Aug/Sep 2015 Vol 6 issue 4

Aug/Sep 2015 Vol. 6 Issue 4

Th e Wal k: Speci al

by Lori Du ckworth R e ci p e s : Le m o n H a ze Lo a f Oatm eal Cooki es & M o re !

With Good Earth

H eal i n g Power of CBD an d Pu rri n g Cats - Cheryls Clinical Corner Op Ed : Letter To Lake Cou n ty Co m m i ssi o n e rs U S M J Legi sl ati on Breakd own 6 Reason s We're N ot Don e Wi th M J Legal i zati on - Oregon Radical Microbes, Part Two - Growing

Also In This Issue:

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Brent Kenyon of Grateful Meds and Southern Oregon Alternative Medicine stands in one of his medical gardens on a hot mid-July day.

Kenyon and businessmen like him are helping to show the possibilities of cannabis in a legal market. Image: Keith Mansur, OCC .

Town s an d C ou n ti es j u m p on th e " B an " Wag on

at Church & State

Canna足Businessman Brent Kenyon

Connecting Oregon's Marijuana Community Since 2010

In This Issue

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Oregon News Taking It All On - The Dynamic Canna-Businessman Brent

Oregon Cannabis Connection

Medical News 5

Cheryl's Clinical Corner - The Healing Power of CBD and

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Purring Cats

Kenyon

Oregon Divided - Municipalities Rush To Ban and Restrict

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Marijuana

Legalization Wave in Oregon Sees First Cannabis Insurance Company

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Oregon Radical - Six Reasons Marijuana Legalization Is Not

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Finished

NIDA Director Says Cannabidiol (CBD) Is A ‘Safe Drug’

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Did Big Pharma Block Medical Marijuana For PTSD In Colorado?

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Teen Marijuana Use Not Linked to Later Depression, Lung Cancer, Other Health Problems, Research Finds

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Recipes

At Church & State: Updates From The Capitol

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The 4th OMMBC Conference in Portland a 'Must Go' Event

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Oregon TV Anchor Fired for Marijuana Speaks Out Against Unfair Drug Policies

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The Walk - Part III - By Lori Duckworth

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Oregon News Nugs - News From Around The Beaver State

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Op Ed: Letter to Lake County Commissioners

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National News

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Cultivation Growing With Good Earth: - Microbes (Part 2)

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Philosophy and Growing - By Green Source Gardens

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Gardening By The Moon

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Business Classifieds

Bernie Sanders Will Consider Legalizing Marijuana If Elected President

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An Overview Of The 2016 Marijuana Legalization Initiatives

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Marijuana Market Data Report From The ArcView Group

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The NORML Nation Membership Drive

Gloria's Favorite Oatmeal Cookies Marinated Chicken Fennel and Orange Salad Grilled Zucchini Pesto Roll Ups Lemon Haze Loaf

A Listing of Canna-Friendly Businesses

OREGON CANNABIS CONNECTION

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Senate Committee Approves Measure Intended to Ensure MJ Businesses Have Access to Banking Services

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National News Nugs - News From Around The Nation

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Chris Christie is the Cartman of the 2016 Republican Primary

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New Research Shows That Teen Marijuana Use Is Declining

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Municipalities Rush To Ban and Restrict Marijuana

The Dynamic Canna-Businessman Brent Kenyon There is a huge boom happening in the marijuana industry and no one in Oregon more exemplifies the opportunities and pitfalls associated with the industry than Brent Kenyon. With dozens of irons in the fire, Kenyon has positioned himself to have a dominant role in the Oregon legal cannabis market.

A lot of press has been given to political activist stalwarts like Anthony Johnson and Anthony Taylor who are deserving of the praise, don't get me wrong, but it is only a part of the picture. It's a bit like focusing on only the old man and his pitchfork in Grant Wood's iconic painting, American Gothic, while disregarding the woman, her sideways glance, the farmhouse behind them.

Without them, and other small nuances in the painting, the picture is woefully incomplete.

Kenyon, and cannabis entrepreneurs like him, have changed the landscape of cannabis over a period of many years, even decades, not just the time frame of a voting cycle or two. By starting businesses and succeeding, and even sometimes failing, these pioneering businessmen have been integral in changing attitudes and making marijuana an acceptable option medically and recreationally. Their contributions have been critical to the movement's success, as well.

John Sajo, the founder and long time Executive Director of Voter power and one of the original and most significant

As we warned earlier this year, cities are already going “ban crazy”, with many counties soon to follow. Unfortunately the new laws signed by the Governor allow cities that were 55% or more against Measure 91 last fall to enact bans on marijuana businesses with a simple vote of the local city council or county commissioners, something expressly NOT allowed under Measure 91. The bill also allows local restrictions over “reasonable time, place, and manner”.

Image: Keith Mansur, OCC

marijuana legalization leaders in Oregon, agrees. He sees Kenyon as an integral part of the process and an example for others to follow.

“Brent Kenyon has become a leader of Oregon's marijuana industry and sets an example for others by giving back to the community in many ways,” Sajo told OCC. “He is one of the few dispensary owners who actually contributed serious money to the political efforts to legalize dispensaries and he contributed to M 91, as well. He also has made a lot of effort to engage the legislature, the OLCC and local politicians in Jackson County.”

For Kenyon, it all started back in 1996 when he was exposed to medical marijuana in California. Due to the needs of his own cancer stricken mother and a friends mother who had HIV, they visited CHAMP, Californian's Helping to Alleviate Medical Problems, one of the world's first marijuana dispensary cooperatives that opened after California legalized medical marijuana.

It completely changed his life.

“We were excited to work with Ed Rosenthal, and some of the pioneers in the industry back then, to figure out how to grow and supply our sick mothers and take care of them,” Kenyon told OCC in a recent interview. “Eventually, I started growing for my first patient in 2000, a seizure patient that I was also an inhome caregiver for.”

Once Oregon legalized medical marijuana in 1998, Kenyon wasted no time, becoming involved with Voter Power and eventually starting his own alternative medicine clinic which helped Oregonian's get their medical marijuana recommendations. His clinic, Southern Oregon Alternative Medicine eventually became one of Oregon's busiest and most trusted clinics.

“I've been in the clinic business for 17 years now because I get it...I know what the patient wants,” Kenyon said. “I have had competitors come in and offer half price clinics and the people still come to me because they know I'm going to take care of them, they know there records are safe, and they know

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Under Measure 91, a municipality not only needed to refer the decision to the ballot, it had to be done by gathering signatures, not a governing body referral, and done during a general election. This was intended to prevent bans from occurring when a small group of local

Image from www.senatorferrioli.com

leaders have an unfavorable view of cannabis...or canna-bigotry, and go against the will of local voters.

Unfortunately, Senator Ferioli from Eastern Oregon devised the New Oregon/West Idaho solution so well satirized by Russ Belville in Oregon Legislators Propose Stunning “New Oregon / West Idaho” Compromise.

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Legalization Wave in Oregon Sees First Cannabis Insurance Company There are certainly many opportunities in the burgeoning Oregon cannabis industry, but also many obstacles that can derail success if marijuana business entrepreneurs aren’t prepared. Some obstacles are unique to the cannabis world, such as the immediate saturation of the market, the competition between so many great growers, licensing fees, changing rules and that pesky federal law, particularly the 280e IRS provision. Insurance coverage can be an issue that cannabis entrepreneurs don’t think about, but from general liability to product liability, it is best to be prepared. As legalization regulations take effect, the Diesel Insurance Group, Oregon’s first cannabis-specific insurance agency, is prepared to meet the needs of the Oregon cannabis community.

Oregon Cannabis Connection had the opportunity to speak with Sandra Diesel (yes, that is her real name), founder and President of Diesel Insurance Group, and came away impressed. After a near fatal automobile accident caused her severe pain, she not only became a cannabis patient herself, she has volunteered to help veterans fight drug addiction after realizing the cycle patients can be caught in when prescribed large amounts of pain narcotics.

Since cannabis helped her leave pain pills behind and gave Sandra her life back, she decided to devote her life to both promoting good cannabis policies and to help support the growing cannabis

Oregon News industry. Sandra moved to Oregon following the passage of Measure 91 to develop a cannabis insurance program.

Sandra combines the knowledge that she has gained after years of researching cannabis with more than 22 years of commercial insurance knowledge to tailor insurance to meet the needs of individual entrepreneurs and businesses.

After the Lloyds of London announced that they would stop insuring the cannabis industry, Sandra pledged to help fill the gap and provide even better coverage than the Lloyds of London had provided. She states that she offers better services than Lloyds did, so the cannabis industry may have actually benefited financially from Lloyds leaving the market as it opened it up to competition and created an incentive for insurance companies to fight for the marijuana industry’s business. According to Sandra, her company is the first Oregon based insurance company to focus solely on cannabis.

But the Diesel Insurance Group can cover businesses in all 50 states and provide coverage to both medical and recreational businesses, as well as take on accounts that other insurance companies won’t. For instance, some insurance companies may not provide certain types of insurance if you have a four plant personal garden in your home, but that isn’t a problem with the Diesel Insurance Group.

If you have any questions, you can call the Diesel Insurance Group at 844-94-DIESEL or check out the company online at www.dieselinsurancegroup.com. Sandra will be presenting and able to answer questions about cannabis insurance at the Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conference (OMMBC) on September 12-13 in Portland.

Oregon Radical

Oregon Cannabis Connection If we can smoke cigars and drink whiskey every night and never fear losing our jobs over it, why should our now-legal use of marijuana be any different?

Health Care Rights Our recurring column from "Radical" Russ Belville of 420Radio.org and host of The Russ Belville Show 3:00pm PST.

Six Reasons Marijuana Legalization Is Not Finished Hooray, Oregon has legalized marijuana!

Tokers in my home state are thrilled to no longer be treated as criminals. We’re one full month into legalization and the sky still hasn’t fallen. But that doesn’t mean our job as marijuana legalizers is done.

Here are six areas where we are still treated as second-class citizens:

If anyone should understand the negligible health risks of marijuana use, it should be doctors. Yet the doctor and the hospital still remain a source of discrimination against marijuana consumers in certain medical situations.

For example, pain patients even in legal medical marijuana or recreational marijuana states can be forced by their

Employment Rights At the turn of the 20th Century, an infamous symbol of workplace discrimination was the “No Irish Need Apply” sign in the window. Today, it’s the “Drug Free Workplace” sign. According to Quest Diagnostics, the nation’s leading employment drug tester, 6.6 million urine screens were conducted in 2014. Of those, 4.7 percent showed evidence of recent drug use, with more than half of those screens testing positive for marijuana metabolites.

That 4.7 percent rate marks the second consecutive year that drug test positives have risen, after declining every year since 1988. But marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington doesn’t explain the increase. “We were surprised that marijuana positivity increased at about the same rate in Colorado and Washington as the rest of the United States in 2014,” said Dr. Barry Sample, Director of Science and Technology for Quest Diagnostics.

doctors to choose either marijuana or their opioid painkiller prescription. The tragedy is that numerous studies have shown marijuana to be highly effective in treating pain, especially neuropathic pain. Other studies show that pain patients can get by on less of an opioid dose if supplemented by marijuana.

Indeed, states with access to medical marijuana have seen stunning declines in opioid painkiller overdose deaths.

We also face discrimination in the area of organ transplants. While protections have been evolving for medical marijuana patients, recreational consumers can still be forced off an organ transplant list if their marijuana use is detected. Again, a tragedy, based on the latest research that THC may actually help prevent organ transplant rejection.

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Oregon News for everyone to hate.

OMMP Changes

Anthony Taylor is the Executive Director of Compassionate Oregon and has unique access and insights into Oregon's lawmaking process, much of which takes place in the Capitol building, near the corners of Church and State streets in Salem.

The legislative session is finally over and work on rules has begun. What did they pass and how will it affect the industry and the patients? Did they create more questions than answers? Will the OMMP continue to provide for patients or suffer a slow death? Now that the has legislature fundamentally changed the face of cannabis law in Oregon, what type of rules will be adopted to implement these changes and when will they take affect?

The answer to all these questions is, ”Yes,” “sort of,” “I think so,” “probably” and, “too soon to tell.”

Rules are now being drafted by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, (OLCC), Oregon Health Authority, (OHA), The Oregon Dept. of Agriculture and the Oregon Dept. of Revenue. They are drafting rules required by HB’s 3400 and 2041 and SB’s 460 & 844 and range in scope from commercial production, sale and distribution, to the OMMP and hemp cultivation practices. From limiting plants for medical growers by statute to leaving those limits to rules for commercial producers. From creating a new processors license in the OHA to creating new rules on packaging labeling and dosage for marijuana products whether sold at retail or medical outlets.

From testing all cannabis to discount cards for Veterans with PTSD, from selling seeds to growing hemp, these changes will impact all aspects of the cannabis industry medical and retail alike.

While industry got the lion’s share of the attention this last session, the Measure 91 Committee seemed overly focused on rewriting the OMMP and did not really get to legislation for implementing Measure 91 until very late in the session.

Some things were added to the OMMP that will be helpful for everyone and some of which will require more administrative work on the part of those growing only for patients. The devil will be in the details (the rules) for commercial licenses but you can be sure there will be something

Perhaps one of the most important changes for patients was adding the term “degenerative or pervasive neurological condition,” to the list of conditions. It is only part of the language we wanted added for conditions but will at least allow those listing severe pain from a disease as their primary condition to now actually getting a card based on their condition and not the symptoms of that condition. It will expand the list greatly since ALS, MS, Autism, Lupis, Lyme’s Disease, Fibromyalgia and other neuropathic conditions such as neuropathic pain related to diabetes, previously only authorized under “severe pain” may now be listed as a qualifying condition. This change will allow medical marijuana clinics to direct many of their patients in re-classifying their conditions thereby reducing the number of “severe pain” patients the registry is now top heavy with and the concerns often raised with respect to this large number.

The change in language that marijuana “should” be treated like other medicines to “must” be treated like other medicines was not given much air time but will be important in the coming months as efforts to give clinics more credibility as specialty clinics other physicians may refer patients to, begin to gain ground.

Although cannabis cannot yet be “prescribed,” and the courts have not given patients much leeway on this because of federal scheduling, this change may open the door a little further in getting cannabis and those clinics that serve cannabis patients recognized by the Oregon health care networks and organizations as a safe place to refer patients to with questions about including cannabis as part of their treatment options.

However, one item conspicuously absent from the list of most needed changes for patients, while addressed in a limited sense as it applies to transplant patients, is language originally in HB 2681 and later dropped as being too controversial.

This language would have prohibited physicians from refusing or being required by others to refuse, to dispense medications or authorize treatment options for patients based solely on a patients use of cannabis. This has been a long standing problem for patients where physicians can refuse or be required by others such as hospital physicians groups to prescribe narcotic pain medications and/or provide other treatment options to cardholders forcing patients to often have to choose between discontinuing the use of one or the other.

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The 4th Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conference (OMMBC) kicks off in Portland at the downtown Hilton, September 12th to the 13th. The OMMBC has sold out in previous years in both Ashland and Eugene and heads to Portland for the first time. I am proud to help organize the OMMBC as it always provides great information for those in the cannabis industry, but most importantly, it always has a strong focus on activism and remembering that marijuana law reform is really about protecting patients and keeping people out of prison. Unlike most other cannabis industry conferences, the OMMBC organizers are activists first and

foremost and have worked hard to protect the interests of patients and small mom and pops. With the convergence of medical and recreational systems in Oregon, the theme of the OMMBC this year is aptly named "Bridging the Gap".

The timing of the OMMBC is perfect as it occurs just about two weeks before medical marijuana dispensaries should be allowed to sell cannabis flower to adults over the age of 21 on October 1st and the Oregon Liquor Control Commission Rules Advisory Committee hearings will be well underway, giving us a good ideas as to how the recreational rules are shaping up. The OLCC RAC should complete its work by November 1st, giving the state plenty of time to finalize the licensing rules and regulations by the January 4, 2016, deadline. In addition to Oregon-specific knowledge, Congressman Earl Blumenauer and former Libertarian vicepresidential candidate Judge Jim Gray, will both be on hand to discuss the national prospective.

Some in the Oregon cannabis community may not be as familiar with Judge Gray, a former California Superior Court Judge and federal prosecutor, but he brings a

Page 7 wealth of knowledge with him. Judge Gray, a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, was also previously a criminal defense attorney, a vicepresidential candidate on the Libertarian Party ticket and he's authored a book about the failed the Drug War. Additionally, he in a cannabis industry entrepreneur himself, as he is on the Board of Directors of Cannabis Sativa, a company led by former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson.

As always, the OMMBC will feature prominent entrepreneurs, lawyers, politicians and advocates to provide an overview of where Oregon’s marijuana laws are currently and where they are headed. Recent legislation has altered the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) in some key ways, bringing new regulation and rules to labs, producers and processors. We will have people on hand that have worked in the Oregon medical industry and those that have helped shape the laws and those studying to help businesses adapt to the new landscape.

Senator Floyd Prozanski and Representative Ann Lininger will be on hand to discuss the legislative process as both have been strong allies for sensible cannabis regulations and for protecting the rights of patients. Advocates will have an opportunity to learn from experienced politicos as we continue to work to protect and improve Oregon's marijuana laws, including the prospect of working to pass a bill to correct some of the harms done to patients and the OMMP this past session.

Once you attend the OMMBC, you will know why it is considered Oregon’s premiere cannabis business and networking event, catering to cannabis professionals, as well as curious newbies looking to get into the industry. Along with a boutique exhibition area and nightly networking parties, the OMMBC creates an environment that is not only educational, but fun and exciting. Not your average business conference, that’s for certain. Tickets are currently $299 and it really is a bargain to be able to pick the brain of the top lawyers and experts in the cannabis industry.

Head over to www.ommbc.com or call (888) 920-6076 for more information and to get your tickets before prices go up. Hope to see you there.

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Oregon News Deterring impaired driving is unquestionably a crucial aspect of promoting public safety, but when authorities rely on imprecise technology, people like Cyd Maurer become collateral damage and pay for a crime they did not commit. For these injustices to be avoided, it is imperative that additional research on this question be conducted and applied to both American workplaces and law enforcement agencies.

Oregon TV Anchor Fired for Marijuana Speaks Out Against Unfair Drug Policies a television news anchor in Eugene, Oregon revealed she lost her job after testing positive for marijuana, despite the fact that the plant’s use is legal under state law. Now fully out of the marijuana closet, she is sharing her story and putting her media experience towards the cause of reforming the United States’ failed drug policies.

For over two years, Cyd Maurer worked as a morning weekend anchor on KEZI, a local ABC affiliate in Eugene. On May 22, while driving to work in heavy traffic, she accidentally collided with the car in front of her, an incident which The Oregonian describes as nothing more than a “minor fender-bender.” As per company policy, she was asked to go through a drug test: "Like any other workday, I was completely sober. I was under a lot of stress, on my way to my live shot in a work vehicle during rush hour traffic, and I tapped the bumper of a car in front of me. I was immediately forced to take a drug test, to pee in a cup, and that was that."

Maurer was honest with her supervisor about her marijuana use, but having “consumed cannabis within one week of the accident,” her drug test came back positive and she was fired based on corporate policy. “I wasn’t fired because I couldn’t do my job,” she claims, “I was fired for enjoying a plant, on my own time, in the privacy of my own home. A plant that the majority of voters in Oregon believe should be legal.”

She has since begun to speak out about unfair marijuana policies, becoming an activist for the cause of sensible drug policies through her website, AskMeAboutMarijuana.com:

Image: Youtube

"When you consider the facts, it’s hard to believe that marijuana has been classified as a dangerous substance, but I think it’s at least partly due to a lack of exposure. We need more realistic examples of normal and responsible marijuana users, so here I am!"

Last year, Oregon voters approved Measure 91, which legalized marijuana in the state and regulates it like alcohol.

However, as Maurer’s story shows, there is still a lot of work to be done to guarantee that responsible, hardworking Oregonians are not discriminated against merely for consuming a substance that is safer than beer or wine.

Employers in Oregon are still free to impose strict drug-free policies, meaning that employees can still be subject to punishment or termination for their marijuana use, even if it is off-hours and in compliance with the law.

Maurer’s story also highlights the need for more reliable measures of marijuanainduced impairment, particularly in how it relates to driving and on-the-job performance. Most drug tests identify the presence of cannabinoid metabolites, which can remain detectable in the body weeks after marijuana’s effects have worn off. While there has been some recent progress in the development of a marijuana breathalyzer, the relationship between metabolite levels and impairment is still not fully understood: any positive drug test can be interpreted as evidence of being high on the job or behind the wheel.

Her story raises several issues with current marijuana policies, and while it is still unclear which reforms she would advocate for as an activist, Maurer is bold in denouncing the double standard that led to her firing as hypocritical and unjust: "I truly believe once people learn the facts about marijuana, they’ll be just as shocked as I am that this is even a debate.

Alcohol use outside of work can easily affects a person’s job performance, yet it is acceptable for employees to not only drink during their free time, but also to frequently talk about their drinking antics around the office.

Marijuana use, also outside of work, never negatively impacted my job performance. Marijuana doesn’t come with a hangover. Marijuana doesn’t damage my brain. Marijuana doesn’t make me hit my husband, or encourage me to make rash decisions. Yet my marijuana use alone was seen as reason enough for me to lose my job.

It’s time to stop the hypocrisy. If you’re okay with alcohol, there’s absolutely no reason you should have a problem with my marijuana use."

UPDATE: Marijuana Politics scooped the first blog interview with Cyd Maurer.

Check it out to get more background and hear more of her important story.

Link: http://marijuanapolitics.com/firstblog-interview-with-cyd-maurer-news-anchorfired-for-marijuana/

Oregon Cannabis Connection

Parenting Rights The case of Shona Banda in Kansas captured national attention this year when her 11-year-old son called out a classroom D.A.R.E. cop on his anti-marijuana propaganda. His explanation of how his mother uses cannabis oil to treat her debilitating Crohn’s disease led to a raid by police and the taking of her son by child protective services.

But even in legal states, a parent’s use of marijuana has been used by family courts to reduce or eliminate that parent’s child custody and visitation rights.

If a parent’s use of drugs or alcohol has rendered them unfit to raise a child, of course the courts need to intervene. But marijuana use alone - absent any evidence it has rendered a parent unfit - should not rise to that level. If we can smoke a cigar and enjoy a glass of wine and still raise our kids, why should legal moderate use of marijuana be any different?

Second Amendment Rights According to the Gun Control Act of 1968, “It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person… is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance.”

Since that’s federal law, our state medical and recreational means jack squat. Nobody can sell or give us guns or ammunition because we are all unlawful users of the federally controlled substance of marijuana.

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Aug/Sep 2015

June 27, 2015 and I can finally set out on a path of freedom from being a felon, or so I thought. The plea agreement we were granted 11 moths prior was being delayed, and there was some pressure and further papers filed demanding the order be followed. Which it subsequently was. The life changing event of yesterday has driven me to a new life & I'm traveling off to live in Portland for work. I've accepted a position with a dispensary company.

Oregon Bud Company-Clackamas. Owned

by Courtney Davis. With plans to open several locations in northern Oregon within the next few months.

Remembering LK During my many years as a leader in Oregon I have been so completely BLESSED to be entwined within the lives of most of the grandmothers & grandfathers of this movement. June 18, 2015 one of them passed away after a battle with cancer. With his family by his side, the cannabis community lost a colorful and dedicated freedom fighter, photographer and Army veteran, Larry "LK" Kirk. Known globally simply as “LK”, Larry traveled the country to bring awareness to the injustice, which is the drug war. He believed no one should go to jail for a plant.

A long-time Hemp News and High Times photojournalist, LK captured thousands of historic photos in his effort to document the path to legalization.

There was no distance too far in his effort also, as he stated, “document freedom as it happened.”

LK had the ability and access to get the camera angles and photographic perspective that most could only imagine.

As an avid supporter of NORML, he had many friends in the organization from founder Keith Stroup to board member Rick Steves. LK was an Oregon NORML board member and through his tireless effort,s helped to persuade Oregonians to regulate cannabis in 2014. Continuing his work until nearly his death being named the Grand Marshall of the 2015 Global Marijuana march in Portland. Held annually the first weekend in May. LK was a regular attendee and judge at the High Times Cannabis Cups across the United States and in the Netherlands. Over the years, due to his dedication and charm, he was well loved and known throughout.

His celebration of life was held on June 26, at the Alhambra Theater Portland. Many gathered. Old friends came together. Some tolerated each other for the sake of respect.

Earlier in the day, at the Milwaukee Elks Lodge a large bar b q host by Mac & Dub, the food was delicious! And Erb Thrasher of Portland NORML, as co host and MC. Legalization night arrives It's the eve of legalization in Portland Oregon. June 30, the excitement is in the

air and the Burnside Burn is on for tonight.

Portland NORML is hosting what has now been labeled as said.

The expectation is about 500 or so. I say they better plan for more. I'm meeting friends at the local comedy place. Russ Belville, Ex. Director Portland NORML. The others join us. Joe & Chelsea Hopkins, Sarah Bennett & David Nicholson, William Esbensen, Nickie Dank, Epic Eric & Stephanie Lewallen, and about 45899 more people, including myself, give Image: Lori Duckworth or take a few hundred or so. There was no police interferences. No signs of violence reported. By the stroke of midnight there were well over 5000 people assembled on the bridge, toking up in a show of celebration.

Seed giveaway The following day was even more exciting with a free seed give away by Stoney Girl Gardens. Mr. Mike Mullins & Jennifer Valley & their team gave away 10 K seeds!

1 package per person if they lived local or more than hours drive got 6 seeds.

Nearly 8K cars drove thru that day.

Smiles on most faces as the shadows of prohibition had been lifted.

There was a bit of a snag with the flow of the volume of cars but after a few hours, the team was able to direct the flow & move them off the Main Street.as the traffic had backed all the way to I-205. There was much excitement about the New strain being introduced Mother Superior. It is a Hemp crop ready/Hemp crop resistant strain. Which is a f17 bred & Bred with its mother.

During my interview with Mike Mullins he says, "Prohibition has not ended. There's still work to do. We can't take today for granted. It also something to think about as I am sitting here, how many people are still being put in jail around the country. There's lots of work to do. A good beginning. Get out there smart and kick some butt."

Social clubs happening

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Since “reasonable” is viewed by some local Canna-bigoted politicians as a complete ban, what we now have is a developing hodge podge of enlightened and ignorant areas. Much like the old “wet counties and dry counties” after alcohol prohibition ended, Oregon will now have smart counties and stupid counties.

The Association of Oregon Counties and League of Oregon Cities have led the battle to ban marijuana businesses. Rob Bovett, legal counsel for the Association of Oregon Counties, believes the frightened municipalities should have the right to make their own decision, and he supports the language allowing bans by those counties which qualify. people were hot & a few were in need of medical treatment due to heat exhaustion.

Sponsors included the CO2 Company, The Portland Mercury, and the Cannabis Concierge.

The growers garden was the heart of the action as that's where the samples were being distributed. Each person received a bracelet with numbered tags that were removed with each sample that you received. After making their way thru the garden, folks continued to the outside fenced area or to the vendors tables. There seems to be a line for just about everything, especially the misters as the day's heat was sweltering.

The cannabis community in the north is a completely different scene then we have ever known in Southern Oregon. I can't for the life of me figure out how this can all be one state? With one set of laws and yet people are treated so differently at both ends by law enforcement, DA's, etc.......

State of Jefferson sure sounds like an idea to revisit. © 2015 Oregon Cannabis Connection. All rights reserved.

“Those counties that voted no by at least 55 percent — we call them ‘Hell no’ counties”, Bovett explained. “They can enact ordinances that prohibit any of the six different marijuana businesses licensed by the state.”

But, some counties are banning medical marijuana growing with a council vote, even though the law does not expressly let the communities do that. Bovett explained, “Any local government that decides to ban a designated medical grow would be relying upon the application of federal law and the city or county's home rule authority.”

Some examples of local “reefer madness” ordinances and rules being considered:

Cave Junction and Medford – Both refuse to issue business licenses based on the idea that Federal Law overrules State law.

Sandy – The city council has banned dispensaries, even though they passed Measure 91 in the town.

Ontario – Referring to the cities marijuana facility ban...“We won't be known as the pot capitol of eastern Oregon," Norman Crume, Ontario city council member said.

Harney County – Referring to a county ban and the possibility of missed tax revenue, Harney County Commissioner Dan Nichols said, “This is not an issue to be generating revenues from”.

Douglas County – A refreshing “referral” of a ban to the 2016 ballot, even though their commissioners could actually enact a ban under the new laws since they were over 55% against M 91.

Phoenix – No recreational outdoor at all, and medical limited to 35 Sq Ft area when outside.

Lake County – They are considering a ban on commercial grows as well as dispensaries.

Grants Pass – Banned all outdoor growing in the city limit, medical or recreational.

As I arrived back at my little favorite lounge for some R&R, The Other Spot, owned by Nickie Dank, good news came that she'd just receive the approval on the lease next to her current spot & expansion will begin immediately. The social club scene for cannabis is taking over in the north.

In the case of Grants Pass, a town that was nowhere near the required 55% no vote, a ban on outdoor growing seems overreaching. Paul Loney, longtime marijuana attorney in Oregon, explained to the OCC, “They are allowed reasonable time place and manner restrictions, and this is not reasonable.”

July 3rd brought Around Weed the People.

A very hot & sold out event that had sold 1300 tickets and had a waiting list at the door of 800. The days heat was pushing more than 100 outside. The line wrapped down the street for more than 3 blocks,

“Before, under medical, you could always grow outdoors, and they never argued then that there was a problem,” he said. “They would have to prove that marijuana outdoors promotes crime, promotes pests, or is somehow a nuisance, and they can't”.

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Oregon News Nugs World Famous Cannabis Cafe Re-opens!

The World Famous Cannabis Cafe, one of the very first marijuana lounges in the state and country, re-opened at a new location on July 31st in Portland.

Formerly located on S.E. 82nd Ave near Stark St., the Cafe has a new location at 7958 SE Foster RD, Portland, Oregon 97206. There was a steady stream of customers, many very glad they had reopened.

"It makes me very happy that people returned home," Madeline Martinez told the Oregonian.

"It's exceeded my expectations for sure," she said.

Visitors had to be over 21 and brought their Image: Keith Mansur, OCC own flower, shatter, and other cannabis products since dispensing and consuming at the same location is not allowed under the laws.

It is the third location for the Cafe, which had started on Dekum street in N.E. Portland and eventually ended up at the current Foster St. address.

"I feel like I fulfilled my commitment to the community," Martinez told the Oregonian.

Report: $500 Million Market for Oregon Weed By 2020 A recent report from New Frontier, a data analysis company serving the marijuana industry, says that the Oregon marijuana industry is likely to top $500 million dollars in sales by the year 2020.

From the report: "Our analysis has found that the Oregon market is showing great promise for business owners and investors. However, they need to be cautious of the state's evolving regulations and the large gray market, which are creating a great deal of uncertainty and competitive risk," said Giadha DeCarcer, founder and CEO of New Frontier, in a press release.

New Frontier’s analysis examines a number of factors that are shaping the state’s emerging market. Oregon has low barriers to entry and high demand from a sophisticated marijuana consumer base. This will make the market extremely competitive, but it offers rich opportunities for early entrants and for businesses which are able to establish a strong brand presence in the state.

“Other states are watching Oregon’s approach to taxes very closely to see how it will

Oregon News affect the market’s performance. If Oregon’s market performs well, it will force other states to reevaluate their high tax models, which are driving consumers away from the legal market,” said John Kagia, New Frontier’s Director of Industry Analytics.

Oregonian's better get on board if you were hesitant before. The marijuana industry will be the biggest economic boom the state has seen in years.

Workers at Stoney Brothers approve firstever Oregon contract for marijuana workers From UFCW Local 555 Workers at Stoney Brothers, a marijuana dispensary in Portland, Oregon have approved the first-ever union contract for cannabis workers in Oregon and have joined United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555. The vote to approve the contract was unanimous, and sets a new standard for cannabis workers in Oregon.

“With our new contract, I am excited to have paid holidays and vacation time,” said Kyle Maestra, a site manager at Stoney Brothers. ”That is unusual in the cannabis industry.”

The three-year contract includes salaries starting at $15/hour with some making as high as $34/hour, regular raises, affordable health insurance through a multi-employer fund, pension contributions, paid vacations and sick leave, as well as seniority and grievance protections.

“All workers deserve the benefits of a union contract,” said Dan Clay, President of Local 555, “and workers in the cannabis industry are no different.

Starting with the workers at Stoney Brothers, we can build a home-grown Oregon cannabis industry that respects workers and provides good, familysupporting jobs.”

Workers at Stoney Brothers have expressed excitement about their industry-leading compensation package.

“Health insurance is important to me,” said Hannah Poole, a patient consultant at Stoney Brothers. “My union health insurance plan is comprehensive and gives me real peace of mind.”

Stoney Brothers and UFCW Local 555 look forward to growing together as the company plans to open several new retail and growing facilities in the near future.

Gift Shop on I-5 PLaces 27 Foot Smoking Joint on Roof Harry Pinset, a 50 year pot smoker and Oregon medical marijuana patient and grower, owns a small gift shop in Sutherlin, Oregon directly adjacent to Interstate 5. The shop, Magic Mushroom Oregon Gifts has been there for years, and has long sported huge mushroom sculptures, made by Pinset, on the

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One of the Grants Pass council members, Mark Gatlin, expressed his displeasure during one council meeting, explaining how he would like to see all marijuana growing removed from Grants Pass, medical and otherwise, and make "Grass Pants" a marijuana free zone. He even said his email response had been a 64 to 5 margin in support of a ban. property and on the roof of their shop.

But, now that pot has been legalized, Pinset decided to make a giant sculpture of a marijuana joint, complete with smoke and all.

"I don't want any plants on the property," Gatlin said during the meeting.

From The Register Guard: "I wanted to make a statement, basically,” says Pinsent, sitting in his Magic Mushroom/Oregon Gifts shop that sits just on the east side of Interstate 5.

“It’s been illegal now for (years). It’s a plant. It should be legal. So, I did it as a protest...

“Biggest flag on the West Coast, so they say,” Pinsent says, standing on his store’s roof and looking up at the flag put up by the city years ago, the sound of freeway traffic rushing by in the background.

“Right next to the biggest joint on the West Coast, and the biggest mushrooms on the West Coast...

“We’re celebrating the fact that we’re no longer wasting public money and putting people in jail (for marijuana possession offenses),” Linda Pinsent-Fox says. “It’s a plant that was put on this Earth. It represents freedom and choosing how you want to live..."

Of course, this didn't sit well with the city, who want it to come down, per the Register Guard:

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”It cannot ban the simple growing of recreational marijuana plants or your own personal medical grow at your own home address,” Loney explained. “That councilman needs to go back and look at 'Civics 101'.”

Rycke Brown, a resident of Grants Pass, is organizing a Gofundme.com campaign to hopefully retain Paul Loney and file suit against the city. The “Homegrown Defense Fund” has only raised a couple hundred dollars as of August 4th, so help her out if you can. The link is here... http://www.gofundme.com/zb38423u

“I do not feel like that is a good representation of Sutherlin as a city or a community,” says Tami Trowbridge, president of the Sutherlin Area Chamber of Commerce. “And I’m not so sure I’m pleased that he has such great freeway access.”

Magic Mushroom/Oregon Gifts has been distributing the OCC newspaper since our very first issue. They have been a long term "Classified" advertiser, as well, doing their part to support the OCC. If you are travelling through Sutherlin, which is almost everyone at one time or another, stop in and say hi, check out their amazing gift shop, and get a copy of the OCC! The Sutherlin City Council sent Pinset a letter demanding the sign be removed within 30 days, citing current rules for signs that exist it the town. The gift shop has started a petition to prevent their action.

Visit them on facebook at facebook.com/magicmushroomshop

"Phil Leveque did not ever let any grass grow under his feet. If he wasn’t working on something, he wasn’t awake. He was the quintessential “good doctor”, helping, healing and saving innumerable fellow human beings as a rule." ­ Bonnie King, Publisher Salem­News.com and dear friend of the "Pot Doc", Dr. Phil Leveque, who pased away in May.

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Oregon News After March 2016, no residential address will be allowed to produce more than 12 plants unless already producing up to 24 plants or before December 31, 2014.

Changes to the OMMP not likely to sit well with patients or growers are the limits put in place on patients and/or plants per address that will have an immediate impact on the number of patients needing a grower next year. The new reporting requirements for production, manufacturing and distribution of product for those growing for more than two patients will also be burdensome for many growers.

Growers designated to produce cannabis for a patients must now be 21 years old and a resident of Oregon for at least two years unless you have been previously registered prior to January 1, 2015.

However growers can now be reimbursed for “all costs associated with the production of marijuana for the registry identification cardholder.”

Anyone producing cannabis at an address where more than twelve plants are being produced or participating in the transfer of excess to dispensaries or retail outlets will be required to report all production activities on a monthly basis including the number of plants and products produced, transferred or distributed in any manner to any one or any outlet.

Any grower now producing for more than sixteen patients will have to reduce that number to sixteen by March 1, 2016. This means that more than 1200 patients will have to find another grower. Soon. The final impact on patients remains to be seen as there is no data publicly available on the number of growers now producing for more than four patients in a residential zone.

However, new possession limits (12 lbs./plant outdoor, 6 lbs./plant indoor) and the removal of the 12” rule and a new definition for immature plants with no limits will be a boon to growers and the increase in possession limits for growers and the protection those limits offer growers is long overdue.

Where growers were allowed to have multiple growers each growing for four patients at any given address, this will no longer be allowed without reporting all activity at that address, nor will caregiver cards be allowed to grow for patients.

Growers grandfathered in for higher plant limits, are not allowed to replace a patient that no longer designates them as a grower eventually reducing all gardens in residential grows down to 12 plants (two patients)and non-residential addresses to 48 plants (eight patients).

All data compiled by both OLCC and OHA may be shared upon request with any state law enforcement agency or the regulatory agencies of cities and counties.

There is language in at least two sections requiring a substantial firewall protecting personal information pertaining to your debilitating condition from being disclosed but how it stands the test of time is still an open question.

Legislation also created a separate medical marijuana processors license under the OHA The standards and criteria for establishing a processing site will most likely be a reflection of what is required by dispensaries in security for and transferring of marijuana products and the cost of the license. An interesting note for medical processors unlike commercial processors, they are allowed to be in areas zoned residential if they are not processing extracts. In other words if you can get the appropriate agency to sign off on a certified home kitchen, you can still make infused products at home. You will probably have to live with cameras in your kitchen and periodic inspections but what the heck.

Land use compatibility was a huge issue this session, and all existing and new licenses and registrations will be required to have Land Use Compatibility Statement (LUCS) from here on out. This is sometimes a simple thing but can take months Cont. on Page 14

Lake County, the third largest county in Oregon in area, is wrestling with banning Commercial Cannabis production under HB 3400. The following is a digested version of a letter submitted in opposition to that ban.

Dear County Commissioners: Please explain to me and the citizens of this County how throwing away millions of dollars helps us in any way.

It is ludicrous that this is even being considered in light of on going budget short falls. This isn't about "pot" . Pot is legal now in Oregon. This IS about economics.

According to information presented in a public hearing, Lake County would receive $1,800,000 in sales tax from a proposed business, and thousands more in property taxes. By opting out, we receive NO share of the state sales tax that has generated mega-millions in WA and CO.

Jobs... ? This business projects two hundred full time jobs. I recognize the Commissioners are not business people fighting to survive and keep their doors open, so throwing away two hundred jobs to make a statement doesn't matter, but I will tell you it does matter to the people like me with empty buildings and no damn way to pay our taxes!

This isn't about changing how one ounce of marijuana is used in Lake County. Any one who wants it, can buy it as of October first and/or grow their own right now.

The State of Oregon and the OLCC has heavy regulations in place to regulate recreational Cannabis use... The ban you are considering is nothing but standing up and beating your chest... Yelling, "I hate Pot".

Fine, that's your opinion and your right, but it is not your right to prevent tax dollars and jobs from coming into Lake County.

Page 11 It is your job to bring tax dollars and jobs INTO Lake County................

Plus you are taking revenue from the Town of Lakeview, who I believe would agree to sell geothermal energy to the business.

All this does is shoot Lakeview and Lake County in the guts and causes a legal business to go to an area that wants the revenues. The people voted on whether to legalize recreational Cannabis. They did not vote on running legal business out of Lake County.

I would propose that 50% of monies generated be allocated to our road department to help replace the lost timber revenues. I would propose that the other 50% of monies could be allocated to community betterment projects regulated by your own Lake County Commissioner's Economic Advisory Group (that debated this very issue and voted to advise the Commissioners to NOT ban commercial growing)..

I know the Road Department desperately needs the revenue, and I can only imagine the good that could be done with this kind of revenue as an economic development tool for citizens and organizations.

Do you like the Lakeview Swimming Pool? I'm told it was paid for in a large part by "Taxes" from the Ladies of the Night working the cat houses on Roberta Avenue.

The community didn't look down their noses at that pile of money and neither should you.

Pound your fist on the table, pontificate all day if you want to, but I urge you not to loose track of the fact that you were elected to make Lake County a better place and this doesn't fall into that category.

Sincerely,

John R. Cogar

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we're going to help them in any way we can.”

Eventually Kenyon expanded his business enterprises. He opened a head shop, opened a restaurant, started a consulting business, became the primary sponsor of the Jefferson State Hemp Expo, and partnered with other cannabis friendly businesses offering remote clinics across Oregon. Currently, he has over a half a dozen businesses of his own, and even more joint business ventures he is involved with across the state.

In addition to his clinic, his businesses include: Grateful Meds dispensaries in Portland, Springfield and Talent; Kenyon Consulting; Chronic Distributing; Oregon Cannabis Farms; Cannatech Investments; and others.

He also has a number of strategic partnerships like Oregon Analytical Labs, Oregon Cannabis Insurance, Best Bud Bags. Through Chronic Distributing, he helps smaller businesses like Chocowana Bars and Magic Mike's Tinctures get their products to the market.

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“His efforts to try and bring the patients community and patient/grower community into the real world of regulatory business has been instrumental,” explained Anthony Taylor of Compassionate Oregon. “Without his efforts we probably wouldn't have gotten the [Oregon Sungrown Growers Guild] to be comfortable with reporting their activities, for instance.”

“I think this Ranch opportunity will finally provide a home to the hemp events we've been having over the years, and many other events,” Kenyon explained. “It's going to be a good venue for anyone in the state to rent out, and obviously cannabis friendly. We will be able to do shows for 20,000 people or just 2,000.”

Even though he made headway with the areas leaders, local law enforcement still wanted his clinic closed down. By pressuring a sick friend of Kenyon's to purchase cannabis without a valid marijuana card in 2007, local cops charged him and got a conviction for distribution of marijuana. But, thanks to new legislation just recently signed by Governor Kate Brown, the conviction was expunged.

His most recent endeavor is a concert and event center in Central Point, Oregon. After closing his head shop, Operation Pipe Dreams, Kenyon decided to lease a large property that could

supported him for election as the Jackson County District Attorney in 2012, an election he lost to current DA Beth Heckert.

accommodate large scale cannabis production as well as music concerts and other cannabis friendly events. The property was previously a horse facility and has a massive covered arena, two fish ponds, water rights, irrigation, all on 110 flat and sunny acres!

For many years Kenyon represented the cannabis community in the Southern Oregon business world, a world not originally friendly to cannabis. His community involvement and support for local organizations put his cannabis clinic in good standing locally and eventually helped to change minds. By demonstrating how a cannabis business person is as responsible as any other business person, and can actually be more involved than most, he broke down stereotypes. Kenyon made it a point to purchase local 4H livestock, support local festivals, and donate to charities, among other local involvements.

“Local police leadership has hated cannabis for years”, Kenyon exclaimed.

“But, things are changing. Jackson County not only voted in favor of Measure 91 last year, we just elected Sheriff Corey Falls and got rid of our old 'marijuana hater' Sheriff Mike Winters.”

Though he was involved in the cannabis industry for years, and had donated tens

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“We also might not have had the influence that was granted other interests,” Taylor explained. The recent session was dominated by Ginny Burdick and the Growers PAC, who had an uncomfortable amount of influence over the entire process and Burdick herself.

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of thousands of dollars to different marijuana initiatives and lobbying efforts, Kenyon did not take an active roll in politics until recently. His successful and award winning seafood restaurant in Medford, The Wharf, played a major role in his access to political leaders. Winning the local papers readers choice award as best seafood restaurant award five years in a row, the restaurant attracts many affluent and important diners with a love of seafood.

“We have the best seafood in the entire region,” He explained. “Most of the political leaders would come in to the restaurant, so I met Judges, DA's, Police Chiefs, legislators, and other important people.”

One of those he met and rubbed elbows with was Rob Patridge, an attorney and former State Representative who would become Klamath County DA and the eventual Chairman of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, the agency now charged with implementing the states recreational marijuana laws. Kenyon

“Brent had access to key people and had a few key conversations with members of the Joint Committee and the OLCC,” Taylor told us. “He was very helpful to patients. Without Brent and Anthony Johnson we never would have gotten 16 patients grandfathered in, and without that, 16,000 patients would have been without a grower come March.”

Kenyon was appointed to the Measure 91 Rules Advisory Committee where he has been trying to have a positive affect on the process, suggesting realistic and rational goals that are achievable and acceptable. He understands that educating many of the state's bureaucrats is required, and he has set out to do just that.

“Having knowledgeable and successful businessmen on the rules committees can only help the state employees and politicians understand the realities of legal marijuana and hopefully avoid onerous regulations, unreasonable laws, and excessive penalties,” explained Kenyon.

He is also starting to help fund-raise for important politicians and has scheduled a Southern Oregon BBQ event at one of his marijuana gardens Cont. on Pag13

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in support of Portland Congressman Earl Blumenhauer. The event late summer near Medford. Its a privater event that will include key people from the industry interested in supporting smart Federal policy.

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Kenyon's wide array of business interests are almost all cannabis related, and complimentary. His clinic has been helping patients for years, and the dispensary goes right along with that service, providing sick people access to an alternative medicine. His farm provides medicine for patients, his dispensaries, and other cannabis businesses. His partnership with Oregon Cannabis Insurance allows him to enter the insurance industry and provide valuable insights as to the underwriting needs of another cannabis business owners. Kenyon Consulting company provides services to businesses in the marijuana industry, drawing on his years of experience, and Chronic Distributing provides a marketing and distribution service for marijuana goods, like Chocowana Bars, to retailers for his businesses and others.

His foray into the dispensary business has been a nightmare, as it has been for so many others. Admittedly overextending himself, Kenyon filed for three dispensary

Oregon News licenses on March 3rd, 2013. Of those three, only one opened as expected, in Springfield. The locations he filed for in Portland and Ashland both fell through.

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If beer drinkers and cigar smokers are not prohibited from firearms purchases, why should legal marijuana consumers’ right to keep and bear arms be infringed? (Funny how you never hear from the NRA on this issue, huh?)

In Portland, Kenyon was blocked out by another location who filed their paperwork less than a minute earlier, on a location which had yet to be built out, even though his was ready to open on day one. He lost the lease and had to rip out all the improvements he made to the property.

They eventually found another location and reopened within months. The cost incurred in the frantic search for another location was high, and they constantly were competing against out of state interests. It took a team of people scouring leads for weeks to find a property.

In Ashland, he was screwed by a greedy landlord that, in the end, did not do his due diligence and found that the bank holding the property's note had serious problems with a marijuana business operating on the property. He then aimed his resources at Talent, one of the few Southern Oregon towns allowing dispensaries in 2013. They eventually grandfathered in three dispensaries, one of them Kenyon's Grateful Meds. The store remained unopened for an entire year as he dealt with permit and zoning issues on the property, requiring changes that seem could be taken as delay tactics by the city.

In the end, Kenyon figures he has lost well over 100,000 dollars in the past 2 years just trying to open his dispensaries, a figure that a few others in the state can relate too.

“It was ugly,” he said, as he placed his hands on his head and ran his hands through his red hair. “There was no way to know what was going to happen and things were changing so rapidly...they still are!”

Acting too fast and gambling on locations proved costly for many, not just Kenyon.

But, that did little to deter the onslaught of the green rush. Oregon's Medical dispensary program continues processing hundreds upon hundreds of dispensary applications...for medical dispensaries.

These applications are not even for the

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Public Assembly Rights “OK, it’s legal in Oregon… now get back into your homes and draw the curtains!”

Our state, like the other legal and medical states, has strict prohibitions about the public ever seeing the demon reefer. No consumption in public view, no processing in public view, no cultivation in public view - it’s the plant that dare not speak its name What is the point of no longer caging

coming legal recreational sales locations!

Those getting in now on the medical side are hoping to be ahead of the recreational flood, by having a foot in the door, since the OLCC has not set the rules or started accepting applications for any recreational licenses.

As we see “Pay to Play” now becoming the norm in an industry which started as a movement, it can be difficult for some to accept. For those individuals, successful business people can represent the onslaught of “corporations” and “big business”, yet what most of these business people actually represent are the aspirations of successful Oregonians, some have been in the industry many years.

There are some that may be starting to move in, but the majority are still just successful local business people with big dreams and a true love for cannabis, like Brent Kenyon. © 2015 Oregon Cannabis Connection. All rights reserved.

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people for the crime of marijuana use if under legal marijuana they must cage themselves in their own homes? We’ve gone from a cell to house arrest! It would be like legalizing gay marriage, but telling gay people they can’t kiss or hold hands in public.

If we’ve accepted designated indoor and outdoor smoking and drinking sections, why should marijuana be any different?

Freeing Marijuana Prisoners Secretary of State John Kerry, back in 1971 when he was a returned Vietnam veteran lobbying against the war, famously asked the Senate Committee of Foreign Relations, “How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?” © 2015 Russ Belville, Used by permission.

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authority over marijuana items or a licensee”… and, except in certain cases, may not “establish standards for marijuana as a food additive” and may not “consider marijuana an adulterant,” unless products “exceed acceptable levels” of concentration established by the OHA. Overall siting of facilities for manufacturing infused products will be done by both the OLCC and the Dept. of Ag and sanitary conditions of production facilities will be left up to the OHA. (This is most certainly about keeping the FDA out of the mix at the state level as they are now allowed under existing statute for manufacturing non-infused products for the general public.

Patients purchasing product in retail stores will not be given any type of exemption from the retail tax on purchases by showing their OMMP card. Similar to Colorado in this respect, it will mean patients will continue to maintain their cards and new card applications will continue to grow. Whether or not any OHA dispensaries will remain in the long run remains to be seen. Indications from some dispensary owners are they will not be making the switch even in light of greater profits. In reality the dispensaries will continue to be the only source (other than what may be grown individually) where cannabis will be able to be purchased.

Cities and counties were again allowed to continue to ban any and all licensed cannabis businesses including dispensaries and the new OMMP processors. While the statute is complicated in its formulation of this policy, the nuts and bolts of it are as follows: If a local jurisdiction defeated Measure 91 by more than five points (received less than 45% of the votes cast), they may adopt an ordinance banning all things cannabis except for medical grows without referring it to the voters of that jurisdiction. If the Measure passed or received 45% or more of the votes cast and a local jurisdiction adopts an ordinance, that ordinance must be placed on the ballot for a vote of the people at the next general election. The local jurisdiction must provide the OHA and/or the OLCC the proposed language and the agency(s) must suspend all licensing activities until the vote determines the outcome. Local jurisdictions have 180 to do so. (Sometime January 2016).

The legislature also established a “Task Force on Cannabis Environmental Best Practices,” a “Task Force on Researching the Medical and Public Health Properties of Cannabis,” a program to allow certification of researchers and criteria for that research, and required reports to the Legislature by the OLCC on the studies on driving under the influence.

The Task Force on Environmental Best Practices must provide the legislature with a report including recommendations for legislation no later than September 15, 2016.

This language was originally drafted as a prerequisite for applying for a commercial

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producer’s license. Applicants would have been required to submit water and energy reports showing they had access to water and that energy use specifically for indoor operations would not exceed certain levels.

Retail Measure 91 is one of only a few initiatives passed by Oregonians that has had such a large revision by the legislature without a referral back to the people for approval.

Many supporters and lobbyists alike felt the Measure 91 Committee controverted the will of the people at nearly every turn. Everyone tried to be patient as the Committee worked through the details trying to establish a framework from which to allow rules committees to sort through some of the more nuanced aspects of implementing Measure 91.

These changes are wide-ranging and include new definitions and fees sturctures, from taxes to bonds and insurance, from handler’s cards to checking ID and many more, these changes to Measure 91 will have a profound effect on how recreational marijuana is regulated in Oregon.

The first thing everyone agreed on was the need to move the tax on marijuana from the grower to the retail customer. This was accomplished with HB 2041. The last thing they agreed on was a way for Oregonians to buy what they were now allowed to possess and cultivate but not able to purchase until OLCC’s projected date of October 2016 for opening its stores. This was accomplished

with SB 460, which allows current dispensaries to begin selling this October.

(The committee also decided medical marijuana patients will not receive an exemption from this tax if purchasing product in an OLCC store).

The Measure 91 Committee repealed the sections of Measure 91 related to taxation reassigning the collection and distribution of revenue to the Oregon Dept. of Revenue. This required the OLCC to make the commercial licensing program fee based resulting in yearly fees for commercial licenses projected to be on par with dispensary license fees. So what would, under Measure 91, have cost you $5K per year for all four licenses could now cost as much as $20K .

Retailers will get to keep two per cent of the tax collected as reimbursement for collecting said taxes and must begin collecting these taxes January of 2016. The temporary rate of 25% will be levied until the Dept. of Revenue implements the statutory requirements of HB 2041 which caps the rate at 17%.

Dispensaries will also have to keep up with their local jurisdiction regarding local city or county tax. No rules have been adopted as yet on this but dispensary owners that want to sell to both markets should take this into consideration.

OLCC has approval of all labeling for both medical and retail products. The OLCC has this power with distilled spirits but the Dept. of Ag. is typically in charge of labeling requirements under existing law, but under these new changes they “may not exercise

On a final note HB 2821, the patient’s rights bill and the hemp bill, HB 2668 disappointingly died in committee along with many other reform bills. Although some of them were included in the bills that did pass a lot of stuff was left on the floor of the Office of Legislative Counsel.

In time, some of the medical growers and OHA dispensaries will make the transition to commercial growers and retail outlets as the criteria and applications become available for those licenses leaving patients again searching for safe access. But for now, the OMMP is the only game in town and gearing up for commercial licensing will be difficult as businesses will not know until sometime in January if a particular city or county will allow licenses to be issued and what restrictions may be put in place for those licensees.

All in all, it was a hectic and often frustrating session but one that we as industry, patients and growers have managed to navigate mostly to our advantage. We have gotten a good deal more than we expected coming into the session. Some might say a good deal less.

We still have a lot of work ahead of us just trying to keep up with the upcoming rules committees to ensure they get at least part of the new face of cannabis right. We will see some technical fixes come up in the 2016 short session and will need to prepare legislation for the 2017 session such as a new patient’s rights bill, further relaxation of penalties, and perhaps the Cannabis Commission we have hoped for so long to see will finally have a chance.

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Oregon Cannabis Connection marijuana, getting such bills through legislatures is excruciatingly difficult, and results in overly restrictive and ineffective state programs.

While never making marijuana policy a major part of his policy platform in the past, it seemed likely that the progressive Sanders would be a supporter of sensible marijuana laws. Researching his stances, as much as forty years ago, and the fact that his home state of Vermont has been one of the most progressive states on marijuana policy (especially among states without the initiative process), many marijuana law reformers have held out hope that Sanders would be a leader on ending the War on Cannabis. Sanders’ previous statements regarding marijuana have hinted that he would be announcing a progressive cannabis policy, and his most recent comments in an interview to run on Fusion and Univision on Sunday are his strongest to date. In the interview, he admitted to smoking marijuana in his youth and he criticized laws that severely punish nonviolent drug offenders. Most exciting to cannabis law reformers is the fact that the interview makes clear that Bernie Sanders will consider legalizing marijuana if elected president.

Back on May 3rd, I published a blog asking, “Will Bernie Sanders Become the Cannabis Candidate?” With all due respect to Rand Paul, I think that the answer is a resounding “Yes.” If you MUST vote in the Republican Primary, then I definitely recommend Rand Paul and if you are inclined to vote 3rd party, Governor Gary Johnson (with his VP candidate Judge Jim Gray) on the Libertarian ticket and the Green Party candidate (Jill Stein, most likely) are fine choices. But among the mainstream candidates with any legitimate shot of winning the presidency, Bernie Sanders is the right choice for the cannabis community.

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Drug War policies that have eroded our constitutional rights as the governmental search, seizure and snooping powers that law enforcement has deemed necessary to fight the War on Drugs have expanded into virtually all aspects of our lives. This loss of privacy has only been exacerbated by the War on Terror and we are in danger of losing even more privacy and rights each and every time we face a new threat or fight a new war. Sanders will not only be a great candidate on marijuana and the greater Drug War, but he is proven to be very wise in avoiding unnecessary wars as he opposed both the Vietnam War and the Iraq War. Bernie Sanders has been climbing in the polls and he has a real chance of winning the presidency, especially if he continues to fundraise well and American voters learn more about his policies. Don’t let the mainstream media or even your friends and family convince you that Bernie can’t win; if Sanders can win Iowa and New Hampshire, he can defeat the Hillary Clinton machine in the Democratic Primary and shock the political system, but he needs our help.

At this point, don’t feel like we should settle for the “lesser of two evils”, instead #FeelTheBern and do what you can to support a true progressive presidential candidate. © 2015 www.marijuanapolitics.com. Used by permission.

Marijuana is going to be part of the political conversation between now and Election Day 2016. Support for legalization is now consistently polling above 50% nationwide, four states and DC have already voted to legalize it, and activists at least ten states are doing their best to make it an issue this time around.

In those states, they’re working to take marijuana legalization directly to the voters in the form of initiatives. Not all of those efforts will actually make the ballot — mass signature-gathering campaigns require not only enthusiasm but cold, hard cash to succeed — and not all of those that qualify will necessarily win,

It’s been the same with legalization.

Voters approved legalization via initiatives in Colorado and Washington in 2012 and Alaska, Oregon, and the strict of Columbia last year. But even in states with majorities or pluralities in favor of legalization, legalization bills haven’t gotten passed.

Efforts are afoot at a number of statehouses, and one of them will eventually be the first to legislate legalization, maybe even next year — it’s not outside the realm of possibility. But for now, if legalization is going to continue to expand, it’s going to come thanks to the initiative states. In fact, marijuana policy reform is an issue on which elected officials have been so tineared and unresponsive to the will of the voters that their failure is an advertisement for the utility of direct democracy.

By the time the polls close on Election

DC Voters made it legal to possess and grow marijuana. They also have a medical marijuana and decriminalization laws Graphic from MPP

States with medical marijuana laws States with marijuana decriminalization laws States with marijuana decriminalization laws and medical marijuana laws Marijuana is legal for adults and is taxed and regiulated similarly to alcohol, and state has medical law.

but in a handful of states, including the nation’s most populous, the prospects for passing legalization next year look quite good.

Presidential contenders are already finding the question of marijuana legalization unavoidable. They’re mostly finding the topic uncomfortable, with none — not even Rand Paul — embracing full-on legalization, most staking out middling positions, and some Republicans looking for traction by fervently opposing it. Just this week, Chris Christie vowed to undo legalization where it already exists if he is elected president.

It’s worth noting that it is the initiative process that is enabling the process of ending marijuana prohibition. Only half the states have it — mostly west of the Mississippi — but it is the use of citizen initiatives that led the way, first for medical marijuana and now with outright legalization.

In the face of overwhelming support for medical marijuana, state legislators proved remarkably recalcitrant. It took five years after California voters made it the first medical marijuana state for Hawaii to become the first state to pass it through the legislature. Even now, with nearly half the states having approved some form of medical

Day 2016, we could see the number of legalization states double and the number of Americans living free of pot prohibition quadruple to more than 60 million — or more. Attitudes on marijuana are shifting fast, and by this time next year, the prospects of even more states actually approving legalization could be even higher.

But right now, we have five states where the prospects of getting on the ballot and winning look good, three states where it looks iffy but could surprise, and two states where it looks like a long-shot next year.

Looking Good for Legalization: Arizona A June Rocky Mountain Poll from the Behavioral Research Center has support for legalization at 53%, and Arizonans could find themselves having to decide which competing legalization proposal they like best.

The Marijuana Policy Project­backed Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol would legalize the possession of up to an ounce of buds or five grams of concentrates, as well as allow for home grows of up to six plants per person, with a cap of 12 plants per household. The initiative also envisions a system of regulated marijuana commerce with a tax of 15%. Localities could bar marijuana businesses or even home growing, but only upon a popular vote.

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The second initiative, from Arizonans for Mindful Regulation, would legalize the possession of up to an ounce of buds or concentrates, as well as allow for home grows of up to 12 plants — and home growers could keep the fruits of their harvests. The initiative envisions a system of regulated marijuana commerce with a 10% tax on retail sales. It would allow localities to regulate — but not ban — marijuana businesses.

Both campaigns are in the signature­gathering process. They will need 150,000 valid voter signatures to qualify for the 2016 ballot and they have until next July to get them.

California A May PPIC poll had support for legalization at 54%, and Californians have a variety of initiatives to choose from. At leastsix legalization initiatives have already been cleared for signature­gathering by state officials, but everybody is still waiting for the other shoe to drop.

That would be the much anticipated initiative from the Coalition for Cannabis Policy Reform, which represents many of the major players in the state, as well as deep­pocketed outside players from all the major drug reform groups. The coalition’s initiative was delayed while it waited for the release of a report from Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy, led by pro­legalization Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). That report came out last week, and the coalition says it expects to have its initiative ready within a few weeks.

The delays in getting the initiative out and the signature­ gathering campaign underway are going to put pressure on the campaign. To qualify for the ballot, initiatives must come up with some 366,000 valid voter signatures, and that takes time, as well as money. Most of the other initiatives don’t have the money to make a serious run at signatures, but the coalition does. For all of the California legalization initiatives, the real hard deadline for signatures is February 4.

Maine The most recent polling, a Public Policy Polling survey from 2013, had only a plurality (48% to 39%) favoring legalization, but that’s nearly two years old, and if Maine is following national trends, support should only have increased since then. Maine is winnable.

This is another state where a Marijuana Policy Project­backed initiative has competition from local activists. The MPP­ affiliated Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol would legalize possession of up to an ounce of buds and allow for six­plant home grows. It would also create a system of regulated marijuana commerce with a 10% tax above and beyond the state sales tax, and it would allow for marijuana social clubs as well as retail stores.

The competing initiative, from Legalize Maine, is a bit looser on possession and home grows, allowing up to 2.5 ounces and six mature and 12 immature plants. Unlike the MPP initiative, which would have the Alcohol Bureau regulate marijuana, this one would leave it to the Department of Agriculture. It would also allow for marijuana social clubs as well as pot shops and would impose a 10% flat sales tax.

Initiatives need 61,126 valid voter signatures to qualify for the ballot. The campaigns have until next spring to get them in.

Massachusetts A Suffolk/Boston Herald poll from February has support for legalization at 53% in the Bay State, where activists have since the turn of the century been laying the groundwork for legalization with a series of successful non­binding policy questions demonstrating public support, not to mention voting to approve medical marijuana in 2008 and decriminalization in 2012.

Like Arizona and Maine, Massachusetts is another state where a Marijuana Policy Project­backed initiative is being contested by local activists. The MPP­affiliated Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol is still in the initiative­drafting process and details of its initiative remain unknown.

Meanwhile, local activists organized as Bay State Repeal have come up with a very liberal initiative that would legalize possession and cultivation — without limits — allow for marijuana farmers’ markets and social clubs. This initiative would also create a system of licensed, regulated, and taxed marijuana commerce.

Neither Massachusetts initiative has been approved for signature­gathering yet. The state has a two­phase signature­ gathering process, with a first phase for nine weeks between September and December. Then, if sufficient signatures are gathered, the legislature must act on the measure before next May. If it fails to approve the measure, a second, eight­week signature­gathering process commences. Initiatives will need 64,750 valid voter signatures to qualify for the ballot.

A Moore Information poll from 2013 had support for legalization at 54%, and legalization supporters will most definitely have a chance to put those numbers to the test next year because the Marijuana Policy Project­backed Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol initiative has already qualified for the ballot. It would legalize the possession of up to an ounce of buds and an eighth­ounce of concentrates, and it would allow for the home growing of six pot plants per adult, with a household limit of 12. Home growers could keep the fruits of their harvest. The initiative would also create a legal marijuana commerce system with a 15% excise tax.

There’s a Decent Chance: Michigan An April Michigan Poll had support for legalization at 51%, which doesn’t leave much margin for error. Nonetheless, at least two groups are embarked on legalization initiative campaigns. (A third appears to have gone dormant.)

The more grassroots Comprehensive Cannabis Law Reform Initiative Committee would legalize the possession of up to 2 ½ ounces by adults and allow home grows of 12 mature plants and an unlimited number of immature ones. Home growers could possess the fruits of all their harvest. The non­ commercial transfer of up to 2 ½ ounces would also be legal.

A system of regulated marijuana commerce is included and would feature a 10% tax.

The competing Michigan Cannabis Coalition initiative appears to have no personal possession limits, but would only allow for home grows of two plants. It provides an option for localities to ban home grows, or to raise the limit to four plants. It envisions a system of regulated marijuana commerce, with taxes to be set by the legislature.

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next one to legalize marijuana, since it would go to a vote this November. An April Quinnipiac University poll had support for legalization at 52%.

If it doesn’t qualify, others are lined up to take another shot.Responsible Ohioans for Cannabis have a constitutional amendment initiative with no specified possession limits for people 18 and over. It also allows home grows of 24 plants per person, with a limit of 96 plants per household.

Another effort, Legalize Marijuana and Hemp in Ohio, is mainly a medical marijuana initiative, but does allow for the possession of up to an ounce by adults.

Constitutional amendments need 385,000 valid voter signatures to qualify for the ballot; initiated statutes only need 115,000. Like Michigan, however, Ohio is a state with a history of initiatives failing to make the ballot.

Not Likely Next Year: In the states below, activists are undertaking efforts to get on the ballot next year, but the odds are against them, either because of poor (or no) polling, or lack of funds and organization, or both.

Mississippi The Mississippi Alliance for Cannabis is sponsoring Proposition 48, a constitutional amendment initiative which “would legalize the use, cultivation and sale of cannabis and industrial hemp. Cannabis related crimes would be punished in a manner similar to, or to a lesser degree, than alcohol related crimes. Cannabis sales would be taxed 7%. Cannabis sold for medical purposes and industrial hemp would be exempt from taxation. The Governor would be required to pardon persons convicted of nonviolent cannabis crimes against the State of Mississippi.”

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Michigan only rates the “decent chance” category because of its razor­thin support for legalization and because of its history of marijuana legalization initiatives failing to qualify for the ballot. Initiatives will need more than 250,000 voter signatures to qualify, and they have until next June 1 to do so. Both campaigns have just gotten underway with signature­ gathering.

There is no recent polling on attitudes toward legalization in the state, but it is one of the most conservative in the country.

To get on the ballot, supporters need to gather 107,216 valid voter signatures by December 17, one year after they started seeking them.

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Ballot Issue 7, which would legalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana by adults, but not create legal marijuana commerce, is the brainchild of a Glendive man who says he plans to bicycle across the state to gather support and signatures.

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A Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research poll from February showed only 45% in favor of marijuana legalization, but Missouri activists organized as Show­Me Cannabis have been waging a serious, hard fought campaign to educate Missourians on the issue, and it could pay off next year.

Their initiative would legalize up to 12 ounces of buds, one ounce of concentrates, a pound of edibles, and 20 ounces of cannabis liquids, as well as allow for home growing of up to six plants. It would also create a medical marijuana program and a legal, regulated marijuana commerce.

Since it is a constitutional amendment, the initiative will need at least 157,788 valid voter signatures to qualify for the ballot.

Organizers will have until next May to get them.

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The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a measure July 23rd (16 to 14) that is intended to ensure marijuana businesses have access to banking services.

The amendment, offered by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, would prohibit the Treasury Department and its enforcement arm, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network or FinCEN, from using federal funds to punish banks that provide financial services to marijuana businesses that are operating legally under state laws.

Many banks are currently unwilling to provide depository and other basic banking services to marijuana businesses because the substance is still illegal under federal law. Federal, state, and local law enforcement and other government officials say marijuana businesses need to have access to banking because operating entirely in cash raises significant public safety concerns.

The House is unlikely to consider its own Financial Services bill, so it is unclear whether the amendment will be included in any final compromise legislation that is sent to the president.

Earlier this month, Sen. Merkley introduced the Marijuana Business Access to Banking Act, which would amend federal banking laws to prevent banks from being punished for providing services to state-legal marijuana businesses. The bill is co-sponsored by Sens. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Rand Paul (R-KY), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden

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Statement from Dan Riffle, director of federal policies for the Marijuana Policy Project: “Marijuana businesses in Colorado alone are on pace for nearly $1 billion dollars in revenue this year. Forcing these companies to store that much cash anywhere other than inside banks raises significant public safety concerns.

Current federal laws are putting a bullseye on businesses that are operating legally under state laws, as well as their employees and customers. It’s almost as if some federal officials want to see marijuana businesses get robbed.

“Forcing these businesses to deal exclusively in cash makes it more challenging for states to collect taxes, monitor transactions, and enforce some regulations. Allowing these businesses to access basic banking services is a critical step toward letting states regulate marijuana as effectively and responsibly as possible. A strong majority of Americans think the federal government should stop interfering in state marijuana laws. It appears many, if not most, of the top 2016 presidential candidates agree.”

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National News Election officials ruled that the campaign had 276,082 valid signatures in the first batch, leaving it 29,509 short.

ResponsibleOhio hopes to make up the shortfall with the 95,572 signatures submitted Thursday.

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remarks of marijuana’s safety in relation to alcohol, and rejected an administrative petition calling for marijuana rescheduling hearings. NORML is pleased that although the new DEA administrator, by his own admission is not “an expert” on cannabis, he apparently possesses a better grasp on marijuana and it’s evident differences compared to other schedule 1 substances.

By Oregon Cannabis Connection After 15 long years of waiting, Nevada finally opened their first dispensary on July 31st. Silver State Relief opened in Sparks, just a few miles from Reno. The dispensary can only serve qualified medical marijuana patients.

Josh Eck, spokesman for Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, said county boards of elections will be asked to validate signatures and return the petitions to the state the week of Aug. 10.

State officials must finalize the November ballot by Aug. 25.

Rosenberg’s comments, coupled with those of NIDA Director Nora Volkow publicly espousing the safety of CBD indicate that it may no longer be a question of if the federal government will move to reclassify cannabis but when.

demographic,” he said.

Now we wait for Parliament to pick up the petition for debate, which is expected to happen in September. It’s my understanding that this is the second largest petition of all time in the UK. If so, that’s very cool, and considering that the petition is still gathering signatures, I think there’s a chance that it could be number one when all is said and done. That would be very cool. If you live int he UK, sign the petition, and tell everyone else that you know to do the same! © 2015 The Weed Blog. Used by permission.

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Similar to Oregon, Nevada's law offered for legal protections for possessing marijuana, and allowed a person to grow their own, but it did not provide for a supply system, forcing many to purchase their medicine on the black market. That was resolved with a bill in the 2013 legislature.

However, opening a dispensary is a costly endeavor in the Silver State. According to the Associated Press: “Nevada Medical Marijuana Association Executive Director Will Adler said the state’s strict rules — based on Colorado’s system — will stave off problems once dispensaries get off the ground and become a model for other states.

Barring the most ruthlessly low signature validity rate, I think the ResponsibleOhio initiative will make the ballot. If so, the campaign will shift gears from gathering signatures to a phase that will involve courting Ohio voters. The ResponsibleOhio campaign will have to fight to PR fronts.

The first is convincing non-cannabis consuming voters in Ohio that marijuana legalization is a good thing. The second front will involve convincing cannabis consumers in Ohio to vote for one of, if not the, most controversial marijuana legalization initiative in American history due to the fact that the initiative only allows ten entities in the state to grow cannabis for a profit. © 2015 The Weed Blog. Used by permission.

“We tried to write the law that would be the gold standard for the country,” he said.

Nevada’s regulations include “seed-to-sale” tracking to trace marijuana to the source — a measure aimed at preventing black market marijuana from seeping into the system, or thieves from taking pot out. The Department of Agriculture also is working to finalize a pesticide testing process that screens for 30 to 40 different chemicals, the first such system in the nation. © 2015 Oregon Cannabis Connection.

By Johnny Green, The Weed Blog The ResponsibleOhio campaign needs 305,591 valid signatures in order to get its marijuana legalization initiative on the 2015 ballot in Ohio. The campaign turned in 695,273 signatures by the deadline, which if it had the signature validity rate of other successful marijuana legalization initiatives, would have been more than enough. However due to a historically low signature validity rate, the campaign came up short by roughly 29,000 valid signatures. Ohio election laws afforded the campaign ten more days to collect signatures in order to cover the gap. If the ten day window signature gathering effort had the same validity rate as the original signature gathering effort, that would mean the campaign would need to gather at least 69,000 signatures. Late in July the campaign turned in considerably more than that in hopes of getting on the ballot. Per the Dayton Daily News: The campaign to legalize marijuana in Ohio turned in more than 95,500 supplemental petition signatures on July 30th in a last push to make the statewide ballot in November.

ResponsibleOhio needs 305,591 valid signatures from registered Ohio voters.

From Drug Policy Alliance

By Johnny Green, The Weed Blog In the United Kingdom, people can gather signatures for petitions and force a debate in Parliament for whatever topic the signatures were gathered for. One was started for cannabis legalization, and in just a handful of days, the 100,000 signature threshold was met. There is a deadline of January 2016 to gather the needed signatures, but as of this blog post, not only had the goal been achieved already, it was smashed with over 175k total signatures gathered and climbing.

Below is the language of the petition:

From NORML

Legalising cannabis could bring in £900m in taxes every year, save £400m on policing cannabis and create over 10,000 new jobs.

Newly appointed head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Chuck Rosenberg, says that marijuana is “probably” not as dangerous as heroin.

A substance that is safer than alcohol, and has many uses. It is believed to have been used by humans for over 4000 years, being made illegal in the UK in 1925.

Rosenberg’s comments, issued July 28th, are seemingly in conflict with marijuana’s Schedule I classification under federal law, which places it in the same category as heroin and is a lesser category than cocaine.

You can add your signature to the petition at the link above. The petition was started by a 25 year old economics student. Below is more information about his effort, via The Guardian:

The law defines cannabis and its dozens of distinct cannabinoids as possessing “a high potential for abuse … no currently accepted medical use, … [and] a lack of accepted safety for the use of the drug … under medical supervision.”

Predictably, Rosenberg did emphasize that he believed cannabis posed potential harms, stating:”If you want me to say that marijuana’s not dangerous, I’m not going to say that because I think it is. Do I think it’s as dangerous as heroin? Probably not. I’m not an expert.”

However, Rosenberg acknowledged that he has asked DEA offices “to focus their efforts and the resources of the DEA on the most important cases in their jurisdictions, and by and large what they are telling [him] is that the most important cases in their jurisdictions are opioids and heroin.”

Rosenberg’s predecessor, Michelle Leonhart vigorously defended marijuana’s Schedule I classification. She oversaw dozens of raids on medical marijuana providers, criticized the President on his

The man who started the petition, James Owen, an economics student at Aberystwyth University, told the Guardian he felt people in the UK were ready for cannabis law reform.

“With Uruguay legalising, a lot of states in the US legalising, government cuts, people don’t want to spend the money on policing something they find is harmless,” the 25year-old said.

“There’s roughly 3 million adult [cannabis] smokers in the UK and I don’t think it’s right for the government to be criminalising such a large section of society.”

Jason Reed, executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (Leap) UK, said the petition by Owen, who is not linked to any drug reform activist groups, had come at the right time.

“It’s definitely an issue that people are now taking seriously because before now people saw cannabis reform as something that was for a certain

On July 28th, Senator Schumer (D-NY) added his name to the Senate’s sweeping medical marijuana bill. The CARERS Act, introduced in March by Sens Gillibrand (DNY), Booker (D-NJ), and Paul (R-KY) would end federal prohibition of medical marijuana, and remove barriers for research, veterans, and banking. The move comes just days before New York State is expected to announce the names of five companies that will be allowed to produce medical marijuana in New York. New York’s medical marijuana is expected to become fully operational in January 2016.

New York patients have expressed their gratitude for Senator Schumer’s support: “Chuck Schumer sided with patients and their families yesterday when he agreed to cosponsor the CARERS Act,” said Kate Hintz of North Salem, NY, whose daughter Morgan suffers from a severe seizure disorder. “I’m proud to be from a state where both Senators – Gillibrand and Schumer – have recognized the importance of medical marijuana.

Families, like mine, should be able to use medical marijuana when a doctor recommends it without having to worry about federal interference. I hope the rest of our leaders in Washington will follow the lead of Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, act quickly to pass the CARERS Act, and help relieve patient suffering.”

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“I’m thrilled that Senator Schumer became a co-sponsor of the CARERS Act,” said fourtime cancer survivor, Nancy Rivera from Troy, NY. “The CARERS Act recognizes that states should be allowed to set their own medical marijuana policies without federal interference. Patients in New York, who have waited so long for medical marijuana, should be able to access medicine without worrying about the federal government shutting the program down. Senator Schumer took a stand on the right side of history and a stand for patients in New York.”

“As the possible future head of the Senate Democrats, and a key member of the Judiciary Committee, Schumer’s addition is a huge step forward for the bill”, said Michael Collins, Policy Manager at Drug Policy Alliance. © 2015 Drug Policy Alliance. Used by permission

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As we have been reporting for the past few months, Chris Christie is the worst kind of Reefer Madness prohibitionist: the radical type that is willing to use military-style SWAT raids against nonviolent American who utilize cannabis, even in states that have legalized marijuana. He has even called marijuana users “diseased” and apparently feels that the best cure for such a disease is armed federal agents kicking down your door and pointing guns at you and your family.

As fellow blogger Romain Bonilla pointed out, Christie seems to be willing to trample the will of the voters in an attempt to get noticed by more Republicans ahead of the upcoming GOP debate. With so many people running, it is hard to get any attention in the GOP primary, especially with Donald Trump in the race. When many are asking, “How many clowns can they fit in that clown car?” Chris Christie has apparently decided that he will be the law and order presidential candidate that will enforce federal law, even if the law is clearly a failed and harmful policy.

Chris Christie is the Cartman of the 2016 Republican Primary. And we must respect his authoritah! (South Park reference for those that don’t watch much Comedy Central).

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While Chris Christie is certainly a longshot to win the GOP nomination, and especially the presidency, it is important that we squash any notion that trampling the will of the voters is a sustainable political position. The cannabis community needs to continue to spread the word that Christie’s position is dangerous regardless of your political persuasion. Wasting taxpayer dollars and law enforcement resources to wage a war on nonviolent American citizens in states that have legalized marijuana should be abhorrent to anyone that cares about good public policy and our democratic principles. Let’s make it known loud and clear that we will never have to respect such authoritah from Chris Christie or any presidential candidate. © 2015 marijuanapolitics.com. Used by permission.

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As laws prohibiting marijuana become less punitive, the question, “What about the kids?” becomes more pressing to parents and other adults.

We at the Drug Policy Alliance urge young people to abstain from alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. We avoid the exaggerations, misinformation and scare tactics of the past. We believe that honesty is the best way to engage youth and the most empowering way to help them make responsible, informed decisions.

Some critics of drug policy reform exploit parents’ worries that legal access to marijuana for adults will make young people more likely to use it. They proclaim that these reforms send the wrong message to kids. They also threaten that adjusting our response to youthful experimentation will inevitably lead teenagers down a path of problematic use and toward more dangerous drugs.

As a result, the prospect of legalization, decriminalization or the availability of medical marijuana sends many parents into a panic. What’s a parent to believe or do?

As a father, there is nothing I care about more than the well-being of my child, and I’ll do anything to keep him safe. I am sure you feel the same. Given the myriad reasons why marijuana policy reform is urgently needed, I am forced to question the predictions that regulatory changes will lead to increased use of the drug among teens.

Oregon Cannabis Connection As Marsha Rosenbaum, Ph.D., has noted in her seminal publication, Safety First: A Reality-Based Approach to Teens and Drugs, “…predictions aside, the most reliable information ultimately will come from large scientific surveys of actual substance use, rather than speculation.

But since sound research takes years to complete, it has been too early to determine actual prevalence in states that have already legalized. The closest approximation for predicting the impact of legalization, has been the hard data available on teen marijuana use since medical marijuana laws were passed.”

So, what does the research tell us? One recent study published in June in The Lancet Psychiatry Journal, is an analysis of 24 years of data detailing the prevalence of marijuana use among teens. It actually showed no significant difference in adolescent marijuana use in the 21 states that adopted medical marijuana laws.

Parents take note. According to the most comprehensive research yet on teens and marijuana, the sky hasn’t fallen despite significant changes in marijuana laws over many years.

Driving the point even further, the study supports the 2013 report from the Colorado Department of Health and Environment finding that high school marijuana use decreased since the Centennial State became the first to legalize marijuana.

This data was collected before recreational marijuana sales to adults started, but it demonstrates that medical marijuana laws and openly discussing full legalization did not send the message that it was okay for young people to use it.

These studies are encouraging to parents everywhere. Last week came more reassuring news – this time from the Partnership at Drugfree Kids who reported on anew study based on questionnaires from about 500,000 teens, finding that marijuana use among young people is on the decline.

Parents and other adults who care about the health and well-being of children are increasingly understanding that ending marijuana prohibition and promoting more honest and effective drug education are not mutually exclusive.

Indeed, they are part of the same conversation.

As a parent, it is a comfort to know that as we move toward a saner, more compassionate drug policy, teen marijuana use continues to be on the decline.

Jerry Otero is the youth policy manager for the Drug Policy Alliance. © 2015 Drug Policy Alliance.

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Israel continues to lead the way in cannabis research—this time relating to the role of cannabinoids in bone strengthening and healing.

In a 2009 review article, Cannabinoids and the skeleton: From marijuana to reversal of bone loss, the authors discussed a finding of cannabinoid receptors in bone, at a level comparable to that found in the brain. The article covered experiments in mutant mice who had a condition similar to osteoporosis found in women who are postmenopausal.

Bones are constantly being broken down by cells called osteoclasts and built up by cells called osteoblasts. After menopause, this bone remodeling changes, speeding up, with bones losing mass, called osteoporosis (literally, porous bones).

The researchers found that the CB2 receptor—which cannabinoids bind to—worked to reverse bone loss when the mice had their ovaries removed and were given cannabinoid treatment.

The authors of the article did mention a study in which cannabis smoke was show to interfere with successful retention of dental implants. They noted that growth of non-traumatized bone and the implant healing process “may differ considerably” and “thus respond differently to cannabinoids.” I would suggest that there may also be a different outcome based on smoking versus other administration.

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A new study that was just published by the Journal of Bone & Mineral Research—also by the researchers from Israel—focused on cannabadiol (CBD), a non psychoactive cannabinoid and its effect on bone fractures. The study, on rats with fractures of the bone of the upper leg, found that CBD significantly aided healing within eight weeks.

The director of the US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Nora Volkow, believes that cannabidiol (CBD) – a nonpsychotropic cannabinoid – is “a safe drug with no addictive effects.” Volkow made the comments in an op-ed published by The Huffington Post.

Volkow further acknowledged, “[P]reliminary data suggest that it may

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In a recent Time Magazine op-ed, Democrat Sen. Diane Feinstein (CA) and Republican Sen. Charles Grassley (IA) encouraged the Obama administration to “definitively determine if CBD has scientific and medical benefits,” and to “look at expanding compassionate access programs Image: Wikipedia where possible, to benefit as many children as possible.”

Under federal law, CBD — like cannabis — is defined as a Schedule I controlled substance with “a high potential for abuse … no currently accepted medical use, … [and] a lack of accepted safety for the use of the drug … under medical supervision.”

Two groups of rats were used. One received THC and CBD, the other just got CBD. The researchers determined that CBD alone did the job. The next step will be to study its use in humans.

We already know that cat purring can aid in the healing of broken bones. In light of that, and this research, if I should ever be so unlucky as to break a leg, expect Zorra, the author's cat. to find me with my cat Zorra purring on my leg while I enjoy my cannabis medicine.

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have therapeutic value for a number of medical conditions.”

Preclinical studies have documented CBD to possess a variety of therapeutic activities, including anti-cancer properties, anti-diabetic properties, and bone-stimulating activity. Clinical and observational trials have documented the substance to possess anxiolytic, antipsychotic, and anti-seizure activity in humans. Safety trials have further concluded the substance to be “safe and well tolerated” when administered to healthy subjects.

To date, 15 states have enacted laws specifically permitting the possession of high-CBD formulated extracts for therapeutic purposes, primarily for the treatment of pediatric epilepsy.

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to analyze various health and social issues. For 12 years, participants were surveyed annually or semiannually, and a follow-up survey was conducted with 408 participants in 2009-10 when they were 36 years old. The study sample was 54 percent black, 42 percent white and 4 percent other races or ethnicities. There were no differences in the findings based on race or ethnicity.

already added PTSD to their lists, how did the effort fail? Dr. Sue Sisley thinks it’s because of the heavy level of influence from the pharmaceutical industry.

Per Westword:

There are countless testimonies out there from veterans who describe how medical marijuana has helped them deal with PTSD. I have posted several articles about the topic over the years, and so has just about every other marijuana media outlet, and even a lot of mainstream media outlets. There are so many testimonies out there that I think it’s beyond obvious that medical marijuana helps those that suffer from PTSD. Dr. Sue Sisley is an Arizona physician who is pursuing research on PTSD and medical marijuana, and has also been traveling the country championing medical marijuana for PTSD. Earlier this month Dr. Sisley was in Colorado where there was a push to add PTSD to the list of qualifying conditions to become a medical marijuana patient.

Several states have added PTSD to their qualifying medical marijuana lists, and many thought that Colorado would do the same. Sadly, that proved not to be the case. Colorado is a national leader in many ways when it comes to marijuana, but helping people that suffer from PTSD is not one of them.

So with so many testimonies out there from people that suffer from PTSD and get relief from medical marijuana, the testimony of a physician who is heading up the research to prove that PTSD helps sufferers, and many other states having

Sisley has her suspicions about what happened behind the scenes at the Colorado hearing, where of the fifty-plus speakers, only two testified in opposition to the proposal. “Several members who voted ‘no’ cited the fact that APA and other organized medicine groups oppose this initiative,” she says. “I am concerned that these organized medicine groups are heavily influenced by big Pharma…..

Obviously, Pharma has a vested interest in suppressing these initiatives because they have the potential to harm their ‘business model.'”

Representative Jonathan Singer has offered to run another bill through the Colorado Legislature that would add PTSD to the list of MMJ-approved complaints, “but I think the best approach is probably to go through the court system, as we did successfully in Arizona,” Sisley says, noting that several Colorado attorneys agree: ”So look for a court case this fall.”

Whether it be via legislation, or the courts, for the sake of PTSD sufferers in Colorado, I hope that this gets added sooner than later. There is simply no reason why people should have to suffer when there is something that is safe that they can consume, and is widely available in Colorado. © 2015 The Weed Blog.

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WASH. D.C. - marijuana use by teenage boys does not appear to be linked to later physical or mental health issues such as depression, psychotic symptoms or asthma, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Rutgers University tracked 408 males from adolescence into their mid-30s for the study, which was published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors®.

Participants were divided into four groups based on their reported marijuana use: low or non-users (46 percent); early chronic users (22 percent); participants who only smoked marijuana during adolescence (11 percent); and those who began using marijuana later in their teen years and continued using the drug (21 percent). Early chronic users reported much higher marijuana use, which rapidly increased during their teens to a peak of more than 200 days per year on average when they were 22 years old. Their marijuana use then declined somewhat as they got older.

“What we found was a little surprising,” said lead researcher Jordan Bechtold, PhD, a psychology research fellow at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

“There were no differences in any of the mental or physical health outcomes that we measured regardless of the amount or frequency of marijuana used during adolescence.”

Marijuana use has undergone intense scrutiny as several states and the District of Columbia have legalized the drug, prompting the researchers to examine whether teen marijuana use has long-term health consequences. Based on some prior studies, they expected to find a link between teen marijuana use and the later development of psychotic symptoms (delusions, hallucinations, etc.), cancer, asthma or respiratory problems, but they found none. The study also found no link between teen marijuana use and lifetime depression, anxiety, allergies, headaches or high blood pressure. This study is one of just a few studies on the long-term health effects of teen marijuana use that have tracked hundreds of participants for more than two decades of their lives, Bechtold said.

The research was an offshoot of the Pittsburgh Youth Study, which began tracking 14-year-old male Pittsburgh public school students in the late 1980s

The researchers controlled for other factors that could have influenced the findings, including cigarette smoking, other illicit drug use, and participants’ access to health insurance. Since the study included only males, there were no findings or conclusions about women.

Relatively few participants had psychotic symptoms, according to the study.

“We wanted to help inform the debate about legalization of marijuana, but it’s a very complicated issue and one study should not be taken in isolation,” Bechtold said.

Article: “Chronic Adolescent Marijuana Use as a Risk Factor for Physical and Mental Health Problems in Young Adult Men;” Jordan Bechtold, PhD, and Dustin Pardini, PhD University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Theresa Simpson, MA, and Helene R. White, PhD; Rutgers University; Psychology of Addictive Behaviors; published online Aug. 3, 2015.

From Americal Psychological Association, www.apa.org.

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Gloria's Favorite Oatmeal Marinated Chicken Fennel and Orange Salad Cookies

Grilled Zucchini Pesto Roll Ups

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Lemon Haze Loaf

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Cultivation

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Growing with Good Earth

Microbes (Part 2) The smallest of the microbial helpers we'll be discussing are the Bacillus strains. Bacillus or "rod-shaped" bacteria are among some of the most plentiful of soil microbes. Bacillus strains of bacteria perform a multitude of functions on our planet and can be found in almost every ecosystem. Unlike the other microorganisms in this article, many of these Bacillus strains can survive outside the root rhizosphere. Bacillus bacteria live in soils, most surface areas and even the human body.

Strains like B. megaterium, the largest Bacillus bacteria, produce antibiotic substances similar to penicillin, bacitracin and polymyxin just to name a few which defends against the growth of other non beneficial bacteria.

In addition to producing natural antibiotics Bacillus strains are very hardy and will out compete most non beneficial organisms and prevent them from taking hold just because they have no space.

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Out competing other microbes is an especially strong trait of the most popular of the Bacillus strains B. subtilis. B. subtilis can out compete almost any microbe even other beneficial microbes sometimes. Studies of mixtures of different microbial products have shown that over time B. subtilis is often

the most prevalent and may out compete and choke out its beneficial counterparts.

Bacillus bacteria like B. subtilis also play a major role in decomposition and breaking down of organic nutrients.

We've put B. subtilis in solutions with non soluble shrimp and crab meals and in a matter of weeks the B. subtilis jars were turned to paste by the hungry little bacteria compared to absolutely no change of shrimp or crab in a jar of only water for a week. It's reasonable to assume that in a healthy potting soil the decomposition effect of the B. subtilis would be accelerated. For these reasons I think B. subtilis inoculations in compost teas are an epic addition. It's not hard to find products containing B. subtilis bacteria. Bacillus bacteria and subtilis specifically are probably the most added bacteria to all mixed microbial products.

BioZeus and BioRighteous are two of my favorite products containing a Bacillus blends and I use them from the time my plants are in a clone tray until I'm harvesting. Use BioRighteous early from the time your plants are clones and BioZeus mid-late term. Both should be used about every 2 weeks for maximum efficacy. These products can be dusted in potting mixes at time of transplant, sprinkled on top of holes and watered in or mixed directly into a compost tea/ feed tank then applied.

Some Bacillus strains can kill not only fungal organisms but pests as well. B. thuringiensis (B.T.) is an indispensable product on the shelf in my garden shed because it does a great job killing the dreaded bud worm among other things.

Bonide and Monterey Garden make a good bottled liquid B.T. Start spraying B.T. in late July weekly until full bud set and your bud worm issues will be a thing of the past. B.T has also been shown to

be an effective preventative for Rhizoctonia, Fusarium, Sclerotinia, Sclerotium, Gaeummanomyces, Nectria, Pythium, Phytophthora and Verticillium. So if you haven't used it in the past do yourself a favor and get a bottle for this season, it's a wise investment.

There's a sub strain of B. thuringiensis called israelensis designed to kill mosquitoes and fungus gnats. B. thuringiensis israelensis (B.T.i.) is a common ingredient in mosquito dunks and also many wettable powders designed to be watered in. There are commercial products containing B.T.i. made to be sprinkled on pond banks that will effectively kill mosquito larvae and make summers on the dock considerably more enjoyable...as long as you can prevent Uncle Mike from getting too drunk and removing his swimming trunks!

A good B.T.i product we like is Aquabac.

It's proven to make quick work of the usual fungus gnats prevalently found in large raw loads of chicken manure popular among many growers. B.T.i. is considered a general larvacide as well so, although it isn't tested and proven for it, if I thought I had a symphylan problem or any other pest that has a larval stage it would be something I'd give a whirl. I know a few growers that use a lot of pest-pleasing raw manure that apply a couple bags of Aquabac as a preventative every year and they generally always have healthy plants with no insect or fungal problems.

If you're on a budget (because the Aquabac is spendy) crumble mosquito dunks on top of your soil and water them in. Shazam! Poor man's Aquabac.

Oregon Cannabis Connection The final microbe I'm going to talk about is my favorite new one. I'd seen this dude in products for some time and not really known what it does but now that I know I consider this microbe to be another one that's important enough to use as a stand alone in high concentrations.

There are a few strains of Trichoderma that are helpful to plants; most all of them attaching to the rhizosphere and defending the plants from pathogens by parasitizing bad guys using multiple different methods. Trichoderma are prevalent soil fungi and are considerably more culturable than others like Image wikimedia.org

Mycorrhizal fungi. Similar to Mycorrhizal fungi, Trichoderma can be applied by many different methods. The most popular is to use a granular early at the time of transplant and mix into small pots or holes with young starts, but Trichoderma strains like T.viride can also be applied to leaves to prevent multiple foliar diseases as well.

Botrytis, Fusarium, Penicillium, Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Sclerotinia, Thielaviopsis and Cylindrocladium are among the different diseases that can be controlled with various Trichoderma strains. Lots of products have Trichoderma in them including one I mentioned earlier that I use religiously called BioZeus. I value this Trichoderma so highly I also use a specialized strain of Trichoderma twice a season in addition to my already near compulsive BioZeus use.

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If normal T. fungi are army men in your soil then T. harzianum strain T22, a specially bred strain of T. harzianum, is like the Jean Claude Van Damme roundhouse kicking bad ass Universal Soldier of fungi. Created in a lab with extra awesome early 90's mullets whose purpose is only to seek and destroy! Like Jean Claude and Dolph Lundgren in that classic cinema gem...T. harzianum T22 is super resistant to cold, heat, drastic acidity changes and bullets!

T. harzianum T22 has been seen killing the dreaded Fusarium in a Petri dish which makes it one of the only beneficials that can resist the drastic pH drop in the presence of Fusarium. T. harzianum T22 is sold commercially as RootShield WP. Mix this lovely product in at the time of transplanting outside in a similar fashion to how one adds Mycorrhizae but only way less; only 3 tbsp of this product sprinkled around the root ball of a 5-7 gallon transplant is good. Increase this by a tablespoon or 2 for every extra 5 gallons of your start container.

Use RootShield WP again in mid-late July right before a lot of the late season root and foliar diseases rear their ugly heads. Although RootShield WP can be put in a tank and fed with a pump, but even Jean Claude Van Fungi can get beat up by centrifugal pumps and tank agitation. It's best to wait until sundown then spoon band an exact amount around the plant's root zone and scratch it into the soil then lightly water it in.

Unfortunately for that one application there's quite a bit of labor involved. But if you want to be sure your expensive biologicals are remaining as viable as possible through the application process then spoon feeding them to your plants and washing them down with a little shower of wand water is always the way to go.

Well that about does it for this double issue of microbes. Anyone who has read the last 2 issues can pretty easily say they know more about microbes than most of their bros. Of course I could have talked about a lot of other biologicals but I feel like we covered all of the most important beneficials you need.

If you have any questions or comments shoot me a call or a text or come on in to The Good Earth Organics in Cave Junction. We carry all of the products I've mentioned along with great pricing and the expert sales staff to get you dialed in. © 2015 Oregon Cannabis Connection. All rights reserved

Cultivation Philosophy and Growing

A key component to success in the garden starts with the grower's philosophical relationship to existence. Our philosophy is rooted in being active and not separate from nature, allowing for a meaningful relationship to deepen with each passing season. Garden care and plant management are the action-based extensions that result from careful observation and participation in the natural world. Through these actions, we manifest health that supports diversity and evolution in the soil biology.

We are stewards of the soil. We believe that biological breakdown of organic matter is the foundation for fertility and vitality. We trust nature to work its wonders. When we step outside, we consider ourselves as one of the many species of biology that are involved in a soil-based ecosystem. GSG believes in being an active participant in the natural biological process of that ecosystem.

When planning and maintaining our gardens, our attention and efforts are towards supporting all life. This is the best way to achieve a biologically rich environment that supports diversity. In our gardens there are no pests. All life is

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fulfilling a role in healthy soil ecology. If you cultivate a habitat where you can safely hand the controls over to nature, the evolution will always trend towards health.

The more common approach to growing these days is fear based -- growers are worried about what isn’t working and trying to prevent the bad from taking over. This approach is a dangerous one that reflects where we are as a culture when it comes to growing plants. We see symptoms we don’t like and treat them with products that aim to kill life. This is even true for organic farms.

We need to get beyond Organic as the holy grail of health. Yes, it's definitely true that Organic is better than conventional nonorganic. But the soil is still manipulated in such a way that impacts the overall fertility and vitality that's possible from a no-till philosophy. Farming needs to shift into a practice that promotes overall soil and environmental health as #1 priority or we will continue to watch modern agriculture erode our most precious and wonderful resource.

When we see all living things as serving an important part of ecology (and therefore evolution), we begin to support life rather than battle against the natural way. If there is something in the garden creating a problem, it is because it doesn’t have adequate choice in habitat. Instead of seeing the pest as a problem, we suggest you see it as an asset that deserves support.

Image: Green Source Gardens

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The healthy approach to soil care would be to observe deeply what is happening and adding new habitat to the environment that supports increased diversity potential.

Heavy mulching provides a habitat that is responsible for conserving moisture and feeding all kinds of life that benefit from it as a source of energy. We can't stress this enough -- mulch is the most effective way to care for the Earth and should be on the top of the list of things to do in the garden.

It is time for some big steps to be made in our cultural understanding of healthy soil stewardship. Diversity in habitat creates space for diversity in life. The combination of the two makes for the healthiest plant growth that's possible. Because of its massive scale, modern agriculture feels the need to sterilize the environment in order to grow large amounts of crops. This decreases habitat for diversity in life. It has been a long and backwards approach that results in pollution and imbalance. It’s time for all growers to think deeply upon our philosophical approaches to care.

Supporting life is better than destroying it.

All species are here for a reason; let’s invite them to flourish by committing to grow spaces that are diverse in habitat and infused with reverence for the natural world.

Green Sorce Garden operates a "no-till" organic Clean Green® certified garden in Southern Oregon. Look for their products at select dispensaries.

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Planting by the moon is an idea as old as agriculture, based both in folklore and superstition, but there are scientific ideas to back it up The Earth is in a large gravitational field, influenced by both the sun and moon. The tides are highest at the time of the new and the full moon, when sun and moon are lined up with earth. Just as the moon pulls the tides in the oceans, it also pulls upon the subtle bodies of water, causing moisture to rise in the earth, which encourages growth. The highest amount of moisture is in the soil at this time, and tests have proven that seeds will absorb the most water at the time of the full moon.

How does lunar planting work?

Isaac Newton established the laws of gravity, which proves the tides are affected by the gravitational pull of the moon. The pull of the moon is stronger than the sun because, even though the sun is larger, the moon is closer to the earth. The strongest effect is felt when the moon and sun pull from the opposite sides of the earth, at the full moon phase, although it also creates high tides when they are on the same side (at the new moon) as well.

Louise Riotte, in Astrological Gardening said: “The gravitation of the passing moon pulls the nearest body of water a little away from the solid mass of earth beneath it, and at the same time pulls the earth a little away from the water on the farthest side. In this manner the moon sets up two tidal bulges on opposite sides of the earth."

These same forces affect the water content of the soil, creating more moisture in the soil at the time of the new and full moon.

This increased moisture encourages the seeds to sprout and grow.

Dr. Frank Brown of Northwestern University performed research over a tenyear period of time, keeping meticulous records of his results. He found that plants

Cultivation absorbed more water at the time of the full moon. He conducted his experiments in a laboratory without direct contact from the moon, yet he found that they were still influenced by it.

Oregon Cannabis Connection and also takes into consideration eclipses, trine, apogee and perigee as well as descending and ascending moons.

(The Gardening by the Moon Calendar is based on the geocentric and astrological calculations.)

Rudolf Steiner was the founder of the anthroposophical movement, which John Jeavons, sees a correlation author of "How to between science, grow more nature, universal vegetables: laws and spiritual concerns. Out of this "Adds the influence movement the of the increasing or Biodynamic methods decreasing moonlight on the of planting were developed. He growth of plants. established a When the moon is in it's waxing relationship between the elements of phases the " Painting: Moonlight Mojo by John Granacki of Southern Oregon earth, air, fire, or increasing amount water that of moonlight corresponded to specific parts of the plants. stimulates leaf growth", and " as the Earth corresponds to root, water to leaf moonlight decreases the above ground leaf growth, fire to seed production, and air growth slows down. The root is stimulated corresponds to flowers. Hence, when again." planting crops for their fleshy roots, you would plant them in an earth sign, and so Further tests have been conducted, most notably by Frau Dr. Kolisko in Germany in forth.

1939, and by Maria Thun in 1956. They Biodynamic methods are based on the primarily experimented with root crops, showing the effect of lunar phases on seed heliocentric, or astronomical, position of the moon. This system is more complicated germination. They found maximum

At the new moon, the lunar gravity pulls water up, and causes the seeds to swell and burst. This factor, coupled with the increasing moonlight creates balanced root and leaf growth. This is the best time for planting above ground annual crops that produce their seeds outside the fruit. Examples are lettuce, spinach, celery, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and grain crops. Cucumbers like this phase also, even though they are an exception to that rule.

In the second quarter the gravitational pull is less, but the moonlight is strong, creating strong leaf growth. It is generally a good time for planting, especially two days before the full moon. The types of crops that prefer the second quarter are annuals that produce above ground, but their seeds form inside the fruit, such as beans, melons, peas, peppers, squash, and tomatoes. Mow lawns in the first or second quarter to increase growth.

After the full moon, as the moon wanes, the energy is drawing down. The gravitation pull is high, creating more moisture in the soil, but the moonlight is decreasing, putting energy into the roots. This is a favorable time for planting root crops, including beets, carrots, onions, potatoes, and peanuts. It is also good for perennials, biennials, bulbs and transplanting because of the active root growth. Pruning is best done in the third quarter, in the sign of Scorpio.

In the fourth quarter there is decreased gravitational pull and moonlight, and it is considered a resting period. This is also the best time to cultivate, harvest, transplant and prune. Mow lawns in the third or fourth quarter to retard growth.

germination on the days before the Full moon. Crop yields were reported by weight.

Thun was surprised to discover that the signs of the zodiac played its' part as well.

Thun experimented with a variety of crops: carrots and parsnips represented root crops; lettuce, spinach and corn salad as leaf types; beans, peas, cucumbers and tomatoes as fruit seed types; zinnias, snapdragons and asters were air crops.

Crops responded well when planted in the appropriate sign for their type of plant.

There were some exceptions, however.

Some plants seemed to favor signs other than what would appear to be logical; for instance the brassica family, (broccoli, cauliflower, etc.) which one might consider flowering types, seemed to favor water signs. Cucumbers sown on leaf days had strong leafy growth, but did not produce many flowers. Their tests also seemed to indicate that responses to lunar planting were heightened when planted in organic soil that had not been treated with chemical fertilizer or pesticides.

Ute York, in her book "Living by the Moon" says: “The old-time gardeners say, 'With the waxing of the moon, the earth exhales.'

When the sap in the plants rise, the force first goes into the growth above ground.

Thus, you should do all activities with plants that bear fruit above ground during a waxing moon. With the waning of the moon, the earth inhales. Then, the sap primarily goes down toward the roots.

Thus, the waning moon is a good time for pruning, multiplying, fertilizing, watering, harvesting, and controlling parasites and weeds�

Plants sown in the correct combination of the best lunar phase and sign show increased vigor, due to having all the best influences. They are growing at an optimum rate and are not as prone to setbacks that would affect less healthy plants. Harvests are often quicker, larger and crops don't go to seed as fast.

For much more information from Caren Catterall on gardening with the Moon, visit www.gardeningbythemoon.com. She publishes an annual calendar and planting guide that shows the best moon phase and sign for planting.

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Page 27 SMOKIN DEALS (CONT.) KLAMATH FALLS, OR 1 939 S. Sixth Street (541 )767-8909 T ZONE Your Alternative Store 3 Locations: SALEM, OR 1 75 Commercial St. NE (503) 363-41 74 SALEM, OR 1 65 Lancaster Dr. S (503) 581 -1 71 2 KEIZER, OR 31 09 North River Rd. (503) 463-1 711 THE GOOD EARTH ORGANICS 30088 Redwood Hwy. Cave Junction, OR 97523 Roach (541 ) 450-3341 Roy (541 ) 840-9352 www.thegoodearthorganics.com THE WORM FARM OREGON www.thewormfarm.net 2 Locations: DURHAM, CA 9033 Esquon Rd. (530) 898-1 276 CENTRAL POINT, OR (COMING IN MARCH) 1 955 E. Gregory Rd. (541 ) 664-9267 VICTORIA'S STATION THE STATION , LLC 1 20 Galice Rd. Merlin, OR 97532 (541 ) 471 -1 396

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