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Growing October 30, 2019 The diversity of cannabis genetics is increasing with every new phenotype that pops up. As legal markets with data and analytics illustrate what consumers are buying, a sea change is brewing in what traits cultivators are seeking in their plants. Yield, potency, and hardiness used to be primary concerns, but craft […]
Health October 28, 2019 If you knew that only 6% of your CBD gummies would enter your bloodstream to do their job, would you still purchase them? Amid the current frenzy surrounding cannabis and its therapeutic benefits, it’s easy to gloss over the bioavailability of cannabis products. Bioavailability refers to the degree and rate at […]
Legalizing marijuana has little to no impact on rates of violent or property crime, according to a new study that was funded by a federal agency. The policy change did seem connected to a long-term decline in burglaries in one state, however. While previous attempts to understand the relationship between legal cannabis markets and crime […]
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a naturally-occurring ingredient in both cannabis and its cousin, hemp. In medicine, it is used to treat a variety of symptoms and conditions, from epileptic seizures to chronic pain to insomnia and anxiety. CBD is lauded for its ability to calm inflammation without creating an intoxicating high. No wonder, then, that it’s […]
Cancer doesn’t play favorites. It doesn’t care what color you are, if you’re young or old, or whether you live in a penthouse apartment or a shanty town. When the diagnosis comes, as it will for half of us in our lifetime, we pin our hopes on accessing the best treatment to maximise our chance […]
When you cut yourself and start to heal, your body forms a matrix of tissue largely composed of collagen. It’s the basis of the scar tissue that forms where the cut was. For people with scleroderma, a rare auto-immune disease, their tissues continue developing even without an injury, resulting in the overproduction of collagen and […]
Growing October 1, 2019 (Julia Sumpter) It can be hard enough to decide what strain to purchase or grow yourself, so can you imagine the pressure of doing so for a large scale cannabis operation?For the uninitiated, strains are not one-size-grows-all by any stretch of the imagination. Cultivators who produce flower for your local dispensary […]
Cannabis flowers contain hundreds of chemical compounds, including cannabinoids and terpenes. Terpenes are scented molecules that are responsible for the flavour and aroma of cannabis. In addition to lending flavour to cannabis, they also contribute to its effects on the body, both individually and in combination with cannabinoids. Most vaporizing temperature recommendations focus on the […]
Terpenes are scented molecules found in cannabis and many other plants, and responsible for flavour and aroma. Some of the most well-known terpenes found in cannabis are linalool, limonene, pinene, myrcene, and caryophyllene. In addition to providing an aromatic experience, terpenes are believed to contribute to the effects of cannabis, both alone and in combination […]
You’ve heard it before when it comes to cannabis strains: Sativas will pick you up for energetic daytime activities, while indicas will put you in the couch when you want to relax and wind down at the end of the day. But the indica/sativa classification is incomplete. There’s a better way of predicting the effects […]
For a how-to explainer on Leafly’s new Cannabis Guide, check out Part 1 of this series. Jump to a section in Part 2: Reimagining the indica/sativa system Increased hybridization and the entourage effect The reliability of strain names Begin exploring cannabis strains on Leafly Cannabis consumers are ultimately concerned with the effects of a strain–how […]
One night in 2014, intense menstrual cramping had driven me home from a dinner out with a friend, leading to full-on sobbing by the time I got back to my apartment. It wasn’t the first time I’d experienced severe endometriosis symptoms, I’d been diagnosed long ago, but I usually kept the pain from complete meltdown […]
