Luxembourg To Lead Europe Into Cannabis Era

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October 22, 2021

Luxembourg To Lead Europe Into Cannabis Era

Although medical marijuana has been legal in Luxembourg since 2018, officials had announced plans in 2019 to legalize cannabis for adult use within two years.

Adult Luxembourgers will soon be allowed to cultivate cannabis for private consumption, The Guardian reports.

Friday’s announcement by Luxembourg’s government addresses fundamental changes in the country’s approach to recreational cannabis use.

The new bill will allow people aged 18 and above to legally grow up to four cannabis plants per household for personal use.

The legislation also permits trade-in seeds, with no limit on quantity or levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

In addition to importing seeds, they will be available in stores and online under the new legislation, which also foresees the domestic production of cannabis seeds for commercial purposes. However, plans for a national production chain and state-regulated distribution are currently on hold due to COVID-19 restrictions.

As such, public consumption and transport of cannabis and cannabis products as well as trade-in cannabis products, other than seeds, remain prohibited.

In addition, the consumption and transport of quantities of up to 3 grams will be classified as a misdemeanor instead of a criminal offense.

Although medical marijuana has been legal in Luxembourg since 2018, officials had announced plans in 2019 to legalize cannabis for adult use within two years. The latest breakthrough follows lawmakers’ adoption of a motion in May that called for the development of legal cannabis regulations.

A Bill Designed To Keep Potential Consumers Away From Illegal Market

Justice minister Sam Tamson called the changes regarding domestic production and consumption the first step toward full legalization of the plant.

“We thought we had to act, we have an issue with drugs, and cannabis is the drug that is most used and is a large part of the illegal market,” Tamson said.

Luxembourgers who plan to grow cannabis will be allowed to do so at their place of residence, indoors or outdoors, on a balcony, terrace or garden.

“We want to start by allowing people to grow it at home,” Tamson continued. “The idea is that a consumer is not in an illegal situation if he consumes cannabis and that we don’t support the whole illegal chain from production to transportation to selling where there is a lot of misery attached. We want to do everything we can to get more and more away from the illegal black market.”

Currently, there are no fully legal adult-use cannabis countries in Europe. Luxembourg is poised to become the first on the Old Continent to legalize growing and using cannabis.

This article originally appeared on Benzinga and has been reposted with permission.

New York Regulators Move To Let Medical Cannabis Patients Grow Their Own Cannabis

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October 22, 2021

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New York Regulators Move To Let Medical Cannabis Patients Grow Their Own Cannabis

The home cultivation of medical cannabis will provide certified patients with a cost-effective means of obtaining cannabis through personal cultivation.

By Nicolas Jose Rodriguez

On Thursday, New York’s Cannabis Control Board (CCB) voted to file a regulation that would allow certified patients to cultivate up to six cannabis plants for their own therapeutic use.

According to the Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA) passed in 2021, home cultivation of medical cannabis is allowed for patients 21 years and older in the state’s Medical Cannabis Program.

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Likewise, designated caregivers caring for patients under 21 years of age (or incapable of cultivating for themselves), may cultivate on behalf of the patient.

Landlords retain the option of prohibiting tenants from growing on their properties.

After a 60-day public comment period starting from when the rules are published, the board will review comments, make any necessary revisions and officially file the regulations to take effect.

According to Tremaine Wright, who chairs the CCB, “The home cultivation of medical cannabis will provide certified patients with a cost-effective means of obtaining cannabis through personal cultivation,” reported Marijuana Moment.

Expungement

At the Thursday afternoon meeting, the Office of Cannabis Management provided an update on efforts to expunge cannabis records.

There have been 45 expungements for cases related to marijuana possession so far, wrote Marijuana Moment, though most remain “under custody or supervision for additional crimes.”

A slide presentation at the meeting showed that “Approximately 203,000 marijuana related charges are presently being suppressed from background searches and in process to be sealed or expunged,” the slides read. “This will add to the approximately 198,000 sealing accomplished as part of the first round of marijuana expungements for the 2019 expungement legislation.”

This article originally appeared on Benzinga and has been reposted with permission.

7 Things You Can Do To Prevent The Munchies

Maria Loreto

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October 21, 2021

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7 Things You Can Do To Prevent The Munchies

The munchies are often challenging to manage. Here are some tips that can help you get a grasp on them.

The munchies are perhaps the most ubiquitous side effect of smoking weed. While many variables go into the munchies (setting, place, mood), snacking afterward a smoke sesh is often unavoidable, and one of the main reasons why getting high is so enjoyable. (There is a reason food tastes better when you’re high.) Still, the urge can be problematic, especially if you smoke weed regularly or you find yourself sitting next to some misplaced Doritos. Is it possible to beat them? Here are 7 things you can do to prevent the munchies.

While you can never know for sure, these myriad of tricks that can allow you to have more control over your munchie urges.

Smoke before meals

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One trick that might work is to smoke before a meal, aligning your natural hunger with your munchies. Smoking while you’re cooking or right before eating out will help you be more in tune with your hunger and will make your experience more enjoyable. One potential side effect would be to eat a lot of food simply because you’re in a weed-induced haze, so it’s important to manage how much you smoke.

Eat before you smoke

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Conversely, depending on the person, the opposite might also be true. If you’re full before you smoke, you might be able to approach the munchies with a more rational point of view, at times even preventing them from appearing. Again, there’s plenty of room here to backfire, resulting in you eating before you smoke and then eating because of the munchies, so, watch your dosage.

Go cold turkey

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Some people believe a cold turkey approach is the best solution. By not allowing yourself to indulge, your mind will move on to the next best thing within minutes. It’s in the nature of the high experience.

Drink water

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Staying hydrated is a good call, especially when you’re feeling high and like you want to eat something caloric. Aside from giving your body something to do, you’ll also prevent cotton mouth and keep your body hydrated when smoking, something that is very necessary and easy to forget.

Stock up on healthy snacks

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Another smart thing to do when the munchies hit would be to make sure there are healthy snacks in your home. This way, when the munchies hit, you can feed yourself something healthy and enjoyable. Make sure to purchase stuff you like and approach your munchies with consciously. While they might feel out of your control, by having some patience and fortitude, the urge to eat will pass.

Do something engaging

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Keeping yourself distracted with something engaging might also help you fight the munchies. Go for a walk if you’re feeling particularly hungry or put on a very engaging movie that’ll help you stay distracted. Smoking outdoors is also a good option, providing you with plenty of stimuli that will make your stomach feel less important.

Apply the 10-minute rule

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Munching can become compulsive; the habit reinforces itself every time you fall for it. Giving your body 10 minutes to calm down and to understand what’s going on underneath might help you get things straight, all while controlling your high. Set a timer for 10 minutes and question the nature of the munchies, whether you’re hungry or not, and if whatever it is you’re craving is truly worth the hassle. Hopefully, these 7 things you can do to prevent the munchies are helpful. By the time your alarm rings you’ll be more clear-headed and better equipped to make decisions.

It’s Official: Cannabis Vaping Products Cannot Be Shipped Via USPS, Including Hemp-CBD

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October 21, 2021

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It’s Official: Cannabis Vaping Products Cannot Be Shipped Via USPS, Including Hemp-CBD

Banning companies in the legal cannabis space from shipping their products through the U.S. Postal Service can put extra-operational and economic burdens on cannabis businesses.

By Natan Ponieman

Hemp-derived CBD vapes might be legal across the country, but it’s now illegal to ship them through the U.S. postal service.

On Wednesday, the USPS, which works as an independent agency of the federal government, released its final ruling on the mailability of vaping devices, including those containing marijuana and hemp derivatives, according to Marijuana Moment.

What Happened?

In an effort to stop nicotine vaping devices from being mailed, the Congress passed a spending bill last year which added vaping devices to other cigarettes and tobacco products already banned in mailing services.

While the bill’s original intent was to prevent the spread of nicotine and tobacco products, the USPS’s interpretation of the bill’s language includes devices containing cannabis derivatives.

The approved legislation refers to limitations on “electronic nicotine delivery systems,” defined as “any electronic device that, through an aerosolized solution, delivers nicotine, flavor, or any other substance to the user inhaling from the device.”

The mailing agency commented that “it goes without saying that marijuana, hemp, and their derivatives are substances,” hence, they fall within the scope of the Congress’ bill.

Why It’s Important

Banning companies in the legal cannabis space from shipping their products through the U.S. Postal Service can put extra-operational and economic burdens on cannabis businesses, who will then have to rely on more expensive private shipping services, adding extra expenses to their balance sheets.

This article originally appeared on Benzinga and has been reposted with permission.

FDA Will Use Reddit To Learn About Cannabis-Derived Products Including CBD & Delta-8

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October 21, 2021

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FDA Will Use Reddit To Learn About Cannabis-Derived Products Including CBD & Delta-8

Other cannabis-derived compounds the agency is interested in learning about include delta-10 THC, CBN, THCV and CBG.

By Nicolas Jose Rodriguez

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it plans to use Reddit and other data sources to gain a better understanding of public health issues surrounding use of CBD and other cannabis-derived products (CDP).

“FDA also needs information about general patterns of product use and emerging trends—and it needs this information in close to real time, so that the FDA can deploy its limited resources quickly and effectively,” the agency said in a report it recently published on its new Cannabis-Derived Products Data Acceleration Plan. “The FDA believes that new approaches to detecting safety signals and other insights using diverse data sources and rigorous analytical methods can contribute significantly to FDA’s ability to respond to emerging and rapidly evolving product areas, like the CDP market.”

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The FDA defines the Cannabis-Derived Products Data Acceleration Plan (DAP) as a“portfolio of pilot initiatives and partnerships focused on advancing data-driven safety signal detection.”

According to the agency’s website, the DAP leverages novel data sources and advanced data analytics to identify current and emerging safety vulnerabilities in the CDP market to evaluate consumer vulnerabilities.

One of the sample pilot projects listed in the DAP aims to identify safety issues with cannabis products via online data, using sources like Reddit and “consumer reviews,” which can “complement traditional systems or identify issues that may not be easily captured via traditional systems.”

Other sample projects seek to analyze online certificates of analysis via the FDA’s CBD product sampling project and understanding of the cannabis market, including CBD and Delta-8 THC market landscape to enforce regulations.

Other cannabis-derived compounds the agency is interested in learning about include delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-10 THC), cannabinol (CBN), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) and cannabigerol (CBG).

This article originally appeared on Benzinga and has been reposted with permission.

3 Differences Between Vaping And Smoking Marijuana

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Jordan Smith

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October 21, 2021

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3 Differences Between Vaping And Smoking Marijuana

Any cannabis consumer hoping to catch a stronger buzz without increasing the amount they spend should look into vaping weed instead of smoking it the old fashioned way.

One of the best aspects of consuming cannabis in 2021 is the fact that there are so many more consumption methods to choose from than there were several years ago. While stoners in the past may have been restricted to bowls and blunts, nowadays cannabis can be enjoyed using all types of elaborate bongs, pipes and vaporizers.

In recent years, no method has gained more steam among consumers than vaping. There’s good reasons for the rise in popularity, too.

By now, the consensus is clear about how much healthier vaping cannabis is than smoking, but another reason vaping cannabis has increased in popularity is because vaping can generally produce a different experience entirely than smoking. A few differences between smoking cannabis and marijuana include:

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Vaping Provides a Better Taste

One of the downsides of smoking marijuana the old fashioned way is that so much of the taste goes to waste. After taking a drag of a joint or a blunt, the taste is either that of smoke or the faint flavor of the sweet tobacco of a blunt wrap. Since vaporizers eliminate the use of a traditional flame, it’s easier to pick up on the natural flavor of the buds. For consumers who aren’t used to the natural taste of their cannabis without the accompanying smoke, a vaporizer could be a game changer. There’s no replacing the natural taste of cannabis, especially when it’s not coupled with the harmful toxins smoking produces.

Vaping Can Produce a More Consistent High

A functionality that most dry herb vaporizers provide is the ability to change the temperature the cannabis is being vaporized at. This provides consumers with unprecedented control over how high they get.

Additionally, that functionality provides consumers with comfort in the fact that they know exactly how much of a punch each draw provides. That makes for a vastly different experience than relying on papers, bowls or bongs to do the job. While those traditional methods may be enjoyable, anyone with enough experience using them knows there’s no way to control how they make you feel.

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Vaping Is More Efficient Than Smoking

Last but not least, vaporizing cannabis is the best way to get as much bang for your buck as possible. Combustion can lead to wasting up to 30% of the THC present in marijuana. By choosing to vape marijuana instead, it’s nearly guaranteed that users can expect a more intense high. Essentially, any cannabis consumer hoping to catch a stronger buzz without increasing the amount they spend should look into vaping marijuana instead of smoking it the old fashioned way.

Although it’s true that vaporizing weed is a healthier alternative to smoking, there are recreational benefits to getting familiar with vaporizing cannabis, too. There are many different vaporizers on the market with different capabilities, so all it takes is finding one that works for you to change the way you consume marijuana forever. Once you get comfortable using a vaporizer of your choice, you may never smoke another joint again!

Will US Grown Marijuana Exist In 10 Years?

Terry Hacienda

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October 21, 2021

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Will US Grown Marijuana Exist In 10 Years?

Time will tell, but if cannabis is like the hundreds of worldwide industries before it, U.S. weed may be outsourced.

While the U.S. cannabis industry anxiously waits for federal legalization, presumably the beginning of a new age of marijuana, the final chapter has already been written, taken from a book we have read many time before. But will US grown marijuana exist in 10 years?

The U.S. cannabis industry has a “U.S.” problem. The high cost of labor, water, electricity, possibly tariffs, and taxation on exports could make the cannabis industry look a lot like the auto industry and manufacturing. It is just too darn expensive to grow marijuana in America compared to the rest of the world.

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One interesting fact from the recent Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference was that the price of growing cannabis is constantly coming down as people look to improve margins and efficiency. The lights get better, the soil gets better, the drying systems get better, but in the end the costs associated with doing business in America present a daunting task to the U.S. cannabis industry.

One new up-and-coming in the international cannabis scene is Colombia. South American countries create a nice “sweet spot” for growing cannabis due to their moist climate, lack of Winters, and cheap labor forces. The stunning numbers I saw during Luis Merchan’s presentation at Benzinga’s conference last week showed that his company, Flora, can grow a gram of cannabis for $0.60. That is before Colombia gets a few years under their belt in experience, better lights, seeds, soil, and techniques. The cost to grow a gram of marijuana in North America is between $1.50 and $2.35. Public reports show Canadian company Aprhia spends $1.85 to grow one gram of marijuana, while Tilray spends $2.36 a gram of produced flower.

What happens when Colombia, let alone Brazil, Costa Rica, Uruguay, etc., gets good at this stuff in two years? Will they bring costs down to $0.03 a gram?

The problem that could happen with full legalization in the U.S., and then around the world, is that low-cost cannabis producing countries can flood the North American markets with good, low-cost, marijuana. Remember too, that Colombia is a developed, and semi-affluent South American country, when poor countries with lower cost of living standards start exporting, the amount of outdoor grown high-quality cannabis could flood markets in Asia (think Cambodia and Thailand), North America (think Colombia, the Caribbean, Brazil), and Europe (think North Africa’s labor costs).

Even if all cannabis growing moved out of high-cost states like California and Colorado and moved to low-cost manufacturing and agricultural states like Alabama and Mississippi, the minimum wage is still $7.25 an hour. The minimum salary in Bogotá Columbia for a month is $500. With even lower-cost workers in the U.S., the difference is stark, $72.50 a 10-hour day in Alabama and $15 dollars a day roughly in Colombia.

The cost of water in the U.S. is much more expensive in cannabis grow areas than in South America, and while electricity is more expensive on islands and smaller areas than in the U.S., much of South America can grow year-round crops outdoors and never have to turn on a single grow light. Colombia also recently approved exporting home-grown cannabis, as well.

I don’t see a day when a senator stands up and wants to put a large tariff on imported cannabis and marijuana to “protect our U.S. cannabis farmers!”. That would means exported U.S. cannabis would face tariffs, hence raising the price even more, and it’s counter-party imports would most likely face little or no tariffs.

So where does that leave the U.S. cannabis industry? The U.S. can’t compete on labor, electricity (with few exceptions that get to grow outdoor all year anyway), water costs, and government lack of support. At some point economics and maximizing margins will dictated that all our oils and edibles are made from non-U.S. or Canadian weed. Will it get to a point where places like the Emerald Triangle have to compete on price? What if their pre-roll is $12 and a similar pre-roll from El Salvador is $2. Are you willing to “buy American” even at 6 to 10 times the cost?

Time will tell, but if cannabis is like the hundreds of worldwide industries before it, U.S. weed may be outsourced.

This article was created with Cannabis.net

Unvaccinated? You Can Expect To Get Infected With COVID-19 This Often

Maria Loreto

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October 20, 2021

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Unvaccinated? You Can Expect To Get Infected With COVID-19 This Often

A new study provides a timeline of COVID-19 infection and reinfection, once again proving that you can get the virus more than once.

Unvaccinated people are, obviously, more likely to get COVID-19. But when it comes to having a timeline, this wasn’t clear until recently. A new study provides a more concrete answer, claiming that unvaccinated people can expect to get COVID-19 every 16 months.

Vaccines protect people against the COVID-19 virus, not only drastically reducing the odds of contracting it, but also reducing its mortality rate. While you may get breakthrough COVID-19, it’s very unlikely for you to die from it unless there are other forces at play.

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The study, conducted by the Yale School of Public Health, and published in The Lancet Microbe, analyzed the data that’s available on natural immunity in order for researchers to be able to accurately calculate a timeline of COVID-19 infections and reinfections.

“The overall goal of the study was to provide an answer to a question that at this point in the pandemic would be impossible to answer empirically, which is how long after you’ve been infected by SARS-CoV-2 can you expect to possess immunity against the virus before you become vulnerable to reinfection?” study co-author Hayley Hassler told the Yale Daily News.

The study reiterated some findings we were already aware of, while also painting a clearer picture of COVID-19 reinfections. Within three months, researchers predicted, unvaccinated people are 5% more likely to get reinfected with COVID-19. Within 16 months, this number jumps to 50%. Hassler states that these numbers can change from person to person. “Any one of those individuals may experience longer or shorter durations of immunity depending on immune status, cross-immunity, age and multiple other factors.”

As a variety of studies have demonstrated, natural immunity doesn’t last very long and those who’ve had COVID-19 infections and full immunization have a stronger immune response than anyone else. While there’s still much we don’t know about COVID-19, every day it becomes more obvious that having the infection once doesn’t ensure you won’t get it again.

NY Becomes First State To Prohibit Employers From Testing (Most) Employees For Weed

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October 20, 2021

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NY Becomes First State To Prohibit Employers From Testing (Most) Employees For Weed

“Random marijuana testing in the workplace, such as pre-employment drug screening, has never been an evidence-based policy.” — NORML deputy director Paul Armentano

By Nina Zdinjak

New York residents need not fear losing their jobs due to recreational marijuana use anymore. The New York Department of Labor confirmed that employers are now prohibited from testing their employees for the presence of cannabis, reports Marijuana Moment.

While employers are still allowed to penalize workers for being impaired on the job, the threshold to proving impairment has been significantly raised — the odor of weed is now not sufficient evidence on its own. Also, under the New York Department of Labor’s new guidance, a positive drug test for cannabis also does not make for an “articulable symptom of impairment.”

The First State To Make “Seismic” Policy Change

New York became “the first state to essentially prohibit cannabis testing in all but narrowly defined situations,” according to Quest Diagnostics, which offers employment drug testing services.

Faye Caldwell, an attorney and advisor who specializes in drug testing laws, said this move presents a “seismic” policy change.

“This is the first state in the nation to ever enter this,” she said. “In most other states, there may be no ability to take action in many circumstances, but there was no prohibition on testing,” wrote the outlet. “So this will make some massive changes for employers who have employees in the state of New York and have drug testing policies.”

In 2019, some two years before officially legalizing cannabis in the state, New York City regulators created a local ban on pre-employment drug testing for marijuana.

“Random marijuana testing in the workplace, such as pre-employment drug screening, has never been an evidence-based policy. Rather, this discriminatory practice is a holdover from the zeitgeist of the 1980s ‘war on drugs,’” NORML deputy director Paul Armentano told Marijuana Moment.

“But times have changed; attitudes have changed, and in many places, the marijuana laws have changed. It is time for workplace policies to adapt to this new reality and to cease punishing employees for activities they engage in during their off-hours that pose no workplace safety threat.”

Amazon And Others Agree

What’s more, one such huge corporation, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced in June that it supports marijuana legalization and that it will stop testing for workplace cannabis use in most positions.

More recently, the Office of Personnel Management issued a memo to federal agencies confirming that previous cannabis use should not automatically disqualify people from being employed in the federal government. The NBA also announced it is extending its policy of not randomly drug testing players for marijuana through the 2021-2022 season.

This article originally appeared on Benzinga and has been reposted with permission.

Tips To Help You Stretch Your Weed And Save Money

Maria Loreto

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October 20, 2021

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Tips To Help You Stretch Your Weed And Save Money

Marijuana can be vary dramatically in terms of pricing. Here’s how to stretch your stash and save some money.

Now that weed is legal across a growing number of states, there’s more availability than ever. Still, legalization hasn’t done much to solve weed prices, which vary dramatically from state to state and can leave you feeling very confused if you don’t know where to search. Here are tip to help you stretch your weed and save money.

While asking your budtender for quality recommendations is always a good bet, you can’t fight the price. The good news is, stretching your stash is possible, helping you save some money and make more out of your weed experience.

Buy in bulk and grow your own

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Buying in bulk is a good way of saving money and its a tip that applies to all sorts of products, from toilet paper, to weed. While it’s not great to shell out the full amount in one go, if you think about it, buying in bulk helps you save and eliminates the amount of orders you make. A helpful tip to consider is to keep an eye out for deals and offers from your dispensary or seller; these can help you save up and become perfect opportunities for buying in bulk.

Growing your own weed is hands down the best way to save money. While it might take you some time to learn the ropes, in a few months time you’ll have harvested your own product for a very cheap price.

Consider vaping

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Another hack you can try is to take up vaping. Cannabis in flower form tends to be used more quickly, even if you’re very careful with your joints. Vape pens and concentrates last for longer periods of time since they provide stronger highs per hit. Still, if you want to save some money, it’s important to pace yourself and keep track of your smoking.

Edibles, edibles, edibles

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Edibles tend to be cheaper than other forms of cannabis, while also providing strong highs. By splitting up your edibles into the dosages that work for you and storing them properly, you might be able to stretch your stash. You can also make your own edibles.

Get creative

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Lastly, get creative with your weed consumption. Make sure to use every part of the joint, including extracting the leftover weed from the roaches from your joints and putting all of them in one. You can also switch to some glass and give joints a rest, stretching your weed further by saving stems and kief from your grinder and reusing.

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Although medical marijuana has been legal in Luxembourg since 2018, officials had announced plans in 2019 to legalize cannabis for adult use within two years.

A Bill Designed To Keep Potential Consumers Away From Illegal Market

The home cultivation of medical cannabis will provide certified patients with a cost-effective means of obtaining cannabis through personal cultivation.

Expungement

The munchies are often challenging to manage. Here are some tips that can help you get a grasp on them.

Smoke before meals

Eat before you smoke

Go cold turkey

Drink water

Stock up on healthy snacks

Do something engaging

Apply the 10-minute rule

Banning companies in the legal cannabis space from shipping their products through the U.S. Postal Service can put extra-operational and economic burdens on cannabis businesses.

What Happened?

Why It’s Important

Other cannabis-derived compounds the agency is interested in learning about include delta-10 THC, CBN, THCV and CBG.

Any cannabis consumer hoping to catch a stronger buzz without increasing the amount they spend should look into vaping weed instead of smoking it the old fashioned way.

Vaping Provides a Better Taste

Vaping Can Produce a More Consistent High

Vaping Is More Efficient Than Smoking

Time will tell, but if cannabis is like the hundreds of worldwide industries before it, U.S. weed may be outsourced.

A new study provides a timeline of COVID-19 infection and reinfection, once again proving that you can get the virus more than once.

“Random marijuana testing in the workplace, such as pre-employment drug screening, has never been an evidence-based policy.” — NORML deputy director Paul Armentano

The First State To Make “Seismic” Policy Change

Amazon And Others Agree

Marijuana can be vary dramatically in terms of pricing. Here’s how to stretch your stash and save some money.

Buy in bulk and grow your own

Consider vaping

Edibles, edibles, edibles

Get creative

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