Cheryl Shuman: Queen of Cannabis or Controversy?
One one hand, Shuman is spreading the word about cannabis and reaching a wide audience. On the other, what is the message and image she is putting out there?
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Raylan Campbell — page 6
Raylan's goal is to illuminate the dark areas of cannabis lore and show the world there is no THC crazed monster lurking under the bed, waiting to steal our children. Cannabis is powerfully effective and safe. It should be treated accordingly. Raylan lives in Seattle.
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Great Video Games While High: World of Warcraft
The game world is simply enormous, there are plenty of real people playing other characters so you can still socialize and interact with humans, and new expansions of the game have really opened it up to appeal to casual gamers as well as hard core gamers.
Great Edibles Recipes: Cannabis Marsala Cream Sauce
This recipe has been in my arsenal for years. It was one of the first dishes that I learned as a professional and is still one my favorites. What follows is the recipe and any places where it can be cannabis infused.
Colorado Cannabis Firm to Grow on California Tribal Lands
Their aim is to form agreements with several California Native American tribes to grow and manufacture cannabis products on native land and then sell those products to medical dispensaries.
Feds Must Make Up Their Mind on Cannabis
The time is nearing where the feds will have to finally make a clear decision on marijuana. This murky water will not suffice as more and more states are considering legalization. It is simply unfair to create a situation where using cannabis is perfectly legal, yet illegal at the same time.
Chloe Grauer-Lea, TN 3-Year-Old, Dies Waiting for CBD Oil
Chloe laid in a hospital bed while her parents lobbied Tennessee law makers to approve CBD oil for use in the state. Characteristically, politicians did a whole lot of nothing and literally wasted Chloe's life with grand pontifications and little action.
Silicon Valley Power Investor Backs Cannabis
Supporters are calling this a tipping point and a "Berlin Wall moment." They figure that if such established and successful venture capitalists are willing to back the burgeoning cannabis market, then it can't be too long before others embrace the market as well.
Crystal Meth Rampant in Australia: Cannabis Could Help
In the past four years, use of "ice" has doubled, and a correlating spike in violent crime has come along with it.
DPA's Ethan Nadelmann Gives TED Talk
Ethan Nadelmann, former professor and current Executive Director of Drug Policy Alliance, recently gave a TED talk on the War on Drugs, why it's a miserable failure, and why the world desperately needs it to be retired to history.
Truffles and Cannabis: A Striking Similarity
Truffles themselves, when studied, were found to have an endocannabinoid system of their own.
UK Doc Tries to Blame Cannabis for Poor Lung Health
The claims in the article appear, on the patina, to be fairly damning of cannabis. Among them, reporting that people in their 30's have the lungs of 80 year olds, are recieving long-term oxygen therapy, they are coming in with very advanced forms of emphysema, and even awaiting lung transplant.
Necessity Opens Cancer Patient's Mind to Cannabis
Diagnosed with breast cancer at a fairly young age, Xeni found herself genuinely contemplating death and dying, unsure of how, or even if, she would go on living.
Three Important Cannabis Milestones in 2014
A few cannabis-culture milestones happened during 2014.
Restore Humanity: Remember Cannabis Users Are People Too
Langston draws some interesting lines between early American racial history and the characterization of drug users. Maybe that is how the government has justified the overblown, overreaching tactics to fight this failed drug war.
50 Year Old Caught With Giant Cannabis Plant Christmas Tree
To their great surprise, they discovered that the woman had been using a giant cannabis plant as a stand-in Christmas tree. There were even presents placed around the base of the plant.
Mandatory Drug Testing for Welfare Wastes Resources
Forcing drug testing wastes resources, but also gives people unconscious permission to judge and label the poorest and neediest of us, or to justify turning a blind eye to them under the auspices of calling them drug addicts.
Pasadena Firefighters Hold Fundraiser for Cannabis
Pasadena firefighters recently held a fundraiser to help mitigate the medical costs of 3 year old Cecelia von Harz, the daughter of one of the county's fireman.
Japan's Deep History With Cannabis Contradicts Current Laws
Up until the mid 1940's, cannabis enjoyed unprecedented acceptance (praise, even) in Japan. There are even records of Ninja training by jumping over cannabis!