Letters to Rev Organic Cannabis Growing Styles

Welcome to today’s Letters to Rev regarding organic cannabis growing styles. The takeaway from today’s first question essentially, is to not instantly think deficiency when an issue shows itself (expresses). Think genetics; or deficiency due to “feeding” your plants with bottled nutrient elements.

Skilled Composting or Earthworm Composting is Essential Growing All Naturally

Trying to fix/goose-up/dose your soil with single elements—even all naturally—is almost always a bad course to take. Having a good soil that is made from diverse organic matter is the key. Then, don’t fuck it all up with bottles or teas, or anything not in its natural form like elixirs, blasters, nectars, honeys, or sweeteners etc. Just add good water and use top dressings wisely. This will keep you leveraging Mother Nature’s strengths and avoiding the synthetic mindset’s weaknesses.

The second question today is regarding no-till in containers and TLO. No-till, like organic growing styles differ vastly in their implementation styles. TLO is organic for sure, but even more importantly TLO is a true all-natural organic growing style. No bottles, no high PPM teas. Just add water baybee, and recycle everything but the resin. Keep it that simple and you will rock.

Alright then earthlings, let’s rock and/or roll with today’s “Letters” to Rev…

Organic Cannabis Growing Styles Question #1: Hollow Stems?

FROM: Dankstar, Encinitas, CA

“Rev, can you clear me up about hollow cannabis stems, like are they a genetic thing or a deficiency of some kind? Someone told me it was a boron deficiency, another told me it was a carbon deficiency. Please bring some order to my confusion. Thanks in advance.”

All Cannabis Plants and Long IBL Strains Have Particular Strengths and Weaknesses that will React Differently in Different Growing Environments

Rev’s Answer to Q1

Howdy. I do not know myself what is deficiency-related to the hollow stem expression in cannabis, and the reason why I don’t know is because I really don’t have to care, heh heh. Lemme ‘splain… Now, I’m a cannabis breeder so I get to see a lot of expressions. I have seen plenty of expressions that are related to certain deficiencies for sure, however, here’s why you don’t have to really care either…

As long as you are growing all naturally in living soil, and you are basically just using good water, you won’t have any deficiencies. If your plants (various individuals) are all expressing a problem that is similar, just get a soil test to find out what you may be in need of adding. If I see a hollow stemmed plant—which are often very potent plants—I don’t think deficient, I think “individual.” What I mean by that is plants are all different like peeps are all different. Plants have very different abilities when it comes to: ACQUIRING, STORING, and METABOLIZING various nutrients.

Potassium, calcium, and phosphorous, are three examples of nutrient elements I see big differences in, regarding plants’ abilities to get, make use of, and store. The bottom line here is, if you are growing some plants and one or a few have hollow stems, don’t think deficient, think genetics, and you will have a much easier go of it, while having your eyes opened to “plant personalities” LoL.

Organic Cannabis Growing Styles Question #2: No Till?

FROM: Bill, La Mesa, CA

“Good day Rev. I understand no-till growing in the ground fairly well. My question is about no-till growing in containers. Is it compatible with TLO style growing? Could you also just explain to me what the rules are for no-till growing in containers? Thank you. Can’t wait for the next book.”

Rev’s Answer to Q2

Using TLO Organic All-Natural Growing Style we Recycle Soil and Roots

Quite a heavily complex question Bill, heh heh. Let me start by saying that if you look at ‘ORGANIC’ growing, and/or ‘NO-TILL’ growing, you will see a lot of different styles/methods within those labels. Some organic or no-till growers use liquid organic (bottled) nutrients to feed their plants, relying very little on the living soil. Indeed, they are just fucking up the whole equilibrium of the living soil. With no-till growing, in containers, you have one big fat physical law to deal with. The law of return…

That law is easy to understand. You need to replace the nutrients to the container that the plant has used up growing and flowering; because in no-till you keep your old used soil and rootballs in place for the next round in their containers. Many no-till growers use the same root ball/soil for several runs before using new soil. It seems counterintuitive in containers to me as well Bill; however, I think it is the only way to grow outdoors in the ground, or in raised beds.

TLO is organic growing for reals, but it is also a true all-natural organic cannabis growing style. You rely almost totally on the living soil to feed the plant. No unnatural concentrations of things not found in nature, like concentrated organic acids. These acids, in these insanely concentrated forms, actually obliterate the power of your living soil. High PPM levels in organic teas are also damaging to the living soil’s equilibrium.

TLO & No-Till Combo

My short answer to TLO and No-Till is, sure. I can see pulling it off all-naturally by using top-down (top dressing and mulching), and Micropond (see link below); both are TLO styles. I would use harvested cannabis plants’ stems all chopped up for my mulch, and I would lightly top-dress often with primo compost or worm castings. Alfalfa, bird/bat guano, and shellfish (crab) meal for top dressing and Micropond applications. I would also use TLO spikes in the old containers, before placing in the new plant. The old roots will actually supply a decent amount of nutrition just to start out with. And the spikes will be there before any new roots will, so that’s all good.

Afterword

Here’s a link to my Micropond article here at SKUNK: TLO Micropond Growing Style 2021 – Skunk Magazine. This style along with top dressing and spikes I think would work fine if combining no-till with TLO. Just don’t “feed your plants” with anything in a bottle, and you should be fine. I haven’t done this myself, but I am highly confident it would work as long as you understand what an all-natural organic growing style is. Grab a copy of my book Rev’s TLO 2nd Edition on Amazon and get a broader look at this wicked cool style that recycles everything, including your soil and roots, and all you have to do is just add water—boom!

Kingdom Organic Seeds and TLO is a Killer Combo

Looking for some uber healthy and hearty potent cannabis plants? Check out Kingdom Organic Seeds to start your adventure with some killer seeds, yeah? That’s a wrap for today amigos. Catch ya all on the flip-flop next week for another article here at SKUNK by yours truly. L8r G8rs…

• REv

 

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Why Is Luxembourg Facing A Medical Cannabis Supply Shortage?

Medical cannabis sales have been allowed in Luxembourg since 2018, and currently, there is only one sole supplier for the country’s emerging medical cannabis program. The company’s main operations are outside of the European country. In fact, Tilray, which is contracted to produce all of Luxembourg’s medical cannabis, has its headquarters located across the Atlantic Ocean in Canada. Unfortunately for patients in Luxembourg, the current arrangement is resulting in another supply shortage.

Doctors in Luxembourg prescribed roughly 140 kilograms of medical cannabis in 2020, which was itself nearly triple what was prescribed in 2019. Final numbers for 2021 are obviously not in yet. However, it’s a safe bet that the eventual final figure will be a significant increase compared to last year. That demand, combined with other factors, is to blame for Luxembourg’s current situation.

A Broken Supply Model?

As previously mentioned, Tilray’s main operations are located in Canada, although they also have smaller operations in Portugal and Germany. Regardless, all cannabis that they produce for Luxembourg is located out of the country, and thus it has to be exported from another country and imported into Luxembourg. That process involves a lot of logistical and bureaucratic hoops to jump through, and any hiccup along the way delays delivery which is reportedly part of the problem right now.

Anyone that has followed the launch and rise of medical cannabis programs around the world knows that supply shortages are common when a program is first starting out, and Luxembourg is no exception. However, that only partially explains what is happening in Luxembourg right now. Luxembourg’s supply model is definitely another major contributing factor. Anytime only one entity has a monopoly on supplying a product, it only takes one problem to shut down the entire supply chain.

This is not the first time that Luxembourg has faced a medical cannabis supply shortage. Earlier this year, prior to Luxembourg’s government signing a contract with Tilray, the European country also experienced medical cannabis supply shortages. At that time, the government scrambled to find new suppliers, which begs the question, why isn’t Luxembourg supplementing its medical cannabis program with domestic cultivation?

Legalization Is Looming

Fairly recently, Luxembourg made international headlines when it announced that it would be the first European nation to legalize cannabis for adult use and allow regulated adult-use sales. Since that time, the government in Luxembourg has scaled back its plans for initial legalization with plans to decriminalize possession and allow home cultivation.

Adult-use sales are still expected at some point in Luxembourg. However, that component of the nation’s legalization model will have to wait a bit. In the meantime, allowing home cultivation will help supply shortages to some extent. Presumably, some amount of patients will be able to cultivate their own medicine and no longer have to rely on prescriptions. However, there will still be many patients that cannot cultivate their own medicine for one reason or another, and Luxembourg still needs to drastically improve its medical cannabis sourcing model.

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Republican Representative Introduces Sweeping Federal Legalization Bill

The “States Reform Act” (SRA) was introduced on November 15, 2021, by Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC), which, if passed, will deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (including all implementing regulations) while preserving state’s authority to regulate or prohibit cannabis (similar to alcohol); expunge existing criminal convictions; grandfather in existing state licenses; apply a federal excise tax of 3%; and revise the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to create a pathway for cannabis-infused foods, drugs, dietary supplements, and “designate state medical cannabis products.”

From the Representative’s website:

“Today, only 3 states lack some form of legal cannabis. My home state of South Carolina permits CBD, Florida allows medical marijuana, California and others have full recreational use, for example. Every state is different. Cannabis reform at the federal level must take all of this into account. And it’s past time federal law codifies this reality,” said Rep. Mace.

“This is why I’m introducing the States Reform Act, a bill which seeks to remove cannabis from Schedule I in a manner consistent with the rights of states to determine what level of cannabis reform each state already has, or not.

“This bill supports veterans, law enforcement, farmers, businesses, those with serious illnesses, and it is good for criminal justice reform. Furthermore, a super-majority of Americans support an end to cannabis prohibition, which is why only 3 states in the country have no cannabis reform at all. 

“The States Reform Act takes special care to keep Americans and their children safe while ending federal interference with state cannabis laws. Washington needs to provide a framework which allows states to make their own decisions on cannabis moving forward. This bill does that,” she continued.

Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have legalized the recreational use of cannabis, which is still prohibited by federal law.

The first-term House member’s legislation is said to place the interstate regulation of cannabis under the purview of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau and limit the recreational use of cannabis to those 21 years of age and older.

 

 

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CBD for Pancreatitis

The pancreas is a pear-shaped gland located behind the stomach, and it plays a crucial role in digestion. Acute pancreatitis refers to the inflammation of the pancreas that occurs acutely (in a short time). The patient will present with sharp abdominal pain. The yearly incidence of acute pancreatitis is 35 people in every 100,000. This figure has been increasing due to the increasing number of obesity and gallstone cases.

A 2013 study looked at the anti-inflammatory effects of cannabidiol (CBD) in acute pancreatitis. [1] This was a mouse model study where mice with acute pancreatitis were offered CBD treatment. The results demonstrated that CBD indeed has anti-inflammatory activity against acute pancreatitis. The administration of CBD significantly improved the pathological changes in the mice associated with the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. [1]

CBD is a non-psychoactive cannabinoid with diverse therapeutic potential, as has been demonstrated by research. It regulates critical physiological functions such as immunity, metabolism, emotions, insulin sensitivity, pain, mood, hormone function, and inflammation. CBD exerts its anti-inflammatory activity primarily by regulating cytokine activity, reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines and increasing anti-inflammatory cytokines. [2]

Endocannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) are weakly expressed in the pancreas islets of Langerhans cells. However, their expression usually increases when the pancreas is inflamed. While the CB1 receptor is responsible for fibrosis in the pancreas, the CB2 receptor is responsible for the opposite effect; anti-fibrosis.

CBD may also help to relieve peripheral neuropathy that happens in acute pancreatitis. This happens due to damage to the nerves when the pancreas is inflamed. A 2020 study demonstrated the potential benefits of CBD against neuropathic pain. This study confirmed that CBD is well tolerated and showed its possible use in treating peripheral neuropathy. [3]

Lastly, CBD may manage nausea and vomiting, which occur commonly with an acute pancreatitis diagnosis. There is sufficient anecdotal evidence for the use of CBD in suppressing nausea and vomiting. One pre-clinical study conducted in 2020 also demonstrated this effect when CBD was offered subcutaneously to nauseated mice in a lab. [4]

The evidence for the benefits of CBD in acute pancreatitis is preliminary and primarily based on CBD’s anti-inflammatory potential, which has been demonstrated in numerous studies. This serves as a pointer for future research in this area.

 

Image Source

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References

1- Li, K., Feng, J. Y., Li, Y. Y., Yuece, B., Lin, X. H., Yu, L. Y., Li, Y. N., Feng, Y. J., & Storr, M. (2013). Anti-inflammatory role of cannabidiol and O-1602 in cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis in mice. Pancreas, 42(1), 123–129.

2- Nagarkatti, P., Pandey, R., Rieder, S. A., Hegde, V. L., & Nagarkatti, M. (2009). Cannabinoids as novel anti-inflammatory drugs. Future medicinal chemistry, 1(7), 1333–1349.

3- Xu, D. H., Cullen, B. D., Tang, M., & Fang, Y. (2020). The Effectiveness of Topical Cannabidiol Oil in Symptomatic Relief of Peripheral Neuropathy of the Lower Extremities. Current pharmaceutical biotechnology, 21(5), 390–402.

4- Rock, E. M., Sullivan, M. T., Collins, S. A., Goodman, H., Limebeer, C. L., Mechoulam, R., & Parker, L. A. (2020). Evaluation of repeated or acute treatment with cannabidiol (CBD), cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) or CBDA methyl ester (HU-580) on nausea and/or vomiting in rats and shrews. Psychopharmacology, 237(9), 2621–2631.

 

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Cannabis Tarot December 21

Hello from Leavenworth, WA for the December 2021 reading!

Connecting to the Cannabis Tarot, and providing the wisdom that Cannabis Plant Spirit would like to share for December 2021…

• The first card the Cannabis Tarot gave us this month represents the Cannabis plant’s roots, our root chakra (Muladhara), and the recent past, with Reversed Three of Cups…
• Secondly, the Cannabis Tarot gave us the Eight of Coins, which represents the Cannabis plant’s stem, our heart chakra (Anahata), and the placement of the present…
• Lastly, the Cannabis Tarot gave us a third card which represents the Cannabis’ flower, our crown chakra (Sahasrāra), and the future with Reversed Three of Coins…

If you would like to know more about…

• The deck’s sacred history at International Museums, and MIT’s Distinctive Collection
• How to become a Certified Cannabis Tarot Apprentice and professional reader
• To buy The Cannabis Tarot Oraculum – A Divination Inspiration Guidebook
• All the sacred divination tools that B3 has channeled through Cannabis Plant Spirit
• B3’s PhD research publications on The Translative Axioms of Ineffable Literature

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*DISCLAIMER* These readings are my interpretation of the deck I channeled and am connected to. I use my guidance, intuition, and wisdom to produce a message to the collective, not specifically meant for one person, situation, or outcome. I have, and will ALWAYS advocate for each soul to interpret all messages from their own divine authority and guidance, and to seek their own understanding of any communications from their own sovereignty first and foremost. I do not proclaim any answers, actions, directions, or authority over anyone at any time. I offer what I am given, the rest is the interpretation of the viewer/listener/other. Thank you.

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How to Carve your Niche on CBD Shelf Space

The CBD market is abundant in opportunities, but that automatically means abundant competition. And it’s not just a matter of competition in terms of quality, but competition for potential consumers’ increasingly divided and fleeting attention. Even if you have the absolute best CBD product that money – and perhaps even not a lot of it – can buy, that’s no good if it doesn’t get noticed.

So how do you get your product noticed on the CBD shelf?

For starters, make a product worth noticing. Quality should always be first – without it, nothing else matters.

Then, you have to prove it. How do you do that in a notoriously underregulated industry, as is the CBD one? With third-party testing, the voluntary initiative that has become the good players’ stamp in this field.

Then, you get to the actual part of getting your product noticed, or in other words, marketing, and more specifically, your product’s design.

Granted, the room for creativity in the CBD industry might be a little smaller, since the labels needs to accommodate important technical information. But that should just make your graphic designer say, “challenge accepted.”

There’s no one-size-fits-all in advertising. It’s all about your target audience, your USP (unique selling point), and the message you’re trying to communicate. So how do you figure those out?

Well, that depends. Does your product offer great value for money – find a way to communicate that – perhaps with a more down-to-earth design and message – to your target audience, which would be deal hunters, every-day consumers, and CBD rookies. Do you cater to athletes and premium users with very specific needs and exceptionally high standards? Make it known – with a sleeker design and a more daring message.

Does your product and/or company a unique story, like being a vet, for instance? Do you have unique experience – as a terpene expert or an extraction wizard? Say all that.

Generating product-related content is another trend that can’t be neglected. By providing valuable, informative, and engaging CBD-related information, you can build your authority and take your consumers on a more seamless, gentle, roundabout journey rather than selling them things right off the bat and likely scaring them away. Content marketing has consistently proven to be very effective and cost-efficient across virtually all industries.

And speaking of the online world, don’t forget that your CBD products don’t even necessarily have to be on a physical shelf. E-commerce offers many universal benefits as a business model, and some particularly relevant to CBD.

The obvious benefits are the ease for customers and the reduced overheads for you, which respectively allows you to reduce your prices and improve your bottom line. But CBD e-commerce gives consumers a chance to do thorough research, delve into the third-party lab reports, and weigh products’ pros and cons against each other on their own, personal scale. This leads to better choices, and ultimately to repeated customers.

Besides great content marketing, your e-commerce site needs to be optimized to run like a well-oiled machine. Every lag, every discomfort, like a scarcity of payment methods, mean lost customers.

Some of these strategies might sound like modern mumbo-jumbo to some old-school CBD manufactures who just want to sell CBD. But at the end of the day, CBD is a business – a booming one at that – and good business might start with quality products, but it goes way beyond that.

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CBD and the $100 Billion Sleep Aid Market

CBD is poised to be a top contender in the soon-to-be $100 billion sleep aid market. According to a recent research report, the sleep aid market was estimated to be $64.29 billion in 2019. It’s expected to grow to $101.7 billion by 2026. [1] With market experts predicting such huge growth potential, where does CBD come into play?

Many companies already market their CBD products as a potential sleep aid. The American Sleep Association tells us that 50-70 million Americans suffer from some sort of sleep disorder. [2] That’s only in the United States. Because so many people have trouble sleeping, and CBD is becoming more popular each year, it has the potential to be a top sales category in the global sleep aid market.

 

How Effective is CBD for Sleep?

For the millions of people suffering from sleep disorders, CBD may be the answer. There is enough scientific research showing CBD helps with sleep. CBD is known for reducing feelings of anxiety. Feeling anxious before bed can make it hard to fall asleep, and cause sleep disturbances during the night. This is one general way CBD can help people sleep.

A literary review on CBD and sleep research concluded that “CBD may hold promise for REM sleep behavior disorder and excessive daytime sleepiness”. [3] This confirms the effectiveness of CBD for REM sleep behavior disorder specifically and suggests CBD may help other sleep disorders. It can also be consumed to reduce feeling tired during the day. This may be because it encourages healthier sleep cycles, which in turn, promotes more restful sleep.

 

How Can CBD Companies Get into the Sleep Aid Market?

Marketing is going to be the key for CBD companies wanting to get into the sleep aid market. The evidence that CBD is an effective sleep aid already exists. The first step will be educating consumers about the benefits of CBD for sleep. With a growing demand by consumers for natural products, the future of CBD being sold more as a sleep aid seems inevitable.

 

 

References:

1- At 6.7% CAGR, Global Sleeping Aids Market Size & Share Expand to USD 101.7 Billion by 2026. Facts and Factors. 2021. https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2021/03/17/2194669/0/en/At-6-7-CAGR-Global-Sleeping-Aids-Market-Size-Share-Expand-to-USD-101-7-Billion-by-2026-Facts-Factors.html Times Cited: 0 Journal Impact Factor: N/A

2- Sleep and Sleep Disorder Statistics. American Sleep Association. 2021. https://www.sleepassociation.org/about-sleep/sleep-statistics/ Times Cited: 0 Journal Impact Factor: N/A

3- Babson, K. et al. Cannabis, Cannabinoids, and Sleep: a Review of the Literature. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2017 Apr;19(4):23. doi: 10.1007/s11920-017-0775-9. PMID: 28349316. Times Cited: 78 Journal Impact Factor: 6.902

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eBay trials sales of CBD in the UK

eBay prepares to take on Amazon with the launch of UK trial of CBD sales, reports CBD-Intel

eBay has launched a CBD trial. The internet marketplace that built its name as an auction site launched its UK trial of CBD products in November, from around ten initial brands.

It is the second online marketplace to launch a UK trial of the sale of CBD products, after Amazon made a similar move last year. eBay trails Amazon by a significant margin in terms of overall global visits but is, in fact, much closer to the former bookseller in the UK, according to figures assembled by Webretailer, with about 73% of Amazon’s monthly visits.

Both sites also maintain a massive lead over any other online marketplace platforms in the UK – with the next ten most popular not totalling even half of eBay’s monthly traffic between them.

The move opens another important revenue stream for the brands involved in the trial. Those involved in Amazon appear to have quickly seen significant growth in sales through the site, despite Amazon’s low-key approach to advertising the fact that a limited range of CBD products were now available on the company’s UK site.

It will be interesting to see whether eBay will also take a low-key approach, given its second place status overall and late move into setting up a CBD sales trial in the UK. It will also be interesting to see whether the former auction site’s listings become beset by the same issues as those on Amazon – with legitimate products from approved sellers having to battle through a sea of hemp oil products dressed up to resemble ones that contain significant amounts of CBD.

There are also issues of legitimate CBD products from brands outside those in the approved trial appearing on a number of different Amazon country sites. Whether accidental or not, these violate Amazon’s selling guidelines, though enforcement appears to be lax.

Currently listings on eBay’s UK site appear a lot cleaner, with seemingly few or no unauthorised CBD products or hemp oil products masquerading as having cannabinoid-rich content. If eBay can continue to maintain that, it may perhaps have an advantage over its online rival in attracting CBD-interested consumers.

 

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Biden administration makes strong pro-cannabis moves

Gupta’s appointment and nomination of Califf may indicate change in US climate, reports CBD-Intel

Rahul Gupta has been confirmed by the US Senate as director of National Drug Control Policy, while president Joe Biden has also announced that he intends to nominate Robert Califf as head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – potentially the strongest pro-cannabis moves so far from the often-reluctant Biden administration.

Gupta, who will oversee US anti-drug efforts, was previously a consultant to cannabis company Holistic Industries and acted as chair of the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Advisory Board. The new drug czar has also made a couple of favourable public comments about medical cannabis.

However, he has also been critical of the cannabis legalisation progress, pointing out that teenage use of cannabis has outstripped that of conventional tobacco cigarettes – which could also be framed as a net positive for public health.

Realistically there is little the director could do on cannabis legalisation, even if Gupta wanted to make such a move. The National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act (1998) states that the Office of National Drug Control Policy take such actions as necessary to oppose any attempt to legalise the use of a substance (in any form) that is listed in schedule I of the US Controlled Substances Act.

For this reason, opponents of cannabis liberalisation, such as the lobbying group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) have not opposed Gupta’s appointment. Though he was not their preferred candidate, at the time of the nomination SAM president Kevin Sabet said: “Rahul has a strong public health background, but he also knows how to work with law enforcement and other stakeholders. He has a record of convening different constituencies, which will serve him well in this role. It’s a strong selection.”

Gupta’s primary focus will be the ongoing opioid crisis in the US rather than cannabis use. “President Biden has made clear that addressing addiction and the overdose epidemic is an urgent priority. As director, I will diligently work to advance high-quality, data-driven strategies to make our communities healthier and safer,” said Gupta.

Despite this, it is widely thought that having the first ever medical doctor appointed to head the Office of National Drug Control Policy – and someone sympathetic to medical cannabis – is a plus in a Democratic administration that has been reluctant to express support for liberalization, despite the growing backing for such a move among its supporter base.

The impending nomination of Califf to return to the post of FDA commissioner he held during the final year of the Barack Obama administration in 2016-17 has also been welcomed for similar reasons.

The pick for head of the agency has still not been formally made and the appointment will then need to be confirmed by the Senate. But assuming that happens, it could be a positive outcome for the cannabinoid-related sectors.

Califf expressed positive views about the potential of cannabinoids when he previously headed the FDA. At that time he noted that while the agency had not determined cannabis to be safe for any indication, that did not mean it was not and there were several positive potential promising applications that would benefit from further research – research the FDA was looking to help promote.

He added that during his work as a cardiologist he “had the chance to prescribe some [cannabinoid products] in my cardiology practice in people with extreme heart failure who get a wasting cachectic syndrome”.

 

What This Means: While it is hard to say what these decisions mean for CBD as a potential ingestible consumer product, the appointments are probably overall a small positive for cannabis in general.

Califf’s likely reappointment would have the greater impact on CBD specifically though he was unable, unwilling or unconcerned enough to make any impact on its regulation during his previous spell in charge of the FDA. There is no reason to believe at this moment that things will be very different this time around.

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A Cornucopia of Cannabis Arrives as Harvest Ball Announces their Sponsors and Marketplace Exhibitors

The much-awaited list of Harvest Ball 2021 sponsors and exhibitors reveals the “who’s who” of cannabis excellence filling the halls of the eagerly anticipated event. Ready to be unveiled starting on December 11, 2021 with a special opening for VIP tickets at 11AM PDT – followed by GA at noon PDT – the full spectrum marketplace will celebrate the plant, the farmers, the creators, and today’s top thought leaders, giving attendees face to face access to their favorite brands while marking the start of the road to the 18th Annual Emerald Cup Competition and Awards. Spotlighting a diverse selection of California’s finest cannabis at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, the Harvest Ball will be considered the largest cannabis consumer show in the country, with over 30,000 expected attendees. Mirroring the high wattage chart-topping talent on the main stage – including headliners BIG WILD and Trevor Hall – the grassroots of cannabis culture will gather alongside the top growers, breeders, and brands all in attendance.

Harvest Ball is made possible by the generous support of these leading companies:

Cookies, the Emerald Level Sponsor of the Harvest Ball

Cookies, founded in 2010 by Billboard-charting rapper and entrepreneur Berner and Bay Area breeder and cultivator Jai, is the most globally recognized cannabis company in the world. Cookies values the power of the plant and focuses on creating game-changing genetics. The company offers a collection of over 70 proprietary cannabis strains and more than 2,000 products. Cookies also actively works to enrich communities disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs through advocacy and social equity initiatives. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company opened its first retail store in 2018 in Los Angeles and has since expanded to over 40 retail locations in 17 markets across four countries. Cookies was named one of America’s Hottest Brands of 2021 by AdAge, the first cannabis brand to ever receive this accolade. Learn more at cookies.co

PUFFCO, the Diamond Level Sponsor of the “Puffco Pavilion”

Their journey began in 2013 with CEO Roger Volodarsky and a need for a better way to interact with concentrates through technology. The quality of concentrates was consistently improving, but the products made to consume them were outsourced designs stuck in the past. In response, Volodarsky brought together the disciplines of design, technology, engineering, and cannabis consumption to create Puffco, which he has staffed with an experienced in-house design team whose priority was the end-user experience. Learn more at puffco.com

Compound Genetics, the Platinum Level Sponsor for the “Compound Genetics’ V.I.P. Tent” – FLAVORS BY DESIGN

Founded in 2017 by @Chris_Compound, Compound Genetics designs iconic cannabis flavors that have been defining hype strains around the world from the Menthol and Jet Fuel lines to White Runtz to Apples & Bananas. Its team of creative scientists is eternally on the hunt for what has never been done and ways to collaborate with other breeders to innovate on what already has. compound-genetics.com

Humboldt Seed Company, the Platinum Level Sponsor for “Humboldt Seed Company Stage

A genetics, seed, and strain development company curated by the tastemakers of the world’s cannabis capital. Unprecedented phenotype hunts take place annually, feeding a scientific approach to feminized, regular, and autoflower seed breeding that’s vetted by California’s best cannabis farmers. As the largest licensed cannabis seed provider in California, Humboldt Seed Company has remained committed to its roots in environmental and social justice, serving its local community for over 20 years. humboldtseedcompany.com

ROVE, the Platinum Level Sponsor for the “Rove Hall”

ROVE was born at the intersection of art and science. The team is composed of long-time industry enthusiasts, boasting a combined wealth of experience in cultivation, extraction, and laboratory science, joined together with a mission to produce better, tastier, more honest cannabis products. Rove Brand’s goal is to provide customers with the highest quality products that taste great and are created with them in mind. rovebrand.com

Seed Junky Genetics, the Platinum Level Sponsor for the “Seed Junky Genetics’ Shuttles”

A legacy brand with global recognition, Seed Junky Genetics has been breeding exotic cannabis strains and providing the highest caliber flower to its customers since 2007. The world-class developer of Big Apple, Ice Cream Cake, Jealousy, Kush Mints, The Soap, Wedding Cake, and hundreds of other top-shelf strains is now operating in the legal market and is continuing its never-ending quest for developing and growing new, game-changing cultivars. seedjunky.com

STIIIZY, the Platinum Level Sponsor

STIIIZY offers a line of premium cannabis products that have set a new industry standard for portability and convenience. STIIIZY’s proprietary pod system has garnered a cult-like following since its launch and has emerged as a leading lifestyle brand in cannabis. Stop by and see STIIIZY at Emerald Cup, where attendees will be able to try their expansive line of curated extracts and will look forward to immersing themselves in the interactive 3D booth. STIIIZY will have giveaways take place throughout the day, as well as interactive entertainment for all attendees! Ask the STIIIZY budtenders about the brand’s exclusive deals that will be running during the entire show. stiiizy.com

Harvest Ball 2021’s Gold and Silver Level Sponsors include Agrarian, Black Market Group, Boveda, Califari, Cannacraft, CLTVTD Genetics, Garcia Hand Picked, Hempire,

Let’s Disrupt D.I.G.I.T.A.L., Lost Coast Plant Therapy, LitHouse, Mercy Wellness, Moon Valley Organics, Papa’s Select, Phinest Cannabis & West Coast Cure, PurePressure, Royal Gold Soil, Satori Wellness, 7pipe, The Terpomete, and Talking Trees.

View all our sponsors here: www.theemeraldcup.com/lineup#/sponsors/headliners

Harvest Ball 2021’s Media Sponsors include Amaturo Sonoma Media Group, Beard Bros, Mendo Cheeto, Mercy Wellness, Sensi Magazine, and Skunk Magazine

Harvest Ball 2021’s Marketplace Exhibitors include Abscent Design, Agricova, Alien Labs, Andretti Cannabis Co, Backroads Distribution, BB Organics, BEAR Labs, bio365, Bulger Papers, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Style, Calyx Brands, Cannabistry, CannaTrust, Capulator, Cherry Kola, Connected, Cutting Edge Solutions, Dark Heart Nursery, Deep Green Genetics, Doja Park, Dungeons Vault Genetics, Dunkees, DYNOMYCO, Earth Juice, Eli’s Dyes, Envirocann, Eteros, Good Earth Organics, Good Tree, Grauling Research, Incorporated, Heritage Mendocino, High Art Studios, HIGH DESERT SPORES, High Rise Law, Humidi.co, Lempire Farmaseed, Key to Life Supply, LTB Enterprises, Mama P’s Wholesome Grinding Co., Manzanita Naturals, Mattole River studios, MJ Wear, Monterey Kush Co., Organics Alive, Pacific Cultivation, Purple City Genetics, Rage Nation, Rad Source, Ras Boss, RAW Rolling Papers, Redwood Roots Family, Rosin Tech Labs, Scared Steez, Sasquatch Soil Company, Shield N Seal, Sun+Earth Certified, TERPHOGZ, The Fireplace, The Flavor Co., The Galley, The Mighty Quinn, UbiGro, Vaper Tip, Willie’s Reserve, and Willow Creek Cannabis Alliance. View them all here: www.theemeraldcup.com/lineup#/marketplace/headliners

STANDING PROUD: THE CRAFT CANNABIS MARKETPLACE JOINS HARVEST BALL 2021

Standing side-by-side with the main marketplace, the organizers of the Emerald Cup and Harvest Ball along with the Small Farms Council draw special attention to small farms that make the backbone of their community introducing the first ever Craft Cannabis Marketplace located in the Hall of Flowers area.

Harvest Ball 2021’s Craft Cannabis Marketplace Exhibitors include Arcanna Flowers, Bella Farms, Bird Valley Organics, Briceland Forest Farm, Bud Farm, Farm Cut, Flower Lady Farms, Flying Tiger Farm, Frogville Farms, Higher Heights, Lovingly & Legally, Magic Meadow Farm’s, Mendocino Family Farm, Mendocino Producers Guild, Native Humboldt Farms, Neukom Family Farm, Noble Gardens, OG Gardens, Redwood Roots Distribution, River Txai Farms, Sierra Sungrown Co-op, Sol Spirit Farm, Sovereign 707, Spring Creek Farm, Sunnabis: Humboldt’s Full Sun Farms, Sweet Creek Farm, Trinity Alps Farms (Hash and Flowers), WAMM Phytotherapies Inc.,Whitethorn Valley Farm, Woodnote Farms and Yuba River Organics. 

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Emerald Cup Harvest Ball

at the Sonoma County Fairground, Santa Rosa, California

SATURDAY DECEMBER 11TH

Emerald VIP & Super Emerald VIP: 11am – 10pm PDT

General Admission: 12pm – 10pm PDT

Marketplace Hours: 11am – 9pm PDT (VIP early entry)

SUNDAY DECEMBER 12TH

Emerald VIP & Super Emerald VIP: 11am – 8pm PDT

General Admission: 12pm – 8pm PDT

Marketplace Hours: 11am – 8pm PDT (VIP early entry)

Visit: www.theemeraldcup.com for more information and to purchase tickets.

General Admission 2-Day Weekend – $125

Emerald VIP 2-Day Weekend – $599

Super Emerald VIP 2-Day Weekend– $749

*$1.00 of every ticket sold will go to Sweet Leaf Collective for Compassionate Care

The event is open to anyone 21 years or older with a valid photo ID. Licensed Cannabis Consumption areas are 21+ with valid photo ID. For all health & safety information, please visit: www.theemeraldcup.com/health-safety. Our information is updated regularly in accordance with local and state guidelines.

For additional information on The Emerald Cup 2022, Harvest Ball or to speak with founder Tim Blake, please contact Kenneth Loo, Chapter 2, ken@chapter2agency.com. Parties interested in exhibiting, sponsoring, or supporting the upcoming Harvest Ball, please contact Gina Gallo at gina@theemeraldcup.com.

ABOUT THE EMERALD CUP:

The Emerald Cup is the world’s premier virtual cannabis destination and iconic live event. While advancing the concept of sustainable, sun-grown farming, the 17-year old organization’s reputation is firmly solidified as the largest, most-respected cannabis competition in the world. As a group, The Emerald Cup prides itself in bringing together leading experts in the cannabis industry to educate and inspire our fellow farmers, patients, and patrons each year. The community celebration has grown to become a global movement honoring the year’s finest organic and sun-grown, cannabis harvest as well as the finest cannabis products available. The Cup has stood as a celebration of excellence and over the years, has seen founder Tim Blake recognized as a guardian of the ever-changing cannabis industry. www.theemeraldcup.com

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How Many Ways Can I Take CBD?

Cannabidiol (CBD) has rapidly risen to forefront of the highly competitive health and wellness place in recent years, becoming a multibillion-dollar industry in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia.

Unlike tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), CBD is not psychoactive, making it more appealing to locales that have stringent polices towards its psychoactive sister cannabinoid — THC. Today, numerous people are considering CBD, but have no idea where to start. CBD Health & Wellness Magazine sat down with Sonja Villalba, Training & Development Manager for CBD Kratom, to discuss the different ways consumers can take CBD.

“CBD tinctures (oils) are the most popular method for taking CBD due to their convenience and ability to produce effects quickly,” Villalba told Health & Wellness. She explained the simple process of taking CBD in tincture form, which requires applying a certain dosage onto the tongue, holding for 60 seconds and swallowing.

Another equally popular delivery method is inhalation through smoking and vaping.

“Smoking and/or vaping is one of the easiest ways to consume CBD, and provides more bioavailability which means you can absorb more of the CBD than you would with other forms like edibles and topicals. CBD,” Villalba said. The cannabinoid enters the bloodstream through the lungs with this method, according to Villalba.

For consumers who are looking to be discreet, edibles and beverages offer two additional ways of enjoying CBD without the cons of inhalation. Edibles can be crafted to meet a range of tastes, from candies and chocolates to other food items.

Beverages too are flexible in application, Villalba told Health and Wellness.

“Water-soluble CBD can be dissolved into beverages such as coffee, tea, smoothies, beer, wine, and many other drinks,” she said. “Through a process called nanoemulsion, water-soluble CBD creates fast acting effects by dissolving rapidly into the bloodstream.”

Lastly, topicals can offer a targeted way of treating specific areas with CBD, such as sore joints and muscles, Villalba said.

“Topicals work best for any pain that is in a centralized location. The CBD absorbs directly into the skin and activates nearby cannabinoid receptors to alleviate pain,” she said. “This method is best for inflammation and muscle pain.”

CBD’s plethora of delivery methods is a major reason for its surge in popularity. It can be tailored to fit a variety of peoples’ needs and is available in all states.

What’s not to like?

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TLO Micropond Growing the Next Level

Welcome everyone, and today I am going to share TLO Micropond growing (the next level) with you. If you want to see the relevant article about Micropond growing hit the link: TLO Micropond Growing Style 2021 – Skunk Magazine. The TLO part of the title stands for True Living Organics, a supernatural organic growing style for container growing. Grab a copy of my book, True Living Organics 2nd Edition by The Rev.  

Growing Container & Catch-Tray Road Rules

My number one hunny-bun container recommendation here is the Plant Warrior. There are other containers that will also work well, including the self-watering type containers. Our container rules are the same as they have been for TLO Micropond growing. If you are using or are going to use the Plant Warrior growing containers, make sure to drill out the little legs, so the soil in the containers has access to every last drop of water in the catch-tray—see video.

Plant Warrior 2-Gallon Growing Container with Leg Holes Drilled Out

You want your containers to allow the soil to drink back up every drop from the catch-trays. You also want them with some type of elevated channels making “legs” or actual legs you can drill out. The third quality you want in your containers is drainage vents up high on the sides, so when the catch-tray is pretty full of runoff water from the containers, there are still open drainage holes that are not underwater.

Plant Warrior Pots Have Severe Aeration (Drainage) Holes

Massive drainage holes that also serve as aeration holes are a must. In order for there to be supernatural TLO levels of microlife, you need your containers to have a shitload of access to air baybee. Many drainage holes also serve to drain out CO2 gas created in abundance whenever the soil is watered/wet.

TLO Micropond Growing—Methodology

This is like a hybrid growing system here, and it’s basically combining top watering (Micropond) with a bottom watering, almost reservoir dynamic. We add nutritious elements using top dressings, but also use additions to the catch-tray runoff water. Using the Micropond style, we use larger than normal sized catch-trays, and use a little too much water when watering, to make sure the catch tray ends up with a decent amount of water in it.

The next level twist is adding bottom watering, a little bit very often. You will never let this tray go dry for more than a couple of days max, and I have been keeping my catch-trays with some water in them about every other day. About enough to fill the trays 1-inch. This little move has shown me so much power that I am trying a pretty hairy growing move here. Flowering 3-foot plants, in 2-gallon containers… I know, right?! Looking great so far.

Micropond Breeding Plants in 2-Gallon Containers with Oversized Catch-Trays

I have some 3-gallon pots standing by incase this little experiment goes to hell fast, but I have fairly high confidence here that I can pull this off well in 2-gallon containers. I have some other small plants I just transplanted from 3-inch pots (see photo below) into 1-gallon pots, and I may try to flower them to about a 2-foot height in these 1-gallon containers. I mean, if it works in the 2-gallon pots, why not push the envelope a bit and see. One thing for sure, this growing style is very powerful.

Just Transplanted from 3-Inch Pots into 1-Gallon Pots for the Next Experiment

TLO Micropond Growing—Summery and Routine

• Like Micropond growing, you use larger sized catch-trays, and water with enough water to fill the catch-tray to near full. You also can sprinkle amendments on top of the runoff water in the catch-trays. Alfalfa and kelp meal are both excellent for this. Hit the link above in this article to see Micropond style.
• Between watering times, you want to keep a level of water in the catch trays most of the time, I fill them every other day between watering times, and my watering times are stretched out a bit as well due to this. I do not use any amendments on this bottom water, just water, nothing special about it. Same water you would use on your plants, mine runs around 60-64 PPM.
• Try and avoid containers that do not have a lifted, or channeled floor. It’s a better idea to have less soil actually underwater when you are bottom watering. This is why those drilled out legs really works so well.

Afterword

Hope you all enjoyed today’s article. TLO Micropond growing is really powerful in its own right, but when combined with some bottom watering dynamics, it goes off the chain powerful, yowza! Get yourselves some killer sexually healthy cannabis seeds over at Kingdom Organic Seeds and start your super-exotic garden before the year’s end.

I’m outty for now good peeps, L8r G8rs…

• REv

November Crossword Time Homeskillets

It’s that time again, November 2021 crossword time. See if you can solve it without peeking at the key, heh heh… Good luck!

November 2021 Crossword Answer Key

 

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Love and Revolución

By Miguel Gavilan Molina

Intro:

Love and Revolución is a 3 part tale of the romance of the legendary Pancho Villa “Centaur of the North” ( the Mexican Revolutions Fire and Eagle’s Heart ) and his obsession with the famous field Marshall “Warrior Soldier” Marijuana, the commander of the battalion of sharpshooter women “Las Adelitas” and the curandera/ healer of General Villa himself.

The story is loosely based on actual historical events. The characters have been modified, and marijuana is a composite of some of the women soldiers ( Adelitas and Valentinas ) in the Mexican Revolution.

Her spirit lives today ( 110 years after the Mexican Revolution ) in the Social Justice movement against the federal prohibition (Drug War) of marijuana and her medicinal properties. She brings hope and light to a world in crisis and uncertainty, desperately in need of healing and love. Enter a world in upheaval, a timeless tale of Love and Revolution. Aah YaYaYa-Aho!

 

Prologue:

For Centuries Mexico has been key in the world’s spread of marijuana use and cannabis culture. Through Mexico, the plant found its way to the United States Jazz players, Beatnicks, and Hippies.

The legacy of the 500-year Moorish occupation of Spain was critical in Mexico’s rise as a global cannabis center. The Moors brought hashish and the tradition of Kif smoking to Spain. Marijuana has entered the New World on Spanish galleons.

It was acculturated into Indigenous tribes and the upper class in Mexico over the centuries. The iconic anthem of the Mexican Revolution, “La Cucaracha,” is about Pancho Villa’s rebel army getting high just before a battle.

Numerous accounts say that “marijuana” came into use in the early 20th century because anti-cannabis forces wanted to underscore the drugs “Mexican-ness.” It was meant to play off of anti-immigrant sentiments.

Marijuana was nationally outlawed in the U.S. by the1930’s, and demonizing Mexican immigrants became a decisive tactic of the war on drugs. A common version of the story of the criminalization of cannabis was that it was outlawed because various powerful interests, some of which had economic motives to suppress hemp production, were able to create a “Bad Hombre” (Man) in the popular imagination by spreading lies of homicidal mania touched off by the corruption of the dreaded Mexican locoweed. Fear of the Brown people combined with the fear of nightmare drugs used by the “darkies” produced a wave of public action against the Mexican Marijuana Menace.

The first anti-marijuana laws (1937) came about because of newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst’s lies and racist newspaper articles and ravings, which were cited in U.S. congressional records as facts.

The first lie was to introduce the element of fear of the unknown by using a word that no English-speaking Anglo-American had ever heard before -“Marijuana.”

Eventually, prohibitionists set out to stir up Primal emotions into an existing cesspool of racial hatred that was inherently poisoning society. (1)

It is no surprise that the first marijuana use recorded in the U.S. was by Mexicans in Brownsville, Texas, in 1903. The first Marijuana prohibition law in the U.S.-pertaining only to Mexicans- was passed in Brownsville, Texas, that same year. Thus the cultural war against Mexicans and marijuana was launched and persisted 110 years to the date.

Newspapers in New Orleans from 1910 through the 1930s wrote that marijuana’s insidious evil influence apparently manifested itself in making the “darkies” think they were as good as “White Men.” This gave rise to the cultural drug war against Mexicans.

Chicanos (Mexican Americans) under marijuana’s influence were demanding humane treatment, looking at White women, asking that their children be educated while they harvested sugar beets, and making other “insolent” demands. With the excuse of marijuana ( devils weed ), Anglos could now use forces and justify their violent acts of oppression. Hundreds of thousands of Chicanos and Blacks were victimized and sentenced to chain gangs for merely possessing and smoking marijuana.

In 1915 California and Utah passed State laws outlawing marijuana directed at Chicanos.

Colorado followed in 1917. Its legislators cited Mexican Revolutionary leader Pancho Villas’s rebel army, whose drug of choice was marijuana, the devil’s weed.

In Colorado, its legislature felt the only way to prevent an actual racial blood bath and the overthrow of their “white” ignorant and bigoted laws, attitudes and institutions, was to stop marijuana. (2)

As the cultural drug war against Chicanos and marijuana is initiated in the U.S. in1909, South of the border, the flames of revolution erupt in Mexico with Pancho Villa’s rebel army in the North and Emiliano Zapata’s armed forces in the South. Together they rise up in rebellion to overthrow the dictatorship of Profirio Diaz.

Part 1:

The Romance of Pancho Villa and Marijuana

One afternoon in the Sonoran Desert, as the sun bakes and cracks the earth with its unmerciless heat, is the town of Agua Prieta on the U.S./Mexican border. A battle rages as the rebel peasant forces oro f Pancho Villa, El Centauro del Norte, has assaulted the Mexican Federal garrison. Villa strategized to attack the federal stronghold. If he and his regimen could take the city, they would control railroad traffic between Mexico and the U.S. Furthermore; the attack would mark the first time that the revolutionary army would confront federal forces in a regular battle. This was a major success by the revolutionaries and was the final push that would knock over the federal forces. A further sign of the apparent demoralization of federal rank and soldiers, many of whom had been forcibly conscripted into the garrison, actually sympathized with the revolutionaries. The first battle of Agua Prieta was significant in that it was the first time railroads were used by the rebels. Along the way, the insurrectionists captured the towns of Temosachi and Bauche, which greatly raised their morale.

As the dust settles and the crying and moaning of the mayhem and carnage that lays waste across the battlefield are heard, cannonballs whirl through the air, the ground momentarily shaking. Men and body parts flying through the air and gun smoke. The peasant forces keep pounding the garrison, eventually overwhelming the federal forces and forcing them into retreat.

Just as the battle is winding down, a group of federal foot soldiers is ordered to charge Pancho Villa on his horse. They charge at him with their bayonets, hoping to kill or wound him. One of them gets through and stabs Villa with his bayonet through his right thigh muscle. Another soldier happens to shoot his rifle and gets a shot going completely through Villa’s left underside. Villa gets wounded, his horse rises up and tramples two of the soldiers. Villa severs the head of the soldier who stabbed him with a swing of his machete. With his other hand, he shoots another soldier. In a circle, swirling around with the desert winds, it’s as if a dust devil has hit the earth there. Pancho Villa is a force of nature, a carousel, with his horse Chubasko (Thunder) circling with death and fury and laying waste to any soldier that attempts to take down the great Revolutionary General.

Finally, you hear in the distance the trumpet, and the forces of the federal infantry begin to retreat. Close to a third of the federal infantry, no longer loyal, join the rebel army. Their loyalty now rests with their cousins of the rebel forces. After the shooting and the bombardment cease, they tend to the wounded and start slowly making their way back to their encampment, where the women and children await them. Unbeknown to anyone, Villa has been wounded and injured badly. He’s bleeding, but you would never know. There’s no wince on his face, no moan, nada. They make it back by sundown. Already the hundreds of fires are seen lit on the desert floor and the smell of fresh corn tortillas being cooked by the women as men return. There is an air of anticipation. Families were waiting to see if their loved ones – husbands, sons, brothers, uncles have returned. Sadly that day, Villa lost several thousand of his men to the cannon fire that lay waste to his forces.

At the encampment, people begin to rest. Villa, on his horse, begins to check each campfire where his generals and troops are stationed and resting for the night. He checks to see what lieutenants, what corporals, what sergeants made it back, and what generals he lost that day. After he does his headcount, he rides into the distance. It’s legendary that every evening Villa, who trusted nobody in his sleep, would ride off into the darkness of the desert alone with his horse, Chubasko. That night as he rode away, he realized he was burning up with fever. He got dizzy, so he ties his hand to the saddle horn as he doesn’t want to fall off his horse. Somehow the animal, the creature, half horse, half man, rides ahead. The bond that exists between the horse and his rider leads Chubasko to the flickering he has seen, a distant campfire in the wilderness. He approaches the campfire, and clearly, someone is staying here, but he sees no one until, out of nowhere, he hears the cocking of a rifle. Then Villa, who’s barely conscious, looks up momentarily, and he sees something. It’s a woman in a white dress with her bandeleras crisscrossed on her chest, machete over her shoulder, and rifle in her hand. She shouts, “quien andas?” Who goes there?

The horse kneels on his four legs, and Villa slides off onto the ground turned onto his side. She runs to look and pushes him over with her boot. She realizes that he is wet with blood. She unbuttons his shirt and sees that his left side is bleeding. She sees that a pant leg is ripped and wet with blood. She realizes that he has a bad puncture wound and is bleeding. She sees that it is swollen and that it feels hot to the touch. She examines and palpates the areas and determines that no major organs or arteries have been compromised. It seems to be a clean shot through his side, very fortunate. She looks at his leg and realizes he has a nasty puncture wound by a bayonet. She swiftly lays him down and puts pressure and puts pressure on the bleeding areas, and she gets into her medicine bag. One jar she opens is filled with yarrow. She takes the yarrow, adds a little water, and starts grinding it in her mortar with her pestle.

She adds a portion of chapparal, a blood purifier, and antiseptic. She then grinds in cannabis flowers to help with the pain and inflammation. She takes the ground-up medicine and uses a cotton sheet to cut bandages. She makes a pouch with the cotton, puts the ground herbs into it, and ties it with a hard knot. She packs the wounds with the poultice pouches. All Villa can do is moan, but he’s completely unconscious and burning with fever. Once she is done and she can see the blood clotting, she wraps the wounds tightly with bandages.

Her camp lies between two giant boulders that meet in a ravine where an underground stream flows. Sure enough, she gets her little miner shovel from her saddlebag and starts digging. She digs a foot and a half and finds water. In that water, she takes the mud and puts it on Villa’s face and forehead to suck out the impurities and the heat. She keeps digging in that area and finds smooth stone rocks which are cold. She cleans them up and places them on his forehead, behind his neck, and under his armpits to cool his body down. She gives him some cool water to drink. He’s unresponsive, but he instinctively takes the water. After she’s done dressing the wounds, she takes a handful of sage and sweetgrass with some kopal in a clay pot and sets it on fire, creating smoke which she blows over him. She begins chanting and doing a ritualistic prayer to La Tonatzin, Protectores of the Americas, and making an offering to the creator that whoever this man is, not to let him die under her care.

After she’s done, she goes to a carton cactus she saw earlier. She cuts one of the stalks with a swing of her machete. She then cuts it in half and places it on the fire embers to roast. When she smells that it has roasted, she takes it, cuts into it, and lets the steam escape to cool it down. When it’s completely cool, she takes the inner gelatin of the cacti, the aloe-like substance. The cactus flesh is a pain killer, disinfectant, and astringent. She removes the packing in the wounds and applies the cactus flesh directly onto the wounds. She keeps him cooled down with the mud and rocks and watches over him. Finally, as the sun begins to crack at the horizons, she hears the great horned owl -whoo, whoo in the distance. She realizes the nocturnal creatures of the desert are seeking refuge for their sleep of the day. It is also a time for her to check his wounds. As she takes the cacti off, she sees the blood and drainage has completely stopped. She has her needle ready that she acquired earlier from the maguey tip, with several more ready to go. With the string of the maguey, she sews his wounds up. She starts first with this leg, two parts to stitch the entrance and exit wounds. She makes four sutures into his leg and on his side. Without signs of pus or redness, she applies a bit of the aloe, yarrow, chaparral, and cannabis oil. She keeps a cannabis tincture in a pouch around her neck with her amulet. She has a simple salve of beeswax, which she had collected days earlier in one of her clay pots. She puts cannabis oil in the pot and chaparral to keep it all clean and purified.

She applies the paste to his wounds, and he awakens, startled, exclaiming, “who are you? Where am I?” He attempts to get off the ground. She responds, “you’re not going anywhere. Stay where you are!” He barks at her, “you don’t know who I am. You can’t tell me what to do!” She goes to him and asks, “well, who are you?” He responds “I am General Francisco Villa, Pancho Villa ! Who are you?” She gasps and steps back, and tries to catch he breath. Just the realization of who he is and that she is the one who has nursed him! He asks for assistance to get up, but he realizes he cannot jump on the horse. He exclaims, “I have to go back to my men. We took the town and garrison, but the federal soldiers will regroup and return. I need to be there!” So she exclaims, “You’re not going anywhere without me.” He goes,” um, and why is that?” “Because I am your field Marshall, the commander of the Adelitas, women sharpshooters.” Villa replies, “I’ve heard of you!” He looks up at her with his crooked smile. “Well, get your gear together! We have a war campaign to carry on! For Tierra o Muerte.” Land or Death! They saddle up and ride towards the rising sun. El Enquentro? The encounter of Pancho Villa and Marijuana has begun. Ahhh ya ya ya Ajo!

 

 

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Holding the line; CBDs barrier bag necessity

While the cannabis and hemp industries position themselves for validity in markets around the world, packaging manufacturers on the frontlines are focusing on the point of sale.

“What” your favorite products are packaged “in” can be just as important as the contents.

Don’t think so?

Would you eat a handful of beef jerky from an unsealed plastic bag? Would you consume any federally regulated product if its packaging was compromised?

Of course, you wouldn’t.

 

The industry perspective

Lisa Buffo, founder and CEO of the Cannabis Marketing Association, said “CBD is regulated largely by the FDA.”

The regulations state in-part “you must hold components and dietary supplements under appropriate conditions of temperature, humidity, and light so the identity, purity, strength, and composition of the components and dietary supplements are not affected,” she continued. “There are certain types of packaging and containers that meet these conditions.”

Packaging is broadly considered under the FD&C Act and 2018 Farm Bill. Specifically, 21 CFR 111.4555(a) ensures standards for manufacturing, packaging, and labeling, while state-specific regulations may also apply.

“Good packaging can ensure a higher quality product and meet compliance standards,” Buffo said. “Be sure to approach packaging with compliance in mind first and always check with legal counsel to ensure you’ve checked all appropriate boxes.”

 

Barrier bags to the rescue

They’re used to seal gases, water vapor, odor, and light, and according to the World Packaging Organization, “resealable barrier bags are a viable solution to radically shrink global food waste.”

In the CBD business, packaging must also display clear labeling, milligrams per dose, and an array of childproofing features.

The manufacturing advantage of barrier bags provides the cannabis and hemp industries with a secure means of transportation from the aisle to the home. If it is torn, you will know. If it has been opened, you will know.

Currently, security measures are also being implemented that go the extra mile, and as cannabis elbows its way into the daily bazaar, what’s better than added safety measures to convert the skeptical consumer?

Innovations like tamper-proof packaging is already being put into use. Whether it is beef jerky, trail mix, CBD products, or fishing lures, the product must be protected before and after the bag has been opened.

 

Double check that bag

Most parents sift through the pile of Halloween candy before letting their little goblins, transformers, and Disney superheroes dive in, but now they’ll need to take a little more time in the stores as well.

This past Halloween, some state attorney generals warned parents to be on the lookout for cannabis edibles that look like regular snacks.

How bad would you feel if you just fed a group of five and six-year-old old boys THC infused candy or snacks?

Recently, the Attorney General from Connecticut, William Tong, issued a news release warning parents about cannabis packaging designed to look like popular candy and snack brands.

The release included images of edible products that looked like Oreo, Sour Patch Kids and Cheetos snack packages.

With cannabis packaging still in its infancy, the best means of wrapping and distributing product requires a careful consideration of federal and state guidelines, especially in a business sector just getting fired up.

To the consumer, remaining safe before and after a CBD container has been opened will remain a critical talking point until the industry as matured into a fully regulated entity.

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