Cannabis is Medicine

Cannabis is one of humanity’s oldest medicines. From being first documented in ancient China, to be in foundational medical texts in the Middle East, and finally ending up in the US Phramacopeia, humanity has found cannabis to help with a variety of ailments.

Prohibition was never based on science. It was a racist attack from a man looking to demonize a new substance after alcohol prohibition ended. What prohibition was extremely effective at doing was wiping out almost all history about the medical use of cannabis. In doing so, they were able to spin a narrative that cannabis is a thrill-seeking drug with absolutely no positive qualities and all the negatives they could conjure up.

Up until the 1942 edition, cannabis was included in the US Phramacopeia. The USP is the gold standard for drug formulations and preparations in the United States. The USP included a number of cannabis formulations, and even uses.

Cannabis was only removed from the 12th edition after the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act when the government, not medical officials, decided cannabis had no medical properties. The AMA, at the time, was opposed to the Tax Act as it would be an attack on doctors and pharmacists.

It was not until the last 30 years where Marijuana was able to regain its medical status. From the infamous medical marijuana case to treat glaucoma to the current 33 states that have medical marijuana programs, we as a society are rediscovering the many uses of this amazing plant.

Lifter Hemp Review

While Upstate Hemp Co has long been my favorite hemp flower provider, I was afforded a nice opportunity to try out some Lifter hemp from 4FathersCBD. 4Fathers is where I have been getting my CBD oil from so I know they carry excellent product. This batch if Lifter boasted 17% CBD content.

Opening the package I immediately was aware of the pungent aroma. The smell had fruity tones to it. The flowers were dark in color with striking red hairs throughout and nicely covered in trichomes.

The flower is an extremely dense and very sticky. Breaking it apart in my fingers left quite a bit of residue on my fingertips.

Lifter had probably the smoothest and most pleasing smoke of any hemp I have tried to date. The denseness of the flower carried over to a very slow burning smoke that stayed lit pretty much throughout the smoking session.

My first experience with Lifter was after a night of drinking and my hangover was promptly taken care of. Subsequent sessions were on normal mornings and my head still became very clear as I focused on my tasks of the day.

This batch of Lifter, and the strain, is an excellent early morning smoke to begin your day.

Day long Trippin’

I don’t get much time to myself. Between kids activities, volunteering, working, and managing my house, my time is usually spoken for before I have a say. So when an opportunity presents it self, I make the most out of it.

This was the second time my wife went away for the night and my mother-in-law took the kids overnight. I made sure my house was clean, snacks were ready, and I had a clear plan for what I wanted to do for the evening. I didn’t want to go to heavy too fast with cannabis; my previous day-long experience made me realize a slow approach was necessary.

I started the adventure with a high-CBD low-THC strain of C-5 hemp. The C-5 had 2.5% THCa and 0.29% THC which I have previously reviewed here.

I took the time to relax and play some video games. It was a calming time getting ready for the craziness of later. After a few hours of smoking and getting ready, I set myself out(taking an Uber) to grab some dinner at a local Szechuan restaurant. Before doing so, I switched to a much higher THC cannabis to begin the true adventure of the night.

My uber driver was nuts, started talking about flat-earth conspiracy theories and stopping at yield signs. It was nice to finally reach the restaurant where it was not very busy. I ordered my two favorite items; fried pot stickers and chicken in garlic sauce.

After finishing my meal I headed to a quiet and peaceful home. Taking out the bong I was ready to put this trip into overdrive. I had already set up my guitar rig so I was ready to rock out hard for a bit. Hitting the bong with some higher-THC cannabis really started to his the spot.

I cranked the amp and rocked out for awhile before getting ready to clean stuff up and relax the rest of the evening. By this point I also started drinking some bourbon, but not too much. After packing the guitar rig away it was time to settle into a calmer period. I turned on the TV and zoned out while watching episodes of Star Trek: TNG. During this time I also started putting some kief on the cannabis in the bong. Eventually, it was time to go to bed.

Reflecting back, the experience was very pleasant and what I had planned on. The gradual increase of THC % in the cannabis I smoked throughout the day didn’t leave me in a position of being too high or getting too tired early on. The experiment was a joyous success and one I hope to repeat in the future.