My Favorite Strains: Venom OG
Venom OG stunned me from the beginning with her looks alone, and then lured me deeper with her taste and smell, leaving me in a stoney, yet uber enjoyable trance.
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Marijuana May Be Even Safer Than Previously Thought, Researchers Say
Compared with other recreational drugs — including alcohol — marijuana may be even safer than previously thought. And researchers may be systematically underestimating risks associated with alcohol use. Those are the top-line findings of recent research published in the journal Scientific Reports, a subsidiary of Nature.
Scientists Tackle Explaining "The Munchies"
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 the Yale School of Medicine recently published a study where they attempted to identify the area of the brain responsible for weedist's overwhelming desire to eat large quantities of food after smoking.
My Favorite Strains: Jack Frost
Jack Frost is categorized as a good winter strain in my opinion, not only because of the name, or its frosty appearance, but also because of the effects it delivers to the consumer.
My Favorite Strains: Gorilla Glue #4
The "sticky-icky" is what a lot of cannabis lovers look for in a strain, including myself. Gorilla Glue #4 falls into my guidelines of both stickiness and flavorful qualities, along with a great medicinal effect.
My Favorite Strains: Agent Orange
The flowers of Agent Orange are simply beautiful. The light to dark colored calyxes are covered in mature, amber colored trichomes and sprout thin dark orange pistils.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Medical Marijuana, but Were Too Afraid to Ask
Humans have been using cannabis for more than 5000 years. So why don’t scientists know more about it? Three experts gathered here at the annual meeting of AAAS (which publishes Science) to discuss what scientists and doctors know about the drug and what they still need to learn.
Study: Cannabis Doesn't Lead to Increased Car Accidents
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 your chances of getting into an accident.
My Favorite Strains: Pine Star Kush
Pine Star Kush turned out to be a beautiful flower inside and out. Her light to dark green spectrum of color gives her nuggets an alluring 3D glow that invites closer inspection
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Landmark Study Finds Marijuana Is Not Linked to Car Crashes
In "the first large-scale study in the United States to include drugs other than alcohol," NHTSA found that, once the data were adjusted for confounding variables, cannabis consumption was not associated with an increased probability of getting into an accident.
My Favorite Strains: White Fire OG
White Fire OG is a 60% sativa dominant hybrid known to be a trichome crystal covered flower that holds extreme potency (upwards of 20-25% THC) and an effect or buzz unlike what many other strains can offer.
My Favorite Strains: Ghost OG
I find Ghost OG to be the better choice in the kush family for a wake-n-bake, all day use, or for someone who doesn't like the potent relaxation effects of OG Kush, but loves all the other superb qualities of these strains.
Australian Study Reports Efficacy of Cannabis for Pain Therapy
A study recently released by scientists at the University of New South Wales' National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre illustrated that cannabis users reported significant pain relief from cannabis.
My Favorite Strains: Harlequin
With some of the best pain and anxiety relieving qualities I've found yet in a cannabis strain, whenever I'm down in Boulder, I make it a point to stop by and pick up some Harlequin.
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Terpene Profile: Borneol
In this issue of Terpene Profiles, the properties of borneol are broken down and the therapeutic benefits are explored. Get to know this terpene and discover what studies are currently being done to determine its wide variety of medicinal benefits.
My Favorite Strains: MK ULTRA
Some strains are just so beautiful to both the eye and nose that it's almost a shame to crush up a nug and smoke it. With a look and smell that overwhelm the senses, a strain like MK Ultra was quick to become one of my favorite strains before even taking it out of the Denver marijuana dispensary.
DPA Report: Employment Rates Rise Due to CO Cannabis Legalization
The industry created over ten thousand new jobs and brought in approximately $19 million a month. Rather than bringing about the end of society as we know it, cannabis legalization is only improving the job market and giving people a good time.
Medical Cannabis Associated With Decreased Opioid Overdose?
A new study examined the effects of state laws establishing a medicinal cannabis program on reducing the mortality rate due to overdose on prescription opioids.