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Levo II Makes Creating Edibles Faster And More Fun

Sara Somerset
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Levo II Makes Creating Edibles Faster And More Fun

In the past, the easiest way to infuse butter or oil, was by heating it up, dumping your herbs in it, waiting a while, then straining the buds and shake out of the infusion. Most of us who have done it, aren’t fans of the messy, lengthy process of cleaning the oil or butter (quickly before it congeals into grease) or dealing with the cheesecloth strainer.

Why do things the old-fashioned way, when in our technology plus app-obsessed world, there is a machine that can do almost anything for you? Why spend hours canning preserves by hand when you can just press a button, add oil, and presto! Marijuana butter.

That’s why you should know about the Levo II, a little gadget that looks discreetly like a Keurig coffee maker, butwill infuse your olive, sunflower, or any other type of oil or butter with bud, and other herbs. It also has a host of other cannabis-friendly functions in mind.

You can hibernate all winter making pot butter for brownies or weed-infused almond oil. The new and improved three-in-one Levo, available from VapeWorld in October, will arrive just in time to make Halloween party-edibles. DIY beauty product aficionados will love infusing oils and butters for creating lip balms, salves and scrubs.

Dry, activate and infuse

The Levo II has the following advanced features:

Naturally it infuses; however, it can also dehydrate fresh non-cannabis herbs like basil and rosemary as well as “activate,” i.e., decarboxylate cannabis.

The dry mode quickly dehydrates fresh herbs so users can infuse more effectively, or store an excess of basil, thyme, lavender or any other herb for a later date. Selecting the activate cycle, also known as “decarboxylation,” is specific for cannabis flower creations; it prepares flower for infusing into edibles, topicals and more.

There are some sleek design updates as well. The reservoir is ceramic coated and slanted for easy dispensing. It has a screw-on dispensing nozzle and a more durable silicone stirrer with larger paddles for increased efficiency.

Photos courtesy of LEVO

Saving the best for last, the new LEVO wirelessly connects via the free app which is available in the Apple and Google App stores.

The app is helpful to control and set cycles remotely, monitor progress, and receive an alert once the infusion or other operations are completed. The app also saves your favorite settings and makes them easily accessible. There is an herb and oil calculator, for precise measurements and you can contribute to and find recipes within the Levo community.

“We find that some consumers wanted resources to reference before they create infusions, while others were ready to share their creations with the world,” says Chrissy Bellman, LEVO founder and CEO. “This concept of sharing is one reason why LEVO II features a new app allowing users to not only control the device remotely, but also discover & share recipes. In the app, users simply select their ingredients for recommended time & temperatures to infuse.”

The newest dishwasher-safe iteration is available in five colors: Jet Black, Alpine White, and eye-catching Meyer Yellow, Robin Aqua and Cayenne Red. The Levo II is a welcome addition to any kitchen and fits nicely on any counter top alongside the food processor and juicer.

5 Somewhat Gross, Somewhat Helpful Uses For Home Appliances

Maria Loreto
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5 Somewhat Gross, Somewhat Helpful Uses For Home Appliances

Home appliances tend to have a limited range of usefulness. Coffee makers make coffee, and dishwashers clean dishes. Some people don’t care about rules and have discovered different uses for your home appliances, giving the devices the chance to multitask and giving you the opportunity to avoid owning so much crap.

While some of these inventions are honestly a little gross, others seem like they’re very helpful, allowing you to do different stuff without having to spend hundreds of dollars on different household devices. Check out five weird ways of using your home appliances:

Cooking veggies in the coffee maker

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I know, gross, but it makes sense. Coffee makers make coffee through the process of heating water and dispensing it into a pot. There’s also a burner at the bottom of the pot that heats up, giving your coffee maker tons of versatility, especially if you’re a college student who’s deprived of basic cooking tools. Or someone who’s really creative.

On the basket that’s meant to hold coffee you can steam broccoli or other veggies that don’t require much cooking time. The water in the pot can be used for dozens of things, like making tea or boiling eggs. There have also been instances where people poach fish in the coffee pot. Did I lose you already?

Disinfecting sponges in a microwave

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Sponges have a short shelf life because they get filled with bacteria, but a good remedy for that is radiation. So put them in your microwave while it’s still damp and let them sit for a minute or two. Your kitchen might stink afterwards but you discovered something new right? You also saved a dollar that could’ve been spent on a new sponge.

Cooking fish inside a dishwasher

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If you’re capable of tolerating the mental image of introducing fresh food into a dishwasher, then let me introduce you to a world where people use their dishwashers as a cooking tool. These people have no excuse; if their home has a dishwasher, then it must have an oven. They’re all insane.

This method is capable of cooking soft foods in warm temperatures over long periods of time. According to some, dishwasher salmon tastes particularly delicious. Just make sure to wash your dishwasher thoroughly and to seal your food in an airtight container or a Ziploc. I feel responsible to inform you that you can also buy a Crockpot.

Waffle Iron for hash browns

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Waffle Irons are like baby grills, and they have a lot of uses that aren’t limited exclusively to waffles. You can cook burgers, hash browns, and brownies in short periods of time just as long as you don’t go overboard and stuff the iron with portions that are too large.

Using your standard mixer to shred meat

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Shredding meat or chicken with a fork is tedious work. If you have a mixer in your house, toss in some protein that’s already been cooking for a while and watch as it does the job much more perfectly than you ever could.

10 Tips To Help You Stay Active When Life Gets Busy

Maria Loreto
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10 Tips To Help You Stay Active When Life Gets Busy

Working out is easy, but working out regularly is much more challenging. While we might all enjoy an intense workout every once in a while, trying to maintain that level of motivation isn’t realistic for most of us. Life inevitably gets in the way, be that in the form of rainy weather, laziness, or a family dinner.

The Guardian compiled a list of tips and suggestions from experts and readers that can help you be more consistent with your workouts, finding that sweet spot that fits in with your lifestyle. Here are 10 of our favorites.

Start off slow

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If you want to workout regularly but have never done so in your life, you can’t jump straight into a marathon. If you’re trying to lose weight and decide to go on a diet and workout every day without rest then odds are you’ll probably get bored within the week. Getting in shape, and maintaining that is a laborious task that will take time, so start off slow, once or twice a week, and increase periodically.

Make it a habit

The Guardian says that you can’t rely on willpower for long term workouts. Instead, you should focus on why you’re working out. “How can I benefit today? How do I feel when I move? How do I feel after I move?”

Keep it short and effective

Well structured workouts are much more effective than spending an hour in the gym looking at your phone. If you don’t know what to do in the gym, there are apps that can help you out and that can adapt to your time constraints.

Add resistance and balance to training

Resistance training and building up muscle is important in the long run, since we start to lose our muscle mass over the age of 30. Add push ups and body weight exercises to your workouts and you’ll see much better results than simply sticking to cardio routines.

Work out from home

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You can workout from anywhere, even from a tight space in your living room. Squats, presses and lunges are some of the exercises you can experiment with that tone your body and don’t demand a lot of equipment and space.

Try out different things

If you can’t get motivated to run or to stick with a workout regime, don’t stress over it. It’s never too late to try again and to keep working out until you develop a habit and stick with it. You don’t have to love it, just know that you’ll feel much better after and that you’re doing something that’s good for you.

Have an end goal

It’s important to remind yourself that you’re working towards a goal. and that that can be achieved with everything you do throughout your day. “Try to make physical activity hit as many meaningful targets as you can,” says The Guardian.

Reward yourself

Do something you like if you go to the gym, like eating a yummy snack or ordering coffee from your favorite place. It’s nice to reward yourself when you achieved something, and working out is no different.

Keep your alarm far from your bed

If you’re the type of person who’s very sleepy and have a tight schedule, keep your alarm far away from your bed, forcing you to get up and turn it off.

Follow the four day rule

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The four day rule can be applied to any fitness routine and it’s pretty simple. Don’t allow more than four days to pass between workout sessions. If you have a busy couple of days coming up, then make sure to schedule in your workouts beforehand so you can get your workouts in and not feel guilty afterwards.

Chelsea Handler Can’t Stop Discussing Cannabis, Microdosing And Edibles

Brendan Bures
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Chelsea Handler Can’t Stop Discussing Cannabis, Microdosing And Edibles

Earlier this year, comedian and talk-show host Chelsea Handler announced that she had turned to marijuana in hopes of maintaining her sanity during the presidency of Donald Trump. Since then, Handler can’t stop espousing the merits of marijuana to anyone she comes across. She’s even followed in the footsteps of other marijuana-loving celebrities by developing her own line of cannabis products.

If you don’t understand by now, Chelsea Handler really, really loves cannabis.

“I was re-introduced to cannabis once Trump was elected because alcohol was a little bit too on the nose for me and I already abuse it. So I started to use cannabis again because it was becoming legal in the state of California,” Handler told the Vancouver Sun.

RELATED: These 6 Celebrities Use Marijuana For Medicinal Purposes

“It changed my life and made things a little more tolerable and a little bit easier. Now with the way they are able to distribute the cannabis and to micro-dose it’s so helpful to so many people. It has opened my eyes to how it can really change lives.”

Handler will soon embark on a seven-city tour where audiences can hear the celebrity get real about cannabis, politics, and the usual musings one expects from Handler. She’s been discussing cannabis at length with numerous Canadian publication so we pulled some of her more interesting observations about the lifestyle and politics of cannabis, and the future of the plant.

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Her personal history with marijuana:

I always smoked it casually but I’ve just never been somebody who has a bunch of pot on me and was rolling joints. I don’t want to smoke a whole joint by myself. I’ll smoke when people have it around but for me, the microdose of the edibles has been a game-changer. I take one to go to sleep every night. I’ve been able to minimize sleeping aids in my life and actually take just cannabis to go to bed. Which is so much better for me in the morning. There’s no short term memory loss, you’re not a little slow the next day.

On introducing it to friends:

I have friends who are CEOs of companies, who used to shun it, and now I can’t tell you how many people in my inner circle that it’s changed their way and their outlook. It’s a way of life. It’s something very forward thinking and it’s clearly the way of the future. In the next 20 years, it’ll be as big business as alcohol.

On empowering women to use cannabis:

Women really need to be reintroduced into the cannabis world and be emboldened and empowered to make it part of their lifestyle. (Source)

There’s something for everyone out there. And as a woman I feel very passionately that we need to reeducate women on this cannabis world, and destigmatize all of the labels that go with being a stoner. It’s not like that anymore. It’s much more medicinal. (Source)

On microdosing edibles:

It used to be you took an edible and you would be not right for like a month.

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[Now] with edibles, you know what you’re getting. The ratios are there for you to see on the boxes. Everything is listed, from the THC to CBD ratio. It doesn’t mean you’re out for the count for five hours. It’s just a way to get through your day that’s a little bit more pleasant. Everyone’s a little bit funnier, a little bit smarter.

On cannabis and creativity:

[W]hen I’m writing kind of deeper stuff, that’s when I get really creative with use of language. That’s the great thing. There’s pot for creative people. There’s pot for people with anxiety. There’s something for people trying to sleep. Really there are so many options so it’s just about educating people and normalizing it and continuing to have open discussions.

Green Market Report: Hemp CBD Market To More Than Double By 2022

Anne Marie Fischer
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Green Market Report: Hemp CBD Market To More Than Double By 2022

Brightfield Group, which has established itself as a thought leader in the CBD space, just announced projections for the hemp CBD industry to become a $5.7 billion market by next year, with a projection of growth by nearly 40x to $22 billion by 2022.

These projections come in anticipation of the passing of the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill, which would fully and unambiguously legalize hemp and its extracts across the country.

“We believe that blowing market sizes and growth figures out of proportion would do our customers and market a great disservice,” said Brightfield’s Senior Analyst Jamie Schau, “This year’s hemp CBD forecasts might seem like a departure from that view, but I assure you they are not. These numbers reflect the substantial changes we anticipate will follow full federal legalization of hemp-derived CBD.”

There has been a long-standing industry-wide confusion on the legal status of hemp in the United States. The 2014 U.S. Farm Bill has been misinterpreted for years in leading people to believe that hemp is legal. The legalization of hemp in this context only permits the growing of hemp under a state pilot program or for the purposes of academic research. As of now, hemp, and CBD are deemed illegal, a fact supported by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

The 2018 U.S. Farm Bill is anticipated to be a “game changer” for the hemp-CBD market, as it will fully and unambiguously legalize hemp and its extracts.

Brightfield Group anticipates that hemp-derived CBD will “become the next major nutraceutical phenomenon.”

Vote Hemp said that since the passage of Section 7606 of the Farm Bill, “Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research,” hemp cultivation in the U.S. has grown rapidly. The number of acres of hemp grown across 19 states totaled 23,343 in 2017, more than double the number of acres from the previous year.  The group also said that state licenses to cultivate hemp were issued to 1,424 farmers; and 32 universities conducted research on the crop.

The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) reported that in 2015, retail sales for hemp products reached $600 million, which is much lower than the $5.4 billion for marijuana sales in 2015 as reported by ArcView. HIA says that hemp sales on average grow by 15% each year and that most of that growth can be attributed to more people buying hemp-based body products and supplements.

Most of the hemp for these sales was imported from China and Canada. Hemp imports for 2015 were nearly $78.2 million according to U.S. trade statistics. However, there is no trade data for products like hemp-based clothing or construction materials, paper products or even carpet made from hemp. Thus, it’s difficult to determine what exactly the hemp market is in the U.S.

This report comes on the heels of a research study that Brightfield conducted in partnership with HelloMD, which showed the potential for CBD products to help users cease use of traditional medicines.

Brightfield Group’s 2018 Hemp Derived CBD Study, can be found for purchase here.

This article was originally published on Green Market Report. 

Study: 18% Of People 21 And Over Consider Themselves Cannabis Users

Mary Schumacher
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Study: 18% Of People 21 And Over Consider Themselves Cannabis Users

The cannabis market, which not long ago was considered a niche in which outliers and rebels convened, is now blossoming into a recognizably legit industry and is growing at a rapid clip to become a totally mainstream market. As the landscape changes, so do people’s attitudes about the plant.

In a new self-funded survey conducted by Kadence International of people age 21 and over in the U.S., researchers set out to understand all facets of the American cannabis consumer. The study found that 1 in 5 U.S. adults have used cannabis within the past 12 months, with 32 percent of them using cannabis daily.

Miriam Konz, managing director at Kadence International, said:

While now recreationally legalized in a number of U.S. states, discussing cannabis and its benefits is often done in hushed tones. The study we have conducted tries to demonstrate the role that cannabis has in modern society. We aimed to understand the reasons why people were using it and how often. Most interestingly, there is no defined and clear specific demographic for cannabis users, it is used across all adult age groups, socio-economic backgrounds, and locations.

The most prevalent form of imbibing in cannabis was smoking, though just over the halfway mark at 55 percent. Out of the 1 in 5 Americans utilizing cannabis, 48 percent use it to relieve anxiety, 40 percent use it as a sleeping aid or for pain relief and 1/5 use cannabis as a substitute for prescription medicine. These are overwhelming results that speak highly of the herb’s many uses. The table below breaks down the most common reasons Americans use cannabis:

As you can see, most people want to just relax either during a harried day or maybe in the evening as they kick off their shoes. Which leads to another interesting stat: just about half (47 percent) of cannabis users have reduced their alcohol intake. Instead of sitting back with a glass of wine to unwind, people are sparking up or hitting the vape pen. Over 50 percent also said that they thought of cannabis as less dangerous than alcohol.

Here’s the real kicker, out of everyone surveyed, only 4 percent said that they would absolutely not ever try cannabis, legal or not. That is a very small portion of people who still cling to close minded ideas that were first brought about by the failed War on Drugs. Very small. Cannabis has become mainstream indeed and as more people pick it up, the less anxious, the more calm, the more social and the the happier the U.S. gets.

How Medical Marijuana Can Calm OCD

Richard Faulk
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How Medical Marijuana Can Calm OCD

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder that traps people in cycles of unwanted thoughts or actions that can feel damned near unbreakable. We all have sudden eruptions of nagging doubt—did I lock the door? Is my zipper up? Did that oyster I ate smell funny to you?—but, for someone with OCD, these thoughts open a rabbit hole of escalating urgency and ritualized, repetitive behaviors.

Kind of sounds like the paranoia that can sometimes creep up on you when you’ve gone one toke over the line. And maybe that’s no mistake.

A growing body of research suggests that cannabinoids may have a role in OCD. What’s less clear is whether that role is helpful or hurtful.

RELATED: Little-Known Health Effects Of Medical Marijuana

Ever find yourself driving, lost in thought, only to realize you’re now turning into your driveway, with no recollection how you got there? That was the habit-forming part of your mind taking over, allowing you to do, without any conscious direction, an activity ingrained through long-term repetition.

And that’s distinct from the part of your mind that was in control when you set out earlier that evening to search out the new gastropub that opened in what’s still the most dangerous part of town. (The hand-sourced sycamore-sap and absinthe shrub was sheer poetry!)

Every day our brains transition countless times between habitual behaviors and goal-directed behaviors, and most of us are never even aware of it. In people who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), however, that transition is a fraught one. and unwanted habits intrude uncontrollably.

A 2016 study on mice appearing in the journal Neuron and funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) suggests that the endocannabinoid system helps regulate that transition between habitual and intentional action.

RELATED: How Marijuana Can Help With OCD’s Compulsive Behaviors

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The mice were trained to get food in two different ways: one through habit and the other through novel, goal-directed action. When researchers blocked CB1 receptors (the “CB,” of course, stands for “cannabinoid”) in the brain, the mice were unable to form new habits. Instead, they searched for food only through directed action.

The report’s first author, Dr. Christina Gremel of the University of California, San Diego, summarizes the findings: “Our results suggest that alterations in the brain’s endocannabinoid system could be blocking the brain’s capacity to ‘break habits’ as observed in disorders that affect switching between goal-directed and habitual behaviors.” In other words, overactive CB1 receptors may may make it more difficult for OCD patients to break cycles of compulsive behavior.

However, this new report conflicts with earlier data on cannabis and OCD—sort of.

CB1 receptors are what respond to the presence of THC, the intoxicating element in cannabis. Parallel to them are the network of CB2 receptors, which respond to another cannabinoid, CBD. Two studies, from 2010 and 2013, found that CBD actually lowered compulsive activity in lab mice.

That’s not the first time THC and CBD have been found to work at seemingly cross purposes. And it’s another indicator that, when it comes to medical efficacy, whole-plant cannabis might have to step aside for specialized synthetics.

Romanticism, alas, does not always win.

5 Apps That Can Teach You New Things Every Day

Maria Loreto
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5 Apps That Can Teach You New Things Every Day

While it’s extremely easy to get distracted with a whole lot of nothingness nowadays, there’s also never been a better time to learn new skills and abilities. The internet gives you access to thousands of apps that facilitate all sorts of learning processes, giving you the chance to do plenty of other things aside from scrolling through your Instagram feed until your eyes hurt.

Gizmodo compiled a list of the coolest apps that can teach you something new. Here are five of our favorites.

Blinkist

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This app calms down the anxiety every reader feels when they realize that it’s not physically possible to read everything you want to read. Blinkist gives you summaries of or all sorts of non-fiction texts that you can read through in 15 minutes or less. It also gives you personalized recommendations based on your interests and it has a really cool interface that will make reading a pleasure instead of a chore.

Curiosity

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This app is perfect for fans of trivia (i.e. everyone) giving them new bits of information every day and promising a learning experience in only five minutes. Curiosity features videos, text and images, and it’s really the perfect companion to a lunch break or any free time you have on your hands.

Yousician

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For musicians or people who are at least a little musically inclined, Yousician is the perfect app, giving you the chance to learn new songs, chords, and more, no matter the instrument. The app has access to your microphone so every time you play, you’ll receive feedback and corrections.

DailyArt

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DailyArt is an app that gives you daily pieces of art. Duh. It also has a visually appealing interface that contains a vast database of art pieces including contemporary art, modern and classic. Each piece features a small write-up that helps you understand it and appreciate it more.

Dictionary.com

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I know, what a lame and boring app to have, but don’t knock it until you’ve tried it, okay? Dictionary.com is awesome, and the app can help you learn new and cool words that will make you seem much smarter than what you really are.

Meet Qai Qai, The Instagram Famous Doll of Serena Williams’ Daughter

Maria Loreto
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Meet Qai Qai, The Instagram Famous Doll of Serena Williams’ Daughter

Dogs and CGI are social media superstars, so why can’t dolls be famous for no reason, too?

@RealQaiQai has over 23 thousand social media followers, but for good reason. The doll belongs to Olimpia Ohanian, who is Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian’s daughter.

 

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For some reason, Qai Qai is constantly injured, sporting arm and leg casts (at the same time) and always lying on the floor or over some surface looking like she’s not having a whole lot of fun. People have accused Olimpia of being a poor mother to Qai Qai since that seems to be the focus of the doll’s whole internet persona. “Where’s Olimpia?” she tweets. No one replies.

Maybe Qai Qai’s apparent depression is why she’s so famous and why people like her so much. Most of her posts don’t feature any text, making Qai Qai a blank canvas for all of our thoughts and feelings. Is she sad? Is she playing around? Is she glad to be left alone? It’s 2018, so all answers are valid.

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Fans and followers drop by the account to leave encouraging comments and messages such as “Hang on,” “Mood,” “Me,” and “Same.”

 

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As Serena said on her last Instagram post: “When you are having a rough day or weekend remember Qai Qai has a arm and leg cast.” So be grateful, because things could always be worse and luckily you’re not Qai Qai.

Stoner Stereotypes Fall Away As Cannabis Is Rebranded

Mary Schumacher
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Stoner Stereotypes Fall Away As Cannabis Is Rebranded

Cannabis continues to grow as an industry, and whenever there’s growth like this, there’s bound to be change. In the case of marijuana, as stigmas still swirl around “stoners” and the plant itself, savvy designers, marketing gurus and artists are rebranding cannabis away from the images of greenery and red eyes and closer to clean, vibrant packaging and advertising that evoke a higher form of normalcy.

Take MedMen for example. In their recent and ongoing campaign, Forget Stoner, the opening web page touts, “Today’s marijuana enthusiasts are everywhere and everyone. It’s time to drop the label. Forget stoner.” As you scroll down the red background, you see highly stylized images of people from all walks of life. In California, some of these people were displayed on billboards implying that we’re here, we’re the same as you, we just enjoy some pot.

And going into a MedMen dispensary, you may as well be walking into an Apple store. Glass cases with futuristic bud pods, a clean, fashionably sterile environment and smiling faces await within and they’re contributing to the changes that are happening rapidly within the cannabis community.

The marijuana movement started decades ago, with grit, fury, compassion and bombastic personalities that wore hemp suits with pot leaves adorning them and wreaths around their necks made of pot leaf shaped fabric. Every move it took to get us where we now are, pretty much started out at a grassroots level.

Now cannabis is becoming more and more normalized, not to mention regulated, and aside from business owners wanting to set themselves apart by looking sleek in today’s technological era, packaging requirements that don’t appeal to children take the obvious choices for advertising and displaying out the window.

Branding experts and designers are now working together to create streamlined, clean imaging for the cannabis marketplace. There’s even a stock photo cache called StockPot Images that feature over 20,000 pictures of beautiful shots of the plant alongside real people, not models. It’s founder, Ophelia Chong, was inspired by her sister, who was using marijuana medicinally when Chong caught herself judging. She was immediately humbled, intrigued and inspired.

Cannabis and how it’s looked upon may be changing, both inside and out, but sometimes shaking things up is a good thing. Cheech and Chong had their days and will continue to entertain infamously as cult classics into time immortal, no matter how much the movement tries to scrub itself clean. Still, higher forms of art are rebranding, re-imaging and rebirthing cannabis and it’s looking pretty sharp.

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