STRAND? WTF?

[Klonzinc]

When did we start referring to STRAINS as strands? When did we put aside our education and forget about proper terminology? Why do dispensaries use sex to advertise their products like at the cannabis convention? Why does every one complain that the government does not take us seriously? How could they when we can not act professional and speak properly? I have never seen a pharmaceutical company use girls in provocative attire to sell their poison, is that not who we are competing with? So I ask all WTF?

STRAIN......1. The collective descendants of a common ancestor; a race, stock, line, or breed.
2. Any of the various lines of ancestry united in an individual or a family; ancestry or lineage.
3. Biology A group of organisms of the same species, having distinctive characteristics but not usually considered a separate breed or variety: a superior strain of wheat; a smooth strain of bacteria.
4. An artificial variety of a domestic animal or cultivated plant.
5. A kind or sort: imaginings of a morbid strain.

STRAND......strand 1 (strand)
n.
The land bordering a body of water; a beach.
v. strand·ed, strand·ing, strands
v.tr.
1. To drive or run ashore or aground.
2. To bring into or leave in a difficult or helpless position: The convoy was stranded in the desert.
3. Baseball To leave (a base runner) on base at the end of an inning.
4. Linguistics To separate (a grammatical element) from other elements in a construction, either by moving it out of the construction or moving the rest of the construction. In the sentence What are you aiming at, the preposition at has been stranded.
v.intr.
1. To be driven or run ashore or aground.
2. To be brought into or left in a difficult or helpless position.





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strand 2 (strnd)
n.
1. A complex of fibers or filaments that have been twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread, or yarn.
2.
a. A single filament, such as a fiber or thread, of a woven or braided material.
b. A wisp or tress of hair.
3. Something that is plaited or twisted as a ropelike length: a strand of pearls; a strand of DNA.
4. One of the elements woven together to make an intricate whole, such as the plot of a novel.
tr.v. strand·ed, strand·ing, strands
1. To make or form (a rope, for example) by twisting strands together.
2. To break a strand of (a rope, for example).


SO I ASK YOU AGAIN WTF?

I have been a patient and caregiver since it all started in the state, I still have my first card #000035, and I have been care giving for just as long. I have weathered all the changes and I can honestly say out of all the dispensaries in this state only 5% are actually doing it right and professionally.

Just wanted to rant about this, all opinions welcome, but remember what they say about opinions.

[ColoradoCareMMJ]

What the fuck is this dood talking about ??? :jointsmile:

[CannnaLady]

I apologize for my previous uses of the word strand. It's just that I usually type from my "smart" phone that doesn't recognize strain and it will automatically put in the closest spelling word that it has on file..because it's..you know....smart?

[DogtowN]

When did we start referring to STRAINS as strands?

Haha, I've seen the term "strand" used pretty frequently on the board.
I thought it was a typo. :)

[cornbread]

I'm guessing they're borrowing strand from "strand of DNA" which are very long and complex?

[copobo]

the highways 420 place in lafayette calls strains strands. they say it out loud, too.

Menu/Prices (http://420highways.com/menu-a-price-list.html)

it's a credibility killer.

they are very nice people, but also very expensive.

[MMJinColorado]

Ha, CraigsList is the worst, all these dispensaries typing like 12 year-old girls in CAPS with horrible spelling... And yeah, I've seen "strand" too many times to count. It always knocks them down a peg to me when I see that, I'm just less likely to stop by. One of them has a spelling error on their "sign" (it's a banner) -- "Remedy's of the Millenium". I ride past it coming home from work every day and see their $30 8th ads on CL but can't get past the sign haha...

[vegetabongrips]

Ha, CraigsList is the worst, all these dispensaries typing like 12 year-old girls in CAPS with horrible spelling... And yeah, I've seen "strand" too many times to count. It always knocks them down a peg to me when I see that, I'm just less likely to stop by. One of them has a spelling error on their "sign" (it's a banner) -- "Remedy's of the Millenium". I ride past it coming home from work every day and see their $30 8th ads on CL but can't get past the sign haha...

A Mile High Alternative is just a few blocks south of there on the E side and they advertise 25/8th. No idea on quality or strain selection.

[palerider7777]

you think the gov is a group of people we need to model ourself after? i'd rather deal with a down to earth person over a stuck up prick any day. i have to say i see more of the latter on these types of boards.which in it's self is odd being that the people on these boards are supposed to be the laid back hippie types.my my how the times have changed.

[jtsik330]

They can call it shit for all I care, I just wish it was legal where I am:thumbsup::jointsmile:

[Klonzinc]

you think the gov is a group of people we need to model ourself after? i'd rather deal with a down to earth person over a stuck up prick any day. i have to say i see more of the latter on these types of boards.which in it's self is odd being that the people on these boards are supposed to be the laid back hippie types.my my how the times have changed.

Not once did I say we should model ourselves after the government.

[palerider7777]

Not once did I say we should model ourselves after the government.

well the way you put it,we in fact would have to for them to like us would we not? im sure you know this eh?they want a bunch of little puppets,so in order to gain their approval we need to talk, act, kiss ass like them.the argument of them not taking us seriously because someone spells a word wrong is down right foolish/stuck up to say the least.

YouTube - Rep. Hank Johnson "Guam Tip Over and Capsize" Speech (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqyfWFYBXxI)

stupid is is stupid does i guess...

[palerider7777]

im guessing people should'nt take you serious just because of you're down falls either?

i can only wonder what our gov thought of these no good people.

people like,princess diana that dropped out of school at 16,thomas edison that had very very little schooling but was one of the most famous/productive inventors of all time.ben franklin did'nt make it past age 10 in school.oh yea that 1 guy...yea albert einstein was so bad in school he dropped out at age 15 then took a test to go back and had to take it acouple of times.i could go on and on about people that were great people that im sure mis spelled a word many times in their life times.

im guessing these people would'nt meet you're approval either.this thread was more to do with you're own ego and looking down at people than it was about our gov accepting us.

[Mississippi Steve]

I would venture to say that the improper use of words stems from a combination of illiteracy, and ignorance. I credit learning institutions for this. The number of children graduating that are functionally illiterate has risen by leaps and bounds in the last 10 years. It seems to me that the schools don't even teach basic arithmetic anymore either. I guess the schools these days are overly occupied with being politicaly correct, and have to pass students on to the next grade regardless. Chalk up another one for the "no child left behind act"

[palerider7777]

I would venture to say that the improper use of words stems from a combination of illiteracy, and ignorance. I credit learning institutions for this. The number of children graduating that are functionally illiterate has risen by leaps and bounds in the last 10 years. It seems to me that the schools don't even teach basic arithmetic anymore either. I guess the schools these days are overly occupied with being politicaly correct, and have to pass students on to the next grade regardless. Chalk up another one for the "no child left behind act"

this is true,but to gauge someones worth over a spelling test is also ignorance.to each their own...

[MMJinColorado]

Haha, who's judging their worth here? It just makes me laugh when someone spends money on a sign and it has bad grammar. How many business ads do you see that have tons of spelling errors or read like a text message? Just saying that it doesn't exactly lend itself to respect from the community at large when people see that sort of thing. It's not a value judgment, it's a simple contrast vs non-MMJ businesses, who for the most part have proof-readers for their signage and ads.

Someone could make quite a bit of money doing website design and taking product photos for dispensaries also... the websites are also very amateurish for the most part, and often very light on actual important info (menus/prices/services). Again not a value judgment -- growers are not web designers -- it would just help them appear more professional in the business community.

[palerider7777]

what i find funny about people that think this way is most of these people that think like this can hardly tie their own shoes so to speak.meanwhile the people that these people look down at that really can't even read 1 word can do 10 times more in their life than that person bitching about a mis spelled word.these people the "worker bees" are the ones that have the balls to do hard things in life.if it was'nt for these people those snobs would be living in the street opps i mean road no i mean woods as if not for these so called dum dums nothing would get done.it would all be left to the ones that know how to spell but don't know much past that.

i can't help to think as always everybody gets grouped into a lump when it is not so but thats human nature.there is a big diffrence between the lazy bums that go to school today and have the choice to learn but choose not to.compared to someone that stopped going to school to say schooling of another type like the family biz such as farming,building,so on.but as human nature goes people group everyone it to 1 group.there is a diffrence between a person that drops out of school at a young age for whatever reason but still goes on to learn what intrests them.compared to the ones that drop out because they are just that dumb and lazy bums that leech off the ones around them.

all to common in this country for some odd reason the ones that are the true bums people act as if they were born that way and need help.while the ones that do the right thing and work their asses off gets pushed to the side as if they are the dumb ones.we spend more time trying to correct the deadbeats than we do uplifting the good ones.all of which btw is due to our gov sticking their stuck up noses in the families biz.all of this started back in the 80's with the whole h.r.s bs taking the rights away from the parents.and on top of that pushing the dad to the back seat and giving all power to the woman.

so how has that effected us all? well it has taken the roots away from the family the rock,the base of a family unit.they have push the man away from the family.then at the same time they embrace the "single monther".so what ends up happening most of the time is the kids end up alone with the mom out doing here thing jumping from guy to guy"not all the time but most of the time"and the dad is told to stay away and pay 2 3rds of his already small ck to the mom most of which does'nt even go to the kid at all.so whats left? the streets and t.v.

ps contrary to this day and ages belief the dads role is to teach,guide,support,morals,self discipline so on with their kids the. moms role is to do the same but first to back and support her husband and show the love and nurture side of things.both are ment to back each other in their roles as parents. the man being the rock of the family with the woman being the support.

[lampost]

Talk about creating an argument out of nothing.

The OP isn't looking down at anyone, he's just pointing out that some people in the business don't know a lot about the business! I'm sorry, but if you don't know what a "strain" is then I'm probably not going to take further advice from you regarding herb. It doesn't matter if you went to school or not.

This is completely different from someone misspelling the word "Conessiur" or something on the board.

Then again like someone mentioned above, maybe a lot of people's smart phones are "creating" this strand-talk phenomena. I've seen it several times and I can't help but think most people know its "strain".

[Klonzinc]

well the way you put it,we in fact would have to for them to like us would we not? I'm sure you know this eh?they want a bunch of little puppets,so in order to gain their approval we need to talk, act, kiss ass like them.the argument of them not taking us seriously because someone spells a word wrong is down right foolish/stuck up to say the least.

YouTube - Rep. Hank Johnson "Guam Tip Over and Capsize" Speech (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqyfWFYBXxI)

stupid is is stupid does i guess...

First, the post has not one thing to do with mis-spelling a word, or judging anyone on their spelling, second, it is not a matter of them liking us, it is a matter of gaining respect for who we are and what we know, and yes actions do speak louder than words, whether you like it or not. So when someone approaches me or puts up a sign referring to a strain as a strand I do tend to judge them on their lack of proper use of terminology. This is just my opinion, and thank you for yours.

P.S. Next time at least have the respect to ask me if you understand my opinion correctly before you refer to me as foolish and stuck up, it is obvious you read more into it than what was there or you just did not comprehend it, either way no worries.

[Klonzinc]

Haha, who's judging their worth here? It just makes me laugh when someone spends money on a sign and it has bad grammar. How many business ads do you see that have tons of spelling errors or read like a text message? Just saying that it doesn't exactly lend itself to respect from the community at large when people see that sort of thing. It's not a value judgment, it's a simple contrast vs non-MMJ businesses, who for the most part have proof-readers for their signage and ads.

Someone could make quite a bit of money doing website design and taking product photos for dispensaries also... the websites are also very amateurish for the most part, and often very light on actual important info (menus/prices/services). Again not a value judgment -- growers are not web designers -- it would just help them appear more professional in the business community.

This is what I was trying to point out.

[palerider7777]

Talk about creating an argument out of nothing.

The OP isn't looking down at anyone, he's just pointing out that some people in the business don't know a lot about the business! I'm sorry, but if you don't know what a "strain" is then I'm probably not going to take further advice from you regarding herb. It doesn't matter if you went to school or not.

This is completely different from someone misspelling the word "Conessiur" or something on the board.

Then again like someone mentioned above, maybe a lot of people's smart phones are "creating" this strand-talk phenomena. I've seen it several times and I can't help but think most people know its "strain".

what the fuck, talk about assumption.this is exactly what im talking about people like you trying to be a smart ass all the time. where in my posts do i point out that i think it should be spelled that way.infact i have never spelled it that way.
smart people on the board know what i was saying i don't expect people like you to understand.

btw plz don't listen to me on anything i say about growing you're right i don't know what im doing. so plz pass any threads/posts i make about growing.i don't care to help people that don't deserve it.

[lampost]

what the fuck, talk about assumption.this is exactly what im talking about people like you trying to be a smart ass all the time. where in my posts do i point out that i think it should be spelled that way.infact i have never spelled it that way.
smart people on the board know what i was saying i don't expect people like you to understand.

LOL... man, I am lost. I don't really know what this is about... I wasn't trying to be a smart ass.. you just went off on this tangent and read things between the lines that weren't really there and I think everyone was a little confused.

Bro I don't really wanna get into this as I don't even know what it's about. It's all good.

[Bongojaz]

When did we start referring to STRAINS as strands? When did we put aside our education and forget about proper terminology? Why do dispensaries use sex to advertise their products like at the cannabis convention? Why does every one complain that the government does not take us seriously? How could they when we can not act professional and speak properly? I have never seen a pharmaceutical company use girls in provocative attire to sell their poison, is that not who we are competing with? So I ask all WTF?
SO I ASK YOU AGAIN WTF?
I have been a patient and caregiver since it all started in the state, I still have my first card #000035, and I have been care giving for just as long. I have weathered all the changes and I can honestly say out of all the dispensaries in this state only 5% are actually doing it right and professionally.
Just wanted to rant about this, all opinions welcome, but remember what they say about opinions.
a better way to approach this "strand issue," would be by asking the person posting it when you noticed it. i'm sure it would be fairly easy to go through old posts and find all kids of grammatical errors, lol. i don't see the point in doing a spell check of threads though. being taken seriously by the government isn't something that one should long for, lol. why would anyone want to be found acceptable by such a flawed institution? the only thing that anyone here (imo) really cares about, is decriminalizing/legalizing smoke. other than that, who cares what the gov thinks? i really don't think they're going to come here and start measuring literacy, do you? the powers that be will "never" take mj into their hearts and mind as a real medication. if it does ever become legal, it will be because of political pressure, nothing more. you've never seen pharmaceutical companies use sex to pander their wares? maybe you should stop making runs to the fridge during commercials, because i see it every day! companies use all sorts of tactics, including sex, to sell their wares.

[palerider7777]

sorry to say but every time i see someone bring up something like this it goes hand in hand with their thinking on spelling in gen.i can see it now it's been about money all of this time with the gov nothing more money and power.all of the sudden 1 day the gov starts checking the boards to see if we are just dum dums.after months of research the data report comes in.hey sam look the spelling % is up now we can stop caring about the money greed and power and now we can let them have it.ok 1 and all it's legal now.yup makes sense to me.

[palerider7777]

LOL... man, I am lost. I don't really know what this is about... I wasn't trying to be a smart ass.. you just went off on this tangent and read things between the lines that weren't really there and I think everyone was a little confused.

Bro I don't really wanna get into this as I don't even know what it's about. It's all good.

thats the sad part most of the time i think you really are...

[copobo]

point is, it isn't a strand.

now go take a hit off the bongo and chill out!

[RAINHAZE]

point is, it isn't a strand.

now go take a hit off the bongo and chill out!

..exactly!:thumbsup:

[Klonzinc]

a better way to approach this "strand issue," would be by asking the person posting it when you noticed it. i'm sure it would be fairly easy to go through old posts and find all kids of grammatical errors, lol. i don't see the point in doing a spell check of threads though. being taken seriously by the government isn't something that one should long for, lol. why would anyone want to be found acceptable by such a flawed institution? the only thing that anyone here (imo) really cares about, is decriminalizing/legalizing smoke. other than that, who cares what the gov thinks? i really don't think they're going to come here and start measuring literacy, do you? the powers that be will "never" take mj into their hearts and mind as a real medication. if it does ever become legal, it will be because of political pressure, nothing more. you've never seen pharmaceutical companies use sex to pander their wares? maybe you should stop making runs to the fridge during commercials, because i see it every day! companies use all sorts of tactics, including sex, to sell their wares.

I said it before, the post has not one thing to do with spelling or grammar. It has to with public in your face people referring to strains as strands, not the mis spelling of such. It is just not strands either, that was just an example, just like the sex in advertising, it does not belong in the medical end of this, recreation is fine just as all the hotties on the beer ads. Yes pharmaceutical companies reference to sex for e.d. but they do it tastefully. When I see doctors at a cannabis festival signing patients, that is just wrong, when I see folks barbecuing and drinking beer at a dispensaries grand opening it is wrong, when I see young women in basically thong shorts (although stimulating) trying to sell med mmj it is wrong. I guess I would have expected to see a lot more professionalism and higher standards in the med mmj scene. Along with this forum, i was under the impression it was for medical mmj, not recreation. I am all for the total legalization of all herb but the fact is that the medical end has got the ball rolling for that to happen so it needs to be treated as such or we just show that we are not true in our nature or our word, and that my friends is a fact. As far as the gov goes, it will be here long after we are gone, everyone bitches about it, and none of us agree with them, and they will most likely never change, so we must use their rules against them to get what we want, but we must do it tactfully and with respect, not like a bunch rebels, that obviously has never worked, and as long as you use the same tatics you will get the same results.

P.S. Hopefully we have gotten past the whole mis spelling issue now......lol

[Bongojaz]

hey klonzinc, i hear what you're saying, and i understand how serious your are on this subject. yes, i read the whole post, and even though you say it's not about grammar, that's the way it comes across. it doesn't matter if you say it isn't about that, that is how it is perceived, to me... you include a lot of "i think this and that is wrong." well, no disrespect, but that's just your opinion. i can see how a serious minded individual sees certain things as detrimental to a cause. but let's face it, the morals of this country started taking a nosedive long before "happy bob," started schilling viagra for merk or whoever distributes that stuff. our forefathers let our rights slowly slip away years ago by sitting on their hands. it'll take a long ass time to get those rights back. our gov is too big, and regulating too many things... farm subsidies, food fat content, it's just ridiculous! (i'm a bit high, so if this doesn't make sense, lol.....)

[lampost]

"What strane would you like" -Misspelling

"What strain does you want" -Grammatical error

"What strand would you like" -Incorrect terminology (person can't even say the word correctly, they don't know what it is) leading me to believe that said person has no idea what they're talking about in regards to herb.


Make sense?

[ThaiBuddhaMan]

YouTube - Rep. Hank Johnson "Guam Tip Over and Capsize" Speech (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqyfWFYBXxI)

stupid is is stupid does i guess...

I lived on Guam for 5yrs...That Congressman was so right! Wow everytime the aircraft carriers would port on the southside, the north end of the will rise a few inchs....WTF?!?! This dude's an idiot. Funny stuff!

I loved Guam and left kicking & screaming when I transferred to CO. Took a few years for CO to grow on me. Been here for 9 yrs now, and like CO now but still miss GU.

[HighPopalorum]

I am an admirer of proper usage, but rarely an adherent. Also, it must be admitted that smoking marijuana makes it harder to use words well. I agree that it's embarrassing and unfortunate in a professional setting. Online misuse doesn't bother me.

[Colodonmed]

Lived in Guam as well, Guam Rocks!!

[Klonzinc]

hey klonzinc, i hear what you're saying, and i understand how serious your are on this subject. yes, i read the whole post, and even though you say it's not about grammar, that's the way it comes across. it doesn't matter if you say it isn't about that, that is how it is perceived, to me... you include a lot of "i think this and that is wrong." well, no disrespect, but that's just your opinion. i can see how a serious minded individual sees certain things as detrimental to a cause. but let's face it, the morals of this country started taking a nosedive long before "happy bob," started schilling viagra for merk or whoever distributes that stuff. our forefathers let our rights slowly slip away years ago by sitting on their hands. it'll take a long ass time to get those rights back. our gov is too big, and regulating too many things... farm subsidies, food fat content, it's just ridiculous! (i'm a bit high, so if this doesn't make sense, lol.....)

Thank you and I agree, was not my intention to comes across in the wrong way, my bad..........lol, nice to see like minded folks who can give their opinion without disrespect or arrogance.

[Klonzinc]

"What strane would you like" -Misspelling

"What strain does you want" -Grammatical error

"What strand would you like" -Incorrect terminology (person can't even say the word correctly, they don't know what it is) leading me to believe that said person has no idea what they're talking about in regards to herb.


Make sense?

Of course it does.

[Kuuner]

The convention was a joke.

Yeah...my little head takes over and tells me that skinny skanks with fliers know what I should be doing and buying because I'm a dood and too stupid to know anything and must be led by the dumb chicks they had running around.

I saw one hydro booth. One ventillation booth. One or two grow tents/rooms and the rest of the convention was tshirts and headshop supplies I could get at a fleamarket.

I wanted to go there to get some edumacation. +1 on the observation.

[palerider7777]

Thank you and I agree, was not my intention to comes across in the wrong way, my bad..........lol, nice to see like minded folks who can give their opinion without disrespect or arrogance.

i take that as a pot shot to me? lmao pot shot.....

[MEDEDCANNABIS]

well the way you put it,we in fact would have to for them to like us would we not? im sure you know this eh?they want a bunch of little puppets,so in order to gain their approval we need to talk, act, kiss ass like them.the argument of them not taking us seriously because someone spells a word wrong is down right foolish/stuck up to say the least.

YouTube - Rep. Hank Johnson "Guam Tip Over and Capsize" Speech (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqyfWFYBXxI)

stupid is is stupid does i guess...

and what your saying is we should have our chidren be illerate and moronic for the sake of defying government. however, when i hear "strand" i just smile and wave boys smile and wave.

meded so you can mededicate to mededitate

[MEDEDCANNABIS]

The convention was a joke.

Yeah...my little head takes over and tells me that skinny skanks with fliers know what I should be doing and buying because I'm a dood and too stupid to know anything and must be led by the dumb chicks they had running around.

I saw one hydro booth. One ventillation booth. One or two grow tents/rooms and the rest of the convention was tshirts and headshop supplies I could get at a fleamarket.

I wanted to go there to get some edumacation. +1 on the observation.

MY LITTLE HEAD IS ON TOP:thumbsup:

meded so you can mededicate to mededitate

[lampost]

MY LITTLE HEAD IS ON TOP:thumbsup:

meded so you can mededicate to mededitate

LOL... nice!

[palerider7777]

and what your saying is we should have our chidren be illerate and moronic for the sake of defying government. however, when i hear "strand" i just smile and wave boys smile and wave.

meded so you can mededicate to mededitate

yea thats exactly what im saying...wow either that was sarcasm or you might be in the same boat as the person using the word "strand"?:thumbsup:

[lampost]

Anybody smoke any good strands lately? :cool:

[moody420]

I think the OP is just trying to say that we should market MMJ is a more respectable manner. Especially since we are actually getting people to listen to us more than ever. Marijuana should not be sold by sex, it should be sold by truth of what this plant can do for people. Even on cancom....the naked girl with buds all over is plastered all over. I don't really see what the point of it is other than to attract men. But women smoke weed too....i am one of them....and I have never laid down and put herb all over my privates! haha! I do think if we stick to the facts and keep it about what Marijuana can offer medically and recreationally and focus on proving all the bullshit theories out there wrong....that is the best kind of promotion!

And at these conventions, they get scantilly clad dressed women to stand there to promote.....half of these chicks don't even toke and know nothing about the product. But men are visual creatures so that's what the do! I do agree that if we want to be taken seriously, we should keep the sex out of it. I think marijuana is one of the few products in this world that sells itself....just put pics of the beautiful buds! :jointsmile:

[lampost]

....and I have never laid down and put herb all over my privates!

Wait! You've never done that:wtf:

I thought all women did that sometimes:dance::clap::giggity::giggity::dance:

[MMJinColorado]

I think the OP is just trying to say that we should market MMJ is a more respectable manner. Especially since we are actually getting people to listen to us more than ever. Marijuana should not be sold by sex, it should be sold by truth of what this plant can do for people. Even on cancom....the naked girl with buds all over is plastered all over. I don't really see what the point of it is other than to attract men. But women smoke weed too....i am one of them....and I have never laid down and put herb all over my privates! haha! I do think if we stick to the facts and keep it about what Marijuana can offer medically and recreationally and focus on proving all the bullshit theories out there wrong....that is the best kind of promotion!

And at these conventions, they get scantilly clad dressed women to stand there to promote.....half of these chicks don't even toke and know nothing about the product. But men are visual creatures so that's what the do! I do agree that if we want to be taken seriously, we should keep the sex out of it. I think marijuana is one of the few products in this world that sells itself....just put pics of the beautiful buds! :jointsmile:
I agree with you totally (and GOD do I hate that stupid fake weed ad with the naked girl with a passion). It makes me facepalm when I see sex being used to sell unrelated products, but it really irks me when it's something that should be selling itself like marijuana. Especially when we're in the midst of a very important movement that is helping hundreds of thousands of people with serious medical conditions, it's frustrating to see stuff like that. As a guy, I get more joy out of looking at a superb picture of some amazing meds than I do by seeing some dead-eyed girl paid to stand around in booty shorts with a pot leaf on them. That sort of thing is par for the course in many industries though, unfortunately... trade shows of almost any kind have the scantily-clad models, though car and electronics shows are probably the worst offenders there.

Especially with the "bro-bro" type of staff at many dispensaries, it's totally understandable that female MMJ patients are a bit turned off or hesitant to dive in head-first. I'm not surprised at all to see more "female friendly" dispensaries popping up... that's a good thing in my view. As a side note, a great female-friendly place that you might want to check out is Botanico at 31st and Larimer east of downtown... great all-female ownership, very nice and well-appointed shop, and very good meds (still capped at $50 I believe).