NUG Magazine / July August 2009

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Hello and welcome to the 1st issue of NUG Magazine!

We are excited to be able to bring this publication to the patients, activists, and cannabis community in San Diego! Pleaseour website often to stay updated www.nugmag.com

We are proud to dedicate our 1st issue to one of San Diegos most notorious activists and our dearly missed friend, SteMcWilliams. Steve was a pillar for us in the community and fought up until his death in 2005 for patients and for safe accin San Diego. I met Steve at the Stir It Up Cannabis Coffee House and became the 8th member of his collective. Steve w

wealth of information and a tireless ghter for the freedom to use medical cannabis.

Many of you already know the story of how on his 51st birthday, in July of 2005 Steven, tired of living in pain and being fonot to use cannabis while awaiting sentencing for cultivation charges that stemmed from obvious retaliation for his activtook his own life.

For those that do not know, please visit our website for links to his stories: Click on the Links tab, read the articles undeSteve McWilliams Memorial.

I will never forget the conversations and time that I had the pleasure of spending with Steven. His energy and enthusiasmhelping others was and still is unmatched by anyone I have met. In Steves suicide note that was read aloud at his memo

his last words to all of us were;

No retreat. No surrender.

Those are the words we will live by here at NUG! To my old friend, I say. sorry it took me so long! I miss you!

-Ben

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Publisher: Ben G. RowinAssociatePublisher: Brandon Lee

Editor: Dion Markgraaff

Associate Editor: M.J. Smith

Events Editor: Cletus KRON Greathouse

Music Editor: Oscar Castillo

Fashion Editor: Ready Rube

Contributing Writers: The Guru, Pat Hegarty, DanielArchuleta, Dion Markgraaff, Fred Gardener, MikeDeBartolo, Kim of Mother Earth Co-op

Sales Director: Dion Markgraaff

Advertising Sales Reps: Daniel Archuleta, CletusGreathouse, Bill Britt, Steve Levine, Mike DeBartolo

Art Director: Ian Rie

Photographer: William WestFinance Manager: M.J. SmithDistribution/Subscriptions: Beaus Distribution [email protected]

NUG Magazine Staff Contact Information:

For general information or to reach our Publisher:[email protected] all art/design information: [email protected] all editorial related information: [email protected] submissions: [email protected]

NUG Magazine is published and distributed by NUG Maga-zine LLC. All contents are for entertainment and educationalpurposes only and are intended for mature audiences. Weare not responsible for any actions taken by our readers nordo we condone any illegal activity. Advertisers are responsi-ble for their own ads and content. All opinions expressed are

those of the writers and not necessarily of the magazine. Allsubmissions become our property and may be used for pub-lication. At times we may use materials placed in the publicdomain. If you own it let us know and we will acknowledgeyou. Reproduction of any content is encouraged if you getpermission from our Publisher.All contents copyright. 2009


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About 48,000 tons of hemp shives were produced in the EU. Shives are used for animal

bedding, particle boards for construction, furniture and gardening, especially as a less acidic

alternative to bark mulch. The most important new application for hemp shives mixed with Lime is

for highly insulative wall construction in both domestic and industrial buildings. Hemp gives us the

opportunity to lock up, sequestrate signicant amounts of carbon in these constructions.

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Marc Emery is facing extradition on three drug charges for selling marijuana seeds by mail order to customers in the

U.S. (CBC)Marijuana activist Marc Emery says he plans to drop his ght against extradition to the U.S. and plead guilty

to one charge of drug distribution in a Seattle courtroom next month.http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/06/04/bc-vancouver-marc-emery-us-drug-charge-guilty-plea.html

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Feds accuse sheriff of Ill. Count of drug dealingSHAWNEETOWN, Ill. (AP) Federal prosecutors are accusing the longtime sheriff of a county in southeastern Illinoisof selling marijuana, often while on duty. Gallatin County Sheriff Raymond Martin was arrested Monday and appeared icourt on three counts of distributing marijuana and two counts of carrying a rearm while trafcking drugs.

Martin has been sheriff of Gallatin County since 1990. The complaint accuses the 46-year-old sheriff of distributing morthan 1,100 grams more than two pounds of marijuana between April 27 and May 11. A woman who answeredMartins home phone Tuesday said the sheriff had no comment. A judge appointed a federal public defender for Martin.A detention hearing is set for Wednesday. The Associated Press.


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TaxesIn October, 2005, Californias Board of Equalization (BoE), which dealswith state taxation issues, voted to tax monetary transactions involvingmedical marijuana. ASA is against the taxation of medical marijuana fortwo main reasons: a) the proposed sales tax is regressive and has thepotential to signicantly increase cost for medicine, and b) the requirementof providers to report receipts and other information would violate theirconstitutional right against self-incrimination. On August 10, 2005, ASA at-tended a public hearing with the BoE, and submitted a position paper onthe matter.

On October 25, 2005, the Business Taxes Committee met to review itspolicy on sales tax of medical marijuana. In its review, the Committee andBoard (as the Committee is made up of the entire Board) considered ASAsposition paper and its own BoE issue paper. Ultimately, the BoE decidedat that October 25, 2005 meeting to amend its policy to require that alltransactions of medical marijuana be subject to sales tax and to require allproviders apply for sellers permits. But, because of ASAs intervention, theBoE adopted a policy that allows providers to omit details of the productbeing sold in order to avoid self-incrimination. In February 2007, the BoEissued a notice to many of the dispensaries throughout California, explain-ing their obligation to apply for sellers permits.

In early 2008, ASA and other advocacy groups conducted a study to de-termine the extent of sales tax revenue collected from the sale of medicalmarijuana at dispensaries across the state. As a result of that study, itwas estimated that in 2007 patients and providers in California contributedmore than $100 million in annual sales tax revenue to the state generalbudget.

SAFEACCESSNOW.ORG. ASA: SALES TAX

MAKINGCENTS

2006 TOP TEN WORST COUNT

Jerr Sanders The San Diego Mayor and San Diego police chierecruited to run the Unitesays his total compestayed roughly level a$165,000 when he movepolicing to fund-raising, now thinks it may hava mistake to have takmuch.

No one expects a persoing in a nonprot to takeof poverty, Sanders saydo have to pay for innpeople with good manaskills. But I think the puba threshold for the level pensation it can understa

I think its around $150,0http://www.sandiegometro.com/2002/jun/

UP UNTIL JUNE 2009


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THEGREEN

NUGGETNUG: What is the signicance of this document/order?

Omar Figueroa: It reiterates the principle of limited federalgovernment articulated by Justice Brandeis of the United StatesSupreme Court over 70 years ago: It is one of the happyincidents of the federal system that a single courageous statemay, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novelsocial and economic experiments without risk to the rest of thecountry. Californias exercise of of its states rights with respect

to medical cannabis is certainly considered a novel social andeconomic experiment these days.

In effect, this presidential memorandum undoes a controversialBush administration rule known as preemption, which misusedfederal regulations to override state laws on issues including theenvironment, health, and public safety. For example, during theBush years, federal preemption provisions stopped Californiafrom enforcing a law limiting greenhouse gas emissions.

President Obama directed heads of executive departments andagencies to review regulations issued within the past 10 years(in other words the Bush years) for statements in regulations orregulatory preambles intended to preempt State law, so that thosecan be amended to conform to the principles set forth in PresidentObamas Preemption Memorandum. Executive departmentsand agencies should be mindful that in our Federal system, thecitizens of the several States have distinctive circumstances andvalues, and that in many instances it is appropriate for them toapply to themselves rules and principles that reect those circum-stances and values.

NUG: Is this document an order?

Omar Figueroa: The document is not technically an ExecutiveOrder; it is a presidential directive which commands, Executivedepartments and agencies shall carry out the provisions of thismemorandum to the extent permitted by law and consistent withtheir statutory duties.

According to a U.S. Department of Justice memorandum issuedto the Counsel for the President in 2000, A presidential direc-tive has the same substantive legal effect as an executive order.It is the substance of the presidential action that is determina-tive, not the form of the document conveying that action. Bothan executive order and a presidential directive remain effectiveupon a change in administration, unless otherwise specied in

the document, and both continue to be effective until subsequentpresidential action is taken.

NUG editor Dion Markgraaff interviewed San Francisco attorne, Omar Figueroa, to getake on the memorandum what it means and who it will help.

NUG: This document was released soon after the end of tDiego ID cards lawsuit. Is there a link?

Omar Figueroa: Possibly, if one assumes President Obamsensed a change in how the Supreme Court would deal wiof conict between state and federal laws. Remember, the

preme Court has recently declined to review pro-medical mappellate opinions in both the Garden Grove (return of propSan Diego (ID card) cases, so the outlook is encouraging.

NUG: To whom does this order apply? DEA, FBI, Bordtrol, National Parks, border checks?

Omar Figueroa: This presidential directive applies technicexecutive departments and agencies, including the United Department of Justice, the Drug Enforcement AdministratioFederal Bureau of Investigation, as well Immigrations and CEnforcement. President Obama ordered that the memoranpublished in the Federal Register, where federal rules and tions are promulgated, so this is a formal directive.

NUG: Is this a document people can use in either StateFederal Court for their defense?

Omar Figueroa: Sure, but it may not get a case thrown oucourt. At a minimum, it can be used to negotiate a more fadisposition for a federal defendant whose case is still pendimpact in state court will not be as great.

NUG: Will it help Federal marijuana defendants like ChLynch and Eddy Lepp?

Omar Figueroa: Both of these defendants have been sentalready, so it will take more than a presidential directive ana philosophical change in how the executive branch of govapproaches matters of federalism to liberate Charles LynchEddy Lepp from federal prison. And dont forget Mollie FryEpis, and the thousands of other peaceful human beings la

ing in cages at taxpayer expense. All Obama has to do is ispardons, or at least commutations, to set free these valiant

of cannabis prohibition!

Omar Figueroa506 Broadwa

San Francisco, CA 94133415-986-5591

[email protected]://www.omargueroa.com/


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ACTIVismCounties at a CrossroadsMay 19th, 2009Posted by Don Duncan

The US Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal in San Diego v. San Diego NORML, solidifying an important victomedical cannabis patients in California. Americans for Safe Access (ASA) intervened on behalf of legal patients when the CoSan Diego sued to overturn provisions of the states medical cannabis laws in 2006. The Supreme Courts decision upholds ttion of the California Appellate Court cities and counties can not use federal law as an excuse to ignore state law.

The Supreme Courts decision forces cities and counties to nally confront the voters mandate in Proposition 215 tment a plan for the safe and affordable distribution of marijuana to all patients in medical need of marijuana. Jurisdictions likDiego County and co-plaintiff San Bernardino County can no longer use federal law as an excuse for failing to implement staThis means, at minimum, they must issue the medical cannabis ID cards mandated by SB 420, the requirement that triggeredcountys 2006 lawsuit.

The ruling also indicates that cities and counties must begin the sometimes-controversial work of writing regulationsmedical cannabis patients associations, developing law enforcement policies, and preventing discrimination against legal paElected representatives do a disservice to their constituents when they ignore their obligation to implement state law. Researexperience show that sensible regulations for local access reduce crime and complaints; and ASA court victories against the

Department, and the City of Garden Grove prove that inappropriate law enforcement policies can be costly.

The County of San Diego and other reluctant jurisdictions stand at a crossroads right now. They must choose betwebenets of regulation or the hazards of litigation. Now is the time for patients and advocates to make their voices heard at Ci

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NUGMUSIC HIGHTIDEArticle featured by Daniel ArchuletaSan Diego, California.

Popular for its pristine weather,beautiful scenery, and perfectsurf breaks, this town becamethe stomping grounds for eight

local musicians who got togetherto share their souls, and to col-laborate their inuence of Dub,Rock, Ska & Reggae. On andoff the stage the band not onlyremains committed to the music,but continues to be a cohesivefamily of brothers. Now knownas one of Southern Californiasmost electrifying bands, HighTide has been expanding on its

original style & eclectic soundsince 2003. The band has touredthroughout the entire Southwest-ern US, establishing their markin several locales including Ari-zona, the bay area, and OrangeCounty.

High Tide spent most of2006 and 2007 in the recordingstudio laying down tracks thatwould end up coming out on twoseparate cds. The 5 song Acoustic

EP Not For Prot was releasedin the summer 06 as a demo.The bulk of their hard work, how-ever, was put toward a full length17 track album titled Play MeReggae. Both albums have soldcopies around the world includingJapan, and Europe. All of HighTides music is also available oniTunes.

Brandishing a condent

live performance, High Tide hasbecome known for winning lo-cal battles of the bands. In 2007they had an opportunity to openthe famous UCSD Sungod Fes-tival after winning an on-campusbattle. This summer, aided bythe dancehall stylings of frequentguest vocalist, Baby Mouse, High

Tide became nalists in both theDel Mar Fair Battle of the Bandsand the San Diego Vans WarpedTour Battle of the Bands. They n-ished in the top three on July 4that Del Mar and emerged victoriousin the latter, which granted them achance to headline the Ernie Ball

Stage at the San Diego stop duringthe Vans Warped Tour 2008.High Tide has accomplished agreat deal of success in 2008.They kicked off the year with theirdebut on San Diego radio. Rockstations, 94/9 and 91x began tofeature High Tide regularly on theirlocal shows, with tracks and inter-views. The band has had multiplesongs from both their acoustic EP

Not For Prot and full length al-bum Play me Reggae, broadcastthroughout San Diego County.They also recently recorded andreleased their debut music videofor the popular album song, SoSlow.

Looking forward to anoth-er acoustic release in 2009 and a

subsequent follow-up album, High Tbegun to write and perform new scrowds throughout the region. Thetruly display the love that they sheach other through music, in a wmimics the deepest experiences in this miracle we have come to k--life.

FOR MORE INFO VISIT:www.sdhightide.comwww.mspace.com/hightide


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NUGARTCHRONIC ARTCreator Cliff Maynard

Biography

By Vinni Belore

Listening to Cliff Maynard describe his Chronic Art with statements like, simple, really could drive a person crazy with jealousy. The sheer com

the work would boggle lesser lights, but Cliffs has a love of the art, and o

the Chronic.

Born in the January cold of South Pointe, OH, the 37-year old artists r

are not in evidence today, except in perhaps his ability to create. There

the inspiration of someone who was forced to use his imagination at an e

That may explain his ability to seemingly shrug off a talent that is truly a

Being one of Pittsburghs nest tattoo artists, Cliffs forays into art inc

human body as well as everything from Dungeons and Dragons-type m

to a dragon sculpture made entirely of stems (tragically destroyed whe

found its way in to the box). But it his Chronic Art that has truly capturedon a national scale.

As a student at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Cliff had the opportunity t

the arts and clearly took his cue from the great mosaics of the past. I w

ing mosaics in school recalls Cliff. I just remember sort of making this

tion in my head between the tiles and roach papers.

The results are works of art in and of themselves with the added attraction of being unique in so many ways. His portrait

rock stars like Jimi Hendrix and John Lennon and rappers Snoop Dog and Method Man, as well as legendary musician and

Jerry Garcia.

Its when one sees the level of detail in Cliffs work

that the true amazement begins. Little bits of paper

otherwise thrown away cut into delicate shapes andarranged together in such a way as to form a true work

of art.

His rst piece was a portrait of Jesus, and another

piece hes done also takes on the works of Michelan-

gelo. I dont know Cliff says with a chuckle, I tend

to gravitate towards religious imagery. Maybe its a

Catholic thing...

In addition to projects near and dear to his heart, Cliff

does private commissions as well and is currently de-

signing the ofcial collectors poster for the 2009 Se-

attle Hempfest, truly an honor.

Basic Info:

Born January 4, 1972 in South Point, OH

Attended Pittsburgh Art Institute

Currently resides in Pittsburgh, PA

Owner: Angry Moon Tattoo (est. 1999)

All photos courtesy of Casey Bruce

Cliffs Art can be found and purchased at:

www.myspace.com/chronicart

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FEATURE

By. Pat Hegarty Photos Courtesy of William

The medical cannabis raids,which have occurred repeatedlyover the years in San Diego, beganhappening again on Feb 2, 2009,Ground Hogs Day. In the days thatfollowed, the raids continued with more

and more people from the cannabiscommunity being arrested. A multiagency task force executed the raidson peoples homes throughout SanDiego County which led to the arrestsof over 30 people, many of whom weremobile cannabis dispensing collec-tives; but not every publicly knownmedical source was raided.

Quickly, the medical cannabiscommunity reacted to the chaos andconfusion caused by these raids by

alerting one another to minimize thedamage that was being created.

On February 10th, at a typi-cal looking press conference at theHall of Justice, San Diego District At-torney Bonnie Dumanis never men-tioned medical cannabis; though theheart of the operation was a well co-

ordinated campaign originally calledOperation Green RX. Rather, mostof San Diego was led to believe byDA Dumanis and her ofce that they

were protecting the military while thetroops are away. This is the ofcial

explanation on her web-site from thepress conference:

This operation has roundedup drug dealers who were jeopardiz-

ing public safety in military housing,said DA Dumanis. The dedicated

men and women serving in themilitary, along with their families, de-

serve a drug-free environment wherethey live.

Operation Endless Sum-mer was launched in the fall of last

year as a response to concern overincreased drug trafcking in military

housing. The operation focused ondrug dealers and violent criminals

operating in a Fleet ConcentrationArea and negatively affecting the

quality of life of families living in mili-tary housing.

The drug-ghting initiativeOperation Endless Summer is an

excellent example of NCIS, ATF, theDistrict Attorneys Ofce and the San

Diego Police Department pullingour resources together to eliminate

a specic problem and make thiscommunity a safer place to work and

live, said Pete Hughes, Specia

in Charge of the NCIS Southw

Field Ofce.We are very pleased

the results of this operation, sATF Special Agent in Charge, J

Torres. We want our men andin uniform to know that ATF an

partners will do all we can to ptheir neighborhoods, just as th

all they can to protect our counThe combination of the

press conference and informatreceived from the medical cannpatients, who were still bailing jail days later, exposed a pattepersecuting patient dispensingtives. San Diego Americans fo

Access (ASA) coordinator, andMagazine editor Dion MarkgraIt seems the Government hadSan Diego Police Department get a fake California license, gvalid recommendation from a dand go around and bust almosknown source in San Diego CoThey just went down the CANOpatient dispensing collective lisgot providers to come down toin Pacic Beach that has milita

housing.Even the rst story the

San Diego Union-Tribune reposhowed a crack in the Governmstory, I know there are peoplethere that can legitimately bene

marijuana,CONT.

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said Steven Walter, chief of the narcotics division of the Dis-trict Attorneys Ofce. Its our policy that people that t thatcategory, we let them do their thing. But these people crossedthe line.

When the San Diego medical cannabis communitybegan to realize the scope of the Governments actions, theystarted to respond. The local chapter for ASA and many othergroups came together for a day of rallying the public and to tellthe Government that the citizens want to be Free from fear ofour Government not following the law.

THE MEDICAL CANNABIS COMMUNITy MARCHES IN PROTEST

The February 17th rally and march was called A WalkTowards Freedom, the theme taken from Nelson Mandelasautobiography A Long Walk to Freedom, and started at 8:30am at the County Board of Supervisor Building, where over 25people gathered. Among them were Don Duncan - the Califor-nia Director of ASA and victims of the District Attorneys Op-eration Endless Summer Donna Lambert and Richard Hertz.

The demonstrators demanded an end to the Govern-ments irrational lack of lawful policies which leads to an enor-

mous waste of money, time, and energy, and the needlesssuffering of many. Our society cannot afford the status quo.We want to end the fear of our Government not following thelaw.

Their message called for civil rights for medical can-nabis patients and regulations. The crowd chanted, What dowe want? answering SAFE ACCESS NOW while walking tocity hall.

On the march they carried a giant 6-foot check tosymbolize the money saved and the money earned when theGovernment follows the law and sets clear and proper poli-cies. brought together in the light of day through the health community, government institutions, law enforceme

cies, and patients concerns.The rally continued at the San Diego City Council Chambers, where the cannabis community once again

with their local leaders to help them with the ongoing chaos and continual cycle of crisis. As Markgraaff told themis not an easier, more moral action you can take than helping those who are sick.

After getting no response from the Counmarched to DA Dumanis ofce at the Hall oagain chanting, What do we want? and anSAFE ACCESS NOW along the way to all whear their cries.

Once there, they presented a letter wcluded a general list of complaints about h

and a request that she look closely into th

round of raids on the cannabis community. Tread:

We want to live free from the fear of o

ernment not following the law. From our persyour San Diego Countys District Attorney

maintains costly and cruel

MEDICAL PLANTS SEIZED By AUTHORITIES

SUPPORTERS GATHER AT COUNTy SUPERVISORS BUILDING


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policies. Some examples:

Some patients live in fear of having toomedicine. Remember the state law of 8oz per p

the oor, not the ceiling amount that is permissibple v. Phomphakdy

Your ofce has stated during previous rapatients can get cannabis from other people w

it. How is that chain of events legal and/or differwhat happened in your latest sting, operation

Summer?Deputy District Attorney Damon Mosler 0

- Medical Marijuana from your rst pod cast. Thlicensed clinics that dispense marijuana, there a

pices. There is a mechanism for people to get it othaving to grow their own. Is this true?

Your ofce cannot be an ignorant participant in court,

meaning prosecutors often act like the law never passedover a decade ago. At every stage of the cases, from ar-

raignment to probation, the full weight of your legal authorityis brought down on most patients. From high bail amounts

with restrictions, to probation that often leads to more troubleand no access to their medicine.

Going forward Changes we want to see from yourSan Diego Countys District Attorney ofce.

Participate in the dialog of nding community based solu-

tions. Change is coming, from the US Federal Governmentto our soon to be implemented ID card system, and we

should work together.Respect these changes (ie. SB 420) esp. consid-

eration of the fact SALES of medical cannabis are LEGAL,11362.765. (a) Subject to the requirements of this article, the

individuals specied in subdivision (b) shall not be subject,

on that sole basis, to criminal liability under Section 11357,11358, 11359, 11360, 11366, 11366.5, or 11570.

Act in accordance with the States Attorneys Gen-

eral guidelines. We can exercise our rights anywhere, mean-ing store fronts are LEGAL.

The letter was signed Sincerely, Commoand Compassion Coalition.

The impact from the cannabis communsponse and the march is hard to measure, but by F23rd the SD Union-Tribune article Many in drug smilitary ties reported:

Court declarations signed by Operation

Summer investigators make no mention of complaindrug dealing from residents in military neighborhoo

Instead, they spell out how agents used coninformants to arrange drug buys at the Pico Stree

and how San Diego detectives posed an undercoveas a patient after learning medical marijuana was a

on various Web sites.It goes on to quote DA Dumanis,CONT.

ADDRESSING THE CITy COUNCIL

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We didnt just trump up this idea, said Dumanis, whofaces re-election next year. These were people who were prey-

ing on military housing, and the operation was designed to catchthose people.

NCIS Special Agent in Charge Pete Hughes was morenuanced during an interview last week. Illegal drugs are often soldin military communities and the Navy must discourage such activ-ity. This wasnt us targeting people who were targeting militaryfamilies Hughes said. The Navy community is in and about SanDiego, so San Diegos problems are our problems as well.

THE COURT BATTLE - DUMANIS VS. THE PATIENTSSince the raids, and the rallies against them, the dispute

between the two sides has moved into the court room. Most of theaccused medical cannabis patients quickly pled guilty to felonies and were sentenced to probation. This helpedavoid our justice system in which their rights are not guaranteed.

Many of the victims of the raids lost their jobs as well as their residences from their landlords. In addition,one couple had their children taken way by Child Protective Service (CPS). While in CPS custody, a CPS agent restuck a q-tip up their 6 year old childs penis.

The whole picture of the non-medical cannabis people caught in Operation Endless Summer is not yeHowever, one defendant who was a clerk in a smoke shnon-medical cannabis to an undercover cop and received t

demeanors for his actions.In the few cases that are making their way through t

system, the Governments tactic has been to threaten thedants into not seeking justice, by offering increasingly bad pgains. One person being represented by the public defendce was offered six months in jail to plead guilty which he d

so he could seek private council. After hiring an attorney fo- the offer turned into one year in jail the next time he appecourt.

When thosefew do take thegamble to pro-

ceed to trial theyare being met by a Kafkaesque Orwellian world, one where a judgeruled against a motion to dismiss a case based upon the vagueness ofthe law (i.e. no guidelines) ruling the law was a serpentine roadmap.

In another example, the key undercover cop Detective ScottHenderson revealed in courtthat he had never received anymedical cannabis training andhad never read the medical can-nabis law, Health & Safety Code11362.5.

Yet another major ex-

ample occurred on April 23, 2009when the DAs ofce, represent-ed by Chris Linberg, stated in thecase of defendant, Donna JeanLambert, that the controlling SanDiego Ordinances dealing withmedical marijuana are not legal.To which an audience member in court correctly said MORE LIES.

According to Markgraaff, Linbergs statement was news to hisboss, Assistant DA Walter who is in charge of Dumanis narcotics unit.

the key undercover cop

Detective Scott Hender-

son revealed in court

that he had never re-

ceived any medical can-

nabis training and had

never read the medical

cannabis law, Health &

Safety Code 11362.5.

Ofcers False Recommenda

LOCAL MEDIA TAKES NOTICE

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Because Walter was initially skeptical that Linbergwould make the radical claim that laws passed bythe San Diego Council were not legal, Markgraaffsent him a letter on May 13 titled Proof that SanDiego DA Dumanis ofce is not following the lawwith a copy of the Courts transcript.

The letter read in part, There are manyexamples [that San Diego DA Dumanis ofce is

not following the medical marijuana laws] that wewill continue to document and forward to the pub-lic and your ofce.. We want to nd solutionsto the ongoing problems. Scheduling a meetingto present these problems and answers to all thequestions of the law and enforcement policies,should be the next step on this path. So far noword back from Dumanis ofce.

The few court cases which are ongoingfrom the Operation Endless Summer raids needthe publics support. Discovery from these caseshas proven this whole scheme was originallycalled Operation Green Rx. The undercover copHenderson got his California physicians recom-

mendation on June of 6, 2008, and stated in hisafdavit, The goal was to purchase marijuana

from vendors .. I conducted a computer checkof several Internet websites under the heading,Marijuana Delivery.

The evidence appears to be stackedagainst San Diegos DA Dumanis, who is up forre-election in 2010. Public support for medicalcannabis is at the highest levels ever. There ismore scientic proof of cannabis medical proper-

ties than ever. The US Federal Supreme Courthas ruled twice this year for Californias medical

WOULD yOU SANOTO THIS CHECK

cannabis laws and President Barack Obama supports our starights.

The jury of the publics opinion will be noted. Will her

ce follow the same laws the medical cannabis community trfollow? Can she change with the times? The verdict will sooknown.

DA Dumanis claimed she was protecting the military Operation Endless Summer but the evidence shows she waactually targeting medical marijuana with Operation Green RDumanis continues to follow a path of deception, her sentencbe to report to the unemployment line. END

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Hemp foods are expanding onto the shelves of grocery and natfood stores across North America. By denition, these are foods c

ing whole hemp seeds or the oil, nut (hulled seed) and/or our (grseedcake) derived from the seeds. Examples of currently availablfood products include milk, ice crme, salad dressings, nutrition b

breads, cookies, granola, wafes, nut butter, chips, pasta, frozen and cold-pressed oil supplements. These products are sold for mumore than their hemp cachet alone; manufacturers promote hemfor their exceptional nutritional and taste benets.

Like other oil seeds, the hemp nut consists mainly of oil (typicalprotein (33%) and dietary ber and other carbohydrates (12%, pre

nantly from residues of the hull). In addition, the nut contains vitam(particularly the tocopherols and tocotrienols of the Vitamin E comphytosterols and trace minerals. Overall, hemps main nutritional atage over other seeds lies in the composition of its oil, i.e. its fatty prole, and in its protein which contains all of the essential amino nutritionally signicant amounts and in a desirable ratio.

Most oil seeds contain plenty of linoleic acid (LA), an essential fatty acid (EFA) from the omega-6 familythey offer little alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), the other EFA from the omega-3 family. Health agencies around the wagree that humans should ingest these EFAs in an omega-6/omega-3 ratio of about 4:1. Since common seed oilanimal fat, both low in omega-3, account for most of our fat intake, Western diets typically have omega-6/omegaof 10:1 or more, which is far too rich in omega-6 and correspondingly too decient in omega-3. Recent clinical re

continues to identify this imbalance as a co-factor in a wide range of common illnesses, including cardiovasculareases, arthritis, diabetes, skin and mood disorders. A 1999 workshop by the U.S. National Institute of Health (seeods.od.nih.gov/news/conferences/w6w3_abstracts.html) demonstrated the impressive benets of a balanced om

omega-3 ratio in our diet: reduced risk of atherosclerosis, sudden cardiac death and certain types of cancers, dein the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, mood improvement in bipolar disorders and optimized development in inIn clinical studies, these benets are often achieved using omega-3-rich sh and ax oil supplements.

A more holistic approach consists of shifting ourgeneral dietary fat intake towards nuts and oils offeringa better omega-6/omega-3 ratio. Hemp nut and oil offeran omega-6/omega-3 ratio of 3:1 or less, depending onplant variety.

This exceeds the target ratio of 4:1 and com-pensates in part for omega-3 deciencies in the restof our diet. No other vegetable oil offers EFAs at suchhigh concentrations and, more importantly, in sucha desirable omega-6/omega-3 ratio. Hemp oil alsoprovides signicant amounts of the more rare super

polyunsaturated fatty acids, notably gamma-linolenicacid (GLA) and stearidonic acid (SDA). These are notessential themselves, but our body only naturally pro-duces them from the LA and ALA essential fatty acids,respectively. GLA and SDA content in hemp seed varyconsiderably with variety and this needs to be consid-ered when using hemp oil to treat such symptoms.

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Hemp protein is also of exceptionally high quality in terms of amino acidcomposition and protein structure, the latter affecting digestibility and uttion by the human body.Hemp protein contains all of the essential amino acids in more nutritionasignicant amounts and at a ratio closer to complete sources of protei(like meat, milk and eggs) than all other oil seeds except soy. Hemp pro

consists of two globular proteins, albumin (33%) and edestine (67%), wstructure very similar to proteins manufactured in our blood and is thus ily digestible. Hemp protein appears to be free of antinutrients that are fin soy to interfere with protein uptake.

Hemps nutritional advantage over other sources of fats and protethus lies in its highly desirable balance of basic nutrients. Simply put, wheating hemp seed, nut and/or oil, our body obtains much of what it needwithout the caloric ballast of non-essential nutrients. Yet, unlike sh and

oil supplements and assortedprotein powders, properly pro-cessed hemp seed offers thesebenets with the additional

bonus of a nice avor prole -hemp tastes good.

Gero Leson, D.Env. is an environmental scientistand consultant in food and ber uses of hempand other renewable resources.Excerpted fromthe 2002/2003 Vote Hemp Report.


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MEETTHEGURUThe Guru is an old school hippie that grew up in

Santa Cruz, growing and hiking in the hills of Big Sursince he was a teenager. Hiking, the great outdoors, andbeing self sustainable while preserving Mother Nature,became his own form of religion. For many years helearned from old school growers the ins and outs of gue-rilla growing, understanding the plants he was growingand how they reacted in almost every situation possible.He spent many years learning things the hard way, bytrial and error.

Then, after about 10 years of growing outside insoil, he discovered the new age way of growing throughhydroponics. Hydroponics is the art of growing plantswithout soil. It made sense, the Aztecs have been usinghydroponics for hundreds of years, so why shouldnt we.It conserves water, results in less pests and diseases,and produces healthier, heavier, and more nutritional fruitor produce.

Being a general contractor as well, it was easyfor the Guru to design and build the ideal grow rooms and environments. Each room he built gbetter and more efcient, using what he had learned from the previous room. After 30 years toexperience growing plants, and 20 plus years of that using hydroponics, the Guru can truly becalled the Guru of growing. He has taught hundreds of people to be better growers and madethem very successful, in a much shorter amount of time than others, due to his knowledge andyears of experience.

Each issue the Guru will be writing tips and advice on different subjects to help you be-come a master gardener as well. So make sure to pick up each issue of NUG magazine to masure youre the best grower among your friends!You can send all grow related questions or tips to: [email protected]


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GARDENINGTIPSHyDROPONICS(from the Greek words hydro water and ponos labor)

HyDROPONICS: Growing plants without soil. The key is a complete nutrient that is water soluble, including trace elements. Glights along with the efciency of controlled environment gardening.

ADVANTAGES OF HyDROPONICS: Faster growth, no weeds, no pests (since most pests live and breed in soil), and great quality and taste.

The West Coast is the birth place of Hydroponics. This is where it all started boys. Back in the day when some pinhead namGericke coined the term Hydroponics right here in Cali.

(In 1929, Professor William Frederick Gericke of the University of California at Berkeley)

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There are two major requirements that can make gar-dening all year long possible and easy to do in the home. Firstis controlling the environment including temperature and light-ing. Second is controlling the plants and their nutrition. Both aredone very easily and can be done in small spaces. Of coursewhen growing indoors, lighting is one of the most importantconcerns. With the new technology in grow lights, its just likebringing a piece of the sun indoors, and your electric bill doesnot have to go through the roof to grow plants in your controlledenvironment.

Using these highly efcient light systems, you cancontrol the length of day and the intensity of light to get faster

growth, even in the short winter days. You can extend the sea-son to grow your vegetables or owers all year long. In manycases, the indoor environmental control is already done by theheating and air conditioning systems. The rule of thumb is; if itis comfortable for you, its comfortable for your plants. Hydro-ponic gardening is one of the keys to easily satisfying the nutri-ent requirements of your plants. Hydroponics is simply growingplants in water and nutrients, without soil. A hydroponic gardenis very clean.

Without soil, there are no weeds, so a hydroponicgarden does not require any toxic sprays. Without soil thereare no soil born pests. Since most pests live and breed in soil,there is no need to use any pesticides. Natural pest controls

can be used if any stray or ying insects get near your gar

ten, all that is required to get started is a small hydroponicsystem. If you have a solar room, south facing windows, pgreenhouse, a small garden system may be all you need. short on sunshine, a high intensity light or a LED grow lighcan easily solve that problem. So, for prot or for fun you cyour favorite specialty herbs and plants organically, at homyear long, including the winter months.

There is hardly any Nutrition or Hydroponic systesomeone can not make a little worse and sell a little cheapthe people who consider price only are this mans lawful p

unwise to pay too little. When you pay too much, you losemoney--- that is all. When you pay too little, you may lose thing, because the thing you bought was incapable of dointhing it was bought to do. The common law of business baprohibits paying a little and getting a lot --- it cant be donedeal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for risk you run, and if you do that, you will have enough to pasomething better. No back room nutrients, no badly made systems, no bad info, just the best nutrients, hydro systemcustomer service from a very knowledgeable staff. So mayou nd the right store to hook you up, to grow the nug wit

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SCIENCE

Cannabis CompoundCan Help Cellsby PhysOrg.com. Posted on Friday,

February 20 2009 02:20:27 PM

Cannabis has been used recreationally andfor medicinal purposes for centuries, yet its60 plus active components are only partlyunderstood. Now scientists have discoveredhow a compound in cannabis can help cellsto function in our bodies, and aid recoveryafter a damaging event.In a paper published in the Journal of Neu-roscience, the researchers report on theirstudies into cannabidiol - a naturally occur-ring molecule found in cannabis.

Also known as CBD, it is not the constituentthat gives the high - that compound is calledtetrahydrocannabinol or THC - and so maybe more acceptable as a drug treatment.Both compounds are currently used in apharmaceutical medicine to help patientsrelieve pain and other symptoms of MultipleSclerosis.

Now researchers have discovered how CBDactually works within brain cells.

By interacting with mitochondria - which arethe power generators of all cells - it can helpmaintain normal levels of calcium allowingcells to function properly and providing agreater resistance to damage.Disturbance of calcium levels has long beenassociated with a number of brain disorders.So the nding could have implications for thedevelopment of new treatments for disorders

related to malfunctioning mitochondria. Dr Bettina Plathe Universitys School of Medical Sciences, said: Sc

have known for a long time that cannabidiol can hepain relief but we never really knew how it worked.However we have discovered what it actually doescellular level.

We are hoping that our ndings can instruct the dment of cannabidiol based treatments for disorders to mitochondrial dysfunction such as Parkinsons disHuntingtons disease.Nevertheless, Dr Platt warned that smoking cannabisnot necessarily have the same effect.

There are different strains of cannabis out there andno longer contain cannabidiol. In fact, these have beeerately bred out to enhance the THC content, she saAs a result, smoking cannabis would not necessarithe same benecial effect, and could even exacerbaronal damage.

Provided by University of Aberdeen- Article from PhysOrg.com on February 19, 2009.


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Written by Kim, Executive Director of Mother Earth Co-op

Civilizations throughout theworld have realized the benets of

cannabis since the inception of time;it is actually documented in the bible.The medicinal benets are practiced

in several cultures and cannabis hasbeen used for centuries as a staplecrop, source of ber, and food.

For centuries cannabis andfood have been paired together justas cannabis and smoking have. Can-nabis can have a strongly distinctiveand spicy taste that lends itself wellto certain types of foods. However,cooking with cannabis is undoubtedlyan art and not like other kinds of cook-ing. Thankfully, with the recognition

of medical marijuana and its place inherbal healing and alternative medi-cines, we are striving to move forwardwith the multi purpose herb. The mereidea that someone can deny anotherperson access to a plant is absurd!Cannabis, also known as marijuanaor hemp, was not illegal in the UnitedStates until 1937.

There are numerous ways ofoptimistically reaching a more natu-ral cure for certain ailments, makingsome medical treatments further hu-

mane and tolerable. Our purpose isto support patients to nd hope and

alternatives, to ease the pain of theirillness, and to help improve the qualityof life. For optimal outcome medicalmarijuana should be used in contextwith a natural nutritious diet, exercise,and rest with a balanced lifestyle.

Ingesting marijuana or its ac-tive ingredient THC is different thansmoking it and it has diverse effects.Smoking produces a fairly immediate

and controllable high that possibly willlast a couple of hours. When the highdeclines it only takes a couple moretokes or inhalations to get back to thedesired medical state. When individualcapacity is reached in smoking, thepatient will undoubtedly know almostimmediately.

The high from consumption ofcannabis edibles is far from in-

stantaneous, even on an empty stom-ach. The process of digestion can sig-nify a wait of an hour or more beforean appreciable high or medicinal effectis experienced. When the stomach hasother food it is digesting, the wait canbe up to four hours or longer. The highwill take at least an hour or possibly twohours to develop fully and will last be-tween four and eight hours, or longer.

Patients need to be very atten-tive and wait at least one hour beforetrying to ingest more. It is best to startwith an undersized portion and wait anhour and try more if the desired effectis not felt. Taking it in sensible amounts

is much safer than trying too much andwishing you had not. Even for an expe-rienced smoker, the wait for the medici-nal relief can seem forever, especiallyfor those used to an instant hit from awater pipe or vaporizer. It is imperativeto wait patiently for at least an hour forthe medication to take effect.

The tendency of a possiblecannabis overdose is virtually unheardof in the smoking world, however whenit is eaten it comes down to the way thesubstance is absorbed into the system.

People have reportedly gone to thehospital thinking they were overdos-ing after eating too much cannabis. Todate in the history of the world no onehas ever overdosed or died as a resultof marijuana compared to medicallylegal prescribed pharmaceutical drugswhich result in 250 deaths daily.

There are different types andstrains of marijuana with each strain orplant type having their individual effects.The two main types are indica and sa-

tiva. There are numerous combinationsof both indica and sativa in many varyingpercentages; what is known as hybrids.Indica owers or the buds are typically

more dense and tight. The aroma isgenerally intense and ranges from ac-rid, musky, pungent or skunky. Smokingindica is frequently lung expanding andcough inducing, with a heavy body le-thargic pain reliever. Sativa characteris-

tically grows with longer slimmethat are lighter green than the inriety. The owers or buds are co

airier and lighter with smoke thsweet, fruity, spicy taste inducinging, uplifting feeling.

The methods describedtail preparation of edibles with cWe must stress the methods dare optimized for medicinal userity and potency in mind. Mediccannabis is always organic anTraditionally, cooking with cannvolves sauting the cannabis ioil or milk. The simple rule hemuch heat can destroy THC while normal temperatures can

it.Cooking cannabis in an

dium is not only for the conversiids. It is also a big aid to the assof the active ingredients. THC ismuch more easily assimilated ifsolved in fats or alcohol rst. W

or alcohol are taken into the dtract, the digestive processes arally stimulated. Without that stithere may not be enough digestin the stomach to break down stance containing the THC.

The use of cannabis fonal purposes has spurred innovavariety in cannabis products. Npatients are looking for an altersmoking. Weve received numequiries about how to make buttof these recipes. We have beenbutter from cannabis for quite asive period of time now and haseveral methods.

There are several wayscannabutter or cannaoil and w

compiled the easiest way to mbutter or oil that is the key ingremost cannabis recipes. We wilturing a few special recipes thattry in each issue. All recipes invoand low cooking of dairy butter oic coconut oil and cannabis chop(in roughly equal proportions) toa deep green butter. Always uquality products for great results

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RECIPESMaking Cannabutter / Cannaoil:

1 oz cannabis (medical high grade) 1 lb butter or coconut oil

Using portions of one to four ounces of cannabis bud trim to onepound of dairy butter or organic coconut oil (vegetarian) will pro-duce tremendously powerful butter. We recommend using budand trim, not the whole leaves of the cannabis plant. The wholeleaf includes too much chlorophyll from the plant, giving the butter

or oil an unpleasant taste. The higher grade the butter or coconutoil is the greater the application.

Melt the unsalted organic dairy butter or organic coconut oil in acrock pot set on low. Manicure and dry owers and/or bud trim-mings. Grind slightly for a few seconds to separate buds with anelectric coffee grinder. Gradually add the trim or ower with con-stant stirring. Cook in crock pot covered on the lowest setting withfrequent stirring for two to four hours. Before the dark green buttercools, pour through a cheese cloth or French press and squeezeinto containers. Once the butter cools cover containers and placein the refrigerator to nish cooling.

Storage: Butter can be kept in the refrigerator as you wouldnormally store butter or frozen in airtight containers for a fewmonths.

Space Blaster Cookies

1 cup honey 1 cup nuts (almonds, walnuts)1 cup brown sugar (packed) 1 cup chocolate or peanut chips1 cup cannabutter or cannaoil 2 pkgs chocolate (Hersheys kisses)1 cup peanut butter 2 large eggs2 tsp vanilla extract cup milk

3 cups our 2 tsp baking soda

Preheat oven to 375 F (190 C). Blend honey, brown sugar, can-naoil or cannabutter (see recipe above) and peanut butter togetherwell. In a separate bowl; beat eggs, milk, and vanilla, mixing welltogether. Sift in our and baking soda and stir into milk mixture.

Blend in the chocolate chips, peanut chips, and nuts. Mix all in-gredients together. Make dough into small golf ball shapes. Placeon an ungreased cookie sheet and gently atten cookie with the

back of a spoon. Bake for approximately 10 to 13 minutes. Assoon as cookies come out of the oven, immediately place a Her-sheys chocolate candy on top of cookie. Serve warm and enjoy!

Wishing you a happy journey to a healthier youPeace & LoveKim from Mother Earth Co-op


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The ancient Egptian goddess Seshat (above in her role as the Goddess who measuis depicted with a hemp leaf in her head dress. Pharaoh Tuthmosis III (1479 to 142

B.C.E.) called her Sefkhet-Abw (She of the seven points). Hemp was used to make msuring cords. Seshat was the goddess of libraries, knowledge, and geomanc, amo

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