Kush SoCal Feb. 2011 by Randy MALINOFF

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28 Bob Marley

88 inside 10 | The Health Report: Smoking by J.T. Gold

This Month in Weed History features the king of reggae who was born in the month of hearts, ﬂowers and chocolates. How apropos that such a internationally loved icon would represent the month of Valentine’s.

18 | Model 419 by John Green

42 John Popper on Tour

34 | Southern California Travel: Death Valley by Mike Sonksen

En route to his upcoming California Tour, The Blues Traveler talks to Kush about his new band, and, well, Kush.

62 Growers Grove

When is too much water, nutrients and fertilizer just too much for your precious cannabis plants. Read the advice that our resident grow specialist, Jade Kine gives to insure you grow the heartiest and healthiest plants.

74 Amsterdamit!

24 | Hempful Hints by Valerie Fernandez

48 | Strain Review: Platinum Bubba by Michael Dillon 54 | Steep Hill Lab by Anna Grabstein

60 | Living Well: Meditation by Charlotte Cruz 68 | Medical Cannabis Conference by Sam Sabzehzar 72 | LA Law by Robert E. Selan 76 | Coachella 2011 by Wasim Muklashy

KUSH’s Mike Marino Amsterdams it Dam it! Wooded shoes, whips and chains, and Bohemian ways!

82 | The Big Easy by Ryan James

88 Chef Herb

84 | SoCal Live Music Preview by Dillon Zachara

As they say in French “Laissez les bons temps rouler” or “Let the good times role”, a Mardi Gras expression you can say when you entertain with our resident Chef Herb’s Mardi Gras recipes. Happy Fat Tuesday! 6

86 | Central Library by Mike Sonksen

92 | Dailybuds.com Dispensary Directory

from the editors

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any of you may be wondering why Kush Magazine has a “Valentine’s Day”

themed cover when the date of the magazine is one week after Valentine’s Day. First of all, we believe that everyday should be filled with love and therefore in our hearts, the entire month of February is dedicated to Sharing the Love. We at Kush are especially grateful to the support we get from the organizations

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depicted on the cover. Each one of these organizations is dedicated to the elimination of

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marijuana prohibition and is helping to fight the battle against the stigma associated with

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the misclassification of marijuana as a Schedule One drug. Irrespective of whether or not

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you support legalization or believe marijuana should maintain its medicinal classification,

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it is imperative that we as a group work to continue the right for a patient’s safe access to their medication and the protection of the caregivers and providers who are compassionate

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to the needs of their patients.

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Many thanks to MPP (Marijuana Policy Project), NORML, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Safer, Sensible Colorado, ASA (American’s for Safe Access), NCIA (National Cannabis Industry Association), LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition), The Drug Policy Alliance, American Cannabis Association and UF4A (Unconventional Foundation

Each of your endeavors to educate and eradicate the prohibition against marijuana and taking the lead in legislation in each state to promote medical marijuana laws is whole heartedly appreciated.

4 Autism). Each of your endeavors to educate and eradicate the prohibition against marijuana and taking the lead in legislation in each state to promote medical marijuana laws is whole heartedly appreciated. We know Kush would not be here without you. With Mardi Gras in March and spring just around the corner we’ve featured a story on the Big Easy on page 82 and great Fat Tuesday recipes from our own Chef Herb on page 88. For those of you into music, check out the interview by Kush Magazine’s new assistant editor with John Popper from the Blues Travelers who will be performing in Northern and California this next month (p 42) or the lineup of concerts coming your way in the music round up on p 84. We also have a great story on Coachella (bummer if you didn’t already buy tickets to this sold out event) on page 78 as well as a feature story on Amsterdam on page 74. So, enjoy your month of love and remember to share it with someone.

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HEALTH REPORT

We have all heard the groans: Quitting smoking is harder than kicking heroin! Or that you have to quit 7 times for it to stick. Maybe neither is true, maybe both are true, but the biggest truth is, cigarette smoking is just about the toughest habit to break but the one with the most benefits. I am a smoker and I promise you that if I could go back to one day in my life and have a do-over, it would be the day I started smoking. Smoking is my best friend. It is there when I need a break, when I’m scared, when I’m nervous, when I’m happy, when I’m having drinks with friends; it even joins me for coffee in the morning. But here’s the harsh reality; half of the people who continue to smoke die of smoking-related illness. Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, and nearly half a million Americans die every year from smoking-related illness, yet is the leading preventable cause of death in the nation. If a food killed 500,000 people, we would call it a tragedy and certainly wouldn’t sell it in stores anymore, but smoking is a choice; one we choose regardless of all the irrefutable information available to us. Once it gets its grips on you, it’s very hard to break free. But not impossible. And this is the year I promised myself I would quit, so when I had to come up with my first Health Report topic for February, I knew exactly what it would be. The immediate benefits of quitting are very obvious. Your clothes and hair smell better, you spend less money, your breath is better, your smile is whiter, your car smells and looks cleaner. The benefits over time, however, are where it gets interesting. According to the American Cancer Society, after 20 minutes of quitting, blood pressure normalizes. 12 hours after quitting, carbon monoxide levels in the blood stabilize. After weeks and months, lung and heart functions improve and after a year, the risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s. So how much is mental and how much is physical? Any smoker will tell you it’s 50/50. Dealing with the physical gives you options of nicotine replacement in gum, patch, lozenge, spray and I’m sure other forms. Nicotine is a tough cookie and the cravings are real. A lot of people prefer to go cold turkey and just stop altogether so not to be dependent on another thing, but that’s entirely up to the person. Mentally, you just need to know that you can’t just have one - like an alcoholic can’t have one drink. There is smoking and there is non-smoking. Don’t kid yourself in to thinking that you can only smoke when you drink or after a meal. In order to quit, you have to quit! It will be the best thing you ever do for your body. So do whatever it takes—patches, support groups, knitting, sunflower seeds, whatever you need to do to avoid the horrific diseases caused by smoking. Besides, nobody likes to kiss someone whose mouth tastes like an ashtray. Think about it. For more information, check out smokefree.gov and thetruth.com

“Doesn’t it get hot?” were my first thoughts when looking at the all steel pipe from Model 419. Heat and taste have been two major problems faced by manufactures who venture away from more traditional smoking devices and into metallic territory. However, Model 419 seems to have addressed both issues with high-quality materials and a unique design. The pipe is made in the USA out of 100% stainless steel, which is corrosion resistant. It also is polished by hand, with a high luster and will not discolor or lose its shine with continued use. Stainless steel has a high rate of heat absorption and the configuration of the pipe captures most of the heat when lit in its central heat sink, keeping the outside of the pipe and fingers cool. As smoke is drawn through the pipe, a four-stage filtration process cools and cleans the smoke circulating it through a series of intricately engineered ports and chambers to remove particles and debris before inhaling through the mouthpiece. Model 419 might look compact but has a generous bowl that delivers a uniform burn so nothing is wasted. They manufacture the pipe with precision so the parts create a perfect seal with no need for rubber o-rings or extra parts to purchase. More information can be found about where to buy, the design, and the filtration and cooling process online at www. model419.com

THEIR WEBSITE SETS FORTH THE FOUR STAGES OF HOW THE FILTRATION CHAMBER WORKS: STAGE 1: The smoke is pulled down from the bowl and circulated through helical ports, which spins it into the first collection chamber. Here larger particles and debris collect on the chamber’s walls. STAGE 2: The smoke speeds up as it is drawn through parallel ports. Here, more debris is collected from the air while the increased air speed helps keep the ports from plugging. STAGE 3: The smoke passes into a second chamber where it slows down to pass through a stainless steel micron filter. This filter is fine enough to stop particles the size of pollen and large coal dust. The smoke passes through a third chamber before traveling up the mouthpiece. Here you should see a fine film of residue from the smoke collecting. The result is a cool, smooth, clean hit. There is a noticeable difference smoking out of the Model 419 steel pipe, though it is not off-putting and many users will likely come to prefer the features offered and how smooth it is compared to other pipes. Cleaning is easy requiring only a cloth and warm water as long as you keep track of all the individual parts. Overall, the Model 418 is a pretty cool pipe and provides an enjoyable smoking experience.

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RAWGANIQUE by VALERIE FERNANDEZ

It’s rare to ﬁnd a business that puts ecology before economy. One that puts Mother Nature before their bottom line. One that believes in sustainability, integrity, fair pay, and quality of life, allowing the stay-at-home artisans making their goods to produce their products outside of a dreaded sweatshop. But we’ve found one, Rawganique.com, and their line of cotton, linen and hemp products are on a whole nother level.

Making sure their vast line of products are free of harsh elements like PVC, formaldehyde, dioxin, pesticides, heavy metals, acids, or chemicals shows Rawganique’s commitment to the bigger picture, and this sentiment of conscious concern is not just for fad or fashion (though their clothes are). This is the mentality in which the company is built upon, a company whose co-founders live totally off the grid on a small island off the Strait of Georgia. With solar and wind power, and a totally organic garden, these people are truly ”walking the walk.” Since 2000, this family business has been producing men’s and women’s wear, footwear, bed linens, bath products (including soaps, deodorants and shampoos), kitchen products, paper products, books, bags, rugs, fabrics, pajamas, hammocks, yoga mats, and even specialize in elegant hemp wedding clothes for brides, grooms, and the whole wedding party. Their wedding line has both formal and informal options. With beach and ecofriendly weddings on the rise, Rawganique has become “Hemp Wedding Central,” with their casual, yet stylish garb. This line is both dashing and classy, while remaining uniquely different from the normal rent-a-tux penguin suits found at the mall. Rawganique clothes come in Standard, Plus & Petite sizes, and Big & Tall sizes up to a 50” waist, and 38” inseam. Their selection ranges from everyday shorts, jeans, and shirts, to an array of jackets, sweaters, blouses, and dresses. The line of bed and bath linens are just as vast. Hemp sheets, pillow cases, and Duvet covers made with organically grown hemp ﬁbers without chemicals, heavy metals, dyes, or synthetics make for very comfortable and cozy linens. With “green” hotels, resorts, and spas becoming popular, Rawganique hemp sheets are used in some of the most prestigious around the globe. If the kitchen is the main room in your house, Rawganique has an ecofriendly selection for you too. They have everything from aprons, towels, place mats, napkins, table clothes, oven mitts, and pot holders. With Organic Hemp foods, Sundried Fruits, Organic Nuts and Butter, Maca and Vegan foods, and even a Raw Cuisine Turbo Blender to help you get healthy, this site seems to be a one-stop shop for you healthy Hemp nuts. They’ve even got 100% biodegradable cleaning products using Soapnuts, used for laundry detergent, house cleaner, hair shampoo, pet shampoo, or dish detergent. Rawganique has covered just about everything. For more information on Rawganique’s products, or just to browse through their web-store, go to www.Rawganique.com. With so many eco-friendly products to choose from, it’s really worth a visit.

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It’s hard to find another iconic figure (from any genre) as universally loved, admired, and recognized as the King of Reggae - Bob Marley. Born Nesta Robert Marley February 6th, 1945, in the village if Nine Mile in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. His father was a white Jamaican of English descent, and his mother was an AfroJamaican. Although faced with questions about his racial identity, he once reflected: “I don’t have prejudice against meself. My father was a white and my mother was black. Them call me half-caste or whatever. Me don’t dip on nobody’s side. Me don’t dip on the black man’s side nor the white man’s side. Me dip on God’s side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white.” This higher level and perspective on his own existence may have been the impetus to his elevation to “icon”, or do I dare say…”God”like status. To those who are religious, it might seem strange to elevate a mere mortal (in comparison) to GOD, or “a god.” To some it may even seem blasphemous, but to Native American Hopi and Havasupai tribes, Marley is considered to be the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy, while some in Nepal consider him to be an incarnation of the Hindu God Vishnu. Very few mortals reach such a collective status, and rarely from the world of music. Bob Marley transcended music. He wasn’t merely a musician with great songs. His music spoke from the heart, and the world could definitely relate, all the while remaining colorless. His compilation album Legend (1984), released three years after his death, is the best-selling album, going ten times Platinum (Diamond) in the U.S., and selling 20 million copies worldwide. His lyrics, although specific to his life’s story, continue to speak to people of all races, genders and creeds. His pioneering of the Dub and Reggae music we know and love today are paramount, and arguably unmatched. His name, songs, and likeness are such a part of Reggae music, he has become synonymous with the genre as a whole. Besides his musical genius, his humanitarian work was so true and earnest. His intense and often life-threatening work bridging the gap between political parties has been heralded. I’m not sure what Bob thought his job here on earth was, but his music simply became a conduit for positive energy around the world. This by my definition is “God”-like. His energy lives on in some place, every second, of every minute, of every hour, of every day, somewhere on this planet. Does this quantify Omnipotence? Maybe not quite, but his positive vibrations continue to ripple through our airwaves, into our eardrums, and through the rhythms’ of our bodies. If what we know as “GOD” is ever-present, and powerful - emotionally calming and empowering - and touching the lives of the masses (or anyone willing to listen), then I think Bob Marley qualifies.

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LEAVING LOS ANGELES TAKES TOO LONG, especially when traveling with friends or family. Factors like traffic, forgetfulness and appetite are built in deterrents that always boomerang you back into the basin when you’re doing your damnedest to leave town. How many more bathroom breaks or trips to Trader Joes can you make? On a balmy springtime Saturday, three dudes meet up to go camping in Death Valley. There’s nothing like sand dunes and technicolor rock formations to cure the city blues. We take the 2 North to the 134 East, in order to avoid congested Interstate 10. The 134 bisects the crest of the foothills and the view is exceptional. We marvel at the skyscrapers of downtown LA peering behind the hills of the Arroyo Seco. The 134 becomes the 210 into Pasadena, passing Colorado Blvd, Cal Tech, Crown City, and craftsman cottages. The coast is clear! We zoom past Monrovia, Azusa, and Glendora, all the way to Rancho Cucamonga. The San Gabriel Mountain Range frames the northern horizon along the 210. MT. BALDY IS THE TALLEST PEAK IN THE SAN GABRIEL. Its’ actual name is Mt. San Antonio, but most know it by the colloquial name. Old Baldy looks especially pristine after a winter rainstorm.

DEATH VALLEY HERE WE COME! In Fontana we catch the 15 North. Besides being the road to Vegas, it also follows the path of the Old Mormon Trail from San Bernardino to Salt Lake City. Its no coincidence the halfway point of the Mormon Trail is Sin City. It’s easy to spot city slickers on the highway. Heading up into the Cajon Pass, Volvos, Lexuses and Audis pass in the fast lane. Big-Rig Trucks keep trucking in the right lane. DJ I-Pod is playing Roy Ayers and “Everybody loves the Sunshine,” and as Bob Marley says, “Emancipate yourself from Mental Slavery,” the shackles of LA break away.

SUN-RAYS BREAK OVER THE MOUNTAINS and we gradually emerge in the Mojave Desert. Joshua trees appear before Hesperia and Victorville. Joshua trees were named “Joshua,” by the Mormons, in the 19th Century because the boughs reach up to-

Kramer Junction is where the 395 meets Highway 58. THE HIGH DESERT LANDSCAPE begins to merge with a series of foothills. We’ve been on the road for two hours. Snowcapped peaks of the Sierra Nevada begin appearing to the northwest. Snowboarders and skiers know the 395 as the road to Mammoth. It slices through the backside of the Sierras and the westside of Death Valley. At this point, CALIFORNIA’S RICH ECOLOGY is impossible to ignore. Finally we reach the 190 East to enter Death Valley National Park. The stretch of the 190 lying west of the Valley is the Owens Lake Bed. DRY NOW BECAUSE MOST OF ITS’ WATER FLOWS ON A PIPELINE DOWN TO LOS ANGELES. Arriving in Death Valley we immediately head for the “Artists Drive.” Deep canyon cuts through the Black Mountains have created red, pink and purple hues in the rock formations. Death Valley was once filled with a giant freshwater lake. It got its name from dehydrated prospectors that crossed the Valley looking for gold.

MOUNTAINS ON ALL SIDES FRAME THE MESQUITE SAND DUNES. Several scenes in Star Wars were filmed here. Dante’s View sits at 5,500 feet of elevation, offering a vantage point for miles on end. WE SEE MT. WHITNEY TO THE WEST, the tallest peak in the Continental US and it’s only 82 miles from the nation’s lowest point -- the Badwater Basin in Death Valley. Close to Badwater is the Devil’s Golf Course, a vast field of salt crystals consisting of the minerals that were dissolved in the ancient lake’s water. “MUSHROOM ROCK,” ALSO KNOWN AS THE “DEVIL’S THRONE,” is a basalt rock formation that looks as the name sounds. Then there’s the perplexing Racetrack Playa, a dry lake known for its’ “sailing stones.” The boulder sized ‘stones’ leave racetrack imprints in the cracking clay, and nary a geologist has figured out their mystical movements. We camp at Furnace Creek, the site of THE HOTTEST TEMPERA-

TURE EVER RECORDED IN NORTH AMERICA (134 IN 1913!). Originally home to the Timbisha Tribe of Native Americans, a few of their families still live in the area. Death Valley offers dimensions of landscapes and more ecological diversity than just about anywhere. And every spring, wildflowers only found here blanket the basin, showing us that life continues to flourish, even in the midst of death. A welcomed reminder as you head back to the city. Mike The Poet is a Spoken Word Artist, Tourguide, Educator, Journalist, and Historian based in The City of Angels. mikethepoetla.tumblr.com / www.youtube.com/user/MikeThePoet1

wards God. They grow in the high desert around areas where the elevation is close to 4,000 feet. Another fork in the road puts us on the 395 North.

MIRAGES ARE COMMON ON HIGH DESERT ROADS. We cross the edge of Edwards Air Force Base, known for the Space Shuttle landing.

OK, SO HE MAY BE A FOUNDING MEMBER OF ONE OF THE most respected successful and beloved acts of the past quarter century, a Grammy Award winning band that’s had 3 Gold Records and 2 Platinum Records (one of which, 1994’s “Four,” went 6x platinum), but like any blues man, sometimes you just need to be alone. WHILE THIS BLUES TRAVELER HAS TAKEN SOLO TRIPS BEFORE, this is the most serious he’s been about moving out. Hell, he and his fresh handpicked auditory outlaws purposely holed themselves up in the mountains of New Mexico for a month to record the self-titled “John Popper and the Duskray Troubadours,” out March 1 on 429 Records. “It was a perfect environment,” Popper tells KUSH. “I kind of wanted to ride off into the mountains out west and make a record!” AND MAKE A RECORD HE DID, ALTHOUGH IT WASN’T EXACTLY as simple or straightforward as it sounds. As a matter of fact, it’s a journey that began almost a quarter century ago. The reason being his absolutely unwavering intention of making the record with acclaimed producer and musician Jono Manson (The Worms). “He’s someone we opened up for in the early days and he’s sort of a mentor for all of us,” Popper confides. “Jono was the guy that we all looked up to…the elder statesman that we learned from. We always planned to work together and it really took this long.” While Popper admits to the difficulty in waiting almost 25 years, he doesn’t hesitate in proclaiming, “I was not disappointed with the results. I had high expectations and it surpassed my expectations.” WHILE THE WAIT WAS A LONG ONE, ITS WORTHINESS IS perhaps a reason that could only be subjectively analyzed in hindsight. The time gave John Popper and the Blues Travelers the chance to build the formidable entity that they have become, and if they didn’t have that

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chance, then this natural evolution and opportunity may very well never have had the chance to flourish. And now, John has become admittedly wise enough to recognize this as the growing opportunity that it is. “ THIS WAS A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH FOR ME,” Popper confesses. “The idea of working with a songwriter outside of my self…collaborating…was a very new thing. I think with Blues Travelers, because we grew up together, we felt we had to do it all in house and I was getting very worried that we were getting too formulaic.” But with The Duskray Troubadours, “I was able, through this adventure in songwriting, to really focus on much stronger melodies and that enabled me to sing a lot prettier and enabled me to play a lot prettier. I had a melody I could hang onto, and the dynamic could be a little softer and I like that.” As I gave a minute for this to sink in, he went on to make a statement that’s almost impossible to comprehend:

“THE WAY I PLAY HARMONICA ON THIS ALBUM IS UNLIKE THE WAY I’VE EVER PLAYED BEFORE.” EXCUSE ME? THIS? COMING FROM THE MAN WHO INVENTED a holster that holds 12 of the instruments tuned to all 12 musical keys, often times switching between them in the course of a song, and wore them as suspenders for budssakes? Ok, fine, I’m in! AND SPEAKING OF BUD, AND, WELL, THIS BEING KUSH Magazine, we just had to know…sativa or indica? “I refuse to be pigeonholed from one or the other because I am a man of the road,” he states defiantly. “You travel here and they have this and you travel there and they have that. I just throw them all into one big pile like a salad. So one day you might be really sedate and one day you might be really peppy. I

kind of like not knowing. I say throw it all in the gumbo and see what bites you get.” Not surprising coming from a master of improvisation. And while he has no problem admitting that he’s written “some of the most brilliant shit being stoned,” that statement doesn’t come without a proper caveat and chuckle; “you always have to give it the next day test.” Naturally.

CATCH THE ROAD WARRIORS AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH CALIFORNIA, WITH STOPS IN SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, AND SAN DIEGO: February 28 in San Francisco @ The Independent 628 Divisadero Street San Francisco, CA 94117 415.771.1421 TheIndependentSF.com March 1 in Los Angeles @ The Key Club 9039 Sunset Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90069 310.274.5800 KeyClub.com March 3 in San Diego @ Anthology 1337 India Street San Diego, CA 92101 619.595.0300 AnthologySD.com John Popper and The Duskray Troubadours facebook.com/JohnPopper

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STRAIN REVIEW BY MICHAEL DILLON

I’m pretty high right now. Both physically and mentally speaking. You see, I find myself 10,000 feet up in the air en route to my hometown of Seattle, and in celebration of this event I decided to put a little Platinum Bubba kush in my system for the trip. Choices of this nature can often be risky, leading to anxiety and an overwhelming sense of “Man, this was a bad idea.” But not today. I’m flying high, and feeling fine. Platinum Bubba is an indica dominant strain, contrived from the cross of Platinum and Bubba Kush. As you would expect from an indica, it’s a very calm, soothing high, but this one is fit for social interaction and/or stressful situations that pot many times doesn’t blend well with. It’s just good, solid kush that is hard to find negitves with. Whether you’re navigating the airport, working, running errands, or just chilling out at home, watching movies on the couch, Platinum Bubba is a solid choice. Upon first whiff of PB, that skunky, piney/forest smell just overtakes your nose. It has a strong aroma, but really just a classic skunky kush smell. The nugs are dense, yet still leafy. Trichomes are on the moderate to heavy side, with a lot of dark orange hairs, combining for a high potency of THC that looks like it would kick your ass... but in fact is very manageable. Don’t be too intimidated by the physical appearance. The taste of PB Kush is probably best described as sweet and

skunky, with a little touch of the forest. Fitting for my trip up to the evergreen state. It’s quite smooth, not too harsh on the throat... which works well for me right now with a bit of a sore throat. Speaking of that, I’ve been quite sick lately, and while marijuana often isn’t the best remedy for a cold or flu, I’ve found this strain really eases up some of the body aches and head tension. Not recommended for everyone, but it’s worked wonders for me in the last 24 hours. The buzz is versatile. I could easily be passed out on the couch watching Seinfeld reruns with a Platinum Bubba high, but I could also hit the gym, clean the house, or exist in my current reality of navigating airport security and organizing myself for a trip. Overall, just really relaxing. It’s virtually impossible to get stressed out after ingesting this cannabis. I’m the kind of person that often gets paranoid, anxious, and red-eyed when I get really stoned (seriously red, like demon eyes.) But with Platinum Bubba I’ve totally kept my cool... even in the airport. No one even seems to notice that I’m buzzed, which is a scenario I welcome with open arms. This strain can be a bit on the pricier side, usually sold for $55 or $60 for an eigth. Being cheap, I often avoid anything above $50 eighths, but this strain is worth the extra little bit of currency. Platinum Bubba is available at most dispensaries around SoCal, and if you love a good calm kush, this is your ticket. Enjoy!

STEEP HILL LAB BY ANNA GRABSTEIN

The SafeCannabis seal represents to patients cannabis that has been tested for potency, microbiological contaminants and pesticides.

California has always been ahead of the curve. We are the state that brought you jeans in 1873, medical cannabis in 1996, Google in 1998 and now standardized packaging for medical cannabis in 2011. Word travels fast and it has long been said that trends start at the coasts and work their way into Middle-America. Medical cannabis has now spread to 14 states across the country. As the medical cannabis sector unites, most agree that some form of regulation is essential. In recent history, quality control

and standardized packaging have been largely left out of the conversation. In order to address this issue, Steep Hill Lab has developed custom packaging specifically for bulk medical cannabis in order to promote best practices, ensure safety and to reduce degradation. It is important to note that from a quality control standpoint, this model encourages testing of larger batches and improves the quality of data while reducing the cost to the client. The packaging program is designed with the needs of

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everyone in mind: growers, caregivers, dispensaries, patients, and the greater community. The bags are nitrogen sealed and tamper evident with a window so purchasers can get a visual representation of the product. They are labeled with batch numbers and lot numbers that directly correspond to verifiable lab analysis for potency, microbiological contamination, and pesticide residue. This is a way for growers and caregivers to demonstrate to law enforcement, collectives, and patients that they are committed to legal compliance, self-regulation, and quality assurance worthy of the term medical grade cannabis. Joe Rogoway, co-founder of the Cannabis Law Institute and Felony Trial Deputy at the Law Office of the Public Defender, County of Sonoma said, "For persons who are engaged in the transportation of medical cannabis on behalf of a collective, the use of Steep

control guidelines should be put in place. There were also multiple acknowledgements that production and distribution should be more clearly addressed - a concern voiced by many growers as well as Oakland City Council member Desley Brooks, who is working on a revised cannabis ordinance for Oakland. Change is inevitable and innovation is exciting. 2011 will be a game changing year for the medical cannabis distribution network with the introduction of standardized packaging paired with laboratory analysis of bulk product. The plant-to-patient model that currently exists where collective dispensaries directly provide medicine to patients will most likely remain, but will continue to grow and become more professional and legitimate. Tamper evident, safe packaging is not an original idea in that it has been done in other industries for decades, but what makes it truly unique is that it has never been done for medical cannabis. Until now. Anna Grabstein is the CEO of Steep Hill Lab, California's premier cannabis analysis laboratory

Hill's SafeCannabis™ packaging system could foreseeably enhance defenses available in a California criminal court." Unfortunately for caregivers engaging in bulk medical cannabis production, the laws guiding them have been ambiguous and confusing. Steep Hill’s packaging program represents just one aspect of the larger conversation that the cannabis industry needs to have to outline a unified vision for an acceptable model of quality assurance going forward. “If we don't organize and answer these questions, then politicians may look to unqualified individuals for answers that have no basis in the real world. The end result will be more bad policy based on unsound or absent data. The patchwork of uninformed and contradicting legislation will grow, and rendering a comprehensive regulatory strategy for medical cannabis will become all the more difficult,” said David Lampach, president of Steep Hill Lab in his speech at the Next Steps Cal NORML conference in Berkeley, California on January 29, 2011. At the conference, a sentiment of unification around reform was the theme of the day. Activists working to get a new proposition for legalizing cannabis on the 2012 ballot now seem to agree that some type of quality Two units of SafeCannabis Certified medicine in standardized packaging.

Living Well: Meditation by Charlotte Cruz

hen you think of meditation, maybe you imagine a peaceful monk sitting cross-legged in a temple somewhere in Asia. Meditation is something everyone can benefit from and you don’t have to study for years to achieve the state of calm and nothingness to your path to Nirvana to understand its value. Meditation requires mental discipline and the practice is all part of the journey. There are dozens of types of meditation and several ways to practice, but the roads all lead to the same place - tranquility, clarity and focus. If you have ever noticed a professional athlete before a big game, you often find them in a sort of laser-focused daze; even that is a form of meditation. The benefits of meditation affect mind, body and soul. Mentally, meditation increases serotonin levels, which make us feel happy and balanced. It decreases anxiety and stress, allowing us to open our minds to positive things. Depression is often lessened and even the most stressful situations are more easily tolerated by those who practice meditation regularly. Physically, meditation has been known to decrease blood pressure, increase oxygen flow, relieve muscle tension and improve sleep and the immune system. Many people who meditate experience an “inner peace” and understanding of the world around them, as well as a heightened awareness of inner self. It’s pretty spectacular to think that all of those things could be achieved by sitting in silence or chanting rhythmically, but

it has been working since antiquity and believe it or not, it’s tougher than you might ever think. Those new to meditation often do well focusing the mind on breathing or even an object, word or image. You can also focus on a state of being or feeling, like compassion or faith, which is a wonderful way to invite all of those things into your mind. As you become better at quieting your mind and emptying it of thoughts, the real search for Inner Self begins, and ask anyone who meditates…it’s a lifelong process. Meditation keeps a lot of people balanced and feeling comfortable in their own skin everyday. If you have never tried it and think it could help you (it can!), here are some very useful tips: Meditate daily. A good place to start would be twice a day for at least 10 minutes each time. Sit in a place where you will not be disturbed. Focus on a pleasant memory before you start and allow your breathing to become regular and focused. Tell yourself that any thoughts, plans or suggestions you have for yourself can wait until after you are done (they can!). You’ll soon find that thinking about nothing takes a lot of discipline, but if at first you have a difficult time clearing your mind, give yourself a break. It’s called the “practice” of meditation for a reason. Once you get in a flow, you’re sure to realize that meditation is a wonderful gift to give yourself every day. The world isn’t going anywhere, but wouldn’t it be nice to know you can escape it for a few minutes a day and come back with a more positive outlook, as well as a healthier body and mind? Be well!

Plant Food for Thought Part 2

The Fertil izer Factors of Fine Cannabis

by JADE KINE

Happy New Year from the Grower’s Grove! My New Year’s resolution is to help as many growers as possible grow the finest Cannabis a garden can produce, so let’s get right to it to kick off 2011. As I mentioned in Part 1 of this article, less is more when it comes to fertilizer. Many of the nutrient standards being passed around on the internet today are much too high and are the result of nutrient manufacturers pushing growers to use more and more products on their gardens. Growers also need to be cautious following any fertilizer recommendations that are given in parts per million, or ppm, because the manufacturers of different meters use different math to determine the ppm numbers that they

drain-to-waste vs. Recirculating Systems Drain-to-Waste gardens are pretty self explanatory – the plants are watered and the resulting runoff of irrigation water or nutrient solution is allowed to “drain to waste”. Growers that prefer this garden style like the idea that their plants receive fresh nutrient solution on every watering. Recirculating gardens use a central reservoir to irrigate their crop and the runoff water runs back into the same reservoir for use again later. Growers that prefer recirculating systems like the efficiency and cost savings of reusing their nutrient solution. In recirculating systems, the reservoir must be checked daily for pH and EC (nutrient concentration). In drain-to-waste systems, growers can monitor the pH and EC of the garden’s runoff water to better determine how much to fertilize. But before we look at the runoff water, we need to first look at how certain grow mediums accumulate nutrients. The most important factor regarding nutrient build-up is CEC – it’s also one of the least referenced terms in Cannabis horticulture.

wTF is CeC? Cation Exchange Capacity, or CEC, is a crucial factor to consider when fertilizing your garden. Simply put, Cation Exchange Capacity is a fancy way of saying “nutrient holding ability”. Different growing mediums have different CEC values giving them different abilities to “hold” nutrients. Mediums such as coco, peat moss, or soils have high CEC. That means that when nutrients are applied to them, the medium can hold onto a certain amount of those nutrients. Mediums with high CEC can help buffer plants from heavy doses of fertilizers. This is one of the primary reasons that soil or soilless mediums are recommended for less experienced growers – they are typically more forgiving when it comes to fertilizer application. The downside to CEC is that nutrients can accumulate over time in soil or soilless mediums

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reference. Many growers over feed their crops and because Cannabis is such an adaptive plant, it can often cope with significant overfeeding before showing outward signs of toxicity. This can lead to Cannabis product that looks nice, but burns harsh and heavy. Cannabis wants to grow big and strong and if given ample but not excessive nutrients, it will do just that. The question then becomes – how do I find that “ample but not excessive” fertilizer level for my garden? Well, many factors can be involved in finding just the right nutrient concentration for your crop. When growers understand these factors and their effect on the garden, they can make the best decisions when it comes to fertilizer. if nutrient solution is used on every watering. Many times over the year, growers in drain to waste gardens have come to me and described garden symptoms that sound like overfeeding. When I mention the possibility of overfeeding, many of them will say that it can’t be overfeeding because they are only applying light doses of fertilizers. But if they are applying the same light dose over and over again without occasionally giving plain water to their plants, the nutrients will eventually accumulate to toxic levels. (Mediums like rockwool, perlite, vermiculite and other inert materials have very low CEC if any. The plants are forced to drink the nutrient solution “as-is” without any buffer from the medium. This gives hydroponic growers more control, but also is more sensitive to swings in pH or EC). The easiest way for growers to avoid nutrient accumulation in mediums with a high CEC is to monitor the nutrient concentration in the garden’s runoff water.

Monitoring Runoff in drain to waste Systems Each time a medium with high CEC is watered, it accumulates a small amount of nutrients. For instance, let’s suppose that a grower is feeding 1000 ppm to their garden every 3 days. If you check the ppm level of the runoff each time, you’ll notice that the ppm value will go up each time – maybe 1050 on the second watering, then 1150 on the next, over 1200 on the next. When the runoff nutrient level is 20% higher than the desired set point, growers can give the garden a watering of plain water. Alternatively, they can just reduce the amount of their base nutrient – such as feeding with a half strength solution – in order to compensate for accumulation while still maintaining a very consistent fertilizing level. If a grower is keeping close tabs on the EC level of the garden’s runoff, they can see accumulation before it actually becomes overfeeding.

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Monitoring a Recirculating System

In a recirculating system, nutrient levels in the root zone should match the value in the reservoir and therefore shouldn’t require checking the runoff. However, as the water level of the nutrient solution goes down, the EC value rises. Topping off with plain water or mild nutrient solution easily dilutes the solution to it’s original set point. The factor that needs the most attention in a recirculating system is pH.

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The “p” in pH is often defined differently – “potential” to some, “percentage of ” to others or sometimes “power of ” depending on the reference. The H always stands for hydrogen. In practical terms, pH is the 1 – 14 scale that measures acid vs. alkaline. 7 is neutral. Cannabis prefers slightly acidic soil for optimum nutrient availability. I usually recommend aiming for a pH of roughly 6.0. Hydroponic growers using rockwool may want a slightly more acidic solution (5.7 – 5.9) to counteract the alkalinity of the rockwool. Soil growers can have excellent results anywhere between 6 and 6.5. The most important thing is simply to check your pH often. Many nutrient manufacturers are using larger amounts of pH buffers in their formulations in an attempt to sell growers on the idea that they won’t have to check their pH at all. While the addition of extra buffers does help control pH to some degree, it is not a substitute for checking the pH regularly. Many factors can affect pH and growers who do not keep an eye on it are often surprised at how a previously stable nutrient solution can drift to an inappropriate pH value. Just as I mentioned with fertilizer concentration, growers should also test the pH of their garden’s runoff water to make sure it is within the parameter. If the pH is too low or too high, growers can water with a more acidic or basic solution to compensate. pH meters are an easy way to keep an eye on pH, but growers need to calibrate them often in order to ensure their accuracy. Personally, I still use pH reagent drops to measure pH. A few drops in a sample of solution will turn the water a certain color and the color chart on the bottle displays the corresponding pH value. They’re extremely cheap (8-10 bucks at any hydro store), easy to use, never need to be calibrated and do not rely on any mechanical parts that can fail. Some say that the interpretation of color can be subjective and lead to variations of a few tenths of a point, but small variances won’t matter. The only time I wouldn’t recommend the reagent tester is if the grower had any degree of colorblindness (obviously). Then you’d definitely want a digital meter. Growers simply need to stay within the basic range of nutrient availability. The attached pH chart shows the basic concept of nutrient availability according to pH. Somewhere around 6.o, all the nutrients have a wide band of availability. At significantly higher or lower pH values, certain nutrients become less available. Now that we can see the basic idea, I feel it’s important to note that growers shouldn’t take these charts as perfect gospel. This particular pH chart is the most commonly represented pH chart in horticultural literature. It is also one of the oldest and was based on an outdoor soil (I’ve never found a reference to which kind of soil). In recent years, other pH charts have come out and show a similar, but slightly different relationship between nutrients and pH. One in particular is for “hydroponics” but none of the sources

ever indicate what type of hydroponic system or what medium was used to develop the chart. Honestly, I think that every medium – soil, rockwool, clay pebbles, etc. - would have their own pH chart. Based on many years of practical experience, I’d say they would all be slightly different yet similar enough to show that somewhere near 6 is a wide availability of all essential nutrients. Don’t get too lost in the charts, just keep your pH somewhere near 6 (within a few tenths) and check that it is within parameter as regularly as you can. If the pH swings out of line for any reason, the garden will start to suffer and show nutrient imbalances.

Outdoor Fertilization When it comes to outdoor fertilizers, organic products yield the best results for many reasons. Synthetic fertilizers for outdoor growing frequently use large amounts of urea and/or ammonia. These are forms of nitrogen that don’t break down quickly and can injure populations of beneficial soil microbes. Because of their extremely slow release, they can frequently stay in the soil too late in flowering. Too much nitrogen too late in flowering can have many ill effects for your garden. Even small amounts of ammonia based nitrogen late in flowering can lead to a poor, grassy tasting product. Larger amounts can cause malformed flowers or lack of flower set on the plants. Faster release organic fertilizers such as high-nitrogen bat guano has a relatively high amount of nitrate nitrogen and breaks down quickly in the environment. It also aids in the growth of soil microbes, which in turn help to break it down faster.

The Importance of Beneficial Microbes

Speaking of microbes, the role of beneficial microorganisms is crucial for the health of Cannabis crops in many ways but especially with nutrient absorption. Mycorrhizae fungi, for example, help plants absorb nutrients more effectively by colonizing on the roots, thereby expanding their root mass. The fungi break down nutrients, especially phosphorous, and deliver them to the plant roots. Some species of mycorrhizae even grow into the plant roots like IV’s and deliver the nutrients directly into the plant’s vascular system. Many nutrient companies make products that blend

various soil microbes together into all-in-one inoculants. Products like Subculture, ZHO and Great White are readily available in most hydroponic stores. Recently, I’ve heard very positive reports from several growers regarding a new mycorrhizae product called White Widow from Humboldt Nutrients. In addition to these inoculants, I like to use compost starter bacteria when amending outdoor soils or using organic fertilizers. These beneficial bacteria break down nutrients into their most soluble forms and are typically much cheaper than other inoculants. An old favorite of mine is a product called Compostar available from Peaceful Valley Farm Supply. Their website is www.groworganic. com. They’re actually one of my favorite suppliers and carry a ton of organic fertilizers, pest controls, inoculants and composting/compost tea products at much cheaper prices than many hydro stores. Their shipping is fast and cheap and their catalog is a must for organic and outdoor growers. It even includes a chart that lists the relative availability of different organic fertilizers so growers know which ones have a faster or slower release.

Rinsing Agents: Friend or Foe? The use of rinsing agents on Cannabis crops has increased dramatically in recent years but few growers understand what the products are or how they work. Many nutrient companies recommend using these products in the final week of flowering to help rinse accumulated nutrients out of the medium. In most cases, however, these products are unnecessary and can lead to a harsh finished product on their own. As I talked about in part 1 of this article last month, less is more when it comes to fertilizer. Growers shouldn’t really need applications of rinsing agents if the fertilizer level is kept at ample but not excessive levels through the flowering period. Rinsing agents are simply fertilizer chelators that haven’t been bonded to fertilizers. Chelators are chemical agents that are frequently added to fertilizer reagents in order to make them more mobile in solution and more available to plants. For instance, it is common to see a series of letters following the minerals in a conventional fertilizer. For example, Iron EDTA is Iron bonded to the chelator EDTA. In the case of rinsing agents, the products simply use chelators like EDTA but don’t bond them to any fertilizers. So when the chelators are applied to mediums that have an accumulation

of fertilizer, they act kind of like a solvent – to loosen up fertilizers and make them more soluble again. In theory, this can help growers rinse more effectively. However, many growers simply add the rinsing agent to their reservoir in the final week without doing any water rinses afterward. This can cause the chelators to re-mobilize the accumulated nutrients and allow the plant to drink them at a time when growers want to get built up nutrients out of the root zone, not into the plants. Often, this situation can lead to a product that is as harsh as non-rinsed crops. If a grower is determined to use rinsing agents, it is best to add them to your reservoir at the beginning of the rinsing period, cycle the system for half an hour or so and then dump that solution. Refill the reservoir with plain water and resume your regular watering schedule. I would even turn off the lights in my garden during the chelator rinse to prevent the plants from drinking the chelated solution. The bottom line is that you want your plants to drink plain water in that final week, not old fertilizer build-up and unbonded chelators. As far as I’m concerned, water is still the best rinsing agent and should easily reduce fertilizer in the root zone with a few good flushes. Rinsing agents are really just one more overpriced and unnecessary product that nutrient companies have invented to sell more product. Despite the widespread notion that these are essential products, they’re probably far more expensive than simply cycling a few reservoirs of plain water through the plants until the runoff solution is as low as you can get it. Aim for having just a few hundred ppm of fertilizer in your medium or reservoir and your Cannabis should be well rinsed enough to burn cleanly. And again, (I know I’ve said this already) just don’t overfeed in the first place. The idea that you should feed, feed, feed, more, more, more and then a magic bottle will reverse all of that in the final week is simply not true. When it comes to rinsing agents, growers will save money and improve their crop quality with just some good old fashioned water.

Healthy Standards and Starting Points Unrooted clones should be given a light nutrient solution of 0.2 – 0.3 EC (a few hundred parts per million roughly). Rooted clones in an early vegetative state can take a little more (0.5 – 0.7) and can be built up to 1.0 – 1.2 as they become more established. In flowering, plants can start around 1.2 – 1.5 and peak around 2.0 (1000 ppm or 14oo ppm depending on what meter you’re using). Sativas like drinking lots of water with a relatively dilute concentration of nutrients. Indicas can tolerate higher concentrations, some of them up to 2.5, although not all of them prefer concentrations that high. Remember, tolerance is not preference. Just because they can take it doesn’t mean they like it or are growing better because of it. Organic nutrients frequently don’t read as accurately on EC meters so lower amounts should be used until the grower is familiar with the nutrients and the plant’s reaction to them. I know these are relatively loose guidelines, but how much to feed a garden depends on many factors including genetics, environment, medium, nutrient type and more. Growers in the increasingly competitive market of medical Cannabis production should be more concerned of overfed crops that won’t pass a dispensary’s quality controls than of lack of yield from underfeeding (which almost never happens). Start light, increase cautiously, monitor your EC and pH regularly and remember that less is often more. (Growers Grove writer Jade Kine is a former greenhouse manager for the medical Cannabis industry with over a million plants worth of experience. He is also the founder of CannAcademy, a trade school dedicated to horticultural training for growers. Got a grow question for Jade? Drop him a line at JadeKine@gmail.com Complete bio at JadeKine.com)

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What are these kids smoking these days!!?? by Sam Sabzehzar

Stellar Speakers at Medical Cannabis Conference cater to seniors in an Orange County retirement community Juicing Medical Cannabis and a 20% CBD-rich Strain Among Many Announcements at CBD Conference in Laguna Woods, CA.

The all-day event began with a panel group featuring Orange County Americans for Safe Access Chapter President Marla James, registered nurse Anna Boyce, Lanny Swerdlow, R.N., and Debby Goldsberry (Berkeley This January, seniors from Laguna Woods, a gated retirement Patients Group), one of the founders of Americans for Safe Access in community in Orange County, California, were delighted to learn San Francisco. Anna Boyce, who has worked closely with the California their local private community would be hosting a medical cannabis State Assembly, and helped Prop 215 efforts, spoke to all in the crowd but conference. Although the elderly were among the majority of those no one listened more closely than those from within the Laguna Woods in attendance, the one-day medical marijuana seminar, appropriately community. They saw on a panel someone their age saying some pretty titled cBd conference, featured Dr. William Courtney and Dr. Donald good things about marijuana as medicine. Jeffrey Raber, Ph.D., co-founded Abrams, among many other prominent figures in the fight to provide The Werk Shop, a local laboratory that tests medical marijuana for growers, accurate and relevant information collectives and dispensaries, as well as patients, spoke about the importance Conferences like this help educate many Americans who would of testing medical cannabis and what these tests tell us. He also mentioned otherwise find themselves either taking prescription pills their bodies the work they do with Project CBD, a group helping tell the story of are rejecting or not taking any form of medicine because of their lack of cannabidiol (CBD). This was the perfect foreshadow as one of the most access and/or insight into one of the most beneficial botanical plants on groundbreaking announcements regarding CBD levels found in a strain the planet. It was inspiring to see the 1,000 seat auditorium nearly filled would be made later in the day. to capacity while hundreds lined up to hear some of the most influential Lending a voice from the perspective of the Netherlands was Dr. figures in the medical cannabis movement. Sytze Elzinga of Netherlands Cannabis Research. She provided a very poignant presentation pertaining to patients in Holland and how the This event, co-sponsored by Kush Magazine, along with oc norML, Dutch approach this form of alternative treatment. Apothecary Genetics, GGECO University, and DailyBuds.com, had a plethora of participants, many who were attending a medical cannabis One of the most anticipated lectures of the day was provided conference for their first time. Most of those in attendance were over the by Dr. William Courtney, along with his partner, Kirsten Peskuski, age of forty and had innocent, genuine questions and found themselves who continue to lead the conversation in the right direction through overjoyed at the level of integrity the standards from this conference upheld. researching how phytocannabinoids, the compounds found in cannabis also known as cannabinoids, bind to our Endogenous Cannabinoid System differently when the leaves and flowers (buds) are juiced. Project 60, a project the two are launching, aims to encourage medical cannabis patients to begin juicing the plant matter allows 60 times more cannabinoids to enter your bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cannabinoid system. For those whose participation in this event was their first medical marijuana conference, the information was delivered in one of the best methods possible. Skeptic seniors who would otherwise never feel comfortable learning about this topic in other environments were given the option, and took advantage of the opportunity, to learn from some of the industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most well-informed and passionate patients, physicians, and advocates. y tne r Cannabidiol (CBD), which was bred out during the u Dr. Donald Ab Co rams iam l l last forty years, has found its way back into this market i W Dr

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and is met with the warmest and most exciting greeting reception as groups like Project CBD, Feminine Seeds, and of course Dr. Courtney and Ms. Peskuski. Dr. Donald Abrams, one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of cannabinoid therapeutics, was also a featured speaker who many in attendance waited a long time to see. Dr. Abrams, one of the first physicians in America to study the efficacy of marijuana as medicine, discussed first-hand just how he first began conducting the research and what the results meant for the medical marijuana movement as a whole. The last panel to speak featured an all-star cast of patients and advocates. Apothecary Genetics’ Bret Bogue, who helped make the event possible, introduced the panel shortly after addressing the audience with his own story about his battle with cancer. One of the featured panelists was Kush Media’s Cheryl Shuman, who has been an inspiration to many in this movement. Cheryl shared her patient story, which includes the denial

“People our age — there’s no reason we shouldn’t be able to feel better, better,” Shari Horn, Laguna Woods Resident

of a liver-transplant due to her status as a medical marijuana patient. The Unconventional Foundation for Autism was also featured at the conference, as Jeremy Joseph, one of their attorneys who is also on the foundation’s Board of Directors, spoke on behalf of Mieko Perez and her son Joey. Joey was diagnosed with severe autism nearly ten years ago and, at age eleven, finds himself thriving with the use of medical cannabis. William Britt, who founded the Association of Patient Advocates, was also on the patient’s panel and spoke of his experiences in becoming involved in medical marijuana advocacy and patient’s rights. Mr.Britt, who was trained as a court-qualified expert witness by Chris Conrad, also suffers from polio and spoke about his life both on and off the court. The announcement of Cannatonic’s lab results testing at roughly 20% cannabidiol (CBD) was one of the most unanticipated announcements of the event, and even shocked those making the announcement! For those of you who are unfamiliar, CBD is a non-intoxicating constituent of the cannabis plant that has some of the most healing properties on the planet. This is the first strain to have a CBD lab result testing at 20%, and strains that are lucky enough to have a percentage of cannabidiol worth mentioning pale in comparison to Cannatonic’s new result, which previously tested around 6-7%. Many cities enforcing ordinances that allow medical marijuana cultivation and/or distribution also require the medicine go through some form of quality control and most cities very much support efforts to ensure residents in a community know what is in their medicine. Medicine as a whole is an imperfect science and the endogenous cannabinoid system (ECS) is in the neophyte stages of exploration. While many argue the patient community should not be forced to wait for scientific results to prove

what they already know to be true, others who are not patients and have predetermined their opinion on this subject ought also learn about their own ECS. The endocannabinoid system is the basis of medical marijuana knowledge and many need to be re-calibrated and re-learn what they think they remember from the seventies. Multiple Sclerosis sufferer Letitia Pepper, 56, said she uses a glycerinbased tincture. Wearing a Human Solution T-shirt donning the phrase “Pills Kill,” Ms. Pepper said friends are surprised when she credits medical marijuana for the change. Shari Horne, a member of the Village Cannabis Club in Laguna Woods, the private community that played host to the conference, hopes to change the perception of medical cannabis use from recreational marijuana use. “We can do it by being the kind of people they’re not expecting,” she exclaimed. “Get rid of that ‘Cheech and Chong’ attitude,” referring to stand-up comedians famous for drug-focused routines. For those whose participation in this event was their first medical marijuana conference, the information was delivered in one of the best methods possible. Skeptic seniors who would otherwise never feel comfortable learning about this topic in other environments were given the option, and took advantage of the opportunity, to learn from some of the industry’s most well-informed and passionate patients, physicians, and advocates. Another senior pointed out that while ‘Cheech and Chong’ is comedy, medical cannabis is no laughing matter. “It’s not about making sure we have it or don’t have it…it’s more important that we understand how and why we are using it, to what purpose and extent we are using it. What I remember (which I perhaps shouldn’t rely on) from smoking marijuana in college is preschool compared to the science explained to us today. I hope those who don’t make it to a conference like this don’t rely on what they remember from the 70s or from using a drug within a prohibition market.” The one-day event ended with the screening of Len Richmond’s hourlong film “What if Cannabis Cured Cancer?” and while many stayed to watch the film, the seniors at Laguna Woods were getting tired and asked that the medical cannabis community return to continue educating them. Many people who had hoped to attend were unable to do so and were able to watch the event live online. A DVD will also be made available through the website, CBDConference.com.

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LA LAW

by ROBERT E. SELAN

he Los Angeles medical marijuana saga continued this month following the preliminary injunction slapped against the city by Judge Mohr in December of last year. After Judge Mohr’s decision stated that collectives previously referred to as “post ICO’s” were closed down in violation of due process and that many will likely reopen, the city witnessed his prediction come true. The city has reacted by the Los Angeles City Council adopting a new temporary interim control ordinance (sound familiar?) in an attempt to address the provisions in the June 2010 ordinance that were struck down by Judge Mohr. While Mohr declared that is was unconstitutional for the city to rely on a 2007 interim control ordinance that had expired as the method of determining who would be allowed to stay open and who would have to close, he left open to the city the opportunity to grandfather in collectives that had been open and continuously operating since the later part of 2007. Unfortunately for many collectives that have been operating continuously since then, the city has now imposed a new stumbling block that could force many otherwise legitimate operators out of business. The new hurdle is going to be a lottery that will limit the number of collectives in the City of Los Angeles to a total of 100. This new methodology is not necessarily what Judge Mohr had contemplated. Basically, all collectives that began operations before September 14, 2007 and can prove that they have continuously operated since that date at the same location, or have moved only once due to a DEA letter, may enter the lottery with the chance to be selected as one of the lucky 100 collectives that may remain open. Instead of grandfathering in all collectives that meet the above criteria, which the city has estimated to be around 135, the lottery is penalizing collectives that have done everything according to law and according to the city’s wishes from the get go, and putting them in the position to either have to close their doors or to possibly have to move to a new location. The lottery issue is likely

to be challenged, and there are already rumors that new law suits are being filed against the city. To even be considered to be eligible to enter the lottery, a notice of intent to register process took place last week where all collectives had to file their paperwork proving when they went into business and where they have been continuously operating. The new filing paperwork is much more comprehensive then what the city required last June when over 150 collectives filed their notices of intention to stay open, but only 41 were deemed to be eligible to register under the June 2010 ordinance guidelines. Even the group of the eligible 41 is now in jeopardy depending on how many collectives filed and are ultimately deemed eligible to enter the lottery. All of the collectives are very nervous about this new curve ball being thrown at them by the city. Knowing that the lottery could randomly eliminate the “law abiding and best run dispensaries,” patients are now again in the dark as to what they can expect in the future as far as the dispensaries they have come to rely upon for safe access to get their medical cannabis. It is estimated that the city will now take between 2 to 3 months to analyze the volumes of documents submitted in the new “notice of intent to register” process, before announcing which Collectives will be eligible to enter the lottery. However, the lottery and the new temporary interim control ordinance may be a total exercise in futility as the city has appealed Judge Mohr’s decision and injunction, seeking to fully re-instate the LA Medical Marijuana Ordinance that became effective last June.

Tinkerbell, pixie dust and pirates

made Peter Pans day as he flew around in tights in the fictional paradise lost of Neverland. Today, you too can have a fairy tale journey as a Bohemian Lost Boy or a Lost Goth Girl in the underground and undercurrent sub-culture of the Netherlands. Lets face it, those daring, dauntless Dutch have given us more than delf, dikes, wooden shoes and windmills. Amsterdam is a steaming compost rich in history, art, culture, and a William Burroughs subterranean narco nightlife to die for. Amsterdam is also the penultimate Euro-industrial showcase and mecca for the severely perverse sub-culture vulture. It’s a narcissistic syringe laced with enough creativity to induce a paralyzing and fatal art attack in the truly art addicted! Galaxies of galleries orbit in perfect harmony around its solar system, planets of art, of all types and tastes circle its sun and proliferate like tulips on steroids. One gallery alone is devoted to over 500 works of the invincible Vincent Van Gogh. History is kept alive with museums highlighting Hollands colorful and sometimes somber past, including the Anne Frank Museum. Anne was the young girl who not only kept a diary of her families trials and tribulations under German occupation, but who also fell victim to Nazi atrocities in Hitler’s drive for world domination. Virulently antiNazi, it was the brave Dutch who used to toss wooden shoes, called sabots into the industrial machinery of the Third and thankfully final Reich, and gave us the word…sabotage! On the lighter side of the fence is a museum for devotees of the history of red light district sex, a museum of torture, and what would hemp happy Holland be without its museum of Hemp and Cannabis. This beautiful old world city of Hans Brinker fame is graced by a geometric, winding labyrinth of canals where you can enjoy a pleasurable cruise that steadily builds into a massive urban architectural bricks and mortar orgasm. The Dutch, always eco-minded, have provided an array of public transportation alternatives to renting a car, but the best way to enjoy and absorb all Amsterdam has to offer is by bicycle, and they can be rented at any number of conveyance establishments.

Amsterdam is also the most hemp tolerant city in the world, and although not officially ‘legal,’ the cannabis culture of cabal is alive and well at numerous “coffeeshops” where you can get the most bang for your bong. If the Indy 500 is one of the pre-eminent auto events in the world, then Amsterdam can lay claim as the home of the Grand Prix of Cannabis. Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines! Prostitution, on the other hand, is legal in Amsterdam and the Red Light District is a fertile ground for the sexual imagination. Walk down the streets and the windows attractively display flesh and fantasy in equal amounts. You can ménage a trois, giddy up with a pony girl, and all can be had for a price and sound spanking by a Dutch Dom that’ll make your bottom tingle with delight. The city of bikes and dikes pushes the cultural envelope, proving that life is indeed a cannabis and carnal cabaret old chum. More than that, it is truly a delicious

and

somewhat delightfully decadent garden

history, art, cannabis culture and a cornucopia of consensual sex. So, hop aboard the Canna-Bus Tourbus, grab your Zig-Zags and your Trojans, and lets Amsterdam it!

SEEDS AND STEMS

Most

Those damn Amsterdam coffeeshops kick some highly serious grass glass! Dutch doobies have been firing up since Dutch society started lightening up and stopped bashing the hash in the 1970s. Prior to that, the 1960s were a time of societal upheaval and reefer revolution, and the Dutch Provos were in the avant vanguard for all the other guerilla street politicos to come. This melting pot of protest led to the eventual relaxation of restrictive smoking pot penalization. As the Sixties began to wither on the vine, the great global ganja culture of “wasted” youth began to bloom, bud and blossom in the Garden of Hedon. The Age of Aquarius made room for the Age of Cannabis, and the Dutch coffeehouse culture had finally reached a full climax and officially unofficially came of age. The Acid Tests of Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters and the Digger free-feed/ free-store culture of Haight Ashbury in the Psychedelic Sixties can directly trace their DNA to the result of the social intercourse already

banging

away

full tilt boogie in the humping

hempster

bedrooms of Holland. One by one, the first coffeeshops began to open their experimental doors of perception. Names like “Mellow Yellow” and “Acapulco

Amster-

dam’s psychedelic and colorful emporiums of euphoria are within walking distance of Centraal Station and Dam Square, and conveniently

lo-

cated on top of the Red Light District. So if you’re 18 or older, you can get a drink and a smoke and socialize in a convivial carnival of cannabis without Big Brother’s heavy-handed retribution. Hash and pot are sold over the counter or at windows, and some offer free rolling papers and cardboard ‘filters.’ A few shops offer bongs, pipes and vaporizers so if you don’t carry your own you can count on the house to pass the glass. Seeds n’ stems rules of social etiquette apply in Amsterdam, and will go a long way in keeping your trip flying high, and not go up in smoke! First, leave the mask of the Ugly American at home. Americans have an overseas reputation as being embarrassingly brash and overbearing to some Europeans, so the red, white and rude act won’t win you any brownie points. Patience is also a virtue here, so pace yourself, slow down, and smell the tulips.

Gold” are living monuments to Mary Jane and Co. that still exists to this day. To put it into pop culture perspective, they are the Lincoln Memorials of Marijuana! Four Scored and Seven Joints Ago!

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THE RED THREAD TOUR

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

Amsterdam, but there’s also a lively panoramic pavement of prostitu-

antiquities. The country has over 400 museums that delve into a variety

tion in a vibratory marketplace chock full of sex and goodies. The Red

of cultural corners of the Dutch. The glutton for art galleries will certainly

Light District is symbolic of “de rode draad” or the red thread of prosti-

satiate his or her hunger at a myriad of renowned art enclaves highlight-

tution that runs rampant through society. Prostitution is not only legal

ing the works of Van Gogh

in Holland, but a highly respected profession in this erotic enclave of

and Rembrandt to lesser-

Dutch dildos and delightful decadence. In addition to the promiscuous

known painters and other

leg spreading vicariousness of the area, there are numerous merchants of

artists and art forms, includ-

mastabatoria that will salivate with capitalistic glee, as the cash register

ing photography and film.

Cobblestones and cannabis may pave the counter cultural streets of

Amsterdam is also the Netherlands never ending haven for art and

rings while catering to any and all of your machinations and fascinations.

Among the museums of

Shops sell everything from bottom pleasing riding crops to bridles

the more sedate and serious

and saddles. Absolute Danny is a orgasmic must see on your genital tour

nature you’ll find the Anne

of Amsterdam. It’s the Fort Knox of vaginal weaponry and includes the

Frank House and Museum

atomic bomb of self gratification, the amazing Tarzan Dildo. Condom-

as well as the Dutch Resis-

erie, one of the oldest and largest erection emporiums in town has every

tance Museum. Both focus on a dark

conceivable size, shape and style of penis wear finery to be found in Eu-

period of world history and the bravery it evoked in a whole populace as

rope. The artsy fartsy crowd can also get their rocks off as they stare in

well as the heart of one young girl who found her inner strength through

amazement at a concrete erectus eroticus steeped in Viagra Falls! Amster-

her beliefs. There are also a variety of science and natural history muse-

dam’s Red Light District is not just an area set aside as a garden of Eden for

ums, including a children’s hands on experience to explore the mysteries

sexual nirvana, but also a refined cathedral of worship of this, the oldest

of the world of science in more digestible bites.

of professions...top or bottom, soft or hard, sub or dom, you choose the dream and she’ll drive the train to it’s

Nautical and tropical themed museums exist, and in addition to a

final destina-

Dutch Shipping Museum there’s even a small Houseboat Museum. You

tion.

can even get a peek under Marilyn Monroe’s skirt at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, and the Brew Happy Lager Heads will be overjoyed to

A few rules

learn of the Heineken Experience and brewery tour.

of decorum

The more macabre sensibilities will be tickled pink with a jaunt

for the un-

through the world of torture and pain at the famed Torture Museum

i n it i ate d :

where you’ll find all the tools for extracting a witch’s confession along with

Treat

the

a variety of restraints and cages on display. The cannabis cannibal crowd

prostitutes

will enjoy a tokin’ tour through the Hemp Marijuana Museum and find

with

all

it a truly enlightening experience. There is also a Tattoo Museum for that

the

re-

crowd and from tats to tattas, it’s the Sex Museum and the Erotic Museum

spect

in the heart of the Red Light District. Like a matching pair of breasts, the

y o u

museums highlight the history of the district as well as including erotic

would your own sis-

art, paintings and objects from around the world. If you’re on the art and

ter or your own mother. Not only are they unionized working girls,

culture side of the coin and want to maximize your museum clout, you

they are ladies and are to be treated as such. Also, photographs are not al-

can purchase a Museum Card that, for a small price, allows you one year

lowed. These are not Polaroid Prostitutes, so keep the digitals out of reach.

of unlimited access to over 400 museums in the Netherlands, 30 of which

While the red-light district plays host to happy hookers and hempy

are in Amsterdam alone.

hookahs, it’s also a repository of some of the finest damned architecture in

Amsterdam has it all. Houseboats, canal cruises, pedal boat tours,

the Netherlands. Walk down the winding streets and you’ll swear you’ve

bikes and dikes, cannabis and sex, culture and counter culture. No matter

stumbled into a fairy tale. The District is also home to a bustling and mys-

what you’re looking for, the Dutch do it right. So when you’re trying to

terious Chinatown, a Jewish quarter with the some of the best pastrami

figure out where to go off the beaten path...just do what I do...and Amster-

this side of the Wailing Wall, and a daily flea market that is a must for the

dam It, damn it!

rummager and collector of trash as treasure.

Oh hot damn, here

we gO again; 72 hours of sweat beads the size of pearls flowing down your body like a banana tree in Panama, fighting for position amongst 100,000 elbows digging intO every jOint and tender lOin in your body, fingers stuck together and hair stuck to your face from raining beer and semi-frozen lemonade slush (jury’s still out on who’s hair it is…), and all of it…all of it…smack dab in the middle of the Mojave desert. the wildest Part? radiohead’s thom yorke stated it best when he graced the main stage of this hedonistic palm tree lined oasis just a few years ago; ”you do it to yourseeeellllffffff…it’s true…you and no one ellllllsssee!” Bitter? PerhaPs. But that’s only because tickets are already sold out. so for all you lucky gluttons for punishment who managed to snag a pass, as well as you dedicated

KUshites who just might find a hole in a fence or a staffer with a soft spot, here’s our preview of what to catch and what to pass at the 2011 editiOn Of the cOachella valley MUsic & arts festival, aPril 15-17, at the nOw legendary eMPire POlO clUB in indiO, califOrnia.

One day as a lion… Zack de la rocha’s new hand-

picked outfit. ‘Nuf said! As if it wasn’t enough to fuse together the Rage Against the Machine front-man on vocals and keys with Jon Theodore, the madman octopus-armed drummer from The Mars Volta, in a masterpiece of frenetic structured chaos, they recently brought aboard Joey Karam, keyboard virtuoso from The Locust. this is jUst insane! If there’s one act not to be missed… this is the one. “One day! i say! tOday! we live as a liOn!!!” the Black Keys…the first band in my musical fandom history that I just don’t care sold out (have you seen the sell-out battle between them and Vampire Weekend on Colbert??? Priceless!). this gritty BlUes-rOcK dUO OUt Of aKrOn, Ohio has garnered the praise and collaborative juices of everyone from Dan The Automator and RZA to Mos-Def, Q-Tip, and even a never heard before verse from Ol’ Dirty Bastard (on 2010’s Blakroc album)!! they’re jUst that gOOd. Other notables you don’t want to skip (if you don’t get sidetracked by the cornucopia of interactive art installations and noise machines cleverly strewn about the field): Kings of leon (well…they are one of the ‘it’ bands these days), arcade fire (well…they are one of the ‘it’ bands these days…déjà vu?), chemical Brothers (even if for nostalgia’s sake…we’re pretty sure the bass will still rumble across the entirety of these 78 acres…let’s just hope the glow-sticks don’t), cee lo green (sure he may not be listed with Gnarls Barkley…but stranger things have happened on these grassy patches in years past…), cold war Kids (just saying their name feels eerily patriotic), Ozomatli (never, in their history, has

a performance been ‘not fun’), Omar rodriguez lopez (ok…that’s two members of the Mars Volta now…could it be???), Beardyman (just YouTube him…seriously…just do it), gogol Bordello (they rocked this crowd in their rookie year, so we’re sure they’ll definitely do it again!), fat freddy’s drop (dub reggae from New Zealand…need we say more?), nas & damian Marley (their ‘Distant

Relatives’ was one of the best records of 2010, let’s see how it translates in the desert), thunderball (lush dub electronica from Thievery Corporation’s ESL label…one of our sleeper favs), Marina and the diamonds (this UK sensation’s fashion sense and unfiltered Biden-esque press tendencies got us. Oh yes…and her voice), lauryn hill (if she actually shows up, chances are she’ll light up the crowd no problem), lil B (a trooper…he survived the hyphy movement for chrissakes), and wiz Khalifa (his tour was called the Waken Baken Tour…I mean…c’mon!). Oh yes…and then there’s Kanye…aaahhhh Kanye...what are we going to do with you? At the very least, it’s always fun to watch an undeniably talented train-wreck attempt to redeem himself on stage. And heck…with over 150 acts across 5 stages, there’s a plethora of miccommandeering headline-making opportunities!

now as far as amenities and conveniences, the organizers have set up shuttles that will run

throughout the day to service most of the area hotels. They’ve also managed to construct glamping facilities at the newly redeveloped Lake Eldorado, with pre-pitched teepees and tents, showers and ice chests, all within walking distance from the festival ground. and…wait for it…carpoolchella! It’s returned! So if you roll in with 4 or more heads in your car and print out the official Carpoolchella flyer and drop in your windshield, you’ve got a chance to win VIP passes for life! And in a continued successful effort at remaining as sustainable and efficient as possible, the 10 for 1 water bottle program is also here again…find 10 empty bottles and cash ‘em in for one free full ice cold bottle.

so there you have it. grab your sunscreen and truck stop aviators and venture out into the california desert’s great wide open.

well…sOrta… coachella.com

By Ryan James and Voodoo. Having recently New Orleans is a city of Jazz, seafood, but recall, as I sit here, the mythical returned from the Big Easy I can’t help city. Stepping out of the hotel’s air quality that resonates throughout the essive heat and humidity that is conditioned bliss is stepping into the oppr , I wouldn’t have it any other way. a trademark in the South, and honestly take a shower after ten minutes Although the feeling that you need to ’s general consensus, so a certain in the sun isn’t appealing, it is everyone ributing to the feeling that New laissez faire attitude is acceptable, cont Orleans truly is a magical place. mostly on Bourbon Street. I spent my time in the French Quarter, ball buddies. The locale for our I was here on vacation, with all my foot ld be remiss if I didn’t say that vacation changes every year, but I wou Orleans has a draw, a pull, and a I’d like it to be here every year. New sailors love for the sea. The sea can resonance with me that I hearken to a exception. The darker corners of be a terrible mistress, and this city is no -lit and populated areas, protecting the city can be dangerous. Even in well seedier elements. Yet the danger your assets is a good defense against the g it the appeal of the darker lends a mystique to The Big Easy, givin ps, and keep your wallet in your elements. Still it’s wise to travel in grou front pocket. the bars and gentlemen’s My first night was spent frequenting quickly more inebriated that I clubs. And I must admit, that I was ature New Orleans drink, the originally intended. I partook of a sign are poured over ice into a neon Hand Grenade. Various clear liquors a pineapple grenade at the green cup, resembling a yard cup with drinks truly go off like a bomb in bottom. Delicious and dangerous, the

be feeling the aftershocks your head, and if you aren’t careful, you will well into the next morning. us and as varied as its The New Orleans bar scene is world famo music permeates the live cultured past. From 50’s style jazz to pop, the own soundtrack, your to streets, making you feel like you’re walking most everyone like And, ns. immersed in a movie about college shenaniga anything like is crew your If there, that is truer than you might expect. the timeian’s, O’Br Patty at mine, you’ll end up doing hurricane races anly can, hum you as fast as honored tradition of drinking a hurricane y). abilit t swee and try to beat out your fellow man (a bitter was now regretting every and , tities quan vast k dran late, out was So, I she always does. And cure, moment of life. But my dark mistress has the Street, on Decatur bon Bour in this case the cure is Beignets. Not far off of the best Beignets s serve that Street, is Café Du Monde, an outdoor café a week, it is truly days 7 day, and chicory coffee around. Open 24 hours a hy creations can doug fried a godsend. Covered in powdered sugar, the t performers stree , Café the of enliven even the worst day. On the outskirts statues, and e pirat ts, robo and artists decorate the scenery. Tap dancers, hty dollar). almig your (and jazz musicians all vie for your attention powers their bend ers ition Artists peddle their works and Voodoo pract s, and bead than faster air the to your commands. Curses can fly through truly are ey Th s. bead the ah catch the unwary in a lurch. And the beads, ing Stand . glory of ash fl a for magical in this place. Beads can be traded on s hour and s hour for ng on a balcony, swinging beads can be entertaini my was me ed stopp that end. I did it till 2 in the morn, and the only thing aching feet. attractions of the French But parties, bars and beads are not the only machine guns, 88mm , quarter. A WWII museum, filled with tanks

are waiting to be cannons, jeeps and vehicles of all kind casual tourist the perused by the avid history buff and d spend an coul alike. This museum is the real deal. You generation, test grea hour in the lobby learning about our good stuff. the to before shelling out an entrance fee to get day I shall one ing Wistfully I left The Big Easy, know . The city later than return, and hoping for sooner rather re (and cultu and ic, truly has it all, great food, drink, mus Big well Fare e). wild nights for the crazier cats out ther Easy…keep up the good work.

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Stone Temple Pilots w/ Jetstream 2.26.11 @ Fox Theater (Pomona)

Concerts With

Kush Linkin Park

2.22.11 @ Staples Center Was Linkin Park ever ‘cool’? Was it ever cool to like Linkin Park? These questions are hard to pin down, but when I was in High School I sure seemed to think so. Their 2000 album, Hybrid Theory, was sort of a game changer at the time, taking the already popular rap-rock idea (KoRn, Limp Bizkit, etc) in a more electronic musical direction. Whatever your opinion of the band and the music they make, it’s undeniable that their live concert is one of the best touring rock shows alive right now. Their “A Thousand Suns Tour” (supporting their 2010 album: A Thousand Suns) comes rolling in to Los Angeles on this fine February evening. A high energy rock concert, if you’re into that sorta thing. linkinpark.com

We Barbarians

3.06.11 @ Detroit Bar (Costa Mesa) This ambient indie rock band from Long Beach is still unsigned, but that shouldn’t last for long. They have a really nice live set, and the Detroit Bar is a fine venue to see any band. If you’re in the area, this is the place to be. facebook.com/webarbarians

Stone Temple Pilots, the San Diego natives and alternative rock heroes, have been out of the picture for a while. After forming in the mid-eighties, the band split in the early 2000’s mainly due to lead singer Scott Weiland’s drug problems. But in the last couple years the band has re-surged, releasing a self titled album back in May that debuted at #2 on the Billboard charts. They’re touring all over and come to the Fox Theater in Pomona for a special performance that every fan of rock music in the last 20 years will enjoy. www.stonetemplepilots.com

Local Natives 2.26.11 @ Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles locals (and Orange County natives), Local Natives have come a long way in the last year or so. Recently playing shows at smaller venues, they’ve officially made the leap to the big stage, playing legendary venues like Walt Disney Concert Hall across the country. They released their debut album Gorilla Manor in the US last February and have been bursting onto the indie rock scene ever since. With a sound described anywhere from psych-folk to ‘clash music’, they have a very well put together live set that is worth every penny spent on it. Highly recommend making it out so, if not for a better reason, you can say “Oh yeah, I knew about and saw them live back in 2011”. thelocalnatives.com

Crystal Castles 3.03.11 @ Fox Theater (Pomona) Crystal Castles are an electronic band from Toronto, made up of producer Ethan Kath and vocalist Alice Glass. They are well known around the world for their chaotic live shows and energetic yet lo-fi productions. The duo released several vinyl EPs between 2006 and 2007, and two eponymous albums in 2008 and 2010 to widespread critical acclaim, building a solid, devoted fan base. Definitely worth the drive out to Pomona from wherever you reside in SoCal. crystalcastles.com

Lykke Li w/ Johnossi

3.09.11 @ El Rey Theatre One of my favorite “new” artists, Lykke Li released her debut album in 2008, but it seems like she’s been around far longer than that. Her voice is wonderful, and the recently released single “I Follow Rivers” is simply fantastic. Go enjoy this show with someone close to you, it will be a concert you won’t soon forget! lykkeli.com

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Huey Lewis & The News

3.13.11 @ Morongo Casino Resort and Spa (Cabazon) Bands are often remembered by their hits, and Huey Lewis and the News have plenty of those. Whether it’s “If This Is It”, “I Want A New Drug”, or “The Power of Love” from the greatest movie of all time, Back To The Future, you probably remember something from these fellas that will have you dancing and singing along. They may be playing at a casino, but these San Franciscans are no gamble. And with close to 30 years under their belt, this may be it, so we’re lettin’ you know to go see our friends from the out in the desert. hueylewis.com

Girl Talk

3.19.11 @ Fox Theater (Pomona) One thing I’ll always remember, is the first time I saw Girl Talk live. It was one of my first Coachella experiences, and I distinctly remember walking by and seeing a party... feeling a party, and hearing a party. Balloons, confetti, hot people on stage, and of course, the mashup. It was simply awesome. I joined the party, missing a couple bands I went to see that day. Mashups... this is what Greg Gillis deals in... pop mashups. The Pittsburgh native fittingly finds himself on the record label called Illegal Art. This show comes on his most recent North American tour, and it will be a crazy dance party. Guaranteed. facebook.com/girltalkmusic

T-Pain, Waka Flocka, E-40, Too Short : 2.19.11 @ The Arena (Anaheim)

Chromeo 2.19.11 @ Fox Theater (Pomona) Boyz II Men : 3.03.11 @ Canyon Club (Agoura Hills) SOJA w/ Mambo Sauce & Chris Boomer : 3.04.11 @ HOB Sunset

Jackson Browne : 2.25.11 @ Arlington Theater (Santa Barbara); 3.08.11 @ Terrace Theater (Long Beach); 3.09.11 @ Fred Kavli Theatre (Thousand Oaks)

Eric Clapton : 3.08.11; 3.09.11 @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Universal City) -If you have

tickets, I’m jealous. This will be an incredible show.

Datarock : 3.11.11 @ Echoplex; 3.14.11 @ Detroit Bar Simian Mobile Disco, Fake Blood 3.12.11 @ Club Nokia

Tapes ‘n Tapes : 3.15.11 @ Detroit Bar

Devo : 3.19.11 @ Club Nokia

“

Books alone are liberal and free: They give to all who ask.They emancipate all who serve them faithfully

”

These words are inscribed on the north side of the Richard J. Riordan Central Library along Fifth Street. Engraved just below the quote is the Los Angeles City symbol. Divided into four squares, the Stars and Stripes are for the United States, the Bear is for the California Republic, the Lion with the Castle represents Spain and the Eagle with a Serpent in his mouth stands for Mexico.

Designed by architect Bertram Goodhue in 1926, the Central Library on Flower and Fifth is a civic treasure. Aside from being the last building created by Goodhue before he died, the clean rendering of the library made the building an immediate iconic structure. Built in the Streamline Moderne style of Art Deco, it will always be one of the sleekest buildings in downtown. The design includes influences of ancient Egyptian and Mediterranean Revival architecture. The central tower is crowned with a tiled mosaic pyramid with a sun on each side. Topping the pyramid is a hand holding a gold torch symbolizing the “Light of Learning.” It’s no overstatement to call the Central Library monumental. In 1978 the Central Library was almost demolished to be included in a new high rise development in Bunker Hill. A coalition of local residents came together to fight the demolition and they stopped it from happening. This group became known as the LA Conservancy. The LA Conservancy‘s efforts restoring historic buildings set the benchmark and precedent for the eventual redevelopment of downtown LA. They deserve as much credit as anybody does for the rebirth of downtown LA. The Conservancy has saved dozens of other historic buildings throughout downtown and the rest of

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the city since they first rescued the library three decades back. A few years after the Conservancy saved the library, two arson fires in 1986 almost finished it off for good. Legendary Los Angeles poet Charles Bukowski wrote a great poem shortly after the fires. His poem “the burning of a dream,” is both an ode to the library and a revealing window into his youth. He starts it like this. The old LA Public Library burned down that library downtown and with it went a large part of my youth. The poem is one of Bukowski’s longest, over eight pages. Celebrating the library, his favorite authors, his rite of passage and how the library assisted with his growth as a writer and survivor. “Meanwhile while other young men chased the ladies I chased the old books. I was a bibliophile, albeit a disenchanted one and this and the world shaped me.” Bukowski speaks for millions that love books and have relied on the library. He writes, “that wondrous place the LA. Public Library it was a home for a person who had had a home of hell.” The poem communicates how the library gave him one thing to hold on to in a cold world. Fortunately the fire wasn’t as bad as Bukowski thought. Almost 400,000 books burned and the library was severely damaged, but a plan of expansion was already in the works before the fire and now it would have to happen. Over a seven-year period the library was expanded to include five more levels than the original design. The new wing is on the East Side of the library and cascades along Fifth Street. It connects to the original structure smoothly

without affecting the integrity of the original architecture. Looking over the new wing, one sees a vast hall filled with light connected by long escalators, lying below a glass atrium-ceiling overhead. Five floors are linked by a long set of escalators. There is a sublime feeling riding up the escalators as the last light of the day pours through the glass overhead. Looking up every time I think how much I love this library and I love my city. Those who haven’t seen the Central Library should treat themselves to a visit. Marvel at the cast concrete deco ornamentation matched with quotes. “In the world of affairs we live in our own age. In books we live in all ages.” Dig the sculpted sunburst over the quote. There is a cozy bookstore/gift shop in the middle of the library loaded with Journals, off-beat books, bookmarks, candles, calendars, maps, mugs, purses, puppets, crystals, quartz rocks, stuffed animals, T-shirts printed with phrases like, “The Bell Jar,” and “Reading is Sexy.” Poetic sound bytes and literary slogans stamped across bags, shirts, sweaters and posters. Their merchandise is hip with a lot of affordable gifts. Behind the register in the bookstore is a printed portion of the mural on the ceiling upstairs. The four-part mural upstairs painted in 1933 capture three centuries of California history. There are four walls included in Dean Cornwell’s mural: THE COMING OF THE SPANISH EXPLORERS. THE FINDING OF THE MISSIONS THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF CALIFORNIA THE BIRTH OF LOS ANGELES. An ornate yet sturdy chandelier decorated with all twelve symbols of the zodiac and 48 light bulbs for the 48 states in 1926 remains suspended below Cornwell’s mural in a rotunda with high ceilings below a dome. Dig the chandelier and dig Cornwell’s mural, this is one of the holiest rooms in the city. The intersection on the Northeast corner of the library at Grand and Fifth has been declared John Fante Square by the City of Los Angeles. Fante lived a few blocks from here during the Twenties and Thirties. His books like ASK THE DUST captured the life of a young writer in Bunker Hill trying to survive during the Depression. Fante’s prose is colloquial and heartfelt; pure poetry. His honest style inspired countless writers including Charles Bukowski. Bukowski discovered Fante’s work in this library. Bukowski wrote in a Foreword of one of Fante’s book’s that finding a book by John Fante on the bookshelves was “like finding gold in the city dump.” Fante’s honest colloquial style gave Bukowski a template and he ran with it. They connected and met in the last years of Fante’s life before Fante died in 1981. Bukowksi died in 1994, a year after the Library was rebuilt. Right about this time I was 19 and discovering Bukowski and Fante here in the Central Library. Like Bukowski did in his formative years I checked out as many books as I could. Needless to say this shaped me. Behold the lore of LA Authors! Behold the Central Library! Mike The Poet is a Spoken Word Artist, Tourguide, Educator, Journalist, and Historian based in The City of Angels. mikethepoetla.tumblr.com www.youtube.com/user/MikeThePoet1

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IngrEdIEnts -1 package (16 ounces) frozen cooked crawfish tails, thawed -1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened -1 medium green pepper, finely chopped -1 medium sweet red pepper, finely chopped -1 small onion, finely chopped -6 garlic cloves, minced -1/2 to 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning -1/3 cup THC olive oil -1/2 teaspoon salt -6 to 12 drops hot pepper sauce Assorted crackers

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dIrEctIons Chop crawfish; pat dry. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add the THC olive oil, peppers, onion, garlic, Creole seasoning, salt and hot pepper sauce; stir in the crawfish. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve with crackers. Yield: 3 cups.

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IngrEdIEnts -1 cup pitted brine-cured black olives, such as Nicoise, sliced -1 cup large (queen) pimiento-stuffed olives, sliced -1/2 cup THC olive oil -2 Tablespoons minced shallots -2 Tablespoons finely chopped celery -2 Tablespoons minced fresh flat-leaf parsley -2 teaspoons minced garlic -1-1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

IngrEdIEnts -1 cup all-purpose flour -1 cup cornmeal -1/4 cup sugar -1/2 teaspoon baking soda -1/2 teaspoon salt -1 egg -1 cup (8 ounces) reduced-fat plain yogurt -1/4 cup THC oil

dIrEctIons Combine black olives, green olives, THC oil, shallots, celery, parsley, garlic and pepper in a medium mixing bowl and mix well. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

dIrEctIons In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking soda and salt. Whisk together the egg, yogurt and oil. Stir in the dry ingredients just until combined. Transfer to an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375Â° for 20-25 minutes or until top is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Serve warm.

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IngrEdIEnts -1/2 cup finely chopped celery -1/2 cup sliced pimiento-stuffed olives, drained -1/2 cup sliced ripe olives, drained -1/2 cup giardiniera -1/3 cup finely chopped onion -1/3 cup THC olive oil -1/4 cup finely chopped green onions -1/4 cup minced fresh parsley -3 tablespoons lemon juice -1 teaspoon dried oregano -1 garlic clove, minced -1/8 teaspoon pepper -1 round loaf (24 ounces) unsliced Italian bread -1/4 pound thinly sliced hard salami -1/4 pound provolone cheese -1/4 pound thinly sliced deli ham dIrEctIons In a large bowl, combine the first 12 ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons liquid. Cut loaf of bread in half; hollow out top and bottom, leaving a 1-in. Shell (discard removed bread or save for another use). Brush cut sides of bread with reserved liquid. Layer bottom of bread shell with salami, half of the olive mixture, cheese, remaining olive mixture and ham. Replace bread top. Cut into wedges.

CRABBY guMBO IngrEdIEnts -1 pound fresh okra, washed, stems removed, and cut into 1-inch pieces (frozen okra may be used if fresh is unavailable) -1 large onion (about 1 cup), coarsely chopped -3 cloves garlic, minced -1/2 pound ham (preferably smoked), diced -1 small green pepper, minced -1 bay leaf -1 teaspoon salt, or to taste Generous sprinkling of freshly ground black pepper -1/3 teaspoon crushed red pepper -5 large tomatoes (about 2 to 2-1/2 cups), peeled and coarsely chopped -1/2 cup tomato sauce -1-1/2 cups water -Â˝ stick THC Butter -2 pounds raw shrimp, peeled, deveined, and rinsed -3/4 pound back fin crabmeat, cooked dIrEctIons Combine okra, onion, garlic, ham, green pepper, bay leaf, salt, pepper, red pepper, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, and THC butter in a large heavy kettle or Dutch oven. Bring just to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes. Add shrimp and crab. Simmer for about 15 minutes more.

SAuSAge And CHICken guMBO IngrEdIEnts -1 (3 pound) whole chicken -1/2 cup all-purpose flour -1/2 cup THC olive oil -1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped onions -1 (10 ounce) package frozen green bell peppers -5 stalks celery, finely chopped -1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning, or to taste -2 whole bay leaves -1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes -1 pound fully-cooked smoked beef sausage, sliced -1 (10 ounce) package frozen sliced okra salt and black pepper to taste dIrEctIons Fill a large pot partially with lightly salted water, and place the chicken in the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, and cook the chicken until the meat is no longer pink and the juices run clear, about 1 hour. Remove the chicken from the broth, and crack open the carcass to allow the chicken to cool. Reserve the chicken broth. After the chicken has cooled enough to handle, pick the meat from the bones, and set aside. While the chicken is simmering, make a roux by whisking together the flour and THC olive oil in a large, heavy saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir the mixture, watching constantly to avoid burning, until the roux is a rich chocolate brown color, 20 to 30 minutes. As soon as the roux has reached the desired color, stir in the onions, bell peppers, celery, Cajun seasoning, and bay leaves, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, about 45 minutes. Pour in the reserved chicken broth, diced tomatoes, and beef sausage, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the mixture has thickened, about 1 hour. Mix in the reserved chicken meat and okra, bring back to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the okra is tender and the flavors have blended, 30 to 40 minutes.

Red BeAnS And RICe IngrEdIEnts -1 medium onion, chopped -1/2 cup chopped green pepper -2 garlic cloves, minced -2 tablespoons THC olive oil -1/3 cup minced fresh cilantro -3 cans (16 ounces each) red beans, rinsed and drained -1/2 teaspoon salt -1/2 teaspoon ground cumin -1/8 teaspoon pepper -3 cups hot cooked rice dIrEctIons In a large nonstick skillet, sautĂŠ the onion, green pepper and garlic in oil until tender. Add cilantro. Cook and stir until wilted, about 1 minute. Stir in the beans, salt, cumin and pepper. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Serve over rice.

kIng CAke PAstrY: -1 cup milk -1/4 cup THC butter -2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast -2/3 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C) -1/2 cup white sugar -2 eggs -1 1/2 teaspoons salt -1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg -5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour FILLING: -1 cup packed brown sugar -1 tablespoon ground cinnamon -2/3 cup chopped pecans -1/2 cup all-purpose flour -1/2 cup raisins -1/2 cup melted THC butter FROSTING: -1 cup confectionersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sugar -1 tablespoon water

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dIrEctIons Scald milk, remove from heat and stir in 1/4 cup of butter. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in the warm water with 1 tablespoon of the white sugar. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. When yeast mixture is bubbling, add the cooled milk mixture. Whisk in the eggs. Stir in the remaining white sugar, salt and nutmeg. Beat the flour into the milk/egg mixture 1 cup at a time. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 2 hours. When raised, punch down and divide dough in half. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 2 cookie sheets or line with parchment paper. To Make Filling: Combine the brown sugar, ground cinnamon, chopped pecans, 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup raisins. Pour 1/2 cup melted butter over the cinnamon mixture and mix until crumbly. Roll dough halves out into large rectangles (approximately 10x16 inches or so). Sprinkle the filling evenly over the dough and roll up each half tightly like a jellyroll, beginning at the wide side. Bring the ends of each roll together to form 2 oval shaped rings. Place each ring on a prepared cookie sheet. With scissors make cuts 1/3 of the way through the rings at 1-inch intervals. Let rise in a warm spot until doubled in size, about 45 minutes. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Push the doll into the bottom of the cake. Frost while warm with the confectioners’ sugar blended with 1 to 2 tablespoons of water.

new ORleAnS BReAd PuddIng IngrEdIEnts -1/2 cup raisins -1/4 cup brandy or unsweetened apple juice -1/2 cup THC Butter melted and divided -1 tablespoon sugar -4 eggs, lightly beaten -2 cups half-and-half cream -1 cup packed brown sugar -2 teaspoons vanilla extract -1/2 teaspoon salt -1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg -10 slices day-old French bread (1 inch thick), cubed

sAUcE: -1/2 cup packed brown sugar -2 tablespoons cornstarch Dash salt -1 cup cold water -1 tablespoon THC butter -2 teaspoons vanilla extract dIrEctIons In a small saucepan, combine raisins and brandy. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, cover and set aside. Brush a shallow 2-1/2-qt. baking dish with 1 tablespoon THC butter; sprinkle with sugar and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, cream, brown sugar, vanilla, salt and nutmeg. Stir in remaining butter and reserved raisin mixture. Gently stir in bread. Let stand for 15 minutes or until bread is softened. Transfer to prepared dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. For sauce, in a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, cornstarch and salt; gradually add water. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Serve with bread pudding.

PeCAn PRAlIne TReATS IngrEdIEnts -1 cup sugar -1 cup packed brown sugar -1 cup milk -8 large marshmallows -2 cups coarsely chopped pecans -2 tablespoons butter -1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Dash ground cinnamon dIrEctIons Lightly butter two baking sheets or line with waxed paper; set aside. In a saucepan, combine the sugars, milk and marshmallows. Cook and stir over low heat until marshmallows are completely melted. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until a candy thermometer reads 234°240° (soft-ball stage). Without stirring or scraping, pour hot liquid into another saucepan. Add the pecans, THC, butter, vanilla and cinnamon. Stir rapidly until mixture is thickened and creamy, about 3 minutes. Drop quickly by rounded tablespoonfuls onto prepared pans. Flatten slightly. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

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