The Hemp Connoisseur, October 2014 - Issue #22

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COLORADO’S PREMIER GUIDE TO CANNABIS

*This magazine is intended for individuals over 21 years of age.

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A LETTER TO OUR READERS “If you don’t have integrity, you have nothing. You can’t buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing.”

Henry Kravis In such a fast-growing industry it is sometimes hard to see the forest for the trees. Through the maturity of the legal cannabis industry I have seen a lot of positives and negatives. We are getting more professional everyday. As apparent in our interview with Alex Valvassori (Page 38) we are getting more professionals leaving “established” job markets to enter into the most exciting industry the nation has seen in quite some time. There is also a huge boom in start-ups and it was inevitable that a “Shark Tank” like reality show would be created in “The Marijuana Show” (Page 19). Another one of the avenues of growth that I have seen over the last few years is marketing. We are now seeing some of our advertisers using professional marketing firms to put together slick, attractive ad campaigns to show off their products. This is of course a good thing because it makes all of us look more professional to the uninitiated public.

There is a caveat to this of course. For hemp products we are seeing an instance where the technology has not caught up to the marketing. There are quite a few companies, large and small, trying to capitalize on the growing popularity of hemp CBD. And who can blame them?

Hemp can be sold across the country due to the minimal THC content. Consumers in states where cannabis is not available legally yet are looking to see what benefits they can get from this miracle substance called Cannabidiol. The problem is that without reliable sources for obtaining their hemp and with no FDA testing, there is no burden of proof for these companies to have what they claim in their products. The dirty little secret is that many have absolutely no CBD in their product. Furthermore, even if they do contain CBD, it can be less than the label says or the CBD itself is not designed to be absorbed into your system. Through independent testing some of these products have also shown to have foreign metals and other contaminants within them.

The repercussions of these twenty first century “snake oil salesmen” has the potential to be very damaging in the long term to the advancement of hemp CBD. Let me paint a scenario for you to help explain this. Let’s say your Aunt Ruth is in a state where there is no access to legal cannabis and is looking to treat her arthritis with CBD. She heard about the benefits of CBD for inflammation and would like to try a more natural alternative than her current pharmaceutical regiment. She goes online and enthusiastically purchases hemp CBD oil from one of these companies. After trying this product claiming to have 200mgs of CBD she notices no improvement in her condition. Now she is turned off from CBD as a treatment and tells all her friends and family this whole CBD buzz is a sham. We now have a large group of people that are contradicting what medical studies are saying about the potential of CBD. Who would you believe, a distant medical study, or your Aunt Ruth with firsthand experience? Even worse, Aunt Ruth goes back to her pharmaceutical drugs and side effects be damned because that is all that works for her.

Throughout the history of the cannabis movement it has been fairly simple for us to make the argument for legalization because we have always had facts on our side. Everyone had pretty much the same message, albeit with different approaches. We are now entering a new realm in our growth and it is a dangerous one. Too many companies are jumping onto the cannabis bandwagon with the sole purpose of making money. They don’t have the inherent love of the plant that industry pioneers and activists have. They will make claims that can actually take us backwards in the public eye just to make a quick buck. Maybe this was inevitable. In a consumer society like ours, it is expected that there will be those people that want to take advantage of current trends for there own personal gain.

Editor-in-Chief David Maddalena Art Director Christianna Lewis Associate Editor DJ Reetz Layout Designers Caroline Hayes Christianna Lewis Director of Sales and Marketing Christianna Lewis sales@thcmag.com Sales Managers Sam Ruderman Tom Walsh Contributing Writers Hazy Cakes Gregory Daurer David Gilbert Caroline Hayes Andy Juett Christie Lunsford Rick Macey Monocle Man DJ Reetz Sam Ruderman Contributing Photographers Gregory Daurer Jazmine Hupp Christianna Lewis DJ Reetz Cover Art Graphic Design Christianna Lewis Printer Publication Printers Corp.

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Don’t misunderstand me. Most of us want to make money in this industry. But for me, and many others, it is not for the all-mighty-dollar that we do this. To many of us, the belief is if we act with integrity the money will come. The cannabis movement is a marathon, not a sprint, and there are no shortcuts to success with integrity. So let’s all just slow our roll and make sure that the products we sell actually do something for the consumer.

There is no roadmap for what we are doing here so it is expected that some of us will stray off the path. The rest of us just need to be there to help with making course corrections.

Here’s to the journey. May you always find yourself going in the righteous direction.

David Maddalena Editor-in-Chief

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The Hemp Connoisseur is published monthly by The Hemp Connoisseur, LLC. All contents are copyrighted 2014 by The Hemp Connoisseur, LLC. All rights reserved. For advertising and subscription info please email sales@thcmag.com.

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Contents 6 14 15 18

A Letter to Our Readers The Green Scene

Colorado’s Hottest Events

THC Championship

Frequently asked questions

In The Spotlight Opening Doctor’s Eyes

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From Finance to Flower

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Featured Artist

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7 Healing Stars Oneness Center

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Tasty Meds

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Fall Rec Votes

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Hemp Eats

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Poking the Bear

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20ish Questions

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Is prohibition over in Oregon?

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Changing the Game one Massage at a Time

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Gubernational Voter’s Guide

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Hot Spots

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Dispensary Guide

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Coupons

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Index

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Products we love!

The Conference for Medical Marijuana Professionals

Kevin Clark

Reviews of some of Colorado’s best medicated products

Spook-tacular fall recipes

Getting Deep with Ben Kronberg

Jordan Person’s cannabis-infused massages

Manitou Springs

The History of Hemp Part I A timeline of hemp through the ages

Legal hemp grows in Nebraska

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One man’s leap of faith to join the green rush

A new face for Black Hawk

To take place in Western Slope towns

DJ Reetz’s road to nowhere and what he found

Only the votes in fall will tell

An info graphic to help you make your decision

Dispensary Guide DENVER

62 The Clinic 58 The Giving Tree of Denver 58 Infinite Wellness 58 Mindful 58 MMD of Colorado 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx 59 Preferred Organic Therapy 59 River Rock 59 Rocky Mountain Organic Medicine 59 Southwest Alternative Care 58 URBA 59 Walking Raven

COLORADO SPRINGS

58 Mindful 58 Original Cannabis Growers

NORTHERN COLORADO 58 Infinite Wellness 58 Mindful

MOUNTAIN

58 The Kine Mine

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The GREEN Scene

E V E N T S

October 3rd-5th Gypsy Jane Jubilee Denver Merchandise Mart 451 East 58th Denver, CO 80216 www.gypsyjanefest.com October 4th First Annual Hemp Awards & Festival 2014 Event and camping on private farm Erie, Colorado www.growhemp.com October 18th 8th Annual Denver Zombie Crawl Skyline Park Denver, CO 80202 www.eyeheartbrains.com October 21st-23rd 2nd Annual Champs Colorado!

Colorado Convention Center 700 14th St. Denver, Colorado 80202 champstradeshows.com October 27th-29th Infused Products & Extraction Symposium Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center Hotel 7800 E Tufts Ave. Denver, Colorado 80237 cannabisbusinesssummit.com November 1st 6th Annual Paranormal Palace in the Park A Halloween Charity Ball Civc Center Park Denver, CO 80204 www.paranormalpalace.com November 15th-16th Indo Expo The Denver Mart EXPO Building 451 East 58th Denver, CO 80216 www.indoexpoco.com November 22nd Chromic Con: The World’s First Marijuana Comic/Fantasy Convention (PRIVATE EVENT) Speak Easy Vape Lounge 2508 E Bijou St Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 445-9083 speakeasycolroado@gmail.com Every Friday - 10:00a.m.

River Rock South Sessions 990 W. 6th Ave. Denver, CO 80204 www.riverrockcolorado.com

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Frequently Asked Questions about the THC Championship We have found that there are a lot of questions in regards to our Third Annual THC Championship. We felt it was best to respond to those questions on this page.

When are my entries due?

All of our competitors must have their entries in by the last week of October in order to participate.

three years ago we surveyed many of the leaders in the cannabis industry to hear their concerns and complaints regarding other larger and more hyped competitions in existence. The biggest complaints that we heard were: 1.

There is a perception that the fix was in and that the company that spent the most money was guaranteed a win. Whether this is true or not doesn’t really matter. If there is a perception that you won because you spent more money as a sponsor than fellow competitors, you potentially diminish the bragging rights of your award. Perception is everything. In response to this complaint we do not accept sponsorship dollars from any of the competitors. Everyone pays the same amount of money to be a part of the championship so there is no potential to feel a winner “bought” the award. Also no employee of THC Magazine is allowed to be a judge.

We just tabulate all of the scores. Our personal opinions on each entry have no bearing on who the winner is.

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The judges had to test all of the samples in one day, so there wasn’t a true assessment of each sample and its effects. You could properly assess the taste, smell, appearance and burnability of the samples but how would you know that the third of six samples you tried in a two-hour time span had the best effects? The truth is, you wouldn’t. And to us, the effect is the most important parameter to be judged. We give our judges over 30 days to try their samples and ask them to give ample time between tastings so they are not getting the effect from two entries at the same time.

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There was not full disclosure as to how the winners were determined.

Competitors had to take it on faith that the winner was voted as the best but the data for the scores was never shared. Within a week after the awards party, all competitors will get a spreadsheet showing every rating and comment they received from the judges as well as their final score and placement compared to the top three scores.

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Edible entries would “beef ” up the dosage to have a greater effect than the competition to skew opinions of the judges. We have an entry of 100mg of THC per sample and randomly test entries for accuracy. In fact competitors are judged on accuracy and lose points for being over or under 100mg.

When is the actual championship being held?

All of our judges will receive their samples during the first week of November. They then have the entire month of November to sample and get their scores back to us.

The actual awards party will be held the first Saturday of December. This will be a private event for judges and their guests as well as the competitors and their staff.

Why can’t I find out where the awards party is being held?

The awards party will be a private event for judges, competitors and their guests. Because this is a private event, only those participating will be informed as to where it is being held and we will not be selling tickets for those not participating in the competition. You can thank the city of Denver for forcing this to be private!

What do I get for my judges fee of $200?

Besides getting to sample some of the best cannabis in Colorado, you will also get four tickets to our awards party. Judges will also receive various hemp swag as well as participate in a judges-only raffle for some great prizes.

As a judge can I share my samples?

It is legal to share cannabis in Colorado. It is not legal to resell it. In fact last year we had judging teams that would sample every entry together and come up with a common consensus on the ratings. Each judge/judging team only gets one vote, however, so there has to be a final consensus in the final scores. We added the four tickets in the judge’s fee to encourage more participation from groups of judges. It is always more fun to enjoy with friends!

If I work in the cannabis industry can I be a judge?

You can absolutely be a judge. The only limitation on industry employees is that they cannot judge a category that their company is entered into. If we find out that you are judging a category your company is in then you and your company will be disqualified from the competition with no refunds.

Why do you guys claim that this is the “Gold Standard” of cannabis competitions?

Before we created the THC Championship

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In the Spotlight Products We Love

Free cannabis? Yes please!

by Caroline Hayes

Colorado has a new hemp clothing company and they are doing something very different Local clothing company Hemp House Clothing is offering a little more than awesome, sustainable hemp clothing. With every order placed of more than $75, HHC is giving away a gift card for a free 1/8th of cannabis redeemable at a few select dispensaries around town. This gift will also come with the presale bundles and be available for the official launch in December.

“The motive is to create some kind of spark behind our company and provide a unique experience to the customer. After all, have you ever received a gift card for a 1/8th of cannabis?” asked Alex Person, co-founder of HHC. Can’t wait until the official launch to get some Hemp House goodies? Presale bundles of goods will be available until October 13th. The presale bundles include choice of T-shirt, socks, or a canvas sack of surprises.

That’s just presale though. Hemp House will offer an array of clothing items, from collared shirts, to wallets, to beanies, to hoodies. “We want to be the ‘all things hemp’ retail outlet. There are countless uses for hemp. We want to showcase that aspect,” said Person.

So where does a Colorado hemp company source their hemp from? Well for now, from Canada and China. “Once U.S. laws loosen up on hemp production, we plan to be an all American made company. As the laws slowly change, we will adjust our suppliers,” explained Person.

“Hemp production is a great way to create jobs, improve the environment and produce longerlasting products. We want to help the industry progress in a positive light,” Person said in response to their goal that HHC will “help lead the hemp industry.”

Now we can’t really tell you about all of their product line because the official launch hasn’t happened yet, but be sure to check out www.hemphouseclothing.com to see the presale special, as well as for a sneak peak of what’s to come from this Colorado Company.

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The Marijuana Show Of all the signs of “marijuana going mainstream,” one of the final scions may have actually arrived: reality television. “The Marijuana Show” is taking to airwaves ¬– or more accurately bandwidths – to give the industry the spectacle it so richly deserves. The series features hopeful entrepreneurs pitching, refining, and possibly even enacting their marijuana-related ideas, all with the eyes of the viewing public scrutinizing their every move.

An event held at the Watering Bowl in Glendale played host to over 200 of these buoyant potential business people, all eager to have their ideas seen by investors, and maybe make it big while riding the wave of marijuana businesses crashing over not just the state, but the nation as well.

“We’re looking for the next pot-reprenuenr,” says Karen Paull, one of the show’s producers and co-creators.

Contestants were given two minutes to pitch their ideas to a panel consisting of the show’s creators and producers, followed by a brief Q and A. It’s all very fast-paced, but that’s what the industry demands, says Paull. “We don’t have time, this industry is moving so fast.”

It’s reflected in the shows conception, which occurred just three weeks prior to the shooting of the pitching segment, though you wouldn’t know it from the professional crew at hand to film. It also means that the show is destined for online streaming, which the producers say the hope will be picked up by a major provider such as Netflix or HBO. For the time being, the show’s producers have reached a distribution deal with Omnivision Entertainment, potentially reaching up to seven million viewers.

by DJ Reetz italized on them, while others seemed to be the product of an excessive bong session. But the point is to find the gems, says co-creator and producer Wendy Robins, not mock the aspirations of unsuspecting fame seekers as some reality shows are prone to do.

“The ones we really focused on had a good business plan,” says Robbins. It’s not about mocking people, it’s about furthering the marijuana industry as a whole, and that means refining the ideas with potential.

“The main focus is to educate and to advocate,” says Robbins. “We have a culture that’s a ‘pay-it-forward’ culture.”

For those that demonstrated the potential business savvy, the show will continue to help them improve their business acumen as part of a segment being filmed this month. Contestants will be schooled with lessons ranging from business practices, to licensing, to the use of Excel, and every other aspect of running a business that an eager ganjapreneur might overlook.

“By watching the show you’re going to be better prepared, whether you’re selling tomatoes, or selling weed,” says Robbins.

The coaching is an essential part of the formula, all intended to get the 22 contestants that made the initial cut ready to pitch their ideas to a panel of investors the ladies are calling a “dolphin tank;” a reflection of their slightly softer approach than the sharks seen on a similar reality show, and a less copyright-infringing term. But this select group of contestants could potentially receive upwards of $1 million in start-up money.

Contestants ranged from industry veterans looking for an injection of capital to get a new idea off of the ground, to wide-eyed newbies that lacked even the most basic ideas of how to run a business or the intricacies of working in the highly scrutinized field of legal marijuana.

The eight-episode series will start airing soon, but those interested in trying out will have another opportunity this November when auditions will begin again. Robbins has this advice for hopefuls: “Come prepared, it can’t be just an idea on a napkin.”

And the ideas were just as varied. Some contestants pushed ideas that seemed so natural and innovative it was shocking others hadn’t already cap-

Check them out at www.themarijauanashow.com, or follow them on twitter @mjrealityshow for more details.

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A Brief History of Marijuana Education in America

If you use marijuana... ...you will fry your brain.

...you will hurt your children.

...your body will deflate.

...you will support terrorists.

...you will spend your life on the sofa.

...you will disappoint your dog.

...you will disappoint your cartoon dog.

...you will lose your girlfriend to an alien.

...please be informed and responsible.

Finally. . . Marijuana education that makes sense.

Decades of fear mongering and derisive anti-marijuana ad campaigns have failed to make anyone safer or better informed about the actual effects of consuming marijuana. Now that marijuana is a legal product for adults in some states — and on its way in others — it needs to be treated like one. That’s where the Consume Responsibly campaign comes in. and Find out what real marijuana education looks like at:

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Opening Doctors’ Eyes The Marijuana for Medical Professionals Conference Enlightens The Medical Mainstream

by Christie Lunsford

Denver was recently the site of the first ever Marijuana for Medical Professionals Conference on September 9-11 at the Sherman Street Events Center. While the primary objective was to offer cannabis education to physicians and registered nurses, the educational offering was an exceptional opportunity to get your cannageek on. The highlights of the three-day course included “Cannabis in Clinical Oncology” by Donald Abrams, MD, “Case Studies in Pediatric Epilepsy”

by Margaret Gedde, MD, PhD and best of all “The Endocannabinoid System” offered by the legendary Raphel Mechoulam, PhD. Industry presentations included Robin Hackett, owner of BotanaCare, who wowed the medical professionals and industry members alike with her presentation quantifying the dosing protocols and data tracking she’s meticulously collected over the last four years, and Sarara Cordova’s presentation on “Overcoming Medical Cannabis Stigma.” The conference, offered by Healthy Choices Unlimited and Postgraduate Institute for Medicine was well run and well attended for a first year event.

I wavered between two states: Slight boredom while understanding the information completely, or being completely over my head in medical and legal jargon. In those moments of boredom, I watched the doctors sitting on the edge of their chairs in complete absorption of the information about the endocannabinoid system and cannabis as a medicinal plant. I thought to myself, we are bridging the gap between cannabis being perceived as a harmful substance and acknowledging the role of cannabis as a support to the endocannabinoid system. Needless to say, I’ll be back at the conference next year, hungry to learn more.

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FEATURED ARTIST

Kevin Clark

Kevin Clark is a Boulder-based glass artist and owner of Green Side Up Galleries in Boston, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island. He started blowing glass in 2000 and lived the life of a wayward glassblower, traveling from coast to coast and around the globe. Along the way he would establish connections that would lead him to own one of the “headiest” glass shops in Boston. He earns top dollar for the products he and his team produce in Boulder, and supports other glass artists all over the U.S.A. by purchasing their work as well. THC sat down to talk with Kevin about his artistic inspirations, his journey as a glass blower, and his business.

Kevin, what inspires your work and sets you apart from other glass artists?

I find inspiration from beneath. The ocean is an unexplored world, much like below the surface of the glass. I have found my distinct style of glass by using techniques in order to see what’s underneath the outmost layer of the piece.

I do this by creating a vast array of layered and custom blended colors. Then, using cold working techniques, I explore those layers. This allows me to produce pieces that are one of a kind, defined by silky smooth textures, one of a kind color manipulation, and unique shapes. I create pieces that have a distinctive flow; in other words, as the pieces are made, I allow them to form into what they want to be.

What do you mean by letting the glass “form into what it wants to be?”

I incorporate horns, spikes, and cut shapes in certain areas of a piece to keep them moving. The use of contrasting colors and fades help me bring different shapes of glass together. Sometimes I will use metal to fill negative voids, crossing mediums and keeping the pieces in a primal state. By experimenting with metal patinas, I have been able to add another element of color to the pieces. My work is freestyle, unplanned and experimental. Keeping myself from a plan allows the piece to grow and become anything it wants, without expectations.

How did you first start blowing glass?

I started blowing glass in the winter of 2000 in Gunnison, CO. I simply met a gentleman who was a glass blower, went to go check out his studio, and was just mesmerized by the flame. That next week I was there at least ten times. I continuously went there until he decided to teach me. After that, I paid his rent as I learned.

How long was it before you had your own studio?

I’ve almost always had my own studio. I was able to continue to rent the gentleman’s studio in Gunnison when he left shortly after. I was in the Gunnison area for a couple years and came to Boulder around 2003 when I was 21. I first read about the glass scene in North Boulder in an issue of High Times. I saw pictures of amazing glass pipes and I knew I had to go there. I just knocked on doors; I didn’t know anybody, but I made friends and continued to work.

Glassblowers have really come together here in Boulder.

Did you go to college or did you know you wanted to do glass as a full time career?

I went to college, but used glassblowing as a way to fund my adventures, be it hiking, camping, biking, concerts, or traveling. I went to Western State in Gunnison and then transferred to CU Boulder, but a formal education really just wasn’t my bag. I definitely love education in all formats, but by my midtwenties I realized that glassblowing was an available career option and it was more than just a way to fund concert tickets and travels. I realized you could actually make a life of it

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You have been successful at making a life and career from glassblowing, as you now are the owner of two successful glass galleries and a multi-person glass studio. Was it your vision in the beginning to own these galleries or was it something that just happened naturally as your career evolved?

In a way, it was always a vision. When you’re a one-man team or an artist, doing all of the marketing, selling and manufacturing by yourself is a difficult task. The best business move I have ever made is hiring a manager. My good friend who went to college for criminal justice had lost a corporate job and we partnered up.

I started by selling my own glass and buying and reselling glass from friends. I was sick of going into stores and people comparing my glass to a foreign product or to someone else’s work. Starting my own shop was mostly an outlet for me to be able to sell my own glass to the public, rather than selling wholesale to other stores.

Before we wrap it up, do you have any advice for young aspiring glass artists?

It takes a couple years of experimenting and playing with the molten glass to find yourself within the medium. The glass teaches you a new lesson every day.

It teaches you respect, it pushes your limits, and in the blink of an eye, it can show you who is boss. It takes a special type of individual to be a go-getter and be motivated to continue blowing glass, especially in an increasingly saturated marketplace. It’s easy to work for just a couple hours and then stop. But, if you can really push yourself for months on end, you can live a comfortable lifestyle, own your own business, and even travel around the world.

Thanks Kevin.

You can find out more about Kevin and Green Side Up Galleries at www. greensideupgallery.com

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Tasty Meds Product reviews of edibles and concentrates

Chem Valley Kush & Sour Diesel Cartridges by Neos reviewed by Monocle Man

I was at The Giving Tree of Denver located in the Highlands, checking out what they had to offer for infused products on the adult retail side. The Giving Tree is a fixture in the Highlands and has won Talk of the Town Best Medical Marijuana Dispensary five years in a row. Now they offer recreational cannabis for adults over the age of 21. Adam, the owner, showed me the wide selection of products that they offer. One of the products that caught my eye was the Neos Vaporizer Cartridge. Right off the bat the packaging stuck out and grabbed my attention. This is hands down the best packaging I have seen for a hash oil cartridge. It comes in a white card stock packaging that catches the eye. On the right side it holds an info card that you can pull out. This card has Neos’ mission statement, the strain name, and a full spectrum of cannabinoid profile testing. It’s great to see a company go the extra mile with their packaging and give out information that goes along with it. I picked up two strains, Sour Diesel and Chem Valley Kush. This was my first time seeing this brand so I was excited to try them out. Vape pens are in high demand due to their ease and discreetness. Like most of the cartridges on the market, the Neos fits 510 threading.

I used it on multiple 510 pens and the Neos cartridge ripped like a champ on all of them.

The Sour Diesel cartridge tasted the best out of the two and tasted just like Sour D flower.

I was very impressed with the Neos cartridges in all aspects. Their packaging was suburb, they tasted great, and both smoked extremely well. Next time you are in the Highlands, stop by The Giving Tree of Denver and pick up some Neos cartridges, 2707 W. 38th Ave., Denver, CO 80211. www.liveneos.com, www.tgtree.com

CBC 100mg Transdermal Compound by Mary’s Medicinals reviewed by Monocle Man

Upon first sight of this product, I had to have it. The packaging got me. With its black label and childproof lid, I was intrigued. So I purchased it from The Giving Tree of Denver. I asked myself, what is CBC (Cannabichromene)? Will it do anything to ease my muscle soreness or back pain? The answer to that last question is a resounding yes.

CBC is the second most abundant in cannabinoid found in cannabis. Its positive attributes include fighting off bacteria and fungus, pain relief, antiinflammatory, stimulating brain growth, and combating depression. Learning these great facts about CBC made me want to try this product that much more.

It was time to put it to the test. I opened the jar and a greenish salve stared back at me. The smell of eucalyptus overtook my senses. There is something so soothing about that scent. I proceeded to rub the compound on every sore spot on my body, my back, my foot, and my knee. It has a really nice feel to it once you warm it up in your hands, and leaves your skin feeling really smooth, but not too greasy once it’s rubbed in. After a couple minutes of having rubbed it in, I felt a soothing tingle and the pain slowly melted away.

This product has been permanently added to my pain relief arsenal. Check out Mary’s Medicinals at www.marysmedicinals.com. Mary’s Medicinals is available at The Giving Tree of Denver, 2707 W. 38th Ave., Denver, CO 80211, www.tgtree.com.

Strawberry Cheesecake Bubble Hash

by Physician Preferred Products reviewed by Monocle Man

Physician Preferred Products in Northglenn is known for their quality flower, winning best Sativa in our THC Championship last year with Citrix. This medical dispensary offers a wide selection of flower, edibles, and concentrates that won’t disappoint. The friendly staff will help you find what you are looking for and answer any questions you might have. We picked up a gram of their Strawberry Cheesecake Bubble Hash. This is PPP’s in-house bubble that was a run of Fire Alien Strawberry & The Cheese. It was light brown in color and had an interesting terpene profile. The first scent is a sweet pine, finishing with funky cheese. I placed a small screen into my bowl that I use for bubble hash. For the first session one of the smaller chunks was placed onto the screen. As avid readers know I prefer to use a hemp wick to light my bubble hash. This preserves the taste and helps control the burning of the hash. The initial effect from the Strawberry Cheesecake hash was a mind activating cerebral high. It put me into the zone while playing video games and I dominated any and all foes. After about an hour the effect crept into a mild Indica body high. If you haven’t been to Physician Preferred Products in Northglenn before you are missing out. Pick up their award winning flower and some of the best bubble hash you will find in Colorado. www.pppmeds.

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26 October 2014

hemp eats

Spice up your Halloween menu with these spook-tacular recipes

Hempy Sugar Cookies

Ingredients: 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 cup hemp seeds, shell on 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1 cup butter, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg Fun Halloween cookie cutters, icing and other decorations Directions: Preheat oven to 375°F. In a small bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and hemp seeds together. Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth and

then beat in vanilla and egg. A little at a time, blend in the dry ingredients.

Pumpkin Soup with Hemp Milk and Toasted Seeds

Once all the ingredients have been combined, take a ¼ of the dough at a time and roll out onto a pre floured surface so that it’s about ¼ inch thick. Cut dough with cookie cutters and carefully place on an ungreased cookie sheet with a spatchula.

Once cooled, place all the roasted vegetables, garlic and a couple splashes of hemp milk into a food processor. Pulse until smooth and blended.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for two minutes; remove cookies from sheets and place on cooling rack to allow to cool completely. Decorate with icing and other decorations.

Serves 6-8 Ingredients: 1 small pumpkin - remove the seeds and stringy bits, cut into large chunks, peel 2 sweet onions, chopped 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped 2 tablespoon organic coconut oil 4 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon nutmeg 2-3 cups hemp milk 4-6 cups vegetable stock 1/4 cup hemp seeds ½ teaspoon cooking oil Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste Directions: Preheat oven to 365°F. Place pumpkin chunks, onions and sweet potato into a large baking dish with 1/4 water in dish.

Bake until fork-tender, about 45-60

minutes. Remove vegetables from oven and set aside to cool.

Once blended, transfer the mixture to a large pot on the stove. Add the remaining hemp milk, water and spices. Allow for the soup to simmer for 15 minutes or so, stirring occasionally on low to medium heat.

While soup is simmering, place the hemp seeds into a skillet and cook on medium high for about two minutes, until they are darker in color and add oil. Cook for another 3 to 4 minutes.

Allow to cool.

Once soup is done, place in serving bowls and top with toasted hemp seeds.

Fall Salad with Hemp Cranberry Vinaigrette Serves 8 Ingredients: 1/2 cup cider vinegar 1/4 cup cranberries 1/4 cup hemp oil 2 teaspoons white sugar 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper 2 heads romaine lettuce - rinsed, dried, and torn into bite-size pieces 2 medium heads Belgian endive washed, dried and chopped 2 red Anjou pears 1/2 cup toasted walnuts, chopped 1/2 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese

Directions: In a saucepan, combine vinegar and cranberries. Cook over medium heat until cranberries soften. Remove from heat; add hemp oil, sugar, salt and pepper. Place in blender and mix until smooth. Refrigerate until chilled.

Core and julienne one pear, core and dice the other.

In a large bowl, combine the Romaine lettuce, endive, diced pears, walnuts and Gorgonzola. Toss and drizzle with enough dressing to coat.

Divide on salad plates and garnish with julienned pear. Top with any additional walnuts as well.

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20ish Questions

THC asked local comic Andy Juett to interview some of his famous comic friends. Andy, along with Kayvan Khalatbari, run Sexpot Comedy in Denver. Sexpot is known for their cannabis friendly live shows. It is a frontier they are excited about and THC wants you to be excited about it too. Their website www. sexpotcomedy.com will be launched very soon. It is slated to be an extension of their live shows and will include podcasts, videos and more.

This year alone Ben Kronberg was seen performing at SXSW, High Plains Comedy Festival, Cromfest, Bentzen Ball and with me, getting “raw” over some mimosas at Sputnik in Denver.

He is the man that was told to “Go Fuck Himself ” by Roseanne Barr on this season of Last Comic Standing. He also recently performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers Ben is one of the most thoughtful and genuine people I know. He’s incredibly insightful.

You’ll see none of that here.

Getting Deep In It With...

Ben Kronberg

By Andy Juett

28 October 2014

AJ: Despite some childhood scars, your capacity for being vulnerable is pretty high. But that’s not what I want to talk about. I already personally know your best friends. Who would you say are your three vest friends?

Answer that however you like. But wear a vest while answering.

BK: Gallagher is probably my vest friend. If I had a vetting he definitely be my vest man.

The maître d’ at Ruth’s Chris near the Scottsdale mall.

And that one guy from “The Warriors.”

AJ: Earlier this year (on 4/20) you and I went on a “Canna-bus” together here in Denver to an Ice Cube show at the Merchandise Mart. While the bus drove to the destination you performed standup and a busload of people got high. How much did you enjoy that experience? Why?

BK: I enjoyed it the most cuz I’m a stoner.

AJ: We’ve all read the classics like Shakespeare, 1984 and James and The Giant Peach. What would you do if you were a Giant Peach?

BK: I would hope Nicolas Cage would want a bite of me.

AJ: If you were a Chatty Cathy doll and someone pulled your string, what would you say?

BK: Pull it again

AJ: What’s percentage of time you’re high on stage?

BK: 70 percent more or less

AJ: As you know flavored tequilas are TRENDING. Tell me about your dog.

BK: He’s a Paloma

AJ: What’s your favorite place to be high in public and why? Describe the experience.

BK: The streets of Denver. It’s my safe house.

AJ: What entertainment choices do you want to watch high?

BK: America’s Funniest Home Videos and Tosh.o

AJ: In a world torn by famine, Ebola, ISIS, AIDS, Darfur, Child Slavery, Human Trafficking, environmental distraction, radical climate change and a near gridlocked patriarchal misogynistic global leadership structure what would you hope your magic fortune cookie would say?

BK: You’ll never go hungry.

AJ: Top scientists are murmuring about new broad, rich frontiers in time travel. How about that?

BK: They are living in the past.

AJ: Roseanne’s family had a sloppy Joe type restaurant for one season. Loose meat of some kind. After your confrontation with Roseanne on Last Comic Standing if that were a real restaurant, would you try to go in and make amends? If yes, what would that look like? If not, how long of a period will it take you to forgive Roseanne?

BK: I want to bury that hatchet AJ: What is your favorite non-alcoholic drink when you’re high? Paint a picture of the consumption of this beverage

BK: Kombucha. I shake it up and spray it all over my high fuckin face.

AJ: When you’re high are you Ben Boneberg or Ben Kronslumber? (Up or

sleepy?) Give details, brah. This is a totally sick, legit mag that wants to know about your lointivities.

BK: Bone burg. High and whore knee.

AJ: Given the advances in cannabis growing techniques that you’re exposed to, do you have more interest in the process of growing pot, or are you just like, ‘Show me the god damn weed?

BK: I want to grow weed more than I want to buy it. But I don’t want to put anything in a closet so I guess I shall buy.

AJ: What was the first time you got too high? Please explain.

BK: When I first smoked “kind bud” I was in a Ford Probe listening to Method Man and Redman’s Blackout album. I didn’t care about the law and felt a paranoid euphoria I had never felt. My breath was fast and deep. My ears were alive from the sounds… What was the question?

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Changing The Game One Massage At A Time Jordan Person’s cannabis infused massages are something to talk about

by Caroline Hayes

Photos by Jazmine Hupp

30 October 2014

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ove. Light. Cannabis. These are important healing tools that Jordan Person incorporates into her wonderful, soothing and rejuvenating deep tissue cannabis-infused massages.

I walked out of Jordan Person’s house feeling like I had been revived. A busy yet lethargic Monday, my mind was almost overwhelmed at the thought of getting a massage today. I don’t have time for this, I thought to myself, which I knew was a terrible thing to think. If you only have time for one thing in your daily routine, it should be your mind, body and soul.

A Florida native, Person moved here four years ago.

“I was really sick when I moved here and cannabis helped save my life. That’s why I decided to dedicate my life to the education of the medicinal side of cannabis,” Person said. She is doing better now and setting massage therapy trends here in Colorado with her cannabis-infused massages.

What started as a nursing career in Florida transferred out to Colorado, which soon morphed into one of a massage therapist. She has been a massage therapist for eight years now. Person has been using cannabis oils as part of her massage technique for a year.

Jordan uses a product on the market that has a full cannabinoid spectrum, meaning it contains CBD, CBN and THC. This combination is excellent for total and complete pain relief.

Person’s wonderful techniques range from things she learned at the Massage Therapy School in Clearwater, Florida to Lomi Lomi, which is an ancient Polynesian technique she was taught in Hawaii. Person studied in Kauai for 100 hours, where she learned Lomi

I am so jazzed to announce that after my cannabis infused massage I felt amazing, rejuvenated, calm and happy that I listened to my body enough to go do this.

Jordan’s hands are little slices of heaven. She moved fluidly and carefully yet applied the pressure I desire from a deep tissue massage.

Lomi and hot stone techniques.

This southerner has a vision and it’s unfolding fast. She has big plans to open a complete spa in 2015. She said she is surrounded by a lot of amazing people who are helping this dream come true and said, “I realized the best way to run a thriving business is to leverage other successful people’s talents alongside my own.”

Until the spa opens, Person is contracted with The Adiago Bed and Breakfast. She is also a mobile massage therapist, which is great for corporate offices, bridal showers or just to have a soothing massage in the comfort of your own home. Her independent company name is Primal Therapeutics LLC. Visit her website to learn more and book a soothing massage with her. www. cannabismassagecolorado.com

She explained to me how certain parts of my back were inflamed and what she was doing to reduce that.

Jokingly she asked, “How long have your shoulders been in your ears.” She spent a considerable amount of time working out the tightness in my back, hitting pressure points that sent chills from my head to my toes.

I haven’t felt this comfortable with a massage therapist in a long time. Jordan is easy to talk to, and her knowledge of the human body gave me the reassurance that she knew what she was doing and could start the healing process of my very tightly wound muscles.

The benefit of using cannabis infused oils is the effects last longer. She said she’s had 80-year-old clients not having to take their pain medications for a few days after a cannabis massage.

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Hot Spots

Manitou Springs

by DJ Reetz

Tucked in the hills outside of Colorado Springs, just a few short miles off of I-25, Manitou Springs beckons tourists. The small town in the red, rocky foothills is a destination for many who travel to Colorado due to its proximity to several of the state’s natural wonders – be it Cave of the Winds, Garden of the Gods, or the iconic Pikes Peak, which stands as the closest 14,000-foot peak to the front range, and one of only two that doesn’t require hiking in order to reach its summit.

The small town is a Mecca for visitors looking for the quintessential mountain experience, and oddballs who come for the hippie-friendly vibe and the purported healing power of the spring water that gives the town its name. On an average sunny day, you are likely to rub elbows with a throng of tourists while walking down the scenic main street of Manitou Ave, or run into a pack of dreadlock-sporting flower children congregating in one of the town’s many public open spaces. It makes for a unique blend that isn’t really demonstrated in other tourist destinations in the state.

Manitou has no shortage of attractions however, and visitors will have plenty to explore just outside of town. Garden of the Gods highlights some of the most grandiose examples of the area’s red rock geology. Admission is free, and although it can be crowded, several short hikes will usually offer some respite from the congestion.

For those looking to knock climbing a 14er off their bucket list, Manitou offers easy access to Pikes Peak, which can be climbed, driven, or even accessed via the iconic cog railway. While the success of the climb can be somewhat diminished by the crowded summit of car-driving tourists, the view from the top is spectacular and accessible even to those who may not be adjusted to the higher elevation. For those that do hike up, a ride down on the train can spare your knees the trauma of descent.

Cave of the Winds is another nearby attraction popular amongst tourists and school groups. The cave is open for guided tours involving varying degrees of spelunking, from a basic tour on well-maintained paths, to more serious caving adventures requiring headlamps.

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In town you’ll find plenty of the standard tourist trappings selling western gear and knick-knacks, but there are also plenty of restaurants and pubs to fill your belly and soothe your nerves. Manitou Brewing Company is tucked in a small space just off of the main drag and serves a small selection of house-made craft bears worth checking out. A few steps down the street you’ll find Swirl Wine Bar offering a selection of fine wines in a relaxed atmosphere. There is also no shortage of traditional pubs at which to knock back a drink or two, possibly while enjoying some fresh air above Fountain Creek.

Shoppers may want to check out The Hemp Store on Ruxton Ave, a short walk off of main street. The store offers a selection of hemp wear, much with a Colorado bent, and serves as an entry to Elemental Glass Studio where you can watch glass blowers do their thing and maybe purchase some new smokeware.

Manitou Springs is also home to the only adultuse dispensary in El Paso County, making it the only location between Pueblo and Denver to offer such a service. Maggie’s Farm

Pike’s Peak

is located directly off highway 24 upon entering Manitou from the east at Manitou Ave. The shop offers a clean, friendly experience with high-quality buds, though it can be fairly pricey and a bit crowded.

Unfortunately, the citizenry of Manitou is not as forward thinking as those in some other parts of the state, and a petition has been raised to ban adult-use sales. The issue will be on the ballot this November.

There are, however, several other medical dispensaries in the area.

Reserve 1 is located just down the street, and has plans of opening their doors for adult-use sales sometime soon. At the time of this writing they were not yet open for adult-use sales, but that may change any day.

As for places to consume, the constrictive attitude toward marijuana, for the time being, means public smoking is not prevalent, though you may get a whiff from the crowd of hippies gathered along main street. I found I had no problem lighting up in Memorial Park, but a short walk through one of the nearby hiking areas such as Garden of the Gods or Red Rock Canyon may net you the privacy that allows for uninhibited consumption. Those looking for a more relaxed time may want to cruise into Colorado Springs and check out either Speakeasy Vape Lounge or Studio 64. If you’re not interested in making the drive you may want to bring your vape pen to ensure you can consume wherever you may be.

Manitou Springs has plenty to offer those looking for a typical Colorado experience. Worth a visit for visitors and locals alike, Manitou is a beautiful place to spend a lazy afternoon or a vigorous day. Either way, a nice puff and a trip to the arcade in the center of town is a great way to spend a few hours and bag of quarters.

Hopefully, the citizens will soon recognize what an essential part of Colorado tourism cannabis has become and vote to continue adultuse sales.

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The

History of

Hemp Part

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by Christie Lunsford

10,000 BC Hemp is hot. It’s in the news everywhere as a “new” crop but it’s been around for a very, very long time. Flash backwards to the end of the Neolithic era around 10,000 BC in China where an imprint of one of the first woven hemp fabrics was found in a pottery shard. The first woven fabric found in Mesopotamia was dated by archeologists at around 8,000 BC, and structural analyst indicates it was also made from hemp.

As people shifted from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to an agricultural one, they utilized hemp as a companion plant. Seed was utilized as the main grain and eventually pressed into oil. Hemp was ideal to support mankind through the dietary demands hunter-gatherer societies would need. Hemp seeds are high in protein, fatty acids and fiber as well as essential amino acids, vitamin E and trace minerals.

Hemp became Earth’s first agricultural industry.

Hemp foliage was used as food and also as medicine (more on this below). The inner core of the stalk, the hurd, was retted by soaking in water for a season, separated by hand, washed and spun into yarn for rope or woven into fabric. Hemp allowed people of the Neolithic era to graduate from wearing animal hides to wearing clothes and shoes fashioned from cloth. Hemp proved to be a durable textile with its insulating and absorbent qualities.

Left over plant material was dried and used for fuel. Because hemp is so strong it is difficult to harvest by hand, so people of the Neolithic era also became skilled toolmakers, manufacturing tools to harvest and process hemp and other crops such as sickle blades and grinding stones.

2800 BC The first historical record of utilization of the hemp plant for its stem fiber comes from the Chinese who called hemp ma. Historical texts credit Emperor Shen Nung for introducing hemp in the 28th century BC to the people of China.

The symbol for ma is two plants drying in an enclosure with a roof, suggesting that hemp plants were valued for their ability to be a companion plant to mankind. Anthropological horticulturists think the wild ancestor to modern cannabis originated in the general area between western China and the eastern Caucasus, north of the Hindu Kush.

Modern cannabis, or cannabis sativa, is a member of the mulberry family. Cannabis sativa encompasses both industrial hemp and the plant we commonly refer to as marijuana. Through the years industrial hemp has been bred to maximize fiber, seed and/or oil, while marijuana cultivators have sought to maximize THC (delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol, the primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana).

But there is still confusion about hemp. Is it marijuana?

While hemp is cannabis, it is not marijuana. The THC levels in industrial hemp are very low, between 0.05 and 1 percent. Marijuana’s THC levels test between 3 percent and 25 percent. Simply put, industrial hemp does not contain enough tetrahydrocannabinol to make it worth your while. Ironically, hemp contains a relatively high percentage of CBD, which can enhance the medical aspects of THC from marijuana. As it turns out, hemp is the “antimarijuana” and if ingested after THC can actually block the psychotropic experience.

In ancient times hemp was cultivated for foods, rope, fishnets and eventually sails. As trade routes were established by nomadic peoples hemp was incorporated into virtually all cultures of the Middle East, Asia Minor, India, China, Japan, Africa and eventually Europe. Egyptians used hemp rope to haul and lift large blocks of stone to construct the pyramids.

The earliest reference to the therapeutic uses of cannabis is found in the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung’s Digest of Herbal Medicine and recommends cannabis for treatment of a large number of symptoms and illnesses. Chinese tombs offer insight into several of the medicinal preparations of hemp in creams and other treatments. Cannabis sativa was most likely used as a treatment for pain, inflammation and to ease childbirth for both the mother and child.

2000 BC The holy Hindu text, Atharva Veda is the earliest reference to cannabis in India.

The Atharva Veda indicates cannabis sativa as a sacred plant used in various religious rites. Other texts document a deep relationship with the delightful psychotropic effects of Cannabis sativa as a relief for daily life and as a supplement to sexual relations. Cannabis sativa infused into the traditional Indian beverage bhang has become an integral part of Hindu tradition in India.

1200 BC Hemp continues to be cultivated in Egypt. The tomb of Pharaoh Alchanaten at El amarona offers some insight into the hemp fabrics of the time. Apothecaries at the time of Ramses III suggest hemp’s use for an eye health concern.

1100 BC Hemp sails and ropes (and significant brawn) allow the Carthaginian fleet (current site of modern Tunisia) to dominate the Mediterranean. Archeologists identified hemp onboard a sunken Carthaginian galley near Sicily after 2,300 years of salt water exposure.

400 BC It is said that Buddha was nourished with one hempseed a day for seven years as a he sought and attained enlightenment. It is important to note that the fifth precept of Arhat mandates Buddhists abstain from intoxication and do not use cannabis for its euphoric delights

105 AD The formula for making paper is credited to Ts’ai Lun, a Chinese bureaucrat.

Fibers were crushed then mixed with water and mulberry and made into paper.

Paper was slow to catch on, so the inventive Ts’ai Lun claimed that burning paper at funerals would raise the dead, even faking his own death to prove his invention’s worth. Soon, inexpensive hemp paper replaced bamboo and silk paper.

1000 AD Chinese now call hemp “Tai-Ma” or “great hemp” adding the pictogram “Tai” as a large man above hemp, further acknowledging humankind’s deep relationship to the companion plant cannabis sativa.

Cannabis sativa, whether hemp or marijuana supported early civilization and allowed us to achieve and evolve Earth’s first agricultural industry. Grown for shelter, food, medicine, paper, rope, fabric or for its delightful altering effects, Tai Ma is humankind’s chief companion plant.

Stay tuned for more on the history of hemp, in future installments of THC.

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Suggested Regulations for Caregivers Rejected

by Caroline Hayes

Proposed changes in Colorado’s caregiver laws could have affected children in need of medical cannabis, but the Colorado Board of Health rejected the request to cap a caregiver’s allotted amount of patients.

Furthermore, according to Colorado state law, a caregiver must do more than just provide medicine. They must cook, clean, drive, bathe, etc. for a patient in addition to providing medicine.

An emotional meeting on Tuesday September 19th resulted in a 6-1 vote to not change the existing rules and strip caregivers of their ability to grow for more than five patients. Under current rules, a caregiver can obtain a waiver to increase the number of patients they grow for. According to state records, only four caregivers have such a waiver, but those four grow for up to 100 patients.

Lowering their allotted patient count to five would greatly affect those who depend on these caregivers for their medical cannabis.

This meeting was very upsetting to parents of children with life threatening conditions that are benefiting from the use of medical cannabis. Kids who were having 100 seizures a week are having only a few, if any at all.

A caregiver is someone who is at least 18 years old, and can grow a medical marijuana patient’s allotted plants.

Under Colorado’s Amendment 20, a medical cannabis caregiver is defined as a person who “has significant responsibility for managing the well-being of a patient.”

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A component of regulating these meds is getting them tested before they go to these children, which was also discussed at the meeting. It’s a Colorado state law that all products sold in a retail dispensary must be tested first, so why should it be any different for these individual caregivers? To ensure safety for the children, this should be implemented.

It seems as though everyone involved is at least a little confused. The medical cannabis system is still so new and has changed faces so much. Apparently the idea that a caregiver can grow medication for children without having it tested first is just a loophole.

Clearly, limiting patients per caregiver wasn’t the best idea, which is why the board voted against. If this were to have been implemented, many children would have gone without their meds, which could have disrupted their health.

Dr. Larry Wolk, executive director and chief medical officer for the CDPHE understands that kids are benefiting from these meds but the ones going from caregiver to child aren’t being tested like meds going from grower to dispensary.

Wolk expressed that the CDPHE is not an enforcement division, so most likely they won’t be going after anyone anytime soon, but the system is new and complex, and they will have to get it regulated so everyone can keep benefiting from cannabis treatment.

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From Finance to Flower One man’s leap of faith to join the green rush by Sam Ruderman Alex Valvassori moved out to Colorado in April to begin a new career in the blossoming cannabis industry. He has risen through the ranks of MiNDFUL (previously Gaia Plant Based Medicine) and was recently promoted to be their “Chief Compliance Officer.” With many people throughout the country wondering what it takes to get a job in the industry, I sat down with Alex to see if he had any insight to share with our readers.

SR: Alex, before you started working with MiNDFUL, what did you do for work? Why did you leave your job, and what prompted your decision to come to Colorado to work in the cannabis industry?

AV: Prior to my work in the cannabis industry, I worked in financial services as a data analyst and research professional. While the work was very interesting and challenging, I found that I wasn’t very passionate about what I was doing.

I first started exploring a career in the cannabis industry when Illinois passed its medical marijuana legislation last year. Having lost several family members to cancer, I wanted to find a way to plug in with an organization that was serious about helping patients in Illinois. I was also very excited about the prospect of working in a startup environment in an industry that was only in its infancy. It appeared to be a perfect fit.

SR: You simultaneously had an opportunity for a secure finance job in Chicago, and a much smaller offer from MiNDFUL to work in the cannabis industry. How did you go about making your decision, both in terms of moving away from family and friends and your future financial security?

AV: The decision was one of the most challenging I have ever faced. However, I realized that in order to get a foot in the door, I would have to take some risks and trust my gut. At this point in my career, hands on experience is far more valuable than a paycheck. I had faith that if I put my head down and contributed to the organization in a meaningful way, commensurate compensation would trail shortly behind. And that is exactly what has happened. This industry chews people up and spits them out if they are not willing to work hard and follow the rules, and I proved that I could survive and flourish under the unique pressures of this business.

As for leaving family and friends behind, this is never easy. However, my hope is to return to Illinois provided we are awarded a license.

SR: So you had no experience with cannabis or the structure of cannabis businesses before you moved out here. How did you manage to get hired in the first place?

AV: When I first began searching for opportunities in the cannabis industry, I sent more than 100 cold emails and made close to 50 calls to organizations across the country that seemed to be reputable. I had a very specific set of criteria I was seeking in an organization: 1) The highest standards for compliance and ethics; 2) Serious and committed interest in Illinois; and 3) Meaningful opportunities to contribute. Only a few organizations fit within these parameters, and MiNDFUL was, without a doubt, the perfect place for me.

However, getting the attention of the right people required a great deal of

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persistence. I first made contact with MiNDFUL in November and it took more than 10 weeks of regular and consistent effort to earn an offer with the group. Professionals in the cannabis industry tend to be extremely busy, so it’s important to stay in front of key decision makers and influencers.

SR: What did you have to do at your first few months at work? How did you try to prove yourself to your superiors?

AV: I joined MiNDFUL during a time when several personnel changes were occurring. As a result, there was quite a bit of work across the board that required attention. Given my background in financial services, I already had some experience navigating complex compliance environments, so I naturally gravitated towards compliance and regulatory matters. Most importantly, I didn’t sit around waiting for someone to tell me what to do. I went out of my way to identify critical needs within the organization and took it upon myself to develop the knowledge and acumen to complete each task.

Additionally, I tried to be as humble as possible. I was eager to contribute wherever help was needed, even if it meant running to the post office or picking up an out-of-state visitor from the airport. I put in the extra hours (and continue to do so) because I love what I do and I’m grateful to have the chance to be a part of something so exciting.

SR: What do you see as your projected career path? How far can someone ascend through the ranks of an already established cannabis business?

AV: I’m fortunate to work for an organization that takes great care of its people.

We promote from within and reward individuals that bring success to the team.

This certainly isn’t a standard across the industry.

With Illinois looming, the opportunity for growth and development is truly limitless. It’s an extremely exciting time for the cannabis industry, and I’m hopeful to grow with the industry for decades to come.

SR: Any other advice for people around the country who are in a similar position as you before you moved to Colorado?

AV: Don’t be afraid to reach out to organizations and individuals in the space. I love talking about MiNDFUL and the industry more broadly, and I believe my peers share this sentiment. However, be grateful to those who are kind enough to share their time. Also, make sure you have a story to tell. There are many people who want to enter the industry, and it’s important you find a way to distinguish who you are and the value you can bring to an organization.

SR: Any final remarks?

AV: Keep in mind, the cannabis industry isn’t for everyone. As glamorous as it may seem, there are some major challenges to working in such a dynamic industry. I’m fortunate to be surrounded by an incredible team of capable professionals. Regardless of what you do, find something you love and surround yourself with great people. I know it sounds cliché, but it’s worth the soul searching. To all the cannabis professional hopefuls out there – best of luck!

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7 Healing Stars Oneness Center Black Hawk’s best new attraction

by Caroline Hayes

Every once in awhile something happens in a community that is so darn good for it; one can only wonder how it never existed before.

On September 8th, 2014 friends, family and supporters gathered under a full, super moon to celebrate the commencement of 7 Healing Stars Oneness Center in Black Hawk. What started as an idea seven years ago finally came to life this September.

7 Healing Stars Oneness Center has leased three historic buildings in downtown Blackhawk for the following purposes: 440 Gregory Street will be used as an art and music collective offering galleries and studios, as well as a community center for meetings and workshops.

450 Gregory Street will be used as an organic food collective that will include an organic eatery with vegetarian and vegan cuisines as well as locally sourced meat. Plans for an organic microbrewery and teahouse are also in the works.

460 Gregory Street will be used as a holistic healing and counseling center for massage therapy, yoga and nutritional guidance.

“Our mission is to create a platform that will unite and empower the local and global community through 1) adequate nutrition, 2) sustainable living, 3) research and education, 4) holistic healing, 5) arts, humanities and expression, 6) spiritual freedom, and 7) community integration,” said founder Jomar Suarez.

Seven concepts. Seven healing ideals. Seven healing stars.

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Suarez is a physician in his last year of training as a psychiatrist at the University of Colorado. His areas of interest include neuropsychiatry and social advocacy as well as integrative complimentary and alternative medicine.

Artist and business owner Jill Karlin Butler and Charlie Morgan, a.k.a. Uncle Charlie, assisted Suarez in making this creative concept come to life. Butler’s late husband, Lee Porter Butler, was an environmental architect (he invented the gravity geothermal envelope) and has partnered up with 7 Healing Stars to continue his research on sustainability at Morgan’s ranch, fondly known as, Uncle Charlie’s Ranch, located in Black Hawk. Sustainable living is number two of the seven in the concepts of 7 Healing Stars.

Uncle Charlie, a close friend of Suarez’s, is providing 7 Healing Stars full access to his beautiful ranch, where they intend to build the “first ever 7 Healing Stars sustainable community,” said Suarez. “The community we are going to build at Uncle Charlie’s Ranch will be modeled after the Star of David, which is made out of two triangles that represent the higher and lower self coming into full alignment. Our logo is an imprint of this fractal pattern which is also the shape

of our future community [at Uncle Charlie’s Ranch] if you were looking down on it from an aerial view.”

But for now, they will begin this journey in the three houses in downtown Black Hawk.

In addition to their mission statement, the creators of 7 Healing Stars’ goal is “to provide a comprehensive solution to the unnecessary chaos, confusion and suffering that goes around the world. We want to accomplish this by creating a place rich with experiences where people can heal holistically, become empowered, develop to their full potential and forever extend this precious gift to others,” Suarez said.

“In order to make this project possible, we first had to develop an understanding of community dynamics. In more concrete terms, it required a 16-page proposal we submitted to the City Council of Black Hawk for the leasing of the three historic buildings,” Suarez explained.

One might think that trying to convince a gambling community to support a wellness center might be nearly impossible, but not in this case. “We have received nothing but outstanding support from the community in Black Hawk.

Everyone who has approached us wants to let us know how happy they are that we are doing something new and different from a casino. Even more impressive has been the support from the city officials. They have made the process really friendly and easy to navigate. In fact, city officials have been regular participants of our weekly yoga classes since the center first started operating,” Suarez stated excitedly.

7 Healing Stars is all about integrating people, ideas and creating one big happy community for all. “Community building and integration remains at the core of our mission,” said Suarez.

In addition to the wide array of things happening at the three buildings, Suarez has a list of events he wants to start up such as conscious hip hop night, slam poetry, spiritual lectures and even turning the three houses into a haunted house for a few weeks in October leading up to Halloween. On Halloween night they will be hosting a costume party, which offer organic “fall treats and baked goods.” The owners of the local Gilpin Market will provide the food. For both Halloween events, Suarez says he wants to involve the local schools in Black Hawk and Gilpin County by offering them an opportunity to fund raise together through 7 Healing Stars.

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As for the organic foods, Suarez says in the future they will grow everything on Uncle Charlie’s Ranch. They will also prepare most of their teas, juices and kombucha. And once they obtain a liquor license, they will implement a microbrewery.

Suarez sees the big picture and the future is bright for 7 Healing Stars. “The oneness center and community we are now launching in Black Hawk is part of a bigger global vision, and the first of many more to come over the years. We hope to create 7 Healing Stars Oneness Centers in all the major cities. These centers will act as focal points for community integration and learning. We are seeking sources of funding to support the building of this initial community and oneness center in Black Hawk.”

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Three Western Slope Towns To Hold Recreational Votes This Fall

by Ron Bain

Three Western Slope towns – Palisade, Paonia and Ouray – will be holding elections this fall to find out if their citizens will approve recreational marijuana retail stores.

Palisade, which has Mesa County’s sole medical marijuana dispensary, is hoping to bank as much as $80,000 per million dollars worth of marijuana sold if the two-part proposal, approved unanimously by the town council, receives a majority of “Yes” votes.

“They all agreed it should be a vote of the citizens,” said Town Clerk Lindsey Chitwood.

“Our citizens voted for the medical,” added Town Manager Richard Sales.

Colorado Alternative Health Care, owned by Desa and Jesse Loughman, is well received by Palisade’s town officials, who had nothing but praise for the two, who operate a low-key dispensary emphasizing real medical assistance and volunteer in the community. For example, Desa serves on the Palisade Parks and Recreation Board.

The Loughmans plan to apply for a retail recreational license if the ballot issue is approved. They’re already adding an additional grow operation to accommodate medical demand, and would almost certainly locate the retail store in a separate location from their dispensary.

“We will definitely not have them run conjointly because I don’t like the way it looks and it really doesn’t fall along with the medical,” Desa said.

One of western Colorado’s most vocal opponents of all things marijuana, Diane Cox, the wife of a Palisade peach farmer and a conservative activist, has not shown up at any town council meetings to object to the ballot proposal, according to Mayor Roger Granat.

But Cox told THC that she opposes approving recreational marijuana in Palisade. She claims that high school expulsions for marijuana possession have gone up 30 percent following Colorado’s legalization of cannabis after dropping for 10 straight years. But other statistics have shown a decrease in overall teenage use of marijuana since legalization.

There’s more controversy and less certainty of passage in Paonia, the home of Paonia Purple Paralyzer. In 2010, medical marijuana was voted down in Paonia by only 16 votes. In 2012, according to Mayor Neal Schweiterman, Paonians voted in favor of cannabis legalization “by a slim margin.”

“It’s a very divisive issue,” said Schweiterman. “My job is to represent the town.

The interesting thing is I don’t know how to represent the citizenry.”

The opponents of Paonia’s ballot issue have been venting their objections in a series of letters to the editor to the Delta County Independent, a local newspaper.

“Marijuana also brings with it a lot of negative baggage, like addictions, health risks, brain damage in youth, etc.,” wrote a typical opponent, Vic Ullrey. “Retail sale of marijuana in Paonia also sends a message… even though illegal for youth, they will get it if they want it.”

Proponents of Paonia’s ballot issue are largely circulating a pamphlet that trumpets the medical value of cannabis for ailments such as epilepsy, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, and multiple sclerosis.

Prominent Paonia citizens such as businessman Bob Pennetta and retired attorney Michael McCarthy are lobbying Delta County to relax its total ban on marijuana sales and commercial grow operations to allow outdoor pot farms in the North Fork Valley, which includes Paonia.

Hops farmer Hal Brill is trying to organize a get-out-the-vote campaign targeting young people, hippies and pro-marijuana businesspeople who came to the North Fork Valley in the 1970s, living in communes and tipis.

Brill is worried that many of those former hippies, now well-established businesspeople, live outside the city limits and can’t vote. An opposition organization calling itself Citizens Protecting Our Youth apparently has similar but opposite concerns.

They took out an ad in the Delta County Independent stating, “using another address for the sole purpose of voting in a certain issue is voter registration fraud.”

In Ouray, town officials said there had been no controversy at all regarding their recreational marijuana ballot proposal. Perhaps that is because Ouray is only 10 miles away from Ridgway, where there is a combined medical marijuana dispensary and retail recreational store, Acme Healing Center.

In another Western Slope town, De Beque, the town council voted to proceed with recreational marijuana and will begin accepting applications from potential retailers in November.

The vote will be held Tuesday, Nov. 4.

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Poking the Bear

My road to nowhere and what I found

The legalization of marijuana in Colorado brings with it an interesting conundrum. With the surrounding states all still clinging to prohibition in some form, drivers from the Centennial State may face added scrutiny from die-hard prohibitionists seeking to squelch our progress. This seems to be case of a traffic stop that occurred in Idaho in early 2013, where a 69-year-old Colorado man had his vehicle illegally searched. The stop didn’t yield the marijuana the state trooper was looking for, but it did yield a lawsuit naming the trooper as the primary defendant. Earlier this year, Denver’s 7News ran a story examining some of the citations occurring in neighboring states, a story that did seem to indicate targeting of Colorado drivers in a Nebraska county bordering the state along the I-76 corridor.

I’ve heard reports of profiling, whether first-hand from friends claiming they were tailed or even pulled over and searched while driving out of state, or through nebulous Internet channels. Spurred on by these reports, I decided to see just what I could find out through first-hand experience. After reading several stories of sheriffs bemoaning the ceaseless flood of Colorado marijuana into their counties, and an account from a friend who had recently been tailed while driving through the state, I decided Nebraska would be as good a border state as any to conduct my experiment.

Time to play poke the bear. The first step was the obvious total cleanout of my car’s interior, a full vacuuming and inventory of all items inside. The usual suspects were obvious: my emergency bowl shoved in the central storage compartment years prior, the rolling papers that were used that one time we were on the road and needed something to smoke with, and the charger for my vape pen; even a vape pen attachment that came as a total surprise.

With my interior immaculate, it was only a matter of making the outside of my vehicle appeal to a rabid drug warrior. This took decidedly less effort.

With the minorly significant body damage on all sides of the car screaming out: “I would rather spend money on weed than body work” already in place strategically around the car, the job was mostly accomplished through natural effect. But just to make sure that there was no ambiguity, I added a few stickers to beckon the eye. A campaign sticker for gubernatorial candidate Mike Dunafon

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proudly stating “Yes we Cannabis “ spelled with a bright Colorado “C”, “I [pot leaf] CO”, “support local growers” spelled out around a green marijuana leaf, an Operation Grow 4 Vets sticker, an “I [bud] You”, a bright green sticker stating plainly: “Fix the Economy, Legalize Marijuana”, and, of course, a sticker for the fine publication you are now reading.

I also did a full check of all my car’s lights; I wouldn’t be getting pulled over for a burned-out taillight, brake light, license plate display, or any other minor infraction – at least not legitimately.

In this state of affairs I took to the lonely road, not having the heart to ask any of my friends to undertake such an endeavor – least of all without smoking any weed throughout the duration – and too much sense to ask my ever-supportive girlfriend to accompany me. So I drove, unaided by the soothing touch of lady marijuana, through Colorado’s eastern planes, toward my date with destiny – or I guessed, possibly a jail cell.

I wouldn’t make this easy for them. I know my rights and I’ve done my due diligence. I know what probable cause is (as defined by Cornell University Law School: The requirement, found in the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, that must usually be met before police make an arrest, conduct a search or receive a warrant) and I’m ready to be a legally astute, belligerent dick if need be. There’s no way anybody’s searching my car, and if they should (illegally) they won’t find anything.

A few hours later, I’ve made it to Julesberg, the final pit stop before crossing the state line. I get out to stretch my legs one last time and give myself one final opportunity to puss out. A quick reassurance of my own impunity and I’m back on the interstate with my cruise control set exactly to the speed limit of 75 mph.

I’m not a mile into Nebraska when a see my first set of police lights. The blue and

red flashes are ahead, just before I-76 merges into I-80, and he’s got a driver with Colorado plates pulled to the side. I slow down out of courtesy and curiosity, but the deputy doesn’t seem to be searching the vehicle.

It’s an ominous beginning to my journey into Nebraska. I think to myself that he must surely have seen me, that he must’ve seen the bumper stickers, and that he must be radioing down the line to the next officer on I-80.

I continue my journey, headed back into Colorado along the back roads, sure to keep my cruise control set to the more modest speed limits. I continue to hop out at every hemp plot I can find to gawk in amazement at the fields stretching dozens of yards along the edges of the maintained farmland. At some point I decide that I cannot stop at every patch, but I have counted over a dozen, of varying sizes.

But it never comes. I make it ninety some miles into the state, clear of the panhandle and to my predetermined stopping point at the town of North Platte, all without so much as a menacing tail from a state trooper. With my emotions vacillating between a sick sense of disappointment and a relieved satisfaction, my goals shift slightly.

I take to the single-lane state highway, now aware that if I am stopped I will likely be dealing with a county sheriff rather than a highway or state patrolman.

Here, along the roads that disappear into vaporous mirages amid the rolling hills of the Nebraska plain, I hope to find my secondary goal: wild hemp plants. I’ve been told by a friend these plants can be found here, growing in wild patches along the road, already well within the threshold for THC required for legal growth in Colorado. Long ago, hemp was grown here, prior to the wave of insanity that was reefer madness, and again when the U.S. had to abandon this impractical affair out of sheer necessity during World War II. Despite the efforts of the DEA and other misguided law enforcers, it’s rumored to be still growing here, and I have been told where a stand of hemp used to be – used to be.

to indicate their rich cannabinoid content, and I can begin to see how to an untrained eye these plants might be mistaken for poorly grown marijuana. Hell, a younger me might have just tried smoking some of it, though it wouldn’t have accomplished my desired effect.

It soon becomes clear to me that the areas where wild hemp is not growing must be the product of intentional design, as they become less prevalent as I approach the area where I have previously been told they were growing.

My only other glimpse of law enforcement in this journey comes when I enter the small town of Imperial, where two sheriff ’s vehicles are parked

It doesn’t take long until something catches my eye.

A taller stalk swaying slightly in the afternoon breeze, covered in what looks like clusters of plant matter with longer leaves sticking out from several branches.

Farms flank the roads here, largely growing the signature corn Nebraskans hold with such high regard, and as I begin to drive down this rural highway I am unsure if I will find what I am hoping for. As I drive, I keep a keen eye open, scanning the tall grass that lines the fences edging plots of farmland.

It doesn’t take long until something catches my eye. A taller stalk swaying slightly in the afternoon breeze, covered in what looks like clusters of plant matter with longer leaves sticking out from several branches.

I slam on my brakes, pulling my car quickly to the shoulder, across the strips of grated pavement intended to alert tired drivers. Growing in the grass along the side of this road, not five miles from the interstate is not just one, but an entire patch of hemp. It grows on either side of the barbed-wire fence that guards a farmer’s land, too many plants for me to count.

In these last days of summer they are nearing maturity too, the stalks heavy with seedy buds, probably weeks or even days away from being ready for harvest. Although I’ve seen immature hemp plants before, I’m shocked by how fragrant and crystallized these are. Each bud is dusted in trichomes that seem

window to window in the manner that police so often use to converse; I can only consume the topic of discussion between the two is somehow related to corn.

The deputy in the vehicle facing the road appears to look in my direction, but he doesn’t follow.

With the sun hanging low in the western sky I cross through the rural plains back into Colorado, the flat, open landscape allowing the light to creep mercilessly under my car’s sun visor.

So what was the point of all this? I set out to test the waters, to see if I could coax out a lawman and thrust their ignorant prejudice into the visible realm. But that didn’t happen. Does this mean it doesn’t? No. My experience could have been one of sheer luck, the profiling may have decreased, or perhaps it was largely exaggerated in the first place. There are five other states that border Colorado, and surely law enforcement in these states is aware of the state of marijuana in Colorado and may be making the same assumptions about drivers. After my journey I can only state one thing with any certainty: if you need hemp seeds, check out the back roads of Nebraska.

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Is It The End of Prohibition in The Beaver State's Future?

by Gregory Daurer

In November, Oregon will likely pass Measure 91—a ballot initiative to tax and regulate marijuana. THC magazine hopes that the following “oral report” will partially explain what the landscape might look like in the Beaver State, postelection.

Historically, Oregon was the first state to decriminalize marijuana, back in 1973.

Subsequently over the years, several unsuccessful attempts to legalize cannabis have taken place—but give the local activists credit for striving. And while medical marijuana won by initiative in 1998, dispensaries weren’t granted state licensing until this year, following Colorado’s precedent. Many municipalities have already placed moratoriums on the sale of medical marijuana.

Oregon continues to be a hard-fought front in the battle to normalize marijuana use—in addition to being a state that sports a certain braggadocio concerning the quality of its growers and its place in the cannabis universe.

Gregory Daurer: What do you think the difference is between the Oregonians who decriminalized marijuana possession in 1973 and those who support Oregon’s ballot measure today?

John Sajo[a longtime activist and “pot grower, trying to legalize marijuana my whole life”]: A lot of it in 1973 was the same arguments that we hear today: Then and now, people are worried about their kids getting a pot bust that ruins their lives.

liquids; 16 ounces of infused solids; and one ounce of marijuana extracts. That aspect goes into effect July 1, 2015.

In Washington, they tax it three times. In Oregon we only tax it at production: $35/ounce for the flower; $10/ounce leaf; $5 per immature plant. We license production, processing, wholesaling, and retailing. There is no other tax, so it’s not going to implode under it’s own weight like it looks like Washington might— at least the retail part. And there are low barriers to entry. You don’t have to be an Oregon resident. You don’t have to be a person: You can be a business entity.

And it allows for vertical integration.

GD: When does Measure 91 fully go into effect?

Berger: 91 doesn’t really go into effect for another couple of years. You won’t be able to get a license until July of 2016 to process or produce or wholesale or retail.

GD: Whether on not Measure 91 winds up passing, the Oregon Growers Association—a trade association for cannabis growers, with its own PAC— plans to continue working legislatively to expand the state’s medical program.

What will some of its lobbying efforts be?

GD: You’ve been a part of several legalization initiatives in Oregon. In 1984, the state’s Supreme Court ruled that your group’s initiative was improperly denied access that year and should have been on the ballot. Tell us about the first time legalization actually was on the ballot.

Amy T. Margolis [a Portland attorney and grower’s association founder]: Our first bill this session is going to be to create a commercial class of grower in the medical community. For growers who are solely growing to provide licensed dispensaries, you will be able to apply for a license to grow cannabis that doesn’t require you to have patients, it doesn’t require you to be a caregiver. It looks like we have broad support for this bill. The second one is to expand the qualifying conditions for patients.

Sajo: In 1986. We got on the ballot—and got our asses whupped. We got 26.3 percent yes. And that’s when we said, “This is going to be a long road.”

GD: What regulatory changes might the legislature create for alreadyexisting medical marijuana dispensaries?

GD: What will Measure 91, on the ballot this November, do better than the tax and regulate scheme of neighboring state Washington?

Scott Grenfell [General Manager of the dispensary Rip City Remedies in Portland, OR]: We hope it’s similar to Colorado—in that medical and recreational will be available in the same location.

Leland R. Berger [a Portland attorney who has transitioned from criminal defense to cannabis law compliance]: I think, first of all, we fix the problems in Washington State’s I-502, which pretty much eliminated the medical program there; it has a per se DUI provision; and it doesn’t allow for home gardens. In Oregon, we wrote into Measure 91 that our state medical marijuana program can’t be changed; there’s no change in the DUI laws; and it allows home gardens.

It allows four plants per household; eight ounces of flower; 72 ounces of infused

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GD: What do you feel is flawed in Measure 91?

Sajo: I think four plants per household is barely a viable home grow. But compared to Washington [which doesn’t allow home cultivation], it will work.

Obviously, there are problems with it, particularly because it’s not four plants per person. If there are five roommates, and you’re the fifth one, you don’t even

get a plant. And how does a limit per household even work? I don’t think that language is perfect.

GD: Among other legislative tweaks, do you expect that a DUI law will be introduced at the statehouse in Salem?

Anthony Johnson [Chief Petitioner of Measure 91 and Executive Director of the Oregon Cannabis Industry Association]: I think Oregon will be unlikely to pass a per se DUI. But if things spiral out of control on the roads like prohibitionists claim, legislators are likely to step in. But I don’t foresee that occurring.

Everywhere that medical marijuana laws have been put into place, and now with legalization in Washington and Colorado, we’re not seeing any detrimental impacts on the roads.

Berger: We’ve been having the debate publicly, and even the newspapers get that there isn’t the science that says it’s a problem. Additionally, we’ve had the medical marijuana program in place for 16 years, and there are now roughly 100,000 patients and caregivers and growers, and there is no uptick in driving accidents.

GD: Will there be moratoriums on recreational facilities in some municipalities like there presently are on medical marijuana facilities?

Johnson: After Measure 91 passes, localities, if they want to outlaw retail facilities, they can—but they have to go through the same process as becoming a dry alcohol county. So somebody has to actually gather signatures, and then has to put a measure on the ballot that has to be voted upon in an even-numbered year; so not, like, a special election in May, it has to be a November election in an even-numbered year. It can’t be just, you know, four members of the city council deciding. The biggest kicker is that Measure 91 sends 10 percentof the tax revenue to counties, 10 percent of the tax revenue to cities; if you opt out, you don’t get any of that tax revenue.

GD: Do you think the measure will have a major impact in terms of job creation in Oregon?

Johnson: I think after Measure 91 passes, job prospects and revenue generation are going to be great in Oregon. Oregon has fostered a very successful

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microbrewery and winery model, and I see the Oregon cannabis industry following in those footsteps. I think there will be plenty of jobs, plenty of revenue creation, done in a responsible way, generating millions of dollars for the state.

Berger: You know, that best marijuana in the world is grown from Northern California to British Columbia. Arguably, the best of the best is here in Oregon.

It’s already a brand. And I think it’s going to be like our craft beer—which is better than Colorado craft beer [laughs].

Margolis: We grow the best cannabis in the country in Oregon—I don’t think there’s any doubt. So this is a real opportunity to create an industry, from my perspective, that the whole rest of the country can emulate. What we look like here can set the model for every other state, if we do this right.

You’ve been a marijuana activist in Oregon, since 1975. How do you plan to celebrate the victory of Measure 91 on November 4, 2014?

Sajo: I haven’t even thought of that...You know, if you’ve worked on something for 30 or 40 years—and it wins—it’s almost a relief. [Starts to choke up, tears welling.] I will say that on election night 2012—after we saw that Colorado had won and Washington had won—I went with two activists across the river to Washington, because it was like, “Wow! A state where it’s legal in!” So, that’s how we celebrated then...

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Gubernatorial Voter’s Guide Marijuana

Bob Beauprez (Republican)

Hemp

Fracking

No Opinion Found

Beauprez did not support the anti-fracking initiatives that would have allowed each city to decide for itself whether or not to ban fracking. The recent creation of Hickenlooper’s task force has put those initiatives on hold. “If we would allow multiple, dozens, hundreds of communities to come up with their own regulation,” Beauprez said, “You create an absolutely nightmarish situation.” He added that the oil and gas industry would immediately leave the state.” www.cpr.org

“Hemp is better for use in newspapers, clothing and is easily renewable. The only thing we can do in good conscience is to allow it.” www.examiner.com

“We have to take a look at what’s happening. We use petro dollars now. We send all of this money to the Mideast. We have become a welfare state, and that has led to a warfare state. I love the environment, and I support fracking with CO2, but the conversation should be about paying for oil and blood from the mideast. I don’t love the idea of a seventh century state with nuclear weapons. They kill women, blow people up, and we pay for it.” www.examiner.com

I wouldn’t drag my feet and think that we are just in an experimental mode, we’ve passed that. Now we need to move forward, we need leadership to carry on all the great aspects of the industry. We have a great opportunity that way. We tax too high, the taxes are too high, we need to level those out, we need to make it more attainable for folks because as far as the regulations, I think we are doing a good job in regulating our edibles, we are doing a good job so far, we don’t need to over regulate this industry but we do need the banking to come forth. The state needs to have its own bank for this industry.

Hemp needs to be being grown in Colorado. They’re trying all kinds of other fuels, and hemp is really our answer, until we get hemp established we are going to continue this fracking fight, and our water issue.

I’m for local control. I don’t like seeing an industry taking advantage of people. I want to see Colorado move into the environmental energy industries.

Giavanni thinks that marijuana is a better option for people with medical aliments than prescription drugs.

We’ve got the best sunshine here 300 days out of the year, during the summer months we have land like you wouldn’t believe, we should be growing hemp products. I’ve been saying that since the 70s but people that are institutionalized bureaucrats think that you can get high off of it. They are going to throw a million dollar industry into the dirt.

Here’s the thing about fracking, you don’t know what the truth is, there are so many pros and cons that you don’t know what the truth is. My idea is that until there is enough proven facts and remedies put in place so that in case of a contamination they have a way to decontaminate. When it comes to our drinking water, we have to be sure.

I support the recreational marijuana industry in Colorado. I believe it’s off to an excellent start. I give credit to the governor for overseeing the creation of the recreational marijuana industry even though he was personally opposed to amendment 64. I would make a change, the change would be to reassess the sales taxes, and business taxes because they are too high. High taxes drive people to the black market costing Colorado revenue. Governor Hickenlooper’s lab rat campaign is paid for with marijuana revenue. disagree with spending the money.

I would stop the lab rat campaign and lower marijuana taxes accordingly.

I believe Colorado can benefit greatly from a vibrant hemp industry. We will save water, we will encourage economic growth and support small farmers.

I would work to establish a Colorado owned state bank that would invest in Colorado owned businesses such as hemp agriculture instead of sending Colorado tax payers’ money to Wall Street.

My goal is to move from the fossil fuel age to a clean energy age based on renewable sources of energy as soon as we can. The problems of climate change are too important to ignore there is so much oil underground that if the human race burned it all we would be dead before we get it done.

We have to get off our addiction to oil and gas.

Regarding fracking itself, people in the vicinity of fracking are suffering health problems. As governor I will stop Colorado’s tax subsidies for oil and gas severance operatives.

I think crime is down, people are happier, we have fewer violent crimes in the Denver area. People are starting to see it as a real benefit. I was a proponent of Amendment 64. I think we’d be even better off than we currently are if not for Proposition AA, the tax increase for it. I’m more concerned that we are going to over-regulate it. We have a fledgling industry and I don’t want to see it regulated back to the stone age. We need to be really careful with the election this fall with those who want to do that. www.examiner.com

I’m partial to biofuels from things like hemp, I’d like to see that become a little more popular. We need to let the innovators help out the energy industry in this regard, without government money or interference. www.examiner.com

I think hydraulic fracturing is an interesting technology, and I think it has proven itself to be more disruptive to the energy industry than the iPhone was for communications. Having said that, I will not support it or ban it because I will not use public funds for it. We need to just use common sense and let the market decide what power sources our country will use. www.examiner.com

Hickenlooper did not approve of the legalization of cannabis for recreational use but he is backing up what the people of Colorado voted for. His main concern is the possibility of an increase of use in teenagers. Hickenlooper has used tax revenue from the first year of cannabis sales to pay for his “Don’t be a Lab Rat,” campaign, which aims to educate teenagers about the effects cannabis could have on the growing brain. Another of Hickenlooper’s concerns following the legalization of recreational cannabis is the inaccurate or misleading labeling on edible cannabis products. The state has been refining regulations on edible products under his administration. www.washingtonpost.com

Hickenlooper signed industrial hemp production legislation into law in 2013.

John Hickenlooper recently named members of a new task force that will find workable solutions to minimize conflicts between oil and gas operators and the communities where drilling for fracking is taking place. www.denverpost.com

I was not in favor of the legalization of marijuana, but as governor I will ensure that Colorado implements the law as safely and as responsibly as possible.

Our primary concern should be to keep it out of the hands of our kids and to make sure law enforcement has the tools they need to successfully deal with the law. I will work closely with our local police, sheriffs and Colorado Highway Patrol to ensure that they have the tools they need to uphold the public safety. www.coloradoan.com “We need to stop the war on drugs, we need to release non-violent offenders from prison.” www.mikedunafon.com

Mike Dunafon (Independent)

Paul Fiorino (Independent)

“I don’t smoke pot myself, but I am for an individual’s right to make a decision. I am also in favor of letting everybody who is in prison for smoking pot out. Why are we imprisoning people for participating in what is a huge growth industry?” www.examiner.com

Marcus Giavanni (Independent)

Harry Hempy (Green Party)

Matthew Hess (Libertarian)

John Hickenlooper (democrat)

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The upcoming gubernatorial election can have a lot of impact on which direction Colorado is taken over the next few years. THC has put together a voter’s guide on the most talked about issues and the candidate’s opinions on them, as well as links to where the information was obtained so you can further your own research. We also chose to list the candidates in alphabetical order to show no favoritism either way. Of course if you read last month’s issue then you know where we stand.

Gay Marriage

women’s Rights

Gun Control

Bob Beauprez is all for gay rights, but he doesn’t think homosexuals should be able to get married.

“I’m very much in favor of equal civil rights for all our citizens, but that’s very different than as we define marriage in Colorado. The distinction that needs to be drawn here is whether you like it or don’t like it, it is the Constitution.” www.dailycamera.com

Bob Beauprez claims to be pro-life. In 2006 he supported Colorado’s Right to Life, which implies he opposes abortion even in the case of rape or incest. Beauprez said that he would vote yes on the Right to Life Act, which says the moment of fertilization entitles personhood.

“I’m firmly pro-life, and my record reflects that, but some of the proposals we have seen on the ballot in Colorado over the last 6 years have been written in a way that could have far-reaching unintended consequences.”

“It’s a top priority to restore the rights of law abiding Colorado citizens to own guns. What Hickenlooper did was shameful. www.bobbeauprez.com

“It’s estimated that three percent of our brothers and sisters, maybe slightly more, in this country are homosexual. Who cares?”

“Embrace gay marriage, they’re not going to destroy your family.” www.mikedunafon.com

“Abortion is not birth control, and those who have suffered through abortion in their families understand the regret and pain they have to live with for the rest of their lives. But it’s not my choice, it’s the woman’s choice” www.mikedunafon.com

“…the second amendment, which in my mind, is the only amendment, that ensures the rest of the amendments will be enforced.” mikedunafon.com

I think the government needs to stay out of the bedroom. In Colorado I went through a court battle trying to establish common law, and the judge came to this fact, if you pay taxes with somebody, and you have an insurance policy with somebody, you are totally married. It doesn’t have anything to do with love or even having children. I think people have a right to marry whoever they want as long as they pay taxes and have an insurance policy.

I think a woman has a right to her own body. It’s not pro anything, a woman is a woman and a woman has certain rights and she should be able to exercise those rights. A woman has the right to vote, the right to equal pay, and the right to bear children or not.

I think we are at a good place with gun control. Laws have been put on the books in response to the tragedies that Colorado has had. I think people have the right to arm themselves, I’m not against guns but I am not going to go backwards. I don’t think Colorado needs to go backwards and repeal things we have spent a lot time establishing.

I have friends that are gay, people think that I’m gay, I’ve been hearing that my whole entire life. I always thought I looked normal, I know people thought I was a pretty boy, my point is that it is none of my business. I’m not going to tell my friend John that he can’t be with Bob because they will go to hell. You know who will go to hell? Me, for passing judgment. Let them get married man. I’ll go to the wedding. They just want to be accepted and be left alone.

I teach my daughter pro-life, and that is the best I can do, but ultimately it is her decision. Growing up I was a roman catholic, and when I grew up, abortions were just not accepted. I was adopted, so if my mom were more liberal, I wouldn’t be alive right now. I paid for four abortions because the girls just didn’t want to have a child. You can’t count chickens before they hatch, and who am I to tell a women what they should do and not do. How I am supposed to tell you that you can’t have an abortion, that’s something between a women and what she believes. I’m pro-life when it comes to me and my business, but the bottom line is that it’s her body.

I don’t own one, I don’t need one. I think people should have the right to have guns but I think if a guy’s a wacko, he shouldn’t have a gun. If you see a psychotherapist, you probably shouldn’t have a gun. I tried to kill myself before, I don’t think I would have been a good candidate to get a gun. Why wouldn’t you want background checks? It’s common sense.

I support equal rights, whether you call it marriage or not, it makes a difference. I do support gay marriage and I hope Colorado gets to that soon. It certainly is the way the nation is headed and I’m in favor of that direction.

I am pro-choice, I am against Colorado’s personhood initiative.

The American Fire Arm Manufactures Association has used gun owners in Colorado for marketing purposes. The NRA claims to represent Colorado gun owners but in fact only 4% of gun owners in Colorado belong to the NRA. The money infused into Colorado politics by the National Rifle Association is obscene and not in the interest of Colorado gun owners or Colorado politics.

I do not want government involved in marriage no matter what private bits are involved. www.ontheissues.org

“Recognizing that abortion is a sensitive issue and that people can hold good-faith views on all sides, we believe that government should be kept out of the matter, leaving the question to each person for their conscientious consideration.” www.matthewhess.org

The last few decades of gun control have proven to the American people that gun control restricts the rights of law abiding citizens to defend themselves, yet does not reduce crime.

Criminals will have guns. If all guns are illegal only criminals will have guns. We cannot stop the flow of illicit firearms in such a situation much like we cannot stop the flow of cocaine from Columbia coming across our borders. www.matthewhess.org

From a press release from LGBT group One Colorado announcing new gay marriage legalization effort. March 4, 2014 - We have advocated for equal rights for all Coloradans and we will continue to advocate for equal rights for all Coloradans. Last year, Colorado took a historic step forward when we passed bipartisan legislation recognizing civil unions. If all men and women truly have the inalienable right to pursue happiness, and if all people are created equal, then by extension of law, logic, and love, every adult couple should also have the freedom to join in marriage.” www.9news.com

Hickenlooper at Planned Parenthood rally in 2012, before the presidential election. “Having an abortion is one of the toughest questions any woman, any girl, any couple could ever face,” Hickenlooper said. “In the end, [my mother] would say, that decision absolutely has to be the decision of the woman who is carrying that child. You cannot take that decision away.” www.kdvr.com

“Two things that Coloradoans deeply care about is the protection of their Second Amendment rights, but they also care deeply about making their community safer. Things like universal background checks, I think they are going to make us safer.” www.ontheissues.org

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DISPENSARY GUIDE

by DJ Reetz

DENVER

62 The Clinic 58 The Giving Tree of Denver 58 Infinite Wellness 58 Mindful 58 MMD of Colorado 60 Northern Lights Natural Rx 61 Preferred Organic Therapy 59 River Rock 59 Rocky Mountain Organic Medicine 59 Southwest Alternative Care 58 URBA 59 Walking Raven

COLORADO SPRINGS 58 Mindful 58 Original Cannabis Growers

NORTHERN COLORADO 58 Infinite Wellness 58 Mindful

MOUNTAIN 58 The Kine Mine

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The Giving Tree of Denver

Infinite Wellness Center

NOW SERVING MEDICAL PATIENTS AND RECREATIONAL ADULTS!

We believe in the infinite possibility of total wellness and in the infinite modalities to achieving this wellness within and without.

2707 W. 38th Ave. Denver, CO 80211 www.tgtree.com

Established in 2009, The Giving Tree of Denver continually strives to be a leader in the Colorado Medical Marijuana Center industry. Today we boast the largest edible selection in the city.

We serve the particular needs of licensed medical marijuana patients in our comfortable, safe and friendly atmosphere. In addition to our generous membership program, we offer a 10% discount on every purchase for Veterans, HIV/ AIDS, cancer patients, students and ***MMJ industry staff.

Mindful

4 Locations www.bemindful.today Mindful is a Colorado business made up of caregivers to provide services and products in Colorado.

In addition to our store services, we are also doing the following: •Actively lobbying at the state and local levels for patients’ rights and “safe access” to MMJ •Members of CBA (Cannabis Business Alliance) •Contributing at least 5% of our sales to various charity organizations •Running a need-based program to help defray the cost of medication for those without the means to afford MMJ •Working with other dispensary groups to build alliances around products and services •Working with other grower groups to ensure quality medication which is mold and chemical free

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2 Locations www.infinitewellness8.com

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 fund raisers 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.

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, 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.OCGhome.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.

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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www.NLCannabis.com January 1 2014, at 8 AM the first legal cannabis sale took place here at Northern Lights Cannabis Co, one of only 24 retail stores to open that day for recreational sales!

The history made that day continues to resonate with every legal cannabis transaction, including yours. Shop with us and make history!

2045 Sheridan Blvd.

Suite B Edgewater, CO 80214 303-274-6495 9:00am-7:00pm Daily

Our staff is friendly and our knowledgeable budtenders will guide you to the perfect product. No pre-packaged here. Your purchase comes from the jar you sampled.

Our shop has provided the finest Medical Cannabis since March 2010. Today we provide that same quality Medical and Recreational Cannabis to adults 21 and over from around the world.

Coco grown, our frosty genetics are provided by TGA Sub Cool Seeds, DNA Genetics, Paradise Seeds and other reputable producers.

Stop by and discover “Where Your Buds Are�!

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D E N V E R

www.thecliniccolorado.com 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

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.

9:00am - 7:00pm Daily

Concentrates

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

Grape God Bud

Spring 2010 Colorado Caregiver’s Cup Winner: Patient’s Choice, Best Aroma, 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

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 The Hemp Connoisseur Cup Triple Crown-winChampionship 2012 ner and 2nd place 2011 2nd Place Indica and Connoisseur’s Aspen Cannabis Crown, Choice - Kosher Kush 1st Place Sativa and Patient’s Choice - this is the hottest indica in town.

Stardawg Guava 3rd Place Hybrid and Patient’s Choice Ghost OG 1st Place Concentrate and Connoisseur’s Choice - Earth OG Nectar

Raskal OG

One of the most visually appealing and potent OG kushes around with The Hemp Connoisseur a distinct diesel fuel aroChampionship 2013 1st Place Indica, Connoisseur’s Choice ma. 2012 High Times and Best Tested - Kosher Kush Medical Cannabis Cup Patient’s Choice Hybrid - Grunk (Denver) 3rd Place Best 2nd Place Shatter and Patient’s ChoiceHybrid Tangie

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

Edibles Beverages

CannaPunch, Dixie Elixirs, Keef Cola, Green Dragon, and MarQaha

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Tangie

2013 High Times US Cannabis Cup 1st place best sativa winner

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.

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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DIRECTORY DISPENSERIES: BERTHOUD

Mindful Medical Only 1017 N. 2nd St. Berthoud, CO 80513 970-344-5060 bemindful.today

720-407-8112 denversbestdispensary.com URBA @ MMD of Colorado Medical & Adult Use 21+ 2609 Walnut Street Denver, CO 80205 720-328-2227 www.mmdofcolorado.com

DENVER - EAST

COLORADO SPRINGS

The Clinic on Colfax Medical Only 4625 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80220 303-333-3644 www.thecliniccolorado.com

The 710 Club Medical Only 1605 South Tejon Colorado Springs, CO 80905 719-358-7708 the710clubcolorado@gmail.com

Mindful Medical & Adult Use 21+ 5926 E Colfax Ave Denver, CO 80220 303-573-6337 bemindful.today

Canna Caregivers Medical Only 3220 No. Academy Blvd., Ste #4 Colorado Springs, CO 719-597-6685

DENVER - HIGHLANDS

Canna Caregivers - West Medical Only 1914 W. Uintah St Colorado Springs, CO 80904 (719) 637-0420 The Canna Center Medical Only 2306 N. Powers Blvd., #100 Colorado Springs, CO 719-597-9333 Mindful Medical Only 417 N Circle Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 719-597-4429 bemindful.today Original Cannabis Growers Medical Only 2625 E Saint Vrain St Ste A Colorado Springs, CO 80909 路 719-475-9333 www.ocghome.com

DENVER - CENTRAL The Clinic Capitol Hill Medical & Adult Use 21+ 745 E. 6th Ave. Denver, CO 80203 720-536-5229 www.thecliniccolorado.com Den-Rec Adult Use 21+ 2117 Larimer Street Denver, CO 80205

The Clinic Highlands Medical & Adult Use 21+ 3460 W. 32nd Ave. Denver, CO 80211 303-997-7130 www.thecliniccolorado.com The Giving Tree of Denver Medical & Adult Use 21+ 2707 W. 38th Ave. Denver, CO 80211 303-477-8888 www.tgtree.com URBA @ MMD of Colorado Medical & Adult Use 21+ 2647 W. 38th Ave. Denver, CO 80211 720-389-7911 www.mmdofcolorado.com

DENVER - NORTH River Rock Medical & Adult Use 21+ 4935 York St Denver, CO 303-474-4136 www.riverrockcolorado.com

DENVER - SOUTH The Clinic Colorado Medical & Adult Use 21+ 3888 E. Mexico Ave Denver, CO 80210 303.758.9114 www.thecliniccolorado.com Preferred Organic Therapy Medical Only

1569 S Colorado Blvd Denver, CO 80222 303-867-4768 preferredorganictherapy.com River Rock Medical & Adult Use 21+ 990 West 6th Ave Denver, CO 303-825-3314 www.riverrockcolorado.com Southwest Alternative Care Medical Only 1075 S. Fox st.

Denver,CO 80223 303-593-2931 southwestalternativecare.com Walking Raven Adult Use 21+ 2001 S Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (720) 327-5613 thewalkingraven.com

720-230-9111

rockymountainorganicmedicine.com

IDAHO SPRINGS The Kine Mine 2820 Colorado Blvd.

Idaho Springs, CO 303-567-2018 www.thekinemine.com

LAKEWOOD The Clinic on Jewell Medical Only 12018 W Jewell Ave Lakewood, CO 80228 303-997-9171 www.thecliniccolorado.com

DENVER - WEST

The Clinic on Wadsworth Medical Only 3600 S Wadsworth Blvd.

Lakewood, CO 80235 303-484-8853 www.thecliniccolorado.com

Southwest Alternative Care Medical Only 3937 W. Colfax Avenue Denver,CO 720-287-3934 southwestalternativecare.com

Infinite Wellness Medical & Adult Use 21+ 1701 Kipling St. #104 Lakewood, CO 80215 (720) 458-0277 infinitewellness8.com

DURANGO Sante Alternative Wellness Medical Only 742 陆 Main Avenue Durango, Colorado 81301 970-375-2837 www.santecolorado.com

EDGEWATER Northern Lights Cannabis Co. Medical & Adult Use 21+ 2045 Sheridan Blvd.

Edgewater, CO 80214 303-274-6495 www.nlcannabis.com

FORT COLLINS Infinite Wellness Medical & Adult Use 21+ 900 N College Ave. Ft. Collins, CO 80524 (970) 484-8380 infinitewellness8.com

OTHER:

GROW SUPPLY Mile Hydro 355 South Harlan St. Lakewood, CO 80226 303-935-GROW (4769) milehydro.com

INDUSTRY GROUPS Cannabis Business Alliance cannabisalliance.org Colorado NORML www.coloradonorml.org NCIA www.thecannabisindustry.org Marijuana Policy Project www.mpp.org

INDUSTRY SERVICES

GOLDEN

Cannabase cannabase.io

Rocky Mtn. Orgainc Medicine Medical Only 511 Orchard Street Golden, CO 80401

Cannabis Tube cannabistube.net

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Dr. J’s Hash Infusion www.drjshashinfusion.com

The Trimmer Store 800-429-6034 thetrimmerstore.com

Edipure edipure.com Incredibles incrediblescolorado.com Medically Correct medicallycorrect.com

LEGAL SERVICES Legal Shield www.legalshield.com

MMJ EVALUATION CannaQual 6795 E. Tennessee Ave., Ste #175 Denver, Colorado 80224 303-690-4882 www.cannaqual.com Healthy Choices Unltd.

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