Back in the day, you knew a guy who knew a guy, or you had a regular dealer, or you landed in a city for a trip and you talked to cab drivers and bartenders. Today, with cannabis legal recreationally 23 states along with the District of Columbia, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands PLUS …
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How to Pick a Cannabis Strain
There’s no science behind strain names, other than the requirement that they sound cool. While they’re fun to say, they don’t quite describe what you’re about to consume. Out of all the hundreds of strains out there, how the heck are you supposed to choose? Keep reading for a breakdown of the elements that makeup …
How to smoke weed safer: 8 science-based tips
Smoking is by far the most popular method of cannabis consumption, though concerns about potential health risks are leading many to look for ways to make their smoking experience safer and healthier. While research on the health effects of smoking weed alone – as opposed to mixing with tobacco – is still limited, there are …
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Blunt vs. Joint: Everything you Need to Know
For many stoners, there is one age-old debate that rivals that of the chicken and the egg. What is the difference between a blunt and a joint? In the end, when the cannabis has turned to ash and the munchies have begun, it might not even matter. But whether one prefers a blunt or a joint, …
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What happens when you mix cannabis and tobacco?
Mixing cannabis and nicotine isn’t uncommon – especially in Europe, Australia and Israel. Many people enjoy mixing the two substances to create a unique “high”; some swear it heightens the effects of THC while others claim to not feel much from weed without nicotine. How do these two substances interact in the body and brain, …
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Does cannabis affect your dreams?
For some of us, a regular herbal nightcap makes slipping into sleep that much easier, and centuries of anecdotal evidence affirm the usefulness of weed as a sleep aid. Ancient Chinese pharmacology combined cannabis flower with datura to create the elegantly named “sagacious sleep powder,” or shui sheng san. Western medicine is now catching up, with research into cannabis …
What Are Canna Cigars and How to Make One
Cannagar is the shortened name for a cannabis cigar. Similar to traditional cigars made entirely of tobacco, cannagars contain a large amount of cannabis, wrapped in cannabis leaves which are often then glued together with cannabis concentrate. Cannagars should not be confused with blunts, which are commonly made by emptying a cigar or cigarillo case and refilling it …
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How to Get Weed Out of Your System
Any cannabis user has likely pondered how to get THC out of the body at some point or another. Unfortunately, the short answer is that there is no surefire way to completely “get weed out of your system” at a quicker than normal rate. Because of the way the body metabolizes THC, it stays in the …
States That Legalize Marijuana See Reduced Tobacco Use, Study Finds
While some public health experts have expressed concerns that the legalization of marijuana could fuel a rise in the use of tobacco products, a new study instead concludes that state-level cannabis reforms are mostly associated with “small, occasionally significant longer-run declines in adult tobacco use.” https://www.marijuanamoment.net/states-that-legalize-marijuana-see-reduced-tobacco-use-study-finds/
Learn more about how to travel with cannabis, tips for transporting cannabis products, and the legalities of doing so…
Cannabis can reduce your travel stress and enhance your experiences on vacations. Even though it has a lot of travel benefits, many people don’t travel with cannabis specifically because they don’t know if they can or how to. Read on to learn more about the benefits of traveling with cannabis, tips for transporting cannabis products, and the legality of …
