There are currently as many as 1,500 known cultivated varieties of cannabis, with some reports suggesting that figure is closer to 10,000. And who knows how many more there are to discover, particularly among the ruderalis that grows native to parts of Asia, Central Europe and Russia? Too many to dig through for the home […]
Before we saw the seven-pointed leaf as a symbol of the counterculture movement, cannabis was just another plant that nature provided humankind. However, we now know that cannabis is capable of doing so much that we don’t yet even have a handle on all the plant’s potential, which spans building materials to textiles, medicine to […]
The reputation of cannabis in the 1970s was one of stigma, stereotype and stagnant sciolism. Demonized by the government, the media, and anyone who opposed the political and social opinions of “stoners,” it has since taken almost half a century to chip away at this negative perception of cannabis, propagated by then-President Nixon’s prevailing war […]
In this, the first decade of legal cannabis in America, we’re in the midst of lawmaking and regulations that are shaping the industry. The consequential effects of these new rules are of course having an impact on sales, especially for small-scale providers. And because these rules and regulations are not centralized, those legal US states […]
Social media influencers have been copping a hiding in the media of late. The biggest complaints from businesses who are approached by these social marketers is a lack of apparent credible pitching processes, shameless lack of self-awareness, and what one could label as scamming requests for exposure from wannabes with fake followers and very little […]
Now that terpenes and cannabinoids can be identified and isolated from cannabis plant matter, they’re being used everywhere. Terpenoids and cannabinoids are the primary chemicals of cannabis, and since they can vary between cultivars, there is also now an interest in sourcing these compounds from other plants. Not all cannabinoids and terpenes are solely cannabis […]
Despite regulations having been passed and gleaming new licensed retail operations springing up all over the country, California in particular has been supporting the illegal cannabis trade for many states that still operate under prohibition laws. According to a study conducted by the Department of Food and Agriculture, in 2016 (the most recent year for […]
It’s a fact: Racial minorities are frequently arrested for cannabis-related charges at a noticeably larger degree than their white counterparts. While black people in the US consume cannabis at a similar rate to white people, they’re 3.73 times more likely to be nabbed for possession, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. And with white […]
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