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Marijuana Laws Around the World
Every day you will hear about a new country or state for good or worst marijuana laws around the world. Legality of marijuana for recreational and general use may vary from state to state. In most countries, the possession of marijuana is illegal, and you may sentence for the utilization of this weed. In some US states, the medical use of cannabis is allowed, but in Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, UAE, Nigeria, Japan, Indonesia and various other countries have strict laws regarding the use of marijuana. You may have no problem with the worst marijuana laws around the world because it is allowed in your country.
By Hydro Wilson9 years ago in Potent
History of the Opium Wars
In the 24th of May, 1839, perhaps in honor of Queen Victoria's birthday, the sun rose confidently over London and shone steadily throughout the day, uninterrupted by the clouds which plague even the best of English weather. But Lord Auckland, Governor General of Britain's colonies in India, received bad news from China as he was dining in the customary splendor of the occasion at Simla. In a determined attempt to finally end Britain's opium trafficking in China, the Chinese Imperial commissioner of Canton, Lin Tse-hsu, was holding the British trading community and the British Government’s Superintendent of Trade, Charles Elliot, hostage in their factories outside Canton. The ransom was to be 20,000 chests of opium. Thus began the Opium Wars.
By Aunt Mary9 years ago in Potent
The Future of Drugs
Dr. Nathan S. Kline, was one of the key researchers who revolutionized how society views and treats mental illnesses. He understood the importance of antidepressant drugs for treatment of people suffering from mental illnesses. At the outset he was treated with widespread skepticism among his peers. No amount of naysayers could stop him though.
By Sigmund Fried9 years ago in Potent
Can You Join the Military If You've Smoked Marijuana?
Everybody knows that when you visit a military recruiter they are going to ask you some questions about your background. And they’ll definitely ask if you’ve used drugs.
By Matt Cates9 years ago in Potent
Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart
In the dog days of the summer of ’41, Martha Kostyra was born into a middle class Jersey City family of Polish origins. She brushed with fame babysitting the children of several New York Yankees, including Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle. At 15, she began modeling. At Barnard, she met Andrew Stewart who was studying law at Yale and whom she married in 1961.
By Henry Kronk9 years ago in Potent
How to Make Cannabis Tea
These days there are so many ways to get high, so you might wonder why you would want to learn how to make cannabis tea. Well, cannabis tea has numerous advantages over other forms of cannabis use and other edibles. Like other edibles and oils, cannabis tea allows you to make the most of your stems and shake. It also offers a discrete means of consumption and it's delicious. Another advantage of cannabis tea is that, as a liquid, you can very easily adjust your dose to have the exact experience you want. Not only can you adjust your dose, but because THC is not water soluble, once you know how to make cannabis tea, you can choose to make your tea in several different ways that will affect just how psychoactive your brew ends up being.
By Aunt Mary9 years ago in Potent
Britain's Cannabis Culture
The United States gets a lot of coverage in relation to the cannabis culture that exists there; legalisation in states such as in Washington or new York, health studies conducted by the world’s biggest universities and notable figures admitting their usage of it in their lives (we're looking at you, Obama) goes towards a more general secularisation of the herb in American culture. Rappers like Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa make it a normal part of culture for many, and not necessarily in the negative way some media presents it to be. It’s deemed as a creative drug, a product of the planet, and as a wonderful material in the right situation. Movies adore it, as used frequently in Seth Rogen productions and comedy sketches on day-time TV.
By Word9 years ago in Potent
How to Grow Psilocybin Mushrooms at Home
The novice cultivator would do best to work with Stropharia cubensis Earle, sometimes rendered Psilocybe cubensis (Earle) Singer. Not only because spores of this species are so easy to obtain, but many strains of it will consistently produce mushrooms on a wide range of substrates, especially the agars, rye grain, and various composts.
By Ed Green9 years ago in Potent
Cannabis Products that Aren't Edible
When it comes to marijuana, the first thing everybody thinks about is smoking, whether that’s rolling up a fat joint or doing huge bong rips. After smoking or vaporizing, most people think about brownies, chocolates, drinks, candy or other cannabis edibles. But that’s not all there is in the world of cannabis products. Legalization has opened up a whole new world for marijuana enthusiasts, and now you can incorporate cannabis into pretty much every aspect of your life. There are also people for whom smoking or eating cannabis might not be the best option for delivery of the healthful compounds CBD and THC, so other products can literally be lifesavers. Let’s take a quick tour through the world of non-edible marijuana products.
By AC Glover9 years ago in Potent
Finding Marijuana in Colombia
There's a strange sensation of timelessness, seeing modern planes engulfed in a sea of museum relics in the Colombian airport. It's questionable whether or not these remnants from the past are capable of bouncing down the runway and soaring into the wild blue yonder.
By Randy Cobern9 years ago in Potent
Swapping the California Grape for Weed
Towering redwood trees, once a sign of unique California coastal beauty, have taken on a new symbolism in the world of marijuana commerce. Where the redwoods grow, cannabis sativa flourishes, producing there, what experts agree, has become some of the finest and most expensive marijuana in the world. The distinction of world supremacy is relatively new. But it is already recognized by botanists, law agencies, growers, dealers and the final connoisseur, the user.
By Ed Green9 years ago in Potent
San Francisco's Marijuana Supermarket
Okay, I confess. I was once a customer at the once famous San Francisco Big Top marijuana supermarket. I wasn't the only one. At east 5000 or 6000 other people in San Francisco could make the same claim including Paul Krassner, Tim Leary, the Tubes and an 80 year old shopping bag lady. So it was hardly an exclusive club.
By Randy Cobern9 years ago in Potent