Issue 16.pdf - Treating Yourself

Here,There & Everywhere
The
Doesha
Cup
Written by Jeremy Norrie –
rlddvd.com and FutureofFighting.com
The 4th Annual Doesha Cup
took place this December in
downtown Los Angeles,
California, and I must say it was
the best yet. Out of all the events I
attended in Southern California
this year, the Doesha Cup was the
most well-produced and I am planning
on coming back again next
year. This fourth event was also
much better than their third the
year prior, with much more organization
and a wider variety of vendors.
The location was decent and
safe, with the local authorities and
the fire inspectors giving their
approval prior to the start of the
event. After a little waiting and a
little confusion, the party started
and everything went very well.
The location was different than last
year and was at a huge building in
downtown LA. It was home to a
number of booths and a stage, as
well as some other areas. There
were three main rooms with a small
VIP section. There was a DJ booth
with a number of people also working
at computers handling sound
for the stage. The music was pretty
much all hip-op, with bands like
Los Marijuanos and more, but I
think I noticed a brief reggae act
and a comedian. I would have
loved to see much more comedy
and also reggae, as that seemed to
draw quite a bit more attention
from the crowd. There was a section
where there were some tables
and some lovely ladies serving up
food, but it was fried chicken and
hotdogs, with some nachos and
candy as well. I would really like to
see better food for the medical
patients.
The booths and vendors this year
were much better and I found a
number of great things at the different
tables. There were a number of
tables with people who were focusing
on the legal side of the marijuana
movement, featuring the Margolin
Guide and 420BailMeOut.com, as
well as the Marijuana Policy Project.
They had flyers and information on
EVENTS
every aspect of the legal battles they
are fighting for medicinal marijuana
and drug reform laws. Also we
saw some famous names that any
true cannabis connoisseur would
know well.
Jack Herer and Eddy Lepp both
had booths. Jack was signing his
books The Emperor Wears No
Clothes and Grass, as well as his
DVD The Emperor of Hemp.
Meanwhile, Eddie had a few
booths with “Free Eddie Lepp”
clothing and his book, Shit I Think
About. He was signing them also
and also had a booth devoted to his
edible line ‘Eddybles,’ where they
had some of the best goodies like
Lollypops, Bomb Peanut Butter,
Brownies, Crumb cakes, Snicker
doodles, Chewy Candy, and Marshmallow
Treats for only $5, as well as
medicated goldfish crackers for $1.
There was actually a number of
other edible tables as well, things
like Truffles, Cinnamon Toast
Crunk, Cronic Crispy, Crunk Brownies,
Crunk-o-lolliepop, Crunkfettie
Cupcakes and Crunk Cookies.
There was a place called Boo Bear
Bakery that even had salad dressing;
they had everything edible
somewhere there.
On the herb side of things, the medicine
they had on offer was very
good. Some was great, others were
just good and some were just a
great value. There was a variety of
strains, like LT OG Kush, Organic
OG Kush, Sour Diesel, Purple
Thunder, Purple Kush x Trainwreck,
LA Confidential, Blue
Dream, Bubblegum, Shiva Skunk,
Afgooey, Alaskan Thunder Fuck,
Purple Erkle, White Widow,
Master Kush, Lemon Purps, Grandaddy
Purps, AOTA, Bubba Kush,
Cheese, and many many more. It
was really a treat if you had the
money to try a few strains. Also,
they have a Cannabis Cup with 9
or 10 strains entered, but this was
at an additional cost to your ticket
and was a little expensive. It is a
fun thing to do if you have the
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