As a result, Measure 26 will go into effect on July 1, 2021, as voters intended.
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Leafly put together a nice little list of different kinds of highs, along with the strain that’ll get you there.
The five categories are:
Energized
Uplifted
Euphoric
Relaxed
Sleepy
And here are some write-ups for each.
Energized: Green Crack
Green Crack is a prime example of a cannabis strain that usually adjusts a person’s knobs to an energizing experience. Bred way back in the 1970s, it’s a legendary sativa that tastes like earthy citrus terpenes and is great for daytime consumption. Its three most common terpenes are myrcene, pinene, and caryophyllene.
Uplifted: Sour Diesel
If you want something uplifting, Sour Diesel is held in high regard by the medical cannabis community for its mood-blasting abilities. It’s a potent sativa-dominant hybrid created by crossing Chemdog and Super Skunk. Sour Diesel’s sour and gassy terpene profile features caryophyllene, myrcene, and limonene.
Euphoric: OG Kush
Though it can be extremely potent, OG Kush is still the perfect example of a long-lasting euphoric high that doesn’t much teeter toward feeling energizing or sleepy—you’ll just be stoned.
OG Kush is the hybrid of all hybrids that swept California by storm in the 1990s and set the bar for many of the high-potency strains we smoke today. It has a flavor of earthy, sour, gassy, and skunky terpenes that we’ve come to identify as “kush,” which give way to an intense cerebral experience.
OG Kush’s terpene profile is dominant in myrcene, limonene, and caryophyllene.
Relaxed: Blue Dream
Blue Dream is another legendary hybrid that people love for its relaxing qualities, morale-boosting euphoria, and overall feel-good high that brings a smile to your face. It’s a cross of Blueberry and Haze that produces a sweet, berry, terpene profile that’s dominant in myrcene, pinene, and caryophyllene.
Sleepy: Granddaddy Purple
If you’re talking sleepy strains, Granddaddy Purple is one of many that may tuck you in for a few hours. This indica crosses Purple Urkle and Big Bud and is famous for its purple flowers; and maybe even more famous for its usually sedative high. Its most common terpenes are myrcene, pinene, and caryophyllene.
Read the original story at Leafly.
As state lawmakers actively consider and advance medical cannabis-related proposals forward, here’s a breakdown of progressing legislative efforts thus far and where they stand in key states across the country.
The post Lawmakers Consider Enacting or Expanding Medical Cannabis Access Nationwide appeared first on NORML.
This is a bit of some older news, but we didn’t cover it at the time and it’s just such great food for thought.
A study was published back in January that finds a correlation between increased pot shops and decreased opioid-related deaths.
Specifically, counties where the dispensaries increased from 1 to 2 saw a 17% drop in opioid fatalities. Bring that dispensary number to 3, and the deaths drop another 8.5%.
“If consumers use cannabis and opioids for pain management, increasing the supply of legal cannabis might have implications for fentanyl demand and opioid related mortality rates overall,” says the study.
It is encouraging to see proof that there is demand for using legal cannabis as a substitute for currently illicit opioids like heroin or fentanyl. There is little doubt that it’s a safer option and generally much less addictive.
As more studies like this are released that shed light on the large benefits of having legally available marijuana in counties with drug issues, we’ll have more and more statistical backing of the complex ways in which marijuana can save lives and truly effect communities for the better.
Read the study here.
In Mexico, a country facing issues with feuding drug cartels, a bill that decriminalizes marijuana is making its way through congress.
The draft bill made it through two special committees and is now on its way to the full chamber. It has backing from President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, so approval seems like it is around the bend.
A few outside companies have stated their eagerness to take part in a newly legal Mexican landscape, including Canopy Growth, Khiron Life Sciences, and The Green Organic Dutchman.
This bill could potentially have lasting ripples throughout the crime scene of Mexico, where drug cartels have run rampant in recent years. Although most of their focus has been on narcotics in the region, decriminalizing marijuana could be a stepping stone for larger narcotic decriminalization acts, which the President is in approval of.
Read the source at Reuters.
On Monday, March 8th, Representative Brenden Boyle (PA-02) introduced legislation (HR 1614) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act by removing marijuana offenses as grounds of inadmissibility or consideration in a good moral character determination, among other legal changes.
The post Legislation Introduced To No Longer Deny Citizenship Based on Cannabis Consumption appeared first on NORML.
The next hurdle we’re coming up against as a nation with many states passing legal marijuana is the regulation phase. It varies from region to region, and is all around a confusing mess to wrap your head around.
The first difficulty is the disparity between legal marijuana and legal consumption of marijuana.
An article in the Boston Globe tackles this problem for Massachusetts.
In the state, it’s illegal to smoke marijuana in public, yet with the growing number of pot shops popping in crowded areas, alleyway smoking and subsequent fines are all but inevitable.
So State Senator Julian Cyr is trying to combat this problem by introducing a bill that would allow “social consumption” venues. Basically, cannabis lounges.
“I pretty much know that at some point this summer, the Provincetown police chief is going to call me and say, ‘This is an issue,’” Cyr tells the Boston Globe. “What we’re trying to do here is anticipate what we know could be a problem, and I think social consumption [venues] will do a much better job of addressing nuisance issues and promoting public health than the police giving people $100 tickets.”
This kind of venue is also in the works or available in other states, including California, Alaska, Colorado, and Nevada.
New Jersey has also had its fair share of complications on the road to legalizing pot. After months of problem after problem popping its head out before a bill could be signed, a couple weeks ago, marijuana was finally legalized in the state.
A new and probably temporary issue is the question of whether marijuana users can be fired from their job due to their smoking habits.
According to law, they are a protected class, but Asbury Park Press has an article detailing the uncertainty as to when this becomes operative.
From Asbury Park Press:
“As written, the employment provisions in the marijuana laws ‘take effect immediately’ but ‘do not become operative’ until the Cannabis Regulatory Commission sets forthcoming rules and regulations, a process that could take months.”
There’s also disagreement in the state as to how much sway a drug test should hold, despite it no longer being grounds for termination. It becomes more difficult to discern if someone is high on the job as opposed to having smoked on their off time. Along with a drug test, an officer from the Drug Recognition Experts must come in to determine the workers level of intoxication.
But according to APP, the timing of their stepping in and the kind of test they use are all up to question.
These are all complications that will eventually find answers, but for many states, it’s only the beginning of the new cultural acceptance of marijuana, with many more areas having to face a need for public areas of consumption and an end to workplace discrimination.
Read the source stories at Boston Globe and Asbury Park Press.
I’m just gonna piggyback off of another article today, but there’s some good content here.
CannaTechToday put together a list of some Weed influencers who are coming at the subject from different perspectives and tastes. It’s pretty cool!
With over 170K followers, this 23-year-old Orange County native is a fan favorite on TikTok, where she posts daily hilarious videos involving cannabis.
Sativadiva1997 has gained a massive following due to her weekly videos, called Baked Takes, where she gets high and evaluates different popular movie characters and how they would react in hypothetical situations.
For example, in her latest Baked Takes, the TikTok influencer evaluated Shrek characters based on whether or not she thinks they would be able to obtain a driver’s licence in California.
These out-of-the-box scenarios make you wonder, “how did she come with this?” and quickly click follow.
This cannabis influencer has a whopping 27.1K followers on Instagram, where she lives up to her title as,“Thee Vibe Queen,” by posting fun weed content promoting cannabis brands and other creators.
@shadesofsyd, real name Sydni Smiley, also created the Medicated Melanin (@medicatedmelanin), where she sells her highly sought after hemp lip gloss, which she even created a music video for.
Morgan Leigh English, widely known as @thiscannabislife on Instagram, is also the founder of Stoned +Toned, which are a series of virtual cannabis workout videos made specifically for the 420-friendly fitness community.
@thiscannabislife is perfect for those who love to pair weed with exercise, and her glamorous photographs of her daily life aren’t too bad to look at either!
Alice Moon is an innovative thinker, whose cannabis insights have been featured in the likes of High Times, LA Weekly, Civilized, and she appeared in Viceland’s Bong Appetit.
Moon gained widespread acclaim when she created the 2017 app Swallow, which guided customers on finding the right edible based on dietary restrictions.
Moon’s Instagram is light and bubbly, but also dives deep into more serious topics, such as the nausea-inducing Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, which she was diagnosed with in 2018.
For more information on the condition, follow her instagram dedicated to the subject: @cannabinoid.hyperemesis
You’re not a true Floridian until you’ve visited @muv.fl.
Marina Mikkelsen is the Assistant Director of Cultivation at Muv Florida Dispensaries, and was even featured in the November 2020 @highlifemagazines Women in Cannabis issue.
Want your feed to look a little more green?
Mikkelsen’s instagram features dozens of gorgeous photographs detailing the different strains of cannabis offered at Muv during cultivation.
This account will make you want to plan your next trip to your local dispensary.
Hayley420 has over 851K subscribers on her YouTube channel, and once you start watching her addictive, unique video content, you’ll soon understand why.
Hayley uses her YouTube to review cannabis strains, partake in fun weed challenges, such as smoking a $300 blunt, and even hitting a bong made out of Starburst candy.
Hayley is the adventurous weed influencer we all aspire to be.
Smoking in an active volcano?
She’s been there, done that, and there’s already a video about it.
A study done at the Imperial College London thoroughly explored the very popular activity of microdosing LSD.
According to The Guardian, this was the “largest-ever placebo-controlled investigation into the potential benefits of psychedelics”.
In its conclusion, the study found that the positive benefits found from microdosing were equal to the benefits found in the control group, meaning the placebo is either as effective, or is the only actual benefit.
Balàzs Szigeti, the lead author of the study, said “Our findings confirmed some of the beneficial psychological effects of microdosing from anecdotal reports and observational studies, such as improved sense of wellbeing and life satisfaction. But we see the same improvements among participants taking placebos. This suggests that the improvements may not be due to the pharmacological action of the drug but can instead be explained by the placebo effect.”
The study was done with 191 subjects who were already microdosing LSD. They each sorted out doses, some of them being placebo, some not, and shuffled the deck. They never knew if they were taking LSD or not that day.
The scientists themselves accepted that the study wasn’t perfect, and needed a “laboratory-based placebo-controlled clinical study” to truly understand the data, but that won’t happen until LSD is taken off of the Schedule I category.
Nonetheless, the results were positive, placebo or not.
Read more over at The Guardian.
Last year, co-founders of MedMen Adam Bierman and Andrew Modlin were both ousted from MedMen. After misusing business money for security and glamour, investors chose to sue and the two were forced to distance themselves from the company.
A centerpiece article was written for Politico, making the whole debacle national news. So, it comes with a bit of a surprise that they are so quickly able to get back on their feet and tie themselves to a new venture.
For several months, they have been working with Coastal Dispensary, which works in retail and delivery in Southern and Central California. According to the CEO of Siva Enterprises who spoke to MJ Biz Daily, “[Bierman has] been going around to retailers and investors and pitching a retail-management concept, sort of along the lines of MedMen 2.0.” So a case of “ain’t broke, don’t fix” mentality.
Despite the controversy surrounding the way they spent funds, their success and entrepreneurial abilities may be too good to pass up for some. Their marketing for MedMen was second to none, including very active billboard campaigns, and a commercial directed by Spike Jonze.
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Read more at MJ Biz Daily.
