As you may know, a bill was just signed that bans the entire US hemp market, potentially sending many hemp users back to a prohibition era. Some people are celebrating the demise of unregulated, intoxicating hemp products, but this bill goes beyond banning intoxicating hemp, it also destroys the non-intoxicating, cbd side of hemp. NO form of hemp is safe if this bill takes effect. This bill supersedes the 2018 farm bill, eradicating an entire industry worth billions.
This bill was signed on November 13, 2025. The bill gives us one year before it takes effect, giving the hemp market plenty of time to band together, protest, lobby and raise awareness, and gives our politicians time to feel pressure and change the ban. With some luck and a lot of fighting, we could hope for regulation rather than outright prohibition.
I’ll definitely be out there protesting, but here are some more things I could do if I was worried about losing access to hemp entirely – these are not recommendations 😉
Stock up on seeds – Seeds were always legal even before the 2018 farm bill, but this new bill aims to make them illegal. The wording is a little iffy at the moment and could be argued, but the intent is there. I’d stock up on a few seeds with different terpene profiles, and store them in an airtight vial, with a desiccant packet to keep them dry, in a cool dark place. They’ll be good for over 10 years, easy. Even if I can’t grow at the moment, they’ll be waiting for when I can.
Stock up on product itself – I’d consider buying a few pounds of bulk flower from spots like LIT Farms or Revelry Hemp, and storing it properly, vacuum sealed, jarred up and in a cool dark place. The biggest enemies to our products are heat, light and air exposure, so just avoiding those things is the goal. The flower should last at least several years this way. For bulk concentrates, I’d vacuum seal and store them in the freezer, and they’ll last even longer.
Stock up on non-intoxicating cannabinoids! – A lot of people don’t realize it at the moment, but the wording of this bill destroys the non intoxicating cbd side of this market as well. Full spectrum cbd products will be fully illegal, and while pure isolate products would theoretically be okay, the plants and seeds they’re produced from would be illegal to grow. CBD and other products like CBG and CBN might not give a buzz, but they give me all the medical benefits I’ve ever wanted from this plant, even without the intoxicating effects. In my experience, they do an even better job at killing pain, helping me sleep, and giving me focus and motivation than regular herb. So, I’d definitely stock up on a few bottles of each of these cannabinoid tinctures from Mellow Moose, a USDA certified organic hemp grower and extract producer.
While it may seem like a death blow, we still have plenty of time to organize and make our voices heard. Reach out to representatives and show up to protests, we can’t go down without a fight. Take care and stay lifted.
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I chose Mellow Moose after a LOT of research, because they care about their product. They’re certified USDA organic & use clean, solventless processes to create their products, which is something I’m willing to pay a little bit more for.
Recover (CBD, CBG, CBDv, THC, CBC)– Chills me out, gets me relaxed, great for any time I’m feeling jittery, anxious or restless. My go-to for chilling at night with my girlfriend, but not wanting to sleep quite yet. Sometimes this one can get me just a little drowsy, so I don’t usually take it during the early day.
Focus (CBG) – AMAZING for working, just fills me with motivation and focus. This one makes me such a go-getter. If I’m not really feeling the work day, this is the first thing that crosses my mind, before even coffee at this point. It’s a smooth energy that keeps me locked in for hours. I know I’m hyping this one a lot, but it truly reminds me of a natural, calm adderall the way it motivates me.
Synergy (CBG, CBD, THC) – This one feels like a solid blend between the focus and recover, which sort of makes sense! It’s been nice for the day time, but doesn’t get me as locked in as the Focus. I’ll take this one if I’m looking to really get into a conversation, or it’d probably be great for doing some reading.
Flow (THC) – Just a classic THC tincture. Each dropper is 3mg, so it’s not very much for my higher tolerance, but I took a couple droppers and it’s a noticeable, clean effect with a neutral-good taste. Rather than your average bitter thc tincture, it just has a hint of coconut oil.
Sleep (CBN) – Possibly my favorite. As someone who struggles with sleeping a lot, a dropper full of this puts me down and keeps me down. I’ve never been one to sleep through the night, but I easily can with a dropper of this. I can’t even say what effects the stuff gives me other than tired, because when I take it at night, I’m just asleep within the hour. But, that’s why it’s my favorite! I’ll have to try taking it in the morning/day sometime, try to stay awake and see what happens, but I think I’d just be napping then 😂
Overall, I’ve just been so amazed at how effective all of these guys are. I cannot recommend them enough! Every day is smooth sailing with these in my medicine cabinet.
I got this pure CBG Tincture from Mellow Moose, using code Dallas20 to save 20%. It’s like a cheat code for giving myself an energetic, motivational boost of creativity and focus.
Recently, I quit using a certain herbal supplement, and my motivation suffered a lot, as a result. The supplement had become so tied to my energy during the day, that I was left unable to focus or get myself out of bed.
As someone who really enjoys creating things, whether they’re just little house projects or artistic endeavors, this was a rough time for me. It was like I was severely depressed for a little bit, I’ve rarely felt anything quite like that.
I was desparate to fix this, so I began looking into healthy, natural ways to get some motivation back. One thing I kept seeing over and over was CBG isolates or tinctures, but I’ve tried several of them before with absolutely no results, so I was a little bit hesitant.
Luckily, right around this time, I had discovered Mellow Moose and was hoping to try out their CBD anyway, so I grabbed some CBG tincture from them as well, hoping their high quality, solventless practices would translate to a more effective product.
My hopes came true, 100%! The first day I got this in, I was feeling exactly how I had been for the past couple of weeks. Down, couldn’t focus on anything longer than 5 minutes, couldn’t sit down and write, I couldn’t even watch a show without zoning out.
I got the notification that this package was delivered, and immediately had 1 dropper of the CBG. An hour later, I found my brain buzzing with ideas, I felt like the dam blocking my creative flow had been destroyed, and now all these thoughts were flying into my head. Ideas for things I want to paint, videos I want to film, things I want to write about, after weeks of completely blanking on all of these things. I finally had a creative spark, again.
And, the best part, I even had the motivation to actually follow through with the ideas again! I wasn’t just working for 5 minutes and then opening up reddit on my phone; I was able to fully immerse myself in my ideas, sit down and make them come to reality until they were completed. Whereas earlier I had no gas in my tank, I was suddenly topped up, and getting to work just sounded like a blast. It was fun to create, once again.
Even after this productive day, I was still a little bit hesitant, thinking maybe it was placebo, or a fluke somehow. So I tried it again and again, and had the exact same result, every single time. No matter what, if I take a dropper of this CBN, I have levels of focus and motivation that I haven’t had in a long, long time.
I can definitely say that this has been the most effective tool I’ve ever tried, in this regard! If you’re reading this because you’re in a similar position, even slightly, I strongly urge you to try this stuff out, you will not regret it!
I used this discount code, ‘Dallas20’ for 20% off my order with Mellow Moose. Overall, it’s been a game changer for me, and I definitely recommend it.
I’ve tried a few CBD tinctures in the past, and never really had any good results. Some of them had added terpenes that hurt my stomach, some had plain nasty aftertastes, and none of them actually had the effect I was looking for; a calm, relaxed, quieter brain and body.
After having those experiences, I just stopped trying. Until recently, when I realized I was having more issues than usual when it comes to feeling relaxed & calm. I was waking up feeling jittery, feeling restless at night, just feeling more and more high strung overall. After seeing so many people having such success with CBD tinctures, I decided to give it one more try, but this time I’d do it different; I researched brands, how they make their product, whats in them, etc, and one brand stuck out to me. Mellow Moose!
When doing my research on brands that actually create clean, USDA certified, organic CBD tincture, I stumbled upon a post on a forum for cannabis enthusiasts and business operators. The post was written by a man named Sterling, talking all about his family farm in Oregon, and his brand of CBD, Mellow Moose. I even got the chance to exchange a few messages with him, and it was immediately clear to me that he not only knew exactly what he was talking about, but he was also extremely passionate about hemp and everything surrounding it.
He walked me through exactly what his farm does to create cleaner product than most brands. While most other brands use harsh solvent chemicals to extract cannabinoids from their hemp flower, Mellow Moose uses a clean, solventless, water-based process to extract theirs. He was also very transparent, with an instagram full of genuine pictures and videos from their hemp farm, dating years back. They show everything about themselves, which really helps me trust them!
So, I decided to try some of their product, and it has opened my eyes to what CBD tinctures can do. Based on my previous experiences, my expectations weren’t super high. But, this stuff kind of blew me away. I was feeling a bit stressed, which had become somewhat of a normal lately, as I mentioned earlier. An hour after taking one dropper of this tincture, I had the most relief I had felt in weeks. My mind and body felt a certain ‘equilibrium’ feeling that I rarely feel, and it was amazing. All of the stress, anxiety and worry just melted away, and I was able to just relax and laugh to a funny TV show.
Whereas a few weeks before, I would have been so caught up in my head, stressing about things, that I would hardly be able to pay attention to a show in the first place. But after one dropper of this, it was like all of my current issues were gone, and replaced with a feeling of total contentedness.
Overall, I really can’t recommend Mellow Moose enough!
I used this discount code, ‘Dallas20’ for 20% off my order.
This bottle has lasted me about a month so far, and I’ve been taking a dropper every day or two. I’m only halfway through the bottle! ~$70 for a month of pure calm has been incredibly worthwhile to me. I would (and will) do it again in a heartbeat. Cannot recommend these guys, or this product, enough!
I was just about to load a bowl in my Ruby Twist, and realized I’ve had this thing for about a year now, so I wanted to share my thoughts on it now that some time has passed.
I was a little bit nervous before buying this, for a couple of reasons. One is that I had tried a dry herb vape before, the Arizer Solo 2. As someone who was ripping bongs all day every day, the Solo 2 didn’t do much for me. It was a slow, soft hitting, session vape that just never got me where I wanted to go, unless I took a tolerance break first. That experience kept me away from the Ruby Twist for way too long, before I realized I was totally wrong, and this thing hits HARD, but more on that later.
The second thing I was worried about was set up and maintenance. Maybe some of you guys can relate, but ball vapes intimidated me a lot when I first looked into them. I thought they’d be complicated to figure out, and maybe even require upkeep, like cleaning the rubies or changing a coil, the way you would on a nicotine vape. Once again, I was wrong. That’s why I made another video showing the unboxing/setup of this device, it’s so much easier than I expected.
So, now that I’ve been using this thing just about daily for the past year, here are the biggest pros and cons I’ve noticed:
Pros:My lungs feel healthier. This is the biggest reason I bought this vape, and probably what I like most about it. daily smoking felt like it was starting to put stress on my body. Sometimes I’d have coughing fits, or pains in my lungs, or a little too much phlegm in the morning. Those things all went away, pretty much entirely, in the first few weeks of using this. It’s been years since I could breathe this deep and clear, and I didn’t even fully notice how much smoking was impacting me like that until I switched. I spent $180 on the Ruby Twist, and it feels like I’m saving myself much more than that in future medical bills alone.
And saving money brings me to my next point, Efficiency. I only put 0.10 to 0.15g of flower in the ruby twists titanium bowl, and it lasts longer and gets me higher than 0.40g of the same flower in my regular pipe. I’m no scientist, I don’t know how it works exactly, but this thing really seems to give you every single cannabinoid that must just be wasted in combustion.
Stronger Highs! As I mentioned in the last one, this genuinely gets me feeling higher than combustion does. It really makes the flower feel more like a dab experience, I love it. A tiny bowl of this tickles my brain more than a big gram+ blunt would, it’s wild.
Flavor. You really get to experience the terpenes in your flower. I hear a lot of people say that all weed tastes the same, which just isn’t true if you have a vape! Now if I smoke again, it all just tastes like smoke, but with this ruby twist, I could do a blind taste test and tell you which strain I was hitting.
Fast heat up & you can use any bong you want. I bought the ‘Cell’ bong, because I like how I can just let the heater sit comfortably on top, but you can use any glass water pipe you have!
Cons: When vaping several times a day, every day, I seem to get more cottonmouth. I’m not positive why it seems worse than with smoking, but I definitely need to drink more water, especially between and during sessions.
I need to clean the glass I use it with pretty constantly, hitting it daily. It gets a fair amount of gunk built up inside of It after about 10 bowls, which really impacts the flavor. Luckily, it’s super easy to shake a little isopropyl alcohol and salt around in it to get it spotless again.
The heat element! When it’s on, you need to be careful to not let anything touch it, and it stays on for at least an hour, depending on how long you program it to stay on.
Overall, I can’t believe how much of a lifechanger this vape is, and I’m very thankful for it. I would have spent much more than $180 on this thing, for sure!
First off, I feel that it’s important to explain just a little bit about my background and experience with both cannabis and vaporizers, just so you have an idea of who this review is coming from, and gauge how it may or may not relate to your personal situation.
Vaporizer Experience:
This is my first and only ‘ball’ vape. I have previously owned a portable dry herb vape, the Arizer Solo II. I was not a huge fan of how much time that device took for one session, and how little vapor I got with each hit.
Cannabis Experience:
I’ve been smoking, dabbing and eating weed all day, every day for the past 15 years, with just a few breaks in between. High quality flower and concentrates from California, Michigan, Colorado and everywhere in between. My daily routine can easily involve smoking 3 grams of flower, taking several rosin dabs, and eating 200-500mg of edibles, all before noon. I’m genuinely not saying this to brag, I don’t even think that it is one. Why I’m getting into this will become apparent a little bit later.
My Preconceptions:
When doing my research on what ball vape should be my first, I kept seeing the same phrase mentioned over and over: “It makes your flower hit like a dab!” I was pretty hesitant to believe that one. I figured “they must just have low tolerances, surely it won’t hit me like that, right?”
Wrong!
I was also hesitant to believe that it would be easy to set up. I mean, ball vapes sound complicated as a complete beginner. The concept of going from a lighter, to a heated coil and ruby balls, sounded pretty intimidating.
Also wrong!
First Impressions:
Right out of the box, I could tell it would be easier to get setup than I had thought. I bought mine from VgoodieZ as a kit, so it came entirely assembled, just had to plug it in, let it “heat soak” for 5 minutes according to the instructions, then it was good to go! The bowl it came with fit right into the bong I had already owned, and was ready to pack and go. (After I cleaned it and my bong with isopropyl alcohol, just to be clean.)
It was very simple, and I hardly even needed the instructions to figure out how to work it. It’s pretty intuitive to just pack the bowl, put the metal coil on it, and rip some clouds!
And let me tell you, this thing RIPS! It gives me just as much cloud-action as this same bong did with combustion, except the bowls actually last longer! I get several huge hits out of the same amount of flower as one combusted bong hit. And the best part is, it truly feels like a dabbing experience. The people who had said that were so exactly right! Each hit is a super flavorful, potent burst of terpenes and flavors, that hit you immediately right between the eyes, just like a dab would. Due to my tolerance, I thought that I would disagree with this, but I was very wrong, it really is just like dabbing.
In the first few days, I was under the impression that lower temps would be best for smooth vapor, so I was hitting it at about 500f, and found a lot of my strains to be relatively harsh at that temperature. I brushed it off, figuring I just needed to get used to the new device.
Thoughts After One Month:
A month in, and I’m still loving this device. I haven’t even wanted to try combusting my green again, it just feels like that would be a waste, and taste terrible as well. I’ve adjusted to using the device at 550, the higher temperature actually makes for a smoother hit.
After running this daily for a month, probably thousands of bowls in by this point, I can tell you that it STILL hits me like a dab. Tolerance buildup hasn’t been much of a thing at all, I’m still getting absolutely ripped off this thing, despite being pretty used to it at this point. I consistently feel like I used to as a beginner stoner, getting as high as I did years and years ago. It’s been amazing!
Another benefit is in my lungs. As a daily smoker for so long, my lungs were really feeling it, I had a smokers cough and everything. Since getting used to the switch, I haven’t had any cough at all.
I also smell better, in addition to all my clothes and my whole house as well. When using the Ruby Twist, the room will still smell, but it seems to go away entirely in about 15 minutes. When I used to smoke out my window, I’d be able to smell it hours later.
Since making the switch, I no longer need ash trays at all. Instead, I fill a jar with my already-vaped-bud, and just mix it in to ice cream later on. Since it’s been ‘decarbed’ by the vape process already, it’s ready to eat and be absorbed in the body! No need to cook it in to edibles, like with traditional flower. It takes longer to kick in than a regular edible, but it lasts a long time and hits pretty hard.
Overall Thoughts:
I’m absolutely considering this the best purchase I’ve made in years.
1. It’s definitely healthier. The older I get, the more important that is to me.
2. It’s just fun! After smoking for years, it’s great to have an option that’s not only hard hitting, but just fresh and new.
3. It saves weed. Weed is very possibly one of my biggest expenses. Don’t get me wrong, I can afford it, but it’s always nice to cut costs down on something you go through a lot of!
In conclusion, the only thing that I regret is taking so long to pull the trigger on this. I’d been reading about ball vapes, and how great they are, for well over a year before making this leap. That’s a whole year that I could’ve been enjoying weed more, while harming my body less.
Don’t be like me! Grab your Ruby Twist Kit here at VgoodieZ, I don’t see how anyone could regret it. I used code ‘Buddy5’ at checkout, to bring the whole kit down to just $190 in total, shipped to my door and everything.
Addition: Later on, I bought the ‘Cell’ water pipe that’s made to be used with these devices. It’s a very nice addition to my collection, and the Ruby Twist sits perfectly on top of it, letting me use it hands free, a little bit. I love it, and the showerhead percolator inside of it. However, if I could go back in time, I would buy the bigger ‘Cell Mega’ for a little bit more money, just so it would sit with more stability on my counter. It’s not unstable, but I’ve almost knocked it over a couple times. I don’t think the big guy would have budged! If you’re just buying a water pipe attachment, you can use code ‘Buddy10’ at checkout for 10% off.
Differen’t options you could buy, and the attached discount codes that I used. You could just buy the ruby twist bundle and use it with any bong you have at home, or you could buy the bundle with the glass included, or just the glass itself if you need. You DO NOT need all of these items to use the Ruby Twist.
In the final days of December 2023, I had a very sudden realization: I wasn’t happy with who I was. Having dealt with depression and anxiety for about 20 years by this point, I was no stranger to this feeling, but I was fed up. I never wanted to go out, be with people, go to work, I never really wanted to do anything. I would suck it up and force myself to do things sometimes, but it was harder than it should have been. All I wanted to do was curl up in my bed and hide from the world, all the time. I was never even sure what I was hiding from, I just knew I didn’t enjoy much, and I was sick of it. I had to make a change.
This wasn’t my first time trying to make a change. I’ve tried all the classics, like regular exercise, healthy diet and talk therapy. These all helped me immensely to become the person I am today, but I still had the lingering feeling that just wouldn’t go away. I just didn’t feel like I was a part of, or had a place in, this world. I had heard of people having success with mushrooms, so I started to look into that option. It made me nervous to even think about, but it made me more nervous to think about continuing to live without a major change. And besides, I had tried shrooms a couple times in my younger years, how bad could this be? I decided I wanted to try this option, but this left me with one question: Where would I get shrooms?
Apparently, the world had heard my shouts into the void, and decided to give me a little tease. On December 31, 2023, I went into work and ran into a coworker I hadn’t seen since before the holidays. He pulled me aside, saying he had a little gift he’d been waiting to give me, and pulled out a small jar filled with shrooms, about 2 grams total. He handed it to me, explaining how his friend had grown them, and given them out as Christmas presents. I was blessed enough to receive some as well, and my journey truly began.
That night, New Years Eve, my girlfriend and I split the mushrooms I’d been given, and spent time listening to music, painting, and finally, watching the ball drop. For the first time in years, I felt at peace. Like a deep fog had been lifted from my mind, and I could just BE. Be present, be mindful, be myself, be part of the world, be part of the universe. I could finally live and breathe without the weight of depression on my shoulders, for the first time in years. We had a magical night together, and I was excited for 2024.
This wild coincidence felt like some kind of divine timing, like the universe telling me that I was right, this was the path that I should be taking. My issues weren’t quite solved yet, though. After all, I didn’t actually have a source for more mushrooms, this was a one time thing.
One thing my coworker mentioned stuck with me though, his friend grew them? How? At the time, I had no clue that someone could just do that! Obviously mushrooms grow from somewhere, but the concept of just growing them at home was brand new to me.
So, I found myself a mushroom grow guide on reddit, and began trying to learn the entire process. This guide that I found was very detailed, and I mean DETAILED. It had so much information, that I was completely overwhelmed. It seemed impossible, I just didn’t think I could do it. Over the next couple weeks, I spent hours reading and re-reading the guide, slowly getting comfortable, but trying to make sure I had a full grasp on it. I had many conversations with people on the forum, and asked many questions, sometimes getting different answers. Every grower has their own technique, it seems!
2-3 weeks of constant googling later, and I felt prepared. I finally had all the steps memorized, knew what I needed, and knew where to get it all, for the best prices even. I bit the bullet, nervous that I may have just wasted $150, but excited to try out a new hobby. A few days later it all arrived, and it was finally time to start the process.
2 months later, I had my first full harvest, and a head full of new knowledge and amazement. The main thing I had learned, was that the whole process was actually SUPER easy! I had massively over prepared, worried about nothing, and even spent a little bit more money than I really needed to. It was so easy, that the hardest part was just having patience. Once I had all the materials, I only had to do about 2 hours of work, and 2 months of just waiting for things to happen. It was so easy, that I wrote the simplified guide I linked above, just to help other people in the same position I was in.
Now that my harvest was done and dried, I found myself with 2 ounces of product. This would have cost me somewhere around $4-500 from less legal sources, yet I had only put in about $150. I was thrilled! This was so much more than enough to begin my experiments, enough to last me years! So I began my journey. I put myself on a schedule of taking 0.2 grams, every 3 days.
On those days, I’d come home from work and take my 0.2 grams. I’d put on some music, and begin journaling about myself, my feelings, the ways I’d been living, the things I was sick of, everything. Just analyzing my entire life, and allowing myself to be vulnerable and open with, well, myself. And it felt great, every time. I wasn’t necessarily having grandiose, life changing epiphanies or anything, but I could feel my thought patterns somehow healing for the better. The best way I can think to put it, is like this: If my mind was a business, I was just the manager, lost in the daily grind and operations of keeping things afloat. But when I took my mushroom micro dose, I was a consultant, brought in to look around and optimize workflow.
After each time, I’d feel a decent amount better, but I wasn’t having any big “aha!” Moments, like I had expected. But after about a month of continuing this, I realized that I was indeed changing. I was spending less time in my bed, hiding from the world. I found myself waking up excited to get started on some new project, or even go some place, like the thrift store or grocery store. While I used to think of these tasks as draining chores, I suddenly found myself with a brand new perspective, happy to be around others and taking care of myself.
A few more months of this, and I realize I can hold conversations without second guessing my words. I realize I can just leave my house and go to the store, without even a second thought. No more hyping myself up to do a quick grocery run, no more rehearsing my order in line at the coffee shop. I was finally living the way I always imagined regular, healthy people do, the way my depression had always stopped me from living. At long last, I became a part of this world again, and I have mushrooms to thank for this transformation. There’s no doubt in my mind that this was the best thing I have ever done for myself, and the effects have been long-lasting.
Mushrooms gave me my life back. Thanks for reading my story, I hope it helps someone out there achieve the same results I had.
So, you’ve been smoking for a while now. You’re getting pretty used to the effects you’ve been feeling. Maybe even.. too used to them? Or maybe you just can’t partake right now for any number of other reasons.
If you’ve found this page, I’m assuming you’ve already realized what point you’re at, and what you need to do about it. You may need a tolerance break!
Luckily, taking a tolerance break doesn’t have to be as hard as it seems! Just about every seasoned stoner has been there. It’s all in your mindset and perspective, my friend. Let’s dive into this a bit;
How do I know I might need a tolerance break?
Weed isn’t getting you as high as you want to be
You’re feeling brain fog
You’re anxious, sad or irritable every time you smoke
You’re spending too much money on weed
You’re spending too much time on weed
If I take a tolerance break, what effects will I experience?
That depends pretty heavily on how long you’ve been smoking, how good your product is, how often you smoke, and probably many more factors. But generally, most people will experience a few or all of these symptoms:
Decreased sleep quality
Decreased appetite
Mood Swings
Boredom
Intense dreams
Cold sweats at night
How can I make my tolerance break easier?
Essentially, a lot of self care.
Exercise – Hit the gym, go for a run, get on the floor and do some pushups if you need to. The more physically tired you get yourself, the better. For one thing, you’ll sleep much better if your body is tired out. You might not even notice the insomnia! Another benefit is the natural release of endorphins when you exercise. The runners high is no joke! When all your body wants is that elevated feeling, exercise can certainly duplicate it.
Hobbies – One of the hardest parts of a tolerance break can be the extreme boredom. The goal here is to keep your mind off of your tolerance break. If you’re sitting there fantasizing about smoking again, you’re just going to feel worse and worse. Instead, fill your time with just about anything. Read or write a book, draw some doodles, craft something, play an instrument, do a puzzle, play some video games, get lost in a movie, or even discover a brand new hobby. The world is still your oyster, even without the green.
Replace your Rituals – Personally, I love the ritual of smoking or vaping about as much as the act itself, so I replace it as well. Rather than grind up flower and pack a bowl, I’ll boil some water and steep a tea bag. I find it to be a great way to achieve a similar level of relaxation in my day. I get the process of physically preparing something, and then I can sit down and have a nice sip sesh as well.
CBD Flower – If you have access to it, CBD flower can be helpful in achieving a very similar ritual, as well as providing your body with all the benefits of your green, without any of the high. This method could be useful for helping you get back to sleep if you’re struggling with that. Personally, I find that this method can be a slippery slope, and usually just makes me want the real thing even more. Many people do have success with this, though!
How long will these tolerance break side effects last?
I find that the worst of it is over in about one week, though everyone is different. It could take you a couple of weeks. Generally speaking, after one week your appetite, sleep pattern and mood regulation should be much closer to normal again. Boredom can still be in full force, if you’re not actively fighting it!
How long should my tolerance break be?
This one is personal preference. If you’re a heavy smoker, even one day off will make a big difference in the effects you feel when you smoke again. I like to take occasional 7 day breaks to help my tolerance, and then a 30 day break when my body lets me know it needs one. This ensures my tolerance stays lower for longer once I come back to smoking.
How should I come back to smoking?
When you smoke again, start small! It won’t take much at all. After a few days off, I make sure to start with one puff to see how it’ll hit. Jumping right back in to the heavy hitters is a surefire way to raise your tolerance right back to where it was before.
So, you’re curious about mold in your flower. Whether you think your flower is contaminated, or you just want to know what to look out for, we got you covered.
Let’s start with some basics. I will add plenty of reference pictures at the bottom of this page.
What does mold on weed look like?How do I know if my flower is moldy?
The flower may have a hay/grassy smell to it, rather than the classic skunky/gassy/fruity/earthy tones. There will usually be white/grey, cobweb type formations on it as well.
While mold usually presents itself in these ways, it can also be present without showing the typical signs. In this case, you may want to look at the flower through a Microscope, or use a blacklight, if possible.
Scroll down to the bottom of this page for reference pictures of moldy flower.
Can My Dispensary Flower Have Mold?
It absolutely can. While some states in the US are required to test for mold in the flower that they sell in licensed dispensaries, many states are not. Even in the states that are required to, mold can appear after testing, or the tests could be faked entirely.
It’s always a good idea to ensure that your flower is clean & safe to smoke, no matter the source.
Can you get sick from smoking or vaping moldy flower? What symptoms should I look for?
Yes, you can. It may not be too likely, but you open yourself up to the possibility of serious lung or even brain infections and inflammations.
Immediate symptoms may include sneezing, wheezing, congestion, runny nose, sinus pain or headaches. If you experience any of these symptoms, it may be time to toss that flower and grab some more.
Can I make edibles from my moldy flower?
I certainly wouldn’t. Even when the mold is killed by high temperatures, it leaves unsafe byproducts that you don’t want in your body.
On a personal note, I make edibles frequently, and consider myself to have an iron stomach. I would never use moldy flower. I did once just to find out; let’s just say every dose involved a lengthy trip to the bathroom.
Can I cut the mold off my weed?
No, once the mold is present, there are spores all over and throughout the flower. The whole bag/jar is compromised by this point.
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