The Excitement Over Weed Beer, Explained

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Consuming cannabis has massively expanded over the last two years, with new products emerging onto the market every week. And cannabis-infused beverages have made a big impact. Within the cannon of infused beverages, beer specifically is on the rise, with beer drinkers identified as a ripe crossover audience.  A familiarity with herbaceous flavors from hops, an overall inclusive chill vibe, and low-dose servings contribute to the naturally shared audience between spirits and cannabis. Since the change in legislation at the top of 2018, the cannabis-infused beer world […]

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5 Reasons Everyone Should go to the Emerald Cup

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This year, Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California will experience a green rush for the annual Emerald Cup — the largest and longest-running sun-grown cannabis contest in the world. From December 14 to 15, crowds of enthusiastic growers, tokers, and all manner of cannabis consumers will obtain knowledge, form community and celebrate the outdoor weed they have come to know and love. Along with incredible cannabis, The Emerald Cup offers musical talents, a diverse farmer’s market, insightful guest speakers, and a plethora of special interest activities […]

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The 9 Best Weed Strains for Anxiety

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Anxiety is one of the most widespread and pervasive mental health issues in the world, and it is consistently one of the top reasons people medicate with cannabis. Yet just as anxiety exists on a spectrum — from mild social stress to disabling panic attacks — cannabis also produces a wide range of effects on anxiety symptoms, from total relief to exacerbating the problem. What gives? In areas concerning mental health, scientists are actively investigating how cannabis affects anxiety. Though researchers have yet to produce decisive conclusions, […]

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Study: People Skip Sleep Aids When Legal Weed is Available

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The scientific community is still unclear on whether or not marijuana can actually help treat sleep disturbances such as insomnia. A new study, however, found that fewer people purchase over-the-counter (OTC) sleep medications when they have legal access to cannabis. “Our results show that the market share growth for sleep aids shrank with the entry of recreational cannabis dispensaries by more than 200% relative to the mean market share growth in our sample, and the strength of the association increased with each subsequent dispensary,” the paper, published […]

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