I need to establish a definition before we get started. I’m going to use ‘cannabis’ in this article. ‘Cannabis’ includes hemp, marijuana, pot, and every other colloquialism people use to define the dried flowers of the cannabis plant. Why Smoke Cannabis? This question comes up a lot during medical cannabis debates, especially from those who oppose medical cannabis use. They contend that smoking is inherently unhealthy and that something can’t be medicine if it has potentially negative side effects. Yeah. I’ll wait for you to stop rolling your eyes, chuckling sarcastically, or screaming, “Look ..read more

The New Year is traditionally a time of reflection. We evaluate the year that we just finished and make resolutions to be better the upcoming year. The reality is that we should constantly strive for personal improvement, but it’s just so much easier to put it off until the end of the year, then pretend to be different for a few weeks in January, and go right back to our bad habits in February. This post isn’t to poopoo on New Years’ resolutions, it’s to discuss my personal experience with cannabis withdrawal, specifically THC. As a cannabis legalization advocate, I’ve battled against misinfor ..read more

Human innovation is awesome until it isn’t. It’s why we have A/C, cars, smart phones, medicine, and gummy bears. However, it is also why we have to fear nuclear weapons, VX nerve agent, and fentanyl. It’s human nature to try to improve things, so if your job is to figure out how to kill lots of people, all of the innovations are unbridled successes. A problem is the seed of innovation. We identify a problem and then we try to figure out better ways to fix. Back in the day, when it was too hot, humanity’s best solution was to get naked and fan their faces with their hands. Then some s ..read more

I’ve had to poke fun at myself for the shortsightedness my decision to name this company “Better Than Nine” since I started selling Delta 9 products. I decided on “Better Than Nine” because when delta 8 THC hit the scene, no one was familiar with it. Consequently, whenever I would explain to people what it was, I found myself ending the explanation with “I think it’s better than nine.” The 2 reasons I had concluded that Delta 8 THC was better than Delta 9 THC were 1) I personally like the more controlled and connected psychoactive effects of D8 and 2) D8 was legal to sell and possess in any co ..read more

I just read an article from Harvard’s website. This is very cool. Keep in mind that I can’t make medical claims, so I’m going to tip toe around some stuff. I’ll put a link to the article at the end. Does Delta 8 THC have the same medicinal properties as Delta 9 THC? Medical Cannabis has been legal in California since 1996. People have been using cannabis as medicine longer than anyone reading this has been alive. Preventing nausea and stimulating appetite in people undergoing chemotherapy were some of the first medical uses of Delta 9 THC. D9 is very effective in treating these conditions. One ..read more

This is a quick and impromptu brain dump. I’m creative in some ways. I develop all of the product formulae, the process on how to perfectly dose each gummy, and the different ratios to create different effects. BUT, I’m not creative with photography and art stuff. That’s why you’ve probably noticed that our packaging and product pics seem ‘meh.’ For those of yall that use our products, you know that the taste, quality, and consistency is unparalleled. But, I know that our packaging is the ‘sexiest’ and the product pics are stunning. I’m good at making fire product, but horrible at pictures and ..read more

Why is ‘Cannabis-user’ Shaming Still Acceptable in No Shaming America? This Loco Ocho Diary Entry is brought to you by a little Better Than Nine Delta 8 and CBD tincture, but mostly a half a blunt of Purple Gelato #33 Flowers from California. I haven’t written a Loco Ocho Diary entry in way to long. It wasn’t that I wasn’t inspired. I have several articles that are saved as drafts that are 95% done and I just got crippling writers’ block. Fortunately, I refound my old ADHD medication – smoking good flowers. As I was sitting outside my office smoking a blunt (that’s like a joint, but in a cigar ..read more

If You used CBD thinking that you ‘feel’ something and were disappointed, then you probably wanted Delta 8. By now, everyone that has a computer, cell phone, or friends has heard of Cannabidiol, or CBD. I would guess that regardless of your knowledge level, you’ve heard at least one of the following things about CBD: It’s legal weed. CBD non-toxic and non-psychoactive. It is a miracle drug that cures everything. It doesn’t do anything. CBD is untested and unregulated. As you probably noticed, some of these statements about CBD directly conflict with one another, so they all can’t be true. Ho ..read more

Human innovation is awesome until it isn’t. It’s why we have A/C, cars, smart phones, medicine, and gummy bears. However, it is also why we have to fear nuclear weapons, VX nerve agent, and fentanyl. It’s human nature to try to improve things, so if your job is to figure out how to kill lots of people, all of the innovations are unbridled successes. A problem is the seed of innovation. We identify a problem and then we try to figure out better ways to fix. Back in the day, when it was too hot, humanity’s best solution was to get naked and fan their faces with their hands. Then some s ..read more

I’ve had to poke fun at myself for the shortsightedness my decision to name this company “Better Than Nine” since I started selling Delta 9 products. I decided on “Better Than Nine” because when delta 8 THC hit the scene, no one was familiar with it. Consequently, whenever I would explain to people what it was, I found myself ending the explanation with “I think it’s better than nine.” The 2 reasons I had concluded that Delta 8 THC was better than Delta 9 THC were 1) I personally like the more controlled and connected psychoactive effects of D8 and 2) D8 was legal to sell and possess in any co ..read more