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Know Your Terpenes

Know Your Terpenes

Kim Riot
Cannabis 101, Terpenes, Educational, Parts of the Plant

Terpenes are these oily compounds secreted from the trichomes of the cannabis plant. This is what gives different cannabis strains their distinct aroma. More than a couple hundred terpenes are found in cannabis. Terpenes should be fairly easy for one to understand if you think about the natural world outside of cannabis. Different herbs, spices, flowers, and vegetables have their own terpene profile. The easy way to define terpenes is just by the smell of some of these herbs and spices in our every day life. 
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Extending a Medical Cannabis Card in Illinois

Extending a Medical Cannabis Card in Illinois

Kim Riot
Medical Cannabis, Illinois Pilot Program, Renewal

The time of extension comes to all patients registered in Illinois, just depends on when applied to begin with and for how long you applied for. My card expires on March 13th so it is time for me to gather everything I need in order to extend my medical cannabis card and continue to purchase cannabis in the state of Illinois. Below, I am going to go over the steps you need to take to renew your card, or what you can do to speed up the process. 
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Temporary Cannabis? The Pilot Program in Illinois PT 2

Temporary Cannabis? The Pilot Program in Illinois PT 2

Kim Riot
Medical Cannabis, Illinois Pilot Program

In my last post I went over a lot of the details of the Pilot Program: how to get your card, trustworthy sites to link you to help on getting your card, where the Program is at now in terms of statistics, and a little bit about the politics involved. For this update, I'd like to touch some more on the politics agenda, but I first must point out that I am by no means an expert on this subject with cannabis. Discussing politics is typically my least favorite thing to do, and for the most part, I try to ignore it as much as possible. With so many things changing with a new presidency, it is hard not to get involved and make sure the people who represent you, actually represent you! 
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