History of Rolling Papers
By: Marla Garden The technology of smoking continues to advance with vapes and pens; many people continue to love good, old rolling papers. People have likely been rolling things up in paper and smoking them since the creation of paper in the 1100’s. However, papers made specifically for rolling are concretely linked to being created in 15th century Spain. Peasants in...
Hortiscope
By: Medicinal Mike Boris Libra OMG someone just handed you the wettest, lip washed joint ever! Usually, your kinder nature would be more responsible in its response to these situations but this is the third time in a row and you’re fed up. Go outside and do some primal screaming this guy doesn’t realize he’s spitting all over your day. Aries This week...
Vape Pens… Love ‘Em?
By: Katie Burke This article is a tad bit challenging as there has been very little research done on vape pens. Due to the lack of studies, there’s no real way anyone could responsibly report the long-term effects of smoking marijuana out of a vape pen compared to a blunt, joint, pipe, or bong. There are, however, hypotheses based on...
Put the Weed in the Coconut
The first and hardest step to cooking with cannabis is to make the oil or butter. When heated with butter/oil the THC in weed activates and binds to the fat, thus infusing the butter/oil with THC. Traditionally, we hear about weed butter but when it comes to which fat to use, go for coconut oil. Since coconut oil has...
Bad Posture and an Orange Shirt
By Heather Rozen PT Alignment beats everything. Forget about what you were told about good posture. Telling people to sit up straight has only made things worse. I typically follow the philosophy of Gray Cook, a physical therapist who created the FMS, which is "first move well and then move often." But with a lot of my clients, I would...
QR Codes…What Are These?
QR codes, or Quick Response codes, are barcodes for digital media. They have been popping up all over the place. They are commonly seen on banners, as profile pictures on different social media outlets, in print media, and even on clothing. Having a barcode scanner on your smartphone allows you to easily scan a barcode and it will bring you...
Dear Dabby
Dabigail Van Buren is an advice columnist here to guide you through your predicaments, cannabis or otherwise. Dear Dabby, My boyfriend smokes weed all the time and I don’t smoke. He says he’s medicating, but I swear he just wants to get high. I love him but I feel like he never gets anything done. When I leave for work, he’s...
Next Big Crop
Next Big Crop was formed in 2014 as a provider of consulting services to the cannabis industry. Since then, they have provided top-notch consulting and management in an industry that, until recently, has lacked standardization and adoption of large-scale agricultural principals. Next Big Crop has taken an uncompromising stance towards safety, compliance, product integrity, quality, and service. Their team...
Steve Kerr Says He Used Marijuana For Back Pain, Hopes Leagues Soften Stance
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said on a CSN Bay Area podcast published Friday that he smoked marijuana for back pain he experienced the past two years. "I guess maybe I could even get in some trouble for this, but I've actually tried twice during the last year and a half when I've been going...
Loretta Lynn Reveals She Tried Marijuana For The First Time At 84: ‘It Hit Me Right In The Chest!’
Loretta Lynn is sitting aboard her tour bus reminiscing about old friends like Patsy Cline (“Patsy was her own woman and that’s what I adored. I thought, ‘By golly, I’m not the only one — Patsy stands up for herself too.'”) and George Jones (“I bought his old tour bus, but he’d shot through the roof and I never...
