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CBD Is Changing Sexual Health And Wellness

Terry Hacienda
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CBD Is Changing Sexual Health And Wellness

Kim Koehler started her cannabis business because she was on a mission to help women. Specifically, to help women with sexual satisfaction.

In her 12 year career as an entrepreneur, Koehler had already launched multiple advertising and marketing campaigns before starting Privy Peach, a women-focused CBD topical company. When Koehler began working with a cannabis marketing agency, she noticed most cannabis products simply did not appeal to most women.

According to Koehler, no products on the market targeted women-specific issues, and she hadn’t come across any female-targeted cannabis products that, without the labels stripped away, would still clearly be geared towards women. So, Koehler created a line of products that would make women “feel good, smell good, and look good.”

Koehler set out to create a natural lubricant specifically designed for women with sensitivities and pain during sex. Her products are made with hemp-derived CBD, a non-psychoactive cannabinoid. By using CBD derived from industrial hemp, Privy Peach can ship the product nationwide.

“One of the amazing things about CBD is its anti-inflammatory quality,” said Koehler. “As an individual who suffered from severe pelvic pain during sex for multiple years, due to inflammation and muscle issues from a trauma I experienced, a light bulb went off. Why wouldn’t I be able to create an intimate oil that could not only increase circulation, but also provide anti-inflammatory benefits?”

She had been prescribed topical medications, recommended pelvic physical therapy, and tried other options, but nothing worked. Almost every time, sex ended in tears for Koehler. The pain was excruciating.

“It’s very humbling that the talk about Privy Peach has been spreading like wildfire,” she said. “And I have literally had reviews of my products bring me to tears. People tell me how they have dealt with pain from things like endometriosis, PCOS, PID, traumas, and other non-diagnosed chronic pain, and that this one product has given them their sex lives back. One woman accredited Privy Peach to potentially saving her marriage because she finally was able to feel comfortable having sex again. Another woman said she ‘literally cried happy tears’ because she hadn’t been able to enjoy sex due to pain.”

Privy Peach has released three different intimate products in the Between the Sheets intimate line, each with its own unique benefit, including a sensation-enhancing intimate topical. Koehler has also developed other products, such as a hair-growth mask and a wrinkle serum, both winning national awards shortly after their release. She has also been treating her anxiety and PTSD with her infused MCT oil, which she has named “Break Free.”

“One of the biggest problems is the lack of education when it comes to CBD,” she added. “People don’t know the difference between THC and CBD. They are worried that they will get high; people are worried that they will fail drug tests, or will be doing something illegal. As CBD becomes more mainstream, as it is, rapidly, I feel you will see this gem that is a part of the cannabis plant being infused into all kinds of cosmetics, foods, hair products, and more.”

Privy Peach has already changed lives and is rapidly becoming a major leader in the CBD movement.

3 Tips That’ll Help You Eat Junk Food Without Dying

Maria Loreto
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3 Tips That’ll Help You Eat Junk Food Without Dying

While we all know that junk food is bad for you, it’s still hard to resist sugar and delicious fried foods on a day to day basis. So, we end up cheating on our diets, feeling guilty and a little sick, vowing to never eat them again. Until the cycle is broken and we cave once more.

Being on a diet is stressful, which is why nutritionists believe that instead of “on/off dieting,” eating should be a “rest of your life kind of thing.” Suggesting that you should quit sweets and unhealthy food forever is unrealistic for even the most healthy people, and there’s nothing wrong with indulging once in a while. It’s important is to have a plan, and to make sure you know what to do when you eat something unhealthy.

Popular Science interviewed Teresa Fung, a professor of nutrition at Simmons College, who suggests a few tips that’ll help you eat healthy while also allowing you to eat what you’re craving:

Make A Plan 

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Instead of succumbing to your impulses, like we all tend to do, plan ahead. At the beginning of the week, give yourself a couple of times when you’ll be allowed to eat junk food. the number could be 6 or 3 cheat meals, just make sure to stick with them and to decrease this number over time. This slow decrease will make the process much smoother and your body will thank you for it. After a few months you might even forget about your weekly doughnut.

Chew Slowly

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When you’re eating something that you’ve been craving for a while make sure to enjoy it and to chew it slowly. This will satisfy your psychological craving and it will also make you feel like you’re more full. Studies have discovered that prolonged chewing makes people feel more full, decreasing their desire to eat.

It’s also important to pay attention to what you’re eating. Eating while distracted leads to overeating, because you’re not giving your brain enough time to catch up to your stomach.

Don’t Eat Junk On An Empty Stomach

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It’s common for people to skip out on meals when they know they’re gonna eat something with a high amount of calories, but this is a mistake, because you’re blood sugar level drops and you lose your self-control. Make sure to eat treats after you’re sort of full, allowing you to enjoy them and to avoid repeats.

Having desert for breakfast is also a good idea, even though a lot of people think it’s crazy. Your insulin levels are higher and your body will take the sugar and convert it into fuel rather than storing it as fat.

Check Out The First Video Of Beyoncé And Jay-Z’s ‘On The Run’ Tour

Maria Loreto
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Check Out The First Video Of Beyoncé And Jay-Z’s ‘On The Run’ Tour

“On The Run” first started in 2014, when Jay Z and Beyoncé decided to break all sort of records by traveling and singing throughout Europe and the US as the most iconic pop couple ever. Now, with “On The Run 2,” Jay -Z and Beyoncé are back for the sequel and fans are excited, to keep things lightly. Kicking things off in Cardiff, the tour is scheduled to make over 40 stops in Europe and the US.

This tour follows the release of Lemonade, Beyoncé’s fuck you to Jay-Z, and 4:44, Jay-Z’s I’m sorry to Beyoncé. “On The Run 2” is less a concert and more like an exercise in modern art. Or a soap opera. And while the concert gets pretty emotional at times, cheesily proclaiming “This. Is. Real. Life” on the stadium screens, Rolling Stone claims that it’s a great time, fun and upbeat, emphasizing on the fairytale aspect of the couple’s relationship.

Forbes reports that tickets for the show are much more expensive than all other tours where famous individual artists perform. On average, these tickets are worth 342.67 dollars, much more expensive than Beyoncé’s and Jay-Z’s previous individual concerts. While the price seems a tad excessive, you’re paying to see a couple that’s managed to sell over 200 million records and win over 36 Grammys. They also have a net worth of $850 million. So we don’t even know why they’re touring. Check out some of the best videos and images that people captured in Cardiff:

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These 2 Lynxes Screaming At Each Other Is Everyone On Social Media

Maria Loreto
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These 2 Lynxes Screaming At Each Other Is Everyone On Social Media

This video of two lynxes screaming at each other has gone viral for obvious reasons aside from the fact that it shows two huge cats fighting. First, it’s hilarious; the lynxes have very human-like screams. Second, it’s also surprisingly relatable, especially for people on Twitter and Facebook who find new reasons to scream at each other on a daily basis instead of making jokes and posting cute pictures.

It doesn’t matter what the argument is about. Social media has become the go to place where people can scream at each other without worrying over neighbors and spectators.

The video was first published by ABC News and was shot in Ontario by Edward Trist and Nicole Lewis, who were out for a ride when they stumbled upon the arguing cats. The couple couldn’t help themselves; they just had to record this epic dispute no matter what their survival instinct was telling them. Lynxes are huge cats, which is adorable but also terrifying. Regular sized cats are dangerous enough.

Trist claims that he recorded the cats for 10 minutes and that they didn’t even notice him because they were so into their argument. “It was really bizarre,” he said. “You (usually) just get a quick glimpse of them and they’re outta there. Two of them, together, head-butting each other and squaring off? It’s extremely rare.”

What are the lynxes arguing about? Marijuana laws? The Kardashians? The frigid weather? We’ll never know, but please keep going.

5 Ways You Can Make The Internet A Better Place

Maria Loreto
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5 Ways You Can Make The Internet A Better Place

The web is an amazing place…here is how you can make it better.

The Internet is amazing, offering dozens of resources and services that are just a few clicks away, but it can also be a place where you spend a lot of time doing nothing productive or fulfilling. Internet shopping, social media, and cat and dog videos are all amazing, but there are a dozen things you can do that’ll sometimes make you feel better and give you a sense of purpose, like you’ve spent your time wisely.

Here are 5 ways you can make the internet a better place. These are positive and fulfilling things which can to help others and help make the Internet and the online community a better place.

Edit Wikipedia

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Wikipedia has more than 20,000 new articles a month and millions of visitors a day. You probably visit the site once every other day, by either reading about a movie or doing basic research for a job. The one great thing (and possible drawback) from Wikipedia is the fact that it can be edited by anyone. You don’t even need to have an account.

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Click the Edit link at the top of the page and start making the necessary changes, or including more information. Once you’ve added something onto Wikipedia, you’ll become a member, and other editors can review your changes. By editing the site you can fix people’s mistakes, correct erroneous dates, check spelling, and provide links to verifiable sources. You can even pull pranks; just don’t add things that are wrong for the sake of being a dick.

Leave Reviews For Past Purchases

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Leaving an honest review of a product is a simple and effective way of helping a stranger out on the web. It’s the first thing most people look for when they’re buying or booking something online. These reviews are written by humans and, in most cases, they tend to be honest while providing details, images, and aspects that they liked and didn’t like about their experience. Reviews are mostly awful or amazing, but by adding reviews of experiences that were unremarkable or average you can still make a difference and help someone out. We need more of that online.

Promote Good Causes

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While a lot of people criticize online activism it does provide awareness on a topic that wouldn’t be discussed otherwise. The best results will be achieved by a combination of online promotion and contributing to a cause in real life.

Following social media accounts of charities and good causes will keep you informed about their latest fundraisers and events. Post about these online and add a personal comment or reason explaining why this charity means a lot to you, and why you want to share it with your friends.

Contribute To Google Maps

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Google Maps saves lives, helping travelers and veterans of cities when they’re lost and when they’re trying to get somewhere. The app encourages users to submit pictures and reviews of places, letting people know that they’re in the right spot.

To add information on Google Maps, click a place on the app and browse through the options, which will allow you to submit a photo, rate and review a place, or suggest an edit. The app is very helpful and intuitive, so it’s an easy process that doesn’t take a lot of time.

Beta Test Software

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Beta testers are people who try out a software before it’s released by a company, helping the developers capture bugs and mistakes that they might have missed. These testers report the issues free of charge, so that they don’t show up on the final product.

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To be a beta tester you don’t need to have knowledge about code or computers, you just need to be willing and observant, providing an honest account of your experience with the software. You can provide feedback for open source programs such as Mozilla Firefox, Android, and dozens of others, and you might get access to new features before anyone else.

Journalist Sy Hersh Admits Smoking Weed With Eugene McCarthy, Jerry Brown

Brendan Bures
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Journalist Sy Hersh Admits Smoking Weed With Eugene McCarthy, Jerry Brown

Seymour Hersh is one of journalism’s most esteemed investigators—winning a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting when he exposed the massacre of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai—but also “in turn talkative, churning, abrupt, zealous, egotistical and abrasively honest,” as Time regarded him in 1975. Hersh has a new memoir out, which came about after a failed attempt at a Dick Cheney expose when Hersh’s sources wouldn’t follow through on the record.

Hersh’s memoir, titled Reporter, is full of previously unreported news, as fans of the reporter might expect. According the New York Times, Hersh recalls one instance where Lyndon B. Johnson upset over a reporter’s article regarding the former President. So Johnson invited that reporter over to his Texas ranch, pulled down his pants, and pooped on the ground in front of him.

But one section of the book also reveals some major former political figures enjoying marijuana that we thought were worth highlighting.

Via NYTimes:

He remembers a night in San Francisco during the 1968 presidential campaign, when he was working as the press secretary for Eugene McCarthy. (Yes, Mr. Hersh, the reporter’s reporter, had a stint on the public-relations side of the game.) Mr. McCarthy had never smoked pot, so Mr. Hersh produced a joint; joining the group was Jerry Brown, the future governor of California. “The stuff did little for McCarthy, so he said, but it did much more for Brown,” Mr. Hersh writes.

A spokesman for Mr. Brown, contacted for this article, called the anecdote “a complete and total fabrication.” Mr. Hersh shrugged off the denial. “omg … why is he making a big deal of it?” Mr. Hersh wrote in an email. “it was the 60s, was it not?”

Jerry Brown and Eugene McCarthy, who would’ve thought?

Michigan Marijuana Legalization Is Now Firmly In The Hands Of Voters

Terry Hacienda
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Michigan Marijuana Legalization Is Now Firmly In The Hands Of Voters

Michigan lawmakers failed to pass cannabis legalization law this week — and marijuana advocates are cheering the news. Yes, you read that correctly: Failure to pass a law is considered a success for Michigan cannabis consumers.

Now, the issue will be decided directly by the voters in November, and the initiative is more cannabis-friendly than what the state’s lawmakers intended to pass. Republican lawmakers in Michigan had hoped to pass a watered-down version of the law.

Cannabis insiders and industry leaders were wary of legislative interference with the law as proposed in the initiative. What the Republicans in the statehouse were fighting for was an “adopt-and-amend” scheme that would have allowed the lawmakers to adopt the initiative and then amend it with onerous changes and tighter regulations. According to state law, laws passed by the legislature can be amended with just a majority vote. But laws passed by voters require a three-fourths vote to change.

“The intent [of pushing it through the legislature] is not in the interest of public opinion,” Justin Strekal, political director for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, or NORML, told Rolling Stone. “It’s in the interest of political expediency.”

The original initiative was architected by the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol campaign. If passed in November, recreational cannabis will be legal in Michigan. Citizens would be allowed to possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis and to keep 10 ounces in their homes without fear of arrest. The state will also allow residents to grow 12 plants at a time.

“Republican lawmakers wanted to have easier access to making changes, [which] might not have been bipartisan changes that are good for everybody,” Josh Hovey, communications director for the Regulate Marijuana campaign, told Rolling Stone. “Now any changes that are made should have to be far more bipartisan of a solution.”

Republicans had another motivation for interfering with the ballot measure: Voter turnout. Across the country, cannabis legalization initiatives have led to increased voter turnout, especially among younger voters and Democrats. Some GOP officials, already feeling trepidation over a potential “blue wave” in November, were hoping to minimize the damage by removing the ballot measure.

Roseanne Barr Gets Porn Offer From A ‘Weed-Infused Adult Film Studio’

Brendan Bures
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Roseanne Barr Gets Porn Offer From A ‘Weed-Infused Adult Film Studio’

Roseanne Barr doesn’t hide much. The actress is brazenly opinionated and doesn’t hide those views at all. You know the story by now—Barr tweeted a racist and offensive message indicating that former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarett was the offspring of the Muslim Brotherhood and Planet of the Apes. Outrage came swiftly and ABC canceled its reboot of Roseanne.

In what it’s almost certainly a publicity stunt, the new adult-entertainment studio XBlaze has offered Roseanne an opportunity to star in its upcoming BBW specialty line, XXXLBlaze, reports The Wrap. For her trouble, the studio will pay the TV star $150,000 to star in its maiden scene. XBLaze calls itself a “weed-infused adult film studio,” though we’re not sure what that means. But Roseanne is a very public supporter of marijuana as we’ve previously reported, so it might be extra incentive? We’re not sure.

Here’s the letter XBlaze CEO Jeff Dillon sent Roseanne this week:

Part of what makes you unique as an actress, entrepreneur and media personality is your attitude, specific beliefs and openness in saying exactly what you think and feel. Sometimes that can get you into trouble, especially in this politically correct world we now live in.

[…]

While this is not your usual brand of mainstream entertainment, we are certain that someone like you, a superstar who still VERY influential in today’s pop culture, can pull off the performance of a lifetime as an adult entertainer in an industry that allows its stars to be themselves.

This isn’t the first time the adult entertainment industry has flirted with Roseanne Barr either, according to The Wrap. Back in 2013, following a different Twitter tirade about her frustrations with the TV and movie business, the actress announced her intention to start doing “geriatric porn.” Vivid Entertainment founder and co-chairman Steven Hirsch told The Wrap he’d love to launch the actress into the next phase of her career as a “GILF.”

“We would love to work with her,” Hirsch said. “She’s an iconic comedian who changed the world of television.”

MedMen Buys Florida Medical Marijuana Firm For $53 Million

Amy Hansen
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MedMen Buys Florida Medical Marijuana Firm For $53 Million

Another big move by California-based MedMen. The company announced it has acquired a Florida cannabis license worth $53 million. The June 6 agreement allows MedMen to take over Treadwell Nursery’s cultivation facility located on 5 acres in Eustis, Florida and the right to open 25 medical marijuana dispensaries in the State of Florida.

“For nearly a decade we have been positioning ourselves to capitalize on enormous market opportunities like this,” says MedMen Co-founder and CEO Adam Bierman said in a statement, adding:

This acquisition is right in line with our strategy of establishing a presence early on in high potential markets with limited licenses and large populations. Florida is the third most populous state in the country with a medical marijuana market estimated to reach $1 billion in annual sales by 2020. MedMen has built the best-in-class brand, and we continue to invest in premium assets that solidify our dominant position in the most important cannabis markets in the world.

The transaction is expected to close within 90 days and is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of state regulatory approvals. If certain regulatory approvals are not obtained, the Company and Treadwell Nursery will have the right to terminate the Agreement.

Jeff Sharkey, founder of the Medical Marijuana Business Association of Florida, told The News Service of Florida that the deal “reflects the belief nationally and internationally that Florida is a very strong medical cannabis market, even though it is in its infant stages,” and that  “Acquisition by these types of companies will bring a high level of professional expertise into the development of products and the ability to deliver high-quality medicine to patients.”

MedMen, which aims to be the “Apple Store of weed” recently announced plans to not only expand throughout the U.S., but to offer weed delivery.

The company went public on the Canada Securities Exchange on May 28, stating in a regulatory filing that it “plans to engage in delivery operations either through the development of its own delivery infrastructure and network or through the use of third-party services focused on the delivery and e-commerce market.”

Bipartisan Bill Would Finally Put An End To Federal Interference Of Cannabis Laws

Terry Hacienda
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Bipartisan Bill Would Finally Put An End To Federal Interference Of Cannabis Laws

A bipartisan effort to end the senseless federal war on cannabis was launched on Thursday as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) joined forces to hammer out a comprehensive piece of legislation. The bill would allow individual states to determine their own policies regarding marijuana legalization without the threat of federal interference.

The far-reaching Senate bill – and companion legislation introduced in the House – would amend the Controlled Substances Act. The bill, called the “Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act” (STATES Act), would protect cannabis consumers from federal prosecution if they are complying with state cannabis laws.

“There’s not enough support in the U.S. Congress to repeal the ban on marijuana outright, but this gets the job done for Massachusetts and for other states that have legalized marijuana,” Warren said. “This isn’t some compromise where we stop here forever. This just lets states that want to move forward, to move forward.”

Warren and Gardner worked on drafting the bill shortly after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a cannabis policy reversal in January. In protest of Sessions’ crackdown on state cannabis regulations, Gardner essentially stymied Senate confirmation votes on Justice Department nominees. In April, Gardner coaxed a promise from President Donald Trump to steer clear of interfering with states which have voted to approve adult recreational cannabis.

Gardner spoke to Trump on Thursday and said the president confirmed his earlier promise. “We can’t go backwards. We can only go forwards,” Trump said, according to Gardner.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has promised that the bill will be heard on the floor of the Senate, according to Warren.

After waffling for years on the question of legal cannabis, Warren is now firmly in support of regulating adult recreational consumption. She sees it as a winning issue for Democrats this November. “I’ll be pitching it at Democratic lunches,” Warren said.

According to Warren, “The laws on the books make it harder for veterans to get treatment for chronic pain. They keep children with chronic diseases in agony and they make life miserable for individuals struggling with terminal diseases.

“The science is clear: Medical marijuana treatments are effective,” Warren added. “There is absolutely no reason patients should be prevented from seeking scientifically approved care, but right now, that is the reality for millions of people across the country. These archaic laws don’t just hurt individual people. They also hurt businesses that are in the marijuana business from getting access to banking services. That forces a multi-million-dollar industry to operate all in cash. That’s bad for business and bad for safety.”

As for Gardner, he believes that “our founders intended the states to be laboratories of democracy. Many states right now find themselves deep in the heart of that laboratory. As the president said in a conversation with me, ‘We can’t go backward. We can only go forward.’ The ketchup’s not going back in the bottle, as the old saying goes.”

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