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Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said in March that he opposed medical cannabis because, ‘if you legalize marijuana, you’re going to kill your kids. That’s what the data shows from around the country.’ Yeah, exactly the opposite of that, Pete. In a new Research Letter published Sept. 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers …

Fresh research concludes legalized cannabis does not increase use among teens Read More »

The popularity of vaporization has left little time for conversation on the art of rolling. However, this minimalist, easily accessible, tried-and-true consumption method still reigns supreme globally. The creative potential and skill required to craft a functional roll is celebrated among many cannabis enthusiasts. Defining joints, blunts, and spliffs If you’re new to cannabis, there are …

What’s the difference between joints, blunts, and spliffs? Read More »

  Edible forms of cannabis, including food products, lozenges, and capsules, can produce effective, long-lasting, and safe effects. These forms of cannabis are also most likely to produce unwanted effects and overconsumption symptoms, which can be very unpleasant. The difference is, of course, the dose. Here, you’ll find a chart that describes typical effects felt at …

Edibles dosage chart: How strong is your cannabis-infused edible? Read More »

In June, Junkie Affairs published an article on delta-8 THC products purchased at a smoke shop in Oxnard, CA. Two of the three products turned out to be brandless packages of supposed delta-8 products, with no indication of where they came from. The featured image included a bag of copycat Flamin’ Hot Cheetos infused with delta-8 …

Delta-8 pirates are scamming consumers and legit brands—and the feds don’t care Read More »

Price: $59.95; often on sale Features at a glance: above-average battery capacity, machined from a solid aluminum block, draw and button activation, four-setting temp control What’s to love? Indestructible build—formed from a solid block of aluminum Carts are housed internally for protection and attach magnetically Draw activation and manual pre-heat offer the best of both worlds Unique …

PCKT ONE Plus by PCKT: Small, durable, and minimalist Read More »

If you use vape cartridges even semi-frequently, you’ve likely lost, broken, or worn out the rechargeable, 510-threaded battery at some point. You know the one: It looks like a pen, screws into your cart, and has a weed company’s logo on it. Odds are you bought and re-bought some version of that battery on the …

A buyer’s guide for weed cartridge batteries Read More »

But this time Leafly issued a challenge: round up some hot new strains not linked to the dominant GSC family of cultivars. No Gelato crosses are allowed. No Sunset Sherbert, no Animal Mints, and no Wedding Cake allowed either. So I ventured north on a quest to diversify Leafly editors’ palette before it was too late. But thankfully, it …

7 hype strains without cookies in them Read More »

“Gold is good” used to be the conventional wisdom when it came to buying cannabis extracts, but not any more. The rise of new ways of making hash, as well as cleaning up dirty hash, mean that the old tricks don’t always work. Thanks to ‘color remediation column (CRC) technology’ or ‘CRC tech’ or ‘CRC’ …

What is CRC tech and is it safe? Read More »

hile more college students than ever before are trying cannabis and enjoying the benefits of ever-expanding legalization, every single one of them had a first time. Scores of soon-to-be or newly-turned 21-year-olds are attending university in the 18 states where cannabis is legal for all adults, and understanding how to navigate weed can be overwhelming. Doubly so …

Turning 21? What you need to know about cannabis Read More »