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Germany Rejected Its Recreational Cannabis Bill
The people of New Zealand just voted down a measure to legalize cannabis through a referendum. New Jersey just legalized it recreationally also through its own referendum. Germany didn’t put the question to its people, but last month the government of Germany rejected its recreational cannabis bill. The world of legal cannabis is constantly changing! […]
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The people of New Zealand just voted down a measure to legalize cannabis through a referendum. New Jersey just legalized it recreationally also through its own referendum. Germany didn’t put the question to its people, but last month the government of Germany rejected its recreational cannabis bill.
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A little about Germany and cannabis
As per the title, recreational marijuana is not legal in Germany. In fact, possessing it at all can garner a person up to five years in prison according to the German Federal Narcotics Act, though conversely, it’s not technically illegal to use it, since there is no stated law against it. If caught with small amounts, offenders are usually put in a program over anything more serious, at least for first-time offenders. The term ‘small amount’ is not very well defined, though, and can mean anywhere from about 6-15 grams depending on where in Germany the possession takes place. Plus, the amount is judged by quantity and potency over actual weight, meaning the THC content helps define the amount in the end.
Sale and supply crimes are predictably illegal, and offenders can receive up to about five years in prison. This sentence goes up from 1-15 years depending on the circumstances of the case. Cultivation on a personal level is also illegal and garners the same punishment as sale and supply crimes.
Technically, the medical use of a cannabis drug has been legal since 1998 in Germany when dronabinol was rescheduled. It wasn’t until 2017, however, that Germany further legalized medicinal cannabis. As of 2017, new legislation opened the door for more disorders and sicknesses to be relevant for treatment.
What about Germany’s market?
The thing about Germany is that it already has one of the biggest cannabis markets in the EU, and even in the world, though right now it’s all a medicinal market. In 2019, for example, Germany was the biggest importer and exporter of cannabis oil in the EU. Though the country can’t compete just yet with the US in terms of imports – the US for 2019 imported approximately $893 million worth of cannabis oil making it the clear leader, Germany did get the #2 spot with $240 million worth of oil imported that year. When it comes to exports, Germany led the EU with about $230 million worth of cannabis oil exports, but that was only 4th place in the world. Topping the export list was China, sitting pretty with just under $1 billion worth of cannabis oil exports that year.
Cannabis oil is only part of it. Most of the legal cannabis world still revolves around dry flowers, and Germany just happens to have a massive cannabis flower market as well. And one that is only looking to grow and expand out more. In July, Germany released data on its medical cannabis imports for the first two quarters of the year. While Q1 showed an increase of 16%, Q2 showed a massive 32% increase, and this at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic measures being taken all over the world. To give an idea of what this means via comparison, in 2018, Germany imported about 3.1 tons of cannabis flowers, this was increased to 6.7 tons in 2019, and it looks like it will go much higher than that by the end of 2020. During this time, Germany had such an issue with supply problems that it requested extra cannabis flowers from the Netherlands to help close the gap. Part of the reason for the need for more medical cannabis is simply the increasing number of Germans receiving it as treatment. As of June 2019, about 60,000 Germans were registered with the medical marijuana program in the country, and that number is sure to be way higher by now.
What’s the deal with recreational?
Everything so far should give some idea of how big Germany’s cannabis market is, and how quickly it’s growing. As the biggest market in the EU, it’s not that surprising that the question of a recreational legalization would come up, since, obviously, Germany is pretty okay with use of the plant. However, this sentiment did not come through as a recreational legalization as last month Germany rejected its recreational cannabis bill.
Germany has six main political parties. The Left (holds 69 seats and is in favor of legalizing), the Social Democratic Party of Germany (about 152 seats, technically in favor of legalization, but voted with coalition partner instead – the Union, which includes the Christian Democrats led by Angela Merkel), the Union (two parties making up 264 seats, against legalization), the Greens (67 seats, and in support of legalization), the Free Democratic Party (holds 80 seats, but did not vote on the measure), and Alternative for Germany (somewhere in the neighborhood of 89-94 seats, and against legalization).
On October 29th, the proposed bill for an adult-use recreational cannabis market in Germany was firmly rejected in parliament, despite having plenty of support from different factions of Germany’s parliament. One of the big reasons for this is the coalition between the Union and the Social Democratic Party of Germany. The Union is itself is a coalition between the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (led by Angela Merkel) and the Christian Social Union in Bavaria. The Social Democratic Party of Germany, which though technically is in favor of cannabis reform, tends to vote with its coalition partner, the Union. Together they hold enough seats that any initiative will fail without at least some of their support. In this way, by having the two parties paired together, Germany rejected its recreational cannabis bill squarely.
In the wake of the fact that Germany rejected its recreational cannabis bill, it’s hard to imagine what the next step will be. Unlike with a country like New Zealand, it was not the people of the country who voted the measure down, but rather, parliament on its own. This means the people of Germany are not necessarily on board with this decision, and that could mean new measures arising in the near future. It is, after all, already one of the biggest cannabis markets in the world. The step to legalization gets smaller and smaller as Germany gets more and more saturated with cannabis. Personally, I expect something will happen very soon that will tip the balance in the other direction.
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30 Best Stoner Coloring Books on Amazon
We’ve put together a comprehensive list of the 30 best stoner coloring books on Amazon! These weed-themed coloring books make …
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We’ve put together a comprehensive list of the 30 best stoner coloring books on Amazon! These weed-themed coloring books make for a fun activity that helps spark your creativity and imagination. Each coloring book found below will have a direct link to it’s listing on Amazon, this will help you easily view or purchase it. Activities like this help enhance the cannabis experience by allowing the user to concentrate on a fun task. The level of your visual indulgence during your “high” is important in determining how much you’ll enjoy it. In other words, what better tools for meditation and recreation than cannabis and coloring?
The condensed list below contains the links to all the best stoner coloring books found in this article:
Condensed List:
- The Stoner’s Psychedelic Coloring Book
- A Coloring Book For Stoners: Stress Relieving Psychedelic Art For Adults
- Let’s Get High And Color: An Adult Coloring Book
- Stoner Things: Stoner Coloring Book
- Stoner Things Volume 2: Colouring Book for Adults
- Princess Stoner Coloring Book
- Disney Princess Stoner Coloring Book:
- Princess Stoner Coloring Book: Great Coloring Book For Adults Stress Relief & Relaxation
- Princess Coloring Book: Cool and Relaxing Design – Great Coloring Book for Adults Relaxation and Stress Relief
- Disney Stoner Colouring Book:
- The Stoner Babes Coloring Book By Katie Guinn
- Trippy Chicks Adult Coloring Book
- Stoner Coloring Book: The Psychedelic Coloring Book for Relaxation and Stress Relief, Stoner Coloring
- Animals Smoking Weed: Colouring Book By Kristin Harris
- Wiz Khalifa’s Weed Farm Coloring Book
- Fresh Baked Cannabis Coloring Book for Weed Lovers: Volume 3
- Fresh Baked Cannabis Coloring Book for Weed Lovers: Fun Marijuana and Pot Themed Images to Color – Volume 1
- Fresh Baked Cannabis Coloring Book
- Marijuana Strains: Adult Coloring Book
- Stoner Coloring Book: The Stoner’s Psychedelic Coloring Book
- Trippy Advisor- An Irreverent Coloring Book For Adults:
- Day Trip: The Stoner’s Psychedelic Coloring Book
- Stoner Coloring Book: A Psychedelic Coloring Book for Adults
- Not Your Kids Stoner Coloring Book:
- A Psychedelic Coloring Book For Adults:
- Psychedelic Coloring Book
- The Trippy Hippie Coloring Book
- Reefer Madness Mandala and Quote Coloring Book For Adults:
- Stoner Activity Book
- High Life Coloring & Activity Book (Volume 1)

Red, glossy eyes are the trademark of a good high. This stoner coloring book features 25 hand-drawn stoner designs for you to color. With 50 pages in total, you don’t even have to worry about ruining the next page’s design with your color’s tint.
It comes in two price variants, $7.99 for paperback and $20.49 for a spiral bound book, perfect for gifts! Oh and it has a free PDF inside too!
Product Features:
- 25 unique designs
- 50 single side printing on both white and black papers
- Available in paperback and spiral bound variants
- Free PDF!
If you liked this, check out a similar one below:

Price: $4.99

Get your hands on this humorous coloring book which includes 17 unique designs and “black light” versions of 15 of them, making a total of 33 pages to color!
Product Features:
- 66 total pages with 33 single-side printed pages to color
- 17 unique designs
- Glossy paper
- Suitable for pencil colours, markers, pens and crayons

With the title inspired by the Netflix hit show “Stranger Things”, this is a perfect gift for fans of the show! The book includes 16 unique designs and also includes inverted background versions for many of them. One of the best stoner coloring books.
Product Features:
- 31 pages to colour
- 16 unique designs
- Glossy paper
- Suitable for color pencils, pens, markers and crayons.
Not quite satisfied? Check out another “Stranger Things” inspired option below!


Calling all our stoner girls! This Disney princess inspired stoner coloring book has all your favourite Disney princess stories with a 420 twist. Now you get to reimagine all the fairytales while in your most creative state.
Product Features:
- 27 unique designs 54 pages in total
- Single side high quality printed pages
- Suitable for colouring pencils, markers, crayons etc
If you liked this theme, check out similar princess stoner colouring books below!




Another one for our Disney lovers, because who doesn’t love this dynamic six! We can already hear Donald Duck’s high quacks!
Product Features:
- 25 unique illustrations
- High quality paper
- Single side printing
- 8.5*11 inches size

This artistic representation of empowered women and gender fluid people who relish the herb is a wonderful gift for all the intellectual and mindful people in your friend circle. With over 60 intricate images of tattoos, marijuana bouquets, patterned garb, shape-filled backgrounds and gorgeous faces, you’ll find new meanings to life inspired by the art in this colouring book!
Product Features:
- 60 single-sided printed pages
- High-quality paper
- 8.5*11 inches size
- Suitable for pencil colours, crayons, markers etc.
If you liked this artistry, then check out the next similar one below!

The Trippy Chicks Coloring book features mystical women channelling their inner goddesses. Expect to find religious symbols, long locks, reptiles and mandalas.

Presenting another gift option for our stoner guys, although with designs so intricate and detailed, even the girls won’t be able to resist it. You can draw for days on end with this book, filling it with colours and creating your own psychedelic paradise.
Product Features:
- Premium glossy cover
- Single sided pages to avoid bleed through
- 8.5*11 inches size
- High quality white paper

From the Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park to reefer madness and game of stoned, this book is guaranteed to leave you in fits of laughter. Kristin Harris really amped up his game with this one!
Product Features:
- 26 unique images
- Test image to try out your colors
- High-quality paper
- 8.5*11 inches size

Wiz Khalifa is back yet again with a pro-cannabis statement in the form of his new product “The Wiz Khalifa Weed Farm Coloring Book”.
This stress-relieving coloring book is slightly on the pricier edge, going at $14.95, but is rightly so, because with featured iconic images from LA to Amsterdam and events like Danksgiving and Wiz’s Birthday, it’s a direct sneak peek into Khalifa’s weed empire!

The Fresh Baked series is a designer brainchild of independent artists who came together to design fun pot-themed images and humourous marijuana designs for people who like to relieve stress through coloring while high.
Product Features:
- Fun cannabis inspired designs
- Original images
- High-quality paper
- 8.5*11 inches size
- Part of a series of three
If you liked this, be sure to check out Fresh Baked Volume 1 and 2! A perfect gift bundle for Birthdays or Christmas!


Not all Cannabis is the same. There are a ton of varieties and so many different strains to choose from. Check out this colouring book that not only lets you have a fun time with Cannabis, but also educates you on the different varieties out there. The book has illustrations of popular strains like the Harlequin, Grape Ape, Dance World, Cherry Pie, Frankenstein, and Laughing Buddha. One of the best stoner coloring books.
So gather your friends and take turns to color and try the Cannabis varieties drawn in the book, who knows, you may find your next favourite party strain here!
Product Features:
- Paperback
- Unique Illustrations
- Cannabis strain designs
- 8.5*11 inches size

Does your trip make you feel like a part of an alternate universe too? If so, you will love this coloring book that transports you directly into a psychedelic world.
Product Features:
- 30 high quality illustrations
- Single side printing to avoid bleed through
- 8.5 x 11’’ size
If you liked this, check out similar books that also promise a great trip!






Marijuana, meditate and contemplate: that’s our mantra. With 35 unique and beautiful kaleidoscopic designs, color in magical mushrooms and mandalas and make your trip a memorable one.
Product Features:
- 8.5*11 sized pages
- Single-sided printing on white paper
- 35 unique illustrations
- High quality 60lb paper
If you like coloring in Mandalas, check out these two as well:



We saved the absolute best for the last. Get your hands on the Stoner Activity Book that not only has coloring pages, but also crosswords, puzzles, trippy mazes and more for a variety of activities to do while high!
If you like this type of product, also check out this stoner coloring and activity book:

So there you have it! The 30 best stoner coloring books on Amazon! If you enjoyed this list, check out our article on the 30 Best Stoner Gifts on Amazon! Leave a comment with what you would like to see next!
Source: https://www.thecannaschool.ca/best-stoner-coloring-books/
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Antioxidant Function of Phytocannabinoids: Molecular Basis of Their Stability and Cytoprotective Properties under UV-irradiation
In this contribution, a comprehensive study of the redox transformation, electronic structure, stability and photoprotective properties of phytocannabinoids is presented. The non-psychotropic cannabidiol (CBD), cannabigerol (CBG), cannabinol (CBN), cannabichromene (CBC), and psychotropic tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) isomers and iso-THC were included in the study. The results show that under aqueous ambient conditions at pH 7.4, non-psychotropic cannabinoids are slight or moderate electron-donors…

. 2021 Jan 13;S0891-5849(21)00025-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.01.012. Online ahead of print.
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In this contribution, a comprehensive study of the redox transformation, electronic structure, stability and photoprotective properties of phytocannabinoids is presented. The non-psychotropic cannabidiol (CBD), cannabigerol (CBG), cannabinol (CBN), cannabichromene (CBC), and psychotropic tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) isomers and iso-THC were included in the study. The results show that under aqueous ambient conditions at pH 7.4, non-psychotropic cannabinoids are slight or moderate electron-donors and they are relatively stable, in the following order: CBD>CBG≥CBN>CBC. In contrast, psychotropic Δ9-THC degrades approximately one order of magnitude faster than CBD. The degradation (oxidation) is associated with the transformation of OH groups and changes in the double-bond system of the investigated molecules. The satisfactory stability of cannabinoids is associated with the fact that their OH groups are fully protonated at pH 7.4 (pKa is ≥ 9). The instability of CBN and CBC was accelerated after exposure to UVA radiation, with CBD (or CBG) being stable for up to 24 h. To support their topical applications, an in vitro dermatological comparative study of cytotoxic, phototoxic and UVA or UVB photoprotective effects using normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDF) and keratinocytes (HaCaT) was done. NHDF are approx. twice as sensitive to the cannabinoids’ toxicity as HaCaT. Specifically, toxicity IC50 values for CBD after 24 h of incubation are 7.1 and 12.8 μM for NHDF and HaCaT, respectively. None of the studied cannabinoids were phototoxic. Extensive testing has shown that CBD is the most effective protectant against UVA radiation of the studied cannabinoids. For UVB radiation, CBN was the most effective. The results acquired could be used for further redox biology studies on phytocannabinoids and evaluations of their mechanism of action at the molecular level. Furthermore, the UVA and UVB photoprotectivity of phytocannabinoids could also be utilized in the development of new cannabinoid-based topical preparations.
Keywords: (photo)stability; UVA/UVB photoprotection; dermal fibroblasts; electronic structure; keratinocytes; oxidation; phytocannabinoids.
Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Conflict of interest statement
Declaration of Competing Interest J.S. has financial interest in CB21 Pharma Ltd., CBDepot Ltd. and PharmaCan Ltd. J.V. is a president of the scientific board of CB21 Pharma Ltd. All other authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest with the contents of this article.
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Disposition of Phytocannabinoids, Their Acidic Precursors and Their Metabolites in Biological Matrices of Healthy Individuals Treated with Vaporized Medical Cannabis
Inhalation by vaporization is a useful application mode for medical cannabis. In this study, we present the disposition of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), their acidic precursors, and their metabolites in serum, oral fluid, and urine together with the acute pharmacological effects in 14 healthy individuals treated with vaporized medical cannabis. THC and CBD peaked firstly in serum and then in oral fluid, with higher concentrations in the first biological matrices and…

Inhalation by vaporization is a useful application mode for medical cannabis. In this study, we present the disposition of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), their acidic precursors, and their metabolites in serum, oral fluid, and urine together with the acute pharmacological effects in 14 healthy individuals treated with vaporized medical cannabis. THC and CBD peaked firstly in serum and then in oral fluid, with higher concentrations in the first biological matrices and consequent higher area under the curve AUCs. Acidic precursors Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A (THCA) and cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) showed a similar time course profile but lower concentrations due to the fact that vaporization partly decarboxylated these compounds. All THC and CBD metabolites showed a later onset with respect to the parent compounds in the absorption phase and a slower decrease to baseline. In agreement with serum kinetics, THC-COOH-GLUC and 7-COOH-CBD were the significantly most excreted THC and CBD metabolites. The administration of vaporized medical cannabis induced prototypical effects associated with the administration of cannabis or THC in humans, with a kinetic trend overlapping that of parent compounds and metabolites in serum. The pharmacokinetics of cannabinoids, their precursors, and their metabolites in biological fluids of individuals treated with vaporized medical cannabis preparations showed a high interindividual variability as in the case of oral medical cannabis decoction and oil. Inhaled medical cannabis was absorbed into the organism earlier than decoction and oil. Cannabinoids reached higher systemic concentrations, also due to the fact that the acid precursors decarboxylated to parent cannabinoids at high temperatures, and consequently, the physiological and subjective effects occurred earlier and resulted with higher intensity. No serious adverse effects were observed.
Keywords: cannabidiol; cannabidiol metabolism; cannabis; medical cannabis.
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