Category: Cannabis
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Sativa, Indica…Ruderalis?
Cannabis ruderalis is not exactly the star of the show when it comes to pot. There are three species of cannabis—sativa, indica, and ruderalis. Usually, the first two are the only ones grown for consumption. Cannabis ruderalis grows wild in cold climates, like parts of Russia and Northern Europe. It has a much shorter flowering…
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Meet Anandamide, The “Bliss Molecule”
Thanks to increasing interest in cannabis, we know a lot more about how cannabinoids interact with our own body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS). While we’re a long ways off from understanding exactly how cannabis works, we now have a much better idea. But one thing we also learned about, while studying the endocannabinoid system, is that…
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Review: We Tried Heineken’s New Weed “Beer”
As marijuana legalizations sweeps the US, we’ve seen a proliferation of cannabis products. Not only vapes and edibles of every imaginable kind, but also salves, soaks and even suppositories. We here at Craft Sense are most excited by products that incorporate our other favorite stuff: coffee, chocolate and beer. Our friends over at Somatik make…
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What’s the Deal With Cannabinoids?
If you have even a passing familiarity with pot, you know what THC is. It’s the chemical that gets you high, right? Not exactly. While THC does give cannabis most of its psychotropic effects, there is a whole lot more going on in cannabis than just THC. THC is just one of many active cannabinoids…
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Do Cannabis Strain Names Still Matter?
These days, being a cannabis connoisseur these days means being an expert on strains. The core of any budtender’s job is to help their customers choose between the many, many strains available. Shopping by strain is really the only way we have to determine what kind of experience we might get from the cannabis we’re…