Posts By: Raylan Campbell

(375 posts)

Brief Bio:

Raylan's goal is to illuminate the dark areas of cannabis lore and show the world there is no THC crazed monster lurking under the bed, waiting to steal our children. Cannabis is powerfully effective and safe. It should be treated accordingly. Raylan lives in Seattle.

August 31, 2015
08/31/2015
Great Edibles Recipes: Canna Sour Cream

Great Edibles Recipes: Canna Sour Cream

Sour cream is a staple in many professional kitchens. It can be used as a quick burst of tanginess to bring a dish to life, it adds...
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July 27, 2015
07/27/2015
Great Edibles Recipes: Canna Yogurt

Great Edibles Recipes: Canna Yogurt

When you’re making yogurt, you need milk and some kind of “starter” that contains living bacterial cultures. It’s these cultures that turn plain old milk into yogurt....
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July 13, 2015
07/13/2015
Minnesota Official Builds MMJ Scheme, Then Joins MMJ Op

Minnesota Official Builds MMJ Scheme, Then Joins MMJ Op

The man who was in charge of overseeing the Minnesota Office of Medical cannabis in its nascent phase, Manny Munson-Regala has taken the CEO job with one...
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July 6, 2015
07/06/2015
Praying Nuns and Psychedelic Drug Users Share Brain Similarities

Praying Nuns and Psychedelic Drug Users Share Brain Similarities

Neuroscientist, Andrew Newberg recently compared brain scans of psychedelic drug users to those of nuns who practiced something called “centering prayer” which is meant to aim at...
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July 1, 2015
07/01/2015
Is the Drug War a Well Polished Lie?

Is the Drug War a Well Polished Lie?

A leading Mexican journalist with deep knowledge of the drug war, claims that government corruption and back alley deals with the DEA carry a heavy load of...
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June 30, 2015
06/30/2015
Unregulated Pesticide Use Concerns Cannabis Consumers

Unregulated Pesticide Use Concerns Cannabis Consumers

The problem of unregulated pesticide use could be solved by federal legalization, or possibly even rescheduling. The feds are the ones who dictate which pesticides are safe...
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June 30, 2015
06/30/2015
Is the United Kingdom on the Verge of a Cannabis Revolution?

Is the United Kingdom on the Verge of a Cannabis Revolution?

Despite the report stating that cannabis use is down in the U.K., it seems to me the country is on the verge of a green revolution. David...
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June 29, 2015
06/29/2015
Microdosing Psychedelics Could Be Part of a Healthy Lifestyle

Microdosing Psychedelics Could Be Part of a Healthy Lifestyle

Microdosing, a practice attributed to psychedelic drug users, is just what it sounds like: taking very small doses of hallucinogens.
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June 29, 2015
06/29/2015
Wealthy Family Donates Over $30 Million to Cannabis Research

Wealthy Family Donates Over $30 Million to Cannabis Research

A very wealthy family from Australia donated a cool 33.7 million dollars to the University of Sydney. This money, dubbed the Lambert Initiative, is to be expressly...
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June 23, 2015
06/23/2015
National Cannabis Bar Association Unites Attorneys

National Cannabis Bar Association Unites Attorneys

Shabnam Malek founded the National Cannabis Bar Association. The mission of the NCBA is to be, “a specialty bar association dedicated to providing attorneys in the cannabis...
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June 22, 2015
06/22/2015
Cops Raid Dispensary, Eat Edibles, Threaten Assault of Woman With Disability

Cops Raid Dispensary, Eat Edibles, Threaten Assault of Woman With Disability

Some cops in Santa Ana, California raided a marijuana dispensary. Apparently, one security camera went unnoticed by the raiders. This camera recorded video of the cops ingesting...
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June 17, 2015
06/17/2015
Colorado Supreme Court Rules Employers May Fire MMJ Patients for Private Use

Colorado Supreme Court Rules Employers May Fire MMJ Patients for Private Use

The disconnect between the classification of state-sanctioned cannabis and the federal prohibition of cannabis has created another impossible situation for the law to resolve. The Colorado Supreme...
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June 16, 2015
06/16/2015
Skyrocketing Cannabis Use in Children Under 6? Not Quite

Skyrocketing Cannabis Use in Children Under 6? Not Quite

A study recently came out touting an increase in pot use among children under six. What they don’t mention until the fine print further down the page...
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June 16, 2015
06/16/2015
Cannabis Emerges as Possible Cure for Parasitic Infection

Cannabis Emerges as Possible Cure for Parasitic Infection

A little known tribe of pygmies that reside in the Congo, called the Aka, tend to smoke a lot of cannabis. They also have a high rate...
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June 15, 2015
06/15/2015
New DEA Chief May Mean the End of the Reefer Madness Era

New DEA Chief May Mean the End of the Reefer Madness Era

This will mark the first newly appointed DEA director in the era of legal weed. Rosenberg is rumored to want to shift the focus of the DEA...
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June 10, 2015
06/10/2015
NBA Players Want Medical Cannabis Too

NBA Players Want Medical Cannabis Too

The NBA recently made headlines when players made a concerted effort to push the league to legalize medical marijuana. This is hardly the first time that such...
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June 8, 2015
06/08/2015
How to Discourage Your Child From Using Pot Without Vilifying the Cannabis Plant

How to Discourage Your Child From Using Pot Without Vilifying the Cannabis Plant

Living in one of the first states to legalize recreational cannabis has been an overall great experience, but it does come with some challenges and opportunities.
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June 3, 2015
06/03/2015
Sabet and SAM Issue Report Seemingly in Support of MMJ

Sabet and SAM Issue Report Seemingly in Support of MMJ

While on the surface it appears that SAM might be coming around to a modern understanding of cannabis with this report, I’m skeptical. I cannot disregard the...
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June 2, 2015
06/02/2015
Great Edibles Recipes: Slow Cooked Herb Farmhouse Chicken

Great Edibles Recipes: Slow Cooked Herb Farmhouse Chicken

Using chicken thighs, celery, cremini mushrooms, some cut onions from the night before and a stick of butter, I tossed it all in the slow-cooker, dumped in...
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June 2, 2015
06/02/2015
Feds Think Cannabis Use Jeopardizes National Security

Feds Think Cannabis Use Jeopardizes National Security

The Department of National Intelligence recently issued a statement reminding all federal employees that at no time and under no circumstances are they allowed to use cannabis,...
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