Lately we’ve all heard of the hash oil explosions in the news. Our community needs to be vigilantly aware of the safety concerns raised by the public related to cultivation, extraction, and production of marijuana and cannabis infused products. As manufacturers, we take this concern very seriously and want to directly address the public’s concerns over the safety of these products. Many cannabis processing techniques are dangerous and involve extraction of the oil with gaseous, toxic, flammable hydrocarbon solvents. Many of these solvents are not even 100% pure. In fact, according to some material safety data sheets for butane, a commercially available canister may only contain 60-80% butane, and can contain propane, isobutene, propenes, and butenes. While the extraction process is efficient and fast, the final product can still contain high levels of these compounds. In addition, without the correct training and handling, the very presence of these flammable gases increases the...
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Colorado businesses are not required to test medical marijuana and medical marijuana infused products. CBS4 found out some are doing it anyway. “We go ahead and test those medical products because we want to know how much THC we’re putting in there to make sure that we’re accurate with our dosing,” Joe Hodas with Dixie Elixirs said. Hodas says to ask the budtender if a medical pot product has been tested. Experts say overdosing can lead to vomiting, anxiety and hallucinations. But Hodas says under-dosing can also be a problem. “If they’re using it to treat an ailment we want to make sure they have enough medicine in the product so they get what they’re paying for,” he said. Study finds widespread inaccuracies in dosing of medical marijuana edibles ...
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"We are literally seeing bed and breakfasts rebranding themselves around cannabis," Kyricos says. "And it's being integrated into skin care products. There's a company called Dixie Elixir that's producing very slick, topical products that wouldn't look out of place on a shelf at Whole Foods. They look that refined. "The range of products made from cannabis include lotions, massage oils, salves, salts and soaps. Although there has yet to be a great deal of research on the benefits of cannabis used on the skin, there are some indications topicals can be pain reducing and anti-inflammatory, the report says. Spa Industry Trends That Will Make You Feel Great About Spending ...
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CannabisxCreativity, “Yes, it took me just a moment to draw this line with the brush. But it took me months, perhaps even years, of reflection to form the idea.” -Miró

Joan Miró was a Catalonian painter born in Barcelona in 1893. Considered a defining force in modernism, his revolutionary works have made him as respected as Goya and as popular as Picasso. A jewel in the crown of Spanish art, he helped to define fauvist, realist and surrealist artistic styles throughout his lifetime as an artist. “The solitary life at Cirrana, the primitivism of these admirable people, my intensive work, and especially, my spiritual retreat and the chance to live in a world created by my spirit and m house, removed, like Dante, from all reality… I have withdrawn inside myself, and the more skeptical I have become about the thing around me the closer I have become to God, the trees, the mountains, and to friendship. A primitive like the people of Ciurana and a lover like Dante.” – Miro 1917 The exhibit at Denver Art Museum, on display through June 28, pays homage to his legacy with group of works that capture his career’s twists and turns concisely but v...
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