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Stuff. Just to keep myself honest. The month of August saw 4,200 pushups; 260 pullups; 400 KB swings; and four sprint sessions and just some other running sessions for the fun of it. Ended up buying an Apple Watch with blow money this month, and was delighted to find out it reads VO2Max. According to that, during my sprint running, I ended up with 43.4 VO2Max, which according to the charts I consulted on the internet puts my oxygen capacity at average for an 18 year old, but top of the line for a nearly 60 year old. Love this workout routine and am so glad I finally found it, after floundering a bit when I started working from home. http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeedonsBlog * This article was originally published here

Different Cannabinoids Explained What are Cannabinoids? Do you ever wonder why smoking weed gets you high? It’s because of cannabinoids, different chemical compounds found in cannabis that enact with the human endocannabinoid system. There are numerous cannabinoids found in marijuana and each have a slightly different effect than others. Their cumulative effects can produce the […] The post How Many Different Cannabinoids Are There In Marijuana? appeared first on The Weed Blog . * This article was originally published here

The current state of and unacceptable practices within America’s prison system are two of the biggest social justice issues that come up when discussing the War on Drugs.  The numbers regarding mass incarceration and the privatization of prisons are some of the most staggering statistics in the world, and the need for prison reform has […] The post Social Justice & The War On Drugs | Part 4: The Broken U.S. Prison System Demands Immediate Reform to Address Overcrowding and Social Injustice appeared first on The Weed Blog . * This article was originally published here

The Office of Community & Civic Life’s Social Equity & Educational Development (SEED) Grant Fund has announced its 2020 grant recipients. Six local organizations will receive a total of $548,000 to provide economic opportunity and education to communities disproportionately impacted by cannabis prohibition. The grant is funded from a portion of Measure 26-180 which directs […] The post City of Portland’s Cannabis Program Awards $548,000 to Reinvest in Communities Impacted by Prohibition appeared first on The Weed Blog . * This article was originally published here

For our flesh is in itself lazy and inclined to evil, even though we have accepted and believed God’s Word. —LC III.53 If we would be Christians, therefore, we must surely expect and count on having the devil with all his angels and the world as our enemies.... For where God’s Word is preached, accepted, or believed and produces fruit, there the holy cross cannot be missing.—LC III:65 The test is to be steadfast and to suffer with patience in whatever way we are assaulted, and to let go whatever is taken from us.—LC III:66 Look, we have in these three petitions, in the simplest way, the needs that relate to God Himself. Yet they are all for our sakes.—LC III:68 http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeedonsBlog * This article was originally published here

Audio is not supported in your browser The Cut is back! And they're making their return to audio with more of the conversations that matter most to women and those that love them through a new weekly podcast,  The Cut  (subscribe  here ). Host Avery Trufelman will lead discussions about culture, style, sex, politics, and more, along with writers and editors from the Cut, as well as, of course, special guests. In the first episode, Avery explores what optimism means in 2020, and why some people are better at conjuring it, and how those who aren’t can change their own mindset. Who better to help her understand positive thinking than former Navarro cheerleader  La’Darius Marshall , the Cut’s April cover star? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices * This article was originally published here

Hallowed be Thy name. For God’s name was given to us when we became Christians and were baptized. LC III:37 Since we call God our Father in this prayer, it is our duty to act and behave ourselves as godly children, that He may not receive shame, but honor and praise through us. LC III:39 God’s name is profaned when people preach, teach, and say in God’s name what is false and misleading. LC III:41 God’s name is profaned by an openly wicked life and works. LC III:43 In this petition we pray for exactly what God demands in the Second Commandment. LC III:45 To hallow means the same as to praise, magnify, and honor both in word and deed. LC III:46 http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeedonsBlog * This article was originally published here

There is no nobler prayer to be found on earth than the Lord’s Prayer. We pray it daily.—LC III:23 They were unwilling to take anything from Him, but wished only to give Him something.—LC III:25 Therefore, God also requires that you weep and ask for such needs and wants, not because He does not know about them, but so that you may kindle your heart to stronger and greater desires and make wide and open your cloak to receive much.—LC III:27 Here is included in seven successive articles, or petitions, every need that never ceases to apply to us. Each is so great that it ought to drive us to keep praying the Lord’s Prayer all our lives.—LC III:34 http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeedonsBlog * This article was originally published here

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And Christ says in the Gospel of St. Matthew, “Ask, and it will be given to you...for everyone who asks receives.” Such promises certainly ought to encourage and kindle our hearts to pray with pleasure and delight.—LC III:20 Whoever, therefore, does not believe this promise must note again that he outrages God like a person who thoroughly dishonors Him and accuses Him of falsehood.—LC III:21 http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeedonsBlog * This article was originally published here

Whole Plant Expo today announced its seven-track conference program with more than 100 expert speakers including some of the biggest names in medical cannabis and hemp. Whole Plant Expo is a first-of-its-kind online event, bringing together an ecosystem of organizations and communities for a comprehensive examination of endocannabinology and the use of cannabinoids for medicine, […] The post Whole Plant Expo to Feature 7 tracks and more than 100 Speakers on Medical Cannabis appeared first on The Weed Blog . * This article was originally published here

Audio is not supported in your browser Jane, Dara, and Matt on the health and history of the postal service, the political games being played, and what it means for November's election.  Resources: " The Post Office Mess Is Meant to Exhaust You. Don’t Let It." by Charlie Warzel, New York Times "On the Post Office 'sabotage'" by Jay Caruso, The Monday Notice "Why We Should Love The Post Office" by Addison Del Mastro, The American Conservative "USPS badly needs an overhaul, but not smack in the middle of the Trump-Biden campaign" by Paul Brandus, USA Today "State officials rush to shore up confidence in Nov. 3 election as voters express new fears about mail voting" by Amy Gardner and Seung Min Kim, WaPo Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Statement White paper Hosts : Matt Yglesias ( @mattyglesias ), Senior Correspondent, Vox Jane Coaston ( @cjane87 ), Senior politics correspondent, Vox Dara Lind ( @DLind ), Immigration rep...

Everything, therefore, in the Christian Church is ordered toward this goal: we shall daily receive in the Church nothing but forgiveness of sin through the Word and signs, to comfort and encourage our consciences as long as we live here. LC II:58 For now we are only half pure and holy. So the Holy Spirit always has some reason to continue His work in us through the Word. He must daily administer forgiveness until we reach the life to come. At that time there will be no more forgiveness, but only perfectly pure and holy people. We will be full of godliness and righteousness, removed and free from sin, death, and all evil, in a new, immortal, and glorified body. LC II:57 http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeedonsBlog * This article was originally published here

In an appeal with national implications, a petition has been filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, demanding that the federal statute criminalizing marijuana, the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), be declared unconstitutional. The case, Washington v. Barr, was brought on behalf of five plaintiffs, including 14-year-old legalization activist Alexis Bortell, Iraq War Veteran Jose Belen, and nine-year old […] The post Petition filed with SCOTUS to Declare the Criminalization of Cannabis Unconstitutional appeared first on The Weed Blog . * This article was originally published here

  Pic of my brother Joe, his wife Peggy, and children, Shannon, Kim, and Lisa; our wedding day. Our dear Clara with one the vestments given in memory of Alfred  Cin and I at Bear Mountain eons ago http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeedonsBlog * This article was originally published here

Audio is not supported in your browser Ezra and Matt on Republican policy nihilism and the Kamala Harris pick. Resources: "Kamala Harris Is Biden’s Choice for Vice President" by Alexander Burns and Katie Glueck, NYT "How inequality and white identity politics feed each other" with Paul Pierson and Jacob Hacker, Ezra Klein Show podcast Hosts : Matthew Yglesias ( @mattyglesias ), Senior correspondent, Vox Ezra Klein ( @ezraklein ), Editor-at-large, Vox Credits: Jeff Geld, ( @jeff_geld ), Editor and Producer The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a contribution to Vox:  bit.ly/givepodcasts About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us : Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices * This article was originally published here

Let this, then, be the sum of this article: the little word Lord  means simply the same as Redeemer . It means the one who has brought us from Satan to God, from death to life, from sin to righteousness, and who preserves us in the same.—LC II:31 Further, it explains that He suffered, died, and was buried so that He might make satisfaction for me nad pay what I owe not with silver or gold, but with His own precious blood.—LC II:31 To explain all these individual points does not belong to brief sermons for children. That belongs to fuller sermons that extend throughout the entire year, especially at those times that are appointed for the purpose of treating each article at length—for Christ’s birth, sufferings, resurrection, ascension and so on.—LC II:32 Yes, the entire Gospel that we preach is based on this point, that we properly understand this article as that upon which our salvation and all our happiness rests.—LC II:33 http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeedonsBlog * This article wa...

  The Best Way to Cure Weed and Quickly Drying a Sample So you’ve just harvested your marijuana crop: the smells are divine, and the buds are looking fluffy, tipped with beautiful multicolored colas–that is the tip of the flowering bud. Your weed looks good enough to eat, but is it ready to smoke? Well, […] The post How to Cure Marijuana appeared first on The Weed Blog . * This article was originally published here

Audio is not supported in your browser Vox's Emily Stewart joins Dara and Jane to discuss the relationship between "the market" and the "real economy." Resources: "The Stock Market Is an Engine of Civic Destruction" by Libby Watson, New Republic "Who gets to be reckless on Wall Street?" by Emily Stewart, Vox Hosts : Dara Lind ( @DLind ), Immigration reporter, ProPublica Jane Coaston ( @cjane87 ), Senior politics correspondent, Vox Emily Stewart ( @EmilyStewartM ), Reporter, Vox Credits: Jeff Geld , ( @jeff_geld ), Editor and Producer The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a contribution to Vox:  bit.ly/givepodcasts About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us : Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices * This article...

Everything that is to be a good work must arise and flow from this true fountain and channel. So apart from the Ten Commandments no work or thing can be good or pleasing to God.—LC I:311 The miserable blind people do not see that no person can go far enough to keep one of the Ten Commandments as it should be kept. Both the Apostles’ Creed and the Lord’s Prayer must come to our aid (as we shall hear). By them power and strength to keep the commandments is sought and prayed for and received continually. —LC I:316 Everything is to flow from the First Commandment’s power.... But note what God would have you do, what He will quite surely demand of you. If you skip that, you have an angry Judge. But if you do the work, you have a gracious Father.—LC I:327 We should have them always in our memory. Then we might do them in all our actions and ways.—LC I:331 http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeedonsBlog * This article was originally published here

Audio is not supported in your browser Ezra and Matt on Susan Rice, Kamala Harris, and Trump’s increasingly chaotic authoritarianism. Resources: " What we know about Joe Biden’s possible vice presidential picks" by Ella Nilsen, Vox "Harris allies granted call with Biden campaign after Dodd blowup" by Christopher Cadelago & Natasha Korecki, Politico "Think the world is on fire? Obama’s national security adviser says things are better than ever." by Zack Beauchamp, Vox "How inequality is changing the Republican Party — and breaking American politics" by Ezra Klein, Vox Hosts : Matthew Yglesias ( @mattyglesias ), Senior correspondent, Vox Ezra Klein ( @ezraklein ), Editor-at-large, Vox Credits: Jeff Geld, ( @jeff_geld ), Editor and Producer The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a contribution to Vox:  bit.ly/givepodcasts About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut throu...

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Not only is the outward act of adultery forbidden, but also every kind of cause, motive, and means of adultery. LC I:203 Everyone must live chastely himself and help his neighbor to do the same. LC I:205 He created man and woman separately, as is clear. This was not for lewdness, but so that they might live together in marriage, be fruitful, bear children, and nourish and train them to honor God. LC I:297 For where nature has its course—since it is given by God—it is not possible to remain chaste without marriage....Yet God’s grace is also required in order that the heart may be pure. LC I:212 Therefore, all vows of chastity outside of the married state are condemned by this commandment. LC I:216 For harmony is one of the principal points that enkindles love and desire for chastity, so that, where this is found, chastity will follow without any command. LC I:219 http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeedonsBlog * This article was originally published here

For those of us who have been around the block in the cannabis movement, seeing industry professionals who are advocates at the core bridge into policy work is one of the most encouraging things to witness.  Many advocates and industry leaders choose to stay in the private sector for a variety of reasons, and are […] The post Dasheeda Dawson: From Strategist to Thought Leader to City Official appeared first on The Weed Blog . * This article was originally published here

Audio is not supported in your browser Jane, Dara, and Matt on the congressional deadlock over economic aid. Resources: "“The jobs aren’t there”: Why cutting off enhanced unemployment benefits would leave workers in the lurch" by Li Zhou, Vox "Senate GOP Coronavirus Bill Has Some Good Provisions but Needs Serious Work" by Adam Michel, Rachel Greszler, Lindsey M. Burke, & Brian Finch, Heritage Foundation "The Zombie Reaganism Trap" by Peter Spiliakos, National Review White paper Hosts : Matt Yglesias ( @mattyglesias ), Senior Correspondent, Vox Jane Coaston ( @cjane87 ), Senior politics correspondent, Vox Dara Lind ( @DLind ), Immigration reporter, ProPublica Credits: Jeff Geld , ( @jeff_geld ), Editor and Producer The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a contribution to Vox:  bit.ly/givepodcasts About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what...

Some meals are created from resources and necessities.  I grew up in a single parent home and my mom had to work several jobs to keep food on the table. Many times, my family and I created meals from what was in the house at the time because that was all that was all we […] The post Cannabis Infused Banana Coconut Pancakes appeared first on The Weed Blog . * This article was originally published here

Audio is not supported in your browser Dara, Jane, and Matt on Biden’s excitement gap. Resources: " So … About That Supposed Lack Of Enthusiasm For Biden?" Five Thirty Eight "Social conservatives feel betrayed by the Supreme Court — and the GOP that appointed it" by Jane Coaston, Vox "Trump’s surprising resilience with Hispanic voters, explained" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox Hosts : Matt Yglesias ( @mattyglesias ), Senior Correspondent, Vox Jane Coaston ( @cjane87 ), Senior politics correspondent, Vox Dara Lind ( @DLind ), Immigration reporter, ProPublica Credits: Jeff Geld , ( @jeff_geld ), Editor and Producer The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a contribution to Vox:  bit.ly/givepodcasts About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us : Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds Learn more about...

You Apple haters can stop reading now. It will only irritate you further. I’ve been an Apple exclusive user since the days of the Apple ][.  Through all the ups and down (and the downs were oh, so down), I’ve been loyal. What amazes me now is how this single company makes my life so simple.  My sole “computer” is my iPad Pro (second generation). On it I write my podcast scripts, keep up my blog, and do whatever actually needs a keyboard. My usual companion, though, is my iPhone. All my apps from my iPad are on it, though, and thanks to the miracle of the iCloud, I can even select text on my phone and just paste it into my iPad document without hesitation. We’ve long since bidden goodbye to our CDs and LPs and stereo systems. A single Homepod sits atop my piano. When we want to listen to music in our house, that’s how we do it. We have a blue tooth portable speaker to set outside by the pool and we also use that when we’re entertaining out of door. I just pull up my playlist an...

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This is one of my favorite comfort foods! I honestly believe I could eat this everyday. This dish was something our family would have often. My Granddad Benny would take me crabbing in the early morning hours and sometimes shrimp would get caught in the nets. I would let them go until Benny would fuss […] The post Cannabis Infused Shrimp and Grits appeared first on The Weed Blog . * This article was originally published here