Sarah D Staff

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	Sarah Diesel, CEO, Co-Founder & Publisher About Sarah email
	Gregory Cannon, Co-Founder, Designer & Photographer aka, the Guy who Talked Sarah into Starting This. Although this industry is something new to me, with 30 years experience in the business of magazine publishing, design and photography are not new. I hope to bring direction and experience to making this project a success. email
	Scheherazade, Editor & Field Reporter Scheherazade is the resident editor at Sarah D Magazine. She spent her teens watching silly people do too many drugs, and wrote off cannabis as one of them. But after painful surgery recovery and a persistent case of insomnia, she discovered it was safe way to feel good again! She owns two vaporizers and likes medibles, and believes in health first learning new ways to be healthy and happy. Scheherazade created the Style Guide for submitting articles, so if you have some great story ideas be sure to look that over! This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
	Sandiva Haze and Purplina Kush, Contributing Writer They are a dynamic duo of eccentric cannabis culinary artists who are on a mission to spread the word about the many health benefits of the hemp seed and cannabis sativa plant around the globe. Their concept, Beyond Brownies, has a core value of honoring the cannabis plant's medicinal value by marrying it with wholesome, nutritious foods. We are living proof it is possible to incorporate cannabis into a healthy lifestyle without ever even having to actually smoke. We aren't against smoking, we just know that for some patients it is easier to ingest deliciously! This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
	Alex Sussin aka Miss Tropical 420, Contributing Writer I've been an avid medical marijuana advocate and patient for seven years. I invent hemp products as a hemp entrepreneur and I've had my own hemp clothing line called Mary Jane HempWear. For the past year I've been working as the Director of Merchandising for WeedTRACKER.com where I created Weedtracker HempWear. I'm a cannabis connoisseur, a knowledgeable grower, and I was a pin up model and production assistant for Sarah Diesel's Pin Up's for Patients 2010 Calendar as Miss Tropical420. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
	Denise Blanchette, Contributing Writer I am a Eco friendly, PVC and Sweatshop-free Fashion Designer based in Los Angeles. To help the environment, protect human rights and fight Global Warming. What attracts me as a designer to hemp textiles are their natural performance attributes and their low impact on the environment. Hemp fibers are highly absorbent, UV resistant, antimicrobial and long lasting. Growing it also requires less water, hemp also produces more fiber per acre than trees and can be renewed two to three times per year. Hemp is a miracle fiber, lets put it to use!
	Rebelle Parrish, Contributing Writer I try to always go on an adventure at least once a week. It’s a habit my father instilled in me with our Saturday morning daddy daughter adventures. We would wake up early on Saturdays and just see where the world took us. From trips to the Baton Rouge zoo to a cruise on a real tugboat whose captain my daddy bribed, we always found something new, exciting, and special to share. I have continued this quest for adventure on my Sundays off in the playground they call Hollywood.
	Matt Stone, Contributing Writer Matt Stone has been an advocate of Cannabis for many years. His relationship with Cannabis began in his early teens when he and a friend decided to try their hands at indoor cultivation. The love affair has been off and on ever since although, the passion and thirst for knowledge has never slowed. Currently, Matt is an important ingredient to the success of Oaksterdam University’s Horticulture Department as the Horticulture facilitator and instructor for the Los Angeles Campus. Matt is also the Membership Coordinator for the Medical Cannabis Association. Matt also heads the Marketing and Creative Development of Ajnag, a cannabis lifestyle social network and the creators of the first Cannabis Locator App for the iPhone. This youngster is a new breed in the industry, and is still blossoming into a vigorous force that will surely help pass on this once underground tradition to the many new, up and comers.
	Georgia O' "Kief", Contributing Writer Georgia O'Kief is a fake name, but the person behind it is a real artist who constantly engages with the visual arts world. When she's not pondering Picasso or toiling in her own studio, you can find "Gia O" milling around at the beach, cooking in her kitchen, practicing Tai Chi, or sharpening her fine motor skills on her OG Nintendo. She enjoys craft beer, fine and exotic cannabis, and is an avid t-shirt collector. She graduated with honors from Oaksterdam University and has a degree in textiles (GO HEMP).
	Stacey Haines, Contributing Writer “Miss Cannabis” is a Los Angeles based comedienne and marijuana advocate with 20 years personal experience with alternative health practices. Stacey controls her CRC (Candida Related Complex) with diet, exercise and cannabis..
	Danielle Martinez, Contributing Writer My name is Danielle Martinez and I am a Medical Marijuana Patient. I previously viewed Cannabis as the dangerous “gateway” drug that ruins lives. Eventually, I gave Cannabis “a shot” while attending Undergrad for Psychology. Soon, I started using it in combination with Psychotherapy to manage my Depression and Anxiety Disorders. It was shocking to find how beneficial it was for me! I began exploring a healthier lifestyle that so happens to include Cannabis as a daily part of my health regime. I moved from Azusa, CA to Los Angeles, CA due to lack of finances and support. Initially, I worked within the Cannabis community by helping provide edibles to local Medical Marijuana Collectives. Now, my involvement is less direct but I remain active by participating in various Cannabis related projects. My primary focus is “Doing the Hollywood Hustle” here in LA by Singing, Acting, and working production on personal endeavors. Currently, I co-host a weekly online radio show with Shelly Martinez… my sister! “Fun Time Radio” discusses a wide array of topics including Medical Marijuana! Danielle's Blog Spot
	Miss Dani Kush, Contributing Writer She has been a medical cannabis patient and activist since 2006, an employee in the medical cannabis industry since 2008 and a cannabis connoisseur since 2001. She currently works at Harborside Health Center in Oakland California, as an Administrative Associate to Executive Offices. When she isn't busy super working at Harborside, you will find her tending to her garden, smoking out of her HVY glass bong or attending medical cannabis events. You will also find her at the local Oakland City Council meetings, fighting for medical cannabis patients’ right in Oakland. In 2009, Miss Dani Kush joined forces with Sarah Diesel as one of her models in the 2010 Sarah Diesel Pin- up for Patients Calendar. Miss Dani Kush believes in the end of the probation of cannabis and advocates that you don’t have to be sick to benefit from cannabis. She enjoys educating the miss informed about all of the amazing benefits this plant has to offer.
	Abby Tokes, Contributing Writer Abby is a third year undergrad student in New York City, and has been happily toking for two years. She says "I want to show the other side to cannabis that never sees light. It has the potential to change lives; just through the deep awareness I have for myself when I smoke."