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ISSUE 67 | OKLAHOMA

Jim Belushi: Chasing Magic with The Blues Brothers & Glazed Edibles

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Cover Story: Jim Belushi Launches Edibles Brand Chasing Magic in OK

Issue No. 67 The Celebrity Issue

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Education: What is THC-O? And Why Is It Dangerous?

Editor-in-Chief Patrick Ian Moore Contributing Writers Dr. Pepper Hernandez Dr. Mike Heller Dr. Sally Burgundy Marc Wasserman, Esq. Patrick Ian Moore Jack Paradise Johnny Knowledge Bishop Henry Ken Breese Nicky Capener Dan Capener Juniper Martaczech Anna Mae Lynn You Chef Matt Graphic Design Designs of the Millennium Science Corner Rusty, The Scientist Photography & Video B. Le Grand Interested In Advertising? Call Or Email Us Info@EdiblesList.com 918.417.2598 Subscribe at EdiblesMagazine.com EdiblesList.com Download our App in the iTunes Store, Google Play or Amazon Apps Store: Search for "Edibles List Magazine" Answers to Issue 66 Crossword Puzzle Across: 2. Summer, 9. Alligator, 10. RVDTHC, 11. Gelatin, 14. Strawberry, 15. Shootout, 18. Taffy, 20. Cannabinoids, 22. Wrestling, 23. Dodgeball, 24. Catfish, 26. Turmeric, 28. Elixir, 29. Lemonade, 30. Coffee Down: 1. Gummies, 3. Chicken, 4. Pectin, 5. Watermelon, 6. Greenhouse, 7. Trichome, 8. Redbud, 12. Ashtray, 13. Noodling, 16. Terpenes, 17. Juneteenth, 19. Frisbee, 21. Ethanol, 25. Irony, 27. Kief

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

COVER STORY: JIM BELUSHI & DAN AKROYD LAUNCH CANNABIS BRANDS IN OK

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SCIENCE CORNER: Q&A WITH RUSTY AT CLINBOTICS, THE RESEARCH LAB

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CANNABIS INFUSED RECIPES (PAGES 24-28)

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JUSTIN BIEBER LAUNCHES PEACHES CANNABIS BRAND IN 4 STATES

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HEALTH CORNER: WHY DO DIFFERENT EDIBLES AFFECT YOU DIFFERENTLY?

OKLAHOMA MARIJUANA GROWERS SUE OMMA AFTER AGENCY REVOKES 300 LICENSES TIED TO A SINGLE QUALIFIED RESIDENT

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CANNA CROSSWORD PUZZLE

POT STOCKS & STOCKED POTS: GREEN THUMB & GREEN GANJA SOUP MEDMEN CO-FOUNDERS SUING NEW CANNABIS COMPANY PARTNERS

HARVESTFEST 2021 EVENT RECAP MUSIC FEATURE: KISS CONCERT IN TULSA ENTERTAINMENT FEATURE: RESERVATION DOGS EPISODE 3

PRODUCT REVIEWS (PAGES 30-33) TOP 7 CELEBRITY CANNABIS BRANDS IN OKLAHOMA

TWO BILLS THAT MAY LEGALIZE ADULT-USE CANNABIS IN OKLAHOMA

$6.1 MILLION FROM CBD LAWSUIT MAKES CLINT EASTWOOD'S DAY OBN RAIDS 2 EASTERN OKLAHOMA CANNABIS FARMS AYAHUASCA: THE NEW CELEBRITY DRUG OF CHOICE

EDUCATION CORNER: WHAT IS THC-O ACETATE?

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Greetings My Friends,

Summer is over and it’s time for the Holiday season to start up. There’s a whole lot of cannabis stuff happening here in Oklahoma, “The New Weed Capital of the World”, and we’re trying to fit in as much as we can. This is the Edibles Magazine Celebrity Issue! Jim Belushi has launched a line of edibles in Oklahoma with Glazed and The Blues Brothers have launched a line of pre-rolls. We interviewed Jim Belushi along with the ladies of Glazed Edibles, and Dan Ackroyd and Jim Belushi are featured on the cover, plus we’ve got a list of The Top 7 Celebrity

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Aloha Edibles Readers,

Going into our 67th issue of Edibles Magazine™ in a post pandemic world brings a new perspective for us. Every issue we produce is a labor of love as we seek to help educate and inform. Knowledge is power, and in some cases it’s the difference between turning to cannabis for retention of quality of life and unnecessary pain and suffering. We are now celebrating our eighth year of our print publication in circulation throughout the states. They say you never work a day in your life

Cannabis Products in Oklahoma. Will Smith, Clint Eastwood and Justin Bieber are also in the news. Justin Bieber has a new cannabis line but it’s not available here, yet. Oklahoma is becoming somewhat of an entertainment capital as well. Killers of the Flower Moon starring Leonardo DiCaprio is shooting here and the upcoming Ghostbusters movie with Paul Rudd takes place in OK too. “Reservation Dogs’, the new show on FX was filmed in Northeastern Oklahoma and is our featured Entertainment Review in this issue. We even discuss the KISS concert we went to at the BOK. It’s an exciting time to be here and it makes us all appreciate Oklahoma even more. There are some exciting events coming up at The Outsiders House Museum and Rob Van Dam is coming to town soon.

manufacturing, it makes it all seem a little like stoner science fiction and we’re pretty excited to see what’s coming next.

It’s been pretty amazing to see how Oklahoma has transformed and evolved over the last few years. My friends and I from the old days often talk about the dirt weed we’d buy on the illicit market and how we had to go out of state to get tattoos and piercings or to buy cold full strength beer. The cannabis we have available now is mind blowing and I don’t think any of us ever imagined quite what the future of marijuana held. There’s been so many technological advancements in cannabis growing, processing and

As always, smile at your budtender, tip your delivery driver, and know your dose.

if you do what you love. Eleven years ago when I started EdiblesList.com and Edibles Magazine™, I knew legalization was coming, and I knew it would occur on a state by state basis. Now in 2021, Federal legalization is on the horizon. However, a federal cannabis tax could potentially ruin the market with over taxation if uncoordinated with readjusting the local state and municipal taxes associated with highly regulated markets. On the flip side it could be a game changer allowing interstate commerce and central production for manufacturers and cultivators. It could even allow for international export and trade to other Federally legalized countries like Canada, Uruguay or Jamaica.

regulation and licensing fees.

Meanwhile, in the nation’s fastest growing regulated medical cannabis market, and after many failed attempts, Oklahoma is about to legalize cannabis for adult-use. Oklahoma has created a regulated free cannabis market, unlike any other state in the nation. Entrepreneurs at all stages and calibers can get licensed and operate a commercial cannabis business. The state has treated it as a “May the Best Man Win,” type market, and we appreciate that, because that’s how it should be. Oklahoma has essentially treated it like a normal business that has oversight,

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Thanksgiving isn’t far away and we’ve included the perfect set of cannabis Holidaze recipes to make sure your infused feast has everything you need. There’s also brand new product reviews of cannabis goods available in Oklahoma, so you know what to keep an eye out for the next time you’re at the dispo. There’s a new cannabis crossword puzzle, stock tips, news from around the world and we recap the cannabis events we attended since our last issue. We’re also highly recommending the new Dune movie and you’ll want some good edibles to go with that. Enjoy The Celebrity Issue.

“Truth is not obliged to stick to possibilities.”

Patrick Ian Moore Editor-in-Chief

It’s been a long hard journey in doing what we love, but I often say that, “I didn’t choose cannabis. Cannabis chose me.” Eleven years have flown by. Sometimes I feel like we’re just getting started. While we have fun and good time with our interviews, photo shoots, podcasts, and editorials, we care very deeply about the work, content and outreach we put out in the world. We’ve shared impactful patient stories and helped to change lives. When patients share with me how our publication has helped change their mother or grandmother’s lives, helping them see the true benefits of medical cannabis use, I know I’ve done my job. If we affect just one person positively on this mission of education and change, our work has fulfilling meaning. To many more firsts, memories and spreading the word, in this millenia and the next, Mahalo Nui Loa! A hui ho! ~B. Le Grand , CEO & Publisher

"Treat others how you want to be treated."

INVESTOR CORNER

POT STOCKS & STOCKED POTS

GREEN THUMB INDUSTRIES & GREEN GANJA SOUP

Green Thumb Industries, Inc. Green Thumb Industries Inc (GTBIF) is currently a cannabis stock to watch. Its stock price has jumped by 389% in the three years since it started trading in 2018. GTI is steadily expanding, opening 13 new stores in the first quarter of 2021 that contributed to revenue growth.

1 bunch green chard (about 1 pound) 14 cups gently packed spinach (about 12 ounces), any tough stems trimmed 4 cups vegetable broth, store-bought or homemade Large pinch of cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon lemon juice, or more to taste

Green Thumb Industries is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and produces and sells medicinal and recreational cannabis through wholesale and retail channels in the United States. It has a presence in twelve states and operates more than 50 cannabis stores under the chains Rise and Essence. Green Thumb is focusing its expansion on limited license states with large populations, and does not currently export into the global medical market due to U.S. federal prohibition. It offers multiple products under a portfolio of cannabis consumer packaged goods brands, including Dr. Solomon's, Dogwalkers, and Beboe.

Directions: Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add onions and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring frequently, until the onions begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, add 2 tablespoons of water and cover. Simmer, stirring frequently until the pan cools down, cover stirring occasionally until the onions are greatly reduced and have a deep caramel color for about 25 to 30 minutes. Meanwhile, combine the remaining 3 cups of water and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a soup pot or Dutch oven; add rice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes. Trim the white ribs out of the chard, which you can save for another use like adding it to a stir-fry or other soup. Coarsely chop the chard greens and spinach. When the rice has cooked for 15 minutes, stir in the chard greens. Return to a simmer; cover and cook for 10 minutes. When the onions are caramelized, stir a little of the simmering liquid into them; add them to the rice along with the spinach, broth and cayenne. Return to a simmer, stir once, cover and cook, until the spinach is tender but still bright green, which is about 5 more minutes. Puree the soup in the pot with an immersion blender until perfectly smooth or in a regular blender in batches then return it to the pot. Stir in 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Taste and add more lemon juice, if desired. Garnish each bowl of soup with a drizzle of cannabis olive oil.

Green Ganja Soup Green Ganja Soup is a wonderfully infused version of green soup, which is a healthy, cleansing and delicious way to help set your system back in working order just in time for the beginning of the holiday season. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons cannabis infused THC olive oil, plus more for garnish 2 large yellow onions, chopped 1 teaspoon salt, divided 2 tablespoons plus 3 cups water, divided 1/4 cup arborio rice

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US NEWS

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The co-founders of MedMen Enterprises, Adam Bierman and Andrew Modlin, are back in the news with more conflict and lawsuits. In case y'all forgot or didn’t know, MedMen laid off hundreds of employees, sold off non-core assets, owed vendors hundreds of thousands of dollars and they were forced to face the hard questions of their financial health and future. Bierman and Modlin kept low profiles since their January 2020 ousting of their leadership positions at MedMen. As a result of all the bad press and bad financial projections, MedMen’s stock price tanked. A year and a half after their downfall at MedMen, Bierman and Modlin teamed up with Coastal Holding Co., giving them a chance to dive head first back into the cannabis industry. They have now sued their new partners, accusing them of trying to unload the company in a fire sale. But their partners say they were the ones trying to scheme a quick exit. The San Jose based vertically integrated Parent Co. runs several adult-use California retail dispensaries. The Parent Co. said that it agreed to acquire 100% of the equity securities of Coastal Holding Co. in a cash-and-stock deal worth up to $56.2 million. The deal was to be contingent on the successful transfer of Coastal’s cannabis licenses. Bierman and Modlin filed three separate lawsuits in state and federal court against 5 co-owners of Coastal Holding Co. It’s a finger pointing situation from both sides. Bierman and Modlin say they have the right to approve the sale via their newly formed Delaware corporation LMAJ, the entity used to deploy investment funds, but have refused to do so. In a court filing, the other partners and owners of Coastal Holding Co. state that Bierman organized the very sale he is now trying to stop. “It was Plaintiff, not Defendants, who recommended, found, and negotiated” the sale of Coastal for $56.2 million, according to a court filing by the company’s other owners. Bierman and Modlin claim in their federal and state lawsuits in August 2020, Michalowski began negotiating a sale of the company “designed to benefit himself” and the other defendants. “Defendants have abused their power and treat Coastal as their possession to do with as they please without regard to Coastal’s operating agreement or their fiduciary duties owed to Issue 67 I Page 10

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The defendants say it was Bierman who began shopping Coastal around and that he started looking for a buyer in April, not August. “Mr. Bierman, at the behest of Coastal, worked with a third-party consultant, MarVista Partners … to shop Coastal to potential buyers. At least three offers were obtained,” according to a court filing by the co-owner defendants. Once one of the potential buyers conducted due diligence, Bierman went back to the board urging them to go back to the other potential buyers and lower Coastal’s price tag. “Bierman vehemently expressed his opinion that Coastal was days away from failing to remain an ongoing concern,” the filing states. “He indicated it was necessary to go back to all the potential buyers from the first round and be willing to reduce Coastal’s asking price.” At a June 22 board meeting, Bierman proposed that they accept a new offer made to purchase Coastal for $56.2 million, which he called a “great offer,” and the rest of the board agreed unanimously, the defendants’ filing asserts.

Bierman and Modlin’s lawsuits are requesting a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to halt both the Coastal sale and a proposed $1 million bridge loan. Unfortunately, it’s possible Bierman and Modlin are going to cause themselves more trouble with dragging their private business affairs into public court. Their equity buy-in of Coastal Holding Co. disclosed their $3.7 million investment in the company, which holds eight marijuana business licenses in Southern and Central California (retail, delivery, distribution and manufacturing). In exchange for the investment, Bierman got a seat on the company’s board of directors. If Coastal Holding Co. failed to disclose the new owners, file ownership structure change paperwork or failed to disclose Bierman and Modlin as financial interest holders, severe penalties could be assessed from both their local jurisdictions as well as the state Department of Cannabis Control.

“In fact, (Bierman) has repeatedly expressed concern that Coastal will not survive without an immediate capital infusion.”

The maximum penalty for Coastal Holding Co. could be the revocation of at least one of its eight licenses, and the minimum penalty would result in a 45-day license suspension, in addition to possible fines assessed. They are definitely putting the company at risk by airing their dirty laundry through the court system. According to the California Department of Cannabis Control online records, Bierman is identified only as an owner of one of Coastal’s multiple retail licenses. Modlin is not disclosed as an owner for any of the eight licenses held by Coastal Holding Co.

That’s where trouble began. The offer the board approved included an exclusivity clause to ensure that Coastal’s owners wouldn’t continue shopping the company around to other buyers before the sale closed. Meanwhile, Bierman found a backup offer that he apparently preferred over the $56.2 million deal the board had agreed to, according to the defendants’ filing. It’s unclear why Bierman and Modlin preferred the other offer, since the filing refers to it only as “far inferior to the Current Offer and not in the Company’s interest.”But the “backup offer” was apparently enough to tarnish the business arrangement.

Their first lawsuit was filed Sept. 15 in Orange County Superior Court. Four days later, it was moved to federal court, and the Orange County suit was dismissed. The five defendants include Coastal Holding Co. CEO Julian Michalowski and Joshua Ginsberg, who co-founded Denver-based cannabis retail chain Native Roots.

In a court filing, the defendants stated the proposed Coastal Holding Co. sale and a $1 million bridge loan (although disputed) were needed to keep the company solvent and to pay a $640,000 IRS debt. “Failure to obtain the bridge loan could mean the failure of the Company,” the filing claims. “The Company urgently needs the bridge loan to pay large debts which are maturing or overdue.”

A week after filing their first lawsuit, Bierman and Modlin filed a similar suit in Santa Barbara County Superior Court and added Coastal Holding Co. as a defendant. The move can be classified as a backup to the federal case just in case the federal case gets thrown out due to cannabis being a Schedule I drug. Both the cases are still pending. The court date for the state lawsuit currently has a hearing for Jan. 21, 2022.

“Ever since Defendants (and, therefore, Coastal) rejected Mr. Bierman’s ‘backup offer,’ Plaintiff has engaged in any practice and maneuver he can think of to prevent the Current Offer from reaching a successful conclusion,” the defendant’s filing states.

It’s unclear whether the lawsuits filed by Bierman and Modlin will stop the deal. In their court papers, the five Coastal co-owners maintain that if Bierman and Modlin prevail, it may be the beginning of the end for the company.

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MedMen CoFounders Suing New Cannabis Co. Partners

the Coastal’s other equity holders,” the two business partners allege, adding that any sale of the company “requires LMAJ’s approval.”

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“It's magic when I do the Blues Brothers, and I chase magic on a film set when I'm acting, and chase magic when I'm singing in The Blues Brothers. I mean, I'm always chasing magic. Now I’m chasing magic making chocolate edibles...” - Jim Belushi

We had the opportunity to visit The Emerald Gallery and meet the minds behind Glazed Edibles, Katie Hutto and Katie Mabrey: The Katies. They own Glacier Chocolate, the high end, non-cannabis infused chocolate company you may have seen in Utica Square. The Katies used to work full time in banking and real estate but decided they wanted to do something that would make more of a difference. They turned the old

Glacier Chocolate shop into The Emerald Gallery Dispensary and started producing Glazed Edibles in the back kitchen. Glazed Edibles are created with a combination of ethically sourced, delicious imported Belgium chocolates and fine confections infused with high-grade Oklahoma-grown full-spectrum strain-specific BHO, made with cannabis from Heartland Farms & Alterra Wellness. They come in both indica and sativa. These are some of the most beautiful edibles we’ve ever seen. Each one is painted with vibrant colors and is like a small, delicious, edible piece of cannabis art. They make many kinds of different edibles: the high end artisan chocolate truffles, cereal

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bars, caramels and more. Now, thanks products he’s making with Glazed Edibles to a serendipitous set of circumstances are a lower dose variation of their artisan they’re making products for Jim Belushi. truffles he calls, “Chasing Magic”. When asked about the Chasing Magic edibles, Jim Belushi told us, “The terpenes and THC combination, that entourage [effect], has a much more desired effect for the consumer. There’s no paranoia that comes with it, no anxiety that comes with it, it just kind of chills you. That was what was so impressive when I met the Katies… the manufacturing ability that they have, the mixture of chocolate, sugar, fats, THC, CBD and terpenes… I really found some magic Jim Belushi of course, is the actor best with these Katies. And I chase magic. I find known for his work on television shows like magic wherever I go. So I think the Katies Saturday Night Live and According to Jim, have captured magic, and that’s why we as well as movies that include Red Heat, called it Chasing Magic.” Fortunately a The Man with One Red Shoe, The Principal mutual acquaintance had suggested he and Gang Related. His older brother John visit The Emerald Gallery while he was Belushi was a comedy legend, known for in Tulsa so he just dropped by one day. his roles in movies like Animal House and Before too long, he and the Katies had a The Blues Brothers, who tragically died plan in place and “Chasing Magic” edibles young from a fatal overdose of cocaine were on the way, and now they’re here. and heroin. That was in 1982, long before legalized medical marijuana unfortunately. A few years ago Jim decided he wanted to do something to help people struggling with addiction amidst the current opioid epidemic being faced in the United States. He figured doing his part to cultivate cannabis in Oregon would be a good place to start, and Belushi Farms was born. Now, he’s a multi-state operator with products available in Oregon, Colorado, his home Belushi chose to go with the lower dose state of Illinois and of course, in Oklahoma. version because he hopes it will allow older, possibly more conservative patients We got to speak to Belushi over Zoom a to consider using cannabis if they may have few days before he arrived in Tulsa. The been resistant to it in the past. They’re also EdiblesList.com I EdiblesMagazine.com

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making large, chocolate joints similar in idea to the candy cigarettes that used to be so popular. In addition to the Chasing Magic Truffles and Chocolate Joints, The Blues Brothers have a line of “Working Man’s Brand” prerolls and pre-roll packs. Jim Belushi now performs with Dan Aykroyd in The Blues Brothers legendary comedy music show. They were in town to p l a y C a i n’s Ballroom and did a tour of dispensaries throughout the area to promote it, doing meet and greet autograph sessions at shops around town. We were at the Light Heart Dispensary in Sand Springs at 10am and there was a crowd of over 100 people waiting in line to see them. There were people dressed as the Blues Brothers, people with Ghostbuster Proton Packs, with Blues Brothers albums, DVDs, posters, pictures, Ghostbusters action figures and more. There was an authentic “Ecto 1” Ghostbuster mobile on site so fans could get pictures and Dan Aykroyd even signed the car. There was a bit of extra excitement over the Ghostbusters car because the upcoming Ghostbusters film starring Paul Rudd is set in Oklahoma and features a cameo by Dan Aykroyd in

his original role, along with Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson. Later at The Emerald Gallery they had the actual, official “Blues Mobile” which had been driven all the way from Chicago and another long line of over 100 eager people waiting to get autographs and photos with Dan and Jim. A few hours later they were playing at Cain’s, the one time home of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, whose hit song “Take Me Back to Tulsa” is something of an anthem for our fair city, and also one of the only North American venues ever to host The Sex Pistols. Musically they were in good company indeed. Jim Belushi even has a new reality series on The Discovery Channel titled, “Growing Belushi” and sometimes Dan Aykroyd shows up there too. The first season got a good response and is also available to view on Hulu, with a second season on the way. Mostly it focuses on the details involved with Belushi starting a cannabis farm from scratch in Oregon and attempting to build it into a successful and legitimate brand. It covers his journey as he learns from the ground up just what it means in this day and age to

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Interestingly enough and speaking of Hollywood, Tupac Shakur’s first film was “Nothing But Trouble” in 1991, which was directed by Dan Aykroyd and his last film was Gang Related, released posthumously in 1997 and co-starring Jim Belushi. When we asked Jim “What was it like to work with Tupac?”, he responded, “Tupac’s super cool, I loved Tupac. He was, to me, an artist and musically he was a poet… He was super cool. A man of big hearts.” We can only speculate as to what Tupac would think about the current state of cannabis legalization and innovation but we’re guessing that he would approve in a big way.

Find out for yourself what the magic is all about and track down some Chasing Magic Edibles. We recommend visiting The Emerald Gallery so you can get them from the source and read the Glazed Edibles Review in this issue for a full description of their Glazed and Amuzed Chocolate Truffle Collection. You can see in the pictures here that they’re a very special kind of confection but you’ll need to taste them to truly understand. Like Dan Aykroyd as Elwood Blues says, “Remember, people, that no matter who you are and what you do to live, thrive and survive, there're still some things that make us all the same. You. Me. Them. Everybody. Everybody.” You can learn more by visiting their websites online at: www.Glazededibles.com and www.Belushisfarm.com. EdiblesList.com I EdiblesMagazine.com

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be a licensed cannabis cultivator. When asked what Hollywood thought about what he was doing we were told that he “Doesn’t worry about Hollywood and Hollywood ain’t worried about old Jim Belushi.”

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SCIENCE Q&A WITH RUSTY AT CLINBOTICS THE RESEARCH LAB Russell Thomas, Laboratory Director Clinbotics LLC

Why are there such dramatic variations between laboratories? I was recently asked why there’s so much variation on test results between labs. Its not an easy question to answer because it can be one or many reasons. As the industry matures, interested parties are realizing the importance of recognizing legitimate cannabis laboratories. Accredited laboratories live by managed scientific rules and routines. Labs are constantly updating documents, training staff, resolving issues concerning performance, and improving customer satisfaction. Laboratories that earn and maintain the approval nod (accreditation) by a sanctioned conforming accrediting body (CAB) regarding the laboratory’s scope of accreditation to ISO/ IEC 17025:2017, are competent within their stated scope of accreditation. Participating labs shall collaborate with peer reviewed performance testing (PT), inter-laboratory comparison, and record adequate daily quality control suitable to mirror the routine testing of randomly collected complex agricultural samples. ISO/IEC standard is meant for general competence. If a lab doesn’t document a record of task … it didn’t happen. Documentation, and the trail it leaves, is the evidence or proof a lab did something. You’ve trained your staff, you’ve calibrated, you’ve performed checks, etc. If something goes wrong … heaven forbid, you have evidence to support you did the right thing or where to come clean and how to improve. Transparency is the key; honesty is the lock.

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If a laboratory customer comes to you in a regulatory environment and you don’t have records to support all the things you claim or are supposed to have completed, you can be in big trouble to the point of no longer being in business or ending up in court. The lab may be complicit for health and or financial implications and held liable. We all want the result to be correct, comparable and feel confident. Remember, being correct is the performing lab’s best estimation, a probability of a data point falling within an established range of statistical variation. In anticipation of state regulatory requirements gaining greater traction, I envision state licensed laboratories to become traceably obvious and the overall number of current licensed compliance testing laboratories to decline. Issue 67 I Page 16

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EVENT RECAP

HarvestFest Recap

Tulsa KISS Concert Review B. Le Grand

the show doesn’t slow down a bit from there. For how old the members of KISS are now, it was impressive to see the stamina, stage presence and talent these guys really have. At one point, Paul Stanley grabs onto an aerial pole/hoop zipline contraption and is swooped over the audience to another platform stage at the back of the arena.

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A camping festival in Oklahoma can be a bit of gamble for comforts... What's the weather going to do? Bathroom situation? Are there enough camping spots? Parking? Good news HarvestFest 2021 had all those things covered plus a pool, bar and very convenient on-site dispensary. For a successful event you need good people and that's all I found at the HarvestFest. Attendees, vendors and staff came together with nothing but high spirits with every intent of a good time. Coming early to set up camp is highly recommended, we showed up Thursday night wishing we had come Wednesday maybe even Tuesday. Kudos to those who came early setting up creative themed camps extending art into our temporary neighborhoods. Canna Love's camp "Out of this World," was the Community Camp winner be sure to visit them 2022.

We were so close you could feel the heat of the pyrotechnics on our faces. Of course there were many patients there trying to medicate in the arena. Some guys behind us were warned several times to stop smoking their joint, yet they were never actually I’ve seen a lot of rock shows but KISS was one band kicked out. that I hadn’t seen live in concert yet in my life. When they came to the BOK Center in Tulsa in October, our It was really apparent how KISS has influenced so friend got us front row tickets as she’s the costume/ many rock show stage performances like GWAR and wardrobe designer for Gene Simmons’ show armour. the Insane Clown Posse. You can even see that hints It’s supposed to be their “End of the Road” Tour, but of Lady Gaga’s shows were inspired by KISS’ high energy, crazy costumes and persona. they’ve been saying that for decades. It was a packed house and seemed like there wasn’t an empty seat in the arena. They start the shows with Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer descending down from aerial platforms, and

We caught two guitar picks, which were autograph printed with Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer’s signatures. We definitely left the concert a little deaf that night. It was an amazing good old fashion rock show.

Staying entertained was easy. A wide range of vendors were set up around the pool area to educate and connect with patients. Field day events, corn hole tournament, bands, contests including best tie dye outfit, fattest blunt and more kept the time filled all weekend. The competition in all the categories is fierce, best to start training now for next year. Edibles Magazine™ Issue 67

Let's not forget the pros who showed up and showed out the life changing medicine they create everyday. To see all the Cup winners visit: www.campcopperheadspavinaw.com. If you are like me you are ready for HarvestFest 2022. A most excellent gathering for patients and businesses to step out of the office to connect as well as play! Issue 67 I Page 18

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ENTERTAINMENT

Entertainment Review: Reservation Dogs Episode 3 Uncle Brownie Patrick Ian Moore

he’s digging up a jar of cannabis that's been buried for 15 years. He finally agrees to teach the Reservation Dogs to fight if they’ll give him 30 dollars and take him to town to sell his weed. Unfortunately for Brownie, nobody in town wants to buy it. While he’s been living in seclusion, medical marijuana was legalized in Oklahoma. When Brownie shows his jar to a couple of potential buyers they tell him, “That smell like lawn trimmings, we get our’s from the dispensary.” His response, “What are you, a couple of narcs?”

“All I do is smoke, that’s the creator’s medicine. Alcohol is the devil’s work, remember that, Just smoke herb.” - Uncle Brownie

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The kids tell him: “The game’s changed uncle. People don’t smoke that 1990s weed no more… it’s legal now and it’s way stronger than what you got.”

Since everyone goes to the dispensary, he decides to go there as well hoping they might buy his stash. They go to HIJI Medical Marijuana Dispensary and he’s told by the budtender: “it’s like an antique.” Brownie hits some of HIJI’s potent new kush and gets higher than he’s been since 1967. Willie Jack tells him, “White man’s weed, cracked the code man.” It’s a more honest depiction of cannabis life than we’ve seen on television and it’s extra special that it’s so specific to Oklahoma. I went to school in Tahlequah, worked at The Cherokee Heritage Center and smoked a lot of old school weed in the nineties. The differences between then and what we get now are astronomical and it would have been hard to believe our state would be the cannabis capital that it has The kids are visiting Uncle Brownie to learn to become. But here we are and I’m thankful. fight so they can face off against a rival gang. Uncle Brownie is a legendary fighter but he Reservation Dogs can be seen on Hulu or FX lives alone in the hills. When they find him and it’s totally worth watching. EdiblesList.com I EdiblesMagazine.com

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Reservation Dogs is the new show on FX from Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi. There are eight episodes in the first season and they’re all great, so it makes sense that this seems to be everyone’s new favorite thing to watch. A lot has already been said all over the press about the amazing young cast and that they cast authentic native actors and it’s all true and that’s fantastic. Now because we’re a cannabis publication I think it’s important also to discuss how genuinely the show presents the Oklahoma cannabis scene in a small town. The Reservation Dogs are four 16 year old kids, Elora Danan, Willie Jack, Cheese and Bear. They live on the reservation in Northeastern Oklahoma and dream of escaping their mundane life and moving to California. It’s a vague and teenage plan inspired by the suicide of their other friend Daniel that happened a year before the events of the show. In episode 3 we get to meet Elora Danan’s uncle, Uncle Brownie. He’s played by Cayuga actor Gary Farmer, an Indigenous acting legend known for his amazing performance as Nobody in Jim Jarmusch’s art-noir western, Dead Man, starring Johnny Depp.

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Summertime is done and now it’s time for Oklahoma inspired cannacomfort food, holidaze style. We’ve got the perfect collection of cannabis infused recipes to warm your soul on these chilly Autumn days and if you put them all together it will make an infused feast great for any occasion. Please post pics of any you prepare and tag us @ediblesmagazine on IG.

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INFUSED RECIPES

CANNABIS INFUSED RECIPES Blazed Biscuits and Ganja Gravy 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions:

1/8 teaspoon pepper

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar

1-1/4 to 1-1/3 cups whole milk

in lukewarm water; let stand for 5 minutes until it

1 (16 ounce) can refrigerated jumbo buttermilk biscuits

turns frothy. Add butter, salt, and flour, slowly add milk, then add enough water to form a soft dough.

Instructions:

(Use your hands to mix or a bread/standing mixer)

Bake biscuits according to the package directions,

Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth

so you’ve got flaky warm biscuits. Cook sausage in

and elastic, about 10 minutes. It shouldn’t stick to Ingredients: ½ cup of Mystery Baking Co.

warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour. After

in the flour and gradually add milk, then cook until Ingredients:

the mixture comes to a boil and thickens, stirring it

down; Divide into 2 or 4 even portions and roll into 5

1 (9.6 ounce) package Pork Sausage

constantly and consistently. Reduce heat to medium-

1 tablespoon of yeast

inch wide , long rectangle. Cut into triangles, width-

Crumbles Or 1/4 pound No Sugar

low, and simmer for 2 minutes, while continuing to

1 tablespoon of sugar

wise so that the pieces are 5 inches each. From the

Pork Sausage Roll

stir. Season to taste with salt and pepper and add one

1 teaspoon of salt

wide base of the triangle, put down your sausage

3 & 1/2 tablespoons of Mystery Baking Co.

more ½ tablespoon of cannabutter. Split biscuits in

4 cups of water

and roll gently. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden

½ cup milk

brown. Let cool on a wire rack and enjoy.

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or until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently. Stir

turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a

4 cups Flour

large skillet over medium heat for five to six minutes

your hands, once it’s done. Place in a greased bowl,

¼ cup of shortening

the dough rests, Preheat oven to 375. Punch dough

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half. Place 2 halves on each plate and top with about

300mg CannaButter 2 to 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/3 cup of ganja gravy. Enjoy at any time of day.

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Canna Infused Apple Pie

Ingredients

Apple Syrup. Bring the syrup to a boil, stirring

6 tbsp Mystery Baking Co. 300mg CannaButter

constantly to dissolve sugar, and then remove

1 tbsp Mystery Baking Co. Green Apple Syrup

from heat. Unroll pie crusts, press one into a

1/4 cup White Sugar

9-inch pie dish, and place the apples into the

1/2 cup Brown Sugar

crust. Unroll the second crust on a work surface,

1 pinch Salt

and cut into about 8 1-inch wide strips. Criss-

1/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon

cross the strips over the apples, or weave into

1/4 cup Water

a lattice crust. Crimp the bottom crust over the

1 (15 ounce) package Double Crust

lattice strips with your fingers. Spoon caramel sauce over pie, covering lattice portion of top

Ready-to-Use Pie Crust 4 large Green Apples, cored and thinly sliced

crust; let remaining sauce drizzle through the

Instructions:

Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C),

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). and bake until the crust is golden brown, the Melt cannabutter in saucepan over medium caramel on the top crust is set, and the apple heat. Stir in white sugar, brown sugar, salt, filling is bubbling, 35 to 40 more minutes. Allow cinnamon, water and Mystery Baking Co. Green to cool completely before slicing. EdiblesList.com I EdiblesMagazine.com

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crust. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.

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Baked Roasted Toasted Stuffed Turkey Instructions:

Ingredients:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place rack in

1 (18 pound) whole turkey

the lowest position of the oven. Remove the turkey neck and

1/2 cup Mystery Baking Co. 300mg

giblets, rinse the turkey, and pat dry with paper towels. Place the turkey, breast side up, on a rack in the roasting pan. Loosely fill the body cavity with stuffing. Rub the skin with

2 tbsp Mystery Baking Co. 300mg Honey (for glaze) 8 cups prepared stuffing

Position an aluminum foil tent over the turkey. Place turkey in

Salt and freshly ground

the oven, and pour 2 cups turkey stock into the bottom of the

black pepper to taste

on the bottom of the pan. Baste with cannabis infused honey. Whenever the drippings evaporate, add stock to moisten

Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 4 hours Ready In: 4 hour 30 minutes

them, about 1 to 2 cups at a time. Remove aluminum foil after

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1 1/2 quarts turkey stock

the softened canna butter, and season with salt and pepper.

roasting pan. Baste all over every 30 minutes with the juices

CannaButter, softened

2 1/2 hours. Roast until a meat thermometer inserted in the meaty part of the thigh reads 180 degrees F (80 degrees C), about 4 hours. Transfer the turkey to a large serving platter, and let it stand for at least 20 to 30 minutes before carving. EdiblesList.com I EdiblesMagazine.com

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Mystery Baking Co. 300mg Gummies

Red Bud Elixirs SAP Concentrate

Wana 100mg Peach Bellini Sativa Gummies

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Jack Paradise

Juniper Martaczech

There are so many gummies out there today it can be hard to compare them. There are so many flavors and different types of infusions, it can get pricey to find a gummy that I really like. The Mystery Baking Co. 300mg Gummies are one of my favorites so far. It’s 300mg a box with 20 sour cubes per package. Each sour cube is 15mg per gummy, which is a nice solid dose for the regular edible patient. The sour cubes come in a child proof resealable and reusable tin in a super cute matte box that matches the aesthetic of other Mystery Baking Co. products I’ve tried.

Red Bud Elixirs makes a lot of great products. We’ve reviewed their cartridges and gummies, and now we’re telling you about their Sap. It can be used in a similar way to RSO and is strain specific because they use the native cannabis terpenes that are reintroduced post processing. This high quality, activated concentrate comes in a "Twist-spenser." This helps you be able to twist the concentrate out of a fine point dispenser into a rig banger, a wrap, or on top of a bowl or the outside of a pre roll. Since the sap is activated, you can add it to your favorite food, drink, or even directly onto or under your tongue.

I tried the grape flavor, which I’ve learned not everybody is a fan of (Grape flavors in general). It was surprisingly refreshing grape flavor and chewy, but not in a gummy, stuck to your teeth kind of way. Bonus was I was able to share them with my vegan friends, since they are made with pectin instead of gelatin. Pectin is a naturally occurring starch in many fruits and vegetables and it's what adds thickness to jams, jellies, and marmalades. It can improve blood sugar and blood fat levels, kill cancer cells, promote a healthy weight, and improve digestion. I couldn’t stop my friends’ hands from grabbing all my gummies, I almost didn’t even have enough to write this review. Mystery Baking Co. continues to impress from their spreads, to their baked goods, and now their gummies are available in Oklahoma. To learn more about the brand and their delicious products, head to MysteryBaking.com.

Full spectrum extract is a cannabis concentrate that captures all of the compounds of the raw cannabis plant at the moment that it was processed without the lipids and fats. A fine tip dispenser point comes out from under the tube and attaches onto the end of the Twist-spenser allowing for simple, precision application. It’s very handy. We decided to dab it and put it onto the outside of a blunt we made with a blueberry hemp cone. Both methods were great successes and the applicator made it incredibly easy to use without any sticky spill or mess. We got super stoned and watched the new Dune movie on a giant television with surround sound and it was outstanding. Mellow, stimulating and very clean tasting. Also very easy and discreet to transport. Find out more at redbudelixirs.com

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Such a multitude of gummies to choose from in every dispensary you enter. Bagged, boxed, tubed, single dose, low dose, high dose and all the doses and ratios. Begging the question...what makes one stand out from the others? Packaging? Taste? Milligrams? Freebies? Well when it comes to Wana Edibles Quick Peach Bellini sativa fastacting gummies it is most of those things. The packaging is a biodegradable airtight pinch top square container that keeps the medicine from being squished or damaged, not too hard to open either. As far as taste and texture, these vegan and gluten free triangles of yumminess have a peach flavor that is natural and pleasing. You hardly notice the medicine taste as you chew them and it does not show up in an overpowering aftertaste minutes later. At 5 milligrams a piece dosing is simple for patients. It is evident the care they took in choosing their ingredients, many of which people can find in their own pantry and have no trouble pronouncing no high fructose corn syrup here. Wana spent two years on developing a fast acting edible to help patients with shorter wait times for relief which helps to avoid overconsumption, They partnered with Azuca creating a nano technology called Thermodynamic individual Molecular Encapsulation (TiME) that creates small cannabinoid molecules capable of being better absorbed by the body. This allows them to encapsulate each cannabinoid in a water soluble layer, which aids the body in processing the gummy and bypassing the liver for raised bioavailability. Freebies...well that’s not my department but if you hear of any let me know, it would totally be worth the trip. The Celebrity Issue

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BRANDS IN OK

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This issue spotlights Jim Belushi and The Blues Brothers on the cover with their edibles and pre rolls, but they’re not the only celebrities who have launched cannabis brands here. The stars have aligned and some of them are operating in the Sooner state. Presented below, and in no certain order, is a list of the Top 7 Celebrity Cannabis Products in Oklahoma.

7.LIL WAYNE:

Weezy has his own line of medical marijuana products now, called GKUA. We aren’t sure what it stands for, but it features: GKUA Ultra Premium Concentrate, Flower and Live Resin THC Vapes. The Weezy Weedfinder on his website will help you find where they’re available. Gkua.com

Toby Keith released “Wacky Tobaccy” featuring legendary pothead Willie Nelson in 2017, and now he’s got his own cannabis brand, seemingly named after his 2007 album. Big Dog Daddy. Big Dog 1g Pre Rolled Joints and 4 Packs Pre Rolled Joints with a Match and Match Strip. bigdogcannabis.co

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5. JIM BELUSHI:

TOBY KEITH:

Jim Belushi’s Chasing Magic Chocolate Edibles and Chocolate Joints with Glazed Edibles, as well as The Blues Brothers Working Man’s Brand 6 Pack Pre Rolled Joints. "It's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit it." belushisfarm.com & glazededibles.com

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4. TOMMY CHONG: Tommy Chong is one of the original, iconic celebrity stoners and it’s nice to have him here. Tommy Chong’s Cannabis: 1g - 4g Jars of Flower, Pre Rolls and Cartridges. A true cannabis classic, so “Toke, toke it up, man!” tommychong.com

3. ICE CUBE: Ice Cube’s brands are inspired by some of his most popular songs and movies: Fryday Kush and Good Day Kush from Caviar Gold: 1g Pre Rolled Infused Joints, 1g Infused Joint 4 Packs, and 3.5g Moonrocks. As the man says, "Smoke some weed". Icecube.caviargold.com

AFROMAN:

Afroman’s most popular song, “Because I got High',' was a big hit, and now he’s hitting big with his Fro-Sticcs Pre Rolls and Cup-O-Fro Old School Eighths with Kief. “La da da da-dada La.” afromanofficial.com

1. ROB VAN DAM: Wrestling Superstar Rob Van Dam, “The Whole F’N Show”, has launched his RVD THC Rolling Thunder Infused Pre Rolls: Made with Indoor Full Flower, Live Resin - Sugar Wax, and 2 Kief Blend. The Whole F’N Show and The Whole F’N Smoke. rvdcbd.com

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Ken Breese As a boy with the last name of Breese (pronounced like the word Breeze), you can bet I was aware of Georgia Peaches before Justin Bieber came along. For the uninitiated, Southern Rock Gods Lynyrd Skynyrd recorded a JJ Cale song named They Call Me The Breeze way back in 1976, the year of my birth. One of the lines reads: “Well I dig you Georgia Peaches, you make me feel right at home” Now, I won’t get into blowing down the road or any of the other material in that wonderful tune, but, fast forward to 2021, and in my cannabis industry day job as a Packaging Supervisor, in my room, I am keeper of the song! Earlier this year on a May morning, my little ears did hear the dulcet tones of Justin Bieber singing about the fabled peaches of my childhood theme song: “I got my peaches down in Georgia, (Oh, yeah, shit) I get my weed from California, (That’s that shit) I took my chic up to the North, yeah (Badass bitch) I get my light right from the source, yeah (Yeah, that’s it)” Now, I’ve eaten a Georgia Peach and they are delicious. So, in this line, JB is establishing he has taste. And in the second line, he speaks another truth. Despite the Cup wins for me and the company I work for, we all know where the best stuff generally comes from, and apparently… SO. DOES. BEIBERONI. He also is taking his girlfriend up to Canada. (Or is he? Could the Badass Bitch he’s referring to be some Mother plant he hid in a guitar case and smuggled into Vancouver? Maybe he’s taking some Baldwin daughter up to Humboldt? We love art that’s interpreted in myriad ways! Either way, you know the The Holy Bieb is going with God, his light source. All of this ranting babble leads us to one conclusion. Justin Bieber is into weed.

And it’s 2021, so, as any celebrity worth their salt (or water if you prefer Dune terms) is putting out a cannabis brand, Bieber & Co have started their own cannabis line, Peaches. Partnering with LA-based brand Palms, which has always produced some fine pre-rolled smokables, Bieber’s Peaches will feature indoor, high THC testing, Nug rich flower ground into 7 half gram prerolls. Retail price of the pre-roll pack will be in the $50-60 dollar range, making it similar in price to an 8th, which is technically the same amount of actual flower. But with some normal 8th, it’s Beibless. With Peaches, you get the satisfaction of knowing that Justin Effing Bieber hand rolled that thing! All kidding aside, Bieber was heavily involved in the product development, including choosing the artwork for its packaging. Justin has stated that cannabis was a huge factor in his mental health. He doesn’t really say how or why in any of the press releases regarding the brand, but, belieb him and these press releases, it is. And now, you too can gain the same enlightenment and positive head space that Beibsie Weensie does every time he lights up. Peachesplansonselectingterpheavystrainstogivetheirproduct superior effect and flavor and in this journalist(?)’s experience, the Palm wraps are a lot lighter than tobacco, which should help to not overpower the cannabis in the pre-roll. Peaches will be available in California, Nevada, Florida and Massachusetts starting in October. Note that you wild Floridians will have to settle for only a 5 pack due to your Draconian medical laws - cue the sad trumpet. Lucky for me, this Marijuana Masshole is in a state that offers up these stellar sticks of sensi for sale. I plan on grabbing one asap to try out just so I can hopefully say in earnest: “Well, I dig you Georgia Peaches...”

Will Oklahoma Approve Adult-Use Cannabis in 2022? Two Bills That May Pass Juniper Martaczech

Oklahoma voters approved medical cannabis legalization with the passing of HB 788 in 2018. Soon after, talk of passing a recreational bill started. Due to delays and coronavirus, it impeded signature collections in 2019 & 2020 and as a result, none of the potential legislation made the ballot. This year Oklahomans for Responsible Cannabis Action (ORCA) have finalized the language of initiatives to legalize adult-use cannabis and to remodel the state’s current medical cannabis program for the 2022 ballot. State questions (SQ) 817 & 818 bring the subject back to the table but will they make it to the ballot? The Oklahoma Marijuana Regulation and Right to Use Act (SQ 817), the recreational legalization measure, would allow for any persons over 21 to openly possess and grow for themselves. “It shall be lawful for all persons twentyone (21) years of age and older to grow, purchase, transport, receive, prepare and consume marijuana and marijuana products. It shall be lawful for all persons twentyone (21) years of age and older to possess up to: twelve (12) marijuana plants and the marijuana harvested therefrom; one (1) ounce of concentrated marijuana; seventy-two (72) ounces of topical marijuana; seventy-two (72) ounces of edible marijuana; eight (8) ounces of suppository marijuana; and eight (8) ounces of commercially sold marijuana. These amounts are cumulative. The legislature is permitted to increase these quantities as well as permit other forms of marijuana.” Retail cannabis sales would be subject to a 15 percent excise tax, and the initiative outlines a number of programs that would receive partial revenue from those taxes. The revenue generated would initially cover implementation costs, then it will then be allocated to support an array of programs, including but not limited to, water-related infrastructure, substance misuse treatment, law enforcement retraining and cannabis medical research. And perhaps most importantly this measure lays out pathways for re-sentencing and

expungements for those with marijuana convictions. In addition, the measure also calls for a gradual decrease of medical marijuana tax, which would reach zero percent within one year of its enactment. Finally, within 60 days of enactment, the state’s existing medical cannabis dispensaries would be permitted to sell to the recreational market. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Enforcement and Anti-Corruption Act (SQ 818), the second and separate initiative, would establish the Oklahoma State Cannabis Commission (OSCC) to oversee all areas of the medical marijuana system. The Oklahoma State Cannabis Commission would take over industry oversight from the Oklahoma State Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA), which had been created under the state Department of Health by State Question 788 in 2018. This would also set a seven percent excise tax on medicalcannabissales,withrevenuesupporting marijuana research, rural impact and urban waste remediation, agriculture development, mental health response programs, substance misuse treatment and more. While the measures would appear separately on the ballot if they qualify, activists view them as complementary. Both petitions include language stating that the presence of THC metabolites in a person’s hair or bodily fluid is not on its own proof of impairment or intoxication, nor can tests showing their presence be used to deny housing, health care, public aid or other rights. Both of the newly finalized initiatives would be constitutional amendments, meaning activists will need to collect at least 177,958 valid signatures from registered voters on each to qualify them for the ballot. With mandates lifted and most of the state back to business as usual, gathering signatures will be easier than last year, however, convincing cannabis business owners to work with a new agency could be a hard sell.

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Why Do Different Types of Edibles Affect You Differently? Dr. Pepper Hernandez ND, PhD, BCHP, CTC, CNHP

When we talk edibles, they are cannabis or cannabis oil-infused foods, tinctures and or beverages. This indicates that they've been infused with preferably full spectrum whole plant cannabinoids such as THC, CBG or CBD. Edibles, unlike smoking, are absorbed through the digestive system. This means the effects can not only feel different but also last longer. The effects of smoking cannabis are almost instantaneous, whereas the effects of an edible take 30 minutes to 2 hours. An edible's effects can also last significantly longer (3-14 hours) and can be much more strong than smoking alone. The length and strength of the reaction will differ based on the dose, your previous meal, any other medications you've taken, your tolerance level, and your body chemistry. Your level of experience and body weight are also important aspects to consider. Solid Food Edibles Baked products, chocolates, cookies or gummies are just a few examples of cannabis-infused edibles. Almost any food including butter, oil, milk, sugar, or flour can be made into an edible. In solid food edibles, the cannabis is then broken down in the digestion system and because of that, the cannabinoid receptors which are also located in the digestive system will be directly affected. When the chemicals pass through the digestive system and are processed by the liver after being ingested THC forms 11-THC-hydroxy, which is a stronger molecule that can make the effect felt by the consumer much stronger than just smoking.

Liquid Edibles Cannabis-infused drinks, like teas, sodas, coffee, and even alcohol blends, are increasingly being experimented with by cannabis connoisseurs. THC in these drinks, like in cannabis-infused edibles, is digested in the stomach and can be just as strong as eating a cookie or gummy. So be cautious and take it easy. Tinctures & Drops Then there are "under the tongue" drops or tinctures made of wholeplant cannabis plants. Because tinctures are supposed to be taken through the mouth and tongue, they are classified as edibles. A dropper is used to administer these powerful, cannabis extracts "under the tongue". These can be made in several ways, alcohol extractions, coconut oil or glycerinbased. The tincture is absorbed into the bloodstream, if taken directly it can be felt sooner. In my opinion, tinctures provide you with more control over your dosage, faster and more accurate results. NEW CANNABIS USER TIP: Beginners with a very low tolerance should start with a suggested dose of less than 5mg as a general rule. Around 2.5mg will provide relief from mild symptoms as well as a feeling of well-being.

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Medical patients who use cannabis now have a range of possibilities. They have the option of ingesting cannabis. They can utilize highly concentrated concentrations in edibles but the effects can differ depending on the way the body processes the substance.

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$6.1 Million From CBD Lawsuit Makes Clint Eastwood's Day Dan Capener

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accused of using a programming code to insert his name in hidden metatags, to direct online searches to their web page. The 91 year old Academy Award winning Actor/ Director Eastwood asked the court to order the companies to give up all income, profits, and benefits resulting from their conduct. The judge who oversaw Clint Eastwood’s case was R. Gary Klausner of United States District Court for the Central District of California, he immediately awarded the plaintiff and Garrapata $6.1 million dollars for Mediatonas UAB’s fraudulent acts. The judge declined to award damages for defamation claims, saying the language used to promote Eastwood as an endorser of the CBD products “was not libelous on its face.”

Eastwood and Garrapata, a company that owns rights to his likeness, filed two lawsuits in a Los Angeles federal court last year against three CBD manufacturers that had claimed the actor endorsed their products. Eastwood’s lawyers asserted that the primary company involved, Mediatonas UAB, completely fabricated every and all information relating to Clint Eastwood and his likeness on their website. The official court document read: “Mr. Eastwood has no connection of any kind whatsoever to any CBD products and never gave the alleged NBC interview on the Today show suggesting he was leaving Hollywood to become a CBD salesman for their products.” Mediatonas UAB, is a company that owns the websites that published the fake interview on an NBC show resembling “The Today Show” and allegedly used a photo of Eastwood from an actual appearance on” The Today Show”, adding links directing consumers to buy their CBD products. The second lawsuit targeted ten companies and individuals throughout the United States that are

Eastwood has 8 children ranging from 24 to 67 years old, most have followed in his footsteps and work in the film industry. He is non-smoker in real life, but he sometimes uses a certain brand of cigars for the nasty taste to help with his “Make my Day, Punk,” movie persona. Just the opposite of Eastwood's non smoking lifestyle, one of his close friends James Garner, the “Maverick” and “Rockford Files” star was once heard stating, “I smoked pot for 50 years.” Garner was a supporter of the University of Oklahoma, and in 2003 donated $500,000 to their school of drama. Before he died in 2014, he had attended the University of Oklahoma as well as many Oklahoma Sooners football games. At his funeral Eastwood said, “Garner opened the door for people like Steve McQueen and myself.” Eastwood, at 91, is still at it directing and acting and sometimes chomping on nasty cigars. Hopefully he has time left to spend his $6 million dollar win (if he ever actually collects the money). If he does collect on that, Edibles Magazine™ Oklahoma would like to suggest a donation from Mr. Clint Eastwood to the University of Oklahoma to remember the guy who opened the door for people like him and Steve McQueen. In conclusion, of the many ways to profit from the sale, use, and manufacturing of CBD, Mr. Eastwood's $6.1 million dollar win for CBD nonendorsement is a unique and unusual way to profit from CBD but it should act as a deterrent for false claims from other companies towards himself and other celebrities.

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Legendary actor, director, composer, and producer Clint Eastwood has been awarded $6.1 million from a company that falsely claimed Eastwood had endorsed their CBD products. The company then failed to respond to a court ordered summons and a summary judgment of 6.1 million was issued!

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OBN Raids Two Eastern OK Farms

B. Le Grand

In September, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) announced they raided two eastern Oklahoma cannabis farms with the assistance of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. OMMA Director Adria Berry called a partnership between the two agencies "essential." OBN agents served a search warrant at a farm near Depew. While the farm had proper licensing, they were reportedly "selling marijuana out-of-state on the illicit market," a news release issued by OBN spokesman Mark Woodward indicates. Woodward said authorities carried out a similar search warrant in Latimer County for an unlicensed operation. The two raids combined resulted in several arrests as well as the seizure of more than 4,900 plants. The press release did not identify anyone who was arrested or charged, nor did it specify which businesses were the subjects of the raids. The news release stated that the two farms raided this week are among "dozens" of such sites agents with the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control have shut down since April. In the news release, OMMA Director Adria Berry, who began her new position as Oklahoma Cannabis Czar Aug. 30th said “OMMA is actively working to further strengthen our relationship with OBN and local law enforcement." “Collaboration between OMMA Inspectors and OBN Enforcement will not only stop, but prevent, illegal marijuana activity," Berry said. OBN Director Donnie Anderson said in his statement that investigators have seen a rise in criminal organizations this year attempting to set up cannabis businesses that are not compliant with the law. "OMMA inspectors and OBN enforcement agents are sharing information and resources to protect legitimate marijuana businesses and prevent trafficking organizations from getting a foothold within Oklahoma's medical marijuana program," Anderson said. The recently passed House Bill 2646 allowed OMMA and OBN to enter into a memorandum of understanding which a portion of OMMA licensing fees would help pay for the OBN to establish a cannabis-specific enforcement unit. OMMA also has a legislative mandate with House Bill 2904 to hire at least 60 compliance inspectors this year. The Celebrity Issue

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Ayahuasca: The New Celebrity Drug of Choice

Oklahoma Marijuana Growers Sue OMMA After Agency Revokes 300 Licenses Tied To A Single Qualified Resident Lynn You

Ayahuasca, is a native vine of the Amazon basin which is used to produce a powerful psychoactive substance and has been used as a traditional spiritual medicine by the indigenous tribes of the region for thousands of years. Hollywood celebrities including Will Smith have become believers! 53 year old Smith, says in the second half of his life he is giving, not gathering and ”trying to help people find happiness.” He went to Peru for several ayahuasca ceremonies. He said,“In my fifty plus years on this planet, this is the unparalleled greatest feeling I’ve ever had.” Several celebrities have admitted their use of AYA (short for ayahuasca). Michelle Rodriguez, in the aftermath of her “Fast & Furious” co-star Paul Walker’s death said “My ayahuasca trip made me sad that he left me here, it wasn’t a sadness that he’s gone. It was more of a jealousy that he’s there first.” Former NBA star, Lamar Odom, who nearly died in 2015 from a drug overdose believes AYA cured him from his drug addiction.’ Other celebrities that reportedly attend AYA ceremonies include: Chelsea Handler, Lindsay Lohan, Megan Fox, Jim Carrey, Tori Amos, Father John Misty, Sting, Robin Quivers, Josh Radnor. Terrence Howard, Penn Badgley, Ben Lee, Chris Rob. Studies are finally being made on this vine producing dimethyltryptamine( DMT) drug, which is illegal in the USA with the exception of Oregon. Throwing up and pooping seem to be the least of the side effects of using, whereas a lifetime of Psychiatry treatments on the opposite end. Meantime AYA is on several Hollywood celebrities’ agenda. Issue 67 I Page 44

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severe legal consequences.” In August, Windler relinquished her ownership of all the licenses she was associated with, which caused all of those cannabis licenses to become invalid and thus they all had to close.

Some of the business owners, represented Windler was used as a third party by Tulsa- by Attorney Rachel Bussett, are seeking based Jones Brown Law in order to help out- to recoup their investments and are suing of-state clients meet the OMMA licensing OMMA in order to reinstate their licenses or at least creating an requirements for in-state administrative procedure residence. OMMA requires for the revocation of that a resident must own licenses. 75% of the license, and for those looking for an From News on 6, “This opportunity to start in is their livelihood. I cannabis, Oklahoma has mean they literally gave the lowest barrier of entry. up everything to come This is what has led over here to do it,” Bussett 300 licensees to seek a said. “The more that I reliable partner for their work with these people, businesses and what has it's clear they weren't led to them being revoked. given proper advice and guidance.” “They were Kathleen Windler has had very stressed,” she said of her own civil and criminal her clients. “These people legal troubles. In May she have invested hundreds of was charged with growing thousands of dollars… to 6,000 plants illegally with her partner, Dao Feng, in Paul’s Valley. come here and establish a business. Now It was a farm licensed by OMMA, but not all of a sudden, this business license is by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics being revoked.” and Dangerous Drugs, which made their operation unlawful. She has also “The OMMA is aware of the recent legal filed a lawsuit against Jones Brown Law actions taken by business owners regarding Windler purports the firm “continuously the surrender of licenses by Kathleen offered (Windler to clients) as a solution to Windler,” said OMMA Spokesperson Kelsey residency issues and profited dramatically Pagonis. “We plan to address these actions from continuously exposing (Windler) to accordingly.” EdiblesList.com I EdiblesMagazine.com

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With the flood of the market, some dispensaries and processors closing is to be expected, but about 300 Oklahoma Cannabis businesses have had their licenses revoked. This is not because of any regular violation, but because all 300 licenses shared the same co-owner, Kathleen Windler.

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EDUCATION CORNER

What is THC-O Acetate? And Why is OMMA Saying It's Dangerous? B. Le Grand Last issue we covered Delta-8 in our education corner. This edition, the new hype is THC-O acetate. There are over 500 cannabinoid compounds in the cannabis plant and it’s sister plant hemp. THC-O is another cannabinoid hitting the mainstream bringing new information to light.

THC-O is three times more psychoactive than delta-9 THC. THC-O and Delta-8 are usually made from hemp, and fall within a gray legal area. It is so much more potent than THC, its effects border hallucinatory. Some consumers of THC-O claim a more spiritual high. The United States military conducted experiments on non-lethal incapacitating agents as early as 1949. Researchers tested THC-O on dogs. They had concluded that THC-O eroded dogs’ muscle coordination twice as much as conventional delta-9 THC. To manufacture THC-O from hemp, CBD is converted to delta-8 or a similar THC compound. Then Acetic Anhydride is added. It becomes THC-O acetate (O-acetyl-Δ8-THC). The finished product is a thick brown distillate oil that you can vape or ingest. It is a “prodrug,” meaning the cannabinoid compound is not activated until it has been metabolized. So it takes 20-30 minutes for the user to feel it’s effects. Warning: Do not try this at home! Acetic Anhydride is highly corrosive and flammable. It puts health, safety, and the environment at risk unless made in a highly-controlled laboratory environment. It is also possible that toxic additives like vitamin E acetate are being used in the manufacturing of THC-O oil as well. Which is why OMMA is issuing notices to patients and processors about THC-O. Part of the risk posed is that consumers may be unaware of which isomer is present in commercial products. With the passage of the 2018 US Farm Bill, easing restrictions on the cultivation and production of industrial hemp, THC-O-acetate has become increasingly available. THC-O can also be produced from the extracts of psychoactive strains of cannabis in states where it’s permitted, in which case the product will be primarily O-acetyl-Δ9-THC. Concerns have also been raised about the lack of safety data or quality control testing given the limited history of human use and potentially toxic chemical reagents used during manufacture. The legality issue is also complex and varies between jurisdictions. In the United Kingdom, THC-O-acetate is categorized as a Class A drug. In the United States, THC-O-acetate is not scheduled at the federal level, but it could be considered an analog of THC, in which case the purchase, sale, or possession could be prosecuted under the Federal Analog Act. OMMA’s official warning advisory issued October 18, 2021 states: “This manufactured THC compound is NOT a medical marijuana product and has been shown to be very harmful when added to other THC-containing products, causing side effects such as seizures, difficulty speaking, and vomiting. Reports of these dangerous side effects are increasing, which is why our QA lab, Metis, is diligently monitoring for this substance and other THC analogs. Metis has confirmed the presence of this chemical compound in a concentrate by the name of Platinum OG Sugar (BA#-POG-062421).” Issue 67 I Page 48

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