Initial Thoughts I was lucky enough to travel to Italy with my family when I was a child. When I got back and you asked me my favourite part, I would have said it was all of the gelato. Even now when I think back, I mostly remember standing in various lineups for gelato around Rome. Is that what my parents wanted me to take away from the trip? I’d assume no. Nevertheless, the impact was made. I was a lifelong gelato fan. When I first heard […]
Read moreSen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is making a bold promise: if elected president, he will legalize marijuana in all 50 states on his first day in office. “We will end the destructive war on drugs,” the 2020 Democratic candidate said at rally days before this week’s Iowa caucus. “On my first day in office through executive order we will legalize marijuana in every state in this country.” But while the pledge has been largely welcomed by reform advocates and cannabis enthusiasts, some experts question whether such immediate, sweeping […]
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There’s nothing better than opening the bottom chamber of your grinder and finding a small mountain of dust — otherwise known as kief. While it may not look like much, kief is actually the most potent part of the cannabis plant. It’s made by separating the trichomes, which contain the plant’s cannabinoids and terpenes, from the rest of your flower. Kief is often dubbed “nature’s concentrate,” but unlike other types of concentrates, it is both inexpensive and easy to make at home. Collecting kief on a budget […]
Read moreAs public support for marijuana reform continues to grow, more governors seem to be taking notice and adopting pro-legalization platforms, according to a gubernatorial scorecard released by the advocacy group NORML on Wednesday. That said, while recent polling shows majority support for legalization among both Democratic and Republican voters, the issue remains deeply partisan at the gubernatorial level. NORML’s annual scorecard grades governors based on comments they’ve made about cannabis issues as well as their policy records. The group identified several key takeaways from this year’s report, […]
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