Category: Cannabis 101

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Introduction to cannabis and medical marijuana

August 22, 2013
08/22/2013
Granny Storm Crow’s MMJ Reference List – July 2013

Granny Storm Crow’s MMJ Reference List – July 2013

Granny Storm Crow has been collecting articles and research on cannabis for years and she is sharing it all with us. Our friend at Beyond Chronic have...
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August 20, 2013
08/20/2013
Dabs 101: How to Salvage One Last Dab From a Concentrate Container

Dabs 101: How to Salvage One Last Dab From a Concentrate Container

For as long as I’ve been a toker, I’ve lived foot to mouth. I’ve been down to smoking the gack or scraping kief from grinders so many...
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August 16, 2013
08/16/2013
How to Make Cannamilk

How to Make Cannamilk

Got Cannamilk? It occurred to me while writing another recipe (that called for cannamilk) for our Great Recipes While High series that we don’t have a recipe...
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August 7, 2013
08/07/2013
Cannabis 101: Choosing Rolling Paper

Cannabis 101: Choosing Rolling Paper

This is a quick and dirty 101 on choosing rolling paper. Full disclosure: I enjoy smoking joints (who doesn’t love that great taste), but I don’t smoke...
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August 1, 2013
08/01/2013
My Favorite Strains:  Island Sweet Skunk

My Favorite Strains: Island Sweet Skunk

With so many different strains of medical marijuana currently available in Colorado medical marijuana dispensaries, it is understandably overwhelming to many first time patients that may not...
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July 24, 2013
07/24/2013
Hemp Seed Nutrition

Hemp Seed Nutrition

The sight of a seed in the bowl is never a welcome one, even less so when you discover one half-roasted and hidden beneath the first layer...
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July 19, 2013
07/19/2013
Add Cannabis to Your Culinary Menu

Add Cannabis to Your Culinary Menu

I have had the pleasure of sharing several of my favorite recipes here on weedist. As I tried to decide what to share next, I had a...
By: Anna Diaz
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July 18, 2013
07/18/2013
How to Harvest Cannabis Plants

How to Harvest Cannabis Plants

Harvesting cannabis plants is actually a fairly complex process with several steps, and there are almost as many techniques as there are growers. I will briefly explain...
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July 18, 2013
07/18/2013
My Favorite Strains: Golden Goat

My Favorite Strains: Golden Goat

Medical marijuana has always had a certain smell that is just impossible for the true cannabis connoisseur to pass up. I’ve had several different batches of Golden...
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July 10, 2013
07/10/2013
Study: Cannabis Smoking Not Associated With Pulmonary Risks

Study: Cannabis Smoking Not Associated With Pulmonary Risks

Pulmonary complications associated with the regular smoking of cannabis are “relatively small” and far lower than those associated with tobacco smoking, according to a recent review published in the...
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July 2, 2013
07/02/2013
Cannabinoids 101

Cannabinoids 101

Medicinal cannabinoids can be kind of confusing. When you go to the dispensary, the strains will usually have the percentages of the subclasses of several cannabinoids listed. But...
By: Lateralus
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June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
Prospero’s Grow Week 14: Trimming and Curing Cannabis

Prospero’s Grow Week 14: Trimming and Curing Cannabis

There’s nothing better than sitting back and tasting the fruit of your labor. And after one morning earlier this week, I can now happily say that I...
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June 19, 2013
06/19/2013
Paper Towel: Valuable Part of Any Weedist’s Utility Belt

Paper Towel: Valuable Part of Any Weedist’s Utility Belt

The simple, yet mighty, paper towel is a staple in my weedist tool kit. Aside from all the regular handy uses to have a paper towel around,...
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June 17, 2013
06/17/2013
Build Your Own Cheap Hash Oil Pen Using E-Cigarette Parts – Refinement

Build Your Own Cheap Hash Oil Pen Using E-Cigarette Parts – Refinement

I’m a few weeks into my journey of building a cheap hash oil pen using e-cigarette parts, and I couldn’t be happier with my “final product” (final...
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June 11, 2013
06/11/2013
States That Legalize Health Benefits of Medical Marijuana: Brief History of Medical Marijuana

States That Legalize Health Benefits of Medical Marijuana: Brief History of Medical Marijuana

Marijuana is one of the first plants cultivated by man. Shrouded in controversy, the intriguing history of cannabis as a medication dates back thousands of years before...
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May 30, 2013
05/30/2013
United States Patent 6630507 | Cannabinoids as Antioxidants and Neuroprotectants

United States Patent 6630507 | Cannabinoids as Antioxidants and Neuroprotectants

The next time someone tries to tell you that medical marijuana is bunk and that all those potheads should be locked up, point them to US Patent...
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May 28, 2013
05/28/2013
Prospero’s Grow Week 10: Growing Steadily and Some Thoughts On Pruning Cannabis

Prospero’s Grow Week 10: Growing Steadily and Some Thoughts On Pruning Cannabis

After almost a month of having my cannabis plants in flower, they’re still doing great and starting to produce some full, big buds with visible crystals on...
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May 21, 2013
05/21/2013
Prospero’s Grow Week 9: Frosty Leaves and Real Buds! More Juicing Cannabis Information

Prospero’s Grow Week 9: Frosty Leaves and Real Buds! More Juicing Cannabis Information

It’s now been exactly 2 months and 3 days since I first brought home some clones and set up a small cannabis grow in my apartment in...
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May 20, 2013
05/20/2013
Build Your Own Cheap Hash Oil Pen Using E-Cigarette Parts – Build & First Use

Build Your Own Cheap Hash Oil Pen Using E-Cigarette Parts – Build & First Use

In my last post on this topic I decided on what I would begin building my own hash oil vape pen from e-cigarette parts. My quest for a cheaper...
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May 17, 2013
05/17/2013
Strain Reviews: Indica and Indica Dominant Cannabis for Sleep Aid and Pain Relief

Strain Reviews: Indica and Indica Dominant Cannabis for Sleep Aid and Pain Relief

Working at a medical marijuana dispensary in Denver has allowed me to see a wide variety of people, who all use cannabis for different reasons. One of...
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