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the first 4/20 I ever officially celebrated was at age 18 and working at Big 5 Sporting Goods, fetching shoes with a tie and a fresh shave for minimum wage. All my friends were out enjoying the festivities, and I begged a friend for half a blunt to smoke before my shift. That half blunt was one of the best smoking experiences of my life! But it wasnt just because of the weed. Today I might have tossed that roach or given it away myself, but on that day, on that time, I felt like a true stoner in the best way possible. I was celebrating a culture of personal freedom and acceptance that only years before, I had condemned as druggie behavior.

I think its time we take back the word stoner. What was once a slur or hate-word of discrimination should be turned around and used for power. Stoners are a higher culture, literally, and we deserve respect while enjoying our identity.

Although four states and the District of Columbia have legalized pot, much of America hasnt changed their perception of Cannabis from the Cheech and Chong days. Even worse, some still remember (and believe) the D.A.R.E. fried egg commercials and pamphlets that claimed pot caused testicular cancer. Cannabis users are still at risk of being labeled negatively without protection, denied jobs, housing and public assistance and decried in public as a nuisance for consuming a legal plant. Why do we still accept this?

I know a lot of stoners, but most are known by their professional titles: writers, teachers, lawyers, politicians, doctors, actors, artists ... people. I, for one, am tired of my medicine and recreational choice defining me in the public eye, and especially in law. Both Washington and Oregon still lack consumption lounges and essential personal freedoms for Cannabis, but bars and casinos profit from carcinogenic vices that have well-documented social harm. Our culture needs to rise up and transform the definition of stoner, and change the perception of Cannabis users.

This 4/20, I encourage our readers to talk to others about the benefits of Cannabis. Talking to a neighbor, friend or coworker about how Cannabis is safer than alcohol or useful as a medicine could change a life. So embrace the culture and title of stoner, but change it to a term of pride, and then shift the conversation to the benefits of our beloved plant. Before you know it, youll be teaching strangers about the benefits of Cannabis and hemp. Much love & happy 4/20! ~Wes Abney, Editor

I KNOW A LOT OF STONERS, BUT MOST BY THEIR PROFESSIONAL TITLES: WRITERS, TEACHERS, LAWYERS, POLITICIANS, DOCTORS, ACTORS, ARTISTS ... PEOPLE.

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Former Chicago Bulls guard and three-time Duke All-American basketball star Jay Williams believes its time for the NBA to get up-to-date on marijuana.

Its easy for doctors to prescribe you Oxycontin, and look, I was addicted to it for five years plus, so I know, Williams told FoxBusiness.com. But when you say, marijuana, you get a reaction, ahh, its a gateway drug.

Williams estimated that 75 to 80 percent of NBA players use marijuana.

You see pictures of guys in California going in and getting their medical marijuana cards, he said. And Im not just saying athletes; lets talk about society. I know a lot of people that use it.

Its something that the whole world is becoming more progressive with, Williams said. So its about time some of these entities do so as well.

The NBAs anti-drug agreement

specifies that players are subject to four random drug tests through the season. The tests are conducted by an independent third party without prior notice to the athlete.

Players who test positive for Cannabis and are convicted of the violation are required to enter a marijuana program. Second offenses result in a $25,000 fine and third offenses result in a five-game suspension.

I know so many athletes that play on Percocet, Williams said. Have you ever taken Percocet by the way? It makes you way more groggy than rubbing Cannabis oil into your skin.

Its demonized in society too, Williams said. Oh, hes a pothead. No, I actually just use Cannabis oil because it helps with inflammation and takes away some anxiety.

Im not condoning for anyone under 18 to use Cannabis or marijuana, Williams said, reports Joe Rodgers at Sporting News. But from a medical perspective, its about time some of these brands like the NBA and MLB become a little bit more progressive and start thinking forward instead of being held captive in the past.

Former NBA Star Says 80% of Players Use Marijuana

REPS Call for Public Health Approach to Drug PolicyRepresentatives Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and John Conyers (D-Mich.) on March 17 led 12 other members of the U.S. House of Representatives in sending a letter to President Obama urging his administration to highlight the importance of a less punitive and more public health-centered approach to international drug policy at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem in April.

From states taking action to end the failed prohibition of marijuana to lifting the ban on federal funding for syringe access programs proven to reduce HIV infection rates, the United States has made significant advancements moving away from a punitive approach to drug policy to one centered on public health and healthcare, access to treatment services, and harm reduction tools that reduce overdoses.

While there still remains much to be done in the United States to fully support a public health and harm reduction approach, under your [Obamas] leadership, the administration has made changes in federal policy and has supported the work of these state and local leaders, the lawmakers wrote. We are moving in a good direction, and this shift in United States domestic drug policy over the last decade has the potential to serve as a model for the international community, cautioning other countries against a dangerously punitive response and demonstrating an approach to drug policy that is more compassionate, just and effective on the local and the international levels.

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ITS ABOUT TIME SOME OF THESE BRANDS LIKE THE NBA AND MLB BECOME A LITTLE MORE PROGRESSIVE.

THIS SHIFT IN THE UNITED STATES DOMESTIC DRUG POLICY OVER THE LAST DECADE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SERVE AS A MODEL FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.

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Quick Hits!

Percent reduction of weekly seizures for epileptic patients who used Epidiolex (a marijuana-based drug) in new study.39

Million citizens of Uruguay who are still waiting for the country to implement a plan for mainstream Cannabis commercialization

after becoming the first nation to legalize in 2013.3.5

Billion dollars in marijuana sales by the year 2020 was predicted in the 4th Edition State of Legal Marijuana Markets Report.23

Registered medical marijuana cardholders in Montana who are at risk

of very limited access under harsh restrictions from new law. A petition to delay the law going into full effect has been presented to the Montana Supreme Court.

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The United States Supreme Court on March 21 declined to hear the case brought by Nebraska and Oklahoma against Colorados marijuana legalization law. Oklahoma and Nebraska had claimed the Colorado law created an increased law enforcement burden in neighboring states.

The suit, filed by Nebraska Attorney General John Bruning and Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, claimed that federal marijuana prohibition preempts the law that Colorado voters decisively adopted in 2012. The federal government filed a brief urging the high court to reject the case.

There is no question about it: This is good news for legalization supporters, said Tom Angell, chairman of Marijuana Majority. This case, if it went forward and the Court ruled the wrong way, had the potential to roll back many of the gains our movement has achieved to date. And the notion of the Supreme Court standing in the way could have cast a dark shadow on the marijuana ballot measures voters will consider this November.

But the justices correctly decided that this lawsuit is without merit and that states should be able to move forward with implementing voter-approved legalization laws even if their neighbors dont like it, Angell said.

The Supreme Courts rejection of this misguided effort to undo cautious and effective state-level regulation of marijuana is excellent

news for the many other states looking to adopt similar reforms in 2016 and beyond, said Tamar Todd, director of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA). Other states are looking to what Colorado has accomplished: the drops in racially disparate arrests, the criminal justice dollars saved, and the tax revenue raised and want to adopt similar marijuana law reforms.

The dismissal of this action means that the four states that have adopted ballot initiatives by decisive margins to tax and regulate marijuana for adults, as well as the many states that have adopted laws to regulate medical marijuana, can proceed without interference at this time, Todd said.

This was a meritless lawsuit, and the court made the right decision, said Mason Tvert, Denver-based director of communications for the Marijuana

Policy Project (MPP) and a co-director of the 2012 Colorado marijuana initiative that legalized Cannabis in the state. States have every right to regulate the cultivation and sale of marijuana, just as Nebraska and Oklahoma have the right to maintain their failed prohibition policies.

Colorado has done more to control marijuana than just about any other state in the nation, Tvert said. It will continue to set an example for other states that are considering similar laws in legislatures and at the ballot box.

Supreme Court Rejects Other States Lawsuit Over Colorado Legalization

QuotedLETS BE PROACTIVE. LETS RESEARCH HOW CANNABINOIDS MAY HELP CURB TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. IF YOURE A PLAYER AND YOU SEE THIS, YOU BETTER STAND UP. Eugene Monroe, Baltimore Ravens left tackle, in a statement

encouraging research and acceptance of CBD use by NFL players.

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tipping NOW allowed in WASHINGTONrecreational marijuana storesWashington State Liquor and Cannabis board reviews position on tipping in dispensaries.

If you know a particularly good budtender at a recreational marijuana store in Washington, you can now legally show your appreciation by adding a little greenery to the scenery.

Monetary tipping of budtenders wasnt allowed in Washington recreational marijuana stores until March 14, when the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) revised its policy, effective immediately.

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board has received several inquiries asking about the practice of budtender tip jars, Deputy Chief Steve D. Johnson said in an email under LCB letterhead. In response, the LCB has reviewed their position and this

bulletin is to clarify the policy on allowable tipping. The email goes on to clarify that, tipping cannot be required or a condition of sale, nor can it be linked to the price of the product to avoid tax obligations. If a licensee allows tipping for their staff, licensees are reminded that there may be business or employee taxes associated with tips received.

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OREGONS FIRST MONTH OF REC TAXES NETS $3.5 MILLIONThe state receives its first marijuana tax revenue from 253 payments.

About $3.5 million in taxes were collected from recreational marijuana sales in January, Oregon officials said.

The 25 percent tax on recreational marijuana sales began at the start of January and the state began collecting taxes from dispensaries in February.

Numbers released on March 17 showed the $3.5 million came from 253 individual payments. There are 309 medical marijuana dispensaries across the state. The discrepancy in numbers could mean 56 of the dispensaries elected to not sell recreational pot, or were late with their payment.

A spokeswoman for the Oregon Department of Revenue said theyll have a better idea of the amount of tax income generated after dispensaries file tax returns at the end of the quarter.

A spokeswoman said theyll have a better idea of the amount of income tax generated at the end of the quarter.

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April, the month we get to officially write 4/20, the day known as the marijuana holiday but whos celebrating? Only the people who get to go to festivals or spend the day with friends and get to experience all the other things that four cold stone walls dont offer.

Prison is more than a place where bad guys are sent to learn to be good, but a place where good people accept their death, not their life. This is another horrible side effect of the Drug War. On 4/20, think of those that brought you that quality bud you smoked earlier and remember that everyone from your farmer/grower friend to your buddy the delivery man is guilty of a horrible crime that shouldnt be a crime at all.

This month, we want to highlight some of the organizations that offer websites where one can find information about Cannabis prisoners.We have no stake in this Drug War game except to see it end.

Hope can help make the incarcerated feel human again. Granted, it can be overwhelming, and as a pot-loving advocate, there will be many names you may recognize, but our advice to you is to pick one. Just pick one to love and make feel human again, pick another after that and say, high.

Most importantly pick one. Check out some of these quality organizations: LifeForPot.com; CanDoClemency.com, MarijuanaLiferProject.org, POW420.com andTHSintl.org.

The Voices of the Cannabis War respectfully requests that you consider writing to Drug War

Prisoner Ferrell Scott, a father and grandfather sentenced in 2008

to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a marijuana conviction he received in Texas.A jury of his peers took a mere four days to sentence

this man to a lifetime away from his family and friends because of a

plant.Contact from supporters on the outside is an easy way to help make his time less painful.

Mail Ferrell Scott at the address: Ferrell Scott #27797-177, USP Allenwood, US Penitentiary, PO Box 3000, White Deer, PA 17887

Seattle Hempfest Leapfest Party - On Feb. 27, Seattle Hempfest members gathered together to raise commissary money for their adopted prisoner, Jimmy Romans.Romans is serving a life sentence for Cannabis.Seattle Hempfest members also sold raffle tickets to raise money for adopted life plant prisoner George Martorano and life plant prisoner Jeff Mizanskey, both recently released. Seattle Hempfest will invite them as speakers to help celebrate their 25th year of Hempfest!

The evening was a fun social event, but the prisoners were not forgotten. They also collected about 200 signed letters for President Obama requesting that he grant clemency to Craig Cesal, Antonio Bascar, John Knock and Jimmy Romans. For more information on how you can purchase your raffle ticket to help, please contact the Seattle Hempfest directly at Hempfest.org.

OREGON - According to recent reports, the trouble has not ended for Joy Graves nor the Oklevueha Native American Church (ONAC).As previously reported, Graves faces charges for driving infractions and a Cannabis-induced DUI after being targeted by police following a protest Graves organized against the U.S. Postal Service in Portland, Oregon.The protest was in response to the confiscation of church sacraments: Cannabis. Attorney Matthew Pappas has since filed a lawsuit on behalf of the church.

The latest news is that Linn County has issued a warrant for Graves arrest due to failure to appear for a March 2 hearing.Graves apparently provided the court with a physicians note indicating she was not medically capable of work due to influenza-

type symptoms. The court ignored the doctors orders due to the use of the word work and issued the warrant.Graves remains very ill and fears she will be rearrested and thrown in jail.

To add insult to injury, just days prior to Graves scheduled court date, elder church member Crockett Bain Anderson of Blue River, Ore., was pulled over in Summit County, Utah. He was on his way to deliver the Mother Sacrament (Cannabis) to other church members in need. He identified himself as an ONAC member and explained his sacred mission to law enforcement, only to be arrested and charged with marijuana offences.

News about ONAC and its members plight for personal and global freedom of the plant changes daily. For full details and the most up-to-date information please visithttp://onackmoregon.wix.com/news-and-current-aff.

WASHINGTON - Tacoma native Chad Latham continues to acclimate to his unexpected freedom after receiving clemency from President Obama just a few months ago.Since his release, Latham has been transferred from prison in Sheridan, Ore., to a halfway house, and then to his familys home with an ankle monitor. He is currently waiting for his last step towards freedom, the removal of the ankle bracelet and the beginning of his probation within a few short days.We continue to wish Latham well as he gets back on his feet and we look forward to hearing about his future success.

Tacoma - The nightmare continues for Lance Gloor, a caregiver who has awaited sentencing since he was found guilty of manufacturing 73 plants and conspiracy to distribute 1,000 grams (roughly 2 pounds and 3 ounces) of Cannabis in January 2015. In the meantime, Gloor has been on 24-hour lockdown at home and has not been allowed to work, with the exception of urine testing and medical appointments. Regardless of Gloors negative, regular urine tests and drug evaluation, his parole officer has insisted he has a problem with Cannabis and alcohol and has ordered a mental

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against pot doctors, Dr. Allen is accused of not doing a good faith exam on three medical board investigators who were posing as patients. Dr. Allen says there is no definition of a good faith exam and prop 215 protects doctors who approve of patients uses of Cannabis. Dr. Allen needs your help! He is looking for legal representation and support from Cannabis activists who want to protect a doctors right to recommend Cannabis.

The medical board protects the pharmaceutical industry by suppressing doctors who spread this new science of the endocannabinoid signaling system. Suppression is taking the doctors career and making them impoverished. Their efforts wont help the Drug War, but it does prevent me from supporting society with taxes from my now closed business, Dr. Allen said. If you would like to help, please e-mail Dr. Allen at [email protected].

Terre Haute, Indiana - Listed under inmate rights, the FCC Terre Haute Prisoner Handbook states, you have the right to health care services, based on the local procedures at your institution. Health services include medical sick call, dental sick call and all support services. So why are inmates at Terre Haute denied lifesaving dental care?

Craig Cesal, who currently serves a life sentence with no chance of parole, said in an email that the dental department has five employees: a dentist, a dental assistant, two oral hygienists and a clerk.On Nov. 27, 2015, a suction pump died. The patients were told to leave and no patients have been treated for dental issues. Cesal said many inmates have swollen faces due to dangerous, painful abscesses.

Health care as well as dental care should be basic rights for all, whether you are a federal prisoner or not. Please help those suffering by lending your voice to those without one.

Call the Bureau of Prisons at (202) 307-3198 and ask to speak to the warden or the wardens executive assistant or email THA/[email protected] and voice your concerns regarding inmates denied dental care. With voices joined, we will be heard!

health evaluation, which if he refuses, he could be arrested and taken into custody.

Gloor is waiting for his pre-sentencing investigation (PSI) report, which will give the judge an idea of how much prison time to sentence him to.We cannot let Gloor go to prison for our plant. Please mark your calendar for his sentencing on April 15. This date may change, so pay attention to Facebook for announcements.

Gloor needs your presence in the courtroom and help in the form of letters to Judge Leighton requesting that he be as lenient on Gloors sentence as possible and that he remain free from federal custody while the appeal is pending. Letters can be emailed to [email protected] voicing your opinion on Gloors case.

Every letter counts, so please let your voice be heard. This is a federal case, so you dont have to be a Washington resident to write a letter; letters can come from all over the nation!Please help end federal prohibition and write your letter!

Bellingham - Members of the Kettle Falls family are still waiting for the outcome of their appeal. United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit continued their case briefs to June 2016.

Their case is separated from other cases at the 9th Circuit because of Section 538, which prohibits the federal government from using federal funds to prosecute those in states where marijuana is legal.If the appeal does not work in their favor, the family will be forced to serve their prison sentences.

For more updates about their case, visit their their website at www.kettlefallsfive.com.

We would like to highlight an ex-POW, one who never forgets the people she left behind in prison: Stephanie Landa of California, founder of the non-profit Freedom Grow.

Landa works tirelessly to raise money to put on the commissary accounts of Cannabis POWs. In the last few months, Landa has raised enough money to send more than 50 prisoners much-needed money. Everything from bar soap and toothbrushes to shoes and socks must be purchased by the prisoner despite the fact that they work for just pennies an hour.

If you would like to help a POW, please visit FreedomGrow.org. All your donations go directly to Cannabis prisoners in need and Freedom Grow makes it easy with just a click of a button.Landa personally makes sure the funds are put on commissary accounts across the nation.We thank Landa for her sacrifices, including serving her time.

Northern California Good news!Last month, Erin ONeil faced seven years for growing 46 plants, until his trial in El Dorado County, where all the jurors found him not guilty! Members of The Human Solution International (THSI) gathered in support at the tense trial, which lasted nine days and was quite heated at times.Sioux Colombe reported testifying on behalf of ONeil, who was her grower.County prosecutor Worth Dikeman questioned why she would have a 33-pound recommendation from a doctor. She stated, under the attorney general guidelines, Prop 215 and SB 420 (People v. Kelly), I was allowed to interpret the law as I believe it states.

After testifying, Colombe reported that tensions got high in the courtroom as the sheriff was yelling at ONeils attorney, Joseph Tully, and an argument broke out amongst them. Tully argued that they were just hurting families and children. Court supporters complained that law enforcement was not being fair, especially after they were threatened with arrest. The work of THSI court support coordinator Sioux Colombe helped lead to an innocent man not having to go to prison for our plant!This case was truly a win for MMJ his medical defense freed him!

San Diego - On March 3, John Mazula was found not guilty on Cannabis-related charges by a jury after only 10 minutes! After two years of fighting his case, the worry is over for Mazula and his family. Remember, if you are called to jury duty, you have a right to not only judge if the law has been broken, but to judge the law. Jury nullification ensures you cannot be punished for delivering a not guilty verdict.

Sacramento - Dr. David Allen is in jeopardy of losing his medical license as the medical board is scheduling a hearing to take it away.He believes they are trying to suppress doctors who teach the science of Cannabis (the endocannabinoid signaling system). In efforts to bring cases

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Im motivated by civil liberties for responsible adult users. Im a travel writer and, for me, high is a place.

As a global traveler and frequent face on TV, the Seattle native is spreading the word about legalization

ever watched public television? Then youve probably seen and heard Rick Steves. If not, well, hes sort of the Bob Ross of trav-el shows knowledgeable, friendly and politely square. Hes hosted his program, Rick Steves Europe on public television since 1991 and he also hosts a one-hour weekly radio show. So, you can imagine our collective surprise when we all learned that this Ned Flanders-type smokes Cannabis!

The fact of the matter is that this Seattle native is one of the best advocates in the world for Cannabis mainstreaming and legalization. Adding extra credibility to his stance, hes been a Cannabis advocate long before any American states legalized it or the majority public perception shifted to-ward favorability of decriminalization. That, in this writers opinion, makes Rick Steves a true OG.

Coming out in favor of smoking herb and its many benefits was often career suicide in the 90s. Thankfully, Steves owned his pro-duction house in Seattle, and thus did not have to risk losing his job over his views.

But this might also be where Steves mainstream everyman personality and mild manner served him well. I mean, how could you consider this gentleman to be irrespon-sible? He often advocates and speaks freely about Cannabis (which he calls marijauna) on his show, and said in a 2012 interview with LA Weekly, I think its good cit-izenship to reconsider a law that might be causing more harm than good. Todays marijuana laws like the laws against alcohol during Prohibition are causing

In our burgeoning, amazing age of Cannabis legalization in America, it can be easy to forget just how taboo it was to admit to being a consumer of this plant even a few short years ago. This column highlights a different amazingCannabis pioneer from historythat helped pave the way forCannabis greater acceptance.

more harm to our society than the drug they are designed to protect us from.

Steves has been able to try Cannabis all over the world, and hes seen firsthand the damage that United States-style prohibi-tion has done to Cannabis culture in other countries, noting, marijuana is not legal anywhere because the United States made a trade law in the United Nations requiring everybody to keep marijuana illegal.

Steves continues:Because of this

law, any country that dares legalize mari-juana will incur trade sanctions from the USA and all other sig-natories of that law. The United States has a lot of sway. Thats why I hear the word decriminalized a lot. You cant legalize it, but you can say youre going to ignore it.

Steves often mentions the benefits of Eu-ropean social programs, many of which are desperately needed here in the U.S. On this front, Rick Steves has done a terrific job with his lifes work of talking up legalization.

Im motivated by civil liberties for re-sponsible adult users, Steves said.

Im a travel writer and, for me, high is a place. Sometimes I want to go there. Theres no

good reason for my govern-ment to tell me I cant go to that place called high. I be-lieve the mature, adult, rec-reational use of marijuana is

a civil liberty.


opinion By ALISON DRAISIN

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After eight years in the grassroots medical Cannabis movement in Washington state, I was lured by prospects of establishing myself in anoth-er emerging Cannabis-friendly state. I was beyond excited when I was asked to work with a friend in California it was a new Cannabis frontier.

With sunny blue skies, rolling green hills, Silicon Valley, the Pacific Coastal Highway, surfers, Hol-lywood lights, fresh produce, year-round outdoor gardens, celebrity parties, warm summers and the ability to wear sundresses for longer than a month, California would be the land of milk and honey. The opening of new Cannabis markets has found many pioneer medical Cannabis businesses looking to other states to expand their brands. This would be an opportunity to continue the mission to provide medical Cannabis edibles to patients in other states.

When I moved to California, I worked for an extraction company. For those who may not know, selling, purchasing or possessing concentrates in California is not a crime. However, processing extracts with any solvent is punishable by a minimum of three years to a maximum of seven years in state prison for manufacturing a con-trolled substance. It is akin to man-ufacturing meth. In order to protect themselves and their families, extract makers and companies must live in secrecy. They cant wear weed-related clothing, make new friends, or talk about what they do in public.

Going backwards, was difficult. In Washington, cannabis lifestyles and businesses have evolved in at-tempt to meet the mainstream. However, extraction

companies in prohibition states face greater chal-lenges, including problems with hiring, banking, using electronic cloud storage for inventory or business information and socializing with anyone outside of the immediate crew or close friends in the Cannabis industry.

How do you find trustworthy, reliable staff that will keep the business secret? Many extraction op-erations have been busted after disgruntled em-ployees reported the operation to law enforcement. If you are lucky, you have close friends or family members who are willing to risk their safety to build a cannabis processing company.

There is no banking for the Cannabis industry in any state. However, in states which still have prohibition, such as California, you deal with large amounts of cash, which means extra fear when do-ing deliveries. Remember doing business in park-ing lots before legalization? Yep, that still happens with medical Cannabis transactions in California.

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Using cloud-based technology for inventory or bookkeeping is another aspect of basic business practices that medical Cannabis extraction compa-nies must be secretive about. Without

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Working in the Cannabis oil extraction business in California is quite lonely. You do not tell any-one what you do, who you work with, or even that you are in the Cannabis industry.

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In Washington, the Cannabis reformers are a strong community. The womens organizations are tight-knit. We have grown together and we ultimately support each other. I did not get a sense of such community in California, which maybe due to the isolated prohibition lifestyle.

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As we loaded up the truck, a handful of raindrops dusted our faces and the windshield, adding to the surreal nature of our trip. In the death throes of the wettest winter on record, our team was heading to Camano Island, which lies on some of the wettest parts of the Puget Sound basin.

The drive onto the island is beautiful, and as we continued down winding coastal roads, the sun began to peek out. We turned onto a muddy gravel road and made a short drive up to a parking area. There it was: the grow.

The second the doors opened we were hit with the smell of warm flowering Cannabis, a sweet sirens call for any Cannabis lover. Still dodging mud and puddles, we walked up to the gleaming greenhouse with wide eyes and open nostrils.

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here are a lot of stereotypes about Seattle, but one holds true above all: rain. And while a true mossback re-fuses to bring an umbrella anywhere, Cannabis plants don't have the luxu-

ry of sprouting cover when the weather turns wet.This last winter was the wettest on record in the

Northwest, with 38.22 inches of rain falling in a matter of months. Understandably, the rest of the world has a lot of questions about Western Wash-ingtonians. Do they like rain? Do they really grow moss on their backs? And most importantly, why don't they carry umbrellas? But there is one ques-tion that nobody seems to ask: Can you grow out-door weed in the Seattle climate?

In our pursuit of journalism (and great Cannabis) we set out to answer that question, and ended up in the company of Jason and Charlene Bohbot, who have been growing for years in a ever-ex-panding series of greenhouses designed to work with the environment, not against it. Back in 2014, they first experimented with light depriva-tion with supplemental lighting greenhouses.

You can take a light meter out on a cloudy day and it will be brighter than an indoor room with new bulbs. Combined with supplemental lighting, it creates a perfect environment. From a 4-by-4 square foot indoor grow at 1,000 watts to a 10-by-10, the increase is unbeatable. The efficiency of what you can run will be the only way to compete

in the future, and it produces better medicine, Ja-son said in an interview with the Leaf in 2014, predicting the future issues with Initiative 502 years ahead of other growers.

What other trade grows everything inside? For production scale, the future is all light-deprivation greenhouses with supplemental lighting in a con-trolled environment.

Two years later they are preaching the same message, and it is more relevant than ever before. In 2014, Cannabis prices in the recreational mar-ket due to a shortage of quality product, and pro-ducers easily got 6 dollars or more for indoor flow-er. Many more entrants to the market followed, borrowing or spending using business plans to

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assume those market trends. They were wrong.Today, indoor top-shelf Cannabis is sold to re-

tailers packaged and tested for $3-$4 per gram, and outdoor (non-greenhouse) wholesales for as little as $1 per gram. While this market trend has resulted in a plethora of $25 eighths and $99 ounces to the delight of recreational shoppers, it has hurt large-scale industrial growers most of all.

This is the learning curve the industry is going through as it scales up. We all have been doing the same thing and same way, and to take what I know and scale it up is the logical thought process. What changed it for me was looking at plant health from the dark to the sunshine and to see the happy health, Jason said. As prohibition fades away and

people can venture from cave to sunshine, Cannabis and concen-trates are going to get better.

When it comes to walking the walk, Jason really means it. He and his partners started building a Tier 3 warehouse grow in 2015, and he quickly realized the model wasn't sustainable. He voluntarily gave up his 20 percent share in the business, and today is building a new plan for I-502 gardens.

You can run it at maybe 25 percent of the overall energy consumption that you would have in a sim-ilar-size warehouse, he explained, but cautioned against the assumption that growing this way is eas-ier. The same level of detail and care goes into ev-

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ery single plant, so in terms of labor and all aspects, it's still the same relative costs, but the energy costs are lower and the scalability

potential is limitless. There are inefficiencies indoor that are scalable at small levels, espe-cially at $3,000-$4,000 a pound, but at $1,500 a pound on a commercial level, many indoor farmers are barely breaking even. And if the numbers dip below that with taxes and regula-tions and competition, it only gets that much harder to meet the cost of production.

Jason currently produces medically, and the flower produced is considered top-shelf quality to the patients who consume it. Large vibrant buds with heavy trichomes and an intoxicatingly heady scent come out of the greenhouse year-round, even during the wet-test of times. If there is a model for sustainable Cannabis, especially in regions with heavy wet seasons, this is it.

As the legal weed industry has grown, the necessity to produce flower at a lower cost has become more important than ever, Jason explained. Target price of weed will soon be $1,000 a pound to compete with on a larger term, and longer-term target number, and if you cant hit that indoor with taxes, that model is going to go away.

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growing group of dedicated Can-nabis patients and business owners have combined to form The Asso-ciation of Medical Cannabis Re-form, a lobbying group focused on

one main issue: protecting patient rights.Founded shortly after 5052 became law, the orig-

inal core of the group saw the writing on the wall for legal rights in Washington state. Bad legislature combined with a changing marketplace was going to leave many details or issues slip to the wayside, mainly to do with patient access.

For current AMCR President Jamie Douglas, the focus has been to put patients in the forefront.

Generally we are looking at all rules and reg-ulations from how is this going to affect patients, and trying to move those forward. Any other kind of action that might be on the horizon- how is this going to affect patients, Jamie explained.

For years the Cannabis industry has been divided by politics, creating a vacuum of influence in Olym-pia that became a perfect storm in the 2015 ses-sion. Because groups and individuals representing patients created negative impressions in the capital, patient rights were ignored by legislators -- And

Athe vacuum was filled by lobbyists from predatory companies looking to cash in on legalization. This lead to the demise of the medical Cannabis pro-gram and the closure of collective gardens by July 1.

My biggest fear is that come summer were gon-na have patients going in and not being able to find the medicine that they've spent years trying to find, he conceded.

That can be flower grown by a particular medical grower or an edible that's processed in MMJ, and our concern is that patients going into recreational stores will look and not find these things available and not get help from a budtender, and so theyll have to start that pro-cess all over again to find medicine that will work for them.

It is undeniable now that a small group of wealthy business owners (and their lob-byists) have changed Cannabis in Washington. The effects are still being felt, especially from this year's now-dead Home Grow Bill, which was lobbied against by a group of 502 companies. This seeming-ly is the new face of Cannabis in Washington, and AMCR is working to change the political odds.

We support a universal homegrow, and we don't think that recreational users should be precluded from growing their own plants or patients from growing medicine. That's the best way to know what your getting and what nutrients have been used to grow it, Jamie said. It's no different than people who want to grow their own tomatoes.

AMCR is dedicated to operating year-round. In addition to spending time in Olympia, the group is present everywhere from City Council hearings to

Department of Health meetings. With new rules being announced constantly that change patient access, the group seeks to be in-volved in every step. Its diverse group of members are stake-holders in different areas and the group has a well rounded view of

the industry as a whole.We have producers, processors, retail owners,

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In any event, the book adopts a rather self-con-gratulatory tone for a man with a colorful crimi-nal past and something of a controversial present.

Medbox sells freestanding vending machines that dispense bags of weed to users in states where Cannabis is legal.

We uncovered a host of disclosure issues, baf-fling related-party transactions and substantial problems with the companys accounting and

its accountants, the Southern Inves-tigative Reporting Foundation wrote in 2013.

Mehdizadeh is no longer with Medbox (which was once valued at more than $2 billion, hence his books billionaire claim in the subti-tle), as hes gone to pains to point out for a couple of years now.

The company is no longer valued at anything close to a billion dollars the stock plummeted by 95 per-

cent as alleged schemes to lie about finances and claim unearned revenue were revealed.

The book is almost unreadable, consisting of page after page of torturous explanations of the horribly bad management at Medbox.

If you enjoy a sociopathic display of self-jus-tification by one of the predatory capitalists re-sponsible for the current disreputable state of the Cannabis industry, knock yourself out.

Otherwise, you might wanna find something else to read. Mehdizadehs current venture is called Pineapple Express, if you need to know whom to keep an eye on.

ome autobiographies are insightful, worthwhile examinations of the au-thors life, from which we can all hope-fully glean a bit of wisdom. Others are exercises in narcissism, the works of

self-absorbed diarists, which amount to hubristic ego stroking.

Huma Rising, self-published (as the Self-Made Foundation, Inc.) in February by Medbox founder P. Vincent Mehdizadeh, decidedly falls into the latter category.

Now, before we take a look at Mehdizadeh him-self, lets briefly touch upon what a huma is to help us better understand the author.

The Huma, we learn from the back cover of Mehdizadehs book, is a leg-endary bird within Persian mythology and is said to be phoenix-like, consum-ing itself in fire every few hundred years, only to rise anew from the ashes.

The Huma is considered to be a compassionate bird. It is named as a bird of fortune since its shadow (or touch) is said to be auspicious. The shadow of the huma bird on a persons head or shoulder were said to bestow (or foretell) king-ship. Now, it sounds as if Vince may be con-vinced hes some sort of king here, but youd have to ask him to be sure.

Im starting to sense an analogy here: Back in 2013, Mehdizadeh pleaded no contest to various criminal charges involving impersonating a lawyer and agreed to pay $450,000 in restitution to his victims, thereby avoiding a four-year sentence in a California penitentiary.

Mehdizadeh then went on the offensive, put-ting out a series of press releases that openly

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If you enjoy a sociopathich display of self-justification by one of the predatory capitalists responsible for the current disreputable state of the Cannabis industry, knock yourself out.

THE BOOKADOPTS A RATHER

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CBD-specific suppositories may be an excellent way to manage uterine cramping in the future, if you want to forgo psychoactive effects.

Traditionally, whenever I would experience an intense round of cramping before or during my period, I would pop Midol, arrange myself next to the nearest wall outlet and plug in my beloved heating pad.

Simone Fischer is a Portland OMMP patient and Cannabis advocate. She is a contributing editor at Ladybud Magazine and a graduate of womens and gender studies from Portland State University.

Once I was introduced to Cannabis, I could find menstrual relief by smoking a joint. After my surgery that resulted in the loss of my right ovary, I transitioned into ingesting Cannabis concentrates (edibles, full extract oil), and when I was relatively healed, I got into dabbing concentrates to manage chronic pain stemming from endometriosis.

Until recently, the closest thing to suppositories (Cannabis-wise) was Cannabis topicals. I would rub canna topicals on my lower abdomen to minimize pain, and then apply heat. Now vaginal Cannabis suppositories are all the rage as noted in various articles.

I am no stranger to the suppository world. I was initially curious about the efficacy of THC or CBD Cannabis suppositories. I am currently prescribed a vaginal Valium suppository to manage baseline pain and I use pharmaceutical suppositories in combination with Cannabis for my effective, sometimes daily one-two punch. Suppositories are a great way to target menstrual pain without having to orally ingest Cannabis or pharmaceuticals.

Once I heard vaginal Cannabis suppositories were trending, the first person I consulted was my compounding pharmacist. He wasnt surprised, but advised me to be cautious about my choices. I wanted to be absolutely sure the Cannabis used in the suppository was pesticide-free. It would be a nightmare if a healthy woman let alone a woman diagnosed with severe endometriosis were putting pesticide-laced Cannabis in her vagina unknowingly. Obtaining a trustworthy grower or growing your own organic medicine will be key.

Cannabinoid dosing was my next issue. Putting straight THC in a vagina would get you high, but would not stop uterine cramping. A combination of THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol, psychoactive) and CBD (Cannabidiol, non-psychoactive) would seem to be the most effect because CBD is antispastic. It would not target neuropathic pain associated with endo, but its much more localized.

CBD-specific suppositories may be an excellent way to manage uterine cramping in

For now, Ill stick with my vaginal Valium until the market has had time to refine itself. Testing standards have yet to be implemented, and much of Oregons regulations have yet to be written. A combination of Cannabis, therapy, suppositories and acupuncture has effectively replaced my need for opiates when managing neuropathic pain. I look forward to the day when we figure out how to pinpoint uterine pain without having to smoke.

At this moment in time, we wait for the market to evolve. I can attest to the benefits of vaginal suppositories because I use them to manage endometrial pain. Granted, endometriosis isnt the only health condition worthy studying.

Understanding how Cannabis suppositories could help a range of medical issues, beyond female reproductive health, is important. The future of Cannabis suppository pain management could prove worthy in numerous areas of medicine and treatment.

the future, if you want to forgo any psychoactive effects. THC has shown to be anti-cancerous, and in cases of uterine or cervical cancer, THC suppositories could prove useful beyond getting high. Preventative care options could arise. More research must be done on the subject, but records (that date all the way back to ancient Egypt) noted how women used Cannabis to treat menstrual pain and prevent miscarriage.

As a person dealing with an autoimmune disease, managing daily baseline pain is mandatory. Finding a suppository that could be used daily would be ideal in cases of endometriosis, adenomyosis or regular menstrual pain. Granted, I havent found that product, but I am sure its already on the horizon. Numerous Cannabis sex lubes have been introduced in the market, but nothing vagina-specific.

After my oophorectomy, I could not smoke or dab because it might jar incisions. Although I mainly discuss womens health issues, I wonder if rectal suppositories could help prostate issues? To me, it completely makes sense on why I would use a vaginal suppository. People with prostates (or unhealthy prostates) should not be overlooked when examining suppository efficacy, if any at all.

BREAKING TABOO USING CANNABIS SUPPOSITORIES

BY NORTHWEST LEAF CONTRIBUTOR

SIMONE FISCHER

the road or two power plants. More than 6,000 tons of smog-form-ing nitrogen oxides were released into the air the equivalent of almost 1.5 million vehicles or 263 power plants. And 300 tons of sooty particulate matter were released into the air the equiva-lent of more than 1.2 million cars or 53 power plants. The typical

American prepared meal contains, on average, ingredients from at least five countries outside the United States!

One of the biggest tangible benefits of eating seasonally is that youll save money on food. Out-of-season foods are much more expensive because of the time, the distance, and the number of people involved in getting those food items to the grocery store shelves. When you buy produce in season, you buy food thats at the peak of its supply, and costs farmers and distribution companies less to harvest and get to the grocery store. Better yet, purchase your items directly from the farmer at a farmers market. Get to know your farmer and where your food comes from. It sup-ports small and midsize local farmers and the local economy.

Produce picked and eaten at its prime has more vitamins, minerals and antioxidants than foods harvested before theyre ripe and then shipped long distances. Seasonal food is fresher and so tends to be more flavorful. Local food doesnt spoil on a long-distance trip. And just because you buy sea-sonal doesnt mean that a huge food distribution company wont harvest early and keep your food in a warehouse for a while. You may get that food for

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iving in modern times affords most people the abil-ity to walk into a grocery store and purchase just about any fruit or vegetable they want regardless of the time of year. Food processing and world-wide distribution make supermarket shelves look the same in December as they do in July. Converse-ly, eating foods when nature produces them is what

people the world over have done naturally through most of history, before mega-grocery stores and processed foods became ubiquitous. Seasonal eating is not just the newest foodie trend; it is a cornerstone of several ancient and holistic medical traditions that view it as integral to balanced health. While it may seem like a luxury to have any food we want any time we want it, eating foods in season offers many benefits, and buying local foods in season offers even more.

The costs associated with shipping and handling food through global dis-tribution networks are staggering. Environmental impacts of our food choices are real. It takes a lot of energy and associated carbon emissions from boats, planes, trains and trucks to transport foodstuffs from around the world. Food miles are a way of discussing and quantifying the environmental impacts of the distance traveled in the shipping of a food item. A food mile is defined as a mile over which a food item is transported from producer to consumer, as a unit of measurement of the fuel used to do this. Food miles and the result-ing pollution increase substantially when we consider produce and goods imported from halfway around the world. In one year alone, approximately 3 million tons of fruits, vegetables and nuts were imported from overseas into California. That equates to 250,000 tons of global warming gases released the equivalent amount of pollution produced by more than 40,000 vehicles on


IN HARMONY WITH THE HARVESTBY NORTHWEST LEAF

SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR DR. SCOTT D. ROSEL

EAT RIGHT FOR THE SEASON

SEASONAL EATING IS NOT JUST THE NEWEST FOODIE

TREND; ITS A CORNERSTONE

OF ANCIENT AND HOLISTIC MEDICAL

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less money, but theres no guarantee that food is at peak freshness, flavor and nutrition.

If you buy locally, youll have a better chance at getting foods that are seasonal, fresh, and support local farmers. Farmers markets are a direct link to the farmer but there are other options besides shopping at the mega-grocery store. Food co-ops are usually consumers cooperatives where the de-cisions regarding the production and distribution of its food are chosen by its members. Puget Sound Cooperative (PCC) is an example of a successful co-op in the Seattle area. Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) projects are a particular network or association of individuals who have pledged to support one or more local farms, with growers and consumers sharing the risks and benefits of food production. CSAs provide a unique relationship between you and a farmer, where the farm bene-fits directly from your financial support by offering shares of a seasonal harvest, while you reap the rewards of helping small farms stay viable and en-joy good food, grown with care. Then there are the many fresh food delivery services that will deliver a box of seasonal produce to your door every week. Many of those farms and businesses also likely of-fer organic or sustainable options if youre looking for them. You may wind up spending more to put your money where your taste buds (or personal eth-ics) are, but it may be a tradeoff thats worthwhile to you in the long run.

To date, little research has been conducted in the area of seasonal eating. In one research study con-ducted in 1997 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fish-eries and Food in the United Kingdom, significant differences were found in the nutrient content of pasteurized milk in summer versus winter. Iodine was higher in the winter; beta-carotene was higher in the summer. Researchers in Japan found three-fold differences in the vitamin C content of spinach har-vested in summer versus winter. More research could be done, but the evidence put forth about the envi-ronmental impacts alone should persuade the deci-sion to trust the age-old practice of seasonal eating.

One ancient and holistic medical tradition that adhered to seasonal eating was Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). According to TCM, the world

is a harmonious and holistic entity where all living beings are viewed in relation to the surrounding environment. People are part of the holistic entity, and take their cues from nature.

One common way to prevent disease and main-tain health in TCM is to consume different foods according to the season. By consuming season-al foods that are similar in nature to the external environment, you can remain in harmony with the environment and better adapt to changes in the seasons and maintain and strengthen your health.

Eating seasonally is a great way to reconnect with natures cycles and the passing of time. It con-nects us to the calendar and even to one another, reminding us of simple pleasures ... apple picking on a clear autumn day, the smell of ajuicy red to-mato in the heat of summer, celebrating winter solstice with root and squash vegetables (yams and pumpkin pie?).In the winter, we tend to gravitate

towardfoods that are going to ground us and give us the warmth we need during colder months like root vegetables that grow under the ground. In the summer time, eating these foods can be taxing and make us feel heavy. Thats when we seek out lighter foods, such as berries, fresh salad greens, tomatoes and peppers.

Eating seasonally isnt a new idea, even though it sounds trendy. Before global transportation was as speedy and commonplace as it is today, eating sea-sonally and locally were just things everyone did. No one assumed you could get peaches in the win-ter or potatoes in the summer. Those things were part of enjoying that season.Another function of the food mile is to get you to think about where your food has come from and what environmental effects were had. At first glance, eating seasonal-ly may seem simple you eat foods that are in season, or being grown and harvested at the time of the year when you buy and cook them. There are real benefits to eating foods that are available at their peak right now. So determine whats in season right now and dig in. Youll be rewarded with high-quality produce, packed with nutrition at a lower cost. And your taste buds will definitely thank you for it!

Please remember that 1 in 7 people struggle with hunger in the U.S., one of the richest countries in the world. And those who consume the Standard American Diet the S.A.D. diet are calo-rie-rich and nutrition-poor.

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Dr. Scott D. Rose has written about Cannabis and health for years in the pages of Northwest Leaf and Oregon Leaf. He is an acupuncturist with a pain resolution clinic in Seattle.

A GENERAL GUIDE TO SEASONAL EATING

IN SPRING, focus on tender, leafy vegetables that represent the fresh new growth of this season. Swiss chard, spinach, romaine lettuce, fresh parsley and basil.

IN SUMMER, stick with light, cooling foods: fruits like berries, pear and plum; vegetables like summer squash, broccoli, cauliflower and corn.

IN FALL, turn toward the more warming autumn harvest foods. Carrots, sweet potatoes, onions and garlic.

IN WINTER, turn even more exclusively toward warming foods. Remember the principle that foods taking longer to grow are generally more warming than foods that grow quickly. Fish, chicken, beef and lamb. Carrots, potatoes, onions and garlic.

For help in finding what is currently in season in your area, go to LocalHarvest.org or sustainabletable.org/seasonalfoodguide, or find farmers markets near you and seasonal produce guides.

PRODUCE PICKED AND EATEN AT ITS PRIME HAS MORE VITAMINS, MINERALS AND ANTIOXIDANTS THAN FOOD HARVESTED BEFORE ITS RIPE.

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DR. SCANDERSON

Geez! She looks amazing! What are you feeding her?More often than not, this is the first question new gardeners ask

when witnessing favorable outcomes. The question is no doubt the result of millions of marketing dollars invested in bombarding any-one getting near the growing space with messages of products and formulas that are, in fact, the missing ingredient in your nutrient reg-iment and the secret to most of the best farmers results. And they are good at it too. So effective that many people assume the area that has the most influence in determining your success as a gardener is in the particular nutrients you select.

Nothing could be further from the truth.While its true that the way you feed your plants is one of the areas that will

most dramatically affect the outcome of your grow, if

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