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Cannabis consumption is associated with a “racy heart” which is referred to as tachycardia in scientific terms. While it is true that cannabis may increase your heart rate, the exact mechanisms through which cannabis and its constituents affect cardiac activity are not well understood. As the world moves to embrace medical cannabis researchers, the medical community at large is keen on understanding any potential risks that cannabis, and specifically THC, may pose to the heart.
The adult heart rate usually registers between 70 to 80 beats per minute. When a person consumes cannabis cultivars that have high amounts of THC they are likely to have their heartbeat increase by about 20 to 50 extra beats per minute. In some cases, the heart rate may even double within the first 15 minutes.
THC as a Vasodilator THC is a vasodilator which means that it causes blood vessels to expand.This is usually visible in the eyes. As the blood capillaries in the eyes expand there is increased blood flow which causes bloodshot eyes.
When blood vessels constrict, pressure builds up within them as would happen when you constrict a water pipe. The reverse is true, when blood vessels expand there will be less obstruction to blood flow and hence the pressure will drop. Eventually, the heart will have to work harder to pump blood that’s moving at a slower rate to ensure that it gets to all parts of the body. The heart having to pump harder against decreased blood pressure is what hypothetically increases the heart rate. [1]
Study Shows That THC Increases Heart Rate Research that was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse has examined the effects of single doses of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on autonomic cardiac activity and how this affects subjective feelings of tachycardia and anxiety. The participants in this study were healthy adult women who were occasional cannabis consumers. The participants were offered oral THC (7.5mg and 15mg) in three different laboratory sessions; another group received a placebo. Heart rate and blood pressure were observed as measures of autonomic activity.
The researchers found that the low-dose THC increased heart rate; the rate of increase was dependent on the dose of THC. It also increased the subjective feeling of intoxication and anxiety. The THC did not affect blood pressure significantly. The researchers concluded what has been suspected all along and anecdotally reported; THC increases one’s heart rate. [2]
1- Richter, J. S., Quenardelle, V., Rouyer, O., Raul, J. S., Beaujeux, R., Gény, B., & Wolff, V. (2018). A Systematic Review of the Complex Effects of Cannabinoids on Cerebral and Peripheral Circulation in Animal Models. Frontiers in physiology, 9, 622.
2- Pabon, E., Rockwood, F., Norman, G. J., & de Wit, H. (2022). Acute effects of oral delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on autonomic cardiac activity and their relation to subjective and anxiogenic effects. Psychophysiology, 59(2), e13955. https://ift.tt/k7oTVKq
CBD may slow the process of aging in the brain, decreasing the risk of dementia and increasing lifespan, a new study says.
Published in GeroScience, a scientific journal that looks at the biology of aging, the study found that CBD may help maintain the health of neurons as we age by stimulating the process that clears away damaged cells.
Neurons, or nerve cells, are the building blocks of the brain and nervous system. This system is the mechanism through which we perceive and interact with the world around us — so any problems here can impact our cognitive function and overall health.
The process of clearing away damaged cells, autophagy (ah-tah-fuh-jee), also frees up cell components that the body uses to create new, healthy cells. Autophagy is what keeps the overall system fresh and functioning well.
‘Compromised autophagy is a hallmark of aging’
According to the study’s authors, the slowing of autophagy is a cell-level explanation for aging.
“Accumulating evidence suggests that suppression of autophagic activity is one of the signatures of aging,” the study’s authors wrote, also saying “compromised autophagy is a hallmark of aging.”
CBD has already been shown to increase lifespan in animals. But we didn’t know why. This research suggests that by inducing autophagy, CBD slows the aging of the nervous system and, in turn, extends natural lifespan.
The research included both in vitro “test tube” experiments and in vivo live organism studies — in this case worms. Researchers measured signs of autophagy in the worms, with groups receiving CBD treatment and a control group did not.
“Our findings provide evidence that CBD extends lifespan and modulates neuronal aging.”
Without any CBD treatment, the worms showed normal signs of slowing autophagy in nerve-ring neurons over the course of their short life span. Even a one-day CBD treatment increased signs of autophagy in nerve-ring neurons, demonstrating that neurons respond quickly to the treatment. A five-day CBD treatment significantly increased signs of autophagy in nerve-ring neurons, body-wall muscle, and pharynx compared with the control group.
“Our findings provide evidence that CBD extends lifespan and modulates neuronal aging,” the researchers wrote, noting that this is the first study to do so.
In short: CBD could help maintain brain health, keep us sharper for longer, and possibly extend lifespan. This makes it a promising candidate for future treatment of cognitive decline and dementia, although much more research will be needed as potential products are developed.
Cannabis and Other Health Treatments
Cannabis shows promise in treating several other health issues.
CBD-based medication is already being used to treat some forms of epilepsy.
The NFL is funding studies to see if CBD and THC could be used to help prevent brain damage caused by concussions, or speed recovery from injuries to the body.
CBD shops in Topeka, Kansas, have been raided over the last week and a half, with law enforcement targeting hemp-derived THC. But shop owners say their products are legal according to state and federal law.
Raids Start on 4/20
Topeka police searched Guardian Recreational Cannabis Dispensary April 20, making an arrest as part of what they called an “active investigation,” reported Topeka’s 27 News.
Then, April 28, the Shawnee County Drug Enforcement Task Force raided more Topeka CBD shops, seizing hemp-derived THC products.
The owner of two CBD American Shaman locations told 27 News deputies had seized about $20,000 worth of product. Another shop owner told the station officers seized about 80 percent of inventory, worth about $10,000 to $15,000. They also said the products at their store, CBD Sacred Leaf, were compliant with Kansas Law.
The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office issued a media release the same day confirming it had executed search warrants on multiple retailers in the county.
“Task Force officers seized illegal products that were being offered for sale and distributed to the general public,” the release read. “These unlawful products, in various forms and packaging, were identified as Delta-8 THC, Delta-9 THC and Delta-10 THC products that have been determined to be unlawful schedule I drugs under Kansas law.”
“These unlawful products, in various forms and packaging, were identified as Delta-8 THC, Delta-9 THC and Delta-10 THC products that have been determined to be unlawful schedule I drugs under Kansas law.”
— Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office
They did not close any of the businesses or make any arrests during the searches, according to the release. The sheriff’s office said each retailer had been served a cease-and-desist notice warning them to stop to the sale of all THC products.
One Shop Calls on AG to Reverse Opinion
Guardian, the shop raided on 4/20, has secured legal representation. And they’re calling the raids illegal, saying they were based on misguided information from the Kansas attorney general, reports the Topeka Capital-Journal.
Quick background: The AG’s Office issued an opinion last December calling delta-8 THC “unlawful to possess or sell” beyond trace concentrations of 0.3%.
Delta-8 THC has a chemical structure similar to that of delta-9 THC, the most abundant form of naturally-occurring THC. Like delta-9, it has a psychotropic effect — though users report it’s potency is milder.
Unlike delta-9, it’s sourced from hemp and is not banned at the federal level. State laws vary, but Kansas lawmakers haven’t explicitly made THC isomers like delta-8 and delta-10 illegal. Delta-9 THC is illegal in Kansas, a state with no medical cannabis program (though a bill appears close to passing) and recreational prohibition in full effect.
When it comes to delta-8 in Kansas, Guardian representatives are saying the AG misrepresented federal law.
In an April 25 letter to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, Guardian noted that the 2018 federal Agriculture Improvement Act says, “Any and all parts thereof derived from industrial Hemp are Hemp and are legal.”
“We have drafted you this letter to let you know of the mistake your office has made with regards to mis quoting the Federal law,” the letter reads, “and adding confusion to the mix by adding in dozens of Kansas Statutes that you claim surround the legality of Hemp in Kansas BUT, in fact there is NO law in Kansas that actually controls the HEMP business … .”
“We have drafted you this letter to let you know of the mistake your office has made with regards to mis quoting the Federal law, and adding confusion to the mix by adding in dozens of Kansas Statutes that you claim surround the legality of Hemp in Kansas …”
— Letter from Guardian Recreational Cannabis Dispensary to the Kansas Attorney General
Further, they noted in the letter, hemp-derived THC isomers are not on the federal list of controlled substances.
The author of the (unsigned) letter asked Schmidt to hold a press conference reversing the December opinion. Will that happen? Doesn’t sound likely.
John Milburn, a spokesman for the attorney general’s office, told the Capital-Journal the office was standing by the December opinion and had no additional comment. Milburn added: ”As is always the case, individuals who would like to advocate for a change in the law may contact their legislators.”
A bill that would have clarified that hemp-derived THC is legal, House Bill 2706, stalled in the most recent legislative session.
The AG’s December opinion has prompted action elsewhere in the state. Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe announced Feb. 22 that his office had begun issuing written notices advising businesses of a March 20 deadline to stop selling delta-8 products.
As one of the most recognizable, respected, and outspoken advocates not only for the hemp and cannabis reform movements but for environmental and societal sustainability overall, Woody Harrelson will take the stage to accept the “Willie Nelson” (Lifetime Achievement) Award at the 18th Annual Emerald Cup Awards on May 14th, 2022 at the Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood, California.
(Los Angeles, CA) — The 18th Annual Emerald Cup Awards (www.theemeraldcup.com) presented by Boveda and PurePressure by Agrify will bring the best and the brightest in California cannabis to the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre (www.themontalban.com) in Hollywood, California on Saturday, May 14th, 2022. Joining the celebration as an Emerald Cup Award recipient will be one of Hollywood’s most iconic talents and long-time cannabis activist, Woody Harrelson.
In recognition of decades of fearless advocacy on behalf of cannabis culture, veganism, and a healthy questioning of the status quo, the Emerald Cup has awarded Harrelson the 2022 “Willie Nelson” (Lifetime Achievement) Award. Harrelson will be honored live on stage at the 18th Annual Emerald Cup Awards show at the Montalbán Theatre on May 14th, joining a deeply respected association of past winners including Winona LaDuke, Tommy Chong, Valerie Corral, and Willie Nelson himself.
“We’re honored to have Woody join us to receive The Willie Nelson Award”. “There are very few people I respect and admire as much as Woody”, says Emerald cup Founder Tim Blake.
As a legend nested in the hills of the Emerald Triangle in Northern California, the Emerald Cup will plant its flag for the first time in Southern California, bringing to Los Angeles a deeply-rooted tradition of gathering some of the most respected entrepreneurs, cultivators, scientists, developers, entertainers, and enthusiasts to celebrate the cannabis plant, as well as the community, business, and industry surrounding it.
The annual Emerald Cup competition and celebration, founded in 2004, shines an authentic spotlight on the absolute best in class when it comes to California cannabis and the people who bring it to market. The 18th Annual Emerald Cup Awards invites this year’s competitors, judges, sponsors, and close friends of the Cup to this private event. The event will feature a guest list that, much like the competition, includes the cream of the crop from the California cannabis industry.
With the upcoming opening of The Woods, Harrelson’s West Hollywood-based cannabis retail dispensary and lounge, Harrelson is sure to find common ground with his fellow guests at the Emerald Cup Awards. Harrelson’s nomination for the “Willie Nelson” (Lifetime Achievement) Award, however, is based on his activism in the cannabis space, from his symbolic protest of cannabis criminalization by illegally planting a hemp seed in Kentucky in 1996, to his outspoken activism in favor of environmental sustainability, veganism, and regenerative agricultural practices, Harrelson has used his celebrity influence to lend a voice to many of the noble causes with which he is aligned. All of which, taken together, foster a push toward environmental and societal stability.
Revered for its legendary namesake as well as its powerhouse of recipients, Harrelson’s acceptance of the Emerald Cup’s “Willie Nelson” (Lifetime Achievement) Award will represent a full-circle moment and acknowledgment of the bond between Nelson and Harrelson, as Nelson and Harrelson are long-time friends with shared ideals and aligned activism efforts, including first and foremost, cannabis decriminalization.
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With over 700 entries spread across dozens of consumption-based categories in 2022, the Emerald Cup has once again proven to be the largest and most diverse cannabis competition in the world; raising the stakes higher than ever before for the selected winners, and adding even more prestige to the “Academy Awards of Cannabis”. Harrelson already knows that he will receive the award on May 14th, but the rest of the guests and the rest of the world will be anticipating how the show unfolds, live on stage, in Hollywood on May 14th.
The California cannabis market is stronger together, and the 18th Annual Emerald Cup Awards will bridge the gap between the NorCal and SoCal markets, providing more opportunities for farmers and brands, as well as new opportunities for consumers. The Emerald Cup welcomes Harrelson to the California cannabis space, and supports his ongoing effort to make the industry more sustainable, all the while honoring the individuals who risked their freedom to make it possible.
Coverage of the 18th Annual Emerald Cup Awards at the Montalbán Theatre will be provided by ALTRD.TV. Fans across the world can catch all taped educational fireside chats, exclusive interviews, and the ceremony. The 2022 coverage is part of their expanding Emerald Cup Channel with over 100 pieces of original programming to date. The Emerald Cup continues to be one of the premier live events and education partners on the network.
Follow the fun on social media at @theemeraldcup as they continue their journey to Hollywood!
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Landing in Hollywood in 2022, Emerald Cup is now the world’s premier virtual cannabis destination and iconic live event. While advancing the concept of sustainable, sun-grown farming, the 17-year-old organization’s reputation is firmly solidified as the largest, most-respected cannabis competition in the world. As a group, The Emerald Cup prides itself in bringing together the leading experts in the cannabis industry to educate and inspire our fellow farmers, patients, and patrons each year. A community celebration that has grown to become a global movement honoring the year’s finest, organic, sun-grown, cannabis harvest as well as the finest cannabis products available. The Cup has stood as a celebration of excellence and over the years has seen founder Tim Blake recognized as a guardian of the industry. www.theemeraldcup.com
According to Mayo Clinic, restless leg syndrome (RLS) is the uncontrollable need to move your legs, usually caused by inactivity. Also known as Willis-Ekbom disease, it typically happens in the evenings, often while sleeping. RLS is also associated with another condition called periodic limb movement of sleep (PLMS). This is the involuntary moving or twitching of the legs, usually while asleep.
RLS and PLMS negatively impact the quality of sleep by disturbing the sleep-wake cycle. It can also impact the amount of REM (rapid-eye-movement) sleep. REM sleep is key to being well-rested and is part of the sleep cycle when the brain is regenerating neurotransmitters.
CBD and Sleep
CB1 receptors of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) may have an impact on different aspects of the sleep cycle and our ability to fall asleep. Since there are different ways that THC and CBD interact with the ECS, the information on how cannabis impacts our sleep is variable. Previous studies looked at the impacts of THC on sleep, and there are limited studies on the impact of CBD on sleep. Studies on other cannabinoids (such as CBG, CBC, THCa, THCV) and sleep are non-existent. CBN was touted as a sleep aid by certain cannabis companies but there is currently insufficient evidence to support that theory. [4]
CBD is being marketed as a sleep aid. Limited studies support this.Research has shown that CBD may help increase total sleep as well as speed up how long it takes to fall asleep and get into REM. [1]
As it relates to RLS, some studies found complete remission of RLS by cannabis consumers, however, this was not specific to CBD. [1] Another study revealed that 60 percent of subjects reported an improvement in sleep-related medical conditions, including RLS, from medical cannabis; once again, not just CBD. [2]
More Research Required
At this point, most studies are providing differing results due to whether or not CBD is beneficial for sleep or increases wakefulness. [3] This is largely due to the fact that these studies are not controlling the type of CBD being consumed. Cannabis comes in various cultivars, and the cultivar producing the CBD certainly impacts the effect it has on sleep.
Since every individual’s ECS is unique, how one person reacts to specific cannabinoids and the ability to fall asleep is often different from the next person. There are also impacts based on cultivars consumed and the types of terpenes present that can impact sleep quality, anxiety, and sleep disorders such as RLS. More research needs to be done to assess the impacts of CBD on sleep and sleep-related issues like RLS and PLMS.
References:
[1] Kaul, M., Zee, P.C. & Sahni, A.S. Effects of Cannabinoids on Sleep and their Therapeutic Potential for Sleep Disorders. Neurotherapeutics 2021:18, 217–227. Doi: 10.1007/s13311-021-01013-w. Times cited=8. Journal Impact Factor=7.62.[2] Cahill S.P., Et al. Evaluation of Patient Reported Safety and Efficacy of Cannabis From a Survey of Medical Cannabis Patients in Canada. Front Public Health. 2021: May 20;9:626853. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.626853. Times cited=3. Journal Impact Factor=3.02[3] Moltke, J., Hindocha, C. Reasons for cannabidiol use: a cross-sectional study of CBD users, focusing on self-perceived stress, anxiety, and sleep problems. Journal of Cannabis Research 2021: 3, 5. Doi: 10.1186/s42238-021-00061-5. Times cited=17. Journal impact factor=5.800[4] Corroon J. Cannabinol and Sleep: Separating Fact from Fiction. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2021 Oct;6(5):366-371. doi: 10.1089/can.2021.0006. Epub 2021 Aug 31. PMID: 34468204; PMCID: PMC8612407.
Is the current system of peer-reviewed journal publication the best way to get the best science on CBD and cannabis, asksCBD-Intel
Bafflement, frustration, annoyance, unfulfilled promise: anyone who’s been around the CBD and cannabis sector for a while is familiar with the emotions prompted by much of the science published in this area.
There is plenty of useful and well-constructed research drawing reasonable conclusions too, of course – the problem isn’t a complete absence of decent scientific work, it’s the way that much of it is crowded out by more questionable papers that start from dubious assumptions, or leap to conclusions, or simply don’t provide clear enough data to let us know exactly what they are doing.
Media reporting, and the media departments of academic institutions anxious to obtain coverage for their scientists, can make matters worse.
Of course, clearer-headed observers – some scientists, some not – do publish their own analyses of what’s wrong with such research. Occasionally, corrections get published alongside the original work. Very very occasionally, papers get withdrawn. Yet the damage is already done, in an area where policy is led much more by non-scientists’ perceptions of “the science” than by actual scientific consensus (as indeed is public opinion).
But is chipping away at a flawed edifice the only solution? The psychologist Stuart Ritchie of King’s College London has a more radical idea: do away with the current system of peer-reviewed papers in edited journals altogether.
Today’s journal-led norm for publishing science “comes with big problems”, argues Ritchie in The Guardian: “Paradoxically, the sacred status of a published, peer-reviewed paper makes it harder to get the contents of those papers right.”
The biggest issue, he says, is that of publication bias, the scientific world’s equivalent of media sensationalism: “Reviewers and editors are more likely to give a scientific paper a good write-up and publish it in their journal if it reports positive or exciting results. So scientists go to great lengths to hype up their studies, lean on their analyses so they produce ‘better’ results, and sometimes even commit fraud in order to impress those all-important gatekeepers”: the editors and peer-reviewers.
What are his alternatives? “Maybe the decision to publish could be made based only on the methodology of a study, rather than on its results” – something which, in the cannabis world, would focus attention on thoughtful experimental design (where it is often lacking) at the same time as reducing the incentive to provide Big Answers at all costs.
Or going even further, “maybe scientists could just publish all their research by default, and journals would curate, rather than decide, which results get out into the world”. In an ideal scenario, suggests Ritchie, instead of predigesting extensive work for relatively short papers published in journals, scientists would self-publish “notebooks” – websites containing all the data and analysis for a specific project.
This, too, would be welcome in the cannabinoids world. Not only might it draw more attention to problematic issues such as methodology and definitional conventions, the availability of full data sets would enable third parties to conduct their own analyses – even where the “wrong” approach was taken by the original researchers. It might not eliminate bad cannabis research, but it could make it easier to identify and argue against.
Ritchie’s vision may be a dramatic one, but he is far from alone in seeing systemic shortcomings in journal-dominated science publishing, and looking for alternatives. The online research journal eLife, for example, retains some editorial control over content – it doesn’t accept everything that’s submitted – but it strives for a less competitive, more open model.
For example, it publicly distances itself from the “impact factor” concept (which gives journals a ranking of importance based on how often they are cited, and is widely regarded as putting pressure on scientists to get their work into the highest-ranked journals). It says “we do not artificially limit the number of articles we publish or have a set acceptance rate”, again to minimise the temptation to hype up. And, importantly, it invites public comments as part of peer review.
Journal publishing is not going to disappear overnight, if ever. It’s a very big business with many vested interests and, of course, a great track record in publishing important science as well as questionable science – it certainly shouldn’t be dismissed or demonised. But particularly in areas like cannabis, where there is so much political and media interest, its weaknesses can be all too visible.
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Hemp and cannabis might seem like obvious partners in business. But in many places, especially those with recreational adult-use, economic and regulatory tensions have instead created rivalries.
One state with recreational cannabis seems to have tweaked its laws in a way that encourages partnerships: Massachusetts.
Friends or Rivals?
The rivalry between hemp and cannabis seems to have grown in tandem with consumer interest in delta-8 and other hemp-derived THC.
Several of the first states to ban delta-8 had legal delta-9 cannabis markets, including Alaska, Arizona, Colorado and Montana. Washington, another state with adult use, issued an advisory ban on hemp-derived THC in April 2021, though legislators have yet to pass a formal rule.
In these places, hemp-derived THC is perceived as a threat to the established delta-9 industry. And for good reason. It’s less expensive to produce, in large part because hemp isn’t subject to the same stringent regulations and high license fees as other cannabis.
But there’s one other reason: when it comes to supply, hemp has much broader reach. THC-rich cannabis must be grown in the state where it’s sold. It can’t legally cross any state line because it’s still federally prohibited. Hemp, on the other hand, is considered an agricultural crop and is free to move across the country.
So while a thriving hemp market would, in theory, be good for a state’s hemp farmers no matter the end product, the theory doesn’t hold if the hemp can be shipped in from out of state.
This case was argued recently in Michigan, the first state to regulate delta-8 THC rather than banning it. Regulators recently altered course, dropping a plan to allow marijuana processors to turn hemp into THC.
The stated reason for the change in plans was consumer safety, but a founder of the state’s cannabis business association acknowledged there were economic motives — including that hemp could be shipped in from states with longer growing seasons.
Massachusetts may have found an answer to that particular problem.
The In-State Advantage
A 2020 state law allows Massachusetts hemp companies to sell their products to licensed cannabis operators in the state. (Before the law was put in place, the cannabis and hemp industries couldn’t intersect at all.)
The change has already increased sales for hemp growers and manufacturers, and with the start of a new growing season, hopes are high.
“This season,” Dan Adams reported for the Boston Globe, “local hemp growers and processors expect to finally see some green, thanks to new state rules allowing them to partner with marijuana companies that have more legal leeway to make CBD edibles.”
The Boston Globe report focused on non-psychoactive cannabinoids. Although delta-8 appears to be available for sale in the state, it’s unclear whether it’s being produced there. According to Adams, local THC-free products are in demand alongside THC.
“… [S]helves at medical dispensaries and recreational marijuana retailers in the state are increasingly packed with a wide variety of products containing Massachusetts-grown hemp,” Adams wrote. “They include CBD lip balms, lotions, and THC-free extracts made by hemp firms themselves, plus tinctures and edibles manufactured by marijuana companies that incorporate raw flower purchased from local hemp farmers or extracts from local hemp processors.”
One Massachusetts hemp company, The Healing Rose, said its revenue more than tripled since the law went into effect, about a year ago. Those sales are helping local hemp processors and farmers, too.
They’re also beneficial to delta-9 cannabis companies, which can focus their efforts on THC-rich strains and buy additional extracts to offer customers a greater variety.
One company that extracts CBD and other cannabinoids from hemp, Bay State Extracts, told the Globe it plans to work with twice as many farmers as it did last year and is paying more for hemp, thanks to the new law.
A new documentary produced by Boveda, titled Legacy: Southern Humboldt County, delivers a powerful message of authenticity, community, and honor, as told by legacy cannabis farmers from the fabled region.
Moonmade Farms
Recognizing that every harvest starts with a farmer and that the roots of cannabis culture run deep in Northern California’s Emerald Triangle, official Emerald Cup sponsor Boveda (www.bovedainc.com) has produced a must-see documentary titled Legacy: Southern Humboldt County, with the official trailer for the documentary dropping at the 18th Annual Emerald Cup Awards on May 14th at the Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood, CA. A like-minded mission through the ongoing Emerald Cup organization’s Small Farms Initiative, launched in December 2021 at the Harvest Ball.
Shining a light on the intrepid trailblazers that led California to legalization, the film connects the viewer to the farmers themselves to discuss the highs and lows of being responsible stewards of the land, of the plant, and of a culture-turned-industry that threatens to leave them behind.
Photo Credit: Canna Country & Huckleberry Farms
With just one harvest a year, outdoor cannabis farmers in world-famous Humboldt County rely on a balance of generational know-how and proven products to ensure the crop that represents their farm and their brand for the next twelve months reaches the end-user expressing optimal aromas and flavors while delivering the desired effects.
Indoor, outdoor, and greenhouse cannabis cultivators operating personal or commercial grows have been utilizing Boveda 2-way humidity control packs – and now the flavor-saving Original Terpene Shield
by Boveda – for 25 years and counting to keep their crop looking, smelling, and tasting as fresh as possible, with as much potency as possible, for as long as possible.
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The 2022 Emerald Cup competition saw nearly 300 entries in the Flowercategory alone. This category was further divided into the subcategories of Sungrown, Indoor, Greenhouse, Mixed Light, Personal Use, and 3rd Party Certified, with over 20 expert Emerald Cup Judges assigned exclusively to the Flower category.
For the first time in the 18-year history of the Emerald Cup, all entries in the Flower category were pre-sorted by their dominant terpene profile using the Emerald Cup Cannabis Classification System powered by SC Labs and PhytoFacts®, a game-changing new way for everyone from the canna-curious to experienced budtenders, consumers, and even Emerald Cup Judges to talk about terpenes.
With a company motto of “Save the Terps!”, Boveda remains at the top of the game for proper cannabis storage.
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Landing in Hollywood in 2022, Emerald Cup is now the world’s premier virtual cannabis destination and iconic live event. While advancing the concept of sustainable, sun-grown farming, the 17-year-old organization’s reputation is firmly solidified as the largest, most-respected cannabis competition in the world. As a group, The Emerald Cup prides itself in bringing together the leading experts in the cannabis industry to educate and inspire our fellow farmers, patients, and patrons each year. A community celebration that has grown to become a global movement honoring the year’s finest, organic, sun-grown, cannabis harvest as well as the finest cannabis products available. The Cup has stood as a celebration of excellence and, over the years, has seen founder Tim Blake recognized as a guardian of the industry.
Welcome to today’s article. This series is basically a Q&A with me (La Rev) regarding various issues that arise when growing cannabis. I have brought a slate of three questions today that are weird cannabis-growing questions, each in its own way.
The first question below is about space for selecting cannabis plants, the next one is about ants, and lastly, we deal with something I myself am quite familiar with, hairy buds with the wrong kind of hairs. The first question isn’t so much weird, as it is weirdly classic, heh heh.
Alright then earthlings, let’s rock and/or roll with today’s “Letters” to Rev…
“Hiya Rev! I read how you breed cannabis with limited space, and it was great info. I think maybe I way underestimated my working space. How do you possibly save the clones you need while using space to test various strains, or plants, in the space you have? I ran out of space before I added the latest clones, no joke! I can’t really tell much from the little plants, so they all need to get some size and it’s just crazy how many plants I end up with and how fast. Thank you in advance, peace.”
Rev’s Answer to Q1
Hiya Donna—heh heh—yup, weird isn’t it how 8 plants can become 18, in what can seem like the blink of an eye. The bad news here Donna, is simply what you said above, and everyone does it, you underestimated your space projecting into the future…
You Can See Selected Clones in the Foreground, Clones About to be Culled in the Background
The good news is I can give you a tip that might help you out, especially when it comes to your utilization of existing space to multitask some stuffs. In the photo above you can see one of my growing zones under T-5 lighting. I recommend you have a T-5 lit zone yourself, these lights are powerful enough to get good growth in vegetative state while being mellow enough to give you some time, so they never get hurt fast. Plants can linger under T-5s for a long time while not totally happy and be brought back fast to full health with a transplant.
In the photo, you can see some selected clones that are moving forward in 6-inch pots. You can also see some clones in 3-inch pots that are set to be culled. These are extra clones and unfavorable plants. The clones that are extra of selected plants are tested here, while rootbound, and I drought stress them as well here. Never have dying plants in the same room as your garden because these plants will be a magnet to any parasites nearby. You can stress them just make sure you cull (kill) them before they get too badly damaged. Bottom line Donna, start fewer plants next time or plan to cull more earlier—wink.
“Greetings Rev, I have a really weird problem that keeps happening and I really need some help. Ants are the first part of the problem, then aphids soon after. I run all naturally using your living soil recipe (TLO) indoors. The ants always show up in Spring, and within a week or two there are aphids and ants, and the aphids are fucking up my garden. I know the ants aren’t a problem, I don’t want to use poison to kill the ants, I’m at my wits end Rev. Thanks man, you have really helped my garden thrive over the years.”
Rev’s Answer to Q2
Howdy Dean. Now that’s a problem you don’t see very often indoors, but I have seen it before, and I know how you can kick this problem right in the ass without resorting to any poisons. Here’s a link to some in a tub on Amazon: Tanglefoot. This stuff is basically tree sap, and it is INSANELY sticky.
This Stuff – Tanglefoot – is Basically Tree Sap
All you need to do is, use a Q-Tip to place a (thin) ring of this stuff around the base of your mainstem, but make it high enough so soil particles won’t collect on it during watering. Do it about two weeks or even a month before you first see the ants checking out your plants. Boom, done dealio amigo. Ants “herd” aphids to plants and use them like cattle, drinking the sweet excretions from them as they suck on the plants.
Watch out with this stuff, you for sure don’t want to end up with any of this stuff on your good clothes, or in your hair, or you will really have a problem LoL. I have used this stuff several times in the past. No small crawling anything can get past this stuff, it lasts a long time, like a month easily, and it has never harmed my plants in any way I could tell. Just keep the ring around the base of the mainstem thin, it doesn’t need to be thin. Cheers.
“Hello Rev., Longtime fan. I remember from reading things you have written that you have a lot of animals in a smaller place you also grow at. I am in a similar situation, I grow in an extra bedroom, and I use air from my house for air exchange as a passive intake. It’s all beautiful, a TLO paradise. Just one thing that bugs the shit out of me is all the fur from the animals. I always get fur in my sticky buds.
Because of my schedule and workload, I cannot, no way, vacuum every day, super thoroughly. I have to go through all my buds on a special mission to find and remove animal hairs from them. I have a feeling you know all about this step, what a huge pain in the ass. I’m hoping you can give me some advice here, what have you done about this weird hairy bud problem? Thanks Rev.”
Rev’s Answer to Q3
Hahahahaha…Sorry, yeah, that sucks, and as you correctly said, I do know all about removing pet hairs from buds. It makes me laugh because I recall how much I would bitch about this for years. Okay, well the good news is I can help you out by sharing how I deal with that issue these days. But another cool thing in my favor here was that I vape most of my flowers, and all our cats were healthy without any flea treatments or anything, so their fur was just fur. I didn’t have to be totally thorough removing the cat hairs, just good at it. Fur doesn’t vape, heh heh.
The Robots that Vacuum are Lifesavers for Pet Fur Getting All Nooks and Crannies
In the photo above you can see my robot for this exact purpose. We got it for less than $200.00 and it is well worth the moolah to us. My actual garden rooms are a bit too chaotic to allow the robot in there, but for the rest of the house, it’s easy as pie to (thoroughly) vacuum every day. These robots grab almost all the free-floating animal fur. I vacuum my garden rooms myself every month or so. Since the robot, I barely even get any fur in the vacuum after I’m done, and almost zero hairs that I don’t want in my buds.
A Weird Cannabis Growing Problem is for Sure Hairy Buds
Actually, we used to have 2 dogs and 3 cats, holy hell man! They have all passed on now, but of course, because I’m so smart (not) LoL, I got my girl another cat a couple of years ago, and of course, I got the furriest cat on the planet that sheds like crazy, but it’s all fine with the robot.
Afterword
Know Your Space vs Plants Proactively or Kill Kill Kill
In the first question Donna has some space problems, this isn’t so much a weird cannabis growing problem as it is a super (surprisingly) common one. At first, you’ll find yourself wanting to keep too many plants. You need to start less or kill more faster, Donna. You can multitask selection criteria along the way, like always taking advantage of something bad that happens. See who comes out fastest and best.
For Budmaster in the second question. You may want to seal off your room better from the outside to limit egress into your gardens by the little bastards. Also, as long as your plants aren’t touching each other, you can use that Tanglefoot like I said to keep Spider Mites from moving plant to plant.
Last but not least, two thumbs up for the robot vacuum. This little sucker has made a night and day difference in my fur levels overall, everywhere, and for sure on my sticky buds they rarely show up.
Here was my pitch. I included it here because the framework for this intriguing piece is in the pitch, a beautifully written one, I must add. Thank you, my friend, for sending this my way, appreciated deeply.
Hi Warren – Alibi Cannabis is about to announce its first line of premium pre-rolls curated for Oregon’s discerning cannabis consumer.
Made with 100% handcrafted flower, Alibi’s new Mariposa pre-rolls celebrate empowered, fierce females with the sexy NFT, Mariposa Takes Flight, on the packaging. (She is on their homepage!)
Alibi Cannabis is a woman-owned craft cannabis farm founded in 2017 by Marianne Cursetjee.
With an MBA and a high-powered tech career, Marianne did not expect to become a cannabis entrepreneur. Then she got cancer. Her career changed when a cannabis product eliminated the need for over ten drugs to combat side effects from chemo prescriptions. Marianne bought property in Oregon, started a cannabis farm, and became a cannabis expert. Alibi has earned recognition for growing some of the best flower in Oregon.
Can I interest you in speaking with Marianne about Alibi, the new pre-rolls, and her journey?
*YES*
Photo courtesy of Marianne Cursetjee
Warren Bobrow: Please tell me about your inspiration for the brand? Where did the name come from? Is this your first cannabis venture?
Marianne Cursetjee, MBA, CEO and Cofounder of Alibi Cannabis: At Alibi, we imagine a beautiful place where you can be the best version of you. The joy that comes from cannabis enhances our relationships, our bodies, and our spirits. The word “Alibi” is simple, but the idea can be whatever you dream. We hope people take a moment, enjoy the smoke, and look for the beauty around them.
We bought the land for our cannabis farm when I was just finishing up treatment for breast cancer. I had a vision of building a fabulous weed farm. Now, here we are seven years later, thriving in a tough market and looking forward to continued growth. The business has grown from an idea to a commercial-scale craft farm with a compelling story and beautiful imagery.
WB: Who is your mentor? When did you discover cannabis? How old were you? What are your six and twelve-month goals?
MC: I was raised in a very conservative Christian environment, so cannabis was not part of the culture. I was 45 years old when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Going through chemotherapy and radiation, managing side effects is a whole cascade of pharmaceuticals. A friend gave me some cannabis and said that it might help with nausea and pain. It was amazing! I was able to eliminate a whole host of pharmaceuticals and replace them with just cannabis. My dad is currently battling brain cancer, and I’m giving him cannabis to help with that. He tells me his head is all whirly, and some nice 1:1 chocolates make him feel better. Love that the industry is now better able to support those in medical need and also those who just love how cannabis makes them feel.
Our goals for the business are continued growth, more unique cultivars, and delivering amazing quality cannabis products. Having grown in Oregon since 2017, we’ve learned that Oregonians are weed connoisseurs constantly looking for new and unique products and flavors.
Our signature branding, “Mariposa Takes Flight,” is base
Photo courtesy of Marianne Cursetjee
d on an NFT we purchased. Figuring out how to utilize blockchain, NFT’s and the metaverse in cannabis is an exciting new frontier.
We just launched Mariposa pre-rolls to celebrate empowered, edgy females with the sexy NFT on the packaging. Made with 100% handcrafted indoor flower, the pre-rolls have received rave reviews. We are in discussions to launch this brand into other states and plan to introduce a line of gummies soon in Oregon. I’m pleased that we have found some fabulous companies to collaborate with. Also, this year, we are launching a merch shop featuring Mariposa. Look for amazing merchandise over the coming few months at Alibi.shop
WB: What kind of obstacles do you face? How do you anticipate removing these obstacles?
MC: We face the challenges common to all cannabis companies, such as restrictions on marketing and advertising, limited tax deductions, and the high cost of regulatory compliance. The challenges specific to us are a flourishing unregulated market and an oversupply of product in the regulated market. It has been said that if you can survive Oregon, you can survive anywhere!
We are known for our top-shelf handcrafted flower. We will continue with new genetics and improved quality while also looking at more products and new states. There are so many opportunities available across the US; finding the right partners is key to long-term success.
WB: What is your favorite food to savor when you have smoked Alibi minis? Do you have a favorite restaurant? What is the name? Where? Indoor or outdoor-grown cannabis? Why?
MC: Portland is such a food haven! So many good things to eat! If I’m trolling for munchies at home, I love Bordeaux Cherry Balsamic vinegar on vanilla ice cream. Sweet and sour, oh my! Seriously, it’s totally the bomb! Our Lava Cake cultivar is really a heavy munchie strain, so stock up before you toke. For restaurants, I love Thai and Indian, but my favorite restaurant in Portland is a Lebanese restaurant called Nicholas. Their baba ghanoush, cauliflower, caramelized onions, yum! Spicy food really goes well with our GMO Glue cultivar — it’s a totally old-school hitter with garlic notes.
For cannabis, I like the consistency and freshness of indoor flower. I’m a little bit spoiled since we grow such amazing weed at our farm. I like knowing that what I’m smoking is fresh and clean. When you buy your bud at dispensaries, look at the harvest date. I’m surprised how much old stuff is on the shelf. Look for something harvested within the last 2 or 3 months. Older than that, and it just isn’t quite as nice. Get to know the farms and their growing practices and ethics.
Photos courtesy of Marianne Cursetjee
WB: What is your passion?
MC: So many things! I love training Krav Maga. I started training when I was going through chemotherapy. It’s great physical exercise, and the “never give up” mentality is huge. Feeling and being strong physically is wonderful. Of course, Covid took a toll on my training, but I’m back in the gym now and kicking ass! I also love scuba diving. Diving is an activity my daughter and I do together. We just got back from diving in Mexico. The world under the sea is so amazing! We have seen strange creatures in the water, but my favorite is the mantis shrimp. It’s a bizarre creature with some freaky traits. You can read more about this underwater nightmare at https://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp.
What brings me real joy is knowing that my efforts at work and in the community are improving lives. Alibi is founded on the philosophy of doing the right thing. We treat our customers, vendors, and employees right.
The last couple of years have been really rough, and it’s important to find the little things that can change the day from gloomy to bright. This is the essence of Alibi’s Mariposa line — find the beauty, take a moment, appreciate life. What’s your Alibi?
WB: I love your flowers, as they are smiles in every pull. The GMO Glue is true to the name with aromatics of freshly raked loam, orange oil, dried morel mushrooms, and shavings of bitter chocolate. The high comes into view, right in front of my forehead, offering pain relief and optimism; a talkative conversation ensues into deeply relaxing metaphors for sleep and renewal. Lucky is the person who will enjoy such evocative experiences. Oregon offers that in their wines and their cannabis. The taste of the place, the terroir- it sets Oregon into a realm of conscious cannabis.
A bill before Arizona state lawmakers would ban the production and sale of popular gummies, extracts, and vapes containing delta-8 or any other hemp-derived THC, reports the Phoenix New Times.
The bill, Senate Bill 1715, revises existing hemp laws to exclude “hemp-derived manufactured impairing cannabinoids” from the definition of hemp. It passed the state Senate in March and was transmitted to the House. There’s been no action since.
The bill revises existing hemp laws to exclude “hemp-derived manufactured impairing cannabinoids” from the definition of hemp.
Adult recreational use has been legal in Arizona since November 2020. The bill is backed by the Arizona Dispensaries Association, an industry association for licensed cannabis businesses.
Sam Richard, executive director of the Arizona Dispensaries Association, told the Phoenix New Times the motive behind the bill is consumer safety.
“What we’re doing is allowing psychoactive products to be in the hands of children if we allow this synthetic process to move forward,” he said, noting that hemp products are unregulated and can be sold without the third-party testing and other requirements that regulated cannabis is subject to.
That’s because when the 2018 federal Farm Bill legalized hemp, it explicitly limited THC concentration to 0.3 percent delta-9 — naming the most well-known and naturally abundant form of THC in cannabis plants. Delta-8 and other hemp-derived THC isomers are extracted from hemp as CBD, then chemically converted to THC. In this regulatory gray area, there’s little oversight and product quality can vary widely.
Some see better regulation of hemp-derived THC as the solution, rather than a complete ban.
Jonathan Udell, the communications director for Arizona NORML, told the Phoenix New Times that allowing delta-8 could create healthy competition in the state.
“It is important to have these synthetic products on the market, and that’s in part due to just how anti-competitive our marketplace is here in Arizona,” Udell said. He compared Arizona’s 123 dispensaries serving a population of 7.3 million to Colorado’s 655 dispensaries serving 5.8 million residents.
But Udell agrees with the idea that transparency and regulation are important.
“We would like to see a disclosure requirement for products containing hemp-derived cannabinoids and dispensaries so consumers know what they’re getting,” Udell said. “And also stopping sales of untested products to the unregulated market, either through just requiring everything to be sold through dispensaries or requiring a similar testing program for other locations.”
Hemp-Derived THC is Under Review Across America
Many states have passed laws regulating delta-8 THC in the past year, with at least 17 states banning it altogether. Lawmakers in other states, including Kentucky, Tennessee and Minnesota, have considered bans this legislative session. And Michigan, the first state to say it would regulate delta-8 rather than banning it, seems to be shifting its stance.
A bill introduced to Congress in February, the Hemp Advancement Act, seeks to make hemp-derived THC illegal nationwide. The measure revises the 2018 Farm Bill language that set concentration limits on delta-9 THC specifically, changing the law to limit any and all THC isomers to a trace amount of 0.3 percent.
Some in the hemp industry have argued that regulations will address safety concerns more effectively than bans: limiting sales to ages 21-plus, mandating childproof packaging, and creating standards for testing and labeling.
April 24th, 2022, San Luis Obispo, CA – MACE Media Group, an event giant known for its educational series & B2B driven expos, announces, The Delta 8 + Conversions Expo in Partnership with The CBD Expo and Psychedelic Medicine Conference TOUR: Charlotte, North Carolina. This three-day event will be taking place on June 23rd – 25th at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Charlotte Concord Golf Resort & Spa.
“This will be our first event in North Carolina, we’re excited to offer our buyer club and companies the opportunity to expand their network to the east coast” Said Graciela Moreno, COO.
The Delta 8 + Conversions Expo in Partnership with The CBD Expo, happening from June 23rd – 24th, will insist of an exhibit floor with over 90 exhibitors, showcasing their latest Delta 8 THC, Hemp-Derived Delta 9 THC, HHC, THC-O and CBD products. In the heart of the exhibit floor, MACE Media Group will introduce its new Keynote Theater. A stage dedicated to key topic presentations in the Hemp, CBD, and Conversions Industries as well as breakthrough research and innovations. Across the hallway from the exhibit hall, panel discussions and workshops will happen continually. Several panel discussions will be focusing on topics many Hemp farmers, growers, and cultivators in the state of North Carolina have become familiar with this year. Those being, the 2014 farm bill, USDA Domestic Hemp Production Program and USDA Hemp Licensing and Rule.
“Our event has become a platform for small businesses in the CBD and Hemp Industry to get their voice heard ” Said, Moreno. “We’ve done it in Texas after the regulations of Delta 8 pondered and now we’re heading to North Carolina with the same energy and dedication to ensure that happens there”, Moreno stated.
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture recently handed regulation power of the Hemp Industry in the state to the USDA. Any company interested in harvesting, growing, or cultivating hemp will now have to hold a USDA-issued hemp license to continue to lawfully operate. This has created chaos in the state’s Hemp Industry as companies race to ensure that they meet the June 30th deadline.
The Psychedelic Medicine Conference, happening from June 24th – 25th, will solely focus on education. Its first day will consist of hourly panel discussions, from 12p – 5p, covering key topics of interest in the Psychedelic space. It’s second day, will host two workshop courses on the growing of mushrooms presented by Chris Wasnyck, also known as Professor Mushroom. The second workshop course will be on The Extraction of Mushrooms, presented by world renowned, Dr. John MacKay.
To purchase tickets or learn more about the industry’s most professional trade show experience, go to https://www.cbdexpo.net/ or email info@macemediagroup.com
About MACE Media Group
MACE Media Group produces many trade events including The Delta 8 Expo in Partnership with the Original CBD Expo, The Delta 9 Expo, Psychedelic Science Conference, and Extraction Expo. MACE Media Group is also the largest publisher in the cannabinoid space. Its premiere title, Terpenes and Testing Magazine, was the first industry trade publication devoted to cannabis science. Its sister publications, CBD Health & Wellness Magazine, and Extraction Magazine revolve around the growing cannabinoid industry to provide news on trending applications, medical research, and updates with laws and regulations
About The Delta 8 + Conversions Expo in Partnership with The CBD Expo Tour
The first of its kind to bring the largest Delta 8 & CBD event platform to broadcast products with the community and share knowledge with the industry. The events feature nearly 100 exhibitors each, along with a substantial lineup of speaker presentations and panel discussions from experts in the research, production, globalization, and sale of Delta 8 & CBD products. Remaining 2022 conferences will be in St. Paul, Minnesota, Orlando, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada.
The FDA and CBD have had a rocky relationship since day one. The source of their issues has largely been medical claims —some of which are unfounded and/or far-fetched — that CBD products can “prevent, diagnose, mitigate, treat or cure various diseases,” which violates the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).
Herein lies the problem, or one of the problems – saying that something can potentially happen and saying that something will surely or most likely happen are two vastly different things, which the FDA treats as identical. We’ll get to that in a second. CBD companies that make these problematic claims often fall into one of two categories: over-zealous, wide-eyed dreamers who mistake therapeutic potential and their own, personal CBD experience with solid medical facts; and blatant charlatans.
COVID-19 Considering that COVID-19 has unleashed a flood of misinformation on one hand, and a flood of conflicting, nuanced, and ever-developing information on the other, CBD companies were bound to chime in on the free-for-all conversation and offer their solutions.
Naturally, the FDA wasn’t happy about that and issued warning letters to several companies on March 28. This comes on the heels of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Operation CBDeceit, which is the regulatory body’s most sweeping crackdown on CBD yet. It’s worth noting that the FDA is concerned with unfounded claims, whereas the FTC is after false advertising. The FDA’s latest batch of warning letters went to:
The warning letters cite the various studies, referenced by the CBD companies in support of their medicinal COVID-related claims, concluding that “it is unlawful under the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 41 et seq., to advertise that a product can prevent, treat, or cure human disease unless you possess competent and reliable scientific evidence, including, when appropriate, well-controlled human clinical studies, substantiating that the claims are true at the time they are made. For COVID-19, no such study is currently known to exist for the products identified above.”
FDA Mistaking Theories for Claims
To play Devil’s advocate, some of the cited studies speak in theoretical terms, using words like “can” and “could.” Moreover, while these studies do bridge CBD and COVID-19, at least they do so via CBD properties that do have some scientific backing, like CBD alleviating cytokine storms and thus inflammation, which is a well-known fuel of the virus.
In other words, some of these problematic claims aren’t really claims but theories – other researchers’ referenced theories at that – and moreover, they are not beyond the realm of possibility.
Above everything else, this case underscores the need for the clearer and uniform CBD regulations, which have now been long overdue – something that is not the fault of CBD companies, but of the bodies governing them.
