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 production than cotton, so then final cost is marijuana users has happened before. Last
close to that of regular, non-organic cotton. So year, Seattle-area musician Timothy Garon

A.D.D.
Hanes gets the advantage of a cost-efficient died after being refused a transplant because
process along with the environmental credibil- of doctor-recommended medical marijuana

NEWS
ity that comes with using hemp products. use. In 2003, Oregon resident Dave Myers
If all goes as planned, the traditional Hanes was removed from a transplant list merely for
cotton t-shirt could be replaced with the Hanes Marinol, a prescription medicine related to
hemp t-shirt. marijuana. Drug War Chronicle, Issue #597
Waimea, Hawaii, resident Kimberly
Hemp: The Fabric of Our Lives? Reyes died July 27 at Hilo Medical Center, Nearly 7 million Americans are abus-
By Ariel Schwartz 10 days after her insurance provider denied ing prescription drugs—more than the number
Hemp is one of the fastest growing bio- the liver transplant she needed because she who are abusing cocaine, heroin, hallucino-
masses in existence, uses less water than had tested positive for marijuana in a series gens, Ecstasy, and inhalants, combined. That
cotton, and requires minimal pesticides to of toxicology tests. Reyes was not a regis- 7 million was just 3.8 million in 2000, an 80
thrive. Yet it is still illegal to grow under U.S. tered medical marijuana user, but her family percent increase in just 6 years. Prescription
federal law due to its relation to marijuana. told the Honolulu Advertiser she had used it pain relievers are new drug users’ drug of
That hasn’t stopped hemp fiber from making to deal with nausea, pain, and disorientation choice, vs. marijuana or cocaine. Opioid pain-
headway into the mainstream conscious- caused by the hepatitis that killed her. Reyes’ killers now cause more drug overdose deaths
ness, and now even Hanesbrands--one attorney, Ted Herhold of San Francisco, told than cocaine and heroin combined. Nearly 1
of the world’s largest consumer apparel the Observer that the diagnostic test results in 10 high school seniors admits to abusing
brands--is getting in on the action. were the sole basis for Hawaii Medical Service powerful prescription painkillers. A shocking
Portland, Oregon-based Naturally Advanced Association’s (HMSA) denial of transplant 40 percent of teens and an almost equal num-
Technologies has proven that Crailar Fabric coverage. Reyes’ husband Robin, and her ber of their parents think abusing prescrip-
Technology can turn the normally rough mother, Noni Kuhns, said the decision was tion painkillers is safer than abusing “street”
hemp into a material that is as soft as cot- based on failure to comply with HMSA’s policy drugs. Twenty-five percent of drug-related
ton. Hanesbrands likes the idea so much forbidding drug use, but that neither HMSA nor emergency department visits are associated
that it is allowing Naturally Advanced Tech- her doctors had told her just what that policy with abuse of prescription drugs. Methods of
nologies to retrofit its dyeing equipment with was. “Just because someone takes a hit off acquiring prescription drugs for abuse include
the company’s technology to test if hemp of a joint doesn’t mean that it should be the “doctor-shopping,” traditional drug-dealing,
fabric can be used in regular production. end of their life -- this is not a reason to deny theft from pharmacies or homes, illicitly ac-
Naturally Advanced Technologies’ process life,” said Kuhns. HMSA has refused to com- quiring prescription drugs via the Internet, and
has a big advantage over organic cotton: ment or provide its policies on drug use and from friends or relatives. http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/
concern/prescription_drug_fact_sheet.html
cost. Crailer Fabric shrinks less during transplant approval. Denial of transplants to
 MAKING
CENTS
“When a North Carolina farmer plants corn, soybeans or wheat, he can expect a return
on his investment in the $200-300 per acre range for his efforts, after expenses are
taken out. With a field of tobacco, a farmer can make around $5,000 an acre. Only
marijuana has a higher cash-crop value per acre than tobacco. The profits from tobacco
have built our roads, our schools, our great universities” – Duke University, in Durham,
is named for tobacco magnate JB Duke, who ran the American Tobacco Company.
“Sources tell me that an acre of pot would make the average farmer $20,000 an acre,
and be a lot less of a pain than growing tobacco.” Guardian News and Media 2009

A recent State Board of Equalization staff analysis of Assembly Bill AB390, introduced by Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano
back in February, indicates that California could be making an additional $1.4 billion of annual revenue if it chooses to tax and regulate
marijuana as it does alcohol. Using estimates from a report titled Marijuana Production in the United States (2006), an estimated 22.3
million pounds of marijuana was grown in the U.S. in 2006 with a value of $35.8 billion. It is no surprise to us that California was the top
producing state, with an estimated production of 8.6 million pounds at a value of roughly $13.8 billion. It also estimates the consumption
of marijuana in California at one million pounds per year, or 16 million ounces.

The revenue impact of imposing a $50 per ounce levy on

retail sales of marijuana in California would be as follows:

Sales and Use Tax Revenue (In Millions of Dollars)

Net Excise Revenue Gain $ 990

State (6.00%) $ 263
Fiscal Recovery Fund (0.25%) $11
Local (2.00%) $88
Special District (0.75%) $31
Total Sales and Use Tax Revenue $392

Total revenue from the excise tax and sales and use tax $ 1,382

http://www.boe.ca.gov/legdiv/pdf/ab0390-1dw.pdf

As of August 2009

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 activism Colorado Juror: Medical Marijuana Case A Waste Of Resources
By: Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director
If you’re confused over the term jury nullification, a prime example of such emerged from a courtroom in Boulder,
Colorado last week. Many legal and sociology experts recognize a significant change in society by whether or not
juries, made up of one’s local peers, will continue to enforce what many in a society have come to believe are bad
and/or antiquated laws. Throughout America’s relatively short history, when elected policymakers and bureaucrats
are not responsive to the will of the citizens or pass laws not supported by society, citizens sitting on a jury have
an absolute right to vote their conscious, which also means in effect nullifying the law by not voting for convic-
tion. The effect of this becomes abundantly clear when jurors consistently refuse to convict so-called ‘criminal
offenders’, and numerous examples abound from prior civil rights movements in America: Abolitionists, Women’s
Suffrage, Minority Rights and Access To The Vote and Gay/Lesbian. In time, and NORML is observing this right
now around the country in ever-increasing amounts, prosecutors are having an increasingly harder time winning
criminal convictions for ‘crimes’ a majority of the citizens do not in fact believe is a crime. Want to know more
about the awesome power each of us possess as jurors to stop ‘bad’ laws from their continued enforcement?
Check out fija.org! I want to personally thank ‘D. Walters, Erie, CO’ for both voting their conscious while sitting in
judgment of a fellow cannabis consumer, and for letting their fellow citizens in the Boulder area know via a letter-to-the-editor what a waste of time and
valuable social resources cannabis prohibition enforcement is for the criminal justice system.

Medical marijuana case a waste of resources

Posted by Camera Staff
Tuesday, August 11th 2009
I was a member of the jury on the medical marijuana case and beg to differ with Mr. Garnett’s assessment as presented in this Open Forum on Tuesday. This case was both a waste of
taxpayer money and a travesty of justice that the charges against this man were ever brought in the first place.  First of all, Mr. Garnett’s assertion that the jury found “that the amount of
marijuana in Mr. Lauve’s home was medically necessary” is an inaccurate statement. The job of the prosecution was to prove that the amount in possession was NOT medically neces-
sary and that Mr. Lauve was aware that he was in violation of the law. The prosecution presented absolutely NO EVIDENCE regarding either point of law.  They brought no witnesses to
show that the amount was not medically necessary. They did not even assert that the amount was not medically necessary. In fact, they prevented the defense from offering evidence
regarding medical necessity.  The prosecution did not even attempt to assert that Mr. Lauve knew the amount was excessive or suggest that he was doing anything inappropriate with
the ‘excess’. This jury admired Jason Lauve for standing up to an unfair prosecution. The physical, emotional and legal costs to Jason Lauve of defending himself do not seem to be of
concern of Mr. Garnett. And the cost to taxpayers? 4 full days spent by a judge, two prosecutors, a bailiff, a clerk, a detective, assorted police officers and 12 jurors!  Plus laboratory time
and expense to prove that it was ‘real’ marijuana.  All of us could have spent these 4 days doing something that actually involved prosecuting a crime.

D. Walters
Erie, CO.
 green RX
UPDATES
“I am still fighting. I have multiple diseases, as well as NO criminal record. The judge at my prelim
said that “I wish she sold gas...because I’d buy gas from her, because she’s not going to make any profit.”

And then he bound it over for trial. I have been told, and we cannot find a single medical marijuana sales case dismissed or won
in San Diego County. But I really want to use my case to bring awareness on just how badly San Diego is not following the law. If
somebody can be as sick as I am, and have a judge rule that they are not in it for profit, have a cop with a medical recommendation (a
legitimate verified patient) and they still want to prosecute me, then clearly they will prosecute anybody, indiscriminately. They are the
ones not following the law.

My last chance in front of a judge to get this dismissed before trial is

September 3, 2009 at 1:30pm in Dept. 53
But since the odds are against me, my trial date is set for October 23, 2009
I welcome any and all court support. I am afraid, but I am just as afraid to not stand up when I see the
injustice of what San Diego County has been doing to the medical marijuana community for far too long.”

Donna Lambert

I have a facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#/profile.php?id=1812125547&ref=name

I made a youtube channel (sandiego420watch)

http://www.youtube.com/user/SanDiego420watch
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Eugene Davidovich:
Proving my medical marijuana case
By Eugene Davidovich

As news of Operation Green Rx, its question-

able methods of execution, and the fraudulent
manner in which it was announced, spreads
through District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis’
constituent base, a lot of supporters have
stepped forward to condemn the operation
and the tactics used. Even elected officials are
beginning to recognize that the operation was
a colossal waste and misuse of power. In a
recent conversation I had on Facebook with
state Assemblymember Lori Saldaña (D-San
Diego), she labeled Operation Green Rx as
“monumentally unjust.”

Operation Green Rx is an ongoing investi-

gation, part of Bonnie Dumanis’ “fierce fight” LEFT to RIGHT: JOE MALONE, DONNA LAMBERT, EUGENE DAVIDOVICH
against medical marijuana in San Diego. As
part of the operation our San Diego police medical cannabis in San Diego, the federal attorney is still “fighting fiercely against it.”
detectives went to a local doctor, lied about government is preparing to expand their al-
their symptoms, condition, and identity and ready existing medical cannabis growing pro- I agree with Saldaña and the hundreds of
obtained recommendations for medical can- gram. Last week, in an article titled Obama- people I spoke to about Operation Green Rx.
nabis. They then proceeded to join all the col- Care’s Medical Marijuana,” Rachel Ehrenfeld This “fierce fight” is monumentally unjust, a
lectives listed on the CA NORML Web site with outlined the Federal Government’s request for waste or our taxpayer dollars, is illegal, and
the intent of shutting them down. proposals for medical cannabis cultivators. must end. The misconduct in this operation
should be publicly known and the people re-
In February of this year approximately a doz- She writes: “The National Institute on Drug sponsible held accountable.
en houses were raided, patients arrested and Abuse (NIDA) is venturing into the distribu-
then lumped in with other drug cases which tion and production of marijuana cigarettes. In response to the continued harassment and
had nothing to do with medical cannabis. According to the August 5 solicitation for pro- this fierce fight, patients, collectives, and coops
posals, the selected organizations will be con- in town have united to launch the Stop Opera-
Shortly after the raids in February, President trolled by the Drug Enforcement Administra- tion Green Rx campaign, an effort to draw at-
Obama issued a statement announcing the tion (DEA), and will have to comply with FDA tention to the issue, end these continued ille-
end of federal participation in raids on legiti- regulations.” gal prosecutions, and prevent more raids.
mate state medical cannabis patients, col- Constituents are now writing letters to the
lectives and co-ops. One would think that a This a renewal contract for the already existing State Bar of California to complain about the
message like that from our President would federal medical cannabis growing contract in District Attorney’s unethical practices and her
resonate with the DA’s office. Unfortunately it place with the University of Mississippi. violations of the rules of professional conduct.
did not. In a follow up article titled The Case For Medi- Calls, email, and letters are now pouring in to
cal Marijuana,” Bruce Mirken of MPP writes the Citizens Review Board on police practices
Less than a month ago, as a part of the continu- “Since 1978, actually. The federal government with complaints against the conduct of the de-
ing “Operation Green Rx”, detectives — who has been distributing medical marijuana to a tectives in this operation, and the Grand Jury
are trained by the California Narcotic Officers small group of patients for more than three on a daily basis is being asked to investigate
Association that marijuana is not medicine — decades via a program known as an IND (for this waste, fraud, and abuse.
again went to a local doctor, lied about their ‘investigational new drug’). This program has
symptoms and obtained medical cannabis been covered in the media from time to time, Will the charges be dropped and the opera-
recommendations. This cycle of lies seems to and still exists, although it was closed to new tion stopped? Or are we in for another colossal
be happening every few months. enrollment by President George H.W. Bush in waste in the DA’s bi-annual round of raids on
1992. It’s not exactly a state secret.” medical cannabis patients?
Thirteen years of repression here in San Diego
has caused a lot of pent up demand for medi- Mikern also mentions that “there is a wealth of Help Stop Operation Green Rx, join the cause
cal cannabis facilities in town. Patients seem research that documents marijuana’s medical on http://www.causes.com/operationgreenrx
not to care about the DA’s stance on the is- efficacy and safety, and a vast array of medi- and read the Operation Green Rx blog for the
sue, and as you may have noticed this “fierce cal and public health organizations that have latest.
fight” has not prevented medical cannabis col- recognized marijuana’s medical potential.” Eugene Davidovich can be reached via http://
lectives and coops from opening up through- www.eugenedavidovich.com
out the city. In fact it has encouraged them.
The federal government is ramping up for
Since February, in San Diego more facilities
medical cannabis production and California is Read more:
where patients can obtain their medicine have
preparing for the passage of any one of sever- http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-08-18/
opened than ever existed before. al pro-cannabis initiatives. But in a state where news/eugene-davidovich-proving-my-medi-
medical cannabis has been legal for over 13 cal-marijuana-case-4#ixzz0PDafh3P8
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ACTIVISM Marijuana is NOT Medicine?
Clarification Please!
By: Terrie Best, Campaign Manager
Stop Operation Green Rx
August, 12, 2009

I’m sure the doctors at University of California at San Diego’s (UCSD) Center for
Medical Cannabis Studies (CMCS) would be amused to hear San Diego narcotics
officers’ decree that marijuana is not medicine in as much as CMCS is paid by
federal funds to find new and better ways to treat patients with it.
The CMCS, a department of UCSD, perhaps the largest employer in San
Diego, is housed near the Hillcrest UCSD Medical Center in the heart of Mission
Hills. Its mission is to conduct high quality scientific studies intended to ascer-
tain the general medical safety and efficacy of cannabis and cannabis products
and examine alternative forms of cannabis administration. This is accomplished
through focused controlled clinical trials, observational studies and randomized
trials, which the center publishes and subjects to rigorous peer-review.
I checked and the doctors who run this place are no slouches. The review
panel alone reads like the Board of Directors at The University Club. They’re all
MD’s and all are from prestigious medical schools – certainly weightier than a cop
with an outdated opinion. These sorts could review for any medical journal they
want to and probably they do. They are writers of textbooks and sworn to do no
harm.
So, if they say cannabis has medical
value why do you suppose law enforce-
ment in our town including the DA, insist
that “marijuana is not medicine?” I’m
not making this up, that is a direct quote
from a training handout supervising narcotics officer, Conrado DeCastro - the so called
mastermind of Operation Green Rx (Google it!)- pointed to when asked on the stand
recently about his training and qualifications on the subject. Short of a conspiracy theory,
I’m baffled why cops take such a hard line, and anybody who voted for the Compassion-
ate Use Act of 1996 should be baffled if not outraged as well.

No matter what side of the issue you’re on, isn’t it time to find the common ground and
begin to explore how we can implement the law in ways the pro-compassion voters as
well as the DA, law enforcement and our local soccer mom’s can live with?
With thriving research centers like the CMCS, isn’t the debate whether cannabis
is medicine officially over? Wasn’t it over when we voted that it was appropriate for folks
to use cannabis in treatment of medical symptoms? If anybody is still haggling over the
issue of medicine, they are part of the problem. Clearly, it is time for San Diego law en-
forcement to invest in training around the issue of cannabis as medicine. So what keeps
them from it? I wish I knew and it seems to be the million dollar question.
The alternative, allowing police to use their opinions to decide which laws they
will enforce, is far scary to me than any cannabis collective in my neighborhood. Wouldn’t
that mean that if my local officer thought my botox injections where unsafe, I could be
arrested? How about whether gay men should be protected from hate crimes? How can
we pass the Compassionate Use Act and then sit
back and let the DA decide for us what is and isn’t
medicine and what laws will be enforced? Excuse
me … be right back, I gotta go ask my local border
patrol agent for advice on my health care policy.
Be the change, People!

For more information about Operation Green Rx

please visit:
http://operationgreenrx.blogspot.com
http://www.eugenedavidovich.com
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Medical Cannabis
Storefronts are
LEGAL
Excerpt from article By Dale Gieringer,
dale@canorml.org canorml.org,
Wed, Aug 19, 2009

In an important decision regarding a River-

side medical cannabis dispensary, People v

TIMES
Hochanadel, the CA 4th District Appeals Court
ruled that storefront dispensaries may operate
legally as non-profit collectives or coopera-
tives.  At the same time, however, the court ruled
that the dispensary in question did NOT legally
qualify as a “primary caregiver” under Prop. 215.

Council OKs moratorium on pot dispensaries

Regulations requested before 45-day ban
lifted license will not be revoked by the state medical
Excerpt from article By Janine Zúñiga Union- board, and he will continue seeing patients. The
Tribune Staff Writer August 22, 2009 case against Dr. Sterner did not involve a com-
plaint against him by a patient, and there was no
Imperial Beach has received 15 inquiries about allegation of harm to a patient.
opening dispensaries. The city has never had
dispensaries. Vista, San Marcos, El Cajon, La Two undercover officers lied to get letters of
Mesa, Lemon Grove and San Marcos have approval from Sterner in the spring of 2006. A
banned businesses that distribute marijuana. detective posing as “Kimberly Summers” said
Chula Vista, Santee, National City, Escondido she had had been prescribed Lunesta for insom-
and Oceanside have implemented 45-day nia, but it left her drowsy all day. She had used
moratoriums. cannabis safely and effectively as a
sleep aid since high school, she told
Sterner. He warned her, accord-
ing to her hidden tape recorder, to
“use cannabis appropriately and
that means mainly at night.” He
stated that “smoked marijuana did
not cause lung cancer, asthma or
emphysema,” but he recommended
vaporization or ingestion in edible
form. Sterner also cautioned Sum-
mers that discussing her marijuana
might have consequences and that
other doctors might disapprove.
A second detective, “Raymond
Cruz,” visited Dr. Sterner’s office
claiming to be a migraine suf-
Card Program finally gets going ferer. He was sent away because he had no
After years of court battles, San Diego’s Medical documentation. He returned weeks later with a
Marijuana Card Program finally gets going. The migraine diagnosis from another doctor. Sterner
card started being issued July 6th for $166, the gave Cruz his standard information and advice:
most expensive in the state. The county gets to “Cannabis does not cause lung cancer… We are
keep $100 of the fee. The cards were required looking at very, very convincing indicators that
by a 2003 state law, but San Diego County re- this is a safe long term substance as far as your
sisted issuing them. The county sued to overturn use. That you are not going to hurt yourself.”
the state law, but the case was rejected by the When it comes to other physicians, you want to
U.S. Supreme Court on May 18. think about discretion. Naturally when you work
with your doctors, you want to be open, honest,
Sterner Still Seeing Patients Despite Frame- and above board. I have to say though, in this
up by SDPD area, cannabis… if you are in the room with
Fred Gardner, PCMD4U.org them and you say the word ‘cannabis’, they have
an instant panic.
The San Diego Police Department’s costly
scheme to put cannabis specialist Robert Stern- Based on the San Diego Police complaint,
er, MD, out of business has failed. Dr. Sterner’s the medical board accused Sterner of various
22 NUGMAG.COM | SEP/OCT 09 improprieties and assigned Administrative Law
Judge Humberto Flores to hold a hearing. James
MacDonald, MD, a Student Health Services doc-
tor at UC Santa Cruz with almost no experience
monitoring cannabis use by patients, was the
board’s expert witness. Philip A. Denney, MD,
who has treated some 9,000 cannabis users,
testified on Dr. Sterner’s behalf.
ALJ Flores’s decision took issue with Sterner’s
comment that smoking cannabis does not cause
lung cancer. “The research articles that were
introduced in this case show a difference of
opinion on whether smoking cannabis causes
lung cancer”…Complainant’s expert [MacDon-
ald] testified convincingly that the research is
inconclusive at best… Therefore respondent’s
[Sterner’s] statements to patient Summers
concerning the efficacy and safety of cannabis
use constituted “an extreme departure from the
standard of care.”
The question of whether smoking marijuana
causes lung cancer has been definitively inves-
tigated by Donald Tashkin and colleagues at the
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. And the
answer is; it does not. Inhaled cannabis smoke
damages bronchial cells, but the cells don’t
become malignant.
ALJ Flores decided that Sterner’s suggestion
that patient Summers not inform… physicians
about her medical marijuana recommendation
and his statement that there would be no nega-
tive interaction between marijuana use and other
prescribed medications, “constitute extreme de-
partures from the standard of care.” But Sterner
was right again; a large body of research shows
that there are no adverse interactions with stan-
dard pharmaceuticals, and that cannabis use
often reduces the need for them.
Attorney Zenia Gilg says Dr. Sterner had a
responsibility to remind patients that marijuana
prohibition has made fear and prejudice per-
vasive within the profession. “Isn’t a physician
supposed to concern himself with the overall
well-being of his patients?” asks Gilg.
 6. Do not let the CPS agent intimidate you
into signing up for any voluntary programs.

When talking to a CPS agent, remember

they have almost unlimited power, so be very
nice but don’t offer information, and if you de-

LEGAL
cide to talk to the agent and are asked these
questions, tell the truth which should be:
1. That you never medicate when the children
are present and that you are never medicated
when you are caring for the children, that
during those times you handle your illness
with over the counter medication or other
as prescribed by your doctor, but not with

How to Protect of street drugs are in increased danger of

contact with CPS, and they should take steps
to ‘CPS proof’ their home to help insure that
prescription pain medications.
2. That you did not use marijuana prior to
being prescribed it. If there is irrefutable evi-
Your Children their children will remain safe and out of CPS’
hands.
dence that you did, down play your use.
3. That you did not use marijuana while preg-

– from CPS
nant or nursing.
This guide is not guaranteed to stop CPS
from taking your children and should not be Smoking
By: Terry Martinez
considered legal advice. It is directed to the 1. Do not smoke anywhere in your home with
Medical Marijuana patient, but others can your children present.
The threat of Child Protective Services
adapt these ideas to their specific situation. 2. Do not leave any medicine anywhere a
destroying your family by taking your children
Ultimately, you should use your own judg- child can get it or where someone can imag-
is real. In California, 20% of children will
ment in how to best protect your children. ine your child can get it. A single locked door
have contact with CPS at least once between
the ages of 1-7 and 180,000 children are in is not enough. Put it in a locked room and in
CPS proof your home a locking cabinet or box up high. If your kids
contact with CPS each day. (1)
You may have the legal right to use and grow are young, also put up a baby gate and use a
Medical Marijuana, but CPS and Child De- door knob barrier.
In San Diego County last year, 51,821
pendency Courts do not care about parents’ 3. If you use a bong or other smoking tool,
children were reported to CPS for investiga-
rights or interests, they only consider the chil- only have one and keep it locked up.
tion by a variety of people which included
dren’s interests. The fact that your medicine
mandatory reporters who are obligated by
is legal will not protect your family. Alcohol Edibles
law to report all suspicions of abuse, friends,
use, which is legal and far more socially 1. Get a 2nd fridge to keep your edibles in
neighbors, lawyers, coaches and the list goes
accepted than marijuana consumption, has and lock it with a real refrigerator lock from
on and on. (2)
been used as an excuse to remove children Lowes or Home Depot (not the cheapie child
from their parents’ custody. proof locks). Keep it in a room that is locked.
With pressure to ‘err on the side of children’
because of a few horror stories of extreme 2. If you can’t afford a 2nd fridge, put your
Patients should be very careful about how medicine in a locking box (they have 3in x
abuse that make the news, CPS removes far
they grow, store, and use their medicine. To 5in locking boxes at Staples for $10) or in
too many children from their parents. In fact,
help protect your family, it must be obvious a locking money bag and put a real lock on
allegations of physical or sexual abuse were
that Medical Marijuana is not anywhere your the outside of the fridge. Or better yet, don’t
the reason for removal of only 14% of the
children can see it, eat it, or breathe it in. store them in the fridge, but in a locked room
69,000 Californian children in fostered care
Treat your Medical Marijuana like prescription in a locked box out of reach and out of sight.
in 2008, while 80% were taken because of
medicine that is radioactive. 3. If you make your own edibles, have dedi-
amorphous claims of neglect or the possibility
of neglect. (1)(2) cated pots and cooking tools that are only
General Things You Can Do for marijuana. Hand wash the tools outside
1. Keep your house very clean…clean the using a disposable washing tool, and store in
The policy of removing children for neglect
bathroom, do the dishes, keep your dirty a locked room.
continues despite studies over the past two
clothes in one neat pile.
decades showing that children fare better and
2. Get all of your cleaning supplies, medical Growing in your home
are generally safer at home with their parents
supplies, and household and grow chemicals 1. Install a metal screen door from Lowes or
than in foster care and group homes. (3) Chil-
up and out of the reach of your children. Home Depot with locks. It is not enough to
dren in foster care are reported to be almost
3. Child proof everything that can be child merely lock the door on your grow room, but
twice as likely to die of abuse then at home,
proofed based upon your children’s ages. do that too. Block out the screen part so it
2 times more likely to be sexually abused and
Make your attempts obvious and take pic- cannot be seen through. Hide the keys where
3 times more likely to be physically abused
tures of your child proofing. your children cannot get them. If your kids
than the general population. Group homes
4. Tell family, friends, and the other parent are too young to open doors…do it anyway.
are reported to be much less safe than foster
that you no longer medicate…statistically, If you have young kids, put door knob barri-
care once child on child abuse is factored in.
these people make up to 19% of the reports ers on the doors.
(4)
to CPS. (1) 2. Put all grow chemicals, even organic ones,
5. Think twice before taking a field sobriety into a locked cabinet that is off the floor and
Medical Marijuana consumers and users
test. out of reach in your double locked grow
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room.
3. Have a fire extinguisher in your grow room, or attached to the
wall outside the grow room in a child safe manner.
4. Have an abundance of smoke detectors in the room and around
your home.
5. Have a system to get the air cleaned so there is no marijuana
smell.
6. Do anything else you can think of to child proof your grow room.
7. When you go to dry your medicine, do everything you can to
hide it from the children’s sight, access, and smell.
8. When you clean your medicine, use dedicated tools that are
locked away when not in use, and dispose of the all excess plant
matter immediately…do not put it off. Treat any excess plant
matter that you keep around like it is useable medicine…keep it
locked up.

Growing in your yard

county funds
1. Hide your garden with a tall fence, with locks on any gates. 26%
2. Keep you chemicals locked up and out of reach. Behind your 1.2 Billion
locked gate is not enough. 1.9 Billion

1.6 Billion federal funds

Remember there are no guarantees when dealing with CPS, 40%
but hopefully these tips will make your family more secure.

1. “Facts at a Glance 4-20-09.” California Health and Human Services.

state funds
CA Child Welfare Council, 20 Apr. 2009. Web. http://www.chhs.ca.gov. 34%
2. “Child Welfare Dynamic Report System.” Center for Social Services
Research. Ca Dept of Social Services/UC Berkeley, Jan. 2009. Web.
www.cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare.
3. Doyle Jr. PhD, James J. “Child Protection and Child Outcomes: Funding for 2007 (6)
Measuring the Effects of Foster Care.” Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. 2007. Web. http://www.mit.edu”www.mit.edu.
4. “Foster Care vs. Family Preservation: The Track Record on Safety
And Well-Being.” National Coalition for Child Protection Reform. 4 Nov.
2007. Web. http://www.nccpr.org”www.nccpr.org.
5. “Study Finds that Caring for Fostered Youth Past Age 18 Improves
their Transition to Adulthood.” Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative.
Chapin Hall Center for Children, 12 Dec. 2007. Web. jimcaseyyouth.
org.
6. Mecca, Frank J. “Funding Child Welfare Services in California.”
County Welfare Directors Association of America. 14 Apr. 2008. Web.
cwda.org.

Fast Facts

2484 children entered fostered care in San Diego in 2008 (1)

5816 children were in foster care in 2008 in San Diego (1)
43% of fostered males will spend time in jail between the ages
19-21. (5)
75% of fostered females will be pregnant by age 21 vs. 33% of
non fostered females (5)
50% of fostered women receive food stamps vs. 6% of those
who were not fostered (5)

Adult fostered children aged 19-21 make 45% less than those

who were not in foster care (5)

 :READERSOPINIONS
There comes a time...
in everyone’s life when they feel they have to
make a stand. Medical marijuana patients have
been quietly awaiting these compassionate
public officials to do what the law demands from
them, that is to follow the laws of the state they
represent, be it city or county.
California voters spoke out when they passed
Prop 215 and wanted the people of California
know there was compassion for these people
suffering with medical needs that narcotics
made worst.
I personally had to kick a narcotic
habit I received while in the hospital, unless
you’ve been through this type of hell you have
no idea what it is like. If it were not for the
marijuana I would of gone to the streets and
found some type of narcotic because the pains
of withdraw were so overpowering.
We (patients) are judged here in
San Diego both city and county because “they”
refuse to acknowledge medical proof that
marijuana is medicine. Because they don’t
believe it is wrong to use, regardless that it is
a law passed by the voters they represent. Yet
when they close the doors to the city council
building crack is sold on those very steps and
overlooked by police. A drug imported into this
country (cocaine) contributing to another coun-
tries recovery from debt and supports terrorist to
buy “our” guns to shoot back at us.
The real “War on Drugs” is the war
our government wants to continue to support
agencies that create chaos and lies to cover up
the real truth. The war isn’t against marijuana, it
about controlling the masses. If it were so bad
to use and deadly as they claim it to be, then
why was it until the 1930’s it became illegal?
Was mankind so stupid they allowed it to go on
until now? If it were as they say it is they yes by
all means do away with it, but the truth is the
government lied to us all about it’s use and now
has to “Stand face” and can’t.
The facts lie before you to see, as is
the truth if you can face that as well. Marijuana
is medicine that has never killed one living soul,
has man ever invented a drug that hasn’t killed
at lease one innocent person searching for help
or a cure?
13 years these patients have waited
for these individuals to do what is right and allow
patients safe access to their medicine. The ones
I know buy it and then go home to use it. Lead
productive lives, and live the American dream
until you decide they are wrong because it is not
how you see they should live “THEIR” life. What
makes you happy might not work for me; I don’t
throw you in jail because I see it differently from
you. We only ask to be treated with the same
respect you would want if you needed medicine.
It’s OUR right to choose what we use,
as it is yours as well. It’s also the law you were
sworn into office to execute to the best of your
ability. It’s your war not ours, we are Americans
like you. I support your right to choose and hope
you can do the same for us.
It’s been 13 years since prop 215
passed, 4 years away from a life sentence in
prison yet nothing has been done except the
suffering continues because of YOU! Let the
medical research speak to you, show you, teach
you. Open your eyes and heart for others.
www.myspace.com/williamwwest

“MARIJUANA: TO MAKE A CHANGE” the subject does enact anger in any human ......We have come to a point where it cannot
Kat, Relief Inc. www.reliefcooperative.org who is “awake”. We are smart enough to be ignored any longer and each of our voices
know anger and anger only leaves you with makes an impact. As we ban together to
With all of the recent media attention pointed more anger and no gain. push forward for our rights, we add to the
in the direction of medical marijuana, one It is up to each and every one of us collective consciousness, and eventually we
must take notice that a shift in human con- to educate ourselves and learn the benefits will break through. It’s about standing behind
sciousness is occurring right before our very of cannabis, and to take a stand and demand each other in a positive way and making real
eyes. The marijuana issue has taken center our voices be heard. We can be quieted as change.
stage as of late. It’s on every major news- one, but as many it is impossible……. It’s about getting involved and vot-
cast, it’s on every minor news station, it’s in ing in elections that will make a difference,
the magazines, and in the newspapers, it’s it’s about appearing at hearings in support
on the radio, there is even a television series of our fellow medical marijuana comrades,
based on marijuana. Not to mention the voting on bills of importance, and offering
countless books and documentaries available educated opinions in favor of its use. Most
for anyone to access. importantly no matter what your reason for
Marijuana is the current issue being in the marijuana industry is, it’s about
that takes precedence in the minds of most moving forward, day by day, event by event
Californians and probably the majority of until eventually, they will have no choice but
the United States as a whole. We are all to hear us and listen.
wondering the fate of the medical marijuana “BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN
industry, especially those of us in San Diego, THE WORLD” GANDHI
where it has been a sore issue for some
time. Since there are no guarantees in life,
we have to do what we can in this present
moment to activate a positive future.
What can you do, right now, to
change the future to a more positive one?
VISIT NUGMAG.com
You can get educated, and get active, from
wherever you stand, and for whatever FOR THE FULL ARTICLE!
reasons you stand for. The information is
available for any one of us to access and to
spread in a positive way. You can’t educate
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Cannabis Cooking
with Kim
Written by Kim Twolan, Mother Earth Co-op & Collective,
The use of cannabis has been proven to be medically beneficial to
treat specific conditions such as anxiety, HIV/AIDS, multiple scle-
rosis, aging, arthritis, cancer, depression, eating disorders, gastro-
intestinal disorders, glaucoma, menstrual disorders, movement
disorders, and chronic pain only to name a few.
The methods described in last month’s article detailed the prepara-
tion of the cannabutter or cannaoil. Cannabutter/oils are the neces-
sary ingredient and key to the majority of edibles with cannabis. We
must stress the techniques described in preparing the edibles are
optimized for medical use with purity and potency in mind. Medical
grade cannabis is always high grade, organic and clean. Ingesting
cannabis or its active ingredient THC, is unlike smoking and it has
different effects. The total high from the consumption of cannabis
edibles takes about an hour, even on an empty stomach and should
last several hours. An overdose is basically unheard of in recorded
history.
It is imperative to know that there are several strains of cannabis
in existence. Each strain has a different effect and can be used for
certain ailments better than other strains. In the end, the quality of
the final product will largely be determined by the strain, purity and
potency of the cannabis from which the mixture is prepared with.
As a general statement the Indica dominant strains are best for
relief from cramping, pain, and muscle spasms and known more for
the body high. Sativa dominant strains are known for pain relief,
migraines and depression.
The effects of a sativa strain is often described as mostly cerebral,
uplifting, energetic, creative, giggly or even psychedelic. Sativas give
the patient a feeling of optimism and well being, while providing pain
relief for certain symptoms. Sativas are a good choice for daytime.
Most sativas generally originate from equatorial regions such as
Thailand, Cambodia, Jamaica, and Mexico.
The effects of an indica strain are most often portrayed as a pleasant
body buzz. Indica is generally classified as a ‘stone’, meaning that it
is more centered on the body. It may enhance physical sensations
such as taste, touch and sound. It has a relaxing effect, mentally
and physically. They are also known to be hypnotic in larger doses.
Indicas are great for relaxation, stress relief, and for an overall sense
of calm and serenity. Indicas are very effective for overall body pain
relief, and often used in the treatment of insomnia. They are best
suited for evening choice and a sleep aid. Most indica varieties come
from Southern Asia, from countries such as Afghanistan, Lebanon,
Pakistan, India, Tibet, and Nepal.
Cannabis strains are available in the entire spectrum from pure
sativas to pure indicas, and in every combination in between. Mean-
ing there are some strains that are a certain percentage sativa and a
certain percentage indica strains.
We would like to stress the importance of choosing suitable strains
to meet your individual requirements. There is much research in
identifying particular varieties that are helpful for sleep, pain, ap-
petite,
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and energy; as well as for precise conditions. For example if you
are looking for something to assist with sleeping an indica dominant
strain would be recommended and if looking for relief from depres-
sion a sativa dominant strain would be suggested. The reality,
though, is often that the strain is unknown or not well characterized.
This increases the importance of educated medical co-ops, collec-
tives and dispensaries to assist patients in their selections. There
are reference books available that describe the origination of the
strains and the medical uses they have. However trial and error is
usually required to acquire the appropriate strain and effect of the
proper dose level. We advocate journaling strains and effects for
your individual medications that can be used as a reference of what
strains affect you in which way.
Cannabis potency fluctuates with different strains. For medicinal use
in particular the idea is to smoke less in order to reduce respiratory
irritations from excessive inhalation. Patients are greatly encouraged
to use vaporizers, or consume edible cannabis medicine which will
decrease potential risks from smoking. Patients require less high
potency cannabis to reach desired effects. Any patients who find
the need to use increasingly larger doses to achieve desired medi-
cal results ought to consider reducing, or stop for 3 days and then
resume. We suggest trying a different strain or switch up the variety
of cannabis that is normally used. This assists patients going back to
a decreased dosage.
The ancient native and medicinal use of cannabis is being rediscov-
ered yet again for medical purposes and has spurred innovation with
a wide range in cannabis products. We intend to demonstrate and
share some of the ways of medicating without smoking in each of
these articles.
The following recipes are taken from
Mother Earth Co-op’s cannabis cookbook:
ELECTRIC CAJUN ALFREDO
8 oz cream cheese
3/4 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup cannabutter
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp Cajun Classic seasoning
1 tsp sugar
4 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 cup yellow peppers (chopped)
1 cup mushrooms (sliced)
½ cup tomatoes (chopped)
1 pkg fettuccine noodles
Blend cheeses, cannabutter, milk, sugar, seasoning together and
cook on medium low heat. Chop 1 cup yellow or orange pepper,
mushrooms and tomatoes. Pour sauce over cooked fettuccine
noodles. Top with peppers and tomatoes
420 B.C. Short Cookies

1 1/2 cups canna butter

2 cups flour
1 cup icing sugar
1 cup cornstarch
Pinch of sea salt

Mix all ingredients very well together for several minutes. This is
usually too thick for electric mixer, but works well with a pastry cutter
to blend together. Form cookie in a 1 inch ball and press down the
centre with a fork. Decorate with cherry pieces, almonds, chocolates
or make small nest on top and place jelly or raspberry jam in centre.
Pre heat oven to 300 degrees and bake for 18 to 20 minutes on
ungreased cookie sheets. Makes about 55 special cookies.
BOOK
reviews
It’s Just A Plant
When my seven-year old
started asking questions
recently about marijuana, I
felt it was definitely time to
have a conversation about
it, so I did what any modern
parent would do and as
my son says I ‘googled’
it; that’s when I found this
book. According to their
website, “It’s Just a Plant
is a book for parents who
want to educate their chil-
dren about the complexities
of pot in a thoughtful, fact-
oriented manner.” Based
on that description and a
brief sampling of the first few pages, I decided to buy the book and use it
as a tool for our family discussion. I was surprised and delighted by how
well the book communicates, on such a basic level, an idea to children
that even most adults struggle to understand. An hour later, and with many
added side notes, we asked him if he had any more questions and he
simply said “No, I’m good”.
For more information see the website: www.itsjustaplant.com
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The Four Agreements - This is one
of those books you can read and refer to
many times in your life, a sort of self-help
book, without all of the pretense. At the
very least it will inspire you and open your
mind to new ideas. It may even change
your life. This is definitely one to share with
anyone who is struggling or having hard
times, like so many of us are right now. It is
a fast read and affordable enough to buy a
copy to keep and one to pass on…
1. Be Impeccable With Your Word-Speak
with integrity. Say only what you mean.
Avoid using the word to speak against
yourself or to gossip about others. Use the
power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
2. Don’t Take Anything Personally-Nothing others do is because of you.
What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own
dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you
won’t be the victim of needless suffering.
3. Don’t Make Assumptions-Find the courage to ask questions and to
express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you
can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one
agreement, you can completely transform your life.
4. Always Do Your Best-Your best is going to change from moment to mo-
ment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under
any circumstance, simply do your best and you will avoid self-judgment,
self-abuse and regret.
For more information see the website: www.miguelruiz.com
 reader submitted:

POEM
There’s No Need To Put A JailAround Me
Hey now, hey now can’t you see,
there’s no need for you to be picking on me.
What’s so different, help me to see?
Why you wage a war in the land of the free?
Not much difference between you and me,
you use coffee and I use weed.

Hey now, hey now can’t you see,

there’s no need to put a jail around me.
Hey now, hey now can’t you see,
there’s no need for you to be picking on me.

For thirteen years, you were on our back

the only change was your angle of attack.
They voted once again we all heard that,
to give the patients safe access back.

Hey now, hey now can’t you see,

there’s no need to put a jail around me.
Hey now, hey now can’t you see,
there’s no need for you to be picking on me.

Where’s your heart while our sick are dying?

Honor the laws and stop the lying.
We are here to stay because you’re not trying;
it’s our rights that you’re denying.

Hey now, hey now can’t you see,

there’s no need to put a jail around me.
Hey now, hey now can’t you see,
there’s no need for you picking on me.

Take the time and fix what’s gone wrong.

Thirteen years is way to long.
If you follow the law we can all go home,
you and your coffee, me and my bong.
Hey now, hey now can’t you see,
there’s no need to put a jail around patients like me.

William W. West

reader submitted:
PHOTO

GO AHEAD AND BRAG, YOU MADE THE MAG.

 San Diego’s
Written by: Dion Markgraaff
Imperial Linen Products Corporation executives examine hemp harvest from late
1920, in San Diego. (Photo Courtesy of San Diego Historical Society)
San Diego has a huge hemp his-
tory. Just as today, San Diego has always
been a big player on the course for can-
nabis. A conspiracy of market forces played
a major part in the twists and turns down
that historical hemp road. Some of the most
famous San Diego historical figures like E.W.
Scripps, Henry Timken, and the Spreckels
family played various roles in the cannabis
plant’s path in the market place.
San Diego’s hemp history can be
seen today in some of the city’s most famous
buildings at Balboa Park. The original build-
ings in Balboa Park are made with cannabis.
The parks website says:
Built for “First World’s Fair: The
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HUGE
1915-16 Panama-California Exposition
commemorated the opening of the Panama
Canal and provided a major impetus for the
creation of the Park as it appears today—the
first of two Expositions that created many of
the cultural institutions as well as the stun-
ning architecture in the Park. The California
Tower and dome, which houses the San
Diego Museum of Man, the Cabrillo Bridge
(historic 1,500-foot-long bridge) and the
Spreckels Organ Pavilion (one of the world’s
largest outdoor pipe organs) were built for
the 1915 Exposition-some of the few perma-
nent structures designed for the fair.”
Although there is no mention of the
buildings’ hemp history in the park’s latest
promotions, one just has to dig into the old
records to see references to hemp and the
PART 1
cannabis plant’s role in “reinforcing” the mor-
tar used to build these structures.
San Diego’s Solar Power
If there were no restrictions on growing can-
nabis, San Diego would be a world leader
in cultivation for one simple reason, the sun.
Some of the best hemp results in history
have happened right here in our region.
In 1917, the national media thor-
oughly documented the hemp farming taking
place locally at the famous Timkin Ranch. A
detailed report said local farmers “produced
about 125 tons of hemp fiber and 312.5 tons
of hemp hurds from his 100 acre hemp field.”
“Mr. Schlichten raised five tons of
hemp stalks to the acre on a one hundred
Advertisement from San Diego Magazine December 1927
 acre patch on the Timken Ranch. He will pay the growers $15.00 per ton for dry hemp stalks deliv-
ered to his machine. They have only to be shocked to dry properly in a few days. Thus the farmer gets
$75.00 an acre for this crop which matures in 100 days. The stubble and that part of the leaves and tops
which remain on the field (containing in excess of 50% of nitrogen) are wonderful fertilizer. Moreover,
the hemp kills all weeds. The farmer’s land is left in fine condition for immediate planting of other crops.
A second crop could be raised.”

From each ton of dry hemp stalks costing him $15.00, Mr. Schlichten gets the following:
About 500 lbs. hemp fiber @ $0.16 per lb. $80.00
About 1250 lbs. hurds @ $5.50 per ton $3.44
About 250 lbs. leaves, tops, etc. @ $5.50 per ton .69
From each ton, about $84.13
From each acre, about $420.65
From his experimental 100 acre patch, about $42,065.00

Another well documented hemp adventure in San Diego’s History was the Imperial Linen
Photo from 1903 USDA Yearbook
Hemp on Alluvial Soil at Gridley, CA. Products Corporation, a $3 million dollar hemp processing factory which was located on National Boule-

vard at Harborside in Chula Vista.
Leaders of San Diego were a part of the
head of this cannabis company.
An advertisement for Imperial Linen Prod-
ucts Corporation in the December 1927
issue of San Diego Magazine summed up
the vision of the corporate leaders, some of
whom where the “founders” of the city. The
president of this cannabis company, Alfred
Jr. Stahel, who was on San Diego’s Com-
mon Council between 1931-1932, stated “I
visualize this enterprise as becoming the
most important in the West and look for it to
revolutionize the entire industry in America,
because it is my firm belief that during the
coming decade you will see a large propor-
tion of the textile industry of the United Sates
located in southern California”.
As seen in the architect’s sketch in
the company’s advertisement, the Imperial
Linen Products Corporation factory was to be
50 acres in size, employ 3000 persons, and
cost $150,000 for construction. The ad states
the purpose of the company was to “take
HEMP, grown in Southern California, plus
LOCAL LABOR, and produce Fiber, Rugs,
Textiles, Fabrics, Insulating and Building
Lumber, Paint and Varnish Remover and a
Base for Stain.”
In the February 1928 issue of
San Diego Magazine, Claus Spreckels, the
director of the Imperial Linen Corporation,
described the construction of the factory. He
wrote about the “new machinery that will be
employed”. A modernized 100-ton hemp
decorticating machine, invented by Karl Wes-
sel an “internationally known textile engineer”
which “upon demonstration it was declared to
be a marvel and would revolutionize the tex-
tile industry.” Claus said. “The products pro-
duced will be made from the hemp, which will
be grown in the Imperial Valley, and shipped
via the San Diego & Arizona Railroad to San
Diego.”
Claus was the son of the founder of
San Diego, John D. Spreckels, who built the
Spreckels Theatre and donated the Spreck-
els Outdoor Organ Pavilion located in Balboa
Park to the people of San Diego. John D.
Spreckels’ biographer, Austin Adams, called
him “one of America’s few great Empire
Builders who invested millions to turn a
struggling, bankrupt village into the beautiful
and cosmopolitan city San Diego is today”.

Inside Hemp Factory “Hemp plus local labor” was to employ 3000 persons.
Photo Courtesy of San Diego Historical Society

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At one time he paid 10% of all the property taxes in San Diego
County”San Diego County.
What happened to the San Diego’s first large scale industrial
Hemp Factory?
The Imperial Linen Products Corporation building is still there
today. For many years the building was occupied by the National
City Dehydration Plant.
Problems with obtaining water for growing hemp, the
Federal Stamp Act of 1937, and transportation issues are some of
the possible reasons this company went out of business, or per-
haps other forces were at play. However, the US Federal Govern-
ment’s policies towards cannabis cultivation and state’s new laws
against “marijuana” are the most likely culprits.
In INDUSTRIAL HEMP FARMING: HISTORY AND
PRACTICE, David P. West Ph. D says “By 1930, as the nation
struggled under Depression, hemp acreage was again in decline.
The uses to which hemp was being put were enumerated by
[USDA’s Lyster] Dewey in a 1931 article titled ‘Hemp fiber losing
ground, despite its valuable qualities:’ …. Fibers are fungible com-
modities. They move in international markets and are purchased in
huge volumes where small price fluctuations are highly significant.
In rough times, quality loses to price. Hemp lost to sisal and jute,
as natural fibers in general lost out to the new, exciting synthetics.
As has been the general trend with agricultural products, many of
hemp’s markets were being displaced by synthetic materials from
the growing organic chemical industry. What was lacking was a
determined effort to develop new uses and new markets for hemp.
Why was this? The interplay of political and economic forces in the
increasing political power of the South and cotton over agricultural
policy, and its effect on allocations for fiber research at the USDA,
has been described elsewhere. Hemp was not alone in the erosion of
its markets. The production of flax for fiber had virtually disappeared.
Flax was grown primarily as an oilseed crop. It commanded greater
influence than hemp due to the importance of linseed oil for paints
and varnishes and linoleum.”
In Fiber Wars: The Extinction of Kentucky Hemp, David P.
West Ph. D says “Against this backdrop came a new specter, a new
combatant in Fiber Wars. Synthetic polymers made from natural
cellulose (first from cotton lint, later from wood pulp) were discov-
ered in the late nineteenth century. By 1905, the first synthetic fiber,
rayon, had appeared in England. DuPont introduced rayon fabric
around 1917. Rayon production in the United States increased from
10 to 380 million pounds between 1920 and 1939 and approximately
doubled during the war period. By 1941, United States production of
rayon was equivalent to 1,350,000 bales of cotton.”
Who knows? We at NUG Magazine will continue to unearth
the historical nuggets of information, as we try to piece together the
puzzle of why cannabis is in the place it is today. END
Part II - The cannabis conspiracy with Scripps & Hearst - Crime
of the Centuries?
NUG MUSIC
Meen Green with Barrington Levy
undisclosed IRIE location to conduct the
interview you see…..
MEEN GREEN is a self proclaimed
HEMPAHOLIC who lives the DANKSTA way
of life; I must admit he smokes a lot of really
good weed! Green’s love for good smoke,
high times and good music are front and
center on “Government Issue”; tracks like
“We Smoking Green” and “Pass it to the Da
Homie” has spawned its own movement
called HEMP-HOP. Hemp-hop is a form of
rap that celebrates and even glorifies the
use of marijuana. He also has songs telling
stories of the importance of having and
making money and not letting it change you.
In 1991, Meen Green met producer “Bird”
and fellow rapper/producer “VOOODU”
who was behind Ras Kass’ underground
success. While working on Ras Kass’
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MEEN GREEN
is Hemp-Hop
Written by Ras Mike
What’s good San Diego? Life is good. As I prepared for this interview I
realized that nothing could have prepared me for it. As I entered Ocean
Beach (shout out to SEeDLeSS) I entered dog beach parking lot when I was
approached by this “DANKSTA”. I know read on you’ll get the full meaning
later but this cool, mellow brother with a positive swagger steps to me and
says “Ras Mike” in a deep tone, “MEEN GREEN” I replied. We walked to an
album, Green met Bob Whitefield Owner of stream airwaves weren’t ready to hear”
Patchwork Records in 1996 where he later GREEN says, but it still remains an under-
signed. So the LA “Danksta” packed up and ground classic of HEMP-HOP. Meen Green
moved to the dirty-dirty(Atlanta)where he hopes that fans and hempaholics worldwide
quickly began building his fan base and was will keep “Government Issue” in rotation
a regular on many college radio stations along with a few good blunts, “The higher
and even got love from HOT 97 and V- you get the further the music takes you,
103(Diego where you @ Z-90/989). In1998 smoke on” he adds. Meen Green is planning
he drops the “Smoking Section”! This album to release a 5 disc mix tape for FREE on
featured WESTCOAST appearances by I-Tunes, don’t worry it will also be available
Western Hemisfear’s Mykall Myers, THE at ONE local store sometime this month.
HEMP CARTEL, ACEYALONE and MIKAH
NINE from Freestyle Fellowship. Songs like Mean Green shout outs: Swisher STREETS
“In Da Wind Ft/ Jazzie Pha and “Deep in Crew, Fetty Slaps, Dredoja, Mark the Shark,
the Game” Ft/Pimp C of UGK quickly got Los Anubis, DJ Milkcrate, James Worthy,
Meen Green’s name spread throughout Los Sucha, Bad Karma, Mac Vee, Kalioso,
Angles and Atlanta. Jawz, La Sane, J Irie and Bauleeeey and of
“The Smoking Section had that course his sponsors IGS & SEeDLeSS.
universal sound and boasts of marijuana- myspace.com/meengreen1
subject matter that radio and the main- myspace.com/swisherstreets
IF YOU ARE A LOCAL BAND,
GROUP OR MC AND YOU WANT
TO BE IN NUG…..
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Meen Green with Jack Herrer
 NUG MUSIC
“Go DUB
Yourself”
Written by: Ras Mike
What it do Diego? I was recently handed a CD called
“Project out of Bounds” by this cat named Richard; he tells me “Ras,
yo you gotta check out this band” and passes me a copy. I never like
to listen to the CD in front of the person (in case it SUCKS) my facial
expressions give it away. So I took the CD and told him I’ll call him
later, while driving home I popped the CD in; it started off rather slow
but I still dug it. After listening to a track called “Go DUB yourself” it all
made sense.
I walked into my house and told my wife you should listen to
this song. Being the constant professional she is she told me she had
no time and suggested that our daughter listens to it, considering this
13 year old has a proven track record of picking good songs before
others have even caught on; so I sat her down with the CD. One hour
later she simply says “it’s a really good CD”. I called Richard and was
like ok let’s do it; I want the interview….This Interview took place in
beautiful Pacific Beach (PB)
Project out of Bounds is four guys hailing from San Diego,
California that are trying to take the music scene by storm. After
years of hard work, adversity, trial and tribulation the boys are ready
to reap their rewards. With the release of their first CD self-entitled
“Project out of Bounds” they are ready to go to the next level. The
Project has opened/shared the stage with Collie Buddz, Eek-a-
Mouse & Common Sense just to name a few. Also they have per-
formed in some of the top venues in San Diego including The Belly
Up, Canes Bar and Grill, PB Bar and Grill, 710 Club, Avalon and the
list goes on.
I asked Kris (lead vocals) what was the most memorable
thing that has happened to you on stage? He recalls a show at
Canes where they were opening for Eek-a-Mouse and the place
burnt down (just the kitchen NOT the whole venue) right before
they were to go onstage. With the release of this CD we hope to get
more work; “We have a chip on our shoulders, we want to prove to
people that San Diego is a breeding ground for talent”.
People here know their music; we are a rootsy town, a
DUB town and we are Dancehall. The thing that will keep Project
out of Bounds in the game is that they are talented musicians, with
tracks like Jah is Coming and Army you can hear the musical tal-
ent bleeding through the tracks; the fusion of rock and reggae/dub
make it truly diverse and widely accepted if you have a vast musi-
cal appreciation.
You judge for yourself visit:
ProjectoutofBounds.com
myspace/projectoutofbounds
Upcoming Show Dates:
September 5 - w/ Eek a Mouse @ Canes 9:00pm
September 6 - Gallagher’s in Ocean Beach 7:00 pm
September 18 - Beach Side Grill w/ The Devastators
in Oceanside CA @ 9:00 pm
AND AS ALWAYS
SUPPORT SD MUSIC!
 NUG GROW By. The Guru
HARVESTING
Harvesting is one of the most enjoyable
times in gardening. The most important
part of harvesting your medical cannabis is
timing. The timing of the harvest will have
an effect on the chemistry of the plant; as a
plant matures its chemistry changes. There
is a window of time when the chemistry com-
pounds begin breaking down, primarily THC,
CBN and CBD. If being used as a medicinal
herb, these slight differences matter.
Which particular combination of
chemicals is the most desirable is a decision
that you develop over time and with experi-
ence. If harvested early with a few pistils
turned color, the buds will have a more pure
THC content and will have less that have
turned to CBN, CBD. The lesser psychoac-
tive substances will create the bouquet; find
what is right for your needs. Do this by taking
some buds every two days up to harvest.
Forget the needs of the experts; decide
based on your needs and what you come to
like yourself. Keep in mind most experts did
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not start out growing medical herbs. Most
were looking for that cerebral stoney-ness
associated with the high, and buds weigh
more when fully ripe.
Now if you are new to growing,
you need to start with knowing you will be
impatient, you will want to harvest early. So
use a magnifier to see the capitated stalked
trichomes THC crystals on the buds. With
experience you will get to know how much
clear, off white and brown will give you the
peak of floral bouquet. Do not harvest too
late, potency will decline. Watch your plants
and learn to spot the peak floral potency that
meets your needs.
Once you have cut, try to cure out
of the sun as it will reduce potency. In a nice
dark ventilated space hang upside down,
keep temperatures down for a nice slow
cure. Over the course of a week or two, when
the stems are brittle enough to snap, put
in a sealed glass or Tupperware container,
burping out old air and turning the buds
for a week or so. You can also use brown
paper bags. This helps slow down drying out
too fast to give time for an even cure. This
will get most of the chlorophyll out and the
smoke will be less harsh. Keep times and
dates of taking cuts so next time you know
the time frame for your needs, with your va-
riety. Remember some varieties take from 8
weeks or so to 16 weeks or more. Take your
time to get the chemistry right, after all you
are now an herbalist that can heal and help
yourself.
The Guru would like to say this; do
not listen to the so called experts, it will be for
your needs, not that of the experts….
The best way to
view trichomes
is with a 20x-70x
mini microscope
A Note From The Guru On
Sustainability
We have found that social and environ-
mental responsibility goes particularly well
with being part of a sustainable move-
ment. To the western mind, ‘doing good’
is associated with sacrifice. When I talk to
people about ethical reasons for sustain-
able practices I sense a subtle resistance-
something like “what is this going to cost
me?” or “what do I have to give up?” even
when there is total agreement  about the
importance of the issue.
On the other hand the response
to sustainable design principles is over-
whelmingly positive; people click. There is
an immediate recognition of the common
sense benefits of a sustainable approach
without having to attach morality to it. This
plants the seed for a new way of think-
ing where what serves me also serves a
greater whole.
We can have a grass roots move-
ment that starts from this seed. The ideal
of green sustainable living is planted in
our minds. We do not have to think about
it we just live it. The seed is now a plant,
a plant doesn’t think about being sustain-
able it just is on its own. The nice thing
is we don’t have to make a heartbreaking
choice we just have to make the choice
and it does start with you!
Today you have the power to be
a leader, just start. Just think teaching chil-
dren sustainable farming and crafts, involv-
ing them in reforesting the surrounding area
or any of the many other inspiring projects
rooted in both socially environmental and
sustainable justice. Empowering disadvan-
taged groups of people and simultaneously
enriching a sustainable environment.
You and I can make sustainable
life become part of the mainstream without
dilution by corporate spin. Let’s not let tra-
ditional capitalists lead the way, let it be a
grass rooted movement with ethics created
by you and me. 
You know where to start. At home
grow your own food or make sure what you
buy is sustainable. Look for water-saving
tips and more in the next issue. For now
just start doing the things we know we
should be doing and living a sustainable life
one day at a time.
SUSTAINABILITY MAKES
THE CASE FOR HEMP By. Darcy Stoddard
www.hemp-eaze.com

T
Photo: Luke Zigowitz 2006 Manitoba, Canada
he dawn of the new year brings with penalties for those who refused to grow
it the light of unity as nations gather to ad- the plant. By the 1800s, Kentucky proudly
dress the issues of global warming, the oil exceeded hemp production of all the states
crisis, economic collapse, health, and world with 40,000 tons annually, second only to
hunger with a fevered urgency. While we are cotton. However, the Civil War disrupted
considering all the options, the Cannabis production and the industry never recovered.
hemp plant is one solution in the search for By the early 1900s, with a labor shortage
alternatives. Hemp has ecological, industrial, and lack of modern machinery, the hemp
and medicinal values. industry slowly fell to the wayside. But a
resurgence of hemp-fiber products is slowly
Hemp is a uniquely productive gaining momentum with softer and colorful
source of fiber, oil, protein, pulp for paper, fabrics.
and methanol fuel. Hemp fiber became a
major crop in the history of almost every The plant’s resilience and vigor
European country by 400 BC. The Greeks make hemp a wonderful candidate for
and Romans used hemp rope and sails methanol fuel; compared to many of our an-
exclusively for their sailing vessels, import- cient domesticated plants, hemp never lost
ing the fiber from Sicily. The early Americans its colonizing tendencies or ability to survive
cultivated Cannabis hemp primarily for without human intervention. If abandoned, it
its fiber. Hemp-fiber production was most will flourish in our vacant fields and drainage
important to the developing colonies for ditches; unlike a tender crop such as corn,
homespun cloth and ship riggings. Hemp hemp is more economically sound. When
growing was encouraged by the British the Chinese invented paper they used hemp
Parliament to meet the needs for fiber to fibers recycled from old rags and fish net-
rig the British fleets. Hemp production was ting. Hemp paper had been well respected
so important that in 1762 Virginia imposed for its longevity and resistance to tear-
Photo: Anndrea Herrman
ing. The hemp paper was so durable that
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Agologist with Hemp Oil Canada
fragments have been found in graves
predating 100 BC.

Canada uses hemp in its pa-

per currency and in all fine Bibles. Many
dwindling timber forests could be saved
by using hemp instead. While a tree
may take 20 years before it is ready to
harvest, hemp is readily available. For
thousands of years Cannabis hemp
has been used for medicine. Emperor
Shen-nung in 2000 BC prescribed root
as a paste applied to relieve the pain of
broken bones and surgery. From there
new uses were developed, such as
extracting precious oil from seed with
a technique still used today. Pressed
seeds yielded 20 percent more oil by
weight than other oils and were used
for cooking, to fuel lamps, and for
lubrication, and the pulp was fed to
their domesticated animals. Centuries
later the uses of hemp spread through
expanding trade by the Aryans.

For India, hemp played an ac-

tive role in its rituals. After 4,000 years
of oral traditions and spiritual teachings,
the four Vedas were finally recorded
in 1400 BC listing hemp as the spirit bhangas. Described as Photo: Anndrea Herrman
the “reliever of anxiety” (Atharva Veda), it was noted as a gift Agologist with Hemp Oil Canada
from the gods. Hemp lowered fevers, eased sleep, and relieved
dysentery. Not until the 20th century, when the tobacco industry
wanted to take hold of the minority population, did hemp take
on a different role. When racially provoked, misguided politi-
cians developed a strategy to introduce myths that hemp
caused insanity, lust, violence, crime, and that it was a poison
that creates the degradation of religion. Even the first com-
missioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics Harry Anslinger
stated in 1930, before he set the ax to the hemp plant, that
he had serious doubts as to whether federal laws restricting it
could be sustained as constitutional. The FBN further stated
that it believed that the plant was not a problem because only
the minorities used it.

Then came the campaign that used zealous scare

tactics to portray hemp’s nightmarish dangers to society. The
anti-marijuana campaign stirred up people’s aversion by focus-
ing on the taking of American jobs by migrants and minorities,
and marijuana hysteria took hold. In light of hindsight it is most
imperative that hemp be reinstated into action. Virtually every
part of the plant is used—root, leaves, and flowers for medicine;
stems for textiles, rope, and paper pulp; and seeds for food and
oil. Hemp will be a valuable and less costly source than what’s
now used for methanol fuel. For medicinal applications, hemp
has been used as a treatment for nausea, spasticity, glaucoma,
epilepsy, and as an analgesic and tranquilizer.

Topically, the cannabinoids contained in hemp have

analgesic and antibiotic properties and are used for sore
muscles, arthritic pain, burns, and many skin ailments. For
sound sustainability hemp deserves renewed attention because
it is ecologically sensible. Hemp is our greatest renewable
resource. Support the restoration movement and buy a hemp
product today. www.hemp-eaze.com
 SCIENCE CAN CANNABIS STOP THE SWINE FLU?

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
(MARKET WIRE)
Cannabis Science Inc.
(OTCBB: CBIS) An emerging phar-
maceutical cannabis company is making its
anti-inflammatory formulation that targets
influenza symptoms one of its top priority
drugs to release, as the latest Swine flu
numbers are rapidly increasing and have *Not Actual Lozenge
become quite alarming. Research indicates
that the current H1N1 influenza virus has
disturbing similarities to the 1918 pandemic,
which killed tens of millions after World
War I. Moreover, the young and otherwise enge will inhibit the development of ARDS world authorities on phytocannabinoid sci-
healthy population that has been most (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome) ence targeting critical illnesses, and adheres
susceptible to the H1N1 virus is a similar associated with deaths from both the Avian to scientific methodologies to develop, pro-
demographic to those most affected in the and Swine influenza infections. Dr. Mela- duce, and commercialize phytocannabinoid-
1918 outbreak. mede believes there is enormous potential based pharmaceutical products. In sum, we
value for cannabinoids that naturally prevent are dedicated to the creation of cannabis-
Swine flu, Bird Flu and all influ- excessive inflammatory immune responses. based medicines, both with and without
enza strains that elicit excessive inflam- He stated, “Based upon recent discoveries psychoactive properties, to treat disease
matory immune response are targeted regarding the role that endocannabinoid and the symptoms of disease, as well as for
with Cannabis Science formulations. system plays in maintaining human health, general health maintenance.
The company is developing its strategy we may have a unique solution to the loom-
for studying the effects of its cannabis ing threat posed by deadly influenza strains, http://www.cannabisscience.com/news-...t-on-h1n1.html
lozenge on influenza deaths that are as- which we believe, if imple-
sociated with an excessive inflammatory mented, could save
response. A hyper-inflammatory response millions of lives.”
appears to be the cause of the high
mortality (63%) associated with the Avian Previously,
flu (H5N1), and recent studies indicate Dr. Melamede urged all
a similar risk with the Swine flu (H1N1) cannabis consumers,
as well. The World Health Organization “If you come down with
(WHO) released the latest figures and the flu, cease smoking
said the virus was “unstoppable” and had and switch to edibles.
become widespread enough to raise the We believe that smok-
global Swine flu alert to its highest level. ing marijuana when a
person has influenza
Dr. Robert Melamede, Ph.D., will lead to some un-
Cannabis Science Inc. President & CEO, necessary deaths,
observed, “Contemporary anti-viral medi- whereas eating it can
cal technology is currently inadequate to prevent unnecessary
meet the World’s immediate challenges in deaths.”
dealing with the rapid mutations and infec-
tivity of the numerous influenza viruses. About Cannabis Sci-
We believe that cannabis extract-based ence, Inc.
medicines can reduce influenza deaths,
and allow infected individuals to develop a Cannabis
strong natural immunity upon recovery.” Science, Inc. is at the
forefront of medical
Specifically, Cannabis Science Inc. be- marijuana research
lieves that its whole-cannabis extract loz- and development. The
Company works with
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 STUDY: Marijuana May Protect Against Alcohol Brain Damage
Salem-News.com
The study suggests that not only is marijuana safer than alcohol, it may actually protect against some of
the damage that booze causes.
( WASHINGTON, D.C.) - A study just published online by the journal Neurotoxicology and Teratology sug-
gests that marijuana may protect the brain from some of the damage caused by binge drinking.
The study, by researchers at the University of California San Diego, used a type of high-tech scan called
diffusion tensor imaging to compare microscopic changes in brain white matter.
The subjects were students aged 16-to-19, divided into three groups: binge drinkers (defined
as having five or more drinks at one sitting for boys or four or more for girls), binge drinkers who also
smoked marijuana, and a control group who had very little or no experience with either alcohol or drugs.
As expected, the binge-drinking-only group showed evidence of white matter damage in eight
regions examined, as demonstrated by lower fractional anisotropy (FA) scores. But in a finding the
researchers describe as “unexpected,” the binge-drinking/marijuana group had lower FA scores than
the controls in only three of eight regions, and in seven regions the binge-drinking/marijuana group had
higher scores -- indicating less damage -- than the binge drinkers who did not use marijuana.
Brain white matter tracts were “more coherent in adolescents who binge drink and use marijuana than
in adolescents who report only binge drinking,” the researchers wrote.
“It is possible that marijuana may have some neuroprotective properties in mitigating alcohol-related oxi-
dative stress or excitotoxic cell death,” as has already been shown in lab and animal studies.
“This study suggests that not only is marijuana safer than alcohol, it may actually protect against some of the damage that booze
causes,” said Steve Fox, Marijuana Policy Project director of state campaigns and co-author of the new book, “Marijuana Is Safer: So Why
Are We Driving People to Drink?” (which hit number 14 on the Amazon.com bestseller list). “It’s far better for teens not to drink or smoke
marijuana, but our nation’s leaders send a dangerous message by defending laws that encourage the use of alcohol over marijuana.”
REFERENCE: Jacobus, J. et al. “White matter integrity in adolescents with histories of marijuana use and binge drinking.” Neurotoxicology
and Teratology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2009.07.006
Source: MarijuanaPolicy.org, the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States. MPP believes that the best way to mini-
mize the harm associated with marijuana is to regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol.
LET ME GET A REBUTTAL
NUG Associate Editor M.J. Smith sent an the perpetrators are seldom, if ever, caught. officers and Federal prosecutors wish to pur-
email recently calling out to local patients andOne might even conclude from their behav- sue prosecution of those who fall under the
activists, “I would love for someone to negate ior that police are cheering on the criminal provision of the compassionate use act, then
these individual issues in a “Bullshit!” type attackers... by all means, have at it.
manner.” Below are a few of the responses 5. Dispensaries are businesses like any oth- Then why are most of these cases prosecuted
we have received so far. We really appreciate er. Any store that sells a valuable commod- at the State level. The answer is simple. In
everyone who took the time to comment on ity will be eyed by the dishonest. Does that contravention of the People of California’s
this. mean that jewelry stores cause crime too? desires in 1996, the Federal government with-
And don’t drive an expensive car...it’s an at- holds Federal funding (the People’s tax dol-
According to a recent survey of several cit- tractive nuisance. lars) from State enforcement agencies, unless
ies located in California, the major concerns 6. Keeping the criminal element out of dis- they enforce the Federal law, ignoring the will
regarding medical marijuana for law enforce- pensaries isn’t the problem; it’s keeping out of the People. The Federal government goes
ment include: law enforcement officers who lie and con- so far as to “deputize” State law enforcement
nive to appear as legitimate patients in or- officers to get around the State statutes which
- It violates Federal Law der to cause trouble. Those of us who lived would otherwise preclude them from arresting
- Street dealers selling at lower prices through the 60’s are intimately familiar with those who are protected by the statute.
to entice patients away from this tactic. Of course enforcement efforts are also politi-
dispensaries 7. Did it ever occur to merchants that the dis- cally motivated. Re-election time, heat up the
- Non-residents coming into the city to mal state of our economy might be respon- war on drugs, and medicinal marijuana dis-
purchase marijuana sible for the drop in business? Or are they pensaries, are easy pickings. The Bush Ad-
- Marijuana DUI by people who have just jealous of the brisk business done by ministration used it as a diversion to two un-
obtained drug from the dispensary the dispensaries. C’mon folks...foot traffic is just wars. District Attorney Dumanis clearly
- Neighboring businesses have foot traffic and I never heard anyone object to enjoys her position as top law enforcement of-
experienced a loss of customers someone coming from another town to buy a ficial of San Diego County, an elected position,
- Increase in unreported crime to avoid pair of shoes. and come election time, she can point to her
negative publicity to the dispensary If I have missed any of law enforcement’s particular efforts to help win the drug war.
- Problem of patients selling to complaints my advice to them is: STOP To rely on the statement, the Compassionate
non-patients WHINING! Go chase a gangster instead. Use Act violates Federal Law, is to simplistic.
- Documented cases of robbery outside If you want to speak to violations, take a look
marijuana dispensaries Mary Ann Martorana at California Health & Safety Code §11362.5
- Dispensaries create alternative Sacramento CA (b)(1)(C), “To encourage the federal and state
methods to sell products-such as governments to implement a plan to provide
food items To whom it may concern: for the safe and affordable distribution of
- Complaints from patients that other I am a retired trial attorney (inactive status marijuana to all patients in medical need of
illegal drugs are being sold from with the State Bar of California), and a full- marijuana.” Although there is no criminal pen-
dispensary time faculty member at a local University. I alty for disregarding this provision, who in the
- Marijuana dispensaries perpetuate a teach and I am the lead faculty for the Pre- Local and State government should be held
sub-culture that openly supports Law program, and Alternative Dispute Reso- accountable for failing to implement this sec-
behavior consistent with criminal lution Certificates. I volunteer my time with a tion?
activity and publishes instructional local non-profit which works with juveniles in Street dealers selling at lower prices to
material on the web victim-offender reconciliation, and I facilitate entice patients away from dispensaries
- Management from an established Adult Catholic Education seminars in theol- Well I am certain that overhead, such as rent,
dispensary told police that they cannot ogy and philosophy. security, training, employees probably does
keep the criminal element out. increase the cost of marijuana at a medicinal
When I was a trial attorney, I worked pro bono cooperative. It is also safer, more reliable,
1. Medical marijuana is legal in California and representing several defendants in one of the and less stigmatized than buying something
has been for over a decade. Local law en- first post Proposition 215 prosecutions (Peo- off the street. There are always those who will
forcement is obliged to enforce the laws of ple v. Konow, et al.). As such, I believe I am in look for a cheaper way, and that is capitalism.
their respective counties and of the state of a position to address each one of the issues I am unsure of the argument here, but, is it safe
California, not legislate from the squad car. presented. to assume that if the Government closes down
The Supreme Court and the Attorney General It violates Federal Law the dispensaries, then the Street Dealers will
of the United States have declared that this is No question about it, the distribution, pos- be able to increase their prices, thereby mak-
an issue to be left to the states. Can you say session and usage of Medical Marijuana un- ing the purchase of marijuana, less safe, less
“States’ Rights”? der the provisions of the California Compas- reliable, more stigmatized and more expen-
2. Dispensaries are allowed to sell cannabis sionate Use Act (California Health & Safety sive? Certainly a more expensive controlled
consumables. For some sick patients, edibles Code §11362.5) is in direct contradiction of product is better than a cheaper unsafe prod-
are their only means of ingesting their medica- the Federal statutes (some 452) which des- uct. That is the primary reason behind admin-
tion. What’s the difference to police if people ignate Marijuana as a controlled substance, istrative agencies such as the Food and Drug
are buying bud or brownies? and illegal to possess, grow, process, and/ Administration, to insure the safety of product
3. Having a web site that discusses issues or distribute. Clearly, if federal enforcement and its uniform distribution. It would there-
related to medical use of cannabis is not en- officers wish to enforce these laws, they are fore follow the Government would encourage
couraging criminal behavior. well within their purview to do so. It is the a dispensary to take the precautions to insure
4. Police have been extremely lax in protecting Supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution the quality of the product and its uniform dis-
the rights of patients and investigating when which allows this, and a fundamental of our tribution standards.
patients are beaten, shot and robbed. In fact, judicial system. I say if Federal enforcement Non-residents coming into the city to
purchase marijuana
Again, this argument makes no sense, unless
there is horde of medicinal marijuana users
just waiting across the city limits to come
into San Diego and take advantage of the me-
dicinal marijuana dispensaries, and the infra-
structure cannot support it. And that is just
silly.
Does anyone get up in arms when a tourist
stops by CVS pharmacy and refills his or her
diabetes medication? Or visiting business-
man with a flu virus, visits a physician in San
Diego and obtains a prescription for antibiot-
ics? I think not.
This is simply a non-argument, and not one
meant to be answered other than with the wide
eyes of bewilderment.
Marijuana DUI by people who have ob-
tained drug from the dispensary
Well of course they will, just like people who
buy alcohol legally from a liquor store, or bar,
and people who purchase prescription drugs
from a pharmacy. And this is why the laws are
in place to stop as much as possible this type
of behavior and protect the public.
If the argument is there will be a rise in mari-
juana DUI drivers, simply because a limited
group of individuals who use medicinal mari-
juana are able to purchase it legally, well I
would ask, where are your statistics? As with
the other arguments, this is based on hysteri-
cal anti-drug rhetoric and no valid or reliable
research.
Neighboring businesses have experi-
enced a loss of customers
As with the previous argument, where are
your statistics? And not simply anecdotal
complaints, solicited by opponents of the
Compassion Use Act (read law enforcement),
but legitimate polling backed by numbers.
This is an objective measure, but until such
a time as real numbers, and not just fictional
hyperbole is used as a measure, the argument
again, holds no water.
And if you want to speak anecdotally, the Cali-
fornia Alternative Medicinal Center operated
one block from my law office for two years.
I never lost a single client, and the only time
a client indicated concern, was the day the
SDPD, deputized as Federal DEA agents, raid-
ed the cooperative in a SWAT style raid. But
I believe the client was a bit more concerned
about all the guns than the fact it was a mari-
juana dispensary…I know I was.
Increase in unreported crime to avoid
negative publicity to the dispensary
Of all the arguments presented, this is most
difficult to overcome. Once the argument is
out there, like smoke, it cannot be brought
back in. And like smoke, there is not always
fire. By their very nature and definition, unre-
ported crimes are just that. More like urban
legend than anything else.
If you characterize a medicinal marijuana
dispensary as a seedy operation, catering to
the under belly of society, well it naturally fol-
lows, there is crime in the area. And just like
gypsies, this fringe group does not report its
crimes because of the lack or trust and respect
of the police. Heck, if this were a bad televi-
sion show, it might be the police who are
committing these unreported crimes against
society’s miscreants. And lets face it, the
scenario is painted by law enforcement and
its pal, the media.
To use a hackneyed expression, dispensa-
ries need a make over. Change the image.
If you are an unknown entity, it is easy to
make up stories about you. Ask the Amer-
ican-Japanese community in the U.S. dur-
ing World War II. Instead of isolating them-
selves, dispensaries need to be open, and
dispel the myth of who and what they are. If
someone said there were unreported crimes
around CVS, or Liquor Barn, I believe most
would wonder why such a non-issue was be-
ing raised.
Problem of patients selling to non-pa-
tients
And no one has ever given their vicodine to
a friend, or no one has given a minor a beer
they bought. This is a problem with patients
who abuse the law, and not a problem for the
dispensaries. If a dispensary has a protocol
in place to insure only those who have a rec-
ommendation for medicinal marijuana from
a verifiable and reliable physician, are sold
the product, then the dispensary cannot be
held accountable for what the patient does
once the patient leaves the premises.
Unless the Government has come up with
an end all scheme to preclude end users of
products (any product, including firearms)
from committing a criminal act, there is
nothing that can be done. Particularly from
the end of the dispensary.
Documented cases of robbery outside
marijuana dispensaries
This argument I cannot address, because I
have not seen the statistics which support
such an argument. I would, however, won-
der what the crime statistics are in the one
mile radius of the dispensary, and ask, are
all these the result of a dispensary in the
area.
One could also look to the statistics around
methadone clinics. Has there been an in-
crease in crime in those areas? And finally,
what are the statistics for robberies of phar-
macies (including theft) and liquor stores in
the greater San Diego area. Only a look at
the totality of the crime statistics will give an
accurate view and provide either an accurate
or inaccurate basis for such a statement.
Dispensaries create alternative meth-
ods to sell products-such as food
items
The argument to this is, “So what?” Can you
buy milk from CVS? Can you buy Lays po-
tato chips from Liquor Barn? Can you get a
meal from the cafeteria at Mercy Hospital?
Sometimes it is best to simply ignore the ig-
norant.
Now, if the argument is that dispensaries
make cannabis brownies and cakes, and
cannabis butters and oils, the argument
might be raised about the manner in which
these food products are produced and are
they “healthy.” That, however, falls under the
purview of the Health Department, and not the
Police Department. Eight years in law enforce-
ment and I never once did a restaurant inspec-
tion…but the Vice Division did periodically
check the quality of alcohol in a bar. I would
think a dispensary would welcome a visit by
the Health Department if only to get an “A” rat-
ing sign in their window.
Complaints from patients that other il-
legal drugs are being sold from dispen-
sary
This is a valid argument and should be a con-
cern of all dispensaries. But this is where self-
policing comes into play. I do not know if the
various dispensaries have formed an associa-
tion, but it might be a good time to think about
this. Such an association would be respon-
sible for establishing guidelines which would
insure the uniform dispensing of marijuana
and would provide an oversight by those in-
volved and not the police. If a dispensary is
operating outside the guidelines, the others
can distance themselves from that particular
dispensary. Should an employee engage in
illegal activity, fire ‘em. This particular argu-
ment provides a golden opportunity for the
community to take proactive steps….and get
rid of that image I mentioned before.
Marijuana dispensaries perpetuate a
sub-culture that openly supports behav-
ior consistent with criminal activity and
publishes instructional material on the
web
Freedom of Speech. You cannot control what
others think and say. You can only control
what you say, and what you think. Re-invent-
ing the image can go a long way to dispel this
argument, if it indeed is an argument at all. I
would imagine as long as fliers for the dispen-
sary are not being given out at the Black and
the High Road, and they are not giving away
Cheech & Chong T-Shirts or copies of Pine-
apple Express with the purchase, then you
certainly cannot be held accountable for a ste-
reotypic and incorrect image.
Management from an established dis-
pensary told police that they cannot
keep the criminal element out.
This is where an association can help. If this
truly is a difficulty, (I do not know what the
context of this is), then the dispensary needs
help. It is either being run poorly, it has no
protocol, the employees are untrained or not
vetted, but something is wrong. A dispensary
should not be a haven for criminals. It should
not be a haven at all. It should dispense, plain
and simple.
These are my thoughts on the particular issues
presented. You are welcome to use them, ask
me to edit them, or “plagiarize” them as you
see fit. I hope they can be of some help to
you.
Peace,
Dr. Jack B. Hamlin
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The California
REVOLUTION
By Ed Rosenthal the Bay Area, which he found to be very more money to throw at it. In fact, they are
educational. He visited dispensaries that looking at marijuana to throw some money
A few weeks ago Todd McCormick produced coffee shop owners in Holland could only their way, in a reversal of fortune.
a very successful event called the THC Expo dream of. When he visited the Harborside
in Los Angeles, California. The THC Expo is Health Center in Oakland, he had a choice The situation has changed so much that re-
a trade show for marijuana users and grow- of over 40 types of marijuana, kiefs, hashes, cent government figures show that marijuana
ers. Among the people who attended the tinctures, clones and salves. He had never was a $17 billion crop in California alone.
show was the owner of the Greenhouse Seed seen anything like it anywhere. The extensive The next largest crop, grapes, grossed only
Company, Arjan. Many people who have selection, the high volume of traffic, and the $7 billion. How much longer can the most
visited Amsterdam have enjoyed the Green- high quality of product all surprised him. profitable agricultural crop remain illegal and
house Coffee shops which are associated untaxed?
with the seed company. California might be leading the way, and legal Marijuana will be like the tomato model. You
access to medical and recreational marijuana know how big tomatoes are commercially?
Ever since any of us can remember, Amster- is but a few puffs away. Fresh, dried, sauces, ketchup- but most to-
dam, with its tolerant attitude towards “soft The activists in California and everywhere matoes are grown by home gardeners. That
drugs” has been a beacon of light in a dark else in this country are pushing forward is where we are going. Now in California, you
world. whether the authorities like it or not. When can only buy clones at dispensaries. Soon we
In a situation that proves that God loves Arjan comes back in a few years he is go- will be buying them at the local nursery.
irony, Holland’s Christian Democrats are clos- ing to see a country that has no federal law
ing down pot- one club, one garden at a time against marijuana and the majority of people
and are being met with little resistance from will be living in states where marijuana is
the Social Democrats. These new policies civilly regulated.
disallow indoor cultivation and for the first
time threaten people with jail time. We are on a roll and the authoritarian types
that run the government who would ordinarily
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