Issue: August 27, 2009
What’s that smell?
Ah, it’s SN&R’s third annual Marijuana Issue.
2009 has been a sea-change year for marijuana. Will it be legalized in California, or will law enforcement, government officials and squares be unable to think outside of the box? Nick Miller looks at the legalization debate.
Bonus: A marijuana map of Sacramento’s registered medical-cannabis clubs.
Pass it to the left, and Think Free,
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Altered state
Legalization and pot clubs in California grow increasingly popular, but law enforcement and government officials still can’t think outside of the box.
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This bud’s for you
A Sacramento marijuana grower weighs in on the proposals to legalize everybody’s favorite medicine.
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Collective wisdom
With legalization on the horizon, then whither California’s medical marijuana collectives?
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Marijuana map
A guide to the 40 medical-cannabis collectives currently registered with the city of Sacramento.
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The Flomax incident
A patient got the wrong medication from a pharmacy and later died. What happened?
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Chemical consent
The pesticide lined up to replace methyl bromide in California farming is … what?!
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West Sacramento gets energy boost
The first of 40 California electric vehicle charging stations opens in West Sac.
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The youth dig it
Soil Born Farms offers green jobs to local young adults.
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Letters for August 27, 2009
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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Toupee confession
One daughter ponders admitting her disapproval of her dad’s hairy companion.
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Human/nature
A field biologist thinks we like the idea of nature more than we like nature itself.
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Blue-jean babies
SN&R’s new home will be insulated in the symbol of an era.
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Boston lover
Davis resident Steve Rosenfield made a transcontinental journey from Boston to help people on the other side of the world.
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The bad old days
The old guard wants back in power at the sheriff’s department.
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Target: public employees
Schwarzenegger’s “two-tiered system” comes in a context.
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Editorial Cartoon
This week’s cartoon from the mind of John Kloss.
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Going public
If you’re searching for public health care that works, look no further than the Veterans Administration.
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Why I go to church
Sue Tornai, a member of Sunrise Community Church, explains why she goes to church.
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KUMS.fm: Sounds like the future of radio
Local producer Tofu De La Moore’s hip-hop Internet station KUMS in your ear.
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The Fantasticks
SN&R reviews a new production at the Fair Oaks Theatre Festival.
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Celebrate the Scots
Bagpipes and sword dances will celebrate Scottish culture at Summer Celtic Concert and Dance Exhibition.
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Bring on the green slime
Toothpick sculptures, rides from Neverland Ranch and the zucchini weenie featured at the California State Fair.
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It’s a whirlwind world tour
SN&R reviews a production by Main Street Theatre Works at the Kennedy Mine Amphitheatre in Jackson.
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Kink tolerance
Strange? Yes. Incredibly hot? Absolutely. Mix erotica with the supernatural and the results are more grown-up than Twilight.
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The Naked Nativity and ‘Mack the Knife’
Baby Jesus in the buff? Sharks have white teeth? It’s gotta be stage gossip in Sacramento.
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Lizards in the Trees
A poem by William S. Gainer of Grass Valley.
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Cash for clunkers
If you marry into Woodland, you basically have to attend at least one Demolition Derby.
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Purr-fectly fine
Cats sing. Cats dance. It’s not brain surgery, but it’s fun.
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Weep in delight
The boss sends Greg down Stockton Boulevard again. He returns in tears.
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Back in the day
Good restaurants from days gone by in Sacramento.
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Haterade rant
Code enforcement shut down an 8-year-old girl’s lemonade stand. Weak.
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Kobasic’s Candies’ balsamic-vinegar truffles
Vinegar is best with everything, even chocolate.
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Self-imposed boundaries
Audio engineer Bryce Gonzales explores sound.
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Webley gems and other neck-organ updates
Check Monsters of Accordion in Midtown this week.
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Fri, Aug 28, Busdriver
This guy’s dad wrote Krush Groove? Sick!
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Sat, Aug 29, Druglords of the Avenues
Feisty guitars accelerate, curve and kick while Johnny Bonnel shouts his throat raw.
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Tues, Sept 1, Ariel Pink
Animal Collective admires Ariel Pink; Sac loves it when he passes through town.
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Wed, Sept 2, Eric Benét
Eric Benét plays Avalon: Keep an eye on your wife.
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An apology apropos for a hater
Two Sheds, Johnny Gutenberger, Everest, Far, Bumbershoot Festival, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere is Neil Young’s best, sorry J. Tillman, Fleet Foxes, stripping at the Blue Lamp, throwing money, gong, Vans Warped Tour, Less Than Jake, hair product, the Grumpy, flacks, Cameron West, Layne Staley, allergies.
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2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
What’s wrong with Jean-Luc Godard’s Vietnam-era smug-revolutionary film aesthetic?
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The Edge of Love
The film never inspires interest in any of its characters, a big problem if one of your characters is actually very interesting.
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District 9
Could have been shorter, but too blazingly unique to not recommend.
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Inglourious Basterds
Jonathan Kiefer’s dueling review take on Quentin Tarantino’s latest.
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Inglourious Basterds
Daniel Barnes’ dueling review take on Quentin Tarantino’s latest.
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