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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

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JOE BIDEN SAYS CANNABIS IS A GATEWAY DRUG, THEN DENIES STATEMENT

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THE STRANGE & RACIST, PAGAN, DRUG-FUELED ORIGINS OF CHRISTMAS

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CHANUKAH MARIJUANICA CHRONICA WITH MITZVAH WELLNESS

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LEGALIZING CANNABIS LINKED TO LESS OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS

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CHEECH AND CHONG’S SANTA CLAUS AND HIS OLD LADY

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CANNA CROSSWORD PUZZLE

POT STOCKS & STOCKED POTS: THE GREEN ORGANIC DUTCHMAN & SOUP

HOUSE BILL APPROVED TO DE-SCHEDULE CANNABIS AT FEDERAL LEVEL

MICHIGAN CELEBRATES FIRST LEGAL RECREATIONAL CANNABIS SALES THE MORE ACT & WHAT IT MIGHT MEAN FOR CANNABIS SMOKE SCREEN: THE DARK UGLY UNDERSIDE OF CORPORATE CANNABIS CANNABIS INFUSED RECIPES (PAGES 26-33) VETERANS AT THE EMERALD CUP ADVENTURE ON MAGIC SHROOMS PRODUCT REVIEWS (PAGES 36-39) TOP 7 CANNABIS GIFT IDEAS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL REMOVES CANNABIS FROM BANNED SUBSTANCES

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Greetings my friends,

The holiday season is here again. Whatever you celebrate, we hope you celebrate in style with plenty of friends, family, good edibles, and sweet cannabis. This year we’ve been to Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Krampus, Christmas, and Festivus celebrations and there’s still more to come, including New Year’s Eve and Day. What they all had in common so far is lots and lots of great weed and infused food. Here in Los Angeles it’s an interesting place to celebrate the winter season. Hollywood has L Ron Hubbard’s Scientology Winter Wonderland, and both

The Grove and Universal Studios create lots of artificial snow and/or man-made real snow to lend feelings of authenticity to their Santa’s workshops and Grinch villages.

Wherever you may be, just be sure you medicate and celebrate safely.

The holidaze are an amazing time for edibles. Every day is really, but the holiday season is a celebration of baking, comfort food, and camaraderie that really just lends itself perfectly to making homemade edibles and infused foods with the people you love. We’ve got some very special recipes we’ve selected to help make those festive days danker and more delicious.

There’s even some kosher Hanukkah dishes we’ve included courtesy of Shifra Klein from The Mitzva Wellness company. We hosted a live and fully infused Hanukkah Marijuanica show with Mitzva this season and are happy to announce that it marked the debut of season 2 of The Edibles Show, now produced by Better Box TV and SpeedWeed. Shifra also wrote The Hanukkah-Marijuanica-Chronica article in this issue so be sure to give that a read.

This issue also features, “The Strange and Racist, Drug Fueled, Pagan Origins of Christmas”. Krampus, Klingons, Demons,

Magic Mushrooms and Blackface.. Oh my.

We dug deep and it turns out the various pagan celebrations and cultural traditions that have come together to build the world’s most popular holiday are far weirder than any of us here even realized. We also have the cannabis gift guide 2019, a special holidaze themed crossword puzzle, all the latest news about marijuana politics from around the world, and some great new product reviews to help you stay high in the new year so enjoy The Gift Issue.

Love and believe in yourself. And don’t forget that your cannabis loves and believes in you too. HAPPY HOLIDAZE FROM ALL OF US HERE AT EDIBLES MAGAZINE! As always, smile at your budtender, tip your delivery driver, and know your dose.

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Dutch Vegetable THC Soup with Meatballs Broth 2 onions 2 carrots 3 stalks celery 3 cloves of garlic (optional) 3 bay leaves 2 tsp pepper corns

4 sprigs parsley 1 sprig thyme ½ tsp salt Soup handful vermicelli Vegetables, sliced (carrot, leek, celery and cauliflower) 2 tbsp finely chopped herbs (parsley, chives, leaf celery and chervil) Salt and pepper ½ cup of cannabis infused olive oil Meatballs 300 grams of ground mixture of beef and pork 2 tbsp dried breadcrumbs salt and pepper ¼ tsp worcestershire sauce ¼ tsp marjoram Instructions Clean the vegetables for the broth, cut into large chunks. Place in a large cooking pot, add the other broth ingredients, and pour over 1 liter cold water. Bring slowly to the boil and simmer for 1 hour. Make the meatballs by mixing all the ingredients and rolling small balls. Bring the broth to a simmer, add the meatballs, vegetables and vermicelli. Stir once, very carefully, to prevent breaking the meatballs. Cook it with the lid partly on the pan until the meatballs start floating.. Add the green herbs, cannabis olive oil and season to taste with salt. Serve immediately, on its own or with some bread.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Joe Biden Says He Believes Cannabis is a Gateway Drug, Then Denies His Statement B. Le Grand

Joe Biden has had a strong stance against cannabis legalization for as long as he has had a political career. In 2010 he told Forbes and ABC that it would be a “mistake to legalize.”

He said, “I still believe it’s a gateway drug."

Throughout most of his legislative career, Biden supported tough criminal penalties for possession, including in the 1994 crime bill, which many critics have since linked to a rapid rise in mass incarceration and mass policing. Biden, who supervised the Senate Judiciary Committee at the time, was one of the bill’s key authors, so much so that he later took to calling it the “1994 Biden Crime Bill.”

Even as he’s shifted his stance on harsh penalties for nonviolent drug crimes, Biden has a long record of skepticism toward full cannabis legalization.

The former vice president and current 2020 Democratic presidential candidate stated at a Las Vegas town hall in November that he believes marijuana is a “gateway drug” that can lead users to harsher substances. The fact that two-thirds of Americans support cannabis legalization was apparent as Biden drew groans from the crowd with his reply.

Biden said, “It is not irrational to do more scientific investigation to determine, which we have not done significantly enough, whether or not there are any things that relate to whether it’s a gateway drug or not. The truth of the amatter is, there’s not nearly been enough evidence that has been acquired as to whether or not it is a gateway drug. It’s a debate, and I want a lot more before I legalize it nationally. I want to make sure we know a lot more about the science behind it.”

Answering an audience question, Biden said he is not opposed to cannabis entirely. He said

he supports the use of medical marijuana and would decriminalize possession of cannabis, adding that he wants individual states to make decisions on recreational use. He declared his stance that anyone convicted for using the drug should have their criminal record "wiped totally clean, completely clean."

Biden did not seem to gain any new followers for his campaign trail from cannabis supporters. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) along with many other presidential candidates have voiced their support for legalizing marijuana on the federal level.

The immediate backlash he drew, was quickly followed with backpedalling, claiming that he never said he believed “cannabis is a gateway drug.” Biden then turned around and said in a conference call with reporters, “I don't think it is a gateway drug. There's no evidence I've seen to suggest that.”

Biden unveiled his presidential plan in July, looking to cut down on high rates of incarceration and fix the racial, gender, and income-based disparities in the system, which includes decriminalizing cannabis and expunging past convictions for possession.

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, who introduced the Marijuana Justice Act in February to deschedule and legalize cannabis federally, told the former vice president at the November Democratic debate, “I thought you might have been high when you said it.”

Scientific research shows that smoking cannabis can be correlated with other drug use and the development of addictions, but not enough to blame pot for a "gateway" effect. The National Institute of Drug Abuse says that marijuana can likely precede other drug use, but "the majority of people who use marijuana" do not go on to use harder drugs. The institute also says that any gateway effect from marijuana can also be tied to alcohol, nicotine, or addictive personalities.

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House Bill Approved to De-Schedule Cannabis at the Federal Level B. le Grand

According to the American Civil Liberties Union, cannabis arrests account for more than half of all drug arrests in the United States. U.S. lawmakers repeatedly cited the disproportionate impact drug laws have had on communities of color, saying that decriminalizing cannabis helps alleviate some of that imbalance.

“I don’t think a majority of the Republicans will support this bill,” Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado said. “It is even less likely that the Senate would take it up. Therefore, I would just suggest that we deal with other bills that we can get a much larger bipartisan support from.”

Nadler replied by pointing out that House Democrats can “negotiate” with the Senate, acknowledging that Republicans won’t take the bill as it is now.

“I don’t think it’s a good idea ... to say, ‘the Senate won’t take this bill,’” Nadler said.

“When the House passes a bill, it’s part of a continuing process. It’s not the end of a process.”

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, also known as NORML, has called the legislation the “biggest marijuana news of the year.” Eleven states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for recreational use. Medical cannabis is legal in 33 states and Washington, D.C.

This committee approval comes two months after the House passed legislation that would protect banks that serve cannabis businesses in states where it’s legal. That bill has yet to get passed by the Senate or get enacted, which leaves cannabis businesses at the mercy of high-cost bank accounts and alternate cash transport systems. If this new “The criminalization of marijuana has been bill goes through it would allow for cannabis a mistake,” Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, businesses to bank, operate, and get taxed D-N.Y., said during the markup of the bill. “The like any other business. racial disparity in marijuana enforcement laws only compounded this mistake with This bill would also do away with 280E serious consequences, particularly for taxation, where cannabis businesses are taxed at the federal level by the IRS, like minority communities.” they’re the mob running a crime racket. They Some Republican members felt that it can’t write off anything that has to do with was unlikely to be taken up in the Senate, operating and are taxed on the full amount expressing their concerns that the bill went of income that comes in, rather than on the profit or loss. too far.

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Last issue we reported on the USDA creating potential guidelines for hemp production.

This month the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would legalize cannabis on the federal level, effectively removing it from Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act. The legislation, which passed 24 to 10, has a high chance of approval in the full House where Democrats control the chamber with 234 seats. It’s likely to face a tougher battle in the Republican-controlled Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell opposes marijuana legalization. According to Congress.gov the bill has more than 50 cosponsors.

The legislation would allow for states to enact their own policies and gives them incentives to clear criminal records of people with low-level cannabis offenses. It would also include a 5% federal excise tax on cannabis products that would provide job training and legal assistance to those hit hardest by the war on drugs.

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The Strange and Racist, Pagan, Drug-Fueled Origins of Christmas Patrick Ian Moore

Christmas time is a strange and interesting time of year. So many traditions, customs, cultures and stories have been brought together creating the biggest and most confusing holidays in the world. What does Bethlehem have to do with the North Pole? Did Santa ever know Jesus? Christmas trees, stockings, silver bells, reindeer, wise men, elves and snowglobes..

It’s a bizarre collection of seemingly weird and random details that create what many consider “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”. However, there is a slight logic to some of it and pure insanity to the rest. Blending pagan Winter Solstice traditions with Roman and Christian myths and stories have left us all with a holiday we wait all year to celebrate and barely understand.

After being repackaged

by Charles Dickens and Coca Cola, Christmas in America has a specific aesthetic, but the history of what lead to the Yuletide of today actually has more drugs, spirits, racism and child abuse than most people realize. Here we present The Strange and Racist, Pagan, Drug Fueled Origins of Christmas! Enjoy, and Merry Christmas.

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were also a shamanic culture. The word “shaman” actually has its roots in the Tungus word saman which means “one who the spirits.” A significant aspect of the shamanism practiced in this part of the world during that time was linked to the Amanita muscaria, also known as the Fly Agaric mushroom. This special psychedelic fungus was held very sacred by these ancient Siberian people, and was used by the shaman and others for ceremonial and spiritual purposes.

When out collecting mushrooms, people would pick a bunch of them under the evergreen trees and lay them out along the branches while continuing to pick the mushrooms beneath other trees. The result was something that looked very reminiscent of a modern Christmas tree: evergreen trees whose branches are dotted with bright red, roundish “decorations” – in this case the sacred mushrooms. The shaman or harvester would go around to each of their mushroom stashes and put them all in one large sack.

Remind you of anything? Not only this, as the story of the tradition goes, the shaman would then, carrying this large sack, visit the homes of his or her people and deliver the mushrooms to them. They would then continue the drying process by hanging them in a sock, near the fire. In the racist Dutch tradition, Sinterklaas made his home in Spain, and traveled to the Netherlands once a year, about a month before Christmas, to menace, abuse and perhaps kidnap disobedient children, aided and abetted by his gang of dark-skinned Arab slaves.

Zwarte Piet (also known as Black Pete) is the most famous companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of the Low Countries. Traditionally, Zwarte Piet is black because he is a Moor from Spain. Nowadays the character is considered incredibly offensive and racist.

The Evenki were northern Tungusic people who were predominantly hunter-gatherers as well as reindeer herders. Their survival depended largely upon the health and vitality of their domesticated reindeer. The reindeer provided the Evenki and other northern tribes with everything from clothing, housing material, wares and tools from the bones Eastern European Koleda Hemp Sativa Carolers and antlers, transportation, milk, as well as cultural and religious inspiration. The Evenki In Pagan times, the area’s now encompassing EdiblesList.com I EdiblesMagazine.com

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1. The anthropomorphic, 2. The zoomorphic , and 3. The anthropo-zoomorphic mostly represented by goats, bears, ox and demons.

Dressed as a pregnant woman, the ‘Bride’ is the main character in this cast of. She symbolizes both the death of the old moon and the birth of the new one. The Bride, as the star of the show, would be seated on a wooden hemp breaker. The Koledari would carry the Hemp Breaker as if Bride was riding a horse from house to house. That's right, a hemp breaker horse. Not enough, Bride seated on top of the hemp breaker horse, would be spinning hemp to thread using a distaff. The Koledari and Grandpa would poke fun at Bride the whole night to bring a comic side to the festivities. The whole group would venture out on Koleda eve at midnight, traveling house to house. The group would sing the special Koledo songs lead by the Grandpa character. Traditional songs would be sung with the word “koledo” sprinkled in and with every sentence ending in a special koledo chant.

After the singing and dancing in front of the home, the Koledari group would then rummage house searching for evil spirits that are hiding. After finding the evil spirits and ghosts, the koledari would chase them away to guarantee a bountiful harvest in the coming year. The homeowners would then give the group some heckled hemp fibers to pay for the exorcism service. The heckled hemp fibers were made into thread by the riding Bride.

This special thread symbolizes fertility which would eventually be turned into newborn baby clothes.

Krampus, Demons, Klingons & Saint Nicholas In Central European folklore, Krampus is a horned,

anthropomorphic figure described as "half-goat, half-demon", who, during the Christmas season, punishes children who have misbehaved. This contrasts with Saint Nicholas, who rewards the well-behaved with gifts. He’s basically like a giant, less racist, monster version of Zwarte Piet which actually him preferable. The history of the Krampus figure has been theorized as stretching back to pre-Christian Alpine traditions.

Krampus carries chains, thought to symbolize the binding of the Devil by the Christian Church.

He thrashes the chains for dramatic effect. The chains are sometimes accompanied with bells of various sizes. Of more pagan origins are the Ruten, the bundles of birch wood branches that Krampus carries and with which he swats naughty children. In many parts of Croatia, Krampus is described as a devil wearing a cloth sack around his waist and chains around his neck, ankles, and wrists. As a part of a tradition, when a child receives a gift from St. Nicholas he is given a golden branch to represent his good deeds throughout the year; however, if the child has misbehaved, Krampus will take the gifts for himself and leave only a silver branch to represent the child's bad acts. The beast's name comes from the German word krampen, meaning claw, and shares characteristics with demonic creatures in Greek mythology like fauns and satyrs. Due to his devilish appearance, Krampus celebrations were banned by the Catholic Church in the 12th century. Even fascists in World War II allegedly found fault with Krampus because they considered him a creation of the Social Democrats. Now Krampus is also a strain of cannabis that is a sativa dominant hybrid with a smell that is earthy, cheesy, and minty with a taste that’s earthy, piney, and diesel.

And lastly, if you look at traditional depictions of the actual Saint Nicholas, he’s clearly a Klingon. I mean, the guy looks almost exactly like Worf, son of Mogh from TNG and DS9. Why isn’t that something people talk about more often? Ancient Aliens may have mentioned it but I’ll need to go back and see if they ever did a holiday special.

So this Christmas, celebrate in style by eating mushrooms, smoking weed, singing, not being racist, and be friendly to elves and demons.

Happy holidaze to all and to all a good night!

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present day Lithuanian, Poland, Germany and Russia celebrated the Slavic holiday of Koleda. Koleda was celebrated around what we know as Christmas time and is a celebration of the god Koliada who is a Slavic pagan deity symbolized by the weak winter Sun that is reborn the morning following the winter solstice. On the Eve of Koleda, a sacred rite would be performed called Koleduvane. Unmarried young men would suit up dressed as “Koledari” and venture out into the night.

Koledari are Slavic traditional performers of a ceremony with costumes split up into 3 main categories:

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Chanukah Marijuanica Chronica with Mitzva Wellness Shifra Klein

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Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day, “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods (hence the oil).

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The Hebrew word Hanukkah means “dedication,” rightfully named because it celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple. In the second century BCE, the Holy Land was ruled by the Seleucids (Syrian-Greeks), who tried to force the people of Israel to accept Greek culture and beliefs instead of MITZVA observance and belief in G-d. Against all odds, a small band of faithful but poorly armed Jews, led by Judah the Maccabee, defeated one of the mightiest armies on earth, drove the Greeks from the land, reclaimed the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and rededicated it to the service of G-d. When they went to light the Temple's Menorah, they found only a single jar of olive oil that had escaped contamination by the Greeks. Miraculously, they lit the menorah and the one-day supply of oil lasted for eight days, until new oil could be prepared under conditions

of ritual purity.

To honor and publicize these miracles, the sages instituted the festival of Chanukah. The core ritual of Chanukah is the nightly menorah lighting. The menorah holds nine flames, one of which is the shamash (“helper candle”), which is used to kindle the other eight lights. On the first night, we light just one flame.

On the second night, an additional flame is lit. By the eighth night of Chanukah, all eight lights are kindled. Prayers are recited before the lighting of the candles and traditional songs are sung.

It’s appropriate to spend time with your loved ones, watching the flames.

Remarking that one should spend time near the Chanukah lights after they are lit, the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson would say, “We must listen carefully to what the candles are saying.” What are the flickering flames telling us? Here are some messages: 1. Never be afraid to stand up for

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have goodness in the heart, or even at home. Chanukah teaches us to shine 2. Keep the faith. Judah Maccabee outwards into our surroundings with and his band faced discouraging odds, the glow of MITZVAHS. but that didn’t stop them. With faith in their hearts, they entered the battle of 7. Be an example. You want change, their lives—and won. In these trying be the change. You have not ignited times, we can do the same. another soul until that soul has ignited others.

8. Don't be ashamed to perform MITZVAHS, even if you will feel different. Rather, be like a menorah, proudly proclaiming its radiant uniqueness for all to see.

4. A little light goes a long way. The Chanukah candles are lit at dusk.

Ignited in the window or in the doorway, they serve as a guiding light for the darkening streets. No matter how dark it is outside, a candle of G-dly goodness can transform the darkness itself into light.

5. Be kind to yourself. It doesn’t matter how ‘small’ you may think you are, even something you may think is insignificant can change someone’s whole world or even save a life. You are worthy and you are worthy of helping others.

Mitzva Wellness, LLC. relates in many ways to the miracle of Chanukah. We strive to be a beacon, a light, in the industry and we don’t compromise to ‘fit in’. We operate in an ethical manner, using high quality materials, 3rd Party Lab-Testing and formulate to create effective and affordable products. We are small, but we are mighty! We believe in sharing our knowledge, our hope and our support to those in need. All we ask is to pass the MITZVA (“good deed”) on, and be a light in your own community, with acts of goodness and kindness.

6. Take it to the streets. Chanukah is unique in that its primary MITZVA is observed in public. It’s not enough to Happy Chanukah!

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3. Always increase in matters of goodness. Sure, a single flame was good enough for yesterday, but today needs to be even better.

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Michigan Celebrates First Days of Legal Recreational Cannabis Sales

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Michigan celebrated their first days of recreational cannabis sales on December 1st, generating millions of dollars in revenue in their first week. Most legal cannabis sales predominantly took place at three Ann Arbor dispensaries.

The state is imposing a 6% sales tax and 10% cannabis excise tax. Michigan has allocated the first $20 million in tax revenue, for the first two years of recreational sales, to be spent on research for cannabis use in medicine. The remainder of the tax revenue collected from cannabis is to be allocated as follows: 15% to cities, townships or villages and 15% to counties that have allowed recreational business; 35% to public schools and 35% to roads and infrastructure.

Almost 1,400 of Michigan’s 1,773 cities, townships and villages are not allowing recreational marijuana business in their communities.

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Cannabis legalization was a 2018 voterapproved measure, which gave priority recreational licensure to the existing medical program licensees, through December 6, 2021.

The bill allowed for any products previously for sale in medical dispensaries to have been in inventory for 30 days or more before being transferred for recreational sales.

Industry insiders fear this plan to stock recreational shelves could exacerbate a marijuana shortage, and drive the black market. Store owners say there is not enough supply of recreational marijuana flower for sale to stock their shelves and avoid selling out too quickly..

Three companies hold all of the growing licenses issued so far. The state granted 10 class C grower licenses that can be bundled or “stacked� to increase total growing capacity.

Each license allows for 1,500 marijuana plants.

Exclusive Brands, which operates a retail store in Ann Arbor, is licensed to grow 1,500 marijuana plants; Lume Cannabis Co. opened Lit Provisioning Centers in Evart and is licensed to grow 6,000 plants and Green Peak Innovations, which owns a Skymint in Ann Arbor, is licensed to grow 7,500 plants.

The state has licensed three processing businesses that are allowed to convert harvested marijuana to retail products. Those processors, Exclusive Brands, Arbors Wellness and Green Peak Innovations, all operate their own retail stores.

The state has also licensed one testing lab, three recreational marijuana transportation companies and an event coordinator.

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The MORE Act and What it Might Mean for Cannabis Patrick Ian Moore

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Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) have now introduced The United States to the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act, or the “MORE” Act. This bill, which is the first comprehensive cannabis reform measure to be voted on in Congress and purportedly has plenty of momentum given that two thirds of American citizens want to see cannabis legalized, has three primary goals. For one thing, it would completely decriminalize cannabis at the federal level by removing it as a federally controlled substance. For those who may not be aware, the Schedule I classification of cannabis not only means it's illegal and not recognized as having any medical benefits.

It also means cannabis companies are subjected to U.S. tax code 280E. Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code forbids businesses from deducting otherwise ordinary business expenses from gross income associated with the “trafficking” of Schedule I or II substances, as defined by the Controlled Substances Act.

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attempting to right past wrongs or make up for her former mistakes. We have yet to see if her dropping out will affect the status of support for the MORE act or not.

Eventually, it could make its way to the House floor for a vote, which would give it a promising chance of passage. After all, the House is majority-run by Democrats, and most members of the Democratic Party believe in legalizing pot at the federal level. Also, it would require the federal government to review and potentially expunge previous or current non-violent cannabis offense convictions. It would also create the push for states to do the same, reversing decades of impairment caused by the War on Drugs. The MORE Act did make history on November 20th when the House Judiciary Committee voted overwhelmingly (24-10) to approve it.

The MORE Act's implementation of a five percent. federal cannabis tax may only further widen the cost between legal and illicit weed, ultimately leading to reduced federal revenue from the pot industry. Even if a House-backed cannabis reform bill like the MORE Act were to reach the Senate floor for a vote, there is no guarantee that enough votes would be gained to pass it. The Senate is currently in Republican hands by a relatively slim majority, and Republicans historically have a more adverse view of cannabis than Democrats, Libertarians, Independents or The Green Party.

Senator Kamala Harris has dropped out of the Democratic presidential race after months of low poll numbers and criticism of her past cannabis policy actions as a prosecutor. As Senator Tulsi Gabbard pointed out during the Democratic debates in July, “She put over 1,500 people in jail for marijuana violations and then laughed about it when she was asked if she ever smoked marijuana.” Harris always seemed like an unlikely champion for the full scale federal legalization of cannabis but some Only time will tell what happens and right hopeful people probably thought she was now it’s too early to know.

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Ep. 4 Smoke Screen: The Dark Ugly Underside of Corporate Cannabis #MeToo in Cannabis This is a regular series of articles intended to be chapters in a compilation story book of lessons to learn from Corporate Cannabis. Names have been changed to protect the guilty (and the innocent).

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Episode 4 in the Smoke Screen deals with the treatment of women in cannabis.

Did you know that only 3% of all venture capital is invested with women run companies? Prior to 2018, 60% of the cannabis industry was run by men.

There’s always been a clear disparity in the way women are treated in cannabis, and this story is no different.

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this man’s genitals up close against my body and leg. It was like a dog attempting to dry hump me. Then this guy, who has a media corporation in cannabis, and was super loose obviously intoxicated by alcohol and reeked of it, realized I was not who he thought he recognized. He said, “You’re that Indian chick, right?,” which I’m not Indian and he meant Native American.

If the story ended there, it wouldn’t be an episode in the Smoke Screen, it would be an incident I could easily dismiss and write-off as lines crossed by a drunkard.

The next day on the first day of the conference, this guy approached me and another attractive female colleague as we were talking and standing outside the expo floor. He offered her a media trade for her event she was going to put on, and she said, “Oh that’s great, Thanks! What would I owe you in return?”

We were in one of the most beautiful places in the world, at a respectable and expensive international cannabis conference. We had just flown in on what was supposed to be a 6 hour flight, but turned into a 14 hour journey because a man had a medical emergency two and half hours into our flight and they turned back instead of completing the flight His response will forever be ingrained in path. her and my brain. Without any hesitation at all, he said, “How about a reach Our team arrived to check in at the expo around?” venue, which was a swanky hotel. I saw familiar faces and industry friends at an For those of you who might not know official conference pre-party, and in that what a “reach around” is, no fault to you, mix one of these people thought they we were not sure what it was or what he recognized me. At first I was greeted with meant in that immediate moment either. a warm, “Hey!” and a hug, which was We were both naive and innocent enough followed by the inappropriate rubbing of not to know this term, but we were smart EdiblesList.com I EdiblesMagazine.com

CORPORATE CANNABIS enough to know that it was without a doubt a sexual innuendo.

Astonished, our jaws dropped to the floor, her and I looked at each other, and our silent response had him back pedaling, trying to say, “Just Kidding.” But the damage was done. Only after did my husband inform us that a “reach around” is a sexual act, usually entailing the masturbating of a man from behind, while he gets penetrated anally by a penis or strap-on.

Needless to say, we avoided him the rest of the conference. What he said was entirely inappropriate but because it’s the cannabis industry and because we were women he felt like he had the right to violate us. We were both deeply offended as business women. If we wanted to be treated like that we wouldn’t have become business professionals. If we wanted to jerk off old men for a living we’d be Sugar Babies on SeekingArrangement.com.

But more on that in next month’s Smoke Screen Episode 5.

Her and I both notified the conference organizers about the incident, and while they acknowledged it and apologized for his actions, there were almost no consequences for this guy. This class act was allowed to show up and peruse their future events. We were made to feel as if we upset the status quo, like we were supposed to just deal with it and keep our mouths shut.

In conclusion, I shouldn’t have to tell you the moral of this story. Women outnumber men 2 to 1 in this world. The likelihood of women being business professionals you may deal with is extremely high. We shouldn’t have to be treated as objects that have less value or less boundaries if some douche bag finds you attractive. The cannabis industry is not immuned to the discrimination, harassment and mistreatment of women.

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Lavendar High Hot Cocoa Ingredients: 3 cups milk (or dairy alternative) 1 cup cream (or coconut milk) 2 tbsp lavender dried, culinary-grade 8 oz milk chocolate finely chopped 2 oz infused dark chocolate finely chopped 1/8 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla extract

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Combine the milk, cream, and lavender in a

the heat and bring it back to a simmer, but

medium saucepan, and bring it to a simmer. Once

don’t let it boil. Remove the pan from the heat

at a simmer, remove the pan from the heat and

and add the chopped milk chocolate, dark

cover it with a lid. Let it sit and steep for 30 minutes,

chocolate, salt, and vanilla extract. Whisk

to infuse the milk with lavender flavor. (If you want

everything together until the chocolate is

a very subtle lavender flavor, reduce the time to 20

melted and the mixture is smooth. Pour into

minutes. For a strong flavor, increase to 40 or 45

mugs and top with whipped cream. Lavenderv

minutes.) After 30 minutes, pour the milk through

Hot Chocolate can be made in advance and

a strainer into a bowl to remove the lavender, then

stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.

return the milk to the saucepan. Put the pan on

Reheat on the stovetop.

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CANNABIS INFUSED RECIPES We’ve put together a very special collection of cannabis infused “Holidaze” recipes this season for everyone to enjoy.

We’ve included some special Kosher recipes for those who celebrate Hanukkah provided by Mitzva Wellness and some classic dishes you might even recognize from some of your favorite holiday songs. Put all of these together for a special feast and be sure to get some great pics if you do and tag us at @ediblesmagazine on instagram when you post. Eat well, stay high, and enjoy the Holidaze season, form all of us here at Edibles Magazine.

Chronic Candied Yams

Ingredients:

Place sweet potatoes in a medium baking

1 (29 ounce) can sweet potatoes

dish. Distribute butter pieces evenly over the

1/4 cup infused butter, cut into pieces 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

sweet potatoes. Sprinkle with brown sugar.

Layer with miniature marshmallows. Bake in the preheated oven 25 minutes, or until sweet

Instructions:

potatoes are tender and marshmallows have

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

melted.

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Sticky Icky

Figgy Pudding

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Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups chopped dried pitted dates 1/2 cup chopped dried figs 2 cups water 1 teaspoon baking soda 7 tablespoons cannabis butter, softened 1 cup superfine sugar or monk fruit sweetener 2 brown, cage free eggs 2 1/2 cups self-rising flour 2 1/2-ounces dark chocolate, grated Cannabis infused Butter, for coating ramekins Ice cream or whipped cream, for garnish

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Sauce: 2 cups brown sugar 2 cups heavy cream 14 tablespoons cannabis butter Fresh figs, quartered, for garnish Vanilla ice cream, optional Whipped heavy cream, optional

Instructions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Add the dates, dried figs and water to a medium saucepan and bring to boil over medium heat. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the baking soda. Let cool for about 5 minutes, then add to a blender and puree. Using a hand mixer, cream the cannabis butter and sugar in a large bowl. Add the eggs and beat well.

Fold in the flour, the pureed date mixture and the chocolate. Put the mixture into 4 buttered, 1-cup individual ramekins, filling halfway or slightly under. Put in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

Prepare the sauce by stirring the sugar and cream in a medium saucepan over low heat. Simmer until the sugar dissolves. Raise the heat and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the cannabis butter and stir until incorporated. Remove the ramekins from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes. May be served in the ramekin or unmolded onto a small serving plate.

With paring knife cut a cross in the top of the puddings for the sauce. Pour the sauce into the cross in the center of each pudding, then pour more sauce over the puddings and it allow to soak in slightly.

Top with fresh figs and vanilla ice cream or heavily whipped cream. Serve warm and enjoy the goodness.

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Ganja Garlic Roast Pork Instructions: Preheat oven to 375 F degrees. In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil with the thyme, rosemary, garlic, red pepper flakes, parsley, salt and pepper. Spray a skillet that is oven safe with cooking spray. Place the pork loin in the skillet and rub the pork with the rosemary garlic rub thoroughly. Sear the pork over high heat on all sides until nicely browned. Top with Ingredients: For Roast: 4 lbs pork loin 1/4 cup infused olive oil 1 tbsp thyme fresh or dry 1 tbsp rosemary fresh or dry 4 cloves garlic minced 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes 2 tbsp parsley fresh chopped 1 tsp salt or to taste 1 tsp black pepper or to taste 2 garlic bulbs cut in half

more garlic cloves if preferred and add garlic bulbs to the

For Gravy: 2 Tbsp butter 2 Tbsp flour ½ c Chicken Broth ¼ c of liquids from roast ½ c Heavy cream

To make a gravy, add 2 tbsp of butter to the skillet and melt.

skillet. Roast uncovered for 70 to 80 minutes or until the internal temperature of the pork is at least 145F/62.8C to 155F/68.3C. Remove the skillet from the oven and place the pork on a cutting board. Cover the meat completely with aluminum foil and let it rest for 15 minutes before cutting it and serving it.

For Gravy:

Sprinkle about 2 tbsp of flour and whisk it all together with

and bring to a boil, whisking until smooth and cook for a couple minutes. Stir in about 1/2 cup of heavy cream. Note that you can strain the gravy to remove the herbs and make it into a smoother gravy, but I actually preferred the leftover herbs in the gravy for extra flavor.

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Holidaze Baked

Potato Bacon Soup

Ingredients:

Instructions: Cook the bacon over medium heat until done. Remove bacon from pan, and set aside. Drain off all but 1/4 cup of the bacon grease.

1 onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced

translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, and continue cooking

8 potatoes, peeled and cubed

for 1 to 2 minutes. Add cubed potatoes, and toss to coat. Saute

4 cups chicken stock, or

chicken stock to just cover the potatoes. Cover, and simmer until potatoes are tender. In a separate pan, melt cannabis butter over

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2 stalks celery, diced

Cook celery and onion in reserved bacon drippings until onion is

for 3 to 4 minutes. Return bacon to the pan, and add enough

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1 pound bacon, chopped

enough to cover potatoes 5 tablespoons cannabis butter 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup heavy cream

medium heat. Whisk in flour. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 to 2

1 teaspoon dried tarragon

minutes. Whisk in the heavy cream, tarragon, and cilantro. Bring

3 teaspoons chopped

the cream mixture to a boil, and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir the cream mixture into the potato mixture. Puree about 1/2 the soup, and return to the pan. Adjust seasonings to taste and add more melted cannabis butter if needed.

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Canna Kosher Prime Rib the roast from the package, and dry thoroughly with paper towels. Set the roast on a baking sheet, pour ¼ cup cannabis oil over it and place in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 1 hour before cooking time to allow meat to reach room temperature. Rub the roast all over with horseradish and Dijon mustard. In a bowl, mix together the kosher salt, black pepper, thyme, and garlic powder; sprinkle the spice mix over the roast.

Instructions: The day before serving, remove

Temperature of the meat will rise about 10 degrees during resting time. To make au jus sauce, skim excess fat from the pan drippings in the roasting pan. Place the pan over a burner set to medium heat, and stir in the beef base and 1 1/2 cup of water. Bring to a boil, scraping and dissolving any brown flavor bits from the bottom of the pan. Strain out and discard the vegetables. Combine the cornstarch. ¼ cup of cannabis oil and 1 teaspoon of water in a small bowl, and whisk the mixture into the sauce. Allow the sauce to thicken slightly (sauce will be thin), pour into a gravy boat, and serve with roast.

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Ingredients: 1 (6 pound) boneless prime rib roast 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 2 teaspoons kosher salt 2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper 2 teaspoons dried thyme 2 teaspoons of garlic powder 2 stalks celery, cut into 2-inch pieces 1 carrot, cut into 2-inch pieces 1 small unpeeled onion, quartered and separated Bagged Yellow Onions 3 Lb 2 teaspoons concentrated beef base (paste) 1 1/2 cups water 1 teaspoon cornstarch 1 teaspoon water ½ cup of cannabis infused vegetable oil (50-100mg THC)

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place the celery, carrot, and onion pieces into the bottom of a roasting pan. Place the roast on top of the vegetables. Roast in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and roast until the meat is browned and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the roast reads 130 to 135 degrees F (54 to 57 degrees C) for mediumrare. Remove from oven, transfer roast to a platter, and cover with a tent of aluminum foil. Allow to rest for 30 minutes.

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3 Kings Triple Baked Potato Ingredients: 8 potatoes for baking, washed 3 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil 2 sticks salted butter (1 stick infused butter and 1 non infused 1 cup bacon bits (fry your own!)

1 cup sour cream 1 cup Cheddar or Jack cheese (or a mix of both), plus more for topping 1 cup whole milk 2 teaspoons seasoned salt 3 green onions, sliced Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the potatoes on a baking sheet. Rub them with the canola or vegetable oil and bake for 1 hour, making sure they're sufficiently cooked through. Slice the butter into pats. Place in a large mixing bowl and add the bacon bits and sour cream. Remove the potatoes from the oven. Lower the heat to 350 degrees F. With a sharp knife, cut each potato in half lengthwise.

Scrape out the insides into the mixing bowl, being careful not to tear the shell. Leave a small rim of potato intact for support. Lay the hollowed out potato shells on a baking sheet. Smash the potatoes into

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salt, green onions and black pepper to taste and mix together well.

IMPORTANT: If you plan to freeze the twice-baked potatoes, do NOT add the green onions.)Fill the potato shells with the filling. I like to fill the shells so they look abundant and heaping. Top each potato with a little more grated cheese and pop 'em in the oven until the potato is warmed through, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Shifra’s Classic Chanukah ‘Pot’Kes

Instructions: Using a food processor, grate the potatoes and onion. Transfer the mixture to a clean dish towel and squeeze and wring out as much of the liquid as possible. Working quickly, transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Add the eggs, matza meal, salt and pepper, and mix. In a medium heavy-bottomed pan over medium-high heat, pour in about 1/4 inch of the oil. Once the oil is hot (a drop of batter placed in the pan should sizzle), use a heaping tablespoon to drop the batter into

Ingredients: 2 large Russet potatoes (about 1 pound), scrubbed and cut lengthwise into quarters 1 large onion (8 ounces), peeled and cut into quarters 2 large eggs ½ cup Matza Meal 2 teaspoons sea salt, plus more for sprinkling ½ teaspoon ground black pepper Your preferred infused oil, for light frying

the hot pan, cooking in batches. Use a spatula to flatten and shape the drops into discs. When the edges of the latkes are brown and crispy, about another 5 minutes. Transfer the latkes to a paper towel-lined plate to drain and sprinkle with salt while still warm. Repeat with the remaining batter. A variation would be to leave the infused oil out and instead infuse your accoutrements, cinnamon apple sauce, chive & dill sour cream or your favorite topping. Remember, DOSE RESPONSIBLY. EdiblesList.com I EdiblesMagazine.com

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about 5 minutes, flip. Cook until the second side is deeply browned,

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VETERANS CORNER

Veterans at The Emerald Cup Adventure on Magic Shrooms

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While walking and talking around the Emerald Cup you certainly knew you were in cannabis country. However, it was the overall approach to lifestyle change and well-being that caught my attention immediately. Veterans who want to attend an event of this magnitude requires much mental preparation, especially when dealing with grumpy security who are bitter about not partaking in the cannabis being passed around them. It’s not like there were people looking to help Veterans at the event, this was a cash grab for most growers to sell as much weight as they can before the January tax hike.

events before cannabis. Never have I been so sure that I am on the right path then I felt walking around meeting random vets all on the same mission and on the same medicines.

We met with the Sacramento director of our veterans walk and talk group @ veteranswalkandtalksac and I asked straight up what kind of medicine the veterans he was with were taking in order to get through the day. What I heard was my own medicine regiment being recited back to me: Rick Simpson oil, mushrooms and smoking lots of good cannabis when needed. But the incremental and consistent dosing is everything.

Just getting in to an event can be hard on a veteran, I for one was very glad to be walking around with my microdose of plant-based medicine. My medicine was one of the only things that got me through the day and once I was in the event, I realized all the veterans that I was conversing with were choosing the same medicine I was. We see it in @veteranswalkandtalk all the time.

I would never be able to do these

We do not go to festivals and celebrate pharmaceuticals, we go and celebrate the fact that we are there, that what we are doing is right and worth risking what we love for. Many of us take those risks with our well-being, financial situations, or our custody just by advocating for the plants that are helping us. Sacrifice to stand on the shoulders of those that came before us.

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VETERAN CORNER The mission up there was difficult but rewarding, I feel renewed on my path.

I want to thank Emerald cup, and all the people there. I want to close by saying that compassion is what cannabis was built on it, it is what veterans walk and talk was built on. I see many people in our space eager to get back to that. I have always said the more veterans that turn to this plant and plant based health, the more leaders emerge. Any veteran reading this know that you don’t have to listen to anyone telling you how to take care of your health. Cannabis and plant-based wellness is the way to take back control and to feel like you are in power over your own health and well-being. There is nothing to fear, psychedelics and cannabis will not make you lose control it can give you control. Come walk and talk with us. We will show you how.

Colin Wells is an Army Infantry Veteran and served 4 years, including a 13 month tour in Afghanistan from July 2009 - August 2010. As a child he was a voice actor on Steven Spielberg’s Animaniacs, where he played “Colin” a character based on himself. He also created and produced the documentary “Laughter Under Fire: An Open Invitation into the Mind of a Combat Veteran”. Learn more at www.Laughterunderfire.org Reach out to Colin by emailing him at LaughterUnderFire@gmail.com The Gift Issue

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I split this beverage with my wife, because she was “on one“ most of the day. This would be a true test of this product's fortitude. To be honest, the flavor might be off putting to some, but I’ll get into that later.

The beverage comes in a glass bottle with a beautiful label that at first glance resembles a beer or wine cooler.. But if you read the label, it clearly states that this is a non-alcoholic beverage.

The flavor that we tried is also called Mojito, which got me excited all over again. I honestly really like Mojito‘s

drinking a diet beverage, probably from the essence of the hemp oil. There was the spearmint like aftertaste which wasn’t bad at all. With that, the flavor did hint at Mojito’s.. About five minutes after drinking half of it, I felt completely at peace and very relaxed.

especially in the summer. I appreciate the fact that they use glass and not plastic for their beverages. Not only is it more environmentally friendly, it’s so much more classy.

For me, the taste wasn’t as pleasant as I’d hoped. It tasted more like I was

After experiencing the purpose for the drink and it’s benefits, we realized that however we felt that the taste was not a problem at all. We feel like this is something important to have available in the refrigerator. We generally keep CBD teachers in stock at our house, but this beverage seems to work a lot faster and have a greater impact on how we are feeling.

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I glanced over at my wife, who was apparently in a completely different place than before we sat down, and asked how she was feeling. She simply responded that she was, “feeling really well“. After she paused to make a second assessment, she reiterated that this drink was amazing.. That was confirmation for how I was feeling.

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Eye drops and cannabis are well known for going together. Historically it was usually it’s because stoned people were hoping to make their red eyes go away so their parents, teachers, bosses or whomever wouldn’t know they’ve been smoking weed. Now that the stigma is changing it’s different. Now the cannabis is actually in the eye drops and being used as genuine medicine, not just a masking agent to hide your habit.

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The Mitzva Wellness 'Good Night Tincture' was given to us by our good friends Shifra and Yaron from Mitzva and is a natural, calming evening formula with added beneficial terpenes to get you settled down for the night without any lethargic side effects.We met up with them for a special cannabis infused Hanukkah podcast at The Better Box and SpeedWeed Studios.

The Goodnight tincture is fully lab tested and the results are available on the Mitzva Wellness website. The ingredients are simple and include: 500mg CBD Isolate, 100% organic MCT oil, and Organic Terpenes.

The added terpene and specific terpene Benefits are: • Linalool- antiinflammatory, anti-anxiety, antidepressant, chronic pain • Myrcene- anti-inflammatory (enhanced with CBD) properties, analgesic , antibiotic, pain reducer and mild sedative.

• Limonene- anti-anxiety, anti, depressant • A pinene- anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial • B pinene- memory aid, focus

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Sometimes I still feel overly sleepy the next morning when I use any kind of a sleep aid but with this product I didn’t. This is a highly concentrated tincture and may have a piney citrus taste. It may be taken on its own, with a sip of water or pairs wonderfully with juice or tea. The Mitzva CBD tinctures are third-party tested for potency, pesticides and heavy metals.

The testing process ensures that they offer a product that is natural, safe and consistent. All test results are available under Lab Tests on their site.

Visit mitzvawellness.com to order some tincture and read all about their great products and company.

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TOP CANNABIS GIFTS TOP GIFT IDEAS OF 2019 FOR THE CANNASEUR Tommy Knowledge

For the “Holidaze” this season, we’ve put together a handy, dandy cannabis gift guide featuring a collection of our favorite pot picks of 2019. If you have loved ones, friends or family who are lovers of the plant, you can’t go wrong giving them something sweet off of this totally lit, holiday list. Be sure you’re buying lab tested products from licensed sellers, and peace be with you.

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3. LIVE RESIN SUGAR:

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Live sugar is a delightful form of live resin, that has the consistency of thick sugar bits in honey for those who want a potent product with a powerful flavor.

THE PUFFCO PEAK CONCENTRATE

CANNABIS INFUSED COCONUT OIL:

The Puffco Peak features a hand blown glass chamber that provides water filtration and vapor diffusion that delivers powerful dabs without the need of a torch.

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Cannabis Infused Coconut oil has among the highest concentration of fatty acids (saturated fats) and can be used for making edibles, topicals, sensual lube and more.

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4. INFUSED GUMMIES: THC infused Gummies are about the most popular cannabis edible out there and make great stocking stuffers. Small servings make micro dosing simple and sweet.

5. THC PEANUT BUTTER: Natural peanut butter is vegan, low carb, keto and high in protein. Cannabis infused peanut butter is even better and great for snacks, meals, or desserts.

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TOP SHELF FLOWER:

Top shelf, potent, organically grown flower in a nice glass jar with frosty crystals, trichomes and a sweet aroma is about the best thing you can gift any cannabis aficionado.

7. DRY HERB VAPORIZER: Dry herb vaporizers are devices used to vape dry herb or dry flower that create pure and potent vapor without irritating the lungs the way smoke sometimes can.

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Major League Baseball to Remove Cannabis from List of Banned Substances Lynn You

principles of prevention, treatment, awareness and education - will help protect the health and safety of our Players." MLB players will also be taking courses about opioid and other forms of drug abuse next spring, when the new policies go into effect.

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On Dec 12, the MLB (Major League Baseball) and the MLB players association jointly announced new policy changes when it comes to drug use/abuse and testing. They will no longer be testing for THC and will now treat misconduct regarding cannabis in the same fashion that the league addresses alcohol. The MLB is now taking a treatmentbased approach to what they list as ‘Drugs of Abuse’ now that the view of addiction has shifted to a health crisis, rather than a criminal one.

Players who test positive for opioids, cocaine, fentanyl, synthetic THC, and other substances listed on the MLB Drugs of Abuse list, will now be first offered treatment and education.

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The shift in policies for major sports leagues is just another example of shifting perception around cannabis and its derivatives. Previously, leagues like UFC and the NFL have looked into CBD as an alternative treatment to addictive painkillers, but none have gone so far as to allow Should a player refuse treatment, their players to consume cannabis then penalties and fines will be outside of the sport. enforced.

League Chief Legal Officer Dan Halem said,"The opioid The MLB is the first major sports epidemic in our country is an issue league to allow their players to of significant concern to Major consume THC and other natural League Baseball. It is our hope that cannabinoids and hopefully there this agreement - which is based on are more to come.

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Legalizing Cannabis Linked To Less Opioid Prescriptions, Scientists Say Could Help Combat Epidemic B. Le Grand

In the U.S. the opioid overdose epidemic is responsible for killing 130 Americans every single day according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Research has revealed that there are less opioid prescriptions on average in U.S. states where medical and recreational cannabis is legal.

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The new recreational laws created easier access for patients seeking to use cannabis to treat pain and countless other conditions. This statistically was tied to an 11.8% lower rate of opioid prescriptions each day, with medical marijuana being tied to a 4.2% drop.

Medical and recreational laws also contributed to the total number of patients receiving opioids, in addition

to the total days opioids were supplied.

There was also a drop in the likelihood of a healthcare provider prescribing opioids.

This particular study, published in Journal of Health Economics showed that family physicians gave out more opioids than any other healthcare speciality.

The authors of the study analyzed data on over 1.5 billion individual opioid prescriptions between 2011 through 2018.

The authors stated in their paper, “Cannabis access laws could be a useful tool in combating the prescription opioid epidemic.While state governments have enacted various policies to curtail opioid prescriptions, e.g., prescription drug monitoring programs, many of these policies simply limit access to opioids and may push individuals already dependent

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on prescription opioids to more dangerous drugs, such as heroin."

role in addressing the opioid epidemic.”

The researchers postulated, “Thus, policies that reduce opioid prescriptions without leading individuals to substitute more dangerous drugs may be preferable to policies that simply restrict opioid prescriptions.”

The study has the potential to provide policymakers with specific targets in how they evaluate cannabis access laws.

The study addressed concerns that cannabis can be a gateway drug for some people, but overall cannabis can help decrease opioid use.

They said, “While cannabis may be a gateway drug that encourages use of opioids in some patients, on balance for the population generally both recreational and medical cannabis access laws decrease opioid use.

While the results here do not suggest that cannabis access laws are the only tool to address prescription opioid use, they do suggest that cannabis access laws could play a meaningful

Other non-related scientists pointed out a major flaw in the new study. It fails to account for the regulated reduction in the prescription in opioids which has become government mandate to slow down the opioid epidemic.

We’ve been writing about the benefits of cannabis for 10 years. With these new medical studies and research taking place, limited as they are, all show major benefits in the legalization of cannabis.

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The researchers admitted the study was limited because they did not have access to data on patients due to confidentiality, creating the inability to look for patterns. They also were unable to examine which conditions opioids were given for.

This study follows a separate study that we wrote about earlier this year which found that CBD can ease the cravings and anxiety associated with giving up heroin in former addicts.

It also appeared to lessen signs of stress, such as an increased heart rate and levels of the stress hormone cortisol. The findings were published in The American Journal of Psychiatry.

Those researchers used GW Pharma’s Epidiolex as their treatment drug.

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New Jersey Cannabis Legalization Bill Dead; Lawmakers Will Let Voters Decide

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For the second time in 2019, top Democratic lawmakers in New Jersey pulled the plug on legislation to legalize cannabis sales for recreational use. The move disappointed the supporters of the Governor, killing any likelihood Gov. Phil Murphy will deliver on his key campaign promise before 2021.

They needed 21 “yes“ votes in the Senate for passage. A majority of Assembly members supported the bill. Some blame the administration’s efforts to unilaterally expand New Jersey’s medical marijuana program. Legislative leaders introduced a bill that will be voted on by voters during the November 2020 ballot. The resolution would need to pass both houses of the state Legislature by three-fifths majorities in one year or by simple majorities in consecutive years to make it onto the ballot. New Jersey has tried several times, and made headlines several times for their attempts to create an agreed upon legislature to legalize cannabis.

“By approving this ballot measure before the end of this legislative session, New Jersey will move one step closer to righting a historical wrong and achieving what I have spent more than three years advocating for,” Gov. Phil Murphy said.

Several polls released over the last two years suggest a solid majority of New Jersey residents support marijuana legalization.Shouldvotersapprovethereferendum,itwould be up to the Legislature to grant oversight to the Cannabis Regulatory Commission, previously established through medical marijuana legislation passed earlier this year.

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Cheech and Chong’s Santa Claus and His Old Lady

“Santa Claus and His Old Lady” is a classic Christmas bit by Cheech and Chong, and one of their very bestknown comedy routines. It was the duo's first single and the first thing by them that I ever heard. I remember driving back home after visiting my grandparents and it came on the radio.

My parents turned up the volume and were both laughing loudly.

My brother and I started laughing too even though we didn’t really get it. Their voices were funny and we knew what we were hearing was something we liked, we just didn’t know why. It was Christmas time 38 years ago. I was 7 years old at the time and it would be two more years before I saw “Up in Smoke”.

"Santa Claus and His Old Lady" did not appear on Cheech and Chong’s debut album, although it has since received continued airplay on radio stations during the Christmas season, particularly those that switch to temporary all-Christmas music formats. The routine peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Christmas Singles chart upon its original release in 1971, then peaked again at number 3 on the same chart in both 1972 and 1973.

is having little to no success. Tommy Chong enters and reveals that he has never heard of Santa Claus and repeatedly admits he always mistakes Santa Claus for a musician . Cheech then explains the story of Santa Claus, but from a hilariously unusual perspective.

Santa and his wife started out in the projects in an apartment next door to Cheech’s, after which, in no small part due to a combination of cannabis-infused brownies and other edibles for which Mrs. Claus became known for making, and the excessive noise from "hammering and pounding all night", they were driven out and went on to form a commune up at the North Pole with a large group of dwarves, supporting themselves with both welfare and food stamps. Cheech also explains that the reason Santa Claus's sleigh can fly is because he "took the freeway" and liberally used "magic dust" and that uncomfortable experiences with Border Patrol and redneck Southerners who threatened to cut off his long hippie hair and beard prompted him to go underground with his operation. According to Cheech, Santa Claus now works undercover as a Salvation Army bell-ringer, at which point Chong once again, and more certainly this time, asserts he really had played music with Santa Claus, outside of a store.

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Cheech and Chong’s Santa Claus and His Old Lady (Cont'd) Santa’s sleigh is pulled by a team of reindeer...

“Some reindeers, y'know. He used ta hook them onto da sled and then he used ta stand up inside da sled and hold on to da reins and then call out their names, like, "On Donner! On, Blitzen! On Chewy! On Tavo! C'mon, Becto!"

And then, the reindeers used ta take off into da sky and fly across da sky, man!”

The conversation they have that covers just how it is that Santa and the reindeer fly, use magic and distort time and space was my favorite section of the bit growing up.

Cheech: Oh, well, man, he had some magic dust, man Chong: Some magic dust?

Cheech: Yeah, magic dust, y'know? He used ta give a little bit to da reindeer, a little bit to Santa Claus, a little bit more for Santa Claus, a little bit more...

Chong: And this would get the reindeer off, man?

Cheech: Aw, got 'em off, man? Are you kidding, man? They flew all da way around da world, man!

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It’s an almost 50 year old routine and it’s still our vote for the all-time best cannabis themed holiday content we’ve ever experienced. It’s available on Spotify and Apple music, or you can just Google it and watch it on Youtube.

Do yourself a favor and get really high, and then enjoy a solid seven minutes of classic Christmas comedy with Cheech and Chong this season. Happy Holidaze from all of us at Edibles Magazine.

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California Tax Department Announces Higher Tax Rates for Cannabis Businesses in 2020 Lynn You

California, it is already difficult to costeffectively maintain their facilities and businesses under the taxes set by the CDTFA and local municipalities. Most companies are passing on the taxes leaving the consumer to pay, though many consumers aren’t willing to absorb that cost just to be legal weed.

The recent increase was not voter approved. Written into Prop 64, the CDTFA gets the unilateral control of state cannabis taxation rates and are obligated to reexamine the rates annually, with or without feedback from stakeholders in the industry.

They said they used data from Metrc™, the California sanctioned track-andtrace system used to log all commercial cannabis product movements, including Here are the new tax rates effective retail sales.

January 1, 2020*: Instead of creating one tax rate across the The CA excise tax rate will increase board, the agency has decided that the from 15% on a 60% markup to an 80% distribution tax be a tax that the retailer markup. (The markup rates are based then ends up getting taxed on as well. The on the average market price of products distribution tax was effectively 24% and is sold at retail. This includes the retailer’s now being raised to 27%. But the law isn't wholesale cost of cannabis products and stated clearly, the distributor has to do the taxes at other levels of cultivation, the math on what 15% of an 80% markup manufacturing, and distribution.) is. Then the city that the license is located in is responsible for collecting tax on the The tax on Cannabis flower, dry weight state tax. per ounce will increase from $9.25 to $9.65.

It's unconstitutional to place a tax on tax, but that's what California has done.

The tax on Cannabis leaves,dry weight per Eighty cents of every retail sale dollar is ounce will increase from $2.75 to $2.97. going to taxes.

The tax on fresh cannabis plants per Some businesses are moving to operate ounce will increase from $1.29 to $1.35. outside of the state due to high operating costs and fees. Increasing the taxes could *This does not include local tax rates facilitate the demise of the legal market For many legal cannabis businesses in altogether.

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The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration recently announced that it would be increasing the tax rates for cannabis. In an already struggling legal market, many within the industry are saying that it could only work to further the gap between the legal and illicit markets. In 2017, prior to Prop 64, California’s cannabis sales reached about $3 billion and decreased to $2.5 billion by 2018, and is projected to earn around $3.1 billion this year. The illicit market is projected to earn at least $8.7 billion this year alone. Most consumers name taxes as their primary reason for not purchasing cannabis products from licensed retailers. Increasing the tax rates could only further drive the consumers away and put licensed businesses, out of business.

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COVER STORY

“Trafficking” The Board Game A 36 Year History sharing some downright heart-warming testimonials that have been received over the many moons of the game’s existence.

Gary “The Spaced Earthling” Lane

In the first communique below, it’s interesting to note that the game was actually confiscated by the local police. Back when the game first came out – in 1983 to be exact -- from my hometown of Toronto, I tried, mostly unsuccessfully, shipping cartons of games across the border and into the vast, alluring U.S. market. However, at that time, First Lady Nancy Reagan had just launched her infamous “Just Say No” campaign and the game, I eventually learned, was blacklisted with U.S Customs. Talk about a frickin buzz kill.

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Back in the 80’s when the game first hit the shelves of the iconic – but now extinct -- Canadian record store chain “Records on Wheels”, the object of the game appeared to be timeless – i.e. be the first Dealer to sell a Kilo of marijuana without getting busted by the Narc. While it may have taken years of very heavy lifting by many wise and stout, herb-supporting revolutionaries, the cannabis landscape has certainly changed for, without question, the better. Some may have beef with the legalization mechanics as dictated by various state governments, but optimists will argue that any potholes currently hit along the way will eventually be smoothed out. I am an optimist.

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In kind of a ballsy (although in retrospect – seriously stupid) move, I do remember managing to smuggle a dozen games into the States by stashing them in my car and driving across the Peace Bridge into Buffalo, New York. I wouldn’t say that I was sweating bullets when I pulled up to the US Customs guy…but I sure was grateful when he gave me that steely-eyed, authoritative nod to keep on rolling. From there, I UPS-ed the contraband to a toy and games store (the name of the establishment has long been lost in the cobwebs of my cerebellum) in Riverside, California…only to have the entire shipment sent back a week later. The owner explained that she was forced to do so to save her shop as a group of protestors were marching outside promoting a boycott of her business…because of the game. Such was the diabolical, anti-cannabis, cultural climate After taking yet another wonderful, of the day. mellow-inducing double hit on the excellent B-rolled blunt (btw, no one And while board games may not be can roll a blunt better than Miss B…no everyone’s cup of tea, if you do decide to one – no “trenching” ever), the notion play Trafficking, why not unabashedly throw of writing a review about Trafficking yourself into it! Whether you take on the was broached. As the game’s inventor, role of Biff Spliff, Janet Planet or even the it obviously wouldn’t be cool pour moi Narc, Lieutenant Dick Gumshoe, you are to try and write an objective summary. hereby encouraged to be playfully zealous However, I have no moral qualms about with the various scenarios and social EdiblesList.com I EdiblesMagazine.com

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interactions that the game calls for – from haggling over the price of an ounce with a fellow Dealer to trying to bravely slink through Airport Customs unscathed – and enjoy!

For some people, this game will always be like a piece of nostalgia that helps transport the player to a much more anxious and dangerous time. In the 1980s you had Miami Vice, Smuggler’s Blues, and other pop culture pieces that reinforced how risky it was to be involved in cannabis. These days, although not perfect it’s a safer and saner world to do business in for the most part. California legalization for medical use came along right around the time the internet started getting really popular and that changed everything.

cannabis has become mainstream and more readily available to those who want or need it, actual Trafficking happens less and less but as a period piece and look back at history it’s really more interesting than ever. It’s also a celebration of the pioneers who came before and risked everything hoping to get high, rich or both. So get the friends together and bring the bud. You’re not criminals anymore in this brave new world but every now and then it’s fun to pretend. Just look at the success of games like Grand Theft Auto if you’ve got any doubts.

July, 2000 I just wanna say I love the game... It kicks ass!!!... We stayed up for hours on end playing the hell out of it!! Thanx for putting it back out and making it available again.

PEACE, Ashleigh from North Carolina Thank you for checking out this miniTrafficking story. As is explained on the web site, the remaining games in inventory (dangerously low with less than 20 available) can now only be purchased in California. That’s because each package now comes with an ounce of (your choice) sterling top shelf flower… how about that!

This one-of-a-kind Today games are mostly digital, played on package goes for $420 and includes all computers, gaming stations, or as apps taxes and straight-to-your-door delivery. on smartphones. The internet has actually The game and goods are always fulfilled started a renaissance of board game playing by a BCC-licensed courier service, so by bringing players together who otherwise everything is indeed on the up and up. might have no one to draw cards or roll dice with so it’s nice that the digital world is helping On behalf of all the Spaced Earthlings the analogue space make a comeback. Cards connected with the Underground Games Against Humanity was born on the internet Company -- have fun playing but don’t and was wildly popular and successful. As get caught TRAFFICKING! EdiblesList.com I EdiblesMagazine.com

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With the advent of the world wide web, I no longer had to deal with distribution issues. So it was in the year 2000 that another production run was fearlessly summoned…that was supported by the launch of the Trafficking web site – www.trafficking.com. The very first internet order I received and fulfilled was enthusiastically embraced per the following “email”…

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