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Patrick Ian Moore
Jack Paradise
Tommy Knowledge
Catherine Goldberg
Rakafet Abergel
April Flores 8 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
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Melissa Hutsell 11 POT STOCKS & STOCKED POTS: THE GREEN ORGANIC DUTCHMAN & SOUP
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Greetings my friends, The Grove and Universal Studios create lots Magic Mushrooms and Blackface.. Oh my.
of artificial snow and/or man-made real We dug deep and it turns out the various
snow to lend feelings of authenticity to their pagan celebrations and cultural traditions
Santa’s workshops and Grinch villages. that have come together to build the world’s
Wherever you may be, just be sure you most popular holiday are far weirder than
medicate and celebrate safely. any of us here even realized. We also have
the cannabis gift guide 2019, a special
The holidaze are an amazing time for holidaze themed crossword puzzle, all the
edibles. Every day is really, but the holiday latest news about marijuana politics from
season is a celebration of baking, comfort around the world, and some great new
food, and camaraderie that really just product reviews to help you stay high in the
lends itself perfectly to making homemade new year so enjoy The Gift Issue. • Completely Additive Free
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and sweet cannabis. This year we’ve Hanukkah Marijuanica show with Mitzva
been to Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Krampus, this season and are happy to announce “Truth is not obliged to stick to
Christmas, and Festivus celebrations and that it marked the debut of season 2 of The possibilities.”
there’s still more to come, including New Edibles Show, now produced by Better Box
Year’s Eve and Day. What they all had in TV and SpeedWeed. Shifra also wrote The
common so far is lots and lots of great weed Hanukkah-Marijuanica-Chronica article
and infused food. Here in Los Angeles it’s in this issue so be sure to give that a read.
an interesting place to celebrate the winter This issue also features, “The Strange
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Joe Biden Says He Believes

Cannabis is a Gateway Drug,
Then Denies His Statement
B. Le Grand
Recreational cannabis is legal in 11 states he supports the use of medical marijuana and
plus the District of Columbia, while just four would decriminalize possession of cannabis,
states prohibit its use in all forms. adding that he wants individual states to make
decisions on recreational use. He declared
Joe Biden has had a strong stance against
his stance that anyone convicted for using
cannabis legalization for as long as he has had
the drug should have their criminal record
a political career. In 2010 he told Forbes and
"wiped totally clean, completely clean."
ABC that it would be a “mistake to legalize.”
He said, “I still believe it’s a gateway drug." Biden did not seem to gain any new
followers for his campaign trail from
Throughout most of his legislative career,
cannabis supporters. Bernie Sanders and
Biden supported tough criminal penalties
Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) along with many
for possession, including in the 1994 crime
other presidential candidates have voiced
bill, which many critics have since linked to
their support for legalizing marijuana on the
a rapid rise in mass incarceration and mass
federal level.
policing. Biden, who supervised the Senate
Judiciary Committee at the time, was one of The immediate backlash he drew, was
the bill’s key authors, so much so that he later quickly followed with backpedalling, claiming
took to calling it the “1994 Biden Crime Bill.” that he never said he believed “cannabis is
a gateway drug.” Biden then turned around
Even as he’s shifted his stance on harsh and said in a conference call with reporters,
penalties for nonviolent drug crimes, Biden “I don't think it is a gateway drug. There's no
has a long record of skepticism toward full evidence I've seen to suggest that.”
cannabis legalization.
Biden unveiled his presidential plan in
The former vice president and current 2020 July, looking to cut down on high rates of
Democratic presidential candidate stated at incarceration and fix the racial, gender, and
a Las Vegas town hall in November that he income-based disparities in the system,
believes marijuana is a “gateway drug” that which includes decriminalizing cannabis and
can lead users to harsher substances. The expunging past convictions for possession.
fact that two-thirds of Americans support
cannabis legalization was apparent as Biden New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, who
drew groans from the crowd with his reply. introduced the Marijuana Justice Act
in February to deschedule and legalize
Biden said, “It is not irrational to do more cannabis federally, told the former vice
scientific investigation to determine, which president at the November Democratic
we have not done significantly enough, debate, “I thought you might have been high
whether or not there are any things that when you said it.”
relate to whether it’s a gateway drug or
Scientific research shows that smoking cannabis
not. The truth of the amatter is, there’s not

can be correlated with other drug use and the
nearly been enough evidence that has been
development of addictions, but not enough to
acquired as to whether or not it is a gateway
blame pot for a "gateway" effect. The National
drug. It’s a debate, and I want a lot more
Institute of Drug Abuse says that marijuana can
before I legalize it nationally. I want to make
likely precede other drug use, but "the majority
sure we know a lot more about the science
of people who use marijuana" do not go on to
behind it.”
use harder drugs. The institute also says that any
Answering an audience question, Biden said gateway effect from marijuana can also be tied to
he is not opposed to cannabis entirely. He said alcohol, nicotine, or addictive personalities.
INDUSTRY NEWS
House Bill Approved to

Need Cannabis De-Schedule Cannabis at
the Federal Level
Manufacturing
B. le Grand
Last issue we reported on the USDA creating “I don’t think a majority of the Republicans will
potential guidelines for hemp production. support this bill,” Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado
This month the House Judiciary Committee said. “It is even less likely that the Senate would
or Distribution
approved a bill that would legalize cannabis on take it up. Therefore, I would just suggest
the federal level, effectively removing it from that we deal with other bills that we can get
Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act. a much larger bipartisan support from.”
The legislation, which passed 24 to 10, has Nadler replied by pointing out that House
a high chance of approval in the full House Democrats can “negotiate” with the Senate,
in California?
where Democrats control the chamber acknowledging that Republicans won’t take
with 234 seats. It’s likely to face a tougher the bill as it is now.
battle in the Republican-controlled Senate,
where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “I don’t think it’s a good idea ... to say, ‘the
opposes marijuana legalization. According to Senate won’t take this bill,’” Nadler said.
Congress.gov the bill has more than 50 co- “When the House passes a bill, it’s part of
sponsors. a continuing process. It’s not the end of a
process.”
The legislation would allow for states to enact
their own policies and gives them incentives to The National Organization for the Reform of
clear criminal records of people with low-level Marijuana Laws, also known as NORML, has
cannabis offenses. It would also include a 5% called the legislation the “biggest marijuana
federal excise tax on cannabis products that news of the year.” Eleven states and the
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would provide job training and legal assistance District of Columbia have legalized cannabis
to those hit hardest by the war on drugs. for recreational use. Medical cannabis is
legal in 33 states and Washington, D.C.
According to the American Civil Liberties
Union, cannabis arrests account for more This committee approval comes two months
than half of all drug arrests in the United after the House passed legislation that
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States. U.S. lawmakers repeatedly cited would protect banks that serve cannabis
the disproportionate impact drug laws have businesses in states where it’s legal. That
had on communities of color, saying that bill has yet to get passed by the Senate or get
decriminalizing cannabis helps alleviate enacted, which leaves cannabis businesses
some of that imbalance. at the mercy of high-cost bank accounts and
alternate cash transport systems. If this new
“The criminalization of marijuana has been bill goes through it would allow for cannabis
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a mistake,” Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, businesses to bank, operate, and get taxed
D-N.Y., said during the markup of the bill. “The like any other business.

racial disparity in marijuana enforcement
laws only compounded this mistake with This bill would also do away with 280E
serious consequences, particularly for taxation, where cannabis businesses are
minority communities.” taxed at the federal level by the IRS, like
they’re the mob running a crime racket. They
Some Republican members felt that it can’t write off anything that has to do with
was unlikely to be taken up in the Senate, operating and are taxed on the full amount
expressing their concerns that the bill went of income that comes in, rather than on the
too far. profit or loss.
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TEXT HERE
The Strange and

present day Lithuanian, Poland, Germany and Russia anthropomorphic figure described as "half-goat,
celebrated the Slavic holiday of Koleda. Koleda was half-demon", who, during the Christmas season,
celebrated around what we know as Christmas time punishes children who have misbehaved. This
Racist, Pagan,
and is a celebration of the god Koliada who is a Slavic contrasts with Saint Nicholas, who rewards
pagan deity symbolized by the weak winter Sun that is the well-behaved with gifts. He’s basically like
reborn the morning following the winter solstice. On a giant, less racist, monster version of Zwarte
the Eve of Koleda, a sacred rite would be performed Piet which actually him preferable. The history
Drug-Fueled called Koleduvane. Unmarried young men would suit of the Krampus figure has been theorized as
up dressed as “Koledari” and venture out into the night. stretching back to pre-Christian Alpine traditions.
Koledari are Slavic traditional performers of a ceremony Krampus carries chains, thought to symbolize
Origins of Christmas
with costumes split up into 3 main categories: the binding of the Devil by the Christian Church.
He thrashes the chains for dramatic effect. The
1. The anthropomorphic, 2. The zoomorphic , and 3. The chains are sometimes accompanied with bells
anthropo-zoomorphic mostly represented by goats, of various sizes. Of more pagan origins are the
bears, ox and demons. Ruten, the bundles of birch wood branches
Patrick Ian Moore that Krampus carries and with which he swats
Christmas time is a strange and interesting time were also a shamanic culture. The word “shaman” naughty children. In many parts of Croatia,
of year. So many traditions, customs, cultures actually has its roots in the Tungus word saman which Krampus is described as a devil wearing a cloth
and stories have been brought together creating means “one who the spirits.” A significant aspect of sack around his waist and chains around his
the biggest and most confusing holidays in the shamanism practiced in this part of the world neck, ankles, and wrists. As a part of a tradition,
the world. What does Bethlehem have to do during that time was linked to the Amanita muscaria, when a child receives a gift from St. Nicholas he
with the North Pole? Did Santa ever know also known as the Fly Agaric mushroom. This special is given a golden branch to represent his good
Jesus? Christmas trees, stockings, silver bells, psychedelic fungus was held very sacred by these deeds throughout the year; however, if the child
reindeer, wise men, elves and snowglobes.. ancient Siberian people, and was used by the shaman has misbehaved, Krampus will take the gifts for
It’s a bizarre collection of seemingly weird and others for ceremonial and spiritual purposes. himself and leave only a silver branch to represent
and random details that create what many When out collecting mushrooms, people would pick the child's bad acts. The beast's name comes
consider “The Most Wonderful Time of the a bunch of them under the evergreen trees and lay from the German word krampen, meaning
Year”. However, there is a slight logic to some of them out along the branches while continuing to pick claw, and shares characteristics with demonic
it and pure insanity to the rest. Blending pagan the mushrooms beneath other trees. The result creatures in Greek mythology like fauns and
Winter Solstice traditions was something that looked Dressed as a pregnant woman, the ‘Bride’ is the main satyrs. Due to his devilish appearance, Krampus
with Roman and Christian very reminiscent of a modern character in this cast of. She symbolizes both the death celebrations were banned by the Catholic
myths and stories have Christmas tree: evergreen of the old moon and the birth of the new one. The Bride, Church in the 12th century. Even fascists in
left us all with a holiday we trees whose branches are as the star of the show, would be seated on a wooden World War II allegedly found fault with Krampus
wait all year to celebrate dotted with bright red, roundish hemp breaker. The Koledari would carry the Hemp because they considered him a creation of the
and barely understand. “decorations” – in this case the Breaker as if Bride was riding a horse from house to Social Democrats. Now Krampus is also a strain
After being repackaged sacred mushrooms. The shaman house. That's right, a hemp breaker horse. Not enough, of cannabis that is a sativa dominant hybrid with
by Charles Dickens and or harvester would go around to Bride seated on top of the hemp breaker horse, would a smell that is earthy, cheesy, and minty with a
Coca Cola, Christmas in each of their mushroom stashes be spinning hemp to thread using a distaff. The Koledari taste that’s earthy, piney, and diesel.
America has a specific and put them all in one large sack. and Grandpa would poke fun at Bride the whole night
aesthetic, but the history Remind you of anything? Not only to bring a comic side to the festivities. The whole group
of what lead to the Yuletide this, as the story of the tradition would venture out on Koleda eve at midnight, traveling
of today actually has more drugs, spirits, racism goes, the shaman would then, carrying this large house to house. The group would sing the special Koledo
and child abuse than most people realize. Here sack, visit the homes of his or her people and deliver songs lead by the Grandpa character. Traditional songs
we present The Strange and Racist, Pagan, the mushrooms to them. They would then continue would be sung with the word “koledo” sprinkled in and
Drug Fueled Origins of Christmas! Enjoy, and the drying process by hanging them in a sock, near the with every sentence ending in a special koledo chant.
Merry Christmas. fire. In the racist Dutch tradition, Sinterklaas made his After the singing and dancing in front of the home, the And lastly, if you look at traditional depictions
home in Spain, and traveled to the Netherlands once Koledari group would then rummage house searching of the actual Saint Nicholas, he’s clearly a
Santa & Psychedelic Mushrooms of Siberia a year, about a month before Christmas, to menace, for evil spirits that are hiding. After finding the evil spirits Klingon. I mean, the guy looks almost exactly
and ghosts, the koledari would chase them away to

The Evenki were northern Tungusic people abuse and perhaps kidnap disobedient children, aided like Worf, son of Mogh from TNG and DS9. Why
who were predominantly hunter-gatherers and abetted by his gang of dark-skinned Arab slaves. guarantee a bountiful harvest in the coming year. The isn’t that something people talk about more
as well as reindeer herders. Their survival Zwarte Piet (also known as Black Pete) is the most homeowners would then give the group some heckled often? Ancient Aliens may have mentioned it
depended largely upon the health and vitality famous companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of hemp fibers to pay for the exorcism service. The heckled but I’ll need to go back and see if they ever did a
of their domesticated reindeer. The reindeer the Low Countries. Traditionally, Zwarte Piet is black hemp fibers were made into thread by the riding Bride. holiday special.
provided the Evenki and other northern because he is a Moor from Spain. Nowadays the This special thread symbolizes fertility which would
tribes with everything from clothing, housing character is considered incredibly offensive and racist. eventually be turned into newborn baby clothes. So this Christmas, celebrate in style by eating
material, wares and tools from the bones Eastern European Koleda Hemp Sativa Carolers mushrooms, smoking weed, singing, not being
Krampus, Demons, Klingons & Saint Nicholas racist, and be friendly to elves and demons.
and antlers, transportation, milk, as well as
cultural and religious inspiration. The Evenki In Pagan times, the area’s now encompassing In Central European folklore, Krampus is a horned, Happy holidaze to all and to all a good night!
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Chanukah what’s right. Period. have goodness in the heart, or even at

home. Chanukah teaches us to shine
2. Keep the faith. Judah Maccabee outwards into our surroundings with
Marijuanica and his band faced discouraging odds, the glow of MITZVAHS.
but that didn’t stop them. With faith in
their hearts, they entered the battle of 7. Be an example. You want change,
Chronica with their lives—and won. In these trying be the change. You have not ignited
times, we can do the same. another soul until that soul has
ignited others.
Mitzva Wellness 8. Don't be ashamed to perform

MITZVAHS, even if you will feel
different. Rather, be like a menorah,
Shifra Klein
proudly proclaiming its radiant
Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day, of ritual purity. uniqueness for all to see.
“festival of lights,” celebrated with
a nightly menorah lighting, special To honor and publicize these
prayers and fried foods (hence the miracles, the sages instituted the
oil). festival of Chanukah. The core ritual
of Chanukah is the nightly menorah
The Hebrew word Hanukkah lighting. The menorah holds nine 3. Always increase in matters of
means “dedication,” rightfully flames, one of which is the shamash goodness. Sure, a single flame was
named because it celebrates the (“helper candle”), which is used to good enough for yesterday, but today
rededication of the Holy Temple. In kindle the other eight lights. On the needs to be even better.
the second century BCE, the Holy first night, we light just one flame.
Land was ruled by the Seleucids On the second night, an additional 4. A little light goes a long way. The
(Syrian-Greeks), who tried to force flame is lit. By the eighth night Chanukah candles are lit at dusk.
the people of Israel to accept of Chanukah, all eight lights are Ignited in the window or in the
Greek culture and beliefs instead kindled. Prayers are recited before doorway, they serve as a guiding light Mitzva Wellness, LLC. relates in many
of MITZVA observance and belief the lighting of the candles and for the darkening streets. No matter ways to the miracle of Chanukah. We
in G-d. Against all odds, a small traditional songs are sung. It’s how dark it is outside, a candle of strive to be a beacon, a light, in the
band of faithful but poorly armed appropriate to spend time with your G-dly goodness can transform the industry and we don’t compromise
Jews, led by Judah the Maccabee, loved ones, watching the flames. darkness itself into light. to ‘fit in’. We operate in an ethical
defeated one of the mightiest armies manner, using high quality materials,
on earth, drove the Greeks from the Remarking that one should spend 5. Be kind to yourself. It doesn’t 3rd Party Lab-Testing and formulate
land, reclaimed the Holy Temple time near the Chanukah lights matter how ‘small’ you may think you to create effective and affordable
in Jerusalem and rededicated it to after they are lit, the Previous are, even something you may think is products. We are small, but we are
the service of G-d. When they went Lubavitcher Rebbe, Yosef Yitzchak insignificant can change someone’s mighty! We believe in sharing our

whole world or even save a life. You knowledge, our hope and our support
to light the Temple's Menorah, they Schneerson would say, “We must
found only a single jar of olive oil listen carefully to what the candles are worthy and you are worthy of to those in need. All we ask is to pass
that had escaped contamination by are saying.” What are the flickering helping others. the MITZVA (“good deed”) on, and be
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US NEWS US NEWS
Michigan Celebrates recreational marijuana to become a $1.5

billion-per-year industry by late 2021.
First Days of Legal Cannabis legalization was a 2018 voter-
Recreational
approved measure, which gave priority
recreational licensure to the existing medical
program licensees, through December 6, 2021.
Cannabis Sales The bill allowed for any products previously
for sale in medical dispensaries to have been
in inventory for 30 days or more before being
transferred for recreational sales.
Industry insiders fear this plan to stock

recreational shelves could exacerbate a
marijuana shortage, and drive the black
market. Store owners say there is not enough
supply of recreational marijuana flower for
sale to stock their shelves and avoid selling
out too quickly..
B. Le Grand
Michigan celebrated their first days of Three companies hold all of the growing
recreational cannabis sales on December 1st, licenses issued so far. The state granted 10
generating millions of dollars in revenue in class C grower licenses that can be bundled or
their first week. Most legal cannabis sales “stacked” to increase total growing capacity.
predominantly took place at three Ann Arbor Each license allows for 1,500 marijuana plants.
dispensaries. Exclusive Brands, which operates a retail
store in Ann Arbor, is licensed to grow 1,500
The state is imposing a 6% sales tax and 10% marijuana plants; Lume Cannabis Co. opened
cannabis excise tax. Michigan has allocated Lit Provisioning Centers in Evart and is
the first $20 million in tax revenue, for the first licensed to grow 6,000 plants and Green Peak
two years of recreational sales, to be spent on Innovations, which owns a Skymint in Ann
research for cannabis use in medicine. The Arbor, is licensed to grow 7,500 plants.
remainder of the tax revenue collected from
cannabis is to be allocated as follows: 15% to The state has licensed three processing
cities, townships or villages and 15% to counties businesses that are allowed to convert
that have allowed recreational business; harvested marijuana to retail products. Those
35% to public schools and 35% to roads and processors, Exclusive Brands, Arbors Wellness
infrastructure. and Green Peak Innovations, all operate their
own retail stores.
Almost 1,400 of Michigan’s 1,773 cities, townships
and villages are not allowing recreational The state has also licensed one testing lab,
marijuana business in their communities. three recreational marijuana transportation
Michigan state budget officials are projecting companies and an event coordinator.
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US NEWS
The MORE Act and

What it Might Mean
for Cannabis
Patrick Ian Moore
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jerry attempting to right past wrongs or make
Nadler (D-N.Y.) have now introduced The up for her former mistakes. We have yet
United States to the Marijuana Opportunity, to see if her dropping out will affect the
Reinvestment, and Expungement Act, or status of support for the MORE act or not.
the “MORE” Act. This bill, which is the first
comprehensive cannabis reform measure Eventually, it could make its way to the
to be voted on in Congress and purportedly House floor for a vote, which would give it a
has plenty of momentum given that two promising chance of passage. After all, the
thirds of American citizens want to see House is majority-run by Democrats, and
cannabis legalized, has three primary most members of the Democratic Party
goals. For one thing, it would completely believe in legalizing pot at the federal
decriminalize cannabis at the federal level level. Also, it would require the federal
by removing it as a federally controlled government to review and potentially
substance. For those who may not be expunge previous or current non-violent
aware, the Schedule I classification of cannabis offense convictions. It would also
cannabis not only means it's illegal and not create the push for states to do the same,
recognized as having any medical benefits. reversing decades of impairment caused
It also means cannabis companies are by the War on Drugs. The MORE Act did
subjected to U.S. tax code 280E. Section make history on November 20th when
280E of the Internal Revenue Code forbids the House Judiciary Committee voted
businesses from deducting otherwise overwhelmingly (24-10) to approve it.
ordinary business expenses from gross
income associated with the “trafficking” of The MORE Act's implementation of a five
Schedule I or II substances, as defined by percent. federal cannabis tax may only
the Controlled Substances Act. further widen the cost between legal and
illicit weed, ultimately leading to reduced
Senator Kamala Harris has dropped out federal revenue from the pot industry. Even
of the Democratic presidential race after if a House-backed cannabis reform bill like
months of low poll numbers and criticism the MORE Act were to reach the Senate
of her past cannabis policy actions as a floor for a vote, there is no guarantee that
prosecutor. As Senator Tulsi Gabbard enough votes would be gained to pass it. The
pointed out during the Democratic debates Senate is currently in Republican hands by
in July, “She put over 1,500 people in jail a relatively slim majority, and Republicans
for marijuana violations and then laughed historically have a more adverse view of
about it when she was asked if she ever cannabis than Democrats, Libertarians,
smoked marijuana.” Harris always seemed Independents or The Green Party.
like an unlikely champion for the full scale
federal legalization of cannabis but some Only time will tell what happens and right
hopeful people probably thought she was now it’s too early to know.
CORPORATE CANNABIS CORPORATE CANNABIS
Ep. 4 Smoke Screen: enough to know that it was without a doubt a

sexual innuendo.
The Dark Ugly Underside of Astonished, our jaws dropped to the floor,
her and I looked at each other, and our silent
Corporate Cannabis
response had him back pedaling, trying to
say, “Just Kidding.” But the damage was
done. Only after did my husband inform us
#MeToo in Cannabis
that a “reach around” is a sexual act, usually
entailing the masturbating of a man from
behind, while he gets penetrated anally by a
This is a regular series of articles intended this man’s genitals up close against my penis or strap-on.
to be chapters in a compilation story body and leg. It was like a dog attempting
book of lessons to learn from Corporate to dry hump me. Then this guy, who has Needless to say, we avoided him the rest of
Cannabis. Names have been changed to a media corporation in cannabis, and the conference. What he said was entirely
protect the guilty (and the innocent). was super loose obviously intoxicated by inappropriate but because it’s the cannabis
alcohol and reeked of it, realized I was industry and because we were women he felt
Episode 4 in the Smoke Screen deals not who he thought he recognized. He like he had the right to violate us. We were
with the treatment of women in cannabis. said, “You’re that Indian chick, right?,” both deeply offended as business women. If
Did you know that only 3% of all venture which I’m not Indian and he meant Native we wanted to be treated like that we wouldn’t
capital is invested with women run American. have become business professionals. If we
companies? Prior to 2018, 60% of the wanted to jerk off old men for a living we’d be
cannabis industry was run by men. If the story ended there, it wouldn’t be an Sugar Babies on SeekingArrangement.com.
There’s always been a clear disparity in episode in the Smoke Screen, it would But more on that in next month’s Smoke
the way women are treated in cannabis, be an incident I could easily dismiss and Screen Episode 5.
and this story is no different. write-off as lines crossed by a drunkard.
The next day on the first day of the Her and I both notified the conference
We were in one of the most beautiful conference, this guy approached me and organizers about the incident, and while
places in the world, at a respectable another attractive female colleague as they acknowledged it and apologized for his
and expensive international cannabis we were talking and standing outside the actions, there were almost no consequences
conference. We had just flown in on what expo floor. He offered her a media trade for this guy. This class act was allowed to
was supposed to be a 6 hour flight, but for her event she was going to put on, and show up and peruse their future events. We
turned into a 14 hour journey because a she said, “Oh that’s great, Thanks! What were made to feel as if we upset the status
man had a medical emergency two and would I owe you in return?” quo, like we were supposed to just deal with
half hours into our flight and they turned it and keep our mouths shut.
back instead of completing the flight His response will forever be ingrained in
path. her and my brain. Without any hesitation In conclusion, I shouldn’t have to tell you the
at all, he said, “How about a reach moral of this story. Women outnumber men
Our team arrived to check in at the expo around?” 2 to 1 in this world. The likelihood of women
venue, which was a swanky hotel. I saw being business professionals you may deal
familiar faces and industry friends at an For those of you who might not know with is extremely high. We shouldn’t have to
official conference pre-party, and in that what a “reach around” is, no fault to you, be treated as objects that have less value or
mix one of these people thought they we were not sure what it was or what he less boundaries if some douche bag finds
recognized me. At first I was greeted with meant in that immediate moment either. you attractive. The cannabis industry is not
a warm, “Hey!” and a hug, which was We were both naive and innocent enough immuned to the discrimination, harassment
followed by the inappropriate rubbing of not to know this term, but we were smart and mistreatment of women.
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We’ve included some special Kosher recipes for those who celebrate Hanukkah provided by Mitzva Wellness and
some classic dishes you might even recognize from some of your favorite holiday songs. Put all of these together
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Ingredients:
3 cups milk (or dairy alternative)
Chronic Candied Yams
1 cup cream (or coconut milk)
2 tbsp lavender dried, culinary-grade
8 oz milk chocolate finely chopped
2 oz infused dark chocolate finely chopped
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions:
Combine the milk, cream, and lavender in a the heat and bring it back to a simmer, but
medium saucepan, and bring it to a simmer. Once don’t let it boil. Remove the pan from the heat
Ingredients: Place sweet potatoes in a medium baking
at a simmer, remove the pan from the heat and and add the chopped milk chocolate, dark
chocolate, salt, and vanilla extract. Whisk 1 (29 ounce) can sweet potatoes dish. Distribute butter pieces evenly over the
cover it with a lid. Let it sit and steep for 30 minutes,
to infuse the milk with lavender flavor. (If you want everything together until the chocolate is 1/4 cup infused butter, cut into pieces
sweet potatoes. Sprinkle with brown sugar.

a very subtle lavender flavor, reduce the time to 20 melted and the mixture is smooth. Pour into 1/2 cup brown sugar
Layer with miniature marshmallows. Bake in
minutes. For a strong flavor, increase to 40 or 45 mugs and top with whipped cream. Lavenderv 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
the preheated oven 25 minutes, or until sweet
minutes.) After 30 minutes, pour the milk through Hot Chocolate can be made in advance and
a strainer into a bowl to remove the lavender, then stored in the refrigerator for up to a week. Instructions: potatoes are tender and marshmallows have
return the milk to the saucepan. Put the pan on Reheat on the stovetop. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). melted.

Sticky Icky Ganja Garlic Roast Pork

Figgy Pudding Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375 F degrees. In a small bowl
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Add whisk together the olive oil with the thyme,
the dates, dried figs and water to a rosemary, garlic, red pepper flakes, parsley,
medium saucepan and bring to boil over
medium heat. Remove the pan from the salt and pepper. Spray a skillet that is oven
heat and stir in the baking soda. Let safe with cooking spray. Place the pork loin in
cool for about 5 minutes, then add to a
the skillet and rub the pork with the rosemary
blender and puree. Using a hand mixer,
cream the cannabis butter and sugar in garlic rub thoroughly. Sear the pork over high
Ingredients: a large bowl. Add the eggs and beat well. heat on all sides until nicely browned. Top with
1 1/2 cups chopped dried pitted dates Fold in the flour, the pureed date mixture Ingredients: more garlic cloves if preferred and add garlic bulbs to the
1/2 cup chopped dried figs and the chocolate. Put the mixture into For Roast:
2 cups water 4 buttered, 1-cup individual ramekins, 4 lbs pork loin skillet. Roast uncovered for 70 to 80 minutes or until the
1 teaspoon baking soda filling halfway or slightly under. Put in 1/4 cup infused olive oil internal temperature of the pork is at least 145F/62.8C to
7 tablespoons cannabis butter, the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes. 1 tbsp thyme fresh or dry
155F/68.3C. Remove the skillet from the oven and place the
softened Prepare the sauce by stirring the sugar 1 tbsp rosemary fresh or dry
1 cup superfine sugar or and cream in a medium saucepan 4 cloves garlic minced pork on a cutting board. Cover the meat completely with
monk fruit sweetener over low heat. Simmer until the sugar 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
aluminum foil and let it rest for 15 minutes before cutting it
2 brown, cage free eggs dissolves. Raise the heat and bring to a 2 tbsp parsley fresh chopped
boil, then reduce the heat and simmer 1 tsp salt or to taste and serving it.
2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
for 5 minutes. Add the cannabis butter 1 tsp black pepper or to taste
2 1/2-ounces dark chocolate, grated
2 garlic bulbs cut in half For Gravy:
Cannabis infused Butter, and stir until incorporated. Remove the
for coating ramekins ramekins from the oven and let stand for To make a gravy, add 2 tbsp of butter to the skillet and melt.
For Gravy:
Ice cream or whipped cream, 10 minutes. May be served in the ramekin
2 Tbsp butter Sprinkle about 2 tbsp of flour and whisk it all together with
for garnish or unmolded onto a small serving plate.
2 Tbsp flour
With paring knife cut a cross in the top ½ c Chicken Broth the butter. Pour about 3/4 cup chicken broth to the skillet
Sauce: of the puddings for the sauce. Pour the ¼ c of liquids from roast and bring to a boil, whisking until smooth and cook for a

2 cups brown sugar sauce into the cross in the center of each ½ c Heavy cream
2 cups heavy cream pudding, then pour more sauce over the couple minutes. Stir in about 1/2 cup of heavy cream. Note
14 tablespoons cannabis butter puddings and it allow to soak in slightly. that you can strain the gravy to remove the herbs and make
Fresh figs, quartered, for garnish Top with fresh figs and vanilla ice cream
it into a smoother gravy, but I actually preferred the leftover
Vanilla ice cream, optional or heavily whipped cream. Serve warm
Whipped heavy cream, optional and enjoy the goodness. herbs in the gravy for extra flavor.

Holidaze Baked Canna Kosher Prime Rib

Potato Bacon Soup the roast from the package, and dry thoroughly
with paper towels. Set the roast on a baking
sheet, pour ¼ cup cannabis oil over it and
place in refrigerator overnight. Remove from
refrigerator 1 hour before cooking time to
allow meat to reach room temperature. Rub
the roast all over with horseradish and Dijon
mustard. In a bowl, mix together the kosher
salt, black pepper, thyme, and garlic powder;
sprinkle the spice mix over the roast.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees
C). Place the celery, carrot, and onion pieces
into the bottom of a roasting pan. Place the
Ingredients: roast on top of the vegetables. Roast in the
1 (6 pound) boneless prime rib roast preheated oven for 30 minutes. Reduce oven
2 tablespoons prepared horseradish temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard C), and roast until the meat is browned and an
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons kosher salt
Instructions: instant-read meat thermometer inserted into
1 pound bacon, chopped 2 teaspoons coarsely ground the thickest part of the roast reads 130 to 135
Cook the bacon over medium heat until done. Remove bacon from black pepper
2 stalks celery, diced degrees F (54 to 57 degrees C) for medium-
pan, and set aside. Drain off all but 1/4 cup of the bacon grease. 2 teaspoons dried thyme rare. Remove from oven, transfer roast to a
1 onion, chopped
2 teaspoons of garlic powder platter, and cover with a tent of aluminum
Cook celery and onion in reserved bacon drippings until onion is 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 stalks celery, cut into 2-inch pieces foil. Allow to rest for 30 minutes.
translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, and continue cooking 8 potatoes, peeled and cubed 1 carrot, cut into 2-inch pieces
for 1 to 2 minutes. Add cubed potatoes, and toss to coat. Saute 4 cups chicken stock, or 1 small unpeeled onion, quartered Temperature of the meat will rise about
enough to cover potatoes and separated 10 degrees during resting time. To make
for 3 to 4 minutes. Return bacon to the pan, and add enough Bagged Yellow Onions 3 Lb au jus sauce, skim excess fat from the pan
5 tablespoons cannabis butter
chicken stock to just cover the potatoes. Cover, and simmer until 2 teaspoons concentrated beef drippings in the roasting pan. Place the pan
1/4 cup all-purpose flour base (paste) over a burner set to medium heat, and stir in
potatoes are tender. In a separate pan, melt cannabis butter over 1 cup heavy cream 1 1/2 cups water the beef base and 1 1/2 cup of water. Bring
medium heat. Whisk in flour. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 to 2 1 teaspoon dried tarragon 1 teaspoon cornstarch to a boil, scraping and dissolving any brown
minutes. Whisk in the heavy cream, tarragon, and cilantro. Bring 3 teaspoons chopped 1 teaspoon water flavor bits from the bottom of the pan. Strain
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the cream mixture to a boil, and cook, stirring constantly, until vegetable oil the cornstarch. ¼ cup of cannabis oil and 1
thickened. Stir the cream mixture into the potato mixture. Puree salt and pepper to taste (50-100mg THC) teaspoon of water in a small bowl, and whisk
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the mixture into the sauce. Allow the sauce to
about 1/2 the soup, and return to the pan. Adjust seasonings to
Instructions: thicken slightly (sauce will be thin), pour into
taste and add more melted cannabis butter if needed. The day before serving, remove a gravy boat, and serve with roast.
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3 Kings Shifra’s
Triple Baked Classic
Potato Chanukah
Ingredients:
‘Pot’Kes Ingredients:
8 potatoes for baking, 2 large Russet potatoes
washed (about 1 pound), scrubbed
3 tablespoons canola or and cut lengthwise into
vegetable oil quarters
2 sticks salted butter 1 large onion (8 ounces),
(1 stick infused butter peeled and cut into
and 1 non infused Instructions: quarters
Instructions:
1 cup bacon bits 2 large eggs
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the potatoes on a baking Using a food processor, grate the potatoes and onion. Transfer the
(fry your own!) ½ cup Matza Meal
sheet. Rub them with the canola or vegetable oil and bake for 1 hour, mixture to a clean dish towel and squeeze and wring out as much
1 cup sour cream 2 teaspoons sea salt,
making sure they're sufficiently cooked through. Slice the butter into of the liquid as possible. Working quickly, transfer the mixture to a
1 cup Cheddar or Jack plus more for sprinkling
cheese (or a mix of both), pats. Place in a large mixing bowl and add the bacon bits and sour large bowl. Add the eggs, matza meal, salt and pepper, and mix. In a ½ teaspoon ground
plus more for topping cream. Remove the potatoes from the oven. Lower the heat to 350 medium heavy-bottomed pan over medium-high heat, pour in about black pepper
1 cup whole milk degrees F. With a sharp knife, cut each potato in half lengthwise. 1/4 inch of the oil. Once the oil is hot (a drop of batter placed in the Your preferred infused oil,
2 teaspoons seasoned salt Scrape out the insides into the mixing bowl, being careful not to pan should sizzle), use a heaping tablespoon to drop the batter into for light frying
3 green onions, sliced tear the shell. Leave a small rim of potato intact for support. Lay the the hot pan, cooking in batches. Use a spatula to flatten and shape the
Freshly ground black pepper drops into discs. When the edges of the latkes are brown and crispy,
hollowed out potato shells on a baking sheet. Smash the potatoes into
the butter, bacon and sour cream. Add the cheese, milk, seasoned about 5 minutes, flip. Cook until the second side is deeply browned,
salt, green onions and black pepper to taste and mix together well. about another 5 minutes. Transfer the latkes to a paper towel-lined

IMPORTANT: If you plan to freeze the twice-baked potatoes, do NOT plate to drain and sprinkle with salt while still warm. Repeat with
add the green onions.)Fill the potato shells with the filling. I like to fill the remaining batter. A variation would be to leave the infused oil
the shells so they look abundant and heaping. Top each potato with a out and instead infuse your accoutrements, cinnamon apple sauce,
little more grated cheese and pop 'em in the oven until the potato is chive & dill sour cream or your favorite topping. Remember, DOSE
warmed through, 15 to 20 minutes. RESPONSIBLY.

VETERANS CORNER VETERAN CORNER
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Veterans at The Emerald Cup The mission up there was difficult but
rewarding, I feel renewed on my path.
FULFILLMENT & SALES
Adventure on Magic Shrooms I want to thank Emerald cup, and
all the people there. I want to close
Colin Wells
by saying that compassion is what
While walking and talking around the events before cannabis. Never have cannabis was built on it, it is what
Emerald Cup you certainly knew you I been so sure that I am on the right veterans walk and talk was built on. I
were in cannabis country. However, it path then I felt walking around see many people in our space eager
was the overall approach to lifestyle meeting random vets all on the same to get back to that. I have always said
change and well-being that caught mission and on the same medicines. the more veterans that turn to this
my attention immediately. Veterans We met with the Sacramento director plant and plant based health, the
who want to attend an event of this of our veterans walk and talk group @ more leaders emerge. Any veteran
magnitude requires much mental veteranswalkandtalksac and I asked reading this know that you don’t have
preparation, especially when dealing straight up what kind of medicine the to listen to anyone telling you how to
with grumpy security who are bitter veterans he was with were taking in take care of your health. Cannabis
about not partaking order to get through and plant-based wellness is the way
in the cannabis the day. What I to take back control and to feel like
being passed heard was my own you are in power over your own health
around them. It’s medicine regiment and well-being. There is nothing to
not like there were being recited back fear, psychedelics and cannabis will
people looking to to me: Rick Simpson not make you lose control it can give
help Veterans at the oil, mushrooms you control. Come walk and talk with
event, this was a and smoking lots us. We will show you how.
cash grab for most of good cannabis
growers to sell as when needed. But
much weight as they can before the the incremental and consistent
January tax hike. dosing is everything. Colin Wells is an Army Infantry
Veteran and served 4 years, including
Just getting in to an event can be We do not go to festivals and a 13 month tour in Afghanistan
hard on a veteran, I for one was celebrate pharmaceuticals, we from July 2009 - August 2010. As a
very glad to be walking around go and celebrate the fact that we child he was a voice actor on Steven
with my microdose of plant-based are there, that what we are doing Spielberg’s Animaniacs, where he
medicine. My medicine was one of is right and worth risking what played “Colin” a character based
the only things that got me through we love for. Many of us take those on himself. He also created and
produced the documentary “Laughter
the day and once I was in the event, risks with our well-being, financial
I realized all the veterans that I was situations, or our custody just by Under Fire: An Open Invitation into
conversing with were choosing the advocating for the plants that are the Mind of a Combat Veteran”. Learn
same medicine I was. We see it in helping us. Sacrifice to stand on more at www.Laughterunderfire.org
@veteranswalkandtalk all the time. the shoulders of those that came Reach out to Colin by emailing him
I would never be able to do these before us. at LaughterUnderFire@gmail.com
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Major League Baseball to

Remove Cannabis from
List of Banned Substances
Lynn You
principles of prevention, treatment,

awareness and education - will
help protect the health and safety
of our Players." MLB players will
also be taking courses about opioid
and other forms of drug abuse next
spring, when the new policies go
into effect.
On Dec 12, the MLB (Major League
Baseball) and the MLB players
association jointly announced new
policy changes when it comes to
drug use/abuse and testing. They
will no longer be testing for THC and
will now treat misconduct regarding
cannabis in the same fashion that
the league addresses alcohol. The
MLB is now taking a treatment-
based approach to what they list as
‘Drugs of Abuse’ now that the view The shift in policies for major sports
of addiction has shifted to a health leagues is just another example of
crisis, rather than a criminal one. shifting perception around cannabis
Players who test positive for opioids,
and its derivatives. Previously,
cocaine, fentanyl, synthetic THC, andleagues like UFC and the NFL have
other substances listed on the MLB looked into CBD as an alternative
Drugs of Abuse list, will now be first
treatment to addictive painkillers,
offered treatment and education. but none have gone so far as to allow
Should a player refuse treatment, their players to consume cannabis
then penalties and fines will be outside of the sport.

enforced. League Chief Legal
Officer Dan Halem said,"The opioid The MLB is the first major sports
epidemic in our country is an issue league to allow their players to
of significant concern to Major consume THC and other natural
League Baseball. It is our hope that cannabinoids and hopefully there
this agreement - which is based on are more to come.
H E A LT H C O R N E R H E A LT H C O R N E R
Legalizing Cannabis
on prescription opioids to role in addressing the opioid
more dangerous drugs, epidemic.”
such as heroin."
Linked To Less
The researchers postulated, The study has the potential
“Thus, policies that reduce to provide policymakers
opioid prescriptions without with specific targets in how
they evaluate cannabis
Opioid Prescriptions,
leading individuals to
substitute more dangerous access laws.
drugs may be preferable to
policies that simply restrict This study follows a separate
Scientists Say
opioid prescriptions.” study that we wrote about
earlier this year which
The researchers admitted found that CBD can ease
the cravings and anxiety
Could Help Combat

the study was limited
because they did not have associated with giving up
access to data on patients heroin in former addicts.
due to confidentiality, It also appeared to lessen
Epidemic
creating the inability to look signs of stress, such as an
for patterns. They also were increased heart rate and
unable to examine which levels of the stress hormone
conditions opioids were cortisol. The findings were
given for. published in The American
B. Le Grand
Journal of Psychiatry.
In the U.S. the opioid overdose epidemic to the total days opioids were supplied. The study addressed Those researchers used GW
is responsible for killing 130 Americans There was also a drop in the likelihood of concerns that cannabis Pharma’s Epidiolex as their
every single day according to the a healthcare provider prescribing opioids. can be a gateway drug treatment drug.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and This particular study, published in Journal for some people, but
Prevention. of Health Economics showed that family overall cannabis can help Other non-related scientists
physicians gave out more opioids than decrease opioid use. pointed out a major flaw
Research has revealed that there are less any other healthcare speciality. in the new study. It fails to
opioid prescriptions on average in U.S. They said, “While cannabis account for the regulated
states where medical and recreational The authors of the study analyzed data may be a gateway drug that reduction in the prescription
cannabis is legal. on over 1.5 billion individual opioid encourages use of opioids in in opioids which has become
prescriptions between 2011 through some patients, on balance government mandate
The new recreational laws created 2018. for the population generally to slow down the opioid
easier access for patients seeking to use both recreational and epidemic.
cannabis to treat pain and countless other The authors stated in their paper, medical cannabis access
conditions. This statistically was tied to an “Cannabis access laws could be a useful laws decrease opioid use. We’ve been writing about
11.8% lower rate of opioid prescriptions tool in combating the prescription opioid While the results here do the benefits of cannabis

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each day, with medical marijuana being epidemic.While state governments have not suggest that cannabis for 10 years. With these
tied to a 4.2% drop. enacted various policies to curtail opioid access laws are the only new medical studies and
prescriptions, e.g., prescription drug tool to address prescription research taking place,
Medical and recreational laws also monitoring programs, many of these opioid use, they do suggest limited as they are, all
contributed to the total number of policies simply limit access to opioids and that cannabis access laws show major benefits in the
patients receiving opioids, in addition may push individuals already dependent could play a meaningful legalization of cannabis.

US NEWS
New Jersey Cannabis

Legalization Bill
Dead; Lawmakers
Will Let Voters Decide
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For the second time in 2019, top Democratic lawmakers
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in New Jersey pulled the plug on legislation to legalize
cannabis sales for recreational use. The move
disappointed the supporters of the Governor, killing
any likelihood Gov. Phil Murphy will deliver on his key
campaign promise before 2021.
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They needed 21 “yes“ votes in the Senate for passage. A
majority of Assembly members supported the bill. Some
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New Jersey’s medical marijuana program. Legislative
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during the November 2020 ballot. The resolution would RESPONSIBLY
need to pass both houses of the state Legislature by
three-fifths majorities in one year or by simple majorities
in consecutive years to make it onto the ballot. New
Jersey has tried several times, and made headlines KNOW YOUR DOSE
several times for their attempts to create an agreed upon
legislature to legalize cannabis.
“By approving this ballot measure before the end of this
legislative session, New Jersey will move one step closer
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to righting a historical wrong and achieving what I have
spent more than three years advocating for,” Gov. Phil GO SLOW
Murphy said.
Several polls released over the last two years suggest a STAY HYDRATED.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Cheech and Chong’s Santa

Claus and His Old Lady
Patrick Ian Moore
“Santa Claus and His Old Lady” is a is having little to no success. Tommy
classic Christmas bit by Cheech and Chong enters and reveals that he
Chong, and one of their very best- has never heard of Santa Claus and
known comedy routines. It was the repeatedly admits he always mistakes
duo's first single and the first thing Santa Claus for a musician . Cheech
by them that I ever heard. I remember then explains the story of Santa
driving back home after visiting my Claus, but from a hilariously unusual
grandparents and it perspective. Santa
came on the radio. and his wife started
My parents turned up out in the projects in
the volume and were an apartment next
both laughing loudly. door to Cheech’s, after
My brother and I which, in no small part
started laughing too due to a combination
even though we didn’t of cannabis-infused
really get it. Their brownies and other
voices were funny and edibles for which Mrs.
we knew what we were Claus became known
hearing was something we liked, we for making, and the excessive noise
just didn’t know why. It was Christmas from "hammering and pounding
time 38 years ago. I was 7 years old all night", they were driven out and
at the time and it would be two more went on to form a commune up at
years before I saw “Up in Smoke”. the North Pole with a large group of
dwarves, supporting themselves with
"Santa Claus and His Old Lady" did both welfare and food stamps. Cheech
not appear on Cheech and Chong’s also explains that the reason Santa
debut album, although it has since Claus's sleigh can fly is because he
received continued airplay on radio "took the freeway" and liberally used
stations during the Christmas "magic dust" and that uncomfortable
season, particularly those that switch experiences with Border Patrol and
to temporary all-Christmas music redneck Southerners who threatened
formats. The routine peaked at number to cut off his long hippie hair and beard
4 on the Billboard Christmas Singles prompted him to go underground with
chart upon its original release in 1971, his operation. According to Cheech,
then peaked again at number 3 on the Santa Claus now works undercover as

same chart in both 1972 and 1973. a Salvation Army bell-ringer, at which
point Chong once again, and more
The sketch starts with Cheech at certainly this time, asserts he really
the piano as he attempts to write a had played music with Santa Claus,
parody of "Dónde Está Santa Claus?", outside of a store.
Spanish for "Where is Santa Claus?",
a Christmas song from 1958, but he Cheech also explains to Chong how
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ENTERTAINMENT CONT'D
by Vince Dugar ©2019
Cheech and Chong’s

Santa Claus and His
Old Lady (Cont'd)
Santa’s sleigh is pulled by a team of reindeer...
“Some reindeers, y'know. He used ta hook

them onto da sled and then he used ta stand
up inside da sled and hold on to da reins and
then call out their names, like, "On Donner! On,
Blitzen! On Chewy! On Tavo! C'mon, Becto!"
And then, the reindeers used ta take off into da
sky and fly across da sky, man!”
The conversation they have that covers just how

it is that Santa and the reindeer fly, use magic
and distort time and space was my favorite
section of the bit growing up.
Cheech: Oh, well, man, he had some magic

dust, man
Chong: Some magic dust?
Cheech: Yeah, magic dust, y'know? He used
ta give a little bit to da reindeer, a little bit to
Santa Claus, a little bit more for Santa Claus,
a little bit more...
Chong: And this would get the reindeer off,
man?
Cheech: Aw, got 'em off, man? Are you
kidding, man? They flew all da way around
da world, man!
It’s an almost 50 year old routine and it’s still

our vote for the all-time best cannabis themed
holiday content we’ve ever experienced. It’s
available on Spotify and Apple music, or you
can just Google it and watch it on Youtube.
Do yourself a favor and get really high, and
then enjoy a solid seven minutes of classic
Christmas comedy with Cheech and Chong
“Budwinkle & Nuggy” this season. Happy Holidaze from all of us at
©2019 Golden Frog Press Edibles Magazine.
Info: DriveThruBud.com
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California Tax Department

Announces Higher Tax Rates
for Cannabis Businesses in 2020
Lynn You
The California Department of Tax and California, it is already difficult to cost-

Fee Administration recently announced effectively maintain their facilities and
that it would be increasing the tax rates businesses under the taxes set by the
for cannabis. In an already struggling CDTFA and local municipalities. Most
legal market, many within the industry companies are passing on the taxes
are saying that it could only work to leaving the consumer to pay, though
further the gap between the legal and many consumers aren’t willing to absorb
illicit markets. In 2017, prior to Prop that cost just to be legal weed.
64, California’s cannabis sales reached
about $3 billion and decreased to $2.5 The recent increase was not voter
billion by 2018, and is projected to earn approved. Written into Prop 64, the
around $3.1 billion this year. The illicit CDTFA gets the unilateral control of state
market is projected to earn at least $8.7 cannabis taxation rates and are obligated
billion this year alone. Most consumers to reexamine the rates annually, with or
name taxes as their primary reason for without feedback from stakeholders in
not purchasing cannabis products from the industry.
licensed retailers. Increasing the tax rates
could only further drive the consumers They said they used data from Metrc™,
away and put licensed businesses, out of the California sanctioned track-and-
business. trace system used to log all commercial
cannabis product movements, including
Here are the new tax rates effective retail sales.
January 1, 2020*:
Instead of creating one tax rate across the
The CA excise tax rate will increase board, the agency has decided that the
from 15% on a 60% markup to an 80% distribution tax be a tax that the retailer
markup. (The markup rates are based then ends up getting taxed on as well. The
on the average market price of products distribution tax was effectively 24% and is
sold at retail. This includes the retailer’s now being raised to 27%. But the law isn't
wholesale cost of cannabis products and stated clearly, the distributor has to do
the taxes at other levels of cultivation, the math on what 15% of an 80% markup
manufacturing, and distribution.) is. Then the city that the license is located
in is responsible for collecting tax on the
The tax on Cannabis flower, dry weight state tax.
per ounce will increase from $9.25 to
$9.65. It's unconstitutional to place a tax on
tax, but that's what California has done.

The tax on Cannabis leaves,dry weight per Eighty cents of every retail sale dollar is
ounce will increase from $2.75 to $2.97. going to taxes.
The tax on fresh cannabis plants per Some businesses are moving to operate
ounce will increase from $1.29 to $1.35. outside of the state due to high operating
costs and fees. Increasing the taxes could
*This does not include local tax rates facilitate the demise of the legal market
For many legal cannabis businesses in altogether.
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“Trafficking” The Board Game interactions that the game calls for – from
haggling over the price of an ounce with a
fellow Dealer to trying to bravely slink through
cannabis has become mainstream
and more readily available to those
who want or need it, actual Trafficking
A 36 Year History Airport Customs unscathed – and enjoy!
For some people, this game will always be

happens less and less but as a period
piece and look back at history it’s really
more interesting than ever. It’s also a
sharing some downright heart-warming like a piece of nostalgia that helps transport celebration of the pioneers who came
testimonials that have been received over the the player to a much more anxious and before and risked everything hoping to
many moons of the game’s existence. dangerous time. In the 1980s you had Miami get high, rich or both. So get the friends
Vice, Smuggler’s Blues, and other pop culture together and bring the bud. You’re not
In the first communique below, it’s interesting pieces that reinforced how risky it was to be criminals anymore in this brave new
to note that the game was actually confiscated involved in cannabis. These days, although world but every now and then it’s fun
by the local police. Back when the game not perfect it’s a safer and saner world to to pretend. Just look at the success of
first came out – in 1983 to be exact -- from do business in for the most part. California games like Grand Theft Auto if you’ve got
my hometown of Toronto, I tried, mostly legalization for medical use came along right any doubts.
unsuccessfully, shipping cartons of games around the time the internet started getting
across the border and into the vast, alluring really popular and that changed everything.
U.S. market. However, at that time, First
Lady Nancy Reagan had just launched her With the advent of the world wide web, I no
infamous “Just Say No” campaign and the longer had to deal with distribution issues. So
game, I eventually learned, was blacklisted it was in the year 2000 that another production
Gary “The Spaced Earthling” Lane with U.S Customs. Talk about a frickin buzz kill. run was fearlessly summoned…that was
supported by the launch of the Trafficking
Back in the 80’s when the game first In kind of a ballsy (although in retrospect web site – www.trafficking.com. The very
hit the shelves of the iconic – but now– seriously stupid) move, I do remember first internet order I received and fulfilled was
extinct -- Canadian record store chain managing to smuggle a dozen games into enthusiastically embraced per the following
“Records on Wheels”, the object of the States by stashing them in my car and “email”…
the game appeared to be timeless – driving across the Peace Bridge into Buffalo,
i.e. be the first Dealer to sell a Kilo of
New York. I wouldn’t say that I was sweating July, 2000
marijuana without getting busted by bullets when I pulled up to the US Customs I just wanna say I love the game... It kicks
the Narc. While it may have taken yearsguy…but I sure was grateful when he gave ass!!!... We stayed up for hours on end playing
of very heavy lifting by many wise and me that steely-eyed, authoritative nod to the hell out of it!! Thanx for putting it back out
stout, herb-supporting revolutionaries,keep on rolling. From there, I UPS-ed the and making it available again.
the cannabis landscape has certainly contraband to a toy and games store (the PEACE,
changed for, without question, the name of the establishment has long been Ashleigh from North Carolina Thank you for checking out this mini-
better. Some may have beef with the lost in the cobwebs of my cerebellum) in Trafficking story. As is explained on
legalization mechanics as dictated Riverside, California…only to have the entire the web site, the remaining games in
by various state governments, but shipment sent back a week later. The owner inventory (dangerously low with less
optimists will argue that any potholes explained that she was forced to do so to than 20 available) can now only be
currently hit along the way will save her shop as a group of protestors were purchased in California. That’s because
eventually be smoothed out. I am an marching outside promoting a boycott of her each package now comes with an ounce
optimist. business…because of the game. Such was of (your choice) sterling top shelf flower…
the diabolical, anti-cannabis, cultural climate how about that! This one-of-a-kind
After taking yet another wonderful, of the day. Today games are mostly digital, played on package goes for $420 and includes all
mellow-inducing double hit on the computers, gaming stations, or as apps taxes and straight-to-your-door delivery.

excellent B-rolled blunt (btw, no one And while board games may not be on smartphones. The internet has actually The game and goods are always fulfilled
can roll a blunt better than Miss B…no everyone’s cup of tea, if you do decide to started a renaissance of board game playing by a BCC-licensed courier service, so
one – no “trenching” ever), the notion play Trafficking, why not unabashedly throw by bringing players together who otherwise everything is indeed on the up and up.
of writing a review about Trafficking yourself into it! Whether you take on the might have no one to draw cards or roll dice
was broached. As the game’s inventor, role of Biff Spliff, Janet Planet or even the with so it’s nice that the digital world is helping On behalf of all the Spaced Earthlings
it obviously wouldn’t be cool pour moi Narc, Lieutenant Dick Gumshoe, you are the analogue space make a comeback. Cards connected with the Underground Games
to try and write an objective summary. hereby encouraged to be playfully zealous Against Humanity was born on the internet Company -- have fun playing but don’t
However, I have no moral qualms about with the various scenarios and social and was wildly popular and successful. As get caught TRAFFICKING!

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