Category: Cannabis 101

Walk into any cannabis store and you’ll see three words on nearly every product: indica, sativa, and hybrid. They’re the most common way cannabis gets sorted on a shelf — and also one of the most misunderstood parts of shopping for it. Here’s what those labels actually tell you, and what’s worth looking at instead.…

Edibles — gummies, chocolates, baked goods, and drinks — are one of the most popular ways to enjoy cannabis, and one of the easiest to get wrong. They work differently from anything you smoke or vape, and a little knowledge goes a long way toward a good first experience. Here’s what every new edibles consumer…

A cannabis label can look like a wall of numbers, percentages, and abbreviations. But once you know what you’re looking at, it tells you most of what you need to choose well — often more than the strain name does. Here’s a plain-language guide to reading one. THC — the number everyone looks at THC…