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Cook i n g w i t h m a r i j u a n a h a s co m e a l o ng w ay fr o m b a ki ng i t i nto br o w ni es o r s ma s hi ng bi ts of bud i n -b e t w e e n g l o b s o f p ea n u t b u t t e r a nd c r a c ker s — no w yo u c an w i el d a ny number o f i ntere stin g m a r iju an a p r e cu r s o r s , o i l , b u t t er, f l our, and g hee. Do n’ t w a nt to c o o k? Gi ve thes e med i b l es a try.

Defending a proposed MMJ ordinance The Human Solution’s update

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contents “I APOLOGIZE TO MY EMPLOYEES, ALL CITY EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC.” Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes bought one of the first bags of legal pot sold in Seattle July 8 at Cannabis City in SoDo. He apologized after violating the city’s controlled substances policy by bringing the pot back to his office between appointments. He donated $3,000 to the Downtown Emergency Service Center in a mea culpa. “I intended my public purchase at Seattle’s first legal store to bolster the transition. The workplace rule has not changed, however. When I brought the unopened marijuana to city offices — trying to keep up with a busy schedule — I nonetheless violated the City’s rules.”

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editor’s note Thank you for checking out the 50th issue of northwest leaf!

I never would have imagined any of these products being around when the Leaf got started

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ow! I still get tingles every month getting ready to print, and this month was no exception. I truly love building this magazine for you. I want to thank the community that has supported the Leaf for this long. Without the unique stories and wonderful medicine in this state we wouldn’t have anything to print!

This month’s medicated food issue is packed solid with tasty recipes and medibles that are sure to delight even the most jaded Cannabis connoisseur.

Starting in the recipes section, food stylist Malina Lopez and photographer Dennis Wise put together a great series of four recipes that challenge the perceptions of what cooking with Cannabis can be. I won’t give it all away, but definitely check this stuff out!

Completing the food issue, I am excited to feature a whole bunch of new medible products including medicated doughnuts

on our lovely cover! I never would have imagined any of these products being around when the Leaf first started printing. We have progressed tremendously as an industry.

This month also features a new monthly contribution called News From the Front Lines by the Human Solution. Writer Kristin Flor and Sharen Marshall bring updates from our political pot prisoners, and information about how we can support our brothers and sisters who have been unfairly jailed. If you want to get involved, check out the Human Solution on Facebook!

The rest of this issue is full of more great stories than I can even mention, so I suggest you get to reading and enjoy this new issue.

As always, thanks for reading, and supporting the truth about Cannabis!

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[Patients ] are at a loss to find physicians willing to help ­-Tami Jacobi Chief Executive, Good Intentions Medical Marijuana Service

Qualified patients left with nowhere to turn as doctors refuse to be involved in state’s medical program. >> Only five of the 294 offices contacted in a recent survey said their physicians would sign a recommendation

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that medical marijuana has come to Illinois, how can qualified patients get authorized to legally use it? That can be a problem when physicians willing to certify patients for the state’s Medical Cannabis Pilot Program are scarce, according to a new study.

In a weeklong study conducted by DePaul University students, 294 physician offices were contacted from a list provided on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation’s physician profile search, and asked whether their practitioners would be certifying patients for the medical use of marijuana in Illinois.

Of the 294 offices contacted, 157 offices reported that they would not see medical marijuana patients. One hundred and thirty-two of the offices expressed that they were not sure what their physicians would be doing to help patients in the future.

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The offices ranged from small family practices with one physician to large hospitals with hundreds of physicians practicing in one field.

Half of the physicians contacted were primary-care physicians, while half were specialists in the fields of gastroenterology, ophthalmology, oncology, neurology, pain management, infectious disease and rheumatology.

Despite the variety of physicians contacted as part of the study, the results yielded an overwhelming answer of “no” to patients seeking medical marijuana recommendations.

A shortage of knowledge Many offices had shockingly little information, having no idea that medical marijuana is even legal in Illinois, although the pilot program has been in effect since Jan. 1. In total, only five offices of the

294 contacted confirmed that their physicians were willing to sign Illinois Medical Marijuana Recommendations.

Tammy Jacobi, chief executive of Chicago’s first medical marijuana business, Good Intentions Medical Marijuana Services, expressed her concerns for patients in Illinois.

“The lack of physician involvement in any state’s medical marijuana program is and should be a serious concern,” she said.

“Physicians are the gatekeepers for successful state programs and although there are many people suffering from the debilitating conditions which would, by Illinois law, qualify them for the program, they are at a loss to find physicians willing to help.”

Medical marijuana should be available for authorized patients in Illinois beginning in early 2015, according to state officials.

UNFAIRLY TARGETED BY I-502 In Seattle, a disproportionate number of tickets for public marijuana use are going to blacks.

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hen limited marijuana legalization The public consumption tickets come with measure Initiative 502 was on the a $27 fine. Of 82 tickets written, just 5 fines Washington state ballot back in 2012, have actually been paid, the report reveals. one of the main selling points touted by its supWomen accounted for just 11 percent of porters was the measure would help eliminate the tickets; 41 percent of those who were cited racial disparities in low-level marijuana enforcelived in low-income housing, shelters, motels, ment -- the kind that exist practically everyor vacant lots. Those written up ranged in age where, and which were the subject from 18 to 77, according to Seof a recent American Civil Liberattle police.

A national study by ties Union study.

Police said they will continue the ACLU found that But sadly, it appears I-502 didn’t to collect data through 2015, as about four black people are arrested make a lot of difference in that required by the city council. on marijuana charges regard. In the first six months of A “robust analysis of the for every one white 2014, blacks were disproportionsocial justice implications” of person that is arrested. the tickets “will not be availately cited by Seattle police for using marijuana in public. In a report able until that time,” Assistant required by the Seattle City Council, the police Chief Mike Washburn wrote in a July memo had to admit that of 82 tickets written for public to City Council President Tim Burgess.

Cannabis consumption in the first half of 2014, “While the sample size is small, it does 37 percent of those went to black people. Blacks indicate trends for race and homelessness we account for 8 percent of Seattle’s population. should continue to monitor,” reads a joint Fifty percent of the tickets for public constatement from City Attorney Pete Holmes sumption went to whites, who are 70 percent of and City Council member Nick Licata. They Seattle’s residents. also said the report “shows the need for places Of course, racially discriminatory enforcewhere people can legally consume marijuana ment of marijuana laws was one of the main arin Seattle.” guments for legalizing pot in the first place. A Even after passage of I-502 in Washington national study by the ACLU found that almost state, blacks there are still three times as likely four blacks are arrested on marijuana charges for as whites to be arrested for marijuana possesevery white person arrested. sion, and Alison Holcomb of the Washington The Seattle Police Department study found 99 ACLU, the chief author of I-502, seems to percent of all tickets for public use of marijuana accept that as par for the course. were for infractions in the West Precinct, mainly “It is unfortunate but not terribly surprisin Victor Steinbrueck Park, Westlake Park, Ocing that we’re still seeing disproportionate cidental Park and on downtown streets. numbers in public infraction tickets.”

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Thousands of dollars found in a car by police in St. John Parish, Lousiana, along with 120 lbs. of pot.

60 percent of the money goes back to the police.

Percentage of recreational Cannabis users in Colorado that are out-of-state pot tourists, according to a new study by the Marijuana Policy Group.

Number of people caught in Denver International Airport trying to leave with Cannabis. Users were asked to destroy the pot but did not face charges.

Number of dollars those caught with less than an ounce of Cannabis will be charged for possession under new Washington, D.C. laws.

Number of states in the U.S. that have legalized possession of marijuana for medicinal use.

Just two states currently allow recreational use.

Dollar amount in billions in estimates of the value of the Cannabis industry, up from just $1.5 billion last year. That’s a lot of green!

Metric tons of pot used by folks in Colorado every year, or about 9 percent of the state’s population, according to a recently released study.

Number of plants found in a purported illegal grow in Colorado following a raid.

No charges have been filed as the state works out what is exactly illegal or not under all of the new laws.

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“WE ANTICIPATED BEING IN GOOD SHAPE FOR SEVEN TO 10 DAYS.”

-Brian Budz, the owner of recreational marijuana store New Vansterdam in Vancouver, WA. Budz told The Oregonian his store ran out of pot in 3 days, selling briskly the Friday, Saturday and Sunday the week it opened. The first legal pot store to open in Seattle, Cannabis City, ran out in just 48 hours.

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griculture officials in Oregon have been working for months on rules for industrial hemp production, with a goal of having them finished in time for a spring 2015 planting.

But one man from Portland doesn’t want to wait.

Rick Rutherford, 47, has some land in Dufur, and he doesn’t want to wait, according to a July 17 article in The Oregonian. Rutherford said he sees big potential for industrial hemp. Last month he applied to the Oregon Department of Agriculture requesting permission to grow hemp on his land in Wasco County, an hour and a half east of Portland.

“Time is of the essence as planting seeds needs to be underway within the next couple of weeks to

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conduct a viable outdoor research pilot program in Oregon,” wrote Courtney Moran, a Portland lawyer, to accompany Rutherford’s application.

“I think it will be kind of fun to do,” Rutherford said. “I have been itching to do this for a long time.”

State officials said they aren’t ready to start issuing hemp-growing licenses. The rule writing process has been tortuously slow as officials labor over licensing fees and rules.

The farm bill approved by Congress earlier this year allows states where industrial hemp is legal -- including Oregon -- to permit hemp production by universities and state agriculture depart-

ments. Sixteen states allow hemp cultivation.

Oregon State University, which would be the best research facility in the state to grow hemp, isn’t interested, and state Agriculture Department officials claim the agency lacks land and expertise in hemp production.

Rutherford asked Oregon to designate him as an extension of the Department of Agriculture, allowing him to cultivate hemp under the farm bill.

He said he wants to learn which type of hemp grows best in Oregon.

Hemp, a nonintoxicating cousin of marijuana, is grown for its fiber and seeds. Many hemp strains of Cannabis have insignificant levels of

Oregon man wants to grow industrial hemp but officials keep dragging their feet THC. Canada and the European Union limit program that “would allow Oregon farmers to hemp’s THC level to less than 0.3 percent. demonstrate the viability of this crop for Oregon.”

In July, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland) Oregon’s Agriculture Department isn’t ready to and U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Beaverton) set up a hemp program, said Lindsay Eng, director sent a letter urging the establishment of market access and certification.

This year, Congress of a pilot hemp cultivation project this authorized 16 states Officials haven’t figured how to levy summer to Katy Corba, who directs “reasonable fees” that would pay the where industrial the Oregon Department of Agriculstaff overseeing the program. hemp is legal to ture. U.S. retailers already sell more than Eng estimated that hemp licenses begin permitted $300 million worth of products using could cost $5,000 each, based on 20 hemp production hemp fiber and seeds each year, the rep’s farmers signing up to grow hemp, and research at letter notes. All that hemp must be imshe said. Eng said that while the state agricultural ported. regulations aren’t yet in place to isdepartments and The letter encouraged the Oregon universities. That sue a license to Rutherford, the rules officials to follow the lead of Colincludes Oregon. committee hopes to finish its work in orado and Kentucky in devising a time for spring.

I think it will be kind of fun to do. I have been itching to do this for a long time.

Rick Rutherford, 47, of Portland.

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provided some clarity about what the city of Seattle expects, what will be tolerated and gives guidance about what is acceptable for compliance,” said John Davis, who operates two MMJ dispensaries.

“But we really need to consider what will happen if the Legislature doesn’t move to act next session. Of course, we did go to Olympia to pass regulations in years past but they were sectionally vetoed by Governor Gregoire. I support specialized licenses so businesses must come to the city. I think it could get rid of some of the bad actors that we know are all out there.”

The biggest issue for medical Cannabis activists was ensuring separate medical and I-502 systems.

“502 is not adequate to regulate the medical system,” said Jeremy Kaufman, executive director of the CPC access point in Seattle.

“It takes time. My main issue since being a medical patient is there is a true difference versus recreational and it is going to take time to learn how to properly regulate this.”

As more voices raised concerns about the merging of the two systems, it became clear what the medical community wants.

“Speaking as a patient and a collective operator, DECIDING THE FATE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN SEATTLE I highly encourage you to follow a system already put in place and use the system under the [state] The Seattle City Council voted to require MMJ businesses to get a license from the legislature by 2015. The only Department of Health,” said Stephanie Heart, problem is that the license doesn’t exist — legislators never took any action and now that could very, very bad. who spoke to support patients’ access to medicine.

“The patient community is very different from the recreational community and there is wellless-than-packed house greeted Seattle “I do support this ordinance,” City Attorney Pete being to be considered.”

City Council members July 23 to discuss Holmes said, invited up to address the committee.

Ultimately, the council looks as though it will the future of MMJ in the Emerald City.

“It was a clear indication that we wanted to vote to extend the deadline for businesses by The issue surrounds an ordinance passed in 2013 give the legislation a chance to reconcile existing six months, but that doesn’t leave by the council stating that all Cannabis businesses [MMJ] law with new 502 laws. a lot of wiggle room for the sick must be licensed by the state by Jan. 1, 2015, in There’s a responsibility there. When Seattle contends all MMJ businesses to and needy patients of the state. order to stay open. they’re [MMJ collectives] not in open in the past eight As for the council, it appears The shrewd move by the city was viewed as compliance, we will take action months are illegal, that all they want to do is take a largely a political tool to get the Legislature to pass after notifying them and after 30 to and that they should political stance. Clearly, the city a dispensary bill to govern MMJ in the state. But 45 days.” expect enforcement will not be getting involved in the the Legislature failed to pass any such laws, leaving Clearly, Holmes largely views in the coming year. actual regulation scheme. patients and collective operators in the lurch. the burgeoning medical Cannabis “If the state Department of The meeting that rainy Wednesday hoped to market as a threat to Initiative 502, Health wants to regulate medical marijuana, I bring some clarification to the issue. especially because they aren’t licensed. He does, don’t have a problem with that. You just have to “There are 67 new business licenses that have however, expect all those businesses, licensed or convince the Legislature,” Licata said. been applied for since the November deadline, and not, to be paying taxes on their MMJ transactions.

“I am not in favor of separate markets for about 270 licenses currently for MMJ in Seattle,” “When businesses are not paying taxes, that’s a recreational and medical ... You have to remember council member Nick Licata explained. “New criminal violation and we will take action. We have marijuana is still federally illegal. If the feds see businesses [opened since November 2013] are advantage being taken that is going to undermine that Washington’s largest city can’t regulate currently illegal as they are not in compliance with new legal stores,” Holmes said. marijuana, they’re not going to be pleased.” this new ordinance.”

For patients at the meeting, the news was taken In short, the city contends that all businesses that as motivation to try to make changes, though The final council vote will be on Aug. 13 at 2 p.m. have opened in the past eight months in Seattle are many are wary of the fate of MMJ being back in illegal, and that they should expect enforcement in the hands of the Legislature.

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Hello new patient. We’ll be shedding some light into how this whole medical

marijuana thing works in Washington. Many patients and access point owners have been confused about how to stay safe and legal, even just talking to one another. We have put together a guide outlining medical marijuana terminology, etiquette, and procedures for using medical marijuana.

It is important to note this code of conduct, because patients are still vulnerable to attempted prosecution and legal issues when confronted by law enforcement. So what else should you know?

IT’S MEDICINE. NOT DOPE, CHRONIC, DRO, GANJA OR HERB. YOU’RE MEDICATED. NOT HIGH, STONED, BAKED OR TOASTED. INFUSED FOODS ARE MEDIBLES AND GO BEYOND JUST POT BROWNIES. IT’S A MEDICAL RECOMMENDATION. NOT A GREEN CARD. YOU VISIT AN ACCESS POINT, COLLECTIVE GARDEN. NOT A STORE OR DISPENSARY. YOU ASK FOR A MEDICINE’S WEIGHT IN GRAMS. NOT AS A DUB/ ZIP OR O. PATIENTS USE MEDICATING DEVICES. NOT PIPES, BONGS OR BUBBLERS. YOU MAY LEAVE ACCESS POINTS WITH MEDICINE. NOT A SACK, BAG OR STASH. YOU CAN ROLL YOUR MEDICINE. NOT CALLED A BLUNT OR JOINT. GROWING PLANTS ARE CALLED CLONES. 18/aug. 2014 FACEBOOK.COM/NWLEAF

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Access Point Etiquette

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ule number one regarding the use of a vehicle, or smoke while inside your vehicle or medical marijuana: if it’s outside private anyone elses. Seriously. Don’t ever do it. Did we property, it can still be viewed as illegal. say don’t do it? We mean it. There is no proven This includes medicating at a friends rented time after smoking that you are safe to drive, so apartment, a hotel room, your car, or a campsite. just don’t do it until you feel 100-percent sober.

Anywhere that isn’t owned by you is technically The third and perhaps most important rule is not legal for medicating. With that in mind, if you regarding your recommendation. It outlines the do choose to medicate in an area amount of both dry medicine and outside your own home, you must plants you are allowed to have as use your house, be extremely careful and mindful a patient. Although some doctors of what’s going on around you. will have different interpretations don’t medicate There have been many raids and of personal limits, law enforcement in public arrests that started with a neighbor has a basic set. 15 plants per smelling — you guessed it — patient, and up to 24 ounces of dry “marijuana odor.” A towel under medicine at any one time. don’t smoke the door is helpful.

If you go over these limits, law in your car or The next rule regards MMJ and enforcement can and would love to anyone else’s it’s relation to driving. Under state prosecute you under any number of DUI law, medical patients can still draconian drug laws. be prosecuted for driving while Don’t give them the opportunity stay within the medicated. to violate your rights; stay within At no time should you ever the legal limits by medicating 15 plant — 24 smoke and operate a motor your private home or that of oz. dry med limit inside vehicle, smoke before driving another cannabis patient!

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hen you first arrive at an access point you’ll need to be verified. If you have never been to the specific location before, the access point is responsible for verifying that you are actually a patient. This protects them, and you, and it is in your best interest as a patient to only go to places that properly verify. Keep in mind though that most places only verify your status Monday through Friday in regular business hours.

The process involves presenting a copy of your medical recommendation and state ID to the secretary/door monitor, who will personally call your doctors office and confirm that you are a patient. You will also be asked to fill out a membership packet by the access point, which makes you a part of their organization.Ask any questions you may have. Each access point has different paperwork, so don’t assume anything is standard. Carry your ID and authorization with you everywhere you go Once inside, there may still be a waiting period before getting your medicine. Make an appointment ahead of time or prepare to be patient. Always wait to be invited/escorted into a back medicine room. Security is tight at most locations, and it is inappropriate to barge into a back room and can set security systems off. Just like any other business, wait your turn and be respectful to both staff and other patients alike.

Now that you have chosen your medicine and acquired it, it important to be discrete when leaving an access point. Keep your medicine out of sight from the general public, and do not medicate near a location (or in public areas ever). Your medicine is for you only. If you plan to drive away, store your medicine in a secure place, preferably the trunk. This will help protect you if pulled over.

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By NORTHWEST LEAF EDITOR WES ABNEY

OPERATION

The force of a BHO explosion launched a butane can straight through a trash bin May 20, 2014.

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ne violent explosion tore through a Puyallup home on an otherwise quiet night as ten people, including a 14 month old toddler, were inside the property. Video footage shows a fireball erupting from the side of a house, causing secondary fires that reached a car, and incinerated a tricycle. The cause of the fire? Canned butane being used to process hash oil for use in medibles.

When police and the fire department arrived at the house May 20, 2014 they found hundreds and hundreds of empty cans of the flammable substance scattered across the yard. Debris from the explosion caused the 1500 block of Shaw Road to be closed that night for several hours as detectives tried to piece together what exactly had happened.

Ultimately the explosion was caused by the unsafe handling of butane that was being used to process hash oil by a 20-year-old making only $20 an hour, while churning out thousands of dollars an hour in product for a medible company, Cap’n Cosmics.

This is far from the only hash oil explosion in the state, or in the country. Dozens of people in medical and non-medical states have caused serious injury and property damage by improperly processing hash oil. But this is the biggest case surrounding a medical Cannabis company and owner who should have known better.

The DEA announced July 22, 2014 “Operation Shattered,” and the indictment of eight people for manufacturing the hash oil, citing this high profile explosion and others here in recent memory.

“Manufacturing hash oil is illegal and poses a significant risk to families, neighbors and the general public,” U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan said in a press release from the Department of Justice.

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“We will not stand by and allow this dangerous conduct to endanger the public,” Durkan said.

The eight indicted include Kevin Weeks, Jr, the 24 year old owner of Cap’n Cosmics. He and the others are all facing 35+ years in prison for something that has become a staple in medical Cannabis states. Making hash oil. Now that the DEA has turned their attention to concentrates, the entire MMJ system is being put in jeopardy.

“Home-based manufacturing of THC remains illegal under state law, even with the passage of Initiative 502,” said Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist in the DOJ press release.

“The explosion in Puyallup demonstrates how dangerous oil extraction can be. Our office is committed to working with our federal counterparts to ensure Washington’s recreational marijuana system is properly regulated for the safety of our community”

AS FEDS ATTACK, MMJ industry MUST take responsibility for unsafe oil practices and demand processor accountability

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his must be a wakeup call to the MMJ community of Washington, and the rest of the nation. There is no room for unsafe, unprofessional extraction of Cannabis oil. Period.

Canned butane is a scourge that has allowed for people to process who have no business doing it, especially for business.

Nobody questions the fact that patients need access to safe concentrates. Extracts like Rick Simpson Oil or Full Extract Plant Oil save lives, and other options like closed loop N-Butane or CO2 processors are safe and produce quality

medicine for patients. All those safe options are at risk of becoming illegal because of poor choices.

We are at an undeniable tipping point. The Feds view Washington’s medical marijuana industry as unregulated, while our own legislature views us as a problem child who deserves to be brought into the I-502 fold. But we don’t want that!

We have a lot of great reasons for keeping two separate systems. But right now we have a major PR issue, and it cannot be changed without change in the community.

Our sick and dying patients need access to safe concentrates, at the reasonable donations that the MMJ industry facilitates. But the cost of that will be much higher if we don’t stand up as an industry and purge out those who are not processing safely.

Collective owners should do what it takes to only offer concentrates from safe companies, and patients need to demand the same.

People currently producing oil in unsafe ways need to hurry up and change their practices in radical ways — while they still have that luxury.

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By MIGGY 420, SHAREN MARSHALL AND KRISTIN FLOR

PRISONER UPDATE News from the front lines of The Prison Outreach Program is perhaps one of the most distinctive and powerful tools created against the drug war, along with jury nullification awareness. We reach out to prisoners who have been forgotten by writing letters, placing money on their books, and helping family members of prisoners, especially during the holidays.

We just launched our Adopt-A-Prisoner program where collectives, advocacy groups and individuals can raise commissary money and advocate for inmates. So far, we have about 10 prisoners out of the hundreds that have been adopted. The war has been devastating -- we know of about 50 prisoners who are serving life sentences for our plant. Eugene Fischer was serving a life sentence, but after 25 years he was released and now guests on The Human Solution Radio on Blogtalk.

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MMJ laws in California, but because the state’s marijuana law wasn’t allowed to be raised in federal court during their trial, the jury had no idea they followed the state’s laws or how many people they helped. They are serving 20- and 22-year sentences.

The prison outreach program offers hope to our people in a dark place, people who are serving time. Be a part of the solution, the human solution, because nobody deserves to go to jail for a plant.

Reach out to a prisoner. No money’s required -- just your time and a stamp.

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>> While they just opened two recreational stores in Bellingham, the city continues to prosecute Martin Nickerson, (owner of Northern Cross Collective), Chris Ramsey (paid employee), and Poppy Sidhu (volunteer) for medical. They had a court date this month, but I S R A E L C A V A Z O S >> Good news the case was continued until Sept. 3 at 8:30 a.m. for one of our plant prisoners, will be released from in Whatcom County Courthouse. Educating the federal custody July 22, 2014. He was an employee public on jury nullification has been the focus for at a collective and has been forced to spend the past Poppy. She is working with FIJA (Fully Informed few years behind bars, away from his Jury Association) and The Human wife and kids.

The war has been Solution on a Washington jury rights The federal government did not campaign. If you feel a law is immoral, devastating — care about his job at a dispensary, it is your constitutional right to vote we know of 50 his family or the state laws because not guilty. It is very important to prisoners who are serving out regardless of the laws he followed, our know your jury rights before entering life sentences plant is still a Schedule 1 drug, so they jury duty because judges and lawyers for our plant. put him in prison. Israel’s sacrifices will not inform you and it cannot be have led his wife to start a Human discussed in or around the courtroom.

Solution chapter in Fresno, CA. Israel said he will They’ll see it as jury tampering. The do’s and don’ts keep fighting for a better system when he gets out. of jury outreach can be found at FIJA.org.

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If you think we’re winning the drug war, think again. “I’ve been a little depressed because both of my girls birthdays just past and my son’s birthday is coming soon,” Ricardo writes. “They keep asking me when I’m coming home and I have no answer for them. Then to top it off, I just found out that my mother is having surgery this weekend. All I could do is pray and leave it in God’s hands.”

Ricardo and his partner Luke followed the state

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F A L L S 5 > > Rolland Gregg, Michelle Gregg, Larry and Rhonda Harvey, and family friend Jason Zucker are facing 60 years to life, which is considered a de facto life sentence.

When arresting agencies arrived at their home and inquired about their grow, Rhonda immediately presented legal Washington state Cannabis medical authorizations to show she was following state law. Because federal law trumps state laws, her act was an act of self-incrimination. Larry is sick, K E T T L E

and his gout went untreated in jail when he was initially arrested. He came out of jail in a wheelchair. They had pretrial hearing in June in Spokane and about 10 people were there for court support.

We need many more for trial. Their trial begins July 28 in Spokane. It is extremely important that we all show up to support the sacrifices they are making for our movement.

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jury found William not guilty once, Thurston County decided to prosecute him again.

William is in a wheelchair; he was born with a progressive disease. While William has been fighting for his life, he has also been fighting to use the medical defense in his trial.

One of his attorneys, Douglas Hiatt, fought very hard for him, and the judge agreed to allow the defense. As the judge delivered the good news, he spoke directly to the court supporters over five times about his decision, proving that court support helps. His next court date will be on June 23 at 1:30 pm.

We just started a Human Solution chapter in Thurston County, so please join us. Bill is a sweet elderly gentleman in a wheelchair and yet they continue to prosecute him. He keeps asking, “What more can they do to me?”

C A L I F O R N I A > > We will have

two new prisoners soon. Noah Kleinman was found guilty in his unfair trial in a California federal courtroom. William James Esbensen was also found guilty in an Oregon courtroom. Both will be sentenced soon, and then locked in a prison cell. The Human Solution has a list of defendants from all over the nation that is growing daily. In most cases, their defenses are being taken away, so the jury won’t know their true stories.

They all need your support in the courtroom.

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DEFINE LEGAL?

I-502 pot sales began July 8 at a small handful of stores across Washington. The first and only rec store to open in Seattle, Cannabis City, above, closed for two weeks after selling out its initial supply of 10 pounds of marijuana.

Deb Greene, 65, of Seattle, left, made the first purchase.

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RUNNING OUT OF SUPPLIES, PRICED OUT OF CONTROL AND QUITE POSSIBLY NOT NEAR YOU AT ALL. LEGAL POT KICKS OFF IN WASHINGTON.

Main Street Marijuana, left, opened up in Vancouver July 9 with pot priced at $60/two-gram bag.

420 Carpenter, below, which opened in Lacey on July 11 used the same Spokane-based grower: Farmer J’s.

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Erik Benavente checks that customers are over 21 at the Vancouver store.

MANY OF US HAVE BEEN WAITING DECADES FOR THIS DAY TO COME. When the opening day arrived for retail sales of Cannabis in Washington, not only was it a celebration, but it might also have been just a media stunt because Cannabis remains a Schedule I drug on the federal level.

Beyond all the hoopla and excitement of Day One, what are the implications of recreational Cannabis and, more importantly, what is the future of medical Cannabis in Washington?

Hundreds of customers who were 21 years or older were eagerly basking under the midday sun in a line that zigzagged around the side of Cannabis City in South Seattle’s Industrial District. With an eclectic mix of people from young to old, the energy of the day was high. The event was well-planned and companies including Jeremy Cooper’s Magical Butter had free water to hand out to those who were unprepared for standing in the long line.

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Many people from the Cannabis community were at the event, including Vivian McPeak from Hempfest, who was enthusiastic. “We’re winning!” he told Northwest Leaf.

“When you start winning victories you don’t retreat, you go forward.

This was a hard hill to take and a lot of people sacrificed to take this hill.

We need to win the battle and we need to win the war.”

He continued, “Hempfest is going to have to go through some changes, you know. We asked for the law to be changed and it was changed, so we are going to have to change our behavior a little bit. It’s going to be a challenge, but were going to get there.”

National recognition is growing too, as people flock from other states and around the world to purchase legal marijuana in Washington. Yet because the opening day for recreational Cannabis sales wasn’t set far in advance, some vacationers were lucky enough to be passing through Seattle at the time, including honeymooners Matt and Laleh Lewis, standing in line a few hours into the opening.

“We had no idea it was going down; my brother texted me and told us,” Matt said. “It just happened to be perfect timing for us because we’re

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road-tripping down to San Diego.”

“I haven’t been to Colorado since [ January], so I’m excited to experience it myself, and see how it all works,” Laleh added.

Not everyone was there to celebrate the first day of recreational sales.

Cannabis Action Coalition’s Steve Sarich hasn’t been pleased with the I-502 rollout and its threat to medical marijuana.

“I just came down to see the circus and say ‘hi’ to friends. I don’t buy overpriced pot,” Sarich said.

“The only effect this will have on [medical patients] is if they try to throw us into this system. Because this system will fail,” he said.

Much of the chatter about opening day focused on whether enough marijuana will exist for the retail stores to stay open. The answer is… of course there is. This is Washington, the home of Northern Lights, Seattle Sour Tsunami and hundreds of other famous strains. Yes, a lot of fantastic Cannabis is being grown in Washington. But stores say they have had difficulty getting enough Cannabis — which must be produced entirely within the licensed I-502 framework — to meet demand.

It took just two days for Cannabis City Owner James Lathrop to announce the store had exhausted its initial supply of 10 pounds of pot, grown by Kitsap’s Nine Point Growth Industries. They closed for about two weeks before reopening in late July. As of our print date, they remain the only recreational marijuana store in the state’s most populous city — the closest being Bellingham or Lacey.

Down south in Vancouver, the manager of one new store didn’t seem concerned with supply issues.

“We had an 8 pound delivery early in a lot of fantastic the week and then we have another 8 Cannabis is being pounds coming tomorrow, so pretty much grown in Washington, we’ve doubled our volume,” said Ramsey But stores say they Hamide of Main Street Marijuana.

“Next week were looking at about 30 have had difficulty pounds coming through. This give us getting the licensed more strains at hopefully cheaper prices,” pot grown entirely he said a week into legal sales there. within the I-502 When asked about the inflated prices that some of the legal stores are charging framework.

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for Cannabis, Ramsey said he sympathized.

“Were facing a little bit of resistance from the processors on wanting to lower our prices,” he said.

“The prices we’re paying next week are a little bit higher than the prices we were paying last week, but we’re headed in the right direction.”

The first few months of recreational Cannabis sales might be disappointing for some people because top-shelf Cannabis can be bought on the black market for less than $250 an ounce. Who’ll pay $40 to $60 for two grams?

Who will be willing to make a road trip to procure something that’s legal?

We’ve come a long way from the “Just say no” days of Nancy Reagan in the 1980s and the egg-frying fear tactics of more recent times. Medical marijuana patients are now treating cancer, relieving muscle spasms and stopping intense seizures while more money flows into research and development of products for retail markets.

We are moving forward quickly, but we have to ensure we don’t trip over our feet. When the prohibition of alcohol ended in the United States, it took five to 10 years for the industry to catch up and regulate itself in a manner that was consistent with good business practices.

Beyond all the excitement, a major problem looms: Cannabis remains a Schedule I drug. Until we remove the laws pertaining to the incrimination of the possession of controlled substances, regulating Cannabis is a contradiction, redundant and possibly even unconstitutional.

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Marijuana Business Association’s Summer Vendor Fair transformed the spacious open loft of Magical Butter Studios in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood into a readymade Cannabis convention center, complete with 20+ vendor booths, a stage for guest speakers and food catered by Magical Butter.

The Summer Vendor Fair, the second of such events, featured vendors offering expertise in a range of fields. Their services addressed many needs of the burgeoning Initiative 502 Cannabis industry, from retail products to security services.

Because many banks are hesitant to do business with Initiative 502 retailers, financial services were among the most common offered by the vendors. Husband and wife duo Jean and

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Inside the MJBA’s Vendor Fair, a chance to connect in a field that occasionally needs a few more heart-to-heart chats.

Shannon de Rubens of qUbit Corporation, who have more than 35 years of combined experience at Microsoft, offered a novel solution to the difficulty of dealing with banks: Bitcoin.

“It really solves a big problem in cash management. It helps bring that speed and agility that modern businesses have,” said Jean, whose company offers consultancy services.

Panorama Financial Solutions, on the other hand, is finding ways to help retailers work with banks. It has developed a device that acts as a depository for customers’ cash, which it then converts into a provisional electronic payment. This avoids any direct handling of cash by retailers, allowing them to work with financial institutions by being compliant with the most recent Cole memo from

the Department of Justice, which outlines priorities of enforcement for financial institutions.

Security companies made a strong showing, with MPS International, Blue Line Protection Group and 502 Security addressing the security needs of I-502 retailers, many very new to selling Cannabis.

I-502 explicitly outlines security requirements, which include a security system with contacts at each entry and window, motion detectors, panic switches and closed circuit TV systems. In addition to helping businesses meet those requirements, the companies offered services such as armored transport, armed guards and escorts, and training.

Beyond the financial and legal aspects of business under I-502, Linda Kepper of McCallum Print Group addressed a pressing need of business-

es selling Cannabis -- professional design of print media and packaging.

“502 is not your habitual user or patient … Maybe the person who hasn’t tried it before, or the person who tried it in high school and college and fell out of it, and they’re going back to it,” Linda said.

“Putting it in some sort of packaging legitimizes the market and it broadens the spectrum of your customer base.”

She wasn’t alone in acknowledging this need, with Drop Shadow Studios also marketing its design and branding business. As the Cannabis industry grows, it also allows for more niche services.

“We work with 502’s, we work with medical marijuana, we work with processors and growers. We’re working with the whole industry,” said Lloyd Spen-

BECAUSE MANY BANKS ARE HESITANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH I-502 RETAILERS, FINANCIAL SERVICES WERE AMONG THE MOST COMMON OFFERED BY THE VENDORS.

cer, president and CEO of Coroware, a company specializing in data analytics.

“It doesn’t really matter if you’re producing an agricultural product or a digital product, what you’re looking for are the correlations and the dynamics so you can do some predictive analysis on that.”

Lloyd said he hopes to bring his expertise to businesses and policy makers to aid in identifying trends, setting pricing and outlining effective policy, and to do so with an eye toward the future.

I-502 is bringing an unparalleled amount of capital to the Cannabis business in Washington state, flooding the market with businesses offering services specifically tailored to selling Cannabis.

With retail pot stores just opening, the MJBA’s Summer Vendor Fair is a sign of things to come.

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THE STORY OF SATIVA VALLEY hen Sam Konovolov started the business in 2008, Sativa Valley Essentials was one W of the first medical cannabis producers on the Olympic Peninsula. But the history of Konovolov medicine goes farther back, to Sam’s grandmother.

Nena Konovolov was a roots of the earth kind of woman who taught her grandchildren herb lore from a very early age. She took them wild-crafting in the forests of the Olympic Peninsula and explained the beneficial properties of the plants that grew naturally around their property. For many years she had grown her own herbs and botanicals, creating extracts and essential oils the natural way, including a special cannabis salve for her joint pain. When Sam was fifteen she taught him her technique of combining botanicals and cannabis to create healing ointments and tinctures.

Sativa Valley has come a long way since then, expanding Grandmother’s techniques into a vast line of medicinal products that are distributed across the West Coast. Grandmother’s herb garden has become herb fields with rows of lavender, rosemary, peppermint and spearmint, and now over eighty percent of the botanicals used are either home-grown or wild-crafted - including the exclusive use of our own CBD and THC cannabis strains.

Since learning his grandmother’s secret recipe Sam has created many recipes of his own, including lotions, bath salts, lip balm and massage oil. He’s created an entire line of remedies for those in chronic pain including tinctures, migraine salves and balms. And with the invention of Canna Maxima (Sativa Valley’s own super-strength, topical pain remedy) patients can now medicate on-the-go with ease. And though the lab at Sativa Valley is always formulating and testing new products, the mission will never change: To create natural cannabis products for patients who need a higher quality, preservative- and chemical-free alternative medicine.

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Strains 5/5 AN ARRAY OF WELL-KNOWN strains fill the

display cases at Delta 9 at a variety of prices. For those who only consume the best, Delta 9 has some serious top-shelf strains that have been properly grown, flushed and cured.

With classics such as Schrom on the shelf, alongside locally bred strains, patients will find something to ease their symptoms and keep the bill affordable.

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Edibles 4/5 WITH A FRIDGE FILLED with medicated

sodas and a display case filled with lollipops, baked goods, coffee and a fantastic selection of other Cannabis-infused edibles, Delta 9 has something for everyone’s dietary needs. From Kombucha tea to tinctures to ice cream, a delicious little medicated treat behind the big glass case will help whatever’s hurting.

Concentrates 3.5/5 BUBBLE HASH Lebanese, Nepalese and dry-sift

concentrates line the shelves at Delta 9, and they all looked appealing. Delta 9 maintains a high standard for its flowers and concentrates.

On our visit, Delta was stocking only solventless concentrates because owner and operator Stephanie Viskovich said she hasn’t been able to find a consistent supply of solvent-processed concentrates that meets her standards.

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tion in SoDo to a spot in Wallingford at the old Analytical 360 laboratory. Stephanie and crew have transformed the old laboratory into a nice addition to the Wallingford community with easy street access and a welcoming interior. Hardwood floors and cabinet cases allow patients almost 360 degrees of medicinal access.

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FIVE ALARM FIRE ALERT! First off, respect to the grower of this batch of Schrom because it is absolutely amazing. With an energetically uplifting smell that has the unmistakable piercing electric funk of Haze, this flower is beautiful to the eyes, nose and mind. Classic sativa effects in this Schrom will get you moving quickly, and the extremely well-flushed and well-cured flowers are smooth and delicious from inhale to exhale. This is, hands down, one of the best samples of medical Cannabis available in Washington. Sativa fans rejoice. The Schrom is here.

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concentrates, and a focus on patient safety and cost, Delta 9 should be on your summer list of access points to check out.

Of note, the move to Wallingford has allowed Delta 9 to settle into an excellent location with easy access to Interstate 5, Aurora and popular districts such as Fremont, Ballard and Wallingford.

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Farmers markets are the heart of medical Cannabis, providing access for patients to dozens of farmers, producers and processors of quality medicine.

The prices often are cheaper than at brick and mortar access points, and the level of service is more personal because producers are knowledgeable and passionate about the products they offer.

For the past year. the Tacoma and Pierce County area has been marketless. But that is all changing.

The Patient Cannabis Exchange started up June 8 and is open every Sunday. The market has been building in popularity as Tacoma reacquaints itself with the concept of a farmers market.

PCE takes a different approach that is working well with patients, including a smoke-free environment in the main market area, and an educational focus instead of high-pressure vendor sales. For founder Chris Horyn and wife Jennifer, the change comes from having been on the other side of a table at previous markets.

“You’ll find this market is designed as what a vendor would want to see,” Chris said.

“It’s what I wanted as a vendor. Full transparency on actions, fair prices for tables, and a clean and safe environment that promotes real medicinal use. We also want to attract friendly vendors who are knowledgeable, ones that are happy to talk to patients and leave people feeling good.”

So far, the market has done that. For the past several Sundays, a steady flow of patients has been coming by the market, enjoying food and fun that is distinctive to the MMJ industry. The months of planning and choosing the right model have paid off, and its prospects look bright for the future.

“I waited a year for someone to bring back a market to Tacoma. I was one of the first tier vendors at the World Famous Cannabis Farmers Market, and without Jeremy and Kitty’s work pioneering the model, PCE never would have happened,” Chris explained.

“Our biggest goal now is to educate patients on medical Cannabis and help our vendors grow.”

PCE is highly accessibility. The space is at the intersection of Pacific Avenue and state Route 512 in the Tacoma/Parkland area, and is easily accessible by bus or major traffic routes. Parking is a breeze with private spaces, and once you get to the building, both main floors are ADA compliant.

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STARTING FRESH IN TACOMA The farmer’s market model returns to Pierce County at Patient Cannabis Exchange

Walking inside takes you to the downstairs vending area and patient check-in. When we stopped by, several vendors were in the lower area, including Peggy Button from The Medicine Bowl. She was sampling out medicated bacon, salsa and ranch dip for patients to try. The dips are available in mix form, so people can take their medicine and transform it into a savory snack.

Next to her booth was Russell McGregor’s, the owner of Green Monster Club.

“I like vending here because it’s patients I know

from our local community, and it’s about saving them money on their medicine,” Russell said.

“The market is really starting to grow. People are realizing it is here, and that they can get better variety and value here.”

Outside the main floor is the outdoor medication tent, which allows for patient sampling without filling the space with smoke or vapor.

Taco Loco was working the dab bar, and she shared some good medicine and vibes.

“The best part of being here is introducing pa-

tients to new medicine, and new ways to medicate.

Just last week I had a Korean War veteran take his first dab, and I was able to talk to him about supplementing his traditional pain medicine with Cannabis. It has been a surprise and a pleasure to see how this market is different, and it’s very fulfilling,” she said. “Anytime I can help patients learn about a new medicine is great.”

Walking upstairs opens into the main part of the building, with a large group of vendors. Each week brings 25 to 35 vendors, all with different products to offer. Chris himself vends PATIENT clones, while others such as CANNABIS the Medi Brothers specialize EXCHANGE in medibles and concentrates.

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“Our goal is to make this the place be an event center and gathering place for patients,” Jennifer said. “Like a clubhouse mixed into a social space.

This community has been great to us, and we want the market to be able to give back.”

PCE has taken a different approach that is working well with patients, including offering a smoke-free environment in the main areas of the market.

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RECORDING SESSION High Class Studios combines the region’s passion for music with its love for Cannabis

Founders Nick Saba and Zac Levine

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he biggest stereotype of the music industry is that everyone smokes pot, but most studios won’t let people toke up. High Class Studio wants to change that. The studio understands the signature role that Cannabis has for many artists. It’s inspiration. It’s relaxation. It’s part of the process. And in the new Seattle, it can be bought legally in the form of high-grade Cannabis.

Situated in the heart of Pioneer Square, HCC Studio brings a fresh approach to the music recording scene. For founders Nick Saba and Zac Levine, the Cannabis business gives them the opportunity to build a business, opening doors that didn’t previously exist.

“Our ultimate goal is to expand on the studio with a high-end clothing boutique and head shop in Seattle, bringing High Class products to the mainstream,” Nick explained. “I want us to be the 710 brand.”

Nick started High Class Concentrates last spring, which was one of the first professionally branded concentrate companies in the country. His extracts won multiple awards and developed a huge following, but he could see the future would bring changes to the industry.

“I don’t want to be just another concentrate company,” Nick said. “So many people think that’s all High Class is, but we haven’t put oil on shelves as HCC in six months. I don’t know where the medical laws are going to go [in Washington] but I want to stay in Seattle no matter what, so I am building out new opportunities. Instead of thinking concentrates when you think High Class, look for us to be sponsoring events, and pushing our music studio and clothing brands.”

SUPPORTING EACH OTHER The partnership between Nick and Zac is solid, and it has created a strong foundation for the new ventures. Nick has built a successful brand with High Class, and Zac has the studio skills and promotional experience to push forward. Zac runs the Baltic Room on Saturday nights, has promoted for other clubs and companies, and studied audio engineering at the Harborside Institute of Technology in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Though he gained the skills needed in college, Zac said he has been obsessed with music since he was a child.

“I started collecting vinyl records at age 5, was playing the drums by age 7. From there it was bands in middle school and high school, and I was captain of the drum line as well,” he said. “I first started making music at age 14, working my own beats with a Casio keyboard I bought at Value Village and Garage Band software.”

Zac has come a long way, and it is easy to see that his passion for music drives him. Just looking at the studio will make that clear. What was once a shell of a room has been transformed over the course of seven months, requiring more than $30,000 to build out.

“We have fully soundproofed the space, with floated walls for extra soundproofing and insulated ceiling, plus a custom-built vocal booth,” he said.

“This is a completely sound-isolated room, with all the equipment needed to make any beat or track a success.”

The studio is able to engineer sound, craft beats or tracks, and record vocals, which is Zac’s real passion.

He’s worked with artists including Wale, CrookedI, Redman, Kurupt and Willie Taylor of Day 24, to try to capture the best sound possible.

“I love engineering and making vocals. It’s all about working with the artist to craft the sound and effects they want, and then add a little bit of your own creativity to make something really special,” he said, cranking up a track he produced the vocals for.

“People put their heart and soul into their lyrics, and I think that the engineer should do the same.”

Looking around the studio, you can definitely see the heart that these two potrepreneurs have put into the process.

The studio feels like it could be in an episode of “MTV Cribs,” with a classic 1980s arcade game, classic console systems for playing games on the projector, and a full-service array of dab rigs and pipes ready for smoking.

“We are definitely the first studio where smoking isn’t just allowed, it’s encouraged,” Nick joked.

“And I want it known that High Class supports medical. We’r’e the mom and pop studio, and we want to see mom and pop patients and businesses in this state stay safe and grow for the future.”

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concentrates

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The oil comes in an easy-to-use applicator with a stainless steel tip for simple dabbing.

The effects are heavy and hard, and numb the brain in a pleasant pain-free manner.

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HEAVY INDICA SHARP FLAVOR

The White came from the CO2 Organics garden, where it was grown organically and with an extreme attention to energy and environment.

Once the flower was harvested, it was cured and then prepared for processing into CO2. Nothing in CO2 Organics process is heated above 118 degrees, keeping the integrity as a raw product so that the extract doesn’t lose the enzymes or other beneficial chemicals. The benefits are clear when using this product, which can be dabbed or eaten with great success.

The oil comes in an easy-to-use applicator with a stainless steel tip for simple dabbing. Before combustion it has a sweet and musky smell, and an easy consistency. The strain is known as a heavy Indica that is usually coated in trichomes, and produces a tropical earthy smell and a sharp chemy flavor.

When dabbed the first taste is a cheesy earthy musk that is completely different from the smell of the oil.

It is a taste that a Cannabis connoisseur will love, and truly captures the unique flavor of this strain.

The effects are heavy and hard, and numb the brain in a pleasant pain-free manner. Overall this is one quality concentrate, and the raw CO2 provides a truly accurate representation of the flavors of The White.

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STRAIN OF THE MONTH

By WES ABNEY | PHOTO by DANIEL BERMAN

The Super G-13 is a high-powered treat

for the hot summer days of August, made by crossing Super Silver Haze with the legendary G-13. In other words, the genetic value in this strain is immense. The Super Silver Haze is a skyrocket Sativa, with lemon-lime flavors and a solid cerebral high. The G-13 is a little bit more balanced as a hybrid, though it still provides extreme euphoria and feelings of energy. Combined, the two make for a heady and strong high that is unique to the blend.

The flower has smells of pine, lemon, and coriander with a hint of cheese in the background. The buds are medium sized and light on density, and covered in a light frosting of trichomes. The smoke is very sweet and mild, with a warm citrusy taste on the finish.

Even with back-to-back heavy tokes, there is essentially no cough to this flower, though the effects will set in quickly enough to keep this flower in moderation.

By the time you exhale the work put in by the gardener is clearly evident, as is the lack of heavy metals or synthetic nutrients. This flower from Full Spectrum Organics was grown in all organic nutrient/soil environment.

The cerebral effects of this flower are delightfully quick to onset, with a heavy head feeling that eases down the body in relaxing waves.

Sound and smell seem to get sharper, while vision gets a little more relaxed. This is a flower that will put you in the creative zone, or make a mellow summer day just a little bit brighter!

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Medicated Doughnuts

by Buddha Baked Goods 60-100mg THC each

Peggy Buttons Bacon 16.82mg THC per strip

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Sensi Sweets Iced Espresso 83.20mg THC per bottle

T S A F K A E BR Kille r 67.3 Bee Me di 1mg THC cated M u per muff ffin Mix in

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SNACKS THCristie’s Medicated Munches Beef Jerky 90.21mg THC per package Medi Brothers Medi Chew Taffy 22.14mg THC 29.21mg CBD

Nana’s Secret Sugar-Free Root Beer 25.12mg THC per bottle

Sensi Sweets Raspberry Lemonade 75.18mg THC per bottle

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Ettalews Strawberry Granola Bar 93.92mg THC per bar

Sensi Sweets Strawberry Lemonade 75.18mg THC per bottle

Mondo Bar - 58.51mg THC per bar

Watermelon Fruit Rings 25 mg THC per ring

Medi Brothers Medi Chew Taffy 22.14mg THC 29.21mg CBD

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THE FOOD ISSUE

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Rain City Medical’s Velweeda Cheese Blend 11.86mg THC per Tablespoon

DINNER

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Marian Davis’ Barbeque Sauce 22.96mg THC per 2 Tablespoons

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THE FOOD ISSUE

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Nana’s Secret Peach Soda 26.84 mg THC per bottle

CocoCanna Brownie 89.42mg THC

TLC Cherry Truffle 15.45mg THC

Rain City Medical Pear Apple Cinnamon Fruit Strips 67.47mg THC per package

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CannaChef Cake Truffles 94.15mg THC per five-pack

Verdelux Milk Chocolate 11.09mg THC per serving

DESSERT

CannaChef Cake Truffles 94.15mg THC per five-pack

Ettalews Peanut Butter Cookie 15.90mg THC per cookie

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recipes

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MARIJUANA COCONUT OIL

Canna Coconut Oil by The Original Traditional Medicinal 14.64mg THC per tablespoon

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Clarified Butter Ghee by The Canna Chef 101.54mg THC per tablespoon www.thecannachef.com

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MARIJUANA FLOUR

Luvn Canna Flour by Spreadables & Edibles 558.53mg THC 14.66mg CBD per cup spreadtheluvn@gmail.com

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Green Garlic Goodness Infused Cooking Oil by The Canna Chef 42.76mg THC per tablespoon www.thecannachef.com

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You’ll definitely be glad to have more than just bud in your bowl...

FOUR GREAT RECIPES P. 28-35

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SALAD DRESSING Combine all ingredients with a whisk, should be foamy and smooth. Refrigerate.

INGREDIENTS 4TBS marijuana cooking oil 1/3 cup champagne vinegar 1TBS dijon mustard Salt and pepper to taste 1TBS lemon juice 2TBS honey

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TOFU CURRY Saute veggies in coconut butter 8min or until soft, add coconut milk and broth and curry paste, discard lemon grass before serving. Simmer until done 12 min. then add the tofu at the end. Do not boil. Serve with a lime wedge and chopped cilantro. Salt and pepper to taste.

INGREDIENTS

3TBS Coconut weed butter 1 small onion chopped 1 large garlic clove chopped fine 1 lemongrass stalk, 4-5 slices 4 shiitake mushrooms sliced 1/2 cup firm tofu diced 1/2 cup green peas in pod 2TBS green curry paste salt and pepper to taste 1 can 14 oz. coconut milk 1/2 cup veggie broth

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FRIED CHICKEN Marinate the chicken in buttermilk overnight. Mix flour, salt, pepper and paprika together. Dredge the the drained chicken in flour mixture. Heat oil to very hot, about 350 F째. Fry chicken until golden 12 minutes or so, bake 325 F째 on a cookie sheet with wire rack for 25 minutes. Try adding a dab of honey.

INGREDIENTS 3 drum sticks 3 wings 1C weed flour salt and pepper to taste 1TBS Smoked Paprika 1 cup butter milk 4-6 cups canola oil to fry

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CARAMEL SAUCE Combine the sugar and 4TBS of room temperature water in a 2-qt. sauce pan over medium heat. Without stirring, cook the mixture until dark amber color, swirling the pan carefully while cooking about 20 minutes. Reduce heat to low, then slowly add cream and butter. Cook the mixture until smooth. Let cool and add to ice cream, brownies...

INGREDIENTS 1c sugar 1/2 c heavy cream 2TBS Weed Ghee

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Gallery

STORY AND STRAIN PHOTOS by BOB MONTOYA for NORTHWEST LEAF

Micro Strains Up Close Each month we’ll highlight growers crafting strains with the goal of helping specific needs, not necessarily obtaining the highest yields

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icro Strains are typically limited-run, distinctive

varieties that are new, untested and available (if at all) in limited quantities to Cannabis patients. They might also be a common strain that is grown in a particular way to achieve a desired effect that varies from the common properties a plant is expected to produce.

When a strain is new, the runs are small and results may vary as each patient or provider applies their own methods to bring it to flower. This can be a problem if you are looking for more pain relief than euphoria. Some people can’t tolerate high doses of THC -- it might produce undesired effects for someone trying to reduce pain and relax.

CBD EIGHT 12.17% CBD 7.45% THC

Enter Eddie Funxta of Funxta Genetics. He and Don’t Panic Organics at the Northwest Collective recognized this failure of watered-down genetics, plus hit-or-miss growing techniques. A medical need wasn’t being met. Strains were needed that were the opposite from the recreational market, higher in CBD than THC, plus bulletproof so anyone could produce the desired results with clones. With rock solid genes and hearty growth potential, we now have the CB Dream series of Cannabis. It’s thanks to some very dedicated people and decades of priceless experience.

Introducing CBDream 8 and 13. Both phenotypes are from

the same two genotypes: Harley Tsunami and IE Kush.

The magic of Cannabis is an unending array of attributes that might not be suitable for a particular need. The need filled here is a plant that is higher in CBD than THC. At a ratio of 2:1, these two plants are heavy-hitting medical strains. We learn more every day about the proper CBD to THC healing ratios.

“Until you pop the seed you really don’t know what you will get,” said Chris Garcia with NWC. CBDream 8 tested at 7.45% THC and 12.17% CBD CBDream 13 tested at 5.25% THC and 10.72 CBD.

please note: Stuart Guss was co-grower of last month’s micro strains.

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The white crystal-like trichomes are about half the width of a human hair — Seen in this 500x close-up.

CBD THIRTEEN 10.25% CBD 5.25% THC

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health & science

WATER IS NECESSARY FOR LIFE BUT BOTTLING IT HAS CAUSED LASTING DAMAGE TO THE PLANET.

W

ater is the most abundant compound on Earth’s surface.

Consisting of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom — hence its abbreviated formula H2O — water covers 71 percent of the planet. Water coexists in all three common states of matter: liquid (water), solid (ice), and gas (steam). Many substances dissolve in water and it is commonly referred to as the universal solvent.

Water is necessary for all known forms of life on Earth. Safe drinking water is essential to humans and other life forms, but more than 1 billion people worldwide do not have access to clean drinking water. The natural water purification process of the water cycle is being overwhelmed.

The bottled water industry started in the 1980s and has grown out of control with its inefficient plastic bottle production, environmental effects and human health concerns.

The liquid phase of water is the most common

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WATER WORLD within the Earth’s atmosphere and surface. In this what allows a water bug to walk atop water. Surform, the two hydrogen atoms are bound to the face tension is caused by the strong cohesion oxygen atom with a distinctive angle with oxygen among water molecules. Because of an interplay at the vertex. This special angle contributes to hyof the forces of adhesion and surface tension, drogen bonding and is what allows water to have water exhibits yet another distinctive property such distinctive and diverse properties. called capillary action, which allows, for instance, Water is also an excellent solvent water to rise into a narrow tube in because of its polarity (positive and defiance of the force of gravity. Surnegative charge). Having solvent acface tension and capillary action are tion means that substances dissolve important in biology. Water is carBY NORTHWEST LEAF easily in the solution. Other propried through xylem up the stems of SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR erties of water include cohesion, beplants and trees, and is important SCOTT D. ROSE cause of the hydrogen bonds (weaker for other biological systems. bonds) hanging on to one another Water makes up 95 percent of and keeping water together. In celluthe human brain and 78 percent of lar dynamics, all of the components the entire human body. The precise in cells (proteins, DNA and polysaccharides) are amount of water consumption daily to avoid dedissolved in water, deriving their structure and achydration is highly debated. Dehydration occurs tivity from their interactions with the water when water loss exceeds water intake, usually Water has a high surface tension, which is because of exercise or disease. Between one and

seven liters have been recommended, depending on variables such as body size, activity level and temperature.

The eight 8-ounce glasses, or 64 ounces a day, is a widely used general recommendation that really has no scientific basis. Most specialists agree that 2 liters (six to seven glasses) of water daily is the minimum to maintain proper hydration. When exercising vigorously or out in the hot sun, a quarter cup of water every 15 minutes is recommended. Mild dehydration is characterized by thirst and general discomfort — usually resolved with water.

Water scarcity occurs when sufficient water isn’t available to meet the demands of water use within a region. More than 1.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water worldwide. Access to safe drinking water has improved over the past decades, but not enough. By 2030 in some developing regions of the world, water demand could exceed supply by 50 percent. This means that more water is extracted annually than is recharged through the natural water cycle.

The natural water cycle consists of evaporation of moisture from oceans and lakes and transpiration of land plants and animals into the air. Precipitation from water vapor condensing in the air and falling back to earth as rain returns the water. Then runoff from the land eventually reaches the sea. It takes between 1 and 10 years to complete the cycle back to clean water.

Increasingly in our world, the plastic bottle has become a common mode for the transportation of water, but the production of plastic bottles is an extremely inefficient use of resources. It takes three times the volume of water to manufacture one bottle of water than it does to fill it, and because of the chemical production of plastics, that water is mostly unusable. It also takes more than 17 million barrels of oil to meet the demand for total production of plastic bottles yearly. To put that in perspective, that’s enough oil to keep 1 million cars fueled for a whole year.

The plastic bottled water industry was exploded since its beginnings in the 1980s. A total of 1,500 water bottles were consumed per second in the U.S. alone, and 50 percent of the plastic we use, we use only once and throw away. Only 1 out of 5 plastic bottles are thrown in the recycle bin.

Water bottles are made of completely recyclable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics, but PETs don’t biodegrade — they photodegrade, which means they break down into smaller fragments. It can take 500 to 1,000 years for plastic to fully degrade.

Plastic in the ocean breaks down into such small fragments that pieces of plastic from a 1 liter bottle could end up on every mile of beach throughout the world. Virtually every piece of plastic that was ever

The great Pacific Garbage Patch off the coast of California is the largest ocean garbage site in the world.

This floating mass of plastic is twice the size of Texas, with plastic pieces outnumbering sea life six to one.

Almost half of all seabird species, one-fifth of whales, all sea turtle species and a growing list of fish species have been documented with plastic in or around their bodies. Plastic chemicals can be absorbed by the human body too.

made still exists in some shape or form.

In Los Angeles, for example, 10 metric tons of plastic fragments are carried into the Pacific Ocean each day. Americans throw away 35 billion plastic water bottles every year. U.S. landfills are overflowing with 2 million tons of discarded water bottles alone. These numbers are increasing. Plastic constitutes about 90 percent of all trash floating in the ocean, with 46,000 pieces of plastic per square mile. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, off the coast of California, is the largest ocean garbage site in the world. This floating mass of plastic is twice the size of Texas, with plastic pieces outnumbering sea life six to one.

There are at least five of these super-size garbage sub-continents polluting the earth’s seas. We really are drowning. Almost half of all seabird species, onefifth of whales, all sea turtle species and a growing list of fish species have been documented with plastic in or around their bodies. Plastic chemicals can be absorbed by the human body as well — 93 percent of Americans age 6 or older test positive for BPA (a plastic chemical). Plastic leaches chemicals into the water it holds, which has been linked to health issues such as reproductive problems and cancer.

Harmful hormone-disrupting phthalates leach into bottled water after as little as 10 weeks of storage, or much faster once the bottles have been left in the sun or exposed to heat. Bioplastics are being developed to try and curb the use of petroleum-based plastics. Bioplastics are made from renewable organic sources such as corn. Glass, stainless steel or BPA-free reusable water bottles are safer alternatives for human and planetary health.

Polluting water might be the biggest single misuse of water; to the extent that a pollutant limits other uses of that water, it becomes a waste of the resource.

In the developing world, 90 percent of all wastewater still goes untreated into local rivers and streams.

The relatively small quantity of water in reserve in the earth, is becoming a nonrenewable resource. Pharmaceuticals consumed by humans often end up in the waterways and can have detrimental effects if they bioaccumulate.

Safe drinking water is essential to humans, even though it doesn’t provide any calories or organic nutrients. Plastic bottles are not necessary for daily use — they are a matter of convenience. We are severely harming the earth, especially our oceans, through our thoughtless over-consumption, and soon our children and generations to come will be tirelessly cleaning up our mess. Remember: reduce, reuse and recycle.

Dr. Scott D. Rose is a naturopathic

physician, acupuncturist specialized in combining naturopathic medicine and Chinese medicine to treat a variety of complaints. www.msih.biz

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his month’s Grow Tech focuses on an extremely dangerous infestation that has hit the Northwest in epidemic proportions. Believed to have originated in France, phylloxera was commonly referred to as “the plague” due to its ability to attack wine grape crops and resist eradication until the entire crop could no longer produce fruit. In an effort to save some of the most coveted grape breeds, many of the vines were moved to California, where the coastal soils and environment provided a less hospitable environment for the pest.

Several elements make this pest especially dangerous to crops: It’s difficult to find and can be easily misidentified when found; in some cases, growers have the pest for many rounds without knowing it; the life stages of the pest can carry it through at least five different forms; and the pest requires a highly specialized and labor intensive treatment to eradicate.

HOW THEY CAUSE HARM Root aphids, as their name indicates, attack the roots, in most cases. Aphids are a sucking insect that punctures the roots, leaving open wounds on the roots, which cannot repair themselves due to an enzyme the aphids leave behind. Salts and other additives often found in nutrients exacerbate

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the damage by literally pouring salt on the wound. are feasting on becomes insufficient to supThe roots become unable to absorb nutrients to port the increasing population that multiplies support the flowering plant. Additionally, while asexually and in high numbers, the creature trying to naturally resist the pest, the plant beresponds in one or all of three ways. comes extremely susceptible to other infestations.

They can hatch a generation of root aphids Topping the list of secondary infestations are root that can develop wings and take flight to rot, powdery mildew and fungus gnats. another plant. The winged root aphid is In some cases, a plant is able to maintain extremely difficult to distinguish from the a reasonable level of resistance to the pest and concommon fungus gnat and often creates incortinue to thrive, but at a reduced rate of vigor. The rect insect identification and treatments. They damaged roots often prevent the plants from takalso can hatch a larger crawler that can move ing up adequate levels of magnesium from the deep root ball up the and iron. As a result, consummate plant and onto the leaves and growers who grow healthy plants and stems. It can then feast on other maintain clean environments often parts of the plants and lay eggs

BY NORTHWEST LEAF experience a mysterious deficiency to hatch larvae with upper plant SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR of some sort around days 21 to 30 of mass to support them.

DR. SCANDERSON flower.

Lastly, it can lay a winter The problem often appears to be egg. The winter egg can lay a magnesium or iron deficiency, or dormant for up to six months a pH issue. The result can be an onbefore hatching and generating going harvest of high quality flowers at a reduced a new infestation. yield of 15 percent to 20 percent. This “phantom The root aphids seem to thrive most nutrient deficiency” often has growers scratching effectively in rock wool, followed by coco and their heads, unable to correct the deficiency caused hydroton. Soil and soil-less mixes generally by root aphids. offer a slightly less hospitable environment Root aphids generally live and exist initially for larvae. If you have experienced the phanin the root ball, which can make them difficult tom nutrient deficiency, have spotted fliers to spot. In this form, they are about the size of around your plants that appear to be fungus a spider mite and are the same color as the roots. gnats but are not responding to treatment or When the root ball that the population of aphids you find an above-ground crawler, you might

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have a root aphid infestation. Getting down into your roots and scoping them is an excellent first step and a wise task as part of regular maintenance.

Sand, diatomaceous earth and other sharp soil amendments can help limit the life cycles and control the population, but it might not eradicate them because they don’t have to emerge from the soil to survive. The only treatments that have scientifically supported research and have worked in my experience exist in two categories.

Organic remedies seem to be limited to administering pyrethrum through complete and total root dunks. Pyrethrum interrupts the life cycle and can take up to 30 days to work, requires thorough and complete root ball saturation, and must be administered according to a specific and frequent schedule.

Botanigard is another organic remedy. It is a bacterial parasite to the root aphid. When the bacteria comes in contact with root aphid, it enters its body and kills it. Botanigard is costly and is only effective if the aphid comes in contact with the bacteria, so effective root dunking is a must.

I know of a couple of highly advanced organic growers who work with Soma and report high levels of success in prevention by building a healthy population of beneficial nematodes.

Organic remedies might be ineffective if the infestation has reached a high level of development or if the pest isn’t identified quickly. If you find it too late, you won’t have enough time to kill the pest and leave enough time to allow the plant to recover before it matures.

Growers who are comfortable administering synthetic pesticides have found two chemicals that have proven successful. More organically minded gardeners might recommend taking down the entire crop, finding new mothers and restarting the garden before using synthetic pesticides on medical grade Cannabis. The pesticides are designed to be safe to use on fruits and vegetables when administered according to manufacturer’s guidelines.

The only known synthetic, systemic treatment I have seen work is a product called Merit, which contains imidacloprid. “Imid” is the active ingredient in pet flea and tick remedies such as Advantage. Like any systemic treatment, it enters the plant and alters the chemistry so when the pest feeds on the plant, it also ingests the pesticide, which kills it. Imid stays in the plant for at least

60 days, so I would never recommend administering it during flower.

The second chemical is a touch and kill pesticide that stays active for 21 days on the plant and is called gamma-cyhalothrin. This product kills the insect any time it comes in contact with it or when the insect comes in contact with surfaces that have been treated in the past 14 days.

I would only recommend administration within 45 days or more of harvest. Both of these products are extremely potent chemicals and must be handled, administered and disposed of with more caution than the manufacturer recommends.

This infestation didn’t migrate to the Northwest without assistance. We brought it here. In the search for the best Cannabis, many growers acquire clone-only genetics from California, specifically areas surrounding wine country. The grower might have all the best intentions and unknowingly give out the infected cutting or infect another strain in their garden.

In both cases identifying the source host or the first person that transmitted the virus is essential to finding its cure.

Fortunately, as Cannabis growers we have a much easier solution: never ever, ever, ever, ever, ever take a cutting from anyone, plain and simple.

Phylloxera are not native to the Northwest and do not thrive without specialized environments and hosts such as Cannabis.

Thousands of seed breeders have devoted hundreds of thousands of hours doing the work to create the best available genetics in seed form.

I submit that almost any strain of Cannabis in existence can be so closely replicated in seed form that less than 10 percent of patients would ever experience a difference at any level. Methods for acquiring such plants can seem more involved and time consuming initially, however are vastly superior in comparison to the cost, time, stress and impact on the quality of life of any gardener fighting this pest.

Specific treatments schedules, particular products, prevention regimes and the methods for acquiring highly desirable Cannabis strains are beyond the scope of this article. Don’t worry. We are here to help. If you would like more information on any of the above you can “like” drscanderson on Facebook and request it.

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BAG APPEAL & SMOKE REPORT Large, bulbous and attractive,

these blooms are second to none in the diesel family. The “Fire Sour D” pheno I selected brings all the smells, potency and taste of Sour Diesel but with a tighter, dense flower structure along with the overdrive frost production of the OG Kush. This strain is a nearly pitch-perfect combination of the classic OG Kush “golf ball” shape but elongated and phattened up by the Sour Diesel heritage. (The other pheno has a more diesel bloom structure, being slightly larger, a bit more open with more pistils but wreaking of soapy, lemon floor cleaner).

Possesses a jet fuel diesel smell which fades into a piercing nutty, burnt rubber smell plays it’s way from the container at a pace and intensity that may shatter glass if precautions aren’t taken. Usually strains with a smell this potent have expended so much energy in essential oil production, little is left for opulent trichome production.

Not here, not this strain. These blooms have the blond sandy look of SFV OG kush making it ideal for this diesel/kush enthusiast.

Thick, tongue numbing smoke explodes out of the bowl. That potent kush n’ fuel taste is difficult to focus on as savagely expanding smoke fiendishly explores the deepest caverns of my lungs, tickling each and every nook and cranny. The cloud that pours down carries the fuely, sour, lemon pine taste I simply can’t get enough of. Stress relief spills out from my eyeballs in almost perfect harmony with the expando-smoke that has now grown to almost certainly epic proportions.

HOW IT GROWS sour kush produces a surprisingly balanced and stable group

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LINEAGE

The Reserva Privada line of DNA genetics houses some the best in the DNA arsenal and the Sour Kush is no exception. Combining their two legends, Sour Diesel and OG Kush another extraordinary line in seed form is birthed.

GENETICS: BREEDER: RESERVA PRIVADA FLOWER TIME: 63-66 DAYS

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of plants dominated by two phenotypes both of which grow very similarly to each other. A little bit slower from seed and in veg, Sour Kush will root quickly but take it’s time to harden off and start veg.

Once it does however, it grows quickly aggressively displaying some of the most ideal characteristics of both strains.

Aggressive growth from the sour diesel is somewhat tamed by the OG Kush lineage offering a shorter diesel plant with a little bit less chaotic growth pattern but with the a sturdier stock and growth structure than some of the floppy OG’s. 2-3 times stretch can be expected and is easily managed with super cropping and LST. All pheno’s start throwing frost heavy and early in flower although stretch often continues through week 4.

Standard OG Kush/ Sour Diesel growing applications run well with this plant, higher levels of N into flower and more Ca all while keeping nutrient concentrations extremely low is where I’ve found this plant to hit it’s stride. Provided the stretch is managed properly this plant has a surprisingly appealing structure and goes straight to work producing large, frosty, extra stinky blooms that finish in a convenient 65 days or less.

EFFECTS strong, potent, fast, creeper, not for the faint of heart, did I

mention potent? It’s got a face slam and, and, and, a creeper effect, don’t be fooled. A balanced heady, inspired disposition combined with some of the pain relief OG Kush is known for, makes this a special medicine. It is on the strong side, delivering handsome yields when concentrated and a devastating blow to anyone who doesn’t approach this medicine with safety in mind.

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