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Dear julius:

What should I mix my weed with?

Personally, I'd recommend using more weed. You won't even notice the taste! ;-)

Right. Bad jokes aside, there are a number of things that people choose to mix with their Cannabis. Here are a few of the better ones:

• Tobacco - one of the most popular herbs to smoke, tobacco's a common choice for a mixer. Rolling tobacco provides a smooth, consistent burn, and many people enjoy the resulting smoke. Personally, I'm not a fan of tobacco, but that's out of health concerns (slash paranoia). Adding rolling tobacco to a spliff can make it much easier to roll, especially when rolling with sticky or solid buds.

Here are Julius' picks for February 25th through February 27th:

• Green thumb prunes cannabis into hedge - I can't really write a better title than this... a grow operation was busted when people noticed that the shrubbery was actually cannabis.
• Shrooms Make Time Feel Slower - They had to do a study to discover that?!?

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In Peace,
Julius

hey julius does marijuana smoke smell on your breath?

No. I always brush my teeth ;-)

More seriously, yes. After you smoke marijuana, it is usually pretty easy to smell it on your breath. Burnt cannabis has a very strong, very distinct odor, and is probably pretty obvious to anyone who smells your breath after you smoke. Even if the person in question can't pick up the odor of marijuana itself, it is likely that they'll notice a smokey smell on your breath after you've smoked.

Hey Julius: Sometimes I read about someone being "treated for marijuana ingestion" or "treated for marijuana intoxication". What does that mean?

I've read this before, often in news articles discussing someone who's... well... smoked a lot of pot. I tried to find references in various medical textbooks as to the recommended treatment for "marijuana intoxication". Unfortunately, my search came up with very little. As it turns out, there's not really much "treatment" per se -- the usual course of action is something like this:

1. Calm the patient down if they are anxious/panicking.

Here are Julius' picks for February 20th through February 21st:

• Letter to the Editor: War on drugs - A well-reasoned letter-to-the-editor poses an interesting theory that opposes the United States government's "gateway drug" theory. Thing is, the letter cites a pretty compelling example: the Czech Republic.
• Sure, the University greenhouse is a great place to grow your marijuana - Growing your pot in a university greenhouse isn't the best plan -- but at least it makes for a few laughs when the young cannabis plants are discovered.

Here are Julius' picks for February 15th through February 18th:

• Law Enforcement Against Prohibition - This is exactly what is sounds like. It's good to see that some members of the law enforcement community are taking the citizens' side.
• American Civil Liberties Union : Drug Policy - The ACLU has a very good section of their site devoted to the reduction of liberties that American citizens have undergone due to "the war on drugs."
• Hell-bent on shutting medical marijuana dispensaries - An excellent article on the threat currently facing medical marijuana dispensaries in the US state of California. The DEA does <b>not</b> come across as the good guys here.

Here are Julius' picks for February 14th:

• Latest Anti-Pot Quack Science: 'Marijuana Makes Your Teeth Fall Out' - AlterNet, although usually not an unbiased source, has some solid debunking of this and other anti-cannabis propaganda masquerading as "scientific studies."
• Canada's Tolerance for Marijuana Eroding - Looks like the legal status of marijuana might be in for (yet another) change in Canada. Here's hoping that their government makes the best decision for Canadian citizens.
• Medical Marijuana Legally Available in Israel - I never would have guessed I'd see this headline -- but it appears that Israeli citizens might soon be able to get access to medical pot.

Do you have a favourite strain?

Yes, I do. My all time favorite smoke is Lemon Stinky by Crazy X Seeds. It's a mostly-Indica blend with a gorgeous citrus smoke and a clean finish. It's got a pretty strong head high though, so if I'm gonna smoke some I'll blend my smoke with an softer strain to add a stronger body stone and cool the high some. It's a nice compact bud-laden plant too -- so it's a great choice for a small indoor grow.