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5 COVID-19 Vaccine Myths Debunked

Maria Loreto
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5 COVID-19 Vaccine Myths Debunked

COVID-19 vaccine falsehoods abound. Here are 5 of the most prominent ones and why they’re wrong.

The arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine has been one of the most awaited moments in recent memory. Now that it’s here, there’s plenty of excitement and controversy to be had. The vaccine’s slow and disorganized rollout and the rising political tensions have fanned the flames of some of the many conspiracy theories that are out there, putting in doubt the effectiveness of the vaccine. (P.S. Conspiracy Theorists Are Everywhere — Here’s How To Talk To Them.)

The COVID-19 vaccine is safe and recommended by all health experts. The faster people get it, the faster it is for the rest of the world to go back to normal. Here are 5 of the most common COVID-19 myths, debunked:

They were rushed so they’re unsafe

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The COVID-19 vaccine is the fastest vaccine ever made, so this fear is kind of understandable, especially for the majority of us who don’t know what’s in vaccines and how they work. While speaking with The Try Guys on YouTube, Dr. Fauci explained that there was no rush when making this vaccine. The speed of it is due to the scientific advancements that have been developed over the last 10 years. He also explains that the fact that the pandemic was raging was one of the reasons why the trials were so effective, since there were many infections and many participants.

Long-term effects could produce a disease later on

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The chance of a side effect reappearing years later is very low. Historically, if vaccines produce a response from the body, this tends to occur within 30 to 40 days after they were first applied, which is why the FDA waited 60 days after the last participant from the Moderna and Pfizer trials was immunized in order to provide emergency approval.

The vaccine can cause infertility

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There’s been a lot of speculation concerning pregnant women and the vaccine. Women who are planning on getting pregnant are also questioning its safety.

According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, women who are pregnant and breastfeeding should take the vaccine, even if there have not been any trials conducted on that particular demographic. There’s no evidence that suggests that pregnant women or that women who want to get pregnant should be wary of the vaccine.

Once you have the vaccine you can go back to your normal life

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Sadly, that’s not the case. 10 to 14 days after you’ve received your second shot of the vaccine you should consider yourself protected against the virus and while the immunization protects you against developing symptoms of the virus, especially severe ones, it doesn’t mean that your body won’t get infected by COVID-19 and that you won’t spread it asymptomatically.

The only way to return back to normal is for the majority of people to get vaccinated, that way herd immunity is achieved. Herd immunity means that the infection rate is so low in communities that it becomes very unlikely for spread to happen.

Immunocompromised people shouldn’t get vaccinated

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Dr. Fauci says that immunocompromised people can and should get the vaccine since the COVID-19 vaccine is an mRNA, meaning that there’s no live virus in the shot. The only time an immunocompromised person shouldn’t get a vaccine is when it’s a live attenuated one, meaning that the virus is active and that it could replicate within you.

Hey, Protestors Planning Assaults On Capitol Buildings: Smoke Some Weed And Chill

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Hey, Protestors Planning Assaults On Capitol Buildings: Smoke Some Weed And Chill

A Gallup poll published last year found that political liberals are somewhere around six times more likely to get high than conservatives. 

Trouble is brewing. The recent attacks on the U.S. Capitol has America trembling, and the scent of Civil War is in the air. There’s a whole mess of Trump supporters who, much like Trump himself, aren’t willing to accept that “their president” isn’t the man the voters elected. So they have set out on a rampage, one that, according to the FBI, may not be over yet.

The word on the street is that more armed protests are being planned at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. in the days leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. And that’s not going to end well.

Last week, this mob mentality left five people dead and countless others injured in the nation’s capital. In the end, they only achieved bad news, and several rioters have been arrested and charged with everything from entering a restricted building to assault. But dumb dies hard in America.

Even though President Trump has asked for protestors to vacate their political deer stands in peace, more of these violent shenanigans are expected to erupt again in a matter of days. They might even be more raucous and deadly. The FBI bulletin says an “uprising” is being planned if specific actions are taken against Trump before the inauguration. 

Either way, the hell-raisers are coming.

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While it certainly shouldn’t be above the American people to riot in the streets over injustices and a loss of freedom, to riot like lunatics because of a loyalty to one man is hardly motivation for change. The events of last week and the prospect of more violence to come, of course, has us asking all sorts of questions about the mindset of the people riding this wave of ultra-hostility and felonious behavior. The biggest one being: Haven’t any of these angry fools heard of marijuana?

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It might be naïve to suggest that marijuana can be a great peacekeeper among an uncivil society. Not too many people would buy into the idea that partaking in a plant could calm down the masses, allow them to see the truth, and perhaps inspire them to raid their fridges instead of Capitol buildings. But, as simple as it might sound, there is something to this concept for caging the unruly.

Marijuana users are typically more relaxed than those who try to navigate this life without it. Even science says so. Researchers from Washington State University published a study in 2017 showing that nonusers were more stressed out than regular marijuana users. 

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The thing is a lot of Trump’s people — far-right radicals with Karenistic tendencies — aren’t too keen on pot. A Gallup poll published last year found that political liberals are somewhere around six times more likely to get stoned than conservatives. The survey shows 25% of liberals smoke weed compared to only 4% of conservatives. 

Some analysts believe the low numbers have less to do with political conservatives being against marijuana and more about it not being legal in a lot of places. After all, marijuana prohibition is still alive and well in around half the nation. And the patriots don’t want to break any laws that don’t involve them wearing camouflage and arming themselves with pitchforks.

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Perhaps if Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell would have worked together over the past four years to legalize the leaf at the federal level, we may have never witnessed imbecilic riots — or be waiting for new ones to pop off. Legal marijuana might have even gotten Trump re-elected.

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The federal government is always talking about how marijuana prohibition is in the interest of public health and safety. Yet, it is abundantly clear that a bitter population would be more mentally sound if they could smoke a joint before absorbing their daily dose of Fox News. Heck, it’s not a bad argument in favor of legal weed. Congress should get to work this year on establishing a taxed and regulated market that allows cannabis products to be sold nationwide like beer. The country needs THC to ease outraged minds and get them to abandon intimidation and violence. 

It’s a crapshoot, but hey, what isn’t? All we know is that after dealing with COVID, the 2020 election, and now an insurgence of unpredictable hillbillies out there swinging at supposed socialism, America needs a smoke break.

How To Get Edibles To Hit You Faster

Maria Loreto
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How To Get Edibles To Hit You Faster

Edibles are known for their strong and (often) delayed effects. Here are some tricks that can help you get your desired results faster.

It’s a crapshoot with edibles. You never really know if you’ve consumed enough, because the effects don’t hit you until you’ve waited a few hours or after you’ve inhaled an entire batch of pot brownies. Brace for a bad time. A lot of people stop themselves from enjoying the perks of infused food products because of the long wait time and their unpredictability. While these challenges are adaptable and manageable, here is how to get edibles to hit faster to better control your high.

Unlike other forms of cannabis that get you high within the hour, edibles require patience, timing and the correct dosage, which is a lot to ask of someone who’s never tried them before.

One of the most interesting developments within the cannabis industry are fast acting edibles, which are designed to bypass the much dreaded wait time. Known as “rapid delivery,” these edibles are being developed by companies who claim that you’ll start feeling their effects within 15 to 20 minutes.

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In an interview with Forbes back in 2017, Peter Barsoom, founder of cannabis company 1906, explained that his company began to make rapid delivery edibles thinking about people who didn’t have six hours to wait around for their edible to hit. This new formula allows edibles to “bypass the stomach and get into the small intestine faster,” through a process called proprietary lipid microencapsulation.

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A trick savvy consumers can try to mimic this loophole is to purchase an edible that melts — like chocolate or a mint — and to place it under their tongue. Instead of waiting for the edible to make its way down the digestive track, this sublingual method allows the THC to be quickly absorbed by the bloodstream, much like a tincture or oil, which are among the quickest way to absorb THC. 

Another thing that can alter the speed in which edibles are digested is the speed of your metabolism. Although increasing this speed won’t be achieved within a short span of time, over the long run, you can work on your metabolism by consuming protein, drinking water, working out and getting plenty of sleep, which will also result in a healthier lifestyle.

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There’s a lot of perks associated with edibles, not only because you’ll stop ingesting smoke and vapor. Edible highs are strong and can be fun, especially when people learn how to manage themselves. Still, if you’ve never tried them, don’t be intimidated by the newness of edibles. In order to see for yourself how they work and if they’re the right fit for you, you’ll just have to try them out.

CBD Serving Sizes: How Much Do You Need?

Dr. Mary Clifton
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CBD Serving Sizes: How Much Do You Need?

It’s important to really monitor your symptoms rather than trying to lock in a particular milligram that you think is beneficial to you.

I think sometimes we put a little too much work into really thinking about what the starting serving size is and making sure that we’re very exact with this. Remember that CBD and other cannabinoids are plants and oftentimes you’re administering to the point that you’re seeing a return on the administration, a result rather than looking at a particular number of milligrams in the serving size.

I just wanted to bring a couple of samples to show you from my own cabinet. I get so many samples of CBD given what I do for work, and here are three different products that I just pulled up quickly before I came to speak with you today.

If I were to tell you to choose a product and then take a half a dropper full as your first serving size, you can see how that’s a completely ridiculous thing to suggest because there is such a wide variability.

And in these different bottles there’s 4,000 milligrams in one bottle, just 500 milligrams in another and 1,000 milligrams in the next.

Oftentimes when you’re starting with a product, starting with a small serving size and increasing from there is reasonable. I think in every case here, I would start with a half a drop or full. See if there is a result, the kind of results you were anticipating. And if there isn’t, then you can go ahead and increase on your serving size.

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Determining a dose is difficult with a tincture for sure, but it’s even more difficult if you’ve identified a bud or flower and you’re using that in a pipe or a cigarette. We really have a very hard time knowing exactly how much product is being used from inhalation to inhalation or across different buds. There’s just a lot of variability.

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To some degree, you’re going to have to trust yourself and how you’re responding. Be aware of how you’re feeling and take an appropriate amount to get the result that you’re looking for. 

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The same thing could be true for vaping. You have an amount that we would expect to get with each inhalation, but one person may inhale longer than another person. One person may hold the inhalation in their lungs for longer so that the absorption of the CBD across the long membranes is going to be different.

In different people, the use of a vape is going to lead to different serving sizes per inhalation.

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When it comes to edibles, you may be able to really lock in the number of milligrams per serving size that you’re getting and feel very confident with that. But it’s going to have different breakdowns in different stomach assets, and as it passes through the liver, there may be further breakdown through the cytochrome p450 systems that leads an edible to have an unreliable response person to person.

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In terms of determining a dose or determining a serving size, it’s important to just really monitor your symptoms rather than trying to lock in a particular milligram that you think is beneficial to you. In most cases, people feel differently on different days and you may have a different level of anxiety or a different level of trouble falling asleep or a different level of pain based on how much exercise you’ve had or what you’ve eaten or how your sleep patterns have been. You could modulate things in between a couple of fairly loose points and be able to come up with a determining a serving size that is suitable to you.

Taking some time and getting to know the product and how it works in your own body is going to be so beneficial for you.

PS: Dosing Video Series.

In this video series, I provide more information on dosing and best methods of delivery to use and more.

This article originally appeared on CBD & Cannabis Info and has been reposted with permission.

Inflammation And Obesity, Can Cannabis Help

Laura Lagano
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Inflammation And Obesity, Can Cannabis Help

To kick-start quelling inflammation, adding cannabis cultivars (strains) that are high in CBD may be just what the dietitian ordered.

Like most chronic lifestyle-related diseases, inflammation is at the core. Obesity is no different. When it comes to obesity, many doctors often prescribe a slew of medications to treat the accompanying co-morbidities of obesity, such as high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, and dysregulated blood glucose. Inflammation, of course, is at the root of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar. Inflammation and obesity, can cannabis help?

Substances, called cytokines, which are secreted by immune system cells, can create other health issues, including insulin resistance. Insulin resistance, a precursor of type 2 diabetes, which is frequently (but not always) related to obesity. Chronic diseases, such as diabetes, do not happen overnight. They happen over a lifetime of less–than–optimal lifestyle habits. A habitual diet high in sugar and processed food raises blood sugar, which tells the body to make insulin to clear glucose from the bloodstream.

Chronic consumption of these foods forces the body to produce increasing amounts of insulin in order to keep up with the increasing influx of sugar. Eventually, the body becomes desensitized and insulin stops responding. The result is high blood sugar, which causes more inflammation, further exacerbating insulin resistance. And, so the vicious, unhealthy cycle continues.   

Reaching for sugary, processed foods becomes the routine way of eating, which may be related to endocannabinoid (ECS) signaling. All roads lead to the endocannabinoid system.  ECS signaling involves the activation of receptors by endocannabinoids, triggering specific actions in the body.

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Signaling in the gut may drive overeating of the Standard American Diet (SAD) of processed, low-nutrient foods, which leads to elevated levels of endocannabinoids and potentially more overeating. What eventually happens when consumption of processed, sugary foods increases? Insulin resistance. Now, we are back at the beginning of the cycle again.

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The question is: how to reduce the inflammation? Changing eating habits to follow an anti-inflammatory food plan is vital. For those with endocannabinoid system dysfunction and resultant food addiction, changing lifestyle routines can be challenging. Consulting with a nutritionist who is well-versed in the endocannabinoid system is helpful.

To kick-start quelling inflammation, adding cannabis cultivars (strains) that are high in CBD may be just what the dietitian ordered. CBD (cannabidiol) is one of the most potent anti-inflammatory compounds in the plant world. In fact, the US government has a patent on this cannabinoid as an anti-inflammatory. 

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Because the ECS is involved in the modulation of many physiological systems, CBD can work to combat inflammation throughout the entire body. Ultimately, CBD may help reduce disordered food consumption, lower inflammation, and help manage obesity.   

COVID-19 Vaccinated, Are You Still Contagious

Maria Loreto
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COVID-19 Vaccinated, Are You Still Contagious

There’s a lot we don’t know about the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether those who’ve had their shots are able to spread the disease.

Despite the slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, every day more and more people are getting inoculated in the United States. The vaccine was developed under a lot of pressure, and despite the fact that it’s safe to use and provides protection from the virus, there’s still a lot of questions that remain unanswered. Experts weigh in on COVID-19 vaccinated, are you still contagious.

The COVID-19 vaccine was the cumulative moment we’ve had been waiting for ever since the start of the pandemic. Now that it’s finally here, does that mean that those who are vaccinated are free to go back to their regular maskless lives? It’s a complicated answer.

It’s important to know that the only way to gain protection from the virus is to get the two required vaccine shots, which are distributed over a period of three weeks to a month. A few days after your first shot, you’ll develop some immunity to the virus, one that can only be completed after the second shot. The Pfizer vaccine is 95% effective against the virus seven days after the second dose is admitted; the Moderna vaccine works similarly, with 94% effectiveness. 

Once this period of time has passed, the person who’s been vaccinated dramatically reduces their odds of getting the virus and developing symptoms. Still, this doesn’t mean that the virus is nonexistent or that you can’t spread it to other people. Yes, you can still be contagious even with the vaccine.

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“I am optimistic based on the basic science information previously described that the vaccine will at least reduce transmission risk,” pediatric infectious disease expert Eric Robinette told the Huffington Post. “For now, the safe thing is to assume that only the person who has received the vaccine is protected from COVID-19.”

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Vaccine trials are meant to measure the effectiveness of the shot, including whether it can stop the spread of the virus. Since the COVID-19 vaccine was developed so rapidly, it’s still not known whether the Moderna or the Pfizer vaccine are capable of protecting against asymptomatic COVID-19.

As more of us get vaccinated, it appears that our behaviors will have to remain as thorough as they’ve been in the past. Once the population has more access to these vaccines and the infection rate is decreased in our communities, there will be more leeway to meet up with friends and stop certain social distancing guidelines, all by assuming a certain degree of risk.

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If this pandemic has taught us anything it’s how slow this process is. Even with the vaccine in circulation and the end in sight, we still have to wait a little longer. Be patient for more information on COVID-19 vaccinated, are you still contagious.

William And Harry Both Struggled With This At Their Wedding

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William And Harry Both Struggled With This At Their Wedding

The two brothers soldiered through their ceremonies with not much more than the excitement of the day to carry them across the finish line.

William and Harry both struggled with this at their wedding. Like most people the night before their wedding, the brothers both admit to being severely sleep deprived on their big day. In fact, photographer Alexi Lubomirski, who famously captured the Sussexes right after their nuptials, says Harry was downright exhausted.

According to Hello!, Prince William had a helluva time trying to sleep on the eve of his wedding in April 2011 because, among other things, thousands of fans camped outside his father’s home (Clarence House) where he was staying were chanting and singing into the wee hours of the morning.

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“The crowds were singing and cheering all night long, so the excitement of that, the nervousness of me and everyone singing – I slept for about half an hour,” William recalled.

It was much the same story when William’s younger brother got married to Meghan Markle in May 2018.

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As Hello! reports:

“With a media frenzy and the controversy surrounding the absence of Meghan’s father, the bride-to-be had a relaxing pre-wedding evening at Cliveden House Hotel with her mother. But it seems as though Prince Harry’s stay at the Dorchester Collection’s Coworth Park didn’t provide him with enough zen time as according to Finding Feedom, he was tempted to sneak a nap in between his wedding ceremony and reception.”

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But instead of snoozing, Harry rallied, using his adrenaline and the pure excitement of the celebration to get “power him through” the evening.

 

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In addition to Harry’s exhaustion, photographer Lubomirski also revealed that Markle wasn’t much better off than her newly minted husband when it came time to shoot the couple on the grounds of Windsor Castle, specifically the iconic shot of the two on the steps of the castle’s Rose Garden. Said Lubbomirski, “She just slumped in between his legs and there was this moment they were just laughing because of how exhausted they were and that finally it was all over.”

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Kate and William will be celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary on April 29 this year, while Meghan and Harry will be toasting to their third year of wedded bliss on May 19.

International Travel: Here’s When Experts Predict It’ll Return To Normal

Maria Loreto
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International Travel: Here’s When Experts Predict It’ll Return To Normal

Travel has been one of COVID-19’s biggest casualties. Here are some changes that travel experts predict in the coming months.

With rising cases of COVID-19 and different countries closing down their borders, it’s a bad time for international travel. Still, there’s a vaccine in circulation and there’s hope, making experts predict that international travel will resume in the second half of 2021.

2020 was a brutal year for airlines and air travel, with a significant drop in passengers throughout the majority of the year, resulting in extremely cheap flights. Despite some government aid, 2020 hit airlines hard; it was fraught with layoffs, and the enforcement of early retirement and voluntary leaves of absence. Over the holidays, while the numbers of travelers significantly increased (despite the warning from health experts), passenger volumes were less than half of what they were in 2019.

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Travel experts who spoke with CNN are hopeful, though, predicting that the second half of the year will see a spike in international travel, especially if factors like mandated quarantines and a more effective way of certifying COVID-19 tests and vaccinations are enforced.

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While country wide vaccines and testing will make a difference for travelers, what experts think matters most is for there to be communication and coordination across borders. They believe that mandated quarantines are a hindrance for prospective travelers and that a new model, one that’s safe but also more lenient, should be enforced. Tori Emerson Barnes, executive vice president of public affairs and policy at the U.S. Travel Association, suggests a COVID-19 test mechanism that will allow you to bypass quarantine if you get a negative result.

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Now that vaccines are on the table and that tests are more reliable, some international airlines will likely require passengers to prove whether they’ve been tested or not, or whether they’ve been vaccinated. All of this information needs to be available in a safe and global way, one that can be relied upon and accessed by different countries.

Resuming international travel will be a long and slow process, one with a lot of trial and error. While this year will likely be better than the last, a lot of change can be expected in the coming months. Even if we know the virus better than we did before and are more effective at preventing its spread, there’s a long road to recovery for airlines, travelers and tourism.

3 Tips For Adding Marijuana Stocks To Your Portfolio

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3 Tips For Adding Marijuana Stocks To Your Portfolio

Put in the work, be disciplined, and consider getting a little exposure in this area to balance out a well-diversified portfolio.

Whether or not you’re personally interested in the use or application of cannabis, there’s no doubt that this market is prepared to boom in the coming years. Strategically adding some stocks to your portfolio could generate healthy returns.

Marijuana Market Overview

To say that there are certain connotations and assumptions associated with the marijuana market would be putting it lightly. Because of the historical treatment of marijuana and various state laws regarding production, sale, and consumption, some look down on this market and/or have reached misguided conclusions on the purpose it serves.

This market is growing and, as we learn more about the products within the industry, it’s becoming apparent that the upside and opportunities far outweigh the risk and downside.

If you’re looking for a general overview or breakdown of the market, you can split it up into three areas:

  • Marijuana growers and producers: This includes companies that cultivate marijuana, produce cannabis products, and distribute products.
  • Cannabis-focused drugmakers: Including pharmaceutical companies and cannabis-based biotech companies.
  • Ancillary product and service providers: These are companies that support marijuana growers and sell related products, accessories, and experiences.

“If you’re looking to buy equity in a marijuana-centric company, make sure you understand the market,” SmartAsset suggests. “Both marijuana products and marijuana stocks fall into different categories. In addition, though the product is now legal in many states, cannabis is still federally illegal. Therefore, this poses a considerable legal risk for investors.”

It’s also imperative that you understand the difference between the types of marijuana products that companies produce and sell. There are products that contain cannabidiol (CBD) and products that contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Then there are products with both. CBD is legal in all states and does not produce a “high.” It’s commonly used to treat illnesses. THC, on the other hand, is the ingredient that gives a “high.” As such, it’s only legal in certain states at this time.

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Understanding each of these nuances will help you become a more informed and educated investor.

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3 Tips for Finding the Right Marijuana Stocks

Marijuana stocks are all over the board. There are stocks selling for hundreds of dollars a share, as well as dozens of penny stocks that have no clear trajectory forward. The key is to understand what you want in your portfolio and know how to find stocks that fit this bill. Here are some suggestions to help you be successful:

Study the Numbers

When investing in marijuana stocks, you should always research the management team, explore the company’s growth strategy and position in the competitive marketplace, read through the company’s financials, and research details such as how many warrants and convertible securities the company has issued.

You can also use certain technical analyses to predict whether a stock is underpriced or overvalued. Fibonacci retracement trading is a good one.

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“Fibonacci retracement is useful because it’s a helpful tool to find patterns of movement and retracement between the highs and lows of an asset or contract,” RJO Futures mentions. “A Fibonacci level is created by taking two points from a chart, usually a high and low, and dividing those numbers by one of the ratios to create a key level.”

The more you learn to study stocks on a technical level like this, the less vulnerable you’ll be to emotional investing. In turn, you increase your chances of being successful over the long run.

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Diversify Your Portfolio

When you’re investing in a market that’s as speculative as the marijuana space is, you have to be very well diversified. Spread your money out across multiple stocks, understanding that the upside on any one of your stocks is healthy enough to potentially offset losses on the others.

As you diversify, think about investing in different parts of the supply chain and market. This includes manufacturers, producers, drugmakers, recreational cannabis companies, etc.

Avoid Red Flags

With as much potential as this industry has, there are always going to be scammers out there. Thankfully, the SEC has issued specific alerts related to marijuana stocks. If something looks too good to be true, it probably is. Do your due diligence and keep an eye out for red flags.

Be Smart With Your Investments

You’ll notice that we didn’t give you any specific stocks or tickers to follow. That’s an intentional decision because this market is changing so quickly.

There are certain marijuana stocks that experts are bullish about, while there are others that many are bearish on. You won’t have to look very hard to find this information. However, at the end of the day, it’s up to you to make smart decisions based on your collective analysis.

To provide you with “three hot stocks” to invest in today would be doing you a disservice. Put in the work, be disciplined, and consider getting a little exposure in this area to balance out a well-diversified portfolio.

This article originally appeared on Green Market Report and has been reposted with permission.

People Are Using Weed To Cope With This Emotional State

Maria Loreto
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People Are Using Weed To Cope With This Emotional State

A survey conducted on stress and burnout says that a large percentage of Americans have turned to cannabis as a source of relief.

It’s barely 2021 and already we’re comparing its stress levels to 2020, which was filled with a record number of stressors. But if a recent survey is any sort of pulse check, many of us have found a source of relief: cannabis.

Compiled by cannabis company Verilife, the survey acquired data by looking into the most Googled terms related to burnout according to each state. Burnout, if you haven’t experienced it, is defined as “a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress.” Researchers asked 2,000 Americans about their experiences with burnout, what was causing it, their symptoms and how they cope with the ensuing stress and exhaustion.

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According to the results, 37% of respondents turned to CBD to cope with burnout and 39% of them turned to cannabis for the same purpose. For millennial cannabis users, these results were even more pronounced, with 93% of them using the drug to treat their symptoms of burnout. When talking to respondents who didn’t use cannabis, 29% of them considered giving it a shot in order to cope with stress and exhaustion.

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The survey indicates that burnout search terms tended to relate to the workplace, no matter the states where the results came from. Terms specifically related to burnout and the healthcare industry were particularly common with terms like “healthcare worker burnout,” “nurses and burnout,” “nursing burnout,” and “nurse burnout prevention,” being amongst the most Googled ones.

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While there were some differences in respondents’ answers depending on their age, the majority of them agreed that the main source of stress in their lives was COVID-19. The pandemic is credited as the reason why so many people are experiencing burnout in many aspects of their lives. COVID-19 was followed closely by work, finances, politics and the news.

Hopefully 2021 is a less stressful year (so far, not looking so great), one where there’s less uncertainty, political strain and thus burnout. A couple of weeks in and already things have been reliably crazy.

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