect with others via the “Good Medicine” within oneself.

“Yoga connected me to my breath and opened my eyes to how I could heal myself using natural methods,” Gean shared. “With regular practice you can eliminate tangible and intangible toxins that could keep you from feeling your best.”

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (www.ncccih.nih.gov) states that Yoga is “a mind and body practice with historical origins in ancient Indian philosophy.” The practice of meditative movement is used for health purposes to combat high blood pressure, glaucoma, anxiety, depression, weight loss and more, leading to better overall.

Gean said they are all about healing their bodies and their minds, through movement and eating clean.

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The oils Stevens chose to use are from DoTerra (www.doterra.com) and are high quality, distilled, ingestible oils, sourced from organic and free-trade organizations from around the world. Most of the oils used in this treatment are common, such as thyme, clove, wintergreen, lemon, orange, sandalwood, and lavender. Frankincense, harvested via resin from the Boswellia family of trees in Africa is pricey due to the work involved, but it is listed as a highly beneficial compound for treating illness – not just a gift of incense for the baby Jesus.

When I began this feature, chamomile was the only flower on my radar due to a random posting (now lost) on social media by a woman who put her breast cancer into remission via strong chamomile oil. As I continued my research I found that many strong terpene plants have the ability to right the wrongs of decades of heavy metal and toxic poisoning.

They are also said to be especially effective at preventing and putting cancers into remission, but plants aren’t the only tools in the shed of wellness.

From the garden, the apple is a great natural standby. Simply carve a hole through it, add a piece of tin-foil or better a screen, and viola, you have an instant flavorful pipe with the bonus of a slightly medicated snack afterward.

Other fruits worth mentioning are mini pumpkins and bananas with the peel on.

In high school one inventive young man created what’s referred to as a “Ray Gun” when he stole a “Graham Condenser,” a steam roller that filled a big tube up when pulling the slide, rolling the vapor into his lungs. Way to use your scientific education, man.

Though Ohio is not yet legal for medicine or recreational use of cannabis, the women feel it’s just a matter of time. Until then, they will share their “Good Medicine,” via yoga, healthful sessions and a message of unity on t-shirts.

“The Medicine Patch” t-shirt is printed on soft natural fabric, so when you put on the “Good Medicine” shirt you immediately feel connected to a higher vibration of self, healing and love,” Gean said. “Loved ones going through chemo found a sense of peace and comfort wearing it.”

The “Good Medicine” shirt was given to a Shaman Healer who wore it for three days, as he sent prayers into the universe,” Gean added. “ “Yoga purifies your body from the inside out, alleviating disease,” Nicole shared.

“A holistic lifestyle will make you feel like a whole person, nurturing your body and giving it freedom to grow through movement and by practicing being in control. In current times life can seem crazy, but we have a choice to keep moving, breathing, and finding more natural ways to heal ourselves with Good Medicine!”

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AKE AWAY the Industrial Revolution and all that’s left are plants, people, and other living things on what used to be a fully organic planet. Add human activity, and we are going to hell in a handbasket. Heavy metal isn’t just a rock genre.

The mining and use of synthetic properties we had no business unearthing or putting into our bodies are now slowly killing us, with the majority of our modern day ailments linked to poisoning from the very stuff we’ve created for convenience.

There were chances for us. Henry Ford’s first car was Hemp fueled.

His wife drove his electric car, refusing the oil-laden model, stating it was dirty and noisy. If he only would have listened to his wife we may have gotten a break, but his hand was firmly held by Rockefeller’s big oil empire.

In 1947 it was announced we would not have to cut down another tree, our Hemp production was so great, with more than 2,500 products made from the beneficial plant, including the oil base for more than 250 medicines. Newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst had an interest in the forests and pulp mills, and kept clear cutting for profits, eventually demonizing the productive Hemp plant into non-existence in this country.

DuPont patented the first petroleum by-product of Nylon in 1942, spawning the synthetic pharmaceutical and plastics industry. That same year Hemp was outlawed, and by 1949 author Morris S. Beale, former city editor of the Washington Times, penned two tell-alls, “The Drug Story: ” and “The House of Rockefeller,” exposing big oil’s influence on the emerging synthetic pharmaceutical industry.

“The Drug Story” was said to be one of the most important books on health ever written, but Beale’s books were only sold via the post, not reaching readers on bookshelves until the 1970s, when the damage was already done.

Plastics were said to be the most revolutionary products created, helping us replace our taxed natural resources. That’s what they said, but the truth is, we are now drowning in the toxic swill of the manufacturing from plastic products, and literally sinking in the mass of debris that followed.

According to “The Plastics Scorecard v.1.0.” developed by BizNGO, there are more than 244 million metric tons of chemicals referred to as “high concern to human health and the environment” used in the manufacturing of plastics via petroleum byproducts. The synthetic compounds found in this toxic mix include cancer-inducing benzene, and styrene, as well as hormone disrupting phthalates and Bisphenol A (BPA).

Rachel Carson tried to shut down Monsanto’s manufacturing and distribution of pesticide DDT in the 1940s, when it came home from World War II after being used in biological warfare. Her book “Silent Spring” wasn’t published until 1969, prompting the “Clean Air & Water Acts” of 1973 and 1974, respectively. But, again, the damage of DDT in our water, soil and food was done, with DDT staying in our bloodlines up to five generations that we know of, with cancers and other neurological and central nervous system ailments embedded in our stem cells.

Leave nature alone and it works with us. Greek physician Hippocrates, dubbed the “Father of Western Medicine” (460 – c. 370 BC) instinctively knew this, using herbs, spices, roots, and vegetables as medicine stating, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” He scoffed at the belief that disease was an infliction from the Gods as punishment. He believed ailments occurred naturally and should be dealt with in a holistic way. Needless to say, he was way ahead of his time.

The good news is, through legalization of cannabis, people are learning about plant-based medicines again. Medicine makers, using plants for decades, can finally feel safe sharing their knowledge and medicine at last, with healing taking priority in legal states. Hemp is making a comeback, with states lining up to grow what was once the largest and most sustainable cash crop in the world.

Can we turn things around? All we have are our words and the knowledge we’ve gained through struggles, seeming success, and subsequent illness from the very things we created for mere convenience and profit. The plants will continue to grow, all we need to do is keep planting them and remember where the good medicine comes from.

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enjoy a big bowl of green along with his 12,000 calories a day and it’s no mystery that NFL, MLB, and NBA players have all touted on the mind, steadily hardening those who partake the benefits of cannabis as opposed to prescription painkillers. in it into highly productive fleet-footed individuals.

Running competitively is it’s own beast entirely, and it There are an increasing number of athletes who openly smoke pot takes a special type of person to withstand – and even during training, with no obvious adverse effects on their performance. enjoy – grueling training sessions in the wee hours of Huff especially likes edibles during relays where she runs five to the morning. To push one’s body past the point of exhaustion in an ten miles at a time all day long and then ends up sitting in a car attempt to unlock the capabilities of the human spirit is fascinating, for a couple hours in between but some of these trained athletes running times with lactic acid have now been known to use cannabis. How would cannabis “Cannabis and running are more much building up in her legs. fit into a grueling marathonmore compatible than they might seem Cannabis and running are more training regime? I found myself at first. They can each teach a person much more compatible than sharing beers with two of these demons of speed, to chat about much about themselves like how to they might seem at first. They the benefits of both running and operate within discomfort, and about can each teach a person much about themselves like how to cannabis, and how they can be their strengths and weaknesses.” operate within discomfort, used to enhance one another. and about their strengths and weaknesses. They are both Acacia Huff, a native Seattleite spiritual experiences in their own rights, and things that have been that grew up playing basketball, has been competing in marathons, a part of our collective conscious for eons. “I appreciate how far my relays, and numerous other races for over a year. “I always smoke feet can take me,” says Huff and she means much more than that. a blunt after I’m done with a run!” she announces enthusiastically, Both cannabis and running have the potential to open the soul to “It helps with my appetite and soothes my muscles after being new experiences, people, parts of town, and the pleasures of life. so stimulated.” While this may sound counter-productive and “It’s a tool. Not recreational, not medical, but a tool to be utilized,” perhaps out of the norm, it’s fairly common in the world of highMike Conrad tells me earnestly as we hurl darts, “as an athlete it is performance athletes. Olympic legend Michael Phelps is known to

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always about trying to get an edge.” Conrad has been running for much of his life and competes in 100-mile races. Cannabis allows him to unlock potential in different parts of his body, loosening muscles and centering his breath. On the 75th mile of Conrad’s latest race to the century mark, his body began to betray him. After running for nearly 24-hours, his muscles tightened, breathing became labored, and he started to question his will to continue. Luckily, there was a doobie stashed in his water bottle for such an occasion. After stepping off the trail to roast the aforementioned joint, his wave of anxiety and severe muscle cramping subsided, turning the remaining 25-miles into a blur. “I felt very fortunate to have cannabis,” he says, and without weed, it may have been a different race.

When talking with athletes, one consistency across all sport is the ‘getting in the zone’ concept. Most people know what it feels like to be ‘in the zone’, even if it is in something as banal as grocery

shopping or driving a car. It’s the feeling of pure control and focus, where everything is going your way and you can’t explain why.

It’s clear, after speaking with these two athletes, that cannabis can help some runners get into their ‘zone’, and get the most out of their bodies. Cannabis can allow self-evaluation during extreme physical states where they push their body to the limit while their brain screams at them to PLEASE STOP RUNNING. Cannabis is not their only recovery tool, and is by no means necessary for performing at a high level, stresses Huff. One must optimize nutrition, good sleep, and keeping up with workouts in order to succeed in this fast-paced world. They are equivocal in considering weed a natural supplement. “Running is natural and weed is natural,” Conrad proudly states, “it is only natural to combine two completely raw components of the human experience” and DOPE couldn’t agree more.

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of the “Kettle Falls Five” inches toward a formal sentencing date of June 10, 2015, energy is building from all directions to see if true justice will be served.

In yet another landmark move by Congress, Representatives Sam Farr and Dana Rohrabacher formally requested that Attorney General Eric Holder make the intention of the Consolidated and Continuing Appropriations Act crystal clear to the Department of Justice, stating: Criminal prosecutions, like the recent Kettle Falls Five case in Washington, as well as asset forfeiture actions like those mentioned in the recent L.A. Times article against dispensaries in the San Francisco Bay Area, were what motivated us and a majority of our colleagues in the United States House of Representatives to approve this measure and ensure it was codified in the Consolidated and Continuing Appropriations Act late last year. In fact, we can imagine few more efficient and effective ways of “impeding the ability of states to carry out their medical cannabis laws” than prosecuting individuals and organizations acting in accordance with those laws.

This April 8th, 2015 affirmation from Congress holds obvious and significant implications for the Kettle Falls Five, including the possibility of an interlocutory appeal to the 9th Circuit, where the case

could be thrown out once and for all.

While this case carries extreme significance for medical cannabis cases nationwide, the three remaining defendants in the case, Rhonda Firestack-Harvey, Rolland Gregg and Michelle Gregg, have all had their respective lives returned—which bear little or no resemblance to their pre-DEA raid realities.

Rolland Gregg, in particular, has groundbreaking work to present at Tesla Tech in late-July. As co-founder of Native Clean Energy—a company dedicated to providing sustainable food, water, shelter and health to communities everywhere—he has revolutionary work to complete that is not conducive to a jail cell.

On a high note, as the federal government sorts out this sticky mess of medical cannabis, former defendant Larry Harvey has received the motorcycle back that was confiscated during the Kettle Falls Five raid performed by the DEA in June 2012.

As Rhonda Firestack-Harvey said on her Facebook, “Now that Larry has his bike back finally, get him healthy, so we can ride.”

One can only hope that soon we will live in a world where the government isn’t taking motorcycles from old men for growing medical cannabis. Thankfully, the Kettle Falls Five appear to be riding away with a well-fought victory, and a sacrifice that won’t soon be forgotten.

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The Emerald City might have been ablaze with 4/20 festivities, but the greenest glow in town was undoubtedly coming from 7 Point Studios, home of the 2015 DOPE Cup.

Now in its 4th year running, the annual congregation of cannabis patients and enthusiasts has gained serious traction over the years.

What began as an exclusively medical cannabis event in 2012, has now evolved into a full-blown cannabis freedom affair. Whether you like dab rigs worth more than your vehicle, or topical booths providing massages, the DOPE Cup brings a broad spectrum of highclass entertainment for all attendees, every time.

Highlights from the evening’s festivities included celebrity judge Dr. Dina, warming the crowd with her great vibes throughout the night, magicians making their rounds, a cannabis wizard, and numerous other fun fair themed activities. Original artwork by Seattle artist Adream De Valdivia was presented to Dr. Dina for her continued advocacy across many spectrums of the cannabis movement.

There was a high level of competition in all DOPE Cup categories, with the Judge’s Choice category going to Exotic Genetix and the Peoples’ Choice going to Hesperides Gardens.

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The energy consumption of Agrijuana is an estimated 20% of what other operations on the same scale are using. How is this possible? The 21,000 square foot facility is equipped with LED lighting from EcoGrow, a company that specializes in lighting solutions for vertical farming and indoor agriculture. LED lights are often disparaged among growers for spindly growth and poor yields, but EcoGrow has changed the game with their efficient light-pucks. Traditional LEDs have two color spectrums, red and blue, which are great for vegetative growth but not particularly for flower. EcoGrow offers a deep red LED that penetrates the whole plant and is available to be entirely absorbed. The results Agrijuana has produced from the deep red spectrum are

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impressive. Big, fat, resinous buds that have on average a 2% higher THC content than the same strain under HPS lights.

Bathed in a deep pink light, the plants in the flower room are bushy and look quite happy. Blue Magoo is Agrijuana’s flagship strain, and its bluish hue and sweet smell are highly appealing. They currently have eighteen varieties on the market. With more than forty strains in rotation for next harvest, plenty of them are winners, with Girl Scout #2 testing in the highest at 30% THC. Look for a new line of CO2 extracts from Agrijuana in the coming weeks. Their products can be found in over 25 stores across the state, ranging from Cannabis Country Store in Battle Ground, to Mary’s in Seattle, to Top Shelf Cannabis in Bellingham.

“Efficiency is everything,” says McElveny “in the world of sustainable farming, if you’re not efficient you may not be around.” To that end, Agrijuana has an AutoBag system for fast and efficient packaging that cuts down on waste, errors, and time. The EcoGrow LEDs don’t give off any heat so an industrial HVAC system isn’t needed, even in such a large space. Agrijuana is on the cutting edge when it comes to sustainable technologies, and they are hoping that the trend spreads throughout the industry soon.

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Focused on an all-organic approach to plant health and living soil, they offer a line of five different inoculants geared toward various stages of plant growth and soil biodiversity. The biology of soil is often lost upon the urban farmer. Immaculate grow spaces with bags upon bags of premixed and sterile dirt stored inside massive warehouses doesn’t conjure an image of natural beneficial fungus and bacteria – both of which are essential for happy plants. The powders from Dragonfly Earth Medicine are versatile and easy to use as soil amendments before you plant anything, or add them to a compost tea to feed plants during growth. As plants in nature generally feed off of other dead and decaying plants, the folks at DEM find it only natural to use only organic and wild grown ingredients in their concoctions.

LUSH ROOTS Perhaps the most versatile and widely beneficial product in the line, Lush Roots is chock-full of microscopic fungi, mycelium, and bacteria that help plants break down nutrients. When transplanting clones (or any plants for that matter) dust the roots with this stuff before putting them in the ground. It will nurture a larger root mass and give your soil the flora and fauna it needs to thrive.

BRILLIANT BLACK A mixture of humic acid, organic alfalfa, and more probiotics, Brilliant Black can be used to give any soil a nutritive boost.

Alfalfa is known to be one of the richest sources of plant growth hormones, amino acids, and enzymes, boosting flower production and increasing the number of buds. Water some into your plants or mix it in with your unproductive soil to replenished it, turning it back into a healthy home for roots and microlife.

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RADIANT GREEN Full of Nitrogen and Potash for young plants to feast on, Radiant Green is used mainly during vegetative growth. It fosters a healthy immune system for the plants and stimulates growth with a herbal mixture featuring nettle, kelp, wild yam, and spirulina.

FAT FLOWERS The name says it all. Use Fat Flowers during the flowering cycle to increase quantity of yields and bud size. While the other inoculants are a dark green, bordering on black, Fat Flowers is a sandy color. A mixture of bacteria, natural herbs, and humic acid, there is also cane sugar combined with a more readily available phosphate than most products, leading to larger fruits.

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NATURAL MISTIK Perhaps the most unique product from Dragonfly Earth Medicine, Natural Mistik is a plant-based foliar spray used to help with cleaning, as well as feeding, your plants. They have also added more beneficial microbes to encourage healthy plants and leaves free of undesirables. Combined with a long list of herbs and fruits, Natural Mistik helps the plant absorb nutrients and essential vitamins immediately, rather than getting it through the soil.

COCOA And finally the cocoa. After a long day of mixing soil and feeding plants, it’s time for a treat with Dragonfly Earth Medicine’s delicious offering for humans.

Every bit as healthy as their garden amendments, DEM’s cocoa features reishi, cordyceps, chia seeds, nettles, and many other adaptogenic herbs formulated to heal and taste great.

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ROBIN HOOD GLASS S a Pacific Northwest native and glassblower, Robin Hood, noted in a recent interview with DOPE Magazine: “I just like the fire.”

Now that fire he likes so much is burning it down in the best way, at Piece of Mind glass shops throughout Washington. This collection features a variety of works by Robin Hood with a diverse range of themes.

Female Flames: Named Polarity, its inspired by the polarizing effect women have had on Robin Hood’s life.

Triceratops: inspired by childhood memories of model plane building and dinosaur skeletons.

Recyclers: Embodies the natural ebb and flow of engineering, inspired by the scientific glass and concentrate enthusiasts.

The amount of diversity with which Robin Hood weaves such intricate themes into his glass blowing, makes for a definite standout. When asked about his inspiration he keeps it heartfelt and to the point citing “hanging out with friends, natural forms, architecture, psychedelic/ classic rock, and some heavy metal” as his inspirations. When inquiring about any specific gurus or mentors, he declared: “My friends. They are my teachers and inspiration. Everyone is building each other up. My friends are my heroes.”

Given that Robin Hood has been making a living in the glassblowing industry for the past ten years - waving his self-proclaimed ‘I don’t give a f*ck’ flag through it all - it’s a guarantee you’ll see this glassblower playing with fire for years and years to come..

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(NEARLY) CERTIFIED ORGANIC Do You Know Where Your Cannabis Comes From?

Consumers currently rely on the integrity and reputation of farmers and shops, as well as vague packaging claims of ‘all-natural’ or ‘sun-grown’ to pick their herb of choice.

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have recently been struggling to get their crops certified as organic. Consumers across the nation, especially in progressive states such as those with legal and medicinal cannabis, have a desire and need to know what is going into their cannabis and their bodies. The local food movement has brought aisles upon aisles of organic veggies, dairy and meat to grocery stores everywhere, and it was only a matter of time before cannabis followed suit.

As cannabis is still federally illegal, the USDA will have no part in inspecting or verifying that approved organic methods are being used on legal pot farms. Not only that, a product labeled “certified organic” that has not been properly inspected and certified carries a hefty fine. Consumers currently rely on the integrity and reputation of farmers and shops, as well as vague packaging claims of ‘all-natural’ or ‘sungrown’ to pick their herb of choice.

This is a problem. It is impossible to say where the majority of the cannabis in the medical market comes from at times in terms of soil used, processing facility procedures, or even distribution methods. That’s not to state a majority of medical cannabis is riddled with pesticides and heavy metals, but there are certainly growers using a number of chemicals on their plants, many of them carcinogenic. Many, if not most farmers are switching to more organic and sustainable methods of growing, as it generally lowers

production costs while producing a higher quality flower. Other farmers use Ecofriendly packaging that won’t contribute to landfills, or offer their crops strictly to local purveyors in an effort to minimize their distribution network thus reducing their carbon footprint.

In this climate of official regulations and growers seeking a legal alternative to the USDA’s stamp of organic approval, one name is emerging as an industry leader.

Clean Green Certified is a third-party company specializing in evaluating, and certifying, organic cannabis operations.

Chris Van Hook, the CEO of Clean Green Certified, has another company – one of less than 100 in the world – with the authority to accredit farms as organically certified. Taking this intimate knowledge of standard practices and legal compliance within sustainable agriculture, Clean Green Certified is equipped to implement systems for cannabis growers that will reduce carbon-emissions, help with pest control, and benefit the land and natural ecosystem.

Consumers of high-quality cannabis more and more want, and deserve, to know the details of the cannabis they are ingesting or inhaling, and this will trend will not reverse.

The idea of farm-to-table ganja is something that many consumers are demanding as cannabis comes out of the underground, and farmers become more conscious of the communal relationships and sustainable practices that are vital for any organic farm.

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While not everyone considers themselves and artist, Adream de Valdivia’s work somehow speaks to the unifying concept of the artist in all of us; his imagery having the ability to pull viewers in, shifting their consciousness.

Adream is often performing his art live and in living color, as he paints onsite at venues like the Concentrate Cup, Hempfest, and now the 2015 DOPE Cup. Treating viewers to a chance to be part of his creative process by viewing his art’s creation, his intricate brushstrokes are mesmerizing to watch. It’s a priviledged glimpse into a unique mind full of creation in motion.

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GENETIC ALTERATIONS WITHIN THE HUMAN ENDOCANNABINOID SYSTEM: PART 1 HE HUMAN

Endocannabinoid System is a dynamic system governing the homeostatic functions and metabolic balance within the entire body. Located primarily in the central nervous system, its components are found in the brain and throughout the nervous system as well as in cells of multiple organs, muscles, blood vessels, and specific cells of the immune system. The components of the endocannabinoid system include the endogenous endocannabinoids, the proteins that produce and degrade them, and the receptors on the cells to which they attach and initiate a reaction.

Genetics is the field of science that studies heredity and the effects of DNA on traits of expression. Our genome refers to the complete set of genes, or collection of genetic material, that exists within the nucleus of every cell in our body. Each individual varies from one another in genetic makeup and expression. Individual variations based on genetic alterations are constantly occurring due to numerous factors. The

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impact genetic alterations have on the individual depend on which genes are altered. The perception of the alteration being positive, negative or neutral depends on the impact they have within the individual’s internal environment.

The CB1 receptor, a primary cell receptor of the endocannabinoid system, receives endocannabinoids made by the body and phytocannabinoids found in multiple types of plants, including the cannabis plant. The CB1 receptor is located in the plasma membrane or outer shell of the cell. The gene that codes for the CB1 receptor is called the CNR1 gene. Polymorphisms or specific genetic variations of the CNR1 gene can have profound effects on the human body. The reason polymorphisms of the CNR1 gene are so impactful is that they affect a multitude of body systems maintaining homeostatic balance and basic metabolic regulation.

The CNR1 gene plays a role in learning and memory, sensory perception of pain, aging and nutrient response. It is integral in the regulation of fever, lipid

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metabolic process, insulin secretion, neurotransmitter secretion, and the positive regulation of the apoptotic process. The CNR1 gene also codes for how one responds to cocaine, nicotine, ethanol and morphine, and it decreases dopamine secretion. The CNR1 gene negatively and positively regulates blood pressure, always seeking homeostasis, and regulates mast cell activation, balancing acute (while preventing chronic) inflammation. The CNR1 gene also has an effect on pregnancy, impacting spermatogenesis, placental development and formation, and mammary gland branching.

The CNR1 gene functions in conjunction with many other genes to keep the body healthy. When alterations are present that negatively impact the internal environment, health issues and conditions can occur. Some examples of health conditions caused by a negatively affected CNR1 gene include and are not limited to insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, non-alcoholic

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fatty liver disease, polycystic ovary disease, glaucoma, Huntington’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, circadian rhythm alterations and auto immune conditions.

The CNR1 gene codes for an integral component of the Endocannabinoid System, the CB1 receptor. This is only one of the important cell receptors of the ECS. Future articles will examine the genes that code for other components of the ECS, to understand their function and to explore how their alteration can impact the ECS, and the overall health of the human body. It is important to note that genes are only little bits of information.

Humans receive two copies of each gene, one from each parent. The effects of having an alteration in one copy of a specific gene can be neutralized or enhanced by the other copy.

An individual’s genome reveals a complex array of information whose meaning can only be fully understood or appreciated when the whole story is revealed and systematically examined.

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