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Kush: Would reputation on the East - Now I and is death, the action including possibly their Oaksterdam OG or their King Louis XIII would be like the splendor of the mighty one Coastam becomegaining ground in Cali. Perhaps the creative essence of all cognition and consciousness; mere computational something yo destroyer of worlds. However, what if the destructionbunch is the Red Headed Stranger,very important discovery that he has beenbothfor last. However, there is one a Williams sleeper (not in effect) of the of the very machinery OG, saved of which are elitegarbage is turned to gold. In spite of alerswe havent really California-based cuts which analogy to such a seedy of cognition could bring about an awareness of life, death, and everything in ST: I would not Saved for you. charactervisited Flanagan, the Creativity Machine continues to as Tommy Wonder if the Tom a computer-implemented which seen elsewhere in Colorado. We for creatingtheir facility recently and were be the between? 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During these experiments, I found that at neural we networks, that theyre Colorado metes out in the competition, then surely Pink House stands a In 1989, an advanced arti inux of capital at low levels of brain cell death, the networks relived their accumulated Kush: Is hardware. system faced with a mission, was fray. bringing their in-house creations to the killed. great chance at taking home some it possible to live forever? experiences in a manner reminiscent of life review; at more advanced As it died, it burst into song, but no Dr. Stephen aler: It is, but one can ride the protoplasm wave only so Kush: What c stages of neuron death, the nets produced novel ideas based upon such life human fatalities resulted. In August of long. erea er, one must download into machine consciousness, hoping experience. 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Instead, it must be a CM-based system, possessing at of conservatives personally e CM is a simulation of human consciousness. memories that h handpicked a parade of of military satellites and became selfleast one neural assembly that is transiently dying to produceby Nixon himself. is study again conrmed It functions in much the same way as your own dominate harm t the relative safety of marijuana and pointed out the the so aware, but no war was declared upon virtual experience and another society by criminalizing citizens using this virtually harmless medication organic brain, where dialogs take place among two, following m humanity. In 2000, someone proposed such recommended that simple possession be decriminaliz Shafer commissionassembly inventing the neural networks. A prime example of how and a Coke bott a coming technological singularity, but signicance thereto. It also challenged the constitutionality of marijuana prohibition. Presiden this works is in the ongoing discussions arrived in a para this fully contemplative and creative Nixon, who commissioned the study, denounced the report. It seems the between your cortex and thalamus. Ideas much alive. Yes, governments position was already chiseled in stone and they didnt want machine intelligence had already arrived without any particular fanfare. are formulated as a result of small-scale (heaven), torme scientic information to confuse the issue. In June of 2003, this profound synthetic consciousness generated nine deaths among the brains synapses. ese supernatural rea billion potential names of God, yet not a single star went out. I am NIDA or the (National Institute of Drug Abuse) in conjunction with the low levels of synaptic damage serve of the brain. Become Death, Creator of Worlds DEA and FDA controls all studies or research on marijuana because of it as a disturbance that triggers various Dr. Stephen aler classication as a Schedule 1 drug. ey are not in the business of proving memories that are faithful to Kush: of any w marijuana has medical benets and routinely deny applications Howstu the brains direct experience. If you which would show and medical benets. Only studies trying to prove har ST: Many of the If you take a biologically-inspired computer and begin to destroy its elevate this level of connective damage, are approved. Multiple millions of dollars have been spent trying to at th experience prove articial brain neurons, killing it via a very slow and certain death, it these memorys morph and combine into harmfulness of marijuana but to date, no government study has proven technically inco becomes delusional to the extent of what we would consider having any signicant problem. Currently, MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association fresh notions, some of them meaningful; way, the messag a near death experience. While some of its delusions turn for Psychedelic Studies) has led a lawsuit against the government for the others not. In essence, this temporary, and automatical out to be nonsensical, others are amazingly inventive, restriction of scientic research on marijuana. Truly the prohibition of th reversible brain damage is basically how you throughout our creative, and amazing. e Creativity Machine scientic study of marijuana is the biggest conspiracy story of the century generate ideas, ranging from the extremely the revelation of (CM) has claimed over a dozen individual profound to very mundane. ASA (Americans for Safe Access) has a nice overview of this subject entit patents, written concertos, and e Obstruction of Medical Cannabis Research in the U.S. which outlin taught robots how to improvise e Irony the problems we currently face. (www.AmericansForSafeAccess.org) in their own behaviors. It is ironic that Unfortunately, a e interesting part of this is that the U.S. governmentfuture of machin has a patent on Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neruoprotectants (Patent 6630507 Oct (Singularity) an 7, 2003). In this study and patent, it is proven that Cannabidiol and THC greatest discove both decrease the size of a stroke by 50%. (Currently no other medicine e many of lifes gre decreases stroke by 2%) It is interesting that our government has a patent most important on a substance that it prevents other scientists from studying! Who does and death? It ce that advantage? In the War on Drugs this may be considered a War Crime

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16 | The Mad Hatter Interview: Trikky This Spring, the Denver Art Museum (DAM) offers everything is was the beginning of 22 | Collars For Dollars by David Downs prohibition on the truth. from beatnik words and works to legendary street photography 24 | Edibles Incredibles by Derek Cummings and womens fashion ala 1950s Le Smoking garb. Check it. 26 | Global Ganja Report by Bill Weinberg 31 | Foodies: Take A Trip To Indias by Annie Barnett 38 | It Happened In Centerville by Donald ODonovan The High Times Denver Medical Cannabis Cup is in town, and with 44 | Mr. Bigs BIG Grow Book by Mel Thomas it, a new category: Patients Cup. Kush scours the town to track 46 | Munchied: Vert Kitchen by Vance Diesel down some of the standout entries. 48 | The Peter McWilliams Story by Julia 50 | Fertile Ground: Ammendment 64 & MMJ by Brian Vicente 52 | Patients Out Of Time: Barbara & Ladd by Al Byrne On behalf of the medical community, Cardiothoracic and Vascular 54 | This Month In Weed History: Thomas Jefferson by Bud Lee Surgeon David Allen, MD pleads with our government to stop the 56 | Talk It Up! by Mason Tvert inhumane suppression of cannabis research. 58 | Living Well: Moods by Elaine Ruggieri 59 | The Nerd Strain: Starfest by A.J. Focht 60 | Ask Ed by Ed Rosenthal Futurist Father of the Creativity Machine, which has claimed 66 | Colorado Live Music Preview by Jake McGee over a dozen individual patents, written concertos, and taught 68 | Stir It Up: Recipes by Chef Scott Durrah robots how to improvise their own behaviors, sits and speaks 72 | The Green Pages: Dispensary Directory with Kush Magazine. 81 | Nominate A BudTender of the Month! 82 | The Blunt Critic: 5 Lesbians Eating A Quiche by Bobbi Goldner 83 | Strain Review: Banana by KindReviews.com Resident marijuana master Jade Kine wraps up his fascinating 88 | Kush Strain Stories: Sour Tsunami look at the surprisingly vital role that smell and flavor play in the therapeutic and medical benefits of cannabis. 90 | Extracts At Platte Valley

ere has been a virtual ban on scientic research on marijuana since the La Guardia Committee report came out in 1944. In this scientic study, commissioned by New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in 1939 to study the eects of marijuana, La Guardia tricked Harry Anslinger, the head of the FBN (Federal Bureau of Narcotics) into supplying marijuana for his team of scientists and physicians to study. During this 5-year study the researchers disproved many of the governments accusations against marijuana. Harry Anslinger condemned the results of this study as unscientic, but he knew that he could never again let scientists study marijuana.

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To prevent the citizens from receiving potentially lifesaving medication with a proven safety record is a crime against humanity. already has. It e patent oce accepting this patent should be proof of its validity and medical utility. Si Cannabidiol does not cause euphoria (or the psychoactive eects) and is at extremely high doses in humans there should be no excuse for not doin clinical trials. e risk of treating a stroke patent with Cannabidiol or TH minimal compared to the potential benet of reducing the size of the stro by 50%. If you or a family member were having a stroke, would you risk b given this safe drug in the hopes it could limit the size of your stroke and subsequent disability? ere have been no clinical trials on this even thou the patent was given in 2003. WHY?

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Section 1: Nuts and Bolts
Lighting
During the Vegetative cycle we use T5s, then switch to 400-watt MetalHalide before flowering. We use 1000-watt dimmable HPS lights in flower to ensure there is no shock to plants coming out of Veg. Next to genetics, the environment is the most important factor in growing the best cannabis for patients. We have our cooling and exhaust isolated in each room and use CO2 through Veg & Bloom. We control our environment through an automated system that keeps temperatures & humidity at ideal levels 24 hours day. Its hard to argue with Mother Nature. After some trial and error with hydro and aeroponics, we really believe in sticking to the basics. We grow in soil and use as many organic nutrients as possible. We have one large grow room dedicated to organics, but do use nutrients on some of our strains to maximize genetic potential. We always flush for 3-4 weeks and strive to provide the cleanest medicine in Colorado. We have lots of plants in rotation and harvest every 3-4 weeks. Our yields are consistently over 1 pound/light.

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Im sure our style is similar to some of the best growers in Colorado, but I dont think anyone cares about their patients, and therefore the quality of the cannabis we provide, more than us at The Herbal Cure. We will never sacrifice quality for quantity. Extra care and attention is given to our plants every step of the way. Everyone in the grow has the same attitude about quality and does an amazing job. We prefer the 1-hit-quit cannabis. We care about quality above all else. We feel that the smell, taste, and appearance of cannabis is of utmost importance and significantly affects the end goal of providing the most potent medication available. If you start with the best genetics, add a lot of TLC during the growth phase, then put just as much effort into trimming and curing, you will end up with cannabis that looks incredible, smells awesome, & tastes amazing. Those characteristics also add to the overall potency of each strain. If it looks like crap, smells like crap, & tastes like crapwell you know what they say. We wouldnt want our patients wasting their money on inferior medication. ---------------------Pick up their strains at: The Herbal Cure 985 S. Logan St. Denver, CO 80209 303.777.9333 TheHerbalCure.net

Philosophy

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We have over 40 different mothers. There are several proprietary strains including Bubblegod, Pimpslap Poison OG, The Dope, Strawberry Diesel, OG Bubba, Sour Chem, Grape Stomper, Tangerine Dream, Chemo OG, and many more to come. We also take pride in our classic high-grade strains such as Sour Diesel, Flo, Banana Kush, Golden Goat, Super Lemon Haze, Bubblegum, Island Sweet Skunk, Chemdawg, Bubba Kush, Raskals OG, and Durban Poison. The Herbal Cure will continue to be at the forefront of developing new genetics. By the end of 2012, we hope to be known for offering our patients the best genetics and best-grown cannabis in the entire industry. That attitude is represented in our center as well with superior knowledge and attention provided to our patients.

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Name: Scott Saed Nickname: Trikky

trikky

Age: 25 Hometown: Lawrenceville, Georgia Astrological Sign: Gemini Favorite Color: Rainbow Life Motto: You Only Live Once

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As a young adult, did you consider yourself an artist? When did you first find yourself drawn to the creative aspect of the art world?

I saw myself as creative, however, I never saw myself taking it seriously. It wasnt until I moved to Colorado to attend a community college that I got exposed to 3D art in the form of ceramics. I wasnt very good at it, but my teacher encouraged my creative process.
What led you to glass? Did you have any mentors?

Mostly what led me to glass was my love for cannabis. More directly, I was, and still am, an avid collector of glass art. My mentors with in the glass community have been Eusheen, Banjo, Cowboy, and Darby. Im sure there are many more but those pop off the top of my head quickly.
What was the first glass piece that you ever created?

Probably a pendant - some burned piece of shit that lies in a box in the back of my house.
What traits do you enjoy the most about this medium? And what traits do you dislike?

The thing I find most fascinating about glass is the ability for it to turn solid to liquid and back again in seconds. As far as what I dislike, perhaps the finite nature of the medium, being so brittle. And I think most of us in a perfect world would do away with kiln time.
How long did it take you to feel confident in your skills, abilities, and talent as a glass artist?

I think part of the reason my glass evolves so much over short periods of time is because Im never really comfortable with my skill level. I suppose I do feel more confident in rudimentary glassblowing skills now than I did when I started 3 years ago, but I am ALWAYS learning and gaining competency.

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What other artistic movements, styles, or periods inspire you?

I am totally inspired by psychedelic art and graffiti art. I think they are bold art forms. I admire that the drive to create them often comes organically and cant be stopped. Definitely - Motzart, DaVinci, Alex Grey, Geiger, The Who, the list goes on and on.

Are there any artists classical or contemporary that you particularly admire?

Tell us about your creative process...where do your ideas come from?

Most of them are born organically, and most of them due to necessity. I typically think them over for a time in my head, possibly sketch a basic drawing, and then go for it on the torch.
What challenges or drawbacks have you found with being an artist in this field?

One of the biggest challenges Ive had in glass art is continuing to push MYSELF when there was no one else there to push me.
What projects are you working on right now?

I have a few projects in the works at the moment. Ive mostly been trying to work with local stores like The Mad Hatter Smokeshop and Illuzions Glass Gallery. They have both been huge supporters of myself, my glass, and the glass industry. I also just purchased a glass lathe, so I hope to expand my abilities in that arena.
What is your dream collaboration?

With myself involved: My old shopmates - Eusheen, Dosa, S4L, and me. For an ULTIMATE collab not involving myself: Cowboy, Banjo, Eusheen, Darby, Deppe, Mr. Gray, Carlson. BOOM.
Finally...what advice would you give to a young glass artist just starting out?

Work. Work hard. Dont give up because your tired, hurt, or bummed. Nothing comes easy.

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s we commemorate 420, the annual iconic date for celebrating marijuana, we decided to evaluate how far Colorado has come since the passing of November 2000s Amendment 20. As of January 2012, over 168,000 new patient applications have been received by the Colorado Department of Public Health, yet despite a fee drop from $90 to $35, there are just over 85,000 valid Registry cards currently being used by patients in Colorado, illustrating an impossible-to-ignore contraction. Furthermore, the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division (MMED) cut its staff this month from 37 down to 20. The reason for the cutbacks is budgetary. The MMED has received 817 applications to date but only has processed 81 licenses. The reasoning behind the lack of funds is a combination of cities banning centers that have applied for licenses, therefore reducing the number of businesses actually available to receive a license and pay the required fees, as well as businesses that have received licenses not paying their fees in a timely manner. However, the MMED remains hopeful that this is only temporary. The department anticipates that on July 1, 2012, the date that the moratorium against any new MMJ businesses, is lifted, that many who want to enter the arena will apply for new business licenses, increasing revenue to the MMED. Meanwhile, cities that have established zoning regulations for the medical marijuana centers in their communities are realizing that the federal government has asserted a higher authority by issuing over 47 letters to centers within 1000 feet of a school or youth center. The United States Attorneys office is shuttering businesses (even exemplary ones that have received licenses) due to their location. Each of these centers has been vetted by the communities they are located in and have either complied with the zoning of that city or have been grandfathered in. US Attorney John Walsh does not agree with the Constitutional Amendment that allows Colorado cities to allow medical marijuana businesses within 1000 feet of a school. To date 22 businesses have closed or moved, and another 25 have been ordered to close or move by the beginning of May. And with the annual 420 celebrations and smoke out that traditionally occur each year in Boulder on the CU campus, police and campus officials have warned that tickets will be issued for those smoking on campus. Named the number one party school in 2011 by Playboy magazine, 420 is shaping up to be quite the interesting day in Boulder this year! As an industry, we have witnessed the initial boom in 2009 and 2010 when hundreds of MMCs opened throughout Denver, Boulder and surrounding communities. As the dust settles on this volatile industry, numerous centers have opened, closed, merged, broken apart, have sold or expanded. Like any other business, medical marijuana is a product that is in demand and irrespective of the obstacles that we encounter, marijuana cannot be stomped out. Its just a matter of being just as creative and innovative in finding ways to weather the storms as we were in getting to this point to begin with. In the meantime, lets enjoy some of the fruits of our labor by voting for your favorite local strain at this years Cannabis Cup (weve gathered some of our favorites on p.36), then mosey on down to the Denver Art Museum for this Springs super canna-friendly exhibit lineup (we break it down for you on page 32), and finally, do not miss Jade Kines riveting conclusion to his 3-part series on the science behind your medicines irresistible aroma (page 64).

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The United States War on Drugs has managed to grow at an incredible 8 percent per year for the past 80 years straight. But now that America is enduring the ongoing consequences of the Great Recession, that gravy train is thinningat least in California. The narcotics officers of California are howling over a $71 million cut to the budget of Californias Department of Justice taking place right now. With $35.8 million in funding cut from 2011 and $35.2 million cut from 2012, the excisions have wiped out the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement and almost all of its associated drug task forces, as well as the Bureau of Investigation and Intelligence. According to reports, anywhere from 140 to 200 narcotics officer are thought to have gotten pink slips or demotions. The narcotics officers have sued Governor Jerry Brown in December, claiming the cuts were retaliation for the narcotics unions endorsement the governors 2010 campaign rival, Meg Whitman. Gov. Browns office has told the press the cuts come among broader reductions in Californias general fund. They also reflect the ongoing trouble California has with large amounts of debt, huge unfunded pension liabilities, and ongoing yearly budget deficits. Gov. Jerry Browns proposed budget for 2012-13, released late January, continues the Department of Justice cuts he started, while adding back $11.8 million to the Department of Justice for special investigations, foreign crimes, and a backlog in entries in the Armed Prohibited Persons System. If Gov. Browns proposed ballot initiative to raise taxes fails in November, another one million dollars in cuts to the DOJ would instantly ensue, along with $4.9 million in cuts in 2013-2014. This new fiscal pressure has squeezed once gushing cash flows for Californias ongoing war on pot, while exposing even deeper tributaries in the federal governments multi-faceted drug war budget. For example, the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting an icon of the drug war in California took a severe hit for the first time under Gov. Browns budget; according to DOJ spokesperson Michelle Gregory, CAMP state and federal funds totaling $2.25 million in 2010. CAMP seized and destroyed 2.234 million cannabis plants and 5,042 pounds of processed marijuana and made 47 arrests last year. But the program had to do without almost $400,000 in funds from Central Valley High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area and the California Emergency Management Association.

The 2011 and 2012 budgets for CAMP are down to $1.8 million and would be down further if it werent for federal funds. The D.E.A. has increased CAMP funding from $1.375 million in 2009 to $1.6 million in 2012. The U.S. Forest Service also increased CAMP funding from $20,000 in 2009 to $200,000 in 2012. The pattern is occurring throughout the state as local task forces find alternate sources of revenue in the federal or local governments, to augment cutbacks by the state. And the federal government has been happy to step in. President Obamas $26 billion drug war budget proposal for 2012-2013 is a mirror image of the Bush and Clinton Administration, notes Eric Sterling, executive director of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation. The Justice Departments proposed $7.85 billion budget is up almost $400 million from 2012, with D.E.A. spending up a modest $2.35 million. Sterling said those monies fund California dispensary raids via Department of Justice grants, as well as the D.E.A.s ample task force funds, where, they may be paying various kinds of expenses and providing equipment for what is a joint task force. The $26 billion drug war budget is also spread out over more than forty other agencies, bureaus and departments, from Prisons to the Coast Guard to the Treasury to the State Department to the Pentagon. There is no one real drug war budget, Sterling said. Even if there were no federal funds, enforcing local drug laws is relatively easy money, Sterling said. Hes seen as many as four police officers in his county in Maryland get union-mandated three hours of overtime pay each for appearing in court for ten minutes on a suspects low-level drug case. Its easy work. Its called collars for dollars in the lingo of the street, he said. And activists have to keep in mind that the drug war budget is just a tiny fraction of what the federal and state government pays for every year. The War may be ineffective, but its relatively cheap. Its citizens jobs to make it costlier for politicians, Sterling said. It gets made worth it by the political energy of their constituents. A large constituency can fight about something that doesnt cost a lot of money but does infringe on a lot of liberties.

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Monkey Bar: 121mg THC

The Gourmand of Ganja: Derek Cummings

e culinary cra sman behind the Incredibles line is a man, myth, and cannabis legend all wrapped into one. Believe it or not, Cummings is not a huge chocolate fan. But under the tutelage of the infamous Chris Bliss, Cummings learned the art of creating these chocolate confections from one of the true original innovators of the edibles industry. ose products, known as Bliss edibles, have long been world renowned for being both the rst and best, and when you are a student, its best to learn from THE BEST. I might not like chocolate but if you look at chocolate sales...its obvious someone does. And I love to cater to patient needs. When it comes to cannabis, Cummings cooking philosophy is simple: be dierent and be reliable. With so many people making bad butter edibles out there, Derek saw a great opportunity to serve a huge patient base directly and source invaluable product feedback as both a patient activist and one of the founders of the former In Harmony Wellness. Seeing the versatility of the plant, this innovator spends signicant amounts of time pondering the possibilities of pot. If you understand how Cannabis extraction works and the numerous physical states of the cannabis product, you can add it to anything. If you are creative and know the plant, you can work miracles. I have seen it.

Lets be clear, I am not a coconut fan, but despite this prejudice, I love this cannabis confection. Sweet and silky bananas, crunchy walnuts, and buttery milk chocolate just made me a fan of coconut. Every bite of this preportioned treat has something new for your taste buds to tango with, but is never too much for your avor-savors to handle. Texture, depth, and the simple joy of complementary avors make this a tropical treat, essential to my mid-day medication escapes.

Boulder Bar: 120mg THC

Sometimes it is best to keep it simple. Perhaps this is why classics are classics and the English have bad teeth: toee and chocolate. is irresistible combo is faithfully and artfully translated in Incredibles rendition of the classic: silky sweet milk chocolate accented by the regular and rowdy crunch of decadent toee. ough it wounds sinful, the bar itself remains light enough for daytime medication needs without the brick in the tummy eect that some edibles can cause. Now you have the perfect excuse to eat your dessert rst...its medicine!

Favorite Ingredient: Fruit. I try to incorporate it in as many recipes as possible. Especially raspberry. Describe your food in 6 words:
One joy dispels a hundred cares. -Confucius

Here is the KUSH teams take on some of their favorite Incredibles:

Strawberry Cough Crunch Bar: 121mg THC
Strawberries and Cream are like peas and carrots - they just belong together! And the culinary geniuses behind the Strawberry Cough bar bring it to you in every single bite: sweet, tart berry avor bathed in the silky cream of decadent white chocolate. However what really takes this avor combo to the next level is the clever addition of Rice Krispies, which add an amazing crunchy cacophony. Pure potent palate perfection.

Mile High Bar: 229mg THC 3.6mg CBN

First and foremost, a warning: this is STRONG medicine folks - tantalizingly tasty, but Schwarzenegger strong. Not sure how, but Incredibles packs in a whopping 229 mg of THC into each of these boldly balanced bars. Perhaps its the dark chocolate or the refreshing mint avor, but your taste buds will never be the wiser that this is one of the strongest medibles on the market. Minty medicated mocha makes this a great nighttime treat to take away all your aches and pains. For those whose pain is chronic and severe, you can rely on the potency of this product to treat you on your worst days. As an added benet, the oil infusions from the Incredibles kitchen are saturated with the highest CBN numbers this seasoned industry veteran has ever seen.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
NAPOLITANO dEfENdS dRUg WAR; COSTA RICA bREAKINg RANKS?
US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on Feb. 28 defended the US-backed war on the drug cartels, despite the growing violence in Mexico and Central America. On a five-day tour of the region, Napolitano insisted in a joint press conference with Mexican Interior Minister Alejandro Poire that the US and Mexico would maintain a continuing effort to keep our peoples from becoming addicted to dangerous drugs.... Its a different type of crime and its a different type of plague, but thats also why it is so important that we act not only bi-nationally, but in a regional way, to go after the supply of illegal narcotics. But a day after meeting with Napolitano in San Jos, Costa Ricas President Laura Chinchilla publicly weighed in for opening a discussion on drug legalization as an alternative to the current policy. If we keep doing what we have been when the results today are worse than 10 years ago, well never get anywhere and could wind up like Mexico or Colombia, Chinchilla said. She said there needs to be a serious discussion of legalization even if the US opposes it, because Central American nations are paying a very high price and we have the right to discuss it. Chinchilla joins Guatemalas President Otto Prez Molina, generally a right-wing hardliner who was elected on an anti-crime platform, in calling for a regional discussion on legalization.

by Bill Weinberg

At the head of the gangs Manhattan operation is John Bokun, whose uncles, Billy and namesake John, were prominent Westies before the neighborhood was gentrified and turned upscale, authorities said. The younger Bokun is accused of using his Dassault Falcon executive jet to distribute top-grade hydroponic cannabis across the country. He was recently indicted by Long Island federal prosecutors on trafficking charges. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents said they secretly observed Bokun loading his Falcon at an unnamed airport somewhere in the Emerald Triangle. ICE agents were waiting for him as he stepped off his jet after it landed in Farmingdale, Long Island, and watched as the plane was unloaded, prosecutors told a federal judge. Authorities seized $500,000 worth of cannabis. Bokuns lawyer, Joseph Conway, told the Post: Mr. Bokun has entered a not-guilty plea, and he looks forward to addressing all of the charges in court.

The UN International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said Feb. 28 that it is taking no view on the Thai governments plans to speed up the execution of convicted drug traffickers. The agency said it neither supports nor opposes the death penalty for drug-related offenses. We are an impartial body and respect the rule of law and jurisdiction of countries, INCB Thai board member Viroj Sumyai told the Bangkok Post.

UN dRUg AgENCy WONT TAKE STANd ON ExECUTIONS

An odd irony has emerged around the pending Supreme Court decision on Obamacare. Liberal advocates of Obamas individual mandate are pointing to the 2005 high court decision Gonzales v. Raich, in which the justices upheld Congress ability to ban the growth of cannabis even in states that had legalized medical marijuana. Advocates note that Justice Antonin Scalia deviated from his states rights principles in siding with the majority. He wrote: Congress may regulate even those intrastate activities that do not themselves substantially affect interstate commerce.... Congress may regulate even noneconomic local activity if that regulation is a necessary part of a more general regulation of interstate commerce. In a strange spectacle, liberals are suddenly lining up with the cannabis prohibitionistsand invoking Scalia! It will be interesting to see how Scalia will vote this timewhether he will suddenly remember his supposed small government principles now that the apparently confounding issue of the Evil Weed is absent.

CANNAbIS ANd ObAMACARE: WILL HIgH COURT CASE REvEAL dOUbLE STANdARd?

NATIONAL NEWS
MANHATTANS WESTIES IMPORT EMERALd TRIANgLE bUd: COPS

The Westies, Manhattans Irish Mafia, notorious for running loan-sharking and extortion rackets in the West Side neighborhood of Hells Kitchen 20 years ago, have suddenly resurfaced with a highly sophisticated scheme using a fleet of private jets to smuggle high-grade cannabis from Northern California to cities across the country, authorities told the New York Post.

The right-wing blogosphere has launched an effort to smear Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year old African American shot dead in late February in Sanford, FL, by self-appointed neighborhood watch vigilante George Zimmerman - who has notoriously still not been arrested. Martins mother, Sybrina Fulton, said, They killed my son, now theyre trying to kill his reputation. Sleazy tricks apparently include circulation of a picture on Michelle Malkins website Twitchy of a tough-looking kid in baggie pants which was passed off as from Martins Facebook page (it wasnt). Additionally, the Sanford Police leaked information that Trayvon was suspended from school for ten days af

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ter being found with an empty marijuana baggie. There is no evidence that Martin was under the influence of drugs at the time of his death. Right-wing blogger Dan Riehl also suggested that Martin was a drug dealeron no evidence.

ROCKy MOUNTAINS
COLORAdO: LEgISLATORS ANd vOTERS fACE CANNAbIS MEASURES

Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett wrote Walsh a letter calling for the federal government to back off from targeting dispensaries that comply with the state medical marijuana law passed by voters in 2000. I can see no legitimate basis in this judicial district to focus the resources of the United States government on the medical marijuana dispensaries that are otherwise compliant with Colorado law or local regulation, Garnett wrote. See the full correspondence at KushMagazine.com

Legislators in Colorado face a bill that would establish the nations first responsible medical marijuana vendor designation, giving cannabis business the option to train employees in a state-approved program. The state Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division already requires cannabis workers to undergo background checks. Employees must wear state-issued badges and be under video surveillance at all times they are handling cannabis seeds, plants or products. The proposed responsible vendor designation would go to businesses whose employees have had additional training in such issues as identifying legal medical marijuana cards. Brian Vicente, head of Sensible Colorado, said, Its really an attempt by the industry to further establish clear regulation and responsibility. Democratic state Sen. Lois Tochtrop, who sponsored the bill, said the additional training could give cannabis workers more clarity, and gives the public more confidence in the industry. Robert Hoban, head of the state Cannabis Business Alliance, called the designation the next logical step in medical marijuana regulation. Colorado voters will meanwhile face a November initiative to legalize personal possession of cannabis in the state, as the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act was approved for the ballot. State authorities certified that campaigners had achieved the needed number of signatures on Feb. 27. This could be a watershed year in the decades-long struggle to end marijuana prohibition in this country, Art Way, Colorado director of the Drug Policy Alliance, said in a statement.

WEST COAST
Five bills have been introduced this year in Sacramento concerning cannabis and medical marijuana, winning varying degrees of support from activists and the cannabis industry. Most likely to pass is San Francisco Assemblyman Tom Ammianos Assembly Bill 2312, which would regulate medical marijuana at the state level instead of letting each city and county take differing approaches to interpreting the law. AB 2312 would create a Board of Medical Marijuana Enforcement within the state Department of Consumer Affairs to approve or deny permits for growing, processing, testing, transporting, distributing and selling medical cannabis. Less popular with advocates is Assembly Bill 2365, which would require all medical marijuana patients to get a state identification card and register the address where they are cultivating cannabis. AB 2365 would also amend the state code to require that family courts consider a parents documented use of prescribed drugsincluding medical marijuana (although it is not technically prescribed)in child-custody proceedings. Senate Bill 1506 would make the crime of possessing concentrated cannabis resinthat is, hashisha misdemeanor. Currently, hashish possession can either be prosecuted as a misdemeanor or a felony. A felony hash possession conviction can land a sentence of 16 months to three years in prison.

MULTIPLE CANNAbIS bILLS PENdINg IN SACRAMENTO

Colorados top federal prosecutor ordered 25 medical marijuana dispensaries located near schools to close in a new series of letters issued March 23. US Attorney John Walsh warned owners of the establishments that they have 45 days to shut down or action will be taken to seize and forfeit their property, his office said in a press statement. Walshs office said the letters were sent to dispensaries that violate a state law requiring cannabis dispensaries be at least 1,000 feet from a school. He sent a similar ultimatum to 23 cannabis dispensaries that violated the buffer law in January. He said no enforcement measure was taken because those locations all ceased cannabis sales. Colorado law specifies that dispensaries must be at least 1,000 feet from schools, but also allows local governments to decrease that distance. I think it is absolutely offensive that John Walsh is usurping and interfering with the power of the state on this issue, Lauren Davis, a Denver medical marijuana attorney, told Reuters. These towns spent a lot of time considering these issues and writing the legislation they believe was reasonable and looking out for the safety of their community.

COLORAdO: US ATTORNEy ORdERS MORE dISPENSARIES CLOSEd

A Shasta County Superior Court judge on March 15 denied the city of Reddings request for a court order that would have closed down medical marijuana dispensaries across the town. Judge Stephen Bakers ruling relied heavily on the 4th District Court of Appeal decision in City of Lake Forest v. Evergreen, issued Feb. 29. The appellate court in the Lake Forest case ruled the city violated state law with its attempt to ban dispensing of medical marijuana by declaring the dispensaries nuisances. The Orange County municipality tried to label its dispensaries nuisances solely because of their existence and not because of any illegal activity, the court ruled. In a similar case in Riverside County, a dispensary trying to open its doors scored a victory against the town of Rancho Mirage March 14, as a judge ruled the municipality cannot deny the dispensarys request for a certificate of occupancy.

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A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of California on Feb. 28 dismissed a lawsuit challenging the US Attorneys authority to prosecute medical marijuana providers in the state. The suit was filed in November by Sacramentos El Camino Wellness Center Collective, after the US Attorneys Office sent a letter to the collective and its landlord warning that its activities violated federal law. The plaintiffs relied on a 2009 Justice Department memorandum, referred to as the Ogden Memo, that said certain marijuana users and providers would be a lower priority for prosecution than others, specifically citing individuals whose actions are in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state laws providing for the medical use of marijuana. Judge Garland Burrell ruled that the memorandum was not legally enforceable, and that the governments enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act is not inconsistent with the enforcement policy stated in the Ogden Memo. In a statement, El Camino Wellness Center said it was disappointed with the courts decision and they plan to appeal. This lawsuit is one of four similar suits filed in California after US Attorneys in the state announced their intent to prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries.

JUdgE RULES MEdICAL PROvIdERS NOT SHIELdEd fROM fEdERAL PROSECUTION

CALIfORNIA
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 770 has decided to take Los Angeles area cannabis dispensary workers under its wing. The union announced March 22 that health care and grocery workers will welcome the medical cannabis workers and their successful organizing campaign into their union. Said Local 770 president Rick Icaza: This is the next step in professionalizing and stabilizing this new sector of the health care industry. Unionization and collective bargaining bring better training, less turnover, and more stability to the health care industry. This is a positive step towards successfully integrating compassionate care into our system of health care. The UFCW has also unionized cannabis workers in Oakland and in Fort Collins, CO. It has supported mobilizations against the federal crackdown on Californias cannabis industry, and thrown its support behind a proposed ballot initiative that would establish statewide norms for regulating and taxing the industry.

UfCW UNIONIzES LOS ANgELES CANNAbIS WORKERS

Washingtons I-502an initiative approved for the ballot in Decemberis creating a storm of dissension within the states cannabis community. The measure would legalize possession of up to one ounce of cannabis by adults 21 and over, but limit sales to state-licensed stores overseen by the liquor control board. It contains no provision permitting home grow. It also contains a Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis (DUIC) provision that would make anyone guilty if they test at above 5 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml) of active THC in blood. Critics call this an unscientific and arbitrary level. Arrayed against I-502 are the Washington Safe Cannabis Act coalition (which is proffering an alternative proposal with no DUIC provision), Sensible Washington, and Patients Against I-502. It is supported by New Approach Washington, which is in turn supported by the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU-WA).

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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Feb. 23 that mouth swabs may be used to extract DNA samples from any adult arrested on felony charges in California. The 2-1 decision upholds a 2004 voter-enacted provision, Proposition 69, that requires law enforcement officers to collect such samples from all felony arrestees. This mandate was challenged by the plaintiffs as a violation of Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure. Justice Milan Smith, Jr. affirmed the lower courts denial of plaintiffs motion for a preliminary injunction.

NINTH CIRCUIT UPHOLdS CALIfORNIA LAW REqUIRINg dNA SAMPLES

Rep. Bob Filner became the first mayoral candidate Feb. 28 to endorse San Diegos Compassionate Use Dispensary Regulation and Taxation initiative, which would tax and regulate medical marijuana in the city. It just makes sense to regulate medical marijuana, otherwise, as a city, we limit our ability to conduct oversight, Filner told the San Diego Reader. If medical marijuana is prohibited, the city misses out on valuable revenue, and patients dont have legal access or the ability to manage pain and enjoy regular activities. The Patient Care Association, representing more than 60 cannabis collectives (many now closed), joined forces with Citizens for Patient Rights to qualify the initiative for Novembers ballot with 62,057 signatures by May 22. The initiatives campaign consultant, Cynara Velazquez said she is confident in the voters, citing the desperation facing patients and caregivers, plus the resurgence of the cartel in the vacuum of regulated access. State Assemblymember Tom Ammiano and former Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief Stephen Downing have also endorsed the measure. -Veteran journalist Bill Weinberg is the former news editor of High Times magazine and now producer of the websites Global Ganja Report (globalganjareport.com), monitoring the global war on cannabis, and World War 4 Report, monitoring the global war on terrorism. His books include Homage to Chiapas: The New Indigenous Struggles in Mexico (Verso, 2000) and Cannabis Trips: A Global Guide that Leaves No Turn Unstoned (Ivy Group, 2010).

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It was the 90s when I first set foot inside Indias. I grew up on the eastern plains of Colorado and didnt come to the big city that often when I was a kid. When we would venture to Denver, Indias was almost always a favorite destination for my family. I remember the excitement my brother, sister and I all felt when our parents would announce to us that we were going to Indias. Wed start daydreaming of garlic naan (which is a delicious flat bread), onion salad and a mango lassi (a popular beverage from India made with yogurt), and could never wait to get out of the car when we arrived in the parking lot. Nowadays, being a resident of the Denver metro area, I frequent Indias as often as I can. Just thinking about the amazing balance of delicate flavors that grace my tongue every time I dine there immediately makes me salivate. And now, in an interesting twist of fate, whenever my family comes to visit, its one of the first places suggested when the inevitable question arises, where should we eat? I have eaten there dozens of times and never, not once, have I ever been disappointed with the food. Indias offers a very large menu ranging from vegetarian, chicken, lamb, seafood and even a kids menu. They liberally employ a tandoor oven, which, as described on their website is used for tandoori meat preparation and baking tandoori breads. It is an earthenware pot, which is about four feet deep. The upper half slopes inward, thus presenting an opening about a foot in width. It is fired and heated with charcoal. The tandoori preparations tend to have a unique earthy taste about them! This traditional method adds so much to the unique flavor that comes with Indian cuisine, and theyre certainly not afraid to use it.

But for those of you that enjoy milder cuisine, Indias has an unmistakable talent in making dishes palatable for those that do not like spice, and the lack of heat does not in any way take away from the ridiculously broad selection of wonderful flavors. My favorites on the menu include the Lentil Soup, Boti Saag Anarkali (tandoori lamb cooked in a spinach cream sauce), Ticca Jehangir (tandoori chicken and shrimp in an exotically spiced cream sauce), Saag Paneer (creamy spinach with cubes of Indian cheese) and the Chicken Ticca Masala (boneless tandoori chicken cooked in an herb sauce). All of these dishes are best served with a piece of garlic naan, which can be used to scoop up the remnants of sauce at the bottom of the plate. Indias also offers an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet for $8.95 that is available Monday through Saturday. I stopped in recently for lunch and they offered salad, soup, rice, tandoori chicken, vegetable fritters, naan, lentils, saag paneer, potato curry, chicken curry and rice pudding. Another high point to this restaurant is they offer a large selection of imported Indian beers. Ive tried several of the imports and I enjoyed them all, but I especially like the Old Monk 10000 Super Beer. During my last visit, I spoke with the manager, Singh, who informed me that Indias has been in business for 22 years. And I must say, for good reason! There are a lot of Indian places to choose from where you can spend your dining dollar, but in my opinion, Indias is the cream of the crop. If you havent checked this place out yet, get there as soon as you possibly can! -Indias 7400 East Hampden Avenue, Unit F, Denver, CO 80231 (303) 755-4284 IndiasRestaurant.com

indias foodies article (need)

Like Thai cuisine, you can order your food as spicy as you like. However, Id like to offer a little disclaimer: I love spicy food and have eaten tons of it, so Im no lightweight when it comes to heat but at Indias, the extra hotis HOT!

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How now brown Kush cow. Kush man. Kush woman. K-U-S-Hip, daddio, bongo-beating, beatnik jive cat. As thou west winds, wheeze across the dried, Colorado grass elds. Father spring reaches his right hand across, and tapeth you on thy shoulder. Gitty-up Kush reader. Go roll your du across the couch. Go sing for Salida. Go slide. Hide. Ride rawhide. Go roll your knuckles across that leatherette steering wheel, and drive your weary hide to the Denver Art Museum. Go hence and take penance in your lack of couture. Go thou and be like street photographerSnappy. Happy picture. Go. Live, and then report if your experience be true.

Long forgotten beatnik

In the 1890s, the Denver Artists Club displayed much of the areas art in temporary exhibits that could be found in the public library, Denver City and County Building, and a local mansion. It wasnt until 1949 that the museum ocially opened its doors with more permanent digs. Over the last decade, the museum has groaned and stretched, becoming a 356,000 square foot multiplex of galleries and temporary exhibits. If you havent ventured through this eclectic collection of architectural buildings that house some of the greatest work of todays and yesterdays generations, nows the time to do it. is Spring at the Denver Art Museum (DAM) is oblation oering a compendium of the all-time great beatnik quotes, paintings, street photography, and Le Smoking garb.

photos. Following its success, Ruscha designed an art exhibit, featuring eight large paintings (oil/acrylic on canvas) with some of the more mysterious and enigmatic quotes from the book, juxtaposed over the top. Whether youre a jazznik, bugnik, bopnik, or just a plain Nick (or Nicholette), this show highlights the surrealism and talent behind two of the worlds most inuential artists of the beat generation. BYOB: Bring Your Own Bongos.

Yves Saint Laurent:

Ed Ruscha (Roo-Shay): On the Road

(December 24, 2011 - April 22, 2012) Ed Ruscha (Roo-Shay), only read the book, On the Road (1957), by Jack Kerouac, twice, says Ashley Pritchard, a spokesperson at DAM. If you have never heard of the beat culture of the early 1950s and late 1960s, On the Road is one of the holy bibles to this generation, and Kerouac, their Christ. e beatniks were the hip youths characterized by wearing berets, turtlenecks, sweaters, dark glasses, and were o en seen gently tapping on a bongo. Much like every generation, they complained of being pinned down (beat) by society, struggling to overcome these pressures, and nd their true roots. In Kerouacs book, the restless hero, Sal Paradise, hits the open road from New York and heads west (go west young man), seeking new opportunity and adventure. Along the way, he nds himself in lower downtown Denver during post-World War II. e artist, Ruscha, a youth in the Midwest during the height of beat culture, was very inuenced by the work of Kerouac. is is what prompted him to put together a limited edition of On the Road (2009), featuring a collection of never before seen sketches, collages, illustrations, and

(March 25 - July 8, 2012) Yves Saint Laurent was to womens fashion, what Martin Luther King was to the Civil Rights movement. Using the inspiration of history, culture, art (Van Gogh, Picasso, etc.), and his own imagination, Laurent has continued to inuence the trends and attitudes of women over the past 50 years. e show, e Retrospective, is a celebration of this impact. We are the only venue in the United States that will have this exhibition, Pritchard boasts. e fact that a deceased, inuential designer has found his lifes work, long past the galleries of New York, and not quite all the way to California, has a lot of people questioning, Why Denver? Why Not, says Pierre Berge, Laurents life and business partner. A er Christian Dior died in 1957, Saint Laurent became the head of the House at age 21. He soon designed the trapese dress, which would set the stage for the womens freedom movement of the 1960s. ese narrow (o en sleeveless) dresses, which ared loosely at the bottom, were a big contrast to the tight, bone-structured garments worn by women in the 1950s. Laurent continued to change the face of women, introducing Le Smoking, which was a female version of the tuxedo. e original tuxedo will be highlighted in the show, facing a 28-foot wall, featuring 30 other designs. ere will also be a 75foot red carpet staircase featuring dozens of Laurents most celebrated haute couture ball gowns. Over 200 mannequins, 30 clothing racks, and 13,000 square-feet were required for the show. A special event called, Fashion Studio, will enable visitors to immerse themselves in the creative environment. ey will be able to design illustrations, play with the tools of the trade (sewing machines, fabric, etc.), and attend guest lectures by local fashion designers.

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Garry Winogrand: Women Are Beautiful

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(January 29 - September 16, 2012) Street photography is an art form that strips the photographer of control over the light and shadow in a studio, and throws them into candid situations on the street. ey have to rely on their quick intuition to tell a story within the millisecond click of their shutter. Garry Winogrand, a New York street photographer, gained prominence for his massive collection of photos. He le over 300,000 unedited photographs when he died, comments Eric

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Paddock, the Curator of photography at DAM. Evidently, he was so busy taking new pictures that he never found time to look at older ones, and decide which ones to print, exhibit, or publish. Winogrand was known to smile at a passing woman, step in front, take a photo, nod politely, and continue along his way. He could shoot an entire roll of 35mm lm within the span of a single block. He chose to develop his photos like a ne wine, meaning each roll was aged by at least one year. is is because he didnt want his memory of the moment to inuence his favorites. In 1975, a selection of photos, depicting ordinary women going about their daily business, was included in a book, Women Are Beautiful. Instead of showing women who t stereotypes of beauty, explains Paddock, Winogrand asserts that beauty rests in the power, independence, humanity, and personhood of ordinary women. Fort-eight of Winogrands greatest photos have been chosen to highlight his extraordinary vision and technique. e chance to see these photographs in the same building as Yves Saint Laurent: e Retrospective, challenges our audience to think about womens fashions and roles in newer, more complex ways, Paddock concludes. Photo Legend
1. Museum: Gift of Mr. And Mrs. I. J. Shore, 1982.185.7. The Estate of Garry Winogrand; courtesy
Fraenkel Garry Winogrand, Women Carrying Bags, One in Hot Pants, 1975. Gelatin silver print. Denver Art

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Garry Winogrand, Woman Riding Bicycle, 1975. Gelatin silver print. Denver Art Museum: Gift of Mr. And Mrs. I. J. Shore, 1984.319.9. The Estate of Garry Winogrand; courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco. Garry Winogrand, Woman With String, 1975. Gelatin silver print. Denver Art Museum: Gift of Mr. and Francisco.

3. Mrs. I. J. Shore, 1982.185.10. The Estate of Garry Winogrand; courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San 4. Yves Saint Laurent, The Last Ball Sophie Carre / Fondation Pierre Berg-Yves Saint Laurent

5. of Mr. And Mrs. I. J. Shore, 1983.415.19. The Estate of Garry Winogrand; courtesy Fraenkel Gallery,
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Garry Winogrand, Woman with Teardrop Earring, 1975. Gelatin silver print. Denver Art Museum: Gift

6. Ed Ruscha, Maana, 2009. Acrylic on canvas; 38-5/8 x 72 in. Private collection. Image courtesy of the
artist and Gagosian Gallery. Ed Ruscha.

7. Ed Ruscha, Greatest Passer, 2010. Acrylic on canvas. Collection of Donald B. Marron. Image courtesy
of the artist and Gagosian Gallery. Ed Ruscha. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery.

8. Yves Saint Laurent, Black velvet sheath dress, Paris rose satin bow, Paris haute

couture collection, FallWinter 1983. Fondation Pierre Berg-Yves Saint Laurent, Paris. Photo by Gilles Tapie.

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his April promises to be one of the most monumental months in Colorado cannabis history, with a jam-packed weekend of festivities starting with what should be the largest 4/20 rally ever in Colorado, leading into the 2012 High Times Denver Medical Cannabis Cup on 4/21 and 4/22. In advance of the Cup, we wanted to check in with some of the competitors and see what they might be bringing to the table. A new part of the competition this year is the Patients Cup which will involve voting by patients who can visit participating dispensaries the week before the event to try their entries, then vote for them at the expo. The full list of entries isnt out yet, but weve been hard at work tracking down some of the competitors and getting the scoop on some of their entries.

Colorado Alternative Medicine (CAM)

A heavy-hitter on the Colorado medical scene from the beginning, Anna and the crew at CAM were slighted in the competition last year despite having a very high-testing pair of strains in the Golden Goat and L.A. Kush, which were both among the tops in overall cannabinoid content according to the analysis performed at last years cup. Not discouraged, theyre coming back to the table with some seriously impressive-looking and smelling medicine, including the L.A. Kush, back and perhaps better than ever. This unknown origin OG cut has an uppy, cerebral, face-centric Sativa-leaning effect and an aggressive smell that normally causes any OG-lover to involuntarily salivate in our opinion, this has been one of the finest OGs in town for some time and is overdue for its proper recognition maybe this is the year? A wild card strain that may or may not be entered is CAMs Blue Kush, an OG/Blueberry cross which is looking supremely dialed-in lately and has a very engaging smell and bright green and orange coloration which will likely catch the eye of the judges. The common thread with these entries is how ridiculously frosty they both are it will be hard to compete with CAM in terms of appearance but appearance reportedly isnt a huge part of the overall score, so it remains to be seen how important wow factor is to the equation.

Mile High Green Cross

The 2011 Indica and Hybrid champions will be returning to the competition to defend their crowns, armed with the same ammunition as last year in their very well-done Banana Kush (Indica) and Sour Grape (Hybrid). Banana Kush is a standby on the Colorado medical scene, but the cut that MHGC has seems quite a bit different than the more common one, showcasing huge calyxes and a very dense yet stacky appearance that judges tend to like. While not usually the most potent strain around, Banana Kushs trademark Laffy Taffy-esque candy banana aroma and flavor is hard to dislike, and MHGCs version has a track record as being one of the best. While a part of us would like to see new strains entered, we definitely respect the guts MHGC shows by putting up the champions for another fight. Sour Grape (not Sour Grapes) is a cut out of California which combines Grape Ape and Sour Diesel, two of the most popular varieties in any medical cannabis scene. The blend of purple structure and (some) aroma with the more aggressive Diesel effect and flavor really make this a wonderful cut, and the effect is known to be strong and enduring, with a balanced quality thanks to its very hybrid origins. Lots of purples-derived strains will undoubtedly be entered in the competition, but most of them will lack the aggressive aroma and flavor as well as the cerebral effect that Sour Grape has, so MHGC is hoping that sets them apart in the hybrid category.

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Natural Remedies

This LoDo staple has been making waves in the past year, with its grower being featured in national publications and its in-house exclusives and seriously deep strain list earning a very solid reputation with connoisseur patients in Denver. Rumor has it that Natty Rems is entering a strain in each category as well as two in the patient-judged category, so it will definitely be a busy weekend for the Lime Green Team. Though final decisions are yet to be made about which category each strain will be entered in, weve learned that theyll likely be bringing their growers creations Bob Saget, Hanis, and Red Headed Stranger to the table as well as two of the shops elite clone-only genetics in the L.A. Kush and the Dawgs Waltz. The Bob, RHS, and L.A. Kush are all Sativa-leaning (with the RHS being a rangy Haze) while the Hanis and Waltz fall more on the Indica side of the spectrum. With some at-times contentious placement of strains in prior Cups, its unclear where each will land one thing is for sure though; that Natural Remedies came to play this year after not entering the cup at all in 2011. Bob Saget and Hanis are related, as the Hanis acted as the father plant in the cross which spawned the Bob (S.A.G.E. was the mother). Both possess an almost other-worldly superglue/acetone twang and thick trichome coverage as well as a dark coloration which make them innately appealing and intriguing, simply because we havent encountered anything that smells quite like this line, which has direct influence from Tierra Rojos handsourced Kunduz Afghani. The L.A. Kush entered may be the same cut that CAM has, but we havent been able to establish that for sure but either way, its been exceedingly popular at the store and Natty Rems has built a reputation on it. The Dawgs Waltz, on the other hand, is a purple-Chem beast of a strain that is not common at all in Colorado but has a huge reputation on the East Coast and is gaining ground in Cali. Perhaps the sleeper (not in effect) of the bunch is the Red Headed Stranger, a Williams Wonder and Tom Hills Haze hybrid which has a heart-thumping, eyebuzzing, racy Sativa effect and a citrus Haze flavor which should get the Sativa judges attention. This unique collection of strains gives Natural Remedies a definite fighting chance at a cup, and we respect that theyre bringing their in-house creations to the fray.

Pink House Blooms

With a collection of shops including The Cherry Co, The Pearl Co, The Tea Pot Lounge, and a new Tamarac location, the Pink House Blooms collective has really been on the move this year, and theyre hoping to build even more momentum by taking home a cannabis cup. Their in-house extraction specialists will no doubt working up something special, and we think it may involve one of their many OG cuts. Being marketed as the OG Headquarters, the Pink House shops have a mind-boggling collection of some of Calis premier OGs as well as some special chosen from-seed varieties, and were sure some of these will make an appearance in both flower and extract form. Selecta Nikka T and his crew at Essential Extracts are known for making some of the most superb water hash in the country, and theyll be bringing their A-game to this competition, thanks in part to the help of their new Essential Bags, a custom-designed extraction arsenal straight from the mind of their chief, Nikka T. Water hash has traditionally had a hard time placing in medical cups in the past, but if anyone has a chance, its these guys the terpene-loaded oily globs of trichomes produced in the finest examples of their work compete with most BHO in potency and normally crush it in terms of aroma and flavor. Though wed really like to see separate categories for solvent and solvent-free extracts for the Cup, the playing field is about as level as it gets with this quality of water hash. The Pink House shops are also home to some incredibly well-done and unique on the scene ISO (isopropyl) hash made in-house in a variety of forms, from shatter to oil to wax wed certainly like to see this entered to see if it can sneak a Cup away from BHO, which tends to take them all home. In terms of blooms, Pink House Blooms promises some serious OG action including possibly their Oaksterdam OG or their King Louis XIII OG, both of which are elite California-based cuts which we havent really seen elsewhere in Colorado. We visited their facility recently and were definitely impressed by the quality and selection of OG genetics on display if the OG craze that has gripped Cali for years and has also taken hold of Colorado metes out in the competition, then surely Pink House stands a great chance at taking home some hardware.

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Platte Valley Dispensary

Known perhaps most for their penny-pinching Wax Wednesday specials where extract prices drop to levels rarely seen in the industry, Platte Valley is definitely focusing on the extracts in this years cup as well. With hashes made from in-house product by experts at Top Shelf Extracts and Essential Extracts, Platte plans to blow the judges minds with some super potent and flavorful shatter BHO, the new emphasis of Top Shelf Extracts. They have a selection of nice cuts and an astronomical variety of extracts at Platte, so it will be interesting to see which ones are entered in the final competition, and whether or not they also enter flowers.

The Silver Lizard

While the shop has existed at Welton St. for quite a while, the recent Fed intervention revolving around public school distances has moved the Lizard to the Park Hill area. A more under-the-radar change in the past year is the T.H.Seeds Colorado crew taking over the grow operations for the shop, bringing their award-winning genetics and years of cultivation experience with them. Adam Dunn and Derek (formerly of the now-closed In Harmony Wellness in Windsor) are producing some great-looking and tasting medicine at the Lizard and are no doubt hoping that their past experience winning cups abroad will help them take one home locally. We recently visited their grow and were very impressed by one of their likely entries, Dereks eponymous Tange (or sometimes Tangerine), a cut which has a rabid following and a unique scent which should help it make an impact. Rumor has it that T.H.Seeds cornerstone strain S.A.G.E. may also be making an appearance at the cup, as Adam Dunn expressed to us a desire for his baby to finally win a cup after never placing in Amsterdam. Well, there you have it -- a taste of what is in store for Colorado patients at this years cup, which promises to be an exciting one, and one we think will establish (or some say entrench) Colorado as the premier medical cannabis locale. If these early entries are any indication, Colorado patients and the judges are in for a major treat at the cup and throughout this upcoming year. Be sure to check the official website the week prior to the event to get the official entries list and participate in the judging we hope to see you at the festivities!

Youve read about some of RiverRocks extractions in KUSHs February issue, but theyre promising to bring some new textures and flavors to the table for the cup, some of which promise to be completely unique from other entries we think this will help them stand out from the pack of extracts, which will likely be dominated by traditional wax, budder, and oil. The amber powder consistency achieved in many of RRs extracts is sometimes a matter of personal preference (some love it for shoveling, others crave something sticky to hold onto the dabber), but it certainly is different and always has a luminous, almost glowing golden color that will catch some attention. Flavor-wise, were not sure what will be entered, but look out for something made from their OG-18, which a cut theyre proud of and have been really dialing in recently. Their fragrant in-house creation COOG (Cali O x OG Kush) bristles with purple trichome heads and vibrant magenta coloration, something thats sure to score highly on appearance weve heard theyre entering this one, and wed encourage it based on our time photographing the strain.

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ittle Brenda and Little Tommy lived in a Pretty White House on Plain Street in Centerville with their Mommy and Daddy. Were going to plow up our front lawn and plant Beautiful Veggies, Daddy announced one evening as they were watching TV. But why, Daddy? asked Little Brenda. New City Ordinance, honey. The Mayor says that lawns are a waste of grass seed, since they just get mowed down all the time. A better use of the land, he claims, is growing Beautiful Veggies. Can we plant Tomatoes, Mommy? asked Little Tommy. Of course you can, darling, Mommy said. Can we plant Corn? asked Little Brenda. Of course, sweetheart. Now go wash your hands, please. Its time for dinner. As they were sitting down to a nice dinner of Pizza and Organic Broccoli, there came a knock at the door. Who is it? Mommy called. Police Officer, maam, boomed a loud voice on the other side of the door. Just wanted to tell you that youll need to plow up your front lawn tomorrow and plant Beautiful Veggies. Mayors orders. Im sorry, but its the Law. Thank you for stopping by Officer, Daddy said. Well be happy to do our part. The next day a man came and plowed up the front yard, and all of the front yards of all of their Neighbors on Plain Street, and Brenda and Tommy planted seeds, and their Neighbors did too, and all of the Good People in all of the Pretty White Houses on all of the streets in Centerville did the same, and soon every Pretty White House in Centerville had a Beautiful Garden bursting with Corn and Tomatoes and Cucumbers and lovely Flowers and Fruit Trees. The Mayor drove around town in his limousine and looked at all the Beautiful Gardens. He was mighty pleased with what he saw and very proud of the Good Citizens of Centerville. Now just beyond the Centerville City Limits lived Big Boss Biggs. Big Boss Biggs was a Big Man who owned a Big Farm. He lived in a Big House and drove a Big Car. Big Boss Biggss Big Farm was the biggest farm in AnyOld County. In fact it was the only farm in AnyOld County, so all the Good Citizens of Centerville had always bought their produce from Big Boss Biggss Big Farm, but now that they were raising their own Beautiful Veggies, well, Big Boss Biggs didnt like that very much. Big Boss Biggs was losing business left and right and he didnt know what in the world to do about it. Meanwhile the Mayor of Centerville was so delighted with the Good People of Centerville who had planted Beautiful Gardens in front of their Pretty White Houses, he called them all together and made a speech. Folks Im very proud of you, he said. I know it was hard to plow up your lawns at first, but by golly, youre troupers. And look at these Beautiful Gardens! Youve turned Centerville a green jewel. By the way, did you know the very same thing is happening over in Middlevale? You mean theyre plowing up their lawns too, and planting Beautiful Gardens? asked a lady in the crowd. Yes, Maam, the Mayor answered. Theyre planting em right and left. And in Littletown as well, and Smallville and Anytown and as far away as Ordinaryville. The Good People of Centerville were very happy. Instead of sitting indoors watching TV, they worked in their Beautiful Gardens, and since their Neighbors were out in front of their Pretty White Houses working in their Beautiful Gardens too, they began to talk to each other, and they started hanging out, and everybody started having fun and getting a lot of work done too. They were becoming a community. The Beautiful Gardens in front of the Pretty White Houses on Plain Street were especially beautiful, and Brenda and Tommys Beautiful Garden was the

most beautiful of them all. In fact the Mayor presented them with the First Prize award for the most Beautiful Garden on Plain Street. He stood on the front steps of their Pretty White House and took Little Brendas tiny hand in his own. On behalf of the Good Citizens of Centerville, he said, I present you with this White Rose. Thank you sir, Little Brenda replied. I shall treasure it always, or at least until I graduate from sixth grade. Wont you stay for dinner, Mr. Mayor? Daddy asked. Were having Organic Zucchini from our very own Beautiful Garden. But the Mayor couldnt tarry. He still had to hand out White Roses on Normal Street, Regular Road and EveryDay Avenue. Meanwhile, Big Boss Biggs was fuming and fretting. Could it be that he was out of tricks? In the past hed pumped his fakey old veggies full of air to make them look bigger, shot them full of chemicals to give them a pretty glow, and hoarded them in warehouses to create shortages so he could charge higher prices. But this was different. What kind of trick short of napalm would wipe out Centervilles Beautiful Gardens that were producing enough and more Beautiful Veggies for each and every family, leaving Big Boss Biggs with no buyers for his shabby wares? The Mayor was pacing the floor of his office too, but he wasnt fuming fretting. Instead, he was in a jolly mood as he listened intently to the latest news. It seemed that hed created a buzz that was spreading across the country like wildfire, all over this great broad land. Soon every Pretty White House on every street in every town in America would have its own Beautiful Garden in place of a front lawn. The Good People of America would put meditation benches in their Beautiful Gardens, theyd make koi ponds, and thered be gazebos and peacocks and hot air balloons, and strolling musicians would play flutes and lyres. He could see it all unfolding in his mind. The Mayor picked up the phone and called the President of the United States. Sir, he said, I recently had the privilege of going up in a balloon. You should see Centerville from the air, Sir. A green jewel, pristine, and all that greenery is giving off oxygen, purifying the atmosphere. After hed finished talking with the President of the United States the Mayor dialed another number. Big Boss Biggs? he said. Were taking farming back, Big Boss Biggs! Now how do you like that? Well, the Mayor sure was right about most everything because it wasnt long before Big Boss Biggs went broke and lost his Big Farm. He had to sell his Big House and his Big Car, and he moved into a Little Brown House behind one of the Pretty White Houses on Plain Street. Little Brenda and Little Tommy were very happy. They had wonderful tea parties in their Beautiful Garden and when Aunt Jane from London came to visit Little Tommy told her the story of how the Mayor made a new Law, and how the Nice Policeman came to the door, and how they planted their Beautiful Garden, and how their Beautiful Garden grew, and how the they won First Prize and how the Mayor gave Little Brenda a White Rose, and how they traded Beautiful Veggies with the Neighbors and how nobody bought their produce from Big Boss Biggs anymore because they had their very own. Well, Aunt Jane, Mommy said, balancing her imaginary teacup. I hope you enjoyed Little Tommys story of how the Good People of Centerville planted their Beautiful Gardens and took back farming and how Big Boss Biggs lost his Big Farm. I most certainly did, Aunt Jane replied as she dropped an imaginary sugar cube into her imaginary teacup. But tell me, whatever happened to Big Boss Biggs? Big Boss Biggs? Daddy murmured. Gosh, Im not sure. I lost track of him some time ago. Excuse me, Little Brenda interrupted. Are you talking about Big Boss Biggs? Dont worry, everyone. Big Boss Biggs is fine. He got a job at Taco Bell.

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ere has been a virtual ban on scientic research on marijuana since the La Guardia Committee report came out in 1944. In this scientic study, commissioned by New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in 1939 to study the eects of marijuana, La Guardia tricked Harry Anslinger, the head of the FBN (Federal Bureau of Narcotics) into supplying marijuana for his team of scientists and physicians to study. During this 5-year study the researchers disproved many of the governments accusations against marijuana. Harry Anslinger condemned the results of this study as unscientic, but he knew that he could never again let scientists study marijuana.

is was the beginning of prohibition on the truth.

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he exact same thing happened again in 1972 when President Richard Nixon commissioned the Shafer Report. is commission was comprised of conservatives personally handpicked by Nixon himself. is study again conrmed the relative safety of marijuana and pointed out the harm to society by criminalizing citizens using this virtually harmless medication. e Shafer commission recommended that simple possession be decriminalized. It also challenged the constitutionality of marijuana prohibition. President Nixon, who commissioned the study, denounced the report. It seems the governments position was already chiseled in stone and they didnt want scientic information to confuse the issue. NIDA or the (National Institute of Drug Abuse) in conjunction with the DEA and FDA controls all studies or research on marijuana because of its classication as a Schedule 1 drug. ey are not in the business of proving marijuana has medical benets and routinely deny applications of any studies which would show and medical benets. Only studies trying to prove harm are approved. Multiple millions of dollars have been spent trying to prove harmfulness of marijuana but to date, no government study has proven any signicant problem. Currently, MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) has led a lawsuit against the government for the restriction of scientic research on marijuana. Truly the prohibition of the scientic study of marijuana is the biggest conspiracy story of the century. ASA (Americans for Safe Access) has a nice overview of this subject entitled; e Obstruction of Medical Cannabis Research in the U.S. which outlines the problems we currently face. (www.AmericansForSafeAccess.org) e interesting part of this is that the U.S. government has a patent on Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neruoprotectants (Patent 6630507 October 7, 2003). In this study and patent, it is proven that Cannabidiol and THC both decrease the size of a stroke by 50%. (Currently no other medicine even decreases stroke by 2%) It is interesting that our government has a patent on a substance that it prevents other scientists from studying! Who does that advantage? In the War on Drugs this may be considered a War Crime. To prevent the citizens from receiving potentially lifesaving medication with a proven safety record is a crime against humanity. e patent oce accepting this patent should be proof of its validity and medical utility. Since Cannabidiol does not cause euphoria (or the psychoactive eects) and is safe at extremely high doses in humans there should be no excuse for not doing clinical trials. e risk of treating a stroke patent with Cannabidiol or THC is minimal compared to the potential benet of reducing the size of the stroke by 50%. If you or a family member were having a stroke, would you risk being given this safe drug in the hopes it could limit the size of your stroke and subsequent disability? ere have been no clinical trials on this even though the patent was given in 2003. WHY?

In e British Journal of Pharmacology July, 2010 160 (5): 1234-1242, a study shows that there is a near 50% reduction in the size of a heart attack (myocardial infarction) when Cannabidiol is given during a heart attack. is study shows that this eect is present even if Cannabidiol is given a er the heart attack has started. So it seems that the protective eects of Cannabis work in brain strokes and heart attacks. I predict that heart surgeons in the future will give a cannabinoid medication to patients before cardiac bypass as a cardiac protectant for reperfusion injuries. Suppressing scientic study (knowledge) is never a good idea. ere can be no justication for this. Both sides on this issue should want the truth to come out. It seems however, the people against Cannabis dont have a problem with suppression of research. ey dont want to know the truth because it goes against their belief system. If you try to educate them they will deliberately ignore the evidence. Many of them have nancial motives not to understand. e suppression of the scientic study of Cannabis is proof of the ulterior motive of the Government. What is the ulterior motive? Follow the money. What money is generated by marijuana being illegal? Who prots from over 850,000 people being arrested each year for cannabis crimes? Anyone who prots from keeping medication from reaching sick humans is a criminal. Romans 14:3 states Let him that doesnt eat herbs not judge him that does. You may want to keep this in mind whenever someone questions the legitimacy of a patient using medical cannabis. Would you want others to question your choices of medication? It is time for citizens to demand unrestricted legitimate scientic research on Cannabis. Governmental ignorance is not Bliss. Can anything based on the ignorance of scientic fact be correct? We can no longer tolerate CannaDunces. ere are too many lives at stake. -David B. Allen M.D. is a Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon, Member ICRS, and Prisoner of the Drug War. He can be contacted at Cali215doc@gmail.com

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by By Eric J. Leech

Oppenheimer said, in reference to the Trinity test of the atomic bomb, If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the mighty one - Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds. However, what if the destruction of the very machinery of cognition could bring about an awareness of life, death, and everything in between? In short, what if the death of a computer-implemented brain could create the revelation of an intuitive and conscious machine? According to Dr. Stephen aler, PhD, Father of the Creative Machine (Patent 5,659,666), it already has. In 1989, an advanced articial neural system faced with a mission, was killed. As it died, it burst into song, but no human fatalities resulted. In August of 1997, this same, incredibly advanced form of articial intelligence (AI), redesigned itself for a constellation of military satellites and became selfaware, but no war was declared upon humanity. In 2000, someone proposed a coming technological singularity, but this fully contemplative and creative machine intelligence had already arrived without any particular fanfare. In June of 2003, this profound synthetic consciousness generated nine billion potential names of God, yet not a single star went out. I am Become Death, Creator of Worlds Dr. Stephen aler If you take a biologically-inspired computer and begin to destroy its articial brain neurons, killing it via a very slow and certain death, it becomes delusional to the extent of what we would consider having a near death experience. While some of its delusions turn out to be nonsensical, others are amazingly inventive, creative, and amazing. e Creativity Machine (CM) has claimed over a dozen individual patents, written concertos, and taught robots how to improvise their own behaviors. Unfortunately, a

very interesting portion of its greatest revealings have been consumed by the U.S. Government as classied, and aler cannot share those. However, there is one very important discovery that he has been saved for last. Saved for you.

e Creativity Machine was inspired by both curiosity and skepticism in the 1970s, when I investigated the death of computer simulations of biological neural networks, describes aler. During these experiments, I found that at low levels of brain cell death, the networks relived their accumulated experiences in a manner reminiscent of life review; at more advanced stages of neuron death, the nets produced novel ideas based upon such life experience. It was at this point that aler realized he had stumbled upon a universal model of both near-death, and intra-life experience. e CM is a simulation of human consciousness. It functions in much the same way as your own organic brain, where dialogs take place among the neural networks. A prime example of how this works is in the ongoing discussions between your cortex and thalamus. Ideas are formulated as a result of small-scale deaths among the brains synapses. ese low levels of synaptic damage serve as a disturbance that triggers various memories that are faithful to the brains direct experience. If you elevate this level of connective damage, these memorys morph and combine into fresh notions, some of them meaningful; others not. In essence, this temporary, reversible brain damage is basically how you generate ideas, ranging from the extremely profound to very mundane.

e Creativity Machine, in a Nutshell

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Rather than a cortex and thalamus, the CM features two articial neural networks, called the perceptron and imagitron. e imagitron absorbs information from its environment, and then through the activation of an internal transient destruction (heat), creates a wave of innovative ideas. ese ideas ow to the perceptron, which has programmed itself to identify the good from the bad ideas, and sorts these out appropriately. As this process carries on, the CM is continuously learning from its own ideas, as well as giving the imagitron appropriate conceptual directions. e result is not only creative machine intelligence, but a consciousness that is marked by a stream of subjective thought. In short, the Creativity Machine can be thought of as a Jon Lovitz device, wherein one autonomously written computer program generates bs or confabulations, as another self-writing algorithm says, Yeah! ats the ticket, describes aler. Ironically, this self-deceiving contraption captures the very creative essence of all cognition and consciousness; mere computational garbage is turned to gold. In spite of alers analogy to such a seedy character as Tommy Flanagan, the Creativity Machine continues to be the best bet for creating human to trans-human level machine intelligence (AI). Recently, Kush Magazine had the honor of talking to Dr. Stephen about the philosophical/religious signicance of his discovery. aler

Kush:
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ere is nothing at all real about our reality. Based upon my experience in studying and simulating the brain, most, if not all of cognition is illusory in nature. In short, the mind spends its time within a self-made virtual reality. erefore, in ordinary perception, we are not directly experiencing the outer reality, but the virtual. Realizing that such signals may be falsied through various forms of noise (rogue molecules of natural or man-made design), the neural representations of real-world things and events may be activated even in the absence of corresponding stimuli. In other words, we may be seeing an elephant, when one is actually not present. As we raise the magnitude of counterfeit signals (stray drug and neurotransmitter molecules), the connections binding neurons will degrade, transmogrifying them into say, pink elephants sprouting wings.

is sounds like extending life via virtual reality?

Kush: Would living forever through CM be something you would want for yourself?

ST: I would not hesitate to exercise this option if it were available.

Kush: Is it possible to live forever?

Dr. Stephen

e truth is that it isnt, and wont be for some time. Whereas I have described the fundamental paradigm that would be utilized, the CM, much physics, medicine, and bioengineering will be required to build the connective bridge between human and machine consciousness. e more pertinent question is this, would I start such physics and engineering the moment there was an inux of capital for such R&D? e answer would be a denite yes.

aler: It is, but one can ride the protoplasm wave only so long. erea er, one must download into machine consciousness, hoping that one may pursue a contemplative career to pay the electric bill. e download target cannot be a mere supercomputer running conventional computer programs. Instead, it must be a CM-based system, possessing at least one neural assembly that is transiently dying to produce a parade of virtual experience and another such assembly inventing signicance thereto.

ST: From what Ive seen in the simulated death of articial brains, near-death experience is related to dreaming. Dreaming, in turn, is based upon memories cumulatively absorbed within the brain. erefore, the most emblazoned memories that have the greatest signicance to us, are the ones that will dominate the so-called death dream. I was pronounced dead at the age of two, following my own self-declared party with a tin of 24 quinine tablets, and a Coke bottle lled with kerosene. Falling through the proverbial tunnel, I arrived in a paradise populated with trusted personalities who were still very much alive. Yes, there is an a erlife, but it is as illusory as life itself. Paradise (heaven), torment (hell), and all shades of gray in between await us, not for supernatural reasons, but because of the underlying physics and mathematics of the brain. ST: Many of the worlds traditional religions are correct. ere is a profound experience at the end of life that is completely natural. ese creeds are technically incorrect in requiring supernatural forces be involved. Either way, the message is to live a life that the individual would subjectively and automatically consider good. Essentially, we furnish our death dream throughout our lifetimes. In the end, its not the money or power we have, but the revelation of these precious attachments.
It is ironic that from death, has come what I am willing to bet is the whole future of machine intelligence, says aler. Something that Kurzweil (Singularity) and crew seem to be selectively ignoring. is is one of CMs greatest discoveries that has yet to be fully realized. Within its brainstorming, many of lifes greatest questions have been posed and answered. Perhaps the most important question is, can a computer teach a human being about life and death? It certainly can, interjects Dr. aler. It already has.

Kush: What comes a er death?

Kush: How would you describe heaven?

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aving been in prison for cultivation as a Category A prisoner in maximum security, and come out the other side, Mel Thomas knows the perils of growing cannabis perhaps more than anyone. However, Mels operation wasnt your usual mid-range grow op. He was code-named Mr. Big by detectives, and when sentencing the author, the trial judge called him a horticultural expert involved in a resolute and successful attempt to grow marijuana on a commercial scale. He wasnt wrong. So whats a grower in prison supposed to do? Write a book of course. Cannabis Cultivation: A Complete Growers Guide was devised during Mels 5-year prison stay as the ultimate grow book. Now in its 3rd edition in the USA and Canada, its popularity shows no signs of letting up. We caught up with Mel for a chat about his book, his favorite grow techniques and his love of pot. Whats your favorite sort of system to grow in? Organics without a doubt. I prefer peat-free compost and organic nutrients. Hydroponics is effective but cannabis is uniquely smoked and I dont like the idea of using aggressive chemicals that may leave a residue in the plant material. Whats your favorite strain to grow? I really like Northern Lights. That was the strain we used commercially. Big Buddhas Cheese plant is another favorite; I met the guy in Wembley, North London a good few years ago now and he gave me a sample of one of his early grows. I knew it was going to be a good strain and its gone on to be very successful. describe your book and what makes it different to other grow books out there. Well, I have a great deal of experience and firsthand knowledge of cultivation. Im really passionate about it, but theres so much hype talked about grow books by certain authors, so I wont do that! Cultivating cannabis is not rocket science. Its a plant; put it in the earth and it grows. My book is a good addition to your library and will put you on the right track, without boring you with nonsense. Excerpted here is part of the chapter of the book focused on outdoor marijuana gardening. I hope you enjoy!

last of the frosts, and are generally ready for harvesting in the last weeks of fall. Unlike indoor cultivation, the grower has little control over the environmental factors that affect plant growth and depends on a good summer to harvest a high-yielding crop. However, cannabis is a hardy plant and, provided there are no frosts early in the season, and fungi, animals or parasites do not attack it, it will give good yields.

Choosing Your Location

Finding a secure place to grow your outdoor crop of marijuana is the main problem you face as a cultivator. The distinctive shape and size of cannabis is easily recognizable, so you have to take steps to ensure the plants are not discovered. Drug crops do not need constant direct sunlight, five to six hours a day is sufficient, so try to screen the plants. good outdoor locations include the following: - Greenhouses and polytunnels - Back yards (providing they are not visible to neighbors) - Balconies (as above) - Rooftops (as above) - Farmland - Woodland clearings - Tree tops (plants can be suspended in containers) - River banks (once the tap root has grown down they dont require watering) Try to find an area that has a water supply nearby. Carrying water in to the growing location can compromise the site and is hard work.

Soil Types

Outdoor Cultivation by Mel Thomas

It is possible to grow cannabis outdoors where yields of around a pound per plant can easily be achieved from Cannabis indica plants and up to 2 pounds from some Cannabis sativas. Crops are planted out after the

Soil was formed millions of years ago from rock that was powdered by the actions of wind, rain and frosts eroding its surface. Some types of soil are formed directly from the rocks underneath their surface; others were deposited by the wind. Freshly formed soil has all the elements that were in the original eroded rock, but it requires a vital addition in the form of decayed living matter, known as humus, in order for it to support plant life. Soil comes in many varieties due to the differences in the rocks that are

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Light

Light soil is composed of large particles. Sand is the lightest soil, and you can see the individual particles. Heavy soil is composed of the smallest particles. Clay is the heaviest soil. The definition of heavy or light doesnt refer to the weight of the soil but to the ease with which it can be worked. Beneath the surface topsoil is another layer known as the subsoil. This tends to be humus-free but rich in minerals providing a balanced nutrient supply for those plants, such as cannabis, that can root deeply enough to reach it. Cultivation in the cooler areas of Europe and North America is mostly carried out using clones that have been prepared indoors at the beginning of March. The clones are given two weeks to root and are then transferred to peat pots filled with fine potting compost and put in a greenhouse or on a window ledge to harden off. The greenhouse can be a simple construction made from polyethylene sheeting. During the first weeks of April, the clones are placed outdoors during good weather and brought back inside every evening. By mid-April, when the young plants have reached a height of 6 to 8, they are packed into cardboard boxes and transferred to the growing area. This is best done at night, but it depends on your location. Tape a larger plant pot over the top of each clone to protect it during transit. The alternative to using cuttings is to germinate your seedlings earlier and place them in a greenhouse or on a window ledge to harden. The same procedure is carried out as is used for the cuttings; however, as soon as the plants are just over 2 and 3 tall they are forced into the flowering stage by giving them 12 hours of uninterrupted darkness every night cycle. To do this, place them in a specially prepared darkened area or, in the case of a few plants, into a box. Within two weeks they will begin to exhibit signs of gender. After two weeks, remove the young plants from the flowering cycle, even if they are indeterminate (not showing gender). The plants will continue to flower as they revert back to the vegetative state, and can easily be identified. Within a few weeks of removing your females from the flowering cycle, they will be growing back in the vegetative state without any ill effects. If you are prepared well in advance of the growing season, bring your plants indoors under artificial light. You dont need any specialized horticultural lamps, as seedlings respond perfectly well to a 100-watt incandescent household light bulb. Position an adjustable desk lamp over the plants, keeping it as close as possible without burning the leaves. You will be surprised at the results. The third method of gender identification involves growing your seedlings on until a cutting can be taken from each of them. The cutting and plant are each labeled to identify the mother and clone, and the cuttings are rooted and flowered. Its possible to root the cuttings under 12 hours of daylight,

Heavy

Preparing Your Crop

which will save you two weeks. The mother plants are grown on either in the greenhouse or taken to the grow area, but they are kept in containers until their sex is determined. Once they have flowered, you can trace the parent plant and, if it is male, remove it. You can also identify the sex of your plants by selectively flowering a lower branch. Cover a branch for 12 hours every 24 hours with a sleeve made from black construction paper, which blocks out light but still allows the plant to breathe. (Covers made from plastic will create the perfect environment for fungal attacks, so avoid using them.) Within two weeks the plant will begin to show signs of gender.

Planting Out

Cannabis, when grown outdoors, can reach heights of 15 feet. Depending on your situation, it is best to prune your plants to keep them short. However, you will want to encourage thick, bushy side growth, so spacing of the individual plants is important. Plants that are crowded and competing for light will grow tall and thin with little side shoot development. Plant out your female crop with a one-yard distance between stems. Pacing a large step between plants will help you measure out that distance. Dig a hole with a trowel and, if you only have a small number of plants, add a handful of water-absorbing crystals of the type normally used in hanging baskets. This practice will assist the young plant by giving it a small reservoir of water, but it can work out to be expensive in large operations. The plants are then watered in and, if it is a wildlife area, a sleeve of chicken wire is placed over each clone, and a cane threaded through it. The young plants will need watering regularly until they have developed a strong root system. You can water your crop by hand with containers or gas cans that you bring from your water source. If there is a river nearby and the situation allows, crops can be watered using a pump. The types used in the construction industry for pumping out ditches are excellent and can be rented or bought. If you dont have a nearby water supply, dig a hole and line it with a polyethylene tarpaulin. Cover the top with more polyethylene pegged out and weighted with a stone in the middle. Bury the polyethylene edges or you could trap small mammals, which are beneficial slug and insect predators. Pierce the center of your rain trap with a few small holes and leave the well to fill up naturally. Foliar feeding is best carried out with a horticultural backpack sprayer. The same sprayer can be cleaned and used for treatment sprays. Take care not to overfeed your plants. It is better to use a diluted application of foliar feed and watch how the plants respond. Remember that younger crops require less feed than mature or budding plants.

To continue with the next stages of your grow, check out Mel Thomass Cannabis Cultivation: A Complete Growers Guide, 3rd Edition, available from Green Candy Press on Amazon and all good bookstores and headshops. For more information, check out www.Facebook.com/CompleteGrowGuide or www.MelThomas.info

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Munchied: Vert Kitchen

By Vance Diesel

reviously I might have said that I had to travel all the way from Wash Park to downtown/Lower Highlands in order to find a suitable sandwich, but oh how that has changed. A friend of mine recently turned me on to a place in west Wash Park called Vert Kitchen, and I can very gladly say (for both my stomach and my gas mileage) that I have become a repeat guest. The very first thing that you see when you walk in is a sign that reads; Vert Kitchen is about real cooking and healthy eating. Now this is something that I can take in one of two ways: One, I am going to turn around and run out the door to the nearest place selling any type of fried pork, because odds are, when someone goes out of their way to tell you that their food is healthy, it usually just means that it tastes somewhere between a cardboard box and a handful of Bermuda grass. Or, two, maybe these guys are actually on to something. Judging from the fact that everything made at Vert is 100% organic and locally grown, Im truly hoping for the latter.

But first things first. Blue Dream has become one of the more common (grow)household names lately, which can be both good and bad. Whenever a strain gets passed around like a picture of Michele Pfeifer (Im talking 80s Pfeifer - think cat woman at a high school cinema club lock in) bad things can happen. Some growers are going to grow it poorly or grow it completely differently than Blue Dream and throw the label on it because they know its going to sell. Thankfully, this time a friend (and medical patient) brought me a particularly lovely phenotype of the dream: it reaffirmed everything that made it so great to begin with. It was an extremely nice day for mid-March so we decided to medicate, chill at the park and then walk over to Vert. I could smell the Blue Dream through his pockets the second he walked into my house. The buds were all very dense with a light green hue and alternating hairs of blue and purple. The aroma was extremely fruity and light, but I could

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tell that it was still going to be some serious medicine. Upon taking the first rip, the taste was much more potent than I had thought. I could still taste the blueberries, but it was a very spicy and powerful smoke as well. It instantly gave me a massive head change. Blue Dream is primarily a sativa and this was most certainly that. It kept me clear headed, but at the same time was very powerful. After a couple more rips we walked over to Vert by way of the park, which seemed to be especially vibrant this fine day. The Blue Dream really just put me in a great headspace; I could definitely feel my creative juices beginning to flow. Upon arriving at Vert, my friend asked me what was good, and the girl at the counter (who happened to look an awful lot like Zooey Deschanel, which was obviously another plus) overheard us and replied everything. I decided to go with the braised pork shoulder sandwich with a side of Mediterranean lentils, and my friend decided on the turkey sandwich, which just happened to be adorned with chevre and balsamic fig compote. The sandwiches arrived very quickly and were amazingly flavorful. My braised pork shoulder was topped with roasted cabbage, peppers, and a dusting of paprika: so on point. Its not like your typical pork sandwich. You can tell that someone put some serious time and effort into making the pork as juicy and succulent as was physically possible. The side offering of lentils (which is great, I mean who offers lentils as a side at a sandwich shop) were tossed with sweet potato and some Moroccan spices and were just as flavorful as the sandwich. My friend seemed to agree as well, as he proclaimed that it was the best turkey sandwich he had ever had in his life! The balsamic figs that went on the sandwich could have been a meal themselves. When an eatery takes the time and patience to create something like this from scratch, it speaks volumes about their commitment to delivering a quality product. Needless to say, we feasted until we could feast no more and still had some leftovers to bring back to the house for a future snack (which, we had a feeling wed need). So big ups to the fine people at Vert Kitchen! They seem to have figured out a way to bridge the ever-shortening gap between healthy food and tasty food a (Blue) Dream come true. Vert Kitchen 704 South Pearl Street | Wash Park West Denver, CO 80209 303.997.5941 VertKitchen.com

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wise man not only wrote those words, he lived those words. In 2009, I discovered You Cant Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought, one of Peter McWilliams books that topped the New York Times bestseller list. That book helped heal me. I was so touched, I wanted to thank the author. After reading online that he had passed away, I was stunned. I wanted to do something, anything, to honor this mans life. With his mothers approval, I began a MySpace Page. Facebook followed. Then in 2010, I was fortunate enough to obtain PeterMcWilliams. org and set out to redesign and update an official portal to all that is Peter McWilliams. Peters Mom provided me with photos and other memories, and I created a short video paying tribute to Peter. Shy as I am, I began speaking about Peter at events across this great land and discovered just how many people in this movement had never heard his name. All that did was validate my dedication to bring him and his story to the masses. Peter was born on August 5, 1949 in Allen Park, just outside Detroit, and by the age of seventeen he had published his first poem. He was prolific, self-publishing forty books, five of which ended up as New York Times best sellers. The books ranged from teaching computers, to helping to heal. The extremely well received How to Survive the Loss of a Love, co-authored by Dr. Melba Colgrove, Ph.D. and Harold H. Bloomfield, was published in the seventies and continues to touch hurting hearts. Peter was dedicated to self-improvement, and so the LIFE 101 Series began. Imbedded in this series was LIFE 101 and You Cant Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought. In 1993 Peter wrote the libertarian manifesto, Aint Nobodys Business if You Do. It has inspired many modern day activists. Mr. Emery, a great fan of Peter, (and who has become a father to me) writes: Peters book Aint Nobodys Business If You Do is one of the most important works on the immoral imposition of laws that punish normal human behavior. It is a joy to read, and I discovered something new to add to my arsenal of knowledge on every page. In 1995 Peter discovered he had suffered depression all of his life without knowing it. With the help of his friend, co-author and therapist at times, Harold H. Bloomfield, Peter was successfully treated and wanted to share his knowledge with others. The two teamed up once again to write, How to Heal Depression. Peter was a health-nut, always into cutting edge natural cures. He found that Hypericum, aka St. Johns Wort , a natural herb, helped heal depression. Peter wrote, The ongoing successful treatment of my depression is the single most important positive step I have taken in my life, hence my enthusiasm for the subject. In March of 1996, Peter was diagnosed with AIDS and an AIDS-related cancer, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and tried every prescription medicine his doctor could think of to help heal his nausea. Nothing worked. Peter turned to Cannabis. He once said, Nausea is an unsolved problem of medicine. Marijuana is the finest anti-nausea medication known to science. Peter then made a promise: I told myself that, if I lived, I would devote my life to getting medical marijuana to all the sick people who needed it, he wrote. I lived, and I began my campaign. In 1997 Peter published the Medical Marijuana Magazine Online. Peter had met Todd McCormick and commissioned him to write a book on growing medicinal marijuana. Todd used a portion of his book advance to rent a house in which it could be grown. Todd was arrested. Peter was soon labeled a drug kingpin by the DEA. Four DEA agents questioned Peter. Peter wrote, All four said they had known

about me for some time, because most every bust they go on, they find a copy of my book Aint Nobodys Business if You Do: The Absurdity of Consensual Crimes in Our Free Country. They didnt say it, but it was clear that, to them, I was the guy who wrote the bestselling book against the Vietnam War, the DEA Special Agents were the Green Berets. I was a traitor to their cause, and I was spreading my treachery through the written word. The DEA seized his computer and effectively crippled his publishing business when they returned it with a virus. Peter began writing A Question of Compassion: An AIDS-Cancer Patient Explores Medical Marijuana, but, unfortunately, due to the governments interference, this masterpiece was never completed. It is, however, available at PeterMcWilliams.org. On July 4, 1998 Peter gave a stirring speech before the Libertarian Party National Convention in DC. It was nationally televised on CSPAN. Peter wrote, I praised medical marijuana and condemned the federal government for keeping it from sick people. On July 23, 1999, nine DEA agents again visited Peter, arrested him and booked him. Peter spent four weeks in jail and his mother and brother were forced to put up their houses as bail. He was denied his AIDS medication for the first nine days. He was told he would be released provided that he stopped using Cannabis. If he failed drug tests, his mother and brother would lose their houses and hed remain in prison until and during his trial. Peter became sicker and sicker. He wrote, In the three months following the arrest I lost 30 pounds, 15 percent of my total body weight. Through dealing with the court system, they stated: Marijuana is not medicine because Congress says its not medicine. Federal law supersedes California state law. We dont care what his doctors say. If McWilliams dies, he dies. Judge George H. King denied Peters request for medical marijuana. And Peter got even sicker. The high AIDS viral load feels as though I have the flu all the time. I sleep 18 to 20 hours a day. I have maybe four productive hours in every 24, most of them spent trying to keep my head financially above water. I have so much to say, so many ideas and discoveries I want to communicate, and very little time or clarity of mind to do so. On November 5, 1999, the trial judge ruled Peter could not use medical marijuana defense, nor could he even mention Proposition 215, marijuanas medical usefulness, the 8 patients who get medical marijuana monthly from the federal government, or his medical condition. Peter pled guilty to a lesser charge to avoid ten years in federal prison. On June 14, 2000, while awaiting trial, Peter was found dead in his bathroom. Many people have their theories as to what caused his death, but its a common feeling that Peter died of a broken heart, because America had let him down. Peter was many things: poet, photographer, author, self-publisher, libertarian, gay man, Cannabis activist. There are so many things to love about that man, and so many reasons why we should always remember Peter. Perhaps, most importantly, why were in this fight to begin with. Please visit www.petermcwilliams.org www.facebook.com/WeRememberPeter for daily quotes www.youtube.com/WeRememberPeter for updated videos

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ITS OffICIAL. Coloradoans will be voting this November on Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol act. This landmark legislation raises many issues which will be widely debated in upcoming months as Colorado considers becoming the first state in the nation and the first geographic area in the world to make the possession, use, and regulated production and distribution of marijuana legal for adults 21 and older. How will this Constitutional amendment affect current medical marijuana users, medical marijuana businesses, and the lawyers that advise them? Here are some quick bullet points which provide an overview of Amendment 64 and explore its relationship to Colorados existing medical marijuana laws.

Amendment 64 dOES:

Create legal marijuana retail stores that can sell to all adults 21 and older. License retail stores, cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, and testing facilities for an adult market. It is important to note that no marijuana retail businesses licenses are required to be issued until 2014. This will allow plenty of time to take the temperature of the state and federal government before anyone applies for these new licenses. Direct the Department of Revenue to regulate a system of cultivation, production (including infused products), and distribution. Provide current Medical Marijuana Business Owners - should they choose to apply for the new licenses - with explicit preference in the licensing process including annual fees capped at $500. Allow local municipalities to ban or restrict these new business licenses, but bans can only go in front of voters in even-year general elections. Require the general assembly to enact an excise tax of up to 15 percent on the wholesale sale of non-medical marijuana applied at the point of transfer from a cultivation facility to a retail store or product manufacturer.

Amendment 64 dOES NOT:

Change existing medical marijuana laws for patients, caregivers, or medical marijuana businesses. Subject medical marijuana sales to the excise tax discussed above. Create or in any way affect laws pertaining to driving under the influence of marijuana.

IN SUMMARy, all medical marijuana laws - both statutory and Constitutional - will remain 100% intact when Amendment 64 passes. Of course, the initiative does not change federal law which has categorized marijuana whether for medical use or not - as firmly illegal for decades. Given this federal stance, combined with the fact that the federal government has allowed several hundred medical marijuana stores to thrive in Colorado, it is difficult to say how the federal government may react to Amendment 64s passage. Regardless, marijuana advocates have included a generous timeline in Amendment 64 - no marijuana retail business licenses are required to be issued until 2014 - which leaves ample time to take the temperature of the state and federal governments before anyone applies for these new licenses.
To read the full initiative, visit: www.regulatemarijuana.org/s/regulate-marijuana-alcohol-act-2012

- Fertile Ground is a monthly column highlighting the hottest state and national issues surrounding marijuana reform. This column is brought to you by Brian Vicente, the Executive Director of the advocacy group Sensible Colorado, and a partner at Vicente Sederberg LLC, a full service medical marijuana law firm.

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oth Ladd and Barbara live in Iowa. Both have been ill for years. Decades ago Ladd found out that the US government was giving medical cannabis to certain patients for their illnesses through the Compassionate Investigational New Drug (IND) program. He has multiple sclerosis (MS) and he found through personal experimentation that his symptoms improved and the disease was put in a remission-like state when he used cannabis regularly. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic neurological disorder that results from patches of destruction of the myelin sheath surrounding the nerve axons in the brain and spinal cord. Typical symptoms include visual loss, fatigue and weakness, spasticity, sensory impairment (burning or pricking feelings), speech difficulties, and bladder problems. Symptoms of the disease vary depending on where the demyelination takes place - its like an electric wire that is missing its insulation and the electrical path short circuits. Onset is usually between the ages of 20 - 40 and it affects more women than men. MS can be present with several types of progression, but in general the patient becomes more debilitated as the damage continues. Ladd told his new friend and fellow MS patient Barbara about the use of cannabis for MS and the IND program. Ladds physician put his paperwork in first with Barbaras physician doing so a bit later, but Barbaras family had better political connections than Ladd and she began receiving cannabis in August of 1991. Her dose is eight cured ounces per month. This is far more than even the heaviest recreational users of cannabis will consume, by a factor of eight to ten. Barbara does not get high from this medical dose. Cannabis has the property of holding constant its medicinal content while building a floor or tolerance to the psychoactive effects. The timeline to reach this point of little to zero intoxication or high is weeks, not months, and is dependent on dose, administration and the patients reaction to cannabis. In the last several years a major challenge has been made to the prevailing belief within the medical cannabis community, not yet recognized or understood apparently by the US government workers toiling in the eradication fields of plants and truth, that THC (the primary psychoactive substance) is not the only or best compound in the plant that interacts with the human endocannabinoid system. The cannabis plant is unique among plants in that among its many constituents, is a group of molecules called cannabinoids. These phyto (plant based)-cannabinoids are similar to our endogenous (made within the body) cannabinoids. In particular, one of the phyto-cannabinoids, Cannabidiol (CBD), has been found to have tremendous therapeutic potential. Barbaras medicine, grown at the University of Mississippi for the federal government, best described as swag, has a measured THC component but its CBD level is not included on the label

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and remains unknown to Barbara and her physician. This is a medical mortal sin: To acquire knowledge of a medical treatment (CBD) that demonstratively helps with MS symptoms per the federal governments own Investigational new drug (IND) program that supplies Barbara her medicine, and then ignore the CBD content and/or not use a strain with a higher CBD content based on this new knowledge is a breach of medical ethics and a betrayal of Barbara, the patient, by the medical professionals of NIDA, HHS, FDA and the Surgeon Generals office. When my wife and I first met her, Barbara was legally blind and in a wheelchair due to muscle weakness and spasticity; hallmarks of MS. I watched for a weekend as she fought her way through each day, a constant companion and care-giver needed. She had been using government cannabis for just a few months. We returned to her home for a visit about 3 years later. Barbara met us at the door and insisted before we made ourselves at home, that we ride in her new RV. We rode, she drove! Her eyesight had improved and she was out of her wheelchair and able to drive a vehicle of some size. The change was cannabis. She smokes it from joints she rolls after taking the government cannabis she is issued, some as much as ten years old, ripping apart the pre-rolled joints containing stems and seeds and rehydrating it for 24 hours to make it palatable to smoke.

By the time Barbara began receiving her federal cannabis, Ladds IND application had been approved, but he never received any medicine from the federal government. The Food and Drug Administration was flooded with numerous applications from HIV/AIDS patients, and the federalies decided that giving the gay population, cannabis would generate unwanted and rampant sexual behavior and therefore the Secretary of Health and Human Services closed the program to everyone except the handful of patients (including Barbara) who were already receiving their medicine. That was 1992. Ladd is alive and suffering as his disease progresses. Barbara is alive and doing well. As one of the few surviving IND patients, Barbara was a participant in the Missoula Study conducted in the spring of 2001. Four living federal cannabis patients were examined in great detail for 3 days at St. Patricks Hospital in Missoula, MT. Barbara showed no negative health effects from almost ten years of chronic therapeutic cannabis use. This was true of the other three examined federal patients as well. All had doses equal to or greater than Barbaras monthly federal issue. The federal government showed no interest in the Missoula Study. It did not show that cannabis was a negative for humans. The federal government policy is to ignore, not publicize, and not cite any study that indicates cannabis has medical value.

I will tell you that over the last century over a dozen large governmental studies have been conducted by countries around the globe and right here in the US. Every single study ever conducted found medical value in cannabis and found no value in its prohibition. Every study. Great Britain, France, Spain, Canada, Australia and other back woods countries are on the list. Federal politicians will tell the media, constituents, anybody and everybody that no such study was ever conducted even with the Missoula Study results available on the Internet for ten years and the formal government research of two dozen industrialized countries beginning over a century ago. Who exactly are those who loudly, repeatedly, and with ignorance say such nonsense - Never been studied? Possibly its the investigators themselves. Maybe its the detectives. I wonder how law enforcement investigators and detectives have not discovered Google. If an investigator searched for the Missoula Study he/she would be rewarded with just that, the study that never happened. The same is true with a search for cannabis and MS. They would know that Barbara raised herself from her wheel chair as Ladd sunk ever further into his. Denigrating President Clintons famously ignorant remark the he did not inhale when he smoked cannabis as a student in England, Barbara addressed the American Nurses Association annual conference in the mid-1990s by telling hundreds of nurses that she inhaled cannabis and it gave her back her life. Dr. Dennis Petro, a drug researcher, neurologist and Director of POT has studied the effects of cannabis on MS patients for decades. MS is his specialty. He has been forthright and vocal for years about cannabis and the ability of the plants compounds to protect, even regenerate, the myelin sheath that covers nerves and causes the symptoms of MS as it deteriorates. Opposition to that prognosis from the federal government has been consistent and negative. Dr. Petro is wrong. Apparently there was an epiphany. Patent number 6630507 was filed by the federal government October 7, 2003 and the paperwork identifying the use was cannabinoid as antioxidant and neuroprotectant. Dr. Petro was right. This is the same group of miscreants who say cannabis has no medical value. I say these persons have no creditability and havent for almost a decade. If you have MS and do not use cannabis you will never again do what you used to do, which is how Ladd lives. If you use cannabis like Barbara, your quality of life will improve. Do you want the lawyers who reside in our Congress to decide your or your mothers MS care when professional medical organizations such as the American Nurses Association and the American Public Health Association call for its use as a medical option immediately? Neither Ladd nor Barbara thought much of having politicians decide their fate, but that is exactly what happened. If you have MS how does your non-cannabis future look to you? What could it be with cannabis? What lawyer or cop right now is deciding your medical life? What are you doing about that? -Al Byrne for Patients Out of Time

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and/or determined the marijuana issues in this country were written over 236 years ago. It may seem even more ironic that the early drafts of The Declaration Of Independence were written on hemppaper. Why do you ask, is this ironic? Well, if we scratch a little further, we find that our forefathers (as many politicians today) were businessmen at the time, many in the farming industries. And what just so happened to be a booming business back in the late 1700s? You guessed ithemp! Although all of hemps wondrous attributes were not obvious, some were, such as cordage, textiles, and yes - paper. Its many other uses in the fields of biodegradable plastics, construction, health food, and fuel would come later. So, instead of drudging up archaic ideas of slave-ownership, and the pillaging of land, let us instead spend some time focusing on the good, and remembering one of Americas true Renaissance Men, and most famous presidents (and hemp farmer), Thomas Jefferson, born April 13, 1743. The third of ten children, Thomas was raised by working class planters, and slaveholders. Being one of the elder children, his bar of intellect was raised from a young age. He had an insatiable thirst for reading books and gaining knowledge. By age nine, he was learning Latin, Greek, and French, as well as history, science and the classics. By age sixteen, along with learning the violin, he was advancing on to mathematics, metaphysics, and philosophy. When Jefferson was twenty-two, his older sister passed away, leaving Thomas overwhelmed with loneliness and feelings of abandonment, which he internalized, thus leading to a reclusive adult life. Keeping to himself, with his head in a book, his scholastic diligence paid off, graduating with highest honors, and eventually being admitted to the Virginia bar by the age of twenty-four. This was indeed a young man headed for greatness. After years of practicing as a circuit lawyer, Jefferson married an amateur musician, Martha Wayles Skelton. He fathered six children with her. Building his prominence in the Virginia area, Jefferson served as a delegate from Virginia to the Second Continental Congress beginning in June of 1775, soon after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. Befriending John Adams, Jefferson was appointed to the five-man committee to write a declaration in support of the resolution of independence. Jefferson wrote the first draft (long believed to be written on hemp paper produced by Benjamin Franklins mill), and between Congressional debates, and borrowing ideas from Virginias own declaration, a final draft was written up in June of 1776, and signed on July 4th. Jefferson would later go on to be our 3rd President (1801-1809). Without all the new stigmas that cling to hemp today, it was a choice and profitable crop to produce. This must be true if almost all of our countrys forefathers farmed it. As history shows, the list of political peers who also farmed the wonder plant can be found in most of our wallets. Those people highlighted on our $1, $2, $10, and $100 dollar bills (Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Franklin) were also part of the booming hemp industry. Some myths propose that those on the $5 and $20 dollar bills (Lincoln and Jackson) both smoked Marijuana as well - an argument left for all you real history buffs. What is fact though, is that the early drafts of our Declaration of Independence were written on hemp paper. So, as we head into this year of political jousting, and continue to feel the ebbs and flows of the ever changing Marijuana issues, let us remember how the foundation for all of this got started: with a handful of statesmen huddled over a chunk of hemp.

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Up! Talk It
By Mason Tvert

Now that Amendment 64, the initiative to regulate marijuana like alcohol, is ofcially on this years ballot, it is time
to begin building support for ending marijuana prohibition among Colorado voters. The rst and most important step in our path to victory is spreading the truth about marijuana and changing the way many people think about it. After all, we are not going to win this election if a signicant percentage of the population still thinks marijuana is a gateway drug that is exceptionally dangerous and will destroy the lives of all who use it.

There is no better way to begin changing peoples minds than through direct contact and other forms of interpersonal communication. Some examples include canvassing neighborhoods, making phone calls, and sharing information online via e-mail and social networking sites. Perhaps most importantly, we need supporters of marijuana reform to make a concerted effort to reach out to people they know such as friends and family members especially those from older generations and begin conversations about marijuana and why ending its prohibition is so important.

Specically, we are encouraging everyone we can to talk about marijuana itself and help other people understand it is not as bad as they might think it is. This doesn't mean you need to begin a debate at the dinner table or even campaign specically for Amendment 64. Just keep an eye and ear out for opportunities to discuss the issue. For example:

If the subject comes up while you are having drinks with some

friends or at dinner with your family, simply note that marijuana

is actually far less harmful than alcohol.

Getting Started

There is constantly coverage of the issue in the news and a lot

of it will soon be about Amendment 64. Ask others if they

happened to catch a particular story or pass it along to them via

e-mail or Facebook and encourage them to check it out.

If you're comfortable doing so, come out and say that you use

or have used marijuana. Explain how your experiences have not

reected the propaganda and stereotypes.

The best way to begin talking it up is to reach out to the people you know best, such as your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, friends, parents of friends, colleagues, teammates, etc.

Be sure to listen and try to avoid an argument. The goal here is not to
make the person feel "wrong" or "stupid, which might just galvanize their
current opinion. Just make them aware of your feelings on the subject so
that they will take them into consideration as they hear about the subject
more and more leading up to the election. It is these types of personal
conversations that will build and strengthen support for the initiative and
weaken our opposition. And if we have them frequently over the course
of the Campaign, many more voters will feel comfortable with the

question when they see it on the ballot this November.

The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol will soon be

launching TalkItUpColorado.org, which will serve as a hub for all of its
grassroots education and organizing activities. It will house a variety of
resources and provide ample opportunities for activists throughout

Colorado and across the nation to get involved on the campaign. Make
sure you hear about the launch by visiting www.RegulateMarijuana.org
today and signing up to receive campaign updates and alerts.

RegulateMarijuana.org

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Living Well by Elaine Ruggieri

Winter is the time of year when weather conditions and limited daylight hours may lead us to spending more time cooped up in our homes, and more time indoors away from sunlight exposure can cause many people to feel the blues. Although some people look forward to the cooler temperatures, the leaves falling o the trees and rainy days by the re, many begin to notice they are feeling down, uninterested in activities, a lack of motivation and less desire to take care of themselves. ough the body burns more calories in the winter because it works hard to keep warm, many people will eat up to an additional 200 calories a day during these months, causing weight gain and further contributing to bad feelings. e cooler weather also adds stress to the body, throwing our immune systems o and leading to irritating coughs, runny noses and fevers. With all this stacked against winter, its no wonder so many people begin to feel depressed and less interested in socializing during these months. Some people experience such a low during winter months that they are diagnosed as having Seasonal Aective Disorder (SAD). You can experience SAD in the spring and summer months but it is much more common in the winter. Some people nd they begin to feel depression kick in around fall and peak during the winter months. ey also notice their moods change at the beginning of spring. Some medical professionals believe that this has to do with hormone changes as the seasons change. It tends to be more common with females than males and usually the rst signs of it will start in the teenage years.

your body with exercise, sex or even laughter, it will begin to release the hormone known to boost mood, trigger happy feelings and prevent depression. is feeling can last up to 12 hours for some people.

SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO TO ALTER YOUR MOOD:

Go for a jog Weight Lifting Yoga Swim Dance Get a Massage Consume protein such as meat or legumes as these foods raise dopamine levels which can help you become more focused Go for a walk Pet an animal Maintain a healthy diet and avoid the comfort foods that oer temporary satisfaction followed by a drop in energy Get some sun As the days get longer and the weather starts to show signs of promise, more and more people will begin the spring cleaning of their lives. Its a great time to clean out the closets, throw away some of the clutter that has been suocating you and maybe even take up a hobby. Spring opens up so many possibilities as we feel refreshed and ready to start something new. Try waking up a little earlier and take a walk before work or join an outdoor tness program. Get the whole family involved. Take the kids to the park or for a family hike. You may not be the only one in your home who has slacked o during the winter months. Teenagers especially may need to be encouraged to get out more, spend time with friends, get involved in a sport and refocus on their grades and other school activities. No matter what time of the year it is, you will have a better chance of avoiding the seasonal ups and downs as long as you just keep your body moving. -Elaine is the former host of The Shape Fitness Show on 97.1FM and 980AM in Los Angeles. Check out her site at GodaiFit.com

POSSIBLE SIGNS OF SAD ARE:

Weight gain Less energy Having a desire to sleep more Change in appetite Less interest in being around other people Whether you are experiencing Seasonal Aective Disorder or you just get a little lazy and procrastinate with your responsibilities during the cold and rainy months, there are things you can do to modify your mood and get you back on track. As spring approaches, its time to come out of hibernation and get moving again. Its been proven that getting your endorphins going will likely perk you up and even lead to feelings of euphoria. When you start moving

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April 20th marks the return of one of Colorados largest conventions. Im not talking about any of the major 4/20 events, I mean StarFest, Denvers premiere entertainment convention. Events kick off at 6am on the twentieth at the Denver Tech Center with MediaFest, a chance for cosplayers to show off their outfits to the media. For those wanting to partake in the other festivities that day, Fridays events dont really get going until 5pm and there is the entire weekend to enjoy. StarFest began as a local science fiction convention and has expanded into a massive media convention. There are several smaller sub-conventions that take place during the StarFest Entertainment Convention. While the sci-fi convention takes place there will also be five other conventions happening: ComicFest, DigiFest, GameFest, HorrorFest, and RoboFest. No matter your nerdy interest, this convention has something for you. HorrorFest offers three days of horror programming with several films, musicians, artists, and other guests. GameFest, now a stop on the SuperCon 2K Series, has over 2000 square feet dedicated to gaming and game tournaments. ComicFest is one of the largest sub cons and is held next door. ComicFest will feature many prominent comic writers and artists. RoboFest sounds self-explanatory enough, everything robots is welcome. Finally, the newest sub con, DigiFest, will explore digital animation in film, games, and more. Each individual convention offers a plethora of available activities and guests. After Fridays early start, there will be panels, game, and a parade held throughout the day. That evening, there is the official meet and greet party with the special guests. That night, there will also be a HorrorFest Charity Gala after the meet and greet.

Saturday is the biggest day of the convention, and every sub convention has events running throughout the day. Many of the events and panels are held at the same times on different stages so it is literally impossible to see everything. Youll have to plan out what you want to see most ahead of time. Saturdays festivities end with a Star Trek themed dance, the Federation Ball. There is an impressive array of celebrity guests attending this years StarFest. Jonathan Frakes who played Commander William Riker from Star Trek: The Next Generation will be in attendance alongside Jewel Staite from Firefly & Stargate: Atlantis and several others. At ComicFest, a handful of comic writers and illustrators will be present, including Tony Bedard creator of the current Green Lantern: New Guardians series. HorrorFest has many guests including classic horror film actors and actresses such as Dee Wallace. All in all, this is one weekend you wont want to miss. After youre done with your 4/20 celebrations, you can enjoy all three days of this epic convention for just $49.00 for adults. You can also pay a reduced price for single day entrance, or entrance into just one of the several conventions. No matter what kind of nerd you are, you should be able to find something to enjoy at StarFest and a ticket price that can accommodate your wallet. You can find more information and purchase tickets at Starland.com.

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Julie (Internet): Im growing outdoors and some of the clones seem a bit retarded, as the buds have formed on the stalk.I had heard you said to go ahead and remove them to hopefully re-grow til the end of the season.My question is how to remove them - there is no stem to snip off at the base of the bud, they are coming straight out of the stalk. Ive not seen this before. They are pretty small but very sticky.What should I do? Ed: There are three reasons why plants may start to flower early. The first is that the plants were placed outdoors while there was still a dark period long enough to force flowering. The second cause might be that there was a dramatic change in the lighting environment. The third is that the plants are receiving a critical amount of darkness that is enough to force the variety to flower.When plants are placed outdoors early in the season, March or April, there is still a long enough dark period to force flowering. On March 22, the first day of spring, the plants receive a little less than 12 hours of darkness. This forces them

into flowering. As the days get longer most varieties, excluding some indicas, go back to vegetative cycle and then flower normally in the fall. Some indicas continue to flower and never re-vegetate.When some varieties of seedlings or clones are grown under continuous light or a long light cycle such as 20 hours daily and then placed outdoors where they receive only 14-15 hours of light, the change of light cycle is enough to trigger a flowering response even if the variety usually doesnt flower under a 9 or 10 hour dark period. Plants with this problem usually readjust to vegetative growth after a few weeks. Varieties differ in the number of hours of darkness needed to initiate flowering. Early maturing varieties often require as few as 8 or 9 hours of uninterrupted darkness daily to force flowering. In lower latitude areas such as southern California and other areas in the lower tier of the U.S., and Mediterranean Europe including Spain and Italy, indica and indica-sativa hybrids flower very early, resulting in small plants, because the dark period is too long, even in mid-summer, to keep the plants in vegetative growth. Instead they are forced into flowering. The solution for this problem is the same no matter what the cause; the

UNINTENDED EARLY FLOWERING To prevent early flowering the dark cycle was interrupted in the middle of the night. These early season plants were hit with fluorescents for a brief period late each night until they were placed in flowering.

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dark period must be interrupted. When the dark period is interrupted by light for even a few moments, the darkness countdown is restarted from zero. Use a warm-white fluorescent or high-pressure sodium (HPS) light. Imagine that the light is like a water spray that must reach all parts of the plant. The light only has to contact it for a brief moment. If the plants flowered because they were placed out too early in the season, you can stop using a light-break in mid-May. If the plants are coming from a continuous light environment they will need the light for about a month before they adjust to the new environment. Indicas growing in low latitudes require the light-break until they are ready to be forced to flower.

LATE PLANTING
Kelly (Wisconsin, U.S.A.): I live in the Midwest. If I plant seedlings outdoors in the middle of July how big a yield can I expect to receive from a plant that normally yields 400 grams in ideal conditions? Would the plants stay in vegetative state for 30 days, until mid-August, and then go into flowering? Ed: If you were growing a sativa-indica hybrid the plant would resist flowering until mid-August. By that time it should grow large enough to produce three to four ounces of bud if it can survive the weather to maturity in mid-October. Indica and indica-sativa hybrids begin to flower in early August and will be ready in late September. They may remain fairly small, only producing a few ounces per plant.

LOW YIELD
Oscar (U.S.A.): I had a 3 foot by six foot white flood tray with a 35 gallon reservoir, with 32 plants in it. It was a mix of sativas and indicas. We had a ventilation setup and CO2 hooked up with a timer. I used a 600-watt HPS lamp on a Light Rail. The temperature was kept at 72 degrees and humidity at 50 percent. My harvest was only 8 ounces. How can I increase my yield? Ed: Part of the reason that the plants had a low yield is that their growth rate was slowed because of the low temperature. As far as temperature is concerned, plants function in much the same way as cold-blooded animals; their metabolism is affected by the temperature. When the temperature is cool, plants rate of metabolism and photosynthesis is slow even if all other conditionslight, water, nutrients and CO2 are abundant. With the high light and high CO2 conditions in your garden, the growth rate will increase considerably when you raise the temperature to about 80 to 85 degrees. Thats an approximation. Use a surface temperature thermometer to read the temperature. Then maintain the leaf temperature at about 85 degrees by adjusting the room temperature.Another reason the yield might be low is the varieties of plants that you grew. Since you were growing a garden of mixed sativas and indicas, the sativas may have towered over the indicas, shading them and thwarting their growth. For best yields, row plants that have similar growth characteristics.

WHEN TO FLOWER INDOORS

Keith (Norwich, England): I have 17 feet of grow space between the plant medium and the light. How tall should the plants be when I change the light cycle to flower? My plants are about 6 feet tall now and really bushy. Ed: Height doesnt matter. What is really important is that the whole garden area is covered with canopy. When light hits a solid surface such as a leaf it is absorbed and cannot be used again. So plants in a garden need not be tall but should be wide. The underbrush of tall plants, which receive little light, is not productive so why grow them? Force the plants to flower when looking down at the canopy, you find that it covers about 2/3 of the garden surface. The plants will fill in the rest of the area during flowering.

TOO TALL FOR GREENHOUSE

Ann Spot (Rotterdam, Holland): I have 5 plants in pots in my greenhouse that have reached its ceiling. They have started to flower, so Im afraid its too late to top or bend the stems. What should I do? Ed: Letting the buds crash into the roof of the greenhouse will create a moisture crisis that will result in mold plaguing your plants. Even at this late point bend the stems and then support the bends or creases with dowels or bamboo stakes so they stay upright. You may be also able to support the growth by tying the branches to the greenhouse structure. Try to open up the space to light as you manipulate the plants so that as much bud as possible receives direct light.

MESSED UP TIMER
Angela (Internet): The power went out during night-cycle. The light came on early and I turned it off, and then reset the timer to the correct hours.Are my three weeks into flowering cycle plants in danger or will they be OK? What if the light timer has been doing this for weeks? Ed: If the light interruption happened only once it will have little or no effect on the flowers. If the timer had messed up regularly the flowers would appear stressed. They would be loose and stretched and might have an odd appearance. Hermaphroditism also sometimes occurs. If the buds appear normal, I think that that the light mishap was an anomaly

TINY PLANTS
Camille (valencia, Spain): I was just given a 1000-watt HPS light, a 4 square foot tray and a tray with about 60 clones. Can I grow all the clones in the tray? What should I do? Ed: Your tray can hold between 36 and 48 6-inch planting containers. Choose the healthiest, most vigorous plants to transplant, one per container. Choose a planting mix recommended at an indoor grow shop

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der soaked in a quart of lukewarm water for six hours. To get the extra killing power of the spice oils soak the powder in about 2 ounces of vodka for a few hours before adding the water. The oils dissolve in the alcohol. You can strain the mixture, but you can also use it with the powders.Pyrethrum is a natural pesticide derived from plant flowers found in some commercial insecticides and anticides. Ant stakes and ant baits contain minute amounts of poisons, usually imoclad, that the ants carry back to the colony, resulting in community poisoning. The minute amount of poison is so targeted it is considered safe. A tiny solitary wasp, aphidius coleman, lays a single egg inside an aphid nymph. The larva spends its life feasting inside the nymph, turning it into a mummified skeleton. When it matures it pops out alien style and is soon mature enough to mate and start laying. A single wasp can lay more than 300 eggs over its lifespan. Adults feed on aphid honeydew.

TWO PLANTS PER BUCKET In this experiment plants were treated in one of three ways: Topped, Uncut, or three uncut plants per bucket instead of a single plant. The yields in descending order were Three, Topped and Uncut.

TWO PLANTS PER BUCKET

david R. (Internet): I am thinking of setting up a small four-plant wick system in asmall crawl space under the stairs and I was thinking about putting two plants per 5-gallon container. What will happen? Will they thrive healthfully as long as there is a good medium and nutrient solution or should I use only one plant per pot? Ed: Two plants growing in a 5-gallon container usually have a higher yield than a single plant. There are other advantages as well. With two plants the 5-gallon is covered faster because each plant has less space to fill. Eventually, the two plants fill the area more completely than a single plant. As a result the plants are ready to force flowering sooner and more buds are produced, increasing both the yield over a single plant and decreasing total growth time.

APHIDS Aphids covering a branch.

-------------------------Readers can submit questions to: Ask Ed 4096 Piedmont Ave, Suite 268 Piedmont, CA 94611 USA. You can also Email Ed: asked420@gmail.com All questions featured in the Ask Ed column will be rewarded with a copy of Eds book, Best of Ask Ed: Your Marijuana Questions Answered. Sorry, Ed cannot send personal replies to your questions.

APHIDS
Connor (San francisco, California): I found aphids colonizing my grow room. They are leaving behind exoskeletons visible in the picture of the leaf. How should I respond to this problem? Ed: Your identification is correct. Your plants are under attack by aphids. Aphids are often herded by ants for their high sugar exudates, termed honeydew. If this is the situation you must eliminate the ants to get rid of the aphids. Ants are repelled and killed by the cinnamon and cloves. Herbal based pesticides such as ERs Zero Tolerance and other brands eliminate aphids. You can make a water solution using one rounded tablespoon of a combination of cinnamon and clove pow-

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elcome back to our journey down the rabbit hole of how smell compounds, or terpenes, contribute to the effects of cannabinoids in medical marijuana. On the first leg of our journey, we looked at how smells aren't just the mark of designer pot, they're potent compounds that patients can use to identify strains that work for them. In the second installment, we looked at how growers and breeders can use smell identification to isolate and select for strains that enhance or combine certain terpenes. Now, as promised for our exciting conclusion - we'll be looking into specific terpene effects as well as commonly grown varieties of cannabis and their terpene profiles. This research, brought to us by the dedicated folks at SC labs, is about as cutting edge as it gets with some of these results being seen for the first time in just the last few weeks. While it is certainly only the tip of the iceberg, the cannabis community is on the verge of being able to grasp the full scope of cannabis medicine not just in terms of a simple sativa/indica dichotomy or a THC to Cbd ratio, but in terms of a full cannabis chemotype that takes into account every medically active compound in the plant, including terpenes.

researched of the terpenes due to its common use in aromatherapy. In addition to its well-established anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) effects, linalool has anticonvulsant properties and has even been shown to decrease morphine usage in post-surgical patients indicating anti-addiction potential.

PININg fOR PINENE? TRy SOME bLUE dREAM

Pinene is another common terpene found in cannabis and, as the name would imply, is the compound responsible for the smell of pine trees. It's the most widely encountered terpene in nature, and provides a number of important medical utilities including anti-inflammatory, antibiotic and bronchiodialation effects. Patients with asthma, for instance, could further increase the bronchiodialating effects of cannabis by selecting a particularly piney variety to consume in their vaporizer. Pinene is also a potent, broad-spectrum antibiotic (even against MRSA, or Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), making it a potential treatment for patients with recurring respiratory infections. (Obviously, the use of a vaporizer is preferred for all cannabis patients, but especially for those with respiratory ailments.) Blue Dream typically tests very high in pinene but also contains higher than average levels of linalool as well. Anecdotally, there are also some very piney cuts of OG Kush out there, no doubt rich with pinene as well. Perhaps the most interesting effect of pinene is it's role as an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, which has been shown to aid memory, perhaps alleviating or eliminating potential memory hiccups in certain cannabis patients.

THE PURPLES LINALOOL gRAPE CONNECTION

Many purple varieties such as Granddaddy Purple, Purple Erkle, Mendo Purps, Grape Ape and Lavender have elevated levels of a terpene called linalool. Linalool is found in large quantities in lavender and grapes as well (hence the association already in place on some of these strain names). Linalool is a terpene with potent anti-anxiety, sedative, and analgesic effects. Linalool modulates the same receptor types (GABA) as Zanax. The analgesic effects are further potentiated by an association with CBD (an entourage effect) so high-linalool, high-CBD strains would have more potent analgesic properties than plants that were rich in only one of the two compounds. Linalool is one of the most

LIfT yOUR SPIRITS WITH LIMONENE

From Cali Orange to the Lemon Hazes, growers and smokers alike are often attracted to citrus-scented plants. While there are several compounds that can contribute a citrus smell to plants, the most common is limonene. Recently, I developed a new variety that I named Tangerina. A cross of a rare sativa known as Cole's Train and the famous but elusive Strawberry Kush, the Tangerina was selected specifically for it's overwhelming sweet-orange smell (and the extremely high levels of limonene that produce it). For patients looking for anti-depressant

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cannabis, this variety is outstanding. Citrus oils and extracts have been shown to alleviate symptoms of depression from simple exposure to the smell in ambient air. In one study, 9 out of 12 patients successfully discontinued their anti-depressant medications from citrus fragrance exposure alone. Limonene also acts as an anti-anxiety agent, an iI Want the Terpenes to Make Growing the Plants Easier Ok, Mr. and Mrs. Wants-It-All, you happen to be in luck. Terpenes in the plants are typically meant to be defense mechanisms against insects and/or pathogens. Pinene is a strong insect repellant and other common terpenes such as caryophyllene, pinene and nerolidol have antifungal/ antibacterial properties. In the case of the Tangerina, the limonene that gives it such a delightful sweet-orange flavor also makes the Tangerina extremely resistant to fungal diseases especially powdery mildew. It's the only plant I'd ever call mildew-proof from the ground up. It's a great example of selecting for an extreme terpene trait that had additional unexpected benefits. (Since it was just released a month ago, the only place that has the Tangerina is MedMar Healing Center located in San Jose.)

a lock. Being able to identify and associate terpenes to their effects will help medical cannabis patients more precisely find the exact key for their ailment. It is also important to recognize that even within a single patient's condition, they may need several different key types depending on the time of day or symptom type. For instance, patients suffering from depression may want to try high limonene strains such as the Tangerina in the morning or during the day, but if there is a secondary symptom of sleep issues at night (common in many depression patients), they may want to medicate with a high-linalool purple variety like Purple Erkle or GDP before going to bed to ensure a good night's sleep.

SPECIfIC MEdICINE, SAfE MEdICINE

As we've seen, there's so much more to cannabis medicine than just THC. Terpenes can alter the effects of medical cannabis to make each strain more specific to certain symptoms or ailments. Also, terpenes and cannabinoids share certain precursors, so a plant could test lower in THC than what people expect but still deliver very effective results (like the GDP, which typically tops out around 15% THC, but is rich in potent terpenes). In addition to being potent, it's also important to remember that all of these compounds are flavor and fragrance components that are common to our diets. All of them are Generally Recognized as Safe by the FDA. For myself, the thought of food-related chemistry in cannabis medicine brings to mind that old quote by Hippocrates: Let thy food be thy medicine.mmune system regulator, and even kills breast cancer cells. What more could you ask for? -Jade Kine (Growers Grove writer Jade Kine is a former greenhouse manager for the medical Cannabis industry with over a million plants worth of experience. He is also the founder of CannAcademy (www.CannAcademy. com), a trade school dedicated solely to horticultural training for growers. Got a grow question for Jade? Drop him a line at JadeKine@gmail.com Complete bio and previous articles at www.JadeKine.com Facebook/ Twitter: @JadeKine) Authors Note: I need to take a little space here to say a very sincere thank you to Alec Dixon, Ian Rice, Josh Wurzer and the dedicated staff at SC Labs for pursuing this much needed research in cannabis medicine (and for putting up with me during these articles). As a patient, I thank you for opening up a new understanding of my medicine even after a decade of intensive study on the subject. As a writer, I thank you for being in the office and taking my calls at 10 o'clock on a weekday night before deadline to bug you with more questions. And on behalf of the medical cannabis community, thanks for constantly bring us new information so we can all be lifelong learners. Knowledge really is power. Readers can find them at www. sclabs.com

So, believe it or not, there are still a bunch of people out there who aren't willing to look at the long-established scientific fact that cannabis is effective medicine. Some of them even make a living by hunting down flower-smoking patients in a world full of violent criminals. I know, sometimes it can be easy to forget, but I'd be negligent for getting you all excited about growing the smelliest ganja possible without stressing the importance of proper smell control in your garden. Keep your room and exhaust system tight to keep those smells from leaking out. Alternatively, growers could also try to select for a variety with no smell at all. Don't laugh, I've seen them. (Let's just say the growers were more excited about a non-smelling strain than the patients.) Still, in certain areas, growers and consumers alike could relax easier if their joint only contained cannabinoids (which don't smell), but no identifiable terpenes. For instance, the terpene responsible for identification by drug-sniffing dogs is caryophyllene oxide. It seems like someone somewhere could utilize today's technology to breed strains that lacked caryophyllene oxide to select for a ghost strain that even drug dogs couldn't detect. (Attn: cannabis breeders - re-read the previous sentence again.)

WHEN SMELL IS STILL THE ENEMy

fINd THE KEy TO yOUR LOCK: THE COMPLETE CANNAbIS CHEMOTyPE

Many growers are familiar with the vernacular use of the phrase phenotype to refer to different plants within a generation of seeds (technically, it's supposed to be genotype, but whatever). This is the genetic makeup of the plant and it's characteristics such as stature, flowering time and general potency. A plant's chemotype is the unique signature of its chemical composition. With over 100 terpenes already identified in cannabis and up to 40 at a time present in a single plant, each unique individual of cannabis will produce a unique profile of chemical constituents. In this way, each variety is like a key - a distinct chemical recipe made up of cannabinoids and terpenes in varying amounts. On the flip side, we humans are our own distinct biochemical structure like

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Cypress Hill 4/20/12 @ Ogden Theatre

Whats the best way to celebrate 420? It aint nothing but the HILL! If you arent familiar with Cypress Hill, Im pretty sure you dont listen to music. These guys are realler than real, one of the most eclectic and provocative and entertaining groups music has yet to produce. Theyve been commanding the hip hop world since the late 80s, with profoundly insightful, socially-conscious and poetic stories, married to some of the most bustya-shit-open beats your mind ever imagined. But theyve always kept ahead of the curve, blending new music into their sound, be it punk, metal, and even successfully toying around with pop. Their collaborations with bands like Sonic Youth and Rage Against the Machine was a primary spark into the rock/rap hybrid, but that was just the start for the Hill, as they continued to break new ground with virtually every record they release. Oh yeah, and theyre the rst notable rappers to proudly talk about the joys of marijuana. (CypressHill.com)

Finally, a musical celebration of the Colfax musical legacy will launch this spring with the introduction of The Upper Colfax Root 40 MusicFest- a seven-day music event designed to entertain, enlighten, educate and encourage new participation in Colorados music and performance community. The Upper Colfax Root 40 MusicFest will be held along historic US Route 40 in the bars, restaurants and music venues that featured well-known musicians early in their careers, as well as the next generation of Colorado talent. Launching with a free Music EXPO at The Fillmore on April 22, the week will feature local and national speakers from the music industry during the day and live music each night. ( HYPERLINK http://www.colfaxave.com/events/upper-colfax-root-40-musicfest-2012colfaxave.com/ events/upper-colfax-root-40-musicfest-2012)

Electric Guest 4/25/12 @ Larimer Lounge

Some kind of weird, dreamy pop that has the heart and spirit of oldschool Genesis (though they sound nothing like them), with beats that feel like they could be on a Nas record, Electric Guests is arguably the coolest new band to have taken stage at SXSW this year. Of course, the buzz their debut album has leading up to its release on April 24 is due in no small part to it being produced by Danger Mouse, and you have to wonder how a band so new got their rst record helmed by such a legendary, coveted producer...but thats LA for you. Even so, Electric Guest have certainly earned their hype, as their music is catchy, creative, and it resonates long after rst and fth spin. (ElectricGuest.com)

Das Racist 4/21/12 @ Fox Theatre

Dont be fooled, their stoney style and super chill grooves are just a ruse! These guys are some of the most thought-provoking cats in the rap game today. But also dont be turned off by their intellectual sarcasm, as theyre also funny as hell. Either way, their rst proper LP- last years Relax- has been hailed as one of the best hip hop albums of the year, at least if you take Rolling Stone and Spin seriously. Even if you dont, Das Racist hits enough artistic notes to catch anyone off-guard, from silly hipsters to stoned-out pimps. At the end of the day, theyve created a weird new direction for rap, keeping the poetry and social commentary aspects alive whilst injecting a new millennium style of humor and swagger. (DasRacist.net)

Clutch 4/29/12 @ Boulder Theater

Before there were Black Keys, Clutch was reinventing the blues sound. Clutch rocked the hell out of the genre like Muddy Waters had started to do, but always stayed true to the likes of Mississippi Fred McDowell with their approach, with a little creative air in storytelling. When they rst came out in the mid 90s, they were often dismissed as stoner rock, but they kept producing gritty, funky, hard-rocking jams like nobody else dared, topped off with some of the strangest stories youll nd in any kind of music. Indeed, it can be easily argued that Clutch is one of the primary reasons Blues has stayed alive and strong, and as the genre has seen a resurgence, Clutch reigns supreme. (Pro-rock.com)

First Annual Upper Colfax Root 40 Music Festival 4/22/12 - 4/28/12 @ Colfax from Broadway east to Esplanade (Route 40)
From Bob Dylan to Judy Collins, Colorados music scene is rooted in the rich cultural history of Upper Colfax. Its for a long time been considered the real mecca for artists between LA and the rest of the country, void of the pretention dening the larger markets. Even Jack Kerouac wrote about Colfax.

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Black Keys

Portugal. The Man

Arctic Monkeys w/ Black Keys 4/30/12, 5/1/12 @ 1st Bank Center

Arctic Monkeys might be lumped into that wretched indie castigation, but they still rock the house. Hailing from the U.K., their brand of rock occasionally resembles those other Brits, Oasis, but Arctic Monkeys are most certainly their own creation. This newest album- Suck It and Seeis one of the funnest albums of the year, making both hipsters and real people reminded that music has continued to get better with time. Oh yeah, and Black Keys are pretty awesome too, but you probably didnt need me to tell you that, now did you? (ArcticMonkeys.com ; TheBlackKeys.com)

Portugal. The Man 5/2/12 @ Ogden Theatre

Like one of those fabled acid ashbacks, Portugal. The Man takes you back to a time where elds seemed greener, life seemed simpler, and music seemed less complex. However, therein lies their brilliance, because whatever era you long for, times were just as nutty and lovely as they are now. Indeed, Portugal. The Man employs sounds and techniques much like David Bowie and The Mothers of Invention, yet what a modern tone, much like My Morning Jacket. Currently touring in support of their newest record- In the Mountain In the Cloud- Portugal. The Man brings a unique take to psychedelic rock to the Bay Area, where it all began...to show them how its done in the new age! (Portugaltheman.com)

Deer Tick 5/13/12 @ Bluebird Theater

Deer Tick is called alt-country by pranksters who want to confuse people about their bluegrass-heavy style of rock, but theyre not fooling us. Deer Tick is fun for a quiet evening as well as a night of pounding PBR and tugging on some Green Crack. Frontman John McCauley writes lyrics as powerful as Conor Oberst, but just when you think hes just another douchebag playing love ballads, Deer Tick comes at you with psychedelic jams that betray a punk inuence, songs that blast speakers from their stands and lurch the crowd out of their stools. (DeerTickMusic.com)

Sepultura: 4/15/12 @ Gothic Theatre School of Seven Bells: 4/16/12 @ Larimer Lounge Lacuna Coil: 4/18/12 @ Summit Music Hall UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival: 4/19/12 - 4/21/12 @ Union Colony Civic Center Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: 4/19/12 @ 1STBANK Center Counting Crows: 4/19/12 @ Paramount Theatre Too $hort: 4/20/12 @ Casselmans Bar & Venue Nero: 4/24/12 @ Ogden Theatre Communikey Festival of Electronic Arts: 4/25/12 @ The Bitter Bar Snow Patrol: 4/27/12 @ Fillmore Auditorium DrFameus: 4/28/12 @ Larimer Lounge Iwrestledabearonce: 4/29/12 @ Marquis Theater BoomBox: 5/5/12 @ Ogden Theatre Roger Waters: The Wall: 5/7/12 @ Pepsi Center The Brian Jonestown Massacre: 5/8/12 @ Bluebird Theater The Boxer Rebellion: 5/8/12 @ Larimer Lounge Mason Jennings (solo): 5/10/12 @ The Soiled Dove Underground The Fray: 5/11/12 @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Meshuggah: 5/11/12 @ Ogden Theatre Grandmothers of Invention: 5/13/12 @ Boulder Theater Kottonmouth Kings and Twiztid: 5/15/12 @ Ogden Theatre
-Jake McGee is lmmaker and writer, currently serving the world of arts & culture as the editor in chief of Kotori Magazine, www.kotorimagazine.com.

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Recipes and nutritional advice for pain free and enjoyable living.
Hello to my dedicated readers. This month I am going to introduce to you one of my top chefs that help creates the magic in our kitchen. When I started this business, it was very important to find quality chefs that shared my passion and vision for the edible industry. I was fortunate to find not one, but two, great chefs that shared my vision. Katelyn Keck is one of them and you will find out more about her in coming Kush issues, where she too will share her favorite recipes, but today I want to put the spotlight on Chris Carmel. I asked Chris to write a few words about himself and to share a few of his favorite recipes with you this month. I hope you enjoy reading about the great chefs at Simply Pure and their passion for the industry. Without them, I would be like Willy Wonka without his Umpalloompas (I hope I spelled it right)! - Chef Scott with citrus and herbs in your own personal pouch. The next recipe is Ratatouille, a classical French stew with a variety of fresh vegetables. The last recipe I chose was Crepes Suzette, one of my all time favorite desserts. I love working for Simply Pure and, more importantly, making people lives better through cannabis. Thank you for taking the time to read my story. I hope you enjoy my selection of recipes.

STIR IT UP W/ CHEF SCOTT DURRAH

Serves 4 4x 7oz Salmon filets oz Infused oil 1 each Lemon (sliced) Herb Sauce: 1 cup fish Stock 1/3 cup White wine 2 each Shallots (finely chopped) 1 cup Heavy cream

Salmon En Papillote with Herb Sauce

Chef Chris Carmel

My name is Chris Carmel and Im one of Simply Pures MMJ Chefs. I graduated from Johnson and Wales University in Denver with my Bachelors of Science in Culinary Nutrition. I worked at Panzano, a fine dining Italian restaurant in the Hotel Monaco here in Denver before becoming one of two chefs who do all the cooking and creations for Simply Pure. I realized as a young adult that marijuana helped me a lot with my abdominal pain and appetite caused by IBS. IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) is a common disorder that affects your large intestine. It commonly causes cramping, bloating, abdominal pain and more. Things like high fat, caffeine, carbonated beverages, and even stress can trigger symptoms. Everyones triggers are different, so people must get tested to find out which foods affect them. The recipes I chose to share with you reflect my French heritage and love for this type of food. French food can be very rich, famous for their heavy sauces loaded with butter and cream. These are things I have to stay away from with IBS. The following recipes are also classical French, but I can enjoy them without having uncomfortable symptoms. The first recipe Salmon En Papillote is a healthy recipe that steams the fish

4 Tblspn Marijuana, chives, parsley, tarragon (finely chopped) Directions: Salmon 1. Preheat oven to 400 F 2. Cut four 12 inch parchment circles 3. Fold each in half and brush with infused oil 4. Place the salmon with two slices of lemon on top 5. Fold over and seal by folding the edges over 6. Bake for 10-15 minutes in the oven Directions: Herb Sauce 1. Put stock, white wine and shallots in a pan and simmer until reduced to 5 T 2. Add cream and bubble for a few minutes, then season and throw in the herbs 3. Serve each salmon with a side of herb sauce

About Chef Scott Durrah

Scott Durrah is the owner and Executive Chef of 8 Rivers Modern Caribbean Restaurant in Denver, Colorado and has been named 2007 Top of the Town, 2008 Best of Denver and 2009 Diners Choice. He is also the co-owner of Simply Pure Medicated Edibles and was named Denvers 2010 Best Medical Marijuana Advocate. Chef Durrah has also been the focus of CNBCs Marijuana USA AND the NBC Nightly News. www.youtube.com/user/simplypurebuds?feature=mhum#p/a/f/2/nE9_yjnGJ10 www.youtube.com/user/simplypurebuds?feature=mhum#p/a/f/0/GaJSN0VPXUw

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Ratatouille
Serves: 4 4 Tomatoes 2 Tblspn Infused olive oil 1 large (diced) Onion 1 (diced) Red pepper 1 (diced) yellow pepper 1 (diced) Eggplant 2 (diced) zucchini 1 tspn Tomato paste tspn Sugar 1 each bay leaf 3 sprigs Thyme 2 sprigs basil 1 clove (minced) garlic 1 Tblspn (chopped) Parsley Directions: 1. Score the top of the tomatoes and drop into boiling water for 20 seconds 2. Peel the skin and chop roughly 3. Heat oil in a pan and add onions and cook for 5 minutes 4. Then add the peppers and cook for another 4 minutes, remove and set aside. 5. Fry the eggplant until lightly browned, then remove from the pan 6. Fry the zucchini until browned then return everything. 7. Add tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes 8. Then add tomato, sugar, and herbs 9. Cook for an additional 15 minutes 10. Mix the garlic and parsley in at the last minute then serve

Crepe Suzette
Serves: 6 Crepe Batter: 2 cups All Purpose flour 1 tspn Salt 1 tspn Sugar 2 each Eggs (lightly beaten) 1 2/3 cup Milk 1 Tblspn butter Infused oil for frying Directions: 1. Place flour salt and sugar into a bowl 2. Mix the eggs and milk with c water and pour slowly into flour 3. Stir in melted butter, cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes 4. Heat a non-stick pan to a medium-high heat and coat with oil 5. Pour in enough batter to coat the bottom of the pan 6. Cook for about a minute then flip, and cook for an additional minute Crepe Suzettes: 2 Tblspn Orange zest 1 Tblspn Lemon zest 1 serving Crepe batter (from above) cup Sugar 1 cup Orange juice 1 Tblspn Orange zest 2 Tblspn brandy 2 Tblspn grand Marnier 2 oz Infused butter/oil Directions: 1. Stir the orange and lemon zest into the crepe batter 2. Follow the procedure above 3. Stack in a pile under foil Directions: Sauce 1. Melt the sugar over a low heat until it browns evenly 2. Pour in the orange juice and zest and boil for 2 minutes 3. Put the crepes in the pan and spoon the sauce over them 4. Add the liquor and flamb by tilting towards the flame 5. Add the butter and shake the pan until it melts, then serve

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451 Santa Fe Ave. Alamosa, CO 81101 (719) 589-0420

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5420 Arapahoe Ave., Ste F Boulder, CO 80303 (303) 442-2565

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845 Walnut St. Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 459-4676

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135 Nevada St. Central City, CO 80427 (303) 582-3530 440 Lawrence St. Central City, CO 80427 (303) 582-5088

Canna Care
(719) 596-3010

Annies Central City Dispensary Colorado Springs, CO 80916 Canna Caregivers

3220 N. Academy Blvd, Ste 4 Colorado Springs, CO 80917 (719) 597-6685

1675 Jet Wing Dr.

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2995 Baseline, Ste 110 Boulder, CO 80303 (303) 495-2195

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1644 Walnut St. Boulder, CO 80304 (303) 440-1323

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2850 Iris Ave. Boulder, CO 80301 (303) 250-9066

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106 S. Mill St., Ste 203 Aspen, CO 81611 (970) 544-8142

1738 Pearl St., Ste 100m Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 945-4074

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2363 N. Academy Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 638-MEDS

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1150 E. Fillmore St. Colorado Springs, CO 80907 (719) 434-1665

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1466 Woolsey Heights Colorado Springs, CO 80915 (719) 573-2262

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40801 Hwy 6, Ste 215 Avon, CO 81620 (970) 949-1887

3750 Astrozon Blvd, Ste 140 Colorado Springs, CO 80910 (719) 391-5099

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516 Arrawanna St. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 344-9461

Helping Hands Herbals

The Hill Cannabis Club

1121 Broadways, Ste G1 Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 245-9728

All Saints Medical

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435 Mountain Ave. Berthoud, CO 80513 (970) 344-5060

2101 E. Platte Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 465-3806

C.A.C.S.

296 A S. Academy Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80910 (719) 571-9677

Herbs Medicinals Inc.

High Grade Alternatives

3370 Arapahoe Rd. Boulder, CO 80303 (303) 449-1905

The Med Shed

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4483 N. Broadway St. Boulder, CO 80304 (303) 635-6481 The Village

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2606 W Colorado Ave. Colorado Springs, CO. 80904 (719) 358-6955 822 W. Colorado Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80905 (719) 313-9841 409 S. Nevada Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 434-7918 3632 W. Colorado Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80904 (719) 630-5075 1526 S. Nevada Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80905 (719) 344-9435

Cannabis Medical Rx
1120 N. Circle Dr. Ste 16 Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 634-5670

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1111 13th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 440-8208 1750 30th St. #7 Boulder, CO 80301 (720) 379-6046 2031 16th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (720) 235-4232

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3000 Folsom St. Boulder, CO 80304 (opens May 1st!)

Green Society
2043 16th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (720) 746-9064

Altitude Organic Medicine

Cannabis Therapeutics Caregivers Cooperative

907 E. Fillmore St. Colorado Springs, CO 80907 (719) 633-7124 1730 W. Colorado Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80904 (719) 633-2511

Medicine on the Hill

1089 13th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 440.3991

Therapeutic Compassion Center

1501 Lee Hill Dr., No. 22 Boulder, CO 80202

Altitude Organic Medicine

Canna-pothecary, LLC

Boulder Botanics

MMJ America

Boulder Kind Care

1909 N. Broadway St., # 100 Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 862-4064

Top Shelf Alternatives

1327 Spruce St., Ste 301 Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 459-5335

American Wellness Center LLC

Discreet Treats

New Options Wellness

2885 Aurora Ave., Ste 40 Boulder, CO 80303 (720) 266-9967 1495 Yarmouth Ave. Boulder, CO 80304 (720) 328-0118 1534 55th St. Boulder CO 80301 (303) 444-0861

Trill Alternatives
1537 Pearl St. Boulder, CO 80301 (720) 287-0645

2593 Airport Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80910 (719) 630-2137

Apothecare Medicinal Center

Discreet Treats

Boulder Kush

1750 30th St, Unit 8 Boulder, CO 80301 (303) 447-2900

North Boulder Wellness Center

Vape Therapeutics
1327 Spruce St., Ste 300 Boulder. CO 80302

101 N. Tejon, Ste 102 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 630-2137

Boulder Medical Marijuana Dispensary

2111 30th St., Unit A Boulder, CO 80301 (303) 449-2663

Aromas & Herbs, LLC Go Green Cross

Doctors Orders

Options Medical Center

BRECKENRIDGE
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226 S. Main St. Breckenridge, CO 80424 (970) 453-4900

2514 W. Colorado Ave., Ste 206 Colorado Springs, CO 80904 (719) 930-9846

2106 E. Boulder St. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 634-8808

A-Wellness Centers

Dr. Reefer

Boulder Meds

1325 Broadway St., Ste 216 Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 440-8514

Root Organic MMC

5420 Arapahoe Ave., Unit D Boulder, CO 80303 (303) 443-0240

2918 Wood Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80907 (719) 258-8406

2231 E. Platte Ave., Unit E Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 434-7166

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Green Miracle Medicinals
985 HWY 133 Carbondale, CO 81623 (970) 963-1234

Best Budz

Emerald City Wellness

1353 S. 8th St. # 102 Colorado Springs, CO 80905 (719) 344-8046

Boulder MMC
2206 Pearl St. Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 449-2888

SOMA Wellness Lounge

1810 30th St., Unit C Boulder, CO 80301 (720) 432-SOMA (7662)

4132 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Ste 4132 Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719) 598-0168

Bijou Wellness Center

2132 E. Bijou St., Ste 114 Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 465-2407 890 Dublin Blvd, Ste C Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719) 598-3510 1414 S. Tejon St. Colorado Springs, CO 80905 (719) 634-0420

Enlightened Care

Boulder Rx

1146 Pearl St Boulder, CO 80302 (720) 287-1747

Terrapin Care Station

5370 Manhattan Cir., Ste 104 Boulder, CO 80303 (303) 954-8402

CASCADE
Eagles Nest Sanctuary
8455 W. Hwy 24 Cascade, CO 80809 (719) 687-2928

757 W. Garden of the Gods Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80907 (719) 531-7079

Briargate Wellness Center

Epic Medical Caregiver

3631 Galley Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 638-4596 3475 Pine Tree Sq., Ste E Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 694-9384

Boulder Vital Herbs

2527 N Broadway St. Boulder, CO 80304 (303) 440-0234

The Bud

2500 Broadway, Ste 100 Boulder, CO 80304 (303) 565-4019

Broadmoor Wellness Center

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5913 N. Nevada Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719) 213-0118 1930 E. Platte Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 465-1292

Levity Wellness

426 W. Fillmore St. Colorado Springs, CO 80907 (719) 266-KIND (5463)

Pure Medical

207 W. Rockrimmon Blvd, Unit C Colorado Springs, CO 80919 (719) 264-0800

U-Heal Apothecary

101 N. Tejon St., #102 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 465-3471

Discount Medical
Marijuana 970 Lincoln St. Denver, CO 80203 (303) 839-9333

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Maggies Farm

1424 S. Nevada Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80905 (719) 328-0420

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2316 E. Bijou St. Colorado Springs, CO (719) 473-WEED

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2028 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80206 (303) 355-9333

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325 Delaware Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 591-2070

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Rocky Road Remedies LLC

2489 S. Academy Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80916 (719) 574-4230

Westside Wellness Center

GG Mercantile

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219 W. Colorado Ave., Ste 106 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 635-1700

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Serene MMC

676 N. Circle Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 630-0420

White Mountain Medicinal

1332 S. Cherokee St. Denver, CO 80223 (303) 321-6256

Good Chemistry
330 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80203 (720) 524-4657

Happy Buddha Wellness Center

Medical Marijuana Connection

2933 Galley Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 297-1420

Sibannac LLC

3612 Galley Rd., Ste C Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 638-1888

586 S. Academy Colorado Springs, CO 80910 (719) 572-1325

CRESTONE
High Valley Healing Center and Wholesale Apothecary
116 S. Alder St. (Sangre de Cristo Inn) Crestone, CO 81131 (719) 256-4006

Green Cross of Cherry Creek

128 Steele St., Ste 200 Denver, CO 80206 (303) 321-4201

MMJ Supply

Hatch Wellness Center

1478 Woolsey Heights Colorado Springs, CO 80915 (719) 591-2151

1347 N. Academy Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80910 (719) 646-8208

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Mountain Made Meds

5162 Centennial Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80919 (719) 528- MEDS (528-6337) 21 N. Circle Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 471-4357

519 N. 30th St. Colorado Springs, CO 80904 (719) 633-6337

907 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80218 (303) 647-5210

Health Point Wellness Consultants

2233 Academy Pl., Ste 201 Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 597-4429

The Green House

Mountain View Cannabis

1024 W. Colorado Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80904 (719) 344-5996

DACONO
Dacono Meds
730 Glen Creighton Dr., Unit C Dacono, CO 80514 (303) 833-2321

Herban Medicinals
70 Broadway, Ste 50 Denver, CO 80203 (720) 343-HERB (4372)

The Healthy Connections

1602 W. Colorado Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80904 (719) 203-6004

Herbs 4 You

Herbal Care

MaryJanes

632 B S. Academy Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80910 (719) 597-2467

Natural Advantage Medical Marijuana Center

925 W. Cucharras St. Colorado Springs, CO 80905 (719) 533-1177

The Healing Canna

Herbal Love Caregivers

3001 E. Platte Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 635-0004

3692 E. Bijou St. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 637-7645

5073 Silver Peaks Ave., #103 Dacono, CO 80514 (303) 990-5102

20 E. 9th Ave. Denver, CO 80203 (303) 830-9999

iVita Wellness
1660 Pearl St. Denver, CO 80203 (303) 339-0116 660 Logan St. Denver, CO 80203 (720) 524-8273 424 Lincoln St. Denver, CO 80203 (303) 955-0701 852 Broadway St. Denver, CO 80203 (303) 861-4252 1321 Elati St. Denver, CO 80204 (303) 999-0664 (720) 318-3275

DENVER CENTRAL
Advanced Medical Alternatives
1269 Elati St. Denver, CO 80204 (303) 993-4547

Natures Way

Higher Elevation Medical Products (H.E.M.P.)

700 Juanita St. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 635-4367

5012 North Academy Blvd Colorado Springs, CO. 80918 (719) 531- MEDS (531-6337)

The Hemp Center

iVita Wellness

2501 W. Colorado Ave., #106 Colorado Springs, CO 80904 (719) 633-1611

Old World Pharm

Humboldt Care and Wellness Center

3605 E. Platte Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 550-4081

The Secret Stash

Alpine Herbal Wellness

313 Detroit St. Denver, CO 80206 (303) 355-HERB (4372)

Lincoln Herbal

2845 Ore Mill Rd., Ste 6 Colorado Springs, CO 80904 (719) 633-8499

6823 Space Village Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80915 (719) 597-4292

Original Cannabis Growers LLC

2625 E. Saint Vrain St., Unit A Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 475-9333

Third Day Apothecary

4865 N. Academy Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719) 266-6699

Alternative Medicine on Capital Hill

1401 Ogden St. Denver, CO 80218 (720) 961-0560

Mile High Green Cross

Indispensary

3031 E. Platte Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 203-4542

Pikes Peak Cannabis Caregivers

3715 Drennan Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80910 (719) 216-5452

Todays Health Care

225 S. 8th St. Colorado Springs, CO 80905 (719) 635-9002

Buds on Colfax
1515 S. Adams St. Denver, CO 80206 (720) 389-9375

MMJ America

Indispensary

3044 W. Colorado Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80904 (719) 203-4592

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Indispensary

6422 N. Academy Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719) 264-9333

1635 W. Uintah St., Ste E Colorado Springs, CO 80904 (719) 633-1300

Caregivers for Life of Cherry Creek

310 N. Saint Paul St. Denver, CO 80206 (720) 536-5462

New Millennium Natural Selection

1660 Lafayette St. Denver, CO 80218 (720) 398-8042

123 E. Bijou St. Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 434-7460

Pure Intentions Wellness Center

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Integrated Caregiver Services

2579 Durango Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80910 (719) 393-0966

201 N. Academy Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 570-7432

575 Valley St. #10 Colorado Springs, CO 80915 (719) 591-7411

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19 N. Tejon St., Ste 108 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 634-7390

1000 W. Fillmore St., Ste 105 Colorado Springs, CO 80907 (719) 635-5556

1736 Downing St. Denver, CO 80218 (303) 495-2195

Natures Cure III

1500 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80218 (720) 328-6256 745 E. 6th Ave. Denver, CO 80203 (720) 389-5979

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Denver, CO (720) 258-6847

Pain Management of Colorado

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2117 W. Colorado Ave. Colorado Springs CO, 80904 (719) 635-6337

1741 S. Academy Colorado Springs, CO 80916 (719) 622-1000

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2117 Larimer St. Denver, CO 80205 (720) 407-8112

Doctors Orders
5068 N. Federal Blvd Denver, CO 80221 (303) 433-0276

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2899 N. Speer Blvd, Ste 105 Denver, CO 80211 (303) 455-3187

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3857 Elm St. Denver, CO 80207 (303) 399-3333

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5115 Federal Blvd, #9 Denver, CO 80221 (303) 495-5000

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543 Bryant St. Denver, CO 80214 (303) 996-9922 4379 Tejon St. Denver, CO 80211 (303) 317-3537

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2042 Arapahoe St. Denver, CO 80205 (720) 242-9308

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5926 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80220 (303) 573-6337 3955 Oneida St. Denver, CO 80207 (303) 377-0539 (720) 346-6884

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3900 E. 48th Ave., Unit A Denver, CO 80216 (303) 355-5090

Cannabis Station
1201 20th St. Denver, CO 80205 (303) 297-WEED (9333) 2615 Welton St. Denver, CO 80205 (303) 736-6550

La Contes

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Sense of Healing
1005 N. Federal Blvd Denver, CO 80204 (303) 573-4800

5194 Washington St. Denver, CO 80216 (303) 292-2252

Denco Alternative Medicine

2828 Speer Blvd, #117 Denver, CO 80211 (303) 433-2266

Denver Kush Club

Mile High Medicals

4095 Jackson St. Denver, CO 80216 (303) 955-5413

Grassroots

Serenity Moon
1529 York St. Denver, CO 80206 (303) 993-5466

Herbal Care

Denver Patients Group

2863 Larimer St., Unit B Denver, CO 80205 (303) 484-1662 1617 Wazee St., Ste B1 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 534-5020

2866 N. Colorado Blvd Denver, CO 80207 (303) 321-4433

3867 Tennyson St. Denver, CO 80212 (303) 420-6279

Patients Plus

Tender Healing Care

Plaza de Santa Fe 1355 Santa Fe Dr., Ste F Denver, CO 80204 (720) THC-4-THC 745 E. 6th Ave. Denver, CO 80203 (720) 536-5229

Jane Medicals
7380 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80220 (303) 388-JANE

4493 N. Washington St. Denver, CO 80216 (303) 295-0232

Grass Roots Health and Wellness

2832 W. 44th Ave. Denver, CO 80211 (303) 325-7434

Lodo Wellness Center

River Rock Wellness

4935 York St. Denver, CO 80216 (303) 474-4136 3722 Chestnut Pl. Denver, CO 80216 (303) 292-3683

Heartland Pharmacy
3950 N. Holly Street Denver, CO 80216 303-468-6100 2209 W. 32nd Ave. Denver, CO 80211 (720) 999-6295

The Clinic Capitol Hill

Lotus

Kindness Medical Cannabis Center

5702 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80220 (303) 733-9956 1408 N. Oneida St. Denver, CO 80220 (720) 318-3275

1444 Wazee St., Ste 115 Denver, CO 80202 (720) 974-3109

Riverside Wellness, LLC

Herbal Connections

The Grasshopper Alternative Medicine

1728 E. 17th Ave. Denver, CO 80218 (303) 388-4677

Mayflower Wellness
1400 Market St. 2nd floor Denver CO, 80202 (303) 862-4164

New Millennium Solutions

Timberline Herbal Clinic and Wellness Center

3995 E. 50th Ave. Denver, CO 80216 (303) 322-0901

Herbal Remedies
5109 W. Alameda Ave. Denver, CO 80212 (303) 742-0420

The House of Greens

3937 W. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80204 (303) 623-3996

MMD of Colorado
2609 Walnut St. Denver, CO 80205 (303) 736-9642 424 21st St. Denver, CO 80205 (303) 296-3732

Rocky Mountain Farmacy

6302 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80220 (720) 389-9002 4625 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80220 (303) 333-3644

The Pearl Co.

MMJ America

The Clinic on Colfax

DENVER NORTHEAST
Golden Meds
4620 Peoria St. Denver, CO 80239 (303) 307-4645 4750 Nome St. Denver, CO 80239 (303) 373-0752

Herbal Wellness Center

2647 W. 38th Ave. Denver, CO 80211 (720) 299-1919

1445 Pearl St., Ste 100 Denver, CO 80203 (303) 733-6337

Highland Health

TMC

Native Roots Apothecary

910 16th St., #805 Denver, CO 80205 (303) 623-1900

The Healing Center of Colorado

1452 Poplar St. Denver, CO 80220 (720) 389-9285

Medicine Man

2727 Bryant St., Ste 420 Denver, CO 80211 (303) 455-0810

105 E. 7th Ave. Denver, CO 80203 (720) 328-4730

Western Remedies
777 Canosa Ct., #102 Denver, CO 80204 (303) 534-2600

Natural Remedies

Highland Herbal Connections

2209 W. 32 Ave. Denver, CO 80211 (720) 999-6295

1620 Market St., Ste 5W Denver, CO 80202 (303) 953-0884

Verde Dispensary
5101 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80220 (303) 474-4489

Rocky Mountain High

1538 Wazee St. Denver, CO 80202 (303) 623-7246 (PAIN)

DENVER NORTHWEST
Alive Herbal Medicine
4573 Pecos St. Denver, CO 80211 (720) 945-9543

Kushism

DENVER DOWNTOWN
ALCC, LLC
2257 Curtis St. Denver, CO 80205 (303) 297-3435

DENVER NORTH
3-D: Denvers Discreet Dispensary
4305 Brighton Blvd Denver, CO 80216 (303) 297-1657

2527 Federal Blvd Denver, CO 80211 (303) 477-0772

Rocky Mountain Wellness Center East

2231 Bruce Randolf St. Denver, CO 80205 (303) 578-0809 2860 Welton St. Denver, CO 80205 (303) 862-7940

Kushism

Altitude Organic Medicine - Highlands

1716 Boulder St. Denver, CO 80211 (720) 855-MEDS (6337) 4320 Tennyson St. Denver, CO 80212 (303) 455-0079

3355 W. 38th St. Denver, CO 80212 (303) 477-5171

Apothecary of Colorado
1730 Blake St., Ste 420 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 296-5566

Denverdam

Lo Hi Cannabis Club
2511 17th St. Denver, CO 80211 (720) 214-1640 419 W. 13th Ave Denver, CO 303-736-6850

The Silver Lizard

4571 Ivy St. Denver, CO 80216 (303) 951-1480

At Home Remedies, Inc.

Denver Dispensary
4975 Vasquez Blvd Denver, CO 80216 (303) 308-1111

Local Product of Colorado

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4347 Tennyson St. Denver, CO 80212 (303) 339-0116

Botica Del Sol

754 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80209 (303) 484-1181

THC: The Herbal Center

1909 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (303) 719-4372

Green Cross Caregivers

1842 S. Parker Rd. Unit 18 Denver, CO 80231 (303) 337-2229

The Healthy Clone

2777 S. Colorado Blvd Denver, CO 80222 (303) 758-9997 5885 E. Evans Ave. Denver CO, 80222 (303) 756-3762

Sunnyside Alternative Medicine

1406 W. 38th Ave. Denver, CO 80211 (303) 720-6761 5100 W. 38th Ave. Denver, CO 80212 (303) 480-5323 4345 Tennyson St. Denver, CO 80212 (303) 564-1420 3460 W. 32nd St. Denver, CO 80211 (303) 997-7130

Broadway Wellness
1290 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (303) 997-8413

The Cherry Co.

111 S. Madison St. Denver, CO 80209 (303) 399-6337 985 S. Logan St. Denver, CO 80209 (303) 777-9333

GreenLeaf

2280 S. Quebec St., Unit G Denver, CO 80231 (303) 990-WEED (9333)

The Wellness Shop

Sweet Leaf Inc.

Burnzwell

108 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80209 (303) 200-0565

The Herbal Cure

Higher Health

527 E. Mississippi Ave. Denver, CO 80210 (303) 722-1156

Universal Herbs

4950 E. Evans Ave., Ste 106 Denver, CO 80222 (303) 756-1414

The Cannasseur

Cannabis 4 Health
1221 S. Pearl St. Denver, CO 80210 (720) 542-3437

The Kind Room

1881 S. Broadway Denver CO, 80210 (720) 242-8030

Medicinal Oasis
4400 E. Evans Ave. Denver CO 80222 (720) 287-2760

Very Best Medicine (VBM Club)

6853 Leetsdale Dr. Denver, CO 80224 (720) 941-8872

The Clinic Highlands

Colorado Alternative Medicine

2394 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (720) 379-7295 2057 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (303) 862-5169 2262 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (720) 570-2127 1568 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (303) 722-1227 1810 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (303) 282-9333 399 Harrison St. Denver, CO 80209 (303) 645-4881

Urban Cannabis
2383 S. Downing St. Denver, CO 80210 (720) 379-3816 2001 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (720) 327-5613 1724 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (303) 733-3113

Metro Cannabis Inc.

4101 E. Wesley Ave., Ste 1 Denver, CO 80222 (720) 771-9866 or (720) 542-3022

Vita Meds

The Giving Tree of Denver

2707 W. 38th Ave. Denver, CO 80211 (303) 477-8888

Colorado Wellness Inc.

Walking Raven Dispensary

2000 S. Dahlia St. Denver, CO 80222 (303) 759-9307

Mile High Remedies

The Grasshopper Wellness Center

2243 Federal Blvd Denver, CO 80211 (303) 501-2010

Delta 9 Caretakers LLC

Wellspring Collective

4155 E. Jewell Ave., Ste 310 Denver, CO 80222 (303) 419-3896

Wellness Center
330 S. Dayton St. Denver, CO 80247 (303) MMJ - 4YOU

Mr. NiceGuys

The Greenest Green Denver

2899 N. Speer Blvd, Ste 105 Denver, CO 80211 (303) 455-3187

Evergreen Apothecary

DENVER SOUTHEAST
Alternative Medicine Of Southeast Denver
6853 Leetsdale Dr. Denver, CO 80224 (720) 941-8872

2000 S. Dahlia St., Ste 250B Denver, CO 80222 (303) 233-NICE

Natures Choice
2128 S. Albion St. Denver, CO 80222 (720) 447-3271

DENVER SOUTHWEST SUBURBS

420 Wellness South
2960 S. Federal Blvd Denver, CO 80236 (303) 493-1787 63 W. Alameda Ave. Denver, CO 80223 (303) 722-3420

The Health Joint

4401 Zenobia St. Denver, CO 80212 (303) 433-9333

Ganja Gourmet

Pink House Tamarac

3415 S. Oleander Ct. Denver, CO 80224 (303) 759-7005

A Mile High LLC

The ReLeaf Center

2000 W. 32nd Ave. Denver, CO 80211 (303) 458-LEAF (5323) 2008 Federal Blvd Denver, CO 80211 (303) 656-9697

Grass Roots Organica

Altitude Organic Medicine - South

2250 S. Oneida St., Ste 204 Denver, CO 80224 (303) 756-8888

Preferred Organic Therapy & Wellness

1569 S. Colorado Blvd. Denver, CO 80222 (303) 867-4POT

Alameda Wellness Center

183 W. Alameda Ave. Denver, CO 80223 (303) 736-6999

The Tea Pot Lounge

Green Depot

Altitude Wellness Center

3435 S. Yosemite St., Ste 200 Denver, CO 80231 (303) 751-7888

2020 S Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (303) 728-9962

Rockbrook, Inc.

Urban Dispensary
2675 W. 38th Ave. Denver, CO 80211 (720) 389-9179

Herbal Alternatives
2560 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (303) 955-1143

BioHealth, LLC

4380 S. Syracuse St., Ste 310 Denver, CO 80237 (720) 382-5950

2865 S. Colorado Blvd, Ste 323 Denver, CO 80222 (303) 756-0595

Bud Cellar

1450 S. Santa Fe Dr. Denver, CO 80223 (720) 388-8420

Rocky Mountain Farmacy

2420 S. Colorado Blvd Denver, CO 80222 (303) 736-6597

Buds on Federal
82 S. Federal Blvd Denver, CO 80219 (303) 955-0070

Zen Cafe

Higher Ground, MMC

2215 E. Mississippi Ave. Denver, CO 80209 (303) 733-5500

Canna Center

4728 W. 41st Ave. Denver, CO 80212 (720) 306-8339

5670 E. Evans Ave., Ste 216 Denver, CO 80222 (720) 222-3454

SweetLeaf Compassion Center

5301 Leetsdale Dr. Denver, CO 80246 (303) 955-8954

Buddies Wellness

DENVER SOUTH
A Cut Above
1911 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (720) 536-8965

Patients Choice of Colorado

2251 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (303) 862-5016 285 S. Pearl St. Denver, CO 80209 (720) 746-9655

CDS University Hills

2777 S. Colorado Blvd Denver, CO 80222 (303) 495-2195

1270 W. Cedar Ave., Ste A Denver, CO 80223 (720) 475-1983

Tetra Hydro Center

9206 E. Hampden Ave. Denver, CO 80231 (303) 221-0331 1479 S. Holly St. Denver CO, 80222 (303) 758-9114

CannaMart

Chronorado Medical
6625 Leetsdale Dr., Ste 4 Denver, CO 80224 (303) 951-5151

3700 W Quincy Ave., #3702 Denver, CO 80236 (303) 730-0420

Rocky Mountain Caregivers

The Clinic on Holly

Colorado Wellness Inc.

2057 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80223 (303) 862-5169

B*GOODS MMJ Apothecary

80 S. Pennsylvania St. Denver, CO 80209 (303) 777-5239

Serenity Moon Wellness

2018 S. University Blvd. Denver, CO 80210 (303) 993-5466

Colorado Apothecary & Wellness Center

4025 E. Iliff Ave. Denver, CO 80222 (303) 757-4361

The Cure

Delta 9

Back to the Garden

1755 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (720) 877-3562

Green Around You

970 S. Oneida St., Ste 17 Denver, CO 80224 (303) 284-9075

6200 E. Yale Ave. Denver, CO 80222 (720) 296-2857

2262 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80223 (720) 570-2127

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Denver Patients Center, LLC
2070 S. Huron St. Denver, CO 80223 (303) 733-3977

VIP Wellness Center

2949 W. Alameda Ave. Denver, CO 80219 (720) 379-3615 1850 S. Federal Blvd Denver, CO 80219 (303) 935-2694

Abundant Healing
351 Linden St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 482-1451

GLENDALE
Kind Love
4380 E. Alameda Ave. Glendale, CO 80246 (303) 565-3600

Kind Pain Management Inc.

2636 Youngfield St. Lakewood, CO 80215 (303) 237-KIND(5463)

Denver Relief

VIP Wellness Center 1850

1 Broadway St. Ste 150 Denver, CO 80223 (303) 420-MEDS

Cannabis Care Wellness Center

227 Jefferson St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 689-3210

Natures Best

Earths Medicine
74 Federal Blvd, Unit A Denver, CO 80219 (720) 542-8513 155 Federal Blvd Denver, CO 80219 (303) 362-1643 3222 S. Vance St. Denver, CO 80227 (720) 838-1652

DIVIDE
J & J Mountain Medicals, LLC
11505 U.S. Hwy 24 West Divide, CO 80814 (719) 357-9893

Colorado Herbal Remedies

1630 S. College Ave., Ste B1 Fort Collins, CO 80525 (970) 472-0203

4601 E. Mississippi Ave. Glendale, CO 80246 (303) 386-3185

Lakewood Patient Resource Center

7003 W. Colfax Ave. Lakewood, CO 80214 (303) 955-5190

Green Door MMJ Center

Elite Green Organics

804 S. College Ave. Ste C Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 214-6626

GLENWOOD SPRINGS
Green Medicine Wellness
1030 Grand Ave. Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 (970) 384-2026

Mind, Body, Spirit Wellness Clinic

6745 W. Mississippi Ave., Ste B Lakewood, CO 80226 (303) 934-9750

DURANGO
Rocky Mountain High
129 E. 32nd St. Durango, CO 81301 (970) 259-3714

Green Tree Medical, LLC

Emerald Pathway

Pain Management of Colorado

9114 W. 6th Ave. Lakewood, CO 80226 (720) 389-5979

4020 S. College Ave., Ste 11 Fort Collins, CO 80525 (970) 377-9950

Greenwerkz

Herbal Remedies

5109 West Alameda Ave. Denver, CO 80219 (303) 742-0420

EDGEWATER
Bud Med Health Centers
2517 Sheridan Blvd Edgewater, CO 80214 (720) 920-9617

Kind Care of Colorado

6617 S. College Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80526 (970) 232-9410

2922 S. Glen Ave. Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 (970) 366-4600

GOLDEN
Golden Alternative Care
807 14th St., Ste A Golden, CO 80401 (303) 278-8870

Pain Management of Colorado

3600 S. Wadsworth Blvd Lakewood, CO 80235 (303) 986-5353

Karmaceuticals
4 S. Santa Fe Dr. Denver, CO 80223 (303) 76-KARMA

Greenwerkz

Medicinal Gardens of Colorado

420 S. Howes St., Ste D (Stone House) Fort Collins, CO 80521 (970) 217-0575 346 E. Mountain Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 221-7100

Pain Management of Colorado

12018 W. Jewell Ave. Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 945-4966

Kind Meds

936 S. Federal Blvd. Denver, CO 80219 (303) 993-4451

5840 W. 25th Ave. Edgewater, CO 80214 (303) 647-5210

Rocky Mountain Organic Medicine

511 Orchard Street Golden, CO 80401 (720) 230-9111

New Age Medical

2553 Sheridan Blvd Edgewater, CO 80214 (303) 233-1322

Organic Alternatives

Post Modern Health

5660 W. Alameda Ave. Lakewood, CO 80226 (303) 922-9479 1391 Carr St., Ste 303 Lakewood, CO 80214 (303) 238-1253

Little Green Pharmacy

1331 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80223 (303) 722-2133

IDAHO SPRINGS
Mountain Medicinals Wellness Center
1800 Colorado Blvd, Ste 5 Idaho Springs, CO 80452 (303) 567-4211

Northern Lights Natural Rx

2045 Sheridan Blvd, Ste B Edgewater, CO 80214 (303) 274-6495

Rocky Mountain Ways

Mile High Dispensary

1350 S. Sheridan Blvd, Ste 1 Denver, CO 80232 (303) 934-MEDS (6337) 1568 S. Federal Blvd Denver, CO 80219 (720) 389-9369

FOUNTAIN
Medical Herbs of Fountain
66950 Hwy 85 Fountain, CO 80817 (303) 578-0809

Mile High Therapeutics

EDWARDS
Rocky Mountain High
105 Edwards Village Blvd Edwards, CO 81632 (970) 926-4408

Ka-tet Wellness Services

400 S. Boulder Rd, Ste 2700 Lafayette, CO 80026 (303) 665-5599

Rocky Mountain Wellness Center

1630 Carr St., Unit C Lakewood, CO 80214 (303) 736-6366 10712 W. Alameda Lakewood, CO 80226 (303) 988-5255

FRISCO
Bioenergetic Healing Center
842 N. Summit Blvd #13 Frisco, CO 80443 (970) 668-3514

The Healing House

Natures Cure

4283 W. Florida Ave. Denver, CO 80219 (303) 934-9503

ENGLEWOOD
Herbal Options
3431 S. Federal Blvd, Unit G Englewood, CO 80110 (303) 761-9170

LAKEWOOD
Compassionate Pain Management
1585 Quail St. Unit 13B Lakewood, CO 80215 (303) 232-3620

Rocky Mountain Medical

1126 S. Sheridan Blvd Denver, CO 80232 (303) 922-9152 1015 W. Evans Ave. Denver, CO 80223 (720) 479-8905

Medical Marijuana of the Rockies

LITTLETON
Blue Sky Care Connection
1449 W. Littleton Blvd, Ste 106 Littleton, CO 80120 (720) 283-6447

Mile High Dispensary

3751 S. Broadway Englewood, CO 80113 (303) 762-MEDS (6337)

720 Summit Blvd, Ste 101A Frisco, CO 80443 (970) 668-MEDS

Rocky Mt. Organics

Green Earth Wellness Center

GARDEN CITY
Cloud 9 Caregivers
2506 6th Ave. Garden City, CO 80631 (970) 352-4119 2647 8th Ave., Unit B Garden City, CO 80631 (970) 353-2839

Southwest Alternative Care

1940 W. Mississippi Ave. Denver, CO 80223 (303) 593-2931

Natures Kiss Medical Lounge

4332 S. Broadway Englewood, CO 80113 (303) 484-9327

389 Wadsworth Blvd, Ste B Lakewood, CO 80226 (303) 462-0800

CannaMart

Green Meadows Wellness Center

72 E. Arapahoe Rd. Littleton, CO 80122 (303) 771-1600

Generations Natural Medicine

1701 Kipling St., Ste 104 Lakewood, CO 80215 (720) 435-3830

Green Mountain Care

5423 S. Prince St. Littleton, CO 80120 (303) 862-6571

The Candy Girls

Denver, CO 80219 (303) 219-6020

FORT COLLINS
A Kind Place
123 Drake Rd. Ste. B Fort Collins, CO 80525 (970) 282-3811

Jane Medicals

The Healing House

123 W. Alameda Ave. Denver, CO 80223 (720) 389-6490

GEORGETOWN
Clear Creek Wellness Center
1402 Argentine St. Georgetown, CO 80444 (303) 569-0444

9202 W Alamada Ave Lakewood, CO 80226 303-763-JANE

Mother Natures Miracle

315 W. Littleton Blvd Littleton, CO 80120 (303) 794-3246 2430 W. Main St. Littleton, CO 80120 (303) 993-7824

The Hemp Center

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LONGMONT
Green Tree Medicinal
12625 North 107 St. Longmont, CO 80504 (303) 772-7188 725 Main St. Longmont, CO 80501 (303) 651-7842

PALISADE
Colorado Alternative Health Care
125 Peach Ave., Unit B Palisade, CO 81526 (970) 424-5844

TELLURIDE
Alpine Wellness
300 W. Colorado Ave. Telluride, CO 81435 (970) 728-1834

CannaMed USA

2935 Galley Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (877) 420-MEDS

Holos Health

3000 Center Green Dr., Ste 130 Boulder, CO 80302 (720) 273-3568

CannaMed USA
6855 Leetsdale Dr. Denver, CO 80224 (877) 420-MEDS

Jane Docs

The Blueberry Twist

Delilah, LLC

PALMER LAKE
Mile High Holistics
626 Hwy 105 Palmer Lake, CO 80133 (719) 487-0901 850 Commercial Ln. Palmer Lake, CO 80133 (719) 488-9900 PENROSE

753 Vance Dr. Telluride, CO 81435 (970) 728-8803

1447 Quince St. Denver, CO 80220 (303) 993-3295

CannaMed USA
650 2nd Ave, Ste B Longmont, CO 80501 (877) 420-MEDS

LOUISVILLE
AlterMeds
1156 W. Dillon Rd., #3 Louisville, CO 80027 (720) 389-6313

River Rock Wellness

115 W. Colorado Ave. Telluride, CO 81435 (970) 728-4325 395 E. Colorado Ave. Telluride, CO 81435 (970) 239-6039

MMD- The Medical Marijuana Doctors

Palmer Lake Wellness Center

Cannaqual Clinic

600 Grant St. #350 Denver, CO 80203 (303) 309-6704 or (720) 287-3440

Telluride Bud Company

6795 E. Tennessee Ave, Ste 290 Denver, CO 80224 (303) 690-4882

Mobile Doctors of America

405 S. Platte River Dr. Denver, CO 80223 (720) 329-1600 www.mdarx.org

Compassionate Pain Management

1116-7 W. Dillon Rd., Louisville, CO 80027 (303) 665-5596

Colorado Compassionate Physicians

5030 Boardwalk Dr., Ste 4 Colorado Springs, CO 80907 (719) 388-6966

PENROSE
Maggies Farm
880 Marilyn Rd. Penrose, CO 81240 (719) 372-1014

WHEAT RIDGE
CDS Wheat Ridge
4045 Wadsworth Blvd #270 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 495-2195

New Leaf Wellness

1325 Broadway, Ste 211 Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 408-9122

LOVELAND
Smithstonian
123 N. Lincoln Ave. Loveland, CO 80537 (303) 578-0809

Colorado Medical Marijuana LLC

PUEBLO
Inthebowl.LLC
Pueblo, CO 81007 (330) 703-7500

NatuRx

MONTROSE
ColoMed Center
4860 N. Townsend Ave. Montrose, CO 81401 (970) 252-8880

10107 W. 37th Pl. Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 420-PAIN (7246)

3431 S. Federal Blvd, Unit F Englewood, CO 80110 (303) 625-4012

OMM Alternative A MMJ Evaluation Center

3611 Galley Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 591-4201

Colorado Medical Marijuana LLC

Red Card District

Legal Meds

WOODLAND PARK
Comfort Care Centers
213 Aspen Garden Way, Ste 2 Woodland Park, CO 80863 (719) 686-8144

1805 Sante Fe Dr., Ste D Pueblo, CO 81006 (719) 225-8747

3600 S. Wadsworth Blvd Unit B Lakewood, CO 80235 (303) 625-4012

Colorado Medical Marijuana LLC

9233 Park Meadows Dr. Lone Tree, CO 80124 (303) 635-4012

2960 S. Federal Blvd, Unit 3 Denver, CO 80236 (720) 249-8985 www.MMJdr.co

Relaxed Clarity

MOUNTAIN VIEW
Medicinal Wellness Center
5430 W. 44th Ave. Mountain View, CO 80212 (303) 333-3338

PUEBLO WEST
Marisol Therapeutics Wellness Center
920 Kimble Dr. Pueblo West, CO 81007 (719) 547-4000 or (800) 584-MARI (6274)

DOCTORS
Access: Pro MDs
2709 N. Elizabeth St. Pueblo, CO 81008 (719) 544-0009

1006 Depot Hill Rd., Ste 100 Broomfield, CO 80020 (970) 412-5955

GrassRoots Medical Clinic

4450 Arapahoe Ave., Ste 100 Boulder, CO 80303 (303) 499-9399 1635 Foxtrail Dr. Loveland, CO 80538 (303) 499-9399

Sunshine Wellness Center

19 N. Tejon St., Ste 45 Colorado Springs, CO 80905 (719) 632-6192

NEDERLAND
Tree of Life
1 W. First St. Nederland, CO 80466 (303) 258-TREE

All Colorado Medical Doctors

1624 Market St., Ste 202 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 625-4012 44 Cook St., Ste 100 Denver, CO 80206 (303) 625-4012

Grass Roots Medical Clinic

Rocky Mountain Patient Services

SALIDA
Medical 420
7595 West Hwy 50 Salida, CO 81201 (719) 214-9515

All Colorado Medical Doctors

VIP Wellness

Health Star Medical Evaluation Clinic

710 E. Speer Blvd Denver, CO 80203 (303) 586-1200

70 N. Broadway, Ste 250 Denver, CO 80203 (303) 962-9522 www.rockymtnpatientservices.com

110 Snyder St. Nederland, CO 80466 (303) 258-7703

Rocky Mountain Patient Services

SILVERTHORNE
High Country Healing
191 Blue River Pkwy Ste. 202 Silverthorne, CO 80497 (970) 468-7858

Amarimed

NORTHGLENN
Botana Care
11450 Cherokee St., Unit A7 Northglenn, CO 80234 (303) 254-4200

Dr. Alan Shackelford 2257 S Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (720) 532-4744

Herbal Health Systems

1235 Lake Plaza Dr., Ste 221 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (303) 237-1223 or (877) 304-HERB (4372) 4101 E. Wesley Ave, Ste 5 Denver, CO 80222 (303) 237-1223 or (877) 304-HERB 2995 Baseline Rd. Ste 112 Boulder, CO 80303 (303) 237-1223 or (877) 304-HERB 1014 Eagleridge Blvd, Pueblo, CO 81008 (303) 237-1223 or (877) 304-HERB (4372)

8020 N. Federal Blvd, Unit 5 Denver, CO 80211 (303) 955-2742 www.rockymtnpatientservices.com

Physician Preferred Products

2100 E. 112th Ave. Northglenn, CO 80233 (303) 974-5966

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
Alohas Medical Marijuana Center
21600 US Hwy 40 Milner, CO 80487 (970) 875-0420 (970) 846-7490

Boulder Compassionate Care

5330 Manhattan Cir., Ste A Boulder, CO 80303 (303) 554-2004

Rocky Mountain Patient Services

Herbal Health Systems

3357 W. 38th Ave. Denver, CO 80211 (720) 621-2251 www.rockymtnpatientservices.com

CannaLicense

The Green Solution Alternative Medicine

470 Malley Drive NorthGlen , CO 80233 303-990-9723

2250 S. Oneida St., Ste 306 Denver, CO 80224 (303) 835-7378 or (855) MMJ-CARD www.cannalicense.com

Herbal Health Systems

Rocky Mountain Patient Services

4101 E. Louisiana, Unit 410 Denver, CO 80204 (720) 275-9436 www.rockymtnpatientservices.com

Rocky Mountain Remedies

2750 Downhill Plaza #205 Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 (970) 871-2768

CannaMed USA
1750 30th St. Boulder, CO 80301 (877) 420-MEDS

Herbal Health Systems

Rocky Mountain Patient Services

2995 Baseline Rd. Unit 112 Boulder, CO 80303 (303) 284-7154 www.rockymtnpatientservices.com

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Rocky Mountain Patient Services Smoking Lowell
2949 W. Alameda Ave., Unit 2 Denver, CO 80219 (303) 993-4557 www.rockymtnpatientservices.com 4986 Lowell Blvd Unit A Denver, CO 80221 (303) 433-4515

E3 Trimming Services
(970) 319-5740

The Home Grow Center

6418 N. Academy Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719) 599-0066

Ganja Gourmet Wholesale

1810 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (303) 282-9333

The Gold Mine Smoke Shop

1800 Colorado Blvd Idaho Springs, CO 80452 (303) 567-2514

Green Mountain Harvest and Trim Company

P.O. Box 150669 Lakewood, CO 80215 (303) 981-4273 www.greenmountainharvest.com

The Trim Shop

SMOKESHOPS
Blown Glass and Accessories
4815 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80220 (303) 388-1882

Wonderland

817 10th St. Greeley, CO 80631 (970) 353-9737

GrowBot.com

1886 W. 92nd Ave. Federal Heights, CO 80260 (303) 426-4993 www.thetrimshop.org

Keef Cola

(303) 530-0382 www.keefcola.com

marQaha medicated beverages

www.marQaha.com

(888) 391-4522 (949) 226-4468 www.growbot.com

The Trimmer Store

Buddhas & Goudhas Enlightened Smoke Shop

2009 13th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 284-1622 5070 Federal Blvd Denver, CO 80221 (303) 386-4340 1301 Marion St. Denver, CO 80218 (303) 830-2444

HYDROPONICS & GROW/TRIM STORES

Acme Hydroponics
300 Nickel St., Ste 3 Broomfield, CO 80020 (720) 524-7306 www.acmehydroponics.net

Grow Depot

1434 W. 104th Ave. Northglenn, CO 80234 (303) 459-7878

2119 Larimer St. Denver , CO 80205 (303)837-1145 or (303)886-6167 www.thetrimmerstore.com

Mountain Medicine
(415) 519-1063 www.mtnmeds.com

PhatDaddyz

Ultimate Hydroponics and Organics

2380 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 (303) 282-0034

Grow Plants America

2000 S. Dahlia St., Ste 250B Denver, CO 80222 (303) 300-CHEW

Emergency Room

6670 Elvas Ave. Sacramento, CA 95819 (916) 452-1912 www.growplantsamerica.com

Tastee Yummees

www.organicmedicaledibles.com

Victory Hydro Gardening

1387 E South Boulder Rd., Unit D Louisville, CO 80027 (303) 66-HYDRO (664.9376) www.victoryhydro.com

The Pleasure Caf Tingly Treats

www.thepleasurecafe.com Denver, CO 80204 (720) 545-8322 Twirling Hippy Confections www.twirlinghippy.com

Head Quarters

Aurora Hydroponic

High Tech Garden Supply

5275 Quebec St. Commerce City, CO 80022 (720) 222-0772

Heads of State
3015 W. 44th Ave. Denver, CO 80211 (303) 433-6585

4266 S. Chambers Rd. Aurora, CO 80014 (303) 400-6941 www.aurorahydroponic.com

Way to Grow

AzaSol

Hygrow Indoor Gardening Supplies

6271 Beach St., Unit F Denver, CO 80221 (303) 396-1420 www.hygrowdenver.com

(781) 935-9070 www.azasol.com

3201 E. Mulberry St. Fort Collins, CO 8052 (970) 484-4769 www.waytogrow.net

Wild Flour Medical Edibles

P.O. Box 102526 Denver, CO 80250 (720) 470-0334 www.wildflourbakingco.com

Way to Grow

Heads of State

9715 W. Colfax Ave. Lakewood, CO 80215 (303) 202-9400

Boulder Hydroponic and Organic Center

1630 N. 63rd, Unit 5 Boulder, CO (303) 415-0045 www.bhocenter.com 2740 Canyon Blvd Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 444-3355

Mari-gro

www.mari-gro.com

6395 Gunpark Dr. Boulder, CO 80301 (303) 473-4769 www.waytogrow.net

RESTAURANTS
Cheeba Hut
1531 Champa Street Denver, CO 80202 (720) 974-1880 Gibbys Aurora

Herbal Daze Smoke Shop

6525 N. Federal Blvd Denver, CO 80221 (303) 427-1445 42 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80209 (303) 766-5473 or (303) 766-5437

Mile Hydro

Candy Shop Hydroponics

355 S. Harlan St. Lakewood, CO 80226 (303) 935-GROW

Way to Grow

High Fashion Glass

Nicks Garden Center

2001 S. Chambers Rd. Aurora, CO 80014 (303) 696-6657 www.nicksgardencenter.com

301 57th Ave. Denver, CO 80216 (303) 296-7900 www.waytogrow.net

City Floral

High on the Hill

1440 Kearney St. Denver, CO 80220 (303) 355-4013

PortaPower

EDIBLES/ MEDICATED BEVERAGES

Baked At a Mile High CannaPunch Catnips
(720) 470-4441 bakedatamilehigh@gmail.com (303) 242-6643 sales@cannapunch.com www.catnipcannabis.com

Sports Saloon

1555 S. Havana St. Aurora, CO 80012 303-755-5944 www.gibbysbar.com

1325 N. Broadway, Ste 214 Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 545-9333

Colorado Grow

High Society Smoke Shop

608 9th Ave. Longmont, CO 80501 (303) 502-7620 20 Sheridan Blvd Denver, CO 80226 (303) 922-8777

3400 Industrial Ln, Unit 10A Broomfield, CO 80020 (303) 465-GROW www.coloradogrow.com

1717 E. 39th Ave. Denver, CO 80205 (303) 292-5161

Spot Bar & Grill

Quality Cultivators

Cultivate

Home Sweet Home

666 Buchtel Blvd Denver, CO (303) 954-9919 www.cultivatecolorado.com

2139 W. Cucharras St. Colorado Springs, CO 80904 (877) 449-MEDS (719) 634-6876

98 S. Pennsylvania St. Denver, CO 80206 303-733-1299 www.spotbarandgrill.com

Irish Hound

The Growfax

Cultivate

Lazy Js Smoke Shop

10672 W. Alameda Ave. Lakewood, CO 80226 (303) 985-2113 6091 W. Colfax Ave. Lakewood, CO 80214 (303) 953-7015

7615 W. 38th Ave., Ste B-111 Wheat Ridge, CO (303) 954-9897 www.cultivatecolorado.com

755 S. Federal Blvd Denver, CO (720) 328-5164

Cheeba Chews Dazys

www.dazys.info (303) 818-0083

575 St. Paul Denver, CO 80206 303-996-0709 Irishhounddenver.com

www.cheebachews.com

The Old Man

The Growfax

Mad Hatters Smokeshop

Cultivate

7540 E Colfax Ave Denver, CO 80220 (720) 328-2127

Dixie Elixirs

4381 West 120th Ave Broomfield, CO 80020 720-536-4821 www.theoldmanbar.com www.tinglytreats.com

6400 Stapleton Dr. S., Unit E Stapleton, CO (720) 420-7599 www.cultivatecolorado.com

The Grow Store

(866) 928-1623 www.dixieelixirs.com

Denver Hydroponic and Organic Center

6810 N. Broadway, Unit D Denver, CO (303) 650-0091 www.bhocenter.com

8648 W. Colfax Ave. Lakewood, CO 80215 (303) 205-0350 www.thegrowstore.com

Native Infusions

The Grow Store

626 Hwy 105 Palmer Lake, CO 80133 (719) 487-0901 www.nativeinfusions.com

5050 S. Federal Blvd, Ste 31 Englewood, CO 80110 (303) 738-0202 www.thegrowstore.com

Gaias Garden
P.O. Box 16621 Denver, CO 80216 720-315-1007

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CannLabs
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The Law Office of Douglas L. Romero 200 S. Sheridan Blvd, Ste 150 Denver, CO 80026 (303) 934-7500

Botanic Labs

1110 Boston Ave., Ste 210 Longmont, CO 80501 (303) 260-8203

Independent Records & Video

3040 W. Colorado Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80904 (719) 477-9058 937 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80218 (303) 863-8668 420 W. 4th St. Pueblo, CO 81003 (719) 543-9501

OrganaLabs

(720)-412-5194 www.organalabs.com

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801 Main St, Ste 210 Loouisville, CO 80027 (303) 665-0860

Bowl Mole

www.bowlmole.com

Independent Records & Video

Pharm Pods

www.pharmpods.com

Full Spectrum Labs

Bud Crawler

4260 Kearney St. Denver, CO 80216 fullspectrumlaboratories.com (720) 335-LABS

www.BudCrawler.com

The Joffe Law Firm

Cannabis Business Alliance

(303) 736-7442 www.cannabisalliance.org

Independent Records & Video

Plant Medicine Expo HealthCare Provider Conference

plantmedicineexpo.com (303) 991-6196 (720) 276-5956

Genovation Laboratories
Colorado Springs, CO 80907 (719) 632-6026

Danyel S. Joffe & Sheri Gidan 1626 Washington St. Denver, CO 80203 (303) 757-6572

Rest and Relaxtion Safer Colorado

Denver, CO 80204 (303) 861-0033 www.saferchoice.org

CannCast

www.canncast.com

Installation Shoe Gallery

1955 Broadway Ave. Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 440-3820

DELIVERY SERVICES
A1 Mobile Meds (MMJ)
Commerce City, CO 80022 (720) 422-0503

SECURITY
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(720) 432-5051 www.BioTrackTHC.com www.cqbk9.com (719) 494-0345

Colorado-CHRONIX
Fort Collins, CO 80526 (970) 227-3366

Connect-2-Cannabis Cool Jarz

(714) 602-2169 www.cooljarz.com

Joes Salon & Barbers

2260 S. Quebec St., Unit 4 Denver, CO 80231 (303) 695-8004

Seedling Saver

www.connect2cannabis.com

(608) 921-2098 www.seedlingsaver.com

KindReviews.com
www.kindreviews.com 2516 17th St. Denver, CO 80211 (720) 385-4883 www.KOF420.com

Sensible Colorado
P.O. Box 18768 Denver, CO 80218 (720) 890-4247 sensiblecolorado.org

Colorado Cannabis Therapy, LLC Dr. Green Genes

Denver, CO 80202 (720) 329-3643 Denver, CO 80203 (720) 382-0890

Grand Junction, CO 81501 (970) 460-3017

RedArc International
P.O. Box 181066 Denver, CO 80218 (720) 472-0905 (303) 653-6103 www.redarcintl.com

Delta 9 Tekhnologe
(720) 327-2903 www.d9tek.com

Kushed Out Fashions

Doobtubes

Shiva Gear

High Country Caregivers Natures Medicine - Pagosa

Pagosa Springs, CO 81447 (970) 507-0148

Urban Armor

(510) 677-6053 or (303) 955-5190 www.doobtubin.com

www.shivagear.net

LA Container

Sticky Guide Super Closet

www.marijuanacontainers.com

www.stickyguide.com (877) GROW-SUPER (877) 476-9787 www.supercloset.com

(719) 209-7870 (719) 440-5379 jjay@urbarmor.com brad@urbarmor.com

Dragon Chewer

http://dragonchewer.com/ (213) 973-DRGN

Lil Ballerz Clothing

823 10th St. Greeley, CO 80631 (970) 301-4902 www.lilballerz.com 1148 Pearl St. Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 443-9032

Watchpoint, LLC

Enlightened Platypus EZ ATM

(888) 884-4ATM (4286) www.ezatms.com

Zen Cafe

Denver, CO 80203 (720) 306-8339

5971 Omaha Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (877) 277-6540

www.enlightenedplatypus.com

The 420 Deal

Lindsays Boulder Deli

www.The420Deal.com

The Comfort Caf

3945 Tennyson St. Denver, CO 80212 (303) 728-9251

INSURANCE
Green Point Insurance Group
11479 S. Pine Dr. Parker, CO 80134 (303) 841-8999

OTHER BUSINESSES
8 Rivers Restaurant
1550 Blake St. Denver, CO 80202 (303) 623-3422

Fantazmo Farmaceuticals
South Denver Denver, CO 80219 (562) 209-0632

MersaTech

Fusion Pharm

8795 Ralston Rd., Ste 225 Arvada, CO 80002 (303) 955-2655

The Ganja Station

www.GanjaStation.com

www.fusionpharminc.com

Mile High Mike

CREDIT SERVICES
Best Card, LLC
7108 S Alton Way Centennial, CO 80112 (303) 741-2313

303 Seeds

Global Transaction Solutions

(800) 728-6597 ext. 1616 www.globatrax.com

(719) 646-2984 www.milehighmike.com

The Mad Hatter Coffee & Tea Co.

Info@303seeds.com www.303Seeds.com

420 Bargains 420 Science

First Quality Bags

Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of America

405 S. Platte River Dr. Denver, CO 80223 (303) 386-4001 www.mmapa.us

P.O. Box 140266 Edgewater, CO 80214 (505) 690-1316 www.MadHatterCoffeeandTea.com

www.420bargains.com www.420science.com

(877) 726-7287 www.firstqualitybags.comm

The Poppy Seed

Dispensary Credit Card Processing

7108 S. Alton Way, Bldg G, Ste 101A Centennial, CO 80112 (303) 981-8885

Greenfaith Ministry
P.O. Box 024 Nunn, CO 80648 (307) 221-2180

123 Canyon Ave. Manitou Springs, CO 80829 (719) 685-5200

Anti-Aging and Wellness

(970) 381-1621 www.myorenda.com/ tammyhiattmonaco

MMBA

www.mmballiance.co

The Poppy Seed

204 S. Union Ave. Pueblo, CO 81003 (719) 685-5200

Hemp Events

MMJ Daily Deals

1620 Market St., Ste 5E Denver, CO 80202 (303) 835-7112

www.HempEvents.com

www.mmjDailyDeals.com

AtmosRAW

LAWYERS
Law Offices of Custer Roberson, LLP
9035 Wadsworth Pkwy, Ste 2275 Westminster, CO 80021 (303) 893-0833 www.justaskjane.com

www.atmosraw.com

Hemp National

MMJ Job Finders

The Pure Gourmet Tincture Belle VapeRX

www.vapeRX.com

www.HempNational.com

(303) 501-3967 www.thepuregourmet.com www.tincturebelle.net

Atmos Rx

www.atmosrx.com

Independent Records & Video

3030 E. Platte Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 473-0882 123 E. Bijou St. Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 520-5111

Beleaf in Nature
Denver, CO (303) 663-1010

MMJMenu

www.beleafinnatureclothing.com

(855) 665-6368 www.mmjmenu.com

Bennett Bail Bonds

Independent Records & Video

Museum of Marijuana
1849 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210

Vortex Water Pipes WolffPak LLC

(303) 413-3070 www.wolffpak.net

www.vortexwaterpipes.com

Nuggetry

www.nuggetry.com

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by Bob lunt Critic

bi Goldne

hen seeing 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, presented by the Boulder Square Product Theatre Company and directed by Rebecca Easton, you get exactly what you pay for. The lovely cast of five females are indeed revealed to be lesbians throughout the play, and boy do they eat their quiche. Overall, Lesbians is a quirky tale of love and desperation, but the short-run time and lacking source material only dampen what could have been a standout production. 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche is set in the 1950s at the height of the Cold War. Nuclear warfare is expected and drilled for, McCarthyism is rampant, and women are still anticipated to stay at home and cook. Enter the five lesbians, who are high-ranking members of the Susan B. Anthony group for women. 5 Lesbians starts with a jolt as the cast members stream through the aisles conversing with the audience. This practice continues throughout the whole play as the cast breaks the fourth wall over and over, speaking to the audience as a whole and as individuals. 5 Lesbians takes place at a meeting of the Susan B. Anthony group, and that is where it stays for its entirety. During the assembly, the lesbians swoon over one another, demean past officers, and look forward to the annual quiche judgment and tasting. However, their delectable snack-time is interrupted by nuclear fall-out, and the five ladies must regain their bearings in a post-apocalyptic world. 5 Lesbians is a roller-coaster ride of laughs. The production never dips too low into the dramatic, even with the bombs going off but herein lies the problem. While much of 5 Lesbians is inherently funny, some of the actors were just trying too hard. A particular instance is when Laurie Lynch, who plays Wren Robin, pulls a fork out of her blouse. Lynchs reactions and facial expressions are so exaggerated that it crosses into unbelievable. Whether or

not they were directed to do so remains unclear, but humor goes a long way when it looks and sounds effortless. As stated before, 5 Lesbians is a short show. The run-time is 90 minutes with no intermission, and the show would have felt more complete with two separate acts. While the plot has a beginning, middle, and end, some characters have little to no resolve with their personal storylines, while other huge open-ended questions are never answered. With two acts, 5 Lesbians could have told a fuller story. The short-run time, however, did have its advantages. The venue where 5 Lesbians performed in was so stuffy that the audience could see sweat shining on the actors foreheads. Everyone was so uncomfortable with the heat that the flapping of programs was a constant underlying symphony. Since this performance was only a preview, it is assumed that the temperature problems have been fixed. Hopefully. Even with the sweltering heat, 5 Lesbians is still an enjoyable show. There are numerous moments where the audience was guffawing, and the attraction between the women was authentic and palpable. The pacing was kept at an even tempo, and the subject material alone is enough to see the production. Who would not want to see five lesbians eating a quiche? Square Product Theatres 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche has much potential. With a longer script and looser grip on the humor, 5 Lesbians could have been one of the years best productions. With that being said, 5 Lesbians is still an interesting, original piece of theatre with some surprising twists and turns. 5 Lesbians Eating Quiche performs through April 28th at The Wesley Chapel in Boulder, CO. For more information or to buy tickets, please visit the Square Product Theatre website at www.squareproducttheatre.org. To read the other adventures of The Blunt Critic, follow her on Twitter @UpsaleJane.

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Banana

Indica-dominant hybrid

Genetics: Unconfirmed lineage

Geographic Origin: San Fernando Valley, California, USA Seed Company/Clone: Clone only

A somewhat mysterious strain which has been

available in the California medical scene for 7+ years, Banana is not Banana Kush, but perhaps is one of the parents of that more common variety. Many believe that this particular cut came from OrgnKid (source of the Ghost's OG Kush and many other extremely rare clone varieties) and was also known as "Sag's 60/40", which was a possible Sagarmatha Seeds mixed pack release by Gypsy Nirvana. Regardless, this variety is very resinous and has a distinctive banana taffy aroma and flavor, with a mild effect in the "euphoric Indica" category.

Appearance: With very frosty guard leaves,

Banana's light green coloration is made even lighter due to the carpet of trichomes covering its surfaces. Banana's rounded nugs are not particularly dense, feeling light in the hand yet breaking up into a kief-laden fluffy pile.

Scent: The inspiration for this plant's name is made most clear in the aroma, which has a soft and floral fruit aroma in the jar but develops into a sweet and tangy banana taffy-like smell when broken apart. It's not a super-pungent variety, but rather a pleasant one that will find a place in the hearts of lovers of fruity strains. Flavor: The banana elements from the aroma come through in the early hits, but the flavor overall is light and a bit ethereal. The leaf coverage this plant has makes the smoke a bit thick at times, but it remains smooth and enjoyable, with moderate expansion -- if you don't like to cough, this variety is a good choice. Effects: Two or three hits into a normal dosage, the eyes begin to burn with medication, with eyelids drooping and facial pressure increasing quite a bit. This strong start is a bit deceiving though, as these heady early effects recede somewhat quickly, transitioning into a state where the body buzzes with a relaxing energy and the head feels pleasantly cloudy without the effects being overtly heavy. A social and happy strain, Banana's effect is versatile because it neither increases nor decreases the energy level, instead just making the user's natural state more enjoyable and positive -- you can medicate with this one before bed and not be kept up, but can also get into it in the morning without feeling the urge to head back to bed.

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INTERESTING TRAITS OF SOUR TSUNAMI II : THE CBD CYCLONE

Strain Name: Sour Tsunami II Crosses: Albion (Double) Sour Diesel x Tsunami F1s: Ferrari OG, Sour Diesel, New York Diesel Land of Origin: Middle East, South America Testing Profile: THC: 9.75% CBD: 14.89% CBN: 1%. CANNLabs Tested Dominance: 40% Indica; 60% Sativa Development: Lawrence Ringo of The Southern Humboldt Seed Collective. March 2011, Humboldt County, California

Smoking Experience: The initial taste of the Sour Tsunami II is an

earthly full flavored smoke with a piney, evergreen finish. The smoke is both smooth and full with a silky texture. The onset of medicinal affect is generally 5-10 minutes with standard inhalation delivery systems. The duration of the treatment application is generally 1-2 hours depending on body weight, height, metabolism, and tolerance levels.

Sour Diesel: The Epic Tale: Sour Diesel is a living legend and has the mythical and undocumented past to prove it. As most strain hounds know, there is a healthy and long standing debate surrounding the what, who, when, where, why, and how this strain came into existence. Depending on where you are and whom you talk to, some people will tell you it all started here, in Colorado, with the Grateful Dead and a bag of potent indica flowers that found its way into a group of savvy concertgoers hands. As the story goes, The Diesel came from a seed found amidst a very special bag of undetermined lineage and genetics, what the local growers called Chem Dawg. As Grateful Dead Tours often progress, these seeds followed the friends, following the music, and ended their long strange trip on the East Coast in Massachusetts after the 1991 Grateful Dead Tour. Once on the East Coast, these mystery seeds were cultivated, cloned, and then passed along to fellow travelling jam band fans, this time of the Phish variety. From there, the new clone bearing phans traveled with the young plants back to New York City, where they decided that The Diesel was a much more fitting name. Or so the story goes... Therapeutic Benefits: The high concentration of Cannabidiol (CBD) within Sour Tsunami II can help reduce body inflammation, arthritis, chronic pain, neuropathic dysregulation, and mood & digestive disorders. CBDs have also been shown to relieve convulsions, anxiety, cough, congestion, and nausea. Furthermore, recent research has shown that CBDs can inhibit the growth of certain cancer cells including gliomas (brain cancer cells), breast cancer cells, and leukemia cells. Additional medical applications include spastic conditions such as multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and Tourettes syndrome. Interesting Traits: Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the many therapeutic compounds naturally occurring in the cannabis plant, and is known to be a non-psychotropic substance. With its limited cerebral affect, CBDs have breed out over the years making it quite rare to have a CBD percentage that meets or exceeds THC percentage. Through the efforts of selective breeding and careful strain stabilization techniques, the Sour Tsunami II plant has one of the highest naturally occurring CBD percentages ever tested in cannabis flower. 88

In the human body, there are at least two types of cannabinoid receptor sites, Cb1 (Central Nervous System Receptors) and Cb2 (Peripheral Nervous System Receptors). To simplify, Cb1 receptors activate the brains messaging system, and Cb2 receptors activate the immune system and peripheral tissues such as nociceptors (pain receptors), muscle fibers, glandular tissue, endocrine organs, and even the delicate tissues of the digestive tract. Typically Cannabidiols gravitate to the Cb2 receptors , which are most densely concentrated outside of the brain: in the spleen, stomach, spinal cord, and other tissues home to the bodys immune and motor-control systems. Once Cannabidiol interacts with the Cb2 receptors in these tissues, the receptor cells unlock and unleash a cascade of hormonal, neuronal, and endocrine signals that communicate with the body on how to respond to a given stimulus. Weather it be pain, nausea, inflammation, cancer, muscle spasms, or anxiety...Cbds help your body heal itself.

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Few dispensaries have become as known for their extracts (both quality and selection) as Platte Valley Dispensary in Denver. A big reason for this is Plattes associations with two of the top extract firms in Colorado, Essential Extracts and Top Shelf Extracts. These two companies work with dispensaries around the state to process their trim and buds into high-quality cannabis extracts, but perhaps some of their best work is done with Platte Valley thanks to their large selection of soil-grown medicine and emphasis on extracts. Routinely carrying over 40 varieties of water hash and BHO, Platte is a great place to experience world-class extracts at unbeatable prices, including during the $15 and $20 Wax Wednesday promotion, which regularly creates a line which stretches out the door. To help our readers arm themselves with the knowledge to take advantage of this great combination of selection, price, and quality, we wanted to explore the differences between the extracts made by Essential Extracts and Top Shelf Extracts for Platte Valley and get down to the nitty gritty of what makes a world-class extract, whether it be water or butane.

Whether its the top-grade solventless wax or regular water hash, youll notice the incredible aromas and flavors present in EEs products, as well as the smoking experience, which is normally of the full-melt clear dome variety for the best layers. One great feature of the best solventless wax layers is that they can actually be dabbed on concentrate pipes such as nails and skillets, further blurring the line between oil and water hash. But for anyone who is worried about residual solvents or those who simply enjoy a more traditional style of extract experience, Essential Extracts is a world-class option.

Butane Hash Oil (Shatter, Budder, Errl, Wax)

Solventless Wax

Made with nothing but water, ice, and high-quality, fresh-frozen cannabis trim/buds, Essential Extracts hashes represent a traditional hash-making method performed at an extremely high level. The basic process of cooling trichomes and breaking them away from the plant material via agitation, then filtering them through flexible micro-screen filtration bags is just the beginning of the labor of love required to product water hash of this quality. An important consideration when purchasing Essential Extracts solventless wax and water hash is the micron grade, a concept that often causes confusion among medical patients. The larger the number (i.e. 38 vs. 160), the larger the particle allowed through the filtration screen. The particle size is important for several reasons not only do the trichome heads vary in size to a large degree on any cannabis plant, but the other particles present in a typical extraction such as plant material, trichome stalks, and smaller particulate cover a wide range of micron sizes, making a variety of filter bags necessary to produce the best final product. Chief artist Selecta Nikka T refers to the best examples of his product as solventless wax; this term is applied to the runs which result in the product with the lightest color, most oily consistency, and least amount of non-trichome material the layers with a more traditional consistency and color are referred to as simply water hash.

Unlike water hash which only really has a couple of forms (unpressed or pressed), the different extraction methods used to produce BHO result in wildly different final products, offering a veritable rainbow of textures, colors, consistencies, and flavors due to changes in the variables. Top Shelf Extracts has been producing BHO in Colorado for a couple of years now and have been known and have won several awards for their budder (dry, goldencolored flaky/crumbly BHO), but have recently shifted focus to the shatter form of BHO, which is seen by many as the best combination of flavor, potency, and cleanliness. Platte Valley offers shatter, budder, and wax made by the Top Shelf crew, most of which is made from their in-house flowers. The biggest difference between BHO and water hash is the fact that the butane is used as a solvent, which serves to strip the trichomes and their medicinal compounds from the plant surface by essentially dissolving them into the gorgeous golden-amber hash oil which results from a proper extraction. In water hash, the trichs are simply broken off, meaning that there is more of the protein-heavy exterior shell intact compared to BHO this has big implications not only upon the way the product looks and feels, but how it melts. BHO should melt away to nothing almost immediately, leaving behind only a golden oil residue and no type of ash this quality makes it extremely popular for dabbing onto a hot surface (i.e. skillet, nail, or paddle). The different consistencies on display at Platte Valley allow patients to try each and see which style they prefer some patients dont like working with shatter because it often breaks apart somewhat violently when manipulated (hence the name), while others really like the easy dabbability of the sticky, soft wax consistency it really is a matter of personal preference, as the THC percentages of any quality BHO extract will easily surpass 60%, making it the most potent smokable medicine available on the market to patients. Whether its water hash or BHO, you cant go wrong with a stop at Platte Valley Dispensary, as they truly have the best of both worlds on offer so try one or both in several different flavors and find your favorites!

Blackberry 70m solventless wax

BUYS Budder

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Any Coloradoan will tell you: Its all about the freshies, brah! Well now you can kill two joints with one puff by picking up some custom funky-fresh fashions and our favorite kind of flowers all in the same stop. Fresh meds, fresh gadgets, and fresh style...are all now under one roof at the Denver Kush Club.

guarantee is that they will not be around for long, so reservations are available and recommended. If your shoe fetish is a little more on the exclusive side, you can sit down one on one with the DKC sneaker pimp ELYSIAN for a one-on-one art consultation where she will translate your vision into real live tricked out kicks so special there is only one pair out there, and you got em!

The Denver Kush Club recently partnered up with local artist ELYSIAN for a limited edition sneaker line. With hand-painted craftsmanship and one of a kind designs, these shoes have a built in shoe-envy button. Fresher still, DKC is releasing a Limited Edition Connoisseur shoe line, with strainspecic graphics! Coming up next: White Widow, Blue Diesel, and Lambs Breath inspired kicks will make their debut on the Connoisseur Line this month. The supply is limited of each design, and the only

Bringing the Funk to Footwear

As difficult as it is for any woman to admit, it isnt all about the shoes. DKC also carries threads from Upper Playground, Amville Organics, and all the professional teams of Denver: the Nuggets, Rockies, and the Broncos. With customized company graphic shirts, hats, and hoodies, DKC will keep your style fresh throughout the year with a wide variety of both girls and guys sizing. And DKC be keepin it fresh every season with local artists putting out limited edition new DKC inspired designs - currently featured is the Five Points Historic series. The shop also carries a host of Flexfit hats with both fitted and snap bill styles sporting designs from all your favorite local teams and artists.

Threads to Throw Down On

that local artist Michael Ortiz found a welcome home at Denver Kush Club. A multi-media artist, Ortiz regularly showcases his captivatingly colorful and socially provocative productions on the walls of DKC. A Colorado native, Michael Ortiz has been creating art since a very young age. These days he has been focused on taking skills such as drawing and painting and combining them with print making, collage work, progressive graphic design and illustration. Ortiz is a member of a local artist collective called Like Minded Productions who specialize in digital media, graphics and printing, and producing museum quality work for independent artists, designers, and photographers across the nation. For more information, visit www.LikeMindedProductions.net

Denver has one of the fastest growing grassroots arts communities in the United States. With this Renaissance going on right in their own neighborhood of Five Points, it is no surprise

Think Globally, Paint Locally

If you are a tech guy or gal, The Denver Kush Club has something to satisfy your inner gadget guru. Hot off the production line, DKC is launching their first hand held vaporizing device, The Vapor, exclusively created for DKC by the renowned industry innovator, The Vape Pen. The Vapor will allow you to medicate discreetly and on the go with just the push of a button. Just like their threads and kicks, DKCs vaporizer allows you to customize your smoking experience with a wide variety of prefilled strain specific cartridges extracted from the very medicine you see on their shelves. EVEN BETTER: You can cash in on some amazing giveaways, promotions, and party favors at Denver Kush Clubs VAPOR Launch Party on April 7th, 2012 at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom. Method Man and Redman will be there, bringing the booty shakin beats. How about you?

Go-Go Ganja Gadgetry

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