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Editor’s Note Thanks for picking up this issue of Northwest Leaf! Last month, Purdue Pharmaceuticals was found guilty of criminal action and fined a record $8.34 billion for false marketing and collusion with doctors to over-prescribe opiates. The makers of OxyContin, Purdue helped spread the opiate crisis throughout America while reaping billions in profits, while their drugs claimed over 500,000 lives in the last 20 years. As we look towards the holidays and the new normal of COVID-19, we must acknowledge how many American lives were lost due to addiction and pain management – and how many might have been saved by medical

Cannabis. We have a lot to be grateful for and a lot of struggle still to come, and I am very thankful for access to Cannabis as a medicine and a helper each day. As a medicinal user of Cannabis on the West Coast, the plant has helped me through the challenges of quarantine, while avoiding the pitfalls of alcohol or pharmaceuticals

AS A MEDICINAL USER OF CANNABIS ON THE WEST COAST, THE PLANT HAS HELPED ME THROUGH THE CHALLENGES OF QUARANTINE.

that are so heavily consumed in our country. I encourage all our readers to share their stories about medical Cannabis and the benefits during the coming months. This winter is likely to be difficult for many, and hearing about Cannabis might open the door to a medicinal treatment that can lift holiday spirits. Let’s not be scared to share our views on the plant and our choices for natural medicine. It just might save a life – and that is something to be thankful for.

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U.S. AIR FORCE WILL NOT CHANGE CANNABIS STANCE

he U.S. Air Force has no plans to change its policies regarding marijuana use by airmen, reported Air Force Magazine on October 16. Any change, in fact, would require an act of Congress. Chief Master Sergeant JoAnne S. Bass’ office released a statement that “although some state and local laws have legalized the medicinal and recreational use of marijuana, it is still prohibited for use by military members.” “At this time, the Air Force does not plan to reexamine this policy,” USAF spokesperson Ann Stefanek said.

FEDS SEIZE MORE THAN A TON OF CANNABIS

.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Buffalo in New York seized more than a ton of marijuana hidden in a commercial shipment on October 15. Officers assigned to the Peace Bridge inspected a shipment of 20 pallets and discovered 2,410 pounds of Cannabis packaged in 2,145 vacuum-sealed pouches, according to a CBP news release. The seizure is being investigated by Homeland Security, according to CBP. The Buffalo Field Office covers 16 ports of entry in New York State, and says it has seized more than 42,000 pounds of marijuana between October 1, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

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llinois’ adult-use Cannabis industry continues to surge, even as many other businesses struggle to survive during the pandemic. Statewide marijuana sales surpassed $67.6 million in September, reports CBS Chicago. Adult-use Cannabis sales in August climbed nearly 5.8 percent over July, when the state had nearly $64 million in sales, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Sales of recreational weed have increased each month since February, which saw a slight drop in sales from January, the first month of legal weed in Illinois.

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exico’s Senate will likely vote on a bill to legalize Cannabis sometime in October, according to the chamber’s majority leader, reports Marijuana Moment. Mexico’s Supreme Court in April granted a second deadline extension to give legislators more time to enact the policy change, after the court in 2018 declared marijuana prohibition unconstitutional. If the Senate passes the legalization bill, it will still have to go before the other house of the Mexican Congress, the Chamber of Deputies. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in August voiced support for the bill.

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esides New Jersey’s initiative, which is expected to pass, three other states – Arizona, South Dakota and Montana – also have adult-use initiatives on their November ballots. Mississippians will vote on a bill allowing medical Cannabis sales. If all measures pass, medical Cannabis will be legal in 38 states, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico, and adult-use will be legal in 14 of those plus D.C. In Arizona, a measure similar to this year’s Proposition 205 narrowly failed in 2016. This year’s measure has 46 percent support, with 34 percent opposed and about 20 percent undecided, according to a Suffolk University/USA Today Network poll. Montana’s I-190 and South Dakota’s Constitutional Amendment A would legalize marijuana possession and use for adults 21 and older. Alongside tax revenue and job creation, social justice is another potent argument for legalization on both the state and federal levels. “The war on drugs has historically and continues to disproportionately target communities of color,” said David Abernathy, Vice President of research and consulting for Arcview Group.

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A ALONGSIDE TAX REVENUE AND JOB CREATION, SOCIAL JUSTICE IS ANOTHER POTENT ARGUMENT FOR LEGALIZATION ON BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS.

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federal judge on October 5 sent a legal challenge to the state’s residency requirement for Cannabis licensing back to state court, reports Marijuana Business Daily. U.S. District Court Judge Benjamin Settle wrote in his order that while he does have jurisdiction, case law indicates federal courts should abstain until questions involving state law have been resolved. Idaho businessman Todd Brinkmeyer, the plaintiff, claims that Washington’s residency requirement violates the U.S. and Washington state constitutions, and that state regulators got a bit over their skis in exerting their ruleTHE CASE SPARKED TENSION BETWEEN making authority. THE WASHINGTON The case sparked tension between the CANNABUSINESS Washington CannaBusiness Association and ASSOCIATION AND THE STATE AG the state AG after Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office filed a brief in the federal court case claiming “no protections exist for a federally illegal marijuana activity.” That prompted a sharply worded letter from WACA Executive Director Vicki Christopherson. “Your position that our state’s Cannabis industry does not enjoy the same protections as every other lawful Washington business undermines the will of state voters who overwhelmingly approved the creation of a legal marketplace in 2012.”

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NOVEMBER IS THE HARVEST ISSUE and I write a monthly column on hemp. You’d think I’d look forward to writing about this year’s hemp harvest. However, not really.

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The number of licenses issued, the number of acres grown and the spot market prices are one

thing, but 2020 is not your typical year for hemp farms or any farms for that matter. But as I wrote this month’s column, I realized I could have (and perhaps should have) written this column last year. 2019’s harvest was too big. It was the first year after the Farm Bill was signed and the number of hemp cultivation licenses grew 450% compared to 2018. Farmers grew way too much hemp, the market was flooded and prices plummeted. Much of last year’s crop is still unsold and prices haven’t risen. Farmers planted hemp this year, hopeful things would improve. Then came COVID-19, the lockdown, and life hasn’t been the same since. This year saw a broken supply chain, wildfires in Oregon, and snow and fires in Colorado. The amount of hemp harvested this year doesn’t Too few people are matter any more than the price it’s sold for. The industrial hemp market in the United States is totally out of sync. People aren’t growing hemp for buying as much hemp as farmers are growing. The supply food, fuel, fiber and and demand equation is imbalanced. This isn’t good news for other uses. farmers and the solution isn’t farmer-friendly.

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OO MUCH OF THE HEMP INDUSTRY IS FOCUSED ON CBD.

Stools have three legs, the hemp industry has but one. Is it any surprise that it rests on a shaky foundation? Broadening the market doesn’t mean focusing on CBG or any other single compound. Extractors want large amounts of consistent plant material, which rewards large farms, not smaller family farms. Too few people are growing hemp for food, fuel, fiber and other uses. The vast majority of the hemp being grown is for medicine. I for one believe that hemp grown for food will dwarf the CBD market. When I can’t say, but that day is coming. And let’s not forget the potential hempcrete represents. Seed prices are too high and the profit margin is too thin for farmers to prosper. Hemp seeds are expensive, the genetics are new and not stable, and most farmers aren’t savvy enough about growing hemp to guarantee success. Until hemp seed prices line up with wholesale prices, farmers are going to lose. Hopefully some farmers grew seed crops this year, which will lower the barrier to entry for farmers in 2021. There are few short term options. Maybe 2022 will be better. If much of 2019’s crop is still unsold as the 2020 crop is cut, we can expect wholesale hemp prices to stay low, if not fall even further. I’m already hearing about farmers electing not to harvest at all this year. The cost of bringing in the crop is more than they can sell it for. On top of that, new and inexperienced farmers tend to grow mediocre crop. If this year was a farmer’s second so-so crop, there’s every reason to believe they won’t grow hemp again. I’m sorry I don’t have better news, but perhaps talking about the larger issues facing the industry will highlight what needs to be done – rather than lament the failures and shortcomings we all face. And I say “all” because I too am a hemp farmer. The industry needs to achieve balance. Easy to say and challenging to do. Let’s all think long term because the industry is young and immature. This hemp farmer is in it for the long haul, and to that end, I’m already buying seeds for 2021.

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Gratitude is being thankful for life’s challenges, as it is overcoming them that makes the human experience so rewarding.

Shit’s fucked up. We all know it. Please pardon my English. But don’t stop reading, because this is where we make it all better!

Now, it is not necessary to laundry list the details of why shit is fucked up – the current affairs to which this statement refers are glaringly obvious. And the whole mess is depressing. Which creates the greatest paradox in human history: Although we have more conveniences and luxury time than ever before, it feels like there is less to be positive about. Our oceans are choking, our air is gaining color, and we are publicly prevented from expressing ourselves through smiles and hugs. I know, it’s a lot. Even my laptop has a virus. So, why is this happening? Well, I’m not a licensed therapist (just a professional stoner), but it is my opinion that we have become hostages of modern technology. And it’s happened at such an accelerated rate that there hasn’t been time to acclimate psychologically, because as this drivethru culture offers instant access to everything, we’re struggling to fully understand and appreciate it. We have become dangerously accustomed to easy food, shelter and companionship without acknowledging the cost of resources that have allowed us this proliferation. Meanwhile, the ticking time bomb is down to 007 with no James Bond to disengage.

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For thousands of years when the tummy rumbled, you had to work to fill it. Now, just about every basic human need is handled with one point of your finger, creating a surplus of idle time. And that can lead to boredom, which can lead to worrying about losing what you already have and the possibility of having to go without. And that can escalate anxiety and a lack of satisfaction. But here’s the deal: Shit can change. In fact, it will change. Because that’s all anything does, every moment of every day. This is universal law. And if you’ve paid attention, you know there’s always a calm before and after a storm until the next storm, ad infinitum. You aren’t going to change the course of history—let’s be real. And starting a revolution from your couch takes an awful lot of time and effort ,and you’re not in the mood anyway. So, instead of changing THE world, change YOUR world. Which will change THE world for YOU. And that’s all that really matters. The revolution starts in your head. It’s a personal revolution, a lifestyle change. And this doesn’t necessarily mean adopting a new diet per se, it means

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reorganizing your mindset. It’s about approaching ideas differently, flipping the script, incorporating optimism for pessimism and making it a practice. This is the philosophy. No matter what happens to you, the way you deal with anything is completely your choice. Change your perception and you change the outcome. Here’s the drill: You begin your day annoyed by the rudeness of your alarm. Begrudgingly, you drag the body from the warm sheets with a full bladder. But before the garage door eyelids fully lift, you unfairly stub the big toe on the foot of the dresser, sending a shockwave through the system. There are two ways to react: positively or negatively. You either say to yourself, “Damn, what a lousy way to start the day. This hurts and bad things are always happening to me.” Or you take the position of, “Boy, did that wake me up. My toe needed a good crack and now that I’ve felt pain, I will have a deeper appreciation for pleasure. This is gonna be a great day!” The point is that your perception is all that matters. Whichever angle you take does not change the event, only the experience you gain from it. You want positive experiences, so change your acceptance of what is. There is no un-stubbing the toe and life is actually quite fair. Not easy, but fair. Transform anger into gratitude, because gratitude is transformative. It is that simple. Gratitude is more imperative than ever right now. And in this time of giving thanks, remember that giving means getting. Reasonably doing your best in every situation brings light into your heart. Which stretches the heart. Take a deep breath right now, slowly exhale and feel the tightness of the body’s most vital muscle melt away the claustrophobia, while the expansion of the chest brings the relief of open space. You are inviting quenching sustenance into your life and the subtle intoxication of positivity can become addictive. It begins with you, one moment at a time, one idea at a time, one brick at a time until you have a bridge built that is indefatigable. The external tempest can be silenced. Make the investment. Become acutely aware of life — the wind coalescing with the leaves, a child’s giggle, the patter of a dog’s wagging tail, silence. And recognize your place within it, your importance. Why are you important? Because you emanate gratitude. You are becoming part of the solution. Gratitude is being thankful for life’s challenges, as it is overcoming them that makes the human experience so rewarding. Gratitude is infectious. Like a virus.

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OFTEN AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE ‘EMPEROR OF HEMP ’ OR THE ‘FATHER OF CANNABIS LEGALIZATION,’ JACK HERER WAS A TIRELESS SUPPORTER OF OUR FAVORITE PLANT. LOOKING BACK AT HIS LIFE HERE AND NOW – SOME FIVE YEARS AFTER LEGALIZATION HAS TAKEN HOLD FOR MUCH OF THE COUNTRY – IT CAN BE EASY TO FORGET JUST HOW RISKY IT WAS A FEW DECADES AGO TO STICK YOUR NECK OUT FOR CANNABIS FREEDOM.

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ONTRARY TO WHAT YOU MIGHT THINK, Jack Herer

was not an ‘early adopter’ of Cannabis. After a stint in the US military, he retired to civilian life in the suburbs. Herer was as conservative as they came back then. In the documentary “Emperor of Hemp,” he says, “I had done three years in the military, I was ride-or-die. I believed that America was always the good guy. That we were always the most decent, right-on people on the earth.” Of protestors and hippies, he said, “I thought they were the most un-American kids in the whole world.” Herer saw what was then known as marijuana as one of the primary culprits in radicalizing youth against the American establishment. It was after a divorce in 1967, when Jack started dating again, that one of his girlfriends asked him if he’d like to try some Cannabis. The rest is history. “I was feeling sensations that I didn’t know a human being could feel – and I asked her, ‘How is this illegal?’ And she said, ‘I don’t know.’” Thus began Herer’s quest for Cannabis knowledge. After a few years of study, he published the book GRASS (Great Revolutionary American Standard System) with friend and cartoonist Al Emmanuel. The book was a

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that the legalization of Cannabis started to enter secular culture in the 1980s and 90s. One of the book’s most impressive claims is one that resonates today: Hemp could replace fossil fuels as a way to power our modern life – and reduce the systematic destruction of our environment. But beyond all of the scientific facts outlined in “The Emperor Wears No Clothes,” it’s the insidious, deceitful history of prohibition in the United States that truly resonated the most with readers. Here, laid out for the first time was the history of how the government of the supposed ‘land of the free’ had lied to its citizenry for almost a century. surprise hit, selling over 30,000 copies in its first These were the powerful facts and ideas that Jack printing. It made Herer into a sort of Cannabis Herer brought to the world through his writings. guru overnight – which soon connected him to Suddenly, those with ears to listen a whole community of people and eyes to see could perceive a whose knowledge of the plant His legacy world where Cannabis usage was far surpassed his own. He then lives on in normalized. Herer continued his quest began his serious research of the the books he’s for the next three decades – writing hidden history of Cannabis, which published and speaking to whomever would led him to his eventual campaign and, of course, listen to his plea for legalization. to legalize hemp – a plant Herer via the strain Herer passed away a few thought could save the world. of Cannabis days before 4/20 in 2010, from In 1979, he and his partner that bears his complications of a heart attack he ‘Captain Ed’ opened the world’s name. suffered after speaking at a Portland, first hemp store in Venice Beach, Oregon legalization rally. For California. In 1983, as Reagan’s Portlanders, his Third Eye Shoppe was one of the war on drugs raged, he was arrested under an places where one could still pay their respects to the arcane law for signing up voters after dark near ‘Father of Cannabis Legalization’ (it closed in 2017). a federal building. While in prison, he started to His legacy lives on in the books he’s published write his next book. and, of course, via the strain of Cannabis that bears That second book, “The Emperor Wears his name. And that’s what this column is really No Clothes,” provided a culture desperate for about: people who have the guts to say something information new knowledge of an ancient plant. in public that might go against overwhelming public The book (which is a must in any Cannabis-lover’s sentiment – because they feel that people need to library) is a sort of compendium of knowledge know. Jack Herer was that type of person, and we all about the history of the plant, disseminated in an enjoy our current freedoms with Cannabis because easy-to-digest manner. While the book extols the of his work. virtues of hemp, it is also one of the primary ways

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AS A LOCAL GLASS BLOWER, Rebecca has spent 20 years interacting with the Cannabis community. So, the natural progression was to eventually join the game. She has always listened to people’s stories along the away, which for her, is the best part of having a profession she takes deep pride in.

YOU’VE BEEN BLOWING GLASS FOR 20 YEARS. WHAT ARE THE SIMILARITIES TO BUDTENDING? Well, I was self-

employed, so I represented myself when I ventured out to sell glass and I had to interact with a lot of people who were in the Cannabis community. So, learning the lingo and the culture really allowed me to transition into budtending.

DO YOU SMOKE MORE WEED THAN BEFORE NOW THAT YOU’RE IN THE INDUSTRY? I definitely smoke more now.

Our claim to fame at Chimacum Cannabis is that everything in the shop has been tried by at least one of us, so, we don’t keep anything in here that hasn’t been properly curated. It’s a rough job, lemme tell ya. SO, WHAT ARE YOU HITTING NOW? Currently I’m smoking TJ’s. The Samoa Cookies is delightful in every single way. CHIMACUM CANNABIS IS ALL ABOUT THAT PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. HOW DO YOU FUNCTION SO WELL IN THAT ENVIRONMENT? I’ve always been an advocate for the

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ack in the ‘90s, someone’s idea light bulb lit up with the notion that a railroad caboose on the 101 to Port Angeles would make a great venue for serving ice cream. And we all know that ice cream and Cannabis are two of life’s greatest treasures, so it’s serendipitous that it would now be a wonderful attraction for not just getting a good stretch along the highway, but to curate some fine products, too. And speaking of a good stretch, that caboose and four other cars sit right on the tracks along the Olympic Discovery trail – which the shop maintains for a one-mile paved stroll where you’re likely to see a beautiful bald eagle. Twenty minutes from Port Townsend and 40 from PA, this place is the perfect pit stop, but sorry to say, you’ll have to hit up one of those other towns for the ice cream (Ice Cream Cake is another story). ONE OF A KIND

The Orient Express wishes they had this much fun! With a monstrous deck out back overlooking Discovery Bay and a finely manicured lawn in the front adorned with loads of character, you can roam the premises for a breath of fresh Olympic air before you even display your boarding pass to the conductor. And in the bicentennial-themed railcar, there’s no shortage of eye-popping surprises

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Black Diamond Cannabis >> Firstly, wow, what a way to start off Croptober! It all began with a call from

NWLeaf saying we were heading to Touchet, Washington. “Where?” I inquired, as they informed me that just a short drive from Pasco – located between Lake Wallula and Walla Walla – was a Cannabis cultivation monster under the name of Black Diamond. During peak season, having three Tier 3 farms, they produce 7,000 pounds of wet weight, recreational Cannabis a day for the I-502 market.

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Green Volcano Blueberry Frost

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We wandered over to the Blueberry Frost (Green Volcano), with colas that seemed as if they could communicate with space, and their beautiful, thick nugs waving in the warm Washington sun.

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I had a chance to roam the vast property which holds licenses for Green Volcano, Evergreen, Black Diamond and Walla Walla Hemp Company – where Operations and Compliance Manager Luis Alfaro took us under his wing and showed us the goods. Having known Luis for a few years before arriving, this was an amazing way for us to reconnect, seeing as I had been tasked to showcase all the hard work he and his team had been putting in all year.

ur first stop was the Very Berry, with their stance far taller and wider than I had expected. Next we wandered over to the Blueberry Frost (Green Volcano), with colas that seemed as if they could communicate with space, and their beautiful, thick nugs waving in the warm Washington sun. We were lucky enough to catch these beauties a few days before harvest and man, were they pretty. The Lemon OG (Black Diamond) was well worth taking a smell detour for, with its pungent, proud and loud aroma. Then boom, I saw her: The Chocolate Covered Strawberries (Evergreen) had me mesmerized with its deep purple and vibrant red hues. It was like looking at a classic Pacific Northwest sunset. These strains undoubtedly upped my admiration for how beautiful outdoor Cannabis can be. While traveling the farms I had time to ask Luis and his team some

questions that were on my mind, as I was instantly curious about how they got their start in the I-502 industry. After years of growing in basements, warehouses and garages, Mark Hoffer and Craig Vanzandt saw legalization as their time to come out from the shadows, sharpen their combined skills, and improve on what they know and love without having to hide from law enforcement. What better way to do that than to have massive outdoor grows? Croptober is an intense month for the Black Diamond crew, filled with early mornings and late nights. With days beginning at 6:00 a.m., large groups of agricultural workers start to harvest the mature flowers. The next team arrives just half an hour later to sort and check the quality of the freshly harvested Cannabis, where it then travels off to the trimming area. In the trim room, they have six Twister T4 setups working feverishly to meet their daily goal of harvesting

7,000 wet pounds. The buds are then sorted based on size (A/B/C) and hung up to dry. While making sure their product remains dank, some team members won’t leave until close to 11:00 p.m. Quality control is a top priority for these Cannabis farmers and Black Diamond products have to pass rigorous checkpoints every step of the way – from harvest to packaging, and all the way until the kush gets to retail stores for us to enjoy. It sure was a treat getting to hang out with Luis and his team, seeing all those beautiful outdoor genetics dancing around on a sunny Eastern Washington day. A big thank you to everyone involved – from the harvesters to the owners, we were greeted with smiles and Cannabis knowledge all around. We will definitely be making a return trip next year to see how the harvests compare year to year. Until then, stay smoking.

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SOIL TO OIL

Multiple strains in greenhouse

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outdoor growers. From cutting and trimming to drying and curing, to processing material that will soon make its way into Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recreational market, it takes many hands to bring down these beautiful flowers. And Bodhi High most definitely has a tough crew ready and waiting. Sam Kannall is the man who started Bodhi High back in 2015 with patients in mind. Sam came from the medical side of the market and has been cultivating Cannabis for over 19 years. His purpose for starting Bodhi High was to provide high quality medicine with a strong focus on serving the medical community. In doing so, Sam was able to grow his company organically while creating an environment for his employees to thrive.

Sustainable growing is the name of their game – producing beautiful, fully sungrown flowers such as Glazed Cherries, Duct Tape and Platinum Scout.

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ut to October 2020. Sam and his team are gearing up for their big harvest out in Airway Heights, Washington. Sam studied herbaculture, which plays a big part in his practices today. With a Tier 2 farm, sustainable growing is the name of their game – producing beautiful, fully sungrown flowers such as Glazed Cherries, Duct Tape and Platinum Scout. Alongside these outdoor beauties, Sam and his team also have a number of greenhouses using all-organic shared beds to perfect other strains as well. Bodhi High grows with the premise of soil-to-oil in mind, popping seeds and hunting genetics to produce the finest concentrates in Washington state. In fact, 75% of Bodhi’s genetics come from seed starts, while rotating roughly 60 strains throughout the year. I asked Sam what other strains he was excited about this year and his list of mouth-watering cuts is as follows: French Cookies (recently pheno-hunted), Diesel Dough,

Duct Tape, Mega Dog Chem D x Chem 4, Wookie Cookies (Blueberry Pancake pheno) and Cheese Dawg (fan favorite). I’m sure you can imagine some of the terpene profiles coming off these strains, but what better way to test them out than by a big ol’ cloudy dab? Starting from soil and then moving to processing oil, the Bodhi High team works very intentionally to ensure quality every step of the way. In their state-of-the-art lab located in Spokane, these men and women create very tasty concentrates using an EX20 Iron Fist unit that was specifically built and bought for live resin extractions. This machine allows Bodhi High to maintain precise temperature, pressure control and length of extraction, depending on the strain they are working with. After each plant reaches the perfect mature state that the team is looking for, they will cut the plant, defoliate and then flash freeze the flowers using dry ice down to negative 70 degrees fahr-

enheit. In doing this, Bodhi High is able to preserve the terpene profiles for the best end product. Keep in mind these are all 100% flower extractions we are talking about here, so not only do their concentrates taste amazing, they also provide great relief for many individuals who are medicating for different reasons. Live resin extractions are popular in the 502 market and Bodhi High has made its name in that space amidst all the competition. Sam believes the greatest virtue of their soil-to-oil process is the fact that he and his team can control the flowers from beginning to end – using all-organic, natural and pesticide-free growing practices. Growing flower themselves, harvesting at the perfect point, and creating incredible live resin extractions, Bodhi High aims to “Awaken Your Senses” through Cannabis enlightenment for each and every person who tries their top quality products.

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<< Head Grower John Knechtel and Grower Travis Carter stand in front of the greenhouse at Stoney Moose Farms on Gravina Island. Despite having the rainiest summer in Ketchikan history the greenhouse still produced 140 plants.

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Just off the coast of Ketchikan in Southeast Alaska is a 21-mile long strip of land called Gravina Island. Famed as the proposed site of the failed $398 million "Bridge to Nowhere," the island is home to Ketchikan's airport and is still only accessible via a seven-minute ferry ride across the Tongass Narrows. Although Ketchikan's temperate climate prevents the Narrows from freezing during the winter, parts of Gravina Island are exclusively reachable during high tide. It's in this idyllic seclusion that Stoney Moose Farms has built its business. >>

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John Knechtel, head grower for Stoney Moose Farms, stands proudly in front of his plants. "It's so great to live in a legal time," Knechtel tells Leaf Nation.

Stoney Moose Farms' Cannabis oasis is situated on a three-acre plot of land that houses a barn with 180 Cannabis plants, a greenhouse, an apple orchard, and a modest dwelling where head grower John Knechtel has made his home for the past year. NOV. 2020

Locally-sourced, the soil is created by utilizing ingredients native to the area, including crab mill, oyster shells and kelp.

Honey Trap growing, with Blue Wizard seen in the background.

Mark Woodward boats us from Ketchikan to Gravina Island across the Tongass Narrows.

Head Grower John Knechtel and Grower Travis Carter stand on the tidal dock of Stoney Moose Farms.

"I'm not built for this world; I'm built for 200 years ago," says Knechtel with a wry smile. "I love having the opportunity to be somewhere remote where I am in control of my life and destiny, while working on something I am passionate about."

Despite Knechtel's admiration of the island, there is a unique set of challenges that comes with growing in the region. The island itself is covered in muskeg â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an acidic soil commonly found in the Arctic and boreal regions, although it is in other northern climates as well. Muskeg consists of dead plants in various states of decomposition, including sphagnum moss, which can hold 15 to 30 times its weight in water and wood fragments. The result is a spongy, waterlogged terrain that is both strange and dangerous for the unaccustomed. With the non-viable local soil and the difficulty of importing goods, Stoney Moose Farms approached their soil issue with ingenuity.

Kathy Ramirez works with a table full of Stoney Moose Kitchen's award-winning gummies.

In the farm's grow basement, Knechtel "cooks" the organic soil used to grow their crop. Locally-sourced, the soil is created by utilizing ingredients native to the area, including crab mill, oyster shells and kelp. The unique blend is so nutrient-rich that Knechtel says his growers hardly have to feed the plants during their grow cycle. "The soil is the key! Each planter is its own environment, keeping each plant alive," explains Knechtel as he grabs a handful of the soil. Along with this nutrient-rich soil, the plants are watered with collected rainwater from the farm's four rain collection water tanks, which hold up to 20,000 gallons of rainwater. If Ketchikan's average of 234 yearly rainy days doesn't keep the tanks full, the farm also has the ability to replenish the tanks from a nearby creek. Naturally, nutrients are just one component of what makes the farm successful. The other is undoubtedly Knechtel, whose passion for Cannabis is above reproach.

"It's so great to live in a legal time," Knechtel says over the sounds of The Grateful Dead as he opens the door to a room of beautiful budding plants. "It's not just about the THC content. It's about the smell and taste. It's about the full enjoyment." Knechtel's grow room is packed full of plants, but he is currently only growing three distinct strains intended for a variety of consumers. Knechtel recommends Honey Trap for day smokers, while those looking for a mellow indica should gravitate towards Blue Wizard. But Knechtel's crown jewel is his Gravina Lemonade, which he says has been testing as high as 28 percent THC. Although Knechtel has considered growing additional strains, he believes in maximizing the farm's space while providing a consistent grow. "Each strain needs different attention, so finding three to four strains that work well together is the dream," he says. "Ultimately, herb is medicine. So, I am just happy if I can provide people with some relief and enjoyment." THESTONEYMOOSE.COM | @STONEYMOOSEKITCHENS

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FIRE ON THE MOU Roganja and Massive Seeds scrambled to save their crops after irrigation lines melted.

eter Bustch ignored the evacuation order at first. He stood his ground, gripping a fire hose hooked up to his irrigation line, saturating his life’s work as a beast of smoke and flame lurched toward his family farm. “It looked like a raging monster, man,” Bustch said. “Loud, roaring, coming fast through the trees and the brush. Scary, man. You could feel the heat.” He watched as one after another, dark columns of smoke rose swiftly, starkly offset against the lighter plumes engulfing the area surrounding the farm and facility in Oregon where he and his brother, Patrick, own and operate Massive Seeds and Roganja.

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As the dark plumes grew greater in number and marched ever closer to where he stood soaking his crop, the terrifying, heartbreaking realization hit him. Every column of black smoke was another one of his buildings going up in flames.“I knew it was my Mom’s house going up, and then the main house at Roganja, and then another,” he said. Like so many on the West Coast, Peter and Patrick were hit head-on by the September wildfires that ravaged the nation’s premier Cannabis cultivating regions. “We were devastated by the fires,” Bustch said. “We lost three homes, three barns, three shops, a double-wide trailer, a single-wide trailer, pump houses, sheds. It burned almost every single structure on the property. … My dad pioneered the land that we grow on now in the ‘70s. He built one of the houses that burned down.”

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THE FIGHT For Cannabis cultivators, minimal-grid living keeps you off the radar. It’s enriching, liberated living – that is, until wildfire comes tearing over the hill next to your farm. At that point, it often means you’re on your own. The terror was visceral when Jeff Ghidella got the call to evacuate his farm, Little Hill Cultivators, in California’s famed Trinity County. Ghidella ignored the evacuation orders because he knew if he didn’t, the farm would be a total loss. The firefighters in the area were spread thin, and as Ghidella says, they may have been prioritizing other interests over craft Cannabis farms. “Ridges started getting bulldozed, fire lines started getting cut,” Ghidella said via phone from his farm in mid-October. “If you get evacuated, your crop dies. That kind of got us into preparation mode. I spent 10 days without leaving the hill, without really having access to get back. That’s really why you can’t

leave – they won’t let you get back. … You can’t get supplies in. You can’t get gas for your generators. You can’t get food. So, you just have to live with that.” Ghidella bulldozed a fire line around his property and started using what water he had to soak the crop and the structures. Then he watched the fire close in around him. “I was hoping it would hit the dozer line and just melt,” he said. “It got close to my property, and then it just blew up. It went from calm to chaos in 10 minutes. I saw my exit evaporating. We had sprinklers and fire hoses going, and had generators going. We got everything set and the fires were coming in, the sprinklers were going, and we left.” The play worked the first night. The second night the wind picked up. “It ripped through,” Ghidella said. “It burned my barn down, it burned my hay storage. It burned a trailer we had on the property.” His water system melted. He suffered severe crop loss. “It wouldn’t be such a big deal if I could get

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At Roganja, some staff have moved back onto the property and are living in trailers, attempting to bring in the surviving crop and begin the long, arduous rebuilding process. “It’s a big hit, man,” Bustch said. “It’s amazing the number of things you start reaching for, like a tool or whatever, and you don’t have it anymore.”

Staff at East Fork Cultivars worked alongside firefighters to save their crop.

out and buy what I need, and get moving again,” Ghidella said. “But these mandatory evacuation zones, they set up roadblocks. In a way, I’m stuck on my property.” THE FALLOUT

Ghidella lost some infrastructure, but lost even more in harvestable product – with only about 20-30% of its 10,000 square feet of Slurricane, Ice Cream Cake and Back to the Triangle, a Kush cross, surviving. But the true fallout is just beginning to take shape. Retailers and processors are concerned about the implications for product quality and supply, both of which undoubtedly will be impacted. Then there are the operational factors at play. Many farms are simply trying to regain traction after fighting fires for weeks – when they should have been harvesting Cannabis. “The main way we will expe-

oward and his partners were forced to furlough their staff during the busiest season of the year, and instead focus on working with firefighting teams from the U.S., Mexico and Canada to protect their land. And while they were able to keep the beast at bay, for them, the danger lies ahead. “We have so much Cannabis in the field that looks just glorious, but there’s so much out there, and the rains are coming in a week,” Howard said via phone in mid-October. “We have hundreds of thousands of dollars in the field, and I’m concerned we’re not going to be able to get to it in time.” THE EFFORT Despite significant worries as to what the future holds for the community in the wake of this disaster, Cannabis farmers are proving to be as resilient as the plant itself.

“We had to get water to the plants,” Bustch said. “They were in shock and needed a lot of love. We had to totally focus on plant health, you know, because our crop made it. … We’re lucky that about 80% of our crop survived and finished really well.” Ghidella remains on his farm, despite there being a current stage three evacuation order still in place for his region at the time this article was written. “I have to protect my farm from looters,” Ghidella said. “I have to protect it from the elements. Whatever crop I have remaining, I need to try to bring it home, even though I don’t know how much of it I can salvage. … At least the infrastructure is still there. You can always grow your way out of whatever financial hardship you’re in, if you’re just willing to work. That’s what got me here.”

Many farms are simply trying to regain traction after fighting fires for weeks – when they should have been harvesting Cannabis.

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rience the damage from these forest fires, I think, is from the impact it has on the operations, and the increase of the stress fractures that already existed,” said Nathan Howard, co-owner of East Fork Cultivars in Takilma, Oregon.

The first focus for Roganja was the water supply. As with Ghidella’s farm in California, Roganja’s water tanks were destroyed and the drip lines melted, so the Bustch brothers had to prioritize the survival of the remainder of their crop.

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Happy Thanksgiving, I guess. It’s hard to wrap my head around the turmoil these days, and I know that for many this won’t be anything like previous holidays. If you are able to be safe with family or friends, enjoy your meal and be thankful. If you are not, keep the faith and hope for some positive changes coming our way. I have infused the recipes with the East Fork Cultivar strain Wesley’s Wish. My almost constant state of anxiety is lessened and I love the rustic notes.

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1. Heat oven to 340 degrees.

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5. Sprinkle wings with the cheese and bake an additional 15 minutes. Top with the fresh parsley as garnish. Makes 36 wings and 9 servings.

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NORML’S BEGINNINGS

This year marks the golden anniversary of our nation’s longest-running cannabis legalization association: the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws—or, as it’s better known, NORML. Comprising thousands of activists and lawyers, NORML’s mission is to advocate for the rights of cannabis users by mounting legal initiatives, defending and testifying for the accused, starting petitions and boycotts, appealing to the media and lobbying politicians. At the heart of this vast effort is a man who has devoted his life to the struggle of changing America’s unfair and outdated drug laws; one who has not only gained the respect and friendship of most of the counterculture’s greatest icons, but ended up becoming one in his own right—earning him the nickname “Mr. Marijuana.” That man is NORML’s founder, former executive director and current legal counsel, Keith Stroup. A southern Illinois farm boy turned Washington lawyer, Stroup started out working under consumer advocate Ralph Nader before forming NORML in 1970. One of the group’s first endeavors was to pressure Nixon’s National

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Stroup speaks at the 2001 Hash Bash.

Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse to allow NORML activists to testify at their hearings. Stroup publicly challenged the old lies first put forth by the yellow journalism and exploitation films of the 1920s and ‘30s, such as Marijuana—Assassin of Youth, and his testimony helped sway the panel, with the president’s commission finally recommending that marijuana be decriminalized. Unfortunately, Nixon completely disregarded that advice.

REEFER MADNESS REPURPOSED

Those early propaganda pictures were largely forgotten ... buried in archives to collect dust for decades. That is until 1972, when Stroup’s lecture agent made him aware that the films had recently entered the public domain. Stroup procured a copy of Reefer Madness from the Library of Congress for $297, streamlined it down to 35 minutes and began showing it after his lectures. “It was so overdone, I knew the students would love it,” Stroup chuckles. “And of course, they did!”

The screenings were a big hit—not only increasing ticket sales and educating the students about the absurdity of prohibitionism, but also giving them an opportunity to spark up once the lights went down. World of Cannabis has three items from this historic 1972 college tour in our museum collection: a promotional poster for the film with the NORML logo in the top corner, and two pages with various sized print ads for the screenings (all black and white).

PLAYBOY

Also from that period, we have a limited edition art print of NORML’s square “Liberate Marijuana” logo, numbered and signed by artist Fairchild Paris, with a stamp designating it as part of the Playboy Enterprises VIP Private Edition. This was an item that had been auctioned off at fundraisers for NORML in the Playboy Mansion during the 1970s. In the organization’s early years, Playboy and its provocative publisher, Hugh Hefner, played a crucial role in getting NORML off the ground.

“The first dollar that ever came in the door came from Playboy,” Stroup recalls. “During the first 10 years of our existence, they were by far our largest funder.” An initial $5,000 donation from Playboy quickly blossomed into a $100,000 a year bankroll, two free full-page ads in each issue of the magazine, and several fundraisers at the Playboy Mansions—leading to a lasting friendship between Stroup and Hef.

HIGH TIMES & HUNTER THOMPSON

Over the years, however, another magazine would eventually eclipse Playboy as NORML’s top supporter: High Times, founded by pot smuggler and radical activist Tom Forcade. Stroup met Forcade in 1972 during the Democratic National Convention in Miami, when Forcade sold him weed from his perch up in a eucalyptus tree in “The People’s Park” –– located a few blocks down from the Convention Center. Throughout the mid-70s, Forcade made a number of large cash donations to NORML, including an infamous satchel filled with $10,000 in small, worn bills that was left on the doorstep of their Washington D.C. offices. The bag was accompanied by a typed note claiming that the cash came from a group of weed growers and smugglers calling themselves “The Confederation,” but it was Tom. After Forcade’s suicide in 1978, Stroup was one of a select few privileged to share a joint containing some of Tom’s ashes at a memorial party atop the old World Trade Center –– the “highest” structure in the world. On the same day Stroup met Forcade in Miami in 1972, he also met and blazed with the Yippie leaders Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, as well as an up-and-coming journalist from Rolling Stone named Hunter S. Thompson. Stroup introduced himself and shared Thompson’s joint after he smelled weed smoke wafting up from under the bleachers inside the convention center. Like Hefner, Hunter became one of Stroup’s lifelong friends –– serving on NORML’s board of directors until his death in 2005.

By 1978, NORML helped get marijuana decriminalized in 11 states and was inching towards nationwide decriminalization.

Hugh Hefner and Keith Stroup in the 70s.

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Hunter and Hef weren’t the only cannabis icons Stroup counts among his BFFs though: legendary activist John Sinclair; political cartoonist Gary Trudeau; godfather of medical marijuana, the late Dr. Lester Grinspoon; and country music star Willie Nelson are all old friends. Stroup was also close with then-President Jimmy Carter’s son Chip, which helped engender a surprisingly amiable and productive relationship with NORML while the Carter Administration was in office. By 1978, NORML helped get marijuana decriminalized in 11 states and was inching towards nationwide decriminalization. Sadly, that all ended after a falling out occurred between Stroup and Carter’s drug policy adviser Peter Bourne. The ensuing scandal led to both men having to step down from their powerful positions.

Stroup and Hunter S. Thompson became close.

Like Hugh Hefner, Hunter S. Thompson became one of Stroup’s lifelong friends –– serving on NORML’s board of directors until his death in 2005.

BACK TO NORML

Stroup didn’t return to NORML for 15 years –– until he finally rejoined the Board of Directors and resumed his position as Executive Director in 1994. In the decades since, Stroup has spoken at countless cannabis events, including numerous NORML conferences, the historic Hash Bash in Ann Arbor, the Seattle Hempfest and of course, the Boston Freedom Rally –– where in 2007, he and former High Times associate publisher Rick Cusick were pinched for smoking a joint together behind the NORML booth on Boston Common. Despite offers to drop the charges, the duo insisted on taking their case to trial to make a political point and push for jury nullification. Today, NORML boasts 135 chapters across all 50 states and seven nations. And though marijuana is now legal for adult use in 11 states and for medical use in another 33, NORML’s fight is far from over.

» For more on Keith

and NORML, listen to his interview in Episode 3 of our Cannthropology potcast at worldofcannabis. museum/cannthropology or wherever you get your podcasts. To join or donate to NORML, visit norml.org.

This content was originally published on worldofcannabis.museum and is reprinted with permission.

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GROCERY BAGS ARE THE PROBLEM hen are we going to get it? When is it finally going to embed somewhere in the collective psyche that we only have so many trees to burn until there is a sad Lorax shaking his finger at us from atop a crispy stump, reminding us that he warned us 50 years ago? Dr. Seuss was ahead of his time. You do know that trees are a bioremediator, correct? That means they clean the air and soil. So, not only do we cease to exist on this planet without them, but we get to enjoy forest fire bongloads of burnt bark and sizzling squirrel tail in the meantime. How much more evidence do we need? Because it doesn’t get much clearer than waking up to an ash-covered car in the morning. Yet the fine face-covered folks who are cluelessly checking and bagging my groceries do not register the fact that it takes trees to make the paper ones, and plastic to kill the trees that make the paper ones. I grabbed a few items at the grocery store and the checker still found it necessary to double bag the items. God forbid the handle should rip, sending the satchel to the ground to potentially dent my tuna can. What the fuck, people? Figure it out! And it’s not that grocery bags are the real problem, but the fact that no one is saying anything. Why do I have to be an asshole for giving a shit? Am I a nuisance by requesting a single bag, or a weirdo for supplying my own reusable ones? Think of us in a fish tank. The water has got to be exchanged fairly frequently, or it begins to turn green and the fish get choked out. That is what’s happening to us. One fish, two fish, red fish, dead fish.

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