Category: Cannabis Facts

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Cannabis facts including marijuana research articles

January 9, 2014
01/09/2014
West Virginia Legislators Drop Medical Marijuana Study

West Virginia Legislators Drop Medical Marijuana Study

A new poll was released Monday showing increased support for allowing medical marijuana in West Virginia. The poll, which was commissioned by MPP and conducted by Public...
January 9, 2014
01/09/2014
It’s Not an Opinion, Marijuana Is Less Dangerous

It’s Not an Opinion, Marijuana Is Less Dangerous

Fusion examines the media’s tendency to refer to the fact that marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol as some unproven claim by legalization proponents.
January 9, 2014
01/09/2014
Jon Stewart Blasts Cable Anchors Panicking Over Legal Pot

Jon Stewart Blasts Cable Anchors Panicking Over Legal Pot

The Raw Story covers Jon Stewart putting prohibitionist cable news anchors in their place for their hypocrisy on legalization.
January 7, 2014
01/07/2014
While Majority Support Legalization, Many Remain Uninformed

While Majority Support Legalization, Many Remain Uninformed

The majority of Americans support legalization, but almost half of people still believe that marijuana is harmful and/or a gateway drug.
January 7, 2014
01/07/2014
It Is Immoral to Cage Humans for Smoking Marijuana

It Is Immoral to Cage Humans for Smoking Marijuana

Conor Friedersdorf gives a great explanation of why it is immoral to cage humans for smoking marijuana.
January 7, 2014
01/07/2014
How to Simple Flash your Wax and Other Full Melt Concentrates

How to Simple Flash your Wax and Other Full Melt Concentrates

When I first heard about earwax, shatter, and the entire concept of dabbing, I was pretty much instantly sold on the idea of getting my THC in...
January 3, 2014
01/03/2014
Researchers Say Natural Brain Chemical Could Reduce High From THC in Cannabis

Researchers Say Natural Brain Chemical Could Reduce High From THC in Cannabis

A French research team says pregnenolone, a precursor to all steroid hormones that was thought to be otherwise inactive,  appears to reduce THC intoxication, memory loss and increased...
December 31, 2013
12/31/2013
Fight Like a Girl: Dahlia’s Journey

Fight Like a Girl: Dahlia’s Journey

Ladybud reports the ongoing story of Dahlia, a little girl with brain cancer who is relocating to Colorado for medical marijuana.
December 27, 2013
12/27/2013
Biggest Medical Marijuana Breakthroughs of 2013

Biggest Medical Marijuana Breakthroughs of 2013

Leaf Science lists the seven biggest medical marijuana breakthroughs of 2013.
December 24, 2013
12/24/2013
How Marijuana Relieves Stress and Anxiety: The Neuroscience

How Marijuana Relieves Stress and Anxiety: The Neuroscience

Leaf Science breaks down the neuroscience behind marijuana’s ability to relieve stress and anxiety.
December 24, 2013
12/24/2013
Australian Doctors, Experts Join Call for Medical Marijuana

Australian Doctors, Experts Join Call for Medical Marijuana

A prominent group of Australian doctors and experts want cannabis reintroduced as medicine.
December 23, 2013
12/23/2013
Sri Lanka May Legalize Marijuana

Sri Lanka May Legalize Marijuana

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Indigenous Medicine, Salinda Dissanayake, announced that he will introduce a bill to legalize marijuana.
December 20, 2013
12/20/2013
MPP Asks NIDA to Investigate Benefits of Regulating Marijuana

MPP Asks NIDA to Investigate Benefits of Regulating Marijuana

Following the Wednesday release of a national survey on teen drug use, sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) called...
December 19, 2013
12/19/2013
Teen Drug Use Survey Figures Spark Marijuana Debate

Teen Drug Use Survey Figures Spark Marijuana Debate

This year’s annual Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey on the habits of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders was released Wednesday, and most of the results were uncontroversial. But with...
December 18, 2013
12/18/2013
Above the Influence? How About the Truth RE: Marijuana

Above the Influence? How About the Truth RE: Marijuana

As part of my/our ongoing quest to combat misleading, incomplete, or down right bad “facts” about marijuana, I recently found myself perusing the cannabis page at Above...
December 18, 2013
12/18/2013
Cannabis 101: Booze vs Grass

Cannabis 101: Booze vs Grass

With the recent news that there may be a global wine shortage turning out to be a bit exaggerated, there has been a lot of “Huzzahs!” going...
December 17, 2013
12/17/2013
Study: Cannabidiol Holds Promise For Treating Psychosis

Study: Cannabidiol Holds Promise For Treating Psychosis

Cananbidiol (CBD), a non-psychotropic cannabinoid, alleviates psychotic symptoms and may hold promise as an alternative antipsychotic treatment, according to a review published in the November issue of the...
December 17, 2013
12/17/2013
Marijuana Refined: Hash Oil, Concentrates and Dabbing

Marijuana Refined: Hash Oil, Concentrates and Dabbing

On Philly.com, Chris Goldstein gives a great overview of cannabis concentrates and dabbing.
December 16, 2013
12/16/2013
American Herbal Pharmacopoeia Classifies Cannabis as a “Botanical Medicine”

American Herbal Pharmacopoeia Classifies Cannabis as a “Botanical Medicine”

In a great stride for the future of medical cannabis, the AHP (American Herbal Pharmacopoeia), who’s mission is “to promote the responsible use of herbal products and...
December 16, 2013
12/16/2013
Vaporizers Under Fire in Mainstream Media

Vaporizers Under Fire in Mainstream Media

It’s happening everywhere. Maybe in your very own neighborhood. People enjoying themselves with marijuana…but not suffering all the agony of smoking it! They’re using these mysterious new gadgets which...