EDITOR’S NOTE

THE ENLIGHTENED VOICE

NORTHWEST LEAF / OREGON LEAF / ALASKA LEAF / MARYLAND LEAF / CALIFORNIA LEAF / NORTHEAST LEAF

ABOUT THE COVER

Our 10th annual Harvest Issue cover features the gorgeous views at Common Roots in Prosser. The sun-drenched property glowing with vibrant colors and glistening trichomes was like love at first sight. This month’s special section features farms from around the central and eastern Washington area — but if you want to see exclusive photos and stories from beautiful Cannabis farms in all of the other states that the Leaf covers, we encourage you to spend a sesh with our free digital archive at Issuu.com/nwleaf & LeafMagazines.com. Our sincere thanks as always to all the wonderful farms and farmers who welcomed us in this month!

PHOTO by DANIEL BERMAN @BERMANPHOTOS

PUBLISHER

WES ABNEY | FOUNDER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

WES@LEAFMAGAZINES.COM MANAGING EDITOR

MIKE RICKER | OPERATING PARTNER

RICKER@LEAFMAGAZINES.COM 206-229-WORD CREATIVE DIRECTOR

DANIEL BERMAN | VISUALS & DESIGN

DANIEL@LEAFMAGAZINES.COM CONTRIBUTORS

DAN ACUTAL, FEATURES BOBBY BLACK, FEATURES JOSHUA BOULET, ILLUSTRATION TOM BOWERS, FEATURES EARLY, PRODUCTION STEVE ELLIOTT, NATIONAL NEWS JEFF PORTERFIELD, DESIGN MIKE RICKER, FEATURES MEGHAN RIDLEY, EDITING PACER STACKTRAIN, FEATURES TERPENE TRANSIT, DISTRIBUTION JAMIE VICTOR, ILLUSTRATION NATE WILLIAMS, FEATURES JERRY WHITING, FEATURES BRUCE & LAURIE WOLF, RECIPES

We are creators of targeted, independent Cannabis journalism. Please email us to discuss advertising in the next issue of Northwest Leaf Magazine. We do not sell stories or coverage. We can offer design services and guidance on promoting your company’s recreational, commercial or industrial Cannabis business or product or event within our magazine and on our website, LeafMagazines.com. Email ricker@LeafMagazines.com to start advertising with Northwest Leaf!

CONNECT WITH NORTHWEST LEAF!

Exclusive Cannabis Journalism

@NWLEAF | @NWLEAF @NWLEAF ISSUU.COM/NWLEAF

#NWLEAF #NWLEAF FREE ONLINE ARCHIVE

Have a strain, product, feature idea or news tip that the Northwest Leaf staff needs to know about? Email us at Ricker@LeafMagazines.com!

WES ABNEY Editor’s Note

Thanks for picking up The Harvest Issue of the Leaf!

WE’VE BEEN publishing our harvest issues for many years now and it continues to be one of my favorites. There is something truly special about outdoor Cannabis – and the people who put their livelihoods or medicinal needs on the line to grow a plant for six or more months – with no guarantee of success. Welcome to farming! On top of the sacrifices and risks they face, they also face stigma about the quality of the product they have worked so hard on. But let me tell you this:

Cannabis is a plant. And the natural expression of terpenes and flavors that the plant produces when exposed to sunlight can never be replicated in an indoor environment.

I encourage all of our readers to flip through our scenic harvest special, read the stories of true farm life and enjoy this magazine that we worked so hard on. But I also challenge you to purchase sungrown Cannabis and experience the plant in a natural form. Believe me when I say that while it may look different than indoor flower, it’s no less beautiful – and much more tasty than the mid-grade indoor Cannabis flooding the market.

On a sustainability note, our planet, societies and industries are all at a turning point, with our futures decided by us as enlightened consumers. Do we want synthetic, harmful products for our bodies? Do we want hothouse-grown and pesticide-sprayed vegetables or weed? My vote goes to organic fruits and veggies for our families, and an agricultural system that gives back to the Earth. So, what impact do we want our favorite plant to have on our planet?

Society votes and decides its future with dollars, and I hope that everyone reading this gives outdoor Cannabis a try. It supports both the farmer and the environment. Not to mention, both your head and your heart will thank you for it!

As always, thank you for reading – and please enjoy our Harvest Issue while sampling the bounty of this year’s crop! “MY VOTE GOES TO ORGANIC FRUITS AND VEGGIES FOR OUR FAMILIES, AND AN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM THAT GIVES BACK TO THE EARTH.”

LEAFMAGAZINES DOT COM

WE ARE ONE

LEAFMAGAZINES.COM