Tag Archives: Cannabis

Rock | Weed Nuns

Irie™ Magazine | Rock - Sisters of the Valley

Weed Nuns On a Mission to heal with Cannabis The Sisters of the Valley, California’s self-ordained ‘weed nuns’, are on a mission to heal and empower women with their cannabis products. Based near the town of Merced in the Central Valley, which produces over half of the fruit, vegetables and nuts grown in the United […]

Roots | Origin of 420

Irie™ Magazine | Roots - Origin of 420

Origin of 420 April 20, 2017 420, 4:20, or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) is a code-term that refers to the consumption of cannabis, especially smoking cannabis around the time 4:20 p.m./a.m. (or 16:20 in some European nations) and smoking and celebrating cannabis on the date April 20 (which is 4/20 in U.S. form). Origin A group […]

Cannabis, Opiates and the Treatment of Age-Related Pain

Irie™ Magazine | News - Cannabis, Opiates and the Treatment of Age-Related Pain

Cannabis and exercise/physical therapy were reported to be the most effective therapies for improving quality of life. A striking number of patients—around half—reported that opiates had a negative impact on well being, resulting in worsening mood, energy, functional ability and sleep. Of the respondents that had used both cannabis and opiates for pain, ninety-one percent […]

Rock | Tim Blake

Irie Magazine Cali Edition - November 2015 - Rock - Tim Black, Emerald Cup Founder

Tim Blake The Emerald Cup Tim Blake started using cannabis in 1971. He grew his first outdoor cannabis crop in 1975. He’s been a part of the evolution of our industry and culture since then, witnessing every aspect of the incredible journey it’s taken us on. He started doing transcendental meditation that same year. Cannabis […]