Article Archive for April 2012
How to Roll a Joint With Your Toes
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Think you can roll the best joint? Try doing it with your toes.
“Goldfish Salvation”
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Earlier this year, Japanese artist Riusuke Fukahori debuted “Goldfish Salvation,” a collection of paintings and sculptures involving the freshwater fish.
Old Man in Nursing Home Reacts to Music
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In this touching video, an old man in a nursing described as inert, maybe depressed, unresponsive and almost unalive becomes vibrant at the sounds of his favorite music. Who says music can’t heal?
Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie
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Cheech & Chong are on this month’s cover! Be sure to read up on the duo’s reunion in our latest issue out now! In the meantime, check out the pair’s newest project: Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie.
The Greening of America
Alabama
House Bills 0025 and 0066 would remove criminal penalties for possession by pre-qualified patients of up to 2 1/2 ounces of “usable” marijuana and up to 12 plants, only six of which can be mature at any time. The proposed …
Washington 420 Events
April 15 What: Cannabis Farmers Market: 420 Week Kick-Off. When/Where: 11am-5pm at Cannabis Farmers Market Tacoma Offices and Sacred Plant Medicines Offices, 1912 Center St., Tacoma. Info: Special deals at this famers market along with a raffle. Go to cannabisfarmersmarkets.com …
Southern California 420 Events
April 20
CULTURE Magazine 420 Party
When/Where: 7pm-2am at Malone’s Bar & Grill, 604 E. Dyer Rd., Santa Ana.
Info: This can’t-miss affair will feature DJ Danny Love spinning, the CULTURE girls, surprise special guest performances, thousands in giveaways and much, much more. …
Colorado 420 Events
April 20 What: Field of Dreamz Freedom Festival. When/Where: 12pm at America the Beautiful Park, 126 Cimino Dr., Colorado Springs. Info: Performances by Melting Temple, Out to Dry, Axiom Trio and Austin Johnson Band. Go to www.facebook.com/events/370313252981004.
April 19 What: Too …
Bay Area 420 Events
April 19 What: Doug Benson Countdown to 4/20. When/Where: 10:30pm at Punchline Comedy Club, 444 Battery St., San Francisco. Info: Tickets $25. Go to www.punchlinecomedyclub.com or call (415) 397-7573.
April 20 What: Louie Culture 420 Reggae Party. When/Where: 9pm at Rockit …
News Nuggets (Washington)
Pro-legalization Ron Paul blasts government “busybodies”
Texas congressman Ron Paul—a pro-legalization, anti-prohibition GOP presidential candidate—spoke out last month against government “busybodies” during a rally at the Spokane Convention Center, The Spokesman-Review reports. Paul was the top finisher of 2008’s caucuses in …
Local Angle
Sensible Washington goes the grassroots route toward legalization
On one side is Sensible Washington, an organization composed of volunteers dedicated to legalizing cannabis in the state of Washington. On the other is Prohibition, the federal government’s ill-conceived effort to ban marijuana …
By the Numbers (Washington)
1. The percentage of voters in Tacoma that passed Initiative No. 1, which makes possession of marijuana by adults the city’s “lowest law enforcement priority”: 65 (Source: The News Tribune).
2. The number of marijuana cases Tacoma prosecuted in 2010: 463 …
Pack-A-Punch Energy Shot
When we need to charge up, but not drift away, we turn to a sativa. . . or we can try Pack-A-Punch Berry Pomegranate. This 1.9-oz. energy shot delivers all the uplift you’ll need to get the job done. Packed …
Super Lemon Haze
Super Lemon Haze has been around a while—the Lemon Skunk/Super Silver Haze cross was a Cannabis Cup winner back when George. W. Bush was in office. But as any cannabis producer will tell you, strains will evolve up or down …
Papa’s Candy
If this is Papa’s Candy, you gotta wonder what he has for dessert. From the geniuses at Apothecary in Seattle’s Capitol Hill district, this gem is every bit as exotic a creation as you’d expect from a 50-50 hybrid officially …
Jazz
Any strain with the balls to call itself Jazz had better be good. Fortunately, this unusual sativa-dominant hybrid from Puget Sound Health Alternatives in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood has everything it needs to pull off such an audacious boast. For starters, …
Cynex
Also known as SynEx, this devastatingly effective hybrid from CannaPi in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood could easily replace Ambien as one of those substances that might cause you break out in spots—like Everett or Spokane. There’s just no telling where you …
Opeth and Mastodon in concert
Two heavy metal bands, despite differences in culture and language, unite to perform together on stage because good music is universal and bad music is exclusive. Opeth and Mastodon? Might as well call them Bert and Ernie. Opeth, a rather …
Tacoma Restaurant Week
When I go to McDonald’s, I go for the three-course meal. Fries for appetizers, burger/chicken nuggets for the entrée and a McFlurry for dessert (yeah, I really treat myself when going fancy). But for one week in Tacoma, a number …
“Fifty Years of Bay Area Art”
If you’re like me and have a difficult time staring at a painting to absorb some sort of emotional effect, then this show probably isn’t for you (or me). This is for those art enthusiasts whose eyes and mind are …
Paul Oakenfold in concert
They say that older is better, but I get this strange inexplicable feeling that there is age discrimination in electronic trance. Paul Oakenfold, the 48-year old DJ from England, is old enough to be a young grandpa for a fan …
By the Numbers (Northern California)
1. Estimated number of medical marijuana patients in the city of San Francisco: 50,000 (Source: SF Weekly).
2. Number of medical marijuana dispensaries that shut down since October as a result of the federal crackdown: 5 (Source: San Francisco Examiner).
3. Number …
Brownies Under Attack?
The San Francisco Department of Public Health targets edibles and hash
While vast majorities of medical cannabis patients are able to smoke in order to take their medication, many others—including those with asthma or lung cancer—turn to edibles.
This is a common …
News Nuggets (Northern California)
Oakland to get four new collectives
Oakland officials have taken a step towards approving new medical marijuana collectives. Last month, officials issued preliminary approvals to four applicants among a pool of 12 submissions from last September. If all four collectives—Oakland Community …
Ganja Mango Lassi
THCafe’s Ganja Mango Lassi pushes the envelope of cannabis edibles by stimulating the human biome. For every cell in your body there are nine cells that are not you. Mostly they are different types of bacteria. In peak condition, the …
Galaxy Bar
Edible-makers at Ganja Goodies are innovating by drilling down into the essence of tooth-melting deliciousness with everything from caramel corn and snickerdoodles, to white chocolate cheesecake and whoopie pie. They’re also flirting with the limits of dosage with their $20 …
Cherry Pie
Green Remedy Collective just got licensed as one of the six newly permitted dispensaries in the City of Richmond, a small East Bay town with an oversized history of fine cannabis. The Collective comes out of the gate strong with …
Cherry AK
Like its peer, Haze, AK-47 offers a superb blend of landrace sativa genetics from across the tropical and subtropical zones of Mexico, Colombia, Thailand and Afghanistan. Also like Haze, AK-47 plays well with others, making it a partner in many, …
Dutch Crunch
Rare and highly sought after, Dutch Crunch tied for third place in the San Francisco Medical Cannabis Competition of 2010, and is the toast of its host, Yerba Buena Collective of San Jose. It’s a mix of Dutch Treat (indica) …
Black Pearl
Take a journey into uncharted territory with Northern California Natural Collective’s very rare Black Pearl. This girl is armor-plated purple and fiery orange with a luminous, green stem. Airy like a sativa, it’s got dense, thick, iridescent tusks that are …
