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26 52 Mike brough

and his one and a half year old son, Camden, enjoy a leisurely walk along Tom McCall Waterfront Park as they take a break away from their vending booth on Sept. 27.

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Visiting Silika Tacoma

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Spanish Cannabis

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8 Questions For...

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Product Reviews

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High Times Everett

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Health & Science

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October Cover Artist

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WA’s First Grower’s Cup

“Creatures of the Northwest” photos Gary Johnson, The Politician The Wailers perform Bob Marley

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What it takes to find pot in Barcelona

Testing out a transdermal pot patch

Dr. Rose has some advice for you Dawn Darrington’s cloning competition

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THE BORO DERBY

Photo by Tyler Markwart/Northwest Leaf

The room was tense as the final glass boro derby car race between Inkz, left, and J-Red, right, went down before a packed crowd at 7 Point Studios in Seattle Sept. 28, 2014.

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editor’s note Thank you for checking out the 52nd issue of northwest leaf!

A custom glass piece was created for our cover by the talented crew at The Hollow

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love Halloween, especially when there are good meds and friends, and I hope you share both this month as we head into the rainy season.

This month’s cover art was produced by Sean and Erika Witschger of The Hollow, a custom glass shop in the Renton landing area.

They’ve never ceased to produce amazing work, and this cover is no exception. Check out their work at www.thehollow.me or facebook.com/CustomGlassByTheHollow for even more sick art!

This month also features some other sweet glass from Silika Tacoma glass shop and the Creep “Creatures of the North” gallery.

Creep is a very talented lampworker from Eastern Washington, and he brought his style to Tacoma in dozens of custom collaborations with artists from around the sound.

We also feature one of my favorite annual events, the Boro Derby at 7 Point Studios.

Artists make custom glass derby race cars,

and then send them flying down a custom track in a hunt for glory, and hopefully not a pile of broken glass.

If you missed it, check out our Facebook page and stop by 7 Point in November for over a week of custom glass art in the Pipe Masters Collab, which NW Leaf sponsored.

Our issue this month is so packed with other content I’m going to have to work quickly to fit it all in. Check out Dr. Rose’s article on how to beat the cold season and boost your immune system, see Dr. Scanderson’s sweet new behind the strain and a growtech guide to cooling your garden.

We also cover the first annual growers’ cup, where entrants grew the same strain to see whose methodology produces the best flower in the state! We have a sweet travel story from Bonnie Fong, who explored Spain and the best Cannabis it had to offer.

As always thanks for reading, and for all you outdoor growers keep those plants dry!

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Department of Corrections

Chris Ramsey with Northern Cross Collective in Bellingham was referred to wrongly as an employee in the August 2014 Prisoner Dispatch column. He stated that he is a volunteer.

An article on Harvest Fest last month failed to mention the founder and producer of the event, Martin Nickerson.

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STEVE ELLIOTT is the editor behind tokesignals.com, an independent blog of Cannabis news and opinion

Drug War

Bill would stop militarizing of country’s cops No more tanks, no more grenades, drones...

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Representatives Hank Johnson (D-Georgia) and Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) introduced legislation Sept. 16 to change the Pentagon program that transfers military equipment to law enforcement. The program has come under increased scrutiny from lawmakers after images from Ferguson, Missouri, showed law enforcement dressed like combat soldiers, using military equipment to deal with protesters.

The Pentagon program has its roots in the Drug War, coming to fruition in the early 1990s as the U.S. government militarized its approach to drug policy. In September, senators had a hearing on the issue of militarization in our law enforcement, where they were critical of the Pentagon program.

Johnson and Labrador’s bill, the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, has received support from Democratic and GOP legislators.

“In light of what we all saw in Ferguson, Missouri, the American people are clamoring for law enforcement to become less militarized,” said Michael Collins, policy manager at the Drug Policy Alliance’s Office of National Affairs.

“Grenades, drones and tanks may belong on the battlefield; they....don’t have a place on U.S. streets.

“Such militarization is inextricably linked to the Drug War, where SWAT teams and no-knock raids have become a routine part of drug arrests, even in the case of nonviolent offenders,” Collins said.

“Very occasionally and with proper oversight and training, the use of some military equipment is appropriate — school shootings, terrorist situations and the like,” said Major Neill Franklin, executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.

“But when it’s routinely used against nonviolent drug offenders, it only serves to further strain police-community relations so vital to preventing and solving violent crime.

“This bill will correct some of the worst excesses of a potentially useful program hijacked by the war on drugs,” said Franklin, a retired police officer.

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Colorado

Class-action lawsuit grows Over 100 people say they were sickened by free samples of medicated chocolate

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month said the fair was looking into at least class action lawsuit against a three separate cases of attendees reporting they Colorado company alleges that were “drugged” after eating a Full Melt Chocofree samples of their marijualate bar. At least two of those people went to the na-infused chocolate were handed out hospital after they felt dizzy, sick and confused. at what was supposed to be a drug-free They tested positive for THC. Denver County Fair booth.

Jordan Coombs of LongSeven named plaintiffs mont, one of the plaintiffs, have joined the lawsuit‘s tHE POT PAVILLION claimed he was forced to amendment complaint, filed WAS ADVERTISED AS leave the fair after eating the

by Boulder attorney Corey chocolate on Sunday, Aug. 3, Zurbach in Denver County BEING DRUG-FREE. because of his “deteriorating Court. The defendant is BeTWO PEOPLE WENT health.” yond Broadway LLC, doing As his wife was driving him business as Full Melt ChocTO THE HOSPITAL away, Coombs claims he “proolate and LivWell.

AFTER FALLING ILL. jectile vomited uncontrollaThe lawsuit, originally bly,” according to the lawsuit. filed Aug. 7, now states that Attendee, Richard Jones the class-action suit “as iniof Arvada, said he became dizzy and had to sit tially defined includes in excess of 100 indown about an hour after eating the chocolate. dividuals.”

“I was sweaty. I was nauseous. I was panickThe alleged victims all ate free samples of ing.” Jones said. “I was afraid it was a stroke or Full Melt Chocolate, provided by LivWell a heart attack.” at a Pot Pavilion exhibit during the Denver The lawsuit seeks damages for several causes, County Fair this summer, according to the including claims that LivWell distributed an lawsuit. “unreasonable dangerous” food product, comThe Pot Pavilion was advertised as being mitted negligence, breach of warranty and negdrug-free. “No marijuana will be onsite,” the ligent infliction of emotional distress. LivWell Denver County Fair’s website stated. is accused of failing to label the marijuana-in“This civil action is for personal injuries fused product as required under Colorado law. arising from the defendants’ negligent dis“We are aware that someone made a comtribution of marijuana-infused chocolate plaint to 7News alleging that chocolate sambars under the guise that they contained ples distributed at the Denver County Fair no tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main contained Cannabis,” Beyond Broadway LLC psychoactive component of the Cannabis stated in an official press release last month, afplant,” according to the lawsuit. ter the allegations were aired.

People named in the lawsuit claimed they “If this occurred it was without our knowlbegan “to feel strange” and “physically ill” edge and was not sanctioned by our company. after consuming the chocolates.

We are currently investigating the matter.”

A Denver County Fair spokeswoman last

East Coast

Always hazy in Philadelphia New legislation makes Philly the largest city in the country to decriminalize marijuana

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began meeting to work out a compromise. hiladelphia Mayor Michael Nutter “I have been working with the administration and City Councilman James Kenfor many months on this issue,” Kenney said ney have reached a compromise on Sept. 15. “I am very happy we have worked out a bill that will make the ‘City of Brotherly a common-sense agreement that will keep poLove’ a little friendlier. People caught with lice out on the street fighting crime ... and will fewer than 30 grams of marijuana, just over also save thousands of people a year from the 1 ounce, would only be issued a citation life-altering consequences of a criminal record and fined $25 under the plan. They face no for a minor offense.” criminal charge or arrest.

Nutter, speaking to reporters, said he thought The compromise calls for a separate ofthe compromise “ends up putting the city and fense and penalty for public use of Cannaour citizens in a much better place. I think bis. Those caught using marijuana in pubCouncilman Kenney‘s advocacy here has caused lic would be charged with a noncriminal all of us to talk about this and summary offense, and would focus on this particular issue face a $100 fine or up to nine in a very, very different way.” hours of community service, pEOPLE SHOULD NOT We were never at odds according to Kenney.

NECESSARILY GET about the goal, and we share The compromise ends a ARRESTED, OR BE the same goal: People should conflict between Kenney and not necessarily get arrested, Nutter that began after the HASSLED, OR END UP or be hassled, or end up with Philadelphia City Council’s W/ A LIFE-CHANGING a life-changing criminal re13-to-3 vote in June to pass CRIMINAL RECORD.” cord.

Kenney‘s marijuana decrimi-Mayor Michael Nutter “Police won’t have to nalization bill. leave their posts and go to Kenney argued that Canthe station house to deal nabis arrests are disproporwith this,” Kenney remarked optimistically. tionately affecting black Americans. Philly “People will pay a fine based on the offense: police arrested 4,336 people for marijuana $25 for possession of anything under an ounce.” possession last year — 83 percent of them Kenney said the approach will avoid more were black. than 4,000 marijuana arrests each year, and save But Nutter called the legislation “simthe police department about $4 million a year. plistic” and declined to immediately sign it.

Marijuana possession remains a criminal ofThis week, with the deadline for his signafense under Pennsylvania state law. ture approaching, Kenney and the mayor

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Quick Hits!

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The cost in dollars of a 5-oz. jar of medicated sauce from Podey Pizza. The tasty topping from the Los Angeles pizzeria has a whopping 300mg THC per jar.

Million dollars in tax revenue from recreational Cannabis is expected to boost the Washington tax fund in 2015. That’s a whole lot of apples.

Percentage of likely Washington, D.C., voters who say they support Initiative 71 to allow possession of up to 2 ounces of pot for those over age 21, the AP reports.

Number of infractions for Cannabis that Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes is asking to be dismissed, all issued in the first seven months after legalization.

Cost in thousands of the registration fee to become a grower or dispenser of medical Cannabis in Illinois, which has the highest fees in the country.

Bags of Cannabis infused products given free of cost to Colorado veterans on Sept. 21st, courtesy of Operation Grow4Vets.

Pounds of pot seized by Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers in a haul worth an estimated $3 million, after spotting a speeding driver.

Number of plants found in a 51-year-old Corona, California man’s home, which police found through tampering of electrical lines to allegedly steal electricity to power the grow.

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-A new print advertisement by the Council for Responsible Cannabis Regulation, a Denver-based group which launched its ‘First Time 5’ campaign with the hope of educating the mainstream public, who they urge to stick to ingesting no more than 5mg of THC the first time they consume edibles.

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MMJ dispensary forced to pay hefty fines as the Health Authority gets serious on violations.

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ortland Compassionate Caregivers paid $6,500 in fines for evidence of 13 “serious” violations, including poor record keeping and evidence on-site Cannabis consumption, according to authorities. After a series of stern warnings to numerous dispensaries earlier in September, the Oregon Health Authority began charging medical marijuana dispensaries for violating the rules.

The shop was the first to be cited for violations during an unannounced, mandatory annual onsite inspection.

OHA’s regulations to enforce the state’s 2013 medical marijuana dispensary law require an onsite inspection of each facility within six months of receiving a license, and annually thereafter.

The state subsequently ordered Portland Compassionate Caregivers to close, The Oregonian’s Noelle Crombie reported last month.

“This penalty sends a message in no uncertain terms — you must comply with Oregon law or you will pay the price,” said Tom Burns, director of Oregon Health Authority Pharmacy Programs.

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PAYING THE PRICE

tors have completed reports on 70 dispensaries, three “We said from day one we were going to protect of which resulted in license suspensions or revocations. the public and the patient and make sure these OHA said it had also been working with the U.S. dispensaries operate in a legal manner. There is Department of Justice to locate unregistered shops. a price for not following the rules.”

So far, nine dispensaries have been sent threatenWilliam Lupton, the operator of Portland ing orders to close or face civil penalties of $500 a day Compassionate Caregivers, paid the fines Aug. for continued operation.

26. According to the state’s agreement with “Unlicensed dispensaries put our communiLupton, the dispensary, at 4020 SE Cesar E. ties and patients at risk,” Burns said last month.

Chavez Blvd., might reopen, but must first be “When we find them, we will close them down.” inspected again.

A second shop, Marijuana Dispensaries at 4612 For six months, the dispensary will be reNE Sandy Blvd., was served with a quired to maintain and submit proposed license revocation and civil detailed records each week on This penalty sends penalties adding up to $29,500. the transfer of marijuana into a message in no Inspectors visited that dispensary the shop, and records related Aug. 7 and found violations including to Cannabis lab testing. uncertain terms: a failure to store Cannabis in a secure Shops with serious violayou must comply location and “inadequate packaging” tions can be required to subwith Oregon law of marijuana. mit to additional inspections or you will pay Authorities noted that the mariand to provide detailed weekly the price.” juana was not in child-resistant conreports to the OHA. -Tom Burns, OHA tainers, instead being placed in plastic Since on-site inspections bezip-lock bags. gan this summer, OHA inspec-

Portland, OR | Sept. 5-6, 2014

OREGON CANNABIS CONVENTION & MEDICAL MARIJUANA CUP Many booths offered raffles and giveaways to current OMMP cardholders.

But, in keeping with state law, no medicating was allowed on the premises.

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undreds of people filtered in and out of the professional event, getting a first-hand look at many of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program community’s top extractors, dispensaries, products and business owners.

The convention, free to the public with a suggested donation of one can of food, filled half of Hall E at the Portland Expo Center last month.

The event raised more than two and a half tons in food donations for the Oregon Food Bank, a figure that Event Director Jerry Norton said he hopes and expects to more than double at next year’s event.

“An event like this is important because it allows the community to come together and exchange ideas,” Erin Wallace of Sirius Extracts said.

By WILL FERGUSON for NORTHWEST LEAF | PHOTO by CARL KIILSGAARD for NORTHWEST LEAF Clima Grow, Mt. Hood Wellness, Divine Kind and High Quality Compassion were a few of the vendor booths present at the convention.

One booth that drew a lot of attention during the weekend was the Stoney Girl Garden’s booth. Stoney Girl was offering seeds of its genetics, which are specially bred for RSO (Rick Simpson Oil) production.

Attendees were eager to learn more about the medicinal benefits of RSO and the terminally ill cancer patients it has helped in countless well-documented cases.

A few steps away, the Divine Kind and Dab Society Extracts booths drew a crowd. Dab Society Extracts was educating attendees on its safe and clean BHO (butane hash oil) extraction

methods. Many people noted that they were intrigued to learn how a compliant extractor operates their business.

Having a positive and friendly medical Cannabis event that is open to the public is a crucial step towards ending prohibition.

“It is important we let the community and state take a look at medical marijuana before November,” attendee Nikolai Alfieri said.

Ultimately, the Oregon Cannabis Convention was nothing short of a reflection of the compassion and care evident in our cannacommunity.

WILL FERGUSON is a Salem, Oregon-based writer and correspondent for Oregon Leaf Magazine.

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By MIGGY420 & SHAREN MARSHALL & KRISTIN FLOR

The Kettle Falls 5 will be going to trial December 1st at 9 a.m. at 920 W. Riverside Ave. in Spokane, WA.

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to be able to use the medical defense during his eattle Hempfest’s Human Solution trial. After he won the right to use the defense, the chapter is again doing wonderful things county dropped the charges. for the plant prisoners they’ve adopted.

In Washington, Tim Reed Jr. was found guilty in On Nov. 1, join a party at Toker’s Bowl tribal court Sept. 18 in Taholah, a tribal village on & Masquerade Gala, where a raffle will the coast that follows three sets of laws — federal, benefit plant prisoners Jimmy Romans (serving state and tribal. Tim was found guilty in his trial of life in prison), George Martorano (serving life in six jurors on Quinault tribal lands. prison) and Eddy Lepp (serving 10 years).

The jurors showed up late and in their pajamas.

Anyone can adopt a prisoner; you don’t have to The judge dismissed the jurors, who expressed that be a dispensary or large organization. It’s as simple they would vote not guilty. He stated “that would be as saying I will share your story and contact you jury nullification” and kicked them out as potential like the human being you are. The Human Solution jurors. Because federal law still says that marijuana has a list of plant POWs and their addresses so is a Schedule 1 drug (like heroin), Tim was not you can reach out to them and let them know you allowed to use medical necessity as a defense. care. So far, 11 formal adoptions have been formed.

Tim took the stand and talked about his medical The system has the power to make plant prisoners conditions and why he uses marijuana and not invisible, but our adopt-a-prisoner project gives opiates. His attorney, David Arganian, fought like them a voice and support on the outside. crazy for Tim. Despite his efforts, it took the jury Some good news: Roger Christie of THC 15 minutes to deliberate and Tim was found guilty Ministries in Hawaii has been released to a halfway and taken into custody. house after serving three years with no sentence.

Even though we may live in Washington, there Unfortunately, his wife, Sherryanne Christie, is in are still places in the state that fall under federal law, the middle of an appeal. If the appeal fails, she will including Mount Rainier National Park. Jonathon have to serve 18 months herself. That’s a total of 4 ½ Cola learned the hard way when he took his medical years of separating a loving married couple. card and medicine onto the mountain. His camping The Patient Cannabis Exchange market has been trip got bad after he medicated for the nighttime gathering letters for Chris Williams (they adopted when along came a ranger. The ranger him) to support clemency. We just confiscated his marijuana and gave launched our Tacoma Chapter at that Even though it is him a ticket for possession of less legal in two states market and have also been gathering we still have than 1 ounce. Jonathon is scheduled signatures asking for clemency for almost 50 plant to be in court Oct. 1 at 8:30 a.m. in Maurice Foley, who has served 12 prisoners serving the Tacoma Federal Courthouse at years of a 27-year sentence. Join us life sentences for Union Station. Please come support at the Patient Cannabis Exchange to marijuana crimes. this young warrior who isn’t doing learn more. anything more than medicating.

The war on weed is losing, but it’s Debbie Brechler and Josh Mauk are still fighting up to each of us to stand up and give hope to those for their rights in King County. They were raided a that lost their rights in a trial. They lost a battle, but few months ago, and now they are doing their best not the war. to keep their family together and Child Protective Services is trying to tear it apart.

They were misinformed about a court date and After months of ill health and fighting his charges, are now fighting to keep their children. They need Thurston County has decided not to retry William your support in court Oct. 1. Special thanks to Billy Kurtz for possession/manufacturing of Cannabis.

Fisher (Fight for Lilly), who has been helping.

His attorney, Douglas Hiatt, fought hard for him Billy knows all too well how it feels to be in their

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position. To learn more about how you can help and donate to their legal defense, please come visit the King County Chapter of The Human Solution at MMJ Universe.

The Kettle Falls Five will be going to trial Dec. 1. The judge says this date is final and will not be rescheduled again. Please keep your calendars open and do your best to attend their trial at 920 W. Riverside Ave. in Spokane at 9 a.m. Some of them are facing de-facto life sentences — their sentences are longer than their expected life spans. We cannot allow any more innocent people to go to prison.

NATIONAL NEWS The Human Solution is officially a nonprofit 501(c)3 civil rights group. As our group has become official, we are proud of all of our board of directors, national leaders, executive board of directors and all of our members, chapter coordinators and volunteers.

We are working hard because across our nation we have more defendants turning into prisoners. Last month, Raymond Nunez and Keith Morton were found guilty in California.

While we call it legal in two states, we still have almost 50 prisoners serving life sentences. It is an emergency that we end the war. The most important thing about ending prohibition is saying “not guilty.”

You cannot be punished for your verdict, and jurors have a real duty to nullify bad laws.

The Human Solution International and FIJA teamed up and educated towns across the country about jurors’ rights on Jury Rights Day, September 5.

To learn more about jury nullification, go to fija.org. To hear more news from the front lines, including live calls from Craig Cesal (serving life in prison for our plant) go to blogtalkradio.com/papsite-radio.

To start a chapter, adopt a prisoner, join or make a donation, go to thsintl.org.

No one deserves to go to prison or die for our plant. No victim = no crime = not guilty.

You can help drug war prisoners by visiting www.the-human-solution.org

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By NORTHWEST LEAF STAFF | PHOTOS by DAVID KASNIC for NORTHWEST LEAF

Clockwise from left: Organizer Paul Stanford; attendee

Gryfyn Heimburg, 13, A vendor sports a modified University of Oregon shirt; The mainstage crowd listening; Kimberly Hasty relaxes with her four and a half month old daughter, Ocreata.

The annual event promoted Cannabis legalization and descheduling and re-

HEMPSTALK Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, OR - Sept. 27, 2014

moving barriers to hemp production, but only after finally obtaining the permit that city officials dangled and delayed in an ever-twisting joke of policies.

Organizer Paul Stanford promised the event would be the only pot-free place in all of Portland that day and he wasn’t wrong. Police officers and anxious security guards searched every person going in or out of the park for anything even close to resembling pot or paraphernalia — going so far as to kick attendees out for using e-cigs. The city’s unreasonably stern crackdown on public consumption of pot is a strong contrast to its support for the Oktoberfest celebration that will occur soon in that very same park, where debauchery and fights will likely occur.

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By TYLER J. MARKWART for NORTHWEST LEAF | PHOTOS by DANIEL BERMAN

7 Point Studios, Seattle - Sept. 27-28, 2014

BORO DERBY 2014 An epic weekend of glassblowing and derby car racing...for charity!

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acing glass pipes and bongs down a 50foot plastic pine car derby track wouldn’t appear to be a smart idea, but when The Evergreen State Project puts on the Boro Derby, the best glass blowers from Washington get together to create some truly beautiful, functional and, yes, track-ready pieces for a great cause.

Boro Derby is the brainchild of Brandon Welk who started the event in 2012 to unite glass artists and community members to help children in need. Artists get a kit on Saturday and begin constructing their derby cars.

The cars are then treated in a kiln overnight and raced on Sunday. Beneficiaries of the event are the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Agape Home Women and Children’s Shelter, and Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery.

With a picture-perfect This year’s race Seattle fall weekend, winner was J-Red this year’s Boro with an awesome Derby couldn’t have skateboarding turned out better. The eyeball monster. event was at 7 Points Studios in downtown Seattle and a thick, red carpet ran down the middle of the building with a bright yellow 44-foot-long racing track ready to handle some amazing glass derby pipe cars.

Live music throughout the weekend kept the people grooving, and vendors had plenty of glass, accessories and clothing, and they kept their e-nails hot and ready for dabs. But the most exciting part was to see some of the world’s finest glassblowing artists give live demonstrations.

The racing categories were split between artists who could assemble their kits on site and those who mailed their entry in. This year’s race winner was J-Red with an awesome skateboarding eyeball monster and was followed by Inkz with a hot-looking hot rod.

Boro Derby was a fantastic event where the community came together for a fine time and cause. If you were unable to check out this year’s event, mark your calendar for next year because you won’t want to miss it.

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The winning car from J-Red

An entry by McDoogle

The 2nd place car from Inkz

An entry from Gemini

An entry by Bryan Hughes

PROFITS FROM THE EVENT WENT TO SEVERAL CHARITIES INCLUDING THE FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER, AGAPE HOME WOMEN AND CHILDREN’S SHELTER, AND VANESSA BEHAN CRISIS NURSERY. oct. 2014 FACEBOOK.COM/NWLEAF

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TEXT AND PHOTOS by TONY OVERMAN for NORTHWEST LEAF

Medicating Into The Future by Takehisa & Creep Glass

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8 Questions for the politician Gary Johnson

on how local growers must consider global pot use

By TYLER J. MARKWART for NORTHWEST LEAF

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IT COULD HAPPEN TOMORROW AND OBAMA COULD ORDER IT HAPPENING TOMORROW. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE SURGEON GENERAL DOES THIS WITH THE STROKE OF A PEN.

#1 Welcome to the Pacific Northwest. How are things going for you in your new role in hawaii?

#5 What are you thoughts on the possibility of the federal government rescheduling Cannabis soon?

It is awesome. I’m the president of Hi! (laughing) Just bottom line, it’s fun to be at the tip of the spear and really more than anything being here in Washington state … You guys have paved the way for me to be able to do this.

So I thank all of you.

You know something that is going unrecorded and really kind of under the radar is the fact that thousands of American cities are voting to decriminalize pot in their own town, they are trying to take the initiative in their own hands.

There is no reason to believe that it’s going to happen. No reason.

But could it happen? It could happen tomorrow and Obama could order it happening tomorrow. My understanding is that the surgeon general does this with the stroke of a pen and that the surgeon general is an employee of President Obama.

#2 You’re an enthusiast for well-being and a healthful life. Are Hi’s products targeting medical, recreational or both markets?

It seems as though everybody — because they’ve smoked pot — they now know how to make money in pot. This is the separation process right now, it’s determining those who can actually do this from those who think they can. This gives me a great forum to continue to be a spokesperson for all those issues that don’t have anything to do with Hi as a company but have to do with the industry itself.

Should the government be mandating that each dose be 10 mg? No, the government shouldn’t. Will Hi do that regardless or not if the government says that or not? Yes! Because it’s responsible.

What we want to do on the medical side is we want to be able to put our little Hi logo on your medicine. We’re not going to charge you a thing for doing that, but what we are going to do is we’re going to have a lot of merchandising revenue that comes with this cool T-shirt. All the proceeds from merchandising will go to medical … All of that “profit” will go to provide free medicine to patients. We want to support you as a medical grower in Washington state.

Now, where we make our money is in the recreational side.

#3 How will the recreational side of production and sales work to best provide for the free medical production?

We want to attach ourselves to your best edible products. We’re going to determine that being a partner with you and we’re going to have the best products in the products and that goes all the way from the pot to any sort of the ingredients that are used in it. So, it’s the best of the best.

We’re going to charge a very small commission for every unit sold, but we want a piece of that. What we offer you (the producer/processor) by doing that is you get the Hi logo as your branding. What you get is marketing that I’m going to say will survive 150 years from now.

What we offer the grower in Washington state is if your product is the best of the best, that we determine, then this goes in our recipe book that we pass onto our newest manufacturer and distributor in Hong Kong. Because we have done that now, 18 years from now you might get several hundreds of thousands of dollars a month in commission check because that’s how you go worldwide.

#4 Is there any talk of professional sports leagues adopting proCannabis policies so that Hi can market their products and players can consume them when they are available in those legal states?

I heard this secondhand, but I heard that the NFL Players Association came out just within the last couple of days and said that they (the players) want to be authorized to use medical marijuana for what ails them. Point is and we all know this, they are doing it already but now let’s get it out in the open, especially with the head injuries and suspensions. It’s all really positive.

#6 What are the hurdles for the industry moving forward?

#7 What drew you to working with hi, why them, why now?

Well, I was given the opportunity and I really do believe in the team that we’ve assembled. We are publicly traded and we have a market cap of $110 million. Well what justifies that? If everything that I am saying happens, we are grossly undervalued.

Now I want to stress that’s what a lot of companies right now are saying that this huge potential lurks out there and I am saying the same thing. I believe that or I wouldn’t be doing this.

#8 Where do you see Hi 10 years from now?

We are looking to firmly establish a relationship here in Washington, which really looks promising and we’re going to in fact do that. For us, the immediacy is Washington state and Colorado, actually getting product on the shelf and starting this branding.

I do believe that 150 years from now that this logo will survive.

I’m predicting that maybe in 12 years this will be on the hood of a NASCAR race car like Coca-Cola. I hope to fulfill the role as leading lobbyist and be the face of the industry.

Gary Johnson is the former governor of New Mexico and the 2012

presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party. He has said that if he won the presidency he would remove marijuana from the controlled substances list and pardon non-violent marijuana offenders. Today he is the CEO of Hi! — a recreational Cannabis processing company that is also working to help medical patients access their medicine at an affordable cost.

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EURO TRIP PRIVATE CLUBS, CRAZY RULES AND POLICE WHO SWOOP IN QUICKLY — FINDING CANNABIS IN SPAIN WAS UNLIKE ANY ADVENTURE I EXPERIENCED BEFORE IN EUROPE.

STORY & PHOTOS by BONNIE FONG for NORTHWEST LEAF

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TRAVELING IS A POLITICAL ACT. IT EXPOSES ME TO NEW ENVIRONMENTS, PEOPLE AND CUSTOMS, AND HELPS ME BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY CULTURAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR AND THEIR IMPACT.

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isiting for an academic purpose increases its value because I go for an extended time and I always have resources should issues arise. When I studied in Rome during my junior year of college, I considered it the most rewarding experience of my life.

So when I discovered that my law school offered a program in Madrid, I took advantage.

I attended the orientation with excitement and nervousness. I knew no one in the program and did not want to find housing alone. So when the director gave us the obligatory safety speech on traveling smart, I was delighted when she told us to research the drug laws in Europe, but to note that similar to Washington, marijuana was legal in Spain. I knew she was mistaken; marijuana is decriminalized in Spain, not legal. There’s a huge difference. But I appreciated the law professor’s realistic approach to her program’s drug policy.

I found two great girls to live with in Madrid named Shreya and Juju. We had tons in common.

We were all in our mid-20s, minorities, loved to travel and were about to start our third year of law school. Soon after we booked an apartment, we made plans to go to Lisbon for a weekend.

We also signed up to attend a trip through the school to Segovia, a historic city just outside of Madrid. I booked my ticket to Madrid, which included a 19-hour layover in Rome for my return flight. I was already having a great trip, and I hadn’t even left yet.

MADRID I landed in Madrid at 10 a.m. and promptly rushed off the plane in search of the metro station connected to the aeroporto. I paid for a ticket and hopped on the Hanging out linea 8 to connect to the linin the Gothic ea 4 to my friend’s apartment.

Quarter area Upon emerging from the of Barcelona subway, I was welcomed by a this summer. beautiful European day. Madrid, like many other Europe-

Amnesia Haze was an impressive strain, the most expensive available at La Mesa, a members-omly Cannabis club located in Barcelona. They also offered several hashes.

an cities I have visited, was stunning. Here though, the roads were made of cobblestone, not pavement.

The streets were labeled on the sides of buildings, not on sign posts. And I almost got hit by a scooter, not an SUV. I had arrived in the middle of a European metropolis and was delighted to be there.

My new roommates Shreya, Juju and I settled into our apartment that night and decided to go out for a late night drink, Madrid-style. We had heard locals liked to start late in the evening. That was an understatement. We walked onto the street around midnight and the small streets were filled with people hopping from bar to bar. Children joined their parents at the restaurants and played with each other in the streets and plazas. I walked by a jungle gym in a plaza about 1 a.m. and a dozen or so children were playing in the plaza.

We turned a corner into a plaza and a hundred or so young people were sitting on the ground, drinking beer and smoking. Everyone was in little circles talking and laughing with their friends as street vendors walked around with six-packs of beer for sale.

Realizing that this plaza party was better and cheaper than any bar, we all exchanged a euro for a tall boy and sat in the middle of the circle to drink.

We began walking bar to bar, hoping and waiting for someone to approach.

It wasn’t long before a young man with a backpack walked by us and asked for some rolling papers.

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green hue that was covered veryone around us chatted in it was a calming relief in crystals. It was cured to Spanish and drank, the oc- to finally smoke after perfection: not too dry, not casional whiff of Cannabis a few days of traveling. too moist. The only thing rushing past, between the wrong was I did not get cigarette smoke. As we sat I was more than 5,000 enough. I asked Amir how and talked with the people miles from Seattle, many papers he gave him around us for no more than but in that moment, and he just replied, “Oh, five minutes, three police cars pulled I felt at home.

Bonnie, Bonnie, Bonnie. up to the plaza, all sirens and lights as That was just a pretense.” everybody scattered. The police politely After a night of drinking, we returned to told everyone to go home. Minutes later, only beer Amir’s apartment around 4 a.m. to dig cans and cigarette butts remained on the ground of into our souvenirs. the plaza.

I rolled up a few joints out of the bag The next day, we had an orientation on a rooftop and lit one up. The Cannabis smoked like bar in the heart of Madrid. We were welcomed to a dream. Aside from its perfect moisture a stunning view of the city during sunset. The sun and sour flavor, it was a calming relief to reflected off the terra cotta roofs of the buildings. finally smoke after a few days of chaotic The statues stood proudly in the Spanish heat as traveling. Although I was more than 5,000 the people in the plaza below enjoyed colorful tapas miles from Seattle, in that moment, I felt and wine. I quickly met my transnational business at home. transactions instructor, professor Rodriguez.

Weekdays, I attended classes in the She was a stunning Spaniard, a brilliant and morning, toured Madrid in the afternoon, beautiful individual who was dressed with color and enjoyed the Madrid bars and discoand perfection. In the few minutes we spoke about tecas from late evening to early morning.

Madrid and traveling I got a strong impression that It was my course on transnational business I was going to learn as much inside the classroom transactions made me see the legal chalas outside the classroom. lenges in conducting business internaI also met my classmates, a diverse group of U.S. tionally without a uniform international students from Florida to Seattle, mixed in with inlegal system. While there are some treaties that ternational students studying in Spain, Costa Rica have been ratified by a hundred or so countries, and Puerto Rico. I was especially surprised to reand model laws that can help guide legal issues, connect with a Seattle student named Amir, whom without a universal mechanism to deal with inI recognized from my favorite smoke shop, Sam’s ternational business disputes, predictability for Smokes on the Ave. “Thank goodness” I thought, to businesses can decrease as the costs increase. have a smoking buddy in Madrid.

This reminded me of the unregulated medical Amir and I went out on our second night in MaCannabis market in Washington, where busidrid in search of Spanish Cannabis. We had heard nesses are unsure of how to act because there it wouldn’t be hard to come by, but as we pressed the are no official guidelines on how to do business. locals, some simply lacked information and others Similar to international transactions, the best reacted with borderline offense. We began walking course of action for businesses is to perform bar to bar, hoping and waiting for someone to aptheir contracts in good faith and agree to a disproach us. It wasn’t long before a young man with pute resolution forum in case a deal goes awry. a backpack walked by us and asked for some rolling papers. Luckily, I had some Seattle Hempfest LISBON branded rice papers to share. I gave them to Amir and he walked with the young man around the corShreya, Juju, Jackie and I left for the weekend ner and returned with a small bag of Cannabis. to Lisbon, Portugal. After an 80-minute flight, The Spanish Cannabis was 10 euros for a gram we arrived in Lisbon. It was overcast. We settled and was shockingly exceptional. It wore a bright

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Bullfight in Madrid; 19-hour layover in Rome; Hanging out with friends Shreya, Jackie and Juju on a sidetrip to Lisbon, Portugal; The unassuming exterior of La Mesa, a private Barcelona pot club.

into the apartment, then walked around the narrow streets in search of dinner.

A small restaurant lured us in by the sounds of a man singing a wailing song that sounded like a Portuguese opera. The performance was called a “fado,” or a Portuguese music genre known for its melancholic playing of the mandolin and guitar. The five-course dinner that this particular restaurant was serving came with a free fado.

The four of us sat down to enjoy the feast of caldo verde (spinach soup), ensalada de pulpo (octopus salad), bacalhau à bras (a fish and potato dish), linguiça (smoke cured pork sausage) and crème brulee.

It was the best food we had during our entire trip.

We swayed to the live music as we breezed through bottles of wine. The singers sung of poverty and lost loves. Their experiences were so sad that I almost felt badly for truly enjoying the music.

By day, Lisbon was more beautiful than any of us

could imagine. In contrast to the flat inland city of Madrid, Lisbon was surrounded by water and a bevy of picturesque hills. Just outside of our living room window, vibrant red-roofed houses lined the roads toward the sparkling Tagus River.

We ventured into the city and started to climb.

The views from these peaks were breath-taking. I could see the long streets of the downtown area built of artistic stones and tiles. We could see the yellow funiculars, or trains, carrying people up and down the hills.

And as I looked over the houses and into the sea, I discovered Lisbon’s Golden Gate Bridge replica — the Ponte 25 de Abril. The bridge looked exactly like its San Francisco equivalent, but without the City by the Bay behind it. In that moment, I felt so close to my hometown, yet so homesick at the same time.

As soon as we returned to Madrid, we had a bullfight to attend. Many classmates were surprised and a little disgusted at the idea of attending a bullfight.

Bullfighting has been discontinued in all but a few countries, and Spain is one of the last countries to carry on the tradition. I secured some tickets, reasoning that it’s a cultural tradition and it might not be around much longer.

The travel books and online reviews said the bullfights were not for the squeamish — and they were right. The show lasted about an hour, featuring a new bull every 10 minutes. The matadors were fearless in both their courage and fashion.

Each round started with the expected teasing of the bull with a bright pink or red cape. Next, the matadors stabbed the bulls in the neck with banderillas, or little flags, to further bleed and tire the bull. At the end of each round, one of the matadors stabbed the bull in the neck and the bull was left to die in its own pool of blood. The crowd cheered with excitement as four horses came out to carry the bull by its horns out of the area. Afterward, workers came out and swept the blood to prepare for the next bull.

BARCELONA Jackie asked me to go with her to Barcelona for two nights after classes ended. I hadn’t planned to go to Barcelona, but I bought a roundtrip ticket for 100 euros and was thrilled to go. I knew that Barcelona had some form of dispensary in which citizens could buy Cannabis, so I did a little digging.

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TOKE TRIP TIPS Pack one Clif bar (or trail mix) for every day you’re gone.

You’re bound to get hungry while traveling and it’s not always easy to find food.

Bring at least $100 of local currency with you for arrival.

Airports make money by ripping you off and it’s stressful to not have money with you.

Do not alter your flight itinerary during your trip. You can add round trips, but to alter your ticket will cost nearly as much as the original price.

Alert credit card companies of your travels via email and telephone. I did only by email and they still froze my accounts.

Notify your cellphone company of your travels and discuss your international phone fees. I elected to turn my phone off to avoid hefty charges, but I had to do it in a particular way.

Invest in a phone battery case.

I only used my phone for the Internet and camera, and I still needed my charging case almost every day.

Pack as few shoes as possible.

They are awkward to fit in a suitcase. Bring at least one pair of reliably comfortable shoes.

And skip the heels — platforms are just as nice and won’t get stuck in cobblestones or grates.

Try a collapsible water bottle instead of a bulky Nalgene.

Buy maps and travel guides at home before you leave. Finding maps and guides in English abroad is difficult or impossible.

Be flexible. Traveling is full of surprises, disappointments and additional expenses. Don’t let them get you down.

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arcelona has Cannabis clubs I was headed to a see a small La Mesa sign, still that are open to members with no indication of the busicannabis club called only. People older than 18 ness inside. I opened the door La Mesa, in the La Ribera in Barcelona can become and walked in the dark and members, including tourists. district of Barcelona, swanky lobby area. A leather However, every new mem- its exterior unmarked couch sat in the waiting area ber must be sponsored by an and inconspicuous but and a table with cucumber existing member. I didn’t know anybody for the flame mural. water was available for guests. in Barcelona, so I emailed Russ Hudson You could hear the music from marijuanagames.org, which had playing from the lounge in the written a bunch of articles about the state of Barceback, and I knew I was at home because Bob lona’s Cannabis clubs.

Marley played on the stereo.

After a few emails back and forth, Russ agreed An intimidating gentleman immediately to sponsor me and told me a few rules of the club. confronted in me in Spanish, demanding to Most seemed obvious. Bring your passport. Do not know who I was. Another man asked if I was ask to buy Cannabis. Oh, and hide your Cannabis a member, and who had sent me. I told him I in your underwear when you leave the club. would like to become a member, and that Russ I was headed to a Cannabis club called La sent me. The interrogation stopped right there Mesa, in the La Ribera district of Barcelona, its and he told me to have a seat at the table. exterior unmarked and inconspicuous but for the An English-speaking girl named Vanessa large warm flame mural. As you entered, you could came out and joined me at the table. She asked

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me a series of questions that Russ had prepared me for. Yes, I live in Barcelona. Yes, I have my passport. Yes, I know Russ.

Vanessa proceeded to lay out the rules. I am joining a private club where I can access Cannabis through participation of community gardens.

I cannot “buy” Cannabis, I am only to “get” or “procure” Cannabis in the club.

I must set a limit of how much Cannabis I can get in a given month.

I must put my Cannabis in my underwear as I leave. Vanessa informed me that the police can search everything of mine except my underwear.

She said if I was caught with Cannabis in my underwear, La Mesa would provide legal assistance for my case. However, if I was caught with Cannabis not in my underwear, I was responsible for my own legal needs.

Vanessa also mentioned that inside of the club I could procure Cannabis and alcoholic beverages.

However, it was my responsibility to not consume

too much. The contracts were in Spanish and I understood none of it, signing quickly. My contracts professor would shake his head in disgust.

As soon as I walked into the club, the Cannabis counter was in front of me. A tall woman with a confident and friendly demeanor said she could help me. She had a kind and warm smile like a Jamaican mother, eager to please. She directed me to the menu of Cannabis products they carried.

The six strains ranged from 7 to 12 euros and were described only with an I or an S, indicating its indica or sativa dominance. I picked the most expensive strain, Amnesia Haze, and the cheapest strain, White Rhino. The most expensive was coincidentally one of my favorites.

The budtender weighed out 1 gram of each, wrapped it in king-size rolling papers and stuffed them into a clear plastic bag for me. She handed me a small water pipe and sent me to the lounge area.

The lounge area had a dining table with Wi-Fi and outlets available, coffee tables surrounded by leather couches and a projector with a movie playing in front of a circle of velvet couches. The whole club was illuminated with stylish red lamps, which added to its swanky appeal. I turned the corner of the lounge and a small bar with seating was available. Excited to see alcohol and Cannabis served side by side, I ordered a glass of cava and sat on one of the couches.

As I rolled a joint, I looked around and noticed how peaceful the club was. An older gentleman sat next to me reading a book while smoking a joint and a couple sat on the couch across from me, affectionately sharing a volcano bag.

A group of young women sat around the bar, smoking joints and talking about their dating life.

And two young men sat at a table behind me, laughing at each other’s stories while sharing a bowl. I smoked my joint as I read a book and drank my cava.

I left shortly afterward (with my Cannabis in my underwear per the rules) to explore Barcelona for the afternoon. I saw all of Barcelona’s historic Gothic architecture and famous beaches. The city was much more impressive than Madrid; the food was better, the city was brighter, and there was so much more to see.

After dinner and bar-hopping with Jackie and

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Amir, I realized that there was only one thing I wanted to do on my last night in Barcelona: to return to La Mesa for some oil.

La Mesa was different in the evening. Many more people were drinking and the crowd was noticeably more energetic and loud.

I went up to the Cannabis counter and asked whether they had some oil. The same budtender from earlier in the day showed me some topical oil they had in stock. “No.” I said. “I meant the kind of oil you can smoke.”

She replied with a sigh and said, “Look, we don’t have that kind of oil.” I was a little shocked, considering its popularity in the states.

But eager to get a quick smoke in before I returned to the bars, I asked to look at their hash.

She pulled out a Tupperware container. “We have some very nice hash made from CO2,” she said opening the container, revealing at least 20 grams of CO2 oil neatly weighed out in little sticks the size of toothpicks.

She held it up to the light and showed me how clear it was and said that if I was a heavy smoker, this would be ideal for me. I asked her to give me a 5 euro piece, which ended up being a sizable half of a toothpick.

She handed me a bong with a titanium nail and torch, which apparently hadn’t been used in a while and required a refill and tune-up. After I got settled on one of the vacant couches, I dabbed the oil until there was none left. The oil was smoother than any CO2 oil I’ve had in the U.S. The flavor wasn’t too present, but I was happy with the hybrid high I obtained from the smoke.

The toothpick shape of oil was nice because it made it easy to break off and handle. When I was finished, I returned the rig and set out for my final night in Barcelona.

ROME After I left Barcelona, I had an overnight layover in Rome before returning to Seattle. That meant about 19 hours in Rome, and I wanted to see all of my favorite places I remembered from my study abroad in college. After settling into my hotel, I hopped on the 40 bus and rode it until I saw la Pi-

azza de fiori, where my old college apartment was. I got gelato and espresso and watched the daily market wrap up for the afternoon.

All of the Italian I learned in school came rushing back as I listened to the conversations in the piazza. I walked around the city to all of my favorite places: Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, the Trevi fountain, the Spanish steps. I finally ended up at a small Italian restaurant for my last meal in Europe. As I ate my dinner of pasta del vongole and sipped my red wine and house-made limoncello, I reflected on the trip and how much I had seen in 18 days.

I was so content with the educational adventure I had just experienced and so sad that it had come to an end.

seattle When my flight arrived back home, I promptly returned to work at 9 a.m. the next morning. Afterward, I decided to head out with my roommate to fight the jet lag with some fun.

As we talked about the past few weeks of our lives, we walked around Green Lake and soaked up the sun and beauty of the Seattle summer day. I stopped feeling sad that I was no longer on vacation because the view of Seattle was more beautiful than anything I had seen in Europe.

And in that moment it hit me. I came to the realization that vacation is not a destination, it’s a state of mind.

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CANNA APPLE, PEAR AND WALNUT SALAD Being a right coast transplant, I am delighted by the variety and quality of fruit here in the paradise that is the Pacific Northwest. I taste every variety I can until I think I will never eat another apple or pear again. I bake lots of apple and pear tarts and even more crisps and crumbles. I bake them, grill them, sauté them and totally enjoy them.

Pick up a jar of the local Bliss Peanut Butter, and eat it with an apple or pear slice. So yummy. I have made all of these recipes with the strain NYC Haze, a potent, sativa-dominant beauty of a strain. It’s very strong and tasty and the high is quite intense in a wonderful way.

1. In a small bowl, combine Canna-oil, vinegar, mustard, shallot, salt and pepper. Set aside.

2. In a large serving bowl, combine all of the remaining ingredients.

3. Toss salad w/ dressing & serve immediately.

INGREDIENTS

This is an amazing combination of tastes and textures. If blue cheese is not your thing, try goat cheese or feta.If you intend to make the salad in advance, you will need to toss the apples and pears with some lemon juice to prevent browning. Serves 4-6.

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1/4 cup Canna-olive oil 1/4 cup sherry vinegar 1 small shallot, minced Fresh ground black pepper & salt 1 tsp. whole-grain Dijon mustard 1 head kale, baby, torn or chopped 1 ripe pear, cored and thinly sliced 1 apple, cored and thinly sliced ½ cup walnuts, chopped ¼ cup blue cheese

CANNA BAKED APPLES Baked apples are one of our favorites. I don’t like the apples to get too soft, but if you do, leave them in 8-10 more minutes than the recipe suggests...

1. Heat oven to 340 degrees.

2. Place the apples on a baking sheet with sides.

3. In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon.

Mix together to distribute evenly.

4. Place a chunk of Canna-butter in each apple cavity.

5. Drizzle with the heavy cream and bake for about 30 minutes.

Before serving, drizzle with a bit more cream, as desired.

SAUTÉED CANNA PEARS AND CANNA APPLES W/ ICE CREAM I seem to remember that last year one of our local ice cream shops offered about five apple-infused ice creams. You could go with one of those — or just skip the boring line and do it yourself.

1. In a large skillet, melt the Canna-butter. Add apple and pear slices and cook over low/med. heat, stir occasionally, about 3-5 minutes.

2. Stir in the sugar, cinnamon and cranberries, reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly caramelized, about 10 minutes longer.

3. Divide among serving bowls and top with the ice cream.

INGREDIENTS

INGREDIENTS

2-4 Tbs. Canna-butter, softened 4 apples, cored almost to the bottom 2 Tbs. brown sugar 8 Tbs. pecans, chopped ½ tsp. cinnamon 4 Tbs. heavy cream, extra for drizzle before serving (optional)

2-3 Tbs. unsalted Canna-butter 2 apples, cored and sliced 1/4 inch thick 2 pears, cored and sliced 1/4 inch thick 4 Tbs. light brown sugar 4 tablespoons cranberries, fresh or frozen 4-6 scoops vanilla, or other, ice cream ½ tsp. cinnamon

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Serving = 1 patch sativa/indica/combos available This new transdermal patch is going to revolutionize the way people view and use Cannabis. Don’t want to smoke a bowl? You don’t have to! Want a specific cannabinoid? You got it! These patches come in a variety of cannabinoid options, ensuring good choices for every patient.

The patches come in stylish and easy-to-carry sealed bags, and when opened, they look just like a large bandage. Simply peel the back off and stick it to a veiny area of the body; they recommend the wrist or ankle.

We felt the effects almost immediately. It’s a truly refreshing experience that is great for medicinal use.

The patch can be removed easily if the effects are being felt too heavily — just take it off and the effects stop almost instantly. Because the cannabinoids are going straight into the bloodstream, 10mg on a transdermal patch is equivalent to roughly 80mg ingested orally, in our experience. The effects last a long time, too, providing up to 12 hours of pain relief with just one patch. They can also be cut into smaller sections depending on an individual’s dosage needs. The only thing we noticed is that when used for a full THE SCORE 12 hours, it can leave a light red Va l ue: mark where the patch was, but c o m fo rt: it fades after a day and did not E ffec t: cause any irritation.

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STORY AND STRAIN PHOTOS by BOB MONTOYA for NORTHWEST LEAF

Micro Strains Up Close Each month we’ll highlight growers crafting strains with the goal of helping specific needs, not necessarily obtaining the highest yields

T the cinex Excellent for managing pain

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his month’s strains are for those of us with spinal injuries

and the associated pain with recovery. Strains high in THC and minimal CBD have eased my suffering considerably.

My journey with pain has held constant since my Army days, most recently due to a horrific motorcycle crash.

I had more broken bones and other traumatic injuries than I can discuss here. The worst was the broken back and crushed pelvis, at over 100mg a day of Hydrocodone, it was all I could do to keep from screaming when it was at its worst. The healing would be slow and steady, thanks in great part to Cannabis.

My life changed forever and landed me on the path to healthy sensible healing. All of my past articles have featured skilled growers with specific goals and needs. I have learned much from them.

I have applied the knowledge gleaned from my journey to growing my own medicine. Last March I put seeds in the earth. They sprouted in short order.

I had the honor of having a couple experts in the industry visit my place and get me on my way to success with pure organics and sunshine, Sjoerd explained to me that darkness was the key to success, and Tom went into the importance of feeding the micro-organisms that make roots and plant happy. Tyler and Shango got me into ocean-based organics. I listened to them and great success was to be had in this most excellent outdoor growing season.

I have 12 strains just a week or so from harvest. They will fill my medicine cabinet for the coming winter. The two that show the most promise for my nerve rehabilitation are Shazam, and Cinex.

Shazam is a product of Schrom and Ghost. Latest tests indicate 15-to-1 THC-to-CBD ratio. I’ll test them this fall. Indoor growers are pleased with its output and quality. The outdoor plants are still flowering and may reach 10 feet tall by eight feet in width.

The flower is fruity and sweet, and, when inhaled, produces a tingle in the sinus followed by cascading wellness in the head and shoulders. Movement is easier and motivation is not a problem.

Cinex is a cross of Vortex (also in my garden) and Cinderella 99. The flower has a distinct lemon pine smell and is great for pain abatement, and concentration on complicated tasks that are nearly impossible to do in the fog of irrepressible pain. With a 10-to-1 THC-to-CBD ratio it still manages pain relief without the effects that a pure sativa can sometime produce.

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health & science A BOTANICAL MONOGRAPH

THE SECRET POWER OF

arnica

BY NORTHWEST LEAF SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR DR. SCOTT D. ROSE

BY NORTHWEST LEAF SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR SCOTT D. ROSE

Commonly known as Mountain tobacco, wolf ’s bane and leopard’s bane. Stems 1 to 2 feet tall, with usually a single flower head atop. Leaves are mostly at the base with one to two opposite leaf arrangements coming up the stem. The flower heads are yellow, about 2 inches in diameter.

Parts used:

The roots and dried orange-yellow flower heads are used medicinally.

Active constituents:

Volatile oil containing fatty acids, aromatic terpenes, flavonoids, tannins and sesquiterpenes.

(A. Montana) is found widely in mountainous areas of Washington, British Columbia and Europe.

Historical uses:

Drug interactions:

Arnica was discovered as a medicinal plant by Europeans in the 16th century and has been used in homeopathic treatments for years.

In Russian traditional medicine, Arnica Montana flower extracts were used for the treatment of inflammation of the heart, heart pain, uterine bleeding, heart failure and many other uses.

The American variety was used by American Indians and the early settlers.

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Arnica might slow blood clotting. Taking arnica along with medications that also slow clotting might increase the chances of bruising and bleeding. Never take arnica internally, unless it’s in the form of homeopathic pills that contain too little arnica to cause harm, or under direct supervision of a physician or registered herbalist. Homeopathic arnica is safe.

Dosage:

Arnica compresses — 2 grams of herb per 100 milliliters of water or 1 tablespoon of arnica tincture in 1 pint of purified water. Apply topically with gauze. External ointments and tinctures — Not more than 20 percent to 25 percent tincture. Rub or massage the tincture freely onto injured area, and only on unbroken skin. Use ointments with no more than 15 percent arnica oil.

Medicinal uses:

Arnica soothes sore muscles and reduces pain and inflammation. The Commission E reports that when applied topically, arnica preparations have anti-inflammatory activity. In cases of inflammation, arnica preparations also show analgesic (pain relieving) and antibacterial activity.

Bruises are reabsorbed faster after the use or application of arnica. British ambulance crews have long carried arnica to administer to victims of motor

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Contraindications:

Prolonged treatment of damaged skin often causes a puffy rash with the formation of pustules. Longer use can also give rise to eczema. Do not take if you have an asteraceae (daisy, ragweed) allergy, most common reaction is a rash indicating a sensitivity to helenalin.

Arnica contains the toxin helenalin, which can be poisonous in large quantities. It produces severe stomach pain and internal bleeding of the digestive tract if enough material is ingested. Even contacting the plant can also cause skin irritation.

Side effects & toxicity:

This herb is for topical applications only. Do not take arnica internally. Even a small amount of pure arnica can kill or cause permanent damage.

vehicle accidents. Arnica is a common homeopathic remedy. Homeopathic arnica is indicated for acute injuries, including bruises, sprains, soreness, swelling and muscle spasms from sports activities, arthritis set off by seasonal changes, and general muscle and joint pain.

At least one study has shown a decrease in postsurgical bruising when homeopathic arnica is administered around the time of surgery.

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HOW TO STAY HEALTHY IN A TIME OF COUGHS, AND SO MUCH ILLNESS.

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autumn, many people worry about the germs they’ll encounter while in public and how they will be affected if they become infected.

Many people are paranoid about germs, perhaps rightly so, with ever-emerging viruses such as swine flu, SARS and Ebola.

Many fear we’ll encounter new and never-before-seen viruses that our immune systems can’t overcome. However, the human immune system is a highly adaptable system with innate and acquired intelligence. The immune system is wired to heal.

If scratched on the skin or infected by a pathogen, such as bacteria, virus, no thought process is necessary to activate the healing mechanisms in a healthy, competent immune system.

The job of the immune system is essentially to evolve and react to environmental stimuli so it becomes more effective at recognizing what needs to be annihilated and eliminated. An unhealthy immune system leaves the body wide open to infection, especially chronic infection.

So, how can you enhance your immune function

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THE COLD WAR and improve your peace of mind headed into the take, maitake and reishi, increase the production cold and flu season? and activity of white blood cells, making them A healthful life promotes a healthy immune more aggressive. system. Fundamental elements of health such as Dark green leafy vegetables such as collards clean air, clean water, a healthful diet and qualiand kale are full of disease-fighting compounds ty sleep largely dictate the health of the immune called phytochemicals. Sweet potatoes and carsystem. Water goes into the body rots are two sources rich in beclean and comes out dirty, primarily ta-carotene, an orange pigment as urine, sweat and feces, ridding the that is converted to much-needed body of toxins that inhibit immunity. vitamin A in the body during times

BY NORTHWEST LEAF Too much sugar in the diet makes of immune activation. Vitamins A SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR the white blood cells of the immune and D have been shown to have DR. SCOTT D. ROSE system go to sleep, when they should an unexpected and crucial effect on be active and vigilant. And pulling the immune response. A and D are an all-nighter and going short on fortified in cow’s milk. To attain adsleep has powerfully detrimental effects by reducequate levels, a vitamin supplement of D should ing the immune system’s killer cells. Basically, the be consumed in addition to the diet. immune system is wired to heal the body — espeIn the fruit department, blueberries pack a huge cially if given the opportunity. vitamin C punch, as do strawberries. Few aniSome foods can be incorporated into the diet mals can synthesize their own vitamin C, rento improve immunity. Beef is high in the imdering that nutrient essential — it must be acmune-bolstering mineral zinc. Zinc deficiency is quired from the diet. Humans are one of the few. one of the most common nutritional deficiencies Vitamin C is found in high concentrations among adults in the United States. in immune cells, and is expended quickly during Studies show that mushrooms, including shiiinfections. Vitamin C supplements are beneficial

to the immune system during times of infection.

The adage that one should, “starve a cold and feed a fever” might be somewhat true.

While starvation is not beneficial for the body, calorie restriction increases immune function. Scientists at the University of Southern California have demonstrated that fasting, or not consuming solid foods for three days, “resets” the immune system, which could benefit the common cold.

Herbs are the basis of traditional Chinese herbal medicine, Ayurvedic medicine from India and Western herbology, with its roots in the teachings of Hippocrates. Plants such as the Chinese herb astragalus, or huang chi, are potent immuno-stimulants. One study of more than 500 people with significant previous histories of frequent colds and flus had almost three times fewer infections while taking astragalus. They also had shorter recovery times.

Echinacea, or the purple cone flower, can prevent or limit the severity of colds. One should not consume echinacea long term due to its effectiveness at boosting the numbers of white blood cells, which over time might start to run deficient.

Green tea is an herb that is rich in antioxidant nutrients and phytochemicals beneficial to the immune system. One of the more powerful compounds in green tea is the antioxidant epigallocatechin gallate.

During the fight-or-flight response (short-term stress), the brain sends a signal to the adrenal glands to create hormones called cortisol and adrenaline (the stress hormones), which increase heart rate and breathing, and dilate the blood vessels to bring more blood to the muscles.

This type of acute reaction not only helps with the fight and or the flight, but also in the healing response with increased immunity for three to five days after the stressful event. This is a normal response to stress that humans are designed to recover from, given adequate rest from stressors.

Humans often have trouble getting back to a routine after stressful events, whether it’s a car accident or a divorce. Thinking about the event, dreaming about it and worrying about it creates long-term problems. Activating the stress response in this way interferes with the immune system. Depression, lack of social support and social ties cause significant stress and are injurious to immune function.

Social ties are thought to strengthen the immune system because like-minded health-conscious individuals support one another in beneficial behaviors such as eating, sleeping and exercising. Good friends can also help dissipate negative events.

Exercise is beneficial for immunity, as long as it’s not too intense. In a study using mice, one group rested, one group ran leisurely for 20 to 30 minutes

Just 30 minutes of aerobic exercise, such as a brisk walk, will sweep white blood cells back into circulation, making your immune system run more smoothly. Moderate exercise can consist of biking a few times a week, 20 to 30 minute walks daily, going to the gym every other day, and even playing golf regularly (so long as you are off the cart and walking around the course). and the third group ran at high intensity for 2.5 hours. All were exposed to the flu at the start, and this routine was repeated for three days. About half of the sedentary group died, 12 percent of the leisurely runners died and 70 percent of the high-intensity group died.

Moderate intensity seems to be best. Marathon runners are prone to lowered immunity and higher infection rates after they complete a race up to weeks later. It takes just 30 minutes of aerobic exercise — a brisk walk counts — to sweep white blood cells back into circulation, making your immune system run more smoothly.

Moderate exercise can consist of biking a few times a week, 20 to 30 minute walks daily, going to the gym every other day, and even playing golf regularly (walking the course).

Cold temperatures do not seem to play a factor in a person’s susceptibility to infection. The reason winter is the cold and flu season is not because of the cold temperatures; it’s because people are indoors more and in closer contact with others for germ transmission. Heat however, has shown to be beneficial within certain temperature ranges.

Treatments that raise the core body temperature and simulate the fever response in the body are called hyperthermia treatments. Fever is a natural mechanism of the body for fighting infection. A fever is one of the first elements of immune defense.

Many pathogens cannot live at the elevated temperatures, lowering the number of active pathogens.

Some will take fever reducers such as acetaminophen in products such as Tylenol and Excedrin, but fever is not the disease. The fever is the body working hard doing what it knows how to do; the fatigue and joint aches force people to be still and rest.

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A way to work with the fever response instead of against it is the warming sock treatment.

You can find many references to this technique online, so I will just give the basics here. Grab a pair of cotton socks, mid-calf — not kneehighs — and soak them in ice cold water.

Soak your feet in hot water for 5 to 10 minutes (add epsom salts, if available, at 1 cup per gallon). Take the cotton socks out of the ice cold water, wring them out and put them on your feet. Then put wool or acrylic socks, which should be a bit higher than the cotton ones, over the wet socks. Go to bed and in the morning the socks will be dry and warm.

The pumping effect induced in the vasculature by the hot foot soak, then the cold wet socks, and then the wicking action of the wool or acrylic drying and warming the feet all stimulate the immune cells.

The initial cold phase shunts blood out of the legs and into the core of the body, allowing the body to mount and maintain a higher core body temperature. This technique can be used for colds, flu, sinus infections, headaches and even insomnia. Perform three nights in a row.

Many elements work together to form a healthy immune system. A proper diet, social interactions, vitamins, minerals, herbs and exercise can aid the immune response and bolster its reserves.

Practicing basic hygiene such as frequently washing hands and coughing/sneezing into your elbow are critical to reducing exposure to pathogens. Listening to the bodies’ symptoms and acting accordingly, such as resting when sick, is the most important thing you can do.

Dr. Scott D. Rose has written about Cannabis and health for years in the Northwest Leaf.

He is an acupuncturist with a pain resolution practice on Crown Hill in North Seattle. Msih.biz

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PORTABLE NIGHTMARE

T he h id de n cos t s a n d b l ata n t i n e f f i c i en c i es o f r un n i n g p o r ta b l e AC u n i t s

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e want the light, but we don’t want the heat that comes with it. Welcome to the tail-chasing experience of dialing in the environment for an indoor garden. Welcome to the heat.

Many people start their first gardens small.

Lower watts and air-cooled hoods can be effective in the Northwest at removing heat from small garden environments — so much so that many growers become interested in graduating to a larger garden. But when you introduce more watts, you get the heat and you’ll need to explore the many mechanisms and devices that exist to remove it.

Many gardeners hit a point where introducing air conditioning is the next step. Several clever formulas are out there to calculate the total BTUs (a measurement of energy that’s equivalent to about 1,055 joules) needed to remove the amount of heat generated by your lights. Most estimate 3,000 to 4,000 BTUs for every 1,000 watts of naked light (non-air cooled) being used.

For air-cooled lights, you’ll have a lot of room for variance, depending on the efficiency of the air cooling setup you run.

When you run the numbers and start shopping, you’ll quickly learn that air conditioning can be expensive. Many gardeners choose portable air conditioning units to save money and for convenience — or so they think.

In this month’s Grow Tech, I will shed light on the inefficiencies, deficiencies and high costs I have found with portable AC units when it comes to indoor Cannabis farming.

Let’s start with the basic mechanism all AC units

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use to remove heat. To remove heat from cools, it changes back to a liquid and is your room, air conditioning units use a sent back to the air-chilled coils that sit compressor along with two sets of coils inside the garden to remove more heat.

BY NORTHWEST LEAF filled with a refrigerant to carry out a And round and round it goes. convenient physical law called phase The primary flaw with portaSPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR conversion. The laws of phase converble AC units is their design. Unlike DR. SCANDERSON sion dictate that when matter changes central HVAC, mini split and winstates, an energy exchange takes place. dow-mounted units in which the comWhen liquids convert to gas, it absorbs pressor and the heat it generates is carried heat; when gas converts to liquid, it gives off through the compressor coils to the outside heat. That’s why steam burns can be so severe. Gasto evacuate the heat, the portable unit has to create eous water vapor in the form of steam hits your skin and evacuate the heat from inside the garden. It and condenses into water, making your hand wet. does this by using a fan to pass air over the warm Because condensation is a cooling process, heat is givcondenser coils and into a hose that is attached to en out, namely to your skin, causing an instant burn. the exterior, where the heat is evacuated.

So what’s this all got to do with cooling my The design has several critical flaws. The unit is garden? designed to remove heat from your garden, but it When liquid turns into gas, it’s a heating proends up generating lots of heat inside your garden. cess and so heat is absorbed in the phase converIt does this because all the heat from the condenssion of the liquid. In air conditioners, a refriger exists in the garden. A portable uses another erant or a liquid that converts to a gas at a low heat-expending device — a fan —to blow this temperature is used. This liquid is passed through heat out of your garden. The air a single-hosed the coils in the unit that sits inside the garden. unit uses to evacuate the heat it generates cooling A fan is used to pass the warm air in the garden your garden (does your head hurt yet?) comes from over the cold coils containing the refrigerant. The the ambient cooled air around it. warm air heats the refrigerant, turning it into a The unit is cooling itself using the freshly cooled gas and absorbing the heat from the air and passair it just created. This is not only inefficient but also ing it back into the garden without the heat. creates negative pressure in the garden, further chalThis now gaseous refrigerant is then sent back lenging your insulation and pulling ambient hot or to the compressor. The compressor compresses moist air right into your garden. If a double hose is the refrigerant inside, which creates more heat. used, the majority of the air used is pulled from the This heat is then evacuated through another set output of the second hose, which alleviates much of of coils called the condenser coils. As the comthe negative pressure created by a single-hose unit. pressed gas refrigerant inside the compressor The problem with double-hosed units is you real-

ly need a separate window for the intake hose and another for the outake. If you follow the manufacturer’s recommended installation, you will have the intake air needed to cool the compressor coils right next to the exhaust port, which pushes out all the hot air. Putting a high heat output next to what should be a cool-air intake means still less cooling efficiency.

Compounding this is that the exhaust fan decreases efficiency based on the length and shape of the ducting run it takes before reaching its evacuation point, much like a run of air-cooled lights.

All of this inefficiency is expressed in the low EER (energy efficient rating) these units carry. When a unit is rated at a 5 EER, it means 50 percent of the energy used isn’t going toward cooling — it’s going toward evacuating the heat it generates. When calculating the size AC you need, use effective BTUs, not advertised BTUs. One of the lesser-known distinguishing facts about portable units is that unlike mini splits, they are not regulated by the Department of Energy.

All mini splits sold in this country must meet exacting energy-efficiency standards. With portables, anything goes. This loophole is leveraged by manufacturers to reduce manufacturing costs, use lower-quality parts and designs, and deliver a lower-cost looking product with big BTU values printed front and center. Let me assure you, they are good at their jobs.

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et’s say you are looking to cool your 3,000 watt garden. You run the numbers and decide 12,000 BTUs will be sufficient, so you get a 12,000 BTU portable unit. The problem, though, is the unit is rated at a 5 EER. This means that of the 12,000 BTUs, 6,000 BTUs aren’t useable and you are massively undercooling your garden. The rest of the BTUs are being used to cool the compressor coils, the fan, replace the lost ambient-cooled air it uses to cool itself and account for the garden is space and to properly use a portable you ambient heat brought in through the leaks created use a lot of space that otherwise could be occuby the negative pressure. This assumes perfect placepied by plants. ment and exhaust hose runs, among other variables.

If you’re considering adding air conditioning to If it’s less than ideal, that waste number will your garden, you might be at a critical part of your be even higher. Unlike a mini gardening experience. Take a split or even a window unit, hard look at what you’re tryboth of which can boast EER ing to accomplish and strongly Get in Touch ratings of 9 or 9.5, you need consider creating your air-conthegreengardengroup@gmail.com literally twice the amount of ditioning unit as a priority that Like my Instagram AC to do the same job. you build around, rather than That means twice the eleccompromising on your coolFollow @DrScanderson_gT tricity, twice the venting caing capacity in favor of moving pacity, twice the noise and, by toward bigger and faster. You the way, all that air you vent is might just be moving backstinky air. Even if the unit is double-hosed, it’s by no ward. When you consider useable BTUs, mini splits means airtight and will make a neighborhood stink are not that much more expensive to acquire, they in a quick minute if you’re growing anything of meare easy to install with precharged coolant lines and dicinal quality. Also, take into account that they sit YouTube, and will not only perform as intended but on the ground and must be in the garden area with also will recapture the acquisition costs in energy efno less than 12 to 18 inches of clearance on all sides ficiency in about the first two cycles, in most cases. to work efficiently.

If you have more questions on climate control, Know what else I like to use large ground send me a message at thegreengardengroup@ areas of my garden for, besides inefficient energmail.com. Follow me on Instagram at DrScangy mongering boxes? You guessed it. Cannabis. derson_gT. Many people’s most valuable commodity in the As always, happy gardening!

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To remove heat, AC units use a compressor with two sets of coils. The coils use a refrigerant to carry out “phase conversion.” Simply put, when liquids turn to gas, heat is absorbed. When buying an AC unit, prioritize the design of your garden; build the garden around the unit.

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GROWTECH

By STEVE ELLIOTT for NORTHWEST LEAF | PHOTOS by MATTHEW RYAN WILLIAMS for NORTHWEST LEAF

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ne of my most encouraging experiences in this community lately has been judging the 29 entries in the Washington Growers Harvest Cup. The level of excellence shown in the competition was inspiring. Each grower involved was given identical genetics of three strains: an indica, a sativa and a high-CBD strain.

In addition, growers had the option of submitting their favorite strain, but that wasn’t required and only about three growers did so — all three of those, however, were spectacular.

Each strain was ranked from 1 (poor) to 5 (great) on flavor, smell, appearance and effect, with room provided for additional judges’ remarks. As I made my way through the 29 strains during a very pleasant five days, I occasionally felt moved to add a few words of praise or, occasionally, observations in the comments section.

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WASHINGTON GROWERS HARVEST CUP C H OIC E WE L L N E SS OWN E R DAW N DA R R IN G T ON had a wild idea to give growers the same clones and see who could cultivate the best plants, their way, in the spirit of competition.

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I hope the format of this competition catches on and is used at more events. The identical genetics means it is the growers who are competing, not the strains. Dawn Darrington of Choice Wellness in Seattle is to be commended for a well-run event.

It’s interesting to think about a similar competition with more strains. Although the logistics likely would be more complicated, a field of, say, three sativas, three indicas and a couple of CBD strains would give growers more opportunities to strut their stuff.

Some of the versions of the same sativa and indica genetics were simply amazing in the obvious level of care taken in their growing and curing, even within the limited time frame.

To know that this level of growing skill exists in the Cannabis community gives us tremendous

AT LEFT: Dawn Darrington, center, chats with event attendee Kosmik Singer.

AT LEFT: Jared Allaway poses for a photo with the Magical Butter mascot.

BELOW: Plenty of people came to socialize and just hang out.

Although the logistics likely would be more complicated, a field of three sativas, three indicas and a couple of CBD strains would give growers more opportunities to strut their stuff. hope for the future, and at the same time it underscores the crucial importance of preserving the right of patients to grow their own medicine in Washington. It also reinforces the importance of protecting and preserving genetic diversity with the help of the 15-plant limit here.

Let’s all remember just how important it is to preserve the culture of patient Cannabis cultivation when the Legislature reconvenes in January.

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gorilla glue #4

BAG APPEAL & SMOKE REPORT this is another jump-off-the-shelf type of bloom, which is all the

more impressive because it isn’t purple. Caked on cakes of cakey trichomes demolish any chance of the plants color to come through.

It’s simply a blond, sandy, white mess of resin covering all parts of the pointy blooms. What I admire is that in spite of it being so committed to creating frost, it’s not at all at the cost of the smell.

Living up fully and truly to its name, these are some of the stickiest blooms when properly dried and cured. What a pure delight it is to see a strain rise to the top with this terpene profile. Gorilla Glue #4 has the pungent smell of old school diesel and minty fuel combined with an epically greasy and metallic finish that pries the pupils wide open.

HOW IT GROWS One of the fastest rooting plants, dropping roots in less-than-ideal

Living up fully to its name, these are some of the stickiest blooms when properly cured.

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BY NORTHWEST LEAF SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR DR. SCANDERSON

A crazy love triangle of lesbian self’d crosses, or so the story goes, creator Josey Wales entered this into the LA Cannabis Cup earlier in the year. This previously unknown strain rocketed into stardom with a first place victory.

CHEM SISTER X SOUR DUBB X CHOCOLATE DIESEL

BREEDER: CREATOR JOSEY WALES

conditions in five to seven days. But when cloning is dialed in, you can expect roots in 48 to 72 hours. Fast and vigorous in veg, she likes to drink a lot and isn’t nutrient sensitive.

She will take off fast and start stretching and throwing side branches almost immediately, so training and topping is a must to maximize yields in a horizontally lit garden. I found she ran best when branch selection was moderate to aggressive.

In bloom, you can expect a 100 percent stretch and if your branch selection is sound, the need for support will still be fairly high. If you missed in branch selection, watch out for chaotic stretching branching. Either way, support and heavy training is most beneficial in the first three weeks of bloom.

This plant is not an easy one to shape and shows more of her diesel heritage in this department. Get the stretch right, though, and you’re home free to watch as unbelievable amounts of resin frost every part of the high calyx-to-leaf ratio.

She will develop medium to large spear-shaped blooms that are so calyx heavy that one can look forward to an easy trim job.

Like most of the frost monsters, she benefits from higher levels of phosphorous, potassium and magnesium.

EFFECTS Sour, dark chocolate menthol flavors translate into mild lung

expansion, making large single doses almost too easy.

The sour, gassy, burned rubber exhale leaves and you get an immediate tongue-tingling, head-wringing feeling that only the most potent meds deliver. The instant change in head state is generously complemented by a relaxing body effect.

Comfortable and alert without a noticeable spike in appetite, the glue leaves its users happy, euphoric and in a creative state.

Unless multiple doses are indulged, one can expect the body effect not to interfere with the uplifting cerebral effect. Use caution. Like most meds that test in the mid-20s for THC, indulgence can bring narcosis quickly and unexpectedly.

SUMMARY: While not ideal for inexperienced gardeners, Gorilla Glue #4 delivers medium to high yields of blooms of the absolute frostiest nature.

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