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“MY FAVORITE PART OF THE HARVEST ISSUE IS SHARING THE PRIDE AND HARD WORK IT TAKES TO GROW PLANTS FROM SPRING UNTIL FALL.”
No wonder one of the neighbors to Washington state’s Treehawk Farms is trying to get the county to “Stop the Stink” each harvest season. We can only hope somebody gets that person a joint… I hope that you enjoy this issue of the Leaf, and invite you to visit leafmagazines.com to check out all of our amazing issues. From an outdoor crop in Fairbanks, Alaska to the rolling hills of green in Southern Oregon and Northern California, and stretching all the way to the Northeast where outdoor crops race to beat the first frost, we have wonderful photos and stories of the farmers and the plants we all love. It’s like a nature special you can smoke! And please do support an outdoor farm by purchasing sungrown Cannabis this winter – you’ll be surprised how the natural environment creates a unique and potent high that is perfect for the holidaze.
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Cannabis is an agricultural product, grown on farms – with the same salt of the earth, soulful types who would otherwise be growing corn or soy – if only those plants had terpenes. My favorite part of the Harvest Issue is sharing the pride and hard work it takes to grow plants from spring until fall. There are few experiences more magical than standing amongst head-high Cannabis plants glistening with THC crystals and filling the air with a pot-pourri of terpenes which serenade the senses.
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A century of prohibition put Americans out of touch with Cannabis as a plant, relegating it to the “dangerous drugs” pamphlets – complete with a simple leaf translating to a symbol as feared as Mr. Yuck. It’s easy to be scared of an idea – like a symbol for a harmful drug – but it’s a lot harder to be in fear of a plant. Seeing ganja growing in the sun takes away the stigma, for there’s nothing more natural or beautiful than leaves and chunky colas dancing in the wind to an invisible beat.
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he campaign to legalize adult-use marijuana in the Show-Me State is getting big bucks from the medical marijuana industry, reports the Missouri Independent. Legal Missouri 2022 – the political action committee supporting a Cannabis legalization proposal on the Nov. 8 ballot as Amendment 3 – has raised nearly $700,000 in large donations since Oct. 1. The money came from companies in the medical marijuana industry. Amendment 3 gives these firms first dibs on any lucrative adult-use retail licenses issued by the state to grow and sell Cannabis.
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A MAJOR GOP HOUSE CAUCUS in October released a “Family Policy Agenda” opposing federal marijuana legalization. The agenda tries to link pot use to suicide and violence. But the strident Cannabis criticism is leading to pushback even within the group, as staff for two members of the caucus said the lawmakers disagree with the prohibitionist rhetoric. The 156-member Republican Study Committee (RSC) unveiled the agenda. It details 10 ideological principles and more than 80 legislative recommendations as its agenda. The stated goal is “to guide conservatives’ work to restore the American family.” The committee includes nearly three-quarters of House GOP members.
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VERMONT DISPENSARIES began selling Cannabis for adult use on October 1. But only three shops were ready to do so on opening weekend, reports the Associated Press. Flora Cannabis in Middlebury, Mountain Girl Cannabis in Rutland and CeresMed in Burlington all opened to adult-use customers. The state licensed a fourth business to sell adult-use weed, but that shop wasn’t ready to do so yet. A total of about 50 retailers prequalified for licensing. This comes about two years after legalization took effect without the governor’s signature. At that time, Vermont was the 11th state to legalize. But it was just the second state to legalize through the Legislature, rather than through popular vote.
H E A LT H PA N E L S AY S J A PA N S H O U L D A L L O W MEDICAL CANNABIS A HEALTH MINISTRY PANEL in October recommended Japan allow the importation and use of medical marijuana products. The recommendation is based on medical needs, and to modernize Japan’s drug laws to conform with international standards, according to the committee. The panel wants to change the policy for Cannabis medicines when safety and effectiveness are confirmed. Japan has harsh laws against non-medicinal use of marijuana. It should consider approving the import, manufacture and use of Cannabis medicines, subject to the same approval process as pharmaceuticals, the health ministry panel said.
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was founded in 2015 under Oregon’s Medical Cannabis Program and transitioned to the recreational market in 2016. The beautiful building was chosen because of its discreet location and convenient access to I5. Founding Member Lillian Whitnell explained that it was important to find a location with plenty of space, not only for the dispensary itself, but to support their wholesale license and processing facility. When you walk into Madrone Cannabis, you are greeted with a smile and made to feel at ease. Madrone was built on inclusivity. Working professionals feel comfortable coming to Madrone because it is “off the beaten path,” explains Clayton, Wholesale Manager at the dispensary. Nobody has to worry about parking on a busy street or their friends and neighbors seeing them walking into a dispensary. It creates a comfortable feeling of anonymity for those who keep their love of Cannabis quiet. The shop space was designed with intention. Lillian said that they wanted an area that was very comfortable, clean, and inviting with upscale vibes that welcome all demographics. Lillian explained that she wanted a space where you felt comfortable bringing your mom or your grandma along.
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“We are all very passionate about being a highly inclusive environment and continuing to cultivate more of that within the Cannabis industry.” One of the ways the shop hopes to spark inclusivity is through art. Madrone Cannabis Club is affiliated with the Ashland Gallery Association, “a collection of galleries and artists, offering remarkably diverse and high-quality works of art.” At Madrone, you can find work from local artists such as Jesse Lee (@ sostoned_jewelry) as well as pieces from the well-known Darby Holm Glass. (@ darbyholmglass). When perusing the shelves, the custom, single-source Madrone Farms caught our eye. Starting from their farm in the beautiful Applegate Valley, this flower makes its way to the processing facility where they create their own brand of pre-rolls and award-winning live hash rosin. Elegantly packaged in ceramic jars, this in-house rosin has been thoughtfully cultivated from start to finish in Madrone’s hands. A whiff of their Honey Banana hash rosin did not disappoint! “The industry wasn’t ready for us last year,” says Clayton. “This year they better be prepared.”
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WHEN HE SAW the opportunities opening up in the Cannabis industry, Daquon Buckhannon moved to Oregon from Fort Worth, Texas. Four years later, he’s found a place at Holy Grail Pharms – Eugene’s vertically-integrated dispensary with a focus on “sungrown products capturing the earth’s greatest resources.”
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WHEN DID YOU LAND YOUR FIRST JOB IN CANNABIS AND WHEN DID YOU BEGIN AT HOLY GRAIL? I started working in the industry in April of 2018 (so about four years now). But I’ve been working at Holy Grail a little over a year now. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT WORKING FOR A VERTICALLY INTEGRATED SHOP WITH A SUNGROWN SUPPLY? We can set the prices and we always have a lot of flower in our inventory.
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General Manager Alex Marucci and Lab Manager Jon Falcone are the founders and driving force behind the company, and for this feature, our official tour guides. They tell us that to assure that Higher Cultures’ quality is not only met, but exceeded, the company uses flower exclusively from “sungrown, Clean Green Certified farms.” This currently comes from five internal farms like Güd Gardens – but they also have rare collaborations with external farms such as Rogue Farmer (make sure you check out our features on both companies (and more) for a glimpse at the plants before processing). With vast genetic options and farms with prime outdoor growing methods, the team at H.C. strives to produce quality outputs with quality inputs. Through friendship-found strategy and cohesion, Marucci and Falcone continue to narrow down their preferred strains, phenos, lab methods and extract types to find what works best. With specific strain selection for specific extraction methods, the minds behind Higher Cultures look for perfect pairings to work for every dabber. “We believe in dabs … It’s something anyone can get into,” declares Marucci. But their dedication to dabs goes deeper than plant processing, as the team at Higher Cultures has also developed a method to dispose of their inputs efficiently and inexpensively. As we exit the building, Falcone proudly presents an on-location composting site that he explains was recently approved by local authorities – bringing their seed-to-soil strategy full circle. Full-circle sungrown requires flexibility – a concept that is no stranger to a company like Higher Cultures that creates a plethora of extracts, concentrates and cartridge products. Consistencies range from their Canary Diamonds (live resin) to H.T.E. (High Terpene Extract) to their signature line featuring “one single rock of THCA, dunked in H.T.E.” Along with flexible product lines, they also have over 130 genetics throughout their partnered farms – 75 of which are pheno hunted from seed, while the other 55 are part of their own breeding project. All of this diligence with differentiation allows them to choose which strains will be put through personalized extraction methods that capture the uniqueness of each input.
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The property was already rich in potential, offering natural spring water sources and original mining cabins restored and kept by Kelsey’s family. So Jimi, Kelsey, her sister, and her father dove headfirst into their DIY lifestyle @OLDGOLDGARDENS to start Old Gold Gardens. Jimi built each hoop house by hand, while Kelsey and her father configured the WELCOMETOASUN-GROWNFARM withrichfamilyhistoryanddeeproots.OldGold irrigation and security system. Kelsey’s sister claimed the title of “first employee” as she helped do everything from Gardenswasbuiltbyfamilies,forfamilies,foundedasahomeforgoldminers.Kelsey andJimiNasset,thehard-workingownersbehindthename,havesowedtheirlove watering to trimming. These days the Old Gold Farms team stays close-knit with fortheplantsincetheydrstmetyears 1 agoastrimmersonafarminHumboldt. just three members total: Kelsey, Jimi, and Ian – another Kelsey’s rapid trimming speed inspired Jimi, family farm to continue growing – something she hard-working hand behind Old Gold Gardens that Jimi and he found himself sitting next to her to keep and her father had done together years ago. says has been one of their keys to success. But when the pace during their days of trimming. What started Jimi had similar goals and was happy to small team isn’t tending to the plants, you can find Jimi in as two passionate workers and a little friendly support these ambitions. With seven pounds of the “Gold Shed,” a miner’s cabin-turned-music studio that’s competition, grew into a love for the plant and flower and all the money they had, Kelsey and like stepping into an enchantingly-twisted time capsule. each other. As Kelsey and Jimi continued their Jimi were ready to dive into the dream together. When we ask Kelsey how she unwinds after work her trimming careers, Kelsey pursued her love for The farm had been in Kelsey’s family for over answer is simple, quick, and echoed by her husband: “I helping others while working on a degree in 30 years, so they wanted to preserve her don’t! But it’s something I hope to work on.” Until then, you Social Psychology. She graduated from HSU family’s memories and the land’s history while can catch her pursuing a passion for social equity when with a master’s but decided to return to the growing beautiful sun-grown flower. she’s not in the garden.
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Thickwithcandy-sweetsmoke, steppingdown thestairsatTheBulldogcoffeeshopwaslike enteringanotherworld.Isupposeforayoungguy intheearly20s,Amsterdamwasanotherworld entirely.Bikesruledthestreets,spacecakeof mysteriouspotencywaswidelyavailable,anda robustcoffeeshopscenewithsomeofthebest herbonearthwasblowingmymind. TWENTY YEARS LATER, sitting in my living room and cracking this jar of Amnesia Haze brings that first syrupy hit right back – leaving my mind blown all over again. This batch was cultivated by Green Bandit, who have a similar love for this transportive cultivar. Hunted from seeds smuggled back from the Netherlands, this cut of Amnesia has been a star in their garden since way before Measure 91. And it continues to win over old heads and new fans each harvest season. Green Bandit’s Sarah and Brian Niestrath take full advantage of the stellar Rogue Valley microclimate available to them – building compost and teas, and enriching the soil with farmforaged amendments and local spring water. This epitome of Cannabis terroir expresses a sense of place, while still allowing the cultivar’s profile to shine. Featuring juicy and tart green-apple flavors at the forefront, there’s a sharp tomato leaf scent that plays off the aroma of justopened tennis balls – all subtle compared to the distinctive note of comic-wrapped bubblegum. Terpinolene dominates the profile and fills the room with its unmistakable perfume the moment that the bright green buds take a spin in the grinder. The tacky texture and lithe stems make twisting one up a breeze. An easy draw, clean and even burn complete white ash encourages one to roll this flower into a joint. Though my Dutch stoner counterparts would likely add tobacco to their spliff, I’m certain this herb tastes best on its own. Uplifting and spacy, I found myself staring intensely at nothing in particular. Anything but sedative, this cultivar might help with focus – though I wouldn’t expect a boost in productivity. Instead, this timeless Haze is best suited for touring the city by bike, or simply settling into a pile of blankets and touring a stack of magazines.
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ROGUEFARMER restsinmajesticMerlin, Oregon.ItVsanameyoumayrecognize,witha productpresencesinceOregonVsOMMPdays. WevisitedownerRyanBeyerleinandhisteam tofrolicamongtheeowersandtalkabout whatchangesthefuturemayhold.
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to the properIf you’ve got a good person, you ty, we were greeted by a don’t want to lose them.” LOCATION Merlin,OR gaggle of friendly fowl. Ryan As we perused his plants, Ryan is a self-proclaimed “bird explained that this is one of Rogue CANOPY SIZE person,” something that was Famer’s five locations in the area. It’s SF 0 2 5 , 3 outdoor equal parts apparent and something that’s given the brand a SF 0 6 , 1 indoor impressive as we entered unique perspective on the local terroir. PLANT COUNT the farm to find a massive, Lead grower Jordan works the land at 10, masterfully-designed enclothe various locations and told us that TEAM sure full of beautiful, all-black each has its own “microclimate.” Even 20-5employees baby chicks and fancy-footed on the same property, some strains chickens. Ryan explained that develop quicker depending on location. KNOWN FOR he adds more each year and Ryan beckoned to some of the plants Workinghand-in-handwith InHouseGeneticsforour lets them roam the property uphill, “These are riper.” geneticseachseason. during the day. Ryan has grown at this particular Setting out to explore the property for eight years. He moved MOTTO “Grow the fire or retire!” bounties of their domain, the down to Oregon from Seattle 12 full-term and light-dep plants years ago when he decided to go for came into view first, where an outdoor medical license. When we saw the core crew waiting asked what drew him to the Oregon for us. Ryan shared that keeping these folks around outdoor scene, he answered enthusiastically: “Bigfull-time is important to the company. ger plants, bigger yields, and more fun!” Despite “My passion is for full term. But the market the sentiment, yields have never been his biggest makes me do light dep. I have to feed my family concern. “As soon as the season’s over we start and pay my staff,” he said. “I’m running indoors thinking about next year’s genetics …We don’t now just so I can keep everyone busy all year. I try really care about how big the yields are, as long as to keep a core group 12 months out of the year. it’s good quality.” C O N T I N U E D N E X T P A G E > >
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ROGUE FARMER at Rogue Farmer. “Almost every year, we do everything new,” said Ryan. “This year, we have over 100 strains. We started with about 160 and around 110 made the cut. I may save 20-30 of those for next year, but I like to keep things new. Because that’s what the customers want.” Although, there are a few favorites like Platinum Gushers, Platinum Kush Breathe and Pancakes that the team has kept around for a few years. Each year, the team has to assess the market and decide what to run with – a daunting task that Ryan was able to elaborate on. “For as many people that say, ‘Oh yeah, it’s about the terpenes,’ at the end of the day if I have something that tests over 30%, it sells. If I have something under 20%, it doesn’t move,” he explained. With no terpene testing requirements in the state, it’s understandable why consumers resort to product identifiers like indica and sativa. Ryan aptly refers to these words as “training wheels” and explains that while he has no issue with offering these devices to shoppers without connoisseur-level knowledge, descriptors like this coupled with reliance on THC fall short of the plant’s potential.
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“This year, we have over 100 strains.”
As we spoke of potential, our talks turned to another industry problem with immense room for improvement: plastic. Rogue Farmer utilizes straw mulch (or none at all) instead of the commercially common plastic version. Ryan explained that this comes with extra work, but is well worth the reduced waste. However, mulch only scratches the surface of a bigger issue. The entire team echoed a problem that we hear about far too often on our farm tours: METRC tags. “By the time we’re done, we’re going to have bins and bins of these plastic tags that we spend 50 cents apiece on,” shared Ryan frustratedly. “This year we did between 40 and 60 thousand plants [between all of the farm locations]. Every single one needs a 50cent tag. That’s $30,000 and you can’t reuse them … We’re really hoping that [law change] goes through. It’s so much labor and so much waste.” @ROGUEFARMER
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WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH to meet with Jessica Clements, owner, and cultivator at Güd Gardens: a female-founded, Clean Green Certified, organic Cannabis farm located on the banks of the Rogue River in the beautiful Southern Oregon Rogue Valley Jessica was originally from Chicago, however, Cannabis grabbed her by the soul and after attending school in Arizona she found herself in Oregon. “This whole area has had such a culture of cannabis cultivation for decades.” The people that she spent most of her time with were already growing and as she started asking questions and gathering information, the rest was history! Jessica got her start in cannabis in 2010 growing medically. Then when legalization hit in 2016 she knew that this is what she wanted to do. Her passion piqued the interest of her good friend Bailee Reimer and together they started chasing the dream.“I wanted to make it a career. I loved it so much,” expressed Jessica.
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Jessica and Bailee needed to find a way to grow organically (at scale) while maintaining the reality of being cost-effective and efficient while respecting the land. This is when they purchased the property on the Rogue River which currently houses the flagship .5 acre outdoor garden as well as a 2500sq ft indoor facility and a 2500sq ft greenhouse. Jessica’s vision had become reality, and in 2017 as they celebrated their first recreational harvest the brand was born. When they first started thinking of branding, they knew that they wanted to remain unique and flexible. They wanted to honor the roots of how the brand began so they worked with a brand designer who created an identity for them that was “clearly and intuitively OUR farm,” says Jessica. This included depictions of their chickens, goats, and the natural settings around them.
Today, Pablo and Paul (the family goats) still reside on the property along with the “Queen of the Farm,” Lillith the dog. The (now) 34-acre property has 5 Tier II licenses and houses nearly 6900 plants among 4.5 acres of outdoor garden beds nestled near the bank of the Rogue River, a resource that Jessica tells us the company has water rights to. We started our tour by following Jessica from the office, an old feed store, to the garden where we were met with an impressive selection of cultivars ranging from Modified Bananas to Double Solo Burger. While we were all chatting about terpene profiles and beautiful chunky buds, Jessica stopped and looked at a beautiful cola. She commented on its leaves changing color and explained that what we were looking at was called senescence, a process that Cannabis undergoes just as the trees in Autumn. | C O N T I N U E S > >
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LOCATION GrantsPass,OR alongtheRogueRiver CANOPY SIZE Tier )5( IILicenses; acres 5.4 ofoutdoorcanopy, SF 0 0 , 0 2 ofgardenbeds PLANT COUNT About6,90 TEAM 1 5Fulltime 40HarvestWorkers KNOWN FOR EspirituSanctum (TrinityOGxTriangleKush) Jifeez (ZkittlezxJiffyCake, representingStaeFligenetics NudderBudder (PeanutButter BreathxC4#35) MOTTO BeGüd,DoGüd,FeelGüd
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GÜDGARDENS WE CONTINUED through the expansive rows of beautiful fresh flowers, all of which were scheduled to be taken down within the next 3 weeks. This is where we met Callie Powell and Nik Brown who both had a wealth of knowledge in different aspects of the business. Callie is the cultivation and extraction liaison and coming from an agriculture background, found herself right at home on the farm. Nik is the cultivation director at Güd Gardens and together with Jessica and Callie, the team led us towards the far end of the property, an exciting section where the crew keeps their pheno hunt projects. Callie was beaming with excitement when speaking of their breeding program. She told us that it’s where “Indoor crosses with outdoor crosses with sales and extraction!” She says that they are always thinking about next year and how they can get the ”freshest, newest strains.” The whole crew was enthusiastic to share the new breeding program and revealed that they’d teamed up with Infinite Tree for an in-house genetic system, something they tell us is more important than ever, due to the Hop Latent Viroid that is continuing to affect farms. “One of our main focuses right now is to serve the market with as much genetic variation as possible,” said Jessica.
The pheno project garden was truly a sight to behold.
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The pheno project garden was truly a sight to behold. As we walked through the monstrous plants with unique and unusual terpene profiles Nik exclaimed, “I love seed plants for that reason! They grow BIG!” When pheno hunting, the crew told us that it truly comes down to finding cultivars that not only respond well to their methods but also have uncommon characteristics to offer their main extraction partner, Higher Cultures. The two brands work hand-in-hand to ensure that they are selecting the best cultivars possible for extraction.
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OVERTHEROLLINGHILLS and throughthedensewoodsof OregonVsApplegateValley,thereV afamilyfarmknownasMountain SunBotanicals.Thelasttimeth Leafvisitedthesefriendlyfolks itwas2014andOregonwasjust roundingthecorneronrecreati legalization.Wetookatrekbacku themountain(afeatthatwasequ partschaoticandcomicalinour ill-equippedvehicle)tocheckino thefriendlyfacesbehindthebra
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master gardening up a steep acquired through gravel road revealed an LOCATION ApplegateValley,OR valley programs oasis well worth our vehicular and hands-on woes. Owner Greg Brown CANOPY SIZE experience at greeted us with a warm TierII other farms – welcome and we began our PLANT COUNT many of which tour by stepping into the 7,0 no longer exist, family home. Inside, wife Lauren explains. and co-owner Lauren KelTEAM 10full-timeemployees “We’re really ley-Brown and daughter Ingrateful to still be digo waited with a smile and OW N E R L A U R E N K E L L E Y- B R OW N KNOWN FOR here. Some of the some good old-fashioned, WatermelonJealousy, Lemoncello,Georgia greatest growers southern-Oregon hospitality. Cheesecake,PinkCertz,RS11, we know aren’t Around them, a viciously CaribbeanBreeze,Amaretto even growing charming chateau overflowSour,Blackscotti,Purple Cannabis anymore.” ing with rustic warmth, vaultChurro,WhiteRainbow, PurpleOctane it up … Nobody knows how to be 44 (or seven). That’s because a tough industry has ed wood ceilings, and a full We’re all making it up as we go. And it’s good seen even tougher times with a saturatwall of windows that revealed MOTTO to remember that because then you realize that ed market, record low prices, economwhat we had come for: a hill “Come hell or high water.” everyone is just (hopefully) doing their best. Everyic uncertainty, and the challenges of of flowers. body’s giving it their go. We should be supportive climate change – challenges that reThe couple invited us of each other.” mind us of something Greg previously onto a sprawling deck with That support led to Mountain Sun Botanicals’ posted on the brand’s Instagram. “Doing this shit views of the valley and a kaleidoscope of autumn bread and butter, which the couple shared now rests is like folding a fitted sheet. No one knows what colors. It’s the same view that Greg and Lauren in genetics. When we visited, the team told us they they’re doing, it just looks like it sometimes.” shared on their wedding day 11 years ago, and held over 350 strains and had 1,420 active pheno The sentiment sparked our curiosity, so we asked the one they’ve woken up to for the past 14 years hunt projects in progress – projects that would evenGreg to elaborate: each day before work. They’ve labored over this tually be sold to a community of other growers. “It’s about being a human. I’m 43-and-howevpiece of land since the days of OMMP, bringing C O N T I N U E D N E X T PA G E > > er-many-days for the first time. We’re all making with them a background in permaculture and
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that this support has been crucial to the brand’s longevity in the closely-knit Oregon community. The couple shares communication with a network of growers in the region, and Lauren explains that it’s not uncommon to call upon each other for advice. “We can all help each other now. The people that have gotten licensed recently, we are able to counsel them and share more efficient ways to do things.” Efficiency comes with time and trials, and as Greg humbly explained, “We’ve done everything wrong you can possibly do.” But that’s because he and Lauren have (quite literally) grown with the industry. Back in 2015, the company was the second official recreational harvest in the entire state (behind Yerba Buena). Lauren had just given birth to their daughter and Greg, now fully immersed in a complicated new METRC system, had never “had an email until like, several weeks before.” Greg even points out (with a level of humility and humor that can only be acquired through cold, hard experience) that they triggered the first OLCC inspection due to incorrect data recording. As we wrap up our walk through the lush rows of robust, green leaves and cathedral-style greenhouse, it’s hard to imagine that these perfect plants have seen any past hardship. But it’s these very obstacles that have helped build the brand into what it is today: a hardworking family farm with a focus on community.
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As we rounded the corner, we could smell the potent aroma of Cannabis. The sun had just sta to peek up over the hills and when we arrived, the crew was already hard at work.
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EPIC FAMILY FARMS was started by longtime friends Michael Monarch and Peter Gross in the small, Rogue Valley town of Talent. These gentlemen had been friends for over 20 years and when they ran into each other in 2014, they realized that they both had a passionate interest in pursuing Cannabis. Michael brought cultivation mentors and 20 years of business experience to the table. Peter: a background in operations, policy and political science. Early on, the friends realized that they had compatible skill sets that would complement in the evolving world of weed. In 2014, they were growing indoors under the medical program for about half a dozen
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patients when they decided it was time to open up a dispensary, and Green Valley Wellness was born – the second dispensary to grace Rogue Valley. Two years later when the market turned, they were more than ready to take on the recreational wave. Michael and Peter were very outspoken in the local news media as they worked to talk the town of Talent out of a Cannabis licensing moratorium. Their goal was to ”teach the public that this was safe – that it was a wonderful medicine for a lot of conditions,” Michael explains. When asked about the farm’s name, Michael explained that he had a dear
friend investing in his business who always had the word “epic” around. It was on license plates and in daily conversation, so the word stuck in Michael’s mind. When it came time to give the business a name, it just felt right. With his friend’s blessing, they named the cultivation Epic Family Farms – but the name held another purpose. By calling themselves Epic, they set high standards to uphold and a goal to strive for. This was in 2016, when EFF began as the farm we know today: a two-acre Tier II outdoor recreational farm housing nearly 2,000 plants and nine employees.| C O N T I N U E S > >
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EPIC FAMILY FARMS ON THEIR QUEST for “epic” flower, cultivars such as Jaeger (aka PHK) and Lemon Kush were some of the first to be produced on the farm. “We tried to focus on old school classics like Durban Poison and Green Crack because such a large demographic of the dispensary was retirees,” the team says regarding those initial strains. These days they look to strains such as Gary Payton and Jealousy to appease the newer generation of clientele. The pair explained that their focus is not on breeding, but on what they believe the market wants: “pre-rolls and variety.” The launch of their EFF pre-roll packs has helped the brand stay current, the team tells us. Pivoting to 10-packs of half-gram pre-rolls helped the crew “weather the storm of the market.” It was important to them that they were able to offer finished products that were reorderable. The team at EFF prides themselves on a “proper drying and curing process which ensures the preservation of the flower.” Their pre-rolls are created using only flower that has already been trimmed to contain no excess leaf. “We still have people come up to us and tell us how much they love our pre-rolls or tell us their story of how they
have weaned off of pharmaceuticals because they found the strain that was right for them,” Peter explains. The right strain for Peter happens to be a staple at the farm: Slurricane. It’s a potent cross of Do-si-dos and Purple Punch. But the crew tells us that they are working alongside Lead Cultivator Ryan Sims to stay nimble with fresh genetics. Peter believes that “indoor cultivation was a byproduct of prohibition” and feels fortunate to live in an area where Cannabis is “grown with no fear, out in the open, next to the broccoli.” Where the plant is “grown in the sun and the wind and the mountains – and when you smoke it, you take that in. It becomes part of you,” he exudes. “We love the creativity of it and the camaraderie of it. We love providing the best possible Cannabis and hearing the feedback of how much it affects their daily lives,” says Michael. But the team isn’t without concern for the future of small businesses. “The people who give the most amount of love and care to the flower are being squeezed right now,” he says. “Please support your favorite family farms, and your local independent dispensaries and extractors.”
“peter feels fortunate to grow out in the open.”
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YES WE CRAN! Cranberries, tasty and tart, are also super healthy – rich in both anti-inflammatory properties and considerable vitamins and minerals. They are a fruit native to this country and are quite versatile, making their appearance in salads, dips, stuffings, drinks and desserts. And occasionally, they make an appearance in a jello mold … although I am not sure anybody actually eats them. This season, I am infusing food and drink with Applegate Valley Oregon’s Cherry Pie. It’s a delightful strain that I puff a bit when recipe testing – a hybrid with notes of pine and fruit, cherry in particular. It’s kind of a sweet and sour cherry pie vibe, and I love it.
CRANBERRY PUMPKIN BREAD
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CRANBERRY PUMPKIN BREAD
Makes two 8x3 inch loaves | 14 slices per loaf | 5mg THC per slice 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour 2 ½ cups granulated sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground allspice pinch ground nutmeg 2 teaspoons baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 4 large eggs 1 15-ounce can pumpkin 1/2 cup infused Cannabis oil 1 cup fresh cranberries 1 cup dried cranberries
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1. Heat oven to 340º F. 2. Spray two 8x3 inch loaf pans with baking spray. 3. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, baking soda and salt. 4. In a mixer, blend the eggs, pumpkin and infused canola oil until well mixed. 5. Add the flour mixture to the egg/pumpkin mixture and combine. Gently fold in the cranberries. 6. Divide the batter between the two pans. Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
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CRANBERRY ORANGE MINI-SCONES
I love to eat these beauties with orange marmalade. They freeze well and everyone loves them.
18 scones | 2 per serving | 2.5mg THC/scone 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon orange zest 1/3 cup granulated sugar 7 tablespoons butter, cold 3 tablespoons unsalted canna-butter, cold ¾ cup milk 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries 2 tablespoons milk 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
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1. Heat oven to 340º F. 2. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. 3. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. 4. In a small bowl, combine sugar and zest. Mix into flour mixture until evenly distributed. 5. Add the chunks of cold canna-butter to the flour mixture. Cut the butter using a pastry blender, fork, or your hands. I generally use my hands so that I can feel when I have the right texture. Mix until you have pea-sized chunks of butter. 6. In a bowl, combine the milk, eggs and vanilla. Mix with the dry ingredients until moist. Add the fresh cranberries and gently mix with the dough. Transfer dough to your work surface, lightly dusted with flour. Knead gently until dough comes together. 7. Shape the dough into two small circles, each about seven inches. Cut dough into wedges and place on the prepared baking sheet. Don’t worry if the wedges are not exactly the same size. Brush each scone with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 17-19 minutes, or until the scones are light golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Makes two 1/2 cups | 1/4 cup per serving 5mg THC each 1 cup pineapple, coarsely chopped 1 cup fresh cranberries cut in half 1 apple, washed, seeded and chopped 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped 2 teaspoons canna-oil 1 teaspoon orange zest 1 orange, peeled and chopped Agreattopperforchicken, 1-2 tablespoons honey
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in memoriam
Kayla Keesee
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Kayla Keesee (known to many by her given last name, Garcia) was just 34 when she left behind her legacy of creativity and innovation earlier this year. We took some time to talk to her husband and partner in business, Kellin Keesee, about these cherished gifts. The couple was married not long before Kayla’s stage four cancer diagnosis. But they’d found each other years before and worked side-by-side since 2017 to build a Cannabis brand at their Beavercreek, Oregon property.
KAYLA WAS ambitious, with a passion for the plant that pushed her into a small group of pioneering women in Oregon’s legal scene. Kellin tells us that she was proud to bring this, along with the Mexican side of her heritage, into a Cannabis space that lacked opportunities for women like her. Set on blazing a path, she moved from Wenatchee, Washington down to Oregon to complete a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Management, and Entrepreneurship at Oregon State University. While pursuing her degree, she already had plans to return to Washington’s Cannabis market and even attended one of OSU’s first hemp classes. Upon graduation in 2016, she found herself amid Oregon’s recreational
legalization and convinced Kellin to stay in the state and venture into what would become Viridia Farms. Her classmates and colleagues say that Kayla was a tenacious individual, who never backed down from a challenge. “She always told me that she was living her dream. Even through the hard stuff. She loved it and took everything as a challenge,” shares Kellin. In the garden, Kellin tells us that Kayla captained every process from seed to sale. Her focus on sustainability led towards a living soil ecosystem in a raised-bed, automated greenhouse setting – a setup that the couple built largely with their own hands. She worked meticulously
“From these innovations to the very microbiome of the soil her hands tended, Kayla made a mark on the community she cared for.”
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to build a solid recipe free of synthetics that would allow her plants to naturally express the genetic variations that she diligently sought after. Her education in entrepreneurship and natural creative drive inspired her to work well beyond the endless hours in the garden. As Kellin tells us, she was often up long into the night pursuing her passions in any way possible. Kayla spent over nine months painstakingly developing a plastic-free joint box design (an item she’d go on to have patented), helped engineer an innovative bud-sorting device called the VibraSort by VF Industries (an ode to their Viridia Farms brand), and trademarked the Viridia Farms’ logo. From these innovations to the very microbiome of the soil her hands tended, Kayla made a mark on the community she cared for. It’s a mark that will be tangible for years to come, as Kellin shares his (the family’s) plans to continue Viridia Farms in her honor.
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The Guru of Gan ja
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Ed Rosenthal has authored (or co-authored) nearly 20 books on Cannabis which have collectively sold over 2 million copies. The eccentric cultivator, activist and educator is also credited with discovering Durban Poison and cofounding both High Times magazine and Amsterdam’s Hash, Marihuana and Hemp Museum. It’s no wonder he’s come to be known as “the guru of ganja.” PLANTING THE SEEDS Born in the Bronx on December 2, 1944, Edward Rosenthal had a “very unhappy” childhood growing up in a “typical dysfunctional family of the ‘50s era.” As an escape, he developed a passion for horticulture that would later become his life’s work. Though he doesn’t specifically recall the first time he smoked marijuana, he knows he was around 21. “I first started in 1966,” he said in a 1984 interview with High Times. “I bought a lid and smoked it with my college roommate … and I remember thinking, ‘This is the greatest thing that’s ever happened in my life.’” Soon after, he bought some fluorescent lights, planted a few seeds he found in some Mexican weed, and started growing his own smoke in a spare room of his apartment. THE YIPPIES In 1967, Rosenthal dropped out of college and moved to the East Village to become a hippie and immerse himself in the city’s thriving counterculture.
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“I went to a ‘Be-In’ in Central Park, Tom Forcade in 1971. The two quickand Abbie Hoffman was onstage. He ly sparked a friendship, and one day jumped down, started handing out while getting high together, they came acid. He put a tab on my tongue, and up with a brilliant idea. I swallowed it and went through a “Tom, a fellow by the name of really powerful, horrible experience,” Ron Lichty and myself were all living Rosenthal recounted to HT. “After that, in a collective down on 11th Street,” I never suffered from serious dysfunche recounts. “We were all part of tional depression again.” the Underground Press Syndicate, Around the same time, he fatefuland we had a bit of money in that ly encountered another soon-to-be organization, so we decided to start Yippie activist icon. a magazine, and that magazine “One day, I walked out of my apartbecame High Times.” ment and noticed there was a march Unfortunately though, Rosenthal Rosenthal speaking at a was never credited as a cofounder, going on. I said, ‘What’s it about?’ rally in Madison, Wisc. And they said, ‘This guy has been because shortly after coming up with during the 1990s. arrested for selling acid and taken to the idea, a questionable acquainthe federal building.’ I thought, ‘Well, tance convinced Forcade to threaten that’s a good thing to march for.’” Rosenthal and throw him out. The person who’d been arrested was Dana Beal. “There was a friend of Tom’s that was working After his release, Beal befriended Rosenthal and undercover for the government,” Ed alleges. “He recruited him into the Yippies. It was through Dana tried to destroy the magazine, and he’s the one and the Yippies that Rosenthal met pot smuggler who split us apart.”
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Ed (right) with fellow growers Soma, Wernard Bruining, and Old Ed Holloway in Amsterdam circa 1985.
MARIJUANA MUSEUM In 1985, Rosenthal flew out to Amsterdam to connect with other leading breeders and growers – including Wernard Bruining, Old Ed Holloway, Skunkman Sam and Nevil Schoenmakers. While there, he was contracted by two coffeeshop-owning Dutch brothers to curate the first international Cannabis museum. “They’d put together this whole museum – it was only missing one thing: the exhibits. They needed somebody who could fill it in three weeks, so I put together a team, worked 16 hours a day, and got it done.” In 1987, Rosenthal’s friend Ben Dronkers purchased that project, rebranding it as Sensi Seeds’ Hash, Marijuana, and Hemp Museum. (A few years later, Dronkers also bought the Holland Seed Bank from Schoenmakers, who Rosenthal had introduced him to.)
“The Marijuana Grower’s Guide” informed and inspired a generation of ganja growers, and established Frank and Rosenthal as America’s leading authorities on Cannabis cultivation. HIGH TIMES That same year, Rosenthal helped organize and judge the first-ever Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam. After Forcade’s suicide in 1978, Rosenthal had been welcomed back into the HT family as a regular contributor. In 1983, he premiered his monthly grow advice column “Ask Ed,” which became the longest-running column in the magazine’s history – that is, until 2000, when it was discontinued due to a legal dispute between Rosenthal and the magazine’s owners. The trust Forcade had set up to fund the magazine stipulated that in the year 2000, ownership of the magazine would be passed to “loyal employees” who’d been with the company for 10 years or more (Rosenthal claims it was five years, but other accounts say 10). Rosenthal believed he qualified to receive shares in the company, but the trustees disagreed – claiming that he was merely a freelancer, rather than an employee. As a result, he filed a lawsuit against the company to obtain the shares he felt he was owed—a suit which he ultimately lost.
Recognizing that the trial was a farce, Ed employed classic Yippie theatrics by wearing a “wizard of weed” costume into court. These tactics helped draw national media attention and sway public opinion about medical marijuana. Nevertheless, without a viable medical defense, he was convicted in 2003. After the trial, when the jurors learned about the mitigating circumstances, most of them recanted their verdict and begged for his forgiveness. “They felt terrible,” Rosenthal says. “At my sentencing, 10 of the jurors gave a news conference saying that they were duped by the judge. That was the first time in American history that ever happened, to my knowledge.” Capitulating to social pressure, Judge Charles Breyer sentenced Rosenthal to just one day in jail, time served. Three years later, after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned his conviction on a technicality, the U.S. Attorney’s office decided to re-indict him – instigating a second trial in May 2007, presided over by the same judge. Once again, he was prohibited from mounting a medical defense and was convicted. “I was found guilty again, but I had already done my time, so after the verdict I just walked out. They’d given me a day, and I had done 36 hours, so they still owe me 12 hours,” he jokes.
UNITED STATES v. ROSENTHAL Unfortunately, Rosenthal would end up back in court a couple of years later: like many other Cannabis cultivators and activists, With attorneys in his “wizard he found himself of weed” robe outside the in the crosshairs of courthouse (2007). the DEA when, on February 12, 2002, federal agents raided his home and nursery in Oakland. “It was six in the morning, and there was banging at the door. Since I sleep naked, I went down naked to see what was happening … so they knew I was unarmed,” he jokes. Rosenthal was charged with the cultivation of over 100 plants, but the irony was that the city had legally permitted his garden; in 1999, he’d been appointed an “Officer of the City of Oakland” – deputized to grow those plants for various medical marijuana clubs around the Bay Area. Although it was a nonprofit grow that had the blessing of the city and was legal under Prop 215, his lawyers were prohibited from presenting any of that information to the jury because the case was federal – and therefore state law didn’t apply.
GIVING BACK At age 77, Rosenthal is at the peak of his prestige. He’s won numerous lifetime achievement awards and continues to make appearances at Cannabis events around the world. His latest project is the Million Marijuana Seed Giveaway – doling out free seeds of different cultivars he and Prepping some seeds his friends have bred in an to include in one of his effort to encourage his fans Prisoner of Weed book to become pheno hunters. bundles. Some of those free seeds are included in the “Prisoners of Weed” book packs for sale on his website, with 10 percent of the proceeds going to the Last Prisoner Project. So far, the packs have raised over $6,000 for pot POWs. “I didn’t have to do time after I was raided … but there are still people out there doing time for a plant many are profiting on now, and that’s wrong,” Rosenthal recently told HT. “We need to change that – yesterday.” To read the full, unabridged version of this story and listen to the interview on our podcast, visit worldofcannabis.museum/cannthropology.
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THE GROWERS GUIDE Thankfully, Rosenthal didn’t need HT to establish himself as an expert in Cannabis cultivation. In 1971, he began building and selling small greenhouses, and in an attempt to get free promotion in their “New York Flyer” supplement, pitched Rolling Stone an article about growing pot. As it happens, another cultivator named Mel Frank had beat him to the punch. After Rolling Stones’ editors arranged a meeting with Frank, Rosenthal suggested that they collaborate on a book. Though reluctant at first, Rosenthal’s persistence eventually persuaded Frank. As part of their research, they met with Dr. Carlton Turner of the University of Mississippi’s Marijuana Research Project – the only legally-sanctioned Cannabis farm in America. Turner provided them access to recently-published scientific papers on pot, which they then used – along with their own knowledge of horticulture – to produce the first comprehensive textbook on Cannabis cultivation: “The Marijuana Growers’ Guide.” The first edition of their groundbreaking grow manual was published in 1974, and by 1978 an updated edition of the book was reviewed by the New York Times. Thanks to that review, the book sold over 1 million copies – informing and inspiring a generation of ganja growers, and establishing Frank and Rosenthal as America’s leading authorities on Cannabis cultivation.
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THE MOMENT YOUR AUTOMOBILE DOORS are shut with the driveshaft engaged, the contest is underway. Regardless of who is behind the wheel of other vehicles competing for space on the road, your primary objective is to circumvent them to save precious minutes while en route to your destination. And although the unidentified drivers against whom you jockey for position are often good people in your own neighborhood, they have now become faceless adversaries crowding the track. Like the butts of cigarettes, courtesies are flicked out the window. And there’s no surprise that this daily race causes tension. Because traffic is a drain on your fragile psyche. And you are not proud of who you become in these moments of frustration when it turns you into a triggered bitch. You see, we all have a threshold of tolerance that, when crossed, causes a discomforting level of anxiety and stress – fueling the impatience and adding to life’s pressures. And because there is no immediate resolve, you learn to live with the strangulation while building a resentment that weighs on you like an addict’s regret. You blame the other drivers. “Oh, if only those idiots hadn’t dug themselves into that inescapable cavern of debt like I did.” There’s the mortgage, the auto loan, the kids, the boob job – all the shit you have on autopay that prevents you from turning right out of the driveway instead of left. It’s the right turn that leaves the city toward a tropical paradise … far, far away from the giant magnet that tugs you into the grind. Fortunately, Cannabis improves your perception. One small toke from a vape pen makes the speakers speak, the seat heaters glow, and the engine vibrate comfortably for the most optimal enjoyment during your relaxed commute. You are quite aware that it is against the law to drive stoned. Thank God for Visine.
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