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POT TALK
with with
Emily Emily Hobelmann
Loopy Fruit
I am standing in a magical cannabis
garden, a Berry Jasmine plant towers over
me, more than twice my height. I’m in
a lush emerald forest crowded with Silly
Strawberry and Loopy Fruit cannabis
trees... I am in the Sunboldt zone.
That’s right, this edition of Pot Talk
features Loopy Fruit, a proprietary strain
from the Sunboldt Grown Cooperative, a
Humboldt County farm based in Holmes.
Sunshine Johnston leads the Sunboldt
Grown Cooperative. She was kind enough
to welcome me at the farm to show me
where the magical Loopy Fruit flower
grows. Johnston is a local woman with
nearly thirty years of farming experience,
a forward-thinking cannabis farmer
who is actively positioning the Sunboldt
Grown Cooperative for the transition to
regulation and production. (More about
Johnston and Sunboldt Grown from Sharon
Letts in this issue.)
Her cannabis is fantastic and the plants
at her farm give off an organic loving
vibe because they are organic and clearly
loved. Johnston is developing herbal
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plant medicine for people and plants; rich tawny orange to a bright crimson.
she’s experimenting with wild fermentation,
simple fresh extractions, and genet-
almost look braided, there is a symmetry
The flowers are well formed, the calyces
Lost
Lost
coast
coast
Botanicals
Botanicals
ics; she’s creating beneficial insect habitat there.
and she uses 100% cotton, breathable fabric
for her light deprivation gardens -- not
To get at the rich bouquet of sharp
This
This
fruity
edition
edition
blackberry
of
of
and
Pot
Pot
pungent
Talk
Talk
Kush aromas,
plastic.
features
features
Sour
Sour
pinch
Tsunami
Tsunami
or crack open
flowers
flowers
a nug. Take a
provided
provided
She shows me her CBD patch, a light deep
by Lost
by Lost
“dry
Coast
Coast
hit” off
Botanicals,
Botanicals,
an unlit joint to taste
a
a
Southern
Southern
Humboldt-based
Humboldt-based
deprivation crop and a full-sun outdoor that Kush flavor and citrus tones. The
cannabis
cannabis
cooperative
cooperative
that
that
focuses
focuses
garden. She tells me about her fresh taste is reminiscent of sweet raisin and
on
on
developing
developing
and
and
producing
producing
cannabis infusions with coconut oil and apple, like a bread pudding.
cannabis
cannabis
medicines
medicines
with
with
high
high
honey and fresh extracts into homemade I shared the pre-rolled joint with two
levels
levels
of non-psychoactive
of non-psychoactive
CBD
CBD
for
for
hempseed milk. She tells me about her of my girlfriends, experienced Humboldt
their
their
members.
members.
green drink called “Amrita, the Drink cannabis smokers familiar with Johnston
According
According
to
to
Lost
Lost
Coast
Coast
From the Sea of Green” with freshly and her Sunboldt brand and quite excited
Botanical’s
Botanical’s
Managing
Managing
Director
Director
juiced raw bud, hempseed and pineapple to try the Loopy Fruit. Both are struck by
of Productions
of Productions
Ginger
Ginger
Anderson,
Anderson,
juice. She shares some of her wild-fermented
nettle drink. And we smoke
the exquisiteness of the nugs. One friend
most
most
of
of
their
their
members
members
are
are
chronically
some chronically exclaims,
ill patients
ill “It’s patients crazy
with
crystal-ly with
either
either to the bottom
Loopy Fruit.
epilepsy,
epilepsy,
some
depths some
sort
-- there sort
of
is of no
cancer,
place cancer, untouched
I am in heaven...
arthritis
arthritis by
or
crystal!” or
chronic
chronic
pain
pain
from
from
Loopy Fruit is a Sunboldt original,
injury.
injury. a
Some
The Some smoke
of
of
their
off their members
joint members is smooth as silk
cross of Blackberry Kush and Willie’s are
are
producers
producers and all three (growers),
(growers), of us feel and the and
they effects they immediately
the
Wonder, a strain out of Williams in Southern
Oregon. Loopy Fruit placed second uses
grow
grow
the flowers
flowers -- instantly the
the
cooperative baked. cooperative The blackberry
uses
to flavor to
make
make came their through their
medicines,
medicines,
hard core when we
in the “Fruit” category at the 2014 including Golden
Tarp Award, a local competition oils, for oils,
including got tinctures, about tinctures, halfway CO2-derived through, CO2-derived when the resin
chocolates started and to seep and
chocolates topicals. out topicals. the back of the joint.
flowers grown using the light deprivation The
The
Lost “I just Lost love Coast
Coast this Botanical kind Botanical bud,” my friend
method.
Cooperative
Cooperative says with grower a grower philosophical members
members tone. “You can
In addition to sharing some Loopy strive Fruit strive
to appreciate produce
to produce
clean, the clean, finer sustainable things sustainable with weed like
with me at her farm, Johnston provided cannabis.
cannabis. a this...” They Indeed They
grow -- we grow laughed CBD-rich
CBD-rich with appreciation
with and with
fresh sample of Loopy Fruit grown strains from strains
genetics noted genetics that the provided joint provided got more and
clone with the light deprivation method. by
by
the
the more Southern
Southern flavorful Humboldt as Humboldt we smoked. Seed
Seed
The sample was packaged in a labeled Collective.
Collective.
“It’s
“It’s
all totally
all totally
organic,”
organic,”
Mason jar -- the Sunboldt brand sticker Anderson Anderson
says.
says.
“We
“We
don’t
don’t
allow
allow
top and a cute Loopy Fruit sticker on them them
to use
to use
any
any
harsh
harsh
chemicals
chemicals
side. The jar contained a couple of prime or pesticides.”
or pesticides.”
nugs and a pre-rolled joint. Johnston CBD is CBD
or
or
Cannabidiol
Cannabidiol
is
is
clearly detail-oriented; the professional what’s
what’s
called
called
a
a
“cannabinoid,”
“cannabinoid,”
packaging and the immaculate trim and job
and
cannabinoids
cannabinoids
are
are
a class
a class
of
of
reflect high standards.
substances
substances
found
found
in
in
cannabis
cannabis
The flowers in my sample were plants. harvested
in mid-July from what Johnston cannabinoids,
plants.
There
There
are
are
many
many
different
different
cannabinoids,
THC
THC
being
being
the
the
describes as stocky plants. This is glamorous
cannabis, bright green and frosty
with tufts of hairs ranging in color from
“... ... “a citrusy, mind-altering reminiscent Kush of of Pine-Sol blend that with with
a a hint hint of of vanilla. Regardless, this this is is
beautiful, does not organic bring you cannabis. to fogginess”
“
The effect is loopy to the max -- all
ebriation.” It gives me a sense of bravery,
three of us did silly things that evening.
a desire to go out and behold the world,
I had a silly text message conversation.
to savor the natural beauty of our region.
My friends reported forgetfulness and
Overall, this is creative, happy cannabis
getting crazy with the munchies till after
-- a mind-altering Kush blend that does
midnight. Loopy Fruit is officially strong
not bring you to fogginess. Instead, it
cannabis and I’d say you should smoke it
transports you to a state of light-hearted
most when
most
famous you
famous
can because chill
because
out, it relax, is
it
the
is
not
the
main stress
main
The
The
Sour
Sour
Tsunami
Tsunami
is a
is
CBD-rich
a CBD-rich
gratitude. large
large
and
and
For not me,
not
too
too
it’s dense. not
dense.
The 24/7
The
smoke cannabis,
smoke
off
off
psychoactive
psychoactive
component
component cannabis
in cannabis
strain
strain
that
that
was
was
developed
developed
by
by
the
the
a Sour
a Sour
Tsu
Tsu
joint
joint
is smooth
is smooth
as silk.
as silk.
The
The
about anything, like in the evening or at
but it’s a great treat and I extend sincere
-- it
--
gets
it gets
you
you
high.
high.
CBD,
CBD,
on the
on the
other
other
legendary
legendary
and
and
recently
recently
passed
passed
Southern
Southern
citrusy
citrusy
aroma
aroma
carries
carries
over
over
to a
to
nice
a nice
a time when you can get free and creative.
thanks to Johnston and Sunboldt for introducing
me to the cannabis odyssey
hand,
hand, non-psychoactive
is non-psychoactive
-- it
--
doesn’t
it doesn’t
Humboldt-based
Humboldt-based
cannabis
cannabis
breeder
breeder
flavor.
flavor.
And
And
here’s
here’s
the
the
kicker:
kicker:
It doesn’t
It doesn’t
I revisit the Loopy Fruit on another day,
get
get
you
you
high.
high.
It is
It
a
is
non-psychotropic
a non-psychotropic
Laurence
Laurence
Ringo
Ringo
(1956-2014).
(1956-2014).
A CBD
A CBD
get
get
me
me
high.
high.
The
The
Sour
Sour
Tsu
Tsu
effect
effect
is
is
I roll a fat joint with the remaining nugs,
that is Loopy Fruit.
component
component
of
of
cannabis
cannabis
that
that
affects
affects
pioneer,
pioneer,
Ringo
Ringo
founded
founded
the
the
Southern
Southern
more
more
of a
of
warm
a warm
and
and
fuzzy
fuzzy
feeling,
feeling,
with
with
which are firm and snappy with the right
The Sunboldt Grown Collective is at
your
your
body
body
more
more
than
than
it affects
it affects
your
your
Humboldt
Humboldt
Seed
Seed
Collective
Collective
in
in
2010.
2010.
no
no
paranoia
paranoia
or excessive
or excessive
tiredness
tiredness
or
or
amount of give and softness. The smoke
the Mecca Cup in Trinidad on October
mind.
mind.
According
According
to the
to the
collective’s
collective’s
website,
website,
powerful,
powerful,
mind-altering
mind-altering
effect.
effect.
is so smooth, and again, the high is instantaneous.
Did I mention that Loopy
and “artisanal bubble hash dabs” made
24th, offering both Loopy Fruit flowers
CBD-rich
CBD-rich
cannabis
cannabis
is
is
proven
proven
Sour
Sour
Tsu
Tsu
was
was
the
the
first
first
CBD-rich
CBD-rich
strain
strain
Overall,
Overall,
I find
I find
the
the
Sour
Sour
Tsu
Tsu
to be
to be
to
to
be
be
effective
effective
in
in
the
the
treatment
treatment
of
of
he developed.
he developed.
Some
Some
of his
of his
other
other
wellknown
wellknown
relaxing
relaxing
with
with
a bend
a bend
to alerting.
to alerting.
This
This
is
is
Fruit is strong? I’ll call its effect “lucid in-
with partner Happy Tree Farm. Enjoy!
chronic
chronic
pain,
pain,
anxiety,
anxiety,
seizures
seizures
and
and
CBD-rich
CBD-rich
strains
strains
include
include
Harle-
Harlenot
not
“couch-lock”
“couch-lock”
cannabis.
cannabis.
It is
It
the
is the
best
best
inflammation.
inflammation.
THC
THC
is medicinal
is medicinal
as
as
Tsu,
Tsu,
Canna-Tsu
Canna-Tsu
and
and
ACDC.
ACDC.
Ringo’s
Ringo’s
daytime/productive
daytime/productive
cannabis
cannabis
I’ve
I’ve
ever
ever
well,
well,
but
but
getting
getting
high
high
isn’t
isn’t
desirable
desirable
for
for
family
family
is carrying
is carrying
on
on
his
his
legacy
legacy
and
and
experienced.
experienced.
I smoked
I smoked
a joint
a joint
of Sour
of Sour
every
every
medicinal
medicinal
cannabis
cannabis
patient
patient
out
out
they
they
continue
continue
to operate
to operate
the
the
Southern
Southern
Tsu,
Tsu,
and
and
I smoked
I smoked
some
some
more.
more.
This
This
there.
there.
Still,
Still,
THC
THC
has
has
proven
proven
effective
effective
Humboldt
Humboldt
Seed
Seed
Collective.
Collective.
cannabis
cannabis
is the
is the
polar
polar
opposite
opposite
of a
of
onehit-rock-your-world
a onehit-rock-your-world
in the
in the
treatment
treatment
of pain,
of pain,
insomnia
insomnia
and
and
The
The
Sour
Sour
Tsunami
Tsunami
sample
sample
from
from
strain.
strain.
It’s
It’s
a strain
a strain
I
I
nausea,
nausea,
among
among
other
other
things.
things.
Lost
Lost
Coast
Coast
Botanicals
Botanicals
is gorgeous.
is gorgeous.
The
The
can
can
smoke
smoke
and
and
smoke
smoke
deeply,
deeply,
anytime.
anytime.
The
The
modern
modern
practice
practice
of
of
testing
testing
flowers
flowers
are
are
emerald
emerald
green,
green,
and
and
they
they
On
On
a personal
a personal
level,
level,
I find
I find
this
this
cannabis
cannabis
material
material
in
in
laboratories,
laboratories,
look
look
wet
wet
with
with
trichomes.
trichomes.
The
The
flowers
flowers
cannabis
cannabis
effective
effective
in
in
the
the
treatment
treatment
such
such
as
as
SC
SC
Labs
Labs
in
in
Santa
Santa
Cruz
Cruz
or
or
are
are
not
not
visually
visually
stunning
stunning
on the
on the
level
level
of
of
of my
of my
own
own
anxiety.
anxiety.
I love
I love
to smoke,
to smoke,
Pure
Pure
Analytics
Analytics
in Santa
in Santa
Rosa,
Rosa,
enables
enables
some
some
hardcore
hardcore
indoor
indoor
and
and
the
the
cannabis
cannabis
but
but
smoking
smoking
the
the
popular
popular
and
and
potent
potent
cannabis
cannabis
growers
growers
and
and
breeders
breeders
to
to
has
has
an unremarkable
an unremarkable
aroma
aroma
-- citrusy,
-- citrusy,
THC-rich
THC-rich
Emerald
Emerald
Triangle
Triangle
cannabis
cannabis
analyze
analyze
their
their
products
products
for
for
cannabinoid
cannabinoid
reminiscent
reminiscent
of Pine-Sol
of Pine-Sol
with
with
a hint
a hint
of
of
is not
is not
practical
practical
for
for
me
me
on a
on
day-to-day
a day-to-day
content
content
and
and
potency
potency
level,
level,
in addition
in addition
vanilla.
vanilla.
Regardless,
Regardless,
this
this
is beautiful,
is beautiful,
basis.
basis.
The
The
Sour
Sour
Tsunami,
Tsunami,
however,
however,
to
to
detecting
detecting
molds,
molds,
pesticides
pesticides
and
and
organic
organic
cannabis.
cannabis.
It’s
It’s
just
just
probably
probably
not
not
is a
is
cannabis
a cannabis
strain
strain
that
that
makes
makes
me
me
fungus.
fungus.
Growers
Growers
and
and
scientists
scientists
can
can
what
what
a conventional
a conventional
buyer
buyer
or cannabis
or cannabis
more
more
present,
present,
more
more
calm.
calm.
This
This
is some
is some
elucidate
elucidate
the
the
medicinal
medicinal
benefits
benefits
of
of
user
user
seeks.
seeks.
fantastic
fantastic
cannabis
cannabis
that
that
I can
I can
enjoy
enjoy
to
to
each
each
cannabinoid
cannabinoid
through
through
testing.
testing.
Anderson
Anderson
tells
tells
me
me
that
that
the
the
Sour
Sour
my
my
heart’s
heart’s
content.
content.
Now,
Now,
growers
growers
selectively
selectively
breed
breed
Tsu
Tsu
is 20:1
is 20:1
CBD
CBD
strain.
strain.
In other
In other
words,
words,
for
for
CBD-rich
CBD-rich
strains
strains
or for
or for
particular
particular
there
there
is 20
is
times
20 times
as much
as much
CBD
CBD
in the
in the
Thank
Thank
you
you
to Lost
to Lost
Coast
Coast
Botanical
Botanical
ratios
ratios
of CBD-to-THC
of CBD-to-THC
in order
in order
treat
treat
flower
flower
than
than
THC.
THC.
“The
“The
Sour
Sour
Tsu
Tsu
is one
is one
Cooperative
Cooperative
and
and
Ginger
Ginger
Anderson
Anderson
specific
specific
ailments.
ailments.
For
For
example,
example,
nonpsychoactive
nonpsychoactive
of those
of those
‘unicorn’
‘unicorn’
strains
strains
that’s
that’s
just
just
for
for
the
the
Sour
Sour
Tsunami
Tsunami
and
and
the
the
CBD-rich
CBD-rich
strains
strains
are
are
really
really
high
high
CBD,”
CBD,”
she
she
says.
says.
“It’s
“It’s
a very
a very
fascinating
fascinating
information
information
about
about
the
the
sought
sought
out
out
for
for
the
the
treatment
treatment
of
of
beautiful
beautiful
plant
plant
that
that
grows
grows
vigorously...”
vigorously...”
medicinal
medicinal
aspects
aspects
of
of
cannabinoids.
cannabinoids.
children
children
with
with
dire
dire
health
health
conditions,
conditions,
This
This
particular
particular
sample
sample
is
is
from
from
a
a
Lost
Lost
Coast
Coast
Botanical
Botanical
Cooperative
Cooperative
can
can
such
such
as
as
pediatric
pediatric
epilepsy.
epilepsy.
A more
A more
recently
recently
harvested
harvested
light
light
deprivation
deprivation
be
be
contacted
contacted
through
through
their
their
website:
website:
balanced
balanced
ratio
ratio
of CBD-to-THC
of CBD-to-THC
may
may
be
be
crop
crop
of Sour
of Sour
Tsu
Tsu
clones.
clones.
lostcoastbotanical.com.
lostcoastbotanical.com.
desirable
desirable
for
for
treatment
treatment
of cancer.
of cancer.
The
The
flowers
flowers
are
are
nicely
nicely
formed,
formed,
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