Category: Cannabis 101

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Introduction to cannabis and medical marijuana

March 4, 2013
03/04/2013
Great Edibles Recipes: Medicated Applesauce

Great Edibles Recipes: Medicated Applesauce

Homemade medicated applesauce is deliriously simple to make. It has pectin, which is good for our skin and hair, adds fiber to the diet along with other nutrients....
By: Anna Diaz
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March 4, 2013
03/04/2013
The Haze Craze – Origins and Top Ten Strains

The Haze Craze – Origins and Top Ten Strains

Danny Danko @ High Times goes back to 1960s Santa Cruz to discuss the origins of the popular Haze strain and covers its history throughout the decades. Also included...
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February 28, 2013
02/28/2013
Marijuana vs. Alcohol Prohibition

Marijuana vs. Alcohol Prohibition

Marijuana prohibition experts should avoid alcohol prohibition comparisons.     Legally prohibiting an intoxicant is an ineffective and ultimately detrimental approach to dealing with the potential harm...
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February 27, 2013
02/27/2013
Stoner Chic: Pot Etiquette for the Domesticated Among Us

Stoner Chic: Pot Etiquette for the Domesticated Among Us

The New York Times ran a great article on pot etiquette earlier this week, or what I refer to as “mediquette.” One point spoke directly to a conversation my girlfriend...
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February 25, 2013
02/25/2013
Sign of the Times? New York Times Covers Weed Etiquette in Social Settings

Sign of the Times? New York Times Covers Weed Etiquette in Social Settings

Another sign that cannabis continues its march towards mainstream; the New York Times covers weed etiquette in social settings, such as if children are present and can...
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February 21, 2013
02/21/2013
How to Make Glycerine Tincture

How to Make Glycerine Tincture

Cannabis infused glycerine tincture can be used straight out of the jar and under your tongue, or to sweeten anything that would normally use honey or some...
By: Anna Diaz
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February 20, 2013
02/20/2013
How to Make A Cigarette Spliff

How to Make A Cigarette Spliff

It’s pretty neat how many ways there are to consume cannabis. We can use tinctures, edibles, topical lotions, and vaporizing- all of which have many variations and...
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February 19, 2013
02/19/2013
Book Review: It’s NORML to Smoke Pot by Keith Stroup

Book Review: It’s NORML to Smoke Pot by Keith Stroup

NORML founder Keith Stroup’s book, It’s NORML to Smoke Pot: The Forty Year Fight for Marijuana Smokers’ Rights (Kindle Edition here), weaves the name-dropping tell-all with political commentary...
By: Anna Diaz
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February 18, 2013
02/18/2013
Using Kiva Medical Cannabis Chocolate Bars As a Standard of Measurement

Using Kiva Medical Cannabis Chocolate Bars As a Standard of Measurement

Beyond Chronic shares results from a usage experiment testing how many medicinal and recreational doses they could obtain from a Kiva medical cannabis chocolate bar, as well as...
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February 18, 2013
02/18/2013
Video: Drug Tests, How Long Does Marijuana Stay in Your System?

Video: Drug Tests, How Long Does Marijuana Stay in Your System?

HomeHealthTesting has put together a tight two-minute video on urine, saliva and hair cannabis drug tests, which look for the cannabinoid THC. It also provides the average amount...
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February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
RhinoGrow LED Grow Light Comparison – Conclusion

RhinoGrow LED Grow Light Comparison – Conclusion

The results are in: The HPS weighed in heavier, potency was identical, but color and flavor were better from the RhinoGrow. In part 1 of our series comparing the...
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February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
My Favorite Strains: Purple Kush

My Favorite Strains: Purple Kush

I’ve been using Purple Kush literally since the very first day I started as a medical marijuana patient. In fact, I’m pretty sure that without Purple Kush,...
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February 11, 2013
02/11/2013
Brushing After Smoking

Brushing After Smoking

It’s no secret that marijuana contains tar and other carcinogens. Smoking cannabis is the most unhealthy way of consuming it, and if you want to see so...
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February 4, 2013
02/04/2013
Weeding Through Marijuana Facts and Fiction

Weeding Through Marijuana Facts and Fiction

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.,Vice President of Clinical Innovation at Cedars-Sinai discusses the facts and fictions about marijuana.
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January 22, 2013
01/22/2013
My Favorite Strains: White Widow

My Favorite Strains: White Widow

As Billy Idol never sang: “It’s a nice day for some White Widow!” Accent on the “day”…White Widow is a very intense high containing over 20% THC,...
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January 17, 2013
01/17/2013
Portable Vaporizer Pen Review: O.Pen and Portable Vaporizer Pen Cartridge Dosage Guidelines

Portable Vaporizer Pen Review: O.Pen and Portable Vaporizer Pen Cartridge Dosage Guidelines

Regular readers of Weedist might have seen some of my previous portable vaporizer pen reviews here on the site. After getting my hands on the Atmos Raw,...
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January 16, 2013
01/16/2013
Marijuana’s Effect on Exercise

Marijuana’s Effect on Exercise

Going to the gym and working out have always been a hobby of mine, but recently I’ve decided to get more serious about how I train. This...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
My Favorite Strains: Alaskan Thunderfuck

My Favorite Strains: Alaskan Thunderfuck

The name alone gets your attention! You’d be excused for thinking it was named by Debra Morgan. Alaskan Thunderfuck is the generic name for a very old...
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January 11, 2013
01/11/2013
Did You Know? 105 Medical Studies Involving Cannabis and Cannabis Extracts, on ProCon.org

Did You Know? 105 Medical Studies Involving Cannabis and Cannabis Extracts, on ProCon.org

Did you know there were 105 peer-reviewed medical studies involving cannabis and cannabis extracts between 1990 and 2012? Read the details at 105 Peer-Reviewed Studies on Marijuana —...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
Combating Cannabis Idiocy

Combating Cannabis Idiocy

“There are many excellent reasons to avoid marijuana.” David Frum, writer for CNN and author of this little doozy, said this in his column Monday. Frum believes...
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