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Beer lovers have a new place to get their “green” on this St. Patrick’s Day. Just a “hop,” skip and a jump from the Las Vegas Strip, tourists and locals now have the opportunity to step into the world’s first and only cannabier tasting room. Those who are canna-curious or even have an affinity for beer can belly up to the bar in the pub-like atmosphere at Las Vegas ReLeaf dispensary to sample fresh lager, blonde, wheat, IPA, or stout flavors brewed by Two Roots Brewing Company. According to ReLeaf General Manager Lissa Lawatsch, the tasting room, called Dana’s Place, is designed to create more of an experience in the dispensary rather than having patrons just sit and wait to be called back to purchase cannabis products. In-store samples are non-alcoholic and are not infused with THC due to Nevada state laws and licenses not permitting ingestion of a THC-related substance in a public setting—the samples in-store are for patrons to sample the crisp, satisfying flavors that taste just like the real thing. Beer kegs are tapped by budtenders seven days a week allowing customers to sample up to two flavors at a time before deciding which flavor of the THC-infused cannabier they want to purchase and take home with them. When it comes to the cannabier itself, the idea stemmed from ReLeaf CEO Michael Hayford who wanted to take the social aspect of enjoying craft beer with friends and combine that feeling with cannabis, allowing people to consume marijuana in a more cordial way. Cannabier is a great option for many of ReLeaf’s customers who prefer not to smoke marijuana or are looking for a product that’s more discreet, according to Lawatsch. “There’s still that stigma out there about smoking weed, you know, you’re a stoner,” she said. “[Cannabier] gives people a more high-end feel, you know like ‘I’m drinking a craft beer’.” At the Two Roots brewery in San Diego the cannabier is brewed with hops just like any other beer

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minutes,” she said, adding, “You’ll feel it pretty immediately.” The effects of the cannabier also dissipate faster, too. Lawatsch said the cannabier was designed to avoid the uncomfortable high that people can sometimes get while consuming edibles. The effects kick in faster but also fade faster. The most popular flavor of cannabier sold at ReLeaf is the “Enough Said” lager. It was coined after prominent personal injury attorney Ed Bernstein’s famous catchphrase: “Enough said, call Ed.” Bernstein is a partial owner of ReLeaf Las Vegas and the tasting room was named after his daughter, Dana, who suffered from Crohn's disease for many years before succumbing to complications from the disease last year at age 28. Dana found relief from her pain by using medical marijuana,

and her father quickly recognized the positive medical benefits of marijuana which motivated him to become a part of the cannabis industry. According to Lawatsch, Dana passed away during the process of ReLeaf's development of the design for the tasting room, so they named it Dana’s Place as an homage to her and the benefits of medical marijuana. In addition to the newly opened tasting room and cannabier, Lawatsch said new liquid edible products are going to hit the market soon. “I can’t tell you all about it now, but there is going to be a ton of stuff that is coming, that is going to take [edibles] one step further,” said Lawatsch. Instead of just cannabier which is ReLeaf’s legacy product, Lawatsch said that the company is also looking to expand into other cannabis-infused drinks such as coffees and teas.

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to give each flavor a specific taste. The dealcoholized product is then shipped to Silver State Wellness in Nevada where cannabis is introduced into it. Finally, its packaged and sent to ReLeaf to be sold by the can or in a six-pack where customers can mix and match flavors. According to Lawatsch, each tenounce can contains between 2.5 to 5 milligrams of THC. This allows consumers to enjoy a few cans of the lightly potent cannabier per sitting just like you would traditional beer but without the nasty hangover the next morning. Lawatsch also said that the effects of cannabier kick in faster than a traditional edible because you not only absorb the THC through your digestive system, but sublingually as well allowing for a faster onset of the product. “Most edibles will have about a 30- to 45-minute onset where the cannabier actually takes about 10

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FOREIGN FILMS BRING CANNABIS INTO FOCUS COLOMBIA’S BIRDS OF PASSAGE AND MACEDONIA’S SECRET INGREDIENT OFFER INSIGHT INTO THE HISTORY AND CULTURAL ATTITUDES OF MARIJUANA by Josh Bell

The movie opens with a traditional tribal ritual welcoming a young woman, Zaida (Natalia Reyes), into adulthood. As Rapayet (Jose Acosta) courts the newly eligible Zaida, he is already making business plans, hoping to become a member of her influential family. To amass the dowry needed for the marriage, Rapayet forms a partnership with his Colombian friend Moises (Jhon Narvaez) to purchase marijuana grown by another Wayuu family and sell it to eager Americans. Not only does Rapayet succeed in marrying Zaida, he also sets himself on the path to becoming a pot kingpin, attempting to balance long-standing tribal values with his burgeoning drug empire. The tension between time-honored traditions and modern temptations is at the heart of the movie, and it adds an extra layer to the crime drama storytelling. It’s not hard to predict that Rapayet’s story will end in bloodshed, and the narrative trajectory resembles crime movies from GoodFellas to Blow. As Rapayet’s house and clothes get flashier and fancier, Zaida sits home and frets about the safety of their growing family, and petty rivalries explode into violent confrontations. Zaida’s mother Ursula (Carmiña Martínez), the family matriarch, disapproves of the endeavor from the start, but eventually goes to whatever lengths she needs to in order to protect her family. Guerra and Gallego add evocative mythical visions to the requisite gunplay, and Birds of Passage is as insightful about the changing fortunes of the Wayuu as it is about the growth of the drug trade. At the beginning of the movie, marijuana is just another crop for the Wayuu to cultivate, a harmless aspect of their agricultural way of life. Thanks to

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In recent years, the number of submissions to the Oscars’ Best Foreign Language Film category has grown significantly, with many countries submitting more consistently and others submitting for the first time. For last month’s Academy Awards, 87 countries entered films for the five nomination slots, and one of the highlights of the annual Palm Springs International Film Festival is its focus on the foreign language Oscar submissions. This year’s festival in January programmed 43 of the submissions, and among the films I saw were two very different cannabis-themed stories (neither of which ended up on the final list of nominees). Birds of Passage (from Colombia) and Secret Ingredient (from Macedonia) both offer insight into the history and cultural attitudes relating to marijuana in their respective countries. Co-directed by Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego, Birds of Passage is a period piece set from the late 1960s to the early 1980s, just before Colombia’s drug trade became notorious around the world. While Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar has become ubiquitous in pop culture recently, thanks to films and series like Netflix’s Narcos, Birds of Passage looks at an earlier era, when the traffic in illegal drugs was focused on marijuana. And rather than a massive criminal enterprise, the movie focuses on a handful of members of the indigenous Wayuu tribe, who stumble into lucrative opportunities they never imagined would be possible. Inspired by actual events, Guerra and Gallego combine the familiar beats of a rise-and-fall gangster drama with a naturalistic portrait of tribal life, giving the film a unique perspective that transcends both genres.

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greed and the influence of outsiders, it ends up precipitating the downfall of one of the tribe’s most prominent families. Secret Ingredient comes at the subject from the opposite direction. It takes place in a society where marijuana is heavily demonized and is conflated with other, harder drugs, all of which are labeled as absurdly dangerous (at one point, characters are somberly warned that drug use may lead to a compulsion for bestiality). Affable stoner Vele (Blagoj Veselinov) knows better, though, and he casually enjoys the occasional joint with his buddy Dzhem (Aksel Mehmet). The real drug problem at the center of this Macedonianset film is that the cancer medication Vele’s sick father desperately needs is prohibitively expensive, driving the elderly Sazdo (Anastas Tanovski) to the brink of suicide. Thanks to a weak economy, it’s been months since Vele has actually been paid at his mechanic job, so when he stumbles upon a shipment of illegal narcotics hidden in a train compartment, he seizes the opportunity (and the package). Part of the movie is a lowkey crime caper, as Vele tries to avoid the bumbling thugs who are trying to get their drugs back. In the meantime, he uses his pilfered weed to create a treatment for his dad, a marijuana-infused cake based on a recipe he finds on the internet. Thanks to the authoritarian fearmongering, Sazdo is vehemently against marijuana use,

so Vele concocts a lie about the cake that quickly spirals out of control. The medicinal cannabis relieves Sazdo’s pain and even possibly sends his cancer into remission, and soon it’s worked on a neighbor’s rheumatism, too. Deprived of professional medical care, Vele’s neighbors are eager for any kind of folk cure, and his supposedly magical cake turns into a high-demand sensation, much to Vele’s horror. Writer-director Gjorce Stavreski offers pointed critiques of Macedonian society via mordant humor, but Secret Ingredient is never mean-spirited. The heart of the story is the tender fatherson dynamic between Sazdo and Vele, who are both struggling to get over a past tragedy that tore their family apart. There are a few goofy “unwitting old people get stoned” jokes, but most of the movie is more subdued, gently prodding at the ingrained prejudices and myths about cannabis that are just as insidious as the superstitions leading people to sham faith healers. Vele just wants to help his dad feel better and to take away some of the pain that medical professionals seem to shrug off—and it’s both darkly funny and poignantly heartbreaking the ridiculous steps he has to take in order to do that. Birds of Passage is out now in limited theatrical release. Secret Ingredient is currently playing on the film festival circuit.

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GAME

DAY! LOOK TO CANNABIS FOR FOCUS, EXHILARATION AND CALM WHEN ROOTING YOUR TEAM TO VICTORY By Justin Alexander

hether it’s baseball spring training and basketball’s March Madness happening this month or NHL playoffs starting in April, consider trading an “aggressive alcohol buzz for the gentle euphoria cannabis provides and you'll definitely see a big difference in the way you enjoy the [viewing experience],” says Kabunky’s Josh Ranck. Depending on what you are looking for as you root on your favorite team, cannabis can offer effects that range from calming and euphoric to exhilaration and focus. “The versatility of cannabis is endless and, thus, so are the effects one can receive. Being able to pinpoint exactly what affects you want to achieve is more possible than ever as we look at terpene content and terpene blends,” says Cait Brooke, District Edibles brand ambassador. “If I were looking for a strain that relaxes but also enables me to keep my focus, I would be hunting for something high in pinene (known to deliver alertness) but also with high concentrates of caryophyllene or linalool, which both produce more calming body effects great for inflammation or overall relaxation. The blend together can help target the differing effects we are looking for.” No matter what feeling you are looking to experience while watching the big game, cannabis purveyors in Nevada most likely have something to meet your needs. Read on to find out what edibles, flower, concentrates, vapes and even beverages will help you meet your goals while cheering for goals, baskets and runs.

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“I live and die by my sports teams. Sporting events take time, and typically I need to be medicated throughout the experience, so I don't have a heart attack,” jokes Remedy’s Randy Villarba. For a match made in gameday heaven, Villarba recommends four strains for their steady balance of euphoric terpenes with high potency: Sour Diesel (30.32% THC), Bio Diesel (28.79% THC), Blue Dream (22.18% THC), and Purple Cadillac Flower (21.4% THC). As far as genetics, Remedy’s Sour Diesel is a mix of Chemdawg 91 and Super Skunk; Bio Diesel is a hybrid of Sour Diesel and Sensi Star; Blue Dream is a classic blend of Blueberry Indica and Haze; and Cadillac Purple is a cross of Purple Urkle, The Black and Blackberry Kush. “Remedy Sour Diesel has been hitting testing levels in 30%+ THC with our current genetics,” Villarba offers. “It has high levels of caryophyllene (3.25 mg), which helps alleviate stress and anxiety. The limonene (2.58 mg) will help with any digestive issues should you indulge in too much junk food while watching your favorite team. “The high levels of caryophyllene in Bio Diesel will help relieve stress and anxiety. If my parlays aren't panning out but I want to keep watching the game, this is my go-to. If that doesn't help, the high levels of myrcene will finish the job in calming you down. The double-digit terpene profile of Bio Diesel this last harvest was huge at 12.13 mg of caryophyllene and 11.11 mg of myrcene made this a full-spectrum strain to have in your rotation,” Villarba says. “The myrcene (6.19 mg) in Blue Dream will help calm you down and give you that euphoric optimism you have at the beginning of the game. The true pick-me-up if the game isn't going well. Blue Dream will have me dreaming of better days with my teams,” he explains. “Caddy P (Purple Cadillac) is the equivalent of a time-out. It will calm you down and allow you to get your head in the game. If the team is making bad mistakes but still in it, this strain will help alleviate your stress.”

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PLUM CRAZY BY FLEUR CANNABIS Gameday conjures up visions of hors d’oeuvres and some serious couch time— that means weekends are photo by Josh Wills booked for the next few months with college basketball dominating. What better way to cap off commercial breaks than with cannabis? Whether you are taking in the game from home or from the sidelines, Fleur helps you amp up the cheer with its Plum Crazy flower. “This would be a great strain to watch sporting events because it's nice and relaxing but does not have that couchlock effect,” says Jillian Nelson of Fleur Cannabis. “Plum Crazy produces a nice body buzz. Going to a sporting event can be loud and full of excited people. For those who get anxiety around crowds this would be very calming.” Fleur’s Plum Crazy is a hybrid-cross between Tangie x Grandaddy Purple x Girl Scout Cookies. “This beauty always tests in her high teens (15.24% THC in this case), but her deep purple color makes her a fan favorite,” Nelson says. “One of the strains Plum Crazy is crossed with is Tangie, which is popular for focus and relaxation.” Forget the score or zone out in the end zone—Plum Crazy spreads its mellow mood and calms your soul even after terrible calls. Plum Crazy’s myrcene (4.24 mg) helps with pain and relaxation, its caryophyllene (5.01 mg) helps with stress, and its fruity smell from 3.70 mg of limonene make it pleasant with every puff. Crack open Plum Crazy to put gameday anxiety in a timeout.

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Bliss because the effect it evokes is very euphoric, and euphoria is the ideal feeling when cheering on your team!” says City Trees’ Russell Johnson. “Bliss has a mood-elevating effect that amplifies [everything] so when your team gets the ‘W,’ imagine how you’re going to feel after taking a pull from our Bliss pen?” Focus and relaxation come together in a blissful way in this level-headed hybrid that tests at 75% THC and 2.54% CBD. Stay in tune with the game but also feel relaxed in your seat. “Being a hybrid makes it unique because it is the perfect balance between the two tendencies,” Johnson says. “Linalool (8.92 mg) and myrcene (12.08 mg) work together to keep the scale from tipping too far into the sativa category,” which is good for you, because you need to stay glued to the tube— and you won’t need a six-pack to do it. City Trees’ Bliss Pen is for smokers of all experience levels who are partaking in watching the games. “Bliss is the perfect starting point for new users, having our most balanced combination of terpenes. And veteran consumers like it for the heavy-hitting THC present combined with the terps!” Russell says, noting Bliss also includes 14.69 mg of limonene, 12.58 mg of pinene, and 6.79 mg of caryophyllene in its terpene mix. “It’s perfect for people who can’t just choose one way to feel. Trying it out under different moods is always fun to see how your mind, body, and soul interact with the world.”

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That hoary old chestnut and surprisingly 420-friendly phrase “it’s like watching grass grow” does, sometimes, unfortunately apply to the great game of baseball—and a few other sports as well. Not everyone has the stamina to sit out umpteen overtimes. Enter the uplifting inhalation of Rove’s Disposable Waui and Dream vape pens. “Waui and Dream will keep you engaged in any sporting event setting, whether a live match or out with friends at your favorite sports bar. The sleek and discreet delivery method of our 400 mg disposable Rove products allows you to stay ‘in the game’ even when no one else is playing,” says Rove’s Gareth Nelson of Waui and Dream. “Both sativas will awaken the senses to create a new experience for enjoying sports or any activity. Waui, based on the Hawaiian Maui Waui, is a sativa strain that keeps you alert and excitable while giving you a sense of brightness and glow at 82.3% THC. While Dream is a sativa-dominant hybrid cross of Strawberry Cough and Blue Dream that will

put your cerebral abilities at the forefront of a relaxing high at 76.8% THC,” Nelson says. “We like Dream and sports because it has been known to put pain in the background. Athletes are always pushing through adversity, whether it’s pain, defeat or injury, and they strive to keep the dream alive.” Both Waui and Dream feature powerful terpenes. “The relaxation in Waui comes from the b-caryophyllene (.46 mg), while Dream relies more on myrcene (39 mg) to ease those sore muscles from a hard day on the court or at the office,” Nelson adds. Rove disposable vape pens are known for their smooth flavor, subtle yet intense high. Since they’re disposable, they don’t need to be charged, and they’re inconspicuous while packing 400 mg of ganja goodness—perfect for those long extra innings staring at the sky. Play ball!

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Sure, you can game prep with a cup of coffee. You could even try a caffeinated soda. But what better way to stay pumped up for the sports fanatic antics ahead than with an energy drink combined with cannabis? With X-Shot, you get high—and stay high. Effex’s new X-Shot gives you a double shot—euphoria and exhilaration—combined together to witness man’s greatest pastime—or, some would say, his greatest achievement. “The X-Shot combines energy and cannabis in a discreet, handy 10 mg dose. When you mix energy and THC, how could it be anything but fun?” says Effex’s Marc Baldwin. Indeed, it could not be anything BUT fun. The X-Shot is a quick, drinkable supplement of cannabis goodness that comes in four flavors: berry, citrus, fruit punch and grape. It is guaranteed to pump you up and keep you high—all at the same time. But approach it carefully sports fans, because this beast is not made for nap mode. “These drinks are definitely not relaxing. They are specifically formulated to shift people into a higher focus/higher performancedriven mindset,” says Baldwin. “The Effex Supply Co. X-Shot helps you concentrate better on the game or any other activity where you want a little extra zing and

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Pick up some Hawaiian Butterscotch at your local Planet 13 dispensary and recall the good ole days. You can even get fancy and display it in a cut-glass bowl—just like your grandparents might’ve done with their Butterscotch candies. Planet 13’s Brandon Zimmer says this exclusive sativa-dominant hybrid “makes you outgoing and very social, which is great for watching sporting events with friends. It features an uplifting high that makes you stay active and focused on the game at hand.” This sweet, candylike strain tests at 21% THC and is, according to Zimmer, “always high in ocimene (13.84 mg),” a potent terpene known for both its decongestant qualities (cough, cough) as well as its energizing kick of zing. Its other terpenes include limonene at 7.66 mg, myrcene at 3.42 myrcene, a-pinene at 2.02 mg, b-pinene at 1.68 mg, eucalyptol at 1.575 mg linalool at 1.469 mg, and b-caryophyllene at 1.414 mg. It’s just what the doctor ordered for a Sunday in front of your 54-inch 4K TV. So, grab a handful of Hawaiian Butterscotch and impress your friends with your thoughtful sweetness.

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VIRTUE’S DIAMOND DUST ROSIN If you haven’t checked out rosin, you really should. It is a favorite for its clean, solvent-less cannabis concentrate that retains a flavorful, aromatic terpene punch powered by 25.31 mg of limonene and 4.52 mg of b-pinene. Bred and developed exclusively for the Las Vegas market, Virtue’s new Diamond Dust Rosin “has a euphoric effect and other sativa qualities that make it great for social events when you need to engage more with those around you,” says Virtue’s Heather Marnell Wallace of the rosin that tests at 83.79% THC. Since it’s a rosin, it fully retains its delicious terpene profile, including linalool (7.23 mg), which is “great for relaxation while not knocking you out completely,” according to Marnell Wallace, as well as anxiety-busting beta-caryophyllene (5.78 mg) and soothing, pain-relieving myrcene (1.79 mg).

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Elevate GG#4 Infused pre-rolls will knock your mind out of the park, along with that homerun hit. Not for newbies, they’re for heavy-hitting regulars at 29.51% THC. “These delightful items are a power-packed version of our regular pre-rolls, making them perfect for those with a higher tolerance level. Every pre-roll is infused with strain specific Co2 oil—meaning that each different strain will be a perfect representation of the strain, just heavier hitting!” says Kynd’s David Robison, who adds, “they’re great for achieving the affects you want, and perfect for sharing.” Kynd’s GG#4 infused pre-rolls are a classic hybrid blend of Chem’s Sister, Sour Dubb and Chocolate Diesel, “mixing two heavy hitters into one powerhouse strain that will have you couch-locked and focused, ready to load up on snacks and settle down for the game,” Robison enthuses. GG#4 does lean a bit to the relaxation side, so “if you want to chill out during the game, this is your strain. The limonene (3.0 mg) and myrcene (2.0 mg) in our infused pre-rolls will have you pretty heavily glued to the couch so you can zone in,” Robison warns. Sounds perfect for those sport lovers who just want to keep their eye on every play.

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KABUNKY CHEW GUMMIES Kabunky Chew Gummies are a great choice for watching sports because they offer the euphoric and medicinal properties of cannabis without having to smoke flower or concentrates. Whether you're hosting a game

party or attending a live event, they are discreet and potent. “The relaxed feeling our Gummies provide is the perfect counterpoint to the over-excitement sports can induce, especially when your team's losing,” says Nevada MMJ’s Josh Ranck, noting that the most popular flavors are green apple and peach. Kabunky Chew Gummies relax the body from head to toe and are often reached for when needing pain management and a sleep aid—but their powers to boost concentration also cannot be overlooked especially when compared to alcohol, another gameday favorite. “Trade that aggressive alcohol buzz for the gentle euphoria cannabis provides and you'll definitely see a big difference in the way you enjoy the [viewing experience],” Ranck says of the gummies that have 8.6 mg of THC per serving. Terpenes in this product include caryophyllene for its anti-anxiety and anti-depressant properties, which keeps you calm when the stakes get high. Humulene for its appetite suppressant properties, which helps you to not eat every bite of food your host puts out. And pinene for its mental focus and memory boosting properties, which help you enjoy the social experience more between innings.

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Cannabiotix prides itself on using natural, organic methods to cultivate its fresh cannabis cuts. They never use PGRs, or plant growth regulators, on their crops, which means your product is free of harsh synthetic chemicals that may affect your body’s regulating mechanisms. This is an especially important factor for maintaining your stamina during stressful sports situations. Cannabiotix has recently cooked up the perfect amuse bouche for your next viewing day pleasure bouquet. The cultivator’s rare sativa-dominant hybrid builds on a cross between Zeta, a mysterious strain in itself and a cross between revered and potent OG Kush and Sage, and an unnamed but fresh, zingy Orange strain. This hybrid tests at a respectable 21.2% THC and highlights two powerhouse terpenes, myrcene (9.5 mg) and caryophyllene (1.7 mg), which lends this strain its pungent, zesty, diesel-like aroma and taste. Expect to be super-energized after the first inhale, ready to tackle the day and kick chronic stress away. Each puff of this potent orange nug will bring you closer to your own personal Orange Bowl. Game on!

“Each one of Valhalla Edible Gummies are perfectly dosed with 10 mg of THC to offer an effective and discreet way to medicate without having to consume all throughout the game,” says Hailey Stone of The Apothecarium LV. “Valhalla’s Gummies are made using a truly hybrid cannabinoid oil blend offering a perfectly balanced effect from tip-off to the final buzzer.” Valhalla Gummies come in three different flavors, each with a unique mix of cannabinoids, terpenes and tastes. “There’s no better way to get focused than by taking your mind off all the other things going on in your world. Valhalla Gummies are the perfect way to relax into a state of pure bliss,” Stone says. “Valhalla Gummies lend their relaxation factor to the cannabinoid side of the infused oil used to create them. This oil carries many of the same properties as whole flowers and helps facilitate the entourage effect. That means you aren't just getting THC, but a whole plethora of cannabinoids with their own beneficial healing properties.” With every nibble, pick up hints of caryophyllene—a spicy and peppery terpene that helps reduce inflammation and anxieties—so your body and mind can relax, and you can focus on every play.

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Hemp’s Heyday Delivers A Hefty Payday With its recent federal deregulation, hemp has the potential to not only facilitate the renaissance of the American farmer, but it also could make cannabis look like small potatoes. by Beth Schwartz

“It was like a slingshot being held back and back and back and then let go and with a sudden swoosh it’s taken off way beyond my expectation—way beyond anybody’s,” explains Mike Whalen, founder and president of the Nevada Hemp Association, of hemp’s growth into a crop now being cultivated in at least 19 states. That growth is the result of several factors. The first is the explosion of CBD (cannabidiol) products. “I thought when we first started, we would be growing 30-foot fiber varieties,” explains Whalen. “I didn’t think for a minute that CBD would explode like it has. It will be bigger especially now, more so than ever, with the average person coming around to CBD. When CBD starts getting put into Purina dog chow and Vaseline and every product you can think of, people will start to notice.” Another big reason for hemp’s boom is the federal Farm Bills that passed in 2014 and 2018. “In the most recent

version of the Farm Bill passed late last year, the most profound change is hemp being removed from the Controlled Substances Act and the legalization of hemp production in every state. As a result, hemp farmers will no longer be subject to criminal prosecution for growing hemp,” explains Nevada attorney Derek Connor of the latest Farm Bill which allows for interstate commerce, banking, access to federal water rights, and crop insurance. “It was a very slow start with a few brave famers willing to risk everything they had on a shaky kind of law that could be interpreted one way or another and could have devastating effects,” Whalen says of the 2014 Farm Bill. Of the 2018 Farm Bill, Whalen notes, “the protections that we have now are huge, you are not looking over your shoulder all the time. A huge weight was lifted that I equate to when prohibition was lifted. It’s that impactful.” For Philip Northcutt, CEO of Nevada-based Sierra Gold

Hemp, the biggest impact of the 2018 Farm Bill circles back to CBD. “To be honest, what it did was it brought a lot of new CBD companies to the market. And it opened a lot of people’s minds to using CBD because word got out that it was now federally legal and that was holding some people back,” he explains. “We are very blessed that this is now federally legal, and we can transport across state lines and do business in other states. It’s been amazing the response we have gotten and what we are seeing develop in the market.” The deregulation of hemp will have enormous economic ramifications. “Hemp, from an entrepreneurial perspective, is a broader canvas in a more diverse palette. What I mean by that is if I had billion dollars to get in the marijuana business today, I would still be limited by the square foot. With hemp, it’s just the opposite. You can grow just as much as you can logistically handle. It’s allowing the industry to explode in a way that marijuana can’t do just because of overregulation,” says Northcutt, who predicts his company will produce a minimum of 250,000 liters of CBD oil in 2019.

Nevada had 115 licensed hemp growers at the end of the 2018 growing season who were farming hemp on 1,883 outdoor acres and 135,688 indoor square feet, according to Ashley Jeppson, agriculturist for the Nevada Department of Agriculture. Leading the state in growing hemp with the largest number of operations with 47 growers, 882 outdoor acres, and 35,748 indoor square feet is Nye County, home of Pahrump. Clark County follows Nye with 15 growers, 28.9 outdoor acres and 34,020 indoor square feet, according to Jeppson. “Here in Pahrump, it [hemp] has grown pretty rapidly,” says Whalen, who adds that the rest of the state is catching up. “Pahrump is ground zero for hemp, I don’t want to toot my horn, but it was me who got the fire started right here in Pahrump.” Whalen attributes Pahrump’s front-of-the-pack status in Nevada’s hemp arena to the area’s altitude. “I was truly inspired by visiting the local museum and learning about Pahrump’s history in the cotton industry. It was the highest quality in the world, the only better cotton in the whole wide world was from Afghanistan. Turns out we are on the same northern parallel as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal and Morocco—all famous for their hash, which is amazing,” explains Whalen. “We are at the right altitude, and that’s why the cotton grew so well here. I knew right then, bam, hemp was going to be great.” After a year of research and considering farms in Oregon, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Missouri, Sierra Gold Hemp also saw the value of doing business in Nevada, opening facilities at both ends of the state, in Pahrump and

FARMERS SEE A HEYDEY “It’s already had huge ramifications for us because our phone just rings off the hook right now,” observes Northcutt of the ‘14 and ‘18 Farm Bills which have helped to boost hemp’s profile. “Tons of farmers with land call us to inquire about growing hemp.” Jeppson at the Nevada Department of Agriculture concurs—even though hemp is not Nevada’s most plentiful crop. “Hemp is not in the top three production crops of any of Nevada’s counties, but the program has grown exponentially in the past three years,” she says. “We still receive inquiries every day.” For good reason—to grow hemp all you need is water, soil, sunlight and seeds. According to Whalen, Nevada is becoming known as the place to grow because of the favorable weather conditions and the dryness. “The environment in Nevada is awesome for growing hemp if you have the right strains and use heat acclimated seeds. We stick with the Afghani-dominant strains which perform better in the desert,” he says, adding that cannabis breeders are coming in droves from California and Washington State to grow. Northcutt spent last year researching propagation in Nevada. “We would test a certain number of seeds per acre in native soil and see what kind of results we would get,” he relays. “We learned that the Nevada soil is a rugged and brutal environment to pop seeds in. We learned that cuttings or clones or seedlings is the best way to go. You get a much higher success rate. “Because the environment here is very rugged, you just can’t grow anything. The land is very alkaline, the water is very alkaline, but hemp is very adaptable. We already have cultivars who have adapted to growing here right through our 117-degree summers. Hemp is something that just about any farmer can transfer over to from say alfalfa, for instance. “Alfalfa farmers are coming on in droves because the money in alfalfa is not that great compared to hemp. Hemp farmers are making $50,000 an acre. They are making a few hundred dollars an acre in alfalfa,” offers Northcutt. “Most farmers when you tell them that, they don’t believe you. But those are the numbers. The margins won’t be like this forever, right now it sells for around $42 a pound, if you look at a bale of hay that weighs 90 pounds it sells for about $16.” According NvHA’s Whalen, the wholesale cost per

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Lovelock. “Nevada is super-friendly when it comes to hemp. We got into it before it was federally legal, before the Farm Bill passed, so it was still kind of a gray area and we saw that the state of Nevada and the Department of Agriculture here was fully embracing the future of hemp, so we decided this is where we wanted to be,” says Northcutt.

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SERIOUSLY, YOU CAN SMOKE HEMP? “The rumor was if you smoked hemp, you would get a headache,” explains Whalen when asked about smoking hemp. He enthusiastically explains that the headache theory is a myth and that there are many great smokable hemp strains available in Nevada. According to Whalen, the most popular strain in the state is Cherry Wine. It has a genetic makeup of Chem Dawg, Skunk Number One and Northern Lights which was then bred with Charlotte’s Web, a renowned strain known for being CBD dominant. In addition to Cherry Wine, Nevada’s hemp farmers are introducing new strains. “This year there are so many new strains coming out—it’s amazing. They are going into pre-rolls; I love to smoke these things. The one strain I really love is called Suver Haze, it’s fantastic. Another one is called Lifter—when you smoke it, you get flooded with CBD, it got rid of my arthritis pain.”

pound for "boutique"-style premium hemp strains, cured for smoking, is about $450 per pound. “Biomass, or whole plant for the extraction market, is based on the "point system," meaning the price is completely dependent upon fair market value per CBD percentage points and fair market value is between $4.50 and $5.50 right now. For a large volume buyer, a plant testing at 10 percent CBD would sell for $45$55 per pound dry weight for "B" grade bud, rough trim,” says Whalen. Because of Nevada’s fortuitous hemp prices, the Nevada Hemp Association is helping farmers interested in growing pharmaceutical grade hemp. “We encourage small family farmers to get involved, and if they don’t have the finances as an Association we will work with them,” says Whalen. “One acre would be a huge amount of work for two people, so you have to figure two people per acre. It’s about $10,000 an acre to get it to harvest but you will get it back and then some. That’s why a lot of alfalfa farmers in Nevada are switching crops.” Northcutt’s Sierra Gold Hemp offers another option for farmers considering a future in hemp. Acting almost as a landlord, Northcutt and his team at Sierra Gold Hemp provide seeds to farmers and show them how to grow it. “Basically, he holds the permit and we take the crop and

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Whalen lays the good genetics found in Nevada’s hemp strains at the doorstep of former U.S. Senator Harry Reid. “We got the best genetics available and they came in through Harry Reid,” he explains. “That was one of Harry Reid’s last acts as senator, he picked up the phone and called the DEA on our behalf and said let them have their seeds and we got them.” Northcutt, who has been in the cannabis industry for decades, also used to think smoking hemp was folly. “It’s always been a smokable flower, but nobody did it because it was laughable because when you smoke it, you don’t get high from it. Turns out because of the high levels of CBD, if it’s the right kind of hemp, it’s going to taste very good and its gonna give you a high dose of CBD which people with anxiety say gives them instant relief,” explains Northcutt, who continues, “because it’s a new market, there’s not a lot of people producing smokable flower. It sells for about $7 dollars a gram so that makes it worth it for someone to sell smokable flower. Whereas a couple of years ago, if you would have told me smokable flower was a thing or hemp, I would have laughed at you.” Northcutt sees a host of health benefits stemming from smoking hemp with the biggest involving cigarettes. “I imagine it’s going to be quite popular for smoking cessation. We are producing a hemp cigarette now. We are still prototyping it. It looks like a pack of cigarettes, they are filtered, they are bio-degradable, but you can pull that thing out and if your eyes are closed, it feels like you are taking out a cigarette and lighting it. People are using it to wean themselves from nicotine,” explains Northcutt. “Nobody even knows you can smoke hemp pre-rolls. People can smoke hemp pre-rolls for their health and because people like to smoke it’s taking care of their jones, replacing that nicotine need because it calms you down,” explains Whalen, who notes it has obvious medicinal qualities too. “I had a toothache once, rolled one up, took four hits, and it was gone. In two minutes, it was gone, 100 percent gone. Infection was still there but my toothache was gone.” Whalen also adds that there are so many people who don’t want to get stoned, but they like the relaxation effects. “You hear people say over and over again, I don’t like to smoke pot because it makes me stupid, it makes me goofy and gets me paranoid. They don’t like the effects. With hemp their aches and pains kind of go away.” There’s a social aspect to it too, notes Northcutt. “People can smoke it and it has that cannabis smell, but they aren’t getting high from it. So, you can still function, you can go out and socialize with people and not get too high from cannabis. Some of the stuff they are selling nowadays you

might not want to smoke before hitting a party,” Northcutt offers with a laugh.

HEMP’S HOPPY EFFECT ON CONSUMERS Beyond smoking it, hemp will find myriad ways to become a part of consumers’ daily lives. “My prediction is in three years you won’t be able to find a dogfood on a shelf that doesn’t have CBD in it,” says Northcutt. “It’s gonna be everywhere because the difference between the two markets is marijuana is for a market of people 21 and over who want to get high. Hemp and CBD is every person in the world and half the animals too. There isn’t a person in the world who is getting too much CBD in their life. This is something that people have had historically in their diets that has been artificially removed during the last 81 years.” In spite of the soon-to-be ubiquitous potential of hemp, there’s a huge shortage of CBD-only strains in Nevada, according to Whalen. “Good luck finding it. Go into a dispensary and ask for it, it’s very hard to find. They can’t keep it on shelves in dispensaries. There’s a shortage for the smokable kind for right now,” he acknowledges. In the current market, Whalen says most hemp is being extracted to fill CBD vape pens. “That’s what is driving the market right now because there’s a huge demand. As far as the processors go, right now there is not enough processors. There is a huge bottleneck to get all of this [hemp] material and very few people to squeeze it all into this oil,” Whalen says. This is where Sierra Gold Hemp comes into the picture. One of the main components of Sierra Gold Hemp’s business model is extracting oil for CBD companies. “Our main customers are other [processing] laboratories and people who have CBD companies,” says Northcutt. “We have a lot of companies with [processing] labs who turn it into isolate or distillate. Some companies take the whole spectrum oil and turn it into dog biscuits or tinctures or whatever they want to do with it.” As hemp continues to evolve into a major industry, many believe it will eventually dwarf cannabis. Northcutt describes hemp as a Styrofoam block that’s been held under water artificially for too long. “If you hold a big Styrofoam block underwater and let it go, it’s not just going to rise to the surface, it’s going to pop up out of the surface, it’s going to break the surface tension and fly into the air,” he says. “Hemp is the same thing. It’s been artificially suppressed, and all of sudden we are seeing all kinds of innovation in machinery, in harvesting, we are seeing innovation in genetics, extracting, processing products—this industry is going to explode in ways none of us can even imagine.”

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HEMP DEREGULATED IN LATEST FARM BILL Industrial Hemp finds favor in Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

By Derek J. Connor, Esquire

here has been a lot of excitement in the cannabis industry regarding the recent passage of the socalled “Farm Bill,” which was signed into law by President Trump in December 2018. After decades of prohibition, the 2018 Farm Bill or Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 has finally legalized the cultivation of industrial hemp in the United States. The recent activity has raised a lot of questions among my clients and other people eager to enter the hemp industry. To follow is a brief summary of the Farm Bill and how it will affect the hemp industry in Nevada.

WHAT IS THE FARM BILL? Every five years, Congress passes an omnibus bill comprised of several pieces of legislation, known collectively as the Farm Bill. The first Farm Bill (Agricultural Adjustment Act) was passed during the New Deal era of the Great Depression. The goal of the legislation was to address the needs of American farmers to help alleviate widespread poverty and hunger throughout the country.1 In the midst of the Great Depression, farmers barely produced enough crops to get by. Exacerbated by the Dust Bowl, Americans had no money to buy up farmers’ goods, causing farm prices to plummet.2 The government intervened by paying

farmers to cut back on production and by buying surplus agricultural goods to provide for the hungry. In turn, the Farm Bill had a significant impact on agriculture in the United States.3 Today, Congress continues to use the legislation to review the food and farm industry and to adopt policy relating to agriculture and food production. The Farm Bill covers a broad spectrum— ranging from crop insurance, commodities, nutrition (food stamps), and land conservation, just to name a few.

MARIJUANA VERSUS HEMP As most in the industry are aware, plants of the cannabis family can be used to produce marijuana and industrial hemp. The fact that marijuana and hemp both come from the cannabis family is one of the main reasons people often confuse hemp and marijuana.4 In reality, plants used to produce hemp and marijuana are actually very different from each other. The hemp plant generally has distinct physical differences from the marijuana plant.5 One of the biggest differences between hemp and marijuana is their chemical makeup. Marijuana usually contains high amounts of THC, the main compound associated with the “high” or psychoactivity that marijuana is known for.6 Hemp has very low amounts of THC (less than .3%) and high

amounts of cannabidiol (CBD). Marijuana is primarily used for medicinal and recreational purposes and hemp is mostly grown for industrial purposes and production of CBD oil.7 Dubbed the “Miracle Crop,” hemp is very versatile. Hemp fiber can be used to make fabrics, textiles, rope, paper, food, and many other products.

HEMP WINS BIG WITH 2018 FARM BILL

THE FDA WEIGHS IN Although hemp production is now legal, the industry will still be subject to regulations. The day after President Trump signed the Farm Bill, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a statement regarding the FDA’s position on industrial hemp products.14 The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) 21 U.S.C. Ch. 9, gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate certain products containing cannabis, or substances extracted therefrom. The FDA requires that any cannabis product that claims a therapeutic benefit, including those derived from hemp, must be approved by the FDA before being allowed to enter into interstate commerce.15 It is a violation of the law to market cannabis products as treating any disease or having a therapeutic benefit without first obtaining authorization from the FDA.16 The same standard is required for all products marketed as a drug for human or animal use. Further, the FDA strictly prohibits adding CBD or THC into dietary supplements or food that will be introduced into interstate commerce.17 This is because CBD and THC are active ingredients in FDA-approved drugs and introducing drug ingredients into the food supply or dietary supplements is prohibited.18 Now more than ever, the FDA remains committed to cracking down on such suppliers and companies that illegally sell CBD

THE POTENTIAL OF HEMP In spite of the FDA’s regulations, there are many opportunities available to entrepreneurs looking to enter the industrial hemp industry. Nevada law specifically authorizes the cultivation of industrial hemp and the production of products made from industrial hemp including seeds and CBD, with the Nevada Department of Agriculture serving as the regulatory agency for industrial hemp in Nevada. The applications for cultivation, seed producer, and hemp handler certificates are available on the Department’s website. Most local jurisdictions will also require zoning approval and a local business license before you can begin operations at a hemp facility. I highly recommend forming a business entity such as a limited liability company (LLC) before submitting an application for a hemp business. If you have questions regarding the hemp industry, I suggest consulting with an attorney who has experience in this area of law. 1 Julie Kurtz & Farm Aid, Farm Bill 101, May 22, 2018 https://www.fa maid.org/blog/farm-bill-101/. 2 Farm Bill 101 3 Nat’l Sustainable Agricultural Coalition, What is the Farm Bill?, http:// sustainableagriculture.net/our-work/campaigns/fbcampaign/what-isthe-farm-bill/ (last visited Dec. 20, 2018). 4 - 7 Aaron Cadena, Hemp 101: Everything You Need to Know, MEDIUM (Sept. 2, 2018), https://medium.com/cbd-origin/so-what-is-hemp-everything-you-need-to-know-733b54162f88. 8 - 13 Hemp Industry Daily, Senate Votes to Remove Hemp from Controlled Substances Act, Expand Opportunities (June 28, 2018), https://hempindustrydaily.com/senate-votes-remove-hemp-controlled-substances-act/. 14 - 21 Fed. Drug Admin., Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on Signing of the Agriculture Improvement Act and the Agency’s Regulation of Products Containing Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Compounds (Dec. 20, 2018), https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/ Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm628988.htm. 22 - 26 Fed. Drug Admin., Types of FDA Enforcement Actions, (Dec. 27, 2018), https://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/ResourcesforYou/ ucm268127.htm.

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In the most recent version of the Farm Bill passed late last year, the most profound change is hemp being removed from the Controlled Substances Act. In addition, the Farm Bill legalizes hemp production in every state, Puerto Rico, and tribal land.8 As a result, hemp farmers will no longer be subject to criminal prosecution for growing hemp, but states will be required to report hemp farmers to law enforcement if regulators determine their hemp intentionally contains high levels of THC.9 The bill also authorizes CBD extraction from hemp flowers and other parts of the plant.10 Additionally, the Farm Bill allows hemp farmers to be able to obtain crop insurance and gain access to federal water rights.11 If states want to have primary oversight over their respective hemp industries, they are required to submit regulatory proposals to the Department of Agriculture.12 Likewise, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be required to study “the economic viability of the domestic production and sale of industrial hemp.”13

products that claim to prevent, diagnose, or treat serious diseases such as cancer.19 However, the FDA reserves the right to authorize cannabis compounds in food or dietary supplements in the future.20 Hemp seeds, hemp seed protein, and hemp seed oil are the only items that may be used in food without FDA approval.21 Those that violate the law are subject to a host of enforcement actions by the FDA, ranging from warnings to criminal prosecutions.22 These enforcement measures are not specific to those who violate the hemp provisions, but apply to FDA violations more broadly.23 The least severe punishment is a warning letter, which advises a person or entity they are violating the law and requires a written response to remediate the violation.24 The FDA may forcibly remove the product from interstate commerce by seizing the property or file an injunction to prevent the party from engaging in further action.25 Most severely, the FDA has the authority to seek criminal prosecution with up to three years in prison and fines up to $500,000.26

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30a. The Grove TheGroveNV.com 1541 E Basin Ave Pahrump, NV 89048 775.556.0100

4b. Blüm LetsBlum.com 1130 E Desert Inn Rd Las Vegas, NV 89109 702.536.Blum

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5a. CANOPI canopi.com 6540 Blue Diamond Rd Las Vegas, NV 89139 702.420.7338

12. Jardin jardincannabis.com 2900 E Desert Inn Rd Ste #102 Las Vegas, NV 89121 702.331.6511

22. Planet 13 planet13lasvegas.com 2548 W Desert Inn Rd Las Vegas, NV 89109 702.206.1313

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5b. CANOPI canopi.com 1324 S 3rd St Las Vegas, NV 89104 702.420.2902

13a. Jenny’s Dispensary Jennysdispensary.com 5530 N Decatur Blvd North Las Vegas, NV 89030 702.718.0420

23a. Reef Dispensaries reefdispensaries.com 3400 Western Ave Las Vegas, NV 89109 702.475.6520

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13b. Jenny’s Dispensary Jennysdispensary.com 10420 S Eastern Ave Henderson, NV 89052 702.718.0420

23b. Reef Dispensaries reefdispensaries.com 1366 W Cheyenne Ave North Las Vegas, NV 89030 702.410.8032

32a. Thrive Cannabis Markeplace thrivenevada.com 2755 W Cheyenne Ave Ste #103 North Las Vegas, NV 89032 702.776.4144

6. Cultivate Las Vegas cultivatelv.com 3615 Spring Mountain Rd Las Vegas, NV 89102 702.778.1173

14. Las Vegas ReLeaf lasvegasreleaf.com 2244 Paradise Rd Las Vegas, NV 89104 702.209.2400

24. Sahara Wellness 420sahara.com 420 E Sahara Ave Las Vegas, NV 89104 702.478.5533

32b.Thrive Cannabis Marketplace thrivenevada.com 1112 S Commerce St. Las Vegas, NV 89102 702.776.4144

7. Deep Roots Harvest deeprootsharvest.com 195 Willis Carrier Canyon Mesquite, NV 89034 702.345.2854

15. MMJ America mmjamerica.com 4660 S Decatur Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89109 702.565.9333

25. Shango Las Vegas goshango.com 4380 Boulder Highway Las Vegas, NV 89121 702.444.4824

33. Top Notch THC topnotchthc.com 5630 Stephanie St Las Vegas, NV 89122 702.418.0420

8. Euphoria Wellness euphoriawellnessnv.com 7780 S Jones Blvd Ste #105 Las Vegas, NV 89139 702.960.7200

16a. Nevada Made Marijuana nevadamademarijuana.com 3195 St. Rose Pkwy Ste #212 Henderson, NV 89052 702.737.7777

26. ShowGrow showgrowlv.com 4850 S Fort Apache Rd Ste #100 Las Vegas, NV 89147 702.227.0511

34. Zen Leaf zenleafvegas.com 9120 W Post Rd Ste #103 Las Vegas, NV 89148 702.462.6706

9a. Essence Cannabis Dispensary essencevegas.com 2307 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89104 702.978.7591

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Navigating the conundrum of vaping with your family

elcome to our newest addition to elevate. It’s a column that offers advice for the nebulous issues that often present themselves in the cannabis space where law, regulations, social mores and etiquette have not quite caught up. This month Shoshanna explores the complexities, legal and otherwise, of vaping versus smoking in front of your children.

READER'S QUERY Situation: You vape or smoke cigarettes in front of your kids and/or you vape cannabis (no smoke) in front of your kids. Question: Should you have to promise to lock up your pot and never vape in front of your kids to get to share custody of your kids? What about cigarettes and vape products? Do they have to be locked up also? What about pharmaceuticals in your medicine cabinet? They are not locked up. Does cannabis have to be locked up more than alcohol and other drugs? Answer: Thanks for writing. These are important questions you are asking. When you say "should," do you mean because of what the law says? It sounds like you are wondering what the rules are around consuming cannabis, even if it's just an oil pen, in front of your kids. There are two ways I can think of to answer that question. The first is the legal answer. That's the one no one likes because it doesn't feel very fair. Yup, you guessed it— cannabis (a name we often use to refer to "marijuana") is not

federally legal to grow or possess, whether you are with your mom, your kids or your cat. You say, ‘But wait! I don't understand. How come I can buy it and even have a medical card from the state, but it's not legal for me to buy or consume?’ And I say: That is technically correct. Thanks to a federal (Congressionally passed) rule federal dollars can't be spent on enforcing federal prohibition in jurisdictions where the state has made cannabis legal and citizens are obtaining it in compliance with state law. But there are still more rules to keep in mind. In Nevada, for instance, while social consumption lounges are on the horizon, no enabling legislation has passed yet. Meaning, you can't consume publicly. You also can't do things like operate heavy machinery under the influence. But there is no law that says you can't consume in your home, even if your kids are around. And while there are strict, strict regulations governing the way cannabis products are packaged, there is, so far anyway, no law in Nevada requiring that cannabis be locked up the way firearms must be in a number of states. (Author's Note: However you feel about the right to bear arms, it should be pretty clear to everyone that firearms lying around the house pose more of a safety risk to children than infused gummy bears, but that is another story for another day.) The other way you can think about it is like this. You can be a medical patient in Nevada and lawfully consume cannabis in the privacy of your home, in front of your children. You can also not be a medical patient in Nevada and consume cannabis in the privacy of your home, in front of

What is lawful and what is appropriate use when your children are present? The fact that you are even asking this says to me that you are trying to be a responsible parent and cannabis consumer. The question though, and this is what you need to consider even without any laws explicitly preventing you from consuming in front of your children, is how would a judge feel? What to them is responsible behavior where cannabis is concerned? And frankly, the jury is still out. Should you have a question or ethical conundrum you have been struggling with, please drop Shoshanna a line at info@ elevatenv.com so she can offer her sage and practical counsel. Shoshanna Silverberg is a mover of information and a connector of people. Her background as a civil liberties and human rights advocate were her foray into the cannabis space, where she currently directs business strategy for Reno-based consulting firm Pistil + Stigma. She holds a Juris Doctor from Elon University School of Law, a Master of Arts in Holistic Thinking and a bachelor's degree from Hampshire College. She is a true believer that compassion and critical thinking, together, drive positive social change.

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your children, because we have legalized both medical and recreational cannabis in this state. The question is, if you are in a situation where your children's parents or others in your lives would try to use your cannabis use against you and try to chip away at your rights to custody of your children, how would your actions likely be perceived by them, by a case worker or by a judge? If you are a patient with chronic pain and using cannabinoid distillates to alleviate enough of your pain so that you can be a more energetic, attentive parent, that may not prove to be sufficient grounds for challenging your custody status. If you are perfectly healthy though and simply enjoy partying at the house even when your kids are around, you can see that that might present differently to someone who is evaluating your fitness for custody. It sounds like you are somewhere in the middle of that. You are trying to be a responsible cannabis consumer and a responsible parent at the same time. You recognize that there may be policy considerations for you to be careful about and, you are also wondering what social norms there are around this.

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PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS Coalition for Patient Rights (CPR) addresses cannabis concerns at 80th Nevada Legislative Session

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By Cindy Brown

Once again it is time to make some noise at the Nevada Legislature on behalf of Nevada’s medical marijuana patients. Nevada’s 80th (2019) Legislative Session convened in February and patient rights group Coalition for Patient Rights (CPR) will be present to assure the rights of Nevada Medical Marijuana Program Patients (NV-MMPs) are respected and enforced. Legally, cannabis consumers are at risk as there are few protections for medical marijuana patients in Nevada at this time. The Coalition for Patient Rights (CPR) is working with NORML, NV Patient to Patient, Cannabis Nurses magazine, Cannabis Nurses Network, Cohen Medical Group, and Southern Nevada Women Veterans Coalition to acquire protections for Nevada’s cannabis patients. CPR has created a list of concerns (see below) that are of the utmost importance for cannabis patients, who often fear retribution for using cannabis to treat their illnesses and conditions. NV-MMPs have registered to be legal patients [seeking patient exemptions and protections] and it’s the State of Nevada’s duty to keep patients safe and their rights assured. This is no easy task as these requested protection changes will be made through multiple committees at the legislative level. CPR will be lobbying for NV-MMP patients and asking Nevada’s legislators to keep patient access, patient safety, and patient consumption practices in mind as they consider legislation. A patient’s right to consume, the method of treatment they choose, and the ability to consume medicine without prejudice is at the heart of CPR’s mission as the voice for patients.

COALITION FOR PATIENT RIGHTS (CPR) CONCERNS:

1. Right to Medical Care and Treatment: i.e. organ transplants and pain management 2. Expansion of Patient Grow Rights: Removing purchase and possession limits; removal of purchase tracking system in real-time; allowing patients to make concentrates from whole-plant 3. Affordability: State Tax exemption/removal of annual card fees for prevention of black market sales; patient exemption option - on back of ID card 4. Allow Samples/Donations of soon-to-be-expired medical products to have tax exemption for dispensaries; remove fees for VA/SSDI/low income patients 5. CPS/Foster/Adopt/Caregiver/Family Court Protections: Patient/Parent protections to avoid incrimination/family separation 6. Changes to DUID Laws: Increase THC blood levels from 2 ng/dL to 1500 ng/dL; document impairment on video and/or two (2) officers on scene documenting impairment; and patient exemption from DUID.

7. 8. 9.

Right to Consume: Patients need areas to consume away from their home and be exempt from ticketing i.e. Equal Rights of NV State Standard Tobacco Policy Right for patient to use treatment option of their choice; and ability to consume on state or county property, and at assisted living facilities, hospitals, rehab centers and in hospice Add the following qualifying conditions for a Medical Marijuana Card: autism, opioid dependency, anxiety, Lyme disease

HOW YOU CAN BECOME A PATIENT ADVOCATE/VOICE FOR CPR

Those interested in keeping abreast of CPR activities should review, register and like CPR’s website, Facebook and Twitter pages for current updates during the legislative process. Or you can attend CPR monthly meetings (held in conjunction with LVNORML) to get involved. On occasion, CPR will request for people to email their legislators to share their thoughts and concerns about certain aspects of the laws involving cannabis that are about to pass. It is important for elected officials to understand how the public feels and vote accordingly. Legislators listen to calls and letters from special interest groups and CPR will need your help. If you are not already, please register to vote as elected officials take the opinions of their constituents much more seriously if they know you are a voter. Register to vote at: nvsos.gov/sosvoterservices/Registration/Step0.aspx CPR would also like patients/consumers to testify on behalf of legislation. If you are interested in testifying for or against a bill, you can testify at the state capitol in Carson City or at the Grant Sawyer Building in the southern part of the state located at 555 E. Washington Ave. Ask CPR for assistance if you need help formatting your submission or getting more information about what’s involved in testifying. There are currently 12 Bill Draft Requests (BDRs) containing the word marijuana or cannabis to date. If you'd like to read them, please visit leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/ REL/80th2019/Bdrs/List and look for "BDR List." Once you have read the proposed law please go to, leg. state.nv.us/AppCF/Opinion/80th2019/vwComments.cfm, and enter the BDR# and read the current comments. After you have read the comments, please enter your comments at: leg.state.nv.us/ App/Opinions/80th2019. It’s best to cite the actual section and subsection when commenting. You can also follow a BDR’s progress so you will know when it will be heard and discussed. Track from the main page at: leg.state.nv.us Look for the personalized legislative tracking (PTL) to set up an account of your own where you can track up to 10 BDRs for free. To find out more about Coalition for Patient Rights (CPR) or get involved, please visit CoalitionforPatientRights. com, or find them on Facebook @ Coalition for Patient Rights. To contact CPR, write to CPRCoalitionLV@gmail. com, PO Box 752934, Las Vegas, NV 89136, or call 702.271.4041.

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For licensed marijuana establishments.

HEMPBy the Numbers Since 2014, when Congress passed a major Farm Bill allowing states to set their own regulations on hemp production, hemp has seen tremendous interest and growth. The Agricultural Act of 2014 allowed hemp production for research and development under the purview of a State Department of Agriculture. To that end, during the 2015 Nevada Legislative Session, state regulations for hemp were passed and Nevada officially started allowing hemp production in 2016. Last year another Farm Bill, an $867 billion package titled the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, passed Congress in a bipartisan show of support and was signed into law by President Trump on December 20. This has set the stage for hemp’s continued evolution into a major industry. Here’s how it breaks down in Nevada.

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NEVADA HAS

CLARK COUNTY

HAS THE STATE’S SECOND LARGEST NUMBER OF HEMP OPERATIONS WITH

NYE COUNTY

HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF

hemp operations WITH

GROWERS,

REGISTERED HEMP GROWERS (AS OF THE END OF THE 2018 SEASON), ACCORDING TO THE NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (NDA). According to the National Council of State Legislatures, at least 40 states have passed legislation to explore hemp production, while at least 38 now allow for hemp cultivation on some scale. Hemp plants are now being grown on more than 25,000 acres in at least 19 states.

It costs

$10, 000 roughly

TO FARM AN ACRE OF

HEMP

IN NEVADA, ACCORDING TO THE NEVADA HEMP ASSOCIATION.

*Source: Nevada Department of Agriculture

28 OUTDOOR ACRES,

AND

34,020 INDOOR SQUARE FEET.*

7606

IN 2015 NEVADA SENATE BILL 305 ADOPTED THE 2014 U.S. FARM BILL, SECTION

regulations

AND IMPOSED THEM WITHIN

THE STATE OF NEVADA.

OUTDOOR ACRES AND

INDOOR SQ FT.*

IN NEVADA,

the wholesale cost per pound for "boutique"-style premium hemp strains, cured for smoking, is about

$450 PER POUND.

BIOMASS, OR WHOLE PLANT FOR THE EXTRACTION MARKET, SELLS FOR

$45-$55

PER POUND DRY WEIGHT OF "B" GRADE BUD, ROUGH TRIM HEMP, ACCORDING TO THE

NEVADA HEMP ASSOCIATION.

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