People love consuming marijuana. They always have, and they always will. So, it should come as no surprise the figures we studied in school dabbled in the recreational (and medicinal!) cannabis scene. Here are 10 historical figures who consumed cannabis. Here are some of the most notable examples, from George Washington to Joan of Arc. https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/10-historical-figures-who-consumed-cannabis/
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More THC doesn’t mean you get higher, study says
High-THC cannabis concentrates boost levels of THC in the blood more than smoking cannabis flower, but they don’t necessarily produce a stronger “high,” a new study says. The use of concentrates produced significantly higher levels of THC in blood plasma, the study found, yet participants who consumed cannabis flower and those who consumed cannabis concentrates “showed similar neurobehavioral patterns …
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Do You Get High On Medical Marijuana?
With 40 states legalizing medical marijuana and the American Medical Association seeing value in the plant as an aid, more people are using it in their medical help tool box. Medical marijuana has shown it can help with nausea, pain management, the treatment of cancer, especially during chemo, sleep, depression and more. There are over 4 million …
Why Gen Z Is Putting Down The Beer And Picking Up Marijuana
Gen Z grew up with changing attitudes including a focus on heath, cleaner air, bottled water and a balanced lifestyle. They begin to see marijuana as a staple and not a sin. Around 93% of Gen-Xers agree that cannabis use has many health benefits and can be good for the mind and body. “Gen Z is the …
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Does cannabis affect your dreams?
For some of us, a regular herbal nightcap makes slipping into sleep that much easier, and centuries of anecdotal evidence affirm the usefulness of weed as a sleep aid. Ancient Chinese pharmacology combined cannabis flower with datura to create the elegantly named “sagacious sleep powder,” or shui sheng san. Western medicine is now catching up, with research into cannabis …
What Are Canna Cigars and How to Make One
Cannagar is the shortened name for a cannabis cigar. Similar to traditional cigars made entirely of tobacco, cannagars contain a large amount of cannabis, wrapped in cannabis leaves which are often then glued together with cannabis concentrate. Cannagars should not be confused with blunts, which are commonly made by emptying a cigar or cigarillo case and refilling it …
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Why Rastafari smoke marijuana for sacramental reasons and the faith’s other beliefs
Members of the Rastafari religion and political movement have for decades been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic use of marijuana. But the tiny islands of Antigua and Barbuda recently became one of the first Caribbean nations to grant Rastafari official sacramental authorization to grow and smoke the herb that they deem sacred. Antigua and Barbuda …
Marijuana may make sleep worse, especially for regular users, study finds
Use of weed may actually harm sleep, a December 2021 study has found. The research, published in a BMJ journal, revealed adults who use weed 20 or more days during the last month were 64% more likely to sleep less than six hours a night and 76% more likely to sleep longer than nine hours a …
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Michigan greenhouse giving away $30K weed wedding with ‘budtenders,’ infused cake
The Greenhouse of Walled Lake has partnered with Choice Labs of Jackson to give away the weed-lovers wedding valued at $30,000. The winning couple will be able to tie the knot at the greenhouse grounds, which will be transformed into a wedding wonderland designed with the help of wedding planner Haley Makay. https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/03/michigan-greenhouse-giving-away-30k-weed-wedding-with-budtenders-infused-cake.html
Germany To Introduce Bill To Legalize Cannabis In The Coming Weeks
Germany’s plan to legalize cannabis has received positive feedback from the European Union, according to Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, who announced that a bill for the legalization of cannabis would be introduced in the coming weeks. Germany is moving forward with its plan to legalize cannabis for recreational use, aiming to become the first European country …
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