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Photographer removes our smartphones, revealing strange and lonely world
Photographer removes our smartphones to show our strange and lonely new worldThere's a good chance that, right now, you're looking down at your hand and reading this on your cellphone. Now, how would you look in that same pose with nothing in your hand?...
Why Tim Hortons is Phasing Out Beyond Meat in Most of its Provinces
Why Tim Hortons is Phasing Out Beyond Meat in Most of its ProvincesAs we speak, and just months after just months after it rolled out its vegan option in thousands of locations, Tim Horton’s is pulling Beyond Meat’s burger and sandwich offerings from its menu...
Dispelling The Top 10 CBD Myths
Top 10 Myths About CBDKnowledge is power, so we want to make sure that our Foggers have all of the facts when it comes to the products they’re buying. Unfortunately, the association between CBD and cannabis has given way to many misconceptions around CBD and...
My Moments: Sarah-Eve Leduc
MY MOMENTS Sarah-Eve LeducSarah-Eve Leduc is the founder and creative director of Flanelle Magazine, a Montréal magazine about design, fashion and photography. Printing locally and using Hewlett-Packard MagCloud web service to self-publish on demand, Flanelle is one...
Are you emotionally intelligent? If you can honestly answer ‘Yes’ to these 7 questions, you’re ahead of the curve.
Are you emotionally intelligent? If you can honestly answer 'Yes' to these 7 questions, you're ahead of the curve. Drama in the workplace. If there's one thing I know, is that as long as people are involved, and as long as they're seeing each other nearly every...
What does CBD in skin care actually do? Everything you need to know.
What does CBD in skin care actually do? Can it Help With Acne, Anti-Aging, & Other Skin Issues? Hemp and CBD are being marketed in beauty and skin care for everything from acne to anti-aging. But is any of that possible, or is it just marketing hype? These...
The Northern Lights Will Be Visible Across Southern Canada This Weekend
The Northern Lights Will Be Visible Across Southern Canada This WeekendDespite the northern lights being pretty.. northern, they are coming to southern Canada, and are sure to make for an exciting long weekend nighttime activity. According to the U.S.'s National...
Cineplex Movie Tickets Are 50% Off Across Canada This Weekend
Cineplex Movie Tickets are 50% Off Across Canada This WeekendWith the Labour Day long weekend fast approaching, Canadians are getting ready to make the most of one of the last weekends left of summer. However, if you still don't have any plans, one cheap option...
My Moments: Kelly Turner
MY MOMENTS Kelly Turner Kelly Turner is the creator of the brand Deew. A serial entrepreneur, she previously founded a large-scale shop called “Fall for Local” and is proud to be an Executive Director for a non-profit organization called Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum...
My Moments: Yalda Shaygy
MY MOMENTS Yalda Shaygy Yalda Shaygy is the founder and CEO of the brand ROSÉ Toronto, the organic beauty oil company based in Canada. Raised by an abusive mother and the victim of domestic violence, Yalda Shaygy personifies the importance of self-care in creating the...
Back to Basics
Dispelling The Top 10 CBD Myths
Top 10 Myths About CBDKnowledge is power, so we want to make sure that our Foggers have all of the facts when it comes to the products they’re buying. Unfortunately, the association between CBD and cannabis has given way to many misconceptions around CBD and...
Pregnancy and Cannabis: What’s the Deal?
Pregnancy And Cannabis: What's The Deal? For a long, long (long) time, cannabis has been used to relieve a variety of ailments including stress, anxiety, pain and inflammation. Many individuals who have experienced these conditions (or live with them on a regular...
How Much CBD Oil Should I Take For My Anxiety?
How Much CBD Oil Should I Take For My Anxiety? Are you a living human person taking up residency on planet earth? If yes then congratulations, you probably have some form of anxiety! 1 in 4 Canadians deal with symptoms of anxiety on a daily basis and for some of us,...
Elevating From Flower: Where to Next?
Elevating From Flower: Where to Next? If you're a seasoned fogger, you may be finding that nothing gives you the silly, euphoric buzz that cannabis once offered. Years of smoking flower might have desensitized you to the effects of THC, and consuming now feels more...
Indica, Sativa, Hybrid, Oh My! What’s the Diff?
Indica, Sativa, Hybrid, Oh My! What's the Diff? By now you have probably dabbled a bit in nature’s most magical herb, whether you dipped your toe in at a college party or continue to enjoy the occasional space brownie with friends. Cannabis is used to help a growing...
CBD for your BFF: A Natural Painkiller for Your Fur Babies
CBD for Your BFF: A Natural Painkiller for Your Fur Babies CBD is quickly becoming a go-to medication for humans and pets alike. Because we have the same endocannabinoid system as our furry little friends, we tend to respond to CBD’s healing qualities in the same way....
Let’s Clear the Air About Phoenix Tears (aka Rick Simpson Oil)
Let's Clear the Air About Phoenix Tears (aka Rick Simpson Oil) If you have been exercising your right to shop cannabis products online, then you have probably heard of Phoenix Tears. This extract is gaining popularity with medicinal cannabis users everywhere and goes...
10 Benefits of CBD for Your Pets
10 Benefits of CBD for Your Pets Your pet is your rock (if you have a pet rock, ignore the cheesy metaphor). They keep you grounded and ride with you through all of life’s toughest & greatest moments. Pets offer the emotional support that humans sometimes cannot,...
We’re Freaking Out Over Tinctures and You Should Too
We're Freaking Out Over Tinctures and You Should Too Tinctures are an effective and versatile way of ingesting cannabis for those who are both new to the cannabis game those who are seasoned veterans. A tincture, in its essence, is a medicine made by dissolving a...
Purity at Its Finest: Why Concentrates Are All the Rage
Purity at Its Finest: Why Concentrates Are All the Rage If you haven’t got your head in the clouds, then you have probably noticed that cannabis concentrates are sweeping the nation and increasing in popularity with every passing hour. Okay, that sounds a bit...
Wellness 101
Can These A-List Celebs Cure Their Broken Hearts With CBD? Probably.
Can These A-List Celebs Cure Their Broken Hearts With CBD? Probably. It’s the season of breakups, and we’re feeling pretty devastated over here. First we lost Emma Roberts and Evan Peters, young lovers and co-stars of American Horror Story: Coven. Bradley Cooper and...
Nothing Calmed My Anxieties Until I Tried This
Nothing Calmed My Anxieties Until I Tried This I believe it was Edwin Starr who once said “Anxiety: What is it good for? Absolutely NOTHING”. Or maybe it was “War”, but was I really so far off? Afterall, experiencing constant feelings of anxiousness is akin to being...
How To Fight Self-Destructive Thoughts And Get Your Groove Back, Girl
How To Fight Self-Destructive Thoughts And Get Your Groove Back, Girl In this modern social media age, where our phones act as our eyes and our headphones our ears, we are confronted with images of *perfection* on a daily basis. We put ourselves through a broken...
Balance Your Work and Home Life With CBD
Balance Your Work and Home Life With CBD You’ve heard it time and time again but it’s true: the struggle is real. Grinding through the work week, meeting deadlines and dealing with overbearing bosses takes a lot out of you both physically and emotionally. Being a...
7 Self Care Items You Need to Chill The F Out
7 Self Care Items You Need to Chill The F Out It’s time to take a break from focussing on everyone else and spend some quality time with the most important person in your life: You! If you’re a doting parent, a considerate boss, or just a really really good friend, it...
3 Self-Care Tips to Get You Through the Holidays
3 Self-Care Tips to Get You Through the Holidays The holidays are in our grasp, so long as we have hands to clasp! That being said, sometimes there are just too many hands outstretched, too many mouths awaiting your world famous holiday ham and too many starry eyed...
Forget Protein Shakes. Meet Cannabis, Your New Workout Buddy
Forget Protein Shakes. Meet Cannabis, Your New Workout Buddy There has been a long-standing stereotype about cannabis users being lazy, unproductive space cadets-- if you’re anything like me, then this label probably offends you. As a focused and productive member of...
Kick Anxiety in the Butt With CBD, the Newest Superhero
Kick Anxiety in the Butt With CBD, the Newest Superhero Anxiety is a huge obstacle that most people encounter at least once in their life. It can come through in small doses (like the jolt of nausea you get when you are waiting for the elevator and a stranger...
5 Reasons Why I Quit Smoking and Started Vaping
5 Reasons Why I Quit Smoking and Started Vaping We’ve checked the stats and here’s the deal: vaping is safer than smoking when it comes to taking in cannabinoids. Who knew?! Research on vaping continues to grow, and so far it suggests that vaping cannabis products is...