Moroccan “love candy” called Majoun, brilliant storms of laughter

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Populated by Alice B. Toklas, also known by the movie “I love you Alice B. Toklas” from 60’s, the explorer, the author, she gave a cookbook to the world as an ultimate summary of her adventures. The book includes a hashish recipes among other yummies, and is also a biographic cookbook. Might be dope!

Moroccan Hashish Candy

However many link this Alice B’ Toklas recipe to the Moroccan traditional candy, and we know or at least we have heard thousand times how rich with hashish is the Moroccan dessert, supported by Berber culture: people live in desert, smoke dankest dank, they call it kif, make candies and ride camels over sand dunes glowing orange in the sunset, and no single stranger around – totally romantic. This is what she says in her book about that hashish love candy:

Euphoria and brilliant storms of laughter; ecstatic revelries and extensions of one’s personality on several simultaneous planes are to be complacently expected (from Alice B. Toklas cookbook)

The candy named Majoun, some say it is in Arabic a “love potion”, I do not know Arabic, let us believe it’s a true translation, no problem, sounds trustworthy enough. In Sri Lanka, in their Ayurvedic, they also use cannabis for aphrodisiac. And many stoners know for sure why it is so, hahahaha! Okay…

Here’s the recipe of Majoun Hashish Candy

1) Take dry marijuana bud, or shake (stems and leaves, but you’ll need a double amount of it rather if buds) and toast them over very low heat until the aromas are released. It is a good idea to use a cooking thermometer, if you’re up to cooking, and to cannabis cooking specifically, the thermometer is the tiny investment which helps you to master the THC output off your cannabis cookies. The process is called Decarb, which is the most important thing in cannabis cooking, it makes your weed POTENTIAL.

2) Mix the leaves with raisins, walnuts, nutmeg, anise, ginger, honey, and water, adding more water if the mixture is too dry and crumbly.

3) Simmer together until the mixture is soft and thick. Mash by hand. Some sources recommend a food processor to blend, using several short pulses, however cooking marijuana edibles is a mystery and a joy for the heart: like rolling blunts manually you enjoy it the best, when grinder is the only allowed machinery, cooking by hands always give fruits. Doing any cooking, even if not cannabis, by hands you feel it better, you are part of the process, and you master it every single time. Also you lose an amount of bud material in a blender.

4) Stir in cannabutter, spoon into a jar, and refrigerate for storage. Spread on crackers or plain cookies, or use as a filling for stuffed cookies. Majoun will keep for about 2 to 3 months refrigerated, people say.

You will also need cannabutter, the tutorial is here: Free Edible Cookbook

(always careful with edibles, they are as potent as they are tasty)

USA East Coast – All You Need About Weed Laws

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The United States of America is among nations with multiple regulations and legalizations that shape the cannabis laws. Despite being a country with a massive population and cultural diversity, it has one of the thriving cannabis markets.

Cannabis is still federally scheduled as illegal drug in the United States. However, many states have locally legalized its use either for medical purposes, recreation, or both. As a result, strict guidelines are in place outlining how trade and consumption should take place. Several scientific studies are currently taking place to help to shape the further regulations, to guide both the global and the internal cannabis markets.

In this article, we focus on how various states in the East Coast of the United States have taken up marijuana laws. And you can find the latest West Coast review by this link.

General Cannabis Laws In The US East Coast

Nothing of the said can be construed as a legal advice, by no means.

In the US, California is one of the states with a remarkable progress in cannabis market regulations. This has led to a thriving market expected to generate $3,1 billion in 2019. The USA East Coast is a region with up to 15 states including Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Maine and New Hampshire, Delaware, North Carolina, New Hampshire, and Connecticut.

The laws guiding cannabis use, sale, growth, and distribution in these states vary considerably. Nonetheless, they all respond to some key areas such as user’s age, amounts for individual possession, growth, sale, and legal penalties.

Marijuana Cultivation

States such as Massachusetts allows an individual to grow up to six plants for one person and up to 12 plants for two or more adults. This varies only slightly in the state of Maine, where adults over 21 years can legally grow up to 3 flowering marijuana plants. The condition, though, is that each plant is grown at the individual’s home residence and is out of public view or reach for persons under 21 years of age.

New Jersey is among states in the East Coast where marijuana is outlawed, and a possession of even small amounts for personal use is a crime. The use of medical marijuana in New Jersey is acceptable under limited circumstances.

In Connecticut, regulations outline that marijuana for medical use grows buildings with the same conditions and standards as pharmaceutical factories. Patients who wish to use marijuana have to register with the state. There are 11 medical conditions for which you are allowed to use medical marijuana in Connecticut.

Weed in a Pocket

Now about possession. The amount of marijuana an individual can possess is another important aspect of regulation. The physical status of the product (liquid, dry, seed, or fresh) may determine just how much cannabis you can possess in a particular state. In the state of Maine, the limit for adult possession is up to 2,5 ounces (about 70 grams) and a similar amount for marijuana plus a marijuana concentrate.

The state of Rhode Island has legalized medical marijuana since 2006, and there are several medical dispensaries across the state. However, possession of marijuana exceeding one ounce (about 25-30 grams) attracts prosecution as a misdemeanor charge. A first time offender may incur a jail term, a criminal record or conviction or a fine between $200 – $500.

Sale and Distribution

The laws regarding selling and distribution of cannabis relate to form, amount, and place. Like other regulatory frameworks, they differ significantly among the states on the East Coast. In the recent law decriminalizing marijuana in Delaware, only 15 cannabis store retailers have licenses to sell and produce. According to this law, additional permits are a subject to an increased demand.

Although the Delaware law prohibits home cultivation, 50 cultivation sites and 30 product manufacturers are set to receive licenses, with a raft of factors considered before this legalization. People intending to go into this business would pay a $5,000 application fee and a biennial renewal fee of $10,000.

In Georgia, some government institutions have permission to grow marijuana. However, only six private companies have licenses to grow cannabis and produce medical cannabis oil. Of the six, two can grow up to 100,000 square feet cannabis space while the other four have a 50,000 square feet limit. The total area under cannabis cultivation in Georgia would be approximately 9 acres. For distribution, pharmacies licensed by the State Board of Pharmacy could sell low-THC oil, while the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission undertakes approval of private dispensaries for sale of low-THC oil (find a recipe in out cookbook)

Scary part of it

There is also a significant difference in the kind of punishment attracted by violating marijuana laws in various states in the USA East Coast. Most states vary the age of marijuana users to be above 18 years or above 21 years. At 18 years of age, most states consider an individual as an adult who can make independent decisions and choices in life.

In Florida, medical marijuana has been legal since 2016. In the meantime, there are several bills currently undergoing legal processes to determine precisely how the cannabis market functions. Current laws however allow fines of up to $200,000 and up to 30 years in prison for possession of marijuana.

Recreational cannabis is also illegal in Pennsylvania as well as in South Carolina.

In New York, it is illegal to have cannabis that contains more than 0.3% THC. THC is the chemical known to bring about psychoactive properties in marijuana.

In Maryland, adults can possess marijuana not exceeding 10 grams.

In the end of the Day

The changes affecting the cannabis market are happening across the globe. This presents policymakers and other stakeholders with an opportunity to enhance the market. This is through putting in place a supporting framework that allows the industry to grow specific areas that cannabis regulation has to look, including international trade as well as transportation, quantity, quality, and so on.

The diversity in regulations across states in the USA East Coast demonstrates a need for a harmonized approach to cannabis. This could mainly be helpful, considering that several scientific studies still confirm that cannabis has beneficial properties to human health.