What Were Smoking This Christmas

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Last Christmas I was smoking Grand Daddy Purps, a strain I call MS15 and Mango. Had a good variety and some really good strains. My favorite by far was the Grand Daddy Purps. I liked it so much it was featured as a bud of the week. Second was the Mango, and last but certifiably not least was the MS15.

To my surprise this year I am smoking something very similar to the Grand Daddy Purps. This year I have The Purps, Pineapple Gum, and Power Bud. I will have to tell you after Christmas what my favorite one was. I need to smoke a lot more of each strain before I can make a fair judgement :) .

So what are you smoking this year? Is it a lot different than what you were puffing on last Christmas? What has been your favorite? Do you have any suggestions on what would be the perfect Christmas smoke?

I would suggest smoking something nice and fruity. The reason why I liked The Purps and GDP was because it was a good tasting enjoyable smoke that didn't put me to sleep, and it made the house smell so soo good. It tasted so sweet so it will be a good strain to smoke most of Christmas day.

I was hoping to be able to post the winning picture of the Cannabis Christmas Tree Contest but there has been no entries. So I have no winning picture to post and nobody to give the gift to. Because of this I will extend the contest. So, send us your pictures. You have a good chance of winning since there are no entries yet. * We are now accepting international entree's. Read the update on this post here.

Well its getting late and we all got to get ready for tonight then make sure we get some good sleep so Santa doesn't pass us bye. So everyone have a great night. May you all get what you most want for Christmas.

Merry Christmas


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Buds Of The Week: Pineapple Gum

Our next Buds Of The Week is Pineapple Gum. This particular Pineapple Gum is from Black Skull Seeds. This particular bud was picked because its one I have had the pleasure to grow and smoke

Look at the pictures closely and notice how frosted they are. Some even had lavender hues. The colder weather brings out the color. This strain makes some really good bud porn.

 Pineapple gum is a very stinky plant. When growing it, the aroma would fill the grow room. It was often hard to contain the heavy citrus smell to just the room. It has the potential to produce a lot of trichomes. This strain responded well to cold weather, the quality of the bud increased. This did not hurt the yield either. This strain was a very good yielded. The buds got so heavy I had to tie up just about every branch using multiple steaks to keep the plant up. 

Pineapple Gum is a Indica dominate and reflects that in the way she grows and smokes. She finishes fast and hits you heavy. Has a very nice taste which is similar to its smell. You can find this strain at Attitude Seeds.

For more pictures like this head over to our buds of the week page.

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Cannabis Christmas Tree Contest

Last year we had a really cool picture of a budding cannabis plant dressed up like a Christmas Tree sent in to us.We actually had a few submissions like this. So this year I thought I would do a Cannabis Christmas Tree Contest.

Send Us pictures of your cannabis plant dressed up like a Christmas Tree. On Dec 23rd the winning picture will be chosen. We will feature the plant in our Merry Christmas post

The winner will receive:

1.  A one of a kind Cannabis Country Error T-Shirt.
2. A 5 Dollar Gift Certificate for Dunkin Donuts or Wal-Mart.

The error on the T-Shirt is a yellow frame around the Cannabis Leaf logo. From far away its hard to see. Up close you will notice it.

So, send us your pictures and lets see how creative you can get. May the best Cannabis Christmas Tree win! Send your bud porn also. We need pictures for our next bud of the week pick.

* Update - We are now accepting international entries. However if the winner lives outside the US they will only receive the Shirt. The entry deadline has been extended to Jan 1st. 

Contest Rules.

Contest starts as soon as the post goes up. The picture submission deadline is Jan 1st. A winner will be chosen sometime after Jan 2nd. We will notify the winner via the e-mail used to submit the pictures. Must be at least 18 years of age. The winner will receive the T-Shirt and have a choice of a 5 dollar gift certificate to Dunkin Donuts or Walmart. A substitute is allowed if the winner does not have these stores in there area.  If you are a winner and live outside the US you will only receive the Shirt. Pictures must be sent to CannabisCountry420@gmail.com    
 
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Cooking With Cannabis: Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

After smoking some grade A medical marijuana andgetting a bad case of the munchies, one thing always comes to mind. Do I have any chocolate chip cookies? Today were going to get the best of both worlds and combine the two. Were gonna make some Medicinal Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies. 

Ingredients Needed:

• 1 cup Canna-Butter (Approx 2sticks) *

• 1/2 cup white sugar

• 1 cup brown sugar 

• 1 tbs Vanilla 

• 2 eggs (well beaten)

•  3cups of flour (sifted)

•  1tsp baking soda

•  1 tsp salt

• 1/2 small bag of chocolate chips (or to preference)

Optional

• 1/2 cup chopped nuts

• For peanut butter taste add PB chips  

* If you don't have canna-butter or you don't know how to make it check out my post on Making Canna-Butter.


Directions:
 
Preheat oven 325 degrees.  In a Pan mix butter, well beaten eggs, sugars & vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients  very well. Lightly chill in refrigerator. Finally mix in desired chock chips, drop onto cookie sheet (no need to grease) bake at 325 in oven for 10-14 min or until light brown. Since you want them chewy you want to take them out before they look done. If you wait until they look like they are done they won't be as chewy.

Enjoy with a big glass of milk.

Check out our other cooking with cannabis recipe's. Have your own recipe? Send us your recipe and it could be used right here on Cannabis Country.

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Four Year Old Cash Hyde Losses His Battle With Brain Cancer.

This is something I hoped I would never write about. Four year old Cash Hyde who previously beat brain cancer, having no traces of it left in his brain, lost the battle when it came back again. Cash used medical marijuana to help with the fight. You can read more about that in the original article I wrote about Cash Hyde. I have been following his story since the beginning hence the reason I never wanted to be writing a article like this. I actually am late on writing this because of the fact writing it isn't easy, and I also recently lost my dog Demi who I was really close to. So I wasn't looking forward to this at all.

Cash has been battling brain cancer since he was 2 years old. Time and time again the cancer kept coming back. After a long hard fight, his father told his son don't worry there will be no more pokes. Cash and his family did everything they could to help there son beat cancer, including using cannabis oil which helped him greatly.

Cash's father, Mike Hyde said, “Cashy passed away tonight while I was holding him. His last breath was so peaceful and I feel so comforted knowing that he was at home with family. Cancer will never hurt Cashy again and for that I am thankful. One Love.”

If loosing a child to cancer at such a young age isn't bad enough the Missoula Police Department and coroner's office forced their way into the home of the mourning family. A family member stated  "I asked if they could leave as we only wanted family so we could mourn and they refused," in a post on the Cash Hyde Foundation Facebook page. "Then they told us they were taking him and we had to argue with them for 45 minutes that Cashy was staying with us. They completely disrespected our family and Cashys moment of peace. They do not respect the living or the dead and for that I am ashamed to even be a Missoulian! Their phone number is (406) 552-6001″

Apparently if you call the number you get a recorded message about the Hyde Family. This must mean the calls are working and they are getting the message. Keep the calls coming and leave a message for the Missoula, MT police department telling them what you think of their treatment to the Hyde family.

Now, I would like to give a Tribute to Cash Hyde and share this video made for him and his family. Lets have a moment of silence for Cash before the video.

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