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THE PICTORIALS FOX OF THE MONTH • Jessica Friend NUG OF THE MONTH • Bubba Gum Kush FEATURE PICTORIAL • Behind the Scenes
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THE ARTICLES Make Love Not War Artist/Grower Feature: James Shough Hot Product Review : Foria Relief
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THE FOOD Medicated Dessert Dome Krispy Kraken Covered Strawberries
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EDITOR’S NOTE
It’s time to load up your favorite smoking device, grab a delectable edible, and cozy up to the small slice of heaven I call home. Here we like to have provocative and enlightening conversations about cannabis, humanity, mother
CREATIVE DIRECTOR & CHIEF EDITOR
Alexandra Fox SENIOR CULTIVATION EDITOR
Sean Calahan
nature, and the human spirit. We’d like to provide
MANAGING EDITOR
an instant portal to the various arts, and we strive to
Angela Savage
emphasize individuality while exploring the taboos of embracing a healthy sexuality.
DIRECTOR OF ART & DESIGN
Nicole Conlay
This magazine was designed to highlight some of the
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
most inspirational inventors, artists, tokers, doctors,
Sean Calahan
and organizations in the ever-budding Cannabis Community. Our goal is to create a true picture book of our time in weed. I am excited for the future of this magazine and I am even more excited that you are reading this today.
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
Lexi Hammond CREATIVE SUPERVISOR
Erin Calahan
Thank you for checking out Fox & Nug. Much love from Colorado,
Alexandra Fox
Fox & Nug, assumes no responsibility for any claims or representations contained in this magazine or in any advertisement. This magazine is protected under freedom of speech and is intended for entertainment purposes only. No portion of this magazine is intended to provide medical advice. See a licensed healthcare professional before you augment your treatment. All content and images subject to copyright. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or distributed without prior written consent. Fox & Nug, © 2015-2016
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Notice: This could be one of the more controversial pieces we’ve published to date. We know and love people who have served in the Armed Forces and are grateful for their sacrifice and service. This piece exists to simply challenge the merits of war and shed light on the logistics of creating lasting peace. THE TRUTH War is a very sensitive subject amongst many different kinds of people. Personally, I think war is one of the most counterproductive ways to achieve peace. So many incredible things have been accomplished with the message of non-violence. I always welcome a good debate and encourage any one to share their thoughts. One person can’t possibly have all the answers, but as a collective, as a whole we are strong! These are simply my views on a very small part of the problem. How would you feel if one day your whole neighborhood was destroyed by carpet bombings because there could be a suspected Cartel member three houses down. What if your children were killed by a drone because some foreign country thought
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there could be a terrorist nearby. This is real life, outside of America, in any place that is at war with us. It is time we educate ourselves on the reality of war and “collateral damage.” Domestic security, safety, is the right of all people in all nations. Our lives are not more important than that of a child in a terrorist zone. Every single human life matters, foreign and domestic. THE COST The Air Force has proposed allocating approximately $1.94 billion in spending for the MQ-9 Reaper Drone in Fiscal Year 2016. That’s nearly 2 BILLION dollars in drone expenses ALONE in 2016. This is a staggering figure when you consider that we have been at war for over a decade and this figure doesn’t include money spent on fighter jets, tanks, hummers, personnel, training, maintenance or any other portion of the defense budget - whatsoever. dronecenter.bard.edu/drone-spending-the-mq-9reaper
THE SOLUTION Instead of spending $2 Billion on drones we spend $2 Billion on humanitarian efforts! $1.3 Billion on Clean Water & Electricity 31 Million people in Iraq are living without clean water or electricity as a result of the nearly 2 decade long war. It takes $30,000 to build a sophisticated well that will service over 3,000 people. It would take roughly $310 Million to provide the people of Iraq with clean water. Free Electric will put an energy producing Bike in every home for $100. If every 4 people had a bike it would take less than a billion dollars to provide the displaced people of Iraq with a way to produce free electricity for themselves. $130 Million on Education + Vocational Training Any teachers and policeman that have survived the war will make around $10/hr or less in Iraq. Crime and illiteracy are up and there’s not enough people to empower, or protect, the people of Iraq. $65 Million would build, fill and staff over 400,000 state of the art schools. $65 Million would be a handsome figure to rebuild and outfit the police force. The police program would focus on building meaningful trust with the locals while ensuring a positive community impact. $150 Million on Establishing a Hemp Industry Industrial Hemp is such an amazing plant, if you weren’t already aware! It even grows great in sand which makes it an excellent candidate for Iraq’s next cash crop. Plastic, petroleum, food, fiber, medicine and shelter can all be made from this plant. Colorado Hemp Project has been taking hemp seed to countries that are legalizing the production of industrial hemp, we spoke with Dani Fontaine about establishing a hemp industry for 3rd world countries. “It would take
approximately 320,000 acres to provide food and shelter for 31 million people for 1 year.“ The cost to provide these commodities out of each acre of hemp is around $400 / acre. The producing and processing work load is enough to employ millions of people. Present and future generations get an opportunity to lead a new industry as engineers, farmers and entrepreneurs. IN CONCLUSION After establishing clean water, free electricity, vocational training and a new cash crop for the country we would still have over half a billion left from 2016’s drone budget to help solve some of the world’s biggest problems. What if we could show the world that we are creative when it comes to diplomacy and compassionate when it comes to human life. What if we could eliminate a huge portion of the world’s suffering with thoughtful and calculated support. What if we could provide the people of the world with economic equality and a reliable vehicle to lasting peace. We are one of the most privileged and prosperous countries on the face of the planet. We need only to apply ourselves. Now, why I might not be able to convince Washington, D.C. to completely give away the $2 Billion that they are going to spend on the drone program this year - I can encourage others! Find something you are passionate about and use that passion to change the world. There are several volunteer organizations that exist to help you help others and could possibly even pay for you to visit another country as a volunteer. Get out and see the world! Go do something nice for someone. You can change the world! “War is not the answer, the answer is within you.” -Ray Lamontagne, Within You 2006
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Nature’s Root makes a delicious line of local, organic hemp products that are made by hand and grown with love. Nature’s Root has enjoyed an overwhelming amount of support and are opening Longmont’s first ever Hemp Spa where you can get a gorgeous pampering with Nature’s Root products. We did product photography for their Sweet Seed Lip Scrub, Chapstick, Coffee Face Scrub and Sweet and Salty Body Scrub. www.naturesroot.com
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MEDICATED CHOCOLATE DESSERT DOME
INGREDIENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
Dome 1 bag chocolate chips 3 tbs canna coconut oil
Warm the chocolate chips and cannabis infused coconut oil over low heat.
Dessert Filling 1/2 c strawberries 1/2 c blueberries 1/2 c blackberries 1/2 c kiwis 1 tbs honey 1 tbs canna coconut oil 4 medium sized balloons
Once perfectly creamy turn off heat and let cool briefly while you inflate and tie your 4 balloons. Coat the balloons with coconut oil, set aside. Get the medicated chocolate into a piping bag when cool enough to touch, but still warm enough to pipe onto the balloon. Start laying your chocolate design onto the rounded part of your balloon. Tape the balloon upside down by the knot and let the chocolate set. Meanwhile warm 1 tbs of and honey 1 tbs of cannabis infused coconut oil over low heat and mix well. Add your fruits and berries to the pan and warm over low heat for 2 minutes. When the chocolate dome has hardened, deflate the balloon with a pair of scissors near the tied end, so the air will escape slowly. Spoon the berry mix over a plate and place the chocolate dome over the berries. You can serve this dish a la mode and with candied pecans if you’re feeling extra naughty!
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CRISPY KRACKEN CHOCOLATE COVERED BERRIES
INGREDIENTS Krispy Kraken Dipping Sauce 2 Cups broken Krispy Kraken Bar 1 Tbs of coconut oil 2 doz strawberries * Rice crispies, bananas, marshmallows, moon pies and are also great for dipping!
INSTRUCTIONS Rinse and dry your strawberries to ensure the chocolate sticks well. Line a baking pan with parchment paper so you can refrigerate with ease. Warm the ingredients for each dipping sauce in separate pots over low heat. (Each pot will have 2 cups of chocolate chips and 3 tbs cannabutter.) The most important thing you need to do is make sure your chocolate doesn’t burn! Keep the heat low and stir frequently until perfectly blended. Once melted to perfection, remove from heat and start dipping your strawberries. Place the dipped strawberries on parchment paper to cool. Feel free to get creative and decorate those delightful treats! Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, serve with a smile!
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J E S S I C A F R I E N D
Say hello to the beautiful Jessica Friend! This delightful Colorado Native loves hiking, running, snowboarding, hula hooping, yoga, laying in the grass, and listening to music.
“My family, in one word, represents LOVE. They are my rock, and my foundation that I have built the values that I live by. Their love and support has showed me what it takes to truly love others and myself through times that are bright and times that are dark. “
If you ask this Fox what she wants to do with her life, she simply says, “I want to help make this world a better place.” Cliche I know, but it’s my dream and something I use as the thread for everything I do. I am embarking on starting my own events and promotion company called Spread the Friend that help’s raise awareness about local culture by bringing balance to the community through music, art, and nature. ““
Her favorite strains are Bubba Gum Kush for an indica and Sour Diesel for a sativa. Her favorite way to smoke is a bong or blunt. “It’s hard to choose between those two, they are both a great way to consume. Haha - so I choose both!”
“I love cannabis for so many reasons. I could go on and on about the lovely plant but will keep it simple. It helps me function daily without pain that has plauged me since I was a runner in high school and also brings together friends and family for laughs, stories, and a sense of togetherness that warms my soul. I meet and have met so many neat people on the daily who also love pot for these reasons. Sharing is caring! There is nothing better than lighting up and relaxing after a hard days work. I aspire, to inspire, before I expire. “
See more of this Fox’s gallery online at www.foxandnug.com Hair & Makeup : Elevated Models, Sky Robertson Jewelry: Zingara Made, Abby Paladino
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BUBBA GUM KUSH LINEAGE : Unknown // Best Guess // Bubba Kush x Indiana Bubble Gum CULTIVATED BY : Mountain High Treks for Lotus Medical FLOWER TIME : ~ 9 Weeks
FLAVORS : Bubble Gum Kush is one of our cultivation editor’s absolute favorite strains. The aromas and flavors of this strain are absolutely delightful and offensive at the same time. We’ve never smelled anything like it before. It’s pungent and fruity and you won’t be able to stop smelling your fingers after you break up a nug. It’s a deliciously stinky, fruity pebbles smelling strain and just music to our noses. Go to Lotus Medical and pick up your sack today. Treat yourself , it’s Valentine’s Day after all!
EFFECTS : Bubba Gum Kush is an excellent daytime strain. I especially like to smoke this strain before I take on any significant task like trimming, or cleaning my house, or making the magazine. Euphoric, content, optimistic are just a few words to describe our experience. Bubba Gum Kush registers at ____% and is so stinky, delicious and delightful that it will probably become the most coveted strain in your stash box. It’s grown by the good folks of Mountain High Treks, so it’s beyond consistent, grown to full term, flushed completely, loved entirely and trimmed carefully.
This Nug of the Month is Sponsored by: Mountain High Treks www.mountainhightreks.com // www.lotusmedical.com
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STROLOGY READING
Honeycomb, crumble, shatter, bubble hash, live resin, bho, phoenix tears.
The list of concentrates goes on and continues to flourish. Packaging, taste, presentation, consistency, potency, testing... With the new daily challenges of the legal marijuana market, how will extract artists set themselves apart from each other? Where will they lead us? We start with my journey as a trimmer in Denver, Colorado. Shortly after moving to this beautiful state I had replied to dozens of ads for many different positions. Budtender, grower, trimmer; I was eager to get into the industry any way that I could. I was fortunate enough to get a response from the head grower from The Health Center. So my journey began with a badge, two pairs of scissors, scrubs, a hairnet and a beard net. My first days at work I was among 20 trimmers in a massive warehouse full of sweet, stinky, sticky cannabis. It was all too foreign for this Texan boy, but I was beyond ecstatic to get my scissors dirty! The first handful of days passed easily and I started becoming more familiar with my new coworkers. Nearly everyone in the warehouse was active in a creative/artistic way outside of work. It was truly a good core group of guys to be around and surely there was much to learn from everyone. Several months into working at the warehouse I received one of the most unusual favorite firsts ever. Another man gave me a rose. This was no ordinary flower though. It was golden, shaped like a beautiful tiny rose and smelled that of fresh skunk. What is this I was holding in my hand for the first time ever? Should I eat this beautiful rose? Should I smoke it? What do I do with this extremely interesting piece of talent?? Take photos. Naturally. These breathtaking bubble hash flowers were made by local breeder and organic grower James Shough. He’s a man of many talents and his formula is quite simple really...
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JAMES SHOUGH
Do your research and work your ass off! Organic growing is a game of discipline and diligence, but when done correctly it can produce some of the world’s most resinous buds. I’ve never seen a grower get their plants to unearth such raw, natural flavor and potency. On top of growing amazing organic medicine, he makes art out of bubble hash as gifts to his friends. How cool is that? Just look at these things! I would put money on some extraction company packaging and selling hash art in their dispensary display cases. James has several killer strains out including one of my personal favorites 303White. (Bruce Banner x The White) Be sure to show James some love and support one of our favorite local breeders on instagram! @OFOSHO_THE_CHEF
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If your New Year’s Resolution is to have more exciting and satifsying sex in 2016, we have some tips for you! Break up your normal routine with the following positions from the Kamasutra. We also recommend adding a cannabis infused lube like Foria and other aphrodisiacs to your sexy arsenal.
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NOW YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PERIOD! Inside the groundbreaking new CBD/THC infused pussy pill for pain.
LARRY OG
Good Meds // Hybrid This indica dominant hybrid will leave you feeling relaxed and euphoric after a good smoke session. Larry OG tastes like a classic OG with strong pine and earthy flavors with a hint of citrus. Foria continues to lead the industry with unique, sexual health products made specifically with her in mind. Now you can get serious period relief from a cannabis infused pill! I got an email from Brittany, the beautiful and brilliant Marketing Director of Foria about their new product, Foria Relief. She sent over the marketing collateral and I have to admit, I literally blushed. Naturally, this tiny delightful suppository would be the answer to my week long period of suffering.
KROME’S MASTER KUSH Foria Relief is an all natural plant medicine made of
Good Meds // Indica organic cocoa butter and cannabinoids, and harnesses This is a hard hitting indica dominant strain that has a candied the natural antispasmodic and muscle relaxing cannabis taste that is vibrant and pungent. Master Kush is a properties of cannabis to provide nearly immediate great stress reliever and can put you out for the count if you relief when and where it counts the most. smoke too much! We picked up the samples, took some gorgeous photos, and then I had to wait for my time to arrive. It was the first time I ever looked forward to my period, ever. And I just have to wait... Three weeks later, the pain starts. Subtle but sure, it’s time for that transformational event that we all dread so dearly. Except this time I had Foria Relief and I was actually excited.
To use, Foria recommends placing the pill in the fridge 15 minutes before use. When ready, insert the pill as close to your cervix as possible. Lay down and prop your ass up with a pillow and stay like this for the next 15 minutes to experience some serious relief. Within 15 minutes I felt the most amazing sensation of whole and complete relief in my uterus and ovaries. Zero cramps in under 20 minutes. I immediately thought of all of my girlfriends who have intense period pain and how I wish I could just send this pill all over the country as a gift to women everywhere. Occassionally, like some women, I suffer from pain during or after sex in addition to my monthly discomfort. After experiencing how well this pill works for period pain I decided to slip one the next time I had pain from sex. Foria Relief delivered the same kind of relief in the same record time! So, thank you Foria for making two unpleasantries quite pleasant again! If you suffer from intense period pain, do yourself a favor and pick up this adorable pill case at your favorite dispensary and fall in love with cannabis all over again.
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Make Love not War
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Foria Trim Bins Harvest More Nicole Conlay Design Cannaqual AZ Medical Testing Marijuana Investor Summit My 420 Tours Dixie Elixirs
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Treat yourself well! Nature’s Root is opening the doors to their hemp spa and beauty parlour next month in Longmont, CO! Go behind the scenes of our steamy photo shoot and see the delicious hemp inspired beauty products by Nature’s Root. To book your hemp spa service: www.naturesroot.com
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