February 2012 Cooking with Canna Chef Kim

Written by Canna Chef Kim, the REAL Mother Earth Co-op Serving San Diego MMJ patients since 2005 This month we have a few new healing recipes for your Valentine’s dinner with, of course, our medicinal twist! Valentine’s Day is an annual commemoration on February 14th celebrating love and affection....

February 3rd, 2012 | Cooking, Featured | Read More

G. Love & The Special Sauce Ticket Giveaway!

That’s right we are giving away a few pairs of tickets to see G. Love & The Special Sauce in San Diego, CA! How can you win? It’s simple “Like” our FB page & Follow us on twitter.com/nugmag and on our FB Page we uploaded the poster… and just Like the poster! You can even comment on...

February 2nd, 2012 | Featured, News | Read More

Breeder Spotlight: Matthew Riot – Riot Seeds

By: Jed Sanders Photo Strain: Soul Assassin OG Kush As the San Diego attorney’s office wages war against safe access to medical marijuana, it has done nothing but push patients to, once again, find their medicine amongst a black market. The timing of the federal government’s latest bust at...

February 1st, 2012 | Articles, Extended Magazine Articles, Featured | Read More

The Food Truck Chronicles: Asian Persuasion’s Multinational Menu is Perfect for Meat Lovers

By: Esther Rubio-Sheffrey Jessica Tsang is a Chinese-American. She grew up in Chula Vista, obtaining nourishment predominantly from Chinese home cooked meals. But the Tsang family is unique, in that like many of their Mexican-American neighbors, they spent a considerable amount of time across the border...

February 1st, 2012 | Featured, Food Truck Chronicles, San Diego | Read More

We’re still here! February 2012 issue of NUG hits the streets!

Welcome to the February issue of NUG Magazine, San Diego’s Original Cannabis Publication, and from the looks of things – the ONLY one left! As I stated last month, it has been a tough couple of months for the San Diego medical cannabis community. The raids last month on multiple collectives have...

February 1st, 2012 | Featured, News | Read More

The Expendables Ticket Giveaway!

That’s right we are giving away a few pairs of tickets to see The Expendables in San Diego, CA! How can you win? It’s simple “Like” our FB page & Follow us on twitter.com/nugmag and on our FB Page we uploaded the poster… and just Like the poster! You can even comment on them! The more you...

January 31st, 2012 | Featured, News | Read More

The Chronisseur 22 of 420

We had The Chronisseur put in some overtime this month with six strains to sample and review. What better way to kick off the New Year than with half a dozen of the most pristine nugs Hopper has seen all year, which was grown and provided by San Diego’s finest green thumbs. Romberry: (G-Dub) “Wow!...

January 20th, 2012 | Featured, The Chronisseur | Read More

NugLife Living For NUG Magazine

Written by: Medicinal Michael Boris Photos by: Nick Compton Happy Nug Year! This past year has been the most exciting year for NUG readers and smokers alike. 2012 is the year of “The Protest”. I don’t know about you guys, but I am sick and tired of hiding who I am and what I smoke. The dreaded...

January 18th, 2012 | Articles, Featured | Read More

Outlaw Nation

By. SD Liz Happy New Year! ‘Twas the season to cherish memories, and now it’s time to start the New Year! NUG Magazine is checking in with Stoopid Records’ Outlaw Nation, a reggae/rock band from New Orleans, Louisiana…and more recently, Miami, Florida. With members residing from both cities,...

January 17th, 2012 | Featured, Music | Read More

Perpetual Motion: Aaron Sokol

By: Aaron Evans BANG! The starting gun has sounded. The real race has just begun. Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you didn’t place your bets early, for there’s a new contestant in the competition, and the odds have just been changed. This month’s featured artisan, Aaron Sokol, isn’t new to the field;...

January 13th, 2012 | Articles, Featured | Read More

San Diego Performing Arts Portal January 2012

By Marc Emmelmann Time is of the essence, running January 7 -15 is the evocative play Spring Awakening, a modern adaptation with alternative rock and other symphonic and soothing musical sounds. Late 19th century Germany may be somewhat similar to modern times for young people figuring out their sexuality...

January 11th, 2012 | Articles, Featured | Read More

420•LTD™ Apparel

Tell us about 420•LTD™ Apparel. 420•LTD™ apparel is everything street about the 420 lifestyle, a premium clothing brand for the Cali way of life with a focus on the 420 subculture. 420•LTD™ represents the hustle, lifestyle, and culture of California or as how we like to say it around here…the...

January 11th, 2012 | Articles, Featured | Read More

How’d The Show Go? Lee “Scratch” Perry show 

By: SD Liz On December 9th, Irie Nation generously took NUG Magazine and guests to see legendary Lee “Scratch” Perry play at the 4th & B in Downtown, San Diego. Bringing original dub style, The Upsetter played some irie music for a nice crowd; those who obviously enjoy roots/dub reggae from Jamaica....

January 7th, 2012 | Featured, How’d The Show Go?, Music | Read More

Sleep Lady – Fighting For The Year CD

Remember the first time you got really baked and sat down and listened to an album all the way through and just absorbed it? San Diego’s Sleep Lady transports you through space and time on a tour of the mystery of existence that is equal parts violent, ambient, terrifying, and soothing. The band...

January 6th, 2012 | Featured, Music, Squire's Corner | Read More

Artist Spotlight: Mario Torero

By Jed Sanders “Chicano Legacy 40 años”, glass/mosaic mural at UCSD Peterson Hall (2011) Mario Acevedo Torero pushes art beyond the level of a tangible commodity and employs it to build community, beautify surroundings, enrich lives, and encourage understanding. Born in Lima, Peru in 1947, Mario...

January 6th, 2012 | Art, Featured | Read More

2012 – The Year of Change – Did the Mayan calendar predict the end of prohibition of cannabis?

By: Dion Markgraaff Everyone seems to be giving their interpretation of what the end of the current Mayan calendar in 2012 means. Who really knows, but with the wall of cannabis prohibition cracking globally – could the Mayan calendar’s end coincide with the beginning of the chance at cannabis freedom?...

January 5th, 2012 | Articles, Featured | Read More

Wild Style Hip Hop 

By: Aaron Evans Last month, while introducing my new series in NUG, I chose to title the piece by posing a question rather than making a statement, “What is Hip Hop?” Being that hip hop is a melting pot of multiple forms of self-expression, it seemed logical to approach the culture from...

January 4th, 2012 | Featured, Hip Hop, Music | Read More

Happy New Year from NUG!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thanks for picking up another issue of NUG Magazine. 2011 was an up and down rollercoaster ride in the cannabis community and, unfortunately, ended on quite a downturn. But as I always say, “2 steps forward and 1 step back is still 1 step forward!” When I think back over the last...

January 4th, 2012 | Featured, News | Read More

Food Truck Chronicles: A Scrumptious, Sugary Overdose with Sweet Treats

Article & Photos By: Esther Rubio-Sheffrey Food trucks serve up a variety of cuisines throughout San Diego, but for a truly delicious array of desserts, there is only one food truck – Sweet Treats. A veteran truck, Sweet Treats has been bringing smiles to people’s faces one lick at a time since...

January 3rd, 2012 | Featured, Food Truck Chronicles | Read More

NUG MAGAZINE’S 11 ALBUMS WE HOPE YOU DIDN’T MISS IN 2011!

Band: Lionize Title: Destruction Manual Headline Entertainment, February 8, 2011 Genre: Rock, Funk and Reggae Reviewed By: Gio Blitz This CD’s tie of Rock, Funk and Reggae undertones is a perfect example of one of the better mixes of these genres, with a variety of rhythmic lyrics thrown in as well. ...

December 30th, 2011 | Articles, Featured | Read More

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