Colleen Fisher Tully

Colleen Fisher Tully is a freelance writer and editor with recent work in Clean Eating, Today's Parent, The Walrus and Local Love. She posts random thoughts on Twitter @colleenftully

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How pagans used cannabis at Christmastime

Colleen Fisher Tully – December 2, 2020

Europeans have been celebrating the end of December since ancient times, and likely used cannabis to bring good fortune and good cheer at the winter solstice. Read more

Return of the Skunk

Colleen Fisher Tully – September 16, 2020

Sweet and dessert weed strains rule the market, but are skunks poised to make a big comeback? Read more

4 women in history who used cannabis for mysticism

Colleen Fisher Tully – August 20, 2020

The gift of sight comes more easily with a little help from the plant kingdom. Here are just some notable women from the past who harnessed the powers of cannabis for a higher calling. Read more

For these ancient warrior women, cannabis was a part of everyday life

Colleen Fisher Tully – August 5, 2020

Yes, axe-wielding Amazons were real women of antiquity, and they also had a strong cannabis culture. Here’s what we know about ancient Scythian women. Read more

Did women use cannabis as medicine in ancient Egypt?

Colleen Fisher Tully – July 30, 2020

While we don’t know everything about this ancient empire, we do know women worked with medicine and magic, and that cannabis may have played a part. Read more

What’s the best minimum legal age for cannabis?

Colleen Fisher Tully – June 29, 2020

It's 21 in the United States, and mostly 19 in Canada. Researchers say Canada may have it right. Read more

The Genesis of Jean Guy, the great French Canadian strain

Colleen Fisher Tully – May 6, 2020

Frosty green buds, a strong citrus smell and a lingering lemon-pine aftertaste have fans raving about this heavy hitter. Read more

Why is Pink Kush such a big deal in Canada?

Colleen Fisher Tully – April 21, 2020

Canadian love for Pink Kush is a cultural phenomenon. But why is it limited to the True North? Read more

Women and weed: A history of cannabis and women’s health

Colleen Fisher Tully – March 5, 2020

Discover all the ways women have used cannabis for pain for thousands of years. Read more

Meet Mary Jane Rathbun, mother of the pot brownie

Colleen Fisher Tully – March 4, 2020

She didn't invent the pot brownie but “Brownie Mary” made the baked good synonymous with the medical marijuana movement. Read more

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