Dan Adams of the Boston Globe gives a great rundown on the state of cannabis in the state of Massachusetts this week in his weekly email. Now that Massachusetts has actually opened a few dispensaries so that people can actually buy recreational cannabis, they are seeing sales tax come rolling in.
A cannabis stan is an ultra-devoted cannabis fan, an extreme cannabis fan if you will, that will not only support and endorse the cannabis plant to the highest degree, but also refuse to talk or discuss any perceived negative aspect of the plant or legalization. The mantra of a “cannabis stan” includes the following phrases written over and over, and then, if you disagree, written over and over in all capital letters.
Parent or not, anyone can tell you that being anxious or stressed out will also lead to trouble sleeping. However, CBD can help you get some shut-eye. CBD itself doesn’t make you go to sleep, but it’s actually the terpenes in the plant that help sedate you in a natural way, oftentimes even far more effectively than over-the-counter sleep aids. When you take CBD in the evenings, it can help you get that much-needed deep slumber to help you recover, giving you more energy to challenge the next day head-on.
Today, I’d like to look at the best “Florida Man” weed stories. Florida is known for its wackiness at an almost cartoonish level. Some of the Florida Man stories can be quite gruesome. For instance, “Florida man stabs couple and eats dead man’s face” is just one example of how Florida Man can go to the side of the horrific.
Seedo isn’t the first nor are they the only ones who have enabled people to grow cannabis easily in containers. There are around a dozen more other manufacturers who are working on similar farming systems around the world, which makes home growing in climate-controlled environments simple, without sacrificing light, water, nutrients, and airflow.
After all, grinding your cannabis is a crucial part of the experience, so when you don’t have one with you, it could be a hindrance to actually getting high. Whether you’ve lost it, lent it to a friend and forgot about it (stoner moment!), or are on vacation and left it at home, not having a grinder can make just about anyone lose their cool.
However, for those who are merely afraid of the social stigma, understand that consuming cannabis is about “you” and not everyone else. It’s a personal choice, and while some people might think you’re a “drug addict”, they can go to the seventh circle of hell for all you care. It’s your life, take responsibility for your actions and simply admit that you smoke weed.
Tech giant PayPal, multinational investment firm Bank of America, world-famous ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s, and even beer and tobacco companies may not seem like the type of companies that would support cannabis legalization, but they’ve come out to say that they are.
One of the memes or mantras of the pro-cannabis crowd is that cannabis is not a drug, it is a plant. A similar meme or saying says “I don’t do drugs, I use Cannabis”. Unfortunately, although we are as pro-cannabis as you can get here at Cannabis.net, cannabis is a drug as it’s compounds can pass through the blood-brain barrier and impair cognitive skills, slow response time, and alter your sense of reality. The idea that cannabis CAN’T be a drug because it is just a plant is way off base as well unfortunate.
Another study published in 2017, led by Professor David Schubert and researchers at the Salk Institute in California, found overwhelming evidence that THC, CBD, and other cannabinoids are beneficial in getting rid of proteins in the brain that cause dementia. This protein, called amyloid beta, was believed to appear in the brain prior to Alzheimer’s symptoms. But they found that administering cannabinoids helped in effectively removing it.
This was a golden chip, a political gift to be able to give the people when the opportunity was needed. According to the New York Times, Hillary Clinton had a 92% chance of winning the election at 4pm on election day. To quote a sports analogy, this election was in the bag, there was no mathematical way that Hillary could lose. One theory is that Barak left the gold ticket, or gift, for Hillary to use when she became president, the Democrats could take credit for legalization and score huge brownie points with big swaths of the voter population.
We have more proof than ever that cannabis may literally be the one medicine that we need to make our lives, and the lives of those we love, more comfortable by alleviating numerous symptoms and ailments. Today we’re sharing with you 5 of the most recent studies of cannabis and its positive impacts on health and disease.
As far as day to day use and smelling it as you walk down a street or enter a locker room or movie theater, well, that is just something you are going to get used to just like other smells that may offend you in life. Some people don’t shower much, and you must sit next to them on a plane or bus. With cannabis, you could have been around a loud batch of cannabis flower earlier and still smell like it, just like someone who works in a casino and their clothes smell like smoke.
What’s a legal immigrant to do now? The US government continues to allow the country to shoot ourselves in the foot by allowing all these problems to happen. It isn’t right to allow immigrants to be called “immoral” for working in an industry that is completely legal, but it’s up to the federal government to stop considering cannabis a Schedule 1 substance once and for all. Until that happens, we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg.
Another new study, published on March 7 in JCI Insight entitled “The Motivation for Exercise Over Palatable Food Is Dictated By Cannabinoid Type-1 Receptors,” discusses how the endocannabinoid system in animal models are so healthy that they actually preferred to exercise via wheel running instead of eating chocolate.
The most recent European Cannabis Report issued by Prohibition Partners sheds some light on the issue, stating that even if a no-deal Brexit occurs, the cannabis industry of the UK will not be affected. According to Prohibition Partners’ Managing Director, Daragh Anglim: “Since the referendum vote, the uncertainty of the post-Brexit landscape has already had a notable impact on the UK economy, with Goldman Sachs warning this week that Brexit has cost the UK £600 million a week."
When old Harry’s new job at the helm of the Federal Narcotics Bureau was threatened with, namely, a lack of things to do, he decided to go after what he felt was the biggest threat to his beloved country. Darkies. Approaching an audience that counted as mostly as white protestant, he enslaved the masses with the usual white-supremacist trope about how how all the countries precious fair-skinned women were in danger
If you ‘love’ something or ‘respect’ something, it becomes difficult to look at that “thing” objectively. Whenever someone presents information that is contrary to the narrative that sustains your bias, most people immediately take a defensive position. Instead of objectively analyzing the data, we resort to dismissive tactics aimed at discrediting the clashing narrative in the hopes of maintaining the status quo. However, this a counterproductive approach if “truth” is the objective of your knowledge seeking.
On top of that, The Vitamin Shoppe hopes that by selling CBD products they can distinguish themselves from other online retailers including Amazon, which already sells supplements and vitamins, by offering a personalized experience through health services and free nutrition consultations for loyal shoppers.
If you do a quick search on the internet, you’ll find numerous anecdotal accounts of people who have successfully used cannabis and CBD to treat fungal infections. Though the studies are limited, the evidence is there, and unlike pharmaceutical medications there is no harm in using CBD to treat these uncomfortable yet common ailments.
Based on their current data, Quebec is the cheapest province to buy cannabis from, at C$6.75 a gram. Quebec has long had the reputation of being so against cannabis but despite that, residents have been able to enjoy the lowest prices of cannabis in the country. We also have to take into consideration that the strict policies in Quebec may actually be causing the prices to decline, since black market cannabis is still cheaper than legal pot.
This unofficial cannabis holiday might as well already be official. No matter which way you look at it, it’s an important date that brings in big business for an industry that’s growing quicker than you can take a hit. This year, 4/20 lands on a Saturday, and is expected to bring in the most sales compared to the rest of the year. Last year saw a 111% spike in cannabis sales on this holiday, and today those figures might get even higher.
In the meantime, women in states that permit medical cannabis use find themselves staring at a veritable cornucopia of cures at their local dispensary. Despite many female entrepreneurs entering the industry, the medical cannabis world remains dominated by males. However, the times really are a-changing. Increased access to research demonstrating the efficacy of medical cannabis for treating common female ailments will result in more women enjoying safe and effective pain relief.
They found that patients who consumed cannabis daily or weekly were less sensitive to many different types of anesthetic drugs compared to patients who never used it. What was interesting was they discovered that it required a 14% higher dose of fentanyl, 220% more propofol, and 20% more midazolam to effectively sedate the patients for the endoscopy. Because the nature of the procedure means that very sensitive orifices in the body will be affected during endoscopy, a good amount of anesthesia is needed for proper sedation.
I’m not here to argue with either of these standpoints. As much as it makes me cringe to say there’s a chance that Cannabis can become physically addictive, acknowledging the possibility is necessary. It seems arrogant to claim a blanket statement that covers the entire human race. People are different. Genetics, family history, there’s a slew of things that comes into play when considering the different ways in which addiction displays itself, but in saying that, can’t anything that feels good become addictive?
In these cases, I try other things like meditation, going for a walk or punching the living shit out of a boxing bag. What I’m getting at is that you can’t solely rely on cannabis to help you with creativity. The way I see it is that it’s merely a tool. Cannabis can help you connect to the creative elements in your life. Just don’t think it is the reason you’re creative. Your creativity comes from within; cannabis is just a tool that helps you access it more freely.
