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Welcome to the third issue of ISMOKE Magazine. ISMOKE Magazine was launched from the success The ISMOKE project started August 8th 2010 when of ISMOKEHERB and with help from my featured I created ISMOKE.TK and began posting about my authors, without whom the magazine would not favourite herb as ‘Nuff Said’. I originally just intend- have been possible. Each issue is growing with new ed to post about cannabis-related stories and media writers sharing their views on cannabis and how I found on the internet, but my blog soon grew into the subject is treated in our society and more and much more. As I read and researched cannabis in more features aiming to teach you everything you great depth I realised the injustice of its prohibition need to know about this benevolent herb. when it has no recorded fatalities in human history and is also a medicine of great use to thousands of Other websites introduced to the ISMOKE Net- people in Britain, possibly millions around the world. work last month are dailymug.co.uk and igethigh. co.uk. I began posting my views and opinions, actively protesting against cannabis prohibition in the UK. So sit back and chill while you read through the I made friends with other Cannabis activists such magazine. I hope you enjoy it – a lot of work goes as Peter Reynolds, Jason Reed and Cure Ukay, and into every single issue. If you have any suggestions joined them in the fight to raise awareness for the for how I can improve it in any way, or would like cannabis campaign. to write an article, please email me: nuff@ismokeherb.co.uk ISMOKE.TK developed into ISMOKEHERB.CO.UK, now getting thousands of new viewers from all over So what do I have planned for the future? I hope the world each week. On the site you can find regular to keep growing ISMOKE and raising awareness posts on cannabis, photos, strain reviews, stoner mu- to fight cannabis probitition. Soon you’ll be able sic, important videos, stoner comedy and a forum, as to purchase ISMOKE Grinders and other smok- well as an archive of informative cannabis blog posts ing paraphernalia, and I’ll use the funds to develop going back to last August. ISMOKE even further. – Watch this space! Keep Toking

Editor Contact Nuff Said Contributors [email protected] Nuff Said www.ismokeherb.co.uk Jason Reed www.facebook.com/imnuffsaid Peter Reynolds If you have any queries about ISMOKE Magazine, Cure Ukay or would like to place an advertisement, please con- Clark French tact [email protected] Alun Buffry Chris O’Keefe Image disclaimer: I have tried to give credit for Rhys Morgan photographs used. If I have missed anything please Cockroach let me know - This is promotional material not Kain Derrick intended to breach any copyright laws. ISMOKE | 4 Elro PAGE 04-05 | PAGE 54-55 | EDITORIAL By Nuff Said YOU LOVELY STONERS

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PAGE 48-49 | PAGE 74-77 | THE FUTURE OF CANNABIS IN A WORD FROM COCKROACH BRITAIN IS CLEAR By Peter Reynolds PAGE 78-79 | CLEAR: A ONE ISSUE PARTY? By PAGE 50-53 | Clark French MARIJUANA MYTHS By Cure Ukay ISMOKE TABLE OF MAGAZINE CONTENTS CANNABIS IN THE NEWS

Each issue we will feature a Cannabis in the News section, split into three parts - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - where we will give a brief summary of how and why cannabis has been in the news, and whether it has been given a I SMOKE fair portrayal. If you have any news-worthy stories for the next issue, please email them to [email protected] grow cannabis. An astonishing 74% (3107 people) the good: said he was right to grow it, whilst only 11% (406 people) said that he was wrong. 7% (302 people) said they don’t care, and 5% (221 people) that he shouldn’t Independent Irish MP have admitted it. So these figures show that 86% of the people that voted in one way or another are not Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan opposed to Ming smoking or growing cannabis. forced to stop smoking Please join the We Support TD Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan HERB Cannabis in Ireland but group on facebook here: http://on.fb.me/gp0rEn continues to fight for its legalisation. Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan is a independent Irish MP who actually speaks up against cannabis prohibition. The Wikipedia article on Ming states that he recently won a seat in the 31st Dáil in the Roscom- mon–South Leitrim constituency in the 2011 general election.

The good news section of the site was of course going to be about Ming admitting that he smokes cannabis and even grows his own, so as not to fund organised crime. But developments have meant that Ming has had to give up smoking in Ireland, Cannabis to remain an MP and keep his family safe. It is good, however, that he will continue to fight its prohibition – something we need more people, especially MPs to start doing in Britain.

It seems as if we are still in the dark ages when it comes to cannabis. How long will it be before our ‘Great’ Nation realises the potential benefits, both economically and medically of this wonderful plant?

TheJournal.ie recently ran a poll asking whether FORUM people thought that Ming should be allowed to ismokeherb.co.uk/forum ISMOKE | 9 CANNABIS IN THE NEWS CANNABIS IN THE NEWS

that this sort of offending will not be tolerated.” garbage. The article itself doesn’t focus on cannabis specifically, but the picture states enough misinfor- the bad: I feel that the sentencing is pretty steep, especially the ugly: mation to instill fear into the yet undecided and harm considering that the grower was forced to do so – our plight to end cannabis prohibition. Man Gets 1 Year Prison hopefully Britain will wake up and realise that in- The Sun Sprouts flicting sentences such as this won’t do much good Propaganda Which Would If only we could get everybody in the country to look Sentence After Being for our Nation. The police should be helping him at the real facts and figures surrounding cannabis. That would do unimaginable good for our cause. Fat get out of his situation rather than criminalising Make The Daily Mail Proud chance of a tabloid ever publishing such an article Beaten Up and Forced By him and his father, and locking him in prison for I saw the front page of the Sun on 29th March and though, ay? A Gang To Grow Cannabis something he was apparently forced to do. thought I’d make a rare allowance and buy a copy to Read the article: http://bit.ly/hOsOgZ read what it had to say on the matter of judges want- ing to abolish prison sentences for people caught with less than a certain amount of drugs in an article The Star has recently reported on a man who has been entitled “Off Their Heads”. jailed for 12 Months after being forced to grow cannabis for ‘hardened criminals’. The article concentrates on plans to focus on larger dealers, abolishing sentences for people caught with The article states that the man had previously been certain amounts of different drugs, and replacing growing cannabis for himself before getting involved them with things like community service. It follows with the people who forced him to grow it on a larger the usual scare tactics you would expect from your scale. average tabloid newspaper, stating figures and statistics in a way which make you think that such a His stepfather, who turned a blind eye because of the move would reduce our good country to ruins, be- situation, also got a sentence, although it was sus- fore stating: “The Sun Demands an end to Soft Jus- pended by the judge. tice.” The scariest thing is, judging by previous elections, what The Sun wants, The Sun seems to get. The Star states: “They were well developed plants of the It infuriated me. The most shocking lies and propa- skunk variety. The yield was in the region of 4kg with an ganda were to be found in the accompanying photo estimated street value of £40,000… (see below) absolutely rubbish estimations of cannabis prices and – this is the worst bit – stating the Mr Gould said Harris, aged 46, of Atlantic Crescent, same old propaganda that it can “trigger mental ill- Low Edges, became aware of what was going on but ness”. When I first read the article I thought it was turned a blind eye. stating that an eighth could trigger mental illness, and I’d bet thousands of people skimming the article Rebecca Stevens, defending him said: “He found himself may interpret it in the same way. in an impossible situation. He was terrified having seen the injuries that his son suffered at the hands of those For the picture alone, this definitely takes the biscuit who were responsible for this and genuinely believed his and rightfully deserves its spot in the ugly section of son’s life would be in danger.” ISMOKE News. The article was written by Graeme Wilson, the Sun’s deputy political editor. It pains me Renshaw, of Low Edges Crescent, Low Edges, was jailed to think that masses upon masses of people will see the picture of a cannabis leaf with propaganda pos- for a year and his stepdad received a year suspended for ing as statistics saying that 3.5 grams cost between two years and 200 hours of community service” £10 and £20 (I wish) and the same old commonly debunked rumours that it can trigger mental illness It seems like the judge wanted to make an example of (See Rhys Morgan’s article for the statistics on Can- the situation. At the end of the article, The Star quotes nabis and mental health) and believe it when it’s ab- that Judge Roger Keen QC said: “Word has to go out solute ISMOKE | 10 ISMOKE | 11 4:20pm is my personal little celebration each and every day (when I’m lucky enough to be at home). I roll a spliff and spark it at twenty past four, standard. Some people see it as a good time to have their first smoke of the day; I just see it as a good time to have another smoke!

I have come to realise that not a lot of people in Britain seem to know much about 420, or where it comes from. Indeed, its link to the cannabis community is well-known, although its origins may not be.

Here’s a bit of history for you: Back in 1971 a group of five friends at San Rafael High School were known as the Waldo’s (due to their choice of smoking spot – a wall out- side their high school). They started using “420” as a code word, signalling that they would meet and smoke cannabis at 4:20pm after school had finished. They of course had no idea that it would grow into what it did, becoming such a massive part of cannabis culture.

Now cannabis smokers worldwide celebrate the 20th April as a cannabis holiday, something else we seem to fall behind on in Britain. Hopefully I can raise enough awareness through ISMOKEHERB and ISMOKE Magazine to change that, so that next year we can celebrate April 20th properly.

They do things a lot bigger in the USA, and currently 4/20 is no exception. There are massive celebrations at various locations across the country, including the photograph you can see on the next page from Wikipedia, showing a panorama of the 2010 4/20 cannabis event at University of Colorado (http://bit.ly/gz67Rw).

The 420 holiday has the potential to really expose the safety in numbers we have as cannabis smokers. If there were thousands of people smoking at the same time and in by Nuff Said 420ISMOKE | 12 ISMOKE | 13 the same place, or indeed locations all over Let me know how you plan to celebrate 420 this the country, what could anybody do to stop year! Please email [email protected] and them? let me know of any mass celebrations/general smoke-ups, as I’m sure I can be persuaded to at- The One Big Smoke Campaign was sadly tend one... a failure, as for some unknown reason the founder stopped promoting it and it petered Well coincidently I’ve just finished this and the out. There are rumours of threats from the clock has hit that magical time.. I’m off to smoke police instilling fear and causing him to some herb. abandon the event, although I don’t know what actually happened. All I know is that peaceful protests like One Big Smoke need to Keep Toking start happening more often. We have a community of millions, and I’m sure everybody that smokes knows other people that smoke so if we put our minds to it we can really make a change. April 20th 2012 would be a perfect day to all get together for the biggest cannabis protest the country has ever seen!

But back to this year, and I’ve set myself more modest goals: I have booked the day off, and plan to make hash cakes, smoke all day and watch a few of the following films:

• Friday, Next Friday, Friday After Next • Any of the Cheech and Chong Films • Pineapple Express • Grandma’s Boy • Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back • Half Baked • Super High Me (or Supersize me) • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas • Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle • Trainspotting • How High

ISMOKE | 14 ISMOKE | 15 Why Alcohol Is Legal and Cannabis Still Isn't By Rhys Morgan Seeing as I'll be preaching to the converted here, more people in the UK suffering from a psychotic I won't go into the historical details of the war on illness. Based on current usage, it implies that can- marijuana started in the 20s in the states, but I'll nabis may trigger the onset of psychotic illness in discuss peoples opinions on the matter at the mo- less than 400 people in the UK in a lifetime or 5 ment. people each year. And it is very important to note that we’ve had to use the terms “may”, “possibly” The general public, for the most part, are rather in- and “could”. We also need to bear in mind that we different to the cannabis situation as it doesn’t af- are talking about triggering these conditions in fect their lives at all, or so they think. They get told those already predisposed, so even if cannabis can it makes people go crazy, may have used cannabis trigger these conditions, when removed it is likely or at least tried it at some point and found it made that something else will trigger the condition dur- them feel a little strange, possibly paranoid and it ing a lifetime. seems logical to them that continued use could lead them to go bananas, just like the Daily Mail said. I have only chosen to address the alleged men- So, keeping the drug illegal seems to make sense as tal health issues of cannabis here because, quite they have no emotional drive to legalise it and are frankly, it is the only anti-cannabis argument that slightly concerned that increased use would lead to holds even the slightest weight. Effects on fertility a higher incidence of schizophrenia and psychosis. are acute and short term, in that a person is only Better to be safe than sorry. One point worth bring- affected whilst cannabis is in their blood stream. ing up here is that the psychological debate only Essentially it’s as if sperm are stoned and they don’t arose relatively recently, in comparison to the 70+ do their job properly. As far as cancer is concerned, years since the drug was made illegal. The obvious cannabis is one of the few substances known to question being “well, what reason did they give in man that can cause a tumor to regress. All stud- the first place then?”. Suffice to say, the reasons ies which compare non-smokers, tobacco + can- given were completely fictitious and the movement nabis smokers and cannabis alone smokers, show for prohibition was fueled by money and racism. that smokers of tobacco have 20x the chance of de- This is already very well documented, so I won’t go veloping lung cancer than non-smokers. Smokers into it here. Most politicians will fall into the de- of only cannabis have very slightly smaller chance scription above. of developing lung cancer. Studies where THC is injected into animal tumors have had a very posi- tive effect on either reversing, halting or slowing With regard to the psychosis/schizophrenia debate, the reproduction of cancerous cells. I’m not even a very simple point needs to be made: In the last going to address the point that cannabis users of- 30years, cannabis use has increased dramatically, as ten smoke with tobacco because if you don’t see the has the strength and availability of the plant. Over irony in that statement, you truly are a lost cause. the same period of time, incidences of psychotic illness have remained static. If there was a causal link between the two, then surely as cannabis use dra- Now to alcohol. The public are generally aware of matically increases, we’d see a noticeable increase the risks involved with alcohol use. Not the risks in incidences of psychotic illness. According to the that are unproven and still debated, but the very Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs report, 1 real, understood risks of harm caused by chemi- in 15,000 cannabis users could develop a psychotic cal addiction, sclerosis, heart & liver problems, etc. illness (although already having been predisposed) 5,000 to 10,000 people die in this country each year triggered by cannabis use. This basically means directly due to alcohol consumption. That’s not to that if the entire population smoked cannabis, then mention the impact it has on casual and domestic during a lifetime there would possibly be 4000

ISMOKE | 16 ISMOKE | 17 violence, accidents, depression, suicide attempts, "um, I like alcohol, keep it legal." etc. "but it's really dangerous, people are going to die!" So, to conclude, the known and very real deaths caused by the use of alcohol each year, by far out- "yeah, but I like it and it's my right to take it." weigh the number of predisposed schizophrenics or psychotics whose condition could be triggered "but other people like cannabis, don't they have early by cannabis use even if EVERY MEMBER OF rights?" THE POPULATION SMOKED CANNABIS. Bare in mind, it hasn’t been firmly proven that cannabis "fuck 'em!" will trigger either condition - there just appears to be a casual, currently considered non-causal link. There is no comparison between 5,000 deaths and This is why in every public statement from the gov- 5 incidences of an onset of psychotic illness. So ernment, when asked will you discuss or debate we’re left in a position where the advocate for can- the legaslation surrounding cannabis use, usu- nabis prohibition needs to justify why the entire ally given with a huge list of reasons for legalisa- population above the age of 18 should be allowed tion and comparisons drawn between alcohol use to use alcohol but no one should be allowed to use and cannabis use, they can't even respond with a cannabis, even though the former is much more structured point or answer questions directly. The dangerous on a case by case basis and also appeals answer is always the same. "Cannabis is a harmful to a wider audience. My basis for the statement on drug and we have no intention of legalising it". No higher demand for alcohol is simply that everyone mention of why continued alcohol use is fine, nor I know who doesn’t smoke marijuana does so be- any reference to solid evidence showing the harms cause they don’t enjoy the feeling, not because of it’s of cannabis. Gordon Brown springs to mind with legal status. I can think of very few people I know his ludicrous statement about "this lethal version that don’t drink, other than for religious reasons. of it [cannabis], skunk". From other politicians we Also, if you look at the use of cannabis in countries sometimes get one of the most ironic statements such as the Netherlands where it is declassified for of all time, which usually goes something like this personal use and widely available, the prevalence "We already have enough of a problem with alco- of use is dramatically lower than that of alcohol. hol and tobacco, we don't want to legalise another This seems like a logical place to point out that al- harmful drug and add to the problem". cohol use was already massively higher than cannabis use when the legalisation “debate” began. It’s not as if we started prohibiting the use of certain Bottom line is, we're left with a bunch of lawmakers drugs and suddenly there was a boom in usage of who don't enjoy the effects of cannabis, yet know the remaining legal ones. More to the point, tobac- absolutely nothing about it and when given the co and alcohol were in wide use already, presum- chance completely discard any evidence, making ably also amongst politicians, so prohibiting them the decision that the minority of the population was a non-starter. who do enjoy the effects of cannabis should not be allowed to use it, because they don't happen to like So how does the prohibitionist justify the current it. That, my friends, is known as discrimination and state of affairs? As far as I can tell it goes back to would not be tolerated against any other minority. the same point - that they simply don’t enjoy the use of cannabis. Cannabis users are in a minority of Read Rhys’ Blog: http://bit.ly/fIzbtV around 5-15% of the UK population, depending on where you get your stats from. I haven’t looked up alcohol use but I’m going to assume it’s somewhere in the 80-90% bracket of the adult population. I can’t really work out how the internal thought process would go, possibly something like this:

“Cannabis is bad, make it illegal.”

“What about alcohol?”

ISMOKE | 18 Photo: http://bit.ly/evXqcx ISMOKE | 19 Kain Derrick is the cannabis activist responsible for the short documentary “Its Not Just a Plant” featured on www.ismokeherb.co.uk - ISMOKE Magazine caught up with him to ask him his views on the herb:

Please give a bit of background about yourself for our readers, who you are, what you do etc. Hello fellow tokers, my name is Kain Derrick. I'm a 22 year old film-maker/Cannabis Activist from the UK, currently studying at The University of Plymouth. I have made short documentaries and commercials. Some people might remember me from my support with the Jack Her- er, Museum and the Hemporium Kickstarter Campaign.

How long ago did you start smoking cannabis, and when did it become a passion of yours? I started smoking cannabis when I started university, just 3 years ago, and it slowly progressed into a passion. I found that once you start learning and educating yourself not just about cannabis but about prohibition, the drug war and its history in general, it becomes more addictive than the substance itself. I then started incorporating my knowledge into my media work and it evolved from there.

What caused you to start smoking, and how has it since enhanced your life? I come from a beautiful family of five, and everybody in my family are smokers (Tobacco) of course. Throughout the whole of my life up until 3 years ago I was the only non-smoker in my family. I was completely against it and thought it was disgust- ing. Then I discovered cannabis. A substance worth smoking - I had first tried it as a kid around the age of 14 or 15. I had some amazing times and got the nickname ''Casper'' for a while due to the massive whitey I had. It has definitely enhanced my life, It enables me to be much more creative with my work, but it has also opened my mind in general. I look into things much deeper, once you learn how much effort has gone into hiding the truths behind cannabis it makes you question everything in life.

What is your favourite type of cannabis? Any type of Cheese, Power Plant, N.Y.C Diesel...ANYTHING TASTY. That is such a hard question. I will however name a few favourite Coffee Shops: Hill Street Blues - Amnesia Haze.... Amnesia Coffeeshop - Topp Dogg....Grey Area - Chiesel.... Barneys - Tangerine Dream...Greenhouse - Hawaiin Snow.

What is your favourite method of consuming cannabis? There is nothing better than rolling a nice spliff and Sinking a Bucket (Gravity Bong)

ISMOKE | 20 An Interview With Kain DerrickISMOKE | 21 What do you think is wrong about British so- Are there any useful links and/or resources ciety today? which you can tell our readers in reference to I love Britain...but I think the public are greatly cannabis? misinformed. My mission is to change that. There are so many it is hard to pick one as they are all so relevant to our knowledge. But if you go If you could change one thing in British soci- to www.kainderrick.com you will find many use- ety what would it be? ful articles and links as well as my videos. Bring in education about cannabis at schools. Where do you see cannabis legislation in five What are your thoughts on the laws on can- years time? nabis in Britain? Unchanged They are morally wrong, and it is the patients who actually need cannabis that have to suffer. How long (if ever) do you think it will be be- As well as those that are facing prison and get a fore Britain accepts cannabis for medical and criminal record for simple possession. Which is recreational use? far more damaging than cannabis itself. I think as soon as it is legitimately recognized in the USA we will follow....It is a sad truth. How would you change them? Hopefully my work will cause a stir and I can It would be a bit cliché to say LEGALISE CANNA- cause a revolution haha. Fingers crossed eh. BIS. I think the first thing that needs to be put into order is a medical system. and decriminalisation. And Finally, please tell our readers why you love cannabis. Where is your favourite place in the world, ‘’The Smell....The Taste’’ that’s something me and and why? my friends say whenever we get a fat sack of Thailand...a little island called Tonsai Bay. It's Chronic and stick our heads in the bag. What is paradise...simple as that. not to love?

ISMOKE | 22 ISMOKE | 23 Strain Reviews: By Kush Guy Once cured the skunky phe- Strain: Pineapple Express no buds start to take on much Genetics: Californian Indica / more of pineapple smell and NYCD taste. I found the pineapple express to be good for back pain/ nerve pain and also insomnia. G13 Labs Pineapple Express Its great if you grind a bit up is awesome! Unheard of Qual- in a pan with some milk and ity, Great Yield, Fast Flowering, Horlicks it will knock you out Highly Resinous, Potent men- for sure. The unknown genet- tally and physically, Incredible ics from the breeder lead me to taste, & feminized. think that it’s a mostly Indica hybrid which is lacking in Sati- What more can you ask for? va. Maybe that's the reason why Pineapple Express are high- it’s great for insomnia. Overall grade cannabis seeds that were i’d rate the strain: previously extremely rare. True smokers appreciate its del- Taste:7.5 / 10 Strength 7 / 10 icate and sweet characteristics. High: Mostly Indica These seeds are superior quality ( very moorish ) and all have been thoroughly tested. Calculated Active Cannabinoids CBD: 0.75% Extreme caution is advised CBN: 0.18% strong fruity fragrance. THC: 13.6% CBC: 0.14% Of the 2 pheno’s we have tried, THCV: 0% one certainly has a pineapple essence whiles the other has a Total Active Cannabinoids: 14.67% much more old school skunky (source: http://www.fullspectrumlabs. presence. However the com)

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By Chris O’Keefe (thecannablog)

Jack Herer

Genetics: Secret Haze (Sativa Hybrid)

A real heavy smoke that somehow tastes smooth, Jack Herer pro- vides a subtle floral flavour for the pallet following a citrus kick. This sativa hybrid takes away some motor function almost imme- diately but leaves you focused and clear headed. Acting as a mental stimulant and muscle relaxer this strain is uplifting like most sativas, good for anxiety and depression making you very relaxed without fogging up your thoughts. Lasting for about 2-3 hours this strain is good for the afternoons and evenings especially if you have had a long day.

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Genetics: OG Kush x Sour Diesel x Master Kush (50s/50i)

A very smooth yet spicy smoke which has a sour hash flavour undertoned with some earthy textures. Headband started with a hard hitting cerebral high then mellowed out into a full body re- laxation that lasted a long time. Slowing both your body and mind this strain was great for pain relief and muscle relaxing. Good for stress/depression.

The Church

Genetics: Swiss sativa X Skunk X Super Skunk X Northern Lights (Indica dominant)

The church starts off very smooth with a wood texture; not pine flavored but tastes similar to how fresh sawdust smells. The high was slow - almost a creeper at first - subtly relaxing your body but then turning into a hard cerebral stone. Should calm you down and provide a quality sleep aid lasting about 4 hours. This plant when grown and put into flowering is unique, producing tall dense colas that had the texture of silk or felt when touched.

ISMOKE | 32 ISMOKE | 33 The High:10/10 - I know a 10 seems a bit generous but let me explain why i give this strain a 10/10. COCK’S DNA It’s one of those rare smokes that can give you everything!! For example if you roll a modest joint because you BUD REPORT: KUSHBERRYxSKUNK have shit to do, then it can help you get through the menial tasks with a grin on your face while you whistle and dixie. Report Scenario: 3gram pure blunt smoked to the sounds of various funk But if it’s a bed time/after work knockout bifter you’re after, add just a little bit more to the rizla and get ready Link to grow diary: http://bit.ly/fNP5YX for a beat down from Madame Berry herself!!

Strain and Seedbank: DNA genetics - Kushberry X Skunk – indica70% / 30%sativa - parentage: OG Kush Light that badboy up! and you soon notice by the 3rd puff!! a state of euphoric calmness steadily creep up on x Blueberry X Heirloom Skunk you like the spirit of Mary Jane herself dipped her pimp knuckle in baby oil and backhanded that big grin onto your face with all the softness of an Andrex puppy’s wetbits..... “oh yeh, for sure” you want to hear some music, Number of grows or years growing: 1st soil grow. 3rd over all but nothing too loud or up-tempo! Madame Berry wants you to relax now... and you will do what your told!

Growth Equipment & Location: BnQ john innes soil in 30 ltr storage boxs in gro-drobe with 400w hps. 3 puffs left and i realise I’ve been wrapped up in a narcotic blanket of Kushty smoothness...”beware of her cock” says the voice in my left ear “hahah yes” i think back..”yes.... how right you are” nice and warm says my face to Nutes/Feed: only fed in flower – bio bizz bloom and ionic boost my nose I think I’m ready for bed.. or very possibly an unexpected bud-nap…

Weeks of veg: 4-ish Length of buzz: 9/10 - Impressively long lasting buzz – with the way this grinds up I’m putting about 0.5 in a typical spliff – and I’m yet to smoke one top to the end – I feckin love weed that puts me in my place. I’ll Weeks of flower: 10wks 4 days from 1st pistils. spark one up, smoke half, about 40 minutes later when i remember i have a j on the go, i look at the ashtray with trepidation... wicked Colour of trichs at time of harvest: 85%milky/15%amber Good comments: What more can i say? I love this strain! Drying time: 5 and a half days - soil was left to dry for 8 days prior to chop - all fan leaves taken off a week before chop - yes it was properly dry. (ask budbud007) Bad Comments: I never germinated two of them

Dry Yield: 74 grams... or just over 2 and a half Oz Grow Comments: Was My 1st scrog grow and it responded well to both topping and all the bending and stress that goes with a scrog so impressed in general all round with this strain – ticks every box for me and i Curing time: 12days will definitely be growing this again one day!

Bud Density: 7/10 - Pretty solid A great all-rounder! And deceivingly strong – I would recommend it to anyone.. Bud Appearance: For roughly the last 4wks of flower she was getting pretty consistent night temps of 12/14c- lights on temps were a regular 26/28c, meaning an on/off temp drop of around 14/15c!! – i didn’t bother trying to warm the drobe up because the RH at lights off with temps around 12/14c was looking good at a constant 30% (ya’ know....if it’s just about still working, don’t try and fix it kinda thing) so that started at about week 4 of flower and I then began to notice at around week 6 the underside of quite a few leaves had gone purple in colour, then as the days went by the blue/purple had started to show on the tips of some calyxes and top and bottom of some sugar leaves on the bud..... The end appearance is nice dark green nugs with covered in brown hairs with some purple caylxs buried inside the buds near the stems.

Grindability: 8/10 - Expands rather than reduces in the grinder – good stuff

Smell in veg: 3/10 - Almost unnoticeable unless disturbed

Smell in flower: 7/10 - Smelled of blueberry/raspberry/blackcurrant and cherries all the way through flower, Though not a zesty or citrus fruit, but a deeper, more sweet fruity smell that seemed to warm my stomach every time i had a whiff – in fact she’s a really nice plant to just sit and smell. She’s definitely got a decent enough stank to warrant a cf (as always) but it’s not that traditional dank skunky smell, but more subtle and aromatic and so a very small grow (1 or 2 plants) could be disguised without a cf and some ona blocks/oil burners etc without too much panic.

Smell after curing:7/10 - Really nice blues smell best describes a jar/bag of this freshly opened.

Taste: 9/10 - Really, really juicy tasting stuff this Kushberry – it’s got two of the best quality’s from the skunk world – The hash-ness from the OG Kush is a perfect match for the mellow flavour that comes out from the blueberry genes. I have two beans of this Kushberry left and it’s definitely a keeper if you like a hard hitting classic blueberry smoke.

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So, I’m a medical user of cannabis right? Many jam sessions, or a nice surf on Bondi Beach; who read this article will be bored of knowing oh no, for me it’s the halls of the house of com- that of me; many will assume I’m tantamount mons, it’s trawling thought the news each day; to a stuck record on the subject given I prattle it’s reading the lancet and BMJ weekly. When on like an obsessive town crier with attention - and how - in the name of Peter Hitchens’ opin- deficit disorder. Yes, I am indeed a medical can- ionated tallywacker did that happen? nabis user, oh yeay, oh yeay.

One thing that has become increasingly appar- ent to me is; the more you study cannabis to clear the name of the conceptualised evil that it has now become to the intellectually stunted, the more it decreases the enjoyment of the experience that cannabis can hand you. I have Point is, I know myself that I’ve become a one long pondered the causation issue of cannabis trick pony, I have found myself missing the related harms. With cannabis, you are extraor- character that I once was; dinarily susceptible to environment. Nowhere can this be seen more than in Amsterdam and “I used to have a life you know.” California. Due to the acceptance of cannabis, a soothing place can be found for those that use; This has become my personal mantra, I fear, the antipode of this would be the UK. Having one day it will become: to constantly engage with ignorance, and to be the brunt of lazy stigmas, well, it can be easy to “During the war…” get drawn into the negatives of cannabis simply due to perpetuated onus and compounded wit- lessness.

I have become consumed by politics and the mundane in my personal search for legitimacy. As tragic as it is, the biggest thrill I have had in many a year is when Bob Ainsworth MP chal- lenged the Government on drug policy, and indeed, the latest arse kicking in the House of Lords where upon a gaggle of Lords showed the current drug policy up for what it is; an utter sham and fallacy.

Every so often, I have to take time out to literally smell the flowers. I have long said from my Before cannabis, I used to be the wildcard, I had self confessed amateurish philosophical mind; personality. Now, I find I bore even myself due “Don’t analyze things too much as you will lose to how serious I’ve become. At what point did focus of the bigger picture.” And you know cannabis culture consume me? And tragically, I what, I fully agree with what that man says… don’t mean ‘culture’ as in hippy campfires and even if I am just actually agreeing with SSSH! DON’T TELL ANYONE By Jason Reed ISMOKE | 42 ISMOKE | 43 myself, but shh, don’t tell anyone or else I will look What is the point of this desultory ramble ex- to fight for your own life with furious bystand- I’m sounding bitter you agree? Well, no, as it goes; as mad as a dog in a bungalow. Besides, I have so actly? Well, the moral of this story is that I have ers kicking you in the nuts as you do so. I wish I I’m a full optimist and think the best of everyone many personas that I’m not sure if this does actu- never discussed my cannabis use in public. I have was over egging this scenario to make glib points, until proved wrong. If I am to be tarred with the ally count as psychosis now; but do we care?! never let anyone into the private inner sanctum but I know I am not alone in the treatment I have same brush as everyone who is lazy, then I’m not of my solace. I have purposely kept my experi- received from a significantly large portion of the going to replicate or perpetuate this apathetic When I first tried cannabis, I had many a giddy ences of cannabis to myself. Why? Because of British public. So, consequently, I kept myself to mindset. I refuse to be twisted into bitterness just experience. Nothing too outrageous, I’ve never the work I do in raising awareness of prohibition, myself, and a hard callousness developed on my because that’s been my experience. woken up in a skip per se, but I have found re- I have always felt I could not let on what goes on personality for self-preservation’s sake. ligion; or at least, made peace with religion. It behind closed doors. Don’t get me wrong, I’m far When I took up arms in the war on drugs, I made was an early experience of cannabis that made me from ashamed, but try relaying the fact that you a definitive decision to disassociate with first per- reach this conclusion - I shall digress if you‘ll per- nearly ended up in casualty due to a tenuous wii son experiences of cannabis. I came into canna- mit: accident on cannabis and maintain a serious re- bis comparatively late in life, I was 25. I often see lationship with those you are trying to convince medical users on telly saying; After smoking a bit of quality hash, and feeling cannabis is not an evil substance. The minutiae pretty good within my own skin for the first time that leads a prohibitionist to a disquieted path of “I use cannabis, but don’t think of me getting high, in about 15 years, I remember listening to an ex- ignorance is vast; pitfalls and traps are preset by it doesn’t work like that, I’m not one of those, I cessively loud surround sound system and think- the inner fabric of apathetic society. The UK has use it just a little to take the pain away.” ing Santa Claus was on the roof. To my defence, a real stigma against chemical induced euphoria; it was on the lead up to Christmas, so it was feasi- unless you’re pissed off your very tits on alcohol, That’s fine, I fully agree. BUT, tones make up sub- ble. Ever since this point, (not that I needed much then you should not be enjoying yourself chemi- text, and the tone behind these disclaimer solilo- persuasion) I’ve fully believed in the existence of cally. That’s complete fact with no research or ba- quies smacks of; Father Christmas. AND WHY NOT? Moreover, sis, and it’s completely true. on this particular philosophical evening, I found “I’m not enjoying this, honest ‘gov, I don’t want to God. He wasn’t residing on the roof like Chris I also have tried to maintain a position of - how enjoy it!!! Forgive me!” Cringle, oh no, that would have been insane. No, shall we say - dignity? If I were to present some of I rationalised it all out. It’s simple; you never see the more outlandish writings of my avidly fuelled As much as I agree cannabis is a great substance Santa and God in the same room do you?! And, if finger tips, then once more, it would almost cer- to titrate with, and for me, most of the time, I I believed in one, then I must believe in the other tainly be held against me by the overtly cynical. People were unaware that I had been trained in tend to use only to take the pain away and not to by my own remit. So, that’s religion solved, mov- Kyokushin karate from the age of 5. Most people’s get high; it also should not be taboo to imply that ing on. I have been unwell since the age of 8, again, this sponge years were taken up with learning to read you enjoy your medication. I have long seen it as is pretty much public knowledge now. But, what & write. My informative years were equated with a full embarrassment to society that pleasure in isn’t known is that I did not tell a soul of my illness learning one of the hardest martial arts ever to medicine is in existence. If you’re ill, you should for 20 years. I fully kept it secret. Why? Because have been constructed. This taught me more self- take your bitter pills and lump it, should you not?! I quickly found that the UK does not understand discipline and fight than the average person could Being a non-drinker, non-caffeine user; and no empathy. In fact, how I’m not a jaded and bitter ever fathom. I’m not boosting my own ego in outlawed substance has ever been ingested due to old hound that bites anything that passes close to that, it’s with respect to Kyokushin that I say these the fact I have a very odd body and will be turned it’s perimeter of snarl, then… I have no idea how things. It was ironic in later life, (when I had been into an alien named Gerald or something simi- to finish that sentence as it goes. Forgive me. trained in such a martial art and was on course to lar, cannabis is the only substance that has ever be the youngest black belt in the UK; and being worked in my body… other than codeine. So, is What I’m saying is; I have seen the severe side of only one belt away from that achievement when it criminal that I hold my hands up that I actually inhumanity too often, and as a result, I am about I fell ill) to receive glares and sniggers that I was enjoy cannabis? Is it morally wrong that I can feel as guarded as an individual can legally be without a lazy person because I was ill… well, it took all a self empowerment over my own life for the first the willpower in the world to not turn to the dark being induced as a full fledged cave hermit called time in my life? Is it repugnant to suggest that I side. Only a certain amount of times your name Dougy. It has always been easier to appear rude have a hobby in cannabis where drinking culture can be sullied due to the hand fate dealt you and and offish than to be honest about my health. In fulfils the need in the average British citizen? it not strike a resonating chord due to venomous a land of stiff upper lips and looking down noses, tongues. This is why I hid illness, and this is why everyone has advice; everyone thinks they know I have learnt many a life lesson that I carry with While dignified Britain rips itself apart each better, and everyone thinks they are better. If me now. I am fully aware of the cynical, and I as- weekend due to fuelled frenzy and binge drinking you’ve not been locked in long term illness and sume this will be the default position of a generic that is now accepted as culture, it is my monkey British purgatory, then I can’t relay what it’s like UK citizen. on the back to suggest that I like cannabis and enjoy the company it gives me. It is a fundamental

ISMOKE | 44 ISMOKE | 45 part of an average person’s life to go to the cin- “Bugger you, I have the chance to enjoy life, I am ema, I haven’t been for a very long time; I’ve never to grasp that with every fibre of my inhibited be- been with my partner of 6 years. Why? Because ing, and live how anyone has the right to.” unless you want me jumping up like Zebedee on the wrong side of an electric shock to the clack- - To answer my self proposed quandary; I don’t ers, you do not want me sitting next to you in the know if I will open up and show the real me all cinema. I will fully fidget and be the bane of the the while a conservative public image is to be audience’s night. With cannabis, and with can- maintained for campaigning’s sake. Will it be too nabis as an excepted part of society, I could afford late by then though, will I have lost myself due to myself the luxury of seeing a film with my girl- stigma? Will I be sick of cannabis due to my im- friend due to the fact my limbs will not scream mersion in it? In this war, and as I look down the in a symphony of pain. Am I a public enemy for ranks at fellow braves who put themselves in the this? Current law suggests that I am. firing line because they cannot witness injustice, I salute them, I honour them, and I thank them. While the world needs a liver due to alcohol Is it for this generation to see change? One day, abuse, and 10 000 die a year, it is for those of us can I retire as an old war horse and forget about who use a plant that cannot kill to receive 5-14 the battles that we all endured, or will it be too years in prison. Why such a heavy penalty for us? late by then and shell-shocked characters will Why such judicial reprisals for me? Because I like never heal? Shall I challenge the Home Office to to use it once a night whilst looking at the stars a game of football at Christmas? Will Santa, or and permitting myself to dream into the cosmos. God - dependent who’s working that night - deliv- This is where I find my own brand of hope. What er presents to all the little children as I have a kick a fiend I am. around with James Brokenshire? Will Santa deliver my dream of an uninhibited & unrestricted Pride is a fragile thing for anyone, and I have had life of full liberty? Until then though; shh, don’t to guard mine with some vigour. I have become tell anyone I enjoy it a little bit will you? overtly public with my situation just so ignorance can be dispelled in favour of understanding. Dig- www.ismokeherb.co.uk/aboutjason nity is now a luxury that I don’t feel I’m afforded; I know the same is felt by other medical users who www.homegrownoutlaw.blogspot.com also campaign. These people have gone above and [email protected] beyond the parameters of human endurance and receive little other than chastisement. Sometimes, medical users even receive a negligible backlash from within the cannabis community. But that’s a ramble for another day.

To conclude what has become my cathartic ap- proach to cannabis journalism, I simply explain why I feel I’ve lost my character a tad, I relay the woes of campaigning, and I hypothesise on the media intervention if it were to become public knowledge of the very real societal and pleasur- able aspects of cannabis medication. With a few years of cannabis use under my belt, I have still never indulged in any social activity whilst under the influence. I have become almost too guarded within my own skin in my conquest to protect the sanctity of cannabis’ image. At what point - I wonder aloud - do I throw caution to the wind and say;

ISMOKE | 46 ISMOKE | 47 Last Thursday, 24th March 2011, the latest ballot of ment of £10 towards campaign funding but money the membership of the Legalise Cannabis Alliance will not be an obstacle to anyone joining. Please closed. By a two-thirds to one-third majority the show your support for our campaign and join members voted to adopt a new constitution and to CLEAR. Within the next few days we will launch a change the party’s name. From that moment on we membership drive with the simplest way to sign up are known as Cannabis Law Reform or CLEAR. being payment by text message. The Future Of We have moved away from the use of the word “le- We will be fielding candidates in council and par- galise” because it is interpreted as meaning a free liamentary elections all over the UK. We do not ex- for all. It scares people, particularly politicians and pect to win many seats but we intend our campaign the media and we, as a party, now understand that to be given the respect and attention it deserves. these are the people we need to influence if we are We will seek electoral pacts with other parties who Cannabis In to advance our cause. are prepared to sign up to our aims. If you would like to stand as a candidate, please get in touch. We We have also refined and sharpened our aims and also need voluntary workers all over the country. objectives. They are now simple, direct and clear: We have exciting campaigns on the way that com- Britain Is CLEAR 1. To end the prohibition of cannabis. municate the scientific truth about cannabis and 2. To promote as a matter of urgency and compas- demolish the scare stories and prejudice that is so sion the prescription of medicinal cannabis by doc- widespread. We will never let another ridiculous tors. tabloid story pass without challenging it. We will 3. To introduce a system of regulation for the pro- not allow our political leaders to get away with un- duction and supply of cannabis based on facts and truths and propaganda without calling them to ac- evidence. count. 4. To encourage the production and use of industrial hemp. We will campaign for an end to the ludicrous waste 5. To educate and inform about the uses and ben- of law enforcement resources on cannabis and for a efits of cannabis. regulated system of production that will exclude organised crime and the evils of violence and human Medicinal cannabis is our spearhead. We seek an trafficking that prohibition causes. We will educate end to prohibition for everyone but we demand im- users about cannabinoid content, different strains, mediate provision for those who need cannabis as varieties and methods of use. We will promote reg- medicine. It is an obscene and evil shame on our ulation to ensure quality, safety and restriction of nation that so many who suffer are in fear of arrest sales to adults only. and prison for using a medicine that transforms their lives. We already have solid data that proves a tax and reg- ulate regime in Britain would produce a net gain to We will build a new and effective brand and cam- the economy of at least £6 billion per annum, free- paign. We are reasonable, responsible, respectable ing up police to concentrate on real crime and mas- members of society from all walks of life and pro- sively reducing the harms caused by prohibition. fessions. We are discriminated against by an irra- tional and absurd policy. Cannabis is a wonderful Despite the fact that most people in Britain have thing. It is relatively harmless but it is a psychoac- used cannabis to no ill effect and that between two tive substance and needs to be respected. It’s medic- and ten million people have it as a regular part of inal value is unparalleled but it also offers wonder- their lives, the cannabis campaign has failed to ful recreational, spiritual and creative nourishment. make any real progress. Now is when that changes. The relatively young science of cannabinoids now The future of cannabis in Britain is CLEAR. explains why cannabis has been treasured and used by mankind since the dawn of time. Prohibition is a We will release more details about our campaign in ridiculous policy. The truth about cannabis is clear. the near future.

We intend to build a substantial membership. An- The truth about cannabis is CLEAR. nual subscriptions have been cut to £5.00 and for concessions £1.00. We ask everyone to make a pay- www.ismokeherb.co.uk/aboutpeter ISMOKE | 48 By Peter Reynolds www.peter-reynolds.co.uk ISMOKE | 49 MARIJUANA MYTHS

Each month, Cure Ukay will be debunking the cannabis fiction that is deeply seeded within the UK media. This section is designed to inform and educate you, so that when the time arises to defend our Holy Herb you will be prepared beyond your oppo- nent’s intelligence. “It’s no secret, all cannabis smokers are lazy, good for nothing, scroung- ers. Contributing to society is one of their weaker skills and if possible they try to avoid work at all costs.”

It’s OK. I’m only joking.

Sorry if you thought that The Daily Mail’s Peter Hitchens’ latest article had found its way into this month’s MARIJUANA MADNESS!!! Of course, this issue I thought I’d take the time to address the Lazy Stoner Stereotype. You know, the one that sits at home all day and doesn’t do anything other than watch Jeremy Kyle and dream that one day they will sit on that stage and talk to the man himself.

The number of stories that I have seen on trashy TV shows such as the previously stated excuse above, where the sobbing mother sits in the chair and reels off the standard ‘James-Brokenshire-esque’ scenario about her son, how he was the brightest child in the class and from a very early age he showed great promise... but then along came cannabis. His atti- tude changed very quickly and he

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became a different person. More often This means that most growers take the In- than not this turns out to coincide with dica option as it better suits their needs: becoming a teenager, the age group cannabis podcasts: a shorter flowering time so that they can in society that are notorious for being get the product on the street much faster; both a bit lazy and a bit grumpy. a larger yield so there is a lot more of the product in the same amount of space and Most of the time I’d have to agree, sit- not to mention the narcotic like effects ting around all day eating junk food, that Indica induces. playing the latest COD day after day while smoking pot sounds like a terri- Indica is usually the choice of medicinal ble waste of life...unless you’re the one users that require relief from chronic pain, smoking pot, shooting the bad guys (in the analgesic properties coupled with its all its modern HD glory that is), whilst lack of toxicity make it a no-brainer com- satisfying your munchies. pared to the menu of Opiates that the NHS are willing to offer you for the same de- The thing is, this happens whether sired effect. Indica is only one side of the people use cannabis or not. Cannabis story though; there is of course Sativa too! smokers aren’t lazy but some lazy peo- The cannabis plant that makes the story ple smoke cannabis. Coming into con- turn a little on its head... Surely ISMOKE tact with cannabis isn’t going to make Magazine wouldn’t be published if all of its such dramatic changes as claimed by writers were lazy stoners? the tabloids, government AND Jeremy Kyle. Be sure to read next month’s issue to see what removing prohibition could do to the I’m not going to lay here in my bed with opinion of cannabis in the Britain. a bong under my arm and tell you that cannabis doesn’t have those relaxing effects because we all know it does. My personal opinion on this matter is a little more in-depth. I blame prohibition for what they’re blaming on cannabis.

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ISMOKE | 56 ISMOKE | 57 This month, ISMOKE spoke to Ian Llewellyn-Rowe, also known as Elro Raps. “Police are not

You’ve been generating a lot of well-deserved hype for your youtube videos, what got you into for me really.” rapping and into the comical style you’ve be- What do you think about the current laws sur- come known for? rounding cannabis in the UK? I did stand up comedy for a couple of years, and I think it’s a bit ridiculous really, that police can I also started writing rap music, but never real- come and hassle you when you're not even both- ly combined the two on stage, so I just whacked ering anyone but yourself. It’s ridiculous. Police them on youtube and here we are now! I guess I are not for me really. just like trying to write in a different way to others. Would you ever consider moving out to the states where you could get a medical card? What sort of music do you listen to and enjoy I'm not that desperate lol, I don't like to smoke it most? too much anyway cos if I smoke too much, I just I'm hip hop through and through to be honest. become even more lazy and unproductive and But I also love reggae, dance, grime… almost an- lazy, that’s just my personality anyway so I don't ything, although I don't listen to much rock. blame cannabis, but I try not to smoke too much too often. What’s the best thing about what you do? Making a crowd buzz, and meeting people that How long have you been rapping for? you've never met who are big fans, that's always I'd say 2 years or so, but not particularly serious- a big buzz. ly. Only seriously the last 6 months or so.

What in your opinion is the best track you've Where’s the best place you’ve been to? done? Oohhhhh, Umm, I'd probably say Ibiza… I went In terms of listenability, probably "My Eyes Are there this summer with my mates and had an un- Red" (pretty fitting eh lol), I just messed about believably good week partying in the sun. That with beatboxing and vocal layers and people place is dreamland. seem to find it catchy and listenable which makes me very happy. People appreciating my stuff, and So, do you smoke cannabis? saying things like "I always smoke a spliff to your I've been known to… song" gives me tingles.

When did you get into it, and what do you like What’s your favourite 8 Bars of your own? best about being high? Hmmmmmm, my favourite… I was pretty proud I guess lots of my mates smoke it and then I just of my bars about randomness. They seem to be tried it, and enjoyed it. I like how creative and popular too, I don't really know to be honest, I'm weird (in a good way) I am. Me and my mates proud of them all, I try not to put any bars out come up with stuff that people would never even there if I'm not buzzing about them. contemplate. It’s also relaxing if you’ve had a long day. And finally, please tell us where we can find you online Do you remember the best experience you ever You can find me on youtube by searching elro or had while high? elro raps. My youtube is www.youtube.com/com- I couldn’t really pick one particular one out, edyilr my twitter is @elroraps my Facebook fan there’s so many good ones. Although watching page is "Elro Raps" and my normal Facebook is the Streets live in Bristol after a spliff was pretty "Ian Llewellyn-Rowe" damn good.

Ever been to Amsterdam? I haven’t ISMOKE | 58 ISMOKE | 59 ISMOKE Cannabis: Legalise and Utilise Petition ACTIVISM

To: World Governments and Leaders WE DEMAND:

We believe the possession and use of cannabis (also known as marijuana, hemp) ought to be a - that the possession, cultivation and use of pure cannabis (marijuana, hemp) and its products matter of choice and not of law. be free from prosecution.

We believe that the prohibition of cannabis (marijuana, hemp) possession, cultivation and sup- - that all laws treat all cannabis (marijuana, hemp) users equally and that the same level of ply to adults is against the public interest. consumer protection be available as there is on other consumables: quality control, hygiene, weights and measures. We believe that the prohibition of cannabis (marijuana, hemp) possession, cultivation and supply to adults contravenes Human Rights. - that high priority be given to the cultivation of cannabis (marijuana, hemp) for the express purpose of the localised production of virtually cost-free fuels through the process of pyrolysis We believe that the prohibition of cannabis (marijuana, hemp) possession, cultivation and sup- on cannabis biomass, and as a source of fibre and hurd. ply to adults inhibits the use of a beneficial resource. - that provision be made to enable the setting up of public establishments where the use of can- We believe ending of the prohibition of cannabis (marijuana, hemp) possession, cultivation and nabis (marijuana, hemp) is permitted. supply to adults is a vital step that should be taken worldwide to benefit the people and their environment. - that provision be made to enable the setting up of outlets for the legal supply of cannabis (marijuana, hemp) . We call upon the Governments and Political Leaders of all the Countries of the World to: - that at least the same level of protection be given to the cannabis (marijuana, hemp) consumer - hasten the ending the prohibition of the cannabis (marijuana, hemp) plant, its cultivation and as is given to the consumers of other commodities: weights and measures, quality etc. supply for the good of the peoples of this world, on a local, national and international level. - that all prisoners presently held only on cannabis (marijuana, hemp) convictions or charges - secure the release of all prisoners convicted only of cannabis (marijuana, hemp) offences and be released from custody without delay and that all criminal records for cannabis offences be to ensure that all criminal records for cannabis-only offences are expunged. expunged.

- encourage public and private research into the many beneficial uses of cannabis (marijuana, - that sufficient cannabis (marijuana, hemp) be produced and made available for "medicinal hemp) including industrial, social and medical uses for the good of the people. use" for those that need it, at low cost and free of taxation other than taxation on profits - "medicinal use" being any use found to be of benefit. - halt all criminal and civil prosecutions for the possession or cultivation of cannabis (marijuana, hemp) for use as a social or private relaxant including its uses as a sacrament or in religious Sincerely, or other ritual and any use that the user considers to be beneficial to them, so long as no harm is done to others, their property of their Rights. The Undersigned Sign it here: http://bit.ly/hPhEyp ISMOKE | 60 ISMOKE | 61 Global Million Marijauna March 2011 This is a movement I was only made aware of last surprise to people - obviously there’s a lot of tie dye, year, just in time to start organising, as far as I know, dreadlocks and green smoke, but the chirpy, fun the first Million Marijuana March in Cardiff, Wales. loving, non-anti-social nature of the protest is a The GMM/MMM is a worldwide protest against lo- breath of fresh air compared to what's seen at a lot of cal and international cannabis prohibition laws, that marches and protest. takes place on the 1st Saturday in May each year. It was originally started in Toronto and New York back in 1999 by a chap named Dana Beal and since Following the above, if we here in the UK can make then has grown to include over 300 cities annually, the protests big enough, it pretty much guarantees stretching from the aforementioned North Ameri- some media attention and hopefully some words of can cities, as far as Amsterdam, Tokyo, Manila, Co- reason printed or (again, said with a hint of wish- penhagen, Mexico City, Brighton and Dunedin, just fulness) broadcast, from the mouth of someone that to name a handful. has a clue what they're talking about. This can get the "on the fencers" who are crucial in this debate, to understand not only the truth about the alleged The marches are an important event in the calendar harms caused by the plant but also the wider picture of any pro-cannabis / anti-prohibitionist for many of the costs of cannabis prohibition and the harm it reasons. Firstly, having us all demonstrate together causes. These marches do bring media attention in on the same day shows a sense of unity which is of- the States and Canada, which in turn leads to TV ten lacking in the cannabis community. One only debates. This is the step forward we're crying out for has to look at the number of like minded groups on in this country. Facebook or the rest of the internet to see how many people are singing the same hymns but from different sheets. Just off the top of my head we have The So, take a look at the websites below and find your Legalise Cannabis Alliance (recently re-branded as nearest Million Marijuana March, or if there's noth- CLEAR), NORML UK, 420 UK, Frank-Dont-Know- ing close enough, start your own. As the organiser of Canada’s Million Marijuana March 2010 Jack, as well as a number of different marijuana tea the Cardiff marches, I have to say it's really not that party groups and events. All of which are perfectly hard: Start a Facebook group, invite everyone you respectable organisations, as far as I know, but it's know and post it on every pro-cannabis group, fo- just a shame they're so scattered. Having a march rum or website you can find. Then, just keep email- brings us all together, and not just in an online fo- ing the members to invite their friends etc. You'll Links/References: rum where words get misconstrued. It's a great way be gobsmacked by the number of people getting in http://cures-not-wars.org/wordpress/ of opening doors between groups, and sharing skills, touch to offer help. Get some flyers made (you'll no information and let's face it, tactics in what is an on- doubt have loads of offers from people willing to de- http://www.globalmarijuanamarch.com/ (this one's currently going battle. It also lets people know that there is a sign them for you) and get out to club nights and movement, there are organisations working hard to gigs flyering, stick them in pubs, coffeeshops and down, but keep checking) get the issue legitimised and that they're not alone in anywhere you can. My event has grown to almost a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Marijuana_March the struggle. thousand in less than a month and I'm no one special! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137598619602596

The other unmissable benefit is the impression these events can give to the spectator. Seeing that several This year, organisation for Leicester, Cardiff, and hundred or (said wishfully!) several thousand people Birmingham is well underway, as well as a 420 event Find Your Nearest March: in your home town feel passionately enough about on April 20th in Hyde Park, London, so get involved Birmingham - http://on.fb.me/gsSlE7 the issue to take to the streets and march, chant and and get the UK stuck into the struggle! rally their way through town may change a lot of Cardiff - http://on.fb.me/hqTLTb minds about the subject, or at the very least get people thinking and talking. This alone in the UK is a Leicester - http://on.fb.me/idCEXt step forward. The nature of the protests can also be By Rhys Morgan London 420- http://on.fb.me/eDOnRi a bit of a ISMOKE | 62 ISMOKE | 63

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ISMOKE | 66 ISMOKE | 67 Iolite Portable Vaporiser The Iolite is the top league of portable vaporisers. can stick the screwed straw into the herb cham- This butane filled pocket device is the leader in ber, these can often result in breakages if forced. portable vaporisation. Spares and a healthy manufacturing guarantee means you won’t have to worry about breakages Easy to use, highly effective, and frankly cool too much though, customer service is very good looking, the Iolite offers little in the way of op- with the Iolite. tions, but you simply don’t need fancy features when something works this well. Don’t let these insignificant little problems put you off though, the Iolite really is a superb toy for Simply fill the butane canister, load up the simple any herbalist. The taste when using a vaporiser herb chamber design, click the button and wait a is second to none, you’ll never experience flavour few second for the device to heat. Place the straw like it. to your lips and lightly breathe in the vapour. Simple. The Iolite is also discreet enough to use on the move. With a small hiss like sound when heat- There are a few minor gripes that do come with ing up, the device can easily be disguised. With the Iolite, but certainly nothing that would pre- it’s own carry case and extra straw attachments, vent would be buyers from enjoying the hand- the Iolite is an all singing all dancing vape that held machine. For instance, most Iolite users will satisfy portable needs as well as more rooted have not managed to find a can of butane that endeavours. Plus, it can get you as high as a kite, does not spew from the Iolite when trying to fill or lightly crisped, what more can you say? it up, so be careful. HomeGrownOutlaw Also, never hold or pass the Iolite by the straw; the herb chamber will fall off. Perhaps a safety clip would be a prudent measure in subsequent models?

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ISMOKE | 68 ISMOKE | 69 Stateside: How To Become A Medical Cannabis Grower In Colarado This piece was done by our friends over at TheCannaBlog.com who have some amazing content on growing quality meds.

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1) Good work ethic and organization skills 2) Strong analytical thinking and creative problem solving skills 3) Experience working on contracts 4) Knowledge on growing techniques and plant care

I work at the MMJ Center a few days out of the week to help educate people about growing medical marijuana. I get quite a few people asking “how do I get a job as a grower?”This is a fairly easy question to answer. I would say that as a medical marijuana patient who wants to start growing for your centre, you need to grow a few of your own crops. By doing this it will help you build a portfolio of grows before looking for work as a grower. This way you can show your potential and increase your knowledge base. Being a grower is a lot of hard work!

The best way to get into the industry would be to start as a trimmer or bud-tender. Once you have some experience see if you can apprentice under the current grower. It is a lot easier to learn from somebody who already has the knowledge than trying to piece it all together yourself. There is a lot of information on the internet and books on growing, but they do not even come close to shadowing an experienced grower. This will cut down the learning curve and ensure you are doing everything right.

I can say here in Colorado you will have a harder time becoming a grower if you are just starting out. This is because of the new regulation that forces medical marijuana centers to grow 70% of their own product and only allowing them to get the other30% from other medical marijuana centers. Other states are not as tight with their regulations. As I said before it is better starting off growing your own, but be sure to check out your local laws before doing so.

If you are interested in learning more about growing medical marijuana, please check out TheCannaBlog.com. We have a lot of great high resolution bud pictures, videos, and grow tips! ISMOKE | 71 Stateside: Denton Ramsey “Cannabis Fear Factor: Stop the Lies, Reefer Madness; Legalize It!” The more and more I read, learn, and become en- and views this God-made plant called cannabis. thralled in this hot box topic called “marijuana legalization,” the more and more I get frustrated. To be honest, I hate the word “marijuana;” mainly because it’s a coined-term by politicians meant to strike In fact, it’s straight-up infuriating. fear in white Americans and to associate the “loco Denton Ramsey, Clifford Deuvall, Danny Danko, and Rafiq Mustafaa. weed” with Hispanics. Many (and likely, most) Americans have no clue whatsoever about the history of cannabis and its Sadly, some things never change in that regard. eventual prohibition. To this day, a majority of those arrested and incarcer- To steal a line from X-Files creator Chris Carter, “the ated for pot are black or Latino; yet research proves truth is out there.” that Caucasians smoke cannabis more than both Afri- can Americans and Hispanics. It’s in print too. Wake up, America! To make a long story short, our government has been lying to us for years, shoving a handful of BS reefer I hope and pray this rose-colored goggle view of can- madness down every orifice possible, whenever pos- nabis ends soon. sible. It gives me hope knowing there are now 15 states Let’s stop the lies and take a fearless step in the right (along with the District of Columbia) in this United direction by standing up for our right to free speech. States of America with legal medical marijuana.

It’s time to legalize cannabis in America. And it gives me even more hope that a handful of states have complete cannabis legalization possibilities I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again and again. on upcoming bills.

Legalize marijuana, and numerous “drug war” prob- Let’s get cannabis legalized in just one state for now. lems go away. Baby steps will lead to a domino effect in this war Here’s an even better idea: let’s end this continu- against a plant, and those who decide on a safer alter- ally failing war on drugs and turn to what President native in cannabis. Barack Obama claims is a better choice: rehabilitation clinics. Alcohol and tobacco kills thousands annually.

Let’s stop putting non-violent drug offenders behind Cannabis kills no one; never has and never will. bars and get them into clinics where they can get help and clean up instead. Let’s quit labeling cannabis Look at the facts, ladies and gentlemen. consumers as criminals. Then, follow your heart and do the right thing as an And let’s change the way this country thinks about American citizen: legalize cannabis.

ISMOKE | 72 ISMOKE | 73 Hello ISMOKE readers! literally half a bottle of lager with a meal, and the next day I woke up and began to throw up in S’pose I better start at the start eh..... 10/15min intervals for roughly 12hrs straight... and that’s how it’s gone every time. The name is Cockroach, most know me simply A Word From as Cock! But please don’t let that put you off. I wake up. I puke around 10/15 times in an hour. I was born on the 7/3/2010 on a forum called And while I’m testing how far I can spit my in- ThcTalk and I’ve lived there amongst some of testines across the room I sound something like the UKs finest! happily ever since. the Amityville cookie monster in mating sea- son! It’s not long after this point where I really I have to confess (before you get any further and do think I’m going to die! So I beg Cockalina(my realise yourself - hehehe)...I’m not a writer! And better half) to phone the ambulance and off to Cockroach I don’t really know what I’m doing here to be the local hospital I go, all ready for the usual... honest... I’m just a silly bugger with a keyboard which consists of stuff like.... and too much spare time..... As you will soon to find out. A temperature gun being shot in my ear every 10 minutes, repetitive interrogations from vari- Also, I must plead not guilty to being a me- ous different Nurses, Dr’s and Consultants all dicinal cannabis user, thankfully I’m not of ill asking me the exact same questions (NHS not health like the many unfortunate medicinal quite heard of pen and paper yet it seems), And users who actually need cannabis for a better that inflatable armband that measures my blood standard of life like my good man Outlaw, who’s pressure taking forever and a day to actually actually done a few pieces for ISMOKE... You take a reading (which must have been inaccu- might know him as Mr Jason Reed? (fame and/ rate because they came back 10mins later and or vaporiser must’ve gone to his head because did it all over again)...oh and the Saline drips in he doesn’t speak to me since being on TV with my arm and anti-sick jabs to the buttocks. that murdering bastard! Martin Fowler!!!)...... anyway I might not be ill.....but I’m sick in a Can I just take this moment to say that “Jabs” is completely different way :D such a small, almost too-soft word.. What an understatement man! I can tell you right now A raging Ganjaholic is what I am, and I have a jab in the arse feels more like a flaming ar- been since I was about 14/15 years old, I’ll prob- row of pain, shot from the Devil’s own gas pow- ably have cannabis in my life forever as far as I ered Cross-Bow aimed directly from hell just can see now – but people and circumstances can to make you scream like Michael Jackson at a change, plus I never liked saying never about Justin Bieber concert... or possibly Justin Bieber anything really, so don’t hold me to that ok...... at a Michael Jackson concert? Depends on how actually that’s just philosophical bollocks..... I’m sick you are. gonna bake ‘til i die. Anyway like was saying this was my 3rd time Quite seriously though.. If Weed could fuck you in my local hospital for Gastritis and so for that up nearly as much as alcohol then I fear I’d be reason, they had a few new tricks they wanted worse than this guy!... http://bit.ly/hpzaWL to show me.....

I showed you that video above because as I sit Like how many times a really soft spoken, but at writing this tale, I’m just two days fresh from the same time totally unsympathetic Caribbean the hospital after failing miserably to stave off nurse can totally piss off a sick person by saying my latest case of self-inflicted Gastritis. What a “you drank too much beer” – arrrghhhh!!! shitter that is I can tell you A raging Ganjaholic is I thought to myself...”are you serious woman? I That was the 3rd time I’ve had it in two years..... mean you don’t see Jeremy Clarkson doing Ger- Always after drinking alcohol and not always man TV’s version of X-Factor with French sub- what I am... I’m gonna after a big drinking session either, The 2nd time titles do you? ...No you don’t that’s right!! That’s I had Gastritis all I drank the night before was because he hates both X-Factor and Germans bake ‘til I die ISMOKE | 74 “ ISMOKE” | 75 equally as much as French caravans! Therefore Alcohol is pure evil and side, take your trousers below the knee and pull just because my beer goggles think they’ve seen he would obviously go into work and make your knees as close to your chin as you can.” her on Jeremy Kyle..... everyone’s life a living hell...Why? Because he Cannabis is far from it. would hate his job just like an unsympathetic And that, ISMOKER’s, is the last detail I wish Answer this: Does cannabis actually do any nurse working in a hospital with sick people to remember/share, The rest has been locked harm to anyone else apart from the user? would!!!!..... ok i was understandably irritable at Again I thought...“Oh Wonderful”, then i saw away in that place where you put those never the time and i only said it in my head so I’m not the swab and thought: ”why didn’t i just get again to be remembered memories, like your And by harm I mean at worst...Somebody pass- a complete asshole. feckin stoned instead of going to the pub?” mother mooning your in-laws through a po- ing out on the couch and waking up on a one lice van window at the christening celebration man mission to murder all and any snacks that The nurse’s next trick was the “groin swab” – I’d But what I actually said was this: of your child.....(for the record... I don’t con- dare cross their path - “Well that’s awful isn’t never heard of that one before! She said it was done religion in any way, shape or form!....or it? You could end up being a cereal killer?”... something to do with MRSA, though i suspect ”Look doc, I’ve had a bit of an accident down mooning!....I just said that for effect) Or possibly forgetting to do something not very she just wanted to make my day even worse! It “there due to the vomiting” important at all.... because if it was really im- was painless but quite degrading all the same.... What I will tell you is that I did squeal like a portant. You would’ve remembered it, stoned Nothing compared to the next trick though. He seemed unsurprised and undeterred.....“its Piglet,. twice! Once when the gel went on and like a 1950s American government test monkey fine Mr Cock I’m sure I’ve seen worse before”” another big squeal when the swab went beyond or not. Stupidly funny, but at the same time not, A new Dr came in and said if the vomiting didn’t I politely declined.....“No really doc its a proper the brown abyss. if you know what i mean? stop in say 2 hours they were going to put a mess mate”...and as I glance over to the shower camera in my gut and see what was occurring... at the far side of the room I say.... “Could I pos- Now there is a moral to that story and the short Just to summarise this drivel at last, I can’t pre- please bear in mind here, that this was after I sibly get a towel and clean myself up a bit 1st?” version is this: Alcohol is pure evil and Canna- tend to offer the same medical arguments as my had gone through 3hrs of Nurse “you drank too “Ok Mr Cock the nurse will get you a towel and bis is far from it. mate Outlaw or shoot from the same political much beer”, 3 Saline drip bags, 2 sick jabs in the i shall come back in a little while and we’ll get angle as that other good fellow Mr Peter Reyn- arse and just been carted off to my shiny new it done ok” Think about it - the only reason I had my cherry olds...whom I plagiarise daily on Facebook by “overnight” room for analysis. broken was because I wanted to watch a football the way.... I just applaud them both and all the He obviously thought I was trying to get out of game live on sky in the pub, and i don’t have other real, proper activists of cannabis in the As I’m sure you can imagine, After just hearing it… Well of course I bloody was I’m not going sky because I’m below the poverty line. Still UK. the words “Put a Camera in your gut Mr Cock” to lie, but I actually did fire off a few dud skid though I’m not the kind of person to go to a pub it couldn’t have got any worse right? Well obvi- missiles in my pants while vomiting and there- and just drink Cola or orange juice.. When in Me I’m just a stoner pissed off at having a swab ously I should have known better: fore I got in the shower and cleaned myself up. Rome, right? rammed up his arsehole because ultimately the 10mins later I get out of the shower and back government of the UK are ignoring cannabis “also Mr Cock we’ll need to look at your back in to the bed feeling much much better all of a The point is this – If there was a cannabis dis- users and creating more problems than they are passage” ..... sudden - its strange how imminent anal pene- pensary or a “coffee shop” with sky, next to the solving by not having a cannabis dispensary or tration can make 12hrs of vomiting seem trivial. pub? Where would you go? coffee shop next to your local pub. “my back passage?...really?” 20mins pass and I still feel dodgy but hadn’t thrown up in the time the Dr had been gone so I know for a fact if there was the choice of al- I’ll be going to the upcoming cannabis rally in “yes Mr Cock it wont take a second....its not was thinking “you know I might actually swerve cohol or cannabis, I wouldn’t have been able to Hyde Park this May 7th for sure! I’m ashamed painful, it might feel slightly uncomfortable but this” Just then the door knocks and in comes tell you about my projectile vomiting, arse jabs to say it will be my first ever cannabis rally… I’ll only for a second or two” the doctor swinging his swab of anal indignity from hell and anal indiscretions of the embar- be wearing a cockroach suit so come find me about like some E’d up samurai at a jungle rave. rassing kind. And let’s not forget the 12 odd and say hello (police officers need not apply ) “Painful? ....You said you wanted to look at my hours of Dr’s time I wasted simply because it’s And that’s about it! Cheers for reading stoners... back passage” “Hello Mr Cock how are we feeling now” ok for me to buy pints of poison! The real joke and just in case you wish you hadn’t... I’ll leave is some bastard’s making a killing from it, all you with this The Dr sighed and had that look on his face that “well I’ve been in the shower and haven’t thrown while killing millions. said.. “cmon mate, you really think i want to be up since you left, so I think I actually feel like I “If at any time you look within and feel like a here putting things in your arse?... Work with could be ok to go home now” You know what’s coming next don’t you?  (I failure, like you can’t do anything right, or that me here will ya” hate being predictable) everyone is stronger, faster and more prepared That same sigh and look from the doctor for life than you are remember this: “Ok doc what do you need to do?” again...... “Ok well before that Mr Cock let’s just I can’t remember one single time, not one mas- get this done and hopefully find out what’s go- sive weed smoking session, when cannabis Remember that once upon a time! You were the “Ok 1st you will feel some cold gel” ing on with you ok” alone has ever made me want to punch some- fastest, strongest, most prepared sperm out of body unjustly! Or helped me end up in a cell for approximately 120,000,000 other love bullets in “fantastic “... i thought...... “just brilliant” I mumbled really, really quietly....”mmm yeh the night so I could “sleep it off”. Daddy’s artillery! well crack on then.” “Then we’re going to insert this swab for just a Not one time at all when cannabis has influ- Nice one...... few seconds and after that we’re done” “What I need you to do is lie down on your left enced me to have sex with a really ugly bird Cock

ISMOKE | 76 ISMOKE | 77 warming by our oil based consumption. The money saved and earned through a new cannabis/hemp industry could be spent on health- Education care, infrastructure and education, creating a bet- CLEAR, A ONE ISSUE PARTY? By Clark French ter future for all. There is already evidence of this Studies show that cannabis use early on in chil- in California, where the cannabis industry is already worth $14 Billion in sales each year, almost A vote for the CLEAR is not a one issue vote, can- dren can be damaging to some aspects of their Harm reduction double that of the second biggest revenue genera- nabis legalisation covers all aspects of political development – this is why a system of regulation tor – Dairy. legislation. Could lead to less tobacco smoking – the num- needs to be put in place. As it is much easier for ber one killer in the UK a 15 year old to buy cannabis from a dealer then With the legalisation of cannabis the cuts them- This is what cannabis legalisation means for the it is for them to buy alcohol from a shop – simply selves could be CUT different aspects of British society in the forefront No gate way to hard drugs that prohibition because of regulation: of voters’ minds and on the main political parties creates (Dutch cocaine use at 2% with de- Clark French manifestos every year. criminalisation of cannabis, America’s at • Reduce the harm to young people 15% despite some of the harshest drug laws) • Increase awareness of the dangers of www.ismokeherb.co.uk/aboutclark Crime using at a young age, similar to the warnings of cigarette packets. www.clarkfrench.wordpress.com Unemployment [email protected] • More police time to spend on the streets to fight serious and violent crimes. The legalisation of cannabis brings with it a whole Economy • Freeing up of prison services – allowing new industry creating much needed jobs for space for serious criminals to serve longer. British citizens from across the whole country, An estimated 6 million people use cannabis in • Major reduction on court times, saving jobs would be created in the following sectors: the UK – the UK cannabis market is big business valuable time and money. for increasingly violent and dangerous criminals. • Possible reduction of violent crime as • Medical Cannabis dispensaries With legalisation Billions of pounds would be much is alcohol based, and cannabis legal • Medical cannabis growing facilities, so taken out of the hands of these criminals and put isation would promote harm reduction patients know they are getting a safe and into the budget by a system of regulation similar by making the choice a free one, instead regulated product. to alcohol and tobacco: of pushing people to the more dangerous • Hydroponic shops of the two drugs. • Head shops that sell cannabis related • Creation of cannabis based businesses – products paying taxes to the treasury Health • Tourism • Similar tax system to petrol, alcohol and • Seed and genetic companies cigarettes, UK TAX is added to the cost of the product. Possibly adding billions to Cannabis is proven to be an effective treatment • Cannabis based education – the treasury. for many diseases and ailments. For many of these “Canna-college” • Net Vat increase from cannabis and ailments it is the single most effective treatment • Coffeshops/cannabis clubs cannabis based products and the introduction of Sativex in the UK testifies • Media - magazines, films, documentaries, • Budget savings from Law enforcement, to the beneficial effects of cannabinoids on multi- Television, books etc Court fees, Prison costs, healthcare/NHS ple sclerosis. • Manufacturing. – toys/games/ paraphernalia costs, reduction in alcohol related crime such as vandalism. Even opiates such as morphine and drugs that CLEAR would also strive to see the introduction • Billions of pounds can be created to help can kill you are offered to people dying of horri- of hemp as a staple of the British farmer which our failing economy ble diseases, why not a plant that’s proven to have could help to alleviate the damage done by global beneficial effects with little or no side effects? It certainly hasn’t killed anyone in recorded history Less time spent in hospitals for patients medicat- ing with cannabis

• Freeing up of hospital beds • Reduction in hospital waiting lists • Some patients can once again work when they previously couldn’t.

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