Terpenes are natural plant botanicals that add flavoring or scent to perfumes, health and beauty products, and foods. Terpenes are naturally found in the cannabis sativa plant. There are more than 30 different types of terpenes that are found in plants and plant species. The plants can be grown to enhance the natural terpenes. Some…
I understand why our society needs taxes to pay for public services that benefit us all. We would have crumbling roads and a non-existent infrastructure if we didn’t all contribute to the funding required. Despite knowing this implicitly, many of us still feel a sting whenever we lose hard-earned dollars to random state and federal…
There are a lot of gimmicky products on the market nowadays. For instance, I don’t need a fancy drink to mellow myself out when it’s just a non-caffeinated tea with some melatonin and l-theanine inside. Sure it’s probably going to feel sedating to some extent, but the markup on that sort of product is much…
I started having sleeping problems in high school. I drank lots of caffeine during the day to stay stimulated for my honors and AP classes, but that would make it harder for me to get to sleep at night. And whenever I was lacking sleep, I’d consume even more caffeine, thus perpetuating the cycles in…
A lot of the fast food restaurants in my area are not good. I don’t want soggy french fries and burgers that taste like they’ve been sitting in a warmer for three hours before hitting my plate. And since inflation has increased the cost of everything these days, even cheaply made fast food is starting…
I wanted to get medical marijuana to help with my depression. I did my research, and I realized I was eligible as long as I took care of the paperwork and paid the fees. It was bad enough that I had to pay over $200 for the doctor to give me my qualification, but then…
Sometimes I need something to calm me down at the end of the day, but I’m not a huge fan of alcohol. There are too many alcoholics in my family and I was always worried about that being a problem for me if I ever started consuming liquor regularly. As such, I avoided drinking after…
Some people just want a simplified outlook of everything in life. Whether it’s medical science or politics, many shirk at the thought of complexity. The idea of it is either too much for them mentally, or it’s simply easier to fall back on reductionism and willingly making things black and white when they’re really often…