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LIMITED EDITION ISSUE Summer/Fall 2017 LIMITED Edition Full Size Rolling Cannagramma Paper Your Questions About Insde! Cannabis Answered Distillation CBD & Not New Weight Did You Know? Loss The Struggle Strain & Product Reviews Munchie (Truly NM!) Money! Cover Artist - Mark "Bueno" Gallegos THIS IS MEDICINE. 3821 Menaul Blvd. NE, STE F PurLife PurLifeNM.com Albuqueruqe, NM 87110 Dispensary 505-433-2672 9800 Montgomery NE, STE 9 Albuqueruqe, NM 87111 Exhale... { It's been a Year! } We present our Summer/Fall issue to you, and it's been a YEAR! Amazing and exciting things this year and every issue gets better and better. We are so proud that we can call this publication a community endevour. So many of our ad- vertisers, partners and supporters have been happy to con- tribute in every way. We continue to add fun and interactive pieces to each issue to make them more unique than the one before. In this issue, you will see new additions; a comic strip, and Ask Cannagramma column.. We are continuing with the coloring contest but this time around you can win a $250 Tattoo by a local artist. We also continued the Canna recipies, Have you ever made cannaPoppers? All this is just a few pages away and there is so much more. Sit back, relax, enjoy and exhale and Happy Birthday to US! COVER PAGES FULL PAGE HALF PAGE V. & H. - JenM Back Cover # Issues # Issues # Issues 1X - $900 1X - $450 1X - $2,000 Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Sales Jen Montano Back inside # Issues Founder/Curator of All Things Cannabis, Sales 1 X- $1,250 Johnny Jay Front inside # Issues 1X - $1,500 Contributing Writers QUARTER PAGE SIXTH PAGE Cannagramma - Sarah Miles Dolk V. & H. Chef OG # Issues # Issues Gina Lucero, RN 1X - $350 1X - $280 Johnny Jay Kenna C. Aquilino For more information or questions, please email Nova R. Giron [email protected] or call 505.269.5956 Sonora Werenko Shauni McClung, RN Mission: The Chronicle is a source of a unique- ly New Mexican perspective on the evolution of can- nabis while advocating and creating awareness as- Strain Review Board of Directors sisting with banning the stigma. The Chronicle is the go-to source to provide our state’s interested audience an Brian Bentley Johnny Jay informative and entertaining journey into the changing Cassandra Gurule Josh McCurdy world of this growing industry from a unique point of view. David Nichols Nicole Morales Our aim is to provide a great service and value to our ad- Garth Wilson Veronica Maldonado vertising partners and readers by consistently delivering Gene Nestor quality content. TheChronicleNM TheChronicleNM email: [email protected] phone: 505.269.5956 TheChronicleNM website: www.TheChronicleNM.com © The Chronicle NM, LLC The Chronicle New Mexico’s Cannabis Magazine 3 {What’s inside...} 6 - DID YOU KNOW DISTILLATION, NOT THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK 7 - COVER ARTIST MARK "BUENO" GALLEGOS 7 - ASK CANNAGRAMMA 10 - ASK A NURSE WOMEN'S HEALTH 15 - OUT & ABOUT 20 - THE TRUTH ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS & CBD 24 - HOW TO IN NM GARDENING 104 26 - LIFE OF LIGHTERS (LOL) 28- MUNCHIE MONEY 29 - COLORING PAGE WIN A TATTOO ($250 VALUE) 30 - DISPENSARY PERKS 38 - STRAIN REVIEWS 46 - PRODUCT REVIEWS 52 - BEST BUD TENDERS OF THE SEASON 56 - RECIPE CANNAPOPPERS Honey Banana @WOW Products Did (CHBD/iStock) You Know? distill essential oils for perfumes in much the same way that we distill THC today. In the dark ages, a time of Distillation, almost no scientific or intellectual growth, alcohol and herbal distillation was common practice in apothecaries, producing Not The substances used at the time for medicinal purposes. Later, during the industrial revolution distillation was key to develop- ing the fuels that so many of our modern amenities require. New Kid On Even plastics are a product of the same type of fractional distillation used in THC distillate production. New Mexico cannabis distillers currently have the opportunity to add The Block medicinal cannabinoids to this incredible list of beneficial Kenna C. Aquilino distillations. hemical distillation - the process of purifying a substance C This opportunity however, must not be squandered. through physical processes - is one of the most broadly appli- Chemically, distillate as we know it in the canna- cable, well understood and oldest chemical processes known bis community is perhaps just the tip of the cannabis to science. For thousands of years, in nearly every culture, distillation iceberg. The scientific potential to isolate other man has used distillation techniques to purify countless cannabinoids and further refine our products must not be substances from alcohol to fuel to clove oil for cooking forgotten or dismissed prematurely. Scientific potential is or even pure water. The vast potential of distillation has best tapped by a team; the more brains the better. If you been discovered not by luck, but through careful scientific ask a chemical researcher, they will tell you that sharing exploration. Today, our community is using these very information is key to unlocking new and better same techniques to purify THC into what patients know as methodologies. Immunizations, nuclear energy, and “distillate”. This purified product is gaining vast popularity modern computers are all examples of scientific ideas which and showing high level of efficacy; the medicinal potential of have only and best come together by international teams of cannabis distillation is obvious. But, is the medical cannabis people sharing and comparing ideas. However, taking time for scientific exploration can hinder a profit margin and industry - both in New Mexico and nationwide - truly tapping sharing our newest “tech” with each other can level the that potential of distillates through scientific exploration? playing field in a capitalist world. For these reasons, scientists and Or, is the industry’s belief in trade secrets, non-disclosure workers in many industries - not just ours - keep “trade agreements and capitalistic mindset preventing true secrets” locked away, hold employees to NDA’s and non-com- scientific exploration and therefore hindering the potential pete clauses and perpetuate the idea that the way to get ahead is of this incredible medicine? by hiding the science the way one would hid an ad campaign. The process of distillation has provided known benefits to the The cannabis manufacturers here in New Mexico face a human race for the entire history of scientific thinking. The choice; to share what we know and grow and expand or to most basic still designs can be traced to the ancient Greek remain proprietary and competitive and limit the prospects. and Roman civilizations who developed the ability to 6 The Chronicle New Mexico’s Cannabis Magazine Ask Hello New Mexico Canna-community. Canna Ask me about Cannabis GrammA Cannagramma Sarah Miles Dolk former beekeeper a volunteer and former board member of several NM and national Some of you may know me from cannabis gatherings non-profits and my blog, but for those who don't, I'm a medical cannabis trying my best at being a gardener educator trying to spread the word about my favorite m and last but not least a cannabis activist edicine. For five years I have engaged in the in-depth study of medical cannabis. I strive to separate the facts from the I am also a Jersey Girl, and I'm not only proud of that fact, I myths and give readers enough information to decide if can- don't want to hear any shit about it either. Even though I have nabis is right for them. I also stay up to date on the medical lived in New Mexico for nearly 40 years, I still love my home cannabis laws in our state and others, as well as the rules and state. Great people come from NJ. The Boss, Meryl Streep, regulations that pertain to our NM Medical Cannabis John Stuart, Jack Nicholson, Cannagramma. program as well as programs in other states. For a little more about me, I am: Please send your questions about medical cannabis or the a wife, mom and grandma NM Medical Cannabis Program to info@TheChroniclenm. a true geek a procrastinator (poor John has learned this!) com, subject: ASK Cannagramma. If I don't know the an- a dog lover swer I will try my best to find it for you. Stay lifted and be a Certified Aromatherapist kind to all! Peace and out, Cannagramma. a Rieki Master a former marketing maven and graphic artist Cannagramma is not a medical professional, and I doesn't claim knowledge on how to cure disease, heal your pain, fix your car or pay your bills. Cannagramma doesn't engage in the practice of medicine on anyone but a serious mac addict herself. She's not a medical authority, or has medical expertise, but studies cannabis extensively. Always and a former innkeeper in all cases, she recommends that you consult your own physician regarding any medications, prescriptions former wildlife foster mom and rehab tech or over the counter medicines, as well as any course of treatment, traditional or non-traditional, that you wish to take on for your health issue(s). My name is Mark Gallegos but Cover most know me as “BUENO”. I am homegrown, born and raised in this beautiful city, Albuquerque, New Mex- Artist: ico. Art is my passion, I have been creating for 17 years and I have been Mark "Bueno" tattooing for 8 years now. I currently set up shop at a great shop called All is Gallegos One in nob Hill. I have had several art shows but recently my art was shown @mark buenoloco gallegos in Tractor Brewery Nob Hill and The Buffalo Exchange both were successful and will continue to show where I can.