Harvest Blog

We’ve recently been talking about many of the different ways that marijuana can benefit your emotional health.  While you can find plenty of research detailing the ways cannabis is good for our bodies, our mental health (distinct from emotional health), and a long history of spiritual applications.  But if you go looking for research about this wondrous plant's upsides for our emotional health, there are very few sources with anything to say. 

We think this is surprising, because cannabis bears many positives for our emotions souls.  Cannabinoids can cool our jets and lift our spirits.  It’s been known to make good days better and prevent bad days from being sheer disasters.  When we’re teetering on the edge of a meltdown, sometimes all it takes is a quick dose of cannabis to calm us down put the world back into clear focus. 

As we dive further into emotional wellness month here at Harvest and approach Valentine’s Day, it’s a prime time to explore how cannabis affects our intimate relationships.  We often spend more time with our significant others than any other individuals in our lives.  So, it’s important to understand if marijuana is helpful or harmful to our connections with our partners. 

Daily life can be challenging.  We run into obstacles that test our patience, sadden our hearts and sometimes bring out our less than desirable sides.  There are coping strategies to get through these stressful moments.  Ancient practices like meditation, and more modern techniques like cognitive reframing.  Often, something as simple as taking a deep breath and counting to ten can give us the space we need to gain our composure. 

A lot of people rely on marijuana to give them that “goosfraba” moment.  People report that this healing plant stimulates a calming effect and helps them gain control over their emotions.  But you can’t really start breaking up some buds at your desk the next time you might be having a really bad day. 

People around the world are shifting their focus from treating illness, to embracing wellness.  This is evident by the astounding growth in the wellness market.  The global wellness industry reached $4.2 trillion according to the 2018 Global Wellness Economy Monitor, representing a 12.8% growth over two years. 

Wellness can obviously mean different things to different people.  For some, it’s about nutrition, supplements and fitness.  For others, it’s nurturing the mind or spirit. 

At Harvest, we believe it’s about all of the above.  Wellness encompasses physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, social and occupational well-being.  And one of our favorite things about cannabis is that it supports optimal health across all six of these areas.  We’re on a mission to help people discover how cannabis can promote total wellness and help create a healthier, happier you. 

It’s exciting to see all the varieties of edible cannabis products lining dispensary shelves around the country.  You might just feel like a kid in a candy store.  Delectable treats ranging from honey and syrup to coffees and teas to brownies, candies, rice crispy treats and more.  It’s a delightful way to treat your body and your taste buds at the same time. 

Before the days of legalization, few people in modern times knew anything about marijuana except that it got you "stoned."  But the last decade has led to a growing awareness of the core differences between the various cannabis subspecies – cannabis sativa, cannabis indica and cannabis ruderalis – as well as the nuances among countless strains.  While some certainly still view it all as “pot,” most people who consume marijuana for medicinal or recreational purposes recognize that these three subspecies have vastly different applications.  When coupled with the proper knowledge and intent, cannabis can become a core part of a daily health routine that promotes balance and total wellness. 

At Harvest, we’ve spent a lot of time exploring the physical health benefits of CBD (otherwise known as cannabidiol).  Although this non-psychotropic part of the cannabis plant has historically not been as widely used as its THC co-component, CBD’s healing properties are becoming more popular every day.  We’re seeing consumers and patients everywhere search for ways to get more CBD in their lives, without breaking out their lighters. 

Unless you’re new on the cannabis block, you’re likely no stranger to the acronym CBD.  The abbreviated form of cannabidiol, CBD is the non-psychotropic part of the cannabis plant.  Although it represents just one small component of the 100+ chemical compounds found in marijuana, it’s demonstrating monstrous growth.  The hemp-CBD market is predicted to reach $22B by 2022. 

It’s a new year and with it often comes a renewed dedication to our health.  We whip out the vitamins, whip up the smoothies and get determined to whip our bodies into shape.  We head in droves to the local gym on January 1 and give it our best shot – only to wake up on the 2nd sore from neck to ankle, wondering what on earth we were thinking. 

PHOENIX, AZ and TORONTO, ON – November 14th, 2018 – Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. (the “Company”), formerly RockBridge Resources Inc. (“RockBridge”), is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced business combination (the “Business Combination”) with Harvest Enterprises Inc. (“Harvest”).  In connection with the Business Combination, on November 13, 2018, an affiliate of Harvest, HVST Finco (Canada) Inc. (“Harvest Finco Canada”) completed a brokered private placement offering of subscription receipts for aggregate gross proceeds in the amount of US$218,149,676 (the “Offering”).  The Offering was co-led by Eight Capital, Canaccord Genuity Corp. and GMP Securities L.P. (the “Co-lead Agents”), on behalf of a syndicate of agents including Beacon Securities Limited, Cormark Securities Inc. and Haywood Securities Inc. (collectively, the “Agents”).  Eight Capital acted as the sole bookrunner in connection with the Offering.