Month: December 2020

Each year, we arrive at the end of December and swear that in the new year we’re going to change all our bad habits. We’re going to work out more, save money, and pursue all the passions that we’ve let sit idle for a whole 365 days. 

I applaud you, I applaud us, because this time, we’re for sure going to evolve. And to help us along the way, here are five strains for five of the most common types of New Year’s Resolutions.

Working out: Green Crack

Green Crack is a classic sativa that people love for its energizing qualities. Smoke ethos, and your head is instantly hit with a rush of “Okay, what was I doing? Oh yeah — everything!” It’s perfect for when you need that boost of energy that’ll get you putting on your running shoes and grabbing your jump rope, while we await the day we can go back to our local gyms.

Green Crack is thought to be a cross of a 1989 Super Sativa Seed Club, a Skunk #1, and an Afghani landrace. It has earthy, citrus, skunky terpenes that will invigorate your senses.

Saving money: WiFi OG

When it comes to saving money on weed, the truth is: it’s damn near impossible. Going gram by gram on flower adds up, and don’t get me started on how much your bank account will hate you for walking out of the store with a bag of concentrates. 

Edibles are the most cost effective way to consume cannabis in bulk, but if you’d rather inhale your cannabinoids and terpenes, try buying just one strain that you can smoke at any time of day versus stacking up on a variety of products that produce a time-of-day-specific effects. Our suggestion is WiFi OG.

White Fire OG, also called WiFi OG, or even just WiFi is a cross of the sativa-dominant Fire OG and the indica-dominant The White. It’s known for being a potent and euphoric hybrid that hits hard, but isn’t necessarily immobilizing. When it comes to saving money on the amount of weed you buy for different effects, WiFi is an excellent one-smoke-fits-all type. Its terpene profile features hints of pine, citrus, and diesel; and most people feel relaxed and happy after consuming it.

Get more sleep: Granddaddy Purple

As someone who goes to bed at midnight every night and wakes up at 5 o’clock every morning, I can tell you that getting more sleep in this coming year is a great New Year’s resolution. And if you’re seeking the perfect cannabis strain that quiets your mind, relaxes your body, and puts you right to sleep for a solid eight hours of rest, you should probably get something potent that is known for having sleepy effects. The world famous Granddaddy Purple is your answer.

Granddaddy Purple — GDP for short — was created in California by Ken Estes. It’s a cross of Big Bud and Purple Urkle, named after its deep purple flowers and lauded for its nighttime effects. This indica has a mix of grape and earthy aromas that translate into a somewhat hashy-tasting smoke. On average, people report feeling extremely relaxed and euphoric after smoking this purple powerhouse.

Reduce stress: Blue Dream

Blue Dream is my all-time #1 favorite strain for everything in the world. It makes me so damn happy, and puts me in this happy-go-lucky state where not a single thing in life can penetrate my bubble of emotional security. If you’re looking for a stress reliever, I’m no doctor, and even they couldn’t give you a 100% certain answer when it comes to choosing cannabis strains, but I’ll tell you that Blue Dream is an excellent starting point.

Blue Dream is one of the most popular cannabis strains in the world. Originally, it’s a sativa-dominant hybrid bred by crossing a Santa Cruz Haze with DJ Short’s Blueberry strain. The result is a sweet, earthy, slightly citrus treat that hits your head and body with absolutely euphoria and bliss. Blue Dream feels good, and if you want to reduce stress in the coming years, it’s not a bad sidekick for the mission.

Learn a new skill: Canna-Tsu

You’re never too old to learn a new skill. You’re never too old to pursue a new passion. And to help you get in the right mindset for both, Canna Tsu is an excellent strain to consume. It’s a high CBD strain, so it won’t bring forth the type of high you’re accustomed to, but it will provide clear-headed effects that make it easier to block out distractions and focus on the task(s) directly in front of you.

Canna Tsu is a cross of the high CBD Cannatonic with high CBD Sour Tsunami. It tastes earthy, like many of these high CBD strains do. Focused, energetic, and happy are its most common effects, which is exactly how you want to feel when stepping out of your comfort zone to build yourself.

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As the days grow shorter and colder, the season for warm and cozy drinks has arrived. Many people already have a ritual built around their morning coffee or night time tea — making it an ideal vessel for a daily dose of cannabis. With health and immunity top everyone’s mind, infusing cannabis for an extra boost of wellness, physical and mental, is just as easy with warm beverages as it is with traditional iced cocktails. 

One of the most useful technologies in creating cannabis drink products, from ground coffee to powder mixers, is nano-emulsion technology. Essentially, this process breaks down the cannabis elements into particles tiny enough to get mixed into other ingredients while retaining potency. Cannabis products that are nano emulsified are particularly efficient for drinks because they are relatively flavorless, allow for quick onset of cannabis effects, and stay suspended in liquid without separating. 

 

With seasonal flavors, we use a variety of cannabis products to create warming drinks as tasty as they are potent. Many of the cannabis drink enhancers are interchangeable and come in a wide variety of flavors, including non-flavored, to allow maximum versatility and creativity when it comes to taking your drinks to the next level. 

How to make delicious warm cannabis-infused cocktails

Before you start mixing, there’s a few tried-and-true tips you should have at your disposal for the best canna-cocktail experience: 

• After following a recipe, periodically taste and adjust the amounts of each ingredient to create your ideal balance.
• Use almost-boiling water. Using water that has cooled a bit from being boiled will be plenty hot to bring flavors together while allowing some of the more delicate notes of mix-ins — like matcha, fresh citrus, and spices — to shine. 
• Add your own flare: play around with garnishes to put a personalized stamp on homemade drinks. Try anything from cinnamon sticks to infused honey. 

Why the Canna Spiced Latte? 

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A twist on the cult-status favorite, Pumpkin Spiced Latte, this is an ultra-comforting blend of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg with CBD infused coffee. For those looking to add THC, stirring in one dose of canna-butter or canna-coconut oil makes for an extra rich version. 

Tip: those who want to stick to their favorite coffee blend can also add a no-flavor CBD drink enhancer for the same calming effect, without sacrificing signature flavor. 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup prepared CBD coffee
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup 
• 2 tablespoons milk or creamer of choice
• 1 handheld milk frother
• 1 serving of cannabis-infused butter or coconut oil, optional

Method: 

1. Brew the coffee by method of choice.
2. While coffee is brewing, add spices, syrup and milk to your mug and combine with a handheld milk frother — or whisk with a fork — to combine well.
3. Add coffee and stir or froth to combine.
4. Stir in optional canna-oil or butter. 

Products we mixed: Hemp Flower Coffee by Green Roads 

With 9.76 milligrams of CBD per serving, Green Roads’ Hemp Flower Coffee may pep you up without the caffeine jitters. Columbian coffee and American hemp combine for a unique cup o’ joe. 

Available: nationwide

Cali Rise Coffee by Kickback

There’s 90 milligrams of Broad Spectrum Nano-CBD in every bag of Cali Rise Coffee, so you can revel in the smooth, buttery flavors and mellow effects before taking on the day.  

Available: nationwide

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Few things have been more detrimental to the evolution of cannabis than the fear of getting too stoned. Despite massive amounts of scientific research supporting its validity as a medicine, and the widely-known fact that cannabis is a good recreational alternative to alcohol, none of that really matters if the person in question has had a bad weed trip. 

And it’s not an irrational fear, either. Getting too high can be traumatic … a horrible, scary, and overall game-ending experience for the cannabis novice. Thankfully, recent developments in products focusing on precise microdosing have opened up weed to a lot of cannabis newbies. Most of these developments have been in the edibles market, but now, with the Omura Series X, microdosing has come to the flower world. 

Chic and beyond user-friendly, the Series X by Omura is a whole flower vaporizer that’s perfectly suited for both the stone-cold novice/canna-curious crowd and the intermediate/medicinal consumer. 

Basically, they’ve taken the flower vaporizer and simplified the process to its most basic function, then homogenized a precise microdose with each session by employing paper tubes preloaded with tiny bits of flower called “Flowersticks.” 

Thoughtful, well-executed, and effective, this is a perfect flower vape for people who are nervous about using cannabis, streamlining the process into a one stop shop for the curious newcomer. 

What is the Omura Series X?

The Omura Series X is a new kind of handheld flower vaporizer that uses a proprietary insert — Flowersticks — to provide a consistent, micro-dosed experience for the novice consumer.  

Created in partnership with Omura and the award-winning industrial designer Michael Young, the impressive tech inside coincides with a glamorous yet pared down aesthetic, resulting in a device that works great, looks great and feels great in your hand. 

It features a patented dual-heat source that vaporizes flower thoroughly and evenly, preserving many of the flavor-packed terpenes that get eviscerated during the process of combustion that takes place when smoking. 

What can you vape with it?

The Omura Series X is only compatible with Fowersticks, which are disposable and biodegradable tubes that come prefilled with .17 grams of flower. Each Series X comes with a pack of 12 Flowersticks in Indica, Sativa, Hybrid and CBD.

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I tried the Hybrid and the flower was pretty good, it definitely got me high. The preloaded Flowersticks are what really cements this as a product for novice consumers. Anyone who was really into weed would probably want to load their own with the flower of their choice. However, for someone who is confused about all the different titles and effects flower can have, this kind of preloaded situation is perfect. Just pop one in and go. 

How do you use the Omura Series X?

The stand out feature of the Series X is its complete and total simplicity. 

Here is a quick start guide to the Series X: 

1. Fully insert a Flowerstick flower end down into the Series X. 
2. Device will turn on automatically.
3. LED lights will indicate Series X is heating up.
4. Device will vibrate and all three LED lights will illuminate once when ready to use (about 30 seconds to warm up).
5. Take long, slow draws and expect minimal vapor.
6. The vapor will increase with session.
7. Session lasts about three minutes.
8. To end session, simply remove Flowerstick from the device and it will shut off. 

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What’s the appeal?

The Omura Series X not only fills a hole in the market of newcomers looking for a safe, accurate way to consume flower, but pioneers the concept of precise microdosing for flower consumption altogether. 

The device is beautiful, it works extremely well, and the process is so streamlined that anyone could figure it out. Honestly, the first thing I thought after using the Series X was that it would be a fabulous gift for a parent or grandparent who’s looking to use cannabis recreationally or medicinally, but had always been too confused or overwhelmed to actually do it. 

While the product isn’t necessarily made for a super stoner like myself, I think its importance lies in the group that it caters to. The canna-curious or those wary of cannabis are the people who hold the key to weed’s public acceptance. The fact that this device takes the fear out of using cannabis is truly invaluable, especially at such a pivotal time in its journey from the black market to the stock market. 

My only issue lies in the amount of packaging vs amount of flower you are getting. Though the Flowerstick tubes are biodegradable, they also produce a lot of trash. However, it is appreciated that they spent the extra dough and didn’t go with plastic options. Maybe in the future they could offer refillable options to cut down on the amount of waste. Right now, it’s health conscious, but not exactly environmentally conscious.

Overall, the Omura Series X is unique, trail-blazing, and bridges a gap between the novice and mother cannabis. For our industry as a whole, the larger objective is to make cannabis accessible and acceptable to the masses. Omura’s Series X does both.

Find the Omura Series X at omuracbd.com

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