the lobsterpot< – edition 4

Speak of the Level

In recent weeks, a number of European countries have driven forward positive legislation, and now an EU-wide change to the Common Agricultural Policy means THC levels in hemp are now permissible at 0.3% – up from 0.2%. Now, this might not sound important but every time a rule is bettered, even in a related space, it sets a precedent.

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Abuse?

This is actually a really important piece that we would definitely recommend you read. As much as we are pro-pot it’s always important to keep up to date on research and improvements in understanding so that we can better help people dealing with drug abuse.

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Safe Packing

We love a gadget: even more so when its simplicity is a feature of its efficacy. Grasshopper has released their bulk packing bucket so that growers everywhere can move away from their MacGuyveresque creations.

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Test Pain

Speaking of science, researchers at Sydney University have discovered that using THC markers from the blood or saliva is actually a poor way of assessing driving impairment. This begs the question: how is it going to be assessed in the future? We’ll keep you updated.

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A Czar Cry

Rahul Gupta, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), a serious abbreviation we know(!), is looking at any and every option to combat drug deaths in the US. This aligns well with last month’s news that 2 safe consumption sites in New York City would open as a safe space to take illicit drugs.