My Favorite Strains: Death Star
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 with little give.
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Cannabis 101
Introduction to cannabis and medical marijuana
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Cannabis Receptors and the Endocannabinoid System
How cannabis receptors are affected in the brain's endocannabinoid system. When we smoke, eat or consume parts of the cannabis plant that contain THC, the chemical is released...
My Favorite Strains: Kush Cleaner
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 showy "fire" buds, unless you're searching for the keen yet subtle characteristics cannabis can conceal.
My Favorite Strains: Stardawg Guava
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 the popular strain Stardawg.
Book Review: Kick-Ass Cannabis and Veggies
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 Kip Zonderkop.
My Favorite Strains: Panama Punch
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 emit.
Complete This Short Survey to Help Cannabis Research
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 never have enough.
My Favorite Strains: Dragon
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 dragon's mouth.
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.
National Geographic Dedicates Cover to Cannabis
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 apolitical science-based journalism, you'd be hard pressed to find a magazine with more integrity and respect than Nat Geo.
The Cannabis Traveler's Guide
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 an airplane.
4 Things I Learned About Weed After Leaving the Mormon Church
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 most prominent truths I have discovered about cannabis since I left the church.
Exciting New Concentrate Extraction Methods: Rosin Tech
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 nugs equals shatter. Rosin tech...
420: The Myths and Origin of a Stoner Holiday
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 a stoner holiday?
Tips for Keeping Cannabis on the DL in Prohibition States
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 the shadows of cannabis prejudice and no longer conceal our personal choices, it is worth remembering that anti-cannabis attitudes are likely still held by many people in our lives.
Wordplay and Stigma: An Appeal Against the Word Marijuana
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 biology student will learn this.
Propaganda Tries to Link Cannabis to Magnesium Deficiency
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 then goes on to list a bunch of problems associated with magnesium deficiency.
New Study Supports What We All Knew: Cannabis Is the Safest Drug
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 drugs.