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Why Don’t Many Dispensaries Sell Pre-Ground Cannabis?
As you painstakingly turn your grinder against the resistance of sticky resin, you may have at one point thought to yourself, “why doesn’t my dispensary sell cannabis that’s already ground?” If you pack a lot of joints or vaporize your flower, it would certainly be convenient. After all, most grocery stores offer both whole bean and ground
coffee–so why is it so much harder to find these options in cannabis?
The reason is twofold: freshness and potency. — Click to Continue Reading
How the Cannabis Cup is helping make marijuana the new normal
I had to walk about a half-mile from where I parked to the entry gate at the Auto City Speedway in Vienna Township for the Midwest Cannabis Cup last weekend. It's normal to walk that distance across vast parking areas when attending big events like concerts, fairs, and — I guess — car races.
It was the normalization that I felt the most about the Cannabis Cup. As I approached the speedway on Saginaw Road I passed a dispensary and a grow shop nearby. A sign said something about the Emerald Triangle, an allusion to the region of Northern California that produces more marijuana than anywhere else in the country. But this isn't California; this is a rural area of Michigan not far from Flint. And marijuana is normal.
Things weren't so normal in 2011 when the first Michigan Cannabis cup was held in Detroit at Bert's Warehouse Theatre. Police showed up on the first day and declared there would be no medicating in the area, and maintained a heavy presence the entire weekend, putting a damper on the mood.
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