Marijuana Vaporizer Health Benefits

Vaporization is a technique for avoiding irritating respiratory toxins in marijuana smoke by heating cannabis to a temperature where the psychoactive ingredients evaporate without causing combustion.

Through a vaporizer, cannabis is heated and not burnt, releasing THC as vapor which is inhaled rather than smoke. Laboratory studies by California NORML and MAPS have justified how vaporizes can efficiently transport cannabinoids without the risk of inhaling harmful toxins.

Vaporizers heat cannabis to a temperature of 180 – 200°C, translating that it is not fully combusted and no smoke is produced. With such, THC and other medically active cannabinoids are emitted with reduced, if not totally eliminated, carcinogenic tars and noxious gases found in smoke.

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Shortbread Hearts!

Shortbread Hearts:
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 pound cannabutter
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 pound good-quality white chocolate, roughly chopped
1/4 teaspoon vegetable shortening
Red or other food coloring (optional)

Directions:
1.Combine flour and salt in a medium bowl; set aside. Place cannabutter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat until just combined. Do not whip. Add vanilla; mix. Add flour mixture; mix on low until dough starts to come together. Transfer to a floured board; knead into a ball. Wrap in plastic; chill 30 minutes.
2.Heat oven to 325 degrees. Roll dough on a floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out heart shapes using a 3-inch heart cookie cutter. Place hearts on an ungreased baking sheet, and bake until lightly browned, bake for 20 minutes (or until slightly brown). Transfer to wire racks to cool.
3.While cookies bake, melt chocolate in a small bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water. Add shortening; whisk until smooth. Dip cooled shortbread into chocolate to coat surface evenly, or brush on with pastry brush; let set. Color remaining chocolate mixture, and pipe onto cookies as desired.

Brownie Cupcakes!

Brownie Cupcakes:
Vegetable oil cooking spray
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1 3/4 sticks cannabutter
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 large eggs
1/2 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Buttercream Frosting:
1 1/2 sticks cannabutter, softened
1/2 pound confectioners' sugar, sifted
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Brownie Cupcake Directions:
1.Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. Coat an 8-inch square cake pan with cooking spray, line bottom with parchment, then spray parchment.
2.Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Place butter and chocolate in a heatproof mixer bowl set over a pot of simmering water, stirring until chocolate melts.
3.Attach bowl to mixer, add sugar, and whisk on medium-high speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, then vanilla. Reduce speed to low, and add flour mixture.
4.Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full. Spread remaining batter in square pan. Bake until set but still soft, about 25 minutes. Let cool in tins and pan on wire racks.
5.Frost cupcakes with buttercream. Cut out 24 hearts from brownie in pan using a 1 1/2-inch heart-shaped cutter. Top each cupcake with a heart.

Buttercream Directions:
1.Beat butter with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and creamy, about 2 minutes.
2.Reduce speed to medium. Add sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating after each addition, about 5 minutes. (After every 2 additions, increase speed to high, and beat for 10 seconds, then reduce speed to medium-high). Add vanilla, and beat until buttercream is smooth.

Endless Sky

Endless Sky is 90% Indica and 10% Sativa.

Like many indicas, Endless Sky does well in soil but really flourishes in hydro, where it grows very fast. It's moderate size and limited branching make Endless Sky a good choice for small space. When flowered at 10-12 inches tall, these plants reach 24-30 inches at harvest.

This strain provides a potent, indica-type stone that has been reported to provide pain relief. Endless Sky provides sedation, relaxation and also aids with sleep.

Shortbread Cookies

Shortbread:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup powdered confectioner sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Filling:
1/2 cup of raspberry jam or homemade raspberry preserves
2 ounces white chocolate, grated

Homemade Raspberry Preserves:
2 cups frozen raspberries, unsweetened
1/4 cup granulated white sugar
a few drops of fresh lemon juice

Shortbread:
In a separate bowl whisk the flour with the salt. Set aside.

In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), cream the butter until smooth (about 1 minute). Add the sugar and beat until smooth (about 2 minutes). Beat in the vanilla extract. Gently stir in the flour mixture just until incorporated. Flatten the dough into a disk shape, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill the dough for at least an hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) with the rack in the middle of the oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough until it is about 1/4 inch thick. Using a 2 to 3 inch cookie cutter to cut out the dough. Place the cookies about 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets.

Use a smaller cookie cutter to cut out the centers of half of the cookies on the baking sheet. (You will be sandwiching two cookies together and there will be a small 'window or cut out' in the top cookie so you can see the jam underneath.) Place the unbaked cookies, on the baking sheet, in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes. This will firm up the dough so the cookies will maintain their shape when baked. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.

To Assemble Cookies: Place the cookies with the cut-outs on a wire rack and dust the tops with the confectioners' sugar.

On the bottom surface of the full cookie (top of cookie will face out) spread with about a 1/4 teaspoon of jam. Sprinkle with a little grated white chocolate. Place the cut-out cookie on top and gently sandwich them together. Using a small spoon, fill the cut-out with a little more jam.

Makes about 12 sandwich cookies.

Valentine Cookies!

Valentine's Day gives us such a wonderful excuse to make cookies, why not make them a little more "interesting" this year. Medicating should be fun. This easy sugar cookie recipe will add a little excitement to any Patient or Caregivers holiday!

Recipe yield 4 dozen

Sugar CannaCookies:
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup Cannabutter, softened
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting:
4 cups confectioners sugar
1/2 cup shortening
5 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
food coloring

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the cannabutter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.

(Frosting) In a large bowl, cream together the confectioners' sugar and shortening until smooth. Gradually mix in the milk and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth and stiff, about 5 minutes. Color with food coloring if desired.

Compassion Clubs are the "backbone" of Michigan's Medical Marijuana Movement

"Community caregiver/patient networking through local Compassion Clubs is currently the backbone of the medical marijuana movement in Michigan. Shouldn't we focus on events which support LOCAL community Compassion Clubs rather than illegal statewide dispensaries and large commercial growing operations?" - Bob Heflin
http://www.michiganmedicalmarijuana.org/node/15662

Find the Right Medical Marijuana for Your Condition

Finding the perfect stain of medical marijuana can be very overwhelming due to the infinite number of possibilites. Each strain will provide a different medicated affect. Patients suffering from different medical conditions will require different srains.

INDICA:

Generally more physical than cerebral (however, the relief of physical symptoms can have a positive psychological effect;
sedation, pain relief and relaxation;
best for later in the day and bedtime;
perhaps better for anxiety than depression;
reduces pain;
muscle relaxant;
relieves spasms, reduces seizures;
reduces inflammation;
aids sleep;
reduces anxiety and stress;
reduces nausea;
stimulates appetite;
relieves headaches and migraines;
reduces intra-occular pressure; and
expectorant;

SATIVA:

more stimulating and uplifting;
energizing and thought provoking;
increases focus and creativity;
supports immune system;
best for use in daytime;
reduces nausea;
stimulates the appetite;
fights drepression;
positive, uplifting, cerebral effect;
energizes and stimulates;
promotes creativity;
relieves headaches and migraines;
relaxes muscles, relieves pain; and
acts as an expectorant

Most cannabis seeds and medicine available today are from hybrids - crosses of Sativa and Indica varieties.

Indica-dominant crosses are for pain relief, with the sativa component helping with energy and activity levels.

Sativa-dominant crosses are good for stimulating appetite, with the indica component helping to reduce body pain and increase relaxation.