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Began cultivating medical marijuana in 1974 for
use in controlling epileptic seizures in Valerie Corral.
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Began experimenting with different genomes and
cultivation techniques in 1975 utilizing all sources available at
that time including information from U.S. government cultivation
programs that began during WWII.
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Spent the next 20 years refining cultivation
techniques and developing strain base still used today in the WAMM
collective garden.
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Co-founded WAMM The Wo/Mens Alliance for
Medical Marijuana in 1993 and have been it’s Agricultural director
ever since.
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Developed and maintains a working relationship
with local law enforcement agencies since 1994. This relationship
seeks to define and safeguard the rights of patients, care-givers
and physicians as well as advise law enforcement on various
cultivation techniques and possible outcomes.
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Participant in the drafting of
Prop. 215 in 1995.
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Assisted in the design and execution of a peer
reviewed study 1997-2000 “Differential Effects of Medical Marijuana
based on Strain and Route of Administration: A 3 year study.”
Published in 2001 in Cannabis Therapeutics.
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Wrote and produced “ Cannabis Cultivation
Outdoors” in 1998; a how to
Video for medical marijuana users.
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Advised the Medical Marijuana Taskforce
convened by A.G. Bill Lockyer with respect to cultivation guidelines
for S.B. 420.
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Qualified as an expert witness in all phases of
cannabis cultivation in The Superior Court of Santa Cruz County in
2002.
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Participant in drafting Santa Cruz City
Ordinance and guidelines to regulate medical marijuana organizations
in 2000.
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Acted as a consultant to various medical
marijuana groups in California since 1997.
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Deputized as an agent of the City of Santa Cruz
Dec. 10, 2002
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Have given seminars on marijuana cultivation in
Amsterdam, New Zealand and in the U.S. cities of Seattle, San
Francisco, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C.
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Helped draft cultivation guidelines for the
Board of Supervisors of Santa Cruz County.
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Adviser to the Board of Supervisors of San
Francisco County on implementation of Prop. S and cultivation
guidelines for that county.
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Guest speaker at UCSC 2003 and 2006.
