How to Judge Cannabis Quality Like a Pro

For decades, weed tokers around the globe have shared a similar concern: being able to access top-quality cannabis. Whether you use it for medicinal purposes or recreationally as a way to unwind, there’s no doubt that you’re going to want to have the best experience possible, which means that you’re …

How to Trim Weed: The Ultimate Guide

Whether you grow your own weed for personal use or you’re a cannabis farmer who cultivates high-grade buds for legal sale to dispensaries, trimming is an important part of the process. If you’re new to the process, however, you may be dreading the process. Heck, even if you’ve been growing …

How To Guides For Joint, Spliff, & Blunt Rolling

Ever since it was first stumbled upon on the Himalayan foothills centuries ago, people have been exploring different was to consume the miraculous herb. Some tokers enjoy packing it into a bong, others like to light up a bowl, and many enjoy prefer modern-day methods, such as vaporization or dabs. …

Everything You Need to Know about Rosin Micron Bags

There are a lot of different methods that have been developed and used to extract cannabinoids (the chemical compounds that naturally occur in the cannabis plant), and rosin is one of the latest techniques. This process involves using heat and pressure to separate cannabis plant matter from cannabis oil, and …

Best THC-Free Cannabis-Scented Gifts for Stoners

Are you looking for a gift for that special stoner in your life? Know someone who doesn’t smoke, but just likes the smell of weed? Want to gift yourself something unique? Whatever the case may be, there’s no denying that cannabis has an intoxicating (no pun intended) aroma, but no …

A Humble List of the Best Weed Magazines

Perhaps you’re an avid smoker and you’d like to learn about the latest trends in the world of cannabis, or maybe you’re a cultivator and you’re looking for growing and harvesting tips and tricks. Whatever the case may be, if you’re seeking information about weed, there are tons of resources …

An Introduction to Compound Genetics

Are you a cannabis connoisseur who has been smoking for a long time? Are you new to weed? Either way, if you’re looking for top-shelf, high-quality strains of weed, then you’re going to find that there are a lot of cultivators out there. One cultivator that is up-and-coming and that …

Dispensary Prices vs Street Prices: Why the Difference? 

Thanks to recent changes in legislation, marijuana use, once viewed as taboo among the masses, has become increasingly popular. Woohoo, the people won! Right? Legalization is largely due to politicians finally started listening to advocates of cannabis use, and started paying attention to and admitting that cannabis offers a wealth …

Organic Cannabis & Why You Should Care

Cannabis is touted among many as nature’s “cure-all”, and for good reason. It offers numerous physical and mental health benefits, such as: Pain management for several chronic conditions, such as arthritis, migraines, fibromyalgia, and endometriosis. Reduced inflammation, which can be beneficial for managing conditions like Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and …

A Comprehensive Overview of Lotus Nutrients

When most people think of a lotus, they picture a beautiful flower with symmetrical leaves and striking colors floating on top of a lake of water. The deep symbolic meaning might also come to mind, as the flower has long been regarded as a sacred plant, particularly in eastern societies …

History and Overview of Marley Natural Brand

When most people hear the name “Bob Marley”, two things come to mind: reggae and weed. Robert Nesta Marley, better known as Bob Marley, a Jamaican singer and songwriter, wooed the world with his melodic tunes and thoughtfully written lyrics. Marley rocked the music world, blending together reggae, ska, and …

LRG (Lifted Research Group): Streetwear Meets Cannabis Music Culture

“When you smoke marijuana, it reveals you to yourself” ~ Bob Marley Pain reduction, nausea relief, reduced inflammation, anxiety management, improved sleep, enhanced mood; there is no denying the fact that marijuana offers a myriad of benefits. Plus, it just makes you feel good. Whether you’re an occasional recreation user …

9 Best Weed Movies of All Time That Don’t Suck

A child’s cartoon? Dude, check out the graphics? A cooking show that features pickled pigs feet? Man, those little piggies look AMAZING! A documentary highlights the mating ritual of snails? Isn’t love magical? If you’re baked enough, pretty much anything can be a thrilling stoner flick. But let’s be honest, …

The Next Big Thing: Cannabis Franchising

The tide has certainly changed regarding cannabis use in recent years. There’s endless scientific evidence that confirms marijuana offers a myriad of medicinal benefits; in fact, it’s considered a natural “cure-all” among naturopaths and those who want to break free from the pharmaceutical industry and the products they tout that …

Cannabis Cultivation Lighting 101: Creating Sunshine Indoors

Lighting is one of, if not the most essential ingredient needed for a quick, high-yielding crop. Your lights may very well be your single greatest expense, but very well worth the investment. Maximizing light distribution to your plants will enhance photosynthesis tremendously. Photosynthesis is the process by which carbon dioxide …

Big & Famous Venture Capital Funds & Private Equity Firms in Cannabis

The pot industry is a behemoth, with producers and stocks seeing a strong bull market over the last five years. As more states begin to get onboard with decimalization and legalization, the market expands, and the industry continues its march to the dominance of the alternative health sector. The trend …

Indicas vs. Sativas vs. Hybrids: Reality vs. Marketing

The terms indica and Sativa are both widely used and hotly disputed. Sativa strains are widely believed to have more energetic, uplifting, and cerebral effects, whereas indica strains are generally thought to have more calming, full-body, and sedative effects. Cannabis users (and many budtenders too unfortunately) have mixed up effects …

Types of THC: Chasing the Potency Dragon

Of the more than 100 cannabinoids in the cannabis plant, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the one principally responsible for the psychoactive and intoxicating effects of cannabis consumption. Live cannabis plants contain tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), the non-active version of this compound. When cannabis is decarboxylated through heating to a high temperature, drying, …

Cannabis Plant Nutrition Compared: Synthetic vs Organic

The plants’ diet is one of the essential aspects of any cannabis crop. Giving your marijuana plants all the essential nutrients it needs is vital for it to not only producing top quality bud but also to withstand diseases and pests, and ensure a happy ending come harvest time. Protecting …

Why Some Cannabis Is Purple & Why It’s Frickin Awesome

Are you rolling up some delicious Granddaddy Purple? There’s something about purple weed that’s special. If you’re meeting with friends, and someone pulls out a tasty-looking nub, shimmering in hues of purple, pink, and orange, you know you’re dealing with some dank. Traditionally, purple weed is synonymous with strength. Most …

What goes into a strain name?

Every other day a new cannabis strain with a new name shows up. Strain names for marijuana have become baffling, due in large part to the fact that they don’t convey much more than a marketing message. Every plant with purple leaves isn’t Purple Haze, and every skunky sativa isn’t …

Every Popular Type of Vape Pen Explained

Buying a vape pen can be an exciting adventure. Once you start to look into the different vape pens on the market, you may get the feeling you are out of your depth. First and foremost, let’s recognize there is a difference between vape pens and a whole mod kit. …

Bubbles vs Dry Ice: 2 Best Methods for Making Hashish

The earliest known use of hash traces back to Persia around 1000 to 1200AD. Surprisingly, it was assassins that brought the extract to fame. Some scholars actually state “hashish” translates to “assassin” in the Persian language. Marco Polo took the fabled tales of assassins and their hash use back to …

Cookies: How Berner Built the Biggest Brand in Cannabis

If you had to pick out the leading brand in cannabis culture, who would it be? Is it “Cookies?” Yup, we thought so. Ever since its official launch in 2012, the Cookies Fam brand continues to take the cannabis world by storm. The company continues to innovate, adding more to …

Low Stress Training (LST) for Cannabis Plants – How To

How do people get their cannabis plants to grow like bonsai trees? We’ve all seen those pictures of “seas of green,” with massive colas poking up through trellis netting in someone’s grow room. How do they pull it off? What’s the secret? If you want to get the biggest harvest …

Best Torch-less E-Rigs Money Can Buy

Are you staring at your blowtorch heating your nail, wondering if there’s an easier and safer way to do this? Heating your rig in preparation for a dab shouldn’t have to be like conducting a science experiment. Sure, we get it; the allure of heating that nail with your torch …

Dry Curing Cannabis Explained

Your buds are finally ready for harvest after tending to your plants for the last eight to twelve weeks. Most growers step back for a minute to admire their handy work before they start cutting. While you’re standing there taking in the sea of green, you’ll begin to realize that …