Plantiekatie Rantiekatie: The first rule of legal cannabis is you don’t talk about legal cannabis

The second rule of legal cannabis is you don’t TALK about legal cannabis. I know what most of you are thinking. Uh, people won’t shut up about legal cannabis. That is true. However, for people trying to break into the industry with small start ups or for people who simply have a website full ofContinue reading “Plantiekatie Rantiekatie: The first rule of legal cannabis is you don’t talk about legal cannabis”

Much ado about *almost* nothing: Ontario Cannabis Store now sells edibles

Big news today. If you haven’t heard the Ontario Cannabis Store has released new products as of 9am this morning. This big news is annoyingly anticlimactic. Personally I didn’t have high hopes from the start but I was dismayed to find that despite the news that topicals would be available today, they are not. ReallyContinue reading “Much ado about *almost* nothing: Ontario Cannabis Store now sells edibles”

Together We Can Find Answers

Today I came across a brilliant website and app called Strainprint. I do not know how much it really gets used or if the app itself has kinks, I’ll keep you posted as I discover these things myself, but rest assured it will be tested to the extreme. The App itself is used to documentContinue reading “Together We Can Find Answers”

PlantieKatie RantieKatie: Death and Taxes

On January 1st, Illinois joined the rank of states which allow the legal sale of Cannabis. Congratulations Illinois! What the state soon discovered was that this “freedom” comes at a price. That price? A monstrous degree of sales tax. Thus far you can only grow your own cannabis in Illinois if you are a “medicinalContinue reading “PlantieKatie RantieKatie: Death and Taxes”

Stigma.

Despite its now legal status in Canada, the stigma around cannabis use remains strong. The question is Why? Why is it so wrong for someone to consume a substance to ease pain or alleviate stress and anxiety? As a society we readily accept drunkenness and have mostly turned a blind eye to cigarettes for years.Continue reading “Stigma.”

Plantiekatie Rantiekatie – Vol I

I have a beef. It involves this article from the CBC: This only applies to residents of Manitoba, so most of us are in luck, but even that in itself is weird. Here is a quick summary for those of you who do not wish to read it: You can only legally carry cannabis inContinue reading “Plantiekatie Rantiekatie – Vol I”

Flying High? Know the rules for flying with Cannabis within Canada

I recently had a friend fly into the city for the day. We met up for dinner and drinks and a little home grown cannabis. I brought a little extra flower along so he could take some home with him but we realized we were unsure about the regulations for flying with Cannabis within Canada.Continue reading “Flying High? Know the rules for flying with Cannabis within Canada”

News Blast: Nov 6, 2019

I’ve decided to incorporate trending Cannabis news as well as personal website information into my circulation. I spend a lot of time skimming social media for relevant articles to add to my site. Yesterday the focus of the news was PTSD (Post traumatic stress disorder). The Faculty of Medicine at the University of British ColumbiaContinue reading “News Blast: Nov 6, 2019”