A new (and absolutely fascinating) paper was published on June 1st, 2023 that brings insight into why regular cannabis users tend to have a lower BMI, smaller waist to hip ratio, and increased metabolism. This paper describes how the endocannabinoid system (ECS) plays an integral role in the development and…
Even though I often switch up my weed, I rarely ever switch up hemp strains that I purchase. I got a sample pack of hemp from Tweedle farms Hemp and decided to try out 6 different strains. Once a day I would smoke a 0.5g joint of one of the…
Cannabis is a harm reduction strategy to help people recover and prevent opioid addiction. It is not a treatment for everyone but many people have benefited from cannabis and cannabinoid therapies while in recovery. Cannabis is medicine Education is harm reduction
This is an important and delicate topic. Cannabis use is in no way sufficient to “cause” schizophrenia but it’s important to know risk factors before you partake, and especially before you partake in high thc products. Longer video will be coming soon!
When we go into a dispensary we often are looking for a product to make us feel a specific way. Often the terms indica, sativa, and hybrid are used to provide some prediction of how a product will make us feel. Sativas being uplifting, indicas being sedating, and hybrids… somewhere…
I make everything I can for myself because I have a difficult time trusting other brands to make effective products I trust. I wanted to share a recipe I developed for a natural sun block that only uses 7 ingredients. There are no preservatives, but natural preservatives can easily be…
If you can NOT feel high from taking edible cannabis products, you are NOT alone! A recent survey that we performed on social media found that up to 20% of users may not feel the effects of edible products. There are a variety of reasons that this may happen. In…
Due to the incoherent and Inconsistent regulations for Cannabis across the US, there has been an increase in the amount of Delta8THC products. Delta 8 products are synthetically produced from CBD, and therefore legal (in some states). Delta 8 THC is psychoactive and people use the product for both recreational…
There are a ton of ways to make infused products. I like to use the ardent to make tinctures because it is passive, effective, and backed by science… and frees up my kitchen for other projects. In this video I will show how I use this device to first decarboxylate…
The active molecules in Cannabis have so many therapeutic advantages because they are able to interact with the endocannabinoid system (ECS). However, there is no denying that using products high in THC can be impairing, so are there ways to use Cannabis without getting high? ABSOLUTELY! Hemp varieties are Cannabis…
This video is a series of tiktok videos that has been removed. I had a disgusting dirty bong that had been sitting in the corner of my room for… weeks? Months? And I thought it would be interesting to swab the water and see if any bacteria grew. I made…
We want everyone to be prepared when going to a dispensary for cannabis products. This video will go over the basic categories of products that are available at a dispensary including flower, prerolls, concentrates, vapes, and topicals. This is the first video in a series that will introduce cannabis to…
One third of Americans are using Cannabis, some recreationally some medicinally, but either way it's important to know that taking Cannabis products can interact with other drugs. What does this mean? Cannabinoids such as THC and CBD need to be broken down in the liver before they can be excreted…
A paper titled "Cannabidiol inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication through induction of the host ER stress and innate immune responses" was published on January 20th, 2022. The key findings of this paper suggest that CBD can be effective in preventing the SARS-CoV-2 from replicating once it has entered the cell. This video…
There is a lot of misinformation circulating about the potential for cannabinoids to prevent infection by the SARA-CoV-2 virus. A recent study titled "Cannabinoids Block Cellular Entry of SARS-CoV-2 and the Emerging Variants" will ne reviewed in this video. We will briefly review some of the methodology used to find…
This video describes how THC can be used for anxiety in the right dose. THC exhibits a biphasic response in the body. At low doses it can be anxiolytic (relieves anxiety) and THC at high doses can be anxiogenic (cause anxiety). A "low dose" of THC will be different for…
This is not a tutorial on making Cannabis edibles, rather it is a video describing why we do what we do while making edibles. There are two main steps: the first is activating the Cannabis. Activation involves heating the Cannabis flower to remove a specific functional group from the cannabinoids.…
If you're interested in learning more about the chemistry and pharmacology of Cannabis and other medicinal plants welcome to your new home. This channel will provide in-depth information on the molecules that nature makes and how these molecules interact with our bodies to provide medicine, and sometimes cause adverse effects.…
