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Honoring 420: A Crash Course on the History of 420 

Honoring 420: A Crash Course on the History of 420 

Many of us love cannabis and celebrate 4:20 am, pm, and date on the calendar. But how many know where the celebration of 420 came from? In this one, I want to honor the cannabis lovers holiday, w
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Honoring Women’s History Month with Women in Cannabis

Honoring Women’s History Month with Women in Cannabis

Women, warriors of the world, the ones that bring life into the world, the ones that advance tech, music, math, and cannabis. Women like: Brownie Mary, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson
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From Smoke Sesh to Networking Events, Is Cannabis/Hemp Bringing People Together?

From Smoke Sesh to Networking Events, Is Cannabis/Hemp Bringing People Together?

Cannabis is a healer, a medicinal plant in more ways than one. Cannabis is known to be a mind, body, and soul healer and so, naturally, brings people together. Covid may have challenged that a bit but
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Black History Month- Honoring Black Owned Businesses in Cannabis

Black History Month- Honoring Black Owned Businesses in Cannabis

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”—Booker T. WashingtonPhoto Credit: Mass General R
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4 Ways Covid Changed Cannabis Culture

4 Ways Covid Changed Cannabis Culture

Cannabis culture, love culture, visit culture, quality time culture- Covid did in fact change many cultures everywhere. The ways we used to interact with one another are no longer. With face masks, so
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National Women’s Month: The Herstory of Women’s Health and Cannabis

National Women’s Month: The Herstory of Women’s Health and Cannabis

Lots of praise is given to men in the cannabis industry, most industries really, but what about women in history, specifically, cannabis history? Have you heard the rumor that women have a better conn
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Black History Month: The History of Cannabis and Black People in America

Black History Month: The History of Cannabis and Black People in America

“As cannabis becomes legalized state by state and as hemp products containing CBD become federally legal in 2018, most Americans do not realize that the drug war continues. It continues to devastate o
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What is a Landrace Strain?

What is a Landrace Strain?

Landrace strains of cannabis may seem mysterious since you hear about them but it is not often that you see landrace strains for sale in dispensaries. If you use only hemp flower and do not smoke mari
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Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC): The Cannabinoid That Gets You High

Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC): The Cannabinoid That Gets You High

Cannabinoids exist as natural compounds produced by the body (endocannabinoids) and as external compounds naturally produced by the cannabis plant (phytocannabinoids). Pain, spasms, asthma, sleep diso
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Humulene (a-Caryophyllene): The Hoppy Terpene

Humulene (a-Caryophyllene): The Hoppy Terpene

Alpha-Humulene makes up about 40% of the essential oil of hops and is a common cannabis terpene. Cannabis (including CBD hemp flower) is actually closely related to hops so it is natural for them to s
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Linalool: A Soothing and Relaxing Terpene

Linalool: A Soothing and Relaxing Terpene

Linalool is a terpene found in cannabis and lavender. It has a floral scent with a hint of spice. Outside of cannabis and lavender, linalool can be found in over 200 species of plants. It is most abun
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Pinene: Fresh From The Forest Energizing Cannabis Terpenes

Pinene: Fresh From The Forest Energizing Cannabis Terpenes

Pinene is a very common terpene in cannabis and other plants. It can be found in cannabis, hops, cumin, pine and conifer trees, juniper, cedar, sage, basil, parsley, rosemary, dill, oranges, nutmeg, g
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