A trip to the dispensary brings on that “kid in a candy store” feeling (I’ll spare you the Willie Wonka comparison here but IYKYK…).

But with so many different brands, ways to consume, & THC percentages being shoved in your face, how do you know you’re getting something you’ll really enjoy?

You need to know what to ask.

Here’s 10 questions that will help you walk away from the dispensary with products you’ll love.

So soccer moms don’t buy weed?

That was the claim of one cannabis newsletter - marketing to soccer moms is pointless because they don’t buy weed.

Is this true or just stoner stigma?

As a “soccer mom” myself, I’d like to discuss this theory.

Most of us love THC, or at least put quite a bit of focus on it.

But is it really that important?

In short, no.

Let’s look into 7 factors that are more important for your cannabis experience than the amount of THC.

Smoking is a popular method of ingesting cannabis, the most popular actually - according to a 2020 norml article. I’ll admit that even despite my asthma, my bong and I are tight.

But coughing isn’t really a welcomed side effect, so here are 5 tips to toke without the choke.

A cannabis plant by any other name…

Well, cannabis actually has many other names. And the smell? There’s tons of differentiation there too (thanks, terpenes!). 

No matter what you call it, consider this your introductory tour of the cannabis plant. 

Hemp hearts, aka hemp seeds, are nutritional powerhouses. They don’t have a strong flavor so they can be added into almost anything. But no, they won’t get you high.

Over the span of the last 15 years, I’ve consumed cannabis for many reasons. Oftentimes it was to alleviate my anxiety, slow down with my son, or have a little more fun on a Saturday night. But more recently, I’ve been faced with another significant reason: grief.

As this post goes out on the blog, I will be at my father’s funeral.

Summer - the word alone evokes chill vibes and thoughts of a favorite pastime for many: getting high outside.

Now I realize this happens year-round but in these warmer, slower months, consuming cannabis outside is an experience.

With this in mind, here’s a list of ways to have a pot girl summer. Or whatever summer it is you want to have.

For years, cannabis was stigmatized for so. many. reasons. (More on that another time). But that stigma still lives, haunting the perfectly lovely lives of stoners everywhere. Fighting this stigma, I realized, is scary. And so I hid. I hid my status as a stoner and a cannamom just like I hid in my car to enjoy my beloved cannabis.