For a long time, cannabis culture lived off the grid. Quiet. Misread. Filtered through people who never rolled it, grew it, or passed it with intention. But inside the circle, there was always a different truth. Proper Smoke Network rolls in from Lance of First Smoke of the Day and Adam of Proper Doinks. Two…
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering a petition raising concerns about the alleged “significant harm” that a drug testing device for marijuana metabolites in hair could cause if employers or law enforcement administer it under the mistaken impression it proves a person actually used cannabis rather than was exposed to secondhand smoke from…
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What is the right dosage for an edible? — Indy Gestion I wish I knew. Everyone is different. Body weight, personal tolerance levels, how much you’ve had to eat beforehand, all kinds of things factor into how an edible will make you feel. Anecdotal experience shows me that 10 mgs of THC per 100 pounds of…
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I’m in a bus on the Thika Super Highway, headed to Juja. It’s dark outside, but I leave my window open, loving how the wind feels against my face. My brother and I had a quick sesh before I left for home, and the THC is just now kicking in. Gengetone music is blasting from…
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It’s a blazing hot 92-degree (33°C) day at the Casa Flor farm in Willits, California, and the first attribute of the towering cannabis plants that I take in is their ability to shade me from the sun. Two days after the autumnal equinox, the coolest place to be is down in the dirt among the…
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Jarred Shaw is a 35-year-old American basketball player who helped his team win Indonesia’s 2023 Basketball League championship. He’s also a Texan with Crohn’s disease—a chronic inflammatory bowel condition that causes debilitating pain and has no cure. Like many Crohn’s patients who’ve exhausted conventional treatments, Shaw found relief through cannabis. Specifically, he used cannabis gummies…
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The Strains of the Month for October features a plethora of heaters we’re sure our readers will enjoy. This lineup showcases some of the latest and greatest strains to hit the recreational market this fall. There are also a few award winners who have taken top honors at contests all over the country. This lineup…
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When I saw Stanford Medicine’s article about cannabis use in older adults, I expected balanced, evidence-based health guidance. What I got instead was a mixture of legitimate medical advice wrapped in misleading statistics, historical revisionism, and barely disguised pharmaceutical industry talking points. Don’t get me wrong – warnings about cannabis use for seniors aren’t inherently…
“Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world…” Cannabis isn’t just a plant: it’s a passport. A language without borders. A seed that connects continents, cultures, and generations. It’s the smell on your clothes after a night in a dive bar in Amsterdam. It’s the sticky hash a Moroccan farmer…
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When I moved to Spain in 2002, I didn’t come for the easy attitude to cannabis, but it quickly became a reason to stay. I remember Friday afternoon in the port of Marbella, summer sunshine, rows of pristine white yachts rocking on the calm water under a blue sky, spacious bar terraces full of potted…
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