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ISSUE 123 11 EDITOR NOTE 14 PATRICK MACKAY 16 NATIONAL NEWS 18 HEMP INDUSTRY 20 BUDTENDER Q&A 24 TACOMA HOUSE OF CANNABIS 28 WOMEN IN WEED: SARA PAYAN 32 STRAIN OF THE MONTH 36 TANNINS & TERPENES 37 SKÖRD 38 WAM OIL 39 MÖBIUS BEYOND 40 MT. BAKER HOMEGROWN 41 AVITAS 44 PRODUCTIVE PAIRINGS 46 BROOKLYN BREWERY 48 TALKING ‘BOUT TEMPS 52 COOKING WITH CANNABIS 54 SAINTS BALLOT BOX JOINTS 58 CANNATHROPOLOGY 62 STONEY BALONEY ISSUU.COM/NWLEAF

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A B O U T T H E C OV E R “The Tannins & Terpenes Issue is one of our favorite editions to produce each year. Exploring flavor nuances and creating intentional combinations to bring forth certain effects is a titillating and exciting experience, each and every time. We are still learning so much about this incredible plant and we are excited to share our findings with you in each issue. So grab a copy, kick back with one of the pairings found in this edition, and dive into a world of flavor with us.

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Editor’s Note Thanks for picking up our annual Tannins & Terpenes edition!

Marijuana is safer than alcohol! I feel like that statement must lead the way for this note, because it is an unequivocal truth. If we looked at health impacts, deaths and the billions in social and healthcare costs that alcohol is responsible for, we would instead be selling Cannabis on every street corner.

That said, it’s 2020 and we are getting closer to a future where Cannabis is at least treated equally to alcohol, and the two certainly do pair well together when the occasion calls for it. When we first started pairing the two in Northwest Leaf in 2012, the idea was to bring awareness to the many flavor profiles and styles that exist in the Cannabis sphere.

An attitude from then still prevails today in many parts of the world: All pot is just pot.

WHEN WE FIRST STARTED Our journey through pairing Cannabis and PAIRING alcohol has led us to throw events celebrating THE TWO IN the two, to create custom cocktails and mocktails NORTHWEST infused with terpenes, and to get really good at LEAF IN 2012, using Cannabis as a hangover preventer. More on THE IDEA WAS TO BRING this at a later date, but google Cannabis neuroAWARENESS protective properties and let your mind run.

TO THE MANY The point being: We enjoy bringing these FLAVOR PROFILES AND pairings to life and this year we have some great STYLES THAT options for you to try.

EXIST IN THE New for this year are our “Productive Pairings” CANNABIS - a concept from our California Leaf Director Nate SPHERE. Williams. The idea that you can only pair weed with alcohol is silly, so we made four new pairings with tea, coffee, kombucha and mate. These productive pairings are great for starting or getting through the day! I’m currently enjoying a blonde espresso roast with dabs of Unicorn Poop from Echo Electuary in Oregon, and it feels pretty damn good.

I hope that this issue inspires you to try new pairings and flavor combinations, becoming an educational tool for you to share with anyone who still thinks all weed is created equal.

So light up, pour a tasty beverage and enjoy this scintillating issue of the Leaf!

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Patrick Michael MacKay Patrick Michael MacKay was a loving father and activist who shared his light with an infectious smile and positive attitude, impacting every life that came into contact with him.

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rom his time as an entrepreneur starting one of “Seattle’s Best Places” daycare centers in 1986, Agape Child Care Center, to his years of Cannabis activism, Patrick’s love for people and life was evident. He began working with medical Cannabis in Washington in 2010, fighting for legalization and patient rights from a selfless place of care for the plant and those who depend on it. A constant positive presence at countless rallies, protests and political meetings, it was no surprise that he supported and organized efforts to help unionize the Cannabis industry, working to protect both workers and the community itself.

When Patrick was diagnosed with stage four throat cancer in 2014, he fully embraced Cannabis as medicine for his own body and tackled the disease with his signature positivity. Our community watched as he battled cancer and celebrated as he was declared cancer-free a few months later. He attributed his healing in part to Cannabis, and the rest to the love of those around him.

His sister, Beth MacKay Price, wrote, “He found strength in this glimmer of hope and from all those who sent him encouragement and love. Above all he treasured you, his friends - those of you who believed in him. Your friendship, love and support fortified him throughout his last chapter. He told me more than once what contentment he felt with the friendships - the connectedness - he had cultivated in the past several years. Thank you, each of you, for giving Patrick your love. Making him know he was worthy of your love. His light burned brighter by the love and light each of you projected on him.

May each of you hold a spark from his flame in your hearts, to keep his light burning.”

While Patrick has passed on into the universe and the next great journey, his love and impact on his family, friends and community will not be forgotten.

With much love and a toast from the plant that he loved and protected, we wish Patrick a peaceful rest until we meet again at a sesh in the great beyond.

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CANNABIS SOCIAL EQUITY MAKES PROGRESS IN WASHINGTON STATE

esearchers with the University of Waterloo, School of Public Health in Canada surveyed 5,530 adult respondents living in Alaska, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington state, and they found some very reassuring news, reports NORML. Adults over the age of 21 who live in states where retail Cannabis sales are allowed tend to have positive impressions of the marijuana ‘POSITIVE PERCEPTIONS’ OF industry, according to data published in CANNABIS FOR LEGAL STATES the journal Addictive Behaviors.

“The current findings suggest generally positive perceptions of the legal Cannabis market,” the authors reported. “Most respondents, including frequent Cannabis consumers, perceived legal Cannabis to be of equal or greater quality and “THIS DATA ONCE convenience, and as safer to buy and use than Cannabis from illegal sources.”

AGAIN AFFIRMS THAT MOST VOTERS DO NOT “This data once again affirms that most voters do not experience ‘buyer’s remorse’ EXPERIENCE ‘BUYER’S following marijuana legalization,” said NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano.

REMORSE’ FOLLOWING “In the minds of most Americans, these laws are operating as voters intended and in MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION.” a manner that is consistent with their expectations.”

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ttempts to increase minority participation in Washington state’s marijuana industry are ongoing, but government officials there face hurdles in creating a workable social equity program, due to stiff competition and plentiful supplies, reports Marijuana Business Daily.

Governor Jay Inslee in March signed House Bill Gov. Jay Inslee 2870 to create a new social equity program “that provides business opportunities to people from disproportionately harmed communities so they can ... become a Cannabis retailer.”

Existing weed retailers in Washington are well established, as the state began recreational sales in 2014. That makes the state one of the most competitive in the nation for all types of Cannabis licensees.

It will still be months before any social equity business licenses are issued, according to state health department employee Christy Hoff.

Members of a task force - expected to consist of about a dozen people from state agencies, Cannabis businesses and minority representatives haven’t been selected.

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percent of Canadian Cannabis market share is earned by vape pens, reports Headset data.

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NEW INITIATIVE TO LEGALIZE CANNABIS SALES FILED IN D.C.

ctivists have filed a new proposed bailout initiative to legalize Cannabis sales in the nation’s capital.

The “New Modern Day Cannabis Justice Reform Act” would halt prosecutions of marijuana cultivation, sales and consumption, reports Marijuana Moment.

It would also stop Cannabis from being the cause of police searches and provide for record expungement of prior marijuana convictions. D.C. voters approved a legalization measure in 2014, but it only covered possession and home cultivation - not sales.

The city has been prevented from implementing a retail model due to a Congressional rider barring it from using local tax funds for such purposes.

The currently unregulated system of legalization has failed to address problems such as racially disproportionate enforcement, according to Dawn Lee-Carty, Executive Director of the campaign behind the initiative.

To qualify for the ballot, activists would need to collect 24,835 valid signatures from registered voters. Activists recently submitted enough signatures to qualify Initiative 81, which would decriminalize psychedelics in D.C.

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PELOSI DEFENDS MARIJUANA’S COVID-19 THERAPY POTENTIAL

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ouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi in August defended a provision of the Democratic coronavirus relief bill tied to Cannabis.

“I don’t agree with you that Cannabis is not related to this,” Pelosi said during a press briefing, reports The Hill.

“This is a therapy that has proven successful.” House Democrats passed their own $3 trillion stimulus bill called the Heroes Act on May 15, but it never got a vote in the GOP-controlled Senate, reports Forbes.

The provision would have allowed legal Cannabis businesses to work with banking services, reports USA Today.

Cannabis business have been deemed ‘essential’ during the pandemic, but aren’t eligible for Small Business Administration loans, according to the National Cannabis Industry Association.

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“Our research has always shown that a majority of Montanans support legalization, and now voters will have the opportunity to enact that policy, which will create jobs and generate new revenue for our state.”

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Less than 2% of the farms in the U.S. are owned by African Americans, even though Black people make up approximately 12% of the total population. Black farms tend to be smaller and less profitable than the national average. I won’t bother to list the obvious reasons why.

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It’s not that Black farmers are bad farmers. Many farm land that has been in their families for

generations. Faced with seemingly insurmountable debt, many fear losing their farms and along with it their very livelihoods. I humbly submit that hemp holds out real hope for small American farmers, including POC and women-owned farms.

We all agree there’s money in the legal Cannabis market and that Black people are underrepresented.

Social equity efforts will take time to bear fruit. The biggest obstacle has nothing to do with race or ethnicity, and everything to do with money.

It takes money and lots of it to get into the Cannabis market Share what you know money that most African Americans don’t have access to. That’s not and what you have. the case with hemp. Hemp licenses are less expensive compared to Form co-ops and pool Cannabis. Hemp is administered by the individual states’ Departments resources. Grow your of Agriculture, which tend to be farmer-friendly. The key is doing your local hemp industry, research beforehand, being realistic about what you can and can’t do, farm by farm. and realizing nothing will happen overnight.

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It’s a new crop with its own learning curve.

My advice is to reach out to younger folks with Cannabis growing experience, even if their previous convictions prevent them from being license holders themselves.

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

Start small, don’t throw your whole farm into a new crop. Make it part of your annual rotation, integrated into your business model. Ignore the CBD biomass market.

Too much hemp was grown for CBD extraction in 2019. The market got flooded and prices collapsed. Anything grown in 2020 will only worsen the glut. It’s harder for inexperienced hemp farmers to be profitable.

My advice to new Black hemp farmers is to grow for the fiber market, especially hempcrete. Fiber seeds are cheaper than premium CBD seeds. Literally acres of hemp grown for fiber can be farmed using tractors. The harvest can be field retted, which is less labor intensive than trimming and drying a flower harvest.

Fiber crops need less indoor space for drying, processing and storage. Fiber may be a speculative market, but those getting in now are well poised for the future, as consumers learn more and more about hemp’s full potential.

Small farmers have always helped each other. Small hemp farmers should be no different. Share what you know and what you have. Form co-ops and pool resources.

Grow your local hemp industry, farm by farm.

Not interested in growing hemp? No problem. There are more non-farm jobs in the hemp industry than you might think.

Someone needs to process, package, transport, market and sell hemp products.

The industry needs lawyers, accountants and insurance professionals well-versed in hemp rules and regulations. Transfer your existing skills to this new industry and help grow the pie for all of us.

Reach out to HBCUs. Support their ag schools and encourage them to incorporate hemp into the curriculum and their future plans. Encourage them to include grad students and interns into each and every program.

I’m not trying to ignore or minimize inequalities and injustices in the Cannabis market. While we all address those inequalities, let’s not forget about hemp, the low hanging fruit.

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Whether you’re someone who has been smokin’ and tokin’ since the medical days, or you’re someone who has kids who don’t know about your Cannabis use, we just try to be a shop for any type of consumer to feel comfortable in.

EVEN PEOPLE WHO COME OVER THE STATE LINE FROM IDAHO TO BUY CANNABIS? We definitely don’t encourage it, but when in Rome. If you’re gonna try a joint, you may as well try it legally and get it from a safe place like Cinder.

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WHERE WERE YOU THE FIRST TIME YOU USED CANNABIS? I was with my older sister in Waterville, a tiny town north of Wenatchee. I was pretty lucky because she was a medical patient, so she had regulated products and could teach me about it and it wasn’t the taboo way. I got introduced in a very educational way, which is nice.

DO YOU USE CANNABIS FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES? I use it recreationally primarily, but it helps me throughout the day as well. I definitely don’t use it before work because I like to keep a clear mind, but if I have a big social outing or a family outing where I need to feel more at ease, then I would definitely use it.

BAYLIE BEGAN her career in 2017 at Cinder, setting a course up the ladder to Shift Lead and then Education and Training Specialist.

Her collaborations with producers ensure that Cinder is on the ball and sharing accurate Cannabis knowledge with all of their amazing customers. Cannabis is a young industry and she’s proud to have been a vital part of the Cinder Family through all of its growth, where she’s been able to show her deep dedication and appreciation while blossoming as a person and a professional.

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WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF BUDTENDING? Firstly, it’s building relationships with other people in the industry, because it’s such a young industry that is changing every day. It’s really nice to meet the producers, go on farm tours and meet the people who are actually putting love behind the products. And then the customers, obviously, because they teach me as much as I teach them.

It’s cool to be on the front lines and hear what their needs are. Having the ability to pass that on to the producers is very gratifying.

WHAT DOES THE WORLD NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SPOKANE? Spokane doesn’t suck.

It’s a booming town and the I-502 industry has presented a lot of job opportunities that we didn’t see before. I think that people forget that Eastern Washington produces some of the best outdoor and greenhouse Cannabis.

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I started using Cannabis at 13. In college I would smoke occasionally, kick back on the weekend or have a couple puffs at the end of the week - and then when I was going on 37 and started getting sick. Prior to that, I came to SF from Michigan in the mid-’90s looking for new meaningful work.

I was always into art, but I got here and got into tech, in IT/ operations management. It paid the bills, but it made me really unhappy. I quit, walked out, took a year off and then started working in Civil Rights. I loved my work but I still felt really empty.

After getting sick, I used Cannabis to help with nausea and getting myself eating. I didnʼt realize how helpful it would be. I knew THC was important, but no one was talking about CBD back then at all. After chemo and while recovering I said, ‘I didnʼt almost die twice through chemo to lead a life Iʼm not happy with. I went back to school to get my master’s degree, and wanted to get a job that I didnʼt have to think about numbers with. Apothecarium offered me a job while I was going back to school - I was a patient first.

I was always really passionate about herbal medicine and aromatherapy, and was going back to school to become a homeopath.

THIS IS OUR TANNINS & TERPENES ISSUE, WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE? Linalool. It’s relaxing. I have a terpene kit that I

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use when I have in-person classes. When I started medicinal weed, we werenʼt talking about terps. We were just talking about THC and we would just talk about the flowers themselves - like Sour Diesel can be good for antispasmodic effects, while White Widow is good for bronchial issues or migraines. Now Iʼm glad that we are getting more into strands or cultivars, the chemical breakdown and how that works in synergy to create effects.

HAVE YOU EVER MADE YOUR OWN EDIBLES? HOW DO YOU THINK THE FUTURE LOOKS IN THE CANNA-FOOD INDUSTRY? Oh yeah! Cannabis is such an amazing thing to

mix with food. We have a lot of edibles where the Cannabis taste is taken out, but itʼs actually really complementary to a lot of different foods. For us, we have it in our smoothies every morning and I put in a whole bunch of chards and berries. I have THCA every morning. It really supports my adrenals. Iʼve baked with it, Iʼve cooked with it - but I donʼt have as good of a handle on dosage and I donʼt eat homemade edibles anymore, but I used to!

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AT T H E I N T E R S E C T I O N O F C O M PA S S I O N , E D U C AT I O N A N D SOCIAL JUSTICE

The LNU Complex Fires are actively happening 45 miles away.

Smoke is permeating the skies of the cities we live in, but that doesn’t stop Sara Payan, Apothecarium’s Public Education Officer, from happily giving me some of her time to not only educate, but be the embodiment of linalool in human form. The educator, consultant, writer and cancer survivor embodies the exact kind of empathy and compassion that makes the Cannabis industry a future we can find comfort in.

THE STIGMA IS STRONG WITH CANNABIS USAGE FOR CANCER. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR PEOPLE SEEKING AN ALTERNATIVE PROCESS TO HELP THEIR LOVED ONES, BUT FIND IT HARD LETTING GO OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND TRUSTING THE PLANT? We are all really different. Some of us donʼt

tolerate phytocannabinoids, and thatʼs OK. I will say, it’s not a cure - itʼs a therapy. These are therapies that work with certain people and I would never tell someone this is IT. Itʼs a very personal experience whether you want to use it or not. Cannabis can work in conjunction with a lot of traditional therapies, and a lot of research has showed it can actually help them work better.

We put things under the umbrella of cancer, but they are all really different. Depending on body chemistry, age, etc. - you’re going to need different amounts and ratios to have a therapeutic effect. Itʼs maddening when youʼre sick and scared. You want to know that youʼre gonna survive. I really encourage people when they are looking to use cannabinoids as a cancer therapy, to work with practitioners who know what they are doing.

I will help people to work on symptom management because thatʼs my specialization: to help with neuropathy, pain, anxiety and to get people eating again. Iʼm responsible as an educator and a survivor to refer people to people that know what they’re doing.

ARE THERE MOMENTS AT THE APOTHECARIUM OR WHILE EDUCATING WHEN YOU’RE LIKE, ‘YEAH, THIS IS THE RIGHT PATH FOR ME?’ When I was first running

the Compassion Program, I had a patient come in on 4/20 of all days. She was in pain and completely hunched over. She had decided to use Cannabis to help with the pain and couldnʼt use chemo because of her heart condition. I started her off with 18:1 oil. Half gram. A senior on fixed income. She had friends help her purchase it.

She started using it and the next time she came in, she was standing up straight and said, ‘It really helped!’

When she went to see her doctor, he said, ‘I donʼt know what youʼre doing, but keep doing it, because for the first time in two years Iʼm seeing a change.’ It was so good to see! Every day since the day that I started working in Cannabis, Iʼve had those moments and it’s part of my healing process. It feels good to be able to help people, because so many people in my community helped me when I was sick. Itʼs very rewarding. I really feel like my work and what makes me wake up every morning is my service: to empower people through the correct education and mentor people to become mentors and do the work. I came to this work in the weirdest of ways and Iʼm really lucky.

YOU’RE NAMED ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WOMEN IN WEED BY THE GREEN MARKET REPORT FOR 2020. YOU’VE GOT AN AMAZING PODCAST. YOUʼRE TEACHING IN UNIVERSITIES LIKE UCSF. DID YOU IMAGINE IT WOULD GET TO THIS POINT? IS YOUR FAMILY ON BOARD? My mom is a cancer researcher and

an oncology hematology nurse. She was cool with me using Cannabis when I was sick, although she will say she meant to say Marinol. Haha! I think had I not had a cancer experience, I donʼt know that my family would have been as OK with it.

They definitely thought I was going through a phase, but were happy I was alive. I think they were really surprised to see where I went with it.

I certainly was.

CANNABIS CAN WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NUMBER OF TRADITIONAL THERAPIES, AND A LOT OF RESEARCH HAS SHOWN IT CAN ACTUALLY HELP THEM WORK BETTER.

WITH COMMERCIALIZATION, I SORT OF MISS THE UNDERGROUND CULTURE OF CANNABIS AT TIMES. HOW DO WE NOT LOSE ITS SACREDNESS, INCLUSIVITY AND MINDFULNESS? The mindfulness -

the social justice aspect of it - is really important. With the commercialization aspect of it, I think the part that disturbs me is the magnification of parts of the culture I donʼt like.

The misogyny, the toxic masculinity. For me, being in San Francisco and working in the Castro, I think it’s a very queer-oriented herb. The bro culture and the objectification of women is the part that gives me pause. I think the ones coming into it with heart - we have to check people on that. Itʼs coming from a gentle healing place. Weʼre just a bunch of nerdy queerdos in this industry - it’s gotta be an inclusive place to be.

WHAT DO YOU SEE FOR YOURSELF IN THE FUTURE OF THIS INDUSTRY? I really want to build a richer

education. We have so many people who have not had enough contact with the plant and the people. There are people who have the best intentions, but are out there miseducating.

What I really want to see and am hoping to work more on, is looking at the possibility of more of an apprenticeship model - where people are really working with Cannabis, so they actually understand.

We started this movement, not the industry, but the movement of helping the patients.

I really want to help create a rich intersectionality of compassion, education and social justice. We had a compassion program that Iʼm relaunching this month.

Iʼm in the midst of writing a book for people going through cancer treatment. I’m excited.

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LEMON BANANA SHERBET

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Smells and flavor profiles have an incredible power to transport the mind to past memories and create lasting neurological impressions that can be triggered many years later with a simple wiff.

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A WAVE OF HASHY LEMONS CRASHES INTO SUGARY AND CREAMY BANANA NOTES, WITH AN EXTRA HELPING OF SKUNK ON THE BACKSIDE.

The Lemon Banana Sherbet carries that power, with a uniquely sweet and hashy flavor. But it’s also so powerful that you’re likely to forget everything from your keys to why your fingers are so sticky after smoking a bowl.

And as much as we love memories of Trix strawberry banana yogurt and the bliss of childhood that this strain triggers, we definitely prefer getting completely stoned and enjoying the moment with big hits from the bong.

The Lemon Banana Sherbet was bred by Crockett Family Farms, combining Lemon Skunk and Sour Banana Sherbet for a cross that brings out the best of both parents. Hella Loud is a newer to 502 company putting a ton of love and energy into their unique Cannabis offerings, and the results are stunning in this sweet and sultry strain. Opening a jar unleashes a wave of hashy lemons that crash into sugary and creamy banana notes, with an extra helping of skunk on the backside. Rich, creamy and elegant, this is a strain that truly smells like its namesake in the best way possible.

First inhales are sugary and lightly spicy, rushing into the lungs with warming smoke that leaves a creamy and earthy film on the palate after a tingly exhale. Initial effects start in the mind, slowing thoughts and filling the brain with a warming, giggly fog.

Happy and content, this is a ‘go frolic in the sunshine’ type strain that makes any activity feel like the best thing ever, while letting go of the stress and burdens of daily life.

After a few more tokes and time for the high to set in, the indica parentage flexes its muscle in the body, imparting an overall glowing feeling. Look to this end of Summer treat to escape the doldrums of phases and lockdowns, embracing the childlike wonder of getting completely stoned for that reason alone.

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TANNINS & TERPENES

THE ART AND SCIENCE OF PAIRING CANNABIS

WHAT ARE TANNINS? WHAT ARE TERPENES? WHY DO THEY MATTER? Well, you’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Both tannins and terpenes are organic substances found in a wide variety of plants. These compounds have similar roles within the consumable products they’re fabricated into.

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* TANNINS are astringent phenolic molecules that are most commonly found in wood, but also found in everything from foods like grapes, apples, strawberries, blueberries, peaches, mint and basil, to beverages like wine, tea, kombucha, cider and beer. Tannins are bitter and also tend to cause a drying effect on the tongue - think the ‘pucker’ of red wine. * TERPENES are a large and diverse class of organic hydrocarbons produced by a variety of plants and some insects. These molecules have strong odors and are largely responsible for dictating the smell and effect of a particular Cannabis strain. Terpenes are the primary constituents of essential oils and are also used in food, cosmetics and biotechnology.

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* TANNINS AND TERPENES not only contribute to the experience of consuming the products they exist within, they are directly responsible for a significant portion of it.

As a generally curious bunch, we dedicate this Tannins & Terpenes Issue to exploring the relationship between these two compounds and sharing our findings with you. Enjoy!

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7 SEAS BREWING EDWARD RESIN HANDS IMPERIAL HAZY IPA 8.2% ABV / 60 IBU >> Pop culture, beer and

weed go hand in hand, and in this case the hands are very, very sticky. While we prefer smoking our rosin to getting resin on our hands, this beer is a natural pairing for our Tannins & Terpenes Issue with its bold, dank and hoppy take on the hazy IPA. Made locally in Washington, it’s easy to taste the Cannabis influence in this resinous and complex beer.

TERPENES

SKÖRD DIVINE KUSH BREATH #1

Bold and resinous and extremely sticky, this strain by Skörd gifted us resin covered fingers - which we may or may not have licked clean in the stoner version of Cheeto fingers. The Divine Kush Breath is a complex strain that carries deeper kushy notes with a bright, oxygenated and effervescent citrus that is found in Breath strains. Inhaling from the jar clears the air passages and sharpens the mind, teasing the senses with the high to come. Skörd does a tremendous job cultivating craft Cannabis in flower and concentrate form, with this strain exemplifying their pheno-hunting efforts with frosty, delicious buds.

THE PAIRING

This is a beer meant to be consumed as cold as possible, preferably on a hot day with a fresh bowl packed, which is how we enjoyed this pairing. This is a unique pairing where the weed is the refreshing aspect, washing the palate clear of the hoppy, 8.5% ABV beer that lingers after each sip. The flower burns slowly, releasing waves of smoke that pass through the lungs easily, with a sour gas exhale and a heavy indica buzz that settles behind the eyes before melting into the body.

Both of these offerings are strong in their own right - and after a full bowl and a cold beer we felt almost like the artwork on the can, but definitely more high. Get resiny with this cover worthy combo while the two are still available!

FROTHY & FROSTY

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TERPENES

LIVING CORAL SPARKLING ROSE

WAM OIL JACK HERER CO2 OIL

8.5% ABV, 750ML >> Drinking champagne

74% TOTAL CANNABINOIDS , 8.4% TERPENES >> Washington’s original CO2 company, WAM has

can make any day feel like a special occasion, and the fact that each bottle of Living Coral supports organizations dedicated to saving the oceans’ reefs is worthy of a toast. This light and sweet bubbly wine is easy drinking and refreshing, perfect for the last warm nights of September, as Summer fades into Fall. Catch a virtual vacation buzz and support our reefs with this pairing!

been processing oil since 2011. With new packaging holding a classic strain, the Jack Herer is a hazy sativa named for a heritage Cannabis activist whose book “The Emperor Wears No Clothes” explored the hypocrisy of making Cannabis and hemp illegal. With so much history in one strain and processor, it’s no surprise that this golden and sappy oil is worthy of a celebratory pairing.

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Dabs and champagne? Yes please! The Jack Herer is an uplifting strain known for euphoria and the perfect amount of giggly stoniness. Dabbing the sappy CO2 releases big clouds of smooth and clean vapor that carries notes of honey, haze and sweet citrus. With a bubbly and happy high, it matches the vibe of champagne perfectly, with the fruity-floral easy drinking nature of the champagne blending smoothly with puffs of the Jack Herer. A true feel good pairing, this is a buzz that gives back by helping save our coral - and we’ll definitely cheers to that!

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COCKTAIL

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PYRAT RUM XO RESERVE

40% ABV, 750ML >> The early roots of

Cannabis are touched with bold hints of piracy, from the outlaw lifestyle to the ideology of being a grower in a sea of opposition. Since we are breaking the mold with a Delta 8 THC drink that carries a uniquely clear and fun high, we decided to pair it with a tasty end of Summer cocktail with a unique twist. Pyrat Rum comes in a hand numbered bottle from the distillers of Patron and is a sweet blend of 15 different rums, soaked in American Oak barrels and bottled with a classic pirate look that is perfect for your next happy hour.

There is a lot of buzz surrounding Delta 8 THC right now, so we decided to give this tasty pineapple concoction from Mobius a try.

First, the science: Delta 8 THC is molecularly different from Delta 9 THC, the chemical we all love and consume when smoking, vaping or using any Cannabis product. Delta 8 is different in that it has many of the same medicinal values of normal THC, but with less psychoactive potency. This means a clearer, more focused buzz with less anxiety and the same pain and inflammation relieving properties of normal THC, with less of a heady experience. The Mobius Beyond Pineapple delivers a solid dose of 50mg per bottle, which we enjoyed both straight, as a chaser and mixed into a delicious drink!

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THE PAIRING

PINEAPPLE WEEDRUNNER COCKTAIL 2 to 3 ounces dark rum 2 ounces chilled pineapple juice 4-6 ounces of Mobius Beyond Pineapple Splash of soda water Nutmeg Pineapple chunk, for garnish

Fill a highball glass with ice and add rum, pineapple juice, Mobius and soda.

Grate a little nutmeg on top and garnish with a chunk of pineapple.

A fun twist on a classic that originated in Florida, this pineapple cocktail is both refreshing and uplifting, leaving even the most buttoned down of us feeling a little more pirate-like.

The sweet creaminess of the Mobius adds an extra layer of deliciousness to this drink, with effects that start sliding into the body from the first sip. The Delta 8 takes over first, rushing through the limbs as the buzz from the alcohol takes hold. It’s like being completely stoned in the body, but with a layer of chill over the mind that allows for focus, smiles and a less anxious buzz. Perfect for those who like lower dose edibles, or anyone looking to try something new!

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SCHILLING LOCAL LEGEND CIDER 5.2% ABV >> Bigfoot is the original PNW

local legend, and this cider pays homage to the furry and possibly mythical beast with a beautiful can design and a delicious, semi-sweet cider. We’d like to think that if Sasquatch were partying, he’d be smoking local weed and sipping cider, ergo, this pairing made perfect sense in our weed-addled, conspiracy theorist minds (more on this via leaflifepodcast.com Cannaspiracy episodes). Schilling Ciders are brewed in Seattle, bringing unique flavors and heady beverages that are perfect for your next pairing adventure.

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TERPENES

MT. BAKER HOMEGROWN THE MAC

26.4% THC >> Miracle Alien Cookies

or MAC, is a well-balanced hybrid that delivers a relaxing high perfect for chilling or end-of-the-day activities. Mt. Baker Homegrown is a craft producer out of Bellingham that focuses on unique strains, grown with love and respect for top shelf Cannabis.

Their flowers are covered in frosty trichomes, bursting with terpenes and cured with care to deliver a quality of product that feels homegrown in the best way possible. #mtbakerbaked

THE PAIRING

The MAC’s big fluffy nugs look visually perfect, with frosty purple tips and a stunning amount of stickiness. Opening a jar releases aromas of sweet kushberries and citrus-cookies, with a creamy sorbet flavor that lingers on the palate. Supremely sweet, big tokes deliver a high that is wondrously stoney without any heavy couchlock or slowed thinking. Great for adventuring, this flower is chased well by the Local Legends semi-sweet cider, which drinks easily and delivers refreshment that balances out the sweetness of the flower. Perfect for seeking out new places, this heady combination of cider and fire will have you feeling like a local legend, no fur required.

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DAYFADE MANGO HARD SELTZER

5% ABV / 12 OZ >> Seltzers have grown to

take a $4.4 billion share of alcohol revenues globally, as consumers turn to low carb and lower ABV options that now fill shelves from 7-11 to craft brew stores. While seltzers seem simple, just like beer, they are not created equal! We encourage users to skip the White Claws and big beer seltzers and choose craft companies, which helps support independent brewing and tastier consumer options. The Dayfade Mango is a smooth and easy drinking seltzer that is made with real fruit flavor, has only 100 calories and two grams of carbs. We’ll day-fade to that!

TERPENES

AVITAS QUANTUM SKUNK LIVE RESIN

64% THC / .29% CBD / 9.3% TERPENES >> Known for top shelf flowers and

concentrates in Washington and Oregon, Avitas delivers a truly hashy experience with this Quantum Skunk live resin. Their CO2 is free of pesticides and added flavors, delivering a strain specific experience with a ton of terpenes and heady, lasting effects.

The Quantum Skunk is a unique sativa that is both stoney and energetic, making it perfect for getting lifted while on the go.

Like their slogan - “it feels good to feel good” - we embrace the feel good vibes with full spectrum CO2 that delivers all the stoney energy for whatever the day brings.

THE PAIRING

Vape pens and seltzers both encompass a vibe that screams freedom. There’s no need to visit a brewery for a beer or carry a bong or dab rig, when you can simply vape and pop a seltzer wherever your adventure takes you. First inhales of the Quantum Skunk are rich and earthy, with a powerful high that grabs the mind and body in a skunky, heady sativa high. While vaping brings mobility, it’s no less potent - and this cartridge will get you fully stoned after a few hearty puffs, complete with a smiley-cough that left this writer with a little cottonmouth. Thankfully Dayfade came to the rescue, with a lightly sweet seltzer that emphasized a natural mango flavor, whose myrcene helped us take relaxation to the next level. From an outdoor adventure to a reclined armchair, this pairing will turn free time into me time with a crack, sip and a puff.

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House of Cultivar Orange Vines paired with Green Tea HOUSE OF CULTIVAR ORANGE VINES

The Orange Vines taste like a kiss of sunshine hitting an orange grove in the peak of harvest, transporting the mind to a grassy patch under trees heavy with ripe fruit. Covered in layers of delicious crystals, the beautiful orange hairs ooze with citrus and gassy sap that awakens the mind and brightens the senses with a perfectly stoney bliss (20.5% THC).

GREEN TEA

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Since green tea’s accidental discovery as a beverage in 2737 B.C., it has been enjoyed as a mental stimulant and as a daily beverage in many cultures. With a sweet and nutty taste known all over the world, many people today are turning to tea instead of coffee for a jolt of mental clarity, and a variety of different flavor options. While this pairing focuses on green tea, combining different Cannabis strains with tea can deliver positive effects for the start, middle or end of the day.

THE PAIRING

Mt. Baker Homegrown Gelato 33 & Stumptown Cold Brew Coffee MT. BAKER HOMEGROWN GEL ATO 33

Gelato 33 is a cross between the Sunset Sherbet and Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies. Grown with love and attention to detail, this beautiful flower is frosty and rich with orange and berry notes, hiding gassy Cookies in the background. Classics would call this a stoney hybrid, with slowed down contemplative thoughts and a light-feeling, powerfully relaxed body high (27.32% THC).

STUMPTOWN COLD BREW COFFEE

Originating in Japan and brewed in the Northwest, the Stumptown Cold Brew is a smooth and tasty way to experience lower acid coffee right out of the fridge. Cold brewed coffee is made by soaking coarse ground beans for 12-24 hours, resulting in a higher caffeine brew that doesn’t have the oils and fatty acids of hot brewed coffee. This delivers different flavor profiles and a smooth taste, whether enjoyed black or with a favorite cream or flavor.

THE PAIRING

We sipped a freshly brewed cup of green tea on a lazy weekend, when morning had already become afternoon. Looking for a pick-me-up that wouldn’t cause brain fog or a later energy crash, the first step was breaking up the flower while the tea brewed. The aromatic citrus of the Orange Vines awakens the senses, and the first tokes are bright and energetic with a syrupy exhale. The tea follows big hits with a mellow, sweeter taste that balances the palate and clears the way for the next hit. Enjoying both led to a lightly caffeinated body buzz and electric cerebral effects, with the mind gloriously uplifted and sparkling with a happy and fun high.

Known as a hippie speedball, or occasionally as a Seattle speedball, the combination of coffee and Cannabis is truly a match made in heaven. Nothing pushes the senses forward while simultaneously dulling them like the sweet bliss of being speedballed in the morning.

Our favorite buzz combines a heavier or stonier strain with strong coffee, to allow the effects to balance and meet in the middle. Hence, a speedball. The stoney euphoria of the Gelato 33 delivers a perfectly grinning daytime buzz, while the high caffeine content and strong, chocolatey flavor of the cold brew wash it all down with a perfect amount of pep in this writer’s step.

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Evolvd Lemon Diesel CO2 Cartridge & Guayaki Organic Yerba Mate EVOLVD LEMON DIESEL CO2 CARTRIDGE

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Perfect for on the go, both the resealable bottle and the portable nature of the cartridge make this a great daytime pairing. The Lemon Diesel slips into the lungs with a bright citrus inhale and an earthy-gas tingle on the exhale. The terpenes and CBG interact wondrously, dropping a blissful euphoria onto the mind, while relaxing the body without slowing it down. The Raspberry Terere is perfect to wash down the vapor, with a lightly sweet berry-tea flavor that is both refreshing and energizing. After a dozen healthy puffs and a full bottle of mate, we were completely ready for whatever the day had to offer, adventures guaranteed.

The Dutchberry bursts with rich berry flavors that swirl around the palate as visions of dark sweet berries fill the mind. Much like the fizzy pops of the kombucha as it’s being poured, the aroma of the Dutchberry grabs all the senses while waiting to be consumed. Taking a bright and smooth inhale of the flower delivers a sunny euphoria that melts the mind into the body. Chasing a hit with a sip of the grape-forward drink is refreshing and rewarding, as the bubbles tingle and are chased down with the yummy chia for a little added texture in the finish. Nutritious and uplifting, this pairing will help keep motivation high during a long afternoon, or is the perfect alternative to an alcoholic happy hour.

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TANNINS & TERPENES ISSUE

“Up through the Civil War, Black people did all the brewing in the United States. Brewing, distilling, this is really hard work. And it was done by enslaved people.”

- GARRETT OLIVER

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Garrett Oliver Brewmaster | Brooklyn Brewery >> READING THROUGH the stories in last month’s Equality Issue, two things became clear: On one hand,

an inspiring number of amazing people and organizations fight tirelessly against systemic racism and inequity to ensure that the future of the Cannabis industry doesn’t repeat the mistakes of the past.

On the other hand, the industry has a long road ahead if we’re going to achieve real equity.

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ince this is our annual Tannins and Terpenes Issue, the Leaf editorial team saw an opportunity to view the equity issues facing the Cannabis community through the lens of its closest analog - the alcohol industry.

For that task, I called on an icon from my time in the beer industry: Garrett Oliver. As the brewmaster at the helm of the legendary Brooklyn Brewery out of New York City, Oliver has been one of a small but slowly growing number of Black brewers working in the United States.

Since entering the industry in 1989, he has become one of the most prominent brewmasters in the world, of any race or gender. But it hasn’t been easy.

“For a long time, I was the only Black brewer that anyone saw or knew,” Oliver said over a Zoom call in August. With a laugh, he recalled moments when racial preconceptions led people to assume that he held a subordinate position at his brewery.

“They would come to the brewery and they would walk right past me, and shake the hand of my (white) assistant, Kurt, and say, ‘Hello, Garrett,’” Oliver said. “And Kurt would point at me and say, ‘Garrett’s over there.’”

Considering Oliver’s achievements, that’s a staggering mistake to make. He edited the “Oxford Companion to Beer” and authored “The Brewmaster’s Table,” considered by many to be the definitive guide to pairing beer and food. He even earned a James Beard award for his trailblazing work in the craft beer industry. The man sweats excellence.

In July, he announced his most ambitious project yet - the formation of The Michael Jackson Foundation for Brewing and Distilling (www.themjf.org) - named after the legendary beer and spirits writer of the same name, one of Oliver’s early mentors.

Here, their core mission is “funding the technical education and career advancement for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in the brewing and distilling industries.”

Few people are better equipped to address where the beer industry has been and where it needs to go in its search for equality than Oliver. Over the course of our conversation, it became clear that the beer and Cannabis communities share an uncannily similar history, and both must cut the same path into the future.

When discussing the history of brewing, Oliver addresses the roots of inequity in terms that sound all too familiar to anyone versed in the history of Cannabis.

“Up through the Civil War, Black people did all the brewing in the United States,” he said. “Brewing, distilling, this is really hard work. And it was done by enslaved people.”

As slavery ended, the labor became paid, and then subsequently became unionized during the Industrial Revolution. At that point, the makeup of the beer industry started to change.

“When an industry that might be a home industry - like brewing was at one point - then turns into an industry that can make money, women are forced out, and people of color are forced out,” Oliver said. “Ask yourself why, in a restaurant, are the cooks women and people of color, and the chefs are white men? Well, which makes money?”

According to a February 2020 dataset from the Brewer’s Association, out of all breweries where ownership is made up of a single gender, 96% are male. In terms of race, BA reports that non-management production staff are 76.2% white and brewers are 89% white.

It’s a familiar song.

Like beer, the Cannabis industry grew from historically diverse roots, in this case because the risk associated with illegal activity dissuaded participation by people with historically reliable means to make money via traditional, legal avenues - i.e., straight, white men. Disenfranchised people who have been systematically oppressed by the system - racial minorities and disadvantaged communities - looked to Cannabis as a means of survival outside of the traditional markets.

Ever since Cannabis became legal in multiple states, the regulated industry has followed the same trend of whitewashing that plagued the beer industry.

In our August 2020 Equality Issue, we reported on the severe lack of female and non-white ownership in the fledgling Maryland Cannabis industry. Additionally, a 2019 report by MJBiz Daily revealed that only 16.4% of Cannabis businesses in Ohio are minority-owned, and Massachusetts boasts a paltry 1.4%.

MJBiz used Ohio and Massachusetts because they gather the most reliable, robust diversity data, and both states’ figures are

set against the national average of 19.8% minority-owned non-Cannabis businesses, according to the report.

That absurdly low national number speaks volumes to the systemic problem of inequity across all industries. The real head-scratcher, however, is that neither the beer nor the Cannabis industry comes close to meeting even that low bar. After all, aren’t beer and weed known for bringing people together?

Though he’s not involved in the Cannabis industry, Oliver knows the score.

“We used to put you in jail,” he said, referring to minorities working in the unregulated market. “But now that these VC (venture capital) people have shown up, and people are going to make money, and the government’s going to get their taxes - now you’re out (of the industry).”

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From Oliver’s point of view, the blueprint for equity comes down to three syllables. “My one word would be mindfulness,” he said. “All you have to do, really, is spend some time thinking about it.”

Part of what’s been working in the beer industry, he says, are events like Fresh Fest, the country’s first beer festival showcasing Black brewers and Black presenters.

“I thought, why are they doing that?

Why don’t African Americans just go to a regular beer festival? And then I went and it was not a segregated beer festival, it was the most diverse beer festival I have ever seen,” Oliver said. “I had never seen hundreds of African AmeriGarrett Oliver, center, with Day Bracey, left, and Ed Bailey, right, cans geeking out over craft beer. And I founders of Fresh Fest, the first-ever Black beer festival.

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thought, where have these people been?”

Oliver says it’s vital for business operators to prioritize equity and diversity.

“On a list of things to do, equity is going to be number 15 on the list,” he said.

“When have you ever gotten to number 15 on a list of things to do? Sheetrock this wall, lay this piping, and then number 15 is equity. When are you ever going to get to equity? If you don’t move it up the list, you’ll never get to it. And that’s mindfulness.”

Through his work at The MJF, Oliver strives to provide mentorship, education and financial support to members of the BIPOC community who are looking to enter the brewing world. The hope is to set them up with the necessary experience to land leadership positions and change the landscape, one professional at a time.

When it comes to mindful action, the regulated Cannabis industry already has a roughly 100-year head start on the beer industry, which carved its ruts in the road of racial inequity many decades ago.

Like The MJF does for beer, groups like Portland, Ore.-based NuLeaf Project and the Last Prisoner Project work to build equity infrastructure while the industry is still young.

Local municipalities have gotten involved - the Equity Permit Program in Oakland, Calif. has taken huge leaps to avoid the disenfranchisement of the people who built the industry in the unregulated market. Here they’ve established criteria for licensee eligibility that requires applicants have either a Cannabis conviction in the past 22 years or a 10-year residency in a neighborhood with disproportionate Cannabis arrests, plus individual income at 80% or less than the city’s average.

While industry statistics still don’t resemble the ideal, one thing is obvious: Of all industries, the newly legal Cannabis market stands the best chance to do things right from the start.

As Oliver says, it all comes down to mindful action. And that, at its heart, is what the Cannabis community is all about.

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Terpenes and terpenoids seem like the yin and yang of what creates the balance and wholeness we all look for in a robust and pleasurable high.

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TALKING ‘BOUT TERPS sept. 2020

Let’s just say I’ve been occasionally smoking Cannabis for 15 years as a holistic mental/physical/spiritual maintenance routine, and no one ever taught me about terpenes or terpenoids until a month ago. Crazy. So you mean to tell me I can choose and steer my Cannabis experience by choosing which chemical compounds or terpenes I wish to have in my inhale? Yes. OK, weed connoisseurs, I’m late. Sad, I know. But thanks to California and all the canna gurus I’ve met along the way, I can now tell a friend that maybe asking for a limonene strain would be best if he intends to drive to San Francisco from L.A. at eight in the morning. Especially after three bagels with cream cheese.

As I’ve been on my journey to optimal happiness, I think of the many unnecessary times in which I could have possibly avoided a panic attack while too stoned and googling to find a way out of it. Up until this year my knowledge of the blessed plant was pretty elementary.

I never attributed terps to that skunk-like scent that made me giggle with curiosity, or changed my mood around friends.

For me it was either sativa - the upper that helped me organize my closet by color and size while dancing disco - or indica, the chronic overthinker and meditation inspirer that made corner grocery store trips a two hour affair.

It turns out that it’s not just the THC or CBD count of 23% on the back of the pre-roll pack, or the vague description of indica or sativa. It’s way more - like myrcene and humulene to name a few. Excuse me, what?

If these terms are new to you, trust me, you’re not alone. If you go down the rabbit hole of YouTube you’ll see high grade meals like fresh ceviche prepared by the sea in Ibiza, with terpenes being the main ingredient.

Everyone in the videos seem incredibly happy, as if they discovered a well-kept secret. They love food. They love weed. And somehow they found the way to make them dance together in perfect synergy.

This science is the stuff you want to pay attention to when baking a batch of edible brownies in hopes that people reach nirvana.

Even though the house gets aromatic, I’ve been told it’s best to cover your batch with foil to keep the terpenes from evaporating, as well as identifying the proper temperatures for each.

And your best healthy binding agent to keep the molecules intact? Coconut oil.

Cannabis has an endless and intricate chemical body and intellect - a complex array of what I like to call character traits.

I got to thinking about my whole experience with Cannabis or even the times when I thought I immensely enjoyed deep dish pizza while watching “That 70’s Show,” when really a nice limonene strain could have had me biking, rather than couch-locked at home from a carb coma.

Terpenes and terpenoids seem like the yin and yang of what creates the balance and wholeness we all look for in a robust and pleasurable high - with aromas and psychological qualities that when experimented with and understood - can create a perfect profile for each of our THC dreams. At the core, these compounds provide distinct characteristics such as myrcene, which is commonly found in lemongrass and has that sedative, almost analgesic effect that I really enjoy. Imagine if we all had a specific terpene profile and it meant more to society than our social security numbers? What if we ate by it and lived by it? Healed ourselves by it and made it part of our overall health and wellness makeup, unique to our own personal needs?

What if we went to dispensaries instead of pharmacies with an exact terpene prescription designed for us, by us, based on years of experience with a full understanding of what benefits they hold?

What if we knew exactly which would make us hype when we felt blue, or which would put us to bed when we were restless? Imagine.

Imagine it’s 2025 and your friends just invited you to dinner. It’s been a long day at work, in 114 degree Sacramento weather, so while you contemplate if you’ve got the energy to be social and sift through potentially clean clothes, you grab a zesty pop from your freezer doused in limonene to cool off and revive.

Your salivary glands dance in citrus and after the fourth A$AP Rocky track, you’re amped and tell Alexa to send an iMessage to your amigos confirming you’ll be there at seven in front of Shinrin-Yoku, your favorite Cannabis conscious fine dining destination on 16th & Broadway.

Certain your crush might also arrive, you chew on half a piece of Locomotion, a linalool infused chewing gum to ease the anxiety and head out.

You stop to fill your 2023 Jeep Neo with ethanol at $3.00 a gallon and into your Apple Watch vocalize your customized terpene profile into the SynergyDining app. Given your height, weight, allergies, flavor, mood and chemical preference of the night, the team at Shinrin-Yoku are aware of just how to make sure you and your guests have the ultimate pleasurable and safe canna-culinary experience.

Upon arrival, your over zealous friends are greeted by a host that leads you through a botanical passageway towards the restaurant entry, with alpha and beta pinene misted pine and palm trees recreating Shinrin-Yoku, a Japanese term meaning quite literally, forest bathing.

While you lounge and await your table, you begin feeling the nostalgia of your family as memories of Yosemite perk up in your mind.

Even better, the pinene sends an alert to the cells of your digestive system and your enzymes are ready and activated to enjoy and digest a full meal.

When was the last time you had Blackberry Kush sparkling water before ordering a meal?

Too long, so you do and it’s delicious. Not just to your tongue, but your mind and entire being, creating a sensory orchestra. You choose the sashimi salad off the menu with limonene infused Yuzu citrus dressing to keep that fresh energy going, since you’re not 23 anymore and want to at least keep up your social buzz until 10 p.m. Your friends order a platter of spicy black pepper smoked salmon rolls with b-caryophyllene or humulene steamed vegetable dumplings to combat the indigestion that may, or thankfully may not, come later.

Up next, some b-caryophyllene warm chai with cloves and anise to help relieve your friend’s hands from her chronic arthritis, followed by a myrcene infused vegan mango and coconut mochi for dessert, for that friend who can’t seem to get enough sleep in the evenings.

Intentional, mindful, medicinal eating.

You all smile, satiated and head home for what you already expect to be the best slumber of your week. And while expectation can sometimes be a bore, for an uncertain world, sometimes it’s citrus yet sweet to know that you can control your mind and how you feel. Maybe this sounds far from reality, but I like to believe we can create our reality, and that with further knowledge of terpenes in Cannabis, and plant life overall, we can attain a wholeness and use these tools to make a reality that we can not just survive or tolerate - but actually enjoy. Peace.

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STONED SUMMER

Same crazy world, with no end in sight. As we all try to stay safe with our masks and our hand sanitizer, try to remember what you have to be thankful for.

And help make the changes we need to be the world we want to have - a healthy planet, equal justice and peace for everyone. Try, we all need to try. These recipes were infused with Noble Farms Royal Wedding, and a bit of Wesley’s Wish CBD from East Fork Cultivars. #BlackLivesMatter #DontFearTheEdible #EatYourCannabis

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1. In a medium bowl whisk together the vinegar and oils. Add the cumin, salt and pepper. Set aside. 2. In a medium skillet heat the canola oil.

Add the scallion, cooked potato and beans, and sauté for 4-5 minutes.

3. In a large mixing bowl combine all the remaining ingredients. 4. Toss the dressing with the steak and vegetables and serve. Serves 4.

>> This is my absolute favorite smoothie.

Refreshing, tasty and calming, now when we need it most.

PISTACHIO LIME SMOOTHIE

4 tablespoons sherry vinegar 4 teaspoons canna-olive oil 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon cumin salt, pepper

1. Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree. 2. Garnish with pistachios.

1 ½ cups almond milk, or preferred milk

¼ cup lime juice concentrate

1 whole avocado, peeled and pit removed

2-4 tablespoons honey

1 banana, peeled and sliced

4 tablespoons pistachios

1 lime, cut in chunks

2 teaspoons canna-oil

1 tablespoon canola oil

>> You can always change the meat or veggies.

The last time I made this, I turned the leftovers into a tasty sandwich on a toasted roll.

2 scallions, in pieces 2 pounds cooked potatoes, peeled and cut in chunks 1 cup cooked green beans, trimmed and cut in pieces ½ cup chopped red onion 16 ounces steak, grilled to desired degree of doneness, cut in chunks 4 radishes, thinly sliced

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4 cups chopped romaine

>> This dish would also be wonderful with the addition of shrimp, tofu, scallops or chicken.

Feel free to use spinach instead of arugula. Although many pesto recipes are made with pine nuts, their current price point has made walnuts my go-to.

No regrets here.

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1. In a food processor or blender combine the arugula, walnuts, garlic, salt and pepper. 2. Drizzle in the olive oils. 3. Turn the pesto into a serving bowl and stir in the Parmesan. 4. In a large saucepot bring salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to package instructions. 5. Drain the pasta, return to saucepot off heat, and toss with the pesto and the remaining bunch of arugula. 6. Divide the pasta between the plates, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with some grated Parmesan. Serves 4-6.

ARUGULA & PESTO SPAGHETTI

6 cups arugula, packed

Salt

½ cup walnuts

Pepper

4 garlic cloves, peeled

1 lb. pasta

½ cup olive oil

1 bunch arugula, rinsed, dried

2-3 tablespoons canna-olive oil

2 tablespoons olive oil

¼ cup grated Parmesan

Small chunk Parmesan for grating

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lection day is looming over a country battling a pandemic, with political parties controlled by the wealthy corporate donors and a mainstream media that wants nothing less than to divide and influence via fear and politicized messages. It’s enough to make the average person throw their hands in the air and say, “Fuck it, I’m getting high.” Here at the Leaf, we think getting high is a good thing and that stoners represent the largest demographic in the entire country.

We covered this recently on our Leaf Life Podcast Episode #76: Pre-Election Tension - Get High and Vote, with the @Dope2Vote movement similar to the Ballot Box project.

Cannabis users cover every single polling segment and area of the census: all religions, all socioeconomic levels, all colors and orientations and walks of life. It’s this diversity that exemplifies our power and our potential to change the future of politics in America.

But only if we use our power to vote.

The good people at Higher Ground TV and Saints Joints share this vision and have joined forces to deliver the Ballot Box joint pack. Complete with a miniature Bill of Rights and a QR code that registers users to vote, it’s the perfect representation of education and activism for our community. I’ve long imagined a world where Cannabis users unite to vote - the potential for a new future based on our values will only happen if we use our power and make our voices heard.

With the future of our country and planet depending on the politicians in charge, it’s time to vote. And whether you do it stoned, sober or tripping balls on LSD, we only ask that you make your voice heard.

So, please share a box of delicious Saints Joints via the Ballot Box pack - and pass them on to everyone you know who needs to get high and vote.

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As the 1960s drew to a close and newly-elected president Richard Nixon was codifying his anti-drug agenda into law, a handful of pro-pot activists arose to challenge those efforts. These reformers found an unlikely and invaluable ally in a brilliant middle-aged professor from Harvard named Lester Grinspoon.

Grinspoon received his doctorate in psychiatry from Harvard Medical School in 1955. It was while teaching there in 1965 that he met young astronomer Carl Sagan at a faculty dinner. The two bonded over their opposition to the Vietnam War, sparking a lifelong friendship. But Grinspoon was shocked to learn that Sagan and others in their intellectual circle enjoyed smoking marijuana. Both intrigued by Sagan’s affinity for cannabis and concerned by what he believed was a dangerous habit, Grinspoon did what any scientist worth their salt might do—he started researching it.

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When he began his study of marijuana in 1967, Grinspoon’s initial intention was to “define scientifically the nature and degree of those dangers” and persuade Sagan to stop using it. Instead, he reached the opposite conclusion—that cannabis was “remarkably non-toxic” and that it may have some beneficial medicinal applications. Grinspoon published his findings in the December 1969 edition of Scientific American, in an article called simply “Marihuana.”

“Based on the reaction to that [article], he was encouraged to do a book-length exposition of what he had learned,” Grinspoon’s son

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David recalls, “which was basically that he’d been brainwashed along with everybody else into thinking that marijuana was this dangerous substance.”

Two years later, he published Marihuana Reconsidered (Harvard University Press), an instant classic in which he dispels many of the myths surrounding the much-maligned herb.

“I have concluded,” Grinspoon writes, “that marijuana is a relatively safe intoxicant which is not addicting, does not in and of itself lead to the use of harder drugs, is not criminogenic, and does not lead to sexual excess.” The only real harm associated with cannabis was, he noted, “the way we as a society were dealing with people who use it.”

The book also contains an essay extolling the plant’s virtues by an anonymous cannabis user dubbed ‘Mr. X,’ whose identity remained a family secret for over 30 years. Mr. X, it turned out, had been Sagan all along—a fact that Grinspoon only revealed after Sagan’s death in 1996.

The impact of Marihuana Reconsidered was immense and immediate—disdained and disowned by his Harvard peers, but extolled by the fledgling legalization community, for whom it was a valuable resource and a validation of their mission.

“Lester, without question, was the intellectual leader of the entire movement from the moment his book was published in 1971,” asserts NORML founder Keith Stroup. “Lester Grinspoon’s book was the Bible.”

NEMESIS OF NIXON

Thanks to his book, Dr. Grinspoon quickly became a thorn in President Nixon’s side. After reading a New York Times review of Marijhuana Reconsidered in his daily brief, Nixon launched into an an anti-Semitic tirade. “Every one of the

bastards that are out for the legalization of marijuana is Jewish!” he complained in his infamous oval office recordings. “What the Christ is the matter with the Jews?” Nixon then circled Grinspoon’s name and scribbled in the margin below: “This clown is far on the left.”

“When Lester saw that, he was delighted,” says David. “He said, ‘Wow—I made it onto the enemies list of one of history’s biggest assholes!’”

The same year that Marihuana Reconsidered was published, he was called to testify before the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse (aka the Shafer Commission). Nixon appointed the commission to investigate cannabis’ potential harm to bolster his argument for categorizing it as a Schedule I drug under his new Controlled Substances Act. Stroup, who first met Grinspoon at these hearings, recalls being impressed by his confidence.

“He was so self-assured, so comfortable with his own intellect, that he showed no signs of being intimidated. He was the most powerful person testifying at those hearings.”

Grinspoon’s testimony proved highly effective.

When the commission released its final report in 1972 (“Marihuana, a Signal of Misunderstanding”), it concluded that cannabis was in fact not a danger to society, and even recommended decriminalizing it (which Nixon ignored).

JOHN LENNON

Later that year, Grinspoon was called to testify on another high-profile case—at the deportation hearings for John Lennon. After Lennon had campaigned against the president’s reelection, Nixon tried to use a past “cannabis resin” possession charge as a basis to kick Lennon out of the country.

Thanks to Grinspoon’s testimony, Lennon’s lawyer Leon Wildes argued that “resin” was a secretion of cannabis, but not technically marijuana, and therefore the immigration law citing “narcotics and mar-

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ijuana” didn’t legally apply. After three years in court, Wildes finally won the case and Lennon got his green card. To show their gratitude, John and Yoko took Grinspoon out to dinner, sent him flowers, and gifted him with albums autographed to his sons Danny and David. (Side note: It was one of Lennon’s albums— The Beatles’ masterpiece Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band—that “astounded” Grinspoon after getting high with Sagan for the first time, some two years after Marihuana Reconsidered was published.)

FAMILY TRAGEDY

Dr. Grinspoon witnessed cannabis’ medicinal efficacy first-hand when he and his wife Betsy administered it to their teenage son Danny. Danny had been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia and was suffering from nausea and vomiting after his chemotherapy...but after smoking a few hits from a joint before each treatment, those symptoms disappeared—dramatically increasing his quality of life and morale. Sadly, Danny lost his battle with leukemia in 1973, but his case led to the first scientific study on cannabis for nausea.

THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA MOVEMENT

Grinspoon went on to author many other books about illicit drugs throughout the 1970s and 80s.

Then in 1993, he co-authored a second book about cannabis called Marihuana: The Forbidden Medicine (with Harvard Law professor James Bakalar)— a compendium of anecdotes that further explored the medical potential of the plant and helped bolster California’s burgeoning medical marijuana movement. Valerie Leveroni Corral, who co-founded the Wo/Men’s Alliance for Medical Marijuana, attests to the book’s influence.

“It absolutely had an impact on our movement...it had a scholarly element which was profoundly important to not look like just a ragtag team of activists.”

Within a few years of its publication, Corral and other prominent cannabis advocates in California co-authored and helped pass the Compassionate Use Act (Proposition 215), which legalized marijuana for medical purposes in America for the first time in 1996.

“Without a doubt, [Grinspoon’s] intellectual gravitas lent to the incredible activism that was going on in the San Francisco area,” affirms former NORML executive director Allen St. Pierre. “We have legal marijua-

na in many parts of the country today because of these two unique forces working together.”

THE NEW NORML

One year after the publication of “Forbidden Medicine,” Grinspoon was tapped by NORML to overhaul its then struggling organization. Stroup had enlisted Grinspoon into NORML’s leadership early on. Now, on the brink of collapse, the organization turned to him for help.

“In 1994, the NORML board, for all intents and purposes, imploded,” St. Pierre explains. “So Lester was contacted to try to pull together an entirely new board.”

“The only thing the board could agree on is that they trusted Lester’s judgment,” says Stroup.

“They knew whoever he picked would be good for NORML and for the movement.”

At Grinspoon’s recommendation, Stroup returned as NORML’s director and a new board of directors was compiled—ushering in a new ‘golden age’ for the organization. Grinspoon continued to serve on NORML’s board for decades and spoke at many of their conferences. And in 2007, when Stroup and fellow NORML board member Rick Cusick were arrested for smoking a joint at the Boston Freedom Rally and decided to take their case to trial, Grinspoon kickstarted their defense fund with a $5,000 contribution and helped convince renowned Harvard Law Professor Charles ‘Billion-Dollar Charlie’ Nesson to take their case pro bono.

and Writing. Both NORML and High Times named their most prestigious awards after him. There’s also a band named after him in Australia (Grinspoon), and a cannabis strain named after him in Amsterdam (an heirloom sativa called “Dr. Grinspoon”

by Barneys Farm). And on April 20 of this year, the cannabis Business Awards, in collaboration with World of cannabis, named him a 420 Icon (one of the top 100 cannabis influencers of all-time).

DEATH & LEGACY

After spending half a century fighting cannabis prohibition, Dr. Grinspoon spent the last decade of his life fighting cancer. On the morning of June 25—one day after celebrating his 92nd birthday— he passed away peacefully at his home outside Boston. Thanks to his groundbreaking work and courageous activism, Lester Grinspoon will be forever remembered as one of the most consequential figures in cannabis history.

Watch our exclusive memorial to Dr. Grinspoon at worldofcannabis.museum/grinspoon, or listen to it on Episode 5 of Cannthropology wherever you get your podcasts.

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

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HONORS & ACCOLADES

Grinspoon retired as an associate professor emeritus in 2000, having twice been ‘green listed’ by the Harvard promotion committee, who didn’t approve of how his controversial stance on cannabis reflected upon the school’s reputation.

“He didn’t get a full professorship, which is objectively silly given his level of accomplishments,” David notes. “There was a time when that bothered him, but it ceased to bother him because he got so much out of the community that were engaged in this movement with him.”

Indeed, Dr. Grinspoon was a beloved figure in the cannabis community, and was honored numerous times over the years: In 1990, he received the Drug Policy Foundation’s Alfred R. Lindesmith Award for Achievement in the Field of Scholarship

President Richard Nixon’s notes on Grinspoon | courtesy Nixon Library

Lester with longtime friend, astronomer Carl Sagan, left | courtesy Grinspoon family

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