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VAP E P ENS

By STACI LEHMAN Spokannabist Correspondent

As part of Spokannabist’s goal to educate readers, we plan to offer a closer look at different products, devices or terminology found at retailers or growers.

Vape pens are handheld electronic devices that look like metal pens. They vaporize marijuana into steam, which the user inhales, just like with e-cigarettes.

“They’re three times as potent so you don’t have to smoke as much,” said Brent Bartel, purchasing assistant at The Top Shelf in Airway Heights.

“They don’t taste like weed and they’re discreet.”

The majority of vaporizers use hash oil, a resin extracted from the marijuana plant that still contains THC (the pschyoactive chemical that makes you high), but not the skunky smell. You can buy the oil and load pens yourself, but Bartel says most people purchase pre-filled oil cartridges.

Jordan Zenisek, manager at Spokane Green Leaf, says pens and batteries are easy to find and use.

“We carry Vuber pens and they’ve been very popular since you can add your own oil,” she said. “Vuber also offers a pen that does dry herb.”

Photos of pens courtesy of Vuiber.

There are also pens specifically for smoking “waxes” or “crumbles.” Wax is an oil concentrate with a waxy texture and appearance, and crumbles are created whipping hash oil into a brittle wax.

The pens recommended for smoking cannabis products have extra temperature settings – a hotter temperature better releases THC, while lower temperatures work well with oils.

If you plan to use oil, check with a sales associate about each pen’s heat. Some shops get complaints about burned-up cartridges or rapid oil loss. The warmer a pen gets, the thinner the oil becomes, which can deplete itself quickly.

It can also be easy to over-indulge or build up a tolerance because of the higher THC content in oil.

“Weed is usually 20-25 percent and oil is usually 75-90 percent,” said Bartel.

Hash oil is also more expensive. At Top Shelf, a gram of oil sells for around $30, the same price as a pre-filled cartridge with half a gram. A gram of traditional “dry” marijuana runs about $10.

Vaporizers cost about $16 for the battery for pre-filled oil cartridges, and up to about $80 for a kit to load your own oil.

“A lot of women were complaining that they were turning on in their purse. Now they have a lock that some don’t know how to work,”Zenisek said. “You need to click five times to activate it, which makes it childproof

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A new area grower is trying to provide easier choices for users wondering how marijuana will make them feel, starting with attractive labels.

“We wanted something cleaner, something fun,” said Sarah Michalko, owner of Origens, which produces the Daddy Fat Sacks brand at an indoor grow operation in Spokane Valley.

It opened July 21, and is already becoming known for its appealing and informative jars and other merchandise – not to mention nearly 40 strains of marijuana.

Each jar includes a color-coded key showing the strain’s flavor profile and effects. This information is something that other growers don’t always do well, said Sam Van Valer, chief sales officer.

“People really want to know what they’ll experience, not just ‘I want to get less sober with this,’” he said.

Van Valer, who has worked at producers in Washington and Oregon, credits Michalko with bringing a feminine perspective to labeling merchandise.

“Our product is great, but if you put a better label on it, it can be even more appealing – it’s like the soft drink companies: think ‘more Pepsi, less pot,’” he said. “Our customers want something fun, something moms can put in their purses, and not be embarrassed by.”

The jars include SPECIAL MESSAGES UNDERNEATH THE LIDS, inviting users to go online and vote for their favorite strains, plus to share any other feedback.

This strategy of better labeling and strong customer interaction seems to be working, as demand keeps growing statewide for Daddy Fat Sacks. “Shops are calling us and asking us when we’ll have more for them, and also wanting to put in their next orders,” said Matt Cameron, chief operating officer.

But plant growth can only go so fast, especially when their plants start from seeds, and they want to avoid any chemical cuts to artificially accelerate growth.

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WHAT ABOUT WORKPLACE

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By DAN WEBSTER Spokannabist Correspondent You work for a “drug-free” business that requires occasional random drug tests. You’ve endured several procedures and never failed.

But one Friday night you attend a party. You notice people passing a pipe and you’re curious about something called Funky Double Giggle someone packed into it. Maybe you even take a small toke or two. For curiosity’s sake, you know?

After all, consumption of marijuana is legal in Washington. Why not?

But then Monday morning you’re notified that you’ve been selected for random testing. And you test positive.

Can you be fired?

According to Kimberly Kamel, a Spokane attorney for Witherspoon Kelley who works in all areas of labor law, the answer is simple. “Yes,” she said.

“Because federal law still considers marijuana an illegal substance,” Kamel explained, “employers are free to have drug-testing policies stating that it is an illegal substance, and an employee will be terminated for

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testing positive.”

As with most areas of law, though, the issue of marijuana and the workplace is complex. Part of the problem is cultural. Marijuana has been maligned by official voices for so long that it’s always struggled for legitimacy, even in the medical community.

Then there is the federal injunction, which continues even though four states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational use, and 20 other states have legalized marijuana in some form.

There’s the fact that marijuana’s effects depend on factors such as the amount used, the type used, individual physical makeup and degree of use (first-time users tend to be more susceptible than longtime users).

There’s also the unreliability of testing. Though she is not an expert in this area, Kamel has consulted with various testing facilities. As of a year ago, she said, “(T)hey had not perfected a way to determine whether a person was ‘under the influence’ of marijuana.”

According to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration,

a person who has used marijuana could test positive anywhere from one to seven days later. Yet even a person highly sensitive to the effects of THC (the chemical responsible for most of marijuana’s psychological effects) isn’t likely to still be high more than 36 hours after use.

As Kamel says, “Unlike alcohol, marijuana is metabolized differently for each person. So someone could have used marijuana two weeks ago and not be ‘under the influence’ but still test positive for THC.” Despite all this uncertainty, in the setting of a drug-free workplace, such distinctions may not matter. Testing positive in the wrong business could result in not being hired or, for current employees, termination.

Interviewed by email, Elizabeth DeRuyter, director of external communications for Providence Health Care, said, “Providence screens all prospective employees for the use of specified controlled substances and, as a federal contractor, is subject to the federal Drug Free Workplace Act.”

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Under those regulations, she emphasized, “THC is a prohibited substance.” She added, “With a positive test for THC, we follow our disciplinary policies, and each for-cause drug test of a current employee is reviewed with an independent Medical Review Officer for determination.”

To some business owners, the marijuana issue is mostly moot.

Andy Dinnison, owner of Boo Radley’s and Atticus, has never drug-tested employees – neither new hires nor seasoned workers.

Yet, Dinnison allowed, “I think it depends on the industry.” If you’re running a health care organization or a trucking company, he said, “You might want to be more aware of that. But in retail you don’t worry

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too much about what they’re doing in their off-hours.”

John Waite, owner of Merlyn’s Comics and Games and Auntie’s Bookstore, agrees.

“To me, it’s a safety issue,” Waite said. “In a bookstore, it’s not even on our first page to worry about.”

He adds, however, “We’re still pretty stringent that you can’t come into work drunk, you can’t drink at work and, by virtue of that, you can’t come in high or use drugs at work.”

What’s clear is that a variety of issues are at work, from worker safety to liability, employee privacy to government regulations. Legal issues pertaining to all of this are going to take time to work out.

Until then, it’d probably be safer for those fearing for their jobs to avoid the Funky Double Giggle.

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TOOR TEST TO TRUST WHY WORKPLACE

ZERO-TOLERANCE DRUG POLICIES SHOULD BE RECONSIDERED

By ALEX WHEATLEY Special to Spokannabist

Employers in Washington could be forgiven for feeling oppressed lately. Like the English over the Scots of yore, Washington courts and various regulation-making bodies have been actively imposing their will, making significant changes to the relationship between employers and employees.

“Have you heard about the new predictable scheduling law? $15/hour minimum wage? And with legalized weed, I’m now required to hire stoned employees, right?”

Good news, Spokane/Eastern Washington employers! Seattle is the only place for the soon-to-be $15 per hour minimum wage. (Editor’s note: Unless things change in the November elections). Plus, neither Washington’s medicinal nor recreational marijuana legalization rules should hinder your ability to test employees for drugs.

While ‘wacky tobacky’ may now be available to Washingtonians age 21 and over, nothing requires that employers must accommodate employees’ recreational or medicinal use.

Employers remain free to test employees in any manner, and also fire anyone with traces of THC in their system (with the possible exception of pre-offer

drug tests of prospective employees, according to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidance).

This is something that employers in Washington and other states are struggling with. While employers’ rights to test and enforce policies have not changed, the ability to find employees able to pass a THC test certainly has.

The director of the FBI famously joked in 2014 that he could not find hackers able to pass the FBI’s drug test because of recent marijuana use. Based on that, what do you think your chances are of finding enough warehouse workers, wait staff, or accountants who can pee clean?

Many Washington employers are leaning toward a productive workforce, not necessarily a 100 percent THC-free workforce. One option is “reasonable suspicion.” It requires that policies must be consistently applied, results kept private, and employers accommodate disabilities, but not cannabis treatment.

Consult an expert before changing policies.

Not all employers have this freedom – some that follow Department of Transportation regulations or other safety-sensitive positions must enforce zero-

tolerance policies.

However, employers not otherwise required can switch to reasonable suspicion, and not sweat any off-duty conduct.

Enjoy your freedom! As it was for the Scots, it may not last. For now, however, it is yours. (Disclaimer – nothing in this article is intended to, or should be taken as, an endorsement of Mel Gibson.)

Alex Wheatley is an associate with Fisher-Phillips, a workplace law firm with offices in Seattle, Portland and San Francisco.

He specializes in representing businesses in the cannabis industry, and has worked with growers, processors and retailers to create workplace policies.

If you consider yourself an expert in Washington’s legal marijuana industry and would like to be considered for a future guest column, please email SPOKANNABIST@spokesman.com.

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fter two years of legal cannabis sales, retail locations are opening in less obvious locations – not just in populated cities, but along highways that crisscross Washington, on the edges of the farms and forests.

Cameron Stevenson opened the first recreational cannabis retail store in Adams County with his wife Jewel on July 30 of this year “When I realized there weren’t any retail stores in the county, I jumped all over it,” Stevenson said.

Ty Krohn owned a medical marijuana dispensary in Chattaroy for two years, but knew he had to close its doors when the Cannabis Patient Protection Act came into effect on July 1. The location was not zoned for recreational cannabis sales, so he began looking for other options. He connected with Jona Cheatham, owner of Pend Oreille Cannabis Co., who asked him to manage the county’s first cannabis retailer. The location opened in Ione earlier this month.

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION The Stevensons opened I-90 Greenhouse at the junction of Interstate 90 and U.S. 395 in Ritzville to attract drive-by visitors and county residents.

“I believe we have the best location in the state,” Stevenson said. “No one is as close to one major interstate, and we are next to two!”

Stevenson acknowledges that “The roughly 2,000 people in Ritzville aren’t enough to keep a business like this afloat, but the 70,000-plus cars per day are what caught my eye. It also helps that there aren’t large buildings around us, making us more visible to traffic coming both ways.”

When the town of Ione passed Ordinance No. 586 to allow cannabis sales on March 16, Krohn’s patients let him know immediately. He found that only two buildings were zoned correctly for cannabis sales. One was a riverside restaurant that Krohn had visited during family camping and hunting trips of his youth.

“I have passed this building a million times and thought how much I would love to either live in it or have a business

there,” he said. “The view…you can’t beat it!”

Cheatham began renting the building in May, and Krohn spent the summer renovating the space with his brothers to include a cannabis retail store and a separate gift shop, owned by Krohn’s mother Linda, with future plans to re-open the kitchen for take-out meals and to restore the dock for “boat up” parking.

RED TAPE Opening a cannabis retailer was a long process for both Stevenson and Krohn, from the state-required licensing to regulation by local governments.

“Our process was very thorough,” Stevenson said. “I wanted to do my due diligence to make sure I didn’t step on anyone’s toes, and when it felt right, we went for it! We had to make sure we were in compliance with the city first to lock in a business license. Then making sure we were in compliance for the state, to get the marijuana license.”

Krohn noted that keeping up with the changing rules of the industry has been a challenge. “It’s been a whole lot of ‘hurry

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Interactions with local city officials and Pend Oreille County inspectors have been positive. “We can’t say thanks enough to the building department. They spent a ton of extra time working with us,” Krohn said. “It has been a long process, but a gratifying one.”

CUSTOMER BASE In Chattaroy, about 75 percent of Krohn’s customers lived in Pend Oreille County, and although the store in Ione is not medically endorsed he’s happy to be able to continue serving them on a recreational level in an even more convenient location. “A lot of them are sick of going to Colville or Spokane,” he said, adding, “That’s a long drive for some of them who can’t get around so easy.”

Likewise, Stevenson’s customers are largely those seeking physical relief.

“Ninety percent of our customer base so far has been 60-plus year olds looking for something to ease pain, and not the typical recreational ‘high,’” Stevenson said. “We

have regular customers that travel from the Tri-Cities and Spokane, just to see us.”

The store is also a popular pit-stop for passersby.

“We have people from Sweden, Germany, France, Canada, Florida…you name it, we’ve had them here,” Stevenson said.

Visitors can pin their hometown on map in the store, an idea Stevenson credits to his 90-year-old grandfather, Bob Deife.

In Ione, Krohn anticipates a busy summer season when the area is filled with campers and boaters, especially during annual events like North Pend Oreille County Down River Days in July.

LOCAL RESPONSE Both Cameron and Jewel Stevenson grew up in small farm towns and love the open atmosphere of Ritzville, but the opening process has been “bittersweet.”

“Yes, we have a shop open and dreams are coming true every day we are open, but there are a lot of naysayers especially in the town of Ritzville,” Stevenson said, where

multiple moratoriums prevented operation prior to their license application.

Although Krohn has not personally encountered a negative reaction, he knows that not everyone in Ione is happy with the new business. “That goes with the territory,” he said, and believes that the stigma of marijuana will eventually fade.

“When we opened the medical dispensary in Chattaroy, my mom, a registered nurse, was not too keen on it,” Krohn said. “Now, after seeing how The Happy Collective helped its patients, she’s done a 180.”

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CANNABIS NEWS FROM AROUND THE NATION

FAIRBANKS DISCUSSING BANS ON POT CAFES

TWO ARRESTED IN WENATCHEE CANNABIS RAID

YAKIMA CONSIDERING CHANGING ENFORCEMENT

ARKANSAS OFFICIALS CONCERNED ABOUT POT TOPICS ON BALLOT

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.

— Earlier this summer, the North Star Borough — Two men were jailed last month, accused of

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Yakima County is reorganizing its code growing marijuana on state land. enforcement resources in the event that county Assembly imposed a ban on cannabis cafes Javier Sanchez Moreno, 38, and Granillo officials crack down on marijuana businesses. outside city limits until November.

Guzman Camerino, 36, were arrested in the County commissioners are proposing adding However, in early September, the body $200,000 to handle about 1,300 pending code discussed and rejected a measure to expand Stemilt Basin area. They had allegedly been tending over 5,000 plants, worth about $1 violations, including more than 20 marijuana the ban to cafes in the city itself. million. businesses in unincorporated areas.

Cities in Alaska, including Fairbanks, have Police said Sanchez was also wanted in The county planning department has also been discussing but not finalizing zoning rules Grant County on charges of first-degree assault suggested focusing more on monitoring and for cannabis businesses this year, since the enforcing zoning regulations. state is also working on its own criteria with the and methamphetamine sale.

Authorities said the cannabis operation was Although some businesses with approved Alaska Marijuana Control Board. state licenses comply with state laws, they One of the topics being discussed at a local discovered by aerial reconnaissance. They then hiked into the area on state Fish and may violate local zoning rules. and state level is whether to allow on-site “We have our ducks in a row. We knew this consumption at retail stores. Other states that Wildlife land.

Law enforcement consulted with the may happen,” said Jeffrey D. McPhee, CEO of do allow recreational marijuana sales don’t Department of Ecology, which inspected the Tetra-Max Global, a business consultant. He’d permit consumption in the same space. site for chemicals that might taint waterways. like county voters to make the final decision.

Source: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Sanchez and Guzman face charges Washington voters approved a statewide of unlawful manufacture of a controlled recreational initiative in 2012 but Yakima substance.

County voted against it.

Source: The Wenatchee World Source: Yakima Herald-Republic

– Gov. Asa Hutchinson is encouraging residents to vote against two legalization initiatives.

The former head of the DEA warns that official medical research could be disrupted if the measures pass.

“We don’t vote on cancer cures, and we should not set a new pattern of determining good medicine at the ballot box,” Hutchinson said.

Many state medical and business organizations also oppose the initiatives, which would allow patients with certain medical conditions to purchase marijuana legally.

Supporters were disappointed.

“In half of the states, patients can go to doctors and get relief,” Melissa Fults, campaign director for Arkansans for Compassionate Care.

Four years ago, Arkansas voters narrowly rejected marijuana initiatives.

Source: The Associated Press

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TEST YOUR Q. .

I S I B CANNA Whether you plan to smoke, eat or drink the stuff, or are simply trying to learn the proper terminology for the new world of legal weed, there’s a big learning curve. But Spokannabist wants to help our readers get up to speed on the new vocabulary.

4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ : A common term for food containing infused marijuana.

This can include commercial products such as cookies or caramels with specific doses of THC, or homemade recipes. Rather than delivering an instant high like smoking offers, partakers may take about an hour to feel the effects.

1. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ : A general designation for a certain green leafy plant which produces flowers that are commonly referred to as marijuana.

The flower buds and leaves are known to create a variety of mental and physical effects in the human body. Effects can vary based on the particular plant species and individual body chemistry.

5. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ : A general term for items produced by adding heat, pressure or certain chemical solvents to marijuana plants to create products with higher THC. They include shatter, a waxy amber-like material that’s easy to break into small pieces and fit into pipes and other smoking paraphernalia.

2. _ _ _ : The main chemical in cannabis is responsible for most of the effects. It’s short for tetrahydrocannbinol, and affects parts of the brain connected to memory, pleasure, coordination, perception and thinking. The amount varies by the type of plant strain and concentration. Some extracts of the plant have stronger THC amounts than the plant itself.

3. _ _ _ : This is an abbreviation for another natural chemical compound found in cannabis plants. Short for cannabinoid, this particular one blocks effects of THC and is said to relieve pain. The percentage is larger in certain strains or products intended for medicinal use and not recreational use. Individuals have reported pain relief, reduced anxiety, and improved sleep. Common products include lotions, oils and liquid drops.

6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ : Considered a ‘low-carb’ alternative to edibles, tinctures consist of marijuana extract in an alcohol solution. A few drops can go into food, or directly on or under the tongue. Often used for quick-acting pain relief and an alternative to smoking.

7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ :A general term for butter infused with marijuana, one of the recommended methods to introduce marijuana into recipes. (See recipe on Page 23) 8. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ : A shortened version of decarboxylating, a process in which marijuana leaves are dried, cured or heated evenly at 240 degrees. If done properly, it will convert THC-A into the more potent THC, making it more appealing to use in edible recipes.

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A CENTURY OF CRACKING

DOWN SOCIAL ATTITUDES TOWARD MARIJUANA CONTINUE TO EVOLVE

By JEFF SELLE Spokannabist Correspondent (This is the conclusion of a piece from the September Spokannabist about changing laws and social perceptions of marijuana in America, from early crackdowns in the 1900s to the present War on Drugs.)

University of Southern California Law Professor Charles Whitebread has been researching cannabis since the 1970s, especially state bans on marijuana cultivation and possession, which were initiated at the beginning of the 20th century.

Many of the nationwide crackdowns happened as a result of the Harrison Tax Act in 1914, which required cocaine or opium to be prescribed by a doctor, and levied a high tax on anyone with them for non-medical uses. Violators could be charged with tax evasion.

Whitebread and colleague Richard Bonnie from the University of Virginia studied newspapers and legislative records and found that at least 27 states passed marijuana prohibitions between 1915 and the mid-1930s.

Many of the Northeastern state legislatures followed the urging of The New York Times, which campaigned for prohibition.

A 1919 editorial stated: “No one here in New York uses this drug marijuana. We have only just heard about it from down in the Southwest. But we had better prohibit its use before it gets here. Otherwise, all the heroin and hard narcotics addicts cut off from their drug by the Harrison Act and all the alcohol drinkers cut off from their drug by 1919 alcohol Prohibition will substitute this new and unknown drug marijuana for the drugs they used to use.”

CRACKING DOWN By 1937, as prohibition of alcohol was ending, the federal government shifted its focus on drugs by enacting the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937. The effort was led by Harry Anslinger, the newly named Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics.

Congress spent all of two hours debating the act.

According to Whitebread, only one question was asked when the legislation came to a vote: whether the bill was supported by the American Medical Association.

Supporters answered yes, although the AMA didn’t actually have an official position.

Whitebread quoted Anslinger’s testimony as saying: “Marihuana is an addictive drug which produces in its

penalties for violating drug laws until the Dangerous Substance Act, which actually reduced sentences.

TURNING POINTS Though federal crack-downs continued, some people began to push back, including: s 4IMOTHY ,EARY ,3$ ADVOCATE APPEALED A MARIJUANA possession charge to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1969, and prevailed. Activist Johnny Green said this decision nullified the 1937 law. The Controlled Substance Act was adopted in 1970. s *ACK (ERER AN EARLY MARIJUANA ADVOCATE AND AUTHOR of “The Emperor Wears No Clothes,” which inspired many activists. He has a marijuana strain named after him. s +EITH 3TROUP WHO FORMED THE .ATIONAL /RGANIZATION to Reform Marijuana Laws, or NORML, in 1970. The group promotes awareness and lobbies politicians for change.

Since medical marijuana was legalized in 1998 in Washington, NORML has worked to legalize it for recreational use. +EVIN /LIVER IN HIS SECOND TERM AS PRESIDENT OF

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NO ONE HERE IN NEW YORK USES THIS DRUG MARIJUANA. WE HAVE ONLY JUST HEARD ABOUT IT FROM DOWN IN THE SOUTHWEST. BUT WE HAD BETTER PROHIBIT ITS USE BEFORE IT GETS HERE. users insanity, criminality, and death.”

William J. Rorabaugh, professor of history at the University of Washington, said after the federal legislation was passed, Anslinger negotiated several international treaties prohibiting the use of marijuana in other countries.

“Legalizing marijuana nationwide is not that simple. It will upset all of those treaties,” Rorabaugh said.

From 1937 through 1969, further laws increased

NORML’s Washington Chapter, said there have been some touchy moments for the industry, especially when the federal government chooses to actively enforce federal laws.

“Washington has two U.S. Attorneys. One for the west side and one for east,” Oliver said. “Mike Ormsby was from our area, and he was not as lenient on pot as the attorney on the west side.”

NORML teamed up with travel writer Rick Steves to

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IDAHO WON’T BE THE LAST STATE TO LEGALIZE IT, BUT IT WILL LIKELY BE SECOND TO THE LAST. pursue a Washington voter initiative to legalize recreational pot.

“We started a group called New Approach Washington,” he said. “We raised $5 million and half came from a few individual donors in the state.”

Oliver said there are several advocacy groups statewide. While Oliver said NORML didn’t get everything it wanted out of the initiative process, members are proud that Washington was the first state to legalize recreational use.

“Colorado passed its law at 8:40 p.m. Mountain Time, and we passed ours at 8:15 Pacific Time,” Oliver said. “Time zones be damned, we beat them by a full 20 minutes. Plus our possession laws kicked in sooner.”

Now that Oregon has also approved recreational use, is Idaho next?

Don’t hold your breath.

“Idaho won’t be the last state to legalize it, but it will likely be second to the last,” said Oliver.

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By LARA KAMINSKY Special to Spokannabist There are many things I could talk about when it comes to the cannabis industry: the politics that surrounds the industry, the various barriers faced in normal business practices, the lack of access to research, or even the need for honest and accurate education.

For the purpose of this column, I would like to focus on why I think this industry is so important.

It boils down to one word: HOPE. There is so much going on in the world right now that can make it hard to have hope. From politics to economics, from crumbling infrastructure to racial inequality, from opiate addiction crisis to homelessness, it can look pretty bleak, and can feel awfully hopeless.

But every day, when I get up and approach the work I do in the cannabis industry I have hope. Why? Because the people with whom I work are tireless pioneers with a vision and a desire to leave a lasting positive legacy for future generations.

Every day the conversations I have center around the belief that how this industry chooses to operate can have a major influence on how other industries choose to operate.

If this new, multi-billion dollar industry can find ways to adequately and consistently pay a decent living wage, other industries can do it too.

If this industry finds ways to make sustainable technologies part of everyday business, other industries can do it too. If this industry finds

ways to be conscientious of the planet and other people, well then, other industries can do it too.

I have hope because we have a massive opportunity to change the paradigm of how business is done.

WE CAN create local jobs and provide them to communities that need them, WE CAN make business sustainable for the earth as well as people, WE CAN find new ways of healing our bodies…that actually work.

A close friend recently called herself an “idealist to a fault” and my colleagues and myself proudly join her in that title. We know that we have the responsibility to bring forth a future in which working together for COMMUNITY gain is the imperative.

We know that only by working together will we be able to solve our problems and that, even if we have disagreements, in the end we are all in this together. It is because of the people involved in this industry and the passion that they give to their work that I have hope. I have hope because we are all idealists…to a fault.

Lara Kaminsky is executive director of the Seattle-based The Cannabis Alliance, a non-profit trade association that understands that the war on drugs has created misperceptions, mistrust and even fear about the industry and legalization. The Cannabis Alliance strives to change those perceptions, through education, advocacy and helping set the highest possible industry standards. For more info visit www.thecannabisalliance.us

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SPOKANE GLASSBLOWER CREATES FUNCTIONAL WORKS OF ART

BL W YOUR MIND

By THERESA TANNER Spokannabist writer

In the late 1990s, Royal Stumph was traveling the festival and barter fair circuit when he bought his first glass pipe from glassblowing artist Lyle Curran.

“It was the coolest thing I’d ever seen,” Stumph explained.

He began to buy pieces wholesale from Curran to sell at events like the Okanogan Family Faire.

When Curran moved to Spokane, he offered to teach glassblowing to Stumph.

“It was kind of a big deal because glassblowing had been more of an underground thing,” Stumph said.

That’s certainly changed: 17 years later, Stumph rents a workspace from Steve Beer – whose studio in a small Hillyard business park is appropriately called “The Brewery.” They work alongside each other, plus two other local glassblowers, Pat Hall and Logan Nelson.

Stumph says a big part of his training was getting familiar with the materials and equipment, like understanding how the gravity of liquid glass changes as you spin it. Basic safety is crucial, although a few cuts and burns come with the territory when heating glass to over 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

With nearly two decades of glassblowing experience, Stumph can now turn out small pieces, like a bong stem, in less than two hours. A larger piece, like a bubbler, can take three days or more. A signature element on many of his pieces, like dabbing wands and carb caps, is a fumicello marble, which has an almost hypnotic geometric pattern of intricate opposing spirals.

Sold as Royal Glass, these handmade glass items range in price from a couple hundred

to several thousand dollars. They are sold at local Piece of Mind locations, as well as recreational cannabis retailers Satori and Green Light. Most of Stumph’s glass, however, is sold through galleries and online retailers outside of Spokane. He’d like to see more locally made pieces at other cannabis retailers in the future.

Glassblowing is surprisingly big in a city the size of Spokane.

“There are at least three other shops with as many guys working,” Stumph said.

Along with a supportive community, the artists also use their powers for good, hosting annual school supply and holiday toy drives at the Garland Theatre, and donating pieces for community raffles. Stumph estimates that Brando’s Toy Drive raised $10,000 worth of toys last year.

To see more pieces, check out Stumph’s Instagram (@royalsglass).

Glassblower Royal Stumph works on a new creation.

Photos of glass pieces by Alex Reyna.

Studio Photo by Theresa Tanner.

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High-End Dining THE AREA’S FIRST CANNACOPIA A CULINARY TREAT

By JEFF SELLE Spokannabist Correspondent

The setting for Cannacopia, Spokane’s first-ever 12-course cannabis-infused dinner party, couldn’t have been more fitting.

A 100-foot table adorned with fall vegetables, candles, crystal and marijuana leaves – stretched along rows of cherry trees at Hidden Acres Orchard.

When the 32 guests arrived at the private event in Green Bluff, caterers and chefs Kyle “Chef Freak” Bowlby and Matt Johnson were ready. The Two Ginger Chefs, named for their fiery red facial hair, had spent weeks sourcing locally-grown foods and finding creative ways to infuse their dishes with just the right amount of weed.

“We wanted to impart a cornucopia feeling in a ‘cannacopia’ setting,” Bowlby said.

Guests, many of whom preferred to remain anonymous, arrived in a limousine bus, which was included in the cost of the meal. They were ushered into the smoking section where salad bowls overflowed with fresh buds of marijuana. A nearby dabbing station, where marijuana is heated on a metal surface and the smoke inhaled, was also available.

Meanwhile, the crew was getting ready. They also were all trained to watch for any overindulgence.

Bowlby said six courses were infused with cannabis using recipes designed by dosing experts.

Their culinary artistry showed in

the entree of smoked pork belly on a bed of cannabis-infused bean salad and braised cabbage.

The dish was covered with a stemless wine glass filled with marijuana smoke.

For $250 per seat, each diner could choose a full-strength meal or a smaller CBD-friendly dosage, depending on their tolerance. At first, all except one diner chose full strength, but as the night went on, more began switching to CBD. Bowlby said he and Johnson put a lot of thought into the strains that were used to balance the effects of Sativa, Indica and CBD strains.

“If you’re a regular user, you would probably get 80 to 110 milligrams of THC throughout the meal, but if you have lower tolerance, you would get 30 to 60 milligrams,” Bowlby said. “Either way, you are going to get baked.”

The Two Ginger Chefs are planning other pop-up cannabisinfused dinner events, starting with Halloween, Bowlby’s favorite holiday.

He plans to hire the makeup artist from the “Z-Nation” TV show to dress up his crew, and serve some fun, but creepy menu items.

“I don’t quite have the menu settled yet: it’s all up in my head,” Bowlby said. “I definitely want to do something with blood, bones and brains.”

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CANNABUTTER

INGREDIENTS 1 cup water 1/2 lb. butter 1/2 oz. cannabis, decarbonized, finely ground

3. Insert the pouch thoroughly into melted butter.

EQUIPMENT 2 pots (to make a double boiler) cooking twine cheesecloth (2 ft x 10 inches) foil pan

Let it sit. The longer it remains, the more potent your batch can be. Suggested wait time is 3-4 hours. After 6 hours, water may start evaporating and may need to be added to. Flip pouch every hour and stir. Keep at a low temperature. Boiling will cause burning.

1. Set up double boiler on the stove. Add water and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat but keep warm. Add butter until fully melted.

BAKING 101 CANNABIS COFFEE CAKE

INGREDIENTS 2 and ¼ cups flour 1 package active yeast 2/3 cup milk 6 tablespoons vegetable shortening 6 tablespoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1/2 cup sliced almonds 1 and ½ tablespoons cannabutter (melted) Non-stick cooking spray In a medium bowl mix 1 cup flour and the package of active yeast. Set aside.

In medium saucepan add milk, vegetable shortening and 4 tablespoons sugar. Heat the pan

and stir occasionally. When vegetable shortening has softened, remove mixture from heat and add contents to flour mixture. Add egg and beat with electric mixture for 4 to 5 minutes, scraping sides of bowl. Slowly stir in the rest of the flour and form pliant dough.

Use the nonstick cooking spray to grease the 8-9” pan. Place the cake mixture into the baking pan.

Sprinkle the top of the dough with sliced almonds and the remaining sugar. Cover it with a clean and damp dish cloth and keep aside for one hour to allow the dough to rise. Will normally take an hour or so.

Preheat oven to 375°F. Remove the dish cloth and drizzle the risen dough with melted cannabutter.

Bake for 17 to 20 minutes. Allow to cool.

Recipe from www.originalweedrecipes.com

2. Create pouch by laying out cheesecloth and folding marijuana into it, like a burrito. Tie it together with twine.

4. Cover pouch with a cup of hot water.

After sufficient time has passed, remove pouch, squeeze out any excess butter, and pour mixture into foil pan. Put in freezer for 30-45 minutes to let it cool and harden (fully freezing will ruin it.)

Cut hole in pan to drain water.

Use butter as needed in recipes.

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