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Cannabis plants with advance water sprinkler that operates at set interval times at the Organic Alternative growth facility Feb. 3. Each row of plants are easily movable to allow walking space like a library bookshelf system.

How the cannabis industry is staying sustainable

Taylor Paumen, Content Managing Editor April 5, 2023

As cannabis acceptance and consumption grow with the industry, finding sustainable ways to keep up with the demand is something companies and individual consumers can do quickly before the industry gets...

Make sure you have the basics for your smoke spots

Make sure you have the basics for your smoke spots

Miles Buchan, Staff Reporter March 22, 2023

Each person may have their own ideal smoke spot, but there are some elements that generally will take your spot from good to great if you can manage to include them. It is possible to enjoy your experience...

Weed to Know: How to roll your cannabis

Weed to Know: How to roll your cannabis

Miles Buchan, Staff Reporter February 22, 2023

When it comes to cannabis being rolled up into something smokable, there are many methods of doing so and even more terms to learn. Starting out, it can be easy to become lost in a sea of slang, but with...

Weed to Know: Getting in and out of a dispensary fluidly

Weed to Know: Getting in and out of a dispensary fluidly

Taylor Paumen, Content Managing Editor February 16, 2023

Here at the cannabis desk, we’ve let our minds stretch to create lots of informative, silly and exciting content and columns in the desk’s short 2 1/2-year life span. Our audience can submit anonymous...

Photo illustration by Tri Duong

Cannabis can be a game changer for those with chronic pain

Bella Eckburg, Opinion Director February 2, 2023
Cannabis has a variety of effects that we can benefit from, even if we would not consider ourselves of the stoner variety.  I first became interested in cannabis after hearing about how it helps individuals with chronic pain. I have severe scoliosis, with two major curves, so my spine looks like a capital S backward, and I received corrective surgery in 2015 to lessen the curvature at the bottom. 
Quick, savory munchie menu for any stoner

Quick, savory munchie menu for any stoner

Karsyn Lane, Sports Director January 26, 2023

Every stoner has been there once. It's the end of a hard day, you've just smoked the last puff of the bowl and a heavy couch lock is setting in. A deep tummy grumble emerges as the smoke cloud fades...

5 of the most common terpenes found in cannabis

The Collegian terpene guide: Just a whiff

Grayson Acri, Staff Reporter October 30, 2022
All strains will likely contain some of each of these terpenes, and paying attention to what strains you prefer over others will ultimately be more informative than buying based on smell.
A quick guide to FoCo dispensary specials, deals

A quick guide to FoCo dispensary specials, deals

Taylor Paumen, Content Managing Editor October 5, 2022

Fort Collins is home to more than 10 dispensaries, each looking a little different from the next. But all have great deals and offers consistently circling each spot. For now, we’ll look at just a few...

Guidelines for lower-risk cannabis use

Guidelines for lower-risk cannabis use

Grayson Acri, Staff Reporter September 26, 2022

Cannabis is often marketed and presented as a less problematic drug than its contemporaries, alcohol and tobacco. However, just like everything else in this world, there is a risk associated with cannabis...

(Graphic Illustration by Falyn Sebastian | The Collegian)

A quick guide to dispensaries near CSU’s campus

Grayson Acri, Staff Reporter August 18, 2022

It's that time of year again: back to school. As a student in Colorado, you have access to unique opportunities to purchase recreational cannabis, provided you are of legal age. Whether you want to...

Marijuana plants in the vegetation room at Seed & Smith in Denver, Colorado

Welcome to weed: A guide for newcomers

Taylor Paumen, Content Managing Editor August 13, 2022

Becoming a cannabis connoisseur doesn’t happen overnight. Just like anything else, being an educated stoner takes practice, courage and a personal touch of creativity. While most people learn the angles...

Jamie Cuchiaro discusses the difference between some of the 120 known cannabinoids in the new Cannabinoid Research Center in the Colorado State University Yates Chemistry building. The lab was a 1.5-million-dollar gift from CSU alumna Leslie Buttorff, CEO of Panacea Life Sciences. Buttorff stated, “What we want to do is find unique cannabinoids that can help people, natural remedies to get rid of big pharma medicine that people have.” Oct. 19. (Garrett Mogel | The Collegian)

CBD could make or break your finals anxiety

Hayden Hawley, Cannabis Director May 4, 2022

Cannabidiol is a nonpsychoactive component of cannabis that interacts with CB1 and CB2 receptors in the human body. It’s grown into a wildly popular cultural phenomenon over the last several years, likely...

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