Dear old stoner dudes, we need to talk.

The chick working at the dispensary is not attracted to you.

It's her job to be sweet, much like a bartender.

She doesn't wanna "smoke with you when she gets out".

The more you flirt and say weird creepy shit, the more she makes fun of you when you leave.

Also. Please do NOT look up your budtenders on social media. We sell you weed. Don't make it weird.

Lastly, if you walk in and there are three budtenders and you say to the two guys:

"Sorry but I am going with the cute girl!"

we are ALL going to make fun of you when you leave. The girl will make fun the hardest though, so head's up.

Again for those that missed it, She's just not into you. In my many years working at dispensaries, I have seen ONE FEMALE BUDTENDER say:

Hey, that guy was cute.

That is one out of five thousand, so please...know your role and stay in your lane to spare yourself the shame.

Don’t waste that hard earned AVB (already vaped bud, duff, vape poo) on firecrackers or steeping it in milk teas, or...ugh rolling it into a joint...I've been there. It's hideous tasting and smelling. It works in a pinch, but lets get it’s FULL potential.

First and foremost, much respect to BadKat for her extensive information on infusing oils and cooking with cannabis. Her threads/videos are a huge source of information if you're at all seriously interested about making effective edibles for yourself.

Also be careful with dosing yourself, test what you make and don't overdo it please.

OK, let's make some canna-oil with water cured AVB

I had ~30g of AVB collected from my SSV/PAX 2 vaporizers.

You know what sucks about ingesting AVB? The distinct canna taste, AVB burps and FARTS.

What can we do to help fix this?

Water cure!

Benefits of a water cure:

Cannabinoids are not water soluble. Water flushes out all the nasty smell and taste, leaving behind your good active cannabinoids in your AVB. Which…btw, turns out to be MORE active in cannabinoids after you’ve had your vape. Further reading: This technique is utilized by some growers.

What's left in AVB

You also have a more potent and concentrated product by weight after water curing rids it of impurities (the water soluble kind anyway), which allows for a cleaner extraction of cannabinoids with less of that ‘canna’ taste and smell.

SO SAVE THAT AVB IF YOU VAPE

Take your AVB, toss it into a (clean) panty hose (I used 2), tie off the end, put it in a jar and fill with room temp (distilled) water (I used good ole dirty Boston water from the tap). Weigh it down with a crumbled up aluminum foil. Try not to disturb your very precious 'bouquet garni'. Fill it and empty it daily as frequent as you like. It will start off looking like black tea and the smell is pretty bad, but as the week progresses, the water will clear up and the smell will dissipate. Once the water is clear it’s ready.

After a week this is what I ended up with.

Yeah, that’s appetizing…no corn though.

To dry it: toss it into your oven at the lowest heat setting (150 F) with a towel propping open the door to let steam out. Take it out every 10 mins to stir it up to help release water vapor. You’re not activating or losing any cannabinoids at this low temperature. This takes about 2 hrs.

This is what you’re left with after it’s all nice and dry. Zero smell.

Look at what AVB looks like before and after a water cure

Toss this sack into the freezer to further crystallize goodies trapped in the plant matter for better extraction. I started with ~30g and I ended up with 24g. Not a bad yield.

There is just TOO MUCH POTENTIAL

We MUST extract!

Optional: I grounded up about 19g of fresh lemongrass (it contains a fat soluble molecule, myrcene, like in ripe mangoes, hops, and of course cannabis) I had on hand…you can use hop extract oil, lemon oil, lemongrass oil if you so choose, 1 drop per 2 grams of AVB. (If you don't like the lemon taste, don't use it)

Optional: I tossed in 19g of turmeric (a superfood!) powder as well. Be careful this stuff will stain anything it touches a bright yellow. The point here is the active ingredient in turmeric is curcumin another fat soluble molecule, which is a cannabis potentiator like soy lecithin. (also if you don't like the taste of turmeric don’t use it)

Soy lecithin, emulsifier, blends everything smoothly and allows the cannabinoids easier absorption into your body, a potentiator, used at a 1:1 ratio, 24g used here.

Toss it into a clay vessel/mason jar/pyrex dish with 1 cup +2 tbls of coconut oil.

Cover with foil/lid and toss into 225 F degree oven/ slow cooker on low with water in the bottom for ~3 hrs. The longer you leave it, the more potent it will get.

Make sure to take a spoon to the plant matter to squeeze out it’s goodies every hour.

When you’re fully satisfied, move your product into a plastic bag or keep it in what you cooked it in. (let it cool to room temp because thermal shock is a bitch!) Toss this into the freezer and let it freeze for 2 hrs or more.

Take out your oil after it’s done freezing, bring to room temp, toss into microwave/225 F degree oven/slow cooker on low with water to thaw. You can even repeat your infusing process and freezing process a few more times if you like.

Strain using mesh cloth. It’s best to do this in small tablespoon sized batches, you get more oil this way.

Once strained, use it in anything you want. 1:1 ratio if using it in a goodie that requires oil or butter, or fill up some caps and keep em refrigerated.

Congrats, you've just tapped into your vaped weed savings bank.

I’m making rice crispy treats with some of the oil

Individually wrapped and sealed, each one is ~.5g of AVB in it.

I recommend edibles made from this oil in small goodies and for after hours because ZZzzzZZzZZzzzzzzzzzZZ, but man, is it good for pain relief. I’ve made brownies with this much AVB before and someone told me they went to sleep and woke up even more stoned the next day. Never again they said. :D I've sat through an LOTR marathon and was tripping balls by the time Aragon made a real life appearance to serenade the crowd in Elvish. I definitely was not hallucinating but I thought I was.

Stay heady, stay lifted, and keep on learning.

Edit: Thank you for gilding this post! :)

They outright say they're being paid to do it and are pretending to be associated with stoptherepealma.com. He got aggressive after I called him out and hit my phone

This past monday I went for a walk with my dog (3 month old hound mutt) in Watertown and despite my best attempts to prevent it, he scarfed up something while diving in the nearby bushes. About 2 hours later he was vomiting, had head wobbles, became extremely dehydrated and incontinent, and I rushed him to the vet clinic. They first suspected some kind of poisoning (rat poison in particular) but after bloodwork were more confident in suspecting cannabis ingestion. We were referred to Blue Pearl hospital in Waltham where he stayed overnight for fluids and observation and emerged from his condition the next morning, thankfully.

The vets at the hospital and the clinic have said theyve seen a considerable increase in cannabis consumption from dogs after walks along the Charles and in neighborhoods throughout the GBA, suspecting it is due to more people staying home and going for walks to smoke up. The herb smells alluring to dogs and, from my limited research so far, they tend to be far more sensitive to it (e.g. a given amount of weed will affect them much more strongly than it would humans).

Please, if you so enjoy going out and smoking, dispose of your roaches and butts and all that responsibly. Don't flick it into the bushes or on the side of the road. Pet owners have a responsibility to prevent their creatures from eating whatever garbage they can find, but it is much easier to prevent a dog from eating a discarded mask, latex gloves, and other larger trash than the tiny stub of a joint that can be gulped down instantly. The responsibility for keeping a clean and safe environment lies with all of us. Thanks for reading.

Post stuff here. Phone numbers, e-mails, protests, organized strikes, and general complaints, etc.

Thank you to all who have voted no. And anyone who voted yes....you know how I feel.

Props to Sweetgrass for joining the strike (even though it kind of messed up my plans).

Unfortunately I can’t be quite so principled today since I gotta stock up for a party but it’s good to see them putting their money where their mouth is. Honestly can’t see many dispensaries doing the same…

And most importantly: Fuck ICE

I've seen a lot of dispensaries making statements about how they definitely don't use vitamin E acetate. Some even go so far to say that they only use "safe products."

Cool. Now define safe products. And while we're at it, let's see if they can check all of these boxes for safety too:

• What about PG or VG or PEG? If so, why do you use it and how can you be certain that it's safe?

• Where did you source it? What grade is it? How do you know that it is safe for vaping and what COAs for you have on them? Why won't you share with medical patients who are worried about it?

• What about food grade terpenes? Where are they sourced? What company and what safety guarantees have they provided you with?

• Any use of "terpene liquifiers" from you guys? Which ones?

• What PERCENT BY WEIGHT do you fill your cartridges with terpenes? Why? Do you have any concerns over health or warnings you wish to give?

• If you aren't using food grade but simply stuff extracted from cannabis, did you do it yourselves or buy it from a vendor? Same questions as above.

• How do you source your cartridges to minimize the risk of exposure to lead?

• Even if you aren't adding any terpenes in, have you done any research on the terepen profiles that ARE there in your concentrates? How safe are they to vaporize? (For example, myrcene vaped over 600F can release benzene and is one of the most common terps around. Limonene in high doses is also known to be bad for esophageal lining.) Do you at least make recommendations to your patients?

What research for safety has been done? Would ANY dispensary like to step up and answer all of these questions? (I'd personally be sincerely impressed but I think it would show some strong transparency and quality assurance to get some more thorough answers other than "uh, we don't use vitamin E." I know I have a shit-kicker reputation on here but I mostly just want communication!)

I won't hold my breath while I wait, but I hope that some might choose to answer. These questions are important for your personal safety.

Edit: I'm adding more questions as I remember them / anyone gives a good one that I haven't listed yet.

Some responses below:

• VYB brand

• Liberty Cannabis

• DRiP brand / CommCan

• Theory Wellness

I came this weekend and bought a 1/4. Only smoked about an 1/8. Y'all have some good weed. I'm currently at the Starbucks at 103 Seaport Blvd. Just looking to give it away with a small dugout. I'll be here for the next hour or so. First time visiting Boston and I am in love even with the cold (I'm from Virginia). Hoping that we legalize at home soon so I can enjoy all the revolutionary sites and Colonial Williamsburg super baked without a worry. Thanks again for the hospitality and love your city showed. Just message me

EDIT: Update. U/Penelopethedog was able to get the weed. Thanks again for all the good vibes your city and this subreddit have!

Hard to believe, but in just 12 weeks the hard-earned right to legally consume cannabis recreationally in Massachusetts may be overturned by Question #8 on the November 3rd ballot.

Important to note that this ballot question is NOT the result of efforts by a large group of Massachusetts citizens - it's a nationally funded, out-of-state prohibition operation, with every single dollar contributed to the ballot effort coming from outside Massachusetts.

This is people who don't live here thinking they should decide what our laws should be. People from away trying to use their money to tell us how to live.

Fact is, legalization and normalization here was the result of decades of honest work by innumerable Massachusetts activists. The result is that between 65%-70% of adults here are now in favor of it.

So defeating this ridiculous prohibition proposition should be easy: if everyone votes, it will fail miserably.

The problem with the statement above is that it contains two extremely dangerous words:

"Should" and "if". Those two simple words are how we can lose.

"It should be voted down easily" leads to people thinking they don't need to do anything to help make sure it does.

"If everyone else votes it will fail" leads people to think they don't need to vote themselves.

Please make sure you are registered, and talk to people in your circles about the importance of voting!

PS - NECANN Will be hosting a FREE "Stop the Repeal Party" on Friday, Sept. 11 at Summit Lounge, Worcester. One goal is get local budtenders and front line industry workers to attend and teach best practices for educating customers about Question 8.

We'll have a good spread of free food, and people from TJM & Canna Gems in "coach" T-shirts mingling and offering coaching/messaging one-to-one or to small groups.

We will also have a photo booth and budtender gift bags. This is the first in a series of free events we'll be hosting with Talking Joints Memo in different locations across the state... details to come!.