MMM Report Feature Artist: Soul Patch - by Hemptress Jolene

    If you haven’t gotten yourself out to a Soul Patch show, you truly don’t know what you’re missing: sweet, sweet Reggae, that’s what!  Of course one should add that it doesn’t stop there, Soul Patch it seems holds a master in groves, playing everything from Motown to modern. Always adding their own spin on everything that they do, the current line up of this well seasoned band has been performing together since late in 2005.  Based out of Northern Michigan’s beautiful Traverse City, Soul Patch gifts their fans an amazing mix of awesome reggae, funk and jam.  This group offers everything from the tasteful covers of Sublime to Marely to Franti, as well as their own well crafted tunes.  They are not afraid to sing songs with purpose or improvise.  With two talented song writers filling their ranks, the writing well is not only deep but gifted with several perspectives.

Weed 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Medical Marijuana - by Joe Dauphinais

     If you are a new medical marijuana patient, you’ve come to the right place. This new column is going to explain the different options available for the novice marijuana patient. While there are many different ways to medicate, this month we will focus mostly on smoking flowers, and how to make sure you are getting a quality product.

Something is Just Not Right About the Raids in Gaylord - by Ben Horner

     Gaylord Provisions, Natural Remedies, Apothecary of Gaylord, Superior Green Collective, Top Shelf, Compassionate Caregivers, Northern Lights,  and Vanderbilt Holistic are all provisioning centers that were raided on March 27th. Sixteen warrants for 8 businesses and 8 homes in Gaylord, approved by Otsego County prosecutor Mike Rola has yielded no arrests. Over a dozen vehicles, cash, computers, medical records and medical marijuana were seized by the state troopers that worked with Narcotics task forces SANE and TNT. So far locals feel it’s a smash and grab.

Book Review: Smoke Signals by Martin A. Lee - reviewed by Joe Dauphinais

     This book is incredible. Published in 2012, this thoroughly researched book is a comprehensive history of cannabis focusing mostly in the western world, spanning the millennia from the bronze age all the way to the Obama administration. With fully documented sources, and interesting footnotes accompanying the main text, this is one of the most highly organized and complete narratives currently available on the subject of marijuana.

Product Review: Buttonless Oil Pen from o2VAPE - by Joe Dauphinais

     It is becoming more common knowledge everyday that vaporizing is a healthier and more economic way to utilize essential oils and extracts than traditional combustion methods. Feeling health-conscious lately, I was excited for the chance to try out the original buttonless oil pen from o2Vape.

Driving - by Daniel L. Price, Esquire

     For the last couple months I addressed issues relating to your home…your castle.  It’s time to switch gears and write about medical marijuana and issues with driving. 

     So finally, after years of suffering grand-mal seizures and not having the ability to hold a job due to your illness, you find medical marijuana and the relief that this natural plant provides.  You are finally able to work and earn a living while dealing with your illness, so you are no longer a burden on your loved ones, or society, only because you ingest marijuana every day.  You ingest at night so you can sleep.  You get up the next morning to go to work and work all day as the pain increases to the point where all you can think about is the relief your medicine provides. 

Cannabis Tourism - by Citizen Jay Daily

     “Cannabis-tourism,” that’s a thing, right?  You bet your sweet buds it is, and it’s a growing buzz-word to be sure.  Type the term into Google and you get about 860,000 result returns.  Try “Marijuana tourism” and that number jumps to almost 2.6 million result returns…