High Times February 2018 FEBRUARY

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8 Contents High Times February 2018 FEBRUARY

When it comes to greenhouses, growers have their choice of virtually any size structure they need as well as several diﬀerent styles.

Greenhouse Growing—page 80

10 Internet 44 Vape Pen Review 80 Greenhouse Growing 12 Editor’s Letter 14 Letters Our (semi) annual roundup of the best pens Greenhouse growing can be the best of both 16 Contact High on the market to help you choose the perfect worlds—a controlled indoor environment com- 23 Highwitness News vape. Whether you’re budget-conscious or a big bined with the power of the Sun. Here are the The first-ever New England Cannabis Cup and High Five spender, there’s a vape pen for you. basics you need to know. By Nico Escondido 30 Lifestyle 32 Entertainment 59 Daytime Highs 94 Moms Who Get High Reggae artist Chronixx, We take a closer look at the trend toward Mothers who use cannabis have found them- King Krule and Reviews lower-THC cannabis, investigating the history, selves on the front lines of a controversial move- 38 Cannabusiness genetics and beneﬁts of less potent pot. By ment of pot and parenting. Learn more about 40 THMQ Trans-High Market Reggie Dankers the benefits experienced by moms who medi- Quotations cate. By Jessica Delﬁno 108 Dear Danko 66 2018 Hydro Report 116 Gear 118 Edibles Hydroponics expert Erik Biksa reveals new 101 The High Times Interview: Cat Cora 122 Dr. Mitch and more sustainable ways to grow cannabis Celebrity chef Cat Cora is speaking out in favor 126 NORMLizer/ FFOTM plants without soil quickly and cleanly. Bonus: of medical cannabis. Cora hopes to use her 130 Pix of the Crop 134 Dope Rider Hot new hydro products plus 7 nutrient lines renown to help normalize the medicinal use of

136 Next Month you should try! marijuana. By Mike Gianakos NICO ESCONDIDO; COVER & CENTERFOLD: JUSTIN CANNABIS

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ZTHE 10 BEST STRAINS ZWe Want To FOR WORKING OUT Hear From You! While some unenlightened people still cling to Tweet your best the old stereotype of the lazy stoner, the truth is high observations and that cannabis users are as active and engaged comments our way @HIGH_TIMES_Mag for as any other group. In fact, certain types of a chance to be featured marijuana can actually help you lead an active on this page! And be sure life—just as other strains can aid in rest and to follow us on Facebook relaxation. For tokers looking to improve their (Facebook/HIGHTIMES- workouts, the right strain can motivate you to Mag) and Instagram (@hightimesmagazine) for get to the gym, provide energy for exercise and all the latest news as even help you concentrate on the task at hand. it’s happening! With this in mind, High Times unveils the top 10 strains to improve your workout. Yes, these strains are all sativa- @Check_RaiSingh: @HIGH_ dominant. But each offers its own benefits for working out and getting active. So, before you head for the gym, TIMES_Mag Flowers are grown, check out our 10 Best Strains to Improve Your Workout! Visit hightimes.com for more. dried, cured, and then they’re ready. How hard is it to let the people have the most natural form of a medicinal plant?

ON INSTAGRAM @Workshop_CoyoTe: @HIGH_ Z TIMES_Mag at my first cooking We spend a lot of time appreciating the beauty session i misscalculated and was of the cannabis plant here at High Times but stoned for 18 hrs! slight panic rarely do we get such a close look at the glorious before going to bed but quite the trichomes that are responsible for producing the ride! #edibles cannabinoids, terpenes and flavonoids that make @michaeldrevnak: @HIGH_ each strain unique. While cultivation innovations TIMES_Mag People tell me not to over the years have helped make pot more potent, do drugs and I tell them I don’t do drugs I smoke weed technological improvements in lenses and cameras have changed the game, leading to photos like @Herba77list: @HIGH_TIMES_ this one by @erik.nugshots. We don’t know if this Mag With me it’s about the quality mesmerizing, exquisitely grown Jelly Donut strain of the high not the quantity of THC will end up as flowers or if the trichomes will be separated and turned into hash. Just remember, @TheDefRapper: @HIGH_TIMES_ once those trichomes turn from clear to cloudy, it’s Mag SFV OG!!!! Best strain of all time. about time to harvest! @TerapinSedation: @HIGH_ TIMES_Mag “Serve and Protect” has been replaced with “Arrest ZSMOKING POLL and Collect” It s no secret that cannabis is getting stronger. This is @mtn_pcfixer: @HIGH_TIMES_ largely due to marijuana prohibition. Pot’s illicit status has Mag So High Times is now another official democratic liberal forced growers to cultivate smaller batches of more potent media outlet... weed. The realities of growing an illegal crop, combined with cultivation innovations and new breeding techniques, @ChrisBeeler3: @HIGH_TIMES_ have helped push pot toward its THC threshold. We now Mag How lame, that they tried (and failed) to make pot out to be regularly see cannabis testing at over 20 percent THC. a “REAL Menace to our society While this potency trend suits some just fine, other crap!” tokers are seeking a more mellow high. This month, we @maryholmgren10: @HIGH_ explore the low-THC movement (page 59). And we decided TIMES_Mag I don’t smoke.. don’t to ask our readers, how potent do you like your pot? judge people that do.. and I am A majority of readers responded that they like their pot fighting the good fight... as potent as possible. More mellow strains were preferred @ChefJoeette: @HIGH_TIMES_ by 22 percent of respondents while just five percent of Mag I have wasting syndrome readers like low-THC strains best. CBD-dominant strains and cannabis definitely helps me. were favored by just three percent of readers. I can go days with no desire to eat but I want to eat after I smoke. I Take our latest poll online! am grateful!

12 Editor’s Letter High Times February 2018

PUBLISHER & CEO Adam Levin

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLISHING Mike Gianakos ScottMcGovern

ART DIRECTOR CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER FrankMax MattStang

SENIOR CULTIVATION EDITOR CONSULTINGPUBLISHER DannyDanko MaryC.McEvoy

CULTUREEDITOR MaryJaneGibson VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE David Newberg DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA Cue the waterworks. EmilyCegielski CHIEF CANNABIS OFFICER ZEN AND THE ART OF NicoEscondido HYDROPONIC POT GROWING STAFF WRITERS ChloéHarperGold VICE PRESIDENT OF EVENTS AbHanna “Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. SameenAhmad If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. COPY EDITORS You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. PROGRAM MANAGER MatthewGrace You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. JackeeStang MikeDiPaola Now, water can ﬂow or it can crash. SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Be water, my friend.” —BRUCE LEE RESEARCH ADVISOR LeoRechetniak Dr.MitchEarleywine Hydroponics is the art for growing plants without soil. But that raises the DIRECTOR OF SALES question: Why grow plants without soil? Christian Ramirez The first reason is to create a clean and sterile environment. If you want FOUNDING PUBLISHER/EDITOR your growroom to resemble a laboratory instead of an outhouse, you can’t Thomas King Forçade WEB DEVELOPER have buckets full of stinky dirt and worm poop lying around. Soil mixes 1945–1978 Frankie Beatrice III tend to invite pests into your grow environment, which impede root access to oxygen, so removing soil from your growing environment keeps it more hygienic. CONTRIBUTORS The second reason is that roots, and thus the plants above them, grow Mike Adams, Erik Altieri, much faster when unencumbered by soil mix. When environmental Paul Armentano, Erik Biksa, Sean Black, controls, nutrient-solution temperature, PPM (parts per million of plant Mel Frank, Andre Grossmann, food) and pH (potential hydrogen, a measure of acidity or alkalinity) are Brian Jahn, K of Trichome Tech, Lochfoot, Kevin Mahmalji, Maureen Meehan, kept within proper parameters, plants grown hydroponically exhibit Mark Miller, Harry Resin, Chris Roberts, absolutely explosive growth rates. Michael Simmons So if you’re interested in growing cannabis cleanly and quickly, look no further than our yearly “Hydro Report” contained within this issue. In it, we break down the many different styles and systems for growing without soil as well as highlight hot new hydro products and nutrient lines.

Also in this issue, we’ve included a comprehensive primer on HIGH TIMESFebruary2018No.505(ISSN#0362-630X),publishedmonthlybyTrans-HighCorporation, 119 West24thStreet,SecondFloor,NewYork,NY10011•HIGHTIMESandTrans-HighCorporationdonot greenhouse ganja growing, our 2018 “Vape Pen Review” and a breakdown recommend,approveorendorsetheproductsand/orservicesofferedbycompaniesadvertisinginthe magazineorwebsite.NordoHIGHTIMESandTrans-HighCorporationevaluatetheadvertiser’sclaimsin of low-THC strains and their history and uses, as well as a feature on moms any way. You should use your own judgment and evaluate products and services carefully before deciding to purchase. • Mail subscriptions (payable in US funds) and changes of address (please include who get high. So dig in, ditch the soil and remember: Water is life! most recent mailing label) to PO Box 422560 Palm Coast, FL 32142-2560 • Offices at 119 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011 • Periodical postage paid at New York, NY, and at additional mailing offices • Manuscripts must be accompanied by a self-addressedstampedenvelope•Allcontributionswillbe carefully considered, but the publishers and editors assume no responsibility for loss or injury to unsolicited material • Copyright © 2013byTrans-HighCorporation.Nothinginthispublicationmaybe reproducedinanymanner,eitherinwholeorinpart,withoutspecificwrittenpermissionofthepublisher. All rightsreserved.“HIGHTIMES,”“CANNABISCUP,”“MEDICALCANNABISCUP,”“MISSHIGH TIMES,”“PIX OF THECROP,”“POTCAST”and“BONGHITTERS”aretrademarksandregisteredtrademarksofTrans-High Danny Danko Corporation.Alladvertisingandadvertisedproductsvoidwhereprohibited.POSTMASTER:Pleasesend addresschangestoHIGHTIMES,POBox422560PalmCoast,FL32142-2560

Senior Cultivation Editor CANNABIS JUSTIN

Send your letters to Feedback c/o High Times 14 Letters , 119 West High Times February 2018 24th St., 2nd Floor, PROUD PARENT New York, NY 10011 Email: hteditor@ He was falling I’ve long thought about how my oldest hightimes.com into unresponsive sons earn a living. It began in my home, states due to inter- cloak and dagger fashion, while legislators actions that affected his were noodling on the legality of growing vital organs. He was also extremely medical and personal use marijuana. I malnourished due to constipation allowed my sons to grow and hone their from the aforementioned medica- skills. I didn’t say a word to friends and tions. In that moment, I decided family about it for a long time. to take on full-time care of my One day I thought, “Why not? Who brother. I took him off all the med- cares?” I’m proud of my sons to be in on ications and got him a prescrip- a trend and market that isn’t yet glutted tion for THC and CBD oils. He has with growers. Not to mention all those experienced a transformation with imposter growers. the help of medical marijuana. My sons have amazing skills and Jessie their “trees” are something to behold. I Maine never thought a pot plant could grow so tall or be so robust! Sandy NO-MAN’S LAND California I live in Long Island, New York. Here, weed is illegal. Technically it’s decriminalized but I can still THE TRIPPING POINT be arrested for cultivation. Sent to If two persons, similar by all outward hard prison for a very long time. I appearances, each consume a tab of LSD, “WEED IS THE ONLY DRUG use for reasons both medicinal and both cut from the same sheet, the experi- THAT CAN WIPE AWAY recreational, but the police don’t ence will most likely be vastly different. A LIFE BECAUSE IT IS care about the why. I have lived Hallucinogens allow for an experience to a hard life and worked hard jobs. be determined and driven by the unique- ILLEGAL, NOT BECAUSE Toiling in an industrial wasteland. ness of your physiology and psychology. OF ITS CHEMICAL I have pain that I must deal with. Each experience is guided and changed, In their eyes, I am corrupting my sometimes in dramatic fashion by the COMPOSITION.” community and destroying lives. choices you make in that moment. Most Alcohol has never agreed with other mood or mind altering drugs will familiar, memories from our world. All me. I don’t understand how someone can produce fairly identical levels of intoxica- of it is different though, steadily drawing go to a bar and pay for something that tion and impairment. us closer to what we always know is the tastes like shit and makes you feel like Hallucinogens will shatter your answer. Not the theory of everything, shit. I have seen alcohol destroy lives. I preconceptions, time after time. Shortly that would prove to be disappointing have watched as one of my best friends after you dose, you reach a moment. You and simplistic, this however is brilliant. was changed by it. The addiction nearly realize there is no going back. It’s similar Could it be our creator? Is she ask- killed him. to being at the first drop point of the ing we follow? As if by some shred of I have never seen a pothead make the tallest roller coaster you’ve ever seen. our still-preconceived notion that we same asinine decisions that someone on When you crest that peak, you excit- have any control, we consider resisting, alcohol makes. I have never seen someone edly look down, there is no track, there hoping our last tie to humanity doesn’t purely smoke weed and end up in a casket is no ground. Your stomach checks out break. It’s far too powerful, we cannot because of it. Weed is the only drug that and leaves a hollow space that fills with resist creation. Like our first kiss, we can wipe away a life because it is illegal, butterflies. Each person enters a reality close our eyes… and fall. Our world is not because of its chemical composition. that is created when their mind’s eye not even a memory. We are one with If this were a legal state I wouldn’t risk blends with nature. It’s almost as though everything in all dimensions. In time, ruining my life just because I want relief. the glasses we all unknowingly wear for we emerge. We watch as the glasses that The West Coast seems like the promised our entire lives are removed. Now for the dull our world are put back on… land. It seems like heaven to me. It feels first time, we experience our world, the Leon like legalization will never happen here. way we were intended to. This is no-man’s land. As bright as sunny You’ll experience in real time the California is, the rays of liberation haven’t Whoa. symphony of our universe. Thoughts even begun to touch us. of controlling it have long faded. The Deadhead strongest intellect is no match. Your Long Island, NY flow accelerates. The physical world, the MARIJUANA MIRACLE one we know so intimately, is twisting. When I first moved back to Maine from Correction: The cover and centerfold photos for Vibrations become visible. It almost attending university in Montreal, my our December 2017 issue were incorrectly cred- reminds us of how being gently drawn brother was extremely sick. He was on a ited. Both photos were taken by Emerald Mountain past a black hole’s event horizon might handful of medications that were caus- Media and the Purple Punch plants were grown feel. At this event horizon, we find things ing a multitude of problems in his body. by Eugreen Organics. We regret the error.

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GET A GRIP! Check out Brad McClain, whose board is currently sporting the new High Times X Graphic Mob grip tape. Here he is flying our colors on this half pipe set up in the midst of some healthy greenery somewhere on the Left Coast. Thanks, Skummy and XYZ friends. Photo by Cecilia Gonzalez (@cecisurfskate)

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GREENHOUSE GROWING This Colorado greenhouse deploys supplemental lighting, amended-soil earth-beds, and light deprivation techniques. For more on greenhouse cultivation check out Nico’s grow feature starting on page 80. Photo by Nico Escondido

February 2018 High Times 21 LIVING THE HYDRO LIFE Pot plants grown without soil display massive growth rates and quickly develop into huge bud-laden bushes. For high-yielding hydroponic growing tips and tricks, check out our 2018 Hydro Report on page 66. Photo by Erik Biksa

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STYLE ENTERTAINMENT FLYING HIGH CHRONIXX This monthly subscrip- Jamaican reggae artist tion-based service will Chronixx talks with High bring premium bud right Times about cannabis and COREY to your door! p.30 creation. p.32 FELDMAN GETS BUSTED!

constantly brought out, ensuring that High Times handed out awards for the best there was always something fresh to pot products in the snack on. Northeast! There were several booths set up for cultivation, where growers looking for supplies could fi nd vendors such as Aurora, Solis Tek and the East Coast Hydroponic Warehouse. For those more interested in partak- ing, there were plenty of free cannabis products as well as a smoke shop with a wide variety of grinders, papers, pipes and nails for concentrates too. Anything you might have left at home could be found at the event. You could even hang out with a seasoned glass artist. Long Island Glass showcased some of its innovative, functional glass art and answered questions from Cup-goers. Every part of the cannabis community was involved: growers, glassblowers, smokers, dabbers—you name it. It was a great place to network with people in the industry. The venue wasn’t overcrowded, and the music was loud enough for attendees to vibe to but not so loud that they had to shout to have a conversation. The TetraHydro Club provided an experience that was diff erent from the PATRIOT POT PARTY typical club scene. There wasn’t a single person passed out, sick or belligerent. HIGH TIMES MADE HISTORY WITH THE 2017 NEW ENGLAND That’s the beauty of having no alcohol CANNABIS CUP—OUR FIRST MARIJUANA COMPETITION HELD IN THE present at an event. Not to mention that NEWLY LEGAL NORTHEAST. BY AB HANNA theFarmacist had Big Dawg Security on the job to make sure everyone was safe. The New England Cannabis Cup in functioning German-engineered water The music started with a couple of Wakefield, RI, almost didn’t take place. pipes for guests to try. New England rappers spitting cannabis- Fortunately, theFarmacist stepped up to Blazer, makers of excellent torches for inspired bars for a stoned audience. Cup- the plate, partnering with High Times to dabbing, provided a ton of free tools for goers couldn’t help but bop their heads to make it happen. The event faced opposi- guests that preferred to heat their own. the boom-bap beats and sharp lyrics. Not tion, but theFarmacist was instrumental Concentrates were abundant, but many artists know how to get a crowd of in putting it on successfully, fielding calls the star of the night was definitely the people who have been getting high all day from the state, booking the venue and flower, as joints were the preferred pumped, but Redman sure does. When he entertainment, and working with High method of consumption. took the stage, Red had the crowd jump- Times staff to make sure the show went on. If anyone wanted to give their lungs ing to some of his classics. In between One of the highlights of the weekend a break, though, guests could turn their songs, he talked cannabis and empha- was the all-you-can-dab buffet, set up weed into oil with a pneumatic rosin sized the importance of voting. High by Beta Glass Labs. The company also press that EZ Squeeze provided, along Times senior cultivation editor Danny

@PONYBOYPEARSON had every model of its line of flawlessly with plenty of munchies. Free food was Danko reiterated this point during the 24 Highwitness News High Times February 2018 Cup awards ceremony, encouraging CONCENTRATES WERE ABUNDANT, BUT THE young cannabis enthusiasts to turn out at the polls and to run for office. STAR OF THE NIGHT WAS DEFINITELY THE After the show, a meet-and-greet with the hip-hop legend commenced. Redman FLOWER, AS JOINTS WERE THE PREFERRED dapped everyone in the room, talked more cannabis and let guests share some METHOD OF CONSUMPTION. of New England’s finest with him before leaving. Then, during the awards ceremony, Medical Concentrate for Agent Orange. BEST MEDICAL FLOWERS free merch was flying—literally. T-shirts, Black then took the time to explain 1st Place: Gorilla Glue #4 hats, vape-pen cartridges, edibles and how any unwanted residuals in flowers by High Standard with Miss Laura more were tossed from the stage to guests become concentrated alongside cannabi- 2nd Place: Purple Punch by Paul’s Boutique Nursery during the show. Tons of other gear was noids during an extraction—safety first. 3rd Place: Mack by Grow_iller_o raffled off. Anyone who bought raffle tick- The award for Best Medical Flowers BEST MEDICAL CONCENTRATES ets most likely won a thing or two. at the New England Cannabis Cup went 1st Place: Agent Orange by Paul’s Boutique Nursery The Cup awards show kicked off with to High Standard, a company run by a in collaboration with Team Green Best Topical announced by Eve of High young couple who grow some of the best 2nd Place: Strawberry OG Snap & Pull Beautiful, a cannabis-focused event and legal buds in the Northeast. After Danko by High Standard in collaboration with Something marketing management agency. She pre- presented them with the award for their Better Concentrates sented the first-place award to Budsuds Gorilla Glue #4, he spoke about the 3rd Place: Golden Unicorn Pull n Snap for its Buzz Balm Infused Salve. The importance of growing your own weed. by Baystate Concentrate award for Best Edible went to the power- He also gave a shout-out to mom-and- ful Milk Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Punch pop growers, pointing out that the qual- BEST EDIBLES 1st Place: Milk Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Punch Bar Bar by Ocean State Collective. Second ity of cannabis decreases when quantity by Ocean State Collective place went to Zen Labs, for its edibles becomes the focus. 2nd Place: Cookies and Creme Peanutbutter Cups made in New England. The New England Cannabis Cup by Zenn Labs High Times competition coordina- awards ceremony and VIP party were the 3rd Place: Blue Razz Funk Juice by SKB tor Sean Black announced the concen- first of their kind. It wasn’t your typical trate winners. Black presented Paul’s Cannabis Cup—it was a much more inti- BEST TOPICALS Boutique Nursery in collaboration with mate event, where every single guest got 1st Place: Budsuds Buzz Balm Infused Salve Team Green with the award for Best the VIP treatment. m by Budsuds

HIGH FIVE SHATTERING THE GRASS CEILING HERE ARE FIVE WOMEN MAKING WAVES IN THE WEED WORLD. BY MARK MILLER

YVONNE DELAROSA PATRICIA SMITH MZJILL SHALEEN TITLE JESSICA ASSAF GREEN Shaking an early aversion The co-founder and head Title is an Indian-American Assaf is the CEO and head of The aptly named Ms. Green to cannabis (thanks to grower/breeder at TGA attorney who co-founded products at Cannabis Femi- holds the historic distinction pervasive Reefer Madness– Genetics, MzJill is renowned THC Staffing Group, a nist, a Los Angeles–based of being the first licensed like propaganda), Smith first for creating Jillybean, a cannabis-company recruit- women-for-weed organiza- cannabis proprietor in Los became aware of pot’s medi- particularly effective strain ment firm with locations in tion. Cannabis Feminist was Angeles County, as the cal properties during the HIV/ for treating PTSD, anxiety San Francisco and Boston. founded in November 2016 Golden State prepares for AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, and depression. MzJill also Title prioritizes activism and with the goal of establish- recreational sales beginning when she would bake brown- helped develop TGA’s Agent strives for greater diversity— ing a female marijuana- in 2018. Green operates the ies for people suffering from Orange in honor of her father, her primary goal is fostering networking empire that all-female-staff 99 High Tide the disease. Today, she lives a Vietnam veteran who died economic empowerment in connects with “cannabis Collective in Malibu, which in Yuba County, CA, where from cancer likely caused by the legal industry for people consultants.” Assaf believes she was inspired to open she hosts the Cannabis Cru- the deadly chemical-warfare of color. Title’s passion for that empowering women after taking her breast- sades radio show on KVMR. agent of the same name. pot politics was sparked to lead the cannabis cancer-stricken mother to Smith’s latest endeavor, MzJill is currently rebuilding as an undergrad at the industry—the organization’s local LA dispensaries and CannaCompounds, produces after the devastating wildfires University of Illinois when motto is “the future of can- finding them lacking. Green personalized CBD-based that swept through Northern she joined the local chapter nabis is female”—will help opened 99 High Tide Collec- tinctures and other products California damaged her home of Students for a Sensible “transform the plant into a tive in 2015. for medical-pot patients. and cultivation center. Drug Policy. universal wellness product.”

INSIDE THE WIDE 26 Highwitness News WORLD OF WEED CHEEBA Busted on Harvest hell LAS VEGAS the bayou

WILDFIRES DESTROY CALI CROPS Just a few months The wildfires that ripped through into legalization, California in October devastated the Nevada is swim- state’s cannabis crop, destroying or ming in weed rev- seriously damaging dozens of pot enue. The state’s farms. Hezekiah Allen, executive Department of director of the California Growers Taxation reported Association (CGA), told the San Fran- that ganja sales cisco Chronicle that fires in Sonoma in the first month and Mendocino counties caused “the alone generated worst year on record for California’s more than $3.6 growers.” Besides the immediate million in taxes. destruction of their product, weed About a million of ALOSTBOY growers face unique challenges in that is earmarked You may remember Corey Feldman from such films as Gremlins, the wake of disasters like this one. A for schools around The Goonies and Stand by Me. The former child star, now 46, had depletion of supply at this moment— the state, with the a rough night in Mangham, LA, recently when he and his band— during the fall harvest and just a few remaining $2.5 Corey Feldman & the Angels—were stopped for speeding. Upon months before California’s enormous million put into learning that Feldman’s license was suspended, the cops brought recreational market is set to take off— a rainy-day fund. him in; upon smelling something dank, they searched his RV. Some is a cruel blow to the nascent industry. State officials prescription weed and other “controlled dangerous substances” Because marijuana is still illegal at the revised upward turned up. Feldman and his bodyguard were able to pay their federal level, it is nearly impossible their earlier misdemeanor fines, while four other band members, including for pot farmers to insure their crops estimates of future Feldman’s wife, Courtney Anne Mitchell, were booked on various (unlike wineries, which were also revenue, declaring drug charges (in her case, for Xanax). It all sounds rather tame scorched in the Napa and Sonoma that the weed biz compared with the time in 1990 when Feldman was stopped for fires). As if that weren’t enough, weed will bring nearly a traffic violation in North Hollywood, then arrested for the 25 bal- farmers are not eligible to receive fed- $120 million in loons of heroin and cocaine in his car. eral recovery support, such as FEMA taxes over the relief. “I had one conversation today next two years. It where the family was in tears, saying, should come as no ‘We don’t know how we’re going to surprise, then, that make it to January, let alone next the state is facing planting season,’” said Allen. SCIENTISTS FEED WEED TO FISH a pot shortage. A number of farms launched online Scientists in Dispensaries are crowd-funding appeals for disaster Lebanon, with “essentially wait- relief, but at least one website, youcar- apparently nothing ing for marijuana ing.com, put the kibosh on funding to better to do, tried plants to grow, so support marijuana causes. YouCaring dosing Nile tilapia they can restock refused to allocate the more than raised in tanks with their shelves,” $13,000 in donations the CGA raised cannabis-oil-infused according to NBC for families hit hard by the fires. A food pellets. They’d affiliate News 4. YouCaring spokesman told the Can- hoped that a little Dodgy distribution, nifornian that his company “supports herb juice every day since only a few all forms of treatment and most fun- would mellow out Reef-er fish liquor distributors draiser types,” but that the company’s the fish, who live are allowed to sell payment providers, WePay and PayPal, a stressful existence in tight quarters, according to Hakai Magazine. There the goods for the “do not allow fundraisers for anything was no real change after two weeks, although the researchers did say that the first 18 months of marijuana-related, including for dosed fish got a “metabolism boost” (i.e., the munchies), “but they were not the state’s rec-legal medical reasons” due to federal law. given extra food to make up for this metabolic increase,” according to Patrick program, has sty- WePay says it will disburse payments Saoud, an aquatic scientist at the American University of Beirut and lead mied supply since to support growers’ families, but not author of the study. “So they used what food they got for energy rather than day one. for damaged crops. The CGA has since building blocks for growth.” Saoud was able to score the cannabis from a local launched a funding drive on its own police evidence locker, but the scientists won’t be using it again anytime soon. website, at emeraldgrowers.nation- “Until further research yields different results,” the study sadly concludes, “we builder.com/wildfire. do not believe fish should be given reefer.”

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BIG GOV’T POT JOBS

AMAZON PRIMO With the impend- Orlando, FL, was the happiest place ing blossoming on earth, briefly, when a couple found of the California 65 pounds of weed in their Amazon market comes an order. Well, it would have been happy attendant growth if the couple were more into it, but in in bureaucracy— fact the massive stash spooked them, and that’s the so they called the cops. They told ABC good news. The affiliate WFTV they didn’t want their fully legal Golden names made public, and they did not State will create sleep at home for a few days after hundreds of gov- the big score. When their Amazon ernment jobs—for order—four 27-gallon plastic contain- tax collectors, ers—arrived, they knew something was scientists, analysts A friend in weed off when it weighed over 90 pounds. and many others. “They were extremely heavy, heavier At the beginning than you would think from ordering GOODBYE, HEF of last year, there four empty bins,” the woman told were just 11 full- Whatever else you might think of Hugh Hefner, the man was always a WFTV. The dank delivery came via time workers in the friend of the kind. Right around the time Richard Nixon was ramping UPS from a facility in Massachusetts, state’s Bureau of up the War on Drugs in earnest, Hefner’s Playboy Foundation stepped but police have made no arrests as yet. Cannabis Control up with $5,000 in seed money for the National Organization for the Amazon is working with authorities to regulatory agency. Reform of Marijuana Laws, and it remained NORML’s primary funder investigate; meanwhile, the company Today, there’s throughout the 1970s. Moreover, Playboy magazine taught millions of has sent the couple a $150 gift card for more than twice readers that weed was okay at a time when pot smokers were being their trouble. No trouble at all, we say! that amount, demonized just about everywhere else. We at High Times have a and the bureau special fondness for Playboy, of course, since our rag was originally A PR NIGHTMARE figures there will intended as a spoof of Hefner’s magazine. Our inaugural issue in 1974 be more than 100 featured a young woman holding a psychedelic shroom to her lips Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on staffers once the in an erotic but tasteful pose, and we’ve kept the tradition alive with Puerto Rico, and among the casualties new law kicks monthly centerfolds of gorgeous “ladies.” Rest in peace, Hef, warts was the US territory’s fledgling med- in. The agency is and all. ical-marijuana industry. The Puerto about to move Rico Medical Cannabis Association is into new offices assessing damage so that companies to accommodate can begin receiving payments from the new positions, DRUG-SNIFFING BUNNIES insurers. Because marijuana is illegal A drug bunny and there will be at the federal level, though, they won’t Phoenixville, PA, mayoral candidate Dave on duty satellite offices be receiving any aid from the US gov- Gautreau surprised attendees at a recent elsewhere around ernment. This hurts, not least because public forum when he announced he the state. The bad the medical-pot business was one of would look into deploying drug-sniffing news, if there is the few sectors of the island’s economy rabbits for the borough’s police depart- any, might be that on the rise before the storm hit. “Big ment. Gautreau might have checked more government manufacturing and grow facilities have out his info with a bit more skepticism, engagement in had their roof blown off, there is water because it turns out he fell for a (very obvi- the industry will in their manufacturing rooms, equip- ous) hoax. In March 2016, the sometimes- create bureau- ment damaged, no light for plants and satirical website peopleoflancaster.com cratic obstacles to most are dead,” Goodwin Aldarondo, reported that Lancaster City Police had legal operations, the president and CEO of Puerto Rico purchased four narc bunnies because they thereby creat- Legal Marijuana, told NBC News. were cheaper than dogs and because “drug ing incentives to “You’re talking about millions of dol- sniffing rabbits have been used for years remain in the black lars of damage and we just started as an in Australia where the fully trained Drug market. industry.” Puerto Rico legalized medical Rabbits will come from.” Gautreau claims he called Lancaster to confirm this pot last December, partly to pump up intriguing news (he couldn’t recall if he phoned the police department or the city economic activity on the island, which offices) and that an unnamed woman told him that yes, they were using Austra- faces about $74 billion in crushing debt. lian rabbits to sniff out drugs. They were not. IMAGES ARCHIVES/GETTY OCHS LEAF/MICHAEL EARL

30 High Style High Times February 2018

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MORE MARIJUANA MOVES FOR MARLEY Damian Marley’s cannabis company Stony Hill has joined the ranks of CBD purveyors with a line of organic, hemp-derived cannabidiol gummies, topicals and tinctures. Stony Hill CBD products are designed to target a wide array of conditions. CBD gummies are available in both daytime and nighttime formulations, with melatonin added to the nighttime version to promote healthy sleep. All-natural CBD topical lotions, scented with blood-orange essential oil, absorb deeply into skin and joints to treat pain and inflammation. And full-spectrum, hemp-derived CBD tinctures are available in a wide range of strengths. Hemp-derived CBD is a viable alternative for people who want to reap the medical benefits of cannabis but are unable to obtain it legally, or for those who do not want any psychoactive effect HOLD YOUR POT from THC. For more on Stony Hill’s line of CBD products, visit stonyhillCBD.com. This original pot-holder design was created by Patricia Foxx back in the 1970s when she was working as a fabric artist. Foxx brought the pot holder back into production to affirm her support for cannabis legalization, and her advocacy for senior smoking. The hand-sewn, screen-printed pot holder features an image of Foxx’s own hand holding a joint. The clever double entendre is combined with handcrafted love to add a little lift to your kitchen. It’s a great gift for the cannabis-loving cook in your life. $15, etsy.com/shop/ foxxdendesign

32 Entertainment High Times February 2018

"CANNABIS HELPS Elevated and earthbound IN THE CREATION OF MAN AND HELPS IN THE CRE- ATION OF MAN’S CONSCIOUSNESS. IT AFFECTS OUR EVOLUTION AS ARTISTS."

et go of that. As we, as Rasta would say sometimes, you want to have some heaven on arth, and herb helps us to chieve that, and yoga, and eing healthy. Because your ody carries your spirit and our soul, your essence, so you ave to make sure that body s always good enough and lean enough to carry around uch a purity, such as a human oul or essence, you know what I mean? So yoga helps us o keep our body in line and elps us to keep the right ﬂow f energy all the time.

an you tell us about the whole plant” concept? HE KNOWS LOVE Well, we, as Rasta, we are always trying to walk and live RISING REGGAE STAR CHRONIXX MUSES ABOUT CREATION, in unison with creation. This CANNABIS AND CONNECTEDNESS. BY MARY JANE GIBSON plant is a very important piece in the whole artwork of cre- You have a couple of collabo- house, my whole family, we Jamaican thing. It’s a bamboo ation, you know? We can- rationsonyourlatestalbum, like to sing and dance and be chalice and a clay top, which not survive without trees and Chronology. creative. we call a kutchie. That’s like plants. I mean, trees can sur- I have a track with Joey an oven that we cook the herb vive without us, but we can’t Badass. The other collab How does cannabis fit into art in and filter it through water. survive without them. This one is with my father, who is and creativity and expanding tree, cannabis, this one plant, Chronicle. your mind? Do you incorporate cannabis I don’t understand what’s the Cannabis is nature. It’s cre- into your yoga practice? thing about it. Because it’s a How is it working with your ation. Man didn’t create can- Yeah, it’s a nice thing. And good plant. I can never truly father? nabis. But cannabis helps herb and yoga work well understand, except there’s only Cool. You know, I mean, he in the creation of man and together. It’s like, it’s amazing, one reason I see why this plant was the first musician I ever helps in the creation of man’s because to really access cer- is still going through a lot of worked with as a child grow- consciousness. It affects our tain parts of your mind you oppression on the earth. It’s ing up. It’s nice to know that evolution as artists and as need to relax and to let go of probably because it’s an eye- we can still roll a vibe, you mechanics and as scientists. certain cares that come with opening thing and it’s more know? He’s a cool individual. Some of the greatest artists this dense human life experi- convenient for your eyes to be and musicians in the world ence sometimes. You need to closed in society, for society. m You started singing in church have explored this plant, and when you were very young. it’s a great thing. Yeah, and before that. LIFE IS LIKE… Church was where we got How does it fit into your “As far as the future is concerned, we don’t know introduced to musical instru- practice? enough to hope [for] anything. Life is like a Netflix, ments and singing in a choir I don’t really practice you know? It’s just one episode after the next, and I’m and harmonizing, but ever smoking. I use a steam chal- just excited to have been given the opportunity to experience life right now.” since, from growing up in the ice, which is a traditional (2) THORNHILL ANDREW

34 Entertainment High Times February 2018

"WE DROVE King Krule lights up in [TO JOSHUA TREE] Los Angeles. AFTER A GIG AND WATCHED THE SUNRISE, AND THAT WAS PRETTY CHEESY."

with the bleeding heart of a rue punk. Things are often deemed “cheesy,” as in the flyer or a cannabis company that attracts his scorn. And almost n the same breath, he mar- eled at the building the High imes offices are housed in: There’s a period of architec- ure which is so astonishing in style, so in-your-face. I really enjoy Art Deco.” King Krule’s latest album, The Ooz, sits perfectly in hat swing between scorn and heartache. The title is self-explanatory, Marshall aid: “Every day we’re creat- ng all of these disgusting, unky substances from us. We’re shaving, we’re cutting our hair, trimming our nails, we’ve got snot, we’ve got all hat slime inside of us.” Does weed figure into his A RELUCTANT KING making music at all? It did when he was younger, Mar- ARCHY MARSHALL IS UNENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT FAME—BUT HE shall said. “I used to smoke a ENJOYS GOOD GANJA ON OCCASION. BY MARY JANE GIBSON lot and just stay up all night and make beats and chill.” Archy Marshall released 6 languid interview one July cool. I was getting pretty Marshall still enjoys weed Feet Beneath the Moon under afternoon in Los Angeles, high then. We drove after a when he visits California, the moniker King Krule in Marshall told High Times of gig and watched the sunrise, he said: “It’s the benefit of it 2013, when he was 19 years his disgust with the city being and that was pretty cheesy. I being legal. It’s better stuff. old. His aching, deep, guttural sold off to developers. “The liked it.” It’s clearer.” vocals over a richly layered bringing down of housing, This is where Marshall As our interview drew to soundscape garnered an the bringing up of rent... all of strikes a delicate balance— a close, Marshall unfolded immediate cult following. these new builds that no one being in touch with his his lanky frame, standing and Kanye West invited him to could afford to live in anyway. emotions and baring himself bending to scratch the office collaborate. Marshall respect- It’s insane what’s going on for the world (“I’m a narcis- dog behind his ears. “What’s fully declined. there”—like the Grenfell sist,” he proclaimed), yet able his name?” he inquired. We Since then, Marshall has Tower fire, which killed an to detach himself enough to told him. A huge smile been careful to duck the estimated 80 low-income Lon- comment on it, all through the stretched across his face. “voice of a generation” title doners a month earlier. “Shit lens of a snarky young man “Archie,” he chuckled. “Nice.” m bestowed on him by several needs to change.” music journalists, instead Though at the time under creating personal projects the weather and somewhat DO NOT LABEL like A New Place 2 Drown,an melancholy, Marshall remi- Marshall has released music under several names: album largely inspired—pro- nisced about the good times King Krule, Zoo Kid, Edgar the Breathtaker. “I like the voked, really—by the rapid he’s had on previous visits to theater of it,” he declared. Are there names he hasn’t gentrification of his home- LA. “These friends once drove used yet? “I’ve got loads,” he laughed. “I’ve got crazy ones, man." town of London. During a me to Joshua Tree. That was (2) GROSS ALEXIS

36 Entertainment High Times February 2018

A true MUSIC RECOMMENDATIONS trailblazer The latest from the chill- and complex bass line that › inducing female-fronted elevates the emotion of the political post-punk band song to pure ascendancy in from São Paulo, this album under 30 seconds. The bass is includes standouts like the similarly advanced in “Réptil.” title track, with its chiming, I feel like the members of this Futuro dark guitars and overdriven band organically ﬁgured out a A Torre da Derrota vox that cut thrillingly way to work together without (Outprint) through the jangle, and the sacriﬁcing their individual amazing “O Outro Lado da creativity. What’s better than Moeda,” featuring an urgent that? Polly Watson

Vancouver, BC, trio Sore punk with a heavy Ramones › Points entertainingly influence on the vocals. describe themselves as their Wrathful guitar and a super- hometown’s “fastest band tight rhythm battery power on six legs,” and while it’s brief ragers “Don’t Want inarguable that fellow BCers To,” “Still Standing” and “Be Sore Points Terrifier have them thrashed Alone,” plus a killer cover of Don’t Want To (Hosehead) in regard to speed, that “Algomania” by under-known It’s a Man’s World? band has 10 legs, so I guess French ’80s punk-wavers Jackie Shane begs to diff er. the point is moot. This is Dogs. I would love to see this simple Killed by Death–style band live. Polly Watson

may break my bones / but talk “Sticks and stones Finnish death rockers killer pop hooks and nuclear don’t bother me!” Thus spake the mighty Jackie › Grave Pleasures began metaphors on sharp cuts like Shane on the opening track of Any Other Way, their career under the name “Falling for an Atom Bomb” a compilation of the masterful R&B singer’s Beastmilk, unleashing 2013’s and “Doomsday Rainbows,” sensational soul-shouters and sin-stompers. Pretty brilliantly catchy Climax to while Mat McNerney’s much unknown outside of Toronto, where her critical acclaim. Their second sonorous vocal lines invoke star shone bright for a short while in the 1960s, Grave Pleasures album as Grave Pleasures mushroom clouds over sting- Shane had to have had some Motherblood (Century Media) is every bit as infectious as ing guitars and apocalyptic extra inner goods to musically their original incarnation. beats. Make room on your convey what it takes to survive The band balances post- best-of 2017 list for Mother- with such hale and hearty punk pandemonium with blood. J. Bennett authority. How so? Because she proclaimed loud and proud as Are Dead Lord the new cool romantic form. As a groundbreaker of transgen- › Thin Lizzy? Truth is, these with their fi rst two records, Jackie Shane der rights at a time when such Swedes are probably about twin-guitar harmonies and Any Other Way a thing, well, it just wasn’t (Numero Group) as close as we’re gonna get to classic-rock grooves prevail done. the late, great Irish rockers on cuts like “Too Late” and As detailed in the fascinat- who stole America’s heart in “Reruns,” while mellow bal- ing liner notes written by Dead Lord ’76 with their unstoppable lads “Part of Me” and “Leave Shane herself, her tale is one In Ignorance We Trust Jailbreak album. Led by Me Be” provide a quiet foil of brazenly defiant openness (Century Media) heartily mustached vocalist- for hook-charged anthems and pride in her identity and sexuality––she wore guitarist Hakim Krim, Dead like “Kill Them All” and makeup, silk shirts and jewelry onstage and off, Lord are apt pupils of Lizzy’s “Never Die.” J. Bennett emphasizing a cultivated femininity of high-class decorum rather than putting on some kind of GAME RECOMMENDATIONS freak show to cater to a mainstream audience. Nintendo has rolled out simple goal of covering the That she was by all accounts a riveting live › the most fun multiplayer arena in your team’s color of performer is manifest in Any Other Way, the first shooter of this generation. A paint, Splatoon 2 rebrands artist-approved anthology of her works. Pull- synthesis of ’90s commercial the genre while still allowing together all six of her 45s and several choice kid culture, Splatoon is the ing you to waste rival squid- bits from the cultist-heralded 1967 live sessions popsicle break between a kids with guns and other at the Sapphire Tavern, the set’s utterly burning Splatoon 2 round of Tony Hawk and paint-hurling devices. Active Nintendo Switch tracks like “In My Tenement,” “I’ve Really Got the (Nintendo) Goldeneye via paintball online events and updates Blues,” “Send Me Some Lovin’” and a righteously mode. Ditching toxicity and keep things fresh—tentacles commanding “Money (That’s What I Want)” will kill-death ratios in favor of crossed for a sativa-versus- grab you by the lapels and shake your complacent the insanely satisfying yet indica splatfest. Tyler Merfeld bootay. Jackie Shane = pride. John Payne

38 Cannabusiness by J.J. McCoy High Times February 2018

Cannabis Is for Lovers Marijuana is increasingly capturing hearts as a Valentine’s Day favorite.

J.J. McCoy is Senior Managing Editor for New Frontier Data

ANNABIS SATIVA ENJOYS well-storied, even legendary, associations as an C aphrodisiac. Ascribed as capable of providing various sexual effects (both positive and negative), it is mentioned in One Thousand and One Nights and refer- ences are made to it in the practice of Tantra and in Ayurvedic medicine (think Kama Sutra meets Gray’s Anatomy). Much scientific research is still required for a more complete understanding of cannabis’s effects on biology and sexual health. Unfortunately, pend- ing reform of its federal classification as a Schedule I drug, much of what can be known for certain remains in the shadow of desire and seduction. In previous generations, those blinded by romance would have been better off educated about how Spanish fly (derived from the strategies now being embraced by Another general trend of interest is wings of blister beetles) could provide companies like Denver-based Lucid- that cannabis (especially in its edible extended erections, but only unpleas- Mood. By isolating terpenes—the organic form) is becoming more popular with antly numb ones (and thus pretty much compounds which lend cannabis strains women. A New Frontier Data survey self-defeating), with added noisome side their distinct aroma and flavor—they can found that while consumption rates of effects like skin and throat irritation, be concentrated into oils for individual flower and extracted products are pretty vomiting and even death. All of which vaping. The aim is to provide a reliably even between genders, women consume can really kill a mood. predictable experience through taste edibles at a far higher rate than men. Happily, more is already known and and smell delivered through a variety Likewise, according to a 2017 report to be embraced about cannabis. Yet of six formulas: Energy, Focus, Relax, from GreenRush, women are signifi- it remains incumbent upon today’s Relief, Sleep and—for the romantically cantly likelier to use cannabis for stress romantics to realize going in that—since inspired—Bliss. relief or to reduce anxiety—as well as for biological chemistry and sex are more “This started with some research, pain management, sleep improvement than simple physiological processes—the some educated guesses, and then we did and nausea reduction—at rates higher introduction of cannabis may affect 600 observational studies to test whether than men. Differences in desired effects either or both partners’ psychological those guesses were right,” explained reported between the sexes will likely and social experiences of sex in unpre- LucidMood CEO Charles Jones. “The dif- introduce more product and branding dictable ways. ference between indica and sativa—why opportunities to appeal to respective That said, the cannabis industry is sativas tend to be more energizing, and preferences and priorities. GreenRush definitely looking to market a veritable indicas are more relaxing—is that the reported that from April to Decem- bouquet of buds for Valentine’s Day terpene profile for the sativa and the ber 2016, men outspent women by 7.6 enjoyment, which are more practical terpene profile for the indica are quite percent per transaction ($69.35 versus than flowers and have fewer calories different in terms of how many terpenes $64.44), but that the expenditure gap than chocolates. are in the plant, and [how] those differ- was narrowing. The variance reflected Figures from the Washington State ent terpenes account for the different differences in the reasons that women Liquor and Cannabis Board show that effects and the different moods.” consume cannabis, and which products cannabis sales have annually increased Though research on terpenes’ effects they prefer to consume. by more than double around recent on the brain are even more preliminary Such nuances in choice and purchas- Valentine’s Days: Sales of $798,392 in than research on the medicinal poten- ing habits by gender represent increasing 2015 jumped 132 percent to $1,851,972 in tial of cannabis overall, it’s certainly opportunities for manufacturers and 2016, and then grew even more—by 154 something worth considering as legaliza- retailers to find their perfect matches. percent—in 2017 to $4,698,186. tion continues to expand the ways that For those who find cannabis to be the Such numbers also reflect market customers ingest cannabinoids. spice of love, play on. m

40 Markets THMQ High Times February 2018

TOP 5 STRAINS TRANS HIGH MARKET QUOTATIONS

STATE CITY STRAIN PRICE NA ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ALABAMA Alabaster Black Jack $300 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BLUE ALASKA Anchorage Sour Diesel 375 Wasilla King Tut 200 DREAM —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— $299 ARIZONA Flagstaff The Void 225 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ARKANSAS Fayetteville Blue Dream 475 - —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CALIFORNIA Los Angeles Jesus Kush 260 San Francisco Gorilla Glue #4 240 GIRL —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SCOUT COLORADO Edgewater Blue Dream 240 COOKIES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CONNECTICUT Norwich Granddaddy Kush 280 $330 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— FLORIDA Orlando Mango Diesel 280 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NA GEORGIA Atlanta Goji OG 280 (Hydro) —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— “Great tasting, fluffy HAWAII Honolulu OG Kush 450 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HAZE buds—excellent all $357 IDAHO Idaho Falls Pineapple 280 around smoke.” —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— –Nashville, TN ILLINOIS Champaign OG Kush 420 Joliet Blue Dream 280 1 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— INDIANA Indianapolis Lemon Haze 450 Lebanon Girl Scout Cookies 420 KUSH —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— $383 KENTUCKY Albany Critical Kush 360 (Gorilla Glue #4) —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— “True no-ceiling high. LOUISIANA Shreveport OG Kush 280 You can keep smoking 4 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— this all day and night!” MAINE Bangor Strawberry Diesel 280 –San Francisco, CA —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MARYLAND Baltimore Ghost Train Haze 360 GORILLA —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GLUE MASSACHUSETTS Springfield Girl Scout Cookies 280 $275 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MICHIGAN Ann Arbor Motorbreath 450 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— MARKET ANALYSIS Prices by the ounce MINNESOTA Farmington Gas 320 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pot prices dipped across America in February, as legalization continues MISSISSIPPI Carthage Headband 320 to make cannabis more accessible and affordable, especially in the —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eastern and Western markets. However, while the US Price dropped MONTANA Billings King Tut 225 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— to $319 this month, the Southern Index experienced a slight increase, NEVADA Las Vegas Deadhead OG 253 finishing at $353 per ounce—$2 above its previous month’s average. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NEW MEXICO Santa Fe Green Crack 320 305 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— US Price Index Eastern Index NEW JERSEY Atlantic City Blue Dream 200 YTDAverage:$320 YTDAverage:$344 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NEW YORK New York Sour Kush 480 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NORTH CAROLINA High Point Mango Kush 420 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 53 OHIO Columbus Super Silver Haze 480 $3 46

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$3 OKLAHOMA Shawnee Reggie 450 $324 $345 $341

$321 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— $319 $320 OREGON Salem Green Crack 322 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia White Rhino 280 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RHODE ISLAND Warwick Girl Scout Cookies 290 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb TENNESSEE Nashville Hydro 300 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— UTAH Salt Lake City Tahoe OG 400 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Southern Index Western Index VERMONT Bennington Lemon Haze 320 YTDAverage:$352 YTDAverage:$265 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— VIRGINIA Winchester Blue Diesel 320 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— WASHINGTON Issaquah XJ-13 260 $370 $267 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 58 $365

$263 WISCONSIN Appleton Lemon Haze 300 58 $261 $3 56 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— $353 $2 $258 $2 $351 INTERNATIONAL ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUSTRALIA Newcastle WhiteRhino A$475 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Black Jack) CANADA Hamilton Lemon Skunk C$260 “I love this strain. It al- —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— lows me to relax without UNITED KINGDOM Bedford Cheese £180 knocking me out.” –Alabaster, AL Nov Dec Jan Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb High Times wants to know what you’re smoking. Submit your strain information including location and price by the ounce to [email protected], or tweet us (#THMQ). (Critical Kush) “Very High THC. The absolute strongest smoke in Kentucky!” –Albany, KY

44 High Times February 2018 2018 VAPE PEN REVIEW

The High Times staff has once again scoured the cannabis world to bring you the most up-to-date information on the best vaporizers for concentrates and flowers. We evaluated pens for design, value, big hits, great taste and much more in our search for the very best vape on the market. Whether you’re new to vaping and dabbing, or a seasoned cannasseur, there’s something for everyone in this year’s comprehensive roundup. High Times published the very first “Vapor Pen Buyer’s Guide” five years ago, when we were simply amazed by the stealth technology of vape pens to medicate and elevate on the go. Now that a few years have passed, our standards for a top-notch vaporizer pen are somewhat, well, higher. Vape pen companies are constantly updating manufacturing standards, product features, battery life, chamber size, design and functionality, refining products as the ever-chang- EXXUS GO ing cannabis industry blooms. For this year’s review, Oil, $99.99 we tested over 40 models for both ground herb and exxusvape.com extracts, taking into account factors like vapor pro- Lightweight and compact duction, stealth, health, innovation, design, taste, PROS: The Exxus Go is one of the only vaporizers with a triple coil atomizer. value and ease of use. Instead of naming one pen It warms up in a super-speedy five seconds. The quartz mouthpiece is easy the best overall, we rounded up the top 20 vape pens to clean, and it can take on a ton of wax at once. so you can decide which one is right for you. CONS: Not very portable, especially with the glass straw.

STORZ & BICKEL MIGHTY Flower, $349.99 ROKIN NITRO storz-bickel.com Oil, $69.95 Efficient and sturdy rokinvapes.com One of the simplest, PROS: Storz & Bickel is the manu- most portable pens facturer of the famed Volcano vaporizer. This portable vape for PROS: The sleek Rokin flowers functions efficiently at Nitro has three tempera- precise temperatures—the vapor ture settings and a dual quality beats many desktop quartz rod atomizer. The vaporizers. It’s one of the few pen is made entirely of vaporizers that truly cools the metal and contains no vapor before it reaches your lips, plastics, fibers or glue. using a patented combination of Airflow holes prevent full hot-air convection heating and leaking and clogging. It’ll additional conduction. It features give you big clouds of vis- a digital display, plus physical but- ible vapor every time. tons for adjusting the tempera- CONS: If you’re vaping ture. Larger than Storz & Bickel’s high-quality concen- Crafty, it has twice the battery life. trates, you may want a CONS: Expensive, but the Mighty lower-temp vaporizer to is in a league of its own. preserve flavor. February 2018 High Times 45

SOURCE SLIM 4 Oil, $89.95 sourcevapes.com A simple design

PROS: The Source Slim 4 is a simple and effective vaporizer for oils, with larger coils than most vapes and easy-to-pull loading. There’s a ceramic coilless atomizer and a dual quartz coil. Both pack a punch while retaining the flavors of your concentrate. The bottom unscrews to reveal a silicone wax storage chamber. CONS: You can’t control the exact temperature.

SOURCE ORB 4 Oil, $99.99 sourcevapes.com Versatile and innovative

PROS: The top half of the Source Orb 4 is held together by magnets. Af- ter a while, most vape pens clog up, and sometimes it’s nearly impossible to unscrew the top to refill it. With the Orb 4, you just tug at the top and it comes right off. The Orb 4 comes with titanium, quartz and ceramic atomizers, and the premium kit comes with multiple coils, plus a tool and a silicone chamber for storage. CONS: It’s heavy for a vaporizer pen.

VIVANT DABOX Oil, $59.99 vivant.com Stands apart from the crowd

PROS: The Vivant Dabox’s high- LINX ARES HONEY STRAW quality glass chamber makes for Oil, $109.95 easy cleaning and helps cool vapor. linxvapor.com It’s easy to pack—the atomizer slides A portable electronic nectar collector right out of the device when you open up the flip door. There are three PROS: Normally, you would need a torch to use a nectar col- coil options with varying flavor, vis- lector. With the Honey Straw, you press a button and dip the ible vapor and heat-up times. heating element into your concentrate while inhaling. You CONS: This pen takes up more space don’t have to deal with the mess that comes with packing an than the average vape, and there is a atomizer. Just open the glass jar when you’re ready for a dip. large breakable glass component. CONS: Not ideal for dabbing small amounts. 46 2018 Vape Pen Review High Times February 2018

G PEN ELITE Flower, $149.95 gpen.com Affordable and lightweight

PROS: The G Pen Elite features a digital screen with temperature control, and the large oven chamber is great for packing extra herb. It comes with a stirring tool, it’s lightweight, and it fits nicely into a pocket. The Elite performs best when packed to the brim tightly with finely ground cannabis. It’s one of the more affordable vaporizers for flower on the market. CONS: You’ll need to wait 30 seconds between hits if you want to see visible vapor with every toke. The silicone mouthpiece is close to the herb chamber and wears down from being removed and reattached every time you pack the vaporizer. It also clogs up with resin quickly. G PEN PRO Flower, $99.99 gpen.com Great for beginners

PROS: The G Pen Pro is a simple, affordable vape with three different heat settings to cycle through. The oven chamber is a little smaller than the next model up, the Elite, only holding about half a gram of ground weed. CONS: The Pro takes about a minute to heat up, and the mouthpiece is plastic and fragile and it gets hot. To get a good amount of visible vapor, you have to tolerate the heat at the highest setting.

KANDYPENS PRISM/PRISM+ Oil, $97.99/$127.99 kandypens.com Easy options for vaping on the go DAVINCI IQ PROS: The Prism and Prism+ Flower, $274.99 come with two atomizers: a coil- davincivaporizer.com less ceramic and a dual quartz. Sophisticated design The quartz is good for huge rips; the ceramic is better for more PROS: The DaVinci IQ uses conduction subtle, flavorful hits. There are heating powered by rechargeable and three temperature settings. The replaceable 18650 batteries. The vaporizer glass mouthpiece with splash features an LED grid display on the front guard is easy to clean, and and a sizable ceramic oven. It looks sophis- there’s a replacement in case ticated and feels sleek in your hand. you break it. CONS: The unit can get hot. Its battery life CONS: The 900-mAh battery is only about an hour of usage time, so in the Prism+ way outlasts the you’ll need to carry extra cells if you want smaller Prism’s 320-mAh battery. to stay medicated throughout the day.

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PAX 3 Flower/Oil, $249.99 paxvapor.com A top-notch dual-use vaporizer

PROS: The Pax 3 functions with both flower and extracts, heating up quickly and evenly and allowing for a healthy dose of vapor within 15 CLOUD PEN PARAGON seconds. An app allows you to cus- AIRVAPE OM DANK FUNG tomize heating options through your Oil, $99.99 Oil, $89 CONNOISSEUR smartphone. If you want a smaller cloudpenz.com airvapeusa.com Oil, $89.99 individual pack, you can use the ac- Huge hits One of the stealthiest pens dankfungextracts.com companying half-pack oven lid. Flavorful hits CONS: The mouthpiece can get hot PROS: The Cloud Pen Para- PROS: The AirVape OM on your lips. gon has an air-control valve has a super-stealthy PROS: The Connois- for adjusting airflow, and keychain design, and it seur’s self-regulating- it’s got three temperature can be used with pre-filled temperature technol- settings. A hidden “No Goo” oil cartridges. If you have ogy and ceramic silicone-lined chamber stores your own concentrates, atomizer offer optimal your wax. The Paragon fits you can load them onto flavor and vaporiza- nicely in your hand. the dual quartz atomizer. tion. The ceramic bowl CONS: The dual quartz rod CONS: The small atomizer is easy to clean. This atomizer is intended for big can be difficult to clean. vape pen fits in the hits for heavy vapers. palm of your hand. CONS: You can’t adjust the temperature, and there is only one coil.

CLOUD F17 Flower, $139.99 cloudvapes.com Easy to use

PROS: The Cloud F17 is more affordable than most flower vaporizers, and it’s easy to use and easy to clean. The vape fits nicely in the palm of your hand, and its LCD screen displays the temperature, which is adjust- able from 385 to 430°F. CONS: The vapor quality isn’t on par with some of the more expensive vaporizers on the market.

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THIS THING RIPS R2 RIG PUFFCO PRO 2 DR. DABBER AURORA DR. DABBER LIGHT Oil, $129.99 Oil, $79.99 Oil, $79.95 Oil, $39.95 thisthingrips.com puffco.com drdabber.com drdabber.com Replace your torch and rig Sleek, portable A slim, convenient vaporizer Low-cost stealth and affordable PROS: The R2 Rig comes with a PROS: The Dr. Dabber PROS: The Dr. Dabber ton of goodies including a dab PROS: There are three heat Aurora is held together by Light is a stealthy little tray and replacement parts. settings on the Puffco Pro fully magnetic connections. number that’s super- The bottom of the vaporizer 2, just like the company’s There are three coils to portable and easy to use. screws off, revealing a silicone original award-winning choose from: ceramic dual And at just $39.95, this chamber for on-the-go storage. pen. The Pro 2 is a small, rod, quartz dual rod and ce- pen is a fantastic value. You won’t need a torch and nail stealthy device with a large ramic dish. Three carefully CONS: Its low cost means when heating up, and it’s much ceramic chamber designed calibrated heat settings it’s not the sturdiest. faster than heating a nail and for maximum efficiency. allow you to choose your waiting for it to cool. Employ the “Sesh Mode” vaping experience. CONS: Although there’s no setting for huge hits. CONS: The ceramic dish need to plug it in, it’s not very CONS: Requires a fair atomizer doesn’t provide portable, and it’s far from dis- amount of extract to per- much visible vapor. creet. It burns hot. form at its best.

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TOP VAPE PEN CARTRIDGES One of the fastest-growing sectors of the cannabis industry, pre-loaded oil cartridges are available in all sorts of flavors. They’re easy to use and simple to conceal, and they deliver effective hits with no mess. Here’s a roundup of our current favorite oil-cartridge companies.

710 KING PEN ➡ 710kingpen.com Award-winning 710 King Pen cartridges are available in several strain-specific flavors. Favorites include Cali-O, Jack Herer, Trainwreck, Skywalker OG, King Louie OG and Gelato.

PAX ERA paxvapor.com Top cannabis companies manufacturing oil cartridges, or “pods,” for the sleek Pax Era include heavy hitters Legion of Bloom, Temple, Level, Brite Labs and Bloom Farms. Each purveyor offers several flavors of oil.

ABSOLUTE XTRACTS abx.org With one of the most comprehensive lines of vape cartridges, Absolute Xtracts offers 18 strain- specific options of naturally sourced cannabis oil for your vaping pleasure.

OMG FARMS omgfarms.com The Rooster from OMG Farms is a pre-charged, ready-to-use pen filled with 500mg of premium Humboldt County–sourced cannabis oil.

POTTERS CANNABIS CO. potterscannabisco.com Potters Cannabis products have an appealing artisanal design—vape pen batteries are wrapped in hand-tooled leather, and oil cartridges are sealed with twine and a cork. JUSTIN CANNABIS JUSTIN

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TOP VAPE PEN CARTRIDGES ➡ BRASS KNUCKLES EUREKA brassknucklesog.com eurekavapor.com Brass Knuckles currently offers six flavorful indica, six sativa Pre-filled cartridges in 500mg or 1g and disposable 250mg pens of and four hybrid cartridge options. Our absolute favorite is the CO2-extracted pure cannabis oil are available in an impressive array Abracadabra hybrid version. of 30-plus strains.

2WNTY3 THE CLEAR 2wnty3.com clearconcentrate.com This urban collective states that its mission is to “infuse art, music, The Clear’s glass cartridges contain 500mg THC and are available fashion and cultural components into its purified line of cannabis in 17 flavors including Blueberry, Golden Goat and our favorite, infused products.” Cartridges are available in sativa, indica, hybrid XJ-13. and 1:1 CBD versions. DOUBLE BARREL HMBLDT doublebarrel.com hmbldt.com Double Barrel’s brass-knuckles style dual vape allows you to mix This ingenious vape pen is pre-loaded with oil that is delivered in and match oil cartridges for the perfect high. The metal housing 2.25mg doses. A slight vibration lets you know when your dose is com- slides onto a comfortably weighted two-finger ring. No charging or plete. It’s great for novice smokers. buttons involved—just pull on the mouthpiece for smooth, pure hits.

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Daytime Highs As THC percentages continue to soar, some smokers are opting for less potent pot. Whether you’re nostalgic for the days of mellow weed or simply seeking a daytime smoke for a functional buzz, here’s everything you need to know about high-quality, low-THC cannabis. By Reggie Dankers

ow high can you get before it brings you down? How low 30s, academic botanists marvel at cannabis’s ability to pro- low can THC go before it doesn’t get you high? There’s a duce the most active drug substance of any plant in nature. We H question that’s recently been on many minds: Is our pot may have gone as potent as the plant can take us, so it makes too potent? Some people view this as a quality-versus-quantity sense that people would want to go in the other direction. issue, but are these properties mutually exclusive? If you talk This isn’t the man coming in and telling you to dial it back; about weed with one of those OG acid-dropping, protest-rock- the low-THC trend is native to the cannabis community, how- ing, barefoot hippies from the 1960s, they always comment on ever counterintuitive that may seem. Who are these low-THC how strong the pot is these days. Careful selective breeding took fans? How did this trend start? What are the advantages of the old-school powerhouse strains (Thai, Colombian, etc.) and low-THC pot? We’ll explore these and other questions in the turned them into the creatively named strains we know and love following pages, and, who knows, we may convince some of you

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The Tipping Point sidebar on page 64), and THC contents of lab getting paid to doctor results, or Most of the pot that people smoked around 10 to 15 percent became common- maybe their techs are too high to run the before the 1960s and ’70s originated in place. Touring bands like the Grateful machines? Although we initially con- Mexico and came from strains that, while Dead are also credited with spreading templated how to debunk this seemingly not originally from the area (cannabis kind bud and information about good impossible feat of botany, a few dabs is native to Asia), had adapted to the grow practices across the nation to places later we changed our minds. Thirty-four climate after decades of growing in the that wouldn’t otherwise have access to percent is suspiciously high, but there’s open fields. It didn’t take much time them. As the ’80s turned into the ’90s, no reason it can’t be done. A quick call to for people to start planting seeds from globalization and modern technology T.H.Caeczar, our trusty field reporter in this pot in rural forests or on the side of started to intervene, and sinsemilla Colorado, confirmed the results as well. freeways. At $20 an ounce (close to $100 (seedless weed) became commonplace. Currently, the average THC content of or more accounting for inflation), this High-wattage grow lights, coupled with black- and legal-market cannabis hovers relatively affordable pot fueled the youth networks of secret-sharing growers, just above 17 percent, a nearly fivefold revolution that protested the war and gave birth to strong strains like Chem increase from the landrace North American attempted to take down the patriarchy. Dog, Northern Lights and Skunk #1. The cannabis we started out with in the 1950s. Lab tests from the era indicate this pot mid-’90s and the turn of the millennium Through the ages, trends in literature and art have seen flips and flops between hyper-decoration to austere simplicity, At around 15 from elaborate descriptiveness to suc- percent THC, cinct minimalism. Newton’s oft-quoted Thai stick was third law—Every action has an equal and some of the most potent opposite reaction—seems to hold as true pot available for bowling balls and pins as it does for in the 1970s. weed, which shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Ironically, the rise in the popularity of dabbing may have given the first inkling of the turning point away from high-THC weed. Many breeders and cultivators started to focus efforts on making the most terpene-rich plants possible. Extrac- tion for butane hash oil (BHO) pulls off all the cannabinoids and essential oils in the plant and makes a high-THC product one way or another. If an extract artist wants to really stand out, he needs to source the most flavorful cannabis he can get, and, consequently, THC content takes a back seat.

The Appeal of Lower THC Content The movement toward low-THC weed had THC contents ranging from 3 to 5 gave birth to the age of the internet, and is multifaceted, and it all starts with percent, with similar amounts of can- growers were no strangers to this tech- legalization. As the War on Drugs eases nabidiol (CBD) as well. nology. Secret online forums popped up, slightly on cannabis, the industry has This wasn’t the only pot the hippies and breeders who never met in person become subject to the same consumer smoked; Southern Cali surfer-smugglers, traded clones through the mail. Soon, influences as the alcohol and food indus- backpacking hippies in Morocco and high-quality cannabis was making voy- tries. Recent years have seen an incred- rebellious soldiers who couldn’t avoid ages across the nation from east to west ible shift in consumer tendencies toward the Vietnam draft quickly opened up and across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. artisanal and healthier options made by America’s cannabis repertoire. Colom- Some of the first strains to contain over smaller companies. As a consequence of bian Gold, Acapulco Gold, Moroccan 20 percent THC were probably grown America’s realization about how shitty hash and Thai stick became the delica- around this time. Maverick seed com- processed foods are, large distribu- cies that broke up the monotony of the panies started to pop up in the liberal tors like Procter & Gamble have seen tried-and-true backcountry bud. Dutch culture, along with competitions serious downturns in their profits and As the 1960s turned into the ’70s, and like the High Times Cannabis Cup, which have started rethinking their marketing the ’70s turned into the ’80s, interest in increased access to genetics and new campaigns. Multinational beer distribu- home growing started to surge. Hobbyists techniques. tors like Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and profiteers sourced the best seeds they Cut to 2016 and the High Times staff (Bud, Corona, Stella, Beck’s) have taken could find that often came from potent is in disbelief about the latest numbers such a hit from the craft-brew sector, Thai stick and Colombian Gold nug- on THC content: Blissful Wizard by the which now makes up almost 13 percent gets. These strong strains originate from Captain’s Connection—34 percent! How of the market by volume, that they have

regions known for high-THC weed (see could that be possible? It must be a shady aggressively acquired craft labels like TIMES ARCHIVE HIGH

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Franziskaner, Blue Moon, Goose Island Low THC, Low Class? a friend without a doubt gives you the and others to make up for lost proﬁts. These days, and for the past 10 or 15 advantage of a safer purchase. While In the age of ’90s movie-remaking, years, weed with THC content below 10 dangerous buys from sketchy dudes used typewriter-collecting, ancient-grain- percent typically comes from south of the to be the standard, times have changed. eating, suspenders-wearing hipsters, it’s border, brought up in huge bales and sold US production has soared to the point easy to assume that the low-THC trend is through a network of cartels and urban that the cartels don’t really make much just another piece of nostalgia millenni- trap houses. Whatever you call it, it’s money on cannabis anymore. In fact, als crave, but that’s not correct. Despite always pretty much the same, and always some of our American pot has started to what you might think, your typical pretty much shitty. These Mexican-grown make its way down to Mexico. Portland indie kid doesn’t smoke enough strains likely descended from the same pot to give it the same attention as his pot that has been growing in Mexico since Redeﬁning Quality locally sourced beard oil or small-batch, the 1950s. Loose selective breeding has The negative connotation tied to Mexi- cold-brew nitro coffee. led to a steady increase in potency, but it can regs is perfectly understandable, Legalization has opened up the likely won’t go up much more given the but does this bad rep have to follow any market to new smokers—that is, people climate and cultivation techniques. strain that doesn’t produce THC con- that have always had an open mind Selling at around $90 to $120 an tent of 15 percent or more? Although it about cannabis but were weary of getting ounce and $20 an eighth, this has always shouldn’t, younger connoisseurs may still caught and making shady deals on the been the pot for folks who can’t afford to have scornful knee-jerk reactions. More black market. Similarly, baby boomers buy the pricier stuff at $20 a gram or $50 seasoned smokers reminisce about the who got high before they had kids, and to $60 an eighth. Consequently, low-THC strains formerly considered the stron- stopped for fear of getting caught when pot has a serious negative connotation to gest—now blown out of the water by sentences got harsh in the ’70s, now have it. Not just for being cheap, but because modern genetics—and seize the nostalgic the opportunity to legally buy pot at a it originates from often careless cultiva- opportunity to smoke the weed they corner shop. At the same time, veteran tion that might result in serious contami- grew up on. Acapulco Gold (15 percent), potheads have gained access to more nation, with shady practices like spraying Hashplant (13 percent) and Kali Mist (15 strains than they ever thought possible. with sugar water to increase weight— percent) are all still perfectly capable of In addition to recreational smokers, and, of course, the fact it’s brought up in knocking someone out if smoked enough, medical consumers, wary of paranoia- giant bales from Mexico by murderous though they saw their zenith long before inducing, powerful pot, now have the cartels and sold through a network of the days of the true one-hit-quit shit. option to legally seek cannabis products gun-toting gangsters. As modern strains are bred together with a CBD/THC ratio of their choosing. Buying Cali bud or local hydro from to the point that many of them are

Spaniards love their hash. Por- reros (joint smokers) break up the sweet-smelling product and mix it with tobacco for a casual and flavorful smoke. Weed is also pretty common in Spain, but many smokers prefer hash because pot gets them too high and too paranoid. I was curious as to why hash had such a mellowing effect compared with common strains on the Iberian Peninsula like Jack Herer or AK-47. Arjan Ros- kam, the founder of the Green House Seed Company and star of the show Strain Hunters, has traveled the world in search of great pot. During a trip to the legendary Rif Valley in Morocco, Roskam found that different cannabis varieties growing right next to each other end up together in the hash, which has nearly equal amounts of THC and CBD. So, while a hash joint might deliver the same amount of THC as a weed joint, the added CBD makes the high completely different. HIGH TIMES ARCHIVE

64 Daytime Highs High Times February 2018 indistinguishable from each other, even the people that once yearned for high- THC weed want to go back. The fact is that the older strains have more unique genetic traits, which is part of the reason why they have served as breeding stock for the cannabis of today. Grandfather strains like Skunk #1 (Afghan x Mexican x Colombian) or Haze (Mexican x Colom- bian x Thai x Indian) derive their lineage from this old pot and have gone through hundreds, if not thousands, of generations of crossbreeds, backcrosses, self-crosses, The CBD Family Tree etc. to make the cannabis we know today.

CBD to the Rescue addictive potential and is completely sometimes do more harm than good by Sanjay Gupta’s medical-cannabis cover- nontoxic. Perhaps discovered anecdot- triggering extreme paranoia and anxiety. age on CNN, beginning with his mari- ally, treating PTSD with cannabis has The reason? THC’s effect on the brain is juana mea culpa “Why I Changed My serious scientific research to back it up dose-dependent: Low doses have a calm- Mind on Weed” in 2013, had a massive at this point. We don’t understand the ing effect; high doses can cause anxiety. impact on the country. Suddenly, Ameri- exact mechanism, though scientists THC directly activates the main can- cans who’ve been systematically lied too believe it has to do with cannabinoids’ nabinoid receptor, CB1, while CBD has about the evils of marijuana for their ability to inhibit retrograde signaling. an opposite effect and modulates THC’s entire lives realized that medical mari- Depending on the origin of the trauma, impact. CBD literally binds to a differ- juana was a true lifesaver. This colossal daily events can trigger PTSD attacks, ent spot on the receptor than THC does. shift in attitude was the tinder, the gas causing neurons firing on all cylinders In doing so, CBD drastically tempers the and the match that lit a CBD fire under to feed off each other in a vicious cycle. paranoia-inducing effect of THC. Smoking the asses of growers around the country. Activating cannabinoid receptors stops pot with an even ratio of the two still gets Mainstream media coverage illustrating neurons from signaling back, slowing you high, but the effect is much more the benefits of medical cannabis often down the cycle. Without double-blind relaxing and less heart-racing. Research focused on the non-psychoactive com- clinical studies, doctors have their hands on the interplay between these two ponent CBD, and the CBD-only strain tied and are not allowed to give official cannabinoids continues to indicate that Charlotte’s Web took the front and center recommendations, but research funders varying ratios of the two may serve differ- in the fight against childhood epilepsy. on the state and federal levels are slowly ent purposes for different people, but the Interestingly, the genetic lineage of Char- opening their pocketbooks to allow these lack of specific details forces smokers to lotte’s Web can be traced to two well- expensive trials to get underway. do their own research through trial and known CBD-rich strains that have been Vietnam vets who treated their PTSD error. This can be dangerous for some- around for a long time: Harlequin and with cannabis in the ’70s probably had one with a severe mental disorder, but, Sour Tsunami. Still, the timing was right more luck than Iraq War veterans have unfortunately for now, the plant’s legality for Charlotte’s Web to become synony- today if they go straight for the strong restricts the medical research our society mous with compassionate cannabis use. weed. In fact, today’s strong pot can so desperately needs. m The use of medical marijuana isn’t limited to the treatment of physical conditions like epilepsy, cancer or AIDS; it holds hope for psychological conditions Historical evidence shows cannabis originated in the like post-traumatic stress disorder and Asian steppes, and has been carried by humans to anxiety as well. The numbers of those suf- almost every corner of the world. The result? A species fering from PTSD—particularly military so varied that biologists consider it to be the most genetically diverse and versatile plant to ever exist. veterans—are staggering: Between 11 and Cannabis produces around 60 different cannabinoids 20 percent of Operation Iraqi Freedom in its buds, but the dominant two are tetrahydrocannabi- and Enduring Freedom, 12 percent of Gulf nol (THC, the psychoactive component that gets you high) and cannabidiol (CBD, a non-psychoactive War and 15 percent of Vietnam veterans component touted for its medical uses). Curiously, cannabis that grows between the 30th parallel currently suffer from this debilitating north and the 30th parallel south produces almost all THC, while cannabis growing above the 30th condition. Of course, PTSD isn’t limited parallel north is CBD-dominant. Not only that, but CBD-dominant strains taken from their northern ter- to war vets. Up to 8 percent of the general roir to more equatorial regions will adapt to the heat and sunlight and turn into THC-dominant strains population will develop this disorder at after a number of generations. The running theory holds that exposure to ultraviolet light contributes some point in their lives. to THC production. Latitude isn’t the only variable affecting potency, though; altitude also plays a role. Established medical treatments for The three crown jewels of hash lie right above the 30th parallel north in rugged, mountainous areas: Morocco’s Rif Valley, Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley and the Hindu Kush (don’t be fooled by the term PTSD underserve patients and often lead valley, those two places are high above sea level). The interplay between high-altitude exposure to benzodiazepine or opiate addictions to UV light and the fact that these regions are located slightly above the 30th parallel north mean that can bring about a further decline the fields of weed in these three places comprise an almost-even mix of CBD-dominant and THC- in sufferers’ quality of life. On the other dominant strains.

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Growing plants without soil requires an understanding of hydroponic concepts, technology, systems and best practices. Our expert hydro correspondent reveals the details for soilless success.

By Erik Biksa

rowing crops using hydroponic methods is not a new concept by any stretch of the imagination. The origins of “urban farming” that we hear of today have long and deep-reaching roots emerging from as far back as the ancient Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the pre-Columbian Aztec empire. Cannabis plants can thrive in hydroponics (Greek for “growing with water”). Most cannabis strains take to water-based growing systems like a duck does to water. Marijuana plants are heavier-feeding plants from both a water and nutrient perspective, so the more water and nutrients they take up in a healthy growing environment, the bigger, heavier and stickier they can get. 2018 67

Hydroponically- grown plants OPTIMAL ROOT exhibit explosive ENVIRONMENT growth rates. Most of the root growth and nutrient-solution absorption by cannabis plants occur directly in the aerated nutrient solution rather than in the medium or substrate. A nutrient solution, in hydroponic terms, is composed of clean or filtered water that has exacting ratios of the elements required by plants for a given growth phase that is maintained at the correct temperature and pH level (the balance of acidity to alkalinity).

GET IN TOUCH WITH THE DARK SIDE On the flipside, think about the aerial environment of plants at the canopy level. When temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide and air exchange are met at optimal levels, buds grow big and healthy faster. Plants live in two very diff erent worlds at the same time: the aerial environment and the root environment. Growers have a tendency to think mostly about what they can see, but it’s important to think about and understand what’s going on down below in the root zone.

SUPERCHARGED GROWTH RATES A well-aerated hydroponic nutrient solution (from air pumps or recirculation pumps) contains higher levels of oxygen than can be found in soil conditions. Roots love oxygen, and the diff erence when enough is supplied can be profound; an oxygenating nutrient solution supercharges the root zone, making nutrient and water absorption incredibly eff icient for plants. The exacting and optimal conditions created in the root zone via well-designed and constructed hydro systems provide uninterrupted nutrient and water absorption. One of the biggest advantages that hydroponics has in accelerat- Report ing growth and development is the stability, consistency and replicable nature of the water, mineral and oxygen levels in the

JUSTIN CANNABIS JUSTIN root zone. 68 2018 Hydro Report High Times February 2018 GROW MORE WITH LESS BASIC HYDROPONIC SYSTEM TYPES WATER & FERTILIZER Healthy cannabis crops can absorb lots of water when grown large or in high densities during the peak bloom cycle. If you aren’t growing in a closed hydroponic system, it’s a good bet that you’re losing a tremendous amount of the water through evaporation from the growing media in your beds, containers or planting holes. Most experienced growers who have grown in both hydro and soil/soilless growing methods will observe a near–50 percent reduction in the amount of water they apply for topping up reservoirs compared with irrigation of beds or containers filled with growing media. Under Cur- Another common observation by experi- rent systems recirculate enced growers using supercharged water-cul- highly-oxygen- ture systems is that significantly lower fertilizer ated nutrient levels are required to support healthy and solution. heavy-yielding crops of buds. Since the conditions for nutrient absorption and transport in DWC/RDWC (deep-water culture/recirculating deep-water culture) the plant are optimal in these types of systems, Basics: A small amount of growing media supports plants placed on a lid above a depth of a there is no need to “force feed” plants as there sturdy container holding well-aerated nutrient solution. Roots grow into the depth of solution is with soil and soilless conditions; hydroponic and feed freely. If recirculated, a water pump draws the nutrient solution through the root zone crops can take up as much as they desire at and recirculates through connected pods or modules (containers with lids). any time, uninterrupted. Advantages: There are lots of them for this quintessential hydro system—basically all of the advantages we discuss in this article. It can be built cheaply and easily as a DIY system from available HYDROPONICS FOR EVERYBODY parts, and, for serious growers, there are complete and proven professional systems available. You don’t have to be a master horticulturalist Limitations and challenges: Keeping the modules from overheating past 75°F under to reap the benefits and rewards of grow- artificial grow lighting before the crop develops enough leaves to shade the lids is something to ing cannabis with water culture. As a matter watch out for, although there are plenty of solutions to this common problem. of fact, there are plenty of first-time indoor growers who choose hydroponics and enjoy FLOOD AND DRAIN OR EBB-FLOW continued success with ease. Basics: Containers or grow cubes sit in a specially made “flood table” with grooved bottoms There are almost as many system types and raised sides. The majority of the plant roots will grow between the media and the flood- as there are growers using them. Proven and table surface. Nutrient solution is pumped into the table to a depth that will partially submerge well-built hydroponic systems are widely the containers or cubes on a timed cycle. When the pump shuts off, the solution is drained back available at reasonable prices. Consider that into the reservoir, ready for a hydroponic system is a small investment the next recirculation cycle. relative to the value of the crop you stand to Advantages: This sys- harvest over several years. Typically, there’s tem is reliable and offers a little to replace or throw away between crops good level of moisture-level with water-culture systems. Simply clean out control in the root zone; tubs, scrub with a little bleach and water, rinse yields can be very good and plant again—this can all be done on the with high planting densities same day of your harvest, making your grow- as with SOG (sea of green) ing space more productive with potentially high-density cropping more crops per year, requiring less work and methods. replacement costs. Limitations and Hydroponic growing media like grow challenges: It’s best for stones, lava rock or clay pebbles can be smaller-stature plants as reused nearly indefinitely. Remove any old the table height above root debris and rinse well in a mild nutrient the reservoir and average solution at the correct pH, and they are ready ceiling heights may limit to fill into net pots or containers again. Rock- growth space when used wool is a popular hydroponic growing me- with high-output lighting. dium, although it is best used as a propaga- Trays are Flood tables can be bulky tion material where a relatively small amount periodically and cumbersome to ship is required, rather than a final growing media, flooded to feed or move around, and they plants in rock- because it is costly to replace and difficult to take up a lot of space in the wool cubes. dispose of in a conscientious manner. growing area. CANNABIS JUSTIN BIKSA, ERIK

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NFT (nutrient film technique) or tube systems GETTING STARTED Basics: A shallow depth of nutrient solution WITH HYDROPONICS moves from a slightly elevated end on the inside of a supportive channel or tube across the entire Having good-quality water out of the tap length of the bottom then out through a drain or well is a huge bonus for growing with on the opposite end of the channel or tube. The hydroponics because your water condition nutrient solution is recirculated continuously in counts. Impurities in water can react with NFT systems. the ingredients in your nutrient solution, Advantages: The system is highly scalable, which will hurt the performance of your and it allows for easy perpetual harvesting plants. Water filtration for hydroponics is cycles. It’s possible to harvest 26 times per year widely available with lots of selection for using multiple stages of NFT cropping with high different-size applications—with reasonable plant densities in a relatively small area. The prices. Reverse-osmosis filtration is optimal, system is very automation- and labor-friendly. although two-stage particulate filters that Limitations and challenges: It’s best suited to capture sediment and chlorine can do much smaller-stature plants in high densities. Power to improve water quality too. failures or clogged lines can be disastrous, For smaller systems, water can be man- although they are entirely preventable with the aged with buckets from the source, while for proper setup. larger setups you’ll want to be able to access your water supply for the garden within the DRIP SYSTEMS & TOP-FEED growing area. BUCKET SYSTEMS Basics: Plastic “spaghetti” lines deliver water HYDRO OUTDOORS? and nutrients via a water pump from a reservoir, Hydroponic growing performs great indoors either recirculating or as a drain to waste ap- or out. Sturdier and heavier systems are plications to pots, cubes or buckets. There are preferred for the outdoors when there is no many variations on these types of setups, and greenhouse or shade structure. A strong they use common irrigation emitters and parts, wind can pick up a flood table and send it sail- which make them popular with the DIY set. ing if it’s not properly anchored into position. Advantages: They’re highly flexible, and a Shade structures are a good idea outdoors— variety of growing media can be used or may be anything that allows you to use different adapted for water culture, i.e., bucket systems. degrees of shading throughout the season They’re great for reliable and effective low-cost can help prevent your nutrient solution hydroponics with a professional system. Highly from overheating while also providing some precise moisture management is attainable. stealth for cannabis crops. In some situations, Limitations and challenges: They tend to a water chiller may be required. be maintenance-intensive, as emitters and spaghetti lines are prone to clogging over time RECAPTURING PURE ATMOSPHERIC with “salt” buildup, even with proper filtration WATER FOR HYDROPONICS equipment. While the methods described here are not exclusive to hydroponic growing, they are most AEROPONICS easily utilized for maximum benefit when Basics: In a sense, these use fuel-injected and cultivating buds with hydroponics. supercharged hydroponics. Plants can grow in- The fundamental principle at work in credibly fast in a fine-tuned and well-maintained capturing water for reuse in growing systems aeroponics system, which uses pressurized is that plants transpire almost all of the water sprayers to deliver a fine mist or wide spray of they take up through their roots as water fine nutrient-solution droplets to bare-rooted vapor from tiny openings in the leaves. It’s the plants supported by a lid covering the internal water that keeps plants upright—they don’t root chamber. The large surface area of the have any bones! nutrient mist creates dramatic oxygen levels All of this water has to go somewhere. with high levels of nutrient penetration directly Indoors or in greenhouses, it is either vented into plant roots. away by fans or captured and drained away as Advantages: Incredible growth rates and condensate by air conditioners and dehumidi- crop development are achievable with aeropon- fication equipment. Wait, stop right there! ics. Aeroponics are often a first choice for hydro- The water that plants transpire is pure and ponic growers interested in rooting cuttings for “alive,” as it has been filtered by the plants transplant into other systems. Limitations and challenges: Aeroponics can Top: NFT systems use a constant flow of nutrient solution. be unforgiving with errors (clogged sprayers, Middle: Drip emitters release nutrients to plant etc.). This system is best reserved for high plant roots slowly. densities with fast crop turnaround times; it’s Bottom: Aeroponic roots dangle in oxygenated

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Conspiracy Kush February 2018 High Times 2018 Hydro Report 75 themselves. Collecting condensate from stick with mineral solutions—although there best to apply lower dosage rates more often— growroom air conditioners and dehumidi- are a few certified organic formulas that work for example, every three days. Hypochlorous fiers can drastically reduce the amount of tap very well in water-culture systems. Adding acid is effective in keeping microbial popula- water you will need to filter each time you top organic ingredients into a highly aerated tions in your hydroponic system low when up your reservoir. solution with no growing media can be like temperatures are warm. Warm temperatures, As long as the condensate is discharged throwing diesel fuel into a camp fire. It’s best microbes and organic materials, when through clean appliances and is not exposed avoided. Otherwise, you are looking at an combined together, are a recipe for trouble in to strong light or organic debris, it’s an excel- unconfined explosion of microbial growth most hydroponic setups. lent source of water for your growroom. As a and organic residues that attract and harbor precaution, there are also compact water- unwanted pathogens. ORGANIC HYDROPONICS treatment systems designed specifically for Having a true water-culture hydroponic the purpose of filtering condensate in the TEMPERATURE system that can consistently deliver good growroom or greenhouse—for example, The rule of thumb that most hydro growers yields while operating with organic nutrients particulate-filtration and UV-sterilization who crop buds follow is not to let the nutrient can be a reality, even for novice hydro bud systems. solution get warmer than 72°F. However, this gardeners. doesn’t mean that you can’t. Historically, this was like skating on thin While lower reservoir temperatures help ice: It’s doable, but risky. That’s because TECHNIQUES & TACTICS OF to prevent unwanted microbial growth and growers made their own teas or used other EXPERT HYDRO CANNABIS keep higher DO (dissolved oxygen) levels, less-refined or rawer organic ingredients that GROWERS REVEALED lower root-zone temperatures slow a plant’s were prone to unpredictable biological reac- metabolism and may not always be practical tions in a highly aerated root environment. SANITATION to achieve—for example, when growing in a The trick for successful and productive You may have heard that cleanliness is next greenhouse during the hot months or under organic hydroponics is to use only highly to godliness. This certainly holds true in lights with cooling fans blowing in outside air. refined organic nutrient solutions that are hydroponics. The solution inside your hydro The solution: Keep organic-based fertil- intended (and tested) for use in recirculat- system can be managed for an entire crop— izers or nutrient additives out of your solution ing water culture. For example, five-stage with proper management, there is no need when you are operating a hydroponic system fermented colloidal molasses nutrient bases to dump and refill large volumes of solution. that will average over 72°F. Add hypochlorous have proven to be highly effective, and there Experienced hydro growers do not add unre- acid (a special plant-friendly “bleach”), follow- are other organic complete-nutrient kits per- fined organic ingredients, and they typically ing the manufacturer’s directions. It’s usually fect for hydro cannabis now available.

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GROW TUBE FROM HYDROPONICS GROUP CURRENT CULTURE’S BUD LABS APP Starting at $595 UNDER CURRENT SYSTEM BY ADVANCED NUTRIENTS AUTOPOT 1 POT MODULE hydroponicsgroup.com Starting at $1,079.95 Free $41.99 The Grow Tube is a 6-foot-tall cch2o.com advancednutrients.com mygreenplanet.com and 3-foot-diameter grow tent This is the Ferrari of hydroponic This new mobile app from the This unit from AutoPot allows with a twist. The cylindrical growing systems. Dial this sys- growers at Advanced Nutrients anyone to get started grow- design eliminates light loss in the tem in and you can practically provides detailed product de- ing hydroponically. It grows corners, and the fully automated watch your plants grow and put scriptions, a nutrient calculator a single plant in the medium hydro system waters plants on on serious weight. When the and feeding charts that allow of your choice and can be your schedule. You can choose Under Current System is firing you to customize and save your easily extended to grow HID or LED lighting, and there are on all cylinders, nothing else can particular calculations. It’s avail- more plants connected to the also plenty of available add-ons. compete. able on iTunes and Google Play. same reservoir tank. 76 2018 Hydro Report High Times February 2018

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ADVANCED NUTRIENTS encourages growers not to over- Hydroponics are specifically for- SKUNKWERKS RX For years the only hydroponic feed their plants. suiteleaf.com mulated to allow growers to cre- This relative newcomer has nutrient company that tested ate the correct recipe for mineral caused quite a stir with its all-in- and marketed its products spe- GREEN PLANET HYDROPONICS nutrients to be readily available one formula and two-part version cifically for cannabis, Advanced The award-winning products to roots for immediate uptake. that’s affordable, simple-to-use Nutrients remain at the forefront from Green Planet are intended to hurricanehydroponics.com and highly concentrated. skunk- of soilless growing technology. simplify the hydroponic process, werksrx.com advancednutrients.com which the company provides CUTTING EDGE SOLUTIONS (CES) to suit any grower’s needs. The Beginners and experts alike love MILLS NUTRIENTS SUITE LEAF NUTRIENTS Dual Fuel formula was developed the three-part hydroponic plant- Made and bottled in Holland This new company on the scene specifically for aggressive plant feeding system from CES. With no for serious hydro growers, Mills has created a serious buzz among growth. mygreenplanet.com added dyes, no clogging of drip Nutrients provides a bio-mineral cultivators with its clean and tubes and no PGRs (plant-growth formula and an easy-to-use green line of plant foods as well as HURRICANE HYDROPONICS regulators), these nutes are top- nutrient calculator for stress-free a philosophy of “less is more” that The plant foods from Hurricane notch. cuttingedgesolutions.com feeding. millsnutrients.com m

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GREENHOUSE Rewarding yet complex, greenhouses can net big yields. Story & Photos by Nico Escondido

Imagine if you could bring the power and quality of the sun into your indoor garden. With a perfectly controlled environment combined with the intensity and spectrum of sunlight, your plants would be happier and healthier than ever, and the results would show in yield, ﬂavor and potency. However, while this scenario might be ideal, it is also harder to achieve than many people think. Still, greenhouse cultivation of cannabis has steadily grown in popularity over the years as restrictions on its legality loosen and more states come online in both the medical and recreational markets. For our purposes here, let’s focus on how you can use both the sun and a controlled environment right in your own backyard with a homegrow greenhouse. GROWING 82 Greenhouse Growing High Times February 2018

as sunlight, wind and water. Similarly, multi-span or connected greenhouses are those that have been joined together along the eaves to create large, undivided spaces. Multi-span greenhouses are less ideal for home growers and are usually reserved for large-format, commercial grow operations. For home growers looking for small, more affordable solutions, there are a few popular—and less permanent—alternatives. These options include cold frames and hotbeds, which are both easy to set up and are semi-climate- controlled structures for growing plants on a smaller scale at home. A cold frame is any structure, of any size, that is BACKYARDGREENHOUSES be described as attached, detached or covered with translucent, heat-trapping When it comes to greenhouses, growers multi-span. Attached greenhouse designs material such as clear, thick plastic or have their choice of virtually any size are simple and less expensive as they thin plate glass. It is usually built with structure they need as well as several are exactly what the name describes— inexpensive wood or plastic and can different styles. For those who are setting attached to another permanent structure even be a simple hoop house, which is up shop in their own backyard, the ﬁrst such as a garage or the side of a home. constructed from bent poles and covered decision to make is whether to build a Because these greenhouses share com- with clear plastic sheets. Hotbeds simply permanent building or to utilize some- mon structural elements (such as walls) are cold frames ﬁtted with any type of thing of a more temporary nature. with another structure, fewer building heating system. These greenhouses can In terms of permanent or semiper- materials are necessary and the cost of be the size of a large box with peripheral manent structures, greenhouses can construction goes down. access from the sides or large enough for Detached greenhouses are freestand- a person to walk through with a couple ing, stand-alone structures that consist of earth beds or elevated tables inside. of four walls and a ceiling. These green- Cold frames are heated by sunlight, houses, which come in all shapes and which keeps operational costs low. How- sizes and can be placed anywhere the ever, cold frames are less stable and not grower desires, are generally referred to very durable in extreme weather. They as A-frames or even-span greenhouses, also do not lend themselves to any sort of and their primary advantage is that they extensive environmental-control equip- can be strategically positioned to take ment, as do the larger, more permanent advantage of nature’s elements, such greenhouses mentioned above.

Top: A basic detached greenhouse with plastic walls and roof Middle: A smaller, attached greenhouse Bottom left: A large, attached cold frame greenhouse Bottom right: A stand- alone cold frame with wind-break walls

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Pros & Cons of Greenhouses Both the advantages and disadvantages associated with greenhouse cultivation increase with the size of the greenhouse. This is because the overhead related to correcting atmospheric conditions also One advantage of greenhouse growing: massive plants that yield between 6 -8 pounds of ganja. increases with larger spaces. For home growers, this is less of an issue in terms of CONTROLLINGYOURENVIRONMENT expenses, but the basic pitfalls still exist. Depending on the type of greenhouse Conversely, the savings on electricity you choose, the options available for also increase exponentially the larger the controlling its interior grow environ- greenhouse is. ment can vary greatly. When we talk Smaller backyard greenhouses typi- about controlling the environment cally serve as space savers for cannabis inside a greenhouse, we are referring growers, as utilizing space inside your specifically to temperature, humidity and home can be a bit harrowing. Rather, moving your garden outside—and utilizing the air-quality-control systems. A durable, free power of the sun—is a double bonus. stable greenhouse structure is needed to However, depending on where you live incorporate industrial-size equipment. on the planet, the savings you garner in Installing larger gear in smaller, less lighting may be starkly offset by the cost durable greenhouses may be difficult, of power needed to keep ideal climate and some ventilation tools, such as small control within the greenhouse space. intake fans, exhaust vents and vent flaps, As mentioned previously, the green- have to be built directly into them. A wet-wall house effect within a garden can be a Temperature is the most important evapora- double-edged sword. On one hand, trap- tive cooling ping heat in the greenhouse to increase aspect of environmental control in green- system and garden temps during cold nights (or sea- houses simply because of the nature of large heaters hang in this sons) is actually one of the bigger selling the structures. Because greenhouses are stand-alone points of a greenhouse, but on the other specifically constructed to allow sunshine greenhouse. hand, it can be a major issue during hot inside unobstructed, a byproduct of that days or summer months. These issues are is what is commonly known as the green- as HVAC units and built-in dehumidifi- magnified for those not living in moderate house effect. The greenhouse effect occurs ers, and more on structural components, climates. The farther north or south you when heat from sunlight is trapped in such as motorized windows or vents, go, these issues may be exacerbated to the greenhouse, which can be either ventilation and circulation fans, cooling the point that the costs associated with a desired or unwelcome consequence, pads and misters, thermal shades, and mitigating these environmental factors depending on the season and latitude at built-in sprayers. may be prohibitive. Furthermore, while indoor growers will which the greenhouse is located (more Of course, on the flip side, other maintain the more ideal garden tempera- on this to follow). While this can be a greenhouses may be constructed to tures of 65-78°F, greenhouse growers need positive for your garden in the winter protect against colder climates. In these to gauge their temperature range based months, it can be difficult to deal with situations, a heating system within a on what is happening outside in nature, during the warmer seasons. greenhouse may be needed to supple- since outdoor conditions easily affect Today, modern greenhouse climate ment the heat collected from the sun. the inside of non-insulated (glass, plastic, controls are fully automated, just like in Simple greenhouse heating systems etc.) greenhouses (more on this below). indoor growrooms. Sensors monitor all include hot water (or steam) for radiant However, achieving negative differential—a environmental aspects and trigger the heating of the interior. Other larger heat- garden phenomenon whereby nighttime proper mechanical responses to help ing systems can also be deployed, such as temps are kept a few degrees higher than daytime temps (which helps grow more mitigate aspects of the atmosphere that commercial heating units, but these will compact plants with shorter internode add significantly to the energy costs of a are outside optimal levels. The differ- lengths)—is easier in a greenhouse due to ence between greenhouses and indoor greenhouse, especially because green- the greenhouse effect than it is in indoor gardens, however, is that a greenhouse houses are not well-insulated and can gardens. will rely less on heavy equipment, such radiate heat loss in cold climates.

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GREENHOUSE TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY Because greenhouses are affected by seasonal changes in both temperature and the amount of sunlight, many greenhouse cultivators choose to keep their garden temperatures more in tune with what is going on outside. This helps keep the costs of maintain- ing a proper greenhouse climate much lower than if it were treated as an indoor garden with strictly enforced temperature thresholds. Therefore, temperature control of a greenhouse is different than just simply heating or cooling the space. Ideally, daytime temperatures inside a greenhouse on a cloudy day are kept 5-10°F warmer than nighttime temperatures, while on clear, When the sun sets on flowering plants, supplemental lights turn on to keep a 12-12 light cycle. sunny days they are kept 8-15°F warmer. However, while warmer SUPPLEMENTALLIGHTING temperatures help raise the rate of One often-overlooked aspect of greenhouse growing is lighting. Many people assume photosynthesis and growth, these that since the primary reason for using a greenhouse is to allow the use of natural sun- temperature increases must be done light, there is little to no need for artificial lighting. However, depending on where your slowly and with care so as not affect greenhouse is located, geographically speaking, you will almost certainly need to utilize the growth rate or final product. supplemental lighting. Accelerating growth too quickly can Supplemental lighting is used in greenhouses primarily from the middle of fall to result in uneven development, thin the early-spring season. Because light duration—or photoperiod—is an important and or stretched stems, smaller fruits and precise time-tracking mechanism for plants, even a small deviation in these schedules lower yields. can mess up a cannabis plant’s internal biorhythm, forcing it in or out of flowering and With this in mind, greenhouse tem- shocking the plant unnecessarily. Thus, even smaller backyard greenhouses will require peratures still need to be maintained the use of one or two HID (high-intensity discharge) lamps to keep plants both in their within certain ranges. For example, at vegetative stage as well as their flowering stage later in their life cycle. temperatures over 86°F, the process of For the vegetative stage, cannabis plants require a photoperiod of 16-20 hours, depend- carbon extraction from CO2 begins to ing on the strain and grower’s preference for plant size and yield. When the sun’s natural significantly decrease, thereby slowing light cycle does not extend to the needed length, HID lamps are utilized to extend the photosynthesis and the production of photoperiod and keep the plants in veg. Similarly, in some parts of the United States (and glucose (i.e., plant food). If the humid- around the world), the photoperiod required for flowering—which is really anything less ity gets too low or too high, stomata than 12 hours, but still as much as possible up to that length—is too short and requires the begin to close and plant respiration use of supplemental lighting. However, in areas of the world where the sun’s photoperiod rates decrease, as does photosynthesis. constantly extends beyond 12 hours and growers wish to induce flowering in their plants, Humidity in the greenhouse is a different technique, called light deprivation, is utilized (more on this below). a delicate balance. While cannabis Additionally, when dealing with young seedlings or clones, a more specialized lighting plants can easily handle levels of system may be needed in place of sunlight altogether. Young plants still developing root humidity of up to 70 percent, once systems need light humidity rises above that, mold, that is softer and mildew and fungi start to develop very cooler in order to easily. This is particularly a concern develop efficiently. in a greenhouse in which pathogens Whether it be flu- and spores are more easily transmit- orescent lights for ted indoors from the outside. This is immature plants why excellent air-filtration systems or lower-wattage are needed in greenhouses for air- HID lamps (150- exchange systems. Expelling hot air 250 watts), the out of the ridge (apex) and eaves (wall need for supple- tops) by using ventilators is a typical mental lighting solution, but these openings also allow in these nursery- outside air, with all its contaminants, type situations inside as well. This is why it’s a good is essential for idea to install air scrubbers (charcoal strong growth and filters) inside the garden and at fresh- development of air-intake locations as well. Many lamps are needed for supplemental lighting, adding to overhead costs. immature plants.

88 Betting on Bud High Times July 2017 88 Greenhouse Growing High Times February 2018 LIGHT-DEPRIVATION TECHNIQUES Cannabis connoisseurs have heard the term light-dep cannabis when purchasing their marijuana and may have been confused when it was followed by “from a greenhouse.” The term light dep is actually an abbreviated form of light deprivation, a greenhouse cultivation technique that is the opposite of supplemental lighting. Whereas supplemental lighting adds light to extend the photoperiod, light deprivation blocks light to shorten the photoperiod. Even more confusing is the fact that flowering cannabis plants need to have 12 hours or less of light to trigger—and to stay in—their Notice the tarps rolling out across the roof in this light dep greenhouse. flowering stage, which lasts roughly eight weeks. The photosynthesis for energy greenhouses, this is easier stage), growers can get four confusing part is that while production to produce big- said than done. or even five cycles per cal- cannabis plants require the ger buds and heavier yields Because the grow cycle for endar year. This means that photoperiod to be less than and potency. Thus, cannabis a cannabis plant from start to a grow cycle in the middle 12 hours, they still need as growers set their light cycle finish is approximately two to of the summer in a green- much light as possible—up to for 12 hours on and 12 hours three months (depending on house might have upward that threshold—to maximize off in a 24-hour period. In the length of the vegetative of 16 hours of sunlight per

90 Betting on Bud High Times July 2017 90 Greenhouse Growing High Times February 2018 day. This is a problem for Here the black-out, flowering plants that require light dep tarps are no more than 12 hours rolled up to let the of light. In this scenario, sunlight in. blackout cloth, screen or plastic is utilized to cover the entire greenhouse and block sunlight in order to adjust the photoperiod to the desired length. In small greenhouses such as cold frames or hoop houses, this can be done easily by hand. However, in large commercial greenhouses, these light- deprivation systems are fully automated and can be quite expensive to install. Light deprivation is a meticulous technique and not easily implemented. Because of the highly sensitive nature of plants to go into shock and become back to their vegetative stage farmer gets in a year. And and their leaf-based signal a hermaphrodite, with the and stop flowering mid- if no mistakes are made, systems for capturing light, plant producing both female cycle, ruining entire crops. light-deprivation green- light-deprivation systems and male flowers (i.e., buds But while light-depriva- houses—in conjunction with must ensure that the green- and seeds, respectively). tion techniques are risky smart organic practices and house is completely sealed Even worse, plants that do and often result in lower- the full power of natural off from any light. Even the not receive light blocking for quality cannabis, when done sunlight—can produce slightest bit of light hitting extended periods during the properly they can increase high-quality cannabis that is a plant can cause the plant flowering stage may revert the number of harvests a healthier than any other. m

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Despite widespread national support for cannabis, many mothers who medicate must deal with the social stigma.

By Jessica Delﬁ no

hen my son was born, it was the codeine. After that, the physical pain cyclical thoughts. The doctor on duty told through an incision in my of recovery from my surgery was more me that she’d had a baby a year earlier. W abdomen. I was medicated excruciating than I could have ever imag- She explained that things get easier. But with morphine and several other drugs, ined. When the baby cried, sitting up was for months the situation stayed the same. and I don’t remember much of his birth. agonizing. Lifting him to my breast was During this time, I felt utterly alone. I Three days later, I was given codeine and literally gut-wrenching. called my doctor and told her I thought other medications to take at home and Then, a couple days later, the anxiety I might have postpartum depression sent swiftly on my way. I felt uncertain hit me: a hot tsunami of fear the likes of (PPD). She told me to hang in there. about taking painkillers while breast- which I’d never experienced. Unrelent- At the insistence of my husband, I feeding, even though the doctors said it ing feelings of terror—that there was looked for a therapist experienced in was okay. I used them for a couple days, something wrong with the baby, that postpartum depression. I couldn’t ﬁnd but they made me feel so loopy that it he was going to die—plagued my every anybody nearby that my insurance was hard for me to remember if I’d fed waking moment. I had endless irrational covered, so I decided to just try to hang the baby, they reduced my appetite so fears that would not be quelled, such as in there as I was told to do. I wished so severely I became malnourished and that my husband would die and I’d be badly I could smoke just a tiny bit of dehydrated, and they made it difficult for left alone with the baby. I would imagine pot. I knew it would help, but “Moms me to connect with my infant son. When gruesome scenario after gruesome sce- don’t smoke pot,” I thought to myself I held him, I could barely feel his weight, nario, like my brain was a horror writer more times than I can count. Why not? and I couldn’t tell if I was being gentle trying out new gore pitches on me. I One reason—perhaps the most impor- enough with him because my sense of checked myself into the emergency room, tant, that every mom blog opined: “It’s touch was altered. So I stopped taking unable to stop sobbing or the intrusive, dangerous for babies.” 96 Moms Who Get High High Times February 2018

At one of my son’s checkups, I arrived at other families and say that they’re in tears and asked his doctor to take doing it all wrong. When the welfare of my temperature. “Are you drinking two a child is clearly in danger, there is good glasses of wine a night?” she asked me. reason for speaking out. Other times, it My mouth dropped open. “I can do that?” falls into a gray area. Is it okay to use She nodded and smiled. “Up to two a cannabis if you have young children? The night,” she confirmed. I didn’t drink two government now says yes, depending on glasses of wine a night before I got preg- where you live, just like it’s acceptable to nant or became a mom, but I sure as hell drink a glass of wine or beer if you have was about to start. young children, even encouraged. But Celia Behar, a high-energy woman how about in front of your children? With with cascading dark curls, is one of the cannabis legal in 30 states and counting mothers supporting a new parenting and mothers admitting to using weed on and pot movement. Her popular blog Lil’ social media—and the backlash that can Mamas discusses maternal matters in a follow—it is a new area of discussion. candid way. Recently, Behar wrote about Jill Trinchero and her husband started her own struggles with parenting and Society approves if their edibles business She Don’t Know in her choice to use cannabis recreationally, 2015. Together, the two—with help from and also medicinally, to help cope with moms, within reason, Trinchero’s mother-in-law—produce a the traumas and hardships of being a drink their blues away. line of THC-infused cookies and coconut divorced mother of two. snacks. They are parents to two teenage “I never really came back from the Since it’s “just wine,” daughters, who Trinchero explains are first round of postpartum depression,” and it’s legal, it raises thoroughly educated in cannabis: “Since Behar explains. “I was accepting what I they were small, any time we had the thought was motherhood. I found that nary an eyebrow. opportunity to teach them how mari- before I started treating myself with can- juana is used as medicine, we took that nabis, I was really short with my older “Before I started smoking again, I was opportunity, helping them understand daughter and I didn’t really connect with drinking a lot—and I’m not a drinker, that there’s this plant that really helps her.” Her daughter, Behar says, will occa- really,” Behar says. “I needed a cocktail people, and that it’s not 100 percent sionally suggest that her mom get high every night, and that’s not who I am.” legal. It’s not OK for kids. Once you’re of in times of stress. But for Behar, it’s cer- That changed following a conversation legal age, you can try it if you like, and tainly not an everyday thing. “I tend to with a childhood friend of hers, Tom don’t ever feel like you have to, but it’s try to get through my day without using Grubbs. Grubbs is a partner in Moto Per- an adult substance just like alcohol—so any cannabis,” she says. Behar thinks it’s petuo, an Oregon produce farm known that’s what we teach them.” normal to have a glass of wine around for its brag-worthy heirloom tomatoes, as Trinchero sees the benefits of using children while, say, cooking dinner—she well as its incredible high-quality canna- cannabis while parenting, though she just chooses to vape instead of drink. bis. Behar recalls: “We were talking and won’t use it in front of her children. “It Behar is a trained mental-health coun- Tom said, ‘You seem anxious and angry,’ has made me a better mother. There are selor, therapist and life coach who lives in and I broke down and told him since times when I want to be a kind mother a state where recreational and medicinal I had kids I’ve had anxiety and I can’t and I need to slow down and see what is marijuana are legal. She admits to using make it stop. He said, ‘Do you still smoke most important, and sometimes cannabis a vape pen in front of her daughters, and pot?’ I said, ‘I’m a mom, moms don’t can do that for me… You don’t want the sees this simple, smokeless act as an open- smoke pot.’ He said, ‘Maybe you should stresses of being a parent to affect your ing for her to have an honest discussion think about that.’” children in any negative way. I want with her children about cannabis use. The discussion stuck with Behar, them to see me [as] kind and patient.” Behar went public with her story after and she decided to give it a try. She A thoughtful, intelligent woman, an in-depth discussion with her sister, struck up a relationship with the farm’s Trinchero is less revealing about her per- who happens to be a Child Protective owner, David Hoyle, his wife, Lori, and sonal reasons for consuming the plant Services officer. “That’s why most moms their family. Behar discovered she could medicinally, though she will admit that won’t talk about using cannabis, because trust Moto Perpetuo to supply her with she uses cannabis to relax and manage they’re worried,” Behar says. “CPS is organic, premium-quality cannabis to anxiety. “My medical record is private; going to open a case on you if you smoke help treat her conditions. Her blog Lil’ the medications we use are private.” This pot while pregnant. It’s still a Schedule I Mamas even publicly endorsed them. touches on a common dilemma mothers drug. It shouldn’t be, but it is.” Behar suffered, and cannabis helped, and women who use medical marijuana Zoloft and other mood-stabilizing but many mothers didn’t have any sym- face: They are often put into a position drugs are often prescribed to help pathy. They responded with a backlash in which they feel they have to explain women cope with the pressures of moth- of accusation, judgment and harsh themselves and what their condition is, erhood. And mothers are often ushered criticism. However, for every negative and then steel themselves for the judg- with a wink and a nod into the “mommy response, there was a mom moved by ment that will inevitably follow. wine club.” Society approves if moms, Behar’s story, wanting to know how It might be easy to dismiss a mom within reason, drink their blues away. to use cannabis to help cope with her who says cannabis helps with PPD or Since it’s “just wine,” and it’s legal, it maternal pain and trauma, too. postpartum anxiety (PPA), if you’re one of raises nary an eyebrow. It’s all too common for people to point the lucky 85 percent of mothers who do

98 Moms Who Get High High Times February 2018 not experience PPD or PPA, or a childless kellymom.com offers a treasure trove of consume cannabis while breastfeeding person, or a man. PPD/PPA is different topics on breastfeeding and other mater- my son. None of them could answer with than the “baby blues,” which up to 80 nal concerns, including insight into the certainty—all admitted to lacking the percent of new mothers experience—emo- effects on babies of cannabis consumed knowledge necessary to offer a conclu- tional postpartum feelings that fade on through breast milk in a piece titled sive yea or nay. How are mothers sup- their own within a few weeks. PPD/PPA, “Breastfeeding and Marijuana.” Some of posed to be educated on the topic when as in my case, is a category-five-tornado the information is based on a 2001 med- even their doctors aren’t? version of the baby blues, featuring ical-magazine report that THC makes its Many of the toys, play mats, carpeting, intense attacks of sorrow, fear, anxiety, way into breast milk. The study, by the furniture, paints, bedding and clothing— withdrawal and, for some, an inability to American Academy of Pediatrics Com- even formula, food and the very water function or extreme difficulty in doing mittee on Drugs, titled “The Transfer of we drink in some cities—are toxic to our everyday activities. It can also interfere Drugs and Other Chemicals Into Human infants, our pets and ourselves. Items with the ability of the mother and baby to Milk,” states that marijuana falls into the made in American and foreign factories bond. In rare cases, postpartum depres- category of “Drugs of Abuse for Which are treated with carcinogenic chemi- sion can result in obsessive-compulsive- Adverse Effects on the Infant During cals and hazardous compounds that disorder behaviors and even psychosis. aren’t good for babies to put into their PPD/PPA affects women of all ages, I asked three mouths, play with, breathe in or sleep on. backgrounds and levels of success, Through a process known as “off-gas- including celebrities like Kim Kar- pediatricians if sing,” these substances are released into dashian, Gwyneth Paltrow and Adele. the air and enter our homes, lungs and The status of celeb moms who come out I could consume bodies. As a person who began smoking with their struggles brings more visibility cannabis while pot as a teenager and was raised in an to the challenges of motherhood. On the environment where it was consumed other hand, status and visibility can work breastfeeding my with some regularity from as far back as to derail public understanding. Ann son. None of them I can remember, I can attest that, at least Coulter said pot makes users “retarded” in my opinion, I turned out okay. I’m in a rant at Politicon in July 2017. Around could answer with much more concerned with air and water the same time, Portland mom Kayla certainty. quality, the toxic state of the world and Marlow posted an image of herself on the poisonous chemicals in our everyday her Facebook page smoking a bong while Breastfeeding Have Been Reported.” household items than I am about a mom breastfeeding, which drew a massive The study says that, as of 2001, there responsibly treating her PPD/PPA with backlash, even from some in the pot and had only been one report in medical lit- cannabis. parenting community. erature showing no effect on infants, but What became clear to me from inter- Jenn Lauder and her husband run adds that marijuana has a very long half- viewing moms who use cannabis, reading a pot and parenting lifestyle website, life for some components, with an adden- studies, speaking to doctors, and con- Splimm. A Wesleyan graduate and dum: “The Committee on Drugs strongly templating the pros and cons of it myself former school teacher, Lauder speaks believes that nursing mothers should not is that the question shouldn’t be “Is intelligently on cannabis from a highly ingest drugs of abuse, because they are consuming cannabis while breastfeeding informed perspective. When the photo hazardous to the nursing infant and to and/or parenting acceptable, hazardous or of Marlow went viral, Lauder was asked the health of the mother.” Yet it offers no questionable?” The question is “How can for her thoughts by a local news station further details as to what those hazards we get moms and parents the support, covering the story. “I took a stand and might include. Psychotropic medications education and resources that they need so said, ‘Maybe you shouldn’t be smok- such as anti-anxiety, antidepressant and they can make the decisions necessary to ing anything next to an infant’s head,’” neuroleptic drugs were categorized as be the best parents they can be?” Lauder says. She laments that her “Drugs for Which the Effect on Nurs- As cannabis becomes increasingly “canna-momma” community felt like that ing Infants Is Unknown but May Be of legal, now is the time for unbiased, well- comment meant she “sold them out,” but Concern.” Both morphine and codeine funded studies on its effects on breast- Lauder is holding fast. were categorized as “Drugs That Have feeding babies. Until that information “Responsible use matters, because of Been Associated With Significant Effects becomes available, cautious mothers may our kids’ safety and because of the optics on Some Nursing Infants and Should Be opt to lessen anxiety with meditation, of this movement,” Lauder explains. “I Given to Nursing Mothers With Caution.” counseling, yoga, exercise, a healthy diet, don’t think I’d hold a cup of hot cof- The report states that no effects were laughter, finding time to do things they fee over my infant’s head. I was getting found with codeine and that morphine love—even if it’s only for five minutes a things like ‘Would you move your baby could possibly be found in measurable day—and the support of friends, family away from a campfire?’ and my answer amounts in an infant’s blood. Suffice to and loved ones. was ‘Yes. I would. Absolutely.’” Lauder say, my baby was probably born high on Whether cannabis is smoked, vaped, clarifies that the smoke and heat were her morphine. Though the report states there eaten or otherwise consumed, I can attest concern, not that the THC could be con- is no effect on infants, that wasn’t the that, as someone who has had a lot of sumed by the baby through breast milk. way I would have liked my baby to have experience with it over the years, as high “I made it absolutely clear that I have no entered the world. as I’ve been (and that’s pretty damn high), issue consuming cannabis as a lactating To further explore the effects of canna- there’s not any level of stoned or any strain mom. That’s not my issue at all.” bis on babies from a medical standpoint, of weed in existence that could keep me The popular mother’s information site I asked three pediatricians if I could from loving and protecting my child. m

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BY MIKE GIANAKOS CAT CORA THE HIGH TIMES INTERVIEW

AT CORA GOT HER START ON THE FOOD NETWORK IN THE LATE 1990S AND SOON BECAME INTEGRAL TO THE COOKING SHOW TREND THAT WOULD DOMINATE THE NEXT DECADE. IN 2005, SHE MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST C FEMALE IRON CHEF. SINCE THEN, THE WORLD-RENOWNED CELEBRITY CHEF HAS OPENED RESTAURANTS AROUND THE GLOBE, RELEASED POPULAR COOKBOOKS AND A MEMOIR, AND APPEARED ON DOZENS OF SHOWS TEACH- ING PEOPLE HOW TO COOK AND LEAD HEALTHIER LIVES. CAT’S LATEST ENDEAVOR—ADVOCATING FOR MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENTS—MIGHT JUST BE THE MOST IMPORTANT OF HER CAREER. JONPAUL DOUGLASS JONPAUL 102 The High Times Interview High Times February 2018

How did you get your start in that at that time when [restau- Cat Cora is lending the entertainment aspect of her voice to the rant owners] offered me $7 an cooking? medical marijuana hour, they were probably pay- Well, I was a partner in a movement. ing the guys $9 an hour or $10 restaurant in the Bay Area an hour. So it’s pay equality called Postino. It was a great in kitchens. It’s promotions, success. I got a call to come equal promotions for equal do a local cooking show in work. Equal pay for equal San Francisco, and I’d never work. The same arguments really done any television. we hear every day in almost Once I did it, I absolutely fell every industry. It’s the same in love with it. I fell in love struggle. with being on television. This was the mid-’90s, so the celeb- It’s something the cannabis rity-chef phenomenon wasn’t industry is struggling with too. quite there yet. The Food Net- Right, exactly. work was just starting out, and this whole idea of cook- You place a heavy emphasis ing shows was still pretty on healthy lifestyles. How does new. I got the tape of that lit- cannabis fit in with health and tle local cooking show and I wellness in your mind? sent it in to Food Network, Well, look, I saw my dad and they called me, like prob- wither away to nothing. He ably a couple weeks later, and was a big Greek guy, a giant wanted me to come in and do teddy bear, and he withered a guest appearance on a show. away to skin and bones. It Then they called me back to broke my heart. I see my mom do a couple more shows and struggling with her ovarian it all happened super-fast. So cancer, going through chemo the planets were all aligned for five years, and finally stop- and I was ready to go because ping chemo because it was I’d found this new medium counterproductive. So, for me, that really excited me, and I [cannabis] should be legal had some aptitude for it. So everywhere. The way that I I jumped on it. In 1999, I got see it, it should have a place my first show with Food Net- in everybody’s life that wants work called Melting Pot, with “THERE IS A PLACE alternative medicine for pain, Rocco DiSpirito. That’s really for trauma, for PTSD, if you how it started. FOR PLANT MEDICINE have cancer and you have no AND CANNABIS IN appetite. You need to eat to You were the first female Iron feed your body, to feed your Chef. What challenges do you OUR WORLD.” soul, so that you can live lon- face in a male-dominated field? ger, fight the cancer better. When I went to culinary turn the whole thing over because I graduated top of my It’s really part of health and school, it was pretty bad still. because they were pissed class at culinary school, went wellness. I think that being It was pretty rough. I had about something, or people to France and cooked for two strong in your mind, body and instructors tell me I should threw pots and pans because three-star Michelin chefs soul is so important to health go back to Mississippi and be you did something they didn’t when women were not wel- and wellness. There is a place barefoot and pregnant and like. It’s just a lot of sex- come in kitchens in France. for plant medicine and canna- stay in the kitchen at home, ual harassment, innuendos, I got really lucky that there bis in our world. You shouldn’t you know? things like that. It was a really were two three-star Michelin have to live with pain. You So it’s [better] these days, rough time for women when I chefs that were open-minded shouldn’t have to live with not but it’s still not completely started in the industry. enough to let me cook there. being able to enjoy a simple equal, like many industries, The challenge is really Back then, it literally was meal. You shouldn’t have to live for men and women. For me, being able to go in there and very few kitchens that would with trauma and night terrors the challenge was really to slay, put your head down, take females. And they would and nightmares and everything just go in and be fierce, you cook hard and let that speak tell you straight to your face, that people with PTSD strug- know? You have to. When I for itself. Sometimes it did. “We don’t take females here. gle with daily. So, for me, that’s came into this industry, it was Sometimes it didn’t, and You’re not allowed in our part of being healthy. That’s still the wild, wild West. You you’d have to leave. You’ve got kitchen.” part of overall wellness, and had chefs turning grills over to go somewhere more open- When I moved to California those things are helped by can- that were lit, with food on minded, and that’s what I did. and went out and embarked nabis. In my mind, that’s where

it and with ﬁre in it. They’d I got a lot of offers early on on my own, the challenges are it plays a giant role. SHELLEY CHRIS

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The new wave of edibles

Have you seen cannabis help someone very influential. So I think if every state who’s suffered through an illness? would legalize for medical use, the other Yeah, I’ve seen people who have defi- will follow. [Recreational] pot will fol- nitely benefited. Melissa Etheridge, who low, because people will see that there is is a dear friend of mine, she had breast a use for it, it does have credibility—and cancer. The way that she got through look, if somebody wants to partake rec- breast cancer and chemo was through reationally in a safe and responsible way, using cannabis. She’s been cancer-free like people do with alcohol, so be their for over a decade now and, yeah, I’ve had choice. powerful experiences seeing it absolutely work for people. We’ve made incredible strides in the last few years, but many people are still waiting What do you think of the current legaliza- for legal access to marijuana… tion trend in the country? My mother’s a perfect example of this. I think for me, my biggest call to She has ovarian cancer and she’s like, action, is really based in the medical “Look, when it becomes legal in Missis- field, because I believe that it lends cred- sippi, yeah, I’ll try it. But until it’s legal, ibility. I think if we can legalize [can- I don’t want to,” you know what I mean? nabis] medically for everybody, we Even if I had a medical card, even if she can legalize it in general—then I truly comes and visits. It’s important for peo- believe that it gives it a ton of credi- ple, especially the older generations, bility. You have doctors backing it who to purchase something for their health are world-renowned doctors who deal that’s legal. Because to them, that makes with all kinds of medical issues who are it credible. backingMarijuana the legalization of cannabis, So, for me, it’s really about going out medals and many, many other people who are and spreading the word that this should February 2018 High Times 105

hard to understand where this administration is. I mean, Obama came out and said absolutely, medical marijuana should be legalized. You knew exactly where he stood on this. You have no idea where Donald Trump’s going to stand on Monday compared to where he’s going to stand on Friday. So it’s a tough question. It’s going to be interesting to see what the administration does. I can tell you he’s going to have a lot of pressure from the pharma- ceutical companies because, obviously, if medical marijuana becomes legal, they’re going to take a hit. So it’s going to be really interesting.

You worked a bit with the previous administration, right? We did a lot for Michelle Obama. When the Obama administration was in the White House, Chefs for Human- ity helped launch two of her big initia- tives, the Let’s Move campaign for kids to get up and be active and families to be active, and also the Chefs Move to Schools [campaign], which was about helping create better meals and healthier meals for kids in public schools.

Tell us about Chefs for Humanity. I founded Chefs for Humanity back when a tsunami hit Asia, so it’s about 12 years ago. I did that because there really was no organization that provided emergency-feeding relief. No culinary organization, I should say. There be legal. You need people in this indus- are many incredible organizations that try who are extremely credible in areas we partner with, but there was no culi- that are useful to people. So someone nary entity that addressed emergency- like myself, I’ve been doing this for 25 feeding relief during a crisis. That was years. I believe I bring a lot of credi- something really important to me. bility to the table. People cooking my You find in a crisis there’s one of two recipes, buying my cookbooks, buy- things that happen. You either have ing products, things like that… Super- no food or you have a ton of food. In important. Whether it’s me as a chef, Hurricane Katrina, there were a lot of whether it’s a doctor, a renowned doc- casinos that got blown away, a lot of res- tor coming forward and saying, “Abso- taurants that shut down. There was so lutely I believe 100 percent in medical much food that was going to go bad, so marijuana and using cannabis for medi- we put it in refrigerator trucks. We had cal purposes,” and so on. The credibility so much food, and for people who aren’t has to be there, and the doors will open used to dealing with tons of food and for everything else. If not, Middle Amer- inventory, you have a chance of food- ica will not buy into it, and it will stay in borne illness breaking out. Then every- the black market. body gets sick and it’s a disaster. It’s two disasters in one. So it’s important Are you concerned at all with the Trump to have culinary professionals handling administration affecting the state-level the food. cannabis laws that are currently in place? When I flew to Haiti and helped I’m scared of that administration for after the earthquake hit, there was zero every reason [laughs]. I think that… You food. We had kids who were eating mud know what? I’m really on the fence. I cakes and dry mud because there was

JONPAUL DOUGLASS JONPAUL don’t know. It’s a really tough one. It’s no food. So you have the other side of 106 Betting on Bud High Times July 2017 106 The High Times Interview High Times February 2018 the pendulum you have to deal with. You have to ration beans and rice out, things “FOR ME, IT’S REALLY ABOUT GOING OUT like that. So I felt it was important to AND SPREADING THE WORD THAT THIS have a culinary organization that was responding in emergency-feeding relief. SHOULD BE LEGAL.”

You’ve opened restaurants all around the world. Any plans for a Cat Cora cannabis- that have followed, we’ve seen the edibles of a good businessperson in general. themed place on the horizon? market make huge strides in both the I think we did that. Nicole [Ehrlich] Anything’s possible! I think that could quality of cannabis food and also the and I, being business partners, and life be really cool. packaging and labeling. What do you partners, we talked it over many, many think about the current edibles market? times, and for us, it’s really about Do you have a dish that you think works I definitely think it’s so much better. the medical space first and foremost, particularly well with marijuana? A lot of [packaging], years back, would because we have such incredible sto- I have so many different recipes that be handmade, and I think it’s been ries of our families and friends who’ve I know for a fact would work really well taken to another level that’s safer for gone through cancer or gone through with cannabis. Cannabis is a plant, you sure, and definitely more professional, illnesses or been in so much pain know, so really I look at it as another commercial. That’s always a good thing, and struggle that I think it was a no- herb. There’s so many different parts a good sign. brainer for us to say, “Okay, this could of the plant that you can use for differ- be tricky for some of our partners and ent things. So I think that it works in You’re an internationally recognized a little too edgy, but we’re going to both savory and sweet dishes because brand with mainstream partnerships. Did take a chance because we think that it’s like you’re putting another herb in. you have any concerns about coming out it’s also something that can help save That’s how I look at cooking with canna- in favor of medical marijuana? lives and help create a lot of comfort bis—it’s another herb that’s amazing and I didn’t. You always have to check in for people who are in a lot of pain.” It’s adds such incredible flavor and aroma to with anything that you’re doing that’s just really, really something that we sweet and savory dishes. cutting-edge, right? You have to check believe in. m in and make sure that you can fully With all the medical and recreational laws embrace it, that you’re looking at all See Cat’s recipe for a medicated Basque that have been enacted and the regulations the pros and cons. That’s just a sign Beef Tenderloin on page 118!

Temperature and humidity are just as important when drying as when growing. February 2018 High Times Dear Danko by @DannyDanko 109 Expert Grow Advice Auto-ﬂ owering light schedules, selective pruning, yellow leaves, drying temperature/humidity and more…

Send your cannabis cultivation questions to @deardanko or [email protected].

SUBJECT: Drying Temps and Humidity FROM: Hetz vI’m writing in response to your advice to Clarise in the December HT. She clearly has tried several drying methods, so while your advice to her might have been helpful, it was oversimplified. You didn’t even include the specific temperature or humidity ranges to have in her drying room, which, as you know, are both very important. Were you too short of column space to write your reply?

Dear Hetz, Yeesh. Kinda harsh, don’t ya think? But you’re right—I should’ve included the ideal parameters. The best possible temperature for a drying room is between 60°F and 70°F, with humidity between 45 and 55 percent in the dark with plenty of air circulation (but no fans blowing directly onto your drying branches). I hope that helps! JUSTIN CANNABIS JUSTIN 110 Dear Danko High Times February 2018

Danko Tip: Watering outdoor plants in the morning and eve- ning saves water that would otherwise evaporate at midday.

Auto-flowering and, thus, new growth. Removing too Critical 2.0 from many fan leaves reduces the growth pro- Dinafem Seeds cess signiﬁcantly. receives light for Some very selective pruning can help 18 hours per day. reveal growing tips to the light and increase yield. I prefer to tuck fan leaves under the growing tips instead of removing them altogether. On particularly large plants, removing lower growth and fan leaves that are well below the canopy can improve air- ﬂow and reduce the likelihood of pow- dery mildew (PM) and mold. Any yellow, dying or dead leaves should be removed and discarded immediately.

SUBJECT: Two Seeds, One Pot FROM: Eric S. vHi, this is my first attempt at growing. I got some auto-flower seeds, and I decided to germinate two of them. They are both from the same strain (Trainwreck). One seed germinated much more quickly. In two and a half days, the tap root was about half an inch. The other seed was still the same, no tap root, so I left it in the wet paper towel to see if it was just taking longer to germinate (I was told the seeds will take 2 to 7 days to germinate). I potted the one seed that germinated already, and it’s starting to sprout from the soil after a couple of days. Note that I’m growing indoors. At that point, the seed that hadn’t germinated was still a husk by day 5. I figured at this point, if it were to germinate, I’d start seeing something emerge from the seed, but there was nothing. So I decided to germinate a third seed. After soaking it for SUBJECT: Auto-Flowering Light Schedule SUBJECT: Selective Pruning 14 hours, I’m now ready to transfer it to a FROM: Andrew C. FROM: Scott M. wet paper towel to continue the germinating process. As I was about to toss the seed vI’m starting some auto-flowering plants vMy outdoor plant is flowering. Should I that wasn’t germinating, I looked at it and and I’d like to know if I need to change the prune the fan leaves around the buds to noticed that it’s starting to grow a tap root. light cycle to 12 hours on/12 hours off or expose them to more sunlight or just leave It’s small, but more than what I’ve seen in keep the cycle the same throughout? them alone? the last few days. From the looks of the second seed, I’m Dear Andrew, Dear Scott, thinking it’s probably a slow grower. And if You do not need to change the light I don’t usually recommend pruning the third seed sends out roots like the first, cycle when growing auto-flowering healthy leaves from a flowering plant. I wager the second and third seeds will be strains. The best light schedule you can There are exceptions, however—for ready to plant at the same time. So now use is 18 hours on/6 hours off through- example, when leaves are quite low on my dilemma is this: I don’t want to toss out the entire life cycle of the plant the plant or certain large fan leaves the second seed, and I’m germinating the from seedling to harvest. The plant will block light from reaching flowering tops. third. I only have one 3-gallon pot left, and flower regardless of photoperiod when it You must remember that the fan no more room in which to store the plants. reaches a certain height predetermined leaves are the “factories” that take in Can I, or should I, chance planting both in its genes. light and convert it into plant energy seeds (assuming the third will germinate SEEDS DINAFEM OF COURTESY

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Danko Tip:Brewing and using a compost tea as a foliar feed nourishes and protects your plants from disease.

okay and the second will finally grow a decent tap root at the same time) in the same 3-gallon pot? I’ve read that a 3-gallon pot is actually more than enough for one seed and that the roots will never fill the pot up, especially from auto-flowering plants. If I plant two seeds in one 3-gallon pot (even if the roots do tangle), will they start “fighting” for space if they’re both from the same strain? And will the 3-gallon pot be big enough for the roots of both plants? (If I need to stunt one or both plants a bit, I’d be fine with that.) I just want to know if growing two plants in one pot will damage one or both of them to the point of them not being usable at all. Like I said, it’s my first grow attempt, and I don’t mind both plants in the one pot not yielding as much as possible—as long as there’s some yield. I’m hoping that even if one plant doesn’t yield as much as it should by growing in a pot of its own, two plants will still yield more than the one.

Dear Eric, It’s perfectly all right to grow more than one cannabis plant in one pot, especially auto-ﬂowering plants with a limited life cycle. You’re correct that it may diminish your yield, as the roots will compete for nutrients and the plants will compete for light, but there’s no danger of them “ﬁghting” or hurting each other in the process. No damage will occur to the plants from sharing one pot. There’s a slight risk that if one develops a sys- temic disease the other may get it, but that remote possibility shouldn’t stop you from growing them out.

SUBJECT: Yellow Leaves FROM: Michael M. vI’ve been growing for a couple of years now, but I’m having trouble this year with my leaves yellowing. I always start my plants indoors and then sex them before moving them outside. Everything was going as expected until about a week ago, when my leaves started turning yellow and dying. My light cycle is 18/6 and I’m using compact fluorescents. What should I do? I thought I might be watering too much or too little. Do I need more light? Should I apply lime? Please help!

Dear Michael, There are several possibilities as to why your leaves are turning yellow. You must investigate all of them in order to determine which one is affecting your plants and how to deal with it and remedy the situation. First and foremost, your plants must receive enough light. If your compact ﬂuorescents are too far from your plant canopy, lower the lights or raise the plants. The next thing you should do is check the pH of the medium in which you’re growing your plants. If it’s below 5.5 or over 7.5, this is the cause of your yellowing, as any nutrients you’re adding cannot be absorbed by the roots in overly alkaline or highly acidic conditions. If this is the case, adjust the pH of your medium using lime to help neutralize it or acidic material such as cottonseed meal if it’s too alkaline. You can also purchase concentrated pH Up or Down. If pH isn’t the problem, perhaps your plants are suffering from a severe nitrogen deﬁciency? Add some nutrient solution rich in nitrogen to your medium. Did the new growth “green up” and

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ﬂourish, or is the yellowing persisting? Watering too little will make plants look droopy and is easily remedied by adding water. Watering too much will make them curl down and yellow. If your medium is always wet, this could be the culprit. Hopefully you have diagnosed your problem from among these options. The important thing is to ﬁnd the right remedy for your issue and not to misread it and compound the problem with more of the same.

Water should pour from the bottoms of your containers when flushing plants.

SUBJECT: Flushing Time FROM: Doreen vHello. My question is about flushing my plants. Most articles say to flush the plants for a week or two, but it’s unclear as to how many times I should flush them during the week. Is it every day, or three times a week, or what? I’m very confused about the whole process.

Dear Doreen, Your plants should go through a wet and dry cycle, even during the flushing process. Flush your plants with plain pH-balanced water only as frequently as you would water with a nutrient solution. So when you determine that your plants need water, that’s the time to flush. Depending on your growing method, medium and container, this could be every day or every few days. Be sure to let it flow until water is draining from the bottom of your buckets (if growing in a soilless mix). Hydro growers should replace the nutrient solution in their reservoirs with plain water. m SOUTH BAY RAY BAY SOUTH

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118 Ganja Gourmet High Times February 2018 MARIJUANA MUNCHIES MADE EASY!

BASQUE BEEF TENDERLOIN WITH CHIMICHURRI SAUCE chili powder and sea salt. Let sit for 30 minutes. THIS MONTH’S FEATURE-INTERVIEW SUBJECT, CELEBRITY CHEF CAT CORA, Preheat the grill or, if pan-searing, preheat CONTRIBUTED ONE OF HER EASY-TO-MAKE RECIPES FOR A HEALTHY AND the oven to 450°F. DELICIOUS MEDICATED DISH. To grill: Place the meat on the hot grill and sear on all sides until caramelized. Close the hood of the grill and cook, turning occasionally, This recipe is beneficial for many reasons. INGREDIENTS for 20 to 25 minutes, until an instant-read The beef tenderloin, which can be substituted 1 whole beef tenderloin (3½ to 5 lbs.) thermometer registers 125°F for medium-rare. for a less expensive cut like a NY strip or a 1 tbsp. dried orange peel To pan-sear: Pour the olive oil into a large flank/hanger steak, is lean and full of iron, 1½ tsp. chili powder skillet over high heat. Sear the beef on all sides, and it’s a whole protein. 1 tsp. sea salt about four minutes per side, until it is brown The chimichurri sauce, which can be 1 tbsp. olive oil and caramelized. Place the beef on a rack in a created without the chilies, has a lot of green 6 garlic cloves roasting pan and roast for 30 to 40 minutes, herbs and chlorophyll, which are good for 3 dried bay leaves or until an instant-read thermometer registers heart health, circulation and digestion, and 1 poblano chili (coarsely chopped, with seeds) 125°F for medium-rare. Remove from the oven other important antioxidants and nutrients. 1 serrano chili (coarsely chopped, with seeds) and let the beef rest for 20 minutes. You can also serve this dish with orzo, an 1½ tsp. sea salt Place the garlic, bay leaves, chilies and salt excellent carb that’s needed for calories but ⅓ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley (finely chopped) in a mortar and mash with a pestle to a smooth also soft on your stomach and easy to digest. ¼ cup fresh oregano (finely chopped) paste. (If you don’t have a mortar and pestle, Cannabis can be incorporated into the ¼ cup fresh basil (finely chopped) put all the ingredients in a blender with just orzo or the chimichurri sauce with THC- ¼ cup sherry vinegar a teaspoon or so of the vinegar and puree.) infused olive oil. Leaf or bud can even be ¼ cup cannaoil Transfer to a medium-size bowl and add the added into the steak rub. For this recipe, High parsley, oregano and basil. Whisk in the vinegar Times recommends using cannaoil with the DIRECTIONS and cannaoil until well combined. chimichurri sauce, which can be portioned Rub the tenderloin with kosher salt and Slice the beef into quarter-inch-thick slices out to suit your desired eff ect. pepper to taste, then rub with the orange peel, and serve with orzo and the chimichurri sauce.m

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122 Ask Dr. Mitch High Times February 2018 HighQ Peppy pot, intelligence, fentanyl and dependency.

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My husband is screaming about fentanyl-laced weed. Is this a gotten into the plant. Cannabis thing? doesn’t make people dumb, Henpecked Henrietta but some dumb people use cannabis. It’s best to wait until Howdy Henrietta, your brain’s developed before No. Fentanyl costs about messing with marijuana, a dollar a microgram (a unless you need it medicinally. millionth of a gram) on the street. Even the priciest cannabis doesn’t go for a million I think that folks who use mari- bucks a gram. It’s just bad juana and only marijuana are business. Why put something not going to run into problems. extra-expensive in with your It’s mixing it with hard drugs that plant material? A faulty news makes things a mess. report about people who Tom No Mix tested positive for opiates and THC got misquoted and Yo TNM, requoted, leading to all the The data is on your side! confusion. Recent work shows that only 2 percent of folks who use cannabis and only cannabis My sister says new British studies have cannabis dependence (if show cannabis doesn’t decrease you believe in that), but 20 IQ, but she’s really dumb. Is it percent of those who use can- true? nabis with other drugs have Alberta Einstein it. I can’t help but wonder if the plant is getting blamed for Hi Einstein, symptoms it didn’t cause! m Researchers showed that 18-year-olds who were canna- Dr. Mitch Earleywine, PhD, is bis-dependent DID have lower the author of Understanding IQs, but they had lower IQs Marijuana and The Parents’

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Philly Strong representatives as often as Rosenzweig found himself NORML and cannabis-legalization Derek Rosenzweig oﬀers a he could in order to change serving on Philly NORML’s efforts throughout Pennsylvania. reminder: It’s NORML to smoke marijuana laws in his state board of directors. From “Besides my dad’s illness, I’m pot. and finally provide his dad his start as co-chairman just another cannabis consumer with the relief he needed. to most recently serving who wants to be able to rip a bong For more than a decade, Derek “I’d been a cannabis con- as the organization’s without fear of the cops. I want to Rosenzweig has been a very familiar sumer only for a few months technology director, he worked legally grow my own or buy some face within Pennsylvania’s mari- at that point, but after some tirelessly to educate his community hash from a local head shop, and juana movement. After his dad was conversations with people about and elected officials across Penn- for people like my dad to be able to diagnosed with reflex sympathetic the Drug War, I learned about the sylvania. Throughout his tenure, do the same but with added safety/ dystrophy, Rosenzweig quickly lies and propaganda, and decided Rosenzweig helped organize local quality since they need it for medi- recognized that medical marijuana the only way things would change meetings, fund-raisers and rallies; cal purposes,” added Rosenzweig. would be particularly beneficial for is if I worked to change them,” said lobbied elected officials in support “It’s really not all that much to ask. If his condition. After this realiza- Rosenzweig. So that’s what he of decrim, medical and legalization Pennsylvania had a ballot-initiative tion, he started attending Philly decided to do. efforts; and significantly expanded process, that’s where we’d be right NORML meetings and engaging his After a few meetings, the reach and brand of Philly now.”

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