Archive for the ‘Weird & Crazy’ Category
Awesome Birthday Celebration
How I spent my birthday. Pirates, Tony the Tiger, bought Klingon bong, chelaxed with Pixel Dreams, Ohhh, Cupids, and HashMob…blazed Berry Kush, Mango Kush, M-39 and Lucky Skunk
Busy Week At Pimp Pot Palace
Busy, busy, busy. That’s how we roll at Pimp Pot Palace. Well at least me. A bunch of projects that were moving along – like Mernagh site redesign, 420Wrestling, Ugly Duckling Pilates and HashMob websites – took a back seat as I wrote Bylaws, Not Busts for NOW. The article turned out awesome. It’s the first NOW article I’ve written in the City of Toronto. That’s because when I was seriously contributing cannabis, war resisters and the weird and crazy I was residing in Niagara. The Creative Wellness Centre and Ferret Reserve was an excellent live work space. Ideal for writing and growing.
Growing marijuana and writing are the two big personal loves of my life. Both activities bring me incredible deep self satisfaction. They play off each other really well. When it comes to thinking an idea through there’s nothing like gardening to relax your mind. I’d spend time watering, pruning, or even just sitting listening to my marijuana plants, while pondering a heavy idea. Like using city powers to license compassion clubs.
Gardening is one of the few activities that quiets my mind.
But I’m not doing it now. Makes me feel odd not to be around marijuana plants. So I took up 420 crafting, meditating outside and urban adventure walkabouts. Nothing like sitting under a tree unwinding your mind.
Fascinatingly a doctor told Health Canada, patients who are growing their own medicine have a placebo effect. Gardening is relaxing them. By growing marijuana they’re taking control of their illnesses. I’m not going to pull out the quote today because it’s in a pile of court documents that we’ll use to defend me.
Not writing and growing for the past two years has been very difficult. I’ve been constantly thrown into a hurry up and wait over my criminal code constitutional challenge. Attending court every four to six weeks is draining after a while. Not seeing progress.
Like me print media has gone through dramatic changes in last two years. Cannabis Culture stopped printing issues. Writing for publisher Marc Emery was an awesome challenge because he wanted the words to be your personal best every time. I’m still left wondering if my best print writing days are behind me. Digital doesn’t do it for me like print does, because I bleed ink and THC.
However, the Mernagh site is celebrating it’s second year. I’m happy with its development, and my other web properties, but until they reach their full potential I won’t be fully satisfied. It took a while for me to figure out what the goals even were!
I’m discovering how to enjoy digital media, again, by collaborating with digital agency Pixel Dreams on web projects. They’re opening my creativity to new directions. Marketing doesn’t have to be evil, but it does have to be intelligent.
Reflecting on my year – I turn 37 Saturday August 28 – I’m recognizing the incredible challenges I successfully faced. The changes I’ve had to make. Living up to my old motto of Battling! Striving! And Surviving! There’s a new credo written on the wall of my creative space (not the one below) because I’ve evolved. I’m ready to go further.
Kicking Ass & Vaporizing Grass
MM
Mernahuana Bonghitting Birthday Bash Aug 28
Wow, it’s already Tuesday and haven’t blogged about my upcoming 37th birthday yet. When it comes to my special day I’ve had some serious adventures. Turned twenty six in Amsterdam and spent the evening coffee shop hopping. My champagne birthday, when I turned 28 on Aug 28, can only be remembered by reading about it. It was the height of my music industry career and there were plenty of weasels. The much anticipated 420 month birthday (35 years-old) was spent in The Don Jail. Instead of vaporizing the plants we grew on the balcony to smoke for it. An inmate made me a birthday card! My friends in eNDProhibition took me out for dinner in Halifax, NS last year. Dana Larsen did the joint rolling.
You are all invited to celebrate with me my 37th birthday, Saturday, August 28, 2010, 7:20 p.m. at Vapor Central.
Two years ago Chris Goodwin fell asleep on Vapor Central couch celebrating his birthday before I even made it there. It’s an admirable ganja goal. Pleasantly falling asleep from too much green.
Look forward to seeing you all at Vapor Central this Saturday night.
Have A Toking Tuesday
Better Photos Please
Ganja Greetings,
Wrote a great Cannabis Culture blog Cannabis Crafters Light Up Etsy about potheads who are selling toker themed trinkets on crafting site etsy. Think ebay for handmade. Sadly it’s not the words potheads are commenting on. But the images. Specifically my bio image. Nothing like writing weedy words all day, only to have people comment on a photo taken in haste. People demand the sexier selections. Even asking for them by description!
Being a bohemian budstud is difficult.
Greenhouse Budbabes
As a word guy, with only a minor in photography, it’s difficult for me to focus on images like I do with sentence structure. Currently almost all my work is completed on a netbook. Great computer, but the monitor is too tiny to tweak photos for extended periods of time. Solving this problem (new monitor, Vapor Central and Pixel Dream computer stations) will help immensely with photo, video and design work.
Partnering with Toronto’s best digital design team Pixel Dreams, I’ve been turning my interweb skills up to pay-per-view levels by working in their office and via osmosis. Recognizing their superb skills match mine, I’ve hired them to manage my marketing affairs.
During downtime (and there’s little of that) we’ve been brainstorming ideas on how to market me. New Mernagh logo is hot. More importantly a media kit is in first phase of development. Yes, there will be a new set of photos! Professionally taken.
Another area of image development is I’m working on my presentation skills by attending Toastmaster and Vaudeville classes in the fall. The feedback from my last CFRB radio appearance was fantastic. Getting better every time.
Anticipate me doing my own drive time show on Justin TV this fall. But that’s only a small part of the grand ganja scheme as we march towards my trial dates.
Have a wonderful weed filled day,
MM
Perseid Meteor Shower Over Mernapolis
For the past six weeks I’ve been waking at 2 a.m. with awful chronic pain. My spine screams Freddy Krueger horror stories. Only DNA Genetics LA Confidential has been able to lessen my pain. Putting me back to sleep an hour or two later. It’s a pure pain relieving indica. One of the best medicinal marijuana strains. A devastating couch lock for enthusiasts.
Perseid Meteor Shower
While my Volcano Vaporizer warms I do some soft gentle stretches. Drink a tall glass of water. My goal is simply to loosen up a tad before toking. A little limber and hydrated I fill two vapor bags with heavy vapor. Take them outside and inhale on the back porch.
I was thinking how boring Toronto’s night sky is to meditate under when suddenly a flash.
Mother nature rewards me by zipping by a comet as part of Perseid meteor shower.
It’s difficult for me to stay connected to the earth, but I’ve been learning all summer I can do it. From TTC accessible walkabouts, city community garden observing (some of you city gardeners require lessons) and putting my back up against a tree. There’s plenty of local food producers in Corso Italia, but few Gnomes protecting the patches. Tomato plants are growing everywhere. A few old timers even have grapes growing over their driveways.
Awesome!
Doing these things, especially studying how people are growing their own food, has helped me deal with the ache of not growing marijuana. These late night meditation sessions have taught me plenty about me.
Happiness is writing, growing and an inspiring muse or two.
CALM Bail Efforts Continue Today Friday
Cannabis As Living Medicine (CALM) founder Neev Tapiero spent last night in Canada’s worst prison, The Don Jail. After efforts to spring his release by lawyer Ron Marzel failed yesterday.
CALM Raided Again Bail Hearing Today
Ganja Greetings,
Terrible news from CALM. Toronto Police Service have arrested founder Neeve. He will be in court today at Old City Hall sometime this afternoon. This should prove to be a very fascinating bail hearing as Ron Marzel will be pushing a prohibitionist back hard. From his FaceBook status update.
Ron Marzel Neev Tapiero’s Bail Hearing will be held this afternoon at Old City Hall – 60 Queen Street West, Court Room 102.
I am going to try to get his matter moved to be heard before a Judge (as opposed to a Justice of the Peace) so that I can obtai…n some measure of condemnation from the Court concerning this raid. I want to deter Toronto Police from further raids on Compassion Clubs. Toronto Police are not living up to their “serve and protect” slogan when they remain complicit with Health Canada’s dysfunctional medical marijuana program. Health Canada’s program has been regularly and consistently condemned and criticized at every court level in Canada over the last ten years. The government’s disingenuous discussions over the last 2 months with stakeholders coupled with their continued inability and refusal to fix the dysfunctions inherent in their program is intolerable. Without compassion clubs seriously ill Canadians would be unnecessarily suffering without access to medical cannabis. What kind of democracy allows this to happen? Is this a Canadian value: Not only are we going to restrict you from accessing your medication; but we are going to perpetually attack, arrest and detain anyone who attempts to supply you your medicine. Canada WAKE UP! The status quo cannot and must not be allowed to continue! Call your MP and voice your outrage.
Toronto Hash Mob will be representing. I’m currently posting this article from Vapor Central. Follow me on Twitter for updates from the courthouse later today. Today at 3 p.m. I’m reporting for 1010 CFRB as their marijuana bureau chief. Listen in.
Acting on a “community complaint,” police raided a downtown club where ill patients go to buy medical marijuana – the second raid on the operation in less than six months.At about 4 p.m. Wednesday, officers from 51 Division executed a search warrant at CALM Compassion Club, which operates behind a storefront at 106 Queen St. East.
Stand up Toke Back
M&M
No Northern Lights Spotted
Ganja Greetings,
Mother nature didn’t cooperate yesterday for possible Northern Lights spotting in Southern Ontario. At least for me. I was really hopeful for some great stargazing action. Especially given the Northern Lights media hype. Best, I was out of Yongesterdam and in The Garden City visiting pot photographer and dharma bum Sadie Sea.
With much less smog and light pollution the opportunity to see a light show in St. Catharines, ON was high. Just like me! I loaded up a several pipe fulls of LA Confidential, while sitting outside at my parents house.
The night before I slept on their patio. They have AC, but I just wanted some outdoor air. Besides their furniture is mad comfy.
Any who the Northern Lights light show never materialized due to overcast condition, but I did get a great night sleep. Looks like I’m going to have to visit Prince George or Yukon to get me a mother nature light show.
Pilates For Potheads Or How To Rip Your Bong Better
However his fitness regime developed in a British internment camp during WWI is fantastic way to improve your marijuana inhaling. I began personal pilates sessions after completing six months of extensive three days a week physiotherapy.Though my left shattered shoulder had improved well beyond doctor expectations, I desired to go further with fitness.
Marketing To Marijuana Enthusiasts
Had such a great time at Treating Yourself expo world’s largest vapor lounge I had to bring some of it home. No, the eight foot tall inflatable Volcano Digit isn’t on my front lawn, but I did score twenty (20) sealed Volcano Vaporizer bags with Storz & Bickel lanyards attached. Both Storz and Bickel volcano digit inflatable and their vapor bag giveaway were excellent marketing. Their brand is reinforced as top tier amongst those who don’t own a Volcano Vaporizer and those who do own receive a cool bonus. Which of course reinforces the idea they made a great purchase decision.
Volcano Vaporizer Swag
Anticipating huge demand, Storz & Bickel brought too many of their vapor bag lanyards. About 3500 too many. The largest vapor lounge was mighty empty. With less than ten volcanos. A massive open box half stuffed with sealed vapor bags was by the door. Sensing opportunity Saturday I returned Sunday with my large travel backpack with a sole goal of getting as many sealed vapor bag lanyards as possible. At $20 a pop, I scored $400 worth of Volcano goodies in one fell swoop.
Plenty of people told me they felt the world largest vapor lounge was deceptively advertised. I’m not sure how it was “government approved.” Numerous attendees reported they paid $25 admission to see the lounge only to be told they couldn’t get in. The ad in Toronto Sun said all were welcome right beside the announcement of world’s largest vapor lounge. The image was a mock of CN Tower with a vapor bag attachment.
Potheads in Toronto expect to be allowed into vapor lounges. After all they can visit Vapor Central, which has more Volcano Vaporizers, more experienced staff and 10 brand new Volcano vapor bags sans lanyards.
Though most couldn’t get into the world’s largest vapor lounge, not that they were really missing much, some exhibitor booths brought brand game. Admission should have been $10 this year to get everyone who attended hooked on the idea. That said there was opportunity to leave with about $100 in free stuff.
Meet Me At Toker Fan Fast Today
Ganja Greetings,
I’ll be exposing myself all day at Treating Yourself medical marijuana expo. There’s already been plenty of weird and crazy reports back. Not just about inflatable Volcano Vaporizer displays or your own vapor bag for the weed lounge. People or buttons getting banned asking Why Prohibition? Crazy, but welcome to the world of weed.
They’re marketing the idea it’s all medical marijuana. How can you have attendance figures pegged at 30,000 when only 4,000 people are legally allowed to use med pot? While providing a space for the world’s largest vapor lounge.
I’m all for it!
However, when you are hosting events at Toronto convention center with the largest weed lounge, some people might begin to think all is well with Health Canada’s med pot program. Or with marijuana laws in general. After all they (medical marijuana users) have a cannabis convention, like Fan Expo, so how legit can their complaints be?
Medicinal marijuana marketing was a wedge 15 years ago to open debate on prohibition. Now it may just appear, to some, especially people voting for Prime Minister Stephen Harper that medicinal marijuana is being used as a stoner sheen. Used by potheads to create cannabis culture while pretending to be ill. Or something to that effect.
I’ll be shaking hands, kissing bud babes, and examining your chronic all afternoon, Saturday, July 17 at End Prohibition booth from noon to 4:20.
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