Gazette July 2013

Also in this issue | Grower’s Corner - Plant Parts and their Functions | The Hash Man | Legalization Next for Vermont Anti-Marijuana Legislation is Wrong | Bud-O-Scopes | Edible Review & Recipe | News of the Weird

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Hello, fellow hash lov-ers! Congratulations on last month’s con-test winners! They say great minds think alike, and May proved it. Both winners for the month chose the same strands to be made into hash. Now for a very im-portant lesson on pressing and storing hash. The preparation of resin is generally re-ferred to as pressing. The preparation meth-od, and the presence or absence of contam-inants or adulterants, affects the quality and potency of your hash-ish. Pressed resin pow-der, along with those contaminants and adulterants, is com-pacted together to form a solid piece. Pressed hash can be stored and transported more easi-ly. The conditions by which you store your hash directly affect the potency and flavor. Im-proper storage strongly influences changes in the chemical make-up and can cause degen-eration. There are two forms of hash that are com-monly used. The first is by hand and the sec-ond is mechanically, either with or without. Hand pressing is generally performed with the palm of one hand and the palm or thumb of the oth-

er. This warms and compresses the res-in powder Into a piece of hash. Hand rubbed hash also drives off moisture. Hand press-ing is the easiest and most preferred way of pressing resin pow-der, releasing volatile aromatic terpenoids, which are what give hash its flavor and fra-grance. Machine pressing is used to process large quantities of resin powder. The machines include book bonding presses, auto jacks, or even a simple boot (yes, a boot, as in that thing you wear on your foot!). Resin press-es put an extreme amount of pressure on the resin powder, how-ever, it does not cause the breakage of every gland. This can affect the potency and evap-oration of essentially oils. Hand pressed hash is usually darker and more pliable than ma-chine pressed variet-ies since it has been worked longer and more resin glands are broken. The breaking of the glands makes it darker and gives the cannabinoids more exposure to air, which in turn leads to the oxidation of the res-ins. Machine pressing makes the hashish more course and gran-ular. Heat and added moisture are used to press stubborn resins that lack any natural

stickiness. Too much heat while pressing causes the pieces to dry out.Indirect heat or steam, applied care-fully, is usually best. Let’s talk about the way you store your hash. The container used for storing resin

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Trey GochenourThe Hash Man

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You may have heard recently that Colora-do became one of two of the first states in the union to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. As of December 10, 2012, Amendment 64 be-came law—thus be-ginning the most interesting govern-mental experiment of the decade. As of the beginning of May, Colorado took a huge leap in mak-ing the sale of rec-reational marijuana practical by finalizing the regulation and tax system. “House Bill 1318 establishes a tax on the commer-cial sale of marijua-na for recreational use. The legislation would impose a 15 percent excise tax and a 10 percent statewide sales tax on retail marijuana purchases – a high rate that some Colo-radoans have starkly opposed, but which nevertheless takes a major step in the implementation of le-galization,” according to RT.com. A similar bill set regulations for legal blood alcohol levels, “allowing drivers to be

stoned with no more than 5 nanograms of active THC per millili-ter of blood. HB-1317 also requires stores to keep the drug be-hind the counter, and bans cities from operating pot shops that operate tax-free or against the new regulatory laws.” These bills were passed successfully and mean that at the beginning of the year 2014, marijuana will be available through licensed sellers to adults over 21. The big question now is, how will this ultimately affect our community? On a business lev-el, a great many reg-ulations will make selling marijuana as difficult, or more so, than alcohol. As out-lined on ThinkProg-ress.org, dispensa-ries will need to follow strict rules regarding the sale of marijua-na. “The law autho-rizes local ‘time and place’ restrictions on marijuana dispensa-ries and limits on the number of dispensa-ries, which will likely take the form of zon-ing laws. Statewide, it prohibits marijua-na businesses from sitting within 1,000

feet of schools, drug treatment facilities, or child care facilities, mirroring similar re-strictions in many state marijuana laws. Also particular-ly noteworthy is that the law permits local jurisdictions to not only implement their own independent li-censing schemes, but also to entirely ban retail marijuana es-tablishments, a move that has been contro-versial and subject to court challenge in other states.” As for profits—the main goal of any business—it’s a guessing game. Es-timates from 2012 put profits at rough-ly $65 million dollars per year, according to the Colorado Center on Law and Policy—but that was before the bills regulating taxes were approved. A more recent study done in Washington, which approved a similar tax plan, pre-dicts that the state will generate $1.9 billion over the first five years of marijua-na sales. Either way, money will be coming in. Talk of these profits leads to more import-ant concerns for how

this will affect our daily lives, and the lives of our children. As part of the deal for approving recre-ational use of mari-juana, a significant amount of money will be going directly to our school systems. According to the Na-tional Conference of State Legislatures, “under the provisions of Amendment 64, the first $40 million collected each year from the excise tax would be put toward public-school con-struction.” Some are ques-tioning whether that is realistic or not—only the future can tell. Either way, to be more specific, the money will be going toward the Building Excellent Schools To-day (BEST) Program. “The BEST Program was established to provide grants to public schools to re-build, repair, or re-place the worst of the state’s K-12 fa-cilities,” describes the Colorado govern-ment website. Every county is given a cer-tain amount of mon-ey each year to put toward maintaining their schools—and a large amount of the

profits garnered from the sale of marijuana will be a significant aid to that cause. Furthermore, the regulation of recre-ational marijuana has proven to de-crease the illegal use among youth and teens. Although every step of the process to le-galizing marijuana is an experiment in ev-ery way, signs point to a successful ex-ploit. Governor John Hickenlooper, despite personal reservations about legalization, has honored the vot-ers’ wishes. The vot-ers themselves have made every effort to keep the conversa-tion moving, making concessions on tax-es and regulations for the greater good. The entire country is watching with mixed feelings, and Colora-do has an opportuni-ty to be an example of innovative and coop-erative lawmaking.Continued on page 15

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Elsewhere on MarijuanaLegalization Next for Vermont

In Vermont, posses-sion of small amounts of marijuana now car-ries a lighter penalty. Instead of a criminal record, those who are caught with less than five ounces of hashish or less than an ounce of marijuana will be slapped with civil fines instead. If you are under 21 years old, possession of marijuana will mer-it the same penalties as possession of alco-hol. This means that for the first offense, you will need to go to court. However, you will face criminal pen-alties, suspension of driver’s license and civil penalties if you are caught a third time. While Vermont has not legalized marijua-na in any form, re-moving criminal pen-alties associated with marijuana possession is a welcome move. This comes as no surprise, really. We would like to highlight Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin’s re-marks, though, after he signed the new law earlier this month. Shumlin commented that the decriminal-ization “makes sense” because the state has a limited budget. This meager budget should

be put to good use; the state should focus on the more serious and real problems of ad-diction and abuse of really dangerous sub-stances such as meth and heroin. Possess-ing small amounts of marijuana should not distract the state from the really dangerous drugs. Governments have been spending way too much money, ef-fort and time pursu-ing and persecuting individuals who pos-sess small amounts of marijuana. In the end, marijuana just might prove harmless and even beneficial to people who have debilitating diseases. These resources are better used elsewhere. As Shumlin said, de-criminalizing or legal-izing marijuana could free up resources and allow these to be used for more serious stuff. On top of that, the money saved by the state could be used for other programs, such as those related to education and ben-efits for the elderly. Marijuana legal-ization has been fast gaining support in various regions of the United States. Two states, Colorado and Washington, have even legalized the rec-reational use of mar-ijuana, in addition to making medical mar-

ijuana readily avail-able to patients. We are expecting other states to follow soon. Vermont should be one of these states. For one, Vermont has two separate bills that call for some de-gree of marijuana le-galization. Pending in the Low-er House is a bill that would make it legal for individuals 21 years old and older to carry up to two ounc-es of marijuana. The bill also allows people to grow up to three marijuana plants in-side their homes. Meanwhile, the State Senate has its own bill providing for the creation of a com-mittee that would re-search legalizing and regulating marijuana. Both bills are cur-rently under discus-sion. Rhode Island has also recently made the possession of small amounts of marijuana a mere civ-il offense and not a criminal one. Starting April 1, 2013, those caught with less than one ounce of marijua-na are no longer fac-ing criminal charges. Instead, they will only pay a $150-fine. Like Vermont, Rhode Island also has pending marijuana le-galization laws. Aside from Rhode Island and Vermont,

15 other states have similar marijuana de-criminalization laws. Some people con-fuse the terms decrim-inalization and legal-ization. To be clear, decriminalizing mar-ijuana means that it is still illegal, but you are only charged with a misdemeanor. Pay the fine and you are most probably free to go. That is on paper. The reality is that in states where marijua-na is decriminalized, possession of mari-juana remains to be illegal and that, along with other charges, could result in jail time. So in states where marijuana is decrimi-nalized, you still can-not go around smok-ing it without fear of going to jail. For ex-ample, if you have been caught with marijuana parapher-nalia, possessing the marijuana in itself would add to your of-fenses. With legalization, nobody would be able

to arrest you for hav-ing marijuana on your person. This means that there is no dan-ger of going to jail or being forced to pay a fine. And then there is the issue of how much marijuana you can actually possess and-grow. With decrim-inalization, you are allowed to carry up to a certain amount of marijuana and still be slapped with only a civil offense, depend-ing on where you are. Do not be confused, however. Again, this does not mean that you can carry mari-juana with you and go scot free. For ex-ample, in Vermont’s case, you can carry up to one ounce of marijuana. If you are caught, you will get a misdemeanor and fines. If you carry more than that, you may be charged with a criminal offense. You still have to be careful, but any step forward, no matter how small, is encouraged by all!

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Hello dear friends! I know summer is in full swing for many of you. This is the first time I get to have the whole summer off, and I am taking full advantage of it. I am go-ing on vacation to see fami-ly and friends for the entire month. I hope all of you get to do at least one thing that you enjoy over the summer. Everyone deserves a little “Me Time,” as my dad calls it. Before I get to the review for the month, I want to talk to many patients in the North-ern Colorado area. I can-not say I fully understand Amendment 64 and I am hearing too many rumors of what 64 really means for adults over 21 in the state of Colorado. An issue that I have been following is the “Too High to Drive” lim-it. Last I checked the law was that 5nm of THC in the bloodstream is considered over the limit. I don’t know about you but I know some people that get more done in a day medicated than a per-son sober as a judge. I know many of you right now could be considered over the limit but I bet you can function better then someone that has been drinking. Sorry, but that was my rant for the month. I promise I won’t make a habit of it. So, let’s get on with the show.I hope everyone enjoyed the review about the Peanut Budda Buddha bar from In-credibles. They are a small company now, but they are growing like a “weed”, no

pun intended. I got lucky and toured their kitchen in Denver and got to meet the owners and the chef of the wonderful edibles. I can’t wait to share with you what I learned and what will be coming out in the future from Incredibles. Anyway, this month I want to try some-thing new to me, but many of you (patients) already know the skinny on this product because it is constantly sold out AT Nature’s Herbs and Wellness. It took some work, but I finally got a hold of some Shatter hash.These bad boys come in one gram packets and they are worth every penny they cost. I have been told that the lighter the color, the bet-ter the hash, but I am not promising anything. Since it is summer, DO NOT LEAVE THIS PRODUCT IN THE CAR OR SOME PLACE HOT!!! Keeping them in a cool, dry place will ensure the hash will break apart or “shat-ter” consistently (hence the name). If not, it will melt al-together and it’s a bitch to try to use when it’s warm. Just a friendly warning from me. In the April issue, I suggested some fun methods of medi-cating during 4/20. I men-tioned “solar burning” on a nice day. Well, that is how I used this product. The Shat-ter is a CO2 extracted hash and the word around the camp fire is that this is the cleanest and purest method of removing the “good” stuff from the plant and none of the “bad” stuff you might see in other types of hash. The machine used for this meth-od is very expensive but it

definitely does the trick. Be-ing so pure and clean, this might be the reason why the hash is almost clear or see through. Let me say you do not need a lot of this to feel the effect. My friends and I went on a day long hike, and stopped throughout the day to en-joy the view, fresh air, and of course to medicate. We found really nice spots along our hike to duck away and enjoy all the glory of being outside in the mountains. We had plenty of sunshine so it was no problem to solar burn. We figured since the Shatter is pure, we would use a light that was equal-ly pure, the sun. Using a magnifying glass, we placed a small piece of Shatter on some medication and let the sun do its thing. The taste of the hash and medication was amazing because of the mag-nifying glass. Since we are not using a butane light, the smoke was extremely clean tasting and the effect was amazing. The hash is what I consider a “full melt” hash. It will melt into the pot and will make it last a lot longer as well. I liked this product so much; I now buy it reg-

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TaurusApr. 20-May 20Take the heat in the air this month and turn it into romance! Take some risks and express yourself like never before—and this still applies to the folks who’ve already got their true love.

GeminiMay 21- June 20You should redeco-rate your bathroom.

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ScorpioOct. 23 - Nov. 21Don’t be scared to embrace the changes coming in your life. Change is the only constant, as they say, and usually brings bigger and bet-ter things.

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As a cannabis seed sprouts, and it be-gins the life cycle that will help transform it from a tiny little seed to a living, produc-ing, flowering plant, each part of the plant plays a critical role in contributing to that process. As canna-bis smokers, we of-ten forget that this plant grew up in na-ture, like everything else, with the intent of carrying its genet-ics on to a new gen-eration. This means that, as enjoyable as this plants resins may be to us, their intent in producing these things is not for human gratification, but rather about sur-viving and thriving. After our seed has sprouted, our baby plant produces a pair of baby leaves, or cot-yledons, small round-ed leaves that provide its first means of pho-tosynthesis. These leaves do not actually resemble true canna-bis leaves in any way, and it is not until you get your second set of leaves that these characteristics start to lend themselves to our leaves shapes. As the plant grows in

size, the leaves will expand in both size and surface area, ef-fectively providing the growing plant with a means of in-creased photosynthe-sis, the plants means for providing itself with energy. This energy must then be transported through-out the plant to be used in the various metabolic functions of the plant, and this is where our stems come in. The stems of a plant would best be compared to a com-bination of our cir-culatory system and our skeletal system. It contains hard plant tissues known as collenchyma and sclerenchyma that account for the stur-diness and stiffness of a plants stem. Collenchyma is re-sponsible for plant rigidity during vege-tative growth, and as a plants stems cease elongation during flowering, the most sturdy plant cells of all, sclerenchyma, offer their superior rigidity to prevent-ing heavy stems from snapping. Inter-laced among these structural tissues is our plants vascular system, the phloem and the xylem. The

phloem accounts for the primary trans-port of carbohydrates throughout the plant and consists mostly of soft tissues. Con-sider them an energy highway, with most of the traffic moving from the plant tops where the most pro-duction is occurring, down throughout the plant with detours in locations where the energy might be needed, and down to the final storage place for carbohydrates in cannabis plants, the roots. The xylems are primarily used by the plant to trans-port the opposite di-rection. Things that are taken in through the roots and need to be taken up, such as nutrients absorbed in our soil, and the life sustain water that our plants require for so many functions, are taken through the woody, more fi-brous xylem tissues. These tissues have a lot of traffic to move through from the roots, so they tend to have larger diameters than the phloem do. Our roots are our plants work horse. They bring in most of what the plant needs to sustain itself, and they also provide the plant its primary

means for interacting with its surround-ings. In healthy soil, as a plant seeks out water and nutrients, its roots come in con-tact, and develop a symbiotic relation-ship with, native soil microbes. The roots facilitate this by pro-viding the microbes with a carbohydrate source and organic waste on which they are able to thrive. In return the microbes break down organ-ic byproducts back into usable nutrients, and these nutrients encourage the con-tinued expansion and development of the root system; and more roots feeding from more places translates into more nutrients readily available to our ever growing plant. The symbiotic rela-tionship between all of these parts allows for the cannabis plant to thrive and sustain itself throughout its life span. They also facilitate the growth of cannabis flowers, and more specifical-ly the female variety which we all appreci-ate so much.

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The Pressing and Storing of Hashish Continued from page 5place as possible, like a refrigerator or freezer. This slows down the de-generation of your hash. Steer clear of all plastic or rubber sealed con-tainers. Believe it or not, the resin will eat away the plastic and rubber, ruining your stash! Once dry, properly stored hash will keep its consistency and poten-cy for years. Obviously, the outside of a pressed piece of hash will lose its potency faster than the inside. This gives it its color. The higher the temperature, the faster oxidation takes place. Even in frozen storage, the THC eventually de-composes, changing into CBNs. In short, the longer its stored, no matter the storage con-ditions, the lower the hash’s psychoactive ef-fects. Removing all mois-ture is essential to pre-vent spoilage. High heat, moisture and adulter-ants damage hash qual-ity. Just so you know, both Nature’s Herbs and Wellness and Altitude Wellness Center store their hash in a cold, dark place... Known as the refrigerator. This is the last month of the contest for choos-ing the strands you want made into hash. Keep an eye out for the new contest starting next month. Until then, keep your stash full of hash.

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Hernando County were awarded the sheriff’s office’s highest honor, the Medal of Valor, for exemplary bravery in an October incident in which a 42-year-old naked woman was shot to death by the of-ficers. The woman was holding a gun and had made threats, and a 5-year-old boy was in-side a truck that she wanted to steal. How-ever, even though a neighbor had simply wrestled the woman down earlier, the offi-cers still thought their only move was to shoot to kill. Said the wom-an’s brother, “They shot a mentally dis-turbed, naked woman. Is that valor?”

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By: Alvin Dy The road to marijua-na legalization has been very bumpy. The reason for this is due in part to the wrongful information being fed to the public. Like it or not, even with the benefits proven to come from marijua-na, there will always be people who are going to oppose it. And in order to get more people over to their side, those op-posed are going to come up with myths, fantasies and downright lies about marijuana. These are the top three arguments that opponents of marijuana legalization have come up with over the years--and why they are ridicu-lous. 1. Marijuana sold nowadays is much more potent than it was 20 to 40 years ago.

While this statement is true, there are some things you should know. One, when you say po-tency, most likely you are talking about the increased THC content in marijuana today. You could also mean that there is a higher ratio between THC and CBD. Both of these cases can lead to what you might call bad trips: panic at-tacks and getting high. It is not true, howev-er, that the more potent marijuana that we have now is more addictive.

Studies into that have been inconclusive. The higher potency is not proven to be a cause for addictions. Also, this fact should not be used against marijuana legalization. Marijuana legalization is not going to legalize all forms of marijuana across the board. All marijuana manufac-turing and sales will be regulated, so even if po-tency was a factor (if it was to ever be proven to have any correlation to Continued on page 15.

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Studies into that have been inconclusive. The higher potency is not proven to be a cause for addictions. Also, this fact should not be used against marijuana legalization. Marijuana legalization is not going to legalize all forms of marijuana across the board. All marijuana manufac-turing and sales will be regulated, so even if po-tency was a factor (if it was to ever be proven to have any correlation to Continued on page 15.

Continued from page 14addictiveness) it could be controlled. That is right, reg-ulated. If the problem is higher THC con-tent, then regulation could put a limit on the amount of THC present in marijuana. If we con-tinue to make marijuana illegal, we lose out on the chance to put these re-strictions in place. 2. The thought of marijuana being sold everywhere is frighten-ing. And as parents, it should frighten you. Taking a look at Col-orado’s legal marijua-na laws, you should be taking comfort in that your worst fear will nev-er happen. Marijuana, even if it is legalized, will not be as ubiquitous as, say cigarettes and al-cohol. To wit, Colorado allows you to grow six marijuana plants and this is only for personal use. Starting January 2014, you can buy up to a quarter of an ounce of marijuana at designated stores. If you are a med-ical marijuana user, you can freely get it from dis-pensaries in the state. Ideally, marijuana le-galization would pave the way for people to be able to grow marijuana for their own personal use. Or they could buy it from dispensaries and other retail outlets that are duly licensed by the state. You cannot have more than a certain amount of marijuana and you cannot sell it on your own. So you see, all these boogeymen talking about marijuana being sold on every street is the equivalent of telling

scary stories on a camp-ing trip. You can only carry small amounts of the stuff and you cannot sell it, even in the most liberal legal marijuana states. So where did all the talk come from? 3. Legal marijuana will only encourage more youths – and even adults – to try it, or use it. This may not sound too good for you, but if you were born after 1960 and you had a nor-mal childhood, there is a 50% chance that you might have experiment-ed with marijuana before you even reached the age of 21. Let’s admit it, this happened even while marijuana was illegal ev-erywhere. Making it illegal is not a good deterrent for young people who want to try marijuana. Good parenting is. You should never pass your parent-ing responsibilities off to the state. Furthermore, it would not be legal to sell mari-juana to minors, even if the marijuana legaliza-tion laws are in place. It would only be for adults. The best example to refute this argument, though, is the Nether-lands. The Dutch have fabled legal marijua-na laws. You can get it in coffee shops, and it is tolerated over there. Does that mean that ev-erybody there is a pot-head? The answer is no. And this is where it gets amazing: they even have FEWER marijuana smokers compared to that in the U.S. Among 15 to 64 year olds in Holland, only 6% have used marijuana in the

past year. In the Unit-ed States, where pot is largely illegal, that num-ber almost doubles at 11%. We are not going to be hypocrites and say that people who have feared getting arrested would not go out and have their first try of recreational marijuana when it be-comes legal. Of course, some people would do that. But we doubt that the surge in consump-tion would be sustained months after.

Experimentingwith GanjaContinued from page 6 As the Campaign to Reg-ulate Marijuana Like Alco-hol, the force behind the initiative getting passed to begin with, has proudly said since the start, “Pas-sage of this initiative [is] historic, resulting in Colo-rado becoming [one of] the first states in the nation – and the first geographic area in the world – to make the possession, use, and regulated production and distribution of marijuana legal for adults.” We are the experiment, and the best experiments succeed with patience. Keep in-formed and keep voting.

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