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A LETTER TO OUR READERS “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Thomas Jefferson We honor Jenny Kush in this month’s issue. Her life was taken close to a year ago. At around 1am on September 1st Rebecca Maez got kicked out of a bar for being drunk. She argued with friends who tried to take her keys away but got them anyway and sped off the wrong way down and HOV lane. She already had a DUI on her record but she didn’t learn from that, instead she killed a loving mother of four and an all around amazing person. Maez was sentenced to ten years. With good behavior in less than five years she could end up finishing the remainder of her sentence in a halfway house. Then we have the case of Ethan Couch. Ethan is a Texas teen who was found guilty of killing four people while driving drunk. You may have heard of his case before. His lawyer created the “affluenza” defense. Affluenza is apparently the debilitating condition of being too rich to understand that there are consequences to your actions. The judge of course sided with the defense and felt that he had to add to Couch’s “condition” by only sentencing him to 10 years of hard probation. That’s right, probation. Not one day in jail. There is a sickness of injustice in this country and prohibition is a big part of the problem. The above quote has always had a profound influence on my view of how government should interact with its citizens. Before every law and punishment for breaking that law is created, the powers that be should ask “does this act directly interfere with a citizen’s life, liberty and pursuit of happiness and if so, to what degree?” Of course this fundamental value is seriously lacking in our justice system. Maez ended Jenny’s life. Jenny was the type of person that made everyone she came in contact with happy. Maez massively interfered with so many people’s lives, liberty and pursuit of happiness. Her punishment should fit the loss to society. Couch killed four people. Imagine the lives he destroyed and the fact that there was no closure of justice for the victims’ families. On the flipside, did the act of selling cannabis seeds by Marc Emery (we spoke with his wife Jodi on page 32) directly interfere with anyone’s life, liberty and pursuit of happiness? No. Yet he served his full sentence of five years in a Mississippi prison. No one’s life was lost. The only person who lost his liberty was Marc and no one is happier for it. Last month the New York Times reported 90 percent of the 20,000-30,000 people currently in prison for possessing or selling cannabis have no history of violence. That’s thousands of potentially productive members of society in prison that never impeded in anybody’s life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. It is also no surprise that African Americans are more than ten times as likely to be convicted for possession or intent to sell cannabis compared to whites even though the rate of usage is virtually the same.
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With all of the successes in the cannabis movement the last few years we cannot forget that there are many people who are still suffering from prohibition. None of us should rest until all of these victims of prohibition are released and their records are cleared. They should all have their freedom and the chance to be happy. After all, it is their unalienable right. Wishing you all peace, love and hempiness.
David Maddalena Editor-in-Chief
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A Letter to Our Readers
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The Green Scene
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In The Spotlight
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Featured Artist
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Tasty Meds
Featured events & Modern Marijuana Living
Products we love!
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Kurt Redeker’s Knew Consciousness
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Wholesale Marijuana is on the Way How will it change Colorado’s adult-use market?
Reviews of some of Colorado’s best edibles and smokeables
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Hemp Eats
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Cannabis News
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Post Prohibition America
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Gone But Not Forgotten
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Leafly is #1
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Pot-litically Incorrect
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Dispensary Guide Coupons Index
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University of Ariona fires study’s chief researcher
Delicious Labor Day recipes
The world’s top headlines
Paonia An internationally known tiny town
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20ish Questions Princess of Pot Jodie Emery
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Operation Grow4Vets While the VA fails our vets, one group is making a difference
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Canna Cabins
Cabins for high-end vacationers
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Cannabis PTSD Study Stalled
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Progress and peril as legalization moves forward
Remembering Jenny Kush
#1 Mobile App according to Geek Wire The seven deadly sinners of cannabis prohibition
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The GREEN Scene
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Good Reads
Michael Green Sets the Bar for Stoner Etiquette
by Caroline Hayes
Modern Marijuana Living is like no other cannabis-related book I’ve ever read. Simply stated, MML provides cannabis and stoner etiquette on every level. It helps the modern day cannabis consumer know how to avoid social faux pas, which can be embarrassing for everyone around. MML has character and attitude. The voice of author Michael Green really shines through and the reader can pretty much grasp how cannabis plays a role in his day-to-day life. First off, Green assures the reader that smoking cannabis is not a bad thing, so don’t feel like a terrible person who has to act so taboo on the subject, however, he explains that there is a time and a place for everything. Expressing how much you love Sour Diesel in a work meeting may not be appropriate. This is a great book for the new smoker, as Green lists 10 Rules for the Beginner, which includes things like not competing with the seasoned smoker, don’t let the joint go out while telling a story and just how to not let the situation become awkward. He also provides 10 Tips For the Seasoned Toker because even if you have been using cannabis for a decade or more, perhaps you’ve let your manners go by the wayside. It’s always a good idea to keep improving. Green’s tips aren’t only applicable in smoking circles, but real life as well. Things such as cell phone etiquette are touched on. Let’s face it, many of us are so addicted to our phones we allow them to run our worlds and trump human interaction, which is just plain rude. CBD vs THC is something even a long time smoker may not know much about. Green goes over the benefits of both, as well as a thorough instructional on edibles. He also touches on tolerance, how to raise it and how to embrace a low one. Chapter two made me laugh and roll my eyes all at the same time. However, if you have never thought of this kind of information then I guess there’s a slew of great tips. This section is called Everyday is Judgment Day and it talks about how to remove unnecessary obstacles that could prevent people from taking you seriously. Things like bathing regularly, masking the smell of pot, not wearing tie-dyes with giant pot leafs on them are all important in order for members of society to take you seriously. Now I’m sure some of you are thinking, who cares I’ll wear and do what I want. I hear you and feel the same way but at some point in time you will have to go through an interview or meet your girlfriend’s parents and will want to be as presentable as possible. In order for the rest of society to take cannabis use seriously and treat us as equals, it’s in the hands of the common stoner to present it that way. Green hits it dead on with this chapter. Now, I’m not going to give away any more of the book. Modern Marijuana Living is basically a lifestyle handbook. It’s educational, informative and even a little inspiring. I would definitely recommend this to anyone just starting out in the world of cannabis or anyone looking to improve their social skills, manners, etc. Because you know you don’t want to be ‘that guy’ in any situation, let alone if cannabis is involved. Visit modernmarijuanaliving.com for more information on Modern Marijuana Living, which can be purchased on Amazon.com.
Michael Green Facts: Michael Green is the owner and operator of a successful medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles. Michael has worked on a number of successful start-ups in both the marijuana and non-marijuana fields. He attended John Jay College of Criminal Justice for a career in federal law enforcement, taught English in Prague, Barcelona and Budapest and managed a successful bar and restaurant in NYC. He is dedicated to bringing consumer awareness and responsible marijuana etiquette to the community.
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In The Spotlight Products We Love
Green Arbor Clothing
Green Arbor Clothing is a company who are “cannabis and fashion enthusiasts,” and this shows through their funky, fun strain-based vintage graphics. This is gear for the adult cannabis consumer who appreciates style. At Green Arbor, they see the cannabis plant as the glue that can hold this crazy world together. They believe that consuming this wonderful plant should be crimeless and people should be able to indulge without falling into some kind of negative stereotype. Don’t most people agree that this is the kind of forward thinking we need to be seeing from companies? Based out of Miami, Green Arbor Clothing Company also has teams in Chicago and Michigan. At this rate, they are positioned to take on the nation! Not only are these T-shirts super soft and cozy, but the graphics are a tasteful way to display what it is that you like to medicate with. If some guy on the light rail can rock a Jack Daniels T-shirt, can’t you rock an OG Kush T-shirt? While browsing Green Arbor’s website, be sure to take note of the strain facts listed on each T-shirt description page. Strain effects, flavor and medicinal uses are given. Not only are you shopping but you are educating too! Sizes range from extra small to 2XL. Go to www.greenarborclothing.com to check out their selection.
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The Dab Kings are two brothers out of Santa Cruz, CA and they definitely have style. Their Nail Crown product got a great review from THC and this month we checked out their new line of men’s tees. The dab-themed shirts are 100% cotton and in sizes from M-3XL for sale at Dab Kings’ website. Comfortable and cool, the Dab King Tut tee wants to be a part of your wardrobe. www.dabkings.com
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Featured Artist
Kurt Redeker’s Knew Consciousness by Caroline Hayes
There’s something about local artists that gives a sense of community. Supporting those who create art in any way is important for culture, and it’s something that can hold a city together. Denver has so many art galleries and artists, it’s hard to find them all, but with THC’s featured artist, we hope to give you the readers some insight as to what’s going on in the art scene in this amazing city. Kurt Redeker has a style unlike anyone ever featured in THC Mag. His psychedelic, unique art installations spark curiosity and inspiration. I was lucky enough to get some amazing words from him. THC: What or who is your biggest inspiration? KR: I’m inspired by ancient studies of mathematics, and the use of patterns. I believe that life is a perfect equation, and I attempt to replicate those patterns of life in my artwork. THC: What’s your favorite medium to use? KR: My favorite medium to use is the computer. Through the advancement of technology I have been able to express myself in ways I would have never dreamed of before. THC: Where do you like to create your masterpieces? KR: I like to create in my studio at Knew Conscious in Denver, because I’m continually inspired by the ever-changing artists we exhibit. It’s invigorating to be surrounded by such talent, and I strive to evolve along with my fellow artists. THC: Favorite place to travel? KR: My favorite place to travel is South America, Peru specifically. I’ve been there four times, and each experience was monumental to my personal growth in its own way. THC: What’s one thing you have experienced that changed the way you view the world, and in turn, inspired your artwork? KR: Participating in ceremonies in the jungles of Peru changed the way I viewed the world, and inspired me to create my art. I had a deep self-reflection, which allowed for me to see who I was and who I was capable of becoming. The ceremony forced me to let go of my ego, which is a process I continually strive for in my work. THC: What do you hope to achieve through your talents? KR: I want to heal the world. By sharing these patterns of life, I truly believe that people can tap in and connect with the divine. By connecting with these higher powers—or source energy—we remember we are ALL on the same vibrational plane and have always been. THC: Where do you see yourself in five to ten years? KR: In five to ten years I hope to be sharing my art on a grander, universal stage, and for the art to become a catalyst in world healing. THC: Who is your favorite musician? KR: My favorite musicians are Simon Posford, AKA Shpongle, and of course, Phish. THC: Beach or mountains? KR: I live near the mountains, but I love putting my feet in the sand, so I guess it’s all relative. I choose to be happy wherever I am.
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THC: Please explain the method to the madness behind your installations. KR: I create my artwork one line at a time, similar to architecture. After creating these perfect mathematical equations, I expand them on top of themselves to form a vibration. Once I feel movement from the vibrations, I add various colors and surround it all within a light box. THC: What do you think about Denver’s art scene? KR: Denver’s art scene is thriving. We are in an area of the world that is creating a new culture, and building as we grow. We are in a creative hub, that has it’s own style and its own scene, and I feel very privileged to be at the forefront of that. THC: Do you have any other passions? KR: When I am not putting my energy into Knew Conscious, my heart is with my daughters and my love. THC: Claim to fame/15 minutes of fame? KR: When I was a freshman in high school, my sister sent my photo into 16 Magazine and I won the Kirk Cameron look-alike contest. I was horrified. THC: What’s the worst job you have ever had? KR: The worst job I ever had was at Starbucks. I am not a morning person. THC: Where has your art been on display other than Knew Conscious? KR: I have shown at several festivals such as Burning Man and Lightning in a Bottle, as well as other galleries such as Lucid (formerly in Denver), however, I primarily show my art at Knew Conscious. I feel it is empowering for people to connected to something bigger than themselves, and keeping my work showcased in this sacred space builds both the viewer’s relationship to the work, and to Knew Conscious. THC: Tell our readers a little about Knew Conscious gallery. KR: Knew Conscious showcases a different artist each month, and our openings are held on second Saturdays. Every spring Knew Conscious also produces the Alien Life Fashion Show, which showcases mini-collections from designs inspired by my art. On August 23rd, we will be hosting the Ascension block party 27th and Welton (in front of Cervantes) in Denver. This will be THE art party of the summer, with musical acts including Ott and the All-Seeing I, Soul Visions, O-NEB and Soulacybin. The night before Ascension we will have a semi-formal group exhibition at Knew Conscious, featuring artists such as Chris Dyer, CT Nelson, Dan Hampe, Adam Psybe, Johnathan Solter, and more. Visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/KnewConsciousGallery to stay updated on upcoming events. If this interview combined with the images of Kurt’s artwork didn’t spark some curiosity, I’m not sure what will. Kurt sees the big picture and wholeheartedly gives back to the art scene not only in Denver, but anywhere he can. Visit Knew Conscious Gallery for a chance to see his work live and gain some knowledge on the featured artist for the month.
Knew Conscious Gallery 2700 Walnut Street Denver, CO 80205 knewconsciousgallery.com
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Tasty Meds
Product reviews of edibles and concentrates Flying Aces 80 mg from Dr. J’s
reviewed by Hazy Cakes Dr. J’s Flying Aces are beautifully colored, fruit flavored hard candies in the shape of card suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs). I happily popped one in my mouth and instantly could taste cannabis. Well, at least I know they are going to work just fine, I thought to myself. And did they. I ate two and passed out on the couch until 3 a.m. My boyfriend who has an extremely high tolerance ate three and said he felt great. We both slept like babies that night, which hasn’t been happening lately so we were very grateful to find something that allowed us to get some real shut eye. Flying Aces come at 10mg per candy and eight candies per package. I love edible products like this because it’s easy to control the dose, and to have the option to eat anywhere from 10mg to 80mg is a pretty good range for most. Not to mention, the candies are 80mg of activated THC, solvent free made with a Co2 formula. As someone who reads every label on every box of food that crosses my path searching for hidden “toxins” I was pleasantly surprised to find that Dr. J’s Flying Aces were made with natural flavors and minimal ingredients, absolutely no high fructose or Red 40 here. Thanks to the resealable pouch, this is a great product to throw in your bag for an easy, on the go high. Dr. J’s Flying Aces may become my go to for when I want to sleep on a long flight. Hmmm.. Flying Aces equals zzz’s while flying? Yes please! Drjshashinfusion.com
Strawberry Suck It 100mg from Canyon Cultivation
reviewed by Monocle Man Wow! Canyon Cultivation knows what they are doing with these strawberry candies. Delicious and effective, with 10mg per candy in a 100mg pack, you get ten delightful candies to enjoy. It has been a long time since I have had a cannabis infused hard candy so I only ate a 10mg piece. As it turns out, that was the exact right dosage for me. The initial taste starts with a burst of strawberry. After a few seconds there is a distinct hash flavor that creeps in, that shouldn’t deter you though. The hash flavor fades away quickly and after a short while you are left with a calming feeling that will have you enjoying life. I really enjoyed the effects and it lasted for hours. It was the perfect addition to my Saturday night; movies, Canyon Cultivation Strawberry Suck Its and take out made for a pretty terrific night in. After the second movie of the night I drifted off into a blissful sleep and woke up Sunday feeling fresh as a daisy. Check them out for yourself. canyoncultivation.com
Pineapple Mango Delight 100mg from CannaPunch
reviewed by Monocle Man Need to beat the heat this summer? Grab a refreshing CannaPunch to quench your thirst and get away from it all. For years CannaPunch has offered a wide variety of delicious drinks to Colorado’s medical patients. Now adults over the age of 21 can purchase CannaPunch at various adult use dispensaries across the state. CannaPunch comes in a clear glass bottle with a child resistant cap. The label always pops on the bottle and catches my eye whenever I am at a shop that carries them. For this review I tried their Pineapple Mango Delight. At 100mg I was expecting a slight cannabis taste but to my pleasant surprise it was just as advertised, a Pineapple Mango Delight. All CannaPunch drinks are extracted with 100 percent flower instead of trim. Each flavor comes through beautifully without the taste of cannabis. For people new to edibles the drinks can be tricky to dose. The best way that I have found is to start slow with a shot glass. If you are a beginner it might be wise to start with half a shot or less and wait at least an hour. Drinks seem to kick in faster for me, and being so easy to ingest you can overdo it without trying. I’ve had CannaPunch in the past so I know how much I can handle. Before you drink the CannaPunch, make sure to shake the bottle well. After giving it a good shake you are ready to pop the top. Your taste buds will be having a party as soon as the delicious beverage hits your mouth. To quote one of my favorite movies, “Once it hits your lips, it’s so good”. I had about half of the bottle and waited to see how that would treat me. After 30 minutes I could feel the euphoria come over my body and had a permanent smile on my face. The effects lasted long into the night and I didn’t need to go for a second round. I have found over the years that CannaPunch is one of the most consistent edibles on the market. If you haven’t had the pleasure of experiencing CannaPunch I highly recommend all of their product line. www.cannapunch.com, www.facebook.com/canna.punch
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Showcase your Dispensary and Products at Colorado’s FIRST CME Certified Conference on Cannabis Medicine
Sherman Street Events Center - Denver, CO - Sept. 9-11 2014 Marijuana for Medical Professionals
Got happy patients? Want to tell the world? Show doctors and health care providers what you’ve got. Colorado Dispensaries and MIPs interested in showcasing their products to conventional medical professionals, this is your chance. We expect over 800 doctors, nurses, PAs, NDs, and more to attend. These are people who can recommend your products to patients - as soon as they know what you’ve got. Booth space is limited so call us now at 720-588-3737 or visit us online at
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HEMP EATS
Celebrate your freedom with these tasty dishes this Labor Day!
Yellow Squash Casserole Recipe makes one 9 x 13” pan Ingredients: 4 cups sliced yellow squash 1/2 cup chopped onion 35 buttery round crackers, crushed 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 2 eggs, beaten 3/4 cup plain hemp milk 1/4 cup butter, melted 1 teaspoon salt ground black pepper to taste 2 tablespoons butter Directions: Preheat oven to 400° F Place squash and onion in a large skillet over medium heat. Pour in a small amount of water. Cover, and cook until squash is tender, about 5 minutes. Drain well, and place in a large bowl. In a medium bowl, mix together cracker crumbs and cheese. Stir half of the cracker mixture into the cooked squash and onions. In a small bowl, mix together eggs and hemp milk, then add to squash mixture. Stir in 1/4 cup melted butter, and season with salt and pepper. Spread into a 9x13” baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cracker mixture, and dot with 2 tablespoons butter.
No Bake Hemp Brownie Bites Serves 20-30 Ingredients: 5 ounces shelled hemp seeds 1 cup raw, unsalted almonds, chopped or in pieces 1 cup raw cacao powder 1/2 teaspoon fine Himalayan salt 48 dates, pitted and chopped 2 teaspoons all natural vanilla extract Directions: Set aside two tablespoons of the hemp seeds.
In a food processor, combine remaining hemp seeds, almonds, cacao powder and salt. Pulse a few times until everything is combined and ground. Add a few of the dates and the vanilla. Grind for 10 seconds. Add a few more of the dates. Grind again for 10 seconds. Add the rest of the dates and grind until the mixture is smooth. Using clean hands roll the mixture into 30-35 balls. Roll each ball in remaining hemp seeds. Place on tray and refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.
Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until lightly browned.
Rosemary Ranch Chicken Kabobs Serves 6 Ingredients: 1/2 cup hemp oil 1/2 cup ranch dressing 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon white vinegar 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste 5 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1 inch cubes
Directions: In a medium bowl, stir together the hemp oil, ranch dressing, Worcestershire sauce, rosemary, salt, lemon juice, white vinegar, pepper, and sugar. Let stand for 5 minutes. Place chicken in the bowl, and stir to coat with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Preheat the grill for medium heat. Thread chicken onto skewers and discard marinade. Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill skewers for 8 to 12 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, and the juices run clear.
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Cannabis News by John Schroyer
Cannabis Demand in California Could Top $2.1 Trillion Even though California isn’t one of the two states in America to legalize recreational marijuana, that doesn’t keep Golden State residents from toking up. An analysis in July by the San Francisco Weekly even went so far as to conclude that demand for marijuana in California could surpass $2.1 trillion. The publication based its conclusion on the demand so far displayed in Colorado, which has between five and six million residents, in contrast to California’s estimated 38 million. It assumed that 38 million would wind up wanting 2.1 million pounds of marijuana, and at $1,000 per pound, that equates to $2.1 trillion.
to obvious medical benefits. Cocaine, for example, is a Schedule II drug. And proponents of rescheduling say that the federal classification is a major obstacle to additional scientific research into marijuana’s medicinal value. “The FDA and DEA keeping saying that [marijuana] has no medical purpose or that it’s dangerous – that’s just false,” one such backer told the Northwest Herald in Illinois. “There are plenty of studies from other countries that can do the types of trials that we can’t here. ... Studies saying it has a medical benefit and it’s a lot safer than a lot of the other drugs we allow people to take.” But with nearly half the country—23 states to date—having legalized some form of marijuana for medical use, the federal government is under increasing pressure to alter its stance.
That kind of market has caught the eyes of not just marijuana peddlers, but plenty of other companies that thrive on the demand for marijuana, such as Neutra Corp., which is exploring the booming cannabis vaporizing industry.
Kentucky Hemp Farmers Growing “Hemp for Hope”
“The potential marketplace in California and other large states is simply staggering,” the company’s CEO told The Wall Street Journal. “We expect that California will adopt legislation in favor of recreational cannabis in the coming years, and we plan to be ready when it does.”
Marijuana isn’t the only plant that parents with epileptic children are looking to as a possible treatment for their seizure-stricken kids. In Kentucky, there’s “hemp for hope,” being grown by several local farmers who intend to try and produce a cannabidiol oil similar to the now-famous Charlotte’s Web strain from Colorado.
Support for Medical Cannabis Growing in Australia Medical marijuana is becoming a hot political issue down under. In the Australian province of New South Wales, which is home to Sydney, the country’s capital, the province’s political premier said recently that he would want medical cannabis for any of his family if they were terminally ill. Premier Mike Baird made his position public after meeting with the parents of a terminally ill man who has been using cannabis to ease his pain. And his parents, a retired nurse and former narcotics law enforcement officer, have been helping him obtain marijuana. Baird’s deputy premier, Andrew Stoner, and the New South Wales political opposition leader have also indicated support for medical marijuana. In the Australian Capital Territory, however, support is much more limited, and though the Greens Party has made medical cannabis a priority, most of the rest of the territory’s government has not.
FDA to Review Marijuana Status as a Dangerous Drug
Thus far, one local farmer says there are at least six different strains of hemp that are high in cannabidiol, more commonly known as CBD. And they’re kept under tight scrutiny, behind black privacy fences and in a remote location in Kentucky, far from prying eyes and would-be thieves. The group pushing for the hemp oil even named itself after CBD: Caring by Design.
Colorado Poll: Residents Want Marijuana Use Confined to Private Homes, Clubs According to a new poll released by Quinnipiac University in July, though Coloradoans still support legal marijuana, they would like to see its consumption confined to private homes or social clubs. The poll, which questioned 1,147 registered voters in Colorado, found that 66 percent believe marijuana consumption should be banned in public places, such as bars, while 54 percent still support Amendment 64, the 2012 ballot measure that legalized recreational marijuana in the state.
Marijuana’s federal status as a Schedule I drug may soon be downgraded by the Food and Drug Administration.
When asked about overall harm to society, 59 percent of respondents said alcohol is more damaging than marijuana, 22 percent said marijuana is the more harmful of the two, and 14 percent said marijuana and booze are equally bad.
The FDA has five classifications for drugs, and Schedule I is considered the most harmful, including heroin, LSD, ecstasy, and marijuana. But activists have been prodding the FDA to ease up on cannabis, arguing that scientific evidence points
Interestingly, marijuana use hasn’t exactly skyrocketed among Coloradoans because of Amendment 64. The Quinnipiac poll found that 51 percent of respondents have tried marijuana, but only 16 percent have tried it since Jan. 1,
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Across the Globe when recreational sales began in Colorado.
“This new law will help alleviate the suffering of many adults and children across the state,” Quinn said in a statement. “Epilepsy is a debilitating condition, and this much needed relief will help to reduce some of its symptoms for those who endure seizures.”
In mid-July, the U.S. House approved a banking bill that could let many marijuana businesses breathe a sigh of relief. House Resolution 5106, which included a key amendment that prohibits federal officials from penalizing banks that do business with legal marijuana companies, passed the Republicancontrolled House by a vote of 231-192.
The law doesn’t take effect until January, however, while adult patients will be able to start applying for medical marijuana legally in September. Minors will have to have their parents’ consent to obtain medical cannabis. If all goes as planned, marijuana-based cannabidiol oil may be available for epilepsy patients sometime next year.
U.S. House Approves Marijuana Banking Measure
Lack of access to bank accounts has been an ongoing problem for many cannabis entrepreneurs, who often wind up having to pay their employees and do business in cash, which makes them more susceptible to thieves. That’s something several lawmakers have been trying to change for some time now. And though President Barack Obama in February told banks that they wouldn’t be prosecuted for granting marijuana companies banking services, bankers at the time said that the policy was toothless and they were still open to federal racketeering charges if they worked with, say, medical marijuana dispensary owners. HR 5106 changes that, but it still has yet to be approved by the U.S. Senate.
D.C. Decriminalizes Marijuana, But Congress May Shut Down Future Legalization Efforts America’s capital has decriminalized possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. Now if you get busted in Washington, D.C. with less than an ounce, you’ll get a $25 ticket instead of jail time. That’s less than the fine for littering. Not only that, but D.C. cops are also no longer allowed to frisk, arrest a suspect or request a warrant just based on the supposed scent of marijuana. Now that’s only allowed if driving under the influence is suspected. But that doesn’t mean marijuana enthusiasts can just start lighting up in the streets of D.C. Smoking marijuana in public can still carry a $500 fine and up to 60 days behind bars. Congress and the federal government also have a say in what happens in D.C. as well. According to Newsweek, at a May 2013 hearing, the head of the U.S. Park Police warned that getting busted with marijuana on federal land can still land a person in jail for up to six months, along with up to a $5,000 fine. The National Mall and the Lincoln Memorial are just two high-profile examples of federal land in D.C.
Illinois Governor Ok’s Medical Marijuana for Epileptic Minors
Epileptics under 18 in Illinois now have a new potential medicine, thanks to the signature of Gov. Pat Quinn — medical marijuana.
Philadelphia Mayor Silent on Marijuana Decriminalization Measure In June, the Philadelphia City Council overwhelmingly approved a marijuana decriminalization measure similar to the one established in July in Washington, D.C. But since then, Mayor Michael Nutter has remained silent on the issue, taking no action whatsoever. Though he could veto the bill, it passed by such a large margin in the council, by a 13-3 vote, that the council could simply override Nutter’s veto. Nutter has until September, when the council reconvenes, to make a decision. The reason behind the Philadelphia City Council decision had a parallel motive to the D.C. decriminalization: to fight institutional racism. In Philadelphia, an overwhelming majority of those arrested for marijuana are black, even though marijuana use is pretty even between blacks and whites. In 2012, 82 percent of marijuana arrests were African Americans.
Colorado Employers Still Workers for Marijuana Use
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Even though marijuana sale and use is now fully legal in Colorado, that doesn’t mean employees are protected legally from possibly getting fired if they come up positive for THC in a job-related drug test. In fact, the number of employers drug testing their workers has actually increased since Amendment 64 passed in 2012, according to employment lawyer Julie Pate-Gurule. In speaking to a Longmont-area Chamber of Commerce breakfast in July, she pointed to the case of Brandon Coats, a former Dish Network employee and medical marijuana user. Coats was terminated after testing positive for marijuana because the company has a “no tolerance” policy. He sued, and the case is working its way through the courts. So far, Coats lost at trial and at his appeal, and his only hope now is the state Supreme Court. “From an employment perspective, this is a big deal,” Pate-Gurule said, according to the Longmont Times-Call.
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Paonia Hot Spots
A cosmopolitan, internationally known tiny town by Ron Bain
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Nestled in the idyllic North Fork of the Gunnison River valley not far from the pristine West Elk Wilderness, the tiny town of Paonia is a cosmopolitan and internationally connected, progressive center that is often the summer home of New Yorkers, Chicagoans and Europeans.
Paonia is home to the unique, pioneering community radio station KVNF, which can be heard on the Front Range and worldwide at www.kvnf.org. Unlike Denver’s public radio stations, which play only jazz and classical, on KVNF you will hear those genres as well as bluegrass, blues, country, zydeco, reggae/world beat, rock ’n’ roll, hip hop, electronica and even music from “One Woman’s Perspective.” The station was founded in 1979 by Paonian Campbell Stanton, who started with a 10-watt transmitter, two turntables and a microphone in his garage. It has evolved into a powerhouse that covers 10,000 square miles with its 3,000-watt primary signal supplemented by multiple translators in Lake City, Montrose, Grand Junction, Ridgway and Crawford. The station’s 95 or so volunteer disc jockeys program the station themselves. To really enjoy this article, go to kvnf.org and start streaming the signal; you’ll get a multi-media perspective on the community, its values, its people and its unique qualities. KVNF General Manager Rick Watts comes from a commercial radio background. He waited six years for the chance to move to Paonia and work in community radio after spending one night as a tourist there that he described as “one of the best nights of my life.” For science-fiction fans, Paonia’s claim to fame is the presence of Hugo and
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Nebula award-winning science fiction author Paolo Bacigalupi, who has a style similar to Philip K. Dick and William Gibson. Besides the Hugo and Nebula (the highest awards in science fiction) Bacigalupi has swept through virtually every award offered by the sci-fi field, including the Locus, Compton Crook, John W. Campbell Memorial, Theodore Sturgeon and Michael J. Printz awards. Bacigalupi (whose mother Linda works at KVNF) grew up in Paonia and Hotchkiss, and moved to Beijing after his college graduation to practice the Mandarin he had studied. Today, many of his novels are set in the Far East. But to him, the best award he has won is the respect of his young son for writing “Zombie Baseball Beatdown,” a juvenile fantasy about baseball-playing kids who fight zombies created by beef processing irregularities. “My 10-year-old son Arjun finally thinks I’m cool,” Bacigalupi said. He often writes for the young adult audience, but his signature novel is the adult-themed “The Windup Girl.” Early in his career, Bacigalupi wrote for the High Country News, a highly respected environmental magazine covering the entire West headquartered in Paonia. Ed and Betsy Marston, former New Yorkers who summered near Paonia in the 1960s and moved there in the 1970s, founded two small newspapers in Paonia but were selected to publish the non-profit High Country News magazine. Ed, after suffering through cancer treatments 12 years ago, relinquished his role with HCN, but Betsy continues to edit Writers on the Range, a syndicated opinion column provided to multiple publications throughout the West. Ed, a former Queens College physics professor, today serves as president of Solar Energy International, a school for solar design and engineering that teaches students from all over the world. Other environmental organizations found in Paonia include Citizens for
Paolo Bacigalupi, photo by Ron Bain
a Healthy Community, which guards against the dangers of oil and gas development; the Western Slope Conservation Center, which is concerned with air, water and land use issues; and the Endocrine Disruption Exchange, which scientifically measures unhealthy chemicals affecting the local ecology. Paonia is a mini-Nashville, spawning bluegrass and country bands such as Honey Don’t, Sweet Sunny South, Zach and Travis Mann, Haldon Wofford and the High Beams, the North Fork Flyers and many more. Every summer, Paonia’s town park hosts local, regional and national musical acts at its Fourth of July Cherry Days celebration and the weekly Pickin’ in the Park series. Paonia is also a Mecca for artists, photographers, playwrights and street performers. It is home to The Eccentric Artist Gallery, featuring the psychedelic paintings of Thomas J. Bachman; the Blue Sage Center for the Arts, which promotes painting, sculpture, drama, ceramics and cultural presentations; and the newly renovated Paradise Theater, which shows Hollywood blockbusters as well as documentaries, art and nature films. Paonia’s original claim to world fame was the then-illegal cultivation of Paonia Purple Paralyzer, which in the 1970s earned recognition from High Times as one of the most powerful Afghani strains available. The strain has been somewhat diminished by genetic pollution over the decades, however Acme Healing Centers – a dispensary based in Ridgway, Crested Butte and Durango – has started to clone the strain once more. Paonia Purple is back, just in time for the November election, when Paonians will vote to determine if recreational marijuana stores will be allowed there. With such a vibrant cultural scene, Paonia is a destination worth a visit to anyone traveling through Colorado’s Western Slope.
Bill Powers and Shelley Gray of Honey Don’t, photo by Ron Bain
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20ish Questions with
Princess of Pot Jodie Emery
by Skyler Cannabaceae
It’s July 17 and Jodie Emery is still waiting for her husband, Marc, to come home to her after spending nearly five years in a Mississippi prison. Emery’s sentence for selling seeds by mail to Americans from his home in Vancouver, British Columbia was completed eight days ago. He served his full sentence of five years after being extradited from Canada, minus time for good behavior. While researching Marc originally for this article, THC saw that his wife, Jodie, is on the ball as usual. She tweets updates of her husband’s status for the many fans of his, hers and their Cannabis Culture businesses. While Cannabis Culture Magazine has not been available in print since 2009, Jodie still runs the website, Pot TV and a small store in Vancouver among other ventures.
Jodie: I was interested in leadership. I was a leadership student; a teacher’s pet. I was also kind of authoritarian; I liked cops and anybody in uniform. I know, it sounds crazy, right? And then cannabis came along and changed everything. THC: Do you have any criticisms of Health Canada’s medical cannabis system? Jodie: Of course. The new program that’s been introduced should be modified to allow for personal gardens and dispensaries, but I do like the idea of allowing citizens to create and work for businesses that grow and distribute marijuana to people who want it and need it.
The latest news about plans for her and Marc include a 30-city tour around Canada in the fall to stump against Steven Harper’s Conservative Party candidates. Meanwhile, Jodie has just announced that she is seeking the nomination for elected office in the Vancouver East riding (district) representing the Liberal Party.
THC: Are they still allowing grows in the meantime?
THC caught up with the Princess of Pot by phone to get an update on Marc, ask her about her political ambitions and find out how much Canada’s policymakers are looking for U.S. states to lead the way in legalization.
THC: Do you see the political climate moving toward allowing personal grows or away from them?
The Hemp Connoisseur: First off, can you update our readers on the situation with Marc’s release? Jodie Emery: He is in a place in Louisiana awaiting deportation. It’s just paperwork and bureaucracy and we have no idea how long it will take. THC: We look forward to him coming home to you soon. You’ve been a cannabis activist for quite some time now. What was it that initially got you interested in cannabis? Jodie: Oh my goodness. In high school I was against marijuana and against drinking and against drugs. My friends introduced me to Cannabis Culture Magazine and Pot TV, then 9/11 happened, so I started questioning everything about government. So yeah, Cannabis Culture, Pot TV and the B.C. Marijuana Party election campaign of 2001, which is Marc Emery’s party, of course. THC: Were you interested in politics before cannabis?
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Jodie: My understanding is that some patients who have the right to grow have been given a continuation of that right to grow under an injunction won in court … so it’s in limbo.
Jodie: You never know what’s going to happen and that’s why you always work to make change happen. THC: And you’re working to make personal grows happen? Jodie: Of course. The right to freedom in cannabis legalization allows for growing. THC: What’s your ideal way for medical cannabis to be handled if you had to create the system? Jodie: Okay, in fairy tale dreamland? There would be no law for cannabis. It would not be in the Controlled Substances Act; it would just be a regular plant that people could grow commercially, medically, in their back yards, to share at a farmer’s market, to sell through a dispensary, to sell on a mass production [scale] similar to the massive corporations selling tobacco and alcohol, vegetables, sporting equipment, bicycles, clothing. Like any other business. Cannabis should be free for all to make a living on and it would be ideal for that.
We live in a world of over-regulation, over-taxation, and government not being able to manage anything properly, so we have to work within the restrictions of the system we live and exist in and try to change the system to make it better. That’s the battle for liberty and freedoms. In order to change the law, we have to work with the lawmakers. You have to take what you can get and then you keep working for more. That’s my message to people. Of course the system sucks, but how can you expect to change the system if you don’t engage with the system? THC: Do you think regulating the retail side like alcohol is the right way to go?
cannabis laws, saying that the restrictions are too loose and they are apparently much stricter there. What do you think of his opinion? Jodie: I think that leaders of countries and lawmakers in countries have to make the laws regarding marijuana—they have to make their own marijuana laws based on what their own public will tolerate. That’s why you see southern US states are passing laws for medical marijuana for children because that’s what their voting base will support. THC: Some people are worried about the privatization of cannabis production. Do you see a Big Cannabis forming like Big Pharma? Jodie: There are big pharmaceutical companies involved with marijuana and they have been for years. There will be in the future.
Jodie: Well, you can regulate it like alcohol and just deal with it from there. Legalization means it’s not illegal. Design the system you want to replace criminalization. And we’re gonna see all different types of legalization. I mean, in Washington State they had to include the DUI in order to get the voters to accept it. And they did accept it. Now we can probably get rid of that DUI because as Colorado proved and other places will prove, you don’t need it.
THC: Do you think that’s a threat? Jodie: Big corporations working with government for monopolies is always a threat. People need to not get caught up in the fear of the big, bad government when the government is the one that has to make it legal. I don’t know where they think they’re gonna go for this legalization free-for-all land. If they find it, let me know.
THC: How long do you think it will be before retail legalization begins in Canada?
Let’s let the pharmaceutical companies create incredible medicines that can actually target and treat with cannabis illnesses like cancer, because for me, I want a pharmaceutical company to develop a pill that uses the anticancer properties and puts them into a pill and I take that pill and I cure my cancer. I’m not going to be able to do that by buying a bunch of weed off the street. I want pharmaceutical companies to have the ability.
Jodie: The only way to legalize cannabis in Canada is to get the Liberal Party elected next year. Our election is in October of next year, so the election cycle is just starting. We still have another year of [Conservative Leader and Prime Minister Steven] Harper. Another year of prohibition. Next October, we need to elect a Liberal government and if we do that I estimate that it will take a year longer for them to—when they first get in there’s a lot of other issues to deal with too—but marijuana is one of the top issues. It really is in this country.
THC: Has legalization in the U.S. affected the price of cannabis in Canada? Jodie: You know what, that’s actually kind of breaking news for me. Typically, marijuana is like C$ 180-200 an ounce; C$10 a gram. C$10 a gram has always been standard as far as I’ve known, but ever since Washington state started selling their own pot, they passed the law and here in B.C. all the local news said, “Will British Columbia suffer an economic hit because of legalization in Washington?”
THC: How much is Canada looking to the U.S. to lead the way? Jodie: When I campaigned in Washington State, I said to them, “Listen, this is so important to the rest of the world. You have no idea how important it is that you guys legalize it. Because my country is suffering and if you guys legalize it in this border state and have your state government sell pot, it will help us so much in Canada. You have no idea.” Now, because of Washington State joining Colorado, the Liberal Party of Canada, the longest-running political party in the industrial world, is now supporting legalization. We have to support them to make legalization happen and it will take probably two years, if we get them elected. If we don’t, we will have five more years of people being arrested and going to prison in Canada. Five more years of people’s property being seized in asset forfeiture, because now they’re using that more often. THC: What do you think of the argument that legalization sends the wrong message to kids? Jodie: I think that [it] is a non-argument. I don’t think kids are getting messages through whether a substance is regulated or not. You’ve got Dr. Sanjay Gupta doing an international series on giving marijuana to children to save their lives. The message to children is, “It can save your life if you are suffering.” THC: In recent interviews, you mentioned that you and Marc will be going to Uruguay. Uruguay’s president had some sharp criticisms of Colorado’s retail
As of yesterday I just found out that dispensaries in Vancouver—and there are way more, we have like 30 new dispensaries in the past year—marijuana’s going down so that you can get it for C$5 a gram. And the reason for that is Washington doesn’t need our weed. Now we’ve got a massive surplus of marijuana in British Columbia and the price is going down. That’s what this market does, supply and demand. THC: As the cannabis industry grows, do you have any advice for people trying to get in on the ground floor? Jodie: It’s a big industry that will be changing and growing all the time. People will be able to find jobs in marijuana-related industries. There can be people making jobs and making money by doing advertising, by doing the construction of facilities. There are very many job opportunities. Just like people make money based on alcohol, but they never actually sell the alcohol themselves. There’s all sorts of peripheral industries. They exist and they will continue to exist and even get better when it’s legal. There’ll be more opportunities.
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Operation Grow 4 Vets While the VA is Failing Our Vets One Group is Making A Difference by DJ Reetz
giving veterans a financially viable, natural alternative that would above all be safer. A former Nebraska police officer, Martin saw the medicinal benefits of marijuana first hand after spending much of his career mired in anti-marijuana indoctrination, and sought to share those benefits with other vets who were stuck in the failing VA system. In May of 2013 Martin began work on what would eventually become Operation Grow 4 Vets. “Our main mission is to try to have some impact on the 22 veterans who kill themselves every day [as a result of PTSD],” says Martin. But PTSD isn’t the only concern for Martin and Grow 4 Vets. “Every 19 minutes somebody dies of a prescription drug overdose; lots of those people are veterans. So it’s not just the 22 who commit suicide, it’s the ones who O.D. on drugs,” he says. “In the past, the bureaucrats at the VA, their philosophy’s been: let’s just drug these guys up, and keep them in a drugged stupor until they die and then we’re done with them, then we don’t have to worry about them anymore.” “Why is it that the first option for treating these guys is something that can kill them, and the last resort is cannabis, and it can’t kill them? So to me, that’s backwards, I mean, it defies logic that cannabis isn’t the first treatment option. Why not give somebody something that can’t hurt them, can’t kill them, first, and if it doesn’t work then you can give them this poison. It’s just ridiculous,” he says. “There are just so many areas where things are so screwed up with the way we take care of veterans and we’re just trying to focus on that one area, giving them a better alternative to the drugs that the VA’s giving them. If we save one person, one guy, one gal, then it was worth doing.”
Roger Martin, Executive Director of Grow4Vets holding donated money raised by 3-D Cannabis
These days the small group of less than a dozen core volunteers struggles to meet the constantly rising demand. But thanks to the donations of local growers and businesses such as 3D Cannabis, Martin says, they are able to provide some degree of relief for vets that are increasingly slipping through the cracks of the V.A. healthcare system and in many cases are unable to help themselves.
For many veterans, the road to recovery after a traumatic and debilitating incident can be fraught with perils. Whether it’s from a lack of access to care in a V.A. system that’s been proven incompetent time and time again, or the risk of treating chronic conditions with a dangerous cocktail of pharmaceuticals, veterans often find themselves in a precarious situation.
“We’re trying to fill the gaps that exist due to a lack of knowledge or understanding,” says Martin. With over 1,000 registered members, Grow 4 Vets is certainly making an attempt, and Martin plans to expand care to offer free tinctures to parents of children suffering from conditions that are treatable with marijuana, such as Dravet syndrome.
Fortunately, for vets in Colorado at least, there is an alternative. Earlier this year Operation Grow 4 Vets officially launched in the state, offering free marijuana to veterans in need.
“We get emails every week [from] people who are moving to Colorado because they’re tired of being criminals,” says Martin. So far the response has been enormous, with Grow 4 Vets garnering attention from local and national media outlets. Soon the group hopes to have their own laboratory to test the cannabinoid content of donated material, a work-around of the recent decision by the state to prevent licensed labs from testing unlicensed product. Martin says he hopes to offer testing to any one in need at a fraction of the cost they would be charged at a state licensed lab.
“Of anything I’ve ever done, in my life, it’s the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done. It’s been very humbling,” says Roger Martin, co-founder and executive director of Grow 4 Vets. Martin, himself a vet who comes from a long familial tradition of military service, first saw a need for such an organization while talking to younger service members he met at a dog-training class. He found the new generation of veterans that sprang up following the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan were suffering from similar problems he had faced for years, and they were given similar lines of treatment by V.A. docs. “Many of them were taking ten, fifteen, twenty different prescription medications that the VA had prescribed to them, that’s why a lot of them were dying,“ says Martin. As a result of his own chronic pain, Martin was all too familiar with the typical course of treatment laid out by doctors, usually involving dangerous opiate-based medications that carry a high probability for dependency and overdose.
As the organization grows, so too will the number of vets they serve, and while G Martin doesn’t know how long he can sustain this with a strictlyR LEAR volunteer workforce, the passion that drives the organization will hopefully inspire others to pitch in as well. presents
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Colorado Tourism Hits New Peaks Cabins for High End Vacationers
by Tyler Henry
January 1, 2014 was a monumental day, not just for Colorado, but also for the United States. If that date does not ring a bell, it is the day that recreational marijuana became legal in Colorado. Following the passage of Amendment 64 a lot of entrepreneurs began brainstorming ways to cash in on the legalization of recreational marijuana. Travis “Starr” Nelson is one of those entrepreneurs. Nelson is a cofounder and Marketing Director of Canna Cabins, a company based in La Veta, a small town at the base of the Spanish Peaks. Canna Cabins is dedicated to providing the true Colorado experience for its guests. Nelson said he and his partners came up with the idea for Canna Cabins while scouting out the grounds for another venture and realized how cool it would be to provide an experience for guests. “Cabins is a bit of an understatement, we are aiming to provide more of a luxury experience than a budget vacation for our guests” said Nelson. Travel packages range from one to four nights in the order of: One Night Wonder (one night, $999 per person), The Weekender (two nights, $1999 per person), The Long Weekend (three nights, $2999 per person), Pure Bliss (four nights, $3999 per person) and Luxury High Life (six nights, $4999 per person). There is also the option to add extra nights at $499. “We want to provide the true Colorado experience for our guests by providing them the options of hiking, biking, fishing, gold panning, skiing, and anything else they would like to do,” said Nelson. Canna Cabins will also offer guests the opportunity to learn about the blossoming marijuana industry by offering educational marijuana classes. There will be a variety of classes including how to grow, make tincture, make hash, cook with marijuana, and art. It wouldn’t be a marijuana vacation without some of Colorado’s finest herb. The guests will be provided with a sample basket that will contain a variety of marijuana, edibles, concentrates, pipes, rolling papers, and lighters from around the area. Nelson said they are working with the local dispensaries to put together the best sample baskets they can provide. Guests will also be treated to tours of the local dispensaries to get the full experience of recreational marijuana. After all of the activities (both recreational and marijuana related) the guest are sure to be hungry. Each Canna Cabins package will include two meals a day. There are currently 12 Canna Cabins with endless possibilities in the future. It is a young company in the rapidly growing recreational marijuana industry. “The sky is the limit.” Said Nelson about Canna Cabins and the future of the recreational marijuana industry. With the industry being less than a year old in Colorado and newly instated in Washington, there is no telling what will happen. The success of recreational marijuana is a positive sign for entrepreneurs like Nelson. Canna Cabins is at the forefront of a new type of vacation for cannabis enthusiasts. The company is providing destination vacations that support and provide cannabis for its guests. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for this young company.
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Wholesale Cannabis Is On The Way How Will It Change Colorado’s Adult-Use Market? by Rick Macey
Guess what the brief interval of Jan. 1 to October 1, 2014 will be called afterward? The Good Old Days. For Colorado dispensaries, those joining the Green Rush this year have seen unparalleled demand, limited supply in some cases, and the big profits that come with it. The 136 pages of rules regulating legal adult use favored existing medical marijuana centers, as only those businesses could apply for recreational licenses. Perfectly logical, since that was the only business model. On the horizon is a new model with more opportunities for Colorado residents to get into the marijuana business. In October, newly licensed companies will
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start operations, competing with those who got started in The Good Old Days. And all of the recreational stores and cultivation businesses can choose to specialize. Marijuana stores will no longer have to grow at least 70 percent of the product they sell, nor will growers have to sell 70 percent through their primary retailers. Wholesale growers can sell product from a warehouse office, and retail stores can choose not to grow any of their own. Jay Schultz is an insider who is in favor of the changes. He is regional sales manager for Fuse LED, a California-based company marketing advanced grow
lights. He said allowing companies to specialize “is a wonderful idea.” “It opens up our small cannabis world here in Colorado to competition,” he said. “Competition brings out the best in anything and everything in our industry.” If he sounds like a die-hard capitalist, it’s because Schultz is a former stockbroker. For 17 years he was paid to prognosticate market trends. That financial market experience could give him insight into how wholesale marijuana will play out among participants in the state’s cannabis economy, and particularly for consumers. “I think it’ll be plain to see that price points will go down and quality will go up,” he said. “Colorado is the laissez-fare model for the marijuana industry.” Not everyone in the industry is so gung-ho. Steve Horwitz, owner of Denver’s Ganja Gourmet, said that the free-market creed of “everybody is a winner” seems a bit suspect. “I think this wholesale model is going to be a scarier and riskier proposition than people are imagining,” he said. “You’ve got to remember that people [who are] invested in this business already have big grows.” But couldn’t new retail stores combine with new grows to successfully compete against existing companies with vertical integration? Horwitz said it’s possible, but not likely. “New centers without grows will struggle to compete with centers that already have huge grows. They’re going to have to buy product, and that will cost more than if you’re growing it. There might not be a big wholesale market,” he said. “Yes, an abundance of wholesale marijuana will bring prices down. The big question is: Will it bring prices down enough for centers without their own grows?” As with any new business model, there’s not much empirical evidence. Will everyone involved benefit from competition and specialization, as Schultz would have it? Or does Horwitz have a point that too much could add up to less, at least for competing businesses? “We are going into uncharted territory,” Sam Kamin, a University of Denver law professor familiar with Colorado’s marijuana industry, told the Denver Post. “It’s something that hasn’t happened in medical [marijuana], and it hasn’t happened in recreational.” According to the MED, more than 65 percent of sales through May are for medicinal marijuana. So remove those from this equation. Recreational sales are averaging a bit more than $15 million monthly. What if demand in the adult-use market does not increase appreciably? Is adding dozens of new recreational stores to the mix inviting a shakeout driven by discount pricing, followed by chain-store consolidation and ever higher prices? We do know that Denver’s moratorium on new marijuana licenses does not expire until 2016. It has fueled something of a takeover frenzy in the city, but that’s another story. On the other side of the street, Aurora is entering the picture with a limit of 24 recreational stores. Colorado Springs may reconsider its ban for various reasons, notably to get in on the tax revenue. It also may not. Schultz predicted that increased competition in recreational and medicinal marijuana will reduce the role of the black market. It’ll be interesting to see if that prediction comes true, especially if in 2015 supply is greater than demand. Whatever happens next in Colorado’s trail-blazing marijuana industry, owners of many of the first medicinal centers to go recreational can definitely do one thing: Say goodbye to The Good Old Days.
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Cannabis PTSD Study Stalled University of Arizona Fires Study’s Chief Researcher by DJ Reetz
Last month THC reported on the ongoing struggles of veterans suffering from PTSD, and the efforts underway at the University of Arizona to study the effectiveness of marijuana as treatment option. In a shocking demonstration of just what can go wrong in these cutting-edge studies, by the time the July issue of THC had gone to print, the study had already been derailed by the firing of the principle investigator, Dr. Sue Sisley.
study, even going so far as to start a petition on change.org to get her reinstated. “MAPS will continue to partner with Dr. Sisley through our next challenge to secure a supportive home for this crucial work, ideally still at the University of Arizona,” writes Rick Doblin, MAPS executive director, in a July 11 press release.
Dr. Sisley’s termination, or lack of contract renewal (as it is being called by the university), was announced at the beginning of July. What this actually means for the future of the study – the first of its kind in the nation – remains to be seen. The reasoning behind the firing is not immediately clear. The university has claimed a lack of funding and a shift in the direction of the telemedicine program under which Sisley’s work would have fallen. However, Sisley and the study’s sponsors at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies see it as a move to block research into the beneficial applications of marijuana for political reasons. Brad Burge, MAPS’ director of communication and marketing doesn’t mince words. “What’s clear is that it’s not moving forward,” he says. “It’s an attempt to derail the research.” After decades of problems, researchers looking into the benefits of marijuana are no strangers to the obstacles placed by drug-war zealots, and this is just another example. “People just insist on resisting it,” he says. “It’s as if the research is being resisted out of tradition and for no other reason.”
Still, the University of Arizona is claiming to be supportive of marijuana research, though they have yet to name a potential successor to Sisley. When asked about the university’s lackadaisicalness in assigning an actual location for the study, Humphrey declined response, citing “personnel and legal issues.” One thing is clear however, changing either the venue or the principal investigator will require yet another approval process for an Investigational New Drug. If Sisley leaves the study, she takes with her the IND number assigned by the FDA. Sisley (left) at University of Arizona’s Phoenix Campus College of Medicine Commencement 2014
The reasoning behind the firing is not immediately clear. The university has claimed a lack of funding and a shift in the direction of the telemedicine program under which Sisley’s work would have fallen.
The university, however, denies political pressure played a role, and claims to be working closely with MAPS to continue the study.
The university also declined to comment on the potential delays that would be created by this approval process, however Burge says he doesn’t think this will be more noticeable a setback than any others faced by the research team. “It’s likely that this won’t delay the study at all, any more than [the National Institute on Drug Abuse] has already delayed it,” he says. “It probably won’t take another 22 years.” But the abrupt and somewhat unexpected derailment of the research may have created a chilling effect with other universities, serving as a stark reminder to interested parties of the potential for trouble when pursuing projects that seek to cast marijuana in any kind of positive light. Burge says MAPS is already looking for new a home for the study, mentioning potential interest in Northern Arizona University and the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. Colorado may also be a suitable home for the research given the apparently more progressive attitudes in the state government here.
“The University of Arizona is committed to ensuring the medical marijuana research gets done. We’ve been in contact with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, the organization sponsoring the study, and we are working with them to bring the clinical trial to fruition,” writes George Humphrey of the Arizona Health Sciences Center Office of Public Affairs. Only one problem with this, MAPS is publicly backing Sisley to conduct the
“If it weren’t for Dr. Sisley, this study wouldn’t exist,” says Burge. “We will find another place for the study.”
Whatever the cause behind it, the potential delay to the study is sure to impact those suffering from PTSD looking for an alternative course of treatment. Burge sums up the negative repercussions nicely, “It’s morally unsound and scientifically immature.” Sisley and Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Burns, demonstrating a solar powered telemedicine device
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Post-Prohibition America Progress and Peril as Legalization Moves Forward by Rick Macey
As the cannabis movement moves from the struggle for legitimacy to the battle for credibility, some folks are concerned about things that could reverse the momentum. The good news is that Colorado’s adult use is proving that the fear-mongering was way overblown. The zombie apocalypse predicted by opponents of legalization simply did not materialize. Compared to recent years, there are fewer serious crimes since Jan. 1 in the state. The warning memo earlier this year from the Department of Justice still hangs like the sword of Damocles, but so far, so good. Coloradans’ implementation of legalization is rational, realistic, and above all, responsible. More good news: Public opinion across America is continuing its steady march toward increasing acceptance of medicinal and adult-use marijuana. Three out of four voters favor medicinal marijuana. Adult use is making gains, with an October 2013 Gallup poll showing 58 percent in favor of full legalization. Despite these positive developments, the emerging cannabis industry is not out of the danger zone. This progress and peril was the substance of a panel discussion, “Colorado & Washington: Successes and Challenges from the Frontier of Post-Prohibition America” at the National Cannabis Industry Association’s Business Summit in late June at the Colorado Convention Center. The two-hour discussion was moderated by Brian Vicente of Colorado’s Vicente Sederberg law firm. He was joined by John Davis of the Northwest Patient Resource Center; Washington state legislator Roger Goodman; Elliott Klug of Pink House Blooms; and Andrew Freedman, who represented Gov. John Hickenlooper’s administration.
A Cultural Shift Vicente began by noting the irony that the War on Drugs specifically marijuana prohibition - began in Colorado in 1937 with the arrest and incarceration of farmer Samuel Caldwell for selling a few joints. “And now here we are on the cutting edge [of legalization,]” he said.
Vicente returned to the podium to introduce Goodman, who campaigned in front of Washington state’s legislature in favor of legalization. He said his poll numbers shot up the more his opponents attacked him for endorsing legalization. He called that evidence of a “cultural shift.” Goodman is optimistic about preserving the gains made in cannabis legalization. Asking rhetorically if it could possibly be reversed, he said, “I really don’t think so.”
Before leaving the podium, Goodman said marijuana business is too unpredictable and unstable, echoing Davis who earlier remarked that problems with banking and taxes must be solved so the industry can thrive.
He was a bit nervous, but it had nothing to do with the presentation. His wife was due to give birth any moment. “Children are now born into a Colorado where marijuana prohibition is a relic of the past,” he said. Vicente noted that since legal marijuana is new, there are serious threats to continued progress. He said the pendulum could swing the other way, back toward prohibition. Davis spoke next. He talked about the psychological effect of legalization in Colorado and in his home state of Washington. “It was the most important event since California legalized medical marijuana in 1996,” he said, noting the roughly 15 percent jump in favorable public opinion nationally since passage of the two 2012 ballot measures. He said the cannabis business is a tricky one, and in his state, not without its blemishes. The lack of vertical integration in Washington is a major drawback, but he injected a bit of wisdom into his critique, saying that showing “a little failure” can be a healthy thing. “We need to let the media come in and say, ‘These things aren’t working.’” In other words, legalization is a process, not an event.
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Wrinkles will need to be ironed out.
“The dam has burst,” he continued. “When you put your finger to the wind, you see public opinion [going] in the same direction.” Goodman went even further, predicting that Hillary Clinton will be elected president in 2016 and subsequently face a cannabis conundrum in her bid for a second term. “I predict by 2019 in order for Hillary to be re-elected, she will have to bring down the wall” and support federal legalization, he said. It’s a boldly specific prediction, the sort that this humble journalist really enjoys. Just a couple minor flaws. First, it’s not likely that marijuana legalization (adult use) will become a defining part of a presidential incumbent re-election platform. People power can only do so much. Many in Congress are receptive to public opinion, but they also want to be re-elected. In the age of Super PACs, it’s silly of us to ask how corporate special interests can stall and subvert the will of the voters. So, Hillary doesn’t need to support legalization to be a two-term president. She has to appeal to more voters than her Republican challengers. She’s smart enough to do that without embracing marijuana, although she almost certainly will support hemp.
When it comes to an influential voice for legalization, it’s more likely her husband will take that lead at the White House. That would give the future president enough political separation while pleasing progressive pro-cannabis voters. Bill Clinton could emerge as a cannabis advocate during the 2016 campaign, helping to establish legal marijuana and hemp as common-sense public policy. He can shield his wife from much of the potential political fallout yet empower her to pick and choose. It should be interesting. Another insight Goodman shared was his distaste for the word “recreational” in describing legal marijuana. He said it’s demeaning. THC magazine agrees and has consistently avoided using the term, preferring “adult use.” Before leaving the podium, Goodman said marijuana business is too unpredictable and unstable, echoing Davis who earlier remarked that problems with banking and taxes must be solved so the industry can thrive. Up next was Klug, who brought the perspective from Colorado dispensaries. He talked of the important steps made in Colorado to regulate the industry.
“Politics are extremely local,” he said, emphasizing “extremely.” Right on. American people power is most effective at the municipal level, from city to county up to the state level.
As the discussion wrapped up and before the panelists mingled with audience members and the media, it was clear that further progress to a completely postprohibition America depends on the integrity of the industry itself.
Klug insisted that the feds must remain responsive to leaders at the local level, which is true to a degree. To maximize our political leverage, he said, we need to know who those local leaders are so we can support those who favor legal cannabis - straightforward and excellent advice.
Klug of Pink House Blooms summed up this fine presentation at the NCIA business summit. “We’re not bad people. We just like cannabis.”
The last to address the audience inside the convention center ballroom was Freedman, the Colorado governor’s coordinator for marijuana policy. He implied that Hickenlooper, who opposed Amendment 64, has now become a reluctant supporter. He pointed out that the $4 to $5 million a month in sales tax revenue, and the thousands of jobs created, are hard for his boss to ignore. Freedman emphasized that the state’s political balancing act is to keep improving “an equitable and fair” regulatory system “that protects public health … and doesn’t strangulate the industry.” Could that tightrope act be about pandering to public sensibilities in the name of protecting public health? Freedman also said it’s going to take five to 10 years to really see the impact of legalization, and that’s wrong. We are witnessing the impact now. Many of us can already discern the definite outline. Safe, regulated marijuana. Drop in crime. More tax revenue.
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We have lots of reasons to be optimistic. We also have reasons to be wary.
What Could Go Wrong? Simple: Screw up. The most compelling dangers for the newborn legal cannabis industry would fall within the category of self-inflicted wounds. Most of the feedback from the audience asked about stumbles and fumbles. As Vicente read those questions, the panelists predicted what could start the legalization pendulum swinging back to prohibition. Davis said it would be foolish to think sentiment against cannabis is a thing of the past. He also said the “machinery of prohibition did not go away.”
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Danger lurks in activities that would violate the DOJ memo released earlier this year, which tacitly but conditionally approved the legalization experiments of Colorado and Washington. The most serious threat to the industry comes from within - from “being an irresponsible industry,” Davis said, who added that marketing marijuana to kids and diverting product to the black market would surely result in a devastating DOJ backlash.
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Gone Yet Not Forgotten Remembering Jenny Kush
and Her Legacy of Love by Caroline Hayes
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The Temple of Infinite Life from Apogaea, Submitted by Jeremy DePinto, Photo by Andrew Wyatt
As one year passes, Colorado and the cannabis community have not forgotten about the late Jenny “Kush” Monson, who was killed by a drunk driver Labor Day weekend of 2013. Jenny was one of cannabis’ biggest advocates and passed her knowledge and love onto everyone she ever met. In 2010, Jenny moved her four children and herself to Denver seeking a life of better opportunity. In no time she became one of the most well–known cannabis activists in Denver, fighting for the rights of medical marijuana patients. She was also involved in the glass blowing community, a part of iCannabis Radio and a founding member of Moms for Marijuana. It’s not enough to say Jenny was a cannabis icon here in Denver, and it’s a very sad irony her colorful life came to such an abrupt end due to the carelessness of a drunk driver.
scale. Am I still upset about what happened? Yes. Do I forgive [the drunk driver] for what she’s done? Yes, I do. I realize that this pain will never leave my heart, but that is no reason to carry hate next to it. I don’t think her punishment fits the crime, but I also think that fate has this under control. How am I to know how long of a punishment is correct for [her] to change her ways? All I know is that [she] owes the world a whole lot of love to make up for what she took away.” To be able to forgive someone who took the love of your life is true compassion, and anyone will tell you that’s what Jenny would have wanted. The Temple Jeremy speaks of was an art installation built by him and his friends they call The Temple of Infinite Life. More than 1,700 people were able to see it, climb on it, sit in it and walk it’s infinite path for four days before it was burned to the ground at Apogaea.
“I also built an ark that I placed locks of Jenny’s hair in so that she may be cremated in accordance We aren’t here today to dwell on the incredibly with her wishes. From these ashes I have filled unfortunate incidents surrounding Jenny’s passing. small jars to be given to anyone that asks for them. THC Mag wants to celebrate her life by talking to those I will also take some of the ashes that I got from the who knew and loved her the most. We were lucky enough Temple and fulfill her final wish of having her ashes added to speak with her boyfriend, soul mate and the love of her life, Artwork by Derek Cummings to a biodegradable urn that a tree grows from. I do not have Jeremy DePinto. a place to plant it yet, nor have I acquired the urn, but I do have the ashes and I KNOW Jenny was proud of this artistic monument to her life,” Jeremy says. Jeremy and Jenny’s relationship was love at first sight, and from the moment they met they were attached at the hip. They had a passion for cannabis and Jeremy is still carrying on the activist trait. After her death, a candle light vigil each other – obviously a solid foundation for a great relationship. Anyone with was held the last Saturday of every month on the steps of the Capitol building a heart can understand how hard this has been for Jeremy, to lose someone that in Denver. Jeremy is also in the process of getting a “Don’t Drink and Drive” close to him. Colorado license plate created to raise awareness. “It has been the hardest year of my life,” says Jeremy. “I still relive that violent moment over and over, but with less frequency. After the Temple burned at Apogaea [a non profit Burning Man-like festival in Colorado, dedicated to the advancement of the arts], I felt things that are hard to explain, but what I can say easily is this: there was magic that night. I felt limitless love on an infinite
Perhaps the saddest part of it all is that Jenny left behind four children. To help them move forward and to honor Jenny as their mother, Pamela Reach set up a foundation for donation and Paul Garrett helps run it. It can be found at www. jennykush.com. So far, more than $25,000 has been raised of the $100,000 goal.
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children, it isn’t very much. The kids are struggling and there is a lot going on in their lives right now. I really wish that there was something more we could do, but without Jenny, I don’t know what else we can do.”
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If you are in a position to donate, please do. Jenny fought for the rights of so many in the cannabis community. Consider being a hero and helping her children so they don’t have to fight to survive. If Jeremy could tell Jenny one thing in the world right now, what would it be? “I would say, ‘I know that you are in a place where there is no time, and that you can be any where and any when. I know that where you are, I am. We will be together again soon. I love you to the Restaurant at the end of the Universe and back again.’” “Jenny was a beautiful woman, both inside and out. She was the definition of pure love. She went through a lot in her short life. She had been to hell and came back. She has known Heaven on Earth as well. While she was here in Colorado, she was happier than she’s ever been, though she was miserable without [her kids], she was madly in love with me and I with her. We were trying to get her off of probation so we could get her kids back here. Regardless, Jenny was a mother, a daughter, a fighter, and a lover. She was a sinner, a saint, and everything in between. She was one of a kind and there will likely never be another like her. She was my soulmate. Now she is infinite,” Jeremy expressed. Losing someone is never easy, especially when they were so full of life and love. There will never be another Jenny Kush, but why would we ever want anyone to replace her? Allowing someone’s legacy to live on is the best gift one can give those who have passed on and to those who loved them. We will never forget you, Jenny! Shine on you crazy diamond.
“Raising Money for Jenny’s Children” “Our loving friend Jenny “Kush” Monson was taken from us by a drunk driver in the early morning hours of August 31st. Her and her boyfriend were on their way home when they were hit head on by a driver under the influence of alcohol driving the wrong way down interstate I-25. She leaves behind four amazing children and a legacy we will not soon forget. In her honor, we are collecting funds for her children to help with costs such as college and other expenses that many parents help their children with as they they grow. Please help us in any way that you can, for her kids.” -Founder Pamela Reach
To donate please go to www.jennykush.com. The goal has not yet been reached. Can you help to make this dream a reality for these children?
“...four of the most beautiful children I have ever known,” Jeremy DePinto artwork by Derek Cummings
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Leafly is #1
by Rick Macey
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hat does it take to be the world’s No. 1 mobile information resource on cannabis? The simple answer is Leafly. Over the past five years, Leafly has steadily established itself as the Internet’s most comprehensive website educating consumers about marijuana strains and where nearby they can find them. It also offers cannabis news and features from around the Web.
around the public’s perception of marijuana to benefit Leafly. Leafly wants to be “something that our parents and grandparents would not be ashamed to look at,” Peterson said. He never imagined applying his marketing expertise to a marijuana-related business before being approached by Leafly’s parent company, Privateer Holdings, last November.
Easy-to-use search options, a professionally organized database, and more than 100,000 user reviews combine to make Leafly one of the go-to online cannabis destinations.
Since the emerging cannabis industry needs mainstream brand-building, Peterson couldn’t resist. He quickly realized that Leafly “could be one of the single biggest opportunities I would see in my lifetime.”
And now Leafly has stepped up its game another notch.
With strains organized in a format similar to the periodic table, Leafly makes it simple to search for cannabis strains according to medical use, such treatments for headaches, nausea, or anxiety, and for desired effects like relaxation or creativity. Users can search for local dispensaries, which are displayed on a map. The dispensary profiles include menus, reviews, photos, and store locations. Leafly is using promotions and give-aways to raise its profile. Like most savvy web-based business managers, the three founders and Peterson are making the most of social media.
On May 8, the Seattle-based company’s latest mobile app, which is available for iPhone/iPad and Android, was named GeekWire.com’s App of the Year. GeekWire is also located in Seattle and reports on technology start-ups, entrepreneurs, and the latest digital innovations from the Pacific Northwest. It’s no small feat to capture GeekWire’s top honor for smartphone app, considering industry behemoths like Microsoft were in the mix. With a nifty clean design and simple yet comprehensive functionality, Leafly’s second version of its app is a hit. It had more than 1.4 million free downloads as of last month. As if that didn’t confer enough bragging rights on Leafly, the app has a fivestar rating on Apple’s iTunes App Store, where it can be found in the Medical category.
The company currently has more than 30 employees. New hires tend to be web developers and content specialists. Privateer Holdings, which acquired Leafly not long after its start-up, is a Seattle-based cannabis-related venture capital firm.
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It’s awesome timing for the company, which had been expanding its niche in the medicinal cannabis world. Now with adult-use sales legalized in Colorado and Washington, the company has seen its website and mobile traffic triple to more than 3 million visits monthly. “When we released the app, our goal was to offer a simple way for medical and recreational cannabis consumers to get robust information t their fingertips,” said Leafly co-founder Cy Scott in a statement. “This award is a win for all who support the cannabis movement.” Along with Scott, founders include Brian Wansolich and Scott Vickers. THC Magazine interviewed Wansolich and Nathan Peterson, Leafly’s marketing director, from Seattle in a conference call.
Paradox of Choice
GeekWire applauded Leafly’s app for its cool and uncomplicated user interface, which enables users to search and sort cannabis strains by attributes, including effect, medical application, and flavor.
Leafly was germinated in Southern California in 2010. The three founders, who each had a 215 card, so called after 1996’s Proposition 215 made Cali the first state to legalize medicinal marijuana.
The app was developed by 47 Degrees, another Seattle tech business. Leafly sought design and functionality that closed the gap between web and mobile experiences.
They discovered that the doctor’s recommendation wasn’t about a specific prescription, but a door that opened up to dozens of types of marijuana. Wansolich called the situation “a paradox of choice because there were so many strains to choose from.”
The developer was granted early design control and created paper models that evolved into the completed app with synergistic colors, typography, and iconography.
Scott took the initiative. He kept a spreadsheet and logged all the varieties he tried, noting their physical characteristics and how they made him feel. The next step was to publish this information online and invite others to share their experiences. The three founders were Orange County residents who worked together as web developers at Kelley Blue Book. As a side project, they began collaborating on Leafly’s design. “We decided to give it a more professional feel” than previous marijuana websites, Wansolich said, “and be really straightforward with the information.” Peterson was recruited from T-Mobile, which he called “one of the greatest turnaround brands in America.” He’s using that experience to help turn
The finished product garnered more votes from GeekWire members than the combination of all other competitors, including Microsoft’s Office for iPad. “We see Leafly as more than just an app,” Peterson said. “It’s a tool for people to better educate themselves about cannabis and show their support for the cannabis movement. Whether someone is a connoisseur or a new patient who has just been handed a cannabis prescription and has no idea where to start, Leafly is an invaluable resource.” The company has entered into global markets with geographically language-specific websites. English and French versions for Canada have been launched, along with another website serving Spain. Leafly is online at Leafly.com. The Leafly mobile app is available through Apple’s iTunes App Store and Google Play.
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Pot-litically Incorrect The Seven Deadly Sinners of Cannabis Prohibition by DJ Reetz
In the debate over the legalization of marijuana, like most debates in this country, it’s not enough to be correct. No, you have to show, unequivocally, that your opponents lack moral character. You could argue (correctly) that opposing legalization is enough to designate someone an asshole. After all, arguing in favor of continued prohibition means you argue against social justice, in favor of massive incarceration, against alternative medicine, in favor of a broken and draconian war on drugs, against personal freedom, and of course against the governance of reason that our country’s forefathers advocated so strongly for. If you attack cannabis legalization you are a douche-bag, whether it’s out of ignorance or actual malice. But hey, I’m kind of a douche bag too, so let’s get on to the personal attacks on people who I disagree with.
continued to be a viable source of fiber, food, oil, building materials… you get the idea, read the rest of this magazine. Hearst’s edificial douche-bag status is also seen in the rise of yellow journalism, a style of reporting – for lack of a better word – that usually revolved around inciting populous fervor through the creative construction of facts; a style that is still used by some of today’s faux news outlets. While Hearst can’t be solely blamed for this aberration of the American media, he did use this less-thanfactual style of journalism to assist in the criminalization of marijuana. Oh, and get the U.S. into a war with Spain. Yup, pretty much started a war with Spain.
Henry Anslinger The Emperor Palpatine of marijuana prohibition, Anslinger was the original head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. He may be the single most influential prohibitionist ever, giving a template for all other over-zealous, misguided and outrightly racist law enforcers to follow. Anslinger is famous not just for propagating the myth that marijuana makes users violent, but also for doing a 180 in the ‘50s and claiming that marijuana turns users into pacifists susceptible to communism. While the message from Anslinger was inconsistent, his motivation was pretty clear: racism. At the time he began his crusade of righteous fire, the criminalization of marijuana was aimed at migrant field workers and jazz clubs – clubs where whites would mingle with coloreds and hell, maybe learn some fucking tolerance. Good...Let the hate flow through you. And racism. And ignorance. William Randolph Hearst Hearst is pretty much the moneyhungry douche bag that stoned conspiracy theorists espouse upon. A captain of industry in a time when that designation earned a person the equivalent title: robber baron. Hearst is famous for lending the strength of his media empire to the fight against marijuana; often printing fabricated stories about hopped up reefer addicts doing unspeakable things. Hearst’s motivations for attacking marijuana are often speculated to be linked to his interests in the printing and timber industries, which would mean his clandestine repression of hemp makes economic sense, at least for him. We can only speculate on how things would be different today had hemp
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Richard Nixon The big Dick of marijuana prohibition. Historians may debate as to whether Nixon will be remembered as an asshole, or a douche-bag, but we can all pretty much agree he was definitely one of those things. Whether it was spying on his political opponents, yelling at his dog, his involvement with the House Un-American Activities Committee, redacting the clandestine tapes he made of his nefarious dealings before they could be subpoenaed by congress, or just generally being unpleasant, it’s pretty much universally understood that Nixon was not a very good guy. He’s also the guy that taught Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld how to do their thing. What may not be as emblazoned in his historical profile is his involvement in the current state of marijuana criminalization. Nixon signed The Controlled Substances Act into law in 1970 and designated marijuana as a schedule 1. Nixon then ignored a report from the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse that found, “the actual and potential harm of use of the drug is not great enough to justify intrusion by the criminal law into private behavior.” The “War on Drugs” is also a product of his administration, because ceaseless and unwinnable war against a formless enemy makes for good executive policy. A reasoned and informed examination of the criminalization of marijuana? No thanks. I’d rather put the boot to those damn hippies.
Ronald Reagan Nixon may have started the party, but under Reagan the war on drugs started hitting the crack pipe. Reagan ushered in a tough on crime (or lucrative on crime) approach to “justice.” Some notable advancements in the policing of the poor to come from his a d m i n i s t r at i on i n c l u d e mandatory m i n i m u m sentencing, three strikes laws, harsher sentences for crack than cocaine, and the real reason behind all of this: the rise of the private prison industry. Saint Reagan, whose shit doth not stink, is the reason that as you read this there are people in prison serving life sentences for non-violent drug crimes, including for the sale and distribution of marijuana All of this could just be written off as the creeping dementia that was steadily overtaking the man during his presidency, if his administration wasn’t also funneling cocaine into the U.S. at the same time. But hell, maybe he just had a serious habit. Sheldon Adelson Finally, someone who’s still close enough to living to sue me. Adelson is a wellknown backer of many far-right political causes and candidates, but recently he’s made news by donating $2.5 million to the fight against medical marijuana in Florida. Adelson is the billionaire owner of the Sands casino, so when he dolls out bags of money to cut the balls off of federal oversight into the gaming industry the reasons are pretty clear. However, when the guy invests the couple mil he found in his couch to prevent cancer patients from seeking alternative treatments demonstrated to be beneficial in other parts of the world, his motivations seem a little murkier. Some speculate the reason for Adelson opposing medical marijuana centers on the fact that technically speaking, those under the influence of illegal drugs (i.e. marijuana) aren’t legally allowed to gamble. Maybe someone should tell him that you can’t piss away your money on penny slots if you’re dead from an opiate overdose either. Then again, maybe Adelson is taking the moral high ground afforded to a casino owner to try to prevent an industry from taking root that would be attractive to criminals. Because, history has shown no link between gambling and crime… Just kidding. Patrick Kennedy One of the founders of Project SAM (which stand for Smart Approaches to Marijuana, because Proven Failed Approaches to Marijuana didn’t make for quite as spiffy an acronym) Kennedy is a former U.S. congressional representative who left the halls of Congress to advocate for idiotic drug policy. In his defense, his opposition to marijuana is rooted in his own, well-documented
drug abuse. Did I say rooted? I meant dubiously connected through enormous leaps in logic. Kennedy’s own experience abusing cocaine and OxyContin like they were mouthy foster children seems to be motivation for him to support the continued criminalization of significantly less harmful behavior. But if delusional hypocrisy alone isn’t enough to convince you this guy’s a douche, how about the time in 1991 when he allegedly lied to police to protect his cousin from being charged with forcefully raping someone. But really, who hasn’t, at some point in their youth, lied to police to derail a rape investigation? Decent people? Yeah, I guess that’s probably the correct answer. Perhaps if Kennedy was a little more open to the use of marijuana he wouldn’t have crashed his car on the way to a “vote” at 2:45 in the morning on Capitol Hill. David Frum A former member of the Bush administration, Frum now finds work championing what neoconser vatives wouild call values anywhere he can. Not surprisingly, this also includes attacking legalization efforts and espousing tired stereotypes to further the cause of prohibition. To this end Frum has authored several recent articles that falsely and prematurely proclaim the dangers of legalization in Colorado and Washington. Lumping all marijuana smokers into the category of dopey stoners makes Frum an asshole, or at least a bigot. What also makes Frum an asshole is co-opting patriotism to mean blind support of war. Frum is also famous for coining the term “axis of evil” for Bush during the run up to the invasion of Iraq. Perhaps equating a pissed-off dictator that can barely use the weapons we sold him to kill his own people, to the combined global threat of the Japanese and German nations circa 1940 is a tad hyperbolic. There’re plenty more assholes, douche bags, dumbasses, and fuckwits that have tried to prevent legalization, but since this is a magazine and not a compendium of idiocy we’ll have to save it for another time. Personal choices aside, a person doesn’t need any other reason to be considered an asshole beyond blocking legalization. The vocal support of prohibition is all it takes. I guess that makes this list unnecessary…
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DISPENSARY GUIDE by DJ Reetz
BOULDER 58 LivWell
DENVER
61 The Clinic 60 The Hemp Center 58 Infinite Wellness 58 LivWell 58 MMD of Colorado 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx 58 Physician Preferred Products 59 Preferred Organic Therapy 59 River Rock 59 Rocky Mountain Organic Medicine 59 Southwest Alternative Care 58 URBA 59 Walking Raven
COLORADO SPRINGS 60 The Hemp Center 58 LivWell 58 Original Cannabis Growers
NORTHERN COLORADO 58 Infinite Wellness 58 LivWell
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Infinite Wellness Center 2 Locations www.infinitewellness8.com
We believe in the infinite possibility of total wellness and in the infinite modalities to achieving this wellness within and without. We offer our patients a dignified environment with friendly, compassionate staff here to facilitate the needs of our patients. It is one of our goals to help dispel the negative press, thoughts and attitudes toward utilizing marijuana as a multi-beneficial medicine. We have set a standard to provide quality medical marijuana and edibles in a wonderful variety while upholding the laws set forth by both state and local governments. We plan to participate in fundraisers and charity events to engage in the needs of our community. It is our intention to bring light and awareness to a fresh view of well being and peace.
URBA at MMD of Colorado 2609 Walnut St. Denver, CO 80205 www.mmdofcolorado.com
A recreational store and a medical marijuana center serving individuals 21 and up. Located in the River North Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. In compliance with Amendment 20, Amendment 64 and all subsequent rules and regulations. Our goal is to provide excellent marijuana in a comfortable, inviting environment. Our staff is dedicated to aiding in the best health and wellness possible for our customers. Our marijuana is grown in an environment that produces the best product, in the healthiest manner, knowing our customers only want the best. We know you will find we have the best prices. Best quality. Best staff.
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The Kine Mine
2818 Colorado Blvd Idaho Springs, CO www.thekinemine.com Recreational Marijuana at The Kine Mine Colorado 303-567-2018 Our goal, to become the finest provider of medicinal marijuana in the world. Paving the path for innovative processes that may lead to cures and preventive medicines that the world is now just beginning to understand. Kine Mine is one of 17 marijuana dispensaries to get retail marijuana license in Colorado effective January 1, 2014! Stop by and see the selection!
Original Cannabis Growers 2625 E St Vrain St Colorado Springs, CO 80909 www.OGChome.com
Simply the best cannabis for less. We’re the first and oldest Center in our Platte Ave. neighborhood in Colorado Springs. Call for mature guidance for your personal needs from growers with over 15 years experience. We offer Happy Hour 4p.m. to 6p.m. Every day. Our friendly staff will be happy to assist you with all your medical cannabis needs.
LivWell Enlightened Health 9 Locations www.LivWellco.com
LivWell, the cannabis industry’s largest employer, was founded as Broadway Wellness in 2009 in Denver. The company has grown from that single store to ten locations across Colorado’s Front Range, serving Denver, Lakewood, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Garden City, and Fort Collins. Breeding, testing, as well as research and development, are central to LivWell’s approach, with proprietary genetics making up a large part of its cannabis selection. LivWell has established itself as the industry’s leader in value, both in price and quality. An infused product line adds additional product diversity, as well as a wholesale division which serves licensed businesses in Colorado with products ranging from edibles to topicals.
Physician Preferred Products 2100 East 112th Ave. Suite #5 Northglenn, CO 80233 www.infinitewellness8.com
Northglenn’s premier medical dispensary, Physician Preferred Products is proud and honored to continue to provide the highest quality products and customer service to the North Metro community! Up front, our bud-tenders strive to continually update their knowledge of strains and products in order to provide you with the most educated MMJ shopping experience around. In the back, our growers work tirelessly to bring only top quality strains into our garden. These strains have been, for the most part, grown from seed and hand selected from many phenotypes to ensure top quality, award winning genetics. We feel this combination of customer service and absolute dedication to quality amounts to a superior MMJ experience!
Preferred Organic
1569 South Colorado Boulevard Denver, CO 80222 www.preferredorganictherapy.com Preferred Organic Therapy & Wellness is a medical marijuana center that empowers quality-minded patients with a revolutionary approach for treating the mind and the body. Together, the staff ensures that their patients are the most well-informed in the state of Colorado. They do this by combining patient-driven strain testing that breaks down the distinct properties of each strain, as well as its unique effects, with visual educational aids and enhanced strain titles. Their second-to-none selection of additional treatment products are made even more valuable given that they are combined with the ability to browse detailed information at a leisurely pace. Come see why Preferred Organic Therapy & Wellness patients are raving about them.
Southwest Alternative Care
2 locations www.southwestalternativecare.com Southwest Alternative Care, your neighborhood medical marijuana center. Their mission is to provide Colorado patients with the best alternative medicine and services at the lowest possible prices. At Southwest you’ll find a large selection of top shelf medicines and edibles, all at affordable prices. With an award-winning grow team, legendary genetics, and perhaps the cleanest facility in the state, Southwest Alternative Care has redefined what it means to produce top shelf medicine. Southwest Alternative Care has over 25 top shelf strains, all hand trimmed, including Glass Slipper, Kool Aid Kush, OGre 99, Bubba Kush, Golden Goat, Moonshine Haze, Tangerine Haze, Dairy Queen and many more. The extracts they cull from these highgrade selections set a new standard in terms of quality. Find them on Facebook for a current menu.
River Rock
2 Locations www.riverrockcolorado.com RiverRock’s proprietary organic growing techniques deliver award-winning medical cannabis - free of harsh chemicals - that is safer for our patients and the environment. RiverRock’s professional staff is dedicated to developing effective cannabis treatments that address the particular needs of our patients. We offer daily incentives to our patients with discounts of 15 to 25 percent, loyalty points, complimentary wellness services, weekly patient appreciation parties with monthly giveaways including glass, concert venues, restaurant deals, and merchandise. We sponsor a range of patients including; SSDI, SSI, Veterans, and patients with terminal illnesses to ensure the most affordable access to all of our medical cannabis products.
Rocky Mountain Organic Medicine 511 Orchard Street Golden, CO 80401 www.rockymountainorganicmedicine.com
RMOM offers an extremely professional atmosphere, knowledgable staff and always top quality, organically grown medical cannabis. If you are ready for a better dispensary experience, come visit our facility at the base of the Rockies in Golden. Meet John, the owner of Rocky Mountain Organic Medicine. The road that lead him to start RMOM was an unfortunate one. In February of 2009 John’s wife was diagnosed with colon cancer. She went through surgery followed by eight months of aggressive chemotherapy and radiation. As an alternative to the anti-nausea medication, she used cannabis to ease her discomfort. When John visited many of the dispensaries open at the time, he didn’t find one that he would feel comfortable sending his wife to by herself. They were all seedy in some form or another, and he knew there had to be a better way. In September 2009 he opened RMOM and brought a new level of professionalism to this industry.
Walking Raven
2001 S. Broadway Denver, CO www.mmjmenu.com/walkingraven NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 21+, NO MEDICAL CARD REQUIRED. Walking Raven Retail and Medical Marijuana Center is one of the first dispensaries in Denver. Our mission is to provide high-quality products and care at an affordable price. All prices are out the door and we have different tier levels of bud quality. We also offer a range of edibles, concentrates, and novelty items. We take pride in our organic and meticulous cultivation process; we do not cut any corners and give our cultivators access to the best nutrients and equipment for their hand trimmed buds. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff is trained to assist you in finding a specific products for your desires. Walking Raven MMC is home to the Hong Kong Diesel, our top selling hybrid. Never settle, only shop PREMIUM QUALITY!
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The National Cannabis Industry Association is the only national trade association dedicated to representing legitimate cannabis businesses, from medical marijuana providers www.the-hemp-center.com www.livwellco.com to ancillary products and services. Our mission is simple: Change federal law so that cannabis The Hemp Center is a hemp boutique as well as any a top-shelf medical LivWell, the cannabis industry’s largest employer, was founded asmarbusinesses can be treated like other ijuana center, offering a myriad of holistic health services. Our educated Broadway Wellness in 2009 in Denver. industry in the U.S. comfortable, and inviting atmosphere. and friendly staff strives to provide a safe,
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www.thecliniccolorado.com The Clinic is an award winning medical marijuana center with six Denver metro locations! The Clinic is Denver’s premier medical marijuana center having won over 20 awards for both it’s high quality cannabis, concentrates and charitable contributions! The Clinic’s staff is extremely knowledgeable and friendly while the atmosphere at their locations reflect the immense amount of care that they provide to their patients as well as their medicine. The Clinic is also a long time supporter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, as it’s a cause that directly affects their patients, friends and family. As such, The Clinic has raised more than $100,000 for the Colorado-Wyoming Chapter of the National MS Society since they first opened their doors in 2009. The Clinic has remained at the forefront of the medical marijuana movement by raising the standard for medical marijuana centers everywhere, not only through their patient driven mission but through their dedication to the community! Make sure to stop by The Clinic and see why their mantra holds true: Our Patients Live Better.
Strains Kosher Kush
2012 High Times Cannabis Cup (Denver) Patient’s Choice Winner
Stardawg Guava
2012 High Times Medical Cannabis Cup (Denver) 1st Place Best Sativa
Grape God Bud
2010 CO Caregiver’s Cup Triple Crown-winner and 2nd place 2011 Aspen Cannabis Crown, this is the hottest indica in town.
Raskal OG
One of the most visually appealing and potent OG kushes around with a distinct diesel fuel aroma. 2012 High Times Medical Cannabis Cup (Denver) 3rd Place Best Hybrid
Ghost OG
THC Champions Cup 3rd Place Overall Hybrid & Patients’ Choice Hybrid. 2013 High Times US Cannabis Cup 3rd place best hybrid winner
Fall ‘97
This indica-dominant strain is a sweet tasting cross between OG Kush and Purple Urkle.
Skywalker OG
This clone only pheno of OG Kush has quickly become a patient and staff favorite.
Super Lemon Haze
Winner of the 2008 and 2009 Sativa High Times Cannabis Cup
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Pre ‘98 Bubba Kush
2011 High Times Denver Medical Cannabis Cup highest CBD strain winner
Cherry Pie
GDP and F1 Durban cross that won 3rd Place Medical Sativa at the 2014 US Cannabis Cup
Durban Poison
A classic landrace sativa from Africa that is mouth watering and known for it’s soaring cerebral effects.
Budder & Shatter The Clinic offers both budder and shatter, which are butane extracted concentrates, from our award winning marijuana infused products division, The Lab.
Awards
2014 High Times Cannabis Cup
1st Place US Cup Concentrate - 303 OG Nugrun Live Resin Budder 3rd Place Medical Sativa - Cherry Pie
2013 High Times Cannabis Cup 1st Place Sativa - Tangie 3rd Place Sativa - Stardawg Guava 3rd Place Hybrid - Ghost OG
2012 High Times Medical Cannabis Cup
1st Place Best Sativa - Stardawg Guava 1st Place Patient’s Choice - Kosher Kush 2nd Place Best Concentrate - Strawberry Cough Nectar 3rd Place Best Hybrid - Raskal OG
Pre ‘98 Bubba Kush
High Times Cannabis Cup: Highest CBD Strain Spring 2010 Colorado Caregiver’s Cup Winner: Patient’s Choice, Best Aroma,
CannaPunch, Dixie Elixirs, Keef Cola, Green Dragon, and MarQaha
Seeds
2013 High Times US Cannabis Cup 1st place best sativa winner
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Concentrates
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Edibles Beverages
Tangie
The Clinic Colorado 3888 East Mexico Ave., Ste. 110 Denver, CO 80210 303-758-9114 The Clinic Highlands 3460 West 32nd Avenue Denver, CO 80211 303-997-7130 The Clinic Capitol Hill 745 East 6th Avenue Denver, CO 80203 720-536-5229 The Clinic on Wadsworth 3600 South Wadsworth Blvd. Lakewood, CO 80235 303-484-8853 The Clinic on Colfax 4625 East Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80220 303-333-3644 The Clinic On Jewell 12018 W Jewell Ave Lakewood, CO 80228 303-997-9171
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Most Photogenic 2011 Aspen Cannabis Crown, 2nd Place Overall
2013 The 710 Cup
2nd Place Best Sativa Shatter - Tangie 1st Place Best Sativa Shatter Terps Tangie
The Hemp Connoisseur Championship 2012
2nd Place Indica and Connoisseur’s Choice - Kosher Kush 1st Place Sativa and Patient’s Choice Stardawg Guava 3rd Place Hybrid and Patient’s Choice Ghost OG 1st Place Concentrate and Connoisseur’s Choice - Earth OG Nectar
The Hemp Connoisseur Championship 2013
1st Place Indica, Connoisseur’s Choice and Best Tested - Kosher Kush Patient’s Choice Hybrid - Grunk 2nd Place Shatter and Patient’s ChoiceTangie
Baked Goods/Candies
Sweet Grass Kitchen, Julie & Kate Baked Goods, Mountain High Suckers, The Growing Kitchen, Mile Hi, Incredibles, and Cheeba Chews.
Reserva Privada Colorado: The Clinic carries the full line of Reserva Privada Colorado’s Confidential Collection and Sour Series.
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Blazing a trail isn’t easy. But you don’t have to go at it alone.
The National Cannabis Industry Association is the only national trade association dedicated to representing legitimate cannabis businesses, from medical marijuana providers to ancillary products and services. Our mission is simple: Change federal law so that cannabis businesses can be treated like any other industry in the U.S. Is your business part of the solution yet?
Join NCIA today for... • Unified and coordinated industry advocacy • Educational events and B2B networking • Industry legitimization • Exposure to a national market If you share our vision for a responsible, legitimate, and prosperous industry, get involved today at TheCannabisIndustry.org or by calling (888) 683-5650.
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21+ Retail Store 5, 61 The Clinic 42, 58 The Kine Mine 17, 58 Livwell 9, 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx 21, 59 River Rock 35, 58 URBA 02, 59 Walking Raven ATM On Site 9, 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx 63, 58 Physician Preferred Products 21, 59 River Rock Award Winning 5, 61 The Clinic 60 The Hemp Center 9, 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx 63, 58 Physician Preferred Products 21, 59 River Rock 02, 59 Walking Raven Body Care Products 60 The Hemp Center 63, 58 Physician Preferred Products Books & Education 60 The Hemp Center 9, 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx Cash Only 42, 58 The Kine Mine 9, 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx 09, 58 Original Cannabis Growers 21, 59 River Rock Charity/Community Outreach 5, 61 The Clinic 21, 59 River Rock Clothing Items 5, 61 The Clinic 60 The Hemp Center 42, 58 The Kine Mine 9, 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx 63, 58 Physician Preferred Products 21, 59 River Rock
25 Healthy Choices Unlimited 63 Relaxed Clarity
26, 59 Rocky Mountain Organic Medicine 07, 59 Southwest Alternative Care
Events 10 Gypsy Jane Jubilee 36 Indo Expo
Member Loyalty Program 17, 58 Livwell 63, 58 Physician Preferred Products 21, 59 River Rock
Free Parking 60 The Hemp Center 42, 58 The Kine Mine 17, 58 Livwell 35, 58 MMD of Colorado 9, 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx 09, 58 Original Cannabis Growers 59 Physician Preferred Products 04, 59 Preferred Organic Therapy 21, 59 River Rock 26, 59 Rocky Mountain Organic Medicine 07, 59 Southwest Alternative Care 35, 58 URBA 02, 59 Walking Raven Grow Products 19 Bison Soil Solutions Happy Hour 09, 58 Original Cannabis Growers Hemp Products 60 The Hemp Center 10 River Rock Holistic Health 60 The Hemp Center Infused Products 25 Dr. J’s Hash Infusion 20 Edipure 41 Incredibles 11 Julie’s Baked Goods 41 Medically Correct Internet Wi-Fi 60 The Hemp Center 42, 58 The Kine Mine 21, 59 River Rock
Business Couriers 51 Green Cross Couriers
Live Music 10 Gypsy Jane Jubilee 21, 59 River Rock
Credit Cards 60 The Hemp Center
Local Artist Program 21, 59 River Rock
Daily Specials 60 The Hemp Center 9, 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx 09, 58 Original Cannabis Growers 63, 58 Physician Preferred Products 04, 59 Preferred Organic Therapy 21, 59 River Rock Educational Classes 9, 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx
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Member Discounts 5, 61 The Clinic 60 The Hemp Center 42, 58 The Kine Mine 9, 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx 63, 58 Physician Preferred Products 04, 59 Preferred Organic Therapy 21, 59 River Rock
MMJ Doctor/Evaluation Clinic 63 CannaQual 25 Healthy Choices Unlimited 63 Relaxed Clarity Multiple Locations 5, 61 The Clinic 60 The Hemp Center 17, 58 Livwell 21, 59 River Rock 07, 59 Southwest Alternative Care Nutritional Consulting 60 The Hemp Center Pain Management Consulting 5, 61 The Clinic 60 The Hemp Center 04, 59 Preferred Organic Therapy 21, 59 River Rock Patient Appreciation Events 21, 59 River Rock 02, 59 Walking Raven Private Dispensing Rooms 60 The Hemp Center 9, 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx 09, 58 Original Cannabis Growers 63, 58 Physician Preferred Products 04, 59 Preferred Organic Therapy 21, 59 River Rock 07, 59 Southwest Alternative Care Pre-Order Medication 60 The Hemp Center 42, 58 The Kine Mine 09, 58 Original Cannabis Growers 04 Preferred Organic Therapy 21, 59 River Rock 07, 59 Southwest Alternative Care Seeds 5, 61 The Clinic 11 River Rock Senior Discounts 60 The Hemp Center 10,58 Northern Lights Natural Rx Signature Concentrates 5, 61 The Clinic 21, 59 River Rock Signature Edibles 25 Dr. J’s Hash Infusion 20 Edipure
58 The Hemp Center 41 Incredibles 11 Julie’s Baked Goods 17, 58 Livwell 41 Medically Correct 9, 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx 21, 59 River Rock Signature Strains 5, 61 The Clinic 60 The Hemp Center 42, 58 The Kine Mine 17, 58 Livwell 35, 58 MMD of Colorado 9, 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx 09, 58 Original Cannabis Growers 63, 58 Physician Preferred Products 04, 59 Preferred Organic Therapy 21, 59 River Rock 26, 59 Rocky Mountain Organic Medicine 07, 59 Southwest Alternative Care 35, 58 URBA 02, 59 Walking Raven Smoking Accessories 63 710 Pipes 68 Cloud Penz 67 Indica Vape 45 Scientific Inhalations 45 SI Pipes Specialty Glass 9, 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx 21, 59 River Rock Specialized Treatment Programs 5, 61 The Clinic 21, 59 River Rock Topicals 5, 61 The Clinic 60 The Hemp Center 42, 58 The Kine Mine 9, 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx 09, 58 Original Cannabis Growers 63, 58 Physician Preferred Products 04, 59 Preferred Organic Therapy 21, 59 River Rock Trimming Accessories 03 The Trimmer Store Vegetarian 25 Dr. J’s Hash Infusion 20 Edipure 41 Incredibles 11 Julie’s Baked Goods 41 Medically Correct Veteran Discounts 60 The Hemp Center 42, 58 The Kine Mine 10,58 Northern Lights Natural Rx 21, 59 River Rock
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