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Leaf Nation Contributors take us on a journey through the vast and amazing world of Tannins and Terpenes this month — revealing how these essential chemicals lend flavor and scent profiles to alcohol and Cannabis — and more.

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A B O U T T H E C OV E R The Tannins and Terpenes Issue is one of our favorites to produce each year, because it gets us tasting and testing innovative and dynamic flavor combinations we might never have considered. From each of our regional editions, there are local pairings that exemplify how Cannabis and alcohol can be used together in synergistic fashion.

On the cover this month are a trio of hometown icons: Wild Roots’ Marionberry Vodka, Cannabis Nations’ Blue Magoo Live Resin, and Magic Number’s 50mg THC Seltzer Tonic. Be sure to read more about this pairing on page 49, and check out the rest of this month’s delightful drinks.

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Editor’s Note Thanks for picking up this bubbly new issue of the Leaf!

WHEN WE FIRST began pairing Cannabis with wine in 2012, our goal was to enlighten the growing MMJ movement to the idea that there are as many unique and beautiful strains as there are varieties and styles of wine. This pairing concept has proven wildly popular and led to our Tannins & Terpenes events, as well as this annual issue of the magazine where we pair delicious beverages with tasty Cannabis offerings for the ultimate adult tasting experience.

As we’ve grown used to Cannabis as a normal part of life, I find that people love to pair Cannabis with food, wine and their favorite activities.

Cannabis adds to experiences, and with legalization comes normalization – allowing us to celebrate our freedom and share our tasting styles with our community and on social THERE’S NOTHING media. The result has been an explosion in how people are WRONG WITH consuming Cannabis, and being open about how the plant fits RESPONSIBLY into their lives and lifestyles. It’s even leading some to drink ENJOYING A less, as after work wine time becomes a date with the bong.

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PAIRING IT WITH Here at the Leaf we are firm believers that Cannabis is safer SOME FORM OF than alcohol. We feel strongly that when a substance that CANNABIS. harms people is sold, one should also have access to a plant that does the opposite. America has an alcohol problem, built on a consumption culture that gives reason to celebrate any success or failure with a drink. I’ve had to shake out of that mindset myself, and found freedom in choosing Cannabis in times of need and joy. It’s a lot more fun to get baked, and there’s no hangover!

All that said, there’s nothing wrong with responsibly enjoying a drink and pairing it with some form of Cannabis – and the neuroprotectant benefits, along with other healthful properties, can mean that the THC, CBD and other cannabinoids are actually beneficial for your body when drinking. And if you don’t like alcohol, no worries! Check out our boozefree pairings to see what tasty strains our team paired with kombucha and tea, and try exploring on your own! I’ve been enjoying the limoncello La Croix sparkling water with a citrusy dab of Breathwork that gets me going, and keeps me highdrated for whatever adventure comes next.

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ew Orleans is ending penalties for people found with small amounts of Cannabis. The law takes effect September 15, reports The Lens.

The City Council passed several agenda items to end marijuana penalties, reports the Associated Press. City officials said their goal is to increase community trust of police. Another aim is to allow New Orleans police to focus on reducing violent crime in the city.

Those who get a summons pertaining to simple possession are immediately forgiven with no additional action necessary by the accused, the officer, or the court.

No court appearance and no police report are needed.

Smoking weed in public will remain prohibited. But instead of the cops issuing a drug summons, it will be a ticket in violation of the Smoke-Free Air Act – which is not a drug charge.

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additional qualifying conditions – cancer and PTSD – were added in August to Texas’ limited medical marijuana program.

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ississippi legislative negotiators are working on a medical marijuana program to replace the one canceled by the State Supreme Court. And they now say they’re close to a deal.

According to the lawmakers, that could prompt a special legislative session as early as this month, reports Mississippi Today.

“I believe we have basically most of the major issues resolved,” said GOP Sen. Kevin Blackwell, the Southaven Republican who’s leading the Senate’s medical marijuana work. “We’re very, very close,” Blackwell said.

“I would be surprised if there were not a special session soon, but that’s not my call,” said Brandon Rep. Lee Yancey. “I think at some point soon we will be ready to say to the governor that we have something we can work with.”

Mississippi lawmakers, by popular demand, are trying to reach a deal on a medical marijuana program because the State Supreme Court shot down the one overwhelmingly passed by voters last year.

The State Supreme Court ruled in May that the medical marijuana initiative and the entire ballot initiative process was invalid. Interestingly, the Court left previous ballot initiatives intact – even those passed under the same process.

Gov. Tate Reeves has sole authority to call lawmakers into a special session.

He has said he would do so for a medical marijuana bill – but he refuses to do so before the House and Senate have general agreement, to avoid a long, drawn out session.

qualifying conditions were rejected in August by the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Advisory Board.

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percent of adult Oklahomans – about 376,000 people – have medical marijuana cards.

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diversions of city water to unlicensed grows were discovered by Humboldt County CA Sheriffs.

Harold Long, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, and Nancy Long, plant hemp at their farm in Murphy, N.C. (Photo courtesy Long Family Farms and Gallery)

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edical marijuana was legalized on Cherokee land in Western North Carolina back in May. And now the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has announced it will actually sell the herb to non-tribe members.

The move comes after six years of debate among the tribe, reports The One Feather.

The Cherokee maintain a sovereign nation in Western North Carolina known as the Qualla Boundary, reports the Winston-Salem Journal. The move establishes the first location in North Carolina where medical marijuana is both legal and for sale, reports WFMY News 2.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council approved an ordinance on August 5 to legalize the cultivation, sale and usage of medical marijuana on the Qualla Boundary. The boundary is about 45 miles west of Asheville.

The Cherokee haven’t announced a timeline for their medical Cannabis program – when cultivation will begin or when marijuana will become available for purchase, reports The Charlotte Observer.

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nmates in California prisons can’t legally possess Cannabis under legalization, the State Supreme Court ruled August 12. The ruling overturns a lower court finding that prisoners could have weed as long as they didn’t consume it, reports The Associated Press.

The justices said the 2019 appeals court ruling allowing prisoners to have an ounce of weed went against common sense. The high court sided with the California attorney general – finding legalization, approved by voters, did not apply to prisoners.

“It seems implausible” that the voters intended to allow marijuana in prisons, Associate Justice Joshua Groban wrote for the majority. If voters had so intended, “we would expect them to have been more explicit,” Groban wrote.

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he percentage of U.S. adults who admit they have tried marijuana has gone up to 49%, according to the latest numbers from Gallup’s most recent Consumption Habits Poll. That’s the, well, highest number Gallup has measured to date. Just over 50 years ago, only 4% said they had tried the herb. But that percentage surpassed 20% in 1977, 30% in 1985, and 40% in 2015. The sharpest rise in reported usage occurred during the 1970s, when the percentage increased from 4% to 22%. A much smaller proportion of U.S. adults, 12%, say they “currently smoke marijuana.” The percentage of current Cannabis smokers has been steady in recent years. It varies between 11% and 13% after increasing from the 7% Gallup initially measured in 2013.

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ARCANNA From the first glance at the cushy massage chair in the waiting room, I knew I was in a different sort of dispensary. Arcanna, located just up the street from stoner favorites Pips donuts and Nacheux, might just be the industry’s new favorite shop. Much more generous than most, Arcanna offers OLCC cardholders a 40% discount. Started by Portland natives and industry pros who themselves got started in the health and wellness industry, you can tell Arcanna approaches their shelves a little differently than other dispensaries.

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the owner Valentina puts it, “It has to be something that our budtenders really connect with for us to offer it. We’re trying to showcase the best of Oregon’s producers and not all of the out-of-state corporate options that are available to us.” In the words of the manager Ben, “We have a much more selective intake process, which can annoy vendors, but we’re not trying to do the same as a typical dispensary here.”

It’s no surprise that budtenders tend to sell more of the products they like. “With quality comes a high price tag,” said Valentina. “And our discount allows budtenders and industry workers to come here and try more products than they would normally have access to. Because we’ve worked wholesale and purchased for other high volume dispensaries, we have a close eye on the market and are incredibly picky about what hits our shelves.”

They’ve also got an entire portion of the store dedicated to CBD and other minor cannabinoids such as CBG and CBN. “We can’t make health claims, but we can do the research and direct our clients to sources like double-blind studies, instead of memorizing pseudoscience,” she said.

“We’re also stepping up the quality control with rigorous rules in our tasting and testing, but we’ve also attracted a staff full of people with this level of aptitude – and this sort of Cannabis knowledge has been a major driving factor in this place. We’ve built a close-knit staff that has seen the industry for these last five years and been through it all, we’re really more of a family at this point.”

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THEY’VE ALSO GOT AN ENTIRE PORTION OF THE STORE DEDICATED TO CBD AND OTHER MINOR CANNABINOIDS SUCH AS CBG AND CBN.

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Tao Gardens out of Eugene does an excellent job coaxing those extra thiols and terpenes out of their flower, and this one has been in their rotation long enough that they’ve dialed it in. I can’t imagine there’s much room for improvement here. Just cracking the jar is enough to get you kicked out of most polite establishments. 29.63% THC | 13.50/G CULTIVATION BY TAO GARDENS @TAO.BUBBLE GENETICS BY CANNARADO @REALLYCANNARADO

High Desert Sour Sage For those of you who feel like we have lost the original Sour D, I encourage you to track this one down. This example has plenty of the sour flavor and aroma you’ve been looking for. It’s all of the lippuckering and mouth-watering flavors of the original Sour D, with a bit of mint and cooling sage on the back end. As usual, Oregrown has done an excellent job cultivating, curing and trimming this batch. This is truly the sort of herb destined for the head-stash and may or may not get shared, depending on who you are trying to impress. Swing through and grab some for tonight’s sesh – just be sure to burn some incense before you light up. 23.41% THC | 13.50/G CULTIVATION BY OREGROWN @OREGROWNINDUSTRIES

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On a breathtaking 500-year floodplain resides the majestic, family-owned garden known as Laughing Dog Farms. Their whopping 115-acre property backs up to a mesmerizing river and a magnificent old growth forest. Utilizing the natural resources found on their land, they aim to close the loop and make the most out of what mother nature provides.

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heir lean and mean partnership consists of four members. For decades, Amazon John has been practicing all forms of plant-based medicine. His skills and knowledge are used on the farm regularly. Matt Lattanzi can be found on their land daily overseeing the property, while his son-in-law, James Driskill, handles more or less everything from plant training to creating inputs. Matt’s nephew, Brock Binder, primarily controls the sales and marketing efforts, but can be seen on the farm getting his hands dirty as well.

In 2014, Matt’s wife Michelle was diagnosed with colon cancer, and with the help of FECO, she was able to put her illness into remission.

Ultimately, this was one of the biggest catalysts for starting Laughing Dog Farms, as their family saw the positive medicinal benefits that came with this miracle plant.

Later that year, Brock and his uncle Matt opened up the legendary dispensary, High Quality in Corvallis.

Intending to provide additional health-giving products to their shop, Brock had his heart set on creating a farm of their own.

Matt, who has strong Italian roots, purchased their property in 2016 and immediately started getting to work. Their family has a natural history in the farming industry, so it’s no wonder how naturally this came to them.

Initially, they got their start with 48 medical plants in their custom-built, 3,000-square-foot greenhouse. In 2017, they switched to recreational cultivation and turned things up a notch, with a path set towards being regenerative.

Taking a deep dive into the garden, we experienced an unparalleled feeling of peace and tranquillity provided by the frequencies and vibrations. Utilizing quartz crystals found in the river and the song Holy Harmony by Jonathan Goldman, they have created these magical harmonic fields.

“Quartz represents in a perfect matrix in which they transmit signals. We are creating a harmonic resonance around the plants with the music. The gemstones are capturing that and holding that, and transmitting that,” said James.

Additionally, the gemstones found in the Bio Harmonic Tonic help transmit these frequencies to the microbes found in the soil, assisting them to work more efficiently.

Just entering their flowering stage, our team encountered 200+ lively and vigorous plants.

The 300-gallon pots are filled with six-year-old soil, topped with Big Rootz from Soil King and top dressed with Mr. B’s Green Trees.

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In the greenhouse is where you can find their four staple strains: Tang Breath (Tropicanna Cookies x Meatbreath), Ice Cream Man ((Gelato #45 x High Octane OG/Jet Fuel G6) x (Legend Orange Apricot)), Mutoid Man (Tang Breath x Ice Cream Man), and Bluetang Clan ((Blue Magoo/Zkittlez Breath x Tang Breath)).

Austin Driskill, passionately explained each one of these strain’s terpene profiles in great detail, leaving us in a state of salivation. Austin is James’s right hand man and runs the day to day operations from keeping plants healthy and managing helpers to preparing products for sale.

While venturing out to their field of auto-flowering plants, our eyes lit up as we witnessed the beautiful synergy between the wildlife and Cannabis.

Much of the farm has been planted with a beneficial insect seed mix that attracts pollinators and pest predators. Honey bees and butterflies are frequent fliers in the area, and love the pollen these wondrous plants provide.

This year, Laughing Dog Farms is rocking strains like Top Gun, Creme De La Zen and Grease Gun, to name a few. With 16 different phenotypes per strain, it was incredible to see the vast differences between each cultivar.

As mentioned previously, this company prides itself on its sustainability efforts. On most days, you can observe James on their property collecting green materials such as comfrey, alfalfa and nettle, as well as fungi from the forest, KNF ferments, compost and teas. Their goal is to source everything they need from the land, bringing in as little as possible from outside sources.

Another important aspect of this farm is its use of fungal matter in its soil. It can help with water holding potential, better nutrient cycling and carbon sequestration. The fungus also acts as a pest deterrent, being that most insects know that those certain fungal strains are actively seeking them out. Mycorrhizal fungi are vital in the soil for mining phosphorus and other elements that tend to become unavailable.

They also utilize nitrogen-fixing legumes to harvest atmospheric nitrogen from the air, making it more available through nitrogen-fixing bacteria associating with the legumes. James does this by gathering indigenous microorganisms from the forest, building fungal ruling composts and applying Bio Harmonic Tonic, creating a harmonic field for better microbial communication.

Their strong integrated pest management program consists of actively aerated compost teas and predatory insects. Although they have more or less every pest you wouldn’t want in the area, because of their thriving ecosystem, their plants are very healthy and resilient.

Laughing Dog Farms is currently working on an R&D project with Sun God Medicinals. They will be launching a full spectrum tincture that utilizes 39 different cultivars and the game-changing cannabinoids that come along with them. A massive contributor to this tincture will be Tangie Bliss. This prolific strain bred by Amazon John has a near-perfect 1:1 THC:CBD ratio, bringing epicly blissed out vibes. Keep a close eye out for their new varieties of tea leaf Bio Harmonic blunts, as well as their four staple strains coming down later this year!

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BORN AND RAISED in Pullman, Washington, Nic Turinski was diagnosed with Lyme Disease roughly 10 years ago. At one point, his health got so bad where he was bedridden for two years and came close to death. He saved himself by never giving up and using his mind to talk to his body to perform everyday activities. Overall, this allowed him to avoid complete atrophy and work on his passion for spreading joy and humor through unique Cannabis cartoon apparel. “The power of our mind and spirit is the biggest tool we have against fighting disease,” says Turinski.

How did you get your company chronic2wear started? I originally drew the chronic2wear

characters when my mother was locked up in a mental hospital. This was my way of channeling the negativity into positive actions of creating joy and humor for myself and others. I officially launched chronic2wear in 2004, during college at Oregon State University. I sold my first 200 shirts, but then was robbed for my t-shirts and other money when I was selling Cannabis. I was pretty discouraged and quit selling the shirts.

When I became disabled with Lyme Disease about 10 years ago – that’s when I picked up my CHRONIC2WEAR.BIGCARTEL.COM passion for chronic2wear, to have a purpose @CHRONIC2WEAR outside of my disease.

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“The essence and most powerful part of a human being is our mind, spirit and soul, not our body.”

How has Cannabis improved your overall quality of life with Lyme Disease? What Cannabis products do you use most frequently and why? Cannabis helps me a lot with sleep, anxiety

and pain. I take no prescription pain pills and use CBD oil and CBD RSO for pain and anxiety. A lot of people with Lyme Disease have insomnia and I use indica dabs for a guaranteed good night of sleep. My favorite products are Kind Mother Botanicals CBD tincture and Siskiyou Sungrown RSO.

What new perspectives have you gained from your illness?

How do you channel those newfound gifts into your business?

My illness gave me a deathbed perspective in my 30s that I could apply to the rest of my life. I realized we have to channel negative energy into positive actions, or it will consume us. Adversities are an opportunity to gain skill and knowledge, to become the best version of ourselves. I now highly value the joy of little things like taking a shower, fresh air and sunshine, and spending time with family and friends. If we are not grateful for our current moment, then things will get worse because we are not present for our current blessings and we compound issues by making mistakes. The essence and most powerful part of a human being is our mind, spirit and soul, not our body. My disease taught me that there can’t be joy without suffering, and if we don’t quit when we’re up against severe suffering, we will lead a very joyous life. Through my disease I realized that one of the most important tools to combat suffering is joy and humor. My mission at chronic2wear is to create joy and humor to combat suffering – this is what I care about above anything else.

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WE RECENTLY sat down with Ken Woodward of Culture Farms to talk to him about bringing top-tier Cannabis to the Oregon recreational market.

Ken has a long history of working with the dank going back to the early ‘90s, where a trip to Amsterdam inspired him to bring home some Sensi seeds. Working with a “borrowed” metal halide bulb, he started a small grow in his first apartment before he was even old enough to sign the lease.

As an intelligent young man, discovering Cannabis was a blessing and a curse. It allowed Ken to focus his thoughts and attention, but caused riffs with school and family members. Fortunately, after being kicked out of the house, he used the opportunity to double down on his love for the plant and became a go-to guy in the Austin arts and food community.

Though a blasé attitude and a particularly pungent round of White Widow would serve him a serious setback, Ken put in his time, left, and vowed not to return to the Lone Star state. Realizing Oregon was the next safest bet, Ken started here in the traditional market in the ‘90s. That is, until the opportunity came to transition from the medical to recreational market in 2015. Like you would expect, the process took years of licensing woes and setbacks.

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HIS OG CONNECTIONS in Oregon, along with one helluva green thumb and the push to improve round after round, put Ken in the unique position to design and manage large scale operations. It wasn’t long before he connected with like-minded individuals pushing their way from California up into the Oregon rec market.

“Oregon has a reputation for having some of the best weed in the world, and now I want to see us continue with that reputation by valuing cooperation over competition,” said Ken. Like most cultivators, he feels like nationwide sales are just a matter of time.

He draws comparisons to the Napa Valley’s early wine producers who built the reputation of the region, and feels Oregon is on a similar trajectory.

Nowadays, Ken’s running a large operation, but still growing for the head stash. “I’m growing the flower that I want to smoke with my friends and family,” he said. Ken’s the type of guy that grows the sort of flower that could help a family member back away from alcohol, or impress a local chef – always cultivating for that moment where someone gets a jar in their hands and can’t wait to pop the seal and twist one up.

As a foodie with a passion for high-grade Cannabis, we felt Ken was the perfect interview for our Tannins and Terpenes issue.

And after sitting down with him to chat about the future of the rec market, treating Cannabis cultivation as a passive art project, and the technology keeping a close eye on the plant, it seems like Ken is also the kind of guy we want watching over the industry.

His belief that an eighth of Cannabis should have all the same care as a plate at a three-star Michelin restaurant, is something we most definitely agree with.

“Ken’s running a large operation, but still growing for the head stash.”

A Stoner Owner is a Cannabis business owner who has a relationship with the plant. We want to buy and smoke Cannabis from companies that care about their products, employees and the plant. You wouldn’t buy food from a restaurant where the cooks don’t eat in the kitchen, so why buy corporate weed grown by a company only concerned with profits? Stoner Owner approval means a company cares, and we love weed grown with care. Let’s retake our culture and reshape a stigma by honoring those who grow, process and sell the best Cannabis possible.

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JillTrinchero JILL TRINCHERO is a single mother of two teenage daughters who are strong, talented, intellectual – and so much fun! "My girls are my world. I'm extremely proud of them," says Trinchero. As an artist and creative, Trinchero is always thinking and working hard. Her love of being outside walking, boating, canoeing or paddleboarding, is essential to her lifestyle. She also loves to cook whenever she has time and is an epic party planner! Her ultimate goal is to leave people happier than she found them – brightening their day, whether with food, a compliment, or simply a smile.

How did you go about starting SDK and getting it up and off the ground?

With a lot of thought and hustle! I knew the rules frontwards and backwards, so I could argue for the things I needed for the business to survive. SDK has never taken on investments, and bootstrapping is no easy task. I was fortunate to get started and licensed early when it was financially possible for small, independently owned businesses without deep pockets to launch in the Oregon Cannabis market.

SDK Snacks received our OLCC processor license at the end of 2016. Getting licensed is so expensive now, with the time it takes to get a license while paying a rent or mortgage, without being able to use the space until approved. Also, a direct-to-consumer brand is difficult to get off the ground, especially in a crowded market.

I started two businesses simultaneously. I have a shared commercial kitchen serving Cannabis processors specifically: The original Happy Kitchen, spelled with two Ps, is an incubator model for small Cannabis businesses. We currently have five licensed processors and a very high success rate with our tenants.

As an owner-operator, what pointers can you give to women joining the Cannabis industry?

Be prepared to work hard, think fast and put up a fight. You have to believe in yourself, because people will tell you to quit. They will tell you this because they can’t visualize a path to success, or they want to see you fail. Don’t listen! If you know you can do it, you can. Surround yourself with people who share your vision. Not ass-kissers, but a good support team – a team who will stand up to you if they think you are wrong. If you are wrong, admit it and be prepared to be wrong a lot.

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SDK SNACKS “IF YOU KNOW YOU CAN DO IT, YOU CAN. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO SHARE YOUR VISION.” Ultimately, the owner-operator is responsible for all mistakes and failures but that’s OK – mistakes offer learning opportunities. Take time to problem solve and innovate by stepping in on the line and learning what your team does. If you don’t do the job, you can’t identify problems and find better processes. Lastly, don’t trust bookkeepers.

Why is it important to you to source gluten-free local ingredients?

This is how I live. I have been gluten-free for over 10 years and I appreciate good quality, clean food. I developed the original SDK recipes in my home – I wouldn’t make a product for others that I wouldn’t want for myself.

Sourcing locally supports the community, and is best for the environment. I’ve lived in Oregon for more than half of my life and my kids were born here. The land is beautiful and the people are truly wonderful.

I care about the state and love what it has to offer. I’m definitely on board to support it in every way possible, and buying local ingredients is easy.

What are some of the new products we can expect to see from SDK this year and beyond?

We have so many new products and even brands coming to market! For SDK Snacks, we have new baked goods, specialty cookies, seasonal flavors, tinctures, confections and topicals. We have new brands coming in the non-regulated market too.

Wisdom by SDK is our new CBD brand with topicals and tinctures, and more products in the works. For pets, our Bernie’s Kind brand is launching and I’m so excited! Bernie’s Kind offers a traditional CBD infused dog biscuit, plus infused oils in pet friendly flavors.

Consumers should only use legitimate, lab-tested products for themselves and their pets – don’t waste your money with companies that don’t invest in this.

All products across the SDK family of brands are third party lab tested for potency and made with the best possible quality and care, and we have a loyal consumer base because of this. We make products that work!

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W H O ’ S Y O U R FAV O R I T E B U D T E N D E R ? T E L L U S W H Y ! E M A I L N O M I N A T I O N S T O M A X @ L E A F M A G A Z I N E S . C O M

WHAT ARE SOME WAYS THAT YOU GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO SERVICE EACH CUSTOMER’S NEEDS?

I always try to remove my ego when I talk to people.

I try to talk to them with excitement. My main goal is not to sell products, but to sell an experience – which keeps customers coming in. Everyone has products, but it’s about how you make the customer feel. Like using phrases or rhymes that make customers laugh or smile.

The way I’m easily able to guide customers to figure out what type of strain or product they desire, is because there’s a lot to look at when you’re in the store – and it can be overwhelming, especially if you’re not familiar with Cannabis and all the ways it can be consumed or used.

My main goal is when customers walk into the building, they are either uplifted or somehow, something small that I did or said made their day. I tend to tell people to have an amazing day, rather than a good day, because I genuinely want everyone to be happy – life is hard. I try to keep the experience fun, because for some people it’s their first time in a dispensary, or the first time having someone scale out their weed instead of getting it in a package. We are a one stop shop, so I want everyone to get the full experience that the dispensary has to offer.

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HOW DO YOU TEACH YOURSELF ABOUT NEW PRODUCTS AND STRAINS? I’m a huge researcher. I like to read

through magazines and other content that the Cannabis industry puts out, and I like to search through the media for articles on Cannabis topics. Also, I try out new products – that way I can really help shape the customer’s understanding on what to expect from each product.

“I LIKE TO CREATE A PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IN THE UNSTEADINESS OF THE WORLD WE ARE CURRENTLY LIVING IN.”

WHY IS BEING A BUDTENDER SO MEANINGFUL TO YOU?

Oregon Leaf Budtender of the Month A SELF-PROCLAIMED MODERN-DAY HIPPIE, budtender Paul Lucchesi is passionate about motivating others to be the best versions of themselves possible. He strives to make a 1% improvement each day. Living a simple but fulfilling life, Lucchesi thoroughly enjoys spending his free time in nature, as well as woodworking projects, including cat furniture and more!

I myself am a huge social person. I love to talk to people and when I’m in the dispensary working, I’m able to have short yet meaningful conversations with people. As a budtender, customers come in regularly and they get used to seeing me, and it’s a part of their routine. They talk to me about what’s going on in their life, good and bad, and I hear them out. It’s more than just a place to buy Cannabis for them.

It’s important to me to set the experience in the shop.

When you walk in you hear root reggae, there’s art on the walls, there’s colorful glass, crystals from all regions – and I have the live panda cams playing in the shop lobby. I like to create a peaceful environment for people, especially in the unsteadiness of the world we are currently living in. It means a lot to me.

IF YOU COULD GIVE ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO ANYONE WANTING TO WORK IN THE INDUSTRY, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? Have genuine

enthusiasm! Match people’s energy, always be kind, and help inspire others. It will go a long way.

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Paying tribute to the beloved medical marijuana pioneer and P.O.W., OG Eddy Lepp.

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WO WEEKS AGO, we learned of the passing of yet another legend in the Cannabis community—outlaw medical marijuana grower/activist Eddy Lepp. Lepp passed away peacefully in his sleep around 2:00 a.m. on the morning of August 16 after a difficult battle with cancer. He was 69 years old.

Charles “Eddy” Lepp was one of the most famous and revered pot POWs in America. As an activist, Lepp traveled the world with his best friend Jack Herer and worked closely with Dennis Peron to help get Proposition 215 passed in 1996, and was then the first person to be acquitted under that law in 1998 after being charged for operating a medical Cannabis collective. In the early 2000s, he established Eddy’s Medicinal Garden—the largest medical Cannabis grow in history, containing over 30,000 plants servicing around 4,500 patients. The farm also doubled as the site of the Rastafarian ministry he founded, earning him the honorific of Reverend. Though the farm was protected under California law, it was still federally illegal, and was raided by the DEA in 2004 (the largest individual medical marijuana crop seizure in U.S. history), then again six months later. Lepp was convicted in 2007 and served over eight years in prison before being released in December 2016.

Lepp has received several honors over the years, including having a song and a Cannabis strain named after him. High Times named him Freedom Fighter of the Year in 2004 and awarded him their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017. And at their 420 Icons event on April 20 of last year, the Cannabis Business Awards (in conjunction with the World of Cannabis Museum) named him one of the top 100 Cannabis advocates of all time.

OG Eddy Lepp, as he was known, was one of our nation’s most beloved and beleaguered medical marijuana growers and activists—a modern-day marijuana martyr whose bravery, conviction and sacrifices helped pave the way for the freedoms we enjoy today.

He will be missed and never forgotten.

CHARLES “EDDY” LEPP 1952-2021

For more on Eddy Lepp’s life, read our February 2021 installment of Cannthropology.

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Alvin Chengelis—better known as “Wayward Bill”—died of cancer at the age of 70.

Wayward Bill was a Cannabis crusader his entire adult life. In 1969, at the age of 18, he joined the White Panther Party in support of the campaign to “Free John Sinclair.” He was studying constitutional law and journalism at Youngstown State University before being drafted into the Vietnam War. After being honorably discharged in 1974, Chengelis joined the Youth International Party (Yippies) and began attending their annual July 4th Smoke-In protests at the White House almost religiously. He also became a devoted Deadhead and moved to Hayward, California, where he gained the nickname “Hayward Bill” (he changed it to “Wayward” Bill after Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995).

Bill was also a member of many other activist groups, including the ACLU, S.A.F.E.R., Sensible Colorado, NORML, and the U.S. Marijuana Party, which he was elected chairman of in 2011—a title which he held proudly until he was forced to retire from the position in May of this year due to illness. Bill was on a bus en route to the 51st annual Yippie Smoke-In in D.C. this past July when that illness finally caught up with him and he was forced to turn back. Sadly, in the weeks that followed, his health declined rapidly.

Upon his passing, the VA hospital honored Bill with a full military sendoff. He’s also been honored by the Cannabis Business Awards: first in 2016 with a Lifetime Achievement Award, then again last April when he was named one of their esteemed “420 Icons.”

Fare thee well, wayward son.

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Lizy Maratea

FULL SPECTRUM COMPASSIONATE COACHING Motherhood has changed Lizy Maratea in ways she never imagined.

After giving birth to a seven-pound, sixounce blessing named Francesca in 2013, the New Jersey native embarked on a reformative path to heal festering wounds from a dark past. Lizy’s childhood was rife with assault – trauma that later manifested itself in a variety of ailments, including a rare condition in which she became allergic to water.

“You can imagine how inconvenient that would be,” said the 36-year-old, adding that assaults of a physical, mental and sexual nature also contributed to longstanding chronic pain.

and they weren’t getting that. Doctors are well educated, but learning about terpenes and cannabinoids is not exactly their wheelhouse. With Cannabis, it’s not as simple as take two of these and call me in the morning.”

Having taken a deep-dive into her own psyche, Lizy learned firsthand that the path to good health was not a linear one, but an upand-down voyage that demanded discipline and self-care. Cannabis, she said, is just a piece of a larger puzzle.

“After about three years of really, really hard work, I was able to give myself the same love and compassion that I could give to my siblings, my husband and my child,” she said. “That shift changed everything in my life.”

In just two and a half years of tutelage, Lizy fter a strenuous pregnancy, Lizy was dehas expanded her personal practice into her termined to spend less time on her own own business: Full Spectrum Compassionate health and more time on Frankie, whose Coaching. She currently serves 14 clients, innamesake arrives from her grandfather. cluding a pair of soon-to-be mothers. She offers “Your sense of mortality really shifts when a three-tiered approach to life coaching – eight, you’re responsible for another human life,” said 12 or 16 weeks.

Lizy, whose family has been residing on the East“I have a couple folks that come to me strictly ern Shore of Maryland for the past six years. “I for Cannabis, but it varies,” she said. “We try to wasn’t going to let [Frankie] come into this world set up goals and have the clients make realistic and learn the same dysfunctional ways without plans for themselves. The goal is to navigate tending to those wounds first.” their lives without having their wounded selves Lizy underwent intensive therapy, unearthing the controlling the experience.” underlying reasons for why she broke out in hives Eight weeks, Lizy says, is the amount of time when trying to enjoy the pleasantries of a warm needed to solidify a good habit. Sometimes, shower. the answer is as simplistic as reminding them Long-standing PTSD was the diagnosis. to do self-care. For others, she will guide them “I sat down with my counselor and she told me through Zoom-based mindfulness practices. it was a trauma response,” Lizy said of the allerEach case is patient-specific, leaving her spendgen known to scientists as idiopathic aquagenic ing hours researching on behalf of a client’s urticaria. “Medical professionals individual needs. will stop taking people seriously “The goal is to navigate “As hard as I bust when they have fibromyalgia, my ass for them, they their lives without and this is similar. There was need to work even nothing the doctors could see harder,” she said. “In having their wounded on the surface, so they threw my practice, I hold selves controlling their hands up in the air.” them accountable to the experience.”

Mindfulness, yoga and Canthe efforts they want to nabis became the pathway to put in.” better health for Lizy. She fine-tuned a daily rouWhen it all comes together, seeing the results tine, while fastening her focus on her next step: is better than a paycheck. life coaching. The path to self-improvement led “Watching these lives transform before me is her to the doorstep of Natural Wellness Academy beyond description,” she said.

– a Tampa Bay-based holistic health school that As the movement for federal legalization offers a variety of educational formats in person continues to pick up steam, Lizy believes she and online. Lizy entered into a one-year program, is placing herself on the front line of modern completing her certificate with a specialty in CanCannabis treatment. nabis and mindfulness teaching in 2019.

“The world is more awake to the needs of “I had been working for Positive Energy those suffering,” she said. “When it is federally [dispensary] for a while,” she said. “Some of the legal, the days of doctors writing the quick preolder folks really needed someone to guide them scription, that is going to be obsolete. There will through the stigma and around the dosages, be a need for Cannabis coaches like myself on

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how to self sustain your [wellness practice].”

She hints at Frankie taking over or playing a part in the family business. “She loves the smell of Mommy’s medicine,” Lizy laughed.

Smiles are easier these days and multiply at a faster rate than ever before. “[Motherhood] has changed my perception of the world and what healing is,” she said.

“I was beating myself up regularly and took a lot of my own abuse for a long time. To heal [for my daughter], I had to take the pretty bandaids off. I wanted her to know autonomy, I had denied myself that autonomy for a long time.”

“I encourage everyone to be kinder and gentler to themselves,” she concluded. “When bad thoughts enter your mind don’t shake your fist.

Be patient with yourself. To grow is not complicated, but it is difficult. Fortunately, as human beings, we can all do difficult things.”

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Dr. Jacques-Joseph Moreau

THIS MONTH’S COLUMN TELLS THE TALE of a little-known French psychiatrist who would document one of the modern world’s first experiments with Cannabis in a social-scientific setting: - Dr. Jacques-Joseph Moreau (no relation to the mad scientist in H.G. Wells’ The Island of Dr. Moreau).

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“Moreau’s studies in the Middle East in the late 1830s led to his fascination with hashish.”

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OREAU’S STUDIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST IN THE LATE 1830s led to his

fascination with hashish – so deep was this interest (not just by him, but much of the French military) that when he came back to Paris, he started to share his love with friends and close acquaintances. Soon, an underground group was formed for the study of this miraculous substance.

The group was known as The Club Des Hashischins, which translates roughly to English as “The Club of the Hash Eaters.”

Other prominent members of the club included the poet Baudelaire, the artist Eugene Delacroix, and writers like Victor Hugo, Theophile Gautier and Alexandre Dumas of “The Three Musketeers” fame.

While the club was named for the potent hashish that was ingested, its members also used opium in addition to Cannabis extracts. For about five years in the 1840s, members of this secret club would meet to conduct experiments with altered states of consciousness produced by consuming copious amounts of hashish, and engaging in a sort of occult séance-like rituals. These meetings occurred (with the participants clad in ritualistic Arab clothing) at the Hotel Lauzun on the river Seine – which at the time was said to have a sort of pastoral setting inside the bustling city of Paris.

The club’s activities were primarily conducted by Dr. Moreau, who would become through his association with the club the first scientist to publish a study about recreational drug use. Moreau would describe his keen interest in Cannabis as a counter to what he called the “ignoble heavy drunkenness” of consuming alcohol, as opposed to the “intellectual intoxication” of hash.

Just what was the favorite method for consuming Cannabis for these literary elite? A green paste called Dawamesc, made from ice-water extracted hash mixed with pistachios, lard and honey. The paste was then mixed with strong coffee, which would have produced a sort of ‘speedball’ like effect for the participant.

Gautier, the journalist of the group, kept a sort of diary of the proceedings that was later published in the Revue Des Mondes in 1846.

In it he describes the preparation as such: “The doctor stood by a buffet on which lay a platter filled with small Japanese saucers.

He spooned a morsel of paste or greenish jam about as large as a thumb from a crystal vase, and placed it next to the silver spoon on each saucer. The doctor’s face radiated enthusiasm; his eyes glittered, his purple cheeks were aglow, the veins in his temples stood out strongly, and he breathed heavily through dilated nostrils.

‘This will be deducted from your share in Paradise,’ he said as he handed me my portion...”

After that, a large meal ensued, after which the potent dose of hash had begun to take effect. As you can imagine with a mega-dose of hashish to the uninitiated – most of the participants experienced what many of us have when we’ve ‘had too much’ when consuming a homemade edible.

The gatherings (and observation of them) continued for almost five years, culminating in 1846 with Moreau’s publication of “De Hachish et de l’Alienation Mentale - Études Psychologiques” (Hashish and Mental Illness - Psychological Studies), a 439-page book.

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Grandiflora Genetics combined two Oakland favorites, Project 4516 and Melonatta into one heavy hitter: Ya Hemi. With a bright citrus profile and laid-back spacey effect, it ticks all of the boxes and then some for top shelf flower.

A powerful cloud of terpenes and aromatics, with bright citrus and tart kiwi alongside overripe fruit and rich roasted coffee notes.

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You have to say this one with a little energy to get the full effect of the name.

“Ya Hear Me!?” – a reference not to something that needs to be repeated, but to how loud and pungent this cultivar is.

With most newer cultivars named after desserts, it’s refreshing to see something different, even if it feels a bit like an inside joke.

The crew at So Dope put the effort in to hunt and select this pheno, which as the cultivator Rich Picardi put it, “It’s the full package. She yields, the terps are crazy, the smoke is great, and it’s beautiful to look at in the grow room and in the jar.”

I’ll second that, as the flower is expertly cured as well as covered in intact, short-stalked trichomes and reeking of a musty citrus funk.

The Ya Hemi shows off what So Dope farms can achieve. It’s a supreme example of what Rich admits is the result of many years worth of blood, sweat, tears and hardships. He adds, “We are always ‘growing’ as cultivators.

Testing and tuning new techniques, equipment, irrigation strategies, etc.

We strive to be on the leading edge of Cannabis cultivation. It’s always a work in progress. It’s never easy.”

Breaking into these expertly cured buds, I get pops of silver and bright violet throughout the dark green flowers.

A gram added to the grinder immediately releases a powerful cloud of terpenes and aromatics, with bright citrus and tart kiwi alongside overripe fruit and rich roasted coffee notes.

Rolling up a joint I get hits of fresh juice cocktails, rich incense, and a lingering top note of melon musk.

Altogether an interesting profile, with a citrus-forward aroma alongside plenty of funk and layered herbal complexity.

Palate coating is a bit of an understatement. The flavor carries over from the grinder to a dry-hit of the joint, and then definitely when you spark it up – with the stand-out bright and sour profile carrying through to the very last hit. No doubt this cut of Ya Hemi leaves an impression all the way from the garden until after you’ve stubbed your joint out in the ashtray.

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Mild, but earthy and sweet, this terpene is found in hops, thyme, and mango.

Myrcene is the most abundant terpene found in Cannabis. As a monoterpene, its simplistic molecular structure is a precursor to an array of more complex aromatic compounds.

MYRCENE

Floral and fruity, Geraniol is found in geraniums, roses, and coriander. Honeybees actually produce geraniolcontaining pheromones to mark hive entrances and nectar bearing flowers.

GERANIOL

Signature strain: OG Kush

Gentle, woody and floral, Linalool is found in lavender, birch and chamomile. Linalool has been studied many times in the medical community, producing a wide array of promising results (particularly when it comes to neurological health).

LINALOOL

Citrusy and bright, Limonene can be found in nature in oranges, lemons, and caraway. Limonene’s solvent qualities make it a popular compound for use in industrial cleaning agents.

LIMONENE

Signature strain: Amnesia Haze

Camphorous, minty and green, Eucalyptol can be found in eucalyptus, bay leaves, and cardamom. Eucalyptol exhibits cooling properties, and as such, is a common additive in products like mouthwash and cough syrup.

EUCALYPTOL

Signature strain: Harlequin

Signature strain: Sour Diesel

Fresh and forest like, Pinene is found in pine, sage, and rosemary. α-Pinene is the most commonly found terpene in nature, and is known for its anti-inflammatory and bronchodilatory effects.

PINENE

Signature strain: Super Silver Haze

Signature strain: Romulan

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Woody with a complex cleaner-like profile, Terpinolene is found in tea tree, lilacs, and fir.

This floral and herbal terpene is known for its antioxidant properties and is found in relatively small amounts in numerous strains.

TERPINOLENE

Vegetal and woody with a subtle spice, Humulene can be found in hops, ginseng, and balsam fir.

Humulene is largely responsible for the “hoppy” aroma of beer, and is known for its anti-inflammatory and antifungal properties.

HUMULENE

Signature strain: Durban Poison

Woody and sweet with floral notes, Ocimene is found in basil, bergamot, and orchids. This elusive terpene often constitutes only a small portion of a cultivar’s profile, and is often used in the perfume industry for its herbaceous aromatic profile.

Spicy and peppery, Caryophyllene is found in pepper, cloves, and oregano. β-Caryophyllene was one of the first Cannabis-based compounds outside of THC, CBN, and CBG shown to interact directly with our endocannabinoid system.

CARYOPHYLLENE

Signature strain: Stardawg

OCIMENE

Signature strain: Girl Scout Cookies

T E R P E N E S are a class of hydrocarbons that occur naturally in plants and animals. They are produced in nature for a range of reasons, from attracting pollinators to deterring danger. Terpenoids are the oxygenated derivatives of terpenes – although the terms often get used interchangeably.

Together these compounds provide a vast range of smells, flavors and effects. Their history with humanity dates back to our very beginnings, from fragrances to flavoring. But to the modern-day consumer, terpenes represent the very variety that we crave from Cannabis.

Signature strain: Pink Lemonade

They are, after all, largely responsible for what makes your favorite cultivar your favorite!

Before diving into some of the more common Cannabis terpenes, it’s important to note a few facts. Much like in nature, each plant will encounter an array of conditions during its life that (inevitably) alter outcomes. This can range from genetic sourcing to production practices, unplanned circumstances and everything in between. So, while we hope you’ll find a promising start here today, we encourage you to continue exploring the nuances of these exciting compounds on your own.

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Oregon favorite, Wild Roots Spirits have been a staple in our home bar since launch. With a base of fresh Pacific Northwestern fruit and premium spirits, it’s always a home run if you’re mixing it up with lemonade – or just topping off with a splash of soda.

It was Cannabis Nation’s Blue Magoo live resin that encouraged this stoney highball. After taking a small dab, we remarked on how flavorful and reminiscent of those old-school nostalgic blue candy flavors this Blue Magoo was. It was like a blue raspberry Jolly Rancher had been turned into concentrate form, and better yet, it included all of the giggly and spacey effects one would hope for.

Magic Seltzer’s tonic is much less quinine forward than we had expected, which is great because instead of that sharp puckering taste we get from some tonics, this had a light herbal flavor that complemented the marionberry in the Wild Roots perfectly.

We’ve always had success combining real fruit flavors with exaggerated profiles, and this is a shining example. You get those bright blue candy notes alongside real complex fruit flavor, and end up with something that is better than these flavors in isolation.

At 50mg of THC, I decided to let the seltzer do all of the heavy lifting in this cocktail. I used the Wild Roots marionberry vodka as a way to add a note of color and flavor – less than a quarter ounce in each serving. As Magic Number uses live resin in their sodas, this is already a very potent potable.

This approach allows you to modulate your own dosage, adding as much spirit as you’d like and topping the remaining off with soda for a beautifully refreshing cocktail. Keep a few cans on hand to reward yourself for yard work well done, or for some spontaneous entertaining when friends pop over unannounced.

Our highly recommended suggestion? Pair this Blue Magoo live resin with a pitcher of cocktails – just don’t be surprised if your guests never want to leave.

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TERPENES Nestled against the undulating landscape of its namesake, Sonoma Hills Farm has become known for top notch organic, living-soil, sungrown Cannabis cultivated in the heart of a region best known for its stellar winemakers and traditional agriculture. Bringing years of experience growing farm fresh produce for famed chef and restaurateur Thomas Keller and his legendary California restaurant, The French Laundry, Sonoma Hills Farm boasts many pairing-friendly offerings among its 31 Cannabis strains – which stretch their stems alongside organically grown vegetables and flowers, Highland cattle and Mangalitsa pigs.

Their Orange Acai strain displays rich, dark green with pops of orange hairs and twinkling trichomes. Ripe with terpinolene, beta-caryophyllene, limonene and myrcene, this flower bursts with an electric zest, offering complex candied fruit notes.

It’s a smooth, easy, mouth-watering experience.

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TA N N I N S A boutique winemaker in California’s famed Sonoma County winegrowing region, CalStar Cellars releases extremely limited bottlings of stellar expressions of the region’s American Viticultural Regions (AVAs), all caringly crafted with artistic attention by winemaker Rick Davis.

CalStar’s Rosé of Pinot Meunier, grown in the Russian River Valley AVA – a lesser-known French varietal known mostly for its widespread use as one of the three primary grapes used in Champagne – features mouthwatering notes of honeyed stone fruit and strawberry soda, with a round, lush mouthfeel supported by firm, refreshing acidity. An absolutely gorgeous bottle to open in the waning hours of the evening, as summer begins to beckon the onset of fall.

26.45% THC | 30.53% TOTAL CANNABINOIDS | 3.35% TERPENES Rich in terpinolene, beta-caryophyllene, beta-myrcene, limonene, humulene calstarcellars.com | sonomahillsfarm.com | @sonomahillsfarm

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T H E PA I R I N G Every once in a while, a pairing experience hits so many harmonious notes that it can’t help but conjure a content sigh and a smiling exhalation at the end of a long day. The ripe, juicy strawberry notes of the Russian River Valley-grown Rosé of Pinot Meunier seem to absolutely love the lively limonene and caryophyllene punch of the Orange Acai. The snappy, zippy fruit characteristics of each complement the other almost too perfectly, with the tantalizingly tart and acidic undertones of the Rosé punctuating the pairing’s perfection on the lingering finish. These two stunners make a beautiful pairing for any occasion that calls for light refreshment – recommended at sunset, preferably with rolling hills or a coastline in the distance.

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CHARM CITY MEADWORKS SWEET BLOSSOM EVERMORE SUNSET SHERBET FLOWER & LIVE RESIN CAKE BADDER

TA N N I N S A semi-sweet barrel aged honey wine that is produced locally in Baltimore City, this Sweet Blossom mead is a refreshingly perfect addition to a late summer day. While mead may fall into a lesser-known category of alcoholic beverages, the team at Charm City Meadworks is dedicated to changing that – believing that this brew deserves to stand alongside the staples of beer, wine and cider.

If you’ve never tried mead and you’re a fan of a light and dry drinking experience, then look no further than the offerings at Charm City Meadworks – with 10-plus varieties and shipment to 39 states, you just might find your new favorite beverage.

TERPENES Notes of sweetness and jet fuel are battling it out on the nose of this strain. The sweetness is reminiscent of cookies, cakes, pies or even candy. A slight citrusy waft lies underneath these tantalizing aromas, and the visually stunning, beautiful deep purple and light green buds are surrounded by shiny trichomes and bright orange pistils.

Flower that looks this high quality gets me really excited about rolling a fat joint and lighting up. In my experience, this strain has proven to be a cerebral heavy hitter, leaving me in a noticeable state of euphoria.

SUNSET SHERBET FLOWER 26.99% TOTAL CANNABINOIDS 3.118% TOTAL TERPENES LIVE RESIN CAKE BADDER 83.78% TOTAL CANNABINOIDS 12.54% TOTAL TERPENES evermorecompany.com | @evermorebrands charmcitymeadworks.com | @charmcitymead

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T H E PA I R I N G When smoking the flower, and even stronger when smoking the concentrate, sweet cake-like flavors shine through. A slight hint of limonene can also be expected, which accompanies the taste of baked goods nicely. The sweet and floral flavors of the mead blend perfectly with the similar taste of the flower and badder.

After a few puffs, my anxiety lessened significantly, while simultaneously putting me in a great mood to be around friends and family. A night out with a few glasses of Sweet Blossom and a fat joint or dab of Sunset Sherbet – this is a match made in heaven.

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IPSWICH ALE 6.3% ABV, 35 IBU MALTS: SILO, CANADA WHEAT, HONEY MALT HOPS: CENTENNIAL, MAGNUM, MOSAIC, CITRA, AMARILLO, IDAHO 7 MOOSE AND LOBSTA FLOWER 19% THC 1.33% TERPENES ipswichalebrewery.com | canuvo.org

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IPSWICH ALE 1620 NEW ENGLAND STYLE IPA CANUVO MOOSE AND LOBSTA

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TA N N I N S Celebrating the year that the Mayflower first sailed onto the rocky shores of New England, this traditional India Pale Ale features a cornucopia of exotic and tropical hop varieties for a hazy and fruity combination that’s true to the centuries-old style of beer brewing.

Produced locally on Cape Ann in Massachusetts since 1991, Ipswich Ale is celebrating three decades of pioneering craft beer on Boston’s North Shore by creating a variety of full-bodied brews with robust mouthfeel and bold flavors.

TERPENES Bred by Professor P of Dynasty Genetics, Moose and Lobsta is a sativa-dominant cross between Kali Snapple and Oregon Huckleberry 2014. The dense flowers are covered with tons of crystals and grind up into a nice consistency for rolling a joint or packing a bowl. Upon opening the jar, a cheesy and fruity scent permeates the room – and the flavor when smoked echoes that sweetness, with hints of lemon and pine on the exhale.

The buzz is immediate, pleasant and alert; I felt coherent yet creative and my lower back muscles relaxed quickly, reducing pain and relieving stress. The high lasted longer than most – more than two hours – and resulted in a substantial increase in creativity, and especially, appetite.

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T H E PA I R I N G These two samples seem made for each other. Both the tannins of the Pale Ale and the terpenes of the Moose and Lobsta flowers feature strong notes of citrus and ripe fruits, particularly lemon, apricot and pineapple.

The sweetness of the beer and weed contrasts particularly well with the briny oyster liquor of a freshly-shucked bivalve. This is the ideal combination for a smoky seafood feast by the shore, with plenty of fresh shellfish such as clams, mussels, shrimp and of course, lobster.

So before it gets too cold out, get some friends and family together for a relaxing campfire on the beach with some fat joints of Moose and Lobsta, paired with a couple of frosty pints of Ipswich Ale.

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MYBUDVASE GLASS BONG DECANTER RAY’S LEMONADE SHOT 100MG THC HIGH TIDE CANNABIS COMPANY APPLE TARTZ CURED SAUCE 84.88% THC BULLEIT WHISKEY 90 PROOF @bulleit | @rayslemonade @hightidecannabiscompany mybudvase.com

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TA N N I N S There’s nothing like an adult Arnold Palmer to sum up the end of summer. It’s got the delicious sweetness of lemonade to remind us of the innocence of spring, and a healthy splash of bourbon to help temper the chill of a fall afternoon in the Northwest.

In honor of this delicious drink, we kicked it up a notch by adding an infused shot of lemonade – the whopping 100mg punch from Ray’s Lemonade, which comes in several flavors and size options.

With a float of Bulleit Bourbon above the shot of lemonade, a few ounces of iced tea, a splash of simple syrup and peach liquor, all garnished and tied together with a peach slice and sprig of mint – this is one classy drink that delivers a powerful Cannabis buzz.

TERPENES Fall in Washington brings visions of apple harvests turning into cider and pie, and this doughy and gassy sauce is the perfect dab to complement the refreshing cocktail we mixed up. High Tide Cannabis is a Tier 2 producer in Tacoma focused on unique cultivars, with craft flower and concentrate options.

The Apple Tartz is a cross of Apple Fritter and Runtz, which smells like fresh green apple peels, dipped in sweet lemon petrol with a kiss of Runtz. Like the name implies, these dabs smell good enough to eat – but we found that chasing a sip of the cocktail was the perfect combination.

T H E PA I R I N G This is a one and done drink for most people, although it can easily be made with a full size Ray’s Infused Lemonade with 100mg spread across a full bottle, allowing for 10-20mg versions instead of our 100mg knockout drink. But don’t judge us – it’s been a long, 18-month summer without kids in school, and the transition to fall deserves a strong drink.

This tastes like a classic infused Arnold Palmer – refreshing, sweet but slightly tart, and with a little acidity from the infused lemonade that ties it all together for a hole in one drink. Chased with a dab, the inhale hits the palate like a doughy, sugary, smokey tart with a perfect apple peel and lemon-gas exhale.

With euphoric effects that clear stress and cobwebs from the brain, this scrumptious dab let’s the mind drift free of a body that quickly succumbs to the 100mg infused drink – melting you into a relaxed puddle of contentedness.

So whether you celebrate the end of summer, or need to catch one last ray of sunshine with an infused lemonade and dab sesh, this pairing is for you!

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TERPENES Sugary-sweet flavors reminiscent of Trix strawberry banana yogurt combined with bubble gum set our mouth to watering with a flavor profile that’s good enough to eat.

The Strawnana bred by Serious Genetics is a cross of Strawberry Bubblegum x Crocket's Banana Kush, bringing the best of both parent genetics out in this terpy, perfectly grown and processed combination by AKO Farms.

The flower is dense and frosty and practically oozes a strawberry bubblegum wave of flavor, melting into an earthy-banana-Kush that pops when a bud is broken open – coating fingers in sticky trichomes that are definitely lick worthy.

The golden, crystally sugar wax sharpens the Kush-y banana notes with a bright and complex flavor profile begging to be dabbed. The only hard decision is choosing which to consume first!

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FLOWER 24.37% THC SUGAR WAX 79.10% THC 3.98% TERPENES alaskanbeer.com akofarms.com

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SELTZER 4.5% ABV

T H E PA I R I N G The sweetest treat for Cannabis lovers is experiencing strain specific flower and concentrate in the same pairing. Comparing the flavors and effects can be hard work, which is why a tasty beverage is so important.

We began our sesh by preparing a low temperature dab, our freshly opened seltzer ready to soothe any coughing, and inhaled a syrupy, Strawnana-Kush vapor that kissed our lungs and blessed our mind and body with a smiley, relaxing buzz.

Several big tokes later, we turned to the Sitka Spruce Tips brewed seltzer – quenching thirst with easy sips that accentuate the sweetness of the dab with a slightly hazy, sweet and sour tropical flavor that is finished with a perfect Spruce Tip kiss.

Freshly baked and drink in hand, we turned to our loaded pipe – savoring a slow and clean smoking flower that delivers a heavier indica high, glueing our body to the porch in a heavy bliss.

The flower burns with a scintillating earthy-fruity-bubblegum smoke that is washed down wondrously with sips of seltzer, completing a euphoric and satisfying pairing worthy of celebrating the end of summer.

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We love Alaskan Brewing Co. so much we’ve put them on the cover twice, and this fresh new pairing features a unique, 49th state style approach to a delicious seltzer.

Seltzer beers are the fastest growing segment in the alcohol industry, and we’re embracing the refreshing nature of bubbly water infused with a light, easy drinking buzz.

While there are many generic (and bad tasting) flavored big beer versions, this bright and piney Alaskan offering enticed our taste buds and was worthy of a cover pairing.

First sips tickle the palate with a lightly fruity and sweet tingle that is finished with a slightly sour, piney freshness that lingers brightly. Both invigorating and delicious, we enjoyed the full lineup of Alaskan Brewing Co. seltzers!

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FRONTIER CBD SOUR CBD GUMMIES ALASKA BOTANICALS HERBS AND TEAS SELDOVIA BAY BLUEBERRY TEA

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rasse has released their new line of potent pre-rolls, called Biri. Packed in compact tins that stand out from typical Cannabis products, we knew we had to get our hands on a pack. It certainly didn’t hurt that they were infused with solventless hash.

BIRI was created to be the sort of joint you might find at a pharmacy or drug shop in India – compact and powerful with the vibe of a convenience item. Slide the tin open and you’ll find carefully packed joints, stuffed into dependable Futurola papers with a twisted tip. The joints are nicely stuffed and you can see the ice hash infusion running tip to tail through the thin papers.

Easily lit, a light herbal flavor carries through the joint, earthy and slightly floral. Once the hash begins to melt, the joint takes on a rich cherry flavor – even leaving a lingering sweet aroma in the living room.

To complement the earthy and herbal profile, we split a Brew Dr. Tranquil Ginger Kombucha and toasted to our genius pairing. The spicy and effervescent ginger cuts through the acidic sourness of the kombucha and rounds out those herbal flavors of the pre-roll. Turmeric grounds the entire combo with an earthy base that supports the rest of the profile. The hash scent and flavor on top of everything completes the package and reminds us why we paired these two in the first place.

After sharing one of the half-gram joints, we settled into an effect that was nearly psychedelic – energetic but grounded, without coming close to being racy or our anxiety spiking. The joint burned evenly to the end and our eyes were considerably more relaxed when we stubbed out the last of it. There’s no doubt we’ll be knocking glasses to this combo again as the patio season winds down.

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Summer is winding down, and increasingly, Alaskans are feeling the urge to cuddle up with a comfortable blanket and warm drink. After spending the last three months fishing, hiking, biking and camping, it’s safe to say that we’re more than a little tired and maybe even a bit banged up.

So, when picking a pairing for this month, we decided to slow things down and focus on a relaxing combo of Alaska Botanicals Herbs and Teas’ Seldovia Bay Blueberry Tea and Frontier CBD’s Sour CBD Gummies. This full-bodied, robust tea features wild blueberries gathered locally from Seldovia. Once picked, the berries are set to cure in a blend of natural herbs like lavender, lemon thyme, chicory and red leaf clover. The tea is then infused with fragrant wild-picked fireweed and a pinch of stevia for added sweetness. The result is a delicious, caffeine-free cup of tea that perfectly steeps within three to five minutes.

To get the most out of your self-care routine, try pairing your cup of tea with a few of Frontier CBD’s Sour CBD Gummies in blue raspberry. The sweetness of the tea cuts through the sourness of the gummies and intensifies the fruity flavor of both products.

Highly potent, Frontier CBD’s products are the perfect way to enjoy the pain and mood regulation effects of Cannabis without consuming any THC. Said to adjust the endocannabinoid system, which in turn regulates eating, sleeping, inflammation, cognitive function and overall relaxation, CBD is a natural way to show your body some love. Frontier CBD’s gummies also come in a wide variety of flavors and potencies, so you can find the exact right product for your individual needs.

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MODERN TIMES BOURBON BARREL AGED ETHIOPIA WARQA COFFEE PURE BEAUTY TERRY T X GELATO 33

TA N N I N S Modern Times is a brewery and coffee roastery with California locations in San Diego and Oakland, as well as a spot in Portland, Oregon. While they’re known for their outrageous barrel-aged stouts, the crew at MT has applied this same aging method to their coffee to bring more complexity and depth to their small-batch beans.

This Ethiopia Warqa coffee boasts huge aromas of woody oranges, coupled with a hint of herbal spiciness and a touch of bourbon and caramel, even in whole bean form.

Once ground, the spirit profile becomes the star of the show while the orange liqueur, sandalwood and Werther’s Original notes take a back seat.

I brewed my cup with filtered water and used the paper-free Pure Over brand pour over system to obtain the best, most unadulterated flavor possible. On the palate, the coffee is smooth and full-flavored, offering exquisite tastes of milk chocolate, orange rind and bourbon, wrapped up and delivered via an elegant and silky mouthfeel.

TERPENES Pure Beauty is a female and minority owned, sustainability minded indoor cultivator, which is an incredibly rare combination of words to find in a single sentence. Utilizing water captured from the air, LED lighting, a zero-runoff system in the grow and 99% plastic-free packaging, the team at Pure Beauty is going above and beyond to create high end indoor flower, without the impact to the environment.

This impressive 2:1 CBD dominant Terry T x Gelato 33 strain delivers gorgeous, chunky purple buds with a noticeable frostiness to them. Each nug is finely manicured, the clear result of a professional hand-trim. The herb emits the classic cherry cough drop aroma typically associated with high CBD strains, but is also intertwined with the Gelato’s sweet, creamy, doughiness that brings just a hint of fuel and funky fruit to it as well.

I rolled up a joint using OCB’s Slim Organic Hemp papers and sparked it up. The resulting smoke was lightweight and easy on the lungs, bringing forth sweet and herbal flavors and a soothing, mellowing vibe.

T H E PA I R I N G In my experience, balance is the key to happiness and success – and this mantra can be applied to essentially all elements of life. Matching the significant dose of caffeine with the relaxing power of high end CBD flower makes this pairing greater than the sum of its parts. This highly unique barrel-aged Modern Times coffee provides an energetic kick-in-the-pants that will get you going, while the gorgeous Pure Beauty flower rounds out the edges and tapers your acceleration to get-shit-done-land, where you’re bound to end up after consuming this delicious duo.

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BIOSPECTRUM UNFLAVORED BROAD SPECTRUM HEMP OIL

BioSpectrum CBD prides itself on being a family-owned and operated company. Each product is handcrafted with love and utilizes the most trustworthy ingredients imaginable. Their unflavored broad-spectrum hemp oil carries other phytocannabinoids that further help your body’s endocannabinoid system. Overall, this can relieve day-to-day stress and anxiety, as well as support sleep and recovery. Be sure to check out their game-changing nasal spray, revitalizing roll-on and hemp prerolled doobies.

Cold-pressed juices have many health benefits, as it retains more antioxidants, minerals, enzymes and vitamins than regular juice. Overall, this makes it a healthier option than traditional juicing methods. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Press Juicery offers a plethora of excellent tasting, high-quality products such as smoothies, wellbeing shots – and even plant-based treats. Utilizing premium ingredients, it’s no wonder that this sustainable brand has taken the world by storm with their farm-to-bottle beverages.

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Combining a dropper or two of BioSpectrum’s unflavored CBD oil with Pressed Juicery’s Greens 3 is an excellent way to start your day and fill your body with the good stuff. Cannabidiol and ginger work together synergistically to provide a boatload of anti-inflammatory properties. As this CBD oil doesn’t have a taste, you can enjoy the eight different fruits and vegetables without any plantlike flavor from hemp. Not too sweet or too earthy, Green 3 is a perfectly balanced beverage for anyone interested in drinking close to the daily recommended amount of vegetables. After downing the entire bottle, notes of honey crisp apples, fresh celery and Meyer lemons had my palate singing songs of joy.

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I F Y O U M U S T D O S O M E T H I N G , try to do something you love. If you can craft a calling out of multiple passions, even better. As the creative mind behind The Herb Somm, a lifestyle brand and blog focused on treating Cannabis as a highend ingredient worthy of culinary exploration, Jamie Evans has done just that, by blending a rich career in wine with a zeal for terpene-rich weed. We connected with Evans to talk about the journey that led her to a career in Cannabis, her books and her new project, Herbacée – a line of Cannabis-infused sparkling wines inspired by French tradition, set to launch this fall.

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“It’s about thinking about Cannabis as a gourmet ingredient, rather than just something that can get you high.”

-Jamie Evans, The Herb Somm

A CULINARY ADVENTURE It all started over dinner. Well, dinners. Plural.

Evans began hosting infused culinary experiences, blending her knowledge of hosting wine events with the pairing potential of Cannabis.

“It’s about thinking about Cannabis as a gourmet ingredient, rather than just something that can get you high,” she said.

Evans worked with chefs to build four-course meals paired with wine and Cannabis, with

A C U LT I VAT E D C A L L I N G In wine, a sommelier is a certified specialist in wine and wine pairing.

It’s an intensely difficult designation to achieve, and a skilled sommelier can elevate an experience from the ordinary to the transcendent.

It’s this concept of meticulously considered pairing, curation and creation that Evans hopes to achieve with The Herb Somm. Her first book, “Cannabis Drinks,” was published in April 2021, and explores the world of infused cocktails, made both with and without alcohol.

Evans is thrilled by the concept of low-dose infused beverages that can be shared and experienced the way people have traditionally enjoyed alcohol. That’s why in addition to her books and events, she’s preparing to launch Herbacée – her own line of sparkling non-alcoholic infused wines, blended in the traditions of Bordeaux, the Rhone Valley, Provence and of course, Champagne.

“Wine country is weed country, and weed country is wine country,” Evans said. “What grows together, goes together.”

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riginating in London in the 1980s, the Bramble traditionally incorporates dry gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, crème de mûre (a blackberry liquor), and crushed ice. As an old classic, here’s a fun and refreshing Cannabis- infused blackberry ginger Bramble you can try at home. Rather than using blackberry liqueur, try adding fresh blackberries, then muddle with your ingredients including cannabis-infused ginger simple syrup. Add a splash of ginger beer and an optional dash of bitters for an extra kick of flavor!

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1/3 cup (43 g) fresh blackberries

Shaker tin

1 ¼ ounces (37.5 ml) fresh squeezed lemon juice

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3/4 ounce (22 ml) dry gin

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3/4 ounce (22 ml) Cannabis-Infused Ginger Simple

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Syrup (find the recipe in the book)

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Cracked ice Ginger beer Dash of Angostura bitters Blackberry and a lemon twist, for garnish Preparation: In a shaker tin, muddle the blackberries with the lemon juice until the berries release their juices. Add the gin and infused simple syrup, then add ice and shake for 10 to 15 seconds. Fill an old-fashioned glass with fresh crushed ice. Place

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over the old-fashioned glass to remove the seeds.

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Top with a splash of ginger beer and a dash of

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Angostura bitters. Give the drink a stir, then garnish

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Editor’s Note: When mixing Cannabis and hemp products with alcohol, it’s best to proceed with caution and stick to the low side of the dosage range, which is reflected in the recipes found in the cocktail section of Cannabis Drinks. Above all, start low and go slow. See more of Jamie’s cocktail recipes at LeafMagazines.com.

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As with so many people, Evans wound her own unexpected path to the Cannabis world.

Evans, a Certified Specialist in Wine with a Bachelor of Science in Viticulture with a concentration in Wine Business, spent much of her career on the track you’d expect from someone with the degree – working with companies such as Kendall-Jackson, and Folio Fine Wine Partners from industry heavyweight Michael Mondavi.

After the better part of a decade, she came to find that it was difficult to rise in the ranks of the established corporate culture. In 2017, she started turning her view to the blossoming Cannabis industry.

“I really started noticing that Cannabis was becoming such a point of conversation around the Bay Area,” she said. “Especially around the culinary world and Cannabis.”

Evans had some experience with Cannabis, going back to when she was studying the intricacies of wine in college.

“I would come back from my sensory evaluation classes and smell different Cannabis, and I would think, ‘There are a lot of similarities in the way these things smell,’” she said.

“I have always been drawn to the way that Cannabis smells.”

In 2017, Evans had been using Cannabis and CBD tinctures to battle trauma-induced insomnia resulting from witnessing a horrible car accident, and had tremendous respect for the healing power of the plant. She decided to attend a Women in Weed conference in the Bay Area, and after seeing so many female entrepreneurs who’d built their futures in Cannabis, she realized she’d found her calling.

each pairing inspired by terpene profiles. She would have glasses filled with terpenes, so attendees could pinpoint specific characteristics and leave with a more well-rounded knowledge of the intricacies of the plant.

“Once they make that memory association with a certain smell, then it’s easy to pick it out,” Evans said. “It’s just about training your nose on the different terpenes … I really wanted to bring this concept of pairing, and incorporating Cannabis and food, into a meal. It was just so cool, because about 10 percent of these people who would come to these dinners would come without any Cannabis experience.”

Many attendees who did have Cannabis experience had limited experience – think of that person who ate a super-potent pot brownie in college and never tried it again.

With her lower-dose, experience-based meals, Evans was on a mission to unlock the potential of the plant for those people.

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FOR ANY PLANT ENTHUSIAST, it’s a particularly romantic truth that the United States’ historic home of Cannabis cultivation also happens to be coterminous with its dominant wine-producing region.

For fans of intoxicating substances, it’s downright exciting, not to mention convenient. And, for history and geography buffs, the fact that American weed and wine country not only significantly overlap with one another, but also got their starts in Northern California, is more than just a coincidence – it’s a testament to the special land both industries call home, as well as the industriousness and foresight of the people who brought them both to life.

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a perfect world, weed and wine are obvious bedfellows. They are both delicious and make people feel good. They come from the earth. And, for those who dare to think a little bit more about what they are putting into their bodies and why, both products evoke a legacy of taste and enjoyment that transcends just getting drunk or high – a lifestyle, some might say.

Unfortunately, the relationship between legal weed and wine hasn’t always been friendly up until now. In Sonoma, Napa and Santa Barbara counties, fierce wars are being waged between Cannabis cultivators and wine producers, the latter of whom argue that Cannabis cultivation damages their agriculture and sullies the upscale reputation of the wine industry. They’re also not keen on the smell, which they say lessens their quality of operations, especially as tourism is concerned. On their side are wealthy proprietors, who don’t want to live next door to a weed farm, legal or not.

Those battles are currently being litigated in the public sphere via local governments and court cases. But there are brighter spots: In late 2020, a law was passed in California, State Bill 67, which allows the California Department of Food and Agriculture to begin administering an appellations program. It will determine geographic boundaries for Cannabis producing regions, the way such designations exist in wine. Many people in the wine world were instrumental in helping Cannabis industry folks put that program, which is still in its

Stephanie Honig of Honig Vineyard & Winery in the Napa Valley, helped found the Napa Valley Cannabis Association. Photo by Devin Cruz.

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Sunstone Winery in the Santa Ynez Valley. Photo courtesy Sunstone Winery.

infancy, together. They believe that strengthening an appellations system in one industry leads to an overall strengthening in the concept of geographically centered agriculture, which is ideal from both a farming and a marketing standpoint.

Some winemakers are taking it a step further, either by fully advocating for Cannabis cultivation in their wine-producing proverbial backyards, or by getting into weed growing themselves.

Teddy Cabugos, who owns Sunstone Winery in Santa Barbara County’s Santa Ynez Valley, is doing both.

In a notable judgment, his winery applied for a land use permit to grow Cannabis at the vineyard’s estate, which would mean grapes intended for winemaking and weed are grown on the same property.

Sunstone Winery Owner Teddy Cabugos This is strictly at their Santa Barbara County property.

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verboten just about everywhere else, especially in California.

After a lot of back and forth with local governments and agencies, as well as his well-heeled wine cultivating neighbors, Cabugos was able to reach an agreement. In May 2021, Sunstone was approved for the permit to plant up to six and a half acres. It’s the first time such a permit has been granted in Santa Barbara County and it represents a significant step in pairing wine with weed, pun fully intended.

“Sunstone is in a neighborhood with very wealthy people, most of whom don’t want Cannabis,” he says. “I had to work against seven appellates, very high-profile people, and for a year I had to work with them to dwindle down my project to something ‘respectful,’” adding that he understands he’s the newcomer to the neighborhood – having bought the property in 2019, though he’s a fourth generation Santa Barbara resident. He respects that not everyone was initially on board with his plans to grow weed, and thus was willing to compromise.

Cabugos says he and his wife bought the property with Cannabis cultivation in mind from the start.

“I think the wine industry missed a huge opportunity in Santa Barbara County for filing for their permits, because they have the most beautiful properties,” he says. “They already have brand names. They already have the public coming onto their proper-

most vineyards and certainly so from any tourist attractions.

Nearby in Sonoma County, storied winemaker Mike Benziger of Benziger Family Winery is quietly growing legal weed at his GlenTucky Farm while making award-winning, certified organic and biodynamic wines at his estate winery.

Apart from championing Cannabis cultivation in wine country, Benziger was also involved in the creation of California’s appellations law, which requires sungrown buds and prioritizes organic and biodynamic farming – his specialty and, in the opinion of the law’s architects, the only way to ensure land and geography has its rightful place in cultivation, and the marketing of weed that comes from a specific area.

To Benziger, the link between growing weed and grapes for wine is an obvious one. They’re both just plants, after all, and those who Sunstone Winery Owner Teddy Cabugos says he and his wife bought the property care for one crop or another, ulwith Cannabis cultivation in mind from the start. timately, are stewards of the land.

That it falls on the same territory, for the environment, nor is it good from an ecoonly means more care in his view. nomic standpoint,” she says of the dominant cash “When we were creating appellations, we looked to crop for the region, which is obviously grapes.

France and their A.O.C. system,” Benziger says of the “Especially with these fires we have been expeFrench system for creating geographic boundaries for riencing, nobody wants just one crop. The other winemaking, which includes best practices for farming piece is with marketing – Napa produces only four and land management. “The French model for appelpercent of the wine made in the state of Califorlations takes a lot into consideration. It takes everything nia. But it generates over a third of the value of from the environment, to the soil, farming techniques, California’s wine industry, monetarily speaking. the mindset of the grower and the politics of the area So, it’s really the top of the pyramid when looking ties to buy their goods. That can catapult their entry … it’s all part of creating the best product possible. at quality and quantity, because it’s the premium into Cannabis,” he says, recognizing the value of Cannabis is a very expressive plant, so are grapes,” he end of the market, right? Price, quality, and a small an established brand – something many legal Cansays, indicating the level of care exhibited by Cannaamount,” she explains. nabis brands are sorely lacking due to prohibition. bis cultivators as they move further into winemaking To Honig, the wine industry is so focused on the Cabugos is not alone in thinking the wine industerritory. high-end older consumers, which keep the industry has severely missed the mark. Stephanie Honig Like with the planned cultivation in Napa, Benziger try afloat for now from both a retail and tourism of the Napa Valley estate Honig Vineyard & Winery is required to grow on a separate parcel of land that in perspective. But they have a “Millennial and Gen is not interested in cultivating Cannabis, but she no way touches the wine part of his business, whethZ problem” that she thinks Cannabis can help, is steadfast in fighting for cultivators’ rights to do er literally or figuratively speaking. Down in Santa saying that no longer are people wanting “just” so in Napa County, advocating for it in public and Barbara County, Cabugos at Sunstone will have to do a wine vacation. They are going to want to mix it private and helping to found the Napa Valley Canno such thing, thanks to his land use ordinance which with Cannabis, distillery visits and brewery stops, nabis Association. Currently, Cannabis cultivation is allows him to grow weed in full view of his grapes, and in addition to world-class farm-centric banned in the county. vice versa. cuisine and beautiful views.

The association is largely responsible for keeping Cabugos, who is about to hire an estate Honig’s idea is that, ideally, Cannathe issue of cultivation at the county’s forefront, sunstonewinery.com grower for his new Cannabis venture, is bis cultivators in Napa would mimic which has been no small task in the Covid era, also in possession of a somewhat hard to honigwine.com the wine model with weed. “If we can seeing as many of these ballot initiatives and ordicome by dispensary permit. He owns an offbenziger.com even grow one or two percent of the nances require in-person signature gathering. So, site manufacturing and processing center Cannabis that is grown in the state with the Napa an official county ordinance is currently tabled until as well. Ideally, he would like for the dispensary – and name, then we are really touching on that luxury it’s safer and more possible to move it forward, eventually a consumption area – to be on site at the market,” she says, noting that would-be growers Covid-willing. In the meantime, Honig says that she estate property. Both of those are not currently possible, have asked for only 100 acres out of the entire and her team are more focused on education until so he said that the worst-case scenario is he holds onto county. For context, grape growing takes up about the next time they can vote on it. They are shootthe license for as long as that takes, and will utilize his 850,000 acres. She also notes they have made ing for 2024 to ensure as high of voter turnout as local dispensary connections to sell whatever weed he serious concessions in the process to get even this possible, which they don’t think is likely for a 2022 grows. far, as Cannabis cultivation would be set back far election.

Either way, Sunstone Winery’s first Cannabis seeds from the main artery of the valley along the Silver“There are a few reasons why I’m a believer in will be planted next spring. It remains to be seen what, ado Trail. Instead, Cannabis cultivation would take [Cannabis cultivation] in this county,” Honig says. exactly, grows from that – but planting seeds is always place in the agricultural watershed, far away from “Everybody knows that a monoculture is not good the first step.

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True Glue (also known as GG#4) is a GG Strains genetic touting Sour Dubb, Chem Sis and Chocolate Diesel lineages. The team at Tao Gardens has been highlighting this powerful, pungent strain’s traits in flower form for some time now. But their newest release of the True Glue Full Melt (90/120µ) is a welcomed addition to the lineup.

A peek into the jar provides a soft, nearly white sand and an earthy, umami bouquet. According to the test results, this can be attributed to the product’s high β-caryophyllene, β-farnesene and limonene content. In total, Tao Bubble’s True Glue 90/120µ tops out at 11.26% terpenes.

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The experience is warm and relaxing, but allows for room to decide which direction it’ll take you.

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“These offer a relatively quick onset of effects – a serene dropping of the shoulders and smooth descent into sleepiness.”

THESE GLUTEN, DAIRY, AND SOY-FREE SNACKS are made with real fruit puree, beet sugar and sunflower lecithin – so you can snack peacefully knowing your edible is free of artificial colors and flavors. This particular sample is a 2:1 (CBD:THC) kiwi strawberry offering called Calm.

It provides 10 pieces per pack, with each weighing in at about 10 milligrams of CBD and five milligrams of THC. Slipping one out of the box and into its intended orifice offers a Starburst-like mouthfeel.

While significantly less sweet, it is nearly as satisfying.

The bright fruit flavor masks any present distillate taste, without becoming overpowering or fake. Chewing lingers longer than some of the softer edible options, so this lends itself nicely to a (slight) sublingual application.

As always, activation times vary from person to person.

But it appears as though these offer a relatively quick onset of effects – a serene dropping of the shoulders and smooth descent into sleepiness.

While we enjoyed the Calm variety of the Chalice Chews, the wide array of flavors and effects available are undoubtedly enticing.

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THIS VEGAN and 85% certified organic gel smells incredible, as the tangerine essential oil, chamomile flower oil and camphor penetrate your nostrils with the most pleasurable of scents. Each four ounce jar comes in an elegant and simplistic white box. The gel is a gorgeous apricot color and has a wet and almost liquid consistency. Unlike other products, Hatshe’s Relief Gel+ is quick-drying, leaving your skin feeling dream-like – not greasy whatsoever.

As someone who frequently exercises and puts their body through the wringer, I can say from experience that this gel can help with an enormous list of side effects that come with working out. Between the menthol providing a cooling effect, capsicum offering a warming property, and arnica giving relief from swelling and discomfort, it’s no wonder this product works so well. Add some full spectrum tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol and almost 20 different essential oils into the mix, and your body is in for a serious treat.

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been known for cranking out the dank. Located in Eugene, they cultivate their flower in no-till soil, which provides a killer smoke and high. Created by the legend identified as Cannarado, Kitchen Sink is a raunchy and offending cross of GMO and Sundae Driver. Eugreen pheno hunted this cultivar to perfection, as both strains come through on the end smoke. In our experience, GMO strains don’t always taste exactly how they smell, but this Kitchen Sink is a rare exception. After smoking a fat joint, my mouth got stained with the same rank and funky scents I previously encountered. Make sure that you knock out your checklist before sparking up this heavy hitter. The effects are beyond sedating, providing an ideal high for the end of the day.

Seeds, Pacific Grove knocked this recent hunt out of the park. Crossing Grape Octane OG and Flavor Crystals, Grapricot Pie #5 provides a profound terpene profile that we have never experienced to date. Intense notes of grape Hi-Chews immediately invade your palate via the Grape Pie genealogy, backed with a burst of tangerine terpenes provided by the Legend Orange Apricot lineage. No matter which way you choose to consume this flower, the flavor lasts until the very end and leaves you with a massive smile on your face. We highly recommend this strain as a wake and bake, as the effect provides a clear-minded high that will help you float through your day with ease.

we have not seen this elusive cultivar anywhere else before. Cultivating in Eugene, Urban Canna is known for its exclusive and mouth-watering strains, including Dirty Banana, LeAnn Womac and Gelato Cake, to name a few. This flower is genuinely gorgeous, as each nug shines with a dark blue-ish hue accompanied by amethyst streaks. Breaking down a few nugs releases an abundance of savory and sweet terpenes, with predominant and pungent garlic notes. Overall, this unique pheno hunted cultivar is a match made in heaven, as the offensive GMO profile and the creamy Sherbet characteristics are the perfect mixture of flavors. Take a few tokes of this one before dinner, and I assure you that your food will taste that much better!

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¼ cup lime juice 1 garlic clove, minced 1 teaspoon honey or agave Salt and pepper to taste 1/8 cup olive oil 1/8 cup infused oil 3 cups watermelon cut in chunks 1 large tomato, cut in chunks 1 avocado, peeled and cut in chunks 1 small bunch arugula, rinsed and dried 6 strips bacon, cooked till crisp, then chopped 1/3 cup crumbled feta

1. In a medium bowl whisk the lime juice, garlic, sweetener, salt and pepper, olive and infused oil.

2. In a large bowl combine the watermelon, tomato, avocado, arugula and bacon.

Toss well and divide salad among four bowls. Top with the feta and serve.

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Too hot to have the oven on, I’m always looking for foods that require little to no heat. These bowls come together in minutes and require minimal cooking.

Top of the stove or microwave for the bacon, a couple of minutes in a sauté pan for the infused croutons, and waffles in the toaster. Then it’s pretty much toss and go. These recipes were made with infused coconut oil and are intended to be 5mg of THC per person. If you know the potency of your infusion, you can adjust the recipes to reach your desired dose. Regardless of the infusion method, be it infused oil or distillate, starting at 5mg is a safe place. Start low and go high when you’re ready. Less is more.

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Sauté the croutons until golden brown.

2. Remove the croutons to a plate.

In a large bowl, combine the cheese, tomatoes, spinach and basil. Toss to combine.

3. Add the balsamic to the pan and whisk well.

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Weather Undergound leaders Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn with their lawyer Michael Kennedy (right) turning themselves in to authorities after 11 years in hiding.

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The Brotherhood of Eternal Love, The Yippies, The Weather Underground, High Times … all these iconic counterculture institutions had one thing in common: When they needed legal help, they all turned to the same man – radical civil rights lawyer Michael Kennedy.

EARLY LIFE AND CAREER Michael John Kennedy was born in Spokane, Washington in 1937 – the same year as marijuana prohibition. After graduating from Berkeley in 1959, he got his law degree from the Hastings College of Law in 1962. A year later, he was drafted into the Army, where he was frequently disciplined for his anti-war rhetoric. After leaving the service, Kennedy moved to New York in 1967 to work as a staff counsel at the National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee, where he immediately began making a name for himself by taking on some of the most controversial civil rights cases in the country – such as defending labor leaders Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta and conscientious objectors of the Vietnam War. MARIJUANA & THE MILITARY In the first-ever marijuana-related case in U.S. military history, Kennedy represented Private Bruce “Gypsy” Peterson – a soldier at Fort Hood who’d been busted for pos-

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Michael and wife Eleanora in San Francisco in the mid-1970s, after returning from their time on the run from the FBI. session. Peterson – who’d been publishing an underground anti-war newspaper called Fatigue Press – was targeted with a harassment campaign by the MPs, who began planting dime bags in his locker. Peterson was arrested thrice in one month (each time for minuscule amounts of pot) and sentenced to eight years of hard labor at Leavenworth. After appealing his case, Kennedy got the conviction overturned, and Peterson was exonerated and released after 13 months.

“That’s the role of a radical lawyer—to make the courtroom a site for resistance, and there was really nobody better at that than Michael Kennedy.”

– Bill Ayers, Weather Underground

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THE CHICAGO EIGHT After moving to San Francisco in 1969, Michael and his wife Eleanora developed relationships with Yippie founders Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin. Hoffman and Rubin – along with Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) founder Rennie Davis and five other activists – had been indicted in the famous “Chicago Eight” conspiracy case. Kennedy – who’d represented Davis when he was subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities ComNot long after Randall was arrested in December 1972, the Kennemittee in December 1968 – joined their dys rented a house in Laguna to operate from while working the case. pre-trial legal team. But when he and Unbeknownst to them, the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs three other lawyers abruptly withdrew procured another arrest warrant for Randall on a passport violation … from the case, judge Julius J. Hoffman and on the evening of March 9, 1973, they followed Randall to Kennecited them all for contempt and arrested dy’s house to re-arrest him. Michael slammed the door in their faces and Kennedy, sparking a firestorm from the cursed at them as they dragged Randall away. As a result, he was hit with legal community. The National Lawyers 42 counts of obstruction of justice (all of which were later dismissed).

Guild (NLG) and American Civil LiberKennedy got Randall released on bail again the next day, after which he ties Union mobilized a swarm of lawyers Kennedy with a few of the Chicago Eight. too went on the lam.

FROM “RADICAL LOVE” to descend on the courthouse – pressuring the judge to drop the charges.

HIGH TIMES The most consequential of Kennedy’s clients, however, was undoubtTHE WEATHER UNDERGROUND edly High Times founder Tom Forcade. Kennedy first met Forcade in San Kennedy also represented the Francisco in 1973, when Forcade handed him a bag full of cash to retain Weather Underground, aka the his services in a pending grand jury investigation for marijuana smuggling.

Weathermen – a militant and conWhen he launched the magazine the following year, he appointed Kennetroversial offshoot of the SDS that dy the company’s official legal counsel. used pipe bombs to blow up dozens By all accounts, Forcade was a troubled genius … and in November of banks and government buildings 1978, his inner demons got the best of him when he took his own life. In (including the Capital Building and a private memorial held atop the World Trade Center (the highest place in the Pentagon) as a means to achieve the world at the time), Kennedy – along with Forcade’s other close friends their political goal of ending the – smoked joints containing some of his ashes in tribute to him.

Vietnam War. The Kennedys became To ensure that High Times would continue, Forcade had established close with two of the group’s leaders, Weathermen FBI a trust that was to be managed by a board of directors, which Kennedy Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, wanted poster. chaired. When the trust was dissolved in 2000, some long-time employees At the High Times 40th and – according to Eleanora – they received shares in the company as Forcade had intended, but the Kennedys aniversary party (2014). “helped the Weathermen in any way we could, legal or illegal.” and Forcade’s family retained controlling interests.

Over the years, accuAfter finding themselves on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list in sations have been made by former HT employees that Kennedy had assumed control of the 1970, Ayers and Dohrn went into hiding, where they remained company illegitimately, but according to former associate publisher Rick Cusick—who’s done for over a decade. To avoid being subpoenaed, the Kennedys extensive research on the subject—none of those allegations were ever substantiated. ended up having to flee the country for 18 months as well. In Kennedy served as High Times’ protector and patriarch for nearly three decades, until he died 1980, when Ayers and Dohrn finally decided to turn themselves on January 25, 2016, after a battle with cancer. He was 78 years old. in, it was Kennedy who negotiated their surrender and managed to get them off without any jail time.

TIMOTHY LEARY One of the crimes for which the Weathermen were best known was breaking Timothy Leary out of prison. Leary had been arrested in December 1968 for possession of two joints, and in March 1970 was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Kennedy filed an appeal, but it was rejected … so the Brotherhood of Eternal Love paid the Weathermen approximately $20,000 to bust Leary out and sneak him out of the country. Which, on September 13, 1970, they did … but in 1973, Leary was apprehended in Kabul and extradited back to the U.S. In an attempt to reduce his sentence, Leary snitched on his associates – even testifying to a grand jury that Michael had masterminded the whole plot (an accusation which Kennedy denied).

Kennedy faced possible disbarment and prison, but the FBI was unable to corroborate Leary’s accusations and the charges were ultimately dropped.

THE BROTHERHOOD OF ETERNAL LOVE Another counterculture group Kennedy worked closely with was hippie drug syndicate, the Brotherhood of Eternal Love.

When the Brotherhood’s leader Michael Randall and chemist Nick Sands were indicted on multiple counts of drug smuggling and manufacturing, it was Kennedy who represented them.

RADICAL REMEMBRANCE This past June, a new film paying tribute to this steadKennedy served fast defender of underdogs and the First Amendment as High Times’ was premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Directed by William Kirkley – the man behind the Brotherhood of protector and Eternal Love documentary “Orange Sunshine” – “Radical patriarch for Love” is a short documentary about the Kennedys’ life, nearly three love and legacy. The film highlights their incredible double lives: representing and fraternizing with high society decades. elites, while simultaneously using their status and privilege to aid the nation’s most radical activists – a lifestyle philosophy summed up in a 1991 New York Magazine article about Kennedy as “Think left, live right.”

Michael Kennedy was unquestionably a complicated, even contradictory man: a military officer who hated authority; a Communist sympathizer who enjoyed great wealth; someone who devoted his life to the law yet was always eager to subvert it … but one thing he remained unwavering about was his commitment to fighting for individual liberty. In the final interview with Kirkley before his death, an emotional Kennedy confessed: “I’ve lived a phenomenal life, and what I loved about it most was that I was never afraid – not once. Because if we don’t rebel, if we don’t stand up, no one will.”

For more about Michael Kennedy, listen to Episode #14 of our podcast at worldofcannabis.museum/cannthropology.

Story and photos originally published on worldofcannabis.museum and reprinted with permission.

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he United States is really big. So, it makes sense that different regions will have different ways of doing things. And where some systems will function one way in a particular city or state, in another they may not. Areas of transportation are a great representation of this.

And pedestrianism is no exception.

For instance, if you step one foot into a crosswalk on a busy street in Baltimore or New York, the chances of losing that foot to a speeding vehicle is exceptional. Yet in Seattle, a bumper leaning one inch over the white paint will most likely result in a shameful, passive aggressive eye laser launched that is purposefully directed with great negative emotion, strictly intended to vilify you with expulsion to the depths of Black Hole Hell for eternity.

This is no exaggeration.

For a certain personality type, a crosswalk is a place to make a statement.

And in cities like Seattle and Portland, that statement is “even though I am addicted to modern conveniences like everyone else, I will never admit it.

Therefore, when I decide to champion my birthright as an American citizen and take dominion of the street with my formidable legs to carry me across, do not stand in my way with your impure machine – or you will witness the silent wrath of my glacial stare. And you will continue on your salacious path with the deep regret of understanding that you knowingly disrespected an utter stranger, who only wanted to exercise their right to free expression.”

I don’t get it. And I’ve never really understood why a Chihuahua will attempt to intimidate a German Shepherd either, but so be it.

I do get that elderly people should be treated with patience and dignity when the time comes around. I mean, they’ve earned it for chrissake, if for no other reason than having successfully dodged every dangerously moving vehicle since birth.

And thank goodness Washington and Oregon are fueled with amazing legal Cannabis shops. Otherwise, there would be fewer good reasons to walk across the street.

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