AUGUST 2010 VOL. 2 ISSUE #8

NUG Magazine Staff:

Publisher: Ben G. Rowin Associate Publisher: Brandon Lee

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Contributors: “The Guru”, Dion Markgraaff, Kim Twolan, Eugene Davidovich, James Dean Stacy, Scott Whytsell, Marc Emmelmann, Gerald Singleton, Dannabis Ruderalis, Pamela Jayne,Deborah Malka MD, Goldi Schiffner, Joseph Klare, Lance Rogers, Nancy Botwin, Larry Sweet, Zodiac Mama, Jasen T. Davis, Tiffany Janay, Eric Fowler, Chandra Woodhouse, Kristin Frederiksen, Jeffrey Lake, Esq., Melissa Bobrow, George Alberts

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PUBLISHER’SLETTER August is upon us and the summer is just flying by! Last month was su-per busy for the NUG crew. We got some great footage of the Slightly Stoopid Legalize It Tour as it rolled through San Diego. Make sure to check out our print interview with the band and the live footage of the tour stop on our YouTube page www.youtube.com/nugmag. Sub-scribe to our channel and see new video coverage every month!

As we get closer to the November elections, we want to take some space to remind people to register to vote and VOTE YES on Prop 19! If all cannabis users got out there and voted during election time, we would have our voices heard. We are one of the most untapped voting demographics in the nation and everyone should know that their vote DOES count!

We have some great articles for you this month. Make sure you check out Cheba Hut! This is the coolest sandwich shop in San Diego with a chill “marijuana friendly” vibe that will keep you coming back, and the food is AMAZING! We also have a business spotlight on 858 Graphics, a company that is reaching out to the medical marijuana community and is assisting many collectives with their printing needs.

As always, we are bringing you the latest San Diego cannabis news and more! We have continued coverage of James Stacy’s federal trial as well as a letter from a current federal cannabis prisoner. Our Editor, Dion Markgraaff also contributed a great piece on how the U.S. Pentagon sits on a location that was once used for growing and studying hemp! And of course we can not forget everyone’s favorite columns, Cannabis Cooking w/Kim and the Chronisseur!

The events calendar is packed as always and don’t forget to check out the North Park Music Thing in August! Should be another busy month in San Diego!

-Ben G. RowinCover photos by Eric Fowler, Photo above by Keshia Clark

CONTENTS12\\:NUG TIMES

17\\:DEAR NUG

18\\:PROP 19

23\\:ACTIVISM

28\\:JAMES STACY

32\\:LEGAL

36\\:MAYOR STORY

40\\:BIZ SPOTLIGHT

42\\:CHEBA HUT

46\\:PENTAGON

50\\:COOKING W/ KIM

55\\:GROW

60\\:CHRONISSEUR

64\\:SLIGHTLY STOOPID

76\\:DESPITE THE WOLVES

82\\:MGMT

86\\:PRODUCT REVIEWS

90\\:EVENTS

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GREEN KROSS CRUCIFIED!Article written by Jeffrey A. Lake, Esq. Mr. Lake is an attorney in San Diego specializing in medical marijuana law and the representation of medical marijuana coop-eratives and qualified patients.

The new Board of Directors of the Green Kross Coopera-tive, in Mission Beach, are feeling crucified; thinking it might be under the control of accused Los Angeles pot dealer Josh Hester. Green Kross was raided by federal law enforcement on Friday, July 9th. Although it is now open for business for new and returning qualified patients, the true story behind the raid has yet to be told.

Despite control of Green Kross being shifted to a new and totally unrelated Board of Directors, weeks before the re-cent raid, it was caught up in the investigation. This cur-rent predicament has left Green Kross in the untenable position of having to reassure its patients and the public that they are properly formed and operating as a nonprofit entity that only provides medical cannabis to qualified patients and their primary caregivers as members of the cooperative.

There is currently no affiliation with Josh Hester, the board members, or officers who previously operated the corporation. Green Kross is working very closely with law enforcement and the federal prosecutors to clear their names as individuals and preserve the positive brand that was once associated with them. When the new Board of Directors took control of the cooperative, they had no idea the previous board members had allegedly commit-ted crimes and were under federal investigation. The new board members became involved with Green Kross be-cause they believed it to be a legally operating nonprofit entity.

With the recent raid, it is important to understand that the only way a cooperative can expend money is for the re-imbursement of expenses and the payment of reasonable compensation for services rendered in furtherance with the purposes of the cooperative. If a cooperative fails to pay its taxes or attempts to launder money, they will be-come a target for federal law enforcement. This confirms that if they are not compliant with State law, they are sub-ject to federal prosecution without the affirmative defense afforded to them under SB420.

Green Kross insists that caring for their patients and com-plying with California State law are their top priorities. The new management has hired professional consultants and attorneys to assist them with the compliance of their corporate and legal obligations. As a result, Green Kross is confident that their members, the community and city will not judge them as guilty by association, but rather as a positive and necessary member of society in San Diego and the State of California.

In upcoming weeks, the Fourth District Court of Appeals is due to issue its opinion regarding whether local munici-palities can zone dispensaries out of existence. The case of Qualified Patients Association v. The City of Anaheim poses the question: can a city or county enact moratori-ums or ordinances that prohibit medical marijuana dis-pensaries from operating or are they limited to enacting reasonable regulation of dispensaries? If the Court rules in favor of the dispensaries, San Diego County’s recently enacted ordinances and the City of San Diego’s position, that there are no Use or Sub-Use categories within the San Diego Municipal Code permitting dispensaries, may be rendered unenforceable.

City Attorney Jan Goldsmith has done well by realizing that the filing of Judicial Abatement Actions against co-operatives and their landlords is a waste of taxpayer’s money and a waste of time for his Deputy City Attorneys to pursue a fruitless lawsuit. As the recent raid on Green Kross proves; it is inevitable that reasonable regulation of medical marijuana will be the only way for citizens of San Diego, qualified patients, governmental agencies and law enforcement to coexist in peace. The new management at Green Kross is dedicated to this principal and strongly urges everyone to participate in making these historic de-cisions for the citizens of San Diego.

THIS IS HOW IT’S DONE!Story and photo by: Dannabis Ruderalis

Wisdom Organics – Code Enforcement and Zoning In-spection and Free BBQ

On Wednesday July 14, 2010, San Diego Collective Wis-dom Organics was visited by city officials for a zoning and ordinance compliance inspection. Adela Falk, Wis-dom Organics operator, was made aware of the inspection a week prior to the appointment. Although she petitioned the city to postpone the inspection, her requests were ig-nored and the landlord was contacted and an appointment was made without consulting the current lessee (Wisdom Organics) or addressing the issues presented to the depart-ment.

Instead of following the example of other shops and al-lowing the inspections to happen in secret, Adela turned the otherwise ominous event into a public relations vic-tory, regardless of the outcome of the inspection. The BBQ was a big hit and the inspection officers were at a loss as how to approach the event, with its music, conver-sation and lots of cameras. When the inspection officers did request entry, accompanied by at least 4 undercover narcotics officers, they were allowed to inspect the build-ing. However, the narcotics officers stayed outside, at the request of the shop keeper. Members and lawyers for the shop accompanied the inspectors. While the intent of the inspection was fire safety, it was noted that the fire alarms were never tested by the inspectors who instead chose to crawl under the couches looking for “code violations?”

There are reports from several sources that inspection officers are targeting landlords as the weak link in their quest to close all legal MMJ coops and collectives in San Diego. Even suggesting that if an inspection is resisted, then other properties not associated with the shop will be targeted. The inspection ended without incident other than a hug by Adela and a notably uncomfortable narcotics of-ficer. The results of the inspection are not immediately available and will be mailed. I have nothing but praise for the spirits of the brave activists at Wisdom Organics.

The BBQ and Social featured chicken and vegetables from Adela’s ranch and fresh ground beef from Flying Paint Ranch’s MooMoo. In attendance were activists, friends, politicians, and the media. Even Adela’s father came out to support his daughter. Other notable attendees were:

James Stacy - founder of the Movement in Action Col-lective in Vista, who is currently facing federal charges, supporting those that have supported him.

Eugene Davidovich – San Diego Americans for Safe Ac-cess, always out to protect patient’s rights to safe access.

Larry Sweet and Dave Potter – San Diego City Medical Marijuana Task Force, were also there showing support for safe access.

Mark Sauer of District 6 was there showing support for Linda Vista’s newest planning group member. I could not help but notice SD ASA t-shirts everywhere.

This edition of Dear NUG is a back and forth between our Publisher Ben and Michele, a facebook fan who took the time to give us some much appreciated feedback.

Dear NUG,

I am a big fan of your mag and I love to sup-port a good local business. I recently read something in your mag about a glass company called Girly Glass that made me think about how this smoking thing is mainly a male hobby. But I know lots of girls who love it just as much as the boys, and lots of these girls would really love to rock a NUG MAG tee. But your shirts are mostly for men, needless to say much too large and in dull colors. My sug-gestion, a nice fitted tee in purple with green writing.( You know like a really good NUG) It is a more feminine colored shirt than your new gray tank tops but it is still true to your NUG image. Thank you for you time and I hope my message does not fall on deaf ears. Michele

Michele,Not only do your words not fall on deaf ears but I am going to order some purple girly shirts today! Also if you email me your ad-dress and information at info@nugmag.com I will send you the first one off the press for FREE!!! We love reader feedback and ap-preciate your input! Thanks! Ben G. Rowin, Publisher

Ben G. Rowin,Hi this is Michele the one that sent you the email about the purple NUG tee. I’m really stoked you guys liked it. Thank you again and I am really stoked to get my super cool shirt.

Michele,No problem! Thanks for the suggestion! What size shirt would you like? Also I told our associate editor MJ about your idea and she said that when we offer the shirt online we are going to call it “Michele’s Purple NUG”! Best, Ben

Ben,Oh My God, words cannot describe how stoked I am right now. I love purple nugs. I guess like a Medium should do it. Again this is really cool I am super stoked and I will for sure rock the shirt all the time. Michele

We made a limited edition run of Michele’s Purple NUG shirt in July and they were sold out in three days! Keep an eye out for some new shirt designs coming soon! If you have any ideas or suggestions or would like us to make more of a certain shirt style please let us know. If we use your idea we will send you a free shirt too!

Prop 19

Major Key Endorsements Continue to GrowBy: Dion Markgraaff

The Tax and Regulate Cannabis Ini-tiative has been given the number 19 by the state for the historic November election. In additional news, the cam-paign is gaining continual momentum with big endorsements, major labor unions and one of California’s civil rights leaders – the NAACP.

Many analysts of the initiative see the successful passing of this law as a huge economic explosion and employ-ment opportunity like few others in our history. This is why many labor unions like the United Food and Commer-cial Workers (UFCW) Western States Council are endorsing Prop 19. The Western States Council represents some 200,000 union members in western states, including some 26,000 in California. Before this announce-ment, Local 5 in Oakland announced that it would represent 100 employees working in local medical cannabis in-dustries. In addition, Communications Workers of America Local 9415, which represents 1,800 members in Califor-nia, Nevada and Hawaii, is also en-dorsing Prop 19 in this November’s vote.

In an interview in the Sacramento Bee, CWA Local 9415 Executive Vice-Pres-ident Christina Huggins said unions also see opportunities for new jobs and members in a California marijua-na market expanded beyond current legal medical use. “There’s a potential for a lot of jobs,” Huggins said. “When beer and alcohol was legalized, those were unionized jobs. We feel the peo-ple working in the upcoming industry should have good benefits, good pay and justice on the job.”

The truth in cannabis and the cam-paign’s work has resulted in a major key endorsement from the NAACP. In a clear sign of our Orwellian world, de-cades of brutality and propaganda, the segments of society that will benefit the most are unfortunately cowed into thinking the chains that enslave us are there for good reasons. Please read the powerful statement by this organi-zation and its California NAACP Presi-dent, Alice Huffman, who is also the chairwoman of the national NAACP’s Criminal Justice Board.

Ms. Huffman wrote a supporting ar-ticle for The Huffington Post, stating in part,

“As leaders of the California NAACP, it is our mission to eradi-cate injustice and continue the fight for civil rights and social jus-tice wherever and whenever we can. We are therefore compelled to speak out against another war, the so called “War on Drugs.” To be clear, this is not a war on the drug lords and violent cartels, this is a war that disproportionately af-fects young men and women and the latest tool for imposing “Jim Crow” justice on poor African-Americans…The report released this week by the Drug Policy Al-liance confirmed that marijuana law enforcement in California dis-proportionately targets our youth. Despite consistent evidence that Black youth use marijuana at lower rates than Whites. In every one of the 25 largest counties in California, Blacks are arrested for marijuana possession at higher rates than Whites, typically at double, triple, or even quadruple the rate of Whites…We believe whatever potential harms may be associated with using marijuana are more than outweighed by the immediate harms that derive from being caught up in the crimi-nal justice system…Given the current economic crisis and high

level of unemployment, particu-larly for Black men, do we really want to permanently handicap a person’s ability to get an educa-tion, make a decent living, and have a productive life because they used marijuana? …Our re-cent history is filled with elected officials (including our current President), business leaders and others who have admitted using marijuana and were nonetheless able to lead productive lives…The California NAACP does not believe maintaining the illusion that we’re winning the “War on Drugs” is worth sacrificing anoth-er generation of our young men and women. Enough is enough. We want change we can believe in. That’s why we support Prop 19…Let’s invest in people, not prisons. It is time to end the failed war on drugs by decriminalizing and regulating marijuana to save our communities.”

We got the proposition number for the Tax and Regulate Cannabis vote – 19. The change we seek is in our collec-tive laps – the time to educate every-one is now, vote “Yes” on Prop 19!

For more articles in the news about the Tax and Regulate Cannabis Initia-tive on the California ballot this No-vember go to: http://www.taxcannabis.org/content/newsarchive/

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San Diego Americans for Safe Access forward:

Medical Marijuana laws in California are very murky. Some Judges have even re-ferred to them as a serpentine roadmap. This article is written by one of our new-est San Diego Americans for Safe Access Members, Melissa Bobrow, regarding the legalities of medical marijuana use in Cali-fornia. Although many folks have many dif-ferent opinions on what is legal and what is not when it comes to medical marijua-na, it is our hope that this piece will inspire debate and discussion that will lead to a little more clarity and help patients navi-gate the serpentine roadmap that makes up our medical marijuana laws.

CALIFORNIA MEDICAL MARIJUANA – SORRY IT

ISN’T LEGALBy: Melissa Bobrow

Hello, my name is Melissa Bobrow and I am an attorney in California. I am here to give you–the patient, caregiver, coop/collective owner, and person interested in medical marijuana–some insight into what is happening here in California. After conducting my own research and seeing what other people have blogged or posted on their websites, and attending my first meeting with Americans for Safe Access, one thing became certain–NOTHING IS CLEAR. There is so much confusion amongst dispensary owners, patients, caregivers, and even attorneys. What is and isn’t legal? What is compliant? What does the federal government have to do

with this? I decided to write this article to help clear up some of the basic concepts of this confusing and grey area of the law.

What Does The Law Say?

Good question. First, we have to start with a quick Constitutional Law explanation–I promise to keep this quick. We have several tiers of laws in our coun-try, blah blah blah. Essentially, when there is federal law on a subject, states cannot enact a law(s) that directly conflicts with it. Okay, great so why does this matter?

Glad to see you’re paying attention–THERE IS FEDERAL LAW on this sub-ject. It is called the Controlled Substances Act, and it does not like or condone medi-cal marijuana. The Controlled Substances Act classifies drugs–all drugs–into differ-ent categories or “schedules”. Depending on how a drug is classified will determine how it can be used, prescribed, pur-chased, etc.

Marijuana is currently classified as a “Schedule I” drug, which means it is NEV-ER okay to use or prescribe it under ANY circumstances. We can debate whether this classification is legitimate or not at an-other time–this is an explanation of what the law is, not an endorsement of what the law should be.

Though many medical marijuana support-ers and activists cling to Proposition 215 (Prop 215) and Senate Bill 420 (SB 420) as proof that medicinal marijuana is legal in California, this is not the case. Huh? I

thought it was legal. How else can these collectives and dispensaries exist? What about the medical marijuana cards? Don’t they offer me protection? What do you mean it isn’t legal???

Well folks, here’s the deal; it isn’t legal–plain and simple. Well not plain or simple, but since that’s the source of all this confu-sion, let’s clarify.

If California “legalized” medical marijuana it would be in direct conflict with the fed-eral Controlled Substances Act. Federal law says it is illegal under all circumstanc-es–state law says it is legal under these circumstances. Guess what happens to a state law that is in direct conflict with a federal law??? Well, if the state law is challenged, which the County of San Di-ego was kind enough to do, the state law would be struck down and the federal law would prevail. In other words, if Prop 215 and SB 420 actually legalized marijuana, even for medicinal purposes, they would conflict with the Controlled Substances Act, and that would be the end of our dis-cussion.

I’m Confused, Then What Do Prop 215 and SB 420 Do?

Prop 215 decriminalized medical marijua-na for patients and caregivers and doctors that recommend the use of it. What does that mean? Well these pieces of legisla-tion did not legalize marijuana, that’s for sure. Instead it provided a level of pro-tection–people that fit under the criteria of patient, caregiver or doctor that recom-

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mends marijuana will not be prosecuted for doing so. Prop 215 is a loophole in the law! It’s a brilliant loophole, but you must keep in mind–it is a loophole.

Prop 215 exempted certain people from prosecution for patients and caregivers that possess or cultivate

marijuana for personal medical purposes. Just to be clear, prosecution is something that

happens after you have been arrested.

Essentially, Prop 215 created an af-firmative defense. Whoa–legal term,

what is an affirmative defense? Well an affirmative defense is when

you say: “Yes, I did do that, but it is okay because….” So here it would go something like this: “Yes I did possess “x” amount of marijuana, but it is okay be-cause I have a medical con-dition and my doctor recom-mended I use marijuana to alleviate my symptoms.”

SB 420 was written to clean up some of the mess left over

from Prop 215 and provide some guidelines for Californians

and law enforcement so everyone would know what they are allowed to do. The most important provision to come out of SB 420 was the is-suance of State Medical Marijuana cards. These cards let law enforce-ment know that you are complying

with state law and you should not be arrested if you are in compliance with the guidelines.

These cards provide California residents with another level of protection–this time from being ar-rested in the first place. Patients and caregivers were given “limited immunity” status in Prop 215, and a valid state issued card to prove their status with SB 420.

It told the Attorney General he/she has to come up with some regulations on this subject. It set the groundwork for a system that

allows patients and caregivers to safely and legally access medi-cal marijuana, giving coopera-tives and collectives guidelines for how they should incorporate themselves, and a way for law enforcement to figure out who

can possess and/or cultivate

marijuana. Additionally, it allowed collectives and cooperatives to exist and provide medi-cal marijuana. Again, SB 420 did not legalize medical marijuana.

Where Are We Now?

Let’s sum it up:There is federal law that makes ALL mari-juana illegal for ANY purpose in ANY state.

There is a California statute that says–well it’s still illegal, but we are not going to pros-ecute this group of people when they use it under a doctor’s recommendation.

This loophole gives Californians state pro-tection, if they are in compliance with the state and local laws.

Even if you are in full compliance with state law, you may still be arrested for possess-ing and/or cultivating marijuana, but you do have an affirmative defense in court.

Well Where Does That Leave You?

One thing I hear a lot is “The cops can’t ar-rest me, I have a card.” Guess what–the cops can and may still arrest you. Law en-forcement reacts even slower to change than the legislature, just ask anyone that has lived through any other period in our na-tions’ history. You may prevail in court, but who wants to go to court? Comply with your state and local laws, never possess or culti-vate more than is medically necessary, and always have your doctor’s recommendation AND medical marijuana ID card with you.

Remember it isn’t legal, but has been de-criminalized. So be smart, be safe, and be well.

Melissa Bobrow, Attorney at Law964 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 Email: melissabobrow@yahoo.com |Phone: (619) 800-5434

“The most important provision to come out of SB 420 was the issuance of State Medical Mari-juana cards. These cards let law enforcement know that you are complying with state law and you should not be arrested if you are in compliance with the guidelines.”

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Do the words/orders of the United States President matter?

The answer is no, according to San Diego Federal court Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz, who stated in a published ruling July 7th, that James Stacy listening to the President’s words was “unreasonable,” and deciding the President of the United States Barack Obama’s order of May 20th has no value to the citizens of this country. Unfortunately for Stacy, he will have to pay the price.

In additional rulings, Judge Moskowitz has denied this San Diego medical cannabis provider a defense in Federal Court. Stacy is facing life in prison for helping to provide 10 grams of cannabis to an undercover San Diego Sheriff with a valid doctor’s recommendation. The collective he helped form was only 10 days old when the fake patient submitted all the re-quired paper work to join the collective. The collective was open for 10 weeks before local Sheriff’s and Federal Drug Enforcement Agency raided, arrested, and jailed him.

Stacy believed the country had voted for a new president who had signed an order to the entire federal government on the preemption of state’s rights on May 20th, two days after the US Supreme Court refused to hear the San Diego County law-suit dealing with the issue of conflicting powers. These events caused some people to believe there was some resolution to the question concerning the balance of power, seemingly an-swered by two of the three main branches of government.

Here are the words spoken by Obama on this issue of power, published weeks before Stacy opened the Movement in Ac-tion Collective; “The purpose of this memorandum is to state the general policy of my Administration that preemption of State law by executive departments and agencies should be undertaken only with full consideration of the legitimate prerogatives of the States and with a sufficient legal basis for preemption. Executive departments and agencies should be mindful that in our Federal system, the citizens of the several States have distinctive circumstances and values, and that in many in-stances it is appropriate for them to apply to themselves rules and principles that reflect these circumstances and values. As Justice Brandeis explained more than 70 years ago, “It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system that a single cou-rageous state may, if its citizens choose, serve as a labora-tory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country.”

As we reported in the premiere issue of NUG Magazine in July 2009 – along with the President’s memo – according to a U.S. Department of Justice memorandum issued to the Counsel for the President in 2000,

“A presidential directive has the same substantive legal effect as an executive order. It is the substance of the presidential ac-tion that is determinative, not the form of the document con-veying that action. Both an executive order and a presidential directive remain effective upon a change in administration, un-less otherwise specified in the document, and both continue to be effective until subsequent presidential action is taken.”

After reviewing all of the evidence obtained by law enforcement before the September 9th raids in 2009, the government’s report indicated he was following state law. Therefore, if there was a question of him not obeying California law, then the local government should seek to prosecute him in state court.

A Good Person is Fighting for Our Rights

Yes, James Stacy is standing up and fighting for our rights. Win or lose, he is showing the courage our government and leaders do not have, when they do not follow the law and hide in the shadows, letting their citizens fall victim to random chaos and terror.

I was a member of the North County Collective. After growing up in Vista and then spending my adulthood working for sane cannabis policies, one of the happiest days I had was joining this association. I thought I was dreaming, when I had local access to my needed medi-cine. I was pleasantly surprised at the fantastic facility where the col-

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lective was located – the old community center for farmers, the Vista Grange.

Meeting and getting to know James Stacy, the founder of the col-lective, was an added bonus. In the few short weeks before be-ing raided and arrested, he led the Movement in Action Collec-tive in organizing the Eugene Davidovich Defense Fund, hosted North County ASA meetings and had the best medical cannabis farmers market every other Saturday, where members could co-operatively interact directly with each other.

The local government sting investigation of the collective – reads like a movie script. Stacy engaged with the cop in a long talk on how the collective worked and how he was following the law as closely possible. He even pointed out how he was following the ongoing case of Eugene Davidovich and had a jar on the table to raise money for Davidovich’s defense. The undercover patient/cop responded by putting $3 in the jar to keep up appearances.

Judge Moskowitz ruled he will force Stacy’s case to follow the US federal policies of heavily censoring the full information in all medical cannabis cases. However, Judge Moskowitz said, “One way or the other the jury will hear that this was a medical marijuana case.”

The judge also stated some interesting thoughts in his ruling saying Stacy could have talked to the US Attorney, who was vacant at the time. He also ruled the October 2009 Justice De-partment Policy Directive on medical cannabis was not relevant in this case because it came after his arrest.

“With a new enforcement policy on medical marijuana, the fed-eral government should not be trying this case at all,” said Joe Elford, Chief Counsel with Americans for Safe Access. “At the very least, Mr. Stacy’s case should be tried in state court where he’s guaranteed a defense against his charges.” Because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on medical marijuana, defendants are prevented from entering evidence of medical use or state law compliance in federal court.

A congressional bill would change this fact. The H.R. 3939–Truth in Trials Act is to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in Fed-eral court in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes.

“Stacy’s prosecution and denial of a defense underscores the importance of developing a comprehensive federal policy on medical marijuana, which will also allow states to care for the health and welfare of their people without unnecessary federal interference,” said Caren Woodson, Director of Government Af-fairs at Americans for Safe Access. “It’s not the purview of the federal government to enforce local or state laws.”

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Behind Bars; Conversations with Cannabis PrisonersBy Lance Rogers, Esq.

Medical marijuana patient and caregiver Dustin Costa was presi-dent of the Merced Patients Group in Northern California. In 2004, he was prosecuted on state charges stemming from a cultivation arrest by Merced County Sheriffs. After 18 months of state court proceed-ings, the Merced District Attorney turned his case over to the U.S. At-torney for federal prosecution. On August 10, 2005, federal agents re-arrested Costa. On November 22, 2006, he was convicted by a jury on federal charges of cultivation, pos-session with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm. Costa is currently serving a 13-year sen-tence in federal prison and is ex-pected to be released in 2018.

On June 14th, I had the opportu-nity to speak with Mr. Costa over the phone. He is currently housed in a federal corrections facility in Big Springs, Texas. He is a very

articulate person and we had a pleasant conversation about the past, present, and future of mari-juana in the United States. He is hopeful the day will come when others will not have to go through what he has endured, however, he is realistic about the current state of affairs. He agreed to share his thoughts with the San Diego Com-munity and sent me the following correspondence:

(6/16/10) I don’t mean to come off as a pes-simist. The truth is I feel the future is bright for Marijuana–particularly Medical Marijuana–but the path to its acceptance is still a dangerous one. There remains a huge chal-lenge for our community to edu-cate and inform the public, and to organize and mobilize support. I know I’m stating the obvious, but judging from the persistently large volume of run-ins with the law, hammering the obvious is prob-ably useful.

Changing Public Policy toward Marijuana has turned out to be a much more daunting task than I, and most of us in the movement, ever thought it would be. It doesn’t

take long to discover how deter-mined, entrenched and downright vicious the opposition is. Those who have bumped heads with the justice system know how much work remains to be done. You mentioned a Federal Case where the Defense used Obama’s “Hands Off” policy toward Medical Mari-juana as long as the individuals are complying with state law… and while there may be fewer federal prosecutions lately, they’re still happening. Turns out that the is-sue of whether or not someone is or is not in compliance with state law is still a decision made by prosecutors and cops, and most of them are still true believers in the War on Drugs.

I often run into inmates who are baffled as to why I am in prison. They think Medical Marijuana is le-gal in California. I certainly thought so myself, before I was busted. But what I’ve learned is that MMJ’s legality is a matter of opinion, and cops and prosecutors often have a very different opinion than you or I. So, I tell my inmate friends that what the Medical Marijuana Law does, in California, is simply offer a defense in the event you are ar-

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rested and prosecuted. And if the prosecution decides to hand your case over to the Feds, you’re screwed. There is no Medical Defense allowed in a Federal Prosecution–PERIOD. I hope you can appreciate the built-in hypocrisy of the Obama Medical Marijuana Policy. Bottom line, what is legal under state law is entirely up to the whims of the prosecution. In other words, it’s still the Wild West out there, though perhaps not quite as wild and wooly as it was a few years ago. Anyone considering becoming a caregiver or possessing more than a token amount of pot should be aware just how dangerous that can be.

Anyone who is aware of the danger the Government presents to our community should be prepared to support or be involved in some level of activism to further our cause. We are still a Democracy, and the people we elect are responsible to those who elected them to execute the will of the people. Understand that the bureaucracy (law enforcement, the Justice Dept) have the ear of our elected representatives pretty much full time. Consider that, and then ask yourself, “When was the last time I let my congressman, city councilman, county supervisor, senator or President have an earful of my opinion?”

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By: Eugene DavidovichPhoto By: Dan Murphy

It’s now August of 2010, almost 14 years since the voters of California approved the Compassionate Use Act (Proposition 215) ensuring that “seriously ill Californians have the right to obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes, where that medical use is deemed appropriate and has been rec-ommended by a physician who has deter-mined that the person’s health would benefit from the use of marijuana in the treatment of cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spas-ticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for which marijuana provides relief.” The initiative also encouraged fed-eral and state governments “to implement a plan to provide for the safe and affordable distribution of marijuana to all patients in medical need of marijuana.”

Within the City and County of San Diego, voters overwhelmingly approved proposi-tion 215 in 1996, yet local governments to this day have failed to implement a plan. Any progress made in providing for the safe and affordable distribution of marijuana to all patients in medical need of it, has been stonewalled by the County Board of Super-visors, the San Diego District Attorney Bon-nie Dumanis, and most recently San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders himself.

The Board of Supervisors, which has juris-diction over the unincorporated areas (app. pop. 400k) of San Diego County, has been at the forefront of the fight against regulations for the last 13 years. With the exception of Supervisor Roberts, they took the Compas-sionate Use Act to court at the highest level and lost, creating a several year delay in implementing Medical Marijuana Identifica-tion Cards (MMIC). Due to the delay creat-

ed by the county lawsuit, legitimate patients who deserved protection, the MMIC pro-gram provided, were forced to go without it. Only last year, after practically being forced, the supervisors hesitantly implemented one of the most expensive MMIC programs in the State and at the same meeting adopted a moratorium against new dispensaries, while they said they were going to “work on a regulation.”

County Supervisors did not give up their fight after losing at the highest court. Under the guise of crafting a regulation for safe ac-cess, they have adopted the most restric-tive ordinance that exists in the state today. The new county ordinance essentially ex-tended their “moratorium” in that it created a de-facto ban. Anyone wishing to operate or open a dispensing collective in the un-incorporated areas of the county, will now have to go through an exhaustive Sheriff’s certification and inspection process that, for all intents and purposes, is an egregious violation of patient confidentiality and rights. The patient, if approved by the Sheriff, will then have to figure out a way to redevelop the remote piece of property, where, ac-cording to the new ordinance, zoning ac-tually allows this type of use. The redevel-opment will more than likely include laying roads, constructing buildings and installing the rest of the required infrastructure (i.e. electricity, water, landscaping, etc.).

But wait, as soon as the redevelopment progresses beyond the planning stage, the land will more than likely have to be classi-fied as a different type of zone, and the pa-tient will have effectively zoned themselves out.

Enough about the County, the City Gov-ernment on the other hand is now on their second attempt at regulating medical mari-juana. The first time they tried to work on

the issue was in 2003, when the first Medi-cal Marijuana Task Force (MMTF) was cre-ated. Back then, the committee weighed in with recommendations and helped craft an ordinance that allowed patients to cultivate up to 24 plants and possess as much as a pound of dried flowers. This helped give clarity to local law enforcement and provid-ed protection to patients who desperately needed it. The city ordinance also tried to create a City MMIC that would have provid-ed City residents with a government issued ID card, while the county was stalling.

The ID card effort, however, was derailed by the County lawsuit and both the ID card and the ordinance never took effect. Since then, a decision was reached in People v. Kelley and the appellate courts determined that all plant limits are an unconstitutional change to the original legislation. Now, any-where in California, patients are allowed to cultivate and possess amounts reasonable for their medical condition, rather than a specific plant number. Finally, the County implemented its ID cards, and the City de-cided to give its regulations another shot.

Once again, the City Council set up a very diverse citizens committee that included patients, law enforcement, clergy, medi-cal professionals, and other members of our community. The new MMTF weighed in on the issue with specific recommenda-tions on how to regulate medical marijuana collectives within the City. Following the recommendations of the MMTF, the City’s Independent Budget Analyst and the City Attorney’s office also weighed in on the is-sue and agreed that a sensible regulation would address both the concerns of pa-tients in having safe and reliable access in their neighborhoods, as well as ensure for the safety and concerns of the community. However, once again the city’s effort ran into a wall.

This time the problems are coming directly from within the Office of the Mayor.

In light of our City’s “strong mayor” form of government, all administrative functions including Code Compliance and the Police Department fall under the direct purview of the Mayor. Since the first meeting of the new MMTF, all requests to the mayor’s office for help with the ordinance have fallen on deaf ears. Internal sources from within the City reveal that the Mayor has chosen to take a completely different path on the issue and will not help in any way with the proposed medical marijuana ordi-nance. While publicly claiming support for medical marijuana, the Mayor seems to have teamed up with District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis on the issue, collabo-rating in the effort to shut down all medi-cal marijuana dispensaries in the City.

The biggest administrative hurdle the City Council staff is facing, with moving forward on an ordinance, is that without the Mayor’s help or approval they cannot walk the ordi-nance through its normal bureaucratic pro-cess within the City.

So far, when staffs from council offices try working on the issue and attempt to get help from the Mayor, their requests are placed on hold and sometimes go completely un-answered.

With completely stonewalling the council staffs’ efforts with the ordinance, the Mayor has also instructed Code Enforcement to begin the process of shutting down dis-pensing collectives one by one within the city through zoning violations.

These “Inspection Teams” include Narcot-ics Officers from our County Narcotics Task Force (Headed by the DEA) who walk from collective to collective, intimidating land-lords, patients, and collective members with Cease and Desist letters, threats of search, seizure, and fines of $2,500 per day.

How could it be that while one department of our government is attempting to regu-late access, another department is actively working against it?

Your help is needed today! Please contact the Mayor and urge him to stop this Code Enforcement action and to direct his re-sources at working with the City Council on

a sensible and legal ordinance that would allow for regulated safe access within the City of San Diego.

Mayor Jerry Sanders can be reached at:Phone: (619) 236-6330Fax: (619) 236-7228

Email the Office of the Mayor: JerrySanders@sandiego.govCity Administration Building202 C St., 11th FloorSan Diego, CA 92101

While the Mayor, Bonnie Dumanis, and others in our local government are working hard on derailing and stonewalling patient’s efforts, the sick and the dying in our hos-pitals and convalescent homes go without access to a medicine that could help them live in comfort, and in some cases die in comfort.

Through your efforts and willingness to stand up and ask for sensible regulations, and by not tolerating the bias driven effort to eradicate safe access to medical mari-juana, you are helping hold the responsible people accountable, and are helping pa-tients secure their rights to sensible access for years to come in San Diego.

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Across the country, medical marijua-na dispensaries have been a bright spot in a still too drab economy. That’s true in all the places where Prop 215 has been approved and is certainly the case in San Diego.

Among the many ways that mari-juana collectives and dispensaries have contributed economically is in the business of marketing. Advertis-ing and promotional spending from this sector has helped lift the bottom line of local newspapers and other struggling media outlets. The Den-ver Post, for example, has acknowl-edged that this small but growing segment of their business is respon-sible for over 25% of advertising rev-enue.

Once a business has established their basic presence in print, they typically start paying attention to what every successful marketer does: raising brand awareness with creative promotional items and dis-tinctive, eye-catching displays, signs and materials.

That’s why in San Diego, as in many other cities, experts in the design and creation of printing and promo-tion have been part of quickly build-ing awareness for these dispensa-ries. It is a partnership that has been a mutually beneficial one for those printing and promotion companies.

David Hay and Brandon Stapper are the owners of 858 Graphics, a company that specializes in print-ing big. “We are like Kinko’s on steroids, if you can imagine it we can design, print and install it.”

“The San Diego dispensaries have been great customers.” Hay says. They appreciate quality, good service and are always looking for ways to improve their business. It isn’t a secret that the economy is challenging right now. So working with these dispensaries has been a double benefit for us. They are a growing part of the San Diego economy with a need for the kind of printing and promotions that we offer and they really understand and appreciate the importance of graphic impact and excellence. It is a win-win.” I have respect for these hardworking entrepreneurs, they are anything but the stereotypical stoners you see on TV.

What kinds of promotional strategies and products are dispensaries looking for? Here’s what some of the experts think:

Budget and Cost Effectiveness

Spending promotional money in a cost-effective way is the cliché that is easy to repeat but much harder to follow. A few elementary steps can get you closer to the “sweet spot” where you will get the maximum effect for the money you have to spend.

First, know how much money you have to spend, and be disciplined about that budget. No matter how businesslike your approach, it is very tempting to visit a place like 858 Graphics, see literally dozens of cool promotional possibilities, and want to have one of each. Who doesn’t want a mobile billboard driv-ing through the streets of San Diego? Maybe that fits your budget, but maybe not (at least not yet).

Vision

Who are you trying to reach with your promotion and information? Where are they? What impression do you want to make? What do you want to tell them? What do you see?

These are just some of the questions and answers that go into putting together a vision for a promo-tional strategy. It is an important part of the cost effectiveness formula, since this is the definition of the “effect” you want to have. It is important also because it is what you will communicate to the company you choose to work with. In the best case, that company will be able to listen, understand and share that vision.

GRAPHICSSigns of Bright Green

LOCAL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT!

Outside Signs

Quality beats quantity! It is so common in our line of work to have a customer ask how much a sign is going to cost before we even know the size! A small, well designed, well lit durable sign will attract more customers to your business than any large poorly made graphic. It also affects the business credibility and how customers feel about you. My suggestion if you don’t have a budget to do the job right, wait, plan and work on the business’s visions. When the money is available do the job right the first time. Shortcuts show, if I give you a 50% discount but your sign falls apart in 3 months instead of 3 years, did you save any money?

Inside Signs and Menu Boards

Inside signs create atmosphere and provide essential information. One of the worst feelings is entering a space and being clueless: having little or no idea what to do next, what your options are, where to find anything, and who to talk to. On the other hand, one of the best feelings is walking in and getting the information you need just by looking around. That’s a role that inside signs and menu boards can play.

POP Displays and Materials

POP means “point of purchase” and these are the most common kind of in-formational and guidance materials. These can include all kinds of brochures and printed materials, aimed not just at the on-site experience, but providing take-home information for distribution.

Vehicle Graphics

Just a few years ago, vehicle messages consisted of bumper stickers or mag-netic signs. These are still popular, but digital technology has allowed much

more sophisticated ways of “dressing up” a vehicle with a promotional message.

Stickers

We have seen a steady increase in label and sticker orders from dispensaries. They have been investing consider-able time and effort developing unique labeling systems for their products. Because we are able to produce quick turn around low volume stickers, custom cut to any size and shape, we have been able to come up with some truly unique applications.

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NOW in San Diego!By. George AlbertsWhen the first Cheba Hut surfaced in Arizona back in 1998, Scott Jennings was probably portrayed as decadent and rebellious. He was told the idea was risky and would never work. People thought it was a gimmick because of its con-cept. But for Scott, it was about great food and a way of doing business. Inspired by the beach scene, he wanted a clean but well used local shop. “We DO NOT cookie cut our store layouts,” he said. “We believe you cannot cookie cut character and that is why each shop will have the same basic line layout, but eventually take on a character of its own. Each shop looks and feels a little different. It’s like a nice pair of jeans that take a while to fit right.....then there is nothing better!!!” When I questioned his inspiration, he replied, “I couldn’t go to the beach, so I wanted to bring the beach to me.” It’s obvious Jennings has poured his heart and soul into this business; it’s reflected in its atmosphere, food, and great friendly service.

San Diego can finally enjoy this new, fun, and original expe-rience. Cheba Hut is the very first counterculture themed franchise. What sets them apart from others is…“It’s not about the money,” Jennings stated. “It’s very simple, I like people and I like food. It’s why I got into this business.” There is no question, he is doing what he loves and loves what he does; it’s an inspiration on so many levels. The concept has quite a following by appealing directly to col-lege students and the marijuana-inspired counterculture. The unique aspect of this franchise is its promotion of free speech and expression, which is seen throughout the chain with its menu and marijuana references. San Diego has been waiting for something like this to give a new outlook on dining; it’s fun, diverse, and refreshing.

It’s not every day you find a restaurant supporting free speech with its business as a whole. Even its website keeps its customers up-to-date with press releases, news articles, and videos on the franchise and issues concern-ing the counterculture. Last year, Cheba Hut had a free speech victory in regards to their liquor license case on

September 11, 2009. Alan J. Liddle of Nations’ Restaurants News reported that Scott Jennings saw a beer-and-wine-license application for his Greeley, CO., restaurant get denied in April. Challenging that Judge Robert Frick, the licensing authority, denied the application for unlawful reasons, allegedly on the grounds that Frick didn’t like the chain’s counterculture theme. Jen-nings appealed the matter and prevailed in a ruling by Judge Daniel Maus of the District Court of Weld County Colorado. The district court judge con-cluded that “while the licensing authority may note the First Amendment in its ‘Finding and Decision,’ it apparently has little regard for it.” He further stated, “It appears clear to this Court that the licensing authority denied plaintiff’s liquor license application based in large part on plaintiff’s use of marijuana themed marketing and, in the process, punished plaintiff for ex-ercising its First Amendment rights while at the same time acknowledging that plaintiff had such rights.”

Anything going against social standards will always face some challenges. It would take a lot more than an opinion and a liquor license mishap to hinder Cheba Hut’s growth; one could speculate that it would only thrive off the negative criticism.

Anxious to check out the new San Diego store, located near San Diego State, I indulged in its dank menu and relaxing atmosphere. It was inviting with the store’s warm color scheme, San Diego inspired art, and counterculture theme. I was acknowledged and greeted through the door, which felt great. I appreciated the original, friendly and creative environment. After taking it all in, I had the pleasure of meeting Matthew Trethewey and George Spatola, the partners and co-owners headlining Cheba Hut’s breach into San Diego. Trethewey is also the co-owner of the Cheba Hut Franchise Inc., and handles all the franchise development and provides leadership to their franchise community. The store in San Diego is owned by High Waves LLC. This com-pany is a Franchisee of CHF and is owned by Trethewey and Spatola. Both owners are hands on, working hard in-store. They’re also working on trying to find a location for the next store in San Diego. There was some mention about PB being in the cards, but we’ll have to wait and see.

I was impressed with the quality of food and careful prep of their ingredients. “Our focus is to make great sandwiches, so we make sure we use the freshest ingredients and do all the prepping in-house; no prepackaged food. We don’t make our bread like those other places; we leave that up to the bread mak-ers because they know what they’re doing and it allows us to focus on our ingredients,” said Trethewey. From personal experience, other places lack in quality by using microwaves, prepackaged vegetables and dressings, mak-

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ing it difficult to produce a great meal. He went on to say, “It’s not just a job or a business, it’s a culture.” I couldn’t agree more.

Jennings is “Damn glad to have finally made it to the promise land (California).” And I feel it was worth the wait. Cheba Hut has set a new stan-dard with an enticing and creative sandwich selection that attracts a diverse customer base. At first glance, the menu would worry or shock the unsuspecting, but for the knowledgeable; the simple play on words would suggest remedy for specific strains. My strains of choice were the “Kali Mist” from their Secret Stash and the “White Widow.” I dared to get the “Kali Mist” in a Blunt (12”). Part of their Secret Stash, it is San Diego inspired and can’t be found anywhere else. It’s a turkey sandwich bulked up with an array of fresh ingredients. They take thinly sliced turkey with the familiar lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles, then build it up with jalapeños, spicy chipotle mayo, pepper jack cheese, bacon and avocado. My taste buds were overrun with fla-vor. It had kick, but the avocado cooled the spicy combination of the jalapeños, chipotle mayo, and pepper jack cheese leaving the bacon to tie it all together. After washing it down with some Kool-Aid – yes, they’ve got it on tap – just one of their great Cotton Mouth Cures, I decided to sample the “White Widow” in a Nug (4”). It was marinat-ed chicken breast smothered in their signature, home-grown ranch dressing, then topped with mushrooms, bacon & provolone cheese. It was a simple, yet potent combination, with the ranch dressing and mushrooms producing a unique warm flavor. When things couldn’t get any bet-ter, Jennings and Trethewey topped me off with Captain Crunch and Cocoa Crispy Treats – mak-ing sure to cover every angle of my appetite.

In the grand scheme of things, Jennings, Trethewey, and Spatola are advocates of free speech, legalization, and the counterculture surrounding it. With their old school ap-proach and focus on great customer service, they’ve created a sensation – regardless of the controversy. Cheba Hut represents a timeless decree of kicking your feet up and en-joying life, which is more than suitable for our San Diego lifestyle. It’s difficult to imagine more humble origins than those of the genius behind Cheba Hut. Something as simple as its logo sums up the meal and its maker. Trethewey describes it best, “Cheba Hut is a huge part of my life. The brand, the stores, our food and our people are a direct reflection of Scott and myself every day. We take an enormous amount of pride in what we do. We serve the best sandwich around with great service in an amazing atmosphere. When you see the customers freaking out on the concept or the food, it just confirms what we’re doing. That’s what gets us stoked! At Cheba Hut, we’re more about the interaction than the transaction. Everyone involved shares these values and it shows. It’s just an amazing company culture!” As for me, to say they have challenged my preconception of quality food and great customer service would be an understatement. In my opinion, I think I’ve tasted perfection. I will be returning soon – hungry for more.

For more information about hours, the location, and upcoming events check them out at www.facebook.com/chebahutsandiego.

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By: Dion Markgraaff

The biggest NUG in the 1st annual Hemp History Week was recently discovered in diaries from government cannabis grower, Lyster H. Dew-ey. A goldmine of information was uncovered, with the biggest bomb-shell being that the United States Government grew cannabis for years where the Pentagon now stands.

The diaries, a treasure of monumental historical significance, were found at a garage sale, then posted and purchased on eBay by The Hemp Industries Association with the help of David Bronner, CEO of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps of Escondido.

Even the mainstream media reported this huge find – highlighting the incredible effectiveness of this latest effort of the hemp industry’s ongo-ing education campaign. The Washington Post published the picture we have here in NUG, where Lyster H. Dewey, the USDA’s main hemp farmer, stands in his US Government garden with the caption: “Measur-ing a hemp plant 4 m. high –Arlington Farm. Aug, 28, 1929.”

The irony was not lost by the Post, as stated in their article, “So now, hempsters can claim that an important piece of their legacy lies in the rich Northern Virginia soil alongside a hugely significant symbol of the government that has enraged and befuddled them over the years.”

Dewey helped publish the historical 1916 government document ad-vocating hemp use for paper, reporting 1 acre of hemp annually would equal 4 acres of trees – the report itself was printed on 100% hemp paper.

In his diaries that start in 1896 and end in 1944, the year of his death at 79, Dewey wrote conscientiously about growing exotically named vari-eties of hemp. In one entry he boasts, “Harvesting Kymington, Yarrow, Tochigi, Tochimington, Keijo and Chinamington hemp.”

The hemp movements’ main strategy of education is dependent on the task of uncovering and piecing together a buried and broken past. The Hemp Industrial Association, the 1st annual Hemp History Week, and the discovery of Lyster H. Dewey’s diaries are monumental in this en-deavor.

Written by Kim Twolan, Mother Earth Co-op Serving San Diego patients since 2005The continued intention of this article is to reveal alternatives and copious ways of optimistically reaching a more natural cure of certain ailments and making some medical treatments further humane and tolerable. Our purpose is to support patients to find hope and alternatives to ease the pain of their illness and to help improve the quality of life. For optimal outcome, medical mari-juana should be used in context with a physician’s recommenda-tion, nutritious diet, exercise and rest with a balanced lifestyle.

The tendency of a possible cannabis overdose is virtually un-heard of in the smoking world; however, when it is eaten, it

changes the way the substance is absorbed into the system. People have reportedly gone to the hospital thinking they overdosed after eating too much can-nabis.

A reliable rule of thumb for edibles, that you are not familiar with, is to try a portion and wait before tak-ing another – this will ensure a pleasant experience. The safest, is to wait one hour with edible food that is ingested and fifteen minutes for tinctures that are absorbed under the tongue and into the blood sys-tem.

To date, no one has ever overdosed or died as a result of marijuana. According to the 2003 medical report “Death by Medicine” by Drs. Gary Null, Caro-lyn Dean, Martin Feldman, Debora Rasio and Doro-thy Smith, 783,936 people in the United States die every year from conventional medicine mistakes. According to the report, about 106,000 are from pre-scription drugs, which always come with a multitude of side effects. Being a conservative number, ex-perts estimate it to be more like 200,000 because of underreported cases of adverse drug reactions and doctors fear of retaliation for those mistakes. That’s the equivalent of six jumbo jet crashes a day for an entire year. Where is the government and media attention for this tragedy? Where is the government support for stopping these medical mistakes before they happen?

According to the study led by Null, which involved a painstaking review of thousands of medical re-cords, the United States spends $282 billion annu-ally on deaths due to medical mistakes or iatrogenic deaths. Today, health care comprises 15.5 percent of the United States’ gross national product with spending reaching $1.4 trillion in 2004. The problem with a majority of prescription drugs is that they don’t treat diseases; they merely cover the symptoms. Null’s report cites the five most important aspects of health that modern medicine ignores in favor of the almighty dollar: Stress, lack of exercise, high calorie intake, highly processed foods and en-vironmental toxin exposure. Sadly a large major-ity of traditional physicians are trained to dispense prescription drugs that cover symptoms instead of addressing the causes of poor health and prescrib-ing things like proper diet, a balanced lifestyle and exercise treatment.

We continually have patients that are finding tremendous comfort and pain relief from the benefits of great edibles and tinctures with medical cannabis. This month’s recipes will help cool you down while medicating in the warm summer weather.

Some of the following recipes are taken from Mother Earth Co-op’s “Special Medicinal Recipes – A Medical Cannabis Cookbook.” Kim Twolan © 2008 Cookbook available at finer co-ops, collective’s and physician’s offices or on line at www.motherearthcoop.com/products.

CREAMSICLE SPIKED SHAKE(Beverages) 2 scoops orange sherbet 1/8 tsp kief *4 scoops vanilla ice cream 1 tsp vanilla2/3 cup milk 1/2 cup orange juice

Place sherbet, ice cream, milk, kief *, vanilla and fresh or-ange juice in a blender and mix thoroughly until smooth. Pour into two large glasses and enjoy. A healing version of an old time favorite, it’s reminiscent of a Creamsicle Pop-sicle. TOTALLY BAKED CHEESY DIP(Appetizers) 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 tsp dill (chopped)1/2 cup cheddar cheese 2 tbsp cannabis (ground)1/2 cup Monterey cheese (shredded) 1/8 tsp lemon pepper1/8 tsp onion salt 1/4 cup hempseeds2 tbsp garlic (fresh chopped) 1 (14-oz.) jar artichokes

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) degrees. Combine mayon-naise, cheeses, onion salt, dill weed, cannabis, lemon pep-per and artichoke hearts. Mix well and pour into a greased baking dish. Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes until cheese is bubbling. Serve this curative dip with toasted or fresh French bread or garlic crackers.

BUFFY BERRY BLASTED SOUP(Soups)

2 cups strawberries 3 tbsp cannaoil *1 cup raspberries 1 tsp cinnamon2 medium peaches (chopped) 1/4 tsp allspice1/3 cup dry white wine 1/4 tsp nutmeg4 cups cranberry juice 1 tbsp brown sugar

Combine all the fruit, wine, juices, cannaoil* and spices in a large soup pot. Cover and simmer over a very low heat, for

10 to 13 minutes until fruit is tender. Add brown sug-ar for taste. Cool soup by chilling in refrigerator for at least one hour, or more. Makes 6 to 8 medicinal servings. Garnish this therapeutic soup with slices of strawberries and dollop of whip cream.

DR. BEN CAYENNE SALAD(Salads) 3/4 cup barley 2 small scallions (chopped)3 cups corn kernels 4 tbsp dill (fresh chopped)1/2 cup green peas 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper4 small plum tomatoes 2 tbsp lemon juice (fresh)3 tbsp cannaoil * 1 head lettuce1 stalk celery 1/2 cup Feta cheese

In a large mixing bowl, combine cooked barley, corn, peas, tomatoes, cannaoil *, celery, scallions, dill, cayenne pepper and lemon juice. Cover and re-frigerate for an hour or so before serving. Line each individual serving plate with a few lettuce leaves and distribute the mixed ingredients over them. Garnish with a sprinkle of Feta cheese over the top. Makes 6 to 8 healing servings.

Note: Wonderful aid in appetite building, suppress-ing nausea and anxiety with a light taste.

GREEN SPIRIT SWEET POTATO SHERRY(Vegetarian) 2 med sweet potatoes 2 tbsp brown sugar2 cups brown sugar 6 cloves garlic (finely)1 tbsp lemon juice 1/2 tsp white pepper1 cup dry sherry 1/2 tsp thyme4 tbsp cannaoil * 1 lb green beans1 medium onion 2 tbsp hemp seeds

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) degrees. Cut sweet potatoes into spear like French fries. Place in large greased baking dish. Add 2 cups of brown sugar, lemon juice, and 1/2 cup of sherry. Cook for 25 to 30 minutes, basting every 10 minutes. While wait-ing; place cannaoil *, onions, garlic, 2 tbsp of brown sugar and green beans in a frying pan. Sauté over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the other half cup of sherry; toss well, sauté another 2 minutes. Remove mixture from oven, toss in sautéed green bean mix. Serve and enjoy.

Note: Wonderful treat that assists patients in sleep-ing and with relief from nausea and pain.

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HINDU KUSH CURRY COD(Fish) 4 tbsp cannabutter * 1/2 cup nuts (soy, cashew, almonds)1 medium onion (chopped) 1/4 tsp sea salt3 cloves garlic (chopped) 2 cups pineapple (unsweetened)1 lb cod (cut in pieces) 1/4 cup hemp seeds1 cup milk (soy or dairy) 2 cups brown rice (cooked)1/4 tsp garlic salt 1/2 cup coconut (shredded)1 tbsp curry powder

Sauté onion and garlic in cannabutter*. Add fish. Cover and cook 4 to 5 min-utes, until it flakes. Mash cod. Add soy milk and seasoning. Stir in nuts. Cover, simmer 1 to 2 minutes. Add pineapple; simmer for 1 to 2 minutes longer. Serve this medicinal fish over brown rice and garnish with shredded coconut if de-sired.

B.E. BEER BUZZ BREAD(Breads) 3 cups all purpose flour 1 (12-oz.) can of beer3 tsp baking powder 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese (grated) 1 tsp salt 1/8 cup cannabis 3 tbsp sugar 3 tbsp dill

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) degrees. Lightly grease and flour a loaf pan. Combine all ingredients together; mixing well. Pour into prepared greased loaf pan and bake for 1 hour. Makes one healing loaf.

Note: Medicinal breads are most palatable for those who have difficulty eat-ing. Bread is a comfort food and this therapeutic bread alleviates nausea and pain.

* “KIEF” is an age old way of extracting trichomes from plant material. Kief is the product derived from the kiefing process. Kiefing is a method in which you rub dry trim, buds and small leaves with crystals on them, over a silk screen. The THC glands will form a powder that comes through the screen, which is used in cooking or for smoking. It is usually a pale green to light brown de-pendant on the strain of the cannabis. Kief powder that is pressed together is called hash.

Kief boxes are sold at some smoke shops and are easier to work with than the

silk screens. In a kief box, the screen is above the collection drawer allowing the THC glands to pass through the screen, into the collection drawer. This makes it easy and compact, for the average user to collect the kief and use for smoking or cooking.

* Cannaoil is high quality food grade oil such as coconut oil, hemp seed oil, olive oil or canola oil that has been infused with high grade medical cannabis.

* Cannabutter is dairy butter that has been infused with high grade medical cannabis.

The recipes for cannaoil and cannabutter can be found in the first copy of Nug Magazine or online at www.MotherEarthCoOp.com

Building a Grow Room

By: The Guru1) Choosing the right location2) Checking for the right amount of electricity3) Planning out the grow room4) Ventilation5) Building the grow room6) Securing making it private7) Maintenance of grow room

Maybe you have seen an indoor garden or two over the years. Maybe it was a close friend, a relative, or even pictures of indoor grow rooms. I’m sure you have heard mixed ideas on how to set one up or what is ad-equate or sufficient. Many people have different ideas about this, but most have never done it before. All grow rooms are different; it shows in the harvests and quality of the fruits. Often I’ll hear two friends say that they are growing the same genetic, and though they have the same setups the harvests are coming out different in weight and quality. A well-built grow room is efficient, climate-controlled, and produces quality fruits year round, regardless of outside conditions. This is the key ingredient to any successful indoor grow.

First, you need to decide whether you’re going to run a closed or open loop room? When looking for a location or place to set up your grow room there are several factors to consider. Like, how many lights you’re going to run? Calculate the electrical power or amps needed to run that system; include lights, fans, pumps, air con-ditioner and any other powered devices you may use. If running an open loop system you must also scout out your ventilation holes, because a good air flow is necessary to remove the hot stale air in the room. If

running a closed loop room make sure you have an air conditioner that has the proper BTU’s to cool the heat you produce. A 1000 watt bulb produces 3500 BTU’s of heat, so 4500 BTU’s per bulb is necessary to properly cool a room. Excel Air has one of the best a/c units on the market for larger rooms, ranging from 12,000 BTU up to 60,000 BTU’s.

Location is also a big factor in any grow. If you’re by the coast where it’s cooler, it’s a great advantage because of the high humidity levels and fresh air for cooling the room efficiently. If you’re inland then you’re dealing with dryer, less humid conditions, with hotter temps in the summer and colder temps in the winter. Coastal condi-tions don’t usually fluctuate as much, creating a bet-ter environmental buffer for open looped grow rooms. Closed looped systems, using an air conditioner, keep the same environment year round, which is always the best choice, If possible.

Always air cool your lights to keep them closer to the plants without burning them. Using a 6” Vortex fan at 447 CFM will cool two 1000 watt lights with 6” air cooled reflectors, as long as there is not too long a run of duct-ing and not too many 90 degree bends. An 8” vortex fan at 747 CFM can cool up to four 1000 watt lights with 8” air cooled reflectors. These fans should be drawing fresh cool air from outside the room, and pushing the air through the reflectors and back outside the room again. This should be its own independent ventilation system and not be tied into the room exhaust. The exhaust fan should be attached by ducting to a charcoal filter and be hung high to pull the hot air from the room, so there is no chance it will get circulated back into the room. Finally, you need an intake fan, which also needs a filter to stop incoming bugs and molds. Even a single light

grow room should have at least 3 inline fans; one for exhausting the room, one for air cooling the light, and the third fan is for the intake of fresh air. These fans are ventilation for the grow room, and oscillating fans in the room are for circulating inside air, keeping it from becoming stagnant as well as keeping CO2 suspended and in constant flow.

To help with temperatures of the grow room in our comfort zone of 76-78 degrees, put all ballasts outside of the room because each one produces about 2500 BTU’s of heat. Removing them will help temperatures and the environment. Digital ballasts produce just as much heat and need to be removed as well. Placing ballasts and the lighting timer outside the room will keep you from disrupting the light cycle of your room.

When figuring out the electricity for your set up don’t mess around if you’re not an expert–IT CAN KILL YOU! Electricity is delivered at 240V from the street. Most houses are anywhere from 100 amps-200 amps, often depending on the age of the home. It is run thru the meter and into a sub panel box where it breaks it down to lower voltages and amps. Most outlets in your house are either 15 or 20 amps @ 120 volts. An electric dryer or stove would usually have a 30 amp 240 volt line or plug. For most of your larger items it is more efficient to run at 240 volts, equivalent to 2 or more 1000 watt lights. Each 1000 watt light draws about 10 amps @ 120 volt, or 5 amps @ 240 volt. If you run more than one 1000 watt light on 120 volt power, then that is 1 circuit for each light. One circuit could be handling 2 bedrooms or more in a standard house, and you may start tripping breakers. You can run up to four 1000 watt

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lights off a 30 amp 240 volt line by using a C.A.P. MLC-4XT lighting timer to control all four lights, while each one is on their own circuit; not tripping other breakers in the house. If you have a 30 amp 240 volt plug from a dryer or stove, you can hook up a MLC-4XT to it if you are comfortable with connecting the wires. Anything beyond this, any problems, or you lack the knowledge; hire a licensed electrician to do the work for you.

Always use 6” or 8” air cooled reflectors for the most efficient cooling possible. And hang your lights from ei-ther a light stand, or anchor screw-hooks into the studs of your ceiling–make sure they’re sturdy and not going to fall for any reason. Using a rope ratchet pulley sys-tem for your lights will make it simple for one person to raise and lower them when necessary. When cutting in vent or exhaust ports in the wall or ceiling, always be careful not to cut thru any wires. It’s not a bad idea to hire a contractor to build your room to make sure it’s done right; it may cost a couple thousand dollars to build this grow room properly, but it’s important that all the vent holes are in the right places, properly sized and filtered from bugs and mold. Wall mount oscillating fans need to be placed on the room walls. I’ve seen some people use bungee cords, hung from hooks in the ceiling, wrapped around the fan to isolate any vibration through the walls. If you’re mount-ing the fans to the wall, it’s a good idea to put a piece or two of neoprene (wetsuit material), soundboard, or some kind of insulated material between the fan mount and the wall to isolate vibration as well.

And when installing the inline fans like a Vortex, you should also put insulation between the ceiling or wall and the mounting bracket to isolate vibration and noise. Using insulated ducting can help isolate some of the noise as well, which also keeps the heat in so it doesn’t radiate back into the room. Duct mufflers also work very well for isolating and dampening noise and vibration. Placement of the mufflers makes a big differ-ence, so move it to different locations to find the best noise reduction possible.

If you’re running an open loop room, make sure you have adequate CFM fans to move plenty of fresh air through the room. Always filter the air coming in and going out. Remember, heat rises, so exhaust the hot air from up high in the grow room, well above the plants, and bring in cool fresh air from below, where it is cooler. Many articles say to exchange the air once every 5 minutes, but I say move the air through the room at about once every minute to two minutes for the best environment possible. Remember, this can change based on your location and climate. Not all cities are like San Diego, and physics has taught us that if we’re using outside air at temperatures of 90 de-grees, then we’re only going to be able to get our room down to 90 degrees operating temp when using that outside air. One tip is to run your room at night, when the outside air is cooler; having the plants night or dark cycle will be during the day for us. But watch the temps and humidity during this time especially. Even if you’re not running an a/c the whole time, it’s cheaper to run it during this period of dark cycle or our daytime as the a/c is just cooling the room and not battling any heat from the lights.

In both a closed and open loop room you should have multiple temperature and humidity gauges in differ-ent parts of the room to monitor the environment, day and night. A dehumidifier may also be necessary to control humidity, especially in a closed loop room. The water collected from the dehumidifier is pure water and should be collected and used for watering the plants. Keep humidity between 50%-60% at all times, especially at night when molds and bacteria are more likely to develop. Open loop rooms need to be ven-tilated periodically at night to prevent problems from high humidity.

CO2 levels are very important. In an open loop, ven-tilation is important because it keeps CO2 levels at around 400 ppm. You can add CO2, but it’s not ef-ficient since the exhaust fans will be running most of the time here in Southern California. However, CO2 is always beneficial to plants at levels of 1500-2000 ppm; any more would be inefficient. Closed loop grow rooms need CO2 tanks and a regulator or a CO2 generator (burner). You also need a CO2 controller and monitor like the Fuzzy Logic from C.A.P. products, which moni-tors and controls the CO2 levels. CO2 generators cre-ate a lot of heat, so make sure your a/c can handle it. Always over rate your a/c unit, round it off to 5000 BTU’s per 1000 watt light to ensure it covers the heat from the CO2 generator.

To most people this is a lot more work than expected. But this is all necessary to have a properly tuned grow room. This is just the start; you must practice proper and sterile gardening techniques, and use quality nu-trients and ingredients. If you don’t run the room prop-erly, allowing bugs and mold in, your grow room won’t stand a chance. Following these steps when setting up your next grow room will make things a little easier and your harvests will thrive.

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While most San Diegans were boiling in the heat, Hopper and I hunkered down in the A/C and blazed on some Electric Purple, Mendo Bubba, and Sweet Williams, which led to a long discussion about the importance of voting this November. Just another day in the life of The Chronisseur…

“Impressive coloring. Dense buds like little purple rocks, which leads me to believe it’s a Grand Daddy Purp cross. Has that dis-tinctive purple aroma, you know…it’s all perfumy and floral. Hits hard, very expansive. Heavy high. Anyone who is dealing with chronic pain would benefit from this strain. Compliments to who-ever brought this to the table.”

“Not all that dense considering it’s a Bubba. Really leafy…lazily trimmed. Too bad it was manicured poorly, because it does have nice looking trichromes. I like the Bubba Kush aroma and flavor,

but it doesn’t pack much of a punch. Honestly, I hate to sound negative, but I am disappointed in this one. Virtually no expansion

in the hit. But then again, maybe this could be good for beginner patients who are inexperienced smokers.”

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There has to be a first time for everything, right? It was obvious that Hopper didn’t enjoy giving a less than stellar review to the Mendo Bubba, but we did ask him for his honest opinion and that is exactly what we got. That being said, let’s talk about

something that is of the utmost importance to us all. November is a crucial month in our long journey of legalizing marijuana in California. Not only is this important for our state, it is critical for the entire country, because “As California goes, so goes

the Nation.” We all must get out to the polls and vote yes on Prop 19. If you are not registered, stop by The Green Door to pick up a form. The GDC is not currently accepting new patients, but voter registration forms and information on Prop 19 are available in the lobby and the staff will gladly answer any questions you may have.

Story by: Pamela JayneNug Shots by: M.K. Jack

Photo by: Phil Calvin with SCR Photo

“I assume from the name that this is Sweet Tooth x William’s Wonder. Two great strains that taste great together! This was well grown and carefully manicured. Refreshing aroma, really sweet and unique. Flavor is sweet and a little bit peppery on the exhale. I noticed a hashy flavor in there too. Nice expansion, I got a bit of a lung punch out of this one.”

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Article by. Goldi SchiffnerPhotos by. Eric Fowler

“Legalize It, Don’t Criticize It,” those are the first few words in the famous Peter Tosh song “Legalize It” with the next verse stating “Legalize it and I will advertise it.” Well, nonetheless without legalization, Slightly Stoopid, Collie Buddz and Cypress Hill are making a statement with their Legalize It Tour 2010.

On July 17th at the Cricket Wireless Amphitheater these great artists gathered for a monumental festival and concert with the goal to inform and support the vote for legalization of marijuana in California, making a statement to decriminalize the drug nationwide with over 20 stops throughout the country.

NUG Magazine celebrated their one year anniversary at the festival by giving away copies of the magazine, t-shirts, grind-tainers and other green freebies. Con-certgoers crowded into the amphitheatre as Collie Buddz, a Bermuda native, kicked off the night.

I became a Collie Buddz fan in 2007, when a friend introduced me to his self-titled debut album. Enjoying the music and being a firm believer in buying real CD’s, I purchased Collie Buddz. The album is great from start to finish with tracks that charted like “Come Around,” “Blind to You,” and “Tomorrow’s Another Day.”

Fans quickly got into the groove, waving their hands to participate in the authentic Island sounds. The per-formance was a spellbinding way to begin the event. It was a real treat for those who don’t get the opportu-nity to check out live renditions of the flavorful reggae fusion. The NUG crew got some great footage of the performance and overall festival, which can now be accessed at nugmag.com. The evening was unrelenting as the bellows of smoke amidst the crowd grew – how appropriate. Backstage you were among the icons of the movement including the founders of SeedleSs Clothing Co.

Cypress Hill was next to dominate the stage. The leg-

endary group of outspoken activists performed all the anthems including “Insane in the Brain.” You could feel the intensity of the fans with their beat bouncing arms in the air. Cypress Hill has been charting tracks since the early 90’s and is the first Latino group to go platinum, so it was no surprise to see the crowd go crazy.

With a set that hit nearly an hour and DJ Muggs pumping out the hits, it was a great experience. As the set closed with “Rock Superstar,” the fans that had been anticipating the performance were pleased and crowded in a cloud of smoke that crept onto the stage.

Before Slightly Stoopid took the stage to wow the 16,000 plus fans, NUG Magazine got an exclusive interview with three members of the group, OG (percussion), DeLa (saxophonist) and C-Money (trumpet).

Slightly Stoopid is about as home grown as San Diego artists can get. With

Miles and Kyle growing up in Ocean Beach, the local bars and clubs are what helped launch the Slightly Stoopid sound across the world. Brad Nowell, deceased leader of Sublime, is the one who discovered them. He eventually signed them to his label, Skunk Records, after some living room jam sessions and performances in Long Beach. Since Nowell’s death, the band has contin-ued to carry a touch of punk rock reggae while bringing in other talents to create the influential group we know and love today.

The NUG crew crept into the Slightly Stoopid bus, passing ladies and bunks into the back family room area where they con-ducted the Q & A. You can catch video foot-age of the interview at nugmag.com. Are you guys excited to play in your hometown?

DeLa: Always, it’s great to come home.

So what’s next for Slightly Stoopid?

DeLa: This is just the kick off of the The Legalize It Tour 2010. We’re headed to Boston to start on the East Coast and will work our way down for about 5 weeks with Cypress Hill and Collie Buddz.

Will you guys be getting back into the studio anytime soon?

OG: We’re always in and out of the studio, so as soon as we go home we’re in the stu-dio.

Can you tell us more about when we can expect the next proj-ect?

DeLa: We are working on the next album to be released in an undetermined amount of time; I’m not really sure. We are working hard on it and we have a lot of material.

So, what’s been the best tour stop so far?

DeLa: I don’t know. I know I have my favorites.

C-Money: That’s like asking what the best shot was before the game is over. To be determined America. cont.

Can you name some of the inspirations that molded the Slightly Stoopid sound?

DeLa: I definitely have to say, knowing Miles and Kyle grew up here in Ocean Beach; it’s that lifestyle – the surfing, skat-ing, outdoors, and sunshine. The natural beauty of San Diego coupled with the surf-ing lifestyle. Musically, besides Sublime, all sorts of different influences from rock to rap to blues.

What is the creative process like in studio?

OG: Everybody puts in, in the band. Ev-erybody in the band brings something to the table. Everybody is creative.

C-Money: We’re all like pieces of the clock; everyone has their job and does it. That’s what makes it work. We’re all con-tributing to the fire and that’s what makes the fire twice as bright.

You guys are on the road a lot, how do you keep in touch with home?

DeLa: It’s a good thing for cell phones, but when we’re out on the road I try and see my family whereever I can. It’s nice to have a job that brings you to them.

What else would you like to say to San Diego?

DeLa: We love you San Diego, thank you for everything you have done for all of us.

C-Money: Wait, one more, I needed to say this. Prop 19, November, don’t forget! I think that’s why we’re all here; we’re try-ing to inform people. It’s called the Legal-ize It Tour for a damn good reason. Prop 19 is our hope to be free and organized. A hope to show all the rest of the states in this great country what medical marijuana and legalized marijuana can do, not only for the people and patients; but the tax money that can help schools, hospitals, sewers, and everything else that needs helping. Thank you.

NUG Magazine is celebrating their one year anniversary, how do you think the publica-tion impacts the movement?

OG: I get your magazine, and there are a lot of great articles in there. People learn a lot, not just from politics, but everything that is going on that has to do with herb. But politics is a big reason why we are here right now. We’re not like the pioneers; Cypress Hill has been doing this for a long time. We’re just lucky enough to be on the frontlines right now, the right place at the right time. Snoop Dogg and all these guys, when we were in high school we listened to them and when those records dropped we were like “what?!”

We are strong enough and ready for any kind of questions. We got C-Money here who is a master politician and historian, and anything they throw at us he’ll defi-nitely chisel it out. We’re on the frontlines right now of what’s going on with the herb around the world. Not just in America, but everywhere else.

What do you guys think about the current battle with medi-cal marijuana in San Diego?

C-Money: I think the defiance is where it’s at. I mean, setting up the dispensaries and running them to the levels that every-body did, shows the taxes are there and we’ll pay them – that’s the bottom line. The same thing happened with alcohol when it was re-legalized in this country; it’s al-most the exact same. However, marijuana is not physically addictive and is nowhere near as harmful as alcoholism. There’s fe-tal alcohol syndrome, liver damage the list goes on and on. And yet this is available and is a sponsor of NASCAR, and all these things that children are involved in, in this country. I’m not trying to take anything away from that, but if this is we the people and if this is freedom, then why aren’t we getting what we need? Or at least allowed to do that, we aren’t hurting anybody. For real, it’s common sense.

DeLa and OG: Free the weed!

After the interview, the group chilled and got ready for their amazing stage per-formance that had concertgoers on their feet filled with anticipation. With a set that reached nearly two hours, it was a time of epic proportions in San Diego. The Le-galize It Tour with Slightly Stoopid and its enthralled patrons reaching nearly 20,000 demonstrates that our voice is ready to be heard.

November is the time for us to show our support by not only attending shows like these, which seeks to educate and advo-cate, but most importantly going into the ballot booths and casting the successful step towards the decriminalization of our favorite healing plant.

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Want to see B Real with the biggest joint ever? Check out the Spring Gathering Video.

Did you miss Rebelution at this year’s OMBAC Coming Out Party? We didn’t! Check out the footage!

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By: Ras Mike“I’M A FAN OF KUSH NUGS”

What’s Good SD it’s ya boy Ras Mike. I would like to thank all the artists who submitted mu-sic for the launch of Nug Radio. We appreci-ate you and most of all keep them coming! Nug Radio is San Diego’s newest Internet Ra-dio Station. We recently came across a San Diego MC named Granzlam and his album “Pot Head” dedicated to all the ganja smokers in San Diego. So you know I had to holla at anyone spreading the word about the herb.

NUG: What it do, thanks for taking time to holla at your dude.

Granzlam: Shit, thank you guys for listening and playing my music on Nug Radio.

NUG: Tell us about Granzlam.

Granzlam: Zlam is a one of a kind cat; he’s an MC, and lyrical West Coast beast. He does it for his town, Daygo, but at the same time he’s not on a Daygo sound or rhyme. He’s try-ing to do a worldwide sound for the town.

NUG: Who are your influences?

Granzlam: Snoop first and foremost because you know he’s from the same type of hood so I know that kinda person, that type of guy. Not the gang bangin’ Snoop but the cool Snoop, the Long Beach swagger...you know blowing and having a good time, that’s my number one. Andre 3000; Jay-Z, you know he’s a hustler, ask anybody. Music wise, when I listen to Pink Floyd and I see how they push the artistic loop; every time I listen to their music, I’m like wow, how do you get to that level of artistry, you know what I mean? They just release all they got.

NUG: Tell me your thoughts on San Diego music.

Granzlam: I think that when I go out of town and perform they don’t look at our city as a gangster city, know what I mean? You have to kind of represent your city for what it is. People from L.A. are going to blow, because they are seen as a gang-ster city. When people from L.A. come out lame they don’t blow, it’s because they are too soft for L.A. When people come out too hard from Daygo they’re not taken seriously, like you don’t have any ghet-tos in San Diego, when everywhere has a ghetto. I’ve been to ghettos in Santa Barbara. For the most part we’re a good city, we’re chill, and we’re a punk rock city at that. So we have to get on that big city level. But at the same time, I’m not going to knock it because that’s what it is. I think in order to put the city on the map we would need someone who reflects the city as what it is. That cool, laid back type shit; a person who’s going to get with the business.

NUG: I notice you’re on some positive vibes and having a good time. Do you think the hood is willing to embrace you and the movement you are trying to put out?

Granzlam: My hood is my hood, they know where I’m from, but at the end of the day I’m trying to get to that trump house. I’m constantly trying to better my situation, so that’s what I’ve been through and I don’t have to go back. I’m trying to reflect and keep it moving.

NUG: So tell us about The “Pot Head” album and how it’s doing.

Granzlam: The “Pot Head” album was my push for the 4/20 holiday. Thanks to everybody who listened and everyone who helps me out. I did this straight from my core, and that’s who I do it for. By the end of this year I should be putting out music on myspace, facebook, twitter etc., I’m just a little bit late to the technology game.

NUG: Tell us about the new album “Highest Man.”

Granzlam: We’re trying to drop it before the NFL season. We only got three more songs until it is released. Its going to contain more real songs, I want it to be more of a reflection on me; the Highest Man.

NUG: What separates you from other San Diego MCs?

Granzlam: I try to be inspirational at the end of the day more than anything, but I’m really trying to get on that up lifting level without preaching. Put it like this: I’m just going to tell it like it is, like it should be, or like it could be. Even when we’re in a recession I’m trying to get people out of the mind set that we can’t do it, when we can. When people think we can do something I think we end up getting it. You can do it!

NUG: What else do you want the people to know about Granzlam?

Granzlam: Just watch out! I’m trying to take off into a whole new planetary level, you know… Getting off this Earth and flying to that Jupiter level. My swagger is space age. We’ve had a few MCs who come in the game with the mentality that they’re going big and they have a good work ethic but they’re no Granzlam. When they see me, I’m going to be a force to be reckoned with, and that’s what it’s about.

NUG: Last question. Favorite dispensary? What you smoke’n on?

Granzlam: I gotta give it up to my boy Nate at THC Clinic Downtown, but the spot is Green Crop...No doubt. They got the illest Kush. I’m a Kush fan. I just love the Ocean Grown (OG) ya dig!!!

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By: Ben G. Rowin

In all the coverage of music in San Diego, we have left out a major genre until now! The Hardcore/Metal scene is huge and there are some amazing bands playing some outstanding metal in America’s Finest City. Growing up listening to metal and catching Headbanger’s Ball on the week-ends, I have a special love for this type of music. I was stoked when I heard about Despite The Wolves and that they were fans of NUG Magazine. These guys are a heavy bunch for sure but they also have some very melodic sounds. Anyone who plays music has to respect how difficult it is to play fast and well at the same time. So here is a little history on the band.

Summer of 2006 found Nolan Davis and Sebastian Wynn auditioning lead guitarists/bassists. Marco Savoia shredded his way into the band and Despite The Wolves twisted into shape. Shortly after, they started to play shows and gained their following as a

three piece. Numerous efforts to add a second guitar-ist buckled. The three decided to bite the bullet and Despite The Wolves headed to the studio to record

their debut album, Throw-ing Knives at Mirrors. Three months of studio work with Jeremy Craw and the tracks were completed. In perfect sync, the search for a new guitarist continued and De-spite The Wolves took on the youngster, Ryan (Boo) Fawley. They carried on writ-ing and playing shows for the next year. When the band thought they were complete, they met vocalist Jeremy Hall, he presented the idea

of a second vocalist to Despite The Wolves, and one practice deep, they knew they had found the winning combination.

If you are into Hardcore/Metal NUG Magazine abso-lutely recommends checking these guys out. They are playing all over San Diego. You can find out more on their myspace page. www.myspace.com/despiteth-ewolves

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MGMTBy Tiffany JanayPhoto provided as a courtesy by David Olender

MGMT is one of those bands that has a magi-cal ability to connect directly to the dancing part of one’s soul and suddenly your body is doing moves you didn’t know you could do. My friend in Atlanta heard the music and knew that it would go right along with my breezy-hippie type of lifestyle and mailed me a copy. I have been hooked ever since.

On July 15th, MGMT rocked SDSU’s Open Air Venue with a nearly sold out crowd of about 5000 people. SDSU seemed like a fitting venue for the show because Andrew Vanwyngarden

and Ben Goldwasser met while attending col-lege (in Connecticut). They say they didn’t mean to start a band; they were just playing around and experimenting with music they liked. They are in their early twenties and their music career is soaring. Their tour list is packed with dates back to back ranging from all over the United States to the Netherlands, Ireland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, France, and Czech Republic, to name a few. In a short amount of time, they have easily become an in-ternational phenomenon.

After college their journey took them to Brook-lyn, NY and a week later they were signed to Columbia Records and assigned Dave Frid-dman (Flaming Lips producer) to produce the album, Oracular Spectacular. They recently re-leased their second album, “Congratulations.” The lyrics seem to hint in the direction of their newfound fame and living life as a celebrity, which is much different than anything they set out to do. After college, Ben remained in Con-necticut to pursue a construction job!

It’s hard to define their sound. When people ask me, I say it’s like some electronic, psychedelic-hippie music. On their myspace page it is defined as healing, easy listening, soul music. I would definitely have to agree with that. Their sound is timeless and does not discriminate who can love it. The audience was a rainbow of different ethnicities, age groups, and styles.

There was a security guard there that I could tell was just at work and had no idea who this band was. When “Electric Feel” came on, he saw the way the crowd was reacting and he caught the spirit. He all of a sudden started moving and got lost in the zone. He was moving his mouth in an attempt to sing the words that he didn’t know. It was obvious he just couldn’t help himself. We caught each other’s eyes and laughed. I sympathized with him because the involuntary emotions over take me every time their music comes on too. That’s the power that MGMT commands over you. If you find yourself in this situation, don’t fight it, just let go and let the good music take you on a journey.

When I heard they were going to be in town I knew I HAD to be there. Their music is such an amazing and unique sound experience. I needed to wit-ness in person the people responsible for this and see what instruments contributed to the vibration. Every few songs Ben and Andrew would switch around instruments. Nothing beats a live band set with multi-talented mu-sicians expressing how deep their creativity runs within them.

Their set began with one of the guys in the band playing about a one min-ute intro to “Pieces of What” on some sort of flute while the guys strummed along on their guitars. Ben chimed in with his slightly screechy, high pitched, unique voice and the crowd went wild. Instead of a mosh pit, they had a pit of people that all moved in the same rhythm and groove looking like a sea of fish.

The sound they create has a mystique to it. You may not quite be sure what it is that attracts you to this sound or how to define it. It’s timeless music and although it was recently created by 2 twenty somethings, it sounds as if it has been rocked since the 60’s and was enjoyed by party-goers at Woodstock.

MGMT is definitely a marijuana-loving band. During their set they made a few references to the smell of weed in the air and the good grade of California bud. The audience seemed to know this about them too because there were clouds of smoke consistently throughout the show.

I have yet to get the new album but I do listen to their first one on at least a weekly basis. The whole album is amazing but my body does some things I’m not familiar with when “Kids”, “Electric Feel”, and “Time to Pretend” comes on. They are all feel good songs.The rest are deep, dark, mind traveling songs and the experience is enhanced when firing up a spliff.

Visit my website to see exclusive footage from the show at www.OrganicBlood.com.

I loVe discovering new sounds and musi-cians so send me your favorite groups that you think I should know about and invite me out to review your show/concert. Email me at loVe@OrganicBlood.com.

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Joe Kush ClothingStraight from the Herb’n underground streets of Southern California comes Joe Kush stoner and gangster wear. The com-pany was started a few years ago with inspi-ration from the Joe Cool Snoopy character from Peanuts. Joe, the owner, has been a fan of NUG since our first issue and has sent us numerous packages of his clothing to try out and give to our readers. After having a few of them pulled aside for myself, I had to take some space and let you, our read-ers know about the Joe Kush movement. His shirts are available at all kinds of can-nabis related events but the easiest way to order yourself some is through his myspace page. Check him and his products out and order some dope ass gear for yourself at:

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1.Tribe of Kings At U31 every Sunday @ 9

2.Lady Dottie and the Diamonds At U31 every Monday @ 9

Rashi At The Office every Monday @ 9

5.Stone Senses At Bub’s Whiskey Dive Bar @ 7

High Tide At 4th and B @ 7

6.Infected Mushroom At 4th and B @ 9

Nappy Roots At Brick by Brick @ 8

7.The Devastators At Winston’s @9

Three 6 Mafia At Wave House @ 8

10.Summit Dub Squad At Winston’s @ 8

ASA Meeting At La Jolla Brew House @ 7

11. Steel Panther At House of Blues @ 8

12.South Bay ASA Meeting At 1233 Palm Ave, I.B. @ 6

13.Stone Senses At Brick by Brick @ 8

North Park Music Thing At The Lafayette Hotel @ 12pm

North County ASA Meeting At 950 E. Vista Way Suite A2 @ 7

14.So Cal NORML MeetingAt World Beat Center @ 10am

Despite The WolvesAt Dream Street Live @ 7

Twinkle Brothers At World Beat Center @ 8

Coheed and Cambria At 4th and B @ 7

Reggae Fest At The Del Mar Fair Grounds @ 4

Rx CANNABIS Raid Relief Concert & Expo At Balboa Park Ball Room @ 4:30

20.Project Out of Bounds At Bar Leucadian @ 9:30

EVENTS OF AUGUST 2010

Shoreline Rootz, Bob Marley Tribute At The Belly Up @ 8:30

21.Hot Hot Heat At The Belly Up @ 8

Weezer At The Del Mar Fairgrounds @ 4

Dance Party with The Disco Villains, The Office Twins & Electric At U31 @9

22.The Summer Cup 2010With Subliminal Trip & Without Papers

Bad Brains At The Belly Up @ 9

25.John Mayer At Cricket Wireless @ 7

26.Steel Pulse At The Belly Up @ 8

T-Pain At 4th and B @ 7

28.Without Papers & Bert SusankaAt Desi’s Bar & Grill @ 8

One Drop At The Belly Up @ 9

Send your events to submit@nugmag.com

ASTROLIGICAL PERSONALITY OF

July 23 August 22Lucky Numbers 4, 9, 16, 33, 36, 42

By. Zodiac Mama

NUG Astrology

LEO THE LIONRULED BY THE SUN

“They say” there are three main branches of astrol-ogy today. Western astrol-ogy, Indian astrology and Chinese or East Asian as-trology. “I say” you found the fourth…

The Leo FemaleOn the way to the warmest time of the year, our Leo female finds delight in the sights and sounds of her well-tended herb garden. Fu-eled by the bright sun of summer, her garden and her life go into high gear. The Leo female loves to be the center of attention and is usually the tallest and stickiest strain in the garden. Always the one you notice first, she is on display and likes to know how dearly she is prized. She is very vain, and likes to be the “one and only.” The Leo female can be a train wreck with money. She is generous but likes to spend mainly on herself, adores jew-elry and high priced nutrients, and always brings the best the strain has to offer. The Leo female is a man magnet, not a wall flow-er. Don’t try to tame her, she is born to rule. Never happy in a cage, the Leo woman loves to travel. She’s always faithful to those who love her and always shows compassion for children and the helpless. The Leo female loves to entertain; she cooks up some of the best edibles you can imagine. From cookies to cakes, spaghetti to BBQ’s she’s the host-ess with the mostest! The bud tenders know her first name and she’s always optimistic about finding this month’s perfect strain.

The Leo MaleThe Leo Male expects to be noticed. After all, he is the King of the Jungle. Ruled by the sun, this daylight strain loves the great outdoors, and is at home on stage with an audience. Never a phony, extremely outgoing and knowing no fear, our Leo male is a risk-taking edu-cator who could easily open his own Co-Op. Being a true competitor, Leo males love sports and when it comes to packing a bowl, he’s hard to beat. Known to go any lengths to win people over, he is a true show-man, he’ll be the first to pick up the tab, or pull out a joint; but he also likes to be praised for what he does. A rolled joint in the morning will make this big cat purr and put him in a sentimentally affectionate mood. Ro-mance is his way of life but beware, make him jealous and you will see the Lion King Roar. He is masterful, fiery and intense. Although easily influenced by love, he will guard the safety of those close and dear to him. Not easy to clone, the Leo male is hard to control, he smokes the best meds in the Jungle, so follow his lead and enjoy the ride.

Compatible signs: Aries, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius