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72 Medible ReviewEnhancing your breakfast

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16 4/20 HappeningsWhat to do for the Cannaholiday

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Space RainbowMoons & Tubing by SaganShaping & Ribbons by Amy Like Fire$4,499. Available at The Hippie House

Department of CorrectionsCBD Expert Jerry Whiting’s name was mispelled in a story

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oUR APRIL ISSUE features talented lampworkers from all over the West Coast. I have always had a deep respect for the artists that create our functional pieces, and it brings me great joy to share their work with our readers. Remember to always buy your glass locally and support the local art economy; it is a great way to give back, and it makes the experience of medicating with a sick piece all the more fulfilling. Enjoy the 14 pages of glass in this issue, and check out our online content or our Oregon edition for even more sick work!

This month also features a great lineup of products and reviews. Start with our 4/20 recommendations, which as always includes a warning not to drive while medicated: be safe and enjoy the only true pot holiday!

Our Growtech section covers the art of cloning and keeping mother plants healthy in a great article by Dr. Scanderson. Also in Growtech, we have Bob Montoya doing a wonderful job showcasing two different microstrains

from Northwest Collective in Lacey. Tyler Markwart and I take on two dispensaries this issue, along with a solid concentrate of the month and edible reviews that you need to read. Steve Elliott has a great recap of recent national new and we have an all-new political cartoon for you to ruminate on.

The issue also has coverage of the Graff and Glass Art Expo, and a new 8 Questions with the legendary Bob Snodgrass. We have a unique and tasty outdoor strain of the month and a new update from The Human Solution team.

Food writer Laurie Wolfe and her husband, the food photographer Bruce Wolfe, bring us a trio of stunning recipes that are really going to perk up dinner.They are a great way to enjoy your 4/20 and also learn how Cannabis can be used in sophisticated and delicious ways.

Overall, this is one sweet issue, and we hope you enjoy it and share with friends and family! Thanks for reading!

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The CARERS Act is up for a vote in the U.S. Senate

omprehensive medical marijuana legisla-tion was introduced March 10 in the U.S. Senate for the first time in our history.

Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) intro-duced the Compassionate Access, Research Ex-pansion and Respect States Act to end the fed-eral prohibition on medical marijuana and allow states to set their own policies. The CARERS Act is endorsed by several advocacy groups, including Americans for Safe Access, which helped Senate authors develop the legislation.

The CARERS Act will reclassify marijuana for medical use, overhaul the banking laws so as not to punish licensed businesses, allow veterans to have access to medical marijuana and eliminate barriers to research.

The proposed legislation would place marijua-na in Schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act, effectively putting its control in the hands of Big Pharma, and it would stop short of providing protections for people acting under state laws that regulate marijuana for all adults.

Currently, 23 states and the District of Co-lumbia have adopted medical marijuana laws, and another 12 states have adopted laws al-lowing for the consumption of a specific form of Cannabis known as cannabidi-ol (CBD), which is commonly used to treat seizure disorders.

Despite the passage of medical marijuana laws in more than half of the United States, it remains illegal federally. Qualified patients who use medical marijuana in compliance with state law remain at risk of fed-eral enforcement, as do dispensary owners and state regulators.

“The CARERS Act is ground-breaking for its unprecedented in-troduction by Senators Paul, Booker and Gillibrand for the scope of pro-tection it would offer to qualified patients and for significantly in-

“If this bill passes, many patients who could benefit from medical marijuana will no longer have to forego treatment for fear of arrest.”

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Federal creased research opportunities,” said Amer-icans for Safe Access Government Affairs Dir. Mike Liszewski.

The legislation is groundbreaking for an-other reason: support reaches across the aisle.

“It is worth noting that senators with a national profile are championing this issue,” said Michael Collins, policy manager for the Drug Policy Alliance.

“Ending the war on medical marijuana is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do.”

“Whether patients have safe access to medicine is a public health issue, not a crim-inal justice one,” said Major Neill Franklin (Ret.), executive director of Law Enforce-ment Against Prohibition.

“If this bill passes, many patients who could benefit from medical marijuana will no longer have to forego treatment for fear of arrest, be considered criminals for obtaining necessary medication, or put themselves in danger by accessing an unregulated market.”

“This is a major step forward for Canna-bis policy reform and the cannabis industry,” said National Cannabis Industry Association Executive Director Aaron Smith. “This bill would stop treating patients and their pro-viders as criminals and respect the states and researchers who have recognized the im-mense potential of Cannabis as medicine.”

“Marijuana does not belong in Schedule II,” Smith said. “To dictate that placement without conducting a proper analysis to determine the best schedule is not appro-priate given the body of research that has

determined Cannabis is a safer sub-stance than many over-the-counter medicines.”

“We do not believe that Can-nabis is as harmful as other Sched-

ule II substances like oxycontin, cocaine and methamphetamine, and we are disappointed that this legislation suggests they are,” Smith added.

“That said, the Paul-Book-er-Gillibrand legislation makes great strides toward compas-sionate access for patients in need and represents a saner ap-proach to Cannabis overall.”

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ormer two-term New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson didn’t mince words while addressing the sharply dressed

audience of about 750 Cannabis industry representatives gathered for the Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conference last month at the Eugene Hilton hotel.

Johnson, a vocal advocate of legalization and a former presidential candidate, who plans to run again next year, labeled Washington state’s troubled implementation of legalization under Initiative 502 a “worst-case scenario” and noted that voters, not politicians, were crucial to helping the legalization movement.

Johnson is now the CEO of a publicly traded company which produces marijuana-infused products, called Cannabis Sativa.

He pointed out that Washington’s use of the per se 5 nanograms per milliliter of blood in Cannabis DUI cases is flawed.

“We should be scared to death of people on the highways impaired but in the case of marijuana, be aware that presently we don’t test for impairment,” he told The Oregonian. “We simply test for the presence of marijuana.”

Johnson was also critical of the over-taxation of Cannabis in the Evergreen state.

“How are they going to regulate it and make it a legal product? They have screwed it up as bad as they possibly can,” Johnson said.

“They have taxed it to the level where if you are a prior user of marijuana, prior to it being legal in Washington, you are still consuming it on the black market because of how expensive it is. It’s the worst-case scenario and they have it playing out in Washington state.”

“Pay attention to how you are taxing it,” Johnson said. ”You are moving the entire industry from a black market.”

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It’s the worst-case scenario and they have it playing out in Washington state.”


QuotedTO ME, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ADHERE TO THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, AND THE PEOPLE DIDN’T SAY ‘LET’S HAVE CONCENTRATES FOR TWO YEARS AND THEN TWO YEARS LATER WE’LL STOP BEING ABLE TO USE THEM.’ THAT WAS NOT THE INITIATIVE.-House Judiciary Committee chairwoman Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux (R-Anchorage), who opposes a proposed amendment to Alaska’s legal pot laws that would make it illegal to buy, sell or possess concentrates or edibles once the law’s mandatory two-year tryout period is up. Those backing the change say it will protect the children. ‘‘

A legalization initiative in Ohio needs to collect 305,591 signatures by July 1 to qualify for the next ballot. Adults would be able to grow four plants.305Border Patrol agents found 363 lbs. of Cannabis in a bust on the Mexican border last month that yielded no arrests and a fat stash of brick weed to destroy.363

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The estimated cost of power to produce Cannabis across the US is estimated at an astonishing $6 billion dollars, which is roughly 1 percent of all power consumption in the country.

Mainstreet.com predicts that eight states will potentially legal-ize in the next few years: California, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York and Maine.

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The marijuana excise tax in Colorado raised over $2 million for schools and construction costs, a much needed boon to schools in desperate need of funding.2

A father and son in Minnesota were found with 77 plants inside a trailer, resulting in two more lives ruined unnecessarily by the brutal War on Drugs.77

4,600 A study on the carbon footprint of Cannabis production found that 1 kilo of finished buds is associated with the same amount of carbon

dioxide emissions as put out by 3 million cars in the United States.

According to research from Charas Scientific in Colorado the average potency of pot today is 20 percent THC, which is way higher than pot in the 1980s, which averaged just 4 percent.4inn County is expected to exclude

legal marijuana growing from farm zones, leading to questions about

how Cannabis will be regulated under Ore-gon’s land-use and legalization system.

Since voters approved the measure last November, officials have been bombarded with questions about where citizens can grow it, Commissioner Roger Nyquist said.

“We’re even seeing real estate ads adver-tising properties as turnkey ready for mari-juana production,” Nyquist said.

County commissioners are considering limiting commercial marijuana production to light industrial and commercial zones, amid problems resulting from growing marijuana outdoors near homes.

“There are security issues if you have millions of dollars worth of crop sitting next to families,” Nyquist said.

Marijuana proponents see the proposal as a try to circumvent Measure 91. Using zoning rules to create a “functional ban” on marijuana dispensaries would not be al-lowed, according to attorney Leland Berger, who advises Cannabis businesses.

“I am starting to see municipalities big-oted against Cannabis utilize land-use and zoning laws to avoid state preemption.”

L Paul Loney, another attorney who handles marijuana clients, said Linn County’s safety argument is weak.

“There’s already medical [pot] grown there outdoors and the sky hasn’t fallen,” Loney said. He suspects the ordinance is intended to dis-courage large scale marijuana cultivation.

The county is allowed to restrict Cannabis because it isn’t recognized as a crop by the Or-egon Department of Agriculture, Nyquist said. He said the ordinance aims to stop people from “speculatively” growing marijuana before the Oregon Liquor Control Commission cre-ates commercial cultivation rules in early 2016.

The state Department of Agriculture’s defi-nition of a crop only applies to quarantines, pesticides and similar issues, not zoning deci-sions, said Jim Johnson, the department’s land-use specialist. “We don’t define what is and is not a crop for purposes of land use,” he said.

Katherine Daniels, farm and forest special-ist for the Oregon Department of Land Con-servation and Development, told The Orego-nian that she is not aware of any other county besides Linn County that’s looking to exclude Cannabis from farm zones.

“I’m not entirely sure they have the legal authority to do that,” she said. “If it’s not a farm use, what would it be?”

Linn County officials say they must rezone Cannabis

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sixth-grader in Virginia has been re-moved from school for 364 days after being caught with a leaf that wasn’t even

marijuana. It happened in September to the son of Bedford County residents Bruce and Linda Bays. Their son was enrolled in the gifted-and-talented program at Bedford Middle School.

Months after the fact, the couple learned that the leaf wasn’t marijuana. A prosecutor dropped the juvenile court charge because the “pot leaf ” had field-tested negative — three times.

The boy finally got to return to a different school, separate from his friends and peers, under “strict probation,” but the events of the past six

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It wasn’t from a pot plant, but that didn’t matter

months have wreaked havoc on the formerly hap-py-go-lucky boy’s psyche, according to his parents.

They say he’s withdrawn socially and is now under the care of a pediatric psychiatrist for panic attacks and depression. His suspension means he’ll be searched for drugs at the beginning and end of every school day until probation is over, reports The Washington Post’s Christopher Ingraham.

The couple are both schoolteachers and have filed a federal lawsuit against Bedford County Schools and the Bedford County Sheriff ’s Office. It refers to their son only by his initials, R.M.B.

“They kicked him out of school for something they couldn’t prove he did,” said the parents’ attorney, Melvin Williams of Roanoke.

Their suit, which alleges Bed-ford Middle School Assistant Principal Brian Wilson and school operations chief Frederick “Mac” Duis violated the boy’s due process rights under the U.S. Constitution. It also accuses the Bedford County Sheriff ’s Office of malicious prosecution. Deputy M.M. Calohan, a school re-

source officer, filed marijuana possession charges against the boy despite field tests that indicated otherwise.

“The field test came back not inconclusive, but negative,” Williams said. “Yet she went to a magis-trate and swore he possessed marijuana at school.”

The lawsuit, filed Feb. 3 in U.S. District Court in Lynchburg, doesn’t ask for specific damages. “We intend to see what a jury would say about that,” Williams said.

They kicked him out of school for something they couldn’t prove he did, said the parents’ attorney, Melvin Williams of Roanoke.

Bedford Middle School


The Nevada Legislature is letting voters decide in No-vember 2016 whether to end marijuana prohibition and regulate marijuana like alcohol. State lawmakers had until March 14 to enact Initia-tive Petition No. 1, but chose to adjourn without voting on it. They were tasked with considering the measure after supporters submitted nearly twice the number of signatures needed to qualify for the ballot.

“Voters will have the opportunity to end marijua-na prohibition next year and replace it with a policy that actually makes sense,” said Mason Tvert, director of communications for the Marijuana Policy Project. “Regulating marijuana like alcohol will make Nevada safer by replacing the underground marijuana market

Gambling on legal pot

Nevada with a tightly controlled system of licensed businesses. “Law enforcement officials will be able to spend their time addressing more seri-ous crimes, and adults will no longer be pun-ished simply for using marijuana.”

The initiative makes private possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana legal for adults 21 years of age and older. It will remain illegal to use marijuana in public or drive while im-paired by marijuana.

The Nevada Department of Taxation will be responsible for regulating and licensing marijuana retail stores, cultivation facilities, manufac-turing facilities, testing facilities and distributors. Local governments will be able to control where they are lo-cated.

A 15 percent excise tax will be applied to wholesale marijuana sales (such as those from a cultivation facility to a store), and retail sales will be subject to general state and local sales taxes. All revenue from the 15 percent excise tax will be deposited in the Distributive School Account, which funds K-12 education in Nevada.

“The initiative will create a significant new source of funding for Nevada schools,” Tvert said.

“Marijuana sales that currently take place in the underground market are generating revenue for cartels. In a reg-ulated market, [pot] sales will generate revenue for students.” Voters in four states have adopt-ed laws that regulate and tax marijua-na similarly to alcohol. Colorado and Washington have established regulated systems of marijuana cultivation and sales. Alaska and Oregon are working to implement similar systems.

Possession of up to an ounceof marijuana for those 21+could soon be legal in Sin City

Finally ride that waterfront ferris wheelGo High Painting with Kush TourismEat something new from somewhere localVisit a museum or art gallery in your areaGo outside and move around in natureHead to the cineplex for a 3D movieCheck out the great dispensary specials! Call a friend you haven’t seen in a whileCreep into the Seattle Underground Tour Buy a new piece of glass (local of course)

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4/20 happeningsThe 20th day in April has become known as the Cannabis holidayand is an opportunity to celebrate this amazing plant and culture.But remember to not drive if you’re stoned or recently formerly so.That’s right. All of these activities just became a whole lot cooler.

4/20 guide By NORTHWEST LEAF STAFF

The Dope Cup 4/19, Seattle

Denver High Times Cannabis Cup4/18 – 20, 2015

Denver 4/20 Festival Tour 20154:20pm Celebration @ Civic Center Park

THE Hempcon Cup 4/17-19 at California Cow Palace

Sweetwater 420 Fest4/17-19 Atlanta GA

ON THE CALENDAR

1. Super Troopers2. Weeds3. Half Baked4. How High5. Anything by Cheech and Chong6. Bob Ross Painting specials7. Harold & Kumar 1 or 28. Pineapple Express9. That 70s Show10. Super High Me

Top 10 StonerMovies & TV shows

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Bob snodgrasson his love for fire and what it takes to be a great glass artist

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PROFILE

Eugene, OR glass legend

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#1 When did you first start experimenting with glass?

Wow, well, that could go all the way back to my Gilbert Chemistry set. In my high school chem class, I was congratulated for bending glass tubing. I didn’t start with glass you could smoke from till 1971. We used to just smoke something that was rolled up, so all we really made was joint holders. I learned from a friend, Chuck, who was actually younger than me, and one day he took a joint roller to his teacher. Being an old German man, he was familiar with Cannabis in Europe and said, “That’s hashish!” The old man didn’t like the joint, and they decided that we could make a better delivery system, and that’s how our carburetor models were first started.

#2 pipes weren’t always pipes. When did they start coming onto the scene?

Pipes weren’t what the public was interested in in the ‘70s. When Chuck made smoking stuff, I made doobie holders and he made pipes, and two-thirds of what we sold held a joint. Head shops were popping up as fast as the dispensaries today in the ‘70s because Cannabis was popular, but nobody used glass to smoke at that time.

#3 What was it like to sell pipes, and how did it change over time?

When there were a few on my table at booths and not noticeable, they only stood out to people who were interested in them. People would look at them – the crazy ornate pipes like the ones today with horns and stuff and delicate parts – and I gave them up when I set down this beautiful hookah caterpillar with eight legs, and one of the legs snagged on my shirt as I was reaching for my glasses, and I got to watch it really clearly as it tumbled and crashed and broke. So I decided I was tired of replacing and fixing pieces and said, “I’m gonna make glass so that they can dig it up and find it in another century. ‘Future artifacts’ is what I called my pipes.” #4 You invented the fuming process that allows glassblowers to make pieces that change in color over time. When did you invent the process, and what was that like? In 1978, I got lessons from Bill Burns from Branson, Missouri, and Bill helped develop my confidence doing sculptures and solid shapes. He used this plastic color stuff on his glass that was a paint and reminded me of a shoemaker’s shop and had a terrible smell. It would make my head hurt and lips numb, and I really didn’t like that way of coloring. So I always wanted to find a different way. Clear back in 1972, Chuck and I blended up some clear glass with copper filings and produced a red, and as we were finishing, we ran out of propane for fuel, and the chemistry of flame changed and oxidized it from a brick red to a transparent green. By running out of propane we had an epiphany that we could change the color of glass without changing chemicals in the glass — by changing the chem of the flame. One ingredient I would use to make this change was silver filings, and one day I was using a piece of silver-white to make an exotic piece and some of the silver wasn’t dissolved completely in the glass. Suddenly a little ball of metal boiled and threw a spatter that turned yellow onto the background piece as I was drawing over that section with silver. I was disappointed, and I drew clear over the splatter, and I finished the piece and I sold it. A week later the person called me up and said, “What did you do this piece? It used to be yellow.” I didn’t know what she meant, and the next day I showed up. She dragged me by the wrist outside, and here was this electric blue lightning bolt on the side with all the colors of an opal.

#5 What was that moment like? wERE YOU EXCITED BY THE CHANGE?

Oh, wow. This was back in the day when Cannabis wasn’t as readily available, and her husband was at the door saying, “Hey, I’m rolling a doobie,” and I said, “I gotta

Headshops used to be underground. You would have to know the lingo in some states ‘cause it wouldn’t be listed in a phone book. go! Sorry! I know what did this. I’m gonna go do it again on purpose.” On the freeway, I’m having visions of how I’m going to prepare everything and do it and asking myself, “What’s a dot going to look like if I melt it flat and draw a dot over it?” That was the beginning of a career. Drawing a dot on a dot made my career. It was a simple twist of fate.

#6 How many pipes have you made in your life?

I don’t know. I can’t even estimate or guesstimate. A lot. I couldn’t ever believe that when I was making them just by myself that that many people were out using them. And then when I started helping apprentices in the ‘90s in Eugene, they would come over to my house and tell me about having 10 torches set up. I was still working on two torches. Anyhow people have been very entrepreneurial in gravitating towards me and then do their own thing. Back then I couldn’t imagine where all the pieces were going, and we were only making a few. #7 What’s it like to see things change, and do you have any advice for the next generation of glassblowers? It’s unbelievable. It is heartwarming to be able to go into a dispensary and buy Cannabis. Shoot, all I can do is laugh. Such a change! Head shops used to be underground. You would have to know the lingo in some states ‘cause it wouldn’t be listed in a phone book. As for advice, well, read a couple books. The biggest thing has nothing to do with pipe making. Get

some sort of skill before you try to make a pipe and sell them. Learn how glass works and make things to your capabilities; don’t sell secondary products. Focus on quality, have extreme quality. The reason our stuff stood out back then is because we knew more than most, and a lot of them had no qualms about selling something with a crack or

with a bad bowl or something that didn’t smoke well. That kind of thing you don’t want to do.

#8 Do you still work behind the torch? WHat does it mean for you?

I’ve been in my shop doing prep work all day before this interview. I like to work at night usually. You can have a cold day and make a hot night, and you can make your own Fridays ‘cause you are your own boss. Way back when, I was just a toddler. The first time I got to play without supervision, I had been throwing sticks on the fire and the fire was pretty died down. So I’d throw more sticks on the fire and talk to it, asking if it wanted even more sticks, and I felt the wind burst and the fire glow. My first real spiritual connection was fire. I made a promise in the fire to keep coals burning. It keeps me bright and cheery inside to know that so many people are lighting fires because of me – lighting a torch or smoking a bowl because of me.

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in effect until this wonderful man and father is released to enjoy the rest of his time on earth with his family. Contact Florida Gov. Rick Scott at 850-717-9337, and ask for leniency for Richard Delisi, who is impris-oned in a state where over half the popula-tion approved medical marijuana. It’s time for the governor to listen to the people. Coming up, a letter-writing campaign will support one of the longest-serving plant prisoners, George Martorano. Please stay tuned. Go to thsintl.org for more details. Once again, plant prisoner Craig Cesal (serving life), has been subjugated to the SHU (Solitary Housing Unit). He is in sol-itary confinement for a “verbal altercation,” which makes it sound very much like there is no freedom of speech in the Federal Cor-rectional Institution of Greenville, Illinois. Every once in a while, the sun shines on Craig because of the external support he receives. He deserves to be home with his daughter, to be a father and a man. Tune into the THSI Blogtalk Radio program at blogtalkradio.com/thsiradio to learn more.

Kettle Falls 5: The Kettle Falls family’s court victory made history. First, the feds dropped the indictments against Larry Har-vey because of his pancreatic cancer. Then, “family friend” Jason Zucker took a deal to testify against the others, leaving Rol-land Gregg, his wife, Michelle, and moth-er, Rhonda, to face five federal indictments

by themselves. Although Cannabis is legal in Wash-ington for recreational and medical use, it is still fed-erally illegal, leaving the family defenseless at trial, forcing them to face 10- to 60-year prison sentences. The good news is that the jury unanimously found them not guilty on four of the five charges. They


PRISON OUTREACHAPRIL BRINGS US 4/20 - the 4th of July, Saint Pad-dy’s Day, Veterans Day and Memorial Day all rolled up into one big fatty for Cannabis lovers. It’s about this time every year that we should be thinking about the many years of lives lost, not to the plant, but to prohibition: people such as Eddy Lepp, Randy Lanier, Jeff Mizanskey, Gary Shep-hard and Richard Flor. These are our superstars, our present-day civil rights activists who stood up against bad laws. The thing is, every civil rights group also has its not-so-bright stars. Not by fault of their own, but because they haven’t suffered pub-licly like the gentlemen mentioned above. This year, smoke one for those guys and one for your local grower who is not in jail.

This month, we highlight Jason Nelson, a plant prisoner who was recently adopted through THSI Adopt-A-Prisoner Program. Jason is an Oregon resident who grew marijuana as medicine for a lov-ing girlfriend until she died, and then he contin-ued to grow for other sick people. He was busted in 2011. He chose a jury trial, was convicted and is serving a federal 10-year sentence.

“The only way to get away from the feds is to tell on someone, which was done to me. My co-de-fendant cooperated,” Jason said. “There is so much wrong with this prison system, and there are many more like me in here. They give less time to rap-ists and molesters and other violent types. There are many in here doing 25 years for a nonviolent, first-time drug offense.”

That is an awful outcome and a too common one. Prison time could have been avoided if just one juror knew about jury nulli-fication and judged the man, not the law. Please send letters to: Ja-son Michael Nelson #73621-065, FCI Lompoc, Federal Correction-al Institution, 3600 Guard Road, Lompoc, California 93436. The Delisi Project will remain

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were found guilty of manufacturing a controlled substance, which does not carry a mandatory mini-mum five-year sentence. However, the trio is still facing up to 20 years. Writing letters to the judge will be important to keep our heroes out of prison. THSI honors the Kettle Falls family for all their strength and courage in fighting the war. We encourage the community to continue to show them support.

Bellingham: Washington needs another victory! On April 20, Martin Nickerson of Northern Cross Collective and his two co-defendants are scheduled to face trial. The courtroom proceedings for City of Bellingham v. Northern Cross begin April 20 with a pretrial hearing. We ask the Cannabis community to join us on 4/20 to protest in favor of jury nullification. The court clearly chose this monumental date to make a statement, and we should counter with an even bigger statement. We cannot allow law-abiding caregivers and patients to be treated as criminals. We will be meeting at the Bellingham courthouse at 7:30 a.m. We hope to see you there.

Caregivers Debbie Brechler and Josh Mauk of King County are getting closer to either scheduling a trial date or taking a deal. They have been offered plea agreements that just might keep them out of jail. Meanwhile, they are going back and forth to court while being pressured by the prosecutor to ac-cept the deals. Stay tuned to future OR Leaf issues for an update on this case.

OREGON NEWS >>> Joy Graves, leader of the ONAC Native Ameri-can Church, was called to appear in the courthouse in Canyon City on March 5. Grant County Circuit Judge William D. Cramer Jr. entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of Joy, who refused to enter a plea in response to charges that she was manufacturing Cannabis within 1,000 feet of a school. This case is not only about our right to use Can-

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nabis medicinally, but spiritually, too. Joy bravely continues to fight for her and all ONAC members’ rights to consume Cannabis. She was ordered to return to court March 12 to address complaints she and co-defendant Raymond Martin have filed against their attorneys. A motion hearing was set for the end of March. More information and future court dates can be found at thsintl.org/calendar.

Jason Endicott, who is from Oregon but was pulled over in Texas in October 2013, is in the pro-cess of working out the details with Texas officials regarding his pending extradition. It is his desire to avoid the four-day trip in state custody that could endanger his health by agreeing to get himself to Texas and appear in court. Jason is diabetic and is in poor health. A judge in Clackamas County allowed Jason and his attorney 30 more days to work out the ar-rangements with Texas. As the 21 supporters who appeared on Jason’s behalf got up to leave the court-room, the judge responded to the mass exodus with a smile. She noted the large number of people who were there, once again proving the effect court sup-port can have on a case.

Among the many court supporters who attend-ed Jason’s hearing were The Other Spot owners, Nickie D. Dank, husband Mike, Jesse and Mary. The mission of The Other Spot is simple: “We are a green community-based resource and event center. Our mission is to uplift our community.”

Nickie has been advocating for people to have safe access to Cannabis for nearly a decade, and she has allowed THSI Oregon chapters and other advocacy groups to have monthly meetings at its southeast Portland location. Unfortunately, the pri-vate social club is facing trouble due to House Bill 2546, which could regulate them out of business. Zoning and ventilation regulations could make it impossible for smoking lounges to remain open. Please research this bill, and let the Oregon Legislature know how you feel. You can visit Nickie and the rest of The Other Spot family at 5431 SE 72nd Ave. in Port-land and on Facebook at facebook.com/TheOtherSpot.

Chris Williams is another Oregon resident who hopes to be a free soon. Chris is in the federal peni-tentiary in Sheridan, Oregon. Chris provided med-icine to patients and was an important part of his community. He is requesting clemency. Please go to freechriswilliams.com to find out more about Chris and learn how you can send a letter on his behalf. He should not be in prison for a plant.

We ask the Cannabis community to join us on 4/20 to protest in favor of jury nullification and show support for The Bellingham 3. The court clearly chose this monumental date to make a statement, and we should counter with an even bigger statement.

CannaCon: THSI volunteers raised $650 for pris-oners’ commissary and Washington court support at CannaCon 2015 in Seattle. Thanks to all the venders at the event and guests who donated to our drawing. We had a lot of concerned citizens who stopped by our booth, including Tommy Chong. Once he heard who we are and what we do, he was excited and eager to sign up as our newest member.

THSI educates communities about jury nullification. THSI members are encouraged to do the same by educating peers and visiting local courthouses as often as possible. Jury nullification is a sanctioned constitutional doctrine of trial proceedings that al-lows members of a jury to disregard either the ev-idence presented or the instructions of the judge in order to reach a verdict based upon their own consciences and acquit criminal defendants who are technically guilty of breaking the law but who do not deserve punishment. Nullification occurs in a trial when a jury reaches a verdict contrary to the judge’s instructions as to the law. It promotes the concept that jurors should be the judges of both law and fact. It is absolutely imperative that jury nullification education not take place during a trial — that could be considered tampering with a jury. Do you want to hear more news from the front lines of the drug war? Join us every Sunday morn-ing from 9 to 11 a.m. at blogtalkradio.com/thsir-adio to hear defendants, prisoners and chapter co-ordinators call in with their stories. If you would like to get involved with THSI, call 951-934-0055 and we will find a perfect way for you to participate. Please remember: No victim = No crime = Not guilty, because no one should go to jail for a plant!

Learn more about The Human Solution If you would like to help end the drug war by working on a national team, please call 951-934-0055 to speak with a team coordinator. We always need caring volunteers to help with writing press releases, interviewing prisoners and writing articles for media release. We also need graphic artists, social media ambassadors & videographers. Please visit our website at www.ThsIntl.org to learn about this important mission today.

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LEARNING LEGAL

A packed room full of I-502 Cannabis producers, processors and retailers gathered at an airport hotel conference room on a Tuesday morning last monthto learn about industry compliance and proper inventory tracking using BioTrack THC’s elaborate program.

Unfortunately, a two-hour technical delay slowed down the start of the $199 class, but when all the technological issues were cleared up, the lecture by Dan McMahon took off and the training began.

One of the most difficult aspects of owning or operating a Cannabis business is protecting your inventory from damage and theft. Security and compliance are two areas that can make or break a company within its first few years of operations, and those are the most crucial years for developing a company’s brand. When budgets are tight and fingers are sticky, it is imperative to know where every little bit of inventory is and heading next.

The seminar touched on the core foundations of the program and the best way for employees and owners to navigate through the software. Like all software and electronics, issues with compatibility

and functioning are bound to occur. One customer was overheard talking to the staff about issues with access to the system. “Well, we like to call it the BioTrack surprise,” the customer said, “You wake up, go to work, and it’s like a grab bag. You never know what’s going to happen!”

BioTrack is being used by the state to monitor the seed-to-sale process, producers, processors and retailers are having to learn the system to the best of their abilities. Many times, the issue ends up being user error. “Over the last year, BioTrack has come a long ways,” said Chris Kelly, the CEO of Landrace Labs, which is a recreational producer and processor with a focus on CO2 oil production. His team of six was in attendance and had traveled from all over the state to make the meeting.

“I have been really impressed with how robust the software is now,” Kelly said. “You know, the fact that we are able to diligently force everybody in the lab into taking notes is awesome…I think that the most exciting thing about BioTrack is probably

our ability to look back at data and really make important decisions moving forward based on historic data that we now have.”

Industry training events like these are helping elevate producers, processors and

retailers to become more efficient at their jobs. This will allow for retail prices to drop across the board and eventually help to raise product standards and access to Cannabis in all areas. While growing Cannabis is nothing new in general, it is to many of the people who are invested in the production, processing and retailing of the newly “legalized” commodity here in Washington.

As the industry continues to evolve, many of these businesses will become more environmentally and economically sustainable. Until then, we must endure the growing pains of our government’s ignorance and its involvement in business and personal affairs. Remember, “Good pot ain’t cheap, and cheap pot ain’t good.”

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ALL STRAINS are grown in-house, making this a very consistent access point. The high-quality medicine is the same every time a patient comes in, and low donation rates ensure that everyone gets a deal. The highest ounce price we saw was $250, with strains such as Girl Scout Cookies and Lavender offered at $215. Even the Bubble Jack was $180. The quality and care put into the garden that supports this collective is obvious, and it just feels welcoming.

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A SOLID SECTION of top of the category medibles like bacon-infused fudge by Cannabis Confec-tions and the always solid Edi Pure line. We also dug Cascadia High CBD Carms’ caramels and their Asian snack mix. Look for Gabby’s powdered CO2 cooking mix, medicated cooking oil and medicated butter. Killer Bee Brownie Mix or Blueberry Muffin Mixes are truly perfect, andJust Bee Honey can be added to most anything.

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MAGIC MEDICINE staff are super-friendly. New patients are greeted with a hug and a free crystal stone, and they are encouraged to share in the collective’s abundant positive energy. This is a collective that truly cares about its patients’ health and finances, offering the best for both. They even have a fine selection of ethno-botanicals, which are herbal blends meant to be vaporized or made into tea along with Cannabis as medicine.

A SUSTAINABLE and quality example of what a collective garden access point should be. Medicine that is grown by the collective is shared with patients at a fair donation rate, and the medicine is top notch. The love and personal care the collective shares with their patients is just the icing on the perfect cake.

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$10/g | The thick and frosty nugs of Pink Haze are any smoker’s dream. They feel solid when pinched, but break into a perfect texture for rolling or loading into a bowl, and they release a sweet and seductive smell that can only be described as pink. This frosty and tasty flower is as much a treat as the old-fashioned pink frosting sugar cookies, and we definitely recommend pairing the two immediately.

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New patients are greeted with a hug and a free crystal stone, and encouraged to share in the collective’s abundant positive energy.

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THIS IS WHERE Rainier Recreational really excels! Concentrates are available in a multitude of different styles and price points. Butane, propane, solventless or dry sift – Rainier Rec has one of the best selections of concentrates, includ-ing vapor pen accessories.

Strains 4/5

A FEW DIFFERENT strains worth checking out lined the densely stocked walls at Rainer Recreational.Those options included some of the most well-known classic strains on the market, and some new names to spice things up. The prices were not completely crushing, and everything was well-presented with a majority of the selection made up of hybrid strains.

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THE SHOP has done a fantastic job of acquiring some of the best edibles currently available on the market. With everything from brownies to tinctures to teas, customers are definitely going to be able to find something that will deliver the zing they are looking for.

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LOCATED on a bus line and easy to find with great parking, Rainier Recreational has a fan-tastic location that is ADA accessible and very clean. The inside is bright and open with new flooring, a TV, and free coffee in the lobby. The staff will offer you a restaurant-style menu that showcases what’s in stock. The interior is as professional as it gets and easy to navigate.

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WE WERE really impressed with the work that Rainer Rec has put into creating a warm and comfortable environment for customers during their visit. Clean and inviting with employees who are very knowl-edgeable, Rainier Rec is a top-notch Cannabis shop.

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Murray foundedHead Life Mediain October 2013.

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Q & AWe sat down with the owner and director of Head Life Media to talk about making movies and documenting the rise of the Cannabis industry alongside some of the West Coast’s top glass artists.

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It used to be $50-$60K to get a movie camera and then suddenly the digital age came and now people can enter the world for a lot less.

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How long have you been in the industry?

I’ve been smoking since 13 — I’m 32 now — back in north Idaho. You don’t talk about Cannabis con-sumption there. You have a small circle of people you run with and you don’t talk outside that group. I moved to Oregon three years ago and met An-drew Sweeney of Kasher. It was basically changing my ways 100 percent. To even be able to wear a shirt with Cannabis leaves on it was new. Meeting Drew and seeing how Cannabis was more accepted. How people here were vocal about it and that they had legit businesses opened me up to the future.

When did you start working with video and producing all kinds of media?

There’s a pretty funny tape of me at 6 years old running around with my dad’s huge-ass camera. I always had cameras, but growing up I was never able to make that jump to pro. Up until 10 years ago the money separated pros from boys. It was $50-$60K to get a movie camera, and then suddenly the digital age came and now people can enter the world for a lot less. At that time I was DJing and playing lots of different clubs and trying to make a name for myself. I also started Sound Theory Productions in 1999 with literally two turntables and a microphone. I started record-ing, opened a couple recording studios and video was the next step. I worked in TV with an outdoor channel, and NBC Sports covering formula drift and hunting shows and really enjoyed the hell out of it.

When did you first start filming pot?

First thing I did was a promo for Kasher. It was really a last-minute thing. He still has it and uses it to this day. After that, I linked up with V-Syndi-cate grinder card and dab essentials, Black Market Glass. Since then, I’ve done Vapor Brothers, Happy Daddy and work on two glass documentaries.

what ’s it like to make a documentary?

Working with artists Darby and Ram was life-changing. Those two dudes, to be able to work with them, has been amazing, and it all came about on a chance meeting on a elevator at 4 a.m. in At-lantic City. We shot for four days on the first one, roughly 12 hours a day and then I put about 80 man-hours into editing. It was all done pro-bono and released on YouTube for free because it isn’t about the money. But the best part was the sponsors who came on once the documentary was produced. People heard about the fact we were doing it and wanted to jump on and support us — we got 10 sponsors to pay for the entire production of the doc. We started production for the second documenta-ry in Grants Pass on the first day of 2015. It was five days with Darby and Banjo, shooting about 15 hours a day, and it’s in the editing phase right now.

What is your vision for the new film?

With this second one I brought three camera guys with me who were pros, a ton more gear, more cameras, more lenses and toys to move the camera the way we wanted and get those amazing shots. It worked. Everybody who watched the first one said they wished it was longer; from a pro-

ducer standpoint, that’s music to my ears. It’s totally a different dynamic because Darby and Banjo are buddies, so the communication is almost unsaid. The unspoken communication behind the torch is wild to see.

What do you hope the documentary will teach people about glass?

With the first documentary, the feedback was that a lot of people showed it to parents or friends who didn’t understand glass-blowing. You can’t help but watch this stuff and want to learn more. There is so much people don’t know, so much that I didn’t know two years ago, about what really goes into making this work. Especially the passion! That’s what I want to show people — the passion that the glassblowers have, the beauty they create, and

the beauty of the creation as they come from nothing. We worked to capture the feeling as it all went down.

When is the release scheduled for your newest documentary? any big summer plans in the works? We are planning a release late spring or early summer of the documentary, so look for more info about that online or in the Leaf. As for the summer tour, so many Cannabis events are out there it’s kind of hard to choose. I’d love to be able to have enough money to go and do every event across the country, but it’s all about sponsors. Without them, I can’t do what I do. The cool thing about that, though, is getting names on projects. It makes me smile to offer new projects to sponsors, know-ing we are making something that will last through the ages.

What do you see as the potential for the future of the Cannabis industry? The potential is endless. We are at a huge prec-ipice of people saying “I am willing to put my face or company on commercials or YouTube, and, yes, we can have a billboard and late-night TV ads for a head-shop or product.” It’s peo-ple loosening up a little bit and it’s a wave of knowledge that you can’t stop. People need to have good quality media. I always say cell-phone videos don’t cut it. It’s exciting as hell to be a part of it.

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IF YOU LOOKED UP BAG APPEAL in the dictionary of Cannabis, you would see a pho-tograph of Cotton Candy and a scratch and sniff of its pungent flower. But since we don’t have that technology yet, I will smoke this top shelf treat and share the experience as best as possible. This in-house strain from Tacoma Holistic Collective is so loud it reaches out to smack you with the sweet aroma of high-grade Cannabis. The first notes are earthy and thick, hanging in the air long after the bag is closed and put away. Cracking a nug releases sweet notes of sugar and citrus and a deep sour smell, and doing so cov-ers the fingers in frosty trichome goodness. The combination of so many flavors and the frosti-ness make this bud incredibly unique. These buds are literally covered in crystals! Loading a bowl is easy due to the medium density and fluffy nugs. The cure is perfect, mak-ing for a crisp snap and an easy process, wheth-er you’re rolling it up or loading it into a piece. Smoking a bowl of this is a pleasure, with the flower burning evenly and easily and with only a hint of white ash. The closest comparison is a hit from a volcano; that’s how smooth the flow-er is. There is absolutely no cough with this one, though you instantly feel the effects of the flower. The effects start in the cerebral cortex, bring-ing euphoria and a deep calm that feels almost meditative. As time and a few more bowls passed through my lungs, I felt the effects grabbing my toes and creeping through my body, making for a nicely balanced body and mind high. Cotton Candy is great for pain or anxiety and can be used as daytime or nighttime medicine.

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Makes 4 servings. 1. Heat the oven to 400°. Place the cooked & cooled pasta into a large serving bowl and set it aside.

2. Place tomatoes on a baking sheet with sides and toss with the 2 tbs. of oil and salt. Bake 15 minutes, stir occasionally.

3. Allow the tomatoes to cool for 10 minutes and then add to the serving bowl with all remaining ingredients. You can add more olive oil, infused or not, to taste. The choice is yours.

WHOLE GRAIN PASTAWITH ROASTED GRAPE TOMATOES

16 oz. whole grain pasta, cooked and cooled2 tbs. olive oil1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes½ tsp. salt2 cups sugar snap peas, cooked and cooled3 tbs. shredded fresh basil2 tbs. canna-olive oil1 tbs. red wine vinegar3 tbs. crumbled feta

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Makes 2 servings

INGREDIENTS1 lb. salmon, cooked, cut in chunks1/2 cup seedless grapes, halved1 small cucumber, thinly sliced½ Vidalia onion, thinly sliced2 tbs. mayonnaiset2 tbs. canna-olive oil2 tbs. plain yogurt2 tbs. chopped fresh dill2 tbs. chopped scallion2 tsp. lemon juice1 tsp. capers, drained1 ripe avocado, peeled and cubedSalt and pepper to taste

FRESH BAKEDSALMON AND AVOCADO

1. In a large serving bowl combine the salmon, grapes, cucumber and onion.

2. In a small bowl combine the mayo, canna-oil, yogurt, dill, scallion, lemon juice and those little capers. Whisk to combine.

3. Toss the ingredients together, or spoon the dressing onto the salad, adding the avocado just before serving. Add salt & pepper to taste.

16 oz. steak, grilled and thinly sliced2 bunches arugula, rinsed and dried1 red onion, peeled and sliced into rings½ cup roasted red peppers, thinly sliced8 spring radishes, chopped in halves8 new potatoes, cooked, cut in wedges2 ripe tomatoes, cut in chunks2 tbs. canna-olive oil, 2 tbs. balsamic vinegar2 tbs. lemon juice. 1 tsp. Dijon mustard. ½ tsp. pepper. 1 clove minced garlic 4 tbs. Gorgonzola, crumbled

INGREDIENTS

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In a world of beastie blooms and stalks, it can be hard to remember that all of these outstanding monster blooms come from humble beginnings. I’ve always advocated that growers keep a mother plant they create from seed or work on a perpetual cycle of taking clones prior to moving plants into flower. This involves the basic process of taking cuttings from a plant and rooting them so they become new plants that are copies of the mother plant — a process commonly referred to as cloning. In this month’s Grow Tech, we’ll try to cut through the smog of products, mediums and systems of cloning to review the basics that are most often required and most helpful. >>Continues pg. 90

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SHOPPING LISTA rooting dip is a good place to start if you want to use something to help out cloning. In most cases, using one seals the cutting and helps prevent disease. Some also contain hormones that have been shown to increase the speed and branching of new roots.

Clonex

This popular product provides a concentrated dose of hormones and essential nutrients shown to help fresh cuttings establish new roots quickly. It also seals the cutting effectively and requires a small amount per use. When you consider the amount you need, Clonex really isn’t as bad as the price might indicate. It’s only when you start slathering every inch of your cutting in a thick layer of the stuff that the wallet starts to feel it. A little goes a long way. Clonex is easy to use. It’s best to pour out the amount that you in-tend to use into a separate container (I like to use a test tube) and then dip the end of your cutting into the gel immediately before inserting it into the medium. It does what it says, pushing fresh cuttings to blow out roots quickly. Overall, Clonex is a great choice for someone looking for a fast root-ing gel that’s easy to use and widely available. I give it a 4 out of 5.

Olivia’s Cloning Gel

The gel has a distinctive anti-bacterial property that protects new cuttings against disease. This item is perfect for cloning using container mediums. Olivia’s has a soft gel consistency that takes some getting used to. It has a distinctive viscosity that is a little uneven and likes to stick to itself. Shake the gel before using. I’ve found the best applications come from dipping and soaking the cutting in the gel for a count of 10. You’ll need to use a bit more of the gel per cut-ting than Clonex due to its consistency, but it’s priced considerably lower at most retail growing stores. Olivia’s is great for gardeners looking for a hormone-based product who root in containers. I’m giving this one a 4 out of 5.

Aloe Vera

A fine choice for holistic gardeners looking for a hormone-free solution to providing protection from disease for young vulnera-ble cuttings. Aloe Vera can be pur-chased once for a few dollars and with mild care last a lifetime. Aloe leaves can be plucked off the plant for use with clones. Taking a whole aloe leaf and opening the center by inserting something small and rigid (i.e., toothpick, small nail) works best. Insert a fresh cutting or two directly into the aloe leaf and let it soak for about a minute. Remove and insert the cutting into the rooting medium. When considering cost, safety and flexibility, Aloe is an outstanding choice. This one gets a 5 out of 5.


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ften people ask me what’s the best medi-um/nutrient/feeding schedule/l ighting for clones. The In-ternet will have you believe that a magic formula can be used with any plant to

produce roots super fast. That idea presupposes that getting clones to show roots in seven days is cooler than rooting in 10 or 14 days. I see garden-ers abandoning their learned principles in favor of trying some method that is supposed to have amazingly fast results. I favor consistency and gradual change over just about everything.

MATCHING YOUR SETUPThe “best” cloning method is the one that works with your plants, in your garden, on your schedule. I have consistently found that the more closely you emulate the ultimate environment and meth-odology that you intend to veg in, and eventual-ly bloom the plants in, the better the results will be during the cloning process and, perhaps even more importantly, during the transition phase. If you run a 100 percent organic environment, prefer a medium containing raw elements, choose primarily to inoculate with microbial teas and ap-ply only water to your plants, it’s best to clone using those same principles. In this example, I’d recommend planting clones directly into loose medium and applying inoculates. Even if you heard that your buddy is getting roots in seven days using an aeroponic cloner and synthetic nu-trients, you have to remember what your skills are. You’re more likely to be able to choose the proper medium, inoculates and have the ability to keep the medium at an ideal moisture level because of your success in other areas of the garden. To that end, use the same or a similar nutri-ent, or feeding program, in clone as you do in veg. Medium choice in this process means picking one that is closest or most compatible with the medium you intend to transition the clones to after rooting. If you usually feed fast and heavy early, feed your clones at the higher end of the range. If you veg under a high-energy discharge lamp, use that spectrum for cloning by placing your clones near the lamp in an indirect line to the bulb. If you like to keep your medium con-

O stantly wet, keep the cloning medium at higher moisture. All of this ensures that your plants be-come accustomed to the environment and gar-dening style you work in and ultimately creates the most consistent results.

TIMING YOUR CLONESClones require little light. The ambient indirect beam of an HID provides more than enough en-ergy for clones. Even a simple, highly portable, one-tube fluorescent fixture is all it takes. En-vironment is usually created with some sort of self-contained unit, be it a clone dome (plastic tote, rubber made box or, my personal favorite, re-purposed plastic cookie/muffin containers avail-able at most grocery store bakeries, black bottom with clear top) or aero cloner machine. Both are reasonably small, self-contained and with the only necessity being a small amount of light, one can successfully clone almost anywhere. If you have space restrictions and use cuts from veg plants prior to moving them to flower, rooting in seven days might leave you with over-veg’d plants.

MAXIMIZING YOUR PRODUCTIVITYTwo areas make the biggest difference when it comes to cloning speed. They haven’t figured out a way to sell relative humidity, so you don’t see too much advertised on how humidity could make or break you in cloning. New cuttings have no roots, leaving them with a limited ability to take in water and retain turgor pressure. This is why you often see clones wilt right after taking them in and also why they do sell a product to prevent this called No-Wilt. Regardless if you choose to buy a prod-uct or create an environment to accommodate the new cutting, it’s imperative that the plant is able to take in and not lose water. In a cloning-dome-type of environment, this is achieved by creating at or near a 100 percent humidity environment inside the dome. To do this, you need to seal the base with a cover and apply some heat — usually the heat from the light source is adequate. You will see the dome begin to build humidity and the sides and top will start to fog. The warmer air inside the dome doesn’t hold as much water vapor and so as water is

transpired from the plants and evaporated from the medium, the vapor changes states to a liquid and will fog and drip from the dome. Do not remove the lid to check on them for at least the first four days. No-Wilt products simply employ a waxy/rubbery-like spray covering the plant’s sto-mata, preventing transpiration. After four to seven days, I usually like to begin gradually decreasing humidity levels by opening dome vents. If you keep the clones in 100 percent humidity too long, the risks of pathogenic and competitive bacteria growth increased. Decrease it too early and the cutting will not have a chance to develop any system to take in water. Practice and experimentation will lead to the ideal time frames for the medium, strains and feedings programs you provide for your cuttings. Many growers cut the leaf tips off of new clones because they only re-quire a small amount of leaf surface for energy and removing this surface area dramatically decreases transpiration and leaf on leaf contact, which can be perfect breeding environments for bacteria. The second factor in getting healthy cuttings to spit out loads of roots is having a healthy, vigorous, robust mother plant in the prime of her vegetative life. One of the reasons that plants right before transition are such good candidates is they are likely at their peak of health. If you keep moth-ers, this means you have to actively care for them. Grooming and thinning them to provide ample cuttings is the first step and next you must dial your feeding and foliar program to synchronize with your cuttings schedule and never taking more than 25 percent or even 30 percent of the plant’s total mass when taking cuts or pruning. Stay on top of transplanting schedules for Mom to ensure she always has ample root space. If you intend to keep mother plants for prolonged pe-riods, be aware you are going against nature and will eventually run into problems. By cycling your mothers when they are at their healthiest and making new ones from a round of cuttings, you ensure that the genetics of the plants stays in peak condition and avoid drift from epigenetic varia-tion. Mother’s health is so important that I often won’t take clones for a week or more if I feel that

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GENETICS: ORIGINAL DIESEL ([CHEM DAWG X MSS] X SENSI NL) X DNL

BREEDER: RESERVOIR SEEDS FLOWER TIME: 70-75 DAYS

LINEAGE A clone-only sister to OG Kush, both alleged to be direct descendants of the original Chemdawg bag seeds, the Sour Diesel traveled east, originally to New York, where she took the Cannabis world by storm. Shortly afterward, Sour D migrated a bit farther to a UMass Amherst grow room where an accidental pollination ended up creating a legend. Rezdog from Reservoir Seeds then worked the line over many years to produce an IBL and is considered the f irst to bring this clone into a stable seed line.


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HOW IT GROWSthis one isn’t for beginners. It grows fast and tall. If you plan to veg for more than a week or two, training for height mitigation is a must. With early training, you can grow a bushier plant that will stretch well into flower, making her an excellent choice for those running larger plants with trellis supports. Once she flips to 12/12, the fun begins. Lots of training and attention must be given to corral her aggressive stretch. It’s not uncommon for a 250 percent to 300 percent stretch. Having equatorial heritage, she loves lots of high-intensity light but doesn’t respond well to heat or variation in climate. The best flowers are produced when trained into a shorter, wider bush rather than a taller conical shape. She will take high levels of nitrogen and calcium into Week 6 of flower and benefits from high magnesium in mid- to late bloom. I’ve also found she will finish more completely by increasing the dark period toward the end of bloom.

EFFECTSingesting a well-cured run of Sour Diesel is similar to a competitive sport. Starting with the overwhelming flavors that stay on the palate for minutes, a sharp racy onset is in store. Cutting through the confusion of a scattered mind and delivering a jolting boost, Sour Diesel comes on quick. The true effects of the plant can only be experienced 10 to 15 minutes after a dose. The energetic onset merges with a euphoric, bubbly, creative state that provides ample inspiration for self-expression and a gleeful, unsolicited happiness.

sour d is my favorite strain. She throws down large, tightly packed flowers that have smaller calyxs packed with tightly spaced resin heads. It’s not the three layers of frost-covered, rainbow-colored flowers that we see in today’s world of Cannabis, but for those who enjoy the taste and smell of this wonderful plant, few strains come close. Cracking the jar brings an eye-watering-sour-skunk-fuel punch that will destroy all other odors in the room. The sour skunky citrus that uppercuts your nose when you open the jar quickly gives way to a chemy, cleaner scent of a tennis balls soaked in floor stripper ... or something like that. Spicy, tangy smoke that expands to lung-busting proportions abused my tongue, delivering blow upon blow of sour, chemical-fuel flavor. A couple of horse-style nose coughs lets me know I’ve hit my limit and I teeter on the edge of a cough explosion. I keep it together before relieving my lungs of several pillows of smoke. The cool flavors rushing out add a delicious layer of lemon, minty Band-aids to an already skunky, chemy coating.

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