DOPE MAGAZINE OR ISSUE #18 OCTOBER 2015 "THE HEALTH ISSUE"

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STRAIN JILLY BEAN

CONCENTRATE LEMON ALIEN DAWG

EDIBLES BLAZE BARS

MEDICAL DISPENSARY NEXT LEVEL WELLNESS

BRANDING BUD

Consumerization of Cannabis

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Embracing Cannabis Culture

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDITOR’S NOTE

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12 STRAIN OF THE MONTH

PDX DISPENSARY

EDIBLE

BLAZE BARS

JILLY BEAN

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14 PAKALOLO

20 CANNA-NEWS GREEN D.C. MEETUPS

24 BRANDING BUD HEALTH THE ESSENCE OF BRAND

36 DISPENSARY

NEXT LEVEL WELLNESS

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CANNA-NEWS

JOSH STANLEY

BIG DATA GOES GREEN

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40 POLITICAL SB 844

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SASQUATCH FARMS

48 CONCENTRATE LEMON ALIEN DAWG

October 1st marks the beginning of recreational sales to adults over the age of 21 who will now be able to purchase up to 5 grams of flower at licensed medical dispensaries. Many are wondering how long this will be allowed, and what the future holds for the recreational market in Oregon. How is the recreational market roll out going to affect medical cannabis patients and the medical program itself?

The October issue we dive into the laws, regulations and updates for medical and retail consumers. For those business owners in the trenches, they’ll be spreading the word about real plant based medicine, being newly experienced by so many. Be kind to your friends! Please introduce the plant appropriately and educate before you recreate!

Flipping through our pages, take a moment to bury your head in the pages for the concentrate feature from Portland Extracts, Lemon Alien Dawg.

Remove your head and find yourself in the trees with Sasquatch Farms. Keep scoring the pages, find your favorite article and stay informed!

October 4th, 2015 is the Oregon Dope Cup presented by CannaTea, being held at the Refuge at 116 SE Yamhill Street in Portland. Featuring a performance by Redman, who will also be judging the judge’s choice award alongside Adam Dunn and Charlo Greene.

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DOPE (Defending Our Plant Everywhere)

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FOREST BATHING

MELISSA ETHERIDGE

CANNA-NEWS HARVEST IS COMING

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BUSINESS

PAUL LONEY LAW OCT 1ST IS HERE

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DOPE is a free publication dedicated to providing an informative and wellnessminded voice to the cannabis movement. While our foundation is the medical cannabis industry, it is our intent to provide ethical and research-based articles that address the many facets of the war on drugs, from politics to lifestyle and beyond. We believe that through education and honest discourse, accurate policy and understanding can emerge. DOPE Magazine is focused on defending both our patients and our plant, and to being an unceasing force for revolutionary change.

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STRAIN OF THE MONTH

WRITER •BRANDON KRENZLER @CANNADAD

PHOTOS • CHRIS RYAN

jILLY BEAN from HUG Farms

FLAVOR

EFFECT My experience was initially a calm feeling followed by a surge of euphoria, resulting in a rapidly enhanced mood. Feeling enlightened and happy I began to feel both meditative and creative, which led to me immediately writing this review. I notice the humor in the events around me much more than usual, I also feel like going for a walk now that I might just enjoy it a touch more.

Please believe me when I say that rich and robust bursts of skunk, with infusions of diesel fuel and key lime pie can actually be a pleasant taste, a stretch, I know, but hear me out; Jilly’s taste is long lasting enticing, and ultimately encourages another toke. Diverse essences combine to deliver a pineapple-like, citrus jelly bean candy punch that balances out the strain’s other more earthy flavors.

AROMA

LOOKS Bright, curly tangerine hairs densely cover rich lime green flowers, lending a reddish-orange hue to the bud. Opalescent trichromes layer over one another from top to bottom. Just like the candy mentioned in the strain’s name, the vibrant colored nugs look sweet both in the jar and in the bowl.

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Genetically terpene rich, Jilly Bean is extremely aromatic. A pleasantly thick, pungent skunk and fuel earthiness combines here with undertones of lime, threatening to permeate the airspace of any room it enters.

Curiously there is a kaleidoscope of scents, and not one spot on the flower smells the same as another.

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THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS

Patients who seek a balanced strain that is a perfect blend of uplifting sativa and relaxing indica will do well to choose this. As with most sativa dominant strains, many use Jilly Bean to cope with stress and depression, but it also seems to help with tension and pain, and there is a notably relaxing quality to this flower.

GENETICS Jilly Bean is a cross between Orange Kush and Space Queen. Bred by TGA Genetics, this remarkably stable genetic is said to be a 60% sativa dominant hybrid. This phenotypically short and stout bush-like plant grows energetically, and yields a plentiful harvest when grown in optimum conditions.

EDIBLE OF THE MONTH

WRITER •BRANDON KRENZLER @CANNADAD

PHOTOS • CHRIS RYAN

bLAZE BARS COOKIES AND CREAM

REAMY CHOCOLATE with a cookie crumble crunch never had it so good in the cookies and cream Blaze Bar. Rich chocolate melts quickly leaving behind delightfully crunchy morsels of chocolate cookie. The creamy flavors do well to conceal the cannabis flavor, leaving only a pleasant hint of herb to compliment the other ingredients.

The producers of the Blaze Bar are helping to set an example in Oregon for dosage control. Hash-marked into 10 equal parts, each bar is embossed with “Blaze” which also signifies 10mg of THC per piece, or the equivalent of one dose. The suggested standard dose is 30mg, or three pieces, but they recommend beginning with one piece, or 10mg.

I consumed the standard recommended dose of 30mg and waited twenty minutes for the effect of the first piece before eating two more 10mg pieces. About fifteen more minutes passed before a noticeable effect set in. Relaxation manifested first, followed by an extremely calm state of mind, and the effects were not over powering and rather pleasant at that dose.

Beautiful recyclable packaging features a novel slider window that allows for much appreciated visual inspection of the candy.

I give the Blaze Bar a thumbs up for being a flavorful, visually appealing infused treat that’s not only packaged nicely but also delivers enjoyable effects to match the hype.

Other Blaze Bar flavors include: Dark Chocolate Blood Orange, Maple Bacon and the standard dark and milk chocolate.

Blaze heaven is also available in Dark Chocolate Blood Orange, Maple Bacon and Dark/Milk Chocolate

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Suck it!

Lick it, chew it or crush it up and pour it in a beverage.

There are a multitude of ways to enjoy Shrapnel, and all of them help provide long-lasting relief from whatever ails you.

Available in a variety of flavors at fine dispensaries across the great state of Oregon.

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PPROACHING PAKALOLO on Holgate Avenue in Portland Oregon, patrons find a comfortable green California style bungalow surrounded by bamboo and flowering perennials that blend with Easter Island effigies hidden in their floral landscaping. This is originally a house, now adorned with signs depicting cannabis leaves and hibiscus flowers, transporting guests to a small tropical paradise in the heart of the Pacific Northwest.

Through a heavy wooden front door, guests are greeted with warmly decorated bright orange interior with festive splotches of yellow and green.

Live plants rest upon rustic hard wood floors, and add more life to an already positive and welcoming atmosphere. Owners Justin Riggs and Adrienne Garcia are friendly and outgoing, with kind eyes and a friendly demeanor. This atmosphere allows for comfortable conversation full of useful information so patients leave with so much more than just their therapeutic cannabis.

Wedding Cake, Dawg Walker and Dutch Herer are the house favorite flowers, all grown by Lion Tree Farms. Wedding Cake packs a very potent pungency that fills the lobby here when the jar is opened. We were told we could find the same high quality flower rolled up in their handmade prerolls, each is comprised of nugs that are ground up, and rolled into unexpected shapes like hearts and crosses. Blunt Buds are a Pakalolo produced product: Flower covered in Co2 oil, ice hash, Pangea PHO and CBD RSO. Medibles are popular products at Pakalolo, with their sales now equal to, or exceeding sales of flower or concentrates. The most popular here are Bhombchellys Jellys BHO infused gummies, Chill Provisions peppermint patties and the original flavors of Medi Bros brand candies like horchata and banana cream pie. Beautiful Jack Herer “Live Resin” concentrates and PDXtracts BHO crumble are resting on the top shelf of the left counter for those who like a concentrated THC and CBD product of the highest possible quality. While you’re in make sure to take a moment to visit with the lovable dispensary pug named P.U.G – fondly pronounced “Peeyou- gee.”

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Cannabis Arrives on DC Social Scene

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ANNABIS IS legal in D.C., the seat of the federal government. That’s huge - but there are trap doors everywhere. To consume it on federal land is prohibitted, which is about 21% of the ten square miles of the district, and includes such likely light-up spots as Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park near the Adams Morgan district.

To consume it as a federal employee still makes one subject to urine analysis, especially federal employees with security clearance.

Consuming publicly is the usual no, but also is buying it legally if you are not a medical patient. No one can say when this will change, and as time goes on more and more people are determined to sort through this mess in this wound-tight city full of uber-discrete keepers of national and international secrets.

If the DC city council has their way, advocates say buy-

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ing it legally and smoking it at a café attached to your local bar won’t happen until 2017 or later.

That delay is the result of an emergency measure passed just five days after cannabis went legal in the district on February 26th. The measure is now up for renewal or expiration; if renewed, it will become a permanent law and the subject of yet another advocacy fight with city leaders.

Adam Eidinger, the guy who led the legalization effort in the district, says that they are seeking to reenergize their movement around this new issue. “The deal is they will pass a law that will keep Washington D.C. from turning into Amsterdam; that is literally the way that the politicians are talking about it to each other,” he says.

Bar patrons in the district regularly report the smell of cannabis hanging over bar on weekend nights at restaurant hotspots in and around Georgetown, DuPont Circle and Adams Morgan.

The fear of arrest factor has clearly diminished here, but there are people who want clarity on the issue; they’re moving the discussion to a more common sense understanding of what this plant is, what it does, and how it can and will fit into the mainstream of life in D.C. There are eight DC based cannabis-related meetup groups now with memberships steadily growing, three of which are organized by independent lobbyist Evan Bergwall. In March, the DC Marijuana and Cannabis has its meetup with 208 members, DC Marijuana and Cannabis Events meetup gathers with 172 members, and the Washington Marijuana Cannabis Policy holds a meetup with 53 members.

Bergwall worked on the hill for seven years as a lobbyist then moved into government consulting work. He now lobbies on tax, banking, and commerce issues related to cannabis.

etables. An event as American as apple pie, it recently added a best bud competition for the first time in its five year history. “When cannabis was legalized in the district earlier this year, I said right off the bat ‘we have to have a competition of some kind at the fair this year,’” explains Mark Perry, a compost grower and the coordinator of the competition.

The event quickly filled up to capacity, with 47 registered contestants. Judges will touch, smell and examine buds with microscopes in their decision-making process; no cannabis will be consumed.

At the meetup, Phillips says she thinks people still view cannabis people as stoners zoning out for hours, “But if you look around this room today a majority of us just came from our nine to five jobs,” she says. “We are absolutely a group of professionals, with different interests and skills, and I think DC is going to be one of the communities that really drives the future for this industry.”

Expecting to launch the first meetup in October, Bergwall explains “I’ve had alot of requests for meetups and people trying to do event things.” He explains that it’s really about finding good venues to host in, where cannabis can be consumed. “[Cannabis smokers] can’t be outdoors in public spaces. They can’t be at bars and restaurants.

They can’t really be at offices unless they own the whole building. So what they are left with is a bunch of people invited into a home.”

One of the goals of his meetups is to show legislators how cannabis is being woven into the social fabric of the city, and he’s hoping to change perceptions. “One of my biggest objectives is to make the cannabis case and talk about it and work through the halls of Congress,” he says. “Members of Congress have to feel safe from a political standpoint, and they have to know the industry is viable.”

The social cannabis pioneers here are handling mainstreaming with kid gloves, taking things one step at a time, while presenting it first as the huge business opportunity it is.

One DC meetup in early September, the DC chapter of the Denverbased Women Grow, showcases the cannabis grow products of Brielle Pettinelli, a biologist and agriculturist, to a group of thirty interested cannabis entrepreneurs at a U street restaurant. Sponsoring the meetup is DC based Canna Party, LLC, and its founder Chris Steinke. Canna Party is a cannabis catering service that provides everything for your cannabis party – except the cannabis.

The event organizer and event strategist, Caroline Phillips, with a background in politics and human rights work, says that the important thing to remember is the activism spirit in D.C. “I think that part of the social fabric in D.C. really is grounded in advocacy groups,” she says. “Before marijuana was legal in D.C. it was the advocacy groups, like the Marijuana Policy Project, that were able to bring people that didn’t know each other together,” she says.

Another small step forward: The D.C. State Fair on September 12, a festival featuring competitions for home-growers of produce and veg-

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BRANDING BUD

BRANDING BUD The Consumerization of Cannabis

S BOB Marley the next Marlboro Man? Will there be a ‘Cannabis Section’ at Whole Foods in the near future? Will Aveda® or Dr. Bronners® create a line of “relaxing” THC infused body lotions?

Branding and marketing expert David Paleschuck will take a critical look at the current state of legal US cannabis products, packaging and positioning with a new regular column on branding, packaging & the positioning of cannabis products in the marketplace.

discover what fuels their inspiration and makes their products recognizable; we’ll also look at what amplifies their differentiation, and what makes their big ideas and concepts meaningful and accessible. A focus on a brand’s disparate elements can illuminate how it unifies them into whole systems. We’ll also assess the disciplined process used to build brand awareness and extend customer loyalty, improve image and perception, create preference for products or services, and increase participation and market share.

Who exactly is “the cannabis consumer”?

What’s their lifestyle(s)? What brands speak to them, and is there just one type of cannabis consumer? Are the images of Cheech & Chong; Harold & Kumar; Willy Nelson & Snoop Dog stereotyping cannabis smokers? And to push even further, is “smoking” itself a stereotype of cannabis consumption?

Further, we’ll seek to examine the multitude of brand tenets and pillars - a company’s ideals - which should hold true whether the brand is launching, creating a new product or service, repositioning, or creating a retail presence.

Other areas to be explored are vision, meaning, authenticity, differentiation, sustainability, coherence, flexibility, commitment, and value.

Designed to examine this new product segment, ‘Branding Bud’ will examine the multitude of emerging brands, their creative assets and the strategies behind them. We’ll also focus on a multitude of branding, packaging & positioning aspects affecting cannabis and non-cannabis consumers, cannabis manufacturers, cannabis retailers, and the general public.

Lastly, we’ll put this information into context by making it relevant for both consumers & those watching the industry develop across the national landscape.

From sustainability to childproof, protective packaging, we’ll cover current branding trends and packaging requirements as they change and evolve.

The column will review the leading cannabis branded products - and the latest technologies being utilized to package them. We’ll critique brands and their identities, and in doing so,

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It is the author’s hope and objective to help those using cannabis-based products to better understand the inspiration behind them, meet the manufacturers & designers that make them, and see the processes that are in motion in creating these products.

Upcoming ‘Branding Bud’ column topics include, “Canna-Brands Most Often Used Color”; “Sustainable Cannabis Design”; Packaging Differences: Stateby-State; “Back To The Future: Creating Nostalgic Brands”; among others.

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GRAPHICS • CHARM DOMACENA

“ From sustainability to childproof, protective packaging, we’ll cover current branding trends and packaging requirements as they change and evolve.”

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HEALTH

WRITER •DAVID HODES

PHOTO • LESTER MILLMAN

In Focus: Josh Stanley

“Things are changing… due to a certain level of civil disobedience on the part of the citizens of the world because they are saying, “Wait a second, this therapeutic cannabis works for me, this works for my child.

Why can’t I use it?”

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HE FOUNDER of Citiva Medical, an ongoing medical marijuana research organization and provider of cannabinoid medicine, Josh Stanley continues to be one of the driving forces pushing for advances in the medical marijuana business. Stanley is co-credited with creating “Charlotte’s Web”, and with breeding a nonpsychoactive strain of the cannabis plant with low THC and high CBD. In 2010, he assisted in the drafting of Colorado House Bill 1284, the first bill of its kind to further define and establish Colorado’s medicinal cannabis state regulatory structure through the Colorado Department of Revenue.

The following year he co-authored the research and development portion of Colorado House Bill 1043.

Stanley also sat on the rules and regulations board of the Colorado Department of Revenue’s Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division, as well as that organization’s rules and regulations board for research and development.

More recently, Stanley decided to pursue new ventures in the global cannabis industry and, in 2014, founded Strains of Hope, a non-profit dedicated to assisting global principalities in the implementation of responsible regulations for local medicinal cannabis industries and funding of further research. Needless to say, we were extremely lucky to catch up with him recently and get his current take on things…

Dope: How do you expect the acceptance and growth of the industry to play out in terms of therapeutic cannabis and cannabis in general being treated as another agriculture commodity?

JS: What I do and what my company does is work with governments around the world. I am focusing on developing nations, because at the heart of these developing nations is agriculture. What they are lacking right now are new agricultural commodities. The demand for cannabinoid replacement therapy, or CRT, is going to help move cannabis into large scale, good agricultural practice using organic farming techniques, and make no mistake about it – that is the future.

Dope: You have stated in presentations that what people are calling medical marijuana is not really medical marijuana. Can you explain that?

Josh Stanley: It’s an incorrect term. It’s really therapeutic cannabis. In order to call something medical, it has to be able to be standardized, and if you can’t measure something, how are you going to study it? If you can’t standardize it, how in the hell are you going to brand it?

Dope: I have seen some pharmaceutical company representation at cannabis trade shows, but nothing to indicate that those companies are doing anything now but sitting on the sidelines. What’s your take on that?

JS: Big Pharma is the largest lobby in the world. They are bigger than oil. So you’re damn right that they are involved in the cannabis business. What they are looking at is how to standardize this and take this into the medicinal realm.

The days of single compound isolate synthetic medications that they make are coming to an end. Pharmaceutical companies are scared of multi-compound drugs like cannabis because it’s very difficult to patent them; it’s very difficult to own them, but these are brands that people in the cannabis industry can begin to own and begin to bring to market.

Dope: Why do pharmaceutical companies develop single compound isolate synthetics?

JS: They create one drug so that they can create two drugs to counteract the side effect of that one drug. It becomes a profit-care industry and not a health-care industry. Those times are changing, and they are changing due to a certain level of civil disobedience on the part of the citizens of the world because they are saying, “Wait a second, this therapeutic cannabis works for me, this works for my child.

Why can’t I use it?”

Dope: What do you see as the potential future of cannabis for medical use over the next two to three years?

JS: I am following clinical study protocols and we are going to release some clinical studies that are going to blow the world away. So once this information is out there, there is going to be a race about how fast we can grow and produce this plant. Then in five years you are going to see CRT in just about everyone’s medicine cabinet as a preventative medicine. It’s going to really be something.

Dope: When do you think these treatments using cannabis might become more widely accepted, possibly becoming mainstream medicine?

JS: We in this country have a huge responsibility to the general public to do no harm. Not only to do no harm but to do what is right. We as a country haven’t done that for decades and decades upon decades. Now we have the opportunity to do what’s right, and so the very fact that our government and these agencies like the DEA have fought the efficacy in this and brought out the– well, let’s call it what it is- lies – they’ve created their own problem. You wouldn’t have this medical cannabis issue now involved in so many political elections, but they created this monster.

Now they are asking it to go away..

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TERPENES AND H EALTH More Than Just Tantalizing to the Senses

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macology finally arrives! It was not too many years ago that many of us within the cannabis community assumed that particular sesquiterpenes, called cannabinoids, were the only psychoactive constituent found in Cannabis sativa L. What is being discovered recently however, is that terpenes (the essential oils responsible for delightfully attractive olfactory hues) are believed to be psychoactive in many ways and contain unique healing properties.

With new research emerging almost daily regarding the curative properties of cannabinoids (THC, THC-A, CBD, CBG, etc.), many people have been under a false assumption that these compounds are the only components of pharmacological interest. Thanks to an increase in laboratory testing and standards, full terpenoid profiles have become common, leading to a terpene revolution of sorts.

Perhaps one of the most interesting facets of the terpene efficacy discussion is all endogenous cannabis terpenes have been evaluated for their safety by the FDA as individual components. Compounds deemed safe by the FDA are given the designation GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) and can then be lawfully distributed and used in consumable products. Since these compounds have been so heavily scrutinized by experts, much has been discovered about their pharmacological activity in the process.

Another fascinating tidbit is that cannabinoids and terpenes interact synergistically – phenomena referred to as the “Entourage Effect”. Put simply: The healing potential of cannabinoids and terpenes together is greater than the sum of its individual components.

What health benefits can be expected from terpene consumption? Let’s examine some of the most commonly encountered cannabis terpenes and the efficacy of their consumption.

Of course, this is only the tip of the iceberg, with over 400 compounds discovered thus far in cannabis, a plethora are known to be terpenoid.

As analytical testing becomes an ever increasingly “the norm,” and legal barriers preventing research are finally being lifted, we can all look forward to a better understanding very soon regarding this wonderful polypharmaceutical that is cannabis.

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α-Pinene Another excellent anti-inflammatory terpenoid found in cannabis. The mode of anti-inflammatory action is through activation of the prostaglandin-E1 pathway.

Quite an interesting feature of α-Pinene is that it can boost memory – a feature contrary to popular beliefs regarding cannabis. The method by which this occurs is through acetylcholinesterase inhibition, a pharmacokinetic action heavily researched in understanding and treating Alzheimer’s disease. Who would have thought cannabis could actually improve memory?

β-Caryophyllene A sesquiterpene, it exhibits quite interesting activity in that it has been shown to act selectively as a full agonist on the CB2 receptor subtype – much like the other popular sesquiterpenes we all know and love; cannabinoids! The action on CB2 receptor subtypes is believed to be directly responsible for the peripheral nervous and immune system response. In addition to this, activation of the prostaglandin-E1 pathway is observed with administration, serving as an excellent anti-inflammatory.

Because of prostaglandin-E1 synthesis, gastric mucus secretions increase, acting as a superb gastric cytoprotective and working in similar fashion to many prescription medications in protecting the stomach from ulcers and irritation (misoprostol, sucralfate, etc.)

Myrcene This terpene is also of high pharmacological interest, particularly for its analgesic effects. Since many therapeutic cannabis patients utilize the polypharmaceutical that is cannabis for pain-related ailments, myrcene is perhaps one of the most beneficial terpenes, providing non-toxic relief from pain and particularly useful for those unable or unwilling to take hepatoxic analgesic agents. Inflammation is also greatly reduced by myrcene through activation of the prostaglandin-E2 pathway.

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GRAPHICS • NARISSA CAMILLE-PHETHEAN

D-Limonene This has peculiar 5-HT1a (a serotonin receptor exploited by powerful antidepressants and psychedelics) activity, which has been shown to greatly reduce depression and anxiety.

In addition to this, D-Limonene has also been shown to greatly improve pulmonary uptake and even cause breast cancer cells to undergo apoptosis!

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WORLD NEWS

WRITER •R.Z. HUGHES

Political In-Fighting As Cannabis Takes The Floor

Mexico Seeking Censorship on Canna-Zine

A fellow cannabis publication is under fire in Mexico after officials deemed it illicit and contrary to upstanding national customs.

Cáñamo, based out of Barcelona for 18 years, has a wide following throughout the Spanishspeaking world with a Chilean edition that has been in print for over a decade. It seems disingenuous that the Mexican government, while combatting dangerous cartels and rampant political corruption, is concerned about the possible negative side-effects of a culture magazine. If anything, Cáñamo should be welcomed as a beacon of understanding and education for a public that has seen firsthand the brutal violence that can occur in the black market drug trade.

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The party rhetoric is heating up in the UK, where cannabis legalization has been a popular topic of conversation. A public petition that recently received over 200,000 signatures was supposed to force a parliamentary debate, however, the Tory-dominated government quashed it before it came up for discussion.

This happened just days after a group of MPs, including the former heads of MI-5 and the Met Police, released a report calling private drug use a human right. They argue that personal consumption, cultivation, and possession of cannabis are indelible rights protected as “private and family life” as long as others aren’t harmed or injured.

Russia’s Ridiculous Internet Police The heavy hand of the Kremlin, with its characteristic lack of joy, humor, or common sense, briefly banned two major websites for references to ‘drugs’. The first target in Moscow’s recent cyber-cleansing was a thread on Reddit, discussing the proper ways to cultivate hallucinogenic mushrooms. They were just getting started, as a couple weeks later, Wikipedia found itself unwelcome due to an article detailing the ways that charas (a traditionally hand-made hashish) is produced.

While both sites are currently back up and running, the unreasonable response – blocking an entire population from the endless knowledge of Wikipedia because of a single article – has been widely criticized as immature and overzealous.

Huge Haul for Cambodian Police Caught Hash-Handed In Cairo Customs A diplomat from Qatar, the Persian Gulf nation well-known for its impossibly oil-rich monarchy and awkward World Cup stadiums, found his trip to Cairo significantly shortened after being busted by airport authorities with nine grams of hash. Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Hajri was arrested upon arrival in Egypt; a country known for its harsh sentencing for ‘drug traffickers’ against whom the death penalty is always an option. Luckily for alHajri, working in government has its perks, and he was expelled from Egypt with only a slap on the wrist and his tail between his legs. It’s worth noting that hash has become increasingly commonplace in the country since the Arab Spring and the ouster of longtime president, Hosni Mubarak.

Estimated to be valued at over $7,000,000, police in the capital city of Phnom Penh staged their biggest cannabis bust in the fifteen years cannabis has been illegal in the country.

A story of international intrigue, 1.5 tons of herb alongside more than a liter of hash oil originated in Laos and was smuggled into the country in bags of a popular brand of Laotian coffee. Once in Cambodia it was slated for delivery to “western markets” where it could fetch higher prices. The mysterious mastermind that bankrolled this operation has not been caught but is suspected to be a well-heeled westerner with friends in high places – no pun intended.

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CANNA BUSINESS

WRITER •MELANIE BIGALKE

Big Data Goes Green Streamlining Through Analytics

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EAFLY - the largest strain and dispensary database in the world, with over 300,000 reviews on a site that attracts 31 million page views per month—was sold to Seattle-based cannabis investment firm Privateer in 2011. While spending the last few years developing and supporting the team that will move forward with Leafly, co-founders Cy Scott, Scott Vickers, and Brian Wansolich have also prepared to launch a new venture in the fall.

The new startup, Headset, is aimed at making business decisions easier for cannabis businesses through comprehensive, accessible analytics and market intelligence. As Cy Scott told me, “If current businesses are more successful, the industry will be successful and if the industry is successful, legalization will continue state by state. If the industry struggles or flounders, then we are all in trouble.

We really want to see the whole industry succeed. That’s our whole motivation. A world where cannabis is very accessible no matter what state you live in, and in order to get there we need these businesses that are operating currently to be successful. That’s what Headset is trying to do.”

Headset is collecting industry data in a variety of ways. They are receive sell-through data from the point of sale systems and are working with POS companies on integrations. From their variety of data sources, they apply statistical modeling and machine learning algo-

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rithms to generate market insights. Headset has already successfully completed their first round of financing, partnering with Poseidon Asset Management and Anslinger Captial, among others. Anthony Davis, co-founder of Anslinger Capital, describes, “Headset is a platform that provides a comprehensive suite of tools to help make cannabis businesses successful. There are five categories: market intelligence, category management, retailer insights, product manufacture insights and third-party data analytics. Headset will help answer tough questions that business owners face in today’s ever-expanding cannabis market.”

Headset will target retailers, product manufacturers and growers, and their insights will be available to others who are forwarding the industry (like journalists). Reliable data is difficult to find, and “most of the current data about the industry is survey based,” said Scott. “If you ask any data scientist… they will say that once that’s published it’s out of date. Headset will offer real time data.” In a market that shifts as constantly as cannabis, this will make a huge difference for business owners and the end user. Scott continues, “This means that dispensaries are stocking, positioning and selling the things that [consumers] are asking for and the things that they are buying.”

Anslinger Capital is clear on the impact that Headset is poised to make in the industry. As Davis says, “when Anslinger invests, we in-

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vest in people, people, people, product, and market. When we look at Headset, we see a management team that can show us the scars of building Leafly—the fastest-growing tech play in cannabis. We see a management team that we completely trust.”

Anslinger is on a roll. In the past three months, they have made six investments, and are now poised to become the fastest growing cannabis fund in the US. Co-founder Davis said, “Venture Capital allows me to see the jobs that are created. I can see the benefits that are being caused; I get to have a significant impact on my investments. We are much more like partners than we are just capital,” he continued, “obviously, the partnership that we bring starts with the check that we write, but once we write you that check, We become business development people for you.

We become salespeople for you; We become management advisors for you. We build sales and technology strategies for our portfolio companies. Maybe we should have called it Anslinger Partners,” he says with a laugh.

Headset is projected to launch in November, and it’s definitely a launch for cannapreneurs to get excited about.

As Scott says, “A lot of platforms give good data but require you to glean the insights. We want to turn that around. We’ll give you your insights, give you your next steps, and then we’ll back that up with data.”

Reliable data is difficult to find, and “most of the current data about the industry is survey based,” said Scott. “If you ask any data scientist… they will say that once that’s published it’s out of date. Headset will offer real time data.”

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DISPENSARY OUTSIDE

WRITER •JOE SCHOFIELD

PHOTOS • MELISSA MANKINS

nEXT lEVEL WELLNESS Sweet Fruits of Collaboration

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game changer in any market. Nestled in the heart of Eugene lies a rising force in the community of regional dispensaries. We are about to witness the merger of two local powerhouses in the current cannabis industry as Nick and his team from the Herbal Connection and Top Shelf Concentrates joins forces with Will and his crew from Next Level Wellness and White Shelf Extracts.

Nick was born and raised in Eugene, and he spent the last ten years developing his knowledge and reputation in the regional network of cannabis dispensaries. Many of his family members work in different parts of the growing business with his sister, Caroline, playing a pivotal role. Will’s ties in Eugene go way back, and his earliest experiences with cultivation resulted in breakthrough pain relief for his grandfather’s agonizing shingles condition.

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Nick’s earliest cultivation experiences resulted in breakthrough pain relief for “his grandfather’s agonizing shingles condition.”

Working as competitors over the past decade earned each mutual respect of the other to the point where a business merger was just too good an opportunity to ignore. Both men are fired up with both knowledge and determination, and each takes great pride in the efficiency and professionalism of their team.

The emphasis of the shops is on superior service with the highest quality flower and concentrates in the area. The style in the purchasing space is a fun mix between a honeycomb cluster and a space port. Patients seem to come and go at a swift and steady pace, with each and every one of them leaving with a smile.

Not surprisingly, sales have surpassed expectations for the new business conglomerate. “The support we’ve had from our patients and the greater Eugene community has been amazing.” They are happy to announce they will be selling to the general public in early October, most likely by the printing of this issue.

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by Measure 91 chair Senator Ginny Burdick (D- Portland) and co-chair Senator Ann Lininger (D- Lake Oswego).

S.B. 844 heavily impacts cannabis law in Oregon, and many patients are praising language within it that strengthens the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) by adding qualifying conditions, and allowing OMMP patients to be eligible for organ transplants.

The bill also forms a task force, titled The Task Force on Researching the Medical and Public Health Properties of Cannabis, which is comprised of fifteen people from the scientific and cannabis communities, as well as state government, for research purposes.

The bill also includes language for expungement of cannabis “crimes” now legal under Measure 91, and lessons penalties in other cases. Finally, it allows hospice and residential care facilities the ability to become caregivers. Able to assist with cannabis treatments, this would allow caregivers to better care for patients that aren’t being treated in their homes, but are registered with the OMMP. This is in hard line with Compassionate Oregon’s Director Anthony Taylor’s stance: “Compassionate Oregon has the goal to fully integrate medical cannabis into the Oregon medical landscape, providing an avenue for the medical community to refer patients that have questions about cannabis as well as actually authorizing cannabis use as a treatment option.” Taylor says.

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In other words, Compassionate Oregon would like to see a program where patients have resources and information on how to treat their conditions with cannabis, based in science and not conjuncture.

S.B. 844 adds the language “a degenerative or pervasive neurological condition” to the parameters of qualifying conditions, which adds autism, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s, lupus and Alzheimer’s. While most of these conditions have been treated with cannabis in Oregon for years under the severe and chronic pain or muscle spasms provisions, some will be new additions, such as autism, since it is a “pervasive neurological condition”.

“This is a step that will decrease the ‘severe pain’ numbers, and give a clear picture of what cannabis is really treating in Oregon. It will really rearrange the conditions (statistics) and it takes away the argument that we’re writing everything for severe pain,” Taylor said.

Taylor says the change for potential organ transplant recipients is huge. Prior to the addition patients could be disqualified from transplant lists for testing positive for cannabis, even if it was legally being used to treat their medical condition.

“You can’t be disqualified from the transplant list just for using cannabis any longer. Cannabis must be treated just like any other medication.

So while on the one hand they can prohibit you from using tobacco and alcohol, now the law reads that cannabis must be treated like other medications, as opposed to should be treated like other medications (in the previous law),” Taylor concludes.

“S.B. 844 heavily impacts cannabis law in Oregon, and many patients are praising language within it that strengthens the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) by adding qualifying conditions, and allowing OMMP patients to be eligible for organ transplants.“

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After dabbing The Bloo Mix, which won the 710 Cup in Keizer, Oregon earlier this year, Sasquatch busted out his 2nd Place medal from the 2013 Bay Area High Times Cannabis Cup for his bubble hash. Naegali’s 1st Place 710 trophy is currently housed at One Draw Two in Portland.

After a dab we were off to the greenhouse! Bright light is what his ladies love, as evident by the copious amounts of light illuminating the Harlequin Tsunami, C-99 White Widow and various kushes. The difference becomes evident almost immediately; these plants get what they want, when they want it. He even paused during our interview to coach the workers on mixing nutrients properly. The watering schedule is intense—you won’t find a drip sprinkler here, these plants are watered by hand, all day, every day.

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The greenhouse is full of large plants billowing in the wind from the fans, and some were so large they already dwarfed Sasquatch, who is well over six feet tall. Having grown for the last sixteen years, he knows what he likes, and it’s variety.

An additional outbuilding houses the dazzling indoor plants, which are perfect and gorgeous. The colas are full and appear to be nearly dripping wet with trichomes. The smell is enough to make anyone smile with its delicious blend of aromatic strains. The room is full of BlOO Balls, MK Ultra, Tangie x Chem 91, and countless others.

“You have to keep it interesting with variety, but then again, I just really love this plant,” he says.

Naegali prefers to grow from seed because it provides many different phenotypes of each strain, broadening their genetic pool even further. Nutrients are extremely important to the farm and not just any will do; only the Canna line from Hank, the owner of Garden Spout in Portland, is used. “The reason I use Canna is they’re pharmaceutical grade, not agricultural grade, and people should learn the difference.”

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USICIAN MELISSA Etheridge dodged the bullet of hardcore drug use during the 1970s and 80s. While fellow artists were grappling with addiction, Melissa was coming to terms with her sexuality in an industry dominated by homophobic men.

“I’ve always felt issues with the gay rights movement and the cannabis movements are so similar,” she says from her home in the hills outside of Los Angeles proper. “Both movements are based on stereotyping, fear, and misinformation, and people need to come out from both closets and talk about it.”

The path Melissa took to advocacy may not have always been a choice, but it was paved with inspiration and knowledge from her father who taught constitutional law to high school seniors.

“He really helped me to understand at a very young age what our government is about,” she shared. “Our founding fathers based the constitution on the way the existing tribal

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A VOICE FOR PEOPLE, PATIENTS, AND THE PLANT.

nations resolved conflict – how they made peace between the tribes in the new world. The way it’s all set up with checks and balances works, it really does.”

In January of 2014 Melissa released the single, “Uprising of Love,” in response to Russia’s tough anti-gay laws and the LGBT community’s request to boycott the 2014 Olympics in Russia. The song is a call to arms for brothers and sisters around the world still drowning in disrespect, while American gays are gaining ground.

My eyes are wide-open recognizing change It feeds the fires of the fear Where human love seems strange I’m gonna rise above I believe that love is love I’m gonna raise my hands With every woman, child and man I’m gonna start an uprising of love

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WRITER •SHARON LETTS

Proceeds from the song named after the Russian advocacy group by the same name were donated to the “Russia Freedom Fund,” aiding the cause on Russian soil.

Melissa said she was confident the democratic process in America would allow gay marriage in time. Cannabis, on the other hand, has been the harder stigma to squash.

“Both the gay rights movement and the movements to end cannabis prohibition are based on misinformation and fear,” she said.

“Children are being taken away from their parents for being cannabis patients, and children in extreme gender conflict are being thrown out of their homes by their own families.”

The contrasts are startling, with performer Miley Cyrus’ non-profit “Happy Hippie Foundation” siting 16 million youth are made homeless each year, with 40 percent identifying as LGBT and family rejection at the top of the list for reasons why (Laganja Estranja, Dope Magazine, Sept. 2015).

With or without Child Protective Services ever getting involved, families continue to discriminate against their pot-smoking, cannabis ingesting family members, with rhetoric rivaling that of a national political campaign.

In 2004 Melissa was diagnosed with breast cancer and began the grueling traditional treatments of surgery and chemotherapy, successfully putting the cancer into remission.

As widely reported, she also endured great physical and emotional suffering, causing her to up her cannabis use during the process with great success.

“Medicating with cannabis saved my life,” Melissa explained. “The side effects of chemotherapy are horrible. Going through treatment was the most eye-opening experience I’ve been through. The medications you must take during and after the treatments have awful side effects and really damage your body. I had no energy whatsoever, could not eat – and cannabis helped with all of it.”

Melissa says cannabis made such a huge difference to her wellbeing, both emotionally and physically and that she ended her traditional treatments early. Once the cancer was gone, she didn’t like the way the medications made her feel.

As discovered through work done with AIDS patients in California, the beneficial effects of simply cannabis for pain and nausea while undergoing chemotherapy or radiation has been shown to be widely effective.

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Dr. Donald Abrams gained approval and recognition for his clinical trials with AIDS patients in San Francisco between 2003 and 2005, documenting a 30% reduction in pain by combining cannabis with prescribed pain killers.

Other studies show secondary cancers and other serious ailments such as stroke and heart attacks directly linked to the use of chemotherapy, chemo drugs, and radiation (Dope Magazine, Tommy Chong; August 2014).

Due to the damaging side effects of conventional therapies, Melissa says she won’t go the traditional route if or when her cancer comes back.

“I’ll definitely ingest the cannabis oil if I need to,” she shares. “I’m a firm believer in its benefits, and was sorely disappointed when Angelina Jolie made the decision to get a double mastectomy out of fear.”

Melissa said out of all the highly debatable subjects she’s been involved with, from gay rights to enlisting David Crosby as a surrogate father to her babies, her speaking out against surgery as prevention for cancer brought on some of her harshest criticism.

“People can do whatever they want with their bodies – your body is yours,” she explains.

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Compassionate Relief of Santa Cruz in California to create a variety of infused products to include a delicious hot, sweet mustard, honey sticks in three varieties (sunny, funny, and honey – representing sativa, hybrid, and indica), Balmz Away, a topical salve, and small batch wine in association with Coup’ Vineyards in Santa Cruz.

Her “No Label Private Reserve” branded bottle is literally label-free, with the varietal and her name written in gold ink along the base of the bottle. Each bottle is valued at a humorously denoted $420 each.

“If you fear something so much you decide to cut healthy tissue off, by all means, go ahead, but don’t present it to the public as if it’s a courageous act, when it’s based solely on fear.”

Those in the cannabis community are always shaken when hearing of anyone in a high profile position choosing traditional therapies. Its seen by many as a change to get educated about cannabis and pass that on to make a difference for many. That said, cannabis activists are also painfully aware they are ahead of their time when it comes to knowledge of the plant – specifically when putting cancer and serious ailments into remission is concerned.

The recipe for making “Rick Simpson Oil” or “RSO” is actually an old recipe re-created by Canadian Rick Simpson more than 15 years ago, after he was told there was nothing more to be done for a terminal case of skin cancer.

Since his success, the recipe and protocol has been shared via word of mouth only ( helped by social media), and involves ingesting oil orally, or delivery via suppositories. 60 grams of the strong oil in 90 days, with some of the most invasive cancers reported gone in less time (Rick Simpson, Dope Magazine, July 2015).

While Mellissa admitted she doesn’t enjoy ingesting, she said she’s open to learning more about it – especially where cancer prevention is concerned. She’s working with a former Iron Chef and teaming up with Greenway

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“We are infusing wine with cannabis in a cold process that doesn’t activate the THC,” she shared. “The feeling is a warm, full body high.

People who don’t want to smoke or have issues with the psychoactive properties of THC like this option – especially if they already enjoy wine.”

Markets to distribute her developed products are to include the legal state of Colorado, where she’ll be teaming up with Starbuds dispensaries in Denver, giving her an edge on the Rocky Mountain High state.

“We are still working out the legalities of production with alcohol, distribution across state lines, and testing to be in accordance with each city, county, and state ordinance out there,” she advised. “That’s something I’d really like to get involved with – helping to implement smarter ordinances locally in cities and counties. The main thing is, it’s all truly medicine and California is about to go recreational. We need to keep the state at the forefront of cannabis as medicine, where it’s always been.”

With the Department of Agriculture’s change of heart, giving cannabis products measuring in at less than 0.03 percent THC a “Hemp” moniker, she may be able to ship the wine across state lines soon. This writer would not mind being in a “bottle of the month club” with that brand, as alcohol infusion is one of my own personal favorite ways to enjoy the plant.

On another note, the rock star is currently using her voice and her notoriety to support the project of her life, helping to integrate cannabis as medicine with traditional therapies, in negotiations now with a national cancer

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treatment center chain.

“I’ve joined forces with actual oncologists who know, at the very least, that this plant is good medicine,” says Ethridge. “We will be creating places where cannabis will be integrated into traditional treatments.”

While Medicine Man of Denver hints at a relationship with a pharmaceutical chain, and President Obama’s nod to the potential future occurrence of actual research on US soil, the plant is continuing to gain ground with more ways to reach the masses that suffer with real illnesses and disorders that plague our country and world today.

“As I see illnesses are getting worse and the medical community is up against a wall for options on how to treat everything” she surmised. “Then you see documentaries, like Sanjay Gupta’s ‘Weed’ on CNN - because he gets it. Doctors are starting to realize something is not right, that this plant may be a viable option. The future is about health and truly understanding a more holistic approach for each of us. We are responsible for our own bodies. We need to know we have a health system that is poisoned and taking one pill won’t fix it. That’s the next big paradigm shift that needs to happen.”

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IMPLY SAID, an infusion is what any tea drinker does daily – steeping plant material in a compound of liquid to extract flavorful oils from a plant, creating a drinkable or ingestible plant concentrate.

The tea drinker not only gets the flavor of the plant via its essential oils, they also receive therapeutic benefits from the plant, as that’s where the medicinal compounds of the plant are found.

Beneficial plants draw us to them via their scent, luring us into the garden for our own good, literally. We falter if we are going there just when we are sick, for if we keep good plant-based concentrates in our systems on a regular basis we won’t get sick in the first place. That’s how it works. Keeping a steady flow of pungent herbs and spices in diet has

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long been thought to lower instances of disease and illness, as its all truly medicine.

When Peter Rabbit binged on Farmer MacGregor’s garden in Beatrix Potter’s classic tale of the same name, his mother steeped a cup of chamomile tea for the little bunny. She knew the medicinal properties of the flower would calm his digestive system and alleviate the inflammation causing him pain. She also knew it would calm his anxiety, allowing him lay down for a good night’s sleep after the trauma of running for his life. All this came from the little, daisy-like flower grown in her backyard kitchen garden, as was the norm of the day.

Humans have been extracting plant-based essential oils for thousands of years. According to the European Herbal Infusion Association (EHIA), the first records of infusion techniques appeared in the Chinese Pharmacopeia attributed to the Chinese Emperor Shenong sometime around 3,000 BC.

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During the 1st century AD, the Greek physician and pharmacologist Pedanius Dioscorides describes 600 medicinal plants and minerals used for the preparation of infusions in his book De Material Medica (meaning medicines), with cannabis listed as “Kannabis” in the mix.

Chinese surgeon Hua Tuo (c. 140-208) is said to be the first physician to use cannabis as an anesthetic by first making a powder and mixing it with wine, delivering it orally prior to surgery. The Chinese term for anesthesia (mazui) literally means “cannabis intoxication.”

An infusion is a simple process and herbalists and stovetop medicine makers have been practicing it with cannabis since the beginning of time. Though the topic is still being debated and studied, many believe the Holy Anointing Oil from the Bible was made with cannabis via an infusion process.

Ganja Goodness Tincture • 1 large bottle of Rum (1.5 liters) • 1 ounce ground trim (leaf, stem, smalls, crystal leaf) • 1 small bottle of almond extract or vanilla (optional) Add trim to alcohol and let sit in a cool, dark place for two weeks Shake to blend every couple of days Strain with cheesecloth and keep in a glass Can be used in a cocktail, a tonic, or an under the tongue tincture Note: this recipe can also be used with apple cider vinegar or glycerin. As with alcohol, vinegar and glycerin break down the plant material without heat, so there are no psychoactive effects.

Liquids used for infusing plant-based compounds are water, oil, vinegar, glycerin or alcohol, with French presses, tea bags, or cheese cloth used to strain the material from the liquid.

heat. While this wouldn’t be a concern when steeping chamomile, there are many patients who are not comfortable with the effects of THC, and prefer a non-psychoactive option.

Healthy.net states alcohol as an infusing liquid is second only to water for making medicine, and though many regard alcohol as a recreational substance, its properties help break down plant material while offering excellent absorption into the body. Once a tincture or tonic is made using alcohol, its properties naturally preserve the medicine, inhibiting further fermentation that may occur with water or glycerin-based methods. In other words, alcohol infusing gives a longer shelf life.

The irony of the stigma attached to THC is the fact that humans altered the plant’s evolution by breeding higher THC varieties over the last fourty years. The good news is farmers are now hybridizing the plant back to its original state, giving us a cannabinoid (CBD) only option while doing away with the head high some would rather do without.

Where cannabis is concerned, the temperature of the extraction method absolutely defines the psycho-activity of the product made, as Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is activated with

That’s not meant to say we don’t need the THC. It’s needed as par tof the mix for a myriad of ailment including neurological disorders. It has also been reported by many patients that it helps put cancer into remission. Personally, this writer has never had a time without “medicating” with cannabis;

it’s my Ritalin and has been since I was 16.

In fact, even the most adamant self described ‘stoner,’ insisting they are just getting high by burning flower, may actually be decreasing their chance of stroke, heart disease, emotional issues, anxiety, digestive issues, and more. If smoking tobacco along with cannabis, research is now suggesting a lower instance of lung cancer. It’s also becoming suggested that those who vape instead of burning carbon, could actually be healing their lungs of many bronchial maladies, including COPD. Take away the industrial revolution and all you have are humans, critters, and plants put here for our use and benefit. So, the next time you are outside and get a whiff of something sweet, stop and smell the flowers.

If you’d like to see what all the fuss is about, steep that bud in a bit of rum and call it a tincture. Your body will thank you.

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WRITER •SHARON LETTS

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Road Trip: Venice Beach, California Buds & Beach in So Cal

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T’S COMMON knowledge in Los Angeles, if you want to get a medical “marijuana” card quick and cheap you go to the Venice Beach Boardwalk and lay down forty bucks in one of its many tiny storefront operations.

California was the first state in the country to legalize cannabis as medicine in 1996 with Proposition 215 voted in and the Compassionate Care Act was added to its Health and Safety Code, giving Californians safe access to cannabis for real illness. Being a more liberal town, Venice Beach has embraced the cannabis culture with exuberance and both arms outstretched.

Venice Beach began in 1905 as “Venice of America” with tobacco millionaire Abbot Kinney originally creating a 16 mile neighborhood of canals as homage to Venice Italy along the Pacific Ocean, with Marina Del Rey to the south and Santa Monica to the north.

Kinney, who had won the parcel in a literal coin flip, proceeded to develop the area as a tourist spot, and it remains a popular town within the City of Los Angeles for artists, musicians, and performers who line Ocean Front Walk on the beach sharing space with flame eaters, chain saw jugglers, and the occasional MMJ card mill.

In the 1950s Beatniks gathered in coffee houses. By the 1960s artists and musicians converged here and lived on the cheap. In the 1970s actor and former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, could be found pumping iron on a part of the walk dubbed, “Muscle Beach.” After signing a law decriminalizing small amounts of cannabis in the state, he made the infamous comment “You can just inhale, and you live off everyone else,” acknowledging the aroma of cannabis in the area. At least we know he definitely inhaled.

Today the canals are lined with fancy upgraded mini-mansions with price tags only Hollywood industry-types can afford. There are just a few original cottages remaining, but the shops and stalls that line the beach are still fabulously funky.

The sun was shining, the sky was blue, and surfers were floating out on the sea as I made my way through the circus-like atmosphere. As a crowd gathered, a man broke bottles on a tarp preparing to walk on them barefoot for tips; while a woman read palms for $10 a pop, and an electric guitarist on roller skates played Hendrix, just a typical weekday in Venice Beach.

According to its website The Green Doctor’s office is “located next door to Jodi Maroni’s Sausage - No appointment necessary,” which is the norm at the storefront MMJ card shops; so I popped in to have a chat with one of the good doctors - sans the sausage.

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As was expected, the young doctor had little knowledge of the many benefits of the plant, or the many people that are saying they are using cannabis oil to cure myriad ailments.

No matter, I adjusted my proverbial Florence Nightingale cap and shared my story. “He was more than a little surprised, now follows me on social media, and hopefully he’ll be better informed to help those that only see the recreational aspects of the plant, instead of it’s capacity as a therapeutic treatment for real illness.

Venice also hosts some of the more enlightened dispensaries in the city, with The Green Goddess located near the pier, easy walking distance from Ocean Front Walk. After posting a photo of the pier in social media, Annie Nelson (Willie’s wife) left me a comment encouraging me to visit the shop. With that kind of recommendation, it was a no-brainer.

The facility was clean and staff was friendly, with security just outside the door. I was most impressed with the selection of cannabis medicines available, including a large amount of CBD only oils, tinctures of varied strengths, cannabis caps by Hashman for easy predictable dosing, and a variety of edibles – all tested and plainly marked in professional packaging.

Of the many products lining the tidy shelves were several from The Venice Cookie Company, including organic, vegan, agave sweetened “Not Guilty” medicated cookies, and “The 420 Bar,” sporting the motto “The only bars we’re behind.” Its web site boasts that the thoughtful company creates everything from “teas to tinctures,” with its fruity drink “Cannabis Quenchers” a 2013 High Times Cannabis Cup “Best Beverage” winner.

The shop also carries Mary’s Medicinals’ CBD Transdermal Patches, a woman owned company with origins in Colorado, and Naturally Mystic Organics tinctures and topicals – a personal favorite product line – offering a wide array of doses, combinations of THC, CBD, CBN, daytime and nighttime doses, using additional beneficial herbs synergistically with cannabis.

The most unusual product I’ve seen to date was a little box of infused toothpicks made by Twig, packing a whopping 300 mg of activated THC in each tiny stick.

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The collective also carries Altai Brands, “Artisanal edibles thoughtfully crafted for well-being and enjoyment,” with each beautiful chocolate morsel seemingly hand painted in gold and silver. The company waxes poetic on its creations, stating, “Altai seeks to redefine the use of cannabis in our modern culture by placing it within a centuries-old context of human use.”

Members of the California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA), Altai produces its products in a 15,000 square foot food processing facility with comprehensive food safety tracking systems and raw ingredient batch identification from seed to sale – something already happening in wellorganized Colorado.

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The Green Goddess Collective announced it has teamed up with Colorado-based Baker, a software development company with its own online ordering app available for iPhone or Android. The inviteonly app can’t be accessed via the app store, only via its website, TryBaker.com, and allows patients to shorten their wait time in the shop by preordering online.

As for myself, I purchased a sativa dominant hybrid refill for my vape pen, with which I immediately strolled happily to the end of the pier.

Visiting city dispensaries in culturally diverse towns always offers up a great experience. As a California patient I’m grateful for the many producers of good medicine in this favorite LA town, where it’s still cool to take a walk, witness art, music and good food in the California sunshine.

“As for myself, I purchased a sativa dominant hybrid refill for my vape pen, with which I immediately strolled happily to the end of the pier.”

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Living With Disability Forest Bathing

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HIS PAST summer, my

childhood best friend and I decided to plan a different type of getaway. We were feeling burnt out: he with his roundthe-clock startup management, and me with my health problems, which didn’t let up for the summer at all. My lovely lady was feeling pretty stressed as well with the ups and downs of retail. Living in the city, surrounded by the constant glow of digital media, we don’t even get a break from the stream of information at home. We decided to rent a cabin through AirBnB on the Olympic Peninsula, near Quilcene, to immerse ourselves in the wild; out of cell range, and out of touch.

A number of studies show that excessive screen time can impact quality of sleep as well as depression and stress levels. Perhaps you have woken up in the middle of the night and decided to check out your smart phone; you may know how hard it is to fall back asleep after looking at that bright little screen for five minutes. While technology has done wonderful things for us in so many ways, we must realize that we are soft human beings, and that we might need down time, to rebalance ourselves outside of the cyber sphere.

In Japan, walking in the forest and opening up one’s senses constitutes a practice known as shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing. This is not nude sunbathing under the trees, but a therapeutic

Patient access points scramble to stay open as some patients report they are “Scared for first time - all over again” from the limited time remaining for their legal existence, and local governmental authorities are quick to send out hundreds of cease and desist letters.

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practice to relax deeply, unwind from stress, and rejuvenate through seeking joy and wonder in the forest. Numerous studies in Japan prove even fifteen minutes spent walking or sitting in a quiet, natural setting can reduce physiological signs of stress and anxiety in a pronounced way. They’ve even found that exposure to natural woodlands enhances the immune system’s production of cancer-killing cells.

Disability leaves people housebound, lagging behind the rest of society, and from this perspective the human world can be alienating. Delving into the natural world, whether it is a local park or vast protected backcountry, operates on its own plane as well, a wild plane. Alan Watts once said that the human world is very rigid, built with straight lines and boxes, while the natural world is fluid and squiggly. Living at the grace and will of one’s health feels like a primal struggle - going into the forest and exploring the wonders of the wild is not only relaxing but helps one learn valuable lessons to take back to the human world.

On our last day out on the Peninsula, we drove down to a campground called Hamma Hamma, and found beautiful old-growth forest. Even though walking is difficult for me, I just had to explore; curiosity compels you in such beauty. We followed the sound of babbling water and found the crystal clear mountain waters of the Hamma Hamma River,

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with Mount Skokomish towering in the distance. Putting our feet in the water, we made little dams and eddies, and picked out our favorite old trees in the surrounding glades. When we got back in the car to drive back to Seattle, and back to our workday lives, we felt deeply refreshed, perhaps even on a spiritual level. My pain levels felt reset in a way, and feeling whole again, I was ready to take a crack at my writing projects once more.

The United States has a wonderful national park system, which preserves many different types of woodlands. From the Olympics and Denali to the Redwoods and the Everglades, anyone can go see them and revel and recharge in their beauty. Forest bathing opportunities are everywhere, and the rise of ecotourism also contributes to an alternative tourism which now trades glamor for nature. There are also small local parks, equally delightful for their convenience.

When feeling overwhelmed, taxed and depleted, perhaps you are due for some forest bathing. The autumn is a wonderful time to casually explore the forest, alone or with friends. Take in the many colors, breathe deeply, and listen to the birds singing in the rustling leaves. We come from nature, and it always feels good to be settling in back at home, if even for 15 minutes.

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WRITER •JESSICA ZIMMER

Growing It Safe

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Encouraging Best Practices Through Pesticide Regulation HE STATES where cannabis is most heavily farmed and utilized – California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington – are taking steps to encourage safe growing practices and curb the use of dangerous pesticides. Colorado is leading the effort in regulation and enforcement of health and safety standards.

CURRENT GOVERNMENT EFFORTS

John Scott, manager of pesticide programs at the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), said his agency does not advocate the use of any pesticide that is “not according to the label.” Since cannabis is illegal under federal law, chemical manufacturers that develop U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-mandated labels for their products do not list how the products may affect cultivators or consumers. In addition, according to the Organic Foods Production Act, marijuana cannot earn the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) certification of “organic.”

“None of the pesticides have gone through risk assessments for marijuana. No scientific testing (for effectiveness and potential harm) has been conducted specific to marijuana,” said Scott. The CDA and the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) are currently working collaboratively and are in discussions with the EPA about listing certain chemicals as safe to use on cannabis. The process is called special local need (SLN) registration, and each state has produced its own extensive list. Scott said the CDA is collaborating with the WSDA to determine what tests should be conducted to determine whether a

WHY SOLUTIONS ARE NEEDED

Cultivators and state officers agree that state regulation and enforcement can preserve the health of cultivators, consumers, and the environment. Hezekiah Allen, chair and executive director of the Emerald Growers Association, a California-based group of cannabis cultivators, business owners, activists and supporters says pesticide runoff from outdoor grows has the potential to affect “anything that lives in or depends on the water.” He recalls episodes in 2008 and 2009 during which pesticides from cannabis grows found their way into water tanks and rivers in northern California, and was

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pesticide is safe. The products attracting the most negative attention are fungicides that kill mites and have myclobutanil as an active ingredient: Avid, Eagle 20EW, and Floramite.

There have been no formal scientific studies regarding the effects on these pesticides on cultivators or consumers. There are numerous reports on Internet forums from consumers who believe that they experienced episodes of dizziness and respiratory problems after using marijuana grown with the above-mentioned pesticides.

“We’re working with industry in ensuring their compliance regarding worker protection standards. Our goal is to contact each of those (cultivation) facilities,” said Scott. He says the CDA has increased its number of inspections by three times its pre-legalization amount.

The money for additional full time employees comes from general funds generated through cannabis tax dollars.

Jodi Davidson, marijuana examiner program supervisor of the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB), said medical marijuana is not yet regulated in the state. The agency was not required by Initiative 502 (I502), the 2012 legislation that legalized cannabis, to test product.

shown to negatively affected salmon populations. In 2010, Allen began having “significant and ongoing conversations with fisheries.” The talks have led to inter-industry cooperation to encourage best management practices for cultivators.

Allen supports a new bill meant to address the problems caused by pesticide runoff: Assembly Bill 243, the Marijuana Watershed Protection Act. This legislation currently being considered by the California legislature would place a $50 fee on each legal plant. The money would go to enhance law enforcement, environmental mitigation and restoration.

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Davidson says, “We are now in the midst of drafting rules for [testing] medical marijuana.”

Mikhail Carpenter, spokesperson for the WSLCB, says the agency will have the power to regulate therapeutic cannabis in July 2016.

Steve Fuller, policy assistant to the director of the WSDA, said the WSDA is currently doing some sanitary inspections of edibles processors under a contract with the WSLCB. Oregon requires therapeutic cannabis to be tested for pesticides, but labs are not yet held to any set standards. Cultivators are expected to take the initiative in pulling their product off shelves if it is found to contain harmful substances. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which will oversee recreational cultivators, has a committee that is currently discussing how labs should operate. California does not require therapeutic cannabis (medical marijuana) to be tested for pesticides. Its legislature is considering Assembly Bill 266.

Under this bill, the California Department of Public Health would test the product and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) would oversee cultivation.

Taylor West, deputy director of the National Cannabis Industry Association says, “It is incumbent on (cannabis-related) businesses in the community to develop alternatives to those federally established options for pesticides.”

“You’re seeing some efforts come out of the industry. It’s a smart move; many of our customers and consumers are patients. It’s important that the industry not create issues or complications with their health problems,” says West.

He agrees that growing clean is a way for smaller cultivators to “distinguish themselves and their brands.”

WAYS TO COMBAT MITES, MOLD, AND MILDEW Chris Conrad, a California-based cannabis legal expert, says he is concerned that many states, including Colorado, are using USDA guidelines that suggest that if a plant can be treated with a certain pesticide that can be eaten, it can also be safely smoked.

“To me, that’s missing the step of [understanding] what happens when you burn it [the pesticide],” said Conrad. He explains it is possible to determine from the smoke or ash whether cannabis has been treated with chemicals. “Often adulterants [such as pesticides] are visible in the smoke. If it’s blue to white, or pale grey, it’s from a clean plant. If the smoke has a brown or blackish tint, that’s a sign of an adulterant. An ash that’s white and powdery or that comes out with lumps and specks is also a sign of an adulterant,” said Conrad. He also shares that water, milk, baking soda, and Neem tree oil are several natural ways to get rid of powdering mildew.

Bodhi Urban, head grower at Preferred Organic Therapy, a Denver-based dispensary, uses a variety of safe and natural methods to keep plants healthy. “For spider mites, I use (the spray) Green Clean, it takes care of the eggs. For fungal issues, I use a lot of essential oils: clove, peppermint, thyme, cinnamon, and lemon oil as well as soap,” says Urban,”If the essential oils aren’t working, I reinforce with applications of different bacteria strains.

I use the fungicides Actinovate and Double Nickel 55TM, and brew compost teas (a blend of decaying organic matter, steeped in water) to breed microbes. They also help keep everything nice and green. I have a soil blend, Anbessa Organics, that I developed that utilizes a wide spectrum of herbs,” says Urban.

Urban said the best way to protect indoor grows is to control the climate of the space.

“The humidity should be no greater than 40%, with fluctuations of temperature never varying more than ten to fifteen degrees, and you don’t want to underwater or overwater your plants.” says Urban. He says cannabis strains differ; it helps to be aware that a crop has specific needs. “CBD strains (such as Charlotte’s Web, which may not contain much THC) are more like hemp. They don’t need as much nutrients [as high THC strains] to grow to their full potential.”

Danielle Billings, co-founder of the Colorado Hemp Project, a Sterling-based entity that seeks to plant a 196-acre farm of a cannabis strain with a high amount of CBD and a low amount of THC, says, “Cannabis is a crop that does not need pesticides.” She says she thinks some growers have used dangerous pesticides, because there has been a proliferation of large grows with inexperienced owners. “If you don’t have a good owner, that person is not going to care about the end product; they’re just about the money. It’s very visible here in Colorado.

There are $60,000 to $70,000 operations that get shut down because of mites and mold.”

Michael Johnson, chief operating officer of Highly Distributed, a wholesale cannabis company based in Talent, Oregon, said he thinks cultivators only use dangerous pesticides when they are inexperienced or lazy.

“If you round the corner from July to August and your plants are just beginning to flower, you could lose $100,000. Synthetic products

fix the problem with one application, but you can be proactive and spray with healthy products before things go bad,” says Johnson, who was an organic vegetable farmer for four years prior to growing cannabis. He says that starting from seed helps. “Clones usually have a little baggage. The fewer people from which you receive genetics the better…[because] you pass the bugs and the diseases all around.”

Chris Van Hook, director of Clean Green Certified, a Crescent City, California-based business that offers the only nationally recognized third-party certification for cannabis, said cultivators growing outdoors should increase biodiversity in their plots.

“Providing beneficials (plants that protect cannabis) helps to keep pests “below action threshold.” If you are growing surrounded by woods and forest, there’s a lot (of those) around naturally. You can “companion plant” with premixes of multiple (flowers): zinnias, marigolds, as well as clover and grasses, with seed pods.” He also says keeping indoor and outdoor growing and processing areas, including tools and storage containers within these areas both quarantined and separate, as well as clean and organized.

Van Hook added that buying predator mites or ladybugs and putting a screen mesh around outdoor grows can also further minimizes the effect of infestations.

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WHAT’S COMING NEXT? All of the cultivators interviewed said federal legislation to legalize cannabis would be the most effective step to prevent pesticide misuse and develop best practices for cultivation. “We (the National Cannabis Industry Association) are trying to do our part by providing forums… that move toward cannabis becoming a federally accepted product.” says West.

Allen says that in the meantime, states should institute regulations regarding pesticides, so that “every product on the shelf is safe.”

“We need the state of California to develop (more thorough) standards for pesticides (for cannabis),” says Allen.

In April 2015, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) released its first guidelines regarding pesticides and pest management for cannabis. The five-page document relied on two sources and did not delve into the details of maintaining grows or applying chemical solutions.

Allen said California has an enormous influence on American agriculture. Other states will see cannabis-related regulations that the CDPR and CDFA puts into effect as instructional and authoritative.

“The consumer has got to be smart enough to know there is no organic cannabis, and to look for a certified product. They need to know that if you’re not handling certified cannabis, you’ve got a good possibility you’re supporting pesticide use and unfair labor practices.”

“We’d love to have guidance from the University of California system, which does a great deal of research on agriculture, about how to treat [cannabis] plants. We need to incentivize and reward producers who are participating in [best practices] because it’s going to be challenging. We should be enforcing [the regulations] for those who don’t participate,” says Allen.

Van Hook agreed and says “California is the agricultural giant, globally.” Johnson says he thinks the market can also help drive best practices. “At this stage in the game, with no federal oversight, the only guarantee a consumer has is independent third-party certification, and a product that’s been tested that really knows.”

Van Hook says dispensaries and collectives play an important part in consumer education.

“The consumer has got to be smart enough to know there is no organic cannabis, and to look for a certified product. They need to know that if you’re not handling certified cannabis, you’ve got a good possibility you’re supporting pesticide use and unfair labor practices. I think that every time a dispensary or collective has taken the time to educate their consumer base, it differentiates their products from those on the market and that’s become a very good marketing tool,” says Van Hook. Billings says consumers and cultivators have the potential to work together to guide government agencies.

“Cannabis is supposed to be a healing plant; there needs to be more love and compassion in the conversation. If the intention of the industry is to help people, why are we spraying pesticides?” says Billings. “There needs to be more educational conferences, more warnings, and a list of products that are indicated as dangerous,” says Billings.

Allen says that cultivators and consumers should inform government agencies as to which practices should not be encouraged. “I’m not opposed to law enforcement; we need to distinguish between cannabis agriculture and criminality,” says Allen. “Right now the criminals have a competitive advantage. It takes time, energy, and resources to grow correctly.” He also acknowledges it is dangerous to allow cannabis cultivators to proceed without more guidance, because the industry is still very young. “One nursery has the ability to affect 100 farms.”

He is quick to point out that all parties can focus on a common message to help encourage cultivators to produce safely and work toward keeping the industry financially stable. “It is not a crime to grow pot. It is a crime to poison people.”

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ENATE BILL 3400 and Senate Bill 844 both have

allowances for expungement of cannabis arrests and convictions from a person’s criminal record, if the crime is no longer considered illegal under current Oregon law, and the appropriate amount of time has passed since conviction. This is stellar news for Oregonians that may be looking forward to now being eligible for housing, student loans and employment that they were previously barred from.

While no one has seen a release from prison yet due to this new law, several prisoners in jail were released when Measure 91 initially passed. Many district attorneys around the state relented on prosecuting possession charges if the person was under the new Measure 91 guidelines.

“Oregon is leading the way in bringing justice to people that society increasingly believes committed no crime by consuming, growing or selling cannabis,” said Russ Belville, the Director of Portland NORML. “How maddening must it be for someone like Jeff Mizanskey in Missouri, who sat in a prison cell doing life without parole for non-violent marijuana crimes, watching thieves and rapists and murderers come and go while the crimes for which he served time are legal activities for anyone with a marijuana business license in Washington, Colorado, Oregon, and Alaska? How many more men and women await their freedom now that what they were convicted of is legal?”

Mizanskey was sentenced to life in prison for selling six pounds of cannabis. After 21 years he was released September 1 thanks to activist efforts spearheaded by his son, Chris, and Show Me Cannabis, a Missouribased activist group, and Columbia attorney and National NORML Board member Dan Viets.

Anthony Johnson of New Approach Oregon says, “New Approach Oregon was pleased to help push for a decrease in marijuana penalties across the board, and to retroactively allow the expungement of previous cannabis law offenses. We aren’t done yet; we will work towards more reductions in criminal penalties for both marijuana law violations as well as greater Drug War reforms.”

Oregon residents qualify for expungement if there are no complications in their cases such as multiple convictions or domestic or child abuse; it’s relatively easy and many lawyers provide the service.

“The problem is backlogs. It can take as a long as a year, or maybe just eight or nine months after the order is signed for state police to enter the information in the data base. Another big problem is there are companies that mine data from public sources such as courthouse records, and if your employer or landlord relies on that source they may find the conviction, even though it has been expunged,” says Leland Berger of CannaBusiness Compliance Counsel, LLC. The good news is that once it’s over, it’s over. Residents can prove with a court order their conviction has been expunged. Some counties have forms available on-line, and for a small filing fee ($250) and another one ($80) to run finger prints (to make sure the resident qualifies) anyone can seek this relief from the court.

Berger explains, “Once it’s done you can set the record aside then you can say ‘no,’ if asked if you’ve ever been arrested or convicted.”

“Oregon residents qualify for expungement if there are no complications in their cases such as multiple convictions or domestic or child abuse; it’s relatively easy and many lawyers provide the service.”

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ITH THE recent passing of SB3400 (the piece of legislation that implemented Measure 91) there was a new provision included that allowed ‘local opt out provisions,’ which were not part of Measure 91.

These provisions allow for local municipalities to write ordinances banning the sales, production, and wholesaling of cannabis. Local governments have until December 25th to declare the provision, so being involved in your local government is important for many right now.

“The case is currently under appeal in the supreme court of Oregon. If I win then all of the charges would be exonerated. There were over 100 dispensaries operating simultaneously when I was operating.”

The woman known as the Mother of OMMA (the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act) is Stormy Ray, of the Stormy Ray Cardholder’s Foundation. She has been fighting Malhuer County and the City of Ontario for safe access to cannabis for the Eastern portion of the state. She has repeatedly asked for help defending against lawmakers in Salem that are allowing ‘Opt Out’ provisions. The provisions make safe access for her and the other patients almost impossible, and it cuts out recreational access in these areas as well.

In 2014, the city of Sandy declared a yearlong moratorium, along with 126 other counties and cities around Oregon, and wouldn’t allow him to open while they were figuring out the reasonable ‘time, place, and manner’ in which he could operate. They then drafted an ordinance that wouldn’t allow him to open; the concern here is that the City of Sandy passed Measure 91 with support. Because city council continuously votes unanimously against the will of the city that they represent, this issue will appear in the next general election where voters can decide if the Quality Control Group will be allowed to serve their needs.

As Stormy points out, “The black-market seems to be doing very well over here. We have the Malhuer County Court system denying patients access to medical cannabis if they get in trouble. They will be denied their medicine, and have to turn in their cards. They don’t care what the condition is; they end your cannabis therapy. We had a patient recently pass away that was doing weekends in jail for refusing to turn in his medical card. We also have medical care providers denying patients any of their prescription medications if they are using cannabis - cutting them off their medications with no warning. I didn’t think this could happen after you fought for something and won. Measure 91 is being used against us over here. They think we don’t want medical marijuana over here and I couldn’t be any busier trying to help people.”

William (Bill) Esbenson knows exactly what she means. An Idaho resident that fights for therapeutic cannabis there, he held dual residency in Oregon, formerly owning and operating The 45th Parallel medical dispensary in Ontario. HB 3460 allowed all of the dispensaries that had been open for several years to finally become legally open in 2014. His dispensary was raided September 11th, 2012- prior to the protections of the new law.

“Imagine someone who has their daughter going through chemo; why should they have to travel hours, sometimes even over night, to get the medication that is needed?”

His personal life was destroyed. His was the first of several raids around the state, and the only owner to be sentenced to jail for his actions.

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Matt Naegeli of Quality Control Group was caught up in litigation with the City of Sandy over their repeated disallowance of his medical cannabis dispensary to open there. As the last stop before Mt. Hood, it would have been a great place to service a rural population with a one-stop-shop before the mountain.

“The city tied this issue up in court with the federal pre-emption, but two days before I went to court they repealed the ordinance to go with SB 3400, and essentially negated the democratic and court process. I never got my day in court. What’s the point of a vote if the council will do whatever they would like to do?” Naegeli says. “The city doesn’t care if it’s recreational or medical. To the city, cannabis is cannabis, and it’s all bad. I have to keep politely reminding people that I’m trying to open a medical facility, not recreational. Mayor Bill King even states he’s ok with consuming illegal moonshine with his friends, but he’s not for allowing legal cannabis for residents, stating that he didn’t even “want cannabis people in Sandy.”

In better news, The City of Roseburg and the Umpqua Growers Association also went head to head. In this case, politically active cannabis community members such as John Sajo turned up to defend their rights under Measure 91. Cooler heads prevailed, and the city of Roseburg is now going to allow sales of cannabis!

At the time of press the following cities and counties have local ordinance that ban the production, processing, wholesaling, and retailing cannabis.

Cities and Counties voting at the next general election are: Douglas County, City of Brownsville, City of Sandy, City of Sutherlin, Junction City, City of Creswell, City of Sweet Home, and the City of Manzanita.

Cities and counties not going to a vote are: City of Ontario, City of Vale, City of Nissa, Island City, Umatilla County, Harney County, Malhuer County, City of Jordan Valley, City of John Day, Crook County, City of Adrian, City of Elgin, Wheeler County, and Baker City.

“Imagine someone who has their daughter going through chemo; why should they have to travel hours, sometimes even over night, to get the medication that is needed?�

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Moisture or water content is the amount or quantity of water found in materials such as soil, fruits, food items, wood, and cannabis. Water activity is the water found in items that are not “bound” and can support the growth of microbiological contaminants or bacteria. In other words, it is the measure of the energy status of water in a product or item.

content to assist with regulatory requirements. Many microbiologists and food chemists use water activity in their analyses for safety and quality control. Water activity can assist in predicting stability of a product as well as its potential for microbial growth. (See chart 1.0 for examples of some of products and their microorganism water activity levels.) This can be used to better understand the potential for microbial growth in cannabis flower and cannabis products as well.

Different microorganisms have levels in which their growth is inhibited, and these levels are determined by the water that is “available” to them. By understanding these levels, one can safely predict whether or not there is enough available water to essentially “feed” the microorganisms. If the energy level of the water is low enough, the “Not only is water microorganisms are unable to remove it activity an important to assist with their growth. By creating an environment in which they cannot “feed” analysis for microbial or survive, they are unable to grow and growth, but it can flourish. While other elements can affect the also affect solvent ability for microorganisms to grow, such as reactions and chemical temperature, pH, and other factors, water activity may be one of the mostimportant. interactions.”

It is typical for many cannabis analytical laboratories to analyze and report moisture or water content. This process is a quantitative or volumetric analysis that can ascertain the total amount of water present.

This process can assist in fulfilling some product labeling regulations for other industries. However, it is not always the most dependable analysis for predicting potential microbial growth. The reason for this is that moisture/water content is unable to determine whether the water content is “bound” by other components. This binding can either make water “available” or “unavailable” for microbial growth. In other words, moisture/water content is unable to identify whether the water in the item or product has the potential to be used by microorganisms and assist in their growth.

Water activity is often utilized due to the inability of water/moisture content to be able to fully assess the potential of microbial growth.

Water activity, also known as “ aw” can assess how tightly water is “bound”. Water activity is the ratio of partial vapor pressure of water in a material to the partial vapor pressure of pure water at the same temperature. When equilibrium is obtained between vapor and temperature, the water activity of the sample being analyzed is equal to the relative humidity of the air.

Water activity is used to assist in quality control and safety measurements. It is often used in combination with moisture/ water

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Not only is water activity an important analysis for microbial growth, but it can also affect solvent reactions and chemical interactions, as well as quality of food items, such as moist or chewy products compared to dry or tough ones. Water activity can affect the stability of powders or dehydrated products as well as affect the “moisture migration” of certain multi component items. “Moisture migration” occurs when moisture in one item, that is meant to be moist, moves to another item that is meant to be drier; thus creating a dried out item that is meant to be moist and a moist item that is meant to be dry. All these above interactions can affect not only cannabis flower, but also cannabis food, topical, and other items.

Understanding the importance of both moisture/water content and water activity will only assist in the safety and stability of cannabis items and products, especially as the industry continues to expand and new cannabis based products are developed.

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ITH CANNABIS now legal and obtainable in Oregon for adults over the age of 21, many wonder where they can safely use cannabis in a social setting with friends. Enter in the grey area of “cannabis lounges.” These lounges are regulated under the Oregon Health Authority as private clubs at this time, but none of these locations can legally dispense cannabis. These lounges are just safe places to enjoy freely, so patrons must bring their own stash to share with friends.

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THE PGN LODGE Just Chillin’ and so, so much more 4090 Cherry Avenue, Keizer www.pgnlodge.com 503-689-1057 “Geared to be how you want it to be,” The Patient Growers Network, or PGN Lodge in Keizer, Oregon is only a short drive from Portland. This vast, multi-floored location is an old Elks Lodge, sold to owner Kimberly Strand in 2011 and then converted into an oasis for the cannabis community. There are several different levels that include a full bingo hall, dab bar, barber shop, massage therapist, snack bar, several game rooms, pool tables, dance space, doctors office, stages, multiple large-screen TV’s and even a quiet place to just be alone. Rules include not dumping bong water down the bathroom sink, and no negative drama. PGN prides itself in being a cannabis community center and do kind things for members of the community.

With their in-house community service day, once a year they help people fix their homes, other times they provide clothing and organize food drives.

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- CALENDAR 420 Lounge located inside PGN Lodge include: • Monday 5:30pm Pool Tournament • Tuesday 4:20 Poker Tournament, 6:30-8:30 live music with The Smile Junkies • Wednesday 6:00-7:00 Patient Grower Network, 7:00-9:00 dance or hula hoop to live music • Thursday 2:00 Dr. Jura is present to help patients get their cards, 5:30-7:30 Bingo • Friday 4:20-9pm Free Poker, 6:30-9:00 Open Mic, 7:00-9:00 Movies in Lower Level • Saturday 7:00-9:00 Live entertainment, music, karaoke.

PGN is closed on Sundays.

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Now open for the third time this July, after a year-long hiatus, the café has a new location on Foster and 72nd in Portland. This location features a stage for live music and dab bar, as well as plenty of seating for visiting with friends and refreshments for purchase. Stoner Bingo is original to this café and newly added is the Green Room Jam every Thursday featuring a hot blues and funk night and a comedy hour with Todd Armstrong on Saturdays.

Football viewing was still being ironed out when we visited, but Martinez says it will be a great spot to catch the big games. The café is also an events center that has hosted book signings and parties and can also host business meetings, birthdays, weddings, celebrations of life, divorce parties and more.

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Eighty five percent of the club was made from recycled, reused and refurbished items donated from the community. There is a great dab bar set up, comfy couches and chairs, a pool table and other games, a kitchen area and ample space for visiting.

The Human Solution, Voices of the Cannabis War, Parents for Pot, and Oregon Green Free (OGF) hold meetings at TOS, and people may also throw birthdays, fundraisers and other events.

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It seems there are interesting new hurdles though. Dispensary owners, growers, and patients have been reporting that the outdoor cannabis from last year’s harvest ran dry a full month sooner than expected, leaving many dispensaries without affordable ($100) ounces since August. Likely, November is when most predict the shortage of sun-kissed flower to end.

But with all of the new rules and regulations in Oregon, along with hoarding, many are concerned this year’s outdoor harvest will run out even faster than the last.

One of the factors impacting the shortage is that manufacturers have been hard at work processing hundreds of pounds of flowers into high quality nugrun concentrates. This is wonderful for dab or cartridge fans, but regular flower smoking regulars are likely to notice the lack of affordable flower. This is due to these processors having difficulty locating cannabis to extract, then making large business deals with farms all around the state to obtain mass quantities of the cannabis needed.

Some concentrates companies even take it to extremes, signing up hundreds of patients for multiple grow sites in order to have more cannabis to process. Some patients argue that they are hurt in the mix. Many integral growers around the state provide services to help patients obtain their cards, while providing them with 1-2 ounces for free per month, for the profit that they make from the patient’s plants. Another common arrangement is the patient receives their limit of a pound and half at

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“Many are concerned this year’s outdoor harvest will run out even faster than the last.” harvest, to last them the entire year. One patient I spoke to was alarmed that the processor that had offered to help her get her card, would not be providing her with medication, not all follow through. Unfortunately, some patients will also lose their growers entirely due to new regulations that don’t allow for as many medical plants to be grown at one location, and new reporting requirements that make the more reclusive people uneasy. This scenario will likely be changing soon, as recreational processors will be able to apply for processing licenses in January.

To complicate things further, many growers hoard their cannabis until right before the shortage hits. After that they raise their prices by several hundred dollars per pound, making what was previously a $100 ounce, a $150 ounce for the same flowers, effectively raising prices for everyone. Taking this cue, some indoor farmers even raised their prices as well.

There is cannabis in Oregon selling for $3200/ lb for top shelf indoor right now, cannabis that had previously been $2400 per pound.

That means seeing $260 ounce prices in the dispensaries, for ounces that were previously $200-$220 per ounce.

Many growers grew much more than ever for this year’s outdoor season! This was done in anticipation of recreational users coming to the medical dispensaries for the early sales that became legal on October 1st of this year.

Also, applications for production licenses for recreational cannabis will start to be accepted in January, meaning that copious amounts of cannabis will be produced in tiered canopies for the recreational market’s needs, instead of being grown on the OMMP (Oregon Medical Marijuana Program) patient’s cards.

Harvest is the time of year that every cannabis user relishes, so be sure to get out and enjoy it! There are many cups and festivals to sample hundreds of varieties of strains, meet people, and of course, obtain even more cannabis!

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TROLLING THROUGH the Nob Hill Alphabet district in Northwest Portland, a bright canary yellow building stand outs out amongst the trees on the corner of 18th and Marshall. A twelve window rolling bay door is commonly open to let fresh air in as friendly chatter escapes. Stepping through the clear glass doors patrons are greeted by a boutique atmosphere of peaceful crèmes with a throwback yellow accent wall, fresh sunflowers and a friendly face.

After checked in, we are led back past beautiful Buddhist art into a calming pastel green and rustic wood bordered retail floor. Walls adorned with hanging shelves are lined with matching glass jars containing various strains. Budtender Ricky happily recommended his personal favorite, Fortune Cookies, while describing specific terpenes and their potential therapeutic effects.

Owners Shea and Jaime Conley have worked hard to realize their dream of opening a boutique cannabis establishment, and having been open for five months they have witnessed a consistent pattern of growth within their return patient base.

“Our aesthetic is geared to being a comfortable environment for everyone, but especially for women. I felt that having a gentle and warm approach to serving the patient would provide an ideal environment where patients could gain knowledge and feel empowered to take their health into their own hands.”

The couple has partnered with growers and product producers from all across Oregon, specifically focusing on small farms that have artisanal or rare products and strains available. Shea searches for specific phenotypes of existing strains that are unique from the norm, also seeking crosses of popular genetics that aren’t available in many locations. With a bright smile he shows off his “Cookie Wreck” a profoundly potent smelling pairing of Girl Scout Cookies and Trainwreck, spawned by Deschutes Growery in Central Oregon, while discussing the intricacies of terpenes.

Check out @MindRitePDX on Instagram, their social media presence is fun, light and informative. This is where you will find reminders of their happy hour and early bird specials along with daily deals.

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F YOU are 21 or older you can purchase cannabis flowers, immature plants and seeds at a medical marijuana dispensary without a medical marijuana patient or caregiver card.

While cannabis possession was legalized July 1st, 2015, there has been no legal location specified to purchase it. In order to provide safe access to legal cannabis, the Oregon Legislature created an early sales program. SB460 allows sales of “limited marijuana retail product” through the current medical marijuana facility system. “Limited marijuana retail product” includes the seeds of cannabis, dried leaves or flowers of cannabis, and a plant that is not flowering.

Adults 21 and over are limited to purchases of a quarter ounce or less of dried leaves or flowers per day, and four non-flowering plants at a time.

Access to dispensaries that sell to adults is limited throughout the state because the legislature allowed cities and counties to opt-out of the early sales program. People who live in those jurisdictions that have prohibited early sales can still lobby for the repeal of their local ordinance that bans early sales. Some communities that are hesitant at first may realize the error of the decision through gentle persuasion.

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), the agency in charge of licensing and regulating dispensaries, has adopted administrative rules implementing the early sales of recreational cannabis.

The OHA bypassed the normal public comment period due to the short time frame between the passage of SB460 and October 1st. Therefore, we all had to trust the OHA would do the right thing in promulgating new rules; they may make changes to the rules as the early sales program rolls out.

Dispensaries must notify the OHA at least five days prior to commencing adult sales. Recreational customers will not only need to present ID, but will also be required to have their personal information documented, so recreational customers will not be truly anonymous. Unlike

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entering a liquor store and simply presenting ID, some information will be documented and tracked. This system, and the recording of sales and customer information, may create long lines as the mandated information must be entered into the dispensary’s electronic database.

Changes we’ll see at current dispensaries include mandated signs stating whether the dispensary sells to everyone, or only to medical marijuana cardholders, as dispensaries may choose whether they want to sell to recreational customers. If dispensaries sell to all adults, they must post a pregnancy warning and poison prevention posters, along with the now ubiquitous “whatslegalinoregon.com” flyer from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC).

Each adult purchaser must receive a “Marijuana Information Card” as drafted by the OHA. As of this writing we do not know what will be on that card, but it will most likely include warnings and links to the OHA and OLCC’s web sites for more detailed consumer information.

SB460 creates a tax holiday for the first three months of early sales. This is a great way for adults to try out different varieties of cannabis at a lower price now, as starting January 4, 2016 a 25% tax on retail sales will be implemented.

Of course this whole early sales program expires December 31, 2016. The next fifteen months are a great opportunity for consumers, growers, and retailers to learn what works, and what doesn’t work and give that feedback to the OLCC, as they prepare to promulgate rules and issue licenses for HB3400 recreational dispensaries. It’s important to remember that the new labeling,

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As of this writing the rules do not currently prohibit non-cardholders from looking at the wealth of options in non-flower products that dispensaries have available. This will be a good opportunity for adults over 21 to acquaint themselves with wide world of cannabis products, concentrates, and extracts. Producers of such products can introduce themselves to these new recreational consumers, and seize this opportunity to gauge the upcoming demand for their products. Certain dispensaries make take this opportunity to create a database of customers so they can keep them updated on what strains are available.

This will be an exciting time for all, as each dispensary will try something a bit different. The OHA will continue to rely upon both their enforcement staff as well as dispensaries that expose other dispensaries not following the rules.

Dispensaries will have to remember that certain segments of the public will want to see the early sales program fail, and so are encouraged to follow the OHA rules closely

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Fortunately, fate has smiled on us all and she did, she did and there is.

Today Cascade TEK, based in Hillsboro, Oregon, employs 23 people and has earned a stellar reputation for making high quality vacuum ovens for the aerospace, electronics, medical and pharmaceutical industries. A few years ago, the support team at Cascade TEK began getting some fairly sophisticated questions from people who preferred not to explain exactly what it was they were doing.

Before long, the company’s reps were having all sorts of conversations about solvent extractions, CO2, ethanol, medibles and more.

All of the sudden, people who didn’t much look like the traditional Cascade TEK customer started showing up at the company’s H.Q. with fragrant bags of cash looking to buy small truckloads of equipment. These people were a little more relaxed, tended to have longer hair, bushier beards and listened to better music.

As it turned out, the build quality, advanced controller technology, the ability to maintain a steady, even temperature throughout the whole oven along with all the other things that made Cascade TEK so popular with customers like NASA were just as important to the people at the leading edge of the cannabis extract business. Once Cascade’s management team came to understand the role vacuum ovens play in making extractions clean and safe for use, it didn’t take long for them to decide to make a serious commitment to the industry. In 2014, Cascade Botanical was born.

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This August, Cascade Botanical released its first ovens designed from the ground up for professional cannabis extractors. The new ovens come standard with a more advanced temperature controller offering new features and functions along with built in over temperature protection. Other improvements include quarter-turn Swagelock valves, a digital vacuum gauge and a retransmit port that allows time, temperature and vacuum data to be exported and logged. In addition, both models are TUV SUD certified, making them the first vacuum ovens in the industry to carry a safety certification from an accredited third party testing lab at no additional cost to the customer. They are also still the only vacuum ovens designed and manufactured in the United States.

Some of the best-known professionals in the industry today were among the very first Cascade Botanical customers and now have labs filled with ovens from Team Blue. These include Incredible Extracts, Absolute Terps and High Altitude Extracts in Colorado, the CO2 Company and Golden XTRX in Oregon and many of the top producers around the country.

“Unlike the first generation of Cascade Botanical ovens, which were modified versions of existing products, these new models have been built to accommodate the needs of professional extractors, whose process is very different than that of a typical TEK customer,” said Babitz, “and while many of the new features are making these customers very happy, few can rival the new safety certification, which more and more state and local governments are requiring for commercial cannabis processing facilities.”

Cascade Botanical also works with several vacuum pump manufacturers that understand the needs of professional extractors. One of the latest pumps, offered by Cascade Botanical, the CB 2052, was created by Welch specifically with these users in mind.

To learn more about Cascade Botanical visit cascadebotanical.com, Like them at www.facebook.com/cascadebotanical or check them out on Instagram under @cascade_botanical.

The new ovens are immediately available from Cascade Botanical and authorized resellers. The TVO-2 sells for $4,700 and the TVO-5 sells for $9,000. The new CB 2052 sells for $2,800 and comes with a connection kit and a passive trap.

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