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Kush L.A. Inside Featuring this Month We Dig This!

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How to Roll a Blunt with Mickey Avalon

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an Interview with Adrianne Curry

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And we are happy to have Adrianne join the editorial team here at Kush LA. Read her first column, The Soapbox, on page 59.

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Notable Voices Speak Out Against Taxation - J.T. Gold

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We Dig This: Cypress Hill SmokeOut - KLA

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How to Roll a Blunt with Micky Avalon - KLA

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An Interview with Adrianne Curry - Heather Gulino

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Growers Grove: Harvest Time - Jesse Martin

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Cannabis Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis - Mark E. Rose

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A Soldier’s Story: Managing Medication - Jack Leblanc

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Medical Merijuana Works - Steve Elliot

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Medical Marijuana Does Not Cause Lung Cancer - Fred Gardner

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CA Assembly to Consider Medical Marijuana Resolution SJR 14 - Heaather Gulino

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Medical Marijuana:: What’s the Law - Robert Selan

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Soapbox - Adrianne Curry

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Discover L.A. Live: Downtown Culver City - Courtney Kreuger

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Oakland Mayoral Candidate Don Perata Endorses Tax and Regulate - J.T. Gold

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Kush Kitchen: Cannabutter - Canna B. Chef

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Game On! - Patrick O’Mally

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Science Toasts Asparagus as Hangover Remedy - Charlotee Cruz

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Sleeping With Ghouls And Ghosts: California’s Haunted Hotels - Jane Quentin

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Hemp Hemp Hooray! - H.D. Ghee

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An Interview with Corey Taylor of Slipknot - Heather Gulino

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The 2009-2010 NBA Season - Mateo Ramirez

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Your Plants are Listening - Holden Gray

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Cars are Cool - Chris Black

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Dispensary Listing

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Our Advertisers

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Kush L.A. From the Editors

Happy October, everyone! It’s been a busy month for all of us here at Kush LA and Daily Buds and we have a lot to get to. First, Kush LA is excited to introduce our newest columnist, Adrianne Curry. Adrianne will be writing a monthly rant column in her very own corner of Kush LA called The Soapbox. As always, you should catch up on her blog on www.DailyBuds.com and interact with her and fellow online friends. Feel free to send in your questions, comments and letter to, for and about Adrianne to us at editor@kushla.com.

We are also closing monitoring the legal snafu taking place in Los Angeles and throughout Southern California that effects Patients and Collectives alike, so please take a look at the “Medical Marijuana in Southern California; What in the hell is the law anyway? ” article in this months magazine and also check out our new Law Blog on Daily Buds, to keep current on what’s happening out there.

In other exciting news, Kush LA is proud to be a sponsor of the Cypress Hill Smokeout, hosted by none other then Cheech and Chong. We hope you will join us at the San Manuel Pavilion in San Bernadino on October 23rd and 24th to jam all day with Cypress Hill, Slipknot, deftones, Methodman, Bad Brains, Pennywise, the very special return of Sublime and a whole lot more. You will find all the information you need in this issue as well as on our website, dailybuds.com.

Have a happy and safe Halloween and to all you farmers, we wish you a bountiful harvest!

NOTE FROM THE KUSH LA FAMILY Last month, we published a wonderful interview with Jack Herer and Rick Simpson. We strongly support the hemp movement and are very fond of both Jack ’s and Rick’s work. On September 12, Jack suffered a heart attack and collapsed on stage after delivering an impassioned speech at Portland’s pro-pot Hempstalk festival.

Jack fell into a coma shortly after he was stricken and at the time of this writing has not awakened from it. He is in an Emanual Medical Center intensive care unit.

Jack ‘s family said anyone wishing to contribute to Jack’s medical costs can go to any USBank and make a donation in the name of Jack Herer.

We wish Jeannie and the rest of Jack’s family all of our best wishes, strongest hopes and deepest sympathy in this trying time. Jack’s vision inspires us every day.

The Editors

invite you to submit your letters or articles for publication consideration.

They can be sent to: stories@kushla.com

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Notable Voices

In The Medical Marijuana Movement Speak Out Against Taxation

by J.T Gold Everyone can agree on one thing. California needs money.

But is taxing marijuana like alcohol or tobacco really the answer? Proponents of taxation and stabilization of medical marijuana have shown us numbers that estimate California could generate $1.4 billion dollars annually. That’s a lot of loot. Since the passage of Oakland’s Measure F, which taxes medical marijuana the same as alcohol, the media has been foaming at the mouth over the revenue potential of marijuana.

Articles have appeared in Time, The Atlantic, The San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Economist, and Forbes. However, not everyone agrees that taxing medical marijuana is the economic or even moral answer to our problems. Dennis Peron, Ed Rosenthal and Jack Herer--all heroes of the MMJ movement--emphatically oppose taxation.

Dennis Peron has been hailed as the father of the medical marijuana movement and was the guiding force and co-author of California’s Proposition 215. Peron announced last month that he returned from Burning Man to discover he had been fired from Oaksterdamn U because of his opposition to taxing and regulating medical marijuana.

Oaksterdamn U has announced it intends to spend a million dollars to promote an initiative that would tax, regulate and control marijuana by city and county, as well as at the state level.

Dennis Peron on taxing medical marijuana It has taken a strange course of events, none of which I anticipated. And it is a strange thing in California because in California and the other states, medicine is not taxed.

Now all of a sudden our medicine has to be taxed. And I don’t “get” this tax.

It seems like we are trying to buy our way into this thing: to buy our way into acceptance. And I don’t think that is the way to go...

And I know it sounds good to say, “let’s just tax our way out of this thing.” But you can’t. This

is a moral crusade. And it’s a moral crusade on their side and a moral crusade on our side. We believe in plants and I don’t think we should have to tax ourselves to get it to be free. And I just think it is wrong to do it and I support the idea of getting Marijuana to be accepted and it is being accepted because people voted for it. They think it is a medicine. So the idea is that we have to start feeding the bear money to get him to stay away from us.

We have won and eventually the courts are going to come down on their side and say hey Mr. Peron says all use is medical.

Therefore Proposition 215 Legalized Marijuana and maybe through the back door. So we go through the back door and they go through the back door. But now we have these taxes.

Ed Rosenthal on taxing medical marijuana The 1.8 percent tax on the revenue from all businesses associated with the sale of Marijuana. Now it’s not that I’m opposed to the tax, per se. And I know Oakland needs the money. But in California there is no sales tax on prescription medicine. And Marijuana coming from the dispensaries all needs a recommendation from a doctor. So they’re not treating Marijuana as they are treating other medicines. Instead this initiative is treating Marijuana much like alcohol because bars and other establishments in Oakland that serve alcohol, also have to pay a 1.8 percent tax. And I think that if they want to tax Marijuana it would be fine to tax recreational Marijuana. But I don’t think that patients should have to pay a sales tax.

If you hear the club owners, or other public officials, they say, “Oh no, the patients won’t pay it.” But everyone knows that ultimately the patients will pay it. It doesn’t’ come out of the profits of the distributors it comes directly from the patients. And I don’t think that patients should have to pay a tax for their medicine.

Kevin Reed of The Green Cross of San Francisco is another prominent voice in the movement that doesn’t think Continued on page 36

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We Dig This!

What: The Cypress Hill SmokeOut, hosted by Cheech and Chong When: Friday, October 23rd & Saturday October 24th Where: San Manuel Amphitheater 2575 Glen Helen Parkway San Bernardino, CA 92407 Phone: 909.880.6500

1998 marked a decade in the careers of the pioneering rap-rock quartet CYPRESS HILL. In celebration, CYPRESS HILL released their 4th album appropriately titled IV, and hosted a record release party that broke down the CYPRESS HILL way of life for all their fans to see, experience, and make their own. This event was the SMOKE OUT. With their music, CYPRESS HILL has broken down the musical and cultural barriers between hip-hop, alternative, metal, rock, reggae, ska, and latin music.

The SMOKE OUT encompasses what CYPRESS HILL represents and allows concert go-ers to bask in their world. Definitely not your traditional record release party, the SMOKE OUT truly is an all day mind opening festival.

EXPO INFORMATION The SmokeOut Cannabis Cup & Medical Marijuana Expo will be one of the best consumer and trade shows in the hemp industry. Already a world-class entertainment destination, Cypress Hill’s SmokeOut Cannabis Cup & Expo will be the ultimate destination for all advocates, businesses and consumers. This expo will feature leading businesses impacting the multi-million dollar hemp and medical marijuana industries such as: cultivation, education, legal rights, clothing, accessories, cosmetics, health benefits, arts, crafts and more. Non-profits, and eco-friendly exhibitors will be on site as well. This will be the biggest and brightest showcase for dispensaries, licensed physicians, political organizations and all members of the cannabis community. Cypress Hill has been an advocate of the marijuana culture for over 20 years. Their integrity, passion and celebrity will help gather thousands of like-minded fans, advocates and industry insiders. The expo will feature expert discussion panels, celebrity guests, prominent speakers and special meet- n-greet sessions.

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Expert Discussion Panels (Friday & Saturday) The expo will feature two expert discussion panels each day. Organizers have invited some of the most recognized guest speakers and celebrities in the hemp industry to participate in our moderated panels. Panel topics range from legalization, cultivation, health benefits, education and more. There will be Question and Answer sessions and consumer workshops to follow afterwards.

Expo Meet n’ Greet Sessions (Friday & Saturday) Throughout the day expo attendees and fans will have the opportunity to meet many of the special guest speakers, celebrities and musicians. This is your opportunity to meet your favorite cannabis advocates, get an autograph or maybe even take a picture with the Buddah King himself. Members of Cypress Hill are confirmed for the expo meet- n- greet both days.

4:20 Movie Night (Friday Only) Enjoy two of your favorite feature films at the inaugural movie night.

Lie out on the wonderful grassy knoll and grab your favorite munchies.

This main event will begin at sundown and continue through the end of the evening. What could be better than being outdoors under the stars hanging out with like-minded people catching some cult classics?

SmokeOut Glass Art Showcase (Friday and Saturday) The SmokeOut will feature some of the industry’s best glass and water pipe artists, vendors, curators and manufactures. Consumers can bid and purchase on the largest collection of glass art on the West Coast. You must be 18 years or older to enter in to this attraction.

Vendor Village (Friday & Saturday) A good idea can go a long way at The Cypress Hill SmokeOut! The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well at our expo and festival. Your product or service can be exposed to over twenty thousand like-minded consumers and advocates of the cannabis community. Dozens of vendors will be located throughout the festival and expo showcasing their businesses, clothing, cosmetics, arts, crafts and more.

Massive Munchie Gardens (Friday & Saturday) There will be plenty of food and drink located throughout the sprawling San Manuel Amphitheater.

There will be alcohol available for those who are 21 & over. Vegetarian and international food offerings will be available each day.

And then there is, of course, THE MUSIC!

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olling with Herojuana Hybrid Sativa buds and with the leaves of a Swisher Sweet cigar, he begins our exclusive photo shoot by saying, “We were from the West Coast so we didn’t really have blunts when I first started smoking marijuana.

I learned to roll from a Redman song about how to roll a blunt, and an article I read with B-Real in High Times Magazine.”

Mickey Avalon is a strong supporter for the legalization of marijuana and its many useful medicinal purposes. He likes to use Zig Zag rolling papers, or a bong. One of his favorite ways of smoking is he learned from the Australians and Hawaiians, where you smoke tobacco and marijuana in a bong, giving the user the effect of a ringer!”

Mickey Avalon who finished over 20 cities on the Blazed & Confused Tour 2009 alongside Snoop Dogg and Slightly Stoopid, has a new album out in February 2010.

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an Interview with Adrianne Curry

by Heather Gulino The last thing I read on Adrianne Curry’s Daily Buds blog was that she was quitting medical marijuana for a while. According to her, she had been suffering from horrific night terrors and was waking up in such a panic, that her husband, Chris, was losing sleep and occasionally afraid that she may become violent. Night terrors are no joke. The anxiety that followed was debilitating and she was ready to try anything, even pharmaceuticals if they could help. Fortunately, Adrianne met a man recently who knew of her condition and was willing to help her by giving her a potent Indica strain that not only stopped the night terrors but also curbed the anxiety and gave both Adrianne and Chris their first peaceful night’s sleep in weeks. These are all good things since the idea of taking pharmaceutical drugs is both appealing and appalling to the reality television star.

I sat down with Adrianne at her home in Hermosa Beach that she shares with her husband and two feline supermodels, Sgt. Pepper and Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, to talk about everything from Hooters to her Libertarian views on drug legalization.

KLA: I’m glad you found some relief for your night terror. That’s scary.

AC: I was a heroin addict, you know. So Xanax is good, but it’s not as good as heroin, and I was worried about having to go on pills.

KLA: How long were you an addict?

AC: I smoked it from fourteen to fifteen and then from sixteen to about nineteen, I smoked everyday and occasionally shot up. I didn’t like to shoot up though because rumors got around school real quick that I was a heroin addict and so I tried to hide it.

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Everyone said that I was shooting it between my toes because they couldn’t see any track marks on my arms and I was like, “No! No! I’m not! I just smoke it!”And then I was like, oh fuck. I just admitted that I’m a drug addict. From nineteen to twenty I was really trying to wean myself off but to be honest, at the ass-end of it, I kept fucking up. I would be clean for two or three weeks, fuck up. Clean for two months, fuck up. And then I did Top Model and I just decided as things progressed, I would stop. If I made it on the show, I would stop. Ok, I’m on the show. If I win the show, I’ll stop. (Laughs) It was hard, but I finally did it.

KLA: You’re a lucky girl. I don’t know anyone who did heroin for that many years and is alive to tell about it. Are your drug days over?

AC: Definitely. Thank God. I haven’t touched it in 7 years. Of all my friends that I used with, there are only 2 still alive. I could have never been successful if I had stayed on that path.

KLA: I imagine that some of our readers may not be familiar with your work. Take me through your rise in Hollywood.

What were you doing in your life before America’s Next Top Model (ANTM)?

AC: I had been struggling for about 8 months to stay clean, I was with my then boyfriend of three years whom I was engaged to and thought I was going to marry. He was never as deep into drugs as I was. He was one of those recreational users. God bless them. Anyway, I was approached by someone at Hooters, where I was working, who said he was involved with the show and he gave me his card. I thought it was total bullshit and threw it away like all the other cards I got every day. Then I saw a commercial for the show and I thought, I’m going to try this. I was trying to stay clean, trying to save money to go to college, trying to get my life started.

So there I was, working at Hooters, which I have to say was a lot of fun. I was mean to everyone. And I had no tits, so I was just the huge mean chick. I loved it and the customers loved it. So they [ANTM] called me and I went to the semifinals of the auditions and then they picked me for the show.

That’s when I was like, ok; I’m not doing any more drugs. So I won the show and came home and my parents were going through a really ugly divorce. My boyfriend had just turned 21 and the bar scene was way more appealing to him than a long-term girlfriend, so he dumped me. So my parents are getting divorced, I just got dumped, but I won this TV show and I’ve gotta stay off drugs. It was a really complicated time!

KLA: Has the show changed much?

AC: ANTM was Tyra Banks’ attempt at a reality show to find the next top model. What it has become is a platform for Tyra Banks’ talk show and a way for girls to find fifteen minutes of fame on TV. KLA: So when you won, what did you win? Are you now a top model? Or a medium model? Or a lower model? Are you even a model?

I should note that by this point in the interview we have both had a bong hit and as I transcribe this conversation from the tape recorder, I have to cut through at least twenty minutes of laughter and endless streams of giggles.

AC: I won a two-year contract with Willamina Models, who

Tyra screwed over on the next season by not using them, so they (Willamina) hated her and they hated me. I was under contract so I couldn’t leave, which made it a very difficult situation. I won a spread in Marie Claire Magazine, which I got. And I won a Revlon contract. Now, we all thought that the Revlon deal was going to be an ad campaign. What it ended up really being was convention where I sat on a chair and had makeup applied to my face in front of twelve people, which I was cool with because I was getting paid for it. Newsflash: I’ve never been paid since 2003. So I have a little bit of a problem with ANTM because you know, I’m an honest person and you from blue-collar Midwest. You don’t work and not get paid there without knees getting broken. I don’t want to break anyone’s knees but you bet your ass I’m going to call them out on their bullshit.

KLA: Those are pretty good prizes. Not bad for the huge mean chick from Hooters, right?

AC: Yeah! Totally! I’m glad I did it, I’m glad I won and I’m glad mostly because I learned so much about Hollywood. But really it wasn’t until the Surreal Life that my career launched.

ANTM was the prelude to prepare me for the beast that is Hollywood.

KLA: Is the Surreal Life by invitation? How does that work?

AC: Kind of. They called my agency. I spent five months in Africa and I had just gotten back, so I went and interviewed and they said ok, we want to use her. And then I hear that Tyra Banks doesn’t want me to do it. She thought it would make her show look bad and she was still trying to convince people that she was making top models. At this time, I’m already miffed because it has been 7 months and I still haven’t been paid for the Revlon thing, so I was like, fuck them! I’m going to do this shit. So I agreed to go on the show, in spite of her. I was young, I was angry. What can you do? So I agreed to do the show, did the show and met my husband, Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady in the Brady Bunch. He is everything that I never looked for in a man. He is not 6’4”, he does not have long hair; he does not smoke weed; he does not listen to good music! Well, sometimes. He’s not really a music guy so when he does listen to music it’s Pink Floyd or the Stones, which I like.

But when I play Alice in Chains or Nine Inch Nails, he goes crazy! He absolutely hates it. So yeah, I went on the Surreal Life, met him and then we starred in a spin-off, My Fair Brady.

KLA: Let me ask you an ignorant question. Is the Surreal Life just you in a fishbowl or is there a prize at the end? Is it a contest?

AC: There’s no prize. They just put a bunch of fuckin’ weird celebrities together in a house together. They just want to see how you interact. I lived with this model dude, Mini Me, Da Brat, Chris, Jane Weidlin from The Go-Go’s, Chyna the wrestler…myself…. It was really fuckin’ weird. Do yeah, then we spun off and did My Fair Brady, one two and three. The first season he proposed, the second season we got married and the third season we fought about having babies. And instead I got my tits done. I thought it was a wise decision.

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Harvest Time

by Jesse Martin It’s our favorite time of year here at Grower’s Grove. Harvest is a multi-staged process and to help guide you through it, we have compiled some information that should get you on your way to a healthy and bountiful harvest.

There is more to harvesting cannabis plants than just cutting them down. Before harvesting, the plants should be fed plain water only with no fertilizer (nutrients). This is to remove any fertilizer that has built up in the plants themselves, and the hydroponic media or soil they were grown in. After the plants are harvested, they have to be manicured and dried.

Even with a small indoor or outdoor garden (less than 20 plants) it can take a few hours to harvest, manicure, and hang the buds for drying. A large garden (more than 50 plants) may take a full days work, or longer. The plants must be manicured and hung to dry right after they are cut down, and this can be time consuming.

Make sure you leave yourself a steady 6 hours of time to work, the first time you harvest a small garden. Make sure you leave yourself a full day to work, the first time you harvest a large garden. You can base the time it will take to harvest future crops based on the amount of time it takes to harvest your first crop.

If you have grown a particular strain before, you will have a good idea when it will be ready to harvest. If you are a first time grower or if haven’t grown a particular strain before, try to get your seeds from someone who can tell you not only what strain it is, but also the expected harvest time.

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feed them water with no nutrients for one or more feedings just before they are harvested. Tap water will have some chemicals present, it is best to used distilled water or water treated with reverse osmosis for this purpose.

When you know the approximate time the plants will be ready to harvest, you will be able to wait right before you are going to harvest and give them water with no nutrients. In this way they are allowed to grow for the maximum amount of time (large harvest) before being flushed.

The plants will use up the fertilizer they have stored in them and growth will not slow down, if done properly. If nutrients are not flushed from the cannabis plants, the resulting cannabis will taste bad and may also be hard to ignite.

If you are growing hydroponic cannabis, start clearing about 7 days before harvest. This can be done by changing the solution and using only distilled water or water treated with reverse osmosis (no nutrients). Some growers will change the water two or more times before harvest because the media may still hold nutrients after the first flush.

With soil you need to change to distilled water or water treated with reverse osmosis about 14 days before harvest.

Avoid slow release fertilizers because they are hard to remove.

Soil growers that have to use slow release fertilizer should employ regular nutrients for the last month.

With hydroponics, if you know that the cannabis strain will be ready to harvest 10 weeks after flowering is started, switch to water only feeding about 9 weeks after flowering.

With soil, if you know that the cannabis strain will be ready to harvest in the middle of September, switch to water only feeding at about the beginning of September.

When growing in soil, you can stop watering the plants 2 days prior to harvest. This is not essential but it will speed the drying process. Do not stop the flow of water to hydroponic plants. If you do, they will wilt and begin to die within a few minutes to a few hours.

There is more to harvesting cannabis plants than just cutting them down.

Harvesting Cannabis Plants The optimal time to harvest cannabis plants is when THC production has reached its maximum. A rough guide as to when to harvest is to wait until 50%-80% of the white pistils (hairs) have turned dark (usually brown or red). But a better method of determining when to harvest is to wait until certain trichomes on the plant have matured.

Trichomes are small appendages that look like hairs, they are produced by cannabis and other plants. Some trichomes on cannabis plants develop a resin gland at the top. These trichomes are a rich source of THC, and monitoring them will allow you to best judge when the plants are ready for harvesting.

On cannabis plants, trichomes with resin glands form in the highest concentration on buds. They start out clear, turn a milky color, then turn amber (light brown). To best judge when to harvest, wait until about a week or two before the expected harvest time (just before you go to water only feeding) and look at the trichomes on the largest buds on each plant daily.

The best time to harvest a cannabis plant is when a majority of the trichomes have turned to a milky translucent color. Not all the trichomes will mature at the exact same time, so harvest when most of the plants are ready. Or harvest each bud separately.

It is nearly impossible to see the trichomes with the human eye, so some type of magnification is needed. An inexpensive way to effectively view them is to use a pocket microscope rated at somewhere between 20x to 70x.

There is another type of trichome that can be found on cannabis plants, they are called cystolith trichomes. This type of trichome is mainly found on the underside of leaves. They look like small hairs with no resin gland at the top. Cystolith trichomes are not a source of THC. When grown indoors, most cannabis strains will be ready to harvest 7-12 weeks after starting a flowering light cycle (12 hours on and 12 hours off per 24 hour period). Most mainly

indica strains will be ready to harvest in 7-9 weeks. Mainly sativa strains can take up to 12 weeks to reach maturity.

You can harvest the plants by cutting them down at the base of the stem (with a pair of scissors or some other type of cutting tool), just above where the plant meets the hydroponic media or soil. This will allow you to harvest the entire plant at the same time. Alternatively, you can wait for each branch to mature and cut it off separately.

Once you have grown a strain, you will be able to better estimate the best time to start giving it distilled or reverse osmosis water to flush nutrients, and when to harvest future crops. Indoors you can be pretty sure that a strain will be ready in the same amount of time, if you provide the same conditions each time you grow it.

Indoor growing conditions will remain constant, unless you change something. When you grow outdoors, you can’t assume that a particular strain will be ready in the exact same amount of time, each time you grow it. This is because you are not able to provide consistent conditions outdoors.

After the cannabis plants have been harvested, they must be manicured and dried. Manicuring and drying the cannabis harvest is a very important part in the cultivation process. You may want to smoke the cannabis you have grown without waiting, but this is not a good idea.

Drying and Curing Cannabis Right after all the plants have been harvested, it is time to manicure them. Manicuring is simply cutting off the leaves that were growing from the buds. Cut off all the leaves surrounding the bud, so that just the bud remains.

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Cannabis Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

by Mark E. Rose, BS, MA Licensed Psychologist Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Although the exact cause of MS is unknown, there is much evidence implicating an autoimmune mechanism, with CNS white matter tracts providing the focus for inflammation and demyelination. Pain is an important symptom accompanying MS; acute or chronic pain syndromes occur in 30-80% of patients. The many different types of pain seen in MS include musculoskeletal pain, pain associated with spasms, and central pain from sclerotic plaque lesions affecting pain pathways in the CNS. Debilitating pain occurs in 50-70% of MS patients and is poorly understood. Pain, spasticity, tremor, spasms, poor sleep quality, and bladder and bowel dysfunction, among other symptoms, contribute signifi足cantly to the disability and impaired quality of life of many patients with MS. There is no cure, and current symptomatic therapies for MS are in some cases ineffective and may have a high risk of serious side effects. This has led some MS patients to self-medicate with cannabis, and current research interest in cannabis treatment of MS began with isolated reports by patients who were using marijuana for symptoms relief.

Control of symptoms such as spasticity, pain, tremor and bladder dysfunction were among the beneficial effects reported by these patients. These anecdotal reports led to large organized surveys of MS patients in order to more

precisely investigate the benefits of cannabis.

In one survey of 254 MS patients, 68% had used cannabis to alleviate symptoms of MS. Patients were more likely to use cannabis to control MS if they were married or had a long-term partner, smoked tobacco, or had worsening disability. Compared to patients who could walk unaided, cannabis use was more likely in those who were wheelchair-bound or only able to walk with an aid.

Interestingly, 71% of the patients who had never used cannabis said they would try the drug if it were available by prescription. In another survey study of 420 MS patients in Alberta, Canada, 96% was aware cannabis was potentially therapeutically useful for MS, 72% supported legalization for medicinal purposes, 43% had tried cannabis at some point in their lives, and 16% used it for medicinal purposes related to MS. Symptoms reported to be relieved included anxiety/ depression, spasticity and chronic pain. Reasons given for not trying cannabis were its illegality, concern about side effects and lack of knowledge of how to obtain it.

A strong theoretical basis explains cannabis effectiveness in the treatment of MS. Cannabis produces its medical benefits and psychoactive effects by activating cannabinoid receptors in different regions of the brain and body. The cannabinoid type I receptor (CB1) is the most abundant receptor, and functions as a regulator of a number of neurological symptoms, such as pain and spasticity. Alterations of this internal cannabinoid system, termed the endocannabinoid system or ECS, are implicated in several neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative conditions. Complex changes to the ECS take place in MS and influence crucial aspects of the disease and clinical manifestation, and can potentially be modulated by drugs targeting the ECS such as cannabis. Patient reports and recent understanding of the function of the ECS have led researchers to study cannabis treatment of MS. Most of the cannabis administered to the MS patients in the following studies consisted of sublingually administered synthetic cannabis extracts containing equal amounts of delta9-THC and cannabidiol, a natural cannabinoid that does not act on the CB1 receptor. Some of the studies used delta9-THC. Although none of the reviewed research used smoked marijuana, the results should be considered applicable to smoked marijuana.

Research Results One of the first scientific papers describing cannabis for MS was published by Meinck et al. in 1989, who found that the chronic motor handicaps of a 30-year-old MS

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patient acutely improved while he smoked a marijuana cigarette. This effect was quantitatively assessed by means of clinical rating, electromyographic investigation of the leg flexor reflexes and electromagnetic recording of the hand action tremor. It was concluded that cannabinoids may have powerful beneficial effects on both spasticity and ataxia that warranted further evaluation.

Since that paper was published, numerous studies have been published that used large numbers of MS patients (one study enrolled 657 MS patients), and placebocontrol, randomization and double-blind conditions. This research design removes the possible contaminating effect of researcher bias and patient expectation on study outcome, and is considered the “gold standard” in experimental design. These studies found that compared with placebo (an inactive sugar pill), patients receiving cannabis treatment reported significant improvements in pain, sleep quality, and spasms. One study showed that patients who completed at least 1 year of treatment found that the dramatic improvements in pain, spasm, spasticity, and bladder problems at 10 weeks were sustained into the second year. Another study found that the biggest and most consistent improvements in reduced spasticity and pain were seen in patients who received at least 90% of their prescribed cannabis dose. Also found by another study was significant improvement in the average time taken to walk 10 meters.

Action tremor in MS usually involves the upper limbs, occurs in more than 50% of patients and is associ­ated with disability in about 25% of these patients. As many as 50% of patients experiencing tremor report that they felt “much better” in response to cannabis use.

Central neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis (MS) is common and often refractory to treatment. The most common manifestation of central neuropathic pain in MS is extremity pain that is often accompanied by burning, aching, pricking, stabbing, or squeezing sensations. Painful spasms of the extremities have also been classified as a cen­tral pain phenomenon. The reported prevalence rates for central pain in MS vary widely (range: 17% to 52%) with about one third of the patients reporting it to be severe and contributing to dis­ability. A 5-week study found that cannabis was superior to placebo in reducing the average intensity of pain, sleep disturbance and quality of life, and was well tolerated. Cannabis also raised the threshold for patients’ perception of pressure pain that was induced by an auto­mated device.

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) such as urinary urgency and urge incontinence occur in more than 90% patients whose MS that has persisted for 10 years or more, often requires the use of a catheter, and is associated with chronic uri­nary tract infections. MS-related LUTS is associated with patient distress, disability, and impaired quality of life. Survey data reveals that many patients with MS who smoke marijuana report improvement of urgency, urge incontinence, and hesitancy. A study of 15 patients with MS complaining of LUTS for more than 5 years found that treatment with cannabis significantly improved patient reports of the number of daily incontinence episodes, the volume of inconti­nence,

nocturia, and daytime urinary frequency, which were sustained in a long-term continuation of the study. Doserelated emergence of hallucina­tions occurred in three patients, which resolved with dose reduction.

Among long-term cannabis patients in once study, a consistent abrupt-withdrawal syndrome was not observed; however, a variety of complaints were reported by several patients, including interrupted sleep, hot and cold flushes, tired­ness, low mood, decreased appetite, emotional lability, vivid dreams, and intoxication. A study examining the emotional and cognitive effects of marijuana use in patients with MS found that, compared with nonmarijuana using MS patients, the cannabis users had a slower average performance time and a different pattern of response. The researchers concluded that inhaled cannabis is associated with impaired cognition in patients with MS. Other studies reported side effects consisting of confusion, crying, disorienta­tion, paranoia, and hallucinations from the synthetic cannabis derivatives.

Summary Many of the symptoms of MS seem to lessen in severity as the result of cannabis treatment, with symptom reduction sustained with long-term use. Improvement in functioning and disability has also been observed.

Although unpleasant side effects were reported in some of the published studies, smoked marijuana is less potent that the pharmaceutical products used in the research, and patients have the ability to individualize the needed dose so that they can obtain symptom relief and not the troublesome side effects. Marijuana clearly represents a valuable therapeutic option for patients afflicted with this condition Sources Baker D, et al. Br J Pharmacology. 2007;152:649–654.

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Voices continued from page 10 taxing medical marijuana is such a hot idea. The Green Cross issued a press release on July 25th that began, “The Green Cross in San Francisco says that this is the first step towards pricing out patients and demeaning the medical movement.

Kevin Reed on taxing medical marijuana Medical Cannabis Dispensaries are taxed at the state and local level, through sales tax, payroll tax, and income tax. Levying higher taxes, like those resulting from the Oakland measure, will result in higher prices for patients. Proponents say these taxes are a way to legitimize and justify general adult use. However, such a sin tax only works to punish patients, the only members of the California adult population who currently are allowed to purchase cannabis legally.

Jack Herer, also known as the Emperor of Hemp, gave an impassioned anti-taxation speech at Hempstalk in Portland, Oregon last month just moments before suffering a stroke.

Jack Herer on taxing medical marijuana I don’t want to fucking give the United States government one fucking dollar of taxes. I think that they should go to fucking jail for getting you and me and 20 million people getting [sic] arrested for pot. It is the safest thing you can do in the universe. And that is what we are going to do in California. Okay? Come over to my booth, over there, and I will see you next time.

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Growers Grove continued from page 33 Work over a glass table or some kind of smooth flat surface.

This will make it easy to collect all the material that has been cut away from the buds. It is lower in THC than the buds, but rather than throw it away, you can use it to make hash oil.

When manicuring the buds, use a pair of scissors with small blades (to reach hard to get leaves) that is comfortable on your hands. If you have a small crop, you can handle the plants with you bare hands. With a large crop, wear powder free latex gloves.

The latex gloves will collect trichome resin in a similar manner to the way live cannabis plants are rubbed to make hashish. The latex gloves have to be powder free or the powder will get mixed into the resin.

Do not touch anything other than the plants once you have put the gloves on. If you have to do something, remove the gloves you are wearing and put them in a plastic bag, prior to doing whatever it is that has to be done.

When finished, put on a pair of new gloves. Material on the first pair can be collected later. When you are finished manicuring all the plants, remove the gloves and place them in a plastic bag (to catch resin that drops off).

Put the plastic bag with the gloves in a freezer for 2-3 hours. The trichome resin can easily be peeled from the frozen latex gloves and consumed the same way you would use hashish.

If absolutely necessary, you can wait to manicure the buds.

However, the job will take more time if you wait. Manicuring right after the plants are harvested will also speed the drying process.

Instead of smoking cannabis directly after it is harvested and manicured, it is best to dry and cure it. Some new growers might be in such a rush to try the cannabis that they don’t want to dry the crop, or they might be tempted to put buds in a microwave oven to dry them out.

Drying Cannabis After Harvest You probably don’t want to smoke cannabis that is harsh and bad tasting. If you do not take time to dry the bud, you will not get the best possible smell and taste your crop is capable of producing.

Proper drying and curing will also ensure maximum potency of the cannabis you have grown. Cannabis is not potent just after harvest. Some of the THC is in a non-psychoactive acidic form. Drying cannabis the right way will convert the non-psychoactive acidic compounds into psychoactive THC. The area where the drying is done should be dark. Light and high temperatures (higher than about 80 degrees) will cause THC to break down into less desirable chemicals, this will lower the potency of the finished product.

A good way to dry the crop is to hang the buds upsidedown by the stem, from some string or wire. The drying cannabis must have some circulation blowing over it at all times. A gentle breeze that circulates over all the plants is necessary.

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A fan or two will circulate air within the drying room. Fans will aid in drying the plants evenly, and reducing the chances of mold. If mold starts and is allowed to grow, it might ruin all of your crop. Mold looks like white fuzz and has an odor that is unpleasant.

You will have to keep the temperature and humidity within a certain range for optimal results. Conditions should remain constantly somewhere within the following ranges, temperature should be between 65-75 degrees F, relative humidity should be between 45%-55%.

At temperatures lower than 65 degrees, drying time will be lengthened. At temperatures higher than 75 degrees, the heat will cause the outer portion of the bud to dry quicker than the inner part, and the taste will suffer.

At humidity levels lower than 45%, the cannabis will dry too fast and the taste will suffer. At humidity levels higher than 55%, the cannabis will take a long time to dry, and it will be prone to mold.

Keep a hygrometer and a thermometer in the drying area, close to the plants. A hygrometer will allow you to keep an eye on the relative humidity level in the room and a thermometer will display the temperature. Some hygrometers have built in thermometers so you can measure the temperature and humidity together.

Depending on the time of year and your location, a heater or an air conditioner may be necessary to adjust the temperature. To control humidity, a dehumidifier can lower humidity and a humidifier can be used to raise humidity. There are warm mist humidifiers and cool mist humidifiers.

A warm mist humidifier will raise the temperature while a cool mist humidifier will not affect the temperature. There are also humidifiers that allow you to switch between warm or cool mist. If you are going to purchase a humidifier for this purpose, take your climate into consideration and buy an appropriate humidifier.

Warm mist models will actually heat the water and release warm humidity. Cool mist water isn’t cooled, it just means that water is not heated. In most cases a cool mist will work best. To be safe you can get a humidifier that lets you switch between warm and cool mist.

Curing Cannabis It will take at least a week or two to dry the crop with temperatures between 65-75 degrees F and relative humidity between 45%-55%. You will know when the cannabis is dry if the stems snap or break (rather than fold) when they are bent.

Try smoking a small bud (1/2 gram or less) in a joint to be sure it is dry enough.

To cure the crop, you will need one or more containers made out of glass or plastic. Some people say plastic can impart a taste to the cannabis.

Containers that have a rubber seal work best, but any type of container with a tight fitting lid will do. One quart canning jars do a very good job if you are curing a few pounds or less.

They have a rubber seal and hold 2 or more ounces of cannabis per one quart jar.

Gently place your cannabis in the containers (cut buds to size if the are too big to fit in the container) and put the top on. Store the containers in a dark area where the temperature is between 50-65 degrees and the humidity is between 40%60%.

You will have to open the containers for a few minutes to allow moisture to escape by fanning with your hand. If any moisture builds up on the inside of the cap on your container, wipe it off. Do this preferably 2-6 times daily, at regular 4-12 hour intervals.

You should also re-arrange the buds by giving them a quarter-turn once a day. This will ensure that different parts of the buds are exposed to the air in the container. Keep up this routine for 7-10 days. When properly dried, cannabis will burn evenly when smoked in a joint (if stems are removed).

The taste will be as good as it can be, and the THC will have reached a point where it is ready to be ingested or stored.

You can keep any cannabis that will be consumed within a few months (1 year maximum) in the same containers used for curing, without having to keep opening them to release moisture.

If the cannabis is to be stored for more than a few months, you can use a vacuum sealer (designed for storing food) to seal the cannabis in an airtight environment. If stored in a dark area that is between 40-55 degrees F, the cannabis in vacuum sealed plastic will remain potent for up to 5 years.

Dry cannabis can be stored in a frost-free freezer, but some of the THC on the outer part of the buds may be damaged when frozen. A refrigerator is in the right temperature range but they tend to be humid (unless you can control the humidity).

If stored in an area of high humidity for months or years, even vacuum sealed cannabis can eventually become as humid as the surrounding air. This will necessitate drying it again before smoking. But, unless mold develops, humidity itself will not degrade the THC or make the cannabis any less potent.

Light will degrade some of the THC, so dark containers can be used for storage. If you place the cannabis in a see through container, it will have to be located in a dark area that is not exposed to light or high temperatures.

At this time, small buds will be dry enough to smoke. But larger buds should be cured (slow dried) to ensure that the cannabis is as potent and tasty as possible. If necessary, you can set aside buds that are less than 1/2 gram for smoking, while larger buds cure.

Always make sure to properly dry your cannabis prior to storage, if you grow your own or if the stuff you have is very moist. And remember that to preserve cannabis potency at a maximum level, keep any exposure to air, heat, and light at a minimum.

The cure lasts a week or two. The aim of what you are doing is evenly finishing the slow dry process, so that mold will not grow when the buds are stored long term. Also, by the end of the cure, any remaining inactive THC will be converted to active THC (that increases potency).

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A Soldier’s Story

Managing His Own Medicine

by Jack LeBlanc Sergeant William Montejo will never forget the burning sensation that radiated his arm, shoulder and neck late one night last December.

A bullet tore its way through the back of his arm, up through his bicep, out of his shoulder, and back into his neck, where it stayed. The tingling, numb, hot sensation he felt as the bullet tore through his skin was the worst pain he had ever endured.

Blood gushed from his neck as he squirmed on the ground, taking cover behind a metal 50-gallon drum as a barrage of bullets swarmed around him.

“You could hear the bullets just whistling by me,” he said.

“Bullets make very a distinct sound.”

And Montejo should know; he’s heard a lot of them.

While serving as a loader on an M1A1 tank for seven

Doctors prescribed him to Viccodin and similar pain medications, but Montejo said the side effects often eclipsed painkilling properties of the drugs, causing him to take heath care into his own hands again.

“The pills make me nauseous; they make me drowsy. I feel drugged all day, and I just can’t function,” Montejo said.

“No matter what time I take it at night, it knocks me out, and I just can’t function the next day.”

So Montejo did what any sensible person would do— he started looking for another cure, and he found one right here in his own city. He went to the doctor, got his medical marijuana card, and now he manages his pain in a way that works for him.

Doctors prescribed him to Viccodin and similar pain medications, but Montejo said the side effects often eclipsed painkilling properties of the drugs, causing him to take health care into his own hands again. months in Iraq, Montejo saw it all: bombs, guns, and even the country’s first election.

But this particular bullet wasn’t fired from the gun of an Iraqi insurgent, but rather from an unseen gun with an unknown shooter in a friend’s front yard right here in Los Angeles.

Montejo was a victim of a random incident, likely stemming from gang-related arguments right here in his home town. He, along with three friends, was shot while sipping brews with his friends two and a half years after surviving a war.

When the bullets stopped, Montejo found himself in a daze with a bullet wedged in his scalp, severe pain, and a $70,000 medical bill.

The doctors didn’t want to take the bullet out because of all the nerves located around the wound, so Montejo did it himself.

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“A lot of veterans don’t want to get a medical card because they think they have to take the medicine the VA gives them, but they shouldn’t have to,” Montejo said. “Different strokes for different folks. Some people can take pills, some people cant. I can’t.”

Montejo said that veterans especially can benefit from the use of medical marijuana, as the drug’s relaxing properties can alleviate the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened.

Montejo suffers from PTSD as well as traumatic brain injuries caused by the constant explosions he endured while working on a tank.

“The pills make me nauseous; they make me drowsy. I feel drugged all day, and I just can’t function,” Montejo said. “No matter what time I take it at night, it knocks me out, and I just can’t function the next day.”

“I have constant headaches all day on and off. There is always a headache there from those explosions,” Montejo said. “I remember everything, but I especially remember the bombs blowing up and the shooting. There was a lot of shooting everyday for the whole seven months I was there.”

But when Montejo smokes, it mellows him out, allows him to relax, and dulls the headaches.

These days, Montejo is using his G.I. bill to attend a trade school, and he doesn’t seem bitter or even unhappy—after all, euphoria is one of the side effects of marijuana.

Montejo said his time in the military taught him a lot about his own manhood, gave him structure in his life, and kept him out of trouble.

And while he supports the use of medical marijuana, he said the scene should be regulated and those dispensary owners who abuse the system should be punished.

While the effects of his injury and the trauma suffered while serving his country still haunt him today, Montejo has found something that gets him from one day to the next, and who would want to take that away from him?

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The Results Are In: Medical Marijuana Works

by Steve Elliot You can’t argue with results. ​“There’s no proof that medical marijuana works.

It needs more study. There’s only anecdotal evidence.

It doesn’t treat specific conditions. People just want to get high.” Every cannabis advocate and medical marijuana patient has run into these arguments, threadbare as they are in 2009. Even from professionals who should know better -- such as many medical doctors -- the same tired arguments come up again and again.

As baffling as it may be, just listening to the patients (what a concept!) isn’t considered “proof” by the medical establishment, which considers such evidence interesting, but “merely” anecdotal.

But after a new groundbreaking round-up clinical evidence for the efficacy of medical pot, however, such misconceptions are going to be a lot easier to shoot down.

In the landmark article, published in the Journal of Opioid Management, University of Washington researcher Sunil Aggarwal and colleagues document no fewer than 33 controlled clinical trials -- published over a 38-year period from 1971 to 2009 -- confirming that marijuana is a safe, effective medicine for specific medical conditions.

“The most common misconception among doctors and the general public regarding medical marijuana is that its effectiveness claims are substantiated only by compelling anecdotes from patients,” Aggarwal told SF Weekly. “What is not acknowledged is that 33 separate controlled clinical trials with patients -- at least a third of which are of gold standard design -- have been conducted and published in the United States by investigators at major research centers using the same federal cannabis supply and mode of delivery.

“In fact,” Aggarwal and colleagues write, “nearly all of the 33 published controlled clinical trials

conducted in the United States have shown significant and measurable benefits in subjects receiving the treatment.”

Additionally, the article documents the growing acceptance of the therapeutic use of marijuana among organized medicine groups. More than 7,000 American physicians (in the 13 states where medical marijuana is legal) have signed medical marijuana authorizations for a total of 400,000 patients, according to Aggarwal and colleagues.

Notably absent from medical marijuana patients in the published trials -- and in glaring contrast to opiate drugs -- are withdrawal symptoms and other signs of drug dependence. Adverse effects were relatively rare, and “the vast majority of reported adverse effects were not serious... It is clear that as an analgesic, cannabis is extremely safe with minimal toxicity.”

Unfortunately, ignorance regarding marijuana still remains widespread, even in the medical community, according to the article.

“There remains a near complete absence of education about cannabinoid medicine in any level of medical training,” Aggarwal writes.

“This is arguably the most thorough review of the literature on medical marijuana since the Institute of Medicine report over a decade ago, with a trove of data that wasn’t available to the IOM,” said Rob Kampia, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project, which works for legalization. “It is simply incomprehensible that a medicine that is so clearly safe and effective remains banned from medical use by federal law and the laws of 37 states.”

Under current federal law, marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug, defining it as having high potential for abuse, unsafe for use even under medical supervision, and lacking currently accepted uses in the U.S.

“In fact,” Aggarwal and colleagues write, “nearly all of the 33 published controlled clinical trials conducted in the United States have shown significant and measurable benefits in subjects receiving the treatment.”

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Smoking Marijuana Does Not Cause Lung Cancer

by Fred Gardner One in three Americans will be afflicted with cancer, we are told by the government (as if it’s our immutable fate and somehow acceptable). Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the U.S. and lung cancer the leading killer among cancers.

You’d think it would have been very big news in June 2005 when UCLA medical school professor Donald Tashkin reported that components of marijuana smoke -- although they damage cells in respiratory tissue -somehow prevent them from becoming malignant. In other words, something in marijuana exerts an anticancer effect!

Tashkin has special credibility. He was the lead investigator on studies dating back to the 1970s that identified the components in marijuana smoke that are toxic. It was Tashkin et al. who published photomicrographs showing that marijuana smoke damages cells lining the upper airways. It was the Tashkin lab’s finding that benzpyrene -- a component of tobacco smoke that plays a role in most lung cancers -- is especially prevalent in marijuana smoke. It was Tashkin’s data showing that marijuana smokers are more likely than non-smokers to cough, wheeze, and produce sputum.

Tashkin reviewed his findings in April 2008, at a conference organized by “Patients Out of Time,” a reform group

devoted to educating doctors and the public (as opposed to lobbying politicians). Some 30 MDs and nurses got continuing medical education credits for attending the event, which was held at Asilomar, on the Monterey Peninsula.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse, which supported Tashkin’s marijuana-related research over the decades, readily gave him a grant in 2002 to conduct a large, population-based, case-controlled study that would prove definitively that heavy, long-term marijuana use increases the risk of lung and upper-airways cancers.

What Tashkin and his colleagues found, however, disproved their hypothesis. (Tashkin is to marijuana as a cause of lung cancer what Hans Blix was to Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction -- an honest investigator who set out to find something, concluded that it wasn’t there, and reported his results.)

Tashkin’s team interviewed 1,212 cancer patients from the Los Angeles County Cancer Surveillance program, matched for age, gender, and neighborhood with 1,040 cancer-free controls. Marijuana use was measured in “joint years” (number of years smoked times number of joints per day).

It turned out that increased marijuana use did not result in higher rates of lung and pharyngeal cancer, whereas tobacco smokers were at greater risk the more they smoked. Tobacco smokers who also smoked marijuana were at slightly lower risk of getting lung cancer than tobacco-only smokers.

These findings were not deemed worthy of publication in “NIDA Notes.” Tashkin reported them at the 2005 meeting of the International Cannabinoid Research Society. They were published in the October 2006 issue of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention.

Without a press release from NIDA calling attention to its significance, the assignment editors of America had no idea that “Marijuana Use and the Risk of Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancers: Results of a Population-Based Case-Control Study” by Mia Hashibe1, Hal Morgenstern, Yan Cui, Donald P. Tashkin, Zuo-Feng Zhang, Wendy Cozen, Thomas M. Mack and Sander Greenland was a blockbuster story.

Tashkin Defends His Findings Investigators from New Zealand received widespread media attention for a study contradicting Tashkin’s results. “Heavy cannabis users may be at greater risk of chronic lung disease –including cancer– compared to tobacco smokers,” is how BBC News summed up the New Zealanders’ findings.

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It turned out that increased marijuana use did not result in higher rates of lung and pharyngeal cancer, whereas tobacco smokers were at greater risk the more they smoked. Tobacco smokers who also smoked marijuana were at slightly lower risk of getting lung cancer than tobacco-only smokers.

The very small size of the study –79 smokers took part, 21 of whom smoked cannabis only– was not held against the authors. In fact, the small New Zealand study was given much more coverage by the corporate press than the large UCLA study that preceded it.

The New Zealand study was portrayed as the latest word on this important subject. As if scientific inquiry were some kind of tennis match and the truth just gets truthier with every volley.

Tashkin criticized the New Zealanders’ methodology in his talk at Asilomar: “There’s some cognitive dissonance associated with the interpretation of their findings. I think this has to do with the belief model among the investigators and –I wish they were here to defend themselves– the integrity of the investigators…

They actually published another paper in which they mimicked the design that we used for looking at lung function.”

Tashkin spoke from the stage of an airy redwood chapel designed by Julia Morgan. He is pink-cheeked, 70ish, wears wire-rimmed spectacles. “For tobacco they found what you’d expect: a higher risk for lung cancer and a clear dose-response relationship. A 24-fold increase in the people who smoked the most… What about marijuana? If they smoked a small or moderate amount there was no increased risk, in fact slightly less than one. But if they were in the upper third of the group, then their risk was six-fold… A rather surprising finding, and one has to be cautious about interpreting the results because of the very small number of cases -- fourteen— and controls -- four.”

Tashkin said the New Zealanders employed “statistical sleight of hand.” He deemed it “completely implausible that smokers of only 365 joints of marijuana have a risk for developing lung cancer similar to that of smokers of 7,000 tobacco cigarettes… Their small sample size led to vastly inflated estimates… They had said ‘it’s ideal to do the study in New Zealand because we have a much higher prevalence of marijuana smoking.’ But 88 percent of their controls had never smoked marijuana, whereas 36% of our controls (in Los Angeles) had never smoked marijuana. Why did so few of the controls smoke marijuana? Something fishy about that!”

Strong Words for a UCLA School of Medicine Professor!

prostate, and lung cancer. THC has been shown to promote apoptosis (damaged cells die instead of reproducing) and to counter angiogenesis (the process by which blood vessels are formed —a requirement of tumor growth). Other antioxidants in cannabis may also be involved in countering malignancy, said Tashkin.

COPD Much of Tashkin’s talk was devoted to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, another condition prevalent among tobacco smokers. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are two forms of COPD, which is the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States. Air pollution and tobacco smoke are known culprits. Inhaled pathogens cause an inflammatory response, resulting in diminished lung function. COPD patients have increasing difficulty clearing the airways as they get older.

Tashkin and colleagues at UCLA conducted a major study in which they measured lung function of various cohorts over eight years and found that tobacco-only smokers had an accelerated rate of decline, but marijuana smokers –even if they smoked tobacco as well– experienced the same rate of decline as non-smokers.

“The more tobacco smoked, the greater the rate of decline,” said Tashkin. “In contrast, no matter how much marijuana was smoked, the rate of decline was similar to normal.”

Tashkin concluded that his and other studies “do not support the concept that regular smoking of marijuana leads to COPD.” Breathe easier, everybody.

Source: O’Shaughnessy’s

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CA Assembly to Consider Medical Marijuana Resolution

by Americans for Safe Access The California Assembly will consider Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 14 after the legislature reconvenes on January 4. The ASA-sponsored resolution passed the Senate in August, but the clock ran out on the legislative calendar on September 11 just before the Assembly Committee on Health was ready to vote on the measure. ASA will be back in Sacramento in January to finish the campaign to pass SJR 14.

Earlier this year, the White House and US Attorney General signaled a willingness to develop a new federal policy. It is still unclear what that policy will look like. SJR 14, which is authored by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), calls for very specific changes to federal medical cannabis policy.

The resolution urges President Obama and Congress to ìmove quickly to end federal raids, intimidation, and interference with state medical marijuana law.î But, it goes further by asking the government to establish ìan affirmative defense to medical marijuana charges in federal court and establish federal legal protection for individuals authorized by state and local lawÖî The resolution also addresses the need to expand research into the medical benefits of cannabis, a recommendation of the White Housecommissioned Institute of Medicine report from 1999. Currently, a federal monopoly on the cultivation of cannabis for research purposes has stifled the ability to conduct FDA-approved scientific studies. To address this, the resolution urges the President and Congress ìto adopt policies and laws to encourage advanced clinical research trials into the therapeutic use of marijuana.î

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Sound Off Medical Marijuana in Southern California; What in the hell is the law anyway?

by Robert Selan Distribution is the question!

This is the first time I am writing about a topic that has now taken front and center stage in conversations, blogs and news stories state and nationwide.

Literally a day doesn’t go by without seeing a story about the plight of medical marijuana on the evening news or in a major newspaper or magazine.

Prop 215, the Compassionate Use Act, under which California voters approved the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes is now over 13 years old.

The fact of the matter is that with all of the good intentions the forefathers of Prop 215 may have had, the law is at best vague and ambiguous about how a grower is supposed to get the medicine to the patients. The law is silent about distribution, transportation and sales.

In an attempt to clarify and broaden Prop.215, in 2004 the legislature passed SB 420, the Medical Marijuana Program Act (MMP). While adding some patient guidelines on Cultivation and possession, MMP did nothing to clarify the law regarding point of purchase (dispensaries).

Many cities including Los Angeles and San Diego have decided to try and ban dispensaries. They are taking the position that all dispensaries with storefronts or conducting over the counter business are illegal since nothing in Prop 215 specifically permits them. They have taken a zero tolerance approach in their interpretation of the law and are unwilling to imply anything, even though it is obvious that the California voters did not intend to pass a law that would not be implemented.

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and MMP really anticipate that cities and counties would be deciding how the state laws would be interpreted and enforced?

So what is really happening?

Well, just this past May the County of San Diego came up short with its constitutional challenge of Prop. 215.

After a lengthy and costly lawsuit, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the matter meaning that The County San Diego lost the case. The chief argument in the case was whether or not federal laws which make medical marijuana illegal over-ride California’s Prop. 215.

The Supreme Court said no.

Next, a couple of cities, Claremont in LA county and Anaheim in Orange County decided to take this pre-emption argument one step further. What is good for the goose is good for the gander, right?

Do federal laws which make medical marijuana illegal override California’s Prop.

215? The Supreme Court said “no.”

In the Claremont case the State Appellate Court ruled last week that California’s medical marijuana law does not require cities to approve zoning for dispensaries, and therefore Claremont can ban dispensaries without violating state law. The Anaheim case which was also heard last week, but has not yet been decided, contains the same legal argument as the Claremont case but in addition it provides for criminal prosecution for dispensaries violating the ban. A decision in the Anaheim case is expected within 90 days. This conflict exists because neither state law compels

the establishment of local regulations for dispensaries So where does this leave the law?

It is the Wild West all over again. The law and the selective enforcement of the law is very confusing and riveted with conflicts. While Prop 215 and MMP are still the law of the land, cities and counties are gaining traction with the help of the courts through local zoning and land use polices. At the same time in the landmark decision of The People v. Hochanadel, a Forth Circuit Appellate Court Case published last month, the court concluded that storefront dispensaries that qualify as “cooperatives” or “collectives” under the CUA (Prop.215) and MMP, and otherwise comply with those laws, may operate legally”. However in the Hochanadel case the court found that CannaHelp, the dispensary in question did not qualify as a Primary medical marijuana Caregiver under the law, and was therefore not operating legally under the law.

Even though these cases may end up having wide-ranging implications for cities and counties statewide, a Los Angeles City Council committee in late September began considering a proposed permanent ordinance to regulate dispensaries.

So much for patients rights, right?

Not so said Los Angeles Deputy City Attorney Heather Aubry.“We are talking about a collective cultivation model whereby patients, and caregivers, can come together and cultivate medical marijuana for provision to their patients, which is in compliance with state law.”

The proposed ordinance allows for the operation of medical marijuana collectives, which are groups of qualified patients, and primary caregivers who cultivate medical marijuana solely for the qualified patients.

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SOAPBOX

by Adrianne Curry

I

hate politics. I always have. Each side has its pros and each side has its cons. However, lately I have been appalled with many in (and representing) the Republican Party. The lies and hate they are spreading about our president are hitting a fever pitch. I mean, I couldn’t stand Bush, but I didn’t spread bullshit. I just told everyone he was partially brain dead and couldn’t publicly speak to save his life. I can barely form words for the extreme racism I have witnessed since Obama stepped onto the scene. I have heard him called things having to do with monkeys and the dreaded “N” word. Honestly, I grew up in a blue-collar town. Everyone was pretty equal when it came to what you had and color was never something I witnessed anyone having issue to. Now you have a half -black man run for office, and suddenly the confederacy rises again!

What really bothers me is when you flip on Faux News, they will sit there and argue that no one is racist towards Obama, that they only dislike him because of this and that.

This is untrue! I know a lot of wealthy people out here in LA, and I wont name names, and I have witnessed the most vile, racist remarks drop from the lips of friends who I had never heard say these things before. Needless to say, I haven’t found an excuse to see these friends again. That narrow-minded and weak way of thinking is so below me I can’t bare to be near it. The animalistic hatred burning in the eyes of the Republican Party’s mouthpieces does nothing but spark fear in my heart. I am just as frightened of them as I am of Are all Republicans racist? No. But I have never heard of all the KKK and neo Nazi’s joining the Democratic Party lately, have you?? By the way, I am a Libertarian for the most part, so don’t go accusing me of being some far-left weirdo.

My party has never been properly represented in the good ole U S of A. Just recently, 51 year-old Bill Sparkman, a part time census worker and cancer survivor was murdered. Bill had been going through cancer treatment while he worked two jobs in order to obtain his degree. One of those jobs was being a part-time census worker. He was found dead September 13th hanging from a tree in Kentucky naked with the word “Fed” scrawled across his chest. Why would someone commit such a crime? Because the morons who keep calling into question President Obama’s birth (they claim he is not an American citizen) are claiming census workers are somehow tied to the Federal Government in some conspiracy to take away their rights. People like Rush Limbaugh do nothing but fan the flames of these freaks. He sits on his soapbox, claiming radical things about Obama.“He wasn’t born in this country; He is a Muslim; He wants to turn our government into Soviet Russia…” In my opinion, Rush is no different than Bin

Ladin, only he is stirring a hornets nest of angry, uneducated, Christian extremists instead of angry, uneducated, Muslim extremists. This is fear mongering. It is the equivalent of running into a crowded nightclub or theater and screaming “Fire! Fire!” just to start a riot. This is basically like a psychic taking advantage of some poor bloke who thinks 2012 is the end of the world, feeding them lies and bullshit to drain their bank accounts and keep them coming back for more. At least in Bin Ladin’s case,he is promising a slew of virgins! The only thing we are getting out of this is the death of this country.

Now more than ever we need to unite, unless we are fine with losing our “super power” status.

What I find the most frustrating is that Rush himself is a fucking lying pill popping hypocrite. These extremists follow his every word, not even bringing into question why they would follow a closet drug addict. They can always go and listen to Glenn Beck, a man who publicly made fun of a woman who had a miscarriage by prank calling her on the radio in order to get his show more listeners. I wonder which of Beck’s “9 Principles, 12 Values” this would fall under? This is The Grand Old Party! This is the home of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt! What the hell has happened to you, GOP? What has happened to you, America? Jesus said,“Let the weeds be separated and burn them”. Maybe that is exactly what all these bastards need to do. I know I’m going to!

The above are the views of Adrianne Curry only and are not necessarily the views of the publisher.

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Discover L.A. Live Downtown Culver City: A Hip Area that Lives Up to Its History

by Courtney Krueger Culver City has always been recognized as a supplier of entertainment, as it houses Sony Studios and creates the magic of cinema within its city walls. However, this Los Angeles metropolis makes more than just good movies; it also provides awesome cocktails! If you haven’t wandered the city’s downtown vicinity, it’s time you check out this newly renovated area, and enjoy a tantalizing meal and beverage in this chic environment. Downtown Culver City is a scenic locale that’s jam-packed with unique bars and restaurants, so next time you’re craving a creative cocktail or a night on the town, consider the following hotspots. And who knows, maybe you’ll even spot a celebrity who just completed a day of work at Sony.

Rush Street Rush Street was introduced to Downtown Culver City in 2008, and it immediately energized the nightlife in the area. The restaurant strives to follow in the footsteps of Chicago’s dynamic party scene, and therefore can offer you quality food, a well-stocked bar, and an invigorating club, all in one place! This Chi-town vibe is further induced with a warm and modish atmosphere that’s surrounded by dark brick walls, deeply colored furniture, and contemporary artwork. Rush Street makes great use of its available space, and it offers a friendly sidewalk terrace, an inviting mezzanine lounge (with a view of the central dining room), a swanky rooftop patio, and a 35 foot bar that’s fully stocked with all your favorite booze.

However, the section you’ll likely remember is referred to as the “star room,” an area that encourages dancing and craziness with its wild decorations and vibrant DJ beats. It even features the accessory that completes every dance floor, a stripper pole!

While inside this versatile domain, you can feast on steak or seafood, or opt for lighter fare like sliders (available in the form of beef, turkey, crawfish and crab, pork, or sausage), hummus and pita chips, or lamb lollipops. Be sure to try one of their distinct cocktails (in addition to their fine wine and beer); with beverage names like Blackberry Fizz, Bourbon Texas Tea, and Pineapple Upside Down Cake Martini, you can’t go wrong! And, if you get off work early or want to take a late lunch (that doesn’t end), check out their happy hour that’s offered from 3pm-7pm, and simultaneously please your taste buds and wallet with $3 and $5 drinks.

Culver Hotel Lobby Bar The Culver Hotel is definitely worth paying a visit to, not just to taste the green tea martini, but to get a taste of history as well. While inside these vintage walls, you’ll be swept to the old Hollywood era and be able to feel the traditional motion picture glamour. This establishment, 60 KUSH L.A.

previously owned by John Wayne, came into existence in 1924, and it features rooms modeled after such stars like John Wayne himself, Judy Garland, and Marilyn Monroe.

It has accommodated several celebrities of the past and present, and even housed the cast of “The Wizard of Oz” while they were filming on the nearby lot.

While you probably won’t see a munchkin running around (but hey, you never know), you will be able to experience historical Hollywood in the lobby bar, an area that’s encompassed by high ceilings, antique furniture, and plush couches. This vicinity allows you to socialize in a contemporary manner, while experiencing an oldfashion, and highly unique, vibe. Be sure to try one of the specialty cocktails (as previously mentioned, go for the green tea martini), then relax to the soothing melodies created by the piano (yes, this is a piano bar).

BottleRock BottleRock is Downtown Culver’s ultimate wine bar! It supplies an extensive list of over 800 wines that suits every budget, as glasses start at $8 and are offered as low as $4 during happy hour. Whether your preferences include red, white, sweet, or dry, you are guaranteed to find a grape-based beverage to satisfy your inner enophile (aka wine lover). Do not disregard this bar if wine is not your cocktail of choice, for it also provides an array of refreshing beer, from ales to lagers to stouts.

Since quality alcohol deserves a counterpart, BottleRock serves up small platters such as gourmet cheeses, nuts, olives, and chocolates to bring out the distinct flavors in the drinks.

If wine is a true hobby of yours, you can attend one of BottleRock’s hosted events like educational seminars or the weekly wine tastings every Saturday from 1-4pm.

You can also experiment with beers at scheduled beer tastings, and introduce your taste buds to delightful new flavors (check their calendar of events). This rustic and upbeat environment is the ideal place to unwind after a day of work, socialize with a group of friends, and sample new beer and wines, all while listening to contemporary guitar-produced music. Their website sums it up in 6 words: BottleRock is the place to “rock out with your cork out!”

Backstage Bar You cannot explore Culver City without visiting the town’s renowned dive bar, the Backstage Bar. It is a short walk from the central downtown area, located on the corner of Culver Blvd. and Motor, directly across from the studios (hence, the bar’s name). It is located in the heart of movie land, and this is another place the Munchkins supposedly frequented during tapings. Here

at the Backstage Bar, you will have a true party experience with the Culver City Slut (don’t get any ideas, it’s the name of a cocktail), the dimly-lit friendly environment, the tasty bar food, the low drink prices (always a plus), and the lively karaoke on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.

Ugo Ugo is a quaint Italian café that resides on a corner lot in the heart of downtown Culver, and it offers two outdoor patios for an enjoyable, open air dining experience.

They feature an extensive menu that includes delicious cocktails and fare, serving all the Italian favorites like cannelloni, gnocchi, calzones, paninis, and an array of pastas. This eatery provides one of the best happy hours in DCC, so be sure to visit Ugo between 4pm-7pm (Mondays through Fridays), and indulge in the deals and the delicious Italian flavors. Quality beer bottles are offered for $2 (yes, it’s cheap to get buzzed at this hh), wines are $7, and martinis that pack flavors like ginger pomegranate, passion fruit, and pear are $7.50.

Obviously, you’re going to need to coat your stomach, and you can feast on Italian delights like meatballs for $5, calamari for $6.50, caprese for $5.50, carpaccio for $8.50, and prosciutto and melon for $5.00 (amongst other things). Don’t forget to check out their attached wine bar, where you can purchase a wine card and experiment with different bottles. And, be sure to end your meal the right way, by enjoying a creamy, cold treat at the gelato bar (yum!).

There are many other great bars and restaurants that abound in this land, but you get the point: Downtown Culver City is pretty cool! Don’t neglect DCC when deciding where to spend your Friday night, and come experience the lively scene for yourself. And, you might even be able to hit up a live taping on the lot while you’re

Downtown Culver City is a scenic locale that’s jam-packed with unique bars and restaurants.

So next time you’re craving a creative cocktail or a night on the town, consider Culver City hotspots.

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Oakland Mayoral Candidate Don Perata Endorses Tax and Regulate Medical Marijuana Act

by J.T Gold According to a blog posted by the Chronicle’s Matier & Ross, former State Senator and declared mayoral candidate Don Perata will endorse a ballot initiative called the Tax And Regulate Cannabis Act. The Oaksterdam-led legislation, now kicking off its signature-gathering campaign, would allow counties to choose to permit and tax marijuana for recreational purposes. According to the reporters: Perata said his decision to back the proposed initiative was prompted in part by the overwhelming approval in Oakland of a measure to tax medical marijuana earlier this year.

“It’s pretty well proven that medical marijuana has not unraveled society as some feared,” Perata said. “This is taking the debate to a new level.

“It’s not something that the state Legislature is going to pass,” Perata said. There’s too much opposition from conservative Republicans, he noted, and not enough support from Democrats.

The reform, which aims to fix what supporters say is a failed system of laws, calls for regulating cannabis like alcohol and would allow anyone 21 or older to posses up to an ounce of pot and grow it for personal use.

Backers of the initiative say it would also help the state’s jobless rate and bring in funds for public schools, state parks and libraries.

California already has some of the loosest rules on marijuana for medical use under Proposition 215. The Compassionate Use Act, passed by voters in 1996, allows patients with a valid doctor’s recommendation to qualify for a medical marijuana card.

Nearly 434,000 signatures of registered voters are needed

by Feb. 18 for the Tax Cannabis initiative to qualify for the November ballot.

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Welcome to Kush Kitchen Cannabutter Recipe Cannabutter can be used in any recipe that calls for regular butter or margarine. Be sure to label the cannabutter very clearly to avoid any confusion in the fridge!

Ingredients • 4oz (115g) Butter • 1/8oz (3.5g) Cannabis buds/hash OR • 1/4oz (7g) Cannabis leaves

Method

by Canna B. Chef You have to learn to crawl before you walk, so here is the first lesson in canna cuisine butter!

Munchies!

This is a recipe for a big, fat treat that I picked up from a favorite chef of mine in New York. You can make this with or without cannbutter. It is simple, ridiculously decadent and can be made in less than 5 mintues.

Prepare just as you would a grilled cheese sandwich.

Warning: This snack is so tasty that you may develop a waffle habit.

Don’t forget to eat a veggie now and again!

Enjoy!

Equipment • Small saucepan • Wooden spoon • Sieve (optional)

1. Melt the butter slowly in a pan. Add 1/8 oz (3.5g) finely ground cannabis, and simmer on a low heat for around 30 minutes. This allows the cannabis to infuse fully into the butter. Take care to keep the heat low, and stir continuously as the butter can burn easily.

2. After 30 minutes, pour the butter into a jug or tub. As you do this, if you want to remove the bud/hash/leaf, you can pass it through a fine sieve. You won’t be wasting any “good stuff,” since all the THC should have dissolved into the butter, but if you don’t mind getting green bits in your teeth, you can just as easily leave it in.

3. Allow the cannabutter to set for around an hour, or until relatively hard, before using.

4. Cut into small cubes, seal in a Ziploc and freeze for later use. Donít forget to label!

Grilled Peanut Butter and Jelly Waffles Ingredients 2 frozen waffles. I prefer Kashi to Ego, but it’s your call.

Peanut butter Jelly Butter

Method Heat a skillet or any old frying pan on medium heat Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in pan Smear peanut butter over one side of frozen waffle. Make sure to get as much gooey goodness as possible in the holes!

Add your favorite jelly or jam to one side of the other waffle Place peanut butter waffle (peanut butter side up!) in pan and let cook for 2 minutes Place 2nd waffle (jelly side down!) on top of peanut butter waffle in the pan Flip entire waffle sandwich 2-3 times each side for even grilling.

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Game On!

by Patrick O’Mally

The holiday shopping season is here and that means that the publishers and developers are all scrambling to launch their big-money hits in time. If you have been good this year, it looks to be one of the best holidays yet for gamers. November looks like an awesome month with some cool movie-based games and of course The Sequels! Here’s my wish list for November.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Modern Warfare 2 is set several years after the conclusion of Call of Duty 4. The radical Russian Ultranationalist organization has returned to prominence under the leadership of Vladimir Makarov, a former associate of Imran Zakhaev with his own ambitions. Makarov has publicized Zakhaev’s death as an act of martyrdom to garner support for his cause, enabling him to build a strong power base in Russia over the years. Fearful of Makarov’s growing influence, the global community established Task Force 141 to counter the threat posed by the resurgent Ultranationalists.

The game takes place in 15th century, Italy during the Renaissance, approximately 295 years after the first game.

Like Assassin’s Creed, characters based on historical figures will be present in the game including Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolò Machiavelli, Caterina Sforza and Lorenzo de’ Medici. Unlike Altaïr, whose ring finger was amputated in order to accommodate use of his hidden blade, Ezio has not; bearing a ring displaying his family crest. This was made possible by just one of numerous technical advances made by his close friend – Leonardo da Vinci – who helps Ezio throughout the course of the game.

Platform(s) : Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Release date: November 10, 2009

Platform(s) : iPhone OS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Release Date: November 17, 2009

Assassin’s Creed 2 It has been confirmed that the player will assume the role of a young nobleman-turned-assassin named Ezio Auditore di Firenze. In an interview with Patrice Desilets, the game’s creative director, it was revealed that Ezio’s father, a banker, had been murdered; thus, the essence of the plot is to get revenge on the rival families that murdered him whilst Ezio watches over his mother and sister. Like Altaïr in the first game, Ezio is an ancestor of Desmond Miles, the modern day bartender who was captured by Abstergo, with Ezio himself being a descendant of Altaïr.

He is shown to wield two hidden blades, one of which is combined with a rudimentary “hidden gun” located on the same unit, enabling Ezio to fire a musket shot with the Assassins’ emblem on it. The gun will show an indicator, which can make the player aim for the target.

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James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game On July 24 2009, Ubisoft announced that Sigourney Weaver will reprise her role from the film and voice Dr. Grace Augustine. Other actors from the film that will appear in the game include Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi and Stephen Lang. Michelle Rodriguez’s character, Trudy Chacon, functions as the player’s chopper pilot throughout the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 system and PC versions of the game. Ribisi reprises his role as the arrogant Parker Selfridge, appearing exclusively in the Wii version of the game. The film’s antagonist, Col. Quaritch, played and voiced by Lang, will appear in the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 system and PC versions.

Platform(s): PlayStation 3 (3D), Xbox 360 (3D), Microsoft Windows, Wii, PlayStation Portable Release date: November 2009

Ride to Hell Ride to Hell set in 1969 follows the adventures of a man named Charlie who returns from Vietnam and has trouble reintegrating into society. The conservative 1950s are over, the hippie revolution has launched, and the horrors of war are still too fresh in his mind. He finds home in a motorcycle gang going by the name of Devils Hand. The game’s main goal is to survive and eventually reach the top of the gang, recruiting new members and gaining strength as a group along the way.

Ride to Hell is promoted as not being for the faint hearted. The game is set in the last years of the roaring 1960’s, a time of Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘N Roll. The biker movement, rock music and the hippie counterculture all

add to the fascinating atmosphere and aimed heavily at the player who wants to become fully involved in the original West Coast biker culture, with its hard drinking, bare knuckle environment.

Platform(s): Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 Release Date: November 2009

Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues The game allows gamers to play a “tongue-in-cheek take on all four cinematic adventures,”including the latest film in the franchise, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which was not included in the previous game. Gameplay will consist of the same drop in/out co-op play which has become a staple of the Lego series. As of yet, there have only been two new features announced for the game. A level creator where the player(s) can create levels/objects to play with and the 2 -player co/op will now be split screen, so the players will not have to stay close.

The game also includes the original 3 movies with new levels and all the old ones. The August Game Informer says that it is a great game but you should throw away your other one. The game was rumored to have a sprint mode, talking, and faster tagging. This game was also told to have PSP remote play on the PlayStation 3 version.

Platform(s): Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, iPhone Release Date: November 17, 2009

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Lionel Messi will be a key endorsement player for PES 2010 by featuring throughout the promotion and development of the game.He is set to feature on the cover alongside Fernando Torres, another endorsement player.

Platform(s): PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Wii and mobile phone Release Date: November 20, 2009

Band Hero According to Jeff Gerstmann of Giant Bomb, the game, from its first trailer, appears to be functionally similar to the features of Guitar Hero 5, including bands composed of any combination of four instruments, drop-in/drop-out play, in-song menus to change difficulty and instrument, and additional multiplayer modes compared to Guitar Hero 5’s “Rockfest”. Taylor Swift, Adam Levine (of Maroon 5), and the band No Doubt have been confirmed to be playable avatars in the game. Artists performed motion capture for their in-game avatars.

Platform(s): PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS Release Date: November 3, 2009

Blur

social networks, many of which reference more famous online servers such as ‘Inner Tube’ (referencing YouTube).

Here, the player will encounter numerous characters and many licensed cars ranging from Dodge Vipers to BMW’s to Ford Transit Vans fitted with F1 engines, all of which have full damage modeling, a shield bar which can be used at any time by the player to protect the car’s health bar from other weapons and separate traits, such as Acceleration, Speed, Drift, Grip and Stability. As the player races well, performs stunts and uses power-ups in certain ways during races, the player will gain ‘fan points’, Blur’s equivalent to PGR’s Kudos system. These points help the player progress through the career, purchase more cars and parts and earn more fans for the user base.

During the career, challenges will take place mid-race when the player drives through a fan icon. Completing these short challenges (i.e. find a secret nitro power-up) will reward the player with a fan points boost.

Platform(s): Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Release Date: November 2009

Lego Rock Band The music portions of the game will remain the same as the Rock Band series, though easier skill levels will be provided for “budding musicians”.

[10] Only slight changes in the game’s main interface have been made, most notably that notes are represented by colored Lego bricks.

Successfully completing songs will earn the players Lego studs which they may use to build and customize their Lego-style avatars, staff, vehicles, and their “rock den”. There will also be Lego-themed challenges such as demolishing buildings by successfully playing songs. All existing music game controllers will work with Lego Rock Band.

Platform(s): PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS Release Date: November 30, 2009

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Adrianna Curry Interview continued from page 28 KLA: So what’s next for you?

AC: I’m really into producing right now. I am pitching shows to the networks and doing a lot of writing. I would love to have a talk show or be part of a panel. I have opinions.

KLA: One of your projects is blogging on dailybuds.com and now, I’m announcing it to the world, you are going to be a monthly columnist for Kush LA. How did you become a “celebrity” in the medical marijuana movement?

AC: It’s crazy to me that marijuana is illegal. I can get pills from a doctor and abuse the shit out of them. I mean, booze?

Are you kidding? I can go to the liquor store and get all different sorts of crunk, but don’t smoke a bowl? No. I don’t think so. And even more so, my mom’s best friend, who is like a second mother to me, has stage 4 cancer and knowing that she could and wants to benefit from marijuana but doesn’t because it’s illegal is so upsetting. It’s sick. But let me be clear about something. I think EVERYTHING should be legal. Just so you know. Every. Single. Fucking. Thing. I’m sorry, but who am I or you or anyone else to force their will upon another human being on what they can or cannot do with their body? It’s free choice. If some crack head wants to go smoke a rock...we’re not stopping him anyway…then let him. If you take the money away from the cartels and the drug dealers by legalizing everything, they are out of business. Bye bye. We wouldn’t want that, would we? No. We like ghettos. America is not home of the free is it home of the oppressed. It seems very Nazi to me to tell some coke addict it’s illegal and he can’t have it. Go kill yourself, you fucking idiot. I used to be a drug addict and let me tell you, most of them aren’t going to pull out. There’s nothing you can do. If it’s legal and they go to rehab and still die, oh well. There’s nothing you can do.

KLA: Do you want to tell the readers how you came to be part of the Kush LA/Dailybuds family?

AC: I worked with one of the people who started Daily Buds and he called me and said,“I couldn’t think of anyone more prefect to blog for the site.”This is hysterical to us. I am, after all, the winner of not one, but three High Times Stony Awards.

KLA: What is that? What did you win for? They have awards?

Adrianne glides over to a cupboard that most people would have to get a stepladder to reach and pulls out a glass bong that has an inscription that simply says, High Times Stony Award. The other two are broken.

AC: I don’t know what I won for. They don’t really have categories.

KLA: But you got three.

AC: I know. I think one is for being a hot stoner chick and the other is for being on TV. I was like, cool. I get a bong for that?

KLA: See. The beautiful truly are privileged.

AC: I think as long as you smoke pot and have boobs then guys like you. At least stoner guys.

KLA: Dude, if you played video games you would be a stoner guy’s dream.

AC: I have an Xbox 360 downstairs. Are you kidding? But I’m into older games like Silent Hill and resident Evil. You know..

Duck Hunt. I love that shit. I spent my entire teenage drug years in garages stepping over controller cords listening to guys yell at me to get out of the fucking way. That was life.

We decide to take a break and go out to the rooftop and enjoy her amazing view. Chris comes home and announces that he’s going to go get a workout in. Adrianne and I chat about her upcoming column and enjoy the easy breezy vibes and quiet stillness of a beach town in late summer.

AC: You know, if I had stayed on drugs I would have never had all this. I’m really happy.

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Collectives would also be limited to giving their members medical marijuana only between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. They cannot have more than five pounds of dried marijuana nor have more than 100 plants on their property at any time.

Before collectives can begin operating, their location will be inspected by Department of Building and Safety officials to ensure compliance with the ordinance.

Once the collectives are in place, they are required to document each member’s participation in the medical marijuana cultivation, and provide an accounting of their expenses.

Collectives that began operating before Sept. 14, 2007, and registered with the City Clerk’s Office before Nov. 12, 2007, will be given 90 days to comply once the ordinance takes effect.

Collectives that began operating after that time frame are required to comply immediately, or be shut down.

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that recently expired, resulted in the rapid growth of medical marijuana dispensaries throughout Southern California. By some accounts there are now in excess of 1000 dispensaries in LA County, out numbering McDonalds, and Starbucks in certain areas.

What’s next: There have been three initiatives filed for the 2010 election, as well as an Assembly Bill to regulate cannabis sales. There is also a federal bill to decriminalize up to 100 grams for adults. The legalization movement and activism is not going away and is gaining more and more momentum as time goes on.

This article is not about taxation or the revenue that can be generated from the cultivation and sale of medical marijuana, which god knows we desperately need in California right now. However with proper and reasonable regulations over all aspects of this new and thriving recession resistant industry, patients will get the quality medication they deserve at reasonable prices, which is what Californians thought they had voted for in the first place.

Stay tuned, we have only just begun!

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Funny News:

Oopsie! Police Slash Research Hemp Instead of Pot Dutch police who mowed down what they thought were illicit marijuana plants were red-faced last month when it emerged they’d ruined a research group’s giant, officially sanctioned field of harmless hemp.

Police proudly announced in a press conference that they’d found more than 47,000 cannabis plants, with an estimated street value of nearly euro4.5 million ($6.45 million) concealed in a corn field in the Flevoland province east of Amsterdam.

They mowed down half the plants only to be informed they were the property of Wageningen University and Research Center, a respected agricultural school.

The field contained a new strain of hemp that researchers hope can be a sustainable source of fiber, Simon Vink, a spokesman for the executive board of Wageningen University and Research Center, said Thursday.

Hemp plants are related to marijuana but have only trace elements of THC, the mind-altering chemical that cannabis contains.

“The street value from a drug point of view is less than zero,”Vink said.

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Science Toasts Asparagus as Hangover Remedy You may have a friend in the vegetable world.

by Charlotte Cruz The next time you and your buddies decide to go big and have one or six too many, consider the ramifications. A hangover can be devastating, especially if the big night out was a school night (oops). Nausea, headache, body aches, vomiting, dehydration, the feeling like you have been hit by a truck.. (I’ll stop now for those of you who are reading this indoors with sunglasses on, trying to figure out why you have a bar napkin in your pocket that says “ Banjo lessons, Fridays, Bring it!”) makes the thought of working or doing anything beyond remote control captaining seem impossible. Well, a scientific study uncovers that you may have a friend in the vegetable world, ready to fight off hangovers before or after you decide that Irish car bombs are a good idea: asparagus.

That’s right, scientists have found that eating asparagus before or after a night of drinking can help reign in the next day’s headaches.

According to Rodale News, “In research to be published in the Journal of Food Science, Korean researchers found that extracts taken from the leaves and shoots of asparagus boosted levels of key enzymes that break down alcohol after heavy drinking. The good news is that such concentrated asparagus extract isn’t necessary. Simply eating a healthy dose of the green stuff before or after (or before and after) your drinking brigade begins can have an alleviating effect.

So how does it work? Rodale explains: “Heavy alcohol (ethanol) drinking leads to a number of unpleasant physical and mental symptoms, including fatigue, thirst, headache, nausea, vomiting, and so on. In addition, ethanol itself and acetaldehyde, a metabolite produced in the course of ethanol breakdown, may induce a number of toxic results, especially in the liver. The two key enzymes, alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) quickly metabolize ethanol into the nontoxic acetate”, explains Deokbae Park, PhD, professor of medicine at Cheju National University School of Medicine in Korea. “Our study basically aimed to find any diet to promote the breakdown of ethanol by stimulating the two key enzymes,” he says.“By adding the extract to liver cells in the lab, they determined that asparagus is high in amino acids that stimulate those enzyme functions, accelerating the breakdown of alcohol. In an informal trial that wasn’t part of the study, Park found that volunteers who drank a beverage containing the extract reported fewer hangover symptoms.”

Believe the news or not, it seems like a pretty good idea to try. It’s not like the science is suggesting that you drink a liter of bong water or eat fried mayonnaise sandwiches. Asparagus is one of the“super foods”that is a great source of fiber, B6 and thiamin and is low calorie, no fat. I doubt any science could say that it will replace the In N’ Out or omelette miracle that will save you the next day, but it certainly can’t hurt. Cheers, asparagus!

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SLEEPING WITH GHOULS AND GHOSTS California’s Haunted Hotels

by Jane Quentin

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elieve what you will, but the following hotels throughout our fair state have been deemed haunted either by legend or perhaps a morbid marketing person. So if you have travel plans this Halloween and want to make a theme of it, try checking in to one of these haunted hotspots. If you dare.

Beverly Hills Beverly Hills Hotel - Presiding majestically above Sunset Boulevard, the Beverly Hills Hotel has been welcoming royalty, legends, world leaders and luminaries to its luxurious accommodations since 1912. Its bungalows are said to be haunted by several ghosts including Rachmaninoff and Harpo Marx. Beverly Hills Hotel, 9641 Sunset Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA. 90210, : 310-276-2251 or 800-283-8885.

Santa Cruz Area Brookdale Lodge - Sitting beneath the stately giant redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Brookdale Lodge has been serving customers since 1890. In the early 1920’s, the beautiful dining room with the natural brook running through it was built and a feature of Ripley’s Believe It or Not served to make the Brookdale Lodge world famous. In the 1940’s the lodge became home to a number of gangsters and other shady characters. At this time a number of secret passageways and hidden rooms were installed throughout the lodge. It was during this time that buried bodies under the floor began to circulate and a six year old girl drowned in the dining room creek. Today, this historic lodge is haunted by dozens of specters from the past as the little girl is seen running through the lobby, ethereal voices and music are heard throughout the lodge, the 82 KUSH L.A.

sounds of ghostly diners in an otherwise empty dining room, a ghostly woman seen walking over the brook as if supported by a bridge removed long ago, and more. Brookdale Lodge, 11570 Highway 9, P.O. Box 903, Brookdale, CA. 95007, 831-338-6433

San Diego Hotel Del Coronado - Rising from the water’s edge on the island of Coronado, this historic hotel has long been visited by the rich and famous. Considered one of America’s most beautiful resorts, The Del, as the hotel is known by locals, was built in 1888, by Elisha Babcok and H.L. Story, who dreamed of building a seaside resort that would be“the talk of the Western world.” The 399 room grand resort cost over a million dollars to build, a staggering amount at the time. One of the Del’s most often seen ghostly guests is a woman named Kate Morgan who allegedly committed suicide on the beach in 1892. Ms. Morgan has often been spotted in the room that she stayed in - 3327, and upon the grounds of the resort. In another room, #3519, a maid supposedly hanged herself here and this room is also said to be haunted. Other strange phenomena includes objects are tossed about guest rooms as people sleep, the sounds of disembodied footsteps, and mysterious temperature changes.

The Hotel Del Coronado, 1500 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA. 92118, 619-435-6611 or 800-HOTELDEL.

Death Valley Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resort - Sitting upon the glittering salt flats of Death Valley national Park sits this oasis in the desert. The mission-style inn with its thick adobe walls, opened in 1927, and not only continues to retain its vintage

atmosphere, but also a vintage era ghost. This friendly phantom is thought to be that of Chef James Marquez, who worked at the hotel from 1959 to 1973. Forced to quit due to illness, he died three years later. But, Chef Marquez evidently liked his job so much, he continues roam “his” kitchen and dining room, mysteriously opening and closing doors, rearranging equipment and tools, and making all manner of odd noises in the middle of the night. Furnace Creek Inn, Death Valley National Park, Hwy. 190, PO Box 1, Death Valley, CA. 92328, 760-786-2345, 800-236-7916

some not so good. Hollywood stars have come to the hotel to have affairs by the dozens, this is where John Bulushi died from an overdose, and dozens of show biz deals have been made and broken. It is also said to be haunted by a number of ghostly spirits. One has even been known to climb into guest’s beds. However, you should know that the Marmont continues to protect its guests’ privacy and if you don’t rent one of its very pricy rooms, you won’t be allowed to wander around here. Marmont Hotel, 8221 Sunset Boulevard Hollywood, CA. 90046, 323-656-1010

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Madrona Manor - The manor was built in 1880 by wealthy businessman John Paxton. The 17 room home called Madrona Knoll Rancho at the time was the grandest show place in the area.The property remained a private residence until 1981 when it was renovated as a romantic country inn and restaurant. The inn, now on the National Register of Historic Places is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young girl in Room 101, as well as a spirit named Elsie he has been known to lurk in the Dining Room. Madrona Manor, 1001 Westside Road, Healdsburg, CA. 95448, 707-433-4231 or 800-258-4003.

Fern Manor - The brainchild of Chicago mobster, Bugsy Siegel, this Alpine style inn was opened as Club Arrowhead in 1929. The state of the art club catered to the rich and famous of Hollywood, offering gambling, illegal liquor, and prostitution. It also offered legal amenities such as an Olympic size swimming pool, skiing, tennis courts, a bathhouse, and more. So successful was the resort, that Bugsy was soon able to convince the bosses in Chicago to front the money for another little gambling spot in the middle of nowhere -- Las Vegas. The brothel, known as “The Crib,” continued operations through World War II and gambling operations were maintained in the speakeasy up to 1955. Now a Certified Historic Landmark in the State of California, Bracken Fern is also said to be haunted by a former prostitute named Violet.

The prostitute killed herself after the mob killed her lover and her violet scented perfume can still be smelled wafting through the halls. Another ghost of a small boy has also been seen at this historic inn. Thought to be the son of a former prostitute he was trampled by a team of horses. Today his tiny footsteps are often seen in the snow. Bracken Fern Manor, 815 Arrowhead Villas Road, P.O. Box 1006, Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352, 909-337-8557 or 888-244-5612

Los Angeles/Hollywood Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel - At the start of Hollywood’s golden days, as the silent pictures were being replaced with ìtalkies,î the Roosevelt Hotel was designed and built on sprawling strawberry fields as a benchmark of glamour and elegance. Named in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt, the hotel opened its doors onto Hollywood Boulevard on May 15, 1927, having been built at the then staggering cost of $2.5 million. The most prestigious movie stars of the day, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, helped to bring the hotel to life and the grand opening hosted the biggest celebrities of the day like Gloria Swanson, Greta Garbo, Will Rogers and Clara Bow, among others. It quickly became the epicenter of Hollywood, the Entertainment Capital of the World. In 1929, the first Academy Awards ceremony took place in the Blossom Room of the hotel. Today it is said to be haunted by the likes of Montgomery Clift who continues to play his bugle in Room 928; and Marilyn Monroe whose image has been seen gazing from a lobby mirror. Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028, 800-950-7667

Long Beach Queen Mary - Considered the most luxurious ocean liner ever to sail the Atlantic, the Queen Mary first set sail in 1936, carrying 3,000 passengers and crew. After making more than 1,000 voyages across the ocean, the Queen Mary was permanently docked in Long Beach in 1967. Today, it serves as both a luxurious hotel and a museum and is the constant

Knickerbocker Hotel - Built in 1925, the building opened as a luxury apartment before later becoming a hotel. This Hollywood hotel, like many others catered to hundreds of celebrities and if walls could talk, would tell a host of scandalous tales. Today, several ghosts have been seen in the old hotel including Valentino and Marilyn Monroe. 1714 Ivar Avenue, Hollywood, CA. 323-962-8898.

Chateau Marmont - Built in 1929, this hotel has played hosts to numerous celebrities over the years, including John Lennon, Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow, Dustin Hoffman, Greta Garbo and dozens of others who are looking for a little privacy. The majestic, castle-like hotel rises above the sunset Strip is also a place of many tales, some good and KUSH L.A. 83

source for stories of paranormal activities. Said to be one of the most haunted hotels in the nation, this historic ship has a number of spirits lurking upon its decks. The swimming pool is reportedly haunted by two women who drowned there, the ghost of a young woman in a white dress has been seen in the Queen’s Salon, children have been heard playing in the Forward Storage Room, and a 1930’s gentleman has been known to roam among the First Class Suites. These tales and more are to be found at this floating haunted hotel. Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Highway, P.O. Box 1100, Long Beach, CA 90802, 800-437-2934 or 562-435-3511.

in coffee cups during Prohibition. Today, the hotel has been renovated with modern amenities but continues to maintain at atmosphere of an earlier era. It is also said to be home to a couple of resident ghosts. Allegedly, the hotel was once owned by a Madame and was run as a brothel. This mysterious ìpainted ladyî is said to haunt Room 33, knocking on the door, but disappearing when someone answers. A little girl has also been spied roaming the hallways and trying to get into Room 42. San Remo Hotel, 2237 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA. 94133, 415-776-8688 or 800-352-REMO

Ventura Bella Maggiore - Located in downtown Ventura, the Bella Maggiore is a lovely 1825 Italianate building. It is also haunted by a number of ghosts that are known to roam the hallways.

In Room 17, the ghost of Sylvia, a prostitute who committed suicide in the room around the time of World War II, has been known to knock on the door. However, she only knocks only appears at the door if the room is occupied by a male. Bella Maggiore, 67 South California Street, Ventura, CA. 93001, 805-652-0277 or 800-523-8479.

Palm Springs Korakia Pensione - Nestled in the heart of the southern California desert at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains, this Moroccan style inn was built in 1924. The breakfast inn today actually consist of two historically renowned villas. Allegedly it is haunted by the wife of a former owner who has been seen walking along the road on the anniversary of her death. Other strange occurrences include cold chills on extremely hot days and clothes that have been rearranged while guests are gone from their room. Korakia Pencione, 257 S. Patencio Road, Palm Springs, CA 92262, 760-864-6411.

San Francisco Queen Anne Hotel - Opened in 1890 as Miss Mary Lake’s School For Young Ladies, the school catered to the wealthy young women of San Francisco. However, the school didn’t last long and closed around 1896. Over the decades the building changed hands numerous times until 1980 when it was renovated and reopened as the Queen Anne Hotel.

Apparently, Mary Lake is reluctant to leave the hotel and lurks about the fourth floor. Most commonly she is seen as a misty figure, but has also been known to unpack visitor’s luggage, replace dropped pillows back on the bed, and occasionally even tucks guest into bed. Queen Anne Hotel, 1590 Sutter Street at Octavia, San Francisco, CA 94109, 415-441-2828 or 800-227-3970.

San Remo Hotel - Just after the San Francisco fire destroyed most of the city, the San Remo was built in 1906. Originally called the New California Hotel, its small rooms and affordable pricing attracted numerous immigrants, sailors, and penniless artists. In 1922, the hotel was renamed the San Remo where full course dinners began to be served and liquor was served 84 KUSH L.A.

Pierpont Inn & Racquet Club - This craftsman style inn with storybook cottages was built in 1910 with the intension of drawing a growing breed of automobile drivers venturing up and down the coast. Since 1928, this 11-acre resort has been owned and operated by members of the Vickers family who have lovingly maintained its historical integrity. In 1999, the inn began a full schedule of renovations that have brought about a number of ghostly spirits. One such visitor that appears throughouth the hotel is thought to be a former owner. This phantom lady, always dressed very formally, has been seen in massage rooms, dancing in the parking lot or leaving wet footprints on the lobby floor for the cleaning crew.

Another entity has been seen in the bar, appearing as a ghostly mist. The Pierpont Inn & Racquet Club, 550 San Jon Road, Ventura, CA. 93001, 805-643-6144.

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Follow Up:

Hemp Hemp Hooray!

The company that turned Hanes on to hemp gets funding, a powerhouse partner and a shot at the commercial market

by H.D Ghee When Oregon Business editor Ben Jacklet sat down with Ken Barker of Oregon-based Naturally Advanced Technologies, he said, “Anyone who believes that the hemp industry is best left to the half-baked stoners of the world should spend a few hours talking textiles with Ken Barker. Five minutes into the conversation it becomes clear that this guy is onto something big, and he knows exactly what he is doing.”

Barker recently served as head of apparel at Adidas North America in Portland. Before that he held executive positions with Adidas and Levi Strauss in Canada. He knows how hard it is for apparel companies to meet the rising demand for clothing from earth-friendly sources. When he was with Adidas he entertained proposals to make fabric from soy, bamboo, even seaweed. None of them made as much sense as hemp, the plant that once served as the backbone of U.S. industry before it was banned in the 1930s.

Barker and another former Adidas executive, David Howitt (a brain behind the success of Oregon Chai), run an investment firm in Northwest Portland called the Meriwether Group. Two of the companies in their portfolio are hemp companies. One is Living Harvest, which makes hemp milk, and is one of Oregon’s fastest growing companies. The second is Naturally Advanced Technologies (NAT), the company Barker has run since 2006, recently raised more than $900,000 and plans to get its product to market within six months.

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You know you’re talking to an entrepreneur when you ask how close they got to running out of money and you get a grin and a nod. “We took it down to under $200,000 just 30 days ago,” says Barker.“But once we were able to announce that we had some global players signed on as partners, we went out and raised a quick million dollars. That’s enough to take it to commercial production.”

NAT’s partnerships with the decidedly non-hippy powerhouses Hanes and Georgia Pacific offer hints about the company’s plans. The goal is the no-nonsense, low-cost, mass production of industrial hemp, initially for the apparel and pulp industries and eventually for natural plastics and biofuels. The company has trademarked a fiber technology called Crailar that Barker hopes to build into the next big apparel ingredient in the tradition of Lycra and Gore-Tex, but plant-based and organic.

The idea isn’t to replace the mountains of petroleum-based polyester used by Nike and Adidas, or the fields of pesticidecovered cotton gobbled up by Hanes and Levi Strauss, but rather to introduce Crailar into the existing system of textile manufacturing, as an option for manufacturers interested in going green. Thus the partnership with Hanes and textile researchers at North Carolina State.

The same general principle applies to the pulp industry, which is in deep trouble these days and could use some fresh ideas. Think paper towels and napkins without the stumps.

The fact that Georgia Pacific has signed on suggests that the potential is there.

Barker calls hemp a “super-crop.” There is no disputing that hemp a proven performer that grows like a weed without pesticides. It is also illegal, at the federal level, although Oregon recently became the seventh state to vote to legalize it at the statewide level. Barker argues that harvesting hemp locally would make sense, but in the meantime he says it is easy to import from Canada.

The potential for hemp has been there for decades— make that centuries. What has been missing in modern times

(in addition to intelligent federal policy) is a team with the experience and expertise to take hemp production to the next competitive level. Barker and his partners could end up doing just that. If his plans come to fruition, they could breathe new life into the nation’s suffering pulp and textiles industries and offer a new option in the search for viable biofuels. All of which would build nicely on Oregon’s strengths in the apparel industry and in the business of going green.

There is no disputing that hemp is a proven performer that grows like a weed without pesticides.

Source: Ben Jacklet, Oregon Business

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Interview with:

Corey Taylor Of Slipknot Headlining Day 2 of the 2009 Cypress Hill SmokeOut

by Heather Gulino When I think of Slipknot, it’s hard not to first think about the visual experience. A stage full of supercharged dudes in jumpsuits wearing really fucking scary masks and screaming is not meant for the faint of heart. But then, there’s the other side: Slipknot is a really good band. These aren’t just morbid horror movie weirdoes who like to wail lyricless noise and beat on innocent instruments. These guys are highly talented and their record sales prove it. There have been other bands who have tried to be hard ñhitting, inyour-face, metal, costume concept bands (Gwar comes to mind, with their poignant lyrics; We are Gwar! We have guitars! We will go far! We are Gwar! Gwar! Gwar! Gwar!

Gwar!) , but none have done it as well in this generation, or arguably any, as Slipknot.

Slipknot has been around since 1995. They have moved band members around like chess pieces on a floating board.

In 1999 the band finally found the cohesion they were looking for in singer Corey Taylor, sometimes known as #8. Taylor was a fellow Ohioan whose band, Stone Sour, often played locally alongside Slipknot in Des Moines. One day while Taylor was working his day job at a local porn shop, members of Slipknot came in to the store and sort of pretended to browse. Taylor reflects that they all seemed nervous, like a seventh-grader trying to get up the courage to ask a girl to the dance. Finally, one of the members approached him and said, “Ok, dude. I’m just going to lay it out for you. We want you to join Slipknot.”The rest is rock, mask, barcode, jumpsuit and heavy metal history.

The band’s self-titled, major label debut, Slipknot, was released in 1999, featuring Taylor on vocals and was followed by Iowa in 2001 and Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) in 2004. On August 25, 2008, the band returned to release their fourth studio album, All Hope Is Gone, which debuted at the top spot on the Billboard 200 charts. The band has 98 KUSH L.A.

released three DVDs, including Disasterpieces, which was certified quadruple-platinum in the United States. In September of this year the band released a CD/DVD 2-pack 10th Anniversary Edition of the first album. The CD features 25 songs - the debut album as it was originally released with the long lost classic ‘Purity’ as well as 10 bonus tracks including rare demos, remixes and B-sides as well as the unreleased demo for the single ‘Wait And Bleed’. The bonus DVD contains a full length concert, live from Dynamo 2000, a full length 50 minute documentary with footage from the band with commentary from Shawn (Clown) Crahan, and four music videos including the ultra rare ‘Surfacing’ video, as well as the alternate version of ‘Wait & Bleed.’

The first noticeable thing about Corey Taylor is his voice. When we begin our conversation, I am drawn in to it and think, “Wow, I’ll bet a guy with that voice can really sing.” He can. The second thing I notice is that Taylor is no dummy. He speaks of music with the authority of a composer and could hold his own at any political roundtable. Suddenly I forget that he is #8 (and that he’s kind of freaks me out on stage) and begin to understand that underneath the mask is a brilliant musician from Iowa who has made a name and career by molding a genre of music that has held its own for a decade.

KLA: So is this your first Cypress Hill Smokeout?

CT: Ohhh yeah (laughs). I’ve been to one but never

played. I don’t remember much about it, but I think I had a really good time.

KLA: How did you react to the invitation to play? Did you have to think about it?

CT: No way! I’ve known the guys from Cypress for a long

time and when they asked us to play the festival, we were like, “Fuck yeah!” I’ve always been a huge fan of the band.

When you see those guys live, you are blown away by the sheer perfectionism in their work. This is not a band to be taken lightly. They are skilled beyond belief. It’s going to be great to play the show. We’re all really excited.

KLA: And what about your kids? Are they fans of your seven bands?

CT: Oh yeah. They’re huge fans of music. When my son

Kidnap Band (JBKB)?

was a baby, the other thing that would get him to go to sleep was if I played “Bother” over and over. So I used to just press play and leave the room. In fifteen minutes, he would be out. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.

KLA: Is Slipknot the only one of your many bands playing the Smokeout? It sounds like JBKB might be a perfect fit!

CT: Oh wow. Right now, we are tired. We played a show

CT: No way!! I’m busting my ass just to get Slipknot on

KLA: Ok, so who are Corey Taylor and the Junk Beer

last night at the Key Club with Steel Panther. The band is a bunch of my buddies from back home. We play one-part originals, one part Stone Sour tunes that I wrote and one part covers.

KLA: I saw some footage of that show. There was a song

called Kansas that sounded, well, radio-friendly. The crowd was singing along and it was ridiculously catchy. Is that song an accurate snapshot of the band’s sound?

CT: We do a little bit of everything. We play Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” and Nine Inch Nails’“Wish”. We are just having a blast playing whatever the fuck we want. But if I had to describe it, think Parliament with Frank Zappa lyrics.

KLA: I heard you once referred to the music as being the first stoner- rock- disco- funk band.” Which part are you?

The disco?

CT: (Laughs) Yeah, I’m all disco! I guess the disco part is

sort of inspired by the heavier K.C. and the Sunshine band stuff from their early days. The funk part sort of faded the more we played, but the stoner part is definitely still there.

the stage. It’s an interesting thought though—Yeah, no. I can pretty much guarantee that it’s never going to happen.

KLA: Too bad. Since this festival is the Smoke-out and

all, where do you stand on medical marijuana? Or just on marijuana in general?

CT: I think people are very funny in this county. The same

people who are passionately against it love their two-fer happy hours and prescription pills. I don’t smoke it myself.

It’s never been for me but I’m not one to stigmatize. Also, you would have to be an idiot to not know that alcohol and tobacco are dangerous. Hundreds of thousands of people have died from these drugs, but never marijuana. To get bent out of shape over a joint is pathetic but really, I can’t say I’m surprised. I know how obstinate governments can be. They just keep handing it over to the new guy in charge and say, “ Here, you handle it.” It could go on like that forever, unfortunately. I also think it’s dead wrong to lump weed smokers in with the heroin addicts and crackheads.

It’s sad to me that it’s fucking 2009 and we still haven’t sorted out weed.

KLA: I understand that you’re also working with Stone Sour again. What’s that all about?

CT: Yeah, it’s been great. We’re

recording some demos right now.

That’s all, just demos. I’m working on some solo stuff, too.

KLA: So you’re recording with Stone Sour, playing live shows with JBKB, headlining several shows with Slipknot and working on your solo stuff? Is that it?

CT: It’s insane. I barely have

time to sleep or eat or even think.

To be honest, I’m unofficially in like seven bands right now! But playing with my friends in JBKB is amazing. It’s a great way for me to unplug and remind myself what this is all about, and that’s having fun. It’s so much fucking fun!

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The 2009-2010 NBA Season

by Mateo Ramirez Ah October. The World Series looms, The NFL season is unfolding before us, the college boys battle it out every Saturday and finally, itís time for the Lakers to defend their World Championship title. The 2009-2010 NBA season is about to tip off and I looked to ESPN, a bunch of fanatical bloggers, bartenders and street vagrants alike to ask the question: Why wouldnít the Lakers repeat? After all, we are talking about the LAKERS here. After sorting out the Eastern Conference and Western Conference last month, ESPN reached the ring ceremony in their NBA Summer Forecast series. Letís take a look at where amazing will happen this year. (I think we all know exactly where amazing happens. Hint: It rhymes with Maples Renter!)

According to 53 voters, the race to the NBA crown couldn’t be much closer, with Kobe Bryant and LeBron James once again in a fierce battle for NBA hearts and minds.

But it’s not all about Kobe and LeBron. The panelists were asked to explain their picks, and the names Ron Artest and Shaquille O’Neal came up a lot.

Without further ado ...

Los Angeles Lakers (19 votes) Voters make the Lakers the slight favorites to win it all and have plenty of reasons for liking the champs all over again: The Lakers won’t win the title if they play as they did last season, because the bar has been raised in the East. But the Lakers are more than capable of lifting it themselves, as they hardly got anything from Andrew Bynum or Jordan Farmar while winning the title and beefed up their defense against big wings (read: LeBron) with the pickup of Ron Artest.

This pick is based on the premise that Andrew Bynum will be healthy -- or healthy enough -- all season, which allows their front line to pose more questions than any opponent has answers. That advantage, plus Kobe, can overcome the decline of Derek Fisher and the fact that Ron Artest is not and never has been any good playing in a system or as a third or fourth option.

Obviously, Ron Artest’s ability to keep his wits about him is key, but assuming he does that, the Lakers are going to be worldbeaters.

They already had the best offense

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in the league; now they’ll have the best (or nearly the best) defense. It’s hard enough to finish at the rim against their trio of near 7-footers, but now perimeter players such as LeBron will have to get through Kobe and Artest, two of the best perimeter defenders of the past 10 years, before even getting to all that length.

Two words: Phil Jackson. He’s never won a championship without winning two more in succession. He’s the master of the unique challenge of keeping his team both motivated and refreshed while defending a championship.

The champs got better in the offseason, and of their core players only one (Fisher) is past his prime. However, in a clutch, with .8 seconds to go and down by 2, who do you pray to? D-Fish. Age shmage.

If you were choosing a squad to play pickup ball in Bed-Stuy or to win an NBA championship, and you had to choose between Trevor Ariza and Ron Artest to have on your team, who would you choose? Which one would damn near guarantee victory? That’s what I thought, too. That’s what the Lakers thought. That’s why they’ll repeat.

The Lakers will repeat as champions for one reason and one reason only -- Kobe Bryant. Having witnessed first the assassin-like focus of Michael Jordan in the ‘90s, I see the same glare in Kobe’s eyes. No question he’s got the talent, but he’s also got that intangible “killer instinct” that maybe LeBron James doesn’t have.

I feel that the Lakers will win the title. With the addition of Artest and a healthy Bynum, I like their chances. They did lose Ariza, but by re-signing Odom they should be better than last season. Also look for a motivated Kobe to go back to back.

I’d take the Artest addition over the Ariza subtraction any time. Artest makes the Lakers that much more formidable.

Behold the Lakers. Kobe Bryant -- say no more. Phil Jackson -- ditto. But also Pau Gasol, who has solved the riddle of producing versus NBA playoff physicality, the big-hearted Derek Fisher, promising Andrew Bynum. Not only are they the presiding champions, but I’m in the camp that suspects they got vastly better by essentially trading Trevor Ariza for a hungry and motivated Ron Artest. Be afraid.

Then again, most of the panel (64 percent) thinks the Lakers will come up short. A few reasons: ** To be fair to opposing voices, the following reasons why the Lakers wonít repeat are being published. I think itís fair to say that the 64 percent who oppose the idea of a league annihalation are clearly drunk, but Iíll let them have their say.

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Anyone who has watched Artest closely over the last few years will attest to the following; he’s not nearly as strong an on-the-ball defensive player as he used to be, specifically defending dribble-drives (he’s still good at chasing shooters around screens). And he has voluntarily taken more poor perimeter shots than almost anyone in the NBA. Life always gets more dramatic when he’s around. Maybe Jackson and Kobe can get him to fall in line, but if they can, they’d be the first to be successful at it in a long time.

They deserve to be the favorites and they are. But the best team doesn’t always win. Ron Artest is fierce, but in the Finals against Boston, L.A.’s front line will face nasty guys like Kendrick Perkins, Kevin Garnett and Rasheed Wallace, while Paul Pierce and Kobe will cancel each other out.

Cleveland Cavaliers (18 votes) The Cavs would like a do-over after falling a little short last season, and 34 percent of our panel thinks they’ll get it right this time, in part because of the addition of a certain former Lakers No. 34: I went with the Cavs over the Celtics in the East with a lot of hesitation, but I kept coming back to the fact that we’ve all witnessed LeBron take major, major steps forward each year since he came into the NBA, and winning a championship is the logical next step. I think a series against the Lakers would be a classic seven-gamer, with the Artest-LeBron sideshow making it even better, but I’d go with the young guy (LBJ) and the old guy (Shaq) being a little too much for the middle-aged guy (Kobe) and his Spanish sidekick (Pau Gasol) in Game 7.

The addition of Shaq will make things easier on LeBron in all areas, plus they kept their team intact and brought in a couple of more athletic types -- I like the additions of Anthony Parker (guarding 2s and 3s) and Jamario Moon (guarding Rashard Lewis, Lamar Odom and Rasheed Wallace). Also, Mo Williams will be better because he now knows what the big stage is like. LeBron won’t leave Cleveland without giving the city a championship.

Sure, the Cavs added Shaq, but I like the role players added to the mix, particularly Anthony Parker and Jamario Moon. The added depth will allow the team to enter the playoffs fresher, and because both Parker and Moon are perimeter threats, it will be even more difficult to pack it in on Shaq when he’s got the ball on the block. And that says nothing about how well LeBron sets up his teammates on dribble-drives.

The Cavs were the best team in basketball last season (also better than the Lions in football) and then they upgraded from Brick City Pavlovic to Big Daddy Diesel. That swap was like a Huffy for a Bugatti, even if the Bugatti is old, dented and costs extra to fill up.

The Cleveland Cavaliers were the league’s most dominant team last season with a 10.0-point differential per 100 possessions. Their probable path to an NBA championship was pushed off course by an Orlando Magic team uniquely suited to exploit their vulnerabilities. Don’t count on that happening two years in a row. With the additions of Shaquille O’Neal and some very effective wing defenders, the Cavs have insured that there isn’t a system in the league that can hijack their championship hopes in 2009-10.

San Antonio Spurs (8 votes) Do the Spurs have a fifth title run in them? According to 15 percent of our panel, yes, and here are some of the reasons why: Assuming the Spurs’ Big Three will stay healthy is just as dangerous as assuming Ron-Ron plays into the Lakers’ system instead of outside it. But this team addressed its biggest hole from last season, namely a lack of athleticism. Richard Jefferson will make a big contribution right away, and youngsters George Hill and DeJuan Blair are perfect energy guys with great basketball IQs (who are also very tough competitors). Mix in

Antonio McDyess, and if healthy, the Spurs can stand straight up with L.A. It’s a big if, but not the biggest if this offseason.

I think the Spurs will win the West. They lost Bruce Bowen and Fabricio Oberto and added Richard Jefferson and Antonio McDyess -- can you say “upgrade”? Offensively, they won’t have to rely on the Big Three any longer and will have depth at every position. Ron Artest will doom the Lakers in the playoffs and the Nuggets aren’t as deep as the Spurs. Besides, some veteran will get bought out and will go to the Spurs to try to win a title. Happens every season, and this season when it happens, it’ll really improve the Spurs’ chances of winning a title.

Championship-caliber teams don’t stick around for a decade anymore, but the Spurs keep surviving. I love the offseason additions for Tim Duncan’s team, and trust they’ll be a top West seed and go all the way.

Boston Celtics (5 votes) The Big Three are now the Big Four, and Boston is just 15 months removed from winning its 17th title. But add it all up, and only 9 percent of our panel sees the C’s raising another banner in 2010: I pick them to win the NBA title because it really is their last stand. Much like the 1968-69 Celtics, who won the 11th title in Bill Russell’s career, this team is primarily a group of proud veterans who want to achieve a special place in franchise history. They won it once and may have won it last year had not Kevin Garnett been hurt. With Rasheed Wallace in the mix, Danny Ainge went all-in to win it in 2010.

Maybe Kevin Garnett and Rasheed Wallace aren’t what they once were, but the Celtics should get a pretty dynamic season out of the combination of the two.

The emergence of Rajon Rondo was the dose of youth and energy the Celtics will need to get them back to the top of the mountain.

The Celtics have the best starting five in the NBA and added terrific depth in Marquis Daniels and Rasheed Wallace.

With KG healthy, they may not be the best team in the regular season, but they will be in the postseason.

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Be Careful What You Say and Play Your Plants are Listenting

by Holden Gray In 1973, a woman named Dorothy Retallack published a small book called The Sound of Music and Plants. Her book detailed experiments that she had been conducting at the Colorado Woman’s College in Denver using the school’s three Biotronic Control Chambers. Mrs. Retallack placed plants in each chamber and speakers through which she played sounds and particular styles of music. She watched the plants and recorded their progress daily. She was astounded at what she discovered.

Her first experiment was to simply play a constant tone.

In the first of the three chambers, she played a steady tone continuously for eight hours. In the second, she played the tone for three hours intermittently, and in the third chamber, she played no tone at all. The plants in the first chamber, with the constant tone, died within fourteen days. The plants in the second chamber grew abundantly and were extremely healthy, even more so than the plants in the third chamber. This was a very interesting outcome, very similar to the results that were obtained from experiments performed by the Muzak Corporation in the early 1940s to determine the effect of “background music” on factory workers. When music was played continuously, the

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workers were more fatigued and less productive, when played for several hours only, several times a day, the workers were more productive, and more alert and attentive than when no music was played.

For her next experiment, Mrs. Retallack used two chambers (and fresh plants). She placed radios in each chamber. In one chamber, the radio was tuned to a local rock station, and in the other the radio played a station that featured soothing “middle-of-the-road” music. Only three hours of music was played in each chamber. On the fifth day, she began noticing drastic changes. In the chamber with the soothing music, the plants were growing healthily and their stems were starting to bend towards the radio! In the rock chamber, half the plants had small leaves and had grown gangly, while the others were stunted. After two weeks, the plants in the soothing-music chamber were uniform in size, lush and green, and were leaning between 15 and 20 degrees toward the radio. The plants in the rock chamber had grown extremely tall and were drooping, the blooms had faded and the stems were bending away from the radio. On the sixteenth day, all but a few plants in the rock chamber were in the last stages of dying. In the other chamber, the plants were alive, beautiful, and growing abundantly.

Mrs. Retallack’s next experiment was to create a tape of rock music by Jimi Hendrix, Vanilla Fudge, and Led Zeppelin.

Again, the plants turned away from the music. Thinking maybe it was the percussion in the rock music that was causing the plants to lean away from the speakers, she performed an experiment playing a song that was performed on steel drums.

The plants in this experiment leaned just slightly away from the speaker; however not as extremely as did the plants in the rock chambers. When she performed the experiment again, this time with the same song played by strings, the plants bent towards the speaker.

Next Mrs. Retallack tried another experiment again using the three chambers. In one chamber she played North Indian classical music performed by sitar and tabla, in another she played Bach organ music, and in the third, no music was played. The plants “liked” the North Indian classical music the best. In both the Bach and sitar chambers, the plants leaned toward the speakers, but he plants in the Indian music chamber leaned toward the speakers the most.

She went on to experiment with other types of music. The plants showed no reaction at all to country and western music, similarly to those in silent chambers. However, the plants “liked” the jazz that she played them. She tried an experiment using rock in one chamber, and “modern” (dischordant) classical music of negative composers Arnold Schönberg and Anton Webern in another. The plants in the rock chamber leaned 30 to 70 degrees away from the speakers and the plants

in the modern classical chamber leaned 10 to 15 degrees away.

In 2007 South Korean scientist Mi-Jeong Jeong claimed playing Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata to rice plants encouraged quicker growth and blossoms to bloom earlier. The researchers claim they have identified plant genes that can “hear,” potentially allowing farmers to switch specific plant genes on and off with enormous repercussions. The results showed that sounds at specific frequencies – 125 hertz and 250 hertz - made two genes (rbcS and Ald) more active, whereas sound waves at 50 hertz made them less active.

Because both are known to respond to light, they repeated the experiments in the dark and concluded definitively that the sound was causing the effect. The researchers speculated that the production of chemicals that lead to the genetic changes they observed could be harnessed to activate other specific genes that could trigger the enhanced flowering of crops.

In more recent studies, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), Britain’s leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture, has initiated a serious study investigating the efficacy of talking to plants.

Gardener Colin Crosby says, “We know that sounds of between 125 hertz and 250 hertz can affect gene expression in plants and help them grow, but this has only been tested using music. For the first time we will be able

to advise people not only whether it’s worth talking to their plants but exactly how it should be done. We may even be able to standardize the practice by recording the perfect voice for those less confident in conversing with their plants.” Toby Buckland, lead presenter on BBC Gardeners’ World, says, “A lot of thinking behind this is that if a gardener is relaxed, it helps the plants grow better. Plants do pick up on your stress, that’s something that’s well known, and if you’re not confident, it’s as if it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy for failure.”

Professional gardener Ethan Folds says it best: “It can be a very profound and lifechanging experience to become comfortable with how at ease others are in the realms of the supersensible and plant sensation. It can literally change your view of the world on a dime. Could it be that plants can truly pick up on our emotions, that they can sense our presence and react to our voices? This may be a new question for you, but how are we supposed to know unless we try? Rather than questioning whether plants are affected by sound, maybe we should be asking ourselves why they wouldn’t.”

Sources: Progressive Gardens Inc., The Secret Life of Plants, Wikipedia

Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night.

- Hal Borland

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Cars Are Cool

by Chris Black Welcome to the first installment of our new column, Cars Are Cool. We hope you enjoy our monthly drool sessions and automobile 411 and invite you to share your own badass rides with us. The November column will be all about muscle cars, so bust out the pictures of your 1970 Chevelle SS and tell us what she’s got under the hood. Send to editor@kushla.com.

Green Machines Hybrids are no longer the future; they’re the now. With the economy in the tank and the environment under attack, the hybrid vehicle has become a popular option for anyone who wants to save the earth and a lot of dough at the same time. Thankfully the car companies have realized that normal people want to drive hybrids and stopped designing them to look like spacecraft or a ride at Disneyland. Granted, the Prius has gained cult status with its spacecrafty design, so there is a market for that; it’s just not for everyone. If I could get my 1966 Mustang to run on rose petals, you bet your left arm I would

According to BMW USA, they will introduce two hybrids in Frankfurt, the BMW ActiveHybrid 7 and BMW ActiveHybrid X6. They are the production version of our two first gaselectric passenger vehicles.

The ActiveHybrid X6 will be the most powerful hybrid in the world and the BMW ActiveHybrid 7 is projected to be the fastest hybrid in the world and each will feature between 15-20% increase in fuel efficiency. The ActiveHybrid X6 is a “two mode” hybrid featuring full-electric operation up to 37mph for 1.6 miles and it goes on sale in December 2009.

The ActiveHybrid 7 is a “mild hybrid” and uses electric motors to boost the operation of the gasoline engine and recaptures energy in a lithium-ion battery and it goes on sale in the Spring.

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Cadillac will be selling the Escalade 2-Mode Hybrid SUV again this year, 21mpg city/22 hwy. This is essentially a luxury version of the GMC Yukon full size SUV, and as such the mileage is pretty respectable given the size.

Ford offers the Escape hybrid, a compact crossover SUV, Getting an impressive 31 mpg hwy, and 34 mpg city. They also offer the Fusion hybrid, a midsize with an estimated 41 mpg city 36 hwy.

The truck division of General Motors is producing the Sierra pickup and the Yukon SUV in 2mode hybrid form. They both get 21mpg city/22 hwy. Not terrible for a full size pickup or SUV by any means. The trucks feature a 6.0L V-8 engine now compatible with E85.

Honda already has two hybrid vehicles on sale in the US, the Civic Hybrid and the all-new Insight. Additionally, Honda has announced that an all-new sporty hybrid called the CR-Z will come to the US sometime in the calendar year 2010. Details about that vehicle are limited at this time, but it will be based on the CR-Z concept vehicle that has been shown at several international auto shows in the past couple of years.

Lexus, a division of Toyota, offers the RX450h Luxury utility vehicle with an estimated 32 mpg city 28 mpg hwy, the LS 600h L luxury sedan , the GS450h “Luxury Sport Sedan, and the HS250h at 34 city and 35 hwy and will be the first hybridonly luxury car.

Mazda offers the Tribute Hybrid crossover SUV for 2010, getting an estimated 34 city and 31 hwy.

Mercedes offers the S400 hybrid, a large luxury car getting 19 city and 26 hwy. Not great compared to some of the other cars here, but pretty respectable for a large luxury car.

Mercury has the Mariner hybrid SUV getting 34 city 31 hwy, and the Milan Hybrid midsize getting 41 city and 36 hwy.

Nissan has the Altima Hybrid, at 21mpg city 26mpg hwy. But the really exciting news from Nissan is the full electric Nissan Leaf. Although it won’t be available to the general public until around 2012 the Leaf will be sold to government agencies and corporate customers this year. The leaf will have a range of around 100 miles on a single charge, and should be priced comparably with other family sedans.

What do you do when your top-selling product is stigmatized as anti-social? Make it a responsible citizen. That’s the rationale for the upcoming 2010 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid, the first gasoline/electric vehicle from the renowned German sportscar maker. It was supposed to be out by now, but engineering setbacks have delayed introduction to 2010. Still, better late than never. With a CO2 emissions cap pending in Europe and tough new fuel economy standards coming to the U.S., Porsche needs a much cleaner, more fuel-efficient SUV to keep Cayenne sales rolling-and silence Cayenne critics.

For Toyota, we have the Prius, of course, with an estimated 51 mpg city and 48 mpg hwy. Also offered in hybrid is the larger Camry at 33 city, 34 hwy, and the Highlander midsized SUV. Keep ‘em humming!

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Angel City Caregivers 4411/2 E. 16th St. (213)291-8180 Apothecary 420 330 N. Western Ave. (323)836-0420

Herbal Solutions of So Cal 1206 E. Wardlow Rd. (562)997-2929

Soothing Remedy (SR) 1521 W. Willow St. (562)612-4388

Arts District Healing Center 620 E. 1st St. (213)687-9981

HHA 834 E. 4th St., Unit #E (562)983-6100 L B C Hydro 2616 Magnolia Ave (714) 588-4774 Long Beach Compassion 4 Patients 3925 Long Beach Blvd.

Long Beach Organics (L.B.O.) 851A Pine Ave. (562)495-2000 Long Beach Patient Resource Co-op 404 Ximeno Ave. (562) 856-0423

Apothecary Assistant’s Collective 2805 E. Pacific Coast Hwy. (562)773-1888 b r o u g h t

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Adams Green Herbal Caregivers 2603 S. Normandie Ave. (323)732-8717

Aroma Revolution 5464 Valley Blvd.

(323)221-7264

Inglewood MCC Wellness Center 318 S. Market St. (310)674-4444

1 Love Beach Club 2767 E. Broadway (562)343-5388

Nature’s Top Shelf 1530 E. Wardlow Rd. (562)989-0000

Sanctuary South Deliveries (562)728-3219

Herbal Solutions of So Cal 4311 Carson St. (888) 993-HERB(4372)

1am Natural Solutions 743 E. 4th St. (424)646-0326

Adams & Hill Discount Center 2602 S. Hill St. (213)440-8595

Green Nurse Collective 1532 E. Broadway St. (714)507-8270

Inglewood Discount Caregivers Inc. (IDCI) 1121 S. La Brea Ave. (310)671-0300

Long Beach

Long Beach Vapor Lounge Collective 1088 Redondo Ave. (562)434-6761

Green Mediworks 1088 Redondo Ave. (562)433-6600

Healing Solutions 333 E. Nutwood St., Ste. C (310)228-3159

Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Center 15901 Hawthorne Blvd., #460 (800)420-1995

Absolute Herbal Pain Solutions 901 S. La Brea Ave., # 3 (323)932-6263

Quality Discount Caregivers 1150 E. San Antonio Dr. (562)988-8889

Herbal Solutions of So Cal 5746 E. 2nd St. (562)434-5075

Lawndale

Long Beach Specialty Health 4100 E. 7th St. (562)434-2633

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(310)237-1277 420 Serenity Leaf Delivery Service.

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At Downtown Wellness Center 423 W. Venice Blvd.

(213)746-3355 Atwater Alternative Care Collective 3106 Glendale Blvd.

(Atwater Village) (323)661-6200 B. Green 10835 Santa Monica Blvd.

(310)234-6634

Blue Water Industries 1037 Cole Ave. (323)463-1605 Blunt Power Delivery Deliveries (323)335-6007 Bulldog Café Collective 6105 Melrose Ave. (323)962-2001 Cali Meds 6910 Melrose Ave. (323)938-0506 California Caregiver’s Association 12107 Santa Monica Blvd.

(310)826-3536 California Caregivers Association 2815 W. Sunset Blvd., #201 California’s Finest Compassionate Co-Op 8540 Venice Blvd.

(310)838-5800 California Herbal Healing Center (CHHC) 1437 N. La Brea Ave. (877)420-KUSH California Herbal Remedies (CHR) 5470 Valley Blvd.

(323)342-9110 California Patients Alliance (CPA) 8271 Melrose Ave., Ste. 102 (323)655-1735 California Wellness Collective (CWC) 5830 Bonsallo Ave. (323) 758-7198

Beverly Hlls Green Cross 2370 S. Robertson Blvd.

(310)837-4420

Canna Care Relief (CCR) 1716 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. 105 (310)473-4105

Beverly Hills Herbal Remedies (BHHR) 2805 S. Robertson Blvd (310) 837-2447

Canna Health Caregivers 5208 W. Pico Blvd.

(323) 932-0370

Blue Moon Collective 5155 Washington Blvd.

(323)938-4600; (877)908WEED(9333) Blue Sky on Sunset 5302 Sunset Blvd.

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Downtown Patients Group (D.T.P.G) 1753 Hill St., #8 (213)747-3386

City Compassionate Caregivers 606 E. 4th St. (213)617-0447

DPG 928 E. 12th St.

CMCA 3430 Whittier Blvd.

(323)261-2009 Colorado Caregivers 1121 Colorado Blvd.

(323)550-8043 Compassionate & Caring Collective Caregivers 4C’s 5013 San Vicente Blvd.

(323)934-3875 Crenshaw Holistic Caregivers 4709 Crenshaw Blvd.

(323)291-5420 Cronicpractors Caregivers 5751 Adams Blvd.

(323)399-9679 Culver City Collective (CCC) 10887 Venice Blvd., Unit A (310)838-5888 D-PAC 4328 Melrose Ave. (323)535-1919 DANKSTAR DELIVERY Westside, Venice, Hollywood (818)319-7487 Discount Patient Collective 1200 N Vermont Ave., #A (323)663-3301 Dispensary at Your Door Deliveries (310)432-3596 Downtown Collective 1600 S. Hill St., #D (213)746-5420 Downtown Discount Caregivers 111 E. 9th St. (213)896-0016 Downtown Natural Caregivers 312 S. Wall St. (213)625-0301

Eagle Rock Herbal Collective 4729 Eagle Rock Blvd (323)257-4420 East LA Caregivers 1905 S. Santa Fe Ave. (323)770-9319 East LA Compassionate Caregivers 1905 S. Santa Fe Ave. (323)770-9319 Eden Therapy 67571/2 Santa Monica Blvd.

(323)463-8937 Euphoric Caregivers 1155 N. Vermont Ave., #202 (323)664-9900 Exclusive Caregivers of California 21571/2 W. Century Blvd.

(323)754-2209 Fairfax Organic Farmacy 800 N. Fairfax Ave., Ste.100 (323)951-0691 Farmacopeia Organica 468 S. Robertson Blvd.

(424)354-1700 Five Star Collective 2076 Westwood Blvd.

(310)474-1213 Flower of Life 1950 S. Santa Fe Ave., #19 (213)488-9464 Fountain of WellBeing 3835 Fountain Ave. (323)662-0900 Garden of Eden Collective 5679 York Blvd.

(323)254-3336

Gormet Green Room 2000 Cotner Ave (310)473-3509

HerbalCure Cooperative 11318 W. Pico Blvd.

(310)312-5215

Grass Roots Collective 1914 S. Santa Fe Ave. (213)622-0415

Herbal Love Downtown (HLDT) 4120 S. Broadway (323)233-4420

Grateful Meds 744 N. La Brea Ave. (323)939-9111 Green Cross 2912 Colorado Blvd.

(818)241-6300 Green Cure Natural Healing Center 1716 Main St. (310) 306-5511 Green Earth Collective 5045 York Blvd.

(323)982-9042 Green Heart Collective 4203 N Huntington Dr. (323)222-4203 Green Leaf Collective 5607 Huntington Dr. North (323)343-0100 Green Medicine 7318 Melrose Ave. (323)930-6666 Green Treatment Center 111644 Ventura Blvd.

GreenAid Pharmacy 3441 W. Cahuenga Blvd., Ste. 105 (323)436-0259 Greener Pastures Collective 1101 S. Robertson Blvd., Ste. 104 (310)744-1600 Greenhouse Herbal Center 5224 Hollywood Blvd.

(323)666-2591 Healers on Third 3111/2 S. Sweetzer Ave. (323)951-9612

Go Green Bear Collective Heaven On Earth Healing 106 E. 17th Ave., #11 4847 Fountain Ave. (213)747-7397 (323)661-8894 Golden State Caregivers Hemp Factory 5711 E Beverly Blvd 6250 Santa Monica Blvd (323)888-0865 (310)890-8933

Herbal Medicine For You (HMFY) 2637 Whittier Blvd.

(323)264-2224 Herbal Remedies Caregivers 4743 Fountain Ave. (323)913-0931 Herbal Solutions of So Cal 735 N. La Brea Ave. (323)933-HERB (4372) HHA 1400 S. Olive St. (213)746-4445 HHC 313 North Virgil Ave. (323)660-0386 Hill Organic Herbs 718 S. Hill St., 2nd floor, #200 (213)627-1004 Holistic Pain Relief Inc. (Rampart Discount Center) 264 S. Rampart Blvd.

(213)925-8962 Hollywood Caregivers 711 N. Virgil Ave. (323)669-9333 Hollywood Hills Holistic Medication 1915 N. Highland Ave. (323)874-5159 Hollywood Holistic 1543 Sawtelle Blvd.

(310)481-0660 Hollywood THC 5322 W. Sunset Blvd.

(323)465-9513 Hot Box Collective 143 N. Western Ave. (323)460-6410 Hyperion Healing 1913 Hyperion Ave. (323)953-1913

JJ Herbal Pharmacy (JJHP) 12249 Santa Monica Blvd.

(310)979-3816 Kelly’s Collective 8638 W. Pico Blvd.

(310)854-5874 KFC Kind for Cures 9850 Exposition Blvd.

(310)836-KIND(5463) Korea Town Collective 3567 W. 3rd St. (213)384-2403 Kush Collective 1111 S. La Brea Blvd.

(323)938-KUSH Kush Korner Caregivers 2214 S. Vermont Ave. (323)733-2581 La Brea Collective 812 S. La Brea Blvd.

(323)939-3374 LA Collective Pharmacy 1413 Los Angeles St. (323)515-5568 LA Compassionate Caregivers 2626 S. Figueroa St., #A (213)454-9916 LA Confidential Caregivers 7263 Melrose Ave. (323)272-4738 LA Organic Pharmacy 4911 Melrose Ave. (323)463-3920 L.A. Wonderland Caregivers 4410 W. Pico Blvd.

(323)936-4410 LAX Compassionate Caregiver 5710 W. Manchester Blvd., Ste. 203 (310)568-9602 LAX Patient Remedies 5300 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 124 (310)645-1330 Little Ethiopia Herbal Healing Center 1051 S. Fairfax Ave. (323)934-4314 Los Angeles

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Dispensary Listing Live For Care Collective 1147 S. Robertson Blvd., #102 (310)435-0028

Midtown Caregivers 5113 W. Pico Blvd.

(323)934-5242

Living Earth Wellness Center 4207 W. Pico Blvd.

(323)936-5000

Natural Remedies Caregivers 6231 Santa Monica Blvd.

(323)871-9500

Los Angeles Medical Caregivers 5589 Manchester Ave. (310)410-9954

Nature’s Herbs 1713 W. El Segundo Blvd.

(323)777-1319

Mary J Caregivers 4534 Fountain Ave. (323)667-0010 Mary Jane’s Collective 7805 Sunset Blvd.

(323)874-7805 Med X 441 ½ E. 16th St (213) 746-6256 Medical Advisory Center 4221 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 170-15 (323)965-0420 Medical Caregivers Asso.

4344 Eagle Rock Blvd #E (866) 809-KUSH Medical Marijuana Evaluation Center 4344 Eagle Rock Blvd.

(323) 255-5085 Medco Organics 326 N. Vermont Ave. (323) 660-9930

Natural Remedies Caregivers 9271/2 N. Western Ave. (323)871-9500 Nature’s Cure Patient Collective 4577 Valley Blvd (323)225-1815 Nature’s Wonder 1330 W. Olympic Blvd.

(213)380-5874 Nirvana Pharmacy 1561 Westwood Blvd.

(310)479-5874 Northeast Collective Group 4515 York Blvd.

(323)255-2526 Northeast Collective 120 S. Ave., #64 (323)256-4000 Olive Tree Collective 643 S. Olive St., #415 (213)909-7315

Melrose Caregivers 4906 Melrose Ave. (323)957-7777

Overland Gardens 2452 Overland Blvd.

(310)845-9117

Melrose Compassion Center 654 N. Manhattan Pl. (323)466-8700

P & C Los Angeles 5763 W. Pico Blvd.

(323)932-8266

Melrose Healing Center 5788 1/2 Melrose Ave. (213)465-5683 Melrose Herbal Collective 7257 Melrose Ave. (323)937-4300 Melrose Holistic (MH) 4901 Melrose Ave. (323)466-0036 Mid Wilshire Medical Clinic 3240 Wilshire Blvd., #270 (213)598-0820

Pacific Support Services 1017 N. La Cienega, Ste. 110 (310)858-8602

Purelife Alternative Wellness Center 1649 S. La Cienega Blvd.

(310)246-9345 Purple Heart Compassionate 5823 W. Pico Blvd., #B (323)938-8880 Quality of Life Activities (QOLA) 4323 W. Melrose Ave. (323)644-1209 Robertson Caregivers 2515 S. Robertson Blvd (310)837-7279 Royal Temple of Zion 2415 Eads St. (323)663-2420 Santa Monica Collective (SMC) 11957 Santa Monica Blvd.

(310)473-8444 Secret Garden Canna Meds 4346 Laurel Canyon Blvd.

(818)985-Help Shiva’s Gardens Caregivers 2002 S. Robertson Blvd.

(310)841-0550 Silverlake Caregivers Group 240 N Virgil Ave., #10 (213)487-5442 SL Caregivers 3003 W.Olympic Blvd., Ste. 201 (213)487-1700

Pain Free Society Delivery (310)432-3594

Slauson Caregivers Center 3708 W. Slauson Ave., Unit #B (877)310-WEED

Pain Relief Discount Collectives (PRDC) 1359 S. Redondo Blvd.

(323)935-0383

Slauson Leaves 4435 West Slauson Ave. Unit B (323)298-2047

Pico Collective

Soto Street Collective 1260 S. Soto St., Ste. 1 (323)262-8288

1355 S. Genesee Ave. (323) 658-1303

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Precision Medical Caregivers 3913 W. 6th St. (213)382-7971

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South Bay 420 Collective Delivery Service (310)908-7764

The Natural Way 5817 W. Pico Blvd.

(323)936-4300

Southwest Caregivers 4614 Hollywood Blvd.

(323)660-3776

The Organic Pharmacy (TOP) 11607 Washington Pl. (310)915-1595

St. Andrews Green 432 S. San Vicente Blvd.

(310)855-0420 Studio City Caregivers 3625 Cahuenga Blvd.

(323)850-1847 Sunset Discount Providers 1498 W. Sunset Blvd., #6 (213)250-2244 Sunset Junction Organic Medicine 4017 W. Sunset Blvd.

(323)660-0655 Sunset Organic Center 2210 Woodman Ave. (213)908-7442 Superior Herbal Health 1011 W. 84th Pl. (323)971-6333 Tai-Ma Remedies 1861 S. Bundy Dr #100 (310) 207-578-9629 Tender Love Collective 2439 Riverside Dr. (323)660-2542 The Bluegate Collective 3428 Whittier Blvd.

(323)263-3009 The Factory 5125 Hollywood Blvd.

(323)220-3711 The Green Easy 7948 W. 3rd. St. (877)321-5874 The Healing Center 6614 S. Broadway (323) 753-3422 The Healing Touch 4430 Santa Monica Blvd., #105 (323)644-7300 The Holistic Co-Op 2627 E. Cesar Chavez Ave. (323)540-6700 The Home of Compassion 2461 S. Robertson Blvd.

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The Rainforest Collective 12515 Venice Blvd.

(310)391-0011 The Spot 3200 Cahuenga Blvd. W (323) 851-7166 Traditional Herbal Center, Inc. 4800 S. Centeral Ave., #B (323)233-8533 Trinity Holistic Caregivers 131 E. 3rd. St. (213)253-4733 United Discount Collective 2703 W. 8th St. (213)739-7038 United Medical Caregivers Clinic 1248 S Fairfax Ave. (310)358-0212 Universal Caregivers Center 4154 Eagle Rock Blvd., Unit 4 (866)975-7215 Vermont Herbal Center 955 S. Vermont Ave., #T (213)387-5203 VGC Venice Garden Collective 10915 Venice Blvd., Unit A (310)202-0095 W.T.C. 447 Western Ave. (213)381-5209 West Coast Collective 3133 N. San Fernando Rd. (323)551-5800 West Hollywood Center for Compassionate Healing 8921 W. Sunset Blvd.

(310)626-3333 Westchester Collective 8936 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 202 (310)410-3200

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Dispensary Listing Western Caregivers Group 467 N. Western Ave. (323)464-5571

Marina Caregivers 730 Washington Blvd.

(310)574-4000

Western Discount Center 1570 S. Western Ave. (323)445-0164

Organica Collective & Delivery 13456 Washinton Blvd.

(310)578-2945

Westside Compassionate Caregivers 10655 Pico Blvd.

(310)446-0730

Venezia Discount Collective 3018 Washinton Blvd.

(310)827-3800

Westside Green Oasis, LLC 11924 W. Jefferson Blvd.

(323)389-1899

Midway City

Westside Healing Center 6915 Melrose Ave. (323)965-7700 Westside Holistic Remedy 2346 Westwood Blvd., #1 (310)441-2800 Westwood Organic 1722 Westwood Blvd., Unit #201 (310)441-1200

The Variety Co-Op 15052 Adams St., Ste. A (714)893-1263 Mission Hills MHHC 15534 Devonshire Blvd., Unit 104 (818)424-5242 Mission Hills Patients Collective 9911 Sepulveda Blvd.

(818)894-5100 Newport Beach

Wilshire Caregiver Group 6300 Wilshire Blvd., #160 (323)655-0303

Holistic Club Pineapplekush.com 201 Shipyard Way, #E (949) 723-9763

Wilshire Compassionate Collective (WCC) 3008 Wilshire Blvd., Unit #100 (323)476-5280

Norco

Wilshire Healing 11906 Wilshire Blvd., #6 (310)478-6655 Malibu Calm At the Beach Compassionate Caregivers of Malibu (CALM) 21355 Pacific Coast Hwy., #100 (310)317-6298 PCH Collective 22609 Pacific Coast Highway (310)456-0666 Marina Del Ray Green Bridge Medical Services 3007 Washington Blvd., Ste. 110 (310)821-9600

Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Center 1761 3rd St., #104 (800)420-1995 North Hills 105/405 15650 Nordhoff St. #105 (818)830-2600 California Organic Collective 15345½ Parthenia St. (818) 893-9900 G-Spot 8314 Sepulveda Blvd., #B (818)893-3253 No Stress Collective 9005 Sepulveda Blvd., Unit 1 (818)810-5864 North Hills Cannabis Collective 15411 Nordhoff St. (818)830-1881

North Hollywood A1 Organic Collective 10540 Victory Blvd.

(818)508-2400 AM Organic Solutions 7248 A Fultan Ave. (818)764-5200 A-Z Caregivers 4942 Vineland Ave., Ste. 112 (818)761-5467 Burbank Compassionate Co-op 10859 Burbank Blvd., Ste. C (818)760-7400 California Compassionate Care Network (C.C.C.N.) 4720 Vineland Ave. (818)980-6337 Cure With Herbs 12011 Victory Blvd., Ste. 104 (818)985-4372 Divine Wellness Center 5056 Lankershim Blvd.

(818)508-9948 For Your Alternative Healing (F.Y.A.H) 6448 Lankershim Blvd.

(818)509-1905 Galaxy Caregiver Group 11428 Vanowen St. (818)765-1220 Green Miracle Healing 7503 Laurel Canyon (818)232-8684 Greenway Caregivers 13122 Sherman Way (818)255-2202 Harmony House Collective 11651 Sherman Way (818)982-4420 Herb Doc Caregivers 11024 Victory Blvd (818)760-4004 Herb Medical Center 12509 Oxnard St., Ste. 208 (818)763-3334 Herbal Compassionate Caregivers (HCC) 11565 Laurel Canyon Blvd., #215 (818) 837-7776

Hollywood Compassionate Caregivers 5126 Vineland Ave. (818)761-6378 Kush House Care 6446 Lankershim Ave. (818)766-KUSH Love & Spirit Co-op 5651 Cahuenga Blvd.

(818)753-9200 MMC 7215 Whitsett Ave. (818)982-6696

Patients Against Pain 6240 Laurel Canyon Blvd., #B (818)752-7274 Patients & Caregivers 6141 Vineland Ave. (818)588-1307 Saticoy Green Cure 12926 Saticoy St., #9 818-880-7530 Specialty Collectives 11307 Vanowen St. (818)358-4271 Taylor’s Joynt 5653 Cahuenga Blvd.

Natural Herbal Pain Relief 11626 Ventura Blvd.

(818)508-0955

Toluca Lake Collective (TLC) 11436 Hatteras St.

NoHo Caregivers 4296 Vineland Ave. (818)754-0834

Valley Holisitc Caregivers 7200 Vineland Ave., Ste 205 (818)255-5511

NoHo Compassionate Care - NOHO 5656 5656 Cahuenga Blvd.

(818)762-8962

Vanowen Caregivers 11232 Vanowen St., Unit B (818)980-3600

NoHo CC (Compassionate Caregivers) 4854 Lankershim Blvd.

(818)980-9212 NoHo Herbal Center 12032 Vose St. (818)765-5933 North Hollywood Caregivers 6760 Lankershim Blvd.

(818)982-2334 North Hollywood Collective 10929 Vanowen St , #110 (818)761-9430 North Hollywood Caregivers or Collective 12518 Vanowen St. (818)764-0070 North Hollywood Healing Center (NHHC) 12517 Oxnard St. (818)762-3766 North Hollywood Organic Medirex Consultations 11335 Magnolia Blvd., #2D (818)505-8805

Northridge After Care 18749 Napa St. Alternative Care Collective 8537 Reseda Blvd.

(818)349-6222 Blue Banana Caregivers 18526 Parthenia Blvd.

(818) 772-0420 Cannamed of Northridge 9348 Melvin Ave., #9 (818)701-6666 Green Valley Collective 17017 Roscoe Blvd.

(818)881-4821 MMI Alternative Medication 8924 Reseda Boulevard (818)718-6336 Neighborhood Canna Store 8323 Reseda Blvd., #102 (818)576-0422 Northridge Caregivers Inc. 8672 Lindley Ave. (818)772-1990

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Dispensary Listing San Fernando Valley Patients Group 8801 Reseda Blvd.

(818)734-2778 Smokes for Less 18110 Nordhoff St. (818)700-8700 Sweet-D 8349 Reseda Blvd., Ste. D (818)882-8955 The Strain Station 17317 Saticoy St. (818)457-4219 Today’s Health Care (THC) 18118 Parthenia St. (818)700-2842 Valley Co-Op 8363 Reseda Blvd., #203A (818)727-1419 West Coast Evaluations 8349 Reseda Blvd., Ste. F (818)701-0420 Pacoima Folk Remedies Factory 11203 Glenoaks Blvd., Unit 2B (818)834-8304 JayJay’s Collective 13312 1/2 Van Nuys Blvd.

(818)686-2023 Panorama Providers 13807 Roscoe Blvd.

(818)895-4820 San Fernando Valley Discount Medicine (SFVDM) 13550 Roscoe Blvd.

(818)908-9951

Global Triage 19301-B Saticoy St. (818) 357-3650

Discounted Caregivers 993 S. Glendora Ave., #2 (626)337-8310

The Springs 11703 Los Nietos Rd. (562)699-8960

The Shop @ Greenbush 13425 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 100 (818)995-5755

Happycation Collective 6740 Reseda Blvd., Unit C (818)757-3574

Harbor Area Collective 600 S. Pacific St., #104 (310)514-1556

Santa Monica

Herbal Valley Caregivers 17718 Sherman Way (818)342-0420

Natural Wellness Caregivers Group 1111 S. Pacific Ave. (310)514-9665

Valley Independent Pharmacy 13650 Burbank Blvd.

(818)997-1787

House of Kush Inc. 18119 Saticoy St. (818)996-KUSH, (818)339-6576 cell Humbolt Relief 6670 Reseda Blvd., #107 (818)300-0020 KV Caregivers 7537 1/2 Reseda Blvd.

(818)757-3503 Los Angeles Valley Caregivers 6657 Reseda Blvd., #202 (818)654-9731 Natural Care Collective 18341 Sherman Way, #213 (818)344-7420 Nature’s Natural Collective Care, Inc. 6951 Reseda Blvd.

(818)344-1102 Reliable Relief Collective 7125 Lindley Ave. (818)881-4420 Reseda Discount Caregivers 6102 Reseda Blvd.

(818)757-0434 True Healing Collective (THC) 7329 Reseda Blvd.

(818)705-6780

Woodman Compassionate Westwood Organic Caregivers 8205 Woodman Ave., Ste. 106 Collective 18845 Sherman Way, Ste. F (818)453-8153 (818)478-8929 Playa Del Rey Riverside Beach Enlightment and Cannabis Patient Care Compassionate Healing Delivery Center (619)865-2573 310 Culver Blvd.

(310)821-4420 San Pedro Reseda Compassionate Bud Vendor, Inc. Caregivers of San Pedro 18320 Sherman Way, Ste. D (CCSP) (818)996-8787 410 S. Gaffey St. (310) 732-2109 b r o u g h t

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PR Collective 136 S. Gaffey St. (310)832-2420 Southern California Herbal Network 600 South Pacific Avenue Suite 104 (310)547-4500 Spiritual Awakenings Delivery (310)793-6556 The Healing Center (THC) - Delivery (909)349-7759 Santa Ana HLHC (Healthy Living Hospice Center) 1800 East Garry Ave, Suite #221 (866)575-5430 Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Center 1125 E. 17th St., #W237 (800)420-1995 Orange Co. Patient Group Collective 2315 E. 17th St., #4 (714)547-2525 Santa Clarita The Patients Group Delivery Service (818)297-0704 Santa Fe Springs Discount Collective of Santa Fe Springs 11823 E. Slauson Ave., Unit #29 (562)945-1450 Santa Fe Springs Specialty Health Center 10016 Pioneer Blvd., Unit #112 (562)949-0100 The East Group 12150 Bloomfield Ave. Unit B (562) 929-8028 b y

The Farmacy 2305 Main St. (323)848-7981 Sherman Oaks 101 Emerald Triangle Ministry 13321 Ventura Blvd., 2nd floor (818)386-2998 4ever20 15149 Ventura Blvd.

(818)582-3239 Daddy’s Collective (DC) 14430 Ventura Blvd.

(818)817-9517

Silverlake House of Kush 2823 Hyperion Ave. (323)664-KUSH Mr. Greens Collective 3740 W. Sunset Blvd., 2nd floor (323)913-0668 The Higher Path 1302 Sunset Blvd.

(213)484-1001 South Gate

Elixer Medical Group 4312 Woodman Ave., #101 (877)99-Elixer

Natures Remedy 10435 Atlantic Blvd.

(323)357-7900

Holland House 14006 Ventura Blvd.

(818)849-5500

South Gate Herbal Healing Center 13194 Paramount Blvd., #B (562)634-1354

Medical Marijuana Relief Studio City Clinic 14303 Ventura Blvd.

Alternative Medicine (818)783-3888 PH Group (818)783-4488 FX 10964 Ventura Blvd.

Mendica Caregivers (818)762-5886 4622 Van Nuys Blvd.

Buds and Roses (818)789-0420 13235 Ventura Blvd.

Perennial Holistic (818)907-8852 Wellness Center California Organic 14542 Ventura Blvd., #201 Treatment Center (818)728-4883 11644 Ventura Blvd.

Sherman Oaks (818)506-5948 Collective Care Cannabis Card Center 14200 Ventura Blvd., #101 4344 Laurel Canyon Blvd., (818)783-8332 Ste. 2 So Cal Herbal Care (310)889-5648 13238 Riverside Dr. City Organic Remedies (818) 501-5554 11306 Ventura Blvd.

SOHO Sherman Oaks (818)980-1122 Health Organization Compassionate Care Collective of Studio City 13619 Moorpark St., Unit A 11314 Ventura Blvd.

(818)205-9265 (818)506-7207 The Greenhouse Herbs Holistic Care 5156 Sepulveda Blvd. of Studio City (818)386-1343 12406 Ventura Blvd., #B Therapeutic Medicinal (818)985-5551 Health Resources 14836 Burbank Blvd.

(818)988-9615

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Dispensary Listing IVXX 11222 Ventura Blvd.

(818) 985-4899 LAHC 11101 Ventura Blvd., Unit 1 (818)506-6364 Natural Herbal Pain Relief 11626 Ventura Blvd.

(818)508-0955 Studio City Medical Marijuana Patient Collective 4707 Whitsett Ave. (818)487-1887 Studio City Private Organic Therapy 11557 Ventura Blvd.

(818)506-7144y The Wellness Earth Energy Dispensary 120211/2 Ventura Blvd (818)980-2266

Green Moon Healing Center 12737 Glenoaks Blvd., Unit #15 (818)367-1397 Urban Health 12431 San Fernando Rd. (818)364-5700 Tarzana Compasionate Patient Resources 19237 1/2 Ventura Blvd.

(818)343-3690 HC Remedies 19327 Ventura Blvd., #A (818)758-9613 Medical Wellness Center (MWC) 19654 Ventura Blvd.

(818)881-8744 So Cal Co-op 19459 Ventura Blvd.

(818)344-7622

Xenobiotic 10938 Ventura Blvd.

(818)623-8823

Wellness Caregivers 18663 Ventura Blvd., #230 (818)300-0035

Sun Valley

Zen Medical Garden 18957 Ventura Blvd.

(818)774-9480

Brandford Caregivers 12065 Brandford St., Ste. 7 (818)890-0954 Master Collective 11623 Sheldon St., #A (818)504-2400 Valley Holistic Caregivers 7200 Vineland Blvd., Ste. 205 (818)255-5511 V.N.C. Holistic Care 8879 Laurel Canyon Blvd., #C (818)230-2806 Sunland The Little Cottage Caregivers 8133 Foothill Blvd.

(818)353-7204 Sylmar

Thousand Oaks Canna Med of Thousand Oaks 1879 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.

(805)497-9190 Torrance Delta 9 1321 W. Carson St. (310)618-3582 Green Cross of Torrance 1658 B W. Carson St. (310)533-9363 South Bay Canna Clinic 1555 W. Sepulveda Blvd., #J (310)517-0420 Tujunga

Greenlight Discount Pharmacy 15507 Cobalt St., #4 (818)256-1964

ALCC 7624 Foothill Blvd., No. A (818)353-WEED Foothill Discount Caregivers 7245 Foothill Blvd.

(818)951-5286

Foothill Green Collective (FGC) 6815 Foothill Blvd.

(818)353-7999 Foothill Wellness Center 7132 Foothill Blvd.

(818)352-3388 SCI 10037 Commerce Ave. (818)273-4567 Tujunga Hills Caregivers 6920 Foothill Blvd.

(818)352-9400 Valley Village Caregivers Medical Resource 12458 Magnolia Blvd.

(818)980-8420 Dr. Green Meds 4741 Laurel Canyon Blvd.

(818)985-6337 Herbal Healing Center (HHC) 5507 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Ste. C (818)505-9772 Holistic Therapeutic Center (H.T.C.+) 12410 Burbank Blvd., #103 (818)980-5999 HTC 12410 Burbank Blvd., #103 (818)980-5999

AH Herbal Care 14015 Van Nuys Blvd., Unit B (818)899-3112 ApotheCare Collective 6016 Tyrone Ave. (818)373-4526 Balboa Caregivers 16900 Sherman Way, #6 (818)902-0201 Best Meds Factory 7301 Sepulveda Blvd., Unit 2 (818)787-2428 Boo-Ku 6817 Sepulveda Blvd., 2nd Floor (818)908-9255 C.A.R.E. 14530 Archwood St. (818)387-8467 Cali-Care Collective 13247 Victory Blvd.

(818)761-6944 California’s Choice 6722 White Oak Ave. (818)881-1489 California Collective Center 14532 Friar St., Ste. A (818)781-8865 Clover Collective (CC) 5658 Sepulveda Blvd.

(818)785-3622

Nature Medical Center 5301 Laurel Cyn Blvd. #112 (818)980-3232

CannaMed -Doctors Office 6309 Van Nuys Blvd. #105G (866)624-1191

TLMD 12458 Magnolia Blvd.

(818)761-8973

DEC Medical 6309 Van Nuys Blvd., Ste.203 (818)781-1070

Valley Village Caregivers 4843 Laurel Canyon Blvd.

(818)505-1330

Delta 9 7648 Van Nuys Blvd.

(818)997-1003 s

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Discount Relief Collective 6309 Van Nuys Blvd. #110 (818)849-6751

420 Discount Collective 56161/2 Kester Ave. (818)904-6797 818 Collective 7232 Sepulveda Blvd.

(818)442-0200 A Nature’s Best Organic Solutions 14545 Friar St., #224 (818)844 6774

Green Dragon Caregivers 14546 Vanowen St. (818)442-0054 H.I.N.T Caregivers 13616 Victory Blvd.

(818)781-4440 Herbal Healing Remedy Center Plus 7344 Van Nuys Blvd., #7 (818)782-6383 Herbal Relief Caregivers 6850 Van Nuys Blvd., #204 (818)951-9992 HLA Collective 7123 Sepulveda Blvd.

(818)453-8085 Hollywood’s Compasssionate Caregivers 7255 Woodley Ave. (818)909-7785 Kester Caregivers 6817 Kester Ave. (818)988-6600; (877)401-WEED Kush Corner Collective (KCC) 7135 Kester Ave. (818)568-2202 Kushism 7555 Woodley Ave. (818)994-3446 Lake Balboa Collective 17616 Sherman Way (818)609-0119 Modern OG Collective 5658 Sepulveda Blvd., #210 (818)785-3622 Montana Caregivers 13655 Victory Blvd., #205 (818)782-7641 Mother Nature’s Remedy Caregivers 17302 Saticoy St. (818)345-MEDS

Neighborhood Durman Inc. Caregivers Caregivers Collective (DIC) 6315 Van Nuys Blvd., #A2 16045 Sherman Way, Unit H1 (818)988-8989 (818)908-0881 OG Art Collective Eden Caregivers (EC) 14522 Vanowen St., #7 6742 Van Nuys Blvd., Ste. 203 (818) 994-2040 (818)376-0115

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Dispensary Listing Organic Health Solutions (deliveries available) 14540 Victory Blvd., #100 (818)270-1419 Our Green Planet Collective 14624 Victory Blvd.

(818)376-8512 Prime Selection Caregivers 6322 Vesper Ave. (818)376-1160 Progressive Options 14545 Friar St., Ste. 202 (818)782-4900 Red Moon Inc. 14350 Oxnard St. (818)997-6912 Safe Harbor Patients Collective 5953 Hazeltine Ave., Ste. B (818)902-0015 Van Nuys Southern Cal. Caregivers 15333 Sherman Way, #Q (818)988-0699 Strain Balboa Caregivers Inc. 7207 Balboa Blvd.

(866)440-7894 Suite 215 16760 Stagg St., #215 (818)787-5215 The Green Earth 6811 Woodman Ave. (818)994-1045 The Willshire Clinic 6741 Van Nuys Blvd., #A (818)997-0633 Universal Caregivers 13611 Sherman Way (818)988-9333 Valley Healing Caregiver Center 7232 Van Nuys Blvd., #204 (818)908-0198 Van Nuys Compassionate 7026 Van Nuys Blvd.

(818)660-2646 Van Nuys Organics 6360 Van Nuys Blvd., #159 (818)785-7707 Woodvic Medical Care and Clinic 13653 Victory Blvd.

(818)988-9825

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Woodland Hills

Alternative Caregivers 122 S. Lincoln Ave., #204 (877)219-3809

Alternative Herbal Health Services (AHHS) 7828 Santa Monica Blvd.

(323)654-8792

Boulevard Collective 19709 Ventura Blvd., Ste. #A (818)710-1166

China Inn 812 Lincoln Blvd.

(310)883-3924 Evaluation Center For Medical Marijuana 1307 Oceanfront Walk (424)744-8020 Herbology Collective 1811 Ocean Front Walk, #D (310)823-2909 Ironworks Collective 4100 Lincoln Blvd.

(310)305-8425 Natural Remedies Services 76 Market St. (310)450-4420 Nile Collective Corp 1501 Pacific Ave. (310)392-9900 Supplemental Organic Solutions, Inc. 2501 Lincoln Blvd.

(310)450-9141 The Farmacy Venice 1509 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

(310)392-3890 Venice Beach Care Center 410 Lincoln Blvd.

(310)399-4307 Ventura County Ventura County Compassionate Caregivers Deliveries (805)558-8300 Best Quality Herbal Medicine 1833 E. Vernon Ave., #105 (323)233-1779 West Hills Nova Medical Center 7230 Medical Center Dr., Ste. #502 (866)580-3872 West Hills WV 420 Collective Delivery Service (818)274-4479

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The Farmacy West Hollywood 7825 Santa Monica Blvd.

(323)848-7981 West LA Collective Caregivers (WLACC) 7901 Santa Monica Blvd., #206 West Hollywood Zen Healing 8464 Santa Monica Blvd.

(323)656-6611 Westlake Village Amazing Healing Supply (AHS) 31194 La Baya Dr., Ste. 207 (888)735-3231 Evaluation Center for Medical Marijuana 3825-R E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.

(805)497-7546 Westwood The Farmacy Westwood 1035 Galey Ave. (310)208-0820 Wilimington

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(818)224-4146

Conscious Caregivers Collective (818)941-9912

Woodland Hills Treatment Center 5338 Alhama Dr., 2nd floor (818)884-8338

Green Hills Collective 22831 Ventura Blvd.

(818)979-1750

Zenergy 22102 Clarendon St., #6 (818)712-0871

Green Magic 23002 Ventura Blvd.

(818) 224-3061

Bail Bonds

Green Mile Caregivers 19901 Ventura Blvd.

(818)710-7993

420BailMeOut.com Marijuana Bail Bonds (866)545-9353

Herbal Solutions Collective (HSC) 22728 Ventura Blvd., Unit #A (818)704-1300 MedGo Compassionate Caregivers Delivery (323)202-2807 New Age Compassion Care Center 19720 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 101 (818)610-8019 The Grasshopper 215 21146 Ventura Blvd., #206 (818)340-KUSH The Hills Caregivers 20000 Ventura Blvd., Suite B (818)999-3265 Topanga Caregivers 6457 Topanga Canyon Blvd, (818)716-9200

Kush Korner II 813 Cristobal Ave.

West Side Caregivers 22148 Ventura Blvd., #A (818)887-2106

South Bay Wellness Network 1127 W. Anaheim St. (310)847-6199

West Valley Caregivers 23067 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 104 (818)591-5899

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NBA Season continued from page 103 Orlando Magic (3 votes) And here’s the case for the defending East champs to win it all: A lot of folks are focused on the Hedo Turkoglu-Vince Carter “swap.” Since you can argue that one in either direction, let’s call it a draw. So now you have a team that went to the Finals without its All-Star point guard, who has returned to join VC in the backcourt, with an improving superstar in the middle, a tough new power forward in Brandon Bass, an AllStar forward in Rashard Lewis, a driven coach in Stan Van Gundy, and a deep roster all around. And they’ll be extremely motivated by personal and team goals to finish the job this season. What’s not to like?

Orlando, of course. Take the league’s best defense, subtract the overrated Hedo Turkoglu and add Vince Carter to a lineup that already had three All-Stars, and what do you have? A team that’s ready to handle Boston (again) and Cleveland (again) and get past a somewhat aging Lakers team (to whom the Magic gave away two Finals games in June).

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