ReeferSmoke – A Marijuana Blog

So much has been said and written about the Pros and Cons of Medical Marijuana by people from all walks of life and strata of society, it just doesn’t seem to matter, we’re going to suffer the consequence of the reefer madness brain-washing for years to come. However, on the scientific side of the argument “should marijuana be legal for medical use” tomorrow a 56 year old stockbroker from Florida, named Irvin Rosenfeld (see: No Dope: Ft. Lauderdale Man to Smoke 115,000th Joint) will add his record to the case studies by being the first person on record to have smoked 115,000 reefers while in a Federal Drug Administration’s Investigational New Drug Program. Not only are there no signs of negative health issues or work performance in the case of Rosenfeld but he provides yet another powerful testimonial of the benefits derived from this plant.
The medical marijuana that Rosenfeld is supplied by Uncle Sam comes from the University of Mississippi Weed Farm, the only federally approved farm in the United States. Mahmoud A. ElSohly, PhD, whom we once wrote about in this blog, is a Research Professor at the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Mississippi, stated the following in a Dec. 19, 2005 interview with the Journal of the International Hemp Association:

“Cannabis as a smoked product, in my judgment, would not be a useful product simply because of the lack of standardization, the fact that it’s a smoked material: you can’t determine the dose, people smoke in different ways, plus the interaction of the many different components and degradation products, and the tars associated with smoked materials. So smoking is not a good delivery system.
However, cannabis as a plant that is rich in chemical components, would have potential for producing useful drugs, for example THC. Now THC in the oral preparation, it doesn’t seem to be doing the good job it should or was expected to. My personal view on the reason for this is the ‘first-pass effect.’ The material taken orally goes through the liver and is converted to the 11-hydroxy metabolite, which is 4-5 times more potent in terms of psychoactivity, before getting into the bloodstream, and the profile of these two drugs is quite different.”

Not sure if I completely agree with the good Doctor since some people may have placebo effects from smoking their medicine but this brings up a good argument for just legalizing marijuana because obviously no-one has, can, or will, be hurt from smoking weed, so let’s get cracking on the research. Also, let’s separate the medical marijuana debate from recreational ganja and begin two distinctly different dialogs. Legalize both!

The good folks from WeedMaps.com have really outdone themselves this time, they’ve taken cannabis photography to an entirely new level. Never before has the term “sick” been so meaningful to describe something wonderful, especially if you’re stuck looking at these photos and your own stash is empty and you live somewhere that you can’t just whip out your iPhone and feed-in your co-ordinates to locate the nearest dispensary, so you can re-load your stash.
Here’s the description from the NugPorn.com website:

NugPorn.com provides high quality, professionally shot medical cannabis photos & strain reviews. As a sister site of WeedMaps.com, we get access to the most exotic and beautiful marijuana strain pictures ever assembled on one site. We search medical marijuana dispensaries far and wide to find the most amazing weed porn for our visitors. Leave a comment if you dig ‘em!

As I’ve admitted in another article on this blog (see: Cannabis Pornography), I’m a huge fan of weed photography and can admit it may have been one of the factors that prompted me to start Reefer Smoke. Every day I look at pictures and videos of plants and buds, or as often as I can I love to inspect real plants but I can honestly say that I’ve never seen marijuana photography like that on NugPorn.com. I chose “Purple Dragon” cannabis strain for this recommendation because I was amazed by the colors in the photo but truthfully, there’s not a bad image on the entire site and the sheer number of exquisite cannabis strains alone should earn the site a 5 star commendation.
I give NugPorn.com 2 enthusiastic bongs-up and encourage you to check it out immediately at NugPorn.com

This is a two part post, first; let me say that I think MarijuanaReviews.com is destined to be a major hub for the Marijuana community online and currently, in my opinion, the best source of honest accurate reviews (promised in their bi-line) of the multitude of strains of weed in the world.
There’s a dialog amongst cannabis connoisseurs about how the field of knowledge has been repressed by the prohibition, in more ways than just the scientific/medical applications. What I’m referring to is the recreational understanding of the herb. Now that the cultivation aspect of the underground grow-op activity has matured beyond the budding stage, into a viable, and sustainable cottage industry with genetically stable plant strains much like wine (ie. Chardonnay, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc etc…) there’s a demand for information about the look, smell, taste, and effect of the finished product (bud). Naturally a price comparison would accompany this information and eventually an entire strain-rating-guide will be needed but first the dialog has to establish a nomenclature for explaining subtleties of the distinctive looks, smell, tastes and effects. We can thank MarijuanaReviews.com for advancing the required lexicon.
The second part of this post was to thank Miami Toker for submitting this honest and accurate marijuana review.

Looks: Bright! A neon green that is almost yellow. Spots of purple and pink throughout the buds, all frosted with trichomes. The smaller nugs are actually the prettiest. The pictures hardly do it justice, it’s a true feast for the eyes.
Smell: Unique smell. Sweet, fruity and tangy. I asked a few people to describe the smell in one word and the top response was “WOW!” The smell of the smoke is like incense, it fills the room with a sweet mellow aroma that lingers for hours.

I got my hands on a huge fresh sack of this gear last summer in BC and said “WOW” every time I broke open my stash, which lasted two months despite chronic use. Prior to that I’d only ever seen it in Miami, as it’s not something I found to be on the menus of Cafes in Amsterdam, since the suppliers are so hip to haze (strains) these past few years but I can promise you this, if Juicy Fruit is available when I get back to BC this year, I’ll be stoked to grab another QLB.