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INTERVIEW JAN MABREY / PERMAFROST DISTRIBUTORS / STERLING, AK OCT. 2018

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Photo by Kathryn Almand This was a tough decision.

So tough. Our team sorted through many beautiful images that stood out this month from our photoshoots at farms and hemp companies, and choosing the cover was no easy task.

What won us over was this intimate closeup at Mission Lago Farm in Oregon’s Rogue Valley, a southern growing mecca.

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Love disposable straws but hate killing the oceans? Hemp makes alternative biodegradable plastics.

It is a wonder plant that can provide everything from food, fiber, fuel, medicine, building materials and so much more. Everything a petrochemical touches in our society for convenience items we could be making with a renewable resource and healing the earth instead of poisoning it with carbon emissions and more waste.

We are at a turning point as a society and a species as we realize that we cannot continue to live in destructive patterns for our planet, or people. Hemp and CBD wellness are big drivers of this, as we MUCH LIKE THE bring healing to our planet, and I feel honored to play a part in CANNABIS BOOM, spreading awareness of the plant HEMP IS SPREADING and the people doing amazing things with it.

ACROSS THE PACIFIC Oregon has been the epicenter for a rapidly expanding hemp NORTHWEST AND industry that is changing the face THE IMPACT IS BEING of this industrial plant. When we first began covering hemp farms FELT NATIONWIDE. in 2016 there were about 30 across the state.

Last year that number was in the hundreds, and this year there are easily a thousand different hemp farms across the state, ranging from backyard producers to massive agricultural setups. Much like the Cannabis boom, hemp is spreading across the Pacific Northwest and the impact is being felt nationwide.

Additionally, I also want to mention our redesign. If you’ve been enjoying Alaska Leaf the past two+ years, you will notice that we have changed our look a bit, but our content and message remain the same.

We are continuing to grow and improve our look and how we interact with you, including a new website. Visit AKLeaf.com to see what we have been working on. And a special thanks to the Alaska Leaf crew and the team at 8th Day Create for all the help making this possible!

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WEED BALES Wash Ashore in Florida TALK ABOUT HIGH TIDE. Large packages of Cannabis are washing up on beaches in northeast Florida, just as they did back in the 1970s.

Weed was discovered on beaches in Flagler, St. John’s and Volusia counties in September, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities collected more than 100 pounds of weed wrapped in bundles over two days after receiving reports of “multiple packages, presumably containing marijuana” on the beach near Jungle Hut Park.

The U.S. Coast Guard found “seven or eight” more packages off the coast, reports the Washington Post. Meanwhile, an off-duty sheriff’s deputy in St. Johns County, just north of Flagler County, fished another package of weed from the water.

Additionally, more ganja showed up to the south, in Volusia County. Surfers located a bundle containing 23 bags of weed in Ormond-by-theSea, reports WFTV-9 ABC. In Flagler County, one unlucky stoner got busted after “failing to report” an 11-pound “wet brick” of marijuana on the beach. Witnesses said they saw Robert Kelley open the package and remove its contents, according to law enforcement.

Deputies asked Kelley if he took some of the marijuana.

Kelley claimed he was “holding it for law enforcement.” It didn’t work; officers seized the brick, which they found wrapped in a beach towel in Kelley’s trunk.

“Others were attempting to do the same thing,” according to the Sheriff’s Department.

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CANNABIS USE ON THE RISE BY EVERY AGE GROUP THE LATEST VERSION of a federal drug use study shows monthly Cannabis use continues to rise among older Americans. As of 2017, Americans from 55 to 64 are more likely to use weed on at least a monthly basis than youths from 12 to 17.

Seniors 65 and older are also smoking pot in increasing numbers, according to the study. In the mid-2000s, monthly pot use among this groups were almost zero. But last year, 2.4 percent of seniors used weed every month, and nearly 4 percent used it at least once a year.

Federal data showed that Cannabis use among middle-aged Americans surpassed teen use several years ago. Many of the middleaged users are returning to pot a few years after drifting away from it. With the wave of legalization occurring just as Baby Boomers enter their golden years, many of them are revisiting some of the experiences of their youth.

More than 20 percent of pot users 65 and older said a physician had recommended they use Cannabis, according to a recent study by Benjamin Han and Joseph Palamar of New York University. Medicare prescriptions for opioid painkillers are lower in states with medical marijuana programs.

ONE RESTAURANT IN MAINE is using Cannabis to get lobsters stoned before killing them.

Charlotte’s Legendary Lobster Pound claims the process is more humane, speculating that it lessens the crustaceans’ pain when they are boiled alive.

Lobsters are often cooked by dropping them, alive, into a pot of boiling water. There is growing scientific evidence that the creatures experience pain. Other crustaceans, such as crayfish and crabs, also can feel pain, according to the evidence.

Customers at the restaurant can choose whether they want to consume a stoned lobster or a straight one. Charlotte Gill, who owns the place, said eating the stoned lobsters won’t get diners high. But it does help taste quality, she claimed, because the lobsters are “more relaxed” when they die.

“If we’re going to take a life, we have a responsibility to do it as humanely as possible,” Gill told Mount Desert Islander newspaper.

“The difference it makes within the meat itself is unbelievable.”

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prospective licenses in Alaska are awaiting review by the Alaska Marijuana Control Office.

felony count guilty plea for former Alaska TV reporter Charlo Greene, who hit a weed joint live on-air and later ran afoul of local officials.

DISPENSARY OWNER GETS FEDERAL PRISON FOR TAX CRIMES THE PART-OWNER AND OPERATOR OF CANNABLISS medical marijuana dispensaries in Portland and Eugene, Oregon, was sentenced to seven months in federal prison for tax crimes in September, reports The Oregonian. Federal prosecutors called it the first federal sentencing PRICE FAILED TO of a legal marijuana business owner on REPORT NEARLY $1 tax charges.

MILLION OF INCOME AND Matthew Price, 32, pleaded guilty to four DISREGARDED ADVICE counts of willfully failing to file income tax FROM CPAS WHO HAD returns, a misdemeanor. He was ordered by pay $262,776 in restitution to the IRS. Price was WARNED HIM, FOR ordered to turn himself in by November 1.

YEARS, NOT TO USE HIS Price, even as he avoided paying his taxes, was BUSINESS MONEY TO PAY advising the Oregon Liquor Control Commission PERSONAL EXPENSES, THE on rules for the state’s recreational Cannabis businesses, according to U.S. Attorney PROSECUTOR SAID. Seth Uram. Price failed to report nearly $1 million of income and disregarded advice from CPAs who had warned him, for years, not to use his business money to pay personal expenses, the prosecutor said.

But Price didn’t listen; paying $67,000 cash for a sports car, $15,000 cash on a Rolex watch, went on tropical vacations, bought expensive homes and season tickets to the Portland Trailblazers, Uram said.

ONE CANNABIS FIRM looking to hire five pot connoisseurs to sample the company’s products.

Toronto-based company AHLOT is offering up to $1,000 a month to the samplers to test various strains of Cannabis.

Recreational legalization comes officially to Canada on October 17.

The five connoisseurs will make up the company’s official Cannabis Curation Committee, reporting back on characteristics and quality.

The committee will help determine which products go into a sample pack, made up of several strains from various licensed producers, according to AHLOT. Committee members, all 19 or older, will work for $50 an hour up to 16 hours a month, on top of a $200 expense account, according to the company.

They will be asked to make social media posts, appear in videos, and show up at company events, though such participation is reportedly optional.

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A report from Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office (AMCO) Director Erika McConnell to the Marijuana Control Board points to delays in licensing for Alaska Cannabis companies, according to the Alaska Journal of Commerce.

In August, about 80 potential licensees were still waiting for their AMCO review. State statutes outline that licenses should be granted within 90 days, but some business owners have been waiting for up to five months for their reviews.

McConnell’s report explains that some of the hold up comes from incomplete license applications that delay the process. Another obstacle is an understaffed office that was put in charge of regulating Cannabis on top of alcohol but not given sufficient resources.

The millions of dollars in tax revenues collected from Cannabis cultivators do not go directly to running AMCO but instead is put into the general fund and must be appropriated by the State Legislature.

The money being made by Alaska’s Cannabis industry may not make it back to the agency charged with managing it.

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public comment AMCO is considering adding an onsite marijuana consumption endorsement to the state’s retail marijuana license. Written public comment is open until Nov. 1.

The MCB will also hold an oral public hearing Dec. 19, 2018.

Public comments can be submitted to AMCO.Regs@alaska.gov.

Statutes and regulations open for comment are on AMCO’s website.

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In September, the Anchorage Assembly voted to suspend the cultivation license of Alaska Sense LLC for 30 days.

The company also owns and runs the licensed Cannabis retail shop Cannabaska, however, the cultivation license suspension does not extend to the retail side of the business.

The suspension is in response to complaints that the company did not properly handle waste leading to detectable Cannabis odors.

This isn’t the first suspension for Alaska Sense LLC. Its owner’s handler’s permit was also temporarily revoked in July but reinstated after one week.

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state wrestles with legality of cbd When Senate Bill 6 passed the Legislature April 13, 2018, Alaska law separated the definitions of “marijuana” and “hemp.” Hemp was designated as strains of the Cannabis sativa plant that contains 0.3 percent or less THC, the naturally occurring chemical compound in the plant that produce psychoactive effects. The bill allows the farming of industrial hemp and products to be produced from the plant.

These hemp-related activities are not overseen by the Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office (AMCO) but instead are managed by the Department of Natural Resources.

CBD is another naturally occurring chemical compound in the Cannabis sativa plant and is gaining popularity for its potential therapeutic benefits including reducing inflammation, pain, and anxiety and even managing spasms including in neurological conditions such as Tourette’s Syndrome and epilepsy.

A major difference between CBD and THC is that while CBD does affect the brain with its neuroprotective qualities, it does not cause a “high” or altered state of mind.

Once the hemp growing pilot program set forth by Senate Bill 6 gets underway, hemp will be able to be grown legally in Alaska. Until that time, CBD products produced in Alaska are currently derived from Cannabis sativa plants grown by licensed Cannabis cultivators, not hemp farmers.

Some CBD products are now sold in licensed Cannabis shops as well as smoke shops, health food stores, drugstores and even being served in beverages at local cafes. Many of the current CBD products on the shelves in Alaska have been shipped into Alaska through the postal service.

Yet the U.S. Postal Inspection Service still claims to operate under the Controlled Substances Act stating that it’s illegal to send Cannabis extracts, including CBD, through the federal mail. Legalizing hemp production and CBD sales in states with legal Cannabis is creating new challenges for the various agencies responsible for the regulations, management and oversight of two separate but intertwined industries.

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BUDTENDER OF T HE MONTH

INTERVIEW by JOSHUA STAHLE / ALASKA LEAF

JANMABREY How did you become a budtender?

In late 2016, I left my job of 21 years, and I felt kind of lost. I ended up going to the Keep Cannabis Legal campaign here on the Kenai Peninsula. Amy Jackman had offered me to run the treasury for the campaign, which is a challenging job itself with campaign finance laws being what they are. After the campaign was successful, I already knew Chase, one of the owners of Permafrost, and they asked if I could help out a couple days at the store.

He was always upbeat and positive about everything and I thought that would be the perfect environment to work in. Eventually, it became more than a couple days, and I haven’t looked back. I truly enjoy it.

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What do you enjoy most about THE JOB? I like being able to help them understand Cannabis and help point them to what they are looking for.

I also enjoy meeting new people.

So, all of that combined with the energetic, happy and upbeat atmosphere of Permafrost, it has become a very welcoming environment for those people who are looking to understand more about Cannabis. But what I enjoy most is when someone comes back and shares their positive experiences with me from what Cannabis has done for them. It really has changed some peoples’ lives for the better, and that puts a smile on my face.

out, some people have had a doctor tell them to check out CBD products, some people are just looking at a way to improve their lives. I try to get to know them and by doing so, I can point them in a direction that best fits their needs.

I also try to let people’s bodies decide what they need as well. This doesn’t work for everyone, but if there is a particular strain that they really like the smell of, I encourage them to pick it up to try as well. We have a lot of options in the store!

How do you like to consume Cannabis?

Oh gosh, I like vaping because its easier on my throat and you have a different type of high from vaping.

But I also like a little bud on the side.

Give me a vape with a bong or pipe on the side. As well as CBD essential oils.

How DID Cannabis COME INTO YOUR LIFE? Well, it started with hemp. I grew up on a hemp farm in Indiana. Every spring my grandfather would go out and burn the fields, and that’s how I became associated with the smell. My first true Cannabis experience was a few years later after that when I was at my sister’s graduation party. Went upstairs to a bedroom where there was some Jimi Hendrix playing and blacklights in the room. It was the perfect place for my first doob!

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How do you find SOMEONE the right product?

I talk to them and try to get to know them. Everyone has a different reason that brings them into the store. Some people just want to try it

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What do you like to do in your spare time?

Oh boy! Actually, I like to make things out of items that are not being used.

Repurposing! I also love music. My entire family has a musical history.

My kids are in bands, my husband has always been musical. He would always be playing music as the kids were growing up.

I was in the Purdue band in college, playing clarinet and bass clarinet. I’ve played the guitar, too, and am currently looking at flutes.

I really enjoy going and sitting by the river and just playing or listening to music with the sound of the water. It is just so peaceful. Music has been an amazing part of my life and family.

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across the sky and ushering us into the autumn equinox, which would be ver the the last few months, occurring the week of our ritual. Mabon is there has been an increasing a pagan holiday that celebrates the end, or amount of conversations death, of the summer, and prepares those going on (at least, in who celebrate for the coming winter months.

Instagram’s comment sections) regarding what is We foraged for earthly gifts, including fallen real witchcraft and what isn’t. I wondered I knew leaves, flowers, and other enticing items that any “real witches” who would be willing to share were scattered along the meadow. I led us down some insight into the world of witchcraft with me. a path that opened up into a grassy clearing, I met Krista Gentry, a real-life practicing mysteriously surrounded by violet-colored flowers. pagan and medical marijuana patient, thanks to This was the perfect setting to open up our circle Instagram, and I was blown away at her kindness and perform the Mabon ritual. and willingness to share her knowledge of her Krista lovingly set up her altar with the gifts we craft with me. found on the path, including candles to represent I asked Krista how she incorporated Cannabis the elements of the earth, a selenite wand, into her craft. She explained that people like her apples for the ritual, and, of course, a joint of are starting to come out of the Cannabis closet Washington Bud Company’s Skymaster. and that it really does help her feel connected to We said goodbye to the difficulties of the past a higher power. year, and I felt a sense of rebirth once the ritual She feels “more relaxed, open was completed.

“PEOPLE LIKE [HER] and understanding” when she Regardless of whether or uses Cannabis in her practice. I not you believe in magic, ARE STARTING TO also asked her to show me how there is something to be said COME OUT OF THE she used Cannabis in her rituals. about performing an act that Krista prepared a beautiful Mabon CANNABIS CLOSET, requires you to be present celebration for us and allowed me BECAUSE IT REALLY and using tools to enhance to join her in the ritual. the feelings and efficacy of DOES ENLIGHTEN Near Lake Ballinger is where your actions. Cannabis is a AND HELP HER FEEL we chose to have our intimate plant with magical powers.

CONNECTED TO A harvest celebration. The sun was That I do know. It has the just setting, casting beautiful colors HIGHER POWER.” power to heal, which many

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of us have seen through our own eyes.Krista has been initiated by a high priestess into a small, local coven, and it took her a year and a day’s worth of studying her craft to do so.

She also explained to me that “practicing magic is just like a prayer. A lot of people mix up practicing magic with what they see on TV, like The Craft.”

It became clear to me that pop culture was ripping off something that is genuinely a religion.

Are Cannabis and witchcraft more alike than we think? Until the 1960s, paganism and witchcraft were actually considered cults by the U.S. government and were put on a list that classified them as satanic, or devil worshipers.

Once the government loosened up on paganism, authors began coming out and creating literature to guide other witches on their path, but they left any mention of Cannabis out of the works to protect the image of paganism.

They did not want the government to take away their right to practice again. If Cannabis magic is real, why not other forms of magic? Blessed be.

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hile Fran Drescher is best known for her leading role in the 1990s television sitcom “The Nanny,” she’s been an accomplished actress in television and film since the 1970s. As “The Nanny,” Drescher’s lovably-unique voice and sharp wit made her a fan favorite almost overnight, and she went on to win two Emmy’s and Golden Globes for her work on the show. Dresher’s NYC attitude combined with a sense of grace and over-the-top Queens style seemed not too far removed from her own persona, and that resonated with Americans of all backgrounds.

Once her role as “The Nanny” came to an end, Drescher moved outside of TV and film, working with the Oregon State Department as a diplomatic envoy, and as an outspoken advocate for LGBT rights and women’s health issues. As of this past summer, she’s become an outspoken advocate for Cannabis.

On August 28th, Drescher delivered the plenary address at the Cannabis Science Conference in Portland. While she may seem like an unlikely candidate for the Cannabis industry, Drescher’s story makes perfect sense. In the speech (which can be

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viewed online) Fran talks about her own battle with In the interview, Drescher also seemed to endorse uterine cancer, about changing the way we think sustainable and healthy growing practices in about health care and about the good she’s seen Cannabis by saying, “I would encourage, support, from Cannabis in her own life. put my name and face to a product or even just as Drescher was interviewed by Forbes during the a consumer on the ones that are being grown, you conference, telling the interviewer that “there’s know, the old school way of organic in, in good, so much that we don’t know, and that’s true with healthy, rich soil...the old fashioned way,” she Cannabis,” and, described. “That’s going to DESCRIBING HOW CANNABIS about how her be a happy plant.” father has started to HELPED SAVE HER FATHER, I’ve got to admit, I was consume Cannabis pretty surprised to see DRESCHER SAID “HIS WHOLE for a neurological Fran Drescher’s face on a disorder. “He went FACE BECAME ANIMATED. HIS billboard for a Cannabis from having that VOICE BECAME STRONG. HIS EYES Conference, as she’s not a expressionless look celebrity I’d associate with OPENED UP, AND MY DAD WAS that Parkinson’s our favorite herb. patients often get But that’s what makes BACK TO BEING HIMSELF.” where it’s kind of a mainstreaming of Cannabis dull life, to a positive reaction within seconds upon such an interesting thing to watch happen, as we get using Cannabis,” she said. closer and closer to full national legalization, voices “His whole face became animated. His voice like that come out of nowhere, like Drescher’s, will became strong. His eyes opened up, and my dad undoubtedly turn the tide on the opinion of our was back to being himself.” favorite plant.

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THIS OREGON CANNABIS PATIENT & ARTIST STARTED USING CANNABIS TO TREAT A SEIZURE CONDITION, AND WAS LATER DIAGNOSED WITH CHRONIC MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA (CML). CML IS A TYPE OF BLOOD CANCER THAT BEGINS FORMING \\ WITHIN THE BONE MARROW, AND JORGE LEARNED SHE WOULD HAVE TO UNDERGO CHEMOTHERAPY. CANNABIS HAS PLAYED A HUGE PART IN THE QUALITY OF HER WELLNESS WHILE OFFSETTING THE ABHORRENT EFFECTS OF THE CHEMO.

STACEY MARIE JORGE PROFILE by SIMONE FISCHER

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orge moved from Indiana to Oregon in 2015 to join the OMMP program.

“My new oncologist was on board with using Cannabis in conjunction with chemotherapy, so I applied for my card within a couple months of moving here,” she said.

Before she was diagnosed with CML, she was using Cannabis to treat the anxiety and stress related to her seizure disorder.

She was familiar with the therapeutic properties of Cannabis and was lucky enough to find an oncologist who would support her decision to use the medicinal plant.

Given the severity of Jorge’s medical issues, the OMMP was equipped to help her navigate Cannabis treatments while in chemo.

“On days when the muscle and bone pain is so intense, Cannabis helps to ease the inflammation.

When nausea hits hard from chemotherapy and I can’t stomach food, certain strains ease more than prescription medication. I also make an infused oil full extract Cannabis oil (FECO) melted in medium-chain triglycerides oil (MCT, like coconut oil) to put in capsules and take orally,” she said.

“The Cannabis-infused oil I make for ingesting in capsules also works well as a muscle oil.

Sometimes, I make a crock pot of infused olive oil to use in soups and more savory foods. Medicated Olive Oil goes a long way in so many uses.”

Jorge says she’s “late smoker” and didn’t try Cannabis until she was 20 years old with family friends. “[I] felt my stress and anxiety fade. It was brilliant,” Jorge said as she recalls what it felt like after she took her first hit.

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“Instead of saturating my liver with opiates and muscle relaxers to help through the chemo, there’s Cannabis. Instead of taking Phenobarbital and Xanax to deal with my anxiety and seizures, I use Cannabis.”

“I think I’ve always smoked Cannabis really helps with inflammation and pain. I medicinally. I may not have had a doctor’s also use a CBD tincture made by The Canna recommendation all these years, but I have Company. They don’t add any extra sugar, and always felt better or more normal while using it is 100 percent coconut oil.”

Cannabis. Instead of saturating my liver with Jorge believes there is judgment around opiates and muscle relaxers to help through using Cannabis medicinally - even three years the chemo, there’s Cannabis. Instead of taking into legalization. The pushback from the Phenobarbital and Xanax to deal with my anxiety medical community continues until Cannabis is and seizures, I use Cannabis.” de-scheduled on a federal level.

Cannabis affects everybody differently and “There is still a small stigma associated Jorge’s experience isn’t uncommon. Traditional with Cannabis. It’s gotten better, especially strains seem to affect Jorge in the opposite way. depending on the state in which you reside,” Green Crack makes her sleepy instead of awake.

Jorge said. “Nowadays, more people seem The key is to find what works for you, regardless eager to listen to how it’s used medicinally. what some pretentious weed writer has to say.

In the past 20 years, since I first partook, Jorge said she enjoys all aspects of I’ve seen the stand on Cannabis Cannabis and CBD products to help go from a taboo subject, where FOLLOW ALONG with her pain. She likes to smoke joints, @ IAMSMUDGEGIRL flowers would get you jail time; to vapes concentrates and uses tinctures. be openly discussed in The Oregon “I love Blue Dream, or Blue Haze Legislature. However, until Cannabis Buddies vape cartridges. They’re within my price is legal across the nation, and other patients in point, and the extra CBD bump the Haze has need have open access, it’s still not enough.”

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Seth and Eric Crawford are brothers and co-owners of Oregon CBD, an innovative Cannabis genetic company based out of Corvallis. Oregon CBD is known for such hemp strains as Special Sauce, Lifter, Suver Haze, Hawaiian Haze, Sour Space Candy, Elektra, Pineberry and the pure CBG hemp varietal of Stem Cell CBG. The affable siblings urge us to “throw out what we thought we knew” about genetics when discussing their work.

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When did you start growing Cannabis and when did you transition to hemp?

We started growing Cannabis in 2003. We started growing hemp in 2015, the first year it was federally and state legal.

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Why did you decide to breed hemp genetics over THC-dominant genetics?

We stayed out of the adult-use THC market because it was very apparent that it was destined to crash due to overproduction. The reality is that Oregon is a prolific Cannabis exporter, but home to a very small number of people (Seth’s Ph.D. dissertation was on the political economy of Cannabis and provided the first in-depth analysis of Oregon Cannabis consumption and production.)

Seth was teaching the first Cannabis policy course at Oregon State University right after Measure 91 passed (legalizing the adult use and hemp production) and the 2014 Farm Bill (legalizing hemp) went through.

Upon close inspection of both, we realized that there was more promise in the emerging CBD market and that some of the plants we had developed for the medical market might qualify as hemp. We received Oregon’s 3rd issued hemp license in March 2015 and started the grand experiment.

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What hemp genetics did you start breeding with and why?

For hemp production, we started farming with a clone developed for the Oregon medical market. This plant was originally derived from a type II variety (equal parts CBD and THC) and we bred out the THC through inbreeding, testing, and selection. When we moved to a 63-acre field the next year, we knew that feminized seed was the best path forward.

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Seth&EricCrawford Can you tell us about the hemp strains and cultivars that you’ve created?

Throw out everything you thought you knew about Cannabis varieties when considering our creations. Varieties are less important than the different overarching types of plants we have invented (well-known variety names of these classes in parentheses). We bred the first high cannabinoid content auto-flowering CBD plant in 2016 (DNA, RNA) and the first early CBD varieties that start flowering shortly after solstice and finish in September (Special Sauce, Lifter, Suver Haze, Hawaiian Haze, Sour Space Candy, Elektra, Pineberry, etc.)

In addition to those well-known lines, we also created the first publicly available pure CBG variety in 2017 (Stem Cell CBG).

We are finishing field trials on our newly developed pure CBG auto-flowering varieties and “early” pure CBG lines. Our most recent invention is 100:1 CBD to THC ratio high CBD varieties. Each variety that we create requires two unrelated parent plants, each of which must be inbred for as many generations as is possible FOLLOW ALONG before going sterile; these two OregonCBDseeds.com lines are then combined to create our F1 seed that is sold to farmers after thorough field trials. It takes us about three years to go from concept to seed in a farmer’s hand for planting.

What is your least favorite aspect of hemp breeding?

The rip-off artists (breeders, brokers, etc.) who lie to farmers.

What do you look for in ideal hemp genetics?

Structure? Flowering time?

“Ideal” depends on your breeding goals and each project is different.

Our goal from the start was to develop a library of unique varieties that will allow farmers to succeed in any environment and produce any cannabinoid. Every year we get closer to that goal.

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Mission Lago Farm was founded in 2016 with the sole purpose of crafting the very best hemp available. After prepping the beautiful property and developing the foundations of the business, the crew at Mission Lago had an incredibly successful first-season cultivating and selling thousands of pounds of premium hemp flower.

They rely on strictly organic growing methods, combined with Southern Oregon’s climate and a small, passionate staff.

With 99 percent of hemp cultivation companies focused on scaled biomass production intended for extraction, these seasoned Cannabis growers have found a way to differentiate themselves with an ultra-premium product not found elsewhere.

Oregon Leaf was fortunate enough to catch a tour of their incredible Rogue Valley farm just before harvest and sit down with Founder and CEO Nick Akins to learn what sets Mission Lago apart.

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How and when was Mission Lago founded?

Mission Lago Farm was started two years ago when Ethan Brown, the Simpson family and myself had a strong interest in the hemp/CBD market.

We believe (and have seen first hand) that CBD has incredible benefits to the human body as well as animals and we felt that the CBD market was on the verge of exploding. After traveling to several states researching the markets and landscapes available, we decided on Southern Oregon. This area has some of the best growing conditions in the country and Oregon has one of the best and most well-run hemp programs in the US. It was a great fit for our team and our vision.

What went into picking this site/property?

Our main farm is located in Rogue Valley, just outside of Central Point, Oregon. This valley has one of the best microclimates, that is ideal for outdoor growing, that we have seen in Oregon. Prior to us purchasing, the land was used primarily for a livestock farm for the past 20 years, which has made the soil incredibly fertile for growing hemp. Great soil and very strong water rights were some of the biggest factors in selecting this property for our operation.

Is the goal to produce biomass for others to utilize or will Mission Lago also develop its own products?

Our main focus and niche market is CBD hemp flower.

This is really the only product we produce besides extraction material. Our grower Ethan Brown has been a medical grower for almost 20 years and is very particular about the flowers themselves as well as preserving the terpenes and structure. Our harvest process is unlike any other hemp farm, as we focus on the flower and producing high-quality extraction material (biomass) rich in CBD content, terpenes and flavor.

We do not hard dry or mulch any of our product as we believe that ruins the overall quality. It takes a much longer amount of time and labor to achieve this but we have found that there is a very large CBD flower market domestically and internationally. Both markets demand a high-quality final product.

What genetics are you running?

This season we are growing seven different strains.

Our best selling from last year Special Sauce, as well as Elektra, Lifter, Pineberry, AC/DC, Suver Haze and Sour Space Candy. These genetics have all been bred specifically for the Oregon climate. They are typically done in the middle of September and out of the ground before the rains start to come down in October.

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“We believe (and have seen first hand) that CBD has incredible benefits to the human body as well as animals and we felt that the CBD market was on the verge of exploding.”

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MISSION LAGO FARM IS THE ONLY CERTIFIED CLEAN GREEN HEMP FARM IN OREGON.

Do you have any notes on cultivation techniques?

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The biggest challenge is something that we stress to all of these new hemp growers jumping into the market, scalability. Scalability is the one thing that most people can’t or don’t plan for and it ends up crippling them.

Anyone can grow 30,50, 100 plants but when you jump up to 20, 50, 100 thousand plants, you are now talking about “Big Ag,” not small garden farming. Making that jump in mindsets is and always will be your biggest challenge.

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What has Mission Lago done differently from others in the hemp scene?

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We believe in building soils as opposed to feeding the plant. Our growing techniques are fully organic and we don’t use any fertigation at any of our farms.

We believe by building the soils, it will allow the plant to grab what it needs year after year producing large healthy high yielding hemp.

What has been the biggest challenge in developing and running a hemp farm?

We strive to produce the cleanest, purest best CBD plant medicine that you can find anywhere. In order to do that it starts at the beginning of the FOLLOW ALONG process and is stressed until the MissionLagoFarms.com final product is in the vacuum sealed bag. We work very hard and are very proud of our organic processes and growing techniques.

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HIGHLAND HEMP HOUSE Pamela Bosch is an educator, artist, hemp activist and founder of Highland Hemp House in Bellingham, Washington.

The former Bellingham Technical College and Northwest Indian College teacher is pioneering a project to use hemp-lime and other natural materials to retrofit her home into an ideal healthy living space.

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As a member of the Washington State Farm Bureau, Bosch works at both the state and federal levels to clear the path for growing, processing and making products from hemp.

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How did you start this project and get involved in the Hemp movement?

Conceptually, it started by looking for non-toxic insulation materials. I had an older home that needed to be better insulated and had other upgrading and maintenance work, so I started researching and that’s where hempcrete came up.

I began studying it and one thing led to another and ultimately it was too compelling to not use.

What is your timeline for the rest of the project, and how did it begin?

I started with a house that was majorly remodeled in the late 60s, a mid-century modern design, and I began by tearing out the west side of the house and making it a full two stories. We took it down to the studs (the frame) and retrofitted it with hempcrete. The house is all framed in now and the roof and windows are in, but I still need to insulate the ceiling and am doing research on how to use hemp there. We will be making more hempcrete next summer, putting stucco on in the fall, and I’m hoping that in a little over a year I’ll have the house complete.

What makes hempcrete so special as a building material?

There are so many advantages, as a natural and renewable building material. It’s fireproof, moderates mold, is carbon negative, energy efficient, non-toxic, insulates naturally and will last for centuries. Our environment is in crisis and we’ve cut down too many trees. We need something that grows fast and dumps oxygen into the air and provides materials we can renew yearly.

How is hempcrete made?

What type of hemp do you use?

There are cultivars that are better for making hempcrete, but the part of the plant being used is hurd. So you can still process and gather the plant material and fiber, so if you are growing for the other beneficial uses of hemp like CBD or fiber this is actually the agricultural waste.

What has kept hempcrete from being used more broadly?

Because the building materials have ironically been illegal to grow and our codes aren’t very adaptable to innovation, and our institutions are slow to change. Another big barrier in Washington is that the rules for growing hemp benefit big business as usual and border on immoral. There are farmers that want to grow it but can’t pay the fees or a background check. You don’t need a background check to grow corn, why should a DUI or drug bust keep you from growing a certain crop? Another is the federal .3 percent THC limit on hemp, which makes it so that you can’t save your seed and sets the stage for monocropping and keeps research and development limited.

What is your call to action for society?

Our institutions aren’t responding fast enough to critical issues. When something presents that is obviously a better way to do things but has so much cultural resistance, we have to confront that and be courageous and be free in who we are and find security today for our children and grandchildren tomorrow. I was glad to see Bellingham had rules and codes that allowed a little experimentation, as long as the homeowner is willing to take on the liability and risk.

Because you have documented and held workshops to teach people about hempcrete, will you be doing more of these events?

I had a couple workshops this year and people really appreciated the opportunity to do that.

We want to offer that again next year so people can learn how to use it while we are building it. The young men who built and did the work are looking to build careers out of this, as their livelihood, and they are looking for projects and other custom homes to build.

How does it feel for you to get to build your dream house?

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I feel really privileged to do this. It’s been a big commitment, my life savings and a few years of my life, but it’s also the kind of project that can be very satisfying beyond building my FOLLOW ALONG personal residence.

HighlandHempHouse.com It’s a mission to try and influence the way we build and I’ve started to think of this as a legacy project and a gift to the world. I hope to use the house to have events and educational opportunities in the future.

“There are so many advantages, as a natural and renewable building material.

It’s fireproof, moderates mold, is carbon negative, energy efficient, non-toxic, insulates naturally and will last for centuries. “

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Basically, it’s hydrated lime, which is 90+ percent calcium, and hemp hurds (which is the inner core of the stalk) and a clay additive that is specially formulated from old European plaster masters.

You don’t have any of the petrochemicals and the lime you use is the main ingredient in your bones and your teeth and in fact is made from ancient bones and seashells deposited in ancient oceans.

Its using nature’s regenerative abilities, harnessing and using them the way that she built.

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How do buildings impact climate change?

Buildings are responsible for half the carbon represented in climate change. The operational cost to heat and light a building as well as the embodied energy, the shipping, and manufacturing growing of all materials you use — when you put those two together, they are responsible for almost half the energy we consume. We’re going to rebuild our built environment in 30 years and it’s an opportunity to slow down the amount of carbon in the atmosphere with carbon smart buildings.

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Behind almost every business is a savvy lawyer, but then there is hemp attorney Courtney N. Moran, LL.M.

She is the founding principal, attorney and counselor at EARTH Law, LLC in Portland, chief legislative strategist at Agriculture Hemp Solutions, and the president and lobbyist for the Oregon Hemp Farmers Association.

Moran earned her Master of Law in Environmental and Natural Resources Law from Portland’s Lewis and Clark Law School, with an emphasis in industrial hemp.

Moran checks out a hemp plant growing at client Whole Circle Farms in Willamette Valley, Oregon,

Are there specific challenges hemp farmers are currently facing in Oregon?

Regulations or market issues? Both?

My interest in hemp legalization began when I was a senior at Marquette University after reading The Emperor Wears No Clothes by Jack Herer, edited by Chris Conrad. I could not believe that a plant that cleaned up the soil as it grew, and could produce thousands of sustainable products, was illegal for U.S. farmers to grow.

This irrational policy was something I could not stand for and led to me interning for national NORML during my second year of law school at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. I started working with Oregon Cannabis farmers when I began my law practice in 2011.

I continued my education and earned a Master of Laws in from Lewis and Clark Law School, with an emphasis on Industrial Hemp Law, while simultaneously taking the world’s first industrial hemp university course at Oregon State University. From there, I worked with Oregon farmers, agribusiness owners, and the Oregon Department of Agriculture to implement the Oregon Industrial Hemp Program.

Current challenges in Oregon and throughout the nation stems from guidance coming from federal agencies that are in direct conflict with the clear letter of the law and the intent of Congress in the Agricultural Act of 2014 and the Omnibus Appropriations Acts. Some of these include banking issues and crop insurance.

What are some of the things you are working towards, or hope to accomplish for the Oregon hemp industry in 2018?

Full federal hemp legalization through the passage of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (S. 3024/Substitute Amendment to H.R. 2), which includes the language of the Hemp Farming Act of 2018 (S. 2667/H.R. 5485). It’s been an honor to work with the offices of Senator Ron Wyden, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senator Rand Paul, and Senator Jeff Merkley on the drafting of this legislation.

Within Oregon, we continue to advance our program to serve the needs of farmers and hemp agribusiness.

And you also helped co-found the Oregon Industrial Hemp Farmers Association (OIHFA)?

I lobbied on behalf of the group to develop a hemp How will the 2018 Farm Bill impact program that not only worked within the federal legal Oregon hemp farmers if it’s passed? framework, but one that worked for farmers and business A federal Farm Bill will pass – the question owners and that would provide a solid foundation for a is when. With Senate Majority Leader Mitch sustainable industry. OIHFA has passed three pieces of McConnell as our chief sponsor and Senator Ron comprehensive hemp legislation in Oregon to date.

Wyden as co-sponsor on the hemp provisions, It took a coordinated effort, fueled by my passion for and with additional bipartisan support Cannabis hemp legalization, with farmers and from Senators Merkley and Paul, along business owners throughout Oregon, along FOLLOW ALONG with Congressmen Comer, Blumenauer, with the support of the Oregon Congressional Ear thLawLLC.com and Polis, as well as the entire Oregon Delegation, the Oregon Department of Delegation and several other influential Agriculture, the Oregon Legislature, and Congressional Delegates, the industry is the Oregon Farm Bureau to develop the leading hemp confident full hemp legalization will be included program in the country. in this Farm Bill. This will be a historic victory for Nationally, my advisory firm Agricultural Hemp Cannabis, the earth, farmers, and agribusiness Solutions, LLC (AgriculturalHempSolutions.com) , has owners all over the world. For Oregon farmers successfully drafted, passed, and helped implement five and agribusiness owners specifically, this will state hemp programs and contributed to the foundation provide clear access to banking, crop insurance, of several other state programs, as well as drafting the interstate commerce, and research funding. federal Hemp Farming Act of 2018.

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The experience led her to work directly with the Oregon Department of Agriculture to build the Oregon Industrial Hemp Program. Moran continues to impress as she helps implement hemp law at a state level and national level in Washington, D.C.

What made you get into the legal side of hemp, and how long have you been working with Oregon hemp farmers?

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“[A 2018 Farm Bill win] will be a historic victory for Cannabis, the earth, farmers and agribusiness owners all over the world.”

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Tell me more about your arrest outside DEA headquarters for planting hemp seeds, and harvesting hemp plants in a cage in front of the White House? \ In 2012, I participated in a direct action protest to urge President Obama to take action in support of hemp farming legalization. I harvested seeds from hemp plants, and pressed oil from the hemp seed, while locked in a cage in front of the White House. I had a loudspeaker and signage with me in there, and spoke to the gathering crowd and Obama beyond about the need to legalize this crop in the U.S., and the outdated and misguided drug policy that made industrial hemp illegal in the first place. Eventually, the cage was cut open by firefighters and I was arrested. We feel this protest helped spur the issue of hemp legalization into the national dialog, and direct the attention of Congress to this issue. 2012 was the year we really began to see movement at the state and federal levels to implement hemp farming legislation.

Dr. Bronner’s helped fund and coordinate the hemp industry’s battle to defeat DEA’s regulations by winning HIA. V. DEA in 2004. How did that help prepare for the 2018 Farm Bill to exist today?

In the HIA. V. DEA legal battle, which we won back in 2004 in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Federal government was forced to accept the legality of importing, manufacturing, and consuming hemp products. This was a huge step in the effort to legalize hemp farming, as this ruling protected the existence of the consumer market for hemp products in the U.S.— the largest consumer market for hemp products in the world.

This set the stage for the hemp movement to make progress in the coming decade, by establishing legal separation for industrial hemp from marijuana, working with states to setup hemp farming research programs, and working with Congress in the current Farm Bill that will remove hemp from the Controlled Substances Act entirely.

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What are your thoughts on the 2018 Farm Bill, and if it passes, how would it affect the company?

Dr. Bronner’s definitely supports the passage of the Hemp Farming Act in the 2018 Farm Bill. We feel that this versatile and sustainable crop should be legal for farmers to grow across the country, and should be regulated as a commercial crop by the USDA, just like wheat and other crops. Federal legalization of hemp would allow us to source hemp oil from American producers, rather than import it from Canada.

Passage of the Hemp Farming Amendment in the Farm Bill would provide opportunity for economic growth in our rural and agricultural communities, and would offer a new, sustainable raw material for use in many industries— including home construction, textiles and fashion, bio-plastics, food and supplements, and automobiles. At the time, only crops grown for research and experimental purposes was legal, so this crop did not supply hemp oil for our products.

However, we are committed to sourcing hemp oil from American farmers as soon as the crop can be grown organically and to the scale needed to supply the millions of bottles of soap we make annually!

When did the company begin to use hemp oil and what products use it?

Hemp oil was added to our Castile Liquid Soaps around 2000. All our soaps, lotions, shaving soaps, balms, and hair care products, contain hemp oil. The only body care product that doesn’t contain hemp, is our hand sanitizing spray. However, we are committed to sourcing hemp oil from American farmers as soon as the crop can be grown organically and to the scale needed to supply the millions of bottles of soap we make annually!

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In the spirit of the Hemp Issue, we want to shine a light on the decades of activism from David Bronner, owner of Dr. Bronner’s Soap, a notoriously outspoken advocate for hemp.

Bronner caused a stir in 2013 when he was arrested outside DEA headquarters for growing hemp seeds — a radical act of protest designed to challenge the Obama administration to legalize hemp farming. Dr. Bronner’s was among the first companies to bring hemp to the market on a national production scale. Beyond David’s personal activism, Dr. Bronner’s is one of the largest personal care companies certified under the USDA’s National Organic Program, and the company pioneered the use of 100 percent post-consumer recycled plastic bottles. After growing 1,100 percent in the last 15 years, Dr. Bronner’s is committed to becoming a zero-waste operation.

Will Dr. Bronner’s ever source hemp grown in Oregon?

In 2013, when Kentucky became the first state to legalize industrial hemp farming at the state level, even before the Farm Bill included the Sec. 7606 Industrial Hemp Research Amendment in January of 2014, Dr. Bronner’s pledged that we would begin sourcing hemp oil for our body care products as soon as it was available.

We are eager to source hemp oil from American farmers, and support the growth of this industry here in the U.S. [however] some of the challenges we face in sourcing hemp from Oregon, or any other American farm, include: 1) The USDA Organic standard in the past refused to certify organic hemp and farmers; 2) Most American farmers are entering the CBD market and not choosing to produce certified organic hemp oil; 3) and American farmers have had trouble accessing certified hemp seed that produce quality hemp seed oil.

This is all changing rapidly and we expect to be sourcing certified organic American hemp oil that meets our quality specs very soon!

“The DEA cannot interfere in Canadian hemp farming, however they did attempt to prevent imports of hemp products from Canada, China, and other countries, in the early 2000s.”

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How does Dr. Bronner source hemp and was it consumers become increasingly aware of difficult to bring hemp to a production scale? the impact of their purchases and demand Currently, we source the hemp oil used in our body more environmentally responsible and care products from Canadian farmers, mostly from ethically produced products. Consumers Manitoba province, as organic certification is key want to support companies that are moving and there is not yet much certified organic seed oil in a positive, sustainable direction, and production in the US. companies that stand up against practices Canada has long understood the value of hemp that contribute to climate change. as a commercial crop, and overcome antiquated We educate consumers about the laws that conflate industrial hemp with other forms of importance of sustainability in the cannabis. Hence, Canada had a robust hemp industry production of our soaps through our when we began adding hemp oil to our Castile Liquid website and social media channels. We soap formula in 2000. also record information about our carbon The DEA cannot interfere in Canadian hemp footprint and activist causes we support, farming, however they did attempt to prevent and publish that in our version of a imports of hemp products from Canada, corporate social responsibility China, and other countries, in the early report, our All-One Report, which FOLLOW ALONG DrBronner.com 2000s. Dr. Bronner’s, along with the you can find on our website.

Hemp Industries Association, Nutiva, and other early hemp adopters sued the DEA Why should consumers and won, establishing the legality of consumption, support hemp businesses? manufacturing and import of hemp products in 2004.

Hemp is a sustainable crop that can be used for many diverse applications— often Why don’t you think it’s more common for replacing other materials or ingredients that companies to move towards zero-waste have a bigger carbon footprint than hemp. operations, and how does Dr. Bronner’s work For example, hemp is far more sustainable to educate the everyday consumer on the for use in clothing than cotton, which is importance of sustainable business practices? one of the most chemical-intensive crops More and more manufacturers in the U.S. are moving in the world. In most cases, supporting toward reducing their carbon footprint and improving a hemp business is a consumer action the sustainability of their production methods. It’s anyone can take that creates demand for a slow process, but it’s an inevitability for all as environmentally sustainable products.

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The groundswell of interest in hemp is matched only by the confusion about what hemp is and isn’t.

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otanically, hemp and Cannabis are both Cannabis sativa L. In many ways, the botany is actually the easy part. Legally in the U.S., Cannabis Sativa L. with less than 0.3 percent THC is considered industrial hemp, not marijuana. Hemp is legal under the federal farm bill, but Cannabis is a schedule 1 drug (though legalized in some states).

Confused? So is our government. The 0.3 percent

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THC distinction between hemp and Cannabis is an arbitrary legal construct that makes no sense whatsoever. It’s like saying dogs over 10 pounds are vicious and need to be outlawed while smaller ones aren’t really dogs at all and are sweet lovable pets, legal in all 50 states. And disregard the fact that large and small dogs can mate and produce hybrids.

The demand for CBD is growing and farmers are eager to grow hemp to feed this market.

In the stampede to grow hemp for CBD, we’re forgetting all the other things hemp can be used for. Food, fuel and fiber are the tip of the iceberg.

Maybe you’re like me and you order hemp chai at your favorite coffee house; you reach for hemp cereal or snacks when you shop, or like so many folks you’ve been using Dr. Bronner’s soap for years. But hemp’s potential is vast and it has the potential to change our lives for the better.

Leaving CBD aside for a moment, imagine new construction integrating hempcrete as a building material. What if domestic hemp fiber and clothing could be produced right here in America? No one likes hearing about plastic polluting the environment. What if we could replace petroleum-based plastics with plantbased hemp substitutes?

And don’t get me started on clear-cutting and the paper industry. We all know hemp is a sustainable crop that grows faster than trees.

All of these benefits are positive unless of course hemp disrupts your business model.

Plant-based medicines are often safer and biggest winners as hemp goes cheaper than what Big Pharma sells. mainstream are farmers, families and Replace paper and wood with hemp and the Mother Earth. Farmers earn next to lumber industry is left scrambling. Cotton is one nothing growing crops like corn and of the most toxic crops grown. soybeans. Small family farms can make Hemp can be grown without salt-based more from a handful of hemp plants fertilizers and harmful pesticides. The integration than an acre of corn. of hemp into the food chain has the potential The environmental benefits to re-invent farming. In all of these hemp provides are the biggest examples, the status quo is left FOLLOW ALONG win of all. Hemp, and hemp scrambling while new opportunities LeBlancCNE.com alone give us as individuals create new businesses. The three

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the chance to vote with our wallets. Buy hemp, change the world.

One day Starbucks will offer hemp milk.

One day we can grow hemp in our gardens right next to the zucchini and carrots.

That abandoned factory? One day we’ll plant hemp to clean it using phytoremediation.

It may sound pie in the sky and naive at first.

But hemp really can turn things around to restore the world to a cleaner, happier and healthier place. Clock is ticking. It’s time to plant hemp.

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Powered by hemp derived CBD, Mills’ Bellingham, WA-based company is committed to providing holistic skincare with the added benefits of CBD. Mills says she hopes to educate and enlighten through clear skin and Cannabinoid relief.

The master esthetician, longtime Cannabis patient and advocate talks to us about combining her education and passion with this new product line.

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What inspired you to start a skincare line?

Being an esthetician and having a love for skin, I realized there weren’t a lot of natural options out there for skincare. I was starting my own business as a mobile spa, and I couldn’t really put my hands on something that was affordable and high quality and plant-based. So, I jumped in on my own! I’m already on the natural side of my home life, and I started researching and designing a regular skin care line, even before I started adding CBD. Can you tell us about your products - is CBD in everything you produce?

Now everything of mine is infused with CBD. I added it to some of my products and saw the benefit of it and couldn’t go back. I offer a full skincare line from a face cleanser to treatments, such as masks and facial scrubs, to eye treatments and moisturizing serums. I also offer other relaxation products such as bath salts, deodorants and liquid hemp drops. I’m also making a personal lube that I’m really excited about!

What does it mean when you say your products are plant-based?

I like working with plant-based oils, essential oils and herbal infusions. The oils in my products are from nuts and botanicals, like natural nut butters and the herbs that are infused are all plant-based.

It’s more than just the CBD that makes my skincare effective, it’s the plant-based herbs that have proven themselves for thousands of years.

How is this different from other products?

Big skincare lines are full of chemicals and preservatives that change our hormones and aren’t truly proven safe. Our skin absorbs everything we put on it, and we already deal with so much pollution and pesticides and chemicals that having a skincare that absorbs and works for us instead of chemicals is a big deal. Our skin is our largest organ and we absorb everything we put on.

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How is CBD integrated into your products?

CBD is a huge part and super effective as one of the biggest antioxidants we have. It fights free radicals and signs of aging, and it balances skin sebum levels, the oils in our skin, which also helps fight acne. I didn’t know about the full benefits of this, even as a Cannabis industry participant, until I went to school for skincare. Having this background has been influential to my business and knowing what I want the skin to do and how I want it to react.

What does a master esthetician do?

We learn about the skin, diseases, and what to watch out for when working with the skin. Learning how the skin functions is a huge part of our training. We are able to understand the layers and what’s going on with it when we see reactions or symptoms. Then we are able to help others whether in a clinical position, working under a doctor, in a spa or even as an educator.

How have your experiences in MMJ influenced your work with CBD?) Back in medical Cannabis days, we didn’t have as much access to CBD, and the industry progression has helped me understand dosages and finding what works. CBD is a huge part of my life for antianxiety purposes, so being able to share that and give relief to others feels great. My experience with Cannabinoids, seeing the results and being able to help patients find what works have been amazing.

“KEEPING CANNABIS AND HEMP ILLEGAL IS HOLDING OUR SOCIETY BACK FROM BEING HEALTHIER AND NOT SUFFERING. WE ARE GOING TO BREAK THE CYCLE AND I’M VERY PROUD TO BE WORKING WITH HEMP.”

How do you feel about using hempbased CBD in your products?

I think hemp derived CBD is a very positive thing, and that someday it will be in everything!

We have a lot of call for THC through Cannabis plants, but there’s a lot of need for no-THC options as well. I believe that with the hemp plant itself we have so many resources that have not been allowed for years, all renewable and healthy. We cut down trees and use chemicals and take away from the planet when we have all these wild plants that have benefits. Why is hemp illegal? Because it’s everything they say it is and keeping Cannabis and hemp illegal is holding our society back from being healthier and not suffering. We are going to break the cycle and I’m very proud to be working with hemp. I’ve always been in the Cannabis industry and it was kind of a switch, but I’m happy to work with it and be a part of it. What an exciting time of hemp legalization!

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What are your goals for MJEsthetics?

I’m just starting, but I’d like to be able to build throughout Washington and nationally to offer my skincare and supplemental hemp drops at a price that is more affordable than most companies. And I’d like to expand so that people have access to CBD so that we can have this vitamin out there for people to use.

Where can people find your products?

I am online and the Fremont Sunday Markets.

I also have products at the Sno Isle Co-op in Everett, the Three Sisters Market on Whidbey Island, and I’d love to work with other companies to offer more locations for locals to get my products. People can always order online, and I will ship anywhere in the country!

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You even have a CBD deodorant product?

Our underarms absorb 100 percent of what we put on, and most deodorants have aluminum and fragrances that are chemical based and not healthy. But it’s more than deodorants. I’ve experienced skincare line that is harsh on the skin, don’t give good results and have side effects.

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A blunt is a big, loud way of consuming a conspicuous amount of Cannabis. While the idea of a blunt was first born out of the necessity of smoking in busy cities like New York, it’s now become a sort of nostalgic and interesting way to celebrate Cannabis in this new era. The original blunts were made from hollowed-out Swisher Sweets. Now, most people twist them up with the help of wraps (cigar wrappers alone) with no tobacco inside. However, as consumers have become more and more health conscious and aware of the dangers of tobacco, hemp is a good alternative for people seeking alternatives to the harsh, overbearing nature of tobacco-Cannabis combos.

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were pioneered by Memphis, TN rapper Juicy J. Initially, the company only made tobacco wraps, but has branched into hemp wraps over the past few years.

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two hemp wraps we tested, these wraps were the most pliable and easy to roll with.

That said, they were a bit tough to stick. The flavored Juicy J wraps use artificial ingredients and the grape flavor we tried verged on overbearing. Made with hemp sourced from the Philippines, the wraps burned nice & slow.

The High Hemp wraps are a bit HIGH 8/10 drier than the Juicy J wraps, making a little harder to roll with. Once HEMP them we got the hang of it, though, we found them easier to stick. High Hemp claims to not use artificial ingredients and this certainly came through in and even, almost unnoticeable smoke. Their hemp is sourced from their own farm and organically grown.

We liked that the wrap burned evenly all the way through, and High Hemp’s packaging shows off.

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VIBRONIC HEMPWHEELS

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The hemp rubber has a bit of a buoyant quality, making them bouncy enough to work in just about any situation.

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our quest to document all-thingsproprietary blend that’s unique to their semihemp for the October issue, the translucent green wheels. These wheels are Leaf team scoured the world for manufactured in the United States and Vibronic what’s innovative in the field of the is a division of Rubber-tech, a company that’s world’s most versatile plant fiber. Sometimes, pioneered advancements in rubber technology what we find even surprises us. Case in point: and manufacturing. finding (in Dayton, Ohio of all places) the Rather than being wrapped in plastic, they Vibronic hemp rubber skateboard wheel. were presented in a custom hemp sack. Even While Vibronic certainly didn’t reinvent the more exciting was that they’d printed them wheel, to our knowledge they’re custom for the Leaf team! the only known maker hemp-rubber These wheels are an interesting FOLLOW ALONG skateboard wheel on the planet. texture, different than most skateboard Vibronic.com Their hemp/rubber composite is a wheels – and much lighter. The semi-

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translucent wheels are speckled with bits of hemp visible inside. When I put them to the concrete, I found the wheels to have a nice, smooth ride.

These have a smaller surface area than most wheels this size, which is refreshing to see and can work in a number of skateboard applications. The hemp rubber has a bit of a buoyant quality, making them bouncy enough to work in just about any situation.

At 82b durometer, these are a great cruising wheel – perfect for all-terrain situations. Vibronic has created a perfect park wheel with enough grip, but still plenty of slide-ability.

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eveloped by two Cannabis enthusiasts in Colorado, Sana Packaging is poised to be a huge factor in reducing the industry’s carbon footprint in years to come.

Sana offers the first 100 percent plant-based and ASTM certified child-resistant packaging designed specifically for the Cannabis industry.

The company currently produces Sana Containers and Sana Tubes, 3.5-gram flower containers that double as rolling trays and pre-roll joint tubes that also fit most half and full gram cartridges on the market and even some manufacturers all-inone vaporizers.

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Being 100 percent plant-based, these products should be able to biodegrade in a matter of months instead of the roughly 450 years it takes regular plastic to accomplish the same task.

their production capabilities. currently mandates an outright The products are 30 percent negligent amount of packaging for hemp-based, about double what every Cannabis product sold, the other hemp plastics companies vast majority of which goes straight products are comprised of. to a landfill after purchase.

The remaining 70 percent is a Instead of lobbying to get laws plant based blend that is primarily changed, which is an expensive and corn PLA. While the company has often times unsuccessful endeavor, the ability to produce 100 percent founders James Eichner and Ron hemp-based plastics already, the Basak-Smith teamed up to develop a viability is not currently there due to ground-up solution to the industry’s the availability and cost of biomass. wasteful packaging ways.

The company has over a dozen Being 100 percent plant-based, clients, mostly in Colorado and these products should be able to Oregon. To date, they’ve also biodegrade in a matter of months received orders for their products instead of the roughly 450 years from California, Maine, it takes regular plastic FOLLOW ALONG to accomplish the same Vermont, Ohio, Alaska SanaPackaging.com and even Canada as well. task. With businesses like Oregon’s legislature Amazon furthering the first

world’s infatuation with convenience, unsustainable single-use products are becoming more and more popular making Sana’s eco-friendly packaging an increasingly valuable piece of the puzzle for the future of our industry and planet.

Motivated and forward-thinking ownership like Eichner and BasakSmith and innovative companies like Sana Packaging will be key factors in helping reduce the massive carbon footprint the Cannabis industry leaves on the world annually.

We look forward to seeing what other innovations Sana Packaging produces and to seeing more Cannabis companies implement environmentally conscious packaging for their products.

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EnviroTextiles was founded in Glenwood Springs, Colorado in 2002 by Summer Haeske and Barbara Filippone. Filippone, the company’s president, has been at the forefront of sustainable textiles, hemp legalization, product development and international trade for nearly four decades.

Having worked in over eight countries and developed more than 100 hemp and natural fiber fabrics, she is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on natural fiber development. Summer Haeske, the company’s co-founder and VP of sales and marketing, has been working with her mother, Filippone, for over 20 years assisting in all aspects of the company from its original foundations, to new product development, current inventory management, marketing, logistics, and more.

Oregon Leaf was fortunate enough to catch up with them to learn more about EnviroTextiles and the company’s future.

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How and why was EnviroTextiles formed?

EnviroTextiles was born after many previous hemp companies and brands, where I had to first start by creating fabrics for us to use for our finished products. I was a fashion apparel designer and came from many generations of natural fiber textile development. Once we had the fabrics, I knew we needed to create a supply chain so other designers could incorporate these truly special fabrics. So Enviro was actually my second hemp fabric focused company to then build more supply and demand.

At this time my daughter who had grown up around each level from production to retail was of age and we started EnviroTextiles together.

What products and services does Envirotextiles offer?

Today we offer Hemp fabrics for any designer needs. We now have multiple types of fabrics for them to choose from, offering 100 percent hemp, hemp/silk and hemp/organic cotton blends being some of our top sellers. We offer over 100 different hemp and hemp blend fabrics at little or no minimum order to encourage designers to try them out, or custom manufacturers to be able to offer them to their clients. We also offer custom development and full package private label for just about any soft good product you can imagine.

Does Envirotextiles produce or process its own hemp?

With textiles, it all begins with the fiber. In order to maintain quality standards and know we are offering the most natural and healthy products to the market, it requires us to work closely with the farmers with all aspects of processing - all the way down to the finishing or final product. If it wasn’t for us producing our products, they would not exist.

What’s the most exciting aspect of federally legalized hemp?

The opportunity to finally again be growing hemp in the US is giving us and many companies the ability to start producing at home. Farmers need drought resistant and sustainable crops, and the people and the planet need more natural fibers. It’s illogical to think we have had to fight for the right to a solution when it’s as simple as planting a seed. With industrial hemp, we will continue to build value and more FOLLOW ALONG and more incredible products for many EnviroTextile.com decades to come!

What’s the biggest hurdle the company is working on clearing right now?

We have to start from the ground up and be certain of the direction hemp will go for our nation. Right now, there is no way in the US to make a truly natural hemp fabric. There are only synthetic factories that can take the hemp and turn it into chemically processed toxic viscose. There is also no labeling law that requires them to identify it as viscose hemp.

We are taking the steps to create a viable and healthy future for hemp in the US. The re-pioneering of the process is happening now and we are achieving exactly what we hoped for.

We have now proven the concept for hemp composite materials and fiber coming right out of Colorado. Hemp in the US is about fixing what was wrong and establishing a clean and sustainable future for many industries, our people and happens to be kind to our earth all at the same time.

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COOKING WITH HEMP

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emp is one of the most versatile crops on earth. It can be used in an infinite variety of applications: as a powerful fiber for cords and ropes, in clothing and even construction.

The most lucrative use for hemp – as a food source. Hemp oil and seeds are an incredible superfood. They’re high in Vitamin E, fiber, protein and are chock full of Omega fatty acids—specifically, in a 3:1 ratio of Omega 3 to Omega 6. This is the ratio that’s wwidely considered to be optimum for the human body.

If that didn’t convince you, cooking with hemp oil can also help lower your cholesterol, improve pesky skin problems and help with digestion. Here are a few ways you can incorporate cooking with hemp into your diet.

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ADD IT TO A SMOOTHIE Turn that pre-workout smoothie into a superfood concoction with the addition of hemp oil. Since hemp contains all 20 amino acids, including nine our bodies can’t produce, this combination is a no-brainer. Tart berries like blackberry or cranberry are great at masking the strong herbal notes.

USE HEMP SEED OIL IN SALAD DRESSINGS Hemp seed oil doesn’t really want to be heated up. It’s best consumed cold pressed or at room temperature, making it a great herbal addition to any salad dressing. Mix it in with lots of bright citruses and something sweet for a well-balanced dressing that’ll brighten up any salad. Honey mustard, miso and tart kinds of vinegars are all great additions here.

SPRINKLE THE SEEDS EVERYWHERE. Hemp seeds are a great way to add a bit of texture to your meal. Throw them onto salads, work them into a pesto or even transform them into hummus. Your body will thank you later.

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Carefully cut a section out of each apple quarter. You’ll be making a V, and removing the inside pieces. Divide the peanut butter into the open sections of each apple.

Press the marshmallows into the peanut butter, making the teeth look as good, or as bad, as you desire. It gets a little messy, but probably everyone will be too stoned to notice!

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WHITE CHOCOLATE GHOSTS Makes about 16, 2-3 inch ghosts

CANNABIS FINGERS Makes about 18 fingers • 1 pkg. refrigerated sugar cookie dough, room temp.

• 1-1½ cups flour • 2 tablespoons canna-butter, room temp.

• 18 blanched whole almonds* • cup strawberry seedless jam

• 1-12 oz. bag white chocolate chips • 1 ½ tablespoons canna-butter • Chocolate Chips, Red Hots or Skittles if your ghosts are large

In a large mixing bowl combine the dough, flour and canna-butter until you can no longer see the flour.

Chill for 30 minutes.

In the top of a double boiler, over gently simmering water, melt the chips, 7-10 minutes. Add the butter and stir until combined. Remove from heat.

On a floured work surface divide the chilled dough into 18 pieces. (you can keep some dough in the fridge while working). Roll the dough into finger shapes. Make indentations in the fingers with the back of a butter knife. Don’t go all the way through.

Place a piece of parchment on your work surface.

Using a spoon pour the chocolate into ghost shapes.

Keep it around ¼ inch thick, but don’t make it even, it ruins its charm. I feel like I’m making very loose triangles. You may think you failed but forge ahead, as soon as you place the eyes you should feel good.

You’ve got ghosts.

Place an almond into the top of each finger. Press down. Bake the cookie fingers until golden brown, about 10-12 minutes.

With a tiny spoon, pastry bag or toothpick drizzle a bit of the jam around each almond fingernail. Boo.

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The burst of energy from the granola with the calming indica effects complement each other quite well.

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Light, blonde and consistent would be the best physical descriptors for this shatter. It still has a fairly decent aroma out of the packaging, almost a sweet, fruity smell like a fresh mixed fruit salad.

The first dab tasted the full fruit aroma, which inhales smooth and is brimming with terpenes. Upon exhale, the fruit sweetness intensifies, culminating in what I can only believe to be the combination of a nectarine and floral notes. After the first hit, you’ll find MORE INFO it grabs you right behind the eyes almost AK-Frost.com immediately. Then slowly works its way down through your neck and shoulders before finally giving you that euphoric full body high we indica lovers enjoy so much. I do not recommend this one for light smokers unless you like being glued to the couch.

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Upon exhale, the fruit sweetness intensifies, culminating in what I can only believe to be the combination of a nectarine & floral notes.

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ARTIST: FORTUNATE GLASS MEDIUM: PINK & WHITE GUNMOUNTS / FEATURING CUSTOM GLASS ALCHEMY AMAZON BRONZE FRIT this realistic “Victory Hand” pendant using pink and white gunmounts and a custom Glass Alchemy Amazon Bronze frit.

Fortunate Glass crafted

was inspired after recently completing a glass sculpting class hosted by Muller Glass x Iroczii. Fortunate worked over a three-hour process at their Timber, Oregon residence, without the assistance of a lathe.

The lifelike piece

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