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How to Be a Pot Star Like Me CI 2000 by Chrl!i Eudaley. All rights reserved. No part of this boo4e you >hauId 110 OUI a n d omoI<e a "hIllUfTl. I Just w..nt to put my e.perlence out .. a relerence. Whethe
rve Md every e>q:>eMeonce 1�I""ble buv>"II. _U,"II and omoIIln!I

_. I've been ripped 011. lied to. d,.,,,t"'" and�. but most of that

occurr"'" beciluse 01 my own naivete. This Is iln ....Iort .. ....teo .. . ..Ihough t of dealt"ll with the bI...:k marloet. II'Iavo! studied avoidable. consequenc:e tM art of selilnil. llrowing .. nd jud!ling dIfferent llrade> of pol. I under· stand why some pot cmlS more than ot�. and """V sometime> the most e)q)erlStve weecllVlt nN::,""",,,M ly the belt weed. I've been stoned In every .Ituatlon pOS:ilb!e. Wal tll'lfl to ell"" my dll!dr. In thaI tonv _!te.!!ke Une -., al the botnk. deaUng with the hotnbte

n�1t 1,,,,tIt'll and "nravated .ooprpe s ilt the supermarket. nude. on NVC's crowded subways, the bad done to avoid venll'll youneLf In tr.o.;e types of "icky sltUlllions. In my m.nd. I don't feet I.ke smoking pot .. Illegal. I thin/< ha","'11 thl, m.nd5et has

pulled me throueh a f_ saory $Ituat\or"l$ WIth tho. polk .. . Stilt, that

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enough to

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local

alwavs keep you out of trouble.

... . ...... fd "'ilII""' that)'OU keep a __ pn;>f\k! r;t--. I do, but tNt's just c

""'""'" ""�..,....., III far 1lI"PYif'Il on me from my btB>es In

my back>,mrd. A few _ hun tne ..... a peel< out the fronr. I;I) � COP CIIf"!I

down the street, a f1tM at the toilet. lind IS kUlOocB Later. I'm dean. 'obu ...., .. alway< <ee u--n comtng. but It """""" hurts to keep "" � out. rm not beyond the long arm 01 the law elthef". 1_ also �n busted by the coplI and. Ulke It from me. It r_lly ....cIU. HOw eOUl
1t "",;os a�.

hllraMed

wc.o"re cnmll\llls. Ttl.n/< 01 all the doU� Involved. The courts.

When It (1)n1e$

the e0p5. the feds

down to It. beI"lI a stOt'>ef" � belr>g perp
thO! other frootrunners of U ... marijuaNr " ro.ell . .. "t. I really don't ev.... eooslder mvself an ""tivbt. bec.a1ftO> t..... thl"ll'i lYe done to S'..iPPOave �. 1 1
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....pfns .. for "'""'tl"l1 Sdeeth1 r>g harder that will ktu you-but "liI.. ln. th/ot', Uf�. Some pcoopI.e m..1Ie wrong chc>keo. lor the ....rong rea..,...". ..nd In the end pay th e ultimate price.

My love for pot Is secondary t o my I� lor mv f.. mlty. love fo r Llv·

1"11 end love of freedom. II pot ever ",,,S ,,",,, i n conflict with a n y of Uta- thl ",," Ih... I cher.sh, then It·� time to .. ,ev .. ltmte why I'm .....,.,... 1"9 in the tlr.;t

poI..ce.

Mter ..U that. I vuess I ohould t.eU you, I do kr..- whIlt I'm talk!.. ..bout when It Crn
\.hat ..,,,Uy your ..nswer? Thb h

why""" have panic,

stress ..nd basic bull·

stH•• We need to le"m 10 v .. l .. e """'I we have>. 1 think ..Iter SI",*I'I!I pot for ....... time, I t "",ke-t one see the absurdity

that fto;lt$by

In our dally

routl...... Thet"e /Ofe fTU'Ony different'""",,'" fell' 1100 if yau can conquer them, then you can conquer the worlu can afford to pay that mucr.. lJonyway. II you' •.,. .-Ieh, you'U promobly do whatever you want with your money. rlllhttully so. .. overprked herbs. Pe�lly. I Ju:st don't li k... to enc....all'" The next 1I'''cIe ("lways depoendlng on wh"'r'" you a.e and whal"s avaUabl ..., 15 uoually C>Utdoor sinSCfTIHla (seedless) buds, 01" a sUShtly le-ss.than-perfe.;:1 . Indoor Vllrl.,.ty (maybe not as dense as It ohould be, or Illlhtly �e-d, ...tc.) that ""'U go for $300·$400. If you I/O for this IIrade, which I call midl.hish., go oraanlc If poulbl.... . A lot of times srow...rs w,Ullrow thousands of ptants for commercial u ..., but some mlghl not have the same respect for the plant thaI" grow-your·(>wn farm.,... does regardins what fertilizers and pest;cld� ...... used 11>en you h"ve y f

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Br .. " ilnd you� de..I.....,. prOjected p,..,tlt �.. tl0· which t� usually 1()m1; I f

he buys qua"UW

lind sells "",aU (such as

oonc.,.,;l.

If >"'"' must talk IK>out pol in II public ptace. 'mel you. own lInQO. SO

ot/'oe
his shit compa...... Obvlou5ly. yo
You m;lI"t be ..,klnll how one Corntl'S lO me<et new de"len. espe­

cially thosct of you whose baBs are "Imost dried u p l Well. It's s.mple networldn,_ If you're ,,' a I>"rty or a club and ,..,." eon,.,·s pUlling,

poIltel.y uk If you can snt!"ak " hit or two. If they "ccept you Into

their drcl'" don't be .. hOi, Ius' ".I<e a few pUliS and pa... It On

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...fter

awhlte, you'U �clop Irkondshlps within th.. m;!Orllu�n.. communIty. which Inevluobly wit( le....:l you to o.omeone who ""s " little pOt for ",,\e. 0.....,.,.. tl....,.. you w ..nt to try lO work your way up to a .w.al..r who

has qu..lIty Pf'OduCl for .. decent Pf"ice ..t all times.

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• Z· e............ . Dealers usuall.,. ..,11 baws 01 "",rijUlIllB by the 1/8'01 "4 01 ' 112'0>:., 0""""'0., 1 /...·lb., 1/2·lb. . and pound. � .. ..r ... 28 V"� In .•

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lin ounce, four ounces In II I 1.·lb. lind II> ounc.... In II pounO. If you i l t .. bu.,. poot on the street, whIch I only s.ug�""l durIng. t he most desperof limes . you mlllht Iinel nickel bailS or d,me bags. A nickel bag. I� S5

worth of poo t stuffed Into II little ballale the sl�e of a pe,;tllll" stllmp. ba.k:all.,. II joInt wort.h of bud. The dime b"a I. S10 ..nd I, twice the

.11e of ttle nickel bll!l. yletdin!( tWO decent·s.zed JOInts.

Then! IIr.... number of ....II lire brown "nd unusuIII·looklng, I SUlliIe!e.,. bls SilO..... . Just'" U>..... "r.,. dllf.,rent In IIrowth paU.... c..an ....

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....ve d,fferent hjgh� and taste§. A pure Indica pacl
f..r and wide lor

the ultimate �Inll devte.. for my precious and ....cred herb. The

main criteria of any smoklnll joint 5hould lIet you and a few

wher....s pipes ancr bongs h ..ve 10 be relilled

..nd relll with every hU, and It you have a metal pipe th.. bowL veu

""trl!ff>ely hoi, However, I am a bill fan of nand·blown Pyre" pipe$

and bOnp. Don't get me wrOl'l9, I f someone pack!; a bOwl of the kind bud, 111 smoke It In an aluminum can If th"I·5 how they $0 cnoose to

$make their precious ofterlnp witn me. t You should know tnat srnok·

It'll out

of IOn aluminum can is not 1100OSI;

0' � 5 �ue..m smoke,

Lets just Start ...t the beIllnnlrlll.

Buy you�lf some hlgh·quallty rollinll

pa�, Sure, It's going 10

C05l you fllten e ccmu a pact.. more than th...... cheap·ass OrUfll papen

you"ve been uslnll. but your lungs will appreciate it. I pr..f...- to use E2 W1cJer extra·lIghts Itwlt come in a gold wrappe•. The EZ Wlders In the silver wrllppef' are preuy good ,,� well, Some people Like Bambu,

__ like hemp papen, and others like to use unillued papel"$.

Experiment with diHerent PlOpe" to find your I...vo.-.te,

I use the EZ W.�� becau.... I like to ,oil big, fat Jolnu. Find your· self 10 good roiling surface-a bnond new Issue of HIGH TIMES "Iw..ys docs the job.

�ak up your weed

reatty good. Be �,e to remove ...11

,t .."" and ........,. no matt.... how small

tt...y are. 0..... of the tricks to

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.. counting on .. smooth·tOklnl. ev 1
The pipe Is P">b;obty ....... of the most pOpUl.r .nd slmpt.. methods of ...ttl,. stoned. Many none,s cllrry ..n><Mld simple pipes "",de from ....1I .. M.-' plumbl.. connectors with wooden bellds or pt"StiC cytln·

.- • pi.,. -.:'...... to "-P ...... for decoration. � pipes ....Uy ... UMt Mh from suckln, ,nlO your "-'th. PIpes can be c.rveoo from _, bone, IVOry or day. Pipes c.n ..bo be cr..lted from pllIStlc. c.....mIC. Ilan, Pyr.." (he•• ....III.n. . 91..n). st..lnl"",s 51_1 01 ..lu· mlnum. ....1 ... ..1 pip"" c ..n get e"tremely hOI. and .. lumlnum plpel ..re hlIorml\l1 to s.moI<e out 01. MOot coonoisseur"$ pre'co' 10 ...,., Pyn!" pipes <Wet meUlI pipes, This IS because the hils a,... smooth....,. they're easl· .... to clean ."
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T"�r�'s f�w thlnQ$ worse th"n Iileltinll bu"".,d for p.,..se;sion or marlJu"""" In m.,..t states thl� entaU� a trip to jan " nd ttw.n On to court, where you'n ha"e to pa... those outr"lIeous Ilne$ lor lust hotdlnll " joint or two. In m... c..� . It w..s " r....ch sturfed deep loto m... pOeket, which neve, would·...., been found If the cops dldn t ....n:;h me IIlq..U.... Yes . I t �ucks. but the cops don't mi nd bre..klnll laws either. Then the worst p..rt Is when you'''e lIot to call " frl...,d O. I"mll... member to come let your .. n out 01 jalt-nnd trust me. thls '� the most hum,U..tlnll c..U you'll e...er h.....e to m..ke. It's best to "'''old the bust at all Costs. I-\ere are a lew lips th..t rna... help. C",ny .U little weed on you as possible. especlall... when d....vlnil in .. car. 00 your best not to IilWe the police .. reason to pull you over In U1II! H�t ptace-obey tr../flc Laws .. nd hllve current ,,,,I,strntlan. ., edl and your IIc.,..,..,. In..,..:.Ion. In...ranee c..rd eif ....,.d

II YOU .i"t pulleCl over by the police ..nCl you ha..... pot on you, try

your �I not to be ""rvous. The officer will probably Qille you some

e"cUW:

wh... he pulled you Ove,' (It's usu"lly .......thlnli bogus. such as. r In front of you." or "You � were foUowlnll too close to the c.. looked tired"). Then he'll ..sk for your licen.." reiJIstnotin "nd Insur ..nee and ttO back to his car to check lor any warrants and ...our aHe-st shet (If an...). Then he'll come bad< up to your window. ..nd ..s he

.. liCense back he'll ask, "Slr/Ma·am. you don', mind hancb your drl....s If I SINIrch your car for IIUnS or drUliS do your Do nol con,..,nl to sebrcli. �peclaU... II you ha...e pot or paraph_IIa in the vehicle. He wouldn', ..sk to ""arch If he had the rlaht to 1i0 ..head and do I t an...w ..y. If you !I I ..... up your rllih.. ..nd let hIm scan:h. he could find ..nd bust!fOu> you get. Usually thO! dll ""....... arrives. but if It�, ..."'ire screwed. Sometim.... they millht try to ao .. '
If fOat 1I1",es

• nt or permission. them the right to SO!arch you without " w"n •

C..A.....ER FOUR

""AN'" TO GAO"" YOUA 0""N7 Ge....l_gS . ..._r..-ed

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WHY GROW YOUR OWN? Indoor cannabis cultivat-. ta..... a lot. of lIme and commttment for suoxeB 1«Im oce Increased Inl",""",1 "nd knowled9:'" .""t 9:r_� now hflve concerning c"nn..bls """"tta, The... wer.. prOl:Nobly only 20 10 JO ooillnal �tr:lllns which wen!' crossed lind hybridIzed to cre>"", the "1U1..,laction of str..lns w.. have today. Each strain Is u"lque In -'most every aspect Imalln..ble. ll>ey ....ch h..ve dlll....",t tan�, odon lltld .rowtna charact...nstlcs and, ....".t Importantty, e..ch h"$ dlfrerenl hl-ths. A cannabis pt..nt'll potency, sl:r.e. viaor ..nd rO!'SI51..nce to mold, mit... and ....Iy .. bop. "mong; olhc!-r deficlll!"nC"'" and pests. ..re ..II

due 10 Its Inhetil.led """",tics. "The-re ..... lhr� species of manj...."'" ..

catli\llbls

Ultf....:l.

cannabis

Indlco

and catlOilbis rud(1rQ/fs.

CannabIs saO,.., pl..nts are let\erlllly UlIL_laht to 1 6 feel-w'lh

long Inl.... � "nd m.."y Ihln, loose buds wltl'l thin blade-Ii....

stlmul..tlng. ..nd sometimes \"WlS. n,." h'ah Is cerebral. ....nlaU)' .. psycheOdcs "nd wctobc:d leaves. The hi!lh b not as psyehedeI.ic M the sQ{/­ ...... but paclc5 more of " �. IndiGCI IS .....ny stony weed and can be very .......,..poo.o.<er\ng The smoke b thick and skunk'll, acrid and hMh-U�. IOOlcas ..nd Indica hybri., can aninI 0.- JUst plain 510ppy .......:I b.-okers who might get you busted 50tneUme down the road. Remember', no man..r wha. the "",-" e.. . Irs ILLEGAL TO IMPORT CANNABIS SEEDS INTO THE UNITED STATES, SO be car ..ful. CONSTRUCTING THE GROWRODM

COf">trudr-oom whkh Can t>.. usr.d U) � their pt..nu. �P""" or " Sp"r Apartment dw..llers h..".. the option of waUlnij of! a COfT>C!'< 01 the room, or ..n a r.... und..rne-ath .. 51......, loft, or "tll/zlnll .. s.p..re clos..t. . s of Whatev.., your Situation, you'll probably need some 2" " "'-5. sn...t plywood and general hOUSf' tools. The growroorn must be compl.,tely closed off. allowing "bsolutety no lilith' In and no light out. TOe only e"ceptlon Is fOO" the blow.... f"n; you must cut .. fl"e·inch hote In one of the waUs or plywood shf!oo!t:s to accommodat.. the "'·Inch "ent duct th..t·s connectNl to the blow..r fan, Vent thiS outsld.. If P<JS,lble; If not, "ent It as fa, ..way from t"" nywh....e peoj>Ie are likely to smetl It, lI'Ow are" ..s pOSsible. and not ..

Paint u.., willis lind cettlng 01 your IIrowrcom nat white. This Inc:rM5eS your tight output substllntilllly. Don't try mfMSinll around

with My\IIr. I rs e_pensl"", lind lieu dirty "'"$Hy, whICh CUI..'I bllck on IU reflecti"'" prope"i""', Cover the floor with whit.. ph,stlc to prntf!'Ct

the 11001" from w ..teo- spills. The wh ite pillstic will "Iso help to ...fleet 'tant up uncier the pll,nl..'l' '..aves. Selll off "U c.acks In the room with

thick duct tllpe to prevent lilli'll 'ellllna solution ..nd 10 50-pound bags of soll7 It mav raise .. few

eyebrOw�. Jun remember. don't Jeop"rdlze vour s..rden ..nd. mof'e

ImportenUy. your freedom-rem..ln low-profII... ....pech'lly w .....n pur· channg equipment.

s _ · e........... .. The ottw.� option 15 to mail·order the equlpmet'lt from II repuuobl..

horticultural store Don't purch...... the equipment u51ng your na.rne; .

find a friend who'll rec..I..... the equipment 101" you II �slbl... Don't

Use eree veseu.·

It_ ch"mbr for a cl1()(), It will IIreatly Increase the amount of hsht the planu wilt rcel"... Also, .n a good Idea to vent the air Irom tlte vege-uoll"e room ,nto the flowerlnll ehambef". C02 wlll be deployed In the vegeunlve cham·

ber ..nd the C02·rich ..I� wlll be rele..""'< $Oil mtxes you could ..-. but you'll have plenty of time to e>tp(!rionent l,ater. to purd,ose 0 c""'ap fluorescent shopUght and . You mllh' also ....ant __ Styrofoam CUPS to ston your seeds tn. The fluorescent is less nts th"n lhe h1Ih-l>O""e...... h"lIdes, Afte.- INe lO 10 .. t I\or$I1 on boby p

dayt; C>I growth they c"n be moved to the larwer containers unde r the n thr.... feet from the I):aby "'allele. Ai first. keep t"" h"lIde Bl le..

tflmspUo"u ..., you don't -bum- thern. You'll wlInt to keep the lI,hU on 2" hours a day until they lIet to be three or lour weet<s old. While lhls �tern Isn't -$CleorlllhcaUy perf""'t,-

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alw"ys h",ye

II� to update your eqUipment and add on at a later dBle. CiEf'tMI",...nNG SEEDS Ciefminaltna your cannabis >C'eds Is relallvely simpLe USIng easy-to·

flnd

hOusehoLd I(em$. ...11 you

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.... ... dinner plates and � t

paper towels. Ptace a wet towel on one of the dinner plates ",nd

� your seeds On

tap of the tawe1. coyerlng them with the second

ptate. Ket\'p the tOWel mobr. and an.". a few d"ys lhe >C'eds will

beVln "'hatchln,. - While tf'lb b eolng on. prepare your phlntln, medi­ um for the- new upuaru. Pl..nt the gennlnatecl seeds wllh the !"OOt tip cX-nward abo1� or femal�? �n

S; when n�. e..rore you 5�"< Is not that dlfll", then I! Should t... c;ured; If It t>cnd$, It still Is a litll.. Wet lind n....ds to Iilo a few more days, Be patient Whll.., drying your buds and you'tl get ""me swcel nusss In retum, While you walt for .. )lOUr buds to dry up, you c n colle>ct the leal trlmmlnllJO and put them In a Plloe. or hIs l'Iasl'l users pul lt) -slps.- T"ls ..1.-0 "elps prevents

getllnll ..shes In your mouth or wOBe-burnlnll your tCM11IU
I SU1IB"'Sl that you Bel a long-stemmed pipe wllh a small bowl to

use- In your hASh pipe. The lon.,...- stem cools the hit whUe the small·

er bowl k"",ps the hash from burning tOO too•. A lot of "",,sh smak..., prefer to smoke their has" OUt 01 POe pipe and their pot out of

another. This Is do..... because hMh can I....v., .. stinky rf5id..... on a PIpe (It".. like super """Inl).

However. the< of p"ychoact",,,, compounds thaot Can vary �r",atty in different strains. In the proc61 01 makinll hashish you h..

collected u,.., cannabis resin which contains high amounts 01 THe lind very lillIe of ttl03Ctlve compounds. H"sh tends to produce " heavy. c"lmin!!. bu:tt. ..,I\,hough some

ha�h can De Quite psychedelic, ;t often (ak..s a f_ !load hits to klc It I.., I love s",eklng hash. but I would never lIi.,.e up smoklnll bud

over hash. I alwayS think of hash as ""'ing a IIre"t buzz for " cold.

snowy wInter dny, ..nd " nice JOInt of "Ind bud perfect during the

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hot wmmer. 1m not sure I f that expla\n� the 00= ea"h lIive:;; you, but It regis'...... for me HMh Is much rT1O to �le who are _ware they are _ling pot! Thl� Is not cool and 15,,'( ever funny. Doo� ..t too much at first. Give the pot time to wor-x. It Un take up to tWO hours before the effects corne 0
2 / ] cup liquid Chocolate syrup 1 1 ] cup sour cr....m 1 /4 teaspoon .....nill.. e"tnlct lor Chocolate na".,...ed liqueur,

1 cup frozen dairY whip Itha�1 1 prepared 9·lnch cl>oc:otale-flavored pl"':'U5! _thod

Place the first three Items rn a bowl. �Ing a" electr1c hlIod·ml"..... _at the cream chec!sc!. Rt1CC! and SUS..r until SfT>OIllh and lIuffy. Add the . aunond e"tr..ct and chocotate-ft.wored syrup: beat until SOU,. cr....m. · .........., frozen dairy whip Into 1"'- ch0co­ well· ml_. Fotd by hand the u . Spoon Into the chocot"te·flaVn!'d pie C'l4t ..nd "'"""tl> " late mixl...... the top w1th a spatula. Ch.ll untIL finn. Keep refrig....ated. .

HOTE: Serve w1U1 sprinkled cocoa. shaved chOCol..te or toaSled almonds 0"..... dollops of addillonal whipped cream.

SUGAR COOKIES You wHl """":"' 4

cUPS slfled aU·purpose flour

1 t.."spoon baking powder

1 / 2 tea.peon l)aklng sod" 1 / 2 teaspoon "It

ith 1 / 2 cup bult...... softened 1 1 2 cup cannabis buU",' w

1 1 1 2 cups SURar

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1 / 2 cup dairy u>ur Cream 1 1 / 2 teas.poon "a"llIa

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Ow nke It WIIS ,,"..Ing sue" a fantastic buu. W"at Roes up muU come down. That·s tl\oe rut.. 01 the land and It applies to stoners as well. Over time you Il>arn to keep .. 1....1... h....d ",,"eo lIelll"ll ba�. It you pr... ""perteoCtnll wh,n you think is abnor­ mal paranOia, then try smoking leu pot-or quit smoklnR a'tcaether for a while if you have to_ Sometimes you just n-o a reaHty break. Alw,,'P rememtM;t tmot you are smolabty bec:aus..- It Is on the � Of molOlOlI. If It hasn-t molded. � It In .to.,. mtcfowa..... for a fe- short btasts to dry "hoe bud out.

Don . PTlOke molded weed.

What .� toempl Hemp Is ttoe sister plant to manjuam. a"'" b IIcown for .ndustnal pufpCbe5. such as for fuel . fIber and lood. Hemp h abo IUqal to IIcOW In ttoe U.5 whk;h doesn't make any �n$C COr"lSldeMnv: hemp doesn't lIet you eyeo remotely high If smoked. . •

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CHAPTER NINE

THE SEARCH FOR THE DEST 'tM'EEDINTHE ..wORLD: .....E A A... AMD ZENOF ..UUGING aUDS

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I'Ve had the unique appor1.unlty to t�.vel the Slobe In the nev....-· ending q....t ... for k;U�r Duds, For a bot>us, , thought that you'd enjoy fE'adtn1l my pi"",e On judglnjl I� Cannabis Cup, ....hleh . .... a� Pf',"",iousty published in HIGH TIMES, The 10UowInS story w,1t Slve you • belte� Idea of how I determ ine 'he quality of buds lind judS" rnllny 5lrllln� In •

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PERFECT 10: JUDGING THE CANNABIS CUP ·�I�r", try a hll of Ihe Bubbleberry," �eone �ald ,,� they P,,.,,ed • burty 10000InS Joint In my dlrectk>n. I took In a 1...- deep pufh and fiO"lt the �lclne curlnil, O Thill'. which Is considered a lu""­ ry hotel by Dutch standardS. , checked I.... without any problems other ght of me being booked 'nto .. no-.rnoklnll room. lhan the sllllht ov""",' -r", sorry, sir. but this Is the only room avalillble tod..y.· ,..Id the hotel receptioni st. -Well. I don·t smoke dBarettes, Thls·11 hllve to do," I said, Little .... of the next _k, I had plan� did they know th..t durlns the eoo..r r on performing perhlll» the world·s IIreatest perpet....1 pot-smoklnll blnle ..nd nothing coo..rld stop me. With sleep In mlr>
door crack. lind opened tile wlncIOw for 1100 ,""",tied with a

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Uonet RItchie marathon on Euro MTV. Just as I _as comfortably nestle-
··Hey. It'S Zena. Bloom.e "nd Rob ,,�e with ..... In the lobby,- said Zenll the HIGH TIMES Princess, �efe�rI"lI (0 my CII"""bls coOoru. Ste"e Bloom. HT� musk: editor. ""d Rob Dno.well, Hrs production dkeclor. "Whllt lobbyr I IIs.I<ed, nlll I"IIIZed from the- Hllzoo,. ""Shut up. We're comi,,' UP.- she- Insisted. BcofOf"e I could .."en lIet hlllf_dres�. they _e kno an lnevJtable Rainbow nllir. There ......... rumors ctrcullltlnil thllt RIta Marley he.-sell was plannl nll to ","IlC!' an appell,..no;:e on I>hlll' of the MIIrley fami ly 'SOf1"Iellme durinll the Cup_ The C!'"ctte-ment cresc....· doe-d was off to the Pa" Party Hou...., _ "'.. � to r� fot work. This woo. the day of the photo shoot ..nd .he enten... of the st...lns. The cofr� and seed b.nks would be cCln'tl.... thr� one by one SO we could reatster. VIdeO .nd photo.,.apt, the ent........ This .ll !W)UnCk IIl<e fun. but .her the crew hlU UP • f_ jolnu, It qulclgSI the st."f,I w..sn·t tOO cooc....�, consldet"lnl that t·o been selected as . -«"Iebrlty Judwe." In a matt.... of hun., I'd be Ilyen unsmolteable �lltl" of wm,d, which _AS 10 be ludll!d fllirly and, of C;OUI"H'.

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round the Slobe to Ktwdul� . Stoners Of ..I I persuasions flock from .. pay homawe to trnrlr sae C.�n HOUse, which we.... secured In.'' nice tote·baR with the Green HOO$e' lOlJo emblazoned 01' U1e sides. and took " cab to the Pax. Sure enough. II line of eallt'. judves wr� "round the building. Reillstr.tion wasn't "",hnen onto tile' buses "nd >enl them off to check out the cof­ feHhops while the Expo eot !l0ln1il. This year. tile' Hemp Expo was dIrected by HIGH TIMES marketln" manager Liz u.pof. She did " sre..t job ...-pn,zlng lh.. 40 companies that sotd products r..nglITII from the latelil In h....,p lao.hlon� to the bf:st In IIlassbiOWfl paraphernalia to the hl"hest·tech cultivation aCCft· 1oOr1.... With thr.,.. flOOB of products. the Hemp ElIh so tl>ey'lt burn withOUt 1101"11 out. plus It'U help save my tl>roat from lIettinll ca5hed out. I th""llht. I dull around In my sample bag and came up with the Green I-iOuSe Hue. I chapped tt>e bud UP finely and rotted tl>e )";nt I�y. SO I wouldn't ha_ to �B' with the bu..,·out f""tor. I lOOk .. few deep draws. notiCIng the fine musky taSte of the ha� wltl> a hint (If Indlco. The hlllh was boll> powrlul and upllftlna. The joint oozed with resin "nd It evenlu..Uy burned Out hill/way t"'roug" (not that I needed to omoke the whole bomber to Jooge the strain). , beII"n to realize that when I found a Joint that I wanted to fInish. then I·d hllve a winner. We stiU had two more s�lns from the Green Hou� to sample. but I o;l>m.e to go!'l sometl>lnll to eat before c::oo:oumlnll any nl...-e

c"nnllbl�, Anyway, It .... II� . " nice d"y OUUlde "nd I needed 501TM! fresh IIlr. Tht. time of year. Amste""am ....as . le....,r.lly cold and wet, but thiS year the w"'''ther was decenlly fair with rare moment:> of ..un­ �hlne. When the sun does peet< th"""lIh the clouds, It-'; common to ....t and r"'Jolclng In the ray!>. And see Irown adults danc1ns in the ov ... the Dutch are .... f..- a ooclety as our dance they .hould . bo::OI u (oundl nll fathers had per"",,,,, envisioned for us, I lrabbolod a bite to eat lind went b..C;k "'I Ihe p.,,, to c;onllnue the m..d....-s. I found Rob nO""lIlnll out "t the bar with fiT cu\tl",atlon e,,:11· tor Chris Simunek and the super'stoney master of I>e,bal cuisine, Chef Ra, They w.,.,... ..l.....dy In the midst of 501TM! he,,"Y Judlllnil. so lit RIO. urlllnil. I I>Ulled up ;II stool and tolled up the Green House'S White Rhino, "Yes. brlnll on the Rhlnol" 00 ....lIed . In typical Ra fashion. I lQOk my time rolllnil the hert:l as we dIKO$� the Slraln$ Inat we'd tested sq far. Then I Ilt Ih'" Joint ..nd paned It o n 10 Simunek. The Rhino was "'e'Y potent. After .. fe..... tok.... . I found myself com"

pletely Mooed. but It didn't h"...., the tane l ,...meooked only by my umb,lIc,,1 c«d. -rh15 mU'Ot be Ny"blnllnl,- I ..,Id to my_If ... I headed tow"rcb tM boor. Thb time I Opted fo r " COOI'CoI" ....,.... the Hclncken, I HSUred I'd . � lolnl to be a lonl n'liht an
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I didn't Ret " eM...:... to smoI<e _...., of !.he DuelS Irom Sa!lllrlrnJtha yet. $0 I decidecI «> walt u> test lhele weed

bum my {tltoat. I sttLL didn't tI/Ove slnet jUdglnl reQul'�"U. I w..s merely 100111"11 fpr wlM'd th"t I ...... . nted to come b..ck to time ..fte, tIme. I had yet to ndouts . but I knew t""t 11 would be dIfficult cons'd fInd ..ny lnJe st.. enna the I...... Of "'gh-quallty buds rei been 1I1�. I I'lli,d to "Iso keep ..n! In mind UU!Il I woos "",tina f..... the Dest seed company. .. 00 th..l me I Nod to consider the quality of .n the repo-,...,.t .. ..II"'e ltr"lns .,.,... ..bbed the ONf'"e lit up from underne;!!th. W., ordered drmk, ..nd rolled up . JoInt of tn.,- Swln bvcI. which w.� very be..utlful .. nd full of c;'Y't..'s. fl.ut I w...n I ImprC!"5sed wit" either In t..u.. ..... pot..ncy. After smoICIte. thiS SIr;!!ln wlIsn-1 ..s harSh liS som.. of the IndU5trl...strength u�·weed .".,t..red. It w.., I..ttlnll lale. so _ went out to eat ..nd walked 0"'''' to the Melle...... to Qt In on tho! .......,Inll·$ .............. Tonlllht wa" the Bob

Marley InductIon Into the Cannabis Hall of F"me and It was confl.-.ned that ftlta Motrley ne.-,...tt hotd flown In ell.l� In t.... dAy to r�res"n1 the family.

Tht! Meikwetl WIn pack...o with 800d leellnvs as retlilae musk: blasted from the .talle courte,,;y of the Cannabl$ Cup Band. I took lime OUl from ...11ou. JOOlllnll to let I� "nd have a llood ,•....,. une in the evenlnliS. I WOUld aenen,lIy .., back and smoke SOme of tr'le u,,,lns that I r'lad preV>OUSly JudQeCI to en...re that I h"d IIlven e"ch uraln an accurate teHin!!. Tonight. I was ...,oklng my...l, to .. state of bliss. which I planned to peak OUt rlllht when Aiuo took the stall"'. And t"ke the stage .he did. 'she c"me out and did a memO· rable verSion of "0...... Draw- In " w"y that only a Marley could per· form. I found my..,.lf .wept up by my emotions and I could s....e"r " tear c....... to my ey" when I thought about e","ctiy where I was and whItt WItS going on In front of n..... Uke I $ald. I wlIS bUssed "nd I lelt the Me{kweji teellns hillher than I"d _r been before. At about midnight. Rob and I headed over to the Oampkrinll's Smokersball at the Odeon with Zena "nd Beth. HT Sidekick. The club

wa. one of those n'Ullllevel superm"rket·nyle club!. wilh dlfferenl scenes depending on whal room you ....ere In. The PIIrty WItS boomlnl "00 other tha.. a .",all :>.klr",lsh lO the right of me, It went without a hitch. This was 8eth·s lI"'t ve"r al the Cup. so I In,tlated her by drag· glng her over to the ",:20 AM fenlvitles '" the quentin Hotel. We ....e .d it with jU$' enough time lO t"Wlst a bomber and pose lor the lell"'nda,y "':20 photo In front of the Clod
'Stoned ....Inl" e"cI.lmed Robin loudwili• •nd h e was dght

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Ihll hit you Ilk.. .. two-D)'-fOU' 10 Ihe bllck Of th .. h4e.d Th.,n Rock..r T twisted up the Homeg;rown Heze and a,"In. p.ss..d It I n n.), direction. This was .. SPiCY IItlle number thll' tllsted sweet ..nd musk)'. nOt h..rsh. It WllS Ihe ,ru.. stllndout In "')' opinion. This ""liS " bud with c1.n. , p..ssed It ..round and "....ryon..·s tute buds we... left Ilnllllnll with pi ........'... I thoueht that I cOUldn't De mOr.. stoned .. fIe. the Super Crystel, but o.oon ",y 1'11,,1'1 was soarlnll cerebrllll), Into the n.,therworld .., II fantastic I(ght show danced on m)' SVn"pses. We .. II glg.led like Ilttl.,. �Id., end we decld.,d th., w., should take thiS comp,,")' undet" heavy conSIderatlon_ Woe dlK.. .. .. d thoe p!Hsible pn,bl...,s 01 "OU"II for ill new compan)' ....h .:: as Iio....rown ... Fantas.eed�. SInce we Ompte from I"ar..dl.... seed company But by this point the cout>cH """Ied out to a smlltt party and w.. went CIownst..l", 10 Join thoe ..... .. ..·erOw\na crc-d. I was Infol'tfled th..t the c." .,br1ty judges' votes were to be deify· ened tomorrow at �:20 PM. I had to ..,1 In)' hoead n,...tstu. so I tra� Rc>t> ..nd we _nl out 10 eat and further discussed who we Intended 00 Wltlnll for. I hed .. rough Idea. but I w.. s t..�en b), surprbe with the __rown Fenlneeds strains. W� dectded to find e bar where we could do furthoer t....tlng. .. me up with I du1i ..round In In)' laundry bat "AI of sampl.... ..nd c

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the Hc>rneerown HIlZ,"" ""..In. I 10IIflI thiS bod and I would be wltt'ng to trllde In all of my weed for an ounce of thts stufl . ..s , ....1)' had " "",,,II SlImp!., to t....t. , fln"lI)' louOd • JOint that I "ctuatl)' W,,"ted to

s �Innlns to tool< lIke I had a ele.., Iintsh ao-n to the roach .. nd It w.. wInner. I dldn't w..nt to make .. hasty-Or ha:.;y-d...:lslon JUSt based on ..ln, so aft.er awhile we ,oiled lhe other str .. ln, lhe Super this one str C'Y-'tal, We didn't � thl� one to the '" Into U>e �14h1 with the help 01 " hanClI...l o( 'shrooms IOn, now yootve IlOt the knowledae Of a Pot. SUlr (God help !oft atu!,. IA1:S re....... what you_ learned. You lea rnod how to de!.f!f"m,,,. mar_ IJUllnll s worth. !low to score weed. the Hner poin!..!. of ....dlnl pot Inc! how to keep you�( out 01 trouble. Of" It lea�l lvold trouble as mud"l lIs possIble. 'Ibu L_rr>ed abOut IILL the smo. I'1Ow that you re .. nned With ell I
But a I"ot Star can't aflotd to bot:! mol..... when It Comes to marlJ.....

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. Try lind ma;n...;n . a e preaehl"ll ha$ corne to an end. by tt>e pow.... ".".t� in me by tt>e Stonerhood of planet Earth. I d1'!I.Jddy u,., ou...., day llbout S(:onnll a phat 5&Ck of Aflhllnl Hydro nUIP. He ....Iol the bellnS Came from Amsterdam ..nd the to(> colas ,eo!!< lie Skunk Weed. AnywIlV. I'm plannlns on hooklna up with an 0....... of that 51>lt." Translated. this IIUY is ...ylns. " So I w..s spellklnll to my delll.... lhoi! other dlly about buyl"il 50fTle hyd'nponlcaIlY-arown A'ilhant flowers. He sa'd tn.. Sf"e flowers smell acrid. Anyway. I'm ptannlns on buyinll an ounce of th..t marlJu..n ..."

So tn..,e you have it-ml" ..nd m"teh as you pI..,a,..,. Any tnJe ston. er will kn()w wh"t you 11'" IIIlklns about. It·s funny how quickly new terms and words pOp up wit" II IIroup of pt!Ople who routinely 114'1 stoned tOilethe,. Anyw..y, tnes.. ..,.. Jw.t some 01 It>e t..rm� I"al I Could think of orr tn.. to(> of my "ead. Go nutsl Indlc" strain originating from AIIII>lInlstan Afll""nl Bilked " re..Uy St� Ba" . bong waler B .. .. ns " seeds _

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Sna.-fl .. the Bart · acddentally �ttfng t>orlK ""ater In your rTl(>Uth Splitt . Jamaican t....m for oY...-s.zed Joint St•..,., . thE- place whe'" yOU k� your bud� St...., . . � who Pi'rta� of rn"rlju'ttla CStoned . high THe l etnl hydn:>c .. ...,. b ." .not . the psychr:>actlve Ingredient in �rlJ""'" Toke to puff on a }oint, pipe, bn9, .. tc. Torch · light.... •

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