A New Player on the Cosmetics Stage There’s a cannabis renaissance happening in the beauty community. A fraction of the billion-dollar cosmetics industry is finally warming up to all-natural ingredients in their products, rather than chemical toxins produced in a lab. Many eco-friendly companies no longer use phthalates, parabens, and sulfate(and most can [...]
The Legalization Leaders (Before the Lawmakers) Cannabis has come a long way in the past decade. It was only five years ago that Colorado became the first state to legalize marijuana. Colorado Amendment 64, which was passed by voters on November 6, 2012, led to legalization in January 2014. Soon after, Washington followed [...]
The common effects of marijuana are widely known, and everyone has at least heard of the most notorious ones, if not experienced them. This knowledge makes people either want to try this natural plant, or avoid it. While these effects -- which include increased appetite, dizziness, and dry mouth -- aren't necessarily fun, they're not [...]
Think you’ve seen all that cannabis can do for you? Think again! Topical cannabis is finding its way into grocery stores, beauty salons, even sex shops in the form of cannabis-infused lube. We’re only scratching the surface in terms of what this life-altering plant can do for us. We’ve previously talked about the wide [...]
Breaking Marijuana News He’s a critically acclaimed director and vineyard owner, and now, Francis Ford Coppola can add “cannabis magnate” to the list of things he’s accomplished in his lifetime. Coppola has released a limited collection of three cannabis strains, aptly titled the Grower’s Series. Much like his ethic in making movies, the [...]
Cannabis Day Dreaming Not that you need an excuse to get high, but wouldn’t it be nice of cannabis had its own official holiday? Like, International Cannabis Day, or something? That way, we could all take a day off from work, order pizza, and watch the entire Game Of Thrones again from the [...]
Cannabis Change is Coming In certain states, the legalization of cannabis may feel like an upward battle — but whatever you do, don’t stop pushing for positive change. It’s coming. It’s slowly but surely making its way across all 50 states, and it’s largely due to the strong cannabis advocacy voices of our [...]
The Status of Cannabis Legalization in Mexico Mexico has a very different relationship with cannabis than the United States. Since American pop culture has embraced marijuana and its surrounding cultures, we commonly associate it with hippies, college kids, the munchies, Willie Nelson, and Snoop Dogg. With more and more states legalizing medicinal and [...]
Registering (and being approved) for your medical marijuana card is exciting and also a little terrifying; weed may be experiencing a bit of surge in popularity at the moment, what with all the politicians across North America pushing for legalization, but decades worth of negative associations still leave patients tip toeing around the idea [...]
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