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CONTENTS
Departments:
Notes - 5
Bud Report - 7
Michigan News - 10
National News - 14
World News - 18
Grow Tip - 20
Events - 51
The 12th
Jokes/Horoscope - 54
MMM
Conference
The Wall - 56
Bud of the Month - 59
page 36
Directory - 60
HB 4209 - 20
Cannibals of Freedom - 44
V.G.I.P.Update - 22
Beneficial Insects - 46
Ben Horner
Rebecca Veenstra
Free the Weed - 26
BHO - 52
MMMA Violations - 34
Feature Artist - 63
Ben Horner
John Sinclair
Matthew Roman
Daniel L. Price
Citizen Jay
Ben Horner
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Dear Readers,
June is stacking up to be a very interesting
month, with High Times, MI Legalize, Abrogate.
and the Michigan Legislature is gearing up for
a great show of opinions and policy regarding
marijuana in Michigan. If you ask me all the
talking heads are either lost in magical thinking,
hopelessly egocentric or so stoned they have
lost touch with reality.
High Times is back in Michigan to provide the
perfect venue for pot lovers to use cannabis for
recreation in all forms, in complete disrespect
of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act. For
thousands of dollars you to can buy a cup, or
the opportunity to promote your products and
brand. Why Michiganders give all this money to
an out-of-state company (High Times is based
out of New York) boggles my mind. Maybe it’s
the naked little girls with their bodies painted
and lots of assholes that care more about their
money then medical patients.
Same too with MI Legalize and the NPRA who
have woven a set of lies that has all of Michigan
and the Legislature scratching their heads. Why
has MI Legalize been telling people to give
them money when their campaign was done,
according to election law, back in December of
2016? For some it was to leverage the state
of Michigan to TAX and Regulate medical
marijuana using house bill 4209.
Ericca muhammad
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Rachel Bunting
Staff Writer
John Sinclair
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Citizen Jay
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by Rachel Bunting
Changes for MI Legalize
THC Limit for Drivers
LANSING: House Bill 5024 passed through the House in April
and will authorize ‘a commission to study and recommend
a THC limit that would constitute impaired driving’. The
threshold would be similar to that of alcohol which has a
limit of .08 blood alcohol content. The current law protects
medical marijuana patients from being charged with drugged
driving, under the condition they are not impaired while
driving, but there is no standard to define “being impaired”.
According to the Times Herald, the study will involve a
medical doctor, forensic toxicologist, representative from
MSP, a medical marijuana patient, and a professor from
three different universities. Some, however, see the flaws in
trying to determine a limit similar to alcohol as marijuana
stays in the body longer than alcohol and may contain high
levels of THC long after the impairing high has worn off.
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has encouraged the
development of a system ‘that would include a positive
test for recent marijuana use’ as well as a system based on
behavioral evidence. St. Clair County Prosecutor Mike Wendling
acknowledges that a legal limit for driving is helpful, but
would not determine if the suspected drugged driver would
face any charges. “The nanogram level or the amount of
marijuana in a person’s system would just be a factor,”
Wendling said, “officers are trained to recognize various signs
for drunken or drugged driving before a blood test is ever
taken.”
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Lansing: Late last month the House passed SB776, a
bill which would limit the window for collecting petition
signatures to 180 days. This could throw a wrench in the
workings of MiLegalize as the bill would invalidate many
of the signatures collected by the group. The set date to
have the petition turned in is June 1st in order to make the
November ballot, but SB776 has until June 4th to be signed
by the governor. Jeffery Hank, Chairman for MiLegalize,
told MetroTimes, “The state legislature, and perhaps the
governor, are trying to throw chaos into the election system
by enacting SB 776. We’ve got a potential legal battle on
our hands. We may be going to court this week. We’re going
to be going to court over it, assuming the governor doesn’t
veto it, which we’re calling for him to do.”
Hank feels the new legislature is specifically targeting
his group as well as the anti-fracking campaign. “The
legislature timed this exactly to have this hanging over
our heads for the remainder of the campaign…We have no
idea if the state’s going to say if we have to operate under
the old system or under the new system. And Gov. Snyder
doesn’t have to decide until our campaign ends. So they
could just throw the whole thing into flux. It’s almost out of
Vladimir Putin’s playbook.” If MiLegalize is able to get their
petition on the ballot, and is passed by voters, marijuana
would be legalized for adults over 21, the medical
marijuana act in Michigan would be expanded upon, and
growing of industrial hemp would be legal. The proposal
also calls for 40 percent of revenue from marijuana taxes
to go to schools, with another 40 percent to roads, and the
final 20 percent given back to local governments.
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2016 Cannabis Cup
CLIO: The Cannabis Cup will be held in Michigan by High
Times June 11-12th this year. The event will be the first allmedical festival, meaning it is only open to current medical
patients, as the entire area will be open to medicating.
Patients must have a valid ID as well as a current medical
card to be admitted into the event. Melissa Etheridge will be
appearing on Saturday and the Cannabis Cup Award Show will
be held on Sunday. The event will also be accepting bottled
water donations for the local UAW to deliver to Flint water
distribution centers.
Grand Rapids: A man from Florida was sentenced to 5
years in prison with an extra 3 years of supervised release,
and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine after being convicted
of conspiracy to manufacture marijuana here in Michigan.
Ernest Arias was arrested last year after a raid on his home
led to the discovery of 227 marijuana plants and 40lbs of
packaged marijuana. Police received an anonymous tip
about the house, and noticed the strong odor of marijuana
while going to investigate. They also found the home
to have “abnormally high” electrical use before the raid.
According to mLive, Arias was not at the home on a day-today basis but used the home to cultivate and prepare the
cannabis for sale. Court documents claim that Arias built
the operation through his “labor and financing” and may
have been in operation since 2011. Arias has also been
linked to another grow house in Van Buren County.
Marijuana Squirrel Saver
Kimball: Police were called when
a man was spotted digging through
a CVS dumpster in Chesterfield
Township. They arrived and found
the man in his vehicle near the
store. While searching the car they
found expired candy bars, thrown
out by the store, as well as medical
marijuana, an illegal firearm, and a
shoebox of squirrels. Ian Breiholz,
32, who regularly digs through
dumpsters, according to police, found
the squirrels on a dive and rescued
them. While having the squirrels is
not illegal, possessing the gun with
a past felony charge is and Breiholz
was arrested. His furry companions
were confiscated during his arrest and
turned over to animal control to be
released.
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by Rachel Bunting
Fighting for Medicine
in South Carolina
South Carolina: Currently hemp oil
containing less than .3 percent THC is
legal in South Carolina, but parents
of ill children feel that the oil is
not enough and would like to see
medicinal marijuana legalized in the state
so patients are able to obtain a higher dose
of the medication if needed. Parents involved
in the fight for marijuana argue that they are
not interested in getting their children high and do
not want the kids smoking joints, but want to be able to
give them the dose of medication that will work best to
control pain or seizures.
When voting down a bill that would allow doctors to recommend the medicine
and dispensaries to issue it to patients, Senator Mike Fair claimed, “It’s going to
wind up being abused by those who are getting it illegally, because it’s easier
to get illegally when it’s legal for some” and says there are other drugs that will
relieve pain.
Jarrod Bruder, the Executive Director of the South Carolina Sheriffs association,
was a bit more open minded telling WYFF News 4, “We have all seen and heard the
stories of how medical marijuana can help individuals who suffer with seizures,
post-traumatic stress disorder, and other debilitating illnesses. Collectively, our
hearts break for those individuals. We want to do everything within our power to
bring relief and comfort to those who suffer, but as Sheriffs, and individuals who
are entrusted to live by and enforce the laws of this state, we must stop short of
condoning relief that comes through an illegal manner.”
Bruder continued by stating: “Experts with the FDA need to determine if there
is a viable medical use for marijuana, and if there is, they need to determine the
best methods to administer such products. Without proper vetting by the FDA, we
fear that our State’s attempt to bring relief and comfort to a small, yet important
segment of our population, will create an environment that will yield greater
illegal drug use and increase the already heavy burden on the law enforcement
community to protect and serve our state.”
Senator Tom Davis, who sponsored the most recent medical marijuana bill, says
he will try again at the next legislative session.
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Single-Serve Vape
Massachusetts: A new form
of vaping will be coming in early
2017. The new system, CannaCloud,
will be the world’s first singleserve, pod-based vapor system
and is being called the Keurig of
cannabis. The vaporizer is a travel
mug-like container in which the
user inserts a pre-measured pod of
marijuana, then a button is pressed
heating the marijuana and filling
the mug with vapor in less than a
minute. A mouthpiece consisting of
a one-way valve releases the vapor.
While there is a similar system, Pax
2, CannaCloud is the first to offer
prepackaged dosages. Buyers will
be able to choose the strength
and strain. The company plans to
focus on the medical market before
hitting the recreational areas. The
cost of CannaCloud will be $149,
nearly half the cost of the Pax 2,
but the pods containing 0.4g of
marijuana for the vapor system will
be about $9.99 each, almost double
the amount of a 0.4g pre-rolled
joint in California. The goal of the
company is to one day be able to
have customers walk into their
local pharmacy and get CannaCups
directly from the shelves.
Marijuana Policy Project
Ends Campaign
Ohio: The Marijuana Policy Project
and Ohioans for Medical Marijuana
announced this month that they have
ended their campaign to get medical
marijuana on the November ballot. The
groups have been working vehemently to
collect the 305,000 signatures they would need by July
6th to get their issue on the November ballot. The move
to stop the project came after Ohio lawmakers passed
a medical plan which will legalize most forms of the
medication, with oversight from the Ohio Department
of Commerce, Ohio Pharmacy Board, and the Ohio State
Medical Board, but will not allow smoking or home-grows.
While the initiative proposed by the Marijuana Policy
Project would have allowed smoking the medication and
growing it at home, the cost of going forward with the
plan was too great. Brandon Lynaugh, campaign manager
for Ohioans for Medical Marijuana, told Cincinnati News,
“The reality is that raising funds for medical marijuana
policy changes is incredibly difficult, especially given the
improvements made to the proposed program by the
Ohio General Assembly and the fact that the Governor is
expected to sign the bill.” If Gov. Kasich signs the bill, the
state could be offering medical marijuana in as little as 16
months, and patients can begin buying medication from
other legalized states within 90 days.
A National First
Colorado: The nation’s first
wrongful death lawsuit against a
marijuana company was filed last
month by the children of Kristine
and Richard Kirk. Richard Kirk was
reportedly under the influence of a
pot-laced candy when he fatally shot his
wife in front of their children two years ago. The company
that produces the candy has been accused of failing to
notify customers of the potential paranoia, psychosis, and
hallucinations that can occur if too much THC is ingested.
The lawsuit claims, “The packaging and labeling for
the potent candy contained no directions, instructions
or recommendations respecting the product’s proper
consumption or use. The edible producers negligently,
recklessly and purposefully concealed vital dosage and
labeling information from their actual and prospective
purchasers including Kirk in order to make a profit.”
A professor from the University of Denver, Sam Kamin,
specializes in marijuana law and policy and believes
suits such as this are part of the growing pains of a new
industry. He also feels the lawsuit is a longshot as there
are many products that cause harm, such as alcohol, but
the manufacturer is not held responsible.
Legal Weed is NOT Harming Teens
Missouri: A new study from the Washington University
School of Medicine has found, contrary to common claims
made by anti-marijuana groups, the widespread changes
in marijuana policy throughout the US have not increased
marijuana use among teens. According to the study, conducted
by Richard Grucza and his colleagues, the number of
teens with cannabis related problems, such as marijuana
dependency or issues with family or school due to use of the
drug, actually fell by 24 percent between 2002 and 2013,
with the overall number of teens reportedly using marijuana
also decreasing. The report acknowledges that the research
does not at all show that marijuana reform has caused the
reduction in marijuana use among teens, and instead suggests
more open mental and behavioral health care options are the
most likely reason behind the decline. Grucza’s research has
helped the marijuana community, in a sense, by showing that
changes to marijuana policy have not had the negative effect
on teens as has been feared by pot-opposing groups. This is
not the first study to show a decline, or at least no increase,
in teen marijuana use. According to the Washington Post,
three other surveys have shown changes in state marijuana
laws have not effected or have seen a decline in adolescent
marijuana use. Grucza’s study used data from the National
Survey on Drug Use and Health and was funded by the
National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Marijuana Murderer
Texas: Charles Fields, a 20 year-old from San Antonio, was
arrested late last year on a murder charge and, thanks to
marijuana and DNA testing, may now be connected to another
murder. Fields was originally arrested for the murder of Elliot
Hudson, who met with Fields to sell him marijuana, but Fields
demanded the cannabis for free then shot Hudson multiple
times. While being questioned about Hudson, police also asked
Fields about a body recovered from the house next door to his
which was found stuffed in the crawl space with a gunshot
wound in his head. Fields denied any knowledge of the body. A
joint found in the victim’s vehicle, however, was tested for DNA
believed to be left by the assailant and was a perfect match
for Charles Fields. Thanks to the evidence provided by the
marijuana cigarette a murder has been solved and Fields will
be charged with two separate murders.
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by Rachel Bunting
No Bail for Bread Man
Ireland: Seamus Boyce, a
36 year old bread delivery
driver from Co Donegal, was
arrested last month, along
with two others, in connection
with cross-border crime gang
importation ring. Boyce was
found to be transporting fifteen
bags, each containing 1kg of marijuana, with a street value
of up to £300,000 ($549,915) in his bread truck. He has been
charged with possessing a Class B drug with intent to supply.
Boyce’s defense attorney has claimed that an unnamed man
threatened him into putting the drugs in his van and that
there is no evidence that his client “has trappings of wealth or
leads a criminal lifestyle”. The prosecution, however, believes
Boyce was in a trusted position of the crime ring and argued
for a denial of bail claiming his incarceration has meant a
substantial loss to his organized crime circle. The judge agreed
with the prosecution and denied bail stating not only would
it be difficult to properly monitor someone who lives outside
the jurisdiction if bail was granted, but also that “this was
obviously a well-planned operation and police believe the
applicant was a member of a gang involved in the importation
of drugs into Northern Ireland”.
Jail Drugs
Philippines: Four inmates at the Zambales Provincial
Jail in Iba were found to be hiding drugs and guns inside
their cells after search operation was carried out in cells
4, 5, and 7. The PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection
Group (CIDG) found 589 pouches of dried marijuana leaves
weighing 1.6lbs, a brick of dried marijuana weighing .88lbs,
and 48 packets of shabu (methamphetamine). They also
discovered several bladed weapons, a .45 caliber pistol,
and various pieces of drug paraphernalia. Investigators are
still trying to determine how the weapons and drugs were
smuggled into the jail. The inmates accused of hiding the
contraband will have extensions added onto their current
sentences.
Eleven Arrested in Gambia
Africa: Eleven Senegambian men were arrested
this month with over 300kg (661lbs) of marijuana
they were intending to sell throughout the
country. The Drug Law Enforcement Agency of
The Gambia (DLEAG) has been fighting to keep
Gambia a drug-free nation and has stated that
they will never relent in the fight against drug
use. Ousman Saidybah, a public relations officer
for DLEAG, held a press conference after the
arrests saying, “The Agency has not stopped at
only arresting and punishing suspects but also
sensitizing people about the negative impacts
attached to drug abuse. Everyone should join the
fight against drug trafficking”. Saidybah called on
the general public to take the responsibility of
reporting anyone suspected of using, trafficking
or selling the illegal plant to the DLEAG. He also
took time to thank the President of The Gambia
for support in keeping the nation completely
drug-free. Those arrested will be detained without
bail until they are sentenced for transporting an
illegal substance with intent to sell.
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Pot-Filled Abandoned Boat
Egypt: Five tons (10,000lbs) of marijuana, also known as
banjo in the country, was seized from a boat near Al Tor
last month. The Egyptian Military confiscated the illegal
substance after finding the boat anchored and abandoned
in open water near the town. No arrests could be made, but
the case has been referred to prosecutors for investigation.
This seizure comes one week after another two tons of the
plants were found in the same area. According to Egypt’s
National Council for Fighting and Treating Addiction, nearly
six million people in the country are addicted to illicit
drugs and while the control of cannabis is not considered
a high priority, the penalties can be severe in situations
where high amounts of the drug are found.
Staying Vigilant in England
Sussex: After hearing residents at a performance and
accountability meeting express concern that Sussex Police are
‘turning a blind eye’ to cannabis use in the area, Katy Bourne,
the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner, felt the need to
assure residents that officers are doing their job to address the
issue. Police Chief Constable Giles York claimed the officers
in the area are going ‘over and above’ their duties to catch
drug dealers. The department has four different tactics to use
while handling a stop involving cannabis possession; these
include a warning, where the officer confiscates the drug and
the offender is given a verbal warning and made to sign a
booklet which is kept on file for three years, a penalty notice,
which includes having to pay a fine, a community resolution,
and in some cases an arrest. Those under 18 caught
with the drug are made to go to classes to educate
them on the dangers of using marijuana and the
possible consequences if they are caught again. The
department feels that arrests should be a last-resort
for a first time offense, but promises the public they
are not putting marijuana crimes on the back burner.
Cannabis Cosmetics
New Zealand: MGC Pharmaceuticals,
a medicinal cannabis and cosmetics firm,
has been approved by the US regulator to
sell cannabis-based anti-aging cosmetics
in America. The approval from the FDA
for 16 of its products means the cannabis
makeup can be sold throughout the US,
including states where medical marijuana
is not yet legalized. Their first sale to the
US was also made, with a distribution deal
through California’s C&M CBD Holding.
They were also approved to sell their new
line throughout the European Union. MGC is
still waiting on approval for the cosmetics
in Australia and Canada.
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Will Senator Jones
Pass the Bills to tax
and Regulate MMJ?
by Ben Horner
Rumors are circulating that a new version of house
bill 4209 will be released this month. So far the bills
to regulate medical marijuana have changed in several
ways since the where first introduced by Rep Mike
Callton. In the last daft, the bills have turned into a
tax and regulate bill similar to the liquor distribution
model.
State Senator Rick Jones
State Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof
NPRA and the MCDA have been pushing hard for
years but have not closed the loop yet. An important
member of the professional cannabis industry in
Michigan has leaked that the bills have again been
redrafted to mitigate some of the over-reaching
provisions in the bills. He also informed the MMM
Report that MI Legalize is being used to put pressure on
the legislature to act.
Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof has resisted
Senator Jones’ request to dispatch the bills. Senator
Jones is known for passing changes to the MMMA in
lame duck session back in 2012. These changes made it
easier to prosecute patients, caregivers and physicians
that participate in the program. He seems highly
motivated to move forward with HB 4209, but lacks
enough support amongst Republicans to get it done.
State Representative Mike Callton
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Considering the fact that MI Legalize has very little
chance of making the ballot it seems likely that this
issue will again return in lame-duck in November after
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VGIP UPDATE
by Ben Horner
MI Legalize turned in over
350 thousand signatures for its
petition to legalize cannabis for
adult use on June first. This is a
tremendous accomplishment for
a grass roots endeavor. Thousand
of volunteers worked along
side paid professional petition
circulators for almost one year.
The big question now is will the
Board of Canvassers honor all the
signatures, or will MI Legalize
have to litigate.
Controversy regarding the so called
180 day rule began this spring when a
challenge to the current procedure was
made by the Committee to Ban Fracking
in conjunction with MI Legalize.
According to the rule, signatures that
are older then 180 days are considered
“stale and void,” but can be rehabilitated
via a notarized affidavit resigned by the
original signer of the petition. Attorney
Jeff Hank, board chair of MI Legalize,
as well as several others proposed
changing the state policy for signatures
using the qualified voter file, which is a
digital database of all registered voters
in the state of Michigan. This proposal
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failed along party
lines, during a Board of
Canvassers meeting this year.
Jeff Hank and several other lawyers specializing
in cannabis laws in Michigan feel confident that winning a
legal challenge based on the constitutional conflicts. However,
litigation takes time. SB 770 was passed by both the house and
senate, which would close any loopholes on the 180 rule, but has
yet to be sign into law by the Governor, which helps MI Legalize in a
litigation situation.
Only about half of the signatures collected by MI legalize are
current, but even if all are considered legal then they still have to
have a validity of over 71% if they successful in court. Despite all of
these challenges, and even if the petition doesn’t make the ballot
this year, what MI Legalize has accomplished is historic for a
grass roots campaign. VGIP has donated to MI Legalize as well
as Abrogate Michigan, which has until July 5th to continue to
gather signatures.
Tim Locke, chairman of Abrogate Michigan, hopes
that people will continue to gather signatures for the
constitutional amendment. According to both parties,
there is no conflict legally with both petitions
being on the ballot.
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John
Highest greetings from Amsterdam,
where I’ve just returned for the summer
(if all goes well) to continue my efforts
to set up my personal foundation called
Stichting John Sinclair in order to make
a proper repository for my life’s work, my
intellectual properties, copyrighted writings
and albums, and artifacts of my creative
endeavors including my poetry and book
manuscripts, master recordings, and related
materials.
I’ve always preserved the materials
created by my work as an artist and activist
with an eye to the future when I’m no
longer here, and in the past I’ve created an
archive at the Bentley Historical Library at
the University of Michigan for most of the
materials and artifacts I’ve amassed over
more than 50 years of activity so far. When
I moved from Detroit to New Orleans 25
years ago, I left my Detroit jazz archives
with the Museum of African American
History so they would be available to
Detroiters into posterity.
Now I want to create something that’s
more than an archive and also more
directly under my intellectual control so I
can preserve my works in poetry, music,
journalism, recording, performance and
broadcasting in perpetuity and in a single
digital realm. This has been my dream for
years, to gather all my things together in
one place and make them available long
after I’m gone. You can call it an ego trip
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if you want to, but any sort of artistry is a
true ego trip in the sense of following the
mental trips one’s self takes and follows in
the course of making something in art and
of one’s life.
There’s also the evidence of my work
outside the art and music world as a
cultural and political activist, a relentless
opponent of the War On Drugs and
a zealous proponent of marijuana
legalization all my adult life. I had the
honor and the pleasure of kicking off the
marijuana movement in Michigan 50 years
ago, and in my old age I’m trying to hang
on long enough to see the battle won once
and for all.
I helped campaign for the first
marijuana ballot initiative in California
in 1972 and returned to Ann Arbor to
make the first feeble attempt to launch a
Michigan Marijuana Initiative, beginning a
trajectory that hopefully will culminate as
a result of the current efforts of MILegalize
in full legalization in our state following the
November elections this year. At the same
time I had the privilege of assisting in the
institution of the $5 marijuana law in Ann
Arbor, and I was on the Diag for the first
Hash Bash and helped for several years to
make sure it continued to take place on the
first Saturday in April every year.
In more recent years I’ve appeared
in support of marijuana legalization at
MassCann in Boston, in Seattle and Oregon
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and Denver and Maine, and frequently in
Michigan in many diverse settings. Now,
since I first came to Amsterdam as High
Priest of the Cannabis Cup in 1998, I’m
part of the cannabis culture here in the
long-time marijuana capitol of the world,
and I’m striving to unite all these strains of
my life in one location under the aegis of
the John Sinclair Foundation.
I’ve been blessed in my work and my
widespread travels over half a century
to make legions of friends all over
America and Europe, and I’m calling
on them now to help me build my
foundation. My friend and long-time
supporter Sidney Kuijer of the Ceres Seed
Company and the Hempshopper stores
has backed my internet radio station
at RadioFreeAmsterdam.com, my own
website at johnsinclair.us and my FaceBook
page for most of the present century, and
he’s agreed to serve as the head of the
Stichting John Sinclair.
My friend and roommate in Amsterdam
for the past several years, drummer, deejay,
webmaster and producer Steve “Fly Agaric
23” Pratt, now in Bristol, is playing a key
role in the organizational effort and is
creating a new website for the Foundation
that will integrate the several sites I work
from now, including the site he maintains
for us called Fattening Blogs Fpr Snakes.
The Fly is also going to direct our crowdfunding project on Indie-Go-Go that
launches this month and will run for the
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next 60 days, working with another friend
and Stichting board member in Bristol,
guitarist, nightclub manager and former
charitable fund-raiser Dylan Harding.
Another board member, Jerry Poynton,
now in Athens, organized and maintains
the literary estate of his late friend Herbert
Huncke, the original literary character
who helped bring together and inspire
Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William
Burroughs to create what became known
as the Beat Generation, to which we all
owe our present existence—including the
central place of marijuana in our lives.
In Amsterdam we’ve just gained the
valuable participation of Kai van Bentham,
an ex-Canadian community arts organizer
and web specialist, and Marianna Lebrun,
bassist, translator and activist. Finally, my
long-time friend Hank Botwinik, mime,
actor, and veteran media manipulator,
has agreed to join our board of directors
and help us reach our organizational
goals. Hank and I started Radio Free
Amsterdam together with our late comrade
Larry Hayden on January 1, 2005, and
he sponsors our programming stream at
streema.com.
For the past ten years Radio Free
Amsterdam has been my central passion
in life, and I’ve spent thousands of hours
creating original programming for the
John Sinclair Radio Show and other
series, gathering original radio programs
from fellow deejays Bruce Pingree, Leslie
Keros, George Klein, Steve The Fly, Elisa
Mancini, Tom Morgan, Cary Wolfson,
David Kunian and others, editing these
shows into one-hour episodes, annotating
and attaching playlists for each show,
posting the episodes on the Radio Free
Amsterdam site, archiving every program
posted for perpetual access, and reposting
each episode to our live stream server at
streema.com.
This is a lot of work for one old guy, but
I derive so much pleasure from this activity
and it serves both artistic and educational
purposes: I believe I’m creating a serious,
carefully organized, fully accessible archive
of American roots music programming—
blues, jazz, gospel, soul, funk, Afro-fusion,
reggae and other classic forms—and
presenting the music in the classic radio
format that gave me my life in music, with
knowledgeable deejays sequencing the
music and commenting on it from their
own unique viewpoints.
First of all it’s something you can listen
to as an alternative to the horseshit radio
and media programming of today, and
my pledge is that if you listen regularly to
Radio Free Amsterdam for a year, you’ll
have a whole different perception of what
good music is about, where it came from,
how it developed, and why we should
always give it a central place in our lives.
Radio Free Amsterdam is on-going
as the central focus of the John Sinclair
Foundation, and our fund drive, if
successful, will allow us to secure proper
licensing for the music we play, upgrade
our delivery system and our website, and
provide for continuous promotion of the
station so we can turn more people
on to our mix of Blues, Jazz & Reefer at
RadioFreeAmsterdam.com
That’s the end of my sermon for today,
but I hope I can convince you, my readers,
to check out the John Sinclair Foundation
fund drive at Indie-Go-Go and our new
website at TheJohnSinclairFoundation.
org. We’re seeking people who will join the
Foundation as members and support us
in our efforts to develop and grow into a
self-sustaining alternative institution. And,
by the way,
FREE THE WEED!
—Amsterdam
May 22, 2016
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Attention Medical Marijuana Caregivers and Patients:
The 5 Most Common
MMMA Violations
by Matthew Roman
The Michigan Medical Marijuana
Act was passed in 2008. Even though
medical cannabis has been legal for
almost eight years, many people are still
unaware of the laws that exist which
can cause problems for both patients
and caregivers if not followed correctly.
At Cannabis Legal Group, one of the
main issues we often see is caregivers
who have overages. This means the
amount of USEABLE ready to consume
marijuana is above the 2.5 ounce limit
per patient. Caregivers often experience
overages when their yields are much
higher than anticipated. To combat this,
it is important to have an appropriate
disposal plan for the excess cannabis.
With proper planning, this problem can
be addressed and appropriate measures
taken to ensure compliance with the law.
Another common problem occurs
when a caregiver or patient allows
another individual to have access to
their grow. Under the Michigan Medical
Marijuana Act, a caregiver or patient is
the only person allowed to have access
to their grow. This means the grow must
be in a locked enclosed facility and
measures must be taken to guarantee
that the caregiver is the only one with
access. It is a violation of the Act and
can become criminal conduct if this is
violated. This also means that friends,
neighbors, or family members, who
either reside in the home or are coming
to visit, cannot be in or have access to
the grow.
edibles and concentrates. These items
are not currently defined as usable
cannabis under the Michigan Medical
Marijuana Act. Many patients will be
pulled over by the police, especially
after leaving a dispensary. They will
advise the officer that they possess
concentrates and edibles, believing they
are protected from prosecution. They
are then charged with possession of
marijuana. This is an important law to
know to prevent this type of situation
from happening to you.
One important aspect of the Michigan
Medical Marijuana Act is that a patient
or caregiver is only allowed to possess
up to 12 plants per patient, with a
maximum number of 72 plants allowed
if they reach their patient maximum
quota. This number is strictly enforced. A
plant is defined as anything with roots.
Often times, people are confused and
believe they are allowed 12 mature
plants with smaller plants or “clones”
not being counted. These smaller plants
do count towards the plant limit. It is
important to understand this so that
problems with possessing too many
plants can be avoided and the caregiver
or patient can protect themselves from
criminal prosecution.
Finally, improper transportation of
marijuana is a misdemeanor that is
extremely common. Under MCL 750.474,
medical marijuana must be transported
in an enclosed container in the trunk
of a motor vehicle. If the vehicle does
not have a trunk, the cannabis must
be enclosed in a container that is not
readily accessible from the interior of
the vehicle. If a person violates this
provision, they may be charged with a
misdemeanor.
Obviously, it is extremely easy
for a small mistake to result in
noncompliance with the Michigan
Medical Marijuana Act. The problems
listed above are examples of the
common issues that medical cannabis
patients and caregivers experience. It is
of utmost important to always remain
compliant with the Michigan Medical
Marijuana Act to avail yourself of the
protections it provides.
An issue that many patients
experience is when they purchase
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Cannibals Of Freedom:
The Need for a Cure
by Daniel L. Price, Esq.
Last month I wrote about the issues of medical marijuana
and children in divorce. As I stated then, I will continue with
this focus, although this month’s article will cover the broader
topic of medical marijuana for both children and adults.
The American Medical Association, the American Society of
Addiction Medicine, and the American Academy of Pediatrics
all blow the same horn. They do not recommend the use
of cannabis even though they have recognized that the use
of cannabinoids has a potential as a therapy for numerous
medical conditions. At the same time, the American Medical
Association has been calling for the Feds to move it out of
Schedule I to facilitate research, citing their reluctance to
recommend the use of cannabis is due to the failure of the
Federal government to allow significant clinical testing.
Still, there has been a large amount of research to
determine whether or not cannabis is an effective treatment
for various medical conditions. According to an article entitled,
“The pharmacologic and clinical effects of medical cannabis”,
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in Pharmacotherapy in 2013, the typical adverse effects of
medical cannabis use are not serious. Indeed, it was noted in
2012 that the ability to drive a vehicle or operate machinery
only “may” be impaired until a tolerance to the use of cannabis
is developed. See “The therapeutic potential of cannabis and
cannabinoids”, in Deutsches Arzteblatt international. Further, a
review focused on neuroimaging studies found little evidence
to support an effect of cannabis use on brain structure
function. See Neuroimaging in cannabis use: a systematic
review of the literature”, in Psychol Med, 2010.
Here is a short list of medical conditions where initial
research has shown some effect to either cure or alleviate
symptoms: Cancer, Diabetes Type I, Epilepsy, Glaucoma,
Huntington’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and Multiple
Sclerosis. It has also been found viable to treat PTSD, chronic
pain, and inflammatory diseases and conditions. It has
also been noted that the safest and most effective way to
administer cannabis is by eating or ingesting the oils.
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Many of the above diseases and conditions are suffered by
children. But once again, government actors stand in the way
of your freedoms. These government actors stand in the way
of the freedom to scientifically investigate and test a natural
substance that has been used as a medicine since at least the
year 2737 BCE.
The question is, why do government actors stand in the way
of everyday people exercising the freedom to determine their
own lives? Primarily because a person seeks to become an
elected government actor for the basic reason that they wish
to use force against others to fulfil their own desires. It’s really
that simple. Whether a person desires to build roads, parks,
or even regulate the use of marijuana, the basic thing is that
they want to force others to satisfy their desires. The irrational
bigotry against the freedom to use marijuana is just one
more symptom of this diseased state of mind which I will call,
“Parasitic Anthropophagy Syndrome”, or PASY for short. These
government actors are not only living as parasites and eating
away at our freedom, our property and our lives, they are
forcing people and their children to live in pain, and in some
cases even die. Worse, in their diseased state of mind they
actually expect us to thank them for allowing them to feast on
the flesh of our freedom.
Sadly, the irrational desire to use force to deny others the
right to self-determination is present in many persons even
in the medical marijuana community. These persons seek
the same parasitic existence as those outside the community.
They advocate the regulation of marijuana, in order to better
control you! And, in the words of Lord Action, a British
philosopher, “That one part of the community should govern
the whole, or that one class should make laws for another…
is…tyranny”. So, those who seek to control you by advocating
for the regulation of marijuana use is the same as those who
seek to take your freedom in other activities, they simply seek
to control you. Ironically, these government actors are eating
away at the flesh of their own freedom at the same time they
are consuming yours.
In the end, a vote for regulations on marijuana is a vote for
those afflicted with PASY. And, a vote for those afflicted with
PASY, is a vote for continuing the feasting on the flesh of your
freedom. Freedom is not free. One must think, speak, and
act to defend one’s freedom. But the denial of your freedom
takes no action on your part, you need only keep silent and do
nothing.
Till next month, keep rolling on.
Disclaimer: This is an informational article only. It is not
to provide individual legal advice. If you need legal services,
feel free to contact me, or any attorney of your choosing.
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by Ben Horner
Secured Outdoor Growing
All medical marijuana that is grown outdoors in this state must comply with
Michigan House Bill 4851, which amended the MMMA.
According to these rules, all outdoor cultivation must not be “visible to the
unaided eye from an adjacent property when viewed by an individual at ground level
or from a permanent structure” and must be “grown within a stationary structure that
is enclosed on all sides, except at the base, by chain link fencing, wooden slats, or
a similar material that prevents access by the general public and that is anchored,
attached or affixed to the ground, located on land that is owned, leased, or rented by
the registered patient or caregiver and restricted to that grower’s access.
6 tips to help you stay in compliance when growing outside:
1. Always grow on your own property, or property that
you have the proper permission to grow on. If you rent the
property you wish to grow on, be sure to check with the
landlord, as under current law, landlords have the right to
deny you permission to cultivate marijuana.
2. Make sure your grow is secured on all sides and cannot
be seen by anyone unless they are on your property.
Fencing around your greenhouse or other grow structure is
the best solution. Chain link fence will do, but you may need
to acquire translucent material to line the fences. Just on
leaf popping out counts as being non-compliant, so be sure
to give your plants plenty of room to grow.
3. Secure your fencing to the ground. Fencing must be
secured in such a fashion that prevents unauthorized
access. If you are growing on a concrete slab, secure your
posts with high impact concrete screws. If you are building
your structure on bare earth, use 4x4 posts every four to six
feet around the grow structure. Using a post hole tool, dig
two foot deep post holes and use quick setting concrete to
secure the posts to the ground. For further explanation on
this topic, look into a DIY guide to deck building. Be sure to
secure the posts to the grow structure so that nothing can
lift it.
4. Put something on top of your grow structure, such as
chicken wire. This will keep you in compliance for both
structural integrity, as well as preventing your plants from
growing too high and being seen from a distance.
5. Use motion sensor floodlights, security cameras, and
watch dogs for added security. If somebody breaks into your
growing operation, not only will you lose your crop, but you
can be assured that your security system will be the first
thing to be investigated.
6. Finally, do not tell anyone that does not need to know.
This seems like common sense, but more grows are stolen
as a result of bragging to friends than anything else.
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Attracting
Beneficial Insects to the Garden
by Rebecca Veenstra
“What?” you say. “Good bugs?”
Yep. In the natural world, as conceived of
before human intervention, insects exist in a
carefully orchestrated food chain that starts
with microscopic little bugs and ends with
birds and frogs and lizards and so on. The
little microscopic bugs eat plant matter like
leaves, fruits and roots. Then, they get eaten
by slightly bigger bugs who are then eaten by
bigger bugs, who are eaten by birds and frogs
and lizards.
Insects are fairly discriminating about
what other insects they eat though. Of
course, big bugs like praying mantis will eat
practically anything they can catch but lady
bugs prefer aphids and small soft bodied
bugs, green lacewings prefer mealy bugs and
white flies but they will eat spider mites in
a pinch and they`ve been known to snack on
aphids and thrips too.
often the supplier includes the prefered diet
of the insect in the mailing package too. They
can`t have you receiving dead, starved bugs.
So, by ordering the good bugs... you get a
bunch of the bad bugs.
The idea is that the predator bugs will
diminish the population of the bad bugs to
the point that the two species can exist in
harmony in the garden with the good bugs
continuously eating the bad bugs. If you end
up with the right balance, then the plants
show no damage from the bad bugs because
the good bugs are keeping the population in
check.
The question is, how did your friend`s
garden get spider mites in the first place?
Well, in the natural world, insects are
attracted to certain plants that they either
will consume themselves, or they are
attracted to plants that feed the kinds of bugs
they like to eat.
Many farmers, especially greenhouse
growers, will order beneficial insects from
suppliers that propagate and distribute them
in their larvea state for release into the
garden.
So, a lady bug may be attracted to rose
bushes not because she likes roses, but
because she knows that there are yummy
little aphids snacking on the rose bush. A
green lace wing might be attracted to bean
plants because there are spider mites on
them.
The thing about that strategy is that in
order to receive the bugs in good health,
Your friend`s sweet happy marijuana
plants attracted hungry spider mites from
GREEN LACEWING
Seen here eating an aphid
an adjacent field or garden where they were
snacking on something less appealing than
your friend`s lovely ladies.
Now, you are thinking this through as you
pace in the grow room. Fretting because you
know your girls are way sweeter and tastier
than any plants in the surrounding yards. You
know the bugs will come in droves if you
don`t do something.
Ordering up a vile of predator bugs sounds
like a decent plan but the idea of all those
pesky bad bugs stowing away in the package
diminishes any feeling of relief.
Your friend is on a seek and destroy
mission with the armoury of sprays. You
weigh the sensibility of this plan, thinking
that if you kill the bad bugs... don`t you wipe
out the good bugs too?
What if you learned what plants attracted
the beneficial insects? Maybe you could grow
some of those plants around your garden?
Maybe they would help to balance the
ecosystem of creepy crawlies and allow your
girls to thrive.
So what plants attract what kinds of bugs?
Well, keeping in mind that predator bugs
are attracted to plants that have bad bugs
on them, you will have to utilize what at first
seems like a bit of a backwards strategy. It`s
kind of like ordering the good bugs with the
bad.
Your marijuana plants will naturally attract
the bad bugs. That`s a given. Now, what if
you supplied a barrier of sweeter plants on
the perimeter of your garden? Something
you know the bad bugs will like, maybe not
as much as your marijuana, but something
attractive enough to their taste buds that they
stop there first on their way to your girls.
Greenhouse farmers refer to these plants
as banker plants. They allow the bad bugs to
be consumed before they get to the intended
crop. Many farmers will place bean plants
along the fields to attract spider mites. Then
they will introduce predator populations to
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those plants. That way the battle between
spider mite and predator is fought on the
bean plants and not the farmer`s plants. The
result is that the farmer`s crop will show
significantly less damage from spider mites
because the predator bugs consume them
before they make their way to the fields.
In large scale farming adding to the
population of naturally occurring predators
makes good sense. In your backyard though,
things work on a less grand scale. In theory
the beneficial insects will be naturally
attracted to the plants that host the bad bugs.
The bad bugs that might invade your
garden are out and about marauding for fresh
plant matter, but the good bugs are just on
their heels looking for an opportunity to chow
down on them. So, if you plan and monitor
carefully, you could potentially create a
harmonious insect food chain that will allow
those pretty ladies to reach maturity with out
significant bug damage.
The insects that live in our climate that
prey on bad bugs are: pirate bugs, green
lace wings, lady bugs, praying mantis and
predatory gall midges. Predatory gall midges
look a little bit like the kind of bug that bites.
I think I am personally guilty of squishing a
few in my lifetime when they landed on me.
They go by a fancy scientific name in most
references about them, Feltiella acarisuga. Try
and say that three times fast.The pirate bug
looks a little bit like a fly or a beetle. I could
see people squashing them by mistake too.
The others are fairly easy to identify.
Their preferred diets are as follows:
Praying Mantis- This bug will consume
anything it can catch-- even eachother. They
have been known to eat small hummingbirds
and butterflies. This means they will eat other
beneficial insects too.
Ladybugs- These pretty little insects will
eat aphids, spidermites and other soft bodied
bugs.
Green lacewing- These lovely flying insects
will eat thrips, whiteflies, spidermites, mealy
bugs, and aphids.
Pirate bugs- Even though they look like
they`d bite people they prefer to eat thrips,
spider mites and aphids.
Predatory gall midge (feltiella acarisuga)These bugs prefer spider mites to all other
foods.
Having researched the plants that attract
these insects, I have found that there are
some common plants that all of these bugs
GALL MIDGE LARVAE
Attacking spider mites
are attracted to. Which means that the bad
bugs are into these plants as well. But if you
attract the bad bugs the good bugs will come.
The trick is to keep the bad bugs off the
intended crop.
One of the plants that attracts praying
mantis, lady bugs, green lace wings, pirate
bugs and gall midges is fennel. Fennel also
is wonderful habitat for bees and swallowtail
butterflies. In fact the butterflies prefer
fennel to any other host plant. The most
recommended cultivar of fennel is Florence
Fennel. This plant will grow a sweet celery
like bulb that you can eat at maturity. The
other varieties of fennel may only grow a
grass like herb and go to seed.
Dill and caraway are two other plants that
attract the good bugs. Be careful planting
them in areas where they can cross pollinate
though if you intend to harvest the seeds for
culinary purposes. If they cross pollinate the
seeds will be flavorless. The same applies to
fennel seeds and coriander seeds.
Coriander is another plant that attracts
beneficial insects. Primarily it will draw in
green lace wings and lady bugs.
Yarrow is a common plant in our climate
zone. You have probably seen it growing wild
in many places. The plant has many good
medicinal properties for humans and it also
attracts green lace wings, lady bugs, and
praying mantis.
Dandelions, as much as we try to eliminate
them from our lawns, are very good for
humans; providing a food source as well as
herbal medicine. In addition, they attract lady
bugs and green lacewings.
Lady bugs and green lace wings like
Queen Annes lace and Tansy.
Strategically, a garden plan that takes into
account and allows for the natural order
of things to occur can be intimidating and
require a lot of planning and monitoring.
In the long run, if successful, such a plan
can bring a great sense of well-being to a
gardener.
The reassurance of knowing that the
ecosystem is allowed to thrive while allowing
for the harvest of untainted, truly organic
crops can provide great peace of mind.
Sure, it`s easier to grab a bottle of
insecticide spray--much easier than learning
to identify and monitor populations of
good and bad bugs. Yes, it does take time to
cultivate the plants that attract the insects.
There is a big learning curve and mother
nature is anything but predictable. There are
always opportunities for things to go not
according to plan.
Remember though that those
opportunities are chances to modify your
approach, change up your plan. Eventually,
with perseverance and education, you will
become an expert on your environment and
the ecosystem that thrives in your garden. You
will learn to use the resources mother nature
provides to both honor her and provide for
yourself.
Peace,
Rebecca Veenstra
Traditionally, merrigolds are planted
to repel insects from the garden. Imagine
how surprised I was when I learned that
merrigolds successfully attract praying mantis
and pirate bugs to the garden. Another plant
that lures both pirate bugs and praying
mantis is Angelica.
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BHO Isn’t Dangerous
and People Should Stop Bitching
by Citizen Jay
Here’s something that’s been bugging me
lately: the fracas over tane. “Tane” is how
hash makers usually refer to Butane; but the
term may also be applied to other chemical
solvents like Hexane, Pentane, Propane,
etc. Pretty much any solvent derived from
a hydrocarbon can be called “tane.” Those
solvents are some of the best used for
extracting essential oils from plants. And
they have been found to be safe for multiple
applications. Hydrocarbon-based solvents
have been used for decades in both the
cosmetics and food industries. Here’s what
my cursory investigation turned up (bear with
me, it’s kinda technical).
Butane, Isobutane, Propane, Isopentane
and the like are unpredictable substances
developed from petroleum and other natural
gases. Butane, Isobutane and Propane have
been used to make shaving cream, cleansing
products, hair conditioners, and other
cosmetics. Butane, Isobutane, and Propane
are compressed gases also commonly used
as aerosol propellants. Isopentane can be
used as either an aerosol propellant or as
a solvent. These ingredients are used in
cosmetics and personal care products as
replacements for chlorofluorocarbons, or CFC
propellants, which are known to have longterm negative environmental effects.
molecular structure made up of hydrogen
and carbon atoms that allow it to dissolve
oils very effectively without reacting and
creating other unwanted products. This is
important to know because some people
have been talking about BHO being somehow
molecularly bound to the Butane used in
its extraction—creating a new molecule or
some other chemical. But this actually can’t
happen.
As another example, Butane is commonly
used as the propellant in cooking oil spray
canisters because it is safe, non-toxic,
evaporates completely and dissolves the
oil readily so it can be sprayed out of the
low pressure canister. It also provides the
pressure to do so.
In a recent report entitled, Final Report
of the Safety Assessment of Isobutane,
Isopentane, n-Butane,and Propane, the
American College of Toxicology maintained
Isobutane, Isopentane, n-Butane, and Propane
are non-mutagenic. The report points out
that Isobutane caused very slight iridial and
corneal inflammation in eye irritation studies
in rabbits. And showed that n-Butane and
Propane were only mildly to moderately
irritating to the skin of rabbits. The report
further showed that Isobutane, at 22% in a
hair spray, was not toxic to rabbits in an acute
inhalation study. Subchronic inhalation
of Isobutane and Propane produced no
toxicity in animals. In addition to these
findings, the report goes on to state that “no
significant systemic abnormalities occurred
in human subjects during an acute inhalation
study of Isobutane, n-Butane and Propane.”
According to the report, Propane caused no
human mucosal irritations. Furthermore,
a Propane-Isobutane mixture, present at
64.5% and 70.0% in two different cosmetic
formulas, caused no skin irritation in 125
human volunteers. The report concluded “on
the basis of the available information that
Isobutane, Isopentane, n-Butane and Propane
are safe as cosmetic ingredients under
present conditions of concentration and use.”
The majority of vegetable oils sold in
bottles or used as other food ingredients in
our grocery stores and conventional food
industries are also solvent extracted oils,
though most are not required to be labeled
as such. Solvent extractions are largely
considered more efficient than mechanical
separations and have become the most
common form of oil removal. However, while
efficient and less expensive, these methods
tend to deliver the least expensive and
subsequently the lowest quality food-quality
vegetable oils.
For cosmetics, the hydrocarbon solvent of
choice is primarily Butane. This substance
is known to be organically friendly and
non-toxic. This solvent has also been used
in the food industry for decades because
its evaporative qualities leave no trace.
Butane can liquefy and remove waxes, oils,
and fragile aromatics most effectively while
maintaining the integrity of any particularly
evaporative floral compounds. Extracted
components using Butane will closely match
the aroma, flavor, and taste of the original
substance without being lost or destroyed
during the extraction, evaporation, or recovery
of the solvent. Moreover, Butane has
been shown NOT to react with the food
products that are being extracted. Butane
is a “non-polar” solvent that has a linear
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Solvent extraction of seed oils (for
example olive or canola) is generally
accomplished through a multi-stage process.
First, the seeds are ground. The ground
seeds are then purged or washed with a
solvent—usually petroleum derived (the most
common of which is Hexane), which releases
the oil in the seed. The solvent is then
“flashed off” by heating the oil in a sealed
chamber. The oil and solvent blend is next
heated to 212º F (100º C) to purge off the
solvent. If properly done, this process leaves
effectively no detectable levels of solvent in
the oil. However, minute quantities (up to 25
parts per million) of solvent can remain in
the meal and the finished oil. Commercial
oil companies are quick to claim that the
solvent is completely removed in the recovery
phase of their extraction cycle. But this is
difficult to verify because of the differing
manufacturing practices and quality control
standards employed by each processor.
So there you have it. Hydrocarbon
solvents have been used to make food and
skin products for a long time now. And this
group of solvents has been determined to be
safe for both use and consumption. So why
all the trash-talk about “tane” in your erl? I
think most of it is market competition; that
mixed with a bit of ego.
Recently, I’ve had a few conversations
with people who didn’t want to share dabs.
Let me be clear here, it’s not that they didn’t
want to share their dabs with me. Quite to
the contrary, they refused to take dabs from
me. Let me tell ya, I usually have some pretty
good dabs. The dispensaries I go to carry
some of the best and I am pretty particular
myself. In addition, I’m friends with some
of the BEST hash makers in Denver and the
World, eh? Sometimes they give me things…
wonderful things. And I always like to share.
In all those years if a problem with solvent
extractions was going to surface it never did.
Perhaps that is due to the care of the pioneers
who learned to purge their products in a
vacuum oven before they learned to co-opt
a vacuum-sealed closed loop conversion
system.
concentration may produce anesthetic effects.
Non-toxic, but may displace oxygen causing
asphyxiation. Eye or Skin Contact: Vapors are
not irritating; liquid may cause freeze burns.
Ingestion: Freeze burns to mucous
membranes, and central nervous system
depression.
Today most BHO extraction companies
here use a closed-loop system. These provide
a much safer environment in which to work
while maximizing conversion rates and
recycling the solvent. Afterwards, they still
purge their products in a vacuum-sealed oven.
This amount of care results in the almost total
obliteration of any residual solvents in the
final product. But this too can vary, especially
since no two hash makers do it exactly the
same.
In addition, OSHA notes that the vapors of
Butane are not irritating. However, contact
with the liquid or cold vapors may cause
frostbite, freeze burns, and permanent eye
damage. OSHA further notes that while
ingestion is unlikely, contact of mucous
membranes with liquefied butane may
cause frostbite and freeze burns. Butane is
considered to be non-toxic by inhalation.
Inhalation of concentrations over 10,000 ppm
may cause central nervous system depression
such as dizziness, drowsiness, headache, and
similar narcotic symptoms, but there are no
known long-term effects. Acute inhalation
is measured at approximately 270,000 ppm
for Butane and 22,000 ppm for Isobutane. No
expected chronic effects or carcinogenicity
are noted.
But just how much solvent are we
talking about here? Here it is: usually on
the magnitude of 17-50 ppm on average
according to the testing I’ve seen. That
is not a whole-heck-of-a -lot. What does
the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) have to say about it?
From the Material Safety Data Sheet
(MSDS ) for Butane (source Vector Butane Gas
Refill Cartridge): It is composed of Butane
(synonyms include n-Butane, Tetrane), isoButane (synonyms include 2-Methylpropane,
Trlmethylethane), and Propane (synonyms
include LPG, Dimethylmethane, Propylhydride).
HEALTH HAZARD DATA:
Personal Protective Procedures: None required
under normal use.
Health Hazards: Inhalation: 1% vapor
So again I ask, why all the hub-bub? As far
as I can see, practically no one’s BHO is going
to be toxic even if it has a bit of butane in
it. So what are we squabbling about? Look,
there is nothing wrong with a bit of good
clean competition. It drives innovation. But
when people’s egos lead them to disparage
another’s diligently processed product out of
sheer spite, no one benefits; least of all the
one throwing the stones.
This article originally ran in June 2014. We
thought it was worth repeating.
When pressed as to why these people
didn’t want anyone else’s dabs they routinely
claimed it was due to a fear of residual
solvents. I personally think a little fear is
a healthy thing (pretty sure I’ve said this
before), but when it drives you to repeatedly
commit social faux pas perhaps it is best to
more closely examine it. And that’s what I’m
trying to do here. I’m trying to help a few
people correct their behaviors by providing
them with a little information.
It wasn’t too long ago that most
dabs were created outside using open
blasting techniques. In the professional
community in Denver those practices have
all but disappeared. But they were standard
operating procedures for many years here in
Colorado and before in California, where the
practice originally came from (thanx Big D!).
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Wait, do I look high?
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Horoscopes
CapricorN
Dec. 23 - Jan. 20
You tend to alienate yourself from others
and you lack true direction in life. That
explains why you never seemed to find your
way out of your mother’s basement.
ArieS
mar. 21 - apr. 20
You will run into an old friend sometime
this week. Unfortunately, he’ll be running
up in your girlfriend when it happens.
Cancer
June 22 - July. 22
People often seek advice from you but all
you give them is bullshit. You pretend to be
such a profound, intelligent individual but in
reality, you’re the biggest idiot you know.
Libra
Sept. 24 - Oct. 23
You are very attractive and you love
pleasing others, which would make you an
awesome stripper. Since you have no other
valuable skills, it might be time to give it
a go.
AquariuS
Jan. 21 - Feb. 19
You often find living in the past quite
comforting because you peaked in high
school. The transition from prom queen to
prostitute has been quite difficult for you,
but don’t give up. Be the best whore you
can be!
TauruS
apr. 21 - may. 21
You have been harboring many secrets and
they are currently weighing you down. It
might be time to come clean before your
wife finds your hidden stash of wigs and
dresses.
LeO
July 23 - Aug. 21
When it comes to stealing the show, you
are number one. People stop in their tracks
just to get a glimpse of you. Too bad all hell
breaks loose when that waist trainer and
make-up comes off.
Scorpio
Oct. 24 - Nov. 22
Like a true Scorpio, you are a very
passionate and sensual lover...which doesn’t
really matter since you only last about as
long as it takes to cook Minute Rice.
PisceS
Feb. 20 - mar. 20
Pisces enjoy variety and love to have
options, which is why all five of your kids
have different fathers. Your family reunions
resemble a meeting of the United Nations.
Gemini
may. 22 - June 21
You are obsessed with social media and
will do anything for likes. Just remember
that being the most popular person on
Facebook is like being the smartest kid in
Special Ed.
VirgO
Aug. 22 - Sept. 23
As a Virgo, you never believe what you
hear or see which is why nobody can teach
your dumb ass anything. You would think
graduating high school at 21 would’ve
taught you something, clearly it hasn’t.
SagittariuS
Nov. 23 - Dec. 22
Often you find yourself thinking of ways that you
can make a positive contribution to the world.
Sucks for you because in order to do that, you’d
have to take yourself out of it.
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Featured Artist:
Angelea Marie Torralva
Angelea Torralva is an aspiring artist in Michigan that we met this
year at Hash Bash. After scoring the Four Fathers Painting that caught
our eye, Angelea agreed to be featured in the MMM Report. Here is her
in her own words:
“My passion for art started when I was a little girl, about four years
old when I was inspired at my older sisters elementary art show. Ever
since then, I have been teaching myself how to draw. I would wake up
extra early almost every day before school and watch pappyland to
imitate his drawings. I took some classes in high school and also at
Grand Rapids Community College that were most definitely beneficial,
but I didn’t like the school aspect of art. I started selling paintings to
my friends when I was about 20 years old of musicians such as Jerry
Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, David Bowie, etc. These paintings
started to shape my style as an artist.
Angelea can be commissioned for individual pieces and
live work.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.AngeleaLiveVisualArt.com
Facebook: Facebook.com/AngeleaTorralvaVisualArtist
It wasn’t until I was 24 and about 3 months pregnant when I
painted live for the first time at
an event called Womp Romp in
Muskegon, Michigan. The image to
the left is the result of that night.
My journey as a live artist is very
special to me because it all started
while my beautiful son was growing
within me. About 3 months later
is when I became the official live
artist for Womp Romp events and
started selling paintings like crazy.
These events have shaped my work
into a new style, and have given me
confidence with a blank canvas.”
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Ultra
Fun!
GAMES PAGE
Spot the difference!
Can you find all the differences in these two pictures? There’s ten... Good Luck!
Connect the Dots!
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Bud of the Month
June 2016
M.O.B.
Mother of Berries
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MMM Report Directory
Safe Transfer Points
131 Leetsville
5830 US 131 Kalska, MI 49646
(231) 384-2364
Green Rock Cafe
3408 S. Dort Hwy., Flint
(810) 742-0003
Michigan Safe Transfer
3401 Corunna Rd, Flint
(810) 239-3755
TNT
1825 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing
(517) 214-0389
223 Boutique & Compassion Center
223 E. State St, Traverse City
(231) 421-9505
Greener Crossing LLC
20515 Hoover St., Detroit
(313) 757-1287
Mt Morris Collective
G-9030 N. Saginaw, Mt Morris
(810) 686-4900
Tribute Detroit
18830 Woodward Ave., Detroit
(313) 826-7767
809 Provisioning Center
809 S. Garfield Ave., Traverse City
(231) 421-1670
Greenways
4566 S. M-30, Beaverton
(989) 387-9507
Nature’s Remedies of Gaylord, LLC
1349 S. Otsego Ave, Gaylord
(989) 448-7000
True Greenz
1487 S. M-30, Gladwin
(989) 387-9174
Best Cadillac Provisions
1552 Plett Rd., Cadillac
(231) 884-4376
Helping Hands Emporium
4100 Cedar St., Lansing
(517) 993-5336
Northern Michigan Caregivers
5511 North Red Oak Rd., Lewiston
(989) 786-9636
Unified Collective
201 W. 8 Mile Rd., Detroit
(313) 939-2735
CBD Wellness
1 (517) 960-2033
www.cbdwellnessdepot.com
Holistic House
27411 Gratiot Ave., Roseville
(586) 883-3966
New World Seeds
502 E. Front St, Traverse City
(231) 313-2471
Veterans Social Center
114 S. Hayford Ave. Ste. 2, Lansing
(312) 966-7290
Cloud 45
2631 S. Otsego Ave., Gaylord
(989) 448-2029
Jackson County Compassion Club
1620 E. Michigan Ave, Jackson
(517) 879-2801
The Cure
3845 W. 8 Mile Rd., Detroit
Western MI Alt. Med. Solutions
113 Union St., Battle Creek
(269) 339-3622
Double D Oils Company
(231) 394-1798
(231) 631-3687
Leetsville 131
5830 US 131, Leetsville
(231) 384-2365
Emerald City Provision Center
11999 Cleveland St. #A, Nunica
(616) 837-0517
Lindzy’s Med Station
1960 W. Hemphill Rd., Flint
(810) 309-3191
Got Meds
3405 S. Cedar St., Lansing
(517) 253-7468
Med Market
10040 N. Dort Hwy., Clio
(810) 368-4471
Great Lakes Helping Hands
4160 E. M-72, Acme
(231) 421-5098
Michigan Organic Solutions
3549 S. Dort #106, Flint
(810) 309-0564
The Green Bean
1625 W. Atherton Rd, Flint
(810) 232-4400
The Green Bean East
406 Center Rd., Flint
(810) 407-7472
The Green Room
18495 Mack Ave, Detroit
(313) 423-6892
The Herbal Centre
1327 East Frances Rd., Mt. Morris
(810) 208-MEDS
DELIVERY
Clio Caregiver Connection
(810) 513-7350
(517) 993-5336
Mr. Nice Guy’s
Cannabis Confections & Concentrates
(586) 222-8633
Natural Relief Health Center
naturalreliefhealthcenter.com
(586) 344-3914
CERTIFICATIONS
Center for Compassion LLC
733 E. 8th St., Traverse City
(231) 620-1420
(517) 993-5336
MOS Doctor Certifications
3553 S. Dort, Flint
(810) 820-8953
Clio Caregiver Connection
(810) 513-7350
Marijuanadoctors.com
1(800) 991-0473
SoHai
sohai.org
Grand Rapids Alternative Care
4582 W River Dr NE
Comstock Park
(616) 214-8944
Michigan Wellness Center
3095 S. Dye, Flint Township
(810) 820-8555
TNT MMMP Resource Center
1825 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing
(517) 214-0389
Greener Clinics
18495 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe
(313) 757-1287
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GARDENING STORES
All Gro Hydro
3535 Fort St., Lincoln Park
(313) 382-4200
Greens Indoor Garden Supply
9384 N. Saginaw Road, Mt. Morris
(810) 564-8700
HydroPros
30504 23 Mile Rd., Chesterfield
(586) 741-8805
The Flower Factory
2223 E. Highland Rd., Highland
(248) 714-9292
Beste’s
21440 Schoenherr Rd., Warren
(586) 776-1794
Green Grow, LLC
9046 N Dort Hwy, Mt Morris
(810) 687-9500
HydroPros
45410 Van Dyke Ave., Utica
(586) 803-0966
Ultra Green Hydro I & II
8067 N. Wayne Rd., Westland
(248) 987-6994
Clio Cultivation
12196 N. Saginaw Rd, Clio
(810) 686-4769
Green Thumb Hydro
8460 Algoma, Rockford
(616) 884-5500
Indoor Sun Creations
1543 E. Oakland, Lansing
(517) 706-9832
Urban Garden Supply
(810) 875-9580
Cultivation Station
www.cultivationstation.com
Greenway Gardens
916 W. 13th St., Cadillac
(231) 775-7075
Light Green Water
3679 Highland Rd, Waterford
(248) 681-0001
Urban Garden Supply
4516 Pasadena Ave., Flint
(810) 733-0420
(517) 993-5336
Just Add Water
100 Midland Rd., Auburn
(989) 662-4700
Horizen Hydroponics
1614 Leonard NW, Grand Rapids
(616) 791-1664
Michigan Grow
3549 S. Dort #104, Flint
(810) 309-0564
Hydroponics Hwy Inc
2703 Pine Grove Ave, Port Huron
(810) 982-4769
Organic Joe’s Grow & Brew
3496 S. Center Rd., Burton
(810) 820-2827
Blue in the Face
8844 E. 34 Rd., Cadillac
(231) 468-3001
Good Time Productz
(586) 343-8542
M3 Mix
jfmmm.com
(231) 301-5914
217 S. Main St., Mt. Pleasant
(989) 317-4900
The Head Shop plus Tobacco
1960 Hemphill Rd., Flint
(810) 820-4135
Smokers Alley
(586) 343-8542
Catch A Fire
catchafirehatpins.com
(517) 993-5336
Sweed Dreams
sweeddreams.com
(313) 704-6694
Dabs & Dildos
Next to MI Organic Solutions
Illusions Smoke & Vape
11498 E. 10 Mile Rd., Warren
(586) 806-2088
The Rabbit Hole
7338 Westside Saginaw Rd., Bay City
(989)391-9590
Fenton Hydroponics & Garden Center
495 Fenway Drive, Fenton
(810) 714-1719
Forever Green Growing Supplies
340 S. Main St, Vassar
(989) 882-9177
Garden Depot
4506 W. Pierson Rd., Flint
(810) 820-8110
ACCESSORIES
136½ E. Front St., Traverse City
(231) 933-6151
Professional Services
Cannabis Accouting, Inc.
Howell, MI
(517) 258-1424
BizXploder
bizxploder.com
(810) 447-5565
Cannabis Legal Group
cannabislegalgroup.com
(248) 541-2600
Daniel L. Price
liberty13legaldefense.com
(734) 945-1535
JD Stratton Electric
jdstrattonelectric.com
Weed Cigarette
info@[email protected]
MISC.
Joe’s Plumbing Services
(248) 635-4263
12th MMM Conference
mimedicalmarijuanaconference.com
Elev8
www.elev8seeds.com
Leaf Doctor
[email protected]
ACT Laboratories
617 E. Hazel, Lansing
(517) 278-9333
Hav-A-Bar Dry Ice
(800) 875-2227
M&M Caregivers
Baldwin/Ludington Area
Has 2 Patient Openings
(734) 629-3082
On Target Tax & Bookkeeping
3492 S. Saginaw St., Burton
(810) 743-7250
Tax Wizard
3139 N. M-30, Sanford
(989) 971-0115
Crystal Clear Creations
3772 Wilder Rd., Bay City
(989) 686-8888
CSG
cannabisstakeholdersgroup.com
Detroit Nutrient Company
www.detroitnutrientcompany.com
Kush Innovations
www.kigrow.com
Orgonite
www.TheyLaughedAboutOrgonite.com
UPGC Labs
1284 12th Rd., Bark River
(906) 723-3073
IDK Farms
(989) 359-1419
[email protected]
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