Canniseur Corner
Managing Pain with Cannabis – A Personal Story
When I found out I had cancer, I freaked out. Good old fashioned 1970's style freak out. F.R.E.A.K.E.D. O.U.T.!!!!! Cancer? I can't possibly have cancer! What am I going to do? I decided to get it treated, that's what. This is my story on managing pain with cannabis....
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Company Gets Trademark For The Word ‘Psilocybin,’ Frustrating Decriminalization Advocates
[Canniseur: Here's a perfect example of how far behind the USPTO is when it comes to names that are in the public domain. Psilocybin is a common name for a variety of mushroom that induces a psychedelic reaction. It's like trying to trademark the word 'air', which...
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Oregon Weed Sales Are 420% Higher at the Idaho Border
Photo via [Canniseur: Why is this surprising? Of course, people in Idaho are smoking cannabis. And of course, they'd drive to the nearest place to get their favorite substance. And of course, Idaho is not benefiting from the additional taxes legalization would bring....
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Hash Rosin 101: Lessons from Experienced Solventless Extractors
[Canniseur: Solventless concentrates are nearly impossible to find in most dispensaries in legal states. Water hash is almost the stuff of legends. In my experience at adult-use legal dispensaries in legal states, I always ask for water or solventless hash. I almost...
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The CalCannabis Appellations Project Is About to Spark a New Chapter in Place-Based Branding
[Canniseur: In the wine business, provenance (where the wine is from) is everything. Where the grapes were grown should be an indication of the character of the wine, if not the quality. Why should cannabis be any different? While the jury is out on cannabis...
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Witches Weed Cultivar Review
Witches Weed Cultivar Review: Total Score: 81 Witches Weed is a "sativa" cultivar that I had never tried before. Called sativa by the dispensary and grower, it has a good mental effect. It also has a pleasant body effect as well. The uplifting and open mental effect...
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Cannabis Crops Could Be Straining New Mexico’s Water Supplies
[Canniseur: In New Mexico water is a major issue, especially in the south. Cannabis is an agricultural product and as such must be grown on land zoned for agricultural uses. Although water isn't currently a major issue in New Mexico, cannabis is a water intensive crop...
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Recreational marijuana rollout in Michigan could be national model for how not to do it, industry insider says
[Canniseur: The cannabis industry in Michigan been plagued by issues going back to the medical-only cannabis market. Lack of supply is the first issue. Second, the commission charged with the task of running Michigan's cannabis programs shows their incompetence....
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CBG Can Help Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs, Study Finds
[Canniseur: If this is accurate, and it appears to be the result of real research, this is incredible news. Why mainstream media in the U.S. hasn't picked up the story is kind of strange, but not unexpected. There are so many compounds in a cannabis plant that we...
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Driving and Marijuana Impairment
[Canniseur: Mr. Klare has rightfully called out CNN on this. Obviously, the person at CNN who wrote the story either didn't know or understand that cannabis is cannabis whether it's medical or adult use. Strange that CNN would even do this story as it's filled with so...
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Ad in Michigan Claims Marijuana Makes You Obese and Stupid
[Canniseur: The tactic used in this ad hasn't worked before. Why should it work now? Michigan is am=n adult-use legal state. And if so, why is the state stooping to this level to try to curb teen use cannabis? Kind of a dumb way to spend tax dollars in the state.] A...
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Talking to Your Children About Marijuana
[Canniseur: This has important information for parents and talking to your children about cannabis. Not mentioned though is to call it cannabis and not marijuana. Marijuana is a pejorative term invented by racists in the early 20th century. The plant is cannabis. You...
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Is 2020 Going to be the Year of the Infused Beverage Category?
[Canniseur: Cannabis infused beverages? Unless the makers of infused beverages can figure out how to make them taste decent, there won't be much of a market... there's no telling about taste! 🙂 Seriously, there are tons of problems to overcome with the taste of...
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What Are The Benefits of CBD Oil?
[Canniseur: This is a good story (even if sponsored) about what you can expect from taking CBD oil. CBD is considered to be the snake-oil of the early 2000s. But it's not just that. Snake-oil doesn't really have any effect, but CBD does have effects on the brain. Not...
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