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Know Your Rights: Being Stopped on the Street
Have you ever felt that rush of panic when being approached by a police officer when you have marijuana in your possession?
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Introduction to cannabis and medical marijuana
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Endocannabinoid Profile: A Crash Course in Anandamide
In this issue of Endocannabinoid Profiles, the properties of anandamide are broken down and the therapeutic benefits are explored. Get to know this...
How to Make Cannabis Compound Butter
Compound butters are great as single-serving flavor enhancers. A small slice added to a baked potato or piece of fish/meat can send the experience to another level.
Marijuana and Anxiety: A Self Help Guide
Anxiety and marijuana have a complicated relationship, but different types of cannabis may play a role. Leaf Science providers a primer on the relationship, covering topics such as THC, CBD, other cannabinoids and terpenes.
Cannabinoid Profiles: A Crash Course in CBGa
In this issue of Cannabinoid Profiles, the properties of CBGa are broken down and the therapeutic benefits are explored. Get to know this cannabinoid and discover what studies are currently being done to determine its wide variety of medicinal benefits.
Cannabinoid Profile: A Crash Course in CBDa
In this issue of Cannabinoid Profiles, the properties of CBDa are broken down and the therapeutic benefits are explored. Get to know this cannabinoid and discover what studies are currently being done...
How to Kick Paranoia and Enjoy a Cannabis High
Have you ever had those friends who cannot enjoy cannabis because it makes them feel too anxious or paranoid after they consume it? The following is a list of advice on how not to feel anxious or paranoid while partaking in the activity of cannabis.
Could Cannabis Replace Spinal Injections?
Cannabis is one of the safest and most effective anti-inflammatory agents in existence, which I suspect is a large part of why it is such a powerful medication. I'm hopeful that some doctors, especially in the MMJ states, are offering cannabis as a treatment. But for many people, their doctors don't know about, don't believe in, or are disallowed from suggesting cannabis.
7 Proven Medical Benefits of THC
While compounds like CBD have started to gain favor due to their lack of psychoactivity, decades of research have revealed a number of medical benefits unique to THC.
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Cannabinoid Profile: A Crash Course in CBN
In this issue of Cannabinoid Profiles, the properties of CBN are broken down and the therapeutic benefits are explored. Get to know this cannabinoid and discover what studies are currently being done to determine its wide variety of medicinal benefits.
Cannabis and Cancer: Cell Receptors Identified
It has been known for some time that cannabis has anti-cancer properties, but it has been unclear specifically what cannabinoid cell receptors are directly related to tumor shrinkage.
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Cannabinoid Profile: A Crash Course in THCa
In this issue of Cannabinoid Profiles, the properties of THCa are broken down and the therapeutic benefits are explored.
Rumination on "The Great Experiment"
The media has been calling Washington and Colorado's legal weed market the "Great Experiment." If you've been smoking weed for a while, like me, you may roll your eyes everytime you hear that phrase. It just conjures images of white-frocked scientists, armed with clip-boards, peering down at us like we're on the Truman Show, recording data on our behavior like lemurs at a nature preserve.
Cannabis and Adolescents: WA State Guidelines
I stumbled upon this gem of a site, that claims to put out "science-based information for the public" from the UW's Institute for Alcohol and Drug Abuse. In my never-ending quest to find cannabis myth being spread as fact, I felt the need to comb through this site a bit and see just what "science-based information" they are disseminating.
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Want to Study Pot? There's a School for That
A new school is launching this fall that will teach you everything you've ever wanted to know about pot. The Northeastern Institute of Cannabis, located in Natick, Mass., announced that it will soon start accepting applications and begin offering classes in late August or early September.
5 Ways Cannabis Succeeds Where Alcohol Fails
It seems almost laughable to even compare cannabis and alcohol, but everyone can use a good laugh. So here are five ways that cannabis succeeds where alcohol fails.
My Favorite Strains: Super Lemon Kush
I recently found a really special cross of the Super Lemon with another all time stoner favorite, Kush. Super Lemon Kush is a great option and all around a very tasty smoke.
Study: Habitual Marijuana Smoking Not Associated With Increased Risk of Lung Cancer
Subjects who regularly inhale cannabis smoke possess no greater risk of contracting lung cancer than do those who consume it occasionally or not at all, according to data published online ahead of print in the International Journal of Cancer.