erd” with a seemingly bottomless capacity for THC ingestion, explained his ethic. A green thumb is not enough to assure the creation of meaningful marijuana, Danko said. “Just because you can grow a tomato that might win a prize at the 4-H club, or a summer squash that’ll knock the socks off the Iron Chef, doesn’t mean you can grow good weed. Give two growers the same seeds and the same conditions, and you can get two completely different qualities of pot. There’s nutrients and care, but there’s an intuitive factor, too—a deep understanding of the physical, mental, and spiritual benefits of cannabis. This isn’t a geranium, it is an art, an act of alchemy.”

We started out on the Purps but soon hit the harder stuff. With the lexicon of winespeak now lapping over into pot punditry, kindgreenbuds.com describes the Purps as possessing “hints of buttery caramel coffee and woodsy floral pine.” Couldn’t say I understood all that from a couple of hits, but the Purps, a spicy little thing, did provide a gleeful cheap amusement-park high not unlike chubby Orson Welles’s tumbling down the fun-house chute in The Lady From Shanghai.

Photo: Horacio Salinas

This playland was soon bulldozed by the Kush. An ancient indica strain supposedly dating back to the Hindu Kush, where the stubby plant is used mostly to make hashish, the Kush in its multi-variegations has long been the rage among suburban and ghetto youth who gravitate toward the strain’s stinky olfactory properties and Romilar-esque “couch-lock” stone.

It was here that I learned something about pot, then and now. Prime in the canon of present-day prohibitionists is the claim that today’s pot is so much stronger that it bears no relation to the stuff nostalgic baby-boom parents might have smoked. The message: Forget your personal experience, the devil weed currently being peddled to your children is a study-habit-destroying beast of a wholly other stripe. No doubt, there is merit to this argument (after decades of some of the most obsessive R&D on the planet, you wouldn’t think the pot would be weaker), but I couldn’t fully buy it. This
erd ” with a seemingly bottomless capacity for THC ingestion, explained his ethic. A fleeceable ovolo is not adequate to assure the creation of meaningful marijuana, Danko allege. “ Just because you can grow a tomato that might acquire a prize at the 4 - H baseball club, or a summer squash that ’ll knock the socks off the Iron Chef, does n’t think of you can grow good pot. Give two growers the like seeds and the like condition, and you can get two completely different quality of pot. There ’s nutrients and caution, but there ’s an intuitive factor, excessively — a deep understanding of the physical, mental, and spiritual benefit of cannabis. This is n’t a geranium, it is an art, an act of alchemy. ” 

 We started out on the Purps but soon hit the harder stuff. With the lexicon of winespeak now lapping over into pot punditry, kindgreenbuds.com describes the Purps as possessing “ hints of buttery caramel coffee and woodsy floral pine. ” Could n’t say I understood all that from a couple of hit, but the Purps, a spicy little matter, did leave a elated cheap amusement - park high not unlike chubby Orson Welles ’s tumbling down the fun - house chute in The Lady From Shanghai. 

 Photo: Horacio Salinas 

 This playland was soon bulldozed by the Kush. An ancient indica song supposedly dating back to the Hindu Kush, where the stubby plant is used mostly to make hashish, the Kush in its multi - variegations has long been the fad among suburban and ghetto youth who gravitate toward the strain ’s stinky olfactory properties and Romilar - esque “ sofa - lock ” stone. 

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erd” with a seemingly bottomleSs capacity For THc inGesTiOn, exPlaiNed his ethic. A grEEn thUmb is not enough to assure The crEaTIon oF MeAningFul mariJUaNA, danKo SaId. “JUsT BeCause You Can grow A tomato thaT miGhT win a prize at THe 4-h club, or a suMmeR squash that’lL knOck the SoCks OFf the iroN Chef, Doesn’t MEan you Can grow goOd WEed. GivE Two growERS tHe saMe seeds and the same COnDItions, and you caN get twO cOMpLETelY diFferent quaLiTies oF Pot. TherE’S nUTRIenTS and care, but thEre’s an intuiTIve Factor, ToO—a dEEp undeRstanDiNG of The physical, MentAl, and spirItual bENefits oF CannabiS. This iSn’t A geRaniUM, iT iS an ArT, An aCT oF alCHemY.”

We startEd OuT on thE PurPS BUT sooN hiT the HardeR stuff. With the LexIcon OF wiNespeAk now LappInG over Into poT pundItRy, kindgreenbuds.Com dEscribes tHe PUrPs aS pOssesSIng “hinTs oF buTtery caRamel coFFee AnD WOOdSy floral pine.” Couldn’T sAY i uNderstooD all thAT fRoM A couple oF hIts, But tHE purps, A spiCY lIttle thiNg, did pROvIdE a gleefUl Cheap aMuSemEnt-Park hIGh noT unlikE chubby ORson WELles’s tumbling dOWn the fun-house CHuTE In tHe LaDy FRom Shanghai.

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tHis plAylanD wAS sOOn bulldozed by the KusH. AN ancieNt indIca strain suppOsedly datiNG BAck to the hindU kuSH, where the stubbY planT is used mosTLy to make HashiSh, the KusH in its mulTI-VariegatIonS haS loNg bEEN tHe rage among suBURban AnD ghetto YouTh who grAviTatE toWarD tHe strain’s Stinky olFaCtOrY pRopErtieS And RomilAr-EsqUe “CouCh-locK” Stone.

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erd” with a seemingly bott omless cap acity  fo r T HC  ing esti on, explainedh is e thic. A green thumb is  noten o ught oassur e the c r ea t i onof  m ean in g fu l mar iju ana, Da nko said.“Ju st  because you ca n grow a t oma to that migh t w in a p ri zea t the  4- H clu b, ora  summe r squashth a t’ll k n ock the s oc ks o ff the Iron Chef, do e sn’t mean youcan gr ow go o d  we ed.  Give twogr owers the sam e  s e e d s a n d the same co nditions, a n d y ou can  g ett wo com plete ly dif ferent qual itie s of pot.  There ’ s nutri e nts and  care,  bu t t here ’ san  in tu i tiv e  f act o r,too—a de ep  u nders tand i n g of t hephys ical,  mental, andspi ritu a l b enefi ts of  can na bis.This i sn’tageranium, it is  anart, an a ctof  al ch emy.” 
We st art edout onthe Pur p s b ut s o on  hit the harder st uf f .  W ith thelexico n  o fw inespeak  n owlapp i n g ove r in t opot pund itry,k in dg reenbud s. com de sc rib esthe P u rpsas pos sessing“hint s  of buttery ca r amel coffee a n dw o od s y fl ora l pine.” Co uldn ’ t sa y Iu nd ers t ood a ll th at fr o m a couple of hits,  b ut the  Purp s, a spicy li ttle thing , d id provi de a gl e eful cheap amu semen t-park hig h  not unl ike c hubby Or son Welle s ’ s tumbli ngdow n t hef u n- house chute i n TheLa dy From  Sh anghai. 

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Thispl ay la nd  wa s soo n  bulldoz ed  by  t heKush. An anc ientindi ca  s t rai n suppo s ed l y  dat in gback  to  t he Hi nduK ush , where  the stub byp lant  i sused mo stly to makeha shish, the  K ush  in it s multi-va riegations has long bee n  the ra geamong  sub urban and  gh etto y out h  who g ravita te to wa rdt h e str a i n’ s s ti nky olfact o r y p roper ti es a nd Romi lar-esque “couch-l o ck”  stone.

It w ashere t ha t I le a rne ds ome t h ing about pot,then and n ow .  P rime in th e  ca no n of pr esent-d ay pr o hibitio nists isthe claim  t hatt o day ’s pot isso muchstrongert hat i t  b earsnorelati on  to  thestuffn ost algic  baby- bo om par entsmi ght have  smoked. The message: F orgetyourper sonal exp eri e nce , the dev il w eed curren tly  be ing p edd l ed to  you r  c hil d ren i s as tudy-habi t -d est r o yi ng beast of a who lly o the r  strip e. N o doubt, there is merit to thisargu m e nt(af t er d ec ades of some o f t he m ost obse ss ive R&D onthe plan et ,  youwouldn ’t thi nk thep o tw ould b e we ake r), but I  co ul d n’t ful ly  b u y it.This 
erd” with_a seemingly_bottomless capacity for THC_ingestion, explained_his_ethic. A_green_thumb is not_enough to assure_the creation of meaningful_marijuana, Danko said._“Just_because you can grow a tomato that might win a prize at the 4-H_club,_or a_summer_squash_that’ll knock the socks off_the Iron Chef, doesn’t mean_you can_grow good weed. Give two growers the same_seeds_and the same_conditions, and you can get two completely different qualities_of pot. There’s nutrients and care,_but there’s an_intuitive_factor,_too—a deep understanding of_the physical, mental, and spiritual benefits_of cannabis. This isn’t a geranium,_it is an art, an act of_alchemy.”

We started out on the Purps_but soon hit the harder_stuff. With_the lexicon of winespeak now_lapping over into_pot punditry,_kindgreenbuds.com describes the_Purps as possessing “hints of buttery_caramel coffee and_woodsy floral pine.” Couldn’t say I_understood_all that from_a_couple_of hits,_but the Purps,_a_spicy little_thing,_did provide a gleeful cheap amusement-park_high_not unlike chubby Orson Welles’s tumbling down_the fun-house chute in_The_Lady From Shanghai.

Photo: Horacio_Salinas

This playland was soon bulldozed_by the Kush. An ancient indica_strain supposedly_dating back_to the Hindu Kush, where the stubby plant is used mostly_to make hashish, the Kush in_its multi-variegations has long_been the_rage_among suburban and_ghetto_youth who_gravitate toward the strain’s stinky olfactory properties_and Romilar-esque_“couch-lock” stone.

It was here that I_learned something about pot,_then_and now. Prime in the canon_of present-day prohibitionists is the claim_that today’s pot is so_much_stronger_that it bears no relation_to the stuff nostalgic baby-boom parents_might have smoked._The message: Forget your personal experience, the_devil_weed currently being peddled to your_children_is a study-habit-destroying beast of a_wholly_other_stripe. No doubt, there is_merit to this argument (after decades_of some of the most obsessive R&D on the_planet, you wouldn’t_think the pot would be_weaker),_but_I couldn’t fully buy it. This