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Deryck Tsang reopened his Kent access point, Herbal Choice Caregivers, after months of legal troubles. The city instituted a moratorium on medical marijuana and raided him three times for staying open. “Our case is likely to influence the outcome of other bans,” he said. “We picked an industrial spot because there’s not a school around for four miles. None of our neighbors have ever complained.”30

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19Billion Dollar IndustryBiz school investors break into pot

Granite Falls AccessUnderserved area gets new collective

A Bar You Can Smoke AtOlympia bar & grill is pushing the limits

The passionate advocate passed awayRemembering Ric Smith

Dr. Rose’s Column

Tasty RecipesAfter these, Winter won’t matter

Vaporize if you want the best

The Jail InterviewMontana grower Chris Williams

Strain of the MonthA beautiful bud shot, right up-close

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TO OUR READERS,Thanks for picking up the 31st issue of Northwest Leaf!

The War on Drugs is losing badly. Places like Frankie’s in Olympia that allow smoking are tackling the stereotypes and baseless fears about Cannabis use. In the news section you’ll read about a study finding Cannabis does not harm brain tissue, but reaffirms the damages done by alcohol abuse. To me, the choice is clear. Trade in the afterwork martini for a bowl of your favorite strain, and your body will thank you! Ultimately, the world would be a better place if people could legally use Cannabis to relax at the end of the night. At Frankie’s, food sales are up, and there hasn’t been a single recorded fight or problem over smoking pot. Not that any were expected. Check out the pictures from the night pot was “legalized,” under I-502. We want you to know that while Northwest Leaf doesn’t condone public use of Cannabis, the moments shown in the photos are a critical victory in the ongoing war on drugs. People gathered at the Space Needle, smoked a little Cannabis, and showed the world that their use of a “dangerous” drug is anything but. Please read the interview with Chris Williams, a Montana medical provider who was previously facing 92 years in prison. I spent some quality time on the phone with him from Missoula County Detention Center, where he is hoping for a lighter sentence following a landmark plea agreement. This month also features the reopening of access in Kent, the declaration by Everett that medical Cannabis is a nuisance, and the ongoing legal action being taken against both cities. There’s also a piece about the new face of Cannabis investors, and a feature highlighting access in the underserved Granite Falls area. So as we toke into 2013 please remember to drive safe (especially when carrying meds). As always, thanks for reading and supporting Northwest Leaf.If you have questions, comments, or even critiques we look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to reach out at facebook.com/nwleaf or email us at [email protected].

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the truth about the plantyou thought you knew, every issue.

Chris williams had, at one time, 1500 plants growing under his control. The Montana grower was denied a medical marijuana defense in court. But that’s only half the story.

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in memory

Ric Smith1963 -2012

BY PAM HALEY FOR NORTHWEST LEAF | PHOTO BY DANIEL BERMAN

first met Ric in 2003 at a Hempfest signmaking party. He convinced me that it would be okay to share my desire to see the end of Cannabis

prohibition with my coworkers. He dared me to find out how many people I thought to be super conservative wanted to know more about Cannabis. From that dare I literally re-met several of my coworkers. The experience opened my eyes to how broadly prohibition affected humanity. My bond with Ric tightened after my sister died from AIDS in 1996. We had experienced how life can unjustly wield its hammer of fate, and knew this was the ultimate opponent in our struggle to understand the reason for life. We had a bond that was grounded by knowing we only live once and not wanting to have done to us that which was being done to others. Our bond created a pair that would do just about anything with anybody to accomplish our common goal. How ludicrous, he would say, it is to keep a plant from a person who has exhausted all manmade concoctions to cure their manmade disease.

i Ric had a guardian angel in Meril Draper, and I can attest the Draper family has love that can save a life a few times. The Drapers first saved Ric’s life when he and Meril proclaimed, through their own experience, that Munchies Save Lives. The experience was so strong they shared it with as many people as they could. Soon, a community standard had been established. When a person was in need of medicine or food, they just had to ask, and the pair would fulfill the need. When the Draper’s love revived Ric in his last days, Ric asked us to expand Munchies Save Lives into a program that would carry on what his Guardian angel did for him. One of the reasons Ric will be missed in our community is that he lived in the outer edge of life’s accountability. He demonstrated what it would take for the rest of us to make the bold moves

How ludicrous, he would say, it is to keep a plant from a person who has exhausted all manmade concoctions to cure their manmade disease.

to change the laws. Like he said, ‘what did he have to lose, what could they take from him that he knew he was already losing?’ In the outer realm, where most don’t dare venture unless they want to seriously risk their future, this frail, soft spoken gentleman lived, and he led the rest of us. There is not anybody as far out on the edge as Ric was that can lead us now. As I sat down to write this piece about my friend Ric, the first thing to came to mind was his ancestor James Reed who led the Donner Party through the Sierra Nevada’s (sorry MaryAnn). They shared a tenacity. I can’t stop thinking that their fight for survival was so strong that it altered their genes and that is where Ric’s character and strength came from. So, if you are wondering how he came back time and again only to search for and find another way to obtain a medicine — his medicine — read a little of our country’s history and you will understand a little more about the fight in my friend Ric.

Ric, a patient of 16 years, at MedFest in Seattle, Dec. 18, 2011. “Every day, pa-tients are discriminated against in their daily lives. It’s nice to come here and be around people who understand.”

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Alcohol, not Marijuana, Causes Brain Damage>> Half of teen subjects in study drank and smoked while the rest abstained

arent may soon be telling their kids to have a toke, not a drink, after a new study linked a decline

in brain tissue health to alcohol con-sumption, but not marijuana use. The decline of white matter brain tissue can have a negative effect on attention, memory and decision-mak-ing, but researchers only looked at brain scans, not performance, ScienceDaily.com reported. Ninety-two adolescents aged 16 to 20 had their brains scanned by researchers at the University of California, San Diego during an 18-month pe-riod. Half of the study subjects, who had histories of alcohol and mari-juana use, continued their use during the year and a half. The rest of the teens drank seldom or never at all. Before and after scans of the teens’ brains show that those who drank five or more drinks at least two times a week displayed reduced white mat-ter brain tissue health, Susan Tapert, a neuroscientist at UCSD, and a co-author of the study, told the Huffing-ton Post. Meanwhile, marijuana use as much as nine times a week was not linked to any change in brain tissue health. Cannabidiol (CBD), a com-pound of marijuana, has been linked in the past to protecting brain health.

p UCSD postdoctoral fellow Joanna Jacobus said the brain tissue damage dealt by alcohol can impair a devel-oping teen’s decision-making skills. “It becomes a cycle. If teens decrease their tissue health and cognitive ability to inhibit themselves, they might be-come more likely to engage in risky be-

havior like excessive substance use,” Jacobus said. In 2012, 23 percent of high school seniors polled had used marijuana within the previous 30 days, accord-ing to the Monitoring the Fu-ture survey, an annual study of drug use among eighth-,

10th- and 12th-graders by researchers at the University of Michigan. The survey, financed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, showed more than 36 percent of students had smoked marijuana within the past year and that 6.5 percent of the seniors used it daily. Teens’ perceptions of daily use of mari-juana’s is down to the lowest levels since 1983: 20.6 percent of seniors agreed daily use is harmful and 41.7 percent of eighth-graders polled agreed. “It is clear that more research is need-ed into the long-term effects of marijua-na on the brain,” Tapert said. “Especially because use is up.”

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Michigan lawmakers address privacy concerns>> Police access to patient registries among changes to marijuana bill

ichigan state Sen. Steve Bieda, a Democrat, has been a vocal critic of the state’s medical marijuana program since it began in 2008. That’s why he joined a coalition of other longtime

opponents in calling for changes to the laws. Their concerns mostly concerned patient privacy, but safety aspects were also considered, the Detroit News reported in December. “For a long time, the pro-marijuana groups and the ACLU were very concerned about privacy issues and by po-lice access to the registry” of state-approved us-ers,” Bieda said. “When they (the original bills) came back from the House, those concerns had been removed, and I ended up supporting these.” ACLU of Michigan communications direc-tor Rana Elmir said the organization changed its official position on the medical marijuana bill from oppose to neutral after lawmak-ers agreed to add confidentiality protections for patien’t records. Other changes include a requirement for patients to transport their medical marijuana in the trunk or other area inaccessible to the driver; doctors must now perform a “complete assessment,” of a patient before agreeing to authorize them; and state registry cards will now carry ID photos, but they must be renewed every two years, not one. “These bills aren’t perfect, but they’re something the medical-marijuana community can live with,” Detroit marijuana activist Tim Beck, 61, testified Aug. 15 in hearings at the Capitol in Lansing. Because the state’s MMJ laws were passed in a statewide vote by residents, the Legislature was required to pass the changes with a three-fourths supermajority. Bipartisan cooperation was crucial, Bieda said, to getting the necessary votes for the changes.

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The CBD compound of marijuana is considered a protector ofbrain health

D.C.’s first marijuana dispensary opening near fbi hq

ourteen years ago, almost 70 percent of Washington, D.C., vot-ers in a referendum approved the medicinal use of marijuana. Now, finally, the nation’s capital will get safe access. Local of-

ficials have issued occupancy permits for a marijuana cultivation center and a dispensary located three miles from FBI headquarters after more than three years of debating regulations and policies, Toke of the Town reported last month. Congress repeatedly blocked funding for the state’s MMJ pro-gram and marijuana remains federally illegal. President Obama re-sponded in mid-2012 to ensure the strict program would be left alone. Only 110 patients are enrolled. Doctors must have an ongo-ing relationship with their patients. HIV/AIDS, glaucoma, mul-tiple sclerosis and cancer are among the only qualifying conditions. Those authorized to use MMJ can buy up to 2 ounces per month. Growing is not allowed — all patients must obtain their marijuana from one of the six planned dispensaries. Officials said one day the area will have six cultivation centers, which can grow 95 plants at a time. That’s right: nearly 600 mari-juana plants will be growing just steps from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

“-California Lieutenant Govenor Gavin Newsom, noting that upstanding citizens who are leaders in their communities are becoming more open with their recreational marijuana use. Newsom told The New York Times such moves signal a real shift in public sentiment on pot.

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12 Number of ounces of pot Mesa, AZ police foundgiftwrapped in a 29-year-old man’s hotel room. He told the police it was his, but it wasn’t for sale.

27 thousands of signatures a White House petition to pardon Montana marijuana grower Chris Williams has received since being jailed.

0cost of weed for veterans at a Zen Healing, a Los Angeles dispensary, which said it will donate a free 1/4-oz. of pot after each harvest (every 3 months).

25 fine in thousands for Brionne Corbray, a forner Seattle access point owner who got 5 years federal probation after pleading guilty to

conspiracy to deal drugs, charges related to running his G.A.M.E. Collectives & smoking lounge in White Center and West Seattle. Prosecutors had sought 1 year in jail.

6 number of votes out of 7 by the Everett City Council last month in favor of declaring marijuana a “nuisance,” effectively removing the ability of patients

to form collective gardens or access their medicine.

3 millions of dollars worth of marijuana that Puerto Rico officials seized last month after crews investigated a suspicious baot. About 3,500 lbs.

of marijuana was recovered and 3 suspects were arrested.

1 Number of years Seattle Police recruits must not have smoked marijuana before applying for a job, under a new policy announced after the passing of I-502 in

December. Previously, all applicants had to testify they had not used marijuana in atleast three years.

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IT’S SHOCKING, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE ALL KNOW WHO ARE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA USERS. INCREASINGLY, PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO SHARE HOW THEY USE IT AND NOT BE ASHAMED OF IT.”

acquitted colorado man sues for 42 destroyed plants>> Attorney says he can’t recall a case where property was not returned

aleb Young, a legal medical marijuana patient living in Larimer County, Colo-rado, was arrested for growing marijuana

and charged with multiple felonies from cul-tivation to possesion with intent to distribute to possession over eight ounces. He was ac-quitted in December 2012 of all charges, but not before five months of surveillance lead to a guns-drawn raid on his property and the destruction of 42 mature Cannabis plants, the Coloradoan reports. In November 2011, authori-ties executed a search warrant on Young’s home, where he showed the police his authorization to grow medical Cannabis. The police pro-ceeded to confiscate his plants and growing equipment. “They had eighteen SWAT-level officers wearing battle dress uniforms, many of them carrying assault rifles. They ripped Kaleb out of his house with guns drawn -- this for a guy who had no criminal record -- and did the same thing to his mother,” Young’s at-

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torney, Rob Corry, told Denver Westword. After his acquittal, Young eventually got some of the confiscated property back, except for his plants which had been destroyed. “Typically, the agency will preserve the plants as they’re required to do under the (Colorado) Constitution,” Corry said. “Here, they just straight-up cut them down and destroyed them.” Corry said he expects his client to be awarded $5,000 per

plant, or $210,000 in to-tal, based on the value of a marijuana plant, according to police testimony in other national cases.

Corry said that he represents many medi-cal marijuana patients, but that this is one of the first cases he could recall where an authorized patient was acquit-ted at trial and their property, including plants and marijuana, was not returned. “You hear a lot about these cases being threatened,” he said. “But to my knowledge, none have gone the distance yet.”

PHOTO BY DIANE HUMM/DENVER WESTWORD

POLICE RETURNED A BONG TO YOUNG, CENTER,WHO POSED WITH ATTORNEY ROB CORRY, LEFT

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Oregon patient severely burned making BHO>> After huge explosion, man is lucky to be in stable condition

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These accidents underscore the inherent danger of using butane or other chemicals to create potconcentrates.

ile this one under “proceed with caution” A Beaverton, Ore., man was severely burned in a large explosion at his home while trying to make a batch of butane hash oil.

The marijuana concentrate is legal to produce under the state’s medical marijuana program, but police are waiting to charge Nicholas Broms, 22, until he is released from the hospital, according to hempbeach.com. The explosion ripped through Brom’s apartment, tearing out a back wall, knocking out windows and strewing his possessions far from the blast. Residents of three neigh-boring apartments had to be evacuated. Only Broms was injured, officials said. It’s not yet clear whether the incident will be considered

a kitchen accident or an actual crime. The Sheriff ’s office is claiming it’s il-legal to change the composition of pot in a way that may endanger the public. These kinds of accidents do occur and underscore the inherent danger of working with butane or any other chemicals when creating any kind of marijuana concentrates. Proper expe-rience, ventilation, sterile tools and

working conditions, and safe handling are highly essential. People have lost their homes and injured or maimed loved ones in the creation of BHO and other concentrates. Do not attempt it without experienced oversight and ex-treme caution. Of course, regular bubble hash doesn’t carry any risk of explosion, and might be a far better option for most patients looking to try their hand at concentrates. If you want to leave the work to professionals, your local access point likely carries a fine selection of concentrates.

THE REAR WALL OF BROM’S HOUSE WAS BLOWN OUT country’s largest dispensary fighting to stay open>> Landlords want to evict Harborside Health Center, which they say is violating fed. law

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Attorney Melinda Haag be-gan a campaign last summer to put Harborside Health

Center, the nation’s largest dispensary, out of business. NBC News Bay Area reported last month that Haag initiated forfeiture proceedings of Har-borside’s properties in San Jose and Oakland, ensuring Harbor-side would be left homeless. Unsurprisingly, the dispen-sary’s landlords don’t want to see the feds seize their property. In late December, the landlords -- Ana Chretien owns the Oak-land property and Concourse Business Center owns the San Jose facility -- argued in federal court that they should be allowed to evict Harborside because they contend its owners are violating federal law. “We have no other recourse to stop the illegal activity,” Arthur Hartinger, an attorney representing Chretien, told Judge Maria-Elena James in a San Francisco federal courtroom, according to the San Jose Mercury News. The judge has not set a date for her ruling on the eviction. Harborside has support from the city of Oakland. City Attorney Cedric Chao noted that medical marijuana is legal in

The dispensary from the Discovery Channel series “Weed Wars” serves more than 100,000 patients every year

Oakland and across California, and is used for a variety of health needs by all kinds of people. The dispensary, profiled on the Dis-covery Channel series “Weed Wars,”

serves more than 100,000 pa-tients every year between its two locations, according to the Mercury News. “Harborside is in full com-pliance with the laws of the State of California, and the regulations of the City of Oak-land and will continue to use every legal means at our dis-

posal to protect the rights granted to medical cannabis patients by the voters in 1996,” said the dispensary’s founder and executive director Steve deAngelo. “We are confident that a Bay Area jury will recognize and support Harbor-side’s contributions to the community. We hope Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James will deny the motion for a prelim-inary injunction, and allow us to present our case to a jury of our peers.” Many in the medical community be-lieve California will be the next state to legalize recreational use of marijuana, joining Washington and Colorado.

HARBORSIDE FOUNDER STEVE DEANGELO.

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Missouri Boy Scouts uncover wild marijuana grow

It was obvious this wasn’t wild ditch weed, a drug task force official said.

>> Troops found 36 plants, some as high as 6 feet tall, near their campsite

>> 3rd one set to open as medical marijuana law ruled constitutional

bout 40 boys from a Kansas City, Mo., Boy Scout Troop were camping out in September

at Longview Lake on an overnight trip. But they didn’t just see fauna and flora, they made an unusual discovery. While walking along a wild trail about a half mile from their campsite, a few of the older boys came upon 36 healthy marijuana plants. Some were reportedly 5 to 6 feet high. The Scouts took photos on their cellphones and went back to camp, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. A Scout volunteer, Brent Par-sons, who also works as a Kansas City police detective, then sum-moned a park ranger, who notified a Jackson County sheriff ’s deputy. The police, some of the Scouts and Parsons then returned to the scene, where life got even weirder. Five peo-ple were seen harvesting the plants, and the Jackson County deputy ra-dioed for backup. His call for help was misinterpreted by dispatch as an

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emergency “officer assistance” call, and 17 police officers from around the region responded. Police dogs and ATVs ripped through a quick search of the woods and found two of the suspects. ”We

had officers all over the place,” Parsons said. “It was insanely awesome for those kids. Wide eyes, jaws drop. Lots of excite-ment. It was Christmas times 10.”

Officers were not able to find three other suspects, according to the Chronicle. While cutting down the plants, authorities said they found 5-gallon buckets containing water, fertilizer and fertilizer plants. “It was obvious this wasn’t wild ditch weed,” said Dan Cummings of the Jackson County Drug Task Force. Cummings said he was appreciative of the Scout’s efforts, though it wasn’t a very large marijuana grow operation. “There are some budding detec-tives there,” Cummings said. ”Maybe I should offer them jobs.”

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Arizona appellate judges won’t block zoning for new dispensary NEAR PHOENIX

aricopa County cannot after an appeal deny a zoning clear-ance for White Mountain Health Center, a dispensary seeking to open in unincorporated Sun City, about 20 miles

from Phoenix, AZNews.com reported last month. A different appeal also established the state’s medical mari-juana law as constitutional under federal law. Arizona has three dispensaries right now, but other counties have begun permitting dispensaries and providing zoning clearances. More dispensaries are likely on the horizon. Maricopa County lawyers ar-gued unsuccessfully that its employ-ees could face federal prosecution for implementing Arizona’s medi-cal marijuana initiative. The lower court ruled in favor of the dispen-sary, and officials appealed. “This whole notion of criminal liability is somewhat mind-boggling,” Judge Michael Brown said during the appeal hearing. Because the appeals court only focused on the zoning issue, County Attorney Bill Montgomery said he would still be looking for a decision on whether the medical mar-ijuana initiative is legal under federal law. “The ruling denying the stay ignores the present reality of the obvious conflict between state and federal law,” Montgom-ery said. Deputy County Attorney Tom Liddy said he believes county employees would be needlessly prosecuted for “aiding and abetting,” marijuana trafficking, which is illegal under federal law. U.S. attorneys from other states have argued that state employees could theoretically be held liable for their work instituting legal medicinal marijuana programs, but none have ever been charged, said Kelly Flood, attorney for the ACLU of Arizona. Arizona’s MMJ law, which passed by 4,341 votes, allows patients to possess up to 2 1/2 ounces of Cannabis. Patients must live farther than 25 miles from a dispensary to be allowed to grow their own medicine, in which case, they can have up to 12 plants. Dispensary licenses aren’t cheap – they can cost up to $5,000. The facilities cannot be within 500 feet of a school. The MMJ law is among the best in pro-tecting patients against eviction and firing. Schools and landlords cannot discriminate against medical marijuana patients and care-givers, unless they are subject to federal penalty, while employers cannot fire or discipline a patient just for testing positive for marijuana. And one more thing: parents cannot be denied custody solely for their use of medical marijuana. Way to go, AZ.

U.S. attorneys from other states have argued in the past that state employees could be held liable for instituting MMJ programs.

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ust before midnight, a radio host was counting down the seconds

til I-502 would officially become law. A small crowd had gathered beneath a Space Needle glowing through the evening fog. Young and old clutched joints and hastily pulled pipes from their backpacks. Lighters were shared. This was their moment. “4....3....2....1...,” the man bellowed. “It’s legal! Smoke ‘em if you got em!” Yet for all of the celebrating, and all of the marijuana consumption, it was hard to feel like this was victory night.

J The police were nowhere in sight as the smell of Cannabis lingered in the cool, crisp air. But that didn’t mean those in attendance weren’t breaking the new law. Public smoking remains illegal under I-502. And if they weren’t medical marijuana patients, then there was no legal way for them to have obtained the pot. Well, atleast for another year, probably two, until the new state-licensed retail stores open across Washington. Even then, marijuana will likely cost us 3 to 4x as much money as it did before the law.

It’s difficult to calculate precisely how many arrests will come from marijuana DUI’s, but state reports suggest 10,000. That’s probably on the low-end, given the 5ng/ml THC limit that is not based on impairment, and for which no public supporter of the bill has been able to answer: how much can I use and drive safely? A puff of the pipe? A brownie nibble? These concerns aside, remember that employers can still drug test you for all of that legal marijuana. Better be careful of smoking ‘em if you got ‘em.

The night I-502 passed

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JOHN SANDERS HOLDS UP AN OUNCE OF MARIJUANA HE BROUGHT TO THE EVENT, ALONG WITH HIS 9 AND 11-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTERS, LILIA AND AUTUMN, AT RIGHT.

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In the members-only area of Frankie’s Sports Bar and Grill, you can pay $1/day to smoke marijuana and access a full-bar. Katheryn Fleming, 22, smokes a blunt with her boyfriend, Anthony Pennella, 23.

he two floors of Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill in Olympia are entertaining two very different kinds of clientele.

Downstairs, about a half-dozen patrons are seated around a horseshoe-shaped bar, sip-ping quietly from domestic beer bottles. Up-stairs, about twice as many are playing pool, shuffleboard and poker. They, too, are tilting back brews, but many of them are also smok-ing marijuana. Far from a nuisance, the tokers have been welcomed by the bar. The guests have come from around the South Sound area to sample what can only be described as a surreal environment. For $1 per day, or $10 annually, anyone older than 21 can join a club known as Friends of Frankie’s and gain access to the upstairs smoking section. Cigarette smoking has been allowed up there for several years, but after I-502 was en-acted in December, bar owner Frank Schnarr said he didn’t hesitate to make the change.

“People would already smoke pot before they would come here,” Schnarr said, drawing on a cigarette. “They might as well do it here.” So far, the move has helped improve busi-ness, but sales still slow outside of happy hours on the weekends. “I stay up at night,” Schnarr, 62,

Tsaid. “I’m about to lose my business. So I’ve got to figure out some way to get em’ in here.” Schnarr said more than 100 new members have joined the club in the first few days of al-lowing pot. And the phone won’t stop ringing. He has fielded dozens of calls from around the country -- not just from media outlets piqued by his story, but from other bar owners who want to duplicate Schnarr’s move. The key lies in Washington’s private club laws, which allow owners to skirt the state’s indoor smoking laws by charging a member-ship fee. Hookah bars and cigar shops often operate in the same fashion, but smoking marijuana inside such establishments has al-ways been verboten. At Frankie’s, tokers can light up anywhere, ex-cept right smack at the bar. It’s unclear whether this is exactly legal because I-502 only permits smoking marijuana inside a private residence. “Marijuana remains illegal under federal law,” said Emily Langlie, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle, told Re-uters. “I can’t tell you whether what he’s doing is legal or not.” And Olympia City Attorney Tom Morrill would only say, “We’re looking into it. There are a lot of changes in state law right now.” But to Greg Travis, an Olympia medi-cal marijuana patient who has been here a few times since the new rules, it’s mind-blowing.“I’ve been around the world three times, been to Amsterdam once, and this is the only place

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inside the U.S., that I know of, where I can grab a cock-tail, or some juice, smoke a cigarette, or some pot, and play a game of pool,” he said. There are whispers of other Washington bars making similar moves, but they remain rumors as of press time. The first time visiting the bar was odd, Olympia resident Katheryn Fleming, 22, said as she smoked a blunt with

her boyfriend, Anthony Pen-nella, 23, sitting at the way back. “I’m still getting used to the idea, I mean it’s not like kids can get in, but it’s strange,” she said. “I guess it’s a step in the right direction. A stepping stone for Washington to be-come like Amsterdam.” Wolf Dugan, an Olym-pia glassblower, said he enjoys meeting like-minded folks.

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Why is it that the city of Everett is trying to fight the will of the voters?”

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he Everett City Council meeting was over ca-pacity at the December 19th meeting when the council voted 6-1 to declare medical Can-

nabis collective gardens a nuisance. The ordinance limits collective gardens to several small parcels of land well outside the city, and bans their existence within the city limits. It also bans the sale or distribution of Cannabis inside Everett, even when for more medical use. The ban will ex-pire in 18 months, though it likely won’t last that long with several potential lawsuits pending. Patients and medical access supporters urged the council to drop the ordinance without a single citi-zen appearing in support of the ordinance. Patient Don Skakie raised a critical point to the council, stating that “If you don’t like medical Cannabis, you aren’t going to like the future.” Others spoke directly against the legality of the

ban including John Worthington, a co-writer of the lawsuit that was filed against the city of Kent. He urged the city to drop the ban, reminding them that the same suit that targeted Kent could easily be brought against the city. There was even a voice of reason that doesn’t use medical Cannabis, but respects the right to do so. “Everyone should have safe access to the medicine they choose,” Ian Voje said. “Why is it that the city of Everett is trying to fight the will of the voters?” Everett City Attorney David Hall tried to ex-plain that they were not declaring medical Can-nabis a nuisance. He stated that the city “wants to have the ability to use the nuisance law to make sure that the marijuana activity doesn’t occur where the city doesn’t want it.” Hall conceeded that while the nuisance ordinance wasn’t the ideal way to deal with collective gardens,

it is a tool the city can use to enforce their will. He said Tacoma’s nuisance ordinance hasn’t been challenged with a lawsuit yet, though he failed to mention that it hasn’t been enforced in such a way that access points are denied. The trojan horse Cannabis ban didn’t fly with ac-tivists, or with all of the council members. Council member Paul Roberts stated for the record that he wasn’t “comfortable with recognizing this as a nui-sance,” though he voted for the ordinance. He went on to say that he believes the issue will be brought up again, and that the city will have to deal with it eventually. Roberts is right, said Steve Sarich, founder of Cannabis Action Coalition. “The city attorney [of Everett] is putting his cli-ent [the city] in harms way,” he said. “Cities have no right to regulate collective gardens in any way.”

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Concerns and questions can run wild in a new patient’s mind, and those matters can’t be answered without a trip inside. Will the location be comfortable and secure? Is the Cannabis medical grade? Will the budtenders be knowledgeable and polite? Fortunately this was the case for Riverside Wellness Center, a new collective that opened in the Granite Falls area. Run by partners Erik Offield, Jim Nicklin and Nicklin’s son, Tyler, Riverside Wellness is doing things right. They have succeeded in bringing a quality model for access to a new area. “We are really trying to help patients in the North End,” said Tyler, who is known for his passionate and knowledgeable budtending. “It’s been hard for patients to get access to the medicine they need out here.” The store is located about 25 minutes from Everett, but offers access to a wider area that extends north, east and south. Previously, patients had to drive into Mukilteo or Seattle or access one of the recently opened storefronts that have popped up along State Route 9. Cannabis ac-cess is slowly but surely spreading out of the Seattle-Ta-coma region into unexpected directions. “We kind of rolled the dice out here,” Erik said. “This is a big thing -- this is both our family’s future. We took everything we had to put into this place. And so far, the positive vibes and response has been fantastic.” The collective features a clean and purposeful layout. Hardwood floors extend throughout, and a comfortable

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hile people in this Cannabis in-dustry are often called potrepre-neurs, their optimistic views of a burgeoning, multi-billion dollar

industry don’t deserve to be shelved in the realm of pipe dreams. As medical marijuana expands steadily, the business end of Cannabis is maturing and developing a new breed of investors. Triple beam scales are being replaced by stock tickers and the basement pot guy swapped for high-end Cannabis access points operated by business school gradu-ates. Nowhere is this more evident than in the emergence of Privateer Holdings, one of the first private equity firms to set its eyes on the Cannabis industry. Founding partners Brendan Kennedy and Michael Blue envision the Cannabis industry to be worth between 40 and 60 billion dollars, and they intend to capital-ize on a market that for the moment is wide open. “The Berlin wall of Cannabis prohi-bition is crumbling down,” Kennedy told Bloomberg Business Week in December. “It’s inevitable that it will end in our life-times, its inevitable that it will end sooner rather than later.” That hope is what the partners are bank-ing on. The trends are on their side. This is an industry with undeniable potential and the curtain call is coming for the Cannabis small business. “Before starting Privateer Holdings I worked for Silicon Valley Bank Analyt-ics, where my job was to assess and assign value to start-up companies and emerging markets for venture capital,” Kennedy said. “When our first MMJ client appeared in mid-2010 the subject was taboo. But I was interested and set out to learn every-thing about the business of pot.” He dove headfirst into the medi-cal Cannabis industry, researching busi-ness models and meeting with activ-ists and owners alike across five states. It was through this process that the pair settled on a potential value for the in-dustry: $40 billion. One day. In 2011 the industry was valued at $1.7 billion by the See Change Strategy, an analysis company.

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THE RETURN OF ACCESSIN KENT IS A VICTORY,BUT THE FIGHT IS FAR FROM OVER.

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ashington Supreme Court Commission-er Steven Geoff ruled in favor of medi-cal Cannabis collective gardens in Kent

Wednesday Dec. 19, 2012, putting an ad hoc stay on the city’s outright ban on medical marijuana. This news came as a major victory to both the Cannabis Action Coalition and Herbal Choice Caregivers operator Deryck Tsang, who has since been able to reopen his location and begin serving patients again. Currently, Tsang’s collective is the only access point operating within the city. “I feel a little vindication but this Supreme Court hearing isn’t over,” Tsang said in an inter-view after the ruling. “But it’s not a win just yet.” The decision comes after months of litigation over a May 2012 Kent City Council vote of 4-3 to ban collective gardens. That night, CAC director Steve Sarich had a member of his coalition serve Mayor Suzette Cooke, uttering a well-reported line -- “I told you if you tried to enact a ban I would sue you...” as the papers were dropped into the stunned Mayor’s lap. The council blatantly ignored the will of the vot-ers, bringing the fight into Kent Superior Court.

WThe mayor, who has actively opposed MMJ since taking office, cited conflict with federal law as the reason for her decision. “I’m in an uncomfortable position if I determine what laws we enforce,” Cooke said at the fateful council meeting. “I encourage people who want medical mari-juana to change the federal law. As mayor I need

to uphold the laws and the laws do not allow medical marijuana from a point of distribu-tion.” But according to the CAC suit, Cooke is violating state law, and the city is liable for her decision. “We can challenge any city’s ban simply based on state law,” Sarich said. “It’s in the case law. Cities have no right to regulate collective gardens in any way. As a city, you don’t get to do that. That’s the state’s job.” The suit was first heard in Kent Superior Court, where an elected judge who lives in the city of Kent heard the case. The bias in the rul-ing was overwhelming. Judge Jay White grant-ed every single motion for the city, ultimately ruling in the city’s favor. But this was expected by the CAC. They knew they would have to get to the Washington state Supreme Court to have any hope of a victory. “We went into court that day knowing we were going to take a loss. It was a calculated loss, and not unexpected,” Sarich said. “There was no way a Kent judge was going to rule

‘‘- ACCESS POINT OPERATOR DERYCK TSANGon Kent’s medical marijuana moratoriun.

Possession, conspiracy, intent to deliver — they tied us up in court for over a year and a half, now they’re about to give us our stuff back. Its been a waste of time & resources.”


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DERYCK TSANG operates Herbal Choice Caregivers, the last remaining collective in the city. Tsang kept his access point open in defiance of a Oct. 2012 moratorium. Here he is in his clone room.

against his own city.” Though the loss was expected it still meant that all access was shut down in the city, forcing several thousand patients to find access outside of the city. Tsang said the loss meant he had to close his doors to sick and needy patients. “It has been really tough, not only emotion-ally but physically.” Tsang said. “We were closed for two months while the case was pending ap-peals — two long months. It was hard not be-ing able to help patients.” This wasn’t the first time Tsang has been tar-geted by the city: he has stood up for his rights

and those of his patients every single time. “We’ve been closed by the city three times, they raided us once, they filed misdemeanor charges, then they pressed charges on my wife after she testified in court,” he said. Calamba Tsang, his wife, was charged with marijuana possession her self. “Possession, conspiracy, intent to deliver, they tied us up in court for over a year,” Deryck said. “Now after a year and a half, they’re about to give us our stuff back. Its been a waste of time and resources.” In a city that once had four access points,

Tsang’s Herbal Choice is the last one stand-ing. Were it not for the efforts of the CAC and Tsang, the ban would still be in effect. “I want to take a stand here, I’ve lived here with my family for 12 years, I picked this be-cause it was an industrial zone, there’s not a school for four miles,” Tsang said, standing in his access point’s clone room. “None of our neighbors have ever complained – we’ve never had any issues, except with the city.


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‘‘While the impact of only one city banning ac-cess or collective gardens might seem incon-sequential, the ramifications are far reaching. Cities like Everett and Tacoma both looked to the Kent ban for case law in support of their own potential bans. Now that the stay has been granted, cities are looking to new methods to ban medical Cannabis access and gardens.

he recent ruling by the city of Everett declaring collective gardens a per se “nui-sance,” is a perfect example of how far the

cities will go to enforce their will. Tacoma insti-tuted a nuisance order earlier this year, though it has yet to be enforced in a way that the city’s dozens of access points have been shut down. In Everett, patients are lacking both access and the ability to grow collectively — a mainstay of the states MMJ law. For the CAC, these nui-sance orders will be the next target. “Cities can’t call this a nuisance, they can’t re-strict it to vague commercial zones, they cannot enact moratoriums and not address the issues, and they certainly can’t enact an outright ban,” Sarich explained. “So we can challenge those cities directly, or we can go into the Supreme Court and beat Kent, and then use that case to beat any other city that tries to do this again.” For now, Tsang is happy to be operating his

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collective again. Herbal Choice Caregivers is located in an industrial park in the Kent Valley. The facility is safe and secure and under con-stant video surveillance linked to alarm moni-tors, Tsang said. Then there’s the neighbors: the Washington State Patrol office sits next door. Commissioner Geoff noted that the City of Kent’s argument claiming relative harm is debatable, and that nothing in the state’s medi-cal marijuana law, RCW 69.51a, “precludes a qualifying patient or designated provider from

engaging in the private, unlicensed, noncom-mercial production, possession, transportation, delivery or administration of Cannabis for medical use.” He went on to say in his report that “if the city has cause to believe Mr. Tsang is engaged in illegal activities rather than a collective gar-den, it can control those activities by means other than a zoning ban on collective gardens.” After being raided, charged criminally, and then subjected to a ban against his medicine, Tsang hopes the end is near. “Our case is likely to influence the outcome of other moratoriums, other bans, it matters a lot, if we lose,” Tsang said. “Everett and all the other places will use this as case law to justify their ban. I would like this community to come together and fight these cities together.” To support the ongoing legal battle, contact either the CAC or Herbal Choice Caregivers for donation information. A Supreme Court case isn’t cheap -- and the outcome will affect patients all across Washington. The medical Cannabis community needs to stand up to unjust laws, and support those fighting against them. The case could be heard as soon as mid-January, though a ruling is months away. The return of access to Kent is a victory, but it’s a fight far from over.

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As the OffenderConnect telephone system lags to connect Chris Williams to the outside world, it’s hard to stomach the contradiction that life in Missoula County Detention Facility presents. Before his incarceration, Williams, a practicing Buddhist, lived in harmony with nature to produce a medicine that helped many sick people and provided him a simple living for him and his son. The only threat that faced his way of life was a government that has refused to respect his medicine, his way of life and ultimately his freedom. Now his plants and greenhouse have been

replaced by steel bars and a coveted Montana lifestyle furloughed indefinitely for a world without sunlight.

federal prosecutors threw the book at PROLIFIC mONTANA GROWER CHRIS WILLIAMS & his 1,500 plants.

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A view looking east in the nursery of the old Montana Cannabis, after federal agents raided in March 2011

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“BEST-CASE SCENARIO, I COULD BE OUT IN FIVE YEARS AND GET TO WATCH MY SON GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE.”

Chris Williams waits Sept. 27, 2012 for the jury to return a verdict in his federal trial involving the cultivation and distribution of marijuana and four related charges regarding possession of a firearm and drug trafficking.

ust two weeks before Christmas, Williams was facing eight felony charges, including possession with intent to distribute mari-

juana and seven enhanced weapons charges, which together total a man-datory minimum 92-year sentence. As of print time, his sentencing date has yet to be scheduled. Williams was persecuted for grow-ing medical Cannabis for roughly 400 patients in Montana, but he was obeying Montana’s medical marijua-na law at the time federal prosecu-tors indicted him. His operation had business licenses in every county they operated in and underwent frequent inspection by local law enforcement and department of health officials. As far as he and his partners knew, their operation was legal. In March 2011, federal officers raided Williams’ and his partners’ four businesses, plus a large-scale greenhouse garden and charged them for an activity that’s legal in his home state. On that same day, 25 other raids were carried out against numer-ous other providers, growers and lo-call access point owners. Williams’ case, in particular, has re-

ceived national attention, an outcry of support and has helped to high-light the disparity between compas-sionate state mmj laws and draconian federal drug laws. When he originally started provid-ing Cannabis in 2009, he said he was obeying the law. “When we first started, our plan was to have a statewide delivery, not to have outlets,” Williams explained. “We didn’t think that the state was ready for dispensaries. It turned out

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that we were right. The industry grew fast, and was too much for small com-munities.” By the time of the federal raids, Montana had dozens of legal dispen-saries. Williams and his partners op-erated dispensaries in Miles City, Bill-ings, Missoula and Helena. The group had three delivery drivers statewide for patients with disabilities. They also had multiple medical gardens produc-ing the medicine, including a massive greenhouse that Williams was explic-itly in charge of.

“The grow started with 30 plants, mainly mothers representing 27 strains of medicine,” Williams said. “When the feds came in, we had 1,500 total plants. I had just done a count of the grow, which had roughly 900 plants split between vegetative and flowering, 37 mothers and around 550 clones.” While the plant number might sound high, it was within legal limits. The law at the time of the raid read, (1) (a) A registered cardholder may possess up to 4 mature plants, 12 seedlings, and

1 ounce of usable marijuana. (b) A provider or marijuana-infused products provider may pos-sess 4 mature plants, 12 seedlings, and 1 ounce of usable marijuana for each registered cardhold-er who has named the person as the registered cardholder’s provider. With their facilities having 370 registered patients, the plant count was legal and justifi-able under state law, his attorney said. “We did always worry [about the federal government] but we were in absolute com-pliance with the mmj law,” he said. “It’s sad now to think that even though we did every-thing to maintain that compliance, I am now

in prison. In hindsight, it will have probably cost me five to 10 years in prison and potentially a life sen-tence.” A major aspect of the sentencing structures with his case are the weap-ons charges brought against him. Several hunting rifles and a pistol

were found during the raids. All the weap-ons were legally purchased and possessed, Williams said. The federal sentencing guide-lines transformed the legal possession of the guns into felony possession while engaged in criminal enterprise. They made up most of the 92-year sentence, and have been used as a tool by the prosecution to paint the operation as criminal. There’s one problem with the as-sumption: Montana. “It’s a part of our culture out here,” Wil-liams said. “Not a gun culture, but a provid-ing for yourself culture. Through the process

“THE TRIAL WAS THE MOST DISAPPOINTING PART,” WILLIAMS SAID. “I’VE LEARNED THAT THE U.S. CONSTITUTION DOESN’T REALLY EXIST AS YOU READ IT. IT’S BEEN WATERED-DOWN BY POLITICS AND POLICY. I GUESS I WAS A LITTLE NAIVE.


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A view looking east in the nursery of Montana Cannabis from 2009.

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WILLIAMS WAS NOT ALLOWED TO PRESENT A MEDICAL CANNABIS DEFENSE DURING THE TRIAL. WITHOUT IT, PROSECUTION HAD A FAR EASIER JOB CONVICTING HIM.

of the trial, it was one of the issues I struggled with. The government was le-veraging my Second Amendment rights against my right to a trial and enhancing my charges.” During breaks from gardening at the greenhouse, Williams and coworkers of-ten would hunt on the 160-acre property west of Helena on U.S. Highway 12. Sev-eral deer were harvested each season le-gally, and the meat fed the workers. The hunting guns were also practical for an-other reason: Protection against wild ani-mals. The greenhouse was in a rural area that made the presence of guns necessary for protection. Those guns that helped provide food and safety would provide neither in the hands of federal prosecutors. Shortly after the raid, his three partners, Chris Lind-sey, Thomas Daubert and Richard Flor, all took plea deals, dumping the majority of the weapons charges on Williams. He re-jected the first plea deal offered, believing that if he took his case to trial he would not be convicted. “Williams is one of only four Cannabis caregivers to take his case all the way to trial, out of more than 70 indicted since President Obama took office,” said activ-ist and personal friend Kari Boiter, who has worked tirelessly to fight for Williams after his conviction. “A White House pe-tition to pardon Williams has received more than 27,000 signatures to date.”

During the trial, Williams was not allowed to present a medical Cannabis defense. By denying his right to present a defense, the prosecution had an easier job of convicting him. “The trial was the most disappointing part,” Williams said. “I’ve learned that the U.S. Consti-tution doesn’t really exist as you read it. It’s been watered-down by politics and policy. I guess I was a little naive. I tried to stand up and tell the truth, to say that this is wrong! But the court orders kept me from telling the truth [through a MMJ defense] in court. It was an overwhelm-ingly huge lesson.”

he first plea bargain offered to Williams would have likely resulted in no jail time, but his faith in the justice system and in his own right to engage in activities that

were legal under state law led him to reject the deal. In the months after his arrest and facing an uphill battle and missing his teenage son, things settled in. “As a citizen and as a former Marine, I re-ally believed in the system,” he said. “But when I learned that my right to appeal could have been taken away ... It would have ended my fight and I would have been in prison for life.” A new plea deal was put on the table in December 2012 and Williams took it. This settlement came after his conviction, which is considered atypical but not surprising, given the unusual details of his case. Six of the eight charges will be dismissed in return for Williams withdrawing his motions for acquittal and a new trial. His remaining charges are possession

with intent to distribute marijuana, which carries a maximum term of five years imprisonment with no mandatory minimum, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, which car-ries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment with a five-year mandatory minimum sentence. “Best-case scenario, I could be out in five years and get to watch my son graduate from college,” Wil-liams said, with hope in his voice. “I didn’t predict how hard it would be on my son. The hardest part is being separated from him, trying to be a positive influence without being able to be there.” Prison life has not been easy for Williams, and the government has been moving him every couple of weeks, making writing letters and ordering items from the commissary impossible. He says that every prison or jail he has been in has been at or over ca-pacity. Inmates often sleep on floors three to a cell. The majority are in for drug-related offenses, he says, highlighting the hypocrisy of the war on drugs. “I talk to a lot of inmates,” he said. “A lot are good people who need therapy and counseling. If the government took all the money they spend locking people up and gave these people what they really need, most would be productive members of society. The prison system and the country would be better if half the inmates weren’t in prison.” As the war on drugs continues, the prison system is being flooded with people who simply possessed or used illegal drugs. Nonviolent offenders like Wil-liams are locked away for activities a growing num-ber of Americans see as a health problem, not a criminal problem. “The greatest benefit of my fight is the national level of attention it has received,” Williams said op-timistically. “Hopefully this will help protect mmj patients and providers nationwide so they don’t have to live with what I’ve gone through.”

Federal agents seize medical marijuana plants at Montana Cannabis during a raid at the Helena business on Monday March 14, 2011.

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They’re nearly artifacts: games and comics from a time when marijuana was far less accepted than it is today.

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drug use to the forefront of society in times of extreme drug prohibition. Characters like Cheech and Chong may seem dated and slightly ridiculous in 2013 Washington, but they were critical in reversing the stigma of mari-juana through comedy and hubris. Our nation could soon have a generation raised where Cannabis isn’t il-legal, and where the failed war on drugs is a chapter in their history books. But in the 60’s and 70’s the majority of mainstream Americans believed in reefer madness. They believed Reagan in the 80’s when he said, “I now have absolute proof that smoking even one marijuana cigarette is equal in brain damage to being on Bikini Island during an H-bomb blast.” And those same people went on

hto found D.A.R.E, history’s single least effective drug education. But during that time a growing movement of enlightened minds were us-ing Cannabis and other psychoactive drugs, stepping out to create what was known simply as “counterculture.” Nowhere is this more evident or fun than in the adventures of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, a comic strip series that emerged from the Berkley area in 1968. Let’s take a trip back in time, time, time... “Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope.” –Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers

The Freak Brothers were a trio of “hippy” characters created by artist Gilbert Shelton, and they first appeared in underground newspapers in Texas begin-ning in May of 1968. Their comic book debut was in “Feds ‘n’ Heads,” and

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their adventures were combined in 1971’s “Collected Adventures of the Fabu-lous Furry Freak Brothers,” which has been continually in print to this day. Their adventures revolved around scoring drugs, mainly Cannabis, and the shenanigans that would occur in the process. Their biggest goal was to “not get burned,” by a bad drug deal, and avoid getting busted by the cops. None of them have jobs, and were consummately lazy about work/hygiene/cleaning while conversely being highly motivated during their adventures. One of their other favorite catchphrases was “While you’re out there smashing the state,

don’t forget to keep a smile on your lips and a song in your heart!” Other recurring themes in the comics question the corruption in law en-forcement and government of the time, and the war on drugs. It presented social commentary in a seemingly harmless way, though the subject matter often went far beyond simply being high. The strip was often reprinted in Playboy and High Times, and many are still in circulation today. To honor the impact of the Freak Brothers, we would like to bring back their official board game for modern use. It’s essentially a hybrid of the Life game and Monopoly, but in this game, the goal is to get around the board and score as much marijuana as possible, without getting busted by the man. You even play with old taped-up roaches instead of metal cars and battleships. The full game is available for download at www.tinyurl.com/leafblast and find copies of the comics at www.ripoffpress.com. Aww, what a trip.

The phrase “for enlightened adults,” let concerned parents know the comics were for their eyes only, but also served as a calling card to a new counterculture rejecting societal norms.

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2. In a bowl, combine the bottled cayenne pepper sauce, melted butter and 1/4 cup of the prepared blue cheese salad dressing and mix well. Add the shredded cooked chicken and toss well to coat.

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WHAT KIND OF GARDENER ARE YOU?PRIVATE CULTIVATOR • PROFESSIONAL CULTIVATOR • COMMERCIAL CULTIVATOR

AFTER RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR we would like to take a step back and have a look at a fundamental question that many of us overlook: why are you gardening? Often we get involved with growing medi-cal Cannabis without first being totally clear on the goal of the endeavor. As a result many growers get educated through the “School of Hard Knocks.” The curriculum often in-cludes famed lessons such as “Biting off more than you can chew” “Splitting every-thing 50/50, I promise brah” “It’s way too hot in here,” “What’s so hard about grow-ing a weed?” and everyone’s least favorite, “dude that didn’t yield 500g/m2 !?” If you’re reading this, there is good news: the world did not end and an entirely new beginning filled with infinite possibility now exists. If 2013 is your year to actualize the possibility of cultivating your own medica-tion or taking your current efforts to the next level, let’s start with the basics. Why are you gardening? We will be examining this questions through the classification of three types of garden-ers: (the) Private Cultivator, Professional Cultivator and Commercial Cultivator. Inside each category, which we will, from time to time, be referring back to in this years’ later articles, we will identify the benefits and deficits of each approach and take a look at the types of responsibilities, liabilities and rewards each type of gar-dener can expect.

THE PRIVATE CULTIVATOR is cultivating medication only for their personal use. This means they are looking to keep start-up costs, operating costs and time capital low, and efficiency, ease of operation and predictability of results high. The Private Cultivator has heard about the bene-fits and cost efficiency of growing your own medication and is looking to create an ample and ongoing supply of high quality medication that they enjoy at an average cultivation cost of $2-$4 per gram. The easier the system is to run and maintain with predictable results the bet-ter. Things that are not important to this type of grower are getting the most exotic strains, latest growing gear or adding every possible gadget or nutrient additive to achieve the highest possible potential for the plant. If you find yourself falling into this category there are several key components that will allows you to achieve these results fastest. Private Cultivator almost certainly benefits from growing in soil and better yet, pre-fed soil like Sub Cool’s super soil, that require little or no supplementation outside of water from start to harvest.

Using small environments such as closets or tents create instant access to a growing facility. Managing heat by decreasing the watts you are using (versus HVAC or AC solutions) is generally preferred. For example, running a 400-watt bulb which may deliver lower total lumens but provide an ideal temperature and humidity for your plants to grow in will deliver favorable results compared to a garden illuminated by 600 watts, but with environ-mental conditions that are too hot and too dry. Selecting strains that grow with well-balanced structure

and deliver a reliable high quality yield of medical-grade sensimilla without requiring training, pruning, thinning or specialized nutrient programs is essential for success in this set up. A garden run as described would likely take a mini-mal amount of time to tend to (10 to 15 minutes every other day or daily). The majority of the time will be required at harvest. It’d also be cost effective to run with the primary additional cost coming from the electricity and initial setup cost both of which would be strongly offset by the relief created from limiting donations for your medication.

ecause the private cultivator is only growing for their own personal consumption, they are free to exercise whatever cleaning regimes, pathogenic

treatment/prevention programs, flushing techniques, etc. they are comfortable with, as their medication is precisely for them and them alone. Lastly, the private cultivator in the state of Washington has one of the smallest burden of liability to bear. Over and over, patients participating in gardens that are legitimately producing for just their own use have been and are protected by their affirmative defense. The Private Cultivator is limited in strain selec-tion, as it requires a special strain that will thrive and achieve in environments that suit the Private Culti-vator most appropriately. As a result they’re likely to continue visiting local collectives from time to time to appease any benefits of variety or specific strains that fall outside the realm of Private Cultivation. Also, in order to reach peak efficiency, the private cultivator cannot abandon attending the garden regu-larly without it affecting production. This can become a consideration for vacations, travel and the like.This is one of the easiest problems to resolve for the private cultivator due to the small amount of time and ease of responsibilities the garden itself demands from a qualified babysitter or automated system upgrades.

THE GOOD

THE BAD

-LOW START-UP COST-LOW TIME COMMITMENT, LIABILITY-FLEXIBLE CLEANING, PESTICIDE CHOICES-COST-EFFECTIVE TO MAINTAIN MEDICINE SUPPLY

-LIMITED ON STRAIN SELECTION-CAN’T EXPECT TO GROW THE VERY HIGHEST GRADE CANNABIS

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PRIVATE CULTIVATOR • PROFESSIONAL CULTIVATOR • COMMERCIAL CULTIVATOR

This is the category where strain hunters, seed collectors, max gram per watt “experts,” gear junkies and weed nerds often find themselves.


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THE PROFESSIONAL CULTIVATOR is the next category. This type of grower is looking to create the best Cannabis possible. They likely participate in a col-lective garden with three or more members. Professional Cultivators have the largest span of execution from people who’ve successfully taken their Private Cultivator techniques and replicated this environment to people who work out of facili-ties dedicated to nothing more than the garden that operates in it, complete with every grower gadget and technology the mind can conceive. The Professional Cultivator is genuinely distrib-uting medication to only the static members of the collective garden. From time to time, the profes-sional grower’s yield exceeds the needs of the static members of the collective garden and the extra medication is donated to members of the collec-tive. This amount is always the minority of the total yield amount from which any proceeds are donated back into the collective. Any growers who see themselves in this category share a commonality, in my experience: just a raw

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passion and love for growing this plant. This is so consistent because the amount of time and possible cost paired with the lack of predictability found in this category attracts people who find enough joy and fulfillment in what they are doing that the ex-perience transcends the huge efficiency gaps. If you are really committed to learning how to maximize your plant’s potential, chances are you have both exceeded and fallen short of the mark in each category you hope to master. This can express itself simply as a small defi-ciency in nutrients resulting in little more than a loss of flavor, to miscalculation in strain selection that results in an unintentionally pollinated room. These types of gardeners are using the highest possible watts for their space, expertly cooling their environments with a combination of air cooled lights, intake and exhaust ports and/or air condi-tioning. They generally opt for all the additional benefits including C02 supplementation, complete and customizable nutrient regimes the professional

cultivator employs various advanced growing techniques to produce the desired outcomes. In most cases, the goal of this grower is to maximize the potential of each plant grown in all ways possible. The professional cultivator occasionally enjoys the spoils of producing a crop that is representative of the highest quality medication available today. Because the time re-quirement of the professional cultivator can be very, very high they are often able to focus fulltime on something they are truly passionate about, allowing a freedom in life that comes only from loving what you do and doing what you love. Professional Cultivators are often able to assist in being the ambassadors of new strains never, ever hav-ing been grown before, along with developing their own gardening techniques and touches.

he professional cultivator is limited by the locations they can grow in as in many cases the commitment to excellence requires a dedicated area that not all

homes or circumstances can provide. The high initial start-up costs and amount of knowledge required to properly outfit a garden, accurately calculate and account for the

heat and humidity load required to bring a dynamic crop to term is daunting. The professional cultivator generally supports higher maintenance and up-keep costs and is required to be prepared with a cash reserve to mitigate the im-

pacts of failing equipment. Most every successful gardener I’ve met who fits this category prefers to be spending time with their plants often and isn’t necessarily aware of the actual time commitment involved. A single garden with 4000 watts yielding around 1g/watt with a separate veg. room usually takes 25 to 35 hours per week, on average, including harvest time. But that depends on the type of system you are running, which explains why many gardeners in the profession-al cultivator category have time for little else. Because the professional cultivator is producing medi-cation for others in the collective garden and, potentially, for dynamic members, they must adhere to the highest cleanliness regimes and agreed upon pathogenic treatment and nutrient programs. And because there can be several people involved in the collective garden along with higher amounts of commer-cial transactions, they are required to have tip-top record keeping, filing and accountability systems. This ensures all members of the collective are afforded the highest possible legal protection with their affirmative defense.

THE GOOD

THE BAD

-GROW THE VERY BEST MEDICATION-BRING NEW STRAINS TO PATIENTS-GETS TO BE A FULL TIME JOB-ABLE TO CREATE NEW STRAINS

-HIGH START-UP & RUNNING COSTS-REQUIRES EXPANDED KNOWLEDGE BASE-CASH RESERVE NEEDED FOR EQUIPMENT-HIGHER LEGAL LIABILITY FOR GROWER

PRODUCTS:SOIL/SOILLESS MIXES AND HYDROPONICS

LIGHTING:600-1000 WATT HPS/MH

GROWING SPACE: DEDICATED ROOM

STRAINS: ELITE

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-HIGH START-UP & RUNNING COSTS-REQUIRES EXPANDED KNOWLEDGE BASE-CASH RESERVE NEEDED FOR EQUIPMENT-HIGHER LEGAL LIABILITY FOR GROWER

PRODUCTS:SOIL/SOILLESS MIXES AND HYDROPONICS

LIGHTING:600-1000 WATT HPS/MH

GROWING SPACE: DEDICATED ROOM

STRAINS: ELITE

THE COMMERCIAL CULTIVATOR is the last classification we will be exploring. For this grower, the goal is production. They are cultivating for larger collec-tives garden with many dynamic members along with several static members. The commercial cultivator is skilled at combining efficient use of resources, the correct strains and growing set ups and the most advanced gardening techniques to meet the demand of the patients they serve in a cost-effective way, and must abide by all the laws and regulations available to follow. The commercial cultivator serves the greatest num-ber of individual patients of all three categories and is therefore always faced with the burden of maintaining or improving quality, while keeping operating costs and time capital manageable. People who find themselves in this category have very special responsibility. Creating and maintaining larger scale garden operations is not simply a matter of taking a smaller room and replicating it. Commercial cultivators are usually relegated to growing in large rooms or warehouses. These require meaningfully differ-ent techniques to maintain ideal environmental conditions compared to the dedicated rooms often used by the professional cultivator. Passive cooling, lung rooms, vaulted or steeple-cooling ceilings can all be used to cool down the garden while maintaining cost efficiency.

ommercial cultivators also have some of the most creative solutions to keep daily main-tenance responsibilities from monopolizing

their time. Running all stages of the facility is critical for the commercial cultivator to ensure they serve their patients to their best ability with no gaps in production. Most facilities are run by a small team, which is lead by a crop manager to ensure all duties and responsibilities are com-pleted and not left to the efforts of one person. Commercial cultivators easily bear the burden of the highest liability from a legal standpoint as they are producing the largest amount of weight and servicing the greatest number of patients in most cases. As a result, superior legal representa-tion and fiscal advice is required from early stag-es and ongoing throughout the life of the com-mercial cultivators garden(s) career. Commercial

Commercial cultivators easily bear the burden of the highest liability from a legal standpoint as they are producing the largest amount of cannabis and servicing the greatest number of patients in almost all cases.


cultivators, like any business owner, must have significant capital reserves in order to efficiently run and account for ongoing costs of servicing its members. The time com-mitment for the commercial cultivator is so great it must be serviced by multiple people and therefore the skills of working with and managing others is a necessity for success. This kind of growing is a whole ‘nother ball game.

THE GOOD

THE BAD

-SERVICE THE MOST PATIENTS-SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES-EXPERTS IN EFFICIENCY

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moking is the oldest and most common method of inhalation drug delivery. It provides rapid

onset of drug action. � is results in the ability of the drug user to carefully ti-trate their drug intake and regulate the desired e� ects. However, smoking is unsuitable for delivery of pharmaceu-tical products because it results in the delivery of the drug compound(s) con-taminated with combustion products. Cannabis smoke has irritating, noxious e� ects on the lungs and respiratory sys-tem, very similar to tobacco. � e vaporization of medicinal plants has been going on for centuries, but only in recent years has this method been applied to the use of Cannabis. Vaporization is the transition of mat-ter from a solid or liquid phase into a gaseous (or vapor) phase. Water boiling into steam is an example of vaporiza-tion. � e medically active cannabinoid and terpene compounds of Cannabis

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are found in the resin glands on the external surface of the plant matter, and it is these compounds that “boil” at a lower temperature than the burning of the plant matter. � e vaporization range is 356-392 degrees F (180-200 degrees C), which is just below the combustion point, or burning point where smoke is produced. Benzene is liberated or released at 392 degrees F and combustion of the plant material occurs at 446 degrees F. Benzene is one the many aromatic hydrocarbons found in smoke. � ese aromatic hydrocarbons are carcinogenic or cancer caus-ing toxic compounds. Smoke also contains other toxins such as tar and irritating particulate matter. � ese toxins make smoke more thick and harsh. Vaporization is said to allow the connoisseur access to the � avor compounds in the medicine more so than smoking, o� ering a � ne mist of the active essence of the medicine. Many people are familiar with the use of a machine

called a nebulizer for delivery of medication in the treatment of asthma. � is form of treat-ment is preferred in an acute attack due to its e� ectiveness of rapid onset delivery of the medication. Medication inhaled into the lungs is much quicker in its e� ects versus an orally ingested form of the medication that must be absorbed through the intestines. Nebulizer technology mixes a gas and particles of the asthma medicine together creating a � ne mist which is inhaled. � is mist is essentially what is created by a vaporizer machine through some low heat technology. Conduction style vaporizers for Canna-bis use were � rst introduced in the early 1970s and were largely ine� cient with the plant ma-terial directly in contact with a heat source like a hot metal plate. Modern day convection style vaporizers started coming on the scene in the early to mid 1990s. � e e� ciency of vaporizers has been greatly improved, however no vapor-izer is 100% e� cient. � ere are many incarna-tions of the vaporizer on the market today and one can expect to pay any where from 20 to 500 bucks. � ere are even portable versions that are marketed to be inconspicuous for discretion-ary use out in public as there is essentially no o� ensive odors associated with the vapor. � e ability to vaporize a large num-

ber of medically important drug substances for systemic delivery through inhalation opens the possibility of treating a variety of acute and episodic conditions. Conditions such as break-through pain, migraine headache, erectile dys-function, insomnia, and seizures. Such treat-ments will be particularly valuable in cases, such as pain, where patients have an awareness of their need for medication and can therefore control the timing and amount of their drug intake safely and reliably. � e quick delivery of medication through the lungs has much utility and has been fairly well studied.

o help show that vaporization is a viable delivery route of Cannabis, the California chapter of NORML and the Multidis-

ciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) teamed up to conduct and fund a study that was published in 2004. � e results of the study were published in the peer reviewed journal, � e Journal of Cannabis � erapeu-tics (which incidentally ceased to exist shortly thereafter in 2004, after the � rst edition hav-ing been printed in only 2001). � e title of the journal article “Cannabis Vaporization: a Promising Strategy for Reducing Harm” out-lined a great reduction in toxicity - vaporiza-tion vs. smoking Cannabis. Smoking is known to lower resistance to lung infections due to impaired immune responses. � ese negative e� ects are not due to the cannabinoids or terpene compounds, rather the toxins in smoke attack immune cells, the hair-like cilia, and other natural de-fense mechanisms of the lungs. An interesting � nding from the research on vaporization as compared to smoke from water pipes, water pipes were shown to be ine� ective at removing tars and gases that are toxic in the smoke from the combustion of plant material. � e main bene� t of smoking through a water pipe seems to be restricted to the physical cooling of the smoke before entry into the lung thereby re-ducing resultant in� ammation. A 2007 pilot study sponsored by the California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research demonstrated in 18 individuals that the “smokeless” delivery route of vaporization was a “safe and e� ective” cannabinoid delivery

route in those who desire a rapid onset of the medicinal e� ects with a reduction in the toxicity associated with smoking. � is study was printed in the journal of Clinical Phar-macology and � erapeutics. One perceived downside to the widespread of vaporization for the delivery of cannabis is that if the indi-vidual patient is not an experienced smoker already, the concept of pulling even a vapor into the lungs may be so foreign that it is im-practical for that patient and thereby reduc-ing compliance of use and outcomes. A cor-ollary to that argument would be that most who are habituated to the smoking of Can-nabis as a primary delivery route may � nd it undesirable to simply vaporize for medici-nal purposes as the behavioral patterning of smoking may be so deeply entrenched. A large survey conducted of chronic users demonstrated that those who primarily use a vaporizer were less likely to report upper respiratory complaints of phlegm accumu-lation, coughing, and wheezing. � ere has been no conclusive evidence of an increased incidence of lung cancer in Cannabis smok-ers, evidence has shown that it is at least less than previously expected. It stands to reason however if Cannabis is a medicine that is to be used for any duration, especially over the life-span, seeking delivery routes that reduce harm makes sense. Due to the strong medical opposition to the smoking of Cannabis as medication, vaporization o� ers a superior alternative to the smoking of Cannabis as a primary de-livery route. A lung cancer patient treating their nausea associated with chemotherapy would be one prime example for the use of a vaporizer. We need the immediate e� ects of inhalation therapy along with reducing the short and long term detrimental e� ects on the lungs of the toxins in the smoke. Vaporization reduces the harm associat-ed with combustion, or smoking of the plant material, while e� ectively delivering the ac-tive components of the medicine. Vaporiza-tion is truly preferred to other methods in order to shift the paradigm away from “the smoking of pot” to the use of Cannabis as the important medicine that it is.

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The Phantom digital vaporizer is an economical, easy-to-use device. It relies on a bag, and fi lls quickly and accurately according to temperature. Overall, for the casual user, this is a great Volcano alternative.

Like the name says, the Iolite is the original portable vaporizer that has been tried and true. It runs off butane and delivers powerful hits of fl ower quickly and discretely. Like the Flightbox, it fi ts easily in a pocket for on-the-go use.

This nifty handheld vaporizer is made out of solid wood and runs on AA batteries! Simply pop off the lid, load the bowl with herb, shut the lid and engage the button. Vapor comes out within 2-3 seconds and is delivered in a powerful yet effi cient way.


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moking is the oldest and most common method of inhalation drug delivery. It provides rapid

onset of drug action. � is results in the ability of the drug user to carefully ti-trate their drug intake and regulate the desired e� ects. However, smoking is unsuitable for delivery of pharmaceu-tical products because it results in the delivery of the drug compound(s) con-taminated with combustion products. Cannabis smoke has irritating, noxious e� ects on the lungs and respiratory sys-tem, very similar to tobacco. � e vaporization of medicinal plants has been going on for centuries, but only in recent years has this method been applied to the use of Cannabis. Vaporization is the transition of mat-ter from a solid or liquid phase into a gaseous (or vapor) phase. Water boiling into steam is an example of vaporiza-tion. � e medically active cannabinoid and terpene compounds of Cannabis

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T

BY SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR DR. SCOTT D. ROSE

are found in the resin glands on the external surface of the plant matter, and it is these compounds that “boil” at a lower temperature than the burning of the plant matter. � e vaporization range is 356-392 degrees F (180-200 degrees C), which is just below the combustion point, or burning point where smoke is produced. Benzene is liberated or released at 392 degrees F and combustion of the plant material occurs at 446 degrees F. Benzene is one the many aromatic hydrocarbons found in smoke. � ese aromatic hydrocarbons are carcinogenic or cancer caus-ing toxic compounds. Smoke also contains other toxins such as tar and irritating particulate matter. � ese toxins make smoke more thick and harsh. Vaporization is said to allow the connoisseur access to the � avor compounds in the medicine more so than smoking, o� ering a � ne mist of the active essence of the medicine. Many people are familiar with the use of a machine

called a nebulizer for delivery of medication in the treatment of asthma. � is form of treat-ment is preferred in an acute attack due to its e� ectiveness of rapid onset delivery of the medication. Medication inhaled into the lungs is much quicker in its e� ects versus an orally ingested form of the medication that must be absorbed through the intestines. Nebulizer technology mixes a gas and particles of the asthma medicine together creating a � ne mist which is inhaled. � is mist is essentially what is created by a vaporizer machine through some low heat technology. Conduction style vaporizers for Canna-bis use were � rst introduced in the early 1970s and were largely ine� cient with the plant ma-terial directly in contact with a heat source like a hot metal plate. Modern day convection style vaporizers started coming on the scene in the early to mid 1990s. � e e� ciency of vaporizers has been greatly improved, however no vapor-izer is 100% e� cient. � ere are many incarna-tions of the vaporizer on the market today and one can expect to pay any where from 20 to 500 bucks. � ere are even portable versions that are marketed to be inconspicuous for discretion-ary use out in public as there is essentially no o� ensive odors associated with the vapor. � e ability to vaporize a large num-

ber of medically important drug substances for systemic delivery through inhalation opens the possibility of treating a variety of acute and episodic conditions. Conditions such as break-through pain, migraine headache, erectile dys-function, insomnia, and seizures. Such treat-ments will be particularly valuable in cases, such as pain, where patients have an awareness of their need for medication and can therefore control the timing and amount of their drug intake safely and reliably. � e quick delivery of medication through the lungs has much utility and has been fairly well studied.

o help show that vaporization is a viable delivery route of Cannabis, the California chapter of NORML and the Multidis-

ciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) teamed up to conduct and fund a study that was published in 2004. � e results of the study were published in the peer reviewed journal, � e Journal of Cannabis � erapeu-tics (which incidentally ceased to exist shortly thereafter in 2004, after the � rst edition hav-ing been printed in only 2001). � e title of the journal article “Cannabis Vaporization: a Promising Strategy for Reducing Harm” out-lined a great reduction in toxicity - vaporiza-tion vs. smoking Cannabis. Smoking is known to lower resistance to lung infections due to impaired immune responses. � ese negative e� ects are not due to the cannabinoids or terpene compounds, rather the toxins in smoke attack immune cells, the hair-like cilia, and other natural de-fense mechanisms of the lungs. An interesting � nding from the research on vaporization as compared to smoke from water pipes, water pipes were shown to be ine� ective at removing tars and gases that are toxic in the smoke from the combustion of plant material. � e main bene� t of smoking through a water pipe seems to be restricted to the physical cooling of the smoke before entry into the lung thereby re-ducing resultant in� ammation. A 2007 pilot study sponsored by the California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research demonstrated in 18 individuals that the “smokeless” delivery route of vaporization was a “safe and e� ective” cannabinoid delivery

route in those who desire a rapid onset of the medicinal e� ects with a reduction in the toxicity associated with smoking. � is study was printed in the journal of Clinical Phar-macology and � erapeutics. One perceived downside to the widespread of vaporization for the delivery of cannabis is that if the indi-vidual patient is not an experienced smoker already, the concept of pulling even a vapor into the lungs may be so foreign that it is im-practical for that patient and thereby reduc-ing compliance of use and outcomes. A cor-ollary to that argument would be that most who are habituated to the smoking of Can-nabis as a primary delivery route may � nd it undesirable to simply vaporize for medici-nal purposes as the behavioral patterning of smoking may be so deeply entrenched. A large survey conducted of chronic users demonstrated that those who primarily use a vaporizer were less likely to report upper respiratory complaints of phlegm accumu-lation, coughing, and wheezing. � ere has been no conclusive evidence of an increased incidence of lung cancer in Cannabis smok-ers, evidence has shown that it is at least less than previously expected. It stands to reason however if Cannabis is a medicine that is to be used for any duration, especially over the life-span, seeking delivery routes that reduce harm makes sense. Due to the strong medical opposition to the smoking of Cannabis as medication, vaporization o� ers a superior alternative to the smoking of Cannabis as a primary de-livery route. A lung cancer patient treating their nausea associated with chemotherapy would be one prime example for the use of a vaporizer. We need the immediate e� ects of inhalation therapy along with reducing the short and long term detrimental e� ects on the lungs of the toxins in the smoke. Vaporization reduces the harm associat-ed with combustion, or smoking of the plant material, while e� ectively delivering the ac-tive components of the medicine. Vaporiza-tion is truly preferred to other methods in order to shift the paradigm away from “the smoking of pot” to the use of Cannabis as the important medicine that it is.

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BEHIND THE STRAIN

The Genetics:

smoke report:

BY DR. SCANDERSON FOR NORTHWEST LEAF

Bubba Stomper

Lineage

This is a special plant. With 35-45 days in veg it responds well to topping, high nitrogen & low pH. In � ower, this plant will take o� and stretch out 200-300%, sets � owers early and quickly and demands phosphorous around week two of � ower, unlike other OG crosses. Like most elite OG kush crosses she’s sensitive and � nicky, preferring very low nutrient levels, high calcium (use those PPM’s wisely), lots of light and not much heat. Once dialed-in, this plant produces a med. yield of spear-shaped kolas of the frostiest nature. Patience is a virtue with this yield as it sets � owers early but doesn’t really bulk up until the last couple weeks. Odor control is essential; the smell is super potent.

The Effect:

nothing short of damaging. Do not attempt to operate anything on this medication. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the famed hall of mirrors of your mind exhibit. Sit back, relax, don’t bother to fasten your safety belts cause you won’t be able to move from your gleeful, pain-free state for several hours. Do, however, please check around your seat upon exit for any items you may have left behind including, but not limited to, your hands and face. Excellent for anyone su� ering from IBS, Crohn’s, or other digestive issues, as well as a consummate pain reliever with high medical viability, Bubba Stomper is in a league of its own.

Matthew Riot from Southern CA is known for having and creating some of the best fi re on Earth, and ruffl ing feathers now and again, as all consummate breeders who refuse to sell out often are. You wonʼt fi nd him on Attitude, Seedbay or anywhere besides his website. This guy works his released lines and is committed to achieving excellence in Cannabis breeding at any cost. He secured one of the very fi nest cuts of pre-ʻ98 bubba kush, adding magic to every strain he crossed it with. In an untested one-time run (partly due to the super high hermaphroditic traits evident in the crosses) he crossed his bubba with grape stomper and released just three packs of six feminized seeds. Those three people lucky enough to secure a pack and fi nd a non-hermaphroditic plant have taken a long journey to create some of the best Cannabis available anywhere.

Far and away the most unique part of this plant is it’s smell. It starts with a sweet but strong grape Kool-Aid smell then takes a sharp and abrupt turn to the funky, meaty, danky smell of the breeder’s champion Bubba Kush. � e � owers are densely coated in trichomes and present a uniform colors of a heavily frosted bud with just a twinge here and there of light purple and pinks. A deliciously sweet expanded smoke carries with it thick notes of grapey citrus � avor quickly giving way to the savage, tongue puckering, lip twisting meaty dank, goodness that deserves its own category.

(Jo Jo Rioʼs Grape Stomper [purple elephant (purple urkle x “probably” Hash plant)]) x chemdog sour diesel) x pre ʻ98 Bubba Kush

>> Please check around your seat for any items you may have left behind, including, but not limited to, your hands and face

many rumor that the grape stomper is in fact crossed to a headband x sour diesel with no chemdawg at all.

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