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Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn with Rick Steves and I-502 author Alison Holcomb before the premiere PROFILE
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A NEW DOCUMENTARY ABOUT I-502 called “Evergreen” sure gets one thing right: this was a hard-fought campaign. The premiere last month at the Egyptian Theatre during the Seattle International Film Festival brought I-502 advocates and opponents together in one vitriolic room. To writer Alison D-Ray, it was like looking at a dysfunctional family photo album of a truly crazy last year.
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Bake Up A Treat
Issaquah’s New Rules
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Device of the Month
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MMJ Concentrates Cup
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Stealthify Your Grow
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Tannins & Terpenes
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Behind the Strain
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How two counties are quashing access Compliance didn’t come easy
Rehashing a weekend of great fun
Pairing wine with Cannabis? Yes!
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New, tasty recipes for you to try She is called Ursula for a reason
Dr. Scanderson’s comprehensive guide Animal Cookies’ amazing smell
NATIONAL NEWS..................13 COUNTY BATTLES..................20 ISSAQUAH ACCESS................24 MMJ CONCENTRATES CUP........30 THE MARIJUANA SHERIFF?....34 STRAIN OF THE MONTH ........40 TASTY RECIPES......................56 MICRO STRAINS.....................64 GROWTECH...........................68 DOCTOR ROSE RETURNS..............74 BEHIND THE STRAIN...............86
COVER & CONTENTS PHOTOS by Daniel Berman/Northwest Leaf
opinion Source Cityvision interviews I-502 writer Alison Holcomb — Jan. 2012
As the director of Washington’s marijuana legalization campaign, how do you explain what’s driving the push for legalization? More and more voters are looking at medical marijuana and saying ‘This is looking a lot like medicinal whiskey during alcohol prohibition,’ when you could get a prescription from your doctor that gave you the legal protection to continue to drink. People are looking at medical marijuana and thinking there’s more going on than actually getting medical marijuana to people who really need it... People feel like theres a sham being pulled on us, so let’s just get rid of the sham. Clean it up, regulate it, get it out in the open, and stop doing the wink-and-nod thing. Because really I think ultimately it boils down to a disrespect for the law. That is very troubling to our society on a really fundamental level. -Alison Holcomb
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ashington’s medical Cannabis law was first passed in 1998. The vote established that patients deserve safe and compassionate access to medicine. More than 80 percent of Americans support medical access to Cannabis. In 2012, Washington voters also passed Initiative 502, which decreased some criminal penalties in a prohibitive form of “legalization.” Implementation of the law faces major roadblocks, least of which is the federal government. Excessive taxes and regulations all but ensure that Washington state will not be able to compete with the black market for Cannabis, a fact that has been pointed out by the system’s own Pot Czar. Unwilling to place fault with the initiative itself, the blame game has shifted to medical Cannabis. Liquor Control Board Deputy Director Rick Garza recently testified in a House Finance Committee hearing that “90 percent of medical marijuana, MMJ, dispensaries is for recreational use…” MMJ is the biggest threat to I-502 implementation, not the black market, many claim.
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To solve the so-called problem of the medical “fakers,” it has been proposed that medical Cannabis be rolled into the arms of the LCB for regulation. The LCB would be able to set regulations that include limits on age, possession amounts for medicine, what conditions would qualify for an authorization, and even the ability to grow. The same group that has labeled our community “fakers” looks at patients as no more than dollar signs, hoping to feed the ravenous I-502 tax beast. Now that pot is “legalized” in Washington, they ignorantly believe patients can quit pretending pot is medicine and go back to getting stoned. And when exactly are those stores opening? Patients deserve more. When a loved one develops Cancer, or decides to trade in opiates for a natural medicine, the last group that should get a call is the Liquor Control Board. Cannabis is our medicine, as it is for tens of thousands of patients in the Evergreen State, and we deserve better than going back to “getting stoned.”
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Thank you for checking out the 37th issue of northwest leaf!
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ach month we strive to bring in-depth coverage of medical Cannabis, and shine a light on the benefits of its use. In this last month we have seen several major developments that are threatening patient access. The first is the issue of putting medical Cannabis under the control of the state’s Liquor Control Board. It is not acceptable to put a medicine in control of a board that regulates a substance which kills 75,000 people a year in this country alone. The second new development is prejudicial zoning enforcement by both Snohomish and Thurston County. Between the two counties, more than 40 legal medical Cannabis collectives could be shut down, forcing thousands of patients to be stuck without access anywhere near them. This is a pricey and scary possibility. The time to voice our opinions is now! We need everyday patients, readers of this magazine, to stand up and show that our rights matter! Take a peek at the full story on page 20 for more info.
On a less somber note, this issue is packed to the gills. The Leaf explores two collectives in Issaquah and how the city has chosen to work with patients, and respect their need to access medicine. Plus, take a look at a rally to save medical Cannabis in Olympia and rehash a great weekend at our MMJ Concentrates Cup. Our cover story this month is Tannins and Terpenes, which serves as a bridge between the world of Cannabis flavors and those in wine. It is a useful tool for teaching those who don’t use Cannabis that there is more to our medicine than just “pot.” There are thousands of strains in the world, and each has unique flavor/taste/ smell profiles. All bring a different medicinal benefit to the table. This month welcomes back Dr. Rose, who takes a look at ancient uses of Cannabis. Dr. Scanderson goes behind the strain, and looks at stealth techniques to protect your grow. Above all, thank you for supporting medical Cannabis, and Northwest Leaf !
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Rallying to Save Medical About 150 medical Cannabis patients and supporters crowded the sundial at the state capitol in Olympia June 19. Their message was simple: patients should not be taxed on their medicine, and the state Liquor Control Board has no business regulating medicine.
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>> The beneficial effects are said to help about three hours and aid the condition’s ailments, reports Steve Elliott
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Study: Marijuana Eases Tremors in Parkinson’s moking marijuana appears to reduce tremors and pain and improve sleep among patients with Parkinson’s disease, Israeli researchers reported in June. Patient scores on the standard Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) averaged 33 before they smoked Cannabis in the laboratory and average 24 after 24 minutes, Ruth Djaldetti, M.D., of Tel Aviv University Israel, reported at her presentation at the International Congress on Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders in Sydney, Australia. “We not only saw improvement in tremor in these patients, but also in rigidity and in bradykinesia,” Djaldetti told MedPage Today. “I would recommend use of marijuana Slow movement, to my patients as a tremors and rigidity last resort if nothing else was working for were all improved after using marijuana them or if they had pain.” Medical marijuana is legal in Israel for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, Djaldetti said. “All of these 20 patients were Cannabis users before we studied them,” she said. “They were tested before they smoked Cannabis in the clinic and then they were tested 30 minutes after smoking.” The patients averaged 66 years old and had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s for a mean of 7.5 years. Prior to smoking, the 20 patients had an average tremor score of 7.5 on the UPDRS, but 30 minutes after smoking the average tremor score declined to 3.5, Djaldetti said. The rigidity score declined from 7.4 to 6.4; a score measuring slow movement, or bradykinesia, declined from an average of 13.2 to an average of 8.6. “There had been reported marked reductions in
Cost in dollars of the registration for medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon under HB 3460, the new bill that would allow for storefront access points to finally open. 225 facilities will likely register, the Oregonian reported in June. The state expects $900k in fees over the next 2 years.
the Israeli media about the ability of marijuana to reduce tremor,” Djaldetti said. “We saw a reduction in tremor but it was less dramatic in our clinic than on television. The patients told us that the beneficial effect of Cannabis smoking lasts for about two to three hours.” “The reduction in the UPDRS score that we see here is not only statistically significant but this is clinically important as well,” said Karin Gmitterova, M.D., assistant professor of neurology at the University of Bratislava in Slovakia. “When doctors can’t help patients, they will find other methods of treatment through word of mouth or the Internet or from family members and friends,” he said. The researchers “were more taken with the improvements in rigidity and bradykinesia,” according to Djaldetti. “On Cannabis they were able to improve their fine motor skills,” she said. “We did not see an improvement in gait and posture.” All of the patients in the study were already on medications for pain relief, but those pharmaceuticals weren’t providing the relief required, Djaldetti said. “We saw a dramatic reduction in pain in our patients and in their ability to sleep. When their pain was reduced, they slept better.”
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Number of grams (bit over an ounce) that residents in Mexico City would be allowed to possess under proposed legislation. Home growing of pot would be allowed, along with smoking it in designated lounges. Fmr. President Vicente Fox praised it.
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Age of a New Jersey boy found at 1:15am with 12.5 grams of pot sitting in a car with his father, 20. Cops determined it was the dad’s pot and arrested him.
Millions of dollars contributed in 2012 to the economy of California’s Humboldt County by marijuana-related activities. Illegal grows in the area have contributed to deforestation and ecosystem damage. Cost of a fine in Kennewick, Wash. for public smoking of marijuana — which works out to about $100 less than the public drinking fine.
Number of public comments the Washington State Liquor Control Board has received regarding how to best implement and regulate legalization under I-502. Some of course want stricter regulations, while patients dwell on their future.
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Age of a suburban mother of two in Scarsdale, NY charged with running a $3 million drug enterprise from a warehouse in Queens where pot was grown and processed. Officials said they found 3,000 live plants.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO TURN MEDICAL ISSUES OVER TO THE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD ANY MORE THAN WE’RE GOING TO TURN HEART SURGERY OVER TO FISH AND GAME. -Cannabis Action Coalition’s Steve Sarich, speaking at the Rally to Save Medical Cannabis June 19, which drew about 150 passionate patients and supporters. Patient JoAnna McKee said she attended because losing access to her medicine would mean having constant pain from fused discs in her neck and back.
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a narrow vote in support of hemp >> House of Representatives passes hemp legislation that should boost a burgeoning market valued at $300 million
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olleges and universities will be allowed to grow agriculture research of industrial hemp withand cultivate industrial hemp in states where out fear of federal interference,” Rep. Polis said. it is already legal, without fear of federal inter“Hemp is not marijuana, and at the very least, ference, thanks to an amendment passed the U.S. we should allow our universities—the greatest in House of Representatives on June 20 by a vote of the world—to research the potential benefits and 225 to 200. downsides of this important Reps. Jared Polis (D-CO), Thomas “Hemp is not marijuana, agricultural commodity.” Massie (R-KY) and Earl Blumenauer “Industrial hemp is used for and at the very least, (D-OR) introduced the amendment hundreds of products includwe should allow our to H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture ing paper, clothing, rope, and universities...to research can be converted into renewReform and Risk Management Act of 2013, the FARRM Bill. able bio-fuels more efficiently the potential benefits “Industrial hemp is an important agthan corn or switch grass,” said and downsides of this ricultural commodity, not a drug,” said Rep. Massie. important agricultural Rep. Polis. “My bipartisan, common“It’s our goal that the recommodity.” sense amendment, which I’ve introsearch this amendment enduced with Representatives Thomas ables would further broadcast Massie (R-KY) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), the economic benefits of the sustainable and jobwould allow colleges and universities to grow and creating crop. I look forward to working with cultivate industrial hemp for academic and agriculRep. Polis and Rep. Blumenauer.” tural research purposes in states where industrial “Because of outdated federal drug laws, our hemp growth and cultivation is already legal. farmers can’t grow industrial hemp and take ad“Many states, including Colorado, have demvantage of a more than $300 million dollar maronstrated that they are fully capable of regulating ket,” Rep. Blumenauer said. “We rely solely on industrial hemp,” Rep. Polis said. imports to sustain consumer demand. It makes “George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew no sense.” hemp. The first American flag was made of hemp. “Our fear of industrial hemp is misplaced – it is And today, U.S. retailers sell over $300 million not a drug,” Blumenauer said. worth of goods containing hemp—but all of that “By allowing colleges and universities to cultihemp is imported, since farmers can’t grow it here. vate hemp for research, Congress sends a signal “The federal government should clarify that states that we are ready to examine hemp in a different should have the ability to regulate academic and and more appropriate context.”
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Nineteen states have passed pro-industrial hemp legislation. Nine states -- Colorado, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia -- have already removed many common production barriers. “Vote Hemp applauds this new bi-partisan amendment and we are mobilizing all the support we can,” said Eric Steenstra, President of Vote Hemp. “This brilliant initiative would allow colleges and universities the opportunity to grow and cultivate hemp for academic and agricultural research purposes. “It would only apply to states where industrial hemp growth and cultivation is already legal in order for those states to showcase just how much industrial hemp could benefit the environment and economy in those regions,” Steenstra said. “Federal law has denied American farmers the opportunity to cultivate industrial hemp and reap the economic rewards from this versatile crop for far too long,” said Grant Smith, policy manager of the Drug Policy Alliance. “Congress should lift the prohibition on the domestic cultivation of industrial hemp as soon as possible. Allowing academic research is an important first step towards returning industrial hemp cultivation to American farms.”
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FORMER CONGRESSMAN Crusades Against Marijuana Legalization
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uggesting his own past drug use gives him the moral authority to speak out against marijuana, former Congressman Patrick Kennedy railed against pot on the June 14 episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher.” Kennedy, once an eight-term U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, leads Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana), an organization opposing Cannabis legalization. He is an admitted former OxyContin addict, alcoholic, and cocaine abuser. On Maher’s show, Kennedy claimed studies show a link between marijuana and schizophrenia. He also suggested “heavy use” of pot by teen-
agers can lead to an IQ drop. “Your reasoning is, ‘You shouldn’t do things because kids might,’” Maher pointed out. “Adults shouldn’t have fires or drive cars. Kids might do all kinds of bad things.” “This is like global warming denying,” Maher said. “This is the kind of stuff we heard years and years ago... It just seems so un-Kennedy-like to be against what I said a couple of weeks ago was the new gay marriage. The next civil rights movement is to get equality under the law for people.” Kennedy has admitted he was treated for cocaine use during his teenager years. He also acknowledged he abused drugs and alcohol while he was a
student at Providence College. He has had substance issues as an adult; Kennedy sought treatment for an OxyContin addiction in 2006, while serving in Congress. That followed crashing his Mustang near the U.S. Capitol. He said he has a bipolar disorder. “If you give kids a more permissive environment, you’re going to have more use,” Kennedy claimed, ignoring the examples of the Netherlands and Portugal. In April, the online hacktivist collective Anonymous Team Vendetta temporarily took down Project SAM’s website in retaliation of Kenned spreading marijuana misinformation.
alaska: next legal recreational marijuana state?
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he certified proposal would make it legal for adults 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of cannabis, though not in public. It would also set up rules for legal cultivation and establish an excise tax on marijuana. Supporters will have a year to collect valid signatures from 30,169 voters across the state in order to get the question on the 2014 ballot. The group plans to get it done by January and have it on next year’s primary ballot, according to petition sponsor Tim Hinterberger, reports The Associated Press. “It really seems like the whole mood has radically shifted,” Hinterberger said. “Everybody assumes it’s going to happen, and now it’s just figuring out the details.” The conversation has really shifted on legalizing marijuana he said. “Obviously getting approved by the lieutenant governor’s office is a good step indicating that we’re not “It really seems like going to run into roadblocks,” he said. the whole mood has The Alaska Supreme Court in 1975 ruled that radically shifted.” adults have a constitutional right to possess and use marijuana in their homes as part of their right to privacy. Alaska joined the wave of states in the late 1990s, along with California, Washington, Hawaii and Oregon, to allow medicinal cannabis. But residents defeated a recreational marijuana legalization proposal in 2004. Two years later, a bill was passed which re-criminalized even small amounts of pot. The American Civil Liberties Union sued over the conflict with the 1975 Supreme Court ruling, but in 2009 the state high court declined to make a finding, deciding that any challenge to the new marijuana law would have to wait for an actual prosecution. Home-use marijuana cases are rare in Alaska, because law enforcement personnel have no reason to get a search warrant unless something else is going on inside a house to attract their attention, said Dep. Atty. Gen. Richard Svobodny. The proposed initiative -- which includes language that it’s not intended to diminish the right to privacy from the 1975 case -- would allow adults to have up to six cannabis plants. It would create state-regulated marijuana stores, cultivation centers, infused product manufacturers, and testing facilities. All would be overseen by the Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board unless the Legislature creates a Marijuana Control Board. Communities would still be able to ban marijuana stores under the proposal; employees would still be allowed to maintain rules against pot use by employees. People caught smoking marijuana in public could still be fined $100 under the proposal. Public use of cannabis is currently a Class B misdemeanor in Alaska.
Michigan Marijuana Advocate Rolling His Wheelchair To The White House
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Michigan man has announced he’s rolling his wheelchair to the White House to talk with lawmakers about legalizing Cannabis. Curtis Kyle left his home in Taylor, Mich., on June 14. “I’m rolling my wheelchair to Washington, D.C., from my home in Taylor,” Kyle said. “I’m hoping to get to the White House by the Fourth of July.” “I’m doing this for every marijuana activist and smoker and user across the whole United States,” Kyle said, reports WLNS. “I feel that we need to come back together and take our country back.” Kyle has cerebral palsy and has used a wheelchair for his entire life. He hopes to cover about 40 miles a day. “Most of them are back roads,” he said. “I do have an escort by me.” Kyle’s father, who recently died, was also a marijuana advocate. “He walked from his home in Taylor to the White House in 1978, so I’m doing this in his honor,” he said. Kyle said he’s contacted the White House in hopes of arranging a meeting when he gets there, but hasn’t heard back yet.
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he Snohomish County Department of Planning sent notices to the majority of Snohomish County access points in June in an attempt to force an unofficial moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries and collectives in the county. Dispensary owners are fighting the notices and many plan to appeal the action, a decision that might land some of them in court battling for their rights to provide safe access to medical marijuana. The notice sent to Highway 9 Wellness gives the dispensary until July 29 to comply, which, according to the notices, means shutting down. “I really think all the dispensary owners should get together and fight this,” said Slava Ioffe, Highway 9 Wellness’ manager. “It would be sad if we had to shut down; it is such a pain for [patients] to have to go to a dispensary down in Seattle.” The county will issue $500-a-day fines to dispensaries considered noncompliant starting after July 29, with a maximum fine of $10,000. The planning department is using different parts of the zoning law for different dispensaries, causing some people to believe the county is arbitrarily targeting medical marijuana nonprofits for the lasting stigma of Cannabis use. Ioffe said he was surprised that dispensaries are receiving notices because he and other fellow dispensary owners consulted lawyers before they opened. Dispensary owners and their lawyers were told 1 ½ years ago that they could open in areas zoned as light industrial. Appeals go first to an administrative hearing officer, and if the decision remains that access points are violating zoning regulations, the cases could be taken to Superior Court. Kurt Beohl, whose law firm is working with Highway 9 Wellness and several other Snohomish dispensaries, said those zoning violations are a way of “creating a moratorium without creating a real moratorium.”
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This is not the first time dispensaries and collectives have come under attack in Snohomish County. In December 2012, the Everett City Council voted to declare medical marijuana access points a public nuisance. Other Snohomish County cities, including Mountlake Terrace, have declared moratoriums on access points in the past. Many people consider the notices and moratoriums last-ditch efforts by local governments to shut down dispensaries, but they say they’re glad the governments are not resorting to law enforcement actions. Snohomish County does not mention medical marijuana in any of its zoning laws. In a Code Interpretation document, the county states that a medical marijuana dispensary is not an approved use of commercial business space. Reporters could not find any mention of medical Cannabis in the zoning laws of Snohomish County. Snohomish County planners did not respond to calls about the notices by print deadline. If Snohomish County dispensaries are forced to shut down, patients in the 2,000-square-mile county will be forced to go to the black market or travel to Seattle. Patients who choose Seattle, many of whom struggle financially, will be faced with gasoline costs and higher Cannabis prices.
Thurston County update
The Olympia City Council held a hearing related to its ban on new collective gardens on June 25 at the city council meeting. Patients from around Thurston County attended the meeting in support of the collective gardens. According to the moratorium document, the city is worried the downtown area has reached a
saturation point for marijuana related businesses, and with the liquor control board planning 502 rules, the city believes they need to hold off on any new medical access points. Patients are worried this moratorium could affect current access to medical Cannabis in Olympia and around the state if the city council decides to maintain it. Patrick Seifert operates an access point for veterans called Rainier Express and said he thinks some of the collectives in Olympia have operated carelessly and don’t take medical Cannabis seriously, causing the city to impose this ban. He worries this ban could set a precedent in other parts of the state. The city also released a map showing areas in Thurston County where access points are not allowed because of the 1,000 foot buffer rule. It covers most of Olympia and large swaths of the county. “It’s going to be a real shock wave through the industry if the most liberal city in the state releases a zoning map like this, that’s what’s scary,” he said. Seifert said he thinks medical Cannabis needs some sort of regulation if it is to survive alongside recreational Cannabis, which will be heavily controlled by the state. “Whatever you want me to do, I will do it, I just want to help my patients,” he said. Seifert said the city has been easy to deal with in the past. He said he welcomes law enforcement to inspect his access point whenever they want, and that he does everything according to medical Cannabis law. But despite Seifert’s efforts to build a good reputation for medical Cannabis in Olympia, the city might not see new access points for a while. The ban lasts for one year, after which the city can renew it for another six months.
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Cutting through the red tape
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The first rumblings of a shakeup in Issaquah were as trivial as an earthquake in Los Angeles. As the story goes, a city planner first found Greenlink Collective because of an A-frame sign that didn’t have a permit. The collective opened quietly in early 2011, and began serving patients discreetly. Within six months, a moratorium on medical Cannabis was enacted, and the stage seemed set for a battle. Coowners Jake and Lydia George, and Lydia’s brother Brian Infinger, were put in a difficult spot. “The city was against us at first,” Jake explained. “Our resolve said that we were in compliance [with state law] but we were very concerned about what
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back-and-forths, Issaquah officials
have settled their minds and will allow
and regulate medical Cannabis access.
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ost city and county officials spanning the West Coast dread the topic of medical Cannabis dispensaries. Such discussions come packaged with extreme public interest, media speculation and the threat of high–profile, expensive lawsuits. The situation has been repeated time and time again, with cities passing tenuous moratoriums or outright bans on medical Cannabis. Amid the uncertainty and hostility toward medical Cannabis from cities and counties across the state, the city of Issaquah is taking a different approach on regulating access points. Using logic instead of fear, Issaquah has avoided a “green rush” while allowing patients to access medicine safely. Two collective garden access points operate today in Issaquah, and each is run with transparency toward the city. With a thorough permitting and vetting program, compliance inspections and security requirements, the program has found a balance that works.
Issaquah’s Transformation
After moratoriums and countless
The city really did think that there would be lines of people wanting licenses. But it’s a lot of work, it’s a lot of risk ... and we were the only ones there. Jake George, Co-owner Greenlink Collective
Now, two collectives are doing
all they can to best serve their patients.
could happen. We stopped taking new patients as a tip of the hat to the city and went into a holding pattern.” When the moratorium’s expired, the city had two clear choices: Moratoria could be extended indefinitely, shuffling along the status quo and risking a lawsuit. Or, the city could decide to establish regulations for medical Cannabis. Issaquah officials chose the latter. “What the city did at that point was a lot of fact gathering. They really looked into Senate Bill 5073, at the regulatory language, and there were public hearings held about allowing medical Cannabis,” Lydia said. “We went around with fliers inviting everyone, pro and con, to come and speak at the hearings. The response was very positive and the city listened.” An ordinance was drafted, and applications for a collective garden were opened Dec. 19, 2011. The Georges were warned to show up early and ensure their application was in first. “The city warned us to come early. They didn’t want us to miss out on all our hard work because somebody beat us to the application,” Jake said, smiling. “The city really did think that there would be lines of people wanting licenses. But it’s a lot of work, it’s a lot risk ... and we were the only ones there.” By shifting the conversation in Issaquah away from fear and litigation, the city developed sound policy that has allowed medical access to thrive in a safe and professional environment. “The city councils that are putting up the fights are not respecting the will of the people,” Lydia intoned. “This city recognized that and it worked.”
two business models, one city’s approach Tucked away into a light industrial corner of Issaquah is Eastside Greenlight, the second collective garden to open under the city’s ordinance. Positioned between a large quarry and several smaller vocational companies is a new building that feels as
though it should sit along the Lake Sammamish waterfront and house high-end attorney offices. On the main floor is an unassuming ground entrance with a video-monitored buzzer to let patients inside. Once verified, patients enter a friendly and well-stocked budroom to access their medicine. Brightly lit display cases filled with medicine are the centerpiece here, with a wide selection of highend medicine for patients. “I wanted this place to have an open feeling,” founder and owner Matt Leonard said. “My passion is in helping patients connect with the best medicine possible. I am a Cannabis connoisseur, and that is what drives me.”
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Greenlink Collective co-owners Lydia George, Jake George and Brian Infinger said the public’s response to bringing medical marijuana to issaquah was positive
astside Greenlight has been open for almost eight months, blending in well with Issaquah’s low-key environment. While the ordinance and regulations have scared some entrepreneurs off, Matt saw the benefits of having a transparent relationship with the city. “I knew it was an official permitting process — it attracted me to the city. The comfort of knowing the rules to play by,” he said. “I believe in activism, but I don’t believe in fighting a community. Instead of being a green rush cowboy, I get to operate like a real business.” Because the city had developed the ordinance for
collectives, Matt was able to plan for his entry into the city. But with regulations and permits comes waiting, making a turn-and-burn operation impossible. “I spent six months in permitting alone, waiting to hear back. During that time the landlord went back and forth, we had the property, we lost it ... then we got it again,” he said with a tired smile. “We had to develop a complete site plan that was approved by the city.”
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Eastside Greenlight owner Matt Leonard welcomed the opportunity to prove his shop was in full-compliance with the new regulations to city officials
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he city has taken its role seriously, doing regular walk-throughs and inspections. Because the security and collective models were vetted prior to opening, an understanding exists between these businesses and city officials. Compliance checks are much easier. “Naturally it’s a little nerve-wracking, and it gives you little butterflies,” Matt said, of having the police chief coming into the collective. “But I am proud to do it right and feel confident in compliance.” But background checks were one part of the process that made both Greenlink Collective and Eastside Greenlight nervous. “I think I was the first person to ever submit a
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federal background check with the intention of opening a collective,” Jake said. “It was hard to be inside the jail, getting fingerprinted, and hoping that you wouldn’t end up back here for what you are doing. All the cops knew what I was in there for.” The butterflies have passed for both businesses, and now the circumstances in the city have given them confidence in running a high-risk business. “We’re not the [access point] that is afraid to call the authorities in an emergency situation,” Jake explained. “It is a good safety measure. I have the chief of police’s cellphone number if we need anything. It makes me feel better about doing this.” Because the ordinance went into effect, Greenlink Collective has been able to move twice, restructure
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Who wants to run a business without rules? It’s really tough to plan for tomorrow with no rules. - Matt Leonard, owner, Eastside Greenlight
The only way to know there is a collective inside is to notice the distinctive lime green entrance their business model and undergo a massive remodeling. The stability has brought the ability to reinvest in their company, allowing the company to grow as a normal business would. Both of Greenlink’s previous locations were cramped, with room to serve only one patient at a time. Wait times for medicine became unbearable for some patients, the owners said, and they knew Greenlink would need to change. Inside its new location, the words Indica, Sativa, Healthy, and Wellness are printed out and placed throughout the room. The build-out created three budtending stations or lanes, with one being a fasttrack lane. The whole place is open, brightly lit and feels more like a hipster wellness clinic than Cannabis dispensary. It’s a big change from the old system, and both Jake and Lydia credit their staff for helping make it possible. “We pride ourselves on hiring women with college experience, and people with great customer service,” Lydia said. The collective supports 16 employees, all of whom get a federally taxed paycheck. “As a for-profit model, we pay all our city, state and federal taxes. We are a good example of regulation already in place.”
Future regulations for Medical cannabis The political climate surrounding medical marijuana has shifted in the past several years, and the fears the issue once regularly provoked are fading among the public. Recent national Gallup polls place support for medical Cannabis at nearly 80 percent. At times, it seems the only people who don’t support MMJ are the elected officials of this country. At the center of it all is fear of change and the fear of the liability that comes with change. However, the biggest fear for politicians and cities isn’t rooted in acceptance of medical Cannabis. It’s the fear of losing constituents. “This should be a wake-up call to all those politicians, those city council members that don’t respect the will of the people,” Lydia implored. “They will face re-election. Change will come.” Recent media coverage of the medical Cannabis business has painted access point owners as unregulated profiteers, scofflaws who don’t want to work within the confines of state law. But smaller cities including Issaquah, Shoreline and Mukilteo have all quietly enacted ordinances, and their business
owners have a strong message for the rest of the state. They want smart regulations, and to be treated fairly and with respect for the medicine they work hard to provide. “Who wants to run a business without rules? It’s really tough to plan for tomorrow with no rules,” Matt said. As laws continue to change, and Initiative 502 implementation creeps further into medical Cannabis’ smoothly running territory, it is more important than ever to stand up for medical Cannabis rights. “The most disappointing thing about the statewide situation is that we were actually accepted for a short while,” Jake said. “But since I-502 passed, we’ve been discredited again. We get the pat on the shoulder and are told ‘Now you can stop faking medical and go back to smoking pot.’ We aren’t going to just flip a switch and leave our patients just to sell recreational pot. We are here for the patients.”
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#1 Earlier this year you publicly announced you were running for Whitman County Sheriff, what experience do you have in law enforcement? I worked as a Security guard for three and ½ years, saving money to go back to school to become an L.A. cop. As a guard, I had many duties that made me ready to become an officer of the law. One of the places I worked was a bar in the middle of gang town and there were fights almost every night that I had to deal with. I worked control of large groups of people at some music gigs and even helped the police with people on PCP and mental health patients when working at a county hospital. The one very dull place I worked, where they blast the mountains into rubble for roofing shingles making roving trips to make sure a three-mile complex was safe, was not so dull one day when I came upon people trying to steal some TNT. Now the only duty a guard needs do is take a report and call police. It would have taken the police about a half hour to respond once I drove back to the guard shack, so I took it upon myself to save the public and got involved.
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When it’s under the care of a doctor, it should not matter that I am using medical Marijuana. many law enforcement officers and judges use pharmaceutical drugs when doing their jobs.
For my trouble, I was hit in the middle of my back with a baseball bat and pushed 15 feet off an old train bridge backwards. I landed flat on my back breaking nine bones in my spine and it has taken me over 20 years to build myself back up but at least the TNT never got taken. The fingerprints the crooks left behind made them get caught. I knew with wanting to be a police officer that my duty to keep the public safe came before my life and if elected, I would once again put myself in the line of fire to keep the public safe.
#2 I UNDERSTAND YOU WERE arrested in 2011 in Eastern Washington for running a medical marijuana delivery service? I followed the “letter of the law,“ as is listed in I-692 and knew from my three years doing the Marijuana Fact or Fiction radio show as well as my research from my housing fight over Medical Cannabis that I would be ready for any DEA or State raids, so I fought it all the way in court and Dennis Tracy dropped all charges. The following week I went back to court and had the judge order the Sheriff to return all my Cannabis.
#3 How did being arrested by the Whitman County Sheriffs Department in 2011 shape your decision in running for Sheriff? It upset me that our Current Sheriff could not do the research in order to see that I was in no violation of law and officers under him should never have killed my plants til they were sure that I was in violation of law, as would have been found out at trial. Plus it’s very upsetting to know they have no accounting of the public funds spent in my case or others. In my case, the undercover officer used paperwork that they got from their doctor and I called the Doctor to make sure the paperwork was in order. But when the officer went before the judge, the judge was never told that I had a business license and was only helping one patient at a time. The judge was also never told that I had come to both the
Police and Sheriff offices and invited law enforcement in to see my garden whenever they wished and that I would be more than happy to answer any questions they may have. It was made out to look like I was selling to anyone that came my way. A Sheriff should follow the will of the people they serve, not the whims of a Federal Government that has violated the will of the people due to greed.
#4 Any thoughts on possibly becoming the first active Sheriff in America to openly disclose your medical use of cannabis? When it’s under the care of a doctor, it should not matter that I am on the medical use of Marijuana as many law enforcement officers and judges use pharmaceutical drugs when doing their jobs. That was the case with one of my friends here in Whitman County for a medical marijuana case: the judge admitted he was on pain pills at that very moment. With using Medical Marijuana, I can put it down after it has dealt with the pain before I feel any medicated side-effects, while people on pain pills can’t cut their dose depending on how they feel.
#5 If you win the election, what will be your first step to create a safer community for the residents & patients of Whitman County? I would keep a public account of how much public tax money is spent and where that money was put to use. I will first take money from the drug unit and place it back into the crime unit to where the officers do more then take reports over the phone. Next, I would have meetings with the public once a month to see if the public knew of anything that the police should check out such as gangs or property crimes as the person next door to you is going to know more then a police officer that is spread thin.
#6. Describe the role of sheriffs and what you would do in the position if you became elected A Police Officer is hired by the City where a Sheriff
is elected by the people, and a Sheriff has the duty of taking care of the Jail as well as the whole of the County where they are elected. A Sheriff has the power to arrest a DEA agent if that agent violates the will of the people but that is never done because if a police officer or sheriff office helps the DEA then that agency gets 75 – 80 percent of the take when they raid people. As Sheriff I would arrest any DEA agent violating the will of those in my County. Whitman County has 2,178 square miles and only seven sheriff officers to cover that area, so I ask the reader that if you know of any ideas to help create a more efficient police force, I would love to hear your idea and to get that done fast call me direct at 509-288-4799 or e-mail adamsher@ adam4sheriff.org
#7 Have you spent time with current Whitman County Police officers? I did a ridealong with Sheriff Officer Chris Chapman and I asked him questions about Washington State Medical Marijuana laws and was told by him that Sheriff Brett Myers never informed him of what RCW 69.51A.005 states, what kind of actions it protects for patients and how the state may not go after providers of medicine operating in the spirit of the law.
8. Would you use the drug task force on legitimate medical patients? Sheriff Brett Myers in Whitman County is the head of that unit and has not done his duty by arresting providers of Cannabis following State Law. As long as they were following the guidelines of State law, they would be protected by the will of the voters of Washington State.
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Pairing wine with Cannabis
In wine, tannins are naturally occuring
molecules found in grape skins and oak barrels that add color, complexity, bitterness and a dry mouth-feel to each sip. They are influenced by weather, natural setting and cross-selection. Red wine has more tannins because the grapes used are fermented with the seeds, skins and stems, while white wine is frequently fermented from just the crushed juice of white grapes or skinless red grapes. Foods such as meat or cheese that are high in protein or fat go well with tannin-rich wines.
In Cannabis, terpenes are produced
by the trichomes of the plant, the same place where THC is produced. They provide powerfully beneficial circulatory and muscular effects. Much of Cannabis’ smell results from the terpene content. More than 120 types of terpenes can be produced in Cannabis. One, Limonene, is also found in citrus fruits like oranges and tangerines. Limonene is a potent anti-fungal and anti-cancer agent, and helps naturally reduce the presence of carcinogens in the Cannabis.
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Big bursting flavors of blueberries with a rich velvet mouthfeel make this wine a special treat. It has a sweet smooth finish, and is a great choice for a fun and festive fruit wine. The flower can be described almost exactly the same way, with a clean and sharp smoke that brings immediate cerebral effects. The blueberry smell is more noticeable in the concentrate, with a heavy fruit finish when vaporized.
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B l u e D r e a m F lowe r With L i n e 3 9 Sa uvign on B la n c, $10.99 With tropical notes and a sweet berry taste, this strain compliments the crisp nature of the Sauvignon Blanc. The smoke is as sharp as the wine, and has a light and sweet finish on exhale. The wine is delicious and crisp, and strong lemon and citrus notes blend with subtle grassy characters and a clean finish.
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Ch e rry Pie Flower With Bodegas Bocopa M a rin a Espum a n te Rosado, $14.99 The Espumante Rosado greets with a gorgeous deep pink color and a profusion of bubbles bursting with aromas of cherry, rose petals and red berries. The flower has a more complicated nose, mixing a heavy berry smell and taste with a flavor reminiscent of a vanilla-heavy spiced rum. A great pairing for the end of the night, or to enjoy in a moment of celebration.
Black b e rry N irva n a Flow er with Qui lceda Creek Cabernet Savi gnon, $750 Juicy blueberries, blackberries, violet, cocoa and minerals coat the palate with complex layers of wood smoke and Asian spices in this delectable wine. A standard size bottle runs $200, but this is the magnum size. It pairs well with the Blackberry Nirvana, a hybrid with a unique taste profile. The blackberry genetics are evident in smell, though underlying tones are of Asian spices and a peppery rich finish.
Yell o w L av end er With Porto Ko p k e C o l hei ta 1952 V i ntag e, $ 19 9 This aged port was sealed in oak barrels in 1952, and wasn’t bottled until 2011. It has the color of iced tea with a broad golden brand, and an intense and complex nose of almonds, cointreau, maple and apricot. Describing a flower smell by color can be difficult, but this strain just smells yellow. The lavender dominates, yet hides in the background until a nug is cracked open or smoked. There is a lot of citrusy sweetness to this strain, which compliments the cointreau and apricot, and it brings a perky and energetic high to this pairing.
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JILLYbea n flowe r with t erra i ncogni ta, $14.99 This fantastic collab by two great breweries, Boulevard Brewing Co. and Sierra Nevada Brewery, has a beautiful deep dark caramel color with a glimmer of amber, and a strong smell of wheat plus hints of dark rye and black pepper. This strain jumps out of the jar in smell, with flavors of mango and citrus mixing with a piney sweetness that comes from the Space Queen parentage. The other half of this strain is the Orange Velvet, which lends a creamy undertone to the smell and especially the smoke. Together, the light tones of the bud do not overpower the beer however it adds a light citrus that complements the wheat backbone of the ale.
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the year in marijuana news, caught on film The world premiere of “Evergreen,” a new documentary on the successful I-502 campaign, packed the Egyptian Theatre in Seattle late last month. But the night wasn’t without controversy, with some in the MMJ community feeling that their sentiments went unheard.
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oliticians, average pot smokers, entrepreneurs, activists, access point owners, non-pot smokers, medical cannabis vendors, medical cannabis patients, Hempfesters, prosecutors, the Mayor of Seattle and even a celebrity travel guide all stood in line together waiting to see Evergreen: The Road to Legalization. The smell of pot wafted through the air as those in line waited to be admitted into the theater. Excitement filled the room as everyone took their seat, popcorn in hand, to see how Washington State managed to pass a pot “legalization” initiative. As Alison Holcomb’s face loomed large on the screen, it was evident that she would play a key role in the film as she figured out a way to get a monumental bill passed. Sitting in the Egyptian Theater watching images of the Cannabis community, my people, my family, on the screen, was akin to watching a dysfunctional Cannabis family home movie. You had the New
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Approach Washington team fighting with Sensible Washington and the No on I-502 campaign was intense! It was hard not to feel love and empathy for everyone involved. Though I-502 passed just eight months ago, it was eerie watching the last year of my life unfold on the screen before me. The movie began with the collection of signatures. The labored drive to attain enough signatures to qualify for placement on the ballot seemed to be very emotional for those on the New Approach team. Watching recreational and medical Cannabis fight it out on screen was, for me, often emotional and alarming. Press conferences, debates, campaign office discussions, as well as the battle between the pro and anti-502 camps at last year’s Seattle Hempfest, played out on the big screen for all of us to witness. The movie explored the very real concern the opposition had for the per se DUI-D being set, arbitrarily, at 5 nanograms. Changes were promised
at every debate. “We will fix it later,” they said. The only change to actually take effect has been clarifying the THC concentration to include THC acid, which was passed in both houses within 48 hours. The nanogram limit has yet to be addressed A boisterous in the legislature. While crowd booed and passage of I-502 has brought cheered as wellsome wonderful changes, known figures including Pierce County took over the and King County dropping big screen charges for those with simple possession, there are many aspects of the bill that need fixing. But what the movie didn’t address was the elimination of Washington medical Cannabis. I attended many debates, and it was addressed in nearly every one of them. New Approach Washington members stated repeatedly that I-502 would not affect medical Cannabis. Yet this issue was absent from the movie. Eight months after the passage of I-502, Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes (a vocal supporter), Pat Slack (from the Snohomish County Drug Task Force), and Rick Garza (Washington State Liquor Control Board) are continually making statements about the end of medical Cannabis in Washington State. The most riveting moment of the film was the protest in the state capitol. The screaming and fighting in the rotunda, which lead to the No on I-502 crowd being asked to leave, was disturbing on many levels. They were exercising free speech and the movie skipped how one of the officers shown asking them to leave was later demoted for inappropriate behavior. This was just one of the omissions from the movie that may have shown a different perspective. Ultimately what this documentary shows is how to pass pot decriminalization under the guise of legalization. It doesn’t matter who it might hurt, but by golly, The author is the CEO of Ettalew’s Medibles
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blueberry zucchini bread 3 eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup medicated vegetable oil 3 tsP vanilla extract 2 1/4 cups white sugar 2 cups shredded zucchini 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tspn salt 1 tspn baking powder 1/4 tsP baking soda 1 tBSP ground cinnamon 1 pint fresh blueberries
1. Preheat oven to 350° F (175° C). Lightly grease 4 mini-loaf pans.
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southern peach cobbler 8 fresh peaches - peeled, pitted and 1/4 cup white sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 tSPn ground cinnamon 1/8 tspn ground nutmeg 1 tspn fresh lemon juice 2 tspn cornstarch 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup white sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 tSPn baking powder 1/2 TSPn salt 6 tBsP medicated unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
3. Bake 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes in pans, then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.
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1/4 cup boiling water [Mix white sugar and cinnamon]
2. In a large bowl, combine peaches, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice, and cornstarch. Toss to coat evenly, and pour into a 2 quart baking
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beating. Continue beating while slowly pouring in oil. Stir in vanilla. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, salt and
3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine flour, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, baking powder, and salt. Blend in butter with your fingertips, or a pastry blender, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in water until just combined.
4. Remove peaches from oven, and drop spoonfuls of topping over them. Sprinkle entire cobbler with the sugar and cinnamon mixture. Bake until topping is golden, about 30 minutes.
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3. Mix dry ingredients into egg mixture alternately with sour cream. Gently fold in blueberries. Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups.
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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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ULY TAKES ME OUT into the beautiful Rural Community of Black Diamond. Country Care Farms Collective has developed and made available two strains that work at either end of the wellness spectrum. For chronic pain sufferers and those seeking mental wellness, they offer White Gold and a new hybrid called Black Diamond Hidden Kush. BOTH ARE appealing to the senses, with aromas and strong effects that last several hours. I had a long conversation with Mark and Dan about the development of the medicine that went into Black Diamond Hidden Kush. Seeds from Pakistan, crossed with Indian Chitral produced a potent Indica for pain killing concentrate production, and effective dry flower consumption. Testing out at 19.48% THC this 80/20 Indica heavy hybrid is well into medical grade product. The flower is a dark green and purple; the trichomes reflect that in the close up. WHITE GOLD is a cross of Acapulco Gold and Afghani Kush. The goal was to have a Sativa-dominant hybrid that still gave some comfort to the body while maintaining alertness. It does so very effectively with an ability to curb appetite. A great day use medicine. White Gold tested at 15.57% THC and is a 60/40 Sativa-dominant hybrid. The flower is a bright green with light coloring and pristine trichomes. Taken as a vapor, both hybrids provided unusually intense and long lasting effects. NEXT MONTH, we’ll head to the Emerald City in search of specialized hybrids catering to the specific needs of the patients of the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
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BY DR. SCANDERSON FOR NORTHWEST LEAF
Grow your Stealth
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annabis cultivation in this country has been a dubious practice for more than half a century, so it’s incredibly exciting to be living in a time when Cannabis cultivation is largely tolerated. Cannabis and Cannabis cultivation has become more widely accepted by people in the U.S., and an explosion in indoor growing has followed, creating more choices, selection and competition. While I generally find myself wagging a judgmental finger at companies that target high-margin products and exploit those they try to land as customers, I’m happy to find a stark improvement in quality, price and selection for indoor gardeners in the stealth equipment category. Stealth equipment is all those gadgets and devices that help conceal an operating garden. Many gardeners come from a place where their level of skill at executing and maintaining a stealth operation had a direct effect on the likelihood their freedoms would be preserved. As a result, the products for this market quickly became highly specialized. Subsiding legal concerns have left the art of maintaining perfectly stealthy operations a seeming dying art. In this month’s Grow Tech, we will focus on rejuvenating this specialty. Anyone who knows me knows I proudly identify myself as a Cannabis gardener, writer and semi-professional appreciator of the plant. With this freedom comes responsibility. You create harmony by being aware you have the right to
distances. Properly grown medication in an open exercise your freedom of expression as long as it’s not imposing on another’s ability to do the room can wreak havoc on a square block of your neighborhood. Everyone within a block of that same. You might, for instance, be imposing property will be bombarded throughout the day on the ability of your neighbor down the with various levels of intense odors from just one street to raise her children in an area that plant grown in a 5-gallon bucket ... not cool. doesn’t smell like a Cannabis garden. Cannabis exudes highly concentrated Lastly, we aren’t preceded by a lineage “packets” of scent. Our ability to pick up smells that is accepted by society. Right now is in our olfactory system is directly related to that the time to quash the negative stereotypes concentration. As the concentration dissipates, it’s that are often assigned to supporters of this harder to detect. Because Cannabis exudes this smell plant. That means going beyond minimum in a highly concentrated expectations. Being a nature as part of its natural good neighbor, renter, Being a good neighbor, biological functions, we legal and sober driver, and can smell it farther and for tenant become magnified renter, legal and sober longer periods than other when you choose to driver, and tenant become botanicals. cultivate Cannabis. One of the most magnified when you choose blissful experiences I enjoy to cultivate Cannabis. in life is the intoxicating scent of Northwest blooms that are boomingly ripe, exploding with every last-ditch effort to pollinate and wet with crystal. I practice this appreciation as often and in as robust a fashion as I can and I do so without anyone outside a 20-foot radius -- even with Superman-like scent -knowing the better. The dried flowers maintain the scent of what a blooming flower produces, and odors generally increase during the growth period. This translates into potent and acute scents that are concentrated enough to travel long
Right now is the time to quash the negative stereotypes that are often assigned to supporters of this plant.
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n rooms where any air exchange ducting run and out the exit point. Fixing this exists to the exterior of the by trying to make your ducting more air-tight building -- this includes aircan be tedious, as can moving the fan and ductcooled lights that draw intake run setups. However, you can employ a couple of from anywhere near the garden tools and tricks to fix those issues. and portable A/C units, even if The first line of defense in the war against theyaredouble–ducted--youwill leaky scent is a carbon filter. Activated carbon have odor problems if your removes smells by neutralizing them. Carbongarden is healthy and you do not take measures treated air is the water of scents, the white of to treat it. the color wheel, the backdrop on which all If you are using an open-room exhaust smells exist. By pulling air through a filter filled system to treat heat buildup in with activated carbon, you your room, it’s imperative that you neutralize smells that existed remove any smell from the air that before passing through the The f irst line you intend to evacuate. A little bit filter. Carbon can only treat so of defense in less obvious is the smell that can much odor and then becomes creep into your light-ducting runs increasingly ineffective and the war against for anyone employing air-cooled must be replaced with fresh leaky scent is lights. activated carbon. The standard a carbon f ilter. Inline fans work most application for treated air for efficiently when pulling or sucking odors involves a specialized air, which is why it’s generally can-style filter filled with recommended to install them at the end of the carbon combined with a complimentary inline ducting run when cooling your lights. I’ve never fan to pull air through the carbon. Growers can met a truly “airtight” hood and ducting setup. then comfortably and safely direct this carbonIf the fan is pulling air through the lights and treated air to the exterior of the building. One evacuating it to the exterior of the building, you company met the specialized demand of indoor will likely produce odors. Placing the fan at the gardeners and positioned itself to meet the needs end of the duct run so it can “suck” not “blow” of Cannabis growers fast and early. Can Fan set creates a negative draw on your room by virtue the standard for carbon filters and inline fans. While many still feel nothing’s better than of gaps and leaks in the ducting run and hoods, Can, other options for inline fans and filters exist. thereby pulling some surrounding air into the
Companies such as Phresh and Active Air have more selections in size, shape and flange options and at a lower price. Outside of the physical specs, filters are categorized by the amount of air they can effectively treat. Consumers are encouraged to select filters that can accommodate the amount of air they are looking to pass through. If you determine you need to move 750 cubic feet per minute out of your room to effectively evacuate any heat build up and want to treat that air, select a filter that accommodates 750 CFM (for information on determining CFM figure, read the June 2013 Growtech at nwleaf. com. Keep in mind: the friction a filter produces as it treats the air might reduce the original CFM’s by 15 percent or more. If you intend to treat air you’re evacuating from your lights and sourcing the intake for this from inside your room, add an extra 100 to 150 CFM’s to the measurement for each additional light you intend to cool when selecting the filter size. If you find you need to pull 187 CFM’s to cool your first light, select a filter of the corresponding size, always sizing to the next size up when in between. If cooling more than one light, you need to add more scent-treating capacity. I recommend adding an additional 100 CFM’s to the size of the filter for the second light for a total of 287 CFM, and an additional 250 CFM’s for the third light. Keeping your filters changed regularly is critical. Depending on how much you use it and the genetics you are growing, it could be every other round. It’s not difficult to figure out when it’s time -- the nose knows. For larger gardens, or places where 100-percent stealth is required, gardeners can create a lung room specifically for scent control. In these setups, all air, treated or otherwise, is directed to a sealed room rather than the exterior of the building. Carbon filters run 24/7 as a scrubber, pulling ambient air through the carbon and pushing it back into the room without the smell. Odor treatment methods like Ona or even name brand plug-in air fresheners can be deployed. If the room is far enough away from the plants, ozone generators can be used, too. This “lung” room gathers all the untreated air and treats it at a highly effective level. The air from inside that room is then pulled out at the proper intervals, treated one last time through a carbon filter, and then evacuated from the building.
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growtech
BY DR. SCANDERSON FOR NORTHWEST LEAF
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he second major component to building and increasing the stealth of your garden is controlling the sound. Most gardens move a lot of air, and all those special fans are designed to move an incredible amount of air through a very small with the length of the run or have static presspace in a short period of time. Regardless sure problems, that’s one of the few occasions whether you are cooling your lights, evacuating where duct boosters can be applied effectively, heat from your room, operating an air condiand they’re quiet as a whisper. tioner or bringing in fresh air, the friction this In some cases, the most efficient design reair creates can be loud. The whir of air as it’s requires that some or many fans be mounted close leased from an exhaust duct, whistling air pumps to the exterior of the building. In those cases, and vibrations are all examples you can use a duct silencof sound leaks. Some have er. They sound kitschy and the potential of being heard are overpriced, but they do The more efficiently outside the building, alerting work. For a complete review you move air, potential villains of a medical of duct silencers, including garden. Others, such as a fan which ones to avoid, check the more eff iciently improperly mounted to the out the Grow Tech in the that device works ceiling in a multi-unit buildMarch issue of NW Leaf. ing, could be intruding on anThese devices work by addat treating the other person’s living space. ing on a piece of ducting environment and Let’s talk about fans. that has egg crate installed the quieter it operates. The standard inline fan can inside it and is designed to fit right into your ducting be loud. Especially when work. The manufacturer turning on and off, it’s easy to recommends you use two per fan immediatehear the differences with the introduction of, or ly before and after it. I’ve never seen the need sudden absence of, an ambient sound such as a to use more than one placed after the fan. The fan. You can use a few tricks to minimize this, big problem with the fans is not only are they which go hand–in-hand with best practices for loud, but the sounds they produce are amplified air movement efficiency. Two sources of sound by the shape and enclosure of the ducting. The should be treated. One is the internal motor egg crate acts as a sound damper for all the sound of the fan and the second is the sounds sound waves bouncing around the ducting. Anof the air, or more specifically, the sounds of other excellent feature of friction it creates. First and these products is how easy foremost, it’s helpful to plan It’s important to install they are to build effectivetightly sealed, short ductly at home with some egg ing runs free of 90-degree your fans in a way that crate, a straight duct run bends. The more efficiently addresses the amount of piece 2 inches larger than you move air, the more efsound vibrations they your existing run, ducting ficiently that device works tape and two reducers. at treating the environment can create. It’s important to inand the quieter it operates. stall your fans in a way Next, mount the fan as that addresses the amount of sound vibrations far from the exterior of the building as possible. they can create. Even if you’re the only one You could mount your fan on the last light in who will hear it, don’t underestimate the levels the run, then attach ducting to that fan and run of crazy that one can be driven to from a house it to the exit point. If you’re losing efficiency
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don’t underestimate the levels of crazy that one can be driven to from a house that never stops shaking and buzzing from garden fans turning on and off.
that never stops shaking and buzzing from garden fans turning on and off. The house’s structure can sometimes act as an amplifier for the hum. To treat this, add something that will absorb and dissipate the sound from the fan before it reaches the structure it’s mounted on. For horizontal applications, rather than screwing the fan’s mounting brackets to the location you intend on mounting it to, you could screw in eyelets and hang the fan at a close distance with a bungee cord. You could also suspend the fan using duct straps. With vertical mounting, focus on adding sound-dampening material between the fan and the location you intend to mount it. Using the same egg crate from the duct silencer, you could sandwich a piece of wood between a couple of layers of egg crate. Then attach your eggwood salad sandwich to the location you want to mount the fan, and mount the fan to the sandwich. Both the side that the fan is mounted to and the side it’s mounted from have a sound-dampening layer to absorb the vibrations.
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final and often overlooked area of stealth is light leaks. Light leaks refer to areas of the location in which cracks in the building, windows and vents leak high-intensity discharge lighting outside the building. Nothing paints a more obvious picture of “I’m growing Cannabis here” the stark contrast of bright orange light carefully crafted and shaped through multiple gaps, cracks and seals. Fortunately, it’s easy to fix because the human eye sees in such a limited spectrum. It’s not uncommon to get so wrapped up and isolated on your island of growing Cannabis that you think running your lights at night for the temperature benefit makes sense because everyone’s going to be asleep. Then you take a
midnight stroll around the areas of the property is an open three-sided cylinder that attaches to the that the garden is closest to and see a bouquet of evacuation point and directs the air and light out to orange lines or find that your lights vent plenty the box, reflected up or down. of air, and plenty of light. Being a medical Cannabis gardener means It’s critical to seal up these light cracks, especially taking on the tasks and responsibilities of because light travels both ways -- you might have cultivating your medication and doing it in a way some issues maintaining adequate photoperiods. that does not impose on other people’s ability For light leaks on ducting runs, you can minimize to a live a self-expressed life. By considering the reflection by what lies beyond the painting the end of absolute mandates to By considering what lies beyond any hard ducting cultivate your crop, with mat black paint you are creating a safe the absolute mandates to cultivate and simply treat the and enjoyable space to your crop, you are creating a safe evacuation point to garden. This is certain to bring you improved cover up the light and enjoyable space to garden. results in your harvests but still allow for ventilation. This can and more fulfillment in be accomplished with an awning and exterior shade life by knowing you are part of the new paradigm in some cases or building an exterior light box that society is ushering in.
Being a medical Cannabis gardener means taking on the tasks and responsibilities of cultivating your medication and doing it in a way that does not impose on other people,s ability to a live a self expressed life.
If you have questions email me at thegreengardengroup@gmail.com, or follow me on YouTube at youtube/user/drscandersongt or on Instagram at drscanderson_gt. As always, Happy Gardening!!! july 2013 FACEBOOK.COM/NWLEAF
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Health & Science
BY DR. SCOTT D. ROSE, NORTHWEST LEAF SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
Traditional Chinese Medicine How marijuana has been used for centuries
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esterners have been led astray by a medical profession that requires us to wait for illness and then get treated for it. But, Westerners are taking responsibility for their health and are looking for treatment options. Traditional Chinese medicine offers a range of practices that use concepts based on a tradition that’s 5,000 years old. This medicine includes forms of herbal medicine, massage (tui na), exercise (tai chi), dietary therapy and acupuncture.
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PHOTO BY FLICKR/VIVIAN CHEN Many people are familiar with acupuncture and its uses, but most are not familiar with its connections to Cannabis. Research is confirming that acupuncture works with the endocannabinoid system, as does Cannabis. It is not a stretch to think that if you are treating pain/inflammation with Cannabis, adding acupuncture might ease your pain. Cannabis has a long history in TCM. Cannabis is one of the 50 “fundamental” herbs of TCM, and is prescribed to treat diverse symptoms. Cannabis, called má, means “hemp;
Cannabis; numbness” in Chinese, and was used by the Emperor Shen Nung, who was a pharmacologist. He wrote a book on treatment methods in 2737 B.C., the first to include the medical benefits of Cannabis. Shen Nung was concerned with the failings of shamanism and studied the properties of Chinese plants, often testing them on himself. He reportedly turned green and died one day from a self-administered poison. He recommended a hemp elixir that was likely a tea of leaves and flowers, and he often accepted hemp as payment. The “Pen Ts’ao Ching” was
compiled in 1 A.D., based on traditions from the time of Shen Nung and is known as the oldest pharmacopoeia, or herbal reference book. In it, Cannabis is recommended for more than 100 ailments, including gout, rheumatism, malaria and absentmindedness. Centuries later, a Chinese medical text described the use of marijuana to treat vomiting, parasitic infections and hemorrhages. Hua Tuo lived much later (140-208 A.D.), yet he is credited with being the first person to use Cannabis as an anesthetic. The Chinese term for anesthesia is also composed of the Chinese character that means hemp, followed by the means of intoxication. He dried and powdered the plant, mixing it with wine for internal and external administrations. Hua Tuo performed surgeries to remove diseased tissues with local and systemic administration of his Cannabis wine anesthetic and acupuncture to control the pain. Hua Tuo was likely using the stronger Indian hemp or strains higher in CBD. It’s an interesting combination -cannabinoid therapy and acupuncture to control pain. Let’s look closer. Acupuncture is widely used for acute and chronic pain, but the mechanisms underlying its effect are not fully understood. Acupuncture is the insertion of needles into superficial structures of the body, including the skin, subcutaneous tissue and muscles, usually at acupuncture points, and subsequent manipulations of the needles. This aims at inf luencing the f low of qi – the body’s vital energy. Chinese medical practitioners believe the stagnation and lack of movement of this energy brings about pain and dysfunction. According to TCM, acupuncture is aimed at facilitating the movement of qi through the body’s energy pathways. Acupuncture is often accompanied by moxibustion – the herb mugwort is burned close to the skin or in a rolled cigar as a concentrated heat source. The Chinese characters for acupuncture
mean “acupuncture-moxibustion.” Moxabustion therapy is taught in TCM degree programs but many practitioners find it impractical for office use. Many scholars who read and interpret ancient texts contend the herb used was not mugwort inside the cigar but Cannabis, and that mugwort was used only as the cigar wrap. Today, the wrap and the floss herb material in the center of the cigar is exclusively mugwort. Chinese doctors were perhaps smoking out their patients, and some believe the smoke has healing properties and that it stimulates the skin with heat. This was being done before the use of needles to facilitate the movement of the qi. The use of acupuncture and moxabustion were common in China and part of a systematic approach. In the West, it was first thought to be dependent on imaginary acupuncture points and on hypothetical meridians. President Nixon’s trip to China in early 1972 spurred a science-based approach to explaining the painrelieving properties of acupuncture. During the 1970’s, research revealed that the analgesic effects of acupuncture are mediated by endogenous opioids. The opioid system alone contains around 30 opioid compounds. These quickly released compounds are biologically relevant answers to inflammation and pain. Moreover, inflammation and pain increase the synthesis of opioid receptors over time, decreasing effectiveness. Studies have shown that acupuncture used in combination with a micro-current of electricity can influence the release of one or more of the various endorphins with some specificity. Research has focused on endocannabinoid physiology. Endocannabinoids are compounds made within the body that are analogous to cannabinoids, or the plant compounds THC and CBD. At least five endocannabinoids, including anandamide, palmitoylethanolamide and 2-arachidonglycerol, have been found. Sixtyplus cannabinoids in the Cannabis plant also have potential action here. The most researched cannabinoid receptors are the cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors. Significant crosstalk
Cannabis is one of the 50 “ fundamental” herbs of TCM, and is prescribed to treat diverse symptoms.
Many scholars who read and interpret ancient texts contend the herb used was not mugwort inside the cigar but Cannabis. Chinese doctors were perhaps smoking out their patients, and some believe the smoke has healing properties and that it stimulates the skin with heat.
occurs between edogenous opiates and the endocannabinoids. These chemical signals and receptor bindings, and the TRPV1, might be how cannabinoid binding increases opiate output and vice versa. Acupuncture influences the opioid and cannabinoid system by releasing endogenous receptor ligands. Again, the studies from the 1970’s showed increased opiate production. A 2009 study that used electro-acupuncture for pain relief of inflamed skin tissue found a statistically relevant increase in anandamide (endocannabinoid) levels in the treated skin. European researchers concluded in 2011 that “Our results suggest that electroacupuncture reduces inflammatory pain and pro-inflammatory cytokines in inflamed skin tissues through activation of CB2 receptors.” Cytokines are known as intacellular messengers, or the way cells communicate with one another. With electro-acupuncture, we get the release of endogenous opiods, increased endocannabinoids and increased activation of the cannabinoid receptors. The ancient Chinese were an agricultural civilization watching patterns in nature, trying to figure how they fit in with the earth. The philosophies and therapeutics the Chinese created were eclectic, tested by time and people like Shen Nung. What the Chinese discovered about anatomy and physiology before modern science is astounding.
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installment in the Girl Scout Cookie take over: the Animal Cookies. Another clone-only strain taking one of the “who know’s which” cuts of the girl scout cookie and crossing it to the “can’t really tell you” cut of OG kush. While the enigma behind what makes up the Girls Scout Cookie, the fortune Cookie, Kookies, Berner’s Forum Cut, Kb Cut Cookies, Pak’s Hayward cut continues to dizzy even the steadiest of minds, the medication speaks for itself.
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COOKIES >> A rush of hashy, earthy flavors dressed up in a sweet baked taste and coated with a small, cool touch of mint
The effect Clear your schedule, you’ve got militant chillin to do. Not for the inexperienced patient or part-time medicator looking to relieve symptoms and go about their day with any degree of effectiveness. Sorry, my friend, plan your weekends around these meds. The look, the flavor, the experience is all so intoxicating it’s hard to believe as quickly as this flower extinguishes any head centered pressure, that it’s a creeper. But indeed it’s full consultation is only revealed several minutes after introduction. For some, “the Animal” provides intense pain relieving, trance-like states that may be more aptly described as endured, after which a well deserved nap is often in order. For others, it’s a nice medication to use when sleep, calm or pain relief is sought, but the “go to” strains aren’t doing it. As potency abounds without having to turn to concentrates, the Animal Cookie is the best of the Girl Scout Cookie family.
The Genetics Girl Scout Cookie x Fire OG Kush
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I don’t care if you have a t5 half an inch above this plant or Metal Halide HID, get ready to see three to five-inch internodal spacing...in Veg!!! Like most of the girl scout cookie she is extremely pH sensitive but when kept in range, she takes over a garden with massively sprawling branches stretching real tall. Animal Cookies’ deep dark green classic teardrop leaf shape (evident in so many hybrids) lays the foundation for a beasty plant. She responds extremely well to topping and training and will reward ample veg time and training techniques with several evenly sized rock hard spears that can be deceptively heavy. Loading up the P around weeks two to three beyond what typical OG’s like helps her thrive. It’s a nice complement to her distinct lack of need for calcium compared to her OG kush dad.
Bag appeal Probably one of the most exceptional looking specimens of Cannabis, Animal Cookies is a complete show stopper. Bright green calyxes softly fade into dark purple tips each expectorating a bright orange pistil or two. All this caked under a blanket of trichomes thick enough to stretch the resin heads into thread when you break the blooms apart. The deep acrid scent of only the finest OG kush dominates these flowers but gives way, rather than to the lemon side of the bouquet, to a rubbery, nutty smell completely unique for me to this strain. The flowers, even when properly dried and cured takes some patients to ignite simply because of the volume of resin in the omnipresent glob jewels.Once combusted, a rush of hashy earthy flavors dressed up in a sweet baked taste and coated with just small smooth touch of mint goes to work on your tasting pleasure centers. The exhale bringing with it the numbing taste of hot asphalt and rubber that twists itself around your mouth into some kind of berry and citrus before lingering dauntingly in the air.
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