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FEATURELegendary hemp and Cannabis activist Jack Herer founded the Southeast Portland glass mecca Third Eye Shoppe close to three decades ago. Holding upthe legacy is his son, Mark Herer, now a co-owner.

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ver the coming months we will begin a journey towards legalized recreational Cannabis for everyone over the age of

21 in Oregon. There are still a lot of questions that remain to be answered about issues like taxes and regulations, but the most important question is regarding the future of MMJ. Already there are people questioning whether medical is necessary once 91 goes into effect.

To those who question MMJ I have only one request. Do not take away access to medicine for the sick and dying patients who want to use Cannabis as medicine. Oregon should not repeat the mistakes of Washington, which is now struggling against recreational businesses that are lobbying against medical, trying to force patients into a system that does not care for patient needs. The reason they want to force patients into the recreational system? Greed.

The humble Cannabis plant has been on this planet longer than we have, it has survived prohibition efforts to eradicate it, and it has flourished in the new medical markets of late. The only real threat to Cannabis is overtaxation and overregulation.

We must remember that above all this is a plant that is harmless and safe, and which provides the best medicine in the world for a variety of conditions. Let’s not give that up for a quick recreational high, or a quick profit in an emerging market. Recreational and medical Cannabis can exist side by side, as long as we work to make that a reality.

I hope you enjoy this issue, and remember to share the truth about Cannabis with someone new this month. You might be surprised at how much they needed it!

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regon Liquor Control Commission offi-cials have announced Tom Burns, a former pharmaceutical lobbyist who now works

at the Oregon Health Authority, will oversee the legalization of recreational marijuana in the state.

Burns was previously director of pharmacy programs and ran the Oregon’s medical cannabis dispensary program.

Before working for the state, Burns served as top administrator in the California Senate and was a lobbyist for GlaxoSmithKline, a pharmaceu-tical giant, according to reports by Nigel Jaquiss at Willamette Week.

“Tom has navigated these waters before on the medical side,” said OLCC Executive Director Steven Marks.

“In line with Chairman Rob Patridge’s direc-tion, Tom will lead the implementation of Ore-gon’s recreational marijuana law with a measured approach that protects children, promotes safety and brings the marijuana industry into the regu-lated market.”

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San Francisco dispensaries pay to get guns off streets

edical dispensaries have ponied up the dough to get illegal guns off the street, sponsoring the first event of its

kind by a dispensary last month, on the second anniversary of the Sandy Hook school shooting. The Green Door, Barbary Coast, Grassroots and legal firm Hallinan & Hallinan, gave $35,000 to secure the buy back of illegal firearms, said at-torney Brendan Hallinan.

“Pot clubs are often accused of creating crime; of causing robberies…We wanted to counter that a little bit,” he said. Anyone who turned in a hand-gun got $100; assault weapons fetched $200.

All guns were accepted by law enforcement.“We want to participate in society,” said Mike

Nolin, The Green Door’s founder and head of the MMJ consulting firm Boss Enterprises.

“We want to contribute.”

University of Alabama will investigate the effectiveness of CBD oil in preventing seizures.

he Food and Drug Administration has given the University of Alabama at Birmingham the go-ahead to study the use of cannabidiol, a mar-

ijuana derivative, to treat seizures. On December 10 the university received FDA letters authorizing two studies of cannabidiol, one for children and one for adults, said UAB spokesman Bob Shepard.

“It’s hard to put in words the feelings you have as a dad with a daughter that could benefit from this,” said Dustin Chandler. The legislation became known as “Carly’s Law” after Chandler’s 3-year-old daughter, who started having seizures at 8 weeks old.

Carly was eventually diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. Chandler, a police officer, frequently appeared before the Legislature to push for the bill. Alabama lawmakers approved the study after a de-criminalization bill failed. That legislation would have shielded parents and pa-tients from prosecution if they bought their own oil.The newly approved legis-lation provides $1 million to UAB to fund the five-year-long study. Patients in the study who are pre-scribed the marijuana oil will be protected from state criminal charges.

Parents of children with severe seizure disorders convinced the Alabama Legislature last year to pass a bill authorizing UAB’s Department of Neurology to perform a study of CBD, which is not psychoactive.

Carly was able to go from 300 gran mal seizures a month to just a handful per week, once she began the CBD oil treatment.

“It’s hard to put into words the feelings you have as a dad with a daughter that could benefit from this,” said Dustin Chandler, Carly’s father.

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haron Foster, the soon-to-be-re-tired chairwoman of the Washing-ton State Liquor Control Board --

in charge of recreational marijuana in the state, and perhaps soon medicinal Canna-bis as well -- has admitted she used med-ibles in December to control pain after a knee replacement surgery.

Foster said her doctors sent her home with heavy painkillers. “I had enough oxy-codone to go on the black market.”

She opted instead to use marijuana, which she’s been in charge of regulating for two years now. She obtained some canna-bis-infused brownies for that purpose.

“By the time I went to bed, which was maybe an hour-and-a-half or two hours after I ate this brownie — piece of brownie — I didn’t feel anything,” Foster said. “So all I know is, I was relaxed enough to go to sleep. So if I was high, I don’t know it.”

The chairwoman was infamous among medical marijuana activists for her snippy communication style during public meet-ings with the patient community last year.

She declined to name the source of the marijuana brownies she used for her pain.

If Foster is a medical marijuana patient, it would be seen as particularly ironic by many patients in the state, especially af-ter the LCB recommended last year the Washington state’s MMJ program should be shut down in favor of the state’s recre-ational marijuana outlets.

“I think the medical marijuana market is out of control in many places,” Foster told Seattle NPR affiliate KUOW. “People ought to know it’s well tested and not full of bad things that can happen in a growing operation. People are probably willing to pay a little bit higher price for having that security in the product they’re buying.”

In the last legislative session by state regulators medical marijuana dispensa-ries were called”unfair competition” to the over-taxed, under-powered pot available in state-licensed recreational stores.

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QuotedTHE FACT THAT A DEFENDANT CAN BE SENTENCED TO 13.3 YEARS IN JAIL FOR POSSESSION OF TWO MARIJUANA CIGARETTES SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT OUR ANTIQUATED SENTENCING STRUCTURE. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE CHANGE THE SENTENCING STRUCTURE.- New Orleans Parish Criminal Court Judge Calvin Johnson noting the case of Bernard Noble. “Noble’s original sentencing judge considered the 13+ year sentence

egregious and imposed a sentence of five years hard labor. The Orleans Parish District Attorney wasn’t satisfied with this punishment and appealed the sentence.

Ultimately, the district attorney sought and obtained a prison term of nearly triple the sentence imposed by the original sentencing judge,” reported HuffingtonPost. ‘‘

Million dollars worth of recreational Cannabis sold in Colorado alone during 2014. This could be an incentive for other states to follow suit.300Total number of applications for 21 grow centers and 60 dispensary licenses available in the Illinois MMJ program. Congrats, Chicagoans.369

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Number of states that currently allow MMJ, all of which are now safe from Federal intervention!Soon half the nation will allow medical marijuana.23

Cost in dollars to join a new Weed of the Month club in San Francisco, where packages come monthly full of delicious high end Cannabis. The City by the Bay has

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1.1 The 1.1 trillion-dollar Cromnibus budget passed by Congress included a provision that defunded the Federal Government from targeting MMJ in states

where it is legal, which should save billions in useless costs.

1.5 A bust in Houston last month was worth 1.5 million on the black market according to police, who found 300 plants in a suburban home.

Police found a Massachusetts man in possession of 80 pounds of weed, $15,000 in cash and two stolen pistols. Only break one law at a time, guy.80

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eattle officials want the police depart-ment to crack down on marijuana delivery services in the city. “There’s

no provision for them,” David Mendoza, a policy advisor in the Office of the Mayor, told members of the City Council on De-cember 10. “We feel we should close them down.”

Officials said that Cannabis delivery is illegal, and is a fel-ony offense. It’s prohibited un-der Washington state’s anemic “legalization” measure, Initia-tive 502, which (barely) legal-ized recreational marijuana.

The Office of Mayor Ed Murray plans to shut down the city’s marijuana delivery ser-vices, possibly using what Mendoza called a “one strike” method. Delivery services would be offered a chance to escape criminal charges, but have all their weed seized the first time they’re caught. We hesitate to call this convenient.

S Mendoza also unveiled a cadre of new medical marijuana dispensary rules that could be tough to follow. “Our goal is to stop this [medical dis-pensaries] growth,” he said.

Seattle wants to create a certification, similar to a business license, for marijuana collectives.

This won’t be the state license that Seattle has ordered all dis-pensaries to get – that license doesn’t exist yet.

The certifications would be issued to dispensaries that follow the city’s new rules, or the city could shut them down for good.Among the proposed new rules

are a requirement of using opaque packaging that doesn’t appeal to children, bans on certain edibles that could entice kids, testing and label-ing requirements similar to, or stricter than, 502 rules, and a new factor in the mix: shops must be located a minimum of 500 feet away from schools, daycares, and parks, and 1,000 feet from the nearest other legal marijuana store.

It’s not delivery,it’s a felony...Emerald City to crack down on pot serviceswith expanded rules and new licenses

The mayor’s officewants to curb the city’s marijuana delivering servicesby using what one advisor called a ‘one strike method.’

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


IT’S OVER!$1.1 trillion federal spending bill was passed by Congress in December, containing language which will pro-

hibit the United States Department of Justice from spending any money to undermine state medical marijuana laws.

The spending bill also prohibits the Drug Enforcement Agency from blocking imple-mentation of a federal law passed last year by Congress which greenlighted hemp cultiva-tion for academic and agricultural research purposes in states that currently allow it.

It also contains an amendment allowing Washington, D.C.’s voter-approved initiative legalizing marijuana possession and home cultivation for personal use to move forward, but prohibits D.C. policymakers from using local or federal 2015 funding to tax and regu-late marijuana the same way they do alcohol.

“For the first time, Congress is letting states set their own medical marijuana and hemp policies, a huge step forward for sen-sible drug policy,” said Bill Piper, director of the Drug Policy Alliance’s Office of National Affairs. “States will continue to reform their marijuana laws and Congress will be forced to accommodate them. It’s not a question of if, but when, federal marijuana prohibition will be repealed.”

The spending bill also contains a provision affecting legalization efforts in D.C. In No-vember, 70 percent of D.C. voters approved Initiative 71, a ballot measure that legalizes small amounts of marijuana for personal use. Members of Congress have offered differing opinions on whether the language in the spending bill stops Initiative 71 or just pro-hibits D.C. from going further.

Initiative 71 was officially enacted on December 3rd when a 70-percent of D.C. voters approved it. Whatever the fate of D.C.’s legalization effort, the national medi-cal marijuana victory in Congress will further solidify drug policy reform’s relevance as a mainstream political issue.

“The war on drugs is unraveling at the state and federal levels,” Piper said. “It’s taken a lot of work by a lot people for decades.

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In er tribes remain opposed to legalizing mari-juana on their lands, and federal officials will continue to enforce the law in those areas, if requested, Purdon argued.

Many tribes see marijuana sales as a poten-tially lucrative source of income, similar to to-bacco sales and casino gambling, which have fattened the coffers of tribes across the nation.

Others, though -- including the Yakama Nation in Washington state -- remain strong-ly opposed to the sale or even the use of mar-ijuana on their lands, despite its legality at the state level. Many tribes, already concerned with other substance abuse, appear to be op-posed to allowing marijuana use and cultiva-tion on their territory, Purdon said.

The DOJ will not enforce federal marijuana laws on fed-erally recognized tribes that choose to allow Cannabis, as long as they meet the eight areas of concern.

“The tribes,” Purdon said, “have the sovereign right to set the code on their reservations.”

THE YAKAMA NATION STRONGLY OPPOSESTHE SALE OR EVEN THE USE OF MARIJUANA ON THEIR LANDS .

an epochal shift likely to change the face of American society forever, the Department of Justice told United States attorneys not to prevent Native

American tribes from growing or selling marijuana on their sovereign lands, even in states where can-nabis is illegal, on December 11.

The new memorandum offers guidance which will be implemented on a case-by-case basis, ac-cording to U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon of North Dakota, chairman of the Attorney General’s Subcommittee on Native American Issues.

Tribes must still follow the eight guidelines, also called areas of concern, offered by the federal government after Colorado and Washington state voters chose to legalize marijuana in the 2012 elec-tions. The federal guidelines will also apply in Oregon and Alaska, where voters chose to join the ranks of legal states in 2014.

While it is still unknown just how many reservations will take ad-vantage of the new policy, it seems likely that many will, judging by their business saavy elsewhere. Oth-

Historic.Feds say they’ll allow Native Americans to grow and sell marijuana on tribal lands — even in states where pot remains illegal.

Attorney General Eric Holder, right, joined North Dakota U.S. Attorney Timothy Pardon last June to speak with students at the Fourth Annual Tribal Consultation Conference in Bismarck, ND.

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1) SMOKE ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM, RIGHT? Marijuana is not legal yet. In November we passed Measure 91, which legalizes marijuana production, possession and use for all adults 21 and older, but that part of the law isn’t in effect until July 1, 2015.

2) BUT CAN I BE FIRED FOR USING POT ONCE THE LAW DOES GO INTO EFFECT? Yes. Measure 91 allows employers to discriminate against marijuana users. It states that it is not to be construed to “amend or effect in any way any state or federal law pertaining to employment matters.” (Section 4(1)) Nonunion employers can and will impose any workplace drug policies they want. Union employees have the option to negotiate drug policies with their employer.

3) CAN MY EMPLOYER WITHFEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO USE LEGALMARIJUANA IN THEIR OFF HOURS?No. An employer with a federal contract must have workplace drug policies. If an employer contracts with the federal government, federal law requires policies on intoxicants in the workplace. Marijuana remains among the five required substances that must be tested for, along with amphetamines, co-caine, opiates and PCP.

4) WHY CAN’T I SMOKE AFTER WORKON A FRIDAY AND SHOW UP MONDAYAND BE CONSIDERED SOBER?Some only test pre-employment, some periodically and randomly, and others only upon suspicion of intoxication or in the event of an on-site accident.The standard test used by employers is a urine test. This procedure only tests for metabolites, showing past use of marijuana, not actual intoxication. Cur-rently, only blood tests can check for the presence of active Cannabis compounds in the body. However, many employees do not want employers to have the right to draw blood from employees’ bodies. Allow-ing employers to draw and test blood of employees

could disclose to the employer an employee’s ownprivate medical condition. Efforts are underway to create a Breathalyzer that tests for Cannabis impair-ment, but it remains under development. It’s critical to know your employer’s policy and to act safely.

5) CAN MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS STILL BE FIRED FOR USING POT? While the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Oregon Disability Law require employers to make reasonable accommodations for qualified individ-uals with disabilities, the Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that employers do not have to accom-modate the use of medical marijuana, even during non-working hours — as long as it’s not an undue hardship or direct threat to employee safety. See: Emerald Steel Fabricators, Inc. v. Bureau of Labor and Industries, 348 Or 159, 230 P.3d 518 (2010).

6) IF I DON’T LIKE THESE LAWSWHAT CAN I DO TO CHANGE THEM? Write or call your federal representative or senator. You can write to President Obama and ask his ad-ministration to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule 1 drug to one that is more in line with its known beneficial uses. Write or call your state representa-tive or senator and ask them to prohibit discrimina-tion in employment conditions where the employer does not have a federal contract.

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Possession and use of recreational marijuana is legal for Oregon’s 21 and over crowd, but you should still definitely avoid discussingwaterpipes by the watercooler.

Marijuana is legal. Just don’t tell the boss.

In 2010, the Oregon Supreme Court upheld that employers don’t have to accommodate or allow the use of marijuana - even off the clock.Rec pot law M91 doesnothing to resolve that.

appy New Year! With two more states and the nation’s capital legalizing marijuana in 2014, this year could be the year we truly manage to end prohibition. The Human Solution’s

New Year’s resolution is to end prohibition in 2015. We are working hard so this can be the year that no more lives are ruined for a nontoxic plant. This could be the year that no one has to be locked in a 4-by-4-foot cell with no amenities or rights as a human being. This could be the year when no one is buried under debt and forced to spend the rest of their lives rebuilding something they shouldn’t have lost in the first place. 2015 could be the year when everyone, smoker or not, can say, “No one will go to jail for a plant.”

PRISON OUTREACHCraig Cesal is doing better since the last report. Guards and other staff are recognizing that Craig is receiving outside assistance from lots of people and through his adoption by Vicca and Jesse Thompson of Ferntucky Medical. Even prison staff members are telling him it is wrong he’s there. He is giving hope to other inmates imprisoned for false reasons, to the point where other inmates’ visiting family members point him out and ask, “Is that him?” But his celebrity status is bringing hardships, too. Imagine the wardens from the movies “Life” or “The Shawshank Redemption” and you have Craig’s position. Please keep Craig in mind as he continues his battle for freedom while a daughter goes another year without a father. To hear Craig, please listen to The Human Solution’s News From the Front Lines Internet radio show. Craig risks lockdown every week to call into the radio show and update us on his life in prison.

Richard Delisi has some good news this month, he has been adopted after serving 9 years out of a 90-year sentence for pot. He was adopted by The Human Solution’s headquarters chapter in South-ern California — the chapter will raise money for Richard’s commissary and advocate for his release. Richard recently had the opportunity to stand

Hbefore a judge and have his case revisited; the out-come is pending. Read more about the Delisi Proj-ect in the national news part of this article.

George Martorano has been litigating for his freedom for years. The Human Solution continues to gather letters for the plant prisoner and prolif-ic writer, now into his 31st year of a life sentence. Please keep George in mind. He’s on the brink of freedom and the more people who know the man and how the drug war is putting away our loved ones, the more chance we have of helping every-one know that no one should go to jail for a plant. George was adopted by Seattle Hempfest. To learn more, please visit Seattle Hempfest’s website. Irma alred is a Native American plant prisoner and she deserves your consideration for adoption. Irma has served 23 years of a 30-year sentence for marijuana distribution. She has paid off her $25,000 debt to the government by working for less than 20 cents an hour in prison. She has undergone surgeries and is unable to work as a slave for our government anymore. She needs your help to advocate for her and to supply her with enough commissary money to provide shampoo, phone time, and food. If you want to help this brave woman, call 951-934-0055 to adopt her. Irma’s only crime was being a strong Native Amer-ican woman who believed in the land and our plant.

NORTHWEST NEWSOregon>> Joy Graves and Raymond Martin left court Dec. 4 insulted by Grant County Circuit Judge William D. Cramer’s proceedings. After admitting he had not read the motion to dismiss filed by the defense, Cramer stated that even if he ruled Cannabis was a sacrament, the charges ap-plied because Graves cultivated within 1,000 feet of a school and the government retains the right to regulate where a church is situated. The district attorney claimed that once the state accepts Cannabis as a religious sacrament, then one would assume meth and human sacrifices would be

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WE’RE WORKING HARD SO THIS CAN BE THE YEAR THAT NO MORE LIVES ARE RUINED FOR A NONTOXIC PLANT!

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also allowed. In the end, Graves’ attorney was grant-ed seven days to file an amendment to the motion. Cramer warned that it would take him time to get through the motion and all the testimony to make his decision. A court date hasn’t been set. Joy asks for the public to call Grant County Circuit Court at 541-575-1438 to tell them to drop this case.

washington>> The Kettle Falls Five’s trial date was continued and set for 8:30 a.m. Feb. 23 at the Thomas S. Foley U.S. Courthouse in Spokane. Community support is truly appreciated. Jurors won’t even know the family followed our state MMJ laws because the feds have blocked their right to bring up state laws in federal court. This truly brave family needs just one of the 12 jurors to believe that no one should go to prison for a plant and say “not guilty!” Otherwise, they could go to prison for up to 60 years. Jude Ortiz needs support after being sentenced to 15 years by Yakima County Judge David Elofson, who actually accused him of being the “cancer” in his family. This is a victimless case. The large fam-ily presence in the courtroom proves Jude’s value to the Ortiz family. Please help this father of five and insist that Elofson overturns this unjust sentence. Send letters to Yakima County Superior Court-house, 128 N. 2nd St. Yakima, WA 98901.

Josh Mauk has had his Child Protective Services case dismissed! The Human Solution’s King Coun-ty chapter pulled off a successful fundraiser that raised money for Josh and Debbie to cover legal fees to retain attorney David Arganian. The call to action of Sonia Leyva, King County chapter lead-er, brought the canna family together in support of Debbie and Josh. Thank you Sonia, MMJ Universe and everyone else who donated and helped pull off an amazing event. Debbie and Josh are still fighting their crimi-nal cases so court support is needed. Please check The Human Solution’s calendar on our website — thsintl.org — for details of their next court date. Vicca and Jesse Thompson founded The Grow Shop and Ferntucky Medical Marijuana Dispen-sary in Ferndale in 2012 and ran it personally until the city shut them down November 5. The day before, CPS began an investigation into allegations that the Thompsons had put their child at risk and had exposed him to Cannabis. Vicca and Jesse would later discover a disgruntled ex-volun-teer had given the state a false accusation as ammu-nition to take their child. On Nov. 21, the couple

was forced to surrender their son to the state, which required that hair sample was taken to test the child for Cannabis. This family was torn apart for Thanksgiving and they fear they will not be together for Christmas, too. Vicca and Jesse are advocates for our plant and its prisoners, advocating and offering support to Craig Cesal through our adopt-a-prisoner project. Craig is offering his support to Vicca from behind bars. If you would like to become a member of the newly formed Bellingham chapter, please visit our website.

The Human Solution participated in the 15th Christmas Vigil put on by Seattle Hempfest and the November Coalition. We were honored to join in the protest, advocating for our nonviolent of-fenders who couldn’t be home for the holiday. We also teamed up with Northwest Leaf, PCE market and MMJ Universe, and collected coats and other warm clothing for homeless and needy people.

NATIONAL NEWSven as each state fights for legalization, the national report does not look good. Mothers across the nation are being ripped from their children and sent off to jail. Prohibition still

exists and is ruining families everywhere. The Human Solution International (THSI) has been trying to put attention on Vicca Thompson in Washington, Andrea Harps in Maryland, Karen Ross - Glaser in Arizona, Fredrica Ballard in Ne-vada and Tamara Hudson in Michigan because our war is ruining their lives. As these strong women fight their unfair charges, their nightmares of los-ing their children because of our harmless plant are becoming real. To bring light to all of the stories and more, The Human Solution International has formed a me-dia team. Please help in our attempt to spread the news by participating in “Operation Viral”. Help end prohibition by assisting in delivering the news to the world! Go to our website www.thsintl.org and visit our press room to share the stories on your social media. The Delisi Project’s Journey for Justice brought Stacey Theis and the big green Cannabus full of supporters from Michigan to Florida in efforts to free Richard from his life sentence for our plant.

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On December 1st, Richard went before a judge and was not denied a release. Instead, the judge is going to take 30 days to deliberate, mean-while we are asking you to call the Governor of Florida, Rick Scott at 850-717-9337 and ask him to free Richard DeLisi and return him to his daughter Ashley! Tell him that Richard has suffered enough and his incarceration has been unbearable for all. Tell the governor no one de-serves to die in prison because of our plant!

Tuan Nguyen from Westminster in South-ern California was found not guilty in court! Thanks to jury nullification and court support, Tuan will not spend the next four years in pris-on. While Tuan was saved from prison, Noah Kleinman from Los Angeles was sentenced to 18 years in federal court. Noah would not be in prison today if one of the jurors had stepped up and said “not guilty!” Thanks to jury nullification and court support, Tuan will not spend the next 4 years in pris-on. While Tuan was saved from prison, Noah Kleinman from Los Angeles was sentenced to 18 years after his unfair trial in federal court and taken into custody. Noah would not be in pris-on today if one of the jurors had stepped up and said not guilty!

The Human Solution International would like to thank the Seattle Foundation for our first grant and especially thank our member, Richard Brenner for advocating for us to get the dona-tion! The money will be helping to start our Adopt-A-Prisoner Program T-shirt commis-sary fundraiser! Please make it your resolution to join our goal to END PROHIBITION 2015, we need your help! If you would like to volunteer for The Human Solution International, start a chapter, join a team project, donate, adopt-a-prisoner, become a member, etc., please visit our website at www.thsintl.org or call us 951-934-0055. We need your help to end the war! For more news from the front lines, you can listen to our weekly radio show. The archives are found on our website. Please remember, NO VICTIM = NO CRIME = NOT GUILTY BECAUSE NO ONE DESERVES TO GO TO PRISON OR DIE FOR OUR PLANT!

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Draw yourself a bath and put on some relaxing music and prepare to unwind with our strain of the month from Green Source Gardens.

The smell of Divine Wine, a sun-grown flower, is deep and sensual in a very rich and seductive blend with light sweetness. We’re thinking it makes a great side dish to a tasty meal or a good wine, since it is so savory and floral.

At 26.33% THC this Shiva’s Cheeba x Blackberry/ Afgoo Skunk hybrid brings a ton of potency to the table.

The first green toke hits the full palate, and you can taste the light saltiness with the sweet of the flower. It brings all the elements of a vintage wine,

with many layers of flavors ending in a light sweet finish. Toke after toke slip into the lungs smoothly and the flower slowly takes hold

in a euphoric and pleasurable high. Each toke is fresh and ultralight, with clean burning ash and almost no cough.

Attention to detail and high standards for their medicine are what makes these growers so special. They are Clean Green certified for responsible agriculture, using only non-chemical additives and natural sunshine to keep their flowers as pure as nature intended it.

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feature

Stepping across the threshold

into the two-story Portland storefront creates

a feeling of calm and well-being. This is no

dingy, poorly lit head shop trafficking in cheap

glass or bath salts. Enter Third Eye Shoppe

and you’re absorbed into a counterculture

dreamworld — every conceivable surface

adorned with glass, art, books and stones.

The shop was started in 1987 by Jack Herer,

the legendary hemp and Cannabis activist, and

now his son, Mark Herer, a vocal man in his

own right, is the co-owner, working diligently

to keep up this most personal of fights.

We wandered all throughout the incredible

space as he shed light on his father’s writings,

his history as an activist and how he ended up

running the city’s most beloved head shop.

By WES ABNEY | PHOTOS by DANIEL BERMAN

IN JACK’S FOOTSTEPS:MARK HERER, THIRD EYE SHOPPE, AND UPHOLDING AN INCREDIBLE LEGACY


ark Herer (pronounced like hair) grew up in Los Angeles, splitting time in split custody and spending weekends with his dad, work-ing side-by-side to spread petitions and get out the word on hemp and Cannabis causes.

“I remember being 7 years old and being the monkey on his arm as he went around with petitions,” Mark said. “Activism was al-

ways part of our life, and by the time I turned 15 and I became heavy into politics, Dad was really galavanting around, trying to make change.”

His childhood exposure to the political process gives Mark a rare per-spective on the history of Cannabis and the movement to legalize it. By the age of 21, he’d been arrested countless times for petitioning in public places, living the life of a freedom fighter.

“I GREW UP IN A DIFFERENT WORLD, one where even asking people about legalizing Cannabis could be enough to get you arrest-ed. We would break new ground every day, and not everybody was com-fortable with it,” Mark explained. “But we made it fun. We had a tradition that whenever anyone was arrested whoever bailed them out would show up with a fresh joint, and the second we got out of the jailhouse doors the newly free activist would take the first hit.”

Mark recalls being arrested dozens of times, along with many of the oth-er activists that his father was organizing to sign and circulate petitions.

“Luckily, Dad and I never got arrested at the same time. He would be running around different areas in his van, dropping off or picking up crews of signature gatherers, and if one of us got arrested he would be right there with a joint to bail us out.”

Although public signature gathering is legal in almost every state, Mark and his fellow activists were often accused of loitering or creating a public nuisance by business owners to get the police involved.

“We were never charged with anything, but they would come and detain us and then send us on our way. We were always polite to law enforcement, and so we never had any major problems.”

Mark and his father treated the plant and people with respect. They did it because they knew how it could help in beautiful and unexpected ways.

“When I was growing up, I had asthma so bad I would cry myself to sleep at night,” Mark said. “I couldn’t breathe. So when I was in seventh grade, my dad had the idea that smoking would help my asthma. It didn’t seem logical, but Dad believed in Cannabis as medicine, and as soon as I smoked my bronchioles dilated and I was breathing again. Pot was my salvation.”

Jack, later in life, would share the story of Mark’s asthma hundreds of times, using it as evidence that Cannabis can help conditions that seem atypical when smoking is the delivery method. He had strong opinions that he shared nationally, especially through his writing.

“Dad was a great storyteller. That’s what made him such a great writer. If there is one thing I wish people could remember about Dad, it’s his writing

and not the strain named after him. It was his writing that is his legacy.”

“It can be safely said that the book ‘The Emperor Wears No Clothes’ is the greatest reason the planet is turn-ing in the way it is now,” he said.

Mark stood quiet for a moment at the front counter, then reached for the latest version of the book. He held it up in the gallery lighting.

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PEOPLE WALK IN AND THEY JUST SAY ‘AHHHH.’

“Dad was a hemp activist, though he nev-er had a problem getting high, but the book isn’t about getting high. It’s about how hemp can save the planet and bring things back to a natural state.”

Jack strongly believed that all use of Cannabis was medicinal, and that both Cannabis and hemp should be fully legal and should be able to be grown or used by anyone. It’s a sentiment that has carried into Mark’s life.

“There was a time when people thought we were full of shit, but sometimes you have to piss people off to be heard. I don’t know if pot will save the world, but it is the only thing that can,” Mark explained.

“Dad actually opposed Prop 215 because he wanted total victory; he thought that hemp shouldn’t be separated from Cannabis or medicine from recreational.” By Mark’s estimation, we have been set back 20 years by that very separation.

“If we had legalized the whole plant instead of breaking it into differ-ent categories, it wouldn’t have taken 18 years to get to our new legalization, which still isn’t fully free. I do think Dad would have been happy about Mea-sure 91. I think four plants for everybody is a reasonable beginning, but it is only that. We still have work to do,” he said passionately. “If all the activists in the country had put aside personal feelings or opinions 30 years ago, we would have already legalized it, and it could still happen today. Think of what we could accomplish if we all got on the same page.”

JACK AND MARK MOVED UP TO OREGON in the summer of 1985 to work on an initiative to legalize Cannabis. They moved from the busy streets of Los Angeles to discover a new culture in Portland.

“The first time I came up here, I was in heaven, coming from the concrete jungle to a real PNW jungle. That summer, my father and I got arrested at least 20 times for petitioning.

The Third Eye Shoppe 3950 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, OR 97214

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ver the next decade, Mark fell in love with Oregon, and in 1999 he inherited partial ownership of The Third Eye Shoppe, just weeks after Ballot Measure 67 passed, which raised business taxes. “I remember coming into the store and all we had for sale was white Zig Zags, onyx pipes and brass screens. That’s it. So a month after it opened, I made sure we had a comprehensive smoke shop area, even

though it was only 120 square feet.”That original area is now the stone and crystal area of the two-story store,

which has expanded to carry thousands of items and products. The second floor opened in July of 2001, and since then the shop has taken off.

“It is an experience now for people to come in here. People walk in and they just say ‘Ahhhh.’ I can feel them relax, walking into a safe haven. It’s a pretty awesome feeling from both sides of the counter. It changes their day, their outlook, because inside Third Eye the world isn’t fucked up.”

“It’s not uncommon for us to give out hugs along with advice. We hold a lot of hands, bridge a lot of gaps, and are super proud to be in business for something more than just dollars. We are here to serve the community.”

During the past 15 years, the shop’s selection has transformed dramati-cally, especially in the area of vaporizers and nonsmoking alternatives. Prod-ucts such as the Volcano didn’t exist when the shop opened, but now a dozen varieties are sold there for consumers to vaporize Cannabis or other herbs.

There are also posters, crystals and stones, clothing, tarot cards, an exten-sive library covering dozens of topics, jewelry, detox supplies, glass-blowing

supplies and, of course, glass of every variety. Beautiful pipes, bongs and dab rigs line the shelves upstairs, with friendly staff happy to help demonstrate the function of a piece. All of the glass comes from Oregon, which has long been known as a bastion of quality lampworkers.

“We have the best glass artists in the world here in Oregon,” Mark said, clearly proud. “Why would we sell anything else?”

I ask Mark if he is still an activist, and he starts to smile. “Anytime you talk to someone about Cannabis or hemp, you are being an activist. Whether you are on a corner shouting or circulating a petition, or having a conversation with someone to enlighten them, that’s activism. I try to educate someone every day, and feel good when I get the chance to help.”

“I remember being around 18 years old and thinking that at some point the baton would be passed from Dad to me, though I have been reluctant to take it. My wife appreciates the politics, but after being in the movement so long I see everyone’s agendas and egos going different directions.”

Mark still works to bring awareness to his father’s true legacy — his books — and to educate as many patrons of Third Eye as possible about the benefits of Cannabis and hemp. And when he isn’t at work, he tends to his personal garden, which supports 16 patients with medicine.

“Growing medicine for others has been the greatest satisfaction ever. I get to call my patients every harvest and play Santa, and bring them a box full of Mason jars that are labeled and stuffed full of medicine. I tell my patients that they are never going to have to pay for pot again for the rest of their lives. That’s the greatest feeling I get out of this life.”

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IN JACK’S FOOTSTEPS: MARK HERER, THIRD EYE SHOPPE, AND UPHOLDING AN INCREDIBLE LEGACY

JackHerer.com

people know meJack’s passion for hemp and the power of Cannabis made him into ahousehold name.

-Mark Herer

DAD WAS A GREAT STORYTELLER.

THAT’S WHAT MADE HIM SUCH A GREAT WRITER. IF THERE IS ONE THING I WISH PEOPLE COULD

REMEMBER ABOUT DAD, IT’S HIS WRITINGAND NOT THE STRAIN NAMED AFTER HIM.

IT WAS HIS WRITING THAT IS HIS LEGACY.


JACK HERER The Emperor of Hemp

1939-2010


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Concentrates 4/5

MANY DISTINCTIVE STRAINS were available on the concentrate shelf, including Hawaiian Purple, Jack Skellington and Pink Lemonade BHO cartridges. Reimbursements for concentrates ranged from $20-$50 per gram for a wide selection of BHO shatter, BHO crumble and CO2 extracts from well-known vendors such as Sirius extracts and Golden XTRX. This made for a nice selection of clean concentrates that patients could browse through.

Strains 5/5

LA CANNAISSEUR had many top-shelf strains available for patient donation. Prices range from $5-$13 per gram for many exclusively vended house strains. The Whites, Unicorn Horn and Candy Kush are a few strains that keep patients returning. We were impressed by the quality of flower on the shelf at La Cannaisseur — it is expertly grown by exclusive vendors such as Walking Happy farms.

Edibles 2/5

WHEN WE VISITED, no edibles were on the shelves due to a misun-derstanding with Oregon Health Authority regulations.The problem is no doubt temporary but nonethe-less frustrating for patients who do not smoke to find medicine at this access point in the mean time.

La Cannaisseur By WILL FERGUSON for OREGON LEAF | PHOTOS by DANIEL BERMAN

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Environment 5/5

A LUXURIOUS BUDROOM features antiques, beautiful paintings and other decorations. The building was once a historic post office until it was repurposed into an access point. A large chandelier illuminates the center of the medicine room, while spot lighting brightens up the flower and extract shelves. The space is definitely a destination experience.Which is good, because there is an ATM on-site and street parking nearby.

Overall 16/20

LA CANNAISSEUR IS a friendly access point owned by the caring and knowledgeable Aleeya Kim. The dispensary can be easily accessed by patients living or working near northwest Portland. The elegant blend of a high-quality decorative interior with high-quality medicine make this an obvious choice for most patients.

LA CANNAISSEUR

10700 NW St. Helens Rd. Portland, OR 97231(503) 285-0355 www.lacannaisseur.com

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THIS STRAIN has a lemon and piney nose to it. When breaking down some for a joint, we noticed that the bud had not been cured fully and still felt somewhat damp. With that said, this bud should be stored in a cool dark place to avoid mold/mildew formation. When smoked through an organic raw paper, we noticed it was slightly harsh on the exhale, but had a tasty lemon pine sol flavor suggesting high levels of the terpene, limonene. As for the effects, we felt a strong euphoric head buzz that lasted for 2+ hours and would be particularly effective in treating patients with depression, nausea, fatigue, and muscle spasms.

Owner Aleeya Kim hand-sourcedmuch of thevintage decor.

THIS INDICA-DOMINANT cross of juicy fruit and sugar kush makes for an extremely sweet and floral smelling flower. When opening the jar, our nostrils were overwhelmed by the extremely sweet, candy-like terpenes this strain gives off. We enjoyed this flower through a clean water pipe that accentuated the taste and effect. This strain is perfect for patients suffering with nausea, anxiety, and chronic pain as we felt a strong body high that left us pain free for several hours. Patients seeking a strong indica should look no further than the Candy Kush!

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recipes By LAURIE WOLF for OREGON LEAF | PHOTOS by BRUCE WOLF for OREGON LEAF

TASTY TIP: Caramel, Cannabis and apple seems just right to me. My experience mixing Cannabis and alcohol is limited so I have chosen to use sparkling cider instead of champagne to play it safe. This combo is a refreshing and effervescent way to kick off the new year.

Years ago, I quit making New Year’s resolutions because they

never worked for me. They were always too drastic and I

just ended up getting annoyed with myself. I think that

moderation is the key — radical doesn’t work, at least for me.

This group of recipes covers the start of the festivities,

the toast and the morning after. None of these are very

complicated and everything is medicated. I wish you all a

happy New Year and that all your Canna dreams come true.

1 bottle sparkling cider

1 cup brown sugar, packed

½ cup heavy cream

2 tablespoons canna-butter

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 teaspoons vanilla

Pinch salt

INGREDIENTS

1) Chill the sparkling cider 2) In a medium saucepan, mix the brown sugar, half and half, butters and salt. 3) Cook the mixture, stirring frequently for 4-6 minutes. The mixture will thicken when heated.

4) Add the vanilla and cook an

additional minute. You want the

sauce to be pourable. Let cool.

5) Pour the cold cider into cham-

pagne glasses. Drizzle 1 or 2

tablespoons into the glasses.

It’s so totally yummy. Serves 4-6.

CANNA-CARAMEL

SPARKLING CIDER

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2 tbs. canna-butter/canna-coconut oil2 cups low-fat Greek vanilla yogurt1 ½ cups granola2 bananas, thinly sliced 1 tsp. lemon juice (toss with bananas)2 tbs. honey

INGREDIENTS

CANNA PARFAIT

1) Place 4 parfait glasses on your counter.

2) In a medium saucepan, heat the butter or oil. Sauté the granola for 5-6 minutes, coating evenly. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.

3) Place some yogurt in each of the glasses, top with granola and then sliced bananas. Drizzle with honey and repeat the process.

Serves 4.

Pump up your experience by sautéing the two bananas in a tablespoon of canna-butter or oil.

INGREDIENTS12 pitted dates2 tablespoons blue cheese4 teaspoons canna-butter6 strips bacon, cut in half

CANNABACON DATESThis combination of flavors and textures is pretty spectacular. If you are not a blue cheese fan, use goat cheese or even a sharp cheddar.

1) Cut open dates horizontally and set aside.

2. Mix cheese & canna-butter in a small bowl.

3) Stuff dates w/ cheese mixture & press closed.

4) Wrap each date with half a slice of bacon.

5) Bake dates til’ bacon is crisp, ~ 30 min. Drain on paper towels or cloth. Serves 6.

CANNA-CARAMEL

SPARKLING CIDER

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There are two to choose from — one is layered with pepperoni, another covered in brie — but both are an easy and potent way to get in a meal on the run. (*Commence heavy breathing*) We tested out the pepperoni option and enjoyed the slowfood feel of making it at home.Preheat the oven and 20 minutes later at 375 and you are good to go! The dough was fresh and fluffy, and the delectable combination of cheese and savory meat complemented any negligible medicated taste, leaving only a dab of olive oil flavor. We started with a third of the pizza and spent the rest of the day in a heavily

medicated bliss. The potency was on point, showing that Coma Treats continues to excel. Having to take your medicine just got a lot cooler. Look for them to be rolling out new products, redesigned packaging and comprehensive test results

in 2015. Until then, we fully plan to sit back, crane our necks for more sportsball and skip the delivery. We’re having pizza.

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This oil has a light, sweet taste that disappears easily onto the palate.

he folks at Siskiyou Sungrown in southern Oregon have clearly gotten their methodology down with

their Organic Cannabis Oil, which uses only certified organic cane alcohol to extract oil from sun-grown Oregon Cannabis.

Each batch is tested for potency, microbial issues and pesticides. The THC levels are high, and the nearly 4 percent CBD factor brings a balancing effect to this powerhouse of cannabinoids. This month’s concentrate of the month is a perfect example of full-extract Cannabis oil, which can be used as therapy for a variety of diseases and ailments.

It also offers up a great flavor. Often full-extract Cannabis oil has an extremely bitter taste, which can come from processors using cheap alcohol and bad trim that contains more chlorophyll than cannabinoids. But that’s not the case here. This oil has a light, sweet taste that disappears easily onto the palate with only a hint of bitter Cannabis flavor. The effects have solid lasting power and set in quickly, making this oil an option for extreme pain, sleep problems and potential treatment for cancer.

The $30 price tag is fair, especially considering the test results for this batch. We liked the packaging because it has all the relevant information needed, keeps the product safe and discreet, and the quality labeling inspires confidence in the product. Overall, this is a perfect option for any patient interested in starting heavy cannabinoid therapy.

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PPLE CIDER VINEGAR IS A COMMON HOUSEHOLD ITEM OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH CULINARY USES.

FROM PICKLES AND KETCHUP, TO SALAD DRESSINGS AND MARINADES, VINEGARS ARE USED FOR THEIR NOTORIOUS SOUR FLAVOR AND THEIR ACIDIC CHEMICAL COMPOSITION. VINEGARS ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR THEIR USE AS CLEANING AGENTS FOR KITCHENS, BATHROOMS, WINDOWS, ETC.

Many people, however, might not aware that apple cider vinegar (otherwise known as cider vinegar or ACV) is also used for medicinal pur-poses. The internet offers many wild claims about ACV consumption having all sorts of beneficial effects on health. Because research studies on nat-ural medicines and folk remedies are few and far between, many of these claims are not supported by science.

But lack of proof is not proof that some-thing is not happening, and anecdotal evidence is often supported by science in time. The evidence of ACV’s health benefits has been witnessed for hundreds, maybe thousands of years. ACV is an-tibacterial, antiviral and antifungal. Research has shown ACV promise in the combating diabetes, digestion, heart health and even possibly cancer. Some experts say that adding a little of this sour

liquid to your life may have positive health benefits. It is all natural, inexpensive and perfectly safe when consumed properly. Why not?

Vinegars have been produced and sold for thousands of years. The first vinegar was likely produced as the result of an ancient accident. As long ago as 5,000 B.C., some-one stored a keg of wine too long, poorly sealed and allowed oxygen inside.

When opened, there was the sour liquid of vinegar instead of wine. The name vin-egar originates from the French term “vin aigre” which means sour wine. Vinegars are either made from fruits such as grapes or apples and are referred to as the cider vine-gars, or from grain such as rice.

The most potent form of cider vinegar is un-pasteurized or organic ACV, which contains the mother of the vinegar, a cobweb-like substance within the fluid that makes the vinegar murky and slightly congealed.

Manufacturers distill vinegar to remove the murky mother that most folks won’t buy. though some believe that the mother is responsi-ble for most of the health benefits. This substance contains strands of proteins, enzymes and healthy bacteria. It’s the murky looking, more nutricious, less processed stuff you want.

ACV is made from cider or the renderings of apples and is typically a pale-to-medium amber color. Making of vinegar requires a two-step fermentation pro-cess. First, the sugars in the cider are allowed to ferment to alcohol. A second fermentation process is utilized to convert the alcohol into vinegar by adding acid-forming bacteria, or acetobacteria.

Acetic acid and malic acid are present in the mix-ture giving ACV its sour taste and are thought to be responsible for some of its biological effects. The best ACV is one that is organic, unfiltered and unprocessed which will contain the mother, such as Bragg’s apple cider vinegar.

In addition to acetic and malic acids, ACV is rich in bioactive components such as

gallic acid, catechin, epicatechin, caf-feic acid and others. It also possesses a number of characteristic vitamins, mineral salts and amino acids.

ACV contains soluble fiber in the form of pectin, vitamin A, vita-

min B6, vitamin C, vitamin E, thia-min, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid,

beta-carotene and lycopene. The compound also contains minerals such as sodium, phospho-rus, potassium, calcium, iron and magnesium. With all of these nutrients and others, apple ci-der vinegar is known to be effective in the realms of natural medicine for treating a wide range of conditions.

Those include, but are not limited to, weight loss, leg cramps and pain, upset stomach, sore throat, sinus congestion, high blood pressure, ar-thritis, detoxing the body, slowing and reversing the power of sour

APPLE CIDER VINEGAR CAN HELP YOUR BODY!

BY OREGON LEAF SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR

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the aging process, regulating blood pressure and fighting infection. Research is largely lacking and there are various thoughts to how ACV may work.

ACV can help counteract the acidity tht thrives in our bodies. Acetic and the other acids contained in ACV can also increase the body’s absorption of important minerals. Some of the benefits of ACV may also be derived from yet-to-be-identified phy-tochemicals as scientists have found in other super-foods such as turmeric, broccoli and blueberries.

D.C. Jarvis (1881-1966) was a medical doctor from Vermont and a strong proponent of ACV. He is best known for his advocacy of honey and ACV (known as switchel, or honegar) as the preventive and cure for many common illnesses. His years of observation and experience seem to have given him good reason for his recommendations.

His 1958 book Folk Medicine: A Vermont Doctor’s Guide to Good Health outlines his rec-ommendations for use. An ancient Roman elder, Pliny, is said to have used honey and vinegar to cleanse the system and promote good health.

More recently, modern science has begun to revisit some of his claims about ACV, particularly with respect to diabetes, weight loss, cardiovascular disease and digestion.

ave you heard that apple cider vinegar will help you lose weight? Given that vinegar lowers blood sugar and insulin levels, it makes sense that it could help you lose weight.

Several human studies suggest that vinegar can in-crease satiety (the sensation of feeling full), thereby helping to eat fewer calories and lose more actual pounds on the scale.

Vinegar along with high-carb meals can in-crease feelings of fullness and make people eat 200-275 fewer calories during the rest of the day.

A study in obese individuals showed that daily vinegar consumption led to reduced belly fat, waist circumference, lower blood triglycerides and weight loss of 2.6 to 3.7 pounds during the 12 week study duration. Researchers suggest that vinegar may turn on certain genes involved in breaking down fats. Although helpful for weight management, it is not a quick fix and individuals still need to exercise and practice portion control in order to lose weight.

ACV’s anti-glycemic or blood sugar lowering effect is fairly well documented making it a perfect adjunct in diabetes treatment. The vinegar seems to block starch from being digested, not 100 percent, but enough is prevented from being absorbed and raising the blood sugar. The anti-glycemic effect of vinegar was first reported in 1988. One theory is

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that it might inactivate some of the digestive en-zymes that break down carbohydrates into sugar, thus slowing absorption of sugar from a meal into the bloodstream.

These effects are seen even when consumed at bedtime, not necessarily with the meal. The most successful application of vinegar to date is in pa-tients with type 2 diabetes.

One study found that vinegar treatment im-proved insulin sensitivity in individuals with type 2 diabetes and those with pre-diabetes..

Cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke) is currently the world’s largest cause of death. Several measurable biological factors are linked to either a decreased or increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Several of these risk factors have shown improvement by vinegar consump-tion, but all of the studies were performed in rats. The only human evidence is an observational study from Harvard showing that women who ate salad dressings with vinegar had a reduced risk of heart disease.

The murky, congealed substance of the mother is full of probiotics and other beneficial bacteria. When the starch digestion is inhibited by ACV, and the starch is not broken down as much and absorbed, the remainder is available as food for the healthy bacteria in the gut.

Healthy bacterial flora is imperative for proper immune function. and proper bowel habits. Acid reflux is often a result of not enough stomach acid production, contrary to conventional thought. ACV improves the acid content of the stomach, thereby improving the trap door at the top of the stomach to stay closed and not allowing heartburn symptoms to occur.

Zinc is a mineral that is important in the pro-duction of stomach acid. ACV consumption im-proves mineral status including zinc and can help to normalize stomach acid production as well.

ACV can be used effectively for internal and external topical applications, such as helping acne,

sunburn, shingles, insect bites, dandruff, aller-gic reactions and vaginal infections. Never drink apple cider vinegar straight. It’s so acidic that it could harm tooth enamel and the tissues of the esophagus.

Recommendations range from diluting one to two tablespoons in a glass of water and consuming upon waking up, and then between meals, to taking the dilution along with meals.

Generally it is recommended one consume this dilution one to three times daily. The ad-dition of one tablespoon of raw, unfiltered honey is also advised.

Those trying to lower blood sugars should maybe skip the honey. Excess consumption may have harmful effects. There is one report of an individual having had ill effects from consuming 250 ml per day for 6 years, 1 ta-blespoon is 15ml. ACV could theoretically in-teract with diuretics, laxatives and medicines for diabetes and heart disease.

If taking any of these medications, and wanting to try therapeutic levels of ACV, be-yond what is normally found in the diet, then it is well advised to consult with the prescrib-ing physician about potential side effects.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away and the same may go for a bit of apple cider vine-gar a day. At the very least, apple cider vinegar seems to be safe.

There are no side effects noted with nor-mal consumption. There’s no reason not to incorporate this healing food into your daily regimen. Remember that prevention is the very best treatment for any disease. Although the research is relatively minimal, what has been done on using ACV as a potential ther-apeutic agent is promising.

ACV is a good diet supplement and safe for most individuals. Add a bit to your daily routine and you’ll unlock the power of sour.

APPLE CIDER VINEGAR CAN HELP YOUR BODY!

HNever drink apple cider vinegar straight. It’s so acidic that it could harm tooth enamel and the tissues of the esophagus. It’s recommended to dilute 1-2 tablespoons of acv in a glass of water and drink upon waking, and then between meals, or about 1-3x daily. Try taking it with one tablespoon of raw, unfiltered honey.

PUT IN THE WORK


ife is as much about the choices we make as it is about what those choices bring into our experience.

Maybe you have decided to follow your dreams and create a life where the pursuit of your passion is interwo-ven with your vocation. The raw energy and unending enthusiasm can be a lot like an enchanting romance in its honeymoon stage.

However, like all easily quenched desires of the heart, time and repetition often create a dull familiarity that can extinguish what once seemed to be bottomless pit of desire for your newly found or created vocation. This month’s Grow Tech will examine some of the most valuable lessons I’ve recognized along the way toward creating a life

in which the majority of my time is spent in pursuit of cultivating this plant to perfection.

I consider Cannabis cultivation to be a creative endeavor. The pioneers of indoor Cannabis growing come

from a lineage shrouded in discretion, but the majority of growers now gather

as much information as they can online, from a buddy, from books, and just go to work. Unlike other trades where formal training, edu-cation and experience can be gained well before your efforts provide a source of income, most Cannabis growers are on the trial-by-fire track. It’s only recently that many of the most valu-able and tested methods of Cannabis cultivation have become widely known.

Gardeners can now gather as much information as they feel comfortable with and make choices regarding which theories are closest to their un-derstanding of reality. The way in which growers invent, create, test, and then provide their prod-uct to another individual for a completely sub-jective opinion, is similar to the work of an artist. The product of a grower’s art is as much in the medicine they provide as the methods and pro-cedures they use to cultivate it. As such, creativity remains unbound in the garden — innovations, techniques and methods being refined daily in all parts of the world provide the opportunity for invention that’s almost limitless. This can be as much of a trap as it can be an incentive, which brings us to my first tip.

Lesson #1

Be professionally creative, not a creative profes-sional. If you were raised in a conventional set-ting in America and find a way to earn your living through the practice of your passion, you likely feel as though you’re living in a dream. The trap is believing that all your experiences over the long term in working toward the mastery of your craft will come floating on a comfortable bed of inspi-ration, creativity and joy. Most anything common has the tendency to become familiar, so even your relationship with the pursuit of your life’s passion will change over time. There will be times when tasks are required of you that you will not feel like doing and you cannot rely on the raw excitement of living your life’s passion to carry you through. Consequent-ly, you need to make objective commitments and follow through with them even when you don’t feel like it.

Writer Steven Pressfield addresses the matter in his book, The War of Art.

“Someone once asked Somerset Maugham if he wrote on a schedule or only when struck by inspiration. ’I write only when inspiration strikes,’ Maugham replied. ‘Fortunately it strikes every


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morning at nine o’clock sharp.”It’s important that you create the space for

creativity and inspiration to occur. Creativity is a state of being, like love or frustration. As hab-it-forming creatures, those states can be generat-ed through repetitive behaviors. It’s essential that you create and adhere to a schedule or at least a schedule of results. By doing so, intrinsic bound-aries and guidelines exist in which we allow our-selves to be creative. It doesn’t stop there.

A sure indicator that you’re on the right path is when part of the “job” of pursuing your passion involves all the same sacrifices and compromises you might have previously only associated with a more conventional job. It’s also a clear indicator that you’re pursuing the right passion when you find that once you overcome the initial resistance to get started, you find yourself feeling gratitude in even the most mundane tasks.

Lesson #2

You must strive to KISS — that always relevant phrase stands for Keep It Simple Stoner. Anoth-er creativity trap is associating complex and in-tricate growing systems or methods with being more advanced or something only highly skilled gardeners can pull off. With little exception, the higher skill in gardening is being able to simplify and streamline all of the elements of growing.

The letter K is first for a reason. People who can last in this trade and are regarded as having the best practices and best medicine consistent-ly make simplicity a priority in their gardening through the maturity of their careers. Being able to identify in your own practices where things have gotten out of hand and are no longer sim-ple is a skill. It’s honest self-reflection. If left un-checked, the solitude can leave a gardener ratio-nalizing some pretty absurd practices.

Lesson #3

This especially applies to gardeners who are us-ing a common reservoir to supply nutrients to multiple plants. The benefits of running a limited number of strains at a time in those conditions are immense and not just for the obvious reasons. Sticking with two or at most three comple-mentary strains per one to 10 lights consistently produces the best results in production rooms. You are able to gain the benefits of a mild amount of biodiversity while simultaneously giving all the plants what they need when they need it. All plants are on the same growing pace, not just fin-ishing pace. This is important when considering the changes in biological functions and the effect on the environment and necessity for nutrition.

Even if two plants finish in 65 days, one might do the majority of its bulking and thickening at the end while the other might start fast and finish slowly. Consequently, each might have dramat-ically different needs for nutrients, thrive under different environments at different times and as a result, the best the gardener can hope to achieve is to maximize an average potential for both plants. Either both of these plants will end up doing pretty well, or one’s going to do amazing, while the other performs only so-so. Do one thing well.

Lesson #4

Don’t run with scissors, but remember to play in the sandbox. It’s easy to lose sight of the financial side of your passion. Money alone often keeps the majority of people from pursuing their dreams professionally and likewise spits those that make the leap to being a full-timer right back to where they came from — if they don’t take responsibili-ty for this aspect of the job.

Chances are you don’t just love growing Can-nabis. You probably love growing, discovering and smoking different types of Cannabis. After all, working with multiple varieties teaches you as much about yourself as it does about garden-ing in general. However, another creativity trap lurks here. The desire to unrelentingly pursue your passion wherever it takes you can come with a cost. Fail-ure to recognize the difference between servicing your passion over your profession as op-posed to maintaining a balance between the two can result in catastrophe. It’s most helpful to segregate your space(s) into those that you have the most familiarity with, already know you enjoy working with, already know your patients love and reliably create a financial result that en-sures the security of the garden from those that primarily service your passion.

You need a testing space to play in. This is the spot to try out the new lighting, new tech-niques, new nutrient programs, new mediums, new strains and learn how they grow in the con-

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ALWAYS SIMPLIFY IT

STAY STREAMLINED

TRY NEW THINGS

WORK LIKE A PRO

ditions and with the style you provide and how you enjoy them. As someone committed to pursuing a passion professionally, it’s imperative that the sys-tem you work in protects your ability to continue to work in it. This is the place to (if you must) take in clones and new genetics. You want to remove any risk of contaminating your production space.

Forego this step and you might find your pas-sion influencing your choices in a counterproduc-tive and costly way. Worse yet, without the proper channels to nurture and express your creative spirit, you’re left with a profession that slowly and inevi-tably erodes into a mundane job.

Lesson #5

The physical space you build out is the last place to try to force practices if you want to make garden-ing your profession. It’s difficult to work around structural issues such as ceiling height, location and security concerns. I always put climate first. If you’re running a professional space, it’s essential to your results, safety and happiness that you work with commercial-grade equipment. Hiring a residential/commercial HVAC guy isn’t going do it. Gardening is a highly specialized climate to maintain and much different from the needs of residential and commercial heating and cooling for humans. Getting a dialed-in climate, followed by getting the best lights/ballasts, are the

two areas I recommend going all out for. They are easily the most costly to redo in most circumstances. That’s critical to remember when planning how many tons of AC you should be running and how many watts you should use.

Just as important as not pinching pennies is knowing that most all other areas can be complet-ed on a budget. It’s almost always the case that the build-out takes longer and costs more than antici-pated. The additional time is a double cost because we are always against time from a production standpoint in the garden.

Mixing your own soil, and brewing your own teas and nutrients are huge cost savers. Building your own system or being creative with your con-tainers/support system can save you thousands. Getting $90 matching red and black wall-mount fans isn’t necessary. As with all growing gear, if you can make, build, fabricate, reuse, repurpose or re-design a non grow-related product into something you use in the garden, you’ll save lots of money. “Our job in this life is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out who we already are and become it.”

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BEHIND THE STRAIN

CHERRY FUEL

an ideal plant for growers of all skill levels, Cherry Fuel might be one of the best strains to come out of the Sin City cherry lines that I’ve run. If you have the opportunity to grow it or have a day full of activity planned and have the opportunity to medicate with it, do it. You won’t be disappointed.

It doesn’t suffer the overly fluffy fate that some of the larger diesel and hazeinfluenced genetics can finish with.

GENETICS: BUDDHA’S SISTER X PETROL OG

BREEDER: SIN CITY SEEDS

FLOWER TIME: 70-75 DAYS

LINEAGE Coming loud and heavy from the cherry line, Sin City Seeds does a nice job of capturing the elusive cherry terpene prof ile found in the exotic Buddha’s Sister and combining it with a sour fuel to reveal deep sour tones & over-the-top yields.


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HOW IT GROWSi nicknamed this plant Audrey 2 because it’s a straight beast. She is vigorous from the start, cloning quickly and leaping in veg with enthusiasm. Her broad indica leaves eventually need pruning because they grow into Frisbee-size panels capable of shading the majority of the node sites. By removing those panels and providing some mild topping or training, this plant explodes, growing evenly in height and width. Strong, even branching is almost automatic and the stretch is mild. Once it blooms, her leaves really take over and must be pruned. As with many plants that grow King Kong-size kolas, her node spacing is extremely dense, further creating priority for adequate leaf-thinning. Around day 40, all the towers should be clear and easy to expose. Although not the heaviest feeder considering how large she grows, this plant steadily and decisively bulks and bulks and bulks straight through day 72-plus, displaying some of its recessive Sour Diesel parental lineage. Like Sour D, she benefits from an increased dark period during the last weeks to ensure complete ripening.

EFFECTShighly functional, definitely daytime type effects. This medication isn’t going to end your day — if anything, it will get you out of your chair. Dominant lip-smacking cherry and muted sour terps leaves the mouth buzzing with flavors. It left my lips feeling like I just applied a thick coat of cherry Chap Stick. Because of its sativa-dominant profile, I can happily role another and go along my merry way without worries of getting into a day-ending-creeper-type of condition.

out of the seven females I selected, none displayed any red or purple coloring and so I selected for terp profile and vigor. The plant that had by far the most sophisticated Sour Cherry profile also had by far the largest yield. To that end, the bag appeal for these meds isn’t going to turn heads — until the nose gets involved. Few truly distinctive terpene profiles are found in Cannabis, but cherry is certainly one of them. The cherry fuel delivers, providing the sharp and penetrating smell of cherry cough syrup, finishing with deep sour notes. While the nug structure is nothing short of huge, it doesn’t suffer the overly fluffy fate that some of the larger diesel and haze-influenced genetics can finish with.

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