Tag: In The Magazine
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Recipe: The Freshest Full-Spectrum Fruit Smoothie
With a combination of both hemp and cannabis oil, this smoothie offers the benefits and delights of both sides of our favorite flower. Double your pleasure, double your pain relief and — most importantly — double your fun! Not everyone loves the psychotropic effects of THC, but for those of you who do, this recipe is a…
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The Lingo of Cannabis Concentrates
There’s now a whole lexicon of new words that even experienced cannabis consumers may only recently have started hearing. Here’s a breakdown of some of the concentrate terms you may not have encountered yet. 710 “OIL” spelled upside down with Arabic numerals. Oil or “errl” are used as catch-all terms for critical extracts by many…
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Nappy Dread
With a new cannabis renaissance dawning, more and more people are making moves to put the plant front and center as a way to build a more sustainable and just future. Meanwhile, an estimated 27.4 billion disposable diapers end up in landfills across America annually (according to the folks at RealDiaper.org). Clearly, it was only…
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Marvin Lee Stohs’ Cannabis Photos Are ‘Out of This World’
When it comes to cannabis photography, Marvin Lee Stohs is a name worth remembering. Working out of Washington State, the 30-year-old, better known online as Surface Area, has quickly become an in-demand photographer of buds, batters and all things weed. Known for his insanely detailed shots — what Stohs calls “a glimpse into an alien…
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An Actually-Helpful Guide to Using Cannabis
If you’ve been looking for a book on the basics of cannabis and CBD, there are almost too many options to choose from. It can be overwhelming to sort through the volumes of books, blogs and websites dedicated to educating consumers about this important topic. Still, not all cannabis educational material is helpful, or even accurate. As…
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You’ve Grown It, Now Own It: How to Master Drying & Curing Cannabis
Properly dried and cured cannabis flower buds burn evenly and have a smooth, rich taste. When smoked, the embers have an even glow and enter the body smoothly. When vaporized, there should be no apparent “green” taste. If flower buds are dried too quickly, chlorophyll and other pigments, starch and nitrates or other fertilizer salts…
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Summer Care: Pest Management and Crop Maintenance
Just because plants are safely in the ground does not mean the grower’s work is done. Molds, fungi, insects and harmful bacteria can ruin a crop long before harvest, but with a little extra planning in the hot months the organic horticulturist can create a miniature ecosystem filled with beneficial organisms to fend off the…
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Fab 5 Freddy: This Joint Is Jumpin’
“Fab? Yeah, he used to get weed from Ricky Powell,” Saes says. I smile, struck with a welcome sense of the familiar. I’m talking with legendary New York City weed delivery service pioneer Mike Saes—also known as “El Saeso”—and I can faintly hear the sounds of Manhattan taxi cabs whizzing by him as I listen…
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The Return Of The Rad Ratboys
It’s fitting that 2020 was the Year of the Rat in the Chinese zodiac, as it brought with it both massive challenges and unique inspiration for the members of Chicago-based indie rock quartet Ratboys. Since no musicians were able to tour as usual, band founders and romantic partners Julia Steiner (vocals, guitar) and Dave Sagan…
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KGB Glass Makes Pipes That Look Like Real Donuts
All across America, ravenous fans have turned collecting donut pipes into “kind of like a hunt,” says 36-year-old, Portland, Maine glassblower Brian Owoc, who has a four-month-long waiting list to buy one of his highly coveted, hyperreal glass sculptures. Made under the name KGB Glass, Owoc’s donuts fetch up to $1,000 per piece, or $8,000…