THC Distillates

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 3   The cannabis industry has created some truly fascinating cannabis related products over the last 8 years—from blunts to vape pens to concentrates to dabbing to THC and CBD strips, and everything in between. It seems like every other day, someone gives us another way to consume cannabinoids. Case in point: THC distillates. You may not have heard of …

CANNABIS VS XANAX

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 2 If you have ever dealt with anxiety, then you have probably looked at taking Alprazolam, also know as Xanax. The most frequently prescribed benzodiazepine in the US, it is more than popular. It is an epidemic. Over 49 million prescriptions were written in 2011 alone. Used for …

DOES CBD REDUCE ANXIOUSNESS?

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 1 Does CBD reduce anxiousness brought on by consuming high amounts of THC? The answer for many people is yes, it can, but with the caveat that there are many factors that can impact how one responds to anxiety and CBD. Some of those variables include: The type …

EATING EDIBLES VERSUS INHALING CANNABIS

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 1. THC is Absorbed Differently Why are cannabis-infused edibles typically so much stronger than smoked or vaporized cannabis? When you consume cannabis in an ingestible form, its THC is metabolized by the liver, which converts it to 11-hydroxy-THC. This active metabolite is particularly effective in crossing the blood-brain barrier, …

SHOULD MEDICAL CANNABIS BE COVERED BY INSURANCE?

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry Recent court rulings in Canada and the U.S. could set a new precedent for insurance companies to pay for doctor-prescribed medical cannabis. In the last few months, in consideration of the addictive potential of opioids & opiates and relatively few safety concerns over cannabis, judges in both the …

CBD TREATS ANXIETY AND HERE’S HOW

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry While we don’t normally think of anxiety as desirable, it’s actually a critical adaptive response that can help us cope with threats to our (or a loved one’s) safety and welfare. These responses help us recognize and avert potential threats; they can also help motivate us to take …

IS CANNABIS ADDICTIVE?

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry If there’s a question that can’t be answered with a straightforward yes or no, it’s this: is cannabis addictive? Before becoming a cannabis consultant, I spent time working with individuals that have been dealing with addiction & were seeking treatment, and shortly before that I began using medical …

VIRGINIA PASSES 2 CANNABIS RELATED BILLS

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry RICHMOND, Va. (WHSV) — In this year’s session of Virginia’s General Assembly, 17 marijuana-related bills were proposed. Out of those, the House and Senate voted to pass two. One focuses on driver’s license reform, which could offer alternatives to adults with misdemeanor marijuana charges. Right now in Virginia, …

MEDICAL MARIJUANA UPDATE FOR WEST VIRGINIA

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry Delegate Mike Pushkin (D) filed House Bill 2677, and Senator Richard Ojeda (D) filed Senate Bill 386. Both would legalize medical cannabis, albeit in different manners. HB 2688 has no cosponsors, whereas SB 386 is cosponsored by a bipartisan coalition of nine senators. HB 2677 would legalize the …

APPLE IS PREPARING FOR THE MARIJUANA INDUSTRY

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry Apple is a famously secretive company, so tech reporters eager to get a scoop sometimes sift through the company’s patent applications to see what the tech giant might be cooking up. This week a search turned up something unusual: diagrams for what appear to be a new vaporizer. …