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A Brief History of Home Cannabis Extraction in the Modern Era

The Joint Blog

The earliest cannabis extractions can be traced back to the 10th Century in the Middle East where hashish (or hash) is believed to have originated and become the mind-altering substance of choice over alcohol. The post A Brief History of Home Cannabis Extraction in the Modern Era appeared first on TheJointBlog.

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New crop of US summer cannabis contests announced

SpeedWeed

Marijuana awards offer a rare data point on cannabis quality with history tracing back to the first Cannabis Cup held in Amsterdam in 1988. Greenwolf plans future Zalympix contests in flower and hash, and ideally would like to blind the judging, so packaging and branding has less influence. He co-hosts The Hash podcast.

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Harlequin Cannabis Strain Review

Miss Marijuana

The original intention was to produce a strain that worked well for hash production, but the surprisingly high amount of CBD made Harlequin a game changer in the fledgling medicinal market. Green of the House of David Collective, who crossed three landrace sativa strains—a 1970’s Columbian Gold, a Thai, and a Swiss­—with a Nepalese indica.

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Zkittlez marijuana brand tastes a lawsuit from Skittles candy maker

SpeedWeed

Second—the long history of non-cannabis trademark holders enforcing on cannabis companies. He’s written for WIRED, Rolling Stone and Billboard, and is the former cannabis editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as the author of several cannabis books including ‘Marijuana Harvest’ by Ed Rosenthal and David Downs.

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Just desserts: The Cookies and Cakes family genealogy

SpeedWeed

The Cookies story spans the recent histories of cannabis, weed law reform, San Francisco, and hip-hop. He co-hosts The Hash podcast. They carved up a wave of medical marijuana and adult-use legalization with rapper/business mogul Berner and wrote the playbook for viral weed marketing. TW: @davidrdowns | IG @daviddowns. Show all.

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Legends of 420: Weed’s top 5 strain families

SpeedWeed

If you don’t know your weed history, you don’t know where you’re toking from. So we assembled the best cannabis journalists in the world to interview the most primary sources, and write first drafts of weed history that could credibly sit in the Library of Congress. The book of cannabis—revisions expected. Boom—Forbidden Fruit.

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Dr. Dabber Boost EVO review: is this e-rig worth it?

The Cannigma

While Dr. Dabber may have written the book on the portable e-rig, the brand has faced stiff competition over the last several years. Since the Boost EVO does not go below 500 degrees, it is better for hydrocarbons than for solventless concentrates like rosin and ice water hash. How does Dr. Dabber Boost EVO compare to similar products?