Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Happy pizza
Pizza sprinkled with cannabis, made upon request in Cambodia.
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Gysin, Brion
Painter, writer, and performance artist who contributed the Hashish Fudge recipe to The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book.
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GW Pharmaceuticals
Global leader in developing cannabinoid-based medicines.
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Guc-kand
Confection made from cannabis leaves or flowers, sugar, saffron, and egg whites, used to calm crying babies and keep women happy in Uzbekistan.
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Ganja
Word used for cannabis in India and Jamaica, referring to the Ganges River in India, where cannabis grew freely. West Indian name for marijuana.
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Fan leaf
Large, iconic leaf with long, pointy fingers on the outside of the plant. Fan leaves contain very little THC but, depending on the cultivar, can be high in CBD.
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Extraction artist
A person who is trained and licensed in many techniques to extract and concentrate cannabinoids and terpenes from the cannabis plant.
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Endocannabinoids
Endogenous lipid-based retrograde neurotransmitters in cannabis plant that bind to cannabinoid receptors in the human body. Compounds involved in feeding behavior and body weight regulation. They are arachidonic acid derivatives that are synthesized when needed. They bind to CB1 receptors and are rapidly degraded. The endocannabinoid system normally functions to increase food intake and energy…
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Distillate
Liquid product made from concentrating, extracting, and isolating cannabinoids and terpenes via steam or fractionation from the cannabis plant. That which has been derived from the distillation process.
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Dispensary
An establishment that sells cannabis. In states where adult-use cannabis is legal, medical dispensaries generally operate separately from “recreational” dispensaries (the cannabis industry prefers the term adult use). A place where drugs are prepared or mixed and given out according to a doctor’s prescription, e.g. part of a chemist’s shop or a department in a hospital.…
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