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Musical Legacy
Revered as the “greatest guitar player of all time,” Jimi Hendrix’s life was a vehicle of transcendental inspiration, and his music shaped rock ‘n’ roll for all time. On the COVER:
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Broken Lizard Shenanigans CULTURE got the inside scoop with the cast of Super Troopers 2 about their latest film.
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The Latest and Greatest Cannabis culture is thriving, and its new representation in a legal world is inspiring some of the best cannabis films and TV shows of 2018.
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Get Trendy Every industry has its trends—check out CULTURE’s list of evolving fads in the cannabis world.
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Time to Splurge When you’ve got the munchies, nothing satisfies a craving like this crazy, over-the-top edible amalgamation.
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Party On Some of the hottest 420 parties are happening in your area—which one will you choose to attend?
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Lyrical Liaison Members of the indie-rock band, The Co Founder, are not shy about how cannabis influences their creative processes.
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hat does the 420 holiday mean to you? Consumers everywhere look forward to April 20 for various reasons, but overall we can agree that 420 is the official time of year to celebrate cannabis. Let your mind wander and take a journey to a new plane of existence with a special new strain packed with THC. Pay homage to your ancestors who may have used cannabis long before prohibition took place. Spend time with friends or family, and share cannabis with open arms and bowls packed. Watch some of your favorite cannabis flicks with a bowl of infused popcorn. Attend a massive local gathering of cannabis advocates and enthusiasts and smoke a joint at 4:20 p.m.—these events and activities are what make the holiday of 420, and our community, so incredible. In the return of CULTURE’s Annual 420 Collector’s Edition, we want to express our gratitude to our readers by dedicating these pages to honor our community, as well as all things 420. And most 10
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importantly, we want to party with you! After all, the best 420 traditions are centered on getting together with other consumers to smoke, vape, feast and enjoy our right to consume. We’ve prepared a little bit of everything for you this year—from an in-depth look into the life and legacy of Jimi Hendrix, a recipe for one of the most beautiful, amazing, gorge-worthy treats, a cannabis entertainment forecast, and we even landed an exclusive interview with Broken Lizard in anticipation of Super Troopers 2—it’s everything you need to get the most out of your 420 celebration. Regardless of what this day means to you personally, it’s hard to ignore the infectious energy in the air this month. Dispensaries are busy preparing for lines on 420, which will make November’s Black Friday shopping crowd pale in comparison. Consumers everywhere are ready to drop cash for ridiculous deals on their favorite flower, concentrates and edibles. This year more than ever, April 20 will also be a day when
many first-timers will try cannabis in its many forms, and maybe even take their first journey to a dispensary. Don’t let the woes and setbacks of this maturing industry discourage you from taking pride in the work and dedication that our community has persevered through all these years. Instead, focus on the huge progress that we have made collectively as we bring safer cannabis to all who have a right to consume it. Let’s light one up and celebrate ourselves! Happy 420 from all of us at CULTURE Magazine. c Cheers!
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behaviors on otherwise lawabiding citizens. It’s frustrating because cannabis has been part of human society for thousands of years. It has proven therapeutic effects, and the “War on Drugs” has destroyed the fabric of many communities.
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The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment has been extended at least eight times. Why is it only extended for months or weeks at a time? That’s a reflection of how seriously flawed the budget process has been here in Congress. It is tied to Prohibition on expending federal money to interfere with otherwise state-legal activities. It has been limited, in some cases, to a few months or a few weeks because that is how the federal government has been funding its operations. Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment is a victim of the dysfunctional budget process.
The “War on Drugs” has failed, yet refuses to die. It has been a tremendously upsetting process. First of all, we’ve wasted a trillion dollars that we could have spent on other things. It has fallen disproportionately on young people, especially young men of color, African-Americans, particularly. It’s contributed to disrupting a million lives. We’ve needlessly incarcerated nonviolent drug offenders for long periods of time, in some cases for things that most Americans think should no longer be illegal. It really does have a devastating effect on individuals, on neighborhoods and criminalizing
You introduced the SAFE Banking Act HR-2215. Who or what is currently blocking depository institutions providing services to cannabis businesses? We have administrations that have been very skittish about enacting broad regulatory reform. There’s no reason. Not a single good reason to deny state-legal cannabis businesses access to banking services. In fact, I’ve been working on this issue for decades—I think longer than any other elected official in the United States. It’s at risk for robbery and theft; it’s an invitation to money laundering, to tax evasion, and it [hampers] the ability of emerging businesses to be fully functional. No other business is subjected to that treatment and no other business should be. Because there are people in Republican leadership here who are unwilling to allow us to actually deal meaningfully with
On the Front Lines with Representative Earl Blumenauer By Benjamin M. Adams
regon-based Rep. Earl Blumenauer is doing more for the cannabis industry than almost any other politician in Washington. Alongside other politicians who are in favor of cannabis reform at a federal level, Rep. Blumenauer has introduced a large number cannabis-centric bills to Congress. These bills support veterans’ access to cannabis, create equity for cannabis business and criminal justice equity for individuals affected by the failed “War on Drugs.” He has also been part of various bills that aim to regulate and tax state cannabis operations on a federal level. CULTURE obtained an exclusive interview with Rep. Earl Blumenauer in mid-March, as he was in the middle of a House voting session.
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“Sessions is on the wrong s i d e o f h i s t o r y. P l u s , he’s wrong about the fa c t s . N o b o dy d i e s f r o m a marijuana overdose. We’re in the midst of an opioid c r i s i s w i t h r e a l p e o p l e dy i n g in increased numbers. And t h e r e ’ s e v i d e n c e t h at w h e n we’ve had access to medical marijuana, we’ve had fewer o p i o i d d e at h s . ” these issues, it’s very hard to get a chance to vote on it. Ironically, the Trump administration actually has not rescinded the Obama-era guidance to Treasury, surrounding banking. But people in the financial industry are leery of running [afoul] of federal regulations that were designed to deal with money laundering and illegal activities. Would you say that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ approach to state cannabis laws is backfiring? I think it has had a significant amount of blowback. Sessions is on the wrong side of history. Plus, he’s wrong about the facts. Nobody dies from a marijuana overdose. We’re in the midst of an opioid crisis with real people dying in increased numbers. And there’s evidence that when we’ve had access to medical marijuana, we’ve had fewer opioid deaths. Sessions is wrong on the facts, he’s wrong on the politics, and he’s building backlash. If they actually go ahead and become more aggressive and intrusive, I think it will have a major effect on the 2018 elections. Cannabis has already galvanized voters. If they go ahead and attack, it’s going to create a tidal wave of support. When Donald Trump was on the ballot, cannabis got more votes than Donald Trump. He’s had a lot of supporters who support what we’re doing and oppose the Sessions interference. c
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Oregon to Fund Law Enforcement Grant Senate Bill 1544, which establishes a $9 million grant to aid law enforcement, recently passed the Oregon Senate and House. The grant will help local police pay for costs incurred by illegal cannabis cultivation and distribution activity. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Ginny Burdick. “The best way to protect our lawful businesses from federal intervention is to have a secure, closed loop system,” Burdick explained. “Unlawful producers and distributors are creating difficulties by acting outside of our regulated market.
The Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Grant Program will help local law enforcement prevent unlawful cultivation and distribution in their communities, which is an important step toward solving this issue.” The grant will provide $1.5 million per year to Oregon law enforcement over the course of a six-year period. In addition, SB-1544 also requires industrial hemp products that exceed 0.3 percent THC to be sold in OLCC-licensed shops.
Bend-based Software Company Enters into Contract with Iowa Bend-based BioMauris, formerly called Symplmed, will supply Iowa with a comprehensive tracking system in order to keep tabs on Iowa’s new CBD program and keep medicine from getting into the wrong hands. “Our team has extensive history in the pharmaceutical business, and therefore has a unique appreciation for data integrity and security,” BioMauris Founder Erik Emerson stated. “Additionally, we fundamentally believe the opportunity to track patient progress and
Virginia Governor Signs Medical Cannabis Bill On March 9, Gov. Ralph Northam signed House Bill 1251, which expands access to cannabidiol (CBD) and Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) oils for medicinal purposes. “Gov. Northam signed HB-1251 on March 9, 2018. He added an emergency clause to the bills during the legislative process allowing immediate enactment with his signature,” according to Virginia NORML. First, this expands the affirmative defense for possession to
associate the benefits received with the products used, is an incredible opportunity for the cannabis industry. Our patented technology, makes this not only possible, but simple for all users.” The $250,000 contract will cover the first year, and another $100,000 contract for each subsequent year. BioMauric began operating as a pharmaceutical company before becoming a software company. Iowa chose Metrc and BioMauris over other out-of-state tracking companies such as Florida-based Synadapt.
all patients with written certifications. Second, it will expand access to Virginia’s regulated medical cannabis program once it becomes operational. The affirmative defense certificate has been updated to reflect the change in law.” Before now, only a limited number of patients with extreme forms of epilepsy were allowed to have access to medical cannabis oil. The bill also increases the 30-day supply limit to a 90-day supply. The expansion could help fight the state’s ominous opioid problem by providing alternatives.
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The number of hours in a cannabis license quarantine that the LCB temporarily suspended in early March: (Source: Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board)
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The amount of money, in dollars, that it costs for a hemp farmer to submit an application for a cultivation license in Washington: (Source: Capital Press)
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The number of business licenses created solely to favor minorityowned cannabis businesses in Maryland: (Source: The Baltimore Sun)
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The number of acres that were used to grow hemp plants in 19 U.S. states in 2017: (Source: VoteHemp.com)
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WHEN: Fri, April 20 WHERE: Culture Yard, 120 N 35 St., Seattle WEBSITE: hempfest.org/events/420fest
This official HEMPFEST spinoff takes place on the holiday that we all love. A raffle is being held in support of Jimmy Romans, who is serving a wildly unjust 30-year prison sentence for a cannabis-related crime. There will be DJs, live music, food and more to enhance the experience. The event is free for HEMPFEST Seattle members, who 16
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are encouraged to attend. Get in the positive spirit by renewing vows to fight instances of injustice and support veterans who consume cannabis to relieve a variety of ailments. No one deserves to serve time for possession of a plant, and 420Fest organizers want to make that message clear.
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“Interestingly, HB-2334 makes no mention of what constitutes ‘legal’ CBD outside the state’s licensing regime, nor does it explicitly require such CBD to be ‘legal.’”
Legal Ambiguity W a s h i n g t o n m ay a l l o w p r o c e s s o r s t o u s e CBD additives from unlicensed sources By Alison Malsbury
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The LCB may promulgate additional rules pertaining only to laboratory testing and product safety standards for CBD products included as additives in cannabis products. HB-2334 is an interesting regulatory departure for the Washington cannabis market, which is a completely closed system. If a licensee is caught purchasing or selling cannabis from or to an unlicensed entity, the LCB may immediately cancel their license; One of the principal goals of Washington’s regulatory regime is to prevent the diversion of cannabis outside the regulated market. Even if Gov. Inslee signs the bill and licensees are allowed to utilize CBD additives from unlicensed sources, there remains a great deal of ambiguity as to the legality of CBD from a federal law perspective. There is an argument that CBD from outside Washington’s regulated market could be
considered legal because products containing CBD derived from “industrial hemp” are excluded from the federal Controlled Substances Act’s (CSA) definition of “marijuana” and are legal under federal law. Section 7606 of the 2014 Farm Bill allows states to develop pilot programs for hemp research purposes, and defines “industrial hemp” as cannabis with a THC concentration of less than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. Although Washington has an industrial hemp research program, it is underfunded. But in any case, HB-2334 does not specify that CBD used as an additive must come from an entity operating pursuant to such a program, and the sale of products derived from such a program are not explicitly allowed. Ostensibly, under this legislation, a licensee could procure CBD from a source outside of Washington, or even outside the country. The legislation places no limitations on sourcing beyond those listed above. Interestingly, HB-2334 makes no mention of what constitutes “legal” CBD outside the state’s licensing regime, nor does it explicitly require such CBD to be “legal.” This is likely because doing so would open a “Pandora’s Box” of debate surrounding what actually constitutes “legal CBD,” and at this point, no one seems to have a clear answer. While this bill would provide security and flexibility to those licensees wishing to utilize CBD additives from unlicensed sources, until the law is adopted and regulations are implemented, producers and processors who are using outside CBD additives are likely placing their licenses in jeopardy. c
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Dvine ESSENCE THC Spray by GaGa GaGa creates some world-class topical cannabis products, and this coconut oil-based tincture carries on this tradition. Dvine ESSENCE comes in a spray bottle, and while it is meant for topical use, all ingredients used are food-grade. The ingredients list for this topical are simple—fractionated coconut oil, cold-pressed hemp oil, cannabis extract and natural flavors. The heavenly, refreshing mint aroma comes from locally harvested peppermint. The canister of topical tincture comes with 100mg of THC total, delivered in eight sprays. If you want a topical that’s discreet, smells good and delivers cannabis in a unique and simple way, this Dvine ESSENCE THC Spray fits the bill. ESSENCE is perfect for on-the-go, or any other scenario where steady dosage and discretion are key.
Available wherever: GaGa products are carried.
Purple Kush by TJ’s Organics
Available at: Green Collar Cannabis in Tacoma.
If you were going to turn any cannabis logo into a flag for a country full of cannabis lovers, let TJ’s Organics be it. This lovely jar of Purple Kush has a metallic lavender label, with white writing and a simple white logo and outline of trees and a moonscape. The understated stars and stripes look elegant, as opposed to overdone. The flower itself more than lives up to the pretty packaging. One large dense bud, with dark green and purple leaves, was so crystalline that it was sticky to the touch. An expert curing job helped it break up perfectly for sampling, which the CULTURE team did using a water pipe. This indica’s flavor was sensational, with notes of grape and berry balanced with an earthy undertone. Soon after sampling, the team fell under its hypnotizingly chill spell, smiling for no reason and reaching for the snacks. Whether you need flower that will help with pain, anxiety, nausea or you just want to enjoy yourself in any way, this is it.
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Raspberry Kush by Inflorescence There are so many things to like about this Raspberry Kush by Inflorescence. To start, the label is notably attractive and well-designed. Metallic purple prints are striking across a black backdrop, and the pyramid and leaf logo, understated yet effective, make for a perfectly designed package. The flower follows suit. The bud is dense, dark green with hints of purple, and forms an almost perfect triangle, reminiscent of Inflorescence’s pyramid logo. The sweet, floral, berry scent was intense, strong and easily detected once the jar was opened. After the CULTURE team used a water pipe to sample the luscious flower, we noticed an intense sweet berry flavor, with a subtle floral finish. The effects were typical for a Kush—relaxing, happy and appetite-inducing. Raspberry Kush by Inflorescence is a solid medicinal flower for pain relief, nausea or any other discomforting ailment.
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Wedding Cake by HempKings Wedding Cake is a perfect name for this exquisite flower. Big nugs, a fluffy texture, frosted white to perfection, with sugar leaf extending out like a pretty pastry, this flower would make anyone’s day. The fragrance is also reminiscent of a sweet confection, with forward notes of sweet vanilla and an earthy undertone. The CULTURE team used a water pipe to sample this flower, and we found the flavor to be just as pleasant and strong as the fragrance. This hybrid strain is a cross between Girl Scout Cookies and Cherry Pie, giving it a perfect blend of up and down when it comes to the effects. The relaxation component from the indica is the most noticeable effect, but there’s also a blissful, euphoric energetic buzz perfect for creative endeavors. This flower is perfect for a celebratory occasion like 420 or any other day of the year.
Available at: Local Roots.
Grape Hybrid by Mad Mark Farms This strain is the type that reminds you that cannabis is actually a flower. Grape Hybrid by Mad Mark Farms was luscious, fluffy and colorful, with light green leaves branching out to become forest green, and even a bit purple at the very tips. Astonishingly covered in crystals, any cannabislover would be delighted to receive a spring bouquet of these flowers. You could guess the strain of this flower without seeing the package, just based on the aroma. As far as grape goes, this is a perfect example of the strain. Using a water pipe to sample this flower, the CULTURE team found the flavor to be just as distinct with an added earthy sweetness to give it complexity. This flower certainly works as a stress reliever, but not so much so that it leaves you incapacitated. It’s blissful and the appropriate company when watching a comedy, as it does induce laughter.
Summer McFly by Mammoth Labs Mammoth Labs does it again! After using a water vaporizer to sample this sugar wax, the flavor was the first thing the CULTURE team noticed. The terpenes in this concentrate are off the chain! At 10.13 percent, the flavor profile is intense and abundant. No wonder it’s called Summer McFly, because this concentrate has serious Pacific Northwest summer flavors. It starts with a hint of citrus, and finishes with pine and mint, two abundant plants in the Washington summer. At 67.49 percent THC, this butane-extracted concentrate is powerful, but not overwhelmingly so. This true hybrid offers the best of both worlds, with pain relief and relaxation, along with a jolt of joy and energy to carry you through. It’s the perfect concentrate for anyone who loves and is looking for a powerful flavor, a solid effect and a pliable texture.
Available at: Green Token in Tacoma.
Available wherever: Mammoth Labs products are carried.
Blackbeard’s Gold by Freddy’s Fuego Good ol’ Freddy’s Fuego may look like a mean son-of-a-gun, but it will ease your worries and relax your body. It’s easy to believe this flower would be gold to a famous pirate like Blackbeard. This flower is dense and so covered in crystals and orange hairs that you could compare the buds to gemstones or a precious metal. The fragrance is earthy and sweet, and the flavor is the same. The CULTURE team discovered this after using a vaporizer and water pipe to sample the flower. Blackbeard’s Gold is a PNW specialty hybrid, a cross between Columbian Black, Columbian Gold and Purple Haze. This hybrid provides a fantastic mix of creativity, energy and minor relaxation. Look no further than this Blackbeard’s Gold if you’re in need of a little artistic inspiration or physical motivation. CultureMagazine.com
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The White by Harmony Farms The bright minds at Harmony Farms know how to market their already wonderful product. The label of this high-quality strain features a picture of a snow owl swooping down over a sunny green landscape. This image perfectly encapsulates the dreamy quality of this flower. If you give this cool little jar a shake, you’ll notice that the nugs are so dense and solid with THC, they actually ping the glass like pebbles. When you look at the flower you see why. True to form, this flower is jam packed and white with crystals. The fragrance is unique and fantastic. A forest scent is complemented by something sharp and sour, with a hint of sweetness. A vaporizer and water pipe were used to sample this flower, and the flavor was just as intense and delightful as the scent, with an added bonus of a more powerful sweetness. The effect was typical for an indica-dominant hybrid—happy, chill and helpful for both appetite stimulation and pain relief.
Available at: Bud Commander in Tumwater.
Secret Squirrel by Lost Lake Gardens It’s always a delight to try new things, and no one on the CULTURE team had ever had the pleasure of trying Secret Squirrel before. But while it was the first time, we hope it’s not the last. The flower was perfectly dried and cured, with that nice slightly crunchy yet still moist texture, which makes it easy to sample. The sugar leaves were a deep, dark green color that would look at home in the PNW forests. If you were looking to stash some flower away, squirrel style, this would be a good one. A complex and unique, almost unnamable fragrance emanated from the bag, with strong sweet fruity notes followed by a more subtle earthy scent. The flavor followed suit, with the earthy notes being a bit more pronounced and an additional, very mild spicy flavor also popping out where you least expected it. The effect was mellow, steady and happy. Perfect for use at home, or socially, it’s potent, but not so much so that it leaves you speechless.
Dirty White Girls by Evergrow Northwest Everybody loves the strain Dirty White Girls. This fragrant, perfectly trimmed and dense bud is crystalline and covered in ample orange hairs. The aroma is earthy and pungent, with a hint of sweetness. When smoked in a water pipe or vaped, the CULTURE team found that this flower’s flavor has a fruity note not present in the fragrance, though the finish was earthy and pungent. This sativa-dominant hybrid is perfect for daytime use, with a perky buzz that can get you through even the most mundane task, or brighten up something that’s already fun. If you’re looking for something to help get you through your workout, or just get you through your day, Dirty White Girls will be your perfect companion.
Available at: Northwest Cannabis Connection in Pullayup.
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Available at: Bud Commander in Tumwater.
Grape Cheese by Ketura Cannabis Company Nothing balances out a nice cheese plate like some tasty, refreshing grapes. So this flower is the perfect mix of salty, rich and sweet. The flower itself is quite the specimen. Dense yet nice and fluffy, the perfect texture for sampling. Extremely crystalline to the point of the leaf color being obscured, though it appeared to be a lovely shade if light, lime green. The fragrance is sweet and sharply sour, like a bite of sharp cheddar followed by a juicy red grape. A water pipe and flower vaporizer were used to sample this Grape Cheese, and the CULTURE team described a flavor just as potent as the fragrance, with the sweet flavor more forward, and the cheese flavor more of a finish. This hybrid’s effects seem to be indicadominant, with an effect perfect for help with pain or anxiety relief.
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company highlight What words of advice would you offer anyone seeking to enter the world of cannabis business? Do it out of passion and not for the money. Ask a lot of questions and do your research!
has to offer, which [has] inspired us to become a part of this cannabis movement.
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How would you describe your company? HempKings is committed to producing and processing high grade cannabis flower. What is your specialty? Our specialty is perfecting strains and giving cannabis connoisseurs fine ass weed! What do you offer consumers/clients that others don’t? [We offer] consistency in our gardens and loyalty to our customers, plus 100 percent satisfaction to anyone who tries our flower. How and why did your company start up? It started when I tried 28
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cannabis for the first time and then [it] became a dream of ours from that day forward. We have done so much to find out the countless possibilities [that] this beautiful gift
With the changing landscape of medical and recreational cannabis, what do you see as the biggest challenges to your progress as a company? Our biggest challenge is the expenses to keep our dream going to help others. Any advantages? The only advantages we have are what we love to do!
What are the goals and vision moving forward, for your company? Operate a successful cannabis company by providing the best product for cannabis connoisseurs in Washington State. [Also] consistency in our gardens, so what you consume the first time will be the same the next time. Where do you see your company in five years? We envision our company to expand with our unique strains and have cannabis consumers have an exceptional experience. What do you hope to accomplish in the cannabis industry? To be recognized for our craft, hard work and dedication. c
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Local Roots Marijuana Bothell-Lynnwood 212 West Winesap Rd., #101, Bothell | (425) 673-7420 www.mylocalroots.com How and when did your store start up? Local Roots started off in the Northwest cannabis market in May of 2012 as a medical cannabis vendor, then evolved into the recreational market when the opportunity permitted. What’s the story behind the name of your store? We wanted something simple that represented where we were from and also integrated with our logo. Our creation was centered around our logo, and we wanted something that could be worn on clothing by anyone. What does your store offer customers that they can’t find anywhere else? Local Roots Marijuana stores offer the biggest and best product selection in Snohomish County, as well
as our stellar customer service. How has the cannabis industry changed since you have been in the business? Where would you like to see it go? Being in the industry since 2012, we have seen a complete 360 degrees in every aspect. We would love to see marijuana completely legalized all around the U.S. What are the biggest challenges you face in the industry as a store? Biggest joys? I think our biggest challenge as a marijuana store is the fact that federally, marijuana is still illegal, which causes many difficulties when conducting business as well as leaving that little bit of concern about what could happen. Our biggest joy is that we
get do sell marijuana legally. We get to do what we love! What is the one thing you want customers to know about your store? I want our customers to know we are 100 percent here for them and their happiness. We love watching our customers walk out with a smile. If someone wanted to open a store and get their feet wet in the industry,
what advice or counsel would you give them? Our advice would be do your research and become familiar with the laws and requirements. It’s a process, but it’s worth it. What do you hope to accomplish in the cannabis industry? Honestly, we’ve accomplished it. We are doing what we love, working with marijuana! c
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God of War Dev. SIE Santa Monica Studio Pub. Sony Interactive Entertainment The God of War series began back in 2005 and focused on the story of Kratos, a warrior whose intent was to defeat Ares, well-known as the God of War, by interacting with and defeating various other Greek gods. Kratos’ “been there, done that” story seemed to have ended, until Sony breathed new life into the series. Now the eighth game in the series returns (with the same name as the first game) and focuses on Norse inspirations, revolves around Kratos’ relationship with his son Atreus, and is filled with glorious combat displayed in high definition. With a new camera system, this one has a lot in store for diehard fans. (Nicole Potter)
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Lady Bird Dir. Greta Gerwig Universal Pictures With all of the wonderful attention being given to female artists and storytellers these days, one female coming-of-age story that shouldn’t be missed is the beautiful film, Lady Bird. The movie takes viewers inside all of the drama, confusion and intensity of a young girl’s last year of high school as she tries to escape her mundane hometown and her parents’ unraveling lives to seek out greener pastures. Helmed by Writer and Director Greta Gerwig and brought to life with stunning performances by Saoirse Ronan as the titular character Lady Bird and Laurie Metcalf and Tracy Letts as her parents; Lady Bird is not one to be missed. (Simon Weedn)
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ver 47 years ago, Jimi Hendrix passed away unexpectedly at the tragically young age of 27. In the nearly five decades since his untimely death, the reverence for his music, the stories of his virtuosity and the estimations of his influence have grown to a point where his mythology has nearly fully eclipsed his humanity. For many, Hendrix is an inimitable powerhouse of guitar playing who seemingly came out of nowhere, took the world by storm, and died so suddenly that it seemed he’d vanished almost as quickly as he arrived. For those willing to dig a little deeper though, the story of Jimi Hendrix’s rise adds a richness and context to his playing and the music he created that might take away some of the mystique, but none of the value. From instinctively setting his guitar on fire at the Monterey International Pop Festival to performing his unforgettable rendition of “The StarSpangled Banner” at Woodstock, Hendrix is undeniably an icon in rock ‘n’ roll history. Recently, CULTURE Magazine had the privilege of talking with Jimi’s younger brother and one of his best friends, Leon Hendrix, to hear all about his and Jimi’s childhoods, his perspectives on the Jimi Hendrix legacy, and the roots and revelations of a true music icon. Leon Hendrix poses at Purple Haze Properties Photo by Ted Soqui
Seattle locals and visitors alike have the unique opportunity to attend a self-guided tour through the homes, hospitals and schools where Jimi Hendrix spent his early life. Hendrix’s history with Seattle runs deep. Here are some of the events that took place in Seattle and other places, which helped shape Hendrix’s life.
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Nov. 27 - Johnny Allen Hendrix is born at Seattle’s King County Hospital. Today the hospital is Harborview Medical Center at 325 9th Ave.
Hendrix is renamed James Marshall Hendrix by his father, because he dislikes Jimi’s birth name.
The Hendrix family moves into a unit of Seattle’s Rainier Vista Housing Project. In the 1940s, there were 481 units that since have been replaced with newer homes.
Jimmy began attending kindergarten at Rainier Vista School at 3100 Alaska Street S.
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In September, young Hendrix attends a concert at Sick’s Stadium in Seattle, Washington and is mesmerized by the blistering performance of Elvis Presley.
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When you close your eyes and think of Jimi, what are the things about him that come to your mind? How do you picture him? Is it just his gentle spirit and nature? No, because his spirit is not gentle anymore, it’s omnipresent now and I feel him all the time. I even have confidence that we live again now because of my experiences with Jimi.
Jimi attends Leschi Elementary School at 135 32nd Ave. and joins the football team.
Hendrix begins attending Meany Junior High School at 301 21st Avenue E.
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To get started, so much has been written (and will continue to be written) about your brother’s skills as a musician and songwriter. But we feel like people might not know your brother as a person quite as well. What do you wish more people knew about who Jimi was? Well, people haven’t dug deep, because his image and music were so great; it’s been the only thing people could really concentrate on. But what I wish people would know? That he was a gentle person who never spoke harshly, he treated me very well, he was very humble and also very artistic; he was like Michelangelo when he was a kid. Before he ever picked up a guitar, he used to draw these fantastic pictures;
It’s incredible that is how your passion for graphic arts started out! Like I said, Jimi as a kid was such an artist. He was a sculptor, too. He’d get clay and mold it up into beautiful things. He even crafted some cars and submitted them to Ford. So you might be driving around in a Hendrix original today and not even know it!
Jimi and his brother Leon bounce around to relatives’ homes and at times, foster homes. They begin listening Bob Summerrise and Fitzgerald “Eager” Beaver on Tacoma and Bremerton FM radio stations. By the time Jimi hears rock ‘n’ roll, he’s obsessed.
Hendrix’s father buys him his first electric guitar, a white Supro Ozark from the Myers Music shop then at 1214 1st Ave.
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it’s how I learned to draw. When he started playing guitar, I used to bug him when he practiced, so he’d find some paper and tie a pencil around my wrist. It was better than going to college, because I ended up working for Boeing as a draftsman because of it.
Jimi began attending Horace Mann Elementary School at 2410 E Cherry Street.
May 31 - Hendrix joins the U.S. Army in order to stay out of trouble. June – A bassist and trooper named Billy Cox hears Hendrix playing guitar and is astounded by his sheer talent.
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One thing that comes up time and time again with your brother’s work is his creativity and inventiveness. He had incredible talent for bringing fantastic, far out ideas to life with his music. Where do you think that aspect of his nature came from? Was it something you noticed in him when you were little kids? Well, look at music. You can’t physically touch music. Music is a spirit. It has no body, it just flows. That’s how inspiration comes, and Jimi had this ability to capture that. He didn’t have a guitar early on, but he would go to our grandma and say, “Grandma, I hear stuff!” And our grandma would just swab his ears out with baby oil. Then a week would go by, and he’d be back yelling, “Grandma! Grandma!” And
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the same thing would happen again. He was hearing music, but he had no way to bring it, because he had no instrument. But when he hit about 14 and got his first guitar, he was off to the races. Everything fell in place for him; the cosmos were calling, and he captured that because he was born for this, he just needed his instrument. He even told me once that he wished that he had a bigger instrument. He took the guitar and that’s all he had, but really he wanted to be conducting symphonies and write orchestral music too. Do you have any other favorite early memories of your brother and his music? Well, like I said, he heard the voices;
1963 Hendrix joins Little Richard’s band, tours with them and records “I Don’t Know What You’ve Got But It’s Got Me” with Little Richard.
he heard the call. When he finally got an instrument, a ukulele with only one string at first, he was able to make songs with that one string. He learned that he could tighten and untighten the string and get all the notes on just one string. Then at 15 he was in a band and wasn’t supposed to be able to get into the clubs, because he was too young, but they’d let him in anyway because he was the best guitar player around. Then at 16 he worked for Ray Charles when Ray was living in Seattle. If you remember in the movie, at one point a guy says, “We should have stayed in Seattle playing with that kid.” They were talking about Jimi! Jimi went by Buster back then, but playing for Ray Charles was his first job.
1966 Sept. 23 - Chas Chandler quits The Animals, specifically to manage Hendrix and Chandler brands his name as “Jimi Hendrix.” Chandler takes Hendrix to London to help him break into the mainstream and solidify his psychedelic image.
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Seattle fans who know the guitarist as Jimmy Hendrix wonder in confusion if he’s the same London sensation known as Jimi Hendrix.
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Jimi’s performance at the Monterey International Pop Festival is a pivotal moment in rock history. After Pete Townshend from The Who makes a statement by smashing his guitar, Jimi makes an even bigger statement by kindling a fire on top of his electric guitar. The crowd goes nuts.
Dec. 8 – Hendrix testified to the Toronto Supreme Court about hashish and other drugs he was caught with at the airport.
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We’ve read your stories about Jimi taking apart
Would you two listen to the Top 40 songs too? Oh yeah, that’s all we did was wait for seven o’clock so we could listen
to that radio. Then there was that one time when my Dad wasn’t home, and Jimi wanted to know where the music was coming from because he wanted to grab it, but he couldn’t. So, he took the radio apart, and when we opened it, it was just some tubes and wires; there wasn’t anything to really investigate. We tried to put it back together, but just couldn’t do it. When my Dad came home and saw the radio wasn’t working we got scolded, to put it mildly. Jimi took up for me because he didn’t want me to get a whoopin’ and my Dad was a little inebriated and yelling, “Why did you do it?! Why did you do it?!” And Jimi told him, “I just wanted to know where the music was coming from.” He could hear it, he just wanted more information.
Sept. 18 - Hendrix is found dead in a London hotel room. The autopsy reveals he had died form an overdose of barbiturates, despite his friends claiming that Hendrix rarely overused drugs.
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What kind of music were you two searching out on your own that was inspiring your creativity? Oh, we were listening to Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, B.B. King, Willie Dixon and all of those other blues guys.
your father’s radio and trying to find out where the music was coming from. Was the radio how you two were discovering these artists? No, because in those days you just had what they called the Top 40, and the Top 40 was the only music you’d hear in the whole United States. Every night at seven o’clock one channel would play those 40 songs, and that was it. So, at the time, we didn’t have a record player, and there were no black people on the radio. If a black person wrote a song, they’d have to sell it to a white artist for them to record it and get it played on the radio.
The Hendrix family donates a bronze bust of Jimi Hendrix, created by Sculptor Jeff Day to Garfield High School’s library at 400 23rd Ave.
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We know that you’re a graphic artist and a musician yourself. Was there anyone when you two were kids that was encouraging you both to pursue your creativity and develop it? No, not at all. In fact, they fought it. They wanted us to work with our hands; I’d help my Dad out gardening. They wanted us to work hard and become mediocre. We didn’t really break out of that until Jimi left, and then I left.
Aug. 15 - Hendrix’s legendary performance at Woodstock in New York would go down for eternity, forever ingrained in history, notably when he performs “The StarSpangled Banner.”
In January, a more well-known bronze statue of Jimi Hendrix commissioned by Mike Malone is dedicated at Broadway and Pine street in downtown Seattle.
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future. And if you notice a lot of the stories we were watching on early TV have come true. So, there’s some type of natural progression of knowledge and Jimi got on board; he was in the vortex or something. There’s a rhythm to the universe, and he was in it, and he never fought it. He just went with it and enjoyed it. All that he wanted to do was play music. Do you think your childhoods contributed to that? Because you two were left on your own a lot of the time and forced to be imaginative and create your own fun? You know, everyone here has their own personal experience and whatever you do with that is what it is. I kind of went off the deep end. I was a street kid when the welfare people stopped looking for me when I was 13 or 14. I went on a different journey, another pathway. I joined the Army for the same reason Jimi did, because a judge made me. Then Jimi came home, and I forgot I was in the Army and went on tour with him. Jimi said, “Let’s go!” And I was gone. Two years later I ended up in a penitentiary for it.
When you guys were growing up in Seattle, Washington, were there a lot of blues musicians touring through the Northwest? What kind of acts were you seeing? All of them, all of them were coming through. Little Richard came through right after he’d quit rock ‘n’ roll and become a preacher. He came to Seattle because his mother’s sister lived right around the corner from us. That’s where we met Little Richard the first time, he gave us pictures and everything. Then we went to his sermons, and he was telling the whole congregation how he’d had this dream that rock ‘n’ roll was going to kill him. Jimi and I tried to get dressed up for it, but we were raggedy with wrinkled shirts and broken shoe laces. We thought we were looking good though. Several of your brother’s songs talk about space themes. Do you know how he became interested in outer space and the bigger universe? Well, the word “television” is made up of two things. “Tele means transport and vision” means to see into the 40
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We know you’ve got your own radio show on Purple Haze Radio where you play some of your brother’s music. When you’re listening to your Jimi’s records, what are your favorite to go to? Do you have a favorite Jimi Hendrix song? I don’t really because I feel like I’m not done listening to it all yet. When I listen to his music, I still hear stuff that I’ve never heard before. It’s all so beautiful. I mean he’s such a composer, and in between all of the main stuff there are so many tiny riffs, butterfly flutters, and stuff with the music. I just love it. It’s like when you read the Bible or good text from prophets, every time you read it becomes something different. Jimi used to say that music and sound isn’t investigated enough because it’s a spiritual force, and we can only use our instruments to bring it. It’s been almost 50 years now since your brother’s passing. What do you think Jimi would say about his legacy? Well, I think he’d say it’s pretty powerful. In places like South America and Madagascar some people think he’s a saint. Jimi did all of this, he created his own immortality. Because of his music he’s still here jamming and inspiring other guitar players; he inspires me. I’m very thankful for Jimi. c
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For almost 30 years Broken Lizard has been delighting audiences with hilarious shenanigans By David Edmundson
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roken Lizard, the comedy hive mind behind comedy gems like Super Troopers, Beerfest and Club Dread began in New York in 1990. And while nearly 30 years have elapsed since the comedy troupe’s inception, these guys are as quick and funny as ever. With Super Troopers 2 being released on Friday, April 20 this year, CULTURE sat down with Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme and Paul Soter; four of the five members of the comedy troupe. We discussed filmmaking, their long history in comedy and how cannabis helps them in their creative process.
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“Some of the most epic jokes from our movies came while we were stoned.” What did it feel like to put the uniforms back on? Lemme: Like mother’s milk. Chandrasekhar: It felt great; you look in the mirror, and you’re like, “Oh yeah, there’s that guy from the movie.” I told these guys I wouldn’t roll camera unless everybody weighed the same as the first movie. So, they could say we looked older, but they couldn’t say we looked fatter and older. You guys have been doing comedy together for almost 30 years, can you tell us a little about the genesis of the group? Heffernan: We all went to college together and started doing sketches there. Then we moved to New York and reassembled in the cabaret scene. We had been making short films and videos, and the idea was to make a feature film. So, we made this movie, Puddle Cruise, with credit cards and whatever. Lemme: That was in the early ’90s, when the independent film scene was exploding then with Tarantino, Rodriguez, Linklater, Soderbergh and Kevin Smith making movies quickly and cheaply. Soter: And you would go see them in the multiplex. We were like, wait a minute, a small movie can be on the big screen everywhere. 44
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Was filmmaking always the goal? Chandrasekhar: Originally, we really just wanted to do sketches. We were such big fans of Saturday Night Live, I think we would have liked to do a sketch show. We had an opportunity to do it, it was between us and a group called The State, and they won the show. So, then we were like, “What are we going to do now?” There’s no need for another sketch
show. So, we decided to try and make a movie. Super Troopers came out in 2001 and became a cult smash when it hit DVD. Very quickly there were rumblings of a sequel, so why the long wait? Heffernan: We didn’t want to dive back into the exact same characters again. We wanted to make a few other movies.
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Troopers? Oh my god we play all those games you guys play, the meow game, the repeater.” Heffernan: It’s super flattering, that they play all the same games we do. Lemme: There was a great one with an Atlanta Falcons football player where he played the meow game on ESPN, and just carried it all the way through the interview. We saw a video from Felucca with guys at checkpoints playing the meow game with an Iraqi person, but the joke was lost because you kind of have to speak English. Chandrasekhar: I was parked in a car smoking a joint with a friend of mine, and we literally saw a cop car stop behind us. The cop walked up, and I put [the joint] out and threw it out the window, but there was smoke in the air. I didn’t want the cop to see me, because I didn’t want to have a publicity arrest issue. He shines the light in my friend’s face and asks, “What the hell are you doing here?” He can see smoke in the car, and then he shines it up at me and says, “Oh, I’m sorry sir, you have a good evening.” And then he walks away.
Chandrasekhar: We were afraid that if we did that, we would become, and I say this in a friendly tone, we’d become the Police Academy guys, who are mainly known for that one series of movies. Lemme: In retrospect, we probably should have made Super Troopers 2 after Super Troopers. We made Club Dread instead, and that tonal shift threw our fans off quite a bit. Beerfest ends with a tease of a potential cannabisthemed sequel. Was there, or is there a plan to possibly explore that idea? Chandrasekhar: We’d written 46
40 pages of it, and we just kind of got too high and meandered away from it. Then we wrote an animated version of it, kind of never finished that, but I think if this movie does well, I think we’ll do it. One of the things that makes Super Troopers so great is the way you mess with the people you are giving tickets to. What’s the general feeling amongst law enforcement officers when they see you? Lemme: I got let out of a 120 mph speeding ticket. The cop looked into the car and said, “Mister, do you have any idea how fast you were . . . Super
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Super Troopers is such a beloved classic. Did that put pressure on you guys to top it with the sequel? Chandrasekhar: The problem is the first movie caught on in a way we didn’t anticipate. People sort of look at that movie that they all watched together with friends, they got high, they drank and they bonded over this thing. They have an emotional attachment to it. With the new one, we just decided to make another one. It’s a little bigger, the mustaches are a little bigger, the action’s better, we’re more skilled writers, but whether it catches that magic is sort of up to the audience. Heffernan: That is the trick to making a sequel, though. You want to reference the first one, but how much do you reference the first one? How much do you revisit jokes versus creating new ones? It was a fine line.
“ . . . They’re putting so many people in jail for t h i s g e n e r a l ly harmless drug t h at I d i d v o t e to legalize i t. I t ’ s a n interesting time; we’re in the moment of the end of prohibition.”
You guys mentioned cannabis. Are you cannabis consumers? Lemme: It’s part of the creative process. There’s only so much you can do when writing a script without getting high. Some of the most epic jokes from our movies came while we were stoned. You’re in a different place, and you’re laughing your ass off, and the hope is when you’re going over your notes the next day . . . Chandrasekhar: . . . You’ll be able to fit it into your structure. We write our structure sober, we write the magical flourishes and the jokes in sessions where we smoke a lot of joints. Soter: In the opening of Super Troopers, the whole comedy is born out of how freaky things can get when you’re high, and interactions with the police especially. Why do you think cannabis is so helpful to the creative process? Chandrasekhar: It opens a portal to a joke machine that we are able to access. What are your thoughts on the current state of cannabis? Chandrasekhar: You know, I liked it when it was illegal. It was a little more underground, you could be rebellious. Soter: It was dangerous. Chandrasekhar: And I thought about it when
legalization came up, that I might vote no, but really, they’re putting so many people in jail for this generally harmless drug that I did vote to legalize it. It’s an interesting time; we’re in the moment of the end of prohibition. Heffernan: It’s certainly a wave. It’s interesting how much it’s changed. My kids aren’t going to grow up with the idea that this is a hide behind the building kind of thing. The way my parents look at it will be so different from how my kids do, which is super interesting. Soter: There’s something very cool about the specificity of it now. The idea that I can find something that will give me a very particular experience. For our lives, up until recently, you just got what got you high. It’s wild that it has been science up to this point.
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Your films are extremely quotable, what is the quote you hear the most? Chandrasekhar: “Who wants a mustache ride?” Lemme: “You boys like Mexico?” is a big one. People also scream “Eye of the Jew” at me a lot. Heffernan: People call me “chicken fucker,” “shenanigans” and “liter of cola.” A lot of stuff gets yelled at me. Soter: I go every day having “meow” yelled at me. ‘Til the day I die, I’ll be the “meow” guy. c
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Cannabis Entertainment in 2018:
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If you’re a fan of seeing cannabis on your television or at your local movie theater, then 2018 might be the best year yet. While the normalization of cannabis has done wonders in the arena of acceptance and exposure, there is something to be said about the art that was created around it when it was part of the counterculture. The taboo aspect of cannabis’ past brought us numerous comedy gems. That’s not to say that cannabis entertainment is dead. Far from it—check out a few of the highlights in cannabis entertainment in 2018.
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Gringo Gringo is an action-comedy that follows a down-on-hisluck man who is tasked with delivering his company’s medical cannabis formula to Mexico. A wacky adventure featuring the Mexican cartel, a mercenary going through a spiritual crisis and a group of backstabbing co-workers ensues. An all-star cast featuring Charlize Theron, Joel Edgerton, David Oyelowo and Amanda Seyfried bring this absurd tale to life.
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Su p e r T r o o p e r s 2 The Broken Lizard team is back in uniform in the sequel to 2001’s cult hit. Featuring bigger jokes, action and mustaches, the film finds our favorite Highway Patrol officers going north of the border to Canada. There they are tasked with bringing a reluctant city full of Canadians into the fold as flag-waving Americans. What could possibly go wrong? A lot . . . A whole lot. Release: TBD R e l e a s e d : April 3
4/20 Massacre While cannabis comedies get the lion’s share of attention, horror is also a very popular genre for cannabis. Over 420 weekend, five young women have decided to celebrate their friend’s birthday by taking a camping trip to a secluded part of a nearby national park. However, their fun is quickly snubbed out when they stumble upon an illegal cannabis grow operation hidden in the greenery and protected by a bloodthirsty maniac. 4/20 MASSACRE is a comedy thriller that mixes gore, suspense, humor and is the perfect film to accompany your next joint.
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Se a r c hi n g f o r t he Cu r e If you are looking for something a little more refined, Searching for the Cure is a feature length documentary that explores “the world of medical cannabis, tracing its origins, scientific research, clinical trials, legalization and miraculous claims of curing cancer.” It will feature three former CULTURE cover figures—Tommy Chong, Montel Williams and Sanjay Gupta. The film will follow a number of cancer patients as they undergo a 60-day cannabis oil treatment. Their entire journey will be documented, and the film will intersperse the history and science of cannabis from throughout the world.
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The Be a c h Bum A tagline like “A rebellious stoner named Moondog lives life by his own rules” might not inspire a lot of confidence in a project, but when Moondog is played by Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey, then you have our attention. The rest of the cast includes Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher, Zac Efron, Jonah Hill and Martin Lawrence. The film is said to be a comedy in the vein of Cheech and Chong, with McConaughey and Snoop Dogg taking over for the cannabis icons. The film will take place in Key West, Florida, and it looks like a visual feast of flesh and neon colors.
Returning Favorites
B r o a d Ci t y (Comedy Central) Broad City is scheduled to return for its fifth season in 2018. The show has been a breath of fresh air during its run, and stars the amazingly talented duo of Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. The pair have proven that no subject is too taboo for them to cover, and the show is constantly evolving and pushing the limit of what can be shown on television.
W eedi q ue t t e Season 4 and B o n g A p p é t i t Season 3 (VICELAND) H i g h M a i n t e n a n c e (HBO) Everyone’s favorite cannabis delivery man will return for a third season of this HBO comedy. The show centers on a group of eccentric New Yorkers who all share a cannabis delivery person known only as “the guy,” played by series creator Ben Sinclair. The series began as a web series in 2012 before making the jump to HBO in 2016. High Maintenance is currently under contract through its third season.
VICELAND’s one-two punch of cannabis entertainment has yet to get release dates for its respective premieres, but both are listed as currently active. If they follow suit with past seasons, we should hear about their premiers sometime this month. Weediquette is a docuseries that centers on the science, culture, economics and legalization of cannabis. Bong Appétit, which is produced by Jason Pinsky, centers on the world’s most elaborate cannabis dinner parties. The show invites world renowned chefs to flex their culinary muscles with the greatest herb of them all.
In Memoriam D i s j o i n t ed (Netflix)
The streaming giant has decided to cease production on the Kathy Bates comedy that shared the story about a dispensary staffed by all manners of cannabis stereotypes. While the reviews in the cannabis community were mixed, it was overall a big step for cannabis normalization, and it was able to thrust the plant into the mainstream. c
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Transforming Traditions
420 trends to look forward to this holiday By Caroline Hayes
The cannabis industry has come a long way from Banana Kush and medicated brownies. For an industry that hasn’t been around for too long, legally speaking, it’s amazing to see the availability and variety of different kinds of products that are on the shelves. It seems as though it’s one big, amazing science experiment and most of the time the results are better, innovative, purer products. Platforms like Instagram, cannabis lifestyle publications, industry expos and wordof-mouth help cannabis trends gain popularity rapidly and fiercely. Innovation is a key word in this industry, and the ever-evolving cannabis trends aren’t going unnoticed. We tracked down the “now trending” cannabis consumption methods and products to keep you upto-date with what to expect this 420.
Churro Joint The industry has once again created a powerhouse using old favorites. A churro is a joint that is rolled in cannabis oil, which is often applied in a funky design, and then rolled into kief. Inevitably this type of smoking method packs a punch and results in feeling extremely strong effects. Directly follow with an actual churro (the cinnamon covered fried dough dessert kind) for maximum pleasure.
Moon Rock Flower In terms of smoking cannabis, methods and products have improved and been appreciated differently over time. Like with the introduction of cassette tapes and CDs, vinyl found itself collecting dust on shelves. But as time went on, vinyl found its way back into the homes and hearts of music lovers—and the same goes for smoking flower. A fancy dab rig is cool, but smoking a joint and raw buds are classic forms of consumption.
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Multi-packs of joints There are many different companies that offer packs of pre-rolled joints. Perfectly rolled (or stuffed) joints come in cigarette-type packs and tins, decorated with catchy designs and fun names. Some companies boast strain-specific packs, some include a lighter or matches, and packs have anywhere between three and 20 joints in them. Another fad in the pre-roll sector is infusing them with concentrates for an extra kick.
Want to send yourself into space? Get ready to be blasted into a different universe by smoking on a Moon Rock, which is a topshelf cannabis bud covered in hash oil and then rolled in a thick layer of kief. The aliens here on Earth love the potency of these little space nuggets. Some say that Moon Rocks were originally introduced using the strain Girl Scout Cookies, but mostly we’ve seen them made with any topshelf strain. The taste is usually earthy and unspecific, as the flavors mash together from all three components.
“ I n n o v at i o n is a key word in this i n d u s t r y, a n d the evere v o lv i n g cannabis trends aren’t going unnoticed.” Concentrates Cannabis connoisseurs and industry scientists have raised the bar in the concentrate category. Oils, nectars, resins, distillates and sauces are just a few names. Beware of the potency— they are not for the faint of heart.
THC Distillate The act of distilling cannabis products is fairly new and gaining tons of fame. THC distillates are made by first removing the terpenes and then removing the impurities. Commonly found in vaporizer cartridges or on its own for dabbing, distillate is a clear, shiny and sometimes sticky product that contains up 99 percent pure THC. The refining process is what strips the distillate of its flavor and because of that, we are seeing a boom in reintroducing strain specific terpenes back in. Flavors like Tangie, Sour Diesel, Blue Dream, Cherry Pie
and Granddaddy Purp work really well for this process.
Te r p S a u c e Terp sauce is currently the subject of many Instagram photos and for good reason. This product looks unlike any concentrate we have ever seen before, which resembles little crystallized nuggets in honey. The production method is specifically designed to preserve the original terpenes and as a result, Terp sauce might be one of the most flavorful products out right now. Terp sauce vape pens are right around the corner if not lurking about already. The sauce itself has a high price tag. If your wallet can afford it, your taste buds will thank you.
Live Re s i n This sticky icky is made from taking freshly harvested cannabis, freezing it at -10°F and then extracting the resin, all while keeping it frozen to preserve
plant matter. The result is full-flavor profiled, smokable concentrate. Often the whole plant is used, which creates a full-spectrum product that has greater health benefits than only CBD or THC. You can find live resin in vaporizer cartridges or on its own for bowl topping or dabbing.
Rosin Coins When the cannabis community discovered rosin making, every concentrate fanatic with a hair straightener started making it at home. Rosin is a concentrate that is made from pressing raw cannabis or kief with heat and force in between parchment paper. The rosin industry has come a long way, proven with industrial grade rosin presses and its newest addition, rosin coins. These Wonka-looking buttons are so buttery and soft that we don’t know if we should smoke them or eat them. Either way, break off a piece or put a whole coin on top of a bowl.
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TopicalS Cannabis topicals have been a welcomed treatment for skin conditions and relieving aches and pains. Self-care itself has importance and interest, so it’s no wonder that this part of the industry is also soaring.
Bath Bombs a n d B a t h S a lt s If you thought drinking wine in the bathtub was relaxing, try dipping yourself into a bath infused with THC and CBD. The cannabinoids mixed with the added essential oils, dried flowers, herbs and salts work wonders on tired muscles. The effects are often ultimate relaxation and improved skin.
T r a n s de r m a l Creams Cannabis-infused salves and lotions are not new, but we are increasingly finding more offerings of transdermal products. What separates these
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from other products in the topical category is a permeation enhancer that allows the cannabinoids to penetrate the skin instead of just sitting on top like lotion can. The result is a fasteracting, intense painrelieving effect. Because a transdermal product penetrates the skin deeply, some users may feel a psychoactive effect from THC, although there are CBD-only transdermal products as well.
Lu b r i c a n t S Many might agree that we didn’t see medicated lube coming! Most reviewers who tried these kind of products claim that they had an incredible experience. The reported effects are a warming, tingling sensation along with increased blood flow and relaxed muscles. Women who typically experience painful sex say this is a wonder product to reduce discomfort and pain. There are even some recipes online to create your own.
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Edibles Eating cannabis is just as classic as smoking it. Ganja goo balls and good old brownies date way back as the edible pioneers. Ingesting as a way of medicating can have great effects for certain ailments, such as gastrointestinal and sleep issues.
Microdosing Microdosing is a consumption trend on the rise, which consists of consuming small amounts of THC and other cannabinoids regularly, but while keeping the psychoactive effects very mild or at bay. This is a desirable consumption method to many because you’re not getting inebriated but are receiving the benefits of cannabinoids.
Water-soluble This discreet, fast-acting and convenient product is a way to get cannabinoids in your body whenever you need them. Add this tasteless and odorless product to your beverage of choice, pasta sauce, yogurt and more. One of the appeals is the low sugar and calorie factor, which can be tough to find in an industry where gummies and soda drinks are popular.
CB D I s o l a t e This is not to be confused with the distillate we spoke of earlier. CBD Isolate is pure CBD that comes in a crystalline form and is easy to work with. Dab it, capsule it or sprinkle it on your food. Perfect for the person who doesn’t want to get high but needs some relief during the day. The isolate could be a great tool for microdosing. c
Ultimate Munchie RECIPE
By Laurie Wolfe Photo by Bruce Wolfe
This over-the-top recipe should satiate your most extreme 420-induced munchie dreams.
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There is no law saying you can’t make waffles from scratch, in fact, that would be impressive. For those of us who choose to go the frozen route, you will be rewarded with far less effort. If you are looking for an infused waffle recipe; just send an email to Laurie@laurieandmaryjane.com. This is meant to be a delicious, decadent mess. Take a moment to admire and appreciate this fine work of art before shamelessly devouring it.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Nutella
5 frozen waffles, any type, toasted
2 teaspoons cannabutter, melted, or mild flavored cannabis-infused oil
1 large or two small bananas, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons orange juice Instructions:
4 strips of bacon, cooked until crisp Maple syrup
2. In another small bowl, combine the Nutella with the cannabutter.
and spread with Nutella. Layer with another waffle and place the bacon on top. Place another waffle on the bacon. Once again top with banana and cover with the remaining waffle. Place Nutella on the last waffle, and add the remaining banana slices.
3. Place a waffle on your plate. Top with some banana slices. Layer with another waffle,
4. Pour maple syrup over the whole, beautiful mess, and enjoy.
1. In a small bowl, toss the banana slices with the orange juice (which keeps the bananas from turning brown).
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PART I E S 4 2 0 i n t he T r i Ci t ie s , April 20 Wiz Khalifa, the Kush & Orange Juice rapper that we’ve all come to love, is hitting the stage at the Toyota Sports Center in Kennewick. He’ll be joined with special guests including District 21, Bonaphied, Lee Haze and Neves. Toyota Center, Kennewick yourtoyotacenter.com
The G a t ew a y Sh o w, April 20 Billy Anderson presents The Gateway Show, where stand-up comedians not only tell their best jokes, but they occasionally leave the stage to smoke cannabis and quickly return to tell more jokes! Laughter and 420 go
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together in a special way at this event. Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle theatres.seattlecentral.edu
Snoop Dogg’s Wellness Re t r e a t, A p r i l 2 1 Snoop Dogg’s 5th Annual 420 Wellness Retreat is coming to four cities with two dates and no excuses. Witness hip-hop’s very own legend and multiplatinum rapper Snoop Dogg alongside “Bad and Boujee” group Migos, coming together and performing for one night only. You don’t want to miss it. ShoWare Center, Kent accessoshowarecenter.com
D a dd y ’ s S ta s h : A Ni g h t o f C a n n a b i s , C o med y a n d Ch a r i t y, A p r i l 2 1 It’s the day after 420, and you
just might still be in a festive mood. So, what’s better than smoking while watching a comedy show? For less than $15, come down to Pocket Theater on Saturday night ready to laugh with comedy features by Day Job, SMAT and Mischief. Pocket Theater, Seattle thepocket.org
W eedi n i - The Marijuana Magician, April 21 Not only do you get to see some amazing features performed by the “Wizard of Weed,” but you also experience the mysteries of cannabis, leaving you with a feel of amusement, wonder and delight. You can experience all this and more from Weedini, “The Marijuana Magician.” Pocket Theater, Seattle weedinimagic.com
Conscious CH i trt hee Rat i v i t y oad with The Co Founder By Emily Manke
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here’s no better testament to the longevity of an album or song, than to see how it plays on the road. If you enjoy it when it’s just you, your car and the open road, then you know it’s something special. The Co Founder’s latest single “Full Stop” is perfect road music, which makes sense for a band that’s almost always on tour. With influences ranging from Nirvana to Blink-182 to My Chemical Romance, all the way to Elliott Smith, it’s easy to see why the band’s tunes sound familiar, yet totally original, all while being the perfect road trip companion. Lead singer Hayden Eller grew up with international teacher parents in Latvia, Serbia and elsewhere. Bass player Nikko Van Wyck and drummer Jake Barrow are local dudes, from Camano Island and Woodinville, respectively. The band members call Bellingham home when they’re not on the road, which is not that often these days. CULTURE caught up with the self-described “weed band” on its way to Albuquerque from Austin, Texas, where they had played at SXSW 2018.
“Weed is one of those t h i n g s t h at i s a n i n s ta n t i c e breaker. You get high with one of your friends, and y o u j u s t s ta r t to giggle.”
What’s The Co Founder band history? Eller: So, I played by myself for a while, for six months or so. And then Jake and I met on tour and started playing together. And pretty [much] immediately [we] started touring and made our record shortly thereafter. We toured for a long time with our friend Luke playing bass. Then about a year and a half ago, Nikko started playing with us. We take a really tour-heavy approach to our band, which is why I think it works so well with us. How has cannabis influenced your art? Eller: I think it’s something that’s been helpful in regards to facilitating communication. For us in creating art, especially with this new record, it’s been a pretty big learning experience, and there was a pretty steep learning curve, in regards with how to communicate effectively within the creative process. Weed is one of those things that is an instant ice-breaker. You get high with one of your friends, and you just start to giggle. It makes you feel more at ease at home, creative and more able to openly express yourself without fear of rejection. Van Wyck: For me personally, I’m a terpene person. When I look for weed, I look for what terpene is in the weed. And there’s this one strain, and it’s Hawaiian Dutch. That particular strain has a really high limonene profile, and limonene for me is the ultimate creativity tool. It makes my brain feel like it’s
going a thousand miles per hour, or in a really random direction. I don’t find myself fretting over boxes or rules when I smoke stuff with limonene in it. I also like stuff with a lot of CBG, because that stuff always hits me over the head; I feel like I’m getting punched in the face. I don’t know why I like it, but it helps me create stuff. I also really love myrcene. It’s one of my favorite things. It’s a creative high that’s elated and euphoric, and it’s giggly. What’s your favorite thing to listen to, or something that made a big impression on you when you were stoned? Barrow: There’s this Animal Collective record that I got really stoned and listened to once. It’s Centipede Hz, and it’s this concept album about transmission from space, so it’s got all these crazy [high-pitched beeping] sounds, it’s hard to listen to. And I was falling asleep one night really stoned listening to it, and I just immersed myself in it. I love music anyway, but weed just ramps it up, and I just lost myself in that album. Van Wyck: Mine’s pretty stereotypical, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. Eller: The first record that I ever listened to when I was stoned was The Black Keys’ Thickfreakness. And I remember getting stoned with someone for the first time and listening to that record, and I could almost see the music. It was a connection with my senses I’d never experienced before. c
The Co Founder will be taking a much-needed break from touring this spring, after years of almost constant shows. But with this bunch, you can pretty much guarantee they’ll be back in the studio and on the road in no time.
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GROWING CULTURE
Variable Sexuality The first was “a series in which the plants were supplied with a high content of the essential elements K, Last month was Women’s History Mg, Ca and N [potassium, magnesium, Month, which reminded me that one calcium and nitrogen] added to a of the first researchers that wrote a Knop’s solution (a standard laboratory study on cannabis was Sister Mary fertilizer solution)”. Etienne Tibeau. She was associated Her second experiment was “a with Mount Mercy Junior College deficiency series in which the plants of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and wrote a were supplied with a nutrient solution research paper entitled Time Factor in which K, Mg, Ca and N respectively in Utilization of Mineral Nutrients by Hemp (1936). I honored her in the first were omitted from the complete book I wrote, and I recently decided to solution.” The third experiment was “a series in take another look at her article. which the plants after first undergoing Tibeau chose hemp for periods of starvation of a single element experimentation “because it shows marked sexual dimorphism (marked were then supplied with a nutrient solution having a high content of differences between the sexes) this element.” Plants were starved of and grows well under laboratory nitrogen for 27, 44 and 58 days. conditions.” In her research, she The results of her experiments performed three experiments. By Ed Rosenthal
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caught my eye as I reread the report again, specifically regarding her experiments with nitrogen. She wrote, “The most striking contrast was between the plants supplied with a high N solution and those supplied with an N-deficient solution. The plants that were given eight times the normal amount of N produced an abundance of dark green foliage, and all plants had begun to differentiate into females before they wilted and died.” Her results continued to elaborate on the effects of nitrogen on her plants. “After an initial shortage of 27 days, plants were able to utilize available N (supplied in high amounts) and the plants were all females. After an initial starvation of 44 days, the plants were unable to adequately use N (supplied in high amounts) and male plants resulted. The plants starved of N for 58 days had already differentiated into males when N was supplied. After 64
days they were still hardy, growing slowly as males plants.” I decided to duplicate that portion of her experiment and see if plant sex could be manipulated by N availability to the plant. The experiment consists of 40 cups with seeds planted. They are divided into three groups that will include only 10 cups each. One group, the control, is supplied with a fertilizer containing equal amounts of N-P-K. A second group is given fertilizers with. The second group is provided with fertilizer containing only P-K. The third group is supplied N-P-K, but the N is oversupplied by a factor of 8 until the plants indicate sexuality. In addition to
the seedlings, 10 clones purchased at a store and already identified as female will be included. Five each will be added to the N starved group and the N oversupplied group. Tibeau kept the seeds/seedlings under constant light for 12 days. She then transferred them to natural light on May 27. On May 27, dawn to dusk in Cedar Rapids, Iowa lasts 16 hours, two minutes, a long enough light regimen to promote vegetative growth. In this experiment, the seeds/ seedlings will have continuous light for 14 days. Then they will be provided with 16 hours of light for 14 days. They are being provided with 12 hours of light daily; a long enough dark period to promote flowering. c
I attended the Hawaii Cannabis Expo in Honolulu, and while I was there I was invited by a colleague who has a medical cannabis garden that provides medicine to patients. Each patient’s 10 plants (the legal limit in Hawaii) is behind a locked chain link fence. Here are some pictures from that garden.
829 – This is a garden for an individual patient.
831 – All of the plants are supported using netting for the sea of green.
839 – Another view from inside.
The Results So Far: Seeds and clones were placed in cups filled with coir that had been soaked and rinsed to remove any nutrients. They were placed in a space with a light regimen of 16 hours and will remain there for another 13 days. Upon germinating, they will be irrigated with nutrient-water solution.
843 – Each plant was in its own 100-gallon container.
One month later the buds look like this
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Age: 26 Location: Denver Condition/Illness: Anxiety and depression Consuming medical cannabis since: 2013 Why did you start using cannabis? My very first experience with cannabis was when I was 13; it was me and my two childhood friends. Of course, I had no idea at the time that cannabis would become such a important part of my life. Many years went by before I started using it habitually and for medical use. Did you try other methods or treatments before cannabis? Oh yeah, in college, my depression and anxiety got pretty bad to the point I was in the psych ward for about a week. It was there that they put me on anti-depressants and antianxiety medication. After
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being on those for almost a year, I did not feel like myself; I felt numb, like a sad zombie. I lost all passion and creativity, so I slowly weaned off of them and began using cannabis again. What’s the most important issue or problem facing medical cannabis patients? I think an issue cannabis patients face is the lack of education regarding the benefits of cannabis. So many people still view cannabis as dangerous or think it causes a lack of ambition. Fortunately, I don’t have any lack of ambition; I just feel simply good. Stress is not a constant weight around my neck; I can handle issues with ease instead of getting overwhelmed. What would you say to those who are skeptical about cannabis as medicine? Don’t let fear-mongering affect your opinion on cannabis; it’s legal in [many states] for good reason. It has been studied and tested for all of its benefits, so do your research instead of blindly listening to fearmongering. c
Are you a medical cannabis patient with a compelling story to tell? If so, we want to hear from you. Email your name, contact information and details about your experiences with medical cannabis to courage@ireadculture.com.
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News of the
Weird
By the Editors at Andrews McMeel
LEAD STORY—Wait, What? Police in Mainz, Germany, responded to an apartment building after cries were heard from within one unit early on Feb. 17, The Associated Press reported. When they arrived, officers found two men, the 58-yearold tenant and a 61-year-old visitor, “hopelessly locked up” with a mannequin dressed as a knight and a large remote-controlled car. The men were too drunk to explain how they had become entangled, and one officer remarked that “the whole thing would have remained a funny episode” if the younger man had not become “more than impolite.” He now faces a charge of insulting officers. Least Competent Criminals Shanghai, China, police posted a video on social media of two men trying to break into a business on Feb. 14 by using bricks to shatter the glass storefront. But as United Press International reported, when Suspect A’s brick bounced off the glass, he bent to retrieve it and ended up squarely in the path of Suspect B’s brick, which struck him in the head and apparently knocked him out. In the video, Suspect B can be seen dragging Suspect A away from the store. Police remarked: “If all burglars were like this, we wouldn’t need to work overtime.” 60
A drug smuggler from Brazil apparently didn’t know he was under investigation by the National Anti-Narcotics Trafficking Unit in Portugal when he arrived on a flight Feb. 12 wearing a set of false butt cheeks, filled with 2.2 pounds of cocaine, reported United Press International. The 32-year-old unidentified man was detained at the Tax and Customs Authority and searched, where his unusual derriere aroused suspicion. An accomplice, waiting for him at a Lisbon train station, was also arrested and charged with drug trafficking.
more than 250 people using drones, dogs and helicopters starting Feb. 7, when he disappeared from Whiteface Mountain ski resort in New York’s Adirondacks. When he finally turned up in California at the Sacramento International Airport on Feb. 13, he was still dressed in his ski pants and ski boots, and he still had his helmet, along with a new iPhone and a recent haircut. But, according to the Syracuse Post-Standard, Filippidis couldn’t tell officers anything about how he had traveled across the country, other than he rode in a “bigrig-style truck” and “slept a lot.” The truck dropped him off in downtown Sacramento, but he was unable to explain how he got to the airport. He was taken to an area hospital.
The Litigious Society Crestline, California, resident Claudia Ackley, 46, has teamed with “Discovering Bigfoot” filmmaker Todd Standing to sue the state of California, requesting on Jan. 18 that state agencies acknowledge the existence of a Sasquatch species. Ackley and her daughters, 11 and 14, say they were hiking a trail at Lake Arrowhead in March 2017 when they spotted a large figure braced in a pine tree. “I ran into a Sasquatch—a Bigfoot. We were face to face,” Ackley told the San Bernardino Sun. Forest rangers insisted at the time that Ackley and her daughters had seen a bear, and Ackley fears that by not acknowledging the presence of the legendary creatures, the state is putting the public at risk. “People have to be warned about these things,” she said. “They are big.”
Compelling Explanation A woman claiming to be on a mission from God led a Kentucky State Police trooper on a chase at speeds up to 120 mph on Feb. 10, stopping only when another trooper pulled in front of her car. According to the Elizabethtown (Kentucky) NewsEnterprise, Connie Lynn Allen, 52, of Goodlettsville, Tennessee, told officers that she was Mother Mary, en route to pick up Baby Jesus, and that God had given her permission to speed. She also said that she had died six years ago. She was charged with several offenses and is being held in Hardin County.
Inexplicable Firefighter Constantinos “Danny” Filippidis, 49, from Toronto, was the subject of a weeklong search by
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a parent—until those who ate them started to feel high. “Within 15 minutes, teachers were reporting they had concerns about those cookies,” Tiffany Nowicki, director of the center, told the Bangor Daily News. About 12 staff members felt the effects of the treats, which were confiscated by the police and are being tested. “If they find something that shouldn’t be in those cookies,” Nowicki said, “that’s a big problem and we’ll make sure it’s addressed.” The day care has instituted a new policy that no outside food can be brought in for the children or staff. The Continuing Crisis Donna Walker of Linthwaite, England, just wanted a nice night out to celebrate her 50th birthday; she wasn’t anticipating a trip to the emergency room. Walker, along with her husband, Carlton, 45, and their two sons, was waiting for takeout food at the Atlantis restaurant in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, early on Feb. 18 when a brawl broke out. The Walkers don’t know what started the fight, but Carlton told Metro News: “When the fight spilled out of the takeaway, I said to Donna to stay inside. When I turned round my wife was at the doorway being attacked and was covered in blood. My son was being strangled.” Donna sustained a 2-inch gash on her forehead and was bitten on the arm by the young woman who attacked her, calling for a tetanus shot and antibiotics. “I wiped my eye and saw all the blood,” Donna said. “I had no idea I had been struck.” Police were still looking for the attackers at press time.
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