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#abstracart #mixed media #spirituality #shamanism #cannabis #wellness journey

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There is one God we all bow down to - the self.

#holy god #self love #philosophy #psychology #selfiie #worship

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Historically devotees have found cannabis and sex sacred. Together the cycle can be complete if purification occurs.

#cannabis #marijuana #thc #mentalwellness #lgbtq #wellness #wellness journey #healthy life happy life #mentalheathawareness #psychedelic #healthy #self healing #health #self care #tantric

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I see things when I'm on cannabis. Sight, sound, taste, and touch use different circuits creating a pulsating experience. If these brain changes are praised, why do we denigrate people with altered brain chemistries as failures or weak.

#cannabis #marijuana #thc #mentalwellness #wellness #lgbtq #wellness journey #mentalheathawareness #healthy life happy life #psychedelic #healthy living #healthy #self healing #self care

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With cannabis I see things no one else does not unlike a schizophrenic. One is deemed good while the other bad. Perhaps we would understand ourselves better if we stopped fearing the different and unknown of mental health.

#cannabis #marijuana #mentalwellness #lgbtq #wellness #wellness journey #healthy life happy life #mentalheathawareness #psychedelic #thc

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Meet and Greet: The Cannabis Matchmaker- find your next smoking partner

Name: GRANDPA'S STASH 

Family: Indica Dominant 

Cologne: Sweet and Skunky

Introvert Traits (Taste): Incense and Pine

Personality Type: Relaxed, Happy, and Euphoric 

Motto: I'm a 70s love child. Let's chill.

#cannabis culture #cannabis #marijuana #thc #weedlovers #weed #shamanism #shaman #psychedelic #mentalwellness #healthy living #wellness journey #lgbtq

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Meet and Greet: The Cannabis Matchmaker- find your next smoking partner

Name: WAPPA 

Family: Indica Dominant 

Cologne: Sweet, Skunky, and hints of Citrus

Introvert Traits (Taste): Herbal and Skunky

Personality Type: Focused, Giggly, Social, and Relaxed

Motto: I'm everyone's cheerleader and oh so loveable.

#cannabis #marijuana #thc #cannabis culture #cannabusiness #cannaculture #mentalheathawareness #mentalwellness #healthy life happy life #healthy #lgbtq #wellness journey #well being #wellness #psychedelic #420weed #420community

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Meet and Greet: The Cannabis Matchmaker- find your next smoking partner

Name: GOD BUD 

Family: Indica Dominant 

Cologne: Chocolate, Earthy, Pungent, and Sweet 

Introvert Traits (Taste): Earthy, Citrus, and Tropical Fruit 

Personality Type: Relaxed, Sleepy, Euphoric, and Uplifting 

Motto: Unleash your inner God as we meditate on the navel.

#cannabis #marijuana #thc #weed #cannabis culture #cannaculture #budtender #mental heath support #mentalheathawareness #mentalwellness #healthy life happy life #healthy #self healing #health #wellness journey #well being #wellness #psychedelic #420community #420weed

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Meet and Greet: The Cannabis Matchmaker- find your next smoking partner

Name: GARLIC BREATH

Family: Indica Dominant 

Cologne: Garlic and Coffee

Introvert Traits (Taste): Sweet Herbal

Personality Type: Relaxed, Sedated, and Blissful 

Motto: Follow the Buddha's path with me.

#cannabis #marijuana #thc #cannabis culture #420weed #weedlovers #review #budtender #shamanism

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Meet and Greet: The Cannabis Matchmaker- find your next smoking partner

Family: Indica Dominant 

Name: DARK HELMET 

Cologne: Earthy, Herbal, Lime, Nutty, and Sweet 

Introvert Traits (Taste): Sweet and Sour Citrus

Personality Type: Euphoric, Blissful, Relaxed, and Peaceful

Motto: Tranquil like a breeze-less lake.

#cannabis #marijuana #thc #weed #wellness #wellness journey #well being #healthy life happy life #healthy #self healing #health #healthy living #mentalheathawareness #mentalwellness #lgbtq

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Meet and Greet: The Cannabis Matchmaker- find your next smoking partner

Name: COLD CREEK KUSH 

Family: Hybrid 

Cologne: Foresty

Introvert Traits (Taste): Piney and Sour

Personality Type: Relaxed, Happy, and Euphoric 

Motto: With the body cradled, the sky is closer.

#cannabis #marijuana #thc #healthy #self healing #healthy life happy life #wellness journey #well being #wellness #mentalheathawareness #mentalwellness #meditation #meditatedaily #medicine #shaman #psychedelic #trance #lgbtq #review #budtender

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Meet and Greet: The Cannabis Matchmaker- find your next smoking partner

Name: MANGO

Family: Indica Dominant 

Cologne: Juicy Mango

Introvert Traits (Taste): Juicy Mango

Personality Type: Uplifting, Euphoric, 

Motto: I'm not a creep; I'm a creeper. 

#cannabis #marijuana #thc #mentalwellness #mentalheathawareness #mental heath support #well being #wellness #wellness journey #healthy life happy life #healthy living #lgbtq

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Meet and Greet: The Cannabis Matchmaker- find your next smoking partner

Name: SAVARY (aka Pink Kush)

Family: Indica Dominant 

Cologne: Pepper, Wood, and Spice

Introvert Traits (Taste): Earthy and Musky

Personality Type: Euphoric, Happy, Relaxed, and Sleepy

Motto: Why take narcotics when I'm right here?

#cannabis #marijuana #thc #cannablr #health #self healing #wellness #wellbalanced #healthy #mentalwellness #lgbtq #meditatedaily #review #budtender

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Meet and Greet: The Cannabis Matchmaker- find your next smoking partner

Name: SONORA (aka Stargazer)

Family: Indica Dominant 

Cologne: Fruity Gas

Introvert Traits (Taste): Citrus, Dank, Earthy

Personality Type: Happy, Calm, Euphoric 

Motto: Don't judge me by titles. They say I'm an Indica but deep down I'm hazy fun.

#cannabis #thc #cannabusiness #medicine #meditatedaily #mentalwellness #wellness #wellbalanced #lgbtq #psychedelic #shaman #marijuana #journey #happy #calm meditation

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Emulsification

There is the old adage that 'oil and water don't mix.' And it happens to be true. Plop some oil in a bowl of water, and you'll get an oily iceberg refusing to sink as it bobs up but never too far down. Yet, sometimes you need oil to appear to dissolve into a water-based liquid. To achieve this requires a lot of chemistry, but little understanding for practical use.

Drinks are a very popular use for ingesting cannabis. Sound the alarms, because here comes the water vs oil. Cannabis oil is the form used in beverages; so, something has to be done to prevent the desired oil from giving the water the evil eye.

Let's consider the water-based beverage for a moment. Two issues come to the forefront: First, the sides of the can repel water but attract oil which separates it from the mixture; two, the oil and water don't want to intermingle. Luckily one solution can solve both problems- emulsification. 

Emulsification is a process that turns oil into micro or nano (extremely small, invisibly small) droplets instead of one single globular mass. Another ingredient, gum Arabic for example, is then added to surround each droplet- think of a star surrounded by security guards so all you see is the protection/security detail. Now then the oil will no longer be attracted to the sides of the can or bottle, and  it can be mixed thoroughly into the liquid base of the drink. As an added bonus, the minuscule drops are easier to digest so onset time is faster than with other edibles. 

Drink up!

#cannabis #thc #beverages #marijuana

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Why Edibles?

Edibles are fun, easy, safely shareable in a time of Covid, and a lung-healthy smoke-free alternative. These benefits are nothing new to people familiar with cannabis, but under the surface lurks a tongue twister- 11-OH-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol aka 11-Hydroxy-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol. By the time you finish saying it, you'll need something to drink like an edible.

Clearly edibles enter the body differently from inhaling. Time to take a small step back into a cannabinoid progenitor THCA. This acid transforms into THC when heated. Smoking or inhaling then is simply a matter of the THC filtering through the lungs into the bloodstream and brain.

Edibles don't have this one-step option. Instead, THC has two more waypoints- the stomach and liver. The liver is where things become interesting. 

In the liver, enzymes break THC down into the tongue twister that can be shortened to 11-OH-THC. Normally the product resulting from an enzymatic breakdown is less potent or powerful, but 11-OH-THC is not normal; rather, studies indicate it is more potent and longer acting than THC. This is the likely culprit for why many people find edibles to hit harder than expected with a more durable high.

#cannabis #thc #marijuana #edibles