A Strangers' Guide to Buying Marijuana from a Cannabis Shop
The Impression Of A Cannabis Shop
If you are a food enthusiast for herbs, spices, and
delectable flora, marijuana or cannabis
may be for you-you did not get that wrong. It seems that on a yearly basis,
marijuana has slowly entered a sort of renaissance classical revival under new
impressions, perceptions and even newer approaches towards producing, marketing
and trading the product in local cannabis shops—even enters food tourism
communities every now and then. If you are new to the cannabis exploration
scene, let you in on something to know about the cannabis shop and insight into
the cannabis trade.
The
Intimidation Of Going To A Cannabis Shop
Let us get one thing out of the way: people are skeptical about plants that make
them have the possibility of going crazy—this is quite normal in the life
of a human and in society.
But it should come as to no surprise
that if you are a skeptic, it will not probably tell you that while marijuana
or medicinal plants have been stigmatized in the past, some people still have that viewpoint.
It is not necessarily wrong, just a bit misguided. The plant and
plant compounds are not really the ones to blame but mostly on participants or
purveyors who were not professional and did not approach it from the vantage
point of proper conduct, for the lack
of a better term—they went at it with an
almost rebellious zealot nature.
Things have changed now, and the
shops that sell cannabis, cannabis seeds, and
marijuana in general, have adopted better, safer and more communication driven aspects
within their marketing and their promotions.
With that said, before anything else,
adopt a connoisseur or gourmand’s mindset.
People have now begun to see a different world and use for marijuana than days
before. If you can spare the perspective to treat them as plants that have, to
say the least¸ interesting properties
like most herbs and spices (to a degree), the cannabis shop can aid in that—do
not to be so uptight.
What Do I
Even Look For In A Cannabis Shop?
A thought and good question that most
people ignore and this is mostly because of that long stigma involving cannabis
or marijuana are that the cannabis plant is one just one bag of the same
green funky smelling leaf—they are not and have never been.
Cannabis, like so many other plants, has
certainly developed strains that come
from their time germinating and planting to grow until they mature. Not to
mention, many of these plants have designations of either being male or female,
with the female as the one that reproduces the flower blooming substance that
creates the trance-like effects of
marijuana. But, while cannabis plants have an almost similar structure of appearance, their effects and hence,
their color qualities, are different.
Speaking of which, here is a review
of things to keep in mind (the magic words, so to say) that will help you out
when you visit most medicinal cannabis shops:
1. The Flower Product
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This has been previewed above as an introduction, but as said, the
flower is the product that is responsible for creating these dream-like or
trance-like effects that marijuana or the plant science term cannabis is
generally associated for. They are often nugget-like and have a sticky quality
to them (as a type of flower, understandable).
This type of product is often the most basic form of trading within a
cannabis shop.
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There are also two aspects or kinds of cannabis heritage that
you can find. One is indica, which is a strain of cannabis that
is more associated with relaxing the body
and is useful for those people that just cannot seem to sleep a good night’s
rest. The other strain is sativa, which is more associated with
relieving the body of pain and is useful for those people that just cannot seem
to stop their agitations, frustrations and even have trouble getting up for a
good day.
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Hybrids of each strain are very much available and are often
the case represented in cannabis shops that you can come across. With these
strains, you want to use the scientific terms of THC and CBD—former is the
one that gets you a rush and the latter is the one that gets you to take a nap.
2. The Edible Product
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This is probably the one that crosses over to the gourmet industry,
wine industry and the restaurant startup business—which makes the
approachability that much more apparent.
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Consuming the plant for trance-like states is an old type of
activity and one of the business’ basic ways of trade.
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Cannabis products today can also be “edible” as in, they can
be used as “infusions” like a mango puree
or pea vegetable juice for elevated
taste, texture, and presentation in terms
of a meal associated with gourmet, liquor or dining culture.
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The cannabis infusions can often be seen from confectionaries
like chocolates, to a hefty handful of nuts and even an infusion in your
favorite drinks—a testament to how people have thought cannabis, not as a medicinal drug but a medicinal plant.
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Best of all, these “edibles” or “infusions” have (should
have) a label of their content of TCH or
CBD. This can and is useful in terms
of letting you know how the product will affect you and what kind of an
experience you can have. In cases like these, the producers and affiliate
purveyors will vary the dosage of plant cannabis compounds to appropriately
gauge the experience of customers—quite thorough compared to the past.
3. The Concentrates Product
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Not the plant flower nor the plant substance, but the plant’s
essence. Often times, these are
extracted with different kinds of processes and methods that make it possible
for various products to come in.
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You can see this with several types of vapes and even certain
kinds of therapeutic oils that are used for physical ailments.
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This cannabis variation also applies itself to several
smoking apparatuses like smoke buds and cigarettes.
Accessing these terms should get you started in a conversation with a seller or
purveyor when it comes to what to try out and experiment and which product
variation is
for you.
The
Importance Of Cannabis Shop Rapport
Despite a changing perspective when
it comes to cannabis as a medically supported and backed up the plant and even with more politically correct
and appropriate terms like the above mentioned “flower”, “edibles” and
“concentrates”, there can still be an awkwardness between consumer and seller.
In all kinds of propriety, you should be able to generally buy a product
from cannabis without much confusion or trouble around using it especially if the seller is the real
deal or is genuinely concerned about your own experience with their product—a good soul would be, after all.
That said, even in this new age, some
sellers are not always the best representation of what the cannabis seller should be: ethical, knowledgeable,
experienced, trustworthy and down to earth.
Possessing any of these qualities is always a good sign when it comes to
purchasing a product. But, beyond all of that, the cannabis shop and seller
have a reputation to keep their trade in services with a certain dignity of
respect and even admiration—look for all
of these qualities with every seller that you see.
What Should
I Try When I Get Out Of A Cannabis Shop?
You have given the standards for
these sellers and purveyors to be quite responsible and dignified—you should too inside and outside of the
shop.
That being said, take note of these
observations if you found some goodies
from the cannabis shop:
1. Do use cannabis vape products or smoke in a location that is away from other people. Nobody wants to
see you smoke and flaunt whatever self-importance you have, but they do care if you do it in their face
and with a very strong product on that account—give yourself and your cannabis vape some space and keep away from
others’ space.
2. Do apply a smaller dosage when it comes to cannabis oil therapy
products. The reason for this is that it can cause irritations just like any
plant-based products. The benefit will
be two-fold in that, for one thing, you will not waste precious oil that you
can spread over and the other thing is you can find out how much oil can actually affect you—real time.
3. Do further research and networking when trying to use cannabis
edibles as they can vary a lot if you
are manipulating and accounting only
for taste, texture and overall consistency (if in things like soups). This is
probably the best time to call an experienced cook or chef for some safe and
better ideas than what you are currently having.
Of course, if you want to take the
“flower” product, be responsible enough to have someone guiding you through the experience. Believe it or not,
these are medicinal plants that have
been used for a long time by healers of all kinds—best to respect that message and not be too much a maverick. Hope this has helped you through the world of
the humble cannabis shop across the corner—somewhere.
Influencer Reference:
Lester
Black of The Stranger
Danny Kress of A Therapeutic Alternative
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