Kush San Deigo December 2010 by Randy MALINOFF

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10 The Health Report: Acupuncture

18 | Strain Review: Berry White by Bud Reviews

The benefits of this ancient Chinese form of medicine is used worldwide to cure all types of ailments. Read the first of this three part series on the benefits on this non traditional medicine.

22 | MMJ Ballot Initiative by Jeffery Lake & Lance Rogers

48 Minimizing The Cost

34 | Travel: Cornado by Jane Quentin

IRC Section 280E prevents dispensaries from deducting legitimate business expenses since marijuana is still classified as a controlled substance. Read this information to get the most out of your medical marijuana business deductions.

60 Holiday Events in San Diego

It’s the hap, happiest time of the year! San Diego is filled with great holiday happenings for you, your friends and your family.

62 Sheldon Black

Another great glass design by one of the premiere glass manufacturers in the industry. Delivers a smooth smoking experience everytime.

64 KushCon

Sure to be the largest cannabis lifestyle convention ever, KushCon will be at the Denver Convention Center December 17-19. The not to be missed event of the year. 6

30 | Best Happy Hours by Julie Cole

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he Beatles said it best when they wrote the title to the song Come Together. Following the November 2, 2010 election Oregon and South Dakota voted down medical marijuana related laws, while Arizona, first declared a downfall, was declared a victory for medical marijuana supporters several days after election day. California, the first state in the nation to pass a medical marijuana law in 1996, attempted to pass the Tax Cannabis Initiative, Proposition 19 which was voted down statewide 46% in favor to 54% against. The most interesting thing that we learned from this election is that other than the voters in our country that are opposed to the use of marijuana – medical or otherwise – our own medical cannabis industry here is divided as on how to proceed through the perpetuation of prohibition. The counties and cities in Southern California, including the City of San Diego and San Diego County as a whole voted down the measure, at the same time both are establishing or at least thinking about medical marijuana zoning regulations to govern dispensaries. After the City of San Diego received the cities Task Force’s recommendations in May of 2010, the City Attorney’s Office submitted Draft Zoning Amendments for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to the City Council and Mayor’s Office for a vote. City Council has yet to vote on a workable medical marijuana ordinance. The bay area counties of Sonoma, Marin, Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo and Monterey all voted in favor of legalization, while the counties of Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino (the Emerald Triangle) and Sacramento all voted against legalization. It is obvious there are very diverse political beliefs that caused these areas, all richly engrained in the cannabis industry to be so adamantly split as to their reasons to be for or against Prop. 19. Even more ludicrous is that the Federal government still holds strong to the archaic posturing that marijuana is a Schedule 1 drug, and even the possession of 1 joint is a federal crime. As long as the cannabis community stays divided as to how to move forward to eliminate this erroneous classification and to make the nation as a whole appreciate both the medical as well as recreational benefits to cannabis, we as an industry will have a problem marching forward. With recent turmoil in San Jose these past few weeks to the Los Angeles City Attorney suing hundreds of collectives in Los Angeles to validate the City Council’s onerous medical marijuana ordinance, it is more evident each day that governmental agencies whether local, state or national are doing a good job keeping this industry divided. Independently, on November 12th the Los Angeles City Council decided to rethink the harshness of the L.A. ordinance by giving the certain collectives shut down by the City Attorney’s office a six month reprieve while they reevaluate various portions of the city ordinance. In San Diego, the California Cannabis Coalition will take the issue directly to the voters at the next election via a ballot initiative. The “Citizens Safe Access Ordinance” will amend the San Diego City Municipal Code to regulate the operation medical marijuana centers within the City thereby protecting complying operators and their patients from the threat of civil or criminal litigation from the City Attorney’s Office based upon alleged land use violations of the City’s Municipal code. So how can we “Come Together” and create a state ordinance that all parties involved in our industry can support. With two years before the next general election, it is time to meet as an industry in community meetings, voice concerns and help draft a proposition that both sides can live with. The use of marijuana both for medical purposes as well as recreational is here to stay. We can choose to keep it underground, with no financial benefit to our federal, state, or local governments or we can help tailor laws that politicians and citizens alike can live with. Colorado has become the medical cannabis poster child for the industry. While certainly not perfect by any accord, Colorado has passed the first statewide medical marijuana law regulating and taxing the medical cannabis industry. The new law licenses growers, dispensaries, and edible manufacturers all of whom must be registered and become legitimate businesses creating much needed revenue for their state. The sooner other states with medical marijuana laws prove to the federal government that they are successfully legislating medical marijuana like a real business, the sooner the government will be forced to realize the benefits of taking the taboo of cannabis out of the black market and into the mainstream where it belongs. So isn’t it time for us to get on the same page here in California and Come Together? Kush Editorial Board, www.dailybuds.com

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MORE PEOPLE EVERYDAY ARE LOOKING EAST FOR ANSWERS TO health questions and general wellness. Acupuncture is a very big part of traditional Chinese medicine and its popularity in the United States has grown abundantly in the 20th century. While the exact origins of acupuncture are not clear, it is often studied and reported that acupuncture goes all the way back to the Stone Age in China. According to 1970’s novelist, David Frum, “The greatest exposure in the West came when New York Times reporter James Reston, who accompanied Nixon during the visit, received acupuncture in China for post-operative pain after undergoing an emergency appendectomy under standard anesthesia. Reston was so impressed with the pain relief he experienced from the procedure that he wrote about acupuncture in The New York Times upon returning to the United States. In 1973 the American Internal Revenue Service allowed acupuncture to be deducted as a medical expense.”

At the core of Chinese medicine is the belief that a type of energy or force known as qi (pronounced “chee”) flows through energy paths (meridians) in the body. Each meridian corresponds to one organ or group of organs that governs particular bodily functions. Achieving balanced flow of qi is thought to be the very key to health and wellness. Qi maintains the dynamic balance of yin and yang, which are complementary opposites. According to Chinese medicine, everything in nature possesses both yin and yang. An imbalance of qi (too much, too little, or blocked flow) causes disease. To restore balance to the qi, an acupuncturist inserts needles at points along the meridians. These acupuncture points are places where the energy pathway is near the surface of the skin. The effects of acupuncture are not easily understood or described. The research that has been done suggests that the needling process may produce a variety of effects on the brain and the body. Several theories have been written about and a common belief is that stimulated nerve fibers transmit signals to the spinal cord and brain, activating the body’ s central nervous system. The spinal cord and brain then release hormones that alleviate pain while improving overall wellness and health. Acupuncture may also increase our pain threshold which is advantageous for those who suffer from chronic pain. Acupuncture has also been reported to increase blood circulation and body temperature, positively affect the immune system by affecting white blood cell activity and triglyceride levels, and reducing cholesterol and restoring blood sugar levels. In the next installment, a look at the effects of acupuncture in treating cancer patients.

On first impression, Berry White is visually stunning, with bounties of frosty white trichomes. A light squeeze tells the story of a well-cured bud, with an ever-so-slight crispiness to the outer part of the nug. A properly cured bud should have a pronounced, pungent scent, and that’s exactly what Berry White accomplishes with its arrestingly fruity aroma. The first inhale of Berry White yields a rare blend of blueberries, citrus, and pineapple lent to it by its Blueberry mother. Layers of mouth-watering after tones pay homage to this bud’s White Widow lineage, with woody accents reminiscent of Brazilian sativas and familiar hints of Kush. The scent is refreshing, and beckons to be appreciated. Packing a bowl is a guilty pleasure. Tearing away little chunks from the bud unveils a plethora of untouched trichomes, hidden inside for what must have been weeks of expert curing - a Pandora’s Box of scintillating crystals. It is their first time seeing light since their formation in the grow room, and they take full advantage of their opportunity to shine. The grower behind this bud clearly knew what they were up to - such a thick, even coat of crystals is rare to come by. A quick touch from the flame, and the Berry White begins to burn easily. Don’t be afraid to take the smoke deep into your lungs, as it is very (very) smooth. Exhale, and a fruity and woody flavor hits the palette immediately. Enjoy the initial taste while it lasts, because the flavor does not stop here. The aftertaste possesses an incredible, lingering lilac flavor that tastes like this flower was sprayed with perfume. Flavor tasting is a fraction of Berry White’s story. This strain goes to work in phases. A cerebral high ensues immediately after the exhale, energizing and awakening you. This delicate Sativa will make you feel uplifted and social, excellent for daytime use. Light euphoria kicks in soon after, making colors appear more vibrant, and making this a great flower for being outside and out in nature. Depending on how you dose this bud, the head high can become disorienting, a strong indicator of this strain’s potency. This euphoric head high is relatively short lived, and gives way to a couch-locking body high. However productive you were in the beginning stages, expect to be sedated and stuck if you stop being active and about. So while there’s no snow in Southern California, enjoy the frosty weather and the hol-

iday season with this exotic cross.

ponsored by the California Cannabis Coalition, the “Citizens for Safe Access Ordinance” (“CSAO”) ballot initiative was recently filed with the San Diego City Clerk. When the initiative receives enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, the citizens of San Diego will finally have the opportunity to do what the City has been unable to accomplish for over a year, enact reasonable regulations for the cultivation and distribution of medical marijuana to the qualified patients of San Diego. In 2009, it seemed as if the City would make a good faith attempt to enact such an ordinance. The City Council formed a Medical Marijuana Task Force chaired by Professor Alex Kreit of Thomas Jefferson School of Law to study the issues and make recommendations to the City Council. After receiving the Task Force’s recommendations, in May of 2010, the City Attorney’s Office submitted Draft Zoning Amendments for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to the City Council and Mayor’s Office for a vote. Although the Council has slated it for consideration in January, it remains doubtful that the Council will approve any medical marijuana ordinance at that time.

Therefore, as an alternative approach, the California Cannabis Coalition will take the issue directly to the voters at the next election via a ballot initiative. The “Citizens Safe Access Ordinance” will amend the San Diego City Municipal Code to regulate the operation medical marijuana centers within the City thereby protecting complying operators and their patients from the threat of civil or criminal litigation from the City Attorney’s Office based upon alleged land use violations of the City’s Municipal code. The full text of the initiative is available at CCC’s website, www. californiacannabiscoalition.org. The most important provisions of the CSAO are summarized as follows: • The CSAO will authorize Medical Cannabis Centers to cultivate and dispense medical cannabis to qualified patients and primary caregivers. • Medical Cannabis Centers will be allowed in most Commercial and Industrial zones as long as they are not within 600 feet of

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schools, playgrounds, libraries, or day care centers; within 500 feet of residential rehabilitation facilities or other Cannabis Centers or located in residential buildings. • A cap will be placed on the number of Centers. Only those Centers with an approved Seller’s Permit issued by the California Board of Equalization on or before the date the initiative is approved for the ballot will be allowed to operate within the City. • Centers that meet the cap requirement will be allowed a three year grace period to comply with the requirements of the initiative. • Centers may relocate to any permissible zone at any time within the grace period as long as they meet the requirements of the initiative.• Operators of Cannabis Centers may transfer ownership or control of their Centers at any time as long as the Centers continue to meet the requirements of the initiative. • Center operators will be required to follow strict operational plans that require a detailed security plan, specific floor plans, limited hours of operation, and signage restrictions. • Persons with certain recent felony convictions may be disqualified from operating or working in a Cannabis Center. However, this does not include convictions for marijuana-related offenses. • Minors (under 18 years of age) will not be allowed on the premises of a Cannabis Center unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. • The consumption of cannabis or alcohol will not be allowed on the premises of any Center.

According to Craig Beresh, the founder of the California Cannabis Coalition “ the initiative has been filed with the City of San Diego for proper Titling, and once the red tape work has been completed the Coalition will be out in full force gathering the necessary signatures to put it on the ballot for a vote of the people. Look for the Initiative in Collectives throughout San Diego”. A complete copy of the initiative and the locations where you can find it will be posted on www. dailybuds.com as and when the information becomes available.

California Cannabis Coalition will take the issue directly to the voters at the next election via a ballot initiative.

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If you like kitsch and you like really good comfort food, Analog is the place to go for happy hour. I like both of those things but what I really like are the happy hour prices. Analog charges a hefty cover during the nighttime hours and I would personally rather save that money to use during another happy hour. Analog’s happy hour is from 4-7 Tuesday-Saturd ay and all day Sunday where you can enjoy ½ price on all drinks, all openers and all lil’ burgers. Tuesdays they offer $2 T all Cans of PBR, which is a dangerous and wonderful idea. The food is not for the dieting, but is so good that you should probab ly cave at least once to try the lobster corndog minis or the legendary tatcho s (nachos marry tater tots!).

Taste and Thirst on Fourth 715 4th Ave (between G St & F St) Taste and Thirst gives you so many opportunities to be happy. If you need a little hair of the dog, they run a daily happy hour from 8am-2pm with $4 Bloody Mary’s, $5 Double

Bloody Mary’s, $9.99 Bottomless Mimosas and breakfast is served. Then from 3pm-8pm, drinks. (That’s right! 5 hours of happiness!) you can enjoy ½ off all drinks and $6 specialty

a shiny Wednesdays are a great night to go because they serve $.25 wings. Yep, that’s from quarter for food. Thursdays they do $1.50 mini burgers and on Fridays, the food is FREE

7-9 with a two-drink minimum. Taste and Thirst is a great place to hang with your friends less of a place to take your mom or your boss.

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you need a place to get away for a day but don’t have a lot of time or don’t want to spend much money to escape, consider what is waiting for you in your own back yard. We are blessed with some of the most beautiful beaches in the nation and have access to the kind of places people plan all year to visit. While much of the country winterizes their lives and prepares for months of chill and frost, we reach for the sweater or hoodie and take a walk on the beach. One of the world’s most revered beaches is Coronado Beach on Coronado Island and it’s just a short drive to the destination that has played host to celebrities, royalty and now, you! Coronado Beach consistently wins the praise of travel writers worldwide. Dr. Beach says of the San Diego gem:

Coronado Beach is the toast of Southern California; it is a veritable oasis by the sea, measuring hundreds of yards wide. With its lush subtropical vegetation, unique Mediterranean climate, and fine sparkling sand, beachgoers flock to this beach for great ship watching and the summer’s warm and mild surf. The local landmark, Hotel del Coronado, was built over a hundred years ago, offering spectacular architecture and Old World elegance. Kings, sheiks, actors, and actresses have stayed at Hotel del Coronado, where food and drinks are served on the beach, and the hotel provides a great location for celebrities.

First and foremost, no visit to Coronado is complete without a visit to the Hotel del Coronado. The Victorian beachfront property is straight out of a fairytale and was named a National Landmark in 1977. Its iconic red pillars are truly a beacon of grandeur. The hotel is more of an institution than anything else and if you have never been inside, you’re missing a stroll through history and the chance to walk the halls as Marilyn Monroe did, as King Edward VIII did, as Babe Ruth did. There are plenty of activities to keep you entertained in this quintessential California beach town. From Art-in-the-Park to the Coronado Playhouse, to the Museum of History and Art to Coronado Ferry Landing, there are places to explore and make you feel like you have really gotten away. Remember, people pay big money to visit the “enchanted island”, as Coronado has been coined. The Coronado Chamber of Commerce is a great place to check for current activities. There is always something going on in town and even if you just decide to relax fro an afternoon by strolling the main street and having lunch at one of the many fine restaurants in Coronado, you will find that the tiny island has given you back that wonderful sense of relaxation that only a vacation can provide. So even if visiting Coronado is more of a staycation, give thanks that you don’t live someplace where a staycation means going to a different grocery store and eating at Chili’s instead of Applebes. At least you can get a mean fish taco and hang out where Marilyn used to sleep. So even if visiting Coronado is more of a staycation, give thanks that you don’t live someplace where a staycation means going to a different grocery store and eating at

But it doesn’t have to be summer to enjoy Coronado. The autumn and winter can be just as much fun if you know how to enjoy

Chili’s instead of Applebees. At least you can get a mean fish taco and hang out where Marilyn used to sleep.

the beach without frying yourself in the sun and swimming in the ocean. (Of course with a wetsuit anything is possible, but I’m of the persuasion that the ocean is for cooling off, not freezing your butt off. Clearly I do not surf.)

The NO2 Vaporizer by Vapir, Inc. is the new face of vaporizing. The typical issues associated with vaporizers—the bulkiness, lack of portability, and size of the large vaporizers of old that needed to be plugged into a wall—are no more. Portability is the new word in the vaporizing industry, and the NO2 is leading the way. As Frank Bartscheck, Vice President of Vapir, Inc. says, what people want most is “portability and ease.” And this new vaporizer is all about portability and ease. The inception of the idea for this vaporizer lies in the desire to rid the vaporizer of the aforementioned stigmas that have plagued its popularity. Even modern, more portable vaporizers still encounters some of these problems: they are often confusing to use and, even though they do not have to be tethered to a wall, their battery lives are rather lackluster. The NO2 fixes all of these issues: you simply push the power button, set the temperature with the digital scale, load the herb of your choice, and start to vaporize. The device will even remember your favorite temperature setting. Another aspect of the NO2 that really sets it apart from the crowd is its rechargeable battery. You can charge the battery while using the device, and even “charge the battery on the go without draining the battery with the cigarette/ lighter adapter in your car, RV boat, etc.” The company also sells additional replacement batteries, ensuring that your device is never without power. The NO2 makes the previous drawbacks of the vaporizer non-existent, allowing the positive health effects of vaporizing instead of smoking to be more accessible than ever. As Bartscheck points out, while using a vaporizer “you are minimizing the intake of carbon monoxide and tars which are the negative side effects typically associated with smoking.” For this simple reason alone, vaporizing is a significantly safer way to receive the effects of marijuana without the inhalation of dangerous carcinogens. Vaporizers have also been shown to extract THC more effectively from the plant than by lighting it on fire. Bartscheck also points out that because the NO2 does not use a butane heating element to heat the herb of your choice, the natural flavor of the herb is preserved, allowing you to “enjoy the actual flavor” of the herb. At $179, the NO2 vaporizer is a serious advancement in the modern, digital vaporizing age. The NO2 is portable, affordable, compact, and provides the safest way to enjoy your medical marijuana or other herb of choice.

Sometimes I think Cannabis plants keep better track of time than some of us do. Their internal clock measures the length of the night (or dark period for indoor growers) in order for the plants to know when they should start to produce flowers during the season. Indoors, growers use a lighting timer to simulate the short days of fall and give their plants 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness. This ratio of light to dark is called the “photoperiod”. Proper control over a garden’s photoperiod is crucial to its success. While most new growers have heard that their lights need to be on for 12 hours and off for 12 hours in order to produce buds, few of them understand why or how the process works. Many growers don’t appreciate how sensitive photoperiod is. The tiniest bit of light during the dark cycle – even for a moment – can disturb the garden’s photoperiod and cause irregular hormone patterns in the plant. These disturbances can induce male flowers in sinsemilla crops and seed the garden. A few cheap but important tools can allow growers to keep a more consistent, reliable photoperiod while still being able to work in the garden during the dark period. By understanding photoperiod and some simple techniques to manipulate it, growers can better control their gardens and avoid simple but devastating mistakes. Growing Cannabis involves two basic stages – the vegetative stage, or veg, and the flowering stage. Because Cannabis growers have absolute control over when the plants begin their flowering stage, plants can be induced to produce buds when they are still small cuttings (each one may produce a few grams to an ounce), or kept in a vegetative stage for years (as is sometimes the case with keeping mother stock). Most plants grown for medicine are kept in a vegetative stage for a few weeks to a few months before the grower initiates flowering.

THE VEGETATIVE DEBATE There are two basic Vegetative photoperiods. There’s the “24 hour” photoperiod – which means the lights are simply left on 24 hours per day or the “18 and 6” photoperiod where the lights are left on for 18 hours and left off for 6 hours. So long as the lights are on at least 18 hours, Cannabis will not flower (rare exceptions apply – perhaps 1 in every few hundred varieties of Cannabis will flower if given 42

any regular dark period, but most will not.) The Cannabis growing community has been forever divided on which photoperiod is the “best” for vegging plants. The 18/6 regimen has been widely popular ever since General Hydroponics included it in the basic instructions given on their nutrients many years ago. These growers frequently say that it is “unnatural” for plants to have only sun and no night. The other half of the growing population just leaves the lights on 24 hours per day for vegetative growth. Now, there’s no wrong answer here since both photoperiods keep plants in the vegetative stage, but I typically side with the 24 hour crowd since the plants do grow proportionally faster with the extra light. The amount of electricity is the same overall, but other fixed overhead costs like rent cost more the more days you stay in a vegetative state. Overall vegetative times for the crop when given 18 hours of light are typically several days longer than on a 24 hour photoperiod. I’ve never seen any stress caused by a 24 hour photoperiod and it’s worth pointing out that there are places on earth where at certain times of year the days are 24 hours long. Plants grow in Alaska quite well despite the short season because of the extra light. The only reason to give the plants a small increment of regular darkness during veg is to create a temperature differential in the room. (Lights left on constantly can sometimes make the growing area a constant warm temperature as well which can favor many plant diseases including mildew. If the grower has proper controls in place for pathogens, it’s usually not a problem. But if the grower has a problem, a change in temperature of 10 - 30 degrees each day can make the environment less comfortable for the pathogen, while not posing any harm to the plants.) A few hours of darkness timed at the coldest part of the day – usually the few hours before dawn – can give a nice temperature differential.

DON’T FUSS WITH 12/12 There may be some debate as far as vegetative photoperiods, but there is no debate about 12/12. Over the years, a few growers have asserted that manipulating the crop with a photoperiod other than 12/12 can be useful. I have never seen that to be true. In situations where a grower is coming up on the end of a lease

and absolutely has to finish their crop early, they sometimes decrease the light and increase the darkness to finish the crop sooner. This always leads to a proportional loss of yield and can also diminish quality in many varieties if they ripen up before the floral clusters become sufficiently developed. Often, the weight and quality of the flowers is better if they are simply harvested early. Prematurely harvested Cannabis might not be ideal in looks, but usually has a clearer, more uplifting high than full term crops. It might not be as bad if the crop began with a slightly different ratio like 11 hours on and 13 hours off, but changing the timer mid-crop is almost always trouble. The 12/12 photoperiod is a universal standard for very good reason – stick with it for the best results.

SO HOW DOES DARKNESS MAKE FLOWERS? The hormone that makes Cannabis flower has been referred to as “Florigen”, although the specific compound has yet to be isolated and identified (perhaps due to a lack of research on this particular plant species). The important aspect of this hormone that we do know is that it is “photosensitive” – that means it breaks apart whenever light hits it. When the lights go out in your garden, these photosensitive hormones start assembling themselves at a predictable rate. It is this buildup of hormones that signals the plant to flower. When the hormones accumulate to a certain critical point – the plant knows the days have become short enough to indicate the onset of fall. It’s like a timer that goes off after a certain length of time. Because the plant is carefully measuring the length of the night with light-sensitive hormones, any amount of light during the dark period will “reset the timer” at zero and the process of hormones building up will have to start again. Inexperienced growers will sometimes intrude on their grow room “just for a second” to either check on the plants or retrieve a pH meter, etc. By “disturbing” the photoperiod like this, the grower can cause the plants to produce unwanted male flowers.

GREEN LIGHT INVISIBILITY Growers can use green lights to see inside dark grow rooms without disturbing the plants. However, the space outside the door of the grow room must be completely dark or only lit with green light when the door opens. Some growers build small enclosures around the door of their rooms in order to keep light out. There are many different ways of supplying green light. One of the cheapest and easiest is a green CFL (compact fluorescent) bulb attached to any standard fixture like a drop-light. They’re widely available at many hardware stores and the bulb uses green glass to filter the light. Avoid the traditional incandescent style “party bulbs” – they are coated with a very thin layer of green material that can peel off over time and allow white light out. Hydroponic stores also carry a wide variety of novel green lights for growers. There are green light headlamps as well as green lights that can be worn over the ear or clipped to the bill of a baseball cap. There are also “flashlight” applications for smart phones that allow the screen to be changed to a bright but completely green screen if you need a green light in a pinch. The reason green light doesn’t disturb photoperiod is because the plants themselves are green. When something is a certain color, it is that color because it’s reflecting only that color of the spectrum. White light has all the colors and many of them such as the red and blue spectrums are absorbed by plants. But the plant appears green to us because it is reflecting the green portion of the spectrum back at us. In essence, green light is invisible to plants and simply bounces off the plant without being absorbed. So if a green light turns on in an otherwise totally dark grow room, the plants still believe it’s dark since they can’t see that part of the spectrum. The major benefit here is that growers can safely manage their flowering garden during the dark cycle. Spraying safe pest controls in the garden can also be done during the dark period to avoid having the plants wet when the lights are on (a big no-no).

SOMETIMES DISTURBING THE PHOTOPERIOD CAN BE A GOOD THING There are a few situations when growers can use the extreme light sensitivity of flowering hormones to their advantage. For instance, greenhouse growers that grow during the winter can keep their plants in the vegetative stage despite the days being so short that they would otherwise flower. One small light left on in the greenhouse can keep the plants from flowering long enough to reach the desired vegetative size. Once the plants are large enough to flower, the light can be removed. Also, there is a common growing situation called a “two-stage” garden which refers to having two flowering rooms on the same electrical panel. The 12 and 12 cycles are set opposite of each other, so that only one room at a time can have the lights on. A few minutes after one room turns off, the other room turns on. This is done in situations where the grower has more space than electricity – a common situation in older houses that are spacious but have a smaller, outdated electrical panel. The problem the grower faces is that they cannot put the lights in either room on a vegetative photoperiod. However, a single light bulb hung in the center of the room will allow the grower to veg despite the main lighting system staying on a 12/12 flowering photoperiod. In this situation, the grower could simply switch a regular light bulb out with a green bulb when they induce flowering to use the same fixture for both vegging and flowering.

TIMER TIPS THAT CAN SAVE YOUR GARDEN If you’re using a timer for lighting control in a garden – it must have a backup battery. If it doesn’t, your garden could suffer serious damage from something as simple as a power outage messing up your photoperiod. Pump timers and timers for other garden equipment are usually ok without a backup battery, but the timer that controls your lights has to have a secondary power source. Some timers come with an internal rechargeable battery. Others have a removable battery. Recently, a grower brought a timer to my attention that actually has both types of backup batteries. Available at regular hardware stores, the Stanley brand TimerMax OutdoorPro is a 15A digital timer with dual battery backup. There are also many types of battery backup units made for computers that will work with simple timers as well. Also, use lighting control boxes in multi-light gardens in order to keep all the lights on the same timer. Sometimes growers will have several lights all running on separate timers, which greatly increases the chances of one of them staying on when it shouldn’t. I’ve been surprised several times over the years by how little adjustments – even 10 or 20 minutes one way or the other on a timer can confuse sensitive varieties of Cannabis. Some plants will flower no matter what once it has begun to, but others keep a more exacting clock. The bottom line is that you want your garden’s schedule to remain as stable as possible. Keep your battery backed up timer away from places that it can get accidentally bumped. Get some green light for nighttime trips into the garden. If you want to change your lighting schedule, do so between crops. Don’t adjust your timer’s clock for daylight savings. If the plants never experience any amount of photoperiod stress, they’ll direct all of their energy and hormonal signals into producing buds. The result is a stress free experience for both ganja and grower alike.

(Growers Grove writer Jade Kine is a former greenhouse manager for the medical Cannabis industry with over a million plants worth of experience. He is also the founder of CannAcademy, a trade school dedicated to horticultural training for growers. Got a grow question for Jade? Drop him a line at JadeKine@gmail.com Complete bio at JadeKine.com)

Internal Revenue Code Section 280E disallows legitimate business expenses that are incurred in a trade or business of trafficking in controlled substances. Cannabis, or marijuana, continues to be treated as a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act passed in 1970, a federal law, even though 14 states and the District of Columbia so far have passed legislation legalizing the dispensing of cannabis for medical purposes. In addition to those states, another 17 states recognize the medical value of cannabis, some of which are considering legislation to allow dispensaries (according to Marijuana Policy Project, a non-profit policy think-tank). The Internal Revenue Code has not yet been amended to recognize the legitimacy of medical cannabis dispensaries. Until the tax code gets corrected, tax and accounting professionals must continue to reduce their deductions by the portion that is deemed attributable to “trafficking” in cannabis. This article explains how to make the calculation so as to minimize the portion of the business expenses that are non-deductible. This approach utilizes the principals outlined in Californians Helping to Alleviate Medical Problems v. Commissioner, 128 T.C. No. 14, wherein the court sanctioned the bifurcation of expenses between those attributable to trafficking and those that are not. The Theory in Support of the Calculation Medical cannabis dispensaries provide many different services to their patients. Examples of such services include acupuncture, nutritional training and advice, chiropractic services, and pain management treatments. The IRS has acknowledged that these services are completely outside the scope of Section 280E, and therefore expenses related to these services are completely deductible, pursuant to the approach allowed by the Tax Court in the case cited above. Patients seek advice from dispensary personnel on aspects related to the different strains and forms of medicinal cannabis. They want to know which strains may be high in CBDs (cannabinoids), which strains are better for improving appetite, which strains are better for improving sleep, etc. Additionally, they need advice regarding which form may be best suited to their medical need; should they use concentrates,

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tinctures, edibles, or salves. When dispensary personnel provide this advice, they are providing medical advice, they are not engaging in “trafficking.” In Californians Helping to Alleviate Medical Problems v. Commissioner, 128 T.C. No. 14, the Tax Court noted that the gerund “trafficking” should be referenced to the verb “traffic” which denotes “to engage in commercial activity: buy and sell regularly.” Therefore, “trafficking” does not include the provision of medical advice. In the context of a medical cannabis dispensary, it should only include the consummation of the actual financial transaction. Informal studies have shown that, of the total amount of time the typical patients spends at the dispensary counter, less than 25% of that time is spent consummating the financial transaction, i.e., swiping their credit card or handling money. This percentage is what I call the “Transactional Factor.” Three Steps to Making a 280E Calculation Making a 280E calculation is a three-step process. First, allocate all occupancy costs between Retail (this term is used herein to denote those operations, a portion of which would ordinarily be considered “trafficking” as this term is used in Section 280E) and Non-Retail operations. Second, make the same allocation for all payroll-related costs. Third, apply the “Transactional Factor.” To allocate occupancy costs, measure the square footage of the Retail space. This will typically be the space around the sales counter. Using this number in the numerator, and total square footage of the entire facility in the denominator, apply this fraction to all occupancy costs, such as rent, depreciation and liability insurance. For example, Oakland Dispensers operates a 3,000 square foot facility. Their CPA measured the square footage around the sales counter to be 600 square feet. This results in a Retail occupancy fraction of 20% (600/3,000). Oakland Dispensers had paid $80,000 in rent, $10,000 in liability insurance, and had depreciation expenses of $60,000 for the year. As a result, their total occupancy costs related to Retail was $30,000 (=20% of ($80,000 +$10,000+ $60,000)).

To allocate payroll costs, determine the total amount of payroll paid to those personnel who work in Retail behind the sales counter. Using this number in the numerator and total payroll for the year in the denominator, apply this fraction to all payroll related costs, such as payroll, employer portion of payroll taxes, health and retirement benefits, and workers’ compensation insurance. Continuing the same example, Oakland Dispensers had paid $1,000,000 in total payroll to all employees for the year. Of this amount, $310,000 was paid to employees working Retail behind the sales counter. This results in a payroll fraction of 31% ($310,000/$1,000,000). Oakland Dispensers had incurred, in addition to payroll, employer payroll taxes of $175,000, health insurance premiums for employees of $120,000 and workers’ compensation insurance premiums of $30,000. As a result, their total payroll costs related to Retail was $410,750 (=31% of ($1,000, 000+$175,000+$120,000+$30,000)). The third and final step is to apply the Transactional Factor. Because different dispensaries may serve different patients with different needs for advice, you should take a sample and, using a stop watch, time the portion of the total patient meeting time that is devoted to consummating only the financial aspect of the meeting. This is the time spent swiping the credit card and signing the sales slip, or alternatively counting the money tendered and counting the change received. Make sure you do this for enough patient visits to make your sample valid. The CPA for Oakland Dispensers timed the meetings of 10 typical patient visits and determined that, on average, approximately 18% of the total patient visit time was spent consummating the financial aspects of the transaction. Because the occupancy costs related to Retail was $30,000 and the payroll costs related to Retail was $410,750 (see above), the total IRC Section 280E adjustment was calculated to be $79,335 (=18% of ($30,000+$410,750)). This 280E adjustment represents only 5.4% of all costs incurred “below the line” for Oakland Dispensers. This three step approach to calculating the Section 280E adjustment generally results in a small non-deductible portion.

Under IRS Audit Examination The IRS might attempt to question or challenge this approach. Stick to your guns! The practitioner is advised to hold fast to the position. IRC Section 280E was never intended to apply to medical cannabis dispensaries. The legislative history makes it clear that it was intended to thwart illegal drug dealers based upon public policy grounds. Because public opinion has changed with respect to the medical use of cannabis, the application of Section 280E to legally operating cannabis dispensaries is shaky, at best. The practitioner is advised to go to appeals. If the IRS persists even in appeals, the practitioner should advise the client to pay the tax and sue for a refund in federal court, as their chances with a jury (with respect to this issue at least) are better than with the Tax Court. State Tax Treatment of IRC Section 280E

For those states that allow cannabis to be dispensed legally for medical purposes, IRC Section 280E should not apply. In theory, there should be no Section 280E non-deductible adjustment, and it is reasonable to expect a federal-to-state tax difference, allowing the deduction of all business expenses for state income tax purposes. However, most states simply conform to federal law; they reference federal law rather than enact their own set of income tax laws. Section 280E references trafficking in controlled substances….”which is prohibited by Federal law or the law of any State in which such trade or business is conducted.” Is it possible that any state income tax authority of a state that has enacted medical cannabis legislation would attempt to apply Section 280E anyway, simply because of this technical law construct? That would be unreasonable! It is not yet clear whether this could be corrected administratively or whether a state legislative correction would be required. In any event, the practitioner is advised not to make a Section 280E adjustment for state income tax purposes. Author bio: Luigi Zamarra, CPA is the Chief Financial Officer of Harborside Health Center, recognized as one of the largest medical cannabis dispensaries in the United States. He has a BS in Commerce and an MS in Accounting from the University of Virginia. He worked with the Big 4 accounting firms for twelve years, rising to the position of Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, before starting to work with regional businesses as a public accountant in San Francisco. Luigi now lives and works in Oakland, CA. He can be reached at luigi.zamarra@harborsidehealthcenter.com.

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This Holiday, harm reduction is in. It’s a school of psychology and sociology that assumes rational adults are going to sometimes engage in risky, unhealthy behavior. Harm Reductionists believe teaching people to reduce the harm of their behavior is as valid an approach if not a more valid approach that simply banning and criminalizing certain behaviors. With more than 300,000 qualified medical cannabis patients in California alone, and Arizona becoming the 15th medical marijuana state, there’s a huge demand for safer, more sustainable ways of medicinal cannabis delivery, and the market is meeting that demand head on. Fold A Bowl Pipe

RAW Rolling Papers Organic, vegan, and sustainable has come to rolling papers. Normal rolling papers can contain unneeded chemicals and flavors. Sodium, potassium and magnesium are used as accelerants and papers are often bleached white. The Raw brand of rolling papers came out of Spain to awe the market this year with an additive and bleach-free rolling paper that’s thin, and translucent, holds fast with a natural hemp-based gum, and burns clean with no taste. The Raw King Size comes with forty, 1 1/4-inch wide, unbleached hemp fiber papers packaged so artfully, they don’t even have a crease, the culmination of twelve years of research, RAW says. $2.50

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Tightvac Container Keeping cannabis in plastic bags is actually a no-no. THC is an acid, which means it breaks down soft plastic like sandwich bags, causing leaching of petrochemicals into the plant matter. Best stick to glass containers, Pyrex jars, or the popular Tightvac line of vacuum sealed, super-hard plastic containers. , Tightvac jars have a button on the top of them and you need to squeeze the release button to pull the top off. Fill up the Tightvac, and when the top is pushed back down, the jar sucks out air, creating a vacuum seal that’s smell-proof, air tight and highly water resistant. Tightvac containers come in a range of colors and sizes – from tiny, pocket containers, all the way up to bread loaf-sized. Based out of Venice, CA. Tightvac Minivac TV-1 (.12 liter; 2 7/8-inches tall)\ $8.25

There’s nothing safe or sane about flying with medical marijuana and supplies. Fold-A-Bowl makes the practice a little safer with its line of disposable, foldable stainless steel pipes. Each Fold-A-Bowl is the size of a credit card, and comes with a tiny instruction sheet, explaining how to fold the stamped, medicalgrade steel into a palm-sized smoking utensil. No need to buy cheap paraphernalia in shady parts of a strange town. And no regrets about tossing a low-cost Fold-A-Bowl before a return flight home. $4.95 for Four

Hempwicks It’s always surprising to see hard-core foodies, environmentalists or health nuts using a standard butane lighter to do anything, let alone ignite plant matter going directly into the lungs. Lighters run on butane, and contain sulfur and flint, which are highly poisonous if inhaled. Long-term butane exposure causes internal organ and nervous system problems. Made from hemp and bees wax, the Hempwick has emerged as a substitute. A six inch-long piece of thin twine, you light the Hempwick and then use the strong, cleanburning wick flame to combust medicinals. Made from Sacramento company Ital, they’re waterproof and work well even in the wind. $1.25 per pack

Grinders have emerged as the most effective way to create more surface area out of buds, mandatory for vaporizing, and quite effective for rolling or packing in a pipe. But not all grinders are created equal. Shoddily made, imported metal grinders can grind away at themselves, creating tiny metallic shavings in herb, and that’s not very medicinal. Space Case makes a top of the shelf, two-piece grinder, precision machined from high-quality aerospace aluminum, with super sharp cutting edges that will not dull. The large 3 1/4inch wide grinder goes for $49.61 55

When my editor asked me to write a piece on the best holiday movies, I gladly accepted. I’m a big sucker for the holidays and that means that I buy Christmas albums from artists I like, I start decorating the day after Thanksgiving and when I start hearing the Christmas music in stores in October, it’s not a day too soon. So holiday movies are naturally a big part of my holiday cheer. But as I thought about the holiday movies I absolutely love, I realized that I have somewhat slanted taste and that most of it slants toward A Christmas Story. There is no suspense lost by me telling you that A Christmas Story is the best holiday film ever made, bar none. It’s so good that TBS airs it for 24 full hours! Guess what channel my TV stays on for 24 hours? So rather than compile a thoughtful and meaningful list of the top 5 holiday movies to enjoy this season, this list is really more of a “Holiday Movies to Watch When A Christmas Story is Not On” list. And believe me, the other four are wonderful, but there’s only one Ralphie, one Randy and one Red Ryder Carbine Action Air Rifle. The runners-up are not your traditional holiday flicks. Any website will tell you to watch Miracle of 34th Street, or It’s a Wonderful Life and you should. But sometimes you have got to mix it up.

The Wi zard of Oz I know what you’re thinking, and no, The Wizard of Oz is not a traditional holiday movie, but during a time filled with wonder, imagination, hope, courage and heart, there is no better film in all of the history of cinema to portray the holiday spirit. And if you don’t watch the Wizard of Oz once a year, you might need to follow the yellow brick road back to the place where you learned about Kansas for the first time.

Home for the Holidays Jodie Foster directed this sleeper in the 90’s and the cast alone makes it a holiday favorite at my house. Robert Downey Jr, and Holly Hunter deliver some of the finest performances of their careers and ooze discomfort that is special to going home for the holidays. And even though this one is a Thanksgiving story, everyone has an Aunt Edna, a family with secrets and a desire to be able to teleport away from the dinner table.

Big If you don’t like Big, you have never been a kid who wanted to be older. Tom Hanks has had a handful of great roles and Big is top 3, for sure. Nothing can unleash your childhood whimsy more than a story of a kid who gets big and get sot work at a toy company. The FAO Schwartz scene alone should get you in the holiday spirit.

A Nightmare Before Christmas Tim Burton was being Tim Burton long before Tim Burton was cool. This one might make a lot of holiday lists and it certainly makes this one for its sheer imagination and the animation. Burton took his slightly warped view of Christmas and turned it into a cult classic. Good for any time of year. 1. A Christmas Story Ho Ho Ho.

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With so much sunshine here in San Diego, there’s always a little guilt that comes along with each winter. Every night there’s news footage of some other state back east, in the middle of a blizzard, hurricane, or worse… We are so lucky to have such great weather, it can distract from the fact that Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year is around the corner. So, as the rest of the country bundles up, and plows snow from their driveways, just so they can pull their cars out onto black ice, and slide down the street pin striping all their neighbor’s cars, we here say: “Stay there… and Enjoy the Holidays!” As far as San Diegans go, we will continue checking the surf reports, and walking our dogs to the park. It’s a beautiful thing!!! For those of you obligated to head back home for the holidays, be safe, and avoid touchy TSA workers. For those of you cunning enough to stay in sunny San Diego, KUSH magazine has a list of local gatherings that will surely keep you busy, while bringing the spirit of the holidays home. Here are some fun and affordable events:

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If ice skating at Rockefeller Center “Candy Cane Lane” is what they always called it back home, but in Chula Vista they call it “Christmas Circle.” Whatever you call it, this is pure family fun December Nights

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Seuss classic: How The Grinch Stole Christmas! This wonderful treasure will be brought to life for the eleventh year at the Old Globe Theater, from Nov. 15th- Dec 28th. This is really a fantastic time for kids of all ages. Of course, what would Christmas be without the Nutcracker? Check out the San Diego Civic Youth Ballet’s totally revised version at the Casa del Prado Theater in Balboa Park on Dec. 10th-19th.

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SHELDON BLACK HAS BEEN ON A TEAR SINCE BECOMING SHELDON BLACK. This is not too surprising

considering their previous experience and success in producing premium smoke ware. The same force driving the SB label is who brought ROOR products to the American market in the mid 90s as an independent unit of the now ubiquitous moniker in smoking culture. However, in the late 2000s as hoards of counterfeit ROOR products flooded the market and differences arose amongst the parent German company and the licensed US division, ROOR USA closed up shop and transitioned into Sheldon Black. Today the Sheldon Black brand is rapidly gaining widespread recognition in the smoking world for their line of high-end glass products. With complete control of design, production, and marketing of their own label, the team behind Sheldon Black focuses on fulfilling the promise of creating quality innovative devices that hit better than any other pieces available. The SB Single Chamber Bubbler is a testament representing what their entire line stands for. The Sheldon Black Bubbler includes all the unique design elements that make a Sheldon Black design stand apart from the products of every other glass maker. The piece itself is reminiscent of the classic ROOR bubbler except everything has been beefed up and several enhancements have been made to its over62

all design and construction. The Sheldon Black Bubbler comes with four separate glass pieces that are perfectly crafted and removable making the piece incredibly easy to set-up, transport, and clean. The main chamber stands on a sturdy base of very thick glass and features the simple and classy Sheldon Black cursive logo down the side. Each crevice and rounded surface has been expertly smoothed over, especially the side-arm leading to a 14mm joint for the detachable mouth piece. The glass of the mouth piece flows perfectly to a hole which is just the right shape and size allowing for optimum balance and pressure when gathering

smoke in the chamber and inhaling. What really sets apart Sheldon Black from the competition is the quality and innovation in which they approach diffusion. The 6-arm removable down stem, which also features the Sheldon Black logo, is a truly impeccable demonstration of glasswork being totally symmetrical and sturdy with perfect slits for filtration. To top off the bubbler, a large solid matching bowl is included. Besides being blown to absolute precision and including the Sheldon Black cursive logo, each piece of glass features the SB engraving which not only looks awesome but also serves as an anti-counterfeiting measure, a major factor in the design of each piece and the development of Sheldon Black as a company. Subtle touches such as these are the pride of Sheldon Black and have propelled them to elite status in the world of glass products. The time and effort the company takes making each piece of glass is instantly apparent when looking at or using the bubbler. As far as performance goes, the Sheldon Black results in one of the best all around tokes you can get out of any piece. The rate it clears is perfect and the hit is incredibly smooth. You get good size snaps on it and it is an excellent choice for a smoking device in almost any situation and travels well too.

Overall the Sheldon Black Bubbler is one of the finest pieces available and is highly recommended if you want to smoke the best and are willing to spend the cash to do so. Sheldon Black is quickly becoming the company leading the glass industry in making the highest quality products. Beyond the Single Chamber Bubbler which is perhaps their most simple product, SB has now ventured into creating all sorts of models based on different diffusion innovations and has also developed new lines featuring more artistic glass designs. Look ahead for big things to come from Sheldon Black.

>Who said it couldn’t be done? Over 300,000 square feet of the Colorado Convention Center in Denver this December will be consumed by KushCon II the largest star-studded Cannabis Lifestyle convention ever to take place in the United States, and for that matter on the entire planet. People from all over the world are coming to this amazing event. Grow Bot, manufacturer of state of the art grow trailers is giving away one $46,000 GrowBot 2800 all in one plug and grow hydroponic production system, a complete seed to harvest solution. Conventioneers will be able to register for the opportunity to be the lucky winner of this amazing Grow station. The place will be buzzing (no pun intended) with thousands of people to partake in the largest collection under one roof of live concerts, entertainment, skate demos, and hundreds of vendors showing their cannabis friendly wares just in time for last minute Christmas shopping. To add more excitement, everyday at 4:20 Kush Magazine and Daily Buds will be giving away $1,000’s of dollars of holiday presents as part of the KushCon mega giveaways celebration. The gifts will be items you have on your Kushmas list including custom blown glass, leather jackets, jewelry and so much more. The Kushmas party continues with our daily concert series. Friday and Saturday conventioneers will be treated to first class recording artists and DJ’s including Flobots, Dirty Heads, Mickey Avalon, Asher Roth, Mix Master Mike, and Aaron Lewis of Staind. Sunday, we bring back Old School featuring performances by the legendary War, yes the band famous for such hits as ‘Lowrider’, ‘Cisco Kid’ and ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends’ to name a few. We are also headlining the distinctive voice of Gregg Rolie, founder and lead singer from the Santana Band and Journey with such hits as ‘Black Magic Woman’, ‘Evil Ways’ and ‘Oye Como Va’. “Nothing has even come close”, said Michael Lerner, the founder and publisher of Kush magazines and Daily Buds, and now his latest venture KushCon Cannabis Conventions. In the first KushCon this past April over 20,000 marijuana curious patrons attended; and even though 64 64

no marijuana was permitted on the premises, they had a wonderful experience. For KushCon II we have upped both the size and quality to epic proportion, but still no bud will be allowed on sight. Cooking with cannabis demonstrations will be conducted by some of the biggest chefs in the infused product industry. Scott Durrah from 8 Rivers, Lauren Gennett formerly of Mad Batter and Rachel Welpo of Baked at Mile High will be creating infused culinary meals for you to try at home. KushCon II is also about the dissemination of information about the marijuana culture. There will be breakout rooms with continuous speakers from within the medical marijuana industry and the marijuana movement. Some of the speakers slated include legendary growing experts Jorge Cervantes and Ed Rosenthal. U.S. Congressman Jared Polis and Matt Cook head of Colorado Department of Revenue who is in charge of medical marijuana enforcement will talk about the political climate. Attorneys Rob Corry, Warren Edson, and Brian Vicente will share their legal advice, recommendations and war stories. Medical information for patients and others about marijuana and its uses to treat certain modalities will be presented by Dr. Alan Shackelford and Dr. Robert (Bob) Melamede. There will also be speakers from NORML, MPP and other non-profit organizations from around the country. Besides the GrowBot 2800, other prizes to be given away are Sheldon Black glassware, Vortex Gravity Bongs, Celebration pipes, cool original Kush Brand clothing and apparel plus a whole lot more. There will also be an opportunity to win a million dollars and a new car from one of our vendors. The event will be cannabis free and open to the public. At the first Kushcon Lerner said â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were happy to see a lot of parents with their kids checking out the vendors and all of the entertainment, and just having a good timeâ&#x20AC;? Continuous live remote broadcasts by Jammin 101.5 and Hot 107.1 DJs. To get KushCon II updates about the talent lineup, event information and to buy tickets check out www.kushcon.com. 65

Aloe Blacc

Passion Pit

A SoCal native, Aloe Blacc resides in Los Angeles and is signed to Stones Throw Records (Madlib, Dam-Funk, Mayer Hawthorne). His music falls into the general categories of soulful R&B/jazz/hip hop.... that sound that makes you feel all warm inside. Great music for a chilly December evening. His song “I Need a Dollar”, which is the intro for the HBO show How To Make It In America, has made him much more widely known by the mainstream crowds. Blacc’s third solo album, Good Things, was released in September and his infectious voice alone should be enough to make you want to see him live. www.aloeblacc.com

I saw Passion Pit in LA last year, and to be honest I didn’t go into it expecting a whole hell of a lot. Their recorded material is great, but I had no expectations for what their live set would be like. Well let’s just say I was pleasantly surprised. The energy was phenomenal and the sound blew me away. All together a really seamless performance that has stuck with me to this day. Feel like you’ve heard all of their songs a million times? Check out their cover of “Tonight, Tonight” by Smashing Pumpkins... really nice work and a solid confirmation of their talent. Get out to Soma on the 5th of December for some really solid live music. www.passionpitmusic.com

12.1.10 @ The Casbah

Wu Tang Clan

12.4.10 @ 4th & B

The Wu Tang Clan is arguably the greatest hip hop collective of all time. Most of the members have gone on to have wildly successful solo careers since the group’s early reign in the 90s. If all members show up at 4th & B on this night, minus the fallen Ol’ Dirty Bastard of course, then this show is going to be crazy good. RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa... all worth paying to see on their own. Not the kind of show you want to be missing out on if you love hip hop. www.wutang-corp.com

12.5.10 @ Soma

Millionyoung w/ Teen Daze 12.7.10 @ The Casbah

When you assign the genre ‘electro’ to music, you may think of fist pumping techno and leather wielding hipsters. But there is a softer, more ambient side of ‘electro’ that is too easily passed by with the casual listener. This show at The Casbah puts that surfer-friendly, more melodic side of electro in the spotlight with a couple really good bands that will take you on an aural vacation to a sunny, summer beach. Headlining is Florida’s Millionyoung, an up and coming act that is definitely worth keeping your eyes and ears on in the coming years. Don’t miss this show on Decmeber 7th! www.millionyoung.tumblr.com, www.teendaze.tumblr.com

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Delta Spirit w/ Darker My Love, The Fling 12.10.10 @ House of Blues

Delta Spirit’s recent release History From Below, the follow-up to their debut album Ode To Sunshine, was released last spring and did not disappoint loyal fans. Their Waits Room EP (recorded live in The Waits Room in Cotati, CA) was released in November, and they go on tour immediately following that release. Natives of San Diego, residing in Long Beach, these boys put on a wonderful show with a slew of less than conventional instruments. Should be a fun little night at the House of Blues that could just be the perfect event for a mellow Kush buzz. www. deltaspirit.net

Holiday Hootenanny: The Temper Trap, Sleigh Bells, The Black Keys 12.11.10 @ Rimac Theater

On Saturday, December 11th San Diego’s 94.9 FM radio station presents the FM 94/9 Holiday Hootenanny. Featuring some really great live acts, this years concert may be the best yet. And at only $40 it’s a real bargain. You may pay that much just to see one of these bands play! Aside from The Temper Trap, Sleigh Bells, and The Black Keys, this years show also has Against Me! and Tokyo Police Club playing live. Highly recommended concert! www.fm949sd.com

91x Wrex the Halls: Smashing Pumpkins, My Chemical Romance, Bad Religion 12.12.10 @ Viejas Arena (SDSU)

Another great holiday concert put on by a local radio station, 91x Wrex the Halls brings together a tremendous group of punk rock bands in San Diego. In addition to the legendary acts listed above, Jimmy Eat World, Switchfoot, Anberlin, and A Day To Remember all join in on this emotastic billing. Tickets range from around $35-$65 (ticketmaster fees included). Not a bad way to spend a Sunday night! www.91x.com

Billy Idol

12.15.10 @ House of Blues

The king of 1980’s punk rock comes to the House of Blues in San Diego for one of the last shows on this ‘Holidays in California’ leg of his 2010 tour that has seen him play all across Europe and the US. It’s refreshing to see an old timer like Billy Idol still rocking shows across the land. Not only that, but he still tours with longtime guitarist Steve Stevens. How can you resist the temptation of seeing hits like “Dancing With Myself ”, “White Wedding”, “Rebel Yell”, and “Mony Mony” played out live? Get to the House of Blues on December 15th, or you will regret it! www.billyidol.net

New Years Eve!! 12.31.10

There are too many things to do on this final evening of 2010 to list here, but make sure you get out and celebrate in style. We’re pretty certain that if you so please, you can spend your final moments of the year listening to some live tunes. Be safe, enjoy the fun, and raise your glass (or bowl) to 2011!

Ten days after the accidents Derek had his first individual session, and things immediately went drastically wrong. The office was directly adjacent to the med center, and as Derek sat down on the couch, he found himself staring out a window at the helipad on one side and the accident site where the fatal explosion occurred on the other. Five minutes into the session, a helicopter approached the helipad. “It was so close the vibrations rattled the window and shook the pictures on the walls,” Derek remembers. “I immediately broke into a cold sweat, literally waiting for that helicopter to crash. I had tunnel vision watching it, completely focused on every movement of the tail section, and I completely spaced on the doctor trying to ask me questions. It wasn’t until it completely landed that I realized the doctor was sitting next to me, trying to break my concentration on the helicopter.” It had not occurred to the therapist, given what Derek had just experienced, that this was the wrong place to meet him. “He was also so blown away as I was going through the story that he was left kind of awestruck,” Derek observed. “He was floored, and couldn’t help me.” To make matters worse, the therapist couldn’t prescribe anything for Derek. He’d have to go through the hospital psych ward for meds. “In the end I just said f*** it, I need to get out of here,” Derek recalls. “My knees were weak and shaking, and I had a panic attack leaving his office.” Unfortunately, the disastrous first meeting caused Derek to finally snap emotionally, and dangerously.

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“Now I was finally speaking up,” he remembers, “and not in a good way. I was nervous, mad and edgy. I was snapping at people, getting hostile and finally starting to unravel.” Despite this, Derek thought his best option was to get back onto a helicopter and face the anxiety head-on. The therapist warned him, however, that this was the worst thing he could do. “He said absolutely not,” Derek recalls. “He told me that this approach only works about 10% of the time, and the other 90% of the time…there was a good chance that the emotional overload could push me over the brink into suicide mode.” Derek was almost there already. Now he could only sleep about an hour at a time, suffering horrific nightmares. His moods became manic, he was having crying breakdowns and smashing things in his apartment at random. Making matters worse, when Derek went back for the second meeting the therapist never arrived. He’d been pulled into a suicide intervention, and couldn’t call out. Derek then gave up on therapy and decided to do what he was warned was the worst possible thing to do. “I decided to take a shift,” he recalls. “I was going up. I had to know if I could do this or not. I was either going to cure myself, or kill myself.” So no one would stop him, Derek decided to take that shift at a base two hours away from Flagstaff. However, he inadvertently arrived at the base 45 minutes early, and was overwhelmed. “It was too much time,” he remembers. “I had an anxiety attack and couldn’t get out of the car.” Derek now felt he had only one possible course of action. “If I’d had my gun with me,” he says now with no hesitation, “I would have killed myself right then and there. My entire life was gone.” He did, however, have a back-up plan he felt would have a more positive outcome.

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s, so he planned e ss e itn w d e ne ake ed he’d , and then overt Derek also decid m hi ss a p rs a c ree ok like to stop and let th y to the fatal curve, making it lo a fatal results. ith all three on his w w ly ss le k c ng re he was just drivi “I had a wife and daughter, and the only way I could take care of them if I died (with my life insurance) would be to make it look like an accident, like a car crash.” Ironically, Derek picked the crash location based on his own professional experience. He knew the area’s mountain roads and dangerous switchbacks well, particularly one dangerous curve where he’d responded to seven different and often fatal accidents. He popped his Rally Race Addition WRX Turbo-Charged Subaru into gear, and headed for that mountain road. “As soon as I made this plan,” he remembers, “the anxiety stopped.” Derek also decided he’d need witnesses, so he planned to stop and let three cars pass him, and then overtake all three on his way to the fatal curve, making it look like he was just driving recklessly - with fatal results. “I was elated,” he says, “that I’d come up with a plan to take care of everyone and end the suffering.” What he didn’t anticipate, however, was an intervention from the only person who could stop him – his wife, Kelly. As Derek pulled out behind the cars, Kelly called. He was 90 seconds away from the fatal curve as he answered his cell. “She asked me what I was doing,” he recalls. “The one thing she knew was the sound of my car revving up through the gears, getting up to a high rate of speed. Once she heard that, she wouldn’t let me off of the phone.” He was now 45 seconds away from the curve. “I did almost hang up on her,” he says now, “but she said she was having a hard time with everything and she needed to talk to me. When she said she needed my help, I thought about what I was doing, and throttled the car down.” After their separation, Kelly had experienced severe depression and suicidal thoughts, so she knew exactly what he was doing. Knowing she couldn’t talk him out of it, she asked Derek for help instead, and it worked. He pulled over. “She also knew what to say to get me to stop”, Derek recalls. “Though I was perfectly comfortable with what I was doing, I wanted to make sure she wasn’t going through one of her bad times, and she also said she was worried about our daughter.” She asked Derek to come down, have coffee and talk. Over coffee, she suggested that they change their environment, and that maybe the environment was making them sick. By the end of the conversation, they’d decided to leave Flagstaff the next day.

Derek, Kelly and their daughter left Arizona at 3am the next morning, heading for California and the coastal town of Marina Del Rey. “I intended to get counseling in California,” Derek recalls. “After that second accident I felt completely not in control of myself, and that was scary. I couldn’t shower, couldn’t eat, and knew this was wrong but didn’t know why I felt that way. This was depression.” Out of immediate danger but still needing help, he found a PTSD therapist who worked with LA County Fire and Sheriff’s personnel and set up an appointment.

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It took Derek two sessions to get the whole story out, but after the first session the therapist prescribed him Xanax for anxiety, Celexa, an anti-depressant to take twice daily and Busparin to boost the effects of the Celexa. After two weeks, she switched him to the maximum dose of Paxil. “The meds took away the depression,” he recalls, “and everything else. They took away my ability to be happy, too. I was numb. I wasn’t happy or sad. I had no personality at all.” Derek also underwent EMDR Therapy, which desensitized patients to their trauma if successful. The procedure worked – to an extent. “By the time she was done,” he says, “I could stand under a hovering helicopter. I could even get on one. She disconnected the sensory stuff that was giving me problems, but left me with anxiety attacks for no reason, short temper and periods of manic, chaotic thoughts that were like anxiety attacks. It worked for the sights and sounds of the accidents, but it didn’t take away any of the other mental health issues.” The procedure also produced side-effects. “Now things that should have brought just minor stress provoked extreme reactions,” he recalls. “Everything was huge, and this was while I was on the medications. It took away the depression, but instead I became a scary asshole. My family was walking on pins and needles around me.” With all his sick and vacation time tapped out, Derek tried to get back to his job but found that option closed to him. Company procedure required him to take a multiple choice question test, after which a company analyst would determine if he was fit to return. “After the test,” he says, “I had no idea how I did, or what they were looking for.” The company called four weeks after the test and told Derek he failed, and would have to accept long-term disability. Derek disputed the findings but got nowhere. With his own health insurance now exhausted, and he wasn’t sure what to do next. On a whim, he decided to get a tattoo, and while there Derek asked the artist if he could get him some marijuana. “I hadn’t smoked pot in over ten years because of my job,” he says. Derek was unknowingly about to find the key to getting his life back.

Just after arriving in SoCal, Derek was amazed to find magazines devoted to documenting potential medical uses of marijuana. “I was shocked,” he says. “I’d never seen anything like them before in my life.” As he read them, he found articles on using marijuana medicinally to get off of other drugs. “By then,” he says, “I wanted off the meds because I knew they weren’t for me, but I didn’t want to go cold turkey. They’d become routine.” After smoking the marijuana he’d gotten with his tattoo, he immediately noticed a change.

“Suddenly everything was good,” he remembers. “I’d never smiled so much in my life. What really hit me, though, was that I breezed through the next day without smoking and life was still good. This was not while I was high.” He also noticed the mood swings he’d been enduring suddenly stopped. “My daughter was late for school that day,” he remembers, “and on any other day I would have completely blown up. That day, though, it was okay. Life was good.” Derek then began a routine of smoking just before going to bed, and found that everything would then go fine the next day so he stopped taking the Xanax every day. “At first it was every other day,” he recalls, “and then it was every two to three days.” His medical training then kicked in, and focused on what he was experiencing. “Many people still don’t realize how many different types of herb there are,” he says, “or know the difference between them. I found I didn’t like some of the feelings I got from different strains, like I didn’t enjoy getting the munchies. So I decided to start doing research to find out what worked best for me. I went online to look at the whole thing from a medicinal context.” He quickly put the info he found to work. “I checked out edibles,” he says, “not to get high, but like trying different medications. I’d find a particular brand, like a type of fudge, and divide it up into eight pieces. I’d eat one piece in the morning, not enough to get high but enough to control my adverse symptoms, and then I weaned myself off of the antidepressants. I was doing this with the support of my family physician, too.” “He didn’t condone getting baked,” Derek adds, “and I agreed. I don’t have cancer. But low levels worked for what I did have.” Derek then stopped using Xanax entirely, and began to research PTSD

“Some of them told their VA doctors what they were doing,” Derek recalls, “and they were dropped as patients, completely left hanging. This was no ‘three strikes and you’re out’ situation. They were immediately dropped. Doctors refused to see them and treat them. It was either Western psych medicine or nothing.” “Many vets were afraid to get Medicinal Marijuana cards because they’d get in trouble with the VA,” he discovered. “Many of them had other wounds they still needed the VA to treat. If they got put on some state list and the VA found out, who knows what kind of trouble they’d get into.” Though Derek had to scale back his research time recently to focus on his new computer tech business and take care of his daughter, he’s only just begun pursuing legitimizing medicinal marijuana to treat PTSD. “I have the ability to measure the content of what works for me,” he adds. “Unless bakers use the exact same ingredients, batches are going to be different. Since they usually bake using trimmings, it’s often a mix of everything. Now, though, I have all my own stuff. I’m keeping meticulous records of butters I make and strains used, and with that I should be able to create treatment plans for PTSD patients and treat their issues with specific strains.” “I want to get settled in this new job,” he says, “to create more time to work on this because I have knowledge people can use, even just focusing on veterans coming back from combat.” As for himself, Derek now feels like he’s overcome what he went through over the last two years, and he’s now moving forward with life. “I feel like I’m finally normal again,” he says. “I’m better than I was before the accidents. I smoke a little bit now and then, but smoking doesn’t work as well for me as the baked goods. With the lack of consistency in baked goods at dispensaries, I’m now making my own.” The biggest problems he sees in the medicinal marijuana situation in the

Derek then began a routine of smoking just before going to bed, and found that everything would then go fine the next day so he stopped taking the Xanax every day. forums online to see what else he could learn. “I found the THC Expo,” he remembers, “and there I found a Canadian publication called Treating Yourself. This was legitimate medical research.” In Treating Yourself, Derek found stories about Canadian doctors treating Iraqi war veterans’ PTSD with medicinal marijuana. “Then I was already treating myself,” he says, “but being medically trained, I wanted to find more legitimacy to it. The information was pretty generalized, but at least I knew they were doing it, and it was working.” “Treating Yourself is for patients,” he explains. “If it was a medical journal, it would have given me everything I was looking for. In hindsight, I may try to find these doctors and learn what kind of doses they were talking about.” After doing more online interaction with PTSD sufferers, some of the information he found was disturbing from his medical point of view. “Some people were getting no help,” he says. “Other people were having serious nightmares and had to do really hardcore indica to go to bed and then sativa during the day. They were self-medicating, but with no guidelines to go by.” He found more information that bothered him. “The people working with doctors were all in Canada,” he says. “Everyone in the U.S. was on their own, though some of them were being seen at VA hospitals.” Further research revealed some of the most disturbing information he found, given how much the U.S. prides itself on taking care of its veterans.

United States today? “Serious lack of research in the United States,” he says, “and a lack of consistency in the products available to medicinal marijuana users.” “For me,” he adds, “this is only the beginning. I know how to write articles for medical journals, and I will tell my story with research to back it. Other people telling their stories aren’t trained to do this, but I have the training with a background in emergency medicine. I’ve handled dozens of other medicines and saved lives with them. I’m going to nail this down in an article to the medical community and to the people in it who are willing to take a second look. Nobody’s putting information out there that’s useful for people with PTSD and anxiety, but we know it’s being used for it.” “For this to be taken seriously in the medical world,” he concludes, “there has to be more definitive, specific prescribing guidelines, and I will write legitimate guidelines that will be very difficult for even the most staunch antimedical marijuana doctors to refute. I’m writing those guidelines so that they will work in any American Medical Association journal, and they are not going to be able to fight it.”

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WITH SO MUCH GOING ON IN DECEMBER, KUSH would like to remind you how far we’ve come in our battle to legalize Marijuana. With 73+ years between its inception and today’s liberal standard (in comparison) we take a look back at the very significant Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. This December power play had deep implications then, and they are still rippling into the news of the day. IT WAS DECEMBER OF 1937, and not much different from today’s standard practices, there were political parties in favor of one issue over another, inherently propelled by some other issue within some other industry, that happened to have their hand (or tentacle) in the reach of a convincing politician. Case in point, the DuPont family and their desire to curb the booming Hemp Industry. With hemp being used as a cheaper substitute for paper pulp, Randolph Hearst felt it a threat to his extensive timber holdings, while Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon was protecting his huge personal investment into DuPont stock, and its latest product “nylon”. With Hemp out-performing these common and innovative products, big business turned its cheek on rational thinking, and proposed the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, essentially enforcing certain provisions on the use or possession of Marijuana or Hemp, forcing the need for a “tax stamp” to grow, or distribute Marijuana. Although the tax was only equal to $1 for anyone dealing commercially in Cannabis, Hemp, or Marijuana, the Act did not criminalize the possession or usage of Cannabis, Hemp or Marijuana, (while the provisions were enforced for those handling the products.) Violations of these procedures had penalties up to $2000, and five years imprisonment. That was a lot back then, and it was all the control the government needed, at least for a few decades...

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IN 1969, LEARY VS. UNITED STATES PROVED part of the Act to be unconstitutional as a violation of the Fifth Amendment, since a person seeking a tax stamp would have to incriminate him or herself in doing so. In response the Congress passed the Controlled Substance Act in 1970. Leave it to big government to merely re-write a flawed law, putting the clamp down even tighter in the revision. This has historically proven to be “The American Way” - Love it or leave it!

With Hemp out-performing these common and innovative products, big business turned its cheek on rational thinking, and proposed the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 SO AS YOU ENJOY YOUR EGGNOG and holiday festivities, let’s keep the focus on the future, and hope that we as a people are learning from the past, and can make future laws based on fact and rational, not that of political arm-twisting or back-scratching.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a whole year that Chef herb has been CreatIng medICated reCIpes for all to enjoy. do you have a hemped up holIday reCIpe that you would lIke to share wIth Chef herb? ContaCt Chef @ www.CookwIthherb.Com

Cranberry SalSa Dip with Cream CheeSe IngrEdIEnts -1 (12-ounce bag) or 3 cups fresh cranberries, rinsed and drained -1/4 cup minced green onions -2 small (approximately 2 tablespoons) jalapeno chile peppers, cored, seeded and minced -1/2 cup granulated sugar -1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, minced -2 tablespoons finely grated fresh ginger -2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice -2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese -4 ounces (8 tablespoons) THC butter -Cranberries and/or cilantro sprigs for garnish dIrECtIOns Rinse, drain, and pick over cranberries, (discarding all that are soft or bruised). Place them in a food processor; pulse until finely chopped but not mushy. Place crushed cranberries in a bowl; mix together with onions, jalapeno peppers, sugar, cilantro leaves, ginger, and lemon juice. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours so flavors develop (salsa will be too sharp and tart to begin with). In a food processor, mix butter and cream cheese until smooth. On a serving plate, place cream cheese; cover with the dip. Garnish, if desired, and served with crackers.

blaCkberry arugula SalaD IngrEdIEnts -16oz rinsed and drained arugula -1/2 cup fresh blackberries -2 teaspoons organic apple cider vinegar -1 teaspoon organic blackberry jam -4 tablespoons THC olive oil 1/4 teaspoon sea salt -1/2 teaspoon ground pepper 74 74

drEssIng: Combine apple cider vinegar, Blackberry preserves, and THC olive oil. Chill. Pour mixture over rinsed and drained arugula. Sprinkle sea salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle berries on top for garnish.

how to roaSt a turkey roaSting your holiDay turkey Many varIaBlEs Can affECt thE rOastIng tIME Of thE whOlE turKEy: -A partially frozen bird requires longer cooking. -The depth and size of the pan can reduce heat circulation to all areas of the bird. -An oven cooking bag can accelerate cooking time. -A stuffed bird takes longer to cook. -The oven may heat food unevenly. -Calibration of the oven’s thermostat may be inaccurate. -The rack position can have an effect on even cooking and heat circulation. -The meat thermometer must be placed properly in the thigh joint. -All these factors must be considered when roasting a turkey. turKEy rOastIng InstruCtIOns: 1. Oven temperature - Set the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Preheating is not necessary. 2. Be sure the turkey is completely thawed. Times are based on fresh or completely thawed frozen birds at a refrigerator temperature of about 40 degrees F. or below. 3. Placing turkey in roasting Pan - Place turkey breast-side up on a flat wire rack in a shallow roasting pan 2 to 2 1/2 inches deep. 4. Basting the turkey - Brush the turkey with THC butter before roasting it in the oven. This will contribute to browning and adds a mild THC buttery flavor. 5. turkey Cooking times - See chart below. 6. taking the turkey’s Internal temperature •Pop-Up Thermometer - If your turkey has a “pop-up” temperature indicator, it is also recommended that you also check the internal temperature of the turkey in the innermost part of the thigh and wine, and the thickest part of the breast with a meat thermometer. •temperature of Cooked turkey - The temperature must reach a minimum of 165 degrees F. in the thigh before removing from the oven. The center of the stuffing should reach 165 degrees F. after stand time. 7. removing the turkey from the Oven - Once you remove the turkey from the oven, tent it with aluminum foil and allow it to rest for 20 to 30 minutes, so the meat can firm up and hold the juices, making it easier to carve. •letting the turkey rest - Resting allows for the redistribution and reabsorption of the juices in the meat. This makes for ultra-moist, flavorful meat while also giving the turkey a chance to cool for easier carving. If you skip this important step, you will both burn yourself and end up with a flood of juices on your carving board, not to mention a dry turkey.

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approximate turkey Cooking timeS: The new roasting times are based on the recommendations above and on a 325 degree F. oven temperature. These times are approximate and should always be used in conjunction with a properly placed meat thermometer. unstuffEd turKEy 4 to 8 pounds.............1-1/2 to 3-1/4 hours 8 to 12 pounds................2-3/4 to 3 hours 12 to 14 pounds...............3 to 3-3/4 hours 14 to 18 pounds...............3-3/4 to 4-1/4 hours 18 to 20 pounds...............4-1/4 to 4-1/2 hours 20 to 24 pounds...............4-1/2 to 5 hours stuffEd turKEy 8 to 12 pounds................3 to 3-1/2 hours 12 to 14 pounds...............3-1/2 to 4 hours 14 to 18 pounds...............4 to 4-1/4 hours 18 to 20 pounds...............4-1/4 to 4-3/4 hours 20 to 24 pounds...............4-3/4 to 5-1/4 hours.

herb’S thC turkey Stuffing The below recipe is a guideline for making your turkey stuffing. depending on your family’s taste, add or delete ingredients (onions, celery, mushrooms, and or nuts) to make to your liking. Be creative! IngrEdIEnts -1/4 cup THC butter or THC oil -1 large onion, chopped -2 cups chopped celery -1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced -1 loaf day-old bread, toasted and cut into 3/4-inch cubes (about 10-12 cups) -1 egg, beaten -Stock from the turkey giblets and/or chicken broth (approximately 1 to 2 cups) -1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans -Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste -Dried crushed sage to taste -Dried crushed thyme to taste dIrECtIOns To make turkey giblet stock, place the turkey giblets (giblets and neck), water, and salt in a small saucepan over low heat; bring to a simmer and simmer for about 1 hour, uncovered. Remove from heat and strain the stock into a container for use with the stuffing. Alternatively, you can use chicken stock or just plain water with this recipe. In a large pot (large enough to hold all the prepared stuffing) over low heat, melt THC butter or THC oil. Add onion, celery and mushrooms; sauté until soft. Mix in bread cubes and egg with enough chicken broth to moisten. Add nuts, salt, pepper, sage, and thyme; stir until well blended. Proceed to stuff turkey in your usual way. Immediately place the stuffed, raw turkey in an oven set no lower than 325 degrees F. If you choose not to stuff your turkey, place stuffing in a oven safe pan and roast at 325 degrees for 35 minutes or until golden brown on top. Stuffs a 20-pound turkey.

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buttery SmaSheD aCorn SquaSh IngrEdIEnts -1 pound (3 medium) yellow-flesh potatoes, cut into 3/4-inch chunks -1 small acorn squash (about 1 pound), peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch chunks -Salt -3 tablespoons THC butter, divided -8 to 10 fresh (2 to 3-inch) sage leaves, stacked and cut across into ¼-inch strips -1/2 cup 1% milk (approximate) -Freshly ground black pepper, to taste dIrECtIOns In a 3-quart saucepan over high heat, add potatoes and squash chunks with water; add 1 teaspoon salt. Bring just to boil; reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook until tender, approximately 12 to 15 minutes. In a small frying pan or saucepan, add 2 tablespoons of the THC butter and the sage. Tilting pan and watching closely, cook about 3 minutes, until butter foams and begins to brown; remove from heat and keep warm. When potatoes and squash are cooked, remove from heat and thoroughly drain the water off. Reduce heat to low, return pan with the drained potatoes and squash to burner, and shake 1 to 2 minutes; remove from heat. Roughly mash with hand masher leaving mixture chunky. Gently mix in remaining 1 tablespoon THC butter and enough milk for consistency desired. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon into a large serving bowl and drizzle with brown butter/sage mixture. Makes 4 servings (about 4 cups).

Chef herb’S taSty butter reCipeS In a medium-size bowl, whip 1/2 cup unsalted THC butter (room temperature) until fluffy. Combine the softened THC butter and other ingredients (listed below) together until they are completely blended. tIPs fOr PrEParIng COMPOund ButtErs: •The THC butter must first be brought to room temperature and softened by beating it. •The flavoring ingredients must be very finely chopped or pureed. If any extra liquid develops, it should be drained off thoroughly before mixing in the butter. •For the flavor to better penetrate the THC butter, allow it to stand at cool room temperature for a few hours before refrigerating. •Compound butters may be stored in freezer, tightly wrapped. Use a sharp knife dipped in hot water for cutting the frozen butter. Amounts below are guidelines - adjust to your taste. Let your imagination be your guide! In a large bowl, cream THC butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in honey and egg. Add pumpkin and milk; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the dates, pecans and poppy seeds. Chile Pepper Butter -1 chile pepper, deveined and seeded, finely chopped -1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt Chive Butter -1 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped -Pinch fine sea salt

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Chocolate hazelnut Butter -Powdered cocoa to taste -Sugar to taste -1 to 2 tablespoons finely chopped hazelnuts Creamy Brown Sugar Butter -2 tablespoons heavy cream -1 tablespoon brown sugar honey Butter -1/2 cup honey honey fruit Butter -1/4 cup honey -2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed orange juice -1 small banana -Marmalade Butter -1/2 cup marmalade (lemon, orange, or grapefruit) Kalamata Olive Butter -1 small clove garlic, minced -1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh parsley -1/4 cup pitted chopped kalamata olives raisin-nut Butter -1/2 cup finely chopped toasted walnuts -1/4 cup finely chopped raisins -1 tablespoon fresh-squeezed orange juice -1 tablespoon sugar -1 teaspoon ground cinnamon rum raisin Butter -3 tablespoon raisins or currants -2 tablespoons rum -Sugar to taste -1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Sweet Citrus Butter -1/4 cup honey -2 teaspoons grated orange or lemon zest -1 tablespoon fresh-squeezed orange or lemon juice -2 tablespoons sugar -2 teaspoons ground cinnamon white Chocolate Butter -2 tablespoons white chocolate, melted and cooled -Ground cinnamon to taste

Stoner’S SmaSheD roaSteD garliC maSheD pototoeS IngrEdIEnts -11 medium head garlic -1 tablespoon THC olive oil -2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and quartered -4 tablespoons THC butter, softened -1/2 cup milk -salt and pepper to taste dIrECtIOns Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Drizzle garlic with THC olive oil, then wrap in aluminum foil. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool and chop. Stir in THC

butter, milk, salt and pepper. Remove the garlic from the oven, and cut in half. Squeeze the softened cloves into the potatoes. Blend potatoes with an electric mixer until desired consistency is achieved.

no bake pumpkin pie with gingerSnap Cookie CruSt

green bean CaSSerole

IngrEdIEnts -3 large eggs, separated -3/4 cup firmly-packed light brown sugar -1 (15-ounce) can solid-packed pumpkin -1/2 cup milk* -1 teaspoon ground cinnamon -1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg -1/2 teaspoon salt -1 envelope unflavored gelatin** -1/4 cup cold water -1/4 cup granulated sugar -Sweetened whipped cream (optional) * If desired, substituted some of the milk with either whisky, brandy, or rum (your choice). * 1 (1/4-ounce packet) of granulated unsweetened gelatin = total of about 2 3/4 teaspoons gelatin

IngrEdIEnts -3 (14.5-ounce) cans French-style green beans, undrained -4 uncooked bacon slices, chopped -2 tablespoons chopped onion -1 green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and chopped -1/2 cup chopped pimiento, drained -2 tablespoons THC butter or THC oil -1 (10 3/4-ounce) can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted -1 (2-ounce) can mushrooms, undrained -1/2 pound processed American cheese, cut into cubes -1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce -1 cup crushed Ritz crackers or canned onion rings (your choice) -THC Butter dIrECtIOns Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, cook green beans with bacon pieces and onion long enough to cook bacon and season beans; remove from heat. Drain bean mixture and place into an ungreased 2-quart casserole dish. In the same saucepan over medium heat, sauté bell pepper and pimiento in THC butter or oil. Add mushroom soup, mushrooms, American cheese, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted and mixture is thick. Remove from heat and pour over beans. Sprinkle the top with crushed Ritz crackers or onions rings and dot with THC butter. Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes or until top is golden brown and thoroughly heated. Remove from oven and serve. Makes 8 servings.

ginger SnapS IngrEdIEnts -1 cup THC butter, softened -4 cups all-purpose flour -1 cup white sugar -1/3 cup molasses -1 egg -1/2 teaspoon lemon extract -2 teaspoons ground cinnamon -1 teaspoon ground ginger -1 teaspoon ground cloves -1/2 teaspoon baking soda -1/4 teaspoon salt dIrECtIOns Cream the THC butter for 2 minutes at medium speed. Add 2 1/2 cups of the flour plus the sugar, molasses, egg, lemon extract, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, baking soda and salt. Mix well on medium-high speed. Stir in the remaining flour until blended. Cover and refrigerate dough for at least 2 hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove dough from refrigerator, and with a teaspoon, scoop out rounded measures of dough. Roll dough into balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly with the bottom of a glass dipped in white sugar. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 11 minutes. Let stand for approximately for 30 seconds on cookie sheet before removing to cooling racks. Cool completely and store in airtight containers.

dIrECtIOns Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Position baking rack in the center of your oven. Prepare pie pastry of your choice. In top of a double boiler, combine egg yolks, brown sugar, pumpkin, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; whisk to thoroughly blended. Place the pan over the boiling water. NOTE: The bottom of the pan should not touch the boiling water below. Cook, approximately 15 to 20 minutes, stirring frequently until thick (like a pudding). Remove from heat. In a small bowl, combine unflavored gelatin and cold water, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved. Add gelatin mixture to the hot pumpkin mixture, stirring to combine. Cover bowl with wax paper to prevent mixture from forming a “skin.”Let cool to room temperature, and then place in the refrigerator until partially set, approximately 1 to 1 1/2 hours. In a large bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add the granulated sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Using a spatula, gently fold the beaten egg whites into the partially set pumpkin mixture. Do not over mix; retain some streaks in the mixture. Gently pour the pumpkin mixture into the pie crust of your choice. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or until filling is set. This pie may be prepared up to 2 days in advance. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Serve with sweetened whipped cream. Makes 8 servings.

gingerSnap Cookie CruSt: IngrEdIEnts -1 1/2 cups (about 40 cookies) gingersnap cookie crumbs, finely ground -1/4 cup granulated sugar -1/3 cup unsalted THC butter, melted and cooled dIrECtIOns In a food processor, grind gingersnap cookies and sugar until fine, but still crumbly; add THC butter, blending until combined well. Press mixture onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch glass pie plate. Bake crust for approximately 15 minutes or until crisp and golden around the edges. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack before filling.

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Altitude Organic 2110 Hancock St. Ste 201 San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 220-7100

Bella Flora 2056 1st Ave San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 487-1268

Beneficial Care Collective (BCC) 740 Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 702-2110

Bird Rock Co-Op 5640 La Jolla Blvd. San Diego, CA 92037 (858) 337-2429

California’s Finest Cooperative 1133 Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 238-4200

Canna Collective San Diego, CA 92107 (619) 523-1974

Cloud 9 Co-Op 5029 W. Point Loma Blvd. San Diego, CA 92107 (619) 225-9128

Doc Greens Co-op 4655 Mission Blvd. San Diego, CA 92109 (619) 206-3359

Fresh Selection Cooperative 841 Turquoise St., Ste G San Diego, CA 92109 (858) 746-4207

Front Street Herbal Health 1602 Front St. San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 764-5451

Gourmet Green Room 5121 Santa Fe St. San Diego, CA 92109 (858) 273-9300

Grand Organics Cooperative 4502 Cass St., Ste 202 San Diego, CA 92109 (858)490-9222

Green Earth Herbal Collective 936 Garnet Ave. Pacific Beach 92109 (858) 270-4342

Green Flash Medical CoOp,Inc. 903 Island Ave San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 615-0000

Green Gardens 1251 ½ Rosecrans San Diego,CA.92106 (619)221-0155

Green Heart 2469 Broadway Ave San Diego, CA 92102 (619) 487-9940

Greenleaf Wellness 1747 Hancock St. Ste B San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 574-9500

Green Light Collective 4967 newport Ave. San Diego, CA 92107 (619) 408-0198

High Tide Caregivers Co-Op 6902 La Jolla Blvd. Ste B La Jolla, CA 92037 (858) 729-9927

Horizon Collective 1012 Prospect St., Ste 300 La Jolla, CA 92037 (858) 456-1779

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Purple Holistic Gardens

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3405 Kenyon St., Ste 201 San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 221-2932

2950 Garnet Ave San Diego, CA 92109 (858) 272-GDPS (4377)

3690 Murphy Canyon Rd San Diego, CA 92123 (760) 845-7914

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The Herb House

861 Hornblend St. Pacific Beach, CA 92109 (858) 270-9900

La Jolla Medicine Co-Op 737 Pearl St., Ste 202 San Diego, CA 92037 (858) 459-0116

La Playa Collective 1571 La Playa Pacific Beach, CA 92109 (858) 224-5580

Light the Way 3421 Hancock St, San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 260-0450

Made Fresh Daily Collective 4780 Mission Bay Drive San Diego, CA 92109 (619) 546-0552

Ocean Beach Collective 4852 Voltaire St. San Diego, CA 92107 (619) 226-3300

Ocean Beach Wellness 4851 newport Ave. Ocean Beach, CA 92107 (619) 226-2653

Organic Aid 6904 Miramar Rd # 105 San Diego, CA 92121 (858) 566-5556

Pacific Beach 420 2705 Garnet Ave. San Diego, CA 92109 (858) 270-0420

Pacific Beach Medical Co-Op 4676 Cass St. San Diego, CA 92109 (858) 581-3265

Point Loma Association 3045 Rosecrans St. Ste 214 San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 226-2308

1337 Rosecrans St. San Diego, CA 92106 (619) 255-3813

3415 Mission Blvd. San Diego, CA 92109 (858) 412-5944

San Diego Herbal Alternatives

The Kind Co.Op

5830 Oberlin Dr., Ste 304 San Diego, CA 92121 (858) 450-HERB (4372)

San Diego Holistic Collective (SDHC) 4635 30th St. # 114 San Diego, CA 92116 (619) 392-3580

San Diego Holistic Healing 5544 La Jolla Blvd., Ste A San Diego, CA 92037 (858) 412-3105

San Diego Organic Collective 2731 Shelter Island Dr. San Diego, CA 92106 (619) 501-7400

San Diego Organic Wellness Association 1150 Garnet Ave. San Diego, CA 92109 (858) 750-2401

sdtmc 1189 Morena Blvd. San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 275-7500

Sons of Beaches 3841 Mission Blvd. San Diego, CA 92109 (858) 488-9420

The Beach Collective 4852 Voltaire St Ocean Beach, CA 92107 (619) 226-3300

The Happy Co-op 5703 Oberlin Dr., Ste 201 San Diego, CA 92121 (858) 550-0445

3910 B W.Point Loma Blvd. San Diego,Ca.92110 (619)221-2901

Therapeutic Healing Collective 3251 Holiday Ct., Ste 201 San Diego, CA 92037 (619)717-8060

Trade Sponge Collective 5752 Oberlin #112 San Diego,CA.92121 (858)952-5739

Trichome Healing Collective 752 6th Ave. San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 338-9922

Tri City Holisitic 915 W Grape San Diego,Ca.92101 (619)487-1598

West Coast Farmacy 2215 Kettner Blvd. San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 238-3538

Wisdom Organics 5423 Linda Vista Rd. San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 272-0240

SAN DIEGO NORTH COUNTy ABACA Medical Collective San Diego, CA (760) 529-9630

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9212 Mira Este Ct #208 San Diego, CA 92126 (858) 480-1242

4494 30th St., Ste B San Diego, CA 92116 (619) 282-6600

Miramar Wellness Center Absolute Collective 9446 Miramar Rd # D San Diego, CA 92126 (858) 689-9098

Nature’s RX 3538 Ashford St., Ste E San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 495-0420

Pasilaly 208 W. Aviation Rd. Fallbrook, CA 92028 (760) 451-9060

San Diego Green House Medical Marijuana 9513 Blackmountain Rd # E San Diego, CA 92126 (858) 309-2309

Socal Wellness 1990 S. Santa Fe Ave. Vista, CA 92083 (760) 509-4800

The Dank Bank

2801 4th Ave. San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 630-2727

Allgreen Cooperative 3740 5th Ave. San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 269-1824

Alternative Care Group 3930 Oregon St., Ste 260 San Diego, CA 92104 (619) 795-1887

Alternative Resources Center & Collective 4410 Glacier St. # 106 San Diego, CA 92120 (619) 280-2722

Alternative Therapy Herbal Center 3251 4th Ave., Ste 420 San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 825-0955

7281 El Cajon Blvd San Diego, CA 92115 (619) 589-0117

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The Happier Co-Op

Best Buds Collective

9625 Black Mountain Rd., Ste 309 San Diego, CA 92126 (858) 271-1138

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3439 Adams Ave. San Diego, CA 92116 (619) 808-9818 2405 Harbor Drive San Diego, CA 92113-3638 (619) 338-0420

California’s Best Meds

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6186 University Ave. San Diego, CA 92115 (619) 582-4035

6957 El Cajon Blvd., Ste 109 San Diego, CA 92115 (619) 466-4200

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2505 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego, CA 92104 (858) 356-7967

CMC 7364 El Cajon Blvd, Suite 203 San Diego, CA 92115 (619) 697-7891

Collectively Speaking, Inc. 5125 Convoy Street San Diego, CA 92111-1224 (858) 573-2773

Earth Medical Collective Inc. 7933 Balboa Ave. San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 277-1088

Farm Associated Collective,Inc. 6070 Mt. Alifan Dr.#202 San Diego,Ca.92111 (619)481-4111

First Choice 2858 Adams Ave. San Diego, CA 92116 (619) 521-1102

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Green Joy California Care Collective 8340 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Ste 213 San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 768-1347

California Green Room 5234 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego, CA 92115 (619) 582-5420

4633 Convoy St # 104 San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 268-4488

Glass Jar Collective 4015 Park Blvd., Ste 203 San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 294-6847

Good Karma Collective 2629 Ariane Dr. San Diego, CA 92117 (858) 750-2450

2469 Broadway San Diego, CA 92102 (619) 487-9940

Medical Miracle Collective 4009 Park Blvd, Suite 19 San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 293-3600

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Green Joy

3795 A 30th St San Diego, CA 92104 (619) 550-1271

4633 Convoy St. #104 San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 268-4488

Mother Earth Co-Op Collective

Green South, Inc. 4233 University Ave San Diego, CA 92105 (619) 942-1433

Green Tree Solutions 8055 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Ste 107 San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 278-2128

Green Works 6334 University Ave. San Diego, CA 92115 (619) 286-nUGG (6844)

Healing Arts 4009 Park Blvd Ste 16 San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 727-4400

Higher Healing 5995 Mission Gorge Rd, Suite C San Diego, CA 92120 (619) 516-4325

Higher Level 4443 30th St. Suite 105 San Diego, CA 92116 (888) 987-MEDS

Indigenous Agricultural Cooperative 2041 El Cajon Blvd San Diego, CA 92104 (619) 269-0845

Living Green Pharmacy Cooperative 6302 Riverdale St. San Diego, CA 92120 (619 563-2343

904 Ft Stockton Dr. San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 794-4618

Oasis Herbal Center 3441 University Ave. San Diego, CA 92104 (619) 280-0015

Pacific Green Pharms Inc. 2828 University Ave Suite 107 San Diego, CA 92104 (619) 255-1736

Platinum Rx 6631 Convoy Ct. San Diego,Ca.92111 (858)571-7630

San Diego Green Care Collective 4488 Convoy St., Ste D San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 278-8488

San Diego Holistic 4535 30th Ave., Ste 114 San Diego, CA 92116 (619) 281-8695

San Diego Medical Collective 1233 Camino Del Rio South#275 San Diego,Ca.92108 (619)298-3500

San Diego Sincere 7750 Dagget St # 203 Kearny Mesa, CA 92111 (858) 565-1053

SD Coastal Collective 7990 Dagget St. #A-1 San Diego,Ca.92111 (619)488-3068

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3152 Univeristy Ave. San Diego, CA 92104 (619) 280-7332

4672 Park Blvd. San Diego, CA 92116 (619) 296-1300

9612 Dale Ave., #2 Spring Valley, CA 91977 (619) 464-6200

3045 Rosecrans St., Ste 215 San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 222-3839

945 Hornblend St. San Diego, CA 92109 (858) 274-4000

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Medimar

921 South Coast Hwy Oceanside,CA.92054 (760)439-7498

2121 5th Ave., Ste 100 San Diego, CA 92101 (877) 627-1644

The Green Lantern

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8783 Troy St Spring Valley CA 91977 (619) 654-0861

2667 Camino Del Rio South #311 San Diego, CA 92108 (877) 366-5416

2869 Adams Ave. San Diego, CA 92116 (619) 677-2776

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950 E. Vista Way San Diego, CA 92173 (619) 634-3178

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3690 Murphy Canyon Rd. San Diego, CA 92123 (949) 382-8590

SoCal AMC

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8340 Clairemont Mesa Blvd # 213 San Diego, CA 92111 (760)716-5266

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Sunset Coast SD CoOp 7770 Vickers St. San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 495-3265 (DAnK)

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The Gift of Green 3200 Adams Ave., #208 San Diego, CA 92116 (619) 516-1899

The Green Door Collective

415 University Ave. San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 269-7200

The People’s Collective

4758 Federal Blvd San Diego, CA 92102 (619) 368-9496

Unified Collective

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SAN DIEGO EAST COUNTy BC Health

3021 Adams Ave. San Diego, CA 92116 (619) 584-2837

1667 Euclid Ave San Diego CA 92115 (619) 534-4991

The Green Dove Collective

Green Power

5482 Complex St Ste 112 San Diego, CA 92123 (858) 222-3613

7882 La Mesa Blvd. La Mesa, CA 91942 (619) 303-4079

9960 Campo Rd., Ste 107 Spring Valley, CA 91977 (619) 321-8766

3780 Hancock St. #G San Diego,CA.92110 (888)554-4404

Alternative Care Clinics 4452 Park Blvd., Ste 314 San Diego, CA 92116 (866) 420-7215

Anti-Aging Medical Marijuana Evaluations 1516 W. Redwood St., #105 San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 222-5483 (619) 543-1061

2425 Camino Del Rio South #125 San Diego, CA 92108 (619) 819-2550

San Diego 420 Evaluations

2515 Camino Del Rio S.#340 San Diego,CA.92108 (619)688-1331

45 3rd Ave. # 104 Chula Vista, CA 91910 (619) 420-2040

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(619) 405-0251

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Greenleaf Care 3039 Jefferson St., Ste F Carlsbad, CA 92008 www.greenleafcare.com (888) 774-7076

HEMP 420 2815 Camino Del Rio South #275, San Diego CA 92108 (619) 294-4367(hemp)

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Legal Cannabis Institute 9808 Waples Street San Diego, CA 92121 (858) 864.8787

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Kali Kind Meds (619) 587-1730

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NHS SD (619) 243-4587

Pacific Threshold

5205 Kearny Villa Way #100 San Diego, CA 92123 (800) 268-4420

www.pacificthreshold.com (619) 277-9336

MC2: Medical Cannabis Consultants

(619) 647-1912

POK Planet of Kind

2667 Camino Del Rio South Suite #111 San Diego, CA 92108 (619) 297-3800

SDNC Delivery

Medical Marijuana of San Diego

(619) 546-8700

5703 Oberlin Drive, Suite 203 San Diego, Ca 92121 888-215-HERB (4372)

(800) 419-4810

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