Here’s What Can Happen If You Give Marijuana To Minors
It might sound like sharing weed with your teen is a hip move, but it can actually get a person in deep trouble with the law.
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Weed is pretty high on the list of things to be thankful for, and since Thanksgiving is all about gratitude — as well as all manner of delicious food — having just the right strains on hand is a recipe for an extra gratified day. And bringing the right pre-roll, tincture, or concentrate to the Holiday table can level up your Thanksgiving and keep you gratefully interested in leftovers all weekend.
If your Thanksgiving is spent solo or with a small, socially-distanced get-together, the perfect cultivar will make gorging yourself on green bean casserole feel like picnicking on a cloud.
Though these strains each feature their own singular virtues, they all share one common effect: fantastic munchies. What better way to wet your appetites for an incredible Thanksgiving meal?
Purple Bubba is the result of a Purple Kush/Bubba OG crossbreed, and having inherited its parents’ sedative effects, can be counted on for a deeply relaxing intoxication. The big time munchie feature, however, is unique to the Purple Bubba cultivar, and should definitely be capitalized on for Thanksgiving
Historically, this cultivar’s most reported effects are a deep, cashmere body buzz that massages away stress, a cushiony head high that gently blurs cognition, and the sudden arrival of a very excited appetite.
If this year’s festivities call for both maximum stoney relaxation and ultimate munchy indulgence, Purple Bubba has the potential to deliver. Expect a skunky sweetness in the nose and a cottony, musky exhale.
This balanced hybrid can manifest a relaxing high or something more effervescent, depending on the user, but across the board, whether drowsy and perky, users report feeling particularly indulgent after consuming White Yoda. And while that alone makes it a pretty Thanksgiving-friendly strain, this year’s festivities can be accentuated further still by smoking White Yoda while catching up on the adventures of Baby Yoda, then eating a lump of mashed potatoes smooshed into the shape of Original Yoda.
White Yoda was bred from two balanced hybrid parents, Lowryder and a White Russian clone seven generations deep. The terpene profile is led by linalool, myrcene, and beta-pinene. Expect a sharp perfume that lingers in the nose and a dank exhale that lingers in the air.
Josh D OG is a popular therapeutic strain, reportedly delivering a deeply relaxing body high while activating a healthy appetite. This strain’s soothing reputation, however, belies a sweet euphoric streak that can gently uplift the mood. For a few, this high tilts toward an energetic euphoria. Either way, it tends to leave its users with substantial cravings.
Most of this strain’s relaxing effects can be attributed to its parents, SFV OG, Triangle Kush, and Hell’s Angels OG, each known for their sedative qualities. The terpene profile is led by myrcene, and beta-Caryophyllene, with a suggestion of limonene. Expect a savory stink that’s faintly citrusy, and a sharp, woodsy exhale.
Grape Cookies, a cultivar bred from GSC and Grape Krush not only smells of grapes and cookies, it will reportedly activate an overwhelming sweet tooth. And since the best holiday munchies reside at the dessert table, this strain is spot-on for adventures in Thanksgiving eating.
With an onset that builds slowly to a mellow, snacky plateau, this cultivar’s profile skews slightly sedative, but the hybrid aspects of its lineage provide a nice balance. . In addition to its fruity sweetness, the strain’s profile is rounded out by an earthy funk and potent diesel overtones. Expect a grassy inhale that blooms into a sweet, hearty exhale.
If your holiday celebrations require silver service, don’t stop at the soup spoons. Go all the way and stock up on Silver Bubble, a stoney hybrid with a luxurious munchie streak. Lovers of Silver Bubble report a high that’s mentally stimulating with a stoney munchie streak. Before settling into a Thanksgiving feast, a little of this may balance out your mood and open up your appetite.
Silver Bubble is parented by heritage strains Haze, Northern Lights, and Skunk. The result is a frosty green flower with a fruity, sour perfume and buttery flavor. Expect tartness in the nose and a savory exhale.
Bred from the hybrid strain Hong Kong and rare sativa Nina Limone, Sumo Grande reportedly takes after its momma, with an energetic effect that is followed by ravenous munchies.
But Sumo Grande is more complex than just energetic snack fuel, many users report creative effects, making this strain’s Thanksgiving value abundant in the kitchen as well as the dinner table. Expect a piney citrus perfume and a light, herbaceous exhale.
A marginally stoney 2:1 THC:CBD hybrid strain like CBD Rich Blessing is a good introductory strain for newbies. It’s most frequently reported effects include pain relief, lifted mood, and a manageable wave of munchies. It appears often in tinctures, which makes it more approachable — if meemaw is down to vibe but not down to take a blunt to the face, a dropper of CBD Rich Blessing in her iced tea might be the perfect compromise.
Expect an earthy perfume and dank, herby mouthfeel.
Royal Highness is another 2:1 THC:CBD strain that features appetite stimulation among its many effects. This strain’s low THC percentage isn’t an indication that the high is any less nuanced or complex than more psychoactive strains. Most users find this hybrid to be a balanced daytime smoke, with a breezy relaxation that leads to the munchies.
Bred from high CBD strains, Respect and Dance Hall, Royal Highness carries on her parents’ therapeutic effects, but also delivers a singular cannabinoid and terpene expression all her own.
Expect a sharp, but sweet and skunky perfume with a woody exhale.
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Hemp: Marijuana Or Not Marijuana?
Since the signing of the 2018 Farm Bill in December, 2018, significant attention has been paid to the differences between hemp and marijuana.
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Now that the election is over and the dust has settled, we can be sure of two things: (1) cannabis was the real election night winner, and (2) Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States.
After the widespread success of cannabis legalization ballot measures on election night, cannabis advocates now have a new focus: Biden’s Cabinet.
Serving as the President’s advisory board, the Cabinet consists of the Vice President and 15 executive department heads. Biden has already begun announcing his selections, making key diplomatic, national security and economic nominations, and those choices could have a profound and far-reaching influence in shaping the cannabis policy landscape.
One position of particular relevance to the cannabis industry is the Attorney General. NORML, a national legalization advocacy group, wrote an open letter to President-elect Joe Biden demanding he appoints an Attorney General that will respect state-level cannabis laws, acknowledge the failures of cannabis criminalization, and work to end prohibition.
So what exactly does the Attorney General do, and why do cannabis advocates care who occupies this powerful appointed position?
The Attorney General serves as the head of the US Department of Justice and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States. The Attorney General represents the US in legal matters, provides legal advice to the President and executive department heads, enforces federal law, oversees civil rights, federal prisons and penal institutions, and supervises US attorneys and marshals.
Similar to all cabinet positions, the Attorney General is nominated by the President and confirmed by the US Senate. There are no term limits for the Attorney General, but since the President has the power to appoint or remove the Attorney General from office at any time, attorneys general often change with a new administration.
The second highest-ranking official in the Department of Justice is the Deputy Attorney General, who assists the Attorney General and supervises the operations of the Department of Justice. Through the issuance of memos, past Deputy Attorneys General have played an important role in defining how the Department of Justice interacts with the legal cannabis industry. For example, in 2009, Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden wrote a memo directing US Attorneys not to focus federal resources on those using medical cannabis legally under existing state law.
As a part of the executive branch, the Attorney General is not involved in the writing and passing of legislation, but instead is tasked with enforcing federal law. So while the future Attorney General will have little influence on the fate of key cannabis bills, such as the SAFE Banking Act or the MORE Act, they could play a major role in defining the federal government’s relationship with the existing cannabis industry and shaping how the Department of Justice enforces cannabis laws.
Three concrete actions Biden’s Attorney General could take involving the cannabis industry include:
In 2013, Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole issued a memorandum to all U.S. Attorneys stating that the Department of Justice would no longer enforce federal cannabis prohibition laws in states that legalized cannabis in some capacity. This document, famously known as the “Cole Memo,” marked a pivotal moment in the cannabis legalization movement. After decades of harsh, punitive enforcement of draconian anti-cannabis laws, the federal government was signaling that they would no longer interfere with state cannabis legalization policies.
In the years following the Cole Memo, cannabis legalization continued to expand across the country, and some stability was brought to the emerging industry — it was clear where the Obama Administration and the Department of Justice stood on cannabis enforcement. But in 2018, the Trump administration’s Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, who once said “good people don’t smoke marijuana,” rescinded the Cole Memo. This repeal initially stirred a great deal of panic and confusion, but many agree that this move had little effect on the industry and clearly didn’t deter the 11 states that have since passed legalization laws.
But there is no doubt that a cannabis-adverse Attorney General contributes to a sense of unease and turmoil within the industry. The next Attorney General could restore the Cole Memo, as Ron Carleton, former deputy commissioner of agriculture at the Colorado Department of Agriculture, argued in a 2018 op-ed.
Biden’s Attorney General could begin the process to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to a lower schedule — a move that Biden has expressed support for — or remove it from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) entirely. There are two ways that a substance on the CSA can be rescheduled or descheduled: through congress or through the executive branch.
The CSA grants authority to the Attorney General to make changes administratively, but the required process is lengthy and bureaucratic. The Attorney General cannot make changes outright to the CSA, but they can initiate the process themself and request the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a review of evidence and provide recommendations. The Attorney General then reviews the recommendations from the Secretary and decides whether to proceed with making the proposed changes to the CSA.
While the Attorney General can’t reschedule or deschedule cannabis with a simple memo, they play an important gatekeeping role in any changes made to the Controlled Substances Act. The rescheduling or descheduling of cannabis could pave the way for federal legalization, more research, and a pathway for financial institutions to work with the cannabis industry.
One of the most important steps the next Attorney General could take regarding cannabis policy is directing the Department of Justice to commute the sentences of those currently in federal prison for cannabis and to pardon individuals with cannabis-related criminal convictions on their record.
Organizations such as the Last Prisoner Project and the Drug Policy Alliance, as well as Udi Ofer, the director of the ACLU’s Justice Division, have called on Biden to take meaningful action to bring sentencing relief to those impacted by cannabis criminalization. While the majority of cannabis-related arrests and convictions occur at the state level, pardoning the records of those with federal cannabis offenses would be an acknowledgment of the failure and harms of federal cannabis criminalization
The President has the authority to pardon federal offenses, but the Department of Justice, particularly the Office of the Pardon Attorney, is tasked with reviewing, recommending, and preparing the necessary documents for the President to sign. Joe Biden supports federal decriminalization, and the automatic expungement of all prior cannabis use convictions, and the Attorney General, could be instrumental in facilitating that process.
.@JoeBiden needs to appoint an Attorney General who will help lead the transition away from a regime of cannabis prohibition that has locked up so many black and brown men, into an era of restorative justice.#Biden #BidenTransition https://t.co/VsKr5UcX8U
— Kaliko
(@WizKaliko) November 19, 2020
Whoever President-Elect Joe Biden selects to serve as the next Attorney General will have a big job ahead of them. While cannabis might not seem like a priority to some politicians compared to the incoming challenges the Biden administration faces, the next Attorney General could play an integral role in bringing stability to an industry notorious for its turbulence and uncertainty by putting an end to the severe, punitive approach to cannabis enforcement, providing sentencing relief for those impacted by the War on Drugs, and ushering in a new era of sensible cannabis policy.
It’s no wonder why cannabis advocates are demanding Joe Biden appoint a pro-cannabis Attorney General.
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Looks like Detroit is getting into the legal cannabis game!
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Two years after Michigan legalized weed, Detroit approved a licensing plan that offers city locals a chance to enter the industry.
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Kamala Harris’s Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe Goes Viral On TikTok
A video illustrating Vice President-elect’s 2019 recipe has been making the rounds over the past couple of days.
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Lauded cannabis innovator Rick Simpson and his family are asking for assistance as he recovers from a stroke.
Long before cannabis prohibition came to an end in Canada in 2018, our neighbors to the north had a robust illicit market with a long tradition of outstanding cannabis cultivation, especially in the province furthest to the west, British Columbia.
During the Vietnam War, some 30,000 conscientious objectors made their way across the US border and into Canada. At least a few of those individuals had pockets full of cannabis seeds, which were soon planted in the fertile grounds of Vancouver Island, Fraser Valley, and the Okanagan. These crops grew into high-quality, potent, and flavorful bud, aka BC Bud.
Like so many other cannabis terms specific to the culture, “BC Bud” eventually turned into the term “beasters.”
The story and origin of the beasters nickname is up for debate. Some believe that beasters aren’t grown in Canada at all, and are a cheap version of the not-very-potent, easy-to-grow, M-39 strain cultivated in warehouses operated by gangs in Asia and shipped to Canada — who then send these “no-love buds” to the U.S.
Perhaps the epic quality of genuine BC Bud caused confusion about what a beaster actually is. Could it be the slang-term for the good stuff illicitly shipped to the U.S. from British Columbia? Is it mass-grown in a greenhouse in some rural province, or is it a general term that encompasses all Canadian weed that has made its way illegally to the US? Is it really grown in Asia and shipped to Canada?
At least in the early 1990, beasters were thought to be Canada’s version of brick weed, described as a poorly grown, badly managed and harvested indica-leaning hybrid of Northern Lights and Skunk strains. Despite the poor taste and potency, these early beasters were still an improvement to the cannabis making its way up from Mexico, which tended to be dry, full of seeds and twigs, and lacking flavor and potency.
And though beasters grew quickly and were visually appealing, they were subprime cannabis plants where growers placed making money ahead of cultivating a high-standard, potent crop — qualities for which authentic BC Bud is so well-known.
In our current cannabis culture, beasters could probably be defined as middle-of-the road weed that simply comes from Canada. To the schooled eye, beasters are pretty easy to differentiate from other buds and have some predictable effects.
Visually, beasters have few seeds or stems, as well as a nice shape and noticeable trichome crystals, as well as orange, purple, and green hues. Beasters are known for a smooth toke and decent taste that will bring on a couchlock body high true to its indica lineage.
They’re also known to be semi-potent with THC percentages typically 15—20 percent. While these levels may not be a big deal to experienced consumers, those new to beasters will want to take it slow.
If, in fact, beaster plants can be traced back to the M-39 strain, consumers could expect an experience that leans into its indica-like qualities. Though the strain can bring on a good mood while being super relaxing, it can bring on the munchies before putting you to sleep.
Growers like M-39 for its relatively short (eight-to-nine weeks) flowering period, its mild aroma, and resistance to mold. When grown with care, M-39 can produce rich, resin-coated buds and a strong limonene terpene profile.
For the cost, beasters are a decent buy. Expect to spend anywhere from $50-60 for an eighth, depending on where you live.
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