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This month marks a major change for the Washington weed world IT IS NO LONGER ILLEGAL to pass a joint! It only took five

years from legalizing pot to make it not illegal to share Cannabis with another adult! While that seems both ridiculous and trivial, it is a really big deal. Washington is slowly coming out of the dark ages of reefer madness legalization, and this was the first step forward.

While Washington is still the only “legal” state where having a single plant is still a felony, it is at least changing and we learn how to regulate pot without fear. The felony sharing law had made it an actual felony to share Cannabis of any type, a scary thought in a world where legal weed is handed out between friends in the same way that a six pack or bottle of wine is shared at a dinner party.

We are not done with the madness, and we need to continue to ask our legislators for positive pot laws and reform to the current structure. We need our taxes lowered, our plant freed and our patients to have access to medicine without having to pay a 37 percent sin tax on their much-needed medication.

But change doesn’t happen overnight, something I have had to wrestle with, and I am completely happy to take this small victory as a step forward in the right direction. So, go out, share Cannabis and share the message that we are slowly becoming more legal here in Washington, and let’s continue to show the world that Cannabis is a safer option than alcohol, and a whole lot more fun to get down on. ~Wes Abney

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Alaska Internet Exchange Connects Cannabis Growers To LOCAL Pot Shops An Alaskan entrepreneur hopes to connect

Trump’s Drug Czar, an Anti-Pot Extremist, Supports ‘Hospital Slash Prison’ For Users Trump has selected Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA/10th) to

Partnership (LEAP). “Our top priority should be be director of the Office of National Drug Control funding supervised injection facilities and heroin Policy, colloquially referred to as the “drug czar”. maintenance programs, and making treatment and Marino, a former prosecutor with no background in other harm reduction services widely available and health or treatment, supports a punitive, 1980s style affordable. If done properly, it’ll be cheaper and approach to drugs, including mass incarceration and more effective than any drug enforcement efforts of coerced treatment, for medical and non-medical the past fifty years.” marijuana. Drug Policy Action As a U.S. Attorney Marino (DPA), the political arm of the Drug showed preferential treatment OUR NATION NEEDS Policy Alliance, gave him an “F” in for a friend convicted of cocaine A DRUG CZAR THAT WANTS TO TREAT the 2016 congressional voter guide. offenses, while showing little mercy DRUG USE AS A “Rep. Tom Marino is a disastrous for others caught up in the criminal HEALTH ISSUE, NOT choice for drug czar and needs to justice system. In Congress Marino SOMEONE WHO be opposed,” Bill Piper said, senior voted against the RohrabacherWANTS TO DOUBLE DOWN ON MASS director of National Affairs for Farr amendment, which prohibits INCARCERATION the DPA. “America can do much the Department of Justice from better. Our nation needs a drug undermining state medical czar that wants to treat drug use as a health issue, marijuana laws. He has called for “hospital-slashnot someone who wants to double down on mass prison” facilities where people caught possessing incarceration.” marijuana or other drugs would be forcibly detained.

“Any drug czar in step with the majority of Studies show that coerced treatment rarely works.

Americans would end the War on Drugs and Treatment works best when it is voluntary and invest in treatment and harm reduction,” Maj. Neill meets the individual needs of the person struggling Franklin (Ret.) said of Law Enforcement Action with substance-related issues.

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Cannabis growers to sellers through the Alaska Cannabis Commodities Exchange, or AKCannex.com for short. The new website is described as a “web-based wholesale platform” for Cannabis industry operators with an Alaska marijuana permit.

There aren’t any other similar exchanges serving Alaska, according to website Founder Loren Dreyer, reports KTUU. He said he GROWERS ARE got the idea from ENCOURAGED TO FREELY POST entrepreneurs in states WHOLESALE like Colorado and CANNABIS FOR Washington, where SALE, WITH similar sites are already EITHER A PRICE OR BIDDING in operation.

OPTION No money is exchanged on the website, nor does it charge a fee to use. Dreyer said growers are encouraged to freely post wholesale Cannabis for sale, with either a price or a bidding option. Growers can then enter a purchase agreement with a marijuana store to settle outside the website on their own terms.

With a limited number of businesses growing Cannabis in Alaska, it can be difficult for small pot shops to secure a steady stream of product, according to Dreyer, who is a marijuana retail startup hopeful himself.

“Instead of making phone calls and emails all the time, you can have just one platform,” Dreyer said. “Post a product, retailers see it and buy it, and after that a purchase agreement is emailed out to both parties.”

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College Course Offered on Cannabis and Health in Washington STATE Clark College, in Washington state, will be offering

Lauerman said he’d been helping line up a Community Education course in the spring quality speakers for the course.

2017 quarter, on “Cannabis and Your Health.”

“I also gave ideas on topics that the public would Led by instructor David Benedicktus, a retired find interesting and informative,” he told us. registered nurse, the class will also feature Cost for the course, which runs for five weeks input and information from Washington from May 18 through June 22, will be $89. state marijuana community icon Farmer Tom Lauerman will be on hand for the first Lauerman. week of the course, offering his “I feel it’s extremely important to knowledge in a lecture called I FEEL IT’S EXTREMELY educate the public on Cannabis in “Growing Your Own.” IMPORTANT general,” Lauerman told the Leaf, He’ll be back the second TO EDUCATE “not to mention the importance of week to speak on the History THE PUBLIC ON the endocannabinoid system and the of Medical Cannabis and the CANNABIS IN entourage effects.”

GENERAL fourth week, along with Courtney “This basic knowledge of Ann Braswell, to review medical Cannabis will give the public a Cannabis products including flower, oil, starting place to explore the benefits of this topicals, tinctures and sublingual sprays. miraculous plant,” Lauerman said.

The spring course won’t be the only time According to Lauerman, the class is geared Clark College will offer marijuana knowledge, to anyone interested in the benefits of Cannabis according to Lauerman. upon health. “We expect the class to be filled “The science department has asked me to do with baby boomers, seniors and inquisitive a summer workshop on taking your plants to young adults.” harvest,” Lauerman said.

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Uruguay Legalization Finally Kicking In, Four Years Later Uruguay in July will become the first nation on Earth to fully legalize the production, sale and consumption of Cannabis. The South American country will take the big step this summer, when its pharmacies will be allowed to sell recreational marijuana.

“Cannabis will be dispensed in pharmacies starting in the month of July,” Juan Andres Roballo said, who is the head of the National Drugs Council, reports DW.com. Sixteen pharmacies have registered with the government of the small nation to sell recreational weed, reports Reuters. That number is expected to increase to thirty in the coming months, Roballo said.

Uruguay legalized the cultivation, distribution and consumption of marijuana in 2013, under then President Jose Mujica, but the rollout has been deliberately slow.

Pharmacies were originally expected to be authorized to sell Cannabis by the end of 2014, but that was delayed many times.

The country has stockpiled 400 kilos, 880 pounds, of Cannabis so far. Citizens and permanent residents who want to buy weed from a pharmacy are required to be 18 years or older, and must enroll in a

national registry of Cannabis users before purchase. The government registry for pot smokers is set to open May 2.

Customers will be limited to 40 grams, 1.41 ounces, per month with a limit of 10 grams per week. That certainly seems a little stuffy to 3- or 4-grams-a-day me, but I suppose it’s a start.

When marijuana goes on sale in drug stores, adults will only be able to buy it in 5-gram containers at $1.30 per gram.

Foreigners won’t be allowed to buy weed from pharmacies in Uruguay. Ten-gram containers are expected to be introduced later, allowing customers to buy a whole week’s supply at once.

Roballo said the government marijuana sold in pharmacies will be as potent as black market weed found on the street.

“Buyers will have complete certainty about the quality of the product they are consuming, and so the risks will diminish considerably,” Roballo said.

“This is not to promote it, but to compete with the informal market,” Roballo said.

Uruguayans are also allowed to grow their own marijuana at home, or in cooperative with Cannabis clubs.

New Oregon Law Allows For Anonymous Marijuana Shopping Oregon pot shops are no longer transcribing customer information at the door without first asking customers for their permission, because of a change in state law.

Gov. Kate Brown last week signed Senate Bill 863, ending the practice of Cannabis stores recording customer identification data, reports the RegisterGuard of Eugene.

“I think it’s appropriate under the circumstances,” Brown said, reports The Washington Times. The Governor said she fears the Trump Administration could make good on its threat of a “higher level of federal engagement” when it comes to legalized pot, reports The Oregonian.

Brown said in March that she is willing to “go to bat” for Oregon’s marijuana industry, and that she would “respond appropriately,” should the Trump White House take any action.

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) in April sent notices to shops about the rule change. The stores have until May 18 to delete databases of customer information collected without customers’ approval.

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Many recreational Cannabis stores have been keeping customer names, birthdates and purchase histories on file, according to Sam Terrall, manager of Serra in Eugene. He said the store did so for marketing and customer service purposes, using the information to know what products shoppers may want. The shops had been taking down the information from driver’s licenses or official ID that customers display in order to confirm their age and gain admission to a shop.

Customers can now opt in, or volunteer their information to be part of a loyalty program.

Oregon lawmakers said they wanted to make sure pot customers weren’t unknowingly being entered into databases that federal law enforcement might be able to access at some point. Legislators “wanted to protect the customers and employees from federal action” with a possible Trump Administration crackdown on the horizon, according to Terrall.

“It provides some level of consumer protection,” Mark Pettinger said, spokesman for the OLCC.

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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SB 5131

In the last week of April, the Washington Legislature passed SB 5131, an “omnibus bill” of Cannabis laws tackling legal issues around the legality of marijuana in the state sponsored by Sen. Ann Rivers and Sen. Steven Conway. The bill, as of April 26, was sitting on Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk waiting for his signature. Inslee has 20 days to sign it, but his office declined to comment on whether he might do so.

1. Passing a joint would finally become legal under one of the provisions of the bill.

Remember we said 502 was stupidly written? Yeah. Under its language, passing the joint to a friend is a felony offense. This would fix that. Adults could share up to a half ounce of marijuana, 8 ounces of solid infused products, 36 ounces of infused liquids or 3.5 grams of concentrates.

2. The bill directs the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) to study the legalization of recreational home growing. Washington is the only state which has legal marijuana, but prohibits growing the stuff. Right now, only patients with medical authorizations can grow. The new law would direct the WSLCB to study the feasibility of allowing recreational home growing, and to publish a report by this December. This would force the state to openly give its reasons why Washingtonians should be the only residents of a legal weed state who aren’t allowed to grow.

3. Medical marijuana patients would be able to buy Cannabis plants and seeds directly from producers. Until the state forced medical marijuana into the recreational Cannabis system last year, patients who wanted to grow their own medicine could buy seeds or clones directly from patient collectives. But when the state killed medical marijuana, or, “merged” the two systems, it foolishly provided no legal way for patients to buy seeds or clones, forcing them into the black market.

4. The state Department of Agriculture would be empowered to run an “organic” certification program for marijuana. There are already private companies which issue such green certifications, but having a state-regulated certification would please the companies licensed to grow in Washington. The state still won’t be allowed to use the word “organic,” because that’s a federally controlled term.

5. Billboards would no longer be allowed to show pictures of marijuana, nor appeal to children. A provision in the omnibus bill would make it illegal to depict a Cannabis plant on a billboard. Also against the law would be cartoon characters, toys, inflatables or anything “likely to be appealing to youth.”

6. Retail operators could own up to five pot shops. State law previously limited owners to three retail licenses. Retail consolidation would continue if Inslee signs the bill.

7. An industrial hemp legalization study would begin. Growing hemp is still illegal in Washington, as stupid as that is (502 was really poorly written in this regard, as in so many others). The bill instructs the state Department of Agriculture and the WSLCB to study the feasibility of allowing industrial hemp production.

8. Medical marijuana patients age 18 to 21 could buy Cannabis on their own.

Badly written I-502 sets the limit at 21 years old, even if you have medical papers, so this is a much-needed, positive step.

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JAKE DIMMOCK I miss providing medicine for patients, helping is rewarding, working with cancer patients and people with real afflictions Those days are kinda gone, and I felt guilty that some of the MMJ pioneers don’t understand why I help in recreational Cannabis. But today I am talking to more people about Cannabis than I ever did owning a medical shop because so many people are asking questions that have no idea about it. Its refreshing to be able to introduce them to that, in an environment where its normal, you can go into a shop and see the brands and get the info you need.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE METHOD OF CONSUMPTION? In the winter time, it’s dabs. Dabs are just easy, I don’t smoke in the house, I have a man cage in the garage to smoke at, but in the winter its cold and I dab, and I do a couple in the am and two or three at end of day. In the summer I smoke more joints because I can relax with them and enjoy the warm weather, and I enjoy the occasional bong hit.

We get samples as budtenders and it’s a good way to test it, i test samples in the morning with a bong toke and see how they affect me.

ANY FAVORITE STRAINS OR PRODUCTS RIGHT NOW? Certainly I’m a big fan of Solstice because we all grew up in the industry together. My favorite strain is the pre 72 Colombian Gold that has a heritage here, I believe it was Jerry Whiting who brought that in, and because of that knowledge I enjoy the pedigree, and the seed came from that batch. Treehawk Farms, I’m a big fan of them and take them home most.

For oil, its Seattle Refined or Oleum, they both have some of the best oils that Ive dabbed for sure. I also love Gold Leaf and the Cannagar, certainly they stand on their own.

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YOU CO-OWNED NWPRC, ONE OF THE LONGEST RUNNING MEDICAL DISPENSARIES. HOW HAVE THINGS CHANGED SINCE MEDICAL? HOW IS RECREATIONAL?

MY FAVORITE PART IS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE, THAT CONNECTION WITH A NEW PERSON OR THE FAMILIAR PERSON WHO RECONNECTS EACH VISIT AND COUNTS ON YOU FOR GOOD INFORMATION EACH TIME AND HEARING “YEA THAT’S WHAT JAKE’S SMOKING.”

HOW DO YOU FIND THE RIGHT CANNABIS FOR SOMEONE? Well you want to listen, first and foremost, to be open to understand what their needs might be. Listen, and steer them in the right direction on dose size, sativa vs indica, when do you plan on using it, type of strain, etc. The most important thing you can do is to give the best advice on what you feel is best for them, with the understanding that Cannabis is an individual experience for everyone. You have to try it yourself, but in this environment you don’t have to buy from the parking lot at a 7-11, you can choose from a selection and find what is right for you. I tell people all the time, it’s a $10 gram, not buying a house, there’s no long term commitment, so you will know by tomorrow.

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES AND INTERESTS OUTSIDE THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY? Other than the industry, I’m a caregiver for my father in law, he’s 86 and he lives at home with my wife and I. We’ve been married for 7 years, and he’s a welcome blessing to the home and tolerates everything I do! We have 5 dogs at home and live in West Seattle, and my wife works as a nurse, I have a pretty settled life, I guess my focus here at the household is looking after my father-in-law, and my focus is on my home and my dogs, which is my favorite place to be.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A BUDTENDER AND WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB? As a budtender I wouldn’t be here without John Davis, who gave me my first chance at selling in 2012 when we opened our shop, Northwest Patient Resource Center. My favorite part is the customer service, that connection with a new person or the familiar person who reconnects each visit and counts on you for good info each time, and hearing “Yea that’s what Jake’s smoking.” People want the pot, but they also want the experience of the person who led them into that.

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As recreational Cannabis laws continue to pass in more states looking to legalize, how exactly do these new markets give back to communities most affected by Cannabis prohibition?

The Minority Cannabis Business Association took on this issue recently in Washington D.C. with fellow industry members, patient advocates, health professionals and business owners ALL working together to draft a comprehensive guide called the Equity Bill that details how to give back and include communities of color while building up a legal Cannabis industry.

Horton was gracious enough to spend his time informing us about the finer details of the bill and implementation.

One of the biggest issues we discussed is how Oregon continues to allocate money generated from the tax on Cannabis, back into the general fund without reinvesting in the legal Cannabis market. These “accounting tricks” hurt the Cannabis industry because there will be no money left to invest in things like lab oversight or other basic needs.

It doesn’t allow money to be reinvested into communities of color as advised by the Equity Bill. Horton brings these concerns to light.

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WE CAN SEE SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS HAPPEN IF WE INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

How did you go about drafting this bill to ensure communities of color have access to participate in the Cannabis industry?

forward. We must lower barriers of success so more people can qualify and participate in a new legal industry.

into the general fund because it technically qualifies. So, the city commission can use the money generated from the tax on Cannabis as they please.

Now, Cannabis funds are used for general issues with a few accounting tricks! And it doesn’t go to vote. The tax was supposed to be allocated for the next year, but now we do it based on projected funds to allocate now! So, we aren’t ready and it’s going to be a reoccurring request.

The voters did not fight the tax because we thought we could help out our communities. It’s not fair because if the city keeps moving money from the Cannabis fund to the general fund, we will never have the money to reinvest back into communities that were targeted and suffered most from Cannabis prohibition.

Two: Inclusivity. Many people of color consume We gathered in Washington D.C. with DPA, Cannabis, but don’t want to support the new ALCU, NCA Law Enforcement to talk together industry. Think about the generational effects on about what communities were targeted during a family if someone goes to prison. It destroys Cannabis prohibition. Not just because it’s the the person and family. This is community degramoral thing to do, but it also moves business as dation created by prohibition. Allocating money well. We see communities being left out and feelWow, I had no idea that was happening! to re-build communities that have been targeted ing bitter because they can’t enter the new market.

How can the people demand transparency

by Cannabis prohibition is a start. It shows that If the business industry isn’t going to include this from local government to ensure money the new legal Cannabis industry cares about demographic (people of color), we will lose money. is going back to the Cannabis industry? inclusivity and putting money back into the lives From a community perspective, it’s not about prohibition may have harmed. Expungement for just making money off of people of color, but how We must have third party oversight to ensure these Cannabis-related offences is another big point. to benefit the communities. The minority health accounting tricks don’t drain our tax dollars.

These actions can help heal some disparity gap affects people of color, They want to give $2.5 million back to the poof the ills, so we let the communiand Dr. Rachel Knox (who sits on the Minority Cannabis lice to fight issues related to addiction. It’s going to ties know we see them, we recogboard of directors) has discussed how Business Association housing, and getting people dealing with addiction nize these issues and we want to diabetes, high blood pressure, heart MinorityCannabis.org off the streets which doesn’t seem that bad, but do something about that. We are disease and cancer affect communities you want almost 90 percent of our money to fix already behind the issue and we of color at much higher rates. We can those issues not even caused by Cannabis? These can get ahead of it.

We can see some really good be more healthy, and Cannabis is better served in a issues are mainly related to alcohol and meth. To things happen if we invest in our communities. legal industry, rather than an unregulated market. obtain a Cannabis license, it costs 44 to 80 times Utilize taxes to reconcile war on Cannabis to atEssentially, we all worked together to address compared to what it costs to get a liquor license. risk communities. these issues and bridge these gaps so both sides It makes no sense the Cannabis industry if forced can prosper. to foot the bill caused largely by the booming alcoThree: The Office of Justice and Reinvestment. hol industry. That’s why the Office of Justice and This is an oversight committee formed to ensure What are the top 3 takeaways for Reinvestment should exist to make sure our tax if we get these funds, they make sure the money people to understand about WHY THE dollars reach their proper destination. is properly allocated. Unfortunately, the general MCBA IS WORKING ON THESE ISSUES? The Equity Bill is a model for state’s implemenbudget tricks are already happening. Portland was tation. If you care about the health and sustainthe first to open these municipalities. We voted it One: Policy. The barriers of entry are way too ability of the Cannabis industry, you recognize in November 2016. Now city commissioners are high (cost of license), and then politicians only equity is a vital part of our communal success. using money generated from Cannabis to put back allow five licenses and it keeps more people out and targets communities of color. If we lower the barrier of entry, it doesn’t take $1 millon to have a garden, or $10 million for a dispensary. It’s not going to help people have a chance. It’s affecting Simone Fischer is a Portland OMMP patient and Cannabis advocate. She is a contributing editor people who don’t have access to capital to move at Ladybud Magazine and a graduate of women’s and gender studies from Portland State University.

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Column # 22

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

ICONIC ACTOR DISCLOSES “CANNABIS HELPS MY ARTHRITIS.”

Patrick Stewart Sir Patrick Stewart is one of the most recognizable actors in the world today. Whether he’s playing the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: the Next Generation, or Professor X in the X-men series, or any number of roles in England’s Royal Shakespeare Company, Stewart lends a sophistication and gravity to each role he plays that few actors can match.

Stewart has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama, he’s won multiple Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards. More recently, he became one of the most important voices in the fight for the legalization and mainstreaming of Cannabis.

In mid March, Stewart released a statement in favor of the United Kingdom’s first comprehensive study into the benefits of Cannabis as medicine at Oxford University.

In the statement, he recalls a visit to his doctor in California where he was prescribed a Cannabis ointment for the severe ortho-arthritis in his hands. The ointment and topical spray, he later notes, have helped alleviate the pain of his arthritic hands better than prescribed pharmaceuticals.

“I believe that the ointment and spray have significantly reduced the stiffness and pain in my hands,” he said in the statement.

“I can make fists, which was not the case before I began this treatment.”

He elaborated that this relief came with no side-effects whatsoever, which cannot be said for the pharmaceuticals that he was previously consuming.

Unfortunately, as a British citizen, Stewart will have difficulty procuring Cannabis as medicine in his home country. Cannabis is illegal in all of Great Britain and that’s why Stewart, a longtime political activist for progressive causes, is speaking out now.

“This is an important step forward for Britain in a field of research that has for too long been held back by prejudice, fear and ignorance,” he said.

“I believe this program of research might result in benefits for people like myself as well as millions of others.”

Most of the world is still so far behind when it comes to attitudes about the herb and that’s why celebrities like Stewart are so vital to our cause. As peoples’ views toward Cannabis continue to shift toward legalization and tolerance, we continue to see more and more voices from the mainstream echoing support for Cannabis. Patrick Stewart is an unexpected, out-of-the-blue celebrity to come out of the green closet. Which begs the question, who’s next? We’ll find out in the coming months of Highly Likely.

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strains arranged in a user-friendly layout, and each package in the cases has an easy to read information card. This makes window shopping fun, and there are a lot of producers to choose from. We saw Phat Panda, Dama, Sticky Budz, Buddy Boy, Gold Leaf Gardens, Black Label and many others. There’s also a hearty selection of pre-rolls, meaning that there is something here for everyone in the flower department.

than expected was available, but there was still a solid showing of products.

We saw cookies and cocktail mixers from Winterlife, Legal Soda, tasty candy and treats from GaGa, and options from Verdeluxe. We did like seeing that the couple tincture and topical options were all quality and fairly priced. Brands included Fairwinds line of tinctures and lotions, as well as Ethos.

Gardens, Rogue Raven, Live Resin from Loud, Gaga and more. We also liked how the cartridges felt equally important to the normal concentrate options, instead of tucked back on a shelf like some stores do. There were options from Optimum, Phat Panda, Loud, Liberty Reach and more. We also appreciated seeing DAMA’s classic Full Extract Cannabis Oil (aka Rick Simpson Oil), a great option for consumers requiring heavy treatments.

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Pulling open a bag releases a sharp a rom a and pungent odor that quickly fills de n s ity a room. Leading with a bright piney cure fuel that tickles the nose and makes l ooks the eyes crinkle, it is followed by fl avor a heavy earthy berry flavor that e ffe ct lingers in the background. Smoking tota l 25/30 reveals a complex sweet and sour flavor that is extremely tasty in 80/20 a joint or out of a water pipe. The smoke has SATIVA hints of sage, berries, light notes of chocolate and cinnamon mixed in with a fuel-like front.

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feels nothing like the name might conjure, but instead is a gleaming and open space that feels comfortable and emphasizes the wide variety of products available.

Moving through the store, the staff are friendly and helpful and the experience feels like a higher end boutique than your typical pot shop.

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everything from GaGa and F LAVO R The Juicy bites did not disappoint. The bites are EFFECT individually wrapped at 10mg LA B E L but small enough that eating VA LUE a couple doesn’t leave you tota l 18/20 in a sugar daze. Each bite is thick and chewy, like licorice rope in texture, PLEASANT but with a fruity and pleasant cherry and berry flavor with a light Cannabis taste.

CHERRY These are great to snack on throughout a AND BERRY day, and a tasty treat that can be enjoyed FLAVOR at any time. ($35, 10-pack x 10mg THC)

Overall 18/20 THIS SHOP has taken years of medical Cannabis experience and used that to cultivate a highend retail establishment that stands out on every level. This connoisseur and mindful approach to a store has paid off, with a look, feel and selection that make it a great place for customers to stop by. Whether locally or on a trip to Spokane, stopping in at The Vault is highly recommended. They also have a sister store in Snohomish County off Highway 9 for folks on the west side of the mountains to try them out!

The staff are friendly and helpful and the experience feels like a higher end boutique than your typical pot shop.

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is based around the highest quality for the best price to the customer. We saw yummy looking Dutchberry from Artizen farms, Seatown Lemon Haze from Western Cultured, Lucky Charms from Project M and a bunch of fire from Black Label. There is also a great selection of pre-rolls and ounces as low as $180 from outdoor producer Fruit of the Root.

With a ton of top shelf options from $10 to $12 and flowers maxing out at $15 per gram, there is something for everyone on the shelves here.

and topical and you can see the previous medical focus come through in their menu.

We spied Swifts, 420 bars, Zoots, Green Baker, Journeyman weed tarts and many more items.

We also liked seeing topicals from Flex All, the Ethos muscle melt rub and transdermal from Mary’s Medicinals. Most of all, we were impressed with the CBD selection in tinctures and edibles, especially with the value and variety of Ethos tinctures, including 200mg CBD and 100mg THC tincture for $60. It’s great to see options like this for patients and recreational users alike!

here that it made it hard to choose what to even mention! For BHO we were tempted by Nitro Honey, Solar Gold, Doc Croc and especially the fire drops from Smokey Point Productions.

There were also bargain priced oils, with half grams starting at $20 and full grams at $30. We liked their selection of cartridges priced at $35 to $42 per gram, and tasty options from Optimum Extracts, Avitas and Top Shelf. We also saw Leef Co2, and some blonde hash that would be a good pickup too.

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bursting with fresh terpenes that feel distinctly Northwest.

The shatter is stable and solid and looks like a perfect drop of THC filled deliciousness. Snapping off a shard isn’t the easiest, but totally worth it when it comes time for a dab. The vapor is lemony fresh and bright, lightly sour and super sharp and tingly.

The high hits fast and hard as the name well suggests. ($32/g)

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every strain to come out of Top Shelf. The fat purple buds are liberally coated in trichomes, and bursting with THE SCORE the flavors of sweet berries and grape, as well as a dank aro ma earthiness the comes from deep d en s it y inside by the stem. The effects cu r e are heady and powerful and the l o o ks flavor is perfect on this light and f l avo r easy-to-smoke bud. GDP is an ef f ect instant classic, check out this and more from Top Shelf! ($12/g) t otal 26/30

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become your favorite friendly neighborhood Cannabis stop, fitting in right next to the craft beer minimart and small businesses near Mill Creek and the Highway 9 interchange.

The budtenders really care about the flowers and products they recommend, and each day the budtender picks are up on the wall, usually accompanied by a discount.

The overall vibe is friendly and happy, and the store is dog-friendly, so stop on by soon with your furry friends.

medical experience as Woodinville Quality Collective, and that is reflected in the selection and staffing at the location.

The Kushery is also open on Highway 9, in Lake Forest Park, and has a sister store in Gold Bar called Last Stop Pot Shop.

While they aren’t medically endorsed, they always give 10 percent off to patients, and truly care about the well-being of all their customers. We recommend stopping by any of their four locations, where you can expect fair prices, great Cannabis and friendly customer service.

GANJA GRAPE LOADED SODA THE SODA IS We were so excited to try out the new LIGHT ON 502 version of this THE PALATE classic medical company’s soda. Loaded Soda has been a staple in the Washington weed world for years, and they are known for tasty and potent sodas. This new version did not disappoint.

The soda is light on the palate, not too thick and syrupy, and extremely refreshing when chilled. It is lightly carbonated which makes it easy to drink, and the grape is balanced to be tasty but not overwhelming. Effects were felt quickly and had a great high that lasted several hours. ($20, 60mg THC per bottle) THE SCORE

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igfoot may not be real, but the farm that takes its name from the creature is producing some legendary greenhouse Cannabis in the middle of winter.

Candyland features thick and chunky buds with a well-done cure that shows attention to quality and detail. The flower itself is multi-colored, with hues of purple mixed in with dark and light greens and a healthy coating of frosty trichomes.

Squeezing a bud or snapping a piece off delivers a light stickiness and a satisfying snap, along with a plume of dank that will quickly fill a room.

The dark, sour and rich notes of chocolate hit the nose first, with more complex flavors of earth, pine and sugar follow up to tickle the nose and tease the taste buds. Candyland is a cross of Granddaddy Purple and Platinum Cookies, and it carries its parentage straight through to flavor and effects.

Loading a bowl into a bubbler, we lightly broke up the flower due to density and settled in for a fat session. The first flavor of the smoke is sweeter than expected, with a citrus-pine flavor that hits the palate right before a rush of the earthy chocolate Cookies flavors. Almost instantly the sativadominant hybrid hit the frontal lobes, sending a rush of intense high pleasure rushing through the brain and making our eyes water. After a few more tokes, the high began to settle into the lungs with a deep warmth that spread slowly to the body.

The first hour of the high was cerebrally uplifting as the body danced with the cannabinoids, and then a deep calm settled over the mind as the high fully engaged. We listened to music and went for a walk and found the high intensely peaceful.

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SALAD SEASON Salad time and the livin’ is easy .

Farmer’s markets and my mini garden: that’s what’s for dinner at our house this month.

I’m testing Cannabis recipes for a project on leafy greens.

Their treatment has certainly become far more humane (look at what’s happened to kale!) and we are going to share the ones that seem to benefit most with the addition of Cannabis.

The recipes will be infused somewhat differently, so you can ramp up your repertoire.

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13 cups cooked quinoa 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 teaspoons canna-olive oil 1 cup corn niblets, fresh or frozen 1 cup edamame, frozen 1 cup peas, fresh or frozen 1 15 oz. can chickpeas, drained & rinsed 1 bunch mint, rinsed & chopped 1/2 cup chopped red onion 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

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2. Place the olive oil and Cannabis

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4. In a small bowl combine the olive

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1. Remove the outer leaves

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2 heads romaine lettuce 1 lb medium/large shrimp 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons plain yogurt 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 teaspoons French mustard 1 garlic clove, minced 4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese 4 teaspoons canna-oil 3 slices whole grain bread, chopped 1 egg

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April 20, 2017

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Expanding minds with the power of conversation, food and Cannabis

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he world of gourmet food is slowly opening up to meet the Cannabis plant, and the result can be an absolutely beautiful and once in a lifetime experience. I was invited out to a private residence in West Seattle for a special dinner that promised to delight both the taste buds and mind, with a six course menu of delicious food and Cannabis.

How could I say no? So, at 6 p.m. on 4/20, I took my last dab before dinner and headed out the door to see what the creative team behind the event had to offer.

One of the best parts about Cannabis is that it can be paired with food or beverages in an endless variety of ways. The theme to this dinner was to pair regular—read: non-infused—food and non-alcoholic beverages with Cannabis in the smoked form.

The brainchild of KC Franks, owner of (Lux) Pot Shop, and Chef Derek Simcik, Executive Chef of the Thompson in Seattle, the dinner was a masterful trip into the art of food.

The idea came from another dinner that Chef Derek held with a tattoo theme, and it inspired this Cannabis version.

First off, let me say that the food BESIDES EATING AND SMOKING, being created by Chef Derek is THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE pushing the best edges of gourmet DINNER WAS TO BRING A WIDE cooking, and that anyone interested should stop by the Thompson.

VARIETY OF PEOPLE TOGETHER Arriving at the dinner a few FOR A CONVERSATION ABOUT minutes early, I was stunned to see CANNABIS, AND HOW THE PLANT a beautiful long table for 20 guests, INDUSTRY AND PERCEPTIONS complete with Cannabis place settings and a variety of flowers and ARE CHANGING IN PART DUE TO joints ready to smoke.

EVENTS LIKE THIS The kitchen was in full go mode, and the open-air layout between that and the dining area meant we got to watch the team in action on the food. I was sitting closest to the aptly named Julie Weed of Forbes and the New York Times, Pam Mendel of the San Francisco Chronicle, Alex Cooley of Solstice and Alison Draisin, a writer friend and all-around Cannabis industry superstar.

I immediately knew I was in for a unique time.

Besides eating and smoking, the main purpose of the dinner was to bring a wide variety of people together for a conversation about Cannabis, and how the plant industry and perceptions are changing in part due to events like this. Continues pg. 46

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We started with our first joint, a high CBD Sour Tsunami from Solstice, and then we were explained the format: Each course would be brought out with a custom beverage and a joint, all designed to blend and flow the evening together.

There was a true sense of excitement and raw epic-ness as we all sparked joints, the open-air room lightly billowing with smoke as a team of servers placed our courses in front of us.

The menu was too extensive to list, but my favorite pairing was the Halibut Cheeks with Dutchberry from Artizen, and both the plate and the flower were exceptionally done.

I also really enjoyed the #9 Hammer from Trail Blazin Productions with the Veal Cheeks, and the Gorilla Glue #4 from Gold Leaf paired with a wild Morrels plate was just spectacular.

The group talked about social justice, Cannabis law and changes, the meaning and future of 4/20, and a variety of other topics close to the Cannabis industry. It was enlightening and slightly surreal to be taking hits from a joint while eating 5-star food and talking IT WAS ENLIGHTENING AND criminal justice reform and taking SLIGHTLY SURREAL TO BE Cannabis on airplanes, but that was TAKING HITS FROM A JOINT what made the dinner so special.

WHILE EATING 5-STAR FOOD The six courses took us on a journey across Washington through AND TALKING CRIMINAL food, with a coastal, mountains, JUSTICE REFORM AND TAKING lowlands and several other pairings.

CANNABIS ON AIRPLANES, BUT Finishing with a spectacular fruit THAT WAS WHAT MADE THE and sorbet dessert plus a mocktail DINNER SO SPECIAL. and Black Cherry Soda from Royal Tree, the night ended blissfully.

We all settled in for a Cannagar and a final bit of conversation as 4/20 wound its way down.

As I left the house after hours of incredible food, company and Cannabis, I knew I had just witnessed the future of 4/20 and foodie heaven.

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GLASS ART

PHOTOS by @BERMANPHOTOS

UNDER THE SEA

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Brailey wanted to showcase the power of the murky deep.

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striking combination of frit, stringer work and dot stacking, this beautiful piece by Olympia, Washington artist Ryan Brailey, a glass blower since 2004, sold this year for $1,200. At a pound and a half and a foot in length, this work is full of impressive details the more you look. Swim around and you’ll spot milli eyeballs, disc flip razor jaws underneath the tentacles and a couple fishies exploring the coral, which also houses an 18mm joint for your bowlpiece.

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Reviews

By WES ABNEY | PHOTOS by @BERMANPHOTOS

BEAR OG LIVE RESIN Processed by Amber Brick

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true OG-lovers OG, the Bear OG hails from the OG #17

which is known as “Bear” and an unknown cross, thought by some to be Biker Kush. A potent hybrid, the live resin captures the absolute essence of this unique strain.

The effects hit quickly in the mind, with an uplifting buzz that builds in intensity over the first hour. It’s mind-numbing, in a euphoric and pleasant way, and detaches from the body more than numbing it. This hybrid is fun in the daytime, or perfect for relaxing in the evening.

We really enjoy the packaging of this product on several levels too, which is a rarity for concentrates. The window on the bag combined with the Oil Slick Clear transparent oil packaging allows the beautiful oil to be seen and admired. Dabbing the live resin from the nonstick surface is a breeze.

The team at Amber Brick hails from the medical Cannabis industry, and treats their processing as if still providing for patients.

This means the highest standards and a true love for their product, and it is shown both in the quality and the care for how it is processed. Especially the residual solvents, which are extremely low, and a sign of a quality processing method. The live resin has a wet and crystal-like texture and an incredibly potent and loud flavor that sticks to the fingers like fresh terpenes and jumps out of the package.

THC The first notes of the flavor are all OG, with dark and rich fuel dominating a sour funk 25ppm THE SCORE residual that fills the mind, right when the solvency ta s t e bright lemon finish cuts through va lue and delivers a sweet finish. Dabbing this at ef f ect low temperature delivers that perfect flavor l ab el sensation, with a heady sour funk front and t otal 20/20 the kiss of lemons on the clean exhale.

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OFF THE

STREET

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LEGALIZING DRUGS A nyone who’s paying attention knows that the so-called “War on Drugs” (which is really, like all wars, a war on people) has been an abject failure.

The cost of trying to control the production, sale and use of recreational drugs through criminal law is just too high.

Unjust incarceration (the U.S. imprisons a higher percentage of its populace than any other nation on Earth), illicit markets, tainted substances, exploited children and an untaxed industry are just a few of the ways we pay for this horrible policy.

“There is no evidence … that these weapons have been effective in achieving the traditional criminal justice aims of crime reduction, rehabilitation or deterrence,” Bogart writes. “The war on drugs has left a bloody trail of criminal activity born of underground, illicit and organized criminal control of all aspects of the drug trade, including supply, trafficking and distribution.”

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But there’s a common sense alternative. And tory landscape and how it might end that’s exactly what W.A. Bogart’s hard-hitting up looking. He also takes an in-depth book, Off The Street, posits: that the legalization look at supply chain scenarios, and deof all currently illegal drugs is the smartest thing votes an entire chapter to prescription we could do about the “problem.” drugs which are currently The catchphrase for governments legal, but illegally abused, This book compellingly calls controlling the consumption of alcoand how they will fit into for a thoughtful, hol, tobacco, junk food and gambling the equation. comprehensive is “permit but discourage.” All are leLegalization and reguladiscussion of the gal, but, to greater or lesser degrees, tion can attack the underlegalization and harmful and their consumption is deground economy, Bogart regulation of recreational drugs. believes. Bringing illicit creased by targeted regulatory strategies. drug use into the realm of This eloquent book suggests that permitted activity will help lower exthe same approach should be adopted cessive use, provide revenue for prefor drugs. Pulling no punches, Bogavention, treatment and counseling and rt, a distinguished university profesbetter protect children, according to sor and professor of law at the Unithe book. versity of Windsor, predicts when Drug use is not going away. Off The and how the War on Drugs will end, Street compellingly calls for a thoughtand discusses whether Cannabis ful, comprehensive discussion of the leshould be considered separately, and galization and regulation of recreationshould stand alone with its own set al drugs, which Professor Bogart calls of policies. He explores the regulathe “least bad” way forward.

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ast month, the Oregon Leaf team had the distinct pleasure of visiting High Latitude Farms in beautiful Hood River, Oregon. High Latitude sits on the site of a fish hatchery in a small valley below Mt. Hood with ample sun and other natural resources that make this location ideal for Cannabis cultivation.

Operation founders Tony Locken, Dale Orgain and Scott Sorenson all come from a professional maritime background and their principles of extreme diligence and keen attention to detail carry over to their growing practices.

High Latitude Farms is one of the first and only OLCC licensed deep water culture producers in Oregon. Deep water culture is a method of plant production by means of suspending the plant roots in a solution of nutrient-rich, oxygenated water.

High Latitude’s deep water culture setup is an aquaponic growing system, which integrates the technology used in hydroponics, but uses the method of growing crops and fish together in re-circulating systems. The deep water culture system requires a true understanding of all the variables at play, the hardware in use and the inputs.

Locken’s familiarity of the systems is unmatched.

High Latitude lead farmer Tony Locken explains that one of the primary focuses during the buildout was on sustainability.

“We plan on installing 90 solar panels on the roof this summer along with a micro-hydroelectric system to be in place by summer of 2018; the goal is to have a zero-impact Cannabis farm,” Locken said.

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HIGH LATITUDE FARMS IS ONE OF THE FIRST AND ONLY OLCC LICENSED DEEP WATER CULTURE PRODUCERS IN OREGON.

High Latitude sits on the site of a fish hatchery in a small valley below Mt. Hood

The farm has been uniquely developed to support this vision. One notable aspect of the farm is the HVAC, which has been custom built to utilize hydronics, which is a cooling or heating system in which heat is transported using circulating water.

This makes perfect sense when one considers the fact that the fish hatchery’s water stays 55 degrees or cooler year round. The farm’s four thousand rainbow trout help circulate life.

“We are pulling five tons of free air conditioning per each of our four flower rooms, five tons for our veg and mother room, and five tons for our access hallway,” Locken said.

High Latitude will be running its first outdoor crop this coming season and has plans to expand into a licensed extraction facility in the near future.

The team has spent considerable effort on dialing in which strains and whose genetics to run, and have decided upon Gorilla Glue #4, Dream Queen, Grape Ape and Sunset Sherbet.

In a time when most producers are scrambling to scale as fast as possible with little regard for unintended consequences, all of High Latitude’s painstaking and expensive efforts toward sustainability are that much more commendable and impressive.

We hope to see more farms in the legal market taking strides toward building conscientious production facilities.

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lants, for many people, are their greatest teachers. ever without an adequate light source. In effort to burn the candle from They garner the effortless ability, in a single moboth ends of the wick, the industry focuses on researching, discoverment, to impart knowledge at a level of complexity ing and manufacturing light solutions that more closely mimic the

BY NORTHWEST LEAF that would otherwise take several years of convenbenefits the sun imparts. On the candle’s other end, as gardeners, SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR tional study to grasp. Nowhere is this trait perhaps we can choose to train the plants to grow in a specific pattern that DR. SCANDERSON more easily demonstrated then when it comes to varies highly from how the plant grows with no training in effort to the topic of training plants. Training, or the physical customize the canopy and maximize the already inferior light source. manipulation performed on the plant that alters its otherwise natural But that’s just the root. growth pattern, is an area where much variety of applications and techTraining plants has many other benefits, which is why indoor and nique exists—each of which lends high levels of self-expression to us as garoutdoor gardeners alike use training and manipulations to maximize the deners. The techniques and methods used can be simple in their essence, but environment. Training and bending plants catalyzes root growth, as well as knowing when, how and to what degree to apply them determines to a large increases stem size, rigidity and strength. Having the opportunity to interact degree the overall health, vigor and success of the round. with the rhizosphere nearly as often as the canopy as a water gardener allows much feedback through direct observation with the techniques that impact W H AT I S T R A I N I N G ? the root zone. Unequivocally, a low or no stress training session will have a An ideological perspective on training is, in my mind, the area where the true arnearly immediate impact on increasing root growth when working with a tisan skill of indoor farming is most easily expressed. The places and ways we, as healthy plant. Other benefits include significantly improved pest and disease humans, choose to manipulate the plant is completely subjective and a reflection resistance, as properly trained plants will have improved light penetration, air on how we see and interact with the world around us. It also provides a special flow as well as air movement and less biological matter, especially in the risky and trusting interaction between the human being and the nonareas where pests most often find their footing. human plant being, where understanding and closely being able As indoor gardeners, the primary skill rests in being a canopy to predict future growth patterns can be used to maximize canopy manipulator. Being able to finish the plant’s stretch period such THE IDEOLOGICAL space as well as prevent disease and infestation. I call this area that the limited area where there is the greatest amount of phoPERSPECTIVE ON “sculpting tree” as much like a sculptor, the gardener is charged tosynthetically active radiation (PAR) light output is fully maxiwith moving and removing only the excess from an otherwise mized by the ideal number of plant tops. This will still allow for TRAINING IS THE AREA already flawless subject. Our subject in this case just happens to proper light penetration, air flow and in partnership with the WHERE THE TRUE have the feature of dynamic and regenerative movement. plant’s particular ideal production pattern. That’s it, that’s about the whole McCoy. The rest is a matter of knowing how and when to ARTISAN SKILL OF WHY TRAIN? the right equipment and resources, but is far less of a dynamic INDOOR FARMING IS MOST use The answer to this question is rooted in the fact that this article process. Doing anything less seems to wag a finger in the face of focuses on indoor cultivation. As an indoor farmer, you are forthe evident short coming we, as indoor gardeners, are faced with.

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TOPPING (TINY CROPPING) Topping your plants is a method of training manipulation in which the apical meristem is removed from the primary growth shoot at an early stage of growth (first few leaf sets). Removing this top has a few immediate impacts. First, by removing the apical tip you stop vertical growth from that tip, which is the highest point on the plant. Secondly, you diffuse the auxins, the hormone generally responsible for vertical or apical growth, throughout the plant allowing cytokinins, the hormones generally responsible for cellular division and lateral growth to be more dominant resulting in more branching.

The new branches then eventually become the new tops where the auxins will again be sent to improve vertical growth, but now over a greater number of “tops” or plant heads.

Other methods of topping provide for allowing the plant to remain un-topped, growing in its natural pattern until it reaches a point where the side branches are sufficient in the lower section of the plant to remove a large portion of the upper section, leaving only the lower sets of lateral, more branchy nodes.

In both cases after more branches have been established as “tops” the process can be repeated, creating an exponential result of tops each time. For example, the first main stem topping results in two tops emerging from a lower section of the plant.

Those two new tops now become the two dominant heads in that plant’s canopy. Top each of them again, and the two becomes four new heads that will want to grow into the dominant tops of the plant, top those and you have eight new tops and so on.

By starting this process early, as is dictated by the tiny cropping technique, you can end up with a very short main stem and many main branches to produce, which is particularly nice when producing in an indoor environment.

SUPER CROPPING OR HIGH STRESS TRAINING Without belaboring the various names people use when referring to this technique, I’m talking about the practice of breaking, snapping and extreme bending of plants as a way to deal with stretch. This practice is just as it sounds. Cannabis is an incredibly resilient plant, and one can use its ability to repair itself and sustain large amounts of damage as a tool in training. Much like topping, when you super crop or snap a top from a plant demonstrating vertical internodal stretch, you immediately slow the vertical growth of that node. The process of snapping a top is a matter of finesse and experience with the particular plant, but generally speaking, the goal is to create a break and softening of all the tissue

inside the stem without damaging the outer sheath.

Using tools like trellis netting, tomato cagThis results in the top flopping over rather perilously. es and stakes as a way to provide some reliable The longer term result however is that the plant internal structure to anchor the plant to and/or will slow or stop vertical growth of that internode in against is the primary methodology available for favor of repairing the damage. Much like building farmers looking to master this technique. Up uncalcium deposits to mend broken bones in humans, til the introduction of a product called the OG the plant heals itself by building up a bunch of rigSpring, it was straight trial an error. This nifty id biomass in that area. Within a few short days or little innovation’s simplicity is exceeded only by less, depending on the variety, the once limp and sad the results and ease of use it provides. The spring looking top will have turned itself right back up to is a simple inexpensive piece of metal that uses the light while the damaged area is repaired. A few the sacred geometric ratios found all over nature days later the once damaged areas become a bulky defined by us humans as The Golden Ratio and rigid and supportive bump that commonly known as the Greek protects the once damaged section letter Phi to effortlessly create of the plant. The node may stretch a low stress training model and TRAINING IS THE VERY again and the same process is resupport system that doesn’t SHORT TIME WHERE YOUR peated on a different section of the require any topping. Not only INTERACTIONS WITH same internode, creating a “staircase does this open the world of of knuckles” but also many large inlow stress training to gardeners YOUR PLANTS AND WHAT dividual bud sites sitting side by side of all skill levels by providing MANIFESTS FROM THOSE creating improved yield, airflow and a simple-to-follow technique light penetration.

INTERACTIONS IS MOST RICH that consistently results in exceptional plant structure, but AND VIBRANT LOW STRESS OR NO STRESS TRAINING also allows the plant’s natural In this technique, the gardener imgrowth speed to be harnessed, parts very small amounst of “enas the technique requires no couragement” guiding the plant’s topping of any heads. growth pattern usually through a series of anchors or ties. Without SUMMARY ever creating a break in the plant’s Training or “sculpting tree” is tissue, the plant’s natural elasticity is really one of the areas I can used to manipulate and expose different sections of easily identify as one of the reasons I know I the plant to light. This training creates a growth pathave been put on this earth to work with plants tern far more favorable for indoor production. Also, on the most intimate of levels. That is to say because the technique doesn’t demand damaging the the excitement, amount of available informaplant in any way, there is no “down time” while the tion and opportunity to impact a result is what plant is repairing itself. One only needs to regularly keeps many of us coming back for more, round guide and make small adjustments with regularity to after round, year after year, decade after decade. both leverage the plant’s natural growth speed and Make no mistakes, this isn’t a chore. Although response to being fed with light. labor and time intensive, training is the very To this end however, low stress or no stress short time where your interactions with your training demands the highest level of experience plants and what manifests from those interacin working with the plant as the manipulation betions is most rich and vibrant. gins within a few days of transplanting the clone.

If you have specific questions on training Knowing what to bend, by how much and when is techniques mentioned in this article, or anyessential to keeping the stress low or non-existent thing I missed, please feel free to message me and gaining the benefits intended. The risk of overat DrScanderson@protonmail.com doing it at this stage is also very much increased, a mistake at the beginning of the process may result HAPPY GARDENING in termination of that plant altogether. Additionally, it’s imperative that a general understanding of Follow along how to create the framework of the plant’s base.

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BAG APPEAL & SMOKE REPORT

THE PRIMARY FEATURE about the bag appeal with this plant is its large and evenly sized buds. The ease of growth creates particularly evenly sized flower sites, each of which is ample in size and quite dense. Although the Albert Walker completely dominates in grow, the terps from the dried flowers are all earthy, grassy, fuel-like OG. It’s a unique and unusual combination to have such large, dense, bulbous flowers that absolutely explode with rich, OG goodness. The flavor doesn’t disappoint either.

Absolute rich, nutty earth, sour with just a feathering of roasted almond is all up in your business on the inhale and the exhale is all OG gas. It’s that lingering, tongue-numbing, borderline metallic sour that sticks with you; shattering the belief that true size and connoisseur flavor can’t coexist.

HOW IT GROWS DOMINATED BY the Albert Walker side of the heritage in so far as growth is concerned, the Dawg Walker is vigorous, balanced and easy to grow. In stark contrast to the lanky, chaotic growth patterns Lemon Alien Dawg so often displays, the Dawg Walker grows into an evenly structured medium height bush with little training. This particularly flattering growth pattern sets up an even canopy ready to bulk into the large flower sites Albert Walker is known for. A fast finisher at eight or nine weeks for Kush, this plant lends itself well to outdoor cultivation with its early finishing times. Be extra cautious to provide plenty of airflow and a rich microbial population to inoculate against powdery mildew and other airborne pathogens. The thick heavy flower sites, paired with the medium bush structure, can impede air flow making this cultivar particularly susceptible.

ALSO KNOWN AS OREGON OG

Absolute rich, nutty earth, sour with just a feathering of roasted almond is all up in your business on the inhale LINEAGE

BREEDER

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Combining the huge yield and solid growth structure of the award-winning Ewok with the over-the-top potency and flavor of the famed Lemon Alien Dawg from Alien Genetics provides a winning combination elite enough to be assigned flattering nickname of Oregon OG.

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BEHIND THE STRAIN

This plant lends itself well to outdoor cultivation with its early finishing times.

EFFECTS

DESPITE A SHORTER FLOWER PERIOD, this power-packed OG flavored sweetheart of a cultivar is an adventure. The flavor and power of the Tahoe from the Lemon Alien Dawg really delivers that barely-functional-but-still-excited-to-try sort of experience. Any amount of overindulgence is sure to lead to a comfortable space that welcomes plenty of caloric nourishment and slumber.

GENETICS EWOK X LEMON ALIEN DAWG FLOWER TIME

EIGHT TO NINE WEEKS