Dehydrated Cannabis

Dehydrated Cannabis The Bottom Line 

 

Results are in on dehydrated Cannabis. Well I have to stand behind the dehydration method. However I guess I'm old school, the first and best way is the natural way (hang dry) 10 to 14 days then into jars for curing. Now for anyone who smokes daily if you are in this position you probably tried everything to quickly dry some bud like the oven, light bulb, heater or even the dryer, me too. So when I saw the dehydrator I was not sure but I gave it a try and amazed myself it smells and tastes just as good as the buds I dried naturally most important the quality was just as good, lots of crystal and nice and sticky.

Helpful tips:

• You don't need to be picky when trimming, leave a little leaf. This helps keep a lot of crystal on the bud.
• Do not dry the bud till it's crisp
• Dry 90% so you can still put in jars for curing.

This still allows you to smoke some before you put in jars. Once in the jars you know it will start feeling moist again.

Overall the dehydrator will speed your harvest time (which can be nerve-wracking.) And if for any reason it doesn't work for you, you can still make some beef jerky, You can make all your fruit and herbal teas. I fell in love the dehydrator.

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ALT, D.I.Y:

Air pulled through a container that is enclosed using a small fan that has a speed control - can dry in less than 1/2 the time - contain any smell. 

What is the craziest way you tried to dry buds?

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Explores How The Cannabis Plant Procreates

Explores How The Cannabis Plant Procreates

Cannabis and sex go together like peanut butter and jelly...flavored lube. Surely you’ve mixed the two before, but while you were bumping uglies, stoned and sensationally sensitive, did you ever stop to think about how cannabis plants procreate?

 (Going half on some seeds is what it’s about for them, not getting a glorious nut off at least according to the weed we’ve spoken to.) Whether or not you’ve pondered cannabis coitus, MERRY JANE has the lowdown on how it goes down. Watch the latest episode of our original series “Journey Into Weed” to see the differences between male and female plants, how a single male can impregnate a whole field of females, how you can beat the seed out of males (ouch), and what causes marijuana to become hermaphroditic. And unlike the sex vids you usually watch at work, it’s (mostly) SFW.

 

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Weed Magazine High Times Goes Public

Weed Magazine High Times Goes Public but ditches IPO

The 43-year-old marijuana media brand High Times has found a shortcut to going public: It sold itself to an already public shell company, of which High Times share holders then got an 83 percent stake.

After private equity firm Oreva Capital bought a controlling stake in the publisher last month, they went and sold High Times to an already public special-purpose acquisition company, Origo. Oreva had valued the company at $70 million, but the new transaction valued it at more than triple that, with the company expecting a market cap of $250 million. High Times shareholders will have an 83 percent stake, whereas the Origo SPAC will own 17 percent. It seems there are high hopes for High Times to become a massive media empire as marijuana becomes legal in more states.
High Times’ business includes its long-running print magazine, a popular online destination for cannabis news and its weed-growing competition event series, the Cannabis Cup. But as weed goes legal and dispensaries replace street dealers, High Times’ site could become a Yelp for where to buy pot. That could earn it fat referral fees or ad sales from dispensaries seeking new stoners.

There are already serious competitors in the dispensary directory business, like WeedMaps and Leafly. But High Times claims to receive massive inbound traffic from its position as the most well-known brand in weed.
Skipping the glitzy initial public offering is not the standard route to going public, but it’s been done before. Origo, the entity that bought High Times, was designed specifically for this purpose. After the transaction closes, likely in October, High Times will be a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq. This process allows them to avoid some of the SEC registration procedures and perhaps some extra scrutiny related to the nature of their business.

Soon, believers in the “green rush” of marijuana-related businesses will have a publicly traded company they can invest in. If High Times can evolve from a culture publication to an e-commerce portal, it could grow into a potent part of the budding cannabis industry.

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Making Cannabis Tincture

Making Cannabis Tincture Chasing the Green Dragon

Great news! You can make full-spectrum cannabis tinctures in your own kitchen with almost no work. Formerly, this job was a messy, smelly, tedious, time-consuming, and dangerous chemistry experiment involving flammable liquids and a stovetop burner (not a great combination). In 2012 it became vastly simpler with the invention of an appliance called the Easy Butter 2 Stick Magic Butter Maker

 

The general idea behind preparing a cannabis tincture involves grinding and soaking high-quality buds in high-proof ethyl alcohol such as Everclear or Bacardi 151. The alcohol dissolves the THC and CBD (cannabidiol), leaving the plant matter behind. You then simply strain your alcohol/bud mixture to remove any debris from your final tincture.

For this alcohol extraction process, what could be easier than a self-contained, push-button device with digital programming that handles everything for you? Just put your herb and alcohol inside the countertop extractor, push a couple of buttons, and save yourself the intense labor that goes into making a tincture caveman-style. (Here’s a video of how easy it is.) It even comes with its own super tough, reusable nylon filter bag. So you can leave the cheesecloth, coffee filters, and pantyhose in the drawer.

Consuming fresh, raw cannabis or its cannabis tincture can’t get you high because the THC is locked in its “acid” form (cleverly named “THC acid”, or THCA). Fortunately, somewhere along the line, a cannabis enthusiast who happened to be a scientist discovered an incredibly simple step called decarboxylation. This process uses heat to create THC from the THCA within the herb. You can decarb your sample before adding it to your MagicalButter machine by baking it for half an hour at 250°F/120°C, generating some kushin’ for the pushin’!

Where does the green in green dragon come from? When soaking your herbal delights, you get a little more than you bargain for: Much of the plant’s chlorophyll seeps through, along with the desired cannabinoids and terpenoids. Chlorophyll has many healthful properties, from potent antioxidant and body deodorant effects to cellular cleansing and appetite suppression. And it gives your tincture its distinctive, deep, dark green color. Often, though not always, the darker the green, the danker the dragon.

This is the best part. You can do nearly anything with the cannabis tincture at this point, from mixing it into a milkshake to adding to any recipe you can think of and many more recipes that you never would have dreamed of. For maximum potency it can even be reduced by evaporating most of the alcohol, creating MagicalButterOil of Cannabis.

The sublingual method of tincture administration, say, a medicine dropper full held under the tongue, will provide the quickest onset of effects (about 15-30 minutes). You can also throw it straight down the hatch and in 30-90 minutes reap your reward. But where’s the fun in that?

From gummy creations of every shape and size, along with your choice of flavors, you can make your confectionery dreams come true. And it doesn’t stop there: You can create make soups, salad dressings, sauces, an oral mist, cocktails, even edible healing salve. The possibilities are without limits. So be creative, be experimental, and be responsible, because your “concoction” can be pretty potent!

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How to Make Your Own Cannabis Creams

How to Make Your Own Cannabis Creams DIY

The incredible health benefits and endless uses for cannabis

Infused lotions, salves, or balms are a great item to keep on hand as they have been shown to provide immense relief from chronic or acute localized pain. Because tropical are applied directly to the skin, they won’t get you high, which means they’re a great pain reliever to use at work or during the day when you can’t responsibly consume cannabis to relieve painful symptoms.

Making your own cannabis-infused topical lotions and salves is not as difficult as you might think. If you’ve ever made cannabis-infused butter or oil, the recipe is similar and can be used in a variety of ways.

Ingredients:

    28 grams of ground, dried cannabis
    1 ½ cups of coconut oil
    1/3 cup olive oil (optional)
    1/3 cup beeswax
    1 baking sheet
    1 saucepan (or double boiler)
    1 jar
    1 cheesecloth
    A few drops of essential oil (your choice)

Preheat your oven to 240 degrees Fahrenheit and spread your dried ground cannabis on a baking sheet. When the oven is preheated, decarboxylate your cannabis in the oven for 15 minutes.

While your cannabis is in the oven, place your coconut and olive oil in the saucepan or double boiler over low heat and stir continuously.

Remove your decarboxylated cannabis from the oven and mix it into the coconut oil. Maintain a low heat and continue stirring the cannabis and oil mixture for 20 to 25 minutes.

Note: Keep the heat very low, especially when using a saucepan and not a double boiler–if the heat gets too high, you’ll scorch the cannabis and burn off the THC, decreasing the oil’s potency. This is especially pertinent if you’re using olive oil in your recipe, as olive oil has a lower smoke point than other oils.

After 25 minutes, remove from heat and pour the mixture through a cheesecloth into the jar. Set aside.

In the same saucepan or double boiler, add the beeswax and heat until it is melted. As the beeswax melts, slowly add the infused coconut oil.

You can also add essential oils to your mixtures like lavender, peppermint, or tea tree oils. Just a few drops will do.

Once the beeswax and coconut oils are thoroughly mixed, remove from heat and transfer into containers for your infused salve.

In order to make your salve into an infused lotion or cream, add:

    1 cup aloe vera gel
    1 teaspoon vitamin E oil
    2 tablespoons shea butter or cocoa butter

To increase the fluidity of your cream, increase the amount of olive oil (or any other kind of oil in your mixture.

Keep in mind that your lotion will still be fairly thick, so we don’t recommend trying to put it in a lotion pump.

If you’re not sure what containers to use, many containers used for cannabis flower can also be used for tropical and lotions. Our personal favorite is the classic 4 oz. glass canning jar easily bought in bulk and useful for a number of purposes

Your cannabis salves won’t last forever, but storing it in a cool, dark place will help preserve its longevity. Just rub salve on the affected area, and sit back and relax while the activated THC works magic on your aches and pains.

Cannabis Event

420 Info Is Power Cannabis Event

We had a great time at our first Cannabis event in Penetang thanks to all the support Maple Valley Club for opening their doors to us making it all possible Giggle Sticks, Crop King Seeds, and Happy Dayz for great prize giveaways it was hard for someone to walk away without winning something we gave the prizes out by asking people to give a cannabis fact my favorite was "I smoke a lot of cannabis and that's a fact" and we have a winner. This was a great success for 6 weeks of planning we had some cancellations but focus on the good and the good gets better can't wait to get started on planning next years.

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Jodie Emery Quits Liberals and so should we

Jodie Emery Quits Liberals

Last week’s arrest in Toronto the last straw for marijuana activist. Jodie Emery Quits Liberals and so should we

Activist and former federal Liberal nomination hopeful Jodie Emery has canceled her party membership, saying Justin Trudeau’s party lied to Canadians about its plans to legalize marijuana.
Emery made her announcement via Twitter Friday morning, accusing the party of backing away from its commitment to legalize pot.

“I canceled my liberal party membership & monthly donations,” she tweeted. “I encourage my fellow Canadians to do the same.”

In a telephone interview with The Tyee, Emery said she joined the party after it voted to legalize marijuana in 2012, thinking it was a good way to further the cause.
Emery said the campaign promise to legalize marijuana helped the Liberals win the 2015 election. The party’s failure to deliver on the promise should convince people to pull their support, she said.
 “Political parties value nothing more than money and voters and volunteers,” she said. “So in order to try and convince them to take people more seriously, I think it’s important to resign memberships and stop donations to make them actually see the consequences of lying to the public.”

In the last election campaign, the Conservative Party came out hard against marijuana while Trudeau vowed to legalize it.

The Liberal platform said it was going to regulate the drug to ensure it didn’t fall into the hands of minors and decriminalize consumption and minor possession.

During a campaign stop in Vancouver, Trudeau said on local radio he would move to decriminalize pot “immediately” if elected.

Emery said she defended the party in the media when it was attacked for the legalization pledge, despite its decision to reject her as a potential candidate in a Vancouver riding.

Emery said the party is moving toward establishing a tightly controlled marijuana market where a handful of producers with connections to government funds will have a monopoly, shutting out existing dispensaries.

That’s not what she and other marijuana advocates expected when they supported the party, Emery said, believing that full legalization would include marijuana being sold at independent outlets.

The Liberals also criticized the number of people being charged with “non-violent” marijuana-related crimes during the campaign.

But last week Emery and her husband, pot activist Marc Emery, were arrested in Toronto and charged with drug offenses as a part of a cross-country police operation. The couple runs marijuana shops in Canada, including Vancouver, under the Cannabis Culture name. Marc Emery was released from a U.S. prison in 2014 after being convicted of selling marijuana seeds from his Vancouver base.

In December, Trudeau urged police to enforce current marijuana laws.

Emery called the situation “prohibition as usual.”

She said the government is trying to demonize her and other operators of small dispensaries in order to clear the way for big business hoping to get into the marijuana market.
“It’s a demonization attempt to pre-emptively justify the severe regulations they will be introducing,” she said. “I feel that this is all part of a major campaign.”

The way the Liberals want to make pot available would essentially be similar to only allowing major breweries sell beer in their own stores, she said.

Responding to questions about Emery’s concerns, the Department of Justice issued a statement on behalf of Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould.

It said current marijuana laws should be obeyed until Parliament changes them, citing safety concerns regarding minors. Those laws do not allow for storefront operations to sell pot.

Trending Cannabis and Trump

Trending Cannabis and Trump in Republican States According to Voter Data

Voter data from the November election shows that marijuana reform is not a Democratic issue anymore.

That's according to a recent analysis from Marijuana Business Daily, which used data from Secretary of State websites. Marijuana measures and Trump received a similar number of votes in five red states that had marijuana initiatives on the ballot.

Marijuana initiatives in Arizona, Florida, Montana, and North Dakota received either almost as many, or more, votes as Trump.

Arizona was the only state where a marijuana initiative lost, but the number of votes for legalization was neck and neck with Trump, according to data from the Arizona Secretary of State. About 49.03 percent of the vote was cast for Trump, compared to the 48.68 percent of the vote cast to legalize marijuana. In Florida and Montana, marijuana initiatives were more popular than Trump. But with 29 electoral votes, Florida was a major victory for Trump during the election. According to the data, many of those voters who said yes to marijuana also voted for Trump, which shows the bipartisan nature of marijuana reform. Historically, marijuana reform was a Democratic issue, but the election results are a blatant display of how people of different political leanings support ending marijuana prohibition. Weed isn't just for hippies anymore.

Over 60 percent of voters in Arkansas and North Dakota showed support for Trump. In Arkansas, the medical marijuana initiative won with 53.11 percent, and North Dakota reported that 63.79 percent of voters favored medical marijuana. The fact that Clinton received only 30 percent (or less) of the vote in both states suggests that many Trump voters cast pro-marijuana ballots, implying that voters see ending marijuana prohibition as part of the vision to "Make America Great Again."

Marijuana reform is no longer a fringe issue, says Steve DeAngelo, the founder Harborside, the country's largest marijuana dispensary. Although the industry is uncertain about how Trump will approach legalization, he believes it will be difficult to attack the industry because both Republicans and Democrats voted for state-legal markets.

"To me, that says cannabis reform is the only issue that voters this year formed a nationwide, bipartisan consensus on, and it's very clear that both sides are in favor of cannabis reform," he says.

Now backed by bipartisan support, DeAngelo adds, the industry is much stronger that it was in the past.

420 Careers Trimmers and Budtenders

420 Careers Trimmers and Budtenders How to Apply

The right candidate demonstrates proficiency, organization, calmness, and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment; is resourceful and able to work both independently and with a team, and prioritizes quality and customer service. Trimmers are primarily responsible for the efficiency and quality of the marijuana plant trimming of in preparation for sale.

Education/Experience

Qualified dispensary agents possess a combination of retail experience and at least a high school diploma to fulfill the day-to-day requirements of the position. Experience in the medical cannabis industry is highly desirable, but not required. Must be 21 years old and be able to pass a criminal background check.

REQUIRED SKILLS

High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED).
Excellent computer, mathematic, language, and reasoning skills.
Knowledge and familiarity with Cannabis.
Familiarity with warehouse procedures.
Works in a timely manner and strives to increase productivity.
At least 21 years of age
Demonstrated passion for serving the medical cannabis community.
Ability to work within a team and without.
Must be able to pass a background check.
Must not have been convicted of any felony offense.
Experience in a complex, fast-paced environment.
Organization and planning skills
Ability to build relationships
Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
Basic weights and measurement skills, ability to operate a scale.
More will be revealed concerning the vacancy

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Cannabis Inhaler The World’s First

We Joke About It In The 80s The World’s First Cannabis Inhaler 

We Joke About It In The 80s and now behold the Cannabis Inhaler Cannabis consumption methods are evolving. Not only are the numbers of cannabis supporters going up, but creative innovators around the globe are developing new ideas left and right. From vaporizers to wax, there are now many ways to get high. If you thought you’ve seen it all, though, think again. Now the world has the first-ever cannabis inhaler that goes by the name of Vapen Clear, and there’s nothing else like it. The Vapen Clear looks exactly like your typical inhaler. It acts the same too, but without the albuterol. The Vapen Clear releases the good stuff, aka THC. It packs a powerful 10mg expenditure per puff, which equals to 100 total puffs per cartridge. Unlike your standard vaporizer pen, the Vapen Clear doesn’t heat the THC. Rather, it uses a propellant to blast the medicine directly inside your lungs. Not only is the Vapen Clear the first of its kind, but it also comes in three different designs based on your favorite strain. For example, the “Daytime” inhaler comes with THC from a Sativa strain, because a Sativa produces energy. In like manner, there is the “Nighttime” inhaler that comes with an indica strain to provide a more mellow and chill effect. Then there’s the “Afternoon” inhaler, which provides a steady buzz from a hybrid of the two. The Vapen Clear inhaler comes with its own unique benefits. One of them is its discreetness. When people see an inhaler, they think asthma, not cannabis. Therefore, the chances of someone accusing you of medicating are slim. While many cannabis consumption methods leave a strong odor behind, the Vapen Clear has virtually no smell. Again, the product doesn’t heat the oil, unlike other vaporizers. Speaking of handy, the size of the Vapen Clear inhaler is another plus. In fact, it’s so small that you can carry it with you wherever you go. Whether you slide it into your pocket or drop it into your purse, it’s easy to take. Not to mention, you don’t have to worry about lugging batteries and lighters along with it. So if you are a cannabis connoisseur who stays on-the-go, this product is perfect for you. At present, the Vapen Clear inhaler is only available in Arizona at select centers. If you happen to be an Arizona resident or plan on making the trip, you can find a store using their website’s map. However, if you want one but cannot get it just yet, not to worry. Soon, However, if you want one but cannot get it just yet, not to worry. Soon, Vapen products will be available in California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.

Marijuana-Infused Gum

Marijuana-Infused Gum Company Started By An Ex-Facebook Employee 

"What I love about this industry is that it is brand-new and growing. It's so exciting and changing every day," Heimark says. "I was part of tech, and I've seen what that felt like. I can tell you this feels the same, if not even faster growing."

Two years ago, Heimark, a Bay Area native, was working as a project manager at payments startup Gumroad, which has nothing to do with actual gum. But he wanted to run a company. A friend sent him a link to a "60 Minutes" episode about how the marijuana industry was growing up and attracting big dollars in Colorado, where recreational marijuana has been legal since 2012. Heimark considered his experience maximizing profits and minimizing payment fraud at Facebook (and his role at Gumroad) and packed his bags for Denver. He rented an Airbnb and joined a marijuana startup accelerator called Green Labs for $450 a month. One day, some projections about the edibles market crossed his desk. He crunched more numbers. He sent the data to his dad, the former chief information officer at Swiss bank UBS. Edibles and other infused products are taking a bigger bite out of the $5.4 billion legal marijuana industry with every passing year. It's often the consumption method of choice for people using marijuana for medicinal purposes and those who just don't want to smoke. Weed-laced treats offer a discreet way to get high in public, and a single dose can power users through the worst bouts of illness-induced nausea or a marathon Netflix binge. But they offer a completely different experience than a joint or a bong hit. When eaten, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient in weed, undergoes a transformation in the liver that turns it into a different substance that's twice as strong and lasts twice as long as when it's inhaled. A user high might not peak until one to three hours after eating. Because it takes so long to process, people often overdo it. While there are no recorded cases of people fatally overdosing on marijuana, it can make patients incredibly uncomfortable. But gum isn't digested. You chew it.  Heimark hypothesized that a marijuana-infused gum would be absorbed through the cheeks and gums faster than the digestive tract. It's the same reason why doctors administer medicine under the tongue. If medical marijuana patients got high more quickly, they might find relief from their ailments and say no to second helpings too soon after their first dose. Heimark and his cofounders, Roy McFarland and Justin "Crunchy" Crunchington, poured over recipe books from the Denver library and spent every night trying new recipes in the kitchen. Turns out, making gum is hard to do. Harder still, the guys had to find a way to make the chemical compounds in marijuana stick to the gum and not rub off on user's teeth. Ideally, the finished product wouldn't taste like an ashtray. It was a tall order. Today, Plus Gum delivers psychoactive effects within 15 minutes of chewing, Heimark says. He credits a "secret sauce" contained in their pending patent for improving taste.  Each Chicklet-like piece of gum provides 25 milligrams of THC, though Heimark claims its potency doesn't feel like a dose that large because the drug never gets digested. He compares the high to drinking two beers. Plus Gum is available in 65 dispensaries across California. Recently, Plus launched its second product, a tin of marijuana-infused gummies. They co-opt some science developed for the gum to make the gummies fast-acting, though not as swift. As the company gears up for the possible legalization of recreational marijuana in California this November (and an expansion to Colorado in 2017), Heimark expects an infusion of new customers. He says these times remind him of working at Facebook.

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Latest In Line Of Dispensary Owners "Jr. Gong"

Latest In Line Of Dispensary Owners "Jr. Gong"

Latest In Line Of Dispensary Owners Grammy Award-winning artist and the youngest son of reggae icon Bob Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, is the latest recipient of his own marijuana dispensary, joining other artists like The Game and Wiz Khalifa in cannabis related endeavors.

In this case, Marley has announced a partnership with Colorado-based Tru Cannabis for the brand new Stony Hill dispensary in Denver. According to a press release, the Stony Hill brand reflects Marley’s own individual style and goes beyond just the basic product line. He personally helped develop and test the dispensary’s namesake, which is evocative of his music, passions, and roots.

While many artists have attached and licensed their names to products as part of the current cannabis renaissance, Marley’s partnership marks the first genuine alliance between an artist and dispensary.

The Stony Hill Dispensary officially opens its doors September 22.

Music video by Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley performing Patience

California Hospital Considers Medical Marijuana

California Hospital Considers Medical Marijuana 

A California hospital has taken steps to allow patients to use medical marijuana at its facility. It's the first hospital in the state to formally do so.

The board of Marin Healthcare District, which owns Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, Calif., approved a resolution Tuesday that asks staff to study medicinal use of medical marijuana. The resolution begins a process that would permit open medical marijuana edible use at the 173-bed hospital.

Medical marijuana is already used at California hospitals, but physicians and nurses have adopted a “don't ask, don't tell policy,” said Dr. Larry Bedard, a Marin Healthcare District board member and retired emergency physician who introduced the resolution. Family members will bring edible medical marijuana to patients in the hospital but employees don't acknowledge it, he said.

California hospitals are likely apprehensive to allow medical marijuana use within their walls because it's a state, not federal law, Bedard said. “Hospitals are afraid the federal government will revoke their Medicare provider license.”

Other states have issued laws that protect hospital staff if patients use medical marijuana on site. Maine passed a law that protects nurses from criminal punishment if they administer medical marijuana to eligible patients. Connecticut protects hospital staff from criminal punishment if they allow patients to have access to medical marijuana at hospitals but staff cannot necessarily administer it.

The Marin board has said it first wants staff to be educated on the clinical use of marijuana because physician knowledge about medical marijuana is limited, Bedard said. Physicians are often unaware of the potency of marijuana and what to prescribe, he said. California's Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act, which will go into effect Jan. 1, 2018, will create a comprehensive licensing system.

Since smoking is banned in hospitals, marijuana in edible or vapor forms will likely be permitted at Marin General if plans go through, Bedard said.

Things to know before you eat marijuana edibles

Things to know before you eat marijuana edibles 

User-friendly is not a word that's often used when describing marijuana edibles.

Whether you're biting into a cannabis brownie cooked up in a college dorm or nibbling on a fruit chew purchased from your local dispensary, you never really know how much marijuana you're ingesting. It can take hours to get high, and the effects can be intense and long-lasting.

That said, marijuana edibles offer a discreet way to get high in public or among the disapproving company, and a single dose can power users through the worst bouts of illness-induced nausea or a marathon. It's often the consumption method of choice for people using marijuana for medicinal purposes (and those who just don't want to smoke). Remember, it doesn't matter who you are or what size you are. Edibles will affect everyone differently. Enjoy with caution.

Here are four things to know before you try your first marijuana edible.

1. Do your homework no what best suits your needs you looking for Thc or cbD
take responsibility for your edibles keep out of reach for the unsuspected

2. Marijuana-infused foods are more potent than regular pot.
The body works in mysterious ways, as like marijuana.

Edibles offer a completely different experience than, say, a joint or a bong hit. When eaten, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient in weed, undergoes a transformation in the liver that turns it into a different substance that's twice as strong and lasts twice as long as when inhaled.

It takes our bodies much longer to process cannabis when we ingest rather than inhale.

"With smoking, the peak blood levels happen within 3-10 minutes, and with eating, it's 1-3 hours," Kari Franson, a clinical pharmacologist and an associate dean of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy, told Forbes.

Because it takes so long to process, people often overdo it. If you don't feel high after ingesting an edible, wait at least two hours before consuming another dose.

3. You should always read the label.
Not everyone has the great fortune of being able to pick out an individually packaged edible from a bona fide retailer, especially in states where the prohibition on pot persists (though that's starting to change). But if you do, paying attention to the label on the packaging can be the difference between a Grade A night in and a paranoia-wracked nightmare of an evening.

Any reputable edible maker will lab test their products for potency and will include on the label two important ingredients: THC, the psychoactive chemical compound in marijuana, and CBD, or cannabidiol, the chemical compound that has pain relief benefits. The total THC or "maximum THC" is the most clear-cut indicator of how high the product will make you.

Research shows these labels can be inaccurate, but it beats total ignorance.

Five milligrams of THC is a good place to start for novice users, according to the Oregon Responsible Edibles Council. It's a conservative dose for adults who don't know their tolerance or are consuming for recreational, rather than medical, purposes.

4. It will be okay if you get too high.
If your heart starts to race, your hands tremble, and anxiety strikes, it's helpful to remember there are no recorded cases of people fatally overdosing on marijuana. Zero.

"The good thing about [consuming too much] weed is it can't kill you," Kim Geraghty, co-founder of Madame Munchie, whose gourmet cannabis macarons recently took the award for best dessert at Hempcon, told Business Insider. "But it can make you very uncomfortable."

There are things you can do to mitigate an "Oh, no, what I have done?" high. First, relax.

"Remind yourself that you're in no danger and the state you're in is temporary," writes David Schmader in his excellent book, "Weed: The User's Guide." "Surround yourself with stuff that makes you feel safe. (If this means pajamas in bed, so be it.)"

Drink some water to stay hydrated and eat a snack preferably one that is ready-to-eat and does not require operating a stove to boost your blood sugar. Call up a trusted friend to feel less alone.

They Are Suppressing The Cure For Cancer

They Are Suppressing The Cure For Cancer

Who are the conspirators?

I have been living with cancer for three years and during that time been treated by approximately half a dozen medical practitioners. I have been fortunate because almost all of them have been remarkably compassionate and caring people. At least one of them was motivated to pursue cancer research by the loss of a close relative.

All of these individuals had partaken in medical research at some stage in their careers, and about half of them were actively involved in research regarding treating cancer patients at the time of my treatment. One of them sat on the board of a private pharmaceuticals company, another was an adviser to a government agency. If you look around the world there must be hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people like them.

They are the people I am being asked to believe are conspiring to keep the truth hidden from me in order to keep their jobs. I believe that every single one of them would gladly quit their profession and retrain tomorrow if their patients could suddenly be cured without their help. Yet this conspiracy theory requires not just one or two bad apples knowingly letting their patients die, but a huge number, probably the majority, of medical professionals, in medical research, would need to be involved.

But isn't cancer Big Business ?

Of course, it is! In Australia, where I live, the majority of research is funded by the government and done by universities and large teaching hospitals. The cost of treating cancer patients takes up a large, and increasing proportion of the government health budget. The cancer conspiracy would suggest that the government is so concerned about keeping the business running (in this case the hospital beds full) that they would hide any discovery that would free up hospital resources. Even the most cynical should realise that the huge cost of treating cancer patients is something the government is keen to reduce not increase. The financial incentive is clearly on the side of finding the cure, not hiding it.

On the other hand, I would certainly concede that private commercial funding only targets treatments that would be profitable. Typically, this is patentable drugs and excludes most alternatives. So this type of research complements rather than replaces government funded research. But the fact that billions of dollars are being spent by private companies on such research is something that I am entirely grateful for. To me the idea that these companies could control medical knowledge, or even the individuals who work for them is ridiculous.

Why are so many people saying there is a Cancer Conspiracy?

Are there really so many? There are billions of people who don't believe these theories, but somehow a website that says "I believe what's logical and reasonable like most people" doesn't seem so interesting.

Those who do go to the trouble of putting together an "alternative" cancer treatment website generally seem intent on making money out of it. Ironic isn't it!

Besides, the Internet is the home of conspiracy theories. You could find one on just about any subject. I am grateful we have so many independent thinkers and the freedom to express ourselves. But I get angry when I see vulnerable people being told lies and exploited for a profit.

What about the tobacco industry?

The tobacco industry makes billions of dollars from selling major cancer causing product. Furthermore, the government makes additional billions from taxes on tobacco products. If there was ever a case where money was going to hide the facts about a product then this would be it.

But has that happened? No. In Australia, cigarette boxes are covered with warnings like “Smoking Kills”and “Smoking is addictive” and advertising of tobacco products is totally banned. In fact, the government spends millions of dollars educating the population about the dangers of smoking.

There is evidence that initial research performed by tobacco companies was suppressed, so indeed these companies have certainly acted unethically and immorally. But despite the fact that these businesses and the government make billions out of the industry, the truth was not suppressed for long. If anything, this case demonstrates that even when both big business and government have vast financial interests in hiding the truth, it simply can't be done.

Couldn't a cure for cancer come from alternative medicine?

If history has taught us anything about cancer, it is that it is not an easy disease to cure. It is 2,400 years after the disease was first recorded by Hippocrates and presumably even longer since the first treatment was attempted. If a traditional medicine has failed for this long, it seems to me that a cure will require every fraction of recently obtained knowledge about microbiology, the human genome, and modern medicine. It seems unlikely that fields of research outside this body of knowledge will make a lot of progress. But if an "alternative" practitioner did stumble onto an effective method, the scientific community would quickly embrace it and there would be no cover-up.

Mary + Jane a Snoop Dogg Produced Comedy

Watch a Clip From Mary + Jane a Snoop Dogg Produced Comedy

Mary + Jane a Snoop Dogg Produced Comedy About Friendship and Pot, of Course, MTV's new comedy Mary + Jane is executive produced by Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont, and Snoop Dogg and is unsurprisingly about two women who sell marijuana (in a mostly legal, mostly medical capacity, of course). Surprisingly, their names aren't actually Mary and Jane, they're Jordan (Scout Durwood) and Paige (Jessica Rothe), and in addition selling weed, the two entrepreneurs get caught in kooky shenanigans on the East Side of L.A., like at the bread restaurant you see in Vulture's exclusive clip. If it feels like you smoked too many bowls and hallucinated the West Coast love child of High Maintenance and Broad City, it's not the weed talking, that's actually spot-on. The series premieres September 5

Price Of Pot Is Tumbling

Price Of Pot Is Tumbling People Walk Away With More Money

Price Of Pot Is Tumbling Colorado's weed is getting much cheaper people walk away with more money. In October, the cost of a wholesale pound of cannabis was around $2,400 to $2,600. That price has almost been cut in half to between $1,400 and $1,600 last month, according to data from Tradiv, an online marijuana-distribution platform "In less than a year, we've seen wholesale prices drop to nearly half of their previous totals," John Manlove, director of sales at Tradiv, told Business Insider in an email. "We've never seen prices like this." The reason prices are dropping so rapidly is because the market's getting flooded. As growers ramp up production, the huge amount of marijuana hitting the market in Colorado is causing a "steady decline" in wholesale prices regardless of demand, says Manlove. The story's similar for Washington, where the price of legal marijuana has dropped precipitously since the first recreational dispensaries opened, according to The Cannabist. Wherever there's a legal market for marijuana, prices have been dropping. Manlove says that this has to do with the way cities in Colorado, like Denver, regulate the recreational marijuana market In May, Denver's municipal government extended a moratorium on granting licenses to new retail dispensaries as well as marijuana cultivation facilities. This has allowed a "minority of large cannabis business owners" to buy and consolidate the remaining licenses, says Manlove. And without strict "canopy limits" the number of plants one facility can grow the influx of marijuana into the Colorado market will continue to cause prices to drop, says Manlove. So, Colorado growers, with few limits and access to a huge market, are able to build an economy of scale, reducing prices across the board. Though low prices are good news for consumers, cultivators will have to cope with lower profit margins on raw marijuana flowers. According to Headset, a cannabis-intelligence platform, the highest-margin products for dispensaries are those that make marijuana easier to consume, like edibles, beverages, and pre-rolled joints.recreationally. Dispensaries and compassion clubs are also not authorized to sell marijuana and remain illegal under the new laws. 

Canadian Cannabis Home Growers

Canadian Cannabis Home Growers Will Soon Be Able To Grow Their Own

Canadian Cannabis Home Growers Canadians who use cannabis for medical purposes will soon be able to grow their own weed under new rules outlined by the federal government on Thursday. But a licensed producer based in Smiths Falls, Ont., isn't worried about having to fend off competition from medical marijuana users intent on producing their own plants. Medical marijuana patients can grow 'limited amount' of cannabis at home under new laws Ban on medical marijuana patients growing own pot struck down by Federal Court "People could decide to grow their own," said Bruce Linton, founder, and CEO of Tweed. "But they prefer to buy from a lawful, properly produced, safe supplier." Under existing rules patients who use medical marijuana are required by law to buy their weed from one of 34 licensed producers across the country. Health Canada announced in a statement that the new access to cannabis for medical purposes regulations will allow Canadians to produce "a limited amount of cannabis. or designate someone to produce it for them." The new rules are a response to a federal court ruling that struck down the regulations restricting the rights of medical marijuana patients to grow their own cannabis. The Allard v. Canada decision gave the government six months to amend regulations for medical marijuana. The new rules come into effect on Aug. 24. The amount that can be grown will depend on a patient's prescription. A patient with permission from a doctor to ingest one gram of medical marijuana a day will be allowed to grow two plants outdoors, or five plants indoors. Cannabis 'not a geranium' Linton says there were good reasons the old rules were put into place, and the risks of growing at home still exist. "The police chiefs, fire chiefs, municipal officials found there were frequent fires, electrical shock dangers. It caused mold, mildews. It caused access to kids, and if you got really good and grew a lot of it you became a great target to steal from," he told CBC News. "Growing your own isn't. putting in a terrific patch of geraniums. This is not a geranium." One of Tweed's customers might be willing to give the new regulation's a try. Mandy McKnight's son Liam uses a cannabis oil to help control his epileptic seizures. She says his medicine costs more than $600 a month. "It's beyond affordable to be able to maintain buying Liam's meds from a licensed producer," McKnight said. Although she has no plans to start growing her own immediately, she welcomes the government's decision. Safety concerns remain Health Canada says it remains concerned about the health and safety risks of home growing operations and that Canadians exercising the option to grow at home should follow guidelines. "They're expected to comply with municipal bylaws that touch on electrical and fire safety," said Jacqueline Bogden, assistant deputy minister of Health Canada's cannabis legalization and regulation branch. Linton says Tweed intends to offer a service to those users who worry about the safety aspects, or even the smell, of growing marijuana at home. In certain municipalities, Tweed will rent a designated small space and do the growing for them. "What Tweed will bring is the soil, the seeds, the fertilizers, the methodologies," Linton said. But another Ottawa-area man who uses medical cannabis to control his severe anxiety is concerned that the new rules only allow users to grow plants from seeds and plants from licensed producers like Tweed. "They're grown in a very detailed environment where there is temperature control, humidity control," said Alex Newcombe. "These are very, very non-resistant strains that they're using. So you're typical growers at home will find it very difficult to maintain any level of quality crop." "We want our local growers. all the people who are putting the love and caring into their plants instead of these big industrial grows." The new regulations do not change other laws that make it illegal for Canadians to use marijuana recreationally. Dispensaries and compassion clubs are also not authorized to sell marijuana and remain illegal under the new laws.