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MPP Legislative Update

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I n te rn a ti o n a l C a n n a b i s Bu si n ess Con feren ce Com i n g To Portl an d Con ven ti on Cen ter

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Connecting the Medical Cannabis Community Across Oregon

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Oregon News Southern Oregon Due For Leadership Changes

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Medical News Page 4

Cheryl's Clinical Corner - Medical Marijuana for

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Nursing Home Patients

Oregon Goes BAN-anas!

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A Drug War "Victory" In Oregon

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Showdown In Jackson County

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Oregon Dispensary Moratorium List

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So. Oregon Safe Access Groundbreaker Gets 2 Years

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Study: CBD Mitigates Parkinson's Diesease Symptoms

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Recipes Skor Weed Bites Glycerine Tincture JelloŠ Shots Basil Vinaigrette Dressing Flyin' High Hot Wings

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Cultivation Page 8

Growing With Good Earth: Getting a Good Start &n Healthy Plants

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Clinics & Information The International Cannabis Business Conference Comes To Portland

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I-FIVE O - Oregon Marijuana Police Log

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Oregon Dispensary Connection List of Dispensaries, Articles, Ads! Summer 2014 Edition

Special Section

National News Butane-ted Love

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Minnesota Medical Marijuana Law Is A Sham

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Congress Votes In Favor Of Medical Marijuana

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Colorado Food Inspectors Crack Down On Cannabis Edibles

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National News Nugs - News From Around The Nation

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A Listing of Oregon Clinics, Organizations, and Cannabis Friendly Businesses

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Southern Oregon Due For Leadership Changes

By Keith Mansur Oregon Cannabis Connection Although Southern Oregon produces some of the highest quality medical marijuana in the world, and a lot of it, the regions civic leaders have taken a harsh stance against medical marijuana dispensaries. With the exclusion of one county (Curry) and a few cities (such as Talent, Klamath Falls, and Gold Hill), the area has passed strict moratoriums against the newly legal dispensaries. Police chiefs and City Council members across the state warned of the oncoming wave of crime, young stoners, and stoned drivers.

Oregon News At the recent Rules hearing for HB 3460 in Medford, Chief George used the forum, and largely empty room, as a rant against HB 3460.

He did not offer suggestions or ideas on rules for the program, he spent over four minutes explaining why the program is a sham, dispensaries are illegal, and why cities should have more authority over them.

On April 30th, the city of Cave Junction filed a lawsuit in Josephine County Circuit Court and named as defendants the state of Oregon, the governor and the Oregon Health Authority. The city's attorney, Ryan Kirchoff, said he wants to resolve the conflict between federal law, prohibiting marijuana consumption, growing, and sale, and state law, which authorizes the growing and sale of medical marijuana. Kirchoff also represents the city of Phoenix, Oregon, where a ban was also imposed.

In Jackson County, incumbent Sheriff Mike Winters barely clipped Bob Sergi to grab second place in the primary election county sheriff race.

Lt. Corey Falls, the Deputy Police Chief of Ashland, garnered a whopping 46 % of the vote to Winters 30%. With Winters' outspokenness against, or dare I say hate of, the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program and his waste of resources trying to fight it, Deputy Chief Falls can make the coming election a referendum on Winters and his policies, especially marijuana.

Falls explained at a public forum during the campaign, "We have a helicopter program that spends a lot of time outside this county with marijuana grows and resources like SWAT teams.”

The critics, though vocal and often in positions of authority, are actually a shrinking minority.

And, if you consider the economic impact of marijuana production in the region, a stance against the very product that is saving an otherwise sluggish economy seems to be very counterproductive. By banning the very product that keeps the economic engine of the region steaming along, the naysayers are giving into unwarranted hysteria and handcuffing local entrepreneurs and businesses that should be having a immediate and substantial economic impact.

Medford Police Chief Tim George has also been a

“I am not going to send one resource to another county to pull marijuana plants until we can make sure that we have adequate detectives and investigators to investigate crimes against children and women," Falls added.

Falls is poised to take over the law enforcement reins in the November general election, where he faces a showdown with Winters. If Falls had received only another 2,000 votes in the Primary, he would have received a majority vote, eliminating Winters from the race and winning outright. Unfortunately, he came up just shy. image www.cavejunction.com

"It's not about the politics of marijuana," Kirchoff said. "It's about the rule of law and the status of cities and counties and institutions, many of which are home-rule entities that would like to manage this themselves, but are stuck with the inevitable conflict."

very outspoken opponent of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program, claiming on more than one occasion that the program was a cover for stoners to just smoke weed and that the vast majority of the people on the program are not in need of cannabis.

But, some people have had enough, and a few are stepping up to offer fresh leadership. Across Oregon, citizens are getting tired of the unwarranted and biased attacks on marijuana users and wasted resources chasing after the very people that support the region. Ordinary citizens and longtime advocates, along with disillusioned law enforcement veterans, are starting to defend the use of marijuana and decry the wasteful spending and man-hours spent fighting a State sanctioned activity that ostensibly hurts no one.

Another long time leader in the cannabis movement, Jim Klahr, is running against Rep. Wayne Kreiger (R) for Oregon House of Representatives for district 1, which is largely in Curry County, where Klahr resides. Klahr is the owner and Person Responsible for a Facility (or PRF) of Banana Belt Safe Access Center in Brookings/Harbor. A longtime activist and founding member of Oregon Green Free, Klahr hopes to beat Kreiger this cycle, something he failed to do in 2012.

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Oregon Goes BAN­anas!

By Oregon Cannabis Connection The Oregon legislature passed SB 1531 last session allowing communities across the state to enact “temporary” moratoriums on medical marijuana dispensaries to ostensibly allow communities to develop proper regulations they may see necessary to allow operation of severely needed medical marijuana dispensaries. Under the bill, communities had until May 1st of 2014 to enact a ban, otherwise one could not be imposed. This provision, purportedly, was to help prevent ambiguity for potential dispensaries so they would know a town could not ban them after that date.

However, the opening date for dispensary applications was March 3rd, before SB 1531 was even passed through Salem, and over 280 applications were received the first day alone. This created a large number of applications that would likely be approved yet fall within municipalities that have passed a moratorium. The OHA, after some consideration, agreed to refund applicants that were approved but are within “banned” cities. Of the $4,000 fee, all but a $500 processing charge was returned to the applicants.

So, just how “bananas” did communities go?.

With just a few weeks time frame, hundreds of cities and 26 counties enacted moratoriums, most complete bans. A few other towns added additional restrictions but are allowing dispensaries to open under their local constraints.

Klahr, who's platform has many supporting parts, is staking his future on his cannabis plank. He is a longtime Democrat and believes cannabis has the power to heal the economy and people who are sick.

The final count, according to the Oregon Health Authority, 142 cities and 26 counties in all!

Notable towns enacting complete bans are Medford, Beaverton, Lebanon, Lincoln City, McMinnville, Oregon City, Seaside, Hillsboro, and over a hundred more. Notable counties banning them are Benton, Jackson, Josephine, Malheur, Klamath, Coos, Douglas, Clackamas, and 18 more. Go to page 6 for a complete list.

“We have a lot of voters that are cannabis patients” Klahr explained.

Cont. on Page 6

Some of the cities and counties NOT enacting bans (or at least allowing Cont. on Page 6 them) are, of course,

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A Drug War "Victory" in Oregon

By William N. Grigg “This is unbelievable,” declared the tall, slender, dark-complexioned young man outside the Malheur County Courthouse, disgust and incredulity coloring his words. “They don’t deserve this.”

Donny Alves-Fortes, a native of the Netherlands who recently graduated from college with a degree in psychology, was one of roughly a dozen people gathered at the courthouse to hear a guilty verdict in the trial of William Esbensen and Raymond Kangas, who co-founded and ran a medical marijuana co-op called the 45th Parallel in nearby Ontario.

Image: 45th Parallel

“They are some of the best people I’ve ever met,” Alves-Fortes said of the Esbensens, who had served as his host family. His native country has embraced a relatively civilized perspective on marijuana use, and he was understandably perplexed by the fact that Esbensen and Kangas, who are both in their fifties, may see several years of their lives stolen from them in the name of drug prohibition.

Neither Esbensen nor Kangas was accused of harming or defrauding anybody, which means that they didn’t commit an act that could honestly be called a crime. Judge Greg Baxter ruled that they had provided medical marijuana “for consideration” by incorporating what he described as “statutorily unauthorized” storage and handling fees into the club’s price structure.

Reduced to its essence, the defendants’ supposed crime was to provide a substance legally recognized as medicine to people who needed it – most of whom were senior citizens with chronic pain or similar condition – through free exchanges at a rate the police regarded to be excessive. Through the perverse alchemy of prosecutorial ambition, this was transformed into “racketeering.” This isn’t to say

Oregon News that the case was devoid of genuine criminal behavior, including federal offenses.

A DEA agent in Boise, acting outside his jurisdiction and without the support of US Attorney for Idaho Wendy Olson – an official not noted for her sense of restraint – instigated a year-long operation targeting the 45th Parallel. In order to do so, the agent committed at least two felonious offenses – interstate wire fraud and falsification of medical records to obtain an Oregon Medical Marijuana Program card.

Working with the High Desert Drug Task Force, the DEA agent conducted multiple purchases of marijuana and cultivated at least one cooperating informant. The operation ended with multiple arrests and confiscations carried out by several agencies on September 11, 2012.

Esbensen and Kangas were denied a jury trial.

Citing extensive and uniformly negative pre-trial publicity, Esbensen’s attorney, former Oregon assistant attorney general Susan Gerber, filed a motion for a change of venue. That motion was denied. The result was a bench trial – - if the term “trial” can apply to a proceeding in which the defendant’s guilt is assumed: Several thousand dollars that were stolen (or as the police would say, “forfeited”) from Esbensen were used to pay the cost of his prosecution.

Both on the witness stand, and in lengthy interviews with me, Esbensen insisted that he had taken exceptional care to follow Oregon’s needlessly complicated and deliberately ambiguous medical marijuana statutes. During the bench trial, Gerber attempted to subpoena incumbent Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who had stated on record that the state medical marijuana law was largely opaque even to those required to enforce it.

Judge Baxter refused to allow that testimony, which was certainly relevant to the defendants’ state of mind and their intentions. In his verdict today – delivered via video, so as to spare him the experience of looking directly into the eyes of the defendants – Baxter claimed to have discerned the “mental state” of the defendants, and ruled that they “knew they were operating outside the law” in the creation and operations of the 45th Parallel.

Bear in mind, once again, that the law in question wasn’t entirely clear to the state Attorney General.

On the day before the crackdown, a woman who was almost certainly a cooperating informant filed the necessary paperwork to open her own medical marijuana facility in Ontario. It remains in business today, despite the fact that the city imposed a moratorium on medical marijuana in April. The Task Force is aware of that facility, and that its owner has a narcotics-related criminal history that legally disqualifies her from running it. They are aware that it is located less than 1,000 feet from a school, which would under ordinary circumstances result in criminal charges.

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The owner of that new clinic, who has been blessed by the uncharacteristic forbearance of local law enforcement, was a key witness against Esbensen and Kangas during the bench trial in Vale. When defense counsel laid out the litany of prosecutable offenses in which the witness was involved, trial Judge Greg Baxter shrugged his shoulders.

“If she needs to be prosecuted, she needs to be prosecuted,” Baxter blithely commented, overruling defense objections. That clinic remains open today, perhaps to facilitate entrapment operations for out-of-state medical marijuana users. The High Desert Drug Task Force will continue to profit from predatory operations targeting marijuana users on both sides of the Oregon/Idaho border – and on non-users who are targeted for highway “pretext stops” if their vehicle has license plates from a state with a relatively enlightened marijuana policy.

This is a brief and thoroughly inadequate overview of a very large and complicated story that will be covered in depth at http://freedominourtime.blogspot.com/. © William N. Grigg 2014. Originally appearing on www.lewrockwell.com. Visit freedominourtime.blogspot.com/ for more stories by William Grigg. Reprinted with permission.

Showdown in Jackson County

By Keith Mansur Oregon Cannabis Connection On May 20th Sheriff Mike Winters, the cannabiggoted Sheriff of Southern Oregon, finally took a beating. It wasn't a knock-out blow, but it was a definitely a drop to the canvas and a eight count.

Who would do such a thing? How about a relatively young native Applegater that is now the Deputy Chief of the Ashland PD, Corey Falls. He did it during the primary election for Sheriff in Jackson County, Oregon.

Falls, who grew up in Ruch, Oregon, which is located in the Applegate Valley, has garnered support of many in the region. Many of those people also support the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP). Falls has indicated a willingness to work with the OMMP program and growers, and has seen enough wasteful spending by the Sheriffs department on Swat, helicopter raids out of the county, and other marijuana crimes.

On the Bill Meyers Show on KMED in Medford during the campaign Falls said, “A big philosophy difference between myself and the Sheriff is the use of resources.”I don't see why were sending a helicopter and SWAT team outside this county when we have several problems within our county to include an increase in crime, a significant drug problem, mental health issues...”

During a public forum, Winters said, "We have to partner with our sister counties to keep this problem under control and I am going to continue those partnerships because I believe it's the right thing to do."

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Oregon Goes Bananas

Springfield, Gold Hill (in Jackson County), Talent (also Jackson County), Curry County, Yamhill County, and Linn County.

Cont. From Pg. 4

Some dispensaries and patients are fighting back.

Portland, Eugene, Bend, Klamath Falls,

In Clackamas County, 45th Parallel PRF and manager Lindsey Reinhart has started

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Change in So. OR Leadership Cont. From Pg. 4 “Many are tired of being treated like criminals, they want safe access, and they want representation that will consider cannabis a benefit.”

List obtained from Oregon Health Authority (as of June 4) Image: Keith Mansur, OCC

a signature campaign to get an initiative on the ballot to overturn the commissioners moratorium. They need over 6,000 valid signatures in a few weeks, and will collect many more to account for invalid ones. It is a stretch, but doable with enough volunteers.

Klahr believes the economic benefit of marijuana, both medical and eventually fully legalized, is something we should embrace. He points to the cost saving for law enforcement, the increased tax revenue, and the increased spending by cannabis growers, ancillary businesses, and consumers. He understands that all of this will be a positive, especially once we end prohibition.

“We have had a lot of people coming into the shop wondering why were aren't selling cannabis, and I say to them 'would you like to help us change that, we need volunteers',” Rinehart told OCC. “Literally every person I have spoken with has agreed to help.”

To help them in their signature drive, call Lindsey at (503) 305-5992 or (503) 9604507.

Other communities have that option, including Medford, where a petition to change the city ordinance language back to its original wording, which did not prohibit federal law, could possibly be done. In Roseburg, an emergency declaration was not included which would allow for a simple petition to change the ordinance.

Other cities have similar processes for citizen initiatives, check out your local municipality to see what your options are.

All politics is local, right?

To find out more information on your local communities state of affairs when it comes to moratoriums, contact your local city council or county commissioners office, and let them know you support dispensaries and safe access for medical marijuana patients! The Bend Bulletin has an interactive map diagramming the towns and counties at www.bendbulletin.com.

Image: Keith Mansur, OCC

He also faults Kreiger for trying to introduce a bill that would have repealed the Vote-By-Mail elections in Oregon, a system that should be emulated across the nation, not ended by a “I love low turnouts” Republican.

“Our representative in the Oregon assembly actually introduced a bill to repeal the popular vote by mail system in Oregon,” Klahr said. ”That's practically voter suppression in Oregon and the more people know about Kreigers views and ideas, the better chance I have of defeating him.”

As we press on up the hill in what sometimes seems like a Sisyphean task, those who dare to challenge the status-quo are to be admired for their efforts, while those that cling to lies and fear should be admonished for their actions and beliefs, not rewarded. Vote in November, please!

Continue picking up the OCC for more information on cannabis friendly candidates around the state.

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Showdown

times and finally be denied by the United States Supreme Court? All the while he wasted taxpayers money on court costs and legal fees chasing a specter he will never catch because it exists only in his mind.

"Ican't solve everything for everybody, but when it comes to the drug war, I am going to do the best job I can for the citizens of this community," Winters said.

Jackson County has a chance to elect a true law enforcement officer as their next Sheriff, not a good-ole-boy that's got a hard-on for busting marijuana grows and denying rights

Winters characterized the Drug Enforcement Agency's efforts here "almost non-existent."

He later explained that the helicopter program is almost 80% paid for by federal money...amazing!

to legal Oregon marijuana patients. It's time to stop wasting money and straighten out the counties priorities.

Remember in 2010 when Sheriff Winters tried to deny a Concealed Handgun License to OMMP cardholder Cynthia Willis (in Winters v. Willis), only to lose in Oregon court three

Help him deliver the knockout blow! If you live in Jackson County, Oregon vote Corey Falls for Sheriff in November's general election.

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So. Oregon Safe Access Groundbreaker Gets 2 Years

By Keith Mansur Oregon Cannabis Connection

On April 23rd, Larry Lacey of Wolf Creek, Oregon was sentenced to 24 months in jail in his case, which concluded in February. Lacey was the owner of Southern Oregon Cannabis Club, formerly the Grants Pass Compassion Center, in Grants Pass, Oregon. Lacey was charged with marijuana manufacture, delivery, and other charges from a investigation in 2010 and 2011. Further charges were added in 2012 when Lacey continued to operate while awaiting trial on the first investigation.

Those charges allowed the judge to sentence Lacey to a maximum of 24 months, which Judge Newman happily did.

During the trial, Lacey Image: Keith Mansur, OCC represented himself.

After firing his third medicine. He was a loyal advertiser in this lawyer and asking for another continuance, publication and believed in the power of the judge declined his request and pressed cannabis to cure cancer, solve social ills, and forward with the trial. Before closing economic growth, especially in arguments even began, Lacey argued with the promote Southern Oregon. He constantly “poked the judge over procedural issues and was found in bear� by putting up large banners promoting contempt of court. They finished the trial and cannabis and even covering a Scion with pro Lacey was found guilty. A few weeks later he cannabis propaganda and slogans, and would was sentenced. occasionally park the vehicle in front of the Josephine County courthouse!

One of Lacey's patients frequented the entire trial. He told the OCC that his access point was one of the only locations he could safely get medicine, which he is qualified to posess under Oregon law. Without Southern Oregon Cannabis Club open, he is not sure what he will do. Ironically, or not so, dispensaries are now legal in many parts of Oregon under house bill 3460, and opened only a few weeks after Lacey's sentencing.

Lacey, who never sold more than a few grams to a OMMA registered police informant, had operated for years and was trusted by many loyal members that had no other access to

An appeal is expected. Lacey has many grounds considering the shenanigans that took place during his trial. Who will represent him is unclear at this point. We offer his patients, families, and supporters good thoughts.

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Sullivan said, “It was clearly liberating for many to finally say what they believed, to speak the truth they knew about, to own their own marijuana use and defend it. And what was overwhelming about the testimonies was how normal they seemed, how mainstream, sane, sensible, mature and adult the writers were.”

The International Cannabis Business Conference Comes To Portland

By Anthony Johnson

On November 7, 2013, Sullivan blogged: The Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conferences (OMMBC) in Ashland and Eugene this year helped arm cannabis industry participants with the information necessary to deal with the seemingly everchanging medical marijuana rules and regulations while also preparing for the eventual legalization of cannabis for all adults.

In addition to the knowledge gained from successful entrepreneurs, activists, politicians and attorneys, the networking opportunities at the events proved invaluable to industry participants and those thinking about joining the emerging cannabis industry. Also, just being around like-minded individuals navigating through the cannabis world was an invigorating experience that left one better informed and inspired to tackle the obstacles that any business venture may encounter.

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Following the sold-out conferences in Ashland and Eugene, conference producer Alex Rogers decided to take the cannabis conference to another level by bringing in industry participants from across globe and organizing the first ever International Cannabis Business Conference in Portland on September 13th and 14th at the Oregon Convention Center.

The ICBC strives to help further mainstream the cannabis industry so it can truly flourish worldwide. In addition to a host of exceptional speakers, there will be an exhibit hall wherein businesses can showcase their product or services. Further attendees will have special access to social events and a political fundraiser to support cannabis law reform and our allies.

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I am so pleased to join long-time activist and cannabis entrepreneur Debby Goldsberry to help Alex organize a cannabis conference like no other. The ICBC will not only provide attendees with important information that will help industry participants at all levels, but also offer general business tips that will benefit any business. While valuable information is the number one goal, the networking opportunities provided and the entertainment value of the event will help elevate the ICBC above and beyond the typical conference or trade show.

The keynote speaker, Andrew Sullivan, is truly an outside-the-box choice to keynote a cannabis event. For those that are unfamiliar with Sullivan's blog, The Dish, his books or his frequent appearances on TV (including Real Time with Bill Maher and the Colbert Report), Sullivan is one of the preeminent political commentators of our time. His brand of conservatism, with a certain libertarian streak, helped him become one of the most prominent activists fighting for marriage equality and that same line of political thought has led him to become one of the most articulate cannabis law reformers today.

The Dish readers started submitting stories to his blog detailing their cannabis use and became a regular feature that Sullivan eventually published as a collection of stories, The Cannabis Closet: First Hand Accounts Of The Marijuana Mainstream.

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Cannabis industry entrepreneurs also have to take big risks, braving the stigma still associated with cannabis and trusting their talent in an industry that is still illegal federally and ripe with complications.

However, striking out on an independent path in a new industry, be it cannabis or blogging, can have great reward. In addition to his keynote address, Sullivan will be headlining a Q&A session during a luncheon, limited to just 100 people, providing these lucky folks a great opportunity to pick the brain of a truly remarkable man with a remarkable career.

“The grotesquely disproportionate impact of Prohibition on African-Americans is an affront to any sense of morality and fairness, just as the refusal to research cannabis for its potential medical uses – to prevent seizures in children, for example – seems immoral to me.

Some might argue that the right response to this is decriminalization, not legalization. But In addition to Andrew Sullivan, attendees will hear from: keeping marijuana illegal (partial list): profoundly constrains the potential for medical research on it, sustains a growing and increasingly lucrative criminal industry, and does nothing to keep it from the sole cohort for whom it could do harm: teenagers.”

It's clear that Sullivan understands the dynamics of the War on Cannabis and the fact that prohibition causes far more harm than cannabis itself. He gets the importance of medical cannabis, how ending prohibition is necessary and pushes back against stereotypes that deem the cannabis community losers or slackers.

“Sometimes marijuana can unleash creative potential that would otherwise be buried for life. I’m not arguing that this is always the case, or that weed doesn’t harm many people’s lives. I am arguing that the weed-makes-you-a-failure argument is far too crude for today’s more sophisticated drug and that, besides, it inflicts far less harm than alcohol and tobacco.”

Not only has Sullivan become an articulate advocate for cannabis law reform, but he also provides a great business example as he decided to take a big risk and leave the comforts of

It is the objective of this first International Cannabis Business Conference to inform you and put you in contact with like minded individuals and many experts that have already been successful so that you are better equipped to tackle any obstacles your business venture may encounter.

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Oregon News they found a Jeep Cherokee on its top and marijuana spilled onto the roadway and inside the overturned Jeep.

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The Jeep's driver, a male, age 18 from Fort Jones, California, was transported by ambulance to Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend with non-life threatening injuries. His passenger , a male age 51, from Fort Jones, California, was not transported for treatment of minor injuries.

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April 17, Central Point - OSP An Oregon State Police (OSP) traffic stop near Central Point led to the arrest of two Washington residents after the trooper discovered they were transporting approximately 45 pounds of marijuana and a quarter pound of hash in their vehicle. The OSP Drug Enforcement Section is continuing t he investigation.

On April 17, 2014 at approximately 11:00 p.m., an OSP trooper stopped a Saturn station wagon displaying Washington license plates northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 32 for a speed violation. The vehicle's two occupants were identified as a male driver, age 23, from Lake Tapps, Washington, and a male passenger, age 22, from Spanaway, Washington.

Subsequent investigation led to the discovery of approximately 45 pounds of marijuana and a quarter pound of hash concealed in trash bags inside the car. Estimated value of the seized marijuana and hash is over $110,000.

The suspects were both lodged in the Jackson County Jail for felony Unlawful Possession and Delivery of a Controlled Substance - Marijuana.

May 28, Albany – Linn Co. Sheriff A Linn County Sheriff reports his office received a report of a home invasion robbery at approximately 3:00 a.m. on May 28, 2014.

During the investigation deputies learned that up to five suspects forced their way into two residences located on the same piece of residential property. The property is located on Santiam Bluffs Road in Albany.

The victims told deputies that the unknown suspects were armed with firearms, wearing ski masks and bullet proof vests. The two victims, both of Albany, were bound with zip ties during the robbery. Neither victim was injured in the robbery.

Deputies do not believe this was a random robbery. They believe the residence was targeted because it is a grow site for numerous medical marijuana patients. Taken during the robbery were several firearms, a large amount of marijuana, and an undisclosed amount of cash.

This investigation is continuing and anyone with information is encouraged to contact Detective Mike Harmon at 541.967.3950.

May 30, Eugene - OSP Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation after finding several pounds of marijuana at the scene of an injury traffic crash on Interstate 5 south of Eugene.

On May 30, 2014 at approximately 4:50 a.m., OSP troopers, local fire personnel and ODOT responded to a scene of an injury traffic crash involving a sport utility vehicle and commercial truck blocking the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 near milepost 190. Upon arrival

The commercial truck driver, from Springfield, was not injured.

Subsequent investigation indicates the vehicle contained numerous jars of marijuana, some of which broke open inside and outside the vehicle, and nearly an ounce of hash. Estimated weight of the marijuana is over 3 pounds.

Cannabis Connection The passenger was cited to appear in Lane County Circuit Court for Unlawful Possession of 4 ounces or more of Marijuana. When the investigation is completed, it will be sent to the District Attorney's office for consideration of additional charges toward both persons.

The northbound lanes were opened to one lane about 5:30 a.m. until the scene was cleared.

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Oregon Dispensary Connection NOTICE: As of June 4th, the Oregon Health Authority reports 390 applications were received, 113 were approved and of those, 92 (appearing here) released their information to OHA. This list was obtained from OHA's website. Of the applications that have been processed, 158 were rejected and 71 had received provisional licenses, and may not open for business until they a security system is in place that is approved by the Oregon Health Authority. Those with provisional licenses do not appear here . Under HB 3460 passed earlier this year, many cities and counties have enacted bans, some completely ban them and others have increased regulations. Some communities are changing their policies to allow dispensaries before May 1, 2015, when the moratorium period ends, so check with your local licensed center to see if they are open.

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ALBANY

Going Green Albany 1 225 Commercial Wy SE Albany, Oregon 97322 (541 ) 405-8856

Mandy's Med Club 335 Hwy 99 S Cottage Grove, OR 97424 (541 ) 942-5047 www.mandysmedclub.com

Little Amsterdam Wellness Center 1 881 9 SE McLoughlin Blvd Milwaukie, OR 97267 (503) 806-1 261 www.littleamsterdampdx.com

ALOHA

EUGENE

PORTLAND

The Medmar Clinic LLC 20595 SW TV Hwy Aloha, Oregon 97006 (971 ) 255-1 456

Amazon Organics 3443 Hilyard St Eugene, OR 97405 (541 ) 51 4-0271

Westside Wellness 1 891 8 SW Shaw St Aloha, Oregon 97007 (503) 649-2999 www.westsidewellness.com

Em eral d Ci ty M ed i ci n al Del i very Srv, LLC 1 474 W 6th Ave Eu g en e, OR 97402 ( 5 41 ) 5 0 5 - 9 0 6 5 www. em eral d ci tym ed s. org

ASTORIA

Next Level Wellness 1 45 E 29th Ave Eugene, OR 97405 (541 ) 51 5-651 4

Sweet Relief Natural Medicine 1 444 Commercial St Astoria, OR 971 03 (503) 741 -6024

BEND

5LMNT, LLC 63552 N Hwy 97 Bend, OR 97701 (828) 71 9-1 985

Oregon Medicinal Alternatives 388 Pearl St Eugene, Oregon 97401 (541 ) 735-3398 www.oregonmedicinalalternatives.com

Alternative Farmacy 1 0340 NE Weidler St Portland, OR 97220 (503) 255-0092 www.alternativefarmacy.com Alternative Solutions 1 3560 SE Powell Blvd Portland, OR 97236 (503) 761 -1 635 AmeriCanna Rx 8654 NE Sandy Blvd Portland, OR 97220 (971 ) 254-4581 www.americannarx.com Canna-Daddy's Wellness Center 1 6955 SE Division St Portland, OR 97236 (971 ) 279-4932

Oregon Medigreen 570 Lawrence St #11 2 Eugene, OR 97401 (541 ) 636-4029 http://www.oregonmedigreen.com

Cannabliss And Co 1 91 7 SE 7th Ave Portland, Oregon 9721 4 (503) 71 9-4338 www.cannablissandco.com

Cannabend LLC. 331 2 N HWY 97 Bend, OR 97701 (541 ) 61 7-0420

Oregon Microgrowers Guild 1 395 Cross St Eugene, Oregon 97402 (541 ) 246-8972 www.oregonmicrogrowery.com

Cascade Alternative Resources 6430 NE MLK Blvd Portland, Oregon 97211 (503) 284-671 4

DiamondTREE Inc 271 5 NE Hwy 20 Bend, OR 97701 (541 ) 706-9340 diamondtreeclub.com

Th e G reen er Si d e 1 553 Oak St Eu g en e, Oreg on 9 7 40 1 ( 5 41 ) 3 45 - 8 9 0 4 www. keepeu g en eg reen . org

Dr. Jolly's 41 5 SE 3rd St Bend, OR 97702 (701 ) 729-331 0

The Herbal Centre, LLC 463 River Ave Eugene, OR 97404 (458) 201 -81 64

Garden Kings 325 NE Franklin Ave Bend, OR 97701 (541 ) 61 0-3667

Twenty After Four Wellness Center 440 Blair Blvd Eugene, Oregon 97401 (51 4) 701 -9768 twentyafterfourwc.com

Bloom Well, Inc. 1 81 4 NE Division St Bend, OR 97701 (541 ) 31 7-1 81 4 www.bloomwellbend.com

Green Leaf Organic Collective 20360 Empire Ave #B-8 Bend, Oregon 97701 (541 ) 382-9420 greenleaforganiccollective.org The Herb Center 2205 NE Division St Bend, OR 97701 (541 ) 550-7325 The Medication Station Inc. 81 7 NW Hill St Bend, OR 97701 (541 ) 550-7777

BROOKINGS/HARBOR Ban an a Bel t Safe Access Cen ter 1 6399 Lower H arbor Rd . Brooki n g s, Oreg on 9741 5 ( 5 41 ) 8 1 3 - 2 5 0 3 www. ban an abel tm m f. com

GLADSTONE

Maritime Cafe, Inc. 1 741 5 SE McLoughlin Blvd Gladstone, OR 97267 (503) 305-8307 http://maritimecafe.net

GOLD HILL

Breeze Botanicals 31 5 Second Ave Gold Hill, Oregon 97525 (541 ) 855-8797 www.breezebotanicals.com

HERMISTON

The Releaf Center 2372 N First St, Ste B Hermiston, OR 97838 (541 ) 289-6337

BROWNSVILLE

Green Cross Dispensary 333 North Main St. Brownsville, Or 97327 (541 ) 466-911 0

KLAMATH FALLS A Better Way M ed i ci n al Al tern ati ves, LLC 3255 Wash bu rn Wy Ste #5 Kl am ath Fal l s, OR 9 7 60 3 ( 5 41 ) 8 8 7 - 2 3 3 5 www. kl am ath d i spen sary. com

CLACKAMAS

LINCOLN CITY

The 45th Parallel Group, LLC 1 6631 SE 82nd Dr Clackamas, Oregon 9701 5 (503) 305-5992

CORVALLIS

High Quality Compassion 1 300 NW 9th St Corvallis, OR 97330 (541 ) 283-6472 The Agrestic LLC 1 665 SE 3rd St Corvallis, OR 97333 (541 ) 753-41 82 www.theagrestic.com

COTTAGE GROVE

Apothecaria LLC 700 Row River Rd Cottage Grove, Or 97424 (541 ) 521 -6728

Pipe Dreams 1 745 SW Highway 1 01 Ste C Lincoln City, Oregon 97367 (541 ) 992-8821

MCMINNVILLE

Medicine Tree LLC 2046 OR 99W #A McMinnville, OR 971 28 (503) 71 0-271 2

MEDFORD

Maryjanes Basement 259 E Barnett Rd Medford, Oregon 97501 (541 ) 690-1 542

MILWAUKIE

Emerald Rose City Cannabis Club 1 7030 SE McLoughlin Blvd Milwaukie, OR 97267 (503) 654-71 04

Club Sky High 8957 N Lombard St Portland, OR 97203 (503) 71 9-5801 Collective Awakenings 2823 NE Sandy Blvd Portland, OR 97232 (503) 206-7090 www.collectiveawakenings.org Divine Kind Inc 8601 SW Terwilliger Blvd Portland, OR 9721 9 (503) 889-0929 Exodus Wellness Center 1 6211 SE Powell Blvd Portland, OR 97236 (971 ) 242-8079 http://www.exoduswellnesscenter.com Five Zero Trees 1 0209 SE Division St Bldg B, Ste 1 00 Portland, OR 97266 (971 ) 242-8492 www.fivezerotrees.com Flora Portland 11 0 SE Main St, Ste C Portland, OR 9721 4 (503) 477-4261 Green Oasis 1 035 SE Tacoma Portland, OR 97202 (503) 41 0-7676 http://www.portlandgreenoasis.com Health Awareness Group 231 2 NW Kearney St Portland, OR 9721 0 (503) 706-4904 www.healthawarenessgroup.com Herbalist Farmer, Inc. 45 NE 1 22nd Ave Portland, OR 97220 (503) 252-9088 www.herbalistfarmer.com Home Grown Apothecary 1 937 NE Pacific St Portland, OR 97232 (503) 232-1 71 6 www.homegrownapothecary.com J.C. Hawthorne's 11 33 SE 82nd Ave Portland, OR 9721 5 (503) 998-7351 Local Herb Collective 1 5948 SE Division Portland, OR 97236 (503) 433-8030

Marijuana Dispensaries LLC 461 2 NE Sandy Blvd Portland, OR 9721 3 (971 ) 255-1 456 MJAI Oregon 11 71 9 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, Oregon 9721 4 (541 ) 51 7-31 80 Mt Hood Wellness Center, LLC 2532 NE Broadway St Portland, Oregon 97232 (503) 504-0894 www.mthoodwellness.com Mt Hood Wellness Center, LLC 111 21 SE Division St Portland, Oregon 97266 (971 ) 279-411 6 www.mthoodwellness.com NW Health Services Inc 61 26 SE Duke St Unit A Portland, Oregon 97206 (503) 851 -9709 http://www.nwhealthpdx.com OMCC Oregon 1 0055 NE Glisan St Portland, OR 97220 (503) 71 6-6042 Oregon Grown Gift Shop 332 SE 82nd Ave Portland, OR 9721 6 (503) 332-8423 www.oregongrowngiftshop.com Oregon's Alternative Medical Center 6300 NE 42nd Ave Portland, Oregon 9721 8 (971 ) 302-6277 Oregon's Finest 1 327 NW Kearney St Portland, OR 97209 (971 ) 254-4765 www.ofmeds.com Portland Canna Connection 1 51 5 SE 46th Ave Portland, OR 9721 5 (503) 477-9247 Portland Compassionate Caregivers 4020 SE Cesar Chavez Blvd Portland, Oregon 97202 (503) 954-2275 Powell House Cannabis Club 5311 SE Powell Blvd Portland, Oregon 97206 (31 2) 61 9-21 66 Puddletown Organics 8201 SE Powell Blvd Ste F Portland, Oregon 97266 (503) 333-8773 Pure Green 3738 NE Sandy Blvd Portland, OR 97232 (971 ) 242-8561 www.puregreenpdx.com/

SALEM 1 st Ch oi ce Can n abi s Farm acy OM M P 41 42 Li berty Rd S Sal em , OR 97302 ( 9 7 1 ) 3 0 1 - 0 7 44 www. 1 stch oi cecan n abi s. com 2nd Step Dispensary 1 295 Oxford St SE Salem, OR 97302 (503) 391 -821 4 www.naturequestllc.com Ancient Remedies 2350 State St Salem, Oregon 97301 (503) 990-6723

C a n n a M e d i ci n e 1 460 State St Sal em , OR 97301 (50 3 ) 58 5-2 69 7 www. can n am ed i ci n e. org Cherry City Compassion 2025 25th St SE Salem, OR 97302 (971 ) 273-7607 www.cherrycitycompassion.net Club Pitbull 4088 State St Salem, OR 9731 7 (503) 409-81 92 www.clubpitbull.org Herbal Grasslands, LLC 11 30 Royvonne Ave SE, Ste 1 04 Salem, OR 97302 (503) 364-9522 Oregon Chronic Solutions 1 695 Fairgrounds Rd NE Salem, OR 97301 (503) 385-81 01 The Holistic Choice 1 045 Commercial St SE Salem, Oregon 97302 (503) 990-731 2 TLC Medical LLC 4550 Commercial Street S Salem, Oregon 97302 (503) 930-8891 TLC Medical LLC 1 895 Liberty St NE Salem, Oregon 97301 (503) 930-8891

SEASIDE

Highway420 1 803 S Roosevelt Dr Seaside, Oregon 971 38 (503) 71 7-5045 www.highway420store.com

SPRINGFIELD

Wickit Weedery 2600 Main St, Ste E Springfield, OR 97477 (503) 894-2555 www.wickitweedery.com

ReLeaf MM 1 034 SE 1 22nd Ave Portland, OR 97233 (503) 278-9237 www.releafmm.com

TALENT G reen Val l ey Wel l n ess 1 03 N . Paci fi c H wy. Tal en t, OR 97540 www. g reen val l eywel l n ess. n et

River City Holistic Health LLC 1 761 NE Dekum St Portland, OR 97211 (503) 206-211 3 www.rivercityholistichealth.com

TOLEDO

The Green Front 681 4 NE Glisan St Portland, OR 9721 3 (503) 252-0036 www.thegreenfront.org

WALDPORT

The Green Planet 1 0022 SW Canyon Rd Portland, OR 97225 (503) 31 8-1 855

Th e H u m an Col l ecti ve I I 9220 SW Barbu r Bl vd , Ste 1 06 Portl an d , OR 972 1 9 ( 5 0 3 ) 2 0 8 - 3 0 42 www. h u m an col l ecti ve. org Urban Farmacy, LLC 420 NE 60th Ave Portland, OR 9721 3 (503) 957-7832 www.urbanfarmacyprc.com

Going Green West Coast Inc 41 Olalla Rd Toledo, OR 97391 (541 ) 635-0078 Coastal Cannabinoids 1 466 SW Pacific Coast Hwy Waldport, Oregon 97394 (541 ) 563-4206 www.coastalcannabinoids.com

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Minnesota’s New Marijuana Law is a Sham

by Justin Jenkins Special for OCC IT’S BACK! The frothing menace! The fiendish evil! Hide your wife, hide your kids, the devil incarnate has returned (no, not the Backstreet Boys). Apparently now, Its Hash oil, and all of its various forms destroying our youth. It seems to be the new scape goat in the media and our government for their own lack of understanding of a nation in which they

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quagmires is not only a good thing, it’s necessary for safety's sake.

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Every year on Thanksgiving a tradition takes place in America, Turkey Dinner.

Some roast them, some smoke them, but some also deep fry them. If improperly done disaster will occur, property will be damaged, and people will be hurt. Out of 365¼ days in a year, 5 people die, and there is over 15 million in property damage. Yet we watch as the Cindy Williams’ and Don Hanson’s on our local

The subject of Hash Oil explosions has become a hot topic lately with images dancing around the media of littered yards covered in used butane cans.

Windows blown out like photographs of 1940’s Paris are placed next pictures of seared and blistered flesh. It’s easy to jump on the bandwagon with scores of anti-Honey Oil stories flickering into our brain control boxes. Prohibitionists need to seize onto the sensationalism of these hash-cookery mishaps to continue fund raising agendas, and well, let’s face it, explosions make for a good story. But, what also makes a good story, is a piece based on educating the populace for safety mitigation.

We gather in droves on July 4th to oooo and aaahhh at massive “Controlled” explosions bursting above our heads and sometimes in our hands. Fireworks in America are not a freedom for everyone.

Some states do outlaw their sale and distribution. But the non-nanny states that do allow class c explosives into the homes of run of the mill bean counters accept the toll. I remember as a child learning in school proper firework handling and I still have all 11 fingers. It seems we have moved to a world so polarized that we fear educating our youth with proper knowledge of taboos. From Sex Ed to now, apparently, science. True education of these moral

Recently Minnesota became the 22nd state to pass Medical marijuana, but hold on, in this state you still can’t smoke it.

That’s right, you can gain access if you qualify, and can get to one of the few dispensing sites, where you can get your oil or vaporize.

Unlike most states with medical marijuana laws, Minnesota does not allow the smoking of marijuana leaves. Only the use of pills, oils, or vaporizing of a cannabis compound through a device similar to an e-cigarette is allowed.

In fact, Minnesota’s strict new medical marijuana law does not allow smoking, home cultivation and allows only a few cannabis dispensaries statewide. It’s also a felony to transfer medical pot to a nonpatient.

It involves the police directly in making decisions about medical care; no other diseases can be added without approval by a committee weighted with ‘law enforcement’ members. It requires patients to buy a license for the privilege of obtaining medication. It promises to supply therapeutic cannabis extracts, oils, and other ‘non-smokable’ compounds, in forms and calibrated doses not necessarily available or producible yet.

live in yet seem sheltered from. Danger lurks around all corners of our faceted world; safety itself is just a relative term.

Trapped in a rubber room with a straight jacket on still allows the chance of a satellite to fall or an earthquake to bring the house down on top of you. My dream of a society that has intellectually moved past a fight or flight response based on fear and, instead, forms only rational opinions based on fact may be just a pipe dream.

These fear based irrationalities, sadly, are endemic in our populace regarding drug culture. One puff and you will rape, you will kill, you will plot, and you will shed the skin of what is an acceptable person.

Lessons learned to our grandparents are our jokes. My friends and I laughed our asses off at the movie Reefer Madness and the only thing I ever killed is a tub of Ben and Jerry’s. And yes, I felt bad and for two hours I cried into a mirror. I truly felt remorse for what I had done on that day.

Not the reaction you would expect from a “Pot Head” that fell prey the dire warnings conveyed to him in his middle school D.A.R.E. Program!

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Fox affiliate stand shoulder to shoulder with police officers and firefighters and show you how to PROPERLY deep fry a turkey, knowing full well they may be showing up to a viewer’s house that very evening to extinguish yet another turkey fire.

Hash oil is safe when done properly and education is key to disaster reduction.

Look, as children we’re taught to properly handle all of the immediate dangers in life from cooking with knives to electricity, because we know they are a dangerous but necessary part of life. Butane honey oil has its’ place, it’s an amazing way to deliverf powerful medicine when needed.

It’s easy to see why it’s become so popular, so fast. But we in this world have a lopsided way of living. A personal feeling of danger should never be used to judge what can and can’t, should or shouldn’t, be done in society as a whole...like smoking cannabis.

As legalization picks up speed you will start to see a shift. More demand will create businesses centered on the art of the extraction. Businesses that will be beholden to industrial, food grade, and medical grade controls due to scope of operations. As access becomes easier, fewer people will need to produce their own, as with alcohol in the times of its prohibition. But, until these asinine laws are lifted and we allow this shit to come completely out of the closet, we must move to educate, and not try to eradicate, hash oil. At around 200 Butane Honey Oil explosions last year, it’s up there in dangers one would face in life should they choose to delve into that sort of thing, but an epidemic it is not. And as far as being a danger to our children, I don’t think the ones shouting and rabble rousing are looking to the right places to protect our children.

This new law will actually discredit the reform it purports to achieve. The sabotage is intentional, not on the part of the sponsors but certainly on the part of the obstructionists like the law enforcement lobby and their stooges, the politicians. All they want is a public relations gimmick to provide political cover, to discredit the therapeutic use of cannabis by cluttering it with absurd restrictions, to avoid negative publicity generated by desperate parents with suffering children, and in doing so, to dissipate the public interest and demand for reform.

-- seizures or epilepsy -- muscle spasms, like those characteristic of multiple sclerosis -- Crohn’s disease -- terminal illness, with a probable life expectancy of under one year -- if the illness or its treatment produces severe pain, nausea, severe wasting -- Or other conditions approved by the commissioner of health Once your condition is certified, you or your caregiver can apply to enroll in the medical cannabis registry. If you are a caregiver, you must first pass a background check and cover its cost. Once verified to be a part of the registry, you must continue to see your health care practitioner and report any changes in your medical condition.

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In good faith, patients and their allies have sought legal permission for medicinal use of cannabis since 1991 in Minnesota.

In bad faith prohibitionist special interests and cowardly politicians have defeated all the bills since 1991. This year they cynically perpetuated this fraudulent bill in the hopes that the news media wouldn’t expose the deception.

How do I get a prescription?

A health care practitioner must certify that you have been diagnosed with one of these qualifying medical conditions: -- cancer -- glaucoma -- HIV or AIDS -- Tourette syndrome -- ALS

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On May 30, 2014, an astounding 219 members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of a bipartisan amendment to prohibit the U.S. Justice Department – which includes the DEA – from spending taxpayer money to arrest or prosecute medical marijuana patients in states where it is legal!

freshman Republicans. To see how your representative voted, check the roll call of the vote.

The Marijuana Policy Project, along with our allied organizations, spent countless hours lobbying for this amendment on the hill, reaching out to constituents, and providing support and information to members of Congress. Not only that, but to garner 219 votes for anything is impressive in the 113th Congress, let alone an amendment on medical marijuana.

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Representatives Dana Rohrabacher (RCA) and Sam Farr (D-CA) introduced the amendment (which passed 219-189) in a bipartisan effort to tell the Department of Justice and DEA what the public has been saying for years: don’t crack down on states that allow marijuana for medical purposes.

To put just how amazing a victory this was into perspective, the highest total number of votes received on this bill in the past was 165. In a Republican-controlled House, we were able to secure 219 votes to pass this amendment, including 49 Republicans! More importantly, 33% of freshman Republicans voted in favor of the amendment, compared to just 19% of non-

The amendment to H.R. 4660, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, offered by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), prohibits the Department of Justice, including the DEA, from spending funds to prevent states from implementing their own medical marijuana laws. The amendment has been offered seven times since 2003. It received a then-record high 165 votes in 2007, which included 15 Republicans.

Statement from Dan Riffle, director of federal policies for the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), which has been lobbying in support of the measure since it was first introduced in 2003:

“Congress is officially pulling out of the war on medical marijuana patients and providers. Federal tax dollars will no longer be wasted arresting seriously ill medical marijuana patients and those who provide to them. This is a historic vote, and it’s yet another sign that our federal government is shifting toward a more sensible marijuana policy.

“This measure passed because it received more support from Republicans than ever before. It is refreshing to see conservatives in Congress sticking to their conservative principles when it comes to marijuana policy.

Republicans increasingly recognize that marijuana prohibition is a failed Big Government program that infringes on states’ rights.

Image: Daily Chronic “It’s becoming clearer and clearer that marijuana prohibition’s days are numbered. Polls are consistently finding that a strong majority of Americans think marijuana should be legal, and an overwhelming majority support legal access to medical marijuana.

It’s nice to see more members of Congress standing up for their constituents instead of standing in the way of reform.”

Now that the House has passed the amendment, the bill moves on to the Senate, where MPP and our allies will continue tirelessly to make sure it passes.

Make sure you reach out to your senators to let them know you support this amendment. With our efforts in Washington, D.C., and with your help around the country, we can usher in a new age of marijuana policy!

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Bill Colorado Food Inspectors Crack Down On Cannabis Edibles Cannabis edibles are harder to regulate than flower in some ways. Flower, if grown correctly, is easy to test for contaminants and potency.

Cannabis edibles have more factors to consider.

Since edibles also contain some cannabis flower, the issues that revolve around flower are present. But there are additional factors that are involved when creating cannabis edibles.

One factor, which is true of cooking/baking anything (cannabis or otherwise), is whether or not the edibles were prepared in a sanitary workspace.

Creating the right dose is another thing that is tricky.

One thing that a lot of people don’t take into consideration is calculating for food allergies. How does one properly store the edibles? And then there is of course the factor of making the edible appeasing to consumers taste buds.

As cannabis edibles continue to grow in availability and popularity, issues surrounding these types of businesses are also on the rise.

Colorado food inspectors have been cracking down on cannabis edible companies and distributors that aren’t following the correct procedures. Per the Denver Post: “Food safety inspections of businesses that manufacture and sell marijuana edibles in Denver have found products that should be refrigerated sitting out on shelves and preparation methods insufficient to kill bacteria that can cause serious food-borne illness.

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Updates from MPP Nevada Legalization Ballot Initiative Launched The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol launched a signature drive May 27th in support of a 2016 ballot measure that would end marijuana prohibition in Nevada. State Sen. Tick Segerblom (D-Las Vegas) and former Nevada Republican Senate Caucus Executive Director Joe Brezny were the first to sign the petition at a news conference in Sen. Segerblom’s law office.

The initiative would make private possession of up to one ounce of marijuana legal for adults 21 years of age and older.

It would establish a tightly regulated system of licensed marijuana retail stores, licensed cultivation facilities, licensed manufacturing facilities, licensed testing facilities, and licensed distributors. It also establishes a 15% excise tax on wholesale transactions and directs all tax revenue from the tax to be spent on education.

In order to qualify for the 2016 ballot, the campaign must submit more than 100K valid signatures by Nov. 11, 2014.

Medical Marijuana Constitutional Amendment Proposed in North Carolina North Carolina Rep. Kelly Alexander (DMecklenberg) has introduced legislation to put a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana on November’s ballot.

If enacted, qualified medical marijuana patients and their caregivers would no longer be subject to arrest and prosecution for using marijuana under a doctor’s order. HB 1161 — the North Carolina Medical Cannabis Act — would also set up a “regulated medical cannabis supply system” so that patients can safely access their medicine.

Rep. Alexander has previously introduced

National News variations of this bill into the legislature; however, they have been either ignored or rudely killed, despite overwhelming public support for medical marijuana. Because the North Carolina Medical Cannabis Act would amend the state’s constitution, it must get a threefifths vote in both chambers before it can be placed on November’s ballot. If you are a North Carolina resident, ask your lawmakers to support HB 1161 today.

Louisiana Legislature Approves Modest Marijuana Policy Reform May 22nd, the Louisiana Senate overwhelmingly approved HB 681 — modest marijuana policy reform — with a vote of 30-7. The House previously approved the legislation in a nearunanimous vote, 92-1!

HB 681 would make positive, albeit modest, reforms to the way Louisiana treats a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge for someone who is on parole. Currently, acquiring a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge while on parole automatically

Tennessee Governor Signs CBD Bill On May 16, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed a limited medical marijuana bill into law. SB 2531 proposes creating a four-year study on the benefits of cannabidiol, often referred to as “CBD,” a non-psychoactive component of marijuana.

Unfortunately, the many limitations placed on the bill by lawmakers mean it is unlikely to result in relief for seriously ill patients in the state. MPP will not be counting Tennessee as a “medical marijuana state.”

The law unrealistically depends on the Drug Enforcement Administration authorizing the cultivation of marijuana within Tennessee for study. The DEA has maintained a monopoly on the cultivation of marijuana for research in Mississippi, and has steadfastly refused to allow other producers in the past 50 years. Even if it weren’t for that problem, laws that limit patient access to CBD leave most seriously ill patients behind.

Under the bill, Vanderbilt University would conduct the study and Tennessee Tech would theoretically grow marijuana.

As in Maryland, we hope Tennessee will move beyond its ineffective medical marijuana law and quickly pass a workable law that will help seriously ill patients in Tennessee.

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This new law will protects a handful of very sick South Carolinians from criminal charges for trying to get relief. However, it doesn’t give patients a clearly legal way to obtain their medicine. Considering its severe limitations, this law may be unworkable, even for the limited population it’s meant to help. For more information, please see our summary of the law.

South Carolina took a small step forward this year, but the law is so incomplete that MPP will not be counting it as a “medical marijuana state.” Please email your lawmakers and ask them to further reform South Carolina’s marijuana laws next year. Then, pass this along to your friends and family so they can, too.

N.Y. Assembly passes Compassionate Care Act again, Senate still stalling

results in parole revocation. If signed by Gov. Jindal, this legislation will give judges discretion to penalize parolees charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession with administrative sanctions instead of outright revocation.

While this is a small step towards sensible marijuana policies, it is at least a step in the right direction.

South Carolina Gov. Haley signs cannabidiol medical marijuana law South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has signed into law a bill, S 1035, that exempts a limited class of individuals with certain medical disorders from criminal penalties for using and possessing cannabidiol (CBD) — one of the components of marijuana — or any “manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation” of marijuana that contains 0.9% or less THC and more than 15% CBD if the patient’s physician recommends it.

While this is an improvement to current law, it leaves the vast majority of medical marijuana patients without legal protections for using and possessing the medicine their doctor thinks is best for them.

Please email your lawmakers today.

Thank them for taking this small first step and encourage them to support a

On May 27, in a 91-34 vote, the state Assembly passed the Compassionate Care Act … for the fifth time! Yet, the bill has never received a vote on the Senate floor. The pressure is on for the Senate to act.

That is why MPP just launched two moving TV ads featuring local patients and their loved ones, urging elected officials to support medical marijuana and allow a vote in the Senate. Watch one below, featuring Dr. Richard Carlton, whose wife suffers from advanced Parkinson’s disease.

In January, Gov. Cuomo finally joined the overwhelming majority of New Yorkers who believe medical cannabis should be available to the seriously ill. Yet, he has never stated his support for the Compassionate Care Act, the medical marijuana bill sponsored by Assemblyman Richard Gottfried and Senator Diane Savino.

It is beyond time for the Senate to take action. Please sign our petition online, calling on Gov. Cuomo and Senate Majority Co-Leaders Dean Skelos and Jeffrey Klein to take action to pass the Compassionate Care Act this year.

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Medical News Study: CBD Mitigates Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms

Our recurring column from Cheryl K. Smith, Former Executive Director of Compassion Center in Eugene, Oregon. Cheryl is also ViceChair of the State Advisory Committee on Medical Marijuana (ACMM).

Medical Marijuana for Nursing Home Patients Ms. A is a 75-year-old patient in a 36-bed skilled nursing facility. She is there for medical issues, including dementia. A normal day for Ms. A is a waking nightmare. She is agitated, uncommunicative, resistant to eating and on a number of medication, including Seroquel, which is linked to numerous adverse effects, including some of those exhibited by Ms A. On one particular day, Ms. A is particularly uncomfortable, yelling and agitated. In Oregon, this patient might be restrained, and will likely be given a higher dose of current medications, or additional pharmaceuticals to try to control her behavior. Fortunately for Ms. A, she lives in Tel Aviv, not Oregon.

Ms. A was a patient reported on by Zach Klein, an MSc candidate, at the Eight National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, which was held May 8–10, 2014 in Portland. What happened in this case was that she was administered a few puffs of smoke from a smoke machine that they had improvised. Within a few minutes, Ms. A had stopped groaning and screaming and appeared calm and relaxed. She responded to her name and even tried to speak. She even smiled for the first time in the three months she had been there.

Ms. A was part of a study to assess whether cannabis can be used as a substitute for prescribed medications for patients in a nursing home. Patient records were reviewed to determine current medical conditions, medications in use, and quality of life as perceived by staff. Cannabis was then prescribed for a variety of conditions, including agitation, tremor, spasticity, pain, Parkinson, insomnia, mood and appetite loss. Twenty-seven patients were included in the study.

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By Paul Armentano Deputy Director of NORML The administration of cannabidiol (CBD), a nonpsychotropic cannabinoid, controls sleep disorders in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to a series of case summaries published in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics.

After starting with the crude but effective smoking machine, methods for medicating with cannabis were expanded to include smoking, vaporizing and eating. In the case of Ms. A, she was able to gain weight and eliminate her Seroquel, along with other anti-anxiety and sedative drugs.

Overall, the study found that cannabis provided pain relief, improvement of appetite, decrease in spasticity, improved ability to eat, improved sleep and even allowed the elimination of enemas that three patients had previously required.

Interestingly, the study also found improvement in other symptoms that were not explicitly being treated, including inflammation, depression, and PTSD. A total of 39 medications were discontinued in these 27 patients.

An international team of investigators from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil and the University of Minnesota Medical School reported on the ingestion of CBD by four Parkinson’s disease patients with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) – a condition characterized by nightmares and active behavior during dreaming.

Daily cannabidiol treatment reduced symptoms in each of the four subjects,

We have a long way to go in Oregon before we get to this point. A good start would be to amend the OMMP to make it easier for patients in nursing homes to use medical marijuana when recommended by a doctor.

One major stumbling block is the current system, which allows only one caregiver per patient and is not conducive to such studies.

Compassionate Oregon is a fledgling organization whose mission is to advocate for medical marijuana patients. Anthony Taylor, a founder of Compassionate Oregon was instrumental in getting PTSD added to qualifying conditions. If you are interested in advocating for nursing home and other patients, check out the web site at compassionateoregon.org.

Cheryl K Smith is an attorney and freelance writer living in the coast range of Oregon outside of Eugene. She is a medical marijuana advocate and a founder of Compassionate Oregon.

researchers reported. Symptoms returned with the same frequency and intensity following subjects’ discontinuation of the cannabinoid. “[T]his case series indicates that CBD is able to control the symptoms of RBD,” authors concluded. “Further research is necessary to confirm the possibly beneficial effects of CBD in the treatment of RBD in patients with PD. Furthermore, the enrolment of patients with idiopathic RBD

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in clinical trials with CBD is desirable as it would enable the investigation of the effects of the drug both on the symptoms of the disorder and as a neuroprotective agent.”

Observational trial data published March in the journal Clinical Neuropharmacology reported that inhaled cannabis was associated with “significant improvement” in the mitigation of tremor, rigidity, and bradykinsea (slowness of movement) in subjects with Parkinson’s disease. © NORNL. Reprinted by permission.

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Recipes

Glycerine Tincture Jello Shots

Basil Vinaigrette Dressing/Marinade

By Kristi Anderson

By J Lynn

Ingredients: 1 box (6oz.) Jello gelatin 2 cups boiling water 1 1/2 cup cold water 1/2 cup glycerine tincture

Ingredients: 1 tsp Dijon mustard 1 shallot, chopped finely 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp sugar 1/2 cup roughly chopped basil leaves 1/4 cup white wine vinegar 3/4 cup canna-olive oil Directions:

Ingredients: Chocolate chips Canna butter Salted top soda crackers Directions: Preheat oven to 350°.

Place the soda crackers on a cookie sheet all together till full (must be touching).

1-2 oz. jello shot cups with lids

Spread canna butter on the crackers until fully covered then cover in chocolate chips. put in oven until chocolate if fully melted and spreads all over (approx 10-15 minutes).

Bring 2 cups water to a boil. Add jello mix to the boiling water and stir until completely dissolved.

Add tincture to cold water and stir together.

Put in freezer till solid. Break, serve and enjoy!

Directions:

Combine both mixtures together and pour into shot cups. Put the lids on and refrigerate for up to 4 hours.

For best results, let jello melt in your mouth and around your tongue before swallowing.

Effects may vary per individual, use with caution.

This makes approximately 30 one ounce shots.

Place the salt, sugar, mustard, shallot and basil in a blender or food processor. Pulse several times to combine. Scrape the sides of the blender down with a spatula. Add the vinegar and pulse again. Turn the blender on low and take off the cap in the center of the blender’s lid.

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High Flyin' Hot Wings

By Dani B. Ingredients: 1/2 cup allpurpose flour 1/4 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt 10 chicken wings Oil for deep frying 1/4 cup canna-butter 1/4 cup hot sauce (Franks Red Hot® is good) 1 dash ground black pepper 1 dash garlic powder Directions:

In a small bowl mix together the flour, paprika, cayenne pepper and salt. Place chicken wings in a Slowly pour in the olive oil. It may large nonporous glass dish or bowl and sprinkle flour mixture sputter a little out of the open over them until they are evenly cap, so hold your hand over it to coated. Cover dish or bowl and minimize splashing. When the refrigerate for 60 to 90 minutes. olive oil is incorporated, turn off Heat oil in a deep fryer to 375 the blender and scrape the sides degrees F (190 degrees C). The oil down one more time. Cover and purée everything for 1-2 minutes. should be just enough to cover wings entirely, an inch or so deep.

Store covered in the fridge for up to a week.

Combine the canna-butter, hot sauce, pepper and garlic powder Makes a little more than one cup. in a small saucepan over low heat.

Stir together and heat until butter is melted and mixture is well blended.

Remove from heat and reserve for serving.

Fry coated wings in hot oil for 10 to 15 minutes, or until parts of wings begin to turn brown.

Remove from heat, place wings in serving bowl, add hot sauce mixture and stir together. Serve.

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Growing with Good Earth

Getting A Good Start and Healthy Plants

By Roach The Good Earth Organics So now that we're all planted and our girls are looking lovely, basking in the long Oregon Summer days, the next thing we need to tackle is feeding. In this edition of our cultivation section we're going to cover when and how much to water. I'll also talk a bit about what kind of nutrients to put on your plants. But most importantly I'm going to speak a bit about organic and synthetic feeding with some facts that may just surprise you.

Cultivation I've seen some great success with this method and I'm pretty sure it's because the roots are able to get more air.

But I follow the more traditional horticultural practice of watering deeply and then letting my plants dry. One way or the other it's critical that your roots breathe. Cannabis is highly susceptible to root rot, canker rot and a host of other systemic diseases all of which are usually the result of anaerobic bacteria colonizing in areas of your container/bed/hole where there is no oxygen.

The proper quantity of water and food as well as the frequency with which you apply it is critically important not only to the size of your harvest but the health of your plants. It's wisest to rely on the plant and the soil to tell us when to feed and water.

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Only water when your plants are almost dry on a moisture meter. If you don't have a moisture meter I would urge you to get one, preferably one that has an 18" probe so as to reach deeper into the soil where you might have some settled water.

Moisture meter numbers and scales aren't universal so it's difficult for me to give you a hard number but on a scale of 1-10 we're waiting to water until 3 and on a color scale of red to green we're waiting until it reads orange. Some people give less water but water daily.

While we're on the subject of proper watering lets settle an age old question while at the same time plugging the greatest band of all time. Who grows better weed, guys or gals? Guys usually tend to think more food and more water is always better. If a little is great then a lot is even better right gentlemen? Human females and Cannabis females disagree.

Generally women tend to be a bit more minimalist and their plants appreciate it.

Lady cultivators tend to have less diseases associated with overwatering and also less burning from overfeeding because they understand less is not always more. So, it would appear as though The Grateful Dead and your pot plants are on the same page bros; "That's right, the women are smarter."

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Now that we've tackled watering frequency lets discuss when to start giving our plants nutrients. Most of you have probably amended a pre existing potting soil with a fresh line up of organics, or you're using new potting soil which is heavily amended already. If this is the case then you likely won't have to feed for some time after planting. Wait to feed until your plants show the first signs of lightening in color. If your plants don't lighten in color at all for a month or more after planting don't jump the gun and start feeding, this just means you're using a very rich media robust with Nitrogen.

When left too long without Nitrogen a very light green to yellow color can be an indicator of Chlorosis, a condition in which the plant isn't producing enough Chlorophyll. We don't want this condition to set in but we can burn if we use soluble Nitrogen when our leaves are very dark green and fleshy.

The safest thing to do is wait for the first signs of lightening then water with a balanced liquid fertilizer containing a high N number which is going to be the first one on the bottle (N-P-K). Start on the lowest recommended dosage on the instructions of your liquid fertilizer of choice and then work your way up. I usually recommend to feed/plain water/feed/plain water in rotation, but if you don't get the dark fleshy look you're going for after the first feeding you can continue to feed every time you water until you dial in the right dosage for your plants before throwing plain water into the rotation.

Traditional Cannabis gardening has recommended a pH of around 6.3 but the more we learn about the solubility of micro metals and other nutrients key to your plants health we find that a lower pH of 5.5-5.8 can increase the availability of these elements. Ideally you will pH every bit of water you apply to your soil but if this is too tough at least try to pH all of your feedings.

Lets segue right into organic and synthetic

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fertilizers. Simply put; organic nutrients are complex, once living molecules containing the elements needed for plant growth. Most organics in their natural form aren't soluble.

Your plants expend a considerable amount of energy exuding substances that attract the proper microorganisms and change the pH of your soil at the root zone in order to gain access to elements found within the complex molecules of bones, plant matter and other organic substances. In a healthy ecosystem there are many primary decomposers such as earthworms, arthropods and other critters that will help break down these complex organic materials to make the elements found within them more available for your plants.

Lets remember: plants don't eat bones or blood, they really just want the elemental nitrogen, phosphorus or calcium found within these materials. Brewing compost teas and using products like Bokashi (an inoculant containing super composting bacteria) and Mycorrhizae (a fungus that bonds to roots giving it more efficient access to nutrients and water) are ways we can help our plants use less photosynthetic energy working to get the elements they want.

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This is where the first law of thermodynamics becomes important for all gardeners and sheds a

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Growing With Good Ear th Cont. From Prev. Pg. little light on why many growers use synthetics especially when it comes to blooming.

In a natural environment a plant can use as much as 85% of its photosynthetic energy mobilizing phosphorus.

Phosphorus in organic forms is completely insoluble. I find even the most die hard organic gardeners will stay organic all the way up until bloom time and then they'll sneak in wearing sunglasses and a low brimmed hat and guiltily grab a bottle of 0-50-30 bloom booster off the shelf.

Cultivation seabird guano that has been rained on and weather beaten for many hundreds, if not thousands, of years has an NPK ratio of 012-1.

All of the nitrogen has washed out of the guano, more than half of the potassium, but absolutely none of the phosphorus has leeched from the guano even with all of the erosive action its been subjected to. We can fix this by using synthetics. The word chemical scares most of my hippie customers even though many will be already using them but won't be aware of it because of savvy naming and labeling.

The best example of this is Maxsea, a popular synthetic fertilizer that almost all of my customers incorrectly assume is organic. The label says "kelp based fertilizer" but upon careful examination of the back of the product we find every compound Maxsea derives its NPK value from is a synthetic. This isn't a knock against Maxsea itself which I think is great. I do have a bit of an issue with them passively portraying themselves as a kelp fertilizer because so many Cannabis growers fear chemicals.

I think when we say "chemical" we imagine Mr. Burns from the Simpsons dumping some glowing green sludge from a 55 gallon barrel with a skull and crossbones on the side of it into Lake Springfield resulting in 3 eyed fish. But in the case of the synthetic fertilizers used for gardening we're talking about usually non-mobile elements bonded to salts in order to make them soluble.

This is because if a plant is using 85% of it's photosynthetic power trying to access phosphorus then it's only using 15% of its power growing and bud setting. This is less important during the vegetative phase because elemental nitrogen and potassium are much more soluble.

This is best illustrated by Seabird guano.

Fresh Peruvian seabird guano 1 month removed from the rectum of the flying fowl has an NPK ratio of 12-12-2.5. Fossilized

This is actually organic chemistry and the elements found within salt based fertilizers get turned into the cell matter of the plant itself. There's no mystery glowing chemical lurking inside your plant that will make your patients grow an extra arm. The negative side of salt based synthetic fertilizers is that it can leave behind a salt residue that can affect the flavor of our end result and also occupy bonding points in organic media that would normally be able to be used for nutrients.

Some think this can kill microbes but in many cases bacteria thrive on the water soluble Nitrogen causing them to rapidly consume organic matter resulting in humic substances for your plants consumption.

This is great for plants in the short term but in the long-term is where we see big agriculture have problems with synthetics.

The resulting salt residue and rapid breakdown of organic media from using synthetic fertilizers will leave your land with nothing but rock, clay, sand and salt making it barren over time.

We can fix this though. If we flush properly using agents such as Florakleen and another great product which utilizes an enzyme that feeds exclusively on salts called SLF-100, we can mitigate salt build up. We can also add organic media such as bark, compost, coco fiber and peat moss to our holes, beds or containers to compensate for the rapid breakdown of these organic substances when we use chemical fertilizers.

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Colorado Edible Crackdown Cont. from Pg. 16 The unannounced visits by the Denver Department of Environmental Health have led to three product recalls and the destruction of tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of products.�

If you are a cannabis edible company, or are thinking of starting a cannabis edible company, then you are aware that there is a greater need for rules and regulations in this sector of the cannabis industry.

Customers want to know that the products they are buying are safe. The general public wants to know that cannabis edible companies are following proper food handling practices. Right now all eyes are on Colorado, and everything has to be done right in order for the industry to spread and flourish inside and outside of Colorado.

If we do this I feel confident you can use synthetics without any fear of harming your plants, patients or soil. So no worries, the only third eye appearing from use of your synthetically fed Cannabis will be the consumer's brow chakra and not an actual mutated eye.

That about wraps it up for this issue. I hope everyone has a few more tools in the shed so to speak when it comes to watering and feeding frequency. I'm also anxiously awaiting all of the hate mail and texts for my subtle support of synthetic use. Maybe I'll make up for it in the next issue by talking about how to bring your plants full term with only dry organics and compost teas.

As always anyone is more than welcome to contact me with any questions as well as suggestions of topics you'd like to see discussed in future cultivation articles.

Thanks for reading and happy growing!

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