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of the year and this one doesn’t disappoint.

We have some incredible pieces hand-made by artists across the Northwest, with new styles, shapes and colors that we haven’t shown before.

I really hope you like what we have to share!

This being our 4/20 issue, I thought I would touch a little on the legend of the only holiday that self-identifying “stoners” have. What makes 4/20 so special? Was it really a police call sign for Cannabis possession? No. Was it because 4/20 is the best time of day to smoke pot? No, every time is a good time to enjoy.

Is it because there are 420 good reasons to smoke pot, right now? Yes, and no! The truth is, we may not know what led to our holidaze and the number internationally recognized as being stoner friendly, but now that the urban legend portion can be laid to rest, I think it’s time we made it official.

A federal holiday on 4/20? Maybe someday. What if there comes a time where April 20 is the day we remember all the people who went to prison for a plant? Our fathers and mothers and cousins and brothers and friends who were locked in a cage for possessing something that came from the earth. To my way of thinking, that would make 4/20 a truly special holiday.

A day of remembrance, of celebration of our culture, and the simple fact that it survived prohibition and a chance to fight pain and fear with sweet clouds of smoke. And a few stoner jokes!

This 4/20, I hope you get out and celebrate access to legal Cannabis, and the jobs, tax revenue and lives our plant changes, both as a medicine and a recreational drug that is safer than alcohol. If you think about it, we really do have a lot to be thankful for, and picking a day for that makes a lot of sense. Happy 4/20, and thank you for reading and sharing the Leaf!

Please feel free to roll a joint on us this month.

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Americans Are Listening: 60 Percent Support Marijuana Legalization Four states legalized recreational marijuana in

us money and jobs. Keep our prison from being November, nearly doubling the number of states overcrowded, make law enforcement’s job easier’,” where recreational pot is legal. As more states Niederdeppe said. “And the con arguments are a consider joining, a range of arguments for and little more ideological: ‘This is going to lead to big against legalization is swirling around the national industry and crime and undermine the fundamental conversation. values that make America great’,” But which of these arguments resonate most The study was led by Emma McGinty at the Johns strongly with Americans? It’s the arguments that Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Kathryn support legalization, according to a new Heley and Colleen Barry, also from Johns “THE PRO study co-authored by Jeff Niederdeppe, Hopkins, co-wrote the study.

ARGUMENTS associate professor of communication “Public perceptions of arguments ARE REALLY in Cornell University’s College of PRACTICAL: GIVE supporting and opposing recreational Agriculture and Life Sciences. marijuana legalization” appeared in US MONEY More than 60 percent of people AND JOBS.” Preventive Medicine. surveyed in the study said they supported Niederdeppe emphasized that he and legalization, because they agreed it would increase his colleagues are advocating neither for nor against tax revenues, create a profitable new industry, legalization. Rather, the research offers a snapshot of reduce prison crowding and lower the cost of law public opinion at a time when legalization debates enforcement. are in the air, he said.

In contrast, fewer people in the study agreed on “We’d better understand where the public the damage the policy would have on public health. stands on this issue if we want to develop policies These reasons included that legalization would that are responsive to democratic values and what increase car accidents, hurt youth’s health, expand people are concerned about,” Niederdeppe said. the marijuana industry, increase crime and threaten “Understanding where the public sees benefit and moral values. where it is nervous can help regulators emphasize “The pro arguments are really practical: ‘Give those things people agree are important.”

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marijuana transactions, due to the illogical status of Cannabis as a Schedule 1 substance in the United States, means the credit card and debit card transactions are impossible at most weed stores.

But that’s changed now at three dispensaries in Maine, and the new business model may become widespread in the near future.

Wellness Connection of Maine (WCM), the state’s largest medical Cannabis operator, now offers members the ability to pay for Cannabis without using cash. A new mobile app, CanPay, is reportedly the first of its kind of technology for the Cannabis industry.

“We’re removing a major pain point for dispensary owners and patients, while providing transparency and convenience in the process,” Dustin Eide, CEO of CanPay, said.

“Our partnership with WCM provides patients in Maine access to a secure payment option that is safer than cash.”

Cannabis is legal for either medical or recreational uses (or both) in 29 states, though the plant remains illegal under federal law. Because of that, the banking industry at-large has not done business within the Cannabis industry, forcing cash-only transactions. This has created safety and security issues for Canna-businesses across the country because of large volumes of cash being kept on premise.

“The creation of a new app within any other industry would be insignificant,” WCM CEO Patricia Rosi said. “However within the Cannabis industry, it’s a milestone because of the increased safety that it provides and the legitimacy that it signifies. CanPay uses a mobile app, linked directly to a customer’s checking account, to allow cashfree payments within the dispensary. For each purchase, the free app creates a single-use, nonidentifiable PIN to ensure privacy and security.”

Quoted “CONGRESS SHOULD BE HELPING PEOPLE GET TO WORK, NOT WASTING TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO PUNISH PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO GET BACK TO WORK.” ‘First Public University Medical Marijuana Course In The Nation’ comes to california sONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY has teamed up with the

California has a long history of national folks of United Patients Group, an educational leadership in medical Cannabis research and medical Cannabis organization, to offer what advocacy. Medical Cannabis: A Clinical Focus they say is the first medical Cannabis course from SSU and UPG, is a course designed for from a major public university in the country. pharmacists, physicians, registered nurses and The one-day course, Medical Cannabis: A healthcare professionals.

Clinical Focus, marked a watershed moment Taught by respected nurse Eloise Theisen, the in medical education and the nation’s March 11 seminar also featured Dr. Donald Land, rapidly evolving acceptance of chief scientific consultant to Steep marijuana, according to UPG Hill Labs, Inc. and a professor of THE WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON and Sonoma State. chemistry at UC Davis.

THE MEDICAL The workshop focused on “Medical marijuana is an APPLICATION OF the medical application of CANNABIS AND THE ever more important part of Cannabis and the science behind the future of medicine,” United SCIENCE BEHIND ITS EFFICACY. its efficacy. The current legal Patients Group Cofounder landscape at the state and federal Corinne Malanca said. level was also reviewed. The workshop didn’t “Understanding this medicine’s multifaceted cover the business of Cannabis cultivation, effects and legal implications will be a critical distribution or retailing. aspect of any medical education. We’re Medical Cannabis is now legal in 28 states very excited to partner with such a futureand the District of Columbia. As of the 2016 focused, respected university in bringing this election, eight states, including California, have curriculum to future medical professionals for also legalized Cannabis for recreational use. the first time.”

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Medical Marijuana Legalization Associated With Fewer Opioid Hospitalizations

Drug Policy Alliance Receives Award For Video Featuring Jay Z Calling Drug War An ‘Epic Fail’ The Drug Policy Alliance received the 2017 DoGooder Best Nonprofit Video for Good Award for its video slamming the War on Drugs, narrated by Shawn “Jay Z” Carter and illustrated by acclaimed artist Molly Crabapple. The video first launched in The New York Times last September.

The award was presented in March at the annual Nonprofit Technology Conference, hosted by the Nonprofit Technology Network in Washington, D.C. The 4-minute work is part history lesson and part vision statement. The video traces the Drug War and its impact on the Black community from President Nixon to the draconian Rockefeller Drug Laws to the emerging aboveground marijuana market that is poised to make legal millions for wealthy investors doing the same thing

that generations of people of color have been arrested and locked up for.

“Jay Z and Molly Crabapple’s groundbreaking video has educated millions of people about the devastation wrought on the African American community because of the Drug War, and raises important questions about economic equity in the emerging aboveground marijuana industry,” said Asha Bandele, senior director for Grants, Partnerships and Special Projects at the Drug Policy Alliance.

“We thank the DoGooder Awards for selecting our video as a finalist, our supporters who voted for us, and special thanks to Jay Z, Molly Crabapple and Dream Hampton for their contributions to this award-winning video.”

When medical marijuana is legalized for qualified patients, it is associated with a reduction in opioid-related hospitalizations, according to a new study published online. The study will appear in the scientific journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

A University of California at San Diego researcher looked at the association between medicinal Cannabis laws and hospitalizations related to opioid pain relievers, said Paul Armentano at the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.

The effect was apparent very quickly, and continued for years after passage of medical marijuana legalization. Both immediate and longer-term reductions in opioid-related hospitalizations followed changes in the law, the study reports.

The study demonstrated significant reductions on opioid pain reliever (OPR) related hospitalizations associated with the implementation of medical marijuana polices, according to the report.

The report “found reductions in OPRrelated hospitalizations immediately after the year of policy implementation as well

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The oft-repeated claim that loosening marijuana laws result in an increase in Cannabis-related hospital admissions is also unfounded, according to the study.

While the interpretation of the results should remain cautious, this study suggested that medical marijuana policies were not associated with marijuanarelated hospitalizations. Instead, the policies were unintendedly associated with substantial reductions in OPR-related hospitalizations, according to the report.

Medical marijuana legalization was associated with 23 percent and 13 percent reductions in hospitalizations related to opioid dependence or abuse and OPR overdose, respectively; lagged effects were observed after policy implementation, according to the study. Medical marijuana polices had no associations with marijuana-related hospitalizations.

The report confirms findings of previous studies that medical marijuana legalization is associated with lower rates of opioid abuse, fatal opioid overdoses and prescription drug spending.

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HOW TO BE A GREAT BUDTENDER Being a budtender is a relatively new profession and that’s a very exciting thing!

It means every day, people are finding creative new ways to make the customer experience better and more unique at businesses in legal states. While every shop experience will be different, there are some things that shops are doing to stand out from the pack when it comes to Cannabis.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE SERVICES AND KNOWLEDGE WE’VE FOUND THAT CAN HELP ELEVATE A CANNABIS SHOP EXPERIENCE FROM GOOD TO TRULY GREAT.

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In the coming months, we’ll be launching a new series here at Northwest Leaf, highlighting some of the best budtenders from around the state. And you can help!

If you know of a great budtender, tell us.

We’re looking for the best of the best!

A good budtender knows what’s on the shelf, inside and out. They should be well versed in the strain types the shop is currently carrying, and the typical effects of those strains. It’s helpful as well for budtenders to understand terpene profile for the flowers and concentrates they carry – since this affects the taste and scent of the flower. It’s also helpful to know how dense, or heavy the flowers are. If the customer is asking for an eighth, what will it look like? I’ve seen many a customer disappointed by “bag size” because of really denseflowers.

Ask lots of questions

Exceptional budtenders go the extra mile by exceeding customer expectations. Some of the best budtenders I’ve experienced have asked the question: “What size buds are you looking for?” It’s even better (if there’s time) to allow the customer to select the buds they’d like. Good budtenders can also interpret what makes the bud special at this point, showing off trichome production and density. Part of making the customer experience the best it can be is to first find out a little about their preferences. Simple questions like “what strains have you really enjoyed in the past?” or “What sort of effect are you looking for?” go a long way for an experienced budtender to serve a customer the perfect product for their needs. In short, find out what the customer likes, ask what size buds they’d enjoy, or about similar strains they’ve enjoyed in the past. This process involves having a connoisseurs-level knowledge of strains, which all good budtenders should strive for.

Take care

Let’s face it, in both the recreational and medical market – Cannabis costs more than it used to. That’s why it is so important that budtenders take care in packaging, choosing and sorting the flower that the customer has chosen. Their paying a premium price for this service – so keep that in mind when packaging. I would also urge any shop to reconsider “pre-packaged” herb. It just feels like bad service.

Be nice

Of all the pointers included in this category, this one should be the easiest. However, I find that it’s often the most overlooked asset to a great budtender. Many customers are visiting the shop for the first time, and maybe even a dispensary for the first time. A great budtender makes customers feel welcome and at ease. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been to a shop and not felt welcomed with even a simple smile. Friendliness goes a long way, especially for an industry just starting to come out of the shadows.

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What’s Next?

Progressing Legal Cannabis Programs With the exception of counties that opted out, adults can now easily find legal Cannabis in Oregon.

We, and several other states, are blazing a trail for what legal Cannabis will look like in the future, when a majority of states legalize. It’s important to consider the direction we all want this new legal program to progress toward, especially while we’re still in these initial stages of developing these programs.

As a bud tender, I hear people discuss the differences between the legal OLCC and the free market Cannabis we all grew up with.

It’s unreasonable to assume you can walk down the street and choose from 20 batch tested strains, extracts and edibles, all at the same price your buddy used to charge you.

This main competitive advantages of the free market are price and bulk discounts. In the free market, there’s no sales limit, and larger quantities get incentivized because they’re more efficient and less risky than seeing your dealer every day. However, with the amount of dispensaries to choose from statewide, this is different in the legal market.

Matthew Meyer is a Hood River-based Cannabis journalist, activist & enthusiast.

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There is pressure from consumers and patients to make the adult-use market more price competitive. I think a big part of this is due to our current economic situation, where wages have stagnated but the cost of living is rapidly increasing. It’s more complicated than you’d think, there are serious overhead costs involved with selling, producing or distributing legal

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answer, as these state-run programs are all still new.

The truth is regulators will balance some form of both, but which should be prioritized?

It seems immediately clear we should maximize quality over size. With the controls already in place, it’s easier to monitor quality, and although it’s imperfect, it remains necessary. If there was a shift toward size maximization, these protections could change or disappear. In the age of neo-capitalism, consumer protections are more relevant than ever.

Otherwise the only thing protecting consumers from potentially harmful products is the great imaginary ‘invisible hand’ that our political leadership puts so much faith in…

It’s an incredibly difficult job to effectively regulate, since the public can be misinformed or ignorant of the risks. So please, if you have a suggestion for how the market regulations can be improved, make sure to communicate that to the appropriate leaders in a respectable way.

We’ve seen a movement to repeal the quality protections for consumers and we haven’t even made it through a full year of OLCC controlled Cannabis.

Check out Simone’s article on pesticide testing on page 62 to learn more. The point of moving to legal Cannabis is it’s regulated and controlled for public safety, like other consumables. Under neo-capitalism we’ve seen a huge movement for de-regulation of all markets made popular by Milton Friedman, whose core belief is that ‘greed is good’ so we shouldn’t try to prevent greed, we should embrace it.

Cannabis. When you factor in taxes, compliancy costs, insurance, etc. the same flower would have to sell for a higher price in an OLCC-licensed shop.

The point is the legal market needs to focus on its competitive advantages over the free market.

There’s so much focus on price that I think we forget no free market dealer should be able to directly compete MOVING AHEAD The only thing with the dispensary experience for Our new federal administration is protecting people quality, selection and customer serseeking to put the final nail in the regfrom potentially vice. ulator’s coffin and remove many regharmful products is ulatory bodies entirely. As consumers, Instead of focusing on how we can reduce the price of legal Cannabis, the great imaginary we’ll have to continue to communiwe should push our leadership to ‘invisible hand’ that cate our desire for effective regulations focus on economic polices that will political leaders puts to our leaders. empower the majority, and not just The regulations for Cannabis are so much faith in... give tax cuts to wealthy people. By new and imperfect, and some people the way, those tax cuts mean the loware being treated unfairly. I think an er income brackets pay for wealthier people’s taxes, important step for the OLCC and other regulators but I digress. is to hire people who are knowledgeable about CanSome will find a way to vertically integrate, so nabis and the free market to help give a more accuthey can compete with the prices of the free market, rate perspective. Until then, make sure that you voice but once again I question the quality versus someany concerns in a logical, kind, yet firm manner. thing for the same price on the free market.

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GEORGE ZIMMER A VERY WELL-DRESSED CANNABIS ADVOCATE “You’re going to like the way you look, I guarantee it…”

With that simple slogan, George Zimmer changed the way men shopped for suits and business attire in the United States.

Through his Men’s Wearhouse company, Zimmer became one of the most recognizable businessmen in America during the go-go 90s and remained that way into the 2000s.

Successful Cannabis advocates in the public eye often avoid admitting to consuming on a regular basis, instead opting for being ‘supporters’ of legalization. Zimmer, however, is the real deal – he admits to still consuming the plant at age 68. He credits Cannabis with weaning himself off of alcohol, saying that he hasn’t had a drink in more than 35 years.

“The fact is, and I mean the scientific fact, [Cannabis] is less toxic and dangerous than cigarettes and alcohol, which are the main drugs in the United States,” Zimmer told Business Insider magazine earlier this year.

“I’m just following a kind of lifetime passion of mine to help correct this myth,” Zimmer said, a Cannabis user since the 1970s.

Ahead of his keynote speech at the Cannabis Collaborative Conference in Portland ZIMMER IS HELPING in February, Zimmer told bizJournals that “In TO MAINSTREAM A the emerging marijuana industry, we have FACT THAT MANY a chance to make a clear statement about OF US ALREADY ARE stakeholder capitalism. And by stakeholder AWARE OF: THERE’S capitalism, I mean that we move beyond NO SUCH THING AS A simply focusing on what’s good for the owners of the business, but also encompass em“LAZY STONER.” ployees, customers, communities, even vendors to the company. We have a chance to say that it’s not just the results, but how they’re obtained that matter. When I was at Men’s Wearhouse, I would not make decisions in which the only beneficiaries were the shareholders.”

In 2013 he was unceremoniously fired as executive director of his own company by its board of directors, cited as a total breakdown in communication by the board and as a disagreement on business practice by Zimmer. When asked about whether Cannabis helped him through the process of being ousted from his own successful company, Zimmer said, “I refer to [marijuana] as harm reduction. So the way Cannabis helps is, when you lose your job, you don’t go on a two-week bender.”

Not one to stay out of the game for long, Zimmer has now launched Generation Tux, a high-end tuxedo rental company. In addition to this, he’s also worked diligently toward mainstreaming Cannabis usage, speaking at conferences around the country.

Since he doesn’t fit the stereotype of the average Cannabis user, Zimmer is helping to mainstream a fact that many of us already are aware of: there’s no such thing as a “lazy stoner.”

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UCKED OFF A QUIET I-5 EXIT IN TUMWATER IS NORTHWEST CANNABIS SOLUTIONS — THE STATE’S HIGHEST GROSSING AND VOLUME PRODUCER OF POT IN THE REC MARKET. THE MEGA FACILITY FEELS MORE LIKE A MAINSTREAM MANUFACTURING PLANT THAN A POT FARM — THAT IS, UNTIL YOU STEP INSIDE. THE TWO GIANT BUILDINGS ARE THE OFFICES OF 150 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES ENGAGING IN EVERY SINGLE PART OF THE PRODUCING AND PROCESSING OF TAKING POT TO MARKET.

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We took a trip out to the facility last month and were blown away by the scale and professional attention to detail in what is likely the largest Cannabis company in the Northwest. Our trip started where it all begins, inside the garden. The first step is passing through the employee locker room, where anyone working inside the production facility starts and ends their day. Complete with showers and individual lockers, we climbed into disposable full-body scrubs and passed through the forced air door into the most professional grow facility I have ever seen.

The growing process starts in the clone room, a multi-level system of racks filled with vegetative plants in varying stages of growth, from fresh cut clones to ready-to-flower plants. From there the plants are taken into one of 52 different growing pods, all organized by strain and technique. This is where the ingenuity and precision of NWCS really shines. Each pod is a long and narrow room with a rolling garage door, and room for roughly 32 lights, but that’s where the specific similarity ends. Every single pod has a slightly different technique, technology, nutrients or system, all geared toward taking a strain and pushing it to the best level possible.

TEAMS OF PEOPLE ARE ROLLING JOINTS, SORTING WEED FOR PACKAGING OR RUNNING CONVEYOR BELT STYLE PACKAGING MACHINES FOR THE DIFFERENT EDIBLES. IT TRULY IS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE ENGAGING IN DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES, ALL CAREFULLY ORCHESTRATED FOR THE DAILY, WEEKLY AND MONTHLY NEEDS OF THE COMPANY.

For Will Linn, vice president of sales and tour guide for the day, the reasoning behind the different pods makes perfect sense.

“It’s all about what each strain likes and seeing what we can do to make things more efficient or better. We are always trying new things, variables and techniques to produce the best products better,” Linn said. “People always assume growing on a big level produces low quality weed or can’t be done right, but our model proves it can be done right when it’s controlled, efficient and you have a great staff working with good genetics.”

With 10,000 plants in flower at any given mo-

ment, NWCS embodies large-scale growing.

Once the plants are harvested, they are wet trimmed and then cured in a temperature and humidity controlled room before being separated for their final destination.

The highest quality buds are sorted for their premium line of flower, Private Reserve, the middle quality buds end up in the Legends line, and the popcorn buds end up in joints or being processed into oil.

After wrapping up in the flower room and shedding our scrubs, we moved next door into the processing and packaging facility. Walk-

ing past the front desk leads into a giant open space that feels like a mainstream manufacturing and shipping facility, mixed with a Costco-type environment of weed. Giant forklift racks contain pallets of every supply, ingredient and piece of equipment necessary for running the business. If a ballast or light goes bad or an ingredient like sugar is needed in a kitchen, there’s a pallet in inventory ready to go with no delays.

The organization and thought put into the management and workflow shows the true value of the business model. Still, most noticeable is how clean the facility is, with everything in place and organized, a thriving hive that runs 24/7 to keep products moving out the doors.

“We don’t look at this like the pot industry,” Will said. “They designed this as a highly efficient corporation that just happens to sell pot, and we want to set a standard and run this like a true business. We are positioning not just for now but for the future, and we are constantly looking at ways to improve and continue to be the best.”

The facility has a huge variety of concentrates and edibles being processed, starting with the oil. Inside the spark-proof lab are multiple machines extracting Cannabis with CO2, butane and distillate, all humming and churning out slabs of beautiful, tasty oil. The oil is used based on grade, with top shelf oil going out for dabbing or vapor pens, and the lower grade being used for food products. The kitchen, a space over, has ovens that can crank out 500 cookies an hour, and produces a wide variety of Cannabis products.

Finished products go into inventory, where there is a team that manages the stock of every type of product sold, making sure there is never a shortage, and preparing orders for manifesting and delivery to one of the hundreds of stores that carry NWCS products.

“We cater to every niche or demand from the casual consumer to the connoisseur to a patient looking for our capsules,” Will said. “We want to have a product line for everyone.”

The company has eight different brands, all targeted toward a different category of consumer.

The newest, Crystal Clear, is a dabbable distillate that will be hitting the market this spring. The idea behind the brands is to cover all parts of the market, and ensure the ability of the company to adapt and innovate. All these factors have led to NWCS being the top grossing producer and processor in Washington, and the value translates for consumers and dispensaries alike.

“At the end of the day, we want to deliver the best products possible at the best price, and the company was built to put volume before profit, and it has worked because we are as efficient and hardworking as we can be,” he said. “For me, I love being a part of the company, and the opportunity to sell all these products is a dream come true.”

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everything was in one room. Oregon makes shops have a door between the entry and budroom. I really liked their original art murals on the walls. I felt at home across the river being surrounded by all forms of weed and street art. The budtending team was diverse, kind and helpful. I can tell they can handle anyone from a green newbie to a wook.

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easily fit your budget, and don’t mind the product isn’t tested for pesticides, this might be the shop for you. The staff is gracious and very willing to show you e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g they have in stock.

I interviewed the manager Mitch and told him how I thought shops in Vancouver would tank once Oregon was up and running. He laughed and told me they were expecting to take a hit, but it hasn’t really affected business. It makes sense when you have an insane amount of product diversity set at very competitive prices. If you’re stuck in Vancouver, spend your time and money here.

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My friend Freddi’s birthday is on 4/20. Lucky woman.

Mary and I are creating an infused appetizer and dessert buffet to celebrate! The plan is to have ten starters and eight sweets, all gently infused with either Canna-butter or Cannaoil. We’re featuring three of them here. Potency of each dish should be listed tableside, so you can maintain your dignity.

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Smoked Salmon w/ Cucumber & Cream Cheese A refreshing snack that is perfect for company or just one. You can mix the salmon into the cream cheese, but I prefer to place a little slice on top, with a squeeze of lemon and sometimes capers.

1. Slice cucumber & place on work surface.

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INGREDIENTS 1 small cucumber, scrubbed clean with the ends removed 4 tablespoons cream cheese 2 teaspoons Canna-butter 2 scallions, thinly sliced 4 ounces smoked salmon 1/2 lemon, optional

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8 slices French or Italian bread, toasted 1 garlic clove, peeled 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 teaspoons Canna-olive oil 1 small zucchini, thinly sliced 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1/2 cup ricotta cheese Salt and pepper

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Reviews

By STEVE ELLIOTT Editor, Tokesignals.com

GROWING

MARIJUANA

By KEVIN OLIVER AND CHADD MCKEEN, 224 PAGES, $19.95

I

started reading this book with the The fact is LED bulbs can be fine-tuned to the exact best of intentions, those being to (a), spectrums needed for growing Cannabis, both for learn more about growing Cannabis, the vegetative and for the flowering stages. Not only something for which I’m always ready, are these lights available, but many manufacturers and (b) review the book for the Leaf, often customize spectrums on the LED units they so that others will know sell to your specifications. whether it’s worth the $20.

The fact that a book from purportedThe fact that Truth to tell, I didn’t even take note of ly knowledgeable people can be so facta book from purportedly the authors’ names until I, to my surprise, free when it comes to an up-and-coming knowledgeable had found a few obvious mistakes in the technology like LED lighting is disturbpeople can be so book. The first was of the nitpicky kind, ing. My own experience with high quality fact-free when in the “Strains” section of the book on LED lighting runs completely counter it comes to uppage 21: the Berry White strain. to their claim, along with the experience and-coming technology is The problem here is that nothing of many, many other growers. I can only disturbing. crossed with White Widow is ever going assume that these are the words of someto be “100% indica,” so Idiot’s Guides: one who has never actually tried top of Growing Marijuana just plain got that wrong. the line LED lights. That would certainly be a lazy The second mistake that leaped out at me was man’s way of dispensing the assertion in the “Lighting” section of the book, of the topic in just one specifically page 115. We are given to understand paragraph. That, sadly, that LED lights “aren’t traditionally thought of as appears to have been exgrow lights, as they don’t produce the spectrum of actly what they did. light that people usually think of when it comes to That’s when I took a growing.” This is so glaringly, annoyingly incorrect, look at the names of the in a book on how to grow marijuana of all places, authors. I must confess that it cannot go without comment. the first thought I had

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upon seeing the name Kevin Oliver, Washington State’s NORML representative, was “Well, there certainly couldn’t be anyone more qualified to write an Idiot’s Guide than Oliver.”

This is based on several years of interactions with the man and his sloppy conclusions about I-502, which, no doubt, were influenced by his newly realized ambition to be the owner of I-502 retailers Washington’s Finest Cannabis, which decidedly isn’t.

While Oliver’s ignorance can be understood, McKeen, who has worked with several magazines and the OC Weekly, definitely should have known better.

If your budget for a grow book is $20, I’d definitely recommend you take your Andrew Jackson elsewhere.

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ROYAL KUSH DESCENDS FROM AFGHANI + SKUNK 1 THIS HYBRID IS KNOWN FOR BEING EUPHORIC AND IS WELL-SUITED TO HELPING ANXIETY, STRESS & INSOMNIA.

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Spokane, Washington

KUSH COMFORT FARMS

ROYAL KUSH

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GRANDPA LARRY With deep forest-green leaves, the formerly green- and orangehaired buds begin to shimmer with unmistakable violet hues that are deceptively rich in color.

BAG APPEAL & SMOKE REPORT This is one beautiful, chunky, dense bud. Bulky nugs display the

coveted “rainbow” look. The combination of evergreen and bright orange hairs is further accentuated by the dark purples that display the copious amount of trichomes. These blooms are definitely some of the most beautiful to be found on any shelf. Unlike other blooms with comparable looks and frost coverage, these flowers hit high and hard in the terp department. The danky Kush scent only dances momentarily on the senses before being overrun by a sweet and a bit of a sour Kush lemon candy fragrance that has a definitive Lysol and cleaner quality to it. Ground up and ready to roll, I get pungent redberry lemonade.

Skunky, gassy, sour Kush flavors creep down my lungs and assume attack position as they explode with lung-busting expansion. Pillows of smoke pour from my mouth with such exquisite candied-lemon flavor that I cock my head to the side in curiosity. The flavor of these blooms is one of the most durable of any Kush variety I’ve sampled. Candied lemonheads and Lysol flavors stay bright and prevalent, giving way to a sour cucumber-melon taste. It’s rare that I come across Cannabis that has such potent and lasting flavors.

HOW IT GROWS these plants start a bit on the slow side, similar to many of the

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Pillows of smoke pour from my mouth with such exquisite candied-lemon flavor that I cock my head to the side in curiosity.

LINEAGE

The lemon Larry OG Kush cut is a coveted cutting that unites some of the best lemon and Kush flavors. Taking a powerhouse like that and adding to it can be a tricky endeavor, but this wonderful strain pulls it off. Although I selected a pheno that only showed up twice out of two packs, the search was worth it.

GENETICS: LARRY OG (LUMPSTATUS’ CUT) X GRAND DADDY PURPLE NO. 5 BREEDER:

DUNGEON VAULT GENETICS (ORIGINALLY BY GRAND DADDY PURPLE)

FLOWER TIME:

65-68 DAYS

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elite OGs. The pheno I selected for is slow to get started in the first two weeks, and compared to the others appears shorter, bushier and features more indica in its growth pattern. It sports a more uniform growth structure but it’s combined with deep, dark, three-blade leaves. She’s a medium feeder and responds very well to topping, creating a balanced and even pattern with little bending and training. In flower, she is also a bit slow to transition and doesn’t stretch much, a welcome change from other elite OGs. She can take flower formula and higher levels of P and C earlier than most Kush varieties. Like her speed in veg, she’s a slow and steady winner. You have to be patient with this strain because during her last 30 days, and especially the last two weeks, she really starts to flex. In fact, everything seemed rather average until those last three to four weeks. It’s at that point that she starts throwing triches out like an East Coast snowstorm, adding chunk and girth at an alarming rate. With deep forest-green leaves, the formerly green- and orange-haired buds begin to shimmer with unmistakable violet hues that are deceptively rich in color.

EFFECTS a nearly instant head change hits hard with a nicely balanced

hybrid effect. The clear and inspired feelings I’ve come to love from many a sativa-leaning Kush is an excellent daytime medicine or anytime when inspiration is needed. With flavors like these, Cannabis enthusiast may not even need a second helping. With one bowl, I experience my scalp morphing into a rushing river, complete with waterfalls cascading behind my ears. It’s a gentle reminder of the indica heritage that makes this an exceptionally well-balanced medicine.