The Current Buzz Vol 3 Issue 4
The BLUNT Truth
let’s have a happy story; how about something from the
By: TCB Staff We all know there are dark and scary things out there, but we’re Okies - we aren’t going down so easy. Gather ‘round friends and let us tell you a story of a little seed company that could. They’re the perfect story of the little guy that wouldn’t cave to government pressure, a true David and Goliath. They might just be the glimmer of hope you need to keep going and keep normal in all the chaos swirling around us. Once upon a time, in 1996, the federales were telling us that we needed protecting from ourselves and they still wanted us to believe that marijuana was the root of all evil after 70 years of proof to the contrary. One of the heroes of our story, a nuclear engineer named Rick Campanella (AKA “Mr. Soul”), founded technology and systems for growing MJ at a time when folks were throwing weed seeds in cornfields and hoping for the best. Mr. Soul developed all sorts of hydroponic
Rocky and Rick with Rosetta Stone
and climate-controlled systems along with sorting out the best times for cloning, trimming, pruning, harvesting and seed storage. Mr. Soul was so good at the marijuana grow thing, he developed strains famous all over the world, he upset the federal gubmint and he ended up moving over to Europe to pursue his gift of marijuana whisperer without the craziness we still have from the feds today. But while the tide is slowly changing, Mr. Soul is creating a posse of great guys who know their geography as well as the people who live within. And that’s part of the story. Pay attention, here’s where it gets good. In 2006, Mr. Soul called on fellow business associate and entrepreneur, Rocky Fisher, who had excitement for the Oklahoma continued on page 6