Archive for August, 2012

Drying Marijuana Drying marijuana buds generally takes from 2- 6 weeks and curing marijuana can take 2 weeks up to 2 or more months. Drying time also depends on where you live and the place you dry them. Places in a desert would dry them faster, and tropical places would take longer. The first stepRead More …

  Despite celebrating 25 years as a seedbank Dutch Passion are working as hard as ever. This month they announce 3 new strains which offer something for everyone. StarRyder® is a next-generation AutoFem ready to crop 10-11 weeks after germination. StarRyder® is a Dutch Passion collaboration with the Joint Doctor who pioneered Auto’s and DutchRead More …

The Marijuana, cannabis, hashish or hemp plant is one of the oldest psychoactive plants known to humanity. Cannabis preparations have been used as remedies for thousands of years and the active ingredients of the hemp plant can be put to use in a multitude of medical conditions. Hashish leads to countless legends and beliefs. TheirRead More …

Earlier this year they were a mostly unknown feminist punk band from Russia… but now they have become an international phenomenon and a wakeup call to the reality of social freedoms in the modern Russian Federation.The group, called Pussy Riot staged an illegal concert on February 21st, on the steps of Moscow’s Cathedral of ChristRead More …

There are certain chemicals in our brain that control when and how much we eat. These chemicals are called endocannabinoids and are similar to the active ingredients in marijuana but they don’t make you high. Scientists carried out an experiment to find out how endocannabinoids work towards our appetite. This experiment consists of mice thatRead More …

Marijuana is most commonly known as a crude drug that gives its users a mind-altering high when smoked. It is usually made from the buds, leaves, stems and seeds of a plant called Cannabis sativa. The high brought about by this drug comes from the 4000 chemicals and compounds present in the mother plant. OneRead More …

“The island of the flowers“, “the afloat garden” or “the spring island”: for the Portuguese island of Madeira there are different names. Placed in the Atlantic, around 1000 km south to Lisbon and 600 km west to Morocco; the island origins from a volcano, and together with Porto Santo and other bare and uninhabited isletsRead More …

Researchers have discovered two compounds from cannabis leaves that can increase the amount of energy the body burns. Test in animals have already shown the compounds can help treat type two diabetes while also helping to reduce levels of cholesterol in the blood stream and fat in key organs like the liver. They are nowRead More …

Wondering what’s causing all the extreme weather we’ve seen lately? The short answer, scientists say, is rotten luck and a warmer planet. It’s not easy to shatter a record that has lasted for more than 75 years. But that’s what happened last month, when a stubborn heat wave pushed July temperatures in the United StatesRead More …

As many of our readers are aware, the word “dank” has taken on a special meaning in the cannabis community, on par with “chronic.” While your basement being dank or having a dank odor is not a good thing, the meaning of the word is different when it’s used to describe marijuana. The search forRead More …