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Seattle hempfest remains one of the few places in the world where joe schmo can walk around with a lit joint in one hand and a bong in the other. But after more than 20 years as the world’s largest marijuana protestival, and continued expansion in an already decidedly small park, the event could have to decide whether it want’s to be an activist cause or another trade show.16

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46CannaPi reviewedGeorgetown’s family business

Green Monster ClubSmall town feel in big Tacoma

Hempseed, Olympia

Updates on I-502

An enjoyable summer afternoon

Where does legalization stand?

Deep Water Culture

Cannabis AddictionDr. Rose on why it’s and isn’t possible

Dr. Scanderson on efficient growing

Pullman’s ProblemWhat’s wrong in Whitman County?

The Activism IssueFour outspoken patients to know

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In a much-vaunted publicity stunt, Seattle Police Foundation officials gave

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tHE WORLD’S LARGEST marijuana protestival celebrated all things Cannabis and Hemp and called for the legalization, worldwide, of both. But as the event grows older and larger, organizers will have to decide if this is a protest or just another big trade show.

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his month our cover story features four amazing activists who have carried the torch for medical Cannabis for many years.

For some, the activism began in the 60’s and 70’s, and that is something we want to share. While most people who smoke pot today recognize that it is both a civil and social right to do so, many are taking it for granted. Hempfest is a perfect example of this, where a few hundred thousand people come smoke without understanding the sacrifices and freedoms it takes to make this kind of an event. In the medical Cannabis community, the drive for activism is the fuel that has kept the fire burning through SWAT/Drug task force raids, open prejudice from city councils and officials, and outright opposition from out state legislature to respect our medicine. In short, without activism there would not be a MMJ movement, nor would there be a Northwest Leaf. Our publication has called itself the patients voice, and because of patients

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Board asks for more time to create rules

I-502 news & updates

he Washington State Liquor Control Board announced on August 13 the first in a series of postponements and delays of their rule-mak-

ing schedule for the implementation of limited marijuana legalization measure I-502. “While described as business as usual in a care-fully crafted press release from the Board, the new delay reflects a botched administrative procedure and a defective environmental review under the State Environmental Policy Act,” Cannabis Ac-tion Coalition’s Steve Sarich told Northwest Leaf. This comes as no surprise to I-502 critics such as Arthur West of the CAC, who filed a Superior Court action in Thurston County on July 26 to contest the July 3 rules and accompanying State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) determination of “non-significance” that was apparently issued after the rules were finalized. “Under the current schedule, the Board was expected to adopt the final rules at its regularly scheduled Board meeting tomorrow,” the Board stated in an August 13 press release. “Should the Board accept staff ’s recommendation, staff will come back to the Board on September 4, 2013, with revised proposed rules.” In announcing its intention to recommend that the Board refile the rules to implement I-502, the Board announced its “staff received sufficient input to warrant re-filing the proposed rules” since filing the proposed rules on July 3. “Last week, the Board held five public hearings across the state to solicit input,” the press release states. “Under the state Administrative Procedures

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The WSLCB said it remains on schedule to meet the December 1st deadline required under I-502

Act, an agency must re-file proposed rules if there are any substantive changes.” “Should the Board accept the proposed rules on September 4, staff will immediately file a new CR 102 (proposed rulemaking) with the Code Reviser’s office and begin a six week schedule of collecting public input and holding at least one public hear-ing,” the press release states. “The agency’s published timeline will be adjusted to reflect the new schedule.”

The WSLCB said it remained on schedule to meet the I-502 required deadline of having rules in place by December 1. Key elements of the rules that will be included in the revised proposed rules include limiting the amount of

total marijuana production; identifying the num-ber and whereabouts of retail locations per county; identifying the total amount of cannabis that a li-censee may have on hand; and “further clarifying certain definitions and other revisions.” “The process is working exactly as it should,” claimed agency director Rick Garza, who may well be losing his job if heads have to roll (and I’m not talking joints) before this contretemps is over. “Potential licensees, local governments, law en-forcement the general public all deserve clarity and certainty in the rules,” Garza said. “Our stakeholders are not telling us to hurry up,” Garza claimed. “In fact, they are asking us to consider their com-ments for the proposed rules. Their input now will only help strengthen and improve the rules that will govern Washington’s system of legal marijuana.

Did the LCB Simply Forget to File an Environmental Impact Statement?

Judging by the appearance of things, it seems distinctly possible — nay, probable — that the WSLCB clean forgot to file an Environ-mental Impact Statement for the proposed rules. If that’s so, Tuesday’s press release rep-resents an elaborate attempt at ass coverage. At the WSLCB’s public hearings, crit-ics argued that there simply isn’t any way the Board could determine that the proposed I-502 rules have “no potential for significant impacts,” especially with more than 50 cities and counties having declared “emergencies” and adopting moratoriums or interim zoning measures due to I-502. Cities and counties assailed the Board’s lack of SEPA compli-ance and failure to address land use and ad-verse impact concerns. The failure of the Board to address the foreseeable adverse impact of federal action to seize state and private assets if I-502 were implemented was also criticized at the public hearings, according to the CAC. The Liquor Control Board’s own records were cited to demonstrate that the Board’s environmental review was cursory, and post-dated the actual rules themselves, a violation of the procedural requirements of SEPA. “Significantly, it was not until a petition to revoke the rules for noncompliance with SEPA was filed on July 11 that the Board even issued a determination of non-signifi-cance on July 12,” Sarich pointed out. “How long will it take the Liquor Control Board to comply with the State Environ-mental Policy Act?” That’s still unknown, because to actually follow the Act, the Board would have to con-duct a scoping process to make a threshold determination, according to Sarich, then is-sue either a DS (Determination of Signifi-cance), MDNS (Mitigated Determination of Significance), or DNS (Determination of Non-Significance), and possibly conduct an Environmental assessment or a full EIS (En-vironmental Impact Statement).

For more information on the implementation of I-502, including fact sheets, FAQs, a revised timeline, and to even sign up for email alerts, visit the WSLCB website at www.liq.wa.gov.

Revised Proposed Rulemaking ScheduleSEPT. 4 >> File CR 102 & revised proposed rulesOCT. 9 >> Public Hearing (Location TBD)OCT. 16 >> Board Adoption (CR 103)NOV. 16 >> Rules become effectiveNOV. 18 – DEC. 18 >> Applications accepted

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WE HAVE BEEN TERRIBLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY MISLED FOR NEARLY 70 YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR MY OWN ROLE IN THAT.

fEDERAL SENTENCING CHANGES ON THE WAY>> “We must never stop being tough on crime,” Attorney General Holder said last month

ast month, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced major federal sentenc-ing changes, including dropping the use of mandatory minimum sentencing in certain

drug cases, expediting the release of certain non-violent elderly prisoners, leaving more offenses to state courts to deal with, and working with Con-gress to pass bipartisan sentencing reform. In the future, many low-level charges against dealers not judged to be part of a large gang or cartel will no longer detail how much they were caught with, side-stepping the federal minimum sentencing laws, according to Holder. “We must never stop being tough on crime,” Holder told the American Bar Association. “But we must also be smarter on crime. Too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long, and for no good law-enforcement reason ... Although incarceration has a role to play in our justice system, wide-spread incarceration at the federal, state and local levels is both ineffec-tive and unsustainable.” The United States has 25 percent of the world’s prison inmates, even though it has just 5 percent of the world’s population. Drug-related offenses drive most of this. “We need to ensure that incarceration is used to punish, deter and rehabilitate -- not merely to convict, warehouse and forget,” the attorney gen-eral said, calling mandatory minimums “ultimately unproductive.” “The war on drugs is now 30, 40 years old,” Holder said in an interview with NPR. “There have been a lot of unintended consequences. There’s been a decimation of certain communities, in particular communities of color.” Since the 1980s, when a whole group of “tough

LQuick Hits!3,300Number of marijuana plants airlifted

by helicopter out of Idaho’s Sawtooth National Forest, the Cassia County

officials reported last month, in a discovery worth $6.6 million. The DEA, Idaho State Police, U.S. Forest Service, Idaho National Guard and other local law enforcement helped on the mission.

20 Dollar amount that a Canadian auto shop worker tweeted he wanted to spend on marijuana, a move that attracted 3,710 retweets and the loss of his job.

2 Percentage of annual profits under a proposed program that District of Columbia dispensaries would turn over to help subsidize pot purchases for low-income patients,

plus a 20-percent discount on the patient’s entire order.

0 Number of legal recreational marijuana stores open more than a year after voters approved recreational marijuana laws in Colorado and Washington state.

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Number of people who paid $1,500 to apply for a license to operate a MMJ dispensary in Massachusetts last month. Just 35 licenses will

be granted. Groups clearing an initial review and background check, Boston.com reports, must pay a non-refundable $30k application fee. Licenses will be granted by the end of the year.

Length in days of a moratorium in Puyallup, WA on production, distribution and sales of marijuana and infused products, until I-502 rules are finalized.

19 Number of states in this nation that allow the medicinal use of marijuana by its residents. Marijuana remains a Schedule I drug under

federal laws, meaning that officially, marijuana has no medical uses and possession of any amount is a crime.

“Too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long, and for no good law-enforcement reason.”

- Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent, describing his change of heart on the use of marijuana in a new documentary, “Weed,”that aired in August. The doc dispells misinformation while exploring why scientists can’t do research and how marijuana really helps people.

on drugs” bills were made law during the “Just Say No” Reagan ‘80s, the federal prison popu-lation has grown about 800 percent. Federal prisons are now at 40 percent over capacity, ac-cording to the Department of Justice. “There’s no good reason why the Obama administration couldn’t have done something like this during his first term – and tens, per-haps hundreds, of thousands of Americans have suffered unjustly as a result of their de-lay,” said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA). “But that said, President Obama and Attorney General Holder deserve credit for stepping out now, and for doing so in a fairly decisive way.” “Attorney General Holder is clearly right to condemn mass incarceration and racial dis-parities in the criminal justice system,” said

Bill Piper, director of national af-fairs for the Drug Policy Alliance. “Both he and the president have an opportunity to leave a lasting legacy by securing substantial, long overdue drug policy reform.” Anthony Papa, media man-ager at the Drug Policy Alliance,

served 12 years under New York’s Rockefeller drug laws before receiving clemency from the governor. “It isn’t clear, Papa said, “what the Administration’s policy will mean for people currently behind bars but Obama should use his presidential authority to pardon and, in particular, commute the sentences of people who were charged under the old 100-to-1 crack to powder cocaine ratio. Society would be better served by not lock-ing up people for extraordinarily long sen-tences for non-violent low level drug offenses. It’s a waste of tax dollars and human lives.”

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T h e B a t t l e f o r t h e S o u l o f S e a t t l e H e m p f e s t

Festival or Trade Show?

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Another Seattle Hempfest has now become a fond (and perhaps, for some, hazy) memory. Twenty-two of the annual “protestivals” are now in the record books, but this one was different. This year was the first post- “legalization” Hempfest, the first since Washington state voters decided to approve I-502, the ballot initiative which legalizes possession of up to an ounce of pot by adults 21 and older, and also institutes strict DUI limits on THC blood levels.

ome mainstream media reports would have us believe that Hempfest is now more a celebration than a protest; for those who are easily satisfied with surface appearances, that may well be the case. But for those who have been

watching and paying attention, Hempfest has been a celebration all along — a celebration of cannabis culture and the freedom we deserve. And as for “celebrations,” while one could get the idea from some of the shallower thinkers among those speaking at Hempfest that the battle is won, most of those capable of deeper mentation brought up the point that the approval of I-502 was only the first step down a very long road. We won’t reach the end of this road until marijuana is really legal, until you can grow it at home — until it has roughly the same level of regulation as tomatoes or cabbage. (A bit of rich irony about I-502 before we get on with it: On Sunday, I was at Seeley Stage, where, for years, joints have been traditionally thrown out at 4:20. As 4:20 approached on Sunday, the emcee announced that no joints could be distributed from the stage, due to the passage of 502. Ah, the joys of “legalization”!) The current severe over-regulation of cannabis is where the “protestival” part of Hempfest comes in: this festival has always defined itself as a free-speech event, a place where injustices can be de-cried, where the government and corporations can be held to a higher standard. That is the soul of Hempfest: to provide a venue where cannabis truths may be told, a level playing field where we can meet and plan our path forward. Field of Dreams

I love Seattle Hempfest. Back in 2004, I first achieved my long-held dream of actually attending the event, and I’ve been to every one since, except 2009, when abdominal surgery simply made it im-possible. (I’ll always remember the wistful feeling of looking across Puget Sound from my apartment,

S where I was convalescing, to the smoky water-front of Myrtle Edwards Park.) After spending Friday, the first day of Hemp-fest, in the park on the beautiful Puget Sound waterfront this year — it really is a wonderful place for a pot rally — I couldn’t get rid of some disquieting feelings. The hundreds of merchan-dise booths lining the park and dominating the attendees’ attention at times gave the event a vibe more like a trade show than a festival; even some of the vendors were complaining to me about the sharply increased number of booths this year as compared to last. One vendor, citing high booth prices, said, “How do they expect us to break even on the booth fee when they divide the pie into much smaller slices by selling hundreds more booth spaces every year?” This particular vendor told me she and her husband had paid extra for a “corner” booth, to get the additional foot traffic and exposure, only to find that the space next to them — which was to have remained empty — had been promised to another vendor. Only vociferous protests by the husband had kept that from happening. Vendors definitely deserve to get what they pay for when it comes to placement and expo-sure, but that’s not the most worrisome problem when it comes to Hempfest commercialization.

“How do they expect us to break even on the booth fee when they divide the pie into much smaller slices by selling hundreds more booth spaces every year?” One vendor SAID, citing high booth prices.

The most worrisome problem, by far, is the pos-sibility of co-option by big marijuana money now that implementation of I-502’s retail mari-juana stores is coming down the pike.

Big Money

I noticed banners advertising Diego Pellicer, Seattle-based would-be purveyors of “premium marijuana,” on a couple of the major stages. Ja-men Shively, the recently departed CEO of Di-ego Pellicer, told the press a couple months ago that he planned to bring “connoisseur-grade” cannabis to the Washington state market, and that his company planned to charge up to $50 a gram for it. Now, that’s fine, as far as it goes — if he can find sucker stoners willing to pay $50 a gram, more power to everyone involved. BUT. Also part of Diego Pellicer — and still with the com-pany in a “strategic alliance,” which says it aims to control up to 50 percent of the legal mari-juana market — is Seattle Hempfest Vice Presi-dent John Davis. Yes, Davis — the second-in-command at Hempfest, below only Executive Director Viv-ian McPeak — is very invested in the success of

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We won’t reach the end of this road until marijuana is really legal, until you can grow it at home — until it has roughly the same level of regulation as tomatoes.

I-502’s soon-to-come retail marijuana out-lets, because he’s involved up to the ears in a company that will without question lose its ass if that doesn’t happen. Now, let’s think a minute about possible conflicts of interest between a festival which has as its raison d’être bringing all the edu-cational voices in the cannabis community to the table, and a corporation which has as its reason for existence gleaning as much profit as possible for stockholders by selling cannabis for as much as the market will bear. It seems pretty obvious that if Diego Pellicer is a major financial contributor to Seattle Hempfest, that it might, shall we say, “influence” the selection of speakers and panelists for the stages and Hemposium panels that are the true lifeblood of the festival every year. It seems equally obvious that those who hap-pen to be gadflies or outliers on the scene might be quickly and permanently frozen out, merely for pointing out the worms in this rapidly ripening ap-ple we call “legalization” in Washington state. Those who haven’t been particularly friendly to Pellicer, or have been “bad for profits” — no matter how much they love Hempfest — might not be welcome. (I wasn’t even sure I’d be writing this com-mentary until, on Saturday night at closing time, a Hempfest staff member in his official t-shirt told the departing crowd, “Thank you for coming! It’s time to go home! Bring more money tomorrow!”)

Frozen Out

It’s not too hard to get frozen out of the Hemp-fest speaker schedule; just ask local gadfly/cannabis activist Steve Sarich of the Cannabis Action Co-alition. Despite being one of the most prominent (and uncompromising) voices on the medical can-nabis scene in Washington, he hasn’t been invited to speak for years.That is unfortunate, and not just for Sarich. That is unfortunate because Hempfest attendees never get to hear his point of view. They never even get the opportunity to consider what Sarich has to say.They never get a chance to process, analyze and digest his information and make it part of their own perspective on this rapidly changing world of cannabis legalization. Why? Apparently because Steve’s brash manner and outspoken nature have ruffled a few feathers.Hell, if brash manners and outspokenness — all the

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way past the point of rudeness — were grounds for disqualification to speak at Hempfest, John Davis himself wouldn’t be allowed to speak there, after some of the statements he made to anti-502 folks in the community last fall. But banning people from the discussion doesn’t serve anyone, except those who want to dominate the conversation at the expense of the facts.

Don’t Blame the Messenger

ow, I love and enjoy speaking at Hempfest. I love bringing the message of the cannabis plant and its productive, mu-tually beneficial 12,000-year relationship with the human

species to people who want to know more about it — in fact, I believe that’s why I’m on this planet. There’s nothing I’d rather do than talk about mari-juana, to share what I know about this wonderful plant with as many people as possible. So why on Earth would I possibly endanger my ability to do that at Seattle Hempfest again next year (after having a whale of a time speaking at Hempfest in 2011, 2012, and 2013) by pointing out the possible influence of big corporate money on the festival? Because the battle for the very soul of something that has been as beautiful, as important, as Seattle Hempfest shouldn’t occur in the dark, behind the closed doors of corporate board rooms and Core Staff meetings. The deals which decide who, exactly, will get to speak at next year’s rally shouldn’t be in-fluenced by what might be “good for business” or “bad for business” from the point of view of a com-pany selling $50 grams to over-monied hipsters. No, Hempfest has been far too special to let it go out like that. The sweat equity, the backbreak-

ing labor and total dedication of thousands of Hempfest volunteers is worth more than that. I’d like to think that the unpaid volun-teers — to whom Hempfest owes its ability to function, its ability to come back and do another miracle every year — would influence festival policy as much as corporate bigwigs or in-groups. As I said, Hempfest volunteers are com-pletely unpaid. They do what they do for “the cause,” that is, making marijuana legal for ev-eryone and accessible to everyone who wants or needs it. They don’t do all that back-breaking labor just so that John Davis’s company can charge $50 a gram for over-priced yuppie buds. And damn few of these unpaid volunteers will ever be able to afford $50 a gram weed, anyway — I know I won’t. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with a free market economy. There’s nothing wrong with making an honest profit on a good product. There are, however, great perils in becoming dependent upon big corporations for your ex-istence, Hempfest. Please beware. That kind of corporate money does not come without ceding some control. What’s it gonna be, Hempfest? Is the money gonna talk more loudly than the volunteers? Will a once proud and vital movement be co-opted by the glittering prizes and endless compromises of cannabis capitalism? Will free speech at Hempfest be one of the first casualties of “legal” marijuana in Washington?

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

By Steve Elliott for Northwest Leaf

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Edward Barnes arrived in Seattle just one day before the event after moving from Detroit and owns a company called Keep Calm

And Medicate Shirts. “These three days are going to be a marathon.”

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Rocky Mountain HighColorado’s expensive new legal marijuana store rules

he Colorado Department of Revenue opened three days of hearings to lay out licensing rules before retail sales of legal pot begin in January.

The proposed rules require those who want to enter the cannabis business to pay up to $5,000 just to apply to be in the business, with no guarantee of acceptance. Opera-tional licenses for retail stores then cost another $3,750 to $14,000, depending on their size. Growers will pay $2,750 per year, reports the Associated Press. Those who want to sell both medical and recreational marijuana will have to pay double under the proposed rules.Applicants must not only have plentiful cash; they must also pass a battery of criminal background checks and state residency requirements. No owners may live out of the state. All of the revenue will go to funding Colorado’s regula-tion of the marijuana industry, according to KDVR. Much of the money will go to cover the cost of a “seed to sale”

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tracking system, including video surveillance of all plants as the grow, and RFID tags on all packaging to ensure cannabis grown in Colorado stays there. “It’s going to be expensive for the businesses but it’s a way of making the inventory tracking much more efficient,” said Mike Elliott, execu-tive director of the Medical Marijuana Industry Group. Still, Elliott complained that Colorado is charging the steep fees with no “rational basis in the costs of enforcement.” The cannabis industry is especially upset about double licensing fees faced by sellers of both recreational and medical marijuana. “It’s not go-ing to cost twice as much to enforce the law at a dual-use facility,” Elliott said. “It’s going to cost more, but not twice as much.” Patient advocate Teri Robnett said she’s wor-ried that many of Colorado’s 600 or so medical marijuana dispensaries will switch to all-rec-reational sales to avoid paying double licensing

fees, leaving patients without safe access to the specialized strains they need. “Patients ultimately will suffer,” Rob-nett said. On Wednesday, state officials are scheduled to explain proposed rules lim-iting advertising from the marijuana in-dustry. Under one rule, retailers will be pro-hibited from advertising on any website which doesn’t very that all visitors are 21 or older. Another restricts marijuana businesses from advertising to consumers outside Colorado. The state’s final rules for legal mari-juana will be final by mid-October. Retail sales may begin on January 1, 2014, but many municipalities have banned such shops, and others including Denver may not be ready by then and will start recre-ational sales later.

The fees will cover the cost of a “seed to sale” tracking system, including video surveillance of all plants as the grow, and RFID tags on all packaging to ensure cannabis grown in Colorado stays there.

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Texas Cops Mistake Tomato Plants For Marijuana; Raid Hippie Commune

olice in Arlington, Texas could really use some brushing up on their “drug recognition” techniques after conducting an August 2 raid on the Garden of Eden, a hippie commune/organic farm, handcuffing

the residents at gunpoint and damaging both the property and the crops. “They can’t even tell the difference between tomato plants and a mari-juana drug cartel,” Garden of Eden resident Quinn Eaker told NBC 5. “That’s just really bad intel.” Several residents at the 3.5-acre sustainability garden were handcuffed at gunpoint by police officers during the raid -- which also involved a para-military SWAT team -- after an undercover officer and “helicopter surveil-lance” (yes, these morons were wasting taxpayer dollars spying on a hippie commune from a helicopter) supposedly gave law enforcement “probable cause” to believe pot was being grown on the premises. “They came here under the guise that we were doing a drug trafficking, marijuana-growing operation,” owner Shellie Smith told WFAA. “They destroyed everything.” Smith said officers took away their food, and everything they need for a sustainable lifestyle. “There were 15 to 20 blackberry bushes,” Smith said. “There were sunflowers for our bees and gifting. Lots of okra, and we had a sweet potato patch that they whacked down with a Weed-Eater.” “We have been targeted by the system because we are showing people how to live without it,” Smith said. “We are growing more than just toma-

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he increasingly crowded festival schedule of the Pacific Northwest means that if you start a new event, you’d better have something to

offer folks. The Hempseed Festival, sponsored by Sonshine Organics and the Washington Farmers Market in Olympia, needn’t have worried. Their down-home atmosphere and friendly wel-come means they have one of the best cannabis markets and most loyal patient bases in the region, and Hempseed was a chance to bring out the whole family for a day of fun. Since I’m part of that loyal patient base – having first visited Washington Farmers Market and met Sarena Haskins a couple of years ago – I made it a point to get down to Olympia to check out the in-augural Hempseed Festival. I wasn’t disappointed. “Hempseed thrummed with the same sincere, friendly energy that infuses every Sonshine Mar-ket I have visited,” said Kate Waters, who has also been visiting the market for a couple years. “Sarena is genuinely interested in helping patients discover and have access to natural medicine and nutrition. “In addition to plenty of beautiful glass, wood, hemp, art and jewelry items on sale, the vended wares I noticed included massage therapy, a rich as-sortment of luscious looking medibles, a veritable emerald garden of clones and an organic Canna-juice bar,” Kate said. “It came as no surprise that the VIP lounge was

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housed in a space that doubles as an exercise studio. “Speaking of that lounge,” Kate said, “my partner and I enjoyed an amazing guitar and vocal concert while sipping canna juice samples. There were ac-tually three music venues, and performers rotated among them so all comers had a chance to be heard. “The outdoor stage also hosted a lineup of inspir-ing speakers,” Kate said. “And as dusk fell, we were treated to a poignant lantern ceremony in honor of all those we have lose to diseases that could have been eased, if not cured, by Cannabis. “Looking back on that Saturday I am amazed at just how much variety and quality experience was packed into a relatively small space and time,” Kate said. “But that is what keeps the Sonshine events feeling so comfortable and genuine, compared to many other Cannabis festivals I’ve attended.

Hempseed was alive with good friends, good food, good entertainment and good vibes.” “Sarena’s event was perfect,” Cannabis activist Jared Allaway, well known for his “Marijuana Is Safer Than Alcohol” t-shirts, told me. “I was happy to see Steve Sarich there reminding ev-eryone that I-502 was not perfect legalization. There is still work that we can do to get the kinks out. A fun time was had by all; Sarena is very hospitable!” “It was a good time!” agreed Myo Mr. Keif-box, on hand with Cashy’s Treasure Chest along with Mike Hyde. “The smoke was superb. I look forward to the next one!” I noticed, over and over on that beautiful Saturday, that completely non-stressed smiles on people’s faces. “This is a real community,” I


Hempseed was a beautiful Cannabis farmer’s market, heartfelt concert and neat opportunity to celebrate hemp and marijuana’s many medicinal uses in a low-key and friendly environment that really encouraged getting to know one another. The event raised money for the Cash Hyde Foun-dation and further cemented the com-munity’s dedication to sticking together, no matter the challenge.

thought, and activist Cat Jeter said she truly agreed. “Hempseed 2013 was a brilliant example of the type of community building event increasingly needed as our Cannabis family throws off its iso-lation, develops, and matures in a dawning age of legalization,” Jeter told me. “The eclectic mix of local vendors, speakers, activ-ities and interest represented at Hempseed’s fami-ly-friendly environment were a wonderful reminder of the richness of Cannabis culture in an age when we need to celebrate One Love as we work through the significant cultural changes ahead. Attendees Karen and Tim Elton, long-time fixtures at the Washington Farmers Market, were honored at Hempseed with a plaque. “Sarena in-formed us about a month or see before Hempseed that we would be getting a personality award at the festival,” Karen told me. “We were wondering what that meant, and boy did we find out! “I volunteered to do crafts that day with the kids that were dropped off at the Kids Zone,” Karen said. “It was so much fun! I enjoyed working with about a dozen kids that were a delight. After awhile, I was told to go out to the stage where the speakers were. “So many Cannabis activists speaking; we were in the company of some great people who were mov-ers and shakers of the medical marijuana move-ment,” Karen said. I’m so proud to now be an activ-ist and out of the MJ closet and everyone there was

also there for the same thing – to help, educate and advocate for this amazing new canna-family that we’ve all become. “When she announced us for ‘Volunteers of the Year,’ we were so surprised, honored and humbled by the roar of applause from our friends – it really was special for us,” Karen told me. We love to help at Sonshine Organics with their mission to help children who suffer from cancer. “It is an honor to be Volunteers of the Year, and we plan on continuing helping, whatever it takes – Children First!” Karen said.

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ucked away in north Tacoma is a comfy collective that has cul-tivated a small-town feel in a city of nearly 200,000 residents.

The best way to get to the Green Monster Club is along Ruston Way, a 2-mile stretch of road that runs along the gorgeous waterfront along Com-mencement Bay. The north end of Tacoma really is beautiful, with green grass parks touching different restaurants and shops to explore. Just up the hill sits the collective, discretely serv-ing patients and offering another reason to sightsee in a new part of the city. For Russell, the founder of Green Monster, the vibe is perfect. He is a big fellow with a young energy and contagious laugh, and looks like he would be more at home on a motor-cycle than in his white van. But on each side panel of the van is an airbrushed, younger Russell, hold-ing out a bounty of organic vegetables in front of a scenic background. His old shop, MacGregors Natural & Organ-ic Foods, was open for 11 years in Tacoma, and he maintains his passion for organic farming and

Tproducts. Today he has switched to providing a dif-ferent part of nature, but the change has only made things better in his own life and in the community.“The difference between me and the other folks in the industry is that I am not in this to make money,” Russell said. “And I don’t take things too seriously. I do things the old school way.” Russell has been involved in the industrial hemp scene since 1998, and began working in the medical Cannabis industry several years ago. He’s known for a line of medibles and being a master of wholesale distribution. But it wasn’t until longtime

friend Kevin Bren proposed a storefront that the access point became a reality. They opened Feb. 4, and have been building a reputation for running a fair and transparent business. “I wanted to do this because

I am so broken up inside from having a motorcycle accident,” Kevin explained. “I suffered too many in-juries to count, including three crushed discs in my neck, punctured lungs ... Now I only smoke indicas for pain relief.”And because Russell only smokes sativas, the two have made perfect partners. The pair use as much information as possible from a patient to determine

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what medicine works best, and they use the meds themselves, making for a personal connection. “We just had a new patient come in, and all he wanted was an ounce of one strain. But we could tell he didn’t really know why he wanted it,” Kevin said. “So we told him to take some of this, and some of that, and eventually set him up with seven different grams. We wanted him to try a lot of different strains to find what was best for his condition.” All strains are priced at a $10 donation at Green Monster, taking price differences out of the search for medicine. The only requirement is that you find a strain that works for you, and the crew will try to match other strains for similar properties. “I tell all our new patients to start a diary for their medicine,” Russell said. “I think part of it comes from my background


in natural food. I know that Cannabis is an herb, and that each strain has different proper-ties. People can learn a lot from opening their minds about their medicine.” With 40 strains of flower to choose from and a wide selection of medibles, topicals and concentrates, Green Monster has a lot to offer. For flower lovers, the Fire Raskal is an excel-lent choice, with frosty dense nugs that exude a sensual odor of lavender and spice. The Pink Panther has a warm and friend-ly smell reminiscent of a pink-frosted sugar cookie, and tastes just as sweet. Finally, the Durban Poison is a skunky flower that reaches out and slaps the Cannabinoid receptors with instant sweet relief and a heavy high. The shop also has clones, all at a $10 dona-tion, and a sweet selection of glass and other items. Green Monster has a full package to of-fer patients, and a new patient can walk out the door with everything they need to medicate. For budtender Aliesha Leibel, the experi-

ence has been a good fit and positive time. “It has been really nice working here ... We get to know patients, and both the neighborhood and the pa-tients are really happy.” “I like working to find the best bud for the patients instead of just handing them the specials or a sale first. This is definitely a safe access point.”

Above: Budtenders Gypsy and Aliesha stand beside owner Russell. LEFT: Fire Raskal exudes a sensual odor of lavender and spice. Below: Grab from the candy dish

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been in Seattle for three years, but is just beginning to hit its stride as a fully developed collective. The building is secure, the owners friendly, and above all, the medicine is top-shelf. But getting the model right wasn’t easy. “CannaPi started with a group of 13 people. Three years later, it has transformed into a family-run busi-ness in Georgetown,” said Abigail Gutherie. “I am the last remaining original member.” Today, Abigail works with her two brothers, Chris and Sean, to ensure patients’ needs are met. The model has worked well in Georgetown, which has undergone a cultural shift of its own. Originally an industrial hub for factories, now you are more likely to see a tattooed,

Apierced hipster pushing a double stroller to get coffee -- and a new type of medicine. CannaPi is situated in an old bank building, with a sense of security that isn’t overwhelming. Once pa-perwork is handled, new patients are led into the bud room for a one-on-one consultation. A desk in the room comes with two leather office chairs, and if it weren’t for the bounty of mmj products in the room, it might feel like a trip to the therapist. As Abigail tells it, that was the plan all along. “Three years ago, before we began the build-out of the building, we invited the mayor’s office and also all of the Georgetown Police Department down to the building. We told them our plans and shared our vision of a brick and mortar store. Both the city and police agreed that having one-on-one rooms and treating the dispensary as a private consultation was

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able speaking with the budtender about their conditions, and the budtender must have ac-tual knowledge of the products being offered. Chris’s experience in managing bars and degree in theater, has helped him transfer into the role of bud counselor. “One thing you learn really quickly about bars is that you sell the same product as all the other 20 bars within an area. What will define your business is atmosphere and how you treat people,” Chris explained. “Here, the confidenti-ality allows patients to open up and share more info. So we smile and treat them -- we are here to help people.” They help the best way they know how: With good medicine. Of the 15 to 20 strains available, we looked at two that are specific to CannaPi. The Loud Scout has a warm, invit-ing sweet scent that is reminiscent of pumpkin bread fresh out of the oven, kind of like the hol-

iday scent around Christmas. Slightly spicy, with a fresh sweet finish, this is a strain for a pick-me-up high. When tested at Analytical 360, the results were impressive -- 21.75 percent THC. Also impressive is the Duh. It’s a rare 100 percent Indica strain – In-Duh-Ca is the fully pronounced name. It has big beautiful nugs, with whimsical foxtails rising out of a solid core of nugget. The smell has licorice notes and a musky sweetness, tasting incredible when smoked. The Duh hits the brain instantaneously and then moves on to take the body hostage. Expect to be couch-locked and pain-free with this strain. Beyond flowers the trio offers a selection of topicals and medibles, which Chris believes strongly in. Before any product goes on the shelf, he gives it a thorough testing. “We often get told that we have a wider selec-tion of topicals and medibles, and I have tried them all,” he said with a shopkeeper’s sense of pride. “I have extreme joint pain, so I get a slath-er-down every morning in topical.” By knowing the products and using them, Chris feels better able to connect with patients. “We tend to have an older clientele,” he said. “We have made a decision to differentiate our-selves from the ‘cool’ collective model. This is for serious patients.” As for the family aspect, while all three admit it can occasionally be tough working together constantly, they say they feel the strength of their bond is reflected in the business. “All challenges aside, family values are taking on new meaning in today’s world and economy,” Abigail explained. “We are able to recognize this value and work together for the common good; family is our biggest competitive advantage.”

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Cat JeterNWleaf: How did you first learn about Cannabis? Cat: I started smoking 40 years ago, the week I after I graduated from high school. But it wasn’t for a lack of trying. This was rural Missouri, and it wasn’t easy to find. I had been looking for pot for a while, and I knew I wanted to smoke.

NW: Was it good?

Cat: I don’t think it would be overstating it to say that it rocked my world! I knew I was right -- this was the stuff for me.

NW: What came next?

Cat: On July 1, 1977, I was one of the first women ever assigned to a combat unit. I was a journalist in Germany. It was a crazy good time there, but it was also tough being a woman in a combat unit. All eyes were on us. It was one of my first experiences with activism.

NW: Did you have to quit smoking?

Cat: Other than boot camp, I think I got high every day of my deployment!

NW: What did you do after the military?

Cat: I went to school for accounting at the Missouri Western State College.

NW: But you didn’t stay after college. How did you end up in Seattle?

Cat: The joke I like to tell is that Missouri elected John Ashcroft one too many times. It was a real in-dication that I was becoming out of touch with my Midwestern roots with my liberal leaning, freedom ways. My Bible Belt doesn’t cinch so tight. So in No-vember of ‘93, I moved to Seattle, and I was ready for the potentiality of Seattle at the time. Microsoft was booming, the Internet was coming alive, and Seattle was in a cultural revolution. Anything you wanted to do, the city was ready for it.

NW : What did you get involved in?

Cat: In ‘96, my first issue was marriage rights. I was part of the Speakers Bureau of the Legal Marriage Alliance of WA.

NW: Did you feel a drive to fight for causes?

Cat: I have always looked at the larger world around me and realized it’s not just me. But there are ways I could help make change. I came of age with the hippies, and we were a generation raised to believe in principles of freedom, of the Constitu-tion.

NW: How did you make the switch from LGBT issues to MMJ?

Cat: It was my own acquaintance with marijuana as medicine. I have rheumatoid arthritis, which causes me a lot of pain, and I have immune sys-tem issues that affect me as well. I distinctly fol-lowed the direction of my rheumatologist for years, until one day I’d had enough. I went to my doctor, Julie, who I liked a lot, and told her, “I can’t thank you for this. There has got to be a better way.”

NW: Were you lead to Cannabis right away, then?

Cat: It was an evolution. I tried diet change, mas-sage, acupuncture ... but ultimately for discomfort it was marijuana that took my mind off my pain. I call it “Shutting my feet off,” because my feet and hands hurt the most. And it helps with my other issues. If my body isn’t busy fighting disease, it’s fighting my own body. A heavy dose of Cannabis keeps my system smiling.

NW: I noticed the big glob of Deep Green on your toe, which is your Full Extract Cannabis Oil. How did you come to making that?

Cat: From 2005 to ‘10, I spent my time looking for ways to make Can-nabis more potent, through butters and infused oils, and through improv-ing my own grow. Eventually, I heard about FECO, and I actually made my first batch about three years ago.

NW: What made you decide to share it?

Cat: My mind began opening to the pos-sibilities of what we could do medically for other people [with MMJ]. I found I could help other people, and I have never stopped trying to make my product better.

NW: In addition to being a FECO advocate, you also host a radio show. Tell me a little about the station, and the show.

Cat: NWCZ [Northwest Convergence Zone] radio started as a podcast four years ago to highlight local and independent mu-sic. They were supporters of Tacoma Hemp-fest, which began my association with them. The show I host is called Green Stream, which is done weekly with co-hosts On1 and Timmy. On1 called me Nov. 6, 2012, the day quasi-legalization was voted in. One month later we were on the air.

NW: What is the focus of the show?

Cat: It’s a Cannabis conversation in a changing world. We’re happy to tackle any topic in current conversation, from recre-ational Cannabis to medical, changing sci-ence, legal issues, activism spotlights and even growing topics. This is a big tent we sit in -- 52 percent of America supports this, and this is where my activism is now.

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NW: What do you see for yourself in the future?

Cat: The only reason drug laws aren’t repealed is because we aren’t in the streets protesting. I won’t be happy until prohibition is repealed nationwide. For the show, we are thinking about pushing to two hours. We never have a shortage of topics, and it’s certainly a wonderful microphone. It’s so great to come air your opinion. Green Stream radio airs Wednesday’s 4 to 5 p.m., — live on nwczradio.com or greenstreamradio.com.

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Jonah TacomaNWLEAF: Tell us a little bit about what your com-pany Dabstars is, what it does and what part of the industry you guys are really trying to focus on...

JT: You know we kind of have evolved organically from inside the industry. We’ve always worked in Cannabis, and we’ve always had different positions largely within Cannabis and on Facebook and stuff like that. To us, the people who make up the in-dustry are celebrities, people like Kim from Happy Daddy, Eric McGee from Dab Essentials. To us, these are important people. When we go to these events and when they walk by, they hear the whis-pering “This is so and so” and it’s almost like a badge of honor to say this is this guy, this is that guy, and I know who this is. And so we started al-most like a baseball card style website where we have these people hold up what we made to be the Dab Star and we would take their picture and do a mini bio.

NW: So the Dab Star is just a sticker, then?

JT: It was a joke at first, it was just a sticker that simply said “Dab Star” and they would hold it up like a mug shot, and on the website would go a miniature bio that would explain who they are and why they are so cool and why they are on the web-site. And it just went viral from there. We started getting 10,000 people a week, which we thought was insane, then it went to 20 then 30, 40, then 50, and then a 100, then 140,000 people a week were tuning in to see who’s who in the industry … we started doing news and then Dab Life and it just branched out from there.

NW: You’ve taken the simple idea of pairing a pho-to with a bio to this now full-on marketing and advertising agency.

JT: That’s what it’s evolved to be. Ultimately, if we want to do this for a living, we have to make money out of it. If we’re going to go to all these places and that’s what we’re trying to do -- we’ve been to four different states this month. If we want to do that, we have to make some money. So there’s some an-

cillary stuff that has come out of this. There’s now a clothing line; obviously we have Dab Star gear that we sell on the website, and we do marketing where most of our money comes from.

NW: Facebook isn’t the only place to find Dab Stars, you have your own website page?

JT: Facebook links to our website page and there we can take credit cards to get the actual direct sales. Most of our business comes from managing the web pages of other people in the Cannabis in-dustry. We physically manage a multitude of pages from High Class Concentrates, to Medi Broth-ers who just took first place at the 710 Cup, Lee Enterprises … a lot of cool people who are doing their thing out here and are just now getting com-fortable becoming mainstream.

NW: With the laws changing and more people in the industry wanting to become more visible with advertising, how does Dab Stars reach its desire market successfully?

JT: You still feel like you have a level of anonym-ity, especially when you take on a third party com-pany like Dab Stars to take care of that for you. Because we’re out here pushing this, we’re do-ing this, but it’s inside the Cannabis community. When we say we’re hitting 140,000 people a week, that’s 140,000 people who chose to be involved with Cannabis. These aren’t randomly targeted ads that hit anybody and everybody who might or might not hit your demographic. If you’re into Cannabis, we’re touching your pupils.

NW: So you’re creating a new industry image?

JT: That’s the reality … we have an evolving dy-namic. We just got over criminalization, were not criminals but were not recognized yet. Now we’re officially businesspersons, we have people working out here with business degrees, it’s amazing.

NW: What is a normal day like and who is the Cannabis industry’s main demographic?

JT: That’s the cool thing. We deal with statistics. What we do, people see us at these events, in limousines, and on radio stations and stuff and they think it’s this amazing thing, most of what we do is pour through stats, go through pictures, it’s computer work (laughingly). But we know exactly who our demographic is because of that. It’s 18- to 25-year-old males. They spend a lot of money on a lot of things from clothing to music to food. Those are the people who are spending money right now; those are the people who the Cannabis industry wants to reach.

NW: You said you have been to four different states this month. Where do you see Dab Stars expanding to? How has social media helped with spreading the idea of dabbing, Dab Stars and Dab Life around the world?

JT: What the Internet has done for Cannabis is what it has done for every other industry. It has made the world a little bit smaller. We have friends in Spain, The Oil Hunters, they are big fans of ours and we are big fans of theirs. They are doing their thing over there and we have to use a translator to talk to them, but they are kill-ing it over there! Then our third highest ranking city is in Canada, so it’s cool to see how all of it falls together. A lot of it is predictable, we have our huge Cannabis dates in California, Colora-do, Oregon and Washington. We’re starting to see these other states pick up with 19 medical marijuana states right now. When we do paid advertising, we target those 19 states for the companies that we work for.

NW: Dab Stars is not just about making money, but also involved in lobbying for positive change in the industry. How does that affect business?

JT: If you’re going to exist inside this bubble, if you can call it that, then you have to do your part to keep it going. You can’t just be out here making money and not show up to the rallies. That’s why you see us out there doing this stuff where there is no money involved. We’re show-


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ing up at the Capitol, we’re showing up at the marches because if you don’t support your infrastructure then you won’t have a market to work in.

NW: You’re helping to sculpt the legal market and the culture and that can be intimidating for new business owners and consumers to swallow. How do business owners feel about being in the legal market now and what do you call it?

JT: We just call it Dab Life! There’s no real other way to call it! Being out in the open is really new, these businesses are cautiously stepping out but these are real companies doing real things. It’s cool to see. We branched out in a lot of ways. More than anything, people come to our page to get in-formation.

NW: What social media sites are you tied into? And is there a Dab Stars app for people’s smart phones?

JT: We are tied into Instagram, Twit-ter and Facebook. You can check us out at facebook.com/dabstars. We haven’t looked into a mobile app yet, but the community is there, about 1/2 of our views come from mobile devices.

NW: What does Dab Stars have to offer the community?

JT: I think really what we have to offer is legitimacy. What we don’t show you is people doing hand-stand dabs, and being crazy, par-tying and being wild. What we show you is artistically presented shots of BHO. We give you in-formation that presents the dan-gers of BHO, and how to just properly purge.

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Joy Beckerman MaherNWLEAF: How did you get involved with the Can-nabis and hemp movement?

JBM: I followed the Grateful Dead tour from 1988-95. I thought that they [Deadheads] had a bigger piece of the truth than I did. From following the Dead, I ended up in the Woodstock reunion of 1990, where it was still all the hippies and the Rainbow Family.

NW: How did the tour change your outlook on life?

JBM: I call myself a poster child for the movement. I loved the information I learned about industrial hemp, home birthing, about a new culture ... That’s when I realized we have a solution to the problems of the world. This blew my mind!

NW: Once you realized the power of hemp, you couldn’t keep it to yourself ! What did you do to share the message?

JBM: From the end of 1994 to early 1996, I started the first hemp store on Earth, right there in Wood-stock, N.Y.

NW: I’ve heard you were doing something special to spread awareness with money from the store. What did you do?

JBM: We were stamping dollar bills with “I Grew Hemp” next to George Washington’s face. One day I received a letter from the Secret Service, a cease-and-desist letter for “mutilating currency.” As soon as I got the letter, I called High Times, and they connected me with Rick Cusick, a young freelance writer at the time. Today he’s the publisher of High Times, but at the time he was looking for stories and wasn’t sure if he could do the journalism thing.

NW: What did Cusick do to change the situation?

JBM: He had this idea that he would call up the lo-cal newspaper and pretend to be an anti-pot report-er to get information about the case. He found out that the local police department had been sending

undercover buyers into my shop for months, try-ing to get me to sell them pot. I always had people coming into the store asking about pot and the answer was always the same. It was a hemp store. I didn’t sell drugs. I had thought some might have been cops, but I wasn’t sure until then. So Cusick kept digging, and found out that the cops had ac-tually been the ones to call the Secret Service.

NW: So the cops were so upset that they couldn’t bust you for anything illegal that they resorted to fear tactics? Did it backfire?

JBM: They faxed a copy of one of the bills to the Secret Service. Once Cusick had the info, he wrote an expose called “Theater In a Crowded Fire.” Suddenly, the Associated Press takes the story, radio and TV are covering it, and it went the 90’s version of viral. In the end, the Secret Service realized I liked the attention, so they told me that stamping the bills wasn’t actually illegal. They did ask me to switch the ink in the stamp from purple to red because the purple ink messes with money counters in banks. We kept stamping the bills un-til the shop closed in ‘96.

NW: What was life like after the shop closed?

JBM: The good news was at that time Vermont state Rep. Fred Maslack passed a hemp bill, and I served as the secretary of the hemp council. So I served, went on to grad school and I had my sons.

NW: Did you find other priorities taking impor-tance over your activism and touring?

JBM: I had to raise my boys, and as any activist knows you couldn’t make an honest dollar back in those days. We all started going broke. I started working as a complex civil litigation paralegal, and put my energy into that.

NW: How did you end up in Seattle?

JBM: At the end of 1998, I moved to Seattle for a more lucrative paralegal career, but I also knew

that the movement was strong here. Today, 15 years later, both my boys are in college and my focus has gone back from parenting into indus-trial hemp mode.

NW: What was it like coming back to activism?

JBM: I had stayed in touch with a lot of people, and when I realized Grandma Hemp (Carol An-tun) was living in Washington, I got really ex-cited. I did a booth at Olympia Hempfest this summer, and at Hempseed. It was the first time running a booth in years.

NW: Your booth has a lot of really interesting items, from hempcrete [a cheaper sustainable version of concrete] to a full wardrobe of hemp clothes. This must be new experiences to the ma-jority of people. How did you find all this stuff?

JBM: I started to amass my collection since Janu-ary. All my building materials, fliers, nutritional supplements and other various products came from different sources, but mainly through re-sources from the Hemp Industries Association.

NW: Who is the most underrepresented group that could benefit from industrial hemp?

JBM: It’s the farmers that I really want to reach out to. Industrial hemp can revitalize the farm-ing economy, and the overall economy. I get calls from Canadian farmers now trying to sell differ-ent hemp products like seed that they have grown themselves. There’s no reason that couldn’t be here in Washington.

NW: What can we do to change this country?

JBM: For the first time in 50 years, the [U.S.] House of Representatives not only voted on a hemp bill, but they passed it. FARRM was the acronym, and it had language about hemp in the bill. But this isn’t a solution. There is a lot more that needs to be done. Jim McDermott, my federal representative in the 32nd Legisla-


One day I received a letter from the Secret Service, a cease-and-desist letter for “mutilating currency.” As soon as I got the letter, I called High Times.

tive District, is one of 17 co-sponsors of HR 525, which mirrors SB 359. It’s the In-dustrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013. These bills seek to remove the words “indus-trial hemp” from the defi-nition of marijuana in the Controlled Substances Act. Once the words “industrial hemp” are removed, which by the way have no business being there in the first place, it will no longer be a con-trolled substance. It could then be grown by anyone in America.

NW: Do you have a final message to get out to the readers of NW Leaf?

JBM: Hemp can re-energize the Washington farming in-dustry and save the planet at the same time. It’s our his-tory and it’s our future.

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Farmer Tom LauermanNWLEAF: Describe your introduction to Cannabis.

FT: It was 1973, I was 12 years old ... and I knew when I first smoked it that it was something that would help me get through every day of my life.

NW: What a classic love story! At what point did the use become medical?

FT: I became a patient in ‘99 and joined a collec-tive. I was watching and following Steve McWil-liams, and joined with his collective Shelter From The Storm in the Hillcrest area of San Diego. Every patient brought a light when they joined, plus $50 a month, and then it was on the honor system. We hung all the flower when it was finished growing, labeled the strains and info, and then people took what they needed.

NW: I understand you met somebody pretty special while at the collective. Tell me about that.

FT: I met my future wife’s dog Bonita while work-ing, a Jack Russell Terrier. The dog and I became friends, and the dog became the official mascot of the collective. Paula, now my wife, was one of the original founders of the collective. We hit it off pretty well.

NW: How long did the collective last? It had to be one of the first in California.

FT: It lasted until we got raided. There were no last-ing charges, but we were shut down and the land-lord cleared us out. After that, we all got together and started going to council meetings where the media was and asking “Why did you shut down our collective?” We were not the only one in the city; there was a brick and mortar store starting just a few miles away, but we were activists. They didn’t like us for what we were doing.

NW: So you feel that the raid was more political than about drug laws?

FT: It was about the activism. When we heard we

were getting raided, we showed up and started collecting plants. The cops were searching room to room, and hadn’t gotten back to the finished product yet. So we sat down in the courtyard and watched the raid, smoking as much pot as we could the entire time. We knew we were going to jail for the collective, but the cops just sat and watched us smoke.

NW: How does it feel to see raids still happening 14 years later?

FT: Today, I don’t think anything has really changed with regard to raids. The federal gov-ernment is stuck in a hard place. They’ve got themselves in such a pickle with the drug laws.

NW: What was next for you?

FT: My wife and I moved to Portland, and even-tually to Vancouver, Wash. I worked a corporate job for the next eight years, but it got to be too corporate for me. We arranged an exit deal in August 2002, and started farming full time. I’m all about plants and the farm life.

NW: So that explains your name, Farmer Tom?

FT: For years we would support families with our produce, and when I would pull up to a house or community, the kids would run ahead and yell “Farmer Tom” was coming. The name just stuck.

NW: But you fit into that role well, don’t you?

FT: If you are going to be a farmer you need to know a little about everything, and I can do a lot -- electrical, construction, irrigation ... If you can’t do it all yourself, you’ll go broke the first year just paying for everything. And I love to grow my own food.

NW: You didn’t start growing pot right away, though. When did that happen?

FT: Well, I was always farming and medicating,

but it wasn’t until last season with the laws chang-ing that we decided to grow Cannabis. That was also when the idea for the guide happened. I laid down one night and it came into my head. Every-thing lined up from there.

NW: Was it hard to suddenly decide to write a book? What was it like to re-emerge on the scene as an activist?

FT: I always knew I would be involved in some-thing like this. I self-published through Create Space and printed the first 500 copies this spring. It has been amazing to actually hold it in your hands. It’s kinda like our own grimoire. Sharing the book at first it was a little rocky. I popped onto the scene and nobody knew who I was. But now people have really started liking the book.

NW: Has that response given you encouragement to keep selling the books?

FT: My biggest response has been from average people, the everyday patients. They love the infor-mation. And it is so cool to grab a copy, and to hold it and know that we did it. We brought a guide together. You can pick up a copy on Ama-zon.com or meet me in person for a signed copy at a farmer’s market.

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ashington has 39 counties, but most of the population lives west of the Cascades. Whitman County, which borders Idaho, is the state’s 17th smallest county and home to Washington State University, situated in the rolling hills

of the Palouse in southeastern Washington. Pullman, where the school is located, accounts for the majority of the population in Whitman County. It was the only county east of the Cascade Mountain range to vote for marriage equality (R-74) and legalized Cannabis (I-502).

With the 2011 arrest reports being published by the state, we are now able to get our first look at how much money is being spent on the war on drugs in little old Whitman County. The investigation of drug crimes in Whitman County has been led by the Quad City Drug Task Force since 2011. The active participants in the QCDTF are the Pullman Police Department, the Colfax PD, the Clarkston PD, the Moscow PD, the Whitman County Sheriff ’s Office and the Latah County Sheriff ’s Office. With four out of those six agencies operating in Whitman County, county taxpayers are taking the brunt of the bill to fund prohibition. But why is the tax money being spent to combat nonviolent drug crimes when other far more serious crimes are taking place? According to a Dec. 6, 2012, article in the Spokesman-Review by Kaitlin Gillespie, “Most of the drug arrests in the Pullman-Moscow area in-volve marijuana ... At WSU, upward of 90 percent of drug calls are for marijuana, said Assistant Chief Steve Hansen with the campus police.” In 2012, the Whitman County budget was about $57 million. Looking at how much money was spent for drug interdiction, the numbers add up quickly. The numbers don’t include all of the money used because it is difficult to estimate, for instance, the cost of trials for drug crimes.

In 2011, of the 1,699 adult arrests in Whitman County, 256 were for drug crimes, which ulti-mately led to nine felony drug convictions and a multitude of misdemeanors that were the re-sult of pleading down from felonies. That’s not a lot of drug crime convictions for the amount of money being spent on the war on drugs in Whitman County. Rough estimates put the amount of money spent on drug interdiction in Whitman County in the range of $600,000 to $750,000 for 2011, a

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Department of Justice Drug Task Force Grant: Three-month grant Oct.-Dec. 2012: $3,000

Quad-City Task Force-Drug Enforcement$341,100

Prosecuting Attorney Budget (all crimes)$568,526

Sheriff’s K-9 Unit: $8,500

Inter-Local Drug Fund$17,000

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majority of which was spent on investigating and arresting marijuana users, producers and sellers. That covers not only recreational users, but also medical marijuana patients and providers who were living at or operating grow sites in 2011. So how is Whitman County spending the rest of its budget? Most of Whitman County’s budget mimics other counties with its standard payouts for public utilities and such, but when comparing the amount spent on drug interdiction compared to domestic violence services and investigations, we find that Whitman County spent $2,500 on Domestic Violence Services while receiving a STOP Grant (Violence Against Women grant) for $4,995 in 2012. Then there is the $1,969 that was granted by the Department of Justice, which specifically covered “overtime costs associated with officers attending grant-mandated training on the investigation of domestic violence, sexual assaults, stalking and harassment.” With the amount of forcible sex offenses dou-bling from eight in 2007 to 16 in 2012, the city of Pullman seems more interested in harassing, arresting and ruining the lives of medical mari-juana and substance consumers than stopping those who commit forcible sex offenses. Eastern Washington is mostly a conserva-tive, Republican-dominated region. But when we take a look at its drug policies and the drug interdiction budgets, it is anything but conser-vative. Prohibition of drugs creates unregulated markets that are nontaxable, uncontrollable and require large government to engage in an expen-sive, unending war against its own constituents. In our country, 90 years have passed and yet the war on drugs hasn’t diminished the market for illicit drugs. Sadly, most politicians and law enforcement officers have failed to make this connection, even after history has shown us that the prohi-bition on alcohol was such an epic failure that it remains the only constitutional amendment -- 18th Amendment -- to be repealed -- 21st Amendment -- by Congress. Stand up for your right to know how your tax money is being spent. Attend your city and county budget meet-ings and support defunding the war on drugs, which really is a war on civil liberties. Support giving taxpayers police forces that are dedicated to solving real crimes.

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Baingan Bharta (Eggplant Curry)

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

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3. Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat. Mix in cumin seeds and onion. Cook and stir until onion is tender.

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3. Sift the fl our, baking soda, salt and cream of tartar together. Add the fl our mixture to the sugar mixture and blend.

4. Shape dough into walnut-sized balls and place on the prepared baking sheets. Dip a glass in white sugar and press balls fl at. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.


2 cups white sugar3 tBSP unsweetened cocoa powder1/2 cup medicated butter1/2 cup milk1 pinch salt3 cups quick cooking oats1/2 cup peanut butter1 tsp vanilla extract

1. Boil sugar, cocoa, margarine, milk, and salt in a soucepan for 1 minute.

2. Mix in quick cooking oats, peanut butter, and vanilla, stir well.

3. Quickly drop teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper, and let cool.

No-Bake Coco-Oat Cookies Mexican Wedding Cookies

1 cup medicated butter1/2 cup white sugar2 tsp vanilla extract2 tsp water2 cups all-purpose fl our1 cup chopped almonds1/2 cup confectionersʼ sugar

1. Cream the butter and sugar in a medium bowl. Stir in vanilla and water. Add the fl our and almonds, mix until blended. Cover and chill for 3 hours.

2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

3. Shape dough into balls or crescents. Place on an unprepared cookie sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from pan to cool on wire racks. When cookies are cool, roll in confectionersʼ sugar. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.



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STORY AND PHOTOS BY BOB MONTOYA FOR NORTHWEST LEAF


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EPTEMBER BRINGS COOLER TEMPS and a couple of strains that help alleviate the suffering from nerve damage and the anxiety that is born from being permanently damaged. Daniel is from Vancouver WA. He is in a

wheelchair from a spinal injury nearly two decades ago. There are two strains of Cannabis key to his daily wellbeing. BLACK WIDOW is a good all day ant-anxiety and anti-inflam-matory bred equally from Black Domina and White widow it is a 50/50 sativa Indica . It is sweet and smooth, comes on fast and fades on the Sativa side with a relaxing Indica finish. Relief lasts up to an hour and a half from 4-5 puffs. PETROL NIGHTMARE is a combination of White moonshine and Petrol OG. With a 70/30 Indica blend it is high in CBGN and CBD. Daniel gets relief from spasticity and often feels a tingling in his upper thighs when using this strain in the evenings. It is what is known as a creeper, coming on slow but lasting several hours, ideal for restful sleep. It has a sweet oily taste owed to it’s Petrol OG dominance. THESE STRAINS are privately grown in Seattle by a veteran Cannabis expert exclusively for Daniel. Inquiries into ac-cess to these meds can go through him as these strains are in limited supply. Spinal cord injuries and nerve damage from operations and dwindling health continue to stump the pharmaceutical industry, Cannabis is giving us hope. NEXT MONTH I will focus on a couple of strains showing some success with PTSD.

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BY NORTHWEST LEAF SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR DR. SCOTT D. ROSE

IT CARRIES A DECIDEDLY NEGATIVE CONNOTATION IN AMERICAN CULTURE. IT CONJURES IMAGES OF INDIVIDUALS AS F IENDS, AT A STREET CORNER ON SKID ROW, EMPTY BOTTLES, NEEDLES AND SYRINGES. ADDICTION NEED NOT BE THAT EXTREME AND STEREOTYPICAL. CANNABIS HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN LUMPED INTO THIS CATEGORY OF SEWER AND SCUM AS PART OF THE FAILED PROHIBITION AND SMEAR IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

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CAN YOU BE ACANNABIS ADDICT?


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ddiction is complex and there is debate on how addiction starts, however ad-diction is primarily, a chronic disease of

brain reward, motivation, and memory. Pleasure is strongly associated with addiction and within the pleasure pain continuum we move from pain towards pleasure Current compelling research points to the fact that Cannabis may be part of the answer for addiction, not part of the problem. The Merriam Webster dictionary defines ad-diction strictly as a compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (as heroin, nico-tine, or alcohol) characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal. Tolerance is the phenomenon where the user must dose higher and higher each time to get the same effects. A more broad definition of addiction is the persistent compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be harmful. Addictions can include drug abuse, exercise addiction, food addiction, sexual addiction, computer addiction and gam-bling. Signs of addiction include lack of control over substances or behavior, preoccupation with the substance or behavior, continued use despite consequences, and denial. Immediate gratifica-tion despite long-term negative effects is classic.

Physiological vs. psychological (emotional) addiction.

Physiological addiction occurs when the body’s chemistry has to adjust to (for ease we will re-strict to a substance) a substance by incorporating it into it’s normal biochemical workings. This in-deed sets the stage for tolerance and withdrawal. Tolerance, again, needing more, more, more and withdrawal refers to the physical and psychologi-cal symptoms experienced when the substance is reduced or discontinued. Withdrawal symptoms include intense crav-ings for the substance, anxiety, irritability, nau-sea, hallucination, cold sweats, headaches and tremors. Many individuals faced with being pre-scribed an opiate medication are extremely con-cerned about the risk of addiction to opiates. Cannabis has been shown to have more emo-tional addiction than physiological, meaning most individuals can discontinue use with no physical withdrawal symptoms. About 9% of rec-reational (infrequent) users and 25% of chronic (daily) users experience Cannabis dependency where withdrawal symptoms can be experienced including anxiety, insomnia, loss of appetite, ir-

A ritability, mood swings, and increased aggression. The research into biological mechanisms of ad-diction have identified several areas of the brain important during addiction. Most notably the nu-cleus accumben and the release of the neurochemi-cal dopamine. This brain center can be triggered by a wide variety of drugs in a wide variety of ways. Dopamine release normally occurs in response to natural reinforcing stimuli such as water, food, and sex. The pleasurable effects of a drug can reinforce the behaviors associated with acquiring and con-suming the drug until a habit occurs. Basically the brain has been hijacked for pleasure seeking. Cannabis works very differently in the brain and body. The endo-cannabinoidsystem is the complex system of molecules and receptors in the human body and is how the plant Cannabis has its effects. In other words, the body has similar compounds to what’s in Cannabis. A 2009 study performed by the Laboratory for Physiopathology of Diseases of the Central Nervous System found that injections of THC, the primary active chemical in Cannabis, helped elimi-nate dependence on opiates such as morphine and heroin in test animals. A 2013 study found that Cannabis reduced opiate withdrawal symptoms in mice. Research-ers published their findings in the May 2013 issue of The American Journal on Addictions, entitled “Impact of Cannabis Use during Stabilization on Methadone Maintenance Treatment.” they started with the premise that “illicit drug use, particularly that of Cannabis, is common among opiate-depen-dent individuals and has the potential to impact treatment in a negative manner.” They actually found that withdrawal decreases in patients using Cannabis. Medical Cannabis pa-tients using Cannabis for treating pain often find they are able to reduce or eliminate their depen-dence on opiate medications. “Cannabis as a Substitute for Alcohol and Other Drugs”, published in the Harm Reduc-tion Journal was a study conducted using data from a survey compiling self reported addiction treatment and relapse information. This study found that respondents used Cannabis to curb their alcohol cravings, as an alternative to previ-ous use of prescription drugs, and even as a sub-stitute for more potent drugs such as cocaine. This study showed that almost 60% of individu-als chose to use Cannabis preferentially because it provided better symptom management across the board as well. Other studies published in this

9%

25%

Who experiences Cannabis withdrawal?

recreational or(infrequent) users

Chronic or(daily) users

Cannabis users have more potential for emotional addiction than physiological

journal found medical Cannabis users were less likely to use more potent drugs and Cannabis uses report less tobacco use. It is clear that more effective addiction recov-ery treatment is needed in our country. Accord-ing to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), up to 50% of individuals who begin an addiction treatment program relapse within 6 months. As more states move to legalize medi-cal Cannabis, it is becoming easier for doctors, and researchers to point to the many benefits of Cannabis like those of treating addiction.

why cannabis is different

Medical Cannabis patients are able to func-tion better in daily activities and work, unlike with many prescription opiates for symptom relief. Medical Cannabis patients report fewer unpleasant side effects with Cannabis than with many traditional and stronger drug treatments. Medical Cannabis patients achieve more effec-tive symptom relief using Cannabis than with other alternatives. The majority of Cannabis users never become addicted, they do not “lose control” of their use. When they use Cannabis, they can control dose to get the results they expect and intend to get. Since withdrawal from alcohol and seri-ous drug use often prompts the same symptoms as other medical conditions that Cannabis is already used to treat (anxiety, depression, pain, nausea, and insomnia) it seems logically reason-able that the use of Cannabis could also help with addiction recovery. Again, Cannabis may be part of the answer.

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Into The Deep > > D e e p Wat e r C u lt u r e g r o w i n g I S P O W E R F U L A N D A M A Z I N G LY E F F I C I E N T — I F YO U C A N g e t e v e r y t h i n g d i a l e d - i n . . .

questions? Never hesitate to email me at [email protected]. See a wide range of useful growing videos and tips at Youtube.com/DrScandersonGt

ushing the boundaries of plant genetics can take many forms. Indoor gardening is constantly trying to improve upon its

accolades in order to make up for its shortcomings. Namely, it is always subject to the inferior light spectrum of human-made lamp technology. There are however, several areas that the indoor gardener can leverage that aren’t as readily or practically available to outdoor growing environments. The ability to control the environment including supplementation with C02 is certainly one area, utilizing specialized growing techniques such as Low Stress Training (LST), FIM’ing, Topping, and Scrog, to maximize the efficacy of horizontally lit gardens is another. Yet another is the growing medium and system itself. Hydroponic gardening was first designed for agricultural food production in arid environments. The opulent amounts of water necessary to properly feed and nourish soils for food production simply isn’t available in these environments. Hydroponic feeding uses water considerably more efficiently and in combination with mineral based fertilizer, does so in a comparably much smaller root space. The evolution of the various types of hydroponic gardening has taken many, many stages of advancement. One of the most exciting and impressive results come from a style of hydroponic growing known as Deep Water Culture. In these systems, the roots are suspended directly into the nutrient solution with no additional

P medium used what so ever. Please let me start by saying that these systems can be very difficult to get dialed in. I do not recommend them for newer growers for a variety of reasons that will hopefully become obvious throughout this piece. Now that I’ve offered sufficient disclaimer, buckle up, because this is growing in the fast lane. The environment that a properly dialed in Deep Water Culture (DWC) system provides is so incredibly ideal for plant growth and development every biological function the plant carries out is exaggerated and the results can be astounding. This article is in NO WAY trying to suggest that DWC improves on what nature provides,

rather, I consider it a redesigned environment — separate from nature — that can achieve similar but also fantastic growing results. DWC systems really focus on maximizing one of the few pillars that every gardener’s success rests

on but is often accomplished invisibly: getting oxygen to the roots. The nutrient solution is treated with an air stone and air pump that is constantly infusing oxygen into the solution. The roots love this environment. The direct and constant contact with the nutrient solution combined with it’s highly oxygenated state makes nutrient uptake and plant growth rates accelerate considerably. No other system gives the amount of control over oxygen availability to the root zone. This results is such superior nutrient uptake that plants grow and in fact thrive in very low nutrient concentrations. With absolutely no medium the

root are able to grow to a more dense mass. In combination with chelated nutrients, DWC allows a phenomenal amount of lush growth in the canopy from an extremely small space (relative to containers) in the root zone. DWC systems elaborately enhance the root zone’s natural capacity to function through its own design. By keeping nutrient levels extremely low (300-400 average) you can avoid many of the issues that gardening with highly concentrated synthetic nutrients can create. You also have complete and direct control over exactly what the plant has access to as you create the medium with whatever nutrient solution that you mix and fill the bucket with.

Why it works

With this level of control it’s much easier to adjust the temperature of the medium as well. A crispy cool medium not only provides higher levels of dissolved oxygen and strong pathogenic resistance but allows the canopy to grow and thrive in a wider variety of temperatures and conditions. The comparative results to traditional container mediums can look like improved yields by 20 to 50 percent, shorter flower times by one to two weeks, faster veg. times by 30 to 40 percent and all the accelerated growth rates associated with attaining these results. This can be both a great thing and the characteristic that makes DWC growing


D e e p Wat e r C u lt u r e s y s t e m s maximize the oxygen getting to your plant’s roots. DWCs generally use a small net pot, filled with a rock medium and fitted into the lid of a bucket which holds the plant’s stalk and acts as an anchor the roots grow out of and are suspend from. The roots grow out of the net pot in a short period of time from transplant and a cool, oxygen rich nutrient solution is there to greet them.

Sink or swim

Always start with one site at a time, leave room for learning. Don’t convert your entire garden to a new growing style.

Synthetic Nutrients (salt-based) work bet-ter in Deep Water Culture systems. Stay away from any organic nutrients and supplements containing organic amendments.

Use only base nutrients and a bloom booster.

Start out at 25% of the recommended nutrient concentrations and consider working your way up to 50%.

Water temps are key. Keep them as low as you can or around 65 degrees F °.

When it comes to Oxygen, the more the bet-ter. Lots of air, lots of diffusers (air stones).

DON’T draw the air you are oxygenating your buckets with from inside your C02 rich growing environment.

difficult to master. If you don’t know what the plant needs and when it needs it, you have no medium with residual food or “as of yet”unavailable nutrients to compensate for any errors. You will learn about nutrient deficiency very quickly as a result. Also because the roots are suspended directly in solution they are more nutrient sensitive and will burn faster and more easily if nutrient concentrations get too high and will lock up faster if pH falls out of line. With fewer days in flower, having every aspect of the garden dialed in each day becomes even more critical. If the initial mix of nutrients is too high, plants will continue on their super high rates of growth as long as they can. In turn, the plants will consume more of the water in the solution than the nutrients, which increases the concentration further and creates a domino effect. If you are not able to catch this within a few hours to a day, your plants may burn, lock up or both, and if that happens during flower on what may be a 55-day cycle you may lose a substantial amount in the results department. Another area highly prone to cause problems in DWC is mechanical failure. Unlike almost every other hydroponic system, adding in redundancy for electrical or mechanical pump failure can be a challenge. If the air pump fails, the roots become suspended in stagnant water and in a few hours will become starved for oxygen, and at risk of aerobic bacterial blooms. DWC systems are generally prone to bacterial root infections because most systems have the bucket with the nutrient solution being pounded by high-intensity discharge lighting. It’s imperative that you monitor your solution’s

temperature. Anything above 72-73 degrees F° will create some pretty comfortable conditions for aerobic bacteria and other fungal infestations that can destroy root systems. Using preventatives such as H2O2, hypochlorous acid or other root

zone optimizers is a wise choice as the adversity of the conditions increase. Adding a perpetual cycle of frozen water bottles can take a degree or three out of your nutrient solution’s temps, helpful if you’re floating right on the border of the danger zone.

tHE “LESS IS MORE” PRINCIPLE

Let me make this as clear as I can. The overwhelming reason one goes through all the effort, utilizes all the resources and ultimately takes all the risks associated with cultivating in “The Deep” is to take advantage of the environment created for the root zone. This means that the “less is more” principle is amplified to a major degree. If you choose to garden using a DWC system, let the system do the work and focus on keeping the nutrient concentrations low and the pH in range. Which type of mineral based supplement you choose, assuming you adhere to the rest of the suggestions is less important in deep water cultivation provided it’s of high quality and you choose a nutrient line suitable for DWC. Lots of growers talk about grams per watt as an ultimate measure of skill in the garden and, to a large extent, I agree. There is a clear and divisive line between those growers who are able to pull north of 1-1.25 gpw and those that do not. But often overlooked in these “efficiency” measures is what it took to arrive at these total grams. Let us not forget the reason hydroponic gardening was invented in the first place. In sealed rooms where transpired moisture is collected and recycled, DWC systems are more environmentally friendly than their organic counterparts from a water conservation perspective and are more efficient. DWC system excel at production efficiency and can not only crush 1.25 gpw yields but can do so using about at 0.01 gpg (gallons per gram). To put that in perspective, the analogous room using high capacity container medium would use roughly 25 times that amount of water to produce the same result and require approximately four times the amount of fertilizer If you dig tinkering, taking readings, making small adjustments and seeing big differences in a short period of time, growing this way might be something you will excel at and come to truly enjoy.

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BEHIND THE STRAIN

The Genetics

Smoke report/bag appeal

BY DR. SCANDERSON FOR NORTHWEST LEAF

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clear and focused without any traces of the jitters, combined with an exciting creative mindset are the hallmarks of this strain’s effects. Taking the levels down a rung or two from the soaring, psychedelic effects that Sour Diesel can sometimes overwhelm with is a welcomed change. This one is an excellent choice for patients seeking medication that provides a clear and uplifting sativa-dominant experience while avoiding the racy side effects sativas can sometimes provide.

This strain was a happy accident of epic proportions. It all started with a cut of East Coast Sour Diesel lovingly given the title of “Superman” which produced some seeds that eventually pollinated an amazing cut of Grape Stomper. The result, after several pheno hunts, are an overwhelmingly special plant created right here in the Northwest. We are pleased to be featuring the creator of this strain “The Big-C,” in this month’s Behind The Strain How it grows section.

Sour Grape Diesel highlights two of her parents most spectacular traits in scent and appearance. The powerful and sharp smell of grape Kool-Aid giving way to a sour diesel smell immediately distinguishes this medication. Pale green and orange hairs deeply covered in a fine coating of milky crystals reveals the bud shape and structure of the Sour D and the heavier crystal production more reminiscent of the Grape Stomper mother. A familiar fan favorite, Sour Diesel flavors presented in a tightly wrapped candy grape package seems to be a clashing combination of flavors that go surprisingly well together. Like salty and sweet, the soft candied grape flavors accent the raw meaty diesel flavors that quickly take hold of the flavor roller coaster the smoke from these blooms provides.

East Coast Sour Diesel (reversed clone) x Grape Stomper aka Sour Grapes (Blue Sky Nursery clone)

>> A clear, uplifting sativa remarkably free of any hyperness or other side effects

a fan favorite, SGD has clashing combination of flavors that go surprisingly well together. ‘‘

HOW IT GROWS

Sour Grape Diesel is like one of those Playboy centerfolds, who as a young girl, was gangly and awkward. As a teen, she was too tall and disproportionate, but then all of a sudden she’s gorgeous and robust in all the right places. SGD is long and lanky and can literally grow more than 500 percent in flower. An eight-inch clone, forced into flower, can soar to a towering five-foot-tall frost-covered tree. But, she does all her filling out in the last three weeks of a nine-week flower cycle. Vegging is a fast process with SGD unless using a scrog setup where time would be spent training her into a large bush. Long spacing between bud sites can make for a growing challenge, as well as cloning as cutting show particular susceptibility to rot. She is a happy plant with vibrant green and long serrated leaves that will burn easily so care must be given to keep enough distance from strong HID bulbs. High heat and humidity are the enemies as she favors a cooler drier climate to thrive. She is an easy eater and will happily hang with any sane feeding schedule but seems to favor a moderate ppm of around 1000 (700 scale) when grown in a flood and drain system. At week four and five she is sensitive to Phosphorous so I lower the ppm’s to keep things rolling along. Supporting branches late in flower is a must as the stems are somewhat thin and can’t handle the chunk that develops near the end. I also tend to remove some of the large leaves around the same time to let in extra light for the final budding push. Ten days of flushing in hydro will ensure a clean healthy smoke and sometimes give the buds a little purple outlining.

questions? Never hesitate to email me at [email protected]. See a wide range of useful growing videos and tips at Youtube.com/DrScandersonGt

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