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Arkansas medical marijuana group continues signature drive despite legal challenges

Arkansans for Patient Access is gathering signatures in the River Valley and Northwest Arkansas to expand medical cannabis access despite legal challenges. Organizers with Arkansans for Patient Access are still gathering signatures here in the River Valley and Northwest Arkansas. They need 14,000 signatures by the end of the month and even though the Secretary of State says they did not comply…

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00. Intro & Statements

Welcome! I’m a lifelong Midwestern stoner who imagines a future in which shopping for weed was a more empowering experience. In my state, one cannot touch, smell, taste, or even see the product before purchasing, despite the reality that these products typically go in your mouth. When’s the last time you bought produce this way? In 2023 I began journaling as a way to take more control, tracking data, documenting attributes, and keeping notes. If a dispensary won’t do it, then dammit, a patient must. This led me to Reddit, of all places, where I saw I was not alone. I began blogging my journal there and realized I find joy & purpose in this work (and that I needed a more focused platform). It’s become a hobby, and this blog is one part of it I share openly. The other part is my IG with (very) amateur demonstrations. I hope to help anyone else elevate their cannabis experience and find a better way to connect with the mother plant.

WTF is this place?

This blog is the cross-media companion to my Instagram. Together they serve as an extension of my cannabis journal. Journaling helps me track flavors and effects across strains, cultivators, and forms of cannabis I use. Blogging helps me expand my ideas and commentary. My IG is an expressive way to promote dabbing culture and demonstrate to others in my community. Finally, this allows me a more appropriate platform for narrative analysis than my local subreddit.

Also, a quick licensing acknowledgment. The graphics used for this blog’s banner and avatar are done so under open license held by ACS Omega for their essential research article regarding flavor classification and science in cannabis: ACS Omega 2023, 8, 42, 39203–39216.

Who am I?

A medical cannabis patient with deep appreciation and reverence for the plant, who wants to know everything I can learn about it. I like to research and document and analyze. I also enjoy writing 🙃

Who aren't I?

A cannabis or medical professional of any sort, an educator, a scientist, etc.

Why do you always write about the same brands?

Legalized cannabis is a new frontier more like the Wild West than you might think. With jurisdictions at state and local levels, there is little to no standardization of branding, product labeling, or descriptive marketing beyond basic, nonspecific cannabinoid profiles and a handful of terpenes (if any at all). Furthermore, each market remains shrouded in secrecy and mythology concerning commercial horticulture and botanical and chemical classification. I put a lot of leg work into my research, ultimately leading to brand loyalty. If I’m repeatedly writing about the same brand, it’s because I’ve vetted and strongly prefer them. If this colors my reputation, that frankly says more about my audience, which is another reason to do this work, homie. Everyone should be so fortunate to find accessible products made by people who reflect their values. We live in a capitalist society, after all.

What’s with the format?

Each entry is titled with a number and description. The number is from my manual index and may appear out of sequence here. The description includes the product, brand, and form (e.g. Fruit Stand (Revolution) Live Rosin Jam).

Each entry addresses 5 standard categories of analysis, including Family, Form, Flavor, Felt Effects, and Final Thoughts.

Family

I review the known parentage and grandparentage based on information from the brand, popular taxonomic databases like Leafly and SeedFinder, and/or various supporting anecdotes. I list my references, but this is more storytelling than science. Like science, however, I welcome corrections and new information.

Form

I review the physical form of my sample. I describe it specifically using common descriptors like “badder”, “jam”, “crystals”, “sauce”, etc. These can be confounding. If uncertain, see photos provided, ask, or, better yet, do some research!

Flavor

I describe what I smell and taste, drawing from culinary experience. For me these are integrated senses, observable both in unison and as separate parts. Sometimes they converge, sometimes they diverge.

For my primary reference concerning sensory classification and description, see the aforementioned ACS Omega article and others by Abstrax. I nod to their research in my subheading, e.g. ‘Prototypical (Sour, Skunk, Gas)’.

Also, a quick note on complexity. In my usage, this refers to facets. A thing with many facets is complex; a thing with relatively few is simple. Complexity in this sense identifies contrast. I use it intentionally in two ways. Within the subheading I’m referring to contrasting flavor types (e.g. Protypical vs Sweet). Within a flavor type, I’m referring to specific notes (e.g. fuel vs icing).

Felt Effects

I assess 6 distinct categories of "head" and "body" effects, which I grade on a scale of 0 - 5, with 0 representing no evidence present and 5 representing optimal evidence present. This is inspired both by S.T.A.T.S. and the teachings of Frenchy Cannoli. To be clear though, all gradings are subjectively mine. No medical advice is offered in place of professional guidance. It's also important to understand I observe effects separately and together without distinction, allowing greater range of description using simple terms. This may sound amorphous, and it is. HREAM.

Final Impression

A brief summary and/or where various facets begin to form a cohesive image. This is not a TLDR area, which is why it’s last.

So you’re biased?

Certainly! But if you haven’t gleaned any integrity by this point, I’m afraid we’re having different conversations.

How often will new entries appear?

Somewhere between infrequently and not often, but as regularly as I can. This is my hobby, after all. In the meantime, head over to this blog’s IG companion at https://www.instagram.com/ajmeltshots.

Opportunity aside, relevancy is the other constraint here. I only write up stuff in my current rotation, and my rotation tends to prioritize freshness. There are times a purchase goes a few weeks in cold storage before I dive into it. Also some strains demand more time than others, esp. Chem. I also do not generate new entry IDs for different instances of the same stuff (i.e. repeat pickups).

Any other questions, please Ask 🙂

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What Is Cannabidiol

It is an active ingredient in cannabis.

CBD is considered to have many medical applications.

Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the active cannabinoids (ingredients) in cannabis. CBD is considered to have many medical applications, and works in concert with THC to obtain what is known as the entourage effect. CBD is often extracted from the marijuana plant in the form of liquid oil and has slowly begun use as a treatment for Dravet syndrome in some US states.

Dravet syndrome is a form of epilepsy that begins during the infancy of a child’s life. This disease creates lethal seizures often with several instances per day. While there are reports that CBD is effective in the treatment of those who suffer epileptic events there is a lack of sufficient medical evidence to understand its effectiveness and safety.

Raphael Mechoulam is a cannabinoid researcher in Israel who believes Avidekel to be the first CBD enriched cannabis plant with almost no THC. Some researchers currently believe that CBD may also serve as a way to open receptors CB1 and CB2, allowing them to take in more of the available THC in the plant. A Canadian company has recently developed an aerosol drug for oral administration containing a nearly even mixture of THC and CBD. It was approved in 2005 under the name Sativex and is currently being used to alleviate pain associated with multiple sclerosis.

CBD is a Schedule two drug in Canada allowing for some medical uses, in the United States however it is not so clear cut. While marijuana itself it a Schedule I substance in the United States the Controlled Substances Act does not list CBD under any Schedule of the act. This has not stopped the Drug Enforcement Administration from treating CBD as a Schedule I substance. So while it may appear the drug is not currently regulated it is being treated as such by authority officials.

CBD is a potential treatment for glaucoma.

It is believed that due to CBD not being listed on the controlled substances act that CBD may be legal under federal law assuming it meets specific requirements. There is an exemption that allows products to be manufactured and sold in the United States if they produced from mature stalks and the fibers produced by them. This includes hemp oil and extracts of hemp products which may have high CBD content.

There is a US patent on file #6,630,507 titled “Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants” which is assigned to “The United States of America as Represented by The Department of Health and Human Services.” This patent mentions the use of CBD as a use as an anti-epileptic as well as a potential treatment for glaucoma. There is also a claim that using CBD may prevent neurotoxicity in the human brain as well as lower intraocular pressure in acute doses. The drug is also listed to have high antioxidant activity which can be used in oxidation associated diseases.

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Cannabis News-NHS Research Committee Approves Cannabis Based Medicines Clinical Trials - UK

Hello lovelies I thought I’d share this promising news I shall be following with interest and will update you with all the news about this clinical trial. This is the first of its kind in the UK and very important step now that the NHS Research Committee has approved this trial. For my International subscribers I hope you can use these links if not let me know. They’re maybe an alternative I can…

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Walz has served as Minnesota’s governor since 2019 after 12 years in the House of Representatives and now chairs the Democratic Governors Association. He has built a reputation as a folksy politician who can get things done, as Minnesota has adopted a number of progressive laws during his tenure. According to a poll conducted earlier this year, Walz enjoys an approval rating of 55% among Minnesotans. Since Minnesota Democrats achieved a legislative trifecta in the 2022 elections, Walz and his allies have used their power to push a slate of progressive policies. The governor has signed bills protecting abortion access, expanding background checks for prospective gun owners and legalizing recreational marijuana. “Right now, Minnesota is showing the country you don’t win elections to bank political capital,” Walz said last year. “You win elections to burn political capital and improve lives.” That philosophy has endeared him to progressives, who threw their support behind him as the veepstakes kicked into high gear over the past two weeks. They reshared clips of Walz lovingly mocking his daughter’s vegetarianism and tinkering with his car to paint him as the dad that America needs right now.

This is fucking awesome! Honestly, sincerely good news and a very promising pick for the potential Harris Administration. An aggressive, unabashed, popular, populist left-winger with a track record of enacting real, substantive help for people is capital-G Great.

What has he done, specifically?

Abortion rights

In a 1995 ruling, the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld abortion rights in Minnesota. In January 2023, Walz signed the PRO Act (Protect Reproductive Options Act) into law, making abortion a "fundamental right," as well as access to contraception, fertility treatments, sterilization and other reproductive health care.

The law made Minnesota the first state to codify abortion rights in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which nullified Roe. v. Wade after nearly 50 years of precedent. In April 2023, Walz signed the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act into law, shielding women and providers from any legal action originating from the patient's state.

Pro-LGBTQIA+ legislation

In March 2023, Walz signed an executive order to protect the right of residents to have access to gender-affirming health care. Weeks later, he signed the "Trans Refuge" bill, banning the enforcement of arrest warrants, extradition requests and out-of-state subpoenas for those who traveled to Minnesota for care.

"When someone else is given basic rights, others don't lose theirs," Walz said. "We aren't cutting a pie here. We're giving basic rights to every single Minnesotan."

Paid family, medical and sick leave

In May 2023, Walz signed a law creating a state-run program to provide paid family and medical leave for Minnesota workers, funded by a 0.7% payroll tax on employers, by 2026.

Legalization of recreational marijuana

In May 2023, Minnesota became the 23rd state in the nation to legalize recreational cannabis use. Three months later, people 21 and older could start to possess certain amounts of marijuana at home and on their person, in addition to legally growing up to eight plants at a time.

Restoration of voting rights for former felons

In March 2023, Walz signed a bill that restored the right to vote to more than 50,000 convicted felons who had already served their time.

Universal school meals

Amid the increase in food insecurity for many Minnesotans during the pandemic, and the subsequent strain on the state's food shelves that remains to this day, Walz signed a bill in March 2023 that ensures all K-12 students in the state have access to free breakfast and lunch on school days.

Do you know what makes this even better?

Fuck 'Em. I know negative partisanship is important and can help motivate right-wingers to vote, but they're going to vote anyway. And him being afraid of Walz is just a sign that he's a good pick, in policy and politics.

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Who is a Marijuana Patient in Missouri and How can they Seek Marijuana Treatment?

A medical marijuanas patient Missouri is someone who has been diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition and has obtained a medical marijuana card from the state. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) supervises the state's medical marijuana program and has published a list of qualifying medical conditions for which medical cannabis may be recommended by a healthcare professional.

The following are the Qualifying Conditions:

Cancer

Epilepsy

Glaucoma

Intractable migraines

Chronic medical conditions that cause severe, persistent pain or muscle spasms

Inflammatory bowel disease

Parkinson's disease

PTSD and more.

If you are interested in using medical cannabis to manage a medical condition, it is important to consult with a qualified healthcare professional and follow all state regulations regarding the use of medical cannabis. Green Health Doctors Missouri can be a helpful resource for patients seeking guidance and support in accessing medical cannabis in Missouri.It is important to note that Green Health Doctors is not a dispensary and does not sell medical cannabis products. However, the clinic can provide patients with recommendations for licensed dispensaries for Missouri medical cannabis where they can purchase medical marijuana.

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one day i’m gonna be like sooo chill and normal but as for now the ptsd persists

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a pioneering medical #cannabis patient

50th anniversary of my brother Danny’s death — a pioneering medical #cannabis patient in early 1970s. My parents bought weed illegally as Nixon started War on Cannabis; it vastly transformed Danny’s quality of life on chemo toward end during his unsuccessful fight with leukemia. Peter Grinspoon, M.D. – @Peter_Grinspoon. Jan 13, 2023 Medical cannabis has a long history dating back thousands of…

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The High Rate of Dependence Among Medical Cannabis Users

The difference between medicinal and recreational marijuana has always been arbitrary. For example, after legalizing recreational cannabis, California initially required each cultivated seedling to be designated by growers as either a recreational or medicinal cannabis plant. From that point onward, each plant and its products maintained its designation all the way through retail sale. This…