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Dr. Seuss, born March 2, 1904, tackled racism, environmentalism, and

24 | Organics by Tyler C. Davidson

fascism. Oh yeah…he wrote a few kids books too...

34 | NoCal Travel: Carmel by Charlotte Cruz

30 Passing Gas

40 | Steep Hill Lab by AnnaRae Grabstein

18 This Month in Weed History

Here are 10 clever ways to do it without putting up a stink.

12 | The Health Report: Allergies by J.T. Gold

46 | Strain Review: Mr. Nice Guy 52 | We Dig This: Cheeba Hut by Bud Lee

58 The Boys of Summer are Back

54 | Living Well: Rec Sports Leagues by Julie Cole

Who’s the best in the West? Depends. You want the coldest beer or

60 | Growers Grove by Jade Kine

the biggest hot dog? Or just a great game of ball.

74 Overton Loyd : The Kush Interview

66 | Girly Ganja Gadgets by Cyree Jarelle Johnson 68 | Hempful Hints by Jay Evans

The legendary P-Funk artist finally reveals the recipe to his tasty true

70 | Patients Out of Time by Mary Lynn Mathre

Funk Aesthetic OG.

72 | The Kush Interview: Mean Doe Green by Wasim Muklashy

76 Spring Sounds Are in the Air

80 | NORML Women

Great music coming your way. Check out who’s playing in the Bay area

84 | March Madness Recipes by Chef Herb

this month.

89 | Dailybuds.com Dispensary Directory

from the editors

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T Ed Doctezz

northern california’s premier cannabis lifestyle magazine

hen I think of March Madness, I reflect on the excitement each year of watching the young athletic stars of College Basketball play some of the best hoops we will see all year. The young and hungry college teams fight it out toward the end of their regular season to get a chance to play in the NCAA tournament. Some crazy fans, like me have been watching college hoops all season, were elated by some of the rankings and disappointed by some of the snubs. This is definitely my favorite time of year as we embark upon spring, daylight savings time and longer days, less rain and more time to gather together in the beautiful outdoors. In the world of medical marijuana, March Madness has a completely different meaning. Kush witnesses first hand some of the “Madness” in this industry. Just today, after the state Senate in Montana attempted to repeal the medical marijuana initiative, ending in a deadlock, the DEA raided a dozen collectives and growers. In Colorado, politicians are trying to ban edibles and infused drinks fearing children are being enticed to eat or drink these products. In Southern California, I am referring to the madness being created by the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office and City Council. They have attempted to amend the Ordinance passed in June 2010 controlling Medical Marijuana Collectives in the City of Los Angeles pursuant to the Superior Court’s ruling this past December stating that parts of the June Ordinance were unenforceable. The newest amendment, which is a temporary urgency Ordinance sets forth that only collectives that were in business, and can prove they were in business before September 14, 2007, could file and intent to register so they can continue to operate. While 228 registered, the city determined that not all of them could stay open and in fact has sent letters informing 141 collectives to close. However, many of these 141 are part of the original Superior Court Case that determined that parts of the ordinance were unenforceable. So where does this leave these collectives? In Long Beach, it isn’t much better. The Long Beach City Council keeps zoning out medical marijuana collectives and growers by making the perimeter zoning stricter. The council had already

In light of the irrationality that we experience every day with the Federal Government’s classification of marijuana as a Schedule One drug, can we ever escape this madness?

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approved a law in March 2010 that outlawed collectives near schools, in residential areas, or near one another, but decided to make it more restrictive. The change is expected to force 11 collective or cultivation sites to close, leaving 26 citywide, mostly in the western half of Long Beach. There are already numerous lawsuits in Long Beach, with more expected to come. In San Diego, the county Board of Supervisors is attempting to zone out medical marijuana collectives within the city limits and force them into outlying light industrial areas. Could you imagine going miles to get your antibiotics for an infection or your blood pressure medication? Well that’s what citizens of San Mateo County have been doing for years. Finally this year, San Mateo County is considering lifting its outright ban on medical marijuana collectives and allowing one collective to open in a light industrial area to service 150 very ill patients. Sure it’s a start, but what if there are hundreds of people who need this medication? Sounds like they are just out of luck! In mid February, Oakland City Council, in an attempt to pass an ordinance allowing a medical marijuana grow facility, was advised by the US Attorney General to rethink its actions. The city is attempting to modify the grow facility ordinance, but in light of the irrationality that we experience every day with the Federal Government’s classification of marijuana as a Schedule One drug, can we ever escape this madness. On a less dramatic note, in this issue are some great March Madness recipes (for the NCAA tournament!!!) beginning on page 84. We also include each month a listing of great music coming your way (p. 76) along with an article about how NORML’s Women’s Alliance is trying to help educate our country and dispel the stigma that perpetuates the medical marijuana controversy. Ok. Now go mad!

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Springtime is a wonderful time of year - the drudge of winter finally lifts its grip; all that was dormant comes back to life and the outdoors beckon. Unless, of course, you have spring allergies and then the season of rebirth is nothing more than a call to the medicine cabinet. Allergies are worst in the spring and for those who are sensitive to the pollen, grass and everything else that helps make springtime beautiful, it’s hard to find reason to celebrate. Thankfully, there is a natural regimen that can help lessen the agony of sinus pressure, multiple sneezing and watery eyes. Follow these tips and you’ll no longer be afraid to breathe a breath of fresh air this spring. Eat local honey. Bees collect pollen from local plants and therefore build your tolerance and immunity. Nutritionists recommend eating 1-2 teaspoons regularly before the allergy season really kicks into gear. Eat foods known to combat allergies. Onions, garlic, citrus are all known to contain natural antihistamines. Marshmallow root is a known decongestant and green tea contains antioxidants that may help your body’s reaction to allergens in general. Wash your hair. If you use any sort of product in your hair, realize that you set a trap for pollen and dust. Imagine that after a day of gel in your hair, it essentially becomes a sticky surface for all of those tiny, invisible particles to gather. Rinse, rinse, rinse. Keeping your nose free of pollen is as simple as rinsing your nostrils out with clean water. The tiny hairs that act as a filter for things like dust and pollen need to be kept clean to do their job. Prepare. If you know you’re going to be outdoors during days when the pollen count is high, take extra measures to keep yourself breathing easy. Wear natural fibers that collect less pollen and wash your hands regularly. Avoid sticky lotions on your hands that will collect everything you want to avoid. Sleep in. Pollen is at its peak in the early morning hours. Avoiding outdoor activity from 5-10 a.m is a smart way to avoid itchy eyes. The eyes have it. Allergies can blind those of us who take it right in the eye. Some people sniff, others cough, but nearly all of us tear up when our bodies are reacting to springtime pollen. Look for natural eye drops and keep one in your pocket, one in your bag, one in your car, one at your house, one at you parents’ house… Being an allergy sufferer is just a plain old drag, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy the outdoors during this spectacular time of year. If you haven’t had a skin test, it’s not a bad thing to know (what you’re allergic to). Keeping clean, eating foods with plenty of antioxidants and decongestants are a good place to start. Happy spring! Be well.

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By Bud Lee

Dr. Seuss

This Month in Weed History has shed light on many historical events and focused on many great icons. This month we want to take you back - waaaaay back. And when you get there…go back even a bit further…now turn around you just might remember this blast from your past: Dr. Seuss. Yes, the Green Eggs and Ham, Cat in The Hat, How the Grinch Stole Christmas Dr. Seuss. Certain people have gifted this earth with their natural talents, others with their beauty, some with their earned intellect, and some with their whimsy. Dr. Seuss’ use of the latter helped him produce forty-four children’s books, of which there have been numerous adaptations to television, feature films, and Broadway plays. If Seuss’ characters had eluded you since childhood, you would have had to look no further than any Shakedown Street or rave party parking lot to find more than a single homage. Whether it was the Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, the Herk-Heimer Sisters, the Right-Side up Song Girls, Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz, Sam I am, or Bippo-No-Bungus & Bustard - this cast of characters will still keep your tongue-twisting, your imagination flowing, and your moral conscience on guard. Theodore Seuss Geisel (pen name Dr. Seuss) was born March 2, 1904, and thanks to him, many of us learned fundamental lessons through his characters and the poetic rhythm of anapestic tetrameter. While we all know Geisel as a writer, painter, and animator, what most don’t know is that Geisel’s start was through very mainstream mediums,

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including creating ad campaigns for huge conglomerates such as Standard Oil, General Electric, and NBC, and serving as a political cartoonist for many major magazines. Additionally, his work for the U.S. Army led him to write Design for Death, a film that went on to win the Academy Award for Documentary Film in 1947. Dancing around heavy social and political issues like racism, environmentalism, anti-consumerism, Hitler and anti-authoritarianism, materialism, isolationism, and the arms race, Dr. Seuss never shied away from controversy. Using a pen as his sword, he may have created magical characters, still widely popular with children, and pop sub-cultures, but look close enough and you’ll notice that while Dr. Seuss’ books are warm and fun, they’re also poignant, real-life lessons that still hold up today. He was a lot deeper than first glance may convey - a cerebral activist at heart - and perhaps his work served as a way to simply the day’s toughest issues by breaking it down into digestable and entertaining formats. Something many artists in our community can relate to, and a strategy most of today’s entertainment world has embraced. Let’s just hope the original message doesn’t get lost in all the pretty colors and funny names…

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Welcome once again, my faithful floral facilitators! This month I will explore the hows and whys of organic gardening, be it for medicinal cultivation or just rockin’ some killer tomatoes on the back porch. There is no shortage of hype about organics these days- my favorite is the assertion that organic corn makes better ethanol to run your car! (umm no, not exactly…) On the plus side, there is quite a bit of emerging research out there that organic farming, whether on a large or small scale, can be even more productive than we once thought. First, some of the hype; organic farming will save the world through reducing nasty chemicals sprayed on our food supply. Lots of truth to that, but also some hype- after all, just because a substance is organic does not mean that it is automatically safe or nontoxic. Just ask Socrates about his organic hemlock… Also, even organic fertilizers can cause nutrient rich runoff that damages soil and surface water, causes unhealthy algae blooms and poisons groundwater. Hog farmers and cattle feedlot owners, among others, constantly have to deal with this problem. Another hyped idea (by those opposed to organics) is that you can’t treat insect, fungal or microbial infestations organically. NOT true! Turns out there are plenty of organic repellants and pesticides out there including my favorite, pyrethrum sprays. Very effective against spider mites, this spray can be manufactured from plant sources and in fact growing garlic or marigolds (a member of the pyrethrum family) around the perimeter of your garden significantly reduces pests. Now, on to some of the research being done. It turns out that many of those microbes in the soil that people used to either ignore or attempt to eradicate

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are extremely helpful to the process of growing plants in ways science is just beginning to discover. For instance, some microbes are very helpful in assisting nutrient take up through the plant’s root system, in some cases even manufacturing nutrients or breaking down substances into forms the plant can use. Fungi known as micorrhizae actually act as root system extenders to help your plants take up nutrients faster without having to grow more roots themselves. Others eat old, dead roots and thereby allow the plant to regenerate itself, a process that happens continually, even in healthy plants that live 90 days or less… Still more of them assist in buffering the soil or water medium, helping stabilize pH, eating harmful organisms and again, making more nutrients available right where the plant needs them. Who knew? I wholeheartedly encourage you, no matter what your growing situation, to ‘go organic’, not only because of its sustainability and all the above advantages, but also simply because of an idea so obvious I don’t hear people mention it- the fact that these microbes and plants evolved together, symbiotically, and that attempts to enforce a ‘divorce’ lead to reduced productivity, less vigor, and increased susceptibility to infestation and disease. The best advice on what to use for your specific situation can be found wherever organic supplies are sold or on the internet. Remember that the ultimate goal of organics is to create ideal conditions for your plants- AND for the little microbes in your growing medium who are working so hard to help you out! That’s it for this month, so happy growing! As always, any comments or questions can be sent to my email address and I’ll be happy to answer them! indoorcultivationconsulting@gmail.com

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It’s a crazy upside down world out there, especially if you drive a car. Just turn on the news; the Middle East is in turmoil and dictators are dropping like flies, which is a good thing of course, but we’re paying for it at the pump. No matter where you are, the price of fuel is out of control. Gas is going up so fast even the government can’t get a fix on it. Last month, the Federal Energy Information Administration announced the average price of regular gas in the U.S.is$3.19pergallon.Then,adaylater,theAAAFuelGaugeReportsaidthenationalaverageat$3.22.That’sanincreaseofthreecentspergalloninoneday.Atthisrate,we’llallsoon bedrivingourkid’slittleredpedalcartowork....ornot!Maybetherearesomethingswecandosoftentheblowtoourcreditcardstatementandthedwindlingstashofcashinourwallets. Here are ten proven ways to keep a jaunt to the grocery store from landing you in bankruptcy court. ONE. If you have a smart phone, download a “gas app.” There are lots available, but I like GasBuddy because it’s free and simple to use. Another is Cheap Gas, (also free) which gives you precise directions to the closest, cheapest station. These are for the iphone, but no worries, there are plenty for you Android types too. TWO. Use cash when possible. Many stations charge a few cents less per gallon if you don’t flex the plastic at their pumps. THREE. What’s up with topping off with premium every time? The fact is most cars don’t need it, despite what it says in the owner’s manual. To be sure, ask a good independent mechanic if it’s safe to use regular or the middle-grade gas in that chick (or dude) magnet of yours. FOUR. Now this is sort of a no-brainer, but…consider carpooling, especially for shopping trips, a day at the beach, etc. Yup, there’s even an app for that! Download the Carpicipate App to find new friends and neighbors who also want to share a ride. FIVE. And speaking of shopping…do it online whenever possible. There’s actually a study out there that shows shopping on the net saves up to 35% in fuel consumption, not to mention ancillary items like parking, bridge tolls and that impulsive “gotta’ have it” latte. Ok, go ahead, have the latte, but don’t make it a special trip. SIX. Also in the no-brainer department, you can assume, if it’s ultra-convenient, then you’re paying through the nose. So, steer clear of gas stations located right off the freeway. Their rents are higher and they charge more, plus they know you want your fill-up to be fast and easy, so they mark it up to whatever the traffic will bear. SEVEN. Next, you’ve heard it before, “sometimes you’ve got to spend money to save money.” Sounds like an oxymoron. But in this case, it’s totally true. Keep your ride tuned up and you’ll get better mileage, and performance too. Clean filters, properly adjusted belts and hoses, good spark plugs and fresh fluids all count, and check the air pressure in those tires now and then. For every three pounds your tires are under-inflated, fuel economy drops by about one percent. It all adds up. EIGHT. And, try to control that lead foot. Aggressive driving, while it might be fun attracting the attention of potential girlfriends and boyfriends, not-to-mention traffic cops…it burns a lot more gas. NINE. How quickly you accelerate and how fast you go makes a huge difference. How huge? Well, for every mile per hour over sixty you drive, you’re spending an extra ten cents a gallon. And, according to Department of Energy studies, erratic driving and hard braking can waste an additional fifty cents per gallon. TEN. Last, do the math. Decide if venturing out on the highway is really worth it. Driving ten miles across town to buy sunglasses on sale probably won’t save you anything. In fact, as the price of petrol continues to rise, those new shades may be a lot more expensive than you bargained for. In the end, the price of gas moves up and down based on world politics and economics, and that probably won’t change. But adopt some of these strategies, and you can survive this mess.

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Carmel-by-the-Sea, better known simply as Carmel, is a sleepy little pristine beach town in Monterey County quaintly set on a stretch of the most beautiful coastline in all of California. Carmel is nothing if not a storybook little town with residents who are unusually happy all the time. How can you blame them? The sheer beauty of this little Mecca-by-the-sea is enough to put a smile on anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excellent food in the area, nice weather and glorious scenery. The beach is perfectly clean and seemingly untouched, the people are warm and friendly, and dogs are treated like kings. 34 34

In the late 1800s, a San Jose land developer named Frank Devendorf subdivided the area to create a colony of artists. Writers, poets and painters moved in and the town has remained an artist’s haven to this day, serving as home to the likes of Sinclair Lewis, Jack London and Mary Austin. One of Carmel’s unique ordinances was created in the early 1900s when the residents voted to ban home delivery of mail because they felt that having numbers on their houses was a sign of uniformity and conformity. Even now, in 2011, residents walk to the post office to get their mail. Carmel is infamous for its quirky rules. The cozy cobblestone streets are just how they like them so no high heels are allowed. It is also unlawful to eat in the streets. There are no parking meters or large garages and outdoor porch lights must not be over 25 watts. There has never been, and nor will there ever be, fast food. Carmel decided long ago that it was going to remain as pristine as the founding photographers found it. Dogs are welcome everywhere and the beach is leash free. In fact, if you walk down Main Street Carmel, most of the shops have fresh bowls of water for the neighborhood pooches. Eating out in Carmel is a gastronomic fantasy. The local cuisine is distinctly Californian and you’d be hard pressed to find a restaurant that doesn’t use fresh, local and organic ingredients. Some of the best sushi restaurants in all the land (that’s a scientifically researched fact) are in Carmel and you should visit them all. Seriously. But be aware, Carmel is not cheap by any means. You and I probably can’t afford to live there and probably don’t want to pay the price for a hotel. Camping is an excellent way to go if you plan on being there overnight. Carmel Valley, which is nestled along the Carmel River, is like another world in and of itself yet it’s just a few miles from town. And perhaps the most incredible part of Carmel Valley is that it is home to the largest Zen Monastery in the United States, Tassajara Zen Center. So the next time you have a full day off and want to escape to the loveliest place, eat the most wonderful food and be surrounded by nature, peace and beauty, think about taking the very scenic drive to Carmel for the day. The little town created by artists and loved by its residents is one of the gems in the California crown. Just leave behind your agenda, throw your dog in the car and take a pair of good walking shoes because you won’t want to ever get back in the car again once you arrive.

by AnnaRae Grabstein

Steep Hill Lab It is a Patient’s Right to Know Political opposition to the compassionate use of cannabis has stalled the kind of research and testing that should be conducted to guarantee its safety. Patients in states with medical cannabis laws who rely on smoking medical cannabis or consuming cannabis edibles or concentrates - and who know that the benefits they derive from it outweigh all of the reported side-effects and safety concerns - are left “holding the bag” of medicine of questionable quality. In the past the illegal nature of the supply network did not encourage quality assurance. Now, there are third party independent quality control laboratories providing a means to implement quality assurance in a predominantly unregulated industry. “Cannabis was an important medicine from ancient times until the mid-20th century, and has officially regained that status in Canada and Europe recently,” says David W. Pate, Ph.D., M.Sc., Former Senior Technical Officer, HortaPharm BV. “In addition, its primary active ingredient (THC) has been sold in the United States as an FDAapproved drug for approximately 25 years, at times earning

well into nine figures per year in sales. Therefore, any supposed controversy regarding the safety and efficacy of cannabis as a legitimate medicine is an obvious political fiction. What remains is simply a question of format and cost, along with issues of quality control. The herbal approach represents the most basic format at the lowest cost. However, the present completely decentralized system of production and distribution requires some form of third-party quality control if patients are to have confidence in their medicine, assuming that they are unwilling or unable to grow it themselves.” Patients in states that have legalized medical cannabis

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Steep Hill Lab are concerned about the quality of the product. They need medicine that is free of pesticides and safe from microbiological contamination, and they want to know its dosage. At the same time, opponents of medical cannabis have seized the opportunity to portray its quality in the worst possible light in order to suppress the distribution of the plant to patients who need it. Collective medical cannabis dispensaries are poised to improve the perception that they are not showing concern for their patients. As health care providers, they can to improve procedures for buying and providing medical cannabis, and offer more detailed information about the medicine. Currently, no federal or state regulatory protections are in place, and the cannabis products provided by collective dispensaries are not subject to oversight. However, in California there are collectives such as Magnolia Wellness in Orangevale and Harborside Health Center in Oakland who are now testing all cannabis products they provide to their patients. The industry has yet to see legal cases involving contaminated cannabis, but unfortunately, they are likely to arrive as the use of medical cannabis continues grows. Praiseworthy medical cannabis growers are promoting standardized, tamper evident packaging and testing of cannabis in order to dispel opinions that “crude” herbal cannabis, and especially its preparation, should not be considered medicinal. Inevitably, providing collective dispensaries with pre-screened products will quickly become an industry standard. Dave Spradlin, Director of Operations of Magnolia Wellness, says he requires all medicine for their patients be laboratory tested and certified SafeCannabis by Steep Hill Lab because he says, “My commitment is to provide the safest and highest quality medicine available to patients.” Notably, medical cannabis has been shown to be effective in reducing the nausea induced by cancer chemotherapy, stimulating appetite in AIDS patients, and reducing intraocular pressure in people with glaucoma. There is also appreciable evidence that cannabis reduces muscle spasticity in patients with neurological disorders. “Cannabis should be subject to rigorous quality control oversight, like any other medicine,” says Michael Backes,

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Board Member of Cornerstone Research Collective, a leading cannabis dispensary with a reputation for providing scientific research and homegrown cannabis to patients suffering from cancer or other diseases. The medicines you buy in a pharmacy have been run through a battery of tests to insure their quality. The potency of a drug is clearly stated on the label so one knows the correct dose. Patients can learn to administer an appropriate dose if armed with knowledge of the cannabinoid profile of their medicine, most commonly relayed as percentages of THC, CBD, and CBN. Unfortunately, this is not yet the norm in medical cannabis. Patients also need medicine that is free of pesticides, which are sometimes used in growing operations. Pesticides are used to kill mites and other pests that thrive on cannabis plants grown both indoors and outdoors. Exposure to these chemicals can be harmful to patients; they are toxic at high levels and can be harmful even at lower doses. “Levels of these compounds can range from zero to massive, depending on cultivation practices,” says Dr. Pate. “Some of these compounds might potentially produce acute symptoms, but probably the greatest danger occurs with chronic exposure. Insidiously, the consumer will normally be completely unaware of this exposure until symptoms manifest. Hence, detection of potential chemical contamination is of paramount importance.” Microorganisms, such as molds, bacteria and yeast, are found in small amounts in food and drink and the air we breathe, as well as in cannabis and other herbal remedies. Carefully cultivated and harvested cannabis harbors a minimum of hazardous microorganisms, but for added protection, material must be screened for contamination before it is packaged for use as medical cannabis. In a recent Steep Hill Lab survey of 150 patients of California dispensaries, 103 very strongly agreed and 42 either agreed or strongly agreed that safety testing of medical cannabis for traces of mold, bacteria, and pesticides is a necessity. AnnaRae Grabstein is CEO of Steep Hill Lab and is on the NORML Women’s Alliance Steering Committee. For more information about cannabis analysis visit steephilllab.com or facebook.com/steephilllab

Strain Review

Mr. Nice Guy Mr. Nice Guy is one amazing gentleman. He is named in honor of Howard Marks, the Oxford graduate who became one of the biggest Marijuana smugglers of our time. After his time in federal prison, Howard released his autobiography entitled “Mr. Nice.” This indica dominant hybrid, a cross between G-13 and Hash Plant, has strong purple coloring with the perfect combination of green and purple leaves. With very long light colored hairs, this is really a great looking marijuana strain - it’s a candy store for your eyes. The predominantly pleasant fruity/floral smell, similar to being in an orchard, also has a pronounced spiciness. The floral side carries a sweet but also peppermint-like smell. The taste matches the aroma…fruity and slightly sweet and overall very pleasant. I grinded up a bud and rolled a joint. The bud was slightly sticky but it smoked very evenly. At first I thought this strain would knock me on my ass, but it was really a great mellow high. I had a slight head high but more of a body buzz. While I didn’t feel like a total couch potato, it was a great bud for relaxing. Every hit was smooth and satisfying. While the high didn’t last a long time, it was a great high. After doing a bit of research, I discovered this strain, which was popularized in the movie Half Baked, has great medicinal benefits. It’s great for curing insomnia as well as relieving pain, stress, anxiety and migraines. I noticed after smoking a few hits, I immediately felt my muscles and joints, as well as my mind, relax. After a long day at work, this bud will help you wind down, yet still allow you to be focused socially. The only real drawback is a bit of cottonmouth. Mr. Nice Guy is definitely a top shelf strain, but worth every dollar you spend. Both the aroma and taste make the experience that more enjoyable. Later, after my friends left, I took a few more hits and slept great. I highly recommend trying this awesome strain. It is definitely one of the better purples available.

Just a couple of months ago, a friend told me about a ‘million-dollar idea’ he had, and how it was going to be his future path to Easy Street. Before he would tell me the idea, he swore me to secrecy, and repeatedly made me promise not to talk to anyone about it. What did my friend have up his sleeve? The next Pet Rock? Being a dreamer myself (and never one to dismiss other’s), I complied with his demands, eager to hear his idea. “Dude, imagine a place that had killer grub, with menu items named after different ‘weed strains,’ and it would basically be for college students, late night grub, for when they’re either partying or studying, or whenever…just a place that leans towards that culture.” I responded: “Bro, are you taking about Cheba Hut? Cuz it’s already been done. I just went there…and their food is chron!” With disappointment in his voice, he exhaled “…well, I guess timing is everything.” We laughed and agreed that the timing is definitely right for a place like this. At first glance, you might drive right by a Cheba Hut, and not think much of it. But as you get closer, the name and logo start to lure you in. Cheba is just one of Marijuana’s many nicknames, so right off the bat, they’ve got you thinking. Then you might notice that the palm trees in their logo are closer to pot leaves… hmmm… and there’s smoke coming out of the cute little hut. Could this place be…yeah, you get it now - “toasted” subs. Between its green motif, the array of Rock‘n’Roll posters, 420 emblems, the killer mural emblazoned with pot leaves, and the huge “Home of The Blunt” blunt hanging on the wall, it may feel more like your local head shop or dispensary, but the smell of their quality food will instantly set you straight. The casual and inviting staff might greet you with “Hey bro…?”, or “What’s happenin’ man? What can we get’cha…?” There are stoner salutations, sandwich sizes called “Nugs” (4” sub), “Pinners (6” sub), and “Blunts” (12” sub) and such food names like: Humboldt, Silver Haze, Train Wreck, Pakalolo, Afghani, Kush, Chronic, and of course, The Kind. These sandwiches are all made fresh and to your liking. And with desserts that include the ‘Sticky Icky’ (peanut butter and jelly), and ‘Goo-balls’ (rice krispies, peanut butter, honey, and cocoa… what!???), they offer nothing but beautiful compilations of the dankest delectables. Upon my first visit, I was instantly drawn to one of my favorite munchies, a BLT (or Cheba Hut’s version, KUSH). This was perfectly fitting for me, and

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just happened to have the same name as my favorite strain. The different menu items all sounded fun, exciting, and flavorful. With this combination of tasty food, marijuana innuendos, and direct iconography, Cheba Hut has not only sunk its teeth into something great, but continues to keep the “spliff” lit. Cheba Hut - “Toasted” Subs was founded in 1998 by Scott Jennings, near the campus of Arizona State University, where he attended, and paid his way through college delivering food. Given that most of his customers were college students, doing what college students do, Scott came up with this blazing concept. It’s turned into more than just college dreams, and bong loads - he now leads this growing franchise as President and CEO. With locations in California, Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Iowa, and Arizona, it is clear that 420 friendly states are on-board. If only those uptight states knew what else they were missing. It’s great to see that the marijuana culture has come this far…that this busy, and very legitimate, sandwich shop, with delicious, quality food can…and has, successfully used this image. It says a lot about our changing times that a franchise like The Cheba Hut can raise a torch (or Blunt) to the testament of this booming culture. This restaurant not only plays up to, but relishes in the obvious - that lots of people enjoy marijuana, both medically and recreationally, and that the lingo and culture has made it to the doorstep of our daily lexicon, and is knocking on the door of political acceptance. This may have blown my mind ten years ago, but with today’s generation getting closer to the overall acceptance of marijuana, The Cheba Hut should be commended - not just for their fortitude, and entrepreneurial qualities, but for their great sense of humor, and kind, killer, tasty grinds. Check out their full menu, grab some gear, and even learn how to franchise one in your town at ChebaHut.com

Living Well

Spring is springing and other than January 2nd, it’s probably the time of year when health clubs and gyms see their highest spike in new memberships. Everyone wants to look and feel their best for the warm months when every day is an invitation to play outside, have a barbecue, hit the beach or lakes and go for long walks or bike rides. Getting in better shape or losing some extra winter baggage doesn’t have to be routine, dull or painful. Remember when you were a kid and could play for hours and even though you were getting a ton of exercise, none of it felt like “working out”? Those days were glorious. There was no such thing as body fat or calories burned—just play. So why do we as adults, join gyms an stare at a television screen or wall while running nowhere on a treadmill when we could actually enjoy our time by getting back to basics and just playing? I’m not saying that the gym is a bad thing—not at all. But for those of you who need a little more action and camaraderie, the recreational sports league might be just the thing to start your spring off right. Nearly every city has a parks and recreations department and you can almost always find them by locating your city’s website and searching for “parks and rec”. Depending on the size of your population, you should be able to locate a league either in or near where you live without problem. One thing to note is that leagues of all kinds tend to fill up quickly, so even though it’s March, it’s a good idea to start researching summer programs now. You can essentially find any group to perform any sort of athletic activity with through parks and rec. On one quick search for “spring activities’ on my town’s site and I discovered: flag football, softball, tennis, swimming, diving, golf, sailing, Frisbee golf, hiking, walking, jogging, squash and even table tennis. Whatever your interest may be, there is something to do and like-minded people who want to do it with you. If it’s been a while since you part of any sort of team, then you probably miss it but just don’t realize it. I was asked to sub for a co-ed softball league that was mostly comprised of very enthusiastic finance guys from a Japanese electronics company. It turns out that they have been playing rec-league softball together for 4 years. Their record to date at the time of my joining was 1-48. That record encompasses all that is wonderful about rec-league sports. Unless you really care, the whole point is to have fun, be on a team, get some exercise and relax. I promise you that the 1-48 softball team went out for beers after every game and enjoyed the heck out of it. It’s not whether you win, or even how you play the game if you don’t play at all. So put this magazine down and log on now to find your next recreational adventure.

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On one quick search for “spring activities” on my town’s site and I discovered: flag football,

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Here we go, baseball fans. It’s that time of year again

and every team has worked out the kinks in Spring Training, the ballparks are open for business and the smell of hotdogs and garlic fries is wafting through the air as we speak. It’s a new season, full of the hope and promise of a clean slate and a few new additions to the roster. It’s time to put the pain of your fantasy football loss in the past and look forward to the grueling pain and torture of 162 games. The National League West is a funny little division. The big east teams hardly notice that we exist it seems. ESPN’s baseball coverage is always about the Yankees or the Red Sox, with the occasional mention of a Dodger or a Giant, in passing. Someone did tell them that the Maybe it’s best this way. Maybe it’s good that the western teams fly under the media radar. A-Rod can do 70 interviews a day while the rest of us play baseball. And this year, the NL West looks tough as ever. Let’s take a look, beginning with the World Series champs from the bay: 58 58

The last time I checked, the Giants still had Lincecum, Cain, Zito, Sanchez and Bumgardener hurling the ball and Buster Posey is still behind the plate. DeRosa is healthy and so is second baseman, Freddy Sanchez. Andres Torres got himself a new full time job in center field and The Panda went all Biggest Loser this winter. The Giants are a team that finds ways to win and coming off of the ultimate coup, the land of misfit boys looks as magical as ever. Division Prediction: 1st place

The team may be still licking its wounds form the bitter divorce and the Manny situation, so it’s likely that 2011 could be a season to build the clubhouse. The Dodgers pitching is excellent and with the return of Kershaw, Lilly and Billingsly, the starting rotation looks solid. The trouble they may run into again is run support. It’s imperative that Kemp, Loney and Ethier return to form if the Dodgers want to make a run for it. The addition of San Francisco hero Juan Uribe may be a good jolt to the lineup. Division prediction: 4th place

The Padres shocked everyone last year by leading the NL West for a long time. Their rough finish was like watching a car tumble down a cliff after skidding over the edge at high speed. This year presents new challenges with the most glaring being the loss of first baseman Adrian Gonzales. Gonzales is expected to do big things in Boston and Padre fans hope that Brad Hawpe can step in to those very big shoes. San Diego always has a tough rotation that includes Matt Latos and Clayton Richard, two of the best in the league. San Diego’s biggest weapon is the outstanding management of Bud Black. Never count these guys out; he sure doesn’t. Division Prediction: 3rd place

The Rockies like to play good ball, then play great ball, and then win every game for weeks on end. This is always a dangerous team. With Troy Tulowitzski and Carlos Gonzales as serious MVP contenders, the offense has the power to gain steam and gain it fast. Dexter Fowler, Ian Stewart and Seth Smith are all in a class of guys who are good on the verge of dangerous. Rockies’ pitching will live and die with Ubaldo Jimenez, the phenom rookie who blew everyone away in his debut. This team just finds ways to win and once they get a taste of it, it’s hard for them to stop. Division Prediction: 2nd place

This team is under construction. Division Prediction: dead last

GROWERS GROVE

It’s hard to discuss the politics of medical Cannabis without focusing on the issue of money. Who’s making how much? Many theories abound about how lucrative growing pot can be. The truth is that many growers in saturated medical Cannabis markets aren’t making nearly as much as they used to. New growers struggle to compete with older, more established gardens. In part one of this candid look at the price of pot over the last decade, we looked at how the reduction in grower’s margins have led to both a loss of high-quality, longer flowering strains as well as an overall reduction in the quality of Cannabis in many areas. We also looked at how everyone in the emerging Cannabis industry wants in on as much of the grower’s margin as possible. From the hype of the hydroponics industry salesmen to doctors selling overpriced “grow licenses”, there is no end to the number of people circling the grower’s margin like vultures. Even as the rise of closet gardens spike exponentially, large “mega-garden” grows are being planned in many areas. With rising costs, thinning margins and flooded markets already squeezing medium size, “mom-and-pop” gardens, the future of high-quality Cannabis production is suddenly as uncertain as it is promising. A Shifting Economic Landscape The doctors, dispensaries, and hydro salesmen that clamor for the grower’s profits are just some of many examples where the non-growing segment of the Cannabis community has lost sight of what it really takes to grow fine medicine. I could also call out PG&E and everyone else determined to make growing pot the least profitable part of the industry. (GASP!!!) He said the word “profitable”. Yeah, as a side note, there’s absolutely nothing in the current laws that prohibit making a profit on Cannabis. Just so you know. The idea that Cannabis must be non-profit is completely erroneous and is perpetuated by law enforcement agencies eager to keep illegally prosecuting medical Cannabis dispensaries and patients. The claim made by these ignorant task force officials is that pot only costs $500 per pound to produce (WTF are these guys smoking?) and so selling Cannabis for any more than that is illegal, even though there is no legal basis to the belief that medical Cannabis must be non-profit. California law simply states that nothing in the law “condones” profit. Nothing prohibits it either. A crafty wording perhaps, but then again, don’t pharmaceutical companies make hundreds of millions of dollars worth of profit every year? Why can’t growers make an honest living producing quality medicine? 60

You know what else? Growers should be paid premium market prices. They should make good money on their hard work. There, I said it. When premium Cannabis is differentiated from the rest and the grower is compensated accordingly, the whole community benefits from better quality medicine. Simply put, the good shit costs more in every other industry out there from wine to chocolate to vegetables to cell phones, so why would it be any different for fine Cannabis? Why would basic economic principles magically stop applying to this industry? I guess dispensaries that carry lots of mediocre cheap herb haven’t considered that this is California and there are already millions of discerning pot snobs out there looking for the premium herbs. It’s not like they’re going to suddenly settle for less when there’s this much pot around. They’ll just keep looking for the chronic and their search may well lead them away from dispensaries unless higher quality standards are held and better growers are compensated more. Growers prefer to work with cooperatives and are willing to exchange some margin for a reduction in risk. But unfortunately, Cannabis growing is still fraught with risks, both financial and legal, and some growers have begun to direct their Cannabis elsewhere since their significantly lowered margin hasn’t been proportional to the slight decrease in risk. In fact, there are so many patients around in saturated markets that some growers have simply gone back to selling at concerts or meeting patients at clubs and then working out deals to sell directly to them. At 4/20 events across California, savvy growers and discerning patient consumers are meeting up to arrange better deals on better medicine. Patient to patient sales are legal in California and for people who don’t need regular store hours, the quality of grower direct buds is often superior. The customer gets the best pot again and the grower gets their margin back. Now, when the garden needs new breakers or an A/C unit or a dehumidifier, or an extra light, or a better veg area, the grower can simply invest in their garden and not feel pressured to take the cheap and easy way out. It’s a small effect now, but I see it growing. In fact, it may even become its own industry within an industry especially as municipalities stack heavier and heavier taxes on medical Cannabis or concentrate the market into a handful of dispensaries. They may find themselves unable to compete with the open market (I guess that’s “black market” to some).

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For example, I recently heard of a series of Cannabis “speakeasies” opening in Oakland; I can only imagine that they are sprouting up elsewhere as well. Oakland is one of the largest Cannabis markets in the country, but for the last several years, the patients have been limited to only 4 dispensaries in the entire city. Known for being one of the most progressive Cannabis markets, Oakland is less known for how few outlets there are for Cannabis. There was a brief movement to create a grower-direct “farmer’s market” in Oakland, but that idea was shot down. (Although Craigslist is still the online farmers market of Cannabis for those daring enough to try hooking up from internet strangers.) Perhaps the rise of speakeasies was inevitable. Simple economics has created a situation where directto-market Cannabis has arisen in a heavily controlled Cannabis distribution network. Due to a recent California law that reduces possession of less than an ounce from a misdemeanor to an infraction, many people don’t consider their recommendations necessary (I strongly recommend keeping your doctor’s recommendation current. Get one if you do not already have one). Some people who view full legalization as being right around the corner are catering to this crowd. The risks are greater for them, but again, basic economics shows that the extra incentive creates more motivation and someone willing to fill the role of “better pot for less”. Without the burden of taxes or extensive overhead, a higher quality product goes to market and the savings is passed on to grower and consumer alike. Economy of Scale to the Rescue! (Maybe) Last month, Oakland announced plans to open a handful of new dispensaries as well as take a second attempt at licensing a few 50,000 square foot marijuana farms. The idea here is that the economy of scale will allow higher quality products to retail at lower prices. The grim reality is that the larger the commercial grow is, the less outstanding the product is. Unless, of course, the farmer invests heavily in labor and expensive equipment, which then elevates the cost of production and significantly negates the economy of scale. Plus, massive gardens simply don’t have the flexibility to keep up with new market trends. Let me give you an example. I remember when the purple craze hit Oakland hard in 2003. I was managing 300 lights worth of warehouse production for Compassionate Caregivers (CCG), the largest Cannabis Dispensary in California at the time – the notorious “Third floor” in Oakland. When a competing club opened up literally across the street from CCG Oakland and had half a menu of nothing but top shelf purples, they actually managed to pull business away from what was otherwise an unstoppable Cannabis dispensary juggernaut. Simply offering a different color of Cannabis was enough to get the owner to breathe down my neck about the need for more purples. “Slender!” (Jade wasn’t my moniker back then) “How are those purples coming along?’ he kept asking me. I was pretty intimidated by the guy and usually replied something like “They’re coming as fast as possible.” In my mind though, I’d be thinking something like: “Well, let’s see. We got clones of every purple strain 2 weeks ago. We just now took a few clones off each. We flower in a sea of green method. The batch sizes that we plant range from 200 – 1500 clones at a time. Let me get back to you in several months.” And that’s 62

just how long it was going to take just to get it planted. Then add flowering time, drying time, trimming time. Let’s just say it’s not an overnight kind of process on that kind of scale. 80 lights can be cut and hung in just a few hours but it would be a long time before the 6 person trim crew that worked 40 hours a week would finish it. The extra margin gained from the economy of scale didn’t mean as much when the otherwise excellent but green medicine suddenly didn’t sell. Small growers with just a few grow lights, however, could immediately respond to the market shift. They could have ordered and raised seeds of purple varieties and still beaten us to market by several months. Back then there weren’t as many 1 and 2 light growers, but today, the hydroponic industry caters to the smaller grower in search of easy to use, plug and play garden fixtures and there are hundreds of thousands of lights scattered across the market in 1 and 2 light increments. This will drastically change the way that the market can respond to new trends. Now when a particular flavor of Kush becomes the only thing people want; it’ll be the mom and pop growers who can immediately get a few cuttings and plant a light with it. Recently, several articles came out regarding high CBD strains. All of a sudden, people were obsessed with finding high CBD strains and weren’t interested in anything else. With so many unique plants yet to be discovered, I have to think that the only constant in the industry will be change. Cannabis consumers love variety and small scale farmers will always be able to respond to trends faster. Now, don’t get me wrong, there can be advantages to the economy of scale up to a certain point. But there are also many self-limiting factors to Cannabis production as well. High grade, hand trimmed, controlled environment sinsemilla is a product that was born into a particular market scale and is largely a result of the scale on which it originally was produced - somewhere between a closet and a house worth of garden. Bud that comes from a larger scale operation than that is typically commercial grade in quality. Smaller gardens receive better care because they are easier to tend and manage. Also, patients who grow where they live are able to monitor and respond to their crops at all hours of the day and night, which is an important advantage for crop management as well. Growing in houses has received a stigma because irresponsible growers have created house fires from poor wiring. While this is a valid concern and should be addressed, I believe this concern is inflated by hysteria. Anything negative associated with pot is an extremely newsworthy story. Less noteworthy are all the occasions when people start fires by leaving their oven on. We’re not out shutting down people’s kitchens and telling them they now have to buy their cookies from one of the 4 commercial kitchens in town. Also, the influx of plug-and-play lights, tents and other growing equipment along with an emerging market of electricians and tradesmen who cater to the Cannabis growing community are greatly reducing the desire by growers to wire something themselves. While it seems easy to simply scale-up the methods that currently exist, there is a more intrinsic connection between superlative Cannabis and the relatively small scale of the home grower. Still don’t believe me? I’ll give you one more example.

It’s common knowledge amongst growers to shake their nutrient containers before mixing the products with water in order to make sure the nutrients haven’t settled in the bottle. Massive warehouses would require 55-gallon drums of fertilizer that have the same problem of settling. Now invent an OSHA approved way to shake your 55-gallon drum before every use. Of course, it’s certainly possible to invent various ways around this problem, but having done it, I’ll tell you that even the simplest aspects of home growing become very complicated on a large scale. You can put a pump in it, but it better not be a magnetic drive or it’ll pull the micronutrient metals like iron out of solution before they’ve even left the barrel. Maybe a propeller? Ok, but it better be made of plastic or non-reactive metal to avoid reacting with the raw fertilizer’s chemical balance. Plus, you have to be very careful how the assembly gets into the drum. Any openings can allow spores into the drum and you’d be surprised the type of organisms that can actually grow in raw fertilizer. Even if they’re not pathogenic to plants, their growth can change the chemistry of the solution. A simple process that becomes a second nature motion for the home grower is now an engineering challenge on a large scale, requiring time, labor and specialized machinery to adapt to it. So, for the “potrepreneurs” (see also: pot profiteers) who want to take an industry based on small-scale, carefully tended varietals of Cannabis and turn it into an industry filled with cheaply made, mega-store shwag, they should consider that it might not be so easy. I think there will be many, many Cannabis consumers like myself that will pay a little more for premium buds grown with TLC than whatever cheaply made offerings are produced by the Costco of Crap. I mean, Walmart sells wine. But if you asked 100 wine drinkers where they buy their wine, I doubt many of them would say Walmart (and the ones that do probably wouldn’t be proud to admit it). Again, growing Cannabis is a skilled trade. You can have all the business degrees in the world, but if you’ve never worked with lumber in your entire life, you can’t just take a weekend class on woodworking and then suddenly pretend you’re a contractor the next week. You definitely shouldn’t sink everything you have into starting a construction business as though you knew what you were doing. - Jade Kine Tune in next month for the third and final installment of ‘The Price of Pot,’ where Jade Kine talks to us about The Green Rush bubble and how to avoid being caught inside it holding a bag of shwag. (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 solely 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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The VSyndicate Price: $9.99 - $11.99 a v a i l a b l e at t h e V s y n d i c at e . c o m No bigger than a credit card, The VSyndicate is a clever alternative to the average clunky grinder. Breaking up has never been easier: just rub the bud on the design in the center of the card and the cannabis forms a neat pile beneath it. The innovative shape of The VSyndicate also makes it perfect for packing a swift joint. The edges are great for scooping and smoothing, which means there is no need to grab another straight edge. The VSyndicate comes in three varieties, all which provide different coarsenesses depending on your needs. The fine grinding card maximizes the benefits of vaporizing by providing a fine particle in a snap, while the coarse card is perfect for rolling blunts and packing a quick bowl. The VSyndicate can be cleaned with soap and water, or with alcohol and a soft cloth for that brilliant shine that is sure to complement your new manicure. Starting at $9.99, the price is right for divas on a budget, even after you splurge on that 1/4th of Purple Princess.

Kiva Cannabis Confections Price: Between $10.00 - $12.00 L i s t o f r e ta i l e r s a v a i l a b l e at k i va c o n f e c t i o n s . c o m From the crisp packaging to the smooth taste, Kiva Cannabis Confection’s line of premium chocolate products is an original alternative to more traditional edibles. A lifesaver during that time of the month, Kiva Confections provides relief from menstrual cramps while allowing you to indulge that omnipresent craving for decadent chocolate. All of Kiva’s products are made in California, and at $10.00 - $12.00 retail, Kiva Bars feel like a splurge without truly breaking the bank. One bar delivers four sweet and creamy doses, great for late night gatherings and as an unexpected pre-meal appetizer. This line of fine chocolate uses cannabis extract from outdoor plants that are dried and slow cured especially for the process of chocolate infusion. The dark chocolate Kiva bar pairs perfectly with a bottle of red wine and your favorite romantic comedy.

Gone are the days when she-smokers were limited to harsh bongs, gigantic grinders, and boring stash boxes; the girly-girls of the present have plenty of sexy, discreet, and delicious ways to consume cannabis. So, ditch your brother’s hyper-phallic Sherlock for these pieces picked especially for the fairer sex. Whether you are looking for a birthday gift for that feminine significant other, or shopping for a grinder to match your new shoes, these toys are top picks for fabulous women and those hoping to spoil them rotten.

IoLite Portable Vaporizer Price: Around $200 m y- i o l i t e . c o m From the crisp packaging to the smooth taste, Kiva Cannabis Confection’s line of premium chocolate products is an original alternative to more traditional edibles. A lifesaver during that time of the month, Kiva Confections provides relief from menstrual cramps while allowing you to indulge that omnipresent craving for decadent chocolate. All of Kiva’s products are made in California, and at $10.00 - $12.00 retail, Kiva Bars feel like a splurge without truly breaking the bank. One bar delivers four sweet and creamy doses, great for late night gatherings and as an unexpected pre-meal appetizer. This line of fine chocolate uses cannabis extract from outdoor plants that are dried and slow cured especially for the process of chocolate infusion. The dark chocolate Kiva bar pairs perfectly with a bottle of red wine and your favorite romantic comedy.

Hempful Hints by Jay Evans

Hemp Technologies’ Hempcrete - Growing Stronger Every Day

Hempful Hints is always thinking “green” and looking for every possible attribute of the natural gift of Hemp. It continues to amaze and astound us, and yet with every new product and use for Hemp, it seems the balance of the scales tip towards its revival; its uses and redeeming qualities are too hard to ignore. Again and again, it’s been found to be stronger, healthier, and cheaper - certainly longer lasting, more efficient, easier to grow, with added profitability through industries across the gamut. Now there’s another adjective to add to its list - breathable. This is the premise for yet another great Hemp product, Hempcrete by Hemp Technologies. What they have created is a thermally efficient, breathable form of insulated wall, created from Hemp and a Lime mineral based binder. This highly sustainable hemp-lime mixture becomes something called “shiv,” a mulch-like solid that replaces concrete. Constructed around a traditional wood frame, recycled plastic shutter-like panels are tightened together to form the cavity that will be filled with Hempcrete, the fibrous clumps which are pushed down and set to dry. The hemp-lime mixture leaves a zero carbon footprint, and will not mold, rot, dry out, or get termites. This has great health benefits for those with respiratory issues. Hempcrete’s insulating properties are exceptional, making it cooler in the summer, and warmer in the winter. It has the ability to meter its own humidity, level off and release it back out - literally breathing. It also pulls Carbon Dioxide (CO2) out of the house naturally because of the Lime, making for an even healthier living environment, and while it pulls out dangerous carbons, it becomes an increasingly harder surface due to petrification, allowing it to outlast traditional woods and other construction materials, as well as all of its tenants. With Hemp being grown across Europe, and imported for these great uses, it’s time the U.S.A. finally distinguishes between non-psychoactive Hemp and Marijuana, thus allowing Hemp to be one of our greatest farmable commodities. If all the Tobacco farmers switched to growing Hemp legally, we could save our agriculture industry, live healthier, more economically, and in stronger homes that cost less exponentially, using fewer trees, and lowering power usage. This all sounds rational and ideal, but the reality lies in the corporate interests of just about every industry: tobacco, medical, oil, agriculture, not being the least of them. However, there are many inroads that have been steadily leading us into that direction. There are those investing in and building ”green” structures that have a longer life, healthier tenants, and less of a carbon footprint, certainly showing a hopeful future. This wave of “Green” building could very well become the norm someday. Although it might seem out of reach right now in this economy, the future is bright that costs can be kept within reason, and over time the savings in energy bills could exponentially help save money across the board. Hemp, it’s already happening. If you are building a home, or are interested in “Green” construction using Hempcrete and other products, head over to Hemp-Technologies.com

Mary Lynn Mathre Patients Out of Time as an entity is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to educating health care professionals and the public about the therapeutic use of cannabis. Founded in 1995, this organization was born out of a sense of urgency to end the unjust and unfounded cannabis prohibition that was causing great harm to patients. I’d like to describe a few key events that led to the creation of Patients Out of Time so you can understand the urgency of our mission as well. The Controlled Substance Act of 1970 was passed to regulate

did have therapeutic value. The DEA used its power to prevent or stall any formal consideration of the petition. A few years after the petition was filed a glaucoma patient by the name of Robert (Bob) Randall had discovered that the use of marijuana could reduce the high intraocular pressure that was causing him to go blind. The reader is encouraged to read Bob’s autobiography, but here’s a quick review of what happened next: He was busted for growing a few plants in DC; he took part in a clinical trial at Stanford University demonstrating the efficacy of

Patients Out of Time: Who Are They?

psychoactive drugs and gave the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) the power to enforce these regulations. The act created five levels or Schedules to indicate the potential health risks of various drugs. Schedule I is the most restrictive category and a drug has to meet 3 criteria to belong in that category: not safe for medical use, has no therapeutic value, and is highly addictive. Marijuana was wrongfully placed in Schedule I (along with heroin and LSD) and the penalties for growing, possessing, consuming or distributing marijuana could be severe. The National Organization for the Reform of the Marijuana Laws (NORML) was founded in 1970 because of the harsh penalties given to casual users of marijuana. At that time it was possible to get a life sentence in prison for possessing as much as a few joints in some states. Also around that time chemotherapy was a developing new treatment to fight cancer and the medicine was quite toxic to the body causing extreme nausea and vomiting. Some patients discovered that marijuana could stop the nausea and increase their appetite. NORML initiated a legal petition to the DEA to remove marijuana from Schedule I and down-regulate it to Schedule II by demonstrating that it was safe and

marijuana for his glaucoma, and found a great pro bono law firm who won his case with a medical necessity defense. His lawyers were then able to get him into what was called the Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program (IND) that allowed him to receive free legal medical marijuana grown and supplied by the federal government. In 1978 Bob was the only person in the U.S. who could legally use marijuana as medicine. In his research he learned that cannabis was a popular medicine before the “reefer madness” campaign in the 1930s that ultimately resulted in the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. He could not remain silent knowing that other patients could benefit from this medicine so he and his wife Alice O’Leary started the Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics (ACT). Their goal was to educate the public about the therapeutic value of cannabis and help other patients gain access to this medicine. ACT joined NORML in the petition to the DEA. Finally in 1988, the DEA’s Administrative Law Judge, Francis Young, reached his decision that cannabis should be moved to Schedule II so that physicians could prescribe it. But, the Director of the DEA, John Lawn, decided to ignore the Judge’s ruling and refused to remove marijuana from Schedule I. Bob and Alice continued their work with ACT and by 1990 there were 5 patients receiving their medicine from the federal government. They were: Robert Randall (glaucoma), Irvin Rosenfeld (multiple congenital cartilaginous exostosis), Elvy Musikka (glaucoma),

Millet (glaucoma) and George McMahon (nail-patella syndrome). By this time my husband, Al Byrne and I were on the Board of Directors of NORML and were on the planning committee for the 1990 NORML conference. I wanted to have a panel presentation by these 5 patients to let others know about the Compassionate IND program. The patient panel was a huge success and to top it off, C-SPAN had filmed the program and showed it repeatedly on their network. Needless to say, this created an avalanche of applications for IND access to cannabis, most of which were for HIV/AIDS patients. And this was no easy task. First the patient had to find a physician willing to apply for a Schedule I license and complete the tedious application. The application went to the FDA to approve the protocol, the DEA investigated the physician, patient and the patient’s family for security purposes and to warn against any diversion, and the patient received the medicine in canisters containing 300 rolled cannabis cigarettes that were grown and processed under the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s (NIDA) control. By 1992, the FDA was flooded with applications for medical marijuana. Rather than acknowledge that there was a real need for this program, the federal government decided to close the only legal access to cannabis. Fifteen patients were already in the program and they would continue to receive their medicine. However, more than 30 new patients were approved and hundreds of applications were awaiting review, when our federal government told them the program was closed and they would not have access to this medicine. Al and I knew eight of the 15 patients left in the program and the seven others remained anonymous. In addition to the first five patients we also got to know Barbara Douglass, an MS patient from Iowa. Barbara learned about the use of cannabis from another MS patient named Ladd Huffman. She read about him in the paper when he was arrested for marijuana possession. Barbara contacted him as a fellow patient and as she proceeded to tell him that he shouldn’t be doing drugs, he informed her that it was his medicine. Both of them had applied for the IND access, but her family was well connected with their state legislators while Ladd had an arrest record. Barbara was allowed into the program fairly quickly, but Ladd was one of those whose application was approved, but he hadn’t been issued any medicine by the time the program was closed. So Barbara is legal, but her friend Ladd still has no legal access to his medicine. Two other IND patients who we met were Kenny and Barbra Jenks. Kenny was a hemophiliac and became HIV positive after receiving HIV contaminated blood products to treat his disease.

He then unknowingly infected his wife and both of them developed AIDS. They were very sick and losing weight when someone in their support group suggested that they try marijuana. Kenny tried it first and he no longer needed the waste bin at his bedside for vomiting. Instead he was able to eat and care for Barbra who, after seeing the improvement in Kenny, began using it as well. They got caught using it in their home state of Florida and were found guilty in court. The judge realized how sick they were so he sentenced them to community service - to care for each other. Kenny and Barbra got into the IND program before it closed and like the other patients, they had the help and guidance with the application process from ACT. Despite his illness, Kenny began attending AIDS conferences and would distribute information about ACT and the IND access to cannabis. He was threatened by the DEA to keep quiet or he would be kicked out of the program. Kenny had no fear of the DEA, he was dying and he was on a mission to help others. Now let’s move forward to 1995. By this time, Kenny and Barbra had passed away and Bob and Corinne’s health were failing. It began to seem obvious that the government was just waiting for the rest of the IND patients to die so it wouldn’t have to admit that the federal government actually supplied medical marijuana to a handful of patients yet continued to prohibit it from other patients by keeping it in Schedule I. Something had to be done. Patients needed this medicine. Al and I believed that health care professionals and patients needed to move this issue forward, so we decided to form a nonprofit organization that would focus only on medicinal cannabis. While playing with the acronym of POT, Al came up with Patients Out of Time and we instantly knew we had the right name. As the name implies, suffering patients who can benefit from medicinal cannabis need legal access to this medicine now. They do not have the luxury of waiting for years of clinical trials to prove that cannabis has medicinal value. They are patients out of time. Visit our website - www.medicalcannabis.com - and learn about the science behind cannabis and help support all patients out of time. Mary Lynn Mathre, RN, MSN, CARN is President and Cofounder of Patients Out of Time. She is a qualified cannabis expert and the editor of Cannabis in Medical Practice: A Legal, Historical, and Pharmacological Overview of the Therapeutic Use of Cannabis and co-editor of Women and Cannabis: Medicine, Science and Sociology.

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Besides James Brown, Rick James or George Clinton, Detroit-born artist Overton Loyd is one of the few officially authorized to talk about the word “Funk.” Loyd’s cover art for seminal funk band Parliament aka P-Funk is the visual equivalent of P-Funk‘s music. His signature style is now known the world over as the “Funk Aesthetic” and his work retranslates funk music’s swagger and flavor into cartoons, comics, loose sketches, paintings and digital illustrations. For over 30 years Loyd’s art has worked symbiotically with P-Funk’s music to bring a powerful ‘multimedia’ experience before ‘multimedia’ even existed. Like many pioneers he has been too busy living the experience to realize how groundbreaking the work is. “Never in my wildest dreams could I imagine that we were actually at the genesis of initiating contemporary urban branding,” he reflects. “I’m only now waking up to that wild idea.” L.A. artist and publisher John Carr has published several of Loyd’s images in his book “Yo What Happened to Peace?!” and has some pretty flattering words about him. “I’d put him in the same category as a jazz virtuoso or your favorite hip-hop MC - crazy improvisation and freestyle while delivering a tightly crafted message,” emphasizes Carr. “His drawings and paintings ARE jazz, ARE funk, ARE hip-hop.” Loyd’s work can rightfully be called a precursor to the urban art movement of West Coast graffiti and hip-hop. Arik Marshall, former guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers calls him “a truly gifted artist whose versatility with different styles and mediums is extraordinary—the man can paint like Monet money...make you marvel at his Marvel meets Richard Pryor comic book cartooning...sell you some surreal estate in the Daliwood Hills...silly, serious, classic, abstract, funky, highbrow...whatever’s clever...da bruthaz got it all!” In order to understand why Loyd is so versatile it’s important to talk about Detroit. Loyd was born in the Motor City in the mid 1950s, a time when the city was still booming. Motown was still in Detroit until 1970, but as Vietnam began to set in, factories began closing down, and jobs became harder to come by. Motor City made way for Devils Night, and Detroit of the Civil Rights era was hot like Watts. The city’s 1967 riots were the biggest riots in American history until Los Angeles assumed that crown in ‘92. Detroit’s climate of chaos and unstable socioeconomics made music of protest. The Chicago-Detroit Nexus was one of the centers of the Black Arts movement, and Broadside Press, founded by Detroit poet Dudley Randall, published Black Arts poets like Amiri Baraka, Gwendolyn Brooks, Don L. Lee, and Sonia Sanchez. Beside the black artists, some progressive white boys were also pushing frontiers. The band MC5 formed the White Panther Party in Detroit around the same time punk rock pioneers Iggy & the Stooges were coming to rise. Loyd soaked up all of this in his Detroit youth. And the rest? The rest was the beginning of history… He began his epic journey as an artist in 1971. “Before I met George Clinton, I created an oil painting of Isaac Hayes in high school,” Loyd recalls. “A woman who worked with Hayes saw me doodling in a sketch book at a cafe, and invited me to Isaac’s birthday party, where I presented him with the painting.” From there, he got a gig as the in-house artist for Detroit’s Shelby Hotel. “I was painting a mural for a club that they had called JJ’s Lounge where I met a ton of performers, including Sun Ra and Martin Mull.” Loyd has always had a golden touch of meeting the right person at just the right moment. “Comedian Martin Mull convinced me and my girlfriend to go to New York to try my hand at commercial art,” Loyd recalls. “I traveled to New York in 1976 where Mull introduced me to his wife at the time, Kristen Johnson - who was also working in the illustration field.” She introduced him to prominent illustrator Robert Grossman, the artist that created the poster for the movie, “Airplane.” ”He saw me doing caricatures in front of the Guggenheim Museum one day and said he was looking for an assistant,” Loyd recalls. “Assisting for Grossman ignited my career as an airbrush illustrator for various magazine publications.” And then came 1977. “A pal of mine from the Shelby Hotel, Joey Zalabak - was working on the road with George Clinton,” Loyd says. “He invited me to a listening party premiering the record ‘The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein.’ It was there that I remet George just in time to scribble up the underground comic insert for his next album, ‘Funkentelechy vs. The Placebo Syndrome.’ Before long, I was on the road

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helping to create the funkiest multimedia shows on earth!” Loyd’s cover for the 1978 Parliament album ‘Motor Booty Affair’ was an instant classic. The pioneering style Loyd developed working with P-Funk is now known the world over as the “Funk Aesthetic,” or “Bop Art,” something Loyd laughs off: ”We never named the style that we were doing. We were too busy doing it!” He’s designed costumes for the band, illustrated P-Funk comic books, and his 1982 animated video for P-Funk’s “Atomic Dog” was awarded the “Best Use of Computer Graphics” award from Billboard Magazine. Creating their own mythology. “George has empowered us all to take the art of our minds and transform it into the art of this world!” After several years of touring with P Funk, Loyd eventually landed in L.A. “For the last couple of decades I’ve been doing a little bit of everything,” he says, which is no joke! He flourishes in dynamic environments like television or live concerts, and was the featured caricaturist on “Win Lose or Draw” for several seasons. ”Peek over his shoulder at one of his live sketching sessions at a nightclub, capturing the vital essences of his subjects, and you’ll immediately feel that you’re in the presence of an artistic giant,” John Carr gushes. “He draws with the same ease that most people have talking and using hand gestures. He’s got the ability to crystallize a story into a single frame, and a knack for “détournement” - flipping everyday concepts into opportunities for mind-expansion, empathy or even just a good laugh.” According to Los Angeles based artist Mear One, before the internet, kids looked to special effects in movies and album covers as inspiration, heavily influencing the young west coast artists of the 80s…Loyd’s work being at the forefront of it all. Loyd shares the love, “I’m really inspired by the generation of artists that P-Funk inspired. Upstart Art-stars from Mear to Murakami are impacting my creative sensibilities.” Most recently, Loyd found himself featured as a guest art director for Cartoon Network’s “Class of 3000,” where he remixed the character designs of Outkast’s Andre 3000. Additionally, he animated a 2009 DVD for P-Funk and created the cover for “George Clinton and his Gangsters of Love,” a 2009 album featuring an unlikely combination of musical giants including Shavo (System of a Down), Sly Stone, The RZA (Wu-Tang Clan), El Debarge, Santana, and Red Hot Chili Pepper’s John Frusciante & Anthony Kiedis. He’s also been painting skateboard decks, and even had a painting featured in Pershing Square, L.A.’s version of Central Park. Yet despite this insanely rich history, Loyd insists he’s just getting started. “I’m hyped about the future,” he says. “I got a funny feelin’ that we’re once again standing on the verge of flippin’ the ol’ paradigm. I see a future in which I explore some of the over-the-top approaches to branding and exhibiting that Dali initiated, Warhol mastered and Murakami redefined. Only now, am I beginning to comprehend the true power of picture making. Transform the Norm.” “I stand for the possibility that art can generate a breakthrough in communication that might allow us to shift our consciousness, embrace our humanity and access the eternal.” And therefore, Loyd insists on “standing for the possibility of a future in which we truly learn to ‘listen’ outside of our own internal filters. When humanity finally hears itself.” He might be onto something here…do we have it in us to ‘listen?’ Mike The Poet is a Spoken Word Artist, Tourguide, Educator, Journalist, and Historian based in The City of Angels. mikethepoetla.tumblr.com youtube.com/user/MikeThePoet1

Kush Concert Calendar Northern California’s

Live Music Preview:

Röyksopp

March/April

3.28.11 @ The Regency Ballroom (SF) Röyksopp, the Norwegian down-beat, trip-hop electronic duo from Tromsø has been melting ears since 1998. Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland’s project comes to the Regency Ballroom in San Fran for a night of HIGH quality electronic music that should get your pavement stoppers movin’ and your head bobbin’. Röyksopp has been nominated for a Grammy and has won seven of Norway’s Spellemannprisen awards, in case you needed any affirmation of their respectability. They’ve been touring around the globe and producing top notch, chart topping albums for years now, and this is really the place to be in late March for a tremendous, modern live music experience. royksopp.com

My Chemical Romance

3.31.11 @ Fox Theater (Oakland) The New Jersey boys, My Chemical Romance come to Oakland on their most recent North-American tour. These kings of pop-punk put on an inspired live set that can’t be denied. In November of last year, MCR released their fourth album with another incredibly long title - Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. A good concert at the Fillmore for a dose of emo pop/punk/rock tunes that could turn to tears, could turn to a moderate case of moshing... all depending on the mood one takes into Fox Theater on the last night of March. mychemicalromance.com

Cold War Kids

4.09.11 @ Fox Theater (Oakland) Cold War Kids means International Blues. The band formed back in 2004 in Fullerton, CA. In their first practices, having instruments was secondary to stomping and chanting. Clanging on heat pipes, thumping on plywood walls, and hollering into tape recorders was the norm. Slipping and swaying into alleyways was common. Three years have passed and they haven’t let up since the starting gun fired. Their hit album Robbers & Cowards was released in 2006, followed by touring so much that they had to ask themselves ‘Why even have apartments?’... and didn’t. Cold War Kids strive to make honest songs about human experience in orchards and hotel rooms, laundromats and churches, sea ports and school halls. They really are a group all about the song, with endless respect for the songs of Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, and the Velvet Underground. The performance in Oakland is not one to miss. coldwarkids.com

Queens of the Stone Age

4.11.11 @ Fox Theater (Oakland) Led by Josh Homme, Queens of the Stone Age have been rocking hard since the late 90s. They formed in the SoCal desert around 1997, and have really been one of the few great hopes for rock ‘n’ roll music over the course of the last decade. Homme has spent a good amount of time with his other project, Them Crooked Vultures, over the past couple of years... which is a team-up of himself, Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, and Dave Grohl. Homme also formed and plays drums for the Eagles of Death Metal, another great rock band with an amazing live show. Homme you could say, has made quite the name for himself. If there is a must see rock show in April, this is certainly it. qotsa.com

Three Door Cinema Club

4.14.11 @ The Fillmore (SF) The Northern Ireland, indie rockin’, electro poppin’ band Two Door Cinema Club are landing stateside and we couldn’t be more excited! Their debut album Tourist History has been a big success, establishing them as above average in a world littered with imitators. This is a relatively rare trip to our area, and it may be quite a while before they make it back. Don’t miss a chance to see a really good band that is going to be around for quite some time at the Fillmore on this spring evening. twodoorcinemaclub.com

Cut Copy

4.17.11 @ The Regency Ballroom (SF) Cuty Copy, the self-genre’d “Californian, psychedelic, italo” band from the land down under, makes a visit to San Francisco upon the release of their third full length album, Zonoscope. One of the best bands to come out of Australia in the last decade, Cut Copy has paved the way for a slew of similar indie-electro groups like Miami Horror, Tame Impala, and most recently The Holidays. They put on a REALLY solid live set that gets rave reviews from just about anybody that sees it for themselves. Don’t be left in the dark, get to Regency on April 17th. cutcopy.net

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Tame Impala

4.18.11 @ The Fillmore (SF) Another Aussie product, Tame Impala hail from Perth and make a style of psychedelic, hypno-groove, melodic rock music that really gets under your skin... in a good way. Their debut album, Innerspeaker, is a joyful listen, and their 4-piece live set is very nice. If you’re into hearing something a little different from what you’ll get on the radio these days, this is the show for you. Good music, good vibes. Two nights in a row of smooth electric Aussie-indie-rock? Yes, please. tameimpala.com

Janet Jackson

4.19.11 @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (SF) The youngest of the Jackson children, Janet has had quite the career, including 10 albums and 5 Grammy awards. After Michael, she has certainly had the most prolific career in the family. Signed to her first major label deal and releasing her debut album at the tender age of 16, Janet is still going strong (and hot) at age 44. Her voice and body are as strong as ever, and Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in Frisco will be a tremendous place to see this legendary woman perform on the eve for 4/20. janetjackson.com

Lil’ Wayne

4.24.11 @ Oracle Arena (Oakland) Weezy, baby. In the last 20 years there isn’t a rapper who has made such a miraculous, yet deserved, climb to super-duper stardom. Lil’ Wayne trots into Oakland’s Oracle Arena for a night of hip hop that can’t be matched. I’ve personally been lucky enough to see this performance live on several occasions, and would be honored to see the man... many many more times. Sorta fresh out of jail, the (only!) 28 year old Dwayne Carter is going to blow minds on April 24th. Make sure one of those exploding domes is your own. lilwayne-online.com

More Great Shows! Talib Kweli : 4.05.11 @ The Fillmore (SF) Ice Cube : 4.05.11 @ Senator Theatre (Chico) The Crystal Method : 4.08.11 @ Ruby Skye (SF) John Mellencamp : 4.09.11, 4.10.11 @ The Warfield (SF) G. Love & Special Sauce : 4.10.11 @ The Fillmore (SF); 4.19.11 @ Mystic Theater (Petaluma) Bright Eyes : 4.12.11 @ Fox Theater (Oakland) Klaxons : 4.12.11 @ The Fillmore (SF) Rusko : 4.14.11 @ Fox Theater (Oakland) Holy Ghost! : 4.15.11 @ Bank Club (San Jose) Scissor Sisters : 4.15.11 @ The Warfield (SF) Dengue Fever : 4.20.11 @ The Fillmore (SF) Cypress Hill : 4.20.11 @ The Warfield (SF) Calvin Harris : 4.23.11 @ Ruby Skye (SF)

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One Team One Dream!

NORML Women:

Nothing normal about ‘em! In May 1929, Pauline Sabin founded the Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform (WONPR). It was a platform for women who were demanding the repeal of the 18th amendment forbidding the manufacture and sale of alcohol. Known as the Sabin women, the leadership of the WONPR consisted primarily of the nonpartisan wives of leaders of American industry. In a little over a year, almost 1.5 million Sabin Women were publicly calling for an end to prohibition-inspired violence and political malfeasance related to the illegal production of alcohol. In 2011, concerned female scientists, politicians, mothers and working women all over America are fighting with equal passion to end the prohibition of marijuana. They are following in the footsteps of Pauline Sabin, M. Louise Grosse (Founder of the Molly Pitcher Club), Mary T. Norton (the first female Democrat elected to serve in the house and member of the WONPR Advisory Council), and other female leaders of the 1930’s anti-prohibitionist movement. Like their predecessors, these women are the true change makers who are working to normalize, legalize, tax and regulate the use of a substance currently used by tens of millions of Americans. They are inspiring women from all social circles and political spheres to speak up and publicly support sensible, responsible cannabis policies based on science, reason and compassion. In 2010, The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), announced the launch of the NORML Women’s Alliance, a non-partisan coalition of prominent, educated, successful, geographically diverse, high-profile professional women who believe that cannabis prohibition is a self-destructive and hypocritical policy that undermines the American family, sends a mixed and false message to our young people, and destroys the cherished principles of personal liberty and local self-government.

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Says NORML Executive Director Allen St. Pierre: “The prominent role of women in the effort to end marijuana prohibition is pivotal, necessary, and long overdue. According to recent national opinion polls by Gallup and others, the dramatic rise in the public’s support of marijuana law reform is being driven primarily by an increase in support among America’s women.” The NORML Women’s Alliance Steering Committee convenes in Washington, DC to talk strategy for each coming year. Last month, the women met in the shadow of the White House to discuss new and innovative ways to move public opinion towards the legalization of marijuana. Ordinary women doing extraordinary things brought about the repeal of alcohol prohibition and NORML believes women will provide the final push needed to legalize cannabis. Historically, women support legalization at much lower levels than their male counterparts. It is the mission of the NORML Women’s Alliance to increase this base of support through addressing and vocalizing the concerns of modern, mainstream women. Each year, at their various events, seminars, and conferences, NORML, which celebrates it’s 40 year anniversary this month (check out their site for some priceless artifacts they’re bringing back from the archives…including a 1976 PSA recorded by Peter Tosh), presents awards in recognition of extraordinary activism, academic study or political and cultural leadership in the field of marijuana and marijuana policy reform. This year, Kush Magazine proudly nominates and supports Cheryl Shuman for the Pauline Sabin Award, given in honor of and recognition for the crucial need and importance of women leadership in ending marijuana prohibition. Further information about the NORML Women’s Alliance is available online at: http://www.norml.org/women. If you’re in the Colorado or California area and want to become involved, contact Cheryl Shuman at Cheryl@DailyBuds.com

“We believe that there are multitudes of women who are opposed to national prohibition who welcome an opportunity as a body to voice their opposition and work for such a change in the law.” —Pauline Sabin

The NORML Women’s Alliance Steering Committee is: Sabrina Fendrick: NORML Women’s Alliance (NWA) Chair/ Director Diane R. Fornbacher: Vice Chair NORML Women’s Alliance/Steering Committee Cheryl Shuman: Director of Public Relations and Media, KUSH Magazines, KUSH Conventions & DailyBuds. com, Former Executive Director Beverly Hills NORML Anne Druyan: NORML Foundation chair and film producer Madeline Martinez: Executive Director of Oregon NORML

Debby Goldsberry: co-founder of the ARCH Collective Anne M. Davis, Esq.: Executive Director of NORML NJ Greta Gaines: Musician, television host and internationally recognized pro-snowboarder and flyfisherwoman Angel McClary Raich: Cofounder of the ARCH Collective Anna Diaz: Co-founder of Oregon NORML Kyndra S. Miller, Esq.: President and CEO of Miller Entertainment Group Inc., Law Firm

Carina Cialini: Pot Couture Sales and Marketing, Cannabis Times - Multi-Media Manager and East Coast Sales Manager Shaleen Aghi Title: Speakers Bureau Director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)

Jessica Corry: Colorado attorney, former Director of the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative, and Huffington Post guest columnist

Jeralyn Merritt: A television legal analyst (MSNBC and Fox News); creator and principal author of the weblog TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime

Serra Frank: Founding Director Moms for Marijuana, Secretary Idaho NORML

Tonya Davis: President of Miami Valley NORML & Ohio Patient Network; Host of a Public Access Television Show Medical Marijuana Common Sense; Medical Marijuana Director with Ohio NORML

Stacia Cosner: Outreach Director, Students for Sensible Drug Policy

Ms. Barbara Ehrenreich: Best selling author and columnist for Time magazine.

Cheyanne Weldon: Secretary/ Board Member Texas NORML

Nadine Strossen: President, American Civil Liberties Union and Professor of Law, New York Law School

Mikki Norris: Director of the Cannabis Consumers Campaign Elisabeth Rodriguez: Cofounder, Dallas/Fort Worth NORML

AnnaRae Grabstein: CEO of Steep Hill Lab

Marjorie Russell: Professor and the chair of the Practice, Advocacy & Litigation Skills Department

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Here are some all day Television Snack recipes so you can graze your way through this exciting College Basketball tournament.

To learn more about

Chef Herb cook with herb

go to www.cookwithherb.com

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Chef Herbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Baked Pretzel Ingredients -1 cup all-purpose flour -2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese -1/2 teaspoon garlic powder -1/4 teaspoon dried basil -1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary -1/4 teaspoon dried oregano -1/2 cup THC butter -4 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded -3 tablespoons cold water Directions Mix the flour, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, basil, rosemary, and oregano in a large bowl. Cut THC butter into small cubes, and add to flour mixture. Use a pastry blender or 2 knives to cut the THC butter into the flour; continue until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in cheese. Sprinkle water, 1 tablespoon at a time, over the flour mixture; mix lightly until dough is evenly moist and clings together. You may not use all of the water. Shape dough into a disc, and divide into 12 equal pieces. Wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm. Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). On a floured surface, roll one piece of dough at a time into an 11 inch long roll. To shape into pretzels: Curve ends of each rope to make a circle; cross ends at top. Twist ends once, and lay over bottom of circle. Place on greased baking sheets. Place pretzels, 2 inches apart, on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.

Directions Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Lightly grease a large roasting pan. In a large bowl, mix crispy corn and rice cereal, slivered almonds and toasted, chopped pecans. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the THC butter and mix with dark corn syrup and light brown sugar. Pour the mixture over the crispy corn and rice cereal mixture. Stir and shake to coat all the nuts and cereal. Pour the coated mixture into the prepared roasting pan. Stirring approximately every 15 minutes, cook 1 hour in the preheated oven. Cool on wax paper, and store in airtight containers.

Cheesy Pop Corn Ingredients: -1/4 cup THC butter, melted -1 teaspoon paprika -1/2 teaspoon ground cumin -1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper -10 cups popped popcorn -1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese Preparation: Combine melted THC butter, paprika, crushed red pepper, and ground cumin; toss with popcorn, coating evenly. Sprinkle with cheese; toss. Makes 10 cups.

Sweet Party Mix Ingredients -1 (12 ounce) package crispy corn and rice cereal -5 ounces slivered almonds -6 ounces toasted, chopped pecans -3/4 cup THC butter -3/4 cup dark corn syrup -1 1/2 cups light brown sugar

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Parmesan Chicken Wings Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons minced fresh flat leaf Italian parsley 2 teaspoons crumbled dried Italian herbs Freshly ground black pepper to taste 2 pounds chicken wings 1/3 cup melted THC butter Directions Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and lightly grease a baking sheet and set aside. In a large shallow bowl, mix together the cheese, herbs, and pepper. Dip each chicken wing into the THC butter and then dip into the cheese mixture and roll to coat. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes, then flip over. Bake for an additional 10-15 minutes, or until golden.

Tortilla Rollups Ingredients: -12 (14-ounce package) flour tortillas -8 ounces cream cheese, softened -1/8 cup THC butter -1 cup sour cream -1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chilies -3 tablespoons chopped green onion -2 tablespoons finely chopped red bell pepper -12 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese, grated -1 cup salsa or picante sauce Directions In a medium bowl combine cream cheese, THC butter, sour cream, chilies, onion, red bell pepper, and Cheddar cheese. Mix thoroughly. Spread onto tortillas and roll up. Cover tightly and chill for 2 hours or overnight. When ready to serve, cut each roll into 1/2-inch slices. Serve with salsa or picante sauce. Makes about 8 dozen pieces of tortilla roll-ups.

Quick Lasagna Casserole Ingredients -8 ounce dried miniature lasagna noodles, broken -12 ounce mild or hot bulk Italian sausage -2-1/2 cups desired red pasta sauce

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-Âź cup THC olive oil -1 egg, beaten -1 cup cream-style cottage cheese -2 tablespoons grated Parmesan or Romano cheese -3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (3 oz.) Directions 1. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. 2. Meanwhile, in a microwave-safe 2-quart square baking dish, crumble sausage. Cover with vented plastic wrap and microwave on 100 percent power (high) for 4 to 6 minutes or until sausage is brown, stirring once or twice. Drain fat. 3. Stir cooked pasta and pasta sauce into sausage in dish. Cover and microwave on high for 2 to 3 minutes or until heated through, stirring once. 4. In a medium bowl, stir together egg,THC olive oil, cottage cheese, and Parmesan or Romano cheese. Spoon mixture over pasta mixture. Cover and microwave on high for 6 to 7 minutes more or until heated through. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes before serving

Cheesy Potato Bake Ingredients -2 lb. red potatoes -3 or 4 cloves garlic, minced -1-1/2 tsp. snipped fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp. dried thyme, crushed -1/4 cup THC butter -1 cup buttermilk -4 oz. Fontina cheese, shredded (1 cup) -4 oz. Parmesan cheese, finely shredded (1 cup) -1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese -1/2 cup panko (Japanese-style bread crumbs) -1/4 tsp. dried Italian seasoning, crushed -1 Tbsp. THC olive oil -Snipped fresh parsley (optional)

2. In a 12-inch skillet cook and stir garlic and thyme in THC butter over medium heat for 1 minute; add potatoes. Coarsely mash potatoes. Stir in buttermilk, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. black pepper. Fold in Fontina cheese, half of the Parmesan, and the blue cheese. Evenly spread in baking dish. 3. In small bowl combine remaining Parmesan, panko, Italian seasoning, and THC olive oil; toss with a fork to combine. Evenly sprinkle over potato mixture in dish. Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly and top is golden. Sprinkle with snipped fresh parsley

Simple Peanut Butter Bars Ingredients 2 cups peanut butter* - divided use 3/4 cup THCbutter 2 cups powdered sugar 3 cups graham cracker crumbs 2 cups (12 ounce package) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels divided use Beat 1 1/4 cups peanut butter and THC butter in large mixer bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in 1 cup powdered sugar. With hands or spoon, work in remaining powdered sugar, graham cracker crumbs and 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Press mixture evenly and firmly into a greased 13 x 9-inch Pan. Melt remaining peanut butter and remaining chocolate chips in medium, heavy-duty saucepan over lowest possible heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Spread over graham cracker crust in pan. Chill for at least 1 hour or until chocolate is firm; cut into bars. Store in refrigerator.

Directions 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly grease a 2-quart square baking dish; set aside. Scrub potatoes; cut in 1-inch pieces. In large saucepan cook potatoes in lightly salted boiling water 12 to 15 minutes or until tender; drain.

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