You probably know that eating cannabis makes most people hungry. And not just the tummy-rumbling sensation that reminds you it’s almost dinnertime – sometimes you’ll be overcome with the all-encompassing, eat-everything-in-sight, full-fledged Munchies. Why Does Cannabis Cause the Munchies? There’s a number of reasons scientists believe cannabis causes an increase in appetite. THC and [...]
Say what you want about millennials (we're lazy, technology-obsessed, and lacking social skills), but you can't deny that this generation is passionate about health and a greener lifestyle. That counts for the environment -- climate change is real -- and ourselves. Stats show that cigarette smoking is on the decline (dropping from 20.9% in [...]
We used to think the fastest way to get the maximum benefits from marijuana plants was to smoke the leaves – burning the plant material unlocks the beneficial cannabinoids, which enter the bloodstream on a puff of pungent smoke and pass through the blood-brain barrier to affect change within our endocannabinoid system (that’s just [...]
Remember a time when stoners were depicted as lazy and self-indulgent? Sitting on the couch for hours on end in a T-shirt covered in bright orange Cheetos dust with no regard for anyone or anything else? Yeah, those days are long gone. The cannabis community has turned over a new leaf in recent years, [...]
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 [...]