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Our issue this month is a fun look at all things pot in the month of March. No special theme, but a special issue nonetheless. We have a bunch of fun new content including gear reviews, a new Device of the Month and more! But I want you to learn about that by flipping through!

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I spoke last month on a media panel at CannaCon and had the chance to share the stage with some really wonderful media influencers in the industry. When it was my chance to talk about the Leaf and what it stands for, I was reminded through my own words why I started the publication: passion. I love the plant. And that passion is what should drive the industry forward.

Every time I go to a trade show (we do 30+ a year) I see so many different ideas, products, companies and people, all striving to make a dream a reality. That is my favorite part of this entire movement. My least favorite? The focus on the money. Green eyes get old quick, and the truth is that all legal Cannabis states are fighting the balance between passion and cash.

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Congress LaunchES FIRST Bipartisan Cannabis Caucus Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon),

WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE CONSIDERS MARIJUANA HOME DELIVERY

Retailers would be allowed to take phone and web orders.

The Washington Legislature is looking into a bill

“I have to think that the first kid that gets that would legalize marijuana home delivery during stabbed, or shot, or beaten, you’re going to feel a bit a hearing this week in the House Commerce & responsible for that,” Kingsbury said. “If this isn’t a Gaming Committee. recipe for disaster, I don’t know what is.”

HB 1712 would allow delivery services to bring Kingsbury ignored the fact that medical and weed to the door of those who order it, if approved. black market delivery services have operated in The bill would allow Cannabis retailers to take Washington state for years. While this reporter has orders by phone or online for adults 21 and older. heard a couple of instances of delivery drivers being Washington’s legalization law, I-502, robbed in the past eight years, I am not “WE’RE TAKING currently only allows pot purchases at aware of any stabbings, shootings or DOWN THE BLACK brick-and-mortar stores. beatings.

MARKET, THE One opponent of HB 1712 claimed Rep. David Sawyer (D-Tacoma) said CARTELS AND this would lessen safety for both the measure’s risk to marijuana users is RUNNING A SAFE, customers and employees by allowing LEGAL MARKET minimal, and that increasing access transactions in “insecure locations.” to Cannabis is critical to undercut “So what this bill does is take away the walls, it black market distributors. The Washington State takes away the witnesses, it takes away the cameras Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) would have and the security protocols and any sort of alarms,” to figure out how much marijuana each driver is said John Kingsbury of the medical marijuana allowed to carry, Rep. Sawyer said. advocacy group Patients United.

“Our whole goal is that we’re taking down the Kingsbury seems to feel such security concerns black market, the cartels and running a safe, legal outweigh the needs of homebound patients who are market,” Sawyer said. “We want to compete on unable to visit a store to procure their supply. convenience and a fair price point.”

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Dana Rohrabacher (R-California), Jared Polis (D-Colorado) and Don Young (R-Alaska) on Feb. 16 at the U.S. Capitol launched the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, the first of its kind.

The bipartisan caucus will provide a forum for members of the House to discuss, learn and work together to establish a more rational approach to federal Cannabis policy. Co-chairs Blumenauer, Rohrabacher, Polis and Young sent a letter inviting all members of the House to join the caucus.

“The prohibition of Cannabis has been a failure, and Americans across our nation are demanding a more sensible approach,” Blumenauer said.

“Following the November election, federal laws are now out of step with 44 states. The time is now to come together and bring the federal government in line with the will of the American people.”

Representatives Rohrabacher, Polis and Young provided similar supportive statements.

Increasingly, federal Cannabis laws are out of touch with American voters. One fifth of all Americans now live in a state with legal access to the adult use of marijuana. It’s time for Congress to catch up, and the Congressional Cannabis Caucus is another step in the right direction.

The nation’s leading Cannabis and drug policy reform organizations applauded Congressional members on the formation of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus in a joint statement.

“We commend Representatives Blumenauer, Rohrabacher, Polis and Young for their leadership on the issue of Cannabis policy,” the statement reads. “The establishment of a Cannabis Caucus will allow members from both parties, who represent diverse constituencies from around the country, to join together for the purpose of advancing sensible Cannabis policy reform. It will also facilitate efforts to ease the tension between federal prohibition laws and state laws that regulate Cannabis for medical and adult use.”

Quoted DEA REMOVES CANNABIS MISINFORMATION FROM WEBSITE after LEGAL PRESSURE After months of public pressure, the Drug

is a victory for medical Cannabis patients across Enforcement Administration (DEA) has the nation who rely on Cannabis to treat serious removed factually inaccurate misinformation illnesses. about marijuana from its website.

“The federal government now admits that The change comes after Americans for Cannabis is not a gateway drug, and doesn’t cause Safe Access (ASA) — a national nonprofit longterm brain damage, or psychosis,” Sherer said. dedicated to ensuring safe and legal access “While the fight to end stigma around Cannabis to medical Cannabis for therapeutic use is far from over, this is a big first step.” and research — filed a legal request with the The fight is indeed not over. As of Feb. 13, the Department of Justice last year demanding government was one week beyond the required that the DEA immediately update and remove deadline to respond to the ASA’s legal petition misinformation about Cannabis and the group claims that the DEA from its website and materials. still spreads false information about 25 FALSE STATEMENTS ASA argued that the more than Cannabis.

HAVE BEEN 25 false statements on the DEA’s “We are pleased that in the face of TAKEN DOWN website about Cannabis constituted a our request, the DEA withdrew some FOLLOWING violation of the Information Quality of the damaging misinformation MONTHS OF Act (IQA, a.k.a. Data Quality Act), BACK & FORTH from its website,” said Vickie which requires that administrative Feeman, of Orrick, Herrington & agencies not provide misinformation to the Sutcliffe. “However, the DEA continues to public and that they respond to requests for disseminate many damaging ‘facts’ about the correction of information within 60 days. health risks of medical Cannabis and patients One publication, “Dangers and Consequences across the country face ongoing harm as a result of Marijuana,” contained 23 of the 25 factual of these alternative facts. inaccuracies in violation of the IQA. Such “If the DEA does not take the necessary misinformation included claims that Cannabis action to comply with the binding timelines was a gateway drug, caused irreversible cognitive in the IQA, petitioners can always seek an decline in adults and contributed to psychosis intervention by OMB as the Department of and lung cancer.

Justice so informed the court in W. Harkonen “The DEA’s removal of these popular myths v. USDOJ or in the courts as demonstrated about Cannabis from their website could mean in Prime Time v. USDA,” said Jim Tozzi, the the end of the Washington gridlock,” Steph father of the IQA and member of ASA’s Patient Sherer (executive director of ASA) said. “This Focused Certification review board.

“ONE OF THE MOST DAMAGING ISSUES DERIVED FROM THE WAR ON DRUGS IS THAT THE POLICIES ARE INHERENTLY RACIST. COMMUNITIES OF COLOR HAVE BEEN DEVASTATED BY BAD DRUG POLICIES AND HYPERCRIMINALIZATION FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS.” — CRYSTAL PEOPLES-STOKES (New York Assembly member) on the impact bad drug policies have had on communities of color for decades.

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Texas POLICE OFFICERS Support Proposal to Reduce Marijuana Penalties

Colorado Reports $1.3 Billion in Marijuana Sales, $200 Million in Weed Taxes in 2016

Active duty and former Texas police officers, a retired Texas District Court judge, Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Chairman, Joe Moody (D-El Paso) and others gathered Feb. 16 to express support for Texas House Bill 81, which would remove the threat of arrest, jail time, and a criminal record for possession of a small amount of marijuana.

“Arresting people for marijuana possession takes officers off the streets for hours, reducing their effectiveness,” said former Carrollton police officer Silvestre Tanenbaum. “In this time of shrinking law enforcement budgets and staffing reductions, officers need to be able to maximize their impact in our communities.

Issuing citations for low-level marijuana possession can drastically reduce the manpower expense and court costs that go into prosecuting what is essentially a victimless offense. It would also enable law enforcement to build better relationships with the community it serves.”

HB 81, introduced by Rep. Moody and co-authored by Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs), would remove the threat of arrest, jail time and a criminal record for possession of up to one ounce of marijuana

The Colorado Department of Revenue has announced that $1.3 billion in regulated marijuana sales took place in 2016, generating nearly $200 million in state tax revenue. These figures don’t include millions of dollars in additional revenue generated by local Cannabis taxes.

Monthly sales topped $100 million in eight months of the year, Alicia Wallace at The Cannabist said. In December, pot shops’ sales were a little more than $114.7 million, a 13 percent increase from the $101.3 million recorded in December 2015.

According to the data, recreational marijuana accounted for $875 million of revenue, while medicinal Cannabis made up about $438 million.

Increases were not enjoyed uniformly across the state, as more jurisdictions limited the number and/or locations of licenses awarded to marijuana businesses, or banned Cannabis altogether, Kate McKee Simmons at Denver Westword said. In the first half of 2016, 219 Colorado jurisdictions banned medical and retail marijuana outright; 17 more banned medical marijuana licenses and nine banned retail marijuana licenses.

and replace them with a civil fine of up to $250. Under current Texas law, individuals found in possession of less than two ounces of marijuana can be arrested and given a criminal record and they face up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $2,000.

“Texans want police on the streets protecting and serving, offenders punished sternly but fairly and taxpayer money spent efficiently and effectively,” Rep. Moody said. “House Bill 81 does that by making personal-use possession of marijuana a civil violation instead of a crime. That frees up law enforcement resources and deals with marijuana possession firmly without branding a college kid caught with a joint as a criminal who will then have real problems getting financial aid to finish school and finding a place to live and work afterwards.”

“Every year we arrest about 60,000 people in Texas for possession of tiny amounts of marijuana,” said retired Texas district court judge John Delaney. “Each arrest takes about two hours of police time, not to mention the added burden on jails and courts. This diverts resources that could be spent helping victims of violence and serious property crimes.”

“THIS BILL IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO CAN NO LONGER GET PLANTS BECAUSE DISPENSARIES CLOSED THAT USED TO SELL CLONES AND SEEDS.”

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Cannabis flowers were more popular with medical patients in the first half of 2016, Westword said. Medicinal sales topped 80,721 pounds between January and June. During the same time, 73,064 pounds were sold recreationally.

Recreational users, meanwhile, favored Cannabis-infused edibles. The retail market for edibles was more than triple that of medical, with 1,082,932 medical sales and 3,275,341 recreational sales. With those numbers, Colorado also saw the biggest jump in licenses for infused-product manufacturers — a 16 percent increase.

“Over one billion dollars in marijuana sales that once took place in the underground market were instead conducted in regulated businesses this year,” said Mason Tvert, the Denverbased director of communications for the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP). “The state received nearly $200 million in marijuana tax revenue, whereas just a decade ago it was receiving zero.

“Hopefully this will be a wake-up call for the 42 states that still choose to force marijuana sales into the criminal market and forego millions of dollars in tax revenue,” Tvert said.

Quoted — LAURIE JACKSON (patient) on HB 2021, a bill which would license adult medicinal users to grow and possess unlimited Cannabis seeds at their residence.

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THE STATE OF WEED WHAT DIRECTION IS THE MARIJUANA INDUSTRY GOING? WHERE’S THE MONEY HEADED?

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verywhere I go, people tend to ask the same question: what is the future of the weed industry?

This is both an impossible and improbable question, but I get asked enough that I thought I would give it a try. Take it with a grain of salt, this is only my opinion, but I think it is worth sharing.

Let’s take a look at the numbers. Last month, the ArcView Group released the most comprehensive study of the economics of pot to date, placing the market spending of Americans on pot at $5 billion in 2015, and estimating a total of almost $15 billion by 2021. That’s a lot of cash, and it has attracted investors and entrepreneurs alike as moths to a flame. But as the moth that circles a candle too close finds out, flames burn.

Right now, a company like Monsanto could buy every single Cannabis company in Oregon, Washington or Alaska and not flinch financially. That is an incredibly tenuous position for our industry to be in as it flirts with outside investment and the consequences of easy cash and big money.

What attracted me to the pot industry in 2010 was the seeming ability to be a self-starter. The industry was a place where anyone could build a company or start a stream of income. Washington’s medical program built a thriving middle class of pot growers, processors and dispensary owners.

The best principles of economics applied to the pot industry at the time. Local money multiplied through jobs and spending and the massive amount spent on pot trickled down into tens of thousands of lives.

But Washington saw that untaxed revenue as something it could control, and killed our medical program with a recreational system that taxes weed more than 46 percent. Oregon dangled the carrot of

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“tax-free rec sales” for a short while in the ill-fated OMMP/OHA licensed dispensary system, essentially a buy-out offer of 12-15 months of revenue before the majority of medical businesses folded under the new regulatory change. And especially in Oregon, where more than 2,000 license applications sit unprocessed, including those that operated legally and paid applicable taxes until January, the truth is that only those with capital can afford to move forward.

Don’t get me wrong; all businesses and industries take money to make money, and that is the nature of business. But the industry is shifting locally and statewide, and the scales are tipping against the momand-pop and average investor alike.

Allowing outside investment in Oregon was the first step to the end of small Cannabis. In states like Nevada, where a Cannabis business applicant had to have $500,000 in liquid capital (cash) not tied to a house, the fight was over before it began. And it is a widely known fact that the family behind Wal-Mart owns several Cannabis companies in Oregon.

So where is the Cannabis industry going? Clearly something worth so much will continue to be valuable, like a stock trader’s dream chart rising from left to right in huge jumps. But where is that money going? And what will be the end result of the capitalization of our plant?

If one mainstream company can buy every business in a state without flinching, our people have a real problem. The days of federal restrictions on banking and interstate travel surely will not last, and when they expire, two types of companies will exist: the sellers and the buyers, but there will likely be no winners. Citizens don’t benefit from the one percent; surely America has learned that lesson in other ways now. When will the pot industry?

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IN TERMS OF MARIJUANA AND LEGALIZATION, I THINK THAT SHOULD BE A STATE ISSUE, STATE-BY-STATE… MARIJUANA IS SUCH A BIG THING. I THINK MEDICAL SHOULD HAPPEN — RIGHT? DON’T WE AGREE? I THINK SO. AND THEN I REALLY BELIEVE WE SHOULD LEAVE IT UP TO THE STATES.

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- PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP reported by Washington Post, Nov. 9, 2016

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ON MARIJUANA “We sometimes used to make the point that if someone wanted to smuggle in a dangerous weapon, even a nuclear weapon, into America, how would they do it? And the suggestion was made, ‘Well, we’ll simply hide it in a bale of marijuana.’”

“And I think that when you see something like the opioid addiction crisis blossoming in so many states around this country, the last thing we should be doing is encouraging people [to smoke Cannabis].”

TRENT FRANKS (R-AZ)

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“We need grown-ups in Washington to say marijuana is not the kind of thing that ought to be legalized, it ought not to be minimized, that it is in fact a very real danger.”

ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SSESSIONS

“I think this legislation, as it moves forward, should still seek to continue to send a way strong message to the people of Indiana and particularly to those who would come into our state to deal drugs, that we are tough and we’re going to stay tough on narcotics in this state.”

VP MIKE PENCE

2013 STATEMENT AS GOVERNOR OF INDIANA

“We’re losing badly the war on drugs.

You have to legalize drugs to win that war.

You have to take the profit away from these drug czars.”

“We’re becoming a drug-infested nation… Drugs are becoming cheaper than candy bars. We’re not going to let it happen any longer.”

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By WES ABNEY | EDITOR

THE POT INDUSTRY GETS SPICY(ER) WILL THE WHITE HOUSE ACTUALLY FOLLOW THROUGH ON PRESS SECRETARY SEAN SPICER’S THREATS AND BEGIN ENFORCING FEDERAL RECREATIONAL CANNABIS LAWS DURING DONALD TRUMP’S PRESIDENCY?

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ast month the sky was officially falling on the pot industry as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer mentioned that he expected to see federal enforcement on recreational Cannabis.

Facebook went crazy as seemingly every person in the industry raised their voice in anger and fear, and to be fair, the mainstream media had a heyday with it as well. Headlines loomed large: “Trump administration signals possible crackdown on Marijauana…” and “Get high while you can, the Trump Administration is going after legal marijuana.”

My response? Chicken Little was never right.

And the truth is that posturing by the White House is simply that. Posturing. It’s not really different than a defiant child lashing out, which is essentially what our President is. A defiant man-child flip-flopping on every message he sends. But more on that later.

What surprised me the most about the industry reaction was the surprised dismay of owners, smokers and growers alike.

I have one question for all of you. When was pot ever safe and legal?

Over the last decade the “legal” pot industry has had many shades of gray involving regulation and recognitition, with one exception.

It has always been federally illegal!

Not a single part of this industry has been legal, and Obama’s Administration proved that with the Cole memo and more raids on MMJ than under Bush. So for all the would-be activists and scared business owners I have the same message — what did you think you were getting into?

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Cannabis businesses exist in a world unlike any other Washington has one of the worst legalization and the people who years ago chose to take on the schemes in the country, and that is exactly why it risk vs. reward equation of engaging in federally illeis safe. It is essentially a state controlled cartel with gal sales used to be in a breed of their own. It takes a 47 percent tax on every dollar and state agencies courage to stand up for an issue that can land you in complicit in every step from seed to sale. It is a cash federal prison, and even more to try cow as well, making the outraand profit from it. geous tax an even bigger incentive But slowly through regulation for defending the right to sell pot. and “legalization” the old-school And every other legal state is in a of growers and dispensary owners similar position of budget shorthave slowly been phased out as the falls and new revenue. green rush has hit the true greenAnd so, it seems, everything horns of the pot industry. Investors comes down to money. Is the “FUNNY HOW THAT TERM CAUGHT ON, and outside owners.

Trump Administration going to ISN’T IT? I TELL EVERYONE: I HATED IT! The funniest thing to me as an spend money coming after legal SOMEBODY SAID, ‘DRAIN THE SWAMP.’ old school pot activist and long time pot in states where it is taxed, regI SAID, ‘OH, THAT’S SO HOKEY. THAT IS smoker and seller of Cannabis is ulated and contributing to budgets SO TERRIBLE.’ I SAID, ‘ALL RIGHT. I’LL when investors get green eyes talking that are consistently short? No. Are TRY IT.’ SO LIKE A MONTH AGO, I SAID, about profits and potential, and then they going to posture and rattle the ‘DRAIN THE SWAMP.’ THE PLACE WENT get scared when even a hint of ensabers in order to maintain some CRAZY. I SAID, ‘WHOA. WATCH THIS.’ forcement comes down. You can’t form of delusional strength? Yes. THEN I SAID IT AGAIN. THEN I STARTED have your cake and eat it too!

If there is one quote, out of SAYING IT LIKE I MEANT IT, RIGHT? AND Washington state is currently many, from Donald Trump that THEN I SAID IT, I STARTED LOVING IT.” poking the Trump Administration shows the truth, it comes down to - President Donald Trump during on several levels, from immigration his promise to “drain the swamp.” his “Thank You Tour” to Cannabis. And to that, I say kuIf there is anything that we can dos! It is time that we as a people count on as a country and an inand as individual states stand up for our rights. dustry, it’s that Trump is nothing except a flip-flopBefore the shock of the statements from Spicer ping manipulator. And taking a manipulator at their had even settled, our Attorney General Bob Ferword is as simple as being manipulated. It’s time for gusen and Governor Jay Inslee had the courage to the “new” and “legal” pot industry to stand up. Berelease statements defending the pot industry, and cause the rest of the industry is back in black, and standing behind the industry. already living with the reality of pot being “legal.”

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By WES ABNEY

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE BREAKING DOWN THE LATEST BILLS & CHANGES TO CANNABIS LAWS IN OUR STATE MULTIPLE CANNABIS BILLS HAVE FAILED TO PASS Right to homegrow Cannabis bills

Both bills submitted this year to allow the personal homegrowing of Cannabis failed to make it out of committee and gain a vote on the floor. Washington remains the only state to have legalized Cannabis without giving citizens the freedom to grow a plant, and our legislators clearly don’t feel that this is an issue. Their continued refusal to grant citizens this basic freedom shows how committed to the war on drugs and the taxation scheme the state LCCB cartel is running. Why else would they maintain felony-level status for a plant for a citizen while pushing to protect the taxed and regulated market?

Maddie’s Law to allow use of medical Cannabis at school

Named after a child whose livelihood is tied to medical Cannabis, this bill would have made it possible for children to receive their medical Cannabis at school. For Maudie, this is the only way she can possibly go into a school program.

Unfortunately, our legislative body didn’t feel that parents and schools should have the option to administer a safer medicine.

Seeds and clones for patients at MMJ endorsed recreational stores

Since the state forced medical patients into the 502 system last July, many patients have a struggled to find a “legal” source for clones or seeds to grow their “legal” plants. In a perfect symbol of

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the hypocrisy of Washington’s pot laws, patients are allowed to grow their own medicine, but they have no way to get the plants needed to do so.

In a clear showing of no sympathy, our legislature failed to fix or address this issue, leaving patients without access for another year.

Bill to limit Bitcoin use in the recreational pot market

While this might not seem like a huge deal, in an industry that is already losing Mom and Pop businesses, this increase in ownership bill has troubling implications for the future.

Ban all outdoor advertising and treat pot ads like cigarettes

The only significant pot-related bill that has gotten traction this year seeks to ban outdoor adAnother lovely bill from Senator Ann Rivers, the vertisement of all forms for Cannabis, and limit woman who famously helped kill MMJ, decidpot ads like cigarettes. This would eliminate billed to introduce a new bill regulating the already boards, signs, sign wavers, soap boards and essenoverregulated Cannabis marketplace. Under SB tially any way for the public to easily find their lo5264, “A marijuana producer, marijuana processor, cal pot store. It would also limit pot ads the same or retail outlet must not pay with or accept virtual way as cigarettes, and prohibit ads outside of 21+ currency for the purchase or sale of marijuana or establishments. While a private publication like any marijuana product.” Considthe Leaf would only have to remove ering the fed’s potential war on public distribution boxes and non 21+ Here are some pot and Washington’s dedicated of the highlights locations, this would essentially kill any stance to protecting their cash from this year’s public reaching method for Cannabis cow, bitcoin might be a possible companies. NW Leaf opposes this bill difficult session and the intention behind it. Cannabis sidestep from enforcement. Sen. Rivers, of course, wanted to regis safer than alcohol, and it should not ulate it because it exists, and therefore must be be harder to advertise/promote a safer choice. In scary, like the thought of MMJ patients growing addition, the state is making a major mistake with their own plants. this bill. Limiting traffic to stores only limits sales in the regulated market, which also limits tax revBILLS BEING PUSHED enue for the state, which is the only reason pot AT TIME OF PRINT was legalized in Washington.

Raise store ownership limit from three businesses to five

The only other bill to have any traction this year would raise the limit of retail stores a person can own from three to five.

NORTHWEST LEAF OPPOSES THIS ADVERTISING BILL AND THE INTENTION BEHIND IT. CANNABIS IS SAFER THAN ALCOHOL AND IT SHOULD NOT BE HARDER TO ADVERTISE OR PROMOTE CANNABIS, A SAFER CHOICE.

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By MATTHEW MEYERS

CULTIVATE GOOD NEWS If you’re anything like me, you probably feel overwhelmed by the amount of hysteria, hate and fear spreading through our society.

With our focus constantly being driven toward the negative by many forms of media, finding positive head space to progress through this political, intellectual and spiritual roadblock in our society’s evolution can be hard.

This hysteria is rooted in good intentions; we face some pressing issues that have been swept under the rug for far too long, such as excessive corporate influence, systematic income inequality and a justice system riddled with double standards. But it’s important to widen your perspective and witness the balance of both good and bad in the world. If we imagine our society as a pendulum, we find that we’ve swung far to one side. As humans, we should all do what we can to help re-center the pendulum, but often times the scale of issues can overwhelm even the most savvy problem-solver.

However, if you want to effectively make a difference, you also have to remember to hold faith, visualize and be open to a brighter future. Every problem, no matter its complexity, has a solution.

But like most good solutions, sometimes you need to take a step back from the problem, breathe and be confident in your ability before you can find a sustainable solution.

We cannot forget that life is a balance, and as much as we need to be concerned about these pressing issues, we also need focus on our own power to bring good into the world. With so much conMatthew Meyer is a Hood River-based Cannabis journalist, activist & enthusiast.

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flicting information out there today, it’s easy to get contribute to the future you want to witness. If you caught up trying to raise awareness about one issue want to hear good news, do what you can to make or another. As I’ve previously written, it’s important it happen. Whether it’s holding the door open or to vocalize your feelings to create change, but be being present and listening to help someone with a mindful of the danger in that mindset. By raising problem, we can make a difference. Even something awareness about an issue, you can get too focused as simple as smiling at someone who looks angry or and lost in the negative aspects of that sad could brighten their day and trigissue. This can drain your energy and ger a series of events to create a better If you want to add a negative lens to your worldview. future for us all! effectively make I recommend taking the following In relation to Cannabis, if you a difference, steps to help achieve balance in these want to continue to see high qualiyou also have to ty small-batch Cannabis, make sure dynamic times: remember to hold to support those farmers. If you are SEE GOOD worried about the future of untaxed faith, visualize Remember to search out the good and be open to a medical Cannabis, make sure your and beautiful things in life that survoice is heard by the OLCC! As brighter future. round us every day. We live a truly Stephen Covey writes in his book privileged life, where we can drink our “7 Habits of Highly Effective Peowater and breathe our air, especially in ple,” you are in control of how you the Pacific Northwest. Most of us carry computrespond to the outside stimuli of life! The key to ers in our pockets that can save a lifetime of high controlling this response is staying relaxed and quality images and videos. Cannabis can help with focused during times of stress. Cannabis can be appreciating the beautiful details of life! helpful for finding a fresh perspective, appreciating the beautiful details of life you otherwise COMMUNICATE GOOD ignore and also finding space to relax and decomIf you notice someone having trouble seeing the press. Luckily, more people than ever can safely good or beauty in life, make sure that you reach out access Cannabis today, and that access will conto them and try to remind them about the good tinue to grow! things in life.

In conclusion, don’t give up trying to progress our society! Be conscious of your personal balance and MANIFEST GOOD make sure you dedicate your valuable time, energy We all have the awesome ability to create; make and creative powers to bringing good manifestations sure the things you are creating are positive and into the world.

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Column # 20

Highlighting amazing Cannabis pioneers who helped pave the way to greater herbal acceptance.

RICKY WILLIAMS HOW THE NFL TACKLED A CANNABIS ADVOCATE

a former nfl running back, Ricky Williams became one of Cannabis’ most surprising and outspoken advocates when he was publicly outed by the NFL for consuming it while playing professional football over a decade ago.

Williams was a stand-out football star both in high school in southern California and during his time at the University of Texas. He was the fifth pick in the 1999 NFL draft, chosen by the New Orleans Saints, who he would play with for 3 years before being traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2002. It was with the Dolphins in 2004, that Williams announced his early retirement from football, due to a positive drug test for Cannabis.

He faced a $650,000 fine from the league for this indiscretion, as well as a four game suspension.

Later, in a 60 Minutes interview, Williams noted that the reason he’d gone into early retirement was to avoid the humiliation of a third failed Cannabis test being made public.

After retiring, Williams got his medical card in California and studied Ayurvedic medicine and yoga for a year. But Williams was too talented and too determined to never play football again. He decided to leave retirement in 2005, but he failed another drug test at the end of the season.

The NFL suspended him for an entire year, which forced Williams to consider playing for the Canadian Football League during the 2006 season.

In an amazing back-and-forth, he returned to Miami and the NFL in 2007, and played for another 4 years in the league.

During his career, Williams stated that he’d been diagnosed with social anxiety disorder and borderline personality disorder, and for a time – he became a spokesperson for the pharmaceutical drug Paxil. Shortly after signing, Williams quit using the drug, noting it had not agreed with his vegan diet.

“Marijuana is ten times better for me than Paxil,” Williams later told ESPN. Today, with the help of 420 Games founder Jim McAlpine, Williams is committing his time to opening Power Plant Fitness, the world’s first THC-powered workout facility, opening soon in San Francisco.

Power Plant Fitness members can enjoy on-site consumption and access to a wide array of workout-friendly “athletic edibles.”

Ricky Williams was persecuted for his Cannabis use in the NFL a decade ago, but the NFL continues it’s backward-minded prohibition for athletes while actively prescribing dangerous, addictive pharmaceuticals to them instead. Fans of football can only hope that the league wises up soon and recognizes that players like Ricky Williams are healthier because of their use of cannabis, not the other way around.

WILLIAMS IS PLANNING TO OPEN THE WORLD’S FIRST THC-POWERED WORKOUT FACILITY.

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CHRISTINE SMITH The owner and creator of Grön Chocolate oversees a new recreational facility brimming with busy employees and loads of silky Cannabis-laced confections.

We talked chocolate, the balance of being a kick-ass lady boss and how to manage the growth of a wildly successful edible company.

What did you do before the Cannabis industry?

I worked as a practicing licensed architect for a firm in Portland for about 20 years. I kind of parleyed my way into this industry when my boyfriend [now husband] owned a medical marijuana dispensary. I started to see what was on the market, coming from a design background, in perspective; I was unsatisfied with the product(s) that were out there.

So I began tinkering. Playing around with chocolate on the side, taking classes on chocolate and experimenting with different mediums for infusions, oils, butters and at the time RSO [a type of full extract Cannabis oil], because distillate wasn’t on the market. That’s pretty much where it all started: a “happy little hobby.” I never intended for it to grow into the monster it is today! About two years ago I took a leap of faith and left my architecture firm and committed to Grön full-time. I haven’t looked back since.

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What major hurdles did you face when you started this journey?

On the topic of community education, edibles are one of the Media’s most demonized targets within the Cannabis industry.

What is your advice on going forward with dosing and storage?

In some ways, the laws and regulations — for me and my background in architecture — I have a degree in regulations. So laws and regs weren’t a “hurdle” for me, they were a godsend. So, as the regulations came on and it became harder for people ... my background is in rules; I love rules! And we just started excelling.

The more regulations came on, the better I got at adapting and growing and feeling more consistent to be working within confines that made sense. So started out, the hardest thing for me was not having rules! Because there weren’t any rules! Something could be 600mg and there were no testing regulations [at the time].

I am a mother, I have children. It’s one of the primary reasons we started on the rec market with a fully self-contained child-resistant packaging. It’s hugely important to me, and it’s the responsible decision for any edible to have — not just an exit package, but to have a package where you can take a dose, put the rest back in the package and know it’s secure. Granted, that’s just one way, but it’s a start. Easy dosing is another concern of mine. Dosing appropriate is very important. Our product is very easy: you simply break off a rectangle, 5mg per rectangular piece. So you know exactly what you are getting. The third thing is to provide more literature. I believe Oregon has failed consumers in that respect, so the brands are going to have to pick up the slack. If you dissolve the chocolate in your mouth without swallowing, you’re going to feel it kick much faster [within 20-30 minutes]. The OLCC seems to want to engage in these sorts of things, versus letting it dissolve in your stomach, which takes longer. If you just ate a large hamburger and eat a 5mg dose of chocolate, you might not even feel it! It’s like drinking: if you drink a beer on a full stomach, you probably won’t feel much other than full. But if you drink a half a beer on an empty stomach ... you feel drunk. Context is important.

The next step is budtender education, so they can relate to a public that doesn’t have the same tolerance they do. Many budtenders have very high tolerances.

The 400mg medical-strength bar was a hit in the medical market. New dosage caps on medical milligrams limit all medical edibles to 100mg or less. What was your plan?

We [Grön] did not make money within the medical market.

We would have never survived producing a 400mg bar at the price we were selling it [$20]. Back then, I was paying money to have this product on the market at the quality I demanded to keep it at. And that is one of the reasons why we’re successful and consistent. We stayed on the market because of what we did. But that was not a sustainable business plan, but I took a risk. Knowing regulations would come into play and the rec market was coming on and actually starting to make a profit. Many companies have switched to recreational edibles only because of the cost of producing higher-dosed medical edibles. We still provide a 75mg chocolate for medical patients.

In the switch from medical to recreational licensing, do you still plan on providing higher-dosed chocolate for OMMPs? You know, I feel very loyal to the medical market. I feel like they have really been shit on. They were the ones who started this whole thing, and now they are being left behind. Unfortunately, that’s big business and corporate America, and that’s what happened. The people who started this grassroots effort have really been left behind by the regulatory system. In my opinion, they should have left medical alone. The problem is they regulated it so much! The best we can do to serve our medical patients is making a small piece of chocolate [to reduce costs] at the highest dosage legally permitted.

How do you maintain such high quality standards?

It’s a constant battle. And that’s my job here. We now have 18 employees a manager chirped from the next room who are amazing chocolatiers. But my job is to always be looking forward, always looking to how we can stay on top, and looking at this huge market of people who maybe haven’t even thought about trying Cannabis! Whether you have problems sleeping, or could use CBD for pain, they are interested in it, but they have no clue on how to go about it. How can we as a large brand educate our community? That’s really the next step and task I am taking on: To help educate Oregon on edibles, Cannabis and CBD, to serve as a resource. We aren’t just “weed chocolate,” we are here to make people happy.

As a woman in this industry, HAS your perspectivE primed you for the roller coaster that is this industry? I feel like there are things from your P.O.V that WOULD make you more competitive?

IT’S MY MISSION RIGHT NOW TO HELP THE OREGON COMMUNITY FEEL REALLY SAFE AND GOOD ABOUT EDIBLES

I think I read somewhere that some 50 percent of leaders of Cannabis are women, versus other industries where those numbers hover around 15 percent. I think being a mother, being a nurturer, women are fabulous multitaskers. I come from this not only being a woman, but a woman who came from a development professional career. Sometimes it’s hard for me to distinguish the things that I bring being a women or development professional. I come from a very male-dominated field — construction and development — almost entirely male.

So I fought my way up in that industry to become a leader in that industry. And that definitely parleyed into this so it’s refreshing to be in the Cannabis industry. It’s amazing. I am kind of dancing around. I think women have a great opportunity in this industry, and I think women are supportive of each other and I love that. It’s just such a great family.

What are your company’s future challenges and goals?

Effective growth management and really responsible education for the public. Maybe it goes back to me being a mother, but it’s really, really important to me. It’s my mission right now to help the Oregon community feel really safe and good about edibles; and help this industry grow responsibly. I think this company has the ability to do that.

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The buds are solid and frosty and reek of pungent delicious Cannabis. The sativadominant strain has uplifting and energetic effects, and is perfect at the start of a day or as a pick-me-up after a big dinner in the evening. (26.9% THC | $12/g)

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are super tasty and almost TA S T E impossible to limit to just one.

VA LUE Each chocolate morsel is made of layers of EFFECT chocolate, pretzels, caramel and pecans, which combine for an intense and yummy L A BE L flavor bite. We found two bites per was t ota l 19/20 perfect, and easily killed the bag between two people for a fun and decent dose and experience. (Six pack, $16)

NORTHWEST COLLECTIVE

9326 Kimmie St. SW, Olympia, WA 98512 (360) 915-6071 NorthwestCollective.com

Environment 5/5 THE BEST PART of NWC has always been the

environment and that hasn’t changed since their days as a medical collective. The owners and staff truly care about the patients and everyone who comes in. The shop offers free coffee and popcorn every day and serves up good food on Fridays.

NWC is a business that celebrates the people who keep it open. Expect to get great customer service and a connoisseur/MMJ approach to budtending.

LEMON SORBET BHO PROCESSED by CANNABIS NORTHWEST This Lemon Sorbet BHO has 91.51% a beautiful look straight out of THC the bag. Thick sheets of wax sparkle and throw off light with 0.71% a glistening wetness that begs CBD to be dabbed.

THE SCORE Unscrewing the top of the lid reveals lo o ks a sharp and bright f lavo r smell that tickles ef f ec t the nostrils with la b el an intense lemon flavor. ($35/g) t ota l 18/20

From the early days of medical to the new frontier of legal pot, the store has remained true to its roots

Overall 18/20 FEW SHOPS in Washington have been around

as long as NWC, or gone through as many changes and transitions as they have. We recommend stopping by on a road trip or just as a local. From even the early days of medical to the new frontier of legal pot, the store has remained true to its roots: quality products, friendly staff, free food and a compassionate approach to helping people get high.

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By WES ABNEY | PHOTOS by DANIEL BERMAN

buddy’s Strains 5/5 BUDDY’S has a superb selection of

strains all organized by brand instead of price, so each farm is grouped together.

Our only problem was trying to choose between brands like Emerald Evolution, Trail Blazin’, Leaph, Clandestine, Sky High Gardens, Golden Tree Productions, Buddy Boy Farms, Salish Sativas and more. Gram prices ranged between $8 and $15 and most eighths were $35-42.

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Edibles 4/5 THE EDIBLES and topicals selection at Buddy’s is

easy to navigate and has a little of everything.

Starting with CBD options on the glass shop side like infused gummies and Cannabis Basics, on the pot shop side we also saw Fairwinds tinctures and topicals, Lotionz and Ethos-branded products as well. We really liked the soda counter holding Loaded Soda, Olala, Evergreen Herbal and Legal.

We also saw chocolates, candies, bites and more, 10mg options start at $5 and 100mg start at $25.

Concentrates 5/5 THE SHOP carries a great range of quality and sweet-priced dabbing deals. Buddy’s BHO starts at $30 a gram, with tasty options like the True OG reviewed above. We saw fire dabs from Amber Brick priced at $35-$45, with shatter, wax and live resin all available.

We also saw Gaga Platinum Extracts, Torch NW oil, FlavoRx carts, Dope and a ton more brands. Most top shelf was priced under $50 and only a couple options above.

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Environment 5/5 fun place to be. It has a great feel on both the glass shop side and the pot store side, and allows for the perfect blend of both worlds. It really is an awesome experience to grab top shelf flower and oil and then head next door for a banger, dab rig or flower piece. Especially when the glass store side has CBD products for sale! The staff is medically oriented and can answer all questions with a smile.

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are probably the tastiest TA S T E drink we’ve found on the recreational market. At 10mg VA L U E THC per bottle, this soda EFFECT is lowkey, perfectly bubbly L A BE L and refreshingly creamy t ota l 17/20 for a nostalgic experience.

Crafted for taste and flavor in custom-made bottles, the Olala brand is killing it in flavor. Higher dose options aren’t available yet, but we like this drink and expect more great things from the new company! ($10)

420 Sunset Blvd N, Renton, WA 98057 @Buddys_WA (425) 226-9333 Buddys-WA.com

THE SPACE is open, friendly and an all-around

TRUE OG SHATTER

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ironic name but it’s perfect ar o ma once you have had a toke. d en s it y Instead of having yourself a power nap, get all the cu r e refreshing effects from a few hits of this l o o ks great strain! Of course, nothing is better f l avo r than Cannabis and quality nap time. But ef f ect we digress. The flowers are fluffy and yet t otal 26/30 surprisingly dense, covered in trichomes and cured to a brisk snap. With a creamy sweet flavor in smoke, the strain is a pleasure to consume. We enjoyed the refreshing and energetic effects and the quality evident in this top-shelf flower! ($18/g)

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Translucent and golden,

this beautiful paper-thin THC shatter is a huge bargain at $30 per gram. Bursting with warm sweet lemon and skunky fuel notes, this shatter is worthy of carrying the Buddy’s brand. Definitely a “snap and pull,” this oil is easy to work onto a dabbler and has a perfect consistency for small or large dabs. With a lightly expansive vapor and a sweet fuel OG PERFECT CONSISTENCY flavor, it delivers on FOR SMALL OR taste, quality and LARGE DABS effects. ($30/g)

The shop is named after Buddy Harlow, the salsa performer and grandfather of Buddy's Owner Myles Harlow Kahn.

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lo o ks f lavo r ef f ec t la b el t ota l 19/20

Overall 19/20 BUDDY’S provides something that a lot of

stores in WA are missing: a shop that blends Cannabis and music culture in a way that creates a true destination. But it’s actually two! With the glass store on the left and full weed shop on the right, consumers can find everything they need in a fun way. With competitive pricing, a great atmosphere and an easy-to-access location, we definitely recommend stopping in at Buddy’s!

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recipes

By LAURIE WOLF for NORTHWEST LEAF | PHOTOS by BRUCE WOLF for NORTHWEST LEAF

Legend has it that the sandwich was the brainchild of a man too involved in his gambling to get up and eat a proper meal. I’m guessing he was drinking; had he been consuming Cannabis, he would have never passed on a meal! This month’s recipes are about sandwich love.

More precisely, Cannabis-infused sandwich love. The sandwich has come a long way, and clearly the best ones have a lot more going on than some meat and some bread (although pastrami on rye is as good as it gets). So many sandwiches, so little time.

Steak SANDWICH This open-facedsandwich is my favorite.

The combination of flavors satisfies every steak-related craving. It’s a great way to use steak leftovers, so find a good quality baguette and toast lightly for sandwich perfection. I recommend skirt or tri-tip, cooked to medium-rare.

1. Set out baguette slices on work surface.

2. In a small bowl using a fork, whisk together the mayo, canna-oil, horseradish, garlic and crushed chili flakes. Spread the mixture on the bread pieces.

3. Place 3-4 steak slices on each sandwich.

4. Add on the bell pepper, onion and any greens you might want.

INGREDIENTS

4 pieces baguette, toasted 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 2 teaspoons canna-olive oil 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish 1 garlic clove, minced ¼ teaspoon crushed red chili flakes 8 ounces steak, cooked and thinly sliced ½ red pepper, thinly sliced 1 small red onion, peeled and sliced Greens, optional, your choice

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All sandwiches serve two

Shrimp ROLL I can’t stop making this sandwich. Just be sure to use the freshest shrimp you can.

Some toast the bun, others don’t. If you prefer to add cilantro or fresh parsley rather than dill, be my guest. Scallion works well, and if someone gives you a lobster, go for it.

1. Place the rolls on your work surface.

2. In a small bowl, mix well the mayo,

canna-oil, onion, dill and lemon juice.

3. Add shrimp + salt & pepper to taste.

4. Line the rolls with lettuce and place the shrimp mixture on top.

INGREDIENTS

2 hot dog rolls, toasted 4 tablespoons mayo 2 teaspoons canna-olive oil 2 tablespoons chopped red onion 1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice ¾ pound cooked shrimp, cut in chunks Salt and pepper to taste 4 large lettuce leaves

Triple GRILLED CHEESE 1. Place two bread slices on your work surface.

2. Spread each bread slice with one teaspoon of mustard and one teaspoon of cannabutter.

3. Add your cheeses and sprinkle a little salt.

4. Heat butter in a medium skillet.

When it foams, turn heat down and place sandwiches in pan.

5. Cook on one side, over low/medium heat

until golden brown, flip and continue cooking until the other side is also nicely browned.

INGREDIENTS

4 slices good quality white bread 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 2 teaspoons cannabutter, softened 2 slices cheddar 2 slices Gruyère 2 slices Muenster Sprinkling of salt 4 tablespoons butter

So many cheeses to consider when attempting to make the world’s greatest grilled cheese sandwich.

Is there a perfect combination?

I think not.

Some cheeses can be ruled out due to their texture, others because the flavor is way too strong.

That said, there is really no right or wrong choice here.

It’s subjective. Many think American cheese is a must, while others scoff at that plebian choice.

The answer is go with what you like.

Why not?

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By WES ABNEY | PHOTO by @BERMANPHOTOS

HAPPY CAT CARTRIDGES THE GRAPE APE HITS A LITTLE HARDER AND LOUDER, WITH EARTHY SWEET TONES AND A MORE EXPANSIVE VAPOR.

By CO2 Organics Grape Ape 62.5% THC Sour Tangie 53.7% THC

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from start to finish, CO2 Organics has made CO2 products since 2014. Their award-winning CO2 is found in recreational stores statewide and is now available in a new cartridge form. These tasty carts screw onto any standard vaporizer battery and are ready to go.

We tried the sativa first, the Sour Tangie, THE SCORE which has a golden light color and a ta ste sweet, sharp flavor. The vapor hits va lu e the palate lightly and without a ton of e ffe c t expansion, filling the lungs with a warm la be l and sweet vapor. Strong notes of citrus and pine fill the smoke, leaving a light tota l 19/20

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tingly feeling on exhale and a distinct taste of oranges.

The high from the Sour Tangie hits quick, with a heady rush and a mellow body high. We really liked trying the indica Grape Ape right after, which left the mind and body spinning in a delicious cross high. The Grape Ape hits a little harder and louder, with earthy sweet tones and a more expansive vapor.

Effects take over quickly in the body, numbing from the lungs out, hitting the frontal lobes down to the toes. Both cartridges were able to deliver effects in a solid way not often noticed in a vapor cartridge, especially for us dabbers.

We are excited to see the full range of strains and flavors that CO2 Organics will be pumping out in the new cartridges, and recommend you check them out at your local pot shop! ($30-40)

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LUMBERJACK DREAM & HUNTER IN FALL ART BY @SWAN GLASS X @TACOMA BRIAN

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hese two sets represent parts of our Northwest heritage and history from our logging roots to the early hunters of the region. These collaborations seemed like a perfect way to mesh our personal styles of work. Swan makes these great plaid sections and we figured right away that they would look great beside some of the woodgrain sections I’ve been working on. There are so many cool features to these pieces from hidden UV elements to rare colors like brown gun mounts and hand-mixed colors. My favorite part of the set is the attention to theme. We got to go into this with intention and it shows as they’re some of the most concept-driven pieces I’ve been a part of so far.

-Tacoma Brian

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By WES ABNEY | PHOTOS by @BERMANPHOTOS

THESE PRODUCTS ARE LEGAL IN EVERY STATE AND MAKE A GREAT GIFT OR PERSONAL CHOICE FOR TRYING CBD...

ELIXIR SPRAYS & TOPICALS By siddhi bhang infusions

From the creator of Siddhi Tonics comes a new CBD-only line

that offers new options for CBD therapy to fit into everyday life.

Siddhi Herbals started several years ago as a medical Cannabis company, providing Bhang and other tincture options that were infused with Cannabis and quality medicinal herbs.

The new line draws on that rich heritage, but swaps THC for CBD. These products are legal in every THE SCORE state and make a great gift or personal ta ste choice for giving CBD a try. The full line va lu e covers four different treatment options, all e ffe c t containing 1.5mg of CBD per serving and la be l 100mg of CBD per bottle. tota l 17/20 There are three herbal elixirs: Rise, Shine and Rest. Rise is for mornings, Approximately labeled “Breakfast for your brain” and has 1.5mg CBD/spray an energetic blend of herbs to help start 100mg CBD/bottle the day. “Feel yourself shine” is on the

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second bottle, and “Downshift and Dream” is on the third.

Each has its own effects and flavor as they interact with the body. In just a quick spray, the medicine is delivered, and holds on the palate for a few seconds as it dissolves. There is a light sweet flavor of herbs and purified alcohol, which delivers the infusion quickly to the body.

We especially liked Shine, which imparted a positive mood and happy vibe along with a warm honey taste.

The Soothe Topical Ointment is a great product and rightly carries the tagline, “Free yourself from suffering.” It rolled on easily and without leaving a ton of excess moisture or residual topical, and worked well on a sore back at the end of a work day.

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They’re a great way to start working CBD into your life! ($39)

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TEAMING FUNGI

By JEFF LOWENFELS, 172 PAGES, $24.95

THE ORGANIC GROWER’S GUIDE TO MYCORRHIZAE

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couple of years ago, I learned about the Almost every kind of plant in a garden can benefit from important role mycorrhizae fungi play in these fungi, and that definitely includes Cannabis. In fact, healthy soil, and thus in growing quality, capitalizing on these fungal relationships has become one organic Cannabis. I was delighted to find proven strategy for marijuana-growing success. that the truly best way to cultivate marThe book accessibly explains the mutually beneficial relationijuana is to grow in such a way that the ship between these soil-dwelling mycorrhizal fungi and plants. soil itself is alive. We grow the best weed when Through better understanding of how to potentiate we grow it by working with — not against — this relationship, gardeners can take leverage the adIn the last Mother Nature. few years, vantages of fungi. That includes increased resistance scientists Mycorrhizae help to bolster the immune systo root pathogens such as those carried by those have come to pesky little gnats many of us have been unhappy to tems of your plants, thus impacting everything in realize just their life cycle, including resistance to pests and how important spot in our gardens. disease, which increases yield and quality. LowenLowenfels, a weekly columnist for Anchorage mycorrhizae fels, also author of “Teaming With Microbes,” Daily News for more than 40 years, is the founder are to plant clearly explains how these beneficial fungi can of Plant a Row for the Hungry, a program that health. make or break a plant’s success, and how to optihas already created more than 14 million meals to mize those advantages. feed people in need. He’s the former president of the Garden Fungi were misunderstood and even scorned by gardenWriters Association (GWA), and in 2005 was inducted into ers for a long time. The interaction is so complex that only the GWA Hall of Fame. recently have we begun to get a handle on it. But in the last “Teaming With Fungi” helpfully demonstrates just how to few years, scientists have come to realize just how important apply the core principles of the mycorrhizal fungi process to mycorrhizae are to plant health. produce healthier, hardier, happier Cannabis plants.

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THE BOOK ACCESSIBLY EXPLAINS THE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SOIL-DWELLING MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI AND PLANTS

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BLUE MAGOO IS AN INDICA DOMINANT HYBRID STRAIN WITH A DELIGHTFUL FUSION OF BERRY, FRUIT AND OTHER FLORAL AROMAS.

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Share them with us and they might appear here in a feature spread next month! Just email your top 2-3 not-taken-with-a-phoneunless-they-were-incredibly-superduper-steady high-resolution images to nwleaf@gmail.com along with the usual details on who to credit for the strain, breed, grow and photographer.

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SECRET RECIPE CANDY CHEM BAG REPORT & SMOKE APPEAL beautiful and coated with crystals, the secret recipe presents

herself as a nimbly balanced mint-colored spear. It looks quite hybrid with yellow and orange hairs tucked neatly behinds bulging calyx’s.

The deep aroma of sweet pine burst out of the sample and is quickly taken over by a fuely Chemy tone of the parental lineage. With such heavy-hitting parents I was surprised at how sweet and comforting the smell was, but the savagely delicious chemy roots poured though in the flavor of the smoke. Hard-hitting, fuely Sour Chem is all she has for flavor until….oh wait there’s that sweet taste again.

Almost like a welcomed pat on the back of your tongue for enduring the chemical treatment, saying “Hey, it’s okay, try it again…”

HOW IT GROWS

BY NORTHWEST LEAF SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR DR. SCANDERSON

She stretches double or triple in flower before morphing into the quadruple Diesel of Destiny

like a sour d crossed with chem d, which is not surprising considering that is pretty much what she is. She stretches between double and triple in flower before morphing into the quadruple diesel she wants to. The Chem also tames the Diesel structure and adds significant density to the buds. Staking is a necessary part of bloom for Candy Chem.

The stems are a compromise of chem sturdiness and diesel lank so less staking is needed than with Sour D. I’m a believer in plucking some fan leaves mid way through bloom but with this one it’s less crucial. She doesn’t have the abundant or palm tree size leaves many plants have.

I’ve noticed that she wants extra cal mag throughout the grow but more noticeably in flower. She also likes more nitrogen than most. I keep adding it until the last three weeks of the 10-plus-week flower. She wants between 70 to 77 days of 12/12! For most growers that long of a flower is a non-starter, but I happen to love this plant so I’m willing. The buds reflect light as though coated with morning dew and, when finishing, the red hairs kind of disappear. The impression is that of pure light green sparkling buds. And did I mention the smell in the room — very ripe mangoes and candy with an under tone of skunk and diesel — it just makes me happy!

GENETICS: (SOUR DIESEL X ABUSIVE KUSH) X CHEM D BREEDER: DNA GENETICS FLOWER TIME: 70-77 DAYS

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CSG REPORTS losing the mom so no new seeds are in production, however for those who followed his gear it was a staple.

Let us not forget this line of seeds.

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EFFECTS A NICE CEREBRAL WAKEUP CALL yields some improved blood

pressure. Oh yes, hello bright sunshiny day. Secret Recipe even leaves you with that sweet taste, which comes with a comforting but awakened sense of creativity. Not what I’ve come to expect out of your basic Chem Diesel Kush crosses, but more of a trick of your senses with a delicate balance of sweet and sour on the palate...and on the mind; wait what?