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For the Week of December 5-11
Cover: Up in Smoke
Santa Rosan Al Martinez is the first to test California's new marijuana medical use law.
Hometown:
Made in Sonoma
The Independent's annual guide to great gifts made close to home.
Grocery Spores: Malcolm Clark and David Law's gourmet food company has unbuttoned the mushroom industry.
Talking Pictures: Technologically savvy author and FX specialist Mark Cotta Vaz boldly goes to the latest Star Trek spectacular.
Telling Tall Tales: Ramblin' Jack Elliot's tales of his musical career have the charm of true-to-life American folklore.
Dharma Sums: Poet Gary Snyder's epic is complete, but his journey is far from over.