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JORGE CERVANTES ON TV!
A NEW ENEMY FOR CANNABIS: BROOMRAPE!!!
With his DVD on cannabis growing and then with his website, he’s always been at the forefront of any and every development, and his exhaustive The Cannabis Bible is the book that made him a leader in the field: by now Jorge Cervantes could retire to a life of comfort, not to mention luxury. But this man certainly doesn’t enjoy peace and quiet: now that his YouTube channel
And it’s back! We’re talking about hemp broomrape (Orobanche ramosa). This detestable little plant hadn’t been reported in the Netherlands since 1928, but last September, after around a century, it reappeared in the Botanical Gardens of Utrecht. Hemp broomrape is an annual weed that can be between 15 and 50 cm high; its seeds are activated by an element taken from the roots of the parasitized plant, and it can retain the ability to germinate for years. Once it sprouts, the plant does its best to find a host, preferably the roots of a hemp plant, although it has no objection to tobacco or tomato plants. Hemp broomrape encompasses the hemp roots and starts sucking water and nutritional substances. Will nature manage to win where the war against drugs has so far failed?
young ladies are not an everyday sight on a US street, the Fair’s major attraction was its “215 Area” – an outdoor lounge right in front of Oakland’s Town Hall, where consumers with a valid medical prescription were able to peacefully enjoy their medicine in public.
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Nitro hash ›› 17 INTERVIEW WITH JIM STEWART, CREATOR OF GANJAMAN The skinny little flake called Ganjaman is a real Superhero. You either love him or hate him. We at Soft Secrets love him. With the publication of the 200th comic for Soft Secrets, we thought it high time to interview the creator of the little green hero, the Scottish ex-punk Jim Stewart. ››
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has become a global success, Jorge’s videos, which have always been very informative, have become quite easy to find. Now it’s time to take the next step with his own TV channel: http:// www.jorgecervantes.tv. It’s a lively as well as interactive website; visitors can post messages and photographs, there are quizzes and contests, previews of new DVDs coming out, product reviews and interviews with some of the greatest international names in the field. In other words, the site is a must see for any and every cannabis fan!
ELEVEN TONS OF FUEL In mid-July, troops from the Peruvian anti-drug police DIRANDRO put out quite a spark. A certain Soriano Herrera
THE ANTI COCAINE VACCINE
OAKLAND “HASH” IT In a way, Oakland has been the capital of the pro cannabis movement in the United States for the past fifteen years, and so the city was a logical choice to host the very first International Cannabis and Hemp Expo, which took place on 2nd- 4th September. Although topless
Haro, arrested for arson using eleven tons of green fuel, was, according to the police, identified as one of the leaders who control the several hectares of cannabis plantations that have recently been discovered around the port city of Chimbote.
The pharmaceutical industry really tries everything to protect us from cocaine, as we can tell by the recent discovery of a vaccine that neutralizes the enjoyable sensation of sniffing cocaine. A single treatment is enough to never again feel the substance’s effects. The vaccine combines a deactivated cocaine molecule and a deactivated cholera molecule; once it enters the organism, the cholera molecule activates the immune system, which Continues on page 3