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'Marijuana Potency' and 'The Great Book of Hashish'
Everyone fashions themselves a weed aficionado these days. I'm like "Dude, enough. We can all go to Leafly." But I personally like to keep it old school and collect my cannabis culture books. This has the added benefit of increasing my book shelves' impressiveness. Seriously, at any given moment, there are so many people borrowing my weed books that I have had to start making people sign them out. I keep a spiral notebook on top of the case. Even tied a pencil to the spiral binding. Very geeky vibe. I have started collecting books again and recently found these two books in a used book shop in Portland. I am a marijuana bibliophile. Marijuana Potency and The Great Book of Hashish are my most recent weed book finds.
By Sigmund Fried9 years ago in Potent
Health and Beauty Cannabis Products
The commercialization of cannabis is upon us. It comes hand in hand with legalization. For centuries medical communities have known of the healing aspects of marijuana, but the institutional health and wellness community could not afford to officially be associated with cannabis ingredients. All that has changed as states continue to legalize and the federal government decriminalizes. Cannabis is becoming a regular in the ingredients for health and beauty products.
By David McCleary9 years ago in Potent
Hallucinogenic Mushrooms of North America
Several years ago, an anthropologist and shaman friend, who lives in Miami Beach, showed me the prize relic of his South American artifact Collection. It was a small bowl, ordinary rust-colored and not too deep in its center. He told me that the bowl was easily two thousand years old, though none of the labs he had used could date it, and that it had served the ancient high priests of the Incas.
By Ed Green9 years ago in Potent
Cannabis Ruderalis
Sativa gets you up and going, indica keeps you chill. But who has heard of the third sibling of the marijuana plant? While the cannabis plant has been selected for myriad properties for tens of thousands of years, ruderalis was not identified until 1942 by a Soviet botanist, known to the internet only as Janischewski. The natural scientist was studying cannabis plants along the Volga river valley when he noticed he had found a unique strain of the wild-growing plant.
By Henry Kronk9 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
Best Gifts for Your Stoner Friends
Choosing the right gifts for friends can be difficult, and choosing the best gifts for your stoner friends can seem even more intimidating. Whether you’re looking for a way to celebrate a birthday, the holidays, or 4/20, this guide will help you score. No two stoners are the same, but these gifts will be sure to please the gamut, from the practical stoner to the dreamer. All of the following gift ideas are under $60, so you can stay on budget or go wild and buy a few! They are also all available online, although some can be found in your local stores. We’ll start the list off with stoner gear and end with a new spin on a stoner standby, so read on to discover the best gifts for your stoner friends.
By Potent Staff9 years ago in Potent
How to Prepare Kava Kava
Found on South Pacific islands, Kava has acted as a sedative for islanders. Used in religious ceremonies and for medical treatment, Kava has a similar impact on brain waves the way certain medicinal sedatives like valium. It produces a calm feeling but decreases in potency over repeated use.
By Ami Roach9 years ago in Potent
Best Cannabis Edibles
Let's get real here: you smoke joints, you get high. You like it but sometimes that good feeling either doesn't last long or it's the same old same old. Well did you ever know that eating pot will get you just as high, if not better than smoking up? For reals. Eating marijuana can give you a longer lasting high than smoking it. Eating THC gives a more psychedelic effect than smoking it. The pharmacokinetics of marijuana is absorbed by the body differently in both the cases. Also eating pot is a healthier alternative to smoking. Smoke is harmful to lung health. Whether from burning wood, tobacco or marijuana, toxins and carcinogens are released from the combustion of materials. Smoke from marijuana combustion has been shown to contain many of the same toxins, irritants and carcinogens as tobacco smoke does. For consuming edibles, you can skip the smelly and harmful lung compromising smoke while enjoying a much greater high! These are some of the many delectable treats out there that will sure to make any pothead both happy and fulfill any of their munchie cravings.
By George Gott9 years ago in Potent
Indica Strains in the 19th Century
First documented trip was in 1884. Dr. Frank Dudley Beane detailed every, physical and emotional, thought and feeling of being on the hallucinogen. He was researching marijuana Indica strains. Born in New Hampshire, Frank retired to Florida at an early age due to illness and tragically passed at the age of 42. His contribution to the study of the effects of marijuana is understood best through the descriptive process of his personal experimentation.
By Sigmund Fried9 years ago in Potent
Weed Buyer's Guide
Smoking good weed is like having good sex. If you want to be more sensual, employ more of your senses. Likewise with the evil weed-you must see, smell, touch and taste, even listen (not to the marijuana—but to the dude who's trying to sell it to you)—in order to obtain the best quality.
By Hydro Wilson9 years ago in Potent
Best Weed Processing Accessories
Every red-blooded, weed-smoking American runs into the same problem before rolling a joint or filling a pipe from a new stash: 'How am I going to clean this stuff?' Cleaning methods vary in the speed and efficiency with which they work and in the final texture of the cleaned dope. Whatever method you find best suits your desires, it is important to remember two things about grass. Firstly, you shouldn't manicure your dope until right before you're going to smoke it, because marijuana quickly loses its potency once it's cleaned. Secondly, if you're planning to use your seeds for planting, be careful that they don't get bruised in the cleaning process, since bruised seeds won't be able to germinate.
By George Gott9 years ago in Potent
Best Hemp Beauty Products
The trend of utilizing hemp in beauty and skincare products has steadily increased throughout the past few years. With many areas of the United States reducing the restrictions on cannabis, businesses have begun to acknowledge the health benefits of hemp. Hemp oil specifically has been proven to improve the condition of skin when either used in skincare products or ingested.
By Wendy Weedler9 years ago in Potent