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Christmas Tree Eyebrows Are Here Because IG Ran Out Of Things To Decorate

Amy Hansen
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Christmas Tree Eyebrows Are Here Because IG Ran Out Of Things To Decorate

Just because it’s the holidays doesn’t mean we have to decorate every piece of hair on our body like it was a branch on a Douglas Fir. Or do we?

There’s a new beauty trend this holiday season that is even more ridiculous than “beardaments,” if that’s possible.

It’s called “Christmas Tree Eyebrows” and it can be traced back to Instagram user and lifestyle vlogger Taylor R, the same young woman who helped make “nose hair extensions” a thing. A much classier presentation, Taylor makes the decorated tree application look super easy. Basically, feather your eyebrows using a brow brush (and some gel of some sort) and then place some “ornaments” in varying positions.

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Taylor R has a ton of Instagram followers, which means there are other who have contracted the brow tree virus! #christmastreeeyebrows is now its own hashtag.

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To recreate this look, you’ll first need some bushy eyebrows. If you don’t have those, you can color them in with some colored eyebrow gel. Next, you’ll need some clear brow gel to shape your brows into a tree, followed by hair wax for definition. Using a brow brush, shape your brow hairs into a tree shape, using the corner of your eye as the tree “top,” which you can use concealer to shape. Draw tree “stump” with some eyebrow gel, “decorate” brows with decals using tweezers, and you’re done!

Taylor tells INSIDER that she can get her brows into tree formation in about 10 minutes because, after a lot of trial and error, she knows what products and techniques work best.

She says:

I think experimenting, trying out new things, and getting creative makes life more fun and enjoyable.

“I also love Christmas, A LOT,” she tells INSIDER. “So combining the two ideas is like a dream.”

Taylor’s original holiday eyebrow post has, of press time, nearly 50,000 likes.

And her YouTube tutorial? 131,000 views. Take a look:

Apple Just Released 190 New Emojis And They’re Awesome

Maria Loreto
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Apple Just Released 190 New Emojis And They’re Awesome

The new iOS 11.1 was just released last week, bringing on a fresh batch of emojis to grace our screens and conversations (to get these new emojis on your phone don’t forget to update your software). Emojipedia, the world’s largest encyclopedia for emojis (it’s crazy that we even have one), has been covering Apple’s emoji updates through the year, so these emojis come with a lot of build up and expectation. People really care about their emojis okay?

There are so many new options ranging from different types of food, flags, facial expressions, wizards, mermans, hats, gloves and body parts, that’s hard to think of something that can’t be said with emojis. You could write a novel with them. Some of these can also be modified according to your gender, sexual orientation and race, giving you even more options when it comes to how you want to express yourself. Who knew emojis could be so progressive? Check out 10 of our favorite emojis, courtesy of Emojipedia: 

Canned Soup

Canned Food on Apple iOS 11.2

Vomiting Emoji 

Face Vomiting on Apple iOS 11.2

Head Blown Emoji 

Exploding Head on Apple iOS 11.2

Cut Of Meat

Cut of Meat on Apple iOS 11.2

Crazy Face

Zany Face on Apple iOS 11.2

Older Adult

Older Adult on Apple iOS 11.2

Merman

Merman on Apple iOS 11.2

Really Angry Emoji

Face With Symbols on Mouth on Apple iOS 11.2

Dumpling

Dumpling on Apple iOS 11.2

Witch

Mage on Apple iOS 11.2

This Patient Drinks Her Cannabis: Find Out How

Trey Reckling
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This Patient Drinks Her Cannabis: Find Out How

Pam Dyer grew up in British Columbia.Like lots of people, she tried marijuana in her youth. She used marijuana recreationally for a couple of years in her early twenties. She managed a fitness club in Vancouver and used cannabis throughout the day. It helped her relax, and she enjoyed it.

In 2000, while living in the US, she began to have a hard time getting up and down from the floor and even having difficulty rolling over in bed. As a fitness instructor, this was not something she was used to and not something she was willing to tolerate if it was in her control. 

Dyer has had a scoliotic spine since childhood. With that came muscle spasms, chronic pain, fatigue, anxiety, depression and sleeping problems. She had suffered from migraines since age eight. Health concerns were nothing new to her, but this lack of mobility was and it was very troubling.

Pharmaceuticals had always been a temporary fix to combat her pain and discomfort, providing for a good night sleep or temporary relief. The latest round of prescriptions she describes simply as “horrible.” Something had to change. A friend suggested that she try cannabis.

Dyer had only tried smoking the herb before. Topicals and edibles made her take notice but it was raw cannabis that changed her thinking about its potential.

“It completely changed the way I viewed the plant because it no longer just was a band-aid, like took away my pain or helped me sleep a few hours. It was like I’m a whole new person. I have different energy. I feel good.. What pain? I’m a totally different person when I can consume it as a vegetable.”

Because of this personal awakening, she started a blog and began learning more as she also taught others. Dyer began socializing with and learning from other people who use cannabis as medicine. Raw cannabis consumption became her go-to method of consumption.

Juicing cannabis provides minerals, fiber and all of the cannabinoids present in the plant without the intoxication. In Dyer’s case, cannabis smoothies and other juiced treats are “used as a preventative, as an elixir.” She notes that it takes 1-2 weeks for her system to begin to fully benefit, but the results are life-changing for her. 

Those familiar with existing research on cannabis will not be surprised. Cannabis has been shown to be an effective analgesic with anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective and anticonvulsant properties.  

“The power of cannabis is that this non-toxic, natural plant is able to address all of those issues for me and I don’t have to take a whole bunch of pills to help me, stated Dyer. “I also don’t have to go and get my liver tested and that sort of thing because of the medicines I am taking.”

Dyer is a true believer now and continues her personal quest for knowledge and sharing what she knows with the public. Readers interested in reading more about Pam and her educational pursuits can find her at Butterflysessions.com and also on the LeBlanc CNE Podcast

“It is difficult to share about your personal physical conditions but it’s amazing how everybody has some physical or mental wellness need. Once you are able to talk about that it opens doors so that you can help other people. That the important part about sharing your story is that it can help people become aware of options they never knew before.”

How Cannabis Can Help Psychological Adjustment Disorder

Kent Gruetzmacher
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How Cannabis Can Help Psychological Adjustment Disorder

Life can be hard. Every year, people are faced with new, unexpected challenges in their personal and professional lives—these trials sometimes alter the characters of individuals themselves. Whether losing a loved one, changing careers, or going through a divorce, these sort of life alterations leave people forever transformed. More often than not, exactly how people choose to cope with traumatic life changes dictates the sort of transformations they undergo as a result of said experiences.

For those regular cannabis consumers out there, it is important to be conscious of how this drug is being used in one’s personal life. While there are a number of credible studies showing that CBD rich cannabis products can help curb psychological abnormalities related to life change, abuse of marijuana can also inhibit one’s ability to cope with certain stressors.

Those individuals whom cannot properly cope with the stressful “ups and downs” that life brings can sometimes develop mental illnesses. For example, according to the website Psychology Today: “Adjustment disorder is an abnormal and excessive reaction to an identifiable life stressor. The reaction is more severe than would normally be expected and can result in significant impairment in social, occupational, or academic functioning”. If improperly addressed, adjustment disorder can lead to a number of psychological disorders, including anxiety and depression.

Young adulthood (ages 14-21 yrs.) is often the age demographic most prone to developing adjustment disorder and its subsequent manifestations in psychological illnesses. Perhaps this age group experiences adjustment disorder at a more significant rate than others due to the amount of transitioning occurring in these years—including experiencing puberty, experimenting with sexuality, and the leaving of the childhood homes.

A study featured in the Society for Addiction Study Journal by Professor David Fergusson draws some interesting correlations between cannabis use and adjustment disorder in young adults. This article shows that problems with adjustment disorders lead to a higher percentage of cases of cannabis abuse in youths. These findings are rather unfortunate, as turning to substance abuse as a coping mechanism at such young ages can lead to life-long afflictions. Moreover, the ages of 14-21 are very important years in the emotional and mental development of human beings—the overindulgence of any substance in these years can have negative effects.

It is also worth noting that substituting substances for healthy coping mechanisms in stressful, transitional periods of life can not only galvanize habitual patterns of anxiety and depression, it can wholly retard one’s ability to cope in the future.

On a more positive note, CBD has been shown to help lessen the intensity of mental disorders that arise as symptoms of adjustment disorder—namely that of anxiety. To illustrate, an article published by the United States Library of medicine features a study in which Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder, or SAD, is treated with CBD. In this test, the directors administered CBD to control subjects during trials of public speaking and found that those who had consumed the cannabinoid experienced far less anxiety than those that did not. While these findings are quite promising in relations to quelling symptoms of adjustment disorder with cannabis, they in no way embolden the notion that individuals should medicate with marijuana during transitional life periods.

In summary, adjustment disorder can lead to some extremely debilitating psychological afflictions—these can only worsen without proper coping mechanisms. With this in mind, people should be extremely conscious of choosing when, and why, they consume cannabis during life transitions.

Kent Gruetzmacher M.F.A. is a Colorado based freelance writer and the Director of Business Development at Mac & Fulton Talent Partners (www.mandfconsultants.com), a recruiting firm dedicated to the indoor gardening and cannabis space. He is interested in utilizing his M.A. in the Humanities to critically explore the many cultural and business facets of this youthful, emergent industry by way of his entrepreneurial projects.

This Silicon Valley Congressman Won’t Stop Tweeting About Marijuana

Brendan Bures
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This Silicon Valley Congressman Won’t Stop Tweeting About Marijuana

It can feel like attorney general Jeff Sessions launches a new pronged attack against cannabis on a weekly basis. Just last month Sessions again hinted at a possible crackdown of state marijuana policies from federal agencies, continuing his streak of stoking fears within the industry.

As it were, another high-profile national political figure can’t stop reminding the public about marijuana. But whereas Sessions perpetuates these scare tactics regarding marijuana, congressman Ro Khanna won’t stop tweeting about the positive benefits of legalizing cannabis at the federal level.

Khanna is the U.S. Representative for California’s 17th congressional district, which is in the heart of Silicon Valley. As you can assume, Khanna’s is an influent political seat, but that doesn’t mean he is necessarily influenced by the tech power surrounding his position. He is one of only six Congress members who doesn’t accept campaign contributions from Political Actions Committees (PACs) or corporations.

While he’s far from the lone political figure within California who supports cannabis legalization, Khanna stands out for his consistent interest of raising awareness. The current state of the cannabis industry is a huge economic boon and a progressive work environment than it was even five years ago. Khanna’s ongoing support underscores the efforts of activists throughout the country.

Just within the past month he’s made at least seven calls to action regarding marijuana legalization or policy reform on his social media platforms.

So just as we pay attention to when a suspiciously forgetful Keebler Elf cries wolf, we should also give merit when positive actionable work is being done on marijuana’s behalf. Keep tweeting, Rep. Ro Khanna, for our sake and yours.

Will People Be Able To Grow Their Own Marijuana In Ohio?

Mary Schumacher
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Will People Be Able To Grow Their Own Marijuana In Ohio?

A group of Ohio investors who were not awarded a state license to grow medical cannabis have devised a new legalization plan that would amend Ohio’s constitution and allow adults 21 and over to possess, grow, manufacture and dispense marijuana.

Jimmy Gould is the chairman of Green Light Acquisitions and is the go-to guy for the bill’s proposal. He’s still working on the wording so that the bill doesn’t go down in flames like Ohio’s last failed legalization attempt, Issue 3. Note, Gould was also the brainchild behind Issue 3, but now recognizes the snags that kept it from winning in any of Ohio’s 88 counties.

Gould insists that the new law would not be at odds with the current medical program and would simply free adults to obtain cannabis, much like alcohol, without a doctor’s recommendation.

They’re going to need nearly 306,000 valid signatures to get the measure on the ballot, with the deadline being July 4, 2018. Gould is hoping to finish up the language and have feet on the ground gathering signatures by next month.

An optimistic Gould says the new effort “is as different from Issue 3 as night and day. We spent a lot of time and effort to get this right. This is not Issue 3 revisited.”

After having spent $20 million on Issue 3, Gould is ready to take this new initiative to the next level, saying he’ll spend “whatever it takes” to win.

This new “Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol” amendment would not only legalize cannabis for adults, it would legalize industrial hemp for farmers, who would then be able to compete with neighboring states. Hemp is an excellent keeper of healthy soil and it is one crop that doesn’t need to be rotated, thus making it extremely desirable to those so inclined. There is a use for every part of the hemp plant and we the equipment to separate the relevant parts of the plant is better than ever, making it an easy crop to harvest as well.

Cities, townships and villages will be able to set their own rules as to how many if any canabis dispensaries or other marijuana related businesses are allowed, though commercial factories would have to be at least 500 feet away from schools, daycares and playgrounds.

Best of all, home cultivation will be allowed as long as it is secured and private, not to mention inaccessible to minors. The number of plants the proposed amendment would allow is not yet specified, but being able to grow one’s own is always a step in the right direction.

Cannabis Businesses Protected From Feds For Now

Habib Bentaleb
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Cannabis Businesses Protected From Feds For Now

For many of us, the holiday season means attending a number of office holiday parties. Between trying to snag egg-rolls and chicken skewers there’s a lot of networking, re-connecting, and small talk. If you’re talking to a stranger, the conversation often leads to “and what do you do?” When I tell them I’m a corporate attorney who advises cannabis businesses, they usually ask about the federal government. Specifically, they ask what’s keeping the federal government from cracking down on the cannabis industry?

That’s when I ask them if they’ve ever heard of James Cole, Dana Rohrabacher, and Earl Blumenauer. I then give them a brief history lesson (while keeping an eye out for new appetizers) on the Cole Memorandum and the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment (formerly known as the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment).

We’ve previously covered the tenuous nature of the Cole Memo since U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions can revoke it at any time. Fortunately for the burgeoning cannabis industry, Sessions has managed to restrain himself and has kept the Cole Memo in place. What’s of more immediate concern is the status of the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment (“RBA”).

The RBA prohibits the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) from spending money to interfere with the implementation of a state’s medical cannabis laws. The RBA has proven to be one of the strongest protections for the cannabis industry since the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals enforced the spending prohibition against the federal government.

After that ruling, the DOJ filed a motion to put a stay on one of its cases against medical cannabis growers in Washington (known as the Kettle Falls Five case). In order for the RBA to survive, either the House of Representatives or U.S. Senate appropriations committees need to attach the RBA to a federal spending bill. That federal spending bill then needs to be approved by the House and Senate and then signed by the President.

The House is doing its best to keep everyone in the cannabis industry nervous this year as they blocked a floor vote on the RBA back in September. To add to the unease, Congress came dangerously close to another government shutdown this past week as it had until December 8th to pass a budget to fund the government. Congress didn’t pass a comprehensive budget but instead passed a stopgap spending bill to keep the government running – and the RBA in place – until December 22nd.

A two-week extension of the RBA does not come close to providing the stability cannabis businesses in a billion dollar industry need when making strategic business decisions, but it’s better than the alternative: a government shutdown and wild uncertainty. What the stopgap bill does do, however, is buy everyone time to call their local congressperson and Senator to voice their support for the RBA and for an end to the federal government’s antiquated (and unjust and immoral) position on cannabis. What we’ve learned in President Trump’s first year in office is that he hasn’t made cannabis policy a priority and he will most likely sign whatever spending bill Congress puts in front of him.

The President’s lack of interest in protecting the legal cannabis industry means it’s vitally important YOU call your representative to make sure the RBA is included in the spending bill that ends up on the  President’s desk. So make that call and send that email! We don’t want the conversation at the next holiday party to be in remembrance of the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment.

Habib Bentleb is an attorney at Harris Bricken, a law firm with lawyers in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Barcelona, and Beijing. This story was originally published on the Canna Law Blog. 

Information About Marijuana And Bladder Cancer

Richard Faulk
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Information About Marijuana And Bladder Cancer

Bladder cancer accounts for about five percent of all new cancer diagnoses in the US each year and kills more than 16,000 of us annually. As with most cancers, the greatest risk factor is in your genetic history, but aging and cigarette smoking dramatically increase your risk of getting the disease. So does being a white guy: The white part doubles your risk over African Americans and the dude part can quadruple your odds compared to the ladies.

Related: Little-Known Health Effects Of Medical Marijuana

So, if you’re a black woman, consider yourself excused from today’s class.

For those of you still reading, you might have noticed how we qualified one of the risk factors above: cigarette smoking. From a general medical perspective, it’s not a good idea to smoke anything. Period. But, at least in this one context, smoking cannabis might be a positive good: It’s been shown to correlate with lower rates of bladder cancer. Not just compared with tobacco smokers, but even non-smokers.

That was the surprise announcement from Dr. Anil Thomas, addressing the 2013 annual meeting of the American Urological Association. It also appears a report published in the February 2015 issue of Urology.

Running an analysis of a database of California men aged 45 to 69, Dr. Thomas and his team of researchers at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center found that cannabis smokers were 45 percent less likely to be diagnosed with bladder cancer than patients that did not smoke at all.

Related: Why Won’t My Doctor Prescribe Medical Marijuana For Me?

As expected, tobacco smoking in this cohort increased the odds of developing bladder cancer. But here’s another cool part: According to Dr.Thomas, “Those using both cannabis and tobacco seemed to negate these effects with a smaller increase in their incidence of bladder cancer.”

So here’s our takeaway: If you smoke cigarettes—especially if you are, or plan on becoming, an old white guy—then you owe it to yourself to start smoking cannabis, too. Just like heads, two vices can be better than one!

6 Essential Facts You Need To Know About HPV

Maria Loreto
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6 Essential Facts You Need To Know About HPV

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common and complicated disease that burdens over 79 millions of Americans, most in their late-teens and early-20s. For such a common condition, it’s one that’s very much surrounded in stigma. Many people being ashamed and scared of taking the correct countermeasures to prevent it or manage it, and many don’t even know if they have it.

Check out these 5 facts everyone, including men, should know about HPV:

It’s Considered A Sexually Transmitted Infection

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Typically spread through vaginal or anal sex, HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection there is, being transmitted without even showing symptoms.

A Lot Of Doctors May Not Test For It

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Because it’s so common, some physicians don’t even test for it in their Pap smears. They may wait after you show a sign of infection to do so, or if you’re Pap smear returns abnormal.

Men Can Have And Transmit HPV Without Knowing It

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While HPV is mostly associated with women, men play a big role when it comes to spreading the disease around. Around 69 percent of men have HPV, even if they don’t show symptoms and can’t be tested for the virus.

HPV Can Increase Your Risk Of Cancer

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Cervical and different types of oral cancers’ risk is increased by having HPV, even though the cancer may take years to develop. It’s advised to do regular check ins with your doctor and to monitor your health.

HPV Doesn’t Have To Last Forever

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HPV infections can be cleared within a year or two, even though most people assume that it’s a lifelong disease.

There’s A Vaccine To Prevent It

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People who are planning on being sexually active should be vaccinated against HPV, being most effective for people who’ve never had sex, even though it can still help those who are sexually active.

Is Attorney General Jeff Sessions Secretly A Keebler Elf?

Brendan Bures
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Is Attorney General Jeff Sessions Secretly A Keebler Elf?

Do yourself a favor. Open the popular social media network known as Twitter. You can access it on your laptop or mobile phone. Doesn’t matter. Search for the @KeeblerElves account. While on the surface it seems this won’t deliver any payoff, like anything worthwhile in this life, you must look underneath the surface.

Because every time the @KeeblerElves account posts about, well, anything, their replies are flooded with users making the same joke. If you’re any level of pro-cannabis, this joke will make you laugh.

Welcome to the meme that Jeff Sessions is secretly a Keebler Elf.

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The meme had its origins this summer when Sessions was under heavy scrutiny, as he was investigated by the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election. His face appearing frequently on TV and digital screens, people noticed the uncanny resemblance. Wherever your political allegiances lie, you can’t deny the similarities.

All I’m saying: Have you seen Jeff Sessions and the Keebler Elf in the same room? Me neither.

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Then Late Night host Stephen Colbert cemented the meme on his show. When Sessions spoke to the Alliance Defending Freedom, a known anti-LGBT group, it was done behind closed doors. To imagine what Sessions said, Colbert held up a E.L. Fudgie cookie in the shape of a Keebler Elf and did his best Jeff Sessions impersonation.

So every time Jeff Sessions threatens the cannabis industry and fear strikes your heart, just remember that he looks like a Keebler Elf. It might not change much, but at least you’ll have yourself a laugh.

 

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