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Cannabis culture, plain-English education and news from Bloom, written by the team behind our Ohio and Maryland dispensaries.
Education9 min readJuly 6, 2026
How to Read a Cannabis Label Without Feeling Lost
Cannabinoids, terpenes, batch numbers, harvest dates — our budtender Ashley breaks down every section of a cannabis label so you know what you're buying.
By Jose Patino
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Education2 min readNovember 21, 2025
A First-Time Buyer’s Guide to Visiting an Ohio Dispensary
Education5 min readJuly 28, 2023
Sativa vs Indica: What's the Difference Between Them
Education9 min readNovember 10, 2026
What Are THC Drinks? A Complete Guide to Cannabis Beverages
Culture7 min readNovember 3, 2026
The History of Cannabis: From Ancient Plant to Modern Dispensary
Fresh from the blog.
Education5 min read
Cooking with Cannabis: Butter, Oil and Infusion Basics
Cooking with cannabis: how to decarb, make cannabutter and cannabis oil, estimate the THC in homemade edibles, and simple recipes to start with.
Bloom TeamOctober 30, 2026
Education3 min read
Cannabis Topicals: How They Work and How to Use Them
What are cannabis topicals? How creams, balms, roll-ons and patches work, why most don't get you high, how to use them and what to know about drug tests.
Bloom TeamOctober 27, 2026
Education5 min read
Cannabis Concentrates: Types, Potency and How to Use Them
A complete guide to cannabis concentrates: shatter, wax, live resin, live rosin, distillate, hash and kief, how they're made, how to use them and dosing.
Bloom TeamOctober 20, 2026
Education5 min read
Vaping vs. Smoking Cannabis: Effects, Flavor and Trade-Offs
Vaping vs. smoking cannabis: how combustion and vaporization differ, what research says, flavor, efficiency, cost, smell and which method fits you.
Bloom TeamOctober 16, 2026
Cannabis culture, past and present.
Strain history, the people behind the plant and the stories that shaped cannabis today.
Culture7 min read
The History of Cannabis: From Ancient Plant to Modern Dispensary
The history of cannabis from ancient Central Asia to today: its spread, U.S. prohibition, legalization in Ohio and Maryland and the 2026 federal rescheduling.
Bloom TeamNovember 3, 2026
Culture6 min read
Cannabis Festival Etiquette: A Field Guide for Summer
The unwritten rules of cannabis festival etiquette: how to share, when to pass, how the vibe shifts by genre and how to stay on the right side of the law.
Jose PatinoJuly 1, 2026
Culture6 min read
Earth Day Events and Spring Activities in Lake County, Ohio: April 2026 Guide
Celebrate Earth Day in Lake County this April! From Holden Arboretum to Headlands Beach cleanup and Mentor Earth Day events, here's your 2026 spring guide.
Bloom TeamApril 8, 2026
Culture2 min read
Akron Sakura Festival 2026
Join 50K+ visitors at Downtown Akron's 6th annual Sakura Festival on April 4. Japanese culture, food, art, live music & more. Open 1-7pm.
Bloom TeamMarch 31, 2026
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Bloom runs seven dispensaries across Ohio, with an eighth on the way, and one in Germantown, Maryland. We've welcomed more than 425,000 people through our doors.
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Cannabis, explained without the jargon.
How cannabis works, what to expect from each product and how to find a starting point that suits you.
Education9 min read
What Are THC Drinks? A Complete Guide to Cannabis Beverages
What are THC drinks? How nano-emulsified cannabis beverages work, how fast they kick in, how they compare with alcohol and edibles, and how to dose them.
Bloom TeamNovember 10, 2026
Education5 min read
Cooking with Cannabis: Butter, Oil and Infusion Basics
Cooking with cannabis: how to decarb, make cannabutter and cannabis oil, estimate the THC in homemade edibles, and simple recipes to start with.
Bloom TeamOctober 30, 2026
Education3 min read
Cannabis Topicals: How They Work and How to Use Them
What are cannabis topicals? How creams, balms, roll-ons and patches work, why most don't get you high, how to use them and what to know about drug tests.
Bloom TeamOctober 27, 2026
Education5 min read
Cannabis Concentrates: Types, Potency and How to Use Them
A complete guide to cannabis concentrates: shatter, wax, live resin, live rosin, distillate, hash and kief, how they're made, how to use them and dosing.
Bloom TeamOctober 20, 2026
What's new at Bloom.
Store openings, Bloom announcements and the industry news worth knowing about.
News6 min read
Concentrates Are a Small Corner of the Ohio Market — but the Mix Is Changing Fast
Bloom's 2026 Ohio sales data shows concentrates holding steady at about 1 in 25 items sold, while live badder leads and rosin swings month to month.
Jose PatinoSeptember 1, 2026
The Bloom Cannabis Index: Ohio Market Report, Q2 2026
Jose PatinoAugust 25, 2026
Gummies, Chocolates, or Drinks? How Edible Preferences Actually Break Down
Jose PatinoAugust 5, 2026
Federal Hemp & Delta-8: What P.L. 119-37 Could Mean for Shoppers
Jose PatinoJuly 27, 2026
Pre-Roll Demand Is Climbing: What the Numbers Show
Jose PatinoJuly 22, 2026
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