Throughout the decades since cannabis prohibition began in 1937, its use by humans has been largely misunderstood due to a lack of research, funding and legality. This has left us guessing as to why ...

While the Indica-Sativa labels remain the most popular for their simplicity, studies reveal that this categorization is outdated. Experts call for a new classification system that reflects the ...

It is natural to feel overwhelmed at a dispensary when you are new to cannabis or the shopping experience. The wide range of products and terminology may seem like a foreign language, however, ...

Whether you’re a newcomer or an old head, you’re probably aware that there’s a lot of vocabulary to know relating to cannabis. Even the plant itself has many names: cannabis, weed, marijuana, ganja, ...

Cannabis slang and taxonomy often bleed together in the modern space. An industry sprung from the counterculture will naturally keep some lingo on its journey to the mainstream. The resulting lexicon ...

Have you heard that sativa is an upper and indica is a downer? It's not quite that simple. Here's what cannabis research shows is really affecting your high. Dense, medicine filled trichomes give this ...

Dispensaries and dealers don’t always get the strain names right for the pot they carry, a fact of life most consumers have to deal with. If you’re in the mood for either the couch-lock from a good ...

Way back in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the biologist Jean Baptiste Lamarck was busy at work proposing interesting theories that were destined to be proven wrong. One of these was the ...

"Are you looking for an indica, a sativa, or a hybrid?" Anyone who has walked into a legal weed store has heard this question. The majority of pot stores divide their products into these groups, and ...