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What if psychedelics could revolutionize the way you die?
My story begins eight years ago, when I was approached by my first client requesting that I supervise her in a therapeutic session with a psychedelic medicine. She had debilitating depression and anxiety brought on by a breast...
47w
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Three ways to fly high with cannabis this Fourth Of July
Cannabis is more entwined with American history than you might think. From colonial legislation requiring farmers to grow hemp to Vietnam veterans using it to cope with PTSD, the plant has played a huge role in our country’s...
2y
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Cannabis and workouts: How to do it safely
Marijuana’s legalization has had wide-ranging implications, from attracting a more varied base of users to a larger selection of products now being available. It’s also added some muscle to the growing “weed and workout”...
2y
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Bids on weed-inspired licence plates open until 4/20
Love weed, like to drive and feel like giving back? The Colorado License Plates Auction might be just the ticket. Always thinking ahead, the Colorado Disability Funding Committee — whose mission is to raise and distribute...
2y
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How to use cannabis in ways that are eco-friendly
Cannabis isn’t normally associated with environmental dangers. Now that everyone is more aware of the threat of global warming, large percentages of people are looking for ways to help out the environment in any way they...
2y
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Nine celebs cashing in on cannabis
Legally speaking, cannabis has slowly been making progress, helping to shift the cultural perspective so much so that it seems celebrities openly embracing the drug could be the norm. But that may not be the case overall. Despite...
2y
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High THC products and where to find them
This story is a part of The GrowthOp’s weekly series, Ask A Budtender. Alex Howarth grew up in B.C. Although her passion to work in the music industry led her to move to the U.K, when it came to putting down roots, Toronto...
2y
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What happens when two cannabis strains are combined?
While people have likely smoked from a pipe or a bowl that had remnants from a different weed strain, mixing two strains is not something that usually done, at least not as a first choice. Is it possible to produce different...
3y
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A quick primer on hash
It’s a great time for cannabis in the U.S. Following the November elections, cannabis was decriminalized in some states and different medical and recreational programs were put in motion. With this new wave of acceptance...
3y
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Five common problems and solutions for weed users
Seasoned cannabis users don’t tend to stumble into bad highs or a bong that smokes poorly. These people tend to be ready when it’s time to smoke, having the necessary tools at hand to get high as smoothly and as efficiently...
3y
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Five weed hacks to make the most of the COVID-10 winter
Winter is fast approaching and it’s going to be one to remember, for better or worse. With less incentive and options to go out and have fun, it looks like much of our time will be spent indoors. Some, smoking weed, probably. ...
3y
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How to host a successful virtual weed smoking session
Smoke sessions are typically up close and intimate experiences. Regardless of the distancing guidelines employed, unless everyone invited has their own joint, there will be some saliva shairing with smoke buddies. While fun...
3y
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Five common benefits of sativa strains
As two primary cannabis forms, sativas and indicas become associated with certain behaviours and effects. However, the value of these definitions has lost significance over time. Their effects are not as clear-cut as the...
3y
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Should you choose indoor- or outdoor-grown cannabis?
When recreational cannabis consumers in the U.S. examine the array of flower available at their local dispensary, they’ll notice that cannabis buds may have the same strain name and potency, but they look and smell differently....
3y
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What happens when you smoke cannabis stems?
It’s happened to everyone: underestimating how much weed is left and, being late at night, getting more is not possible. Spotting some previously discarded stems, one question may come to mind: Can you smoke them? Sadly,...
3y
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