Beginner’s Guide to Marijuana

Cannabis 101: Everything You Need to Know About Weed

Even if it’s your first time smoking, or you’re only looking to get caught up on new innovative weed strains (like dabs, vape pens, edibles or topicals), we have got you covered. Our budtenders have put together some words for marijuana’s benefits, how to use it to meet your needs, and whats safe for you to try at baby stages.

 

Why Consume Marijuana?

People use marijuana to heal, boost creativity, relax, inspire, socialize, energize and improve focus. It’s an affordable and natural way to maintain balance between your body’s essential functions like eating, sleeping, and healing.

 

Daily activities made better

Using marijuana enhances, excites, and elevates your everyday routine—even already pleasurable activities like relaxing or exercising.

Boost Creativity

The ultimate muse: Free your imagination and look at things with a new and refreshed perspective.

Uplift Your Mood

Cannabis increases focus, boosts creativity, keeps you going all day, with an energetic, cerebral buzz.

Relaxation

Weed provides body relaxation effect of Indica and cerebral euphoria, indicative of Sativa strains

Insomnia / Sleep

Insomnia is one of the most common reasons people seek marijuana as it can be a splendid sleep aid.

Amplify Music

The music enhancer: Close your eyes and go on a sonic adventure—find deeper connections with the lyrics and bob your head to the bass.

Watch Movies

The cinema cruiser: Enhances special effects, makes jokes funnier, and warps you into fantasy worlds—no surround sound needed.

Health Benefits of Marijuana

People use marijuana to heal both mind and body, due to its medicinal compounds called cannabinoids. The two most common compounds are THC and CBD, which have differing but complementary effects.

Chronic Pain

Medical marijuana is an increasingly popular alternative to traditional pain-relieving medications, including opioids.

Depression

Cannabis is often medically and recreationally used it for mood enhancement, effectively avoiding major depression.

Cancer

Studies on cancer cells suggest that cannabinoids may either slow down the growth of or kill some types of cancer.

Muscle Spasms

The CBD and THC in marijuana work together to reduce muscle spasms, pain and inflammation, whileCBD oil reduces tremors.

Migraines

Some people use CBD to lessen the intensity of migraines; other people use CBD to decrease the frequency of migraines.

Stress Relief

Cannabis acts on the same pathways in the brain as anandamide, which is known for giving you the feeling of bliss.

Types of Marijuana Strains

Marijuana comes in many varieties. We encourage you to discover and try all the many assortments and their related effects. Cannabis Hybrid, Cannabis Indica and Cannabis Sativa are the tree main varieties of the cannabis plant used as medicine each with a different cannabinoid profile and medicinal effect.

Sativa Strains

Sativa plants have tall and thin leaves and thrive in temperate regions closer to the equator. Sativa is a favorite of people who use cannabis for medical reasons as it has been known to relieve issues such as depression, ADD and mood disorders. The high from this plant is energizing, making it great for people battling fatigue. Pinene or lemonene terpenes in sativa strains gives the user an uplifting effect. Sour Diesel and Super Silver Haze, both available, are two variations that exemplify the qualities of sativa.

Indica Strains

Indica plants have short and bushy leaves and can withstand much harsher growing conditions. This plant has a calming and somewhat sedative effect and is known for providing relief from a variety of symptoms such as anxiety, panic attacks, and insomnia. Many people who suffer from chronic pain use this strain to help alleviate their discomfort. If you are looking to relax or have sleep issues, this is the strain for you. HelloGanja grows many popular varieties, including Grape Ape and Northern Lights.

Hybrid Strains

Hybrid strains have fairly equal amounts of key terpenes. They are created by combining both sativa and indica strains for flowers that have characteristics of both strains of cannabis. Hybrid strains are, unsurprisingly, used to treat complex health issues. This strain is perfect for illnesses such as anxiety and depression combined. Hybrid strains can also be used to calm chronic pain issues while still giving you the energy to complete tasks. Blue Dream and Cherry Pie are both excellent variations offered for sale.

CBD

CBD flower is cannabis bud that helps people relax without feeling out-of-their-mind high. In fact, if you do feel out-of-your-mind high from a high THC product, you can even use CBD to bring you back down to equilibrium. Today’s indica and sativa strains contain as much as 25 percent THC, much higher than mom and dad’s schwag from the 60s. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is just one of many cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant and CBD also makes up a sizable portion.