What is Layering? When it’s cold outside, it is usually a good idea to layer multiple items of clothing to maximize how warm you stay. The same can be done with cannabis. By “layering” different cannabis products you can prevent tolerance to one type of product and increase the desired effects of your medicine, keeping you soothed for a longer … Read More
Nursing Note: Edibles as a delivery system
What Are Edibles? Edibles are food and drink items that are infused with cannabis. Thanks to the diverse flavors and variety of edible options many patients are starting to explore edibles as a preferred consumption method. Cookies, chocolates, candy, tinctures and cannabis infused drinks provide many ways to deliver the therapeutic effects from cannabis to your body without smoking it. … Read More
Nursing Note: Cannabis for Breast Cancer
Cancer patients in New Mexico are fortunate to live in a State with a medical cannabis program. Medical cannabis provides an alternative or adjunctive option for cancer patients who are suffering from pain, chemo-induced nausea and vomiting, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and neuropathy. Many oncology patients use cannabis as a supplement because of the plant’s anti-cancer properties. Cannabis has an impressive … Read More
Verdes Expert Interview – Tips From Our Harvest Team
This time of year is exciting for those who have a Personal Production License (PPL) to grow their own flower. It’s the time when all your hard work will pay off and you get to harvest your beautiful and healthy plants! To help you prep for harvest season, we interviewed our Harvest Supervisor, Luke and Post-Harvest Manager Ryan and asked … Read More
New Verdes Craft: 3 Things to Know
We understand that walking into dispensary can be overwhelming. With so many cannabis options to choose, how do you know what is right for you? No matter if you are a long time cannabis connoisseur, or if you are new to cannabis, our Verdes Craft line takes the guess work out of symptom relief. Every Verdes Craft option is clearly … Read More
How-to: Yocan Torch
At Verdes, we understand how trying something new can be intimidating. In this helpful how-to we walk you through using a Yocan Torch to vaporize concentrates with a water pipe. Step 1: Gather your supplies Pictured left to right – water pipe, dab tool, Yocan Torch, Rare Dream Live Resin Diamonds Step 2: Familiarize yourself with the contents of the … Read More
Nursing Note: Tips for finding peace in your work place
When the Labor Day holiday is over, and you head back to work on Tuesday we want you to feel in control of your stress and have ways to bring peace into your work space. While there are many different techniques for reducing work place stress, here are some tips from our nursing team: Create a soothing space Many of … Read More
Nursing Note: Comfort with Concentrates
Concentrates are quickly gaining popularity among the medical cannabis community as a powerful and effective delivery system for symptom management. However, those who are unfamiliar with these extracts commonly feel intimidated by them. Concentrates with high levels of THC come in a variety of forms and are higher in potency than the flower. When beginning this new medication method you … Read More
Nursing Note: Vaporization as a Delivery System
One of the prime benefits of cannabis is its ability to be consumed in multiple forms—tasty edibles, sublingual drops, hard candies dissolved in a beverage, and inhaled flower and oils are a few of the most common delivery methods. In this nursing note, our Nurse Educators help you understand vaporizing and its benefits. Onset and Effects of Vaporizing The effects … Read More
Cannabis Therapy for Athletes
In this blog post our Marketing Coordinator and fitness enthusiast, Leslie talks with our Nurse Educator about how cannabis can benefit an athlete’s body and mind during workouts. Exploring Cannabis for Athletes LESLIE: I’ve been an athlete for as long as I can remember. From gymnastics and skateboarding as a child to running and mountain biking as an adult, I … Read More