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Looking for ways to use your cannabutter in everyday cooking? Stay tuned for our recipe’s and guide to creating medical marijuana edibles. A great alternative to smoking cannabis and a wonderful solution for those who cannot smoke.

Basic cannabutter popcorn recipe:

Ingredients
•    Freshly popped, hot plain popcorn
•    2 Tbsp or more (to taste) of Cannabutter
•    Salt to taste

Instructions

•    Melt Cannabutter over low heat in a small saucepan or in the microwave oven checking not to burn it. (Have fun licking the bowl afterwards as you won’t want to waste any!)
•    Pop the popcorn using your favorite method either stovetop or microwave
•    Place the hot popcorn in a large bowl.
•    Drizzle the melted cannabutter over the popcorn, sprinkle with salt and mix well.   For a more even distribution of the cannabutter and salt put the popped popcorn in a large paper lunch bag add cannabutter and salt and shake.
This version of popcorn tastes great just with the cannabutter and salt but if you want to mix it up a bit try adding some extra flavor.

Popcorn Salt
•    Sprinkle cannabuttered popcorn with 1 teaspoon of fine grained seasoned salt and toss well.   Seasoned or popcorn salt is usually found next to the popcorn in the snack aisle and comes in many different flavors from sweet to salty and spicy.

Cinnamon
•    Sprinkle cannabuttered popcorn with 2 tablespoons of fine sugar crystals, ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon of salt, toss well.

Parmesan Cheese
•    Sprinkle popcorn with 1/3rd of a cup of finely grated parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon of paprika and ½ teaspoon of crushed red pepper  ( leave out if you don’t want heat) and toss through hot cannabuttered popcorn.

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On Sunday, July 5th 2009, California state lawmakers passed a bill that would soon require medical marijuana (a common prescription for cancer sufferers) to now carry a label warning consumers of it’s cancer-causing potential.
This developed last month when environmental state regulators decided cannabis should be added to the official list of substances that may cause cancer. This will likely be displayed by warning labels on product packages from medical marijuana dispensaries and clubs.

In 1996, California voted to legalize cannabis for medicinal purposes of ailing patients who suffered from serious diseases such as AIDS, cancer and glaucoma. Various research points to the unique benefit cannabis brings in relieving the pay, nausea and “ill-effects” that are accompanied during the late stages of AIDS and cancer specifically.
This of course has raised arguments on both sides of the effects of medical marijuana. Though it is simply explained as if you were to take a piece of vegetable material, a leaf and burn it, it will contain the compounds that can cause cancer, not a surprise. It is hard to classify the tests that were done as they were performed with individuals who mixed cannabis and tobacco for this study. Making it inconclusive from my view.

This is not saying that medical marijuana is bad for you, but looking into smoke-free options that will prevent any carcinogens from harming you. Medical marijuana infused foods and vaporizers are a great alternative. It is never good to breathe smoke when it can be avoided.

There are two main types of cannabis that is available; Sativa and Indica. Depending on which you choose, will determine the overall effects you experience.  Each has their unique characteristics and grow patterns.

Sativas are known for their length and skinny leaves, making this a difficult plant to grow indoors. Sativas can are tall and round like a massive bush, to skinny and lanky with a few large buds. The long thin leaves are a trademark to the sativa strain. The aroma from this plant varies on the type of strain selected.
The sativa effect is often labeled as uplifting and energetic. Effects of a sativa strain are mostly cerebral. Giving a feeling of cheerfulness and content, as well as providing a good dose of pain relief for certain ailments. A few pure sativas are also very high in THC. These strains are known to have a quite spacey, or hallucinogenic, effect. Some occasions of dizziness or nauseas feeling might occur with a person not familiar with this medicine. Consume only a little bit to sense the overall effects.   Sativas are a good choice for daytime use.

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Hemp seeds have been a source for nutrition since the early 1990′s, a common mis-conception is that hemp seeds are toxic and considered illegal. This is not the fact as hemp and marijuana comes from two different types of cannabis plants. The difference is the level of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient of marijuana. The drug version of the plant may contain up to 20% THC while the food variety contains less than 1%. Hemp seeds are cleaned and dehulled prior to consumption to help reduce any residual THC to trace amounts.

Hemp seed benefits are delivered by their nutrition factor. Though being negatively viewed due to it’s controversial cousin, from a health standpoint, the seeds are highly desirable. They contain up to 35% protein which is extremely high for plant protein, contains all nine essential amino acids and also high in unsaturated fat. 15-20% of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids help show the wide variety of health benefits that come from hemp.