August 2009 Archives

The Smoke the Competition Fall Series features 9 separate tournaments over a 9 week period. Each event will be held on a Thursday evening starting 15 minutes after the weekly Stoners vs Staff tournament is underway, and a leaderboard will be created to track participants. There will be 8 regular events, and then a final event open only to top finishers of previous events and leaderboard top places. Roll up and bring your buds to Reefer Poker.

Regular events will be open to all registered players on Reefer Poker. There will be added prizes to all events, and to the top placers on the leaderboard.
Final event will be open to top 10 finishers from each of the 8 regular events plus the top 20 on the leaderboard for a maximum player count of 100.

The festival is located in the beautiful northern Ontario woods, 45 minutes outside of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario Canada. Sadly however, this is the last year for the event, due to rising costs and the bureaucratic headaches of hosting an outside party in the woods, dedicated to hemp and all things cannabis. What a shame too because it sounds like a great party, especially the Cannabis Olympics. What are the Cannabis Olympics you ask?

CANNABIS OLYMPIC EVENTS

Prizes and medals will be awarded to the TOP THREE finishers' in each event

JUNKYARD BONG WARS

MOST ORIGINAL

This category is for the True MacGyver. Make your bong out of Junk and put it up against those from around the continent

BIG BUD WEIGH OFF

A crowd favorite definitely, can you grow BIG BUDS or maybe you can get one ?

Bring it along and put her up against some other outstanding ladies

1 GRAM SPRINT

Not much more to say than WHAT A SMOKE SHOW.

Do we really need to explain this one ?

CREEK BONG WATER DASH

So you got stellar speed and can handle a rough terrain ?

Put your speed up against others as you make the 1 KM Dash cross country through trails over the hill down to the the creek where you will fill a bottle of water

to fill the pipe. Make your way back along the trail to the stage to fill the Magnificent 6FT Piece from CHILLS

Make sure you grab enough water to fill it.

4 LEGGED HIPPY RACE

This one will take some skill, take three people, place one in the middle and tie their legs to the one beside them

Make your way down the course while smoking a bong.

SCAVENGER HUNT

Find the prescribed items on the list!

For more information about the Northern Ontario Hempfest see: Planetary Pride

A few years ago, on my second trip to Amsterdam, I was hanging out with a famous Cannabis grower and Seed Company owner, and a cool Dude from California who owns head-shops in Nevada. We were sitting in the lounge of the Hotel Krasnapolsky when the topic arose about hunting down some "Stinky Cheese". As a side note I should mention two things; first, I had no idea what Stinky Cheese was and since the coffee shops offer (I thought) every Cannabis strain under the sun (or grow lights) it was a mystery to me to what they were talking about. I would have asked but the second thing to mention is that I was severely distracted because a conference that I had been attending was taking place at the famous old hotel, and I recognized many delegates, wearing suits and ties, filtering into the lounge where I was sitting with three very wild looking fellows, sporting big dreads, big beards, long hair, tee-shirts, combat fatigues and tattoos. My little group just didn't fit into the scene, anyway I was so blazed on the wicked Bubblegum that I'd been vaporizing with my friends that I found myself a little confused when invited to join in the hunt to track down some Stinky Cheese, so I missed out on the opportunity.

Awards: 1st prize Indica Cup HTCC 2006.

Genetics: Skunk-Kush cross, straight from the UK

Effect: Intense musky earthy flavor, very dominant. Strong body stoned, with bursts of mental energy.

Flowering indoor: 8-9 weeks, with rock-hard buds and tight calyx formation. Production up to 700 grams per square meter.

Flowering outdoor: Ready mid October; plants develop really bushy, so make sure to space the plants enough. Production up to 800 grams per plant.

I first visited Brazil for Christmas and New Year's in 1996 and finally moved here permanently in 2002, to this day I think it was one of the better decisions of my life. The people is what first attracted me, specifically a woman and then meeting her family and spending a festival season with a Brazilian family left an indelible impression on me. Also, on that first trip I managed to cover allot of ground, first laid my eyes on Rio and spent a week in the most awesome town of Buzios. I could go on about the weather, the rain-forests and the 4,000 km's of beaches but suffice it to say that after so many years I'm still feeling like I've only scratched the surface and I dream about seeing more.

Rio de Janeiro is one of the greatest cities in the world, everyone owes it to themselves to visit if they have the chance. However, unless you like crowds I highly recommend avoiding the days surrounding New Years Eve and the week of Carnival, although I've got to admit that the beaches are so broad and hotels across the nice wide avenues around Copa Cabana, that even on the busiest of days (click to enlarge the photo), there's still room for everyone - believe it or not!

Two Taxable Industries Being Ignored

Budgets on a local, state, and federal level have been tight, if not altogether choked. Many states have been turning to different channels of income in order to fix their sinking problems. New methods of taxation have been suggested, and amongst these ideas we have found two civil rights that could be made legal and taxed - Marijuana and Online gambling.

Both industries could prove to add billions of dollars to the government. The tax, be it state, local, federal, excise, and so on, could literally generate billions of dollars for each level of government. Marijuana has been illegal for decades, while Internet gambling has only recently (2006) seen federal interdiction. The future may hold the repeal of these liberty limiting laws, as legislators have been introducing Bills to overturn the previous laws that would decriminalize and regulate two of the most widely used sources of entertainment.

The battle for legalizing marijuana has been a long running, deep seated battle. Federal representatives and state legislators have introduced different Bills with the goal to overturn prior laws, but thus far none have been more successful than reducing penalties. While this is a step in the right direction, the problem still exists - because marijuana is illegal, criminal activity controls the ropes and innocent people are regularly imprisoned.

The legalization of marijuana would take money away from the common criminal and place it back in the coffers of the private sector as well as the government, with the former from profits of sale and the latter through taxation. Reports have shown that in California alone, over $2 billion dollars could be generated for the state. It is California now that is at the spearhead of a state wide legalization of marijuana. Assembly Member Ammiano has introduced the Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act - an act that would legalize marijuana on the state level.

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"Our marijuana laws are a waste of police resources that could otherwise be allocated to more serious crime." - Kelly Maddy, President Joplin NORML

The Real Crime is Prohibition

The Cannabis Revival is a one day music and marijuana law reform oriented event featuring exciting entertainment, nationally recognized speakers, arts and crafts, workshops, delicious food, and so much more. The festival is held at Landreth Park, a beautiful, spacious park located in the heart of Joplin, MO.

FESTIVAL HOURS - OPEN RAIN OR SHINE!

* Saturday, September 12th, 2009 - 1:00p.m. - 11:00p.m.

WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED

* Bathroom facilities
* Food & drink concessions

RULES AND REGULATIONS

* Unauthorized vending will not be permitted.
* Drinking is strictly prohibited.
* No illegal substances.
* No weapons of any kind.
* No Fireworks.
* Absolutely no glass containers allowed on the festival grounds.

If you have any questions please give them a call at (417) 291-0135 or visit www. CannabisRevival.com