Article by Patrick Bennett, Leafly A drop of distillate sits perched on the edge of a dabbing tool. Taut like a raindrop, this viscus and opaque orb glimmers as it rests within the concave folds of titanium. Encased within this golden drop of goodness is a semi-translucent, 99% pure decarboxylated and distilled tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) sap. Dollar for dollar, this morsel of oil ...

Video by Micheal Kushbury, Kushbury.com Hey Everybody! Wow, it’s looking like 2017 is the year of the ultra tiny vaporizer because I have another little powerhouse for us to look at today and that’s the Lift by Flytlab! I’m going to cut to the chase on this one, the Lift is fantastic. It has the build and performance of a ...

Article by Peter Thurley, National Post The federal Liberals recently unveiled new medical marijuana regulations, in order to meet guidelines set out by a federal court. With the legalization of recreational cannabis, and likely new ways of handling medical cannabis, forthcoming in the new year, these regulatory changes offer clues as to the direction the federal government is heading. Worryingly, ...

Article by Abby Ellin, New York Times Jeanine Moss never expected to get into the cannabis industry. But that was before her hip-replacement surgery. Ms. Moss, 62, of Marina Del Ray, Calif., had quit her job as a marketing consultant before she had her hip done in 2014. As she left the hospital, her doctors handed her a “shopping bag ...

Article by Allen Frances, Huffington Post Our next several blogs will catalogue the various ways drug companies have ruthlessly promoted our nation’s deadly opioid epidemic. This first installment on just the latest outrage- political lobbying to block the legalization of medical marijuana. Future blogs will each tell other aspects of this sordid story. The exponential growth of addiction to prescription opioids ...

Article by Christopher Teague, Herb When striving for success you have to change the way you do things. You have to follow successful people and learn from them. Any entrepreneur going for greatness probably keeps tabs on one of the richest cannabis loving CEO’s in the world, Richard Branson. Recently, at a gathering of budding entrepreneurs, the 66-year-old success shared more ...

Written by Brook, for Dankr.ca Excitement is building towards Toronto’s big summer cannabis judging festival, The 710 Cup. With just over a month until The 710 Cup kicks off and medical users can judge some of the finest cannabis products in Canada, companies are piling on board to ensure that they get their samples into the hands of the judges. ...

Article by Colin Bambury, High Canada Inhale. Exhale. This is how you meditate and also how you smoke or vaporize cannabis. Cannabis and Meditation have a historical relationship and have been combined in shamanic and spiritual ceremonies since ancient times. Let’s explore the benefits of combining the two. Meditation refers to various breathing practices that aim to relax the mind ...

Article by Ricardo Oliveira, Lift News The gut is exposed to all kinds of strange bugs and other bad stuff on a daily basis. Just as an airport has security staff, the gut employs an immune system to scan for dangerous elements—such as toxins, bacteria and viruses—and promptly neutralize them. Since immune responses always pose a cost to healthy tissue ...

Article by Solomon Israel, CBC News The winds of change are blowing through employee benefit plans across Canada, and they smell like weed. Benefits industry insider Mike Sullivan caught a whiff at a recent meeting with some of his clients, who represent private companies with benefit plans that cover about three million Canadian workers across a range of industries. “This group that was in attendance, the ...