Why we need to re-brand the phrase “getting high”

Why is THC so often considered the bad boy of cannabis? Why are there CBD-only laws? What’s with all the negative connotation around getting high?

These are important questions.

So many people still treat the cannabis high like it’s a bad thing. But it’s not. The psychoactive experience can, in fact, be a very positive thing in a person’s life and health.

But we at Green Flower found ourselves wondering this: does the phrase “getting high” somehow cheapen cannabis as medicine? Is there a better way to say it? Do we even care?

Of course we care. How we talk about the plant DEFINES how we approach it and how we teach others to approach it.

I talked to a few cannabis experts to get their thoughts on the matter, and it turns out we’ve had the right word all along – and a stigma that begs for clarity and...

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