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  • Peat Moss is the Perfect Growing Medium for Cannabis

    Mar 3, 2020, 2:03 pm By Francis Cassidy
    Although often overlooked, peat moss is one of the most effective mediums for growing cannabis. A peat moss medium requires a lot less work to set up than a hydroponic or aquaponic setup. With some know-how and little preparatory work, a peat moss medium may…
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  • What Science Says About Athletes, Cannabis, and Blood Pressure

    Mar 3, 2020, 9:00 am By Marc Moulin
    Many athletes are turning to cannabis for exercise recovery.  Calvin Johnson, one of the most dominant wide receivers to ever play in the NFL, recently admitted to consuming cannabis after every game. The former wide-out consumed cannabis to manage severe…
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  • Could Real World Data Trials Finally Get Cannabis FDA-Approved?

    Mar 2, 2020, 1:05 pm By Matt Weeks
    Drug research is skipping clinical trials for real world data collection. What about cannabis? There’s a good reason why people hear about wonder drugs undergoing clinical trials but then never hear about these again. It’s because many research…
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  • Does Cannabis Make Birth Control Ineffective?

    Mar 2, 2020, 9:00 am By Jessica McKeil
    Cannabis is known to impact endocrine signaling, but what does this mean for the Pill. Physicians have long warned women about smoking cigarettes in combination with birth control, especially for those over the age of thirty-five. Smoking alters hormones while…
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  • Craft Cannabis is the Good Soul of a Commercialized Industry

    Feb 28, 2020, 1:00 pm By Francis Cassidy
    Big Cannabis looms but craft cannabis has deep community roots. What is craft cannabis? A craft product is something produced with intention and connection. Craft cannabis involves the small-scale production of cannabis intended for niche markets. The art of…
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  • Terminally Ill Patients Still Can’t Access Cannabis in America

    Feb 28, 2020, 9:00 am By Matt Weeks
    Some of the biggest pushes on the road to cannabis acceptance and legalization are coming from terminally ill patients. There’s something about the pleading of dying people that can break through the hard shells of anti-cannabis arguments. It helps people…
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  • How to Fix Wet Weed

    Feb 27, 2020, 2:00 pm By Francis Cassidy
    It can happen to anyone. But, all is not lost. It’s best to avoid cannabis that’s too dry or too wet. When too wet, cannabis is hard to grind, doesn’t burn well, often tastes bad, and many report that it’s not as potent. In addition, wet cannabis…
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  • Cannabis Can Reduce Severity and Frequency of Migraines

    Feb 27, 2020, 9:00 am By Marc Moulin
    Research suggests cannabis may effectively manage the sharp pain in the head from migraines. Sadly, most people are familiar with headaches. The most common type of headache, tension headaches, affect forty-two percent of adults worldwide. Tension headaches…
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  • Does Cannabis Impair Driving Long After the High is Gone?

    Feb 26, 2020, 2:00 pm By Matt Weeks
    Is a person’s driving affected by cannabis consumption? Yes, but not in the way you might think. New research published in the Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence (2020) asks society to reconsider the relationship between smoking weed and operating an…
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  • Studies Suggest Cannabis May Create a False Memory Effect

    Feb 26, 2020, 9:00 am By Matt Weeks
    New research is questioning the powers of recollection for cannabis consumers. Human memory — on it best day — is much frailer than many like to admit. Every day, people forget important information, blank on the names of important persons in their lives,…
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  • The Latest Cannabis Gear for Older Adults and Those with Accessibility Issues

    Feb 25, 2020, 1:31 pm By Francis Cassidy
    This cannabis gear removes obstacles to preparing medical cannabis. From rolling joints to grinding flower, as we age, people often lose the ability to perform the tasks for which we once excelled. But with some cleverly designed cannabis gear, patients can…
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  • HPV Study Says Anti-Tumoral Properties of THC May be Dose Dependent

    Feb 25, 2020, 9:00 am By ChristineColbert
    New study calls to question anti-tumoral properties of THC. As more and more cannabis research emerges, some studies have begun presenting conflicting information. So, what happens when scientific research generates conflicting evidence?  A case in point is a…
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  • Smoking Cannabis is Not a Trigger for COPD

    Feb 24, 2020, 2:28 pm By ChristineColbert
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) kills millions every year, but cannabis is not a trigger for COPD. According to the World Health Organization, COPD kills one person every ten seconds. It is an umbrella term used to describe chronic lung diseases…
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  • Understanding Weed Tolerance and How to Reset it

    Feb 24, 2020, 9:00 am By Francis Cassidy
    Most patients notice some form of weed tolerance the more they medicate. But why does it occur? What can a person do? And what happens inside the brain? From coffee to cannabis, tolerance build-up is common with many substances. Weed tolerance occurs when the…
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  • How Much is a Dab?

    Feb 21, 2020, 3:03 pm By Francis Cassidy
    Calculating the dose in a dab or joint will save money and intoxication. There are a myriad of ways to consume cannabis. While it all comes from the bud of a flower, the ensuing distillation and processing offer different potencies of THC. At the same time,…
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  • Can CBD Lower Your High if You Take Too Much Cannabis?

    Feb 21, 2020, 8:50 am By Francis Cassidy
    Can CBD lower your high? Yes. And here’s why. Many of us have experienced the effects of over-consuming THC. If the ensuing confusion and occasional paranoia make for an uncomfortable experience, CBD can come to the rescue. With the passing of the Farm Bill…
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  • CBD Distillate: Odorless and Purified Extract with Entourage Benefits

    Feb 20, 2020, 2:08 pm By Francis Cassidy
    CBD distillate keeps its terpenes and minor cannabinoids to access entourage benefits. CBD distillate is an oil extract from the cannabis plant that contains high amounts of CBD along with other plant compounds. It typically contains around eighty percent CBD…
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  • THC Beverages Can be Healthy and Medicinal

    Feb 20, 2020, 9:00 am By Francis Cassidy
    With a thirty-minute onset, potent THC beverages offer a different way to medicate. THC beverages differ greatly from flower and concentrates, and many experience different effects compared to edibles. But how do we absorb them, and how much can patients…
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  • How CBD works on the Gut to Treat Alcohol Abuse

    2:00pm By ChristineColbert
    CBD may help treat Alcohol Abuse Disorder through the microbiota–gut–brain axis (MGBA). A new research review has been published in Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research (2019), looking into how CBD could potentially treat alcohol use disorders by…
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  • LED Grow Lights Illuminate the Future of Cannabis Growth

    9:00am By Francis Cassidy
    What are the advantages of LED and how do they differ from alternative lighting systems? Where high-pressure sodium (HPS) lighting once ruled in cannabis grows, ultra-efficient LED grow lights are fast becoming the norm. Just as important as soil, lighting…
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