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  • Can cannabis make you more empathetic?

    Aug 25, 2021, 10:44 am By Elana Frankel
    Empathy is the ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes; to look at life from another’s perspective; and to feel and think like someone else. But is empathy just another form of divergent thinking (creativity) and spirituality, the basis of cannabis…
  • Is cannabis legal in Italy?

    Aug 25, 2021, 9:57 am By The Cannigma Staff
    Medical: LegalRecreational: Decriminalized Cannabis use is decriminalized in Italy and those who take part typically do not face legal consequences. That said, the possession or sale of cannabis is illegal and can be punished by severe penalties. For…
  • Is cannabis legal in Spain?

    Aug 25, 2021, 5:57 am By The Cannigma Staff
    Medical: IllegalRecreational: Decriminalized The legal status of marijuana in Spain is complicated. There is no legal pathway to access medical cannabis and the legality of recreational cannabis can vary widely depending on the individual situation.  While it…
  • What are the best cannabis apps?

    Aug 24, 2021, 12:45 pm By Ben Hartman
    Long before we all got surgically-attached to our smartphones, cannabis was there, lovingly held in the palm of your hand, a constant companion in daily life. But as cannabis has become more mainstream – and our lives have become more and more online – the…
  • Cannabis capsules recipe

    Aug 24, 2021, 10:49 am By Ben Hartman
    Yield: 30 capsules Cook/prep time: A few hours (mainly to make cannabis-infused oil)  Go straight to recipe But in all seriousness, cannabis capsules are a popular way of dosing weed that is odorless, tasteless, quick, and very effective. Cannabis capsules…
  • Is weed legal in Jamaica?

    Aug 24, 2021, 9:09 am By The Cannigma Staff
    Medical: Legal Recreational: Largely decriminalized Despite Jamaica’s reputation as a cannabis haven, the country only relaxed its laws in 2015. Currently, possessing small amounts of cannabis for personal use has been decriminalized. If caught with under…
  • What are THC and CBD tampons?

    Aug 22, 2021, 6:18 am By Ben Hartman
    Cannabis tampons are tampons that have been infused with cannabinoids such as CBD or THC. The idea is that the tampon is inserted vaginally as a way to apply cannabinoids to treat vaginal and abdominal pain caused by menstruation, endometriosis, and other…
  • 2-AG – too good to be overlooked

    Aug 22, 2021, 4:11 am By Codi Peterson, PharmD
    This article was reviewed by Miyabe Shields PhD, a cannabinoid pharmacology expert with over 11 years research experience in the field. The cannabis plant is best known for making bioactive molecules known as cannabinoids. These cannabinoids have activity in…
  • All you need to know about making cannabis tea

    11:05am By Ben Hartman
    Few things go better with a hot cup of tea than a perfectly-rolled joint. And if you’ve got the rest of the day off and a nice view to gaze at longingly, then that’s about as good as it gets. But like tea, cannabis is very versatile, and by no means does…
  • How federal legalization could help multi-state operators

    Wed 8:04am By Ben Hartman
    Do the tastes of cannabis consumers determine what strains are on the shelves, or are cultivators still setting the tone for what cannabis looks, smells, tastes, and feels like today? According to Josh Malman, the VP of cultivation at Jushi Holdings, as…
  • Have joint will travel: 420 hotels and cannabis-friendly places to stay

    Wed 4:01am By Ben Hartman
    If you’ve ever tried to wrap a towel around a hotel room smoke detector so you can burn a joint in peace, then you know that not every lodging option is weed-friendly. But things have changed in recent years, and as legalization sweeps across the US,…
  • How to make cannabis sugar cookies

    Aug 17, 2021, 6:24 am By Ben Hartman
    Yield: 24 cookies Cook time: 4 hours including prep Go straight to the recipe Be they stooges, tenors, Bee Gees, or Migos, great things often come in threes. But few trios can match the combined power and influence of butter, sugar, and flour.  The core…
  • Coming to a smoke session near you: the North American Weed Tour 2021 hits the road and the airwaves

    Aug 10, 2021, 2:05 pm By Ben Hartman
    If the past year and a half has taught us one thing, it’s that cannabis is pandemic-proof. But what about a weed tour of North America, one that’s taking off just as the Delta variant begins picking up speed across the United States? The team behind the…
  • How to find low cost, free, and subsidized medical cannabis

    Aug 4, 2021, 9:41 am By Ben Hartman
    In an age of unprecedented variety and quality in cannabis, it’s easy to think we’ve never had it better. But even in this era of plenty, there are still countless medical cannabis patients who cannot afford their medicine and don’t know where or how to…
  • Why edibles don’t work for some people

    Aug 1, 2021, 8:22 am By Kim Poole, BSN RN
    There are numerous reports of people for whom edibles don’t produce the high they expect, even if smoked cannabis does get them high. There are several explanations for why this may be the case.  Some of those factors involve variables you can change. These…
  • Becoming the Kushman: Kyle Kushman Shares Tips for Growing Incredible Weed

    Jul 29, 2021, 3:44 am By Ben Hartman
    With a green glass bong in hand, Kyle Kushman leans forward on his couch at his home somewhere in LA County and marvels at how his life story became a stoner film whose last act has yet to be written.h “Growing pot and [that] becoming my career, there’s a…
  • 10 cultural masterpieces we wouldn’t have without weed

    Jul 28, 2021, 1:38 pm By Ben Hartman
    It’s a nug of cannabis conventional wisdom that’s as old as time: Getting high makes you more creative, insightful, and more willing to heed the call of your artistic side, leaving behind the staid and serious concerns of the work day.  But is it actually…
  • Modern cannabis originated in East Asia, DNA study finds

    Jul 26, 2021, 9:28 am By Alexander Beadle
    This article first appeared in Analytical Cannabis. It is republished here with permission. From the analysis of ancient pollen, scientists had already previously determined that modern cannabis evolved in Central Asia on the Tibetan Plateau millions of…
  • For vaping, could Basiq be better?

    Jul 23, 2021, 3:13 am By Ben Hartman
    The “Basiq” vaporizer made by KANPEKI poses a compelling proposition for cannabis brands — what if there was a top-of-the-line vaporizer that was specifically designed to work with your concentrates? After 14 years living and working in China, months…
  • How to roll a blunt

    Jul 22, 2021, 12:47 pm By Ben Hartman
    In the 1997 Quentin Tarantino film “Jackie Brown,” there is a scene in which Samuel L. Jackson pays homage to the Kalashnikov rifle.  “AK-47, the very best there is. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every [REDACTED] in the room, accept no…

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