The Internet gives access to loads of information—but can it be too much? Sifting through all the cannabis-related websites online can take ages and leaves a person wondering which sites are at
​all reliable?

To help save you some time and bafflement, here are some of the best cannabis-related websites we have come across:

1. Leafly.  As the world’s largest cannabis information resource, Leafly is empowering people in legal cannabis markets to learn about the right products for their lifestyle and wellness needs, find those products safely and efficiently, and buy them from licensed and regulated dispensaries.
2. Cannabis in Canada. The Government of Canada's website Cannabis in Canada relates 
   to all things cannabis, including topics like: What the Law and the Health Effects Mean
   for You, Know What is Legal in Each Province and Territory Across Canada, Cannabis Impairment, What Industry Needs to Know.
3. MindBodyGreen. This website takes a 360 degree approach to wellness that incorporates mental, physical, spiritual, emotional and environmental well-being—believing these pillars of wellness are vital and interconnected. The MindBodyGreen (one word, not three) blog contains well-written, insightful articles on a variety of topics related to cannabis and health. The website touts it offers “unique perspectives to help you cultivate a life of greater meaning, connection, fulfillment and purpose.”
4.  The Cannabist. Part of The Denver Post, The Cannabist covers marijuana news and culture. The website helps readers stay updated on politics and business issues; get resource information about health, laws, cultivation, cooking with cannabis and more; product and strain reviews; and interviews with industry insiders. In addition, the Cannabis has a regular podcast—​The Cannabist Show—with topics that match the website’s online coverage.
5. Marijuana Job Board Canada | USA . Looking for a job in the Cannabis industry? Look no further! Marijuana Job Board has one of the most comprehensive lists of positions available right now in both the USA and Canada. From CEO, to grower, to shop clerk, you are quite likely to find a new job here!
6. The Independent. A British online newspaper, The Independent strives to report clearly without political bias. It is well known for journalistic integrity and has won multiple awards for its top-notch coverage. The cannabis section of The Independent follows suit, with tons of straight-forward, factual coverage cannabis-related topics from around the glob.
7. Botaniq. This website is elevating the modern cannabis conversation. Botaniq covers pretty much anything to do with Cannabis. It may seem a daunting task to keep on top of everything to do with cannabis, yet the Botaniq team manages to do just that with outstanding success.
8. Weedmaps. Weedmaps is a collection of reliable, fact-based information about cannabis products, consumption methods and more for novice and connoisseur consumers created by the most knowledgeable minds in the industry.
9. Marijuana Business Daily. This website’s editors and reporters bring retailers, professional cultivators, infused product makers, ancillary service providers and finance professionals the information and networking they need to flourish within the cannabis industry. In addition to the MJBizDaily newsletter, MJBizDaily Canada, hemp industry reports, and the monthly Marijuana Business Magazine, Marijuana Business Daily also serves as producer and host of the world’s largest family of B2B tradeshows for the cannabis industry, MJBizCon.
10. The Star. The Cannabis in Canada section of The Star is absolutely loaded with Canada specific news articles. Information provided comes from one of Canada’s leading media outlets (Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd.) so can be relied on to be accurate. Coverage is complete and sound since Information is gathered by professional reporters situated across Canada.  

Funny, thoughtful or just plain insightful, here are 25 notable cannabis-related quotes sure to make you think:
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1. “Is marijuana addictive? Yes, in the sense that most of the really pleasant things in life are worth endlessly repeating.”
   Richard Neville (Co-founder of the London Oz)
   
   
2. “The other day they asked me about mandatory drug testing. I said I believed in drug testing a long time ago. All through the sixties I tested everything.”
   Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee (American Pitcher for Boston Red Sox)
   
   
3. “Of course I know how to roll a joint.”
   Martha Stewart (Businesswoman, Writer, Television Personality, Former model)
   
   
4. “I’d always done a lot of sniffing glue as a kid. I was very interested in glue, and then I went to lager and speed, and I drifted into heroin because as a kid growing up everybody told me,
   ​‘Don’t smoke marijuana, it will kill you.' ”
   Irvine Welsh (Scottish Novelist, Playwright, Short Story Writer)
   
   
5. “That is not a drug, it’s a leaf.”
   Arnold Schwarzenegger (38th Governor of California)
   
   
6. “Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn’t the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural?”
   Bill Hicks (Stand-up Comedian)
   
   
7. “Make the most you can of the Indian Hemp seed and sow it everywhere.”
   George Washington (1st U.S. President)
   
   
8. “I used to smoke marijuana. But I’ll tell you something: I would only smoke it in the late evening. Oh, occasionally the early evening, but usually the late evening – or the mid-evening. Just the
   early evening, mid-evening and late evening. Occasionally, early afternoon, early mid-afternoon,
   or perhaps the late-mid-afternoon. Oh, sometimes the early-mid-late-early morning… But never at dusk.”
   Steve Martin (Actor, Comedian)
   
   
9. “The legalization of marijuana is not a dangerous experiment – the prohibition is the experiment, and it has failed dramatically, with millions of victims all around the world.”
   Sebastian Marincolo (Author)
   
   
10. “She’s not a pothead. That thing on her neck is a vase. And anyway, I’m all for legalization.
    ​After all, why should surrealism be illegal?”
    Jarod Kintz (Author)
    
    
11. “We talk to each other in code. We said that 420 was a special number. It was a time. It was a date. It was a symbol for what we did for passive resistance.”
    Rick Cusick (Co-founder & COO at Whoopi & Maya, Former Associate Publisher at
    High Times)
    
    
12. “A great writer is a blitzed illusionist of portable magic. You're welcome.”
    A.K. Kuykendall (Author)
    
    
13. “People say you can abuse marijuana. Well shit, you can abuse cheeseburgers too, you know?
    You don’t go around closing Burger King because you can abuse something.”
    Joe Rogan (Stand-up Comedian, Mixed Martial Arts, Commentator, Podcast Host, Businessman)
    
    
14. “If you grew up in the 60’s or 70’s, and didn’t do drugs I don’t trust you.”
    Danny Danko (Writer, Photographer , Senior Cultivation Editor at High Times magazine)
    
    
15. “Smoking helped put me in touch with the realm of the senses.”
    Hugh Hefner (Businessman, Magazine Publisher)
    
    
16. “Well, Stan, the truth is marijuana probably isn’t gonna make you kill people, and …it most likely isn’t gonna fund terrorism, but… Well son, pot makes you feel fine with being bored and… It’s when you’re bored that you should be learning some new skill or discovering some new science or… being creative. If you smoke pot you may grow up to find out that you aren’t good at anything.”
    Randy Marsh (South Park TV Show Character)
    
    
17. “The illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world.”
    Carl Sagan (Scientist, Writer, TV Show Host)
    
    
18. “Everything is better with a bag of weed.”
    Stewie & Brian Griffin (Family Guy TV Show Characters)
    
    
19. “Federal and state laws (should) be changed to no longer make it a crime to possess marijuana for private use.”
    Richard Nixon (37th U.S. President)
    
    
20. “Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.”
    Bob Marley (Singer, Songwriter)
    
    
21. “Homer, I am getting really worried you are going overboard with this. We are out of clothespins, there are half-eaten cupcakes all around the house, and the curtains smell like doob.”
    Marge Simpson (The Simpsons TV Show Character)
    
    
22. “I think pot should be legal. I don’t smoke it, but I like the smell of it.”
    Andy Warhol (Artist)
    
    
23. “I think people need to be educated to the fact that marijuana is not a drug. Marijuana is an herb and a flower.”
    Willie Nelson (Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Author, Poet, Actor, Activist)
    
    
24. "I’ve never heard of anybody smoking a joint and going on a rampage. It makes you lie around on the floor and look at the ceiling. What’s wrong with that?"
    Billy Bob Thornton (Actor, Filmmaker, Singer, Songwriter, Musician)
    
    
25. "I hope they legalize marijuana and when they do I’ll be the first fucking person in line to buy my pack of joints."
    Megan Fox (Actress, Model)

People love podcasts. These portable broadcasts let people listen to what they want whenever they want. It’s a whole new way of listening. Just download the broadcast and listen anytime it fits your schedule.

Many podcasts offer content that is not available anywhere else. That content tends to be denser in content and shorter in length. Which all fits well with listeners’ busy lives.

Cannabis-related podcasts have been around for years. More keep popping up as desire for legalization spreads around the world. Cannabis-related podcasts offer deeper content that is difficult to find in mainstream media. Useful for a topic that has so much stigma attached. Listeners can enjoy and learn from cannabis-related podcasts without others knowing what is being piped through their headphones.

There are many choices for cannabis-related podcasts. Here are 10 of the best available right now:
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1. Canadian Cannabis Update. The Canadian Cannabis industry is leading the way for the world in legalization—there is much to be learned. Canadian Cannabis Update is a variety show covering everything cannabis in Canada. This leading source of news and expert opinion covers all legalization-related topics. There are loads of interviews with key industry players. Information is presented in a light-hearted manner making it an enjoyable listen for everyone from Cannabis-industry CEOs to the everyday listener.
2. The Potcast. The Potcast informs the listener by providing long-form cannabis breeding and culture interviews with a variety of guests (growers, doctors, politicians, lawyers, etc.). Shows are packed with information for cannabis enthusiasts of every level. Topics are presented in a professional and entertaining manner, which you think would be tricky considering some of the highest-level players in the industry show up as guests. The Potcast pulls it off though, creating episodes that are both fun and informative.
3. State of Cannabis. State of Cannabis chronicles the latest Cannabis industry news and headlines. News and views are fact-based, keeping listeners on the pulse of what’s happening in the industry today. Advocates and analysts discuss the ongoing path to reform and legalization. The show is packed with a variety—anything cannabis-related is likely to become part of the conversation. 
4. The Cannabist Show. The Cannabist Show talks about the culture of cannabis. The podcast is a place of ideas, people, art, food and news. The Cannabist Show shares stories of medical inspirations, basement hilarity, state house debates, earthy aromas, kitchen triumphs and more. The show addresses cannabis’ ever-expanding role in people's weekly lives via news coverage, pot-rooted recipes, arts features, strain and gear reviews, lifestyle profiles, business articles and more.
5. Cannabis Cultivation and Science. This podcast brings leading experts from the horticulture and gardening industry to help listeners find out the latest information and research for cannabis cultivation. Forget the marketing hype from bottled nutrient companies, everything on Cannabis Cultivation and Science is based in science and research. If you want to improve your gardening or cannabis cultivation, this is the podcast for you.
6. The Adam Dunn Show. The Adam Dunn Show is hosted by cannabis underground legend, Adam Dunn. Advancing the culture since the early 90s, Adam founded HempWorks, T.H. Seeds, and Hemp HoodLamb clothing in Amsterdam before moving to Colorado in 2010. Adam propels the show with a cast of colorful guests and unbelievable anecdotes from his 25 years in the cannabis industry.
7. Blunt Business. Blunt Business is all about the business side of the Cannabis industry—navigating listeners through challenges and opportunities available right now. Weekly episodes focus on a specific part of Cannabis-based business, and include round table discussions and interviews with industry professionals. This show is a must-listen for anyone who is interested in creating a cannabis-based business or has aims of doing so in the future. 
8. Great Moments in Weed History with Abdullah and Bean. Great Moments in Weed History delves deep into humanity's 10,000+ year relationship with cannabis to find the humor, heart and historical importance of this very special plant. In each episode, co-hosts Abdullah Saeed and David Bienenstock highlight a new culture hero, covering everything from the night Willie Nelson smoked a joint on the roof of the White House to Maya Angelou’s life-changing first time getting stoned, Carl Sagan’s weed-fueled scientific epiphanies, and the compelling evidence that Jesus performed healing miracles by infusing THC into his Holy Anointing Oil.
9. Cannabis Economy. Cannabis Economy is a real-time history of legal cannabis. The program looks at how personal and industry histories have combined to provide the current reality of cannabis. Learn about the business side of cannabis through more than 300 episodes packed with content. Guests include CEOs, growers, scientists, politicians, policy experts, growers and other leaders in cannabis business.
10. CannaInsider. Each week, host Matthew Kind takes listeners behind the scenes of the cannabis industry by interviewing some of the biggest players around. CannaInsider talks about everything influencing the direction of the ever-expanding cannabis industry—topics like legalization, employment, cannabis tourism, the latest gadgets, investing in the industry and many more. This is where you find out what is really happening on the Cannabis scene. After hearing from the leading voices of the Cannabis industry, the listener is left with a clear indication on where the best opportunities are right now.

We are excited!!  This day has been anticipated for what seems forever, with debates on both sides fervently discussing the pros and cons.  Regardless of what side of that debate you agree with most, one thing is blatantly obvious.....PROHIBITION DOESN'T WORK!!

​Cannabis has been used for centuries all over the world and provides immeasurable benefits for many people.  And now that it is legal, much more research will be done that will prove this plant is miraculous and crazy beneficial. 

​We at the Botanical Brownie wish you all a Happy Legalization Day!  We will be with you every step of the way on this cannabis healing journey.

Cheers,
​Jennifer and Danya

What are your favorite health benefits from cannabis remedies? Tell us in the comments!

According to Lifehack, cannabis has been proven to run the gamut in medicinal relief. From slowing the spread of cancer cells, to preventing Alzheimer’s, and protecting the brain from concussion and trauma, research has consistently linked numerous health benefits with cannabis use.

Here are 5 reasons cannabis is great for women’s health:

• Provides PMS Relief: Cannabis is a holistic cure for menstrual cramp relief. Medical Marijuana cites studies that show cannabis to “lower pain levels that had otherwise proven refractory to traditional treatments.” 
• Manage Depression and Anxiety: Cannabis that is ingested in a controlled manner has been proven to help women. A new study at Vanderbilt University has found that cannabis “could have broad implications for the potential treatment and prevention of mood and anxiety disorders.”
• Relief for Chronic Illness and Pain: Cannabis helps reduce symptoms that are commonly associated with chronic illness, disease and physical suffering. These symptoms include: lack of appetite, headaches, nausea, severe pain, tremors, and body aches.
• A Natural Sleep Aid: Cannabis is a healthier alternative to over-the-counter and prescribed sleep aids. Not only does it help the user achieve rest, but there is also no chance of accidentally overdosing.
• Source For Better Skin and Hair: The Huffington Post finds, “There is clinical research that cannabinoids have anti-aging—antioxidant-properties. Cannabinoids are responsible for lipid production and, therefore, for regulating conditions such as dry skin or acne.”

What are your favorite health benefits from cannabis remedies? Tell us in the comments!

​According to a 2012 survey, cannabis is one of the most commonly used herbal remedies. Those unfamiliar with cannabis tend to associate it with negative connotations. However, Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience says, “Though research on the central effects of cannabis is relatively new, its medicinal use can be traced back to the Chinese Han dynasty, circa AD 25 to AD 220, when it was used to treat rheumatic pain, constipation, malaria, and female reproductive disorders.” 

Although cannabis has been around for many years, there is still a lot of misinformation about it. 

Which is why we are sharing (& debunking!) three widely accepted cannabis myths.

• MYTH: Marijuana is addictive.
• FACT: Certain individuals tend to develop dependencies easier than others. However, The New York Times states, “Few marijuana users develop dependence, some do. But they appear to be less likely to do so than users of other drugs (including alcohol and nicotine).” 
  
  
• MYTH: You can overdose on marijuana.
• FACT: The Open Neurology Journal states, “Fatal overdose with cannabis alone has not been reported.” The individual would have to have other lethal substances in his or her system in order to fatally overdose.
  
  
• MYTH: Marijuana is a gateway drug.
• FACT: According to Psychology Today, “A study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of School Health has concluded that the theory of a gateway drug is not associated with marijuana, but rather one of the most damaging and socially acceptable drugs in the world, alcohol.”

What other cannabis myths have you encountered and how did you debunk them with cannabis facts? Tell us in the comments!