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Checking out new consumption methods, products and strains is always an exciting part of visiting the cannabis dispensary.

While I prefer smoking dried flower and vaping distillate, I am willing to try most anything.

I know that experimentation is the best way to find new favorites. Distillate is a cannabis extract designed to use in vape pens. There are an abundance of extracts that offer different benefits. Just recently, I got introduced to live resin. I was surprised by the difference between the two concentrates. Live resin is extracted from fresh cannabis flowers. When harvested at peak season, the flowers are flash-frozen to preserve as many of the trichomes as possible. The plants are kept frozen during the entire extraction process, eliminating drying, curing and trimming stages. When the plant is exposed to heat, light and oxygen, the trichomes are broken down. The trichomes are probably the most desirable component of the plant. They are where the cannabinoids and terpenes are stored, giving the strain its aroma, flavor, potency and effects. The essence of the flash-frozen flowers are extracted to create live resin, providing rich and aromatic flavors. The color is similar to honey, ranging from white or pale to a dark yellow. The taste is often similar to fresh herbs or fruit. The texture is dense and sauce-like. It’s typically quite sticky, so it’s a good idea to use a dab tool during prep work. I like that live resin concentrates are usually high in THC. They provide a strong and intense high and are recommended for seasoned cannabis users. The main difference between distillates (cured resin concentrates) and live resin alternatives is the starting material. Distillates are created from dried plant material while live resin is the result of frozen plant material. It’s all a matter of preference, but in my opinion, live resin is superior. They retain the highest percentage of terpene content possible.

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Whenever I pay a visit to the dispensary, I checkout the new products available.

• I always pay attention to whatever options are featured for the daily deal.

I use specific strains and consumption methods for help with sleeping, relaxation, pain relief and social enjoyment. With hundreds of strains on the market, finding the ideal fit for my needs and preferences can be both fun and challenging. On my last trip to the dispensary, the budtender talked me into trying Gorilla Glue. Although it’s a well-known strain that I had definitely heard of, I’d never tried it before. Gorilla Glue was popular in 2014 and has won quite a few awards. According to the budtender at my local dispensary, it’s still one of the most consumed hybrids. It is created from sativa and indica cannabis families. Chem Sis is a sativa that is bred with Chocolate Diesel, another sativa, and then it’s crossbred again with a hybrid, Sour Dubble. The result is very thick and almost waxy buds and some unique effects. The most abundant terpene in Gorilla Glue is caryophyllene, which offers a spicy, sort of pepper-like odor and flavor. Caryophyllene has shown promise in reducing inflammation. With the added benefits of limonene and myrcene, the strain provides some really wonderful effects. It’s definitely a nighttime strain, causing sedative sensations and making it difficult to get off the couch. However, despite the sleepiness, I’ve also noticed a sense of euphoria, peacefulness and positive feelings. It’s great for combating insomnia, stress and anxiety. It helps to alleviate the pain I sometimes suffer at the end of a long day.

 

 

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The THC content and dose information is always included on the package.

Because of the growth of the cannabis industry, there are new, innovative and unique consumption opportunities emerging all the time. When I initially started shopping for cannabis, I strictly bought dried flower and pre-rolls for smoking. However, the dispensary carries such a wide menu of edibles that I got tempted. I have found the flavor, efficiency and simplicity of them to be extra rewarding. At first, I was a little worried about trying cannabis-infused edibles, because I’d heard horror stories of bad trips. There are some products available with high THC potency for a strong psychoactive effect. There are others that lean more toward CBD and therapeutic advantages. The dispensary carries gummies, chews, chocolates, drinks, mints, hard candies, capsules and a really exciting line of baked goods. With edibles, the THC and CBD are processed through the intestinal walls. It takes a while for the cannabinoids to reach the bloodstream. This results in a delay of the effects. It can take hours to fully realize the potential high. Plus the effects tend to be more intense and longer lasting than with other methods. The right dosage for an edible is much different than with a vape or a joint. The budtender who talked me into buying a cannabis-infused peanut butter cup told me to “start low and go slow.” I am very careful about sticking with the lowest recommended dose, typically between two to three milligrams. I don’t consume more until I’m sure I’ve experienced the full effects. Because everyone’s tolerance, weight and metabolism is different, it can take a bit of experimentation to figure out what works best. The THC content and dose information is always included on the package. I also consult with the budtenders for recommendations. So far, I’ve tried chocolates, gummies, peanut butter cups and suckers. I noticed that the onset of effects with suckers is a little quicker because of sublingual absorption of cannabinoids.

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All of my family lives in a different state that is medical marijuana only. My state is a recreational weed state. So anytime someone comes to visit me, they want to go to the recreational cannabis dispensary near me. I am not that keen on stopping at a weed shop near me. I use cannabis for medical purposes. It is ironic that I have access to weed for fun purposes, but I don’t use it for that. I think the fun and flair has worn off. Once my state allowed me to buy weed like beer, cigarettes or rated R movies, it just wasn’t fun anymore. The recreational pot shop near me is like a pharmacy now. I use a topical hand for hand cramps when I really get into work. I have CBD bath products that I use to reduce anxiety. I have a tincture that I use as a sleep aid. I own a vape and cannabis oil cartridges, I am just not that fun anymore. I really don’t want to vape and get high at all. Anytime someone visits though, they want to see the recreational cannabis store. They are all excited about all the edibles and cool flower strains available. They always think I would want to smoke midday and get super high. Been there, done that, don’t find it fun anymore. I take them to the recreational marijuana shop because I think it is good for people to see that cannabis isn’t a scary drug anymore. I draw the line at getting high though. I feel I have outgrown it. Maybe it is because I could get high anytime I want to, and I don’t want to anymore.

 

 

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When I was working my very first job in high school, we had an old school clock-in system for employees.

You had a time card that you had to input in the machine whenever you’d start and end your shift.

I’ll never forget how frustrated the boss would get when we’d forget to use our time card for a random shift. It happened a lot more often than I’d like to admit because I was young and could not remember every single time. I would get several hours into my shift only to remember that I hadn’t clocked in. And they have to make some kind of adjustment after the fact to the hours to make sure that I was paid correctly. It was always frustrating dealing with these sorts of problems. The closest thing we had to a centralized schedule was a clipboard posted on the wall with sheets of paper on it that were printed off from the computer and my boss’s office. He would make schedules at the last minute and put them up for everybody to look at. Now I work at a cannabis dispensary and we have a software system for scheduling employees on the master schedule each week. This software scheduling system is similar to my previous job which was at a restaurant in my city. It was a fairly new restaurant so they had everything done digitally. These scheduling software systems are surprisingly a lot like regardless of the industry you’re working in. So it shouldn’t surprise me that the cannabis dispensary has a similar employee scheduling system as the restaurant I used to work at.

 

 

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