Top 10 Cannabis Sativa Strains for Overcoming Writer’s Block
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Cannabis cures a variety of ailments, and while writer’s block isn’t on the list of medical ailments to get you a medical card in any state, recreational marijuana can still assist in artistic endeavors. If you’re looking to spark up something creative, try one of these tasty sativa strains, favored by writers for their brain-stimulating properties.
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Strawberry Cough
Leafly Rating: 4.1
Strawberry Cough combines the Strawberry Fields strain with Haze genetics to create a potent sativa blend. The skunky, berry flavors will capture your senses while the cerebral, uplifting effects provide an aura of euphoria that is sure to leave a smile on your face. Strawberry Cough has been a popular strain since medical and recreational decriminalization began, so it’s easy to find in dispensaries. This will quickly become your go-to strain to overcome creative obstacles.
Chocolope
Leafly Rating: 4.2
DNA Genetics developed Chocolope by crossing Chocolate Thai with Cannalope. The hefty sativa buds give earthy, sweet coffee flavors that provide a dreamy, cerebral effect. Chocolope is your morning or dessert coffee and smoke rolled into one mocha-flavored blunt. It’s also a great strain to blend with tobacco for a quick spliff.
Moby Dick
Leafly Rating: 4.0
Moby Dick is a cross between indica-dominant hybrid White Widow and sativa Haze, creating a mostly sativa plant that delivers a charged buzz. The aroma is a sweet citrus from the Haze, which dominates the palate with vanilla and eucalyptus tones. Named for the literary whale, Moby Dick isn’t a myth you have to hunt – it’s the motorized, GPS-enabled submarine you’re hunting it in.
Maui Waui
Leafly Rating: 4.1
Maui Waui (or Maui Wowie) is a classic sativa straight from the shores of Hawaii. Lightweight sativa effects allow your mind to drift away to creative escapes, while Maui Waui’s motivating, active effects may be all you need to get outside and enjoy the sun. The first marijuana strain I ever smoked, Maui Waui is the perfect meditative bud to get you focused on creating a space in the world around you.
Lamb’s Bread
Leafly Rating: 4.3
Also called “Lamb’s Breath,” Lamb’s Bread is a bright green and sticky sativa strain. The effects have been known to give mass amounts of energy and positive introspection. Even Bob Marley encountered this wonderful slice of cannabis genealogy while exploring his philosophical and political ideologies. Lamb’s Bread is one of my favorite fast-thinking smokes to get the mind revved up and thinking.
Sour Diesel
Leafly Rating: 4.2
Sour Diesel, or Sour D, is an invigorating sativa named after its pungent, diesel-like aroma. This fast-acting strain delivers energizing, dreamy cerebral effects that have pushed Sour Diesel to legendary status. Many writers, musicians, and artists use Sour D to push beyond the walls of creative blocks, and it can have the same effect on you, if you’re over 21 and living in the right place.
Laughing Buddha
Leafly Rating: 4.3
Laughing Buddha is an earthy cross between Thai and Jamaican strains with a sweet, fruity smell broken up by hints of spice. It provides a rich, pungent smoke. As the name implies, the strain will leave you feeling giggly, so humor writers will enjoy smoking Laughing Buddha most while writing. Writers in other genres, however, will likely only need it for brainstorming.
Willie Nelson
Leafly Rating: 4.1
Willie Nelson is a mostly sativa cannabis strain lauded for its euphoric, creative effects. This strain leaves you clear-headed, allowing you to perform artistically the way you want. There’s nothing worse than hitting that mental wall you can’t overcome. A walk will clear your head, as will a quick meditation and yoga break, but to prepare for all of it, you need Willie Nelson.
Mexican Sativa
Leafly Rating: 3.0
Mexican Sativa is a 70/30 sativa-dominant hybrid that offers an uplifting, clear-headed buzz alongside a fresh sandalwood aroma. Being raised on the Mexico/Arizona border, Mexican dirt weed was all we had to smoke back in the day. Though filled with stems and seeds, and not nearly as potent as today’s strains, Mexican Sativa inspired nearly everything creative I wrote from my late teens to mid-20’s.
Green Crack
Leafly Rating: 4.1
Few strains compare to Green Crack’s sharp energy and focus as it induces an invigorating mental buzz that keeps you going throughout the day. With a tangy, fruity flavor redolent of mango, Green Crack is the perfect daytime smoke for writers looking for a creative boost. This strain will get your brain going, but don’t worry about the name – there’s no cocaine or baking soda anywhere near it, and there is no spoon.
If you need a long-term creative boost, you’re not going to find it in drugs. Working in the creative arts requires you to be a little unhinged, but if you’re fueled by substances, you’ll end up on the wrong path. For short-term help with creative projects, there’s no better natural and organic substance than cannabis. So head to your nearest dispensary, caregiver, or street dealer to find out if they have any of these strains in stock.
Brian Penny is a former Business Analyst and Operations Manager at Bank of America turned whistleblower, freelance writer, and troll. Penny has been featured on Huffington Post, Lifehack, The Street, Cannabis Now, and Hardcore Games.
South Dakota Tribe to Open Nation’s 1st Marijuana Resort
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The Santee Sioux tribe has already proven its business acumen, running a successful casino, a 120-room hotel and a 240-head buffalo ranch on the plains of South Dakota.
But those enterprises have not been immune to competition and the lingering effects of the Great Recession, so the small tribe of 400 is undertaking a new venture — opening the nation’s first marijuana resort on its reservation. The experiment could offer a new moneymaking model for tribes nationwide seeking economic opportunities beyond casinos.
Santee Sioux leaders plan to grow pot and sell it in a smoking lounge that includes a nightclub, arcade games, bar and food service and, eventually, slot machines and an outdoor music venue.
“We want it to be an adult playground,” tribal President Anthony Reider said. “There’s nowhere else in America that has something like this.”
The project, according to the tribe, could generate up to $2 million a month in profit, and work is underway on the growing facility. The first joints are expected to go on sale Dec. 31 at a New Year’s Eve party.
The legalization of marijuana on the Santee Sioux land came in June, months after the Justice Department outlined a new policy that allows Indian tribes to grow and sell marijuana under the same conditions as some states.
Many tribes are hesitant to jump into the pot business. And not everyone in Flandreau, about 45 miles north of Sioux Falls, believes in the project. But the profit potential has attracted the interest of many other tribes, just as the debut of slot machines and table games did almost 27 years ago.
“The vast majority of tribes have little to no economic opportunity,” said Blake Trueblood, business development director at the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development. For those tribes, “this is something that you might look at and say, ‘We’ve got to do something.’ “
Flandreau’s indoor marijuana farm is set against a backdrop of soybean fields. If not for a security booth outside, the building could pass as an industrial warehouse.
Inside, men are working to grow more than 30 strains of the finicky plant, including those with names like “Gorilla Glue,” ”Shot Glass” and “Big Blue Cheese.”
Pot is prone to mildew and mold, picky about temperature and pH level and intolerant to tap water. So the Santee Sioux have hired Denver-based consulting firm Monarch America to teach them the basics.
Tribal leaders from across the country and South Dakota legislators will tour the Flandreau facility in mid-October.
“This is not a fly-by-night operation,” said Jonathan Hunt, Monarch’s vice president and chief grower. Tribal leaders “want to show the state how clean, how efficient, how proficient, safe and secure this is as an operation. We are not looking to do anything shady.”
Elsewhere, crews have begun transforming a bowling alley into the resort.
A marijuana resort open to the public has never been tried in the U.S. Even in states such as Colorado and Washington, where pot is fully legal, consumption in public places is generally forbidden, although pro-pot activists are seeking to loosen those restrictions. Colorado tolerates a handful of private marijuana clubs.
Unlike the vast reservations in western South Dakota, where poverty is widespread, the little-known Flandreau Santee Sioux Reservation is on 5,000 acres of gently rolling land along the Big Sioux River. Trailer homes are scarce and houses have well-trimmed lawns.
The Santee Sioux hope to use pot in the same way that many tribes rely on casinos — to make money for community services and to provide a monthly income to tribal members. The existing enterprises support family homes, a senior living community, a clinic and a community center offering after-school programs.
Reider hopes marijuana profits can fund more housing, an addiction treatment center and an overhaul of the clinic. Some members want a 24/7 day care center for casino workers.
The prosperity that marijuana could bring to Indian Country comes with huge caveats. The drug remains illegal under federal law, and only Congress can change its status. The administration that moves into the White House in 2017 could overturn the Justice Department’s decision that made marijuana cultivation possible on tribal lands.
Meanwhile, tribes must follow strict security measures or risk the entire operation.
The marijuana cannot leave the reservation, and every plant in Flandreau’s growing facility will have a bar code. After being harvested and processed, it will be sold in sealed 1-gram packages for $12.50 to $15 — about the same price as the illegal market in Sioux Falls, according to law enforcement. Consumers will be allowed to buy only 1 gram — enough for two to four joints — at a time.
Want another gram? The bar-coded package of the first gram must be returned at the counter.
Since the Santee Sioux announced their plans, the Passamaquoddy Tribe in Maine signed a letter of intent with Monarch to build a cultivation facility for industrial hemp. The Suquamish Tribe and Washington state officials signed a 10-year agreement that will govern the production, processing and sale of pot on the tribe’s land.
In the long run, Reider is certain that the benefits will outweigh the risks of tribal marijuana enterprises.
The tribe, he said, must “look at these opportunities because in order to preserve the past we do have to advance in the present.”
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SC Senate Subcommittee Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
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A state Senate subcommittee passed a bill Thursday to allow the use of medical marijuana in South Carolina. The bill will now go to the full Senate Medical Affair Committee, but the subcommittee will meet again first to get input from opponents on how to make the bill better.
The bill would allow the use of medical marijuana only for patients suffering from a list of ailments and with a doctor’s prescription. The bill also sets up a seed-to-sale tracking system and would have the state Department of Health and Environmental Control license marijuana growers, processors, and dispensaries.
The subcommittee heard from opponents of the bill Thursday, including State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel. He said other states with medical marijuana laws have seen increases in overall marijuana use, traffic accidents caused by drivers high on marijuana, and emergency room visits caused by marijuana when children ingest edible forms. He said in those states some doctors become “pill mills,” writing prescriptions for a fee for medical marijuana for just about anyone with any kind of ache or pain. And there’s nothing stopping people with marijuana prescription cards from getting the drug and giving it or selling it to others, including minors.
“I don’t know of any other proposed legislation that I’ve been aware of, and certainly not since I was director of the Department of Public Safety and more involved with the legislature or since I’ve been the chief of SLED, that I think has the opportunity to negatively impact the state that we live in than this piece of legislation,” Chief Keel told senators.
But senators sponsoring the bill say there’s a long list of illnesses and conditions for which marijuana provides relief, and lawmakers shouldn’t block a doctor from being able to prescribe something that will help a patient.
Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, one of the sponsors of the bill, said, “If a doctor, with all his or her training, believes something can be of therapeutic benefit, why in the world would we as politicians, for reasons that are non-medical, step in and say no?”
Co-sponsor Sen. Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, said, “It should not be illegal in South Carolina for a doctor to prescribe medicine to a patient that’s going to help that patient.”
Men’s Wearhouse Founder Comes Out in Favor of Pot Legalization
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John Mackey, co-CEO of Whole Foods Market; Richard Branson of the Virgin Group; billionaire financier George Soros; and Peter Lewis of Progressive Insurance (who was a longtime advocate before passing away in 2013).
Now, there’s a fifth CEO–George Zimmer, founder of Men’s Wearhouse, a company that fired him two years ago. He divulged to CNBC that he’s a cannabis aficionado of sorts.
“I’ve been smoking marijuana on a regular basis for about 50 years,” Zimmer said to CNBC, before joking, “As you can see, it’s really impacted me in a negative way.”
check out the video here!
Zimmer gave the keynote speech Friday at the Cannabis World Congress & Business Expo in Los Angeles, pushing for legalization. “Everybody in the country knows what the truth here is, except the 535 people we elect to make these decisions in Washington, D.C.,” he told attendees. “It’s astounding.”
He’s throwing his support behind an initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in California next year, just as he supported the proposition that failed in 2010. No matter what form legalization might take, Zimmer said, “I think it’s important that we protect limited home cultivation without any government licensing, so whether it’s one plant or 10 plants, I don’t know, but I think that’s very important.”
Inside the Los Angeles Convention Center, he was surrounded by a variety of start-ups hoping to cash in on the legal pot craze. Zimmer said he looked into investing in one such company a year ago but decided not to—not least of which had to do with the Internal Revenue Service.
“There are still a lot of questions that are raised in terms of dispensaries, and the way the IRS does not allow normal business deductions.” He’s hoping that could change, and that at the very least, the federal government will remove marijuana from the list of Schedule I drugs.
“It’s treated like it was heroin,” he said. “Everybody’s who is in high school hears that and goes, ‘What are they talking about?'” He said it’s as if “The emperor’s not wearing any clothes. This is the biggest con that has been perpetrated on this country in the last century.”
Meantime, Zimmer is also back in the men’s apparel business. He just launched an online suit and tuxedo rental site called Generation Tux.With the website, a groom or best man can submit measurements and rent formalwear for as little as $95.
“Our business model involves having the tuxedo arrive a week ahead of your event, and you to try it on. If there’s a mistake, we will FedEx another out to you, and if it’s still not right, we will dispatch a tailor to make it right,” he said. Zimmer has also started a tailoring company called zTailors, and he said both companies cost $50 million to start.
Generation Tux has a distribution center in Louisville, Kentucky, with 30,000 suits and tuxedos, and the company hopes to break even in 2017. If it takes off, Zimmer said they will need to raise more money. So would he ever consider going public again? “I wouldn’t go public if it [was] my call, but I’m not going to stand in the way if other people want to do that,” he said.
It’s understandable. His ouster from Men’s Wearhouse was not pretty. Zimmer recalls having dinner with his family the night he was forced out. “It was a sort of uncomfortable quietness at the table,” he said.
“I said to my children, who were probably 10 and 12, I said, ‘Hey, look, Dad got fired,” he said. “It’s not going to mean anything to our lives, but I want you to understand that in life you’re going to have these adversities, and you have to overcome them, you have to learn to overcome all adversity in fact.”
Zimmer also said being fired was “probably the greatest thing that ever happened to me.” It forced him to learn about the latest technological developments in retail, which led to his new businesses.
“My best advice is, ‘You only lose if you don’t get back up off the ground. Every time you get back up, you win,” he said.
Marijuana Users 45 Percent Less Likely To Develop Bladder Cancer
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Cannabis users were 45 percent less likely to contract bladder cancer than their more abstemeous peers, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) – a branch of the National Institutes for Health.
The NCI study examined 82,050 men of different ages and socioeconomic backgrounds from 2002-2003 with the purpose of discovering any links between smoking tobacco and smoking marijuana and the risk of bladder cancer. Researchers followed up with the respondents 11 years later.
Just over 40 percent of those surveyed said they had used marijuana compared to 57 percent who said the same of tobacco. The report found that “cannabis and cannabinoids may have benefits in treating the symptoms of cancer or the side effects of cancer therapies.”
Tobacco smokers were found to have higher rates of bladder cancer. The NCI, however, wasn’t wholly positive about the effects of cannabis use, with paranoia and low blood pressure listed as potential downsides of excessive marijuana smoking.
As both the recreational and medical marijuana industry continue to grow doctors and scientists will likely increase the exploration of positive and harmful effects of cannabis.
In 2013, speaking to the American Urological Association, Dr. Anil Thomas said:
We know that tobacco smoking is the best established risk factor for bladder cancer. But to date, there are no epidemiologic studies accurately characterizing the association between cannabis use and bladder cancer.
The study was careful not to draw direct causation from the results but it may open the way for further studies investigating the impact marijuana could have in reducing the risk from various cancers that scientists have had limited success in understanding.
Marijuana for recreational use is legal in Alaska, Oregon, Colorado, Washington and the District of Columbia. In total, 23 states have legalised marijuana for medical use.
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Six Vegan Marijuana Edibles You Should Try
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Whether you are an animal rights activist, allergic to dairy, or simply just watching your weight; you’re probably wondering where all the vegan marijuana edibles are, right? Some certainly have “vegan” printed in bold letters on the packaging, but for the most part it’s hard to tell which edibles are actually vegan, and which ones are filled with animal byproducts. Your budtenders MIGHT be able to help you, but I wouldn’t count on it, and don’t be surprised if they don’t understand what the hell you’re asking about.
So we did some digging and some taste testing for you, to find the best, most yummy vegan marijuana edibles on the market right now. There’s sweet, savory, salty, and fruity to please even the most picky of our vegan friends, so dive in and eat up.
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Korova Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar
Korova’s new vegan marijuana edible is made with 100% organic ingredients and packed with 300mg of THC. If you happen to get your hands on a Korova edible, it’s best you nibble like a rabbit. Taking too big a bite could send you deep into a blackhole of confusion and paranoia. There are a bunch of great vegan edibles out there, but Korova takes the crown when it comes to potency.
Star-Nosed Mole’s Citrus Tamarind Almonds
Maybe cookies and brownies are a bit too basic for you. Perhaps you’re an elitist foodie with a sophisticated tongue. Well in that case it’s highly likely that Winterlife has something with your name on it – medicated almonds. They don’t come close to Korova in terms of potency, but your tastebuds will explode and likely gain several thousand XP. Definitely one of the most exotic vegan marijuana edibles we’ve ever come across.
Verdelux Chocolate
Maybe you’re not into brownies, cookies, or nuts. Maybe you’re a connoisseur of fine chocolates. Verdelux’s Vegan Mocha Chocolate is so good the chocolate gets you high even without the added THC. You think you’ve had a chocolate cannabis edible before? Think again.
Catnip Brownies
If you’re trying to save money, I’d recommend making your own vegan weed edibles. And trust me, there’s several vegan pot brownie recipes already out there. My advice? Ignore them and go with this one – the epitome of pot brownies. You’re welcome, now go and bake like you’re trying to get baked.
Medical Fruit Leather Strips
You’re probably not eating enough fruit. If you don’t screw up this recipe, you can cure your vitamin C deficiency and medicate at the same time. Also keep in mind that fruit leather is for eating. Don’t try to make yourself a jacket or a couch with this stuff. Actually I take that back. DO IT. Just don’t blame me if your fruit leather jacket melts and you suddenly become a living ant hill. Here’s the recipe.
Frosted Raw Brownies
Maybe you’re a bit crazier than most vegans. Maybe you’re super paranoid about what goes into your body or maybe you’re just super trendy and feel like bragging about your new diet. In that case you’re probably a “rawist.” You don’t touch processed foods. You study the art of “uncooking.” You’re probably lost somewhere in the Amazon rainforest… Well. If this sounds like you, this raw vegan marijuana edibles brownie recipe is right up your alley.
How to Find the Right Marijuana Products and Deals Near Me
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You’re a medical marijuana user in Southern California. You’re blessed with more options when it comes to your cannabis medicine than you know what to do with. Heck, you see “Blue Dream” on the menu more than you see “chicken burrito.”
And just like every restaurant makes their chicken burrito a little differently, you know all Blue Dream sativa strains are not created equal. They smoke, smell, look, and feel different. They give you different types and intensities of “high” and what’s even more is they are priced differently.
That’s right. The Blue Dream found at your Hollywood storefront dispensary is by no means the same as delivered to you by Fast N Friendly in the South Bay, even if it does cost the same. Just like the Super Silver Haze you tried last month in San Diego doesn’t even come close to rivaling that “same” strain you ordered online for delivery in Orange County.
Indeed, our selection of price, quality, and cannabis services in So Cal is a blessing and a curse.
A blessing because there’s no doubt the right cannabis product for you is out there, and a curse because it can be insanely difficult to find.
So how DO you find a specific product? Then how do you find a cannabis dispensary or delivery service that sells it? How do you know if the price is competitive or if the lab results are accurate?
Before, you couldn’t do any of these things. But now you can.
With Nugg’s new search function, our cannabis curse is no more. Anywhere in Southern California, you can now visit our site, enter your zip code along with any search criteria you want, and be given a list of marijuana products that match your preferences. Then just take your pick, add to cart and sit back and wait for it to be delivered to your door.
The same way Trivago or Kayak.com let you compare hotels and prices nearby, Nugg let’s you do for cannabis providers and prices in your area. It compiles all the complicated steps of getting marijuana into one simple search bar.
So if you’re looking for a strain with “High CBD,” all you have to do is search it. If you’re looking for a vape cartridge with “250mg” of liquid in it, just search it. If you don’t know what it is exactly that you want, but you know it’s to treat your arthritis, just search “arthritis” and you’ll be given strains and products known to treat your pain. It’s that simple.
And it doesn’t matter if you’re a seasoned cannabis connoisseur or a total amateur. We let you save time and money getting the right marijuana products for you, from the right collective in your area, delivered straight to your door. Nugg gives you total control over what you buy, when you buy, and who you buy it from.
Keep in mind, Nugg is NOT its own marijuana delivery service. We don’t employ drivers, nor do we ever see or touch the cannabis products you order. We just find the best dispensaries, with the best products and deals, then let you choose and order in one place.
We’re a site that flips the traditional way of purchasing medical marijuana on its head. Instead of having to sift through menu after menu and hundreds of fake reviews (as found on sites like Weedmaps) to find cannabis that fits your budget and preferences, we do that for you. We only let the absolute BEST cannabis providers offer their products on our site, and let you order from any of them with the tap of a button on any device.
And guess what — it’s free. Yep, free and always will be.
So what are you waiting for? What cannabis products will you look for? Which marijuana dispensary will you choose? What killer deals will you find that you never knew existed?
It’s all out there, just waiting to be searched and discovered.
Take $20 Off Your First Marijuana Delivery
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Nugg is a site that connects medical marijuana patients with local dispensaries that deliver to their neighborhood – just like GrubHub does for diners!
Here’s how it works:
1. Browse dispensaries and marijuana products near you
2. Add items to cart
3. Confirm delivery location and enjoy!
Marijuana Date Night: You Buy the Pot, We’ll Buy the Pizza
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It’s a sunny Saturday in So Cal, and the perfect day to relax and spend time with friends and family, or spend time with your better half (marijuana date night is on Saturday, right?). Or not, being alone can be fun too!
But there’s some sure-fire ways to make your Saturday night better, and Nugg’s on-demand cannabis ordering platform can help. We did it before, we’ll do it again, and we’re doing it now. The two ingredients to satisfy you, your buds and your taste buds:
Cannabis and pizza, delivered to your door. Well, only if you’re a medical marijuana patient 🙂
If you are a medical marijuana patient, join Nugg for free and order a cannabis product that suits your pain or ailment. Our partners undergo a strict screening process, and feature the largest selection of marijuana flowers, edibles, concentrates, waxes, and more!
Nugg is not a dispensary. We don’t have our own drivers. Heck, we don’t even see any marijuana most days. But we DO have an awesome online platform that features entire menus of the best cannabis providers in Southern California, and makes ordering medical marijuana convenient, safe, and reliable.
Plus, we’re throwing in a FREE PIZZA with every delivery order placed this weekend!
And don’t worry, we won’t always be giving you free pizza. Next up is celery and peanut butter!
Actually, we’ll see about that one… tell us what tasty treats you want to see next with your on-demand medical marijuana delivery order by commenting below!
Order medical cannabis on Nugg, and enjoy your Saturday night!