Author: Michelle Janikian

Cannabis Taxes are Sending Bright Young Coloradans to College

Cannabis Taxes are Sending Bright Young Coloradans to College

Posted by | Jun 6, 2018 | |

Colorado has been at the forefront of legal cannabis since it legalized adult use in 2012. Now, the state continues to lead to the way by using its cannabis tax revenue to fund higher education for its students. Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Pueblo County, CO, is breaking the mold with its initiative to provide higher education scholarships using tax income from the region’s cannabis growers. Starting in 2016, the predominantly agricultural county successfully trialled a scheme to provide scholarships to over 300 students. On the back of this success, the program was expanded the following...

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How Cannabis Concentrates Can Help Those with Epilepsy

How Cannabis Concentrates Can Help Those with Epilepsy

Posted by | May 30, 2018 | |

Cannabis has been used to treat epilepsy for millennia. While 20th century prohibition stopped its use and hampered research, a recent study by the New England Journal of Medicine has finally proved what has been known anecdotally to medicine since at least the 1800s, that cannabis is effective in treating epilepsy. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by repeated seizures. These episodes can be brief and infrequent, or in chronic and extreme cases, can last for hours and occur multiple times a day. Cannabis, in particular the cannabinoid CBD, is effective in alleviating both the severity and frequency of...

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Rosin Major Keys: How to Choose the Best Strain for Rosin

Rosin Major Keys: How to Choose the Best Strain for Rosin

Posted by | May 4, 2018 | , , |

Choosing the right strain for making rosin is more than picking the strongest bud you can find. You want to press buds that were grown with care that have a pronounced smell and taste. That’s because rosin is more than just a THC-based extract; it is a whole plant extract that encompasses the distinct aromas and flavors that different cannabis strains produce. These aromas and flavors are known as terpenes.   Since most cannabis extracts are extremely potent, usually containing anywhere from 60 to 90 percent THC and other cannabinoids, consuming even small amounts produces the desired euphoria many...

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Cannabis in Colombia: Q&A with the Owner of Tienda Blonsh

Cannabis in Colombia: Q&A with the Owner of Tienda Blonsh

Posted by | Apr 29, 2018 | |

  Felix Llanos (second from left) is the owner of Tienda Blonsh, a grow shop and head shop in Cali, Colombia. He’s been serving the cannabis community in Colombia for years with all things weed-related, from dab rigs and cultivation equipment to Rosin Tech Products like the Twist™, Smash™,  Go™. Mr. Llanos is passionate about our favorite plant, especially introducing new cannabis products to Colombia and helping to change the stigma in his country. We interviewed him for the inside scoop on cannabis and dabs in Colombia. How long have you owned Tienda Blonsh? Feilx: I’ve been the owner of...

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4/20 Then and Now: Origins and 2018 Events

4/20 Then and Now: Origins and 2018 Events

Posted by | Apr 3, 2018 | |

  April 20th, or 4/20, is right around the corner. But where does 420 come from? Many believe it was the police code for smoking marijuana in public, but that’s actually not true. The Huffington Post did an investigative piece on the origins on 420 back in 2010 that is supported by many, including the folks at Oaksterdam University. As this legend has it, 420 originated at San Rafael High School in 1971. Five friends who called themselves the “Waldos” heard a rumor that there were some unattended cannabis plants ready for harvest near the Point Reyes Peninsula Coast...

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