Weed in your Carmex?  Why not, because weed makes everything better, right?  At least until you’re arrested.  According to advocates, marijuana has many medicinal benefits such as pain relief in addition to anti-inflammatory properties that could prove to be beneficial in the treatment of certain skin disorders such as acne or eczema.  Are we going to see a huge surge in cosmetics containing weed such as Mary Kay Baked?  Maybe. The market is already seeing the introduction of many lip-balm like products containing THC or marijuana.

The big question is, does it get you high?  In a word, yes.  But how does that happen if THC cannot be absorbed through the skin?  Well, you have to lick your lips over and over. Doesn’t that negate what you are using the cannabis Chapstick for anyway?  Probably.  Sure, you are going to look silly repeatedly licking your lips, but what do you care, you are high.

Is there a pleasant smell associated like medicated Chapstick?  Nope, it smells like weed.  Therefore, you are probably not going to want to apply this in the office or classroom. Incidentally, parties where people kiss after applying the marijuana infused lip-balm is what all the cool kids are doing now.

Ah, this brings me back to the days of the Phototron.  Who doesn’t remember this icon located in the advertisements at the back of nearly every magazine back in the day?  Billed as the only all in one self-contained hydroponic grow box.  The picture always showed either kitchen herbs or some type of house plant inside the box.  As if anyone would grow anything in this box but marijuana.  The Phototron was to “pay for itself harvest after harvest.”  As I recall, this thing had a hefty price tag. Somewhere in the neighborhood of around $500.  That’s a lot of basil one would have to grow in order to make up for the cost of a Phototron.

The “Phototron”

The Stack!t advertises as a way to dry all your “garden herbs” at once in this giant drying rack. At over six feet tall, one could put a lot of herb in this thing.  Although, I would advise against this little number.  Decades ago, I went over to a friend’s house and discovered a small-scale marijuana grow operation.  The smell of weed upon walking in the door was overpowering. Just what you want when the police show up trying to chase off a burglar.  Thankfully, this friend later went through a divorce and subsequently got rid of all of his marijuana grow operation.  That little project was a felony waiting to happen.  I have personally witnessed small hobbies like this turn into a major problem for clients.  In Lubbock, it was always rumored that law enforcement had a plane that could detect infrared heat signatures.  As everyone knows, these devices do exist.  If you have a grow operation in your house, the heat signature is going to light up your house like a Christmas tree.  Remember THC and marijuana are still illegal in Texas.  If you get caught with a grow operation, it is going to result in a hefty charge.  In a raid, I have seen law enforcement pull up the plant and weigh the whole thing; roots, dirt, and all which tends to be heavy.  The higher the weight the higher the penalty.