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A to THC: The Cannabis Dictionary
Part 1: Flower The cannabis dictionary is incredibly vast, and in dispensaries you’ll hear a range of street to scientific to excessively descriptive terminology used. It can feel like everyone is fluent in this language that you don’t understand, both for the customer and for budtenders. It’s important for budtenders
A Guide to Homemade Edibles
What’s better than homemade cookies on a snow day? Infused ones of course. Edibles are a great alternative to smoking or vaping if you want to give your lungs a break and they also last longer, 6+ hours whereas inhalation-based consumption lasts anywhere from 1-4 hours. If you require a
Cocktail Hour: Cannabis Edition
It’s that time of year again when we all decide that it’s time to stop using alcohol to cope with our families, eat a vegetable that isn’t in casserole form, and have more than a single glass of water in a day… Dry January! Maybe you’re doing Dry January
A Guide to Understanding Cannabinoids
Cannabinoids are chemical compounds found both in the cannabis plant, aka phytocannabinoids, and within the human body, aka endocannabinoids. Endocannabinoids are molecules that interact with our endocannabinoid system (ECS) that keep our bodies in a state of homeostasis. Homeostasis is the self-regulating process in our bodies that adjusts to
A Guide to Understanding Terpenes
What are terpenes? Not to be confused with a terrapin, as I did when I first moved to MD, terpenes are aromatic compounds found in trichomes on the surface of the cannabis plant that control not only smell, but the effect for many consumers, too. The more we learn about
Cannabis Tinctures: A Brief Introduction
There are many types of products available for medicating with cannabis, ranging from your traditional flower, to vape pens, concentrates, and topicals. However, one cannabis innovation that may be overlooked is the cannabis tincture. Tried-and true, this liquid cannabis-infused product is typically made by using a base such as
A to THC: The Cannabis Dictionary
Part 1: Flower The cannabis dictionary is incredibly vast, and in dispensaries you’ll hear a range of street to scientific to excessively descriptive terminology used. It can feel like everyone is fluent in this language that you don’t understand, both for the customer and for budtenders. It’s important for budtenders
A Guide to Homemade Edibles
What’s better than homemade cookies on a snow day? Infused ones of course. Edibles are a great alternative to smoking or vaping if you want to give your lungs a break and they also last longer, 6+ hours whereas inhalation-based consumption lasts anywhere from 1-4 hours. If you require a
Cocktail Hour: Cannabis Edition
It’s that time of year again when we all decide that it’s time to stop using alcohol to cope with our families, eat a vegetable that isn’t in casserole form, and have more than a single glass of water in a day… Dry January! Maybe you’re doing Dry January
A Guide to Understanding Cannabinoids
Cannabinoids are chemical compounds found both in the cannabis plant, aka phytocannabinoids, and within the human body, aka endocannabinoids. Endocannabinoids are molecules that interact with our endocannabinoid system (ECS) that keep our bodies in a state of homeostasis. Homeostasis is the self-regulating process in our bodies that adjusts to
A Guide to Understanding Terpenes
What are terpenes? Not to be confused with a terrapin, as I did when I first moved to MD, terpenes are aromatic compounds found in trichomes on the surface of the cannabis plant that control not only smell, but the effect for many consumers, too. The more we learn about
Cannabis Tinctures: A Brief Introduction
There are many types of products available for medicating with cannabis, ranging from your traditional flower, to vape pens, concentrates, and topicals. However, one cannabis innovation that may be overlooked is the cannabis tincture. Tried-and true, this liquid cannabis-infused product is typically made by using a base such as