Woody Harrelson’s co-stars have squealed that America’s friendliest stoner carries ‘very, very strong weed.’
Ever since Woody Harrelson let his pal Willie Nelson convince him to start smoking marijuana again, Harrelson has resumed his public image as America’s friendliest stoner. He told Esquire about that time cannabis helped him escape an awful dinner with Donald Trump before his presidency and made a couple visits to California’s Lowell Café, the first legal cannabis restaurant in the country.
But that doesn’t mean you should partake in what Woody’s smoking. Zombieland: Double Tap co-star Zoey Deutch advised strictly against it during a Tonight Show appearance this week.
“By the way, public service announcement: If there’s one thing I learned from this movie, it’s do not smoke Woody Harrelson’s weed,” Deutch said. “It’s like the Olympics of weed smoking.”
Deutch then played coy about whether she joined a smoke session with Harrelson before Jimmy Fallon quickly attempted to change subjects. But luckily we had a couple follow-up questions provided by another talk-show host, Ellen Degeneres. Harrelson was a guest on her show and Ellen wasted no time getting to Woody’s weed.
“I heard that a lot of your castmates are saying that it’s dangerous to smoke the marijuana that you travel with because it’s very, very strong,” Ellen said.
“I’ve had a lot of people say that, yep,” Harrelson responded. “You don’t want to half step.”
The two bantered back and forth, with Harrelson subtly hinting at lighting one up for Ellen. But she refused the offer, stating that she never connected with smoking marijuana.
Finding products that are going to work well for people not only during an entire day, but across their lifespan is very important.
Internet chat rooms are exploding with people talking about cannabis to treat their ADHD, but does it really work? I’m Doctor Mary Clifton. I’m an internal medicine doctor practicing in Manhattan, New York and I thought I would never have to treat ADHD. I mean, it’s a diagnosis of childhood.
There’s the issue with being able to pay attention, but then there’s also the issue of being able to sit still. It affects people over their course of their entire lifetime, in most cases. And it affects people over the course of their entire day. It not only impacts work and school outcomes, but it also impacts relationship outcomes at home. Finding products that are going to work well for people not only during an entire day, but across their lifespan is very important.
I’m going to share with you a study that holds great promise for how cannabis might be helpful in managing the impulsivity component of ADHD. This study looked at cannabis users compared to healthy controls. They used a PET scanner, which is the functional MRI, the MRI that makes the brain light up or cool off in various locations depending on input. They found that the people treated with methylphenidate, which is one of the stimulants that’s used currently to treat ADHD and the people treated with cannabis had the same changes in metabolism in the cerebellum. Both stimulants that are currently used frequently to manage ADHD and cannabis, affect the movement centers of the brain the same way when they’re studied with a functional MRI.
If you’re dealing with impulsivity with difficultly sitting still, you may find that cannabis is going to give you a pretty similar outcome to methylphenidate, at least based on this one small study. Further studies are needed. Additional recommendations for managing ADHD in children can’t be made at this time because we don’t have much information about the way things work in an adolescent brain exposed to cannabis, There may be some promise for some treatments or maybe some distillations of cannabis in the future. The pharmacology companies are certainly paying attention.
This week is all about pop, featuring Harry Styles, King Princess and Halsey.
This Week’s Music is a weekly column that discusses the weeks’ best, worst, and most interesting songs. We try to select songs of different artists and genres to keep things interesting and to please a variety of music fans.
This week features an assortment of pop songs from Harry Styles, King Princess and Halsey. Check them out:
Pop
Harry Styles – Lights Up
Accompanied by his usually spot on musical video productions, “Lights Up” is Harry Styles’ last single, dropped without much buildup or anticipation. Like his previous album, Styles’ music continues to surprise, adding new dimensions to his music and blurring all sorts of genres. “Lights Up” is a proud pop song with a dash of psychedelia, backed by an elaborate production that features pianos, guitars and all sorts of musical flourishes. Although the lyrics are cryptic and up to interpretation, Styles continues to release the best music when compared to his 1D band mates and to many of his contemporaries in the business.
King Princess is a product of her time and also an anomaly. While she represents much of what defines young artists (political, progressive and self-aware) she’s also making music that stands completely by itself. Her songs are honest, queer and unrepentant, showing a depth in songwriting that’s well past her 20 years of age. She’s one of the most promising artists of her generation.
Halsey – Graveyard
Halsey is an incredibly prolific artist, with three records under her belt, all filled with pop songs that have earned mainstream acclaim. “Graveyard” provides nothing new from her, but it packs some of what’s made her successful, which is incredibly catchy chorus and lines. A large part of the song blurs together, but some bits stand out in rhythm and sneak their way into your brain. Halsey is an artist that’s comfortable in her zone, returning to subjects and sounds she enjoys. Still, her work is interesting, suggesting that at some point she’ll strike gold.
Filled with personality, the Bull Terrier is a funny and mischievous breed that thrives with quality time around its loved humans.
Most well known for being the mascot for Target, the Bull Terrier has a distinct look that some might say only a mother could love. The breed’s trademark is its strong, long, pronounced, egg-shaped head with small triangular eyes and muscular build. Filled with personality, the Bull Terrier is a funny and mischievous breed that thrives with quality time around its loved humans.
Here, we laugh and enjoy the most comical Bull Terriers of Instagram.
The FDA is strict about leftover foods but doctors don’t believe the subject is so black and white.
Leftovers have vastly different life cycles depending on the person you ask. While some people are capable of eating leftovers that simply won’t kill them, others have higher standards. But no one is more strict that the FDA, which claims that leftovers should be eaten within four days.
In reality, the lifespan of leftovers isn’t so black and white. Depending on the contents and the preparation, some foods might last longer in the fridge and still be completely safe to eat.
The Huffington Post spoke with some experts who explained that foods with high acidity, like tomato based sauces, are able to last a week in the fridge. These foods have lower pH levels and are thus more inhospitable for bacteria. On the other hand, foods with high pH levels and high amounts of moisture, like fish, eggs and cooked meat, have much shorter shelf life. These only last up to three days in the fridge.
Photo by Alexandra Gorn via Unsplash.
While you won’t likely die from eating these foods, you’re opening yourself up to food poisoning and stomach bugs.
The best thing you can do to ensure that your food lasts longer is to store them in airtight containers. You should check your fridge and make sure it’s working correctly, maintaining a temperature of 35-40℉. Be clean in your kitchen, throwing away old sponges, and cleaning knives and cutting boards thoroughly, preventing bacteria from spreading around. You’d be surprised by how delicate food is and how easy it is to get sick.
When it comes to packing your leftovers, label your containers with the dates in which they were prepared. If you’re not planning on eating them soon, store them in the freezer, where they can live forever. Just kidding, it’s three months.
Marijuana can make you really tired if you’re not careful. Here are a 5 tricks that can help you counteract the sleepy effect.
Marijuana is a great medicine for all types of insomniacs, causing your body to loosen up and relax. The effects of the plant vary and are more intense depending on several factors, like the strain, the user’s metabolism and body type. It also matters what time of day it was consumed. And your mood.
Seasoned marijuana users know their bodies well enough to have their favorite strains, which produce reliable effects that they can control. Less experienced users can struggle with smoking marijuana and remaining alert, even if they’re surrounded by people or are consuming in the middle of the day.
Here are a 5 tricks that can help you counteract the sleepy marijuana effect.
Working out is one of the world’s best natural energy boosters, helping you sleep more soundly and decreasing your fatigue. The more regular you are with your workouts, the better your body will function. Many cannabis smokers report that exercising while high helps them work out for longer periods of time, increasing their focus and allowing them to have more fun.
Smoke smaller doses
If the cannabis you’re consuming is making you too sleepy, try consuming it in smaller doses, steering clear of couch-lock. Ingesting smaller doses of cannabis will also limit paranoia, anxiety, and the munchies.
Sativa!
While indicas are relaxing and tend to make you sleepy, sativas are known to produce uplifting effects that pair great with other types of activities. Sativa strains tend to create more cerebral highs that make it a good option for daytime smoking, working out or doing something creative.
If you’re at home or at a friend’s house and you start feeling that powerful marijuana induced stupor, hop in the shower. This will help you relax and wake up, causing you feel refreshed and ready to do something fun.
Coffee or green tea are always great options for when you need a quick burst of energy. Some studies suggest that caffeine can enhance the effects of THC and produce a more pleasurable and effective high. You should start slow when mixing these two elements, considering that one is a depressant and the other a stimulant.
Electricity drives many legal grow operations and could irrevocably damage marijuana plants during harvest season.
Following massive, deadly wildfires a year ago, while also dealing with bankruptcy negotiations, California utility company Pacific Gas & Electric decided to shut off power this week to avoid any more potential damage. Five out of the 10 most destructive wildfires in California history have been connected with PG&E’s electrical network, according to the New York Times. That’s why, when conditions ripe for wildfires began this week, PG&E decided to turn off power for more than 800,000 of its Northern Californian customers.
Count cannabis producers among those affected. Humboldt County, home to some of America’s most famous marijuana grow, was the only county to completely lose power during the blackouts. That included many newly licensed farmers with cannabis crops intended for both the medical and recreational markets, some of whom need success this year to kick their operations off the ground.
This blackout then couldn’t come at a worst time for the cannabis industry. October is harvest season, the time when many cannabis plants are cut down and enter the processing phase. Without undergoing proper drying and curing, fresh-cut marijuana plants can start to rot after just two days, reports Leafly. As Martin O’Brien, the Foxworthy Farms founder and CEO, told the publication, “Mold can slaughter a crop in a day.”
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Inside grow operations feel the pain as well. Plants left in the ground still suffer damage if electricity goes away for an extended period of time. These indoor crops require lights, fans, humidifiers, water filtration systems, and more to run smoothly. Just 48 hours of no indoor light, and the finnicky plants will revolt, pollinating and mutating in undesirable ways.
Extraction facilities will also be hit hard. Separating cannabis oils from plants to create concentrate products like dabs and vape cartridges is process dependent upon electricity. Many of these facilities “flash-freeze” cannabis flower so that when they extract the oils, it produces little to no degradation of cannabinoids. But even short-term shutoffs could prove wholly detrimental to these products.
“In less than 24 hours that stuff can get damaged,” O’Brien said. “Water pools in the bags and in the top of the freezer—there goes all your high-quality dabs.”
Revenue generated from legal cannabis sales in California have already fallen short of the state’s projections this year. BDS Analytics projects that legal cannabis should exceed $3 billion in sales this year and reach $7.2 billion in 2024. However, the analytics firm also believes black market will retain at least 50% of all marijuana sales in California.
Twitter’s biggest joke this week lists out the three things that guys can’t simultaneously have.
One of the silliest memes in recent memory is the ‘no guy has all three’ meme. Although we can’t find the original version of the joke (or the reason why this became a joke in the first place), Twitter is flooded with different versions of the meme, highlighting how no guy has all of the three requirements to be the perfect guy. These requirements change drastically from meme to meme, with some people referencing pop culture milestones like “Twilight” and others making Bed, Bath & Beyond jokes. It’s very weird.
This meme is one of the most abstract ones yet, with people taking the joke and stretching it in any direction they want. Check out a few of our favorite replies:
no man has all three:
• the lord of the rings the fellowship of the ring extended edition on dvd
• the lord of the rings the two towers extended edition on dvd
• the lord of the rings the return of the king extended edition on dvd
By empowering teenagers with honest information and reality-based tools, the Drug Policy Alliance is changing the conversation of drug education in America.
Every health teacher in America has a similar goal regarding drug education—convince young students that taking drugs isn’t in their best interests. The majority of drug education programs of the past focused on an abstinence-based model like D.A.R.E., using scare tactics and zero tolerance policies to stay away from harmful substances. But instead of spreading fear and anxiety in students, what if you empowered them through education and information? What if you taught them best practices to reduce danger should they find themselves in social situations where drug use occurs?
Those are the questions the Drug Policy Alliance asked when designing its new “The Safety First: Real Drug Education for Teens” curriculum. The program focuses on establishing honest conversations with students and teaches them how to reduce harm when it comes to drugs.
Safety First program manager Sasha Simon says abstinence-only education failed to equip older Americans with the tools to recognize and combat the dangers of powerful substances, as we’ve seen through the country’s opioid epidemic. According to the Drug Policy Alliance, accidental drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50.
“We now have this entire generation of adults who really don’t know how to navigate the landscape and the risk of drug use because they have also received abstinence-based education back in the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. We really all have done ourselves a disservice,” Simon told The Fresh Toast. “The curriculum was an idea to have a sustainable but also a systematic way to share a reality-based and honest drug education.”
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To achieve that goal, the DPA took advantage of tools already within the system. For example, 9th and 10th graders around the country already have health education classes, which focuses on sex, drugs, and wellness. They first tested the Safety First program at Bard Early College High School in Manhattan in Spring 2018, before it expanded to five San Francisco schools.
“I think the biggest thing we’ve noticed is that ‘Just Say No’ doesn’t work,” Drew Miller, the health teacher at Bard, told The Fresh Toast. “We know that kids aren’t just going to say no, whether it’s drugs or sexual intercourse or anything like. And there’s research to back that up.”
Adolescents today, Miller explained, need honest education because of the lack of reliable information they receive elsewhere. Kids are often more aware of new drugs and their effects than their parents are. In addition, posts on social media from influencers or celebrities often glorify drug use without the context necessary to understand the consequences. What are the signs your friend is suffering an accidental overdose? What are quick solutions you can use until medical professional arrive?
Simon says students are already asking these questions, as notable celebrities like rapper Mac Miller, Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, and musician Lil Peep have all died from accidental overdoses in recent years.
“When we’ve asked students what else would have you liked to learn in the curriculum after they’ve had it, they wanted even more explicit instruction on how overdoses happen, what is fentanyl,” Simon said. “They wanted to get very specific.”
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Crucially, the Drug Policy Alliance doesn’t want to the Safety First program to be students’ only source of drug education. They want adolescents to dive deeper into the conversations that begin in the classroom, so that when they encounter them in the real world, they know how to overcome them. To accomplish that goal, they focus on teaching kids how to discern credible sources from misinformation. In other words, the kids should understand how to spot fake news after graduating from the program.
Nowhere was this more important than with cannabis. It’s the only drug that spans two lessons in the curriculum, in part because cannabis is being used for both medicinal and recreational purposes. While studies have shown that marijuana legalization discourages teenage use in states like Washington and cities like Denver, it’s important they understand a drug used for medical application also holds consequences in their adolescent development. Whether it’s a substance they consume down the road when their bodies can handle it, in a way similar to alcohol, is ultimately up for the teenagers to decide.
“That’s one of those subjects where we don’t take a position,” Simon said. “We’re pretty apolitical. We think it’s important for teams to be able to decide for themselves.”
Educators and interested parties can download the Safety First curriculum at no cost at drugpolicy.org/safetyfirst.
While there are no steadfast rules on how to fraternize with royalty, there are some traditional etiquette guidelines that will ensure you don’t make a fool out of yourself.
It may come as a surprise to learn that there are actually no official codes of conduct when it comes to meeting a member of the royal family, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t traditional, polite ways of doing things.
Dr. Carolyn Harris, historian, author, and royal commentator, shared some etiquette tips with Reader’s Digest. Here are 5 things to do and not do, should you ever be in the presence of royalty.
Conversing with the Queen and Her Family
After being presented to the Queen, for instance, tradition calls for you to address her as “Your Majesty.” For example, “I’m pleased to meet you, Your Majesty.” After that, you want to use “Ma’am,” which, as the royal website points out, is pronounced “with a short ‘a,’ as in ‘jam.” So, if the Queen asks how you are, your reply should be something like: “I’m good, Ma’am.” However, you can also use “Your Majesty.” And if you’re talking to, say, Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton, or either of their spouses, you’d refer to them as “Your Royal Highness.” And after that, either “Ma’am” or “Sir.”
The proper way to address a king, which there will be in Britain one day soon, the first time you address him will be as “Your Majesty,” and thereafter, as “Sir.”
Gesturing
If you’re a man meeting a member of the royal family, you are expected to bow from the neck, which basically involves lowering your head and raising it again. But a formal handshake is also perfectly acceptable. For women, it’s acceptable for you to just shake hands. However, if you want to keep with tradition, you’ll want to curtsy. According to Debrett’s, noted experts on royal etiquette, “The curtsy should be a discreet but dignified movement, with a slow rise, maintaining eye contact.” And however you greeted your royal is the same way you say goodbye.
According to Debrett’s, if you ever find yourself with a royal party invite in your hands, make sure to keep in mind the following:
It is correct for everyone to arrive before the royal personage
No guest should leave an event before a member of the royal family, except in special circumstances when prior permission should be obtained.
Keep Your Electronics At Bay
When meeting Princess Anne, the younger sister of Prince Charles, don’t even think about trying to take a photo of her with an iPad or iPhone. Dr. Harris says Anne in particular can’t stand people waving their phones in front of her face trying to snap a pic. And both Prince Harry and Prince William have gone on record saying they can’t stand the selfie craze and prefer not to be asked to pose for one.
