JUNE 2009

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FEATURES

THANK YOU, BIG SUR, MAY I HAVE ANOTHER?
By Nico Escondido

Growing fine herb in California is more than just a pastime—for many people, it’s become a way of life. In this in-depth look at one family grow op, Nico describes the superb hydro techniques he finds there and offers a much larger picture of what remains, to many Americans, a completely different world. This is California’s central coast, its heartland, and it’s also our great hope for what is still to come.

JORGE CERVANTES'S GUIDE TO SEEDS AND GERMINATION

Great plants start with great seeds, and taking care in the earliest stages of growth ensures success down the road. In this excerpt from his latest book, Marijuana Grow Basics, our celebrated grow guru covers everything you need to know about seeds, including acquisition, germination, planting, storage and seedling care.

GROW A POUND OF POT EVERY THREE WEEKS

New cannabis correspondent Stinkbud reveals his methods for achieving a perpetual harvest that will provide a year-round supply of the highest-quality buds on the planet. Bonus: Step-by-step instructions on how to achieve supercharged aeroponic flowering.

EXPLORING THE MIND-BENDING WORLD OF SALVIA DIVINORUM
David Jay Brown

Until recently, this powerful hallucinogenic plant was relatively unknown. But though its effects are not unlike DMT’s, salvia is no party drug.

THE HIGH TIMES INTERVIEW: RICK DOBLIN

As head of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), a “nonprofit psychedelic pharmaceutical company,” Rick Doblin has dedicated his life to legitimate scientific research into MDMA, marijuana, LSD and other controversial drugs. Doblin talks with HIGH TIMES about his “high hopes” for psychedelic research during the Obama presidency.


DEPARTMENTS
 

HIGHWITNESS NEWS/BUZZ
Edited by Dan Skye

New Drug Czar; Zach Cregger; Transplant insanity; Coffee highs; Easter Bunny busted; Testicular cancer; 420 All-Stars; Ralphie May; Green T-shirts; Bogus buds; California’s good life; The saga of Michael Phelps; B-Real vs. the Birthday Cake; Chesa Boudin; Reviews; Vaporella; Miss HT; Almost Infamous; Brain Damage Control.

GROWORLD
Edited by Danny Danko and Nico Escondido

Pix of the Crop; Cannabis Clinic; Munchies; NORMLizer; Ask Dr. Mitch.


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