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Medical Dispensary
A medical dispensary requires a doctors recommendation. Cities often reduce the tax rate for medicinal patients.
Most dispensaries also provide special conveniences and perks to their medicinal patients.
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Recreational Dispensary
Anyone with a valid photo id can purchase marijuana from a licensed adult-use recreational dispensary in cities
that permit adult-use sales. Cities often increase the tax rate for recreational purchases.
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Taxes
- Retail: Typical retail sales tax
- Excise: A city/state tax that is placed on cannabis
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Bud & Flower
Bud and flower both refer to the smokable "bud" of a marijuana plant. Often coming in "nugs".
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Big Nugs vs Little Nugs
Big Nugs: More Stems
Little Nugs: Less Stems
Stems: Suck
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Indica Effects
Calming, Relaxing
Good way to unwind after a long day.
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Sativa Effects
Energetic, Euphoric
Great way to tap into your creative side.
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Hybrid Effects
Hybrid Effects are infinite
New strains being introduced everyday, each having a unique terpene profile.
The effects can vary widely across strains.
It's recommended to try each strain, at least twice.
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How weed is weighed
- Edibles are measured in MG's of THC that are added. 5MG - 100MG is the typical range.
- Carts are typically filled with either a half gram or a full gram of THC extract
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Bud
- Bud/Flower starts at the gram level and works up to an ounce.
- 3.5 Grams is the most typical size consumers purchase.
- 1 Gram is equivalent to a decent sized joint.
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Terpenes
Terpenes are the individual characteristics and compounds that make up a weed strain.
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Myrcene: Calming, Herbal
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Pinene: Relaxing, Pine
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Caryophyllene: Calming, Peppery
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Limonene: Citrusy, Motivating
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Terpinolene: Fruity, Energizing
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Carts & Vape
Cartridges are filled with THC/CBD extracts to be consumed by using a battery to heat the extract to produce a potent vapor.
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How to roll a joint
Practice a lot, or buy prerolls.
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What is a Blunt?
A blunt is a joint that is rolled in a tabacco leaf. The nicotine adds an effect, while the thickness allows for a slower/longer lasting burn.
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Dab
Inhaling the vapor of potent cannabis extract.
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Classic/Legacy Strains
A collection of the original strains that go way back that newer strains can trace their lineage.
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What does '420' Mean?
Rumor has it that in the '70s the term '420' originated from a group of high school students
who met each day at 4:20pm to smoke weed.
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CBD
CBD is advertised as providing relief for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
CBD is different from THC in that it doesn't produce a "high" feeling.
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Weedmaps
Weedmaps provides information about dispensaries near a consumers area. Weedmaps is a great destination to review how a dispensary serves their patients and customers in the nearby area.
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Leafly
Leafly provides strain specific information, reviews, and dispensaries nearby that offer the strain. It's often credited as the 'go to' for strain knowledge.
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Credit Cards
Credit Card Processors (Visa, Mastercard) prohibit the use of their credit cards to purchase marijuana.
Reputable dispensaries may offer the use of ATM transactions, however credit card transactions are still a rarity.