Category: Cannabis 101

The buds of Death Star are like the space battle station and super-weapon from the Star Wars movies — dense, protective of the inner components, and hard...

Among the many amazing parts of our brain that handle various tasks, there lies a place reserved to take on the effects of the chemical tetrahydrocannabinol, or...

This strain is a simple beauty, well-rounded, but educated in the medicinal benefits of properly grown cannabis. Kush Cleaner doesn’t necessarily stand out in the crowd among...

Sometimes it’s hard to find a true phenotypic difference, but I recently found one named Stardawg Guava, and as you can guess, she is a sister of...

I recently sat down to read a book titled, Kick-Ass Cannabis and Veggies: Organic Gardening Soils, Teas & Tips for Growing Marijuana & Nutrient Rich Vegetables, by...

Panama Punch is a heavy sativa dominant hybrid. The smell is hard hitting, but one that allows me to rejoice in the sweet nectar cannabis flowers can...

More research is coming out to support cannabis every day, as we are also seeing more political support. If one thing is true of research, you can...

Dragon has long slender calyxes, like dragon scales, that are very dense and protective. The long orange hairs are fiery red like a scorching flame from a...

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.

National Geographic took a deep look at the science of weed and even made it the cover story of their most recent issue. When it comes to...

The Cannabis Traveler’s Guide is designed to help you know America’s drug laws and what to expect as you travel from one state to another or on...

Once I started to question what I had been taught, I discovered that a lot of what I thought I knew was misinformation. These are the four...

Just in time for 420 comes exciting news from the concentrate world. A Cali extraction artist named Soilgrown Sal has discovered that a heat press on frosty...

Those initiated into the weed world doubtlessly recognize 420 (April 20th) as weed culture’s holiday. But how did 420 come to represent our favorite herb and become...

Although the legalization and decriminalization of cannabis in many areas of the U.S. may have many of us feeling as though we are free to emerge from...

As a botanist myself, I always look for the proper names of things — especially plants. There is a reason for this, and any first year plant...

Narconon’s claim is that using cannabis depletes the body’s natural magnesium levels, which can lead people to be “on-edge” when coming down from being high. The author...

A study recently came out backing up what pro-cannabis advocates have known (and been screaming at naysayers) for decades: cannabis is safer than booze, tobacco and other...

Many are familiar with this common effect of smoking cannabis, and scientists have recently set out to explain why smoking weed makes people so hungry. Researchers from...

More bad news for the hysterical anti-pot crowd: the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just released a report stating that driving after using cannabis does not increase...