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Why Do Cone Joints Burn Better Than Straight Joints? The Science Behind The Shape
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (994+ words) A High Times reader asked why his cones burn evenly and his straight joints canoe. Josh Kesselman has a theory involving the Venturi effect, a whiteboard and a lot of arrows. The real answer involves airflow, packing density and the…...
How Cannabis Creators Beat Social Media Censorship " One 'Broccoli' at a Time
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (636+ words) Social media platforms have become the new censors of cannabis culture. Josh Kesselman posts at 2am India time. Edible Dee rewrote four books. Riley Cannabichem puts on a metaphorical white coat. Here's how the sharpest minds in cannabis content are surviving…...
Are Artificial Flavors Hacking Your High?
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (469+ words) Terpenes are chemistry and neurobiology working together. Artificial flavors are something else entirely. Here's what the difference actually means for your cannabis experience. "Terpenes are modulators of experience." Here, too, the winds of change are blowing. Specifically, the industry has…...
The Real Wacky Tobacky: Scientists Rewire Tobacco Plant to Make Psychedelics
2+ week, 5+ day ago (722+ words) The idea may sound strange: a tobacco plant producing compounds like psilocybin or DMT. Sounds strange, right? You've probably never heard of it. But beyond the initial shock, what's happening in the labs is less about "blending worlds" and more…...
Colombia to Cull Dozens of Hippos: From Pablo Escobar's Pets to a Chronicle of a Death Foretold
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (801+ words) Colombia is moving forward with a controversial plan to euthanize dozens of invasive hippos descended from Pablo Escobar's private collection, as their population continues to grow uncontrollably. The decision highlights a complex clash between environmental protection, public safety, and animal…...
From Chernobyl to The Stars: How a 'Radiation-Eating' Fungus Could Revolutionize Space Travel
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (305+ words) Almost forty years later, radioactive contamination still weighs on a territory off-limits to humans" but not to plants, animals, and other living beings that have survived, and continue to thrive despite such a hostile environment. Every so often, headlines surface…...
Psychedelics & Placebos: Rethinking Science's Gold Standard
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (679+ words) For decades, one of the most standardized practices in medical and scientific research has been the use of placebos. No, we're not talking about the 2000s alt-rock band. We're talking about a method that, despite its admitted flaws, has for years…...
Study Finds Up to 99% Lower Byproducts With Vaporization
4+ week, 32+ min ago (511+ words) A new research paper is adding fresh data to a long-running question in cannabis consumption: how vaporizing compares to smoking when it comes to chemical exposure. The research'conducted by Richard Rucker, who serves as PAX's director of product integrity, and…...
New Study Reports Up to 99% Lower Harmful Byproducts With Vaporization vs Smoking
3+ week, 6+ day ago (511+ words) A new research paper is adding fresh data to a long-running question in cannabis consumption: how vaporizing compares to smoking when it comes to chemical exposure. The research'conducted by Richard Rucker, who serves as PAX's director of product integrity, and…...
How Genomics is Shaping the Future of Cannabis Breeding
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (600+ words) Loud is now actively working to mainstream and merge traditional practices with new technologies, like genetic sequencing and tissue culture, through his 2023 book Cannabis Breeding: The Art and Science of Crafting Distinctive Cultivars and a course through Oaksterdam University. Genetic…...