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Herbs Are Kinda Nuts: Why Nature’s Biodiversity Will Blow Your Mind
Nature is a galaxy of herbs growing beneath our feet, lining the dead deer ditches on the side of the road, blooming under the bridges of California’s 101 like the sprawl of the Milky Way in a wonderland of biodiversity. There are over 400,000 species of plants and herbs on this Earth – and most of them we know nothing about.
Life’s Wacky Tobaccky: 5 True Things So Stoned You’re Outta Your Mind
Pack those herbs; roll that spliff. Spark up and inhale. Smell that sensimilla mixed with rose petals and mugwort, mint and motherwort, peppermint and red raspberry leaf. Ganja blended with other smokable herbs is a delightful cornucopia. You don’t need to lie around...
Our new “Disposables” are Refillable and Rechargeable
For several months now we have been under a little bit of pressure to come out with a "Disposable" vape pen that are already prefilled with our certified organic vape juice. Everyone has been preaching to us about convenience and ease of use and how, "Just everyone is...
Bear Medicine: Harness the Healing Solitude of This Animal Spirit Totem
As you’ve probably figured out by now, Bear Medicine runs deep with Bear Blend, like Popeye and spinach, Mighty Mouse and cocaine, Barbie and that Indigo Girls’ classic campfire singalong. Bear is the Spirit Name of our Founder, Tony Bear. Bear Magic became a steady...
Eureka! 5 Activities/Hobbies That Are Even More Awesome Smoking Herbs
If you’re reading this, that means you’re alive... And if you’re alive, it’s time to get it on, you sweet golden honeypot of Eurkea awesomeness. Because life’s pretty sweet when you think about it. You get to live on Earth, for one. And for gazillions of miles in each...
Raven Crow Medicine Totem: Black Magic Begins New Skies of Tomorrow
“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary…” Quoth the Raven: “Eat my shorts.” When Bart Simpson meets Edgar Allen Poe in a hipster speakeasy, bearded, weary with irony, washed down in Sunday evening Guinness Stouts circa-late 1990s, the hijinks...
Smoke Vibes: What’s Your Favorite Herbal Flave to Chillax Your Soul?
Smokable herbs are kinda like smart and sexy Saturday Morning Cartoon cereal in the 1980s. So many flavors part of this complete breakfast to perfectly pair with the Smurfs, Thundercats, Inspector Gadget, Jem, Mr. T, Ghostbusters, Dungeons & Dragons,...
Praying Mantis Medicine: Uma Thurman Slicing Samurai Swords of Patience
Stare into the eyes of a preying Praying Mantis: She’ll stare back with the hungry, haunted stillness of a Jazz sax player, hunting that next intergalactic note, the next roller coaster of emotional improvisation, chasing the thirst of music from the thin air of...
Spiritual Smoke: Smoking Herbs and the Natural Communion of Energy
Light up the herbs, inhale – feel the green of the plant flow through your breath and envelop the essence of your airways. That’s the plant’s spirit being released as smoke. Smoke is a part of you, as you are of it. When done with appreciation, smoking herbs should...
Our Shaman Herbal Smoking Blend: Rediscover Medicine’s Healing Magic
Epitomized in sunlight, Energy captures all things born from the sun – the air, the herbs, the Earth, everything. It’s where we begin, where we end – the spinning elliptical ellipsis along the atoms of everything in between. Shamanism understands the nature of Energy...
Burned Out? How to Alleviate Stress with an Herbal Chill Out
You ever feel like that scene in the Tarzan movie? You’re washed up on shore, the splinters of a broken ship swirling in ocean waves through your sand-planted hair, that PTSD-drunk captain mumbling “It’s not my fault, it’s not my fault.” Yeah, burnout isn’t just for...
Sexual Healing: 5 Smokable Herbs to Sex Up Sexy Time and Get It On
Marvin Gaye. He’s smokable, and let’s just lay it on its face, ladies: he’s the finest aphrodisiac in the vinyl sack of stacks. Capitalism, politics, dish sink stink, not so much. Blame erection dysfunction on election dysfunction, MSNBC killing the mood one hard-on...
Savor Hygge: How to Harvest Cozy Comfort with Smokable Herbs This Winter
Wipe away a steam oval in your living room window with the soft-pleather elbow pad of your organic made-in-Vermont llama sweater. See any winter outside? Yes, it’s okay to vomit internally and wish you were butt-ass naked on a Carribean surfboard mooning dolphins...
Discover Raspberry Leaf – The Reproductive Health Herb
Discover Raspberry Leaf – The Reproductive Health Herb Our cave-dwelling ancestors were the first to enjoy wild raspberries. By the Middle Ages, raspberry leaf was the go-to tonic for easing the discomfort and issues around fertility and pregnancy. Many indigenous...
The Benefits of CBD and Hemp Flower
The Benefits of CBD and Hemp Flower Cannabidiol or CBD, also known as hemp flower, became a household term in the years preceding the massive legalization of Marijuana in the United States. CBD is a cannabinoid like THC, the popular plant component in Marijuana that...
Our Original Blend: The Origin of Bear Blend’s Roots
Casa Nueva, a restaurant in Southeast Ohio known by locals forever quintessentially as “Casa,” has this fantastic blend of salsa. They simply call it “Mild.” Calling this salsa “Mild” is a culinary understatement. Sure, it isn’t hot, but “Mild” does little to capture...
Discover Mullein – The Timeless Remedy
Discover Mullein – The Timeless Remedy Mullein, a.k.a. The Velvet Plant, has a rich history of providing relief for various disorders, primarily respiratory issues. Its use dates back over 2000 years, beginning with the recommendation of Dioscorides (a Greek botanist,...
Kick Your Ashtray’s Ass: How to Quit Smoking with Herbs Nonviolently
Happy New Year! Mazel tov. Hell yeah, funk bunnies. Let’s celebrate new beginnings with a few Chuck Norris truths: In the Beginning, there was nothing. Then Chuck Norris roundhouse kicked nothing and told it to get a damn job. Since 1940, the year Chuck Norris was...
What in the World is Gotu Kola?
What in the World is Gotu Kola? What is Gotu Kola? Gotu kola, also known as Centella asiatica, is a plant found mostly in Asia and South Africa. This herb is characterized by its green leaves that resemble the shape of a lily pad. Despite being a part of the parsley...
Grow Your Business with Bear Blend Herbal Products
Grow Your Business with Bear Blend Herbal Products Developing new profit opportunities to grow your business is always at the forefront of every entrepreneur’s thoughts, especially in inflationary times. This sad reality is particularly true for small businesses like...
Kick the Habit Naturally in 2024
Kick the Habit Naturally in 2024 Ask any Baby Boomer why they started smoking cigarettes and they will tell you that “everyone was doing it.” Its a habit that became normal. It was just 50 years ago that we were bombarded with commercials touting the benefits a good...
People Have Forgotten About Herbs! 5 Smokable Herbs to Remember Your Planetary Roots
When we say “People have forgotten about herbs,” we mean it with the same passion, the same shocked awe, as one might muse, for instance: “People have forgotten about JNCOs.” Remember JNCOs – those huge raver pants in the 90s that made your legs look like denim circus...
‘Tis the Season to Relax and Unwind
‘Tis the Season to Relax and Unwind It’s easy to be stressed during the holiday season. The hustle and bustle of traveling and spending is enough to make even the most easy-going person crazy. Why not take some time out for yourself for some destressing? Bear Blend...
Graying Cannabis Culture Contains Many Risks
Graying Cannabis Culture Contains Many Risks A recent federal survey reveals that marijuana use among over-65 Americans has risen to 32%; the 60-64 demographic reported over 50% are using cannabis products. It comes as no surprise that new research shows seniors being...
The Herbal Life, Where to Start?
The Herbal Life, Where to Start? There has been a huge trend in the past few decades towards natural living, natural remedies, and herbal uses for everything from A to Z. How do you know what to choose, what to do or where to get everything with so much information...
Herbal Relief for Soldiers with PTSD
Herbal Relief for Soldiers with PTSD When the American Psychiatric Association officially added Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1980, they couldn’t have foreseen the impact that official gesture...
Antelope Medicine Totem: Seize the Day with the Instinct of Adrenaline
“Rye, Rye, Rocco Marco Esquandolas Been you to have any spike, man?” Oh yes we do. Because when Phish launches into “Run Like an Antelope,” you know you’re about to take off. It’s the rush of adrenalin van in a jam, a sprinting of vibrant guitar-bounding instinct into...
Friends with Benefits: You & Mugwort
Friends with Benefits: You & Mugwort What is Mugwort? Mugwort - also known as the dream herb, wormwood, chrysanthemum weed, St. John’s plant, and sailor’s tobacco - is a type of plant that’s native to certain areas of Asia and Africa, as well as most of Europe....
Let Go, Be and Breathe: Smoking Herbs and the Fulfillment of Mystery
Life’s a blur – a rocket ship soaring through space-time. All you can do is hold on to your ass, feel the centrifugal force curl your nose hair and wonder what it all means. And if you think too hard, all the meaning slips through your fingers like grains of sand in...
Helping Veterans Ditch the Pills
Helping Veterans Ditch the Pills By Kate Stow While progressive technology has claimed to make our lives better, the truth is we have become so dependent on mechanical inventions that we have lost our connection to Mother Earth. Our frenzied schedules have driven us...
Smoke Away the Sadness: Natural Herbs and Depression
Smoke Away the Sadness: Natural Herbs and Depression With a growing understanding and acceptance of mental health issues comes a growing need to find the newest, best ways to alleviate them. Oftentimes, people would rather turn to more natural approaches to handling...
Our Amazon Herbal Smoking Blend: Taste the Magic of Gaia’s Garden
We didn’t name our Amazon Bear Blend after the Earth’s largest, most magnificent rainforest just because it was cool. Featuring over half of the planet’s rainforest, the Amazon speaks to the kind of magic this blend aspires to. One of our most flavorful blends, our...
Discovering the Power of Rituals
Discovering the Power of Rituals Virtually everyone practices personal rituals, often without realizing it. That morning cup of Joe, a glass of wine in the evening, or bedtime rituals like brushing teeth. Rituals are everywhere, from holiday celebrations to newborn...
Bear Blends’ Ceremonial Extras Complete Your Experience
Bear Blends' Ceremonial Extras Complete Your Experience If you enjoy smokable herbs, you will love Bear Blends' curated selection of accessible, unique, and functional extras. These Ceremonial Extras help make using your herbs easier and more enjoyable. With such a...
Herbal Recall: How to Howl at the Moon and Remember Our Blood Evolution
Hey you! You on the phone! Yeah, you – the talking ape with that Johnny Bravo Elvis curl, staring at a Buck Rogers’ handheld computer, scrolling cute puppies, political spam-smack, tight pants Tik Tok videos. Are you happy? For the money, you should be. As Americans,...
Using Aids to Quit Smoking
Using aids to quit smoking, such as nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) or prescription medications, can offer several advantages compared to quitting "cold turkey" without any assistance. Here are some reasons why using aids might be a better approach for some...
Get Cozy with These Autumnal Herbal Blends
Get Cozy with These Autumnal Herbal Blends If you’re new to the wonders of herbs, one of the best things to know is just how diverse they are in the ways they can be enjoyed. Depending on your purpose and preferences, your options are wide this autumn if you’d like to...
Chill Out with the Mintz: Our Original Blend with a Mentholated Cool
Our Mintz blend centers on an enchanting herb that invigorates the senses with an aroma that’s downright magical. Like many herbs, Mint grows like a weed – a sensual, sexy, spellbinding weed, but a weed all the same. Plant it anywhere, and it just doesn’t stop. Mint...
Herbs, and More Herbs: What More Could You Ask for?
Herbs, and More Herbs: What More Could You Ask for? Life is full of little moments. At times, these moments are tranquil, allowing for reflection and anticipation. These times are an opportunity to be fully present, and we want to take full advantage of that gift. For...
Your Biggest Hurdle to Quit Smoking May Not Be Nicotine
Your Biggest Hurdle to Quit Smoking May Not Be Nicotine Without a doubt, trying to quit smoking can be one of the hardest things you ever do. Nicotine’s addictive properties are no secret and pose some of the most significant challenges to dropping the habit. We know...
The Awesome Benefits of a Walkabout: How to Get High On a Nature Walk
“Where is the love to be found? Won’t someone tell me because life, sweet life, must be somewhere to be found, instead of a Concrete Jungle.” Bob Marley lays out the Rastaman’s dilemma thick and on point. Whether you’re living in a square of concrete cement in LA,...
Smoking Herbs – A Hip, Modern Trend with Ancient Roots
Smoking Herbs – A Hip, Modern Trend with Ancient Roots First came fire, and it did not take long for people to begin smoking plants. Evidence of this practice is present in every human society throughout history, dating back at least 5000 years. In Egypt,...
Puff Puff Give: How to Smoke Herbs and Celebrate Life Like a Buddha
Your Bear Blend care package just arrived in the mail like a care package from your California hippie aunt. You open the tin and breathe in the fresh herbs filled to the brim. They’re so light and fluffy they just seem to bounce with the scent – the aroma of the...
Coyote Medicine: Light it Up, Laugh, Inhale — The Beauty of Insanity
Smell something burning? Could be your lunch, the gig economy, and/or (most likely) Coyote’s tail – lit like a shish kabob marshmallow for a s’more from Hell. Best to inhale and pass to the left. Playing with matches, Coyote lights his fur ablaze because fire is fun...
Kin Nik Nik — a Visionary Smoking Blend of Transcendent Meditation
Open your third eye – see inside the Within. Transcend the Cerebral Cerebellum of the Mystic Mind, connecting the magical realms that call to us all. As Radiohead sings: “Everything in its right place.” “Sucking on a Lemon.” “There are two colors in my head.”...
The Moon — Discover the Magic of Gaia and the Beauty of Feminine Connectivity
Listen to your mother – not only the woman who brought you into this world, but the green globe of Gaia who gave birth to the garden of creation. There is a reason women tend to be more connected to Mother Earth. “That’s right, the women are smarter,” tunes the...
The Dream Lodge – an Herbal Ticket to Deep and Blissful Lucid Dreaming
The dream world’s calling to our hidden, inner psyche – it teaches us secrets we need to know. Dreaming is the washing of the unconscious, where desire, fantasy, and fear rinse our mental essence and release us from the toxins of life. We cannot survive without...
How Lobelia Can Help You Quit Smoking Cigarettes
Open a tin of organic Bear Blend. The light fluffy herbs are nature’s perfect picture – the green of chlorophyll blended in an herbal cornucopia. These smoking herbs are the stuff of Middle Earth – the perfect toke for a Hobbit after second or even third breakfast,...
If the Trees Could Talk
Have you ever heard the expression knock on wood? Ever wonder where it came from? Before cities and cars and the constant background hum of engines and lights buzzing in the distance, people were much more connected to nature — because that is, after all, where they...
Can Cannabis Prevent COVID? The Stoned Science Behind Weed Edibles
It’s a crazy world. As the great and wise bathrobe sage Ferris Bueller once told me: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Here’s a tid-bit of brand new science you might have missed: Weed might just ward off...
Herbs for Sleep — How to Sleep Better and Dream Wonder Galaxies with Herbal Ceremony
Maybe you could get to sleep — if only your inner 8-year-old would settle down and shut the fuck up. But it’s 2 a.m. And that little bastard just snorted crushed-up Smarties off a Pokemon’s butt — guess who's ready to party. Yet you need sleep — physically, mentally,...
Mr. Peabody’s Coal Stripmines Big Mountain’s Paradise with the World’s Largest Shovel
“Mr. Peabody’s coal train has hauled it away.” “Paradise,” the John Prine song, might as well have a sequel, starring the Hopi and Navaho Indians. First, Mr. Peabody hauled away Paradise, “that backwards old town in Western Kentucky, down by the Green River,” in a...
Meditative Herbal Smoke: Opening the Mandala of the Mind
Breathe. In, Out — In, Out... You’re a son or daughter of the Earth. The Sky believes in you. You’ve got this. Want in on a little secret? You’re not the only one going nuts spiraling this blue ocean marble around the sun, especially these days. As the Cheshire Cat...
Are Herbal Cigarettes Good for You? Science, Instinct, and the Great Question Mark…
Trust instinct. Intuition is a divining rod. Have faith in what your body tells you is true. Are herbal cigarettes good for you? That’s a Colt .45 loaded question on the other end of Clint Eastwood. They aren’t water. They aren’t air. The FTC likes to point out they...
Odin, Yule and Solstice Serenity: Tuning in and Rekindling New Light
Bah humbug? Go ahead. Tie reindeer antlers on your dog. Lie right to little Cindy Lou Who’s face and burglarize her family. Nobody would blame you. Not even a mouse. Because all this Christmas kitsch can sizzle the tatas out of your retinas like Aunt Myrtle’s Rudolph...
Thanksgiving Reimagined: Celebrate Native Culture with Gratitude and Rebirth
Fun Thanksgiving fact! The only time history mentions Pilgrims and turkeys in the same breath is when 16-year-old William Granger was hanged for buggering one. Hate to bust Grandma’s gravy boat, but turkey was not on the First Thanksgiving menu — not unless you’re...
11 reasons why 11.11 is an important day
Today is Veteran’s Day. It’s the 11th day of the 11th month. This day feels important for some reason. Why? Here are 11 reasons why we should take some time today to reflect.1) History November 11th, 1918 was the day that the Armstice Agreement was signed ending World...
Bob Ross, Bear Blend and Pink Floyd: A Synchronistic Pairing of Art Bliss
Life sucks sometimes. Capitalism can kill your mojo like the last few lines of a Tarantino movie script. Screaming babies. Shaved women collaborators. The IRS levies your paycheck like a junior high Zeppelin cover band and hurts your freaking soul. We’ve all been...
Lick Death’s Postage Stamp: Shaman Portals and the Secrets of Rain Clouds
Death is pretty trippy. Lick it — Death will fly you to Mars, Venus, and back again. If the C.I.A. could bottle Death, they’d quit their day jobs, go on tour slinging veggie burritos and “What the Fuck? It’s Only a Buck!” grilled cheese. Sure, they manufacture it like...
Labor Day Smoke Break: A Tribute to the Struggle
Labor Day — it's not all hotdogs and ketchup. There’s blood on that damn weenie. Men and women fought and died to make the proverbial Wilco-Woody Guthrie soundtrack to your day off. Enjoy it. The fact of the matter is, Labor Day was earned by sweat, blood, and...
Make Smoking Cool Again: Free the Herb & Be Happy
A woman lights up at Sunset Beach in Vancouver, B.C., last year on April 20. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckIn California, weed’s supposedly legal, at least technically, theoretically, in a “the Universe is actually a donut” sorta way. Cheech and Chong won the War on...
Psychedelic Tobacco — What Wacky Tobacky Sent the Mayans to Mars?
Smell that wacky tobacky. No, not the jolly green ganja. If you read early accounts of white people’s first encounters with tobacco in Pre-Colonial America, the Natives were totally spun off their gourds. Rip-tripping, super-Cali’d frazzled, sizzle jizzled — spun to...
Look and Feel Fresh This Summer With CBD
CBD is one of the most popular health and wellness products on the market, and there are a variety of CBD-infused items that are ideal for a summer day. Whether you’re searching for a surprisingly fun way to remain indoors and survive the heat or stay hydrated and...
Man Wanna Smoke: End Isolation, Meet New Humans, Live #IRL Free
Hey you! You with the phone! Smile. No, they’re not laughing at you. They’re smiling for you. We swear. But nobody would ever know it because they’re mosquito-sucking away at their phones. Pucker up, Buttercup. Problem is these days, nobody can see 3 inches beyond...
Dedicated to Unfinished Work: Memorial Day & the Songs of Our Forebears
Good morning. Spark up an herb tree. Sip some coffee, tea or any sacred rite that suits you. Lean back and say “Ahh….” This Memorial Day, remember: You’re not the beginning. You’re a breathing continuation of a grand manifestation. You are your ancestors' dreams. Or...
Bear Blend Roots — Is Bear Blend a Native American Owned Company?
My name is Anthony Singing Bear. My great-great grandmother was Apache. I feel deeply connected to a spiritual community of Native American musicians, ceremonialists, and activists. With that being said, I do not identify as Native American. I was born and raised...
May Day’s Festival of Beltane — A Sacred Ritual of Nudity & Fun!
Happy May Day! Now get naked and make love to your neighbor. It’s tradition. Throw in enough Pagan into the mix, and May Day, otherwise known as the Festival of Beltane, is not exactly your PG rated elementary school party of spring blossoms and flower baskets. Held...
Happy 420 Earth Day: Get Stoned, Make Art, Save the Planet
You’re cruising over the Bay Bridge from Oakland to San Francisco, windows down, 60 m.p.h., and the entire Pacific Ocean smells like a Phish “Makisupa Policeman” set 1 opener. It’s 4/20 at 4:20 — that moment every stoner in the Cosmos simultaneously sparks up like...
Rainbow Connection: Synchronicity & the Rhythms That Inspire Bear Blend
Close your eyes. Dig down in, deep inside. We'll wait. Be your mind: Are you spiraling down a rainbow waterslide, cascading along that DNA double helix to the wonder-gasm at the brain base of your spine? If not, you’re doing it wrong. And by “it,” we mean life. Carpe...
Addicted to Weed? Bottomless Bong Hits & the Reality of Weedahaulism
God is a stoner, too. On the third day, 20 after 4 in the afternoon, She invented cannabis and bliss, music, melody, and the Here-Ever-After. Seriously. Cannabis is a gateway wonder plant. It does so much shit, you’d think science was stoned off its gourd. Your third...
Just a Little Light: Spring Equinox and the Healing of New Beginnings
Certain song lyrics crystalize a raindrop — a rolling truth pebble — synthesizing everything you need to get by, to believe in, “to give me just a little sweetness, just a little sweetness, just a little light.” That lyric from Brent Mydland, whom some would argue was...