Utoya Raspberry Kush THC-O Vape Carts

For centuries, the cannabis plant has been used to help users deal with chronic pain and many other mental and physical ailments. Yet there’s been a surge in the market for a plethora of cannabinoids found within the cannabis plant. You may already be familiar with CBD, Delta-8 THC, and Delta-9 THC, but today we’ll be reviewing an entirely new type of cannabinoid: THC-O.

This particular cannabinoid claims to be nearly three times stronger than traditional marijuana, a powerful claim that we intend to test with the Raspberry Kush THC-O vape cartridge from Utoya. If you’re an advanced THC user and are looking for a strong and captivating high with a delicious raspberry flavor, keep reading to find out our official thoughts on this unique product! 

Here at CBD Testers, we love products! We love to try them and share what we learned with our readers. These THC-O vape carts from Utoya are truly a fun product, and we’re excited to share the experience with you. For more product reviews and articles, and for exclusive deals on all the trending cannabinoid products, remember to subscribe to The THC Weekly Newsletter. Also save big on Delta 8, Delta 9 THC, Delta-10 THC, THCO, THCV, THCP & HHC products by checking out our “Best-of” lists!

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The Utoya Brand

If you’re looking for a one-stop cannabinoid company, you’ll fall in love with the Utoya brand the moment you visit their website. The company offers a stunning assortment of every type of product you can think of, from familiar favorites like gummies and tinctures to rare finds like hash and moonrocks. The site has a bit of a unique layout in that they categorize everything by products instead of cannabinoids. For example, if you’re looking for a THC-O vape cartridge, you’ll have to navigate to the vape section and select the cannabinoid from the drop-down menu. In a way, this categorization allows you to see everything that Utoya has to offer instead of restricting your browsing to a specific cannabinoid. 

Utoya has several different options when it comes to their vape cartridges: a single pack, a three pack, and a disposable. Each option is available in several different flavors and is sold for $32.99. If you need a vape device (called a battery) to use with your cartridge, Utoya offers a simple device in several colors for an extra $10. The cartridges themselves are not made with any cutting agents and contain a full gram of oil (900mg of THC-O and 100mg of trace terpenes and other cannabinoids. Keep in mind that cartridges contain a concentrated form of cannabinoids, so it’s best to start slowly and gradually increase the dose after you understand your body’s reaction to the initial dose. 

Utoya goes above and beyond when it comes to their product descriptions, something that is extremely useful for beginner and advanced users alike. Each product contains a lengthy description about what the cannabinoid is, what to expect during your high, recommended dosage amounts, how long the high lasts, and other useful information tailored to the product and cannabinoid listed.

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If you’re curious about the purity and potency or have general questions about cannabinoids, Utoya has a tab called Learning that features several topics in their drop-down menu including some Testing Results and how cannabinoids work naturally with your endocannabinoid system. Now that we’ve reviewed the Utoya brand, it’s time to check out their Raspberry Kush THC-O vape cartridge!  

Utoya THC-O Vape Cartridge Review

Vape cartridges can seem like an intimidating option for new users because it requires a pen-style vape device with a 510-screw in connection. The cartridge screws into the base of the pen mod, and the pen mod itself must be charged and capable of firing at a certain temperature. A quick Google search will display sites that carry such hardware, and can be as inexpensive as $20 (although the more expensive ones can top $100). 

The Utoya THC-O vape cartridge screwed in easily to the base of my vape pen (I use the Vuber Pulse Pen) and was ready to use instantly. I noted that the mouthpiece for the cartridge had a very wide bore tip, a stark contrast to the other duck-billed cartridges I’ve used in the past. The yellow oil in the cartridge was extremely thick and sludgy, and did not move at all despite tilting the device from several angles.

I held the device to my lips and pressed the firing pin. Vapor flowed into my mouth and I immediately tasted a sweet and fruity raspberry flavor. The entire hit was smooth and calming. I felt no urge to cough and no tightening sensation in my chest, which was surprising compared to other Delta-8 THC cartridges I’ve tried. The sweet flavor made me want to take more hits, but I decided to stop at three hits and see how the THC-O felt. 

I noticed that the effects began much more gradually than traditional Delta-8 THC cartridges. While Delta-8 THC hits usually begin in under 5 minutes, the THC-O started to kick in after about 10 minutes. I noticed a familiar tingling in my hands, feet, and face and an enhanced sensitivity to touch. After half an hour, I felt more of the traditional effects of Delta-8 THC such as sleepiness, heavy eyelids, and warm euphoria.

I also felt a light dizziness, very brief paranoia, and some queasiness in my stomach, but nothing that detracted from the high. The high lasted for several hours, slowly increasing for about an hour. The full-blown high made me extremely relaxed and sleepy, and I experienced the “couch-lock” sensation very strongly. I easily slipped into a deep sleep and woke up feeling refreshed and invigorated.

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On a side note, these cartridges are more of an advanced user item, but can be used by anyone with a bit of practice. Keep in mind that THC affects each person differently, depending on age, weight, metabolism, gender, previous exposure to THC, and much more. You should always consult your primary care physician before taking any cannabinoid for the first time. THC-O in particular is especially potent and may cause adverse reactions if you take too much in a single sitting, such as extreme drowsiness and paranoia. You should not attempt to operate machinery or vehicles while under the influence of a THC-O high. Lastly, no cannabinoid is ever intended to replace your current medication and should not be used to treat or cure any disease. 

Conclusion

I was completely blown away by all that Utoya had to offer. From popular cannabinoids like CBD and Delta-8 THC to newer cannabinoids like THC-O and HHC, Utoya had an incredible selection of every type of product on the market. While I was expecting more of an intense high from the THC-O cartridge, it felt more like a prolonged Delta-8 THC high (which wasn’t a bad thing!).

I loved the sweet and fruity flavor along with the ease of use, and especially appreciated that I didn’t need to cough or experience a tightening in my chest. Sometimes cartridges can have a bit of a learning curve with the inhale technique and how long to hold the vapor in your lungs, and can cause the user to violently cough if not done properly. 

The Raspberry Kush cartridge was beautifully designed with the wide-bore drip tip and company logo engraved into the metal. I loved that the intensity of the high built up over time and lasted for several hours, something that doesn’t usually happen with vape cartridges. Lastly, I deeply appreciated Utoya’s dedication to information presentation in the product description. Even as an experienced THC user, I was intrigued to read about the different types of cannabinoids, effects, and dosage amounts that Utoya lists for each product. It was truly an honor to review the Raspberry Kush THC-O vape cartridge from Utoya and I look forward to reviewing more of their products in the near future!

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CannaPowder and A New Way to Do Edibles My Review

Edibles have been growing wildly in popularity, going from an every-now-and-then item, to a primary way of getting high. Whether using them medically or recreationally, there’s something pretty awesome about eating your way to feeling better. And now with new methods, even better edibles can be made. Take CannaPowder and its patented technology for edibles and other products.

CannaPowder is on the forefront of edibles technology producing nanometric powder that can be used for all kinds of products. These powders are definitely growing in popularity for both the recreational and medical markets. Check out The THC Weekly Newsletter to keep on track with this, and tons of other stories in the cannabis industry, and for special access to deals on flowers, vapes, edibles, and many other products! We also have great offers for cannabinoid compounds like HHC-O, Delta 8, Delta 9 THC, Delta-10 THC, THCO, THCV, THCP & HHC, which you can find in our “Best-of” lists!

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What are cannabis edibles?

Cannabis edibles, much like the name implies, are cannabis products that you eat. While this might be well understood, how they work is a little more complicated. Edibles are known to cause slightly different effects from smoked or vaped cannabis, and this happens for a couple reasons, and leads to a couple main differences.

First off, when cannabis is inhaled, it goes straight to the lungs where it gets picked up by the alveoli, and then transferred to the bloodstream. This happens within seconds of time, giving what seems like a near-instantaneous high. The majority of cannabinoids therefore never make it to the digestive tract, and the result is a high that only lasts for a couple hours.

When cannabis is eaten, it goes down to the stomach, through the digestive tract, and to the liver, where the THC binds with a glurononide compound to form 11-hydroxy-THC, a slightly altered metabolite of standard delta-9 THC. This form of THC is more water soluble, making it easier to pass the blood brain barrier. When eating edibles, the trip through the digestive tract takes time, and effects generally aren’t felt for 1-3 hours. Subsequent to that, however, the high can go on for 4-6 hours, or even longer. Edibles are known to cause more of a body high than a head high, although they can certainly do both.

Since the effects last longer, edibles are better for circumstances where a longer lasting substance is desirable. They also come with the caveat that they must be taken carefully. Since effects can take time to kick in, it’s very easy to consume too much, and then realize too late. This can lead to overconsumption of THC and a general feeling of being sick, which can last as long as the general effects. For this reason, users are instructed to go slow with edibles, giving them a couple hours before increasing doses.

What foods can be used for edibles?

For decades, the pot brownie was the prototypical way of doing cannabis edibles, though cookies and cakes were also popular. Since THC is fat soluble, and not water soluble, it was always important to use foods (like brownies) that involve a fat, as a way to leach out the THC into this fat substance. And so, until newer technology came out, the only real edibles game was to have them involved in something very fat-heavy.

With the advent of nanotechnology, and emulsions, this is no longer the case. Emulsions involve the ability to force two different kinds of liquids together, namely water-based and oil-based. Think of what usually happens when you try to mix oil and water, they repel each other, forming their own independent droplets. With emulsions, a consistent new mixture can be formed with these forced together particles, and this can happen on a big scale, or a small scale.

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Emulsions done on bigger particles, are called macroemulsions or microemulsions. When they’re done on particles the size of 20-200 nm, they’re called nanoemulsion. Mico and macroemulsions are widely used in food products, and in the chemical industry for products like pesticides. Nanoemulsions are a newer invention, and can be seen more and more in pharmaceuticals, the cosmetics industry, and in biotech.

When it comes to applications of nanotechnology for cannabis edibles, this is the technology that allows non-fat foods to be infused with fat-based cannabinoids like CBD and THC. Instead of relying on brownies and cakes, cannabis edibles can now be made with nearly any food. This includes things like sodas, potato chips, chewing gum, and the current favorite – gummies!

So, what is CannaPowder, and how does it effect edibles?

CannaPowder is a company based out of Los Angeles, California, which doesn’t make edibles, but which created a technology to make cannabis powders, which it uses to “produce nanometric cannabis powders to meet the specific requirements of individual producers”. While these cannabis powders are growing in popularity, CannaPowder is certainly at the forefront, with some interesting technology behind its operation.

The company produces what it calls ‘nanometric powders’ using proprietary technology, which allows oil to be absorbed into these solid particles. According to the company, their formulation is comprised of: “a cannabinoid oil and other materials which are dispersed in water controlled by several repeatable parameters. The oil concentration can be increased or decreased in the process and can include permeation enhancers for increasing bioavailability. In addition, it can be formulated in various pharmaceutical delivery systems such as capsules, tablets, creams, and aqueous dispersions.”

As you can see, CannaPowder isn’t just about edibles, it’s about helping improve all kinds of delivery systems, by making a better, more absorbable product. How exactly is this done? Well, super exact information is private to the company, but it does explain that: “CannaPowder utilizes an ultra-high pressure nano-emulsifier, a unique composition of emulsifying agents, and a proprietary evaporation technique. Once vaporized, stable spheres of nano-drop particles are formed and then the liquids are evaporated to form micronized powders with particles ranging in size from 100-150 nanometers.”

The company stipulates that this “transformation is a physical and not a chemical process”, meaning, “the unique properties of the cannabis oil are preserved, while the bioavailability is enhanced.” The company claims that these powders provide more absorption, faster starting times, and longer effects, with less required to reach said effects.

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My experience with CannaPowder edibles

As mentioned, CannaPowder doesn’t create edibles, but rather the powders used in them. However, CannaPowder did provide me with sample edibles to test the effects of this powder technology. I was given several one-serving packets containing crackers, cookies, a tea bag, and seasonings for food (one a chili pepper powder, one a garlic powder). So far I have tested the crackers and cookies.

The first thing I’ll say is that the food tasted decent. Not amazing, but decent, and without an overly weedy flavor. It tasted like food meant to be in packaging for a long period, so the idea of freshness was never a part of it. However, unlike some edibles, there wasn’t a strong cannabis flavor.

Both the cookies and crackers came in packets with five pieces, each piece containing two milligrams of THC for a total of 10mg per package. I admit I was not told anything further like the strains used, or if I should expect indica or sativa effects. I took this into account when trying the products.

I started with just two crackers (as I did crackers the first day). I could actually feel the effects of the four milligrams pretty well, though obviously more intensely when I added in another cracker. It took me several hours by the time I got to all five, as I wanted to make sure I wasn’t consuming too much of something too strong.

As it turned out, though I could feel effects at smaller amounts, I was still perfectly fine to take the full 10mg. 10mg is technically a standard dose. I had not eaten before taking the edibles in either case, so it’s not shocking that I felt effects in less than an hour, although I did get the feeling that they started in as little as a half hour, maybe a few minutes less. This could be the result of my empty stomach.

In terms of intensity, I can’t say that I saw a real difference between these edibles, and standard dispensary edibles, although I can say I did feel something at a smaller dose. Even so, I didn’t get overly high taking the full serving. I also can’t say the high lasted longer than usual, but it certainly didn’t cut out early either, and very well might have gone on longer than a standard edible, but not by huge amounts. I’ll pay more attention in future testing.

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It is quite possible that the idea of smaller doses could be more relevant to other products like vape fluid, or capsules. Regardless, the edibles I did eat provided a nice high, without anxiety or couch locking, while keeping me relatively clear-headed. I expect this technology can go much further with medical applications, or simply as a way to streamline the edibles-making process, for producers who want a consistent product, and a quicker and easier way to do it.

Conclusion

Cannabis powders are certainly growing in popularity, and CannaPowder and the edibles I sampled are a good indication that this technology can produce some pretty decent cannabis products. It will be interesting to see where this technology goes in the future, and all the cool stuff that comes out of it.

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What Would a Psychedelics legalization Look Like?

Unless you’re living under a rock, you should have heard the word that psychedelics are becoming the new medical darling, with the idea of a legalization on its way. What does this mean though? Will we all be tripping on acid, or going to ayahuasca ceremonies, or playing around with magic mushrooms? Well, its possible, but maybe not right away. There are some realities to a psychedelics legalization, and some things to understand.

Is a psychedelics legalization on the way? Could be, but maybe not how you think. The US government is edging closer to the idea of allowing medical use, while different states are floating policies for recreational use. Stay tuned to life to find out what happens next! For more articles like this one, remember to subscribe to the Psychedelics Weekly Newsletter, your #1 source for everything related to this rapidly growing industry.

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Are psychedelics legal now?

When it comes to many things in the US, there is a federal truth and a local truth. This goes for both cannabis and psychedelics as well. Cannabis has been federally illegal since the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, with more stringent laws added to create a complete illegalization by 1970. However, if you’re really not living under that rock, you also know that there are huge legal cannabis markets in the US, but only in certain places, and each individual place with its own individual market.

That’s because America has States rights, which are actually ‘personal rights’, or anything that isn’t established by the US constitution, and which therefore can be argued in the Supreme Court. These rights enable laws to be made that run counter to US federal law, and cannabis is a prime example. 18 states now have legal, regulated recreational industries, or are on their way to. The number should be 19, but South Dakota had its publicly voted on measure taken away by its government. Nearly 40 have comprehensive medical programs, while even many of the remaining states have at least a minimal allowance for something cannabis related.

Psychedelics on the other hand were illegalized much more recently, though some of them only came about more recently. While entheogenic plants (which constitute natural psychedelics) have been used for millennia, synthetic psychedelics like LSD and ketamine were only invented within the last century. Psychedelics first became illegal in the US through the Staggers-Dodd Act of 1968 – though this only applied to mushrooms and LSD.

In 1970 the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act was passed which put massive restrictions on pharmaceutical industries, which though not bad in terms of oversite, were the beginning of the current drug scheduling model which works to rule out many compounds, with much bias.

The UN, for its part, put nearly all psychedelic compounds in Schedule I of the Convention On Psychotropic Substances in 1971, making them illegal worldwide. And to add onto all this, the US signed into legislation the Comprehensive Crime Control Act in 1984, which allowed the government to immediately ban any drug it pleased so long as it claimed the drug was dangerous first. The law was used to illegalize MDMA the following year. This, even despite a judge’s decision to put it in Schedule III instead and allow it for medical use.

Having said all this, Oregon decided not to care about it in 2020, allowing residents to vote on the matter of legalizing psychedelic compounds for medical use (Measure 109), and decriminalizing the recreational use of the drugs (along with many other drug classes) with Measure 110. These went through making Oregon the first state to set such policies. But not the first to do something. Denver, Colorado was the first on this front, decriminalizing magic mushrooms in 2019. Since that time, it has been joined by Oakland, Santa Cruz, and Arcata, California; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, and Detroit, Michigan; Washington, DC; Somerville, Cambridge, Northampton, and Easthampton, Massachusetts; and Seattle, Washington.

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So, what does a psychedelics legalization mean?

The main thing to expect in terms of a psychedelics legalization federally, is for a medical legalization of specific compounds. In fact, this can already be seen with the legalization of esketamine, though chances are this legalization was spurred on by the non-government-sanctioned, yet not-illegal ketamine clinic industry which has been growing rapidly in the last several years.

Esketamine, a close relative of ketamine, was quietly legalized in 2019 as a way to attempt to divert from this existent ketamine industry. Ketamine is legal as an anesthetic, but can be prescribed for ‘off-label’ use legally, allowing it to be used for pain management and psychological issues at these clinics, but outside of specific regulation or taxation for the treatments. More well-known psychedelics MDMA and psilocybin (of magic mushrooms) are on the docket as well. How do we know this? Because the FDA was willing to grant breakthrough therapy designations to three different companies studying these drugs.

Compass Pathways and Usona Institute both received this designation for their studies into psilocybin, while MAPS received it for its study into MDMA. Not only did MAPS win this designation, but it also planned Phase III of its trials in conjunction with the FDA to ensure that results meet regulation. Out of all of this, I’m not sure that another move more clearly signifies the intent to legalize, than for a federal body to actively promote a compound to the point of ensuring a study on it will be able to meet all regulation, even before seeing results.

If you’re wondering what this designation of ‘breakthrough therapy’ actually means, according to the FDA, “A breakthrough therapy designation is for a drug that treats a serious or life-threatening condition and preliminary clinical evidence indicates that the drug may demonstrate substantial improvement on a clinically significant endpoint(s) over available therapies.”

Will the US federal government go for a recreational psychedelics legalization? Though I would certainly never say never, I don’t see that happening any time soon, though its quite possible that the US government will find itself in the same place it is with cannabis, having state after state adopt policies that conflict directly with it.

In the case of cannabis, its gotten to such a fever pitch, that the federal government looks weaker and weaker with every new legalization. So much so that the federal government is doing a complete turnaround, and even before getting to a medical legalization, its already floating two different legalization bills. One is called a decriminalization, but as it sets up tax measures, it sounds like more of a legalization in decriminalization clothing.

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Will psychedelics ever be legalized?

Sure, as stated, the federal government might get there at some point if more and more states go against it. And its likely to happen faster than with cannabis, as cannabis set the stage so well. But even if the federal government drags its heels, it’s already being taken up by individual locations within states, as well as state governments introducing policies for the entire state. So far, these have been strictly decriminalization measures, with the exception of Oregon, which legalized medical use.

However, two other states are looking to take it up a notch. Both California and Michigan introduced legislation for full-state legalization policies for psychedelics. In California, this is being done through the California Psilocybin Legalization Initiative, which may make it onto the ballot for 2022 as a referendum for public voting. The bill would specifically “legalize psilocybin, including psilocybin mushrooms, truffles, sclerotia, and mycelium, in California.” This would cover the “cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, transportation, possession, storage, consumption, and retail sale of psilocybin mushrooms.”

Michigan, for its part, introduced Senate Bill 631 in September of last year, which would legalize plant-derived psychedelics for use (including communal), cultivation, possession, delivery, and production. This would not include sales, however, as this would remain illegal, with a caveat that a fee could be charged for “counseling, spiritual guidance, or a related service that is provided in conjunction with the use of an entheogenic plant or fungus under the guidance and supervision of an individual providing the service.”

Psychedelics haven’t been fully legalized anywhere yet like cannabis has, but it looks to be in the works. When trends like these start, they don’t generally just stop. So even if these bills both get stifled, the next round will likely produce a winner. And that means that if this is indicative of a new trend, that we can expect to see state-wide legalizations for recreational use of psychedelics within the next couple years. Add onto this the FDA’s interest in psilocybin and MDMA, and the US government’s desire to tax anything it can, and it looks like a medical legalization can be expected on a federal level whenever those drugs are ready to be sold.

Conclusion

What will a psychedelics legalization look like? Probably a lot like with cannabis. Individual governments will set up policies, and eventually the federal government will cave and start to offer its own legislation. Much like with cannabis as well, the government will fight itself to legalize the compounds medically, knowing its smear campaigns can’t work forever, and that eventually it will have to take a 180º turn.

In both cases – cannabis and psychedelics – these compounds do not go from fully illegal to fully legal with no parameters at all. The cannabis industries of today are highly overregulated, so even in a legal place, the guidelines for legality are extensive, with tons of pitfalls. Smokers in legal locations must beware of blood THC levels as a new DUI possibility, the inability to smoke in public places, and the appearance of alcohol in places that cannabis is still not allowed, among many other regulations.

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What is Wrong with the EU Cannabis Market?

“The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible” – Jacques Chirac

The European Union is looked at as a magical creation, highlighting the beauty of diplomacy. It’s a shared idea that the majority of European countries all unite behind. This unity can materialise in the form of laws, civil rights, taxations and job prospects. However, whilst the world is beginning to turn their attention to cannabis and see it in a different way, one would assume that the EU would be the first to take over this market. But, it hasn’t really happened. The USA and other nations or continents have proved to be far more progressive towards cannabis than Europe has. So why has this happened? What is truly wrong with the EU cannabis market? And is it all really so doom and gloom? Let’s take a look. 

The EU catches up slowly, just barely having increased the legal level of THC allowed in hemp. If you want leniency and products, you’ll have to look across the pond. Make sure to subscribe to The THC Weekly Newsletter for deals on legal cannabis products, as well as all the latest news and industry stories. Also save big on Delta 8, Delta 9 THC, Delta-10 THC, THCO, THCV, THCP & HHC products by checking out our “Best-of” lists!

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What is the European Union?

In 1951, many major European countries came together to try and find a peaceful pact after two bloody wars, which had killed millions. What was then referred to as the Schuman Declaration, later became the European Economic Community in 1957 and then the European Union in 1992. Now, the EU contains 27 European countries – which the UK is now longer part of. However, for the basis of this article, we will include the UK because their exit is too recent to show any separation from the rest of Europe when it comes to the cannabis market. 

“Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the Adriatic, from the Western Approaches to the Aegean. And while we must never take this for granted, the first purpose of the European Union – to secure peace – has been achieved and we should pay tribute to all those in the EU, alongside Nato, who made that happen.” – David Cameron, Former prime minister of the UK 

Not only was the European Union made to end any potential future world wars, but also to create a single market. The EU allows selling and buying between European countries to be easy, with few limitations and embargos. In addition, travelling and working in neighbouring nations is made easier – which promotes the idea of sharing workforces and expertise across borders. The ideas and concepts behind the EU are magical, but the way in which they’ve been handled in reality have left many smaller nations to feel hard done by.

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EU and Cannabis Market

The EU cannabis market is a tricky one to analyse. You might be thinking: ‘why are we analysing it at all? Surely each country is different with its own laws on cannabis?’. Well, you’d be right in a sense. Each nation in Europe does have its own cannabis laws and regulations – some more progressive, some more strict. However, whenever a country shifts the window of expectation in Europe, the other neighbouring nations react. This is of course because no action goes unnoticed, especially with the many EU meetings and conversations that take place. The ideal is that the continent moves forward as one in almost all decisions. The pact of the EU lays deep, and therefore there are trends that begin to occur when it comes to legalization and policy. That means that if enough major European countries decided to legalize recreational cannabis, it would be likely that the rest would follow. 

However, the year is 2022, and that has not happened. Whilst the majority of countries in Europe may have legalized medical cannabis, recreational cannabis is majorly illegal throughout the continent. CBD products containing no more than 0.3% THC are legal, but any products with THC content above this is mostly illegal. The Netherlands, though it seems like a drug-utopia, has never officially legalized cannabis. It is simply decriminalised for personal use. Rather than the Netherlands becoming an example for the rest of Europe, it’s simply become a drug-related theme park where hungry Europeans can flood to smoke themselves to oblivion.

Another minor cannabis highlight of Europe is Luxembourg, which in 2021 became the first European nation to legalize the cultivation of cannabis. However, again, the impact of this is still yet to be seen. In fact, the only nation in Europe that has officially legalized cannabis in Europe is Malta, which is the smallest nation in the EU. As you can imagine, the smaller nations have less impact and influence over the proceedings of the larger countries. These powerful nations are: Germany, France, Italy, Spain and – for the basis of this article – the UK. None of these 5 pivotal countries have fully legalized cannabis. 

Luxembourg became the first country in EU to legalize cannabis cultivation

The Pharma Letter states that: 

“Europe’s legal cannabis market is predicted to reach a high of 3.2 billion euros by 2025. The European cannabis market is forecast to grow with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 67.4% to reach 3.2 billion euros ($3.75 billion) by 2025, a new report has found”

Whilst this seems like a growing market with huge signs of potential, it must be compared to other places. For example, the USA. Statista writes that: 

“In the United States, sales of legal recreational cannabis are expected to reach an estimated 25 billion U.S. dollars by 2025. Legal marijuana sales are forecast to increase steadily with each consecutive year.”

As you can see, the difference in expectation is rather staggering. For reference, 3.2 billion euros is around 3.7 billion dollars. In addition, it’s worth mentioning that the population of Europe is 750 million, whereas the population in the USA is 330 million. Therefore, there’s far more customers in the EU market, yet they still fall short of America by quite an amount. To make matters worse, even Canada’s legal cannabis market is predicted to reach a superior worth of 8.2 billion dollars by 2026. So what’s wrong with the EU cannabis market? Well, to understand why the cannabis market in Europe has yet to reach its full potential, we must look at the major countries in the EU and how they’ve, together, stalled any real progress.

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Germany

• Medical Cannabis: Legal 
• Recreational Cannabis: Decriminalised

Some would call Germany and Angela Merkel the real leaders of the EU. They are the most powerful economy, and do perhaps have the greatest influence. In fact, Germany constitutes over half of the EU cannabis market. Germany legalized medical cannabis in 2013. However, they recently decrimanlized ‘small quantities’ of cannabis for personal use in most places. It’s important to mention that decriminalisation is not the same as legalization. That might sound obvious, but the reason it’s important to state is that the act of cannabis legalization is a far more bold and wide-spreading message than the act of decrimanlization. When a big nation decides to legalize cannabis, the whole world turns to look. However, things may be starting to change in Germany. The New York Times wrote: 

“Germany’s new government announced that it would legalize recreational cannabis for adults in its coalition contract presented in October. Although no bill or official schedule for a law exists yet, experts believe one will be passed within the next two years.”

When or if this does end up happening, it could be the major moment that changes the EU cannabis market forever. Let’s wait and see.

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Italy

• Medical Cannabis: Legal 
• Recreational Cannabis: Decriminalised

Italy legalized medical cannabis in 2013. In 2019, Italy decriminalised the growing of a small amount of cannabis for personal use. Again, the act of decriminalising a small amount of cannabis use has yet to affect the cannabis market. This is because the act of decriminalization has not allowed for shops selling THC cannabis to exist. It’s these shops or coffee shops or dispensaries that will improve the EU cannabis market a great deal. 

France

• Medical Cannabis: Legal but not easy to get
• Recreational Cannabis: Illegal

France is known to have one of the least progressive cannabis situations in Europe. Whilst medical cannabis is legal, it’s hardly ever prescribed and incredibly hard to get ahold of. Medical cannabis is usually the first step on the cannabis legalization journey, and France is yet to even master that. The one minor silver lining came in 2018 when the government passed a law reducing the penalty and fine of possession to 200 euros. Still a bit steep though, isn’t it?

Spain

• Medical Cannabis: Legal 
• Recreational Cannabis: Decriminalised

In Spain, cannabis is decriminalised for cultivation and personal use at home, but not in public. This led to a major culture of cannabis clubs in Spain, which allowed people to become members and enjoy consuming cannabis inside the building. There are thought to be around 400 of these in Spain, but they are constantly under threat of closure. These cannabis clubs are really treading the line of legality. However, it’s this line that will need to be tested if any real change is going to happen in Europe. In addition, it’s definitely going to take a larger nation in the EU to cause this shift of opinion. 

UK

• Medical Cannabis: Legal 
• Recreational Cannabis: Illegal

The UK legalized medical cannabis in 2018 but have yet to show signs of decriminalising THC cannabis. In addition, medical cannabis is still very hard to get a hold of in the UK. Wiley Clinical Health Care writes:

“The number of patients who have received NHS prescriptions for licensed cannabis medicines is estimated to be in the low hundreds”

The act of legalizing or decrimanlizing cannabis for personal use in the UK seems quite far away. Especially with the current Conservative government who would look weak to their supporters if they were to show signs of drug leniency. The issue with the UK, in particular, is that it’s very old fashioned in its ways and in its beliefs. It’s this conservatism and small-mindedness that ended up leading to the UK leaving the EU in 2019. 

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Conclusion

The EU cannabis market is making slow progress, there’s no doubt about that. However, the real highlights are coming from smaller nations like the Netherlands, Malta and Luxembourg, rather than from the larger EU nations like Germany. The issue is that each country in the EU have their own history, their own laws and their own people to please. The EU cannabis market has the potential to reach the heights of the US and Canada and, perhaps, one day surpass them. But this won’t happen until the major EU nations decide to take the plunge of full-scale legalization. But when will this happen? Well, if Germany decides to take the leap of faith, then perhaps sooner than we think.

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What is Cannabidiolic Acid (CBDA)?

The world of cannabis is an ever changing one, especially now. More and more elements of the cannabis plant are being utilised and utilized as time goes on. This is not only due to the fact that this magical plant has so much to offer, but also because many nations are now beginning to open their arms to the benefits of this plant. Cannabis is finally beginning to be accepted by the world. Not all of it, but some of it. CBD and THC are becoming more wildly known cannabinoids within cannabis, however, what about these new ones everyone’s mentioning? Today, we’re going to be looking into CBDA. What is it? What does it do? What are its benefits? And how does it differ from CBD? Let’s find out. 

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Why Does It Matter?

There are many cannabinoids within the cannabis plant – around 100 in fact. Don’t worry, we’ll get into the science later. Whenever a new one is revealed or discussed, many people wonder the same thing: why does it matter? CBD and THC have been well-known for a long time and everyone understands the difference between them. They’ve stood the test of time. But when people start speaking about THCA, THCV, CBN, CBT, and now, CBDA, it often creates a lot of confusion. Do these cannabinoids actually differ from the more well-known ones? Is CBDA worth knowing about?

Well, since the turn of the century, more nations around the world have begun to legalize cannabis medically or sometimes even recreationally. As it stands, 18 states in the US have legalized recreational cannabis and 36 of them have legalized medical cannabis. In Europe, the majroity of countries have legalized medical cannabis and some are beginning to become even more progressive. Malta has totally legalized recreational cannabis, Luxembourg has legalized the cultivation of cannabis for personal use and Germany seem to be two years away from the same. In addition, many other countries around the world have legalized cannabis too. Esentially, what once was a century of strict laws on cannabis, has now shifted. The 2000s are the years for cannabis acceptance. What has followed, is a genuine interest in the cannabis plant, how it works, and how it can benefit people. CBD was the first, as it’s assistance with chronic pain, lowering blood pressure and treating anxiety became more evident. This was only the start. The NCBI writes:

“The renewed interest in the therapeutic effects of cannabis emanates from the movement that began 20 years ago to make cannabis available as a medicine to patients with a variety of conditions…the most common conditions for which medical cannabis is used… are pain, spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis, nausea, posttraumatic stress disorder, cancer, epilepsy, cachexia, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, and degenerative neurological conditions”

The research into cannabis and its medical benefits, as well as it’s recreational purposes, has developed a lot over the last few years. These developments matter because some have found cannabis to be a genuine life saver. Some people struggling with Tourettes have found cannabis to be the only substance to alleviate their tics, some people struggling with muscle pain have found cannais to sooth them, and some people struggling with anxiety have found cannabis to be the only substance that quietens their negative thought patterns. Cannabis, whether you’re a supporter or not, has powers that affect our body through the endocannabinoid system. So, what about CBDA? 

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The Science of Cannabis

Cannabis derives from the natural-growing sativa plant. Whilst people use many words to describe it – like marijuana, weed and Mary Jane – the word ‘cannabis’ seems to me the most poigniant. There are around 400 compounds in the plant, about 100 of these are cannabinoids, and about 100 of these are terpenes. The exact number of each are constantly disputed. 

Terpenes

Terpenes are what give cannabis it’s flavour and aromas. Remember, cannabis is a herb, and like many other herb, it has an extremely potent smell. Myrcene usually has earthy and clove-like tones, linalool has floral notes and pinene has a refreshing pine-forest smell. These are the natural terpenes that are common within canabis. However, many batches of bud are of course synthesised to taste even more extreme. 

Cannabinoids 

Cannabinoids are what gives cannabis its effects. THC is known for its psychoactive effects (high), as it alters the state of the mind. However, CBD also affects the body but does not count as a pysocactive substance. Nonetheless, all cannabinoids react with the endocannabinoid system within the body. This system has two main receptors: the CB1 and the CB2. The CB1’s are found mainly in the central nervous system, and the CBD’s are found mainly in your peripheral nervous system and immunity cells. Ultimately, the ECS has been found to help in the function of sleep, mood, memory, reproduction, fertility and appetite. When cannabinoids attach themselves to these receptors, they are able to alter these functions. This is where the magic of cannabis can happen. 

What is CBDA?

CBDA is much the same as THCA in theory. Before THC or CBD are heated or lit, they are THCA and CBDA. This process of heating is known as decarboxylation and this is what unlocks the known effects of both THC and CBD. But before even this, as Mont Kush writes:

“All cannabinoids in cannabis and hemp come from cannabigerolic acid (CBGa), the mother of all cannabinoids. Plant enzymes then convert the CBGa into a combination of the three major cannabinoid precursor compounds: tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), cannabichromenic acid (CBCA), and cannabidiolic acid (CBDA). The combination will depend on the unique cannabis strain they are derived from.”

Many unknowing youths might try and eat loads of dry cannabis buds and wonder why they aren’t getting high. Well, that’s because you’ve just eaten THCA, which is not psychoactive. It only becomes psychoactive when it is transformed into THC by heating through a vape, cooked in edibles or smoked in a joint. 

So, if CBDA is just CBD before its been decarbed, then what’s the point of it? Well, whilst CBDA is technically a pre-cursor to CBD, it does actually have its own individual properties and benefits. 

Non-psychoactive 

CBDA, like CBD, is a non psychoactive cannabinoid. So it does not have wild effects on the mind like THC does. It will not get you high. But it does activate our 5-HT1A serotonin receptors, which is responsible for mood, sleep, anxiety and nausea. CBDA can have a positive impact on all of these processes. Whilst the research into CBDA is in its early stages, many people will consume it either through raw-juicing, tinctures or topical creams. Raw-juicing is a specifically trendy activity, which involves blending lots of healthy raw substances and creating a juice. Kama Hemp writes:

“CBDa is Superior to CBD because of its Bioavailability. CBDa is only found on raw hemp/cannabis flowers and leaves, CBDa is often ingested through juicing or taking freeze-dried juice powders. Juicing raw hemp is the most popular method of consuming CBDa.”

For your information, when a substance is ‘bio-available’, it means that more of the substance enters the circulation when introduced to the body. The belief currently is that CBDA has more bioavailability than CBD. 

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Positive Signs

CBDA is hardly really spoken about, but the early research signs are positive. A study recently found that CBDA has anti-depressant effects on rats – even with doses 10 to 100 times lower than a CBD dose. Plus, it’s been discovered to have more antiflafamority abilities than CBD. In addition, CBDA is also being found to be more effective at alleviating nausea than CBD is. Mont Kush writes:

“CBDA is actually more effective. It’s more than a thousand times more effective than CBD in activating a serotonin receptor that reduces nausea and anxiety. This effect is even more pronounced in chemotherapy patients using ondansetron (OND) to treat nausea.”

Very recent findings have even gone as far to say that CBDA can benefit those suffering from the Corona Virus. According to some reports, CBDA can bind to the proteins with covid and prevent the virus from entering more cells and causing more infection. 

Conclusion

The research going into newly discovered cannabinoids like CBDA is extremely important. We’ve been blown away by the power of cannabinoids before, and we may be yet again. Cannabis research was stunted and not given the time it deserved for generations due to stagnant governments. Now is the time of cannabis research. CBDA has shown early signs of being an extremely effective cannabinoid in the medicinal cannabis realm. If these signs show to be correct, then CBDA could lift off globally just as CBD did a very years ago. I wouldn’t be surprised if CBDA is sold in local health shops in the next few years and used more in medical treatment.

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How I Passed my GCSEs Microdosing THC

GCSE’s are a set of exams that occur at the end of secondary school in the UK. We usually sit them at the age of 16 and to many, they are the most important exams they’ll ever sit, contributing towards employment opportunities in the future and even to university applications. To make matters worse, they are the broadest exams UK students will sit often covering around 8 subjects, meaning that in one day you might have to sit both a Biology paper and a Drama one too, or sit for 3 hours working on an Art exam, to jump into solving mechanical equations in Physics. GCSE’s are the kind of exams you wake up thirty years later, in a fever dream, sweating thinking you have your Chemistry test that day and you’re in your pants.

In fact, 1 in 10 young adults will suffer from post exam stress disorder after their GCSEs. So are there any better ways to revise for these hellish exams? Is there a modern method, perhaps using cannabinoids, that may have been experimented with in the process of exam revision and preparation. We have written a lot about the benefits of microdosing psychoactive drugs and today we are going to look at an experience of microdosing THC to help in the approach and execution of GCSE exams. I use my friend Josh, who I promise isn’t a thinly veiled nom de plume for myself… genuinely,  as an example of someone who used THC’s multiple benefits to help him succeed in his GCSEs.

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Microdosing: What is it and how can you do it?

Microdosing is the act of taking a small amount of a drug, small so as not to feel the full psychoactive effects, but enough of the drug to gain some of the benefits it has to offer. Microdosing isn’t anything new and has been around for quite some time, however it has often been associated with psychedelics. Microdosing perhaps gained notoriety thanks to the many silicon valley tech workers, who have openly admitted to microdosing shrooms and LSD in aid of their creativity and productivity.

Though microdosing hasn’t been studied extensively due to its only recent popularity surge, there are still some encouraging papers that show microdosing is linked to perceived reductions in anxiety as well as an increase in popularity. Microdosing isn’t only limited to psychedelics though, and a growing number of drug users are turning to cannabis and its associated compounds to see if similar gains can be found. Both THC and CBD can be purchased as oils, which make it exceptionally easy to microdose and mix with any of your favorite foods and beverages.

To microdose THC, it’s advised to purchase concentrated THC oils, which you can buy from CBD testers. Take about 1-2.5 milligrams of THC to start with, you can add this to your morning drink, or just drop it straight onto your tongue. If you feel zero effects or benefits, you can gently increase the dose, but remember the aim isn’t to get high, only to notice the slight changes in your productivity, concentration and energy levels.

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What is THC?

To understand the benefits of microdosing THC, we must first understand exactly what THC is. Cannabis is a rather broad name that is often used to describe multiple aspects of the cannabis experience. Cannabis is the name of the plant, but cannabis itself contains a number of component chemicals that have differing effects on the mind and body. These chemicals are called cannabinoids. The most famous and well known cannabinoids are of course phytocannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Cannabidoil (CBD).

THC and CBD both have different interactions with the Endocannabinoid system (ECS) , the network of receptors in the body that react to cannabinoids. The ECS is a rather incredible network that seems to have links to a wide range of cognitive functions, hence the benefits of cannabinoids which interact and stimulate the ECS. It seems that THC binds to CB1 receptors in the ECS strongly and is associated with the euphoric high that cannabis produces. CBD bins with these receptors less so and is linked more to reductions in anxiety and has a calming effect on the body. Both have their benefits and are just two of the myriad of beneficial compounds found within cannabis. 

Benefits of Microdosing Cannabinoids 

There have recently been many studies on the benefits of both CBD and THC when taken as small doses. A huge review (that is very much worth examining) by a specific board dedicated to the benefits of cannabis from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division looked at all of the reported benefits of low doses of cannabis and showed how there were moderate effects on pain relief from specific disorders as well as a reduction in nausea in chemotherapy patients. Another study showed that the microinjection of cannabinoids even had an antidepressant on participants, increasing serotonin levels. When it comes to ultra-low doses of THC too, there seems to be research promoting the benefits. Ultra low doses of THC given to mice was shown to speed up the recovery of some brains from minor damage, as well as delaying the onset of cognitive decline. Of course, we have to be wary when generalizing animal studies to human cases, but still encouraging nonetheless. 

One of the most interesting studies to show how low doses of THC may be preferable in the preparation before exams comes from Kowal et al. They showed that some aspects of creativity were actually reduced in a very high dose of THC, but not from a low dose. Of course, this doesn;t mean that a high dose of THC is a bad thing, it just may mean that if you are looking to improve your creativity before an exam, microdosing may be the preferred method over macrodosing. An issue with this study though is that it was a between-subjects design, which means that different participants were used in the different conditions, so it is hard to dissociate between the individual differences between the participants and the dose of cannabis.

Using THC Microdosing for GCSEs

The benefits of microdosing THC are clear, but let’s take an in depth look at how microdosing THC could be beneficial for exam preparation, revision and the exam itself.  For this, I will have to use the example of my good friend Josh. Josh was a few years below me at school, but we were close family friends. Josh had always been a keen proponent of the benefits of microdosing Cannabinoids since we were 15 and he’d promised me that the benefits of them were multiple, particularly for coping with exam stress.

He told me that he had been microdosing THC capsules throughout the entire revision process as well as through the exam season in his final year at secondary school. Initially skeptical, I was shocked when his grades were actually pretty solid. Josh had suffered from quite severe exam stress and was always looking for ways to calm himself, focus and think creatively in exams. Knowing I was writing this article, I asked him a few questions about his experiences from microdosing THC and how he felt that THC saved his GCSEs.

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He mentioned how he started with a very low dose, only one drop of THC oil in milk in the mornings, but increased to three drops as he felt the exam stress increasing. Josh reported that the THC not only left him feeling calmer in the face of the exams, but also increased his productivity and creativity when revising for the tests. He said, what usually would have taken days to produce (revision wise) due to being easily distracted, or focussing on the anxiety of the exams, he would be able to whip through in a day.

When it came to the exams themselves, Josh found he had a new confidence when entering the exam hall, he felt he was ready, that he had the knowledge he needed to smash the exam. The fear that he usually had before the tests was gone. He ended up getting some of the best results he’s ever had and he puts that success down to his careful microdosing of cannabinoids and THC. 

Conclusion 

It’s clear to see that microdosing THC can have largely beneficial effects on a wide range of skills needed to smash those GCSEs, with concentration, creativity and productivity reportedly improved. Josh’s example too, proves to me that if microdosed correctly THC can be a great study aid. Of course a caveat must be that if you choose to microdose, do just make sure it is a microdose. Too much THC will lead to an exceptionally great evening, but perhaps will distract from the task at hand. So please, be responsible and careful with your microdosing and if you are, it seems that you will reap the benefits of these truly remarkable chemicals. Remember that you can purchase both THC and CBD from the CBD testers shops.

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Hemp Fuel as An Alternative to Big Oil: How Is It Better?

Hemp has a million uses (including alternatives for building materials, plastics, paint, leathers, and more) many of which were important in history, and have been slowly coming back into use with the end of prohibition for hemp products. What is one of the newer hemp uses to start making it back to the public? ‘Hempanol’, or hemp fuel, which could serve as an alternative to big oil, and the horrible environmental problems this industry has caused. But can it really break Big Oil’s hold, and become the next big thing in the automotive world?

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What is gasoline?

Gasoline, also called ‘petrol’, is a liquid derived from petroleum, also known as crude oil. It’s made of a mixture of organic compounds from fractional distillation of petroleum, with other things, like ethanol, mixed in. While this can vary, about 90% of gasoline composition comes from crude oil, with most gas in America containing about 10% ethanol.

Ethanol is an organic compound known as a simple alcohol. It’s also known as ethyl alcohol, and grain alcohol, and is the same kind of alcohol we ingest with alcoholic drinks. Ethanol is made by the fermentation of sugars with yeasts or with petrochemical processes like ethylene hydration. It is a component of most gasoline sold in the US.

Gasoline fits into two categories: regular gasoline, and diesel. Diesel (a less refined version of crude oil) is another way to power motor vehicles, with ethanol being more standard for regular cars, and diesel being more common for use with larger motor vehicles like trucks, buses, and ships. The most common kind of diesel is made by a particular fractional distillate of petroleum fuel oil. Diesel can also be made synthetically from carbon materials, or as biodiesel using vegetable oils and animals fats.

In the US, in the year 2020, gasoline made up 44% of petroleum consumption. This, according to the US Energy Information Administration, accounts for approximately 338 million gallons of gasoline used per day, which equals 8.05 million barrels per day, and 123.73 billion gallons that year. This is equivalent to 2.95 billion barrels. This was lower than other recent years, likely because of corona, with 2018 holding the record with 392 million gallons per day consumed that year.

What is ‘hempanol’, or hemp fuel?

If you noticed, the word ‘hempanol’ sounds like a conglomeration of two words: hemp and ethanol. Hempanol, also known as hemp fuel, can be broken down into two categories: hemp biodiesel, and hemp ethanol, just like with standard gasoline. Both of these can be used to replace standard gasoline, or combined with it to make a less detrimental gasoline. So what are these substances?

‘Biodiesel’ is an alternative fuel that’s made of a mixture of regular diesel and vegetable oils, or used on its own. It serves as both a renewable and biodegradable gasoline option. Vegetable oils generally used to make it, are soybean oil (the general choice), or animals fats, cooking oil, algae, and hemp.

Hemp biodiesel is created by extracting the oil from hemp seeds via pressing them, and then mixing this with standard diesel oil, or simply using it alone. Hemp biofuel is usable for any engine that takes diesel oil. When vehicles runs on hemp biodiesel, they no longer give off heavy smells of soot, but instead give off the smell of hemp. Can you imagine hemp fumes coming out of all the cars on the road? I’d take that over the mouthful of smoke I get from big trucks on highways.

Hemp ethanol is an alternative ethanol product. Regular ethanol can be made from the fermentation of grains, sugars, starches, corn, sorghum, barley, sugar cane, or sugar beets. What else can be used to make this ethanol?

Hemp Plastic & the Future of Mass Production

Yup, hemp. To do this, hemp stalks are shredded and then heated chemically to get the cellulose out of the plant. This cellulose is in turn converted to sugar with enzymes, which is then fermented to ethanol, which is then distilled and purified to become a biofuel usable in automobiles. While cars aren’t designed right now to run on pure ethanol (as that would disrupt the Big Oil industry), they can be made to, which would invalidate the need for crude oil.

Why does this matter?

What we use for fuel matters because it effects our environment and our own health. Efficiency is an issue as well, of course, but when looking at the real and most useful benefits of using biofuels like hemp fuel, the biggest positive lies in what it can do to minimize environmental harm. So what kind of harm are we talking about? Here are some basic stats on oil production, and oil consumption as they relate to the environment.

Gasoline is both a highly toxic and flammable liquid. It produces many byproducts from vapors or when burned which contribute to the pollution in the air. These include: carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, unburned hydrocarbons, as well as the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

According to the US Energy Information Administration again, one gallon of burned gasoline (which does not contain ethanol) produces approximately 19 pounds of CO₂ emissions. Total US CO₂ emissions for 2020 in relation to the use of fuel for automobile and aviation, was approximately 979 million metric tons, which amounts to 21% of CO₂ emissions in the country that year.

In America alone, about 12.6 million people are unwittingly exposed to toxic pollutants in the air from oil wells, oil transportation, and from processing and waste. These include chemicals like benzene which has been linked to childhood leukemia and blood disorders, as well as formaldehyde which causes cancer.

Those are emissions, but what about extraction?

Before crude oil becomes gasoline, or plastic, or any other product, it must be extracted from the ground. Crude oil is known as a fossil fuel since its made from the fossil remains of plants and animals from millions of years ago. This gives these fuels a high carbon content, mainly in the form of hydrocarbons. Crude oil is obtained by drilling into the earth whether on land or at sea, and then transporting said oil to refineries in supertankers, trains, trucks, and pipelines, all of which are capable of causing spills.

This unearthing process hurts landscapes and ecosystems, with fossil fuel producers often leasing large amounts of land for processing, waste storage, and waste disposal. That last one is important because it means hazardous byproducts are often dumped on land or in waterways. Oil spills and leaks are not in the least uncommon, and have caused grave damage to waterways, polluted drinking water, killed entire ecosystems, and endangered tons of human and animal habitats.

The process of fracking has been especially detrimental. Fracking means “drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside… Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well.” Besides using huge amounts of groundwater, fracking produces carcinogenic chemicals that escape during drilling and contaminate groundwater in the area, something the US government was very slow to officially recognize, even denying damage until recent years, likely at the behest of Big Oil.

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All the processes for extraction and production create huge amounts of wastewater laden with tons of pollutants including heavy metals and radioactive materials, which often get stored in open-air pits, and underground where it often leaks out of its containments into waterways and ground soil. Such contaminants have been linked to tons of health issues including birth defects, different kinds of cancer, neurological issues, and so on.

Benefits of hemp fuel

First and foremost, hemp biofuel is carbon neutral – as in, it emits the same amount as it absorbs therefore not adding to the problem of promoting green house gases. Rather than emitting carbon dioxide, hemp plants absorbs it, at an even higher rate than trees. Not only that, the CO₂ which is emitted from burning hemp biofuel, is reabsorbed through photosynthesis by the plants. Growing it also enables crop rotation, as the growing cycle is rather short, and hemp plants can both absorb toxins in the soil, as well as add nutrients to it.

This is all in contrast to palm oil, which is another commonly used biofuel which produces nearly 150% the output of hemp crops for this purpose (500 gallons per hectare). But which also emits huge amounts of carbon dioxide, as well as being a big reason for the destruction of rainforests.

While most currently made biofuel use soybeans, hemp is much more practical, producing 207 gallons per hectare which is almost four times higher than soybeans. A 2011 study found that hemp biomass energy yield was more than double of that produced by wheat straw in terms of solid fuel. On top of all this, literally every detrimental chemical from oil extraction and processing, is not relevant to hemp fuel, making it a safer, cleaner option for our environment and our lungs.

It is often said that Henry Ford created his automobiles with the intention of running them on hemp fuel (because its been known for that long that hemp can be used in this way). This was followed by Ford’s 1941 invention of a car made almost entirely of hemp. Apparently the car was made “70 percent of cellulose fibers from wheat straw, hemp and sisal plus 30 percent resin binder. The only steel in the car [was] its tubular welded frame.”

Even the guy who invented diesel engines – Rudolf Diesel, had intended for them to run on vegetable and seed oils. At the 1900 World Fair, he ran an engine using peanut oil. When Henry Ford designed his Model T in 1908, he engineered it to run on ethanol made from biological materials. However, when the production and use of crude oil, a cheap alternative, started to grow in the early 1900’s, biofuels were generally ruled out in favor of Big Oil. Add onto that the Marihuana tax act which illegalized the general use of cannabis, and hemp was all but taken out of the equation.

Conclusion

While it’s often written about hemp being the target of chemical companies, paper companies, and pharmaceutical companies in the early 1900’s, and how the government intervened with legal moves to illegalize the plant and stop competitive uses, hemp was also a major adversary of big oil, with the inclusion of hemp gasoline options likely being a major reason for illegalization. And just like these other industries, hemp fuel offers a much safer environmental impact. Imagine what the world would be like today if hemp had never been outlawed?

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