All Entries in the "Magazine Stories" Category
Cypress Hill Smokeout Festival 2012
This year’s Cypress Hill Smokeout Festival has a stellar line-up that includes multi-platinum artists like Sublime, Wiz Khalifa, Korn and of course Cypress Hill. It all goes down Saturday, March 3rd at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA. In addition to the two stages of music, some of the unique attractions at the [...]
The Faces of Medical Marijuana: Andrew’s Story
By Joe Klare This month’s “Faces of Medical Marijuana” subject is a 24 year-old from Indiana named Andrew. He works for a major University and was kind enough to tell us his story. As his young age, Andrew has had to battle Cancer twice. It would seem a reasonable thing to say that Andrew should [...]
Activism and Advocacy for January
By Sarah Diesel Imagine you are sitting in a court room facing criminal charges; numerous felonies in fact. You are at the mercy of the court system. Why? Because of a plant called cannabis. Beyond this incredibly terrifying and yet ridiculous situation you have also dealt with arrest, jail, posting bail, countless hours in courtrooms, [...]
Belly’s Cream of the Crop Report: Chemo Kush
Just because it’s cold outside doesn’t mean that this month’s Crop Report from Belly has to suffer — there’s always kind meds that can be grown indoors after all. JANUARY CROP: CHEMO KUSH Price Range: $280 – $350 an ounce Upon Examination: Although the buds are a dark green the bright purple is the perfect [...]
This for That: Lyme Disease
By Joe Klare Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to the genus Borrelia. – Wikipedia Lyme Disease is a very painful disease that can start off with flu-like symptoms and progress into painful muscles and joint swelling. More severe effects include paralysis [...]
Your Dog Does Not Need a Medical Marijuana Card
By Phyllis Pollack A two-page survey has recently surfaced in Los Angeles collectives, which seemingly encourages people to give marijuana to their pets. The questionnaire was compiled by a local veterinarian, who asks participants to describe what happens when they give weed to their animals. While claiming he is “conducting clinical studies with live patients, [...]
The Faces Of Medical Marijuana
by Joe Klare This month’s “Faces of Medical Marijuana” interview is with a legal medical cannabis patient from El Cajon, CA named Moises a.k.a @TheStonedJoker on Twitter. “TheStonedJoker” is 25 years old and works a full-time job in construction, which is a prime example of medical marijuana patients being able to overcome their ailments and [...]
This For That: Arthritis
by Joe Klare Arthritis (from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation; plural: arthritides) is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints. There are over 100 different forms of arthritis. The most common form, osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) is a result of trauma to the joint, infection of the joint, [...]
Growing Your Own: California Legality And Reality
By David Fiedler Apart from Federal law, which is an entirely different kettle of fish (see Growing For A Collective), conforming to local laws requires that you become familiar with all of them. California law is a bit confusing, since when Proposition 215 passed, it didn’t even spell out how many plants you could grow. [...]
Growing Your Own Medicine
By Old Hippie Growing your own gives you the chance to obtain exactly the right kind for your own medical conditions, secure in the knowledge that nothing bad has been added to it. Once you start harvesting from even a small grow operation, you may never have to buy medicine from a dispensary again! You’ll [...]
The Big Question: What To Grow And What Not To Grow?
By Joe Klare Since the beginning of mankind we have been growing plants to enhance our lives, whether it be for food, fiber, or shelter. Throughout history the cannabis plant has been used for all three, and first appears in historical records roughly 5,000 years ago in Asia. Since that time millions of people have [...]
Growing For A Collective
By David Fiedler Growing medical marijuana for a collective of other patients can be both personally and financially rewarding, but if you’re just in it for the money, you’ll probably be tempted to break California law sooner or later, and then you’ll end up in a world of hurt. Even if you follow California law [...]
This For That: Bipolar
By Joe Klare Bipolar disorder is a condition in which people go back and forth between periods of a very good or irritable mood and depression. The “mood swings” between mania and depression can be very quick. – National Center for Biotechnology Information of the National Institute of Health. Formerly known as “Manic Depression,” Bipolar [...]
The 420 Times Exclusive Interview With Gary Johnson
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson has made waves before, and is doing so again with his campaign for the 2012 Republican Nomination for President of The United States. A strong advocate for fiscal responsibility, a balanced budget, personal freedom,and marijuana legalization, Governor Johnson is a rising star in the GOP ranks. If you’re searching [...]
Law Enforcement and Prohibition: Two Sides to Every Coin
By Joe Klare On its most basic level, the war on drugs is the constant confrontation between law enforcement and “illicit drug” users. While politicians make the policy, police and attorneys and judges must enforce laws that are often unenforceable at best, and get law enforcement officials killed at worst. While it can be a [...]
