Can CBD Really Work for Psoriasis?
For a disorder that has no known cure, psoriasis sufferers are considerably on the lookout for ways to manage and ease their symptoms. People are turning to more natural options, particularly cannabinoids like CBD, to help alleviate painful conditions and inflammation. Cannabidiol (CBD) is frequently being recognised for its potential health benefits, but how beneficial […]
Portland Begins Recovery Path for a Sustainable Cannabis Industry
Despite Oregon’s cannabis market being valued at $1 billion in 2021, the industry’s growth has been hampered by the triple uppercut-punch of COVID-19 impacts, record wildfires, and a rise in burglaries, leaving 20,000 full-time cannabis workers and the businesses that employ them without a lifeline. Oregon’s cannabis businesses, primarily locally-owned small businesses, were ineligible to […]
ACHEM Global Health Summit on Cannabis in Sports Advances Health Equity for Athletes
Over 200 athletes, coaches, medical professionals, and sports fans came together virtually on Saturday for the ACHEM Global Health Summit: Athletes and Associations to discuss the integration of cannabis into sports medicine. United by shared values and a common vision of health equity, summit attendees participated in the one-day virtual summit, which provided attendees with […]
Weed Plant Stages & Growing Life Cycle Explained
Learn the basics behind the stages of growth for cannabis plants, along with the typical life cycle during the growing process.
Cannabis Can Block Cellular Entry of COVID-19 According to New Study in Oregon
Covid and Cannabis…here we are again! Many cannabis consumers in my life have sworn that their use of cannabis has helped them both stave off and treat various infections and viruses, and perhaps even more people would say the same about plant medicine in general. But, since cannabis is our plant medicine of choice around […]
Growing Weed: Indoors vs Outdoors Explained
New to growing weed? Learn the basics behind growing weed indoors vs growing cannabis plants outdoors, and which is right for you.
Live Resin vs Live Rosin vs Distillate: Differences Explained
Learn differences between the common types of concentrates, including classic distillate, and newer extracts like live resin and live rosin.
Effects, Legality, and Types: A Guide to HHC
One of the most incredible things about cannabis is the continual research providing a deeper understanding of the plant. As laws continue to relax, more and more discoveries about the chemistry, composition and medical benefits of cannabis are coming to light. Recently, cannabinoids like Delta-8 and Delta-10 have made headlines for their similar effects to […]
Your Guide to THC-O: Effects, Legality, Types
Just when you thought you’d heard of every new cannabinoid, another one joins the roster. Enter THC-O, the THC derivative that is three times more potent than Delta-9 THC. As if that weren’t enough to entice even the most THC-tolerant consumer, THC-O is borderline psychedelic in effect. Is something this potent safe, or even necessary? […]
Jetty Extracts Announces Launch of New 1G Solventless Vape Cartridges
Jetty Extracts expands the vape category with the first affordable, high-quality 1g solventless vape cartridge.
When Cannabis Use is Normal for Moms, it will be Accepted by all of Society
Women, and mothers especially, stand to be one of the most collectively pivotal voices in the cannabis movement, and, really, in drug law reform overall. The changes we have seen in cannabis policy over the last several years in the United States are arguably due to the voices (and votes) of women and mothers, and […]
Trump Police Commission Slams Marijuana Legalization And Drug Decriminalization In New Report
Police Commissions: What You Need to Learn So, the fact that Donald Trump established a commission specifically to evaluate and produce a report on American Policing might have slipped past you. Now, what exactly is a Police Commission, you may ask? Let me clue you in. The President of the US can, by executive order, […]
Best THC Detox Methods to Cleanse From Weed
Common Reasons to Want to do a THC Cleanse Depending upon what the marijuana regulation laws are in your state, if you live the cannabis lifestyle, you may find yourself in need of a THC cleanse. Believe it or not, not all folks looking for the best cleanse are trying to pass drug tests. Although […]
THC vs. CBD: A Short Guide
Last year, CBD sales in the U.S. were projected to grow by 706%. A pretty steep mark to hit until you take a pause to look around for a moment. There are CBD shots sitting next to the 5-hour Energy display. America’s fathers are popping post-yard work gummies. New CBD stores are opening at the […]
Social Justice & The War On Drugs | Part 4: The Broken U.S. Prison System Demands Immediate Reform to Address Overcrowding and Social Injustice
The current state of and unacceptable practices within America’s prison system are two of the biggest social justice issues that come up when discussing the War on Drugs. The numbers regarding mass incarceration and the privatization of prisons are some of the most staggering statistics in the world, and the need for prison reform has […]
Social Justice & The War on Drugs | Part 3: Racial Bias in Drug Arrests and the Rampant Incarceration of Minorities for Drug Crimes
Drug arrests and convictions linked to the War on Drugs carry a different kind of weight, as many of them involve non-violent “criminal” acts by law. The topic of non-violent drug crimes encompasses social justice issues such as racial profiling, inappropriate use of law enforcement resources, overcrowded prisons, and even education and employment options for […]
Social Justice & the War on Drugs | Part 2: The Role of Cannabis Prohibition in Systemic Racism and Social Injustice
We cannot broach the topic of the Drug War without discussing the growing cannabis industry and the activism it took to start moving the legacy market to a legalized, adult-use market complete with retail shops that look as nice as an Apple store. The cannabis industry has been born out of a movement to end […]
Social Justice & the War on Drugs | Part 1: Police Militarization in America and Public Outcry for Police Reform
Social justice issues and the War on Drugs are linked so closely that it will take a complete deconstruction and reconstruction of policy, the criminal justice system, and law enforcement in order to move forward humanely and effectively as a society. A key issue within the War on Drugs, in which cannabis prohibition has played […]
Jeff Sessions Sued in Lawsuit Challenging the Constitutionality of the Controlled Substances Act
“Beleaguered” Attorney General Jeff Sessions was named a defendant today in a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Controlled Substances Act as it pertains to Cannabis/Marijuana. This comes on the heels of our post about Sessions and his secret weapon against weed. In a 90-page Complaint (which can be found at the bottom of […]
Willy Wonka and the Weed Factory Musical Satire to Premiere Live in California
It’s the year 2025 and cannabis has just been legalized for use and production across the United States. One small town is about to become home to the nation’s very first “weed factory,” and it’s causing a stir of mixed emotions among its citizens. While some are excited about the new legal status of cannabis […]
Canada’s Cannabis Act Allows 18 and Older to Use Cannabis
The implementation of Canada’s Cannabis Act is deep into the implementation process. After watching this process in Oregon, I can only imagine how long the roll out might take in entire country (as opposed to one state). One piece of the Cannabis Act that has not been given much attention so far is the fact […]
Cannabis and Comedy Converge at The Gateway Show
The Gateway Show is a comedy show based in Seattle and began a few years ago. I had not heard about this comedy show until recently, and got to attend my first (of what I hope will be many) a few months ago and laughed so hard I cried! This show is a fairly typical […]
Rapper 2 Chainz to Headline Denver 420 Rally at Civic Center Park
April 20 is just around the corner, and as many are looking into planning their 420 experience, a staple in the Denver 420 rally – the Civic Center Park rally – just got a star-studded enhancement with the addition of the Grammy award-winning rapper, 2 Chainz. Free to the public, the new owner of the festival learned […]
How Does an Old Man Party at CannaCon? On a Cloudy Bus Smoking Willie’s Reserve
While visiting Seattle for CannaCon 2017, I spent some time with two of my friends from PDX Weed Week, Max Montrose of the Trichome Institute, and Anthony Nitowski, the Dab Doctor. Max was there as both a lecturer and an exhibitor, and his small table was almost always crowded with folks learning about his classes as […]