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“Mergings”: High Art Powered By Concept and Coincidence

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Graphic: Steve Jerman
“This was an entry to a contest sponsored by Salt Lake City Weekly newspaper,” Jerman said. “Outgoing Mayor Ross ‘Rocky’ Anderson had spent $20,000 on an Old Master-style oil painting of himself for City Hall. The City Weekly publisher thought he’d do the taxpayers better and offered $300 for the best Rocky portrait. Here I played up the Mayor’s left-leaning agenda. Don’t know what he thought, but I won $100 as a runner-up.”

​Half the fun of marijuana, for recreational users, is what you do after you get high. Pot, for many, is not an end in itself, but a way to alternatively experience art, music, culture, and life.

And when paired with art that by itself can be consciousness-altering — like that of award-winning art director and graphic designer Steve Jerman — it can arguably provide us with insights on the human condition, and on a good day even moments of apotheosis.
Jerman’s book Mergings is a book to be savored, to be re-experienced on different days and at different times of the day, and in various states of consciousness.
“In Adobe Photoshop, I transpose two similar, but disparate, images to create a third image,” Jerman said, “which is full of intrigue because of the purposeful and coincidental shapes, colors and tangencies achieved.”
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Blunt Block Incense Spray Covers Up That Marijuana Smell

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​It’s the eternal stoner dilemma… what to do about that smell when straights are coming over?

Of course, we’re talking about the odor of marijuana. Whether it’s that wonderful skunky fresh-bud scent or the sweet smell of burning cannabis, it’s sometimes hard to remember that not everyone shares our enthusiasm for the essence of hemp.
Covering up the smell of our favorite herb sometimes becomes a necessity, whether it’s because of potential law enforcement encounters, that roommate or spouse who doesn’t toke, nosy neighbors, or just the folks coming over for the holidays.
For those times, one good solution is Blunt Block Incense Spray. You won’t break the bank since Blunt Block is only $4.99 a bottle, and it’s very effective.
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America’s Longest Serving Pot Prisoner Coming To Denver

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Photo: Robert Platshorn
The Black Tuna, Robert Platshorn (right), with former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson

​Popular author and outspoken cannabis activist Robert Platshorn will be in Denver on December 16 to promote the upcoming feature documentary adapted from his highly praised memoir, Black Tuna Diaries. He’ll do a book signing at Denver Relief, a local dispensary, and pay a visit to Kush Con to introduce The Silver Tour for older Americans who need medical marijuana.

According to High Times magazine, Platshorn, dubbed “The Black Tuna” by the Drug Enforcement Administration, served more time in prison — almost 30 years — for a nonviolent marijuana offense than anyone else in America.
Platshorn, whose writing often appears in High Times and their new Medical Marijuana magazine, will be at Denver Relief, 1 Broadway, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16. He’ll autograph copies of Black Tuna Diaries and preview clips from the documentary film Square Grouper.
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Exclusive Interview: Trish Regan of CNBC’s ‘Marijuana USA’

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Trish Regan, CNBC: “The government stands to make a lot of money in the marijuana business thanks to the tax revenue and licensing fees it generates”

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​CNBC correspondent Trish Regan will take viewers back inside the booming marijuana industry on Wednesday night with the one-hour documentary Marijuana USA, looking at the world’s most commonly used illegal substance as it becomes part of the mainstream.

The Emmy-nominated Regan travels the country in this followup to CNBC’s Marijuana Inc., which was the most viewed documentary in CNBC history, and finds that in many places, marijuana has already shed its back-alley stigma.
Toke of the Town was able to catch up with the busy Regan and ask her a few questions.
Toke: What is the biggest misconception most Americans have about the marijuana business?
Regan: A lot of people assume the marijuana industry is filled with stoners and ex-hippies just trying to make a little cash.
This group exists; however, the marijuana business has gone far beyond “a little extra cash.” It’s a $100 billion industry and it’s now being dominated by a host of young, savvy entrepreneurs that are willing to risk it all for their chance to be on the front lines of America’s new green rush.

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Medical Marijuana Expo Coming To Arizona In April

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Graphic: Green Relief Medical Marijuana Convention
It’s coming to Glendale, Arizona, April 14, 15 and 16, 2011

​It’s only been a month since Arizonans voted to legalize medical marijuana in the Grand Canyon State, but positive economic effects are already being felt. The Green Relief Medical Marijuana Convention & Expo is coming to Glendale, Ariz., April 14 through 16, 2011.

“Since Arizona voters passed Prop 203 in November, businesses have been scrambling to take advantage of the opportunities medical marijuana offers,” said Rick Ells, co-founder of Big Truck Media Group, which is overseeing the show.
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‘Marijuana USA’ Premieres Wednesday, Dec. 8

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CNBC’s Trish Regan travels the country and finds that in many places, marijuana has already shed its back-alley stigma.

​​Marijuana USA will take CNBC viewers back inside the flourishing pot industry on Wednesday, December 8 at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific. The one-hour documentary, reported by correspondent Trish Regan, looks at the world’s most commonly used illicit drug as it comes out of the shadows and into the mainstream.

As more states pass laws permitting the use of marijuana for medical purposes, the once vilified weed is being met with a newfound acceptance. Some hope — and others fear — that the whole country may soon be going to pot.
CNBC’s Trish Regan travels the country and finds that in many places, marijuana has already shed its back-alley stigma.

Regan reports from Colorado, where a new and thriving marijuana industry is providing much-needed money and jobs in a weak economy. The fast growing business is attracting a new generation of cannabis entrepreneurs — savvy young professionals emerging from the unlikely fields of finance, biotechnology, government and medicine — who are re-branding pot as a natural herbal remedy and selling it openly in dispensaries all over town.
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Tuxedo Grinder Takes Weed Preparation To The Next Level

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The five-piece Tuxedo Pineapple Grinder will hold more than 1/8 ounce of ground herbs.

​If you’re still getting sticky fingers from crumbling up your weed, then dude: Get with the times. Grinders do the job much better and more quickly, and the best ones have way-cool kief screens and catchers so that after a weeks’ worth of grinding, you’re going to have some ultra-potent trichomes to smoke.

But with a plethora of grinders on the crazily-expanding cannabis accessories market, which grinder to pick?
A great choice would be the Tuxedo Grinder from The Pineapple Store.
“What’s a tuxedo grinder?” you may ask.
Good question, grass-chopper. The tuxedo grinder adds a fifth piece to the traditional four-piece grinder — a zinc alloy spacer that expands the capacity of the 55-mm grinder so that it can hold more than 1/8 ounce of ground-up herbs.
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Bob Marley Rolling Papers Provide A Pure Hemp Alternative

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​There are plenty of choices available to the joint enthusiast when it comes to rolling papers.

For those who prefer to smoke only cannabis — and for those who care about sustainable farming practices — one of the best choices is tree-free hemp papers.
And if you’re going to use hemp rolling papers, who not go all in and use ones that are branded with the name and likeness of reggae legend Bob Marley?

The Marley papers, which come in 1-1/4 width (like a Job 1.25), come with attention to the right details.
The papers, made in Spain, come with natural gum glue, and the wraps come with a generous 50 leaves to the pack rather than the standard 32 leaves. 
The manufacturers get bonus points for including a Wailers quote in the inside of the paper pack: “If you know what life is worth, you would look for yours on earth,” from the lyrics of “Get Up, Stand Up.” (Although I believe Peter Tosh actually wrote those lyrics.)
Buy Bob Marley papers at your local smoke shop, or if you’re at least 18 years old, you can mail order them online for just $2.49 a pack (with free shipping!) by clicking here.
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DEA To Ban Synthetic Marijuana In 30 Days

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Photo: City Pages

​The Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday said it will ban five chemicals used to produce so-called “synthetic marijuana,” making the product illegal to sell or possess in the United States.

“The owners of the head shops and the convenience stores that sell these products have no less than 30 days to clear their shelves,” said DEA special agent Terri K. Wyatt, reports Chance Welch of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

The “fake pot” products will be illegal in another month as the DEA is taking emergency action to ban the chemicals used to make them, report Pierre Thomas and Lisa Jones of ABC News.
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If You Like Marijuana And Movies, You’ve Gotta Get This Book

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Photo: Reefer Movie Madness
I’m warning you, man… If you try it, you’re probably gonna get hooked.

​If you like marijuana and movies — especially both at the same time — you will absolutely love Reefer Movie Madness: The Ultimate Stoner Film Guide.

Over the past four decades, the stoner movie has become its own genre. With such a multitude of choices available, how to pick the right flick for your next session?
Reefer Movie Madness, the long-awaited sequel to the successful Pot Culture series from Shirley Halperin, who has written for Entertainment Weekly, Us Weekly, and Rolling Stone; and Steve Bloom, former High Times editor who now does the website CelebStoner.com, is the most extensive guide ever to feature films with specific stoner appeal.

My only warning is that you’ll be spending a lot of time with the volume, because not only is it well-written and well-researched, it’s chock full of fascinating information, anecdotes and interviews based on the culturally constructive collision of cannabis and cinema.
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